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April 11, 2003
OK...first I just want to say that I think that SOMEONE is determined to make me cry as much as possible today!
First, I read that poem or whatever it is, in Catherine's entry about how childhood goes by so fast. Sweet, but VERY sad!! Then, I heard this song on the radio, not sure who sings it (country fans, help me out), but it's called "Then they do". This guy is singing about his two little girls, and in the first verse they are little and he is trying to get them to school and they are late, etc... Then in the second verse, the youngest one is going off to college and the older one's boyfriend wants to purpose!! My God! I must have looked real strange, driving down the street and bawling my eyes out! Call me emotional, but stuff like that really gets to me. I can't bear the thought of Sarah (and future children) all grown up and gone away! I never want to let her out of my arms. I never want her to lose that sweet baby voice. I want to feel those sweet baby kisses forever! (CRYING!)
BRB, gotta go blow my nose! lol
Ok, I think I can go on now. Sorry if I made anyone else cry along with me. =)
Now I will officially start the entry. Here goes:
*THE BIG GIRL BED*
I know I said we wouldn't put her in it until we moved, but I thought, "Why not?" We are not having tons of luck with the house hunt, so I don't know how soon we'll be moving anyway. Besides, she already sleeps alone for naps, so I didn't think this would be too much of a change for her. It was only overnight I was concerned about, as she is used to sleeping with us.
Anyway, the first day, she took both naps in her bed, no problem. At night, I put her down in her bed, and she actually slept in it until 3:25am. Wow! When she woke up and cried, I climbed into bed with her and put her back to sleep. I went back to my bed, and she woke up again at 4:45am. This time I didn't feel like going through that again, so I brought her into our bed, and we both went back to sleep.
Since then, she has slept in her bed every day for her naps, and she goes down in it at night. Then, whenever she wakes up, I just bring her into bed with us for the rest of the night. I know some of you might say that I shouldn't do that; that I should keep her in her bed all night, so she will learn. And you would be right, but the thing is this: We were not planning to wean her from the family bed yet, anyway, so this is okay for us. In fact, the only reason I put her in her bed at all (at night) is so DH & I can have a little more room in the bed. So, for now I think I will stick to this. It all depends how I feel in the middle of the night! LOL.
*DH'S BIRTHDAY...*
For those of you who are just DYING to know how we celebrated Moe's birthday (lol) and what I got for him, read on.
I got him a dry-erase board for his office at work. Sounds boring, right? But here's the beauty of it: It has a place to hold pictures, so I personalized with pics of Sarah. He loves it! Oh, and I also got him a new belt. Hey, he needed one! LOL.
We went out to dinner at his favorite restaurant with my parents, my sister, and her fiance'. I arranged for the servers to come and sing to him, which he HATES! But he always does it to me, and I hate it, too, so nyah! LOL.
Then we came home for cake and presents, and I surprised him by inviting a friend of ours over, too. He also got clothes from my parents, and a gift certificate from Leslie & David (sis & "bro"). He said it was a good birthday and he had fun. Yay! =)
*BIG THING I KEEP MEANING TO MENTION*
Somehow, every time I go to write about this, it just never wants to come out right, but we'll see...
I never had a period last month. Just skipped it entirely. I took two pregnancy tests, both were negative. I took them when I was about a week late. Anyway, this has happened to me one time before, back in October. My period came three weeks late. Never did figure out why. This time, I think I have a clue. I think it was all the stress surrounding the move, and also an increase in nursing. When we first got here, Sarah wanted to nurse a lot more, as a way to cope with the adjustment, I think. So, those two things together can delay a period, right?
What to do now? I will probably just wait and see if it comes back this month. If not, then I will need to see a doctor or something. You know, we're not planning to get pregnant just yet, but I almost wish I was. Just to KNOW for sure what is the problem. I don't like being in limbo, that feeling of uncertainty...
Ah well. I will keep you updated, I promise.
*A QUESTION FOR MY FAITHFUL READERS*
(Do I still have any? LOL.)
How do you go about finding a babysitter? I mean, one you would really trust. Call me a paranoid first-time mom, but I get nervous about leaving her with people. She seems so young and vulnerable to me still. I always wonder, "If anything happened to her, would so-and-so know what to do?" Can anyone ease my fears? Am I being silly? Help!
Well, that's it for this installment. Thanks for tuning in again. And hey, if you are still with me, I would love it if you would post. The boards have been kind of lonely lately. Take care!
God bless,
Jennifer
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