Happy? Labor Day

Or is it Merry Labor Day? HA! I had hopes of getting to the gym but that didn't happen. I haven't been feeling well so working out has been a challenge. Lukas, Katelyn, my mom, and I went to lunch at my favorite place - Chilis! This marked Katelyn's first time sitting in a restaurant high chair! I think she enjoyed it much more than sitting in her silly old car seat. After lunch Katelyn went home for a nap, and my mom and I headed to Jo-Ann's to look around for materials to make Katelyn's Halloween costume. I spent a good 40 minutes wandering aimlessly up and down the aisles of Jo-Ann's picking up random things and putting them back on the shelf. It was fun, really. So in the end, I have decided to BUY Katelyn's costume this year. I know, I am a horrible mom! After it was all said and done, it was going to cost more to make it then to buy it and honestly, I was too overwhelmed. I am also too much of a perfectionist to just throw a costume together so the project was a disaster in the making. Perhaps, I will know how to sew by next Halloween. Yeah, probably not but it was a nice thought. Now that Halloween is settled, I need to start planning her 1st birthday party! I think I want to have it somewhere but have no idea where. Any ideas? Is it too cold to have it outside? Maybe. Dang, the next baby will be born in April!

The loveliness that is an extended weekend.

Lukas took Friday off so we had a 4-day weekend and it was quite nice to have the extra help with the little monkey. We headed down to West Palm to see Luke's family on Friday. Katelyn did really well this time around with her naps and sleeping at night. We didn't even bother bringing the pack n play this time since she will NEVER sleep in it. So we skipped the middle man and just put her in bed with us and it worked out well aside from the numerous times I was hit in the head or she needed her binky. Katelyn had so much fun spending time with her Aunt Natalie, Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Dave, Me-Ma, and Grandpa. It is obvious how much she is loved. We headed home Saturday evening in hopes of getting some projects done around the house the next 2 days. Yeah, right! Oh well, guess there is always next weekend. Oh, we were almost home when we had a minor incident involving road rage and the Target parking lot. Oh, boys will be boys.

The white flag is waving

Okay, I missed posting last night. I really am okay with that. Katelyn started getting a runny nose on Sunday night (as I posted about) and it just kept getting worse. To the point that she had a fever over 100 on Monday morning. I really wanted to wait it out and see how she did on Monday but thought maybe I should at least call the doctor. Well, I was fully expecting them to just tell me to give her some tylenol and watch her and to call back if she got worse. WRONG! The nurse said the magic words, "well, you might want to bring her in with everything going around...you know, swine flu." What the hell was I supposed to say to that? So off to the doctor we went. The nurse made it seem like I should bring her in, then the doctor is looking at me and his eyes are saying "Aw, first time mom." ARGH! To top it all off, Katelyn didn't even have a fever when we got there. I have heard that children will take every opportunity to make their parents look stupid and so it begins. I loved spending $25 on absolutely nothing! I know, I know, better to be safe than sorry. I should've just listened to my mommy instinct.

The day went from bad to worse rather quickly. Daddy went to put Katelyn to bed and all I could hear upstairs was my poor baby screaming her head off. She was crying the "Mama, please help me. Something is wrong" cry. I wanted to cry too. The problem was that she was so completely stuffed up that she could no longer breathe through her nose. Not such a big deal but to a baby who loves to go to sleep with her binky it spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E. It was freaking her out that she couldn't breathe and all she wanted to do was go to sleep. So, I sat with her in the steamed up bathroom while Daddy went to get some Vick's Baby Rub. Amazing stuff! I wish I would have known, I could have had some on-hand for situations like this.

The only positive to all this is that she has been taking 2 hour naps during the day. ah, I sometimes miss the newborn stage. I'm hoping this will get her on some type of napping schedule. Eh, I know, pipe dreams!

Until next time...

So it begins..

Tomorrow starts another semester of college. Yeah, you heard me right, I'm going back to college because the tens of thousands that I am already paying back isn't nearly enough. I am thinking about becoming a nurse. I say "thinking" because...well, I'm not sure. I do feel like accounting isn't for me though. I knew it about halfway through my graduate program, but I'm not a quitter so I wasted more money just so I could say "I didn't quit." What? Yeah, don't try to figure me out. I originally wanted to be a nurse but fell into the accounting thing because I LOVE numbers and it seemed easy enough. Both are still true but wow, it is boooooring! I am only taking one class this semester just to feel things out. I hope to discover what I really want to do with my life. I may end up having to suck it up and stick with the accounting gig. We shall see.

