Hangin' Them Up

I think it's time to hang up the ol' snow shovels. These babies are not going to let me shovel snow this year. I feel like such a wimp. I remember shoveling snow at 39 weeks with 5 of 5. No problem. I mean my back would hurt, but it hurt anyway. This time, there is a lot I haven't been able to do. I get really crampy after a few minutes of vigorous activity. I ran until I was 26 weeks with 6 of 6. This time, It was hard to run, before I even knew I was pregnant. This time really is different. It's hard. It's making me feel old. So, I guess I will just take it easy. If I am struggling at 17 weeks, I am a little nervous about 27 weeks. And what about my lawn. I enjoy mowing the lawn as much as I do shoveling snow. Seriously. It's therapy for me. I can tune out EVERY thing. It's my quiet time. And after I'm done, It actually stays done (the lawn) for a few days. Unlike house work, that stays done for about an hr. So, here's to an eternal 5 more months....
Keep your eye out for an update on my ultrasound on the 5th. I'm not sure if I am going to announce that day, I may wait until I announce to family. I want to do something big, and the next time we get together will be the 9th.

Is This Odd?

I got this letter yesterday from the older kids' school. It made me laught. It made Trent mad. Then I thought, is this wrong?

Dear parents,
Tomorrow, Dec. 21st our students will be watching "Santa Paws". The PTA would like enough parent volunteers to sit with the kids so the teachers can have that time to themselves. If you are able to donate your time please come. Check in at the office, you will sit and supervise a group of children in the gym.


Then they give the times for each movie.
Ok, so is this wrong. Is it me, or do already pay taxes, that pay your salary, and now you are asking me to come so you can have some time to yourself? maybe after I come and do your job, you can come to my house so I can have some time to myself. I haven;t had any of that in YEARS. Don't you have over an entire week, starting tomorrow, for time with out my kids, for yourself? Don't get me wrong, I love my kids teachers. For the most part, I have liked all of them. They do a good job. But this just rubbed me the wrong way. And Trent took it a little differently than I did. He would also LOVE some time to himself.
Here's my suggestion. Next time, ask for volunteers to come watch the movie with the kids so you can do something school related. That will go over better. Especially since it's during school hrs. And for the record, I don't agree with all the down time the kids have the week before any major holiday, and the month when the teachers are done at the end of the school year, where my kids do nothing.

Wait For It....

I am waiting. But I am not hearing encouraging news about it's arrival. You know, that 2nd trimester burst of energy. I am still completely exhausted. I would LOVE to start exercising again. But I refuse to. If I exert that much energy in the morning, there will be nothing left for the other things I need to do during the day. I can barely keep up on my laundry and floors as it is. Maybe it's because my 15 month old is so busy undoing, that sucks the life right out of me.
It has been another busy week. Trying to get quotes on our fence has been hard, there are no vinyl fence co. out there. I have literally called 5 different places, and still only have 1 quote. Our 2 sections of fence are going to cost over 700$.
Then we had the whole bus fiasco. Some ex employee stole a route list, and sent smut to the families on the list. Then I find out that her afternoon bus, has no aid on it anymore, and she is the last drop off. I was not happy about that. SO when I called the transportation department, the head of the department was less than nice about my request for an aid. Assuring me there are cameras on the buses, and the staff is thoroughly back ground checked. Um real reassuring, since the person who sent out the letters was an employee. Then come to find out, when the school district police came to pick up the letter, the cameras don't work most of the time. I did call the head of the special ed. department to request an aid on her bus, and she was very nice. Needless to say, I will be picking up 4 of 6 from school in the afternoon. Which I am so not excited about, since her school is not very close. And I have a bunch of kids to load and unload once I get there. During nap time.
And last, did I tell you Trent was released from the Bishopric? It was a welcome change. I LOVE change. I love new callings. He had a nice 2 week break, and has now been called as the Young Men's President. He is so excited. It really is right up his alley. All I ask, is that someone else go on the camp outs in May June and maybe July.

New

It has been an adventure of month. Well, season, all of fall, something was happening. It all started with the pneumonia that ran through our house. Then the news of babies, which we put our car up for sale upon hearing heart beats. Then the car sold, before we were ready, so we have been with out a family vehicle for about 10 days. It is amazingly hard to find a 12 passenger van. 15's are everywhere, 12, not so much. During this 10 days our furnace went out for 3. It would start up here and there, but during the day, when Trent was at work, nothing. On Thursday, he picked it apart and made it work, and so far we have had heat about 2 days. LOVE to be warm. Then we stumbled upon this. a 12 passenger. made an offer, it was accepted. And now it's ours. Although, I am amazed at how much it cost to register. Right in the middle of December.
But, we are finally feeling like our feet are on solid ground. Knock on wood.

