Zzzzz

Once again I start a post off about sleep. I KNOW once you have a child you loose your privileage to sleep in, take naps, sleep the whole weekend away..ect ect. I am not asking for that, I am asking for once night of about 5-6 hours of straight sleep. Last night was horrible. AJ woke up around 230am and would NOT go back to sleep...not that she screams and cries..she just lays in my arms and if I lay down she freaks. So finally around 7am she falls asleep and sleeps until 820...she took a pretty decent nap of about 1 1/2 hour, but i couldnt sleep then my sister brought the kids over...I feel awful today. Sleep deprivation is catching up to..i feel so blah , i dont want to shower, get dressed, make dinner..or anything. I just sit and play with Ava. To be honest with you, SHE didnt even get dressed today..stayed in her comfy Dora Jammies ( thanks Emmie for the hand-me-downs hehe ) .

Yesterday we took Ava to the park..Frank and I are both spooked with worries of Autism or something else, since Ava seems *different* . She played with the sticks and we were so worried.. i know frank was, i could see it in his face. Finally he got her to go down the slide and she laughed her butt off. They went down a ton, then played on the swings then more slides..she cried so hard when we left. Poor thing. I think its *my* fault that she is quiet and all..she had no interaction with kids, its just me and her and her nana then her daddy when he is done with his days work.
She doesnt clap, wave, point..all signs of autism. I am freaking out!!

ANYWAYS....she had a blast on the front porch yesterday. Frank had hosed off the front porch and there was a puddle left behind.
Well she slashed and played in it, soaked up all the water..her nice white shirt and socks were black! Oh well, she thought it was the coolest thing!

Well I just had to rock her back to sleep, so im going to stop typing now.
Take care!

A house full of kids

So today I watched my niece and nephew, Emily is soon to be 4 in November, And Brady is 21 months. They came over at 8am and after another long sleepless night I can tell you I was not looking forward to it. It actually turned out to be a good day, once I fully got awake and was able to enjoy the kids. It was really nice for Ava to have other children there. My sister and I kind of distanced off, and really havent seen much of each other..I want the kids to know each other, so this was a great oppurtunity. Sis was working from 6-2..mom brought them to my house at 8. Frank had to leave for a school project on campus at 11 and was gone until almost 5. So it was just me and the kiddos.
I made breakfast and lunch and gave snacks..they all got along great. Ava really kind of played around them, which worries me..but hey she has NEVER had kids over before or had the chance to interact with them, so why should I expect her to know how to do it? Ya know? She cried a couple of times when Brady had a toy she wanted, but other than that it was a good day...my sister is going to work and needs a full time sitter..now i just need to decide if I want to do it. The extra money would do us wonders. I just have some thinking to do.

My vertigo has been bothering me..not quite the room spinning crap, but the im woozy off balance. UGH. So I just took an antivert. I hope it kicks in soon. I will have to make a drs appt soon, as I only have 2 left..and ive been getting these dizzy attacks every couple of weeks..another thing to worry about! When will things just go normal with my health? sigh.

Ok well Mommy Duty calls for this evening..thank goodness we are ordering out for dinner.

Sleep!?

I need sleep. I Really do. Im not just saying that-- I know I've said it a thousand times before ( IE myspace.com ) but Ava still isnt sleeping. Its been 14 months, and I just need some sleep. Last night was Horrible, she started the tossing and turning around 1 am. I tried to roll over and ignore her..then the crying woudl start..i pick her up and rock her and all is silient..lay back down, 5 mins later it all starts over. IT went on until about 7am. And finally she seemed to fall into a good sleep until 830. By then i just a laid there with her head on my sore hurting sleeping arm. The dr mentioned sleep apnea, but since she doesnt snore ( maybe like once or twice?? ) he said its not likely..but im starting to think otherwise. Please pray!

Other than that, not too much is going on. Ava still isnt walking..i am hoping by Halloween? Who knows. She is starting to let go and stand alone. She does it alot on the bed and couches, go figure!

Frank has school all day, and is even staying over to do a project..I am guessing I will go visit my mom--

Ok well I gotta make miss no sleep head some breakfast.