Holly's Eye

Doctor thinks that Holly's eye irritation is some sort of allergic reaction to something that got in her eye. They did a dye test to check and make sure it was not scratched (Holly hated it!) and it is not. It is not Pink-Eye because there is no congestion in the eye. She did say it is very irritated from her rubbing it. We're putting saline drops in every few hours (except at night) and if it is not better by around noon Monday we're supposed to start giving her antibiotic eye drops. We're not suposed to give her any allergy type drops yet, she's still too young for that. We were given sample size saline drops from the doctor and we have a prescription to fill if we need the antibiotic drops.

My MIL brought up a good question... had I tried to explain Emily (Katie's new sister) to Holly. No, I haven't. I can't even imagine how to explain that. I think I'll just wait until she actually sees Emily, then try to explain. I wonder what she'll think. It makes me feel for Heather... she must be so excited to see Katie and Emily interact.

PS.... My sister (Aunt M) is bringing me the fourth Twilight book tomorrow. I can hardly wait to read it!! My friend Rene read them (all four) in seven days..... that's over 2,000 pages.... she's like the fastest reader ever!!

Pictures of Emily

Happy Valentine's Day!!! XOXO

You can see pictures of Emily (Katie's new baby sister). Look on the left undery my blog list, you'll find "Katie, Emily, Heather and Karl - The Keatings".... click on that, then you'll see a pictre of Emily to click on that takes you to more pictures. I went to see her at the hospital yesterday. Heather and Emily are both doing amazingly well.

Holly's eye is irritatied - it's been this way for a couple of days. Her Daddy is going to take her to see doctor Hull today.

We haven't been doing much, except get ready for the floors on Monday. Thursday afternoon Marmee came to watch Holly while I worked. Yesterday, Grangie (Dawn) came to watch Holly. Holly was lovin' it!! They had loads of fun!

Emily has arrived!!

Good News! Our friend Heather (Katie's Mom) had her baby, Emily Marie at 9:17 this morning. She weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces and is 19.25 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing well. Emily is reportedly eating like a champ! Woo Hoo! We are so happy for the Keating family! I'll post a pic as soon as I have one.


In the mean time, here are a few Holly pics..... she loves to play "IN" boxes or anything that seems like one.

Holly is really into the word "NO" right now. I don't think she knows exactly what it means. She seems to say it whenever she wants to control what is happening, not when she really means NO. She has also learned to shake her head "Yes" which is coming in handy.

Daddy gave Holly a "Heart Bear" for Valentine's Day (Mommy got a dozen red roses). The bear is red and has hearts all over it, including a heart nose. Holly loves to point them out and say "hot" (which means heart). She knows what it is and loves to show it off. She made the sign for bear today..... so cute! Very rewarding when she picks up a sign.

Picky Eating

Holly's officially in the "picky toddler" eating phase (per Dr.Hull -- I was worried because she wanted more and more formula and quit eating fruit and most veggies).

She eats mostly formula (in a straw cup), avocados and cheerios.

The other day she got a bit overzealous with the avocado and then fell asleep in her high-chair. It was sooooo adorable! As long as she's eating her formula she's getting all the nutrition she needs, but she does have to learn to eat eventually so we're working on getting it down to three formula cups a day.

I tried to skip the morning cup the other day.... big boo boo.... suffice it to say, she was not happy, she thought it was bottle weaning all over again. So, we will continue to have the morning cup. I'll try one of the mid morning or mid afternoon cups instead.

Sunday we went to Pojo's birthday party -- it was a lot of fun. Holly was so busy, the whole time. Mary and Matthias were helping her a long and Pojo and Grangie were just enammered with their grandbaby!

Monday we went to the St.Vincent De Paul's (Heather & Katie's church) Mommy & Me -- it was lots of fun, we got to play with all kinds of unfamiliar toys.

Yesterday we went to Kindermusik and learned some new signs (which help stimulate additional vocabulary). Holly can now say keys (which she already said, but didn't know it ... she says Key for Katie). We also realized that she is making her own sign for more (or a lot). She touches her right index finger to her left palm.

We're having our floors re-done next week. Holly and I will be at Marmee's during the day while they work on the house. We're looking forward to the adventure!

Holly has decided that it is hilarious to pull Cyndell's tail..... as you can imagine, Cyndell isn't so happy about that. We're working on it.

Holly LOVES her blocks -- her favorite toys right now. We clap together every time she stacks a block. Also, she is OBSESSED with "The Going to Bed Book" by Sandra Boynton. She doesn't want me to read any other bed time books except that one. Over and over and over. It's really cute... but I'm getting a little sick of that book. I think she likes the animals (there's a pink piggy, a cat, a moose, etc...), moon, and boat.

She is so much fun to play with, now days, and she is so adorably cute.... I just love being her Mommy. Better run... we have a play date this morning!

Katie's

Left is a picture of Holly trying to "sample" the Ephiany cake that I made (trial run for Pojo's b-day).

Hollys allergies are still acting up a little bit, but she doesn't seem to notice, much. Last night she woke up screaming -- we think she must have had a bad dream. She stayed up for about an hour and then I was able to coax her back to sleep.

Yesterday we brought lunch to Katie & Heather's. Heather is going to have a baby, Emily, any day now. We are sooo excited for them. The girls were so cute together -- they were chasing each other around in a big circle (from the living room, through the kitchen, down the hall and back around again) , just for the fun of it. It was particularly cute when Katie was chasing Holly because she would say "Haw-ee" in a worried voice when Holly went around the corner and then laugh like crazy when she saw her again. At one point Heather, had Holly on one side of her lap and Katie on the other... with her pregnant tummy between them! So cute. It was a wonderful afternoon.

Getting back to it

Well, we've been out of it for a few days. Recovering from our trip to Friendswood (getting back on schedule) and preparing for and throwing a shower for Heather and her soon to be delivered baby Emily.

Monday we went to a Popcorn Playdate at Rian and Kenleigh's house. It was good to see everyone. I've never seen that many flavors of popcorn in one place! Fun times.

Tuesday we did some last minute preparations for Heather's baby shower and we had lunch with Heather and Katie at Gloria's.... YUM!

Today we were at Stephanie Cole's house, which is where we had the shower for Heather. It was a success. Heather's Mom, Nana and several of her friends were there... along with six babies! It was a busy day and lots of good fun. Holly only took one little 45 minute nap, before the shower, so I'm thinking she's going to be easy to put to bed tonight, hopefully.

Holly's naps haven't been going very well lately. She wants to take one short nap in the morning and then that's it. What she needs is one LONG nap in the afternoon. We'll have to work on that. She still loves the word button.... first thing she says when she wakes, last thing she says before bed. I have a video of it.... I need to post it.... maybe tomorrow.... must go bathe Holly.

Dancing, Sick, and Katie

This is a video of Holly doing her dance:

Holly got sick, again, last night. She had fish for dinner, we're sure that's what did it. She must have an intolerance, since she is not showing any other signs of allergy, like hives, rash, or breathing troubles. She was perfectly fine this morning.

I would be totally remiss if I didn't publish a picture of Holly's best-little-friend Katie. Katie and Holly were born only two days apart and have been around each other since they were four months old. I love this picture of Katie.