I Fess Up

OK, I admit it. I was a little jealous. Don't get me wrong, Brandon is a great daddy and I know they did well together but, I hate it when I can't stay with her. We did have a good day off together even though she was a little fussy. Friday and Saturday she was pretty congested and was running a low fever. So there was some validity to my staying home with her :)

I fear that she might have a rough day tomorrow at school. For the last 4 days she has gotten pretty spoiled and has wanted to be held a lot more than normal. Today she has felt pretty good, no more runny nose but still a little congested. Right now she is giving daddy a run for his money. He just tortured her with the eye drops. I sure will be glad when we are all finished with that!!

Good night everyone,
Lezlie

The Pink Eye

Maya must like our doctor because she's always going to him. Last Wednesday, I picked her up from the day care and she had a lot of goop coming out of her left eye. The next day, I had to pry open because it had sealed shut. And, her right eye was beginning to squint a little bit.

So, since Lezlie had meetings on Thursday, I played Mr. Mom and took her to the doctor. They were able to get us in pretty early (9:30) and we were in and out in 15 minutes. Conclusion--conjunctivitis. Or, for the people in my family who aren't nurses--pink eye. Dr. Davis looked for some eye drop samples but was unable to find any so he had to write a prescription. What shocked me is that the sticker price for the drops were $60-70. And the bottle isn't even as big as the tip of my thumb. Maya doesn't think too much of the eye drops. The little turd is too smart--she just closes her eyes. And, since Lezlie can't stand to see her in pain, it is my job to pry her eyes open and pour the drops in. Luckily, she has a short memory and forgives me in less than a minute.

The doctor said she could go back to day care on Friday, but Lezlie stayed at home with her just in case. I think she was just jealous I got to spend an entire day with her alone.

Noisemaker

This is the latest habit of Maya. From her early days, she always enjoyed my machine gun sounds. Maybe now she's just trying to mimic me. I admit, it's pretty cute. But when she decided to do it in the middle of Pastor's sermon this Sunday, it's a different story. The family in front of us couldn't stop laughing. But, how do you stop her? You can't. That being said, I think we're past the days of her sleeping during church. I'm sure it won't be long until we're chasing her down the aisles.

Grandpa Roger and Grandma Leisha came up this weekend to visit. Sunday afternoon, the girls went shopping. As usual, Grandma spoiled her with a couple outfits. But surprisingly, Lezlie stuck with things she needed--ones-ies, formula, and cereal. After a couple hours, Maya got a little tired and wanted to go home.

Lezlie had the day off today and stayed home with Maya. She's been a little stuffy lately so she's been a little irritable. Plus, we think she may be getting a tooth on the bottom. So, after a very stressful bath, she chugged her bottle and then was off to bed before 8:30. But, I'm betting I'll be up with her around 1am...off to bed I go. Good night, everyone.

Brandon

Good Girl

Happy Valentines Day to all!! I hope every one has treated themselves to something today. For Lezlie and I, we got some Show-Me's hot wings and stayed in. It wasn't anything special but it satisfied us.

Anyway, this week has been a good for Maya. Every day, Laura and Jennifer (her teachers) have said that she has been so good. She isn't having the uncontrollable fits anymore. I think she's just growing up. Either that or she was a royal pain in the you know what before. Just kidding.

Her latest thing is playing with her feet. It's like she didn't know she had them before. Let's just say that it makes changing diapers difficult when she's trying to put her toes in her mouth. She's also starting to giggle more. However, every time we grab the camera and aim it at her, she goes into the "deer in headlights" mode, totally disregarding anything else.

Her and Vinnie are starting to become more acquainted. If Vinnie is in the room moving around, she will often ignore us and keep her eyes on him. And, she loves to try and grab his tongue. If it were up to Vinnie, he would give Maya her daily bath. Don't worry, Grandma Leisha, we wipe her off after the licking is done. I'm sure a lot of people think this is gross, but our theory is that if we don't let Vinnie play with her now, he'll never want to play with her. Who knows? It's just a theory.

Enjoy the rest of V-day. We'll keep trying to get the giggles on video.

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Tiring Day

Today was a pretty tiring day. Our usual routine on weekends lately has been to go to the mall and walk around. We do this mainly because it's too cold for Maya outside and frankly, we need to get out of the house every so often. But today, we thought we'd mix it up and go to Target and Best Buy. Maya does real good on these trips. She's a nosy little thing, always checking everyone out. After awhile, she got a little bored of sitting in her car seat so I walked around with her in Target. It was funny. We saw 2 other couples doing the same thing with similarly aged babies.

After a couple hours shopping, we came home and drank a bottle. Then, she slept from 4 to 6:30 and we had to wake her up. I guess she'll be up for awhile tonight. That's ok though, since it's the weekend.

FYI--She had a checkup on Friday for her ear infection. Everything was fine. I was worried she would remember getting the her shots but she was very good with Dr. Davis.

By the way, I have added a few pictures to the slideshow. I will continue to add new ones and remove old ones so keep looking. If you would like to print some of them out, just click on the slideshow. It will take you to a web album. Flip to the one you want then hit "Download Photo" on the right. Then you should be able to print them out.

Brandon

Sleepy Head

It was a peaceful night at the Heimsoth household last night.....Maya slept all night long!! Hopefully, it wasn't a fluke and this is a good sign of nights to come. I even had to wake her to get ready for "school" this morning. The best part is, it was my night to get up with her. She is such a good girl :)

Lezlie

New World

Since it was over 70 degrees yesterday, Maya got to go outside for the first time at day care. They said that she really enjoyed the swing. And, I think it wore her out more than usual. She slept for an hour after I brought her home but still slept a little longer than normal before waking up in the middle of the night.

Looking forward to when this weather stays for good. It seems like all we do is sit around all cramped up in the house watching TV. At least now we have Maya to entertain us.

Brandon

Attack of the Straw

Vinnie is over four years old now but there sure is still a lot of puppy in him. Every so often, he will see or hear something new and he will go nuts. Whether it be deer in the backyard, a possum and its 8 babies on the back porch, or even a squeaky straw--it's bound to get his attention.

Don't get me wrong, he has gotten lazier as he's gotten older. As I write this, he's sleeping at my feet. But, it doesn't take much to get him wound up if you want to. All you have to say is "Do you wanna ...?" followed by anything. It doesn't matter what you say after that. All he knows is that he is going to do something with you. Sometimes I'll say something of the sort just to tease him only to feel guilty after he jumps out of a dead sleep. So, I'll take him outside to play with his F-R-I-S-B-E-E. Oh, that's another word you cannot say around him.

No School!!

I feel like a kid again. Growing up during snow season, I always prayed that we would get enough snow to cancel school. Well, for the first time since I've worked in St. Louis, they canceled work. The funny thing was that I wasn't going to work anyway. Now I get a free paid day!! Woo who!!!

Anyway, Maya and I are going to chill out today at home. Lezlie still has to go to work. I think we've all caught a little something (again), but I think our immune system is getting better. Lezlie had a low fever on Wednesday and we've both been overly tired with a cough. But, baby Maya seems to always take it like a champ.

Maya is getting a little better at sleeping at night. We've been putting her to bed around 9pm. She wakes up once around 2am and then sleeps until we get up for work. But, every so often, she gets up at 5am. Those are the tough days. I always tell myself I should just go to work after feeding her, but I always seem to wonder back to bed.

If any of you know how to get her to sleep all night, let us know. I've been able to do it a couple times but only by letting her cry herself to sleep. Unfortunately, momma has vetoed that procedure. We'll see how long she lasts before caving in.


Brandon