Life is Full of Surprises

When we first moved to ABQ our swamp cooler was broken and we went without it for the two hottest weeks here. A couple of weeks ago I turned on the swamp cooler only to hear a loud thud. I knew something broke so turned it off and waited for Mark to come home. Funny that it always brakes in July. The wheel had fallen off of the axle of the motor. I told Mark just to buy a new motor, but Mark was determined to fix it. After alot of pounding he was able to get the wheel back on. AND it is still working!

Things break quite often with us. We bought a wheat grinder about a year ago - one that you crank and doesn't require electricity. My idea was to use it in case of an emergency. Well, now that I'm baking with oat flour I need to grind oats with my grinder. Mark set it up and cranked for about 30 seconds before it broke! Seriously? AND the really stinky part is that it has a warranty, BUT you have to send in the warranty card within 15 days of purchase for it to be valid. Well, at least it broke before we really needed it.

Meggie has reflux and takes prevacid each day. I hate giving my little tiny infant medicine, but I hope it helps her. Along with the prevacid I have had to completely change my diet. I have taken all allergens out, (thus the oat flour). I can eat meat, rice, oatmeal, potatoes, etc. No dairy, eggs, wheat, etc. I have learned that dieting really isn't hard if you find something that is motivating enough. But then again, it's only been 4 days since I've cut everything!

Most people who have young infants nap when their baby naps. I'm amazed at how functional I am without naps because I really am tired. If Kendra takes a nap (which she usually doesn't) then Meggie's awake. If Meggie is asleep Kendra is awake! AND on the off chance that they are both asleep (like once a week) I usually only get 10-15 minutes before one wakes up crying!

I decided that Kendra no longer needs a paci to sleep. I told her that when she threw away her pacis that we could go to the disney store and buy whatever princess dress she wanted. She was so excited that she immediately got rid of them. The paci fairies came and picked them up and took them to paci land while she napped that day. This is the dress she picked out:

This is the only time she wore the dress! It was too scratchy and she didn't like it! I am so glad I left the tags on! We took it back the next day and she decided she wanted a Jasmine doll instead. Which was fine with me because it was significantly cheaper!

Meggie is now 8lbs 9 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. Do you see how ginormous she is compared to me? I am so glad my babies are small! A larger baby would not fit in me. Kendra is giving her sister kisses in this picture. She is so sweet to her.