Aiden was not impressed.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
6 months
I know I am super late posting his 6 month picture, but with school starting up....I know excuses...excuses...
As you can see, Aiden is getting big... is super cute...getting into everything...and even more LOVED today than 6 months ago!!!!!
(He is still not sleeping through the night.)
As you can see, Aiden is getting big... is super cute...getting into everything...and even more LOVED today than 6 months ago!!!!!(He is still not sleeping through the night.)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
5 months old
I know I have said it every month...but can you believe Aiden is 5 months old already?!!
He is so stinkin' cute.
He still does NOT sleep through the night (to all of you "helpful" people -including our friends, my o.b. and pediatrician- giving a baby cereal does not help them sleep through the night. LIARS)
He is somewhat mobile, he rolls all over the place. And can hold his head up when on his tummy.
He has discovered his hands and stares at them.
He has discovered that toes are delicious.
(and they do not help him sleep through the night anymore than solid foods)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
4 months
How can 4 months have past so quickly?We are all so enamored with this little guy. He has recently discovered his voice and has been cooing, babbling, squealing and grunting up a storm. I love to listen to him.
He still isn't sleeping through the night.
He has discovered his hands and can reach and grasp things (much to Brinley's delight...she has been trying to give him his rattle for ...well for 4 months!)
His grasp is pretty good...especially when he has my hair!
He rolled over...both ways this month!
As for what else is going on:
Brin learned to ride a 2-wheeler!
Poor Emily had to miss her first year at girls camp because of a horrible sunburn. I do have a picture of the huge blisters...but won't post them. There were lots of tears about missing girls camp...hers and mine!
Our pool is up and the kids (including Brad) are having a ball
the pool is the reason for the horrible sunburn. Brinley also got burned and so I have been making her wear a shirt until it heals.
This caused a huge tantrum...because my 5 year old thought she would look ugly...in her own backyard...while no one else would see her...except her dad...
her solution to not covering up her suit is to wear the shirt UNDER the suit. No exactly ugly...but not very fashionable either
Thursday, May 26, 2011
3 months
can you believe it has been 3 months?!me either
He is such a good baby
this month:
he laughed
out loud
and i now spend the better part of my evenings trying to get him to do it again
his spitting up is out of control
Lisa said it peaks at 3 months and then should start to taper off
here's hoping
someday's he eats barely 4oz for the sitter
and then other days he drinks close to 10oz
my poor boobs are so confused!!!
I am really glad summer vacay starts TOMORROW!
then I won't have to worry about pumping.
well i need to go
it's "tummy time"
he still does not like "tummy time"
and is letting me know it!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Two Months
Can you believe it has been two months!!!!
Me either.
At Aiden's two month check up he weighed 10 lbs 15 oz....or
as Brad say's...
11 lbs.
He has started to smile
and we look like fools trying to get him to smile and coo
and we look like bigger fools trying to capture his gummy grin with a camera!
He adjusted to my going to work really well
(better than the rest of us)
He doesn't really like the bottle...but will take it
Pumping is easier
especially since Brinley isn't at the high school with me
I had hoped that since the novelty of milk machine had worn off
Brinley would forget about it...
and then yesterday she asked if she could help me by squeezing the trigger!
umm
no thank you
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Funny Letters
My friend Natalie emailed this to me.
It made me laugh...but I do not forward emails!
i post them here...
Lil funny letters ....
Dear Noah,
We could have sworn you said the ark wasn't leaving till 5.
Sincerely,
Unicorns
Dear Twilight fans,
Please realize that because vampires are dead and have no blood pumping through them, they can never get an erection.
Enjoy fantasizing about that.
Sincerely,
Logic
Dear Icebergs,
Sorry to hear about the global warming. Karma's a bitch.
Sincerely,
The Titanic
Dear America,
You produced Miley Cyrus. Bieber is your punishment.
Sincerely,
Canada
Dear Yahoo,
I've never heard anyone say, "I don't know, let's Yahoo! it..." Just saying...
Sincerely,
Google
Dear 2010,
So I hear the best rapper is white and the president is black? WTF happened?!
Sincerely,
1985
Dear Windshield Wipers,
Can't touch this.
Sincerely,
That Little Triangle
Dear girls who have been dumped,
There are plenty of fish in the sea. Just kidding! They're all dead.
Sincerely,
BP
Dear Michael Jackson,
You really should have became a Catholic Priest. The pay isn't
great, but the benefits....
Sincerely,
The Pope
Dear jf;ldsfa/kvsmmklnn,
Please lknvfdmv.xvn.
Sincerely,
Stevie Wonder
Dear Nickelback,
That's enough.
Sincerely,
The World
Dear Skin-Colored Band Aids,
Please make one for every skin color.
Sincerely,
Black people
Dear Scissors,
I feel your pain.....no one wants to run with me either.
Sincerely,
Sarah Palin
Dear Osama Bin Laden,
Marco....
Sincerely,
United States
Dear World of Warcraft,
Thank you for ensuring my son's virginity.
Sincerely,
Parents Everywhere
Dear Batman,
What was your power again?
Sincerely,
Superman
Dear Global Warming,
You're the best imaginary friend ever!
Sincerely,
Al Gore
Dear Ugly People,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Alcohol
Dear Forrest Gump
WTF are you talking about? There's a little diagram on the lid that
tells you EXACTLY what you're gonna get....
Sincerely,
Jenny
Dear Haiti,
Is it too early to ask what's shakin'?
Sincerely,
Seriously Going To Hell
Dear Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream within a dream within a dream within another
dream.... What now?
Sincerely,
Leonardo Di Caprio
Dear World,
Please stop freaking out about 2012. Our calendar ends there
because some Spanish d-bags invaded our country and we got a little busy ok?
Sincerely,
The Mayans
Dear Snooki,
GET BACK TO WORK!
Sincerely,
Willy Wonka
Dear White People,
Don't you just hate immigrants?
Sincerely,
Native Americans
Dear iPhone,
Please stop spellchecking all of my rude words into nice words. You
piece of shut.
Sincerely,
Every iPhone User
Dear Trash,
At least you get picked up...
Sincerely,
The Girls of Jersey Shore
Dear Dr. Phil,
Look man, there's only room for one fake doctor in this world and I
was here first.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pepper
Hope some made you laugh!
It made me laugh...but I do not forward emails!
i post them here...
Lil funny letters ....
Dear Noah,
We could have sworn you said the ark wasn't leaving till 5.
Sincerely,
Unicorns
Dear Twilight fans,
Please realize that because vampires are dead and have no blood pumping through them, they can never get an erection.
Enjoy fantasizing about that.
Sincerely,
Logic
Dear Icebergs,
Sorry to hear about the global warming. Karma's a bitch.
Sincerely,
The Titanic
Dear America,
You produced Miley Cyrus. Bieber is your punishment.
Sincerely,
Canada
Dear Yahoo,
I've never heard anyone say, "I don't know, let's Yahoo! it..." Just saying...
Sincerely,
Dear 2010,
So I hear the best rapper is white and the president is black? WTF happened?!
Sincerely,
1985
Dear Windshield Wipers,
Can't touch this.
Sincerely,
That Little Triangle
Dear girls who have been dumped,
There are plenty of fish in the sea. Just kidding! They're all dead.
Sincerely,
BP
Dear Michael Jackson,
You really should have became a Catholic Priest. The pay isn't
great, but the benefits....
Sincerely,
The Pope
Dear jf;ldsfa/kvsmmklnn,
Please lknvfdmv.xvn.
Sincerely,
Stevie Wonder
Dear Nickelback,
That's enough.