Letter From the Teacher

This letter came from 4 of 6's teacher this morning. We have been having a conversation about her wearing socks. I told her I put sock on her, she just waits until no one is looking, and takes them off. She says:
___ is quite a character!
That makes me laugh that she will wait for just the right time and pull off her socks, What a stinker! I have had a lot of students with Down Syndrome and by far ____ has been the easiest and nicest!
You really have done well with her. She is a joy in class. As for socks, no worries I will make sure she has some on for recess!
Teacher

So I guess I need to add socks to the stash she already takes to school. And maybe I should clarify to her that 4 of 6's behavior has no bearing on me as a parent. You can raise 10 of them all the same, and some are polite, some are roudy, some confident some shy. They come with their personalities. We as parents still have the job of teaching them to be honest, and the difference between right and wrong. But their personality is already with them. And their ability to sit still and follow directions is just part of their personality.
It really is nice to hear that a teacher enjoys teaching your child. I had reservations at the beginning of the year, after meeting her, because her first question was "does she run'? after I told her she had Ds.
So far she has been having a great year.

The Weeks

Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike these weeks. You know starting around week 12, going to about 15. Those weeks where you don't feel pregnant, and you don't look pregnant. So you wonder, am I really pregnant? it was longer with 6 of 6, she had an anterior placenta, so it was like week 11-16. I wish I had one of those doppler thingys.
There is so much to do. We got our tree on Monday, and it sits in our living room undecorated, because there is no time. Tonight will be no different, we have pack meeting. And we have someone coming to test drive the van.
And a new discovery, We have a bi monthly Costco budget. We go get kids snacks, garbage bags soaps.... the things we buy in bulk anyway. We decided last night to take that budget and go to Winco. We were able to get all the things we usually do, aat Costco, and still bring home grocerys. So we have decided to give up the 50$ membership (it makes Trent mad that we have to pay someone for the privilege to shop at their store. And none of them are ever smiling and friendly. They're a bunch of snobs) and start shopping at Winco. Anyway, that's our life. Pretty boring, just the way I like it.
Oh and on a good note, the car that went through the fence, is insured. Hopefully they will put in a new fence.

Blame It On The Snow

There are things this week, that we can most definitely blame on the snow.
Take for instance, Trent being late to work for the first time, in 3 years.
The limbs from the trees making a mess all over the yard. The chickens not getting food until today because they got snowed in. Having to spend 2 hrs out in the drive way shoveling 15 inches of snow, so we could get the kids to school.
This, however, was not the snow.
Yes, that is a truck in my back yard. And not our truck. This was courtesy of the drunk 14 year old, that plowed through the neighbors fence 2 houses up, then drove into our yard taking out the fences and a trampoline on the way. We were woken up to typical Saturday night noises, but these were a lot closer. Trent got up to look out the window, and saw this. The kid was running around our back yard looking for something to wedge under the tires, to get some traction. (he ended up trying to put buckets under the tires, brilliant)Luckily he landed where we are putting our garden next year, so he wasn't tearing up our grass. And also, luckily, he didn't run into the house he is about 10 feet from. By the time we got out there he was back in the truck and trying to get out through the fence he is facing, back into the Smiths parking lot. He eventually gave up and ran. Our neighbors, who's fence he entered through, saw the whole thing and called the police,they took off after him and pointed him out to the cops, so he got caught and taken to juvey. But, not before a call to the mom. One of his friends, the one who's parents car he had stolen came meandering through our yard got picked up too, for intoxication. He had his mom called to come pick him up.
So far, it has been an exciting winter.

