Whatever it takes...

FOR TODAY 4/24/09...
Outside My Window... I don't have windows in my office... but If I were to imagine what is going on outside my window, here is what I would want to see. my two little girls playing in the green green grass with their dollys...
I am thinking... that the dear sweet lady that dropped off some very yummy brownies, and I think that I am going to have to have one.I am thankful for...the beautiful weather today. It is a nice change from the past few weeks.
From the kitchen... this morning before I left, I noticed a stack of bottles that need to be sanitized.
I am wearing... a wonderfully bright coral shirt with a fun pair of jeans.
I am creating... plans for the weekend, house cleaning.
I am going... to kill Tina for spilling her coffee down my wall!
I am reading... I was a Good Mother before I had kids... hilarious. Its a must read for all mothers.
I am hoping...that the A/C man will come next week and repair my A/C unit.
I am hearing... tina's endless chatter and Stars.Around the house... is alot of weeds that need to be pulled
One of my favorite things... is when my little girl is almost asleep but she sees me and starts smiling.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: ... Saturday is house cleaning, laundry, and meal planning..
Here is picture thought I am sharing... I am the one in the middle... from when I was a small child.

So on Sunday, we made the long trip out to Babies R Us to buy a bed guard for Prissy's convertible crib, we needed to start transitioning her out of the crib so that when Brae is ready to go there she can. We decided that Brae was just too big for her bassinet but that since she isn't sleeping through the night yet we didn't really want her to be in a room with Pressley and wake her up all night...

So what we've decided to do is to, bring the old pack'n'play back into our bedroom for Brae to sleep in, and take the front of Prissy's crib off and replace it with a bed guard... here's how the weeks gone so far.

Sunday night:
- Braelyn slept all night!
- Pressley didn't know what to do w/ herself... she was up and down all night

Monday night:
-Braelyn got up at 4:00
- Pressley finally went to sleep in her crib after climbing into bed with Daddy... up again a few times.

Tuesday night:
-Braelyn got up at 1:00
-Pressley repeated the same schedule as the previous night.

Wednesday night:
-Braelyn got up at 4:00
-Pressley fell asleep face down on the floor at 8:30... and so Dustin put her in her bed and she slept ALL NIGHT!!! yah!


I'll post pics soon...

p.s. I can't get anyone to help me find the pics from the March of Dimes walk!!!

So I know I was supposed to blog every day but Pressley was sick and at home with me yesterday, and the fact that we don't have internet service at home is the reason I didn't blog.  ... so here I am, posting today (wednesday)... get over it.  

Well this past Saturday, I loaded up the jogging stroller, threw the girls in the car and headed to Jackson Park for the annual March of Dimes walk.  As many of you know, I had wanted to do a 3k (run) for my new years resolution... that still hasn't happened YET, but  I have started off nicely by walking 3.5 miles with my 2 little girls.  It was nice seeing everyone out there supporting such a wonderful charity.  The weather was just perfect and nothing could have been better! Originally, I had 4 ladies sign up to do the walk with me... slowly but surely, all but 3 backed out due to various reasons.  It was only me and Katie left to do the walk with Pressley and Brae... it was such a wonderful time.  There was a professional photographer taking pictures through out the  walk and  I've contacted the local MOD division to find out where we can see these pictures at... but until then, just use your imagination and picture me,  sweating it out, pushing a double jogging stroller up a hill with 2 babies, either hollering "hello"  or crying.  To top it off, as I was packing up the car... they began to call out the door prize winners and LO AND BEHOLD I WON A DOOR PRIZE!  **I don't think I've ever won anything in my life so I was super excited!  ...

what does that really mean anyway?  

thats all...

I went to the Dr.. yesterday and that appt. was great.  He basically ruled out graves disease (which I didn't even know was a possibility) Got some blood work done, again, and so he should know exactly what the problem is ... He thinks is postpartum hyperthyroidism which can he fixed with meds and will more than likely go away on its own.

hi everyone,  several of you have emailed me wondering where in the heck I was!  I've been here, but not really.  Its been about a month now since I've been feeling extremely down, highly irritated, super tired, hair falling out... and much much more.  I had done some research on Post Partum Depression and went to see my Dr. about getting on some meds until this all passes.  I had some tests done after an extremely disturbing night and it was brought to light that I was actually experiencing thyroid issues. After getting on some meds to help regulate everything in my life things seem to be going back to normal.  I do get to see the endocrinologist today at 3:15 to start treatment and hopefully get my thyroid fully functioning again. Thanks to Google, I have done some research on this thing called the thyroid... what it does, and how important it is.   I found what's called "postpartum thyroiditis"  that about 10% of all women get after childbirth.  And after 12 months or so it usually goes away on its own...   All in All-- there is help-- and of-course hope that I wont have to face the last month again.  Thanks to all ya'll who keep up with this blog. Keep my family in your prayers.

Well I've got a lot to update...  our anniversary was a blast.  We ended up having dinner at P.F. Changs...  We just got one near our house (about 45 minutes, really)  so we ate there... it was so good!  We had a blast.  No pictures though. :-/

Oh yeah, and I can't forget Saturday's at our house,  its all about diapers, paul mitchell and neon blue tinker boots.

Today, 2 years ago, is the day I married my best friend.  We got married at dusk on a very beautiful evening.  It was a full lunar eclipse ...it was just so beautiful... so in honor of our anniversary, I decorated his car (unbeknown to him) while he was at work... 

Thanks to Kara I found this really neat blog.  After spending an outrageous amount on groceries yesterday and coming home with not much its been eating me alive to find better ways to spend our hard earned money... Low and behold  I stumbled upon pure gold, in the form of a blog.  I'm still trying to understand the logistics of some of these deals but I'm sure that re-reading it a few times will help out.  Let the savings begin! :)

So a couple weeks back, I send out an email to all of my mothers side of the family, in search of my Cousin Arianna's blog address.  Since switching over to Mac computers, I lost it and wanted to get back connected with her... unfortunately no one responded... Well today, upon checking my blog out for any comments on what to do with my office, she responds!  At first, I didn't know who it was by the username, but upon clicking on her name, I realized it was her.  Now I've got lots of blogging to catch up on.  Its been since Aug 08 that I read anything she wrote.  She will be added to the blog roll so any of you can check her out too!  (I hope you don't mind Ari!) 

Not much is going on in my personal life right now, other than the fact that BRAE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT & Pressley got a little scratch from another kid at daycare. But here at work we are doing a lot! As we speak, the painter is painting the walls and the flooring guys are laying the beautiful laminate.... here take a look...
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Here's a pic looking from the back of the office to where I sit now.

This is a view from where I used to sit towards the side/back of the office.

Here is Scooter Dave, He is painting my office now... Yellow!

And Little J laying the flooring!