In other news, Katelyn is teething up a storm, and I noticed she started having a runny nose today. It's possible it is from the teething. Oh, I sure do hope so. With all the piggy flu craziness, I really would rather her avoid any sort of sickness. She seems to have a pretty awesome immune system since she has only had one cold in the 7 months she's been on the outside. Guess I'll see how she is tomorrow. My worst fear is that I won't know she is sick. Hopefully, that mommy intuition will let me know when it is something serious :)

Night folks!

Day 4...I think.

Gosh, this is only Day 4 of posting, and I am already struggling. I try to think of something throughout the day to write about but by the time I get the time I am either too tired or have nothing to write about.

Nothing too eventful going on this weekend, and I like it! Today was spent doing the usual errands and grocery shopping. Now I am off to read some more of my book before I fall asleep.

Night!

Then and Now

I thought it might be fun to compare pictures of Katelyn when she was first born to now at 7 months. I recently came across the pictures that were taken in the hospital and couldn't believe just how MUCH my little baby had changed. Oh and apparently, I had a tanning bed in my belly.

Here she is at 3 days old - her first "professional" photo. I apologize for the photo quality but I had to actually take a picture of the picture since I do not have a scanner:





And here she is today - a diva in training. Oh, and pasty white just like her mom:

I almost forgot!

Well, I did forget but with modern technology I can back date this entry. Is that cheating? Yeah, but I can't break the streak on Day 3. That would make me the biggest loser of all time.

Not only is Katelyn getting her first tooth but there is another one coming in right next to it. She's been pretty fussy and sleep?? What's that? In another cruel twist that is life, I have discovered that babies, who have all the time in the world, refuse to sleep most often because they are afraid they will miss out on something. The cruel twist comes in because as we get older sleep is something that we covet and wish for and never get enough of because who has the time?. As children, we want to hurry and grow up and as adults we long for the carefree days of youth. Why can't we just live in the moment and BE HAPPY? People who can do this amaze me. I have my moments, but I often find myself looking into the past or trying to plan my future. I hardly ever just live in the present. We need to do all three, but life is all about balance. Too much of anything is never a good thing.

Until tomorrow...

Lookie, Lookie

I am sure most of you have already seen this on Facebook, but it's official, Miss Katelyn has her first tooth! It's the beginning of the end. My little girl is growing up. She isn't quite crawling yet, but she does the scooting backwards and likes to dive bomb on things from a sitting position. We have been frequenting the local library once a week for story time. I really can't say enough about the library and their programs. I only hope that the county doesn't do too much damage with all these budget cuts they are proposing. Moving on - Katelyn seems to really enjoy our weekly visits. I think she is in awe of the story teller because she sits pretty still and stares at him or her. It isn't until story time is over that she starts talking up a storm and waving her arms around like a crazy person. Oh, and I think she definitely prefers women to men, but who can blame her? ;)


Day 2 post - done!

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

So, apparently August was NaBlaPoMo. I can't believe I missed it! Oh, you don't know what NaBlaPoMo is?? National Blog Posting Month, of course. Yeah, I had no idea either so don't feel bad. The idea is that you post everyday for a month so that blogging becomes more of a habit. Wow, that sounds like something I should give a try since my posts happen on average once a quarter. In theory, posting everyday seems like a cool idea but in actuality probably not so cool and more on the boring side. My days are pretty much the same - make bottle, feed Katelyn, change Katelyn, fight with Katelyn to take a nap - wash, lather, rinse, repeat. Yeah, the stay at home gig is not nearly as glamorous as I dreamed it in my head as I sat in my little cubicle at my job with my swollen feet trying to get through year-end closing of the books without going into labor. Okay, my point is that who would want to read about my life EVERYDAY for 30 days in a row?? Hmmm, it might be fun. I'll never know unless I try, right? Yep!

The Bedtime Giggles