June 21, 2008: Today my mom and dad came over and helped us finish our rock wall. Last summer we pulled out the large hill in our backyard and made rock walls to that it would extend our backyard and add some grassy areas. Originally our backyard was just one large hill didn't leave any flat areas to play on. Aaron has a friend, Shane, that owns his own excavating equipment and he helped us dig out the hill and place the large rocks for our rock wall. That took up all last summer and so this summer we needed to pull out all the weeds that had grown in between the rocks, add some top soil and plant some plants and flower in between the cracks. It was kind of a daunting project to tackle, especially with a baby. So my parents being the nice people they are, offered to help us out. My dad and Aaron worked on the drip system and placing all the dirt while my mom and I picked out the plants. It was so much work that we only ended up finishing the small rock wall. However it looks fabulous! If we can get the larger of the walls finished soon along with the waterfall that we plan on installing, we will have the best yard on th block.
Things actually would have moved a little faster had Jade not have been so cranky all day. She was so congested that she couldn't eat, breathe or sleep very well. Besides being congested, she seemed more gassy than normal. Nursing was a disaster today. It always has been difficult with Jade but today she didn't want anything. Luckily I have been supplementing her with formula so she's getting the nutrition she needs. I think I will call her pediatrican on Monday and schedule an appointment. This is ridiculous. We need to find out why Jade is so gassy. There's got to be something we can do.
