A Sick Belle

My Baby Belle has her very first ear infection. I took her to the doctor with a 102.5 degree fever but by the time we got there it was up to 103.7. She may also have an upper respiratory infection. Hopefully the Amoxicillin will clear everything up quickly. I want my happy, bouncing baby back!

Friday Hops

Pre-K Homeschooling: A Lesson on "U"

Here's how this morning's lesson went:

Me: What letter is this?

AJ: "A"... A, A, A

Me: Very good. What letter is this?

AJ: "J"... J, J, J.... Hey, that's my name!

Me: You're right! These letters are on the same block. That's neat... Now this is hard... What letter is this?

AJ: Ummm... I don't know...

Me: It's "U".

AJ: AJ, AJ, AJ

Me: No, no... It's "U'

AJ: AJ, AJ, AJ.

Me: AJ, listen, It's the letter "U".

AJ: AJ, AJ, AJ,

Me: Oh, I get it. Maybe we'll save "U" for a couple of weeks and come back to it...

AJ: Save me where?

Me: Nevermind.

Thursday Hops

Wordless Wednesday

I Love... Baby's Breath

Not the floral filler in all the girls' prom corsage, but the actual breath of a baby.

But just breast fed babies (sorry, formula breath is just funky!).

More specifically, MY breast fed baby.

I can't really explain it, but I know you nursing mama's out there know what I'm talking about. Baby's have a few distinct smells, not all of them pleasing, but my favorite, by far, is that sweet smelling boobie-breath. My fondness really comes in handy when Colleen decides to use my face as a chew toy.

I call it "baby-lovin'".

It's wonderfully messy!






Family Friendly Frugality

Wordless Wednesday

We had a severe thunderstorm last night. Our power went out around 1:30 am and is still out. These are some pic of the damages near my house.