Hi ladies!
Steph...lol I wonder what our neighbors must think when Amelia screams from her tantrums at times. THEN with her teething she doesn't sleep well. It seems the past month she's had them all come at once. she's got 5 on the bottom now and 2 actually in on top and 3 trying to cut through. It's been hell on earth.
They must think I beat the heck out of her on the nights she's inconsolable the past month.
She tends to do VERY well out in public. She has only had 1 tantrum and technically that didn't count because we were visiting family and had to go to the store at 11pm at night (past her bedtime) on our way back home. Otherwise EVERYONE says she's very good. She really is. She has temper tantrums at home which I'm fine with. I just don't want it getting out of hand where WE give her what she wants to keep her quiet so she'll use that to get her way.
In the end, they're just babies so they are learning just as we are. Right now they're testing the boundaries.
On a safety issues I wanted to mention that a 2 year old in the city died from a flat screen tv falling on her. FREAKED me OUT! So now our community is trying to share with everyone the safe way to mount a flat screen to the Studds OR if you have a tv on a stand, there's a harness that screws into the tv then screws into the stand which screws into the wall. We bought the harness temporarily. We are going to have our tv mounted and have Best Buy mount it to the studds but it's pricey so I wanted something quickly. The harness we bought, we got at Walmart and it has a 3 strap which is different from the one I included in the link. It gives you an idea of what I'm talking about though in case any of you need one.
Anna, I too wouldn't worry about the weight. Amelia has gotten taller and I'm guessing her weight isn't up there with her height now. The britches she used to wear well are actually loose right now. lol She's SO tall. She's barely into 12 months. I'm guessing she'll be in 18 months soon though with her height. I'm just not sure how she'll keep her pants up.
YAY on the mom cave! I love the idea. We put bookcases in our living room but I think a few years down the line we'll have a handyman put book cases. I'd also like some beds built in upstairs but since we're living downstairs until we conceive again, it will wait until we get new rugs upstairs and redo the upstairs bathroom. Right now we're focusing on our furnace (which will be replaced in the next few years) taking the tub surround out of the downstairs bathroom and adding tile surround while also putting a new mirror, lighting and fan down here. I also think we're going to put in a water softener with a reverse osmosis system. Our neighbors have the same water and most have lived there for 50 years and don't have these systems but there is some iron in the water and I just want to keep our fixtures for as long as I can and make sure we have clean water free from bacterias and chemicals. I've always been a stickler about that even WITH city water. Of course this means that Amelia will need fluoride from the dentist or she'll get cavities because there's fluoride in public water systems and we'll have a pure form of water with the osmosis system.
Okay, enough about the things I hope to do with the house. ((rolling my eyes)) Something tells me that home ownership means there will always be some update or another.
Anna, you'll have to take pics of your woman cave. I bet it will be beautiful!
Easton has his ups and downs daily. It depends. Sat. he did VERY well and all the updated pictures seem to show that he's getting his color back. My friend is waiting on his latest blood culture. He's had a blood infection from the open sores on his legs. Poor kid has the infection in his heart as well. He's been on double masses of antibiotics to try and rid him of it. They are REALLY praying on that right now. That the meds will start to work and have rid his body of that infection because that is lethal. He's also waiting to see what subtype of illness he has. There are three subtypes with one being the best case and 2 being the more lethal.
There have been SEVERAL older kids who've written the family to say theirs was bad in infancy but they are doing GREAT.
You REALLY have to keep your focus on God through all of this. It's SO EASY to get caught in the deep despair of the daily ups and downs.
At any rate, today he looks great! Just waiting to see if the infection is gone and what subtype he is.
I like hearing good things! Thanks for asking.
Well, time to play with my sweet girl!
I already STILL watch to make sure she's breathing. I've been buying those warm sleepers lately and I'm glad because last night it was around 40 degrees and was quite cold even for me. 
I'm guessing 37 lbs more to lose. I wonder if it's possible to do by January? Not if I feel like tonight! Amelia was whining and crying ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT long. 
My mom and my aunt (dad's sister) have been helping all along. They're great at crafting. I will take pics when we get them. Everything I said I wasn't going to do has come to fruition. 
But I think (hope) it's mostly water weight. Bek, I might try Vegan again - I did it once when I first found out about my Fibroids. Apparently, the steroids in meats help fibroids GROW and I wanted none of that!
Always will be. 
