and since I can't guarantee that I will remember to post tomorrow...
Last year, September 1st was Labor Day. I was off. It was great.
Jake went into work for a bit that day and I went to take a shower about noon. I used the last digital pregnancy test in the house, to get rid of it. That way, I wouldn't have babies on the brain and I could just chill after the two miscarriage year.
So, I used it. and turned on the shower and grabbed my towel, etc. and went to look at the test. It was finished running. It also said: PREGNANT.
WTF?!!!
Thus began the adventure that will be the rest of my life.
It's been ups and downs and I wouldn't change a thing. Not one single thing. Because this little guy was meant to be here. He's way too cute not to be here.
Also: I can't wait to do it again. :)
I still want a girl.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Do you find this odd?
So, I have Google Reader and I have blogs that I like to read. Is it weird that Blogger recommends my own blog to read to me? Because I think it is.
Anyway...
The transition to the crib was fine in the end. No big deal. We're working on naps.
Little boy still wakes up at night. Some nights, it's ok. Other nights, I'd like nothing better than to strangle him and go back to sleep...but, instead I throw things and swear and feel a bit better. And then I pick him up and feed him until he falls back to sleep.
I'm just not sure why...he always seems SO hungry when I pick him up. We think he's in a growth spurt right now too -- eating a lot and sleeping a lot.
So, Mom hurt her back, mostly because she just wasn't taking good care of it while watching him. It's better now, but she's not sure that she can watch him three days a week anymore. I'm not real sure what to do here. I knew that it wouldn't last forever, but I thought that she would at least make it a year. I'm thinking of asking my aunt if she would watch him one day a week and offer to pay her what it would cost at a daycare, which the one daycare that I've sent in something to is about $50 a day. I just don't know if she would be able to do it. I doubt it. She always seems VERY busy with David and Michael (my cousins).
My other thought was that she and Jake could switch off watching him for three days and two days...one could take three one week and the other could take three the next.
And my final thought is that I could just quit my job and stay home with Ryan all the time. Which wouldn't be that bad. Too bad I need my job. Maybe when we have the next one, we will be debt free enough that maybe I can stay home longer. I wish I could find something that paid well that I could stay home and do.
I hate my job. Actually, I hate that it's so inflexible and it's becoming even more inflexible. I would never want to work from home and watch kids at the same time. I did that one day this week as a test and NEVER AGAIN!! I was totally destroyed by 4pm. Next time, I will just take the day off. If it's unpaid, it's unpaid. it is what it is.
Maybe I could be an exotic dancer three nights a week. That would pay good, right? LOL! :)
The Couch to 5k program has hit a snag. In that, I never have the time/energy to do it. Which frustrates me. What I need to do is clean up the back room this weekend and then I would stay more on track. maybe I should be picking up back there right now...hmm...
Oh well. I still have weeks before the Discovery Run. I'm def going to do it. I'm actually looking forward to it.
Okay, I'm going to clean up some shoes in the back room and then take my lappy upstairs and lay in bed. hip-hip-hooray!
Anyway...
The transition to the crib was fine in the end. No big deal. We're working on naps.
Little boy still wakes up at night. Some nights, it's ok. Other nights, I'd like nothing better than to strangle him and go back to sleep...but, instead I throw things and swear and feel a bit better. And then I pick him up and feed him until he falls back to sleep.
I'm just not sure why...he always seems SO hungry when I pick him up. We think he's in a growth spurt right now too -- eating a lot and sleeping a lot.
So, Mom hurt her back, mostly because she just wasn't taking good care of it while watching him. It's better now, but she's not sure that she can watch him three days a week anymore. I'm not real sure what to do here. I knew that it wouldn't last forever, but I thought that she would at least make it a year. I'm thinking of asking my aunt if she would watch him one day a week and offer to pay her what it would cost at a daycare, which the one daycare that I've sent in something to is about $50 a day. I just don't know if she would be able to do it. I doubt it. She always seems VERY busy with David and Michael (my cousins).
My other thought was that she and Jake could switch off watching him for three days and two days...one could take three one week and the other could take three the next.
And my final thought is that I could just quit my job and stay home with Ryan all the time. Which wouldn't be that bad. Too bad I need my job. Maybe when we have the next one, we will be debt free enough that maybe I can stay home longer. I wish I could find something that paid well that I could stay home and do.
I hate my job. Actually, I hate that it's so inflexible and it's becoming even more inflexible. I would never want to work from home and watch kids at the same time. I did that one day this week as a test and NEVER AGAIN!! I was totally destroyed by 4pm. Next time, I will just take the day off. If it's unpaid, it's unpaid. it is what it is.
Maybe I could be an exotic dancer three nights a week. That would pay good, right? LOL! :)
The Couch to 5k program has hit a snag. In that, I never have the time/energy to do it. Which frustrates me. What I need to do is clean up the back room this weekend and then I would stay more on track. maybe I should be picking up back there right now...hmm...
Oh well. I still have weeks before the Discovery Run. I'm def going to do it. I'm actually looking forward to it.
Okay, I'm going to clean up some shoes in the back room and then take my lappy upstairs and lay in bed. hip-hip-hooray!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Part 3
I think that we've been successful here with the nighttime sleeping. Some nights he sleeps longer than others. He wakes up after about 8 hours to eat like a pig, but other than that, he sleeps like a little angel.
Like last night, for instance. He feel asleep about 8pm (maybe a little earlier) and slept until 4:30am. Then, at 4:30, he woke up and was very hungry (and angry) and took down 6 ounces in no time. Then, he went back to sleep and was sort of fussy at 6:30am. But, we just needed to have a new diaper, and he went back to sleep for another hour, which made Daddy very happy, because he didn't have to get up until 7:30 then.
And then there are nights where he wakes up crying at 11:30 or 12 and just needs a nook in his mouth to go back to sleep. Or he'll wake up to eat at 2am.
It's all a rich tapestry.
Now, we just need to work on getting him to nap in the crib, instead of the swing. But, small steps. Small steps.
More people that I know are having babies, which is really exciting. Makes me want to have another right now!!! :)
Okay, I can wait a bit. Like I've said before, as long as we are under $3k of CC debt, we will probably try again.
I also just started a Couch to 5k program this week. It's supposed to be a slow transition into running a whole 5k. So, I'm giving it a try, with the end point being the Lakefront Discovery Run 5k (instead of the 15k). It's Oct. 31st and this program is 9 weeks, which is around Oct. 18th or so. A couple weeks where I can try to keep running until the event.
I am really trying to lose these remaining 15 pounds. Then, we will see where I am then. Maybe I can just keep going and see how much weight I can lose. Maybe I can get down to 175 like I want to be.
I'm starting to worry that Ryan is allergic to cats. He sneezes a lot and rubs his eyes a lot too. I really hope his isn't. I would be really, really sad to have to get rid of the cats. A little part of me would die.
Anyway, I guess that's all. I've got babies on the brain even more now. :)
Like last night, for instance. He feel asleep about 8pm (maybe a little earlier) and slept until 4:30am. Then, at 4:30, he woke up and was very hungry (and angry) and took down 6 ounces in no time. Then, he went back to sleep and was sort of fussy at 6:30am. But, we just needed to have a new diaper, and he went back to sleep for another hour, which made Daddy very happy, because he didn't have to get up until 7:30 then.
And then there are nights where he wakes up crying at 11:30 or 12 and just needs a nook in his mouth to go back to sleep. Or he'll wake up to eat at 2am.
It's all a rich tapestry.
Now, we just need to work on getting him to nap in the crib, instead of the swing. But, small steps. Small steps.
More people that I know are having babies, which is really exciting. Makes me want to have another right now!!! :)
Okay, I can wait a bit. Like I've said before, as long as we are under $3k of CC debt, we will probably try again.
I also just started a Couch to 5k program this week. It's supposed to be a slow transition into running a whole 5k. So, I'm giving it a try, with the end point being the Lakefront Discovery Run 5k (instead of the 15k). It's Oct. 31st and this program is 9 weeks, which is around Oct. 18th or so. A couple weeks where I can try to keep running until the event.
I am really trying to lose these remaining 15 pounds. Then, we will see where I am then. Maybe I can just keep going and see how much weight I can lose. Maybe I can get down to 175 like I want to be.
I'm starting to worry that Ryan is allergic to cats. He sneezes a lot and rubs his eyes a lot too. I really hope his isn't. I would be really, really sad to have to get rid of the cats. A little part of me would die.
Anyway, I guess that's all. I've got babies on the brain even more now. :)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Transitioning to the crib, part deux
Perhaps I should have mentioned this in the previous post, but Ryan spent his first three months sleeping in a pack-n-play. First, in our room and then around 2 months, we moved the pack-n-play to just outside our door.
When you have to feed a baby every two-three hours, it really is just easier to have him sleeping the room with you, especially when the only other bedroom is downstairs. Stairs that have to be gated off to keep the crazy, hungry cat out during the night.
So, anyway, this is where Ryan has been sleeping. Up until I finally just decided that he's learning to sleep in the crib, right meow.
So, last night, I had a very tired baby on my hands. He took a nap from 6:30 to 7:30 and then went to SLEEP sleep at 8:30. At 9, I put him in the crib and he slept until 11:30. I thought he was hungry, so I put the nook is his mouth and went to make him a bottle. When I came back, he had FALLEN BACK ASLEEP. So, I slowly backed out of his room, put the bottle in the fridge and went back upstairs. He didn't wake up until 4:30. Then, he ate a bunch and went back to sleep until I accidentally got him up at 6:30. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I can just leave him in the crib, because it's Jake day to watch him.
All the crazy crying: My vote is sleep deprivation. Mom had him sleeping a TON today and she brought him back at 4:30 and he only stayed awake long enough to smile at me a bit and eat 4 ounces. So, he's been napping for about a 1/2 hour now. Which is fine. He'll get up, we'll change him, feed him, burp him and put him back to bed. It will be amazing. I hope.
Now, we just have to get Jake to attempt to put him down every 2 hours, whether it looks like he needs to or not. I hope Jake gets it tomorrow. I think that my mom has finally understood what I have been reading about. Now, we just need to get Jake. :)
I'll keep updating as we go. :)
When you have to feed a baby every two-three hours, it really is just easier to have him sleeping the room with you, especially when the only other bedroom is downstairs. Stairs that have to be gated off to keep the crazy, hungry cat out during the night.
So, anyway, this is where Ryan has been sleeping. Up until I finally just decided that he's learning to sleep in the crib, right meow.
So, last night, I had a very tired baby on my hands. He took a nap from 6:30 to 7:30 and then went to SLEEP sleep at 8:30. At 9, I put him in the crib and he slept until 11:30. I thought he was hungry, so I put the nook is his mouth and went to make him a bottle. When I came back, he had FALLEN BACK ASLEEP. So, I slowly backed out of his room, put the bottle in the fridge and went back upstairs. He didn't wake up until 4:30. Then, he ate a bunch and went back to sleep until I accidentally got him up at 6:30. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I can just leave him in the crib, because it's Jake day to watch him.
All the crazy crying: My vote is sleep deprivation. Mom had him sleeping a TON today and she brought him back at 4:30 and he only stayed awake long enough to smile at me a bit and eat 4 ounces. So, he's been napping for about a 1/2 hour now. Which is fine. He'll get up, we'll change him, feed him, burp him and put him back to bed. It will be amazing. I hope.
Now, we just have to get Jake to attempt to put him down every 2 hours, whether it looks like he needs to or not. I hope Jake gets it tomorrow. I think that my mom has finally understood what I have been reading about. Now, we just need to get Jake. :)
I'll keep updating as we go. :)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Transitioning to the crib
It's about time. I should have done it while I was still home from work, but alas. Lesson learned. The next one will probably be in his/her crib a lot sooner.
So, we started last night and Ryan was still recovering from Sunday, I think, because he went to bed at like 7. And slept only until 12:30. Then, he wanted more food. Then, he sleep until 4am. I got up and fed him just two ounces, hoping that he would just go back to sleep until 6am and then I could get up with him.
Instead, he woke back up at 4:45 and at that point, I was so tired that I just put him in his swing and let him go until whenever. I dragged myself up at 6:30am to get ready for work.
I'm hoping tonight is a bit better. Maybe he will be asleep here by 9 and maybe will sleep until 4. I can hope, right?
I gotta figure out how to get him to sleep through the night. Or what I was doing right before I went back to work. Whatever I was doing then was totally working. If only I could remember.
I read the Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby book, and it's got really, really good advice, except for one problem for me: I don't have a baby that has a problem going to sleep right now. I have one that won't stay asleep. DAMNIT! I meant to give him his meds before bed. Shit. Oh well. Whenever he wakes up tonight, I'll give them to him them. dang. Anyway, what?
Oh yeah. I need to read the book again for better advice. Find what I'm looking for. Maybe buy the "No-cry sleep solution" book too. ????????
What else is new and exciting?
Ryan will be three months on Thursday. I can't believe that it's been three months! And if you can't believe that, then you won't believe that I'm ready for number two already...well...not RIGHT this second, but if we are under $3k by March on the credit cards, we'll go ahead and start trying anyway. Really best for the next one to be born in the winter. Preferably in early 2011. That way, insurance is totally worth it for the year. I just want to get this out of the way, for lack of a better term. That way, I can lose all the weight and not worry about whether or not I will be able to lose it all before we try again. I'm just going to try to be back to where I started by the time Ryan is 1. That's only 15 pounds. Small steps. Maybe try for 5 pounds by the end of the year.
Well, I'm going to put Ryan in his crib and pick up a bit around the house before I head up to bed.
Later!
So, we started last night and Ryan was still recovering from Sunday, I think, because he went to bed at like 7. And slept only until 12:30. Then, he wanted more food. Then, he sleep until 4am. I got up and fed him just two ounces, hoping that he would just go back to sleep until 6am and then I could get up with him.
Instead, he woke back up at 4:45 and at that point, I was so tired that I just put him in his swing and let him go until whenever. I dragged myself up at 6:30am to get ready for work.
I'm hoping tonight is a bit better. Maybe he will be asleep here by 9 and maybe will sleep until 4. I can hope, right?
I gotta figure out how to get him to sleep through the night. Or what I was doing right before I went back to work. Whatever I was doing then was totally working. If only I could remember.
I read the Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby book, and it's got really, really good advice, except for one problem for me: I don't have a baby that has a problem going to sleep right now. I have one that won't stay asleep. DAMNIT! I meant to give him his meds before bed. Shit. Oh well. Whenever he wakes up tonight, I'll give them to him them. dang. Anyway, what?
Oh yeah. I need to read the book again for better advice. Find what I'm looking for. Maybe buy the "No-cry sleep solution" book too. ????????
What else is new and exciting?
Ryan will be three months on Thursday. I can't believe that it's been three months! And if you can't believe that, then you won't believe that I'm ready for number two already...well...not RIGHT this second, but if we are under $3k by March on the credit cards, we'll go ahead and start trying anyway. Really best for the next one to be born in the winter. Preferably in early 2011. That way, insurance is totally worth it for the year. I just want to get this out of the way, for lack of a better term. That way, I can lose all the weight and not worry about whether or not I will be able to lose it all before we try again. I'm just going to try to be back to where I started by the time Ryan is 1. That's only 15 pounds. Small steps. Maybe try for 5 pounds by the end of the year.
Well, I'm going to put Ryan in his crib and pick up a bit around the house before I head up to bed.
Later!
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Random
1. Birthdays:
I was wishing people on Fbook Happy Birthday this morning and it occurs to me that I turn 30 in a few short months. With the whole new baby thing, it has fallen to the back burner a bit.
I'm thinking that a party is probably in order at the house, since A. 30 is pretty big and B. we haven't had a "house warming party" as it were. Even though we have been here for two years.
I will consider it and see what I feel like doing. I suppose that it depends on how Ryan is going with sleeping and stuff. He'll be 5 1/2 months by then, so HOPEFULLY, he'll be a better sleeper than he is now.
2. Sleeping babies:
We've kind of gone backwards a bit with the whole sleep thing this week. He was going to sleep around 8 - 8:30 and sleeping until 4 generally. The past week, it's been a struggle to get him to sleep or stay sleeping -- like he'll fall asleep around 7:30, because he's so tired, but then he's up by 8:30 again, because he's hungry. Then, bottle and back to sleep. Then, back up at 2am for more food. Then, up before 6am, mostly because his diaper is soaked and that is uncomfortable. BLAH!!!
So, I'm tired, because I'm the one who gets up with him.
I've come to the conclusion that this was probably the worst possible timing to have a baby -- Jake has to work so hard in the summer and it was really difficult with Ryan being a newborn in the same time frame. By the time that Ryan is sleeping through the night and napping well, Jake won't be busy darn busy and tired all the time. Oh well. I've kind of started to plan the next one in my head and I'm thinking that Jan - Mar 2011 would be good.
3. F-ing Credit cards:
We'll probably try for the next one just as soon as we get rid of the stupid CC debt. Frickin' credit cards. And we haven't even been billed for Ryan's hospital bills yet. Which is another $1000.00 that we haven't got on our cards yet. I'm not even going to bother telling Jake, because it stresses me out and I don't want to talk about it. Oh well. We'll try our best to survive. A lottery win would be nice too though. :)
4. F-ing cats:
For some reason, the cat (little) jumped right on my face this morning. Causing me scratches and pain and yelling at 12:30am something along the lines of "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?!". It hurt!! I have 5 little points from claws and a scratch right on the side of my nose. She didn't come back up to lay with us the rest of the night. I think I scared the crap out of her. I have no idea what the hell was going on. I wonder if she was running around in the dark and just flew up onto the bed and right onto my face. It sucked any way you look at it.
5. Getting rid of the shit in my house:
I really, really, really want to have a garage sale at the end of August to try and get rid of a bunch of our stuff (like sell it). Whatever is still here at the end goes to Goodwill. If we could get a car payment out of it or something, that would be sweet. Plus, there are SO many things that I can think of that I would like to get rid of. It would make me happier. Jake too, prolly. I started going through books upstairs in the bedroom. I want to put stuff somewhere when I decide that it will be apart of this garage sale, but where, I don't know. Maybe the Corolla will sit in the driveway for a couple of weeks and I'll borrow the tables from my parents and just put boxes on them, in the garage. I'll have to be careful, because I don't want stuff to start living in there. A couch from downstairs is also going -- the brown peacock one that I brought with us from college that Mariel left me. If we could make $200 - $300, that would be perfect for me. More is better. Less is okay, but I'm kind of hoping to get a car payment out of this. Or water bill payments to the city.
Well, I suppose that I should think about taking a shower and getting ready for the day. Jake will be up soon and he usually gets ready and runs away. I think that I'm going to attempt to go to the bank and close our savings account and open a new goal savings for Ryan and another just to have. He's sleeping right now. If he wakes up around 8 am, I will probably try to run up there around 9am, because then he'll be awake, but will have eaten. It's all about timing.
I was wishing people on Fbook Happy Birthday this morning and it occurs to me that I turn 30 in a few short months. With the whole new baby thing, it has fallen to the back burner a bit.
I'm thinking that a party is probably in order at the house, since A. 30 is pretty big and B. we haven't had a "house warming party" as it were. Even though we have been here for two years.
I will consider it and see what I feel like doing. I suppose that it depends on how Ryan is going with sleeping and stuff. He'll be 5 1/2 months by then, so HOPEFULLY, he'll be a better sleeper than he is now.
2. Sleeping babies:
We've kind of gone backwards a bit with the whole sleep thing this week. He was going to sleep around 8 - 8:30 and sleeping until 4 generally. The past week, it's been a struggle to get him to sleep or stay sleeping -- like he'll fall asleep around 7:30, because he's so tired, but then he's up by 8:30 again, because he's hungry. Then, bottle and back to sleep. Then, back up at 2am for more food. Then, up before 6am, mostly because his diaper is soaked and that is uncomfortable. BLAH!!!
So, I'm tired, because I'm the one who gets up with him.
I've come to the conclusion that this was probably the worst possible timing to have a baby -- Jake has to work so hard in the summer and it was really difficult with Ryan being a newborn in the same time frame. By the time that Ryan is sleeping through the night and napping well, Jake won't be busy darn busy and tired all the time. Oh well. I've kind of started to plan the next one in my head and I'm thinking that Jan - Mar 2011 would be good.
3. F-ing Credit cards:
We'll probably try for the next one just as soon as we get rid of the stupid CC debt. Frickin' credit cards. And we haven't even been billed for Ryan's hospital bills yet. Which is another $1000.00 that we haven't got on our cards yet. I'm not even going to bother telling Jake, because it stresses me out and I don't want to talk about it. Oh well. We'll try our best to survive. A lottery win would be nice too though. :)
4. F-ing cats:
For some reason, the cat (little) jumped right on my face this morning. Causing me scratches and pain and yelling at 12:30am something along the lines of "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?!". It hurt!! I have 5 little points from claws and a scratch right on the side of my nose. She didn't come back up to lay with us the rest of the night. I think I scared the crap out of her. I have no idea what the hell was going on. I wonder if she was running around in the dark and just flew up onto the bed and right onto my face. It sucked any way you look at it.
5. Getting rid of the shit in my house:
I really, really, really want to have a garage sale at the end of August to try and get rid of a bunch of our stuff (like sell it). Whatever is still here at the end goes to Goodwill. If we could get a car payment out of it or something, that would be sweet. Plus, there are SO many things that I can think of that I would like to get rid of. It would make me happier. Jake too, prolly. I started going through books upstairs in the bedroom. I want to put stuff somewhere when I decide that it will be apart of this garage sale, but where, I don't know. Maybe the Corolla will sit in the driveway for a couple of weeks and I'll borrow the tables from my parents and just put boxes on them, in the garage. I'll have to be careful, because I don't want stuff to start living in there. A couch from downstairs is also going -- the brown peacock one that I brought with us from college that Mariel left me. If we could make $200 - $300, that would be perfect for me. More is better. Less is okay, but I'm kind of hoping to get a car payment out of this. Or water bill payments to the city.
Well, I suppose that I should think about taking a shower and getting ready for the day. Jake will be up soon and he usually gets ready and runs away. I think that I'm going to attempt to go to the bank and close our savings account and open a new goal savings for Ryan and another just to have. He's sleeping right now. If he wakes up around 8 am, I will probably try to run up there around 9am, because then he'll be awake, but will have eaten. It's all about timing.
Friday, July 24, 2009
"2 month" check up and other things
Ryan had his 2 month check up today -- and let's face. 2 months sailed two weeks ago.
But, that's okay. She's got a busy practice. My next appt is 4 months, almost on the nose. Hmm...I wonder if that's okay for his next round of shots. I should ask.
But, it went as well as could be expected. He had 4 shots. He didn't like them. He cried, very pitifully. I felt terrible. But, he's better now.
He's 12 pounds on the nose and 23 1/2 inches long. Still long and skinny-ish. Quite a big boy now though. Now, we just have to work on those tummy times, getting him to lift that head and roll over. We kind of stunted him by not doing tummy times consistently when he was younger. But, she showed me how to teach him to roll over, so maybe he will learn that faster.
So, 60% for weight and 75% for height. He's good. He gets Tylenol every 4 hours for the next 24.
And, I didn't have to go back to work!
Speaking of work, they accidentally pulled too much money out of my paycheck, so I am supposed to be getting a check cut to me today for the difference. SWEET! $220 too much -- so I'm all about that. And I don't owe anything more for benefits, which is okay with me too. AND, I can keep the AFLAC insurance for our next baby. Because, $2000 free dollars -- I'm ALL about that. :)
Well..."Free"
But, I don't have the check yet. Which is dumb. Fedex hasn't been here yet, but I don't really know if they got my money out the door yesterday -- maybe it will not be here until tomorrow.
Well, I'm off to finish my project in our bedroom to get rid of books that I don't really care too much about, but want to keep. And here I go!
But, that's okay. She's got a busy practice. My next appt is 4 months, almost on the nose. Hmm...I wonder if that's okay for his next round of shots. I should ask.
But, it went as well as could be expected. He had 4 shots. He didn't like them. He cried, very pitifully. I felt terrible. But, he's better now.
He's 12 pounds on the nose and 23 1/2 inches long. Still long and skinny-ish. Quite a big boy now though. Now, we just have to work on those tummy times, getting him to lift that head and roll over. We kind of stunted him by not doing tummy times consistently when he was younger. But, she showed me how to teach him to roll over, so maybe he will learn that faster.
So, 60% for weight and 75% for height. He's good. He gets Tylenol every 4 hours for the next 24.
And, I didn't have to go back to work!
Speaking of work, they accidentally pulled too much money out of my paycheck, so I am supposed to be getting a check cut to me today for the difference. SWEET! $220 too much -- so I'm all about that. And I don't owe anything more for benefits, which is okay with me too. AND, I can keep the AFLAC insurance for our next baby. Because, $2000 free dollars -- I'm ALL about that. :)
Well..."Free"
But, I don't have the check yet. Which is dumb. Fedex hasn't been here yet, but I don't really know if they got my money out the door yesterday -- maybe it will not be here until tomorrow.
Well, I'm off to finish my project in our bedroom to get rid of books that I don't really care too much about, but want to keep. And here I go!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Decisions
Today, just now, while trying to keep Ryan calm -- he's been up a lot today and screaming a lot -- I decided a few things, which I hopefully will accomplish over the next year (god, I just wrote week! I wish!)
First:
1. Lose at least 50 pounds, if not 75.
Okay, I know this is really, really difficult, but I need to do it. I still have 15 pounds of preggo weight sitting on my frame and I probably could have lost 50 then. So, 50 to 75 anyway. I would like to be a normal size with room to spare the next time I am going to get preggo, so I have some room to get "fat".
I'm not really sure how I am going to do this, but I may go talk to my doctor, since I am having some other body problems and ask how I go about doing this task. My other body problems I think are cysts in my wrist and knee, both on the right side. The wrist doesn't hurt, it just looks like I have a bone in the wrong place. The knee hurts when I kneel on it and that sucks.
But, I know that I will need to do SOME sort of hard core exercise, I'm just not sure what. And I'd like to talk to a nutritionist, I think, to see what would be healthy to eat. I try weight watchers, but I have a tendency to not eat very healthy with WW. I can't follow the points thing anymore. In college, it was okay, but not now for me. I really need to be told what to eat. :)
Whoops. Jake and I both gave Ryan his meds within a 2 hour period. He'll be fine. Maybe he needed the double dose. :)
Anyway, I've been eating salads and stuff for lunch everyday, to trying to kick stuff my self, but, I really need to fit a aerobic activity that I enjoy -- running just isn't my thing, unfortunately. So, I've gotta find something. Rollerblading is out.
Here's why:
It's June 2005. I've been in River Falls for a month, by myself, while Jake is working in EC for the rest of the summer and I've started my crappy job at US Bank. I decide one night after work to go rollerblading around the area, to keep up what I had been doing in EC before the wedding. So, I put on my shorts and tank top and head out from the apartment. The apartment building is on a big ass hill, but I think that I will be fine. About half way down, I realize that I am in deep shit. So, I try to make it across the street and onto the grass of the people across the street. About 2 feet before I make the grass, my feet come out from under me and I land ass, elbows and head onto the pavement and SLIDE for a good foot on the pavement. There was a grease mark for MONTHS after. So, I crawled onto the grass, praying that nobody saw me do that, because I didn't have ANY clue what I was going to do at that point. I have NO idea what I look like, but I know that I hurt. I go back up the hill, into the apartment and call Jake, hyserical. I could barely talk. He hightailed it from EC to RF (which is an hour) and I laid on my stomach on our bed and tried not to think about it. My elbows were both bloody, my brain hurt and my butt was one big case of road rash. Jake did his place to clean me up and we went up to Hudson to find some bandages for me, but I was in rough shape. I woke up in the middle of the night that night and felt like I was going to fall over.
I couldn't go to work the next day, because I could barely sit. I had to go to the medical clinic in RF and I saw the doctor. Well, first the nurse took my temperature which was 102. My body was so traumatized, I actually had a fever. Crazy! They prescribed some medicines and treatments and sent me on my way. I spent that day laying on the couch at home. It took a good week or two for my butt to heal -- I remember showing my parents around the 4th of July in Green Bay what my rear looked like -- RIDIC!! My elbows took longer and the scabs ended up coming off at some point, so I have scars now from it. And a terrible fear of rollerblading. I tried in Tosa when we lived in the apartment there, but no go. Too nervous. The end.
And that's why rollerblading doesn't fly anymore. Too bad for that. I loved rollerblading around the bike path.
I guess I could take up biking, but I would need a new bike stat. Maybe for my birthday, but get it early -- like now, before winter hits. In the winter, I can always walk on the treadmill. I'll talk to Jake about it.
2. pay off our stupid credit cards -- they are a little ridic. The Cap One, we need to pay off before January 1st, because we have no interest for a year, but if we haven't paid it off by then, all the interest will accrue, which would be bad. The US Bank one isn't so bad, but paying it off is a slow process. So, we'll give it a year. Hopefully, this time next year, there will be less than $500.
I think that's it for now. those are sizable enough, I think.
First:
1. Lose at least 50 pounds, if not 75.
Okay, I know this is really, really difficult, but I need to do it. I still have 15 pounds of preggo weight sitting on my frame and I probably could have lost 50 then. So, 50 to 75 anyway. I would like to be a normal size with room to spare the next time I am going to get preggo, so I have some room to get "fat".
I'm not really sure how I am going to do this, but I may go talk to my doctor, since I am having some other body problems and ask how I go about doing this task. My other body problems I think are cysts in my wrist and knee, both on the right side. The wrist doesn't hurt, it just looks like I have a bone in the wrong place. The knee hurts when I kneel on it and that sucks.
But, I know that I will need to do SOME sort of hard core exercise, I'm just not sure what. And I'd like to talk to a nutritionist, I think, to see what would be healthy to eat. I try weight watchers, but I have a tendency to not eat very healthy with WW. I can't follow the points thing anymore. In college, it was okay, but not now for me. I really need to be told what to eat. :)
Whoops. Jake and I both gave Ryan his meds within a 2 hour period. He'll be fine. Maybe he needed the double dose. :)
Anyway, I've been eating salads and stuff for lunch everyday, to trying to kick stuff my self, but, I really need to fit a aerobic activity that I enjoy -- running just isn't my thing, unfortunately. So, I've gotta find something. Rollerblading is out.
Here's why:
It's June 2005. I've been in River Falls for a month, by myself, while Jake is working in EC for the rest of the summer and I've started my crappy job at US Bank. I decide one night after work to go rollerblading around the area, to keep up what I had been doing in EC before the wedding. So, I put on my shorts and tank top and head out from the apartment. The apartment building is on a big ass hill, but I think that I will be fine. About half way down, I realize that I am in deep shit. So, I try to make it across the street and onto the grass of the people across the street. About 2 feet before I make the grass, my feet come out from under me and I land ass, elbows and head onto the pavement and SLIDE for a good foot on the pavement. There was a grease mark for MONTHS after. So, I crawled onto the grass, praying that nobody saw me do that, because I didn't have ANY clue what I was going to do at that point. I have NO idea what I look like, but I know that I hurt. I go back up the hill, into the apartment and call Jake, hyserical. I could barely talk. He hightailed it from EC to RF (which is an hour) and I laid on my stomach on our bed and tried not to think about it. My elbows were both bloody, my brain hurt and my butt was one big case of road rash. Jake did his place to clean me up and we went up to Hudson to find some bandages for me, but I was in rough shape. I woke up in the middle of the night that night and felt like I was going to fall over.
I couldn't go to work the next day, because I could barely sit. I had to go to the medical clinic in RF and I saw the doctor. Well, first the nurse took my temperature which was 102. My body was so traumatized, I actually had a fever. Crazy! They prescribed some medicines and treatments and sent me on my way. I spent that day laying on the couch at home. It took a good week or two for my butt to heal -- I remember showing my parents around the 4th of July in Green Bay what my rear looked like -- RIDIC!! My elbows took longer and the scabs ended up coming off at some point, so I have scars now from it. And a terrible fear of rollerblading. I tried in Tosa when we lived in the apartment there, but no go. Too nervous. The end.
And that's why rollerblading doesn't fly anymore. Too bad for that. I loved rollerblading around the bike path.
I guess I could take up biking, but I would need a new bike stat. Maybe for my birthday, but get it early -- like now, before winter hits. In the winter, I can always walk on the treadmill. I'll talk to Jake about it.
2. pay off our stupid credit cards -- they are a little ridic. The Cap One, we need to pay off before January 1st, because we have no interest for a year, but if we haven't paid it off by then, all the interest will accrue, which would be bad. The US Bank one isn't so bad, but paying it off is a slow process. So, we'll give it a year. Hopefully, this time next year, there will be less than $500.
I think that's it for now. those are sizable enough, I think.
Monday, July 13, 2009
My "Clever" Ideas
the quotes are to insert Jake's opinion.
I have the great idea that we sell the house, get rid of all our stupid crap that we don't need and move into an apartment to save money. Then I don't have to work. ha ha!
Okay, it's not realistic.
I was talking with a friend this weekend and found out that Nathan Hale is actually a decent school...so, it might be worth just buying a bigger house right in the area where we are -- as long as it has room for a pool and has a fireplace. And a good kitchen. And a basement. Not too much to ask, right? Or, we could just add on to the house we have too. It's worth thinking about. We're not really going to move for at least 2 years. But, I like to plan ahead.
I think that my nesting is happening post-pregnancy. I think the house is so dirty and gross all the time, it drives me crazy. So, taking my dad's advice, since he just emptied out his house, pretty much, I decided that I'm going to find all the clothes that I have been meaning to give away and go through them all, to enter them into ItsDeductable to put them on next year's taxes. Once all the extra clothes are gone, I am moving onto the other random crap in the house. I want to get rid of half of the crap that we have, at least. And the brown couch. Once Ryan gets more big boy toys, etc, we will need the room, definitely.
Anyway, I should probably go to bed. I have to get up some time tonight with the baby, I'm sure.
I have the great idea that we sell the house, get rid of all our stupid crap that we don't need and move into an apartment to save money. Then I don't have to work. ha ha!
Okay, it's not realistic.
I was talking with a friend this weekend and found out that Nathan Hale is actually a decent school...so, it might be worth just buying a bigger house right in the area where we are -- as long as it has room for a pool and has a fireplace. And a good kitchen. And a basement. Not too much to ask, right? Or, we could just add on to the house we have too. It's worth thinking about. We're not really going to move for at least 2 years. But, I like to plan ahead.
I think that my nesting is happening post-pregnancy. I think the house is so dirty and gross all the time, it drives me crazy. So, taking my dad's advice, since he just emptied out his house, pretty much, I decided that I'm going to find all the clothes that I have been meaning to give away and go through them all, to enter them into ItsDeductable to put them on next year's taxes. Once all the extra clothes are gone, I am moving onto the other random crap in the house. I want to get rid of half of the crap that we have, at least. And the brown couch. Once Ryan gets more big boy toys, etc, we will need the room, definitely.
Anyway, I should probably go to bed. I have to get up some time tonight with the baby, I'm sure.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
It wasn't as bad as I thought!
I got up with Ryan at 4:30 this morning and he fell back to sleep long enough for me to shower and get stuff ready to take with me. Jake got up around 6:45 and I was out the door at 7. I wasn't even upset. Ryan slept fairly well last night, so that helped.
However, Jake had kind of a rough day with him. He pooped his diaper full, threw up and had a bath (for said throw up) all before 8 am! Jake did take him over to the Tosa store to meet them, since we didn't have a chance to do that before. Then, around 3pm, Ryan was SCREAMING!!! at him and he called to check with me to make sure he hadn't forgotten to do something. People at work could hear him screaming over the phone! Whoops! But, Jake just put the green soothie paci in his mouth and he took that like his life depended on it. Now, he's sleeping. I did get my dinner (salad with blueberries) and I have crackers if I am hungry later (which I will be). So, I'm just hanging out until he's awake again. Which, he probably will be shortly, since it's almost 5pm. He looks destroyed though. I hope he wakes up fairly soon, so i can feed him, change him and get him to sleep for the night.
Mom's first day tomorrow -- 7am (bright and early for her!). Jake just needs someone here, so he can finish getting ready for work.
Work was fine. No big deal. Just fell right back into step. I'll be taking all my work back tomorrow and figuring it out, so I can really go on Monday. The other ladies in my group all have time off this month, so I need to get up to speed pretty quickly.
I am hoping that Ryan will sleep until 5am for me -- 4:30 is just a might bit too early. I'm really tired right now and I have to keep going with him until he goes down for the night OR Jake gets home. He's sort of twitching, so I don't think it will be too long. And if I panic, I can always call my dad to see if he will come over.
Anyway, that's all for now. I'm off to finish my internets before he wakes up!
However, Jake had kind of a rough day with him. He pooped his diaper full, threw up and had a bath (for said throw up) all before 8 am! Jake did take him over to the Tosa store to meet them, since we didn't have a chance to do that before. Then, around 3pm, Ryan was SCREAMING!!! at him and he called to check with me to make sure he hadn't forgotten to do something. People at work could hear him screaming over the phone! Whoops! But, Jake just put the green soothie paci in his mouth and he took that like his life depended on it. Now, he's sleeping. I did get my dinner (salad with blueberries) and I have crackers if I am hungry later (which I will be). So, I'm just hanging out until he's awake again. Which, he probably will be shortly, since it's almost 5pm. He looks destroyed though. I hope he wakes up fairly soon, so i can feed him, change him and get him to sleep for the night.
Mom's first day tomorrow -- 7am (bright and early for her!). Jake just needs someone here, so he can finish getting ready for work.
Work was fine. No big deal. Just fell right back into step. I'll be taking all my work back tomorrow and figuring it out, so I can really go on Monday. The other ladies in my group all have time off this month, so I need to get up to speed pretty quickly.
I am hoping that Ryan will sleep until 5am for me -- 4:30 is just a might bit too early. I'm really tired right now and I have to keep going with him until he goes down for the night OR Jake gets home. He's sort of twitching, so I don't think it will be too long. And if I panic, I can always call my dad to see if he will come over.
Anyway, that's all for now. I'm off to finish my internets before he wakes up!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
And here we are...
Back to work tomorrow. I'm not sure why I'm still up now. Prolly trying to stave off the inevitable. Tomorrow will come, no matter if I'm ready or not.
I got all my stuff ready to go, pretty much. New pics to take back with me and other random stuff.
We'll see how it goes. I'll prolly cry a bit. I know I will. I cry at lots of things now. It's ridic. These hormones need to go away!
I'm sure I'll have more to bitch about tomorrow, after the day is over.
Cross your fingers for me. I'm going to bed.
I got all my stuff ready to go, pretty much. New pics to take back with me and other random stuff.
We'll see how it goes. I'll prolly cry a bit. I know I will. I cry at lots of things now. It's ridic. These hormones need to go away!
I'm sure I'll have more to bitch about tomorrow, after the day is over.
Cross your fingers for me. I'm going to bed.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Gearing up...
to go back to work!!! WAAAAAH!!!
I'm really not looking forward to it. From what the girls say, the new system that I have to remember how to use makes work go much, much faster. Like, they are finishing at noon, even with me not there. Oh boy. That's not good. We'll see what happens. Part of me is thinking of maybe just getting a job at Quad Graphics and working second shift or something. Then, I can walk to work and spend more time with Ryan. Especially since I think that Dad won't be working at our work much longer and I was not loving the place before I left.
Oh well. My first two days back are Thursday and Friday and I'm sure that those two days will be spent resetting passwords and reading emails from two months. I think that I'll be ready to go on Monday.
Ryan is quickly closing in 2 months and everything they say is true -- babies fussiness ramps up until 6 weeks and then it starts to drop off. It really is true. Ryan has gotten a lot better in the past week and a half. I'm not sure if we're just dealing better or if he's getting better -- probably both. And the past couple of days, he's started to sleep longer and take more naps during the day. Last night, he slept 6 1/2 hours at once! YAY!! Of course, I couldn't fall asleep until 10pm, despite being insanely tired. I think I was a bit overtired.
We were at Jim and Loni's new house, which was really, really nice. Makes me want to move right now and find a bigger house. With a pool. Jake now wants a pool. I know that they are difficult to keep up with, but that's okay. It's totally worth it in the summer. I have always wanted a pool, so this is really a good step in the right direction. And in theory, we could put one at the current house, BUT, the house is too small, so no deal. Jake's friend Kenny is selling his house, which has a pool, but it's a small pool and it's WAY over in Glendale. IDK. Maybe. I'd have to look at it again. I'd rather get something out in the sticks a bit more. Maybe out toward Sussex.
I really did want to move into Tosa before Ryan (and whoever else) was in school, but everything that I am reading about the Tosa schools does not make me feel like it's worth it anymore. I'm thinking that New Berlin (just going west and a bit south) would be good OR going out to Sussex area would be good. New Berlin might be more affordable. Well, I will probably be calling our real estate agent this winter and see what she thinks we might have to do to get the house sold quickly. It is a really nice house, but it is just so tiny. If we could do what my parents did and rip the roof off and slap on a new second story, with another bedroom and maybe two bathrooms -- one for a master suite and one to have and THEN a walk in closet, and add that pool, I would stay. But, I bet we could find a house like that for cheaper by selling and buying a new house, you know?
Oh well, they are just thoughts for the future. Maybe the nearer future. I would really like to move before we have another kid. Or before we even try for another. So, let's move now. ha ha! :)
Time to eat some breakfast, since the boy is sleeping.
I'm really not looking forward to it. From what the girls say, the new system that I have to remember how to use makes work go much, much faster. Like, they are finishing at noon, even with me not there. Oh boy. That's not good. We'll see what happens. Part of me is thinking of maybe just getting a job at Quad Graphics and working second shift or something. Then, I can walk to work and spend more time with Ryan. Especially since I think that Dad won't be working at our work much longer and I was not loving the place before I left.
Oh well. My first two days back are Thursday and Friday and I'm sure that those two days will be spent resetting passwords and reading emails from two months. I think that I'll be ready to go on Monday.
Ryan is quickly closing in 2 months and everything they say is true -- babies fussiness ramps up until 6 weeks and then it starts to drop off. It really is true. Ryan has gotten a lot better in the past week and a half. I'm not sure if we're just dealing better or if he's getting better -- probably both. And the past couple of days, he's started to sleep longer and take more naps during the day. Last night, he slept 6 1/2 hours at once! YAY!! Of course, I couldn't fall asleep until 10pm, despite being insanely tired. I think I was a bit overtired.
We were at Jim and Loni's new house, which was really, really nice. Makes me want to move right now and find a bigger house. With a pool. Jake now wants a pool. I know that they are difficult to keep up with, but that's okay. It's totally worth it in the summer. I have always wanted a pool, so this is really a good step in the right direction. And in theory, we could put one at the current house, BUT, the house is too small, so no deal. Jake's friend Kenny is selling his house, which has a pool, but it's a small pool and it's WAY over in Glendale. IDK. Maybe. I'd have to look at it again. I'd rather get something out in the sticks a bit more. Maybe out toward Sussex.
I really did want to move into Tosa before Ryan (and whoever else) was in school, but everything that I am reading about the Tosa schools does not make me feel like it's worth it anymore. I'm thinking that New Berlin (just going west and a bit south) would be good OR going out to Sussex area would be good. New Berlin might be more affordable. Well, I will probably be calling our real estate agent this winter and see what she thinks we might have to do to get the house sold quickly. It is a really nice house, but it is just so tiny. If we could do what my parents did and rip the roof off and slap on a new second story, with another bedroom and maybe two bathrooms -- one for a master suite and one to have and THEN a walk in closet, and add that pool, I would stay. But, I bet we could find a house like that for cheaper by selling and buying a new house, you know?
Oh well, they are just thoughts for the future. Maybe the nearer future. I would really like to move before we have another kid. Or before we even try for another. So, let's move now. ha ha! :)
Time to eat some breakfast, since the boy is sleeping.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
I should really just get used to the 5 AM wakeup
because in another week, that's probably when I'll be getting up. Especially since I doubt that Ryan will be sleeping throught the night yet. Unless a miracle happens. He sleeps pretty well from 8pm to about 3am (he will just wake up once in this time frame and eat for 10 mins or so and then back to sleep). After 3 am, all bets are off. I've never had him sleep past 5am, where I didn't have to get up, take him downstairs and swing him. Like now. And even then, he's grunting and squeaking in his sleep, because he's trying to fart and is not having an easy time of it. Poor baby.
I'm sure he'll have his daily poo this morning too, which is sort of what I am waiting for...
Fart, fart. Squeak. That's my morning so far.
We have plans to go back to Summerfest today. I did not get to look around on Sunday at anything, because my parents didn't want to leave until 1pm and then Ryan was being a hand full right up until Jake started to play. Then, he feel asleep for a couple of hours, but I was kind of stuck listening where I was until 4:30. Then, eating took place. Then, we left. I did get a t-shirt on Sunday, but I didn't get to do my usual look around of the whole grounds. So, I want to go back.
I was seeing what my dad was up to, but I think that he's going with work people, since he was trying to get me a ticket from work. He didn't say that specifically, up I inferred it from what he told me.
Fart fart fart. Squeal. Fart. Grunt. Squeak. Squeal.
So, Jake is going to leave work around 2 and we're going to head down together with Ryan. We'll probably try to meet Dad down there. They have a pretty good ticket deal today -- I just have to go back and buy another (hopefully) non-winning Summerfest lottery ticket. I guess if I win, I buy another, until I don't win anymore. Unfortunately, my mom isn't coming over today, because she's going to the baseball game, and Ryan is already pissing me off. I do everything I can think of and half the time, he is still screaming. I really hate it.
So, now he's crying, so I'll try something new. When I came downstairs, he was sleeping. Fucking jerk.
I'm sure he'll have his daily poo this morning too, which is sort of what I am waiting for...
Fart, fart. Squeak. That's my morning so far.
We have plans to go back to Summerfest today. I did not get to look around on Sunday at anything, because my parents didn't want to leave until 1pm and then Ryan was being a hand full right up until Jake started to play. Then, he feel asleep for a couple of hours, but I was kind of stuck listening where I was until 4:30. Then, eating took place. Then, we left. I did get a t-shirt on Sunday, but I didn't get to do my usual look around of the whole grounds. So, I want to go back.
I was seeing what my dad was up to, but I think that he's going with work people, since he was trying to get me a ticket from work. He didn't say that specifically, up I inferred it from what he told me.
Fart fart fart. Squeal. Fart. Grunt. Squeak. Squeal.
So, Jake is going to leave work around 2 and we're going to head down together with Ryan. We'll probably try to meet Dad down there. They have a pretty good ticket deal today -- I just have to go back and buy another (hopefully) non-winning Summerfest lottery ticket. I guess if I win, I buy another, until I don't win anymore. Unfortunately, my mom isn't coming over today, because she's going to the baseball game, and Ryan is already pissing me off. I do everything I can think of and half the time, he is still screaming. I really hate it.
So, now he's crying, so I'll try something new. When I came downstairs, he was sleeping. Fucking jerk.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sleep is a pipe dream
No, really. Pipe dream.
Currently, I have been awake since 3:30am. I'm not sure how we get this baby to sleep during the night, instead of during the day. I really should be sleeping now, but it seems like the instant I lay down to sleep, the boy is awake. He knows....
I am really up because I was hungry, so I was eating some strawberries.
