Happy Anniversary!!

I just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband. We celebrated our 2 year anniversary yesterday. Although we both worked and didn't see each other yesterday, it was still a good day. I can't wait to grow old with you John and to celebrate many more happy years together! I love you with all my heart! Thank you for being a great husband and a great dad!!

the first night we met 11/5/05

Our wedding day 10/20/07

Our most recent picture together 9/25/09

Congratulations!

I just wanted to say congratulations to Dale and Mary Beth Potts for their beautiful new home. I can't wait to see it again when everything is unpacked! Also, the best news...congratulations on having a baby. Their baby is due in June! Can't wait to meet him or her!!

Also, congratulations to Gabe and Blair Henson...they got married today on an island (I'm sorry I forgot the exact location), but I bet it was beautiful! Can't wait to see pictures! I bet the weather was a lot better than it was here!

If I forget to post...I just want to say Happy Anniversary John! It's been the greatest 2 years of my life. I can't wait to spend many more happy years with you. Thank you for being the greatest husband and greatest daddy! I don't know what Lily and I would do without you. Our actually anniversary is October 20th. However, I don't think we will get to celebrate our anniversary. October seems to be very busy for us. I work everyday next week and he will be getting birds in, so our celebration gets put on the back burner. However, we don't need a day to celebrate our marriage.....we celebrate everyday!! I love you John!!!

Oh! I also want to say Happy Birthday to Dale and to my brother in law Ryan. They both celebrate a birthday on October 18th. Happy Anniversary to Chris and Meghan Olds...they too will be celebrating 2 years of marriage on October 27th!

More of Lillian's 3 month pics

Hope you like them!

This and that

So many things have been going on. First, John got a promotion at work....yipee! He is now the manager for Hub 1 in Dubois. He has started in the position last week, but he is officially the manager on October 7th. He seems to like the job so far, but he is still in training.

Our best friends Aaron and Jen got married over the weekend. It was such a beautiful wedding. Jen looked absolutely amazing! We had a really good time. John and I were both in the wedding. We were so honored to be a part of their big day. They are in Jamaica right now on their honeymoon. I can't wait to hear all about it!! Congrats Mr & Mrs Andrews!!

Work is still crazy! We keep getting sicker and sicker patients everyday. We just flew out a 24 year old on the vent. WOW! Seriously...that is too young!! Oh! A couple of weeks ago, we sent a 23 year old to Louisville on the vent and she was pregnant!!! That is scary stuff! So, I am preaching....get your flu shots and wash your hands frequently!!! If you are sick...stay home...I don't want to see you at Wal-Mart!!!

I got to go home a couple of weeks ago to see my family in Illinois. It was so nice to see everyone. You don't realize how much you miss home until you go back. Lily and I went by ourselves. John had to work. We missed him bunches while we were gone. Lily got to experience her first Town and Country Days.....she seemed to enjoy it. She was good...she was wishing she could have a corn dog too!!

We started Lily on solid foods. We tried the whole rice cereal thing first. She ate it, but she didn't like it. So, I tried to mix the cereal with baby food, again she ate it, but she didn't like it. So, I just tried the baby food....she LOVED it!!! She was eating it up like crazy!! We have tried the sweet potatoes and the green beans. She loves the green beans. I guess I wasn't putting it in her mouth fast enough because she grabbed the spoon out of my hand. She is something else!! In other news, I'm waiting for her teeth to appear. This child has been chewing on things, drooling like crazy, and fussy at times. I just wish this tooth would come already. We have been dealing with this for a long time now.

Well, the last couple of days have not been that great for me. On my way home from work last night, I ran over a cat. I was so upset about it. However, this cat ran out in front of me and I really tried to stopped. Then, on my way home today, this semi was going south, while I was going north. Anyway, this semi was driving like a bat out of hell, he was in my lane. To make a long story short, Lily and I are alright, but my windshield is not. When the semi was getting back to his lane, he hit a rock and it hit my car. Of course it would hit my car...I have the worse luck in the world. So, now I have to figure out if I really need to talk to my insurance company or just pay out of pocket for a new windshield. Oh! That just makes me so mad!!!!

