Budgets

Well, today I decided I really need to put together a budget. We just waste too much money! I plan on working on it this weekend. Hopefully I can really follow it once I put it in place.

I think I'm going to leave early today. There are very few people in our office working today. B and T are home and that's where I want to be too! We are having a get together at our house on Monday so I need to clean too. It's a BBQ, but I still need my house to be clean. It's not really messy, but the floors need mopping and the bathrooms need cleaning. Just the regular stuff. I really stay on top of the house still with baby. He goes to bed early so I have time after that. I'm not a big television watcher so I have time in the evenings to do things around the house.

I was just thinking today, that having a baby hasn't really been that big of an adjustment for me. I LOVE it! He means the world to me, but my life hasn't changed too much. He's starting to sleep more at night so I'm getting more sleep, which is GREAT! It's a little harder going places now, but that's alright. Now, I can't imagine having another one yet. We can't afford another right now.

Well, I'd better work now!! I'll blog more later...

Yeah... sleep!!

Last night Tad slept at our friends until we got home, which was around 9:30. I feed him at 10:00 gave him his breathing treatments and then he slept from 10:30 until 7:00 this morning. He cried once last night but I just gave him his pacifier, turn him to his belly (I know...) and he went back to sleep. I am still in shock!

Yesterday I went to lunch with Kristy. I love that she comes to visit when she's around town. Tad and I are going to Baton Rouge Saturday for JD's birthday party. Hopefully we make it on time. 9:00 is a little early. We had planned on spending the night at Kristy and Alan's but we have two functions on Friday night so that isn't happening. It seems that we have lots going on the next few weeks.

Well, I'm home today sick. Female problem related to the use of antibiotics. Then an allergic reaction to the medicine for that. Not good!!!

Insulted on my 1st Mother's Day

Yes, at church yesterday an old lady asked if I were pregnant again. Can you believe that??? I know I need to lose a few lbs still, but I didn't think I looked pregnant. Now, I'm determined to lose weight. Yep, that's what I needed. Of course, tonight I can't go walking because it's raining. I could walk on the treadmill, but now it's 8:40 and too late. Tomorrow I'm thinking of doing it before work. Hopefully I can make myself get up!

My first Mother's Day was nice. We went to church, then we went to eat lunch just me, B and Tad. Then we went to look for patio furniture for our deck. That's what I wanted for Mother's Day. Since we have a new house I like presents that are practical. We found some, but haven't bought it yet. We couldn't fit it in our vehicle. Maybe this weekend sometime we can get it.

Tad and I are feeling better. I'm still coughing and blowing my nose a lot, but I feel better. Tad sounded a little wheezy today, but he's feeling better. He even ate cereal today and yesterday. Not a lot, but we are making progress. Yeah!! I'm really in no rush. I figure he's only 4 1/2 months so we still have plenty of time. He has a doctor's appointment tomorrow so we'll see if he get's his shots and if we'll be going to a pulmonologist or not. Hopefully these new breathing treatments will help!

I have a little mother in law story about this weekend. She was driving me crazy because she kept saying, Tad needs to eat. He's hungry. Look - he's chewing his hands... Well, each time we saw her I had just fed him and he was also spitting up so you could tell he wasn't hungry. He wasn't fussy either. When he's hungry he's usually really screaming to eat! I kept insisting that he wasn't hungry, but she kept saying he wants to eat. Well, I didn't feed him, but I wanted to just scream "Shut up!". I know that's minor compared to others...

Well, I'm tired and my little one is sleeping. I'm hoping he sleeps all night tonight. He's almost there, but not quite. He went to bed late last night so that's part of the problem too. Tonight I feed him at 7:45 then put him in his bed. He put himself to sleep. Yeah!! He's pretty good about that. Now hopefully he'll sleep until atleast 4:30.

I do have a couple of questions... Some are from observations from others with children.

