Highs and Lows

Last month Ridley was in a car accident. She's perfectly fine! But it was a terrible horrible no good very bad day for Mommy and Daddy. I debated whether I should post it on the blog, but then I thought, "why not?" Life is all about highs and lows and this blog shouldn't be a glossed over version of Ridley's life.
It wasn't a huge ordeal. The sitter was rear ended by some teenage drivers. Ridley didn't have a scratch on her and wasn't even upset by the whole ordeal. Elena was much more upset than Ridley! But just to be on the safe side, the EMTs took Ridley and Norah (Elena's 1.5 yr old) to the ER to be checked out. They were fine! Although we had to get her a new car seat to be on the safe side.
Poor Philip had had surgery that morning and had just gotten out of it (he had a kidney stone that wouldn't pass). So we literally spent the whole day at the hospital.
I'm glad it's over and that Ridley is okay. I stayed calm, but it was a difficult thing to do, especially before I got to see her with my own eyes to confirm she was unaffected. I even took her to a chiropractor to have her checked out (got to play it safe!).

Other than that, Ridley had a great time in the final weeks of February. Grams got her a stuffed octopus that matches her room. We're going to call her Maude the Cephalopod. She also got a gift from her Aunt Tammi and Uncle Mike-a Dr. Seuss bird. Here's a picture of her enjoying it:




She's getting better and better with the bottle! You would almost never know we had such a struggle with it in the beginning. It's good she's getting all the nutrients she needs, because she's going to need it now that she's rolling over both ways! I have video that I'll download when I have time that shows the second time she rolled over. Such a sight to see! A definite high!