Trick or Treating - Dry Run

Estelle got this pink pumpkin last year from Cindi and Marty's neighbor JoAnn. We brought it out earlier this month and it has become one of her favorite things to play with. Here she is crawling with it around the house warming up for some trick-or-treating!!

 

Ear Infections & Tubes

We have been very preoccupied with Estelle's health the past few weeks. She has had a persistent ear infections since the beginning of September, which have just continued to worsen. We have had one trip to the ER and two to urgent care in the last few weeks due to fevers and rashes and pink eye and having one fussy baby. We actually had to cancel her first birthday party due to her having pink eye for the second time and still being contagious.

 

Luckily nothing has been very serious, just lots of sleepless nights for me and Keith. We finally went to the ENT yesterday and were told that she will need tubes. I'm actually looking forward to her getting them, but that is still about two weeks away. So hopefully life will settle down at our house again soon.

 

Here's a picture of her when her pink eye was in full swing. Poor thing.

 

A special thanks to my mom and dad who came in town for Estelle's birthday party but ended up helping out with naps for me and Keith.

 

Here's Estelle opening up their presents.

 

Wine Day #2

We had our second trip out to pick grapes last weekend. Estelle did very well while Keith and I worked hard at harvesting the grapes. Here are some great pics of the two of them.

 

Ohio Trip

Estelle and I flew to Ohio two weeks ago. Luckily the flight was not full in either direction and I was able to bring her car seat onto the flight, which really makes flying so much easier. Here she is all tucked in ready for take off.

 

 

Estelle had gotten her first tooth two days before we left for the trip. This was my attempt to get a picture, which didn't work out too well, but I still like the pic.

And here's my sleepy baby

Here she is getting her bottle from Kristen

And playing in the tutu my friend Andrea's daughter Autumn dressed her up in so Estelle could be a princess too.

 

Estelle really loved playing with the balloon I got for free from Old Navy.

And here's my happy girl waiting at the airport for the flight home

 

So while I definitely did not capture everything that happened over the long weekend, we had a wonderful trip visiting with all of our family.

Eleven Month Photos

Estelle turned 11 months almost two weeks ago. The day we took her 11-month photos she was not feeling well and was not her usual photogenic self. I tried to wait and take more pictures another day, but she still isn't feeling 100%. We went back to the doctor yesterday and found out she has a double ear infection (again!!) and started her on another round of antibiotics. I hope this clears it up!!

 

These are the only two pictures I took that day that weren't blurry. I hope she's feeling better soon!!

Ear Infections

 Estelle has been battling ear infections for the past month. At first she had a double ear infection and was on antibiotics x10 days. She did pretty well and we barely noticed she was sick. We went back for a follow-up appointment and found out that while the left side had cleared up, the right had not. So she was started on a new antibiotic x5 days.

 

A couple of days into the new antibiotic Estelle spiked a fever and became very lethargic. We definitely had a sick baby on our hands. I ended up having to take her to the ER on Saturday as our doctor does not have weekend hours. She did great and was started on a new antibiotic. Lucky for us she is starting to feel better and act more like herself.

 

Here she is in the ER, fascinated with her bracelet. 

Wine Making

Keith and I had the pleasure of introducing Estelle to one of our favorite hobbies this weekend... Wine making! We drove out to a beautiful vineyard in the morning and then came home to do the stomp in the afternoon.

 

Here's Estelle during her first official Stomp!

 

 

And here are some pics from earlier in the day