My Little Booger-Head

Last night was pretty nice. R got a dispatch and had to leave shortly after I got home, which was a bummer. But J was in a fun mood. We played for a while, then he had supper, then he was off to bed quite early. He was fast asleep by 7:30. I fixed supper, ate, and cleaned up the kitchen. By then it was bedtime. I woke up to the sound of J chattering about 4:00 this morning. I got up and warmed his bottle, got him out of bed, and he was SO surprised to see his Daddy there! He finished his bottle, at which point I can usually get him to go back to bed. Not today! He was all about Daddy! I warned R not to “play jungle gym” because I’d never get J back to sleep if he did. So R was good, and only cuddled and loved, but J had other plans! He was totally confused when Daddy wouldn’t throw him upside down and all the other horse play they are accustomed to. He kept rearing his head back and doing all sorts of gyrations trying to get Daddy to play. It was really breaking R’s heart to say no! Finally he started to get sleepy so I laid him down. Daddy went to bed exhausted (mind you, he’d been driving since 6pm the night before!). J was having no part of that sleep stuff! No sir! He insisted on getting up. We played on the floor a bit, and hung out a bit. Finally he’d let me lay him in bed, but only if I stood right next to his crib. He kept reaching his little baby hand through the bars to touch my shirt and reassure himself. If I moved away even a foot, he’d cry. He finally went back to sleep at 5:35. Guess what time my alarm usually goes off? Yup. 5:30. So what would be the point of going to bed? So I just stayed up and got ready for the work day. I fell asleep while I was pumping! LOL (using the breast pump for J’s milk, that is, for those of you who don’t know.) So when I went to drop off J at Mom’s house I grabbed my big ole’ 64 ounce mug and took it to the convenience store to fill it up with Mt. Dew for the long day. I got there, went in, filled it with ice, and then……………AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! The Mt. Dew was OUT OF ORDER! This is just so not my day! SoI am here, not very coherent, but here. Now you watch, the darling little booger-head will decide to stay awake till 10:00 tonight!

The Weather by Cybil!

So, last weekend we had the most gorgeous weather I can remember since winter began. It was sunny and warm with a light breeze. I took J outside to enjoy the fresh air and he loved watching the leaves dance across the yard and the cars drive by. Monday it was still warm, but the wind was blowing like a son-of-a-biscuit! By the time I left work the wind had blown up so much dirt and crap into the air that the sky all around was LITERALLY brown! I wish I'd had a camera with me, because I'm sure you think I'm exagerating, but I'm not. It was so nasty! I felt like my sinuses had been filled with concrete, my eyes were itching......it was miserable!

During the night last night the wind switched from the south to the north. When I woke up this morning it was cooooold! It was about 30 degrees and the temp will be falling all day. The high for the day occurred long before sunrise! It snowed sideways for a while this morning. Now the sun is bright again. They say tomorrow is supposed to get up into the 50's again, and then snow/ice on Thursday. Next weekend is supposed to be warm and nice again.

No wonder half the people in my office have the crud!

Bring me a STEAK! I now have opposable teeth!

I bought J some mini popsicles to help aleviate the pain in his mouth. Here is a picture from when he tried it for the first time. He actually really loved it and ate almost all of it before his hands got too cold. I did manage to snap this photo, though. We FINALLY have a picture of a funny food-related face! I think he was just reacting to the cold. Too precious!

If you cannot see them in this picture, click on it and see it bigger......those are FOUR NEW TEETH in the top of J's gums!!! No wonder this kid was being a royal butt head for two days! He had such a terrible time Friday and Saturday. I was getting very worried. He was constantly crying and nothing would help him. He didn't want to be held, put down, played with, fed, nothing! We were giving him baby Tylenol, but it didn't seem to help. He would not drink any of his milk. He got very angry if you even just showed him a bottle. I was almost to the point of taking him to the doctor, but he never had a fever, so I didn't. Then Saturday afternoon, after he finally took a long nap, he woke up with FOUR TEETH! No wonder the poor guy was miserable! Now he is feeling much better and eating better. He won't let us anywhere near his mouth, though, I suppose it's still tender. We got this picture by Daddy making him look up and laugh, while mommy hovered over his belly looking up his nose with a camera till he laughed real big, LOL

