So, it's like 65 degrees out today. It was yesterday too! This is my absolute favorite time of year! I just love it. Not too hot to move, but warm enough to enjoy a nice long walk without freezing your butt off!
Greyson has the most horrible diaper rash I have ever seen. I'm not exactly sure how he gets that way. It's not like he sits for hours in a dirty diaper! He's wearing his sisters future cloth diapers. Hopefully that will help. I really should switch him over as well.
Thanks to a little poking and prodding, I did a registry a few days ago. Which I guess is a good thing because, it at least gives me a good idea of what we need. Only thing is, it also gives me something to worry about. Will we be able to swing all this stuff by MAY? I guess it doesn't matter TOO much, Greyson's still sleeping in our room and thanks to moving, we've done his nursery twice. Not a small feat I must say.
Dyllan's been a bit restless lately. Seems to be all over the place. Movement is GREAT don't get me wrong! I am just hoping that a few things I'M stressing about aren't affecting her. She seems to be resting in her normal position. I can't help but wonder if that position is "normal" or not. Hopefully they can tell me next week at my MW appointment.
Ewww.. I just found Greyson drinking out of a cup of milk I had left on the table from last night. That kid has arms like an octopus!! Hopefully it doesn't make him SICK! I thought for SURE I had put that in the sink! I swear I am losing my mind! Pregnancy brain or something. It's also making me extremely lazy. I don't want to do much. Sit around. I'm making chicken in the crock pot for dinner. That's about as lazy as it gets. We haven't had that in quite a while, so it will be a nice change from the normal three things I know how to cook. (rolls eyes).
Greyson just fell asleep..so that's my cue! I'm out! :) Nap time for me too? Hopefully. Then I'll be ready for a nice walk!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
You know, I was thinking, even with all the joys of pregnancy, there is that occasional moment it reminds me of cruel and unusual punishment. I have had heartburn for almost 24 hours now. Can't eat, can't drink, can't breathe.
I'm like a fire breathing dragon. Bitchy beyond belief, impatient, impractical, just plain evil. Val told me I have to drink 100 ounces of water a day! How am I supposed to drink 100 ounces of water a day, when I can't possibly fit another thing in my stomach! This little girl gets bigger everyday and I (even though I've BEEN nine months pregnant before) can't possibly imagine what my belly is going to look like 8 weeks from now! Maybe, with the lack of food, I may lose a little bit of weight this trimester. I'm still under my weight gain compared to my pregnancy with Greyson, which is good... I'm hoping to keep it under 175 but that's only 7 pounds away! Last visit I gained 5 pounds in two weeks!
I, thankfully, haven't gotten any NEW stretch marks. But occasionally I get a good kick to the strip down the middle of my belly where my abdomen muscles have split and it literally feels like my stomach is going to tear apart from the inside! Kind of a scary feeling actually! And it hurts! I sometimes imagine I'm going to lift my shirt and see a GIANT stretch mark going right down the center of my belly about 6 inches wide.
I haven't been sleeping well at all. Which is generally normal for me, but only makes the thought of it that much worse! How little sleep can you possibly live on? Someday, I'll just be like one of those mommy zombies you see walking around.
Growing a girl is HARD!! I don't remember being so ugly with Greyson. Ugly emotionally and certainly ugly physically! UGGH!
And then, I stop and think, only eight more weeks. That's not far at all! And then I think about the 6 plus weeks afterward. You mommies know what I'm talking about! I KNOW that is worse than how I'm feeling now.
What did We do to deserve this? We get periods, menopause, and stretch marks. We have to shave our entire body! When was the last time you saw a guy complain about his hormones? Or worry about the cleanliness of the house because you have guests coming over. Why is it OK for men to "not do" poopy diapers? They get 5 minutes in the shower and they're DONE! They shave this little itty bit of space on their face (if you're lucky enough to have a husband who shaves on a regular basis)and that's it! When was the last time you heard your husbands friends gossiping about his increasing dress size and I bet if you looked in your husbands wallet, you wouldn't find 85 goldfish crushed to powder. Want to check MY purse?!
You know, I know Eve gave Adam the apple, but he's the idiot who ate it!
All that being said, I wouldn't give my pregnancy away to my husband for a minute (I might miss something). Being my last, I know I'll miss it when she's here. It is one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced! I wouldn't change THAT for the world.
