Also forgot to mention that today at 1015am is Olivia's first "Baby Power" day I am excited for her - I know she will have such a good time! AND - there's the added bonus that she will be napping by 1215pm! It is hard for her to meet other little ones her age (2) because of all her food allergies. There is no way I can take her to a Mommy and Me type of group - TONS of food that she is allergic too. Peanut butter, nuts, dairy, eggs.. all of these are in cookies, cakes, snacky type foods. There are certain brands that I buy because I KNOW Olivia can eat them without breaking out in eczema or hives ::sigh:: The poor kid. Heck - even my inlaws aren't that good with keeping stuff aside that can make her sick. They TRY.. but sometimes that's even worse. YOU take away a cookie from a 2 year old! They say "Well, maybe she can have a little bit, to help her tolerate it." Sure - ok.. how about rat poison in your coffee.. you know, just a little, so you can tolerate it!! ::eyeroll:: There are SO many products that contain dairy or some form of dairy (whey, casein, a dairy protein). LIke hot dogs, cold cuts, breadcrumbs, juices, chicken nuggest, pretzels, chips, cookies, cakes... etc.. I can go on and on. I am not looking forward to Olivia starting school if her allergic reactions are still so high. I suppose I will have to see what her allergies are like when she is 5. Perhaps she will be homeschooled until her allergies are manageable. Hopefully, the township will either have dealt with this problem before or is willing to deal with it. Paul and I already planned on really working with the school, helping to raise awareness. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network has so much suppoort and will assist us, if needed. Yikes - that turned into one helluva rant! I will post more after we get back from Baby Power!

Didn't get a chance to blog much last night due to Blogger not allowing me to publish. Guess they must be overloaded. I want to thank everyone for their kind emails and comments regarding my Mom. They are appreciated so much and they do help! I will be going up to visit her tonight. But, on the flip side - 2 of my friends are pregnant. Both are due in August so it seems like November was a busy month for some people. My one friend, D, had planned this baby (her 2nd) with her hubby, T. In fact, HE was one one doing the ovulation charts and the predictions. Boy - I guess he nailed the dates and time correctly - pardon the pun. While I really like D, T is kind of a control freak. Ok - he REALLY is a control freak. They already have a son who turned one in October, the poor thing. He is so sweet and so unprepared for this. D&T are the kind of couple who plans for everything. It's kind of creepy. For example, they already have a bike for Aaron that they bought while D was PREGNANT with him. It was a bargain.. yeah ok.. whatever. Bargains are everywhere... J is also pregnant. She is getting married next month on Groundhog's Day. She and her hubby to be have been trying for a while to have this one. This will make baby #2 since J has a son (9yrs old) from a previous relationship. Babies can only mean 1 thing for non pregnant people - baby showers! While I love to buy all those little things, I HATE (and I stress HATE), going to showers, bridal or baby. I adore my friends but those type of things are SO boring!