Things that annoy me...

So, why is it that some people feel like I want to be told that The G looks like a boy? In church, yes I said church, a woman was trying to say hi to my precious baby. When I said, "M, can you say hi?" she said "??? She looks like a boy!" Really? The dress? The barrette? The fact that I JUST said her name was M? Come on lady. That's not polite.

1 week down, 9 to go!

Well, let me start off with the good stuff. I love the people I'm working with at my internship, I love being in the library, and I feel like I'm learning a lot.

Now, on to the not so good stuff. Miss G is a MESS!!! She cries when we drop her off at daycare. She cries when we pick her up from daycare. She's cried ALL night long 2 nights this past week. It is breaking my heart!!! Plus, she's sick. Which I'm sure is typical of kids new to daycare. Between Tuesday and Thursday the poor thing (and her poor parents) only got about 12 hours of sleep TOTAL! Last night was better but J (bless him) was up with her 3 times. And, for a girl (me, not The G) who's used to napping during the day was pretty sluggish at work Friday.

It feels like having a newborn all over again. Sleepless nights. A total lack of confidence in what I'm doing. And wondering when I'll sleep through the night again.

AND, to top it all off I'm not getting paid for all my efforts. Bummer.

First day

Nap mat. Check
Pillow. Check.
Blankie. Check.
Backpack. Check.
Change of clothes. Check.
Diapers. Check.
Shot records. Check.
Check (for payment). Check.
All of these things were ready to go Monday morning for M's first day of daycare.

However, these two things were NOT ready.

Mommy. Miss G.

Last day

Tomorrow is my last (weekday) to spend with Miss G for a while. I'm starting my school library internship on Monday and she's off to day care. While I know there are weekends and evenings yet to be spent with my little pumpkin, those days won't be the same. I am excited about the internship but it's also breaking my heart to give up my days with The G. At this point, it's only temporary (10 weeks) but I might try to get a job later so this really could be it. Pooh.

Cataloguing the blog

I decided that since I hadn't added any 'milestones' in 9 months, I should put something else in the section to the side of the blog entries. So, I'm putting them in this post as a way of archiving these important achievements in Miss G's life (ahem, I guess I'm giving it away that I haven't filled out every tiny little entry in her baby book)

MMG Milestones
walker extraordinaire!!! -- 12.4.08
I'm crawling!!! -- 9.4.08
my first cold (from daddy) -- 8.22.08
clapping (for myself after I sat up, of course) -- 8.19.08
Sitting up all on my own -- 8.19.08
1st Tooth!!! -- 7.24.2008
waved...seriously, she did it -- 7.04.2008
Started sitting up -- 6.24.2008
FINALLY rolled over --5.17.2008
MMG slept through the night -- 4.8.2008
1st smile -- 1.26.2008
1st bath -- 12.30.2007

And, the new addition to the blog...Miss M's Musings. Just new words and fun things that she says. We'll see if I do a good job of keeping them updated.

It's been hectic, to say the least

July was a hectic month for us. I've been working feverishly on my school work, we went to Arizona, North Carolina, and are now in Missouri. Whew, we're tired.

in Red Rock Country outside of Sedona, AZ

On The Blue Ridge Parkway just outside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The G just looking totally awesome