Sincerely,
The World
Dear Skin-Colored Band Aids,
Please make one for every skin color.
Sincerely,
Black people
Dear Scissors,
I feel your pain.....no one wants to run with me either.
Sincerely,
Sarah Palin
Dear Osama Bin Laden,
Marco....
Sincerely,
United States
Dear World of Warcraft,
Thank you for ensuring my son's virginity.
Sincerely,
Parents Everywhere
Dear Batman,
What was your power again?
Sincerely,
Superman
Dear Global Warming,
You're the best imaginary friend ever!
Sincerely,
Al Gore
Dear Ugly People,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Alcohol
Dear Forrest Gump
WTF are you talking about? There's a little diagram on the lid that
tells you EXACTLY what you're gonna get....
Sincerely,
Jenny
Dear Haiti,
Is it too early to ask what's shakin'?
Sincerely,
Seriously Going To Hell
Dear Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream within a dream within a dream within another
dream.... What now?
Sincerely,
Leonardo Di Caprio
Dear World,
Please stop freaking out about 2012. Our calendar ends there
because some Spanish d-bags invaded our country and we got a little busy ok?
Sincerely,
The Mayans
Dear Snooki,
GET BACK TO WORK!
Sincerely,
Willy Wonka
Dear White People,
Don't you just hate immigrants?
Sincerely,
Native Americans
Dear iPhone,
Please stop spellchecking all of my rude words into nice words. You
piece of shut.
Sincerely,
Every iPhone User
Dear Trash,
At least you get picked up...
Sincerely,
The Girls of Jersey Shore
Dear Dr. Phil,
Look man, there's only room for one fake doctor in this world and I
was here first.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pepper
Hope some made you laugh!
Monday, March 28, 2011
1 month
I can't believe it has been 1 month! it has gone by sooo fast and yet I can't remember what life was like before he came! My friend Lisa said it best when she saw him for the first time she said, "he fits in so perfectly, its like he has always been here" With Brinley I managed to take a month picture every month I am hoping to do this with Aiden as well. his will have the same backdrop (the quilt I made) so we can see how much he grows/changes
Here is his 1 month picture:
He was sort of fussy...but still REALLY cute! (Yes-I did get his name appliqued on the quilt, but decided to leave the poka-dots off)
I only have 2 more weeks of maternity leave left...sniff
so Brad gave Aiden his first bottle last night-so he will take it for the babysitter. He took it without any complaint. Now please don't get me wrong... I am grateful for his willingness and in 2 weeks it will be one less thing to worry about...but I was a little sad...he could have protested a little...if only for my benefit ;)
Now normally I can pump for bottles like no ones business! (sorry if this is tmi)
but I am having a bit of trouble
and that trouble is... Brinley
she is FACINATED by the breastpump
it is unnerving to have my five year old STARE at me while I am using it
I have tried to hide
I have tried to occupy her with something else
But I swear she hears that machine turn on and she hunts me down
to stare
with my boobs at her eye level
she even rested her head in her hand and just wanted to watch
until I kicked her out of the room
and so she cried
and that is almost as unnerving as the staring
almost
Monday, March 14, 2011
To Remind Me When You Are Grown
2 weeks
It has gone by so fast
you have already changed so much
(why do babies have to grow so fast is every mother's woe)
I never want to forget...
*how tightly you liked to be wrapped up. Gagam and I called you a baby buritto
(now you prefer to have your arms free)
*your chin quiver
*how you fold up your legs so tight, so they almost dissappear into your bottom half
* the peach fuzz on your perfect ears...and cheeks...and back...
*all your grunts, snorts, squeaks, and snuffling. And how you work up to a full cry, with a bunch of squawks.
*the hiccups you get 4 or 5 times a day
*how cute you looked in your froggie outfit.
(funny thing is, we almost exchanged this for a bigger size. We thought there was no way our baby would fit in anything so small. Luckily, we never got around to it...you only fit in 5 or 6 things those first two weeks. Your homecoming outfit was so big, that when I got you dressed and picked you up to put in the carseat that your pants slipped right off and fell on the floor! it was a 0-3 month size)
*how the first or second night home, you went through ALL 5 or 6 of those outfits...darn blowouts!
*how your sisters love to hold you...fight over who gets to hold you..and stare at you like you are the most amazing thing EVER!
*how you had a MASSIVE spit-up...on emily...on her 12th birthday
*how you get really fussy SECONDS before you fall asleep
*how much you dislike being on your tummy
*how you cry during sponge baths and whenever we put lotion on you
*how aunt stephanie is a baby hog and won't let any one else hold you
*that new baby smell...
even when I smell like spit up and dried breastmilk...you somehow manage to smell wonderfully delicious.
*how your hair gets messy and sticks up
*your squishy cheeks-that I can't stop kissing and nibbling
*how you go cross-eyed when I or emily take one too many pictures
*how you gag when ever I try to give you a binky
(you will take it from anyone else)
*worrying that you will never learn take a nap, unless someone is holding you. But not having the desire to actually put you down.
*how deep you sleep in your bassinett. I check to make sure you are breathing at least twice every night... since you wake up about every 2 hours to nurse...I am not sleeping much...
*how much we will all miss gagam. she stayed for 2 weeks and took care of everything else...so you and I could exist in our own little world...she made us take naps...fed us all...cleaned up after us...EVERYTHING...what will we do without her
*how your favorite position to be held is your head under my chin
*by two weeks you could focus on faces for a few seconds
*on Sunday, you smiled at me...it was a perfect moment...full of contentment...no one will ever convince me it was just gas.
I believe there is a moment when a mother and her babys spirit recognize each other from a previous existence. Sometimes it happens when they first meet in this world, other times a bit later. It happens for just a moment, as if it say, I knew you and loved you before the world was...and I will love you forever.
It has gone by so fast
you have already changed so much
(why do babies have to grow so fast is every mother's woe)
I never want to forget...
*how tightly you liked to be wrapped up. Gagam and I called you a baby buritto
(now you prefer to have your arms free)
*your chin quiver
*how you fold up your legs so tight, so they almost dissappear into your bottom half
* the peach fuzz on your perfect ears...and cheeks...and back...
*all your grunts, snorts, squeaks, and snuffling. And how you work up to a full cry, with a bunch of squawks.
*the hiccups you get 4 or 5 times a day
*how cute you looked in your froggie outfit.
(funny thing is, we almost exchanged this for a bigger size. We thought there was no way our baby would fit in anything so small. Luckily, we never got around to it...you only fit in 5 or 6 things those first two weeks. Your homecoming outfit was so big, that when I got you dressed and picked you up to put in the carseat that your pants slipped right off and fell on the floor! it was a 0-3 month size)*how the first or second night home, you went through ALL 5 or 6 of those outfits...darn blowouts!
*how your sisters love to hold you...fight over who gets to hold you..and stare at you like you are the most amazing thing EVER!
*how you had a MASSIVE spit-up...on emily...on her 12th birthday
*how you get really fussy SECONDS before you fall asleep
*how much you dislike being on your tummy
*how you cry during sponge baths and whenever we put lotion on you
*how aunt stephanie is a baby hog and won't let any one else hold you
*that new baby smell...
even when I smell like spit up and dried breastmilk...you somehow manage to smell wonderfully delicious.
*how your hair gets messy and sticks up
*your squishy cheeks-that I can't stop kissing and nibbling
*how you go cross-eyed when I or emily take one too many pictures
*how you gag when ever I try to give you a binky
(you will take it from anyone else)
*worrying that you will never learn take a nap, unless someone is holding you. But not having the desire to actually put you down.
