{insta}Friday

 1. & 2.- ER Visit

3. Pallet on the living room floor with sicky

4. Naps with Dad

 1. Mini book date

2. Mini fashionista

3. Family

1. Finally on the MEND! Amen!

One of Us.

 Your mom and I, we're counting down
The days until that joyful sound,
When you turn the two of us to three.
It was time I guess, and heaven knew
And decided then to give us you.
God must know some things that we can't see.

 And all we are, we are
Who we'll be, we'll be
Love and hurt, doubt and trust
Welcome to being one of us.

 Your mother, well, she's strong and steady
Southern drawl and good lord, she's pretty
She's better than anything I dreamed
And honestly, I'm scared to death
I'll breathe at last at your first breath.
Everything you need, I'll try to be.

And all we are, we are
And who we'll be, we'll be
Love and hurt, doubt and trust
Welcome to being one of us.

 

 

On the Mend.

Today is Eleanor's first day without a fever since last Thursday.
(Praying it stays this way.)

The report from her dad for today is that she is cranky. And still has a nasty cough.
But she is breathing okay.
And keeping her milk down, which for the last few days she has only been able to keep Pedialyte down.

And when I went home for lunch today, I defintely saw a little smile.

It's been so hard watching her struggle to breath, feel her little body burning on fire and hearing her choke on her cough.

So here's to hoping my girl is on the mend. Just in time for her four month photo shoot this Saturday.

Say Hello!

 I'm linking up with The Everyday Joys for the Say Hello! project :)

 

 

Hi everyone coming over from the Everyday Joys! My name is Kyla. I'm 26 years and last year I got married, bought a house and had our first baby, Eleanor. Can't wait to check out some of your blogs!

The questions...

1. What blogs do you visit daily? Please list 1-3 of your favorites.

Dear Baby Blog 

Ruby Red Slippers

Living the High Life

2. Are you on Instagram? If so, what is your user name?

Follow me @kylasimpson
I mostly post pictures of that sweet little girl I have and our other day to day life.

3. Can we find you on Pinterest? What's your Pinterest address, and what can we expect to see you pinning most? (recipes, DIY projects, home decor, etc.)

I'm on Pinterest, here. (or search Kyla Graves)
Lately, I've been pinning lots of sewing projects, dinner ideas and fun crafts to try!

4. What are your favorite blog link-ups to participate in? (weekly link-ups other bloggers have...any number will do...please link us to them!)

I have been linking up to Weekly Weigh In on Mondays. But I'm interested in seeing what else there is to link up to.


5. Why do you blog?

I blog as a sort of journal/scrapbook to remember this time as a young family. I don't even care that noone reads it except my mom, but I know I'll love looking back one day.

6. Tell us one random fact about yourself.

I wear a size 12 shoe. Sigh.

Joy.

I have ALWAYS wanted to be a mom. I had big big plans of pumpkin patches, baking days, bedtime stories, popsicles and swimming pools in the summer. I've always known that I was meant to be a mom.

And now I am, albeit a new one, a mom.
I love it. And I'm so, so blessed to have a the perfect little lady.

There is so much I love about being a mommy to my sweet girl, every month she gets older I find myself thinking it doesn't get any better!

• I love her crazy hair in the mornings. (And afternoons. And after baths. And...)
• I love how smiley and talkative she is afer she wakes, when I get her out of bed and lay her on the changing table, she just smiles and coos and steals my heart over and over.
• I love when I hold her facing me, with her head over my shoulder, and I will put her other arm around my neck like she is hugging me, and she leaves it there. 
• I love picking out outfits and dressing her up. And having a coordinating bow for every outfit.
• I love that she follows her dad and I around the room with her eyes or when she hears our voices.
• I love that she is such a good sleeper.
• I love when I first see her after I get home from work. I miss her so much!
• I love those huge smiles that can truly light up a room and get a reaction from everyone!
• I love that she is a true Daddy's girl. He will walk her around this house for hours and hours if thats what will make her happy. He says he will do it til his arm falls off.
• I love how she gives real laughs when I kiss her belly or neck. Those baby laughs are music to my ears!
• I love when she looks up at me while nursing, and gives me a huge smile. And how nursing always calms her down and comforts her.
• I love it that everytime we pick up her up, she has lost a sock somehow.
• I most of all just love her sweet disposition. She melts my heart on a daily basis and I just can not imagine life without her.

ER Visit.

I cannot think of anything worse then seeing your poor baby feeling awful. And hearing the nasty cough that just rattles her chest. And seeing her eyes and face turn red from choking on the mucous.

My sweet girl has been sick since Wednesday night and I'm so ready for this to be over.

We went to the Dr. first thing Thursday morning and they said it was just a cold, and nothing they can do, just to watch her. Nobody should be allowed to tell brand new,first time parents that!!

Friday night she had a fever of 101 but it broke with Tylenol. Saturday afternoon it got back up to 100.4 and broke with Tylenol again. But we could hear a rattling in her chest and she was having a hard time breathing, so my sister and I decided to take her to hospital.

While we were waiting, she started projectile vomiting all of her milk. And choking on her mucous when she coughed.

My poor girl.

 When we got to the room, 2 nurses and a doctor came right in. They swabbed her nose (ouch) and confirmed she has RSV. She had a breathing treatment. And then listened to her again and said that it didn't really do anything for her.

Then Grandma texted and even though we were almost done, insisted on rushing to see her little angel baby. ;) There was a moment they thought she might be admitted if she kept throwing up, but she managed to drink some Pedialyte and keep it down.

 

 

 Some other notes about our first ER trip:
1. Eleanor had a blow out up the pack of her pajamas.
2. My sister made fun of me for putting a bow on her to go to the hospital.
3. We were there from 8:00pm to 11:30.
4. We kind of felt like lepers because every nurse/dr/info lady would put on the mask before coming in and more than one said, I heard your husband had the flu last week. And one trio called themselves the masked brigade.
4. Eric was at work and couldn't come because of a catering, but he kept up via text. And let us know that he would come if Ellie asked for her dad.

 

We can't wait for you to feel better, Eleanor girl. You are so loved.

{insta}Friday

Our Week in Instagram Photos:

 

 Lunchbreak Snuggles

 Stop looking so BIG!

 New Outfit

 This is from last Saturday, I spent the night with my parents. On Sat. morning, I have an 8am class and my dad had my breakfast all set out for me like this. Thought about moving home for a minute!

Poor girl has her first cold.