Need.Time.To.Breathe.

The last few weeks have been unbelievably busy.  I've been very busy with work, and it seems like there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done.  Laundry is piling up, the house needs clean, bills need paid, and yet another day passes without getting to any of it.  Last weekend I had the March of Dimes walk on Saturday morning and then Joel's family had Easter on Sunday.  It was too cold and windy to walk the entire walk, so we only walked the first quarter or so.  That reminds me...I forgot to watch the news that night to see if we made it.  Did anyone catch the Springfield news Saturday night and see me, Josh, Kathleen, Nathan, and Augie?  Rita watched Ainsley for me while I went to Springfield for the walk and then ran some errands after.  

Mommy and Ainsley ready for Easter with the Freeman's

We went to Joel's family Sunday for lunch and then came home and Joel went straight to the fields.  It was dry, so he worked Sunday afternoon and evening.  Tuesday morning I woke up around 3 and started throwing up.  I ended up throwing up most of the day Tuesday.  I was still really sore yesterday when I woke up.  I ran a temperature all day Tuesday also.  I think I had food poinsoning, because there were about 10 people that went Sunday who all ended up sick Tuesday.  All I can say is I'm glad it's over and I feel better.  I haven't thrown up in years...actually, the last time I threw up was in the back of Jamie's parents' van in the McDonald's drive thru at 10 in the morning the day after St. Patrick's Day weekend!  (Sorry, Frank and Sharon!)  Luckily, it rained Monday night so Joel stayed home with Ainsley all day.  He did really good with her, even if he did leave her in her pajamas all day!  He gave her a bath for the first time that night, and didn't complain too much.  When I went to upload videos to the computer, this is what I found.  Watch this video to see what Daddy and Ainsley do together!




Daddy finally got a poopy diaper!



Ainsley's wondering who the guy is changing her poopy diaper, and why he's making all those gagging noises!

Ainsley laughed for the first time last week and she'll "talk" to you.  It takes her a while to find her voice, but once she gets one coo out, she'll usually give you a couple more.  Something I'm really excited about is that Ainsley has only gotten up once throughout the night the last three nights in a row!  She's woke up at 3, taken a bottle and went right back to sleep and slept until 6.  It makes a huge difference getting 5 1/2 to 6 hours of sleep straight!



Happy baby after her bath



Don't let this picture fool you...she was crying right after I snapped it.  She doesn't care for hats!



She's always so happy first thing in the morning!

Well, as I mentioned before, I haven't had time to do anything in the last few weeks.  That includes getting Easter cards out...I had taken a picture for the cards but never got a chance to get them ordered, so here you go...Happy Easter!

I'm really packing on the pounds!