*how deep you sleep in your bassinett. I check to make sure you are breathing at least twice every night... since you wake up about every 2 hours to nurse...I am not sleeping much...
*how much we will all miss gagam. she stayed for 2 weeks and took care of everything else...so you and I could exist in our own little world...she made us take naps...fed us all...cleaned up after us...EVERYTHING...what will we do without her
*how your favorite position to be held is your head under my chin
*by two weeks you could focus on faces for a few seconds
*on Sunday, you smiled at me...it was a perfect moment...full of contentment...no one will ever convince me it was just gas.
I believe there is a moment when a mother and her babys spirit recognize each other from a previous existence. Sometimes it happens when they first meet in this world, other times a bit later. It happens for just a moment, as if it say, I knew you and loved you before the world was...and I will love you forever.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Birth Announcement
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Welcome...
a few minutes old...
a big sister...completely smitten
another big sister...utterly devoted
mom and dad...forever in love
with you
a big sister...completely smitten another big sister...utterly devoted mom and dad...forever in lovewith you
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
super cute stuff
since I am awake during the wee hours of the morning
I have LOTS of time to look at my favorite crafty blogs
which then means I see TONS of ideas I want to copy
TONS of recipes I want to make
Unfortunately I am the type of person that has to print
EVERY SINGLE IDEA
I come across
It has lead to REAMS of crafty papers, ideas, and recipes
over the long weekend,
I actually put the REAMS of ideas into the appropriate binder
(yes, I have more than one binder...seperated by theme or holiday or technique...I am a tad OCD about stuff like this)
and then early this morning I found the CUTEST quiet book link on-line
I couldn't help myself and printed out EVERY SINGLE ONE!
I chose to print them at home...4x6 inches and will put them in a small photo album
the website said you could print them like a photo (at walmart or costco) and then bind them in some way
The themes are: Articles of Faith, Prophets and Apostles, We Believe and Book of Mormon stories. And best of all...you can download them for FREE.
Here is the link: http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com
Just search quiet books or the theme once there. She has other free printables too.
Now if I could get my kids healthy enough to actually go to church...I may just be able to use it!
I have LOTS of time to look at my favorite crafty blogs
which then means I see TONS of ideas I want to copy
TONS of recipes I want to make
Unfortunately I am the type of person that has to print
EVERY SINGLE IDEA
I come across
It has lead to REAMS of crafty papers, ideas, and recipes
over the long weekend,
I actually put the REAMS of ideas into the appropriate binder
(yes, I have more than one binder...seperated by theme or holiday or technique...I am a tad OCD about stuff like this)
and then early this morning I found the CUTEST quiet book link on-line
I couldn't help myself and printed out EVERY SINGLE ONE!
I chose to print them at home...4x6 inches and will put them in a small photo album
the website said you could print them like a photo (at walmart or costco) and then bind them in some way
The themes are: Articles of Faith, Prophets and Apostles, We Believe and Book of Mormon stories. And best of all...you can download them for FREE.
Here is the link: http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com
Just search quiet books or the theme once there. She has other free printables too.
Now if I could get my kids healthy enough to actually go to church...I may just be able to use it!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Ready...Set...Wait
So it is Sunday Morning...4am
(shouldn't I be asleep)
oh-that's right I am awake at this time EVERY morning!
I think everything is READY.
Carseat....check
Swing...check
Bouncy seat...check
Crib...check
Bassinet...check
Hospital Bag packed...check
Newborn sized clothes washed in Dreft...check
A stockpile of diapers and wipes...check
Breast pump...check
Lesson plans....check!
and now we wait...
but that is ok
because both girls have these nasty colds
with gross hacking coughs
and intermitten fevers
What the heck kids...
you couldn't get these colds over Christmas Break?!
nope-had to happen the WEEK before we bring a new baby home...
Just praying Brad and I don't catch it in the next
FIVE DAYS!
(shouldn't I be asleep)
oh-that's right I am awake at this time EVERY morning!
I think everything is READY.
Carseat....check
Swing...check
Bouncy seat...check
Crib...check
Bassinet...check
Hospital Bag packed...check
Newborn sized clothes washed in Dreft...check
A stockpile of diapers and wipes...check
Breast pump...check
Lesson plans....check!
and now we wait...
but that is ok
because both girls have these nasty colds
with gross hacking coughs
and intermitten fevers
What the heck kids...
you couldn't get these colds over Christmas Break?!
nope-had to happen the WEEK before we bring a new baby home...
Just praying Brad and I don't catch it in the next
FIVE DAYS!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Weekend Happenings
Can you believe it?!
13 days left...
i am so excited
and nervous
and giddy with anticipation
and nervous
and ready
but nervous
all at the same time.
We FINALLY got a carseat
so the hospital
will let us bring him home
We got a killer deal
(I ended up canceling the one I ordered online; it was backordered)
Last week my friends Erin and Melissa hosted a baby shower.
I got so many cute things for the little guy.
It was great fun and I felt so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.
It was hard to go to work on Friday...
I just wanted to stay and play with all the new baby stuff I got!
(i will post pictures later...but my camera is ALL THE WAY upstairs)
I helped the Sophomores set up for the dance on Saturday morning.
It didn't go quite as fast as they led me to believe.
and they were all 30 minutes late getting to the school.
at one point I was sitting on the gym floor untangling lights or something
and had to stand up
only to realize there was nothing around
for me to lean on to help my preggo body off the ground
Let me just say it was NOT a graceful act on my part!
I was glad the teens weren't paying attention to me...
Later that night, I did have a chat with the DJ
and told him to NOT invite me to donkey dance...or any kind of dancing...
he was kind enough not to.
Brad came with me to the dance.
We love playing fashion police
and commenting on how some girls come so beautiful
and covered up
and others look like they shop at Fredricks of Hollywood
and are so NOT covered up
and others look like they thought it was a Halloween dance
and are not covered up and look ri-donk-ulous!
This year (for the first time) we were able to judge the boys
and discuss how our son will look, act and treat his date.
It was new perspective for us and lots of fun to speculate!
Brad also gets a kick out of watching the social dymanics and is pretty good at picking out the popular kids, the emos, the loners....and the lesbian couple that came to the dance. I educated him on how to tell if a couple is...um...experienced.
My favorite is the kids who come to the dance and spend the entire time texting and on their i-pod. Seriously...why bring an i-pod to the dance...weirdos
At one point a girl came up and said her friend was having trouble with a broken zipper
and could I PLEASE come help
so there are three girls in the handicapped bathroom stall and this poor girl's zipper
is STUCK. Her entire side is bare. I tried, but the zipper would only move about 2 inches up...leaving the entire side open to drafts and leering teenage boys.
The stuck zipper was right above her hip and their was NO WAY she could shimmy out of it.
The only thing I could do was sew the zipper closed...while she was wearing it!
SO I spent about 20 minutes, sewing a zipper closed ON this poor girl...
(I should mention, it was her 18th birthday.)
I was so worried about stabbing her with the needle that I stabbed myself...
and BLED on the dress.
My only consulation is that her mom probably had to cut the darn dress off of her anyways
so it was already ruined...
I saw her later that night...and she seemed to be having a good time
so my shodding sewing job at least stayed put!
Brad laughed that at least her parents would know the dress stayed on all night!
(not that they should would worry...she is a great kid)
I said like bunneling bags in colonial times.
which leads me to my next career move...
I will be designing a line of modest dance wear
both semi-formal and formal
that parents can sew their daughters into.
it will give father's across the nation
peace of mind
it will give mother's peace of mind
it will give all ecclesiastical leaders peace of mind.
