And her name will be...

Well I believe it is official, we've decided on princess #2's name. I have really hoped Brad would warm up to the name Sage. I am so in love with it! I also loved the name Savannah but again, Brad wasn't a fan. Brad really loved the names Sadie and Lexie. I also really liked those names however, my parents dogs named Sadie and I have a cousin named Lexie. And lets be honest, they are a little too common for my liking. So we decided we would go with the one name that both of us did like and agree on for obvious reasons. Although this name is also common it is fading out. I have come to terms with the fact that Sage and Savannah just aren't going to happen. Sooo... her name will be BAILEY!
Yes, I know, Blakely... Bailey... how am I ever going to keep them straight? Everyone has asked me this! Whatever, I don't know. I think it will be fine. Growing up, my mom constantly called us kids each others names when she was getting after us and we are named nothing alike. Colton... Shantell.... Ty... we got called it all when we had trouble coming our way. I am sure we will get the names mixed up at times but oh well. I don't think it's that big of a deal. I kind of think it is cute, Bradley, Blakely, Bailey. They just go together.

In other news...

I can't believe how fast Blakely is growing up. She is talking like crazy and talking so well. It really is mind blowing to think 18 months ago they had placed this newborn baby in my arms who 100% depended on me and couldn't tell me what she wanted or try to discipline me like I am the child. She is very mothering. She likes to give dirty looks and turn the other way and laugh at herself. She takes a great amount of pride in being a sassy little thing. All you have to do is look at her face and it says EVERYTHING. She loves to be so very girly, always needing to "dress up" in my jewelry, anyone's shoes that appeal to her, and daddy's hats. She enjoys choosing her own clothes. On the other hand she loves the outdoors, loves hunting, riding the horses, my parents goats, dogs, cows, rooster, and sheep. She could live at their house. She loves to be teased and chased. She thinks it is so funny. I wish I had more energy right now to be more fun with her before the baby gets here. Christmas happened and the next day Blakely got the flu. It was awful. It lasted for 5 whole days! They were so close to admitting her to the hospital for hydration. She literally cried for an hour straight and never shed a tear. I was doing everything I could to try and keep/re hydrate her but she just either could keep anything down or flat out didn't want it. She lost all desire to eat and drink. This worried me when I noticed she was losing weight. She seriously looked like an Ethiopian. She is already so skinny but her knee joint literally got to be the widest part of her entire leg. :( So sickening. Brad and I felt like we were holding a fragile little thing. We took her into the doctor and since we really didn't want her admitted to the hospital for n/v/d they gave her a shot of Zofran and sent us home to tank her with fluids. They said ANYTHING she will drink. They didn't care what it was. They said if she was to puke at all or have more diarrhea that we were to call them right back and they were going to admit her. (keep in mind that during all of this I also had the flu, mine only lasted 36 hours though) It broke my heart but at the same time I didn't care, I just wanted her better. However the idea of her possibly being in the hospital tore Brad right up. He just kept saying how he wished he could take her place. It was so sad! There is a reason we've been given girls... Brad is one loving, sensitive, and very involved daddy. Every girl needs a dad like him! Anyway, Blakely perked right up and drank like crazy and got some energy back. The diarrhea never stopped though and the next day she was puking AGAIN! Back to the on call doctor we went. They were admitting kids left and right! Since she had drank so much in the days time that she wasn't puking she had a wet diaper and a tear or two when she cried the doctor gave us 24 hours worth of Zofran and told us to go home and try that with lots of probiotics and no dairy with the exception of yogurt. They described it as her being so dehydrated that he body couldn't bounce back, like going to football practice then starving your body of any fluids. They were right. As soon as we got her tummy settled with the Zofran and her drinking lots, we tried lots of probiotic foods and thank goodness for the priesthood and the blessing Brad gave her, our generally AWFUL eater was eating like crazy! She usually will not touch a banana, she ate 2 whole bananas in a days time. Wow! I literally cried watching her eat! I was so sickly worried about her losing more weight and not getting the nutrients that she needed. I am proud to say that she is still eating really good 4 days later. :) Health is something we take for granted until times like this. I am so thankful to have a healthy happy girl. Now I just need to get one more happy, healthy girl here. Wish me luck! Due to our after Christmas sickness and craziness I am behind with everything it feels like. Christmas still needs to come down, EVERYTHING in our house needs sprayed with disinfectant and it will need sprayed and deep cleaned/sanitized again right before baby gets here because now we all have nasty colds! YAY! For those of you who know what a psycho germ-a-phobe i am, you know that every nook and cranny in this entire house will be cleaned and sanitized. It is very overwhelming for me to feel like my house isn't germ free. Although I know the term "germ free" really isn't a possibility I do my best to make sure it's as close as possible. So forgive me if I'm not allowing visitors and that offends you.
Well my bleach burnt lungs and I are going back to cleaning now that the bathrooms have aired out. Wish me luck in accomplishing everything on my psycho OCD lists of everything to do before the baby gets here!