So on Christmas Eve, Mitch had to work, which was a huge bummer. The plan was for Madelyn and I to go to my dad's in Destrehan and then to my mom's in Ponchatoula. Well, we ended up having some pretty nasty weather so I didn't make it to Destrehan. I went a night early to my mom's, though, so we did get to celebrate there. We made a yummy dinner and had a nice, quiet evening. I could tell Maddy wasn't feeling too great, and she ended up running a fever that night before. When she woke up that morning her right eye was all crusty so I figured she was getting pink eye. It was Christmas eve so there wasn't much I could do, I just figured I'd take her in to the doctor after the holidays. Here are some pictures of Madelyn opening her Christmas presents from my mom and sister. Since she wasn't feeling well, I didn't get many pictures.
So after all was done, we headed back home so we could open Santa gifts in the morning- plus Mitch was coming home that morning! On the way home, Maddy fell asleep, but she kept waking up every 10 minutes or so, and she sounded like she was choking. I started to get a little worried and ended up swinging by the ambulance station to let Mitch check her out. He listened to her chest and looked at her and said we needed to go to the ER. So, off we went to the ER and Mitch met us there.
We got there and her poor eyes were SO swollen and crusty, and she was so congested. She had a fever of about 102. She looked so pathetic. So she got a chest x-ray and a flu swab, both which came back fine. The Dr diagnosed her with a sinus infection and bronchitis. Since we have NO 24hr pharmacy, he said he would give her a shot of antibiodics to help her start feeling better before we could get her rx filled. POOR BABY! That has to be one of the most painful shots. She screamed and screamed like I've never seen her scream before and she had a big bruise the next day. So sad! But, it did the trick because the next morning she woke up and looked much better! You won't be able to tell from the pictures but I swear it is an improvement.
She didn't get a whole lot from Santa because she also got her new crib (which I guess I should post a picture of too!) and I knew she was going to get a TON of stuff from our families. She loves her bouncy zebra. She sits on it and watches TV and bounces. Its so cute. Overall she had a good morning although she clearly was still not feeling well. Oh and here are my gifts from my wonderful husband. I LOVE them!!
Later that day, we went to Natchez to celebrate Christmas with the Webbs. When I said I knew she was going to get a ton of stuff....I really wasn't prepared for all the toys, books, and clothes that she got! It took us forever to open all her gifts!
Here is a pic of the whole pile.
Opening gifts at the Webb's is crazy. Its just a huge free for all. Wrapping paper and toys and bows and boxes and kids are everywhere. I love it!
Ok so now on to Christmas #3! The day after Christmas, we went down to Destrehan to visit with my dad since we missed the big family gathering. Madelyn got a Barbie Power Wheels 4 wheeler from my dad. It is the most hilarious sight to see her driving it.
She was totally being a ham.
Eyes are MUCH better as you can see!
Well that was our Christmas. Very laid back except for the ER visit!
Woops, forgot to add these pictures.
Maddy's new crib. Eventually all the furniture in her room will be white.
IPhone doesn't take very good pictures of lights...but here's our tree and our stockings. =)
