waiting for my mum to come

Today was one of "those is it bed time yet?" kind of days. Catherine has started to do this wonderful screeching noise that she just LOVES. Mommy who has very bad ears and is sensitive to high pitched sounds does not love it. I think that she was in bed by 8:30 only because God heard me screaming in my head PLEASE LORD MAKE IT STOP. God listened and I was able to sit down and watch my wonderful Army Wives in peace. I cleaned up the toys first so I could have an adult hour without thinking about my child. I admit while I miss my husband when he is working a shift I am ever so thankful for Sunday night alone to watch my show.

Catherine doesn't appear to be feeling well but I can't really tell what the issue is at the moment. She acts like she is teething but she has a bit of a stuffy nose. She is just fussy but not really whiny and clingy. I can't really put my finger on what the actual issue is but I pray its some teeth. I am positive this child wants to have all of her teeth so she can eat whatever she wants. She wants to eat salad really bad but she doesn't have the back teeth that she needs. I have give her tiny bits of yellow pepper for now.

We are getting ready for my mum to visit and I can't tell you how excited I am. I am going to spend the next few days cleaning the house up really nice for her. (I know she could care less as long as Catherine is here!) My OCD brain wouldn't allow anyone to visit my house if it was less than perfect. Granted I could never get this house perfect but I do what I can with what we have! My husband has spent a ton of time getting his man room ready for her to use and he is going to get the yard looking nice. I am so thankful that he is willing to take the time out of his overpacked and beyond busy schedule to do this for me.

We are planning to do a movie night, a day where my mum can meet the Chief and see the department, then the rest of the time is spend at the park and shopping! (shopping is what my mum and I do best!) My mum hasn't been to Texas in a long time because I always go visit them in Florida. I am so excited I might burst! So if anyone is wondering where I am just know I will be spending every waking second cleaning before she comes and then talking to her when she comes! I know my husband is already plotting ways to work more just to get away from constant streem of chatter!

I figured out the pictures

Catherine apparently thinks she is a puppy! I have gotten used to how weird she is.
Here she is enjoying a juice box one of her favorite treats:


Reading a book....

still trying to figure this blogging thing out

I am new to this whole blogging world and I have yet to figure out how to deal with pictures. I figured out Myspace and facebook and all of those other kids sites but this one seems harder. I realized the other day that I was 19 before I got a cell phone and we were one of the first people on the block to get dial up Internet. I about to start high school when that happened. Most kids these days are raised on the Internet. Heck Catherine already knows how to play toddler games online! This is the reason why it takes me a tad longer to deal with the Internet that the younger crowd. I recall when we had computer labs at school and that was it. I recall getting taught how to research stuff on the Internet in my English class. Yep I am getting old...

Well regardless of my age I can still enjoy something that the younger crowd enjoys. Yes folks I have become a fan of Twilight. Sure its cheesy and most likely aimed at the teen crowd but for some odd reason I don't really care. Some of my friends think its silly and that I should grow up and yet I still don't really care! I admit Catherine started to get annoyed with all the reading I was doing as I read the entire series in a couple of weeks. I believe she is happy that I have finally finished them. I bought the movie and wait until my husband works a shift to watch the movie. I am positive I will be one of the first in line for tickets in February when the new movie comes out. Sure its silly and sure the books are extremely easy reads... I think I just enjoy the escape of it all. In the end it makes me a happier momma and that is something Catherine does like.

Catherine is doing extremely well with her sleep now. She lets me know when she is ready for a nap by grabbing her paci and Elmo then coming to sit on my lap. She also tells me when she is tired and ready for bed. She is currently napping at around 11 or 11:30am. She heads to bed at 8pm and now sleeps through the night. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is. I feel like a new woman! I love how happy she is go get all comfy and cosy in her bed.

She MUST go through the same pattern of events each night before bed though. Her rules not mine. We gather up her sippy, Elmo, puppy, paci, and her two bedtime books. The books are the Elmo Night Night book and Police Hurrying! Helping! Saving! We head to her room and I will read the police book first and the Elmo book second. The Elmo book must be read twice then she drinks her milk. Then we sing Twinkle twinkle, Jesus loves me, and ABC's. After that I put her to bed with puppy and Elmo cover her with her blanket and leave. Only my child would insist on a Police book about daddy before bed each night. She is so much like her daddy! I am truly amazed every day.

Catherine even does some of the same hand motions and looks that he does. Its truly bizarre to watch your husband as a child. The one thing that I am thankful of is that she is very loving. She loves to give hugs and love. I never have to worry about how she feels she ALWAYS is very clear how she is feeling at any particular moment! She only slept for 50 minutes I don't see the rest of the day going very well. Off to get my wild thing...