Well today was my 1st day back to work this week. Jane actually did pretty good at daycare aside from no desire to eat, even when I went to feed her. Someone at work did say with ear infections that sometimes it takes 36 hours before they really start to help. I am going to work tomorrow just to get some extra hours in so at least I am working 2 days this week instead of only one. I am pretty tired but I think I can drag myself through one more day.
I got home and realized we really have no dinner type food in the house. All we have for meat is a little bit of chicken thighs and some venison. So I called the hubby and he is bringing home pizza. Not exactly what I wanted when I am trying to do weight watchers. Of course I had some snacks at work today too so I can have about 2 pieces before I hit my daily limit of points. The saddest part is that I get a lot of points because I am still nursing and thank GOD for that cause I don't know how I could stay at my limit otherwise. What I need is to go to the grocery store and load up on veggies and fruits cause I can have all I want of that and it's all FREE points. So basically I am in desperate need of a grocery shopping trip. Well time to get little Jane ready for bed!

Sick Kids

Well today is the 2nd day in a row that I have stayed home from work due to illnesses. I was not feeling well on Monday so I decided to not attempt the bad roads and stay home and get better. Throughout the day Jane got a little more and a little more sick herself. Which is what I was afraid of and why we left her home from the Fohrenkamm party on Friday. Well that didn't seem to do us any good cause even though I have kept her home and tried to keep her healthy she has her 1st ear infection. I can't help but think that it's convenient that 2 weeks ago she started daycare and now all of a sudden she has an ear infection. One of the issues I had with going back to work was Jane being in daycare and being sick all the time. I know it will just build her immune system but that doesn't make having a 5 month old sick baby any easier. So of course I am having doubts about if I should have gone back or not but I am not going to quit or anything, just feeling guilty that she is sick and also I feel guilty that I have been at my new job for two weeks and already I am calling in sick. Oh well right, I have a sick kid what can they expect. That's about all that's going on with us, a kid with an ear infection and parents with some other kind of bug, you can imagine the fun were having!

Snowstorms

Well we're catching up on a few days here now. Thursday was a busy day for Jane and I. We went out to DOR and visited all my old friends that I used to work with. It was really nice to see everyone and I really did miss all the people but I was certainly happy to be there only as a visitor and not as an employee. After a brief visit with everyone, Jane, Michelle, Toni and I went to get some lunch at Keys. Jane did really well part of the time sitting in her bumbo seat and me holding her part of the time. Of course we couldn't have it that easy though so as were getting ready to leave I decide to change Jane before the long drive home and she of course had crapped up the back of her shirt. So had to change everything right there in the public bathroom. It was great to see everyone and visit and I even got a goodbye card with some very nice words and a $35 gift certificate to Target.
Friday, Rachel came down and Joe had the day off. I started the day by going to body pump and getting a nice little workout in. Then we just hung around the house and I cleaned while Joe and Jane did some playing. Rachel and Alyssa got here around 5 and Joe and I headed over to his mom and dads for Paul's going away/Sarah's birthday party. We had a good time drinking a couple beers and eating homemade pizza. We also spent some time looking through old family pictures and after seeing little Joey when he was a baby I am even more certain that Jane looks EXACTLY like him. The rest of the pics were so cute, I am pretty sure Joe might have been one of the cutest little boys I have ever seen so if Joe does look like him (aside from she will be more girly) I have decided that she will be pretty dang cute! We came home around 10 after getting a call from Rachel that my child was still awake. She NEVER sleeps that badly so of course we came home to put her to bed. As we were getting home of course I was rushing and slipped on the damn ice and hurt my tailbone and elbow pretty bad. Man I hate winter and snow and ice.
Saturday Joe was working so the ladies decided to hang out. After getting ourselves ready Rachel, Alyssa, Jane and I went over to moms and headed to Longfellow grill for some lunch. Jane was a pretty sleepy girl but did pretty good. After lunch Alyssa stayed with Grandma and Rachel and I came home. We played with Jane and hung around for a little while. Joe got home around 7:30 from work and Rachel and I headed to Mama Maria's for dinner with her friends. It was a good time but a little  late for dinner for me so I was close to ready for bed when we got home. I know I am a little lame but maybe once Jane is sleeping through the night I will have a life again?

