I think we are getting somewhere with meals with my little diva! She has been sitting on our laps for supper for the past few weeks, and we let her because she was eating fairly well. Tonight Mike had enough and said you need to sit in your big girl chair (her booster chair) and she of course started screeching. He said, "we'll give you a sticker if you sit in the chair" and she just said "OK", quit fussing and sat there for a good 20 minutes! I WAS SHOCKED!!!!!! And she actually ate our food! We had hamburger in gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans. She played with the beans and avoided the potatoes (weird, I know), but inhaled the hamburger! I couldn't believe it! She kept asking "sticker?" and we said, after you eat. She said she was full, I gave her an Elmo sticker and we put it on the calendar. My big girl! I'm so proud of her and of Mike for thinking of it.
I think we're getting somewhere with the discipline too. She's been getting better about walking into and out of the house, but if she fusses, I tell her to start walking before I count to 3 or she won't be able to climb into her carseat, which is a big deal for her. It seems to be working, I've been trying to use it at home too when she's dawdling and not listening.
Her newest thing today was to ask "mama what are you doing? dada what are you doing?" It was so hilarious! And when we ask her "what's going to work?" she replies "teamwork!" Straight outta Wonder Pets! I love my little girl!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Hot Hot Hot!!!!!
OK, this weather totally sucks. I'm becoming more and more like my mom every day! She hates the hot weather too! It's about 90 degrees and HUMID.
Yesterday I decided that we could not stay cooped up in the house for the rest of the day and today so we ran to the Family Dollar and got a pool for Paige. It was a huge pain in the ass to fill up because the hose water was super cold, but my ever thinking hubby decided to open the window to the basement, run the hose down there and fill up the pool with water from the hot water heater. Not a bad idea actually-better than me filling a bucket of hot water from the sink and bringing it outside 100 times. She really seemed to like splashing around in it-we were out for at least an hour yesterday and close to another hour this morning. I'm sure she'll want to go out again after her nap. She is so cute in her swimsuit and wet curly hair! I have a feeling we're going to go broke buying sunscreen and swim diapers this summer! I love the smell of sunscreen, weird? Maybe.
I'm suddenly obsessed with blinkies. It's so weird. It's like I finally discovered them, so I keep searching for cool ones to upload into photobucket. I FINALLY found a Friends one last night. I'm still trying to find a cool working mom one. I found a hilarious one last night: "It's formula, not rat poison!" I wish I would've had that one when she was a baby. I pumped my milk, but she also got formula very early on too. There's a bunch of (IMO) self righteous sahm and bf'ing ones, why isn't there a "proud to be a working mom" one.
Our dry spell is FINALLY over at home! It had probably been at least 2 months, but that was because we didn't like each other very much. Things have been MUCH better at home since we've talked. We both seem to be making an effort to communicate better. And 2 nights in a row! WHO HOO!!!!
Other than that, we had a pretty low key weekend. Just lots of laundry, cleaning, playing in the pool, etc. I just cannot handle this hot weather. I was out for about 10 minutes hanging up laundry and it was too much for me. Luckily, it's supposed to cool down this week back into the 70's. That I can handle.
Yesterday I decided that we could not stay cooped up in the house for the rest of the day and today so we ran to the Family Dollar and got a pool for Paige. It was a huge pain in the ass to fill up because the hose water was super cold, but my ever thinking hubby decided to open the window to the basement, run the hose down there and fill up the pool with water from the hot water heater. Not a bad idea actually-better than me filling a bucket of hot water from the sink and bringing it outside 100 times. She really seemed to like splashing around in it-we were out for at least an hour yesterday and close to another hour this morning. I'm sure she'll want to go out again after her nap. She is so cute in her swimsuit and wet curly hair! I have a feeling we're going to go broke buying sunscreen and swim diapers this summer! I love the smell of sunscreen, weird? Maybe.
I'm suddenly obsessed with blinkies. It's so weird. It's like I finally discovered them, so I keep searching for cool ones to upload into photobucket. I FINALLY found a Friends one last night. I'm still trying to find a cool working mom one. I found a hilarious one last night: "It's formula, not rat poison!" I wish I would've had that one when she was a baby. I pumped my milk, but she also got formula very early on too. There's a bunch of (IMO) self righteous sahm and bf'ing ones, why isn't there a "proud to be a working mom" one.
Our dry spell is FINALLY over at home! It had probably been at least 2 months, but that was because we didn't like each other very much. Things have been MUCH better at home since we've talked. We both seem to be making an effort to communicate better. And 2 nights in a row! WHO HOO!!!!
Other than that, we had a pretty low key weekend. Just lots of laundry, cleaning, playing in the pool, etc. I just cannot handle this hot weather. I was out for about 10 minutes hanging up laundry and it was too much for me. Luckily, it's supposed to cool down this week back into the 70's. That I can handle.
Friday, May 26, 2006
Ramblings of a Mom to a Toddler
I don't think anyone prepares you for how difficult it is to raise a toddler, especially a two year old. Maybe not difficult, but what a rollercoaster it is.
Paige has gotten VERRRRYYY sassy within the past couple of weeks. She's been telling me "stop it mama" "no mama" and the real kicker "shut up mama" She's also been pushing me and swatting me. I know she got the shut up from us telling Duke to shut up, so we've been working on "be quiet" She's been whining and repeating things OVER and OVER! Like today "dada home soon?" and I say "dada will be home tonight around suppertime" and then ever since it's "dada home soon? dada home night" over and over! It gets a little old. But at the same time, she is so sweet, and just wants to make me happy. And she's talking more and more! I walked into her room this morning, yawning and she says "mama tired" and I said, yes mama's tired. I was like, how did you know I was tired? and how do you know what tired means? Crazy!
