- Last night Lila fell asleep on me like she used to. We went to the basement after dinner and after Jake left for his meeting. She asked for "mek" (milk), so I turned on the evening news and nursed her. She fell asleep while we were just laying there, and she hasn't done that in forever, so for an hour, I got to hold and cuddle her and it was so sweet.
- Later that night, she fell asleep in bed watching Blue's Clues (coos coos). She was kind of laying near the edge of the bed but was still pretty far away. She totally rolled off the bed a few hours later. Woops. I felt bad.
- We've been having thunderstorms the past few nights, and they've actually been a blessing, because a lot of times Lila will fall asleep listening to the thunder. The louder, the better. I think that's been a special gift from Heavenly Father.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Some Things to Remember
18w 1d - Appointment
Yesterday I had my first appointment with a midwife at Partners in Women's Health. Met with Brandi Boone. She can't be much older than Jake. The appointment went well and was pretty brief. Lila wasn't feeling well and got very upset when the medical assistant and midwife were in the room. She especially hated it when Brandi used to the doppler to find the baby's heartbeat. I'm thinking maybe we shouldn't bring her to the ultrasound.
It was really nice hearing the heartbeat again. It's been 6 weeks since the last time. It was low to start out with, around 139. Brandi said, "Ooh, sounds like a boy." But as soon as she said that, it sped up to be in the 150's. So, who knows. The baby did kick at the doppler and I felt it. :) Thought that was pretty cute.
We scheduled the ultrasound and our 20 week appointment for Wednesday, August 10th at 8:30 in the morning. I am SO, so, so excited to find out what we're having. I really have no idea. I would love another girl, but I'm up for the challenge and new-ness of a boy. I just sincerely hope this baby is healthy and happy.
It was really nice hearing the heartbeat again. It's been 6 weeks since the last time. It was low to start out with, around 139. Brandi said, "Ooh, sounds like a boy." But as soon as she said that, it sped up to be in the 150's. So, who knows. The baby did kick at the doppler and I felt it. :) Thought that was pretty cute.
We scheduled the ultrasound and our 20 week appointment for Wednesday, August 10th at 8:30 in the morning. I am SO, so, so excited to find out what we're having. I really have no idea. I would love another girl, but I'm up for the challenge and new-ness of a boy. I just sincerely hope this baby is healthy and happy.
My Own Wilderness
I've been a blubbering mess the past few days. Lila has been sick and very dependent on me. Wednesday she had a slight fever that was pretty manageable with Ibuprofen or Tylenol, but yesterday she woke up with a much higher fever that lasted throughout the day. At its peak it was around 103. And unfortunately, the moments I needed Jake the most, he was unavailable. On Wednesday night he stayed up till 1am working, and on Thursday night (last night), he had his meeting at church that started at 6 and he didn't get home till almost 1am.
A lot of my sadness, frustration, and anger has been directed at him. We haven't really had the chance to talk in the past few days. Yesterday he came to my midwife appointment with me, but we spent most of the time wrangling and trying to soothe Lila, who was very cranky and didn't feel well. And then he was only home for 10 minutes between work and his meeting. I know that it's probably mostly because I'm very tired, but I feel very hurt by the way he's been acting and by how busy he is. I know that some women don't have husbands, or supportive husbands, or that some women see their husbands much less than I do, but I'm still hurting. And not even because he's been gone a lot, but I just feel like we're not his top priority lately. I don't expect to receive all of his attention all the time, or even most of his attention most of the time, but even when he is home and with us, lately he's been so stressed out about work that he's not fully there with us. There have been a few times recently where he's said to me so earnestly and emphatically, "Rudi, I love my job. I really love it." And I think that's wonderful and I'm so happy for him, that he's found a job that he loves and excels at and is appreciated for. But it's been a while since I've felt that same enthusiasm from him towards our marriage and family. He's still a good husband and father. He plays with Lila and is good to her. But especially in these long weeks of no or little sleep, I need extra support, encouragement, appreciation, and love from him that I'm just not getting. I feel like he'd maybe rather be working or is thinking about work.
It's hard when our family is my whole life and focus, and it's only a fraction of his. I know that all he does is technically for our family. But he has a life outside of our home that I'm not a part of. I think that maybe I should get a hobby or something, but I can barely keep up with life as it is without focusing on something else. I don't usually feel this way. I'm tired and emotional and pregnant too... but I feel like this is something we need to talk about. Hopefully tonight Lila will cooperate enough for Jake and I to have at least some time to talk together.
