Misc.

Ok I have a few things on my mind! HERE GOES :)





1. I have tried and tried to upload a video of my lil angel waving bye bye! I cannot for the life of me get it to load. I am using the blogger video thingy but it still isn't working. I know there is a limit on the size but mine isn't over the limit so I don't know what the deal is......it just loads and loads and loads. SOOOO if you have any tips or pointers let me know!!!! Thanks





2. I am soooooo tired of it being warm and sunny and pretty during the week and then on the weekend it gets cold. What up with that????? I went to lunch today and didn't want to return to work.....it is soooo BEA-utiful. Daley loves the outside and there is no place I would rather be than at the park or going for a walk with her(& my hubby of course which makes it worse cause he is off today).





3. I am going shopping with my fave girls this weekend (my mom & sister...and the lil girls of course) but I am bummed cause I know I don't have much (if any) money to spend and that is always when I find tons of stuff I want.





4. Next week is the Bachelor finale AND I get to watch it with my sweet friend Lauren. SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!We have been anticipating the finale for a while now and it is gonna be fun to see the outcome. AND if you are a Bachelor fan you know there is a lot of speculation around the ending and who he picks!!! I just wish my sister was here to watch it with us :(





5. American Idol! Did anyone watch last night? I didn't get to see the whole thing....I am gonna have to set my DVR from now on BUT is it me or is Simon a lot more relaxed this yr? It seems like he isn't reaming the contestants like in yrs past! I mean I love Simon!!!! He is the main reason I continue to watch the show. His BRUTAL honest is what I totally love that about him. I don't really have any faves just yet but I do have my eye on that Adam Lambert guy. Partly because he is cute and he has a great voice, but did you catch the Edward Cullen comparison??? Yeah Randy compared him to a mixture of Steven Tyler, A Fallout Boy, Robert Pattinson from Twilight & My Chemical Romance. When asked by Ryan how he felt about being compared to Edward Cullen he said he loved the books and the movie. Hey!! any dude who has actually read the books and has seen the movie gets a vote from ME! ANYWHO I also think that Alison chick with the flaming RED hair is pretty awesome. Anyone who can sing Heart and not butcher it has some serious talent. PLUS she is only 16.



6. My DVR is set to record Dr Phil this afternoon cause that crazy baby lady is on! YES you guessed it Nadya Suleman. I know she was on yesterday and I missed it DAMN IT but I will get a glimpse today. I don't know why I continue to be obsessed with this story but I do. It is kinda like a train wreck! You have to stop to see the wreckage even though you know it could be devastating. I guess I am also waiting for this nut bar to finally crack and say "You know what? Yeah, I am scared as hell." which if she is truly crazy(which I believe her to be) maybe she is so wacko that she doesn't know enough to actually be scared. Another thing.....is her Plastic Surgeon as bad of a Dr as her InVitro Specialist? That chicks face is a mess!!! Some people have said that she is trying to look like Angelina Jolie YEAH RIGHT!! Don't get me wrong I don't like Angelina Jolie I personally think she is a filthy home wrecking skank but she is pretty. Nadya Suleman.....SO NOT PRETTY. If she was trying to look like Angelina she needs to go back to the Dr. and ask for a refund cause she was jipped! I do feel really really bad for all of the kiddos because they SOOOO didn't ask to be brought into this situation. They have NO idea (neither do I for that matter) what lies in store for their future. But don't get me started on whether I think it is societies responsibility to take care of her kids! Oh yeah and one more thing did you hear that she was offered a 1million dollar contract if she would agree to be in a porno! A porno?!?!? REALLY. I mean come on people!!!!! This woman is so religious that she believed discarding frozen embryos was killing babies......do you really think she is gonna accept that $$$? I doubt it!!!! (But stranger things have happened. Like having 14 kids!!!)

Thats all for NOW

She's Here!

Sorry I know I promised to post a picture of my Valentine present as soon as she got here BBBUUUUTTT! If you read my last post you probably know I was a little preoccupied on Friday throwing up. Isnt she pretty!!! Her name is zoe :) (well at least that is what the coach website named her) Thanks Jabin for such a wonderful Valentine gift!!!!

Oh yeah one more thing! Daley has learned how to wave bye bye (backwards)!!!! It is sooooo cute! All that time at home with Mommy and Daddy on the couch over the weekend payed off! I will try to get a video of her doing it and post it soon! Of course she has a mind of her own and only does it when she wants!!!

