Payton... Difficult... not my daughter...

Since we got back from Texas... a trip that I have yet to blog about... Payton has been a pain to get to bed & stay in bed. She dosen't always like to be held to go to sleep & so I've had to lay with her & that is not comfortable in a toddler bed. Adult + Toddler Bed + Toddler = Adult hanging 1/2 way off the bed. Also she's been waking up & will usually go right back to bed if we are in there with her. So after a few nights in a row of sleeping in her toddler bed with her & my back aching like never before, we decided that we needed to adapt. We are borrowing a twin mattress from my parents for a while & here is what happened the first night.

This is how we found her when we went to go change her diaper. Yes I think that she fell asleep praying too! :)

Dr.'s Appointment -

Also staying with the difficult theme she had a Dr.'s appointment this morning. She would not let Dr. Burke touch her!! She completely broke down in the waiting area. We were in front of the fish tank which I thought would give her something to be distracted by but as soon as Dr. Burke came close it didn't make a difference. So all we were able to accomplish was to get her O2 sats, which were 80/81, which I actually did myself. Dr. Burke said that it was okay that we didn't get a look today (an echo on her heart) but that next time, in October, we would need to get it done. Of coarse if I feel like she needs to be seen earlier than that I will take her in.

Her next surgery will be sometime in the first 6 months of next year. We've been talking about mid April but we'll see. We'll be keeping a close eye on her & see what happens. I'm so glad that she is doing so well & that Dr. Burke gave her a pass today... or should I say gave me a break today, I was prepared to battle with her.
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The reason for my recent sanity!

As some of you know I have moved apartments within my apartment complex. The apartment is layed out the exact same expect for 1 important feature... the GINORMOUS patio!! Here are a few shots of the patio the week after we moved. We've cleaned up a bit since then but you get the idea.

A bit hoot & holler for Darin, THANK YOU SO MUCH... You & Donald really did do all of the hard work. The top went on very quickly.... t.h.a.n.k.y.o.u!!!

It's a fun place... see even Ryan thinks so... so it must be true.

9 Volt Batteries

So I was surfing the net trying to find fabric for my nephews b-day quilt & I hear a scream & something was dropped/thrown on the floor & I went running. Payton kept pointing to her mouth & I could not figure out what happened. I kept asking her what happened & she would just cry & point to her mouth. Since that wasn't getting me answers I just decided to hold her & we watch Finding Nemo for about 20 minutes. Once she was calm again I asked her to bring me what hurt her mouth. She went over to the side of the couch but would not go any further. I asked her to bring it to me & she wouldn't so I got up to find this....

No the batteries were not my first thought because she puts keys in her mouth & gets in trouble for it all the time. I picked up the keys & asked if this was what hurt her & she kept pointing to the ground. That's when I realized that it was the 9V batteries that I bought for the smoke detectors. I didn't realize that they were able to give off shocks still, thinking there was a design improvement made since I was a kid. I'm not willing to try it out but I have to assume that's what happened.

Payton loved the Boo-Boo Buddy & is still carrying it around. Lesson for the day... not everything should be put in your mouth!

Grandmother Grant's Quilt

Between school semesters for Donald we took a week long trip out to Texas. It was fun seeing everyone & I'll have more pictures to post later... I made this quilt for my Grandmother Grant. I was able to get everything done by the time we got to her house but I forgot to make a label. I have never done one & I've been told that I should label all of my work so this is my first attempt. Also I was told to I should name it too. I am satisfied with the name but the label... not so much. So I have something to work on for the next one.

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Pst... Melissa I did mean SweEt Meditiation! I.D.I.O.T! I was so concerned with how I spelled Meditation that the easier of the words... well you can see. Just more proof that I am not perfect!