Sweet Yet Sour

It’s Friday, August 8th (08/08/08 – how cool!) and I thought I would do another update on the goings on here.

1. I have been sick with a little cold that I think my nephew gave me this week.  Fortunately, I don’t think Anna has gotten it and hopefully will not get it – since there is nothing more pitiful than a sick baby.  This experience has taught me that if my sweet and lovely nephew comes up to me and says, “Lickies!” – I need to run away as quickly as possible.  The cold itself was not that bad, perhaps due to the large amount of Vitamin C I consumed each day.  But, it did mean that I missed out on a “Ladies Night” that ElleBee had planned.  Damn it – I was really looking forward to going out and having some fun.  Hopefully I can make it to next week’s planned outing.

2. Anna turned 4 months old this week.  We celebrated by taking her to the doctor and watching her scream in pain while they gave her 4 shots in her thighs.  I do so hate having her scream in pain.  We discussed with the doctor that we are little concerned that Anna has a lazy right eye.  We’ll be taking her to a pediatric opthalmologist soon.  On a good note though – Anna is apparently doing well developmentally and she now weighs almost 12lbs – 11 lbs 7.4 oz as of yesterday and she is 24 inches long.  She’s growing!

3.  I suspect that Anna probably grew an inch this week and gained at least a few ounces due to a growth spurt she has been going through.  Growth spurts are mommy killers.  They come on without warning and mean that all of a sudden you have a baby who is a little grumpy, does not want to go to sleep and wants to eat a lot, sometimes every hour.  These things generally only last a few days so I am hoping that by this weekend I can get a little break; it’s been hard to deal with the cold and a growth spurt.

4. This week Mike started playing roller hockey again at Bladium in the “Over 30″ league.  He’s playing Tuesday nights with a team of friends from his old job.  His first game was Tuesday night at 9 p.m. (yuck) against the team of his old buddies Casey and Nazar.  It’s kind of a long way to Bladium from our house, but I know that Mike loves playing hockey almost as much as he loves beer – so I’m sure he doesn’t mind.  It’s been a while since I have had to smell the stinky gear that goes along with Mike playing hockey – so that was um, fun, when I had to go through the garage on Wednesday morning…  As some of you may recall our wedding vows included that Mike vowed, “not to bring his hockey gear into the house”.  We’ve amended the vows so that he can do so, but only if he asks for permission first and the stuff can’t be in the house too long.  Some of his gear needs to have some holes sewn up – which is my job – so I can look forward to having some of his gear up close.  Perhaps the stuffy nose from my cold will come in handy after all.

5. I have decided to join the Highlands Ranch chapter of Mothers and More.  Their website made the group sound pretty cool and I definitely like the sound of a group that focuses on adult interaction between moms. Honestly, I am pretty introverted so having to meet new people is not something I do very happily, but I am hoping that I can meet some nice women through the playgroups and activities.

That’s all the news that is fit to print from here.  Until next week…