I realized that the past few posts have been how I've been frustrated with Avery's behavior. He really isn't bad...he's a very good kid and well behaved most of the time. Sometimes just the frustrations add up and I forget about the little GREAT things about him! So in true facebook tradition here are 25 things about him...now that there were 25 things about me!(those were hard btw)
1. He's a small little boy that I just love wrapping my arms around to hug
2. His laughter is VERY contagious and can always put a smile on your face...even when you are mad at him.
3. He can somehow entertain himself in his room for 2 or so hours...all he has are books, a box we made into a house, a chair, and stuffed animals. what does he do? I have NO CLUE!
4. he is a GREAT sleeper! He hardly ever puts up a fight about going night, night.
5. we have to read 1 book and sing "twinkle star" at least twice followed by the lullaby song at night. This has somehow become my job...it used to be Keith's.
6. I love hearing "mommy" come out of his little mouth...its so much cuter than mama!(but ill answer to both!)
7. He tends to be a very good helper...esp. w/Ja(he's 10 months old). I think he will make a great big brother.
8. He dances to any kind of music...mostly classical. Its mostly a teetering back and forth and sometimes spinning.
9. Watching him interact w/ other kids is very precious...esp. when it doesn't involve hitting, but actually playing.
10. He loves his puppies...he has more stuffed animals than anyone! But its so cute watching him hug or kiss them.
11. he kisses and hugs "the baby" when it suites him.
12. I swear he sees "angels".
13. He can sing parts of the Abc's and do all the gestures to itsy bitsy spider and twinkle star. but don't count on him showing you.
14. his eyes are never the same color...they are always changing.
15. He's got the longest eye lashes that any girl would be jealous of!
16. he "pages" me over the monitor when he is ready to get out of his room
17. he will soon have a new big boy room...I personally can't wait for his bed to be OFF the floor, so he doesn't laugh at me trying to get up being 8 months pregnant!
18. he laughs big belly laughs when keith and I kiss.
19. he helps to "cook" and run the mircowave
20. he loves Dora, Blues clues, and Deigo
21. we are slowly working on potty training...
22. he helps w/ the laundry(putting it in the washer, dryer, and taking it out) now if i can get him to fold it acceptably he'd be one up on daddy!
23. I love watching him interact w/Keith
24. He misses my mom and sister and always asks for "jo/go" and "olly"
25. I never knew his smile could bring such happiness!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
my day of frustration...
yesterday I could have used the blog for a HUGE venting fest, but it being "wordless" wednesday I did that instead.
I've slept horribly this week...I've decided that being pregnant and having a cold DO NOT MIX!! I either couldn't breath, couldn't swallow, or laying a certain way was uncomfortable. I woke up with a headache yesterday, stuffy nose, achy, and 2 toddlers that just wouldn't leave each other alone!! I really wanted Keith to stay home and he offered if I wasn't feeling good, but I know in reality he really needed to work. I was hoping the storm would stop him, but just my luck it didn't.
I let the boys watch tv all morning...not something I normally do, but I seriously couldn't handle it. Maybe I should have called J's mom to come and get him, but I just have a cold...doesn't seem like a big enough excuse to me. So I toughed it out. J has a tendency to touch EVERYTHING that avery has, he will eventually get it, I ask him to give it back, and well he teasing A with it. This makes A whiny and so very dramatic! I was ready to put them in seperate corners for the day. I hate days like this! Through my blurry eyes, I could see moments where they actually play together nicely...but they don't happen often enough!
I also had a TON of laundry to do as I had no clean clothes to wear. Being pregnant and going down the stairs w/ a basket full of laundry doesn't work. Apparently, like all guys Keith conviently misses this so I have to ASK to get them downstairs. I don't like to do laundry when the kids are here so I try to do them during nap. Except yesterday there was so much i just got overwhelmed and did them. I had the promise of a husband coming home to help fold...they are still not folded in the basket. So I shall have to do it! Mind you he also can't seem to place his dirty clothes in the bathroom so im constantly walking on them as i REFUSE to pick them up! It gets hard for a pregnant mama to bend over, nevermind the fact that he is a big boy and should be able to do it himself. I wasn't happy with him either yesterday but that was only for a moment. I have to remember he has been working and doing work on avery's room. I do wish he would learn to manage his time better!
My fil has determined that the baby is coming early b/c Keith said that I was measuring big...we shall see I guess. The baby is more than welcome to come early...but not for at least 4 more weeks. keith and I last night were trying to decide where the heck my organs are inside my body...after he looked and said "i love your belly!" yes I actually do have one...aka a bay belly. but it is most prominent at night. other times you can't really tell.
I slept fairly well last night...or so I thought. As the day goes on I get more and more tired! But of course I will roll into bed and be wide awake as always! such is life as a pregnant mommy!
I've slept horribly this week...I've decided that being pregnant and having a cold DO NOT MIX!! I either couldn't breath, couldn't swallow, or laying a certain way was uncomfortable. I woke up with a headache yesterday, stuffy nose, achy, and 2 toddlers that just wouldn't leave each other alone!! I really wanted Keith to stay home and he offered if I wasn't feeling good, but I know in reality he really needed to work. I was hoping the storm would stop him, but just my luck it didn't.
I let the boys watch tv all morning...not something I normally do, but I seriously couldn't handle it. Maybe I should have called J's mom to come and get him, but I just have a cold...doesn't seem like a big enough excuse to me. So I toughed it out. J has a tendency to touch EVERYTHING that avery has, he will eventually get it, I ask him to give it back, and well he teasing A with it. This makes A whiny and so very dramatic! I was ready to put them in seperate corners for the day. I hate days like this! Through my blurry eyes, I could see moments where they actually play together nicely...but they don't happen often enough!
I also had a TON of laundry to do as I had no clean clothes to wear. Being pregnant and going down the stairs w/ a basket full of laundry doesn't work. Apparently, like all guys Keith conviently misses this so I have to ASK to get them downstairs. I don't like to do laundry when the kids are here so I try to do them during nap. Except yesterday there was so much i just got overwhelmed and did them. I had the promise of a husband coming home to help fold...they are still not folded in the basket. So I shall have to do it! Mind you he also can't seem to place his dirty clothes in the bathroom so im constantly walking on them as i REFUSE to pick them up! It gets hard for a pregnant mama to bend over, nevermind the fact that he is a big boy and should be able to do it himself. I wasn't happy with him either yesterday but that was only for a moment. I have to remember he has been working and doing work on avery's room. I do wish he would learn to manage his time better!
My fil has determined that the baby is coming early b/c Keith said that I was measuring big...we shall see I guess. The baby is more than welcome to come early...but not for at least 4 more weeks. keith and I last night were trying to decide where the heck my organs are inside my body...after he looked and said "i love your belly!" yes I actually do have one...aka a bay belly. but it is most prominent at night. other times you can't really tell.
I slept fairly well last night...or so I thought. As the day goes on I get more and more tired! But of course I will roll into bed and be wide awake as always! such is life as a pregnant mommy!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
32 weeks and counting...
Avery and I ventured out to Noho this morning for my 32 week check up. It was pretty cold out and of course the dog didn't want to come in, so he stayed out.
I met one of the other drs...I think there is 5 or 6. I hadn't met him before, but had questions about the impending birth/vbac. He answered them all with answers that I liked. I was pretty convinced of going the vbac route seen as everything sounded so positive.
And then he measured me...crap. I'm measuring ahead/big. So if I am still measuring big at my next appt. they will probably do another u/s...maybe we will see what we are having, although at this point I'm ok with NOT knowing until I give birth. If the baby is big, it looks like I might be having a c/s. Of course all of this is after I have contacted a doula about helping with a vbac. Just not sure that I want to chance having a big baby esp. if I am overdue. Although, Avery was only 7.7 and he was almost 2 weeks late.
oh what to do...
My blood pressure was a little higher than normal. It was actually the same as it was last time I was there. The nurse commented and said that never happens! Dr. asked if I was having headaches or blurry vision...which I wasn't. Hopefully its not a sign of pre-e...we've had enough of that around here.
I am now up to a total of 4 lbs this whole pregnancy. So I really don't know how the baby could be measuring big.
I also had to go for more bloodwork b/c apparently my counts were low last time. I thought they were checking my iron, but this was a whole blood draw. Avery got to watch as they couldn't find a vein at first.
I'm also getting a cold and my severely sore throat kept me up last night. So now I'm draggin and won't have any hopes to really lie down and rest as I have a little one still awake. Hopefully when Keith gets home I can.
