And again

Well it seems we got LOTS of white stuff again here today. I opened the door out of the house, well barely got it open, and I was met by a 2 foot high drift. Luckily I had the truck to take Karady out to daycare, because the streets in town are full. Stupid me, I thought, you know I should have a cell phone with me, because I could easily get stuck from here to here.

Karady slept from 6:30 last night, until 6:30 this morning. She had a big day yesterday I guess, all that art work. Nolan said it was from the marker fumes. I didn't even give her her bath, so there a few remnant green marks on her hand from yesterday escapades. She amazes me with how fast she gets around now. I rolled her piggy bank money yesterday and got well over $150. I need to do something with it. I would like to put it in a college savings fund, but with the market the way it is, I would be better off sticking it under her crib.

Nolan took off the Fireman's convention today, leaving me with the car. We have come up with a back up plan in case the roads don't get plowed by 5. I plan to pack tonight for my weekend getaway across town. Going to load up the kids (dogs included) and stay at the Sannes', because I am on call and alone with LULU. We have wonderful food planned, scrapbooking, and maybe a facial. Note to self, don't forget my collection of chick flicks. I can run home if I do forget something, that is if they plow the streets. Maybe we can get in a game of Dominoes. The Pleinis' may come over Saturday to learn if they are not too tired from moving, if that is OK with the Sannes', another note to self, talk to Tammi about this.

Pray that Nolan gets to bismarck OK, the Plienis' get moved, and everyone is safe on the ugly roads and winter weather today. I heard we may get a repeat of 96 in March. Hopefully it is not the weekend I have planned for my scrapbooking retreat.

well TTFN.

Ready for St. Pats

Well all I will say is see Tammi's post on the Sannes boys blog for today 2/25/09. If you do not follow her blog, you can be connected to it from mine, or go to www.thesannesboys.blogspot.com enough said.. Nolan figures we need to start looking for back up daycare. 2 incidences in one week is a little much. HAHAHAHHAHAH

Relaxation

Has anyone ever say they felt like Jello?? That is what I felt like ofter my massage today. I felt tense in my neck and shoulders before I went, and I had a huge knot in my left shoulderblade. After I walked out of there, it was like I could just melt into the chair I was sitting in. I swear to god though she was going to push that knot through me to get it out of there. Dani you are a Saint. I need to go more often. I owe myself a 1/2 hour every now and again to get all the kinks worked out. I highly recommend massages.

Well as I call it, it is the beginning of "My Crazy Life" . Karady is oh so mobile. SHe was rolling and sitting up all day today at Tammi's. You cannot keep her still. ANd she is so loud. Two people said to me today, she will be walking before she is one. Lord help us. I think she gets into a lot now, I know there will be so much more. SHe already is looking up and chairs and such and you can just see the wheels turning in her head. Tonight she was pushing against Tammi's leg, while we were relaxing on the bed, and she stood straight up. Our little girl is growing so fast. Look out world, here she comes. SHe has started the business of throwing herself back also when you are holding her.

Well TTFN.

Sit Ups

Karady is with Tammi for the last 3 days. She goes back to normal daycare next week. Before I came to pick her up Tammi was going to change her diaper and she flipped over and then sat up by her self. OMG can you believe it?? THen I put her on her stomach, and she did it again in front of her dad and me. Tammi said also she was all over today, and she also caught her on her knees with one foot on the ground, like she was going to try to stand. She is progressing far to fast. I think she is going to be very busy. We will have to get the gates up and out for use soon.
She is such a good girl though, and we are getting prepared.

Well TTFN.

The Weekend, Another milestone

WE had a very lazy weekend. It started with an awesome scrapbooking evening with awesome food, by Cassie. NOte to self, get the recipes. My mom showed up and cropped for a short time. We laughed SO much. I have such a good time with my group. We didn't stop until like 2 am, which is very typical for us. My mom had to take a nap on Saturday to catch up.

Karady was in fine form all weekend, showing her grandparents bye bye, and so big, and a little pat a cake. She babbles non stop. My mom said she is going to have to find an inside voice, becasue she is so loud. She also commented on how well she picks up her vege/fruit puffs. Today she reached another milestone, which many infants reach with pets. She was practicing her good finger pincher pick up by eating dog food this morning. I was having some wonderful weight watchers desert I made, and i looked over and there she was in the dog dish, a piece in her mouth, and one in her hand, just as proud as can be. She also gets into the magazines downstairs all the time. I call her Scooter II after my nepher Dillon who many time will scoot on his butt instead of crawling. Karady does the exact same thing, but is much slower.

We played Dominoes last night, and had a good time with my parents. It was so great to see them, and Karady is so lucky to have such a great and loving family, and friends. She wasn't even shy towards them, which she does a lot lately. She hasn't seen them since the end of December.

I have my own personal prayer chain in my head, and heart and here it is: Miradna Huber who is 8 and has leukemis, Russ Mertes and his brain cancer, Kyle Heidrich the 7 month old with a horrible genetic disease, and now Berta and her inoperable brain tumor. OH and also the infant that Cassie knows with cancer. The list grows longer, but I still pray every night for them, if you have a minute, please do so also.

