We'll teach table manners later...

Tonight at dinner, the little bit took matters into her own hands....literally. She has this incredibly independent side to her little personality (I have no idea where in the world she got that) and she decided she was fully capable of feeding herself, thank you very much. So, enjoy the first attempts at self-feeding, and be thankful you didn't have to clean up after her:).

It's been a while...so there are lots of random thoughts

First of all, I need to say thank you to anyone who's reading this...it only proves that you have faith that I would, indeed, blog again. 

The 6-week blog hiatus was not intentional...the first 3 weeks were legitimate--we had no Internet access at home. I must have actually gotten used to being disconnected because I really haven't been on the Internet much since we've gotten it back. As much as I complained about the lack of Internet, I guess I adjusted and managed just fine. Who knew?

So, as I re-enter blogland, here are a few things going on in our world....

1. Kevin got his permanent (well, at least one year) assignment with HPD. He's at the Northeast station, and working 3PM-11PM Friday-Tuesday. We thought this was the shift we would hate, and it's not the greatest, but there have been some really great things about it, including: 

• We now have Friday and Saturday mornings to hang out. We've taken Laurel to the park a couple of times, and she has loved it. 
  
• I no longer sleep on the couch because I dread getting ready to go to bed by myself. I was pathetic...when Kevin wasn't home, I couldn't motivate myself to go to bed. I'd end up sleeping in my regular clothes on the couch until about 3 AM, and then just go straight to bed like that. 
• Selfishly, since Kevin is home in the mornings, I get to run before work because he is home with Laurel. 
• I don't have to keep Kevin awake during church. Seriously, he could not stay awake when he was working nights. Not that I blame him. If I'd been up for 20+ hours, I'm sure I'd be nodding off too.

2. I have officially registered for the Austin Marathon. I was putting it off to see if I was really going to be able to train. There are no refunds, so I guess I'm in. If anyone doesn't have anything to do Valentine's weekend, you can come cheer me on in Austin:).

3. Our little pumpkin has been sick all weekend. She's got this random fever...no other symptoms. Well, none except being miserable when the Infant Motrin wears off. She woke up yesterday really whiny and tired acting, which just isn't her. She's gotten 5 teeth in the past 6 weeks (bringing her up to 7), so I didn't think there were many more for her to get. We were getting ready to go to Discovery Green when we noticed she was a really warm, and her mood was quickly disintegrating. We took her temp and it was 101.5. We decided to take her to her doctor, because they do sick visits on Saturday morning. By the time we got there, her temp was up to 102, and she just kept getting hotter. I've never seen her so miserable. Dr. Jung was afraid she had a urinary track infection, so he put a catheter in her to find out. Yes, a catheter. I couldn't even watch. Good news is there was no UTI, but we still don't know why she has such a high fever. So, no church today. It's funny since Sunday is a work day, I forget what it's like to be at home. Since our balcony windows look out onto the church parking lot, it was pretty strange watching everyone come and go while I watched the Disney channel and played with Laurel. By bedtime tonight, her fever was down to about 100, so I'm praying it will continue to drop tonight. There's nothing more miserable than watching her be miserable.

Okay, that's all for now. I promise to blog again soon. I repent from non-blogging. But, before I go, here is a picture from the park:)