This week my cold stuck around for a bit longer than I was hoping it would.  By Wednesday I started to feel better.  I can honestly say that my saving grace was our humidifier.  I didn’t realize your options for medicine are very limited while nursing.  Not much more variety than when you are pregnant, actually.  So that dang humidifier [that I always tell Zach is a bunch of hocus pocus] totally saved me.  If you don’t have a Crane Humidifier – go buy yourself one.  Best purchase ever.  Luckily, Sloan didn’t really get sick.  She had a runny nose for a bit and a tiny cough for 24 hours, but that was it!  Nursing really is magic.  I never thought I would be one of those breast-feeding nuts, but the more we continue – the more I appreciate it.

Monday was probably my worst day in terms of being sick.  That morning I met my cousin at her house in Bountiful to help her pick out some finishes for her remodel.  Afterwards the NCAA championship game was on and we had plans to watch it.  So I ran to Papa Murphy’s and grabbed a pepperoni for Zach and a chicken artichoke for myself.  A perfect game-time meal.   Obviously, my bracket was toast long before the championship game.  In fact, thanks to Notre Dame, by bracket went downhill rather rapidly.  Zach beat me by 10 points.  So a visit to Leatherby’s is not in my future, unfortunately.

Tuesday I had a client meet me at my house for a wedding invitation consult.  I haven’t done too many wedding invitations lately because of my project down in Orem.  Sloan, again my design assistant, watched patiently as I met with this soon-to-be bride.  I think new people are her favorite thing.

Wednesday we had Activity Days.  We had a service project planned outside, but the weather was awful.  So we improvised and tie-dyed pillowcases at the church instead.  Sharpie markers + rubbing alcohol.  Who knew?  The girls had a good time [and not because they were a little hopped up on Sharpie fumes] and we called it a successful last-minute project.

Thursday I still wasn’t feeling 100% and my mom had the day off.  She convinced me to drive to her house, even though I warned her I would infect her.  My mom had my brother’s old walker ready for Sloan when we arrived.Even though her feet barely touch the ground, she loved it.

Friday, Sloan turned 5 months old.  Her face says it all.  Say whaaaat?!

She celebrated by taking a THREE HOUR NAP in the afternoon.  I couldn’t believe it.  My angel baby.  I finished all my work projects and didn’t know what to do with all my free time!  Later, the three of us celebrated some more when Zach got home by driving down to Fashion Place Mall to see the new Apple Watch.  Zach’s been pining for one for as long as he heard they were creating one.  After we tried them on we went to Hot Dog on a Stick for dinner.

Really, the limeade is the only thing I like at that joint.  I did make Zach stop at Mrs. Fields on our way out, though.

Later that night Sloan and I went to my friend [and former roommate] Kelli’s baby shower.  She is expecting a baby boy at the beginning of May.  It was fun to catch up with some of my old high school friends.

Saturday Zach and I went into spring cleaning mode.  Zach did a handful of chores outside and I cleaned out our closet.  Later that afternoon I went for a run and Zach watched Sloan.  When I came back, he had her in her Megablocks wagon again.

Zach thinks it is hilarious that she can fit so perfectly inside this wagon.  It’s not meant to hold more than blocks, but Sloan doesn’t seem to mind.

We had Cheesecake Factory to go later that night and rented a Red Box.

Sunday, after church, we went to Ogden to have dinner with Zach’s parents.

We ate, watched the Masters [and my boyfriends Rickie and Rory], and visited until it was time for Sloan’s bedtime.  By Sunday night I felt 100 percent cured of my cold.  I’ve never been more excited for a Monday – cold free is da way to be!