1st Ear Infection and Happier News

The week before Thanksgiving Lily caught a little cold from daycare. She had a stuffy nose for a few days but was okay. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving I went to pick her up from daycare and she was screaming. The "teacher" said she had just woken up from her nap crying. I consoled her and even tried to feed her but she was still very fussy. That night she started running fevers. We called the pediatrician and took her in the next day. She had an ear infection. She has now finished her antibiotics and is doing well. Unfortunately it's winter and she's in daycare so we are just waiting on the next cold. Hopefully it won't come complete with ear infection. Brian and I both caught that initial cold too. I got rid of it in less than a week. Brian, however, is still coughing.
I put up our Christmas tree on Saturday. I did not decorate it yet but it's up. Luckily it's pre-lit so it's already pretty without the ornaments. There are already gifts under the tree thanks to some early shoppers. I am happy to report that the majority of my shopping is done. None of it is mailed but that's another story. I have more than half of our Christmas cards addressed but I need to buy more- I ran out of the photo ones.  All things for the weekend.
During the week our days are pretty packed. I get up 30-45 minutes before Lily and get ready. I get dressed and get her stuff together. Then if she's not awake I wake her up. She gets changed and dressed. Then she eats breakfast- this has been cut short by sleep the last few days. Then I bundle her up and load her into her carseat. I drop her off at daycare between 7:15 and 7:30 and I go to work. My goal everyday is to get out in time to pick her up. If I don't get out before 5:30 Brian picks Lily up on his way home. After work Lily gets a bath and gets into her pajamas. Then it's dinner bottle time- that almost always puts her to sleep. I let her sleep in my arms or on my chest while Brian and I watch TV. Most nights I am not far behind Lily and fall asleep with her on the couch. Everyone always asks if she is sleeping through the night- nope. She still wakes up 1 or 2 times a night and wants to eat. She usually falls asleep again while eating or right after but we get up a couple times.

I know the blog hasn't been updated as often since I went back to work but with packed days and early nights it's not as easy to get on here and do it. Here are some pictures below and a video later tonight. Hope you enjoy and that you are all doing well.