This Week

We had one of our BIG ultrasounds. There will be a few of them. This one we went in to go see how many of everything there were. Ideally, you want 2 babies, with 2 placentas, and 2 amniotic sacs. Depending on when the egg splits (if they're identical) will determine how many of these things you get. If the egg splits at day 3, you get 2 of everything, the closer to day 8, they split, they start sharing things. If they share a placenta, you run the risk of TTTS. It's kind of scary. Even scarier, is when they split later than that, and you share a placenta and a sac. Usually in this case, they deliver at 32 weeks, and you are on hospital bed rest from 24 weeks until then. If the egg splits later than that, you run into conjoined twins.
Who knew. Before all of this, I thought twins were twins. You had 2 of them, some times they look the same, some times they don't.
To our relief, We have 2 of everything. Most likely be cause of hyper ovulation. But, there is no way to know for sure until the anatomy scan and they see if they are boy/girl if they are fraternal or identical. Or after they are born and you do a DNA test, or they just look totally different. Personally, I was hoping for identical twins. Although, I'm not sure why. We will find out in 6 weeks what they are. I have in the past not found out the sex, until delivery. But, I got rid of everything after 6 of 6 was born. So I need to be able to prepare.
They also moved my due date up to June 8th. Which in the world of twins, due date, is nothing to go by. I will spend most of my life from 32 weeks on, going to various drs. appt, u/s, non stress tests ect. I do my first glucose test in 3 weeks. The ultrasound tech and my dr. both kept telling me, 'because of my age' I am higher risk for diabetes, hypertension, pre-eclampsia. Who knew 33 was so old.
So, the long and short of it. Things look fine for right now. You can't tell a lot at 12 weeks.
I wish I felt better. I am always feeling better by now, with my others. And I am so grumpy. I sure because I haven't felt good in a few months. I'm hoping for a break for a few months, before I really hurt. Maybe I am old. Pregnancy is getting harder.

The Nog

These first 3 pictures are the north side of my house.


My kids really like egg nog. They get excited every holiday season for it. Trent on the other hand, hates it. You know what he hates more than the actual nog? When I take a half empty gallon of milk, pour my quart of egg nog into it and put it back in the fridge. (we have 6 kids, a quart wouldn't last more than a serving, and it's too strong if you don't dilute it) I can't tell you how many times he's poured egg nog on his cereal.
last night was very restless. It started snowing at about 5, very light, not much accumulation. But 4 times I was woken up to a crash. It sounded like a car going through our house. If you know where my house is, this idea isn't too far fetched. I would get up and go look for the source and find half a tree on the ground. Our trees haven't lost all their leaves, so the snow made the branches way too heavy, and they would snap. (1st 3 pictures. They didn't load in the right order)
We woke up to 10 inches. I LOVE the first snow fall. (first for us, we were in CA for the actual 1st) My kids are all so excited. You have to suit them up so they can go play for a few minutes. What I don't love, all the snow that gets tracked in.

Here We Are

I am a horrible blogger. I admit. I once posted everyday. Now I think I'm down to once a week. And it's not like it's because of FB. I'm not even on FB more than reading up on what you all are doing, more than 2-3 times a week. I have just formed this love hate relationship with the computer. I love that it makes paying bills, and reading news easy (we don't have a TV with more than PBS and Fox, and I HATE our Fox station news). I dislike the computer because it's a HUGE waste of time. I can sit down to read my emails, and 30 minutes is gone, just like that. I need all of my time. Every last minute. I can't afford to throw it away.
Anyway, that's my excues. Now on to my post.
This picture is from Disneyland. 4 of 6 LOVED rollercoasters. She would ride with her arms straight up in the air and yell, then when she'd get off she'd want to run back in line to get back on. Luckily we went the last week of Oct. SO we never waited more than 10 minutes in any line. It really was a good day to go.
We also found a replacement for her beloved pillow pet. It started out a terrycloth type material, and after a few years of loving it, it is pretty thread bare. But, as all loved things go, she is not going to part with it. Even with a shiny new one. What do you do.
On other news, my sister after having 3 boys, is getting a girl. We are all so excited for her. Although, secretly, we would have been happy with a boy, too. Just because we don't care what the baby is.
I will finally hit 10 weeks tomorrow. I still feel pretty crummy most of the time. But I actually like that feeling. It's reassuring. Since HCG levels peak at 10 weeks, maybe I'll start feeling better in a week or 2. Maybe I'll even get a few months of feeling good, before I get as big as my house. I almost envy people who don't find out there are 2, until the 20 week U/S. This has been a hard anxiety filled week. I have bled and spotted from week 5 until week 9, and it's exhausting. And, I reached my goal weight at week 8, fit into my favorite jeans for a week, then they started getting tight again. Nice. Oh well. I have years to get back to where I want to be. Until then, I will grow babies.