Lately, she's been SO into books, she carries them everywhere and she has to have at least 10 of them in her crib whenever she sleeps. After I read her a book, she takes it, opens it up and says the words on that certain page. It's unreal! She has SUCH a good memory. The other night, she wouldn't listen to me, so I told her no books before bed. She grabbed Guess How Much I Love You and wanted me to read it and I said, no you didn't listen to mama earlier. She raised a huge fuss, but took it to bed with her. The next morning I walked into her room, she grabs the book and says "mama read it?" I said yes, I'll read it!
I need to start disciplining her more, and my therapist said that we could try time outs with her. She seems young for it, but my sitter agreed. I'm such a softie, it's going to break my heart the first few times I have to do it. This week, we've been working on getting her to walk in and out of our house and our sitter's house, and not be carried. She pitches a HUGE fit, but each day has gotten a little easier. I think we might start a sticker chart for walking without a fuss.
Meals have been interesting. She refuses to sit anywhere except my lap during meals, especially supper. But she'll actually eat something then, like the past few nights she's eaten pork chops and rice. She dawdles so bad, so I've started to tell her, you need to start eating in one more minute, or we're all done. It seems to be working pretty well. She's still refusing veggies though.
This week, she's done so many new things! She counts her jumps, it's so hilarious! She's had a diaper rash for a while so it hurts whenever we wipe her, and I've always said "I know, I know" so this week whenever I start to take her diaper off, she goes "I know I know I know I know I know!" And asking for Mike by saying "dada home soon?" that one breaks my heart, especially when I know he's not going to be home for a while.
In spite of all this, I love her more than I ever thought possible. I would die if anything happened to her. She brings so much joy, but sometimes so much pain too. She loves to give hugs and kisses, laugh, dance, and jump!
We're staying home this Memorial Day weekend, and are going to try to get a lot of yardwork done. It might hit 90 which is WAY too hot for me. It's 80 degrees right now and I can hardly stand it. I've been outside for all of 20 minutes today to hang clothes up and I come in the house sweating. It's too hot, too fast. 2 weekends ago, it was 45 and rainy and now it's 80 and sunny.
Paige has gotten VERRRRYYY sassy within the past couple of weeks. She's been telling me "stop it mama" "no mama" and the real kicker "shut up mama" She's also been pushing me and swatting me. I know she got the shut up from us telling Duke to shut up, so we've been working on "be quiet" She's been whining and repeating things OVER and OVER! Like today "dada home soon?" and I say "dada will be home tonight around suppertime" and then ever since it's "dada home soon? dada home night" over and over! It gets a little old. But at the same time, she is so sweet, and just wants to make me happy. And she's talking more and more! I walked into her room this morning, yawning and she says "mama tired" and I said, yes mama's tired. I was like, how did you know I was tired? and how do you know what tired means? Crazy!
Lately, she's been SO into books, she carries them everywhere and she has to have at least 10 of them in her crib whenever she sleeps. After I read her a book, she takes it, opens it up and says the words on that certain page. It's unreal! She has SUCH a good memory. The other night, she wouldn't listen to me, so I told her no books before bed. She grabbed Guess How Much I Love You and wanted me to read it and I said, no you didn't listen to mama earlier. She raised a huge fuss, but took it to bed with her. The next morning I walked into her room, she grabs the book and says "mama read it?" I said yes, I'll read it!
I need to start disciplining her more, and my therapist said that we could try time outs with her. She seems young for it, but my sitter agreed. I'm such a softie, it's going to break my heart the first few times I have to do it. This week, we've been working on getting her to walk in and out of our house and our sitter's house, and not be carried. She pitches a HUGE fit, but each day has gotten a little easier. I think we might start a sticker chart for walking without a fuss.
Meals have been interesting. She refuses to sit anywhere except my lap during meals, especially supper. But she'll actually eat something then, like the past few nights she's eaten pork chops and rice. She dawdles so bad, so I've started to tell her, you need to start eating in one more minute, or we're all done. It seems to be working pretty well. She's still refusing veggies though.
This week, she's done so many new things! She counts her jumps, it's so hilarious! She's had a diaper rash for a while so it hurts whenever we wipe her, and I've always said "I know, I know" so this week whenever I start to take her diaper off, she goes "I know I know I know I know I know!" And asking for Mike by saying "dada home soon?" that one breaks my heart, especially when I know he's not going to be home for a while.
In spite of all this, I love her more than I ever thought possible. I would die if anything happened to her. She brings so much joy, but sometimes so much pain too. She loves to give hugs and kisses, laugh, dance, and jump!
We're staying home this Memorial Day weekend, and are going to try to get a lot of yardwork done. It might hit 90 which is WAY too hot for me. It's 80 degrees right now and I can hardly stand it. I've been outside for all of 20 minutes today to hang clothes up and I come in the house sweating. It's too hot, too fast. 2 weekends ago, it was 45 and rainy and now it's 80 and sunny.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
The Party Is Over
Thank God for that! It actually went very well, but I think it was a little too much for Paige.
