We have had a lot of things happen around here in the last week. Jane finally started rolling over from her belly to her back. Apparently she really enjoys it because she does it all the time. The only problem is that she is a belly sleeper and will roll onto her back and then needs us to come and roll her back over so she can go back to sleep. Also on Monday (7th) she got her first tooth to poke through. Let the fun begin I can only imagine how much fun it will be as the rest of them start coming through. She is also starting to laugh out loud more. Of course it's easier for Joe to get her to smile but I can once and a while. Joe was bouncing a pillow off his head and apparently that was really funny to her.

Well I finally got Jane to start trying to eat some food. So far we have only tried regular old cereal and then some apple sauce. I think I am going to take a look at my cookbook tonight and start making some veggies so that she can learn to like those as well. I will have to get a pic one of these days of her messy food face but with Joe working late every night I am pretty much a single mom and I forget to take all the pics. Maybe tonight. I am enjoying working part time, it's an excuse to get out of the house and talk with adults. But I get so overwhelmed and tired by Wednesday that I just don't think about doing much other than what HAS to be done. Fridays are much more relaxing for me because I have a chance to relax, unwind, catch up on some housework and also play with Jane. I am sure the older she gets the easier it gets but some days are just a little tough so thank GOD that I am able to only work part time, I give props to those moms who can work full time, have a kid in daycare and not lose it by the end of the week! Tonight I am going to try one of the new rubs I got from a Pampered Chef party. I totally forgot I even had them in there and was trying to think of something new and exciting I could do for dinner. So I am going to thaw out some chicken and try a rub! I will let you know how it tastes.
Also looking forward to tomorrow, we're going to go up to Hinkley for mom's 55th Birthday. I am sure mom and grandma will spend a decent amount of time at the casino but I am going to try and take Jane swimming. Hopefully she enjoys it. I am not sure if the swimsuit with a built in diaper will be good enough or I should get some swim diapers? Maybe I will post as a question on facebook and see if others have an opinion? I will have some pics for next time!

Having a nice girl day today. Joe decided to go ice fishing for a little while so Jane and I are watching some TV and playing and cuddling. I think her ear is still bothering her a little so it's nice to just hang around. I had bowling last night and it didn't go so well. I knew my tailbone was still bothering me a little but had no idea that bowling would bother me. I got up there to throw the 1st ball and about died. My face turned red, I started sweating and I wanted to cry. So thank God Al's wife had come along to hang out and she was able to bowl for me. I threw 4 balls total I think and it hurt SOOOO bad. I hope this gets better soon. That's about all that's going on with us for now, back to work for the week tomorrow and Joe still has to work his dumb overtime so doesn't look like I will make it to Zumba once again. Which might just be ok cause I am wondering if the bouncing would irritate the tailbone once again?

Well this was a strange week but thankfully Jane is feeling better and we're finally to Friday! Jane is 5 months old today so naturally I took her picture which I think turned out really good. She is such a baldy so I like to put the flower headbands on her which she will probably hate when she gets older :-) The headband kind of pushed her ears out, but she smiled so I am happy!








She also seems to be going through the everything in the mouth phase, and when I say everything that includes my face. It's hilarious and I don't know if she is trying to give me a kiss or just wants to see what my face is like? But when I hold her she actually kind of hugs back. Then she takes my face with her hands and tried to kiss/suck on whatever she can get her mouth on. Sometimes it's the cheek and sometimes the chin. I can't help but laugh and thank her for the kisses and hope she doesn't grow up to be a weirdo!

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.