It's sad how I haven't made time to blog at all since Eoin was born. I find my days are FULL, and I don't have time to do the stuff I need a lot of times. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming baby E, I'm just stating a fact. I have no idea how mommies out there do it all!
Today was SO full! I couldn't sleep at all last night, and finally fell asleep at 5:30. Thankfully E sleeps through the night 95% of the time (He's perfect). So I didn't get woken up till about 10:30. I was so hell bent on getting stuff done today, and I almost killed myself making it happen.
I did about 6 loads of laundry. I never knew that having a dryer was such a blessing... now I do. Our dryer stopped drying about 4 weeks ago. I bought a clothes line, and have been using that. It's not so bad, my only complaint is that it's HOT outside! By 11 this morning it was already over 100 degrees. It only takes about 10 min for my jeans to dry, but in that 10 min, I've become sunburned and dehydrated. Seriously, I pity the neighbors! Here I am standing outside in the least amount of clothing legal within the city limits, trying to make shade with the sheets. I know, the mental image is more than you needed. Now, here I sit with a couch full of folded and sorted laundry & my two boys are asleep so I can't do anything with it until tomorrow. bummer
I also managed to vacuum the living room. I know it's not a huge accomplishment, but it seems like every time I've tried in the last week there is some reason I can't. Like E is sleeping, or he's playing on a blanket on the floor (because mommy never vacuums, the blanket is a necessity). I had one of those mommy aha moments today! I could pick up said baby off of the floor! I'm an idiot, it's not like he cares, he was just as happy in his swing (which conveniently the vacuum fits under). He's usually content if he can chew on something and talk to his friends (the monkey, parrot, frog and butterflies). So there was #2 Huge accomplishment.
#3 was doing the dishes, not only was there a sinkfull to begin with but then my #4 accomplishment really added to the mess. I made baby food. Yes, there's a little granola-girl hiding inside of me just begging to get out. I went to Fresh and Easy and bought some organic sweet potatoes, and dug out the food processor. At this moment there are little ice cube trays full of orange mushy stuff in my freezer. All I have to say is that it's edible. I don't like sweet potatoes at all, but I tasted it, and it's not so bad. Have you ever tried jarred baby food??? I don't want my poor baby to have his first experience with veggies be that crap! I'm sure he will eat all kinds of baby food from Gerber, but for now while I've got the time. I think this is better. Tomorrow my goal is carrots, and possibly green beans. We'll see....
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Eoin Michael
Eoin Michael was born on January 21st. Much of his delivery I seem to have blocked out already. Someone asked me a question the other day about how long I was in labor... I have no idea, I still haven't asked Dave. I think that may be the only way I will ever find out. LOL
My little guy was due on Jan 18th, but decided to stay a little longer. As it all ended up, after being induced he still refused to make an appearance. When the nurse mentioned a C section for the first time I was terrified. I'm such a huge baby, and I HATE everything medical. I have to say that it was not my favorite experience. I had nightmares about it in the hospital for the next two days... but then I would wake up and see my perfect little angel sleeping in his bassinet next to my bed. It was all worth it.
He weighed 7lbs 8oz
He was 19 1/2 inches long
Born @ 5:08pm
So far this kidd is pretty entertaining. He must have really vivid dreams, because for about the last week he LAUGHS in his sleep. I wish I could catch it on video because it's about the sweetest thing you have ever seen. All of a sudden in the middle of sleep his mouth opens wide, as I am sitting there preparing for the crying to start... his mouth spreads into a HUGE open mouth smile and a little he he he comes out.
Droopy whines in his sleep, and is about the whiniest, neurotic dog on the planet. I'm hoping that Eoin laughing during sleep will also be indicative of his personality.
My little guy was due on Jan 18th, but decided to stay a little longer. As it all ended up, after being induced he still refused to make an appearance. When the nurse mentioned a C section for the first time I was terrified. I'm such a huge baby, and I HATE everything medical. I have to say that it was not my favorite experience. I had nightmares about it in the hospital for the next two days... but then I would wake up and see my perfect little angel sleeping in his bassinet next to my bed. It was all worth it.
He weighed 7lbs 8oz
He was 19 1/2 inches long
Born @ 5:08pm
So far this kidd is pretty entertaining. He must have really vivid dreams, because for about the last week he LAUGHS in his sleep. I wish I could catch it on video because it's about the sweetest thing you have ever seen. All of a sudden in the middle of sleep his mouth opens wide, as I am sitting there preparing for the crying to start... his mouth spreads into a HUGE open mouth smile and a little he he he comes out.
Droopy whines in his sleep, and is about the whiniest, neurotic dog on the planet. I'm hoping that Eoin laughing during sleep will also be indicative of his personality.
