Monday, June 23, 2008

Happy Birthday Dad


Good Morning Dad! I know I have been a bit fussy lately because of my teeth. But I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to be best Dad in the world. I have to get back to my room, it's almost Rice cereal time =) Hope you have a good day and I will see you when you pick me up. Love you Bunches.


Love ,

Little Critter

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The test results are in

Just a quick post tonight. I just wanted to let out a BIG sigh of relief. The test results on the bat came back negative for rabies. That is a huge weight lifted off my mind. I don't think the bat had any contact with Lindsay, but I don't know that for a fact. But to know that the bat didn't have rabies is a prayer come true. Now we just have to figure out where the little rodents are getting in at and block their entrance.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

The bats are back......and I'm not talking about the Tiger's

Shortly after we moved into our house in 2006, I found a dead bat in one of the upstairs bedrooms. That freaked me out just a bit. Since we moved in towards the end of summer, that was the only one we found that year. When the next summer started, I had forgotten about the bat the previous year. I was home alone and could hear a beeping/chirping noise, but could not figure out where it was coming from. Mike came home and heard the same noise. He eventually found a barely alive bat in the room that is now Lindsay's room. We disposed of that and didn't think any more about it. That put the bat count at 2. In August, the count would double. We had been out late attending the Daughtry concert and were pretty tired. ( I was also 4 1/2 months pregnant) I awoke at 4am to our cats running back and forth across our room chasing something. I thought it might be a moth or something. When they came over by our bed, I realized that it was a bat. Yikes!! While Mike went to get something to help catch the bat, Gizmo cornered it on our dresser. He slapped it a few times with its paw. Then he turned around with it in his mouth. When he let it out of his mouth, Mike hit it with a broom, baseball style. Then he hit it again for good measure. We put a bucket over it with a weight on top and tried to get back to sleep. A few days later, we came home from work and heard the very distinct sound of a bat AGAIN!!! We could hear it in the living room area somewhere, but couldn't seem to find it. Then Mike saw the bat's wing come out from underneath the arch of my sandals. I don't remember exactly how we got rid of that one, but it didn't live to see nightfall. We could see some holes in the screens in the attic vents, so we had someone come out to fix those. We thought we had solved the problem. We didn't have any other visitors the rest of the summer. I hadn't thought much about them this year, until the other night. It was a pretty hot night and Lindsay's room was roasting. We had an AC unit in our window, so we decided to bring her in our room for the night. Because of the heat, I wasn't sleeping very well. I awoke at about 4am to the sounds of what I thought was a mouse scratching in the cubby by our bed. I wasn't for sure if it was in the room our in the ceiling, so I listened again for the noise. As I did, I saw something fly by the window. It was no mouse in the room, it was ANOTHER bat. I wasn't worried about me, I was more worried about the fact that Lindsay was in the room. I can defend myself and move if it came near, she can't. I woke Mike up to tell him about our little friend. We learned the last time from our vet, that if we find a bat in our house, we should bring it in to be tested if we awake to one in our bedroom. But we had to keep the brain in tact for it to be tested for diseases. When Mike went out in the hall to turn on the light, Haley (our cat) came into the room and ended up cornering the bat under the dresser the TV is on. We slowly moved the dresser and Mike covered the bad with a broom and we cot in under the bucket. We were able to get the bat into a box and tape it up. We delivered it to the vet and they sent it off to be tested. I know it didn't come in contact with me, but because Lindsay was in the room, I didn't want to leave anything to chance. We should have the results this week. Now we have to find some bat professionals to come find out how they are getting in and fix the problem. I don't think I will sleep too well, until that is done. But I'm glad we have our brave cats to help us capture the flying pests =)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Let The Celebration Begin!!!!!

There was never a doubt.... The Cup is coming back to Hockeytown where it belongs!!!! I missed the middle of the game, but I did see most of the third period. I saw the Pens goalie, Fleury, sit on the puck and put it in for us. That mistake proved to be the game winning, and Stanley Cup winning goal. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the parade on Friday, but that's ok. I went in 1998 and have awesome pics. Well, I've got to finish getting ready for work. CONGRATS TO THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPS..... Detroit Red Wings!!! Way to go Ozzie =)

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

No Celebrating....... Yet!

We were 34 seconds away from winning the Stanley Cup. Somehow the puck got past Chris Osgood and we were into Sudden Death! I tried to watch overtime, but I was just too tired. Lindsay woke up just as Pittsburg was cheering that they had kept us from winning the Cup that morning. But they were just delaying what Detroit fans already know...... The Cup is returning to Hockeytown!!!!!! I would've been nice to wrap things up last night/this morning, but that wasn't the case. I can't wait for Wednesday night. Let's Go Red Wings!!!!!! And my favorite Wing..... OZZIE!!!!!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Quick update


I know, it has been a LONG time since I put a post out here. It's been so nice outside, we've been taking Lindsay on quite a few walks. She really seems to enjoy being outside. We've started Lindsay on Rice cereal and she loves it. She will eat the entire serving in about 5-10 minutes. (and most of it actually ends up in her tummy and not on her face!) She had been doing so well on the cereal, we decided to give her some green beans. She isn't quite sure is she likes those or not. She'll eat about 2-3 bites, and then she is done. We've started mixing a little of the green beans in the rice cereal, and she will eat those. However, she has been quite gassy with the green beans, so we are going to lay off those for a few days and then try them again.

We went to a picnic for our friend Kristi's 30th birthday yesterday and Lindsay rode in a swing for the first time. She seemed to have a good time. She loves the wind in her face. She just grins from ear to ear. We found a ticklish spot on her this weekend. Mike tickled her arm pits and she laughed so hard. She doesn't do it every time, but when she does, it is so precious. She is wearing her 6-9 month summer clothes already. (she'll be 5 months on Wednesday) She is just growing up so much. She has been on a good routine for the past 3 weeks or so. She gets a bath, bedtime feeding, and then will sleep until 5:30 or 6am. She is usually in bed by 8:30pm. It has been quite nice. The first couple of nights, I didn't sleep that well, because I was sure she was going to wake up sometime in the middle of the night. Now, I am getting some good sleep. Because I am still nursing, I had been getting up in the middle of the night to pump. Although I am quite full when I get up, I am just sleeping through the night.

Well, I am at work, so I have to cut this short. I will try to be better at getting posts out there. (The picture is from Memorial day weekend.)