My Sweet Friend

Just to give an update: since I wrote last, I've now recieved a total of seven ecards, another phone call, several sweet emails "from J," and a very lovely tribute from my best friend E on her blog. I went there to check and see if she had posted an update since returning from her vacation and when the site popped up I saw.......ME! Yup, she posted a picture of me and J and the sweetest message all about how special she thinks I am. Well, let me just say that the feeling is totally mutual. She and I met on a website called babyfit.com when we were both pregnant. We were in a group of women who were all due in June of 07. After our babies were born and we went back to work, we exchanged email addresses so that we could talk to one another directly instead of through babyfit. From then on we have only grown closer and closer. I really consider her my best friend (second to my husband, of course) and don't know how I'd get through a workday without her. We literally talk every day. We share our joys, our worries, our gripes, and our children. We each hold a very special place in our hearts, not only for each other, but also for each other's babies. Baby B is my sweet princess. We live in different states many many miles from one another and have never met face to face. We talk on the phone occasionally. I would give anything to hug my dear friend E and to smother Miss B in kisses! I know without a doubt that God brought us into each other's lives and I beleive he will give us a way to meet each other in person some day.

So I just wanted to take the time to say thank you darling E, and I love you. You are a tremendous encouragement to me and I appreciate the way you hold me accountable to my faith. You are an invaluable addition to my life. I love you with all my heart!

P.S., If you scroll down to the bottom of my blog page, you will find a link to my best friend E's blog. Check it out, she is wonderful. (And she and baby B are both gorgeous!)

"I love you with all my liver!"

For those of you reading this, who may not have known, today is my birthday. I am now 29 years old. I have had a wonderful day so far! This morning when I woke up, my wonderful husband was in bed beside me, having not gotten a dispatch for last night. As soon as I began stretching and waking up, he reached out and hugged me and said “Happy birthday, I love you.” How wonderful is that for a way to start your day!? I told him, “I love you with all my heart!” He then reminded me that in fact, I love him with all of my parts, and said, “You love me with all your liver!” LOL

From there it just got sillier, and the conversation ended up something like this:

“I love you with all my SPLEEN!”
“I love you with all my ESOPHOGUS!”
“I love you with all my APENDIX!”
“I love you with all my KIDNEY!”
“I love you with all my DUODENUM!”

Now THAT’S love, baby! LOL

From there things only improved. I had two cards waiting for me when I got up. One from R, and one from J complete with his handprint stamped at the bottom! How sweet! When my Daddy picked me up to go to work, there was a card and two presents in my seat. I got a lovely new shirt, pink of course, and a box of my favorite nuts (cashews) from my favorite nut store here in town. When I arrived at work, the stuff was hitting the fan with a job that I’d been quoting, so things were very hectic for a while. When everything finally settled and I was able to go through my inbox, I ended up with five e-cards and a lunch invitation! My coworker remembered to say happy birthday as well, in the midst of the morning chaos.

So if the first day is any indication, I guess being 29 won’t be as bad as I thought. Thanks everyone!

Goodbye Heath.....

I was very sad to hear about the death of one of my very favorite actors yesterday. Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment. I'm sure you've all heard the news on TV. I'm usually not one of those celebrity chasing girls who go "ga ga" over cute actors. But I think this guy was different. I have LOVED Heath since I saw him in "10 Things I Hate About You." I think he was a great and talented actor who had a lot left to give to his profession. He was the same age as me. It is so sad that such a promising life was cut so short, and that his little girl will have to grow up without her Daddy.

My Job Stinks!

Literally! I have a wonderful job and work with a great bunch of people, but the building in which we are located, well.....leaves some to be desired. One of the biggest ongoing issues is that somewhere somehow we occasionally get sewer gases leakin into our work area. Yes, you heard me right. Sewer Gas! Which various individuals seek to improve by burning scented candles at their desks. It takes a very strong scented candle to overcome the smell of sewer gas, lemme tell you. And the end result is that our entire office smells like, ....um.......how to put this......cinnamon poo!