Snow, Church, Tea

I'm sitting at the computer, but have trouble staring at it because snow is falling outside. It's our first snow of the season. They are estimating 1-2 inches, I think. Depends on what radio or TV station you believe/listen to. There may be sleet or freezing rain mixed in later tonight - but hopefully not. So, depending on how things turn out, Lacey may be able to use her snowsuit that I bought her in November. I had to have one b/c she needed to be prepared for snow if it happened on a daycare day. (I can't believe Miss Lisa bundles all those kids up, but she does.)

After many months of missing church, we got our butts motivated this morning and went. First off, we weren't skipping b/c we were lazy. We skipped b/c Lacey couldn't sit still and she hated the nursery. Happily, she's grown up enough that she seems to like the nursery now. We started off with her in the service with us so she could go up for the children's sermon. She liked that, but didn't want to get out of my arms. When we sat back down, she was wanting Rev. Phil's puppet that he used in the children's sermon. So, it was time to try the nursery. She was the only kid to start out. The lady held out her arms and Lacey went right to her. Ahhhh. When we went back in to get her, the lady said she didn't fuss once. Maybe we can get on a roll now. I really do like our church and enjoy Phil's sermons - so does Butch since Phil often uses references to sports during his sermons. Today's big message was about being an "arm waving" person-- to always cheer people on even when they have lost a game or things aren't going well.

I think we're heading over to Dee's for a visit and some yummy soup later today. Buck is making veggie soup and potato soup. Dad is going over there, too (Amazing....he's leaving his house 2 weekends in a row to visit one of his kids?).

Yesterday, I went to a tea at Casey Jones in LaPlata with Dee, Kristin and Susan (a friend of Dee's). It was "interesting". ;-) The tea was good and the dessert was good, but I wasn't very thrilled with the lunch. I am a picky eater (although much better than I was even 10 years ago). I was prepared, though -- I'd eaten lunch before going since the tea wasn't until 1:30.

Last night was a nice hot bath with candles and an early bedtime. I had a head-ache (migraine?) again yesterday, so I was in need of both. I feel MUCH better today.

Lacey is talking non-stop these days. It started right around the 1st of the year. She says most everything we say and she is so much better about saying what she wants rather than whining. I love it.

I've been feeling pretty good through the pregnancy, other than the head-aches and sometimes back aches. (I haven't had back pain since starting back with the chiro, though.) I'm 17 weeks today. Kristin was asking me to convert that to months, so if someone else out there needs me to do that, I'm almost 4 months. I signed up for a pregnancy yoga class that starts March 1. Can't wait. I need some motivation to do some exercise. It's only 5 weeks, but I'm hoping it gets me going.

Quiet Weekends, a visit from PaPa

We've had a few very quiet weekends and for that, I am so grateful. December just flew by and it's been nice not to have many commitments.

Yesterday, Dad came over for a visit. We had invited him for dinner, but he decided just to come over earlier. It had been 4 weeks since we'd seen any of my family. Crazy, since we all live so close. Anyway, Lacey was totally excited for PaPa to be coming over. She always does better with people when there isn't a huge crowd. She was having fun showing him all of her toys and insisted that he read some books to her while she sat on his lap. I know he was enjoying it since she doesn't get like that with him often. But - she usually sees him around big crowds.

I found these cool "tights" for Lacey a few weeks ago. They are really something like leg warmers, but go all the way up the legs. The idea is that it's easier to change diapers than with regular tights. I do really like them. Lacey is a bit obsessed about them. If she sees them, she wants them on.

We're still working on organizing things since clearing so much out of Lacey's future room. I think that's going to take a while. I don't want to put anything in the basement unless/until it's organized b/c I know if we do it will be "lost" forever.

Can't tell you how excited I was to have 24 start back up last night! I love that show! We'll get to see it for 2 more hours tonight and then have to wait an entire week. Blah! Of course, this TV addict will have plenty of other shows recording, so it's not like I'll be in total withdrawal.