Maybe, when Doug gets home and takes a shower, I'll suggest he shave his entire body...he should have to sacrifice SOMETHING! :)
I'm like a fire breathing dragon. Bitchy beyond belief, impatient, impractical, just plain evil. Val told me I have to drink 100 ounces of water a day! How am I supposed to drink 100 ounces of water a day, when I can't possibly fit another thing in my stomach! This little girl gets bigger everyday and I (even though I've BEEN nine months pregnant before) can't possibly imagine what my belly is going to look like 8 weeks from now! Maybe, with the lack of food, I may lose a little bit of weight this trimester. I'm still under my weight gain compared to my pregnancy with Greyson, which is good... I'm hoping to keep it under 175 but that's only 7 pounds away! Last visit I gained 5 pounds in two weeks!
I, thankfully, haven't gotten any NEW stretch marks. But occasionally I get a good kick to the strip down the middle of my belly where my abdomen muscles have split and it literally feels like my stomach is going to tear apart from the inside! Kind of a scary feeling actually! And it hurts! I sometimes imagine I'm going to lift my shirt and see a GIANT stretch mark going right down the center of my belly about 6 inches wide.
I haven't been sleeping well at all. Which is generally normal for me, but only makes the thought of it that much worse! How little sleep can you possibly live on? Someday, I'll just be like one of those mommy zombies you see walking around.
Growing a girl is HARD!! I don't remember being so ugly with Greyson. Ugly emotionally and certainly ugly physically! UGGH!
And then, I stop and think, only eight more weeks. That's not far at all! And then I think about the 6 plus weeks afterward. You mommies know what I'm talking about! I KNOW that is worse than how I'm feeling now.
What did We do to deserve this? We get periods, menopause, and stretch marks. We have to shave our entire body! When was the last time you saw a guy complain about his hormones? Or worry about the cleanliness of the house because you have guests coming over. Why is it OK for men to "not do" poopy diapers? They get 5 minutes in the shower and they're DONE! They shave this little itty bit of space on their face (if you're lucky enough to have a husband who shaves on a regular basis)and that's it! When was the last time you heard your husbands friends gossiping about his increasing dress size and I bet if you looked in your husbands wallet, you wouldn't find 85 goldfish crushed to powder. Want to check MY purse?!
You know, I know Eve gave Adam the apple, but he's the idiot who ate it!
All that being said, I wouldn't give my pregnancy away to my husband for a minute (I might miss something). Being my last, I know I'll miss it when she's here. It is one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced! I wouldn't change THAT for the world.
Maybe, when Doug gets home and takes a shower, I'll suggest he shave his entire body...he should have to sacrifice SOMETHING! :)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Sleep envy, positive thinking and popsicles.
I'm SO tired today! I'm so tired everyday really, but I'm working on that. I really have noticed that I need some more positive thinking! I'm not always the best at that! Greyson has been exhausted, with Jiggy here he's either been too distracted to nap or it's the middle of the day and every little noise gets the dog going and wakes him up. Oiy Vey! He slept for THREE whole hours today in bed with me. Lucky enough, Doug was home to play dog wrangler! That was definitely a nice thing.
It's supposed to rain for the next three days! A Nor'Easter I guess. YUCK! And what's with all this wind? I don't remember there ever being such STRONG crazy winds ever in my life. I guess it must be living on the coast? That's the only thing I can think of. Maybe I just never noticed before? I keep worrying that one of those big giant pine trees are going to fall through or house or through my car or something. I can't even imagine! That would be hell! I hope we don't lose power. That's poopy too.
Greyson is so smart! He has this new thing where he stands by the refridgerator and points until you pick him up. Then he opens the door, says "ooooh" and smiles, takes a popsicle and then closes the door. That is the cutest thing! He's also been sitting (fully clothed) on his potty while I'm in the bathroom. We're not in any rush, but wouldn't it be GREAT?! 18 months and potty trained? HAHAHA I think that's wishful thinking! We just bought it to give him something to think about. He does some pretty smart things..hopefully soon he will start talking a little more. Maybe we could cancel out the whining. That would also be a sanity saver! I'm wondering if it's normal that he only has a four word vocabulary? Mumma, dad, Jiggy (really?!), Leila and Nana. I guess that's five words. Still though. I try not to compare and be a crazy mom but some other babies I know seem to have a little bit more "motivation" as far as words go. Oh well, he'll get there!