Lila. That girl. I love her so much. I've been really trying to be patient and compassionate with her as she's been feeling sick and in pain. I've been reminded of my commitment to her and her happiness, of my important role as her mother. I've been reminded by the spirit that being a mother is a lot like being a wife... you commit to love your child for better or worse, in sickness or in health. I'm her mother when it's difficult as well as when we're having fun and she's happy. She needs me to do things for her that she cannot do herself. As I've spent much of my time laying in bed next to her this past week, soothing and comforting her, I've felt drawn to Christ. He is my Savior, He is her Savior, and He is a perfect example of a nurturer. I'm reminded that what I'm learning now in these tough weeks is to be more like Him. These times when she's little and helpless and needs her mother so desperately won't be forever. But what I do for her now is establishing a strong foundation of love for our future together. Someday we will be friends. Someday I will be able to have conversations with her and laugh with her and bond with her emotionally. I so look forward to that time. But I try to live in the now, and to appreciate and love her now because I know that this time, when she's so little, is so important. It's for me as much as it is for her.
The thought has also struck me lately that while I have a very natural and strong, instinctive love for her, my daughter, she is not necessarily born with that same love, fondness, and devotion to me, her mother. I have to earn her love. I know that she adores me and loves me, but it's because I have devoted my life to her since she's been here. I serve her every day and give so much of myself to her. But that's why she loves me.
The video I posted above made me weep this afternoon. I am building and working towards something so much bigger than I can imagine. I am raising a little toddler who will someday be a young woman, and eventually a woman, wife, and mother. I hope and pray that I will be a good enough mother--with the help of Heavenly Father and Christ--that someday Lila will say those things about me. That she will love and admire me and enjoy my company. That she will look to me for guidance and direction, and that together we can search, ponder, and pray.
One more thought, in closing. I read this quote in an interview on www.mormonwomen.com, coming from a woman who has five children under the age of five, including two sets of twins.
A lot of my sadness, frustration, and anger has been directed at him. We haven't really had the chance to talk in the past few days. Yesterday he came to my midwife appointment with me, but we spent most of the time wrangling and trying to soothe Lila, who was very cranky and didn't feel well. And then he was only home for 10 minutes between work and his meeting. I know that it's probably mostly because I'm very tired, but I feel very hurt by the way he's been acting and by how busy he is. I know that some women don't have husbands, or supportive husbands, or that some women see their husbands much less than I do, but I'm still hurting. And not even because he's been gone a lot, but I just feel like we're not his top priority lately. I don't expect to receive all of his attention all the time, or even most of his attention most of the time, but even when he is home and with us, lately he's been so stressed out about work that he's not fully there with us. There have been a few times recently where he's said to me so earnestly and emphatically, "Rudi, I love my job. I really love it." And I think that's wonderful and I'm so happy for him, that he's found a job that he loves and excels at and is appreciated for. But it's been a while since I've felt that same enthusiasm from him towards our marriage and family. He's still a good husband and father. He plays with Lila and is good to her. But especially in these long weeks of no or little sleep, I need extra support, encouragement, appreciation, and love from him that I'm just not getting. I feel like he'd maybe rather be working or is thinking about work.
It's hard when our family is my whole life and focus, and it's only a fraction of his. I know that all he does is technically for our family. But he has a life outside of our home that I'm not a part of. I think that maybe I should get a hobby or something, but I can barely keep up with life as it is without focusing on something else. I don't usually feel this way. I'm tired and emotional and pregnant too... but I feel like this is something we need to talk about. Hopefully tonight Lila will cooperate enough for Jake and I to have at least some time to talk together.
Lila. That girl. I love her so much. I've been really trying to be patient and compassionate with her as she's been feeling sick and in pain. I've been reminded of my commitment to her and her happiness, of my important role as her mother. I've been reminded by the spirit that being a mother is a lot like being a wife... you commit to love your child for better or worse, in sickness or in health. I'm her mother when it's difficult as well as when we're having fun and she's happy. She needs me to do things for her that she cannot do herself. As I've spent much of my time laying in bed next to her this past week, soothing and comforting her, I've felt drawn to Christ. He is my Savior, He is her Savior, and He is a perfect example of a nurturer. I'm reminded that what I'm learning now in these tough weeks is to be more like Him. These times when she's little and helpless and needs her mother so desperately won't be forever. But what I do for her now is establishing a strong foundation of love for our future together. Someday we will be friends. Someday I will be able to have conversations with her and laugh with her and bond with her emotionally. I so look forward to that time. But I try to live in the now, and to appreciate and love her now because I know that this time, when she's so little, is so important. It's for me as much as it is for her.
The thought has also struck me lately that while I have a very natural and strong, instinctive love for her, my daughter, she is not necessarily born with that same love, fondness, and devotion to me, her mother. I have to earn her love. I know that she adores me and loves me, but it's because I have devoted my life to her since she's been here. I serve her every day and give so much of myself to her. But that's why she loves me.
The video I posted above made me weep this afternoon. I am building and working towards something so much bigger than I can imagine. I am raising a little toddler who will someday be a young woman, and eventually a woman, wife, and mother. I hope and pray that I will be a good enough mother--with the help of Heavenly Father and Christ--that someday Lila will say those things about me. That she will love and admire me and enjoy my company. That she will look to me for guidance and direction, and that together we can search, ponder, and pray.
One more thought, in closing. I read this quote in an interview on www.mormonwomen.com, coming from a woman who has five children under the age of five, including two sets of twins.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this time when it’s common for young mothers to feel spiritually barren. We’re in our own little wilderness. A good friend of mine keeps a letter in her scriptures that her mother gave her before she went on her mission. She wrote, “Like Alma, John the Baptist and all the other recobites, you will be out in the wilderness. But that is where all the fiery things happen. It is where God likes to come.” I love that idea. Even though this is such an intense time, He does not forsake us—even when we can’t be as spiritually committed as we’d like and when our spiritual study isn’t what we want it to be.
My heart is there. I want to give my spirit the time. I want to be diligent, but I’m doing the best I can. I have to trust that’s enough. And when I look back, I think I’ll see that He really does visit in those times. He’s a part of it. He’s there. He’s handling my life even when I don’t see and feel it.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
17w 6d
Feeling more and more baby kicks :) It's not constant and they're not very strong yet, but I just love it. Especially when I'm laying in bed with a sleepless Lila... gives me something to be happy about when I'd otherwise be pretty cranky. So excited to meet this little one. And to hear the heartbeat at the appointment tomorrow!
Playgroup, Poop, and A Fever
After Lila had her nap on Monday, Emily watched her so that I could run to Meijer. We had banana pancakes and sausage for dinner, and Lila tried and liked both. After that, Emily watched Lila while Jake and I went to Lowe's, Marshall's, and Meijer. Got paint for the tall wall in the living room and looked at King bed sheets. It was a nice little "date," although Jake gets "annoyed" whenever I say things like, "Remember going on dates when we were first married? That was so much fun. We used to have so much fun." Because he thinks I'm complaining that we don't have fun anymore. Not so.
Yesterday morning was fun. We went to the playgroup that Elizabeth Christensen was hosting. Her family is new in the ward. Her husband Mike works for Kellogg I think. They have four kids, including a set of twins and a girl around Lila's age. Really nice family and they had a really nice house too. I love the playgroups around here; I wish that when Lila was a smaller infant I would've known about them. I think they would've made my transition to motherhood easier. But I'm happy to have this support this time around. I had a nice visit with all the ladies there and Lila had fun playing on their bouncey-house thing and climbing on a little slide. She also snacked and played with other kids. All around wonderful morning.
Afterwards we stopped at Jake's office for a quick lunch. I got to see his new office for the first time. Really nice! The best part of our visit was when Lila stopped dead in her tracks, pointed at her butt, said "poop" and then pooped! She's a genius! Maybe she'll be ready for potty training sooner than I thought. Either that, or she'll be super stubborn and not want to at all... not want to sit on the potty, etc. I can also see that happening. I'll have to get her a little potty chair. She also tried eating Jake's salami sandwich, and gobbled up the salami pieces Jake gave her.
Yesterday and today Emily didn't have to work either. So yesterday we went to Target and Pier 1. Didn't buy anything at Target, but Lila sure pooped there. And I bought a lamp and some pillows at Pier 1 (but I'm returning the pillows). Got home, Emily left, and Jake and I grilled chicken for dinner while Lila played with Brody and Toby. Lila loved the chicken and ate a lot of it! We couldn't keep up with her! She went down at 7:20 but then was up again at 8:00 and didn't go back to bed till 11. Oy vey. In the meantime, Jake mowed the lawn and I started the edging on the tall wall.
Poor Lila isn't doing so well. She woke up with a fever this morning, very cranky and crying and not feeling well. She's had more diarrhea. So we've been feeding her popsicles. She's still eating and drinking fairly well, so that's good. She woke up right before Jake left at 8, and then slept again from around 9-11. Emily came over after Lila and I took a shower. Lila was pretty happy in the morning. We read books. She still just loves that Lila Pirate book. She loves looking at the pictures and pointing at and saying the different animals she recognizes. And when I read it to her, she was giggling with delight.
Lunch went well. We all chatted on the phone with Mom and Lila happily ate her mac and cheese. Now she's napping and Em and I are chillin' in the basement.
Yesterday morning was fun. We went to the playgroup that Elizabeth Christensen was hosting. Her family is new in the ward. Her husband Mike works for Kellogg I think. They have four kids, including a set of twins and a girl around Lila's age. Really nice family and they had a really nice house too. I love the playgroups around here; I wish that when Lila was a smaller infant I would've known about them. I think they would've made my transition to motherhood easier. But I'm happy to have this support this time around. I had a nice visit with all the ladies there and Lila had fun playing on their bouncey-house thing and climbing on a little slide. She also snacked and played with other kids. All around wonderful morning.
Afterwards we stopped at Jake's office for a quick lunch. I got to see his new office for the first time. Really nice! The best part of our visit was when Lila stopped dead in her tracks, pointed at her butt, said "poop" and then pooped! She's a genius! Maybe she'll be ready for potty training sooner than I thought. Either that, or she'll be super stubborn and not want to at all... not want to sit on the potty, etc. I can also see that happening. I'll have to get her a little potty chair. She also tried eating Jake's salami sandwich, and gobbled up the salami pieces Jake gave her.
Yesterday and today Emily didn't have to work either. So yesterday we went to Target and Pier 1. Didn't buy anything at Target, but Lila sure pooped there. And I bought a lamp and some pillows at Pier 1 (but I'm returning the pillows). Got home, Emily left, and Jake and I grilled chicken for dinner while Lila played with Brody and Toby. Lila loved the chicken and ate a lot of it! We couldn't keep up with her! She went down at 7:20 but then was up again at 8:00 and didn't go back to bed till 11. Oy vey. In the meantime, Jake mowed the lawn and I started the edging on the tall wall.
Poor Lila isn't doing so well. She woke up with a fever this morning, very cranky and crying and not feeling well. She's had more diarrhea. So we've been feeding her popsicles. She's still eating and drinking fairly well, so that's good. She woke up right before Jake left at 8, and then slept again from around 9-11. Emily came over after Lila and I took a shower. Lila was pretty happy in the morning. We read books. She still just loves that Lila Pirate book. She loves looking at the pictures and pointing at and saying the different animals she recognizes. And when I read it to her, she was giggling with delight.
Lunch went well. We all chatted on the phone with Mom and Lila happily ate her mac and cheese. Now she's napping and Em and I are chillin' in the basement.
Monday, July 25, 2011
17w 4d - Registration Appointment
Jake came home to watch Lila while Emily and I went to my appointment today. It was my first one there at the new practice, so it was just with a CMA to go over protocol. We didn't get to listen to the heartbeat, but that's okay. I can wait till Thursday. I am SO excited for the ultrasound though. Two weeks to go. We'll get to schedule that on Thursday, I'm guessing. I did get weighed though. A surprising 109.2 pounds. Surprising that I don't weigh more! I was over 120 at this point with Lila. So, that means I've gained around 8 pounds in 5 weeks. Still a lot. I eat a LOT now. I've noticed this past week how much my appetite has increase. I need to eat often or I'm starving and I don't feel well. I feel good when I'm full.
Feeling the baby move! Especially when I'm laying in bed, I can feel little kicks and flutters. But even now as I'm on the computer, I can feel little kicks. When they first started, I wasn't sure if it was kicks or not, but now I'm almost positive that they are. They're not big and powerful yet, but big enough for me to feel. :) Love it.
Found out today that Krista Berbohm, a friend from high school who was pregnant with her second, due mid-February, had a miscarriage. Very sad.
Feeling the baby move! Especially when I'm laying in bed, I can feel little kicks and flutters. But even now as I'm on the computer, I can feel little kicks. When they first started, I wasn't sure if it was kicks or not, but now I'm almost positive that they are. They're not big and powerful yet, but big enough for me to feel. :) Love it.
Found out today that Krista Berbohm, a friend from high school who was pregnant with her second, due mid-February, had a miscarriage. Very sad.
More Weekend
Friday night was the "coolest" night we'd had all week, maybe in the mid-80's, so we took Lila for a walk. She'd napped in the car on the way home from the mall, so we got to stay out a little later than usual. Actually, she didn't get to bed till 11, which is crazy late, but her sleep has been so off lately. Anyway, we went to Frank and Kate's. They were just getting home from a date; her mom had been watching George. So we visited with them for a while, standing out in their yard. Lila had fun watching Frank trim some of the trees in their yard. Talked more baby/pregnancy stuff with Kate. It'll be fun to go through a lot of this pregnancy with Kate.
We stayed up past midnight visiting with Mike, who came to fix his car, but it was almost dark by the time he got here.
Saturday morning was a rough one for Lila, so we all slept in past 9. At least she slept in! We picked up crock pots from Jen Randall and Alicia Thompson for the ward picnic and thawed/cooked the sloppy joe meat (we ended up with LOTS of leftovers, bought too much meat). We went to Home Depot to pick up a paint sample for the big wall in the living area (Whetstone Gray by Martha Stewart; we're going to go with it). Lila took a pretty good nap in the afternoon. I tried to but couldn't fall asleep.
Before going to the ward picnic, we stopped at Walmart to pick up some chips. At this point, I was feeling very tired and hungry and pregnant, and so when a middle-aged couple cut in front of me with a ton of school supplies (and I only had 2 bags of chips), I stopped them and they were rude to me but I totally stood up for myself. :) Go Pregnant Rudi!
The ward picnic... sigh. I generally don't like ward picnics, but it was SO hot and humid so I wasn't thrilled to be there. We didn't get the pavilion because another group got there before us. So we were sitting in the shade of a bunch of trees. Long story short, it POURED on us for 5-10 minutes so we all got soaked. But I think the kids have fun, and I guess that's all that matters. Lila had a lot of fun playing and walking around on the playground. Emily and Mike came, and so did one of Jake's co-workers, Doug. He's probably in his 50's and going through his second divorce; both of his wives left him. So he also talked with Mike about it for a while.
Got home, gave a very tired Lila a bath and got her to bed, though it took her a long time to wind down. Jake and Mike went to pick up the king-size bed from the Randalls. It was 11 by the time they were done. Em visited with me till they were done.
The rest of Sunday was pretty good. When Jake got home, Lila was sleeping in the car. We went to Josh and Tamera Little's to pick up a few things they're getting rid of (like a gas grill with a smoker that Jake is really excite about) because they're moving to Utah in a few weeks. It was a nice drive in the country and I enjoyed having that time to talk with Jake.
Lila is learning so much lately. She can say frog, Judy (this is the FUNNIEST thing I've ever heard her say, she has a hard time saying the J and the D but she tries so hard), Jake, Emmy, ribbit, frog (sounds like the f-word), and she copies a lot of the words that we make but doesn't know the meanings of them yet. It's so cute, every time she walks into a room now, she says "Hi!" and I just love it. I think she's getting taller. She's still so blond and so cute.
Lila didn't take a nap till 2:30. Before that, we set up the king bed in our room and moved all of our other beds around too. The queen bed is now in the guest room, and the twin beds are in the other bedrooms.
Emily and I left for Battle Creek at 4:15, before Lila woke up. We went to see the house and meet the woman where Emily will be living the next year or so, maybe throughout all of her dental hygiene schooling. Her name is Judy Barnes and she's the RS president in Battle Creek. She's a 67-year-old widow, but she looks a lot older than that. She's a very nice lady, very warm and kind, talkative. Emily likes her a lot. She likes the house a lot too, so it's a perfect situation for Emily (or so it seems right now). Judy is easy to get a long with and not particular about many things, so I think Emily will be comfortable there. And it's only 6 miles away from the school, so that's great too. She'll pay $250 a month.
After we left there, we went to Mike's for dinner. I was worried that I wouldn't like what he made (I was sooo hungry), but he made ravioli and and awesome salad and garlic bread and cookies. So I stuffed myself. Lila was happy to see me. The 10 minutes before I got there, she started saying "mommy" and "milk" (meck) which is also a new word she can say, so she can tell me when she wants to nurse. Oh boy. lol. She was really hungry, and I guess the guys hadn't thought to feed her. She liked the ravioli, of course. Visited with Mike a little bit but didn't stay too long.
Jake and I were excited to try out the bed, and we were both exhausted, so when we put Lila down at 9 we went to bed too. Except Lila was in too much pain to fall asleep, so she cried for a long time. So we went downstairs to watch a Blue's Clues (she says that too "coos"), and tire her out a little more. During that time, we got a call asking us to speak in church on Sunday. Fun fun :) I had a feeling this past week that we'd be speaking soon, weird. She finally went to bed at 11 and slept well, actually. She's still sleeping now at 9am. I slept better than I have in a long time too.
