Snowstorm of 2010

Wow! We just had a pretty big snowstorm. You won't see any pictures of it here though. I didn't go out. Neither did Lucy. Bryan wasn't even in town. It wasn't all that exciting for us. The ear infection fairy has recently visited Lucy, so of course I wasn't letting her get NEAR the cold. And I have had ebola of the throat (not really, but I've had something funky for a week now) and just got on some good antibiotics myself. Beautiful snow or not, we were not venturing out into the big, bad, FREEZING world that was out our door. I did get a day off from school on Friday, which my poor voice badly needed.

We actually stayed with my parents (Mumsy and Grandy), as I didn't want to be stuck in the blizzard, alone with Lucy, and possibly no power. The meteorologists kind of missed the boat on just how bad the snow totals would be, but I'm glad I stayed with them, as free food that I didn't have to cook flowed freely from the kitchen! Also, I had help with bathtime (Lucy's of course), and got one baby free night, too! I slept 10 hours straight and it was beautiful. I should mention here that I think Lucy's ear infection is NOT gone, and she continues to pull on her ears. She is also sneezing and coughing. NOT GOOD PEOPLE! WILL IT EVER END?!?! Good thing she's so cute!

So, since we didn't go out, we had to find other ways to amuse ourselves. I have now memorized every song all of her little toys play. My knees are a bit sore from chasing her around the hardwood kitchen floors (there is something about their kitchen she loves!). I am well rested and so thankful for my dad constantly reminding me to take my Robitussin (no really, I am!) I came downstairs one day to find Lucy being pulled in the laundry basket by my dad singing, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." It was hilarious. She now LOVES this activity. Cute pictures to prove it!

Lucy also got to eat some new foods (and a lot of her favorites-corn, potatoes, and cheese).

She is doing pretty well with people food these days, and has seemed to want to drop her a.m. bottle (this is FINE with me, as I'd love to only wash ONE bottle every day-I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY!!!!!!!). She had quite an adventure on fajita night...I've never seen, and probably won't again, beans in so many nooks and crannies of the human body! Just LOOK!

Lucy also came up with a new variation of Grandy (which she won't be able to say until she's 2! She calls him "Ga-Ga" and it's too cute! She also said "chicken" and learned that a cow says "moo." Hopefully she won't ever "moo" at an inappropriate time (like when I am naked in front of the mirror). Lucy is still not walking, but she's letting go more, and taking a step or two quite often. Maybe by her big day?!

We just got back home and we're elbow deep in laundry. Lucy of course found the basket. I fancied it up for her. May I present to you the new...LAZY BOY FOR BABIES!

I hope this isn't considered child abuse, because she LOVES IT!

Lucy Lately

I've changed the blog to a birthday design! I can't believe my "baby" is about to be a year old!!!!! We have about a month until her big day and I've been busy planning our big "little" celebration. The whole party plan has sort of grown exponentially in size as we get closer to her birthday weekend, but hey, a kid only turns one once, right? I've ordered her a birthday outfit (or maybe two :) and the party supplies are on their way. Invitations will be sent soon, and the cake lady and I are in cahoots prepping something really cute! I can't wait, but at the same time, it depresses me to think about her being a YEAR old!!!!!!!

Since my last post, we've had another Christmas celebration with Bryan's family. It was great! Lucy go more stuff to occupy her time, but really, she still loves tissue paper and bags the most. Here are some pics from that weekend:

We had been healthy for almost a month until this past weekend. I got a 24 hour stomach bug and Lucy's nose began running. We were praying it was just teeth, but as the week has progressed, so has her lovely illness. She had just slept for 7 nights straight, and Bryan and I were sure we were re-entering the land of the living. It was not to be. I haven't slept in 4 nights. Oh well. I'm home from school today waiting on the appointment with the pediatrician. I'm sure we'll have to go back again in a few days, as it always takes her respiratory infections a few days to get a good ear infection ramped up. 50 bucks-GONE! Did I mention pink eye? Yeah, she had that too.

Lucy is doing OK in her toddler class, but her new teachers are not quite as exceptional as her infant class teacher. I think we might have to have a little "discussion" with the daycare director. Touchy subject with me lately. Eating has been quite a touchy subject lately as well. It is world war three at meal time around her. I'm not exaggerating. Bryan pretty much comes home every night to both Lucy and I at our wits end. There is screaming and crying and throwing of food. Lucy gets real upset too. This whole transition to people food totally stinks. I'm ready to throw in the towel. Can't you just see her with her lunchbox in Kindergarten asking for help opening the baby food jar???

She's not walking yet, but man she's close! She will step from the couch to the table, or the table to me, buy that is about it. Her current favorite word of choice is "uh-oh." She'll say it right before she is about to fall-it is hilarious! She still loves ducks, giving hugs and kisses, and her pacifier. That thing it going to have to be ripped from her mouth one day, and it is not going to be pretty.

That is our update for now. Hope all is well with all of you out there in the world of blogs!

Legal Drugs

I love legal drugs. Caffeine (namely coffee) is my current drug of choice. I always liked it. I never NEEDED it like a drug before Lucy though. Month 5 1/2 was when she finally decided to sleep all night. That lasted about a month. She started baby school after that and has been sick and not sleeping ever since. I should interject here that she is now 10 1/2 months old. Don't get me wrong, she usually gives us one or two (but no more) nights of perfect sleep each week. That is not enough to sustain normal functioning mode for me. So...we have a nice, big daddy coffee pot now that I pretty much just hook up to me like an iv each morning. Works pretty well.

The coffee gets me through most days. It seems as though our sweet Lucy has developed some separation anxiety issues. Bryan says she freaks out when he drops her off at baby school now. And...(here's the hum-dinger) she now wakes 4-5 times a night (with nothing wrong) and just wants you to stand over her crib and be there. If you leave, she screams bloody murder. This = NO FUN. Last night we decided we were going to let her cry it out. It was a snow day for me and Bryan took the day off. No better time. AT 2 a.m. when she woke, we let her scream her head off. She was pissed. There is no better way to put it. We checked on her, laid her back down, and told her goodnight after she'd yelled for 10 minutes. Then we were going to wait 15 minutes, but after 12 of more frantic and pissed screaming, she collapsed in a heap. Guess at 2 a.m. little girls can't keep it up for long! She slept until 6. Guess we'll let her cry it out until she stops this nasty little habit. I know, I know, most people do this at 4 or 5 months. We are behind a bit, but our kid is smart and happy, so we can't be screwing her up too much.

Below are some of her latest pics: