Tumultuous

I guess I don't know the singular of Tumultuous. Tumult?? The Clifton house is in Tumult right now. Lexi is getting to that almost walking stage, which means she is knocking her little noggin on everything. She even fell into the bath tub while trying to reach her quack quacks (rubber duckys). I think she was scared more than hurt. She is a tough little gal. She hits something and then just moves on. Too tough for pain. Except for teething pain. She has 4 teeth coming in right now. Lots of screaming from a little person. Jon and I took turns holding her almost all night last night. She isn't very interested in eating or drinking. I need to re-read the no cry sleep solution on teething because this poor gal needs all the help she can get.

Then there is the big bed purchase. We bought our first queen bed less than 2 years ago. We've hated it since about a month after the purchase. 14 day exchange period, wouldn't you know. So we ventured out last week to buy a new bed, hoping not to pay both an arm and a leg. Our existing bed is in pristine condition since we used a water proof mattress cover, so I hated spending money on something that in theory we already owned. So we chose a Simmons memory foam mattress from a salesman who spent more time telling us how honest he is than I care to hear from a salesman. We went home and found only good reviews. Then a guy named Romeo delivered the mattress, and I was hoping it was a sign of good things. Last night between Lexi only sleeping about a half hour at a time and the bed, which was making my arms fall asleep and left me with hip pain worse than before we started this venture, well, now you see why we are feeling Tumult...

I have given Jon the 'make it work moment' (shhhh don't tell us who won project runway, we are a month behind on TV), and he will need to make the bed work for me and him, or exchange it, or get me a sleeping bag with a bit of padding. Jon and Benji both loved the bed. Figures! Tonight we are going on a date. Probably about an hour long date and then a hope beyond hope that Lexi goes to bed early so we can sleep.