growing pains

Alexis is growing so quickly, each day seems to bring on new changes. But this past month has been so hard because she is teething. Oh the painful things about growing up! Oh she cries and I just don't know what to do, we have been doing tylenol (she likes the grape so much better than the cherry) and some numbing drops which only help sometimes. I feel horrible! How can I help her? I can't stand to see her in pain, it breaks my heart! She only wants to be held and rocked (which I am glad to do) but I have not gotten any housework done. I think this has been my biggest challenge so far of being a mother, the rest is so wonderful, I spent so much time worrying and thinking I was not ready for this, but now as I watch her playing and see her look up at me and smile, or when she calls out "Ma-Ma" it is SSOOOOOOO AWESOME! I am overwhelmed with joy and love, and I wonder what I was so scared of, everything just works out, we deal as it comes, EXCEPT for this whole teething. And she only has 2 in, we have so many more to go. But I imagine we will make it through, it is just to hard!

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, I have been taking advantage of the slightly warmer weather we have been having, although it hasn't been no 80 degrees or anything, it has been a heat wave compared to the last few weeks. I just love our unpredictable weather, (note the sarcasm.) I went shopping 2 days last week which was so much fun, I got a Disney (pooh and tigger) waffle iron, which makes me so excited because it is the same design as my pooh/tigger toaster I had bought a while back, I am thrilled! And Lexie will love it when she gets bigger. (I love Disney stuff, I collect all kinds of things and have like tons of disney movies) it is an obsession.
Lexie is growing ever so fast, she is now 7 months old and yesterday popped her first tooth. WOW! She hasn't even had any fussy spells, it kind of came out of no-where, now I am hoping they will all come in this easy, although I am sure they won't. But it is a nice dream.
Hubby is on Spring Break from school, and will be on vacation from work next week, we have started finishing the upstairs, and have hired a guy to finish the drywall. I can't wait til it's done, hubby is finishing up electrical, and we went and bought carpet last week, so can't wait to paint and get the carpet down. But I must be patient, it is one thing at a time.
When the weather gets a little warmer we will also be getting guttering put back on the house, never got that done since we re-modeled so figure it's time, so guests quit getting soaked by the water pouring off the roof over the back porch when they come on rainy days. Figure they would appreciate that.
I am so ready for Spring to grace us with her presence and stick around. I am starting to see some signs, saw some robins in the yard a week or so ago. I am ready to go on walks, and plant the garden and just be outside with Lexie. And the cats are ready for the windows to be open, they try to soak up any rays of sunshine they can.
Well, that pretty much sums things up around here. Think Spring:)