Not much from baby Dyllan today, or yesterday for that matter. Maybe she's tired too. I wouldn't be suprised. We all seem to be a little bit sleepy lately. I'm not positive, but I think she did rotate. She definitely did SOMETHING! Two nights ago at 12:28 am I woke up with some lower pain and what felt like a small whale moving around inside my big 'ol belly! It made me laugh a little. I've been obsessed trying to find "the head" and I can't which I have come to believe is a good thing. Even though I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing! Maybe I should swing by the center and see what they think. Maybe not. They wouldn't change things right now anyway so I suppose I can wait another week and a half and see at my regular appointment. Can you believe that I'm at every other week appointments?! I remember being at this stage of my pregnancy with Greyson. Everyone always talks about how time flies after you have kids and you never fully understand what they mean until it happens. And then you blink your eyes and your son is almost a year and a half and you have another kid on the way! In TWO months. less than that really! Oh MY!
That's all for tonight! Sleep tight!
It's supposed to rain for the next three days! A Nor'Easter I guess. YUCK! And what's with all this wind? I don't remember there ever being such STRONG crazy winds ever in my life. I guess it must be living on the coast? That's the only thing I can think of. Maybe I just never noticed before? I keep worrying that one of those big giant pine trees are going to fall through or house or through my car or something. I can't even imagine! That would be hell! I hope we don't lose power. That's poopy too.
Greyson is so smart! He has this new thing where he stands by the refridgerator and points until you pick him up. Then he opens the door, says "ooooh" and smiles, takes a popsicle and then closes the door. That is the cutest thing! He's also been sitting (fully clothed) on his potty while I'm in the bathroom. We're not in any rush, but wouldn't it be GREAT?! 18 months and potty trained? HAHAHA I think that's wishful thinking! We just bought it to give him something to think about. He does some pretty smart things..hopefully soon he will start talking a little more. Maybe we could cancel out the whining. That would also be a sanity saver! I'm wondering if it's normal that he only has a four word vocabulary? Mumma, dad, Jiggy (really?!), Leila and Nana. I guess that's five words. Still though. I try not to compare and be a crazy mom but some other babies I know seem to have a little bit more "motivation" as far as words go. Oh well, he'll get there!
Not much from baby Dyllan today, or yesterday for that matter. Maybe she's tired too. I wouldn't be suprised. We all seem to be a little bit sleepy lately. I'm not positive, but I think she did rotate. She definitely did SOMETHING! Two nights ago at 12:28 am I woke up with some lower pain and what felt like a small whale moving around inside my big 'ol belly! It made me laugh a little. I've been obsessed trying to find "the head" and I can't which I have come to believe is a good thing. Even though I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing! Maybe I should swing by the center and see what they think. Maybe not. They wouldn't change things right now anyway so I suppose I can wait another week and a half and see at my regular appointment. Can you believe that I'm at every other week appointments?! I remember being at this stage of my pregnancy with Greyson. Everyone always talks about how time flies after you have kids and you never fully understand what they mean until it happens. And then you blink your eyes and your son is almost a year and a half and you have another kid on the way! In TWO months. less than that really! Oh MY!
That's all for tonight! Sleep tight!
Friday, March 12, 2010
One and The Quarters
So, here goes nothing. My first post on my first blog! Enjoy!
Greyson is FINALLY down for a nap! No one ever mentioned the terrible twos start at about 16 months and continue until who knows how long. I'll tell you, it's a good think he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, otherwise I'm not sure how I'd cope! I'm getting my first taste of "single mother" status as Doug has started back at The Steakhouse and has weekends lined with stone work. Money is always a good thing though! It's definitely different being the mom to a toddler vs an infant. Much more entertaining to say the least! My goodness he is cute! This morning he attempted to put his sunglasses on Jiggy (my mom's little dog). You should have seen it, the dog pressed against me shaking and Greyson crying because he wouldn't cooperate! Yesterday, I saw him laugh his loudest and hardest as I chased the dog around trying to rescue a sticker he got from the bank. Remind me never to get a little dog. Too much of a pain in the butt!
I'm 31 and a half weeks pregnant. Almost there! Except I'm horrified at the thought that things are really happening that soon. We're not prepared and apparently neither is she. BREECH! You have GOT to be kidding me was my only reaction, well with the exception of a few tears. My midwife insists I still have time and not to worry about it so much. We'll see how THAT goes. I'm not always the best at NOT worrying. Sometimes I wish someone would sit me down and say "Listen...this is the situation, and I would like you to worry about it until you loose sleep, hair and sanity" I know I could do that! That comes natural. Have to thank my grandmother for the worry genes! aah, well. It is what it is!
