We got Delilah's ear tube surgery scheduled for September 14th. I guess they thought it was serious enough to push it right along. I will be glad to give her some relief. Poor baby. She was up 4 times last night. I am a walking zombie. The only thing that keeps me going is Diet Coke.

September is shaping up to be a CRAZY month. Blink 182 concert. Evan is starting some swimming lessons soon. My 30th birthday. Our 6 year anniversary. James is in a wedding. We have Day out with Thomas the Train (and Evan's bff, Chase!). Evan's MRI.... Yowza.

I just keep making tons of lists to remember everything.

Evan, Delilah, and I are headed to my folks' house this weekend. It will be Delilah's first trip there and her first night away from home. I hope she does well. Emily is riding with us to help me out...and we will meet Madeline there. I hope it is fun weekend and my kiddos aren't too weirded out by change. Evan is excited about playing with "his" truck.

I am sitting outside with the laptop while the cleaning ladies clean my house. I am working from home today. This is the life! It is nice and cool out here. The only downside is the glare on the computer screen.

I took Delilah to the ENT today. Poor baby has thick fluid behind her eardrum. She is getting little movement of the eardrum...so that means she is probably hearing like she is underwater. Poor kiddo. The doctor did recommend that she get tubes sooner than later. If this were the winter with all her ear infections, the doc would recommend to wait out the summer. But since she got this many in the winter....waiting would only prolong the inevitable. Plus, she just isn't gaining the way she should. Poor Peanut!

I still haven't been able to go back to running. My knees are still bothering me. I think I further pissed them off today when the cleaning ladies showed up while I was peeing upstairs and I tried to run down to the door. Not good.

yay me!

I lost 2 pounds this week. I finally cracked the 130s. I did this without even running this week because my knees have been in so much pain. 138.8 feels good :)

Sigh. Friday. I am happy you are here. I wish you would go by quickly. I want to get to the weekend. Although, I don't have anything exciting planned. Last quiet weekend before the madness of September.

Last night, Emily came over to help me out for the evening. We were giving Evan a bath and chatting him up in the process. We were talking to him about what he wanted to be when he grew up. Emily asked him, "Do you want to be a doctor when you grow up?" He said, "I'm in the bathtub right now, can we talk about this later?" LOL. I don't know where he comes up with this stuff.

Not a journal

I have been having trouble writing. I think of this as a journal of sorts so that I can remember these times with the kids. I wrote in a journal for years. But clearly, since this is a public forum, not everything can be written about. And lord knows I have trouble only telling part of a story. LOL.

Saturday, Delilah and I made the long trek to Greeley for a baby shower for a college friend, Larissa. It was really nice to see her and I can't wait to meet her little one. Delilah slept the whole way there and the whole way back. And she was super good at the shower.

When I came back, my little sister Madeline, and her boyfriend Brett came over. And then Emily came over too. It was a little while before James and Evan came back from their big day at the children's museum. James grilled up some burgers and we had a nice time with our family.

Sunday, James and I took the kids to the park and the bookstore. Evan had fun tearing around the playground. Delilah had fun being strapped to me in the Moby wrap.

And now it's Wednesday. I ran this weekend, and again on Monday. I am probably going to wait until tomorrow to run again. My knees have been bothering me.

I am working from home today because I think Delilah's ears are bothering her again. So we have a doctor's appointment pretty soon. I will pick her up at daycare and then take her to the doctor. and then hopefully back to daycare again.

Week Has Gone By

I have been busy here at work. Just minor details, but it seems to eat up the whole day.

I ran Monday night and then last night. Last night was brutal because it was so warm. But I did it. Finished Week 1 of the Couch to 5K challenge. So on to Week 2. Last night my hips (not muscles, but the joints) were killing me. I may need to get new running shoes or something. My body is clearly not used to the beating it takes during the run.

Emily came over and made dinner while I was running last night. Really nice to run home and have dinner ready.

The kids are doing well. Delilah is just finishing up her latest antibiotic this weekend and now she has another cold. So I am sure that will mean another ear infection. And I can't seem to get an appointment with the ENT. They will call me when they have one available, they say. :( She is so happy and sweet these days. I feel sad that I miss most of her day while she is at school. By the time I pick her up, she is so tired, she usually goes right to bed. She has been getting up about 3 times a night. But last night was only once! I needed it!

Evan has been doing pretty good. A better week at school this week. We have had some tears. He was telling me that there was a picture of Tyler on the fridge. I said "Where?" He said, "By your boob!" LOL. He has been BIG into puzzles lately. He can put them together pretty quickly. He tried to climb the fridge a couple mornings ago because I put something in time out on top of it. He did pretty good too. Was about half way up when the door opened. He has been having an imaginary Gary (the meowing snail from spongebob) follow him around occasionally. Gary was sitting next to him in the car.

I have a baby shower up in Greeley tomorrow. My first trip up there in quite sometime. Maybe since Christmas 2007? Yowza. Happy showers, Larissa :) I think I am going to bring D. Her longest car trip to date. We will see how that goes. I hope they are serving some alcohol :P

Mondays

Monday is sometimes a safe haven from the work of the weekend. But it still sucks having to come back to work after time off. Especially when I am TIRED. Girlie is waking up at least 3 times a night. I don't know if it is her teeth or her ears or what. But I am TIRED.

Friday, we did the doctor again for Delilah's ears. Poor kiddo. Then Saturday morning, I did my first run. I am going to try to do the Couch to 5K program. The work week is the difficult part. Since most mornings I am on my own, I can't run then. And the evenings are a complete cluster. So we will see how it will get done during the week. Also, on Saturday, Delilah and I went to brunch with some girls from my boards. Erin brought her daughter Lauren. Lauren is clearly in the dressing herself phase. Great outfit. U of M cheerleader outfit, with two different colored knee socks, pink sequined shoes, and a feather in her hair. LOL. Delilah did really good at lunch.

Sunday, we got up early (no choice in that matter thanks to D!) and went to the zoo. It was a lot easier to get to at our old place...now it takes 45 minutes to get there. So, it was our first trip to the zoo as a family of 4. Since we have a membership, there is no pressure, we just meander around and see what we want to see. The only thing Evan really cares about is riding the train. And even that is losing its appeal. Delilah really enjoyed being "held" in the Moby Wrap. She only fussed a bit when she got hungry. We ate some lunch and left by 11:15 when the crowds were arriving. Delilah was asleep before we left the parking lot.

Evan told me this morning that he dreamt that James was getting him some Spongebob fruit snacks. What a dream! LOL. Hopefully, he has a better week at school this week. No peeing in the kiddy pool.