Mathematical Mama

Last week, baby girl got sick. I know that since this makes 3 times she has been sick in her whole life, that she was going to have it worse than anyone.  Fever, snot, cough... fabulous. The first night,  I was up with her all night making sure her fever broke with medication, and sitting up in the recliner so she could breathe and catch some sleep. So, clearly I caught whatever she had.  It wasn't as bad for me... tho I couldn't breathe out of my nose for days. Which is why I tried something that I had only heard old ladies ever talk about drinking. Let me set this up by showing you  this awesome mug .  I bought it when I was still working nights and had to involve a microwave when making tea.  The bottom plastic part is microwave safe, and the top has a little infuser basket in the top that drops down with the little lever on the side.  It's one of the best purchases I have ever made.  Not only is it dishwasher safe, but it also is super a...

My baby  girl is getting so big! Today is a pretty big day for the missus.  I'll try to recap all of the firsts I have witnessed. 1.) When she woke up, she squealed ," Mommy!  Brother!  Daddy?" when I went in to get her.  She seemed disappointed that daddy was already at work. 2.) She asked for more cheese at lunch. 3.) She went straight to sleep at nap time, and slept almost 3 hours. 4.) She took a bite of her frozen yogurt in a tube, said, "Hot!" and blew on it to cool it down. 5.) She got super fussy when we were playing downstairs.  She kept reaching for me and saying, "UP!"  After a few questions, she said she was hungry and wanted a snack.  I said, "You know, you can just say "I'm hungry" and we'll take care of you. She looked at me in the face and said, "I'm hungry". 6.) I had her on my hip when the boys were finishing the basement pick-up before getting a snack.  Z pointed at the stairs and said, ...

Christmas is over. My handmade things all got done in time! New Years Eve has come and gone.  We had a blast first with family then with friends later in the evening. My house is relatively clean, and JP is gearing up to return to preschool. The routine is snapping back into place. One thing that needs to be added to the existing routine is more "take care of me" time.  I need to take time to get moving a little each day.  I really want to start running again, but the whole gallbladder business has left me as heavy as i was right before Sweet Z entered the world.  Y.I.K.E.S. So, for now, I'm starting slow.  Making the time every day to get off my bum. I just downloaded a bunch of demos on the kinect, like Zumba and Biggest Loser. I'm also committing to myself to write more, both here and at my  knitting blog .  I  have designed a few things that I need to get down on paper so they can be shared with all who desire to make them. For n...