Just another manic Monday

I was on my way back from Loma Linda on Saturday afternoon when Ramy called and said Rebecca woke up from her nap screaming. Obviously not feeling good. So I took her to Urgent Care ans waited there while Ramy took the dogs to get their shots and then came back. Turns out she has a double ear infection, and that's why she's been so cranky the last couple of days. So 10 days of amoxicillin for her.

We went ahead to the Halloween party and she loved it. Rebecca was grooving to the Disco music and enjoyed smiling at everyone and being admired. She was truly a social butterfly.

Yesterday we cleaned up in the house some, played with Rebecca, and went shopping, as well as going to the 5 pm Mass. We have had several nanny candidates interested in the job, and we're interviewing the first one Tuesday evening. We're hoping this will work out perfectly. Today, Rebecca and I have read 4 books, eated pears and blueberries, and now she just settled down to nap while I compute and take a shower. I have to score about 10 Rorschach assignments for my lab, and I've been putting that off. I think a trip to Target to buy Halloween candy and some nice colored pens will make things better.

What a week!

It has been a crazy, crazy week. Rebecca and I returned from Tennessee on Monday evening. Rebecca did, surprisingly, fine in daycare on Tuesday. Of course, this was when the fires were raging all around us. Wednesday, she did fine in daycare, although I had to deal with a completely crazy client and catch my lab up on the Rorschach Structural Summary, which we were supposed to do in class on Tuesday night but was cancelled because of fire. Thursday was when it all fell apart! Still dealing with the crazy client, and my students being worried about their grades and the confusing nature of the Rorschach, but then I find out that Arlene called Ramy and told him that Rebecca was crying hysterically. So he came home early to get her. Then I had to go deal with an even crazier client most of the evening.

It has become clear to us that Rebecca is not thriving in daycare. For whatever reason, she needs one-on-one care. So we are going to have to get her a nanny. We broke the news to Arlene, who immediately agreed with us, which confirms my fears that she was going to break up with us at any moment. But she did agree to hang in there with us until we find someone else. So now the search begins for a nanny. We are praying that God will send the perfect person for Rebecca and us.

Today, I have to run out to Loma Linda to leave something so I don't have to go early Monday morning. Then I'm getting a flu shot. Ramy is installing Rebecca's big girl carseat in my car, which means we are officially done with the infant carseat. Tonight, we are going to a Halloween party in Santa Monica. Rebecca will be the one one of us dressing up. She is a butterfly. Ramy and I are going as boring adults. On a side note, we rented the movie Knocked Up last night and thought it was hilarious. Not as funny as 40 Year Old Virgin though.

The Girl Posse

Here's a pic of my Girl Posse on Saturday night, when we gathered to celebrate Jackie and Sandy's birthdays. I love my girlfriends!

Not burning!

Rebecca and I spent a long weekend in Tennessee last Thursday through this Monday. We greatly enjoyed our time with my mom, Aunt Margaret, the Girl Posse, Molly, and Baby Jack. Jack and Rebecca got to meet, and Will gave Rebecca one of her now-favorite toys, so Rebecca enjoyed spending time with her boyfriends! We shopped, ate, went to a craft show, and generally enjoyed fall in Tennessee. We returned home to find much of Southern California ablaze! Thankfully, our home is not in any real danger, but the air quality, ash falling from the sky, the acrid smell, and the general bizarreness of the fact that there are 17 major fires in a 100 mile radius from us has been chaotic.

Rebecca has had a good couple of days at daycare. Cutting those bottom two teeth seems to have been a very good thing, but they still bug her a lot. We are working with her to be more satisfied even if we are not right there with her, but that's a slow process. She is eating more solids at each meal now (a whole avocado and a whole banana for dinner last night) and LOVES her yogurt. Her current favorite things are pumpkin, blueberries, yogurt, and still, pears and butternut squash. She crawls lightning fast, pulls herself up on everything, lets go briefly, and says "dadadadada" constantly and particularly in response for my requests for her to say "mama" (she does, however, say "uh-ma" when she is particularly desperate for me).

Long time no blog

I realized that I haven't updated the blog in a couple of weeks. Things have been busy.

My mom was here to visit the last weekend of September. We went to our church's Harvest Festival, did some shopping, ate at Ruth's Chris, and enjoyed hanging out. Rebecca sure loves her Grammy!

Then last week, Rebecca came down with a cold and was really congested. We thought she was better and then got sick at daycare on Tuesday, so Ramy was off with her on WEdnesday and I stayed off with her on Thursday. They started her on a prescription cough medicine and decongestant. She's also finally cutting a tooth, so she's been a little cranky. I just pray she'll do okay at daycare on Tuesday. I live in fear of Arlene telling us she won't keep Rebecca anymore, and then we'll have to hire a nanny for her. Actually, of all the things that could happen to Rebecca, that's far from the worst, so I won't say that's what I live in fear of.

Rebecca and I are headed to Tennessee this week. We'll just be there for a long weekend (Thursday night through Monday night) to see my mom and friends.