The baby daddy was gone for work last week and so Sadie Marie and I had lots of good girl time. We danced in the kitchen in our undies, napped, went for long walks to the park, and played with each other hair. Well, I played with her hair and pulled mine out in handfuls, it was fun. :)
The past year sometimes feels like it flew by and then when I reflect it seems like I have lived a lifetime in just one short year. I had a baby, visited Cunnie and John for 5 whole weeks during my maternity leave, went back to work, visited the SEL again in October, had a little family drama thrown in the mix, John Robert and Juju got married, I spent three glorious weeks back in Selma for the nuggets first Christmas, she had her first trip into Washington, D.C., we traveled to Chicago, then Iowa for a little Airhart family time, and now she's one. I mean how much can you fit into one year, it turns out the above list doesn't even begin to cover the firsts we've all had this year and I won't even bother trying to list them all.
The past week I was really reflecting on my pregnancy and Sadie Marie's birth. For those who don't know it was not so bad DURING the actual event, however following the blessed event was a different story. I have been contemplating the requests/questions about a baby brother in our future and THAT makes me question my sanity. While I do want another baby, I also want to enjoy these times. The past week with the baby daddy being gone really gave me a reality check. Do I want to do this with TWO.......ALONE. HELL NO. Don't get me wrong, I could do it but I don't want to at least not right now! So a baby brother may be on hold for another year or so.
Alright, now that I got all that mushy crap off my chest, let's move on shall we? Y'all know I gots some good stories I been hoarding. Prime example numero uno: April's first trip to the ER.
Exhibit A: April wakes up in the middle of the night with throbbing pain in the side of her head. She thinks she has cancer.
Exhibit B: April realizes her ear is what's hurting and she thus cleans her ears (I have always had sinus issues so the doctors have shown me how to keep my ears and nose clean to keep infection away) MISTAKE at 1 AM. 1500 MG of Tylenol are swallowed and I settled in for what I thought would be sleep since I had to be up at 5 AM for work. I should have known that my body had different activities in mind.
After laying in the bed completely SURE death was around the corner for an HOUR. I wake the baby daddy from the stupor that is his REM cycle and advise him I'm dying through a few tears. He looks at me like I'm a crazy person and asks what's wrong..... here's the convo:
Me: I'm, sniff, in a lot, sniff sniff, of pain. My head, ear, neck, should, blahhhhh, hurts. I don't know what to do.
Him: Go to the emergecy room.
Me: What?
Him: Go to the emergency room.
Me: Why?
Him: Becuase it's clear you are in pain. Do you want to wait for the doctor to open in 6.5 hours?
Me: No.
Him: Go to the emergecy room.
Me: What about Sadie Marie. (I of course assumed someone needed to go with me to the ER, the is serious it's the ER for heavens sake!)
Him: Well, do you want to wake her up and we will all go.
Me: No.
Him: Well I'll stay here with her.
Me: OK. I guess I'll have to get my big girl britches out.
Him: Do you have those?
Me: Sweet baby Jesus......
What I'm thinking is SHIV. Now I have converation with myself: April, do I really want to trek all the way to the ER, what if they laugh at you because you have like a M&M stuck in your ear or something. You have not exactly been swimming in M&M's lately but you never know, Sadie Marie could have easily stuck something in there, she's like a ninja........The ER is serious and you HATE them folks to treat the ER like the doctor but that is exactly what you are going to do because there was NO WAY in HELL you are going to lay around with a throbbing head and fever until 8 AM to go to Urgent Care. Stafford ER here I come.
I get to the ER and there is literally NO ONE in the waiting room. Now I have seen the show ER.....where are all the trauma victims or in the very least the crazy folks? Then I remembered I lived in Stafford, VA and it's a Tuesday night and remembered it was good there was no one here. I was FIRST in line. So I filled out my paperwork and waited.......and waited........for like 25 minutes. WTF. I know in the grand scheme that's not long but I was the ONLY person there........Finally some dude yells something at the lady who took my paper work and then says Mrs. Airhart. Awesome. I have a good feeling about this.......
They take me back to a little room that has a curtain. I totally feel like they need to step up their privacy measures a little bit. I could hear everything going on outside my cubby.....I know them folks outside could hear me telling these people all about how my last menstrual cycle was RIGHT NOW. Awesome. Luckily they didn't take my weight I guess.
After they got me all squared away they said the doctor would be right in and I of course believed them. I was the only person there, but again I waited and waited. I even heard someone talking about me on the other side of the curtain and still no one came. Them folks working in that ER are DUMB. Get a damn door so I can't hear the disdain in your voice when you tell him I'm there with ear pain. I HATE you.
