Bili Baby Update #2

12/29 Midnight

BIG UPDATE!!!! - the test run from the blood draw at 11pm came back with a level of 13.8 so we are JUST below the magic number of 14 -

They however have now allowed us to turn off the lights, we took off his "sunglasses" and wrapped him up in a blankie and now he's snuggled up into my chest. He's still got his IV of course so this is "interesting" for holding....

But also more great news - I've been cleared to go ahead and return to nursing him as well! HOORAY! Course he just had a bottle and I just pumped so we'll just start with the next time he awakes hungry and go from there - I want to let him snuggle a bit first LOL!

Please keep the prayers coming though - we need him to keep going down on his numbers so we can GET OUTTA HERE!!!!!!

Bili Baby Update

Hey guys -

12/28 5pm Update: The 4pm test results just came back to us - his level came back @ 15.4

So now we wait with both bili lights again for another 6 hours, they will retest again then (approx 10pm) and if we are @ 14 or less they'll take the lights off and then we sit for another 6 hours and do another retest to make sure he's not going back up again.

Not the best news, but I suppose not the worst news either - please keep the prayers coming - and please keep prayers for my milk too - due to not nursing (i'm trying to pump) I've lost alot of milk already and my last pump session was only able to nab 1.5 ounces TOTAL from both breasts with a pump time of almost an hour and a half between the two!!!!! I'm very upset about this as it is so important to me to breastfeed.

Bili Baby.....

It all started yesterday.... well really it all started a few days ago..... but two days ago to be exact myself and some of my family all noticed that Carson was looking quite yellow.... then yesterday when we woke up I felt like he was even more so than previous day. After a few hours of mulling it over we made the decision to call the pediatrician on call for our pedi office (since it was a Saturday we'd get whomever was on call). After talking with the doctor on call it was agreed that best to go ahead and have him tested - namely his bilirubin level. So I packed him into his car seat and drove him to the hospital where we delivered and zipped through Labor & Delivery to pick up a lab slip, then over to the lab of the hospital for the blood draw. After that traumatic experience (it was a new lab person) we went ahead home to wait for the results rather than hang out in the hospital and risk catching "something".

About an hour and a half later the pedi on call gives us a ring and lets me know his levels were WAY high (24.9) and that they wanted to admit him to the other local hospital that has the huge childrens unit. They told me to pack a bag and come on in that the doctors would be expecting us.
He was admitted yesterday afternoon around 5pm and they went over the different scenarios of the jaundice and then the treatments that could happen. They chose to start with the billi bed and then after another test they decided to add the overhead lighting as well (so he's baking from top and bottom).
The first test from this hospital came back with a level of 27.2. They chose to do another STAT draw and see what that was - leaving us with the extreme possibility of having to do a blood exchange transfusion. the second test from this hospital (his third test in less than 12 hours) came back at 21 -
They did place in an IV (into his arm after attempting both feet and hands) and have been giving him fluids and they've requested I not breastfeed, but instead I was allowed to supplement in formula if I'd like. Fortunately I'd thought to bring my pump with me last night so I've been trying to keep up with a pumping schedule so that once we are done here we can hopefully hop right back to nursing without any major hiccups.

We had a long night - I didn't go to sleep until about 4 this morning and I was up at about quarter till 6 when the nurse was in checking on his vitals and IV line and then let me know they'd be doing a blood draw at 6.

At 6:30 the nurse came in to do the draw b/c noone from the lab had come up yet - and I JUST got those results back - GREAT news - he's at 17.5 now!!!! The nurse said it's possible the doctor will choose to turn off at least one of the lights and then we'll see what happens.

We are here until at least this evening though for sure, once they get his levels where they want to remove both lights, then we have to sit for 6 hours and then another blood draw and check levels then to determine if/when we can go home.

If you are the praying kind, my little man sure could use some help from you!

I'm happy that it seems we've gotten out of the woods of the blood exchange transfusion, however of course I won't be totally content until we are discharged and back at home being a happy family all together again. I hate being away from the other kids, plus we had out of town family arrive into town last night (Chads mom, stepdad and aunt) and I hate that I can't be there to visit, but I will NOT leave my little man, and I hate that they can't visit with him without having to come to the hospital (and even then they can't hold him right now since we've gotta stay under the lights). I'm hoping they'll come in and take him off one or BOTH the lights so I can snuggle up with him........

I'll update more when there is an update to be had......

He's Here!!!!

