Something bit her

I went to pick Kylie up the other day after work and found out she had been bit by something. We're all assuming it was a spider, but have no way of knowing. Her hand was pretty swollen by the time I got her and we ended up going to Docs on Call because it was getting bigger. The doc there put her on an antibiotic. Tuesday morning her hand was even bigger and all red, so we made a trip in to see her Pediatrician. He doubled her dose just to be on the safe side and told me to keep giving her Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl.
I took these pictures yesterday. The swelling didn't seem to bother her enough to quit sucking her thumb. We've got a follow up appointment tomorrow, but the hand already looks so much better. It's still pretty puffy, but she's able to use it a little easier.

My own Pointdexter

While we were in Denver last weekend, Kylie got ahold of these glasses and wouldn't take them off. I think she's absolutely adorable in them. They came in some doctor kit that my friend's little boy had.
I was thrilled because she sat and painted the whole time we scrapbooked. It seems chickie has an artistic side to her.
We're off to Vegas tomorrow for a few days. I'll try and get some new pictures up when we get home.

We're home

For those of you who thought we fell off the face of the earth, we were out in Vegas. We got to spend a lot of time with our friends, Jenette & Emma and Kristy & Liberty. It was fun watching the three girls play together again. Kylie took her first ride on a carousel and in the beginning she seemed to like it but towards the end she was ready to get off. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the ride. I was sad to come home, it was nice being with my friends again.
Luckily, I'm blessed with a child that travels well. We're headed to Denver next Friday.

We're home

Look what we did today

I had found a recipe to make fingerpaints out of cornstarch, sugar and water on the Martha Stewart website and decided to give it a try. I debated doing it outside, but the mosquitos are so bad out there that we ended up using the side of the refrigerator. We had such a good time. The mixture has a thick consistency but she didn't see to mind it any. Nor did she try eating it. She was so funny to watch. She'd say the name of the color she was using and then when she was finished, she'd rub her hands together and it ended up all over her (and me). This is my attempt to bring out her inner artist so we can start scrapping together. I think we're on the right track.
Just a sidenote, Kylie ate crackers and spinach dip for breakfast........she really is my child!

Our trip to Wyoming

We went to Wyoming last weeked to visit my Aunt and Uncle. We went to the State Park in Lander and Kylie was pretty cautious around all of the water. I was mildly surprised, she's a very curious child. Last Saturday, we went to the Hot Springs in Thermopolis. She tolerated the life jacket fairly well. She'd try to sit down in the toddler pool and it would tip her forward. She didn't seem to mind and would start laughing. That evening when we got back to Riverton, she took about 5 steps in the kitchen and then laid down and went to sleep. I don't think I've ever seen her so tired.

Just a note.....Kylie talks up a storm now. She gets up every morning and goes to the frig and says ice cream.

A Picture Taking Kind of Day

I decided to take some pictures of Kylie this morning and she was such a ham. That never happens....believe me, I've taken at ton of pictures of this child. I'm going to have her 2 year pictures taken in a couple of weeks. I only hope it goes as well as today did.

What was I thinking?

Yesterday, we (Kylie and I) babysat an 8 1/2 month old. Things went pretty well until it was time for Kylie to take a nap. I placed the baby in the pack 'n play until I could get Kylie down, but I only succeeded in making her mad, because all she did was scream. Which woke Kylie up and caused her to cry because the baby was crying. So I packed them both up and decided to drive until one of them fell asleep. The baby fell asleep first so when we got home I put Kylie to sleep. She slept for about 30 minutes before she woke up crying, because she's got a cold now.

Kylie was so good with her. She woke up this morning asking about the baby. She actually spoke the word instead of signing it.

As a side note, I think two kids would be a good weight loss program. I made lunch yesterday, but didn't get to eat it.

I am now the mother of a two year old

I find it hard to believe that Kylie is two already. Where did the time go? We had just a small birthday party for her. It didn't start until 11:45 because of church, but that was 15 minutes before our normal nap time. So we didn't have long until meltdown occured.
It was a Barney party since she adores him. I had to special order the stuff since there's not a store in town that carries Barney supplies and.... I waited too long to look around. But that at least went over well with her.
This year she knew what to do with her cake, but like her mother, she only ate the frosting. It's funny how they pick up those little habits.
My wish is for a mild case of the terrible twos. I hope being an Irish Pole isn't a recipe for disaster. I guess we'll soon find out.