WEll my baby has to be fed, and needs a nap, so TTFN.

Under the Bed

So I have been missing some of Karady's bowls that I use for her cereal. SOme of you might not think this is cool, but I do let my dogs lick the leftovers out of her dishes if she doen't eat all of her cereal. They do say a dogs mouth is cleaner than a humans, but I can't see how, considering how they bathe themselves. I asked Nolan, since when he cleans the dishwasher out, things seem to find new homes. He didn't put them any other place. Hum I thought, where could they be. Then I remembered that Pacey will take stuff under the bed when he gets into something he shouldn't have. So I checked and sure enough, there were 3 of them. I told nolan about it, and he asked what else was under there. I told him I didn't know and was afraid to look.

G & G Treiber are coming for a visit this weekend if the weather is good. We haven't seen them yet this year. The last time we were together was for the Finalization Day. We are excited to show off all the new tricks we have learned.

Karady is doing much better at her temporary Daycare's. I think she was also a little constipated, because after she took a healthy dump the other day, of course all the way up her back twice, she seemed much happier.

I want you all to pray for a little boy who is very sick, and won't get better. He is 2 weeks younger than Karady. He has a genetic disease called Krebbe's which manifests itself at about 6 months of age. He is very fussy, and will eventually go blind and deaf, and most die by age 2. Their lives are very painful with losing the ability to eat and they get very stiff. His name is Kyle and he has 4 brothers and sisters. WE pray that he will be made comfortable and that his family will be able to spend as much of time with him as he has remaining. We are so thankful that our baby has remained healthy and so full of life. Anyone interested in viewing his caring brige website can go to www.caringbridge.org and enter in kyleheidrich under the name part. He is a very cute little boy who will be greatly missed by his family.

Well we have ambulance meeting tonight, and we scrapbook tomorrow. Karady will go to her second home the Sannes'. They just got very busy at work again, but luckily are not busy tonight.

TTFN

Back to Reality

Well Happy V-day to all of you----- a day late. So many people say Valen"times" around here. Do they not know how it is spelled??? Maybe they have a hearing problem. Whatever it is, I guess just so the meaning is there.

I was way busy yesterday keeping up with LULU and then getting ready for the wedding. It was very nice, and we had a lot of fun. Our poor church was bursting at the seams. It seems the whole town was invited. Probably the first big Linton wedding I was able to attend. Saw lots of red, and it was a beautiful day for them.

Got a call from the BM. She is at the Hegel's again. I was not sure where she was at, then I saw the name come up on caller ID, and I knew immediately who it was. It seems her mother is back to using, and things are not going well for her. She told me her grandma was moving to Oregon, and she wants to visit her again. SHe is enrolled at Bismarck High now and taking a Child Development class. She has a better grasp on the stages of infant developement now I think. She is saddened she won't be going home to live with her mother. Her mother thinks she chose adoption to "get back" at her. She still does not regret her decision, but she does miss her. I didn't mention the next Dr's appointment in March, but our communication agreement does allow for a minimum of 4 visits a year. Nolan thought maybe we should schedule one. It is such a reality check. I think about our plan and our journey, and after a while you slip into a routine, and then one day you run into a brick wall and reality slaps you in the face again, that we may well have to deal with open adoption for the rest of her life. I know this, but maybe it's more like someone pinches you and says hay the triagle has 3 sides, and the 3rd side fell back into place again. She also spoke of getting out of the system in 2 years, and how hard it is going to be on her own, and she won't live with her mother because they don't get along. The storey was so the opposite a few months ago. The cycle. How do you break it? Her mother has also been spending a lot of time with her father, who I believe is the culprit of the visious cycle. Pray for our BM, that she makes the right choices and gets her life on track. Karady also recieved a very cute card from her. We agreed we hope we get a good social worker at the Village. I have to make pictures to send to her. The Hegel's are very nice, and she has been there before. Small world premise again. When she was with them, she had just chosen us, and had shown our profile to the Foster Mother. She knew immediately who Nolan was, because they own Superior Silk screen, and we do lots of business with them. Good thing it was an open adoption. Kim (the foster mom) was there for us in the hospital on Karady's birthday, and was a good support for us to lean on.

Karady had a sitter, and did very well. She has such stranger anxiety now, it gives me anxiety to leave her with someone new. She was sitting in the kitchen when the sitter walked in , and she let out a wail the minute she saw her. I thought, OH Lord, here we go. Thanks for all the gifts from everyone. She has worn all of her clothes, and played with all the toys, and used the bib.

As you are aware Karady is staying with the Sannes part time while her sitter is on Vacation. Tammi takes her to religion with her. Her goal by the end of the 3 weeks is to make her a convert. She will be able to pray the rosary when she lays awake in her crib at night. Oh well, could be worse.

The picture is really from Friday, but she was all geared up for the day. She had a party at Daycare on Thursday, I am sure she had lots of fun.

Well TTFN, Back to Reality