Come Here Often?

SO it's been a while. Elsie is doing so well it is scary; the doggies are still offthefreakingwall; and I'm back working PT from home. Which I hate, but that's a whole other can of worms, people. It's still enough money to pay utlities for a month. Which is a considerable monetary contribution to a household. I know SAHM's that would LOVE to work from home part time. It's not that I hate working per se; it's just going from the NICU back to a job where people are all up in my grill about someone receiving a piece of paper on the 10th of the month instead of the 9th is really hard. I mean, I've seen and dealt with some crazy stuff in the last four months. This makes dealing with mundane, meaningless, pieces of paper almost unbearable.

Thank goodness it is only four hours a day...or I may have a come apart.

I probably shouldn't type these words; but you know I'm going to. I also feel kind of cheated. Before you go all "How can she say that?" Hear me out. The other new moms that were due at the same time I was (January, 6 to refresh your mems) aren't working part time while also taking care of their seven week olds. Nope. They are in new mommy bliss. They don't have to get their butts out of bed and work in the morning while their child sleeps so they can be up with her when she wakes up in the afternoon. This is just a new addition to a long list of "life isn't fair" that we've discovered in the last four months. But, as my Daddy says. "Hey, life ain't fair. Move on." (Hey, Daddy!)

But I digress. I've got a job. 9.7% of the country doesn't.

Ryan is working like a maniac. God Bless Ryan. He works so hard and then really does help when he is home. He is smitten with Elsie. Some times when he is steering a rig he will be up working when it is time for Elsie's midnight - 1 am feeding. He'll change her diaper, give her a bottle, and burp her so I can sleep. Say it with me people: "GOD BLESS RYAN." He is a great husband and a great Dad. Elsie gives him a little giggle when he tells her bye in the morning.

Tommorrow we go to the pediatrician. Synagis shot #3, and the remaining four month immunizations. Of course they will weigh her. We hope she is close to eight pounds. I'm going to guess 7 lbs 14 oz. To give you a baseline: last visit (two weeks ago) she gained 1 lbs 2 oz in two weeks. Her biggest two week weight gain in her life! :)

So if anyone is still out there....talk at y'all then!

Love y'all,
Ellen