That which doesnt kill us....

makes us stronger. OR so they say! This has been a rough few days in the Smythe household. On Thursday night Jabin and Daley got the stomach flu. And let me just say OMG!!!!! If you have never seen an 8mo old with the stomach flu I am warning you. It will break your heart!!! Jabin came home from work early and said he thought he had food poisoning. He was in the bathroom for the next 30mins throwing up. Well I laid Daley down for bed and went to check on him when all of a sudden I heard her crying. I was worried cause once she is down for the night I dont hear from her til morning. Well I went in to check on her and she was covered in vomit!!! I told Jabin he was wrong about the food poisoning. It had to be the stomach flu! Daley proceded to continue throwing up over and over again. I called my mom in tears and begged her to come over and bring pedialyte. She was there within 30 mins and she helped me with Daley. It looked like a warzone in my house. Between trying to take care of the baby and check on my husband I was frantic. Well after about 2 and a 1/2 hours of Daley throwing up and no wet diaper we decided to take her to the hospital. She couldnt even keep down pedialyte!!! We were there from 10pm-4am. It was hell!!!! That poor baby was soooooo sick. She was dehydrated so they had to give her an IV. I didnt know if I could stay in the room while they did it but I was brave for her. I wanted to be there for her so I just held her little hand and gave her her paci. She was such a good girl and hardly even cried. I know she had to be sick because she is normally a drama queen. After getting some fluids she was able to keep down the pedialyte and we got to go home. She slept pretty good once we got home and we just laid around all the next day, took long naps and rested. Jabin was feeling better too. I was so glad we were in the clear!!! OR SO I THOUGHT!!!! Well on Friday afternoon the bug bit me! I had to go home from work and my nanny was at my house with Daley she had to stay all evening cause Jabin was closing. The rest of my weekend was shot. I was pretty much worthless!!! It is now mid morning on monday and I am feeling better. Just crossing my fingers nothing else slips up on us! My house is a total disaster but I think we are all well which is all that matters. I am so ready for winter to officially be over! These cold and flu bugs SUCK!

Patiently Waiting

So I am patiently awaiting my valentine to come in the mail. I ordered her on Saturday and I just tracked her and she should be here on Friday :) Woooohooooo I am so excited! I will post a picture as soon as she is delivered!

Enjoying the Weather!

Well this weekend was amazing! Busy....but amazing. The weather was fantastic so the girls (my mom, sister, atlee, daley & i) took advantage of the warm temperatures and went to the park. Needless to say everyone else had the same idea. When we got to the park there were kiddos everywhere. I loved the sound of the wind in our hair and squealing children as they rushed down the slides!!! It was so much fun. Atlee had most the fun pushing Daley in her stroller. Atlee is just learning how to walk really well and she loves to walk and push things. My sister and I took Atlee down the slide a few times and she really loved that. Daley loves being outside so she had a lot of fun also!!!! Seriously anytime she gets upset we take her outside and she calms down immediately. She just sat in her strolled and enjoyed the fresh air. We did let the girls swing in the baby swings and they loved that. We also visited the prairie dogs and they thought that was super cute too. We had a really good time and all that was missing was daddy! I cant wait to go again!!! Here are a few pictures we snapped:)

Atlee & Daley enjoying the swings :)

Atlee being goofy!

Cute lil prairie dog snacking on a cheeto!

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!!!!!

Look at that sweet face! Too bad she is already taken.

See....her shirt says Daddy's Sweetheart.

Look at that face! She will have plenty of love and kisses on Valentines :)

Mommy and Daddy love you Beansie!

Like Mother Like Daughter!!!!

I thought this was too cute I just couldnt resist!!!!

MOTHERHOOD IS NOT FOR SISSIES!!!!!

