Swimming, Swimming, Swimming

Rebekah's Mom was in the pool during lessons on Friday and she just sent me this photo!  I LOVE IT!  The photo just looks like she went under and looked at the camera to pose but this was taken after floating, then turning (roll back), then swimming to the diamonds.  Maybe she saw her in the water and looked over!

Things have been busy at home during vacation with the flu and then brother Conrad here so I haven't posted much. I have lots of photos but I had to share this one as soon as it arrived!

I hope it brings a smile to your day.

Exorcist and Daddy of the Year Badge

Tonight was rough.  I was working late and I got a phone call from my dear husband asking me to come home right away.  Madison was screaming in the background and all Rick could say was "projectile vomit".  I said "WHAT?" and he repeated, needless to say I hung up and rushed home.

Madison has never been sick before, at least not the vomit kind of sick.  She has had two colds but nothing of this nature.  

When I got home I found Rick shirtless and holding a naked crying baby.  Rick said he put her down for bed after dinner/bath/book routine and he was watching her on the video monitor making sure she was settling in.  She stood up, cried out and then BAM, just like the exorcist, vomit came shooting out across the room.  He ran into the room to find a crying baby with barf all over her and the floor. 

I got home and scooped her up and got her dressed and soothed her while Rick proceeded to earn his Daddy of the Year badge and cleaned up the barf.  It was awful! I kept thinking of Alysun's 'in the car both kids puking story' and kept telling myself "we can do this".  All the while, hoping RICK CAN DO IT because I was so thankful that Madison wanted me and that he was here to clean it up.  

Madison said her tummy hurt and then said poop so we were headed into the bathroom when she hurled again.  I undressed her and put her in the tub, hey it was convenient while I changed my own clothes and cleaned up the floor and bathroom wall. So much for me getting out of cleaning up barf, she saved some for me. Lucky me.

Lucky me is right because my Dear Husband took care of everything while I tended to Madison. I took her back in the bathroom because she was acting like it was going to happen again to find Rick in there preparing to be sick! OH NO, not him too!  He didn't get sick and neither have I, YET, but I am anticipating it.  I guess a child at day care got sick today and so it could be that or maybe her dinner didn't sit well with her.

We got her settled and back to sleep, back in her clean bed with clean carpets and blankets, got the three loads of laundry done, including our own clothes and now we wait and see.

We have our fingers crossed we don't get sick and that this is an isolated incident.  I have had nightmares about this happening and imagining what I would do.  I just count my blessings I have gotten this far without her being sick.  

I love my husband and he even comforted me when I started crying after I was beating myself up for being at work and not at home when my daughter got sick.  I am thankful she was with him and I thank God for him extra special today.

"Gymnastics" AKA Jump/Dance/Climb

Since I haven't gotten the "I can SWIM Week 3" video uploaded I figured I would post some photos Rick took at GymStars recently.  We joined a local gymnastics group that has an under 2 year old class called GymBabies.  They play the Wiggles music, have circle time twice and sing songs and then free play twice.  Madison mostly likes to stand and dance to the music!  Every week they have one 'apparatus' they introduce to the babes and it is cute. We bought Madison a little leotard with a skirt at Target this weekend so she could to 'turns' when she dances. She said "pretty" when we put it on her and it was so cute.  Daddy picked it out and it is black of course!  Dad was far away because the class was full and there was only room for one parent, so the photos are kinda dark and grainy but they get the fun across I think.

Above: Trying out the balance beam

Above: Took her two weeks before she would go on/through anything!

Above: Week 3 she finally let me put her in the 'pit'. There is a trampoline under the foam blocks and it is bouncy and fun. Yes, I got in and was terrified I wasn't going to be able to get my fat butt out!  She went in again this week and do did Daddy!  We bounced around.  This is the pit at the end of the trampoline run that they do their tumbling runs on and then fly in the air into the pit. Very cool.  Madison's favorite is the trampoline and jumping but Daddy couldn't see it from the outside so I didn't get a picture.

Above: This is a picture of "circle time". They do this at the beginning after a few minutes of free play and then again at the end. They sing the same songs each time and it didn't take Madison long to learn what to do. She isn't shy about getting right in the middle of the circle and do the songs all on her own.  This is her 'touching her toes'.  All the other kids stay with their parents in their laps mostly and my Miss Madison gets in the middle where she can see the teacher and do all the motions.  They do bubbles at the end and they all run around and pop them. It is very cute.