Northward!

That was our Memorial Weekend destination. PHEW What a drive! 7 hours one way. Gab was a trooper!

Friday night we left from work and Gab played until dinner. At the restaurant she got out and played, back in the car, and off to dream land where she slept soundly until we arrived at 12:30. Then she fussed and played for about an hour before going back to sleep. Was up early at 5 am ready to go!!!!!

Saturday we spent the day with my grandmother and LOTS of relatives! We were there from 9am-6pm then out to dinner. Boy were we wiped out! But it meant a lot to my memere to meet the baby and spend some time with her.

Sunday, up early again and the return trip home. Although it was an impossibly long day, we got home and slept in our own beds last night. Ahhhhh It was a busy, but family filled Memorial Day weekend!

Back to work

Today I was back to work and Gab was back to daycare. The head injury is just a scratch on the top of her head, it took her primary daycare teacher awhile to find it. So glad she's feeling better.

Today for me was a marathon, catching up on what I had missed at work, teaching all day and then my drama show tonight (I teach not act). PHEW! But it was great to be back to our routine. 2 nights of routine then off to visit my Memere who hasn't met Gab yet. Cannot wait!! :-)

And the award for worst mommy ever goes to...

ME!

Yup, I did my Gab wrong last night and I feel terrible!!

I took a personal day Monday and Gab and I played all day long. Had a wonderful day with my girl, we just stayed home and enjoyed each other. It was much needed.

5pm We went to my parents house for dinner, and the trouble began. When we arrived I unbuckled Gab from her car seat so I could just carry her in in my arms. C disagreed with me about it, I got distracted and unsnapped the whole car seat from the car instead and she tumbled out onto the ground. I cannot get the image of her tumbling and landing, face down of course, out of my mind. Thankfully she screamed immediately. We took her straight to the hospital and she was discharged with only scratches.

Bed time for everyone!

11:30pm Gab wakes up SCREAMING. I stumble in to give her a paci but that's not doing it. I pick her up to feed her and she immediately vomits. She vomited 4 times in 40 minutes... we left for the ER. They did a CT scan- everything normal!! We got discharged again at 4:30am. Home by 5... it was a super long night but I am beyond relieved that she's ok. They think the vomiting was a reaction to amoxicillian (sp?) so we have discontinued it and Gab was back to her normal self today- thankfully. However, I will soon begin writing my speech for the worst mommy in the world award.

LOST *Spoilers*

Quick break from mommy posting to have LOST post.

As pretty much everyone knows, last night was the LOST finale....

I loved it and hated it at the same time. I LOVE that everyone was reunited. I was particularly satisfied by the reunion of Sawyer and Juliet and surprised about Saiyd and Shannon (I thought Nadia was his love and somehow they'd connect....). I hated that I didn't feel resolution or a real answer about what the island was... and what's going to happen now? So they're all dead? What about Ben? How about Hurley? Of course I predicted at the beginning of this season that Hurley would be new Jacob... you can ask my LOST buddy she'll vouch for me, but it didn't have that good feeling like I thought it would. I dunno, mixed feelings about the finale big time.

Now I am waiting for DH to get home and Gab to take afternoon nap so we can watch Jimmy Kimmel from the DVR and see the cast's reaction. I will also rewatch the episode tonight and fast forward through all the commercials and see if I get it a little bit more. Holy commercials Batman!

Crazy Mommy

Yes, I fear that is the reputation I am getting at my pedi's office. My mother also works there so I am afraid they feel like they HAVE to talk to me, but maybe that's just all pedis?!

I called again today. For the last 4 weeks Gab has been running a low grade fever in the evenings of 99.6-100.5. The first time it came up I took her to the doc's and they said it was nothing, she was fine. Took her in last week again because I was worried that this was STILL going on... hello 3 weeks of a small fever is NORMAL?! plus this time her eye was really runny and they told me that was fine, call if fever reaches 101. REALLY?! Well a terrible cold set in and I called again Sunday afternoon. That Dr told me to come in the next day if she didn't seem on the mend. She seemed better and I was tired of being told she was fine all the time so we did not go in Monday.

Tonight I picked her up at day care and she was fussy. Felt her forehead and she was at 101.1. SO I called the Dr..... The on call was great and told me it was probably nothing but he wants to see her in the morning. This will be the third time I've gone in (5th call) and I am annoyed that they are not seeming to take me seriously. I KNOW I am a first time mommy but what if something is really wrong and they're missing it because they think I do not know what I am talking about?

My little Gab is sleeping like a log right now and looks so peaceful, until she lets out a huge snore and has a coughing fit from the congestion they say is "normal."

I didn't realize

Before I had a baby I didn't realize that I was as worried about things being all natural as I am. I've vowed to nurse my baby not only for the health benefits but because I don't know what's in formula. I am now making my own solid foods because I am against adding vitamins and preservatives to fresh foods. I shop and buy organic now and buy primarily fresh fruits and veggies as opposed to processed food. Things I never realized about myself until I became a mom.

Teething BITES!

Seriously why aren't these stinking teeth through yet? Gab is double fisting and cannot chew on enough things. I hate seeing my baby in pain and I want it over with.... come on teeth stop torturing my Gabster!

Teeth??

Dear Teeth,

Please stop torturing my daughter. She is miserable and has been for 2 weeks now. If you could please kindly make your appearance I'd really appreciate it. And tell the rest of your friends festering under my Gab's gums to get the heck out and stop bugging her.

Sincerely,

*Gab's Mommy*

Low Grade Fever

So Gab has had a low grade fever in the afternoons and evenings for the last 2 weeks. I called the Dr the first day and he said it was "viral" (which I think is code for paranoid mommy). He said to call back if the fever spiked or she seemed uncomfortable and inconsolable. Well when it too much of 99.4-100.3 too much?!

When I called the first time I suggested it may be teething but then was told I didn't know what I was talking about. Funny, when I called today again THEY said it was probably teething and to keep watching her.... I just hope we're not over looking something else. The good news is, Gab is happy, eating well, making plenty of diapers, and has good energy, but the fever thing is weird... isn't it?