This weekend we took Brynnlee to Traverse City. It has been a long time since mom or dad have been to Traverse City and the trip was quick. We headed out mid morning on Saturday (the 5th) for a friend's birthday. We checked into our gorgeous hotel and immediately went swimming. It was a lot of fun to see Brynnlee play and splash around. Jeff and I had a blast holding onto her and playing, but I think before our next trip to the pool we will buy a small raft for her to sit in. After we spent some time at the birthday party we went back to the pool. This time Brynnlee had more fun and splashed even more! After the pool we headed back to the room and spent some family time together. Brynnlee fell asleep after her bottle and slept part of the night on the pull out couch. After a few hours she was unhappy and Jeff put her in bed with us. She enjoyed sleeping in the king size bed and without the dogs. In the morning we all enjoyed breakfast in bed, Jeff and I enjoyed waffles (mine had an amazing cherry sauce) while Brynnlee had her bottle. After breakfast we lounged on the couch and played with Brynnlee. She started laughing so hard that she snorted! After family time it was a rush to clean up and pack. Check out was at 11, but we finally made it at 11:10! Our hotel was amazing and I would gladly go back! Jeff reserved us a room on the 3rd floor with a king size bed, pull out sofa and private balcony. The bathroom had tiled floors and walls, and the counter tops were granite. The view was breathtaking, and I can't wait to take the drive in the summer. We are planning to go back to visit for a few days. The drive was gorgeous, and the night before we ventured up it had snowed. The pine trees were covered in snow, it was picture perfect.
On our way home we made a stop in Grand Rapids, it was out of the way...but worth it! Jeff surprised me by setting up lunch with an old college friend and his girlfriend. We spent a few hours at the diner catching up with them. I wish they lived closer to us! They loved holding and playing with Brynnlee.
We were blessed to be able to introduce Brynnlee to different sets of friends. Both enjoyed seeing her and it was comforting to be able to have a social life that included Brynnlee. Of course we gave up going out for drinks after the party, but spending time with Brynnlee and Jeff in the pool was more then worth it. This weekend was short, but so much fun. On our way home we stopped at Stu and Janice's to pick up the dogs, who we wish could have gone with us.
Once we were home we grabbed Applebee's car side to go for dinner. After we had dinner and did some basic cleaning we spent the rest of the evening on the couch waiting for Desperate Housewives to come on.
Poor Brynnlee didn't sleep well last night, she usually has trouble the first night back at home. Hopefully tonight we will be back on track.
Brynnlee has another doctor appointment later this month. I am excited to see how much she has grown. She is eating solids 3 times a day; cereal for breakfast, fruit for lunch and veggie for dinner. We are starting to feed her meat with her veggies at night. She is not a fan of turkey. She shudders and gags when I feed it to her. I have to remember that it takes 40 tries before a child decides they like a food or not. So I have to stick with it. She loves butternut squash, peas, sweet potatoes, pears and applesauce. She has also tried; peaches, bananas, carrots and green beans. She despises green beans. My mom bought mango to try, when they sliced it up I let Brynnlee suck on part of it. She loved mango, those are next on the list to make for baby food. I also bought plums and avocados to make. She had a little taste of avocados, they were alright.
Things are going great, we are fixing up my car and trying to save some money to buy his grandparents house in December. We are working hard, and it will pay off. The fate of my job will be decided shortly. I am anticipating a layoff, but not quite sure at this point. We have heard that Head Start has received their funding, but we have not heard about Early Head Start. I am anticipating the worst; which means they can put me into another position, or lay me off. I would be content with a layoff :) I would continue to look for a teaching position, but would love the time at home with Brynnlee. I never imagined that I would want to be a stay at home mom, but part of me wishes that I could be. We may know more information tonight because the Head Start budget is being proposed to the Adrian School board. I am riding the tide because I need the income, whether its from working or unemployment. There are a million different outcomes and I am just trying to be patient and not be upset when the decision is made. Until then I am just trying to be polite and do my job. I'm hoping that they don't give me more duties for the same amount of money! Some days its hard enough to fit everything in the day.
Jeff is heading back to the u.p. this weekend, next weekend is my cousins wedding, then I think we are taking a break for a few weeks. We have been running around a lot, and its starting to catch up on us and our house! We need to dedicate some time to clean and paint Brynnlee's room. Other then that life is as crazy as ever!
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