I haven't posted a journal on here in a good long while! And for good reason... raising a baby keeps me busy! So whats been happening? Well... its a long list!

When Lily was three months we ended up in the hospital because she was exposed to bacteria that dehydrated her and gave her a fever of 101+ degrees... that was one of the worst experiences I've ever had. Seeing my little girl in the hospital is not something I'm eager to experience again! She ended up okay though, and I got to stay with her during her visit.

I was laid off from my job in July, and I've been unemployed ever since. I have been looking for a job, but it seems like everything out there requires a degree, so I'm going to look into online classes so I can do something like Medical coding and do it from home, if I can. I've been getting unemployment benefits so that helps with the bills.

Adam's working a set schedule now (yay! No more mornings, then evening shifts and screwing our daily lives up!) and in a band (double yay!). We're going to work on setting money aside to buy him an upright bass for the band, and I'm also going to set aside money to invest in a new laptop since I would need something better if I did get a job doing medical coding from home.

I've been able to be creative off and on... with sewing or art. I've only got 11 out of the 40 characters I have illustrated. And when I finish that I'll color them, or maybe start work on redoing my tarot/oracle card deck.

Lily is growing like a weed! She's 27" and weighs 17lbs 4oz since her last checkup! She loves sharks and playing with magazines. She also has a Belle doll that used to be mine that she absolutely adores. She and the cats get along REALLY well and I can't wait to see how she grows up!!! I love my baby girl... she is my inspiration.

I've been inspired to do some more sewing... I'm working on getting a few Georgian dresses that I've got finished, then I may start another one. Of course I'll need to lose weight before I can wear any of them! My baby weight still hasn't come off yet... in about a week and a half, Lily and I are flying to Denver and I'm going to see a nutritionist about weight loss and see someone about what type of exercise would be best for me... since being diagnosed with WPW's syndrome, I want to get into shape so I can run around with my little girl when she's mobile and not get winded. That and WPW really isn't an issue when you're healthy and active.

That and I want to fit into my size 7/8 clothes again

Halloween was awesome! We had lots of fun, Lily dressed up as a Monkey and went and spent the evening with her grandparents while Adam and I dressed as Cyber Pirates and joined a dead priest and Marie Antionette (our friends Cyrus and Meg) at a local venue for a huge halloween party. Good fun! I dressed my friend Meg and styled her wig for her... which pictures will show up soon! We couldn't find a Marie Antionette wig at all around town so we ended up getting her a Bride of Frankenstien wig, I styled it, Adam put a few coats of spray paint on it and I think it turned out AWESOME. I'll post up a picture of it soon!

Well, I should mind my baby girl, she's tearing her magazine apart!