We’ve added another yungin’ to our crew. Carson Rhys Sloman was born at 11:40 am on Friday 12/19/08. He is 7 lb 14 oz and 19.5 inches long. Elizabeth and the baby are doing fine and we just got back from the hospital this afternoon. Big Brother Aidan and Big sister Elisa and Brenna are all very excited and already very protective of their new little brother. Brenna is playing "little mommy" so I'm sure we'll be needing to watch that closely!

PPSS

yea and by "anybody" i meant like either of the two people that seem to be reading my lameass blog that I never post to (guess that is what makes it a great read... it doesn't take much time LOL)....

PPS

Did anyone notice my haircut... I FINALLY have a haircut I like... first time in like at least a year if not more.... THANK GAWD..........
I was getting tired of my "side mullet" as I started referring to it (after two HORRIFIC hair jobs - first was bad, then tried a second time with someone else to fix the first and it just got worse... somehow I ended up with a "side mullet" - I swear it)...........

I started just looking at people and once I found someone whose hair I liked, I asked them where they went and who they saw..... I got some fancy schmancy referrals, but I couldnt' afford those.. then like angels from hair heaven a friend said "oh go see my girl at this place and she only charges $25" ---- I've had the gals name for like a month and never called, today I finally said "I deserve this doggone it" and I called, made an appointment for late afternoon and then treated myself to a NICE REAL HAIRCUT... she even massaged my scalp during my shampoo.. but what impressed me even more.... she actually BLOW DRIED MY HAIR AND STYLED IT!!!! HOLY CRAP BATMAN (the last few places I've gone, I've certainly paid for that as part of my service, but somehow got skimped on it.... bitches)....... So she's my new best friend... at least she will be in 6-8 weeks when I need to get a new trim up! And she also did a magnificent job on waxing my brows too....

Feels good to look like a lady again, feels damned good

It's a posting flurry....

hahaha - well I know not a "flurry" maybe, but at least I've BEEN POSTING SOMETHING! And today I have photos to share....

Meet me -Now Meet my belly....
Now meet my baby... Okay so not really THE baby, but that my friends is what a 33 week belly looks like on me!
Heres a shocker for you all (for those that know I'm a photo buff) - this is the FIRST "preggy" belly shots I've done of the ENTIRE pregnancy... woah.... I keep saying "we need eed to do some" but then we never do. Tonight I just laid my foot down and said it was time.

Baby 5 has been quite active today, I'm starting to get nervous. All the fun practice contractions have been coming more and more often AND I feel quite a bit "heavy" if you know what I mean LOL! Lets just hope we make it to our projected date of delivery without any emergent trips to L&D LOL! The chaos of that at 3am freaks me out LOL!

I'll resize some more pictures sometime over the weekend or something and get some up of Trick or Treating and A's Raingutter Regatta Race with Cub Scouts (where he won first place) and some of the girls just being, well, girls!

PS: no we don't have a name picked out.... we have two actually.... this is our normal MO though - we find a few we like and agree on that would be good on presidential towels (think monograms here people... gotta plan ahead) and then we carry those with us for awhile, meet our new little someone and then we just "know" which one to pick. And no I won't tell you the ones we are thinking of... I'm tired of people stealing our names or worse yet hearing some "horror" story about that name.....................Just because your ex boyfriend turned out to be a mass murderer, transvestite, ice cream addicted sicko, doesn't mean just because I name my kids "that", that he will be the same thing...... sheesh people... cut my hormones a break. *rant over*

It's damn sexy.....

Yea, so as we creep ever closer to the "end" as they say... I find myself feeling more and more taken over, or at least my body anyway and I have no sense of my usual "I'm so hot" sense of self. Not that I've ever really had an "I'm so hot" sense of self... but I just don't get how after Chads seen what he's seen as far as previous ahem, baby birthdays LOL, and then this whole super growing midsection (I've resorted to telling people I just drink alot), my swollen feet (I've got cankles people), my hmmmm how can I say this.... baboon ass (but I don't mean my behind) and everything else..... he still wants me... must be love.... I guess I should just be excited at the fact that he wants me.....

Never fear.....

Is near........

I saw my OB doc yesterday and found out that not only is he "leaving town" for the Holidays (something I was having extreme anxiety over since I'm due right after Christmas) but he's leaving the COUNTRY!!!!! As in, he needs a passport and will be on a plane for more than a quick jump a state or two away!

Talk about YIKES!!!!! Now I see why he was so flushed when I questioned him on it!