Teenage boys will loathe and despise me>
(insert evil laugh)
13 days left...
i am so excited
and nervous
and giddy with anticipation
and nervous
and ready
but nervous
all at the same time.
We FINALLY got a carseat
so the hospital
will let us bring him home
We got a killer deal
(I ended up canceling the one I ordered online; it was backordered)
Last week my friends Erin and Melissa hosted a baby shower.
I got so many cute things for the little guy.
It was great fun and I felt so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.
It was hard to go to work on Friday...
I just wanted to stay and play with all the new baby stuff I got!
(i will post pictures later...but my camera is ALL THE WAY upstairs)
I helped the Sophomores set up for the dance on Saturday morning.
It didn't go quite as fast as they led me to believe.
and they were all 30 minutes late getting to the school.
at one point I was sitting on the gym floor untangling lights or something
and had to stand up
only to realize there was nothing around
for me to lean on to help my preggo body off the ground
Let me just say it was NOT a graceful act on my part!
I was glad the teens weren't paying attention to me...
Later that night, I did have a chat with the DJ
and told him to NOT invite me to donkey dance...or any kind of dancing...
he was kind enough not to.
Brad came with me to the dance.
We love playing fashion police
and commenting on how some girls come so beautiful
and covered up
and others look like they shop at Fredricks of Hollywood
and are so NOT covered up
and others look like they thought it was a Halloween dance
and are not covered up and look ri-donk-ulous!
This year (for the first time) we were able to judge the boys
and discuss how our son will look, act and treat his date.
It was new perspective for us and lots of fun to speculate!
Brad also gets a kick out of watching the social dymanics and is pretty good at picking out the popular kids, the emos, the loners....and the lesbian couple that came to the dance. I educated him on how to tell if a couple is...um...experienced.
My favorite is the kids who come to the dance and spend the entire time texting and on their i-pod. Seriously...why bring an i-pod to the dance...weirdos
At one point a girl came up and said her friend was having trouble with a broken zipper
and could I PLEASE come help
so there are three girls in the handicapped bathroom stall and this poor girl's zipper
is STUCK. Her entire side is bare. I tried, but the zipper would only move about 2 inches up...leaving the entire side open to drafts and leering teenage boys.
The stuck zipper was right above her hip and their was NO WAY she could shimmy out of it.
The only thing I could do was sew the zipper closed...while she was wearing it!
SO I spent about 20 minutes, sewing a zipper closed ON this poor girl...
(I should mention, it was her 18th birthday.)
I was so worried about stabbing her with the needle that I stabbed myself...
and BLED on the dress.
My only consulation is that her mom probably had to cut the darn dress off of her anyways
so it was already ruined...
I saw her later that night...and she seemed to be having a good time
so my shodding sewing job at least stayed put!
Brad laughed that at least her parents would know the dress stayed on all night!
(not that they should would worry...she is a great kid)
I said like bunneling bags in colonial times.
which leads me to my next career move...
I will be designing a line of modest dance wear
both semi-formal and formal
that parents can sew their daughters into.
it will give father's across the nation
peace of mind
it will give mother's peace of mind
it will give all ecclesiastical leaders peace of mind.
Teenage boys will loathe and despise me>
(insert evil laugh)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Oh The Questions I Get...
So I am sure I got lots of questions from people with my other pregnancies,
but I don't remember it being quite this bad.
or maybe I wasn't as sensitive to them
or maybe I didn't wake up every frickin' night at 1am
and so I got some sleep
but I am getting irritated with some of the questions/comments.
For example and in no particular order:
*Last week I had to do a presentation at the Jr. High about classes they could take as Freshman.
Oh Vey!
Jr. High is such a horrible place...filled with horrible little teens...
I had to give my presentation SIXTEEN times.
By about the 12th presentation I was getting pretty grouchy....and tired...and thankful I do not have to deal with those horrible little teens everyday.
anyway, in that presentation, I asked if there were any questions
(there hadn't been one all day)
and some horrible little teen raised his hand and asked,
"are you pregnant or fat?"
nice
I told you there was a reason I don't teach Jr. High
* on Monday, Emily was sick
so that meant that I had to pick up Brinley from school
I had just hurried from work
and must have been waddling pretty bad
because the crossing guard
asked, "WHEN are you due?"
I tried to laugh it off
but her tone made me try and waddle a bit less.
*I was grocery shopping for school Tuesday night
and had A LOT of stuff.
Like 30 boxes of margarine, 8 bricks of cheese, flour...
LOTS of groceries.
as I was checking out
2 ladies kept commenting on the amount of food,
particularly the amount of margarine.
then they had the nerve to look me up and down
and said, "maybe that's why her baby is so big"
I HAD IT!
I said in a LOUD voice, from the next aisle
"I teach foods, this is for class."
they had the decency to look a bit embarassed
but just muttered, "Oh I thought there was a sale on margarine."
Brad was with me and a tad alarmed at my reaction...
I am pretty sure he blamed it on the hormones.
The butt heads, I probably have their terrible kids in class.
DO NOT judge what a 9month pregnant woman puts in her cart...
whether its for class or not
and for hells sake don't give her the up-down!
*yesterday, I had to borrow the vaccumn from baby buffs
(baby buffs is the daycare/preschool at THS)
as I walked in, a little 4year old girl came up to me
and said, "do you have a baby in your tummy?"
she was cute
so I just laughed and said
"I do"
"oh, is it coming out soon?"
not so cute
*Yesterday, a freshman boy in my 2nd period
became rather alarmed when he thought I could go into labor at some point
during his class
apparently he thinks that labor is really quick and if I happen to go into labor
during 2nd period he told me he would just leave...
I told him I would leave first...
he thought for a second
and asked, "How will you leave if the baby is coming out"
Everyone started giggling
I said, "it takes a while, you need to stop watching so many movies"
He said, "well I don't know about this sh**, it kind of freaks me out just looking at you"
the butt-head, He is not going to get a good grade at mid-term.
*my nesting stage has gotten so bad I am nesting at work
I am cleaning and having the custodians fix things...
on Tuesday I decided to clean the ovens
I have 7 ovens in my room and did 3 of them.
I checked on them about an hour into the self-clean mode
only to discover that the room was FULL of smoke
I am not kidding when I say that the entire hall smelled like a campfire
So I had to have a custodian paged
which meant the entire office; administration and secretarial pool
heard about my plight...and laughed.
and the custodian said I have been causing him such a headache in the last few days
I had to name this baby after him!
his name is Ed, as in Edwin....
So today, my childs namesake came in to see how the ovens did
and I said "fine, I vaccumned out the dust that was left over"
and he said, "how did you manage that?" while staring at my belly.
Butthead...he just lost his chance of having a child named after him
*Saturday is the Sophomore dance
did I mention I am a sophomore advisor?
did I mention I have to help them set up?
did I mention I have to chaperone the dance?
did I mention that I am 9months pregnant?
My co-advisor told me yesterday
I may "pop" before saturday
the butthead gets to stay after the dance and clean up.
at last years sophomore dance the DJ made me
get on the dance floor and do the donkey dance...
it is one of the most embarassing experiences of my career.
We have hired the same DJ
when he starts setting up
I shall have a talk with him
cuz
I am NOT doing the donkey dance this year!
but I don't remember it being quite this bad.
or maybe I wasn't as sensitive to them
or maybe I didn't wake up every frickin' night at 1am
and so I got some sleep
but I am getting irritated with some of the questions/comments.
For example and in no particular order:
*Last week I had to do a presentation at the Jr. High about classes they could take as Freshman.
Oh Vey!
Jr. High is such a horrible place...filled with horrible little teens...
