7 Months Old & Surgery

Friday the 20th Brynlee turned 7 Months old!!! She also had her tubes put in her ears...it was a very bittersweet day for me. My little baby is getting so big which is exciting...and she also had a very traumatic day which was really sad :(! We were up very early and had to be at the surgery center at 6:30 am. It completely messed Brynlee up...although I really don't want to write the whole story down...this is really the only "journal" I have so I don't want to forget... She did really good up until the point where they took her from me. Even then she didn't cry which was good becuase I would have completely broke down! She was all smiles and so dang funny in her little surgery gown. I of course forgot my camera so just took a couple with my phone. I have her trained very well. When I get my phone out or the camera out she totally does a cheesy smile for me! She cracks me up!! The saddest part of the whole ordeal was when she woke up from the anesthesia she was SO out of it and didn't know who I was!! She was freaking out thinking one of the "stranger" nurses still had her. For 2 hours after she would just cry and cry and not really know who I was. It broke my heart!! Once that stuff wore off she was fine. I think she had bad dreams about it though the rest of the day because every time she would fall asleep she would wake up so startled and start crying! So sad!! :( She is totally fine now and back to her sassy little self!! I'm so glad we got them put in...now I will never wonder if she has an ear infection!! Well since she is another month older I better post what new things she does now!!

*When she sees a camera or my phone she totally does this cheesy smile!!
*She still will not take a bottle!!! Dang spoiled kid!
*She loves teething biscuits
*She loves to have a taste of everything I'm eating...
*She is so sneaky, every time I'm not looking she always has something in her hand she shouldn't have and most the time it is paper, or mail, or a box of some kind which is now deteriating in her mouth!! (Good thing I read paper passes through them very well lol)
*She pulls herself up to stand on things...she doesn't understand balance yet and ends up falling. But it is crazy how strong she is!!
*She loves to walk everywhere!! (With the help of someone holding her hands)
*She sure does love our doggy!! She is constantly pulling her ears, death grips her nose and fur and then laughs!
*She hisses at me all the time when she smiles...it is hilarious!
*Man oh man does she have a little temper!! If she doesn't get whatever she is wanting like right now she lets you know!!
*She now has 2 bottom teeth!!
*When she smiles for pictures she does her eye brows and eyes all funny! It cracks me up!!
*And my favorite thing...is now when I wake up in bed with her she rolls over and sits up and starts smacking my face for me to wake up!! So dang funny!

7 Months Old

This is the cheesey smile I was telling you about!

In her little hospital baby gown.

I've Been Tagged!!...Thanks Cheri!! :)

So I'm suppose to list 6 random things about me...here it goes!!

1. I really hate crumbs on my counters!! I know this sounds weird. But if there is one little crumb it seriously makes me crazy!! I'm always getting on Joe about wiping the counters down after making something. He just really doesn't understand how much it bugs me!! lol

2. I am completely and utterly obsessed with buying shoes!!! Not so much wearing them...but how I love to buy them! My closet is overflowing with shoes most of them still have tags on them...I just can't pass up a good deal and I LOVE to buy heels!! I don't so much like wearing heels unless it's to church or something....but how I love to buy them! I weed them out every so often...but it's just so hard to give them away because..."One day I will wear them"...NOT! :)

3. I hate to admit this but I am addicted to smutty, stupid, reality shows like Rock of Love (Yes I've watched all seasons), The Hills, The City, the Bachelor, Real World, For the Love of Ray J (which is SO stupid lol), the girls next door, and other such shows like that....I don't watch them every week or anything, but if they are on and I'm scanning channels for something to watch, you better bet I stop and watch them!!

4. I really struggle in the domestic department. I think when I was standing in the domestic line in heaven I saw a shoe sale or something and left the line!! I surely was not blessed with very many skills!! I especially struggle in the kitchen. I try really hard to be skilled in the kitchen but every time I try it usually turns out to be a disaster!! Just last night I was making banana bread and I don't know what I did wrong it completely overflowed in my oven at the same time the dish I had in the microwave exploded in there and all I could do was laugh at myself and want to call in take out somewhere!!

5. I really don't like to work out! Some people really enjoy it, but it is pure torture for me! I really want to look better and I really want to feel comfortable in a swimming suit this summer...but I really hate working out! I'm not patient enough to wait and see the results...it takes too stinking long!! I really don't like being sore either. Not being able to walk, sit, stand, bend over etc...are not satisfying to me! :) I do try though...at least a few times a week!

