Quick Before I Get Sidetrack'd

Last week I learned from my friend Diane that Wednesday is anti-procrastination day at FlyLady. Now FlyLady is not a site that I’ve frequented in the past; although, I have visited several times in the last few years with good intentions. But I digress; today is anti-procrastination day, so I thought I would not put off (again) until tomorrow what could be done today. I think you could all guess that I have not accomplished all of the things that I’ve been putting off (that would take more than one Wednesday and probably many of the days in between those Wednesdays), but I did make a start on the pre-Boo to-do list.

Today started with getting up a bit early to get a shower, dressed, etc before Little woke up. This is something that I’m finding makes the day flow a bit more smoothly; especially if we have somewhere to be (which we usually do). After eating breakfast and getting Little ready for the day we had about 20 minutes before we needed to leave for Bible Study Fellowship. But, because we’re not procrastinating today, we left early and stopped by Kroger to pick up the items that I didn’t get at the store on Monday. BSF ends around 11:15 and we headed straight to Target to pick up a few things, like laundry detergent, that weren’t urgent but would be soon. While Little ate lunch I mixed and kneaded this week’s batch of bread (we also sang and talked about the birds in the backyard while she ate her applesauce).

And then during the first rise on the bread I conquered the task that gets marked off the to-do list: cleaned and organized the pantry. I still have some work to do in there, such as getting spice racks to go on the back of the door (so that I can actually find my spices when I need them instead of digging through the entire shelf only to find that I’m out of something), but the biggest part of the work is completed.

Now the bread is finishing it’s second rise, I’m finishing up this blog post, Little is still napping, and I think I’ll rest a bit. It feels good to have one thing off my list. Happy anti-procrastination day!

Yesterday was Boo check-up day. Everything is going well: his heart rate was good, my glucose and iron numbers were good, etc; so the doc is pleased with our progress. We will see the doc again in 3 weeks.

Yes, that’s right, yesterday marked the last of the every 4 week appointments. Around here that’s a frightening big milestone.

When the doctor appointments get closer together it’s like a light goes off that says, “This baby is really coming, and it won’t be long until it gets here!” There is a new recognition of how much we have to do to prepare and how little time we actually have to get it done. But, as I always say, we seem to function best on a deadline; at least the things that must get done will.

So here we sit with approximately 13 weeks until we welcome baby Boo. And here we sit with a pretty big to-do list. And, actually, I probably shouldn’t be sitting at all but be up getting something accomplished. But, Little is resting and so shall I.

Have a happy Tuesday!

I’m running a bit late publishing my Menu Plan Monday post. At least it’s still Monday!

Having my menu planned and posted really did help last week. We went through the whole week without eating out! (Well, except for the two days I stopped and got me and Little something for lunch – still working on the lunch thing.) Anyway, here is our menu for the week; there are breakfasts listed for the weekend because we will have company.

Monday – burritos, black beans, chips & salsa

Tuesday – ravioli casserole, corn on the cob, bread

Wednesday – leftovers

Thursday – baked potatoes with broccoli & cheese

Friday – order pizza or eat out

Saturday – breakfast: biscuits, eggs, sausage, gravy (assuming it turns out edible) / lunch: sandwiches, chips / dinner: chicken & rice casserole, salad, crescent rolls

Sunday – breakfast: cinnamon rolls, fruit / lunch: leftovers or eat out / dinner: Life Group meeting

Hope you have a great week filled with good eats!

Or, why Little is sleeping in her crib again.

Yesterday evening we ventured out after dinner in search of a bed-rail. We found a couple at Wal-Mart and bought the one we thought would work the best. (aside: We hadn’t looked there yet because I don’t like shopping at Wal-Mart. Not for any reason having to do with the company as a whole, just an issue I have with our local stores. But that’s another tale for another time.) When we got home Matt began doing the necessary assembly to get it onto the bed.

While assembling the rail, Matt happened to read the warnings; one of which was “Warning: Never use bed-rail on toddler bed.” Whaat??? Despite the warning we were going to risk life and limb and use the rail because, really, aren’t toddlers the ones who need rails the most?

Anyway…Matt put the rail on only to discover that it really wasn’t going to be any different than having the crib side on the bed. It was a quite a bit lower than the crib side but took up the full length of the mattress.

We were now confronted with a new decision: put the crib side back on the bed and leave her in a crib a bit longer, put her crib mattress on the floor and let her sleep there until we get her twin size bed, or leave things as they were and continue getting up in the night to put her back in bed.

Ack! The crib won’t fit through the bedroom door without taking it apart or taking the door off the hinges. Not a task we were up for last night.

Thus, Little is once again sleeping in her crib with the rail-side on it. The funniest part is that she seemed very excited to see the crib-rail back on her “nite-nite” when she went to bed last night.

It would seem that we are entering a season of change around here. There are cosmetic changes like the Sidetrack’d reindeer dashing away to make room for the lovely new wintery look. There will be changes around the house like cleaning out the storage room (bedroom #3) and creating a room for baby Boo. Then there are the life changes to come like welcoming a new child into our lives and home.

We began this weekend with a pretty significant transition: on Saturday morning Matt converted Little’s crib to a toddler bed. She is really pretty young (17 months) to move out of the crib, but with baby Boo on the way we decided to move her sooner rather than wait until he arrives.

Overall, she has done very well with the change. At naptime and bedtime she lays down in her bed with her pile of “dees” (blankets), stays in bed, and goes to sleep with no problems. The problem comes with keeping her in bed.

Her convertible crib doesn’t have a rail on the fourth side when it is made into a toddler bed. Therefore, when she wiggles to that edge she falls out. [aside: I know that bed rails are the solution to this problem, but we are having a bit of trouble finding them locally.] On Saturday night she was out of bed by 10:00 when Matt and I went to bed; I was able to put her back on her bed and she slept there the rest of the night. On Sunday night she fell out of bed sometime between 9:00, when I checked on her, and 4:30 Monday morning when Matt got up for the day; she was sound asleep on one of the pillows in her floor when Matt found her so he left her there. She slept all night long in bed Tuesday night.

Monday night and last night she required middle of the night assistance. On Monday night/Tuesday morning I heard her cry out and say “uh oh” around 2:00. When I went in to put her back in bed she was standing beside her bed with her head laying on the bed sucking her thumb; she was grateful to get back in bed and quickly went back to sleep. Last night Matt heard her say “da-da. uh oh.” about 2:30 and went to check on her. She was once again standing with her head on her bed, a dee under her head, and her thumb in her mouth. Matt said she looked like she was resigned to sleeping the rest of the night standing that way.

So, only one night out of five has Little has made it the entire night without falling out of bed. She is capable of climbing back in by herself; I think she must be disoriented and still asleep enough that she either doesn’t think about it or doesn’t have the energy to pull herself back up there.

I know it is something she will get past pretty soon, but she sure looks pitiful standing there in the middle of the night sucking her thumb!