I had to give my presentation SIXTEEN times.
By about the 12th presentation I was getting pretty grouchy....and tired...and thankful I do not have to deal with those horrible little teens everyday.
anyway, in that presentation, I asked if there were any questions
(there hadn't been one all day)
and some horrible little teen raised his hand and asked,
"are you pregnant or fat?"
nice
I told you there was a reason I don't teach Jr. High
* on Monday, Emily was sick
so that meant that I had to pick up Brinley from school
I had just hurried from work
and must have been waddling pretty bad
because the crossing guard
asked, "WHEN are you due?"
I tried to laugh it off
but her tone made me try and waddle a bit less.
*I was grocery shopping for school Tuesday night
and had A LOT of stuff.
Like 30 boxes of margarine, 8 bricks of cheese, flour...
LOTS of groceries.
as I was checking out
2 ladies kept commenting on the amount of food,
particularly the amount of margarine.
then they had the nerve to look me up and down
and said, "maybe that's why her baby is so big"
I HAD IT!
I said in a LOUD voice, from the next aisle
"I teach foods, this is for class."
they had the decency to look a bit embarassed
but just muttered, "Oh I thought there was a sale on margarine."
Brad was with me and a tad alarmed at my reaction...
I am pretty sure he blamed it on the hormones.
The butt heads, I probably have their terrible kids in class.
DO NOT judge what a 9month pregnant woman puts in her cart...
whether its for class or not
and for hells sake don't give her the up-down!
*yesterday, I had to borrow the vaccumn from baby buffs
(baby buffs is the daycare/preschool at THS)
as I walked in, a little 4year old girl came up to me
and said, "do you have a baby in your tummy?"
she was cute
so I just laughed and said
"I do"
"oh, is it coming out soon?"
not so cute
*Yesterday, a freshman boy in my 2nd period
became rather alarmed when he thought I could go into labor at some point
during his class
apparently he thinks that labor is really quick and if I happen to go into labor
during 2nd period he told me he would just leave...
I told him I would leave first...
he thought for a second
and asked, "How will you leave if the baby is coming out"
Everyone started giggling
I said, "it takes a while, you need to stop watching so many movies"
He said, "well I don't know about this sh**, it kind of freaks me out just looking at you"
the butt-head, He is not going to get a good grade at mid-term.
*my nesting stage has gotten so bad I am nesting at work
I am cleaning and having the custodians fix things...
on Tuesday I decided to clean the ovens
I have 7 ovens in my room and did 3 of them.
I checked on them about an hour into the self-clean mode
only to discover that the room was FULL of smoke
I am not kidding when I say that the entire hall smelled like a campfire
So I had to have a custodian paged
which meant the entire office; administration and secretarial pool
heard about my plight...and laughed.
and the custodian said I have been causing him such a headache in the last few days
I had to name this baby after him!
his name is Ed, as in Edwin....
So today, my childs namesake came in to see how the ovens did
and I said "fine, I vaccumned out the dust that was left over"
and he said, "how did you manage that?" while staring at my belly.
Butthead...he just lost his chance of having a child named after him
*Saturday is the Sophomore dance
did I mention I am a sophomore advisor?
did I mention I have to help them set up?
did I mention I have to chaperone the dance?
did I mention that I am 9months pregnant?
My co-advisor told me yesterday
I may "pop" before saturday
the butthead gets to stay after the dance and clean up.
at last years sophomore dance the DJ made me
get on the dance floor and do the donkey dance...
it is one of the most embarassing experiences of my career.
We have hired the same DJ
when he starts setting up
I shall have a talk with him
cuz
I am NOT doing the donkey dance this year!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
nesting
It's Saturday.
You would think that I could have slept peacefully last night.
not true
I was awake from 1 to 4
I watched the Sing-a-long version of Grease.
then I was wide awake at 7
so I watched a Food Network special about chocolate
which was a bad idea
'cuz now I want some
I managed to stay pretty busy
I did the grocery shopping at Wal-Mart
we moved the bookcase out of Brin's room
to make room for the crib
we moved the nightstand out of the way
to make room for the bassinet
took Emily to the insta-care
she has been running a 103 fever for two and half days
strep test came back negative
which is ok, since the stubborn fart won't take ANY sort of medicine
I cleaned both bathrooms
and SCRUBBED the heck out of the tub
realized Brin has a fever now
(seriously, you couldn't let me know BEFORE I went to insta-care)
made dinner
did the dishes
and am making chocolate chip cookies for Brad...
I am crossing my fingers my sugar is low enough to eat one...maybe two...
while I was scrubbing the grout above the tub
I realized I was into some serious nesting...
I really hope it isn't a sign I am going into labor
my lesson plans still aren't done
You would think that I could have slept peacefully last night.
not true
I was awake from 1 to 4
I watched the Sing-a-long version of Grease.
then I was wide awake at 7
so I watched a Food Network special about chocolate
which was a bad idea
'cuz now I want some
I managed to stay pretty busy
I did the grocery shopping at Wal-Mart
we moved the bookcase out of Brin's room
to make room for the crib
we moved the nightstand out of the way
to make room for the bassinet
took Emily to the insta-care
she has been running a 103 fever for two and half days
strep test came back negative
which is ok, since the stubborn fart won't take ANY sort of medicine
I cleaned both bathrooms
and SCRUBBED the heck out of the tub
realized Brin has a fever now
(seriously, you couldn't let me know BEFORE I went to insta-care)
made dinner
did the dishes
and am making chocolate chip cookies for Brad...
I am crossing my fingers my sugar is low enough to eat one...maybe two...
while I was scrubbing the grout above the tub
I realized I was into some serious nesting...
I really hope it isn't a sign I am going into labor
my lesson plans still aren't done
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Seriously
happy 4am you guys!
Seriously
Maybe my little guy will wake up everyday at 4am everyday
and so he is preparing me now, to be awake at this time...
We had our last ultra sound at IMC yesterday.
Everything looks good
He is breech, but so was Brin
they are guessing he is ALMOST 7 POUNDS!!!
what the heck!
I still have 3 weeks to go
He may not even fit in Newborn size diapers
Don't get me wrong...
I love the chubby babies
(doesn't everyone)
and I am not complaining...
I am just worried he will look like a sumo-wrestler in a newborn size diaper
ya know
bum cheeks hangin' out of this little strip of pampers
(that was sort of a funny image)
So the radiologist kept pointing out his features
like here is a foot
(i got a picture)
and here is his little face
(i got a picture)
and his arm is over his face
(i got a picture)
You get the idea...
but for the life of me
I could NOT identify anything she was taking pictures of!
If I stare at the face one long enough
I MAY be able to make out a nose
Seriously
How can ANYONE tell what they are looking at
So at the end I ask her to take ONE MORE LOOK
at HIS...umm...boy parts
She tracks down there
and is like
"OH WOW, he is definatley a boy!"
and wouldn't you know it...
THAT IS THE ONLY THING I COULD IDENTIFY ON SCREEN AND ON THE PICTURE!
Brad was so proud!
He said something inappropriate
(something about family traits)
and then strutted around like a vain peacock for the rest of the night
Seriously.
Since we were in Salt Lake
we drove to Target to get the carseat
and just my luck
they had the pink version...no blue...
so I called Babies-R-Us
they didn't have it either
So I came home and ordered it on-line
at check out it sayed
shipping 3 to 5 days
So I thought, "cool, it will be here sometime next week."
Then I read my confirmation E-mail
and the estimated shipping date
is AFTER February 23
ummm.
I may need it sooner than that
Seriously.
Now I realize that Heavenly Father has lots of prayers coming at him right now...
