November 15, 2009 at 6:52 am.
7 lbs 3 oz and 20 in long.
The before:
We went to IHOP for dinner on Saturday night, which looking back I'm glad we did. Not being able to eat for 1-2 days isn't fun. I noticed the start of my contractions at about 9:30pm in the shower, but they didn't hurt so I didn't pay attention to them. I had taken a nap earlier in the day (again, another great unknown foresight) so I didn't go to bed until after 11:00pm. By 12:30am the contractions had started again and were a steady 3-5 minutes apart. I went downstairs scrambling to see how long they should be that close together before going to the hospital. I looked in every book I had...nothing; looked it up on the internet...nothing; called the hospital...they wouldn't tell me one way or the other; then I finally called my doctors number and got the nurse...they said that we should leave ASAP. So I was then running around the house grabbing my bags, waking Ethan up, and getting everyone ready to leave. By 1:00am we were off to the hospital.
The During:
We made it there by 1:30am and we got signed in and then they hooked me up to all of the monitors. Ethan wasn't allowed to be there because of the H1N1 crap, so Jared and Lani had to take turns in between him and me. After they got in touch with my doctor they tried for a few hours to stop the contractions and nothing helped; so at 5:00am my doctor said he would be there in an hour to deliver our baby. We sent Jared and Ethan home around 3:00am so they could get some rest because Jared had already been up for 24 hours and we still didn't know what was going to happen. So I had to call them back to the hospital and play switch-a-roo with Ethan again, get the scrubs on Jared, and be ready to go by 6am. When were ready, then I started freaking out...surgery....holy crap...a baby...holy crap!!! Here we go........................OH SHIT!!!
The After:
Everything went perfectly, no complications. The doctor mentioned chubby cheeks, then we had to wait for the nurses to asses her before they mentioned if she was a boy or girl. She didn't cry right away, which the doctor said may happen since she was a bit early and my blood sugar had come back high at one point. Jared and I were both crying and waiting...and waiting...we had our Gabrielle at 6:52am. She was absolutely perfect; 10 fingers, 10 toes, -1 do-dad, and the loudest cry ever. She had a good set of lungs and knew how to use them. The hardest part was hearing her cry and not being able to see her. They got her cleaned up and Jared brought her over. She was the prettiest baby girl ever. Our family was complete (for now).
****I loved the way everything went. I only had a few things I wanted and I got them.
1)I wanted to spend the first few moments with Jared and baby alone.
2)I wanted to introduce baby to whomever was waiting.
3)I wanted to feed her first so I could get over my issues with breastfeeding.
I was able to have it all this time around. The only thing missing was Ethan. He had to wait until we were released to meet his baby sister. We all made sure to update him often and talk to him as much as possible to include him. That was the hardest part of all. Every time I talked to him I wanted to cry.
The way after:
Everything was perfect. We both recovered well and by the time we were suppose to go home we were ready. I wasn't limited in much, I just had to take my time and go slow. Jared and Ethan were wonderful caretakers. They both cooked and cleaned and were there to help me whenever I needed it.
My boys are absolutely amazing. I am truly blessed and now we have our girl. Life doesn't get much better than this.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
JuMBlE IX
*10/29/09....34 weeks and 3 days: I measured 35 weeks and have done very well on my weight. Or at least I think so anyway, but I'll keep the numbers for myself for now on ;) My scheduled time for delivery is at 5:30 for now and will more than likely change to be earlier in the day by the time it comes. But that all depends on if this bun decides to stay in the oven that long. And after months of talking about getting my tubes tied at the time of surgery I signed the papers to have it done. Then I get home and tell Jared about it and he doesn't think I should have it done. Silly boy, I thought we were both on the same page. But I don't have a problem with changing it next week when I go.
*10/30/09...NV day and the beginning of Ethan's track break. I'm hoping that I can keep him occupied here at home since I can't really go anywhere. We've got goodies to make for the holidays and cleaning before the end of the month.
*11/1/09...After about 2 months of eyeballing our checking / savings accounts I've finally started up our registers again. I figured out that you can upload past statements into Excel. So I did that and continued on w/ current info. I've kept a budget in there for years and have neglected that as well. Now that I am caught up we'll see how I do to keep up with these.
*11/2/09...Chili was made, eaten and frozen! I borrowed a Paula Dean recipe for Spicy Chili w/ Cornmeal Waffles. I added 1 can of petite diced tomatoes and a jalapeno cause I like the tomatoes and Jared likes it spicy. I also cooked it for about 1 1/2 hrs and to get the yummies out of the jalapeno. Jared still needed a little red pepper for his but I thought it was just right. None of us cared for the waffle combo. We will have our left overs over white rice, and we will toast the waffles with syrup for breakfast tomorrow!
*11/4/09...Red Beans and Rice were made, eaten, and frozen! I only have one more dish that I feel like making. Ham and Bean soup! It was a hit last year when I made it, I used the left over ham from Christmas. This year I bought ham steaks to use; I didn't care for the sweetness of the honey glaze on the ham in the soup. The boys didn't complain but I noticed it. My Red Beans and Rice is an updated version of my grandmas recipe. If you want the recipes I can post them for you, just let me know ;) I also have Snickerdoodle dough frozen so I can be ahead of the game for our holiday goodie bags. We are broke this year, so we are going to pass out treats instead of gifts. Your tummy will love us for it...just not your waist line!
*10/30/09...NV day and the beginning of Ethan's track break. I'm hoping that I can keep him occupied here at home since I can't really go anywhere. We've got goodies to make for the holidays and cleaning before the end of the month.
*11/1/09...After about 2 months of eyeballing our checking / savings accounts I've finally started up our registers again. I figured out that you can upload past statements into Excel. So I did that and continued on w/ current info. I've kept a budget in there for years and have neglected that as well. Now that I am caught up we'll see how I do to keep up with these.
*11/2/09...Chili was made, eaten and frozen! I borrowed a Paula Dean recipe for Spicy Chili w/ Cornmeal Waffles. I added 1 can of petite diced tomatoes and a jalapeno cause I like the tomatoes and Jared likes it spicy. I also cooked it for about 1 1/2 hrs and to get the yummies out of the jalapeno. Jared still needed a little red pepper for his but I thought it was just right. None of us cared for the waffle combo. We will have our left overs over white rice, and we will toast the waffles with syrup for breakfast tomorrow!
*11/4/09...Red Beans and Rice were made, eaten, and frozen! I only have one more dish that I feel like making. Ham and Bean soup! It was a hit last year when I made it, I used the left over ham from Christmas. This year I bought ham steaks to use; I didn't care for the sweetness of the honey glaze on the ham in the soup. The boys didn't complain but I noticed it. My Red Beans and Rice is an updated version of my grandmas recipe. If you want the recipes I can post them for you, just let me know ;) I also have Snickerdoodle dough frozen so I can be ahead of the game for our holiday goodie bags. We are broke this year, so we are going to pass out treats instead of gifts. Your tummy will love us for it...just not your waist line!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
# 8 White Chili
Here you go Christy!
1 lbs of Great Northern beans, soaked
1 med onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 4 oz cans green chilies
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 lbs boneless, skinless ckn breast
1 14 1/2 can ckn broth
1 cup water
Put beans in med pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer 20 min. Discard water. Cut ckn into 1" pcs and brown if desired. Put all ingredients in Crock-Pot. Stir to mix thoroughly. Cover; cook on Low 10-12 hrs / High 5-6 hrs.
