Since I increased my Lyrica dosage again, I've been sleeping more deeply. This morning Bob got up with both the little kids and I had no idea they were even awake. The more I think about it, I think I remember him saying something to me after he got Liam, but I didn't hear the kids cry or anything. I got up once with Liam last night. I think Bob was already in with Lorelei at the time. I don't know why I heard him then and no other time. I love not being in pain, but the Lyrica seems to be affecting me more this time around. (I had actually completely stopped taking it for 3 weeks, but things were starting to get bad again.) Last time I didn't have any of the dizziness or spaceyness, although I do kinda remember it making me sleep deeper. This time, though, I'm dizzy most of the time and really spacey in the afternoons and I fall asleep as soon as I'm in bed and don't really wake up until morning. I feel really bad about that, since it means Bob is getting up with the kids. Lorelei got up a lot last night (probably because we didn't give her dinner last night). Liam was up a few times too.

I'm wondering if Liam might have an ear infection or a sinus infection. He got the cold that went around - he was actually the first one - a couple of weeks ago, but he's still more congested than ever and the rest of us are pretty much over it. They have well baby check ups next Tuesday, but I don't want to wait that long if he's really sick. At least I don't feel quite as pressured to make a decision by Friday since I know we can always take him to the clinic over the weekend.

It's supposed to be in the 50s today, but it's supposed to be kinda rainy. I wanted to open the house, but if it's rainy and only 50 I think it will be too cold. Darn it! This house is stale and stinky. The 10 day forecast doesn't look great. It's supposed to snow March 1st and it's supposed to be chilly too. I want to move down south!! I can't wait until spring really arrives! I think I'll put up my morning glories, though. I never did put up the winter garland this year. It looks quite bare. Maybe the morning glories will cheer me up. They're getting kinda ratty, though. I should probably look into something new. At the very least I need to come up with a way to wash them.

I'm getting a new stove tomorrow (YAY!!!) so I really need to mop the floors today and scrub around the kitchen baseboards. Bob said he'd move the old stove out before they came so I could wash underneath it, since i'm sure it's really disgusting under there. I'll probably have to wipe down the walls and the sides of the cupboards too.

I want to go out shopping. I still haven't gotten the mats for my pictures and the kids' have gc to Five Below that are burning a hole in my wallet. I really need to write thank you cards as well. I still haven't sent anything out for Christmas!! I used to be so good at all that stuff. I'd have notes out the next day. We on to two months now. I am a bad person!

Laundry has piled up again as well. I got down to about 3 loads of bedding to do last time and crapped out. I haven't done laundry in a week now. Although, I have to say, in general the house is in better order overall than it usually is. It's really hard for me to straighten/clean piecemeal, but it does have a cumulative affect after a while.

Lorelei has started talking an amazing amount. She's very understandable most of the time now and speaks in complete sentences most of the time too. I love this time in development. It's like all of a sudden you get to see what this little person has been thinking about for the past two years, the way her brain works.

Liam is getting very close to walking. I think it's just a matter of wanting to at this point. He knows it's something he can toy me with, since I've made a really big deal about the few steps he's taken on his own. He'll be walking by spring, that's for sure. Maybe in the next couple of weeks. I can't believe my baby boy is a year old! (technically sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning) He's gotten so big and his face has changed into a little boys and his hair is starting to fill out and he understands so much. He's so playful now - he'll play peek a boo and he stands on his head and claps - he LOVES music! I love him so much sometimes it feels like my heart will burst. (Real cliche, I know, but it's the way I feel!)

We got the bedrooms moved and the only thing I have left to do is move some of the wall decor around. I told the girls I'd do that on Friday since Bob will have off and he can watch the little ones while I do it. I also have a doctor's appointment Friday and I think I'm going to get my hair cut. Oh, that reminds me! I need to find a picture! :)

Liam just knocked over a lamp in the living room and broke the bulb and the shade. Grr... it never ends!