Day 157 of Happiness: A Beautiful Baby!



So tiny!!

This weekend has been a completely unexpected spot of happiness.  My sister was pregnant and due on 21 November but her little baby girl wanted to come early.  So what did that mean?  That no one was ready for the bundle of joy to arrive!!!



Look at all that hair!!!

So, I got to help my sister out a bit by watching her 22 month old girl (the big sister P) all weekend and trying my best to prepare for the baby.  Luckily my sister has an amazing friend who came and helped me.  Yesterday I spent the morning at the hospital with my sister and brought P up to see her.  Although she's a bit rough and likes to pat hard, she's gonna be a great sister.  The rest of the day was spent making lunch, taking a nap (P), and heading back up to the hospital in the evening.  Then I ran to the grocery store to grab some essential items.  Essential items that added up to over $200.  What is it with groceries - I swear food gets more and more expensive EVERY day!

The unfortunate part of this situation is that I leave on Wednesday for a business trip and there is no one to really help out.  Of course there are people to help with the new baby, but not with the day-to-day things like cooking dinner and making sure that the house is cleaned and there is food for lunch.  So today, my sister's friend came over with her baby (M) and we spent the entire day cleaning and getting the house ready for the new baby.  My husband took P and M to the basement to play while Shannon and I super cleaned, cook, and organized.  I cooked chicken curry salad, bacon for BLTs, taco meat for tacos, and chicken for enchiladas.  Then we cleaned the bathroom, the bedrooms, the kitchen, the dining room, the living room, mopped and swept, and 409ed the counters.  After the kids went down for a nap hubster cleaned/organized the garage, got out baby things like the bath and swing, and then cleaned the downstairs closet (not sure why).  Then right before they came home we hung up the It's a Girl signs!  We literally finished about two seconds before the kids woke up and my sister, her husband, and little baby B walked in.  It was perfect timing.

A day well spent!  Then, of course, I had to sit down and study my toosh off because I had a quiz and homework assignment due tonight and I have to take my exam on Tuesday night after work before packing for my business trip.  And my end of the year diet project is due on Friday - when I'm in Austin.  Fabulous timing between the arrival of the baby, my business trip, and my nutrition class.

I'm tired just thinking of this exhausting day and everything to come this week.  Shannon was a godsend and I never could have accomplished all this without her.  What a great friend she is to do that. She actually ran a bunch of errands for us yesterday - picking up signs and newborn socks and balloons - and then spent all day here cleaning.  Just her help was a true spot of happiness.

Now, maybe I can leave my sister without worrying too much!



So beautiful!