We have a baby Jaws. :) That is the nickname Joley has picked up. This started because when she is getting ready to nurse, she opens her mouth really wide and has her eyes open nice and big while shakig her head back and forth. When I was hurting really bad, it was like this moment of fear before she latched on. I started calling her Jaws after seeing that mouth coming towards me so many times. … [Read more...]
Wow, wow, wow
That is about all I can say about the weekend. It started with a pretty easy Friday evening. I made chicken noodle soup and threw in some dumplings. It was a big hit. We found a nice pendant light for our kitchen to replace the one we hate and that looks like crapola. We ended up getting it for about a 1/3 of its original price... only $15! Can't beat that! We sent the kids to bed and that … [Read more...]
The weekend so far
First, congrats to my friend Jen on the birth of her baby girl, Samantha! Enjoy your babymoon!This has been a busy weekend for me so far. We brought the kids to their grandparents last night and then went to Michael's to get letters for Joley's room. I have painted them a light purple color, a canvas an eggshell color and will be putting the letters on the canvas tomorrow.I *almost* finished … [Read more...]
A very productive weekend!!!
We had a very busy, yet very productive weekend here. On Friday, we moved Mackenzie's clothes into her new room, I finished washing her bedding and put that on and made a valance out of her bedskirt that she doesn't need (she has a waterbed with a normal mattress in it). I hung her posters with Tayler's help and just got the room ready. Mike had to fix her light switch but it is all done. Mike … [Read more...]
Looks like I am going to have to get up even earlier
I have been getting up at 6:15a to make sure Tayler has breakfast and makes her bus. Mike is supposed to be waking her up. I don't want her using an alarm because I don't want all the other kids to wake up while it goes off. This arrangement was working fine until Mike decided to sleep in on a few occasions. He is supposed to be getting her up at 5:45a so she can shower and get ready and … [Read more...]