A Little Shakey

First off let me start by telling you to sit down.
Are you sitting?
Well, do it.
Okay.
Here goes.
My husband and I were done having babies. Like, no more, I have 6, that's a good number right?
Can you see where this is going? No wait. It gets better.
So around the beginning of Oct I'm waiting. You know, the wait. Then the sigh where you are not pregnant because you've started. You know you do it. Even when you are using a BC that is 99% effective, you sigh, with relief. Well, that didn't happen. I went to the next door dollar store to get a pregnancy test, to calm my anxious heart. Peed on it, and lo and behold. 2 lines. Totally blindsided.
So on Friday the 22nd, I had gotten my head wrapped around the idea of having #7. I was feeling okay about it, really crappy otherwise, but I even felt okay enough to tell a few good friends. Then I started bleeding. Funny thing was, I wasn't devastated like I was with our other miscarriage. Then I got really sick. Like pneumonia sick. I have never been that sick before in my life. Worst part was having to get my family ready to go on this trip to CA we had been planning for 6 months. I couldn't move. Getting up to go to the kitchen took all the strength I could muster. So Trent got us ready, packed up in the car and on the way. I spotted on and off the entire trip. I just kept my appt with my new midwife, for when we got back.
SO here we are today. My appt was at 9. Packed kids up to go to GMA's they are off track, went in for my appt. She decides to to an ultrasound. Funny thing is, she kept saying, uh oh, and oh no. I just thought she saw a baby with no heartbeat. I thought I had miscarried I was expecting it.
Turns out, the uh oh and oh no's were because she found 2 babies. 2 heartbeats. 2 sacs. We are having twins.
Weird hu?
Now top that?

I Need

My friends Jen and Kristy Did posts on what they needed to keep our selves going. Our 'Oxygen'. Here's mine.

1) I need down time at the end of the day. Kids in bed, straightened house.
2) Quiet. I know, almost impossible with 6 kids. But I don't like noise. Hence #1.
3) I need Church on Sunday. It's my weekly up lift. I honestly don;'t know if I could keep myself going and in the right direction with out it.
4) Nutrition. If I am not eating right, I can feel it. I know when I haven't been eating healthy. I can't eat out of boxes and cans, I feel better when they are not preserved, by anyone but myself. Not that we don't do eat like that, but I can't for too many days.
5)And excersize. If I don't I feel guilt. Kind of like not VT....
6) Organization. I am not really strict, but I need dishes done, beds made, bathrooms and bedrooms cleaned. My insides feel like the inside of my house. If it's cluttered and dirty, I feel like chaos. And my kids act like chaos.

What do you do for you?

Right Place Right Time

I decided to go to the Dollar store this morning to go check out the Haloween garbage, I knew they were going to have. I walk in get some of those lights, then stand in line. While in line, I over hear a mom and daughter about 50 and 20 yrs old, and the mom is talking about how big her babies are, bragging about her 8 lb daughter. So of course I pipe in, "well, this one here, was 9 14" they all gasp. The typical reaction. She then points to her daughter who looks about 5 months pregnant, and tells me her baby is due in 3 weeks, and he will probably be small because he has Down syndrome. What? Really, I have a 5 yr old with Ds, and I am the UDSF newborn contact. Them mom then gets teary and goes on about how she can't believe we were in the same place at the same time.....
I gave her my contact info, and I hope to be hearing from her after the baby is born on the 31st. He will have an ASD, so if you have had experience with that, would you let me know if I can pass on your info for her. She would like to talk to moms who have been there.

Conference Is Awesome

There were many things I loved about conference this year. I really ought to take notes, so when I try to post my favorite parts I can reference them better.
Pres Packard gave a talk that is causing a stir in our news. He talked about gay marriage, and morality in general. Our local Fox station interviewed an advocate from the gay lesbian straight alliance this morning, and apparently he got from the talk, the Church was telling everyone that God hates them and who they are, and by giving that talk he was going to cause suicides. Good job Fox.... that's why I love ya. Good job creating a bigger rift and more hate. The Church also says the sex between non married couples is wrong. Where are all the people outraged about that? You might as well give every one equal air time.
I loved the talk by Holland in the Saturday AM session. I also loved the talk by Eyering talking about staying out of debt, and that having too much debt also takes away you agency. It is a topic dear to me, having gotten myself out of debt, and finding the liberation in that. Even living dirt poor, and find the happiness in that, that I was looking for in material possessions. We have never had a nice car, or nice furniture, or a beautiful house. As a matter of fact, we didn't even buy our first house until we had 3 kids. And the olny reason we were approved for that, was because we had no other debts.
But by far, my favorite talk was by Pres. Monson at the RS broadcast on Saturday. I love the stories he told about the dirty windows, and I always love a reminder about judging others.

