Wednesday, 29 November, 2000

We finally closed on the sale of our first home last Wednesday.  It took Patrick and April Matson quite some time to get all of their paperwork in order and to get their credit report cleaned up.  It is nice to have that finally taken care of.

I have been feeling so nauseated and tired for about two weeks now.   It is not a lot of fun.  When I was pregnant with you, Amy, that nausea lasted until about 14 weeks, so I am not looking forward to feeling this way for the next 7 weeks.

Last week, you and I went into my bedroom to get Daddy out of bed.  He always has a hard time wanting to get up in the morning.  We were sitting talking and asked you if you knew if our new baby was a boy or a girl.  You shook your head no as if you really understood what we were asking.  You love babies, especially watching them on tv, so it will be interesting how you take to having one at home.

You are getting braver about walking and walk along the furniture quite a lot.  Yesterday you walked across the living room while pushing your walker.  You haven’t figured out how to walk while sitting in the walker but do a fine job pushing it.

We have cut back to two naps a day.  You could still probably use three, but with three you are up until 10 pm whereas with two you are more than ready to go to sleep by 8 pm.  I try to take a nap as well in the afternoon when you sleep because I have been so tired lately.

Much to your dismay and sadness, you were weaned Friday night.  You just wouldn’t stop biting me.  You cried the next morning when I wouldn’t nurse you and only gave you a bottle.  It was rather painful for me to stop feeding you cold turkey, but I figured that was the only way.  Now, however, you have adjusted quite well.  Your two top teeth are almost through and I am sure that that is the reason for biting me so much.  I am so glad that they are nearly through because you have been rather crabby lately, not your usually pleasant self.

Tuesday, 14 November, 2000

We have had a lot of unseasonably cold weather lately as well as a lot of snow.  It is normally 20 degrees warmer this time of the year and we don’t see these kind of temperatures until January and February.  It is not my favorite because it prolongs the winter months.

Grandma Ball was visiting this weekend and stayed at our house last night.  It took you a while to warm up to all of the company with Becky and Kyle and Kevin and Candace, though you didn’t really take to anyone in particular.  Everyone wants your attention and you love to be the center of action, but you are most comfortable doing so when mommy and daddy are close at hand.

You have mastered crawling and are now pulling yourself up onto everything, especially in your crib.  You stand at the end of your crib when you are supposed to be sleeping, throw your pacifier on the floor, and cry or protest loudly until someone comes to rescue you.  It makes your going to bed moments a whole lot of fun.

Daddy leaves for Dallas on Thursday to interview with Exxon Mobil.  He received an offer from the site visit in Phoenix that he went on a week and a half ago, but it was hardly comparable with what he makes right now at Novell.  It is not likely that he will accept the Arthur Anderson offer.  He then flies to Seattle next Tuesday to meet with KPMG, another one of the Big 5 Accounting Firms.

I get up at 5:30 now to exercise.  With the weather as yucky as it has been, it isn’t so great to take you out in it all of the time, especially after your ear infection.  Plus, you aren’t so excited to be in the pack n' play for so long and start crying.

Tuesday, November 7, 2000

I think that you might be able to expect a brother or sister in July 2001.  I am not positive yet, but it’s looking more and more like that everyday.

You got sick one week ago.  I thought that it was another cold, but by Thursday you were so sick and your head was so hot.  I had Daddy come home from work to give you a blessing because you were crying and you had had a high fever for about 12 hours.  He brought one of his friends from work.

Your temperature didn’t change much and you kept waking up after I put you to sleep for the night.  I finally held you and that worked for awhile, but you wanted the best of both worlds–your bed and me.  So I took the mattress out of your bed and laid it on the floor in the study.  We slept on the floor for the rest of the night, though I think your sleep was a lot more comfortable than mine.

Daddy left for a job interview in Phoenix early Friday morning, and we were on our own.  Your temperature still didn’t break though you were a bit cooler Friday morning.  By the afternoon, you were so hot again that I called the doctor’s office and they said to bring you in and they would try to fit you in.  Your temperature was 103.7 degrees and you had a raging ear infection.  Dr. Woodmansee prescribed some antibiotics for you, and we started them right away.  We weren’t able to see Dr. Berry because he was so busy.

Your temperature still hadn’t broken by Friday night.  I knew you were uncomfortable because you would whimper in your sleep and all you wanted was for me to hold you.  (You’ve not been so snuggly since you were a newborn).  You slept a lot.  I finally called Uncle Carson to come and give you another blessing because you had had a high fever now for a day and a half.  You slept in my bed with me on Friday night.  You were crying out so often in you sleep but once you knew that I was right beside you and that you could touch me with your feet, you went back to sleep.  By morning, your fever had broken.  You haven’t had a fever since and have one more day on antibiotics.  I think you might be allergic to it though, because you have a rash on your face and tummy today.

 Daddy came home from Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.  His flight was originally scheduled for 1 pm but America West called me early Sunday morning trying to locate Chris to tell him that that flight had been cancelled and he needed to call them to get booked on an earlier flight.   He was supposed to leave at 11 am on this flight but it was delayed because one of the seats on the plane was broken.  By the time he arrived home, you were doing so much better.  Actually I had just put you down for a nap but we since you weren’t sleeping yet, we got you back up so that you could see Daddy.  Anytime he goes away for awhile, you have such a cute smile for him when he comes home.  Makes him feel good.

You have continued to get better and are now back to your raring-to-go self.  You crawl most places and are beginning to get into things that you shouldn’t.  I purchased electrical outlet covers yesterday to keep your little fingers out of the sockets.  One thing you don’t really need to experience.

You love to play in the entertainment center and open the doors beneath the tv.  You pull out the videos, and I pick them up a couple of times each day.  You are beginning to balance better when standing and like to be up and about.  My life is not going to be the same with all your wandering about.

Daddy has more job interviews in the next couple of weeks.  He will be in Dallas in a couple of weeks and then in Denver in the beginning of December.  We will just have to wait and see where life takes us.