A day away

In a few days, Mr. and I will take off on an overnight adventure to the big city. He is excited about going to a concert and I am excited about going to IKEA. I am sure there are better places to go in Seattle, but I am looking for cheap. Any IKEA tips, must haves, etc. would be appreciated.

Today we go to the specialist to see if Lulu qualifies for ear tubes. 7 ear infections in less than 9 months. She better qualify.

Post Dr. visit

She qualified for sure and actually has another ear infection. Awesome. More drugs, but hopefully she will get better in the next 2 weeks, have her pre-op, and then get the tubes put in. The PA was really nice, he played peek-a-boo with Lulu and she laughed. She did keep saying that she wanted to go to the car, but she didn't cry. Then we went to the outlet bakery and they gave her a Twinkie. Twinkies are nasty. She ate half and then I took a bite and threw it away. BLAH!!!

Sleeping with my eyes open

It really doesn't make sense, and it shouldn't. Little Lulu has another ear infection and I am sleeping with her in my bed most of the night. The problem is she is not sleeping. She is screaming and watching movies. I try to sleep with the sheet over my head. I rest, but I don't sleep. Argh!!! Three nights in a row. Less than 3 hours of sleep each night. Last night, she woke up at 11:30 pm, went back to sleep at 4:45 am, and up for good at 6 am.

It would be generous of me to say that she has slept through the night 2x a month since she was born. Very generous. I am taking her to the ENT and hoping that she will have a good answer. If not, we are going to get some allergy testing done. I don't know how she can be as happy as she is when she doesn't sleep. She does have a nasty streak that comes out when she is exhausted. Today is the third day on meds, she should start feeling better.

She has been one ball of sick this whole year. That explains why I groan, "Fine," when you ask me how I am. I am one ball of tired.

Lulu bites the dust

Little Lulu is at the stage where she falls all of the time. She climbs on things she shouldn't and eventually she falls. Last night she fell off a mattress onto the tile, (not too far) and today she tried to carry her stroller up the stairs and fell down 2 steps onto the tile. She has bumps and bruises in several locations. Mimi had a stage of running into tabletops and counters, Lulu is probably heading toward that one.

Mimi will turn 7 on Thursday. We are taking some girlfriends to the movies. Hopefully they will have a good time. There are several birthdays in her class in the next week. That means cupcakes and treats galore. I am not wanting to take any to school, but I am afraid that she'll be sad. What should I do? I really don't want to put to much effort into anything and treats have to be store-bought, so that is easy. I just don't think they need a treat everyday for the next 10 days.

I have been walking a little at night and going to the gym a couple times a week in the morning. Today, I actually pushed myself and I felt fine. My hand and arm--below the elbow--are hurting. I may have to stop using the computer to find coupons for a while. That is when I point and click the most. I don't think that caused my injury, but it irritates it for sure.

Mr Man has been working 12+ hour days. He is tired, but will play softball tonight. I am glad he has some fun things to do. I need to find more fun.

My favorite thing this week is watching Lulu dance, She is a shaker for sure. On sunday, she grabbed a barbie and held her hands tight while she spinned around. After a few rotations she got dizzy and staggered across the living room nearly falling down, but she caught herself. She kept doing it over and over again and laughing. She is super funny.

Nicknames for Lulu--googer, scooter boots, sooter, moomoo, HayHay, Halo, Hula, etc.

Mo peas

That is what Lulu says when she takes her medicine these days. She is so funny. Her favorite word is more. But it has to be more of something sweet. More candy, more juice, more crackers (I guess those aren't sweet).

Yesterday she said waffle. It was more like wafa and turned to wawa when Mr. came home, but it is fun to hear her new words. The doctor said with lots of ear infections there is sometimes hearing loss. When she repeats words, I know she can hear, so that makes me feel better.

Lulu is a little dare devil. She lets go of the swing and falls off without crying. She tumbles down the stairs and laughs after a bit. She likes to run as fast as she can between the fireplace and the couch and usually falls, without crying. She runs out in the cul-de-sac and waves at the cars as they approach. She races her trike down the sloped driveway and jumps the curb. She ran outside to the trampoline pit and jumped in with her bucket and shovel and started digging. She has had a few scrapes and bruises, but she is determined to go and do. She is so fun to watch and play with and tease. Today she let me use the aspirator and clear her nostrils. She just laid there and when I was done, what did she say? "Mo peas."