I've found a couple blogs to follow...They're quite hysterical! One of them is a blog written by a father (Message with a Bottle) and the other is by a mother (Moms who Drink and Swear). They're both really funny and also have Facebook pages if you'd like to follow that way, too. I'll also be linking them to the side of my page.
Things have been so busy I haven't gotten a chance to keep up with this very often. The little girl has been quite the handful lately. She's not wanting to sleep at night anymore. I do NOT look forward to bedtime anymore. It's a huge fight to get her down and there's no guarantee that she'll stay down once she is down and she is still waking up at least once per night to eat. She is learning lots of new things though! She's starting to tripod!! For those who aren't parents or haven't heard this term, it's when babies sit with their butts on the floor and then lean forward on their hands to help them sit up. She still tips over, but she's getting better at it. It helps if we put a toy in front of her, that way she has incentive lean forward. She's also starting to be a little more independent...at times anyway. There are times where she's happy just to play on the floor or in her pack n play, but when she does want someone to be with her, she's quite demanding about it! I'm also in the process of talking to Katie about getting Clara's 6-month pictures taken. She'll be 6 months old in May...holy crap, I can't believe it!!
Other than that, not much else going on. I've been really busy with work and school. Adam's almost done with school for this semester. I know he'll be glad. :) He starts online classes this summer and then HOPEFULLY he'll be able to get into Bellin in January. I know he's eager to get started on acutal nursing classes instead of all the bs leading up to it. :)
Anyway, that's about it for now. I'm going to TRY to get some more pictures taken! I've been such a slacker with it lately.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
OMG the drool!
On and off since around 8 weeks, our precious baby girl has been drooling like a maniac. Call it teething, maybe, but this results in either several outfit changes or several bibs each day. As parents of any child will tell you, kids create a LOT of laundry. In order to save on some of the laundry as well as keep Clara from getting "diaper" rash on her chest and neck, I gave into another "Bump" fad and ordered some drooler bibs from Apple Tree Boutique. Here's a picture:
I bought them through Etsy, but you can buy them on either website. These bibs are totally customizable. The ones I ordered I was able to pick the kinds of fabrics that I wanted. From her website: "These bibs are thick. They have a high quality cotton woven print on top, hidden layer of 100% organic cotton in the middle and are backed with a polyester fleece to prevent leak throughs". Anything to save some laundry!! I often think that I do more of her laundry than our own! I can't wait to get them!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Oh Monday, how I hate thee.
Ah yes, Monday morning again. Never my favorite day of the week. In fact, I'd like to outlaw Mondays. I had a long weekend and would have loved nothing more than sleeping in, but alas, my alarm went off at 4am like it normally does when I work. Looking at the clock right now, I've got about 10 hours left til I can go home again. Boo!!!
To really give my Monday a good flavor, I do believe Aunt Flo has been making arrangments to make her first return in over a year. Not horrible, but not a lot of fun, either. And the fatigue makes the sleep deprivation all kids of special. Also, Adam and I were talking about having a getaway weekend on April 8th and 9th, but after looking at my revised work schedule, it looks like I work on April 8th. While I'm off of work on the 9th and 10th, it wouldn't give me much time to spend with my daughter, and it would eliminate my "buffer" day (a day between "vacation" and going back to work). The next opportunity I would have would be Good Friday. Unfortunately, I'm having oral surgery that Thursday so it looks like that weekend won't work, either. UGH!!
On the flipside, though, we had a pretty good weekend even though it was busy and consisted of some early mornings!
Friday was our consult appointment for Clara at Children's Hospital. In order for us to get there on time, we had to get up at 6am. Yuck! But we made it out the door on time and got there with time to spare. The surgeon for the consult came into our room for a grand total of 3 seconds before telling us we should see the dermatologist instead. Unfortunately, we couldn't get in to see her until 1pm! We ate lunch, killed some time and Clara took a nap before we got in to see her. Dr. Drolet was great! She's an expert on hemangiomas. She gave us an information packet on them and discussed our options, as well as taking measurements and doing an ultrasound of it to make sure that it wasn't encroaching on her ear at all. Right now we're taking a wait & see approach. We'll be going back at the end of May to assess it again.
