Summer updates

Hey Everybody! We have had a lot going on here the last few weeks, so I figured it was time to do an update! Early in May, around the 10th, Nailah spiked a fever and started throwing up. She ended up horribly sick for about 3 days (and nights), we called the pediatrician and they said it sounded like the flu and they couldn't get her in but just to push fluids. On the 4th day when she still couldn't keep anything down we brought her to the Children's Hospital ER. They did a urine test and discovered that she had a urinary tract infection and that was why she wan't getting any better. They gave us a prescription for antibiotics and sent us home. The next day was even worse because we couldn't get her to take the antibiotics and if we did she would just throw them up the next second. We ended up back at the hospital where we were able to get a prescription for anti-nausea meds and we were finally able to get the antibiotics in her. It took an additional 4 days for them to help with the UTI and the antibiotics also had some side effects that were less than pleasant. The whole thing totally broke my heart! She just laid around for days feeling miserable and we just felt so horrible for her! 

After we finished the 10 days of antibiotics we took her back for a follow up and everything was all clear! She bounced back really fast and is back to her crazy toddler ways! She LOVES going outside more than anything in the world but it is already getting up to 110 degrees outside so we can only go out really early in the morning! We usually go for a run/walk in the morning and stop at the park to play or sit out in the backyard and she swims in her little pool! So all is back to normal here in the Lewis household. My last day of work is this coming saturday, and then I start my new adventure of being a stay-at-home mom while I work on my Master's Degree!

Mini Vacation

Hey Everybody! Time for another update on life here in Maricopa. Nailah is going to be 14 months old in a few days and I can't believe it! A few weeks ago we really needed a little get away so we decided to go spend the night in Tucson! It ended up being so much fun! The first day we drove down and got lunch, and then we went to the Zoo. Nailah was more interested in all the other kids than she was in the animals but we still had a great time!

So excited to get out of the stroller!

We got her this shirt at the gift shop!

We stayed at the Embassy Suites La Paloma Village and it was a really nice hotel! I would recommend it to anybody who may want to visit Tucson in the future! The hotel also offers a free happy hour for two hours every night and we had a really spacious suite with everything we needed! Anyways….The next day we went out to breakfast and then we went to the pool! My little water baby was loving it! After that we headed home! The drive was only about an hour and half so it really was a perfect little get away!

She would of floated for hours if we let her!

View from pool area!

Beautiful Day in Maricopa!

So for those of you who don't know, we live in a small town in Arizona called Maricopa! Not to be confused with Maricopa County, which is where Phoenix is located. We are about 45 minutes away from the Phoenix airport to give you some perspective! Anyways, we have a beautiful house and neighborhoods out here are so nice! There are so many parks that Nailah and I can walk to, and we also have a community pool that is only a five minute walk away! Nailah LOVES it outside! She is constantly bringing me her shoes and pointing to the door because she wants to go outside. If I don't feel like loading her in the stroller for a walk to the park we usually just go outside in our backyard! Here are some pictures from our time in the backyard this afternoon! 

Hey Everybody!

I know that I started a blog before and I had 1 whole post! Well, I am starting over and I am going to try to post fairly often! Since we are here in Arizona and nobody else is, you can keep up with life in the Lewis family here on this blog.