Dragging

Blah.  What to post......

I started selling my hats and it's taken off.  I'm keeping busy during the day and making quite a bit of pocket change.

We've also been working on getting the office/craft room cleaned up and putting a bed up there.  I used to be in to scrapbooking and I have a ton of stuff.  But truth is, I just don't have the time anymore.  I can't bring myself to sell off all my stuff, so I boxed it up and put it in the basement.  We were given a daybed from some friends and put it up there too.  I found a really cute comforter set at Target on super clearance and snatched that up.  I still have to get some sheets and then we'll be all set.

I feel like, as a family, we are taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back.  Last week Madilynn slept through the night every night.  EVERY NIGHT!  She'd go down between 8 and 9pm and wake up at 7am.  I got spoiled.  SO spoiled.  Now, just because the baby was sleeping doesn't mean that I was.  Jordan's alarm would wake me up at 5:00am.  And at 5:15am.  And 5:30am.  And then again at 6:00am.  The dogs whine to go out and the baby makes noise constantly.  And my boobs are big and swollen and ache during the night.  It seems like everyone is asleep around me, but I still can't get that one good night of sleep.

Because I've been so tired, I haven't been cooking like I used to.  We've been eating a lot more quick foods and frozen things.  After 2 weeks of eating like this, I can already feel the added drain on my body.  I'm too tired to go grocery shopping.  Too tired to prep and cook dinner.  And as a result it is sucking more energy out of me.

But, this post isn't all bitching about being tired.  Madilynn has started laughing and squealing in delight.  She laughs at her toys and just loves Jordan tickling her.  She's learning new things every day and it's just amazing.  I can tell that she's on the cusp of rolling over.  Every time we do tummy time I record it so that I can get that 1st roll on "film."

My mom came to visit this weekend and we had a great time.  We went shopping and to a fall festival.  It's always nice when she visits.  She loves to see Madilynn and I love spending time with her.

Labor Day Weekend

We got to celebrate our 1st Labor Day with Madi and it was very busy and tons of fun.

On Friday we went to the Sunset Fest. with some friends. Funnel cakes always equal a great time.

Madi loved all the bright flashing lights

Saturday morning we went to the craft show at the Sunset Fest. When we got there is was starting to rain and the vendors were packing some stuff up. There weren't a lot of vendors and it was kind of blah.

Saturday night we hung out with friends at our house and it was fun to catch up and play with their baby.

We were able to relax Sunday morning. In the afternoon we went to my in-law's party. My mother in law had some of her friends over and they all wanted to meet Madilynn. It was fun and the food was great and we ended up staying pretty late.

On Monday we went to Septemberfest in Schaumburg. It was chilly out so I got to dress Madi in some of her new fall clothes. There were a ton on arts/craft vendors to look at and the whole thing was free. We got a caricature drawn of our little family and it turned out....ok. I'm not sure that I liked the way the artist drew me. He made my face really pinched looking.

I think he captured Jordan and Madilynn very well. Me...not so much.

Since it was bright and chilly, Madi wore her sunglasses and a hat I made her. So many people stopped us to coo over how cute she looked. It was a little overwhelming.

All in all it was a fun weekend and a great way to end the summer.