On a semi-plus note we are expecting more snow tomorrow. why is it on the plus side? keith doesn't think he will be making it to work. The road is already icy and add snow on top of it and well...he won't be getting out of the driveway nevermind the road. One can hope to have a snowday with my husband. Maybe it will just be Avery too...and I can rest tomorrow.
so we shall see what the next appt. shall bring!
I met one of the other drs...I think there is 5 or 6. I hadn't met him before, but had questions about the impending birth/vbac. He answered them all with answers that I liked. I was pretty convinced of going the vbac route seen as everything sounded so positive.
And then he measured me...crap. I'm measuring ahead/big. So if I am still measuring big at my next appt. they will probably do another u/s...maybe we will see what we are having, although at this point I'm ok with NOT knowing until I give birth. If the baby is big, it looks like I might be having a c/s. Of course all of this is after I have contacted a doula about helping with a vbac. Just not sure that I want to chance having a big baby esp. if I am overdue. Although, Avery was only 7.7 and he was almost 2 weeks late.
oh what to do...
My blood pressure was a little higher than normal. It was actually the same as it was last time I was there. The nurse commented and said that never happens! Dr. asked if I was having headaches or blurry vision...which I wasn't. Hopefully its not a sign of pre-e...we've had enough of that around here.
I am now up to a total of 4 lbs this whole pregnancy. So I really don't know how the baby could be measuring big.
I also had to go for more bloodwork b/c apparently my counts were low last time. I thought they were checking my iron, but this was a whole blood draw. Avery got to watch as they couldn't find a vein at first.
I'm also getting a cold and my severely sore throat kept me up last night. So now I'm draggin and won't have any hopes to really lie down and rest as I have a little one still awake. Hopefully when Keith gets home I can.
On a semi-plus note we are expecting more snow tomorrow. why is it on the plus side? keith doesn't think he will be making it to work. The road is already icy and add snow on top of it and well...he won't be getting out of the driveway nevermind the road. One can hope to have a snowday with my husband. Maybe it will just be Avery too...and I can rest tomorrow.
so we shall see what the next appt. shall bring!
Monday, January 26, 2009
2 year old tantrums!
Normally, my 2 yr old is very well behaved even out in public. Well I needed to go to the mall this weekend. So I called my mom and sis and they came with me. Usually I can keep Avery in the stroller for most of the time, but not this time. he only lasted 5 mins. That's fine I will let me walk. We all took turns holding his hand and walking.
We grabbed some lunch and he snacked a bit. Then he basically ran wild the rest of the time..I sent my sister after him. Now if I remembered where the "leash" was it would have been a bit better.(btw, i found it after we left. it was conviently in Keith's car that I was driving!)
I ended up having to take him out of Babies R Us..it was the last store. Thank goodness, but the store I actually needed stuff in. I got another carseat base and a bed rail for Avery's new bed. He was pitching such a fit b/c he wanted a $35 toy. I didn't have the money for that plus my mom had already bought him a build a bear(aka dog). He wouldn't even let me put his coat on. So I handed my mom my money (and coupon) and out we went. I stepped outside and he stopped...talk about EVERYONE looking at you. Most were sympathetic moms with the look of "been there, done that". I then of course had to change him, but he was throwing such a fit that I didn't dare do it in the store. So I laid him in the trunk of the car...so it might have been a little cold! That shall teach him. By this time, my mom and sister were out of the store. Got him in teh carseat, and he was asleep 10 mins later.
Today he has also pitched a fit...a couple of times. I really think he knows there is a baby coming or something. He just always wants "mama". I have to put him to bed, change his diaper, bath, etc. daddy isn't minding too much! I also think maybe its b/c daddy has been busy working on his room so he hasn't really seen him much. Luckily we are done with that for now so daddy will be able to see him tomorrow night at least.
today he wanted juice before his lunch. Sometimes I give it to him...but usually he will chug the juice and not eat. So I asked him to take 1 bite of ravioli...nothing. screamed, pitched a fit, for a good 10 mins(long enough to feed Ja). meanwhile, J didn't seem to bothered by it and he went on to eat his lunch. I finally gave him, he got his juice, took a sip, and then proceeded to eat all 6 raviolis in record time!
Moral of this story...pick your battles!
We grabbed some lunch and he snacked a bit. Then he basically ran wild the rest of the time..I sent my sister after him. Now if I remembered where the "leash" was it would have been a bit better.(btw, i found it after we left. it was conviently in Keith's car that I was driving!)
I ended up having to take him out of Babies R Us..it was the last store. Thank goodness, but the store I actually needed stuff in. I got another carseat base and a bed rail for Avery's new bed. He was pitching such a fit b/c he wanted a $35 toy. I didn't have the money for that plus my mom had already bought him a build a bear(aka dog). He wouldn't even let me put his coat on. So I handed my mom my money (and coupon) and out we went. I stepped outside and he stopped...talk about EVERYONE looking at you. Most were sympathetic moms with the look of "been there, done that". I then of course had to change him, but he was throwing such a fit that I didn't dare do it in the store. So I laid him in the trunk of the car...so it might have been a little cold! That shall teach him. By this time, my mom and sister were out of the store. Got him in teh carseat, and he was asleep 10 mins later.
Today he has also pitched a fit...a couple of times. I really think he knows there is a baby coming or something. He just always wants "mama". I have to put him to bed, change his diaper, bath, etc. daddy isn't minding too much! I also think maybe its b/c daddy has been busy working on his room so he hasn't really seen him much. Luckily we are done with that for now so daddy will be able to see him tomorrow night at least.
today he wanted juice before his lunch. Sometimes I give it to him...but usually he will chug the juice and not eat. So I asked him to take 1 bite of ravioli...nothing. screamed, pitched a fit, for a good 10 mins(long enough to feed Ja). meanwhile, J didn't seem to bothered by it and he went on to eat his lunch. I finally gave him, he got his juice, took a sip, and then proceeded to eat all 6 raviolis in record time!
Moral of this story...pick your battles!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Interview me-part 2
I told Amy she could interview me again! It gives me something to do during nap time!
1. If you could only visit 5 websites for the rest of eternity, which ones would you pick, and why?
www.babyzone.com...I'm a bit of an addict and its my connection to the outside world most days! Plus I met some great people there!
www.facebook.com- this is how I stay in contact with friends and some family! Plus I have easy access to pictures!
www.blogspot.com- I have various blogs that I read and it gives me something to do, plus I have one too!
www.myspace.com- same reason as facebook!
www.hotmail.com- afterall this is where my mail email is!
2. What was your favorite movie as a child?
i think it would have to be Disney's Robinhood! I still love it!
3. List ten things that you absolutely could not live without (just things, not people).
my computer, my bed, camera, clothes, food, drink, house, cell phone, chocolate...and i have 9 and COMPLETELY out of ideas! lol
4. If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
I would pay off all my debt and keiths too! buy a bigger house, put away money for my kids' college, and help my mom with her house.
5. If you could go back in the past and change one thing, what would it be? to know that my dad was sick and not to loose him unexpectedly. I would mend the poor relationship we had and maybe I wouldn't struggle with it so much some days especially with my kids.(although I think Amy saw this one coming!)
was it hard for you to come up with questions you didn't know the answers too, amy? hehe
1. If you could only visit 5 websites for the rest of eternity, which ones would you pick, and why?
www.babyzone.com...I'm a bit of an addict and its my connection to the outside world most days! Plus I met some great people there!
www.facebook.com- this is how I stay in contact with friends and some family! Plus I have easy access to pictures!
www.blogspot.com- I have various blogs that I read and it gives me something to do, plus I have one too!
www.myspace.com- same reason as facebook!
www.hotmail.com- afterall this is where my mail email is!
2. What was your favorite movie as a child?
i think it would have to be Disney's Robinhood! I still love it!
3. List ten things that you absolutely could not live without (just things, not people).
my computer, my bed, camera, clothes, food, drink, house, cell phone, chocolate...and i have 9 and COMPLETELY out of ideas! lol
4. If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
I would pay off all my debt and keiths too! buy a bigger house, put away money for my kids' college, and help my mom with her house.
5. If you could go back in the past and change one thing, what would it be? to know that my dad was sick and not to loose him unexpectedly. I would mend the poor relationship we had and maybe I wouldn't struggle with it so much some days especially with my kids.(although I think Amy saw this one coming!)
was it hard for you to come up with questions you didn't know the answers too, amy? hehe
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Daycare blues...
Its always a challenge to take care of someone else's child...especially when they are TEETHING! ugh...Avery was a very good teether you never knew he was! A rare couple of times he gave us issues, but after a little motrin, orajel, or some rubbing of his gums he was fine. I think he is WORSE now with the 2 yr molars. Lucky for us, I think he only has 1 left to come in!