2nd of 2.

Thanks to Rebecca Talley, for finding this.
(and yes I would love to read your work!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8B1nKGIAeg&feature=player_embedded

!st of 2.

A Big Day

I have been teasing him about this for 5 years now. The big day tomorrow. The big 40. It would be more fun if he were bothered by it. I really wanted to have a party for him. Have his old buddies come drop by and say hi, but they dont seem interested. maybe it's a good thing. He is 100% different than he was 20 years ago, hanging out with people that haven't changed at all.
I really could not ask for someone more perfect for me. He is an amazing dad. And really what else would I want. He provides for our needs, and most of our wants. He loves all of his kids, and makes it known. He is slow to anger, and more patient than I will ever be. He wasn't even thrown off by a diagnosis of Down syndrome. He lives and loves the gospel. He is teaching his children to do the same. He never complains about his callings, that would be me, and he deals with me, better than I do. We work well together. Oh, he can fix anything. And I do mean everything. I hope my boys pick up on that. He had an awesome example of how to be a husband and father, and I would be blessed to be gived 40 more years with him.

170$ Wart

Yup, you read it right. That is the going rate for a wart removal these days. You know how I know? 1 of 6 had this monster. Yes, literally, it made you shudder to look at it. It was a mutation, and it was mad. Trent had tried that Dr. Schols wart freeze remove thing a few times, unsuccessfully. It kind of died then came back, kind of died, came back bigger, kind of died, and came back the size of her finger tip. So, stupid me thought 'I'll just take her in to the ped. and have it frozen off, professionally.... You know the responsible parent thing to do. I was already mad about a 20$ co-pay for this thing. Then I get the bill. 170$. Yes, that is not a typo. One hundred seventy dollars. Insurance took care of 90 of it, but that is still outrageous. I would riot in the street. Is Obama Care going to fix this type of injustice? Are there other options out there? What in the Samhell is wrong with medical care, where they can get away with robbing us poor people. And we take it! we pay our co pays our detectable, and we smile. And nothing changes. And we do it again lining the pockets of those poor insurance companies. Anyway, be prepared to be reamed if you end up growing a wart. Or hope your child is confident enough to not care about an extra finger tip size growth growing out of their finger tip.

Let's Talk Canning

I don't know why everyone doesn't do this. maybe because I love to. It's time consuming, sticky, you can't stop once you get started, I think I just answered my own question. But It is so worthwhile. I am a stay at home mom, I kind of feel like it's my above and beyond contribution Like above bringing home a paycheck, happily, Trent remodels the house, takes the kids hiking, or helps with meals and homework. So above and beyond raising kids, and taking care of the house, I can our fruits and veggies.

Um... NO

I was outside taking out the 'garden' and mowing the lawn and realized it was time to go wait for 4 of 6's bus. I stopped what I was doing, got 5 of 6 and took her out front to wait. She asked me "get on your lap?" I told her "no, I'm sweaty and stinky." Which she replied with a quizzical look on her face "Why? did you poop your pants?" Um, no.
You think she's heard us ask 6 of 6 if she pooped because she stinks, a lot?

September

Wasatch Front Extended Forecast

Tue Sep 14	Wed Sep 15	Thu Sep 16	Fri Sep 17	Sat Sep 18	Sun Sep 19	Mon Sep 20

86 60 Chance Storms This is for my sister, planning a trip to UT. Although, just like it always is, in UT, if you would have looked at this 8 hrs ago (I did), it was completely different....

