So this weekend has been good so far. I have my sister with me till Tuesday. She's great with April. I feel spoiled having some one else here to hold and feed her through out the day. It's kinda cool.
Yesterday we went to grandma Mcalister's. That was fun. Jason cut the lawn and Jeff came over. Jason was almost done with the lawn and then it started pouring down rain. With in seconds the three of us who were outside were soaked. My sister and his mom who had April were smart and were inside so they were nice and dry. It didn't last long. The wind was so bad. It was kinda freaky. But cool at the same time.
Once the wind and rain died down we headed out to Goshen for the season meal. It was ok. I wasn't a big fan of the food... Chinese that didn't look like Chinese. I love fried greasy food. Which I think is what we are going to have for lunch. Of course I have to drive Jason's car but oh well. It drives better than mine sometimes. Anyways, it was nice after the rain stopped and the sun came out. We walked around the grounds and took the stroller that was once nice and clean off roading as the guys call it and got it nice and well muddy all over the tires. I love that stroller. We were very lucky to get it. It was nice seeing some familiar faces out there. But it felt great to get out and do some walking and enjoy the some what nice weather. We go for our daily walks around the neighborhood but to get out where there are no cars and it's very peaceful its awesome.
I'm taking as many pictures as I can of April and Lindsey. I was her to be able have them when she is older, both Lindsey and April. Plus my mom wants more. Lindsey brought her camera an has been taking mass ones too but of April and then of April and me. Thats kinda cool because there is no one here during the day to take them of us except me and I get tired of doing it myself. Plus she enjoys taking them because it's her camera and her collection. Its fine with me. I'm not asking her to do it.
April is starting to really focus on things. She loves looking towards the bright lights. She can follow your voice. She stares at you when you feed her regardless of who is feeding her. She can move herself a few inches here and a few inches there on the floor. I put her on a baby blanket and before I know it she is almost off of it. My grandma didn't believe me when I told her that she could turn herself over on to her side until she did it this past Friday on the floor. It was a I told you so moment and she was kinda surprised considering she's only 3 1/2 weeks. She almost wiggled herself out of the stroller last night. I had it reclined and she was strapped in but she wiggled out of it and almost out several times. It's nice that she's getting strength but the sooner she gets it the more she can do and the more careful we have to be with her falling. I can't lay her on the couch for long periods because she will roll off once she gets going if we're not careful.
She sleeps 6 hours at night. Almost the whole night. She just started doing it. I was surprised the first night she did it. I woke up and looked at the clock and got worried but she eats a whole 4 oz when she wakes up and then 3 hours later she gets another 4 oz and this morning not even 2 hours later which is right now she's working on another 2 oz. I don't give her 6 oz all at once only because her little tummy can't handle it all and she gets sick. So we will work our way up. We had to do the same thing from 2 oz to 4 oz.
We went ahead and moved her from newborns to size 1 diapers. Only because the newborns were leaving such deep indents on her legs and her skin couldn't breathe as well down there. The ones are pretty baggy but her diaper rash instantly vanished and things look good. I'm pretty happy with the way things are going. I do enjoy sleeping through out the night. It is nice. That way Jason doesn't get disturbed sleeping. He does work two jobs now so things are a tad bit different with nights. I try my best not to wake him up when I am with April. She doesn't really cry at night which I love, she just kinda whines a bit and it's enough to wake me up. I feed her and I put her back in her bassinet and she goes back to sleep on her own. I'm sure it won't last long. I'm sure I still sleepless nights ahead of me but I think I will try to enjoy it while I can.
I have to say that when I was pregnant I thought the physical part of our relationship was going to be put on hold once she came. That and with the changes in my hormones and my body I thought for sure it would be non existent for a while. To my surprise however, it's better than it's ever been. I don't mean just the sexual part, that was an experience though doing it for the first time after having April. It wasn't as bad as I thought. It was enjoyable as in it didn't hurt like everyone said it would. I know that is way to much information but oh well. Anyways, I feel closer to him than I have ever felt before.
I respect the fact that he's ok with my body since having April. Yeah I lost more weight than what I gained but the whole tummy area is going to take some time before it's even close to normal. Even if he wasn't ok with my body I am. I love it, I've lost a few inches off my legs and thighs and my chest area has gone down a lot which I love. They're back to normal like, last summer normal and I can fit into things that I wasn't able to fit into even before I got pregnant. So thats a bonus. I still have a long ways to go. I'd give anything to have my track body back. I would love to be able to run like I used to. But until my ribs go back to where they need to be I have to be careful how active I am. But I can get back into shape and I have to take advantage of it while I'm motivated to do it. When my daughter wants to run around the yard or the park I'll be keeping up with her dang it. I need to get my ankle weights and start toning.
A huge relief that came to us this month was that we got our electric bill paid off. As of this moment we owe nothing...until the next bill comes out. Now we have to get every thing else taken care of. With Jason working two jobs it will help out so much. Then when I can get back to work that will be even better. I'm looking into switching to Miami up here in Middletown so that I can stop wasting so much money in gas and be closer to home. Since we have to have a day care place in Montgomery County I can find a job towards Dayton hopefully below Dayton and things will go smoother. I am excited to get back to work. I hope that I can find a more physical job than just cashiering... I would love to get back into the kennels but the one I'm looking at isn't done yet. Plus they're too neat... Oh well.
I really haven't had a chance to sit down and write as much as I have wanted to. I usually make them short only because I have other things to do...like go get lunch and cut the lawn. I haven't mowed the grass on a regular basis since I was like 12 and now I am doing it mostly by myself. At least the back yard. I haven't done the front yet in a while, Jason usually does the front. And of course the week whacking, only because I would take every thing out with it. But on that note I am going to get off here and hunt down some car keys and get some yummy Chinese food.