But the little boy I have during the day...he is 10 months today has been miserable!! SCREAMING at the top of his lungs for 3 hrs yesterday. I'm not sure how I managed through that one. His parents are hesitant about just giving him tylenol/motrin, but after I saw him yesterday if it have been my son he would have gotten it! He slept for 45 mins in the morning and 45 mins in the afternoon...not his typical nap at all. he barely ate and was fussy no matter what I did. I should have called mom to come and get him, but once the boys got up he was fine. Same thing happened today, but mom came to see if she could try to calm him down. he also doesn't like the new sleeping arrangements of the pack n play. He was sleeping in the swing, but he is getting to big for it. After a half hour mom got him to sleep...all 3 kids were asleep before 12.
Avery was fussy today too and he had a time out for pushing J. He just liked to push my buttons. He did pee a tiny bit on the potty...but as soon as i put the diaper on he peed there. This was after we sat for a good 5 mins. Oh well...I'm not pushing it. Just letting him try if his diaper is dry after a few hours. He woke up dry this morning after sleeping for 12 hrs...no idea how that happened. he then peed right then and there, but the diaper was still on. he thought it was hilarious!
Keith's car is back...its nice having "my" car back. Not that I go anywhere..but i still felt house bound! $700 later the car is fixed and hopefully won't give us anymore trouble. The mechanic seemed to think that there might be a recall on the part b/c it was backordered...so let's hope that happens so we can get some of our money back!
on the plus side, our elliptical found a new home last night. Avery's new room is half(or maybe 1/4) painted. It needs another blue coat and then white on the bottom. We are getting his new furniture sat so hopefully by next weekend he will be in his new room. It all depends on when we can get the molding and get that up. He should be in it well before the baby comes...we have gotten rid of a TON of stuff. I didn't think we even had that much!
But the little boy I have during the day...he is 10 months today has been miserable!! SCREAMING at the top of his lungs for 3 hrs yesterday. I'm not sure how I managed through that one. His parents are hesitant about just giving him tylenol/motrin, but after I saw him yesterday if it have been my son he would have gotten it! He slept for 45 mins in the morning and 45 mins in the afternoon...not his typical nap at all. he barely ate and was fussy no matter what I did. I should have called mom to come and get him, but once the boys got up he was fine. Same thing happened today, but mom came to see if she could try to calm him down. he also doesn't like the new sleeping arrangements of the pack n play. He was sleeping in the swing, but he is getting to big for it. After a half hour mom got him to sleep...all 3 kids were asleep before 12.
Avery was fussy today too and he had a time out for pushing J. He just liked to push my buttons. He did pee a tiny bit on the potty...but as soon as i put the diaper on he peed there. This was after we sat for a good 5 mins. Oh well...I'm not pushing it. Just letting him try if his diaper is dry after a few hours. He woke up dry this morning after sleeping for 12 hrs...no idea how that happened. he then peed right then and there, but the diaper was still on. he thought it was hilarious!
Keith's car is back...its nice having "my" car back. Not that I go anywhere..but i still felt house bound! $700 later the car is fixed and hopefully won't give us anymore trouble. The mechanic seemed to think that there might be a recall on the part b/c it was backordered...so let's hope that happens so we can get some of our money back!
on the plus side, our elliptical found a new home last night. Avery's new room is half(or maybe 1/4) painted. It needs another blue coat and then white on the bottom. We are getting his new furniture sat so hopefully by next weekend he will be in his new room. It all depends on when we can get the molding and get that up. He should be in it well before the baby comes...we have gotten rid of a TON of stuff. I didn't think we even had that much!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
3 day weekend...
Things we learned this weekend:
-goodwill does NOT accept toys anymore due to all the recalls. They have since found a new home through Freecycle.
-my husband and I are HUGE procrastinators...baby is due in 9 weeks and we are NOW getting to the room being finished! It is currently cleaned out with just a desk in it(also finding a new home soon) and has been primed. The painting will be finished by sat before Avery's new furniture arrives. Then we will just need to transition Avery into the room, see how many times he falls off the bed b/c he WILL jump on it, and get the chair rails up.
-the elliptical will also be finding a new home...I just don't want to take 1/2 price, but on one hand we NEED to get rid of it! We just don't have the room for it!
-Avery has NO problem with his hearing!! We clearly know daddy does, but mommy's is also perfect! It didn't phase avery at all to be there, I found it quite interesting. We are now discussing speech therapy and getting an eval, but I want to wait a couple months first.
-I have now started to look into a doula...they are VERY expensive and hope that one will volunteer or give me a discount. I REALLY REALLY want one so I can be the most successful in achieving a vbac..but so far no takers. Does anyone have $500-850 extra lying around? lol
-I never knew a 2 year old boy would be so content in a craft store! He loved being there...ok so maybe it was more that he was OUT of the house and it was just him and mommy! I did FINALLY find some fabric for Amy to make me a sling and a nursing cover. Now I just need to get the rings and mail it to her! Yes I have to mail stuff to her 45 mins away...as it will probably get there faster than if "we" try to make plans!
I was glad to have the extra day off...but by the afternoon I was tired and had a headache. I had to bring Keith to work and pick him up so I could have the car. I didn't want to be stuck at home all day...Amy and the kids were going to visit, but she was unable to make it this time!
-goodwill does NOT accept toys anymore due to all the recalls. They have since found a new home through Freecycle.
-my husband and I are HUGE procrastinators...baby is due in 9 weeks and we are NOW getting to the room being finished! It is currently cleaned out with just a desk in it(also finding a new home soon) and has been primed. The painting will be finished by sat before Avery's new furniture arrives. Then we will just need to transition Avery into the room, see how many times he falls off the bed b/c he WILL jump on it, and get the chair rails up.
-the elliptical will also be finding a new home...I just don't want to take 1/2 price, but on one hand we NEED to get rid of it! We just don't have the room for it!
-Avery has NO problem with his hearing!! We clearly know daddy does, but mommy's is also perfect! It didn't phase avery at all to be there, I found it quite interesting. We are now discussing speech therapy and getting an eval, but I want to wait a couple months first.
-I have now started to look into a doula...they are VERY expensive and hope that one will volunteer or give me a discount. I REALLY REALLY want one so I can be the most successful in achieving a vbac..but so far no takers. Does anyone have $500-850 extra lying around? lol
-I never knew a 2 year old boy would be so content in a craft store! He loved being there...ok so maybe it was more that he was OUT of the house and it was just him and mommy! I did FINALLY find some fabric for Amy to make me a sling and a nursing cover. Now I just need to get the rings and mail it to her! Yes I have to mail stuff to her 45 mins away...as it will probably get there faster than if "we" try to make plans!
I was glad to have the extra day off...but by the afternoon I was tired and had a headache. I had to bring Keith to work and pick him up so I could have the car. I didn't want to be stuck at home all day...Amy and the kids were going to visit, but she was unable to make it this time!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Random weekend thoughts
1. We went and donated a van load of stuff to goodwil today...note to self: they do NOT take children's toys.(so I can home with 1/4 of it)
2. We ALMOST have a room for baby...well it will actually be Avery's big boy room. Baby will get Avery's room.
3. We bought Avery a new bedroom set...even though he has a bunkbed set now. We went for a bureau, but got a GREAT deal on a desk, night table, bureau, bed w/underbed storage. He broke it in nicely while we were there. it is SOLID wood...not the cheesy stuff of today's furniture. Its nothing fancy, but for a little boy will stand the test of time!
4. I really wanted the more girly set...it had a doll house theme, picket fence, etc. I also liked the big white day bed...but really needed the bureau so the bed wasn't going to work!
5.My dog somehow got loose and is running around the neighborhood...hopefully he comes back soon!
6. This heartburn is KILLING me...this is the 3rd day in a row and its relentless!
7.why do I go into Bj's for 4 things and come out with a carload of stuff? of course spending more money than planned, but it was stuff we needed! good thing i only go every 2-3 months or so!
8. I'm glad my mom didn't loose her job...
9. I'm even more glad that we are fortunate that Keith has a stable job and we can sorta fall back on mine!
10. we are expecting MORE snow tomorrow...and Amy and I are no longer making plans in advance. It always rains, snows, or someone is sick!
2. We ALMOST have a room for baby...well it will actually be Avery's big boy room. Baby will get Avery's room.
3. We bought Avery a new bedroom set...even though he has a bunkbed set now. We went for a bureau, but got a GREAT deal on a desk, night table, bureau, bed w/underbed storage. He broke it in nicely while we were there. it is SOLID wood...not the cheesy stuff of today's furniture. Its nothing fancy, but for a little boy will stand the test of time!
