I'm home unexpectedly with Paige today. Her sitter called at 5am to say she's closed because she has the flu. Not a big deal, I don't mind missing work. Especially when it's 64 degrees out!
We had a great morning. We went for a couple of walks around our block, I pushed her on the swing and we just walked around our yard looking at birds, trees and squirrels. She is so much fun right now! We played in the basement with her big bouncy ball, kicking and rolling it to each other. We did ring around the rosies, and bounced around on the floor like frogs. She's napping right now. It might rain this afternoon, but hopefully we can sneak in a walk to our playground a couple of blocks away.
Another person is coming to look at our house on Saturday! WHO HOO! Please send out house selling vibes for us!
I'm going to get my rummage sale fix tomorrow. There's a 5 family one in Green Bay, well actually Howard, which is a northern suburb of Green Bay and the town we want to move to. I'm hoping to find a Little Tykes playground thing and a nice kitchen. I really have my eye on this kitchen though and might just break down and get it for her birthday:
http://www.step2.com/images/products/736300_popup.jpg
Hopefully Paige will be in a good mood and we can head to the play area at the mall after the rummage sale.
I'm watching a Baby Story and the parents named their baby girl Annalise. That is such a cute name!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Baby Brag Alert!
Stop reading now if you don't want to hear my brag about my wonderful daughter!
Baby Brag #1: She Ate Fruit!!!!! Last night, I took her grocery shopping as part of my effort to getting over my fear of bringing her in public. I picked up some bananas and she insisted that she have one. So she munched on it while I shopped. We got home and she ate some grapes.
Baby Brag #2: She Has a Memory!!!!!! Mike got home and noticed her eating grapes. I told her to tell him what she ate at the grocery store, thinking I would end up whispering it to her and then her telling Mike. But she thought for a minute and said "nana." She remembered!!!!
Baby Brag #3: Ring Around the Rosey. Mike was changing her diaper and she started singing "rosies, posies, ashes, down." She was singing Ring Around the Rosies! So then she insisted that we all do it about 50 times last night. She would go up to Mike, grab his hand, pull him over to me, and then we'd all do it. It was so fun!
Baby Brag #4: She Can Count!!!! We were reading a book where you count barn animals on every page and the last page has 10 cows. I counted them out loud and she said all the numbers with me! She can count to 3 on her own, but will count to 10 with me!
Well, hopefully you made it this far without getting sick. She is the light of our lives and makes us smile every day!
Baby Brag #1: She Ate Fruit!!!!! Last night, I took her grocery shopping as part of my effort to getting over my fear of bringing her in public. I picked up some bananas and she insisted that she have one. So she munched on it while I shopped. We got home and she ate some grapes.
Baby Brag #2: She Has a Memory!!!!!! Mike got home and noticed her eating grapes. I told her to tell him what she ate at the grocery store, thinking I would end up whispering it to her and then her telling Mike. But she thought for a minute and said "nana." She remembered!!!!
Baby Brag #3: Ring Around the Rosey. Mike was changing her diaper and she started singing "rosies, posies, ashes, down." She was singing Ring Around the Rosies! So then she insisted that we all do it about 50 times last night. She would go up to Mike, grab his hand, pull him over to me, and then we'd all do it. It was so fun!
Baby Brag #4: She Can Count!!!! We were reading a book where you count barn animals on every page and the last page has 10 cows. I counted them out loud and she said all the numbers with me! She can count to 3 on her own, but will count to 10 with me!
Well, hopefully you made it this far without getting sick. She is the light of our lives and makes us smile every day!
Monday, March 27, 2006
The Stomach Bug Strikes Again
Mike and I just had this a few months ago and it's BAAAAACK! Mike got it Friday, but was feeling better by Saturday. Luckily, Paige and I were at my mom and dad's so we didn't have to be around him when he was sick. However, Saturday night I woke up with it, and felt miserable yesterday. I threw up and had the runs a few times in the morning and was just weak, achy, and lethargic the rest of the day. Luckily, I have a wonderful hubby and he took care of Paige all day. Also luckily, she seemed to understand that I wasn't feeling well, and kind of left me alone and was happy to be with Mike. She's such a mama's girl and will actually tell Mike "NO dada" if she doesn't want him around. But they went for a couple of walks and played all day, so they're buddies again.
