Visitors

Forget for a moment my intent to tell tales of being a new mom. I must report on recent events in the Fine household.
We have had squirrels nesting in our attic for 2-3 years now. The first year it was unclear if it was birds or squirrels, so my husband did not feel it was necessary to take care of it immediately. Last year it was definitely squirrels, but my husband decided with the impending birth of our daughter, and the decrease in our income, that we wouldn't do anything about it. For some reason, my husband decided this was the time to do something about the "squirrel".

This is the result of his good intentions....

                                                             We haven't named her yet.

And this is the result of my husband playing the role of Wiley E. Coyote and the squirrel playing the rold of the Roadrunner.....

                                                          He's ok, just a bruise on his leg.

So lessons I've learned from this experience.
1. When you think you have something nesting in your house. Don't tell your husband, just call something to take care of it.
2. When you KNOW you have something nesting in your house. (see above advice) and remove all weapons from the house.
3. When that something is a squirrel. DO NOT close up the entry hole when they are still in that attic! They will find another way out!
4. Traps don't work!!
5. Didn't the Roadrunner ALWAYS outsmart Wiley E.?

This has consumed us for the past few weeks. My husband is obssessed. We think there is a mama and at least 2 babies still up there. And every day they spend up there the damages increase, using the above photo as an example!

I will keep you posted on what happens next....

                                                                          Our angel.
Olivia was born June 27, 2009 after 17 hours of labor and 1 hour 10 minutes of pushing. She was so most beautiful thing we had ever seen from the moment we saw her.

Introduction

I've decided to enter this crazy world of blogging after following a good friend for quite some time, and also at the urging of my wonderful Aunt Chrissie, who said I should be blogging about all the wonderful discoveries of being a new mom.
So...here it goes....
I am a 35 year old, first time mom of the absolute love of my life, my 9 1/2 month old daughter, Olivia. I am a nurse and nurse practitioner by profession, and loved my old job, but not as much as I have loved being a stay at home mom. I have had to find the humor in things that have happened over the past 9 months, although I'm not usually laughing as things "happen". My stories may be boring for many people, but they are part of my life, and I have decided to blog about them as a sort of "journal" for my daughter.
So my intent is to share things I've learned the hard way, things I've discovered I can't live without as a mom, and all the wonderful milestones my little one attains.
I hope you can relate to some of the things that have happened in my life as a mom, or can share things that have worked for you and your family as new challenges arise.