Friday

It's Friday and I'm feeling fine!

Here's looking at you Friday.

1. Hub's brother and sister in law are in town for the weekend and they go to meet Evie for the first time last night. It was marvelous.  She just was content to sit in whomever's lap and play. However, there was a little too much wine after I went to bed between brothers and someone (hint hint not me who is at work today) was not up to playing daddy this morning.

2. It's TCU Homecoming tomorrow and this girl will be making a twirler comeback. Ok, so not a comeback more like hope I don't pull anything during the 2 minute routine that I will make up on the spot.

can't do this anymore

3. Evie's rolls - seriously....

4. It kinda felt like fall today!

Happy Friday all!

Family

Thanks for all the support in my decision to move E to a new daycare. After speaking with some mamas that have children at the new place, I feel so much better.

But today, today can I get a bug amen for family? And especially to my brother. Yup, this guy is the best.  Uncle Bubby (aka Michael) is currently hanging out with Evie since we do not start new daycare til Monday and well  mommy has to work today. So, my brother, after working the night shift, is hanging out with baby girl until he goes to work today.  Blessed beyond words by his kindness and above and beyond the call of uncle duty!

That Mama-Gut Feeling

If you are a mom you know what mother's intuition is. Its just that feeling you get. Its crazy, and huge when it comes to your babies.  Mine started going off about a month ago with E's daycare.

E is in daycare so much more during the day than I would like, but with two working parents, it is what it is.  So, finding a good place for her is a must.  When we first started looking I was still working in Dallas and leaving at the butt crack of dawn so our options were limited. We needed someplace that was open by 630 and pickup was around 6ish.  Those places are few and far between or you pay a premium (to the tune of $1450 a month).

But we had heard great things about her daycare so we took a place on the waiting list.  Her school is ok. But the more she was there the more it just did not feel right.

First, they do not divide infants by age/ability, they just stick them in there willy nilly (as in my 12 week old at the time with a 9 month old and an 11 month old).  Mamas know that my 12 week old is not match for those older babies.  She requires complete different care.  Also, it so loud in there.  They have 4 infant rooms that are all connected so that equals constant chaos and no quiet for naps.  Add in finding my LO in the same place every time I pick her up and the fact that she gets shuffled around three times in one day and I just knew it was not a good fit.

So, I started the hunt for some place better.  Talk about a wait list.... She is on the wait list for the place I really love, but not til June 2016... yes people June of next year!

But after some more looking and constant calling she is moving to a new place Monday. Not the school of my dreams, but another place that I have heard some great reviews about.  I visited it and admit it left a little lacking, and then I heard the review from moms.  Talk about glowing!  My Mama heart beamed.  I had several moms reach out to me and texted, called and chatted to ease my fears!  And the best part, its Christian-based.  They can go to chapel, have music class every Tuesday (even as infants) and surrounded by loving Christian women!

So, say some prayers for our transition (mostly for worried Mama bee). But like they tell you, trust your gut because Mama knows best!

You Know You're A Working Mom...

 

 

It never quite hit me until last week. There I was telling my husband that I was just going to cancel our child's doctor appointment because we were "too busy."  Call CPS now. (we took her, she had an ear infection, call me Mom of the Year!).  My point is, I simply did not have enough time in the day to do it all.

 

See, I am a working mom.  I am up by 5:30 am to shower and get ready (so is Hubs by the way) so I can wake the baby, who has probably been up since 5...., feed her, change her, dress her... dress myself, place baby in front of cartoons for 20 minutes (call the authorities) so I can make sure the dogs potty, eat some breakfast (me not the dogs, although I do have to remind myself to feed them), load baby, load baby bag, load my work bag and head out the door.

 

I drop the baby off by 7/7:15. (And yes I loathe the stares of the daycare lady who thinks I am horrible because I do not put on the shoe covers and bring my child into the room, no I hand her over to the girl, two kisses and gone! ain;t nobody got time to spend 30 minuets dropping her off) Then grab coffee and get in the office by 7:30/7:45. Work til 5:30/5:45 ish and head home. I arrive in time to play with the baby if she is not taking a late catnap, bathe her, feed her and put her down around 7:00pm.

 

Then I conjure up something for dinner for the grown-ups.  Then I normally do about an hour of work, and try to head to by 9:30 p.m. (normally more like 10:00pm).

 

I say a prayer than the baby sleeps through the night and doesn't cough herself awake, or get stuck on her tummy and need to be rolled over (seriously a problem these days).

 

And this is a normal day. Lately, add in spending at least an hour a day at the rent house fixing something, or driving to Dallas for some kind of hearing.