Luckily the IL's all got along really well and Mike's dad and stepmom left around 5:30 pm. It was really cold and rainy out so everyone was cooped up inside our teeny tiny house, and it was really overwhelming for Paige. When she woke up from her nap, almost everyone was here, so she walked out to a roomful of people and most of them were almost like strangers (Mike's mom, dad, stepmom, stepdad and a couple of friends of ours). My parents, sister, her boyfriend and grandma got here before her nap and she's really comfortable with all of them. But waking up from a nap and coming out to all of these people was just too much for her. But she gradually warmed up, especially when we started opening presents! Mike's mom gave her this bubble blower thing in the shape of a puppy and she LOVES it. She used up all of the bubbles that came with it and kept walking around saying "puppy bubbles? puppy bubbles?" when she didn't have it!
The party had some stressful moments, but overall went pretty well. Paige was pretty cranky and irritable most of the time, but as long as I or my mom kept her entertained, she was OK. She didn't play too much with her new kitchen as the puppy bubble thing was the big hit of the day!
She looked absolutely ADORABLE in her Dora dress and I tried to get some pictures, but she is not good for getting pictures taken. Hopefully between us, Mike's mom and my mom, she'll be OK.
Some friends of ours who live in Green Bay with a little girl 6 weeks younger than Paige were here and I don't think we had told them that the teacher in the news is my dad. When he walked in, the wife got a weird and suprised look on her face and I noticed her looking at him every once in a while.
It took a while to get everything cleaned up and put away, but it's all done. The floors are dirty so we'll have to take care of them tomorrow. But my two year old girl is sleeping and I think her mama will be soon!
Luckily the IL's all got along really well and Mike's dad and stepmom left around 5:30 pm. It was really cold and rainy out so everyone was cooped up inside our teeny tiny house, and it was really overwhelming for Paige. When she woke up from her nap, almost everyone was here, so she walked out to a roomful of people and most of them were almost like strangers (Mike's mom, dad, stepmom, stepdad and a couple of friends of ours). My parents, sister, her boyfriend and grandma got here before her nap and she's really comfortable with all of them. But waking up from a nap and coming out to all of these people was just too much for her. But she gradually warmed up, especially when we started opening presents! Mike's mom gave her this bubble blower thing in the shape of a puppy and she LOVES it. She used up all of the bubbles that came with it and kept walking around saying "puppy bubbles? puppy bubbles?" when she didn't have it!
The party had some stressful moments, but overall went pretty well. Paige was pretty cranky and irritable most of the time, but as long as I or my mom kept her entertained, she was OK. She didn't play too much with her new kitchen as the puppy bubble thing was the big hit of the day!
She looked absolutely ADORABLE in her Dora dress and I tried to get some pictures, but she is not good for getting pictures taken. Hopefully between us, Mike's mom and my mom, she'll be OK.
Some friends of ours who live in Green Bay with a little girl 6 weeks younger than Paige were here and I don't think we had told them that the teacher in the news is my dad. When he walked in, the wife got a weird and suprised look on her face and I noticed her looking at him every once in a while.
It took a while to get everything cleaned up and put away, but it's all done. The floors are dirty so we'll have to take care of them tomorrow. But my two year old girl is sleeping and I think her mama will be soon!
Friday, May 12, 2006
Happy Birthday Paige!
My baby is two today, I can't believe it!
I still remember my pregnancy and delivery so clearly. Laughing and crying at the same time when my pregnancy came back positive, Mike not being able to understand me on the phone because I sounded like a crazy woman, puking several times a day for 15 weeks, being drop dead tired all the time, hearing her heartbeat for the first time, feeling her kick, finding out she's a girl, getting bigger and bigger by the second, attempting to take Duke for a walk while waddling my fat pregnant ass down the road, feeling that first contraction, laboring at home from 9a-5p alone until Mike got home, having a contraction so intense it brought me to all fours, throwing up all over myself and Mike, begging for an hour for the anesthesologist, feeling the infamous "ring of fire", and finally holding my sweet girl on my chest.
And now today, she's an energetic two year old: talking, laughing, dancing, jumping, and throwing lots of tantrums!!! I got an email today from Baby Center congratulating me on my "preschooler" with tips on potty training. Preschooler? Potty training? Where's my sweet baby who loved to hang out in her bouncy seat and would only nap in mama's arms for the first three months? Where's my breast pump that was attached to my body for 8 months? Where's my baby who would eat almost any kind of baby food I gave her? Now it's nothing but PB&J's, pancakes, waffles, pizza and oatmeal!
Potty training? Not even close. I'll hang on to my baby and keep changing diapers with a smile as I know these days will soon be a memory.
I still remember my pregnancy and delivery so clearly. Laughing and crying at the same time when my pregnancy came back positive, Mike not being able to understand me on the phone because I sounded like a crazy woman, puking several times a day for 15 weeks, being drop dead tired all the time, hearing her heartbeat for the first time, feeling her kick, finding out she's a girl, getting bigger and bigger by the second, attempting to take Duke for a walk while waddling my fat pregnant ass down the road, feeling that first contraction, laboring at home from 9a-5p alone until Mike got home, having a contraction so intense it brought me to all fours, throwing up all over myself and Mike, begging for an hour for the anesthesologist, feeling the infamous "ring of fire", and finally holding my sweet girl on my chest.
And now today, she's an energetic two year old: talking, laughing, dancing, jumping, and throwing lots of tantrums!!! I got an email today from Baby Center congratulating me on my "preschooler" with tips on potty training. Preschooler? Potty training? Where's my sweet baby who loved to hang out in her bouncy seat and would only nap in mama's arms for the first three months? Where's my breast pump that was attached to my body for 8 months? Where's my baby who would eat almost any kind of baby food I gave her? Now it's nothing but PB&J's, pancakes, waffles, pizza and oatmeal!
