Well, we had a really rough night last night. Maddy asked for Daddy right before bed but Matt was away at a retirement dinner for the CEO of his company so he wasn't home yet. I told Maddy that when she woke up in the morning he'd be home. Now, mind you, I didn't think that morning would mean 3:30 am. First Matt rocked her for five minutes, then I did (since I'm normally the one she wants doing it but last night she wanted Matt). 15 minutes later she was crying and it seemed like she had a nightmare so we went downstairs to watch one episode of Oswald (10 minutes). During that time she had milk, a teensy bit of benedryl since she was stuffy and also a bit of motrin since she has teeth coming in. I offered a snack too, that she wouldn't take. Of course, the change in diaper as well. Back up to bed, nope. Started crying again. Well, we had done all we could do so we had to let her cry it out. It took forever last night as she'd cry on and off for a few minutes. It wasn't constant crying. She finally fell asleep at about 5:35. She slept for a couple more hours.
Then I was hoping for a good long nap. No such luck. Fifty minutes later she was up and crying. I don't know what it is with the crying the second she wakes up but it's driving me bonkers.
Other than that, it was a very lazy day. We didn't go anywhere or really do anything exciting. I worked on my card a bit more, did two loads of laundry and cleaned up our bedroom. I put her 1 year pictures (as many as I could fit) into her baby book and then made a photo collage for Matt for his work in a 5x7 frame. Made spicy sausage and penne for dinner then off to bed she went without a fuss. Let's hope tonight goes better. She should be exhausted!
I am off to hang out with Matt. I'm ready for a break! This weekend is going to be super busy getting the rest of the party stuff together, prepping for three grandparents next week, wrapping Maddy's birthday gifts, cleaning the house, planning meals for next week including Thanksgiving and Maddy's birthday dinner (left overs from Thanksgiving, most likely). We're supposed to have a fall party tomorrow through my mom's group and I just don't know if we're going to make it to that. I'd love to, but I just don't know.
Tea of the day: Needless to say, I had coffee this morning and never did get a cup of herbal tea the way I wanted to. I've been into coffee in the morning lately. I hope this phase passes soon since I'm starving by 11 if I have coffee!