Tomorrow

We are celebrating DH's birthday. I went out and got his cake and some wrapping paper. Now I am waiting for Chayleigh to go to sleep so I can wrap all of his presents.

We are also getting Chayleigh's hair cut again in the morning and we have a few other errands to run. At least this weekend should be calmer than last weekend.

And two more bite the dust!!

Welcome Sharon and Monique!!

Momto3MANIACS (Sharon)

Not so bad...... (Monique)

Tell me about yourself - the survey

Stolen from Leslie.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Shawnie
Birthday:	November 18
Birthplace:	Spokane, Washington
Current Location:	Nampa, Idaho
Eye Color:	Green
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5'8"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	Swedish/English/German
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Black Platform Mary Jane's
Your Weakness:	Ice Cream
Your Fears:	Being Unemployed
Your Perfect Pizza:	Ham and Pineapple
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Pay off some debt
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Man, is it morning already?
Your Best Physical Feature:	Eyes
Your Bedtime:	11 pm
Your Most Missed Memory:
Pepsi or Coke:	Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King:	McDonalds
Single or Group Dates:	Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Coffee
Do you Smoke:	Nope
Do you Swear:	Yes
Do you Sing:	Only in the car
Do you Shower Daily:	Yes
Have you Been in Love:	Yes
Do you want to go to College:	Already did
Do you want to get Married:	Already am
Do you belive in yourself:	Usually
Do you get Motion Sickness:	Only if I am a passenger in the back seat
Do you think you are Attractive:	Probably
Are you a Health Freak:	Nope
Do you get along with your Parents:	My dad yes, Mom, if I have to
Do you like Thunderstorms:	No
Do you play an Instrument:	No
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	No
In the past month have you Smoked:	No
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	No
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	No
In the past month have you been on Stage:	No
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No
Ever been Drunk:	Yes
Ever been called a Tease:	Yes
Ever been Beaten up:	No
Ever Shoplifted:	Yes, but not on purpose. Shawn says that I am famous for Buy one Steal one Free.
How do you want to Die:	In my sleep
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	Rich
What country would you most like to Visit:	France
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Green
Favourite Hair Color:	Brown
Short or Long Hair:	Short
Height:	6' +
Weight:	Heavier than Me :)
Best Clothing Style:	Preppy/Business Casual
Number of Drugs I have taken:	0
Number of CDs I own:	500
Number of Piercings:	2 in each ear
Number of Tattoos:	O
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	A few
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

I converted her!!

I got Barb to create a blog too!

She has the cutest little boy named Tripp and a brand new puppy named Linus! Hopefully she doesn't mind me advertising her blog! LOL!

As Barbara's World Turns (Barb M.)

Welcome to Blogger Land Sweetie!!

Just because

I wanted to post this picture because I LOVE her outfit. She wore it for the first time last weekend and we had to get a picture of her in it! She had the sweater on for all of two seconds.

Baby Frankenstein

Not the best picture of her walking, but I thought that it was cute.

My 2nd Diaper Cake

Attempt. It is for a co-worker who is due today. I gave her the cake a few weeks ago at her shower and she LOVED it. It was pretty cool, cause no one at work had ever seen it. I was even asked to make more. Guess that if all else fails, I can make those for a living. I definitely don't envy Misty there! LOL!

Sick again

Chayleigh is sick again. This time a fever. Ug, does it never end? I talked to my friend Sharon in TX and she recommended letting Chayleigh run around in her diaper. It seemed to work to lower her temp, until she took off her diaper! LOL! Thanks Shar! At least it got her temp down though!

What Super Hero Are You?

Stolen from Alex.
Your results:
You are Spider-Man
You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.



Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

New Bedding Set

This is Chayleigh's new bedding set. I have it washed up, but not in her crib yet. We also got a matching blanket for the car. Now we just need to find a valance and a lamp and then we can change out her baby room to a little girl room. We are still planning on keeping her in her crib for a while longer though, but this way she will have her bedding when we move her to the toddler bed.

Sending Prayers

To Texas. Kristie's DH is in the hospital fighting a serious infection and can use the prayers. If you have any to spare (and even if you don't) please send them her way. Pray that he gets better and gets to come home and spend quality time with Kristie and Preston.

Also, tell him next time to hire the damn painters. It would have been cheaper! Sending you prayers and hugs Sweetie. I am here for you any time you need me!

Selfish??

