Randomness

First of all, I want to thank God for being so good! My cousin's little boy, Gavin has been very ill. He was in the pediatric ICU at Wesley for weeks. I am so happy to report that he is now at home!!! Gavin has a long recovery ahead of him, both emotionally & physically. I'm sure his parents, Darrin & Laura, will need some time to recover as well. Having a child that sick for that long has to have taken a toll. Please keep them all in your prayers.

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Marleigh has had three good nights in a row! We are thrilled she is feeling better. I was getting to where I would dread evenings. On Wednesday night, after I was taking the nasty pills to promote breastmilk, I was just so stressed & worried about Marleigh. Jenni offered to spend the night with us. Reluctantly, I agreed. I hate inconveincing anyone else. She assured me, that she wanted to. It was so nice to have her here. Thanks, Jenni! Also, thank you to Aunt Joan for keeping Jenni's boys! Sometimes it is just nice to have another female here.

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Speaking of the nasty pills... I quit taking them. They weren't kidding when they said they had side effects. Now that we know Marleigh can handle this new formula, I quit taking them. They were making me depressed, jittery, & upset my stomach. No fun at all!

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Tonight I was trying to Marleigh to go down. She was yawning & so tired. I rocked her for 45 minutes. She would almost be asleep, then her beautiful blue eyes would pop back open. She'd look around & yawn. I finally decided to put her in her swing. She rocked in her swing for another hour yawning the whole time, but never crying. I asked Marc to get her out of her swing to change her diaper while I made her a bottle. Little stinker was all smiles & laughs for Daddy! He was trying to keep her calm so that she would eat, then go right to sleep, but she was just laughing & cooing at him. It really was the cutest thing & both of us couldn't help but smile back at her.

I then fed her & she decided to fill her pants while she was eating. Of course, I immediately went to change her. Well, the aroma must have been too much for Daddy who was sitting about 5 feet away. He lost his dinner! :( Once he regained his composure, he asked how I could stand such a smell. I guess its just a Mom thing! Ha ha!!!

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Marc & I are playing in a couples golf tournament tomorrow. I'm excited, but nervous as well. It will be good to spend some time together as a couple. Grandma has agreed to watch Marleigh (what we would do without her?!?). I'm a little nervous because this will be the longest I have been away from Marleigh since March. I know she's in good hands, but I'm just so overprotective (with good reason, I think). Wish us luck tomorrow! We're just hoping to not come in last!