In the All-Black-Fur-Coat Corner

weighing in at (probably about) 9 pounds, we have Reesey.

And in the Mostly-Black-With-A-White-Chest-And-Paws Corner, weighing in at 7.7 pounds, we have the new kid, Fritzy.

Ah, yes. Introducing a new cat to the household and to the existing cat of the home. Fun times. There's been some hissing and some growling and I'd say it's pretty evenly divided among the two. And now Fritzy is walking around the apartment, meowing, wanting to get out. Yeah, she's gonna get spayed ASAP.

And honestly, I'm not sure I want to keep her. She's a good cat, litter trained, very sweet but I didn't really want another cat at this time. It's just that no one else in the building was manning up and taking her inside. Sure, they were all feeding her but no one could take her in. So I did. It's too cold out there. So I'm gonna search for a home for her. We'll see what happens.

But for now, my Monster needs some peaches.

this Thanksgiving

i am thankful for a few things...
the air in her lungs.
the beating of her heart.
her gummy smile.
the way she looks for me.
the way she reaches for me and calms down when i hold her.
the way she tries to sit up from laying down.
the way she rolls over and over...
her laughs.
her beautiful blue eyes.
her life.

i couldn't imagine life without her. this time last year i felt her first inside kicks. i knew then that i would love her but i didn't realize just how much i would love her. i am so thankful for her and for so much more.

i love you, my little china doll.
happy 1st thanksgiving, cady-bug.

Constipation is the Devil. But Prunes are Friends.

Well as the title suggests, we had a bit of some horrible constipation going on over the weekend. Poor little Monster. It was rough. Let's just say that after a baking soda soak, white grape juice and PRUNES we are back to normal! Stupid rice cereal binds up little intestines. We're going to continue giving her fruit juices to help keep her regular. It was rough; but she's back to sleeping through the night now. Hooray!

So yes... today is the 19th. That means that Cady-bug is 5 months old already. Boy, how time flies! It's amazing. I'm in complete and utter shock over every little thing that this amazing, precious baby girl has learned and mastered. We are truly blessed. She has changed our lives in so many ways. This is true love. And she's definitely a Momma's girl :)

Today was a beautiful day. It was still a little chilly but the sun was shining and it was decent enough to take Monster out without too much covering. We took her to Target with us (I switched to their pharmacy today--$4 generics? heck yes!) and we got many compliments on her adorableness. She was rocking her new jacket that I bought at Children's Place, on sale for $6, see ----------------->

Let's see. If today is the 19th, that makes tomorrow the 20th... which means.... ONE MONTH TIL NEW MOON COMES OUT!! Ahh yes. Can't wait. We'll probably wait a few weeks to see it, and I'm making Bob go with us, which I'm sure there won't be much of a fight. (Bee Tee Double-U, Cady's on Team Edward, as is her father and so am I)

Well, even though I'm amused by Matt and Bob reading Cady "Fox in Socks" (even though it's really a competition between the two of them to see who can read it faster with fewer mistakes while Cady chews on her feet) I have a headache and I must put this to a stop. Good night for now... I leave you with a few new pictures (complete with captions).

Feeding my little birdy

Doing laundry...

It's like being eaten by Ms. Pac-Man! (She did it herself)

Let Us Talk About Germs

I don't have control over germs. And it scares the hell out of me. Cady's so little and her immune system is still growing, still maturing. I can only do my best and ask that family and friends who come in contact with us to do the same.



P.S.--I had written a different post, filled with all my little quirks and OCD-ness. But I deleted it because it made me look crazy :)

One Year Ago Today...

we got our first glimpse of our little one. And now, she's a healthy, happy, rolling, laughing, crying, teething, drooling, raspberrying, beautiful precious little girl. We had her at the doctor for her 4-month check-up 2 weeks ago and she was 12 lbs, 8 ozs and 24.5" long. And even though she's only gained 1 lb since her previous visit, the doctor wasn't concerned because everything looks great and she is far exceeding the milestones.

So it's been awhile since I've written. Let's see... my life revolves around Cady-bug. She is so much fun! She can not be left alone anywhere. And she seems to be able to "crawl" backwards, we just have to work on getting her to go forward. She loves her jumper, which usually ends up soaked from all the drool. About 2 weeks ago, we started her on rice cereal at bedtime. At first, it was the messiest thing ever. But it only took her a few days to get the hang of it. The doctor did say we don't need to rush the foods and when she's consistently taking 32+ oz a day, we can try bananas and applesauce. (Not there yet.)

Um, let's see. She's been sleeping through the night, except the past few nights have been rough. She's been very restless. I did notice a little 'flap' of gum that seems to be where something may be working it's way through so Monster's been getting Tylenol to help with the pain. Poor kid; I know teeth may take some time to get through but I'm hoping for her sake that it comes through quickly. She's definitely more irritable, clingy and drooly than previously.

Now for non-Monster related things. Hmm... we bought Matt a new car. I finally got my digital SLR. Reesey is bad. Nutmeg died :( We got 3 new guinea pigs: Velma, Hestor and Roxanne. I hate germs. My thyroid is controlled on the Levothyroxine 25mcg. I'm scheduled for a thyroid uptake scan (a 2-day test!) in February. From there we decide what to do (biopsy again! or leave it be). I hate thinking about more needles in my neck; it's not pleasant. I'm still undecided on what I want to be when I grow up. My parents had to have Max put to sleep :( and I miss the puppy. He was 15 years old and they had him cremated. And I think that's it. Oh, and Reesey's bad.

Well that's all I got for now. I leave you with a few pictures. Good night!

October 10, 2008. About 2cm long, with a flickering heart and a wiggling foot.

And few days ago. She can sit up on her own (sometimes).

Monster!

our babysitter

in case we forget what year she was born...

cady and one of her heroes, cousin nick

grandma and all her munchkins...

joey, cady, adrienne, and jacob

"I need a volunteer."

::shudder:: My boss' favorite phrase. It makes me cringe. Ya never know what you may be volunteering for. Could be something as simple as making a dozen or so copies of his latest published article or it could be something HORRIBLE... such as directly admitting a patient to the hospital. Again, I cringe. Needless to say, I don't volunteer much.



So why do I bring that up today? Well today was my first day back at work after having 7 weeks off. I was ready for it. I walked in to find about 2 inches of labs and dictated letters to be filed. I HATE FILING. However, I also hate seeing them sitting in the basket. So, after sorting through 3 days worth of faxes (hooray 3-day weekends) and consults and making sure the right doctor had the right info for the day, I started on the filing. And between answering the phones and handling that and refilling some prescriptions, I started filing. I did manage to get all of the labs filed before the end of the day. Tomorrow, I tackle the letters... however, tomorrow is a clinic day so we shall see how that goes... Also, someone (Jenny thinks it was the part-timer who is now FIRED because she was AWFUL) rearranged allllll of my stuff around my laptop. I was very irritated. First I had to sanitize everything and then put it back WHERE IT BELONGS. It is now back to being fully functional.



But yes. It was very strange to walk in and not see Christina or Lucy. They have left me. I'm slightly concerned... I did notice some things while I was filing that were still incorrect so we shall have to fix those things this week. 'Cause I ain't dealing with it. There's no time to fix mistakes. I could have shaved off maybe 15 minutes today from filing if there weren't things I had to fix or look up in the computer... not pleasant. And I noticed some things in the charts that are still incorrect... things better change. Anway... I miss them already :( It'll never be the same again.