My little artist

Today Reagan decided that she wanted to draw... on herself.

Another Saturday alone

And I think I'm losing it. This is the second summer in a row that Jim's schedule has been taken up by Boot Camps and Summer Swim League for Jordan. Last year both "seasons started in May and went through September". Jordan's swim season only last until late-July, but Jim's boot camps went through the whole summer.

My parents helped me quite a bit last year - my dad giving up golf on Saturday mornings to help me since I was pregnant with Maddy. They were not happy because they were under the impression the season for boot camp was only eight weeks. After an entire summer of them giving up their life to help me, they said the couldn't do that anymore. I don't blame them. I was grateful for their support during a tough pregnancy.

This year, Jordan's swim season started in May. Jim's boot camp started the first weekend in May. If he's not gone supporting Jordan at a swim meet, he's gone all morning (from 9am - 12:30 pm) every Saturday plus his time to "get ready" after he returns.

This week marks the 18th week in a row he's been gone. I'm going insane. I work at a very stressful job and my kids are not quiet. So by the time I get to Saturday, I could use a chance to unwind myself. It's never an option. He just leaves.

As much as I love my girls, and would do absolutely anything for them, I'm tired of being the only one around for them. I need a break and deserve one. We spent a bunch of money on soccer only to not have his support. Frustrating. Needless to say, we didn't go this morning because of the massive fit that she threw and I just couldn't take any more.

I wish...

Maddy likes toast

Maddy sat down with Jim this morning for breakfast and proceeded to eat his apple and toast. At one point, she had a huge piece just hanging out of her mouth. When Jim went to take it away, she was sucking on it. I guess she likes the taste of butter.

Nail is gone

Maddy's nail on her big toe has been a little concerning for a while. Over the last few weeks, her nail looked like it had been banged up pretty badly or infected. The doctor wasn't too worried about - he said just to watch it. So we did.

Today, we picked Maddy up from school and Rita had cut her nail off. She said that it had gotten snagged on something and pulled it back from the nail bed. She said she didn't have a choice but to cut it off because it was causing her pain. I was glad.

When Jim brought her home, I noticed that the other piece of her nail was in a place that she could still snag it. So I had Jim hold her down so I could clip it off. The good thing is that she has another nail underneath the damaged one. She wasn't too happy about the process, but it's much better now.

More teeth? and a weird toe.

She looks like she's getting more teeth. Her gums look swollen and are hard. I'm wondering when she's going to have more pop through.

I've also been watching her toe. I keep waiting for her big toe nail to either pop off or flake off. It's gross! I can't tell if there is another nail growing underneath or if it's just going to come off. Ugh. Driving me crazy. At least it doesn't seem to bother her.

Labor Day 2011

Today was really nice. We all hung out in our pjs as long as we could. Jim and I both got out for a run in the morning and just kicked around. Maddy was up and around quite a bit. I've noticed lately that she sticks a ton of stuff in her mouth. Not only does she bite everything, but she stuffs a lot into her mouth at once. She also carries her toys around in her mouth. So when she plays with something and she wants to go somewhere else, she puts the toy in her mouth and just starts crawling. I'm hoping that she will stop that once she starts walking. Fingers are crossed.

No need for sleep mama

Tonight, both younger girls decided that they did not need sleep. Maddy typically goes to bed by 8:30 pm. Tonight, was the second night in the row that she wasn't interested in sleep. I'm thinking it was because my parents showed up and she was just too excited to go to bed. Either way, she was up until 10:00 pm again.

Because of this awesome un-sleepy time, my whole family was able to watch the fireworks together. All in all, not a bad tradeoff. :)