my week.

this past week i stayed home with c. my babysitter was on vacation and my boss was out of town, so it was the perfect time for me to hang out with our girl. i envy you moms who get to stay home with your kids. although i can't stay home full-time with her right now, i don't take for granted the situation we're in. i'm thankful...but i still envy you... 

before i married my hubby, i hardly ever stayed home during the day. shopping was how i de-stressed. matt, on the other hand, being my perfect complement, could lock himself inside for a week and be perfectly content...and since i've been around him for almost 8 years now, i've actually come to love staying home too. most days i even prefer it!

so, that's what c and i did a lot of - hanging out at home and just enjoying our time together, even though we did have a few outings.

monday...c and i went to pro-life day at the legislature and then i had to get a new phone. that evening we celebrated valentine's day with daddy. he brought me home the most beautiful boutique of roses and we had take-out chinese (we have an awesome chinese restaurant near our house).

tuesday...c went with me to an appointment and then we had lots of blanket time in between eating and napping.

check out c reaching for karli. c loves her dogs! i hope the feeling is mutual...

wednesday...we celebrated my 33rd birthday. i used to take off from work on my birthday every year (well, at least try to) and go shopping. it was my day, i did what i wanted to. this year though, i didn't miss shopping one bit. rather, i spent the day with my girl and then matt took us out to dinner that evening. i did splurge and eat coca cola cake and some ice cream and it was sooo good (i haven't had ice cream for months). c has a milk protein sensitivity and i prayed my splurging was worth it...thankfully i think it was. she didn't scream from it (which means, hopefully, she's outgrowing it!).

right before "night night"

thursday...we went for a couple of walks since it was almost 70 degrees out. c tried out her stroller for the first time (sitting in it alone rather than in the car seat) and loved it! that night c went to sleep on her back, as usual, but when i woke up in the middle of the night and checked on her, she was on her tummy. i flipped her over and of course, woke her up. she was up for 20 min. or so after that.

friday...c went to the doctor. she weighed 15.86 lbs! i told him about the middle of the night flipping and that i flipped her back over. his response, "what did you do that for?" being the paranoid of SIDS mother i am, i told him why. his response, "she'll be fine." so, no more middle of the night flippings. after taking daddy and his co-workers a coffee, we went home. which, by the way, have you tried mcdonald's oatmeal? it's so yummy! i got a couple coupons in the mail for a free one. i used them both friday morning. 

after we got home, i worked on a budget and then mya, our little chihuahua, got sick...really sick. i called a friend at work who's a vet. he stopped by and checked her out. not to be gross, but those of you who have small dogs will understand - he told me her anal glands were full and could be making her sick. he expressed them and just told me to watch her. she was quite pathetic all evening. thankfully, by late evening, she hadn't thrown up anymore. we were still worried about her though because we didn't know for sure what was causing her sickness. she has a tendency to eat anything and everything.

our little mya

saturday...we slept in...well at least until 7 or so. sometime during the night i got up and checked on c. she was on her tummy. and no, i didn't flip her over. she must've enjoyed it because she slept like a rock until 7:10 a.m. before i got c up though, i checked on mya. she was a little better but still acted like she didn't feel very well. i had decided friday night that if she wasn't better by morning, i was going to take her to the vet. well, after i fed c and thought about getting ready, mya was eating and wagging her tail. i was glad she was feeling better. i still don't know what made her sick though.

c and i went to gabe's in the p.m. i found the cutest 4th of July outfit for her, as well as a couple summer hats. i also found a pair of gap pants for $1.50 (for me!)! 

c found her toes this evening. they made their way to her mouth...

i also made asparagus puree. i put some in the freezer in my new oxo tot baby food freezer tray. i did save her out a bit to try and she liked it. i got the "sweet potato" face at first, but she ate it.

it was nice being a stay home mom for 5 days. i didn't get much house work done, only a lot of a time spent with my girl and hubby...and i loved every minute of it.

oh and our dogs have it made...

karli yawning...waiting on us to go night night