Grace woke up from an extraordinarily long nap today with a fever of 101 degrees! (That's high for her because she is usually about 96 degrees!) She has been wimpery and laying down on the floor all day. I feel so bad for her. She has only ever had a mild fever while teething, but this is something more. So far, no pulling of ears...but I have a feeling she and I will be staying home from church this week. I wish her daddy were here to help comfort her. You can tell she misses him a lot.
Oh, I guess I didn't blog about that yet. Matt is officially active in his unit here on Fort Hood. He is in the field and won't be back until Tuesday. He has a big learning curve ahead of him to learn the politics, strengths and weaknesses of the guys around him (so he says). He also found out that he will be working the Reconaissance side of Armor instead of working with tanks. Which he actually enjoyed more in Kentucky and it will be easier to transition to Military Intelligence in three years.
Matt also found out he will be deploying for 12 months on Dec 18th. He is a bit nervous, but he wants to go serve his country and the people of Iraq. I am proud of him for being brave enough to go. He is definitely a family guy and it will be hard for him to be away from "his girls." I love him so much it's sick!
That's all for now. I am going to go comfort Grace all I can while she is wimpery and enjoy how cuddly she is right now. (The only good thing is the cuddling! She is NEVER cuddly!)
Friday, July 25, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Scentsy Consultant!
I have been thinking about having my own business for quite some time now. I hadn't fallen in love with any particular product until I was introduced to Scentsy through Matt's family. I have been thinking of all of the possibilities for me in Texas and how it would push me to make new friends and venture out a little more often. I am so excited to get started and I have so many ideas for my Scentsy business. If you haven't heard of it yet, you will! Especially if you are reading my blog! Scentsy is offering 10% off this month, on everything but the Double the Scentsy set. This is a rare occassion, so if you want to get started... go to my site and check out the product. www.scentsy.com/mandym If you do want to order, e-mail me at mandyscentsy@yahoo.com and give me your info.
Trust me, if I fell in love with it (and I am pretty skeptical) you will, too! Feel free to ask me any questions, because right now there is a fire inside me just bursting to tell you about it!
Trust me, if I fell in love with it (and I am pretty skeptical) you will, too! Feel free to ask me any questions, because right now there is a fire inside me just bursting to tell you about it!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Family Time
Our little family arrived home just the other day from a trip to visit Matt's family. He hadn't seen most of them since January, and since I had just spent some time with my family we spent every waking moment with them. (My apologies to my family since we drove straight through town).
Anyhow, we went up to Island Park, ID and spent time with his sisters family, his parents and his brother Mark. Eventually we caught up with everyone in the Merrill family. We had a great time. We lounged a bit, Matt did a few projects at the cabin, we cooked dutch oven style, Matt started HUGE campfires, we played in the creek, went to West Yellowstone, ate ice cream... The list goes on and on.
We also saw a few movies. Matt's parents babysat for us so we could go on a date. We hadn't been on one since Christmas! Thanks a million, Mom Merrill! We saw King Fu Panda, which we both loved. We also saw Wall-E while we were home. We played a lot of dominoes, too.
I must say the highlight of the trip was seeing Matt play with Grace in the pool in Brigham City. She hadn't ever been in a pool before, and we had bought her a big floaty toy. He dunked her under a few times and splashed with her. They had an enormous amount of fun. I am so glad he was able to be there for her first time in the water. I could tell it meant a lot to him.
So, now we are home in Texas. It is blasted hot and humid. We are still trying to get all of our projects done. I spent most of the day cleaning doors and baseboards. Matt has been working on the lawn and planting a tree in our front yard. Grace has been keeping us busy by constantly climbing on the fireplace. We are one busy family. We don't have any of our household goods yet. They will be delivered next Wednesday. I can't wait! Christmas in July! We have so many things we got as gifts for our wedding that we have yet to open. I am so excited to finally use our fancy towels and hang my pictures on the wall.
I am going to wait to post pics until we have everything in place, because the house doesn't really look like a home yet. Just empty square rooms with little personality.
Anyhow, we went up to Island Park, ID and spent time with his sisters family, his parents and his brother Mark. Eventually we caught up with everyone in the Merrill family. We had a great time. We lounged a bit, Matt did a few projects at the cabin, we cooked dutch oven style, Matt started HUGE campfires, we played in the creek, went to West Yellowstone, ate ice cream... The list goes on and on.
We also saw a few movies. Matt's parents babysat for us so we could go on a date. We hadn't been on one since Christmas! Thanks a million, Mom Merrill! We saw King Fu Panda, which we both loved. We also saw Wall-E while we were home. We played a lot of dominoes, too.
I must say the highlight of the trip was seeing Matt play with Grace in the pool in Brigham City. She hadn't ever been in a pool before, and we had bought her a big floaty toy. He dunked her under a few times and splashed with her. They had an enormous amount of fun. I am so glad he was able to be there for her first time in the water. I could tell it meant a lot to him.
So, now we are home in Texas. It is blasted hot and humid. We are still trying to get all of our projects done. I spent most of the day cleaning doors and baseboards. Matt has been working on the lawn and planting a tree in our front yard. Grace has been keeping us busy by constantly climbing on the fireplace. We are one busy family. We don't have any of our household goods yet. They will be delivered next Wednesday. I can't wait! Christmas in July! We have so many things we got as gifts for our wedding that we have yet to open. I am so excited to finally use our fancy towels and hang my pictures on the wall.