Blogging moms
It's incredibly hard to believe that Eoin will be one month old tomorrow. It's crazy that my last post was before he even got here! Well it's not crazy how I haven't posted in over a month, that is mostly due to the fact that I'm really bad at blogging, and that I have a newborn @ my house. I read this other new mom's blog the other day. It amazed me how much time she found to post. I swear every aspect of her day was chronicled. I must just not be that great at it (either being a mom, or a blogger... take your pick). I do have to admit though, that her blog contained a little TMI, if you know what I mean.
I can't imagine anyone even reads my blog in the first place. but if someone ACCIDENTALLY made it here I would hate to think that they would have to suffer through endless posts about breast feeding, or how I survived labor in TOO much detail =).
I can't imagine anyone even reads my blog in the first place. but if someone ACCIDENTALLY made it here I would hate to think that they would have to suffer through endless posts about breast feeding, or how I survived labor in TOO much detail =).
Friday, January 16, 2009
Patience
So mine has officially run out I think =). I'm ready for this baby to make his appearance. I think I'm finally done being pregnant... It's really not SO bad, but I am getting anxious. Possible reason one for wanting the baby out is that I can no longer put shoes on my feet. Like yes physically I can still tie them (with a little extra effort), but they will not fit on my pudgy feet. Not even my flip flops will fit. The funny thing is I JUST realized this because it's been a few days since I've ventured out from my house. I need to go out in a few minutes and I'm seriously wondering what to do about the whole shoe situation. LOL. Pathetic that I'm really concerned about this, but you cant just go walking around w/ Circle K feet. I'm sure if I dig around I can find something, but so far not even my Adidas sandals (my biggest ones) fit without a little fat roll over the top. I know for as much as I hate feet, I'm talking alot about them.
Reason number two, is that EVERYONE else is ready for the baby to come. It's cute that everyone is so excited, but it's hard to be patient when everyone around you is asking you constantly what's going on, and your perpetual answer is NOTHING>. No, I have not made any progress, and no, I'm not feeling like I need to take a trip to the hospital anytime very soon. I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to wait for monday to get here and then schedule the induction. Well at least that should only be Wednesday then. I think I can wait for Wednesday...
Reason number two, is that EVERYONE else is ready for the baby to come. It's cute that everyone is so excited, but it's hard to be patient when everyone around you is asking you constantly what's going on, and your perpetual answer is NOTHING>. No, I have not made any progress, and no, I'm not feeling like I need to take a trip to the hospital anytime very soon. I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to wait for monday to get here and then schedule the induction. Well at least that should only be Wednesday then. I think I can wait for Wednesday...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Holy Crap!
Wow, I'm so sick of making decisions and trying to be the grown up! Is it horrible that I'm not even a mommy yet, and I'm completely bad at it? LOL. So today was one of those days where I needed to just get stuff done. I started off my morning at the District Office. I've been avoiding it... I'm not sure why, just procrastinating I guess. I found out some good stuff and some bad while I was there.
First, I was happy to find out that I've planned this baby pretty well (yeah... PLANNED sure, we'll go with that story!). I have 35 sick/personal days that I've earned over the last 5 years of working w/my district. The good news is I will only need to use 32 of these to complete my maternity leave, wich means I will get paid the whole time I'm off. That's a good thing. I also was smart enough to sign up for short term dissability at some point, so they will also be kicking down a little cash my way.
The bad news is that to add baby to my health insurance they will need to take $300 per paycheck for the rest of the year... that's not 300 a MONTH, but 300 every TWO WEEKS! I'm not sure about anyone else, but well that's not really do-able on my income! Now it's my job to hunt down some independent insurance for my kidd. I feel like a complete idiot when people talk about insurance! I'm getting better, but I still have to have things explained a billion times! Knowing I'm responsible for making sure he's covered if anything should happen is a little more pressure than I want.
I also found out yesterday that the carseat (infant carrier) that we were planning on using for the baby is EXPIRED! Who knew car seats had expiration dates? Not me! I thought as long as it wasn't in an accident, and it was in good shape, why not??? Well, I guess I was wrong, it happens sometimes. So most of last night I was trying to find an inexpensive option online. Only later did I realize that ordering online MAY not get it here in time... It probably would, but I can't really deal with probably at this point. So instead, I spent my day (after the District office and the DMV-another story!) going from one Target to another trying to see what my options were. I think by Target #3 I was pretty sick of the whole process, and ended up buying a carseat and a stroller. Lucky for me Dave liked it when I got home, so we put it together, and NOW I have something to bring this baby home in. I do find it really interesting that each Target I went to had different prices, and different seats. One Target had a travel system for $189, and the other Target had the exact same system on clearance for $120? It makes me think that all of my driving was worth it!