78 53 Partly Cloudy

80 53 Sunny

82 54 Sunny

82 54 Sunny

83 55 Mostly Sunny

83 55 Mostly Sunny

A Lesson Learned About Camping

We decided to take the kids camping for Labor Day weekend. What a way to add to my labor.
We left Friday after work. I tried to talk Trent into getting a good night rest then leaving Saturday morning, but he wanted to get on the road. And because you can't really get ready too much in advance, I was rushed to get things together and forgot a lot of things. And after we got on the road we sat in traffic until it was dark. Instead of getting all the way to our camping spot, we had to stop for the night in Price. The lesson here, leave earlier, and prepare better.
We set up camp in the dark and I always sleep really bad the first night camping. This night was no exception. We got up, broke camp and hit the road. We should have just stayed. I love Price, it was beautiful, and by the time we got to our next camp, in the desert, it was hot. The lesson here, get a pop up trailer. Easier to break camp. We wanted to camp someplace else too, but breaking camp was so hard and we were so tired, we just stayed.
Luckily we found a shady spot to set up our tent, again. Blow up air mattresses, again, and unload the car, again. The lesson here, get a pop up trailer (we have been talking about it for years) camp will be easier to break and set up.
I just need to accept dirt. Camping is dirty. I have 6 kids, it's dirty. But it still bugs me. Add 2 nights of no sleep, and I become neurotic. We were next to water, but that mostly just made mud.
Lesson here, get a pop up trailer. It'll be easier to keep sleeping spaces clean, when they are not on the ground.
I like camping. But, I like not being tired. And right now, with the dynamic of our family, both are not possible,. It may be next year, before I am going to do that again. I have a friend who goes camping to take a break. I kept looking for that break this time, and never finding it. Between cooking meals, then cleaning up meals. Holding tired kids, taking kids to the potty, breaking up kids tifts, he won't play with her.... one of my wonderful kids feeding 4 of 6 sunflower seed shells.... It was a constant. I didn't even get to relax and recover at night. 6 of 6 only slept okay. Thank goodness I hadn't weened her yet. One of the nights she was awake for 3 hrs. And you can't just let her her cry, you're in a tent full of other people and a camp ground full of campers. Lesson here, get a trailer so we can camp away from anyone ;) It may be awhile before I'm up for that again. The kids love it, so we will keep camping, even with out a trailer, but this weekend was hard. and I'm exhausted. It was good to send them to school.

Happy Day

She got 3 shots for her birthday! Horray!
So here are her stats. Poor kid, went from the 4% to the 2nd% in weight. But when I asked the dr, he said she just burns it off. When I told him she was still nursing, he said "good for you, just no bottles, only sippys for other liquids" He said there's no reason to force them to grow up any faster than they already do. Which is one of the reasons I adore this man. And his scan in Aug came back clear. Prayers are answered. Priesthood blessings work! He is doing a round of chemo just in case, and he said that was 'hell'. Like loosing all of your sense of taste and smell. You know what eating would be like, with out that? But, he is well.
Back to numbers. We have 65th% for height, up from 45th% and her head is in the50th%.
That's my little lou.

6 of 6

She is my 500th post. Here's what I love about her.

SHe LOVES water. If you put her in a tub, she will stand throw herself down and flip over to her back, or put her whole face in and blow bubbles. She's a fish.
She will eat anything. Good most of the time, not so good others.
She has by far, been my easiest baby. Such a good note to end on.
She is not afraid of strangers, or dogs, or cat, or chickens, snakes, spiders, bees......
She is happy, except for when she's teething, and even then she'll humor you with a smile.
She LOVES her dad. Most of my other babies with the exception of 1 of 6, has liked me the best.

One

No, not the most awesome U2 song ever, it's my baby.
I almost did an entire week long celebration. Sorry, but you'll have to settle for the 3 days leading up to it. And yes, she deserves a week, no month long celebration.
You notice one of her presents in the back ground?
Tomorrow I'll tell you about the things I LOVE about this kid. They are many, like I said, she is awesome. Friday, her actual birthday I will post her stats from her 1 yr appt. I'm crossing my fingers her pediatrician is the one doing it, if you remember I told you he was diagnosed with cancer, If he's there he said it was because his scan came back favorably.

For All You Desert Dwellers

Today was 4 of 6's first day of school. She was so excited. So excited in fact, I woke up to her in my bed, because she was up before the crack of dawn. Wide awake. Looking at me. Waiting for me to wake up, so she could "go to school now mom?" (you see, last night at about midnight, 6 of 6 woke up, and SCREAMED. Until about 2. I am trying to establish better sleeping habits, and weening all at the same time. SO I tried rocking, patting, ignoring and nothing worked. But I did not give in and feed her. And honestly wouldn't even worry about weening her, I'd just let her do it on her own, but her teeth have gotten pretty painful). I didn't even notice her climb into bed with me because I was so tired. I was also awaken to the noise of rain thunder and lightening, and 49 degree temps. Yup, that is just west of us, and it is snow. Of course, it wont stay up there, but....
This is what we've had the last 3 rain storms. Our yard has flooded 3 times, and washed away newly laid grass seed twice.
Guess who's 1 this week?