Avery's Adventure

Friday, April 14, 2017

March of Dimes March for Babies 2017

It's that time of year again! The March of Dimes March for Babies walk in Cleveland will be April 30, 2017. Tim is staying home with the kids this year but Tim's sister and future sister in law will be joining me! I really appreciate them joining the walk :)

Every year I try to raise $200. This year I am going to try for $220. If you would like to participate in the walk, whether it be making a donation or joining a team, feel free to use the below link. Below is a screen shot of the website. https://www.marchforbabies.org/Sb4878

If you need a team to join, feel free to join the Hillcrest Hospital Cleveland Clinic team. They are near and dear to my heart.

Thank you Amanda and Harper for the donation! Harper attends preschool with Avery. Harper had a birthday party a few months ago and offered to have Avery come an hour earlier before the rest of the crowd because they know Avery doesn't do so well in crowds. They are so nice!!

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Some updates...finally

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. We have been busy with doctors appointments, Joe, and being sick. Also I was having trouble downloading pictures from my phone onto my computer. The computer I normally use is out of commission because a certain, cute puppy..I won’t name any names, chewed the cord to the charger and the new computer was not recognizing my phone.

Reagan had an appointment for an ultrasound of her head a few weeks ago. She has always had a huge bump on her forehead. You can see it in some pictures. The pediatrician ordered an ultrasound just to make sure it wasn’t anything to be concerned about. The ultrasound tech performed the ultrasound and then the doctor came in and also performed the ultrasound to double check. The ultrasound shows Reagan’s head and brain are normal but she does have some extra fluid around her brain. Tim asked the doctor if it was normal and she said some kids have it and some don’t. I don’t think its concerning unless Reagan’s head circumference starts to get larger at a fast rate. Otherwise the extra fluid should eventually reabsorb. No wonder why Reagan has such a big head!

This is an old pic but you can see the bump on her right side of her forehead. It looks like a big knot

Sickness has been running through our household and it hasn’t been fun. Avery and I were coughing and congested and after a week we went to Express Care. We were told it was viral and weren’t given anything. I was getting sicker and it was turning into a sinus infection so I eventually called my doctor and got antibiotics. Luckily, Avery ended up getting better. Then a few days later, I was sick as a dog. I couldn’t be more than 10 feet from the bathroom with all of the vomiting and diarrhea that was going on. I slept from 3pm until 7am the next day (besides the time I was in the bathroom). It was horrible. Luckily I started feeling better because then Tim got it the next day. Thankfully, the kids never got it (which by the way, is a miracle)

Joe has been adjusting well. He has only had two accidents in the month and a half that we have had him. The cats still avoid him at all costs and spend much of their time in the basement. I am hoping they will start to tolerate him.

They are only a month apart (this pic is a little old because Reagan will be 6 months old on April 15!)

Here is my cute sister!

This is my buddy Joe.

I am training the dogs

Mama said she is going to take advantage of this moment because I never fall asleep on her.

Chew Chew

Mama had me wear her fitbit for work!

One of my best buds

Lily thinks the Bumbo is for her

Buddies

Don't I look pretty?

Reagan is 5 months old

Happy St Patrick's Day! Mama asked me to smile and this is what I did...

My sister is so cute, must take after me.

Reagan looks HUGE in selfies

Mommy got new tennis shoes and I had to try them out

He's so cute!

So is she!

She is going to be bigger than I am soon

Me and my best friend...AKA the cover stealer

Thursday, March 9, 2017

A New Addition...

We have a new addition to the family...meet Joe! We adopted him on February 18. He was 11 weeks old and about 19 pounds. When we went to the shelter, he was the only puppy there. We walked in and saw him in the cage. He had such beautiful markings but was crazy!! He was barking and biting when you put your hands in his cage. Tim said, "I want him!" I said, "are you sure, he seems nuts". We decided to take him out and hold him in the front section of the shelter. Everyone that walked in said "Aww" or "He is so beautiful". He ended up calming down when we held him. We found out he was adopted out prior from this shelter and his owners returned him that day. Their older dog didn't get along with him and was aggressive to him.

We brought him home and at first, Chewie wasn't a fan. Joe kept biting him and jumping on him. In the past couple weeks, Chewie has learned to like him..the cats, on the other hand, are a different story. He chases them and they end up spending most of the day in the basement. They will eventually come around just like they did with Chewie and Scarlett.

Besides biting and chewing, which are typical for a puppy and to be expected, he has been great. He has had NO accidents so far! We keep him in a crate in our room at night and when we get up to feed Reagan (around 3 or 4am) we let him outside. When I am getting ready for work in the morning around 5:30, I let him out of his cage to run around a little..and he always manages to get in trouble by chewing everything in sight. Then when I leave for work, he goes back in the cage until Tim wakes up. He used to whine a little bit when he first goes into the cage but no longer whines, probably because we give him a treat every time.

In the past week, Chewie has really started to play with him. But Chewie also puts him in his place when needed. When Joe went to chase after the cats, Chewie ran over and growled at him. The one time he started running towards Reagan, Chewie ran over and growled. Chewie knows he is boss and is starting to like having a friend to rough house with.

Joe's best friend though is Avery. She LOVES him. Every moment she is awake, she is asking for NoNo (Joe Joe). Poor Joe is tired and sleeping and Avery is all over him, waking him up and trying to make him play. She is the definition of the Coppertone water babies ad..she will run and look backwards and wait for Joe to bite at her butt..lol.

Joe has been really good. His previous owners must have worked with him a little bit. He knows "Sit" and in the first week we had him, he learned to ring the bell when he had to go outside like Chewie. Scarlett never rang the bell in the 8 years we had her. Not because she didn't know how to do it but because she was too good to do it. It makes me smile that she never ended up doing it. She just always let Chewie ring the bell for her :)

Joe going to his new home