Snuggles

Alley has been a snuggle bug this week (not that it's a new thing for her!). Here are some snuggle shots:Alley snuggling with the new bunny she got from the Oklahoma McPhersons (Todd, Callie, Baylor and Brayden - Thanks! She loves it!). She loves to suck on the ears...yummy;)
Snuggles with mommy...soooo tired!Talking to mommy while "enjoying" some tummy time...ha!

What we've been up to...

This week has been a mellow week for the McPherson household. Alley got her first ear infection, on top of having a cold, on Tuesday (or at least we finally went to the doctor to see what was going on with her!). We both should have known she'd get an ear infection after having a cold that lasted for over two weeks...besides, Andy had tubes put in his ears...twice...ugh! She seems to be doing a lot better, but I think she's made a habit out of her early morning wake-ups...I definitely am not a fan of those!
Here are some photos from this week:)
A sick little girl...so unhappy:(
A warm bath can cure anything...maybe...at least she enjoyed it!
All smiles:) The medicine must be working!After weeks of trying to stuff both fists in her mouth, she finally found her thumb last night! Yeah! (even though she still loves her fists!)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are some shots from Alley's first Valentine's Day. Here I'm getting some sweet kisses from my little valentine...
She had a really cute Valentine's warm-up on this morning when she went to day care, but she had a little accident so she came home in something different...oh well:) Here she is in her cute v-day outfit and she's laughing...

Weekend trip

The whole McPherson clan went on road trips this weekend. The girls went to Richmond to visit Mimi and Papa (who just celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary - CONGRATS!), while Andy went to Emory, VA with the HSC basketball team. We are full of travels;)
Alley and I had a fabulous time in Richmond going shopping, getting a lot of loving from Mimi and Papa, and ate some yummy food! Here are some pictures from Friday and Saturday.
Close up sleeping shot:)Here's Alley all dressed and ready to take on a day of shopping...doesn't she look thrilled?! :)
Overall Andy and I hate spending weekends away from each other, but at least we still have Sunday! Plus, I got an excuse to go visit my parents and enjoy their company!

The bug...

Alley has adjusted into the life of daycare by catching a cold...ugh! All weekend she had been very lethargic, sleepy during the day, waking a lot during the nights (but would go right back to sleep after she was given her pacifier) and wasn't very interested in eating (she skipped a feeding or two during the day). I was getting concerned by Sunday morning because during the night she woke up a lot sounding like a pig when she tried to breathe...it was very pathetic sounding. Anyway, I thought she was on the mend by that evening (even though she skipped two feedings that day) since she was smiling and "chatting". So we sent her to daycare this morning thinking she was better. I decided to call the doctor anyway to see if there was anything I could give her and the doctor wanted her to come in that afternoon for a check up. She turned out to be okay but has a cold. The doctor seems to think she'll get over it soon and there is nothing to worry about...I'm just concerned because she refused to drink her bottles at daycare today...what will tomorrow be like?!
Here is a photo from today after our doctor appointment...my poor, lethargic, "sick" baby girl:(
This is a photo from the other day of her napping (which she rarely does!)...
Here she is about to smile...I can never catch her "good" smiles on camera! Ugh!