But never fear... the end is near..... We discussed his schedule and what we can do. So it seems that our new bambino will be here either on the 18th or 19th of December (just days prior to Docs departure from the country).

I'll be keeping you posted (shyea right) as best as possible LOL but don't hold your breath for obvious reasons (such as my lack to actually continually post my witty stories here for your pleasure reading).

Anyhow--- just wanted to share that little nugget o' info with you

Guess I could spread some wealth huh...

Here are a few of the other kiddies!

First day of school -

Playing in the rain off the backporch -

Oh so busy..

well as if I didn't have ENOUGH on my plate... I dove in headfirst in another "thing"!.....

I'm officially a Girl Scout Daisy Leader now - and I've got a new friend who is Co-Leader with me (her daughter and Elisa go to the same school though they are a grade apart but are fast becoming friends). We're embarking on this journey with our girls and we are all learning along the way! So far so good. We'll see how the year progresses...wish us luck.... did I mention my Co-Leader K is also pregnant? Yea she's just a month behind me - fun fun!

Now for the real meat and potatoes of this post..........

Talk about a cramped studio apartment

(yea those are his knees in his face - rump on right, head and feet on left along with the arms over the head).....

And in case anyone was worried...yea it's still a boy and yea, he's still not shy about it LOL!

Slacker...

I'm such a slacker, I know it, beleive me I know it...

But who would have thought that once the kids went BACK to school that I'd get BUSIER! Sheesh!

Lots to talk about I guess -

A & E are doing great at school so far and the riding of the bus thing is going soooooo smoothly! I love it, and E loves it, A wishes I'd take them again b/c its too loud on the bus he said.

A - started back to Cub Scouts - he's now a "wolf" and is really enjoying it. I'm glad too b/c he needs "something" to do besides being harassed by his sisters and playing video games

E - joined the Daisy Scouts with Girl Scouts - Does anyone want some cookies LOL! I know I'll be buying em buy the case from my cute little daisy girl LOL hahahahah! She really loves it and has been looking forward to being a "scout" ever since A joined Cub Scouts last year.

Chad is also doing good back at school - he's going three days a week now for Dif. Equations, but that is the only class he is taking this term b/c the only other class he has to take before the Eng. Program specific classes is Physics 2 and it was ONLY offered at the EXACT same time as the Dif Equations class, so hence, one class this term. Kinda stinks, but kinda nice considering we've been so busy with the new baby coming and the end of summer, start of school with the kids etc. Good that he didn't pile too much on I guess.

The baby is doing well. We are looking at potential for a C-section as soon as early Dec. it seems though due to some complications with the placentas placement. I'm not thrilled about this at ALL, but I can't change it, so we'll just have to wait it out and see. We did have a follow up US this week and found out he's 2lbs 2oz currently - and you can see better his face and all - like you can see "fat" cheeks instead of him just looking like Skeletor or something LOL! We even got a quick peek at 3D images, though he wouldn't show his face... so that's still a mystery of sorts, but got some great pictures of his hands and feet in 3D so that was pretty cool. Chad nor myself have ever experienced the 3D thing before with the other kids.

I'll leave you with that and then share a few photos....

Riding a Bicycle

Okay so I'm in LOVE that we are having a bundle of boy...but my nerves kicked in around 3am this morning.....

I haven't had a "baby" boy in 8 years LOL! OMG, what am I to do??!!! My boys were so different from my girls I just know I'm going to have to "relearn" mothering a boy LOL! Hopefully it's all like riding a bicycle ya know...

Only time will tell of course......

Now the big burning question (at least for me) is - do I let go of all the baby girl stuff I had saved from Baby B or do I hold onto it "just in case"?! Her walk in closet is stuffed between bins on the floor from newborn up and then stuff E has outgrown that I'm holding onto for Baby B to grow into. Well and the baby gear (swing, crib parts, infant carrier/base, bumbo seat, bathtub etc).

The retort I got from chad to that comment was simply a "look"....yea, a "look" LOL Guess he thinks it's time to let it all go LOL!

Well..... it's A.....

Little thumb sucker.... the first time ever outta 5 babies that we've seen thumb sucking...it was super neat and happened during the "important" part of the scan (the part where they are checking/measuring all the vital organs and such) but the technician said "oh man then we have to get this for you.... we aren't supposed to do any fun pictures in this part, but we've gotta" - so she snagged this shot for me, and I hope she doesn't get fired for it LOL......





And without further ado... (and you are soo lucky because they tagged the shot so you don't even have to play hunt and seek)....

