Easter is Here!!

Wow...April 1st already?! This seems to be a common theme but where does the time go? I figured it was time to post some of Kaia's Easter photos, courtesy of Samantha Marie Photography!! Thanks Sam! I can't wait for this upcoming Easter weekend festivities! It will be so exciting to watch Kaia when she sees what the Easter Bunny brings her....if she behaves!! She is amazingly fun to be around lately, though her go to person always seems to be Daddy. She is so full of words (and attitude)!! She is such a little person already!! Where did my baby go? Now we really have to be careful what we say around her because she copies everything!!

I can't believe the flooding around town. We were so lucky...this time! Last year we suddenly started getting water in the basement. Of course this never happened before we finished the basement and then all of a sudden, we had to replace carpet that was only a month old!! Thankfully, my cousin's hubby Carl came to the rescue and found the problem! He sealed the base of the chimney (I think) and so far so good!! On the subject of carpets, my "puppy" seems to be quite fond of them for snack time! Over the past 2 weeks, he ate a total of 5!! So...his new home is the garage when we are gone and I am happy to say that I was able to upgrade to some new rugs that go better with my country motif!!

Foot update: Well, seeing as I fell down the stairs on January 8th, you would think that I was all better by now right? Nope!! I was seeing an podiatrist but thought I should seek a second opinion after my foot was still killing me and I was back to wearing my normal shoes. This week I went to an orthopedist and long story short....my fracture isn't healing (go figure) and I am now wearing a big ugly black boot and walking with crutches! Hopefully the crutches will help tone my arms for the summer!! This is not what I had in mind but I'll do what I need to do for my foot to heal. Thank God I trusted my gut and went for a second opinion. Oh and did I tell you...I actually have 2 broken bones now!! Yikes! Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Birthday Sadie!!

Wow! Little Miss Sadie turned 1 this week!! She threw a great party yesterday too!! Love her! She enjoyed her cupcake and didn't even make a huge mess...what a cutie!!

The foot update: it's broken! Yup, I was walking on a broken foot for almost 2 months! Now I'm in an ugly boot for another month and then we'll see. Hopefully it will heal fine now that we know what the problem is. I was starting to think it was all in my head!!

Enjoy this beautiful weather...makes me think Spring!!

Congrats Sean!

Take 2...I accidentally just erased my entire post so here I go again! Yes, this is my monthly update!! Congratulations to my incredible husband on a much-deserved promotion!! Sean is now the Emergency Medical Services Program Manager at Windham Hospital!! I'm so proud of you honey...you will be great!! For the past week we have been driving in to work TOGETHER, dropping Kaia off TOGETHER, picking Kaia up TOGETHER, and having a real family dinner TOGETHER!! This is big for us and so far all is going well! We drive 35 minutes away from home to work 1 minute away from each other. I feel like I am driving Ms. Daisy each morning!! Kaia seems to be adjusting to the change quite nicely.

Since my last post I turned 30 and let's just say things haven't been going so well. Here is a recap of my last month:
~ I fell down my entire flight of stairs, with Kaia in my arms, after slipping at the top. Kaia was fine (THANK GOD) aside from bruises from my death grips! I on the other hand had a nice colorful backside from my momentary stop on each and every step! Along the way, I somehow managed to wrench my foot and now, 6 weeks later, I still can't fully weight-bear on it. I finally went to the podiatrist this week and after looking at my xrays he feels that I may have torn a tendon or done some ligament damage. So for now, I get to wear a boot, take some meds and have a MRI. Yay me...I love being 30 (and old)!!
~ My wallet "disappeared". My brand new Vera Bradley wallet!! Without fully putting the blame on my hubby, I'll tell the story and let you decide. We were walking out of BJs with our hands full of stuff and baby!! I had said wallet under my arm and Sean took it from me to help me get a better grip of what I was carrying. We loaded up the car, put Kaia in her seat and went home. That was the last time we saw my wallet...with all my precious belongings inside!! It has been over a month and no word so I'm assuming it's gone for good. I filed a police report just in case, had to cancel everything, etc, etc. Losing your wallet sucks...bad!!!