To serve, fold a flour tortilla into a triangle (fold in half, then in half again) and cut the center out. Unfold and put the large part in your bowl (you'll have a hollow O in your bowl). Put chili in the middle, cut the remaining tortilla into strips and put on top of your chili. Garnish with cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!!!
**My modification: I have a huge pot that has a strainer insert so I put the beans in the bottom with all the spices (I have & used dried spices) and a whole chicken in the strainer part. Put in the pot and boiled all for 2-3 hours till chicken was done. I picked chicken off the bone (gross...and not one of my favorite things to do) and put directly into the beans. I ran out of chilies so I added a can of diced tomatoes and a diced red bell pepper. Let simmer for another 2-3 hours. I served the same way as above and it was yummy!!
***Tip: you can also cut down cooking time by using can beans.
Good luck all :)
1 lbs of Great Northern beans, soaked
1 med onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 4 oz cans green chilies
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 lbs boneless, skinless ckn breast
1 14 1/2 can ckn broth
1 cup water
Put beans in med pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer 20 min. Discard water. Cut ckn into 1" pcs and brown if desired. Put all ingredients in Crock-Pot. Stir to mix thoroughly. Cover; cook on Low 10-12 hrs / High 5-6 hrs.
To serve, fold a flour tortilla into a triangle (fold in half, then in half again) and cut the center out. Unfold and put the large part in your bowl (you'll have a hollow O in your bowl). Put chili in the middle, cut the remaining tortilla into strips and put on top of your chili. Garnish with cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!!!
**My modification: I have a huge pot that has a strainer insert so I put the beans in the bottom with all the spices (I have & used dried spices) and a whole chicken in the strainer part. Put in the pot and boiled all for 2-3 hours till chicken was done. I picked chicken off the bone (gross...and not one of my favorite things to do) and put directly into the beans. I ran out of chilies so I added a can of diced tomatoes and a diced red bell pepper. Let simmer for another 2-3 hours. I served the same way as above and it was yummy!!
***Tip: you can also cut down cooking time by using can beans.
Good luck all :)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
jumBle VIII
This past month has flown by. It's crazy how easy it is to loose track of time. With so many things to do and to try and not forget what they all are I've really tried hard to keep everyone in line.
*I've started getting dinners frozen for Jared and Ethan so when I'm down and out all they have to do is warm it up and make some simple side dishes. So far I've got gumbo and shredded pork. Next on my list are red beans and rice, ham and bean soup, chicken enchiladas, white chili, and spicy chili with cornmeal waffles.
*This next week when Ethan is out on break I'm going to start making cookies, muffins, and candy for the holidays so we have something to pass out to friends and family. I plan on making the cookie dough and muffins and then freezing them till next month so they will be yummy and fresh.
*I have most of our holiday shopping done and wrapped. I need to get a few more things for extended family and one more gift for Ethan and then that is complete.
Here is the run down of things that have happened this month:
*All of my doctors appointments have gone well. Everything is normal and on track. I think now I will start going weekly.
*He/She feels huge. The butt or head is stuck in my ribs and the rest is all over the place. My hips are getting worse and it feels impossible to roll over in bed or get up from sitting too long. Sometimes it hurts so bad I want to cry, but I know it's almost over.
*We went for our hospital tour and I was very pleased. It looks like all of the things I missed out with Ethan I will be able to do for this one. Due to the hospital procedure I will be able to follow my mini birth plan which included: 1) spending time alone w/ Jared and baby for the first 15 minutes or so. 2) announcing the sex / name together. 3) I wanted to do the first feeding.
*I had a job interview, which I'm still waiting to hear back on. They said that it would be 2-3 weeks before I do. The pay was great and I start out with getting 3 wks PTO and good benefits. I would only have to work 4 days / week so I would have long weekends every week. The only down fall would be the hours, they are long and the drive is as well. But there is always good and bad....we can't have it all. So I'm hoping that either I get this job, or when Jared graduates he will get his job back because he would have all of the perks I mentioned. One way or another we need a joby-job!
*My Mom's ticket is purchased so she will be here for the first two weeks to help out and meet her grandbaby. I'm so excited for this. She is like me with her boys, she HATES leaving them so I know what she is sacrificing for me. But she didn't get to meet Ethan till he was about 4 years old. So this will be nice, and it will give me a chance to recover as well.
*Ethan pulled out his 9th tooth (I think) all by himself. Around here we use dental floss and yank until it comes out. I had to tie it on for him 3 times before he got it out. But it was a major accomplishment for him. We told him about the tooth fairy when his last tooth came out so the cat is out of the bag. But when she did come she left a $5 bill under his pillow. This year he got an ice cream-cookie sandwich and a book. At almost $10 later, we should have stuck with the $5.
*Jared only has about 6 weeks left and he's done with school. His Senior Design project is nearing the final stages and he has a really good chance of winning the competition this year. They will have the competition on Dec 3rd and last year the students got local news coverage. I can't wait to see him show off. He has worked so hard and how ever it ends he did an amazing job.
*Ethan has done a great job as well. His grades are coming up and I'm holding out for AB honor roll for his first report card. Last year didn't end so well and I know he is working hard. He and some other boys are on a program with the principal to help motivate them in the right direction. If he continues to do well then he will get to go on the 2 night-away from home-in California-school trip in April! Lucky Duck!!!
*I've started getting dinners frozen for Jared and Ethan so when I'm down and out all they have to do is warm it up and make some simple side dishes. So far I've got gumbo and shredded pork. Next on my list are red beans and rice, ham and bean soup, chicken enchiladas, white chili, and spicy chili with cornmeal waffles.
*This next week when Ethan is out on break I'm going to start making cookies, muffins, and candy for the holidays so we have something to pass out to friends and family. I plan on making the cookie dough and muffins and then freezing them till next month so they will be yummy and fresh.
*I have most of our holiday shopping done and wrapped. I need to get a few more things for extended family and one more gift for Ethan and then that is complete.
Here is the run down of things that have happened this month:
*All of my doctors appointments have gone well. Everything is normal and on track. I think now I will start going weekly.
*He/She feels huge. The butt or head is stuck in my ribs and the rest is all over the place. My hips are getting worse and it feels impossible to roll over in bed or get up from sitting too long. Sometimes it hurts so bad I want to cry, but I know it's almost over.
*We went for our hospital tour and I was very pleased. It looks like all of the things I missed out with Ethan I will be able to do for this one. Due to the hospital procedure I will be able to follow my mini birth plan which included: 1) spending time alone w/ Jared and baby for the first 15 minutes or so. 2) announcing the sex / name together. 3) I wanted to do the first feeding.
*I had a job interview, which I'm still waiting to hear back on. They said that it would be 2-3 weeks before I do. The pay was great and I start out with getting 3 wks PTO and good benefits. I would only have to work 4 days / week so I would have long weekends every week. The only down fall would be the hours, they are long and the drive is as well. But there is always good and bad....we can't have it all. So I'm hoping that either I get this job, or when Jared graduates he will get his job back because he would have all of the perks I mentioned. One way or another we need a joby-job!
*My Mom's ticket is purchased so she will be here for the first two weeks to help out and meet her grandbaby. I'm so excited for this. She is like me with her boys, she HATES leaving them so I know what she is sacrificing for me. But she didn't get to meet Ethan till he was about 4 years old. So this will be nice, and it will give me a chance to recover as well.
