"So many people been talkin' 'round town..."
Jay's been teasing me lately about turning the bambino into a mama's boy...He'll be 4 months old on Saturday, and quite frankly, I think it's absolutely precious that while he loves his daddy, he really lights up whenever I'm around. I've been rather lazy about keeping the house cleaned up and whatnot, because it's just so much more fun to sit on the floor and play with my baby. He's entered that stage where whatever will stay in his hands for more than 5 seconds goes right into his mouth, and I like watching him develop and seeing how much more coordinated he gets day by day. It was fascinating when my nieces GE & DR were in this phase, too, although with DR, it was especially cute to watch her try her hardest to do everything GE was doing.
The bambino's only been waking up once a night on average these days, and I think my system's in shock with my getting some actual sleep. Even so, it's 9.30, which has been my "regular" bedtime for awhile now, and I'm struggling to stay awake long enough to finish this entry.
I'm still waiting to hear back from the f-ing hospital. I'm going to try and hold off on calling them again...If they want their damn money, they can get a hold of me--Although I'm going to be even more pissed if I get a phone call or letter from their collections department. And for all I know, that notice I got went out before they actually collected the payment. But since no one's called me back, I have no way of finding that out. I've already left one voicemail, and if they can't be bothered to return my call, I guess I can't be bothered to pay them!
Jay & I keep hoping that we'll be one of the lucky ones to get our tax stimulus money before Friday...Somehow, I don't see that happening, and not that it matters anyway. Jay's taking the lion's share of it to hopefully get us close to eliminating his student loan, and the bambino gets a chunk for his mutual fund. I get $100, and I have yet to decide if I want to blow it on frivolity or be responsible with it. I do have 4 rolls of film that need developed, so I will get that done, and I'd like to actually fill up the car for the first time in over a month (we've been getting by with just $20/gas each week, since we're broke and all). Whatever's left ought to go towards one of my other hospital bills or something. But we'll see. Next month marks the end of my gym membership, so that will give me an extra $42/month...Which will mean I probably can fill up the car a little more often, or at least with more than $20 worth of gas.