I had a conversation with my Mom today about selling Chayleigh's baby stuff at a yard sale this summer. She proceeded to tell me that by making Chayleigh an only child I am being selfish. She said that I have no reason to feel as though she should be one. Then asked why I felt that way. So I let her have it. I told her that if she had to have a sibling like Shawn or I had growing up, then she is better off without them. That shut her up. LOL!

Seriously, why do people always try to "pressure" you into having more kids? How come it has to be plural? Although this is all going to be mute now after talking to Shawn more. I am pretty sure that he wants to have another child eventually. I guess now I just have to convince myself that it is the right thing to do.

Personally, I will be fine with Chayleigh being an only child. It means that I can give her EVERYTHING that she needs. She will be able to have everything that a child should have. I will be able to buy her a car for her 16th birthday and pay for her college. Although, realistically, if we have two, we should be able to swing it too, right??

18 Month Well Baby Check

Wow. Where has the past 17.5 months gone? We did her appt a few weeks early, but that is just how the appt worked.

She is doing well. Really tall and skinny, which works for her I guess.

Height - 33.5 inches (95%)
Weight - 21lbs 4oz (9%)
Head - 18.75 inches (75%)

All in all she is doing well. Stayed on her "normal" growth curve. Doc was impressed that she was doing so well and glad that she was walking. Woohoo!!

Got one shot today. Guess that Hep A was just approved, so it is added to the shot routine. Ug. One more at 2 years and then we are done till 4! YAY!

Chayleigh's Ortho Visit

I can't believe I forgot to post this. LOL!

We went to the Ortho on 3-8-06 just for a check-up. He said that her hip is continuing to develop well and that he liked how it was going. He said that he could still see dysplacia in the right hip, but that the angles were exactly the same on both sides, so that is a good thing. He said that he wants to see her walking as soon as possible and that he would continue to monitor her progress on a quarterly basis until she is 4. He also said that worst case scenario, she would have to have another operation in a few years, but if she continues on the road that she is, then we will be in the clear. I am okay with that. I know that everything is going to be fine. Especially now that she is a walking machine! LOL!

Walking

It FINALLY happened! Chayleigh is walking. I am going to try to get a video of her uploaded as soon as I figure out how. We are so excited. She walked for about 20 minutes back and forth to Shawn and I. And then she started walking, clapping and saying "ball" all at once. We are so proud to FINALLY be the parents of a walking toddler!!!

Thinking

I have been thinking about my internet buddies this week. Wondering how they are doing. LOL! Although I talk to some of them, I still wonder, kwim?

Barb - I hope that you have a wonderful time in NY this weekend.

Leslie - I wonder how Carly and Riley are getting along and how Riley's ears are doing and how Carly is doing with her new bottles.

Jeanne - I hope that your weekend of packing goes smoothly. I also hope that you get the answers you are looking for.

Alex - Have fun at the store this weekend. Eat some maple products for me. LOL!

Jen - How are you feeling? Haven't seen from you in a while. Hope that you are doing well.

Sara - How are you doing on your caffeine strike?

Jessica - Wondering about your lack of poop posts.

Allie - Where the heck did your blog go and how in the world does your child know so much? LOL!

There are others as well, but my mind has shut down today. I will try to think later.

Evenflo

I FINALLY got ahold of them. They told me to just wash the straps with water and "mild" detergent. I think that I will have Shawn take the seat to the car wash and pressure wash it. That way it is sure to get out.

CD's

What is it about Chayleigh's facination with all of our CD's? Every day she must open the entertainment center and pull out as many as she can. The she piles them around her and just grins. She doesn't seem to care how much time it costs us to put them away.

Things

I was just thinking about how things that happen in your life shape you to be the person that you are. I always wonder what would be different if I could just change one little thing. But then I realize that even that one little thing shaped me into the person that I am today. Interesting how certain things take you back to wonder if you made the right decision back then.

Flu Update

Well the good news is that Shawn and Chayleigh are both better. Bad news is that last night was my turn. I am at work today, but not sure how long I will make it. Good news is that now I have lost a total of 11lbs! Woohoo stomach flu! LOL!

Still sick

Man, this totally sucks. What a way to waste a weekend. She was doing so well and then again, she started puking. I just don't get it. I guess that she might have to stay home from DC tomorrow if she doesn't start feeling better soon. She has been sleeping for almost 4 hours now though. I hope that she feels better when she wakes up.

Other fun is that I got my mom's carpet cleaner, so maybe we can salvage our furniture. LOL!