*Ethan pulled out his 9th tooth (I think) all by himself. Around here we use dental floss and yank until it comes out. I had to tie it on for him 3 times before he got it out. But it was a major accomplishment for him. We told him about the tooth fairy when his last tooth came out so the cat is out of the bag. But when she did come she left a $5 bill under his pillow. This year he got an ice cream-cookie sandwich and a book. At almost $10 later, we should have stuck with the $5.
*Jared only has about 6 weeks left and he's done with school. His Senior Design project is nearing the final stages and he has a really good chance of winning the competition this year. They will have the competition on Dec 3rd and last year the students got local news coverage. I can't wait to see him show off. He has worked so hard and how ever it ends he did an amazing job.
*Ethan has done a great job as well. His grades are coming up and I'm holding out for AB honor roll for his first report card. Last year didn't end so well and I know he is working hard. He and some other boys are on a program with the principal to help motivate them in the right direction. If he continues to do well then he will get to go on the 2 night-away from home-in California-school trip in April! Lucky Duck!!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Nearly 8 months and a birthday
I went yesterday for my 8 month check up and I'm thinking this baby is going to be huge already! I'm officially 30 1/2 weeks and measuring 33 weeks. The doctor says that as long as it's within 3 weeks then it's normal. So far my only complaints are that my inner hips feel like they are going to pop out of joint and I'll be like a barbie w/ no legs. And after one trip up the stairs I feel like I've ran a marathon. They are making me miserable. Of course it is normal....so I will manage and count down the days! I found out yesterday that "technically" I'm in the high risk range (note air quotes around technically) he didn't make a big deal of it and recommended that I not worry, so for now I won't. Who knew that a previous C-section would put you in that category? The other main one is my glucose level, and the other reason was minor. I have to go Saturday and do the 3 hour glucose test so I'm thinking that my days of treats are over...right after I find out that they are going to finish building the frozen yogurt place by my house before Halloween! At least it was after my birthday and I got to load up on my cakes, brownies, and yogurt. Thank goodness for Ethan and Jared, they get to finish them off.
Lani took Ethan this past Saturday so Jared and I could have my birthday date night. He took me to Gandhi and Golden Spoon. They were both delicious and two of my favorites. Sunday I had a surprise birthday dinner at Olive Garden with a chocolate-chocolate variety cheesecake and a yummy dinner. I love family dinners and really hope that we can do them more often. The kids get along great and it's funny to watch the adults interact.
On Monday Rebecca came over and brought me lunch and brownies. I loved having her over, it gave me adult interaction and reminded me of our office lunch dates.
Then finally on Tuesday for my real birthday Jared and Ethan sang Happy Birthday and got me magic candles for a yummy french vanilla cake. So needless to say I was totally spoiled and loved every minute of it.
My 29 (Ethan was very careful to count them) magic candles that would NOT blow out! Our entire kitchen was full of smoke and we had to take them out and put them in a cup of water....and some of them were still trying to light back up!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
It has started
*So far both Ethan and Jared are enjoying school. Ethan has done a wonderful job with very few mess ups. His teacher sees potential in him and we are all working together to make sure that his 4th grade year is excellent. Jared, as usual is loving his classes and is as busy as ever. We originally signed him up for undergrad classes and then his professors talked him into taking graduate level courses. So at the end of this semester he will have his BS out of the way and one semester of his Masters done. Which in the big picture is a great thing but grad courses are friggin expensive. So we roll with it and in the end it will all work out for the better.
*My unemployment is finally suppose to start coming in this next week so that little bit of money will help so we won't deplete our savings so fast.
*Now that Ethan is back in school and I'm home all by myself I'm freakin BORED!!! I miss working....I never thought I'd say that!! I start babysitting this week too...I can't wait. I love babies :)
*I had my 7 month appt and everything went well. All of the measurements were normal and sounding good. I had my glucose test done and will get the results when I go back on my birthday for my next appt. He/She is moving around A LOT and keeps me up at night already. 2 - 3 am is the new play time, it's about the time Jared comes to bed and then the baby goes nuts. Jared got to feel it the other night and thought it was amusing. For now all of the activity is a welcome feeling. It's the beginning of the little moments that I get to savor for myself. But again there are the moments that it kicks/punches super low and it hurts. I am ready for those ones to be over!
*I've started applying Jared for jobs now and will start again in November before he graduates. My hope is that these places will get irritated with me sending his resume out multiple times and will call him in. I've sent them to everywhere I can think of locally and started sending them to other states as well. Something has got to come through for us; I really don't want to move anytime soon so cross your fingers that someone locally calls.
*My unemployment is finally suppose to start coming in this next week so that little bit of money will help so we won't deplete our savings so fast.
*Now that Ethan is back in school and I'm home all by myself I'm freakin BORED!!! I miss working....I never thought I'd say that!! I start babysitting this week too...I can't wait. I love babies :)
*I had my 7 month appt and everything went well. All of the measurements were normal and sounding good. I had my glucose test done and will get the results when I go back on my birthday for my next appt. He/She is moving around A LOT and keeps me up at night already. 2 - 3 am is the new play time, it's about the time Jared comes to bed and then the baby goes nuts. Jared got to feel it the other night and thought it was amusing. For now all of the activity is a welcome feeling. It's the beginning of the little moments that I get to savor for myself. But again there are the moments that it kicks/punches super low and it hurts. I am ready for those ones to be over!
*I've started applying Jared for jobs now and will start again in November before he graduates. My hope is that these places will get irritated with me sending his resume out multiple times and will call him in. I've sent them to everywhere I can think of locally and started sending them to other states as well. Something has got to come through for us; I really don't want to move anytime soon so cross your fingers that someone locally calls.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Summer Break...
Is officially over. The boys are down stairs playing Guitar Hero and I'm in the office getting Ethan's' backpack ready for his first day of fourth grade. **HOLY CRAP** I remember fourth grade! Seriously, he has got to stop growing up so fast!!!!
I've been out of work since July 10th and really thought I would be bored out of my mind by now and it hasn't happened yet. But I have a feeling with both of them gone for hours a day it won't take long. I have a few weeks left before I start babysitting and I can't wait. So these next few weeks will be my test.
Over the break Ethan and I have kept busy. While Lani was in the hospital we spent most of our days with her so she wouldn't be by herself. We had a million errands to run and then we did a few projects around the house:
*We built shelves for my garage, and we only have half of it left. I've got a decent pile of stuff for Goodwill.
*We washed and cleaned up old baby stuff. So everything is sorted by age.
*And we've cleaned.cleaned.cleaned! That is one thing I'm hugely proud of. I love a clean house and I love that I can actually keep it that way (for now that is).
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Relief
This past weekend after a week full of stress about work, money, and life in general....Jared and I came to the conclusion that no matter what happens we will always have each other and is what is important. Then I got some much needed belly rubs from him and I was all smiles! He is my rock and always puts things into perspective for me. I'm the luckiest girl in the world :)
We had our 6 month ultrasound and the baby is a mover and a shaker! He/she would NOT stay still. Ethan and I got a quickie glance at him/her...face, heart, ribs, hiccups...and since we didn't want to know the sex the rest was a blur. I go back in 3 weeks for another appointment but the doctor said everything looked good. Before leaving I asked the nurse if it was common for people to not find out the sex and she said that she could only remember 3 within the past few years. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for not finding out but I want that 2 second supprise at the end after the first cry. To me that is worth it.
