"Vacation"

I am at the end of my one week of "vacation" from the hospital. It has been a busy week. I fixed some leaky copper pipes, took a course in the Taylor Spatial Frame in Atlanta, Georgia, coordinated a painter to come and paint our stairwell and bathroom, and set up a carpet layer to replace the carpet on our stairs later this month. And that wasn't even the most tiring part. I took care of Bailey for 4 days as well, while Susie worked. Let me tell ya....that was a lot of work! I've gotta hand it to all of you stay-at-home moms. It is way more work to take care of a baby than to go to an office all day. I would almost say that it is more tiring than going to the hospital and working for 80 to 90 hours per week. Both are exhausting. But Bailey sure did give me a run for my money. She is an amazing little girl. So happy and fun. If her tummy didn't hurt so much and if she didn't spit up, taking care of her would be a breeze! Her little tummy tortures her though. It will be nice when she "grows out of" this phase in her life.

The fun parts were many though. She learned to sit up on her own this week, she learned to "fly"...meaning that she lets me throw here up in the air without crying. In fact she loves it and laughs. She ate squash for the first time and loved it. She gazed at the Christmas tree lights for about 3 minutes straight...that made me giggle. She is really fun to be around despite her challenges. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.