- Do you let your children drink juice? If so, at what age? I didn't think it was advised and I know someone that is doing it at 7 months.
- When you start feeding solids, do you feed cereal at every meal? Again, another observation...
- When did you let your children sleep on their stomachs? Tad really sleeps best on his stomach. He can turn over now and he can scoot.
- He loves this little blankie I got for him. Is it safe to let him sleep with it? Would you?

Thanks for your help!!

My prior post was deleted accidently

I had typed a nice long blog the other day and my laptop went into sleep mode because the battery died and I didn't have it plugged in... Well, after that I didn't feel like retyping. It pretty much just told my story of Tad throwing up all over me in a store. I was wondering when something like that was going to happen. Of course he always has extra clothes to change into, but I never do. Luckily I was at a store less than 1/2 mile from my house.

Whenever he gets congested and has a cough he always throws up. It's not good!! He's getting a little better. I hope he is much better before we go to the doctor on Tuesday.

I finally went to the doctor on Thursday. I have a sinus infection. I just didn't think I could go anymore. This was the longest week... working while feeling like you are dying just doesn't go well together. I should have probably went to the doctor and then went home Thursday since I had fever to go along with it, but I knew I had a TON of work to do and I just felt horrible going home. I did cancel going to the charity spelling bee. I had someone else from work take my place. They then blamed me when they couldn't spell pistachio. Yes, they missed that word. I would have been able to spell that one. Don't know about the other ones though.

Today we have a children's birthday party and a couples' shower tonight. Plus, I need to go shopping for a few things. I'm getting ready to go back to bed for a little while. Still tired!

Yes, we went to the doctor today too!

Well, Tad had a doctor's appointment today too. He was suppose to be getting shots, but because he's been sick that didn't happen. His rash went away, but now he's congested, coughing and throwing up again. So we went to our scheduled appointment only to learn he has an ear infection (first, which the doctor can't believe this is the first) and he has bronchitis again. So we are doing the breathing treatments still along with antibiotics and a round of steroids. After he finishes with this stuff then it's on to a daily breathing treatment to hopefully prevent him from getting sick. If that doesn't work than it's to a pulmonologist we go. I hope we don't get that far!

Work is still busy. No overtime, but I could work it if I would. Just not ready to right now. I'm focusing on walking and my baby right now...

Plus, I've been sick since Thursday. Yesterday I went to work for a meeting and after being miserable until about 12:30 my bosses said go home... you shouldn't be here. I went home and slept. I feel a little better today.

I feel like we have SOOO much going on in the next few weeks. It's just crazy busy. In a month I'm having a tooth removed. I'm not looking forward to that. It will be about a 6-9 month ordeal resulting in an implant. I hate dental work!!

Thursday I'm in a charity spelling bee. Good thing it's a group thing because I can't really spell well. That's alright. It's for charity!

Well, off to bed. I'm exhausted!!

Let's try again!!

I've tried to blog about three times since tax season ended, but never finished it or got interrupted... life goes on...

Today I went to lunch with Kristy. Oh, how I wish we lived closer. Something about old friends and getting together with them. Not that I don't have any friends here, but Kristy and I have been friends forever. I do have a new girlfriend that I'm starting to get close to. It's nice to have someone here to go shopping with, walking with, etc. but I miss Kristy and Alan.

So what have I been doing since tax season? Spending time with Tad! Yeah!! We go walking every night. I LOVE it! I haven't lost any weight yet, but hopefully it will start to happen now that I can concentrate. Didn't help that I ate a TON of chips at lunch today.

My poor baby has a rash all over his arms, legs, feet, and face. We've been to two doctors and they said it's probably a virus. If it doesn't go away by Monday or Tuesday we'll have to go back.

Well, I'll try and post some more good things later. So much has been going on, but I just haven't had time to sit down and write... I'm ALWAYS on the go! A friend of mine said the other day, do you ever just sit down and relax? very seldomly... Probably hard from old friends to understand from someone who slept all the time in high school!