Not Quite As Expected :)

It wasn't a horrible weekend at the lake...there was good food and visiting.  But the shitty sleeps coupled with lousy weather, Kat getting a cold and falling headfirst off a chair and smashing her face made it a less than stellar weekend.

I had expected the weather to be rainy, but I had a very different picture of what the weekend would look like.  Last summer, Kat wasn't crawling yet, so she was content to play on the floor or in her exer-saucer.  This meant that I could read or chat with minimal interruptions.  This year?  Not so much.  Kat is constantly on the go and into exploring everything.  While this is great for her development, it's not so great for my ability to relax.  Thrown into the mix is that she's at a stage where she refuses to be held/cuddled by anyone except me or Mike.  Mike was working this weekend, so it meant I did the parental shift for 72 straight hours.

Given the new surroundings, Kat wasn't interested in sleeping.  She was awake until 1:00am on Friday night (after only napping for a total of 45 minutes that day) and then woke up at 6:45am.  This is unheard of in our house.  I've mentioned before that I was blessed with an amazing kid...have I mentioned that she doesn't wake up until at least 9:00 in the morning?  The days of getting up at 5:00am ended when she turned a month old.  Told you I was blessed.

On Saturday, Kat started getting a runny nose and a cough.  In the afternoon, she was sitting on the comfy chair in the living room.  She leaned forward to peer over the edge and the momentum of her gargantuan head propelled her forward.  Before anyone could catch her, she landed face first on the floor.  Rug burn under her nose and a bloody tooth was the result.  I was ready to pack up and go home, but after only ten seconds or so of crying, she toddled off with an enthusiastic, "Bye!" so I figured she was okay :)  Saturday was a rough night as well...awake until 2:00am, followed by a restless sleep filled with coughing and snoring.  The Father's Day brunch of pancakes, eggs and bacon that woke us up at 9:00am made up for the shit sleep.  We were packed up and on the road home shortly after.

After a very lovely 12 hour sleep for both of us last night, today has resumed to all things normal.  Except for Kat's rotten head cold.  I applied for three more jobs today.  My fingers are getting sore from being permanently crossed :)

Happy to be home and getting cuddles from Daddy