Mike is home.
What more can I say?
Let's see...
I slept in this morning.
I didn't drive kids to school.
I didn't make lunches.
I went to the grocery store alone while Kira napped.
I didn't change her poopy diaper this morning.
Life is as it should be again. :)
Not that Mike should do these things every day, but man, oh man, it was nice to get some sleep and a break from the responsibility this morning.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Moody Monday
Moody isn't really the right word here, but the mood in the house changed a lot today from yesterday.
First off, Kira actually slept pretty well last night. That's a big change from the past few nights. And secondly, I didn't wake up with my head swimming all over the place. I just couldn't get my inner ear to balance out yesterday. The swirlies lasted for a few hours. It was weird and concerning.
But today was better.
I got the kids off to school with no trouble. Kira took a two hour nap mid morning and I got a lot accomplished.
Of course, now that the kids are home, the baby is down for her afternoon nap, and I've got dinner cooking, I'm ready to crash.
I probably did too much today, but while Kira was down for her long two hour nap, it just felt so good to clean the kitchen, do laundry, sweep, and just get things orderly.
Our FHE tonight will have to be a movie that hopefully I can veg through. Maybe Kira will be happy after her nap and comply with my needs. :)
And I had a mini photo shoot with her today that yielded a couple of really nice pictures, so I'll put those up later.
She just fussed... she's only been down for thirty minutes. Ahhhh... my evening isn't looking good!
Get home fast, Mike!
First off, Kira actually slept pretty well last night. That's a big change from the past few nights. And secondly, I didn't wake up with my head swimming all over the place. I just couldn't get my inner ear to balance out yesterday. The swirlies lasted for a few hours. It was weird and concerning.
But today was better.
I got the kids off to school with no trouble. Kira took a two hour nap mid morning and I got a lot accomplished.
Of course, now that the kids are home, the baby is down for her afternoon nap, and I've got dinner cooking, I'm ready to crash.
I probably did too much today, but while Kira was down for her long two hour nap, it just felt so good to clean the kitchen, do laundry, sweep, and just get things orderly.
Our FHE tonight will have to be a movie that hopefully I can veg through. Maybe Kira will be happy after her nap and comply with my needs. :)
And I had a mini photo shoot with her today that yielded a couple of really nice pictures, so I'll put those up later.
She just fussed... she's only been down for thirty minutes. Ahhhh... my evening isn't looking good!
Get home fast, Mike!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Swirly Sunday
So I hit my wall. My head is swimming.
Mike?
Mike? You there, Mike?
Please come home soon.
Can I make it another 40 hours? I don't see that I have much choice...
Good thing she's freaking cute.
Mike?
Mike? You there, Mike?
Please come home soon.
Can I make it another 40 hours? I don't see that I have much choice...
Good thing she's freaking cute.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Freaky Friday
Okay... so no one around here switched identities with a parent, but man, it was a freaky Friday.
Going back to Thursday night, I had gotten back from taking my mom to the airport. Mike made some quesadillas for dinner and then I went to the grocery store. While I was walking in the store, the missionaries called me and said, "Hi, Sister South? We show that you signed up for tomorrow night." I did NOT remember doing this. They stood me up last time I signed up to feed them, so I wasn't going to sign up again until I had talked to them... Anyway, I said, "Um, okay... Oh, wait, my husband is going to be out of town." Which means that the missionaries can't come in the house because I would be alone and that's a missionary no-no. And then I guess I was feeling guilty, so I said, "I can pack up some dinners for you and you can come pick them up." He said, "Oh, are you sure? That would be great. And did you know there are four of us now?" WHAT!?! There's usually only two missionaries. Why on earth do we have FOUR? "Fine." I knew I had the stuff at home for lasagna, so I would just make that. I picked up some corn and figured that would do.
Then Mike calls and says, "Hey, did you remember that Zach has a campout tomorrow? And he needs a foil dinner."
Ugh.
So Friday morning I started on the lasagna right away. Then I started cooking the chicken for Zach's foil dinner. I could have just sent him with lasagna, but he wanted the foil dinner and I figured we might be tight on lasagna, so I did the foil dinner.