Thank goodness because truth be told, I couldn't handle anymore estrogen in this house...it would have driven me to drink....more.....

my Hiatus....

well I have good reason.....

Today marks 9 weeks 1 day - our EDD is 1/6/09

Croup-Tastic...

So after just over 24 hours of hearing my daughter sound like a spawn of a Donkey and Darth Vader I called the pediatrician to have her seen. Took her in today just prior to lunch because, well she was hee hawing like a donkey....seriously.....

Come to find out...she's got Croup.........good news is, because we caught it within the first 48 hours, they can give her a steroid to help it pass. Bad news, it could possibly get worse with sleep/laying down or overexertion which could cause us to make a quick (ha) trip to the ER for a special breathing treatment.

Good news, because she can get the two doses of steriods (sans roid rage I was assured by our fab pediatrician LOL) she hopefully will feel much better, and stop hee hawing in a few days!

And as if that wasn't just fabulous enough to win me the Mom of the Year award.... well ... Chad has hurt his back somehow. How? Dunno............. but it's bad. He left work yesterday halfway through the day and called me in OBVIOUS pain to tell me he was heading to the Chiropractor because it hurt to walk, sit, stand, breath, live......................... after spending time being tortured with the midevil devices at the Crack Doctor (get it... crack your back...hahaha...come on, comedy is the only thing getting me through this day...) it is actually WAY worse. He's in bad shape and even had to stay home from work today because he can't move. He's wearing a back brace for lumbar support and must return to the chiro tomorrow.

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Boringgggggggggggg

So Baby B and I went with Chad on his work trip on Wed.    I can now officially say there is at least ONE place in the US that I don't EVER want to live.... Milledgevill GA. ..... talk about a totally boring lame place to be!   UGH!  

Their mall, yea MALL consisted of the following:

Belk (dept store like JC Penney)

JC Penney

Rite Aid Pharmacy

Crappy Chinese place

small deli diner thing

an "ethnic" clothing store

the Police Department

Walden Books

Bath & Body works

Goodys Family Clothing Store

Rack Room shoes

Armed Forces Recruitment Center

Claires boutique

 

And that is IT........PERIOD......NOTHING else...oh wait, yes, there was another - Maurices Clothing store

 

What I found uber funny though is in several locations (anywhere a hallway started or ended) they had a sign stating "Family First - we are commited to family blah blah blah - on Friday & Saturday nights noone under the age of 16 can be on premises without their parent or guardian"   hahahah dude, I can't IMAGINE even WANTING to hang at that lameass "mall".......

Now for a decent mall - this is MY mall here at home

http://www.simon.com/mall/directory.aspx?ID=193

http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=193

 

Now that is a mall....course it's not this one...

http://www.mallofamerica.com/ 

I'd creme myself to spend a day or twelve (along with a few paychecks) there....hahahahah

Goin to the Chapel and they're gonna get .....

married.....

But first.... you can't get hitched without a "last night out" right?!

So my baby sister is getting married next weekend. We threw together a little bachelorette party for her and had a night out. Thankfully my kids were gone to IL at the in-laws farm so I was able to run away on a Thursday night (oh yea....)...

This was most of the krewe... a few other girls showed up a few hours later....

J was given a list of "tasks" (aka dares) to complete for the night, of course some of them involved "spectator" participation... so this guy got the lucky draw to "serenade" her.... the piano monkeys played You've Lost That Loving Feeling and he belted it out in his best semi sober way! Great Job Mike J. (apparently my other sister knew this guy in middle school, or maybe it was high school)

This guy gave her a blow job.... yea, gave HER a BJ..... see....

I love going to see the piano monkeys play.... it's my fave haunt in town... Rosie O Gradys where they can just about play anything you throw at them. Even THIS (gawd I love James for playing my sick little game....even if he changes up the lyrics including the line in that states "Work your cares away, holy shit this song is gay, play it anyway"

So anyhow.... here's my Piano Man

Course we can't leave out Kui and his mad skills with the guitar...and he can sport a sweatband pretty damn good eh...

And of course.... we HAD to make Jess the star of the show... and we had them do this for her....

they sang her a song about doing it 'dog style' and it was FABulously raunchy..I have vid, but it's too big for Blogger and Youtube is taking for..eva so I give up on that crap....

A Night in Nashville

So for spring break my inlaws were awesome and wanted to take the kids for the entire week.  Thus allowing Chad and I wee little break from "mom & dad" role and instead we just got to be Chad and E...

