Happy 6 months Sydney!!!




And the saga continues... So the day care is out of town the first two days of the week because of some volleyball tournament for her daughter. Sister says she can watch Syd... so thankful! After the action packed weekend and the lack of sleep I truck miss Syd up to Oceanside. Drop her off and am late to work... Anyone that knows my week, knows that Mondays are the craziest! So coming in late, just adds to the madness. I go through the day SUPER tired from the weekend and realize I need to post the ad for the condo rental. I do it around 1 or 2, and immediately start getting responses. AWESOME! Notes reading, when can I see it. Others asking if she can have her two dogs both something like 95 pounds... UMMM... probably not. Anywho, one woman asks if she could see it tonight. Any time after 5 I say... Great, let's say 5:45 just to be safe!

My bad... its 4:30 and I'm almost finished with a write up in my email... shooot, I have to finish this. I'm hurrying, and get out of there around 4:45. I immediately go into a panic realizing I have to go all the way up to Oceanside to get Syd and then get back to La Costa at 5:45. I'm in the car, forgot the woman's number and decide I can try and make it. Get up to the freeway by my sisters and am stuck. TRAFFIC???? REALLY??? I hysterically call Craig and ask him to get into my email to get the girls number and call her and tell her its going to be more like 6. I'm even thinking 6;30, but go with 6. So here I am driving like a bat out of you know where through the streets trying to get to Syd, I'm late and so tired. I get into my sister's house and she tells me that Sydney has a fever and that she gave her Tylenol. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? A.) I've never given her Tylenol, so I was a little shocked. But more importantly my little Syd has a fever. So I sort of frantically tell sister thank you for taking care of her and I will let her know how it goes, and then I'm off. I get down the street and call Craig to tell him about Syd. She's never had a fever before. I wonder what its from. Well as if my day could not get any more hectic, I still have to meet this woman, and Craig only left a message, so who knows if she got it. I'm driving and then DING, my gas light goes on... REALLY?? REALLY??? Right now? Yep, I had only enough gas to get 22 miles. So I have a freak out moment and then calm down and stop at the nearest gas station. Fill it up, and then am off. I'm pulling up the street of the condo and I get a call from the girl! She's outside. I tell her how I'm there and will be there in a minute. I get Syd out of the car. Not sure I should be showing the condo with Syd, but whatever. Get up to teh door and she's holding her phone and says... I just got Craig's message. OH WELL. I let her in, she walks through once... tells me how great the view is and then shakes my hand and leaves... I KNEW IT. I was rushing around for a LOOKY LOU!!!
Sydney continued wiht the fever all night and into this morning. I stayed home for the first half of the day and Craig came home for the second. I'm exhausted still because she didn't sleep very well. I head to work... and realize its my boss' birthday and i'm in charge of the cake... REALLY?? TODAY? So I turn around and head to the store. I get a single layer cake and am on my way. The day was less than par, but its over. We went took Syd to the doctor's this afternoon and he thinks its just a viral infection. Let's hope so. She's been sleeping all day, so hopefully she'll sleep tonight!!

Today was my little girl's 6 month birthday! We gave her applesauce for the first time and made a hat out of a coffee filter. Even though she was fighting a fever, she did pretty good. Oh, and apparently I was crazy to start with asparagus. I think I'm going to try something a little tamer next time. I'll let you know! So long for now. I have to help the hubs with the pool cover and then to bed. Tootles!

Getting real

Happy to report that Sydney's pre-op went good this morning. We've been planning this surgery for what seems like forever and its just surreal that its getting so close. I know she is going to be great, but I'm just a nervous wreck.

Unfortunately, the asparagus did not fair as well. She makes this crazy face everytime I give them to her. Not a good face either... hmmm... I think I will freeze the rest and try them again in a month or two. I'm determined that she is going to like all kinds of veggies. =)

Pinky

It was an exciting night... my sweet pea ate her very first home made baby food. Granted, she made this face that was less than stellar, when first tasting it... but then she ate the rest of it. I'm hoping it was just from the difference in taste. I steamed and made asparagus. I really want her to love them... I will give her the other half in the morning... Let's cross our fingers... YAY!!! Oh my girl. Happy to report that although her mom is suffering from Pink eye, Sydney is not. Yep, you heard me right friends... PINK EYE. ME... uggg... its gross and sucks, but when I think of the cute little face that gave it to me, it just makes me smile. Oh well, should be good by tomorrow.

