Thursday, March 29, 2012

Time flies...but no baby 2 yet

Hello everyone,

Where did March go? How is it that almost 30 days have passed without a single posting on my part? I blame pregnancy-related lack of motivation. To do anything. Like clean. Or change out of my pajamas. I think my toddler has stolen my energy. She certainly has had enough energy to do things like throw crayons and Q-tips e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e. I don't even have the motivation to say no. How sad is that. Oh well. I'm choosing to view crayons and Q-tips around the house as domestic confetti. How's that for a positive spin on things?

So anyway, the weather here has been beautiful. I accept the 80-degree weather now because it is officially spring. I'm no longer poo-pooing on the weather. So we've been spending lots of time outside waddling around the newly redone yard (courtesy of Kevin) and our neighborhood. Apparently I have not uploaded the outside photos I've taken recently, but here are some other ones.

I put together a shelving unit for Eden's closet and she decided -- mid assembly -- that it would be a great place to sit and relax. With a blanket.
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Eden finally likes the swing. Only for about 10 seconds, but still. Better than nothing.
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I believe if Eden could stay in one place for most of her day, this would be it: tangled in blankets with Sparty and Ruby nearby.
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Stylish, no?
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And a little book time with Mommy. Unfortunately lap space is a little limited, but that'll go away soon (hopefully).
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And that's it. Please send me "go-into-labor-vibes." I'm tired of bending over my belly to do dishes, cook, and wash clothes. Although it does provide a great seat on which Eden rests when I'm holding her.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Rough start

Yesterday morning at 6:45 I woke to a chirping. A very loud, intermittent chirping. Not the natural kind. The kind coming from a sick battery of smoke detector. From the first beep I knew: there was no way I was going to sleep through this beeping. And of course we do not keep 9V batteries on hand (we do now). On the unit it says to "Press here to silence." Thinking "Okay, I'll buy batteries later today. Right now I'll silence this thing so I can go back to sleep." So remove the dead battery and press the button I do. And BEEEEEP goes ALL the detectors in our house. A few deaf seconds later, I put the dying battery back in the unit and it quiets itself back to its previous chirping. So I begrudgingly trudged to Walmart before 7am and before Kevin or Eden were awake to buy 9V batteries. To try to turn the day around, I decided to stop for donuts at the good donut place in Millbrook. By the time I got home, I'm feeling better. I have my 8 extra 9V batteries on hand now for early morning sudden chirping occasions. I asked Kevin why the thing didn't stop chirping after I took the battery out. He said the detectors are hard-wired to the electrical system in the house and the batteries are just back-ups in case of power outages. Ah. Now I know.

Moral of the story: some donuts and a surplus of extra batteries can really make a difference in a good day and a bad one.