Tuesday, June 26, 2007

I Have To Be Fair



If I have a picture of one I have to have a picture of the other right??

On The Mend


Here is a picture of Miss May recuperating. I am so excited at this point because for the longest time I have not been able to put photos on here, but I thought I would try it again since at the end of the year our computers were updated. Yeah it works!!

The Reason Why...

So I realize now why I can't sleep at night. I came to this realization after a two hour nap this afternoon. I have been doing that lately since I am up throughout the night to give Mayme her medicine, but I can see how the nap might, just might, be part of the problem. I am tired of giving May her medicine at night because she is so out of it. It takes a good couple of minutes for her to if realize what is going on. Last night I told her she had to take her medicine and she kept rolling away from me. Finally she said all right and she rolled over like she was going to go off the bed and she picked up two dinosaurs off the floor and handed them to me. I then told her, again, that she needed to take her medicine and she rolled off the bed, got another dinosaur, went into the bathroom and sat down on the toilet lid. She then stood up and drank the medicine and went back to bed. She doesn't remember any of it. A couple of weeks ago it was really hot so I came down to sleep and by morning both the husband and Mayme were downstairs as well. Mayme came to me in the morning and asked her who brought her downstairs and it hadn't been either one of us. I find it fascinating yet scary at times that she can not remember that. I wonder if Lydia will be that way too. She already is talking in her sleep too. My husband said he heard her in the middle of the night saying "No, Mayme! MINE! MINE!" This early this morning Mayme woke me up and was crying. She had a nightmare about me being in jail. So I tucked her in and laid with her until she fell back asleep.

Today it was extremely HOT! I had to run over to my dad's so the girls came with. I asked Mayme if she would ever want to live there and she said "Yeah, but we'd have to paint it first." She said that someday she wants to live there and take care of cows. Yup, she's mine. :-)
We all took naps when we got home and then before we knew it the evening was here. It did rain, but nothing feels any cooler.

In other news, a friend of mine accidentally left her YAHTZEE hand held game here and she said I could hold on to it until we meet up again. I'm addicted. I've come within 11 points of breaking the highest score. Probably another reason for my lack of sleep.

Amazing!

So I just woke up and can tell where my sense of humor is going to be. I stayed up late AGAIN last night watching The Nativity Story.

Anyway, I went to check my e-mail and for some reason I get a daily PEOPLE magazine e-mail that gives the big headline. I looked and it said "Paris walks out of jail". Okay....am I missing something?? was she supposed to be carried or go out on roller skates? Lots of people walk. Is it a huge deal at she walked? :)

Monday, June 25, 2007

One Week Down, One To Go

So I am so ready for the next week to come and go. Then, I will really feel like my summer will have started. A lot of worrying about May and about making sure she gets her meds on time and making sure she is eating what she should. I will be so happy when two weeks are up and I can say "EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!" "RUN AROUND LIKE CRAZY!" Today was a good day though. She was feeling good all day and said she felt like she had never been sick. Her appetite is back too which I was happy to see. I know she has been disappointed in her options of food at this point, but today I went grocery shopping and bought her a wide variety of macaroni and cheese. She was happy about it so I was satisfied.

We spent most of the morning outside. The girls for the most part can play real well and Mayme is very good about watching Lydia if I need to run in to switch laundry or get caught up on folding laundry. I love doing laundry (for the most part), but we put up a laundry line now so I am doing laundry all the time just because I love drying them on the line.

At lunchtime Mayme was asking me all kinds of questions about fun things I used to do when I was kid. So I was having fun telling her about the fact that for the longest time we didn't have a remote control and actually had to get up to change the channel and that we didn't have a microwave. I told her that we just played outside all the time and that I was such a mama's girl that I would get up at 3 in the morning with my mom and follow her down to the barn and then would sleep in the milk room while she milked the cows. That we would occasionally try to ride the calves and try to find where the new batches of kittens were. That we would go to the neighbors and play, go to the bookmobile that would come to the end of the gravel road and that we would go to the store for ice cream or grape pop at the end of that same road. It was fun that she was so interested. I keep waiting for her to pick up that Grandpa and Grandma G were married at one time. I tell her about how Grandpa farmed and then they weren't making so much money so he had to get a job off the farm and Grandma G then farmed during the day. I kept thinking she would ask about Grandpa D, but she didn't which I am thankful for. I am not sure how I would explain it, but I know she would probably not have a hard time comprehending it I just would hate for her to bring it up to them....I don't know.

Lydia and I have been spending some alone time. We had a late birthday celebration for my dad with my brother and his family yesterday. I left May at home with daddy so she could rest. Today Lydia and I went to get groceries together. She is such a helper. Unfortunately she missed her nap and by the time we got home she wasn't real excited about waiting for supper, but she did and afterwards she came up to me and asked "Mama, sleep?" I asked if she was tired and she said yes. So she went to bed early. I keep thinking I am going to bed early, but still find myself up at 1 or 2 in the morning. Maybe tonight will be the night.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?

Well since Tuesday it's been like musical beds. I have been sleeping with May in our spare bedroom at night and Lydia has been sleeping in her crib, but during the day my husband comes home and sleeps in our bed, while May moves to the couch, Lydia naps in the spare room and I found myself sleeping in May's bed in her room just to be alone. It is funny too think we don't have enough space. Or feel like there isn't. I have now navigated to the couch at night while May sleeps in the spare bed. I can only handle so many nights on it.

