So, in our house we don't just have a birthday... we have a whole birthday weekend! Since I need a vacation really bad and my husband won't take off for ANYTHING... I just took off work to relax on Friday and Monday. Of course I didn't do a lot of relaxing between my dentist appointment and Elizabeth's doctor's appointment but it was nice just to not work! Elizabeth's nine month check up went really great. She is now 18 pounds and definitely feels like it. She is taller than average (75th percentile) which I still find odd but hey, who am I to argue. Maybe she will be tall and skinny instead of short and fat like her mom. They did order her to give blood but we didn't do it on Friday since it was already getting late and Greg needed to get to work. Elizabeth and I headed down to El Campo Friday afternoon and that evening we went to the Vietnam wall... pretty interesting. Saturday we just hung out around El Campo in the morning then we made a trip to Selkirk where Greg's family was hanging out. Elizabeth swam and swam... she loves the water! It was really a great trip and I am glad we went. But then that night the most tragic thing happened (not really, but it was pretty sad!)... my Nook broke! Can you believe it!?! I was right in the middle of reading the last "Fifty Shades" trilogy. I insisted we got to church on Sunday and head to Sugarland to Barnes and Noble to see what they could do. It turns out that they could not fix it so I had to get a new one. We are back in business now and I am almost done. For all my female friends and family out there, if you need to read a good love story, it is pretty great but I must warn you that if you are not into sexual scenes, don't read it! Lots of love making going on.
Sunday was just a day of shopping (since we were already at B&N). Elizabeth got her some new sippy cups. We have now limited the bottle to the morning and nighttime feeding per the doctor's instructions. It has been going really well this week and I don't think she even misses it too much. I can't stress enough how sick and tired of washing bottles. Or should I say, my husband is sick and tired of washing bottles! :) Since my birthday fell on Monday, my parents and Greg's parents came to Rosenberg for dinner and we went back to our house for some cake. Elizabeth got to show off her new found walking skills to her grandparents and boy was she exhausted that evening! She can now walk across the living room without any problems and she does it quite often too. She still falls and I am still signing boo boo reports at school but that is just her learning to be independent. She can definitely get to where she wants and FAST.
Monday I had to do the hardest thing I think I have even done in my life... that is taking Elizabeth to give blood. They had to get it from her vein in her arm and trying to hold down a nine month old was nearly impossible. Greg was so frustrated with the first lady that tried that we were about to walk out. The head lady came and told us that another lady could do it... it took her less than a minute to get that blood from Elizabeth. My poor baby was so exhausted from the experience and I think her mommy and daddy were even more exhausted. After dropping her at daycare, we went to the grocery store and I went and got a massage. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, we also go rid of the Possum Bug (the cat) on Monday. That right there was a great birthday present alone! It was a busy birthday even though I was not at work but all in all it was great. Greg and Elizabeth gave me a charm braclet and a book (so sweet). I got some clothes for work from my parents (YEAH!) and Greg's parents gave me money and a little server thing.
Life has definitely been interesting the last year and half but I love every minute of it... even the hard times. I hope and pray that we continue to be blessed and loved. I can't believe I am 27 years old! Where does time go!?!
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