Down, Down, Down!

2.4…yes down 2.4!! That makes a total of 8 for the last 4 weeks. Not too shabby, I am totally happy with that, I just hope it keeps going and going and going down! I actually need to break into my closet and try on some of my pre pregnancy clothes tonight. After I had Charley and could no longer wear the maternity clothes because they were too big, I went out and bought an el cheapo pair of khakis and jeans from Old Navy in a bigger size. I have only worn the jeans and they are so big now I have saggy butt and they would fall off if not held up by a belt. I haven’t yet worn the khakis and I think I might have to return them before I even wear them! That is such a great feeling. So tonight will be the test…will my old jeans fit?? I am sure they won’t fit too comfortably yet, since I am still about 11 lbs above my pre pregnancy weight, but hopefully they will button!

We found a beach house!! We are going to go to Bear Trap Dunes in Bethany Beach. It is a little farther from the beach then we would have liked (3 miles) but they have a shuttle to the beach, a fitness center, 2 outdoor pools, 1 indoor pool and a bunch of walking trails, the place is pet friendly (it doesn’t matter how many dogs…you pay one flat pet fee). So it is perfect! We are going for a week and invited our families separately for 2 days each then the rest of the time will just be the 3 of us and the 3 dogs. It should be great! We aren’t going until after Labor Day weekend since the price drops a few hundred dollars, so it makes it a little bit more affordable. I can’t wait!

Hmm, what else is going on…Charley’s blocked tear duct is pretty bad, we took her to the Dr about it about 2 weeks ago and they said she had an eye infection, well we got drops and used them and it cleared up really good. They said only use the drops for 5 days, so we stopped; now it is back full force. Poor girl, wakes up with her eye gooped shut every morning. So I called back today and they said to keep using the drops. I just hope it clears up soon. They say it could take a year! She is almost ready to roll over…she is so close! She just can’t get past her one arm being in the way…but any day now!

Oh, and Mack broke her crib! So we picked out this nice crib and we were planning on using and keeping it for multiple kids…well it hasn’t lasted 3 months! My Mom was in the chair rocking Charley last Tuesday and Mack likes to sit and look out the window behind the chair. Well my Mom got up and so did Mack and he got pinned between the chair and the crib and his butt snapped one of the rungs on the crib! So today we find out it might have been a blessing in disguise that he broke it. Because we call Babies-R-Us where we got it from and they tell us they just recently removed all Jardine (the brand we got) cribs from their floor and stopped selling them due to the fact they kept getting reports of them breaking and they can’t order replacement parts for them!! So they suggested that we return the crib and get store credit to buy another one and they would give us 15% off whatever else we got. She did tell us they don’t have many white cribs…she said we could return the dresser too and get a whole new set. Eh, such a pain in the butt! The way the room is painted, I personally think it will only look good with white furniture. So we found one crib online that we like, now just to find out if they can order it for us and if we can use the store credit online. But the part that majorly sucks is that Charley has been sleeping in her crib, and we have been working on putting her down a little awake so she can fall asleep on her own…and all and now we might have to return the crib and wait for another one to come in…where will she sleep while all of this is going on?! I don’t want to get her out of her routine that we have worked so hard to get her set into. I should find out tomorrow when I go to Babies-R-Us what the deal is and hopefully we can swing it so that we can order the crib and once it comes in we can then take the old one back and pay for the new one then.

Tomorrow I am heading to Delaware to go to an information session with my cousin Markie at Del Tech Community College. She wants to be a nurse and is interested in their program so I told her I’d come home and go with her. Here she is after her graduation on Sunday. This is her and my Aunt Cathy.

If you have a spare moment please head over to Points and Pounds and visit my friend Jeannie, she is going through some rough times and needs a little blog lovin!

Well Charley has been napping now for 2 hours and I am afraid if I don't get her up she won't go to bed tonight...so I am off to wake my sleeping baby...

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