Peek-A-Boo

I'm so excited! This will be my first post from my brand new tablet/computer. It is a HP ENVY, and it is pretty awesome, so far. It comes as a tablet which detaches from the keyboard and runs on Windows 8. Since it runs more than our IPAD, I should be able to use it for school, which I am very excited about since my old computer is 5 years old, is starting to run slow, and I have to elevate it on multiple coasters so that it does not overheat in 3 minutes. This tablet seems to be pretty awesome so far, but it has only been 2 days.  

So I have to also start this post by stating that last week my unit 4A MICU lost a very influential man, Steve Suess. Today we celebrated his life, which I'm sure he enjoyed watching from above. Steve was a great man. He was full of wisdom from his many life journeys; from the Coast Guard to doing dive search and rescue to tracking polar bears in the Arctic for National Geographic. Steve had pretty much done it all. He was a passionate nurse and an excellent resource for all nurses. He treated everyone equally. He taught me many things as a nurse and as a person. We were talking one time about hiking up in the north shore, and how I was scared to do it because I'm afraid bears might eat me. He laughed, and said that the bears shouldn't be my biggest worry, that the moose's were way more vicious and would kill me much faster if I encountered one. So...thanks to Steve I am now even more afraid to go camping in the north shore, because now I will probably be killed by a moose and then scavenged and eaten by a bear. Awesome. But, really, I will miss Steve, and all the things he had left to teach me and others. I can honestly say my life was better knowing Steve. 

I wish I would have been able to stay out later today to celebrate Steve's life but Abby is sick, and not just a little runny nose, nope, she is miserable. Fever to 103, and only down to 101 with Tylenol and Motrin. I always feel so bad for her when she is sick. She can't tell me what's wrong and just wants to be cuddled until the meds kick in and she's all giddy and high. Hopefully a good nights sleep will help. 

The meds have kicked in.

She thought it was great to bounce her snacks around and watch them spill out across the floor. 

I was able to clean up Abby's disaster closet, which I was pretty proud of. Everything is now organized and put away. My new project for the week is sewing a dress. Yes, I said sewing. I came 

across a Pinterest post of a XXL t-shirt being turned into a cute dress, and thought, "hey I can do that." I'm sure my project will turn out exactly as the Pinterest picture....insert sarcasm...but at least it will give me something to do. I have also been picking up some shifts at work, gotta pay for this new tablet somehow.

Other Abby happenings include; walking across the room with her car some more, throwing food on the floor for Dexter while she is eating, putting rings on the stack-able ring thing, and playing peek a boo. Playing peek a boo was her "new" thing this week. She began throwing her blanket over her head and then pulling it off. She has a huge smile and giggles when she does it. Andrew and I proceeded to smile and giggle back at her, so she keeps right on doing it. Its cute! We also got her a toothbrush for her 2 small teeth. I'm pretty sure everything is ridiculously cuter when it is baby sized.  

A mama brush, a papa brush, and a baby brush.

We needed some pictures of Abby and Dexter for Abby's daycare as they are having pet month. It is really difficult to get a decent picture of the both of them together, usually one of them has a stupid look on their face. I thought a lick picture would be cute and easier to get, and I, being the awesome parent I am, had a solution to get this picture. I put butter on Abby's face for Dexter to lick off. I figured butter wouldn't hurt Abby and Dexter loves butter, thus the above picture. I think it worked pretty good. 

Dexter wondering if there is residual butter left on her.

She loves this toy. And is pretty good at putting the balls in.

Abby's thoughts, "hmmm...maybe this slipper should go in here too."

Yes, yes it should.

 Where's Abby?

 "Peek-A-Boo"

Well, Andrew is out and about for a bachelor party, and I do not expect him home until the morning. Which means I get a nice relaxing night to myself; just me, my captain and diet coke, and a little Justin Timberlake on SNL. Hopefully Abby sleeps this sickness off and we don't end up with another ear infection.