Crystal's Bridal Shower

Even after the spinal tap, I was determine to make sure that I made it for Crystal's bridal shower on the 8th. I am so excited for her and was truly looking forward to it.

The weather was a bit brisk! Okay, I'll be honest. It was COLD! Who would have ever dreamt in May that we would need jackets. Even if mother nature was not cooperating, everything turned out beautiful and we all had a really great time. It was so nice to finally meet Crystal's parents and to spend time with the two families afterwards for dinner. It also gave us a chance to have Sophie try on her flower girl dress!

Only one more month to the wedding and Crystal will officially be a Boyd, although she has been one in our hearts for quite some time!

The guests under the tent



Cheese from the Flower Girl

The Bride opening gifts

The flower girl...awwwww!

All I came in for was CONTACTS!!!! WHAT?!?!

Brock and I had decided that it was time for us both to go in for an eye exam and make sure that our prescription had not changed. With the summer months right around the corner, I also needed to order new contacts. It all seemed rather routine until my eye doctor said that she noticed that my optic nerves appeared to be inflamed and I would need to go and see and ophthalmologist. She had her staff put in a call on Monday to one her in town and I was in to see him later that morning. He said that usually this is caused by one of two things, a brain tumor or a disorder where the body was not absorbing the spinal fluid and causing excess pressure in the cranial cavity. From there it was a WHIRLWIND! And that is putting it mildly. Tuesday, he had me in for a MRI. I had the results the following morning and I was in to see a neurologist Wednesday and had a spinal tap on Thursday.

After all was said and done, it turned out to be the second option. THANK GOODNESS. I have been put on medication to help with the pressure and I will need to see a neurologist for check ups to make sure that everything is on track. They said that there is a chance that it may revert back to "normal" and I will no longer need the medications, I'm holding out for that!

Happy Birthday, Brock!

Brock turned the big 3-5 on April 16th. We started the celebration with dinner with some friends at Kobe followed by cake and ice cream afterwards at our house. Followed with a simple birthday celebration with his parents on Saturday. He requested sloppy joes for his birthday dinner and I was certainly happy to oblige this request. Put it together with a couple of side and presto the meal was complete. Happy Birthday Hunny! Hope you had a great weekend!

Opening gifts from his parents

Sophie loved Daddy's card! We listened to it over and over and over again!

Quick Update

Just a quick update.

We went to the doctor yesterday with Sophie to have her ears checked. My mommy radar had a feeling that the ear infection was there but was hoping I was wrong. The doctor looked at her ear and the one that she had the ear infection in before was clear but the other one was now infected. Her pediatrician decided to do a test called a tympanogram. It was a simple test where they stick a probe one at a time in each ear. She did this to determine if fluid was present in the middle ear. When they tested Sophie she had a flat line on both ears which they said indicated that there was fluid in the middle ear. They have put her on stronger antibiotic to treat the current ear infection and they have referred her to an audiologist and ENT. They want to make sure that it hasn't affected her hearing and also what is the best course of treatment for Sophie.

She has appointments with both the morning of the 14th of April and will find out more then. I think Brock and I are both just ready for her to feel better and the ear infections to stop. But we are confident we are on the right road.

Ear Infections...OUCH!

It has been a rough couple of weeks for us on the health front. The Thursday after her party, Sophie woke up in the middle of the night screaming. I went in after about 1 hour, I was able to get her back to sleep. When we woke up the next morning she seemed fine, so I chalked it up to either a nightmare or possibly cutting more teeth. When I went to go and pick up Sophie after school she seemed warm and I thought maybe was running a fever. While it seemed like it was just low grade, Sophie was wiped and we decided it was best to bring Sophie into the pediatrician before the weekend. Sure enough, she had an ear infection and was put on an antibiotic.

About one week after she finished up her antibiotic, I noticed that she was tugging on her ear again. I didn't want to take any chances so I took her in just to get her ear checked. Good thing I did! Another ear infection! They put her on a different antibiotic to see if her body was responding to the antibiotic she was on the last time. We have to take her back on the 29th for another ear check. If the ear infection is still there then we will determine the best course of action for her. For now, we are just keeping our fingers crossed!

Learning so much!

Sophie has been doing so well at preschool. The first couple of days were rough while she adjusted to her new environment. But now she all but takes off her coat when we get there. You can just tell that she really enjoys herself there and we can tell that she is learning so much! Her vocabulary is getting stronger and her social skills are just flourishing. She has already made a little friend, Arin.

Each day, the preschool sends home a sheet of paper that lets us know how Sophie is doing. Their day is broken up into 4 categories (not including nap) and the children get a smiley faces on their sheet when they do well. Sophie has gotten smiley faces for all the categories on all of her sheets. The teachers do so well with the kids and Sophie is learning so much.

Sophie's First Haircut

It was definitely time for our little girl to get her first haircut. Her hair was getting so long and really needed to get a trim. So I made an appointment with Cookie Cutters, a local children's salon.

We arrived and Sophie was fine while we waited for our turn. I'm sure it was in part to the toys they had in the waiting area. But as soon as it was her turn for her haircut, she was less then thrilled. But below is some before, during and after photos.

Front Before

Back Before

Daddy, I don't like this.

After

Giving the new hairdo a twirl