I can certainly tell you this.. I would never ever want to be a single parent. Dean did not get home from work until 10:00 pm last night and I was exhausted! Those two little girls wore me out. Between a trip to Walmart for necessities, homework, baths, supper, folding 4 loads of laundry and Taylor crying for about 2 hours I could have easily ( Read more... )

Why on Earth is it that mothers never get any time off? I got up last night with Taylor. Got up for good at 5:50am. Took a shower.. got everyone including myself ready for the day. Took Taylor to Marlene's. Took Kaleigh to school. Worked all day. Picked Kaleigh up from school and took her to Marlene's. Went to a Kindergarten meeting after ( Read more... )

Well, I am back at work today. I am not getting much work done because quite a few people have been in and out of my office all day today. I expected as much though. It has given me the chance to brag on my girls and show off those new pictures at least. One of my co-workers brought me some $5.00 Enfamil checks (that I will gladly share with ( Read more... )

I finally (after much trouble and grief) got the professional pictures I had made of Kaleigh and Taylor. They were made on September 17th and I did not get them until yesterday. It was a big ole pain in the butt, but it was worth it. Taylor is 3 weeks old in the pictures, and you guys know she doesnt even look like this anymore. They are still ( Read more... )

I got this today via email and thought it was pretty cool. I thought you guys might enjoy it too..

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in ( Read more... )

I am back from the doctor. I have strep throat. She said I waited too long to come in and all of that drainage from my allergies caused the infection. Okay.. lesson learned. I will not be so stubborn from now on. Now I just have to worry about passing it onto Taylor. You guys say a prayer that I do not.

I got an appointment with Dr. Huffman at 10am. I was actually hoping that it would be this afternoon so I could lie down and rest. Oh well. No such luck. Hopefully she can give me something to help me feel better though...

I feel terrible. My allergies have been giving me a fit since I had Taylor, but it was nothing I could not handle. (Hence all of Beth's jokes about me being a nose spray addict..) The past few days have been worse. My throat hurts. My ears hurt. I just feel yucky and achy in general. I guess I will break down and call Dr. Huffman when her ( Read more... )

I have been stalking Taylor with the digital camera for weeks trying to get a smile on "film". (Well, I have been stalking her since the day she was born.. but hey, I am entitled!) All of my hard stalking finally paid off. I got some smile pictures today! She was 6 weeks old yesterday.. so very hard to believe.

( Smile Pictures! Beware of the cuteness!! )

I only have a week left of maternity leave. I am glad in a way, but also very sad in lots of ways. I will certainly hate to leave Taylor. She has been such a good baby and I just love snuggling with her for naps and such now. I will not get to do that too often once I get back to the office. I also like being here for Kaleigh. It is nice to know ( Read more... )