Melanie ~ look at me with starry eyes...

Paxton is finishing his nap on my lap, and laughing in his sleep. Wonder what he's dreaming about. I finally cut his nails today, I've been trying for a few days and he has scratches on his face and all over my boobs! I swear I have to cut them more than once a week, they grow so fast. He likes to hold a handful of boob while he nurses, so I have all these tiny fingernail marks.

I had a bath last night and came back downstairs to Tim and Pax rocking out to Tim's music. Paxton would fuss whenever a song finished.

We need to finish Reagan's christmas shopping in the next couple nights, plus I need a couple of things for Tim and Paxton, and a present for Amelia. Amy called to say she wanted the girls to exchange gifts, which is sweet, but another thing to add to the list.

I have my snickerdoodle recipe out, and half the ingredients, hopefully this baby will co-operate!

I woke up sick this morning, which might explain why I fell asleep at 8:30 last night. Paxton and I slept till 12:30 am, got up and hung out with Tim for a bit, had a snack, Paxton fed and went back to sleep so I did the same. He slept till about 5:30 am, but then nursed off and on for about an hour and a half, I think he was just too rested. We both fell back asleep for a morning nap

Yesterday I took him to the doctor and was very happy to see he gained 11 ounces in 2 weeks, I think it's cutting out the dairy that helped. The nurse was sweet but an idiot. I had to tell her three times that I thought she was leaning on the scale, as she's pushing it up past 11 lbs.. Then she measured his length wrong and forgot to measure his head. Another nurse came in and did it, and was very unimpressed with the first nurse (although she loves Paxton and asked to hold him), and told me "She's only been here three months and she won't be here another". He goes back in 2 months, but I think I'll take him next month for a lab to see how his weight gain is going.

After that it was off to vitainpalus's house. I got to hold her baby Riley for a few minutes, while Paxton was nursing, it was adorable to have both of them in my arms but made me appreciate how much work it would be with twins!! Isabel snuggled up to me and we sang every preschool song I could remember. I love my visits with them.

A new Harris Teeter grocery story opened, and there was a coupon in the mail for $10 off of $40 of groceries for the next 4 weeks. I had some coupons for other things, and then shopped carefully. Spent $55 and saved $36 with coupons!

An older woman at the grocery store oohed over Paxton and then said slightly disapproving "You are going to spoil that baby", since he was in a wrap, and I said "Yup, I am!". If baby wearing is spoiling, then I will have a very spoiled baby. Someone should tell those Ethiopian babies on their momma's backs that they are spoiled.

A man stopped me and told me that his daughter had a little birthmark behind her ear, just like Paxton's little one on his head. Then his wife went on about how they can cause mental retardation, thankfully I didn't freak out about it, but the husband laughed and said that his wife was just a nurse and to quit saying things that would scare me. I know Pax is fine, so it didn't really bother me.

One of their daughters told me that she has a brand new baby brother, and they had 4 kids with them so I said "You guys have a baby too?!", she said "No, he's my stepmom's baby", and the mom looked at her and smiled and said "He's 3 weeks old now, right?". The mom didn't look like she had one negative feeling showing about it, and it made me a bit sad that things aren't as good in our family, with that stuff. I wanted to tell her that I had a stepdaughter too, so she'd know there are more of us, but we all moved on too quickly.

I think I need to take some tylenol. I took one this morning and slept most the morning with Paxton, but it must be worn off, my headache is getting worse and my throat is hurting more. Paxton is asleep right now, so I'll try to lay down and rest. Think it'll be leftovers for dinner tonight.

Busy day today. We all went outside and did yardwork. Reagan and I pulled ivy off the bricks, swept, picked weeks. I used the sucker/blower to clear off our back patio, and we picked up the pile of screws and nails that has been under our deck since we moved in. Tim pulled down the poison ivy he sprayed a couple weeks ago, cut down some small bushes and dead bushes, helped us with weeding and cleaning up. Tim and I both carried the patio table up onto the deck and it's finally starting to be somewhere I want to go sit. Need to get some garden boxes to plant my peppers and things in, make it feel even more homey. Sat around in the back yard for a while, drinking water and enjoying the warmth. Weeding was interesting, I sat on the ground to do it, since leaning over is difficult, and it was almost as difficult to lean forward to weed.. silly baby belly.

Started pouring rain a while after we came in. Amy and Amelia came over for a visit, till Amelia and Reagan were arguing too much. I sent Reagan in to shower and Amy brought Amelia home.

We went for a quick grocery shop, mainly for strawberries and bananas for smoothies, and cheese for me, and somehow walked out with a full grocery shop. I didn't do one this week though, so we needed it.

Sweet and sour meatballs for dinner, with rice and broccoli for dinner. Cake (frozen from Easter), strawberries and chocolate whipped cream for dessert. Reagan wrote her journal, and now she's watching some old Pink Panther cartoons and it'll be bedtime soon! I'll probably fall asleep in the bath, I wore myself out.


My niece Emily's birthday today, sweet baby girl is four! I talked to her this morning and wished her a happy birthday, she said "Thank you autie mowanie, I hope you have a very happy birthday too!". Thanks Em. :P

Took Reagan out and even though there wasn't a single pair of water proof kids gloves to be found in this city, I did find her boots. Not winter boots, but cute pink polka dot rain boots, so she can just double up her socks and keep herself dry. Bought some mittens, but they are fairly useless, as soon as they get wet they are no good. She can wear mine over top.

We stopped in at McKay's used books and bought a huge pile of books, a few for me, a few for her, and a bunch for me to read to her: the next three in the Little House on the Prairie series, plus 5 of the Borrowers series. I'll start reading those to Reagan next, I loved them when I was a kid. Just read her chapter one of Little House on the Praire. I also bought the first Emily book, by L.M. Montgomery. I have them all in Canada, but I've been wanting to re-read them. It might be years before all my books are here in Virginia.

The snow has been coming down hard all day, but just started sticking. Was too warm earlier. Tomorrow, if I'm feeling well enough, I'll go with Amy, Amelia and Reagan (and Tim if he wants) to the big sledding hill at the middle school up the road.

Poor Tim is out at the store again, we are having ham and bean soup for dinner and he wanted biscuits, but I forgot we were out of butter. He's picking some up, as well as chocolate chips, with the promise that I'll finally bake him some cookies.

My (bonus) child is full of vim and vigor, way over excited about the snow.