About 20 minutes later, which mind you felt like 12 hours due to the shooting pains I'm having in my right ear. The doctor comes in looks me over, looks in my ear and says yep you have an ear infection. WHAT?!? Mouth agape, I wanted to ask him if he was sure it was not cancer because it felt like I had a tumor the size of a golf ball in my ear canal. Well, turns out that is due to pressure from the infecation and the sensitivity of your eardrum, you are in pain. Mind you he did say it was a pretty wicked ear infection and asked how long I had been sick. I had actually been sick with a cold for a week but my hear did not hurt until now. Well, that explains the extreme pain......thanks doc. You are a genius, how much is this noble prize wining information costing me?
He wrote me some prescriptions, explained them to me, and sent me on my way. I felt like such a tool. April Airhart ER patient/ear infection sufferer. Sadie Marie has had THREE ear infections, she never told me to take her to the ER. I'm so awesome it's not even funny. Anyway, after I survived that SHAME. I actually did get up at 5 AM and go to work because I never got to sleep. Plus I'm too damn busy at work to miss another day. I had missed the week before for the cold. I told myself before I left for the ER if I didn't have cancer I would go to work and we don't have a 24 hour pharamcy so I had to suffer through the next day cracked out on tylenol. I have no idea what the recommended dosage is for 24 hours but I'm quite sure it's not 1500 MG every two hours.
It's funny, I STILL have an ear infection almost two weeks later. I went back to the doctor on Thursday because it felt like it was getting worse, got some stronger antibiotics, and more pain meds. I tell you what, I was REALLY shocked at how easy they be handing out vicodin. I got two prescriptions in less than two weeks. SHIV. I have only taken it at night so I have a whole bottle that probably won't get used especially since some of the pressure is starting to subside THANK GOD.
It's the busiest time of year for me at work. I manage the commencement events at work and our ceremony is June 15. I have about 7000 folks between graduates and guests coming to said events and being sick three weeks out is not ideal or helpful when you need to work, cause them folks are coming whether I'm ready for them or not so I HAVE to be ready.
I'm so busy I'm even allowing Sadie Marie to go spend 3.5 weeks in Alabama so I can focus on work the final two weeks before the ceremony. Airhart be a good daddy but he be DEAD tired when he gets home from work and for the safety of our marriage I opted for a visit to CiCi and Big Daddy's house! Sadie Marie is a year old, she's practially taking care of herself. :) The kid can say turtle. She's almost an adult. Cunnie was of course over the moon and I was relieved at first that she would have all the time and attention she deserves while mommmy brings home the bacon but realizing she's leaving next Tuesday choked me up at bit. I have only left her one time before when I had to travel to TX for work and that was ROUGH. I can't imagine what a month is going to feel like. I'm scared she's going to forget who I am. :( I'm know I'm crazy but I kinda LOVE my nugget, I'm going to miss her terribly. I will have lots of work to keep me busy so I know it will fly by and then we will be at the BEACH!! We just gotta get through the next few weeks and work and I can relax a little bit.
Oh did I mention her first birthday party is NEXT weekend? Of course I did. This week ought to get real interesting come Thursday. Reagan and Matt come to town with their devil dog Mason for Sadie Marie's birthday AND they are staying an extra week to visit D.C. I asked the baby daddy if he was ready for a full week of Reagan and I and he just rolled his eyes and said NO. BAHAHAHHAHAH. I know Reagan and I can get a little silly sometimes and we be alot when we are together. We have so many inside jokes it's hard for folks who are not us to get a word in edgewise but it's all in good fun that girl reminds me of who I am and makes me laugh like nobody else. I can't wait for her to get here!
I really wish my cousin Angie and her little nugget Elsie could attend. Elsie and Sadie Marie are a year apart and Angie and I are like sisters. I want the same for Sadie Marie and Elsie. Elsie be showing Sadie Marie the ropes just like Angie did for me when we was growing up. I know Sadie Marie will get some good quality time with Elsie when shes in Selma I just wish I was there too!
We gotta make it through this week though and God love him my sweet husband tried to do some dishes last night and instead of putting dishwasher detergent in the dishwasher he put liquid dish soap. The dishwasher was spewing white bubbles. I'm sitting at the computer working and here's the conversation:
Him: What's wrong with this thing?!?
Me: What's it doing?
Him: It must be broken there are suds everywhere!
Me: Get a towel
Him: I tried to drain it but there are STILL suds inside.
Me: What did you put in there.
Him: Dishsoap
Me: HMMMM, well Airhart you should have used dishwasher detergent. Dishsoap does not go in the dishwasher as much sense as that might make to you.
Him: Oh, well I didn't know that.
Me: No shit. Maybe you should ask me before you start working any of the appliances you are not sure about to include, but not limited to: dishwasher, oven, washing machine, dryer, and the ice maker. You stick to the coffee pot homeslice I know you can work that. BAHAHAHAHAH. He may never live this one down.
Well, that's all I got for right now. Sadie Marie woke up at 2 AM with a WICKED fever of 101.5 so we are headed to the doctor at 11:20 a.m. I hope it's nothing serious so she will be healthy for her party next weekend and for all her company. Cunnie and John be coming too! I can't wait to see mama and daddy and all our friends!
We took her 1 year pictures on Mother's Day here are some below:
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