I am glad I got so much accomplished today, I think maybe tomorrow I won't get out of bed. Ok so I will, but NOT early. Now all I need to do is find a pair of sweatpants... that's been on my list for a few weeks now, it still hasn't happened. Today I tried on two pair @ Old Navy and they were both a size too big, and of course they didn't have any left in the smaller size. I want them for after the baby is born. They barely stayed up on my watermelon sized belly, by the time the baby comes out and it gets a tiny bit smaller, they would have ended up somewhere around my thighs=(. So I suppose I will just keep looking. Either that, Or I will wear my PJ's home from the hospital =). My poor baby, so small and already being embarassed by his mother in public!
First, I was happy to find out that I've planned this baby pretty well (yeah... PLANNED sure, we'll go with that story!). I have 35 sick/personal days that I've earned over the last 5 years of working w/my district. The good news is I will only need to use 32 of these to complete my maternity leave, wich means I will get paid the whole time I'm off. That's a good thing. I also was smart enough to sign up for short term dissability at some point, so they will also be kicking down a little cash my way.
The bad news is that to add baby to my health insurance they will need to take $300 per paycheck for the rest of the year... that's not 300 a MONTH, but 300 every TWO WEEKS! I'm not sure about anyone else, but well that's not really do-able on my income! Now it's my job to hunt down some independent insurance for my kidd. I feel like a complete idiot when people talk about insurance! I'm getting better, but I still have to have things explained a billion times! Knowing I'm responsible for making sure he's covered if anything should happen is a little more pressure than I want.
I also found out yesterday that the carseat (infant carrier) that we were planning on using for the baby is EXPIRED! Who knew car seats had expiration dates? Not me! I thought as long as it wasn't in an accident, and it was in good shape, why not??? Well, I guess I was wrong, it happens sometimes. So most of last night I was trying to find an inexpensive option online. Only later did I realize that ordering online MAY not get it here in time... It probably would, but I can't really deal with probably at this point. So instead, I spent my day (after the District office and the DMV-another story!) going from one Target to another trying to see what my options were. I think by Target #3 I was pretty sick of the whole process, and ended up buying a carseat and a stroller. Lucky for me Dave liked it when I got home, so we put it together, and NOW I have something to bring this baby home in. I do find it really interesting that each Target I went to had different prices, and different seats. One Target had a travel system for $189, and the other Target had the exact same system on clearance for $120? It makes me think that all of my driving was worth it!
I am glad I got so much accomplished today, I think maybe tomorrow I won't get out of bed. Ok so I will, but NOT early. Now all I need to do is find a pair of sweatpants... that's been on my list for a few weeks now, it still hasn't happened. Today I tried on two pair @ Old Navy and they were both a size too big, and of course they didn't have any left in the smaller size. I want them for after the baby is born. They barely stayed up on my watermelon sized belly, by the time the baby comes out and it gets a tiny bit smaller, they would have ended up somewhere around my thighs=(. So I suppose I will just keep looking. Either that, Or I will wear my PJ's home from the hospital =). My poor baby, so small and already being embarassed by his mother in public!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
It's getting close!
So I'm down to my final week of work for the year. Scary for me to realize that when I come back to my classroom, after my break, I'll be a mom! I never really thought that would be part of my job description, but I guess I'm happy that MY plan isn't always THE plan for me. It's still not "real" if that makes sense. I mean I know he's coming, I feel him getting bigger by the minute, but somehow it hasn't sunk in all the way. I'm sitting looking at his crib right now, and it's hard to imagine in a MONTH there's going to be a baby in there.
Everything's been incredibly hectic around here lately. I've hardly had time to think about anything. I'm worried that when I finally have 5min to myself I'm gonna freak out =). There's no chance of that happening YET though... I still have WAY too much to do. It seems like everytime I turn around I remember something else I haven't gotten around to doing yet. The bad part is, as the days go on I'm getting more and more LAZY! LOL. I just want to stay at home and try to sleep. Sleep's a joke, but I still try =).
I just need to focus on getting through this last week. I have to finish a billion things for my vacation to begin, so I better get to it =).
Everything's been incredibly hectic around here lately. I've hardly had time to think about anything. I'm worried that when I finally have 5min to myself I'm gonna freak out =). There's no chance of that happening YET though... I still have WAY too much to do. It seems like everytime I turn around I remember something else I haven't gotten around to doing yet. The bad part is, as the days go on I'm getting more and more LAZY! LOL. I just want to stay at home and try to sleep. Sleep's a joke, but I still try =).
