Monday

On Monday, I had an appointment with Dr. Arce, my endocronologist (not the surgeon, the guy in town who referred me to the surgeon).  It was to check my thyroid hormone levels, which I knew were way low and the doctor thought they would be, too.  (they were)  Tammy came by to babysit, which was a big help as Bobby now goes to work at 9am.  Abbey did not freak out at all.  I did put on her new favorite movie "Ice Age" before I left and I know that helped.  Also, they usually see Tammy with me, so there was no instant freak out that I was going to leave when she saw Tammy.   AND Tammy has a playground they love.  Don't ever underestimate the power of THAT.  All went well and when I came back, we took the kids to Azteca.

They wouldn't sit us in one of the booths because the high chair would be in the way in the aisle you can see below.  This must be a new trend as we heard the same malarchy at Red Robin.  Please people, if you're going to have a family restaurant with high chairs, people with little kids like BOOTHS.  But we took a front corner table.  Abbey behaved well and Adam was a bit wild.  He was NOT happy that he had a high chair, but if I don't have a booth to corral him, it's hard to keep him at the table.  The food was decent, but it's honestly not as good as it once was.  And Adam talking VERY loud the whole time didn't make it easy to focus.  But it was pretty cute that he's singing "Accidents Happen" in his little off-key way :)  I took this photo of Adam running away from Tammy back towards me as she went in the back to pay the check and I was holding Abbey so she didn't take off.  OK, this is so adorable even though I know he shouldn't be running around the restaurant.

And then he ran back to Tammy to help her pay the check.

Came back after a little calming drive around the neighborhood and got the kids in kind of late.  Tammy worked on her computer (she doesn't have Internet at home) while I puttered with my housework.  Then, I learned that Jackie's father had passed and immediately, I felt sad for her.  And it brings back all the feelings of missing my Dad.  You never stop missing a parent.  I'm glad for Jackie he was so close to her son, but I know it must be difficult for her with a new baby on the way.  I can tell you that I know he's hanging out with that baby in heaven right now, getting to know her before she's born.

Abbey didn't sleep at all, which is no shocker.  Abbey wanted to eat her dinner, got into her chair and so I gave her an apple while I was trying to deal with her crib tent I had been sewing all afternoon.  The pole rammed through as I was trying to re-set it up and I was trying to get it fixed while she whined from her high chair and Adam woke up hard, wanting Mom.  A Calgon moment for sure!!

Then the oddest thing happened.  This has NEVER happened even as a baby, neither of my kids did it.  Abbey fell asleep sitting up in her high chair.  Say WHAT?  I tried to wake her, but that ticked her off.  I got worried and put her on the living room chair instead of her bed.  What if something was wrong?? What if she stopped breathing???  Tammy kind of chuckled at me "I've seen kids do this" she said.  I know, I know, but not mine!!!  Todd comes home as she's leaving.  He wasn't concerned either.  I calmed down and stopped poking her.  Guess sleep snuck up on her for once :)  She woke up ten minutes later and went back to her highchair.  I'm not kidding!