We had our 6 month ultrasound and the baby is a mover and a shaker! He/she would NOT stay still. Ethan and I got a quickie glance at him/her...face, heart, ribs, hiccups...and since we didn't want to know the sex the rest was a blur. I go back in 3 weeks for another appointment but the doctor said everything looked good. Before leaving I asked the nurse if it was common for people to not find out the sex and she said that she could only remember 3 within the past few years. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for not finding out but I want that 2 second supprise at the end after the first cry. To me that is worth it.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Soapbox!
I just got off the phone w/ my credit card company and apparently because we have been such a good customer they raised out interest rate 7.9%. We had the option to cancel our card back in May and then we could have avoided the hike. Gee...how nice of them..I get the "You haven't done anything wrong but with the economy being the way it is, this is what we had to do. We sent the notice to everyone and your account is not the only one affected." So because they suck and the credit companies and banks screwed up they are making the 'good' customers pay for it!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
JumbLe VII
-I think I finally got my unemployment figured out. What a pain in the rear! I'm hoping that from now on all I have to do is file on Sundays and not worry about it. I tried to file on this past Sunday and it told me that I had to reopen the claim not once but twice. Then on Monday when I go to reopen my claim it tells me that I already have one and all I need to do is file my weekly claim!
-I really thought that staying at home would give me more time to relax. So far all I've done is run. With Lani being in and out of the hospital and trying to get house work done I haven't quite gotten there yet.
-My goal for the rest of this week is to finish my garage and have some of our old stuff removed. So technically I've got today and tomorrow, because Jared is off on Friday and not much gets done.
-I found a shelf for my down stairs bathroom. I've been looking for about a month and found it at Ross on Monday. I absolutely love it.
-My belly is starting to get big now. The baby is moving around like a mini kung fu person! I think he/she got the hiccups early this morning I forgot what that was like.
-Now that I am home I'm hoping that I don't gain to much weight. I am a snacker so I'm trying to keep it down to one snack a day and so far I think it's working. I've never been the skinny-tiny kinda girl, but after loosing 25 pounds last year I really don't want to battle that again. It's still embarrassing that I actually had 25 pounds to loose. It took me way to long to loose the extra baby weight from Ethan that I would love to be back to myself by New Years!
-I really thought that staying at home would give me more time to relax. So far all I've done is run. With Lani being in and out of the hospital and trying to get house work done I haven't quite gotten there yet.
-My goal for the rest of this week is to finish my garage and have some of our old stuff removed. So technically I've got today and tomorrow, because Jared is off on Friday and not much gets done.
-I found a shelf for my down stairs bathroom. I've been looking for about a month and found it at Ross on Monday. I absolutely love it.
-My belly is starting to get big now. The baby is moving around like a mini kung fu person! I think he/she got the hiccups early this morning I forgot what that was like.
-Now that I am home I'm hoping that I don't gain to much weight. I am a snacker so I'm trying to keep it down to one snack a day and so far I think it's working. I've never been the skinny-tiny kinda girl, but after loosing 25 pounds last year I really don't want to battle that again. It's still embarrassing that I actually had 25 pounds to loose. It took me way to long to loose the extra baby weight from Ethan that I would love to be back to myself by New Years!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Our first week out!
Time to PLAY!!!
Or so I thought...I had way more errands to run that I had planned. Every. single. day. this week we have done something that lasted the better part of the day.
Monday = Costco & lunch with Ian.
Tuesday = Lowes, work to see PR so I could finish processing out, & visited with Rebecca (who was nice enough to buy us lunch).
Wednesday = Dr's appt, get Ethans glasses fixed, lunch with Jared, & ice cream.
then.....
Thursday = stay home to clean and relax
Friday = Harry Potter and kettle corn here we come!
I had my 5 month appointment today and Ethan got to hear the heartbeat. Everything was normal. They think I may have another mild bladder infection...yuck, I hate antibiotics! But as long as the baby and I are safe that is all that matters. He/She is moving and kicking like crazy. Ethan is in love with the idea of baby, he read on week 19 the baby can hear when you are talking so when we were shopping at Kohls he kept making me stop so he could talk to the baby. "Hey buddy...Hey dude...Hey baby...How are you doing in there" Pretty cute stuff! I've only gained like 8-10 lbs, so I think that is okay.
Ethan and I had our first treat at Leatherby's and filled up on ice cream while we waited for them to finish his glasses. He got two scoops 1 Banana nut and 1 Rocky Road. I had the same but my old time fav's Chocolate Chip and Mint Chocolate Chip. It was very yummy and better than that it was COLD. I hate the summer time already and we are only half way into it.
**The only good reason for summer = it's to hot to eat full meals or anything heavy = no pigging out on account of baby!
Or so I thought...I had way more errands to run that I had planned. Every. single. day. this week we have done something that lasted the better part of the day.
Monday = Costco & lunch with Ian.
Tuesday = Lowes, work to see PR so I could finish processing out, & visited with Rebecca (who was nice enough to buy us lunch).
Wednesday = Dr's appt, get Ethans glasses fixed, lunch with Jared, & ice cream.
then.....
Thursday = stay home to clean and relax
Friday = Harry Potter and kettle corn here we come!
I had my 5 month appointment today and Ethan got to hear the heartbeat. Everything was normal. They think I may have another mild bladder infection...yuck, I hate antibiotics! But as long as the baby and I are safe that is all that matters. He/She is moving and kicking like crazy. Ethan is in love with the idea of baby, he read on week 19 the baby can hear when you are talking so when we were shopping at Kohls he kept making me stop so he could talk to the baby. "Hey buddy...Hey dude...Hey baby...How are you doing in there" Pretty cute stuff! I've only gained like 8-10 lbs, so I think that is okay.
Ethan and I had our first treat at Leatherby's and filled up on ice cream while we waited for them to finish his glasses. He got two scoops 1 Banana nut and 1 Rocky Road. I had the same but my old time fav's Chocolate Chip and Mint Chocolate Chip. It was very yummy and better than that it was COLD. I hate the summer time already and we are only half way into it.
**The only good reason for summer = it's to hot to eat full meals or anything heavy = no pigging out on account of baby!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Ugh....
The last two weeks have been a little rough. Work is coming to an end and the job hunt is on. Not that I really want to work but I need to have something in the works. I had one interview that went very well and another job lined up that I really like. We are still waiting on the final word from Jared's work to see if they will pick him up for the fall or not. So it's a waiting game for both of us and neither of us is very patient right now.
I'm not sure if it's due to my belly growing or stress or a combination of both. But I've had the worst aches and pains..they were bad enough on Thursday to go to urgent care. Then as soon as I got there they stopped...typical, right? It takes a lot for me to go to the doctor, but I figured it's better to be safe then sorry. Needless to say the doctor said that my aches were due to everything stretching and growing and the tests they ran came back clean. So now knowing what "normal" aches and pains feel like they are wearing me down. It feels like the baby is stretching out and is sticking whatever limbs where ever they will go. My back hurts and I get cramps off and on. I go to my doctor next week and will definitely mention it. But holy crapola...I don't remember it doing this the first time around????? I've been trying to take it easy and lay down as much as possible and that does seem to help.