4. I really wanted the more girly set...it had a doll house theme, picket fence, etc. I also liked the big white day bed...but really needed the bureau so the bed wasn't going to work!
5.My dog somehow got loose and is running around the neighborhood...hopefully he comes back soon!
6. This heartburn is KILLING me...this is the 3rd day in a row and its relentless!
7.why do I go into Bj's for 4 things and come out with a carload of stuff? of course spending more money than planned, but it was stuff we needed! good thing i only go every 2-3 months or so!
8. I'm glad my mom didn't loose her job...
9. I'm even more glad that we are fortunate that Keith has a stable job and we can sorta fall back on mine!
10. we are expecting MORE snow tomorrow...and Amy and I are no longer making plans in advance. It always rains, snows, or someone is sick!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Interview me!
On Lori's blog, she did an Interview Me entry today! So I read all her answers and now in return she is interviewing me!! If you would like me to interview you, just post a comment and let me know!
Question 1: Growing up what did you think you would be? What do you want to do once your little ones are in school? I wanted to be a Marine Biologist for the longest time...and then in high school after a co-op position I decided to go into teaching.
After the kids are in school...I may either decide to continue to stay home and do the daycare(or NOT) or try to get into the school systems being paraprofession. Although, Im probably over qualified for that, unless Massachusetts changes their laws that is what I will have to be!
Question 2: How did you choose the name Avery? Are you considering any of the names you eliminated with Avery for your new little one? I came across Avery in the baby book one day...I decided I loved it. It took a little more convincing to get Keith to like it, but one day he came home and Avery was on the nursery door! So I won!! hehe We both LOVE the name and fits him so well!
The only other name we had that Keith wanted was Alexander...this has been vetoed so far because it is sooo long esp. with our last name. This baby has a short list of boy names so far...but as for a girl name, we got nothing. We did have a girl name picked out for Avery...which was Gracelynn, but now Keith doesn't like it!
Question 3: If you could go anywhere and money wasn't an object, where would you like to go and why? Right now it would be somewhere warm! lol Either Australia or Hawaii...if I could get over the plane ride. I think they would both be beautiful places to visit and see and a once in a lifetime opportunity!
Question 4: How did you meet your husband? Were you shocked when he asked you to marry him? I actually met my dear husband online through a dating service...niether of us remember which one. We took it slow and safe and here we are today...let's not frown upon this people! It's really no different than if you met a person in a bar. They can still be creepy there too!
I wasn't shocked when he asked me to marry him b/c we had looked at rings the day before and I was with him when he dropped off the check to buy it. He is also a terrible LIAR and was trying to be clever and it didn't work! It totally backfired and was very unromantic!
Question 5: When you have time alone (I know yeah right what is that!), what is your favorite thing to do? Is it the same answer you would have given before you had kids? If not what would that answer have been? I like to read or be crafty...by sewing quilts. This is probably what I would do before I had kids as well. I also like to shop...that's does require alone time...mostly!
Question 1: Growing up what did you think you would be? What do you want to do once your little ones are in school? I wanted to be a Marine Biologist for the longest time...and then in high school after a co-op position I decided to go into teaching.
After the kids are in school...I may either decide to continue to stay home and do the daycare(or NOT) or try to get into the school systems being paraprofession. Although, Im probably over qualified for that, unless Massachusetts changes their laws that is what I will have to be!
Question 2: How did you choose the name Avery? Are you considering any of the names you eliminated with Avery for your new little one? I came across Avery in the baby book one day...I decided I loved it. It took a little more convincing to get Keith to like it, but one day he came home and Avery was on the nursery door! So I won!! hehe We both LOVE the name and fits him so well!
The only other name we had that Keith wanted was Alexander...this has been vetoed so far because it is sooo long esp. with our last name. This baby has a short list of boy names so far...but as for a girl name, we got nothing. We did have a girl name picked out for Avery...which was Gracelynn, but now Keith doesn't like it!
Question 3: If you could go anywhere and money wasn't an object, where would you like to go and why? Right now it would be somewhere warm! lol Either Australia or Hawaii...if I could get over the plane ride. I think they would both be beautiful places to visit and see and a once in a lifetime opportunity!
Question 4: How did you meet your husband? Were you shocked when he asked you to marry him? I actually met my dear husband online through a dating service...niether of us remember which one. We took it slow and safe and here we are today...let's not frown upon this people! It's really no different than if you met a person in a bar. They can still be creepy there too!
I wasn't shocked when he asked me to marry him b/c we had looked at rings the day before and I was with him when he dropped off the check to buy it. He is also a terrible LIAR and was trying to be clever and it didn't work! It totally backfired and was very unromantic!
Question 5: When you have time alone (I know yeah right what is that!), what is your favorite thing to do? Is it the same answer you would have given before you had kids? If not what would that answer have been? I like to read or be crafty...by sewing quilts. This is probably what I would do before I had kids as well. I also like to shop...that's does require alone time...mostly!
The thoughts of giving birth...again!
As I was watching "The Secret Life of an American Teenage" the other night, it dawned on me about how scary giving birth at the age of 16 is!!
All of a sudden I looked at Keith and was like "i'm 27, have given birth already, and I'm still terrified!!" what do people are 15/16 think...they must be petrified!! I can't even imagine! Especially without the support of my husband.
I am a little less than 10 weeks away from having my second baby and well I'm so scared! I think it just comes with the territory of not knowing what's going to happen and that things could go wrong. I remember being scared with Avery, then being scared of having a c/s(c-section), but I somehow managed to get through it...maybe it was the drugs!
We have been talking about whether we will have another c/s or go for a vbac(vaginal birth after c/s). I want a vbac b/c I want to KNOW what others are experiencing and sometimes I just feel cheated that I didn't feel the "pain" of real child birth. Although I did feel the pain of recovery...which wasn't so much fun. Stairs and getting up and down were my enemy then...
I could easily schedule a c/s for when my sister would be around and she could stay with Avery. My mom would also be able to take 1 or 2 days off to help as well. Then I could have Keith take half days or at least KNOW for sure when he would be off...without pay. He doesn't have any vacation time so what he takes is our loss. I just haven't figured out how I can get Avery up and down the stairs for nap/bed time. Getting off the couch or bed is going to be hard enough!
I won't even get into my thoughts on my mil...if I do have a vbac I have terrible anxiety about leaving Avery with her. I am trying to get over it, but its not working! She just doesn't know Avery well enough for me to be comfortable with it. All my friends work full time or live forever and a year away so that won't help!
I'm afraid I will go through labor and not progress like I should and end up with another c/s. I won't be induced or have an epi b/c they can cause rupture of the uterus or stall labor. If I am going to have a vbac I don't want ANYTHING to stand in the way of it. There is a small change of rupture with a vbac, but its not that much more than if this was a first child.(less than 1% chance). But in labor anything can happen...I just want me and the baby to be fine and healthy. I don't want the longer recovery time of a c/s, but on other aspects it will be better! I don't know what to do or how to do it! Unfortunately, I don't think there is any easy answer...nevermind an easy way out!
I just have to put my faith and trust in God that he will watch over the both of us...even Avery too. After all that baby boy deserves his mommy back too! Although, I will miss one on one time with...but I don't get it very often now anyway. You would think I would be used to it by now! I don't think you ever get over the love you have for your first child...just like you may never get over your first true love! Luckily for me...I'm married to him!
So as March rolls around, just keep myself and baby in your prayers!
All of a sudden I looked at Keith and was like "i'm 27, have given birth already, and I'm still terrified!!" what do people are 15/16 think...they must be petrified!! I can't even imagine! Especially without the support of my husband.
I am a little less than 10 weeks away from having my second baby and well I'm so scared! I think it just comes with the territory of not knowing what's going to happen and that things could go wrong. I remember being scared with Avery, then being scared of having a c/s(c-section), but I somehow managed to get through it...maybe it was the drugs!
We have been talking about whether we will have another c/s or go for a vbac(vaginal birth after c/s). I want a vbac b/c I want to KNOW what others are experiencing and sometimes I just feel cheated that I didn't feel the "pain" of real child birth. Although I did feel the pain of recovery...which wasn't so much fun. Stairs and getting up and down were my enemy then...
