Finally got our taxes done! I've been sitting here waiting for some 1099's from Jarrod's freelance work last year and then realized that... he's not going to get any! Had I done the research (or had TIME to!) I would have seen that if you made less than $600 from a freelance venture you aren't going to get a 1099. Niiiice.
So that and doing the standard deduction rather than itemizing (which we usually do, but I haven't kept good records like I usually do... plus since Jarrod isn't in California doing crazy commuting, there just isn't as much to deduct) and that brought us to a refund! It's not a life-changing refund, but it's not paying in, either. ;-)
I don't remember if I said, but Cameron's booty was all rashy from diarrhea (presumably the formula change to "gentle") but we got that cleared up with... and my mom will love this because it's all "old school" remedy... corn starch. Simple, cheap, organic, natural CORN STARCH. I guess I used to get a mad diaper rash and that was what worked. Everyone suggest Beaudreaux's Butt Paste, but we tried it with Syd and it didn't do a darn thing for her. Plus it's like smearing a raw potato on her already-sore butt - its SO thick. AND you can't use rash cream with cloth diapers (they cause repelling - NOT good!) and you could use corn starch if needed.
So we are now back to regular poop. She's gassy as all get out, which is why I went to the "gentle" formula to begin with. But I'll take burps and farts all day over diarrhea. Ahh, the choices we must make as parents.
Tonight was crappy in terms of getting the girls down. Syd is reaching this "I don't want to go to bed" phase, which I pray is just a phase, or I might go out of my ever-lovin' mind. She cried, I went into her room and her lamp was on, she was sitting on her little potty saying she had to go pee. Alrighty, fine. She doesn't pee (big surprise) and I get her back into bed. She cries out again saying that she doesn't want to go to sleep. That she's hungry. That she wants to read. That she wants to play. We've had some problems with her eating dinner (then waking up hungry int he middle of the night) which is new. So, I'm trying to curttail it. One night of not succumbing to the problem should fix that. A bite of a chicken nugget does not a dinner make.
Cameron... well, I don't know what her deal was tonight. Seriously, she was cranky all evening, and as soon as I started to rock her a bit her eyes were slammed shut and pacifier fell out. I put her in her bed, no stirring, no nothing. Until about 15 minutes later. What the...?? Then she was pretty much a turkey for about an hour. Finally, FINALLY I think she has gone down for the duration. She's an awesome night sleeper when she actually gets down for the night. Getting her there is the problem most of the time. So, you just pretty much wear her down by going in, soothing her down, leaving. Two minutes later, repeat. Five minutes later, repeat. Seven minutes later, repeat. And the time it takes to go back in gets a little longer each time.
Gosh, how I look forward to doing it all by myself when Jarrod is gone! ;-) Ah well, it was bound to happen at some point. I just kind of wished it was when Cameron was a little older and on a better routine.
So that's my update for now! Everyone is great, things are going decently enough for a change... and we keep on truckin'. :)
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