Potty training? Not even close. I'll hang on to my baby and keep changing diapers with a smile as I know these days will soon be a memory.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Gotta Love Wisconsin
It's about 40 degrees, pouring rain, with 35 mph winds, gusting to 50 mph. Someone from work just called in and said a tree blew over on Main Street and the entire street is closed. AGH!
Paige's party is on Saturday and it's supposed to be 51 with a chance for showers. Great. Guess we'll have to keep 16 people cooped up in our 1000 square foot house. Should be interesting, especially since it's the first time Mike's mom, stepdad, dad and stepdad are all going to be together. I'm putting that dress on her though, I don't care, it's just too darn cute!!!!
OK, what is wrong with people?!?! Chris got kicked off AI!!! WTF?!?!?! He was so awesome signing "Suspicious Minds"! Not sure who will win now, they all seem to have a equal chance at it.
I was a crazy woman yesterday. I had my teen cessation group in the morning, then a car seat appointment. Then I headed off to Green Bay for a therapist appointment at 1pm. First I stopped at Once Upon A Child to drop off a huge box of stuff, then to Factory Card Outlet where it was shoulder to shoulder people in the Mother's Day card section. But for 50 cents a card, I can't complain. Then to my therapist and theeeeennnnn to Steins' for a gift card for my mom for Mother's Day, Joann Fabrics to return material, Kohl's, Old Navy and Lane Bryant for returns, Shopko to pick up household stuff, Walgreens to pick up Starbucks coffee on sale for Mike's mom and stepmom, Target for a return, TRU for a return, Walmart for a return, Once Upon a Child to pick up my money and then home by 4:40pm. CRAZY!!!!!! But it felt good to get rid of so much stuff and to get money back on my credit card!
I've lost 5 more pounds! I know I just weighed myself a few days ago, but I'm so psyched.
Mike and I seem to be doing pretty good. I've been trying not to take what he says the wrong way and we're spending more time together at night. I actually like him now! =)
I sneezed this morning and Paige told me "Bless you Mama." I almost died-she is too cute!!!! Her birthday is tomorrow, I can't believe two years ago at this very moment I was in labor with her.
Gotta head out in this crappy weather for a meeting. Hopefully I won't blow away!
Paige's party is on Saturday and it's supposed to be 51 with a chance for showers. Great. Guess we'll have to keep 16 people cooped up in our 1000 square foot house. Should be interesting, especially since it's the first time Mike's mom, stepdad, dad and stepdad are all going to be together. I'm putting that dress on her though, I don't care, it's just too darn cute!!!!
OK, what is wrong with people?!?! Chris got kicked off AI!!! WTF?!?!?! He was so awesome signing "Suspicious Minds"! Not sure who will win now, they all seem to have a equal chance at it.
I was a crazy woman yesterday. I had my teen cessation group in the morning, then a car seat appointment. Then I headed off to Green Bay for a therapist appointment at 1pm. First I stopped at Once Upon A Child to drop off a huge box of stuff, then to Factory Card Outlet where it was shoulder to shoulder people in the Mother's Day card section. But for 50 cents a card, I can't complain. Then to my therapist and theeeeennnnn to Steins' for a gift card for my mom for Mother's Day, Joann Fabrics to return material, Kohl's, Old Navy and Lane Bryant for returns, Shopko to pick up household stuff, Walgreens to pick up Starbucks coffee on sale for Mike's mom and stepmom, Target for a return, TRU for a return, Walmart for a return, Once Upon a Child to pick up my money and then home by 4:40pm. CRAZY!!!!!! But it felt good to get rid of so much stuff and to get money back on my credit card!
I've lost 5 more pounds! I know I just weighed myself a few days ago, but I'm so psyched.
Mike and I seem to be doing pretty good. I've been trying not to take what he says the wrong way and we're spending more time together at night. I actually like him now! =)
I sneezed this morning and Paige told me "Bless you Mama." I almost died-she is too cute!!!! Her birthday is tomorrow, I can't believe two years ago at this very moment I was in labor with her.
Gotta head out in this crappy weather for a meeting. Hopefully I won't blow away!
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
My Weekend
I actually had a pretty enjoyable weekend. On Friday, Paige and I met a girlfriend from college and her daughter who is 3 months younger at a play area at a mall near my parent's house. Paige actually got off my lap after only a few minutes and seemed to have a really good time. Then we went to my parent's house for the rest of the day. Got home and put her to bed that night.
On Saturday, I met another girlfriend and her 16 month old daughter for some serious rummage sales! I bought way too much and at the last one, I actually paid with change for this Dora necklace I was convinced Paige had to have. I left Paige with Mike; my friend's daughter held up really well, much better than Paige ever would have!
Mike went fishing on Sunday for most of the day so Paige and I hung out at home. We played outside for a while, and I washed and hung up about 5 loads of laundry.
I actually enjoyed Mike being gone and was kind of disapointed when he got home. I thought "this isn't good," and decided to have a talk that night. We haven't been getting along too well lately, lots of snapping at each other and basically not enjoying each other's company. Between his grandpa dying and the crap going on with my dad, we have just retreated to our own little corners and haven't been there for each other. We had a long talk that night and got lots of stuff worked out. We are going to spend more time together at night after Paige goes to bed, just talking. We also need to go out on more dates, just the two of us. I've never left Paige with a sitter besides family and I'm stressed out about it. My boss's daughter babysits and she lives just down the road, so I'm going to call her and have her come over a few times before we leave her with Paige. One of our favorite bands is playing near here on June 9th, so I think that might be the big night! We actually met at one of their concerts so it's got a sentimental feeling for us!