I could easily schedule a c/s for when my sister would be around and she could stay with Avery. My mom would also be able to take 1 or 2 days off to help as well. Then I could have Keith take half days or at least KNOW for sure when he would be off...without pay. He doesn't have any vacation time so what he takes is our loss. I just haven't figured out how I can get Avery up and down the stairs for nap/bed time. Getting off the couch or bed is going to be hard enough!
I won't even get into my thoughts on my mil...if I do have a vbac I have terrible anxiety about leaving Avery with her. I am trying to get over it, but its not working! She just doesn't know Avery well enough for me to be comfortable with it. All my friends work full time or live forever and a year away so that won't help!
I'm afraid I will go through labor and not progress like I should and end up with another c/s. I won't be induced or have an epi b/c they can cause rupture of the uterus or stall labor. If I am going to have a vbac I don't want ANYTHING to stand in the way of it. There is a small change of rupture with a vbac, but its not that much more than if this was a first child.(less than 1% chance). But in labor anything can happen...I just want me and the baby to be fine and healthy. I don't want the longer recovery time of a c/s, but on other aspects it will be better! I don't know what to do or how to do it! Unfortunately, I don't think there is any easy answer...nevermind an easy way out!
I just have to put my faith and trust in God that he will watch over the both of us...even Avery too. After all that baby boy deserves his mommy back too! Although, I will miss one on one time with...but I don't get it very often now anyway. You would think I would be used to it by now! I don't think you ever get over the love you have for your first child...just like you may never get over your first true love! Luckily for me...I'm married to him!
So as March rolls around, just keep myself and baby in your prayers!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
My love of cloth...!
diapers that is! who knew it could be so addicting or joyful to use! lol
I started cloth diapering(cd) avery when he was 18 months old. It was more for financial reasons, but the green factor does weigh in as well! Well we have been doing it for 6 months and love it!! I also plan on starting cding the new baby once he/she is born. It won't probably be until they are 2 weeks old or so...once the icky poo is out and if its a boy his little peepee has healed.
Avery is in cloth all day except nap and bed time. I have hard water and through trial and error of cleaning them I just can't get rid of the ammonia! so if he wears them at night or for longer than 2 hrs he gets ammonia burn. So I still use disposable for those times. It still saves us in the long run as i only go through 1 pkg a month vs. 1 pkg a week. Now if I could just STOP buying the cd I would be golden.
I did realize today that Avery has plenty. he has at least 20-25 diapers. I also just ordered avery 3 new diapers...so that is a good number! That gets us through 2-3 days. The new baby has a small stash right now as well that we are letting Carter borrow. I hear he is breaking in the trucks one quite well!
you ask if its hard or that I'm crazy? what's crazy? doing 2-3 loads of extra laundry a week? that's not difficult. My water bill is slightly higher, but I would pay more for disposables than I do for the water. It doesn't take special soap, I found a good one online that is cheaper than the stuff you buy in the store so I use it for all my clothes. meanwhile I'm saving money and doing something good for the environment. someday I will convert someone...just not sure who. Amy does it, but I didn't convert her. we just ended up doing it at the same time!
seriously, they are NOT that much different than a disposable diaper. you use, wash, re-use. you can even get back a portion of what you put into it buy reselling them. so see now you are recycling! Keith doesn't mind them either...especially since i do MOST of the changing, all the washing, and we have a sprayer on the toilet.
They are so cute, how can you not like them? They aren't what they used to be and most are incredibly soft! I get jealous...
So that's my little green tip of the day! go cloth!
I started cloth diapering(cd) avery when he was 18 months old. It was more for financial reasons, but the green factor does weigh in as well! Well we have been doing it for 6 months and love it!! I also plan on starting cding the new baby once he/she is born. It won't probably be until they are 2 weeks old or so...once the icky poo is out and if its a boy his little peepee has healed.
Avery is in cloth all day except nap and bed time. I have hard water and through trial and error of cleaning them I just can't get rid of the ammonia! so if he wears them at night or for longer than 2 hrs he gets ammonia burn. So I still use disposable for those times. It still saves us in the long run as i only go through 1 pkg a month vs. 1 pkg a week. Now if I could just STOP buying the cd I would be golden.
I did realize today that Avery has plenty. he has at least 20-25 diapers. I also just ordered avery 3 new diapers...so that is a good number! That gets us through 2-3 days. The new baby has a small stash right now as well that we are letting Carter borrow. I hear he is breaking in the trucks one quite well!
you ask if its hard or that I'm crazy? what's crazy? doing 2-3 loads of extra laundry a week? that's not difficult. My water bill is slightly higher, but I would pay more for disposables than I do for the water. It doesn't take special soap, I found a good one online that is cheaper than the stuff you buy in the store so I use it for all my clothes. meanwhile I'm saving money and doing something good for the environment. someday I will convert someone...just not sure who. Amy does it, but I didn't convert her. we just ended up doing it at the same time!
seriously, they are NOT that much different than a disposable diaper. you use, wash, re-use. you can even get back a portion of what you put into it buy reselling them. so see now you are recycling! Keith doesn't mind them either...especially since i do MOST of the changing, all the washing, and we have a sprayer on the toilet.
They are so cute, how can you not like them? They aren't what they used to be and most are incredibly soft! I get jealous...
So that's my little green tip of the day! go cloth!
Monday, January 12, 2009
2 lbs and other news...
so i went for my 30 week appt this morning. nothing new there really...I've gained a whopping 2 lbs this ENTIRE pregnacy. Not sure how or why, but I'll take it! So that means I'll be below pre-preg weight after the baby! YAY! I go back in 2 weeks to meet another dr....there is about 6 of them and I've only met half I think. 2 of them are midwives who don't do deliveries so why I see them is beyond me. But hopefully I will get to at least meet the other dr's before I have the baby. I also get my iron level checked again...I just better make sure I remember to take them. Totally forgot yesterday!
Still vying for a vbac...if I can get over my anxiety of leaving my son.Hopefully I can talk my mom or sister into coming when I go into labor. It will also depend on if the baby is head down or not. The dr. thought it was today...but it still could move.
we ALMOST have a room cleared for the baby...I finished going through the clothes yesterday. Keith put the rest that we won't need for a while in the attic and the xmas stuff. I also have at least 2 loads of stuff to drop off at goodwill. I would really like to have an opportunity to sell it, but spring isn't coming fast enough. So I am just giving it and donating it. At least someone will get some use out of it and I'm not just throwing it all away!
no news on Keith's car yet...hopefully we will know something today when I pick him up at work.He's hoping it is ready to go...but I won't hold my breath! Good thing I don't need my car during the week.
Avery's hearing test is next monday. Now that I have it scheduled he has been talking and repeating more and more words/sentences. Figures of course...but it will still be good to get it checked. Keith is hopefully going to meet us there...he may even take the day off so we can go take a tour of the hospital and go see Dora at the mall. Hopefully Amy, Carter, and Gracie will be joining us.
well it seems my carpal tunnel (preg. induced) is starting to kick in so that's all for now!
Still vying for a vbac...if I can get over my anxiety of leaving my son.Hopefully I can talk my mom or sister into coming when I go into labor. It will also depend on if the baby is head down or not. The dr. thought it was today...but it still could move.
we ALMOST have a room cleared for the baby...I finished going through the clothes yesterday. Keith put the rest that we won't need for a while in the attic and the xmas stuff. I also have at least 2 loads of stuff to drop off at goodwill. I would really like to have an opportunity to sell it, but spring isn't coming fast enough. So I am just giving it and donating it. At least someone will get some use out of it and I'm not just throwing it all away!
no news on Keith's car yet...hopefully we will know something today when I pick him up at work.He's hoping it is ready to go...but I won't hold my breath! Good thing I don't need my car during the week.
Avery's hearing test is next monday. Now that I have it scheduled he has been talking and repeating more and more words/sentences. Figures of course...but it will still be good to get it checked. Keith is hopefully going to meet us there...he may even take the day off so we can go take a tour of the hospital and go see Dora at the mall. Hopefully Amy, Carter, and Gracie will be joining us.
well it seems my carpal tunnel (preg. induced) is starting to kick in so that's all for now!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Random Snowy weekend...
Amy technically "tagged" me on facebook for 16 random thoughts...but I decided to blog them instead. Let's see if I can get 16, lol!
1. watching my son with his dad on a sat morning is THE BEST!(esp when he has been nothing but a mama's boy lately!)
2. I actually made a meal plan this week...let's see if I can keep it!
3. Cloth diapering is VERY addicting!
4. Coffee is my saving grace!
5. we were only able to clean/organize our bathroom & bedroom.
6. the baby will have a place to sleep before it's born!
7. we still have no girl names...
8. we are getting more snow...gotta love new england!
