Recent events; the good, the bad, and the ugly

I am really dull with words. But I will do my best to provide otherwise... This past weekend was overall: Pleasant ...but not all. Friday night was enjoyable with our ward Luau and video games. Yes, can you believe i was actually able to convince Sean to go? I had talked about it all week in hopes to liken the idea. It didn't really appeal more to him but my pleating got the better of him. Its not that I dreamt of it being "dieingly FUN!" but that its a good opportunity to get to know our ward family, converse, interact, feel the good spirit, support our ward activities committee(b/c its hard work and planning and who wants to feel the defeat of a small turnout?), and just get out of our bubble and find enjoyment outside of our comfort circle. The one Sean and I have grown so accustom to is being with his family. I do enjoy the comfort and ease of having them but its also nice to broaden our circle of friends and acquaintances. It felt good and I enjoyed watching Sean through the ppl talking and laughing. I was even more amused to see him causally holding the baby bag and my purse under his arm. Thats my kind of husband. :0) As well as watching him stand, hold his plate of food, and eat it while everyone else knelt to eat. Even at a Luau could you get him to comply...oh no...he doesn't like the dampness of the grass on his rear. ah, yes, My kind of husband. LOL. It was time to leave and say our good byes. During the hour stay Emmery had managed to play and run into the puddles of water and skid on her bum on a pile of small boulders. Need I say more?...with a pair of soaked shoes and a runny nose off we went. Dried off and ready to go we left to grandmothers house aka the MIL's. We laughed and played games along with Rachel and Rob till Emm had enough and was begging for her bed. But the fun didn't stop there, oh no, us Flemings like to Par-tay! While back at our place, Rob brought over an old Nintendo and we took turns playing Mario or Luigi and ate comfort food(aka junk food). It was just plain fun. Our Friday treated us well. Now for some good stuff...Saturday's highlights: Movies: 17 again - Marley & Me. after an adventurous start of an evening...sean and I managed to make it to our date with some friends. We saw the movie 17 again. YOu know the one with the gorgeous Zac Efron. yeah that one, Sean and I were VERY impressed by the movie. I liked the moral of the story, it kept us laughing, we all were grinnin' every time Zach was on screen, and its just flat out a great movie worth the money to see in theaters. I was worried at first when the first 5 minutes of the film was cheesy but it soon was blown away by the cleverly hilarious actors. And Zach's character was so passionate that he made that movie believable. Everything about it kept me on edge and my stomach would constantly cringe(but in a good way, like excitement plus the unknowing). Even a few tears fell. Zach has turned out to be a wonderful actor and I can't wait to see him in more movies. If you can go see this movie. Now its still PG-13 for a reason, 13 and older would have the maturity to view it...but i am in no way saying its bad...just....labled correctly.

Then I netflixed the movie Marley & Me. Sean and I finally watched Saturday night and found the movie to be....well...just Good! Its based on a book called John Grogan and the story goes: John and his wife(newlyweds) decided to get a dog and from lack of training the dog basically was the worst dog alive. And you watch their lives develop through the story along with all the terrible things this dog does. So you think at first that its about a dog but it about their life and the dog. I think i really liked it because we as parents(soon-to-be) can relate and empathize with the daily trials in life. And because its Funny! I enjoyed their relationship and admire their patience. It made me reflect on my life...and Sean said the same...with both movies, actually. So just go rent it already and see for yourself that its a good flick.

And just when the weekend was going well...Sunday brought its rain. Its late and I just rested my head on my pillow ready to pass out when Sean comes in with urgency in his voice. "Ashley, you need to get up and smell Emmery's room"...now me with my keen sense of smell thought he was over reacting because I didn't smell anything when I walked by her door. But he persisted and sure enough as I came closer to her door there was a nose burning, stomach turning smell wreaking from the door. I was so baffled that I opened the door and this overwhelming smell of D^f$s&#@ came flowing out. I had to cover my nose and mouth it was so bad. I quietly crept up to Emmery's bed to check on her and as my eyes adjusted I could see something had gotten all on her side and back and leaking from her pants. I didn't want to but I had to wake her. She was sleeping in her,...a paste waste. It was wrenching and horrid so I picked her up and she was immediately awake and confused. I don't even know if she knew she crapped all over herself. Heck, I was still confused, I was wondering if maybe she had vomited or what? So the story just gets even more gross but I'll spare you and myself. But I wiped & bathed her(REAL GOOD), sean de-toxed the room and washed all soiled material. And even though she went back to sleep an hour later...she continued to wake up all through out the night. By 5 am i was exhausted and wasted. So we stayed home from church to tend to our poor sick little girl. Boy I tell ya, yesterday was a slow and depressing day, for me anyway. It so sad to witness your baby so uncomfortable, so unhappy, so clingy, and keep having these accidents when she doesn't even know when its gonna happen. Somedays I just don't know how I could ever be a Mom to my kids. I can barely handle one with my body; mentally, emotionally, physically. But today is a tad better...shes a little more lively but still unhappy. In fact, shes crying now so I'd better be off. ashley