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when did I get so random?


For the last 4 days, I’ve been fighting semi-successfully not to get The Sick from Maggie. It’s working, kinda. I’ve been drinking Airborne several times a day, trying to rest. (Thankfully, Maggie has been cooperating with that goal like a good little girl. Maybe we’ll get her that pony after all.) I woke up at 4am last night with the worst headache I’ve ever had, and I could feel that the glands in my neck were very swollen and sore. The first 10 minutes of being awake this morning were pretty awful too. Every day I’ve been feeling a tiny bit worse, but still not officially Sick. Which I’m glad about. But I’m starting to wonder if I’m just prolonging it, trying to avoid it. Would it be better to just be ragingly sick for a day than to be just kinda crappy feeling for a week? Hm.

Anyway, so last night we went to meet with a lawyer to finally get a will drawn up. I know, fun, right? Sitting down, ranking your closest relatives to see who gets the kid(s), who gets to deal with the paperwork, and who gets to make final decisions regarding your fate if you’re incapacitated. Good times! Very cheery! My sister and her husband are the lucky winners as far as the kid(s) go. Hopefully it never comes to that, but it’s a bit comforting to know we’ve got things taken care of in the case of our simultaneous demise, I guess.

We watched Mr. Brooks the other night. Holy crap, was it freaky. Very good movie, if you like psychopaths. Which, we do. So two thumbs up!

Also, I believe it is safe to announce: Maggie falls asleep on her own now. There were a few rough bedtimes where she fought it pretty good (DRAMA. QUEEN. How DARE we make her go to bed when she’s so tired that her eyes are rolling back in her head?!?! We suck, apparently.) We did the progressive-checking thing, and it only took 2 or 3 days before she seemed to get it. But of course, I was afraid to jinx it and call it ‘done’, and then of course there was The Sick that threw a wrench into things and made me scared that all of our progress would go down the tubes and she’d forget how to go to sleep in her crib alone. BUT! She didn’t. She even took two 3-hour naps this week. Makes it hard to remember when, just a few months ago, a 45-minute nap was a long nap for her. Yeah… she’s definitely got a case for getting that pony.

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6 Comments


  1. Jenn

    Jan 11 at 12:09 pm

    I’m so glad she’s falling asleep on her own again! Most kids get the picture after a couple days of consistancy:) Hooray!



  2. Melissa

    Jan 11 at 12:42 pm

    Maggie’s a quick learner! It’s great (for all of you) that she adapted so easily! Sleep is GOOD. :)

    George and I really need to get a will drawn up too. We honestly can’t figure out who would get our kid(s)… it’s probably between my two older sisters, but I have no idea how to choose.



  3. Melissa

    Jan 11 at 12:43 pm

    P.S. Hope you feel better!



  4. Jen

    Jan 11 at 12:54 pm

    @Melissa: well we got off kind of easy- I only have one sister, Dan’s sister is in the Army (and probably will be for years to come!) and we didn’t want to burden our parents with our small children if something happened… so the decision was easy :) Not that we wouldn’t have wanted to ‘pick’ them anyway… but it is a weird thing when you’re choosing family members for stuff like this. Kind of morbid!



  5. Candace

    Jan 11 at 3:11 pm

    I love your new design! It is uber sexy :)



  6. Jen

    Jan 11 at 3:18 pm

    @Candace: ooh you’re quick! I hadn’t even finished checking everything yet :) Thanks, I’m glad you like it!