Busy days here

Jamey had surgery the other day and is healing well. He's still taking tylenol and motrin off and on, but he's handling it well.

We're waiting until the end of the week, to hopefully get the quarterly bonus, so we can book our trip to Florida.

Otherwise, there's not a whole lot going on except normal things. Going to play group at the Parenting Oasis, making cookies, playing, coloring, watching House, and wishing for snow.

what's going on?

You know a tv show is good if you can start Facebooking and blogging while you watch. :) The Biggest Loser could be a radio show.

We're keeping ourselves busy these days. The Arks came over the other day. Ivy loves Maia! And those twins are so adorable. And we've visited Baby Sonny who is also growing and growing.

We are looking at joining the new YMCA in Prior Lake. We went swimming during the open house over the weekend. Now we have a three-day pass. I dropped the kids off at the kids place and got in 70 minutes on the treadmill and elliptical machine before I got called down there. Jamey was pretty sad, and Ivy needed a new tushie. I was thrilled to get that time alone! I'm going to try to get to a class tomorrow and then take the kiddos swimming.

Jamey pulled up to standing the other day ... twice. And he's gotten from lying on the floor to sitting. Just a couple times. Oh! And he's getting up on his hands and knees all the time and rocking. I think he'll be crawling by Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which, we are going to Miami for a week or so. I'm so excited to see the Stones and watch the kids play together.

Big Girl Bed

We have taken the crib down, and Ivy has her own bed now. The queen that used to be in our room. Jeremy's pretty excited about a big bed in there, because he usually ends up going in with her during the night. Ivy slept in a twin at my mom's house every night last week and was very excited about it.

Going to Grandma's

On Wednesday morning, Ivy kept asking, "I want Noah. I want Ezra." When we were getting ready to leave for playgroup, I asked her if she wanted to go play with friends. She said, "No, I want Rilla." After a couple phone calls, we drove up to Osakis instead of to the Parenting Oasis.

We didn't do much up there. Marilla and I got pedicures and watched "The Importance of Being Earnest."

Auntie Jenny flew in from PA on Saturday, so we all had dinner over at Stu's. Hailey and Kylie were there for Ivy to play with. I didn't see her at all the three hours we were there. They had a great time. She came upstairs covered in band aids.

Our little adventure was a quick trip to the ER. Ivy bit off and stuck a pencil eraser up her nose. The dr. felt it and then when he looked couldn't find it, so he figured Ivy swallowed it.

Rough week for me

This has been a rough week for me. It's not the activities or chores or anything that's going on. I'm just having a rough time reacting and planning. I'm out of whack this week. Well, Monday was great. It started Monday night with a cruddy swim. Since then, I just can't get my head on straight. The usual tricks aren't working: coffee, reading, a little tv time, computer, a walk, a bike ride, a long shower. I need a Reset button.

Sleep issues resolved

It wasn't anything we did or didn't do. Jamey just started sleeping again. He naps about 3 hours in the morning. Another 90 minutes in the afternoon. And about 9 hours at night.

If it was developmental, he's getting up on his hands and knees quite a bit. He can scoot on his tummy all over the place.

Whatever it was, I'm glad we're passed it. I love sleep.

Quiet mornings

I love slow days. We woke up and cuddled in bed a while. Read some books and rocked while Jamey practices hands and knees. Ate some eggs and toast. Jamey loved his couple bites. I got to talk to my sister for 45 whole uninterrupted minutes while Jamey naps and Ivy watched a movie. Now she's washing the dishes. He's still napping. I'm having my third cup of coffee. Maybe a run this afternoon. It's peaceful here today.