Retired Bumbo

First, Mike was able to get a hold of Experian. It looks like things are on their way to being fixed. Whew! Hopefully everything else aligns for us to be in a new home this summer. :)

Anyways, Brinley's long-time friend and companion, lilac bumbo, is retiring. Brinley is now too big for her favorite chair. I already miss how convenient it was to be able to plop her in it. We are now on to the high chair. We will miss you bumbo!!

This is not a dispute, it is a complaint.

Well, I was laughing about this earlier.. but now it is just plain frustrating! Mike and I are in the process of trying to buy a home, yay!! HOWEVER, we have encounter a minor bump in the road. It appears that Experian (major credit report bureau) has combined the credit scores of Mike, Mike's Father, and Mike (my husband). This has happened because both have the same first and last names and middle initial: Michael J. Duthrie. They do however, have DIFFERENT middle names and social security numbers!

What does this mean to us?

This hinders the process of us buying a home because we have to get an approval for the mortage. And is:

A waste of money. If you have a problem on your credit reportand needs to be fixed, then you have to dispute it. Disputes cost you money. Seriously, why should we have to pay for an error that the credit bureau made?? Yes, I think it is lame.

A waste of time. We need to contact Experian to fix this. That isn't the waste of time, but listening to automidated messages over and over again trying figure out where your problem fits in the list or finding a representative to talk to is. I listen intently through every single option, none fits exactly what I need. So, I push 1, 2, 3, hoping I will get directed to someone I can talk to. That doesn't work, so then I default to pushing zero again and again, wishing that I will hear the magical dial tone to transfer me to a real person to talk to.

URGH!!!!

Schedule

About a week ago I decided to be firm about Brinley's schedule. I thought it was going to take weeks to master! Interestingly enough, it was really only one day! It almost seems as though she was waiting for me to do it.

• Feedings have been lengthened to 3-4 hours, and didn't phase her at all. In fact the first day she went close to 5 hours apart! The bottle is out, so I think I am just going to stick with nursing and not supplement the formula.
  

• Two naps a day: morning and afternoon. 45 mins - 1 hour long. The length kinda varies, but at least they are only 2x a day in relatively the same times! Most of the time she even will just go to sleep on her own if I wrap her up and lay her in her crib.

• Bedtime routine down. We usually shower/bathe her, read a book, feed her and then lay her down. She only eats once during the night now.

Hallelujah! I can't believe how lucky I am!