And I was doing laundry, too, because Mike needed to pack for his trip this weekend. Yep. Mike's gone. He left at 3:15 on Friday to get to his flight. I had to leave at 3:25 to pick Reid up from school. Kira had just gone down for a nap, so I left her home with Zach, Jacob, and Cole. She was awake when I came home with Reid.
Then the missionaries came for their food. Then I took Zach up to church (with Kira) for his campout. Kira fell asleep on the way home and slept for a little while, but not too long.
Then I got home and decided I would ignore the kitchen for a while, so I sat on the floor with Kira and watched Super Nanny. I love her.
Then around 10pm, I took Kira to bed. She screamed her head off for a long time. Then she woke up every two hours on the nose to eat.
So now it's Saturday and I'm cleaning the kitchen that I left yesterday, doing more laundry, and trying to get the house decently clean for when an old friend stops by on his way home from a conference he's been attending in Austin.
Whew.
Mike gets back LATE Monday night. So I've got three days of me and the kids.... I'm sure I'll survive, but it would be better if he were here for me to bring him Kira when she wakes up at 5:45 happy and ready to play. Given, though, that Jacob is carrying her around like a little dad, I think I'll try to enjoy this time. :)
Going back to Thursday night, I had gotten back from taking my mom to the airport. Mike made some quesadillas for dinner and then I went to the grocery store. While I was walking in the store, the missionaries called me and said, "Hi, Sister South? We show that you signed up for tomorrow night." I did NOT remember doing this. They stood me up last time I signed up to feed them, so I wasn't going to sign up again until I had talked to them... Anyway, I said, "Um, okay... Oh, wait, my husband is going to be out of town." Which means that the missionaries can't come in the house because I would be alone and that's a missionary no-no. And then I guess I was feeling guilty, so I said, "I can pack up some dinners for you and you can come pick them up." He said, "Oh, are you sure? That would be great. And did you know there are four of us now?" WHAT!?! There's usually only two missionaries. Why on earth do we have FOUR? "Fine." I knew I had the stuff at home for lasagna, so I would just make that. I picked up some corn and figured that would do.
Then Mike calls and says, "Hey, did you remember that Zach has a campout tomorrow? And he needs a foil dinner."
Ugh.
So Friday morning I started on the lasagna right away. Then I started cooking the chicken for Zach's foil dinner. I could have just sent him with lasagna, but he wanted the foil dinner and I figured we might be tight on lasagna, so I did the foil dinner.
And I was doing laundry, too, because Mike needed to pack for his trip this weekend. Yep. Mike's gone. He left at 3:15 on Friday to get to his flight. I had to leave at 3:25 to pick Reid up from school. Kira had just gone down for a nap, so I left her home with Zach, Jacob, and Cole. She was awake when I came home with Reid.
Then the missionaries came for their food. Then I took Zach up to church (with Kira) for his campout. Kira fell asleep on the way home and slept for a little while, but not too long.
Then I got home and decided I would ignore the kitchen for a while, so I sat on the floor with Kira and watched Super Nanny. I love her.
Then around 10pm, I took Kira to bed. She screamed her head off for a long time. Then she woke up every two hours on the nose to eat.
So now it's Saturday and I'm cleaning the kitchen that I left yesterday, doing more laundry, and trying to get the house decently clean for when an old friend stops by on his way home from a conference he's been attending in Austin.
Whew.
Mike gets back LATE Monday night. So I've got three days of me and the kids.... I'm sure I'll survive, but it would be better if he were here for me to bring him Kira when she wakes up at 5:45 happy and ready to play. Given, though, that Jacob is carrying her around like a little dad, I think I'll try to enjoy this time. :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Pictures
Here's a picture I took while we were waiting in line to go into the Alamo. It's a great tree just outside the wall that surrounds the Alamo grounds.
I love how it's all twisted, but huge. Makes me think of the question: "Would you go back in time and change something you did or said." I might not like a lot of the decisions I made or things that happened in my life, but I like where I am, so even if it's a little twisted, it's beautiful and should be appreciated. (Deep stuff, man.)
