Ba

Allie's first word?? She said it very clearly this morning while eating her oatmeal, so I'm wondering if she was trying to tell me she was ready for her ba-ba (bottle)?? Matt doesn't think it counts but I bet if it had been Da, he would've been all over it!!

I ♥ Wags

After finding out that the main source of my Walgreens frustration was the store I was shopping at, I decided to give Wags another chance. Well, this week was some fantastic deals! I got $38.39 worth of merchandise for $4.36 plus $7.50 in RR!!

Aussie shampoo and conditioner
$2.99/ea
-$2/2 mfg coupon
-$2 RR

Crest toothpaste x2
2/$4
-$.50/1 mfg coupon x2
-$2 RR

Oral B toothbrushes x2
2/$4
-B1G1 mfg coupon
-$2 RR (I just realized that I should've purchased this separately to get this RR-whoops)

Skippy PB x2
$1.59
-$.40/1 mfg coupon x2

Electrosol gel packs
$3.99
-$.50/1
-$1 RR

Thermocare Heat Wrap
$2.49
-$2.50 RR

Reese's Pumpkins x2
2/$1 Wags coupon
-$.55 mfg coupon

Wonka Chewy Nerds
$.49 Wags coupon (filler item)

Then I had $14 in RR from previous week's purchases!

Preemie? Not me!

Allison had her 6 month appointment on Thursday and she weighed in at 14lbs 10oz!! She is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 50th for length at 25"!! It's so crazy because I remember when she was just 5 lbs at her first doctors appointment. I'm so proud of my growing girl! Developmentally, she is hanging in with her peers and is almost able to sit up unassisted. I'm sure she'll have it down in another week. We also started solid food yesterday, so I threw some green beans in the blender and voila! Baby food! I don't think she really liked it because she kept "kack-ing" but maybe we'll have better luck with something a little sweeter.

In other news, we had some new additions to our house with a new dining table and matching chairs... It was such a deal at $40 (delivered same day) that I couldn't pass it up. It needs a little work, but mostly just aesthetics. I've been busier than ever trying to get caught up on housework, marathon fundraising/training, and reluctantly job searching. I do currently have a couple leads- one of which is a temp job, so we'll see how things play out. While we were able to lower our monthly bills by refinancing the Mazda and mortgage, I will still need to work at least part-time once unemployment runs out. It's certainly going to be tough leaving Allison...