Anyways, I guess the biggest piece of news for our family is that we are no longer in our little apartment. Our lease ran up in June and we had been debating for a while if we wanted to sign another before we get our house. It was a very last minute decision, but we finally decided to save some money and live with the parents. Doesn't every couple do that once in their lives?? So this made the end of June super busy! Jeff's parents were really nice and let us use their basement for storage, so that made things a lot easier in that we could start moving some things early, instead of all at once. It's also great not having to waste our dollars on a storage unit! We decided to live with my parents for the summer, and Jeff's parents for September and whatever is left of October before we get our house. We did get an updated possession date, which is between Oct.16-30. So I did most of the packing while at home with Bentley and my mom helped me take a few loads early. On the day that we moved the majority of our things, Jeff rented us a Uhaul so we could do it all in one load. We had lots of help from family and friends with the moving and we also had a delicious meal waiting for us at Jeff's parents house (thanks Kellie and Cindy!). Did I mention that me and Jeff have amazing families?? It all went so smoothly and we were able to get everything moved and everybody fed in just a few hours. I honestly felt so loved that day and lucky to have all these people in my life who care so much about us. Anyways, the next day wasn't so fun. Jeff and I thought it wouldn't be too bad to clean the apartment by ourselves, but we didn't think about what Bentley would do with absolutely no furniture around. I started cleaning the place while Jeff was at work, but putting Bentley to sleep on the carpet was not an easy task so I ended up going for a drive just to get her to sleep. When Jeff came to help it basically ended up being just one of us cleaning and the other holding Bentley, or both of us cleaning and Bentley screaming. But somehow we managed to get it all clean just in time for the landlord to come over and inspect it. We were exhausted! We handed off our keys and left the place for good...it was bittersweet. Leaving the cozy, first place we lived together was hard, but also exciting to think of what's ahead! Honestly, I was excited to live with our parents. I love company and any help with Bentley is always muchly appreciated!
Well, the next day we went camping. Oh yes, I'm not kidding. I already don't enjoy camping all that much, but going on top of being exhausted from packing, moving and cleaning all week turned out to be a bad decision. Especially when it was one of the busiest weekends, being July 1st. Oh and with a 5 month old baby as well. For some reason in my head I thought once I bought all the food and got everything organized that it would be relaxing. It took almost 3 hours just to find a camping spot at dutch creek and we drove over some super bumpy roads, and had a screaming baby most of the way. I tried to feed her on the bumpy road...not a good idea. Then when we got there it was super late and we hadn't eaten dinner yet, which also wasn't smart. I know it may seem like I like to complain, but I really don't! It was just a bad experience for me. As much as I loved the people we went with (if you're reading this!), it was hard to find time to socialize with them because I was mostly in our trailer trying to put Bentley to bed. Anyway, I haven't given up! I WILL try camping again because I know my hubby loves it, but I will do a lot of things differently!! And I don't recommend going the day after moving...haha.
Well besides that I am thoroughly enjoying the summer! My parents have been away at the cabin most of the time, so Jeff and I are pretty much living here just the two of us, and Bentley of course. The hot tub has been great and we also love the screened sun room. I've been taking Bentley for walks practically every day around the ridge, which is just gorgeous! I've also been to the splash park here in Cranston and to Sundance lake a few times, although whenever I dip Bentley's feet in the cold water she just cries. (One day Bentley did get overheated though, which was really sad. She was very fussy one night, had a fever, and refused to eat. I put a cold cloth on her head, kept trying to nurse her, and eventually she did. She woke up every hour that night, but seemed to be better in the morning!) Bentley's also getting very used to her stroller and really loves to go out! It's great. I'm really enjoying being a mom and Bentley's such a good babe.
Jeff and I also made it to the stampede...first time leaving Bentley for that long. I pumped a bottle ahead of time and handed her off to Cindy, hoping for the best! It turned out to be really good for her. Although she cried for a while, she eventually got over it and doesn't play strange as much any more. Cindy also had Scott and Kellie's kids that night, since we went with them to the stampede, so it was a handful for her but we were super grateful. Jeff and I had tickets to the chucks and night show so we did that, played a few games, ate some deep fried food (cheesecake...yum!), and just enjoyed ourselves. I tried not to worry about Bentley but it was hard! My strong husband won the hammer game, where you try to ring the bell. So I picked a blow up hammer for Bentley.
Well, I'll write one last thing before I end this ridiculously long post. This past weekend was brutal! Jeff was away on a dirt biking guy trip (again), and my parents were at the cabin, so I was going to be alone with Bentley for 2 days. On Friday I woke up feeling pretty sick...fever, chills, aching, headache, sore throat...I wasn't happy about that but thought I could make it through the day nonetheless. Jeff called me before he left from work to go out camping and I told him to go, even though I wasn't feeling well. I didn't want to spoil his fun! So the whole day I would nap whenever Bentley did and focus on getting through each hour. Cindy and Kellie called me later on (since their husbands were also away) and I told them I wasn't doing so hot. Kellie brought over some dinner for me that Cindy had at her house and offered to take Bentley, but after a pretty good nap I figured I would be okay. After she left I tried to eat the food and wasn't feeling all that good. I felt like I suddenly lost all my energy. Bentley was hungry so I started nursing her, when I realized Bentley wasn't getting anything. She would look up at me frustrated and keep trying...over and over for at least a half hour. It was at that point that I started balling and didn't feel like I could do this on my own. I texted Kellie because I didn't want to blub to her on the phone, but she called me back asking if I had any luck. I broke down crying and really didn't know what to do at that point. I had never fed Bentley formula and didn't know anything about it. It's crazy what runs through a mom's head, but I honestly felt like I was failing my daughter, not being able to give her the nourishment she needed. Kellie came over with formula, took Bentley, and told me to rest. Although feeling like a failure, I was so grateful to know she was in good hands and go take care of myself. I rested for a few hours and then tried pumping to see if I would have luck this time. I finally did, and pumped a full bottle. It's normal to produce less or no milk when sick, but to me it seemed like the end of the world! Then Kellie told me to come over to Cindy's and sleep there, since that's what she was doing as well. I packed up some things and headed over. I found my little baby laying on the couch with her grandma pretty happy! I grabbed her right away, and was welcomed with a smile. She still loved me! I had been worrying about the strangest things for the past few hours, but all for nothing. I fed my babe that pumped milk and she smiled at me as she drank it (must've tasted better than the formula!). Afterwards she fell asleep really quickly, since it was already 10 at night. I went to bed as well and Cindy planned to watch her during the night, although my amazing girl slept all the way until 7. I knew I loved this girl! The next day Cindy let me nap and watched Bentley for a lot of the day as well. I felt a million times better after that! I'm so thankful to have such great people in my life and I couldn't thank the Ady's enough!
Well we are so excited to leave for Montana on Friday. We will be staying with my parents on Ashley Lake for a week, and then head over to Jeff's parents on Echo Lake for a week or two (we'll play that by ear). So I will blog about our trip when we return! On a side note, Bentley will be 6 months on Thursday so we just started feeding her solids. I took a picture after giving her a cracker...she likes to rub it all over her face.
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