Last Day in San Diego

So this was our last day. Kids were so tired but we needed to do something with them. We attempted Balboa park but the people there looked at our kids and said they wouldn't enjoy it at all and directed us to the New Children's Museum. It was an awesome place. They got to do all sorts of things that they I would never allow them to do :)

They wrote on the walls with chalk

They painted to their hearts content

These were some weird guys walking all downtown. Kids loved them.

They played with clay (FOREVER)

They rode these around for a good 20 minutes or so. You just pump the handle to make it go and turn it side to side to direct it.

This room had drawers to pull stuff out of and huge pillows to have a pillow fight

Bubble maker

Craft room which was themed Superhero s for the day. Ridge loved it.

Rock wall for them to climb

And down stairs, there was a huge bubble tube that they jumped in. They loved it. We ended the day by going to a mexican restaurant and going to the pool for a couple hours. We ended the night early and got up and left first thing in the morning. Poor Brecklynn took a hard fall from the bunk beds before leaving, giving her already red face a black eye and bruise. Great souvenir. It was a fun trip and glad we did it.

Brielle is 2 months (or so)

She is actually 2 months and like 2 weeks, but better late than never.

This month has been a very stressful and hard month. I thought the first was hard...little did I know.

First let's start off with her stats

Weight 9 lbs. 1 oz. 5 %

Length 22 35%

Head is 14 inches 10%

She is still very small and hasn't even gained a pound since birth. She on many accounts, looks still just like a newborn. This month has been extremely frustrating. My mother-in-law got the info of an herbalist to check out as a possible avenue for Brielle. I was very skeptical to begin with. We did a consult just to see what she thought and if what she offered would even help. She looked at her and said right away that there was no way that it was colic. She thought it was more along the lines of acid reflux. She put her on her machine which is a machine that puts electrodes in her through patches on her back and belly. She was on it for 27 minutes. She asked us to come back the next day for another treatment.

Well I have been doing this for the past month. I can tell you that I do see it helping. How it all works I don't know but it does do something that allows her to relax finally and eat. The therapist thought she would only need 3 appointments at most just to get whatever it is in her, out. Well after stopping for a day, her symptoms relapse and she is terrible again.

I have gone back to the Dr. and he finally agreed with me that it is more like acid reflux and gave her some medicine for it. Well she throws that up every time we give it to her no matter how slow or anything. So back to square one. Well I just stuck with therapy appointments and they have been working but she is still so small. My mother-in-law has been very worried about her growth and eating overall. After the 4th holiday, there was a lapse of 4 days without a treatment and she was doing horrible. Got her back on the treatments and then left again for our vacation. This was the first time that someone else has watched her solely and my mom was getting really worried about her. After getting her back and her being terrible again, I made a call to our Dr. at home. I expressed my fear.

At her two month appointment he had said she looked good and she had gained weight so he wrote it off again as colic. So when I called him I think and still think that he just doesn't get what she does and that its not colic. She wants to eat and can't and when she does she is in pain. Makes me so sad for her and makes me feel terrible that I lose my patience with such a small little being when its completely not her fault. My patience is so far gone and my poor kids, really are feeling the brunt of this. Well the dr. is at least appeasing me and we are getting her some xrays and hopefully an ultrasound tomorrow and maybe we'll start to get some answers. I am so tired, emotional and physically and I know she is too. I hope she can get better soon.

She tries so hard to be happy.

My good friend Erin Householder snagged this picture of Brielle at the 4th of July. Look how small she.

4th Of July

What a fun weekend. The kids had so much fun this 4th of July. Unfortunately it felt like the LONGEST day ever but its once a year right :)

The day started super early. Brielle got up at 4:00 and with us knowing we were to be up by 5:30, we decided to just get up and get ready. We got the kids up at 5:15 and took them outside to hear and watch the firetrucks that went up and down all the streets in town. It was the official wake up to get everyone ready for the parade.

The kids loved it. It was short and sweet. They all got to see tons of fire trucks, get tons of candy and just enjoy the time with cousins. After we headed over to the little program and then to Nana and Papa's for a pancake breakfast. After it was done we sat down and looked at the clock and was shocked to see it was only 7:30. AAhhh. Kids had too much energy and all the adults were falling asleep or desperately wishing they could.

We tried to break up the long day with little things here and there. Sara brought over their horse for the kids to ride. They loved it. It was really hot otherwise I think they could have ridden that horse all day.

All the young Allen boys have the same hair cut. Look-they all have different hair colors too :)

Here's us first this in the morning.

I love her face in this. So hilarious!!

Even more of her little personality.

My little firecracker

Ridge with chocolate face and all

And what's a picture without a proper pose by Cambree

I really didn't want to put this on here, let alone even take the darn picture but I had to include it being that its our first family picture. Sad I know.

After everyone got a little rest, we headed to Aaron and Connie's for some water fun with a big water slide and pizza. Kids loved it. The weather had gotten so much cooler and it looked like a storm was coming in. Made it perfect for playing in the water.

They cousins all enjoyed some time on the tire swing pushed by Curtis.

To finish off the activities the kids all took turns riding the motorcycle. They LOVED it.

My sweet niece Carden. Need I say more

Cute?

April had to attempt (with the help of Sara) the impossible.

Just loved this shot of Ridge playing with Carden

And what's an Allen get together, without something like this...

We of course ended the night at the fireworks. We were a bit worried with how windy it was, that it wouldn't actually happen. However the show went on. The kids loved it. Cambree kept yelling out random things with every firework like "Christmas" or "Valentines Day", really weird. Brecklynn just sat in aw with a huge smile on her face watching. And Ridge, loved it too. We all got home and eagerly jumped into our beds and slept away the great day we had. Happy 4th of July!!