settling in...finally

In our new entry way wearing mama's shoes!

Trying to potty train...slowly....she thinks she's big stuff.

crazy hair sock hands....ahhh

lovin the ONE piece of furniture we have....we LOVE it. best thing ive ever purchased...and amanda bought the same one on the same day and we didnt even know it...too funny.

Dont think i have mentinod it...she is OBSESSED With things that involve hard motor skills...putting these little pegs into the holes in the board, she'll do this for EVER. She has also gotten into beading....i bought a bag of wooden beads with shoe strings at a garage sale and she does it several times a day, for along time....she just sits and strings beads on the shoe string.....a mechanic on our hands?? maybe so.

We have been staying in the new place for a week now and are finally settling in a bit. There is still so much I want to do...get things hung on the walls first and foremost but we have settled into a routine and are doing well. I finally have internet here after many complications with the stupid company, tv is hooked up (though not getting much use) and I am working now on V's bedroom. She is currently staying in her pack n play in my room at night (or in bed with me) because I cannot decide if I want to have rudy tear her crib down and bring it here, or if I am ready/she is ready for a toddler bed or a big girl bed. I just cannot decide but think the crib is just not right for her at this point. the pack n play has taller sides than the crib so she can climb out of it but doesnt often.

We have her specialist apt on Tuesday for the ears and hopefully he will FINALLY allow her to get tubes....dont get me wrong, I dont want her to have any unncessary procedures....but at 18 months old and I believe she's had 13 ear infections- that is ALOt of antibiotics for such a little squirt. The meds make her have yeast infections and diahreah and just in general dont work. I feel horrible for her, but she's such a trooper!!!

On my way to town to run errands today I stopped at a few lonely garage sales and found some great deals because no one was out in this nasty weather!!!

So, I think my foot is broken. Not being dramatic in the slightest! I have an apt set in IA CITY for the 18th with an entire days worth of bone tests scheduled. The doctor jumped when I said ouch and he got everything scheduled....hours upon hours upon hours of bone scans, CTs, X rays, Densidty tests etc. At first I thought I was getting artheritis. The pain is HORRIBLE (and I have a high pain tollerance) but its to the point that when V is in bed with me and she rolls over, it wakes me up in immense pain. The bridge of my foot near my heal started hurting about 2 months ago....then my knee was killing me...literally felt like my knee cap was tearing off of my knee...and then my ankle started up...and is now HUGE and looks like I have put a small orange under the skin its so swollen. Last night I got out of bed, in tears and laid on the floor and propped my foot on the bed to ease the rediculous throbbing. rudy doesnt think its broken because its not bruised, but something is wrong and its been hurting for around 2 and half months so i know its just just "twisted" and it doesnt feel like that anyways. It is intense. Iw ould have gone to the doctor right away, but...no insurance til May 1st. I may try to bump my apt up sooner if I can.....
Anyways, enough complaining.

I love the stormy weather!!! Posting a few pics but will post more as the rooms get finished.