Today I took Evie to Peace Valley Lake to get some fresh air. She loved being by the water. She was facinated by the ducks and sea gulls that would fly by. We took a walk along the path and came across a wooly bear caterpiller. No fear she sits right down and plays with it. It was a good day and we will return soon.


-- Post From My iPhone

Here is little Miss E only a week old. She is a very serious little girl and had this thoughtful look the whole time. Oh and she must have known I was coming, check out her brand new belly button ! So adorable!

So I have been doing alot of kids recently. Here are some of my Faves from Owens session.

Cleaning went well and aside from andy bringing evie home for her afternoon nap I had a nice day by myself. Today I:
washed diapers
washed blankets
emptied, loaded, ran, emptied and loaded the dishwasher.
swept and mopped the floors
shook out the area rugs
cleaned up the counters
oiled the soapstone
re-potted my plants
hung up new plant hook
hung the charging station for my broom vac
washed the windowsills and radiators
organized my yarn/knitting
got rid of all the junk laying around
went to home depot
started my herbs and veggies in my indoor greenhouses
dusted

I still have laundry to fold and clutter to get rid of but it is past midnight and I am tired. I am going to pump and go to bed. At least evie can roll around on the floor to where ever her little heart desires and I dont have to worry about her picking up hairballs and eating them. She has been doing the i am not eating thing again and nursing for a few mins and then sits up. She will only eat a few oz from a bottle as well. She also has been refusing her sippy cup. she use to love it not she screams and pushes it away like it scares her. Very odd. Maybe she is about ready to hit another milestone or something. I wish she could talk and tell me what is wrong. Cat and uht oh really doesn't explain it lol.

So Andy took Evie to his parents house for the day. I AM ALONE!!!!! I plan to spend the day cleaning and doing things I cant normally get done with the munchkin. Hopefully I get to major clean everything today and then it wont be that hard to keep up with it. We seriously need a bigger place. To much stuff in too little of a space. Evie had her 9 month appointment this week. She turned 10 months monday but with the changing Doctors it was a bit before they could get her in. I was yelled at by the doctor because she is so small. She is only 16lbs 3oz which puts her at the 3rd percentile. Its not like she doesn't eat, my god thats all she does all day. On the boob every 2 hours like clock work and 3 solid meals. She will eat a whole banana or pear in one sitting. I hate that they seemed so accusatory like I wasn't feeding her. On an up note She as another tooth, one of the top middles that cut through. 2 more to go! She has been latching a bit weird, I am a bit sore. Her new favorite nursing position is either straddling me and bobbing from one boob to the other or in the mornings when we have breakfast in bed she will sit up and lean on my chest and nurse on the top. It is so cute. Andy just laughs at her. She also now thinks it is funny to play my boobs like they are bongos. I have started planning her Birthday party. We are doing a ladybug theme. So super cute. I am going to make cupcakes instead of a big cake. I found a giant cupcake pan for evies special cake so she can smash it. Well I guess I should start cleaning.

So Andy was pretty much told that he is going to lose his job in the next week or so. This so sucks, we are so screwed.

Evie has a double ear infection poor girl. Last Tuesday she was up all night screaming and crying. So I took her to the Dr and she had an infection in her left ear. This tuesday she broke out in a rash all over her tummy and diaper area. So apparently she is allergic to amoxacillian. So we stopped the meds and they didn't give her any more b/c yesterday her ear looked ok. Well last night she had a fever of 102.5 and today she wasn't wetting any diapees so I took her to the dr and well low and behold both ears are infected. I hope she feels better soon.

oh yea, we got this today. I had a friend take some photos of Evie and she is making Valentines day cards. How stinkin' cute is this!

Something is not quite right with Evie and I can't put my finger on it. For the past week she has been either refusing the bottle or only eating like 2 or 3 oz. She normally guzzles it down and forgets to breath. She will however take the boob, in fact our nursing sessions have been a bit better/longer. She is still popping off every few seconds, sits up looks at the tv or around the room then pops back on to repeat. She will eat solids, in fact I can feed her 2 or 3 bowls of food and she still would eat and eat untill I cut her off. She has been touchy, clingy, whiny, and temper tantumy. She has also been a bit sleepy but not really sleeping like she should during nap time, but at night she sleeps fine with a fight going down. She has no feaver or anything. She has been spitting up alot again and having really hard poops. To make matters worse we are in the process of changing doctors from a GP to a Ped. I called the PEd today to make Evies 9 month well baby visit and they said they cant see her till march for a well baby visit. WTF?! She needs shot, her checkup and damn they should be able to get a new patient in to do a checkup in general and get familiar with her BEFORE she is sick. It is so stupid. I hate to take her to the ER for nothing but I would like her to get checked with all of the things going on lately. Andy suggested to transfer her files back to trivalley if they wont get her in at kids first. I also have been having these awful panic attacks that Evie is going to die of SIDS. I don't know why but I just do. To make things worse I have been getting horrible headaches again behind my eyes. I feel like i did before I lost my vision. The only way to fix it is to lose weight and take dieretics which would kill my supply. I have beed watching what I eat and there is a gym opening up right across the street so hopefully they will have a daycare I can take evie to play while I workout. I really need to work out. I feel so good when I do. I have let myself go way too long. so tired and so much to do.

So I took Ev to the Dr today just to rule out an ear infection. She is good. I thing she may just be getting another tooth. I also heard that babes can get like this when they are about to reach a milestone. This week Ev has started to roll from her back to her belly and she will "stand" if we hold her hips. I think she is getting ready to crawl. Good god now we have to baby proof the house. Not that our place is big, it is tiny. Thats the problem there is no where to put anything so crap piles up. That is my goal this year to get organized.