Due to another bout of mastitis, I played the role of sleeping beauty this weekend. Only I didn't look so beautiful. My prince charming took good care of us, and Bernard was on vacation in Chicago with Grammy, so we weren't hit too terribly hard. Luckily Bella is always ready to lend a helping hand, here she is reading Gabbi a story during Gabbi's bath time. If only I could teach her to scrub toilets.

Today I felt much better and Gabbi slept a ton so I got all caught up and then some. Gabbi has decided to fatten up for the upcoming winter season, I have started calling her our little Christmas goose. She is also smiling a lot and we've even got an occasional giggle, so yummy!

Recipe For Disaster

Take 2 kindergartners, mix well with water and chalk.

Add 1 black dog, 5 minutes before dinner is ready.

Fold in a sleeping baby that begins squalling 2 minutes before dinner is ready, and a mommy that only received 4 1/2 hours of sleep the night before.

Sprinkle in a hungry 4 year old. Call one kindergartner's father and tell them it's time to pick up their daughter. Send husband outside to clean up children and dog. Apparently when you mix chalk with water it turns into paint and doesn't come off easily. Pick up screaming baby, throw some goldfish at the 4 year old. Little girl's brother arrives to pick her up, she is still covered in chalk. Give up on dinner, feed baby. Send the boy to the showers, husband baths dog, throw the 4 year old some fruit snacks. Have dinner an hour later.

Gabbi's 1 Month! Married 9 Years!

Happy one month birthday Gabbi! Happy anniversary Brian! We were gifted a night at the Rennaisance this weekend, it was very nice and relaxing. Gabbi came along for the celebration and her anniversary gift to us was to only wake up one time that night! She also slept through our yummy dinner at mosiac. Here are some pics from the weekend.

A Week of Firsts

Gabbi's 1st bath, which went well.

Bella's 1st day of school, which she loved.

Our 1st family outing, which started off badly, and then went well, and then ended OK. We decided to go to Klondike Park in Augusta, and Gabbi started screaming as soon as her tushy hit her car seat. We stopped at the gas station to gas up the car and see if Gabbi had some gas to relieve. She decided she wasn't done eating, and Brian decided he couldn't get the gas cap off. Apparently Mazda is having a problem with this, we aren't just dummies who can't remove their gas caps. Since we didn't have enough gas to get to Augusta and back, we had to rethink the plans a bit, and decided since it was already lunch time to go to lunch and then a more local park/playground. Unfortunately we decided to eat at Applebee's, and it wasn't very good. That didn't stop us from actually eating though, and we both ate too much and then felt gross afterwards. But, Gabbi slept the whole time, which worked out well.


I've also made it out of the house by myself twice this week with the girls, which felt like a big accomplishment and left me a bit sweaty and disheveled. Life is slowly returning to normal, and Gabbi is sleeping well which helps a ton. This weekend we are going to the renaissance hotel downtown to celebrate our anniversary, Grammy took the older kids and Gabbi will be celebrating with us. I told Brian that he could stap her on in the baby biorn and we could hit the night clubs on Washington, ha. Should be good times.

Gabrielle's Photo Session

Our Gabbi-girl is fattening up a bit.

She doesn't miss many meals.

She is a much better sleeper than the other two, usually only waking up twice a night.

The jury is still out on whether she has reflux or not, hopefully not.

Isn't she yummy? I love having a baby to cuddle again. The other kids seem ginormous compared to her.