I lost 2 pounds!!! WHO HOO!!!! My pants are feeling just a little looser which is awesome. The only bad thing is I spent about $80 on 2 pairs of pants right before I started Weight Watchers and now they are too big. I'm going to try selling them on ebay, one pair is Gap Long and Lean Jeans and the other are dress pants from Lane Bryant. I tried on a pair of capri's from last summer and they are still a little tight, but they'll fit soon. I'm so proud of myself! I've been mixing half of regular yogurt and half of a light yogurt together, doing the same thing with my coffee creamer (a little regular, mostly fat free) and have really cut down on my desserts, and also eating veggies almost every night with dinner. I'll make a huge portion of veggies and fill up on those first.
Paige's party is this weekend! I can't wait to see her in her Dora dress and also can't wait to give her the kitchen!!!!! I'm pretty sure she'll like it. My baby is going to be 2!!!
On Saturday, I met another girlfriend and her 16 month old daughter for some serious rummage sales! I bought way too much and at the last one, I actually paid with change for this Dora necklace I was convinced Paige had to have. I left Paige with Mike; my friend's daughter held up really well, much better than Paige ever would have!
Mike went fishing on Sunday for most of the day so Paige and I hung out at home. We played outside for a while, and I washed and hung up about 5 loads of laundry.
I actually enjoyed Mike being gone and was kind of disapointed when he got home. I thought "this isn't good," and decided to have a talk that night. We haven't been getting along too well lately, lots of snapping at each other and basically not enjoying each other's company. Between his grandpa dying and the crap going on with my dad, we have just retreated to our own little corners and haven't been there for each other. We had a long talk that night and got lots of stuff worked out. We are going to spend more time together at night after Paige goes to bed, just talking. We also need to go out on more dates, just the two of us. I've never left Paige with a sitter besides family and I'm stressed out about it. My boss's daughter babysits and she lives just down the road, so I'm going to call her and have her come over a few times before we leave her with Paige. One of our favorite bands is playing near here on June 9th, so I think that might be the big night! We actually met at one of their concerts so it's got a sentimental feeling for us!
I lost 2 pounds!!! WHO HOO!!!! My pants are feeling just a little looser which is awesome. The only bad thing is I spent about $80 on 2 pairs of pants right before I started Weight Watchers and now they are too big. I'm going to try selling them on ebay, one pair is Gap Long and Lean Jeans and the other are dress pants from Lane Bryant. I tried on a pair of capri's from last summer and they are still a little tight, but they'll fit soon. I'm so proud of myself! I've been mixing half of regular yogurt and half of a light yogurt together, doing the same thing with my coffee creamer (a little regular, mostly fat free) and have really cut down on my desserts, and also eating veggies almost every night with dinner. I'll make a huge portion of veggies and fill up on those first.
Paige's party is this weekend! I can't wait to see her in her Dora dress and also can't wait to give her the kitchen!!!!! I'm pretty sure she'll like it. My baby is going to be 2!!!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Where Do I Start?
I'm so behind, I know. The past few weeks were so crazy I feel like I'm just now starting to catch my breath.
Bad news on the preliminary hearing, it's going to a jury trial, probably sometime this fall. I have so many emotions around this issue, I don't even know where to start. Not the time to get into that I guess.
What happened to my sweet daughter? She has always been a little firecracker, but the past few days it's been non-stop whining and tantrums! I can't do anything right. I have so little patience with the whining, I just snap so easily with it. I'm trying to accept that we are heading into the terrible two's and that life might just be like this for a while.
We had a big car seat check event on Saturday. In three hours, 6 of us checked 43 seats. That's really cookin'! We sold 25 seats. We have appointment times from 2-5pm this afternoon and they are completely filled up. I'm glad people around here are FINALLY realizing the importance of keeping your child buckled up right.
On that note, my independant diva decided she MUST climb into her car seat now; I can't put her in it. It takes FOREVER! We've also hit the dawdling stage. Everything she sees and hears outside is so fascinating, we must stand there and have a running commentary about it.
My dad is watching Paige today since her sitter closed early. He came up last night and I put him to work right away! He trimmed my shrubs in the front. They were pretty out of control. He said afterwards, "you know how after you get your haircut, it's a little too short, but it grows back right away?" and I said "yeah?", he goes "just remember that when you look at your shrubs!" They're a little short, but at least they are cleaned up.
Her party is next week Saturday and I think I have everything under control. I even ordered her a Dora dress from ebay! I hope it's a halfway decent day so she can wear it. I'm a little worried about the day of the party, just having all of the food ready and the house clean. Also my parents, grandma, and Mike's dad, mom, stepmom and stepdad are going to be there so I hope first of all that his dad and mom get along ok, and that our friends don't get too obnoxious in front of my family. Maybe we should wait to put out the beer until after they leave!!
Bad news on the preliminary hearing, it's going to a jury trial, probably sometime this fall. I have so many emotions around this issue, I don't even know where to start. Not the time to get into that I guess.
What happened to my sweet daughter? She has always been a little firecracker, but the past few days it's been non-stop whining and tantrums! I can't do anything right. I have so little patience with the whining, I just snap so easily with it. I'm trying to accept that we are heading into the terrible two's and that life might just be like this for a while.
We had a big car seat check event on Saturday. In three hours, 6 of us checked 43 seats. That's really cookin'! We sold 25 seats. We have appointment times from 2-5pm this afternoon and they are completely filled up. I'm glad people around here are FINALLY realizing the importance of keeping your child buckled up right.