9. my son played for 2 hrs before falling asleep at 3:30 for a nap...
10. why does my laundry seem to mulitply?
11. I'm hungry and dinner won't be ready for at least 2 hrs...m&m's didn't help.
12. my dog's new licenese is making too much noise and is annoying me!
13. we still don't know what's wrong with Keith's car.
14. I spent WAY to much money on groceries this week...and there isn't much to show for it!
15. I'm making deli style chicken, mashed potatoes, and roasted carrots for dinner...followed by chicken stock over night! love my crock pot!
16. I will be a mom of 2 in 7-12 weeks...Keith says that is one big EYE opener when I say it like that!
yay! i made it to 16!
1. watching my son with his dad on a sat morning is THE BEST!(esp when he has been nothing but a mama's boy lately!)
2. I actually made a meal plan this week...let's see if I can keep it!
3. Cloth diapering is VERY addicting!
4. Coffee is my saving grace!
5. we were only able to clean/organize our bathroom & bedroom.
6. the baby will have a place to sleep before it's born!
7. we still have no girl names...
8. we are getting more snow...gotta love new england!
9. my son played for 2 hrs before falling asleep at 3:30 for a nap...
10. why does my laundry seem to mulitply?
11. I'm hungry and dinner won't be ready for at least 2 hrs...m&m's didn't help.
12. my dog's new licenese is making too much noise and is annoying me!
13. we still don't know what's wrong with Keith's car.
14. I spent WAY to much money on groceries this week...and there isn't much to show for it!
15. I'm making deli style chicken, mashed potatoes, and roasted carrots for dinner...followed by chicken stock over night! love my crock pot!
16. I will be a mom of 2 in 7-12 weeks...Keith says that is one big EYE opener when I say it like that!
yay! i made it to 16!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Thank you mr. sandman...duh tow truck guy!
if you've ever been down my road you know it can be VERY trecherous when its icy/snowy. I found this out about 2 weeks ago when I didn't make it up the hill and came down backwards in my van. It was really nothing I didn't know before...but I was so close to making it to the top. well i managed to get the van down the hill...no gas or breaks were going to stop me and manuvered it to the bottom. There are 2 bodies of water surrounding both sides of the road...so I was fearing the worse. Needless to say I didn't go out that day, but drove my shaking pregnant body home!
well don't know you...the tow truck FINALLY shows at noon.(see previous blog) and it seriously has taken him a half hour to figure out how to get the car out of our driveway. I don't know why he just didn't use my neighbor's driveway to get up ours to get the car. After watching for a half hour...who shows up? but the LOVELY sandman!! now if i had called i would probably still be waiting for him...guess I need a tow truck to come and save the day.
so they did just use about a ton of sand on the road...at least in front of my house, so there should be no problems now! but gee...nothing can ever be simple can it?
maybe now the town won't dismiss our road and sand/plow it last! goodbye keith's car!
well don't know you...the tow truck FINALLY shows at noon.(see previous blog) and it seriously has taken him a half hour to figure out how to get the car out of our driveway. I don't know why he just didn't use my neighbor's driveway to get up ours to get the car. After watching for a half hour...who shows up? but the LOVELY sandman!! now if i had called i would probably still be waiting for him...guess I need a tow truck to come and save the day.
so they did just use about a ton of sand on the road...at least in front of my house, so there should be no problems now! but gee...nothing can ever be simple can it?
maybe now the town won't dismiss our road and sand/plow it last! goodbye keith's car!
F.O.R.D.
I should always listen to my dad...he does apparently know what he is talking about! I can totally hear him saying..."I told you so!" up there in the heavens. With a look of disappointment on his face!
My dad never liked fords, always referred to them as Found On the Roadside Dead...well it has now come true! At least its in the driveway and not on the roadside!
Yup that's right...Keith's car all of 2 yrs old is dead. He went to start it this morning and it wouldn't start. Apparently, it doesn't like cold weather. There is all of 23,000 miles on it or so. He has had off and on trouble with it since last yr when it got really cold. It would rev, die, start again. He thought it was the fuel like so he used some dry gas. It seemed to do the trick. Back in dec. it acted funny again...it rev to 4,000 rpm and he almost blew through 2 stop signs with Avery in the car. Luckily he wasn't going far...but still scary.
I told him to get it checked, but then it acted fine. We thought with all the rain, something froze and that's what caused the problem. I have been fielding calls all morning with Keith and the roadside assistance people. At least they do follow ups...the tow truck was supposed to be here an hour ago, still not here. They were running late. Hopefully they come soon and its no big deal to fix it!
Luckily its all covered under warrenty as it isn't that old! but come one...the guy needs his car! Glad I don't have plans this weekend and if I did I guess I'm not going. At least there is more snow coming so that would gurantee I'm not going anywhere. Good thing I stay home during the week as well, b/c I'm not sure how we would have gotten around only having one car.
keith has decided that we won't be owning any more fords...I don't know what he was thinking! lol
My dad never liked fords, always referred to them as Found On the Roadside Dead...well it has now come true! At least its in the driveway and not on the roadside!
Yup that's right...Keith's car all of 2 yrs old is dead. He went to start it this morning and it wouldn't start. Apparently, it doesn't like cold weather. There is all of 23,000 miles on it or so. He has had off and on trouble with it since last yr when it got really cold. It would rev, die, start again. He thought it was the fuel like so he used some dry gas. It seemed to do the trick. Back in dec. it acted funny again...it rev to 4,000 rpm and he almost blew through 2 stop signs with Avery in the car. Luckily he wasn't going far...but still scary.
I told him to get it checked, but then it acted fine. We thought with all the rain, something froze and that's what caused the problem. I have been fielding calls all morning with Keith and the roadside assistance people. At least they do follow ups...the tow truck was supposed to be here an hour ago, still not here. They were running late. Hopefully they come soon and its no big deal to fix it!
Luckily its all covered under warrenty as it isn't that old! but come one...the guy needs his car! Glad I don't have plans this weekend and if I did I guess I'm not going. At least there is more snow coming so that would gurantee I'm not going anywhere. Good thing I stay home during the week as well, b/c I'm not sure how we would have gotten around only having one car.
keith has decided that we won't be owning any more fords...I don't know what he was thinking! lol
Thursday, January 8, 2009
where does the time go?
As I was reading a fellow blogger's blog today, it dawned on me that Avery is over 2 now and I have another baby on the way!! Can anybody tell me where the last 2.9 months have gone? ok it might be a little more than this if you count the entire pregnancy, nevermind that he was 10 days LATE!
I've learned in the past 2 years that he does things on his own time. He is a smart cookie none the less. Just like he was born 10 days late he is also taking his SWEET time "talking". So today I scheduled a hearing test for him. Neither Keith or I think that is the problem, but its better to rule it out than to go on wondering.(for those who don't know Keith is deaf and so is one of his brother's). They think its a totally fluke thing, but time will tell. So on Jan. 19th he will be going in. At least it doesn't cause pain and I may even get keith to meet me there. Afterall, he can TOTALLY understand all their terms.
He has started saying more and more now that we took the binky away during the day...ok I took the binky away. It was surprisingly easy, but most things with him are! just like taking the bottle away or sleeping in a big boy bed. Now if I could just get him to gain some weight and his iron level gets up to normal we would be golden.
He has always been a very easy going greatly behaved kid. Sure he does the typical 2 yr old stuff like hitting and spitting, but he behaves very well even out in public. When Keith injured his eye there were numerous dr's appts that week that avery and i attended with him and you never would have known he was there.
Now, I am absolutely preparing myself for the WORSE with this new baby. maybe ill get lucky and have 2 great sleeping kids and this one will be just as easy going. But the way the pregnancy has been going he/she might be the complete opposite. I'm hoping I get lucky...in just 3 short months we will find out.
I love the way avery acts like such a little boy...he isn't my itty bitty baby no more! I look at him and im amazed at the things he can do and understand. he still has those BIG eyes he has always had and the LONGEST eye lashes any girl would be jealous of. And when he bats them at you, watch out...b/c your heart will melt!
He has been a bit of a mama's boy lately which can be tiring. He also wants to be picked up quite a bit...last night I realized that I think he knows his life is going to change a bit with the baby. That is why he is looking for the extra attention. I had to put him to bed last night and lay with him...which isn't easy laying on a mattress on the floor being 7 months pregnant. But I can't help not wanting this time with him, even though there are days i want to run away! Especially when he does sweet things like, cuddle, rub my arm, or he sings to me. Im surprised I havent fallen asleep with him. good thing its a twin size bed...so i ALMOST fit.