I'm not sure if it's due to my belly growing or stress or a combination of both. But I've had the worst aches and pains..they were bad enough on Thursday to go to urgent care. Then as soon as I got there they stopped...typical, right? It takes a lot for me to go to the doctor, but I figured it's better to be safe then sorry. Needless to say the doctor said that my aches were due to everything stretching and growing and the tests they ran came back clean. So now knowing what "normal" aches and pains feel like they are wearing me down. It feels like the baby is stretching out and is sticking whatever limbs where ever they will go. My back hurts and I get cramps off and on. I go to my doctor next week and will definitely mention it. But holy crapola...I don't remember it doing this the first time around????? I've been trying to take it easy and lay down as much as possible and that does seem to help.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Morning Sickness or Stress????? (vomit talk, beware)
My poor hunny has been sick (nauseous) for the past few days. With Ethan he was the one that had the morning sickness and with this one I had about 3 weeks of feeling GREEN, but nothing more. I'm one of the rare breeds that refuses to throw up, it's gross, dirty, nasty and I hate the feeling of it so I simply don't do it unless the choice is not mine to make. Jared on the other hand is one of the breeds that can think of something gross, dirty, or nasty and can get the gag reflex going. Thank goodness Ethan takes after me, because when ever anyone (the animals) in our house gets sick it's me or Ethan that has to clean it up...otherwise there would be two messes instead of one.
I went by the pharmacy yesterday and took everything that I could find that said it could or would help nausea and hauled it to the counter. After telling the pharmacist my story or Jared's story he recommended Dramamine. And after getting home and force feeding him one he was able to eat dinner. I'm hoping that he will take one today to see if it really helps him or not. He's a non believer of medicine unless the doctor gives it to him. I hate seeing him sick because he's not his usual happy go lucky sarcastic self.
I went by the pharmacy yesterday and took everything that I could find that said it could or would help nausea and hauled it to the counter. After telling the pharmacist my story or Jared's story he recommended Dramamine. And after getting home and force feeding him one he was able to eat dinner. I'm hoping that he will take one today to see if it really helps him or not. He's a non believer of medicine unless the doctor gives it to him. I hate seeing him sick because he's not his usual happy go lucky sarcastic self.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Week 16 (as of 6/20/09)
We had the first heartbeat listen today. It took them a while to find it and I got all messy with the yucky jelly stuff, but after about 5 minutes of them chasing it down they finally got a good read on it. My theory...your just like your papa and don't like the lime light and run from it, because every time we thought she had it you'd move. :) The reading was good 160 bpm and strong. All good things!!
I've gained 5-6 lbs so far....the books say that is ok, so I will take it and run. Hopefully the lemon bites and cupcakes Jared picked out will disappear and not pile more pounds to my growing ass.
I've gained 5-6 lbs so far....the books say that is ok, so I will take it and run. Hopefully the lemon bites and cupcakes Jared picked out will disappear and not pile more pounds to my growing ass.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Week 15....the first for sure kicks
I've had bubbles and twitches within the past 2 weeks while taking a bath, but lying in bed this morning was the first for sure start of feeling my baby! After the traumatic beginning (I know; not as bad as some people, but bad enough for me) I've been happy, excited, but very guarded. Today was the first day that I've felt for real "pregnant". Minus the symptoms and all that mess, feeling your baby and knowing that everything is okay is different that hoping that everything is okay. It's very surreal, I've waited for such a long time to have another baby and now that it's here and real it's very......hmmm.....neat (because I can't think of a better word right now)!!!
Monday, June 1, 2009
13 weeks down
My new due date is 12.5.09, so of Saturday I was 13 weeks pregnant. The baby has all of it's limbs in place and finger and toes moving like crazy. It still has an alien size head but at least it's resembling a human now. On BabyCenter.com they let you get weekly looks at how big and what baby is doing. I love it; with Ethan I only had books that would take you month to month. It is truly amazing that every week something changes. Right about now it is about 3 in long and is about the size of a medium shrimp! Crazy, but it's nice to know how to relate the size of your baby to real life things. I think I've only gained about 2-3 lbs, which I think is pretty good. I think one of the books I read mentioned up to 5 lbs by this time.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Character Matters
Ethan had another play at school this past week and he did an amazing job!! I only had enough room to record his parts....but really does the rest matter???? He was so nervous and worried that he would forget or embarrass the class. He originally only had one part, the second part was one he filled in for a student that couldn't make the night time play. TOO STINKIN CUTE!!
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab5Iss_czc8
Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbb0t6PnV2s
Enjoy!!
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab5Iss_czc8
Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbb0t6PnV2s
Enjoy!!
Monday, May 25, 2009
I LOVE long weekends
It's been such a long time since all three of us have had any amount of time off together that this weekend was especially nice. Jared and I had Friday off, I shopped and had lunch with my girlfriend at Famous Daves...YUMM...and Jared had to go to school to work on his project with his partners. Saturday I BBQ'd for everyone (us + Lani & Ian) for his late birthday gift and some family time. Everything turned out perfect. I made Jared's Black and White cookie/cake, and it was delish, not to cookie hard and not to cakey soft; and the icing / fudge frosting came out just like they do in the stores.
The rest of the weekend was for lounging around and playing Rock Band. We are a part of the in crowd now baby!!!
And the best part is I get another 3 day weekend this next week. This 3 day week of work better fly by cause I can't wait for next weekend :)
The rest of the weekend was for lounging around and playing Rock Band. We are a part of the in crowd now baby!!!
And the best part is I get another 3 day weekend this next week. This 3 day week of work better fly by cause I can't wait for next weekend :)
Monday, May 18, 2009
JUMBLE vi
*Jared and I got a sneak peak ultrasound last week. It was so tiny and squirmy. You could make out the feet, hands and face. With Ethan we didn't have an ultrasound this late so it was really cool. I go for a real one on Wednesday and I can't wait to see our tiny baby then.
*Jared starts his job today. It's been a long time since he has worked. We went shopping for some business casual clothes on Saturday. So I hope my idea of business casual is the same as theirs. He had to be there at 7 and it's about an hour drive from our house. My poor baby had to get up at 5 this morning. It's been even longer since he's had to wake up that early.
*Since my company is going out of business and I'm soon to be jobless, our hope is that his job will be full time permanent. I've seriously considered going back to school this next year and trying for my RN license. So keep your fingers crossed for us and maybe with in a few years I'll have a new career and not just some job.
*We finally have our big HD TV fixed, and let me say...it's NICE!! I forgot how much I missed watching it. Jared and I played Tetris all weekend....so much fun!!
*I found plane tickets for my Mom at $250. Round trip...I couldn't believe it. I told her that I would love for her to be here for the first week or so after the baby is born. I'll need help with Ethan out of school too, so it would be perfect. Now I just have to talk her into flying by herself.
*Jared starts his job today. It's been a long time since he has worked. We went shopping for some business casual clothes on Saturday. So I hope my idea of business casual is the same as theirs. He had to be there at 7 and it's about an hour drive from our house. My poor baby had to get up at 5 this morning. It's been even longer since he's had to wake up that early.
*Since my company is going out of business and I'm soon to be jobless, our hope is that his job will be full time permanent. I've seriously considered going back to school this next year and trying for my RN license. So keep your fingers crossed for us and maybe with in a few years I'll have a new career and not just some job.
*We finally have our big HD TV fixed, and let me say...it's NICE!! I forgot how much I missed watching it. Jared and I played Tetris all weekend....so much fun!!
