Such a trooper!

Thought I would change my attitude and be a little bit more positive. I can't believe what a good, little girl I have had lately. When I haven't been feeling so perky, she gives me lots of kisses and plays quietly in her room. She hasn't even been putting up a fight to go to bed either. She even asks to go to bed, just like she did when she was younger. Or when I'm starting to get a little grouchy :), she asks, "do you need a hug?" We still have our occasional tantrums and meltdowns, but not nearly as many as before. She has helped me so much through this stressful time.
Just tonight we were dancing in her room, she took my hand and said, "mom, you're my best friend." How could you be anything but be in a good mood after that?! I have been blessed with such an amazing, spirited, and caring girl.
"You're my best friend too, tootsie"!

Still Stressing!

If anyone knows me at all, you know that I despise change. I'm the person who gets the same thing at my favorite restaurant, gets ready in the same order every morning, and has to make sure my towels are folded the same way every time. I am a creature of consistency. Lately my struggle to push away change has been pushing against me, and I am losing horribly.
Our house is officially on the market. I am excited to move, but sad at the same time. Won't I miss our first house as a married couple or the walls that I gazed at as I was nursing Ava every hour every night for the first month? Also, the stress of keeping the house clean and put together all of the time just in case there is a showing while I'm at work. I don't know how people manage to sell there homes and keep it neat and tidy while still "living" in it.
Then, what if our house doesn't sell?! Oh, I am just at a cross roads. I need to just give into the change and go with the flow just like I do in my work life, but I've got to have control over something! HELP!

Fun City!

Over the weekend, my family took the little kids to Fun City in Burlington. It was a lot of fun! The water was a little too cold for me, but the kids didn't seem to notice one bit. Poor Ava's lips were blue and her whole body was shaking from head to toe, but she didn't want to get out. She didn't even get out to eat lunch, just an icee for her! When we left, we stopped for an early dinner and some birthday cake (someone will be turning 27 soon :) ). Before we even got out of Burlington, Ava was sound asleep. This was a really nice break from all of the snow and cold weather. I think we will be definitely doing this again.

just an update

Things have really been slow around here lately, which isn't always a bad thing. We've looked at a couple of houses, but nothing has struck us yet. I'm hoping more houses go on sale once spring comes along.
This weekend a bunch of my family is going to Fun City with all the little kids. I've never been there, but I'm sure the little ones will have a lot of fun. The only thing that I'm dreading is getting into a swimming suit! I haven't been in one for at least two years. I tried some on in the store the other day and wow is all I can say. Maybe I'll just buy a wet suit:)