Responsorial Psalm

Instead of giving something up for Lent I decided to read the bible more and spread the word of God. I downloaded this app where I can read the daily prayer readings as if I was in church, so it has the first reading, responsorial Psalm, verse before the Gospel and the Gospel. After a few days I realized that the responsorial Psalm literally spells out what that days reading is about. I love it! Just in case I don't understand the readings I definitely understand the Psalm. Also the Psalm refrain is short enough where I can try to remember it and reflect throughout the day. 

Today's is 'Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord'. Don't break God's rules y'all!

Spontaneous lunch dates

We got to see Jennifer today! I was so happy that she was available for lunch today since we're in the Cerritos area anyways! Yay! It's so nice to hang out with one of your best friends.

Gift cards

It's like shopping for free stuff and so much more fun!

Old recipes

I made Macarons last night and I'm thankful i had my old recipe on hand.

Babycenter.com

Ate suggested I check out babycenter.com to find good questions to ask nanny candidates. Alex came up with a some really good questions also but I'm glad I had the other ones as backup if we wanted them. 

Parents

I can't stress enough how thankful I am for my parents & Alex's parents and how much they've sacrificed for our families. 

Benadryl - brand name

We've given Chloe generic benadryl before but she was NOT into it.  We had to go get more when we were in Calexico and Yao bought her Brand name Benadryl and she was very willing to drink it this time!  I guess the Brand really is better in this case.

Pizza delivery

We were being lazy today so we just ordered pizza for dinner and to be even lazier they delivered!!

Early days

Alex got off work early today so we were able to leave for Calexico early. We had to stop in Moreno Valley to kill time and eat dinner but it worked out and we got to Calexico around 845 instead of 1130 like planned

Day of appointments

We brought Chloe in to the doctor again today to make sure she's getting better and doesn't need to continue her abx. I'm very thankful they had a day of appointment at the time that worked best for me.

Take out

We wanted to go out for Chinese New Year but Chloe was getting super fussy so we decided to get take out instead.

Chaplains

Today the QueensCare chaplain came to our clinic to distribute ashes to the employees.  It's so nice not having to worry or stress about getting to church on time after work.

Computer lab

It's hard to review a powerpoint presentation on your iPhone.  Thankfully there's a computer lab on campus that I was able to use to go over the presentation.

Brown bear book

While driving home from SD, one of the things that would calm Chloe down was her Brown Bear, Brown Bear book.  This would calm her down for a few minutes but it was such a lifesaver.

Target

Target

We ran out of Cheerios on our trip so I went to Target to buy more.  PHEW!  Crisis averted.

Mini getaway

We're in SD for a mini president's day weekend getaway. It's rare that Alex gets 3 days off in a row so I'm so thankful for our trip this weekend. 

Paola Elizabeth

Bc she spent almost 6 hours cleaning my house today. Thank you so much for all the hard work!!

my life

Tonight I'm reminded of all the good things in my life.

Tasty abx

I'm beyond grateful that Chloe tolerates her antibiotic. She fusses when we give her APAP or Benadryl or even puréed foods but she'll sit and swallow the abx like a champ. Thank the lord!

2 cars

We finally brought Chloe to the doctor today. My mom met me at home and we took 2 cars to the doctors office so I could go straight to work afterwards. It saved me about 45 minutes so I'm very thankful we have an extra car right now.

Quick meals

It's so great when dinner can come together in less than 20 minutes! 

Surviving the day

Today was ROUGH. Alex and I both woke up feeling gross, I don't know if it's the flu or a stomach bug or what but we felt like a bus hit us both. Combine that with Chloe who is getting better but still feeling a little under the weather and you get a very rough day for the Wu family. I'm just glad we survived it. Here's hoping we feel better tomorrow. 

Lola's house

Chloe threw up in the car again today. This time it was as we were pulling into the Cerritos Acura dealership. We were able to clean up the car seat, change her and then went to my mom's house in Cerritos. I fed her and then she took a 2 hour nap and definitely woke up refreshed. I'm so thankful I didn't have to drive back to HH with a cranky baby in a smelly car seat!

Thick burp cloths & a ziplock bag

My sick baby threw up in her car seat today on the way to the store. Very thankfully the burp cloth I had in my bag was super absorbent and was able to clean up most of the liquid from the car seat. I changed her and put all the dirty clothes & burp cloth in the ziplock bag, rolled down the windows and MOST of the smell was gone! Phew!!

Benadryl

We're trying to use Benadryl to help with Chloe's cough and as a result she slept A LONG time last night. It's nice but I just hope she's getting better.

Opting out option

We get so many new credit card offers but I end up shredding them all bc we don't want any more cards. I saw an 'opt out' phone number on the bottom of one and I called it! I opted to stop receiving prescreened offers for 5 years! woo hoo! No more shredding needed!

1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688) if you're interested. It's legit per this government website http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0148-prescreened-credit-and-insurance-offers

Auto next

It saves time moving the mouse or having to pick the next item on my list. 

Dinner planned for me

It can be so hard picking what to eat so it's really nice when I don't have to think about it! Tonight Alex decided what we were going to eat, ordered and picked it up before he got home. Hooray!!

Free trials

We went to a My Gym class today which was our first Mommy/Daddy & me class ever! Less than halfway through the class I could tell I didn't want to come back to these types of classes so I'm very thankful it was free!