My parents visit is going great! Daegan has really taken to them even though he only sees them sporadically.....he wakes up each morning and asks for "Mee-mere" and "P-pa"....he just sounds so ridiculously Southern!! I'm sad they are leaving Thursday.....happy to have my house back, but really sad they are leaving. Russ and I are going to try to go out tonight alone for my birthday. His schedule has been better....more consistent and he seems happier. Or maybe I'm just not noticing as much b/c my parents are here.

I'm definitely feeling this little Snapper move around! It's really neat to feel so early. My sinus infection cleared only to be followed by a cold... but other than that I feel pretty good.

I checked out a few more daycares, my parents met the homecare lady....and I still don't know what I'm going to do. I need to email homecare lady and get a bunch of things clarified that I didn't want to do/couldn't do in person....too much going on. One of the daycares is definitely out b/c of hours.....the other one seemed pretty great until I got to the menu. They won't allow me to pack Daegan his own lunch....and they serve hot dogs/sloppy joes/etc...typical kid food, but not stuff Daegan eats. And I guess he would learn to eat it....but I didn't really plan on him eating that kind of stuff. At least not until he was a bit older. I also didn't mention the cloth diapers...but I suspect that will be an issue if the kid can't even eat his own food. Sometimes I just wish I didn't enjoy working so much (ok not necessarily my current job, but I do like being a vet) and I wish we didn't depend on the $$ so much. It'd be so much easier if I could just stay-at-home or if I didn't have such strong opinions about things. Of course, trying to find the best fit for Daegan is top priority, but I can't forget that come ~April we'll need care for the Snapper too....and I'm not sure the homecare lady is the best fit for a wee one.

Anyway, off to try to get some more sleep....I'll check back in on the weekend.