I guess it could be worse but I've had enough. I want to start the year over at 29 please!! On a happy note, little Sadie will be turning 1 in less than a month. My good friend is preggo and having a little girl (yay!) and my bestest Anna is almost half-way through her pregnancy and will find out the sex this week!! I personally think it's a girl but maybe that is what I am hoping for!!! You can see Jaclyn & Anna's blogs from my page. New life is always a miracle so that makes me happy!!

Here are a few cute pics of my Kaia. One is from her first day with pigtails and the other is from the Providence Children's Museum. She looks so little in her smock playing at the water tables!! Happy Valentine's Day all!! xoxo

Yikes!!

Where did the time go?? And why haven't I posted since Halloween? Oh well...I hope everyone had wonderful holidays!! Today I started my new job; I think it's going to be a keeper!! Normal schedule, home every night with the fam, no weekends, no call, no holidays!! Keep your fingers crossed for me :)

Tomorrow I turn 30. No happy face after that! 30 scares me, I don't know why. Oh well, life goes on. Kaia is 17 months old and in to everything!! As I was typing this, she ran into the bathroom and flushed the toilet!! Thank God she didn't flush anything down the toilet!! She is so much fun even if she is a monster!! Enjoy a few Christmas shots of her and Sadie courtesy of Samantha Marie Photography.

Gus was neutered last week and is on his 4th collar attempt to keep him from biting his staples. He ripped out his stitches while he was still at the vet, hence the staples. 4 more days of this....I want to take the staples out myself!!

Sean is running around like a crazy man but hopefully we'll see more of each other with my normal schedule, even if he doesn't have one. Anyway....must go chase the monster before she does something not so funny!!

Happy Halloween!

How is it November 1st already?? Hope everyone had a great Halloween! We took Kaia visiting the grandparents and then went to Jaclyn's house. We took her down one road in her wagon and she seemed to have a blast! By the last house, she took a piece of candy from the man handing it out and put it in her bucket!! She was a chicken and I thought she looked very cute (even if my Grandmother said, "I've never seen a white pumpkin before")!! Oh well! Enjoy a few photos of my chicken!

On the job front I have 20 shifts left in case anyone was counting with me!! Happy start of the holiday season!! We are so ahead of the game this year; we've already started our Christmas shopping!! Go us!

Kissing Scarecrows

Yup...that is what she did when she found him today! She stood there talking to him and kissing him with a big "muah"!! So cute!!

Gus is getting bigger by the minute. Last week he weighed 29 pounds which was a 13 pound gain in 1 month!! He must be over 30 now. Sean turns the big 3-5 next Monday and I'm looking for something fun to do for the 3 of us that day. I'll take any suggestions!! Otherwise we are pretty much status quo here....just counting down the days until our lives have some normalcy (25 shifts to go in case you were wondering!).

Big Change Ahead :)

And no, I'm not pregnant!! I will be leaving the place that has caused me much misery and stress!! I have accepted a position with Eastern Connecticut State University in the health services building. I am so excited. No more weekends or holidays and it is a state job complete with state benefits!! I start on January 4th (the day before my 30th birthday..yikes) and I am really looking forward to it. No more BS to deal with, no more being forced to see patients with complaints that I am not comfortable dealing with. Now we just have to get Andrea out of there too!!

Sean and I took Kaia to Lapsley Orchard to pick apples today. We were hoping for a hayride and pumpkin picking too but I guess we have to go elsewhere for that. Next week I hope!! Busy weekend ahead, Liz and Carl's wedding (at the place where we got married 7 years ago!) and then hopefully the Big E on Sunday. Grammy Pammy is taking Kaia overnight again on Saturday and we are praying for a better night than the last one!!!

The stupid computer isn't letting me upload pics..I'll have to try again later!!