I could go on for days about him...but I won't bore everyone with it now!
I've learned in the past 2 years that he does things on his own time. He is a smart cookie none the less. Just like he was born 10 days late he is also taking his SWEET time "talking". So today I scheduled a hearing test for him. Neither Keith or I think that is the problem, but its better to rule it out than to go on wondering.(for those who don't know Keith is deaf and so is one of his brother's). They think its a totally fluke thing, but time will tell. So on Jan. 19th he will be going in. At least it doesn't cause pain and I may even get keith to meet me there. Afterall, he can TOTALLY understand all their terms.
He has started saying more and more now that we took the binky away during the day...ok I took the binky away. It was surprisingly easy, but most things with him are! just like taking the bottle away or sleeping in a big boy bed. Now if I could just get him to gain some weight and his iron level gets up to normal we would be golden.
He has always been a very easy going greatly behaved kid. Sure he does the typical 2 yr old stuff like hitting and spitting, but he behaves very well even out in public. When Keith injured his eye there were numerous dr's appts that week that avery and i attended with him and you never would have known he was there.
Now, I am absolutely preparing myself for the WORSE with this new baby. maybe ill get lucky and have 2 great sleeping kids and this one will be just as easy going. But the way the pregnancy has been going he/she might be the complete opposite. I'm hoping I get lucky...in just 3 short months we will find out.
I love the way avery acts like such a little boy...he isn't my itty bitty baby no more! I look at him and im amazed at the things he can do and understand. he still has those BIG eyes he has always had and the LONGEST eye lashes any girl would be jealous of. And when he bats them at you, watch out...b/c your heart will melt!
He has been a bit of a mama's boy lately which can be tiring. He also wants to be picked up quite a bit...last night I realized that I think he knows his life is going to change a bit with the baby. That is why he is looking for the extra attention. I had to put him to bed last night and lay with him...which isn't easy laying on a mattress on the floor being 7 months pregnant. But I can't help not wanting this time with him, even though there are days i want to run away! Especially when he does sweet things like, cuddle, rub my arm, or he sings to me. Im surprised I havent fallen asleep with him. good thing its a twin size bed...so i ALMOST fit.
I could go on for days about him...but I won't bore everyone with it now!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
2 year old drama+preg=cranky mama!
Winter just really sucks! Especially for a 2 yr old and being pregnant!! I would normally take him at least outside if not out and about, if I didn't most days have 2 other kids in tow. Its usually a little too cold out for the 9 month old and if we do go out, its only a short time b/c how much can one do in a snowsuit that looks like a big puffy marshmellow?
Anyway...I tried taking A and J to the "ball pit" the other day and well we got there and had 2 very excited kids and they were CLOSED!! Hello people, why are you NOT open during the week? Everything was conviently closed including the children's museum...ugh. Avery had the biggest alligator tears and kept crying "ball pit" all the way home.(half hour drive) of course there was NOTHING else open, couldn't even go to a playground b/c everything was covered in ice. I felt like such a bad mom...
Most days the kid can make me laugh more than frustrate me. I think he has a bad case of cabin fever and having J here doesn't seem to help, which I thought it would. J is worst at 20 months old...he doesn't LISTEN for the life of me, smiles, and keeps on going. Avery is at least listening(for the most part) and I can easily distract him. I think J does things just to spite me and man does it wear on ones nerves. I feel bad for both of them b/c I have such little patience being so miserable being pregnant...
I keep asking Keith if its March yet...at night its the worst. I can't move, can't get comfortable, and sleep well that doesn't happen either. I swear the baby conviently wedges inself between my ribs or hips or sometimes both and its so uncomfortable. I asked keith when i can sleep again and he said a yr...hopefully i will if this baby is as good a sleeper as avery was/is. But I'm still preparing for the worst!
oh and the stupid dog....i went to bring him in out of the ice and he runs the opposite direction!! who wants to sit in ice when its cold? apparently he did! I finally caught him(luckily he is on a dog line) and brought him in.
The coffee did seem to help, but now i want a delicious cupcake! lol
Anyway...I tried taking A and J to the "ball pit" the other day and well we got there and had 2 very excited kids and they were CLOSED!! Hello people, why are you NOT open during the week? Everything was conviently closed including the children's museum...ugh. Avery had the biggest alligator tears and kept crying "ball pit" all the way home.(half hour drive) of course there was NOTHING else open, couldn't even go to a playground b/c everything was covered in ice. I felt like such a bad mom...
Most days the kid can make me laugh more than frustrate me. I think he has a bad case of cabin fever and having J here doesn't seem to help, which I thought it would. J is worst at 20 months old...he doesn't LISTEN for the life of me, smiles, and keeps on going. Avery is at least listening(for the most part) and I can easily distract him. I think J does things just to spite me and man does it wear on ones nerves. I feel bad for both of them b/c I have such little patience being so miserable being pregnant...
I keep asking Keith if its March yet...at night its the worst. I can't move, can't get comfortable, and sleep well that doesn't happen either. I swear the baby conviently wedges inself between my ribs or hips or sometimes both and its so uncomfortable. I asked keith when i can sleep again and he said a yr...hopefully i will if this baby is as good a sleeper as avery was/is. But I'm still preparing for the worst!
oh and the stupid dog....i went to bring him in out of the ice and he runs the opposite direction!! who wants to sit in ice when its cold? apparently he did! I finally caught him(luckily he is on a dog line) and brought him in.
The coffee did seem to help, but now i want a delicious cupcake! lol
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
sickness and Iron....
they don't really go together....but they do today!
On christmas Avery was sick...oh yes the pukey sick about 10 mins before 12 people were coming to my house. At this age you never know if they are really sick, they ate something, got too excited, or like avery does stick his finger down his mouth. We checked his temp and no temp. Changed his clothes and cleaned up the floor...did I mention it was in the bathroom a ft away from the toilet? Oh and Keith yells..."Heather he is puking" and what would you like me to do? so my preg. self with a not very strong stomach goes to clean it...Keith left the room! lol
One of the daycare kids had it over the weekend, but i thought maybe we had missed it being 4 days later! This boy had it for 4 days and i all i could think was great we will end up in the hospital b/c as the day went on, everytime he drank something it came right back up. I had the pleasure of getting it 3 times on myself.
Now 2 weeks later it seems Keith has gotten it...well he had it yesterday. He is just like a little kid when he is sick and I have to do things for him. I didn't mind as much b/c I didn't want him to expose Avery, J, or Holly. So I brought him stuff when he needed it. We thought maybe he had food poisoning but we aren't sure now...who really knows. At least he is back to work today b/c of course he has no sick or vacation time yet...plus he didn't get paid for the holidays so our pennies will be streched a little more.
After Avery's 2 yr appt we learned that he has low iron...still not gaining weight. So now he is on supplements and the plethora of do this not that that goes with it. Needs to be given on an empty stomach or small meals(all his meals are small!), no dairy products, vitamin c helps with absorption, and he needs it 2 times a day. Okay...so the one thing on the market that is "heathly fat" are dairy products. He still needs to gain weight so ive been trying to figure out a way around this. I was giving it to him at breakfast and bed...but not ive changed to lunch and bed.
At least he can get at least 2 cups of milk/yogurt in him...today i was reading his holy expensive yogurt and it has 45% daily value of iron in it...BUT how much is absorbed if the calcium blocks it? this really makes NO sense to me...and ive been struggling with not giving him that and then i read this...how does this world work?
On christmas Avery was sick...oh yes the pukey sick about 10 mins before 12 people were coming to my house. At this age you never know if they are really sick, they ate something, got too excited, or like avery does stick his finger down his mouth. We checked his temp and no temp. Changed his clothes and cleaned up the floor...did I mention it was in the bathroom a ft away from the toilet? Oh and Keith yells..."Heather he is puking" and what would you like me to do? so my preg. self with a not very strong stomach goes to clean it...Keith left the room! lol
One of the daycare kids had it over the weekend, but i thought maybe we had missed it being 4 days later! This boy had it for 4 days and i all i could think was great we will end up in the hospital b/c as the day went on, everytime he drank something it came right back up. I had the pleasure of getting it 3 times on myself.
Now 2 weeks later it seems Keith has gotten it...well he had it yesterday. He is just like a little kid when he is sick and I have to do things for him. I didn't mind as much b/c I didn't want him to expose Avery, J, or Holly. So I brought him stuff when he needed it. We thought maybe he had food poisoning but we aren't sure now...who really knows. At least he is back to work today b/c of course he has no sick or vacation time yet...plus he didn't get paid for the holidays so our pennies will be streched a little more.