Saturday Clara went by my mom's house for some quality time. I also got to have lunch with my SIL Jessi. It was a great time! I also got some shopping and grocery shopping done. My brother & his wife came down for supper. Jessica made a super yummy lasagna and we finished that up with some Buster Bars from Dairy Queen (there goes my diet!). Little girl didn't get to bed as early as I would have liked, but she slept ok.
Sunday was another 6am day. There was a mass for Adam's grandpa and in order to make it there on time, we had to get up that early, since it was in Casco. Clara did pretty well in church! She needed a diaper change right before the end, but made it most of the way without having a meltdown. :) Afterwards we went to his Grandma's house for lunch. A lot of the family got to see Clara for the first time (in person, anyway) and she had a pretty good time, too. We were going to make a quick stop at his parents' house before we came home, but saw that his brother and his wife were at Mom & Dad's so we stayed to chat for a bit. Grandma offered to watch Clara for the afternoon and Adam and I went home. I managed to get the kitchen cleaned, but didn't get as much done as I would have liked. Clara came home around 5 and went to bed by 8 and slept until around 5 this morning! All in all, not too bad! I hope this trend continues!
I work today and tomorrow and then I have off Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday we'll be implementing the first of our "days off"-a few hours that alternately Adam & I will get "off" where we'll have time to do whatever we want. I'm going for my yearly physical on Wednesday (not really something I WANT to do) and then Thursday I'm getting my hair cut & colored.
Saturday is Clara's official 5 month birthday! I can't believe how fast time is going!
To really give my Monday a good flavor, I do believe Aunt Flo has been making arrangments to make her first return in over a year. Not horrible, but not a lot of fun, either. And the fatigue makes the sleep deprivation all kids of special. Also, Adam and I were talking about having a getaway weekend on April 8th and 9th, but after looking at my revised work schedule, it looks like I work on April 8th. While I'm off of work on the 9th and 10th, it wouldn't give me much time to spend with my daughter, and it would eliminate my "buffer" day (a day between "vacation" and going back to work). The next opportunity I would have would be Good Friday. Unfortunately, I'm having oral surgery that Thursday so it looks like that weekend won't work, either. UGH!!
On the flipside, though, we had a pretty good weekend even though it was busy and consisted of some early mornings!
Friday was our consult appointment for Clara at Children's Hospital. In order for us to get there on time, we had to get up at 6am. Yuck! But we made it out the door on time and got there with time to spare. The surgeon for the consult came into our room for a grand total of 3 seconds before telling us we should see the dermatologist instead. Unfortunately, we couldn't get in to see her until 1pm! We ate lunch, killed some time and Clara took a nap before we got in to see her. Dr. Drolet was great! She's an expert on hemangiomas. She gave us an information packet on them and discussed our options, as well as taking measurements and doing an ultrasound of it to make sure that it wasn't encroaching on her ear at all. Right now we're taking a wait & see approach. We'll be going back at the end of May to assess it again.
Saturday Clara went by my mom's house for some quality time. I also got to have lunch with my SIL Jessi. It was a great time! I also got some shopping and grocery shopping done. My brother & his wife came down for supper. Jessica made a super yummy lasagna and we finished that up with some Buster Bars from Dairy Queen (there goes my diet!). Little girl didn't get to bed as early as I would have liked, but she slept ok.
Sunday was another 6am day. There was a mass for Adam's grandpa and in order to make it there on time, we had to get up that early, since it was in Casco. Clara did pretty well in church! She needed a diaper change right before the end, but made it most of the way without having a meltdown. :) Afterwards we went to his Grandma's house for lunch. A lot of the family got to see Clara for the first time (in person, anyway) and she had a pretty good time, too. We were going to make a quick stop at his parents' house before we came home, but saw that his brother and his wife were at Mom & Dad's so we stayed to chat for a bit. Grandma offered to watch Clara for the afternoon and Adam and I went home. I managed to get the kitchen cleaned, but didn't get as much done as I would have liked. Clara came home around 5 and went to bed by 8 and slept until around 5 this morning! All in all, not too bad! I hope this trend continues!