*I found plane tickets for my Mom at $250. Round trip...I couldn't believe it. I told her that I would love for her to be here for the first week or so after the baby is born. I'll need help with Ethan out of school too, so it would be perfect. Now I just have to talk her into flying by herself.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
My Mothers Day
I told Jared this year that I wanted him to make me dinner for Mothers Day. We spent the day relaxing and lazing around. I don't know what has been getting into me lately but I'm starting to have days where I can't sleep in. Sunday was one of them, I was up at 6:30! The nice part about it was that the dogs and I spent some quiet time in the office while I paid bills and budgeted for the month. Then Ethan woke up and gave me the card he made; he did such a good job, it was beautiful. He made me chocolate milk for breakfast and read while I finished up in the office. A perfect morning. He made coffee while I woke Jared up and watched 90210. After an hour of trying to watch TV loudly to wake him up nicely, I had to break out the big guns and really WAKE him up. I had to do something so I could get my card. I look forward to the holidays with him because he has a way with words. It makes me want to cry every time. But every time I look forward to them. They are always the most heartfelt sweet tidbits. I think one of these days I'm going to have to dig out all of his cards and type them somewhere special.
We went on our first walk that afternoon followed by a quick nap! Our walks are our family time, Ethan rides his scooter and we bring Dina along. When we are all up for it we go exploring in the mountains behind our house. After our nap we all decided that it sounded much better for someone to wait on us for dinner so we went out for Indian food!!
Thank you for a perfect Mothers Day!!!
We went on our first walk that afternoon followed by a quick nap! Our walks are our family time, Ethan rides his scooter and we bring Dina along. When we are all up for it we go exploring in the mountains behind our house. After our nap we all decided that it sounded much better for someone to wait on us for dinner so we went out for Indian food!!
Thank you for a perfect Mothers Day!!!
Friday, May 8, 2009
The best & The worst!
Why is the best news always followed by something bad? Why can't it just be good news and that's the end of it? It's kinda like; do you want the good news first or the bad news? And don't we always go for the bad news first so the good news will cheer us up?
The best: Jared got a job and he will start May 18!!!! It's doing something that he has gone to school for and I know he will love.
The worst: I'm losing my job. My company will close it's doors July 8th. I've been there for 10 years and not that it was a shock, but when it's final and no longer gossip it's always a little harder to take. At least it's not right away so I do have some time to plan what the best move for us will be.
Wish us luck on our new venture :)
The best: Jared got a job and he will start May 18!!!! It's doing something that he has gone to school for and I know he will love.
The worst: I'm losing my job. My company will close it's doors July 8th. I've been there for 10 years and not that it was a shock, but when it's final and no longer gossip it's always a little harder to take. At least it's not right away so I do have some time to plan what the best move for us will be.
Wish us luck on our new venture :)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
JUMble V
*Let me say OFFICIALLY for the record, that the first half of April sucked big time!!! The second half definitely made up for it :) And I'm SO glad May is here!
*First...Jared's Grandma ended up in the hospital with a collapsed lung and a mass in each. She was there a week before she passed away. It was hard for everyone, she was the rock that everyone gravitated towards. We all miss her immensely.
*Second...I took an at home pregnancy test and it came out positive!!!! At my first ultrasound I had what looked to be two blood clots. One intrauterine and the other in the tube, and no heartbeat in either. It was a week of hell thinking that it was ectopic and I had to wait until the 8 week mark to have it removed, and having all of the pregnancy symptoms to go along with the wait. Why eight weeks...there is to much of a risk trying to remove it early and missing it, so 8 weeks was very important. After my doctor went back in my chart from the beginning (over a years worth of info to tripple check everything) he said there may be a slight chance an embryo will show up within the next couple of days. We kept all of my pre-op appointments scheduled just in case and when I went, there in fact was a faint heartbeat!!!! Apparently the tubal blood clot was a cyst caused by hormones and will dissolve on it's own, and the second intrauterine was the embryo. So my dates being all jacked up and the cyst it was very deceiving. But THANK GOODNESS we have a baby :)
*As of today I'm 9 weeks and all of my sickies are pretty much gone. I only feel like crap when I'm hungry or when I eat a full meal. I have headaches like I did with Ethan but they are manageable.
*We had Jared's Grandmas funeral service / reception. Lani and her younger brother planed the entire thing and they both did an amazing job. I had never been to a funeral or reception for before, but it was perfect. Very nice and memorible.
*Amee was able to make it home for a week so she could spend some time w/ her Grandma before she passed. She stayed a few nights with us and a few with Lani. It was a very nice visit. Her and Ethan played video games and on the computer. She is due to come back in August!
*First...Jared's Grandma ended up in the hospital with a collapsed lung and a mass in each. She was there a week before she passed away. It was hard for everyone, she was the rock that everyone gravitated towards. We all miss her immensely.
*Second...I took an at home pregnancy test and it came out positive!!!! At my first ultrasound I had what looked to be two blood clots. One intrauterine and the other in the tube, and no heartbeat in either. It was a week of hell thinking that it was ectopic and I had to wait until the 8 week mark to have it removed, and having all of the pregnancy symptoms to go along with the wait. Why eight weeks...there is to much of a risk trying to remove it early and missing it, so 8 weeks was very important. After my doctor went back in my chart from the beginning (over a years worth of info to tripple check everything) he said there may be a slight chance an embryo will show up within the next couple of days. We kept all of my pre-op appointments scheduled just in case and when I went, there in fact was a faint heartbeat!!!! Apparently the tubal blood clot was a cyst caused by hormones and will dissolve on it's own, and the second intrauterine was the embryo. So my dates being all jacked up and the cyst it was very deceiving. But THANK GOODNESS we have a baby :)
*As of today I'm 9 weeks and all of my sickies are pretty much gone. I only feel like crap when I'm hungry or when I eat a full meal. I have headaches like I did with Ethan but they are manageable.
*We had Jared's Grandmas funeral service / reception. Lani and her younger brother planed the entire thing and they both did an amazing job. I had never been to a funeral or reception for before, but it was perfect. Very nice and memorible.
*Amee was able to make it home for a week so she could spend some time w/ her Grandma before she passed. She stayed a few nights with us and a few with Lani. It was a very nice visit. Her and Ethan played video games and on the computer. She is due to come back in August!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
jUMblE IV
*Wow...a month already! Time flies too fast sometimes. Everyone has those periods where everything takes forever and we wish that it would be the next month...things will get better in a few months...Gosh, I can't wait till Friday!! That's a big one for me.
*Rush, Rush, Rush!
*When do we actually take the time to slow down and enjoy what is happening right now?
*This is my goal. Although it is easier to follow at home rather than work. I love my job and wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now but I can never wait till the weekend so I can spend it at home with my boys.
*This past Tuesday the company that I've worked for, for nearly the past 10 years has closed. Luckily enough they have kept me and now I work for a sister company. I'm still learning my new duties as they pile them on me, and I'll still do a lot of the things I did before. So really not much has changed. I'm excited to learn new things; it keeps the job from getting boring. My theory is that it's always more to put on a resume for the future.
*Jared had one interview this past week and I'm crossing my fingers that they call him back. He said it went very well and he felt he left a very good impact. I know that there are thousands of people out there looking for a job. I just hope that with this one particular company it works out. They tried really hard through phone and email this past fall semester to get him and they came back around this spring. So I'm staying positive and thinking that since they hunted him down two semesters in a row that they really want him.
*Jared's Grandma is in the hospital right now. She went in on Wednesday morning for chest and back pains. She had pneumonia, a collapsed lung, and left overs from her cold that started this mess. They believe they found a mass in one lung and a tumor in the other. They were able to re inflate her lung yesterday and they have drains in now to keep the fluids off of them. I went to see her last night and it was honestly better than I thought it would be. She is delusional because she is out of her comfort zone and the dementia gets worse when she isn't in her familiar surroundings. But in my heart I think she is on the road to mend. She is strong and has her fighting spirit. She can spell perfectly....although some things she shouldn't be saying aloud! We love her and want her home soon.
