Trying to stay "sane"

Today Hailey is officially 13 months old! How does time fly ... Also, sadly, Tim's nana, Hailey's great-nana, died yesterday of cancer. She had so much spunk and we all loved her so much! I am so blessed that she was able to meet Hailey and spend some time with her this summer. Please keep the family in your prayers! The funeral will be Thursday at 9am.

Hailey with her Great-Nana.


Also, as many of you know Tim has been out of work for a few weeks now and has been interviewing, but with no luck. Last week he had an interview with the "perfect" job and Thursday, the same day as the funeral, Tim has his second interview. The problem is the owners only have one day where they can interview so Tim will have to go to the funeral and run back for the interview. Please keep him in your prayers as it is going to be hard, but this job is so needed!
Well, on a lighter note, this weekend we went to Freeport for the first time and really enjoyed ourselves. We bought Hailey her first little LL Bean jacket for winter. So cute! Also, we went to the Concert on the Commons and actually had to wear coats! It is already getting cold - argghhh! In MD it didn't get cooler until the end of September/October and by then you were ready for a break, I am defintely not ready mid-August. Also, the cold weather is bringing back the dreaded RSV fears and knowing that Hailey will have to go back into hibernation. If you want to know more about RSV go to www.rsvprotection.com. The pediatrician told us at her 1 year appt that she is at risk until the age of 2 due to prematurity and to keep her away from sick people this winter. I actually follow the journal of another 30 weeker who is now 3 and he was a pretty healthy 30 weeker like Hailey, but got RSV his second winter and now has asthma. That just reminded me how vigilant I still need to be. Please pray we are able to stay healthy AND sane this season! I want Hailey to be able to "socialize" as she is older, but I also need her to stay healthy and being lax this season could cause her problems for the rest of her life. Also, I don't think I posted yet that Hailey got her new "captain's chair". She is still only 17 lbs, but cries almost everytime she is in her carseat so we figured she needed to get a convertible car seat sooner or later so why not now and see if it helps. We bought the Britax Marathon and love it, she on the other hand is not impressed. Oh well! Well, now on to the pictures.

Do I look cute or what?!


Me and my friend Elita!


Me, Uncle Matt, Kare Bear and her niece Jasmine (10 months)


Reading my favorite book before bed
(notice my hip helper shorts - they force me to sit straight!)