On that note, my independant diva decided she MUST climb into her car seat now; I can't put her in it. It takes FOREVER! We've also hit the dawdling stage. Everything she sees and hears outside is so fascinating, we must stand there and have a running commentary about it.
My dad is watching Paige today since her sitter closed early. He came up last night and I put him to work right away! He trimmed my shrubs in the front. They were pretty out of control. He said afterwards, "you know how after you get your haircut, it's a little too short, but it grows back right away?" and I said "yeah?", he goes "just remember that when you look at your shrubs!" They're a little short, but at least they are cleaned up.
Her party is next week Saturday and I think I have everything under control. I even ordered her a Dora dress from ebay! I hope it's a halfway decent day so she can wear it. I'm a little worried about the day of the party, just having all of the food ready and the house clean. Also my parents, grandma, and Mike's dad, mom, stepmom and stepdad are going to be there so I hope first of all that his dad and mom get along ok, and that our friends don't get too obnoxious in front of my family. Maybe we should wait to put out the beer until after they leave!!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
If It's Not One Thing...
It's another. Mike's grandpa died Easter Sunday morning so we went up there Monday and got back yesterday. It's a 4.5 hour drive and it went surprisingly well, especially since Paige never napped. We stayed at his mom's house.
Tuesday morning, Paige woke up covered in puke. She continued to puke all day long at Mike's mom's house. Mike had to go to his grandpa's wake by himself which I felt horrible about. His mom wasn't too supportive either. She told Mike that her couch smelled like puke, and when he apologized and offered to clean it she said, no that's ok, I'll do it. Why mention it then? All I could do was hold Paige and catch her puke as best as I could, she wouldn't go to anyone else, even Mike and his mom never offered to help in any way. When I told her that Paige threw up water in the bathroom and that I laid a towel over it, she copped a huge attitude again. Mike had planned to spend the morning with his dad and then go to his grandpa's wake that night. But I needed him to stay with me after Paige puked for the millionth time that morning and it happened to land all over me and my clean clothes right after a shower. I kind of had a meltdown. When Mike told his mom, she said "well I never had two people to take care of you guys when you were throwing up.." Well excuse me supermom. GRRRRRR!!!!
Wednesday was the funeral and it was very emotional. His grandpa was a WWII vet and they did military honors afterwards, that part was very touching. Paige had a fever all day and I had to hold her all day. Again she wouldn't even go to Mike. We got home yesterday around 5pm, and we thought her fever might be breaking because her temp went down a degree and she was starting to perk up a little. Then the diarhea started and it hasn't stopped. Her butt is on fire and we're going through Desitin like it's going out of style. She has the classic rotavirus symptoms so I'll be home with her tomorrow too I'm sure. I don't mind though.
My dad's bond hearing starts in about 10 minutes. We heard yesterday that the DA is going to recommend a signature bond so that is good news. The decision ultimately is up to the judge, but the DA recommending a signature bond is a good start.
Then today my dryer starts making funky noises so I can't use it. It's old though so it wouldn't surprise me if we have to buy a new one this weekend. I just don't know what to do with the clothes sitting in it because my clothesline is full and it's socks and undies, not necessarily stuff I want to hang up.
I'm trying to say the rosary every day. I should probably go and say one before Paige wakes up.
Tuesday morning, Paige woke up covered in puke. She continued to puke all day long at Mike's mom's house. Mike had to go to his grandpa's wake by himself which I felt horrible about. His mom wasn't too supportive either. She told Mike that her couch smelled like puke, and when he apologized and offered to clean it she said, no that's ok, I'll do it. Why mention it then? All I could do was hold Paige and catch her puke as best as I could, she wouldn't go to anyone else, even Mike and his mom never offered to help in any way. When I told her that Paige threw up water in the bathroom and that I laid a towel over it, she copped a huge attitude again. Mike had planned to spend the morning with his dad and then go to his grandpa's wake that night. But I needed him to stay with me after Paige puked for the millionth time that morning and it happened to land all over me and my clean clothes right after a shower. I kind of had a meltdown. When Mike told his mom, she said "well I never had two people to take care of you guys when you were throwing up.." Well excuse me supermom. GRRRRRR!!!!
Wednesday was the funeral and it was very emotional. His grandpa was a WWII vet and they did military honors afterwards, that part was very touching. Paige had a fever all day and I had to hold her all day. Again she wouldn't even go to Mike. We got home yesterday around 5pm, and we thought her fever might be breaking because her temp went down a degree and she was starting to perk up a little. Then the diarhea started and it hasn't stopped. Her butt is on fire and we're going through Desitin like it's going out of style. She has the classic rotavirus symptoms so I'll be home with her tomorrow too I'm sure. I don't mind though.
My dad's bond hearing starts in about 10 minutes. We heard yesterday that the DA is going to recommend a signature bond so that is good news. The decision ultimately is up to the judge, but the DA recommending a signature bond is a good start.
Then today my dryer starts making funky noises so I can't use it. It's old though so it wouldn't surprise me if we have to buy a new one this weekend. I just don't know what to do with the clothes sitting in it because my clothesline is full and it's socks and undies, not necessarily stuff I want to hang up.
I'm trying to say the rosary every day. I should probably go and say one before Paige wakes up.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
I'm Lost
Avoiding work again. I'm swamped, but I don't know where to start and again am shutting down.
I want to curl up in a ball in bed and hide away from everything: work, Mike, Paige, and my family. This is like a living nightmare. Paige is my one bright spot, but she can cause me a lot of pain as well. She was super tired last night and CRANKY. We couldn't do anything right.
