First Christmas

Hello everyone! Sorry about the delay. Elizabeth's first Christmas went well (most of it). Elizabeth woke me up bright and early at 730. She was playing in her crib and squealing. You could also hear her kicking her legs. I woke up Sam and told him Elizabeth was trying to tell us she wanted to see her toys. We laid there a minute and just listened to her playing and squealing. We finally went and got her. Sam lit candles and put on some Christmas music and got Elizabeth's morning bottle ready. Then Elizabth gave me my first gift. I turned around and found her holding her bottle. As soon as she saw me, she let go. Somebody has been faking it. I have a lazy baby. As long as someone is there to hold it, she won't hold it. After she ate we sat around the Christmas tree and helped her unwrap her presents. It was great! She didn't really know what to do with all the stuff. She kept going for the wrapping paper and tissue paper. She got a mirror thing that sings and lights up and a crawlthrough play wall that makes noise when she plays with the toys on it. That's what she is doing right now. She got a bib that says My Aunt Loves Me. When I showed it to my sister Ashleigh (5 yrs old) she said "That's right, I do. After the gifts and all were opened, we went to my mom's. They of course had already opened their stuff and were playing. My sisters were excited about a gift they were giving to us. It ended up being a scrapbook kit. I've already made one page and will probably do another soon. It is soooooo cool. My mom's house wasn;t that great this year. My mom was sick and everyone was off doing their own thing. Sam made a breakfast cassarole and the only people who ate it were me, him, and my two teenage sisters. Between the four of us, we ate it all. My dad was trying to put together a Thomas the Train set that came with no directions, just a picture. My mom was still feeling sick from the stomach bug, and the little ones were busy playing with their toys and trying to get people to open and set up their stuff (barbie 3-story doll house, transformers) Sam was suppose to fry a turkey and with everyone sick, no one really wanted to eat. We left as soon as it was done. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and playing with Elizabeth and her new toys. The day after Christmas I went shopping with Elizabeth and my sister Kelly. Apparently the little ones were all sick along with my dad. We went to they mall and walmart, and micheal's craft store. I got lots of scrapbooking stuff there. :) Yesterday was spent just playing with Elizabeth. That's it for us. Sam on the other hand, is beginning to look for a new job. The day after Christmas he was yelled at about a job that he apparently did badly in Charleston the previous weekend (when he wasn't even there!) Sam had been sick and running a temp with bronchitis so he did not go on that job. When he tried to explain that to his boss, he wouldn't listen. He boss cussed at him and SPIT on him. That is just plain wrong. He also dropped the bomb that there would be no commission. When we agreed he could go to this job the guy said that there was a base pay of 600 OR the comission for the jobs done that week, whichever was higher. Apparently the guy has now decided not to offer commission. Its a new business and we thought we could trust the guy because he Sam's friend's dad. I guess not. We are hoping he can find something with hours so he can spend time with Elizabeth. That was the whole reason for the job change in the first place. So be praying for us. It will be a rough beginning for the new year. Well, that's about all for now. I'll post a few pics of Elizabeth and be on my way....oh yeah...I could have sworn she said MaMa this morning.....

Long Week

Sorry it's been so long since I wrote last. For those of you who don't know, Elizabeth had to leave daycare early Monday and Tuesday. She was running a fever and not eating. Yesterday she threw up her breakfast. We think she had the stomach bug. It's been a little crazy. To top it off, I am still trying to do my Christmas shopping. We get out of school Wednesday. I'm hoping to do a little shopping tomorrow and finish my school people. We also went today to get pictures with Santa. Elizabeth would not smile worth anything. She couldn't figure out whose lap she was sitting in. Also took some pics of her at home. Posting some of them here.....The last one is one where you can tell she is tired. She looks so pitiful. :(

Updates

Hello agian. Sorry it has been o long since pictures have gone up. Things have been crazy all week. Elizabeth went to the doctor for her congestion Wednesday and they went ahead and did her 6 mos check up then. Thursday she had a fever most of the day and I ended up having to pick her up early becaus she had diarehha. I spelled that wrong..oh well. She had the stomach bug and thankfully no vomiting. I was home with her all day yesterday and we had a rough night last night. We should have a better week this week. Well, I'll go ahead and load a few of the pictures we have.