That brings me to Sunday. I wake up at about 5:30am to my hubby running to the bathroom. Now he is not one to get sick very easily so at first I didn't think anything of it. After the 3rd trip to the bathroom I started wondering what the heck is wrong. Sure enough he has been in bed or in the bathroom all day throwing up and feeling terrible. So looks like the flu might have hit our house. I knew it would happen eventually because within the last 2 weeks the Fohrenkamm's have all been pretty sick. Jane has been a little fussy today, but she is now napping, Joe ate a little soup and I am watching a little TV. Oh yeah and I signed up for Weight Watchers today. I know I don't have a ton to lose and also I am breast feeding but I really want to make sure I lose the weight before summer so I can fit into my summer clothes. It is amazing how many points some of the things are and you don't even think twice about it. So hopefully this will help me to learn to eat a little better and after the 3 month maybe I will cancel and be able to manage things a little better on my own. Now Rachel, mom and myself are all on the plan so hopefully with some support it will help! I really should write more often so these aren't all so long.

Jane Rolled Over

Well I am not doing great at writing everyday but I have found that working and having a baby takes up pretty much all of my spare time. By the time we get home from work/daycare, we play for an hour or so and then it's bedtime for Jane. As soon as she is down to bed then I get started on dinner, we eat, I do the dishes and make lunches and get Jane and my own things ready for the next day. Then I maybe relax for a little while with Joe and we go to bed. So I will write when I can but I have given up on the everyday. Yesterday I went to pick Jane up from daycare and they tell me she has been so good and drank both of her 4oz bottles. That is great news, and then just as Tracy was about to tell me she hadn't had a BM all day, she looks at me, smiles and fills her pants. So of course she waited until I got there so I could change her. Well she got poop on her shirt so naturally I had to change her diaper and all her clothes. In addition to no BM all day she also didn't sleep very much. So she was screaming bloody murder the whole time I changed her cause she just wanted to sleep. Finally we got home and she played for a little while and off to bed. She woke up about 2:15am and I fed her and changed her and back to bed on her belly. Well I heard her crying right before the alarm went off at 6:10 and I go into her room to see she is laying on her back. Which means she rolled over in her crib for the 1st time while we were asleep. New goal is to try and get her to roll over so I can see it but at least I know it happened!
Tomorrow we are going to visit the old workplace and have lunch with Michelle so I will try to write more about that tomorrow!

Back to the Grind

Well I didn't do so well at my new goal to write everyday. But now I will just catch up on things. Since the last time I wrote Saturday I went to a Pure Romance party at Kara's house and as much as I didn't want to go I actually had a lot of fun. I get into a rut when it's so cold and I just never feel like going anywhere or doing anything. But I went and am really glad that I did. It was nice to have some girl time and hang out for a while. I was out way later than I planned to be and was pretty tired Sunday. Then Sunday the Superbowl!!! Packers won and Johnny owed me lunch cause he bet on the Steelers. I got Jane a little bib that she wore to cheer on the packers. I am a bad fan cause when the Vikings are good I cheer for them and when Packers are good I cheer for them. I have always liked the Packers a little more but feel like I should be rooting the Vikings, so whatever I don't care that much about football! Monday was my 1st day of work. I am so happy to not be going back to my job at the state. Mom is going to watch Jane on Mondays so I dropped her off in the morning and Johnny and I rode together for my 1st day. It wasn't too bad and I even went home to nurse Jane on my lunch break.  I actually enjoyed my day and really like Mary and Rich so I think this working might be OK. We will just see how things continue to go. I feel like come Summer I am going to wish I wasn't working but at least it's only part time. Money just gets a little tight when Joe is laid off. Tuesday was day 2 of work and Jane's 1st day of daycare. They said she wasn't too fussy and was actually doing pretty good especially for her 1st day aside from the fact that she wouldn't eat. Total she only ate 2 ounces from the bottle. Good thing I could go feed her at 12. Wednesday then was like my friday, again she drank only 1/2 ounce in the morning and I fed her on lunch. Then by the time I picked her up they were able to feed her another 4.75 ounces. So good job Jane maybe she is starting to adjust to this daycare. Hopefully she doesn't relapse every week since she only goes two days a week. Now today the 10th, were home and Jane is currently napping. I woke up this morning and thought man it's cold in here. Looked at the thermostat and sure enough it wasn't really working and it was 62 degrees in here. Yikes, after a call to Joe and some time I decided to go to the gym. Well then Joe called and asked if I would go back home and call someone to get this fixed. So I turned around and came home. When I got here, things seemed to be working again so now Jane is napping and this place is warming up. I am going to try and go to the Zumba class tonight at 5 since Joe won't be home until 7 anyway. Only problem is Jane gets a little fussy at night since her bedtime is 6:30 (or sooner lately) but I will give it a shot cause I really need to lose weight before Jessica's wedding this summer and I have been stuck at this current weight for far too long. Well for now that's about it, I will try to remember to write again tomorrow.