John and I are going to go look at a 4-Runner tomorrow. My co-worker is selling hers. I really need a SUV. My car is slowly getting smaller with Lily and all her things. I'm not trading in my car or selling it. We actually need another vehicle anyway, so this is a good opportunity. Hopefully, we will get it. Not really wanting a payment, but sometimes you just have to suck it up.

Well, I'm really going to try to be better at posting!!

Here are Lillian's 3 month pics:

Alright...not all of then uploaded like they were supposed to, so I'll upload them later. Too tired to do it now!

I can't believe it's halfway through August!

I can't believe August is flying by. I have been incredibly busy with work and Lillian. I'm just now figuring out that it's August 18th! Wow! Where is the time going? I live a very busy boring life so that's why I haven't been on here lately. I just feel like I have nothing to say. Lily is getting so big! I can't believe she is 3 months old. In a couple of weeks, we go back to the doctor and we go back for her second round of shots. That will be fun....can you hear the sarcasm??

Tomorrow, mommy gets a day out. My friend Jen and I are going to Evansville. I'm so excited! I have to go get my wedding rings inspected and cleaned, then Jen and I are going to pick up our dresses (my bridesmaid dress and her WEDDING dress!!), and then do some odds n ends. I haven't been to Evansville in awhile, so I'm really excited to go!

Well, that's pretty much all I got going on. See, I told you that I am boring!!!! Anyway, I do have some new pics of my baby girl! She is getting so big!!

Aunt Jen & Lillian

Uncle Aaron & Lillian

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

Well, I have been extremely busy these past couple of weeks. I'm trying my best to adjust to going back to work. It hasn't been easy that's for sure. I haven't had the best of luck when it comes to my patients. So, needless to say, I'm going to have some overtime on my paycheck because I can't seem to get out of work on time. My usual time is 9pm when I'm supposed to get off at 7:30pm. Oh well. There's nothing I can really do about it.

In other news, Lillian got to stay in her very first hotel room over the weekend. Lillian and I went to Springfield, IL for my cousin's wedding. Unfortunately, John had to work, so I ended up going with my mom and sister. My sister Kelly that lives in Seattle come in as well. So, she finally got to meet Lillian. It was a very busy weekend for us. A lot of driving too. However, Lillian did great! I was very proud of her!!!

Monday, we finally got our new washer and dryer. Let me tell you, I will NEVER buy anything from Lowes again. They have made me so mad!!! We bought our washer and dryer July 3rd and just got them Monday....so right there I was mad. Then they sent us the wrong dryer than didn't even work. So, to make a long story short... John yelled at them and we got the right dryer that works. It was so much drama. The manager from Lowes was really lucky that I wasn't home....because my hormones are all over the place and he wouldn't have liked what I had to say. I'm still mad about this. They didn't even say sorry to John for the inconvenience that they caused us. That is what makes me so mad!!!

Anyway, please say a prayer from me for the next couple of weeks. I have a busy work schedule ahead of me. So, I'm going to be working a lot with not a whole lot of sleep and missing my little girl like crazy!

Here some new pics of our baby girl! I can't believe how fast she is growing!

Lillian

All dressed up for the wedding

My nephew Dillon, me, my sister Carrie, and Lily

Aunt Kelly, Uncle Ryan, and Lily

My sisters and I

Mommy and Lily

All the kids except for John

I survived my first day back!