On Friday, I met a friend from college at a play area at a mall about an hour away from me and about 15 minutes from my parent's house. She has a little girl, Anna who is 3 months younger than Paige and she's a work from home mom. She is really starting to think about putting Anna in a daycare a few times a week just so she has more time to work, retain her sanity, and get Anna used to kids. I guess Anna is kinda high maintenance! So I was saying yes, daycare is wonderful, I'm so glad Paige is there because she gets to play with kids of all ages, and she is exposed to different things. So we go in the play area and Anna takes off and is playing her little heart out. Paige meanwhile, won't get off my lap for a good 45 minutes. Yeah, meet my highly socialized daughter! Anna's mom could've gone shopping for all she cared, but Paige wouldn't get off my lap. Just a little embarrassing. So I decided that on my days off, that I need to take Paige with me to different outings. I kind of realized she's in her own little bubble; she's either at home or Sandi's (her sitter), or my parents. She needs to get out and be exposed to new things. I have to get over my fear of taking her in public.
Actually, I made a small step towards that goal on Saturday. I stopped at Once Upon a Child in Green Bay on my way home to look for patent leather shoes for Easter. I couldn't find any, but walked out of there with $21 worth of summer clothes for Paige. I got 2 outfits, 3 tops, and 2 shorts. She's obsessed with purple lately, and had to carry the purple outfit with her until we checked out. That store is so ghetto-ish, but I love it! And as long as Paige was holding her beloved purple outfit, she was fine.
We're back into Nemo again. I think she watched it at least 5 times this weekend. She walks around going "Nemo? Dory? Nigel? Marnin (Marlin)?" It's so cute!
On Friday, I met a friend from college at a play area at a mall about an hour away from me and about 15 minutes from my parent's house. She has a little girl, Anna who is 3 months younger than Paige and she's a work from home mom. She is really starting to think about putting Anna in a daycare a few times a week just so she has more time to work, retain her sanity, and get Anna used to kids. I guess Anna is kinda high maintenance! So I was saying yes, daycare is wonderful, I'm so glad Paige is there because she gets to play with kids of all ages, and she is exposed to different things. So we go in the play area and Anna takes off and is playing her little heart out. Paige meanwhile, won't get off my lap for a good 45 minutes. Yeah, meet my highly socialized daughter! Anna's mom could've gone shopping for all she cared, but Paige wouldn't get off my lap. Just a little embarrassing. So I decided that on my days off, that I need to take Paige with me to different outings. I kind of realized she's in her own little bubble; she's either at home or Sandi's (her sitter), or my parents. She needs to get out and be exposed to new things. I have to get over my fear of taking her in public.
Actually, I made a small step towards that goal on Saturday. I stopped at Once Upon a Child in Green Bay on my way home to look for patent leather shoes for Easter. I couldn't find any, but walked out of there with $21 worth of summer clothes for Paige. I got 2 outfits, 3 tops, and 2 shorts. She's obsessed with purple lately, and had to carry the purple outfit with her until we checked out. That store is so ghetto-ish, but I love it! And as long as Paige was holding her beloved purple outfit, she was fine.
We're back into Nemo again. I think she watched it at least 5 times this weekend. She walks around going "Nemo? Dory? Nigel? Marnin (Marlin)?" It's so cute!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
I Hate Selling Our House!!!!!!
So, our house has been on the market for a year. That in itself sucks the big one. We've had one open house and no one came. We've shown it maybe ten times in a year and heard the same thing, "we love the house...BUT...." and that but has been anything from it's too small, we don't like the location, we can't afford it, etc.