Blizzards, Freezing temps, unrest in Egypt, floods in Australia, famine, disease, etc....
and my carseat woes seem trite
but PLEASE let the 23rd be a generous delivery date
Seriously.
Seriously
Maybe my little guy will wake up everyday at 4am everyday
and so he is preparing me now, to be awake at this time...
We had our last ultra sound at IMC yesterday.
Everything looks good
He is breech, but so was Brin
they are guessing he is ALMOST 7 POUNDS!!!
what the heck!
I still have 3 weeks to go
He may not even fit in Newborn size diapers
Don't get me wrong...
I love the chubby babies
(doesn't everyone)
and I am not complaining...
I am just worried he will look like a sumo-wrestler in a newborn size diaper
ya know
bum cheeks hangin' out of this little strip of pampers
(that was sort of a funny image)
So the radiologist kept pointing out his features
like here is a foot
(i got a picture)
and here is his little face
(i got a picture)
and his arm is over his face
(i got a picture)
You get the idea...
but for the life of me
I could NOT identify anything she was taking pictures of!
If I stare at the face one long enough
I MAY be able to make out a nose
Seriously
How can ANYONE tell what they are looking at
So at the end I ask her to take ONE MORE LOOK
at HIS...umm...boy parts
She tracks down there
and is like
"OH WOW, he is definatley a boy!"
and wouldn't you know it...
THAT IS THE ONLY THING I COULD IDENTIFY ON SCREEN AND ON THE PICTURE!
Brad was so proud!
He said something inappropriate
(something about family traits)
and then strutted around like a vain peacock for the rest of the night
Seriously.
Since we were in Salt Lake
we drove to Target to get the carseat
and just my luck
they had the pink version...no blue...
so I called Babies-R-Us
they didn't have it either
So I came home and ordered it on-line
at check out it sayed
shipping 3 to 5 days
So I thought, "cool, it will be here sometime next week."
Then I read my confirmation E-mail
and the estimated shipping date
is AFTER February 23
ummm.
I may need it sooner than that
Seriously.
Now I realize that Heavenly Father has lots of prayers coming at him right now...
Blizzards, Freezing temps, unrest in Egypt, floods in Australia, famine, disease, etc....
and my carseat woes seem trite
but PLEASE let the 23rd be a generous delivery date
Seriously.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Good Morning
Good Morning!
Is anyone else WIDE AWAKE at 4am?
Probably not.
I thought I was in labor all Monday.
at 3am I even requested a sub
and then I fell asleep
woke up at 6
and realized I was NOT in labor
and then had to go to work
it was a bit of a bummer
I guess in the end it turned out ok
my lesson plans for the sub are not quite ready
my goal is by the end of the week
this weekend I made the carseat canopy (or carseat tent-whatever your call it)
which totally made Brad realize
we should probably go and buy the actual carseat!!!
Brad said yesterday, that we needed to go and get one soon
because he does not want to have to make that decision by himself...
apparently he had the thought that the baby and I would be waiting at the hospital
waiting for him to come and pick us up
and he is stuck at Target
trying to remember which design/color/brand I wanted!
I told him not to worry...
I would send my mom with him to pick one out!
I have had the design/color/brand picked out for over 2 months
and have discussed it with him a few times
but,
I bet $100
he can't remember ANY of it
and they say pregnancy brain only strikes us women!
Is anyone else WIDE AWAKE at 4am?
Probably not.
I thought I was in labor all Monday.
at 3am I even requested a sub
and then I fell asleep
woke up at 6
and realized I was NOT in labor
and then had to go to work
it was a bit of a bummer
I guess in the end it turned out ok
my lesson plans for the sub are not quite ready
my goal is by the end of the week
this weekend I made the carseat canopy (or carseat tent-whatever your call it)
which totally made Brad realize
we should probably go and buy the actual carseat!!!
Brad said yesterday, that we needed to go and get one soon
because he does not want to have to make that decision by himself...
apparently he had the thought that the baby and I would be waiting at the hospital
waiting for him to come and pick us up
and he is stuck at Target
trying to remember which design/color/brand I wanted!
I told him not to worry...
I would send my mom with him to pick one out!
I have had the design/color/brand picked out for over 2 months
and have discussed it with him a few times
but,
I bet $100
he can't remember ANY of it
and they say pregnancy brain only strikes us women!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
final countdown
My Ob scheduled my C-section for Feb 26th.
I was thinking I had 2 months left
um, not really
we have
5 WEEKS LEFT!!!
Holy moly
so unless I go into labor early
(which I never have)
cirlce the 26th
Brinley wants a day to day countdown
but honestly
when I do that
it stresses me out
funny how you plan, hope, pray and wish for a baby
and then you realize that it may actually be easier if the baby just stays inside of you
there is less mess that way
and less chaos
of course
if this little guy doesn't stop stretching
and kneeing me in the bladder and hip bones and ribs
I may welcome the chaos!
Never mind
forget I said that
Bring on the chaos...
we have been waiting
I was thinking I had 2 months left
um, not really
we have
5 WEEKS LEFT!!!
Holy moly
so unless I go into labor early
(which I never have)
cirlce the 26th
Brinley wants a day to day countdown
but honestly
when I do that
it stresses me out
funny how you plan, hope, pray and wish for a baby
and then you realize that it may actually be easier if the baby just stays inside of you
there is less mess that way
and less chaos
of course
if this little guy doesn't stop stretching
and kneeing me in the bladder and hip bones and ribs
I may welcome the chaos!
Never mind
forget I said that
Bring on the chaos...
we have been waiting
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Its a sugar coated world...and I can't eat any of it!
Hello
It's before 3 am thursday morning
and here I am
which makes it
EVERYDAY this week that I have been awake
from about 2am to 5ish
needless to say
I AM EXHAUSTED!
Don't even ask my classes about how grouchy I am
I yelled at some kid
and he just looked at me
and said in the sweetest voice
"exactly when are you due?"
to which I said
in my meanest voice
"not soon enough"
then the whole class laughed
including myself
but they pretty much left me alone
the rest of the period
that is one of the good things about having a class with upper-classmen
they know when to "not poke the bear"
on the other hand my classes that are full of freshmen
don't get that if I am sarcastic and grouchy
it will lead to complete and total
TERROR!
Just kidding...
sort of
Last night I MAY have dozed off
at the dinner table.
Then as I was reading Brinley her bedtime story
she kept having to shake me awake
what's worse,
I don't remember actually finishing the book
So she must have given up
(which I feel terrible about)
that in it of itself is the reason I need a "mental health day"
or a brownie
or a piece of hot fudge cake
or a donut
or a snickers bar
heck,
at this point I want coldstone ice cream...
and I don't like coldstone
but dad-nab-it
I can't eat my way through maternal guilt.
and it really sucks
Even worse is that I have grades due by 3pm on Friday
a doctor appointment at 3:30 (in Salt Lake)
and sharing time on Sunday
I wasn't even tempted over Christmas
to eat sweets
I kept the little guy in mind
heck I even gave an entire container of Almond Roca away
with out even eating one of those delicious toffee nibs...
but add some good old fashioned stress
and a wallop of maternal guilt
and I want to eat my way through the candy aisle
and the bakery department
and the ice cream aisle
and maybe crumble some potato chips on top
and ya know
sugar free pudding
doesn't really fit the bill
It's before 3 am thursday morning
and here I am
which makes it
EVERYDAY this week that I have been awake
from about 2am to 5ish
needless to say
I AM EXHAUSTED!
