Sick Baby

I am TIRED. I am so tired of SOMETHING being wrong with Breanna. It has been since October that one thing after another has been wrong with her, and in between sick spells she'll push through another tooth which makes her miserable. Lately I about went insane as she endured the pain of pushing through 4 molars and 2 bottom teeth through all at once :(

Since October she's had:
*Head colds
*Double ear infection
*Teething (of course)
*Roseola
*Vomiting
*Diarrhea
*Another Round of fever, vomiting and diarrhea
*Constipation - extreme pain where she isn't eating/sleeping
*Thrush
*Diaper rash (too many times to count)
*Skin infection


*I can't remember if there was any more...??

I'm SPENT!!!! (as is she-poor baby girl.)

We have spent Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and her Birthday with a MISERABLE baby due to some sort of illness.

In the past month we have had 5 good days....5, the entire month. Those days were amazing. She was so happy, laughing, playing, smiling, and so fun to be with. The rest of the days have been sooooo tiring and hard. She is a very unhappy girl when she is sick and I am so drained.

For the past month she hasn't slept well, she gets up usually 3 times/night; it started with her throwing up one night, then 1 1/2 weeks of diarrhea and then a week of teething, 2 more days with fever, 1 day of throwing up and now I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG. Last night she was up from 2:45am to 4:10am, she screams and tenses up her body like she is in obvious pain, but from what? She is also inconsolable, will not take a bottle, let me rock/hold her, take her pacifier, etc.

I apologize for complaining so much, but I am sad. I am sad for my little baby who isn't feeling well. I'm sad for our lack of sleep. I'm sad for feeling frustrated with her when I know it's not her fault. I feel sad for losing my patience.

Rob and I decided after our 2nd Dr. appointment this week that we're switching to another pediatrician. I am very disgusted with the lack of help I have received from Breanna's pediatrician. I have been told time and time again that it's a virus and to wait and see in a week if it's not better. They have not run tests, they have not helped. I came into the 2nd appointment with hope that I would be taken seriously and that was not the case.

Anyways, that is my sob story. I know there are a lot of worse things in the world and that my problems are small.

Habit Tag

I had Rob help me with these:

1. I squeeze the toothpaste from the middle of the tube. (It drives him crazy).

2. If I wake up in the middle of the night I HAVE to find out what time it is. I like to know b/c then I get excited if I have like 3 more hours to sleep, or something.

3. I love eating desserts, candy, anything with sugar. (Starbursts :)

4. I check my email ALOT, but am not good at replying to emails.

5. I like doing things in even numbers, if possible. For example; on a stereo I like to have the volume at #4 or #6 rather than #5.


Well I'm sure I have tons more, I'll add more when I come up with them, but this is a good start.

FREE

My husband Rob created a blog and I think you all should check it out b/c I think it's pretty awesome!

http://roblog9ner.blogspot.com/

He was chatting with our friend Traci and were talking about something to do with coupons or free something or other...Rob told Traci that she should start a blog about everything that is free!



So, instead of letting the idea slide, Rob got working on his FREE BLOG! Anyone who went to BYU Hawaii and was married, or visited TVA, will understand the name of his blog (Freebie Bin:)

For those of you who didn't, the freebie bin was at married student housing office in Hawaii. People would bring items that they didn't sell or don't use anymore to the freebie bin and it was free game for anyone. Now, Mark, Traci's husband first taught my husband about this the first or second we moved into TVA. So.....Rob became a TVA stalker and would check it a few times a day and bring me home surprises.

Now this may sound weird, but we got a lot of cool stuff from there including a dresser, books, movies, microwave, etc. (All very important when we first moved in:)

Then, I became a freebie bin stalker when I got pregnant with Breanna and I got some awesome baby clothes for her!

