May 11, 2008 Happy Mom's Day

Another sleepless night at the Ruffner residence!!! Man, that little girl was crying up a storm for the second night in a row. I really think it is gas, because she is so hard to burp after she eats. I am positive that all that air has really taken a toll on her tummy. Larry and I took turns again last night but I didn't fall asleep until 5:45 a.m.!! Not to mention that I needed to get up for church at 6, so I was not a happy camper. I started to lose my voice from being so exhausted, and that was stressing me out because I had to sing at church today.

I lost my mind on Elzie during one of my turns with Kennedy around 4 a.m. this morning. Kennedy wet her whole outfit and blanket, so I went into her room to get another outfit to change her into. Next thing I know, Elzie jumps up and tries to balance herself on the crib railing and scratched it really bad. I LOST IT, I was so mad and wanted to scream on the top of my lungs. That crib is brand new and we haven't even had the chance to lay the baby in it and one of these freaking cats comes along and scratches the wood. I started complaining to Larry about it and it started an argument because we were both cranky. He told me later that he almost went downstairs to sleep on the couch...lol. Ooops....but seriously, it is just one more reason to get rid of the cats, and I know he won't budge on the idea.

Church was amazing, as usual. My stomach was in knots over the mom song, but I knew I was worrying too much about it. We had a great turn out for both services, and everyone looked so nice. The creative arts team did a wonderful job with all the songs, and we cracked everyone up with the mom song. Yea, there were a few mistakes, but we played them off well. I don't think many people heard the mistakes, or they just didn't care because they were too busy laughing. The message was very powerful, and I am sure every mom felt very special when they were given a carnation to close out their visit.

We went to our favorite chinese buffet for lunch, and then headed home to open my presents. Kaylee was so excited, just as she always is on holidays. She made me a beautiful card, and decorated a gift bag with a few little hand crafted items. Kennedy gave me a funny card, and Larry gave me an amazing card, a beautiful cross necklace, a few manicure items, and a gift card to get a full body massage from Seaside. :) I have been hinting around to wanting a facial and a massage for awhile now. I am glad he listens well!

I fell asleep while watching Mary Poppins on TV, and Larry let me sleep for a few hours before he woke me up. He left to go back to the police academy for a class he needs to make up, and he wanted to be able to say good bye. We were all going to go to Charleston together, but the police department wouldn't pay for a hotel for him...so it just wasn't worth keeping Kaylee out of school and taking the baby out. We could've stayed at his friends house too, but I didn't want them to feel like they had to entertain us while Larry was in class. Larry said for us to just stay home so Kaylee didn't miss school, and I could work on the baby's room and gutting the house. I was okay with him leaving this time because I knew it was only 3 days, not 4 months...and he could call and text as much as he wanted.

I am hoping it's not another sleepless night with Kennedy. I just gave her some gas medicine and I know that will help her bloated belly. She didn't have a dirty diaper all day today, so I hope that doesn't add to her problems at night. I talked to Kaylee's grandparents in Ohio, and they said that I shouldn't be worried about her not having any dirty diapers...it's normal.