People at work are kind of avoiding me and leaving me alone which I really appreciate right now.
My mom tells me we have to hold on to our faith. Well, OK, so we pray, hundreds of people around us are praying, and what if the worst happens and he's found guilty? What good did our faith do? I guess I just don't have faith in my faith right now; I have nothing to hold on to.
Weight Watchers is HARD! I'm only supposed to eat 28 points every day and the past 2 days, I've eaten about 55. Yikes. No wonder I can't lose weight. I'm starting to make gradual changes, like drinking more water, measuring foods, and being very aware of what I'm putting in my mouth. It's going to take a while, but this weight will come off. I guess that's what I have to hold on to.
My only friend from Hortonville emailed me and told me that she's putting a stop to the gossip she's hearing and is setting the record straight, which I appreciate more than words can say. But at the same time, it makes me wonder just how much gossip is happening? Aaah, the joys of a small town. She has been a total sweetheart though, offered to come to his court hearing next week and drop off a meal or two at my parent's house. I have a feeling they are going to avoid going out in public for a while. It's amazing how much power one person has over another person's life.
I want to curl up in a ball in bed and hide away from everything: work, Mike, Paige, and my family. This is like a living nightmare. Paige is my one bright spot, but she can cause me a lot of pain as well. She was super tired last night and CRANKY. We couldn't do anything right.
People at work are kind of avoiding me and leaving me alone which I really appreciate right now.
My mom tells me we have to hold on to our faith. Well, OK, so we pray, hundreds of people around us are praying, and what if the worst happens and he's found guilty? What good did our faith do? I guess I just don't have faith in my faith right now; I have nothing to hold on to.
Weight Watchers is HARD! I'm only supposed to eat 28 points every day and the past 2 days, I've eaten about 55. Yikes. No wonder I can't lose weight. I'm starting to make gradual changes, like drinking more water, measuring foods, and being very aware of what I'm putting in my mouth. It's going to take a while, but this weight will come off. I guess that's what I have to hold on to.
My only friend from Hortonville emailed me and told me that she's putting a stop to the gossip she's hearing and is setting the record straight, which I appreciate more than words can say. But at the same time, it makes me wonder just how much gossip is happening? Aaah, the joys of a small town. She has been a total sweetheart though, offered to come to his court hearing next week and drop off a meal or two at my parent's house. I have a feeling they are going to avoid going out in public for a while. It's amazing how much power one person has over another person's life.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Avoiding Work
I'm super busy at work and am sort of in shut-down mode. I don't know where to start so I'm wasting time on the computer. That's productive, huh?
I hit a bunch of rummage sales over the weekend and got Paige tons of summer and fall clothes. Plus Little Tikes basketball hoop, car and slide for $20 for all three pieces! I LOVE rummage sales. I also got a bunch of boy clothes for one of my favorite ya yas who is a foster mom.
I'm kinda blue today. I'm a very routine, structured kind of person, like my mom, and Paige got it from me. The past 4 or 5 days have been really weird. My dad came up Wednesday night and watched Paige Thursday, Mike went fishing Thursday night and had Friday off so he stayed home with her while I hit the rummage sales. I was all over the place, southwest of Green Bay and then way over the east side of Green Bay and even east out of Green Bay. I was a crazy woman! Then I came back home, Mike ran down to Green Bay to pick up the Little Tikes stuff I bought since it wouldn't fit in the Taurus and then down to my parent's to drop it off. I went home and finished cleaning and packing for the weekend while Paige napped. Paige got up and we left to go to my parent's house for the weekend. Mike went fishing for the weekend about 10 miles away from my parent's. I spent the weekend there, and then my dad came back up Sunday night and watched Paige yesterday. I finally dropped her off at the sitter's today-she hadn't been there since last week Thursday and I was worried about her falling back into her daily routine. So I get there and my sitter Sandi, is sick and her very pregnant friend is watching the kids today. She was sitting on the couch watching Golden Girls while the 3 or 4 kids played with Little People stuff. Great. Paige sometimes has a hard time when I drop her off and I had a bad feeling about today. She clung to me for a few minutes, but then she went into the kitchen to eat and was fine.
So I get to work and I'm tired and have a bunch of shit to do and don't want to do it. All I can think about is Paige and my family. I need to work something out with my parents if they want to come up and watch Paige, but we all need some sort of structure in our lives. Maybe they can come up and watch her every Wednesday or something.
I've decided to join Weight Watchers online. I'm at my heaviest and I HATE MY BODY. I've finally realized I can't control my eating on my own. I'm not a meetings kind of gal and a girl at work has lost 15 pounds with WW online. I went shopping last night and I can't even fit into 18's anymore, I'm wearing 20s. I hate shopping in the fat lady section.
I miss my ya yas, I haven't chatted with them in a few days. I bought the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood at a rummage sale, but it's kind of weird so far. OK, back to work for a bit.
I hit a bunch of rummage sales over the weekend and got Paige tons of summer and fall clothes. Plus Little Tikes basketball hoop, car and slide for $20 for all three pieces! I LOVE rummage sales. I also got a bunch of boy clothes for one of my favorite ya yas who is a foster mom.
