Well, today Southwest flight 359 landed in Portland without us. Abigail's chickenpox have not cleared up, so we were not able to take our scheduled trip to Oregon for Victoria's wedding. We'll visit another time, but we'll miss out on the big event.
Here at home, Caleb's fiancee, Clarissa, has been visiting this week (she lives in Texas). Abigail has been enjoying having her around the house. Today Clarissa bought Abigail and Caleb some cute matching mugs.
In other Abigail news - She started REALLY walking today. She walked longer distances multiple times in a row, all throughout the day. It was so fun to see her get really excited about practicing this new mode of transportation.
No Trip, Abigail's New Friend, and Walking for Real
Three Teeth!
Abigail is officially getting her third tooth. She is cutting a tooth just to the right of the two bottom teeth that she has already. It started to poke out through her gums today, so in the next couple days it should be fully visible. I tried to get a picture of it, but it's really hard to get a picture inside her mouth!
Itchy, itchy
Abigail's chickenpox are definitely making their presence known, but it could be a lot worse. So far she's still handling things pretty well. The good thing about her being so young is that she doesn't isn't really trying to scratch herself very much. Sometimes she pulls at her clothes, but she hasn't figured out that scratching an itchy spot makes it feel better. We're still hoping and praying that she'll get through this fast, but so far most the spots are just beginning to blister. Doesn't look like they'll be scabbed over (and therefore no longer contagious) in time for us to go to Oregon on Wednesday. But, we'll just keep praying and see what the next couple days bring.
I Have Every Right To Be Cranky!! (Mar. 4)
Poor Abigail, she is really a trooper. Not only is she battling the chicken pox, but she is also teething. She has been uncomfortable quite a bit, but is still able to play and smile throughout the day. She is extra-cranky, but I think I would be too if I was in her shoes!
Messy Girl
Do kids just know that they can get away with more when they're feeling yucky? Abigail seems to be getting into everything today. Since she has been feeling so crummy, I have been more lenient with letting her play with things that are usually off-limits. Most of the time she has just been fussy and wanting to be held, so when she found something she wanted to play with, I didn't want to take it away. That was working out fine until she decided to play with the box of cocoa mix. She was having a good time pulling the packets out of the box and putting them back in, so I thought it was fine. Next thing I know I look over and she has chocolate all over! She chewed open one of the packages and was gleefully licking out the contents.
After I got her cleaned up from the chocolate incident, we went back to the office and I tried to get her to play with her toys. That did not work. She was only interested in ripping pages out of the phone book. She got through Z, Y, X and worked her way into the W's before I decided that although it was kind of funny, this was not the kind of behavior that I wanted to encourage.
After so much mischief, Abigail was getting cranky and was ready for some milk and a nap. We snuggled up on the couch and she/we took a nice long nap. She was covered by a blanket, so she was very sweaty when she woke up. Talk about bed head!
Tonight after Daddy and Caleb got home from work, she was in a much better mood. I don't know if she's starting to feel better or if it was just easier to be in a good mood with more people around paying attention to her. Either way, she seemed to be feeling a lot better tonight. We're praying that she will knock out these chicken pox really fast, because we are supposed to go to Oregon next Wednesday for Victoria's wedding. I'm not counting on getting to go. It's pretty unlikely that she'll be past the contagious stage by then. But, Jesus heals, so we're going to pray that she does get better super-fast!
The Dreaded Chicken Pox
Abigail has been feeling a little under the weather for the last few days. She was having a slight reaction to one of her immunizations (for a couple days she had a red welt on her leg where the shot was given). She had a fever, and I thought it was part of the reaction. She also has a runny nose and cough, which we thought were from her teething. But then we noticed a couple red spots developing on her face and chest. She has one on her face that looks like a fluid-filled blister. This morning I found more red spots, and a call to the Doctor confirmed my suspicion...Abigail probably has chickenpox. As you can see, she is not breaking out really bad at this point, but there are definitely a number of spots all over.
Considering this is her first real illness, she is coping pretty well. She is definitely not at the top of her game, but so far the spots don't seem to be itching or bothering her. She is mostly just extra tired and wants to be held ALL THE TIME!! These pictures are from last night. Abigail has been more tired than usual, especially when the fever is higher. She fell asleep on Aaron shortly after he got home from work.
Surfin' In My Sundress
Doesn't Abigail look like she's catching a wave in this first picture? I suppose that as she's trying to learn to walk, she probably feels like how I would feel trying to surf - it's a little tricky to do something new! She sure was practicing hard today. For the first time, she is letting go of things on her own and attempting to take steps on her own initiative. Before today, we had to pry her fingers off our hands to get her to stand on her own. She didn't take many steps today, but she got a lot more confident standing. (Oh, and she is wearing a sundress because it was another beautiful day. Felt even warmer than yesterday. But tomorrow night it's supposed to drop below freezing again.)
