Happy 2nd Birthday Juliet Claire

Happy Birthday my beautiful girl.  Today you are 2 years old!  You are my most precious gift.

What a beautiful and smart little girl you are!  Mommy and Daddy love you very much!  We have had such a fun year.  You are such a good sport and will do just about anything as long as you know we are there with you!

I decided this year I was going to list things that I love about you and things you do that make me smile, so here we go.

I love your super duper hugs, the ones where you hang on so tight we really don't even have to hold you.
I love your laughs, you have the best laugh, it is so contagious.
I love it when you crawl in my lap and just sit there quietly and watch TV, or when you climb up while I am getting dressed and play with my makeup and brushes.  It tickles me when you get one with color on it and you have it all over your face!
Even when I want to sleep a little longer, I love when you wake up early and want to snuggle with me before school.
I love it that kisses make you giggle and laugh.
I love how you and daddy play together.  You are such a funny pair when you are alone together or you think mommy isn't watching or can't hear you!
I love it when you look up when you hear my voice at school and you smile and yell Mommy, Mommy and run toward me.  It makes up for the bad drop-offs some mornings.  I like it when you are happy to see your teachers and friends.
I love it when you ask for a drink it's not water or juice or just drink, it's water juice, and you are such a cheese monster its not even funny.
I find it funny that you will eat cake now, but want the icing taken off and don't want to touch it at all.
I find it so hilarious that TV is Mimmie Daisy and you say it louder and louder like we can't hear what you are saying.  It is the only thing you want to watch.  We have to force you to watch other things.
I love bed time routine that ends with us hugging and me giving you a kiss, you lay down, then all the sudden decide it is time for another hug and kiss and you scramble to get up before I leave the room and say Mommy, Kiss. 
I love it that when you sleep you cover up your Ribbit and Baby Bear and sleep on top of them, totally ignoring the pillow that I ordered for you.
I love when you sort everything by color then get mad when we mess it up by putting things up.
I find you silly with this potty training business, you like to sit on the potty and smile at us and do nothing.
I find it amusing that you are a professional at looking away when someone is trying to take your picture, but your daddy can make you smile!

The list could go on and on, but finally my little parrot, I love you through and through, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.  I love you my doodlebug!  Happy Birthday!

Love, Mommy

Juliet has croup

What is that you ask?

Croup (or laryngotracheobronchitis) is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. The infection leads to swelling inside the throat, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classical symptoms of a "barking" cough, stridor, and hoarseness.
The "barking" cough is often described as resembling the call of a seal or sea lion. The stridor is worsened by agitation or crying, and if it can be heard at rest, it may indicate critical narrowing of the airways.

OK, now that I have scared you. let me reassure you that she is fine.  She woke up around 11:30p last night trying to cry and talk but she was hoarse.  She seemed to be having trouble getting air but her color was fine.  We called the Dr. and he told us to steam up the bathroom and give her a breathing treatment.  When that did not work we ended up taking her to Texas Children's in the Medical Center.  There was no wait to get in the ER and we were in a room in no time.  Her blood / oxygen level never fell below 98% except when she would stand on the monitor!  So that was wonderful.  They gave her a steroid (dexamethasone) and that seemed to calm the symptoms.  We were there about 2 hours and then they said we could go home because she looked really good.

We got home around 3:30a and my alarm went off at 5:45a, I so did not want to get up!  Juliet is at home with daddy and she got up around 7:30, we were hoping she would sleep in but no such luck.

We ask you to pray for her speedy recovery!

Happy 2nd Birthday Party, Playset and Santa Claus

 Happy Birthday Mama (13th)

We had Juliet's 2nd birthday party on Saturday the 11th and we had a fun time!  She got so much fun stuff that Santa is going to be hard pressed to find her something for him to bring her.  We had a Minnie Mouse theme with cake and cookies and only one issue with sharing her toys.  She got a table and chairs, a tea set and dishes, a baby doll and a bed for the baby, some fun books, a bike, some fun bath toys that are musical instruments and so much more!  She also got a Mickey Mouse band set and there was family band time in the living room!  She smiled and tried to put her hands in the cake when it was time to sing, unlike last year where she screamed.  She couldn't decide if she wanted to blow out the candle so mommy helped and we had cake, no icing please and ice cream!  Mama and Papa, Meme and Papa, Granny, Aunt Jessie, Aunt Angie and Drew, Uncle James, Aunt Brandy, Cailin and Conall, Aunt Kimberly and Victoria, and Landon and his parents helped her celebrate turning 2!

 Loved her balloon bouquet

 Happy Birthday to you Princess

 See my outfit Minnie?

 Family band time

 Baby doll needs a drink

It's been a really fun day, time for bed!

On Tuesday night we took her to see Santa.  We were laughing and dancing in line saying Santa Santa Ho Ho Ho and she seemed ready to see him.  I put her in his lap and her lip trembled and I thought o-no here we go.  Fortunately daddy was there to make her laugh and we got an awesome picture!  What a great daddy we have!!

 On Monday her Christmas present from Mama and Papa and Granma and Grandaddy arrived!  It is a playset with swings, a fort, and a slide!  She loves it!!  We have played with it everyday after school.  Today it was after a wagon ride around the cul-de-sac.  She has been after us to ride in the wagon, it was so windy though!

 WOW, do you see that?

 Ready, Set, GO!

 I can climb by myself

 Looking for airmanes

Loves to swing

Our newest saying is Ready, Set, Go!  Whether up the stairs or down the slide she loves to say it.  We have been up through the night for the last couple of nights.  She is getting a tooth in, I can feel it but it is not in all the way.  Teething is really hard on her, I feel so bad because I can't do much to help.

Sorry for the long post, but it's been a fun week.  Hope everyone is doing well and we will see everyone soon!

Prissy

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Saturday night we spent the night with Mama and Papa and were getting ready for bath and I had Juliet on the potty like we do every night.  I don't know who was more surprised, me or her when she went potty in the big potty!

We had her birthday pictures done with Lasting Memories Photography in Liberty Sunday morning, here is a sneaky peak!  I can't wait to see them all!  She was such a pistol, made us work for any smile we got!

In the picture above we were doing the hokey pokey to get her to smile, she was putting her right foot in with us!  She will also turn around when you say to!!

We went Sunday afternoon to see Meme and Poppa and play with them and the inflatables in Meme's front yard!  She has a giant Mickey and Minnie and tree with Tigger and a huge Train.

We spent most of last week doing breathing treatments and let me tell you that was a ton of fun, NOT!  It was every 4 hours for 2 days, every 6 hours for 2 days and every 8 hours for 1 day.  24 treatments in total and Juliet was such a trooper.  She only fought me the last day when she was tired of having to do them.  She would want to get in bed with me and sleep after the early morning one would wake her up.  Do you know how hard it is to get out of bed when your sweet baby girl wants to cuddle with you?   

I got her a pink tree for her room!  It screams girly and she seems to really like it, it is just her size.  She has a light pink pettiskirt that I used as the tree skirt!  She is such a nut! 

Juliet will hee haw, clap and la la to Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey.  (Song on the radio!)