More Parts

Per Nana's request, here is a video clip of Kylee saying her name and naming several body parts (belly, nose, elbow, eyebrow, and neck). There's a big water drop on the lens that makes it a little hard to see. Sorry nana!

She can also name eye, toe, knee, arm, and finger and can point to hand, foot, ear, head, hair, mouth, teeth, and tongue (I know I've listed some of those before, but I couldn't remember which ones they were).

Revenge of the Bugs

Kylee's bug hunting has come back to bite her....literally! Yesterday morning she had what looked like a mosquito bite on her right leg. By night fall, the bump was blistery and oozing. So, guess where went today? That's right - BACK to the doctor AGAIN, where Kylee received her 3rd shot in 3 days! Apparently she had an allergic reaction to a bug bite. The good news: the bite isn't anything serious; her ears look better, and doc gave us the green light to rejoin society. Since our 'stay home to stay away from the doctor' plan obviously isn't working, starting tomorrow we will be out and about in full force, making up for lost time and reconnecting with all of our long lost friends. Monday I will be calling to make a new friend: Environmental Pest Control.

Making Her Mark

Sometimes when Kylee and I play with the sidewalk chalk, I write her name and say the letters aloud. A couple days ago, Kylee was playing with her Etch-a-sketch and all of a sudden says "E... E... Kylee!" Yesterday morning she did the same thing while scribbling in her journal with markers. She then took her marker to her corvette and scribbled on the door. "E E Kylee!" she sang. She proceeded to 'tag' several of her favorite toys before I caught up with her and took the marker away.

Tomboy & Bug Catcher Extrodinaire

Snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails... supposedly that's what little boys are made of, but Kylee definitely has a place in her heart for these things. In fact, the only things she seems like more than those are trucks, creepy crawly bugs, and her daddy.

This afternoon about a billion rolly pollies emerged from the crack between the house and the porch where the dog house used to be. Usually I'm pretty ok with creepy crawly bugs (rolley pollies, ladybugs, june bugs, etc). It's the slimy suckers that freak me out. However, I must admit I was pretty creeped out by this massive pack of pill bugs. Kylee, on the other hand, was in heaven. She immediately grabbed her bug box and went to work collecting. I'm actually quite amazed at how fast she can pick up bugs and that she can do so without squishing them. I'm also impressed with her rapidly growing bug knowledge. She knows the difference between a bug and a spider. She can say both words and knows that we aren't allowed to touch spiders. She also knows what "ant bugs" and mosquitoes are. She knows that they both bite and that we stomp ants and squash mosquitoes.

Hanging Tough

Not too long after I posted the last blog entry, Kylee's temperature rose to 102.6!!! She has NEVER had a temp above 100. So, I was very worried.

This morning we went back to Dr. Legako's office. The verdict: Her ears were getting better, but now she has a really bad, really red, pussy sore throat! Poor baby!!!! She had to get 2 shots and tomorrow we start yet another round of antibiotics. According to the doc, this type of virus takes anywhere from 5 to 21 days from the time of exposure to the time it rears its ugly head. So, there is no telling when/where she caught it.

Dr. Legako said her throat was so bad that he highly doubted she would eat today and not to be surprised if she doesn't drink much either. He was wrong. Kylee cried most the morning, but we gave her some ice cream and french fries at lunch and that seemed to perk her right up. By the afternoon she was back outside on her usual bug hunting adventures. She ate an entire can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup for dinner and ate another 1/2 of a can about 2 hours later!

Here are a few pictures of Kylee enjoying the warm weather Sunday afternoon before the fever struck:

Spoke Too Soon :(

No sooner did I push the "publish" button on my last post, did Kylee wake up from her nap screaming. She eventually fell back to sleep for a while and seemed fine when she first woke up. She started getting more and more of a 'sick' look to her (although still no nose goo), and by the time we got home from dinner at my mom's, she had an underarm temp of 100.1 (which is very high for her!). Ughhhh!!! I don't get it!! She hasn't had an elevated temperature at all in over a week and has seemed almost back to 100% for the last 2 days. Of course tomorrow is Memorial Day. So, the doctor's office will be closed. I'll have to wait until Tuesday morning to call Dr. Legako.
Until further notice, Kylee and I are now on total lock down. No shopping or errands of any kind. There will also be no playing in the front yard (there's a neighbor kid that sometimes wanders over) and no water table (she sometimes sneaks a drink). Robert is picking up some chicken noodle soup on his way home from work. I will be pumping her full of it over the next few days and may also give her some juice for the extra vitamin C.
My poor baby girl! I hate this! ugh! ugh! UGGGGHHHH!

All Better and Ready to Play.....Almost

Its been 13 days since Kylee and I quarantined ourselves. Kylee finished the last of her antibiotics this morning, and I am happy to report that the goo train has FINALLY come to a halt! :) Here are a few of the things we've been up to since we went into hiding:

playing in the playhut....

making cupcakes....

catching bugs....

spending time with grandma...

Playing outside....

soaking in some sun....

keeping the dog hydrated....

Daddy & daughter gymnastics

Kylee still sounds a little bit congested, but overall she seems to be feeling great. While we are both in serious need of some peer interaction, I think we are going to play it safe and stay home just a few more days (other than necessary Wal-mart runs and maybe a few restaurant stops). I've heard several reports of sick kiddos out and about Lawton, and I want to make sure Kylee is 100% before I bring her out to battle their germs.