I know I am so bad and I always say I am going to update more frequently and well, I just haven't. I am sorry. BUT, is there anyone out there who does read this or am I just making a journal? I think the journal is more likely. The past few months have been pretty fun-for the most part. Matt has been working a lot and has been showing signs of being very stressed lately. I wish that he could relax a little and not have to worry. If it is not one thing, it is another, work, sheriff's, money, house, spending time with Katie and I, maintaining things around the house, being able to buy groceries and on and on. He does not think that I worry or even think about these things, but I do. I guess I just don't show it as much as I should. Maybe I should make a note and stick it on my forehead telling him what I am thinking. He is such a perfectionist and is very critical and I know that what ever decision I make, there is always the "right" one that he would have made...oh well. Life is a b!tch, right?

At the end of February, Katie had her first visit to the ER, which I am certain now was a waste of time and money. I was changing her diaper and she had her Elmo barrette. She put the barrette in her mouth and at the same time, I went to grab it out of her mouth. She turned her head and my finger pushed the barrette further into her mouth and into her throat. She started to gag and was not making any sounds, but was trying to breathe, unsuccessfully. I made the mistake of trying to do a finger swap and each time I did that, I pushed it back into her throat. I finally held her in my arms face down and patted her on the back. Sure enough after a few pats, the barrette fell out and Katie gasped for air. She started crying and spitting. There was blood and it got on her shirt, my shirt and arms. I was not sure how much damage the barrette did or how far it really went into her mouth, but figured it would be safest to have a Dr look. I took her to Urgent Care and walked out right when I got there. It was packed and who knew why the people where there. Katie was not sick and I did not want her to catch anything. I took her to jamba juice and then back home where I met Matt. Katie was still not swallowing and instead she was spitting. Matt told her to swallow and she started to cry. She then started to gag and then threw up...blood. :( At this point, Matt grabbed her and we were off to the ER. We waited there for about 3 hours and then finally saw a Dr who said that he could not do anything, but recommend having a scope put into her throat to see if there was damage further down. Meaning she would have to have anastesia and I was not up for that. We went home and had a sleep over in her room and by the morning, she was fine....Thank GOD!

We also went to California Adventure and this was a much better trip than the Disneyland trip. Katie loved the Bugs Land and all the rides there. We took her on the Monsters Inc ride and she did not like it and also on the Toy Story ride and she cried-hated it. I don't blame here, it was really strange if you don't know what is going on. It was really cool for the adults though.

We also went to the Santa Barbara Zoo and that was so much fun. We saw a lot of animals and even got to feed the giraffe.