I just need to focus on getting through this last week. I have to finish a billion things for my vacation to begin, so I better get to it =).
Saturday, September 27, 2008
It's official, I'm such a weirdo!
So, I'm not even sure if anyone will find their way to this blog. Earlier today Dave and I went to Target to register for our little guy. I'm having such a hard time with this whole "baby stuff" thing. Any of you who know me well, know I'm not a big spender. I really try to save my money for the fun things in life. I don't spend much on my clothes or shoes, and purses have never really been my thing. I'm finding that I'm being a big ol' cheap skate when it comes to my baby too. I just have a really hard time registering for things that are upwards of $100 bucks, when I KNOW I could find them in like new condition for less than 1/2 that! Does this make me a terrible mother already?
Don't get me wrong, we registered for a car seat that costs more that I can even imagine. This is important because we want our little guy to be safe. We picked the one that goes from 5lbs to 100lbs, so I figure it will last for awhile. I'm not planning on letting my toddler consume multiple Big Mac's, so it will be a little bit before he hits the 100 lb mark =).
We also registered for a digital camera. The one I have is about 6 years old, and doesn't really function anymore. If anyone has ever seen how many pictures I took of Kai when she was a puppy, you understand why a new camera would be amazing.
I was lucky enough to get a crib and a glider for free, from a niece of a friend. The crib is beautiful (white) and the glider will be perfect once I recover the cushions. I've also inherited an infant carrier/car-seat, a play mat thingy that you can attach toys to, I have a high chair (that is about the same size as my kitchen) that I may be passing on, a bouncy seat, a baby piano, I think my sister has a stroller on the way too. I'm perfectly happy knowing that none of my family or friends will need to waste money on the things I've already acquired. I'm pretty sure he'll never know the difference.
I'm thinking I may start my own registry. Dave and I spent almost 3hours at Target, and our list is pretty pathetic! I checked it on the website, and we have ONE page plus one silly fake leather kiddie chair that we thought was funny. There are other things we would like to have, and there's no way of letting people know what those things are without putting it out there somehow.
This dresser is from Ikea and would look nice with the white crib. There are two different sizes, I'm thinking we could use the bigger of the two.
Don't get me wrong, we registered for a car seat that costs more that I can even imagine. This is important because we want our little guy to be safe. We picked the one that goes from 5lbs to 100lbs, so I figure it will last for awhile. I'm not planning on letting my toddler consume multiple Big Mac's, so it will be a little bit before he hits the 100 lb mark =).
We also registered for a digital camera. The one I have is about 6 years old, and doesn't really function anymore. If anyone has ever seen how many pictures I took of Kai when she was a puppy, you understand why a new camera would be amazing.
I was lucky enough to get a crib and a glider for free, from a niece of a friend. The crib is beautiful (white) and the glider will be perfect once I recover the cushions. I've also inherited an infant carrier/car-seat, a play mat thingy that you can attach toys to, I have a high chair (that is about the same size as my kitchen) that I may be passing on, a bouncy seat, a baby piano, I think my sister has a stroller on the way too. I'm perfectly happy knowing that none of my family or friends will need to waste money on the things I've already acquired. I'm pretty sure he'll never know the difference.
I'm thinking I may start my own registry. Dave and I spent almost 3hours at Target, and our list is pretty pathetic! I checked it on the website, and we have ONE page plus one silly fake leather kiddie chair that we thought was funny. There are other things we would like to have, and there's no way of letting people know what those things are without putting it out there somehow.
This dresser is from Ikea and would look nice with the white crib. There are two different sizes, I'm thinking we could use the bigger of the two.
CLOTH DIAPERS
Here is the Wildflower site where I've found the cloth diapers I want to start with. I've done rediculous amounts of reading on cloth diapering over the last couple of months, and it just seems to make sense for us to give it a try! It of course costs more to get started, but could potentially save us a LOAD of money in the end. This store is located in Scottsdale, I haven't made it over there yet, but I plan on taking a trip soon. It's also nice that you can order online. I thought if anyone would like to add to our collection that would be great! I also registered with them, so you can look me up under Leslie Perry.
Basically to get started we need 24-36 "Prefolds" in size: Infant
The prefolds require 4-6 "Diaper Covers" in size: Small. There are other similar ones with fun patterns, any of these would be great as well.
There is also a "Cotton Diapering Kit", It comes with everything you need to get started (basically everything listed above). Please know, I'm not expecting anyone to spend this much money!
This is the "Laundry Detergent" that is recomended by a few of the articles I've read. It's not available @ the Wildflower store, I've only seen it Online.
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