Amazingly enough, I don’t find a lot of time to write anymore. Sorry about that. Mallory really had us going for a couple of days. She slept through the night 2 nights in a row. But alas, that is no more. She has been getting me up around 2:00 or 3:00. Actually, last night it was more like 1:00. So today, I am keeping her awake more. Of course, that makes it a little louder around here because she’s ticked at me. But it’s for her own good (how many more times will I say that in my lifetime? ha).
I have taken this opportunity to update the web album (I made Johnathan tell me how). I added a lot and did some organization by month. The folder called “Mallory” is from birth to 1 month. The others are self-explanatory. Check them all out because I even added some to the older folders, including the “Pregnancy” one. I was even able to include a couple of videos (be patient with them loading). There are also new folders for a visit we just took to Maw’s and for Brady’s Birthday. Who is Brady, you ask? He is the son of our friends Rich and Leigh…also known as “Mallory’s future husband”. Yes, we believe in arranged marriages…of course, not until they’re 30. But she couldn’t marry into a better family. ;) There is even a picture of the two youngsters and their dads.
Other than that, life is pretty much the same. My days all run together. Mallory and I get out almost every day to at least run some errands. She loves riding in the magical car (it’s the cure for everything wrong with the world). The reflux seems to be better, although not gone completely. She still pukes on a regular basis, which is almost every day, even with the cereal…which, incidentally, has made her “diapers” very, very stinky. ugh Yes, I have called the pediatrician about the puking. No, they are not concerned. How could they be when she jumped 22 percentiles in less than two months? It’s just an annoying part of life at this point. She should out grow it sooner or later.
The day care is ready for her next week. Mommy, on the other hand, is not ready to take her. ;) Everyone asks how I feel about going back to work. I have mixed emotions, really. I am looking forward to adult interaction and to thinking about something other than when was the last time I fed the baby. I just wish I could take her with me. It saddens me deeply to know that from 8:00 to 5:30, Monday through Friday, someone else will feed her; someone else will comfort her; someone else may get to see her “firsts”. Of course, that’s another annoying part of life. Next week, I plan to drop her off a couple of days for a couple of hours at a time. Maybe I’ll get a massage or something relaxing…to take my mind of things. Or maybe I’ll actually use some of that wall paint we bought over a month ago (just for the record, we did paint the kitchen and Mallory’s room…yes, it’s pink and I’m fine with it).
Well, she has cried herself to sleep now so I’m going to make the most of it by eating lunch and taking a shower. What? It’s only 2:00 pm. I might even get all crazy and brush my teeth…oops, spoke too soon. I’m being paged.