Oops: Did I Say Daily?

Ok, here it is a month later. Oops. Sometimes it seems like the days go by so slow, just watching the clock waiting for dh to get home from work so that I can talk to someone who will respond better that my ds or my dog.

Let's see, what has happened since I last wrote... My grandpa died of cancer. Nasty disease. He went quickly and peacefully though without pain - so that was a blessing. And he was surrounded by those he loved. I wish I could have been there. My entire family was there to say goodbye to him, but not me. That's the worst part of living where we do, being away from family. Especially raising a child away from them.

I got ds's 3 month pics back. They turned out very cute, but I just love how they try to get more money out of you by printing a few that you didn't order. It's terrible to think that they are probably just going to shred those, but I can't afford another $20. I spent enough already!

I recently started getting together with some other new moms in the area once a week. There are just four of us, but it's so much fun to hang out and talk. I really look forward to it each week. Sadly, that is about the only thing I have scheduled each week. Now I have also begun to go to a mommy and me postpartum exercise class at the YMCA here. I went last week for the first time. It was a lot of fun, but there were only four of us there and they need five to keep the class going. I really hope one more person shows up. These things help so much to keep me sane. I love having things that I have to get out for, like appointments. Last week I took our dog to the vet for his yearly appointment. He did good, a bit scared, but he was pretty cute. Another appointment coming up is we are getting the kitchen floor replaced. That will be so nice, especially when ds starts to crawl around, at least the floor will be decent enough to let him cruise on (until I get behind in the housework and it gets really dirty).

This week is my ds's four month appointment. He will get some shots, which is sad, but I look forward to going. I have a big list of questions for the doctor. I always wonder if I am doing things right raising my son, but I just can't stand to read those books anymore that tell me what babies SHOULD be doing around this age. It just makes me nervous or frustrated that my ds is not, especially in the sleeping category.

Oh, last Tuesday I hurt my back while I was at the park with ds and the dog. That was terrible, I could barely get everyone back in the car and drive home. I called my dh in tears and had to have him come home and help me for the day. It is still pretty bad, especially when I sit. It feels very much like the herniated disk I had eight years ago. Great. Hopefully I can do some stretching and get it back to normal like I was able to do last time. It was just so scary to think that something could happen to me and I couldn't get up to help my son or even reach the phone for help.

Well, that's definitely not all that happened over the last month, but I had better post this now in case I don't get to it again for a while...