quick update

Jilly has the flu, and we are trying to keep it contained. She was such a trooper, we went to the hospital (because I was worried she was dehydrated and would need an IV...thankfully she didn't) and she kept getting sick until 5 am this morning. She went to see "our special friend" Dr. Moore the Pediatrician and he said as long as she keeps drinking he thinks the worst is over.

In other news, we are having a conference call with Courtney's biological father this afternoon. Hopefully this will be the last step in a so far 3 year long process of Jeff adopting Courtney. We have been told that he is willing to sign the paperwork after this conversation. So please send us your prayers that this will end quickly and easily.

new pic

Well, for those of you who didn't already know...here is pic of our newest. Due date is Oct 4th, which we all know to mean mid-Sept! So far so good, a possible concern about the cervix not being completely closed. Heart rate was 168, which Sunny will tell you means nothing, but for us the first heart rate has always been in the upper 160's and as you all know we have all girls! I really hope it's another girl (I have pink and purple coming out my ears, and don't relish the idea of an entire new wardrobe...I strongly believe in hand-me-downs!) even though Sunny wants a boy. Jeff doesn't have much of an opinion (go figure, either way he's still going to be sorely out numbered!) We are just happy that things are going well this time.

Feeding my addiction

I promised Sunny that I would cut back on my blogging...it seems to be stopping my creative juices when it comes to me scrapbooking. But I can't help this one...sorry Sunny.

Cooper and I crashed for a quick nap the other day on the couch. We both woke up sweaty, but Cooper had her first official "Wild Woman Hair Day". I think that her hair is going to be a bit more curly than Jilly's, but no where near as curly as Courtney's. Who knows, we'll have to wait and see.

Pony show

This weekend's pony show was an interesting one. Courtney was very relaxed to start the day (always promising), Moose Tracks was good getting on and off the trailer and was very easy to tack up. The first part of schooling (which was just hack work outside) went really well. They were both looking very good. Then we get to the schooling over fences. For what ever reason, Fox Chase decided to put flowers across the tops of the jumps. Now Moose has had issues with flowers before, but he seemed to have gotten over it, until Saturday. As soon as Tammy (One of the other Moms) let me know that Bug fell, I went running to the ring. (Now usually we have someone there with her, her trainer Fay was there, but usually one of the family is there with her...but there were doughnuts to be eaten. How guilty do I feel for eating when my kid needed me!) I get there and she is back on him, and taking jumps (but you could tell her confidence was not there). We get back to "base camp" get some Gatorade, try to finish getting dressed...(she lost a button while putting her show jacket on, and thankfully I keep a small sewing kit in her show bag, and I only poked myself twice!) make sure she doesn't have a head injury from her fall, and get her to relax a bit.

Thankfully, pleasure was the first division of the day. There were 23 riders in the class, so it was split in two sections, which made it drag on! Well, no ribbon for the first class...might have something to do with the fact that Courtney cut off another rider, and almost ran over the judge...twice! She came out and was fine, went back in for the next class, and placed second out of 23 riders! The last class, she went, they did their thing, and came out with a first out of 19 riders! I was very proud of well she did.

Then we got to the Short Stirrup. I was very happy that she wanted to try at all after her fall. She did the hack class, and came in first out of 14 riders, so we thought she'd be fine. Oh-no, we were wrong. She went in to do her warm up jump round, and Moose refused the same jump 3 times, and she was excused. Thankfully Fay decided that it wasn't worth it to make her do the next 2 jump rounds. Fay told Courtney that she was very proud of Courtney trying, but she could tell it just wasn't there for them in the jumping, so they are going to work on getting Bug's confidence back at the barn. (Can't tell you how much we love Fay!!)

So, all in all, a good day. In my mind, here's what happened. Courtney had fall, but had the courage to get back on and try again. I think that was the best part of the day, not the ribbons, but the courage and maturity that Courtney showed us all.

Cooper Hannah

Cooper was on the floor just chilling, playing have a great time...next thing I know, I hear Jilly say (very loudly, and very grumpy I might add) "Cooper Hand-a"! Well, apparently Cooper had gotten a hold of one of Jilly's ponies, and Jilly was not pleased! I just love the fact that Jilly knows to middle name her sister when she's really upset with her!

This weekend

This Saturday Courtney and Moose will be riding in a show at Fox Chase Farm out on Rt 50. It's going to make for an interesting day...on Friday she will be attending the 6th Grade party/dance with her new boyfriend, Noland. Other than seeing each other in PE, this will be officially her first date. (DAMN..now I really feel old!)

Coop's tooth

Here is a shot of Cooper's first tooth. I had trouble getting a good shot, she kept sticking her tongue in the way...but it is a good size, and sure packs a punch! Courtney seems to think it's more of a fang than a tooth.

This is why we wear pj's all the time!

For those of you who might be wondering why my ittiy bitties are always in their pajamas...here's why. For what ever reason, my kids really enjoy eating their socks. Good news is with the weather getting warmer, it might be time to shed the pj's for some shorts. As long as their feet are warm enough, you might just start seeing Cooper in more than just her pj's.

"I'm naked"

Just to set the scene...we just got back from Bloom, I have groceries all over the kitchen that need to be put away, I had put Dora on the TV to keep Jilly occupied while I fed Cooper...or so I thought. I've just started feeding Cooper (who is so hungry that I can't get it in her mouth fast enough) when I hear Jilly yell from the other room "MOMMY!! I"M NAKED!" I tell her to come out to the kitchen and talk to me. And here she comes, clothes in hand (but didn't take off the Jasmine panties) and proclaims "I don't like these clothes anymore." To which I tell her to find other clothes to put on, but she can't run around naked. So she vanishes back to the living room, and the next thing I know, she's tapping me on the back "Mommy, I can't find any I like." I tell her again she can't run around naked, and she goes off to look for clothes, and yet again comes back with nothing. (This is one of those times where I don't know whether to laugh or scream...I chose to laugh, but not when she could see me...no need to encourage bad behavior.) Finally she decides on the same shirt she had taken off a few minutes before, but this time instead of jeans, she chose brown comfy pants. She brought me the clothes (apparently she can get clothes off with no problem, but getting them back on is a different story) and I helped her get dressed, all while Cooper is laughing every time Jilly runs in.

Now I know how my mother felt when we lived in California when I was Jilly's age. I've heard the stories all my life..."I would send you out to play fully dressed, and you'd come back in with only your underwear on." I guess there is no mistaking that Jilly is getting more like her Mommy everyday. Just not sure how good that is!!

just a quick one..or two

We discovered that Cooper now has a second tooth. This one is on the top. If she keeps up at this pace, she'll have all her teeth by her 1st birthday.

Not too much else going on around here. Jilly helped me make a "just because" cake yesterday. She's been to so many birthday dinners lately that she was getting the impression that you can only have "happy birthday cake", so I decided to show her we can have a cake for no reason at all. She was all about the sprinkles that we put into and on top. It was a pretty fun day.