Little Monkey

First of all, sorry I didn't post last week but I was in rough shape...to say the least. From Wednesday evening to Sunday afternoon I was SO sick. I could not hold any food or water down but I still wanted to breastfeed so Alyssa could get the antibodies to the virus I had in hopes she didn't get sick (which cross your fingers it works, it has so far). I was so dehydrated I had to go to the er on friday and get iv fluids and anti-vomiting meds so I could keep down at least a little water so I made sure my milk supply didn't go away (it did lower a little but I have enough milk to feeds triplets so Alyssa still had plenty) . I have never been that dehydrated, it was miserable. So needless to say, I was not in the mood to download pictures and look at a computer screen since I barely got out of bed until Sunday. Now that I can eat/drink again I'll hopefully be packing on the pounds I lost...7 (but I feel most of that is dehydration). I got down to 104.5 lbs, not good...I felt like such a little weakling, I could barely lift my little girl...

Today I am feeling decent although now Alyssa is getting sick. She has a fever and a runny nose and a raspy cough. This just started today, hopefully it doesn't get too bad!

So more on the little monkey, which is exactly what Alyssa is these days. She squirms and wiggles all over the place now. If Dave and I are sitting on the couch with her she crawls from one lap to the next, from sitting to on her stomach, etc. However when shes on the ground she still doesn't move like that for some reason. I think its because we have hardwood floors and she's afraid it will hurt her if she falls on them, and Dave and I are nice and squishy to crawl on :). She also can do more than she knows. She still hadn't rolled from her back to front (this was like 2 months ago), so i showed her how one time and she's done it ever since. The past few days Dave has been taking care of her and he taught her how to put her blocks into the box they go into. She'll be chewing on one and you tell her to put it in the box and she does. Its so fun to watch her learn! However the days of disipline aren't far away. She does stuff now she knows shes not supposed to and will just look at us and smile. She definitely knows now when she's being a little spoiled thing. I believe kids are waaay smarter than adults give them credit for. I think I'll give her another month or so and then the discipline will start...and I think she is going to give me a run for my money, she's already a sassy little thing. And boy can she turn it on when there are people around, in a good way. She is such a little ham! She is so smiley and now she's started doing a little head tilt along with her smile to ham it up even more.

We were going to finish up the house this weekend however that didn't happen, in fact it looks like a tornado hit it...that's what happens when Daddy plays Mommy for 4 days!

oh and her hair is now long enough for pigtails, exciting day for me!