The Moll's at Sweet Sky Farm

So, it’s been a while since I posted, but with Kerry busy completing her 30 day comprehensive test, I guess I’ll jump back in and work to keep everyone entertained and updated. While she’s busy with said test, Addison and I are going to try to stay busy and out of the house to give Kerry a chance to work so we’re off seeking fun stuff to do. Hopefully that will keep us l oaded up with adventures to blog about. That said, here’s our start; this Sunday, our good friend B wanted to go boating, so Addison and I got up early and loaded into the car to meet B ad Denny’s for breakfast and the to go for a morning boat ride! This is technically Addison’s second boating adventure, but definitely the first where she’s aware of all that’s going on. Needless to say, she had a blast! She noted that there’s water on all four sides, and certainly enjoyed the wind in her hair when we were going fast. She’s was very taken with the whole adventure, and ha s added the word “boat” to he...

I'm sitting here writing a blog with Emme squirming in my lap, even though I should be working on a paper for UT. That's right, I decided since life was going along so **easily** I should pick up my Written Comprehensive Exams from UT and start them. Basically, Comps are a final exam of our five core course and I have 30 days to write 30 pages. The topic is basically a three-year strategic plan for a school that is struggling. I picked up the paper last Wed. and I already have 8 pages written. I must say, they are pretty much 8 pages of cr@p, but hopefully I'll start putting together some good things. In the mean time, we have a great babysitter helping me out today with Addison, so I can write my paper... not this blog. Wish us luck that I'm able to finish on time, so Andy doesn't have to play single father at night for too long! There is no option to turn it in late, and I can't fail. The only way I can start my dissertation is to get a passing grade...

It's the little things that make life so much easier. I was thinking this last night as Addison was throwing up on me for the fourth time around 10:00. Wouldn't it be so much easier to wash her off if she wasn't afraid of the shower? Baths just take too long to run, especially when you're running them more than once a night! In case you're wondering, no she's not "sick" we just think she ate something that didn't agree with her. Probably the whole can of carrots that she insisted on finishing. It's also the little things that make life so nice! Last night, before the episode with Addison, I was able to get out of the house and get to the gym for the first time in a while. Addison and I left Andy with Emme and a bottle, to get some quiet time together. I've been walking at night since we left the hospital, but I must say that I'm addicted to the gym and needed a fix. Before Emme was born, going to the gym was time for Addison an...

She passed all of her tests!!! All of her thyroid tests showed that she is functioning at normal levels. We'll go back for her one month check-up and shots next week and I'll try to find out more information such as if she will need to get re-tested again in the future. Everything else here is just humming along. Kerry

No baby should have to give blood for tests. Poor little Emme spent 2.5 hours with four different people, in a clinic and then a hospital, and got "stuck" five different times before they were able to get the sample they needed for her tests. They just couldn't get her little veins to cooperate. It's a good thing neither Andy nor I are squeamish. As a positive, we know that both of her tear ducts work :-) On a brighter note, Andy gave Emme her first bottle last night. We only gave her about an ounce and at first she was verrrrrrry upset to not be getting her food in its usual form. Andy was so patient and she eventually figured it out. Once she did, it was G-O-N-E.

Well, today started great, but it didn't end on the best note. I got a call this afternoon from our family doctor. Unfortunately, Emme needs to go back to the doctor's office tomorrow to have some blood taken. Every infant gets a battery of tests called a PKU done within the first two weeks of birth. They poke the baby's heel and send the blood off to analyze 40 or so different tests. Emme's test for thyroid productivity came back with some "funny" numbers, so we need to do the test again. We'll go first thing in the morning, but we probably won't hear the results until Monday. A few prayers or positive thoughts over the weekend would really help! False positives happen with this test and our doctor says that he's really not concerned about her levels right now because she is growing so well. Needless to say, I've done a little research already (the power of the internet!) this afternoon about hypo and hyper thyroidism in newborns. I ...

I had the nicest lunch out with Emerson and Andy on Tuesday. If you remember, I was complaining Tuesday morning of being tired. After I decided to put my contacts in and wash my face, I told myself that I wasn't going to allow myself to be lazy, so I gave Andy a call and invited him to lunch. He was actually free (VERY unusual on short notice) so I packed Emme up in one of her cute outfits Grandma bought and we went to meet Andy's coworkers at Dell. Shame on me, but he has been in that office for quite some time now, and I've been meaning to visit, but this was the first time I've met a lot of his current colleagues. It was so great to finally put names and faces together. I'm always so surprised at how some people are exactly how I pictured them and some are so completely opposite. It makes me wonder how alike or opposite they think I am when people finally meet me?!?!?! Emme was quite the hit around the office... and of course she slept... but it was reall...