Annoyed

Hello. I'm annoyed. I consider myself a pretty laid back mom (quit laughing Robin!). Let me set up the scenerio and see what you think......Elizabeth does not always drink full bottles at daycare. She will eat an entire jar of food and drink about half a bottle. Usually, the daycare tries repeatedly to feed her. She is also teething and had a rough weekend because of it. I told them this when I dropped her off. Also, she has Tylonel in her bag, always does ever since they had problems with her screaming and not calming down. Ok...heres what happened...Yesterday I dropped her off and explained that I had the stomach bug Monday and she has showed no signs of it but to keep an eye on her. My mom was going to pick her up. I also told them about the teething and to give her the Tylonel if she had trouble with it. I go to work and wasn't feeling well so I cancel my homebound so I could just go home and rest. Also called my mom so I could pick up Elizabeth. I get there and she is sitting in an exersaucer. They say that they almost called me but didn't because they thought my mom was coming and she comes early. She has not eaten. She ate her jar of food and her bottle at 815am. Since then (330 at this point) She had only had 2 oz. of milk. When I ask them what she had done, she hears me, looks at me, and immediately starts crying. I pulled out a bottle ash they explained that she would take a few swallows and turn away and cry. (and yet they gave her no tylonel!) As we are talking I fix a fresh bottle so I can try to feed her. She stops crying as soon as I give it to her. She does the crying bit and continues to eat. SHE'S TEETHING! It's EXPECTED that she HURTS! She also has a temp of 100.2. AND THEY DON"T GIVE HER TYLONEL! I wasn't all mad because she pulls the not eating bit all the time. I started getting annoyed when she proceeded to drink the entire bottle. Then when i get home, she drinks another full bottle! 12 oz total. My child was starving and they didn't realize it! This is when I got pissed. Especially because I told them she was having problems. I even told him she was pulling away from the bottle because of the teething. Right now I am kinda debating the merits of pulling her out of the daycare and putting her in the same one as my sister and brothers. Havn't really talked to Sam about this yet but really wanted to get someone elses opinion. Your thoughts? Am I over-reacting? I mean this is my child who was very hungry. They had the Tylonel, and the y had a phone. Am I right to be concerned or should I take a "chill pill?"

Stomach Bug

Hello,
We've had an interesting weekend. I had the stomach bug yesterday, Sam has it today, and we are praying that we haven't given it to Elizabeth. She seems fine so far. She has had a lot of teething pains over the weekend. Unfortunantly, no teeth yet. :( Well, I'm still not feeling too good so I'm gonna go now. I'll try to write more later.

Saturday

Hello Again! Sorry It's been a week since writing. Elizabeth has slept through the night every day this week except for two. Yea!!! Right now she is watching baby einstein Mozart. She is wearing 6-9 mos clothes and can wear 9 mos. pants. Getting tall fast! She goes for her 6 month check up (and shots) Thursday. This week has been pretty busy, hince the not writing. Next week will be too. Sam will be out of town next Friday and has a job Tuesday/Wednesday in Lexington. I have to work until 430 Monday, 6pm Tuesday, 430 Wednesday, Doctor Thursday, and thankfully, nothing Friday. It may not sound like much but when daycare closes at 415, it's kinda annoying. It means I have to have someone pick up Elizabeth 3 days this week. :( No fun. Nothing much has been happening with her. She still has a cough and I'm debating wrether or not to take her to the doctor today. I'll probably get my mom's input. She'll tell it like it is. We are looking forward to Christmas with Elizabeth. I have a special present for some special people. We need to take Christmas pictures of her. Might do that today. :) Well, got to go...bye!