Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Random Bits and Pieces

I'm tired today. For no real reason to be honest, just tired. Kaylee is FINALLY starting to sleep better. Out of the past 10 days she has slept through the night (about 10-11 hours) 7 nights. The other nights she has gotten up once. Compared to what she was doing the past 4 months this has been SUCH an improvement. It is so nice for Vince and I to actually be getting some sleep again. (now I am just praying that I didn't jinx this by saying something)

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Last Monday I put in my 2 weeks notice at work. Totally random, I know. I wasn't planning on it. I honestly wasn't even out looking for a new job, it just kind of fell into my lap.

It's kind of a long story, but basically I got offered a position to work as an office manager for a company I used to work for during breaks while I was in college. It's corporate run medical practice. They currently own 9 offices and are in the process of acquiring a couple new ones. One of their current managers left unexpectedly so my old boss contacted me about the position. I will be training for a few months before running one of the offices. I am really excited about it. The office is still very close to home and the hours are about the same. I will actually get home a little earlier every day which will be nice. Also once I am done with training it will be a pretty significant (to me at least) pay raise, which is one of the main reasons I couldn't pass the job up.

So, even though I am a little sad about leaving some of the people I work with now, I am really looking forward to this new opportunity. I start on March 1st so this will be my last week at my current job and then I will have a few days off between to relax and spend time with my baby girl.

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This weekend Vince and I got so much stuff done around the house. We cleaned top to bottom. Like really cleaned. Cleaned the baseboards, shampooed the carpets, organized closests, put away old baby stuff that K doesn't need anymore, etc. We finally hung a new picture in Kaylee's room that I had bought about 6 weeks ago and has been leaning against her changing table ever since and put up some pictures in our room that have been there since we moved in SIX months ago. 

It felt good to get it all done. Now I just need to get the motivation to paint all 3 of our bathrooms. Maybe I will try to get at least one done on one of my days off next week. Maybe 

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We signed Kaylee up for swim lessons. She starts next Saturday and I can't wait! She loves bath time and is constantly bending over and dunking her head under the water so I am really hoping that she will enjoy actually being in a pool.

I am however not looking forward to putting on a bathing suit. I am WAY too pale for that right now. Also, I only have bikinis. I don't own a single one piece or tankini and I think I would feel odd wearing a little bikini to an infant swim lesson. So I guess that means I will have to go bathing suit shopping, which I hate, sometime before next weekend.

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Speaking of bathing suits. I have not lost as much weight as I want yet, but I am working on it. So far I have lost 7lbs. Which I am happy about, but I just can't seem to lose anymore right now. I am going to try to start spending more time working out and see if that will help some.

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Ok that's really all I have got for right now. Now back to work (which by the way it is very hard to stay motivated when I know I am leaving in a few days).

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A Simple Valentine's Day

This is my 12th Valentine's Day with Vince. Yes, twelve. But this is my FIRST year not getting him a gift.

We decided a couple weeks ago that since there was nothing either of us wanted or needed this year, it kind of seemed like a waste of money to get anything. So we agreed to not do gifts, we said not even cards this year.

Well of course last night on my way home from work I started feeling bad that I hadn't done anything so I at least stopped and picked up his favorite candy and 2 cards (one from me and one from Kaylee) so I could have something to give him this morning. And I'm glad I did. Because when I came downstairs this morning there were a dozen roses and two cards (one from him and one from K.. yes we are both cheesy like that) sitting on our kitchen island.

No big gifts, but still something small to let each other know we were thinking about one another. And tonight we are getting sushi, a bottle of red wine and watching the Bachelor that we recorded last night.

It's been a sweet simple Valentine's Day.

Don't get me wrong I always liked the bigger gifts in the past, but I still like this Valentine's Day just as much.

Plus this is the first Valentine's Day we got to share with this little girl and really what more of a gift could we want anyways ;)




HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A Little iPhone Recap

I know, I know I have been MIA again.

I didn't mean to take a break from blogging, but sometimes it just happens. So anyways I'm back now and I figured what better way to recap than by scrolling through my iphone pictures from the past couple of weeks, right? ;)

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We have had a couple family dinner date nights. Thankfully Miss Kaylee been really good lately about going out to restuarants and just sitting in her highchair playing with toys. It's been nice to get to go out to eat once in awhile.


We have been working on trying new foods. Pasta seems to be a favorite right now.


I have gotten flowers from the hubby (twice actually). 

We have stopped using any kind of baby bathtub or bath mat and she now just sits in the tub like a big girl.

The past 2 weekends while the baby napped I have curled up and napped with this guy.

We had a fun night out at Vince's work party.


A few weeks ago Kaylee had a reaction while taking antibiotics. So last week I had to take her to the allergist for testing. Over 3 hours of lots of tests and crying... all to find out it wasn't the medicine. Fun. Poor baby.

This past Saturday night Vince and I had a date night just the two of us and on Sunday we stayed home in our PJ's and watched the Superbowl with our favorite girl.

Yesterday was my mom's 50th birthday and we sent her these cute cupcake flowers (since her actual gift is a little late and won't be there until tomorrow). She also got an iPad from my dad so now we can FaceTime. I'm not sure who is more excited about this me or her ;)

And basically we have just spent a lot of time playing and cuddling with our little lady.


So what have you all been up to lately?