Much ado about nothing

So the other night EJ was getting very sleepy around 8pm. He's usually up till a little after 9 so I knew if he fell asleep at 8 he wasn't all that tired and would be up again around 11pm. I couldn't keep him entertained anymore, so I rocked him in his bedroom and he quickly fell asleep. I laid him in his crib and I thought that would be a great first step in getting him to sleep in his own room. We'd do naps in there so he'd be used to it and the transition to nighttime sleeping in there would be easy.

Well, I was right he woke up around 11pm and was looking for a bottle. I stayed in the rocker to feed him and kept the room dark and played his lullabies. He didn't even finish the bottle before he was back asleep. Hmmm...what if I just left him in his room again?? It would have been a longer walk to my room, obviously. So there he stayed for the rest of the night. IN HIS CRIB IN HIS OWN ROOM. And I was perfectly fine with it. I had the monitors on and of course I heard his first whimper the next time he woke up. Everything went smoothly that night. It wasn't nearly as hard on my as I was expecting. He literally was only feet away and everyone was right. I did sleep better without him in my room and I'm sure he slept better in his own quiet room.

So all of that fussing on my part worrying about it and it went off without a hitch. And it was totally on a whim so there was no anxiety from me worrying about it all day.

The only negative to all of this is that when he's in his crib he doesn't sleep more than 3 hours at a time. Gone for now is the STTN. I'm sure it's just a matter of time until he gets used to his crib and gets into a deep enough sleep to go 6-9 hours like before...at least I'm hoping :)

Crazy 8's

Lisa has tagged me with the Crazy 8s!

Rules: Mention the person that tagged me, complete the list of 8’s, and tag 8 bloggers.

8 Things I’m Looking Forward To:
- Taking EJ to my parents' pool this summer
- Two weeks vacation down in OBX in August
- Losing 20 lbs by Labor Day (should we make it 30??)
- Sleeping in on weekends
- All the great family BBQ's this summer
- Reading "Something Borrowed" if I ever have time
- Meeting Patty next month (and seeing Katie again!)
- Getting a nice suntan :)

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
- Brushed my teeth
- Ate ham and cheese for lunch
- Went grocery shopping
- Made yummy beef stew for dinner
- FOUND MY FAVORITE FLIP FLOPS IN THE BASEMENT!!!
- Watched the season premier of Wipeout
- Went for a walk with EJ, Jimmy the dog and my Mom
- Watched the Real Housewives of NJ

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
- Lose weight without dieting
- Lose weight without exercising
- Never have to work again
- Go to Italy this summer
- Have enough extra cash to hire a maid
- Get pregnant on my own
- Make my pets not get older
- Sleep as long as I want

8 Shows I Watch:
- The Real Housewives of...Orange County, New York, Atlanta, New Jersey
- Desperate Housewives
- Top Chef
- Days of Our Lives
- Dancing with the Stars
- American Idol
- Jon & Kate + 8 (ooohh the drama!!)
- Diners, Drive-ins & Dives

8 Favorite Fruits:
- Apples
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Lemons

8 Places I’d Like to Travel:
- Italy
- Greece
- Australia
- Ireland
- Egypt
- Spain
- Costa Rica
- Brazil

8 Places I’ve Lived:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Howell, NJ
- West Milford, NJ
- Long Beach Island, NJ
- Lansdale, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Bensalem, PA
- Pottstown, PA


8 People I’m Tagging (sorry, I did not have time to post links):
- Leah
- Emily
- Newt
- Patty -- excellent way to start your blog!
- Katie
- Tracy
- Mrs.RebekahZombi
- Kristin

Just made myself LOL

So I am currently about 6 dpo and I just had a dash of bright pink spotting. Wouldn't it be a total piss if it was implantation spotting??? Go ahead...laugh your asses off at me for that thought even popping into my head.

Please weigh in

EJ will be 5 months old on Monday. And he's still sleeping in my room. Is that terrible? Should he be in his own room by now (and like months ago??)?

