April 27, 2008 "To Do Lists"

So we got up, went to church, went out to eat for lunch, and started on some of our chore lists. I washed up all the preemie clothes we had to get them ready for the coming weeks, while Larry and Kaylee got ready to meet one of his friends.

Larry was trying to get my piece of junk car ready to run so I could take it to Hagerstown so he could return his grandmother's Hybrid. He jump started it, and drove it around town for a little while to see if it would break down on him. All was looking good exept for the dead inspection sticker, so he was scraping it off to get it ready for a new inspection. Next thing you know Larry came into the house to tell me that the front windshield spiderwebbed while he was taking the sticker off! Now we need a new windshield for my junker! We hate that freaking car, and even my mechanic has said that it is time to get rid of it! It's always something with that thing...and now it won't even come close to passing inspection! lol. So Larry took my car, and I kept the Hybrid to go to the hospital.

After I folded the baby's laundry, I was off to see little miss Ava Grace at Washington County Hospital. Ava was so adorable, and so quiet while she was bundled up in her grandfather's arms. Oh my, she made my heart melt when I saw her, and I was so happy for Mariah and Josh. This is the first grandchild too, so you know she is going to be spoiled! I felt bad for leaving the hospital, and just leaving Mariah's side because I feel like I need to be there for her more than I have been since Kaydence has been born. I know that she has lots of support from her family, but I still want to be there to help out my best friend with motherhood. I got her a gift bag full of stuff for Ava, and everything I thought Mariah would need in the coming weeks. She knows that I will be at her house every weekend helping out in every way I can too.

Larry sold his motorcycle today to a friend of his. We need the money for bills, and when he put it up for sale last year, the idea was to put that money towards a Ford F150 extended cab for him. Now, we could use that money towards all the bills we are behind on. I feel so bad for wanting to put that money on bills, but I know that we will both be able to drive reliable vehicles one of these days. We need a family 4 door car right now more than anything, but I am scared that we will not be able to afford a car payment with a new baby in the family. So I am going to put the money in the bank, and sit on it to see how I should spend it.

We drove the Hybrid out to his grandmothers tonight to give it back. Man, that was hard to hand that car back over to them! I told Larry that I want a reliable vehicle more than ever now that we have driven hers around for a few weeks. I will be taking the Explorer to DC this week because we know it will get me there. Granted it is a gas hog, but we just can't take the chance with my car.

Kaydence had a great day. I tried to get the results of the MRI, but the nurse said that she did not know the details. She said that she would try to get the physician or resident to call me with them, but we never heard from anyone. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing...I am not going to worry until they tell me to though. She is still taking an average of half her feeds by a bottle, and then they put the rest down her feeding tube.

I am driving to DC tomorrow morning for the week. This is the longest I have ever left her, and it has been driving me crazy to not be by her side. Dad picked me up on Wednesday, and it will be 5 days in a row that I did not get to hold her hands! Larry and Kaylee are talking about coming to visit Tuesday or Wednesday night. We didn't get to visit her on our normal Saturday's, so we want to make sure Kaylee gets to spend some time with her each week.

Larry goes back to work at the Martinsburg City Police Department tomorrow morning. It is still hard for him to believe that he doesn't have to go back to the academy this week, and the numbness is still wearing off. He has talked to a few of his classmates on the phone since the graduation...I just hope they keep in contact with each other. He is also glad that many of the cadets from the other class will be sent to Berkeley and Jefferson County when they graduate. I think he said thirteen of them are going to be moving here, and they were really good guys. That's good, Larry will see them from time to time in our home town and not 5 hours away!

I finished my night up with making my "Honey Do" list for Larry. lol...lol. He hasn't seen one of these in months, and I am not so sure he is going to be happy to get this one. I filled the front sheet up with things to get done this week, so we will see how much of it gets accomplished. I figure if I keep him busy, he won't miss me as much....right?!?!?! lol. I did make one for myself too, so it won't look like I put it all on him.