I work today and tomorrow and then I have off Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday we'll be implementing the first of our "days off"-a few hours that alternately Adam & I will get "off" where we'll have time to do whatever we want. I'm going for my yearly physical on Wednesday (not really something I WANT to do) and then Thursday I'm getting my hair cut & colored.
Saturday is Clara's official 5 month birthday! I can't believe how fast time is going!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Just had to share...
This girl is so precious, I had to share this picture. She graced me with this beautiful smile yesterday morning while we were playing in the living room. Mornings are my favorite time with her because she always seems so excited to see me!
30 years ago...
Thirty years ago today, I began a journey that would include lots of joy and heartache; lots of trials and tribulations. It would also ultimately lead me to becoming a student, a wife, and a mother. None of this could have been accomplished without the love and support of my wonderful parents, and then later my awesome husband. My life hasn’t been the easiest one in the last few years, but I know I made the decisions I needed to make in order to be happy.
Along the way, I’ve made friends and lost friends and I believe people come into and go out of your life for a reason. Maybe they had to teach you a lesson or something about yourself. Even people I’m not friends with anymore have taught me things; things like what a true friend is and what the important things in a relationship are.
For the first 30 years of my life and all I’ve learned so far, I want to thank my parents most of all. You’ve always been there for me even when I was a brat. I’m sorry And Mom, I’m really sorry I turned your hair gray so early. :) Thanks for loving me anyway.
To my wonderful husband, who not until recently came into my life, I hope the rest of our lives are as interesting as the first couple years have been…minus a lot of the stress!! We’ve made it through some tough stuff and I know we’ll be able to make it through whatever comes next. I’m proud of all you’ve accomplished so far and I can’t wait to see you accomplish your ultimate goal. You are truly a great friend. I also want to thank you for our daughter. She’s the greatest gift anyone could have given me. I look forward to watching the two of you grow together.
I may not have always seen it this way, but I love my life and wouldn’t change a thing. Every bad thing I’ve ever gone through was worth it in the end if it got me to where I am today.
I can’t wait to see what the next 30 years have in store!
Along the way, I’ve made friends and lost friends and I believe people come into and go out of your life for a reason. Maybe they had to teach you a lesson or something about yourself. Even people I’m not friends with anymore have taught me things; things like what a true friend is and what the important things in a relationship are.
For the first 30 years of my life and all I’ve learned so far, I want to thank my parents most of all. You’ve always been there for me even when I was a brat. I’m sorry And Mom, I’m really sorry I turned your hair gray so early. :) Thanks for loving me anyway.
To my wonderful husband, who not until recently came into my life, I hope the rest of our lives are as interesting as the first couple years have been…minus a lot of the stress!! We’ve made it through some tough stuff and I know we’ll be able to make it through whatever comes next. I’m proud of all you’ve accomplished so far and I can’t wait to see you accomplish your ultimate goal. You are truly a great friend. I also want to thank you for our daughter. She’s the greatest gift anyone could have given me. I look forward to watching the two of you grow together.
I may not have always seen it this way, but I love my life and wouldn’t change a thing. Every bad thing I’ve ever gone through was worth it in the end if it got me to where I am today.
I can’t wait to see what the next 30 years have in store!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Growing like a weed!
Clara had her 4-month Well-baby exam yesterday. She did pretty well. She had a meltdown before she even got her shots, and then the shots didn't help, either. Poor girl.
So here's the stats:
Birth weight: 8lbs 2oz
Current weight: 15lbs 14oz
Length at birth: 21in
Current length: 26.5 inches
She's growing up so quickly! The doctor even said that she's acting more like a 6 month old than a 4 month old. Her next appointment is in 2 months. We'll be going for a consult sometime after that to Children's Hospital to have her hemangioma looked at. It's just a consult at this point, but the thought of her having ANY kind of surgery scares the crap out of me.
So here's the stats:
Birth weight: 8lbs 2oz
Current weight: 15lbs 14oz
Length at birth: 21in
Current length: 26.5 inches
She's growing up so quickly! The doctor even said that she's acting more like a 6 month old than a 4 month old. Her next appointment is in 2 months. We'll be going for a consult sometime after that to Children's Hospital to have her hemangioma looked at. It's just a consult at this point, but the thought of her having ANY kind of surgery scares the crap out of me.
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