Plus I am horrified to think of two, yes TWO babies at the same time! How will I find the time? How will Greyson react?! Will he love her or hate her or both. Being an only child, I'm not sure how things are supposed to go, what's normal, what's not. Oh and sleeping through the night, Grey's not doing that yet, what happens when SHE comes? I suppose I should move him into his own room but I'm not quite sure I'm ready for that yet. Oh! And nursing, I wonder if Greyson will be envious. Will HE want to nurse again? That would be interesting...not sure how I would handle that. I'm all about equality!
Speaking of equality, I'm feeling a little sad for Dyllan. One thing about being an only child is that you never have to share anything. Poor thing gets all the hand me downs. I guess that's not such a bad thing when I think about it. Sharing is not one of my best traits. She does get to have the cuter clothes. You have to admit, girl clothes are pretty damn cute! And we're cloth diapering her, which, now I wish I had listened to myself and done with Greyson. I'm not sure if I'm doing out of the goodness of my heart for the planet and of course that precious little toosh or if I'm out to prove to everyone who says that it's too much work, that it isn't. Doesn't matter, I've spent a boatload on cloth, so I have no choice now. I like it better that way. When decisions are made for me.
I guess I'll head out for now. I can't believe how good it feels to just blurt it all out for anybody or nobody to read! I think I may have found a new vice. Scary to think my fish in Happy Aquarium might be neglected because I will be too busy "blogging"! How techy chic! Doug will roll his eyes and laugh! But hey, at least it's all written down! Good day dolls!
Greyson is FINALLY down for a nap! No one ever mentioned the terrible twos start at about 16 months and continue until who knows how long. I'll tell you, it's a good think he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, otherwise I'm not sure how I'd cope! I'm getting my first taste of "single mother" status as Doug has started back at The Steakhouse and has weekends lined with stone work. Money is always a good thing though! It's definitely different being the mom to a toddler vs an infant. Much more entertaining to say the least! My goodness he is cute! This morning he attempted to put his sunglasses on Jiggy (my mom's little dog). You should have seen it, the dog pressed against me shaking and Greyson crying because he wouldn't cooperate! Yesterday, I saw him laugh his loudest and hardest as I chased the dog around trying to rescue a sticker he got from the bank. Remind me never to get a little dog. Too much of a pain in the butt!
I'm 31 and a half weeks pregnant. Almost there! Except I'm horrified at the thought that things are really happening that soon. We're not prepared and apparently neither is she. BREECH! You have GOT to be kidding me was my only reaction, well with the exception of a few tears. My midwife insists I still have time and not to worry about it so much. We'll see how THAT goes. I'm not always the best at NOT worrying. Sometimes I wish someone would sit me down and say "Listen...this is the situation, and I would like you to worry about it until you loose sleep, hair and sanity" I know I could do that! That comes natural. Have to thank my grandmother for the worry genes! aah, well. It is what it is!
Plus I am horrified to think of two, yes TWO babies at the same time! How will I find the time? How will Greyson react?! Will he love her or hate her or both. Being an only child, I'm not sure how things are supposed to go, what's normal, what's not. Oh and sleeping through the night, Grey's not doing that yet, what happens when SHE comes? I suppose I should move him into his own room but I'm not quite sure I'm ready for that yet. Oh! And nursing, I wonder if Greyson will be envious. Will HE want to nurse again? That would be interesting...not sure how I would handle that. I'm all about equality!
Speaking of equality, I'm feeling a little sad for Dyllan. One thing about being an only child is that you never have to share anything. Poor thing gets all the hand me downs. I guess that's not such a bad thing when I think about it. Sharing is not one of my best traits. She does get to have the cuter clothes. You have to admit, girl clothes are pretty damn cute! And we're cloth diapering her, which, now I wish I had listened to myself and done with Greyson. I'm not sure if I'm doing out of the goodness of my heart for the planet and of course that precious little toosh or if I'm out to prove to everyone who says that it's too much work, that it isn't. Doesn't matter, I've spent a boatload on cloth, so I have no choice now. I like it better that way. When decisions are made for me.
I guess I'll head out for now. I can't believe how good it feels to just blurt it all out for anybody or nobody to read! I think I may have found a new vice. Scary to think my fish in Happy Aquarium might be neglected because I will be too busy "blogging"! How techy chic! Doug will roll his eyes and laugh! But hey, at least it's all written down! Good day dolls!
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