Well, yesterday was an interesting day for me. I was supposed to work 7am-7:30pm. I got a phone call at exactly 5:07am stating that I was going to be on-call from 6am-2pm. They said they had low census. I said ok. I went ahead and took a shower and got Lily ready to go to grandma's. So, John took Lily to grandma's before going to work and this started my morning of waiting by the phone. I ended up falling asleep on the couch about 7:30am. I was awaken again by the phone at 9:45am. This time it was my boss. I thought, well, I'm getting called into work. However, she told me she was going to go ahead and take me off call til 2pm. So, I didn't have to sit by the phone anymore, but I was probably going to have to go into work at 3pm, so I really couldn't do anything. Anyway, I picked up the house a little bit, had lunch, and was on the Internet. Then, I got another phone call at noon. This time it was the charge nurse begging me to come in. Evidently, they were getting slammed with 7 admits all at once. I told her I would be there in an hour. The whole time I was getting dressed and driving to work, I was getting so nervous. I kept thinking...do you remember your passwords? Do you remember how to use the monitor? Do you remember the rhythm strips? I kept thinking of things I haven't done in 6 months. By the time I got to work, my stomach was in knots. I went to my locker, dropped off my stuff, and was out on the floor for the first time in 6 months. I was absolutely scared out of my mind. I was just thankful that I was getting a patient with abd pain rule out pancreatitis. This is not exactly an ICU patient. I was thrilled!!!!!! So, the admission process took me forever. Some things changed on the Meditech computer system that we use. However, the patient was very kind and very understanding. So, I was still working on her orders at 6:30pm, when I was told I was getting another patient. Let me tell ya, you are pretty much screwed when you get a patient that close to the end of your shift. Pretty much means you are not leaving on time. That was exactly what happened. I didn't clock out until 9:00pm and it takes me 30 minutes to get home. So, when I finally got home, Lily was in the process of falling asleep. I only got to see Lillian for about 15 minutes. I really wanted to see her and play with her, but knew she needed to go to bed. As I was laying in bed, I just prayed that I didn't screw anything up. I hope that I did alright. I never ever want to hurt anybody! Anyway, I'm still alive and well, so I guess you would say that I survived my first day back!

In other news, Lily is still hanging in there with her teething. Today, I seriously thought I was going to lose it though. She cried and cried for an hour straight. I couldn't do anything to help her. I started off with a diaper change....didn't help, I went to fix her a bottle...didn't help, I got a cold pacificer out...didn't help, got a teething ring (didn't fit her mouth at all)...didn't help. Finally, I decided to use those teething tablets. I do not use medication if I don't have to. However, I was out of ideas. So, I got those tablets out. I ended up using two of them. I didn't know how long it was going to take, so I made her a bottle with a couple of ounces in it so she could at least chew on the nipple. Anyway, within 15 minutes, she was out. She was finally relaxed!!! She has been great for the rest of the day!! I'm thinking she is getting another tooth on the bottom now. However, she didn't really let me look into her mouth, so I could be wrong on that one.

Well, I will post some pics of Lily. She is getting so big!! I can't believe how fast the time is flying by!

I can't believe it!!

I just can't believe it....really, I can't. My 10 wk old baby girl is teething. Yes, teething. I thought I had another month or so before I had to worry about this. I didn't see it coming. I feel like a terrible mother. About a wk and a half ago, Lily starting this drooling business. My mother in law, started telling me that she was cutting teeth. I thought to myself, there is no way. She is only 8 wks. (Remind you, she also told me that I was either burping her wrong or not enough b/c she kept spitting up a lot, while I kept telling her she had acid reflux. I was right on that). Anyway, I didn't really take her "suggestion" to heart. As the week went on, I noticed her trying to "eat" her hand more and more, along with her drooling. Again, my mother in law made the comment on Wednesday that she looked like she was cutting teeth. So, after she left, I got my pin light out to look in her mouth. I didn't see anything at all. So, I got out my book the doctor gave me for a reference. It told me I would find inflammation in her gums or white dots. I didn't see a thing. So, Thursday she was fussy, but she seem like she wanted the bottle more and more. So, I thought, she is going through a growth spurt. She didn't eat a whole lot with each bottle though, so I thought something else was going on. Again, I looked in her mouth and nothing. So, today, she was getting a little more fussy. She was not satisfied in anything we did for her. She wasn't eating like she has been. I only saw a couple of smiles from her, that is very unusual. So, again tonight, I looked in her mouth. Oh My!!! I found a white dot on each side of her mouth with some inflammation. I immediately started crying. My baby girl is growing up WAY too fast!! Plus, I felt so stupid because I wasn't getting the hints. Of course, I got out the teething rings and all that. Unfortuntely, Lily is still young and those things are too big for her mouth and she will grasp the teething rings, but taking it to her mouth and keeping it there is a whole different story. So, what we are doing is putting her pacifiers in the fridge to get cold and then putting it in her mouth. She LOVES it!!! Fortuntely, for us, she still enjoys her naps and bedtime. She is probably like her mommy....thinks everything will get better after a goodnight sleep. Gee...I hope so.

