Entrapment

Lydia has been moving around so much and getting into everything that we invested in a play yard. Well, I hope it feels more like a play yard than a prison to Lydia.

Youtube

Of all the clips that Trung could have edited, this is what he chooses to do first...Lydia taking a quick poop. Enjoy! :P

Clumsy Mother Equals...

I have absolutely no nails, yet I still managed to poke poor lil Lydia near the eye and broke skin. She was really good about not messing with the bandaid though, but was probably wondering why her vision was slightly blocked. Shucks, and right before the weekend when all my friends are going to see her (without the bandaid, of course...this is only for my readers to see, now don't you all feel special)!

Oui Oui

Lydia has learned to drag herself around the floor, but everytime I get her to crawl, she goes face first into the ground. Oh well, whatever floats her boat, at least she's getting around now. She also loves her walker, which we put her in when we're eating or preparing dinner so that we can get things done and keep an eye on her at the same time.

Lydia has mastered her prunes and boy was she regular. :) Somehow, though, she always seems to end up with a mustache or beard.

Jumpy jumpy

Lydia just loves her jumpy thingy...I mean LOVES it! We initially had her jumping where the double doors are, which connect her room to ours, but we noticed that the moulding was loosening, so we moved her to the bathroom doorway. Often times, Sasha likes to supervise from a distance.

Fun Times with Uncle Mike

My brother Mike paid us a surprise visit this past weekend. We had a great time catching up on movies and just hanging out. Lydia especially had fun trying to eat Mike's "spikey" hair.

Lydia the Great

Lydia has been doing great with her vegetables. She has conquered the carrots, the sweet potatoes, and the butternut squash (or as Trung would call it, "buttnutt squash"). Lydia is currently battling the peas, but I think victory is hers.

This past weekend we met up with several of my Houston friends. Some friends were in town for a high school acquaintance's wedding, while some friends I always meet up with whenever we're in town. Overall, we had a great time with just us gals. Oh, while we were having dinner with Jennifer and Calvin, a shed across the street caught on fire. The waitress was the one that called the firemen and four trucks showed up in a matter of minutes. Lydia didn't really know what was going on, but she joined in the staring out the window; I guess she could feel the excitement.

Misc.

So, Apollo was definitely Ohyes Tuesday night during the premiere of Dancing with the Stars. The only thing is though...I really wish he could be more committed. Poor Cheryl has got a statue for a partner; hopefully Ian will loosen up as the weeks go by. And about Mr. Glide, well he's sooo sweet, I really hope he builds more confidence and clean sweeps the judges' scores. :)

Aw man, I just lost my bid on a purple butterly bell. Shucks! Oh well, there is another one up for grabs, but it's not as pretty. Anyhow, I'm heading to Houston tomorrow to meet up my old junior high friend Sarah who has yet to see Lydia. Trung is staying behind to take care of some business, mainly to work and do guy's household chores. We'll see if they actually get done or if he plays CoH all weekend. Yes, I'm talking about you, hon. :P

Eighth World Wonder

I've read and been told to prepare myself to expect some smelly, colorful dirty diapers when Lydia started solid food, mainly vegetables. This morning, Lydia did not fail to deliver. One word...WOW! I wish that you all could have been there to experience this with me. :P

Good News...I don't have mastitis after all, per a nurse at my Obgyn's office. I just have a really plugged duct...now all I have to do is get my "ducts" in a row. Whew! That was quite a scare!

Carrot Mustache

Lydia started her orange colored vegetables today. First up...carrots! She didn't care for them very much, but she did eat the entire jar. I hope you can get used to them carrots, Lydia, cause you're going to be eating them for the next couple of days. :P

On a more serious note, I've got mastitis and it really sucks. Basically, a milk duct is blocked and infected. I've had my fair share of engorgement, but I knew almost immediately that this was different. First of all, I couldn't sleep for the life of me on Friday night. Then, when I woke up to feed Lydia, I had a splitting headache not to mention a very tender chest; I also got chills when I woke up again a couple hours later. I made it through Saturday alright, mainly because I wanted to have lunch with my cousins (Cousins, if you're reading this, I was fine...I promise :)). After popping some extra strength Tylenol and taking a nap, I was feeling much better, but I was still tender.

Today I don't have a headache and the chills are gone, but after reading all the symptoms of mastitis, I'm sure I've got it. I also talked to my friend Nina who is a NP, and she too believes that I have the infection. I remember my Mom telling me once that she had to have surgery when she was breastfeeding Jimmy, and as it turns out, she had mastitis. Unfortunately, she lived out in the country and it was over thirty years ago, so they had to operate on her and take a biopsy, while hopefully, I can just take some antibiotics. Let's hope the good doctor will have positive things to say tomorrow.