Yesterday took the cake. Our realtor called us on Monday morning, said these ppl would come on Tuesday at 4:45pm. So Mike and I bust our ass Monday night to get it ready to show. I hustle home to finish it off Tuesday and pick up Duke. So our realtor just called and said the ppl loved the house, but not the location. GRRRRRRRR!!!! Plus they already drove by it and knew the location!!!!! Why waste my time and look?!?!?! I wish someone would just buy the damn thing so we could get the hell out of this town.
So, our house has been on the market for a year. That in itself sucks the big one. We've had one open house and no one came. We've shown it maybe ten times in a year and heard the same thing, "we love the house...BUT...." and that but has been anything from it's too small, we don't like the location, we can't afford it, etc.
Yesterday took the cake. Our realtor called us on Monday morning, said these ppl would come on Tuesday at 4:45pm. So Mike and I bust our ass Monday night to get it ready to show. I hustle home to finish it off Tuesday and pick up Duke. So our realtor just called and said the ppl loved the house, but not the location. GRRRRRRRR!!!! Plus they already drove by it and knew the location!!!!! Why waste my time and look?!?!?! I wish someone would just buy the damn thing so we could get the hell out of this town.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Damn you Iowa, Syracuse, North Carolina and Pitt!!!!!!
Are you going huh? I am a HUGE college basketball fan and got into a pool at work. After putting a lot of time and effort into my bracket, I proudly turned it and $5 in last week. I picked Pitt and North Carolina to go to the Final Four and they lost over the weekend so that really screwed me over. Oh well, it's still fun.
Not so fun...Paige has officially hit the terrible twos. She started saying "no" everytime we asked her to do something. I was so in shock over it, that I didn't know what to do!!!!! But she still cracks me up every day and is my little sweetie.
Someone is coming to look at our house tomorrow!!!! YAHOO!!!! It's been on the market for about a year, and we are so ready to move to Green Bay. Send us good house showing vibes!!!!
We have some bad family stuff going on that I can't really get into right now. I just ask for those that are reading that you send out prayers for courage and strength for us.
I can feel another shopping spree coming on. I have two pairs of pants in my cart on gap.com and about $150 worth at oldnavy.com. I just bought a pair of long and lean jeans on ebay-I really hope they fit. I've heard good things about them. We paid off a couple of debts with our tax return so rather than save the money, I feel the need to spend it.
It's about 2:35 here now, so I'd imagine Paige is waking up from her nap. She's so cute when she first wakes up. Her cheeks are a little rosy and she's usually in a smiley mood. I love my baby!
Are you going huh? I am a HUGE college basketball fan and got into a pool at work. After putting a lot of time and effort into my bracket, I proudly turned it and $5 in last week. I picked Pitt and North Carolina to go to the Final Four and they lost over the weekend so that really screwed me over. Oh well, it's still fun.
Not so fun...Paige has officially hit the terrible twos. She started saying "no" everytime we asked her to do something. I was so in shock over it, that I didn't know what to do!!!!! But she still cracks me up every day and is my little sweetie.
Someone is coming to look at our house tomorrow!!!! YAHOO!!!! It's been on the market for about a year, and we are so ready to move to Green Bay. Send us good house showing vibes!!!!
We have some bad family stuff going on that I can't really get into right now. I just ask for those that are reading that you send out prayers for courage and strength for us.
I can feel another shopping spree coming on. I have two pairs of pants in my cart on gap.com and about $150 worth at oldnavy.com. I just bought a pair of long and lean jeans on ebay-I really hope they fit. I've heard good things about them. We paid off a couple of debts with our tax return so rather than save the money, I feel the need to spend it.
It's about 2:35 here now, so I'd imagine Paige is waking up from her nap. She's so cute when she first wakes up. Her cheeks are a little rosy and she's usually in a smiley mood. I love my baby!
Monday, March 13, 2006
So What Do I Do All Day?
People (including my own coworkers!) don't really know what my job entails so here's what I did today:
On the phone: I re-enrolled 3 clients in the women's health program that I coordinate. I answered questions from 2 moms calling with questions about booster seats for their kids. I ordered supplies for this 8 week teen cessation course I'm facilitating with a guidance counselor from one of the high schools.
