Week 7

Monday - Week 7 I need a vacation from my vacation. I am really tired still today, not as bad as yesterday but it is still pretty early. L finally fell asleep last night watching/listening to the mobile in the crib and slept until 5am when Dad gave her the pacifier and she slept until 6:30am. I picked her up to change, dress and feed her - she was all smiles. M fell asleep around 9pm and slept until I went in to give her a hug and a kiss before going to work at 7:10am. She first asked if I had given L a kiss and then it must have registered that I said I was leaving because she wanted me to carry her downstairs, get her dressed and then didn't want me to leave. So on the morning where her and Dad are to get extra time together she was clinging to me. I did make it out the door and Dad said that she did good - "we were in the laundry room when she said " Oh! i forgot to wake my pigs" she ran upstairs and came back down with the two pigs and had to take them to Kellys". We tried to show M tough love and when she wouldn't take a bite of supper other than yogurt we told her she had to go to bed @ 7:30pm. She was NOT happy about it but would rather go to bed than eat one bite of pork roast. T & I got some quiet time with L by herself for a change.

After the girls went to bed I made banana bread and muffins - T stayed up to take it out of the oven.

Tuesday Geek Dad (T) says: when i was dropping off maggie Geek Dad says: i said good bye and closed the gate Geek Dad says: and then she said "oh daddy - i have to ask you somtin" Geek Dad says: and came running over and then whispered/asked "after kellys, can mommy do my fingernails?" Geek Dad says: i told her mommy would paint her fingernails

Well that was the plan until M refused to eat a bite of supper again. I even tried celery with peanut butter and raisens, she picked out the "M&Ms" and licked the PB and refused the rest. She even offered to take a bite of carrot instead but once it was in her hands she couldn't make herself do it. So bedtime tonight was 7pm. She is one stubborn girl.

Wednesday Geek Dad says: morning danelle says: morning danelle says: how did drop off go today? Geek Dad says: pretty good - i dont know if she is tired or not feeling well but she was really sluggsih Geek Dad says: and when i picked her up to kiss her she told me she was sweating and my face was cold danelle says: I hope she is not dehidrated Geek Dad says: didnt think of that Geek Dad says: i think we need to think of soemthing for her to actually eat tonight danelle says: well if she is not eating danelle says: did you tell Kelly she didn't eat again? Geek Dad says: yeah - she was shocked danelle says: that she didn't eat or that she went to bed at 7pm Geek Dad says: both Geek Dad says: "she didnt eat again? Maggiiieeee danelle says: dentist tomorrow Geek Dad says: right Geek Dad says: im sick danelle says: no you aren't Geek Dad says: damn Geek Dad says: meeting? danelle says: sorry Geek Dad says: no i mean i think i may have a meeting tomrrow danelle says: oh - no I checked your calendar Geek Dad says: damn Geek Dad says: um Geek Dad says: i thnk maggie is sick - i better stay home with her danelle says: now don't wish that Geek Dad says: heh Geek Dad says: your not going to believe this danelle says: ?? Geek Dad says: kelly just called Geek Dad says: maggie threw up danelle says: oh no

This is how T & I communicate - e-mails back and forth. So he left work and picked her up from daycare and left L there to avoid her getting sick. When they got home T gave her Pedilyte and she didn't have any problems with that. By lunch she had kept down a piece of toast and a few crackers so T gave her a PB sandwhich. We're not sure if she was really sick or just dehidrated or sour milk or her just playing us. Whatever it was she and Dad got some quailty time together, she took an hour and a half nap and they cleaned the very messy playroom. L did fine at daycare until right before I picked her up and she had a really yucky diaper but she was fine the rest of the evening - thank goodness. Daddy and M made yummy waffles for supper.

Thursday T & I had dentist appts at 8am, so we had a few extra minutes to get ready this morning which was nice. Both girls were doing well and drop off went fine. T tried to convince the dentist to tell me I had a cavity (even though I don't). Then off to work. We have been staying home this week and actually got laundry, cleaning, etc done. Not exciting or fun but definately needed. This week's problem was the dryer - some piece for the heat stopped working. So we had to call the repair man, but it is fixed.

Friday This morning T thought he should go into work early, that was fine I could take the girls to daycare for a change. Well that sounded simple enough, except M didn't want the little cup of juice Dad poured before he left, she wanted milk. But not that much milk (she wanted more - but if she gets more she doesn't eat breakfast at daycare), plus her and Daddy play some game that if she drinks it all before he pulls into the driveway at daycare she wins. Well she was so upset she wasn't drinking and so I drove down the street and back and she still wasn't done. so when I pulled in the driveway she got even more upset and started screaming for Daddy. If I was a smart and calm mother I wouldn't let it get to me, but I go crazy and told Kelly that I'm going to invent a tube that shoots the kids to daycare and home like they have at the bank driveup. So to calm down I stopped for gas and breakfast and got to work 1/2 hour late. Work today flew by - the accounting department was invited to tour Raven's Precision Center and ride in tractors, sprayers, etc to see Flow Control's equipment work. It was very interesting, plus I got to meet several people that I talk to on the phone and had to face to put with the name. Then I left around 12:30pm. I met T to do something we have talked about for a long time - we picked out and purchased a new mattress for ourselves. We have had used matresses for 7 years now and thought it was time to treat ourselves. Then we had a nice lunch together before picking up the girls at daycare. It was pretty hot out so we went shopping at Home Depot and Lowes looking for a ceiling fan for our bedroom. The girls were doing really well, but two stores was the limit. So we went to the park and played for awhile before going home for supper. It was very nice to not have a schedule or an agenda of anything that had to be done.