March!?!?!

Yeah...I'm having a hard time grasping the fact that it is March already! 2009 is going by VERY quickly! Here are the interesting things we have been up to for the past few weeks:

~Hayden has had some...well...to put it nicely....issues with dirty diapers. She went 2 weeks with only 2...yes 2...dirty diapers! After about 3 phone calls to the Dr.'s office, I finally gave in and used the old rectal thermometer trick to get things stimulated. It worked. Now we're having to give her equal parts prune juice and water to get things going every once in awhile. Poor thing. I think it is getting better now though...she's going on her own more often now!

~Hayden has been doing some cool new things: She is holding her head up at about a 90 degree angle when she's having tummy time, we think she weighs about 15.5 lbs....that will be comfirmed at her 4 month well-check on the 16th, she found her voice about 2 weeks ago...and NEVER stops using it, she's still not sleeping through the night....but isn't eating at night anymore, she is sitting in her Bumbo seat now for a little bit every day...she is just becoming such a big girl!

~We finally bought a video camera!! We really are in no place to be spending large amounts of money right now, but we decided that memories are more important than going broke. Right!?!?!

~I've been working. Trying to get everything done, and pump at recess/afterschool, and be a good/patient teacher, and get all of the assessments/report cards/conference stuff handled. I have come to realize that it is NOT easy to be a 1st grade teacher/Mom/Wife. Not easy at all.

~My job is SEVERELY in jeaopardy. I'm still considered "Temporary"....yes....after teaching for 3 years. That means I won't even get a pink slip. I will just be notified in May if I have a job or not. I'm guessing it will be the latter.

~Josh is working hard trying to keep business up. It's definitely more work for him being a Division Manager now and having to keep things going on his own. He's doing a great job though!

~We found out that my sister-in-law Jana (Josh's sister) is having a baby girl! She is due the 1st of June, but probably won't go that long due to complications. We're very excited that Hayden will have a little girl cousin only a few months younger than her!

~We've been enjoying watching all of the shows that are on TV right now....Lost, American Idol, Survivor, Amazing Race, House, Hell's Kitchen, America's Next Top Model, Celebrity Apprentice, etc. etc. etc....Here's the thing we've realized though...we just don't want to take the time to watch them! Josh says this makes him feel "old" since we used to come home and sit on the couch and get all excited about what shows were on TV that night. NOW, we come home and spend time with the baby. The TV is always on...with the shows we love to watch playing...but we're in the other room playing with Hayden and listening to the shows we used to love! Oh...how times have changed...

Hopefully everyone is doing well in these tough economic times. It is rough for us, so we know how rough it must be for everyone else! I'll continue to do my best keep this blog updated!

Hayden...3 1/2 months old!!