1st Time in a Big Bed

So yesterday was Melia's first time sleeping in a regular bed instead of a crib. She did fine during the night, but I wasn't sure what to expect during her nap time. We've always just had her in her crib and she would take a nap and then wake up and play til we came to get her. So now that she has the freedom to get out, I wasn't sure what she would do. I put her down at the usual time and she was excited to be in the bigger bed. She stayed pretty quiet during the whole nap time and when I went in to get her, she was still in the bed. But as I approached her, I noticed something was different. She had gone to bed in a yellow shirt and jeans. Now she was wearing a red shirt and shorts! I asked her about it and she said she changed her clothes to stay warmer. She makes me laugh. :) At least she didn't try to escape the room or something. If the worst thing she does during nap time is change outfits, we'll be in good shape!

1 More Month!

Here's me and my big belly...exactly one month from today what's in there will be out. It's kind of weird knowing exactly what day she will come. (In case you didn't know, I'm having a c-section. Not what I wanted, but no one up here will do a normal birth after you've had a c-section before.) Anyway, we were really wondering how things were going to work out because Bo's grandma's sister just moved in last week and is now in the room that we were using for Melia. So now instead of one bedroom for two kids, we have only our bedroom and two kids. We were a little stressed about it to put it mildly. We have applied to several low income places in Chico, but nothing has come through yet. But it's amazing how God opens doors where there were only walls there before...
Bo's grandma came up with the idea of putting semi temporary walls up to create a room for Melia in the living room and to create a room for the baby in our room. It's actually sounding really good to me right now. Although it would be great to have our own 3 bedroom place, right now it's a blessing to be able to live here while we get ourselves together financially. And if we have these "rooms" for the kids, it could actually be a lot more comfortable for the time we have left here.
We had Melia take this picture of us, thus I am headless. This was her third try and we figured it was good enough. :)

Oh What Fun it is to Have Sick Kids

Ok, so it's kid singular for another month and a half, but still. So a few weeks ago, I was just thinking, "Wow, Melia hasn't been sick for a long time." I couldn't even remember the last time she got sick. The very day after I had that thought, she came down with a really heavy head cold and cough. Figures. Anyway, I spent the next week with the newly acquired full time job of trying to keep a little nose and face clean that seemed to have a never ending fountain of boogers coming out of it. And since she didn't feel good, the crankiness factor was increased. Very fun. Plus, this was the week that Bo was very busy with work and school and so I had no Daddy helping time for 3 or 4 days out of the week. I know this is nothing to those of you who do it by yourself all of the time, but let me just say that it really made me realize how much that hour of time that Bo spends with Melia after he gets home from work and before she goes to bed really helps me. Anyway, so that was the week before last. Last week, Melia got better but I started having really bad heartburn and acid reflux that kept me up for hours in the middle of the night every night of the week. So by yesterday, I was feeling pretty wiped out and guess what Melia wakes up with--yup, the same runny nose and cough that she had the week before last. What happened to my healthy, happy child? Needless to say, I had flashes of all of the upcoming fun we were going to have as I took on my second full time job of nose wiping again. So we've gotten through day 2 and I'm doing my best to enjoy my time with her between the nose blowing. :)

Guilty Pleasure

Ok, I admit it. I am addicted to watching the Bachelor. There, I said it. Tonight is the season finale and I can't wait to see who Jason picks and what happens when Deanna, who turned him down last season, comes to talk to him. Drama. I know it's totally stupid and a waste of time to watch it, but who cares. I haven't always been addicted like this. Most of the seasons, I haven't even watched--but the past 3 seasons have had really likeable bachelors/bachelorettes. There's something about watching other people's relationships that fascinates me. Anyway, back in my real life, we have an actual date for the c-section now--April 16th. We've only got about a month and a half left! This pregnancy has gone by pretty fast. Maybe because I'm busy running around after Melia. Ok, that's all for now.