Crying lots and lots with no sleep...

Yes, some of you may think that this is the pregnant lady I'm talking about.... but, no, Sydney has been having 5 rough days where she cries 30 minutes to 3 hours at night and during naptime (most of the time leading to no nap!) We took her to the doctor today and he said that there is no ear infection or anything. It is so frustrating. I didn't get to see her regular pediatrician, but I don't think that matters too much.
Anyways, she is crying right now (again!) I hate that I'm getting so stressed about it. I feel helpless. Moms, any ideas??? We give her Motrin or Tylenol, but she still wakes up in the middle of the night or early morning and can't console herself. She has not done this for at least a year!
Well, any advice would be great. Please pray for us as we get so close to having this baby and with Sydney possibly sick.
Love to all...
Trisha

Gross! "sisters" getting into trouble...

So, I had some requests to see these pictures. This happened back in September when the girls got away from us! Wet toilet paper everywhere-so gross and hilarious at the same time!

in the toilet

At the Park

Sydney and I went to the park a few days ago. Even though it was the morning, it was sooo hot! Southern California has been having a bit of a heat wave, up in the 90s.

Weee...

In the tunnel

Swinging

Laundry basket fun with Daddy

Kinda long... 1 minute

Pushups with daddy

Pushup Ride on Daddy!

Syd loves to do this. She is daddy's strict personal trainer! Don't ask me why she doesn't have a shirt on... who knows! Pretty long... 90 seconds.

Braxton Hicks Contractions

Hello Everyone!
So... I have been having a lot more braxton hicks contractions (contractions that are "practice contractions"). Last night Luke and I thought we may end up in the hospital by the morning, but finally they stopped and I fell asleep. We were up most of the night, proabably only getting 3-4 hours of sleep. We are exhausted today. I'm still not due for another 3+ weeks, so this may go on for awhile. Hopefully we'll get more sleep soon.
Just thought I would keep you updated on the latest. Have a great Friday and weekend!

T.

Fun with Balloon

Daddy spinning Sydney

oh my!

This is what a pregnant mommy gets to see days later... I was told... "Oh, she'll be fine, I won't let her get hurt..." Maybe not hurt, but swept away in the ocean! Oh, if only I had been there--there would be some serious Mama Bear words!

Cold on the beach

Luke, Sydney and Isidro
Saturday afternoon

Sunday after church

Nothing too exciting here. Friday, my girlfriends Ashlyn (and baby Jax)and Kathleen came over and we walked to Starbucks. It was great catching up with the girls. Sydney loves seeing Jax (only 7 weeks old). She waves to him and says "Hi." It is cute. Julie came over Friday night and we watched a chick flick (Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants). Luke and Isidro went out to celebrate Sid's new job he accepted here in Cali.
We got some chores done on Saturday. Cori and Matt stopped by for a bit (on their way to the airport). It was great to see them again. Their baby boy, Brayden is growing so fast. He is precious! We watched the movie "Stop-Loss" last night. It was a sad movie, but good to see. It's about Army guys coming back from Iraq and having to go back even though they want out of the military. I'm thankful that this is not our situation.
Church was great this morning. We are always encouraged by our small group.
I've been having some small, very mild contractions the last few days. Nothing to get excited about. I'm still 4 weeks til my due date. We are definitely ready for this baby. Any day would be great!
T.

Playtime with Daddy

Playing outside with Daddy

Eating Cracker

Sydney saying Papa and Picking Nose!

Yes, this is disgusting... but this is the life with a toddler :)

Sydney 23 months old

Swimming in the sand

Yes, I found sand everywhere, even in the diaper!

Trying to Keep the Kids from Completely Diving into the Ocean!

Mommy, Sydney, Lois and Bailey

Yesterday on the beach

If only you could have seen how wet and disgusting we got! Sydney had a blast. Denise, Lois (Denise's mom) and Bailey also played with us on the beach. Fun times!

Sid and Syd cleaning up blocks