I looked over this cessation ciriculum and read two very technical child passenger safety newsletters.
Non-work related, I listed a few things on ebay and chatted with my ya yas! I also listened as a co-worker vented about her ex-husband.
I really enjoy my job most days and am proud that I'm showing my daughter that women can strike a balance between work and home. Although I do miss her during the day, I know she's in good hands and that she's having a fun time with all of her buddies!
I have reached the end of my rope when it comes to planning and cooking meals! I told Mike tonight that if we don't plan supper for the next night before we go to bed, I'm not cooking. We can either have pizza or soup or something like that. I would much rather hang out with Paige (and watch Dora!) than run around the kitchen like a mad woman trying to plan and cook a meal before she demands that I give her my 100% attention! Not sure if we'll plan the meals the night before, but I'm not caving on the cooking meals myself thing!
People (including my own coworkers!) don't really know what my job entails so here's what I did today:
On the phone: I re-enrolled 3 clients in the women's health program that I coordinate. I answered questions from 2 moms calling with questions about booster seats for their kids. I ordered supplies for this 8 week teen cessation course I'm facilitating with a guidance counselor from one of the high schools.
I looked over this cessation ciriculum and read two very technical child passenger safety newsletters.
Non-work related, I listed a few things on ebay and chatted with my ya yas! I also listened as a co-worker vented about her ex-husband.
I really enjoy my job most days and am proud that I'm showing my daughter that women can strike a balance between work and home. Although I do miss her during the day, I know she's in good hands and that she's having a fun time with all of her buddies!
I have reached the end of my rope when it comes to planning and cooking meals! I told Mike tonight that if we don't plan supper for the next night before we go to bed, I'm not cooking. We can either have pizza or soup or something like that. I would much rather hang out with Paige (and watch Dora!) than run around the kitchen like a mad woman trying to plan and cook a meal before she demands that I give her my 100% attention! Not sure if we'll plan the meals the night before, but I'm not caving on the cooking meals myself thing!
Sunday, March 12, 2006
My Weekend
Friday my mom came to visit Paige and I (I have Fridays off from work) and we watched basketball all day. Her and Paige went for a walk while I ran some errands. My parents see Paige every couple of weeks and I love how close they are. She'll walk around the house asking for them: "ampa? amma? " It's so cute!
Mike (my hubby) was out of town yesterday for a work meeting and then fishing with the guys so it was just Paige and I. She was in a mood all day, so we watched ALOT of Dora! I warned Mike that she may say "Hola" to him when she seems him!
Today Mike let me sleep in and I took advantage-I slept until 10:30 am!!!! It felt wonderful! I love to sleep. He is such a good husband. After Paige napped we went to visit some friends in Green Bay who have a daughter, Grace, who is 6 weeks younger than Paige. It's amazing how different 2 kids can be. Paige is very active, loves to run around, dance and jump. Grace talks very very well, in complete sentences, loves the Teletubbies, and loves to color. She doesn't like puzzles while Paige loves them. Paige could watch Dora, Wiggles, or Clifford all day, but didn't seem to care much for the Tubbies when they were on. They got Grace that Step 2 Dream Kitchen for Christmas and it is the COOLEST kitchen out there. I decided today that we're getting it for Paige's 2nd birthday.
On that subject, I just realized that today Paige is 22 months; in just 2 short months, my baby is going to be 2. I still can't believe that this little bundle that I brought home from the hospital is now running, jumping, dancing, talking and making me laugh every day. Where does the time go?
Friday my mom came to visit Paige and I (I have Fridays off from work) and we watched basketball all day. Her and Paige went for a walk while I ran some errands. My parents see Paige every couple of weeks and I love how close they are. She'll walk around the house asking for them: "ampa? amma? " It's so cute!
Mike (my hubby) was out of town yesterday for a work meeting and then fishing with the guys so it was just Paige and I. She was in a mood all day, so we watched ALOT of Dora! I warned Mike that she may say "Hola" to him when she seems him!
