Sick Kid and Tired Parents!

Emily was sick this weekend....throwing up followed by a UTI that took almost a full day to diagnose. Emily has had frequent UTI's and I'm so tired of worrying about them for her. I had a UTI when pregnant with Hannah and it HURT so I can't imagine how that feels to a 2 and a half year old. I'm getting to the point where I want the doctor to refer us to surgery to fix the problem that is causing the UTI's (an adhesion that prevents the urine from properly exiting). It's not that I "want" Emily to have surgery, I just want her to stop having to hurt! I wonder too if the recurring UTI's is what is preventing her from wanting to potty train???

She is feeling better today after her meds and lots and lots of TLC from mommy and daddy and a special visit from grandma and granddad last night! Oh, and a new DVD!

Finally some sleep

Thank God, we finally got some quality sleep last night. Hannah woke up to eat at 10 (after going to bed at 6:30), and she didn't wake up again until 6 this morning!!!! YEAH! Emily, who hasn't been feeling well, woke up two times in the night wanting me to sleep with her. I laid with her for a few minutes and she was out and she didn't get up until close to 7. I feel like a new woman! As much as I love these baby days I think I will be incredibly excited when Andy and I are able to sleep all night long again!

Why I go to the gym

I'm trying to get to the gym 3 times a week. It used to be that I would drag myself to the gym for vain reasons...to lose weight, fit into a smaller size, etc. Now though, I find that I have completely different motivations. When I'm on the treadmill running and really, really want to quit, I remind myself WHY I'm choosing to use some free time (that could be used to scrapbook or read) to exercise.

Number one, for my daughters. I want them to learn at an early age that exercise is so good for your body and your overall health. I want it to be something that they understand and that it just becomes a normal part of their everyday life. I want them both to choose to be healthy, and I strongly believe that by role modeling healthy choices, it goes a long way toward my children being healthy.

Number two, for my health. When my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring and my dad with leukemia in late winter, I did a lot of research to see how I could prevent myself from being diagnosed with both illnesses! And one thing I read over and over again is how important exercise is in disease prevention. So as I'm on the treadmill and my legs are aching and I'm t-i-r-e-d, I remind myself that 30 minutes on a treadmill is nothing compared to chemotherapy. Motivation, indeed.

I hate going back to work after awesome weekends. Emily had a blast just playing with her mommy and daddy (we all had to pretend to be robots...not every day that you get to do that!) and Hannah had her first taste of rice cereal, which she loved and then immediately spit back out!

This morning as I was getting ready for work, Emily hollered to me from the top of the stairs, "I'm here, I'm here!" Followed by, "And I have pee all up my back and by my pillow!" Thus starts another week in the Carlton household!

There is something so incredibly peaceful about sleeping next to Hannah. She's so tiny and sweet, and when I lay my face next to hers, she calms right down and passes out. I absolutely love it. How am I ever going to transition her to a crib? She's our last baby, and I want to squeeze every drop of time out with her. I guess if that means that she sleeps next to me for a while, so be it. Before we know it, she'll be in a big-girl bed like Emily and my time to sleep next to her at night wont' be so peaceful!

I guess I want to jump on the blogger wagon as a way to keep myself organized and to get my thoughts out.. I don't know yet if I'll let people know about my blog..maybe once I figure it out more! I hope to use this as a space to share the joys and frustrations of being a blessed working mother of two little girls.