Day 223: DC

Eis was up every three to four hours last night, like usual. However, I was having trouble because whenid get up to go to the bathroom, the door would creak loudly and the bed frame would groan horribly when I'd get in or out of bed! Yikes! I dreaded having to move in the night for fear of waking eisley.

Eis woke at 1000? I nursed her, changed her, then got her dressed and by the time I got dressed and took us downstairs, she'd already been up 35 minutes, which meant she wouldn't last long til it was nap time again.

I ate an English muffin and sat with Michelle and eis for a while, then put her down for her nap. As soon as I came out, Michelle took me across the street to the community centre where I could work out. I stayed an hour and walked back home. When I got there, eis was awake, as I expected, but she looked exhausted. After a few minutes, I asked what time she woke up and Michelle said, "Ten minutes after I got home," which means she had a 12-15 minute nap!

I fed her again, then put her down for another nap when I saw she just couldn't take any more. While she napped, I called USAA and my dad about loan stuff. Though I had an extension, there was no place in the menu to enter it. I had to wait every time and then ask to be connected to VA loans. The last time, I was on the phone for 30 minutes -- it was agony. They were seriously trying my patience and it didn't help that one time my phone cut out while I was on hold.

At one point I had to go into the room, lay down and cry. Though I had to lay on the floor cause the bed creaking would have awoken eisley. Eventually, she got up and played while I finished my loan calls to USAA. I didn't even ask them about the truck title because I was too angry to do so.

After her next nap, we ate dinner, then bran, Michelle, and I got in the car with eisley and went to the BX to see if they had a jumperoo, which they did not (that was worth buying). Then we drove downtown and walked up to the Capitol and drove around the "mall." I made a joke about asking where the "Jeffersonian" was, but realised they wouldn't get it only after I opened my mouth. Needless to say, I think they think either there's a building called the Jeffersonian or I'm an idiot. Either way, I didn't want to explain about the show *Bones* and my lame joke.

When we got home I nursed eis, then Michelle gave her her cereal and bath, then Tim read her a story and I put her down. It wasn't until she was already asleep that's remembered to ask Michelle to oil the door hinges. They are all oiled up, but I have an intense headache from the fumes. I imagine eis is getting high off of them, too. It's pretty bad, but I am afraid to get off the bed to turn on the fan to try to dissipate them because she almost woke up when I got into bed. Not to mention the fan is a bit big for a room this size ANSI don't want eis or me getting sick from having the fan on too long.

What to do, what to do? Unfortunately, I can't leave the door open because the boys are awake and will be noisy-ish when they do go to bed.