Catching Up

I’ve thought of about 100 things to write about since my last post. I suck. I keep complaining about my own incompetency but I need to just DO something about it. So I am taking advantage of the fact that no one else is awake yet this morning. I am not going to check work email until I actually get into the office for once (what is it with that anyway? Why is it so hard to just let things go and handle them at the office?).

I thought I’d do some catching up while I can. It has been a busy and tiring week/weekend. I took Miss P into the Dr again yesterday to make sure that her ears were clear b/c we had some crazy nights. I’m talking up from 12:45 – 3;30, up again at 4:15 and screaming her precious little head off if at any point I stopped moving. What? That is not my little girl.

Apparently nothing is wrong, her ears are not infected, just a little bit of fluid and even after a night like that she again charmed the socks off of the nurses and the PA we saw. I’m sure they tell everyone that “you’re my favorite little one to see.” But it’s still nice to hear!

I also found out that 1. I am putting way too much hydro-cortizone on her face. Apparently when you use too much steroids the skin can thin out and when you have color it can actually make spots hypo-pigmented. Great. I’m gonna be checking out her face 1,000,000 times this summer as she tans to see if she has big white patches on her cheeks and chin. I can see her just LOVING me for that one when she grows up and is a teenager.

I also learned that the reason she probably throws up her food more often than not is because I am over feeding her. Yeah. Fantastic. I guess she still only needs 24 – 32 oz of formula and the rest is just supplementing and we’re still testing food. When I tell you I walked out of there feeling like I should win the coveted “Mother of the Year… NOT” award, I’m serious. I hate all of these first time Mom mistakes. I wish I just KNEW.

Anyway so we’re back to basics. I did see her pediatrician yesterday too because her son goes to the same daycare as P. She told me that her hemoglobin levels were right on the edge so to start some iron vitamin supplements once a day for a little while. Everything I had read made it seem like it was darn near impossible for babies to be anemic or close to it. My Mommy glow just kept getting brighter and brighter….

So today is a new day, one where I am not over feeding my daughter (gheesh), where she is getting all the iron she needs, and where I claim my “Cool Mom” status again. For today anyway.

I have a lot more to catch up on, including my brag sheet about Prayse’s new words It just keeps getting better and better!!!

Check out these pictures first though of one of my closest friends Linda and her cutie pa-tootie Titus. Amazing how we can be half way across the country, meet once only but I love her like she’s my sister!

Me loving on TyTy, I needed baby hugs like nothing else that night! He was happy to oblige, the little cutie.

Me showing Ty pictures of his girlfriend Prayse. It was love at first sight I think.

Me and my beautiful friend Linda. Gorgeous on the inside and out!! I wish I could look this good after five kids! The woman is a rock star I tell you!