The first real snow of the winter finally came Thursday night...and there was A LOT of it! Sadly, I was at work when it all started and had the worst time driving home in it, but after driving 10 mph the whole way and barely able to see 3 feet in front of me, I made it! By Friday morning, there was over a foot of snow outside! Mind you, there was NONE when I left for work Thursday night! Of course it was freezing outside and very windy, so I didn't take Emily outside to play in it until today. Figured I had a day off and the wind was all that terrible, Emily might enjoy playing in the snow! Grandma next door was outside playing with Tina and Kenneth already, and Jen and I took Emily out to join. She had so much fun sledding down the small hill that grandma Sue made for the kids. It is going to be a very cold winter this year, but the kids should have fun playing in it!
In other news: Work is still going great. Keeping me super busy, which I love! I have been training new employee's for a week straight, which slows me up some, but it is ok. I have to work on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, but luckily I will still have Christmas morning with Emily. I did put in a request to have her birthday off, and my boss already promised to give it to me. She says I am her workaholic and she owes me!
And, Emily has been in this temper tantrum mood lately. If she doesn't get her way, she throws a huge fit. How much can she make me lose what little of my mind I have left?! However, Saturday it was cute. We were leaving Wal-mart...heading towards the doors, and Emily kept screaming because she wanted to walk in front of everyone, but Tina kept trying to get next to her so she wouldn't get lost. After listening to the screaming for about 20 seconds, I had enough and walked up next to her and grabbed her by the hand and started walking with him. Well, she wanted NOTHING to do with that and started yelling, "Help...Help....HELP ME JEN....HELP!" Not only did she start this near the front doors of Walmart, but she continued all the way to the car!!! This stage has to pass soon...I can only pray it passes soon!
First thing to get done....X-rays!! Oh my goodness...poor little thing was so scared she didn't want to open her mouth so they could x-ray the back teeth...so they just took the front x-rays and moved on! Went into an examining room and I told the dental assistant that I had been worried about her front tooth because it came in with a dark line down the middle of it. Well, come to find out that the enamel hadn't completely covered the tooth and that is what that was. Solution: to put a crown on it! AHHHHHHHHHHH! And when were they going to do be doing this crown? Oh today!!! Why not make the first dentist appointment a great one! So, we moved into another room after they cleaned her teeth.Which, btw...when they put the fluoride on her teeth, about 5 minutes later she got sick! They said it was completely normal for younger children. No one warned me of this, so for all of you first time mothers out there, your child may get sick from the flouride...F.Y.I.! The hygienists were so awesome, I couldn't have asked for a better experience with them. When we got into the room where they would be putting on the crown, they laid her on the table and let her touch ALL of the stuff...the spit sucker, the water hose thing, the black thing that they put in between the top and bottom teeth to keep your mouth open, and even a mask. They wanted to make sure she was knowing what was going to go in her mouth. She freaked out when they put the needle in her gums to numb the gums and tooth and then they let her sit for 10 minutes. She was very calm and talking to me about how she was a princess and that she wanted to eat! Mind you, I didn't let her eat breakfast before we left because I didn't want her to have dirty teeth! The laughing gas they gave her was strawberry flavored! It was the neatest thing ever! She kept it on her nose the entire time! Then the dentist came in....and the screaming began. I got to sit by her feet while the dentist fit the tooth for the crown and the two hygienists held Emily still. She screamed the entire time. My eyes filled with tears and all I wanted to do was take her away from them, but I knew that she needed this done. It was horrible! As soon as they would turn off the spit sucker, Emily would quit screaming...hmm...I think the only thing that bothered her was the noise. After they were all done, I immediately sat her up and kissed her and asked how my princess was doing. She replied with, "I ok mommy, I cincess!" (aka princess!) She got to pick out 4 toys from the treasure chest because she was so good. I think I did worse than she did!
This is about 5 minutes after she got her crown put on...poor little thing...I still feel so bad for her.
And about 10 minutes after we got in the car, she passed out! I think she needed the sleep so badly...poor thing is probably traumatized!
Yup...that is my girl...already learning how to use a computer. Sadly, this morning she knew how to play the videos on the digital camera....I have such a smart daughter!
It is official...the Christmas tree is up, decorations everywhere, and it won't stop snowing...which means...it is officially that time of year! I have been crazy busy working, so Jen as been busy decorating the house since she doesn't have me here to keep her entertained! She took these pictures of the kids the other night in front of the tree. I love how they turned out. Emily is super excited about all of the decorations. She has to plug in the lights every morning...I think she did last year too, but last year is a fog. She gets up in the morning, gives me a kiss and heads directly over to the tree and plugs the lights. She then proceeds to stand there and just stare and say, "OH HOW PRETTY!" while beaming from ear to ear. Only issue is trying to get her to keep the decorations on the tree!!!
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