I'm kinda blue today. I'm a very routine, structured kind of person, like my mom, and Paige got it from me. The past 4 or 5 days have been really weird. My dad came up Wednesday night and watched Paige Thursday, Mike went fishing Thursday night and had Friday off so he stayed home with her while I hit the rummage sales. I was all over the place, southwest of Green Bay and then way over the east side of Green Bay and even east out of Green Bay. I was a crazy woman! Then I came back home, Mike ran down to Green Bay to pick up the Little Tikes stuff I bought since it wouldn't fit in the Taurus and then down to my parent's to drop it off. I went home and finished cleaning and packing for the weekend while Paige napped. Paige got up and we left to go to my parent's house for the weekend. Mike went fishing for the weekend about 10 miles away from my parent's. I spent the weekend there, and then my dad came back up Sunday night and watched Paige yesterday. I finally dropped her off at the sitter's today-she hadn't been there since last week Thursday and I was worried about her falling back into her daily routine. So I get there and my sitter Sandi, is sick and her very pregnant friend is watching the kids today. She was sitting on the couch watching Golden Girls while the 3 or 4 kids played with Little People stuff. Great. Paige sometimes has a hard time when I drop her off and I had a bad feeling about today. She clung to me for a few minutes, but then she went into the kitchen to eat and was fine.
So I get to work and I'm tired and have a bunch of shit to do and don't want to do it. All I can think about is Paige and my family. I need to work something out with my parents if they want to come up and watch Paige, but we all need some sort of structure in our lives. Maybe they can come up and watch her every Wednesday or something.
I've decided to join Weight Watchers online. I'm at my heaviest and I HATE MY BODY. I've finally realized I can't control my eating on my own. I'm not a meetings kind of gal and a girl at work has lost 15 pounds with WW online. I went shopping last night and I can't even fit into 18's anymore, I'm wearing 20s. I hate shopping in the fat lady section.
I miss my ya yas, I haven't chatted with them in a few days. I bought the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood at a rummage sale, but it's kind of weird so far. OK, back to work for a bit.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Striking a Balance
On Friday night after I was home with Paige 2 days in a row and kind of looking forward to a little bit of a break, Mike informs that he wants to go fishing sometime this weekend, preferably Saturday morning. My immediate reaction was to say NO WAY, but I took a deep breath and thought about it. I guess it's really good walleye fishing right now, but isn't there always a good time to catch some sort of fish? He suggested going overnight and I said no because then you'll be tired and totally useless the next day. So he suggested that he could get up around 4am Saturday morning and go then and get home during Paige's nap. I said fine, but you're taking care of her in the afternoon, so don't pull the excuse that you're tired. And he actually did pretty well with it. I had to nag him a few times, but it wasn't bad.
FISHING FISHING FISHING!!!! I'm so sick of it! I knew I married a fisherman and it wasn't so bad before Paige came along, because I actually like my alone time. But he still wants to go a lot, and I don't know what to do about it. He knows he can't go as much as he did pre-baby, but he doesn't want to give it up. So we need to strike a balance: he wants to fish because he LOVES it, but how often? I feel like he has the rest of his life to fish and Paige is only going to be this age once. And Paige has always preferred me over Mike and there have been a few times when I've wanted to mention that maybe she'd like you a little more if you weren't always FISHING, but I bite my tongue.
Sunday he let me sleep in again and then we went to the mall with Paige. We'd never done that so it was kind of an adventure. She was pretty good as long as we kept moving. She LOVED the play area and the slide! I must get her some sort of outdoor play set; she loves to slide!
We need to strike a balance with Paige. How much do we let her get away with? She fell in love with this $8.50 teddy bear at Old Navy and I was going to buy it and let her keep it even though she has about 50 stuffed animals. Mike said no, which is fine, it would have been a waste of money. So then we go to this Mexican place for supper and Paige won't touch the cheese quesadilla we got her, so she ate tortilla chips and a cookie for supper. Healthy? Not so much. When she screams that she wants me to do something and not Mike, do I swoop in there and rescue her or let him deal with it? When she screams in her highchair because she doesn't like what we've given her, do we let her scream or give her what she wants? Do we let her live on PB&J's right now? Do we go downstairs in the basement and play down there EVERY time she wants or just when we want? I guess these are questions that lots of moms struggle with, and I'll just have to do my best.
FISHING FISHING FISHING!!!! I'm so sick of it! I knew I married a fisherman and it wasn't so bad before Paige came along, because I actually like my alone time. But he still wants to go a lot, and I don't know what to do about it. He knows he can't go as much as he did pre-baby, but he doesn't want to give it up. So we need to strike a balance: he wants to fish because he LOVES it, but how often? I feel like he has the rest of his life to fish and Paige is only going to be this age once. And Paige has always preferred me over Mike and there have been a few times when I've wanted to mention that maybe she'd like you a little more if you weren't always FISHING, but I bite my tongue.
Sunday he let me sleep in again and then we went to the mall with Paige. We'd never done that so it was kind of an adventure. She was pretty good as long as we kept moving. She LOVED the play area and the slide! I must get her some sort of outdoor play set; she loves to slide!
We need to strike a balance with Paige. How much do we let her get away with? She fell in love with this $8.50 teddy bear at Old Navy and I was going to buy it and let her keep it even though she has about 50 stuffed animals. Mike said no, which is fine, it would have been a waste of money. So then we go to this Mexican place for supper and Paige won't touch the cheese quesadilla we got her, so she ate tortilla chips and a cookie for supper. Healthy? Not so much. When she screams that she wants me to do something and not Mike, do I swoop in there and rescue her or let him deal with it? When she screams in her highchair because she doesn't like what we've given her, do we let her scream or give her what she wants? Do we let her live on PB&J's right now? Do we go downstairs in the basement and play down there EVERY time she wants or just when we want? I guess these are questions that lots of moms struggle with, and I'll just have to do my best.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Heat Wave!
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!
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!
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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