Last few days in Washington.

Felicia and Lizzy came to visit a few days ago. They stayed for a five days. When she got here lizzy was sleeping. She had to make a phone call so she got out of the car. Lizzy woke up and saw me and started to cry. Then i picked her up and said, "its ok, its dada." She stopped crying and crawled all over the front seat pushing buttons. She was so cute the whole time. She talks a lot and points out animals like squirrels, kitties, birds, and cars. She loves cars. One time felicia started the car and lizzy yelled, "dada, car." she wanted me to get in the car. She does a cute little laugh when you tell her to laugh.
Felicia and i went to the Seattle Temple and pikes market and some other places in Seattle.
It was so hard leaving Felicia and Lizzy again. It really helps you see the important things in life. I am very happy to say that i never waste time that i could be spending with my family. I love to be with Felicia and Lizzy. Before i left to Washington, i gave Felicia and Lizzy a blessing. It was one of the best experiences. i will miss them so much. It makes it so much better knowing that this is just a small part of eternity.
I can't say when i will leave, but it is soon.

15 Mo. WCC

Yes, I know. We had Lizzy's WCC done late, again. (Not really too late seeing as she doesn't turn 16 months until the 9Th of May.) But not my fault! I had it scheduled for her 15Th month exactly, but then she got sick and then her Dr. rescheduled. Yada yada ya. Anyway, here is the report.

Weighed in at 17lbs 14oz. (She has gained a lb. since she was sick 2 weeks ago.)
That puts her in less than the 3rd percentile! Yes, I said LESS THAN!!
Here's a funny/sad story: When I arrived at the Seattle Airport last week, I immediately went to pick up my rental car so it would be ready when I got my luggage. The lady at the counter tried to guess Lizzy's age. Do you know what she guessed? 8 months old! EIGHT! She is so small. We are really working on packing on the pounds on her.

She is in the 25Th percentile for her height and her head is in the 50Th percentile. Funny huh? She has her daddy's head.

Lizzy is a walker now! Just to clarify, she has been able to walk by herself for quite sometime now, she just wasn't brave enough to take more than a couple of steps at a time. But the day we went and picked up Dave she started doing it all over! She'd walk all around the hotel room and down the hall to the elevator and around the stores! What a big girl! I guess she just wanted daddy to see her first time walking like a big girl. Now she is all over the place! More so than before. She is pretty speedy too. It's so cute to see her walk all over. I am sure she is off looking for some big adventures right now.

Lizzy's week

Mom, Lizzy and I went to Kentucky and Tennessee for vacation. We got back almost a week ago. It was a great trip. We had loads of fun visiting Sib's and nephews. Lizzy just loved her cousins!

Anyway, on the Saturday morning (4am) before we left to come back to Michigan, Lizzy threw up! In the morning she woke up and seemed fine. She ate a good breakfast then we got on the road. We thought that she must have eaten something that made her sick. Now, 6 days later, she is still sick! She has thrown up most every morning (between 2:30-5 am) and has had non-stop diarrhea. She won't eat hardly anything. She drinks alot of liquids though, which is really good. I have taken her to the Dr. 2 times this week so they can keep an eye on her weight. She weighed 18 lbs on her 12month check up and now, 3 months later she only weighs 17 lbs! You can see her ribs sticking out of her back, it's so sad. (I'm not sure what she weighed before she got sick, but I know it was at least 20 lbs. Likely more.) The Dr. said that she has a virus and we will just have to wait. I have to keep trying to feed her things like bread, yogurt, bananas, and oatmeal. She is going back to the Dr. today because now she is acting like there is something wrong with her right arm. She grabs her arm with her left hand and leans toward me and whines. If she is wearing a long sleeve shirt, she will pull the sleeve up and do the same thing. I hope we get some better news today.

In the midst of all this, Lizzy is still the smiliest little girl ever! I know that she's not be feeling well, but you'd never guess it when you look at her. She smiles and laughs, makes jokes, and talks alot.