On a Roll

Well this is the 2nd day in a row and I almost forgot to write, so we'll see how this goes. We didn't do too much today. Jane and I went to visit Amy and Isabella for a couple hours and then just played around at home. It was good to see them and I am excited to see Amy's new baby in two weeks from today. Jane was pretty good the whole time playing with some toys and sucking on my arm. Not sure what is going on with her lately but every time I hold her she wants to suck on my shoulder or arm. It's kind of funny but I hope it's not cause she is starving or something? I feed her plenty and she is growing like a weed so I think she's doing OK. Joe and I got an external hard drive to try and put some movies on so we don't have to save them all on my laptop. However we cannot figure out how to get the movie to play when we plug it into the TV or the Xbox, we can still only figure out how to play things on the laptop. So hopefully we can get this figured out, otherwise I guess we'll just have to play them on the laptop but at least we have some more room! Well that's about it for today, pretty uneventful day!

Trying again

Ok, so I am not a very good blogger. But a friend made a good point in why she blogs and it's so that she doesn't forget anything cause these times go so fast. So I am making a new goal and am really going to try and write in my blog daily or maybe every other day but certainly more than I have been.
Jane is already 4 months old. I can't believe how fast the time has been going. She went from this tiny little peanut who couldn't do anything for herself to a big girl that plays all by herself. We started trying to give her a little taste of baby rice cereal and so far she is NOT interested. I can't even get her to open her mouth and try to eat so it's not going so well. Dr said it will take some time so I am not too worried yet but I will keep trying. I borrowed a book from Ashley that shows you how to make your own baby food. I am kind of excited to try some of those things out. Most of the recipes say babies are ready at 6 months for this stuff, so I still have plenty of time to teach Jane how to eat before we break out the real food!
Next week I go back to work. For those of you who know me I am thanking GOD that I am not going back to my old job at the State. I have a new part time job at Hanzlik Financial in 1st State Bank. I am looking forward to a new experience but a little worried about being away from Jane for almost 9 hours, 3 days in a row. Fortunately mom has Monday's off and will be watching her on Mondays, so only two days of daycare. Even better the daycare is 1 mile from the bank so I can go and feed her on my lunch break! We will see how it goes. She sure does love her mama so I am a little nervous how she does. I have done a good job of getting her nice and spoiled cause how can you not want to hold your little baby all the time?
One funny story and then I will call it a day. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and Target while Jane stayed home with dad. Once I got home Joe was holding Jane and watching out the window. Every time I got close to the house Jane got excited and smiled, when I went back out to the car for more groceries she got fussy. Finally I came in and went to the bathroom. Jane started crying cause she could no longer see me, the second I walked out of the bathroom and she saw me, she immediately stopped crying, jumped a little and a big smile on her face! I am glad my little girl loves her mama!