lazy post

I'm EXHAUSTED. I think I'm so mentally drained that its starting to wear me down physically. Anyway...

Maddy has been giving us trouble with putting her to sleep lately. She has no problem sleeping once she is asleep, but she's been fighting us on putting her down. Her daddy doesn't understand that if you just let her cry that she will go to sleep eventually and that she HAS to teach herself how to self-soothe. I won't let her lay there and scream or sob...I can tell the difference between an "I want attention" cry and a "there's something wrong" cry. Most of the time she does this screeching like a banchee thing...I dont know whats up with that. But she does it for a while and she WILL go to sleep as long as she's left alone! The past few nights have been pretty stressful but tonight she whimpered and screeched for 10 minutes and then she was OUT. I hope she is learning. I'm crossing my fingers......

Mitch is working SEVEN STRAIGHT DAYS this week. Whaaaaaaaaaaat am I going to do??? My mom is coming to visit tomorrow. But other than that so far (that I know of) its just me and Maddy. I have to keep telling myself....big paycheck....big paycheck!

Other things Maddy is doing: She can pull herself to a standing position from sitting while holding on to my fingers. She can ALMOST sit unassisted...she just needs to work on the balancing thing some more. And she has recently discovered and has become fascinated with her toes.

This is what she does when we try to practice sitting. sigh.Alison and Madelyn from Natalie's 2nd birthday party last saturday. LOL Maddy looks like HELP!Maddy, Alison, and Natalie.Daddy and Maddy reading a bedtime story.Now this is just something she does that I don't quite get. She lifts that one foot in the air for no reason...just leaves it there. She does it when she eats, when she watches TV, anytime you hold her. Silly baby.

I also have another recipe to post tomorrow (hopefully). I can't believe its 9:00 and I'm like barely able to type. I am soooooooooooooooooooo off to bed.

OH, and in response to my last post....I did write an e-mail to the mayor telling him what I think about their breed ban. TWO SECONDS later he e-mailed me back and all he said was thank you. Not hello, didn't put his name, nothing....just two words. I doubt he even read the e-mail. But at least I put my 2 cents in.