 

So, you know I am a working mom because....

• my child is the first to dropped at daycare and the last to be picked up
• she never has a bow or headband in her hair
• her bib never matches her onesie
• there are no photos of her all dolled up or out on cool adventures during the week
• I arrive at hearing with drool on my shoulder
• I request the first appointment of the day and oh by the way is that at 7:30am?
• I can grocery shop, run errands, and get my oil changed only during lunch
• we eat a lot of turkey tacos at home because its easy

 

 

Kudos to all the working moms out there! And to the SAHM as well. Either way you choose, both jobs are tough!

Giggles and Sunshine

This weekend we....

- found out Evie had an ear infection to go along with her RSV, but got some meds and she was all giggles and sunshine this weekend.

- played it lowkey Friday and Saturday nights, well because we can.....

- Evie and I attended a baby shower for a church friend and she did so well! She played and laughed and enjoyed all the attention

- cheered on the Frogs... OMG! the game nearly killed me!

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13748615

Seriously, watch this play.... I died and went to Horned Frog heaven. And then Tech made an incredible almost comeback.... We dropped in the polls, but hey a W is a W!

Sunday we went on a family walk. Our new house backs up the walking/running/biking trails that follow the Trinity River. We managed to get in a good 2 mile walk before it hit 90 degrees.  J and I walked and Evie slept. We are trying to make this a weekly thing since we live so close.  Maybe some day we will venture out with baby and both pups.

The Sunday afternoon Evie and I went for her first twirling lesson. Ok, we went so mommy could practice before the TCU Homecoming game this weekend and Evie, well she just laughed and used a baton as a teething toy. We also caught some great pics of her, that are forthcoming.

All in all, it was a good weekend.  Now this week we are awaiting the arrival of Aunt Holly and Uncle Mikey from Florida!

Thoughts on a Thursday

This week has blown by, like whoa! Here is a snippet of my week thus far:

Major rent house issues, as in called the godmother in tears, don't want to be  grown up problems.  Foundation people  had to add three more piers to the side of the house, to the tune of $275 a pier in addition to the other two plus the reshim of the house.

now I have to get a brick mason to fix the exterior

And... we have another plumbing leak! This time in the wall of the guest bathroom. So  good news, home warranty will cover it. Bad news, they will not cover the cost to tear our a hole to get to the plumbing or to put the wall back together... whomp whomp. So, J and I tore our tile and drywall last night so we could save $450. And then a contractor is going to come in after the plumber and hopefully patch it back together. I do not have photos of the giant hole at the moment, but let's just say this house has got to go!

Good news? We enjoyed another meal from Blue Apron. This one was chicken cacciatore and yum yum.  We have had so much fun cooking these meals together and adding to our recipes. Blue Apron is a subscription service that sends you all you need to cook meals in your home in about 30 minutes. Fresh produce and protein and some meals I would never have thought of. I am in no way being paid by Blue Apron nor was I provided free stuff, I just love the service and wanted to pass it along!

And... Evie has a ponytail! She has had so much hair since birth and with her DocBand it hard to keep it under control, so this morning momma put a pony in it!  I cannot wait for her to be done with her DocBand so I can add some bows and headbands again and give her some piggytails! (still hoping those locks turn blonde). And... please disregard the random furniture in our formal living room. Cause you know, dog crates are the in thing this season in home décor.

Happy Thursday all!

And its Tuesday

So, when you have court or a conference in Dallas on Monday, you do not blog until Tuesday. It's like a rule, right?

Yesterday I was at the Women in Trucking Conference. Yes, you heard me correctly. Why, you ask was I at said conference? Well, because I represent trucking companies and I am a woman. Period. Enough said.

So, this weekend, we.... went to the Rangers game. Went to the TCU/SMU game. Hello Frogs, little too close for comfort. Went to infant urgent care. Evie has RSV (poor baby has crust in her yes and nose).

And.... I finished step 2 of my table re-do. Yes I have been hiding a project from you ladies.  I have an antique dining table that was given to  me by my aunt after my divorce and to help me restart my life. It's been in our family for ever, but was looking a little worse for wear.  The veneer was flaking off and the chairs need some TLC. So, I scoured pinterest and the interwebs and decided I could refinish it myself.

I am not totally done, but here are some before and after photos of the table top.

before

veneer removed

stained original wood

Now I just need to varnish it and pain the chairs. This will be the only DIY project for a while as trying to fit it in with Evie is cray! As in I was sanding and staining at 6pm on a Sunday night, neighbors thought I was nuts putting second coat on at 9pm.

Happy Tuesday ya'll!