I have to go wake her up to go to the Dr. now. If you would please remember Lizzy in your prayers, we'd all really appreciate it. Thanks, I hope you are all doing well.

This is Dave. "About Lizzy"

Usually Flee does the posts, but i had a story to tell. I have been at Fort Lewis in Washington for about four weeks now. Lizzy has really been growing. I talk to her on the phone all of the time and also on the web-cam. She gets so excited on the web cam and kisses the screen and reaches for me to pick her up. It is really hard for me. One time while on the web cam, Doris (Flee's mom) walked in and Lizzy looked at her and pointed at me and she said "dada". She was showing me off. Flee also said that she picks up her phone and says "dada" all the time. A few days ago, i hung up after talking to Flee. A few minutes later i got a text message that said "Cc." Then i got one that said "Call." So i called i got two more blank ones right then too. The phone rang and then was answered, so i said, "Hey Flee, what did you want? Flee? Hello?" Then I Heard "dada?". Lizzy was trying to call me. The weird thing was that she texted "call" to me.
When i talk to her she says lots of words. I asked her what a cow says and she says "Moo." She says her name, Kitty, Birdie and a lot of things that you ask her to say. It is so hard seeing her develop so much and i am not there. She will be over two years old when i get back.

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Happenings

Lizzy is growing and developing so quickly! Sometimes I don't feel like I am ready for all the changes that are going on. But what can you do? She is really starting to get a sense of humor. The other day mom and I were at Sam's Club and Lizzy was sitting the the seat of the cart and stood up (as is the usual) and then she sat back down with both her legs in one leg hole. She thought it was so funny and started laughing then looked up at me to make sure that I noticed why she was laughing. It was so cute! It really is amazing watching them change and grow right before your eyes.

I took Lizzy outside to play in the snow yesterday. I thought she might actually like it. She was happy and excited to be getting her snow suit on, which is a first, all the other times I put it on her she would freak out. I was hopeful. I took her out and sat her in the snow. She whined for a second then seemed ok. She seemed a bit uncomfortable, but ok. I tried laying her on her back thinking it might be better for her. I was wrong.

The video is of Lizzy laughing and covering her mouth! Mom and I were trying to get Lizzy to walk on her own and we all just broke out into a laughing fit!

Here is the stinking funny video and cute pics. Enjoy!

March is Here!

Lizzy and I are back from Utah! It's good to be back. Dave left for Washington at the end of February. Lizzy and I are so excited to go to Seattle at the end of April to visit him. I have never been there before and am really looking forward to it. Then later this year (probably may or June-ish) We will be going out to Utah again, but this time to buy a house or a condo or a town home! WOO HOO!!!! I am so excited! I can't wait to see where we are going to live. But I do know that I am going to paint my laundry room a very pretty blue. At least I did in my dream! Isn't that so funny? I am such a freak. Who dreams about what color they want to paint their laundry room in the a house that they don't even own yet? Seriously.

Lizzy is getting so big and so smart. She talks ALL THE TIME! We love it. But it can make things difficult when I am on the phone and she keeps reaching for it yelling "DADA DADA DAAAAADDDDDDDDAAAAAA!!!!" Her hair is getting longer...in the back! Yup, my sweet little princess has a full on mullet. I was talking to Dave about the need to cut it, he suggested that I just let it continue to grow out. That it will just even out. HA! It will just grow into a longer mullet. I was finally able to hold her down long enough to put a "pony tail" on top of her head. It's so cute! I've always loved the ones that stick strait up.

Grandma and Grandpa G got Lizzy a music set and some bath toys for her birthday. She loves the music stuff. She is quite the drummer. I've always said my girl's got rhythm. The bath stuff on the other hand, she hates! She is so scared to sit down in the tub if she sees it any where near her! (Is it awful of me to find my daughters fears funny?)



I guess that's all for now.