you're so vain

Well, enough poor me... let's focus on Addy's vanity, instead!

This girl can't get enough of the mirror on her play mat. I don't blame her for being conceited, though. If I had delicious cheeks that like I'd be staring at myself all day too.

tired of coughing

So I've been coughing since December. I know it was December for sure, because on Christmas Day I coughed so hard I threw up. Awesome. It mostly plagues me at night, but every other day or so I get a daytime visitation. It's terribly frustrating. I cough stuff up pretty regularly these days, and you should see Doug's face when I ask if he wants to see it.

I've tried antibiotics, inhalers, and home remedies. No difference. Two weeks ago a doctor did some bloodwork and x-rayed my lungs, and found nada. NADA. She concluded that I have an allergy to mold. Jigga what? Apparently mold had a heck of a run in our area last fall, so she said she wouldn't be surprised if that's what's ailing me.

Since then I've been taking Zyrtec and an asthma medicine called Singulair. No difference yet. I guess there are stronger asthma medicines I could take, but I can't take them while I'm breastfeeding.

The cough has become such a regular part of our lives, that Doug is starting to be able to sleep through it and Addy seems to recognize me by my cough. If I cough around her, she looks right over at me. "Mom? Oh, there you are!"

So if you hear my hacking cough the next time I see you, rest assured I haven't taken up smoking. My lungs are simply growing mold.

this baby

She slept from 8:30 pm to 4:30 am, ate great, and then slept until 8:30 am.

Gotta love this girl.

this is pretty sweet

Just saw this on a friend's blog, and couldn't deny the awesome-ness. Don't let the title offend you... the content is quite uplifting.

sprummer?

Everything covered in pollen + 90 degrees outside... what season is it exactly?

learning patience

We figure our inner need to play dress-up with her is giving her the opportunity to learn patience. Aren't we generous?

5 cousins, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, and a baby in a bunny costume

Addy met a LOT more of the family this Easter weekend. And she seemed to like them.

We saw Aunt Whitney who was visiting with her sisters in D.C.,


...and then we headed up to NJ for Easter to see my sisters and their families.



Chase was the fireman/birthday boy.






It was a fast weekend, but it was so good to see family and celebrate together!