She's a Big Girl Now

So we have had an eventful week in the Metheny Household! We started on Monday night with baby bean getting her ear's pierced. She looks adorable with her Hello Kitty earrings :) She told me that she thinks that she is even more beautiful now. She also reminds me daily that we better clean her ear so that they don't get "fected", oh Ava. She negotiated getting her ear done by telling us that she is a big girl now, and that it was Valentines day the next day and she needed to get them done. She has us wrapped around her little finger that's for sure!



See the New Earrings!



On Tuesday we found out that Ava had the onset of Bronchitis, so on top of everything else we have been dealing with that now. She has another medicine that she is taking now as well as still doing her breathing treatments, which she calls her "dragon treatments" so named after the mask she wears while doing them. She is doing so good with taking all of her medications, which is a big deal as we started with a huge fear of medicine. She is also back to sleeping in her bed all night which is a huge relief for Mommy and Daddy, the whole family is happier now that we are all getting some sleep at night.

On Friday Ava and Gary had the daddy daughter dance. They had a blast getting dressed up, going to dinner, and to the dance. Before they left the house Gary let Ava choose where she wanted to go to dinner and the only place that she wanted to go was Denny's... for PANCAKES. Who's surprised?! That's what I thought, no one. I swear that girl eats more pancakes than anyone I have ever met. Well except possibly her father. At least she comes by it honestly.

We have another full week ahead, so here's to hoping for the best!

Daddys Little Girl

So Gary has said since the day that I found out I was pregnant that it didn't matter if we had a girl or a boy, they were going to love hockey. Now that being said I have never been a big hockey fan until I met Gary and he has done a great job of getting me to be a hockey fan. When he was deployed I even watched the red wings games at home by myself (shocking I know).

So I come home from work the other night Ava comes running into the kitchen dressed like this:


Ava in her Hockey Jersey <3

At this point it hits me that he was right, he was going to have a hockey fan no matter what. She will tell you too that she is going to play hockey like daddy. She also likes to grab Gary's shirt and tell him that she is going to hockey fight him. Which always makes me bust out laughing. Hopefully we can try and get her on skates soon, I think that she would really like to play.

On a different note, my cousin had her second surgery done on Wednesday and everything went well. She is still at Bronson, and can always use more prayers. She is going to have a long recovery ahead of her, but hopefully she can get home to her own house soon. I know that being in the hospital is no fun for anyone. They were able to get her chest tube out, so that a huge plus.

Spencer committed officially to Trine this week too. So it looks like come fall we will be watching both Olivet Football and Trine football. Fall is really going to be crazy around the Iobe house this year, but that's alright, at least we all love football!

Other than that it's been a pretty normal week around our house, Gary did well on his tests and now we are on to the weekend. Mom's birthday is this weekend so we are going to celebrate that and just enjoy having the weekend off work. Well, at least I am, Gary's heading back to the grind tomorrow.

On the Mend

So here in the Metheny Household we are now on the mend. Ava is doing much better, which is a great relief. We had a follow up appointment on Sunday and we were told that her lungs so sound a lot better, but still aren't up to par. She was told, to keep doing her breathing treatments, but that it isn't required every 3 hours like it has been. She should just be 100% here soon once she finishes up her antibiotics and her breathing treatments. I'm just glad that we are over this one.

Now that we are feeling much better though we are back to being our goofy self...  



Green Faced Baby Bean



Gary had drill over the weekend, so that was nice because when he is home in the evenings I kinds of feel like things are normal, but tonight he will go back to working nights. We really need to find him a new job!

This weekend I was able to go up to the hospital and see my cousin, I haven't had time to write about this yet, so let me start at the beginning.

My cousin Jordan was in a very severe car accident on Thursday of last week. She has a broken elbow, broken pelvic bone and a collapsed lung. She is still in the hospital awaiting surgery on her arm, but she had had her lung somewhat repaired, and is hopefully also on the mend. At this point we are still waiting to hear more. I just hope that she get to eat something soon, and get home. Even if she is still recovering she will be a lot more comfortable once she gets home in her own environment.

Now on Sunday we go up to visit her, and I almost passed out in her room. I felt like the biggest idiot, but I told her worst case we could just share a room. Bottom line here though is that she could really use some prayers! So lets keep them coming people!

The Saga Continues...

Now Ava's Pneumonia is in both lungs :( Apparently the antibiotics weren't strong enough and it spread, we are going to have to start a new medicine tonight, which is going to be nice now since she will only have to take it once a day instead of 3 times. We also have to start breathing treatments to help clear her lungs, she will have to take those every 3 hours. She isn't a big fan of her breathing machine, but I think her dinosaur mask is pretty awesome.