So for the first weekend of Spring Break we met my inlaws in Nashville and got a hotel right in the midst of downtown (mere walking distance to all the honkey tonks) and the rents kept the kiddoes overnight there so Chad and I got all gussied up and headed out........

Our intentions where to check out a brewhaus called the Flying Saucer (which we did, sorry no pictures...didn't think about it in there) and sample some beers...yum.   After this the plan was to stroll along and hit Coyote Ugly Nashville, however there was a HUGE line outside and it just wasn't worth it (we'd be there before no big deal)...... however the FIL had told us about Printers Alley.  Apparently he had just been in Nashville two weeks earlier to celebrate a friends birthday for the weekend and they hit the bars in the alley.  It literally is just an "alley" nestled in between some building and off the beaten path.... see...

Notice the sign?  Yup, it does say it.... you read it right...NUDE KARAOKE!!!  Unfortunately we missed out on naked singing by drunk people...

However, we did head to the far end of the Alley to a place called Bourbon Street Blues Club and saw this....

Yea, get you a mouthful of sauce...

No really, we saw these guys

However, Im so horrible..I don't remember their name! 

Then I got this at the end of the night (just mere moments before I convinced my inebriated husband that my feet hurt so bad in my heels that he must tote me back to the hotel on his back......)

oh and lest we forget this.... so I was taking some photos (because that's what I do... I like to get "stuff" that we can blow up for art for our house) and this gal stumbles outta the alley and says "shey there, takes a picture of meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" and proceeds to jump right in front of my camera... so I did...

Everyone say hi to drunk lady... I don't recall her name, but her friends were screaming for her to hop into the cab with them from across the street, but she was too busy posing for the paparazzi

And as a final thing... I got this shot, last shot of the night, I like it, want to blow it up for art somewhere in our house... (not sure where) but something just doesn't seem "right"... I love the lighting on the building, I love the "slope" of the photo... I think its those damned awnings that are throwing me off... any thoughts???? 

Give up?

I dunno, so I can always have something fun and witty to say when I am sitting around with my friends. Especially when it's a late night meetup at the Starbucks down the road (mmmmm white chocolate mocha) or most especially when I've had a beer or twelve. However, I don't seem to ever get any of my funny shit on this blog. The main reason, honestly, would be lack of time, or maybe I should just be honest and say laziness. I think of something great, something witty, something to really make people WANT to read this POS - but I either can't run to the laptop and tap tap tap away or I don't FEEL like running to the laptop.

I have two GREAT friends who have such witty and or thought provoking posts on their blogs that I just LOVE hitting their blogs and checking them out. Not to mention the blogs that they have mentioned or blogrolled that I troll around on when I've got idle time on my hands and feel the "need" to be one with my laptop............. (If you want to know who they are - the friends that is - they are on the links on the side..... my little Pessimist who still needs love too and my 40 something friend who really, really should know better)......

I dunno.... I dunno what I really want with this blog.... I wanted originally this blog to "vent" and be witty and share stories, but I find myself now unsure of what I want.... or moreso what I actually have time to do.....it seems when it comes down to the end of the day I am too tired or cant remember the witty or smartass thing I wanted to "discuss" amongst myself or perhaps it's first thing in the AM when I actually have a moment to sit and be one with my laptop and nothing witty has risen in the muck of my brain yet.....

soooo should I stay or should I go now?????

My Ribbon Keepers

Well I know I discussed it a bit back about how I "altered" my Stampin UP! Ribbon keepers. While I love my DIY Ribbon Pull EZE bag for all my loose ribbons, I just can't get anything better than my Stampin UP! Ribbon Keepers for my spools of ribbon. But I did a little improvement one day when I was wanting to "play" with a brand new Crop A Dile!!! So I whipped out some retired jumbo eyelets I had laying around (if you don't have any of these hearts or flowers that were retired a year or two ago you could use the new Jumbo Circle Eyelets from Stampin UP!) and then proceded to punch a row of holes in the front panel using my Crop A Dile tool and then setting the jumbo eyelets. Now I am able to thread the ribbon through the eyelet hole and it keeps the spools from unwinding at will (especially during transport) plus it keeps them from "jumping" into their buddies spool (do you have that problem when unrolling ribbon??!!! you won't once you do THIS to your ribbon keepers!!!)............ So what do you think???

Mardi Gras....2008

Here's a teaser photo for ya...go check out http://www.lekrewedubrew.blogspot.com/ shortly for more photos from the 2008 Mardi Gras Festivities!!!

