A Jen Moment

For those of you who know my sister Jen you'll understand the title of this blog. She has so many interesting adventures that I swear she needs her own reality show! Well, today, I had a Jen moment. I left the house to pick up Sophie from the groomer's. Peanut was sleeping peacefully and went right into the car seat without waking up, even though it was just past the time she would need to eat. I was going a half mile up the road to pick up Sophie and the trip would take a total of 10-15 minutes. Well, when I returned to the house with a beautifully groomed dog and a still sleeping baby I came to find out that I was locked out of the house. The key that I had on my key ring that I thought was a house key was not. Being locked out wasn't the best part, the fact that I had no bottle, no diaper bag and no binky were the angels on my christmas tree of terror. I had a dog that probably had to go the bathroom after being at the groomer's all morning (and of course, she's paper trained and hates grass) and a baby that could wake up at any moment with a wet diaper and HUNGRY! Thankfully I have a wonderful husband who doesn't work too far away and immediately left work to meet me with a key.

Now that I'm home and the dog has peed and the baby has been fed I can laugh about it, but it made for a very scary 45 minutes.

Peanut goes on the road

Today we returned from a short road trip to Cincinnati. Franklin had business down there so Peanut and I tagged along. She loved the hotel bed, but she could do without the long drive. Especially two days in a row. So with a trip to MI and a trip to Cincinnati under her belt who knows where she'll be off to next! :)

Gone....but not forgotten

Franklin is kind of funny about some things. For example, the sprayer attachment for the hose. To most people it has no comedic value, but to our household it is constantly amusing. First, Franklin can hardly remember if we even own a sprayer and usually goes out and buys one and then finds the old one. Well when we moved I knew we had at least one and when he first said we needed to buy one this summer I told him we already had one and low and behold he found it in the garage. It stayed attached to the hose on the reel in the front yard from then on. Perfect because that's where flowers and shrubs are to be watered. Well, this week when Franklin wanted to set up the sprinkler in the front yard he removed the sprayer. He had to of course to attach the sprinkler. One would think he would lay it on the ground next to the hose reel for reattachment. A day or so later he tells me, "I think I lost the sprayer attachment." How, I ask. Well, when he removed it he set it on the back of his Jeep and then vaguely remembers hearing a clunking noise when he left the subdivision later that day. Hmm...

Diet Liar

So Franklin went to the doctor on Monday and is supposed to be on a High Fiber, Low Fat diet. It's a very plain, bland diet and I do feel bad for him. However, lying about what you eat won't help you lose any weight, right? Franklin set out his breakfast last night, box of Shredded Wheat, banana, bowl, etc. This morning I noticed the sugar canister on the table and was so proud of him eating his breakfast. I never noticed that there wasn't a bowl in the sink. So at dinner tonight I asked if he enjoyed his shredded wheat and he caved. He said he didn't eat it. I asked about the banana, he did eat that. Very sad. I did however guilt him into taking his metamucil. :)

4 Weeks Old!

I can't get over the fact that Peanut is 4 weeks old. It still seems like it was yesterday we brought her home. Things are getting a little bit easier now, although they were never too bad. She's such a good baby. Our live in nanny has gone home and come back again, but left again yesterday. :( It's just so much easier when she's here! Franklin is a pro at diaper changing, no more gagging. :) I'm pretty much healed and doing well. I've lost a total of 40 pounds!! The majority of that was water, I can't believe how big I was!! And I've been given the go to get back in the pool, which makes me very happy.

In other news, can it get any hotter?? Yesterday we lost power for about an hour and a half. It was terrifying. The thought of packing up an infant to head to a hotel was very scary, but fortunately the power came back on before the house got too warm. :)