6. I really love summer. I know a lot of people love the summer but I LIVE for the summer!! I love the water!! Pools, lakes, whatever...I love to swim, I LOVE to lay in the sun and be tan. Being tan is seriously an addiction for me. Bad I know...but it's like the darker I get, the darker I want to be! Weird I know! I love water sports! I love the adrenaline rush of being thrown off a tube while tubing, I love crashing hard when wake boarding, and I love to throw Joe off the back of a jet ski!!! My inner dare devil comes out when it comes to water sports and trust me when I say I'm a lot stronger than I look!!! :)

I now tag....Amy Hanson, Katie, Tiffany, Angie, and Korine! :)

Stolen Quote

Okay so I stole this from my friend Nemiha's blog because it made me laugh so hard! I have told just about everyone I know becuase I think it is funny! Hope you all enjoy!

When life gives you lemons, squeeze it in someone's eye and haul a**!!!

When It Rains, It Sure Does Pour!!

Well to say the least it's been a pretty rough 2 weeks!!....Somehow I did survive and am living to tell about it! :) Brynlee came down with RSV...very scary since she had respiratory problems when she was born. I distinctly remember the NICU doctor saying, make sure she doesn't get RSV it could land her back in the hospital! Well life happens...and she ended up getting it. Probably from church is my guess but who knows? She was okay enough to not be admitted to the hospital but we had to do breathing treatments at home and had some REALLY bad nights/days!! I honestly don't know how I would have survived this if it weren't for my amazing mom. She went to every doctors appointment with me (we had one like everyday for a week) and came over a lot during the day so I could sleep, or shower, or just have some time to do laundry, dishes, etc.... She was an angel from heaven!! There was even one night when I couldn't get Brynlee to calm down so I called her at midnight and she was there to help. Her and I both were up all night with Brynlee and when she would finally sleep in hour increments at a time, my mom slept on my couch. I honestly, honestly don't know what I would do without my mom! She has been my sanity, my strength, and my support through all this! Don't get me wrong I do love my husband and he's been there too, but since he's been working crazy hours I just want him to sleep and get the rest he needs at night so he can function at work! But he has been gone more than he is home...so I definitely know the feeling of being a single parent. Frankly, I don't think I could ever do it! I have so much respect for those who do! On top of the RSV Brynlee also had double ear infections which made matters even worse! The good thing from that is that she is getting tubes put on on the 20th!!! HooRay!!! :) I came down with a sinus infection during all this probably due to lack of sleep...and that sure didn't make matters any better!! Among doctor visits, shots for her ear infections, breathing treatments every four hours, sleepless nights, and an emergency room visit one night, probably the worst thing I had to do was take Brynlee to the hospital for a few days to be suctioned out. Yes, they stuck a tube down her nose and sucked all the yuckies out!! Most traumatic thing ever for Brynlee and me!! :( I seriously have nightmares about how sad it was!! Big thanks to my friend Amy for helping me with that one!! I would have broken down big time if she didn't go with me! Brynlee seems to be doing a lot better...I can still tell it's there but not near the intensity it was before! She started to sleep until...she started teething her second bottom tooth just a couple days ago!! GIVE THE POOR BABY A BREAK, AND THE MOM FOR PETE SAKE!! lol I'm just SO grateful she didn't get admitted to the hospital and I'm very grateful she is doing better! I'm glad this experience is almost over...I think I need a vacation!!! :) I'm glad my husband has a job right now, and I'm glad my job is being so understanding. I'm glad we have a place to live, food to eat, and that our baby is okay! :) I'm SO thankful for family, for their concern, support and love. Times like these sure do make you appreciate being healthy, make you appreciate a good night's sleep, and for me, they make me slow down and enjoy the simple things in life again! Even though I feel like the walls in my house are closing in on me it's kinda been nice to lounge around in PJ's all day...snuggle and nap with my baby, and actually get some cleaning done!! haha I can't expose Brynlee to big crowds until RSV season is over...so I'm going to be doing a lot of what I've been doing for a couple more months!! Spring cannot get here soon enough!! :)

Poor Sick Little Baby

This picture is funny to me because I've been getting creative on ways to entertain ourselves...I was cooking dinner and had music I was dancing to thinking Brynlee would laugh at me. Instead every time I looked over this is the face I got like "what are you doing mom?" haha totally made me laugh!!

Feeling MUCH better!! :)

Pure Exhaustion....

