What a Week

Hey all!

I know its been a few days since the last blog. Our house has been a busy one!

Julio's dad and niece came into town over the weekend. We had a blast catching up, letting them spend time with Abbie, and getting some advice from Pops (he is a pediatrician in New York).

Last Friday was my birthday, so Julio and I went to JC Penny's to do some shopping during the sale. Then we ran up to my mom's to borrow a couple inflatable mattresses for our house guests. Then I had an appointment with Ashlee to get my hair colored. We went a little brighter this time. Ok, a lot brighter. My hair went just a tad lighter than it was supposed to, but oh well. Its just hair. Ash said that my hair colors light so next time she will make the mix a little darker. But with a couple washes, it won't look quite as orange ;) At least Julio likes it!

Julio picked Pops and Nati up at the airport, and they made some food stops before coming home and checkin out my precious. It was a great night. Hell, it was a great day!!!

Saturday, we took Pops and Nati to Golden Corral because they don't have one in NY but they get the commercials. Weird. Then we hit up Walmart and then back to JCP so Nati could get in on midwest prices magnified with the awesome sale that was going on. After the shopping, we headed back home to hang out until my 3rd baby shower(!) at 3. It was awesome! My brother and sister-in-law got to see Abbie for the first time! Plus, it was sort of a little reunion with my mom's side of the family that we haven't had much contact with in the past 2 years. (jeez, I didn't realize it had been that long.) Everything went really well and Abbie got some really cute outfits!

Saturday evening was rough. Abbie cried for about 2 hours straight. Pops stepped in and checked her out. He said she couldn't breathe through her nose. We had tried the snot sucker before, but he said that we need to use saline drops with it. They went to the store to get some (leaving me, frazzled, with a crying baby!), we watched Pops do the whole routine, and Julio and I both sighed when Abbie settled right down.

Sunday, we went to Denny's for breakfast, where the waitress lost our ticket and she and the manager both lied about what happened! But we got breakfast half off. Then we said our goodbyes, and Julio took Pops and Nati back to the airport. He made record time driving. I think the whole trip was less than 2 hours. He said he didn't speed....

Abbie and I have just been taking it easy this week. I think she's getting ready to hit another growth spurt. She usually sleeps at least 3 hours at a time at night, but the last 2 nights, she's been waking me up every 2 hours to eat. Its driving me nuts! Some days, that's the only time Julio and I get alone together. I know its only a matter of time before she sleeps through the night. I just hope I can make it!

That's pretty much it for now. I hope it was an interesting read!