The Fight of Brushing Teeth

We usually have to fight Lacey every night to brush her teeth. Normally, I just do it real quick while she cries/screams/whines (whatever she is in the mood for that night). However, we tried a new toothbrush this week. It's one of the ones that uses a battery. She LOVES it. No more fights. In fact, it's more of a fight to get it back from her. I honestly thought she'd be afraid of it, but am thrilled to be wrong.

Lacey's "New" Room

So, with a new baby brother or sister on the way for Lacey, we've (I've) been mentally preparing to decorate Lacey's new bedroom. I'm not planning to move her in immediately, but thought it might be good to get it set up so she gets used to the idea and can play in the room and maybe take a nap in there before we do an official "move" for her.

The first big chore was to clean her "new" room out. You see, it was our office. The plan was initially to put the office in the basement when we finished it, but since we've decided not to finish the basement yet ($$$$), we moved onto Plan B. We moved the computer from that room into the guest bedroom. It's a little snug, but works fine. And I've slowly been clearing other things out. It's amazing how much "stuff" we have. Anyway, I'm hoping to make more progress on cleaning it out this weekend so we can soon start to paint and decorate.

I am pretty sure that I've decided on a bedspread from Pottery Barn Kids. It's yellow with pretty pink flowers. I can even "buy" a gift card for PBK by using my American Express points.

I've gone back & forth on toddler bed versus twin bed, but I think we're going for twin. (Dee, this means we'll need the mattress & box spring back that you guys borrowed.) I'm not even planning to put it on a frame or anything yet so that if she falls, it will be closer to the ground. Yes, we are going to use side rails, but the girl is the most restless sleeper I've ever seen. I'm not sure the rail will keep her in!!!

When we moved into this house, it seemed perfect because the previous owners had a 3 year old daughter and a nursery was already decorated with Winnie the Pooh -- one of my 2 ideas for Lacey's nursery. So, being 4.5 months pregnant or so, it was nice to not have to worry about another thing to do. But, now I feel like I was gipped a little. I'm excited about decorating this room for her!

Welcome 2007!

We had a very boring NYE here. All day I had a head-ache that was wiping me out. The neighbor's were having a NYE party, but it was adults only. They had gotten a babysitter to watch the kids at another house and someone was going to go check every hour or so. But, I thought Lacey was too young for that. Plus, she doesn't really know the other kids well. So, we decided to make Cream of Crab Soup and rent DaVinci Code on Directv. I also made a dessert - the Almond Pound Cake from Tastefully Simple.

Well....the Cream of Crab Soup didn't turn out great. It was okay, but needed a little spice or something. And, it didn't thicken as much as I would have liked. I'm going to do some research on other recipes and see if I can improve upon it. The pound cake was AWESOME. It even smells heavenly, thanks to the almond. The movie started at 8:00 (after L was in bed) and I made it until about 8:40. With the head-ache (migraine?) I thought I needed to just sleep.

So, throughout the night when I woke up (this happens often when you are pregnant), I realized that I still had the head-ache. At around 5:00 a.m., I decided it might be a sinus head-ache, so I found the Tylenol Sinus and took that. It helped a little. Throughout New Year's Day, I still had the freakin' head-ache. By late afternoon, I had decided it must be a migraine. I always thought they were on one side of your head, but maybe not. A head-ache that persists for 36 hours and makes me that miserable must be a migraine.

I started having some migraine symptoms before I got pregnant. A few occasions with "halo" vision and a few occasions with sharp pains on one side. But, they never progressed beyond that. I mentioned it to my OB at my last appt. and he warned me that if I was already have issues before pregnancy, I could expect them to be worse during the 2nd trimester. Lovely. The 1 trimester where you are supposed to feel great and have energy.

Anyway, by the early evening, the head-ache was going away. I was able to finish the movie last night.

Lacey was a dream all weekend. She slept through 2 of the 3 nights, had a 3 hour nap on Sunday and a 2.5 hour nap on Monday. Just what a mommy with a migraine needs. ;-) She was all too excited to go see Miss Lisa this morning. Quite cute.

Today, it's back to work.....at home at least. ;-) Sitting at my table in the sunroom looking out into the woods. Very nice.