Today Mike let me sleep in and I took advantage-I slept until 10:30 am!!!! It felt wonderful! I love to sleep. He is such a good husband. After Paige napped we went to visit some friends in Green Bay who have a daughter, Grace, who is 6 weeks younger than Paige. It's amazing how different 2 kids can be. Paige is very active, loves to run around, dance and jump. Grace talks very very well, in complete sentences, loves the Teletubbies, and loves to color. She doesn't like puzzles while Paige loves them. Paige could watch Dora, Wiggles, or Clifford all day, but didn't seem to care much for the Tubbies when they were on. They got Grace that Step 2 Dream Kitchen for Christmas and it is the COOLEST kitchen out there. I decided today that we're getting it for Paige's 2nd birthday.
On that subject, I just realized that today Paige is 22 months; in just 2 short months, my baby is going to be 2. I still can't believe that this little bundle that I brought home from the hospital is now running, jumping, dancing, talking and making me laugh every day. Where does the time go?
Thursday, March 09, 2006
OK, I've decided to join the rest of the human race and blog! Where do I start? My life really isn't that exciting. Inspired by one of my ya yas, Elisa, I'll do a "where was I last year at this time?" kind of thing. Here goes:
March 2005: Paige is 10 months old and ON THE GO!!! I'm finally feeling like I have the working mom thing down.
March 2004: I'm 7 months pregnant and loving it. Starting to get a little uncomfortable and PO'd at people making fun of my waddle, but other than that life is good.
March 2003: Mike and I have been married for about 1.5 years and we're just starting to talk about having having kids. We decide to wait until summer to try.
March 2002: Mike and I just bought and moved into our first house and got our dog Duke. Life is good!
March 2001: I got the job I have now and move to a nice apartment in a town called Oconto Falls. I LOVE my new job! Busy planning our October 2001 wedding. Mike and I are still about 2 hours apart and so looking forward to getting married.
March 2000: Working as a fitness director at a Native American Reservation. I'm 23 and not ready to be a supervisor. This job is really tough. Mike and I have been long distance for almost a year and we hate it.
March 1999: Getting ready to graduate from college. Complaning about being sick of school and how I can't wait to be in the "real world." Aaahh, what I'd give to go back to those days!
March 1998: Have a boyfriend, Will who is SO not right for me, but I'm sick of being single.
March 1997: Having a blast partying in college!
March 1996: Just dumped my first real boyfriend and LOVING being single!
March 1995: Finishing up my freshman year of college and starting to adjust to college life. It took a while.
Wow, that's my life the past 10 years in a nutshell. Crazy. So now I blog about the present, right? I guess that's to be continued.
March 2005: Paige is 10 months old and ON THE GO!!! I'm finally feeling like I have the working mom thing down.
March 2004: I'm 7 months pregnant and loving it. Starting to get a little uncomfortable and PO'd at people making fun of my waddle, but other than that life is good.
March 2003: Mike and I have been married for about 1.5 years and we're just starting to talk about having having kids. We decide to wait until summer to try.
March 2002: Mike and I just bought and moved into our first house and got our dog Duke. Life is good!
March 2001: I got the job I have now and move to a nice apartment in a town called Oconto Falls. I LOVE my new job! Busy planning our October 2001 wedding. Mike and I are still about 2 hours apart and so looking forward to getting married.
March 2000: Working as a fitness director at a Native American Reservation. I'm 23 and not ready to be a supervisor. This job is really tough. Mike and I have been long distance for almost a year and we hate it.
March 1999: Getting ready to graduate from college. Complaning about being sick of school and how I can't wait to be in the "real world." Aaahh, what I'd give to go back to those days!
March 1998: Have a boyfriend, Will who is SO not right for me, but I'm sick of being single.
March 1997: Having a blast partying in college!
March 1996: Just dumped my first real boyfriend and LOVING being single!
March 1995: Finishing up my freshman year of college and starting to adjust to college life. It took a while.
Wow, that's my life the past 10 years in a nutshell. Crazy. So now I blog about the present, right? I guess that's to be continued.
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