Have a busy day ahead of us and a midwife appointment!
We stayed up past midnight visiting with Mike, who came to fix his car, but it was almost dark by the time he got here.
Saturday morning was a rough one for Lila, so we all slept in past 9. At least she slept in! We picked up crock pots from Jen Randall and Alicia Thompson for the ward picnic and thawed/cooked the sloppy joe meat (we ended up with LOTS of leftovers, bought too much meat). We went to Home Depot to pick up a paint sample for the big wall in the living area (Whetstone Gray by Martha Stewart; we're going to go with it). Lila took a pretty good nap in the afternoon. I tried to but couldn't fall asleep.
Before going to the ward picnic, we stopped at Walmart to pick up some chips. At this point, I was feeling very tired and hungry and pregnant, and so when a middle-aged couple cut in front of me with a ton of school supplies (and I only had 2 bags of chips), I stopped them and they were rude to me but I totally stood up for myself. :) Go Pregnant Rudi!
The ward picnic... sigh. I generally don't like ward picnics, but it was SO hot and humid so I wasn't thrilled to be there. We didn't get the pavilion because another group got there before us. So we were sitting in the shade of a bunch of trees. Long story short, it POURED on us for 5-10 minutes so we all got soaked. But I think the kids have fun, and I guess that's all that matters. Lila had a lot of fun playing and walking around on the playground. Emily and Mike came, and so did one of Jake's co-workers, Doug. He's probably in his 50's and going through his second divorce; both of his wives left him. So he also talked with Mike about it for a while.
Got home, gave a very tired Lila a bath and got her to bed, though it took her a long time to wind down. Jake and Mike went to pick up the king-size bed from the Randalls. It was 11 by the time they were done. Em visited with me till they were done.
The rest of Sunday was pretty good. When Jake got home, Lila was sleeping in the car. We went to Josh and Tamera Little's to pick up a few things they're getting rid of (like a gas grill with a smoker that Jake is really excite about) because they're moving to Utah in a few weeks. It was a nice drive in the country and I enjoyed having that time to talk with Jake.
Lila is learning so much lately. She can say frog, Judy (this is the FUNNIEST thing I've ever heard her say, she has a hard time saying the J and the D but she tries so hard), Jake, Emmy, ribbit, frog (sounds like the f-word), and she copies a lot of the words that we make but doesn't know the meanings of them yet. It's so cute, every time she walks into a room now, she says "Hi!" and I just love it. I think she's getting taller. She's still so blond and so cute.
Lila didn't take a nap till 2:30. Before that, we set up the king bed in our room and moved all of our other beds around too. The queen bed is now in the guest room, and the twin beds are in the other bedrooms.
Emily and I left for Battle Creek at 4:15, before Lila woke up. We went to see the house and meet the woman where Emily will be living the next year or so, maybe throughout all of her dental hygiene schooling. Her name is Judy Barnes and she's the RS president in Battle Creek. She's a 67-year-old widow, but she looks a lot older than that. She's a very nice lady, very warm and kind, talkative. Emily likes her a lot. She likes the house a lot too, so it's a perfect situation for Emily (or so it seems right now). Judy is easy to get a long with and not particular about many things, so I think Emily will be comfortable there. And it's only 6 miles away from the school, so that's great too. She'll pay $250 a month.
After we left there, we went to Mike's for dinner. I was worried that I wouldn't like what he made (I was sooo hungry), but he made ravioli and and awesome salad and garlic bread and cookies. So I stuffed myself. Lila was happy to see me. The 10 minutes before I got there, she started saying "mommy" and "milk" (meck) which is also a new word she can say, so she can tell me when she wants to nurse. Oh boy. lol. She was really hungry, and I guess the guys hadn't thought to feed her. She liked the ravioli, of course. Visited with Mike a little bit but didn't stay too long.
Jake and I were excited to try out the bed, and we were both exhausted, so when we put Lila down at 9 we went to bed too. Except Lila was in too much pain to fall asleep, so she cried for a long time. So we went downstairs to watch a Blue's Clues (she says that too "coos"), and tire her out a little more. During that time, we got a call asking us to speak in church on Sunday. Fun fun :) I had a feeling this past week that we'd be speaking soon, weird. She finally went to bed at 11 and slept well, actually. She's still sleeping now at 9am. I slept better than I have in a long time too.
Have a busy day ahead of us and a midwife appointment!
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