Whoa, So I Haven't Posted In...Umm...Forever...

Yeah, this is kind of bad lol Look at me being all fail-blogger-ish!

Cael is a big boy now! He smiles all the time! (unless he's hungry or tired or cranky)

His new favorite game is when we change his diaper. We ask him if he pooped his pants and if he needs "a new butt." He'll smile really big and make a noise that sounds like "Yeah!" so we'll fly him into the bedroom to change his diaper. First, he gets his "hat" on. Then we move his legs like he's running really fast and lift his bottom up off the changing area. Then we actually get to changing his diaper. He thinks this is hilarious!

Cael can almost reach for toys but he still has a little bit of trouble with controlling his arm movement. When we lay him on his stomach, he can hold his head up for almost two minutes before he gets mad and wants to be picked up. Morning is his favorite time of day, especially five or six in the morning... I don't like that too much...

He is almost sleeping through the night! He can go from nine or ten to five or six without waking up for a bottle. On average, he eats anywhere between four and six ounces at each feeding. We've been trying out different bottles to see which one cuts down on Cael's gas issues and spit up volume and so far, Dr. Brown is the only type that seems to help. Mylicon made it more painful for him to pass gas so we stopped that. Gentlease has been working pretty well too. We've started mixing a tablespoon of rice cereal into a six ounce bottle before bedtime, which may contribute to his longer night sleeping. I have given him rice cereal as a spoon food and he seemed to enjoy it a lot. I think he just liked having the spoon in his mouth. I mix a small amount of the cereal with formula until it's a watery chunky looking mixture. That makes it easier for him to digest.

 Brad and I are working on packing up our things and moving out of our apartment (FINALLY). However, both of us are currently doing our own respective things; he is writing for his RPG site and I'm blogging. We have the bedroom (minus dressers, bed, and necessary items) and the bathroom (again, minus the necessary items) done. I'm dreading the living room pick up... It looks like an earthquake disaster zone...

I'm doing two online classes this summer:  Spanish 102 and General Psychology. My Gen Psych class is online and I don't start Spanish until July. I have yet to order my book for Psych due to a lack of funding (aka I had to pay for a storage unit for our crap and I now have almost no money in the checking account :/ ). The book only costs thirty three dollars on EBay but I don't have that money right now... Stupid sixty dollar deposit... Why does everything have to revolve around money? Oh, and I forgot to mention that I am now working three jobs. That's right, in addition to working at the nursery and JC Penney, I now work at Maritz Research again. So if you rented a car from Enterprise, I may be the one calling you to do a survey. W00t... This means less time spent with Cael and less time spent with Brad, which is taking a toll on our relationship... Even our Saturday fun nights aren't as fun as they were before because we end up discussing something that makes us fight... I know arguments are good for relationships and we always make up in the end, but I still hate having them. But we love each other and won't let stupid little tiffs get in the way of that :) That's how I know we're meant to be.

Well, I'm not sure when I will be able to post again... Due to moving to my mother's house for a couple of months to save up money for a new living space, we have a lack of Internet service so it may be a while before another update pops up. I'll try to post again soon though :)

Best wishes to you all!

Where Did The Night Go?

If you can't tell by the title of this post, I didn't get much sleep last night... Cael was very active and outside noises didn't assist sleep in any way at all... And I hear it only gets worse from here... Greeeeeaaaattttt...

I have to be at class in an hour. Should I be using that hour for sleep? YES. Am I able to use it for sleep? Unfortunately, no due to a kicking baby. Woo-freaking-hoo...

I will be very glad when I can see Cael and hold him because once he is out of my stomach he can enjoy the company of Grandma Diane (my mother) when I just can't deal with the crying anymore. The kicking right now can't be remedied, but irritations later on can be. That sounds mean though... I think I'm just too frustrated to make sense of things.

Last night's dinner was spaghetti, which Brad defined as "orgasmic." I thought it went pretty well, considering the water for the pasta wouldn't come to a boil (I KNOW! That messed up stove is so stupid!) and the sauce, which I kept on setting 2, boiled. We also had microwaved corn and canned pears. All in all, it really wasn't a bad meal. We ate our meal while watching Star Wars Episode 3, which made it very enjoyable indeed.

Sunday, Oh Sunday

Sundays are boring... Nothing to do but clean...

I'm totally wiped out too. I barely got any sleep last night because I was hot and our neighbors were fighting next door. Plus Cael was moving a lot. I think (and this is just an estimate) I actually fell asleep around 5 am but I had to get up at 7:30 to go to work. The church nursery was pretty empty today, compared to previous Sundays. Hanna and I had Joel, who whined a lot and got very angry when I held anyone but him; Jenna, whose parents did not cut her finger nails well causing me to come out of tickling matches with scrapes on my hands; Lily and Gigi, who cried most of the time even though their mother had not left them; Caleb, who was his usual, bouncy self; Brennan, who attached himself to Hanna like a tree frog and would not let go; and Alyssa, who was, as always, very territorial over her beanbag puppy. Leanna came to visit us too, which was very nice. She used to work in the nursery but due to family living out of town and other employment she doesn't work in there as often. Usually she's a stand-in for me when I can't be there. Hanna and I don't get to see her very often so it was nice to visit with her today. She's currently employed at a bed-and-breakfast in town and said that the woman who owns it is 8 months pregnant and needs someone to clean and watch her 2 year old son. Maybe Brad can take over the cleaning job for Leanna while she watches the little boy. She can't do it all at once.

I worked at JC Penney last night as well. Not much happened in there except a couple of ladies who were best friends came in buying baby clothes. They were fun to listen to and were very interested in how my pregnancy was going, and I didn't even know them! They were very nice and made my night special. By the way, if you shop at JC Penney and they ask you to fill out the survey, DO IT! Not only does it help the store tremendously to hear how they're doing, at the end of it you will get a 15% off coupon, GUARANTEED. I'm being serious. It's a great thing to use on doorbusters, big sales, and clearance items and can be used in conjunction with other coupons. You'll be glad you have it, trust me.

Wow, I think the salesperson in me is showing... Bleh...