I cannot express how glad I am that this weekend is almost over!!! It has been INSANE for me! Remember that little cough Brynlee started to have? It turned into a full blown horrible nasty cough and we have been up all hours of the night because of it! I had to work Friday and Saturday this weekend thus my mom had to take her to the doctor and watch a sick baby because I had full days of appointments both days I worked. In fact I was so busy Friday it was one of the most horrible days EVER!! Running on 4 hours of sleep, living on diet coke, I didn't have time to eat, drink, go to the bathroom, or pump for 8 solid hours!! It was CRAZY!! Then I find out Brynlee has yet another ear infection which has gotten so bad it has turned into sinus infection and moved to her lungs...thus the HORRIBLE cough!! How does a baby get that sick that fast?? I have NO idea! But we are going to see a Ear, nose, and throat specialist and just get those dang tubes in her ears that way I don't have to guess anymore or make my baby suffer from an ear infection for so long because I just thought she was teething!! Sheesh! Being a baby is rough!! Being a mom of a sick baby is rough too!! lol Today was busy at work, but not as bad as Friday! THANK GOODNESS!! I am so grateful I am busy and have appointments in this economy...but man, it is rough, especially when you aren't sleeping at night!! Talk about pure exhaustion!! I am also stressed about Joe's new schedule at work. He got transfered jobs and it now working in North Salt Lake (yucky commute) and working 6 ten hour days!! I really feel bad for the poor guy...that is A LOT of hours!! But, this new schedule also puts a damper in my work schedule becuase Joe usually watches Brynlee on Saturdays. Thankfully my work is willing to work with me and let me work when I can...but it's so hard to leave Brynlee with just anyone when she doesn't take a bottle very well, and when I say she doesn't take it very well, I mean she fights it and starves herself instead! It stresses me out, and I worry the WHOLE time! I've tried everything to get her to take a bottle too! My mom can't watch her every Saturday becuase she works many saturdays also...so now I'm in a little bit of a pickle and need to figure out what to do...Anyways....enough ranting and raving for now! I should get to bed and get some sleep while I can...hopefully the medication starts helping soon!!! And thank heavens for Sunday!! I can't wait to have a day of REST! :)

Silly Baby!

Gosh I love this age!! Brynlee's personality is really coming out lately...she freaking kills me sometimes!! She is constantly doing something new that makes me laugh! Today she was being a copy cat of everything I did. I was chewing gum and didn't realize I was maybe chewing a little too much next thing ya know she making these dramatic gum chewing impressions of me! I was laughing so hard. The funny thing too is when you laugh at her it eggs her on...so she does whatever she was doing more to make you laugh more! Today I went and had lunch with one of my good friends who had two kids and one of which is a 6 month old too! He has one of those Jumperoo bouncy seats. We put Brynlee in it and she was going CRAZY!!! She LOVED it!! It's different from the door jam ones becuase it seems to bounce more. She was making us all laugh so hard! We are now investing in one for Brynlee becuase she was in it for over an hour and didn't want to get out!! She is definitely a crazy little baby, she keeps me in stitches all the time! I am a little worried right now though...she all of the sudden has a cough and it is kinda croupy or raspy however you would explain it. At what point should I take her in? I'm a rookie mom, so I have no idea!! lol It just popped up today and she seems a little congested...Cold?? I'm running the humidifer tonight and have her matress propped up a little...not sure what else to do. Any suggestions would be great!! :)

New Goofy Smile

I know, I know, the bow is HUGE but it's cute!! :)

6 Months Old

Well Brynlee is officially 6 months old!! I can't believe how fast time flies!! She is growing up so fast!! She really doesn't like the doctor's office...she has learned when she is laid down on the table she should start crying because something bad is going to happen! Poor thing!! lol I wanted to blog down her stats so I don't forget... She is 25 1/4 inches long (30 percentile) 15lb. 9oz. (45%) and her head is still LARGE 43 1/2cm around (75%!!!!). haha I also wanted to write down things she can do so I don't forget years from now!

• She Eats rice cereals, baby oatmeal, bananas, applesauce, pears, peaches, green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, and drinks juices...
• She really hates the bottle, at all costs she fights it while I'm at work and only eats solids...She is just as stubborn as her mom!
  
• She grabs anything she can get her hands on and puts it in her mouth! She even grabbed the banana bunch on the counter the other day and tried to pick it up enough to get one in her mouth!! lol
• She can sit up, she falls back when she gets tired.
  
• She falls forward onto her stomach from sitting and reaches for things in front of her.
• Her favorite toy is her squeeshy bath book she got at Christmas (Thanks Grandma Packer) and her lion Thanks Murphy Cousins!!:)
• She loves to be center of attention...if she isn't she lets your know by screaming!
• She loves to play with her dad, he gets her so wound up and laughing so hard she actually peed in the bathtub while she was laughing!
• She is so curious and bright eyed! She doesn't miss anything!!!
  
• She has such a sassy, funny, personality, she cracks me up all the time!
• She has her first bottom tooth coming in, it just broke through.
• She still has no hair, but I think it is starting to grow!! At least I hope!!
• She has brown eyes with a little green to them...Not sure where she got brown eyes from but they are gorgeous!
  
• She's not much of a cuddler anymore, but in the morning when I let her sleep in my bed after Joe leaves for work, she wakes me up by rolling over and grabbing my face. Then I open my eyes to a big smile and giggle! She totally starts my day off right!

Brynlee is definitely the light of my life! She always makes me feel better when I am sad, and happier when I am in a rotten mood, and she keeps me moving all day long! I love her to death and am so glad she's healthy and a part of our family!

6 Months

Big Brown Eyes!