Updates on Avery

It is so hard to believe that 2011 is almost half way over... May has been quite a struggle for Avery, as she has been continuously fighting some ear infections for the last 3 weeks. We've now had a single ear infection, which led to a double ear infection... and they are still lingering today as well. We are on our 3rd antibiotic to get these suckers cleared up. So, we shall see in about 10 more days whether they are gone for good or not.







Last Tuesday, May 17th, Aver had her first trip to the ER (very scary for Mommy and Daddy). She spiked a fever, due to her ear infections) and had a febrile seizure at daycare. Needless to say, she scared everyone at daycare as well as us beyond belief. We'd never heard of this kind of diagnosis before, however they are surprisingly VERY common in young children. So, from now on we will be keeping a close watch on her temperature. Avery has been in good spirits and most would never even know that she was battling these ear infections at all! She is of course ready to be done with all of the doctor visits...

Lost in Time

Yes, I know... I have fallen off of the band wagon on this one. It has been FAR too long since my last post. I was on a roll for a little while, but then life just caught up with me I guess.

The Goochmonsters are back and I promise I will try my hardest to keep our blog posting up to date as events are happening.

The date is now May 11, 2011 (almost a year since my last posting, yikes!) and a lot has happened in the past year. We are finally moved and settled into our new (awesome) home! The dogs are even liking the new digs, as they have plenty of room to run and torture each other. We have plans to put up a fence in the backyard soon as well, so they will be in doggie heaven once that happens :)

It is hard to imagine, but Avery is now 18 months old! She is growing and getting smarter everyday. I can still remember the day we brought her home from the hospital, and it seems like a world of difference with our little angel between then and now. She is just such a joy to be around her and she has brought so much life into our world. We just had our Easter celebration a few weeks ago, and she LOVED her first egg hunt. Here are just a few of the pictures from Easter Sunday.

Mother's Day 2011 also just past in the last few days... and we had a GREAT time visiting the Jacksonville Zoo with Avery. It was her first (of many) trips to the zoo and we can't wait for our next visit. We were able to grab a little black jaguar for her also and we are working on naming "her baby" for her soon. I have a feeling this one is her favorite so far. I hope that all of the wonderful Mommies in our lives had a wonderful Mother's Day!