After Avery's 2 yr appt we learned that he has low iron...still not gaining weight. So now he is on supplements and the plethora of do this not that that goes with it. Needs to be given on an empty stomach or small meals(all his meals are small!), no dairy products, vitamin c helps with absorption, and he needs it 2 times a day. Okay...so the one thing on the market that is "heathly fat" are dairy products. He still needs to gain weight so ive been trying to figure out a way around this. I was giving it to him at breakfast and bed...but not ive changed to lunch and bed.
At least he can get at least 2 cups of milk/yogurt in him...today i was reading his holy expensive yogurt and it has 45% daily value of iron in it...BUT how much is absorbed if the calcium blocks it? this really makes NO sense to me...and ive been struggling with not giving him that and then i read this...how does this world work?
Monday, January 5, 2009
Baby update
well i know i haven't blogged in a VERY long time! I should do it more and somedays I have PLENTY to say but let me just tell you that this pregnancy hasn't been very forgiving.
We still don't know what we are having....u/s tech said it could be a boy, but she isn't sure. So after 2 u/s we shall wait and see what we have in march. I did pass my glucose test, but have low iron so im on supplements. This baby is SUPER active compared to Avery...at least I know everything is ok.
As far as names go...we don't have much on that horizon. It has taken us 7 months to get 3 boy names on a list, but even those aren't definate. The middle name is set...
Everett Martin
Kaelin/Caelin Martin
Finley Martin
my mom said she doesn't like finley but she doesn't really have a choice! Every name I suggest Keith doesn't like and vice versa. the one name we both really like rhymes with our last name so...that won't work.
As for girls...we have absolutely NOTHING! I had a name, but Keith has decided he doesn't like it now so we are back to square one. The middle name is set at Elizabeth...
The holidays absolutely FLEW by and I can't believe its already January and 2009. We have no place for baby to sleep...well the crib is up but no room put together yet. if we have another boy then they will eventually share a room once the baby is sttn. Our main problem is our house isn't big enough for all our "stuff" and we have no storage. I want to sell some of it, but its not exactly tag sale season...so I'll either have to find a place to store it or just give it all away. oh the choices!
I have gone through most of Avery's old clothes and pulled out the gender neutral stuff and sorted more by sizes. There is one thing to be told...Avery never went naked! This baby won't either I'm sure. I bought a few gender neutral sleepers the other day b/c I've been itching to buy something for the baby...but that was it. I did get a mesh bumper off ebay and will need another carseat base, but other than that, that is all we will need for the new baby. But of course IF we have a girl...I will need to go shopping for cute girly clothes!
I have bought quite a few cloth diapers that currently carter is breaking in for us! Thank you Carter for testing them out for us! hehe Of course I want some girly diapers, but if I have a boy then he won't look that cute in pink...
I go on wed for another appt and then start going every 2 weeks. Currently a vbac is planned, but so far this baby has been either breech or transverse...neither of which you can have a vaginal birth for. so a c/s could be in our midst...it also depends schedule wise too. Keith has started a new job and I'm having anxiety over leaving Avery and who to leave him with...hopefully in the end I'm sure everything will work out!
We still don't know what we are having....u/s tech said it could be a boy, but she isn't sure. So after 2 u/s we shall wait and see what we have in march. I did pass my glucose test, but have low iron so im on supplements. This baby is SUPER active compared to Avery...at least I know everything is ok.
As far as names go...we don't have much on that horizon. It has taken us 7 months to get 3 boy names on a list, but even those aren't definate. The middle name is set...
Everett Martin
Kaelin/Caelin Martin
Finley Martin
my mom said she doesn't like finley but she doesn't really have a choice! Every name I suggest Keith doesn't like and vice versa. the one name we both really like rhymes with our last name so...that won't work.
As for girls...we have absolutely NOTHING! I had a name, but Keith has decided he doesn't like it now so we are back to square one. The middle name is set at Elizabeth...
The holidays absolutely FLEW by and I can't believe its already January and 2009. We have no place for baby to sleep...well the crib is up but no room put together yet. if we have another boy then they will eventually share a room once the baby is sttn. Our main problem is our house isn't big enough for all our "stuff" and we have no storage. I want to sell some of it, but its not exactly tag sale season...so I'll either have to find a place to store it or just give it all away. oh the choices!
I have gone through most of Avery's old clothes and pulled out the gender neutral stuff and sorted more by sizes. There is one thing to be told...Avery never went naked! This baby won't either I'm sure. I bought a few gender neutral sleepers the other day b/c I've been itching to buy something for the baby...but that was it. I did get a mesh bumper off ebay and will need another carseat base, but other than that, that is all we will need for the new baby. But of course IF we have a girl...I will need to go shopping for cute girly clothes!
I have bought quite a few cloth diapers that currently carter is breaking in for us! Thank you Carter for testing them out for us! hehe Of course I want some girly diapers, but if I have a boy then he won't look that cute in pink...
I go on wed for another appt and then start going every 2 weeks. Currently a vbac is planned, but so far this baby has been either breech or transverse...neither of which you can have a vaginal birth for. so a c/s could be in our midst...it also depends schedule wise too. Keith has started a new job and I'm having anxiety over leaving Avery and who to leave him with...hopefully in the end I'm sure everything will work out!
seeing angels...
As most people that know me, know that my dad passed away 2 years ago coming in March. Boy does time fly...
Avery was only 4 months old when he passed and had only met my dad once for various reasons. Some that I still regret everyday, but I know I can't go back and deep in my heart my dad knows I forgive him. I still miss my dad like any child would...
I made a college of pictures for his funeral. I then hung it on our wall at the bottom of the stairs. Its mostly there so that Avery will see and recognize him, but not in a morbid spot.
I always refer to my dad as Grandpa or Grandpa Jeff. Avery will point to him and say grandpa when we come down the stairs.
One day I was bringing him down(well i was teaching him to go on his bum, in case I need another c/s can't bring him down the stairs) and he started saying "gramp gramp". I still to this day have NO idea where he got that from. I asked who was "gramp gramp" and he pointed to my dad...I said ok.
Well now he says it when my dad's picture isn't even around...so I ask him where gramp gramp is and the kid totally freaks me out by following with his finger in the air around the room. He has also done it with his eyes!! the thing that creeps me out the most about this is the fact that, Father Jeddie, the priest at church believes and says that babies can see angels...
Avery has also done quite a few things that remind us all of my dad. he knows all his tools even though NONE of us have every told them what they were.(hammer, wrench, screwdriver, drill,e tc) My dad was a carpenter and could fix anything...Avery also bangs and takes things apart just like my dad would. He even hammered his finger one day and I had to laugh b/c that is something my dad did ALL the time! He even decorated our xmas tree with his tools, even though he wanted NOTHING to do with puttin ornaments on. Again this is totally something my dad would do.
Avery's eyes also change color depending on the day and what he is wearing. He goes from green, brown, blue, or a combo of any of them. My dad's did the same thing! Talk about freaky!
Avery was only 4 months old when he passed and had only met my dad once for various reasons. Some that I still regret everyday, but I know I can't go back and deep in my heart my dad knows I forgive him. I still miss my dad like any child would...
I made a college of pictures for his funeral. I then hung it on our wall at the bottom of the stairs. Its mostly there so that Avery will see and recognize him, but not in a morbid spot.
I always refer to my dad as Grandpa or Grandpa Jeff. Avery will point to him and say grandpa when we come down the stairs.
One day I was bringing him down(well i was teaching him to go on his bum, in case I need another c/s can't bring him down the stairs) and he started saying "gramp gramp". I still to this day have NO idea where he got that from. I asked who was "gramp gramp" and he pointed to my dad...I said ok.
Well now he says it when my dad's picture isn't even around...so I ask him where gramp gramp is and the kid totally freaks me out by following with his finger in the air around the room. He has also done it with his eyes!! the thing that creeps me out the most about this is the fact that, Father Jeddie, the priest at church believes and says that babies can see angels...
Avery has also done quite a few things that remind us all of my dad. he knows all his tools even though NONE of us have every told them what they were.(hammer, wrench, screwdriver, drill,e tc) My dad was a carpenter and could fix anything...Avery also bangs and takes things apart just like my dad would. He even hammered his finger one day and I had to laugh b/c that is something my dad did ALL the time! He even decorated our xmas tree with his tools, even though he wanted NOTHING to do with puttin ornaments on. Again this is totally something my dad would do.
Avery's eyes also change color depending on the day and what he is wearing. He goes from green, brown, blue, or a combo of any of them. My dad's did the same thing! Talk about freaky!
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