And here's the three generations of girls:
You should have seen what Mike was doing to make Kira smile like that. It was priceless. I wish I could have videotaped him trying to get her to smile. He's a funny guy. And we're three cuties. Although one of us is cuter than the rest.
And speaking of that cutie, she's staring at me with puppy dog eyes, sucking her bottom lip, and reminding me that it's been 4 (!!!) hours since she ate.
I love how it's all twisted, but huge. Makes me think of the question: "Would you go back in time and change something you did or said." I might not like a lot of the decisions I made or things that happened in my life, but I like where I am, so even if it's a little twisted, it's beautiful and should be appreciated. (Deep stuff, man.)
And here's the three generations of girls:
You should have seen what Mike was doing to make Kira smile like that. It was priceless. I wish I could have videotaped him trying to get her to smile. He's a funny guy. And we're three cuties. Although one of us is cuter than the rest.
And speaking of that cutie, she's staring at me with puppy dog eyes, sucking her bottom lip, and reminding me that it's been 4 (!!!) hours since she ate.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
San Antonio, Cereal, and Mom
We went to San Antonio last Saturday. I am in love with the River Walk.
My goodness.
It was so nice.
We enjoyed walking through the Alamo, too, but the River Walk just stole my heart. I want to go back sometime sans kids and just spend the whole day walking on the river, enjoying good food, and pretending I'm all fancy and cultured.
And Kira has started having a little rice cereal. She had gotten to the point where several times during the day, she would nurse and then nurse again 45 minutes later. I decided that 5 months was good enough for exclusive nursing (and I weigh about 15 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant) and so we have started the cereal. She seems to enjoy it. She has been watching us eat for the past couple of weeks and has been very interested in the whole eating thing, so it seems like a good time for everyone involved.
My mom has been here for the past five days. We actually picked her up from the airport in San Antonio and went to the Alamo and Riverwalk with her. She just spent the week hanging out with our family. She and I went to IKEA, the Round Rock Outlets, Anthropologie, and we drove by the State Capitol building downtown. It was a good week. And she did my dishes all week and my laundry. Waking up each morning to a clean kitchen (that you didn't clean) is heaven.
And, like a good granddaughter, Kira started crawling while Mom was here. It's so fun to watch her in the beginning stages of crawling. And she'll also sit up unassisted for a good little while, too. Of course, now Mike and I are looking around the house thinking, "Great... we've got to baby proof things." I think we thought we'd get away without it in this house and just deal with it when we move in to the other place... ha! She's got too much to do to wait for us to move.
My goodness.
It was so nice.
We enjoyed walking through the Alamo, too, but the River Walk just stole my heart. I want to go back sometime sans kids and just spend the whole day walking on the river, enjoying good food, and pretending I'm all fancy and cultured.
And Kira has started having a little rice cereal. She had gotten to the point where several times during the day, she would nurse and then nurse again 45 minutes later. I decided that 5 months was good enough for exclusive nursing (and I weigh about 15 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant) and so we have started the cereal. She seems to enjoy it. She has been watching us eat for the past couple of weeks and has been very interested in the whole eating thing, so it seems like a good time for everyone involved.
My mom has been here for the past five days. We actually picked her up from the airport in San Antonio and went to the Alamo and Riverwalk with her. She just spent the week hanging out with our family. She and I went to IKEA, the Round Rock Outlets, Anthropologie, and we drove by the State Capitol building downtown. It was a good week. And she did my dishes all week and my laundry. Waking up each morning to a clean kitchen (that you didn't clean) is heaven.
And, like a good granddaughter, Kira started crawling while Mom was here. It's so fun to watch her in the beginning stages of crawling. And she'll also sit up unassisted for a good little while, too. Of course, now Mike and I are looking around the house thinking, "Great... we've got to baby proof things." I think we thought we'd get away without it in this house and just deal with it when we move in to the other place... ha! She's got too much to do to wait for us to move.
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