I am going to wait to post pics until we have everything in place, because the house doesn't really look like a home yet. Just empty square rooms with little personality.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Still alive!
We are still breathing. However, we are waiting to get our internet access set up in Texas. Soon enough we will be in contact with the outside world again. I will write more later. Don't worry, I will post pictures of everything! The house, the baby, etc...
Monday, June 16, 2008
Moving to Texas
Matt came home on Saturday with good news and bad news. Fortunately for me, both ended up being pretty good news! He passed his BIG test, but his Airborne training was cancelled. So, what that means is that he will driving to Texas with us, and he won't have to leave to go to training! I would have been down there alone with Grace for nearly a month before seeing him again. But, I know Matt is a little disappointed because he has always wanted to do Airborne training...his time will come.
That is all that's new with us. I will post pictures of his graduation when we get everything set up at home. We leave this Friday afternoon. I am so excited! My mom is flying in this Wednesday, too. She is driving down with us and gets to see our house! Hopefully they both like it as much as I do.
Bye all! I probably won't have time or news to post until Texas.
That is all that's new with us. I will post pictures of his graduation when we get everything set up at home. We leave this Friday afternoon. I am so excited! My mom is flying in this Wednesday, too. She is driving down with us and gets to see our house! Hopefully they both like it as much as I do.
Bye all! I probably won't have time or news to post until Texas.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Hallelujah!
I thought I should let all of you know that Grace has been sleeping through the night for the last 6 days! I started putting her on a strict schedule. Feeding times are not negotiable, PJ time is not negotiable, and now scripture time is not negotiable either. I took the advice of two people...my Grandma Barlow and my friend Chelsea. I was nursing Grace just before bed, but I switched it up a bit and now feed her full of cereal and fruit before bed. She sleeps like a tank! (Her Daddy would love that metaphor!)
As for Matthew...I haven't seen or heard from him in over a week now and the time for him to return home is inching closer every hour. I can't wait to see him and find out what our future holds. I will, as promised, fill you all in as soon as I know anything.
P.S. Here is another picture of Grace. She is starting to let go and stand on her own for a split second before falling onto her caboose. (Or, as Lacey calls it, her Tookus...not quite sure I spelled that right!)
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Winding Down
Our time here is coming to a close and it is kind of bittersweet. I have met so many amazing moms and families here in Kentucky. I have picked up ideas about what family scripture study will be like when our family gets a little older and so many other fun ideas for decorating, crafting and developing talents. I will miss all of my friends here.
Matt is gone for his last field training and I am so anxious I can hardly sleep. He left a few days ago and won't be back until the 14th. When this phase ends, we will know what the game plan is for the next 6 months. He has the opportunity to go to Airborne school in Fort Benning, GA after we leave Kentucky. Luckily, it is only three weeks long. Grace and I will be in Texas setting up the house and trying to familiarize ourselves to our new city, church and so forth.
Grace is starting to walk around the furniture and falls quite often when she can't figure out which foot moves next. She is such a handful, but I love her to pieces ( as her Great Grandma Barlow says). She still doesn't sleep at night. She wakes up two times usually lasting about an hour each time. Last night I decided to let her cry herself to sleep at 5 in the morning, because I had already been up for two hours with no relief. It took her 45 minutes to do so, but she slept the rest of the morning afterward. The only good thing about the "field time" Matt has is that all of the tenants around us are also out there. Needless to say, she can cry and make all sorts of noise and I don't feel guilty for her waking everyone up.
Not much new with me. I haven't been working out lately and I am starting to feel it. I have no energy or desire to do anything aerobic when I haven't slept and I have a killer headache. If anyone has tips about helping babies sleep better at night, I am all ears. I have tried everything her doctor and other moms have recommended...but I am still open to suggestions. You can call it the Save Mandy's Sanity Project.
Matt is gone for his last field training and I am so anxious I can hardly sleep. He left a few days ago and won't be back until the 14th. When this phase ends, we will know what the game plan is for the next 6 months. He has the opportunity to go to Airborne school in Fort Benning, GA after we leave Kentucky. Luckily, it is only three weeks long. Grace and I will be in Texas setting up the house and trying to familiarize ourselves to our new city, church and so forth.
Grace is starting to walk around the furniture and falls quite often when she can't figure out which foot moves next. She is such a handful, but I love her to pieces ( as her Great Grandma Barlow says). She still doesn't sleep at night. She wakes up two times usually lasting about an hour each time. Last night I decided to let her cry herself to sleep at 5 in the morning, because I had already been up for two hours with no relief. It took her 45 minutes to do so, but she slept the rest of the morning afterward. The only good thing about the "field time" Matt has is that all of the tenants around us are also out there. Needless to say, she can cry and make all sorts of noise and I don't feel guilty for her waking everyone up.
Not much new with me. I haven't been working out lately and I am starting to feel it. I have no energy or desire to do anything aerobic when I haven't slept and I have a killer headache. If anyone has tips about helping babies sleep better at night, I am all ears. I have tried everything her doctor and other moms have recommended...but I am still open to suggestions. You can call it the Save Mandy's Sanity Project.
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