TMI alert! If you continue to read, you asked for it.......

My oh-so-light beginning on Sunday wonderfully turned into a real AF visit all week so far. Granted, it's only Wednesday, but WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! And it's 36 days, identical to the last one. Course the first one was barely there, but enough. So my HSG is scheduled for Monday, May 5. GREAT, Cinco de Mayo.......................I guess it's as good a reason as any to have a special drink afterward. I'll commiserate with my toddler until his daddy gets home.

Duck is now SAYING "mo" for more while signing it. He identified a cat and dog in his book, and and ICE CREAM CONE (i eeeem). He's very vowel oriented. Need to work on those consonants. He's saying "cheese" and grinning on demand, so pictures this year will be SO MUCH BETTER than the "which way did he go George" look of previous years.

And I'm proud to say that the paci is now a bed time and Mommy's car only thing! And he did it all by himself. Ok, no he didn't. Mostly it's because the sitter won't let him have it during the day, not even at nap. He's been chattering up a storm!!

The apartment is about 70% packed and once we get some of this stuff out of here, it should be easier tomorrow night to get the rest packed up. OOOOOOOOOOH, brain release! I know which boxes contain clothing, so if I take those boxes down and empty them tomorrow night, I can repack them Friday afternoon. I ARE SMART!

I want to get some good moving pictures of Duck.........wish me luck on that one.

New packing update

Let's see, went to bed at 3:00 a.m. and woke up at 6:45 to a very light AF beginning. WAHOOOOOOOO! (Calling Monday to schedule HSG.)

I went to Walmart ALONE because Duck slept in a bit and I knew E wasn't going to wake up either. Got back, cleaned up the kitchen and then A was here to help me out. I made us breakfast of pancakes and eggs. I did really well, actually because I got SEVEN pancakes out of a batter that would have made SIX....do I get brownie points for WW for that? And I did PHENOMENAL on my sunny side up eggs. Duck decided that he'd only take ONE bite of his chocolate chip pancakes I made for him.

Then we got busy packing and moving. We finished up Duck's room by doing the closet. She packed a few boxes and three suitcases. She repacked a box of books that Duck had unpacked. I love A. She's such an awesome person!

(going to tangent here for a moment)
You know how they say "might not be today, might not be tomorrow, but eventually it all comes around?" okay, not exactly that, but close..... Anyway, I think I was a good babysitter when I was in high school and college. I mean, I must have been, I had the same families calling me all the time. Once by two families for the same night for the same event (HINT: don't share your babysitter's name unless you're willing to share your babysitter---which I'm not willing to share, okay, I am, but it would be tough to share her) I did the extras like dishes and putting things away....I got to deal with a lot of strange things, like kittens knocking over red candles onto wood floors and puppies that find snags in carpet and make it worse.....(um, yeah same family). This is why I believe in the saying. We have such a gem in A and she knows it. She's truly a wonderful person and we're lucky to know her. Duck's loved her from day one.
(tangent over)

Unfortunately, after she left, I lost my momentum and ambition. Not that I sat on my butt all day, but I didn't really do any more packing. Just laundry and the kitchen. I did, however, come up with a mental plan on how to get it all done by Thursday. Yes, I know JUST DO IT.

I have found, though, that my best laid plans are ones I stew on for days on end. Then I have the mental commitment to get things done. Right now I think the biggest hurdles I face are my kitchen and my dresser. Both are full of stuff that I don't need. And I need to remind myself that if I don't need it before Friday, it needs to go in a box.

So, it's 11:00, and I want to get to work early tomorrow morning.