"A" vs. "B": Winnie The "Poo"...

Okay, everyone. Let’s talk poo. No, not as in Winnie. As in baby poo. This weekend was quite a tramatic one, and it involved poo. Now, this may not seem like a great blog topic, but we figure we’ll keep you updated on the good as well as the bad. So, if you are not interested in hearing about baby poo, you can skip to the next paragraph because I’m gonna talk poo for a minute or two. As of Friday, neither Allie nor Brooke had gone to the bathroom in 8 full days. That’s a LONG time! I had already called the doctor a few times, and we were giving the girls adult prune juice to try and get them going. So, I called again Friday to let them know that nothing was happening. They wanted to see the girls to make sure there wasn’t some kind of obstruction. The girls had been on a medication for about a week for their cough and stuffiness, so we concluded that this was the cause of the problem. The doctor gave us some powder (basically a laxative) and told us to use suppositories. Finally, Friday night Allie was able to go. But, it wasn’t until after A LOT of pain and crying (for Allie and mom and dad). Imagine the size and hardness of a golf ball. Got the idea? Well, she proceeded to go about 8 more times Friday night and into Saturday morning. I know she felt SO much better! Can you imagine? But, Brooke still was without relief. We tried everything with her that we did with Allie. Let’s just say that hers was bigger and harder than Allie’s (which didn’t even seem possible). She was in SO much pain that I called the doctor on Saturday morning and asked if I could bring her in right away. So, I took her in and she helped her out. I’ll spare you the gory details of how she remedied the situation, but it was PAINFUL for Brooke. She cried….I cried. Now, she has also gone about a dozen times since then, so dad and I have been changing lots of diapers this weekend! But, I’ll be happy to change diapers if my girls are not in pain. Small price to pay! Lesson learned here: next time the girls are taking medicine to dry them out, give them LOTS of liquids!

Anyhoo, sorry about the novella about poo. Not much else happened this weekend b/c we had to stay home and change diapers. Luckily, by this morning, they were all back to normal. So, they got all dressed up in their Sunday best and hung out in the church nursery. There were about 20 other babies in the room with them, so let’s just hope that we don’t catch another round of colds :)

Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy:

We left these pictures out last post. This is Brooke's gorgeous mohawk!

Allie's identical hairdo! Sunblock makes hair very greasy and easy to sculpt!

Brooke taking a jumping break to pose!

Allie looking pretty excited to jump!

This is what Brooke loves to do: crawl OVER (not around) Allie. Just wait until Allie starts crawling! Actually, she just started Army crawling this past week, so we are pretty excited about that. She has even gotten up on all fours and rocked a few times. Big improvement and another step toward crawling! The physical therapist was pleased with her progress!

Brooke playing with - not drinking from - her sippy cup.

Same for Allie! They are identical after all :)

This was Brooke's VERY FIRST time to pull herself up to a standing position in her crib on Saturday. Big girl! Needless to say, a few minutes later, dad lowered her crib to the lowest setting.