In other news, I go back to work on Monday. I'm actually getting better with the idea. I really hope they give me some good patients to ease my way back. I haven't been a "nurse" for 6 months. So, I'm feeling pretty nervous about going back. When I was 22 wks pregnant, I wasn't allowed to lift anything, so I was placed in a secretary position. Then, I had 10 wks of maternity leave. Man! I sure hope I remember all my passwords and stuff. I started having nightmares about work too. I had a dream the other night that it was 8:30 at night and I hadn't charted a word, I got a new admission and didn't have a thing done with that, and I had an IV to put in. To top it all off, my shift had ended at 7:30pm. All I could think about was getting home to see my daughter. I woke up thinking, "did I get all that stuff done?"

Anyway, please say a prayer or two for me....1) to give me strength while Lillian is teething 2) to be able to leave Lillian while I'm at work (I'm very very nervous about it...it's a long story and I don't have time to explain).

Well, I have some new pics of Lillian, but it's late and I haven't downloaded them yet. So, I will share them another day.

Two months already

I can't believe it. Lillian is already two months old. Where is the time going? It feels like yesterday I was walking into the hospital to have Lily. Man! Before long she will be potty trained, going to school, dating, going to college, getting married and having kids. I know, I'm getting ahead of myself, but the time is really flying by.

July 20th is my first day back to work. I'm excited, but nervous about it. I haven't been apart from Lillian more than 4 hours. I work 12 hour shifts....so, what am I going to do? I feel like I'm going to miss all the little things going on in her life. However, I am also excited to go back to work. I miss the adult conversations. I miss going out in the world and feel like I'm contributing to our family (with a paycheck). I'm definitely going to miss my sweet baby girl, but I'm not a stay at home mother type. If I could take Lily to work with me....that would be the best thing ever!! I don't think they would let me though.

Anyway, Lillian went for her two month appointment on Wednesday. She weighed 11lbs, 14 oz and was 22 3/4 inches. Her head circumference was 39.8 cm. The doctor said she was perfect (like he had to tell me that!). After that, we headed to the Dubois Co. Health Department for her shots. (I wanted them done at the office, but my insurance wouldn't cover them. Isn't that a preventive measure? Insurance companies are so funny sometimes. Needless to say, it was going to cost $200 out of pocket. So, we went to the health department for $8 per shot) Lillian got three shots and them the rotavirus cocktail. She did unbelievable. She cried for a minute and then went to sleep. So, I'm trying to figure out if she was really crying because of the shot or because she was tired??? She slept all the way home and then some. I was really nervous about the shots. I was by myself and didn't know how she would react. So, I was so relieved when she did so well.

Mommy, I am hungry! (she is already a princess)

I'm better now....take my picture!

This is my better side!

I kissed it and made it better!

I don't think she like Pooh...she kept slapping him like crazy!

Daddy and Lily

Sleeping in her big girl bed!

Happy 4th!

Yeah, I'm a little late. I hope everyone had a fun July 4th. I always love this holiday. I don't know why either. It's not like we have a huge party or buy fireworks. I just really seem to enjoy this holiday. I usually spend the day doing absolutely nothing and then going to see fireworks. This year was pretty much the same thing. However, we had our friends Jen and Aaron over. We cooked out and just enjoyed each other's company. Lily got to spend some time with her Aunt Jen and Uncle Aaron. She just loves them!! At 9:30 the guys decided to put together a ceiling fan for our bedroom. Needless to say, it took two hours to get it together and working. However, it looks awesome!!! Thank you guys for your help!!!

Anyway, here is some pics from the 4th. Hope you enjoy them!!

Lillian and mommy celebrating the 4th!

Lillian showing off her cute little outfit!

Daddy and Lily having fun!

Aunt Jen feeding Lily

The new fan!!