Nuk...lifesaver

This past week with my little Angela has taken a toll on my sanity. When we went to visit all of our family we told them that we had a perfect baby and had no real problems with her....we get home and that all changed. She has been what I call a snuggle bug, which means she refuses to let me put her down. She won't sleep on her back, only on her belly on my chest still and now there is no back time almost unless it's laying against my legs. Although it seems hilarious to Tyler and Angela, I didn't think it was very funny when I was peed on, pooped on and puked on all in ten minutes...then the little stinker after her bath peed and pooped on me all over again. Luckily I was able to capture a cute picture in the mean time. She cries for no apparent reason anymore, and it takes me forever to calm her down. After eating's she spits up way more than she ever has, and to top it all off she completely has her nights and days mixed up.
Tyler's brother Tobi had the same thing going on with Amiah and when they went to their doctor, they were instructed to give her half a teaspoon of Mylanta to calm her tummy. We figured it couldn't hurt but the half a teaspoon looked like way to much for us so we cut that in half. We gave some to her for a little over a day...then that's when I decided that since she seemed to puke it up after words and she was still fussy, that I would wait and see what Dr. Jones-Dees thinks. The one thing I know that works is that every once in a while, she takes her Nuk pretty well, which gives me a little peace of mind. I was going crazy this week, not being able to shower/brush my teeth/use the bathroom in peace and also all of the crying that was intertwined in those activities. Tyler came home early from work on Friday to help out and he took care of her for a few hours while I got cleaned up, and did some cleaning around the house. It's amazing what two hours away from her, still in the same house, but doing something other than taking care of baby makes me feel better. Another way of brightening my day was a beautiful bouquet of flowers that my mother sent to me. She knows how to warm a room even when she's not here.We had to reschedule the photo session with Shawna because of some overlapping, but now we are getting our pictures taken on Wednesday. I am so excited, and that extra day gives me more time to get some cleaning done. We started packing this weekend and wow did we get far. There is still a great deal to pack, but we can hold off packing all that for a while as we still may need it. There is a great big pile of boxes in our garage now, so I am having to fight the rest of the tenants of the apartment building for parking spaces. Besides the packing and cleaning, I was also able to get out to watch Tyler play roller hockey on Thursday. It was nice to get out of the house for a little while, as I got to meet up with our friend Zach for a while, as he was passing through the FM area. I got to visit with my friend Joni for a little bit which is nice 'cause I only get to see her when we both go watch our hubbies play roller hockey. And little miss Angela got to meet Eva and Larry Carlsted, an unexpected but delightful experience. over the toys that I don't think she really understood, Tyler enjoyed his first showing of And today as Tyler and I unload the 90 lbs of groceries that we purchased, we watched Angela enjoy her Play mat that Nancy and the girls gave her. While we enjoyed her oohing and ahhingPocahontas, a movie that I don't think he greatly enjoyed. Anyways, we are relaxing the rest of the day, taking as many naps as possible so that I can continue to get through the nights with Angela.