All in the Wrist

A post on my Sister-in-Law's blog reminded me how much I love the 1954 Audrey Hepburn version of "Sabrina."

Any time I have a hard day, all I have to do is watch this scene and it gets me smiling:



Oh, if I could crack eggs like that.

I watched this once with my Grandpa, the summer I lived with them before starting college. He wouldn't admit it, but Grandma told me it's one of his favorite movies. That's the first time I realized he's a big sweet softie on the inside.

I think of him every time I see it.

I've never been a big movie buff (Micah can vouch for that!), but there are some that I enjoy simply because they remind me of memories and people I love. Like watching "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and "The Shadow" with my brothers. Or blubbering over "Stepmom" with my mom. Micah actually took me to see "Jonah, a Veggie Tales Movie" on a date in high school, and now that silly movie is dear to me, too.

A new favorite: Horton Hears a Who. We watched it one of the first nights Maddi was home with us, and it will forever remind me of her. :)

Much Better!

For the last few days, Maddi hasn't been able to keep much down when she eats. I don't mean cute little dribbles of spit up, I mean spewing. Everywhere. Ounces at a time. Poor thing- she couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and just screamed her little voice hoarse. It broke my heart. I almost cried as much as she did.

So we took her into Urgent Care last night.
Good News: Still gaining weight. 1 ounce shy of 7 pounds!
Bad News: Acid reflux
Good News: Easy fix with a prescription of Zantac

Less than a milliliter of these wonderful little drops, and we have our sweet, happy, calm baby back. She was finally able to eat well- no spewing, no gagging, no coughing, no screaming- and is now sleeping peacefully.

Hooray for modern medicine!

continued...

Five sets of clothes (both of us), four blankets, and one couch slipcover. Thank goodness we have a washer and dryer in our apartment.

Never Ending Laundry

By 10:30 this morning, Madison and I had both gone through three sets of clothes (not to mention two blankets and seven diapers). That's a new record for us.

This mom stuff is hard sometimes.
Sometimes, I love it-
But sometimes, I'm really overwhelmed.

Advice? :)

Tipping the Scales

We took Madison to her first Well-Baby appointment on Monday, and she is now a whopping 6 lbs, and 19 inches long.

Still tiny, but growing- and very very healthy!