Don't even ask my classes about how grouchy I am
I yelled at some kid
and he just looked at me
and said in the sweetest voice
"exactly when are you due?"
to which I said
in my meanest voice
"not soon enough"
then the whole class laughed
including myself
but they pretty much left me alone
the rest of the period
that is one of the good things about having a class with upper-classmen
they know when to "not poke the bear"
on the other hand my classes that are full of freshmen
don't get that if I am sarcastic and grouchy
it will lead to complete and total
TERROR!
Just kidding...
sort of
Last night I MAY have dozed off
at the dinner table.
Then as I was reading Brinley her bedtime story
she kept having to shake me awake
what's worse,
I don't remember actually finishing the book
So she must have given up
(which I feel terrible about)
that in it of itself is the reason I need a "mental health day"
or a brownie
or a piece of hot fudge cake
or a donut
or a snickers bar
heck,
at this point I want coldstone ice cream...
and I don't like coldstone
but dad-nab-it
I can't eat my way through maternal guilt.
and it really sucks
Even worse is that I have grades due by 3pm on Friday
a doctor appointment at 3:30 (in Salt Lake)
and sharing time on Sunday
I wasn't even tempted over Christmas
to eat sweets
I kept the little guy in mind
heck I even gave an entire container of Almond Roca away
with out even eating one of those delicious toffee nibs...
but add some good old fashioned stress
and a wallop of maternal guilt
and I want to eat my way through the candy aisle
and the bakery department
and the ice cream aisle
and maybe crumble some potato chips on top
and ya know
sugar free pudding
doesn't really fit the bill
Monday, January 10, 2011
What a Week
It's before 2am Monday
and naturally I am wide awake...
Perhaps my insomnia is preparing me for the sleepless nights once the baby gets here?
Tonight though, I am blaming Brad's c-pap machine.
ya know the machine that keeps his sleep apnea at bay.
it is making a chirping sound
at first I thought a cricket had some how made it's way into our bedroom
but then i realized it is January and the crickets are all hibernating or have flown south
(what do crickets do in winter?)
Anyhoo, I had a busy week and while I was trying to drown out the chirping noise
My brain kicked into high gear
and I went over the week in my head
1. State Test
ugh
how I hate the end of the semester
it means I have to give all my classes the Utah State CTE test
its a pain
and whats worse
my money for next year is tied to the darn scores
The test is online
and so I watch my computer screen for those magic 80% to come in
its torture
I must hit the refresh button 10, 000 times
crossing my fingers that just a few more students get that 80%
the worse is the 79% that comes across
I want to bang my head
because the kid only had to get 1 more question right to pass
even worse than that is the 79.9%
I then want to smack the idiot who thought of testing
Cuz-the state will not round up that score to 80%
it kills me
Please do not ever talk about merit pay and teachers around the semester change
I can do the same things in all of my classes
and in one i will have a decent number of 80%
and in the next...only 3 students will hit that
it is infuriating
it drives me crazy
it makes me loose sleep
and Brad is sick of hearing me complain and/or getting depressed by the class with the 3
2-My ultra sound went great!
the doctor was so impressed with how I am regulating my sugar
(even over christmas)
(which is good
because I am trying REALLY hard to be good...i didn't eat any of the dessert at BUNCO last week)
that she canceled the stress tests and the other ultra sounds!
woo-hoo
I do get one more ultra sound in February
He looks good.
He looks strong.
He looks healthy.
His head does not appear to be ginormous...like a certain parental unit had as a baby
He stayed all curled up in the fetus position during the ultra sound
which is the only time the little guy hasn't had his foot or arm in my rib cage in weeks!
I am not complaining
I am trying to enjoy these last few months of pregnancy
since it is my last
I want to remember everything
even how this little guy has the knack of bouncing on my bladder
causing me to RUN to the bathroom at a moments notice
seriously
I have had to RUN out of class
and I have never done that
not in 12 years of teaching
oh and my placenta is moving away from my old c-section scar
so I don't need to really lay awake worrying about that!
3-I won $100 bucks from the radio station!
they said to be the 93rd caller when I heard a Rascal Flatts song
I was waiting for the girls to get at of school
so I started calling
I dialed and dialed and dialed
I almost gave up, but tried one more time
they answered and said,
Whats your name? "michelle"
michelle you just won $100 dollars!
and yes I was such a nerd
I screamed
on the radio
and then I had to moo
on the radio
I am a tad embarassed by how excited I was
but hey
I have $100 coming
I will moo in front of anyone for cash money!
On Saturday,
we got out the bassinet and baby bouncer
its all washed and ready
Brinley was so impressed with the bassinet
she wants the baby to sleep in her room... NOW!
(we will remind her of that in about 3 or 4 months)
She is worried about the bassinet only having pink sheets...
"mom, they are sooo000 cute but are kind of girlie" she squealed
My fiscally minded husband
said, "he will only be sleeping on them for 2 months"
( i am looking for blue ones on pay day....
or when i get my 100 dollars from K-Bull 93)
MOOOOOOOOO!
and naturally I am wide awake...
Perhaps my insomnia is preparing me for the sleepless nights once the baby gets here?
Tonight though, I am blaming Brad's c-pap machine.
ya know the machine that keeps his sleep apnea at bay.
it is making a chirping sound
at first I thought a cricket had some how made it's way into our bedroom
but then i realized it is January and the crickets are all hibernating or have flown south
(what do crickets do in winter?)
Anyhoo, I had a busy week and while I was trying to drown out the chirping noise
My brain kicked into high gear
and I went over the week in my head
1. State Test
ugh
how I hate the end of the semester
it means I have to give all my classes the Utah State CTE test
its a pain
and whats worse
my money for next year is tied to the darn scores
The test is online
and so I watch my computer screen for those magic 80% to come in
its torture
I must hit the refresh button 10, 000 times
crossing my fingers that just a few more students get that 80%
the worse is the 79% that comes across
I want to bang my head
because the kid only had to get 1 more question right to pass
even worse than that is the 79.9%
I then want to smack the idiot who thought of testing
Cuz-the state will not round up that score to 80%
it kills me
Please do not ever talk about merit pay and teachers around the semester change
I can do the same things in all of my classes
and in one i will have a decent number of 80%
and in the next...only 3 students will hit that
it is infuriating
it drives me crazy
it makes me loose sleep
and Brad is sick of hearing me complain and/or getting depressed by the class with the 3
2-My ultra sound went great!
the doctor was so impressed with how I am regulating my sugar
(even over christmas)
(which is good
because I am trying REALLY hard to be good...i didn't eat any of the dessert at BUNCO last week)
that she canceled the stress tests and the other ultra sounds!
woo-hoo
I do get one more ultra sound in February
He looks good.
He looks strong.
He looks healthy.
His head does not appear to be ginormous...like a certain parental unit had as a baby
He stayed all curled up in the fetus position during the ultra sound
which is the only time the little guy hasn't had his foot or arm in my rib cage in weeks!
I am not complaining
I am trying to enjoy these last few months of pregnancy
since it is my last
I want to remember everything
even how this little guy has the knack of bouncing on my bladder
causing me to RUN to the bathroom at a moments notice
seriously
I have had to RUN out of class
and I have never done that
not in 12 years of teaching
oh and my placenta is moving away from my old c-section scar
so I don't need to really lay awake worrying about that!
3-I won $100 bucks from the radio station!
they said to be the 93rd caller when I heard a Rascal Flatts song
I was waiting for the girls to get at of school
so I started calling
I dialed and dialed and dialed
I almost gave up, but tried one more time
they answered and said,
Whats your name? "michelle"
michelle you just won $100 dollars!
and yes I was such a nerd
I screamed
on the radio
and then I had to moo
on the radio
I am a tad embarassed by how excited I was
but hey
I have $100 coming
I will moo in front of anyone for cash money!
