So much stuff...

There seems to be SO many things running through my head lately. Maisie had a checkup today at the clinic and she got her first vaccines...yes...her first. To start with, she is perfect, the doctor even said so. She is 17.9lbs and 28in tall. Her head size and weight are both in the 24 percentile and her height is in the 50 percentile range (I knew she was tall). She is nicely proportioned and in great shape, thank you God! I knew the day was going to come that I was going to have to make my mind up about vaccines and I decided today would be that day...kinda. We have decided on some but still can't make up are mind about others...luckily, those others are for when she is over a year old...still have time. She got her DTaP, Polio and Pneumacoccal(spelling?) vaccines...THREE shots, poor thing. If I could have held her when she got them she probably would have been better...I almost cried, but she was a trooper. She cried for the second and third shot, I think because she was being held down AND poked but as soon as I picked her up, she calmed down and within minutes was her normal self. We picked up some non-recalled tylenol at the pharmacy before we left (just to make sure she doesn't get a fever) and went to lunch. She has been fine...so far. She is taking a nice nap and we will see after that how she is. Stupid needles....

Anyways, I have been thinking about the big move lately and how much I DREAD it!! I am excited about the house, but the actual packing and moving SUCKS! So Bryan and I have been talking and wondering how much it would cost to get movers and I don't think it will be too bad! We were going to rent the BIG U-Haul...and with gas and for the day it was going to cost about $150...maybe a little less. But the movers said they charge $60 for the trip and $100 per hour and if they pack the house and move everything themselves they are guessing it will take them about 5 hrs. WELL, I thought that we will have most of the house packed before the BIG DAY with the exception of Maisie's toys, and dishes, and clothes...you know, stuff we actually have to use so the actual time to pack should be cut at least in half! Not to mention I have wonderful friends who plan on coming and helping move and pack so that should help save time! It will still be a few hundred dollars but having people move our furniture...especially from upstairs...will be SOOOOOOO much easier than us doing it ourselves and probably a WHOOOOOLLLLLEEE lot faster. So, I think we will be putting money aside these next months and do it! I feel relieved already!

We also said goodbye to our dog yesterday. We have had her for many years and love her, but thought it was best. We found the BEST home for her, a place she could run with other dogs with wonderful owners (personal friends) and not have a baby stressing her out. She HATES Maisie...I mean HATES. Don't get me wrong, she hasn't hurt her, or bitten her, etc. But she growls, she moans, when Maisie tries grabbing her she gets up and walks away...it breaks my heart because Maisie just LOVES her. So we decided before Maisie gets old enough to become attached, we should find a place that she can be happy for her last years, not stressed. Not an easy decision, but I know where she is and the family that has her loves her so much and she is happy there too.

What else...well, Maisie tried some new stuff the past few days, she tasted turnips (not the greens, the actual turnips) and Rutabega! She LOVED the Rutabega...ate most of what was on my plate of course. We also took all the baby gates down...except the stair baracade, so she could roam around the house....she doesn't like being limited to the living room, she gets bored. I DO, however, have to keep the bathroom closed, she has this infatuation with the toilet paper and maxi pads...she came out waving them around...so door is closed.

Well, I hear her, she just woke up, guess I will write more later!