Lydia let me take 3-4 pictures of her today where she actually stood still and smile. I was so excited....maybe there is hope yet that we will have some pictures of her as a toddler. She seems to be mellowing out with each day plus the fact that she is taking naps helps. She is very quick to see my reaction if it is positive out negative. If it's negative she tends to say she is sorry right away or she says "Come 'er you" while going in for a hug. She knows it's completely adorable. She still is very possesive of me or anything. She will just randomly pick up a toy and ask "mine, mama?" or just say "mine!". I just try and be as patient as I can with her. She has for the last week at the table singing "That's Elmo's World". Just at eating time. I am not sure why.

First thing this morning she wanted to watch Toy Story. Mama, I love Woody she would say. I felt like a crabby mom today because for the first time Mayme was full of energy all day and she was being quite naughty. I walked into the toyroom to find her in there and she makes it soooo obvious when she does something she knows she shouldn't be doing. I should try to not point things out to her because eventually she will catch on to what not to do, but Lydia got a wand for her birthday and Mayme peeled of the glittery paper and broke it two. I then told her I didn't think she needed any presents since she doesn't take care of anything she has....to which she replied. Well, it's Lydia's toy not mine. I calmly walked out and about twenty minutes later she figured it out and apologized. I also just got tired of telling her to slow down and rest. I am glad she is feeling better though. It's been hard with my husband working and now he is finishing up his regular shift tonight, taking on the next 4 in OT and then will have his scheduled three to work. I am paranoid about taking May anywhere because I don't want her to get a cold or sick. So I feel a bit trapped, but tomorrow my friend Leslie is going to come and visit, and I think Sunday, Lydia and I will go over to my dad's to celebrate his birthday with my brother and his family. Plus it won't be forever! I am now going to get some rest. May gets her meds every four hours so I have to be up at 1. The couch calls to me!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

What Day Is It??

Boy it seems like a whirlwind since I last wrote and her I am with only a few days left of June! School is over with and I was so happy to have it be the end. I just hope summer drags on for awhile. I am in no rush. I am really enjoying my time home with the girls.

I had a wedding I was in last weekend and it was really a beautiful wedding. Unfortunately it was a hot and humid day and the wedding was outside. I felt so bad for the guys in their tuxes because they were all just sweating. It was fun spending some time together beforehand with the girls, having a little wine and champagne while we all got our hair done and make up done. I don't feel like any of my friends have changed even though the numbers keep going up. Seeing the way the bride and groom were looking at each other, anyone could tell they were love. I was honored to be a part of it considering there were just about a total of 18 of us all together. After the ceremony and pictures we all followed each other to a couple of bars before the reception. At one of the bars a couple of guys bought all of us a shot. That was pretty neat. When we got the reception I met up with my husband, my oldest, and my dad. Mayme danced from the time the dance started to about 11 before tiring out. The only time she sat down was when they had the dollar dance. It was a really fun night, but man did my feet hurt by the end of it.

Sunday we made breakfast for my husband for Father's Day and then went to visit his mom. She lives in a townhouse and they have a pool. So we all went swimming and just relaxed. Monday morning we too my dad out for breakfast for his birthday. We came home for a bit and then decided to take the girls to see "Surfs Up" to kind of distract us all really and to let Mayme have her last McDonalds' meal for awhile. We called the hospital Monday night and they told us our report time was 11:30 which was surprised about because I thought she would be in earlier. I felt bad for her having to go so long without eating, but she didn't complain. My husband said in the morning May said she didn't know if she could go through with it or not. :( We got to the hospital on time, but she didn't get taken in until 1. Beforehand I got to hold had while talking with the nurse and we watched a video about what was going to happen and then then anesthesiologist came and talked with her explained he would put this mask over her mouth and nose and would be like magic and she would fall asleep like sleeping beauty, but that she would just wake up on her own sine he was fresh out of princes. He also reminded her that in that movie time stopped still for everyone, but in this case time would stand still for her, but not for mom and dad....that that time from her would go to us so it would feel like it would be extra long waiting for her. I felt really comfortable with the guy. He offered to walk her back or else give her a piggyback ride which she of course took him up on. I got to dress up in some scrubs and go back with her until the fell asleep. I felt just reassured and relaxed about it all. My husband and I quick went to grab lunch and brought it back and in about 35 minutes the surgeon called us and told us all went well and that they had taken her adenoids as well. We were told she was waking up and that in a little bit we would be brought back to be with her. We were brought back pretty soon as the nurse said she was getting restless and wanted us. I walked in to see her sitting up with two nurses helping to hold her up and her just crying and saying "I want my mommy". They let me hold her while she was coming out of the anesthesia. She woke up once while I was holding her saying she wanted me while I was trying to tell her I was right there. They took pictures of her tonsils and gave them to us to keep. I was trying to look at them while Mayme was coming out of things and she saw it and started crying saying she didn't like pictures and that it was disgusting. After about 4 hours we were able to leave. Mayme had watched a movie and had 4 freeze pops. We headed home and by the end of the night she was feeling pretty good. I have been sleeping with her downstairs in the spare bedroom. Her moods go up and down...it just goes by how she is feeling. This morning she was throwing up, but it was only a couple of times. She wanted to ride her bike and I am constantly reminding her she needs to take it easy. She also so badly wishes she could eat regular food. Last night she scolded me for eating pizza. Poor kid. Lydia has been doing pretty well staying away from her and being gentle. I also have been getting her down for naps so that helps with the moods. She is such a helper. Toy Story and Monsters Inc have been her favorite movies and I'm glad we hung onto some of our toys from that era. (Like it was that long ago). Right now Lydia is on a time out yelling at me, but I am just calmly and quietly typing and knowing that soon she will be going to be helps too.

So it took me a bit to figure out what day it is, but now hopefully the rest of the summer will go smoothly.