Tough day at work!

My day started at about 3:30am with the sound of a screaming toddler jumping in her crib. I was in the middle of the best nights sleep I have had in a long time. I knew it was too good to last. My little one hardly ever wakes in the night anymore so I knew something must of been wrong. She has been getting her top two molars for a while now. They are almost fully cut so I figured that was the culprit. I scooped her out of her crib, changed her diaper, gave her some Tylenol, handed her a sippy of water and laid her back down. She seemed fine so I went back to bed. Just as a snuggled deeper under my covers she started screaming again. To make a long story short this went on till 6am. I lost track of how many times I went back into her room. Usually I'd let her cry it out a bit but I knew she didn't feel good so I couldn't do it. At about 5am she started yelling "Momma!" then an occasional "Dada!" It was kinda cute but I was still a bit annoyed because now I was beyond tired. She finally fell back asleep around 6am so I got to go back to bed.

At 8am Joe got home from work and despite his best efforts to be quiet I still woke up when he came into bed. I tossed an turned till about 9 when Addison woke back up for the day. She seemed just fine as if she had a full nights sleep. We went downstairs had some breakfast along with my huge cup of coffee. I'm trying to give up coffee but today was an emergency. I needed it. We played a little and then headed back upstairs to get ready for the day. As I attempted to put on some makeup and straighten my hair Addison thought it would be so funny to bang on our bedroom door where her daddy was sleeping. I kept chasing her back into her room to play but she would find a new wall or door to bang on and the minute I turned my back she would be back to knocking on our bedroom door. Poor Joe! I'm not sure if he woke up. I finally gave up on my hair, having only straightened half, and got dressed. In the mean time Addison managed to take off her diaper and run around naked. Oh this child kills me sometimes!

Finally we were out the door at 11am and headed to the store. I needed to get a few things for dinner. My brain was so scattered today I forgot my purse in the car so we had to go back out to get it. What a wonderful day this was turning out to be. We were home by noon just in time for lunch. During lunch I realized that Addison is getting all four of her canine teeth at the same time! No wonder she is so fussy and woke up crying. This should be a fun couple of weeks.

After lunch I attempted to put Addison down for a nap. Well after almost 2 hours of her screaming and jumping in her crib I gave up. Please tell me my 16 month old is not giving up her naps!!! So now she is watching her show and oh yes I smell a poo! Guess I get to go change her diaper now. It's only 2:18pm and there is still so much more of the day to come. I have to go pick up some friends from the airport, make dinner, give Addison a bath and hope she is not crabby the rest of the day.

It's not always easy being a stay at home mom. It is a full time job! Off to change that diaper now.

Beautiful Kodiak!

So far we have enjoyed living in Kodiak. We have met so many wonderful new friends and have managed to stay really busy. I feel like I do more living here than I did before. This is our first time living in base housing and so far it has been an awesome experience. It's nice being surrounded by people that are in the same situation as us. It has made it very easy to meet people. Yes we miss the heat but Addison and I have been going to the indoor pool once or twice a week and every time the suns out we go for walks or exploring. It is very cold for summer but we will survive. We have enjoyed days at the beach, seeing our first Kodiak bears, lots of fishing for Joe, bomb fires with the neighbors and so much more. So far Kodiak is turning out to be better than expected. Stay tuned...it's not winter yet, my opinion may change!