Hi
friends! After an unintentional three
day weekend, I’m trying to get back in the swing of things this morning. My birthday weekend started out a little
rocky when Olivia awoke in the middle of the night Thursday night with a seal
bark cough and some scary labored breathing.
Fortunately we were able to scrape together the ends of her old steroid prescriptions
to make one whole dose, and her breathing regulated within 20 minutes. No ER, thank goodness!
Friday morning
I got up, called the doc the second they opened, and they were able to get her
in at 9:30. The doc diagnosed her with
croup (which we already knew), prescribed more steroid for her, and sent us on
our merry way. Fortunately Olivia was
fine for the rest of the day – no fever, no ear infections (thank you, tubes!),
and she was eating and drinking fine. I
kept her home so she wouldn’t infect the other babies at school, and we spent
the day together. She was hamming it up
at the doc… you would never have even known that she was sick!
She napped for
3.5 hours Friday since she had been up half of the night, so I used that time
to finally unpack my Silhouette Cameo
that B got for me, ohhhh, four months ago?
Set up was easy peasy, but learning how to design and print and cut was
another story. Lawd, I was frustrated by
the time naptime was over, but I think I’m getting the hang of the design
portion of it. Still haven’t cut
anything with it yet, though.
I had already
scheduled to meet with a landscaper on my lunch break Friday, so they still came
out for a consult. We have several
things that we’re wanting done, and now we’re just awaiting the estimate so we
can decide what to do. These are some of
the ideas that we’re working up…
When Olivia
awoke she was just as happy as ever, so we decided to go ahead and continue
with our original Friday evening plans to celebrate my birthday with Brian’s
dad. He apparently wasn’t concerned
about the risk of getting sick, so we spent the evening at his house and had
pizza, cookie cake, and present opening with him.
Olivia had no
complications Friday night, so we decided to take a little day trip to Callaway Gardens Saturday to see their blooming
azaleas. The weather was stunning – a little
on the chilly side early on, but it quickly warmed up to 70ish, and we had a
great day touring the Butterfly
Center and the gardens. Everything was so picturesque.
We had to be
back home by 2 because Brian had a tennis match, so I put the kids down for
naps and quiet time, and I used the time to finally work on my office for the
home tour!! I will finally have the post
up next week – 4/12, so stay tuned… In the meantime, here’s a little sneak peek
if you didn’t already see this on Instagram.
I got some good, good labeling done and I’m so in love with this new
font. It’s called AR Bonnie and it’s
free! All you have to do is Google it!
Our city does
free outdoor concerts during the spring and fall, and they had moved the one
from Friday night to Saturday night since the weather had been so nasty, so we
decided to head downtown for some dinner with my parents at our favorite
brewpub, followed by a little bit of dancing in the streets and live music
listening. I just love our sweet little
city and I love that they have events like this so frequently! We finished the evening off with frozen
yogurt, and then it was time to get the babies home where they crashed after
such an eventful day. Olivia was so
exhausted that she fell asleep with all of her babies still piled on her. Haha.
Sunday we
spent the day with Brian’s mom and step-dad and his sister and her family – a big
homemade lunch that I got to hand-pick, ice cream cake, presents, and more time
outside.
Sunday evening
we headed to my parents’ house as always for more birthday celebrations –
another home-cooked dinner, more cake, and more presents!
I’m stuffed, armed with oodles of gift cards to do some shopping, and as happy as a clam. It was truly a wonderful birthday weekend! And the celebrations will continue this week for my actual birthday on Tuesday and in a couple of weekends when we celebrate with all of our friends! I’m so excited I can’t stand it! Happy Monday, all you lovely ladies!!
I’m stuffed, armed with oodles of gift cards to do some shopping, and as happy as a clam. It was truly a wonderful birthday weekend! And the celebrations will continue this week for my actual birthday on Tuesday and in a couple of weekends when we celebrate with all of our friends! I’m so excited I can’t stand it! Happy Monday, all you lovely ladies!!
*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending.
I love all of the birthday celebrations you had!!! How fun! And cookie cake is my absolute favorite :) You dress Olivia way too cute! And Calloway Gardens--how fun! I've told Dustin we need to go down there at Christmas time to see all the lights. What city do you live in (if that's not to weird to ask ha)?
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Oh my goodness you are on lucky gal! :) What a fun weekend (besides that darn croup!) That Garden looks absolutely stunning! Oh and I cannot wait to see your office!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun weekend! The gardens look amazing, maybe I should come visit! Happy birthday Lindsay!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh I wish you could! That would be the best! And thank you!
DeleteYay! Happy Birthday weekend to you....to us!! Aries unite! Haha! Looks like you had a wonderful time and I'm happy Olivia is feeling better.
ReplyDeleteI love all the cakes. You're so lucky! I don't think I had a single slice all weekend... I should forward this blog post to my family members and tell them to step up their games! Sheesh. Hahaha!!!
Have a great day, babe. Happy day before your actual birthdaaAAAAAaaaaaay!!!
Yay for Aries twinsies!
DeleteAnd girl, go get you some cake!!!!
I'm so happy to hear that Olivia is feeling better and you were able to continue all your birthday celebrations!! Those gardens look beautiful and I can't wait to see more of your office!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteWhat a great birthday weekend! I'm glad Olivia wasn't too sick to miss out on all the fun!
ReplyDeleteWell, that sounds like quite the birthday weekend! So glad that Olivia was healthy enough to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you eyeing with all those gift cards?
That is so scary she woke up sick, at least yo uwere able to avoid the ER!! The landscaping sounds like it will be great!!
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Lindsay this looks like such an amazing weekend (minus the sickness)! The photos you captured at the gardens are awesome...just stunning. I love the shirt you had on too...such a pretty color on you. Birthdays are the BEST. Hope you keep celebrating in your heart all month long ;)
ReplyDeleteNothing worse than a sick baby, but sometimes aren't those unexpected days home with them the best?! It sounds like you had a fabulous birthday weekend!!
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely a bummer having a sick baby, but so wonderful to get the extra snuggles!
DeleteHappy happy birthday sweet friend!! What a wonderful celebration weekend!! I think the labeling would have been my favorite part.. man I love organizing!!!! Those gardens look beautiful, we have Chinese gardens here in Portland I want to go visit with the kids soon, I think they'd have fun. And why do kids always act so much better and not sick at the doctor's???
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Lindsay! Poor Olivia. I'm glad she started feeling better soon after the meds. She looked awful happy in all these pictures! What a fun weekend! Callaway Gardens looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable are those little sweethearts?!
Croup is terrible. We had to take Annabelle to the ER earlier this year because of it and I was terrified. She couldn't breathe and it was so scary.
You take beautiful pictures!!!!
Simply Shaunacey
Happy Birthday, I'm glad everything worked out with your little and that she wasn't too sick. That garden looks beautiful. I didn't know that Azaleas could bloom this early in the season.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful weekend! I'm so glad Olivia ended up being okay. What a relief! XOXO I love all the pictures from your fun adventures!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, my friend. I hope you enjoy your day!
Yes, SUCH a relief. That croup is scary stuff. And thank you so much!! I did enjoy my day very much!
DeleteLooks like the best weekend! I am loving the matching converse - seriously just too cute!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the perfect birthday weekend. Lots of food, yummy treats and family time. My perfect day. And I noticed that Olivia held your hand in your outfit photo. So cute that she did that again.
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