I spent most of yesterday working on some stuff for Brooke's shower on Saturday. I figured out how to make cut out chocolate chip cookies. I will share the secret soon. I also made the fondant hearts that I need for the cake. I hope that I made enough. I may need to make more today, so they can dry overnight. I still have oreo truffles to make (those are easy!) and more cookies to make (again, easy). I boiled my eggs for the deviled eggs and will probably make everything here and finish it in Luxemburg.
I also found M&Ms that are close to Brooke's color (turquoise), and so I bought $20 worth and made little tulle bags with M&Ms in them and tied them with turquoise ribbon. I will post pics, if I remember.
I also did a bunch of cleaning yesterday. There's more to go, but it can wait until next week.
I am going to the baseball game today and I don't really want to. I would rather just send Ryan with my mom (which was the original plan) and have the day to myself to get stuff done, but alas...
It should be fun, I am just tired. So, they'd better win and make it worth it.
I will probably make the truffle part of the oreo truffles before I go to the game and then coat them afterward. I need to test my coating with them to make sure it is okay. I may need to get white chocolate and dye that instead. I think the candy coating I have is vanilla. Which could turn out okay.
Okay, I'm going to attempt to go back to sleep for a bit this morning. I have a feeling, like I said, the instant I lay down to sleep, Ryan will wake back up. He really needs his medicine, but I'd rather let him sleep.
Oh, woe is me! :)
Currently, I have been awake since 3:30am. I'm not sure how we get this baby to sleep during the night, instead of during the day. I really should be sleeping now, but it seems like the instant I lay down to sleep, the boy is awake. He knows....
I am really up because I was hungry, so I was eating some strawberries.
I spent most of yesterday working on some stuff for Brooke's shower on Saturday. I figured out how to make cut out chocolate chip cookies. I will share the secret soon. I also made the fondant hearts that I need for the cake. I hope that I made enough. I may need to make more today, so they can dry overnight. I still have oreo truffles to make (those are easy!) and more cookies to make (again, easy). I boiled my eggs for the deviled eggs and will probably make everything here and finish it in Luxemburg.
I also found M&Ms that are close to Brooke's color (turquoise), and so I bought $20 worth and made little tulle bags with M&Ms in them and tied them with turquoise ribbon. I will post pics, if I remember.
I also did a bunch of cleaning yesterday. There's more to go, but it can wait until next week.
I am going to the baseball game today and I don't really want to. I would rather just send Ryan with my mom (which was the original plan) and have the day to myself to get stuff done, but alas...
It should be fun, I am just tired. So, they'd better win and make it worth it.
I will probably make the truffle part of the oreo truffles before I go to the game and then coat them afterward. I need to test my coating with them to make sure it is okay. I may need to get white chocolate and dye that instead. I think the candy coating I have is vanilla. Which could turn out okay.
Okay, I'm going to attempt to go back to sleep for a bit this morning. I have a feeling, like I said, the instant I lay down to sleep, Ryan will wake back up. He really needs his medicine, but I'd rather let him sleep.
Oh, woe is me! :)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Resting Baby, Peaceful Baby
So, Ryan ended up going to the doctor's office today and getting some meds for reflux. We gave him a dose around 6:30 and then he had some dinner until 7. He's been sleeping since. Really sleeping. He hasn't woken up once crying and/or screaming in the middle of sound sleep. I feel relieved for him.
We give him what amounts to Zantac three times a day, before he eats (or while he's eating).
Unfortunately, work did not turn my paperwork in on time and BCBS doesn't have him in their system yet, even though work has Ryan listed as a dependent. So, the prescription is $92.00. Which is doable. I'm a little frustrated with work for not turning stuff in on time for me. Very frustrated. Plus, they were emailing me at my work email, which I haven't checked (until today) for 2 months. The benefits person in FL claimed she didn't get my faxed paperwork, but my benefits are updated, so someone found them at some point. I know that the claims will be back dated to the date of service and he's covered since May 13, 2009, but I'm still frustated that now I have to tell the billing area at the pedi's office to hold off on sending claims until they get him in the system, or they will end up resubmitting everything.
Sometimes I hate insurance companies...
I am very happy about my sleeping baby. His little eyes were just red rimmed all the time -- like he couldn't get enough sleep all the time. So, we shall see what this does. Even if it cuts the screaming in half, it's totally worth every penny.
In other news, my little eating monster weighs NINE POUNDS SEVEN OUNCES!!!! He's gained close to 3 pounds since May 27th. That's ridic. Totally ridic. I'm very happy that he's gained a good amount of weight, but that's probably a little too much. And the doctor said that we may have to go to a bit more regemented on the eating and only feed him 3-4 ounces every 3 hours, just to slow down the eating. The poor baby wanted to eat all the time, to calm the acid -- like if you ever have drunk milk for heartburn. Poor little guy.
So, hopefully, his weight gain will slow down now, with the meds. I have my real doctor's appt on Monday with my pedi (I saw the doctor filling in for her today) and he has to get his next hepB shot. Poor little guy.
Well, I really need to go to bed now. Or at least go to sleep.
We give him what amounts to Zantac three times a day, before he eats (or while he's eating).
Unfortunately, work did not turn my paperwork in on time and BCBS doesn't have him in their system yet, even though work has Ryan listed as a dependent. So, the prescription is $92.00. Which is doable. I'm a little frustrated with work for not turning stuff in on time for me. Very frustrated. Plus, they were emailing me at my work email, which I haven't checked (until today) for 2 months. The benefits person in FL claimed she didn't get my faxed paperwork, but my benefits are updated, so someone found them at some point. I know that the claims will be back dated to the date of service and he's covered since May 13, 2009, but I'm still frustated that now I have to tell the billing area at the pedi's office to hold off on sending claims until they get him in the system, or they will end up resubmitting everything.
Sometimes I hate insurance companies...
I am very happy about my sleeping baby. His little eyes were just red rimmed all the time -- like he couldn't get enough sleep all the time. So, we shall see what this does. Even if it cuts the screaming in half, it's totally worth every penny.
In other news, my little eating monster weighs NINE POUNDS SEVEN OUNCES!!!! He's gained close to 3 pounds since May 27th. That's ridic. Totally ridic. I'm very happy that he's gained a good amount of weight, but that's probably a little too much. And the doctor said that we may have to go to a bit more regemented on the eating and only feed him 3-4 ounces every 3 hours, just to slow down the eating. The poor baby wanted to eat all the time, to calm the acid -- like if you ever have drunk milk for heartburn. Poor little guy.
So, hopefully, his weight gain will slow down now, with the meds. I have my real doctor's appt on Monday with my pedi (I saw the doctor filling in for her today) and he has to get his next hepB shot. Poor little guy.
Well, I really need to go to bed now. Or at least go to sleep.
Crazy Storms and Overtired Babies
Yesterday, our little screamapillar was back. He hasn't been around in a couple of weeks. He's still sort of around, but I am starting to think that he might be a little sick with something...his little head is SOOO warm -- I've not felt it that warm before. But, I don't have a good thermometer to take his temp right now and I'm not going to subject him and me to a rectal temperature taking. Besides, that will probably cause him to poop on me or something.
However, I am mostly thinking that he was just having a bad day yesterday. He was definitely overtired, because he didn't get his regular naps in yesterday in the morning or the afternoon...and he didn't fall asleep until almost 10pm last night. He was pretty good all night. And he's farting, so gas can't be too terrible for him.
The only other thing that I can think of is that he might have a little bit of silent reflux. He had reflux right when he was born, but most babies have that. But, he's been a little more "spitty" than usual the past couple of days. Among other things.
Then, the thunderstorms! They don't bother him -- he gets more fussy about his diaper and eating -- but they were loud! There was a crack of thunder that had to be right over our house last night. Lighting was impressive too. And there's water in the basement -- well, really, there was. Now, there's just wet carpets and a few wet boxes. I have to go turn on fans later today, to dry everything out. We really need to think about actually regrading the house, so the water runs away totally. We're on a hill, so it shouldn't be too bad with the water.