*Rush, Rush, Rush!
*When do we actually take the time to slow down and enjoy what is happening right now?
*This is my goal. Although it is easier to follow at home rather than work. I love my job and wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now but I can never wait till the weekend so I can spend it at home with my boys.
*This past Tuesday the company that I've worked for, for nearly the past 10 years has closed. Luckily enough they have kept me and now I work for a sister company. I'm still learning my new duties as they pile them on me, and I'll still do a lot of the things I did before. So really not much has changed. I'm excited to learn new things; it keeps the job from getting boring. My theory is that it's always more to put on a resume for the future.
*Jared had one interview this past week and I'm crossing my fingers that they call him back. He said it went very well and he felt he left a very good impact. I know that there are thousands of people out there looking for a job. I just hope that with this one particular company it works out. They tried really hard through phone and email this past fall semester to get him and they came back around this spring. So I'm staying positive and thinking that since they hunted him down two semesters in a row that they really want him.
*Jared's Grandma is in the hospital right now. She went in on Wednesday morning for chest and back pains. She had pneumonia, a collapsed lung, and left overs from her cold that started this mess. They believe they found a mass in one lung and a tumor in the other. They were able to re inflate her lung yesterday and they have drains in now to keep the fluids off of them. I went to see her last night and it was honestly better than I thought it would be. She is delusional because she is out of her comfort zone and the dementia gets worse when she isn't in her familiar surroundings. But in my heart I think she is on the road to mend. She is strong and has her fighting spirit. She can spell perfectly....although some things she shouldn't be saying aloud! We love her and want her home soon.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
jUmBle III
*It frustrates me that I'm not blogger savvy enough to make the cute headers. For the life of me I can't figure them out...
*I think I'm quitting Winder Farms delivery....as much as I love them it's a very simple cut back. Who knows maybe one day we'll go back but for now I'm still in love with shopping at Costco.
*Everyone at work is stressed, me included. No one knows how long the company will go on for and I really try not to worry about it because I can't change any of it. I think we are just all along for the ride and when it's over we all get off and find a new one.
*My late Grandpa's birthday is Tuesday and it's the first for my Grandma since he's been gone. I will keep her in my thoughts. She is such a trooper and I can only hope to have her strength in tough times.
*Jared's Grandma turns 91 on Tuesday, we are having a family party for her on Sunday. Pasta, salad and cake....YUM!!
*I found a website where I can get ovulation tests and pregnancy tests for super cheap. They are from Canada, so for 10 of the OPK and 2 PT it was only $22 w/ no shipping. They showed up just in the nick of time and so far so good w/ the quality too!
*Jared's gonna go to grad school at UNLV. Not happily though....I've mentioned his dreams of an Ivy League school, but with the current economy it's not practical. He was offered free tuition and $1000/ mo as a TA as long as he does good on the entrance exam. Which I have no doubt he will.
*I think I'm quitting Winder Farms delivery....as much as I love them it's a very simple cut back. Who knows maybe one day we'll go back but for now I'm still in love with shopping at Costco.
*Everyone at work is stressed, me included. No one knows how long the company will go on for and I really try not to worry about it because I can't change any of it. I think we are just all along for the ride and when it's over we all get off and find a new one.
*My late Grandpa's birthday is Tuesday and it's the first for my Grandma since he's been gone. I will keep her in my thoughts. She is such a trooper and I can only hope to have her strength in tough times.
*Jared's Grandma turns 91 on Tuesday, we are having a family party for her on Sunday. Pasta, salad and cake....YUM!!
*I found a website where I can get ovulation tests and pregnancy tests for super cheap. They are from Canada, so for 10 of the OPK and 2 PT it was only $22 w/ no shipping. They showed up just in the nick of time and so far so good w/ the quality too!
*Jared's gonna go to grad school at UNLV. Not happily though....I've mentioned his dreams of an Ivy League school, but with the current economy it's not practical. He was offered free tuition and $1000/ mo as a TA as long as he does good on the entrance exam. Which I have no doubt he will.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
JUmBle II
-This is my one week off w/ out pay. I've gone through 2 of the 3 step process to get money from unemployment.
-I got my tax return last week so that made up for me not getting a paycheck. Now I can pay off my traffic ticket. YAY!
-We had a great 3 day weekend. Ethan went to Lani's house on Sunday so Jared and I could have our Valentine dinner. Then we got up at 4am (I got up, cause Jared was already up) and went to Denny's for breakfast! We haven't done that in years, it was nice to go out and not have to worry about anyone else.
-We have had WAY.TOO.MUCH candy this weekend. Ethan had a class party on Friday, then they gave them more in safekey, Grandma gave him Valentine candy on Saturday, he went to the movies on Sunday, and then by Monday she gave him hot chocolate with whip cream and a chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chip pancakes and lord knows what else! He's gonna have to candy detox all week from that! She gave Jared and I a box of yummy chocolate, Renee gave me a huge Hershey kiss, and I got a small box from Rebecca which was gone by the time I got home from work on Friday...I'm almost ready to throw all of it away....almost.
-They have been working on my house for 1 1/2 days now. My back slider has leaked since we moved in and they have tried everything but replacing the frame. So that's what they have been working on.
-I cleaned all day Saturday, now I don't know what to fill the rest of my week with!
-I started applying Jared for jobs, so hopefully one will come through! (cross your fingers for one that he will like locally)
-He still wants to go to graduate school anywhere but here. So that is my other challenge, trying to find a place where they have a good university for him and lots of job availability for both of us. And somewhere that the cost of living is reasonable. I'm hooked on Houston, but we shall see what comes up. It's still at least a year away.
-George has to be under the desk of who ever is in the office. It drives him crazy to lay down next to you, he has to be under you!
-I got my tax return last week so that made up for me not getting a paycheck. Now I can pay off my traffic ticket. YAY!
-We had a great 3 day weekend. Ethan went to Lani's house on Sunday so Jared and I could have our Valentine dinner. Then we got up at 4am (I got up, cause Jared was already up) and went to Denny's for breakfast! We haven't done that in years, it was nice to go out and not have to worry about anyone else.
-We have had WAY.TOO.MUCH candy this weekend. Ethan had a class party on Friday, then they gave them more in safekey, Grandma gave him Valentine candy on Saturday, he went to the movies on Sunday, and then by Monday she gave him hot chocolate with whip cream and a chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chip pancakes and lord knows what else! He's gonna have to candy detox all week from that! She gave Jared and I a box of yummy chocolate, Renee gave me a huge Hershey kiss, and I got a small box from Rebecca which was gone by the time I got home from work on Friday...I'm almost ready to throw all of it away....almost.
-They have been working on my house for 1 1/2 days now. My back slider has leaked since we moved in and they have tried everything but replacing the frame. So that's what they have been working on.
-I cleaned all day Saturday, now I don't know what to fill the rest of my week with!
-I started applying Jared for jobs, so hopefully one will come through! (cross your fingers for one that he will like locally)
-He still wants to go to graduate school anywhere but here. So that is my other challenge, trying to find a place where they have a good university for him and lots of job availability for both of us. And somewhere that the cost of living is reasonable. I'm hooked on Houston, but we shall see what comes up. It's still at least a year away.
-George has to be under the desk of who ever is in the office. It drives him crazy to lay down next to you, he has to be under you!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
JuMblE I
Since I can't think of good posts to write all at once I'm going to copy cat everyone else’s idea of letting whatever is on the top of my head tumble out.