Here's another confession....at the end of each semester we would both stalk the freebie bin when people would just toss their textbooks in there b/c the bookstore wouldn't buy them back or they were too short on time and were moving. We would check the ISBN #'s on the books and if they were worth $ then we would resell them on Amazon.com. Okay, I know this sounds crazy too but we made over $300 for 2 seperate semesters!! (This was needed money for poor students:)

Anywho, now you all know my confession; I am a tightwad who loves hunting for free/cheap deals. I really do love nice, new things, but who doesn't love a good deal?

Anyways, check out his blog!!

http://roblog9ner.blogspot.com/

More Winter.....Yuck :(

Apparently Mr. Groundhog predicted more winter weather...boo hoo.

"Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of about 6,100 people some 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to celebrate what had essentially been a German superstition."

"The tradition is that if a hibernating animal sees a shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early."


Well, I'd like to speak with this groundhog and ask him what's his problem? Couldn't you just lie and give all of us in dreary wintery weather some hope for spring just around the corner????

Anywho, just thought you'd all like to know the news!

Our Prophet

President Gordon B. Hinckley, the 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Sunday of complications arising from old age.

97 years old, isn't that AMAZING!

Now, I really have grown up with this prophet and feel a bond with him that I have never felt towards any other, although I know I'm young. I have mixed emotions about the passing of our prophet, but I truly am feeling joy right now for him.

I bet he was so excited to be able to rest after all of his hard work. I bet that he was so excited to see his beloved wife again in heaven.

My favorite memories of Gordon B. Hinckley are of times that I was closer than I have ever been physically to a prophet. At BYU Hawaii I was in women's choir and was able to sing with the choir for a ground breaking ceremony he attended for the construction of the "beautification" project of the road leading to the temple from the highway. I was within 50 feet and felt his presence. Later that evening I was at the Polynesian Cultural Center as he attended the Night Show. I also attended and sang at the graduation ceremony that he spoke at and felt honored to be able to sing for him. I was able to attend a General Conference in Salt Lake City where when he walked in the room, I got the shivers and just a good feeling inside.

I respect this man and all that he did for the world. I loved his talks. I know that he did great work here on earth.

"Hinckley, a grandson of Mormon pioneers, was president for nearly 13 years. He took over as president and prophet on March 12, 1995, and oversaw one of the greatest periods of expansion in church history. The number of temples worldwide more than doubled, from 49 to more than 120 and church membership grew from about 9 million to about 13 million."

"Hinckley became by far his church's most traveled leader in history. And the number of Mormons outside the United States surpassed that of American Mormons for the first time since the church, the most successful faith born in the United States, was founded in 1830." (Forbes.com)

In December

These are pics of Breanna that Rob's brother Rodney took while we were in Colorado in December. She was having fun playing with her cousin Jasmine and also her grandparents dog. She loves animals. Every time she sees one she just screams with excitement and then starts smiling so much!

3 days until Breanna turns one year old! How exciting is that!!

Rob just passed an exam last Saturday and is now a licensed real estate agent, I was so proud of him for finishing that! He worked really hard studying every night for about 4 hours per night while he went through the course and then prepared for the exam.

I actually just applied to the community college here in Olympia and am taking a class this Spring Semester to become a nursing assistant. I'm actually interested in becoming a nurse, but am going to see if I REALLY want to do that, because it would take 2 more years of school full time!!

So, my plan is to do this nursing assistant class, it's 6 credits - one semester. Then i can apply at hospitals to get hired. I'm interested in working on the mom/baby floor of a hospital for postpartum care. My goal is to get hired on as a nursing assistant part time at nights on that floor and then see if it's something I would really like to pursue.

If so, then Rob and I will see how we can work that into our family plan! Too bad I didn't figure this out when I was doing my Bachelor's degree :( Actually I was thinking about that the other day and I realized I do not regret one bit attending BYUH and getting my degree in Psychology. Not only did I love BYUH and my degree, I also met my husband there and never would have if I had transferred back to CSU. Attending BYUH was the best decision I ever made :) (But, too bad they don't have a nursing program!!)

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