Weekend Randomness

There are a bunch of other things on my mind from this past weekend. I wasn't sure how to categorize them into a post so I'm going to quit trying and just chalk this up to a bunch of random thoughts and a few more pictures then I'll be all caught up!

First off, I'm sick again! I was complaining about a bad cold a few weeks ago which cleared up nicely in time for Matthew's return but then came back with a vengeance. I started sneezing a lot last Thursday which I attributed to allergies, but as the weekend wore on, it got harder and harder to deny that the cold was back. The last few nights have gone something like this: down cough medicine. slather nose with Zicam and Vicks Vapor rub. Shoot up some nose spray. Breath through nose long enough to fall asleep. Wake up stuffy an hour later and repeat ad nauseum. Uggg!!! A serious side effect of a stuffy sniffer is an inability to smell poopy diapers. I usually have a nose like a shark (or whatever animal can smell really well) but this morning I completely missed it because I was so plugged up. I'll spare you the gory details but suffice it to say that we went through a lot of wet wipes and needed a full change of clothing afterward- socks included!

Secondly, Ally drank from a sippy cup by herself last night for the first time. It was a big occasion so of course I commemorated it with a picture!

Thirdly (yes, I know thirdly isn't actually a word) I got a letter from the breast imaging center that I went to for my mammogram last week. Apparently I was a bit premature when I posted that I'd gotten a clean bill of health. The letter stated that there was an area of concern that would require further imaging and I should call to set up an appointment. Of course I called immediately and was told that they needed an order from my primary physician before they could set up an appointment or discuss anything. Ah, hello... this is my boob we're talking about- can you please tell me what's wrong with it??!!?? I called my PCM only to find out that she hadn't received the report yet so I was in limbo all weekend waiting to find out what the heck is going on. I have a call into her office this morning but so far am still waiting. I'm guessing that when they had my films from my first mammogram messengered over after I'd left they found something they didn't like when they compared them to my new films. Hopefully I'll hear something soon and will be able to get in for further imaging (which I think will be an MRI) soon. The letter got me so bent out of shape that I accidentally recycled a $1450 check from our renters. Late on Saturday night I started wondering what had happened to that check and I ended up outside sorting through the recycling at 10:30 at night until I found it. What a ding bat!

Fourthly (I'm sticking with my theme here!)-yesterday Matthew's ship was sitting about 3 miles off the coast of NC and the Captain gave the crew permission to make cell phone calls so he was able to sing happy birthday to Ally and his brother, chat with his family and have a nice 1/2 hour long conversation with me. It was so great to hear his voice- I just wish they could stay in that position so he could call every day. Only another 18 days until he's home again!

Finally here are a few more pictures that I wanted to post since this blog is as much of a baby book for Ally as anything else. My dad and Ann were watching her at home last week since she had pink eye and dad took these photos and emailed them to me with the title "Following Ally."