No one told me having a sick kiddo would be so hard. Thank goodness we are in the home stretch and all I am dealing with now is a little bit of snot. Last week (after all of the ice) Daley came down with a cold. On Tuesday night she woke up crying for no reason. Soooo unlike her.....she takes after her mommy in the sleeping department (i.e. she does it well) So needless to say I was worried, perplexed even. Check for fever - negative, Check for poopy/leaky diaper - negative. Hmm wonder what the problem is???Well I laid her back down and all hell broke loose. She was having none of that. So I just took her into the spare bedroom and we snuggled until she fell back asleep. No harm no foul right?!?! WRONG ( I will get to that in a minute) well the next morning she was really stopped up. I felt so bad for being aggravated with her the night before. I had no idea she didnt feel well. So mommy called in to work and stayed home with her to give her some TLC. During the day she was acting pretty normal. Well that night we did our nighttime routine like always laid her in bed, turned on the humidifier (with Vicks) and off to nite nite land she went. UNTIL 10:30 DING DING DING Round 2. She was pissed. She was crying, kicking her feet, arching her back.....the whole nine yards. Still no fever. Hmm well that is weird. Is she teething??? Who knows??? I cant feel anything. So I rock her and love her till she falls back asleep (or so I think). As soon as I laid that snoring little angel back in bed the screaming began all over again. What the heck am I gonna do???? So I went to get a little Daddy advice. He was like "Well I cant sleep with all that screaming just bring her to bed with us." I explained to him that even though I felt sorry for her the last thing I wanted to do was create a monster (the monster being a child forever in our bed). Sorry as not to offend those of you who co-sleep but it is not for me. Anyhoodle....I gave in and took daddys advice (by this time it is 11:45 and I am desperate). So we were ALL snug (and by snug I mean really snug considering we have a Queen size bed) in bed and she was asleep in no time. So here was Daley right in the middle of us where she probably felt very safe and warm and she and daddy were snoring like little pigs. Mom on the other hand. NOT SO MUCH!!!! I was worried that at any moment Jabin was going to roll over and squash the baby. I know I may sound a bit obsessive but if you have ever slept with my husband you would understand. So after about an hour of this worrying and no sleep I told Jabin to please move to the other room. He did and I did get a little sleep. On to Thursday.....Jabin had the morning off so I went to work. Till noon...I came home and spent the rest of the day with Daley. Once again Normal Daytime Child....Crazy Nightime Child. DING DING DING Round 3.....What the HELL!?!?! I am at my witts end not knowing what to do. I am still worried she is gonna get used to sleeping with me and have visions of a kindergartner in my bed. Not ideal in my book....but dang even mommies need sleep, well at least this mommy does. I tried everything. She was only happy when I put her in bed with me. So I gave in once again. 4am she wakes up in a fit of rage. No fever....no snot even. She isnt pulling on her ears......just mad! Ok maybe she is teething. Give her something to chew on.......Nope dont want that. Change her diaper......Oh NOOOOO doesnt want that either. Hold her and cuddle her........NOPE once again she is in full meltdown mode. All the while my lovely/half enibriated husband is sound asleep in the spare bedroom. If I smack him upside the head (like I want to) I will have to deal with a crying/whining husband AND baby. So I refocus on her. What to do???? Seriously I was almost on the verge of tears and I am having flashbacks to her days as a newborn when she (and I) were plagued with colic and she was inconsolable. I thought to myself...."Get yourself together Kim. You will survive this" So I layed her down in bed next to me and let her cry. I wiped her tears and rubbed her tummy and she eventually calmed herself down and went back to sleep. Friday morning I had the morning off to stay home with her and my mom was coming at 1pm. Bless that woman!!!!!! I needed to go to work so I could have a break! The morning went great & other than some coughing she was normal. As I sat at work I thought to myself - "Self you have to make that baby sleep in her own bed! I think she is getting used to the fact that she can cry and you put her in bed with you" - I was on a mission!!!! She may not feel 100% but since this started she hasnt run any fever and other than a little snot and a dry cough she has been ok. Tonight I was bound and determinded to make her sleep all night in her bed. Even if that meant I got NO sleep. Friday night DING DING DING Round 4....she cried every two hours on the dot. Seriously you could set a clock to it. But I was strong....it was hard but I did it. Each time she started crying I would give her a drink of water, stroke her hair and tell her that I loved her. BUT I never picked her up out of her bed. I never knew it could be so hard to stand there and watch your baby cry for you.....but not pick her up. You see I never went through that when we moved her to her bed at 6weeks. She made the transformation like a dream. I knew it was best for the both of us if I stood my ground. Saturday night she only woke up twice. Once cause she was coughing. I gave her a drink and she went right back to sleep. The second time I gave her the paci and she was right back to sleep. Hey this is getting better. Sunday night AAAAHHHHH! Back to normal. Thank you lord for giving me the strength to survive this week! It is at times like these when I wish they could just open their mouths and tell us what is wrong. But they cant. Whoever said "Parenting is trial and error" was right.