Getting to know me

Stolen from Jeanne, who stole it from Allie who stole it from Angie

9 lasts:
last cigarette: 11th Grade
last beverage: Diet Pepsi
last kiss: Today
last movie seen: Walk the Line
last phone call: My stepdad
last cd played: Carrie Underwood
last bubble bath: Right after Chayleigh was born
last time you cried: Thursday when I thought that Shawn was going to lose his job.

8 have you evers:
have you ever dated one of your best friends: Yes
have you ever skinny dipped: Yes
have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: No
have you ever fallen in love: Definitely. More than once!
have you ever lost someone you loved: Yes.
have you ever been depressed: Yes
have you ever been drunk and thrown up: No, never puked!

7 states you've been to:
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. California
4. Montana
5. Nevada
6. Utah
7. Arizona

6 things you've done today:
1. 4 loads of laundry
2. fed, played with, and bathed Chayleigh - twice
3. Cleaned up puke
4. Watched tv
5. Talked on the phone
6. Took a nap

5 favorite things in no order:
1. Chayleigh
2. Pepsi
3. Shawn
4. French fries
5. Reading

4 people you can tell [almost] anything to:
1. Shawn
2. Chay
3. Barb
4. Leslie

3 wishes:
1. That I get to meet my grandchildren and possibly great grandchildren.
2. That Chayleigh has a better childhood than Shawn or I did.
3. That My BIL makes it back from Iraq.

2 things you want to do before you die:
1. Get a Master's Degree.
2. Get a bigger house.

1 thing you regret:
1. Buying the Toyota Camry.

Update

Okay, nevermind. Puking is back in full force. Guess we have ourselves a case of the stomach flu. About 10 minutes after I posted, she projectile vomited all over me, the couch and the blanket. Oh thrill oh joy! I am tired of poop, puke and laundry. I sure hope that this passes quickly. Guess I am off to the store for some Pedilyite.

Sick Again

Woke up this morning to Chayleigh screaming in a pool of puke. That was great. Not only was it 6am, but it was EVERYWHERE! We threw out the sheet and washed everything else. She got a bath (and we all know how well she likes those) and ate a little toast, then puked again. Finally got her to eat a few saltines and keep them down and got some Advil in her and it was 9:30. And then came the runs. OMG they are horrible and they stink. At 10, she and Shawn napped until 2:30, when she woke up. She still has the runs, but thankfully no more puking. I can handle runs, but puke makes me want to run screaming away. So, now Shawn is sick too and is in bed and I am alone with puky stinky baby! LOL! What the hell was I thinking wanting it to be the weekend? Now I am looking forward to Monday if nothing else to get away from this! The only good thing is that we all got to get a few naps in and Chayleigh is almost back to her normal self.

Bored

Okay, I must demand that all of you sign onto AIM right now! LOL! I still have an hour of work and no one is on to talk to me. End of rant.

New Bedding

Chayleigh currently has a generic Winnie the Pooh bedding set that we got because at the time, we were going to have more kids. Now I want something more girly. I really like this Strawberry Shortcake set, but it is for a toddler bed. It would work with her crib because it is the same size, but should I just live with the Winnie the Pooh until she gets a "real bed"? What would you do?

Friday

I really love Fridays! They are the end of the week and Shawn gets off early, so I actually get to spend a little time with him and Chayleigh both before she goes to bed.

This week has been really rough at work, so that is another reason I am glad to see it end.

Update

Well today definitely got a lot better. We found out that they were very sorry for scaring the entire plant, so they told everyone what was going on today. I guess that their headquarters in WI has a huge project that they are working on and they have exhausted the temps in the area, so they are recruiting workers from their other sites to come and work 60 hours a week for a month or two. And the special "urgent" meeting that they are having on Monday is to announce a new contract (big money) for the plant here! So needless to say, I freaked out for nothing! Thanks girls for helping me through it though. I am so happy to get to share the "good" news with you too!!

Life

Why is it that just when you think that things are looking up, life kicks you a good one right between the legs?

Shawn just found out that there is a good possibility that his plant is going to close. This is devastating news because we are very dependant on his job and his benefits. We won't know anything for sure until Monday, but hopefully this weekend, he will spend some time getting his resume together just in case.

He has been with this company for 12 years. This just sucks. The only good news is that there are other plants around us that he could work at, but of course for a lot less money. I just hope that this means that there is something better out there for us.

Diet and Lent

Well this diet is getting harder. I think that it is because AF is supposed to start. I have given up chocolate for Lent. Shouldn't be too hard since I am not really a fan of it anyway. LOL!

Good news is that in the two weeks I have been on this horrible diet, I have lost 4 lbs. Hey, it is a start at least.