Ed and I have a few decision factors on the issue:

-He should sleep in his room because we're probably waking him up at night if we snore.
-He should sleep in our room b/c he still wakes up in the middle of the night (about 4 times a week) and it's so much easier with him close.
-He should sleep in his room so he doesn't have a hard time changing b/c he's getting too old and is just use to our room.
-He should sleep in our room b/c I want him to :)
-He should sleep in his room b/c otherwise I'm creating a very dependent baby.
-He should sleep in our room until he's old enough to roll over on his own.
-He should sleep in his room so his little noises don't keep me up at night.

What are your thoughts? I'm fully prepared for some of you to say he should have been in his own room at 6 weeks, but we obviously can't change history, nor would I have done it any differently. I guess I'm just looking to see if five months old is too old to still be in my room. Should we move him this month or can we hold out a bit longer??

What day is it ?!?!

All day long I thought it was Friday. Nope...it's Monday. I swear days still have a "feel" to them even though I'm not working. I still look forward to weekends because those are the days that Ed gets up early with EJ so I can sleep in as long as I want. Those mornings are glorious :)

But today I was starting to wake just as EJ was around 7:30 so I got up with him and let Ed stay in bed. Maybe that's why I didn't realize it was a holiday?! Who knows.

Maybe it's my allergy medicine that is making my head all fuzzy? LOL.

Anywho, I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Memorial Day and that the weather is just as beautiful where you are as it is here.

Cash Wanted

So now that we're settled into our new groove of life, Ed and I are hoping I can start bringing in some money. Some of you may remember I lost my job on April 4, 2008. I am still (THANK GOD!!) collecting unemployment benefits, but they will stop this summer. While we have been able to save most of that money and live off just Ed's salary, we don't want to have to dive into our savings too much. We'd like for me to bring in enough to cover our "extras" each month, which may be only a few hundred dollars if don't don't sacrifice the life we're used to living...going out to eat when we want, not many restrictions on trips to the mall or Target, etc.

I still have my dog walking business, but that is pretty slow right now. I have a few booked for the summer when people go on vacations, but I haven't had any daily clients since I was on bedrest before having EJ and had to refer them to someone else.

I'm trying to find something part time during the evenings and/or on weekends. I would LOVE to find something I could do from home, but I know that is a long shot. I just got off the phone with a Pampered Chef representative. What do you ladies think of me being a Pampered Chef host for parties? Be honest. Bring up all the pros and cons. I don't want to get involved in it only to hate it for things I didn't think about. On average, I would make $100 a party...sometimes less, sometimes a lot more. I could make my own schedule and it would almost always be at night or on weekends when Ed could be home with EJ. It is usually busier around the holidays, which would be great for me to earn extra money for all the presents I'll buy to spoil EJ :)

I would also love to hear any other suggestions you may have. I'm up for anything!

Our lunch date

Many of you wonderful ladies chat with Katie of the Happy Hours, and those that don't probably have heard me mention her about a thousand times in my posts. Well we got to meet in person yesterday! We live about 3.5 hours apart so we found a place that was half-way. I left my house around 10 am and I swear EJ was asleep within minutes. I knew I had 100 miles to go so I thought he'd be awake at some point in my journey. He wasn't. He slept until I literally pulled into the parking lot. Yeah little man!!!

A few minutes before I got there I get a text from Katie telling me she just got a bloody nose from her allergies and not to be alarmed at the blood. So I pull up and lucky for her I had a new pack of baby wipes with me to help clean her up a bit. We go inside and she has a little gift bag with toys for EJ and the sweetest Mother-Son book for me. I just love how thoughtful she is :)

We had a great lunch...including peanut butter & chocolate cake for dessert...and we spent time chatting about our DH's, IF, PG Loss, her Mom Patty (who many of you know as well). EJ was so good and was happy to sit and play with his new toys. Just as he was getting fussy, it was time to go and he fell asleep before we even left the parking lot...and didn't wake up until I pulled into the driveway 100 miles later! Woohoo!! EJ got two gold stars in the car for that trip! LOL.

Here are a few pics of me and EJ. I really wish I would have had my brain attached and taken pictures of Katie with EJ. Katie, remind me to do that when we see each other next month!!!