Lost and Found

Today was a good day at the Mize House.

For those of you who know Tommy well, you know he looses EVERYTHING. On a weekly basis his keys, phone, work phone, wallet and pocket knife are lost countless times. We will search the house, car, garage and 50 mile radius of the house. We always find them and they are usually in the most obscure places. His biggest loss to date is his ipod. It's been gone for about a year. He jokingly blames it on the maid every chance he gets. He always says Letty stole his ipod. I had written it off to having been left on the machine at the gym never to be seen again.

I'm not saying I never loose things. Case in point, my Ironman watch has been missing for months. I love that watch. I lost it the weekend we went to South Shore Harbor, so I assumed I accidentally left it there.

Surprise! We found the missing ipod and watch today. They were actually together!!! Who would have thought it.

I got the cleaning bug today and cleaned out the kitchen cabinets, pantry and junk drawer! Ta-da. There they were, laying in the junk drawer. The best part is that we have both looked in that drawer for the ipod and the watch about 1,000 times. And, we use that drawer daily. Neither one of us ever saw them. The ipod was buried under the pens and pencils in a little container and the watch was tangled in my old phone charger cord.

The down side is that we had already replaced both of them. I got Tom a new ipod for his birthday or Valentine's Day or something. I bought myself a new watch because I just couldn't be without the Ironman.

I'm not sure if I'm more happy that we found our stuff or worried that we lost them in the first place and were looking right at them for months. It doesn't bode well for Erin. We might lose her one day, but I guess on the bright side, we'll find her again eventually!!

A Bad Morning

It started off rainy and hasn't cleared up. Erin has had better mornings. She asked me if this was Monday instead of Friday.

We had our doctor's visit bright and early this morning. We were running a little late because of the weather. Turns out, everyone was running late. We had to wait over an hour to see the doctor. Not easy to do with a 6 week old baby!

We had a little check up with Dr. Elahee. Everything looks good. While she was examining Erin, she spit up all over. This is "normal" for Erin. She spits up like Old Faithful. In addition to the Rx we got last week, we got another one today. Dr. E said some babies just don't response as well without something to boost the meds along. So, we got a liquid medicine to go with our Prevacid. Hopefully this will do the trick for us. I just gave her the first dose and she seemed to like it okay.

Here are her stats from today:

Weight: 10.6 pounds (55%)
Height: 22 inches (50%)
Head: 15.25 inches (75%)

She's still got a big brain. I suspect that will never change :)

We got our first round of shots today too. It was so sad. We had to hold her down while they gave her 3 shots in her leg and an oral drop. She didn't mind the oral stuff, but the shots were not her favorite. I have to say, she's tough. She screamed while they were giving them, but I picked her up and she cried for a minute then went to sleep when they were done.

I think it was almost as hard on Tommy and Angela as it was on Erin. I know it's for her own good, but man, it was hard to see her hurting like that. The good news is now we have to give the meds a week but then we can be out and about with other kids. She'll finally get to meet her cousins!

Jake has been asking about her and can't wait to meet her. Next weekend we'll all be in Centerville at Grandpa and Granny's for their 40th Anniversary. It will be a good time - 6 adults, 4 dogs, 2 babies, 1 toddler and about 25 cows/calves. Ready or not, here we come...

Better Video

Sorry, not sure what I did on the last post. Here's the video in better size.

God Has Blessed Us

I had my 6 week post baby doctor's appointment today. All is well with me. I got the green light to start exercising again. Now I just have to fit it into my day. The good news is that I lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks. The bad news is I have lots left to go...

While I was gone, Tommy stayed with Erin. I got him and he had filmed this video. Erin is so happy and smiley in the mornings. It's just a quick glimpse of a smile, but you get the picture.

Roxie got a haircut today. She's completely back to herself now, but tried to play the sickness card to get out of her bath/haircut. It didn't work. Max is funny. Every time Erin gets cranked up and cries really loudly, he goes up to her to check her out. It almost looks like he's trying to make her feel better. It's very sweet.

Roxie Report - Good News!!

Had to take the big girl to the vet yesterday. She had blood work done and got an anti-biotic shot. The vet called today and spoke to Tommy. (This is always for the best when they talk to him instead of me. I dwell on the negative and always think the worst. I get upset in general when I talk to the vet and end up crying.)

Dr. Cole said the blood work came back better then it was when she had her check up a few months ago. This is very good news!! They don't really know what was wrong with her. His best guess is an abscess tooth. The anti-biotic shot seems to have worked. On Dr.'s orders last night I cooked her boiled chicken and rice. She ate like a prisoner and begged for more. The doctor told Tommy to add her food back into the chicken mixture to get her back on dog food again. We're suppose to watch her and if she goes "anorexic" again, we're suppose to call them.

I've attached a picture of her. You can see she's very stressed out about life right now. :) The funny part of this picture isn't Roxie laying all sprawled out. It's the fact that she's on the floor!! She almost NEVER sleeps on the floor. Dogs do that, not queens! She's usually in one of the living room chairs holding court.

Also (not pictured, but just as relaxed on the couch) is Max. He's our guest for the next two weeks. Momma and Daddy went to WA and Max is staying with us. I didn't think it was possible for a dog to be more spoiled then Roxie, but I stand corrected. Max is the most spoiled dog in the world. I don't think he's figured out yet that Grandma and Pawpaw are spoiling Erin more than him.