Jumble numero I:
-I absolutely HATE Jared's new schedule. He's at school 6 days a week and is to exhausted to do anything.
-I'm great full that Ethan got more green cards this last week than yellow. Green is perfect behavior and yellow is a warning...anything red, blue, or black is really bad. These past two weeks are the first since he went back to school from break that he hasn't gotten worse than yellow.
-I'm trying really hard to get back into reading. I went to the library and picked out 3 books to read in two weeks. I think I got a bit ahead of myself since it took me a week and a half to read one. But I give myself an A for effort.
-After almost 10 years since being pregnant I'm terrified of getting pregnant again. Ethan was such an easy pregnancy, and I was all of 18 w/ not much responsibility. Now I'm the bread winner and I have my life on a mental schedule and it's stressing me out.
-I'm a huge planner and I don't like the unknown.
-I don't like the fact that I have to skip a paycheck in February and HOPE that unemployment works so I can get 1/2 of my paycheck, and try and pull the other half of my bill money out of my arse!
-I started facebook and find myself searching for old people I used to talk to and never thought of talking to again, just so I can add friends.
-I want to go shopping and be REALLY irresponsible with my tax return!
-Amee reenlisted in the Army for another 4 years and is going to Korea for the 1st 18 months. After that she said she has a choice of a few different places. We can't wait till she can come and visit in October! She leaves for Korea in November of this year.
-My Grandma Chris has spoiled us with "Community Coffee". You can only get it in Louisiana and she has been mailing it to us so we could have a piece of them. I'm currently waiting on our six bags to come in the mail :) Yummmmm!!! (Which will really suck when I do get pregnant. NO MORE CAFFEINE!)
***This was way easier than thinking of one thing to write about. Maybe this will make it easier for me to post more often.
Jumble numero I:
-I absolutely HATE Jared's new schedule. He's at school 6 days a week and is to exhausted to do anything.
-I'm great full that Ethan got more green cards this last week than yellow. Green is perfect behavior and yellow is a warning...anything red, blue, or black is really bad. These past two weeks are the first since he went back to school from break that he hasn't gotten worse than yellow.
-I'm trying really hard to get back into reading. I went to the library and picked out 3 books to read in two weeks. I think I got a bit ahead of myself since it took me a week and a half to read one. But I give myself an A for effort.
-After almost 10 years since being pregnant I'm terrified of getting pregnant again. Ethan was such an easy pregnancy, and I was all of 18 w/ not much responsibility. Now I'm the bread winner and I have my life on a mental schedule and it's stressing me out.
-I'm a huge planner and I don't like the unknown.
-I don't like the fact that I have to skip a paycheck in February and HOPE that unemployment works so I can get 1/2 of my paycheck, and try and pull the other half of my bill money out of my arse!
-I started facebook and find myself searching for old people I used to talk to and never thought of talking to again, just so I can add friends.
-I want to go shopping and be REALLY irresponsible with my tax return!
-Amee reenlisted in the Army for another 4 years and is going to Korea for the 1st 18 months. After that she said she has a choice of a few different places. We can't wait till she can come and visit in October! She leaves for Korea in November of this year.
-My Grandma Chris has spoiled us with "Community Coffee". You can only get it in Louisiana and she has been mailing it to us so we could have a piece of them. I'm currently waiting on our six bags to come in the mail :) Yummmmm!!! (Which will really suck when I do get pregnant. NO MORE CAFFEINE!)
***This was way easier than thinking of one thing to write about. Maybe this will make it easier for me to post more often.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Snow in the desert
I'm sure by now everyone has heard or seen Vegas snow. But it's a big enough deal to post about if you've heard about it or not! I was stuck at work when the most of it was happening, but Jared and Ethan went for walks and got some really good pictures of it. It was too cute, every so often he'd text me pictures as it was coming down so I wouldn't miss out...what a sweetheart!
*This is behind Ethan's school, it was coming down so hard that it made it look foggy outside!
Christmas
This was our first official Christmas in our house. Last year we did Hanukkah and this year we decided to do Christmas. Who knows what next year will hold ;)
My Mom and her family came in for the entire holiday week. I can't remember the last time I was able to spend Christmas with my Mom, so it was a huge deal to me. Their son Johnathan (my half brother/Ethan's uncle) is 10 yrs old and him and Ethan get along like best friends. They have only officially met twice but when they get together it's like they have know each other all along.
I was lucky enough to schedule most of that week off so we all got to spend a lot of quality time together. We picked out the tree, ordered in Chinese food, went to breakfast, took the boys to the Adventure Dome, they kept Ethan for a night so Jared and I have some time, and we kept Johnathan so they could have some time. All in all, it was a wonderful week and I really hope that we can do it again.
Below are a few pictures from our week and Christmas. As usual I forgot to get pictures of me with everyone because I was the one behind the camera....oops!
My Mom and her family came in for the entire holiday week. I can't remember the last time I was able to spend Christmas with my Mom, so it was a huge deal to me. Their son Johnathan (my half brother/Ethan's uncle) is 10 yrs old and him and Ethan get along like best friends. They have only officially met twice but when they get together it's like they have know each other all along.
I was lucky enough to schedule most of that week off so we all got to spend a lot of quality time together. We picked out the tree, ordered in Chinese food, went to breakfast, took the boys to the Adventure Dome, they kept Ethan for a night so Jared and I have some time, and we kept Johnathan so they could have some time. All in all, it was a wonderful week and I really hope that we can do it again.
Below are a few pictures from our week and Christmas. As usual I forgot to get pictures of me with everyone because I was the one behind the camera....oops!
Thanksgiving
Lani got to host her first holiday in her new house! She gets Thanksgiving, I get Christmas. We had yummy turkey, mashed potatoes, potato salad, and our new staple for as many holidays as possible Sweet Potato Casserole (attached is the recipe). If you like sweet potatoes you will love this. It was amazing! I saw it on the food network thanksgiving special and then couldn't locate the recipe. It took me a while to find it but alas I did and I have it written down in about 4 different places so I won't loose it.
We had a very nice dinner with great company. Ian had to work but was able to swing by and spend a little bit of time with us.
We had a very nice dinner with great company. Ian had to work but was able to swing by and spend a little bit of time with us.
OOPS part I
Here is a list of the little things I've left out or forgot to add over the past few months:
As I remember the other things I know I've left out I'll do a "OOPS part II" :)
-When my grandparents came down we went to the Silverton and there was a mermaid in the fish tank. I love the way the rays always look like they are smiling. 
-I lost a total of 26 lbs. Which kinda disappoints me that I had that much to loose in the first place.
I can't tell the difference in pictures but I can in my pant size!
I can't tell the difference in pictures but I can in my pant size!
-I love my Winder delivery. I never run out of milk, eggs, juice, toasting bread for breakfast.
-Their juices are the best I've ever had.
-Winder milk has no smell. It only smells when it's bad. I love that!
-We went to the San Gennaro feast a few months ago and it was crowded, but the food was yummy and we had coupons to get in. Ethan had a ball on the rides and we pigged out on cheese steak sandwiches, garlic knots, and funnel cakes.
-Jared will be done with school this coming December!!
-Ethan grew a few inches and is now past my chin.
-I love shopping at Costco. The pre-made salads and take and bake pizzas are excellent.
As I remember the other things I know I've left out I'll do a "OOPS part II" :)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Holy Cow!
Another month of missed posting...shame on me. I've got snow, Christmas, family, New Year, and all kinds of misc goodies to write about. So my first personal goal for this new year is to post about all of them very soon :)
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