Just Because

We haven't replaced our camera yet (I feel like that will take MONTHS of research and comparison shopping) but I did find an old digital camera that still works. So just because it's been way too long, here are some long overdue pictures.....
Stylin'


He's going to be such a heart breaker!

Noctournal Happenings

On Monday night Mike couldn't sleep, he got up at 1:30 am and left our bedroom to go upstairs so he wouldn't wake me. He wasn't able to go back to sleep so he just decided to go into work at 3:30 am. He finally arrived home from work around 6:30 pm to find that the kids and I had started eating dinner without him. As he got his plate I heard him coughing a bit so he was banished upstairs while I put the kids down for bed. There's nothing sweeter than a little baby boy (who am I kidding, at the rate he's growing he'll be a teenager by May and moved out by June) who happily snuggles with you for story time and then peacefully goes down for bed and says "night night" as you walk out the door. It was a long day and by 7:30 all I can do is get the kids into their beds before loosing every last bit of patience, understanding, and good parenting. Thank you God for that sweet boost!

After I got the kids into bed I went on a fun filled tour of the Walgreens pharmacies in the Fayetteville area. We needed to pick up Olivia's medication that I put on he port to numb the area before our clinic visit Wednesday. The clinic had called in a prescription to our local pharmacy. When I got to the pharmacy they told me they didn't carry that medication. I really wish they could have called to tell me that. They were certain that a different Walgreens about 15 minutes away did carry the medication so off I went. I arrived to the second Walgreens to discover that they were out of the medication but that I should try the Walgreens near the hospital so off I went again. I arrived just in time to see that the pharmacy had closed 15 minutes prior. I was oh so frustrated so I headed to Target and decided to hit up Starbucks on the way home. Of course the caffeine in the evening was not a good idea and I wasn't able to get to sleep until 11:30 or so. Mike woke up around 4am so he could go into the bathroom and hack up a lung. He proceeded to get ready to go to work. Mike has always been an early riser but I honestly have no idea what time he really needs to be at work. He was clearly sounding congested although he insists that he feels ok. He headed into Olivia's room to change her diaper (we've discovered that Olivia occasionally poops between the hours of 11pm and 5am so Mike has started changing her before he goes to work). Olivia had recently had a blow out diaper that got poop all over her bed so she got out of her bed and had fallen back asleep on the floor near in the corner. I woke up and went in when I heard noise on the baby monitor. At least it wasn't diarrhea but there seemed to be several little piles of poop. Mike was almost finished getting Olivia cleaned up so I just took her into bed with me. Olivia snuggled right up and went back to sleep but before I had fallen back asleep she started to cough a bit. I think the coughing which made her gag which made her vomit. More cleaning and wardrobe changes and she was back asleep again by 5:30. I woke up at 6:20am to discover that my dear husband had changed Olivia's sheets and disinfected her room, and already started the soiled sheets in the washing machine.

I'm a little nervous about what clinic may bring but I don't think Olivia is feeling bad so I'm not overly concerned.

Our Adaptive Home

We spent a portion of our tax return on some much needed child proofing to make our home safer for Olivia. Initially I wasn't a big fan of the baby proofing. When Olivia was little I kept dangerous items out of reach but I pretty much let her explore. She loved to pull all the pots and pans out and then crawl inside the cabinets. I figured it was her way of exploring and learning and it didn't bother me. Then Olivia learned what she should and shouldn't touch and there didn't seem to be a need to child proof. However, Olivia's new obsession with putting everything into her mouth changes things and we wanted to make sure that things are safe for her. Also while I may have gotten by without baby proofing when I just had Olivia to worry about, Peter makes things much more complicated. That boy is into everything! We now have locks on every single drawer in the kitchen, locks on several of the cabinets, gates at the top and bottom of the stairs, locks on the bathroom cabinets, locks on the closet doors in the kids rooms, and a gate in the hallway near the kids bedrooms.



We also have been hard at work finding safe things for Olivia to chew on. I made the chewy tube clips to hold her chewy tubes. I got the idea from some pacifier clips that Peter had when he was little but I used snaps so that I can toss it into the washing machine. My mom made Olivia a couple of these adorable chewy necklaces that Olivia also seems to enjoy.

Weekend Recap

Friday night I suprised Mike with a date night. We were going to see a movie but nothing looked good so we went to dinner instead. Two cocktails later I'm completely giggly.

Saturday we headed to the outside outlet mall for a very successful shopping trip for the kids. It was a little crowded though so we cut our trip short and went by Za_by's (missing that letter between "W" and "Y" again). I first discovered Za_by's in South Carolina and it's so yummy! Just like Raising Cane's for you Louisiana people and the salads at Za_by's are fabulous!

Sunday was a long lazy day in our house. It rained all afternoon and Mike had to leave for most of the day to take care of some work stuff. I embarked on a mini-spring cleaning mission and rented a carpet cleaner but then discovered that it make the carpets too wet for Olivia so I only cleaned one room. On a whim I decided I needed to order "New Moon" on demand and I've watched it at least twice since. I did find an old digital camera that still works so I'll finally be posting some picturse soon!