I got my hairs cut yesterday -- it's pretty short. Check out my facebook for pics! :)
However, I am mostly thinking that he was just having a bad day yesterday. He was definitely overtired, because he didn't get his regular naps in yesterday in the morning or the afternoon...and he didn't fall asleep until almost 10pm last night. He was pretty good all night. And he's farting, so gas can't be too terrible for him.
The only other thing that I can think of is that he might have a little bit of silent reflux. He had reflux right when he was born, but most babies have that. But, he's been a little more "spitty" than usual the past couple of days. Among other things.
Then, the thunderstorms! They don't bother him -- he gets more fussy about his diaper and eating -- but they were loud! There was a crack of thunder that had to be right over our house last night. Lighting was impressive too. And there's water in the basement -- well, really, there was. Now, there's just wet carpets and a few wet boxes. I have to go turn on fans later today, to dry everything out. We really need to think about actually regrading the house, so the water runs away totally. We're on a hill, so it shouldn't be too bad with the water.
I got my hairs cut yesterday -- it's pretty short. Check out my facebook for pics! :)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Happiest Baby on the Block
OMFG...most amazing book evah!
So, yeah, if I know that you are having a baby (whoever "you" is), you are totally getting this book from me. I wish I had had it right from the beginning. I bought it from Target yesterday and I have had a pretty content baby since I read it.
Of course, I did change his formula back, so that is probably a contributing factor as well.
But, the book has a really great method for calming colicky, fussy babies, which works even for my mildly colicky baby. The basic theory is that babies, due to having to have a large head to contain a large brain to survive infancy, are born about three months too early and have to go through this period of the "fourth trimester". They aren't really ready to live outside the womb, but if we were preggo 12 months instead of 9, babies wouldn't fit through the pelvic opening because of their heads. It's a squeeze at 9 months, you know? So, the whole idea to surviving the first 12 weeks with any baby is to imitate the womb as much as possible, after their other needs are met (eating, changing, etc.).
I have to re-read my copy of the book, because I just sped through it yesterday afternoon, getting the main points. Now, I have to go back and gleen the finer details. However, right now, it's 1:15am, so I should probably go back to sleep.
So, yeah, if I know that you are having a baby (whoever "you" is), you are totally getting this book from me. I wish I had had it right from the beginning. I bought it from Target yesterday and I have had a pretty content baby since I read it.
Of course, I did change his formula back, so that is probably a contributing factor as well.
But, the book has a really great method for calming colicky, fussy babies, which works even for my mildly colicky baby. The basic theory is that babies, due to having to have a large head to contain a large brain to survive infancy, are born about three months too early and have to go through this period of the "fourth trimester". They aren't really ready to live outside the womb, but if we were preggo 12 months instead of 9, babies wouldn't fit through the pelvic opening because of their heads. It's a squeeze at 9 months, you know? So, the whole idea to surviving the first 12 weeks with any baby is to imitate the womb as much as possible, after their other needs are met (eating, changing, etc.).
I have to re-read my copy of the book, because I just sped through it yesterday afternoon, getting the main points. Now, I have to go back and gleen the finer details. However, right now, it's 1:15am, so I should probably go back to sleep.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The trouble with formula...
So, I was thinking that Ryan was a little too fussy and gassy on the Good Start Gentle Plus, so I changed to Enfamil Gentlease last week. He proceeded to have a really good day on Friday -- was farting all day, had a good poop, etc. Then, Saturday rolled up. Good lord -- he hasn't been this screamy since the breastmilk.
So, basically, fuck Enfmail. Besides, Nestle sends me $11 coupons. I have big plans to run to Target this morning, as soon as Ryan goes to sleep long enough to let me shower, and get a can of Good Start again. I will probably try to find a can of the Protect Plus, which has some cultures in it and stuff, and see if that will help with anything, but if I can't find that, I'm just going back to what we had and good from there.
I wish there was a way to flush out his system to get all the stuff that's making him feel yucky before I start the stuff that he was okay with. And if I have to run to Target unshowered, then I do. I won't be the end of the world. I'm going to have to run in sweatpants anyway. It's the only pants that I have that aren't maternity jeans.
I tried to go to Old Navy and buy bigger stuff yesterday, so the only good thing were said sweatpants. so, I need to get working out. Jeez.
But, I just don't know what to do for this gassy baby. I wish he could just have a gigantic poop plus fart. That would be awesome. Even if we were in public. I'd be okay with that. I just got a burp out of him, so maybe that will help.
I also finally figured out how to get his cloth diapers on him, so I think that we're done with the disposables now. I need to put in the big insert, instead of the newborn, because his legs are so skinny. This creates the bulk needed to get the elastic around his legs tight. He looks a little ridic, but they fit now, so I'm okay with it. ha ha!
Okay, he's quiet for now, so I'm going to hit the shower before he decides that he's going to scream more.
So, basically, fuck Enfmail. Besides, Nestle sends me $11 coupons. I have big plans to run to Target this morning, as soon as Ryan goes to sleep long enough to let me shower, and get a can of Good Start again. I will probably try to find a can of the Protect Plus, which has some cultures in it and stuff, and see if that will help with anything, but if I can't find that, I'm just going back to what we had and good from there.
I wish there was a way to flush out his system to get all the stuff that's making him feel yucky before I start the stuff that he was okay with. And if I have to run to Target unshowered, then I do. I won't be the end of the world. I'm going to have to run in sweatpants anyway. It's the only pants that I have that aren't maternity jeans.
I tried to go to Old Navy and buy bigger stuff yesterday, so the only good thing were said sweatpants. so, I need to get working out. Jeez.
But, I just don't know what to do for this gassy baby. I wish he could just have a gigantic poop plus fart. That would be awesome. Even if we were in public. I'd be okay with that. I just got a burp out of him, so maybe that will help.
I also finally figured out how to get his cloth diapers on him, so I think that we're done with the disposables now. I need to put in the big insert, instead of the newborn, because his legs are so skinny. This creates the bulk needed to get the elastic around his legs tight. He looks a little ridic, but they fit now, so I'm okay with it. ha ha!
Okay, he's quiet for now, so I'm going to hit the shower before he decides that he's going to scream more.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
WAAAAY overtired
I hate it when I get overtired AND Jake is overtired the same night. Makes me want to smother my child. Okay, not really, but it's really hard spending 24 hours a day with him. If we didn't have Jake's parents around the week of the 4th of July, I might just go back to work on June 25th, since I'll be cleared to return on the 24th. But, I'll take all the time that I wanted to take. We'll make it through.
Dang it, he's awake again! Jake got him to sleep around 8 and now he's alive again. Darn it. Oh well, I suppose that I should feed him again. He didn't have much between 6 and 8 and he's probably fairly hungry. I'll just have to wait until he's yelling at me to get him up. Sometimes, he just grunts for a while and then goes back to sleep.
I think that I've decided that I want to put peony bushes where the rose bushes are out front. I just don't want the rose buses around that much. Maybe. I'm not sure. Seems like a lot of work right now.
Okay, he's getting to the point where he's really awake. Off I go!
Dang it, he's awake again! Jake got him to sleep around 8 and now he's alive again. Darn it. Oh well, I suppose that I should feed him again. He didn't have much between 6 and 8 and he's probably fairly hungry. I'll just have to wait until he's yelling at me to get him up. Sometimes, he just grunts for a while and then goes back to sleep.
I think that I've decided that I want to put peony bushes where the rose bushes are out front. I just don't want the rose buses around that much. Maybe. I'm not sure. Seems like a lot of work right now.
Okay, he's getting to the point where he's really awake. Off I go!
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
New baby, new life, NEW LOOK!
Okay, so I am combining everything here. I even made a fancy banner. It doesn't look amazing?! :)
I really do have to thank Julia for pointing me toward the website where I got the new template -- but, I only found the website because I did "view source" on her webpage to see if I could figure out where she got the template. I think that I may have picked the same one.
I'll be adding lots of fun, fancy things as I can. :)
I really do have to thank Julia for pointing me toward the website where I got the new template -- but, I only found the website because I did "view source" on her webpage to see if I could figure out where she got the template. I think that I may have picked the same one.
I'll be adding lots of fun, fancy things as I can. :)
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