Pine Car Derby - More Scouts with A Man

I forgot to mention that my little A Man also competed in the Scouts Pine Car Derby competition. He placed in 2nd at his Pack race. That gave him the opportunity to take his car to the Districts. While he didn't win at Districts he wasn't too far behind the winner (in fact the winner actually "borrowed" a few weights from Chad just prior to the race....... oh well eh LOL)....

Regardless Aidan sure was proud of his work and is anxiously awaiting the SpaceRace that will be very soon (it was to be last week but then had to be rescheduled). He's already got his rocket painted and ready!!!!

Scouts - A Man

Aidan was recently given his Bobcat Badge for Cub Scouts. This took place at the Blue & Gold Banquet held in late February. We attended the banquet as a family and even Mimi and Papa came! There was great food and a fabulous time. It was great to see Aidan so proud of his work! He also received a few other badges and such for different achievements. He's really begun to enjoy the Cub Scouts now. Earlier this year he even got to go camp overnight (with daddy of course) on the USS Battleship in Mobile AL. The scouts went over just prior to dinnertime and met at the ship. They had a pizza dinner and then got to tour the ship and sleep on the ship that night. They returned the next morning with LOTS of stories to tell!

Baby Brenna...

Well she's not a baby anymore...this "baby" will be 2 in just a few weeks....

Here is a photo that I snapped of her on Easter Sunday after all the hullabaloo was over and she'd had a nap........ I just love it.....

Easter 2008

I know it's been forever since I've written anything...it's definately not for lack of anything to say that is for sure....but more for lack of time. Or the fact that when I finally do have the time I've either forgotten the great, funny, etc thing that has happened that day with the kids, or I am just too danged tired to write it out LOL!

But, here I am to share photos from Easter 2008 - we went to my parents house yesterday for Easter. We had a great potluck dinner with the family (and some extended family/friends) and all the kids went out for a mega egg hunt (over 200 eggs - all plastic I assure you ..... my dad kept asking to make sure we weren't hiding REAL eggs to get forgotten LOL).....

So without further ado....at least I leave the hiatus to bring you photos.......

The Family - Easter 2008

Aidan - Easter 2008 (Age 7 years)

Elisa - Easter 2008 (Age 5.5 years)

Brenna - Easter 2008 (Age 23 Months)

My Baby went bye bye...

Well last week it hit me...and it hit me hard...but it hit her harder (more on that later).... that my baby has gone bye bye.

Gone are the days when B can snuggle on my bosom (her daddy has reclaimed that spot), gone are the days of have "I have a newborn" as an excuse to stay in my pajamas all day (or for why the house is a mess, the kids are wearing the same clothes they ahd on yesterday, dirty dishes still in the sink, daily trips to McDonalds for dinner versus cooking because we are all out of clean dishes ...well you get the picture there I'm sure, at least you will if you've ever had a newborn around), gone are the days where I can beg off going here or there by using the "baby" as an excuse, gone are the days of napping in the middle of the day because "baby kept me up all night", gone are the days....

well frankly put, gone are the days of having a "baby" around the house... (at least for a bit.... gimme 10 months..I'm working on a remedy to this).....

anyhow.......last week, Tuesday to be exact..... my "baby" officially left babyhood and entered toddlerhood. Heres how it all went down.....
I put her down for morning nap as usual in her crib. I proceded to go about doing my chores while she napped, again as usual. When I heard her fussing to get up I finished up my task (taking out the trash, putting in a new bag and washing my hands) and went blowing into her room to get her out of her bed (by this time she was a bit worked up) and it hit me...and her... (this is the part I was talking about) because I hit her square in the head with her door.

Apparently my "big" girl no longer needs her crib and decided that she was ready to get out and therefore, did. Climbed right on out. Fortunately didn't get hurt at all, but scared the hello dolly outta me.

I promptly started disassembling the crib and putting up her big girl toddler bed we had bought from a friend a bit back in preparation for this momentous day. She was ecstatic about her new bed and couldn't stay off it once I got it all put together for her. I also moved her toy bin thing from the living room to her very own room, rearranged her changing table (removing the baskets of diapers etc from the bottom shelves and relocating those to the top of her dresser).

B now has a big girl room - guess I should finish the painting in there (just got to put a fresh coat of white on the trim and shelves).

You know it does make me a touch sad to see my "baby" growing up (she'll be two in just a few months....), however it is also a glorious thing to be back to up and running wherever whenever with her - especially with the older kiddoes at school all day.

Now back to my regularly scheduled laundry and dishes schedule....