Results of the bloody incident..

I forgot to update on the bloody incident. the blood came out of Randy's and Jordana's clothes and here is a pix of her bruise... It was gone within a week... I was waiting for a call from CPS when we brought her to school!!

Tired....

That about sums me up in one word. As you can see, I have not been a good blogger. I am so tired. No matter how much sleep I get, I am still tired. At the end of the day, I just want to go to sleep. Is it just a side effect of being working mom of 2? Or is it something more? I won't be able to determine what it is until Kara is sleeping at night. It is currently 5:23 am and I have been awake since 3am. Kara is screaming her head off. Even though Randy and I are switching nights and still are sleeping on the air bed....it's not enough sleep for me. I can't remember the last time I slept more than 5 hours. There was ONE night when Kara slept from 9pm to 6am...but my body is so used to getting up, that I kept waking up.

The good news is that I have received more pharmacist help at work. I have a new supervisor and she took care of it right away. Although there is nothing permanent, just floaters at this time, it has made it a bit easier at work, especially since I have inventory in a month. Last years inventory was a disaster, so I am hoping to be redeemed this year.

This pix is a rare moment when Kara is peacefully napping in her bouncer.

The bloody incident

I was at work (hell) last night when Randy called. He seemed calm and I asked how his night was going. He said it was fine until Jordana had a little fall. I pictured her falling down the stairs but he said no. She was running into the dining room and she fell...her nose broke the fall, when it slammed into the base of the table leg. Randy immediately picked her up and she, of course, started balling. then the blood started flowing. Luckily it was just a nose bleed and not a surface wound. Randy said there was blood everywhere, which probably scared her even more. It was about 8:15 when he called me and I talked to her on the phone. She sounded ok but her voice was scratchy from crying. She was eating a cracker, which she thought was a cookie...so she felt all better. Randy and I checked on her constantly last night and she was fine this morning, with no visible scars from last night. Only bloody pj's which I hope Shout is working it's magic on. I think she took 10 years off Randy's life!!!

Kara sleeps

Kara's new formula seems to be helping her tremendously. She is not sleeping thru the night yet, but she is sleeping better. She seems less colicy and is eating alot more. Most nights, she'll eat 8 oz at 8pm and sleep for 6 to 8 hours....too bad they are so early in the evening and we can't cash in on it. We are slowly weaning her off her middle of the night feeding..she is down to 4 oz. She still does not nap well, doing so in 30 to 35 minutes spurts during the day...but even the teachers at daycare have noticed a difference...and they adore her. They call her Care bear!

I may be sleeping a bit better but work is still a nightmare. I had to fire someone and quickly hire someone else.My new hire is smart and will do well. I just hope the volume doesn't drive him away!

Conversation with a 3 year old

M: Jordana, your pj bottoms are almost too short for you! You are going to be tall like me.

J; I don't want to be tall!!!

M: Do you want to be short?

J: NO!!

M: Then what do you want to be?

J: I want to be Jordana Kerth!!!

Jordana turns 3!!

Jordana's 3rd birthday was on Friday and we had a birthday party on Saturday, complete with a bouncer, hotdogs, great weather, friends and tons of fun!! Jordana woke up with a very snotty runny nose. Great timing. I spent most of the day chasing her around with tissues. Here are some snapshots!!

Sleep training

It is 3:30 in the morning and Kara has been crying for over an hour. Dr. Nelson told us it was time to un-spoil our child. No more rocking to sleep, no more picking up every time she cried. So after her 2am bottle she went back to sleep....for 15 minutes. Then the babbleing began...then the crying. Her cries are not as hearty after an hour and I leave the room when she does, and come back when they stop...hoping to teach her that not-crying is good. After the first 15 minutes I went to check on her...and found her lying in a huge puddle of spit up! Poor thing. After rearranging her she cried for like 45 more minutes. It is now 3:34 am and she seems to have conked out. Let's see how long this lasts. Dr. Nelson told us that the formula could take a full 2 weeks to take effect....her GI tract needs to adjust to it. Off to bed I go....I hope.