Off to havasu on Friday... wish me luck!!!

6/20

I'm having a hard time believing that my knuckle head is one week away from 6 months! It goes by fast, that is for sure!

Today we are headed to Cyndy's service. I'm sad for my friend.

Trying to stay positive today, so I thought I would post some of my favorite pics over the last couple of weeks.

We love you Cyndy! We will take care of your daughter and grandson as best we can!





Crazy



I realize that my posts on here have been going down hill fast... well needless to say there has been a lot of sad stuff going on in my world and its just hard to post not only the good but the bad. But so as I wrote in the beginning, this is about turning over a new leaf and so I am going to try and update this as much as possible. Good or the bad. I really think this helps as an outlet. And for my loyal fans, OK, maybe on the two of you... It really helps in getting out what I'm thinking. The reality of it is that life is crazy, and you have to make sure to take care of yourself or you are no help to everyone else. So... Exciting this week we welcome Mr. Cooper Joseph Andrew into the world... He has no idea how much he's loved already! Gets me all teary just thinking about it, but my goodness. P.S. I really can't wait till I can eat him up. His parents might have been watching me like a hawk last time I held him, but I vow today that I will get a nibble. =)


The best part of it all is that Mr. Ward... aka the hubs and Mr. Cooper have the same birthday! Craig turned the big 30!!! I know i've said this a lot, but Cooper has no idea how special he is. I'm a little bias I know, but I can honestly say that Craig is one of the kindest, funniest, most wonderful people I know... (I'm lucky I married him) but I think its pretty special to share a birthday with someone so cool. I mean, if he wasn't going to be born on 7/11 of course =)


As for C-dub, we celebrated him in style with a pool party and all kinds of fun. Not sure the vegas theme really made it, but it was fun nonetheless. There was pooling, KIDS EVERYWHERE, drinking, and of course the adult obsitcle course... Good time had by all. If some one would have just gotten the obsticle course on film, it woudl be a YouTube success.


Oh, and the coolest thing that happened today was when I was digging through some files at work and came across this picture. HOW CRAZY IS THIS? It is sooo Sydney. Technology these days is so incredible.

Look at those cheeks and nose. She looks the exact same!!! 6 months later! Anyways, I hear her cooing in the living room. She loves that Baby Einstein chair we got her with all the moving parts. I fall more and more in love with that girl every day. We might have a couple more teeth to report this weekend, so I'll keep you posted. So long for now!

One Month Out

We are on the official count down to the date we have been dreading for the past 8 months... oye vey!
You will be so dearly missed!

We love you Cyndy!

Its amazing what sleep or lack thereof, can do to a person. I'm happy to report that my luv bug slept through the night last night!!! Whoooh. Wasn't' the first time, but it has been some time since she's done it, especially of late. Teething maybe? Dad out of town maybe? WHO KNOWS why, but I do know I filled her up with rice cereal, green beans and a bottle and it worked! I'm planning on trying it again tonight, so I'll let you know!
Those that know me, know that the last couple months have been on the better side of crazy to say the least. There is A LOT going on! For the first time yesterday, in I'd say probably 7 months, I feel like I was able to take a breath. One of those good deep ones... How weird is that seeing as I'm getting into the craziest time of year and nothing has really changed.
I suppose it has a lot to do with the saddness that has been overcoming my heart lately. Some of the closest and dearest people to me are dealing with some unreal life changing events. It makes my heart hurt with them. Yesterday, for the first time, I had this feeling that everything is going to be okay. I know that God is looking out for us that is for sure. You have to have faith!

Okay, enough of the spriritual sappiness... I hope everyone smiles today!! Its June... My monkey is 5 months and 4 days! CoopTown is coming in T minus 4 weeks. B2 is 12 weeks. Mort is 2 down, 4 to go! K and K are getting hitched in 2 months. Cdub is turning 30! There are so many things to be thankful for!

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all irritation and resentment slips away, and sunny spirits take their place. ~ Mark Twain