On Saturday,
we got out the bassinet and baby bouncer
its all washed and ready
Brinley was so impressed with the bassinet
she wants the baby to sleep in her room... NOW!
(we will remind her of that in about 3 or 4 months)
She is worried about the bassinet only having pink sheets...
"mom, they are sooo000 cute but are kind of girlie" she squealed
My fiscally minded husband
said, "he will only be sleeping on them for 2 months"
( i am looking for blue ones on pay day....
or when i get my 100 dollars from K-Bull 93)
MOOOOOOOOO!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
I Can't Sleep
Its almost 5am
I have been awake since 1:30
Will someone turn off my brain!
I can not stop thinking...
...Planning my sharing time for Sunday; sad about changes in Primary; worried what new calling will be; planning review game for school tomorrow; wondering if I should buy treats to bribe my classes into reviewing for test; worried about test scores; worried about class budget; worried about home budget; ohhh that was a nice kick to my bladder little guy; need to update the class list for all 220 students; thinking about next semester; wondering about subsitute during maternity leave; what should I make for dinner tonight; Bunco's tonight and I have to wear jammies, which jammies do I look less pregnant in; Oh -nice jab to the ribs little one; oh yeah-I am having a new baby in 2 months...what the heck was I thinking; I have an ultrasound on Wednesday; wonder what this new guy will look like; exactly how tall was Goliath and how am I going to draw a picture of him; I really need to get out the breast pump and make sure it is working; I may need to buy new parts; I need to buy a car seat; I hope my baby is cute; What the heck-is this baby doing the macarena in utero; I hope my baby is healthy; I really want a candy bar; why do they transfer new students into my class with only 2 week left in the semester; don't forget the Book of Mormon's that are in the van-I need to glue the scripture challenge paper in them; is Aiden the right name for the baby; is 2 middle names pretentious; what do I need to do on my prep; what can I eat for breakfast; once I deliver this baby I am going to make all of the christmas treats I couldn't; what if I end up with Type 2 diabetes-then no treats for me-EVER; I am really hungry-should I test my sugars now and then eat; i wish there was more sugar free stuff-what's out there is pretty bad...
See this is only a smidge of the things that have been running through my head the last 3 hours!
will someone please
SHUT
OFF
MY
BRAIN!
I have been awake since 1:30
Will someone turn off my brain!
I can not stop thinking...
...Planning my sharing time for Sunday; sad about changes in Primary; worried what new calling will be; planning review game for school tomorrow; wondering if I should buy treats to bribe my classes into reviewing for test; worried about test scores; worried about class budget; worried about home budget; ohhh that was a nice kick to my bladder little guy; need to update the class list for all 220 students; thinking about next semester; wondering about subsitute during maternity leave; what should I make for dinner tonight; Bunco's tonight and I have to wear jammies, which jammies do I look less pregnant in; Oh -nice jab to the ribs little one; oh yeah-I am having a new baby in 2 months...what the heck was I thinking; I have an ultrasound on Wednesday; wonder what this new guy will look like; exactly how tall was Goliath and how am I going to draw a picture of him; I really need to get out the breast pump and make sure it is working; I may need to buy new parts; I need to buy a car seat; I hope my baby is cute; What the heck-is this baby doing the macarena in utero; I hope my baby is healthy; I really want a candy bar; why do they transfer new students into my class with only 2 week left in the semester; don't forget the Book of Mormon's that are in the van-I need to glue the scripture challenge paper in them; is Aiden the right name for the baby; is 2 middle names pretentious; what do I need to do on my prep; what can I eat for breakfast; once I deliver this baby I am going to make all of the christmas treats I couldn't; what if I end up with Type 2 diabetes-then no treats for me-EVER; I am really hungry-should I test my sugars now and then eat; i wish there was more sugar free stuff-what's out there is pretty bad...
See this is only a smidge of the things that have been running through my head the last 3 hours!
will someone please
SHUT
OFF
MY
BRAIN!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year
welp
Christmas Break is over.
I had to go back to work today
and man
I am soooo tired!
2 weeks of not having to wake up early, getting showered and dressed late really spoiled me.
So did 2 weeks of eating a good breakfast...
by 10am I was STARVING!
(By the way, Atkins Protein Bars are the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten)
We had a wonderful Christmas.
Here are the girlies in their Christmas Eve Pjs. This is a tradition I did as a kid and have carried it on. Plus, it is the only time I can dress them matchy and no one complains!
All of the girls wishes came true
...except for the laptop that Emily wanted
...santa (and I) don't think an 11 year old needs her own laptop.
Santa did leave a new camera and mascara in her stocking
so that ALMOST made up for it!
She also got lots of new clothes, including TWO shirts from Areo
She is at a hard age...too old for toys...
except she did ask for Bendaroos...
which have proven to be fun!
Brin was in Barbie paradise...
after all the gifts were opened she ended up with four new ones!
She is also in love with the pillow pet Gagam gave her! It's pretty cute and I am totally going to buy the monkey one for me! I mean the baby.
Our family gift was the kinnect for the X-box. Brad discovered that our furniture arrangement did not allow for "maximum playing" so on Sunday, we spent the afternoon rearranging the furniture.
as for my Christmas Break To-Do list, I did accomplish some of it:
1. Finished book 5 of Fablehaven-finished the series...disappointed in the ending
2. Start and finish the Hunger Games. I started this on Saturday morning and finished it that night! It was THAT good...can't wait to read #2!
3. Finish my 12 month of Snowmen Quilt-
I heart snowmen!
Every month in 2010 I got a free new snowman applique. The designs are from bunnyhill.com She has a new FREE one coming out for 2011. I think it has to do with jars....
So I have finished all 12 and need to assemble the quilt.
This is one of my favorite appliques from the set.
4. Finished the baby's quilt. (I am finished...and it is super cute)
His name will be appliqued in the white space...once he is here and we (meaning me) have permanently chosen a name!I got the free pattern at modabakeshop.com. They offer free quilt patterns every other day or so and some of them are super cute.
This was the first quilt I have ever had to assemble on the diagonal...I think its is called 'on point' in the quilting world. It was kind of confusing.
5. Finished my Holiday table runner (I actually used it before christmas dinner)
5. Finished my Holiday table runner (I actually used it before christmas dinner)
6. Baked banana bread for all of Brad's work people
7. Baked cookies for santa with Emily and Brin
It is always a lot of fun...Em always puts flour on her face...and I spend several months cleaning up all the sprinkles!13. Finished organizing recipes- but spent time on some foodie blogs...so I have more...I really need to stop looking at blogs
14. Organized craft dungeon-sort of
15. I did try 4 new recipes.
16. Found a new Ob. I decided I wouldn't go to the one here in Tooele for a band-aid, let alone have her cut me open and yank out my child! I am fully aware that this makes 3 Ob's this pregnancy...but, for the first time in 3 months I am at peace with our decision.
17. Survived driving home from new Ob, in the blizzard last Wednesday. I never went above 30mph on I-80, it was that bad!
18. My mom visited and got snowed in with us! We had a nice visit...and watched it snow all day on Friday. We also watched as my crazy sister tried to drive in all that snow! She did a 360 in front of our house and almost took out the fire hydrant on the corner, then she ran the stop sign and almost got hit by an SUV, then the nerd called WHILE DRIVING and started to screech "I am slipping!" My mom said she is a "stubborn little ******* and a tad OCD". True...so True.
Hope you are all safe and happy
Here's to 2011...
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