on our little ones

Yes, I have been gone for a bit.  Let's just say, if something was going to happen, it all happened in the last four days.  First off, our little fur baby Luna kept us up all night on Friday night getting sick.  No good, but we assumed she would get over it, so we kept our eyes on her a little closer, and hoped for the best.  I spent Mother's Day in bed sick, fever, the whole nine yards.  I was so sad that I was missing my first Mother's Day, it just wasn't how I planned it, but I tried to keep things in perspective.  Let's just say that Luna and I continued to be sick, I stayed home from work on Monday, and she went to the vet that same day [poor daddy had a sick kitty, sick mommy, and a busy baby all on his own].  When all was said and done, we finally got the green light on Tuesday that she was going to be fine, but man, we have never had anything happen to our first little baby, and it was scary.  I'm on the mend too, no voice still, so good thing this isn't a vlog.  And man, the existence of history documentaries has gotten me through the week.  I don't think my kids mind too much, and let's face it, the year is practically over, so let's just get through what we can.  But bottom line, you cannot teach without your voice, so I do what I can.

Way back in the beginning of January I took these photos of Everly and Luna, and meant to post them, oh, well, probably in the middle of January.  But, seeing as how it is the middle of May, I guess I didn't stick too close to that timetable.  But after our little scare with Luna, I am so glad that I have these photos now to post about our girls.

When the Mr. and I adopted Luna we had just recently been married, and had never had a pet since we had become "grown ups".  So, as many of you know, Luna was really our baby.  When we adopted her the tag at the SPCA said that she was not a good cat with other animals or children.  Well, the other pets wasn't a problem, and I guess I just had a good feeling about Luna, so we adopted her anyways.  And man, did we get lucky.  Luna has really been an amazing kitty.  She is so social and acts more like a dog than a cat sometimes.

 The whole time I was pregnant I could tell that Luna knew something was going on, she just couldn't quite figure it out.  Since we brought Everly home from the hospital Luna has been amazing, very curious at first, but soon she realized that she now had one more person to give her attention.  And man, does Everly love her fur sissy too.  She loves petting her, watching her walk around, and pretty much can't get enough of her.  In fact, the one time Everly threw a little tissy fit was when Luna wouldn't come and give her attention, she's that into her.  She even has a special voice she uses for Luna, I'm serious, when she talks with animals it is a whole different tone.  Love it.

So, with all of that, I am just saying I am so thankful for our little family, fur baby and all.  This scare also made us realize we need to give Luna even more loving these days, it can be so hard with Everly stealing the show sometimes!

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maternity leave is for...

many things getting checked off the to-do list

and I've been off for a week now and I am amazed how I got anything done before

when working full time

because man, I've been busy, everyday

so here's what maternity leave has been for lately:

-catching up on masters homework

-spending time with Luna who now apparently likes me a lot more

 now that I'm not working

-decorating treat cups for our little halloween get-together tomorrow

-watching Everly move around like crazy

-learning that taking laundry out of the dryer is an art form when 

we are talking baby clothes

[my first attempt left a pretty crazy trail of little things through the house]

-having time to realize that your friends are obsessed with Skittles 

[and actually remembering to stock up for the weekend]

-picking out the perfect pumpkins

-realizing that lunch is now my main meal because by dinner 

there just doesn't seem to be any more room for a "real meal"

-taking mini road trips to see some important people before E arrives

-getting used to people saying "this is the last time I'll see you before baby time"

[which is crazy to me for some reason]

-learning that I am really picky when it comes to buying clothes for Everly

[like super picky]

there has been some resting

there has been a LOT of good sleeping

and a ton of enjoying fall

and getting so excited that our little one is coming during my favorite time of year

ten on ten [september 2012]

oh mondays, especially mondays after a masters weekend

at least I had ten on ten to keep me going through the day

happy ten on ten everyone

tomorrow I'm off to an all-day district training

thankfully it means I get to sleep in a tad

but man, sub plans are exhausting

see all of september's ten on ten posts here

and my other ten on tens here

happy birthday to the mr.

well the husband turned 31 today

and unfortunately he has to work late

so we will be celebrating this weekend

and instead I'm spending the evening with this little one

and yes, Luna is in E's crib

and no she shouldn't be

and yes I probably should be getting her out ASAP and not taking pictures

but she is SO cute, I just couldn't help myself

and the funniest part is she completely ignored the crib for months

still wasn't having it when the mattress was put in

but as soon as we put these cute little sheets on

she found her way in very fast

so we will keep working on it

and no, she is not in there right now, but being a good girl and sitting with me

on the sofa, just like a good fur baby should

My favs

Luna and creating a project that will make my kids love math for the day!

Luna

Now, no kitty paraphernalia will work. Strictly antiques for this kitty.