Yesterday was pretty mellow. After daycare, Emerson slept for a while. I was able to make Halloween chocolate covered pretzel rods for the daycare staff. I put them into a really nice jar and decorated with a fabric bow. In addition, I bought a Halloween card from their favorite goblin, Emerson! Super adorable. After Emerson woke up, we played awhile. He ended up napping again until about 730pm. Because of the late nap, we did dinner and bath even later, which panned out well. We were both snoozing by 9:30pm without a fight. Thank God!
This morning, the daycare staff was very appreciative of the treats that I sent. I also sent Emerson in an adorable cape! He’s a super baby today! So cute. Tonight, we’re just going to my parent’s house to hand out candy. It should be a good time. I hope you all have a fun, but safe Halloween!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Mummy's giraffe!
Last night, we went trick or treating at the mall. It was so much fun! Though we didn’t really trick or treat (the lines were extremely long and neither of us eats candy), we did walk around with Erin and Madison and saw all of the costumes. It was a really nice time. Emerson looked adorable in his giraffe costume. It nearly didn’t fit and I was panicking, but my mom and I were able to stuff him into it. I don’t think I’ll do that tomorrow night. It’s supposed to be cold and potentially snowy, so we are skipping trick or treating. We’re just handing out candy at my parent’s house. Emerson has an adorable outfit to wear though. I have to go home tonight after work and make chocolate covered Halloween pretzel rods for the daycare staff tomorrow. Let’s hope Emerson can occupy himself long enough for me to make them. I am down 4oz too, so I’m going to have to find time to pump. I’m hoping I can get 2oz tonight and then 2 more in the morning. I have nothing left in stock. I had to use the last frozen milk to send today because I had to give Emerson a bottle at the mall last night. I just hope I get to do all of that stuff tonight. The pretzels won’t take long. Melt the chocolate, dip, and decorate with Halloween sprinkles. Sounds easier than it’ll be I’m sure!
This weekend, we have no plans outside of Halloween. I am working from home tomorrow, so it’s laundry and grocery shopping day too. I believe dad is installing my carpet on Saturday. Outside of that, we have no plans. Maybe we can go to the mall and walk around if we get bored. I’ll try to tough it out on Saturday. I’m trying to save our pennies, so staying home and trying to occupy ourselves there is the idea. I just get such cabin fever. I’ll try to hold out on the mall walking until Sunday as a last resort. If my dad doesn’t install the carpeting until Sunday, then the baby and I will go with my mom and nephew on Saturday to see my sister’s new house. I don’t want to let my dad in my house without me being there because I’m afraid the dog will get out. My dad seems to think Kodie won’t run away. A few times while I was staying at their house, he accidentally let her out, while taking the garbage out! I didn’t find out until after she already came back, so I don’t trust my dad now. I know that sounds awful, but he seems to think the dog loves him so much that she won’t run out the front door. Yeah right! She does love him, but that doesn’t mean she won’t dart out the door and up the street. I’m not that naïve. I guess we’ll see what happens.
Yesterday, I made the most adorable burlap wreath for my sister’s new house as a Christmas present. I put a monogrammed “M” on it too for her last name. It’s so adorable. I posted a picture of it to my facebook and got a great feedback. A few people asked me to make them one, so I was considering making and selling them. It didn’t take me very long, so I definitely think I could find the time. It cost me $14 to make my sister’s wreath. I could sell them for $20 to start, see the response I get, and then up the price to $25 to make it worth my while. I searched etsy and people are selling their wreaths for $45! That would be great, but I think I have a greater chance of making a sale if I loser the price a bit. We’ll see. I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I’ll make wreaths for the people who asked and just charge them the cost of materials to start. I won’t even do it to make a profit. After I make those two, I’ll see the response I get and go from there. I need one for my house now!
This weekend, we have no plans outside of Halloween. I am working from home tomorrow, so it’s laundry and grocery shopping day too. I believe dad is installing my carpet on Saturday. Outside of that, we have no plans. Maybe we can go to the mall and walk around if we get bored. I’ll try to tough it out on Saturday. I’m trying to save our pennies, so staying home and trying to occupy ourselves there is the idea. I just get such cabin fever. I’ll try to hold out on the mall walking until Sunday as a last resort. If my dad doesn’t install the carpeting until Sunday, then the baby and I will go with my mom and nephew on Saturday to see my sister’s new house. I don’t want to let my dad in my house without me being there because I’m afraid the dog will get out. My dad seems to think Kodie won’t run away. A few times while I was staying at their house, he accidentally let her out, while taking the garbage out! I didn’t find out until after she already came back, so I don’t trust my dad now. I know that sounds awful, but he seems to think the dog loves him so much that she won’t run out the front door. Yeah right! She does love him, but that doesn’t mean she won’t dart out the door and up the street. I’m not that naïve. I guess we’ll see what happens.
Yesterday, I made the most adorable burlap wreath for my sister’s new house as a Christmas present. I put a monogrammed “M” on it too for her last name. It’s so adorable. I posted a picture of it to my facebook and got a great feedback. A few people asked me to make them one, so I was considering making and selling them. It didn’t take me very long, so I definitely think I could find the time. It cost me $14 to make my sister’s wreath. I could sell them for $20 to start, see the response I get, and then up the price to $25 to make it worth my while. I searched etsy and people are selling their wreaths for $45! That would be great, but I think I have a greater chance of making a sale if I loser the price a bit. We’ll see. I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I’ll make wreaths for the people who asked and just charge them the cost of materials to start. I won’t even do it to make a profit. After I make those two, I’ll see the response I get and go from there. I need one for my house now!
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Mummy's baby is 9 months today!
Today, Emerson is 9 months old. Wow, time certainly does fly. I absolutely hate that saying, but in this situation, it really does apply. It’s incredible the growth and progress he’s made over such a small period of time. Watching him learn new things has been amazing. I truly do get to see the world through a new set of eyes. I feel so privileged to be given this title: Mom. Though not always easy, it’s those hard time that make me appreciate things a lot more when they are easy. It also validates that I am a strong, tough woman and I can get through anything. Some days, I questioned if I were doing anything right, but others I knew I was without any doubt.
I am such a proud mom and even more proud of my boy. I cannot believe the strides he’s made and well ahead of schedule too. Crawling, climbing, and now free-standing. I see great potential in walking before Christmas. Though I know this adds in an extra obstacle, I love seeing him grow and learn. He’s such an explorer too. Nothing gets by him. He’s constantly looking for new adventures, even in our living room, which he has played in a million times. I can’t trick him anymore either. If I take something away and hide it, he immediately goes to that spot and retrieves the object, which is usually my cellphone.
He is such an eater too. He absolutely loves pizza. He pretty much loves anything. Those four teeth are definitely allowing him to add more to his menu. They are sharp though! He’s bitten me quite a few times. We are working on his boundaries though. Hair pulling and teeth biting are his current vices. A firm “No” usually corrects that, but not for long. We will get there!
I am still nursing and pumping too. 9 months. I am so proud of myself. It isn’t an easy task being able to dedicate so much time to either. I’m so glad I’ve been able to supply Emerson with the best for this long. I have no idea when I’ll stop, but I don’t foresee it happening in the near future!
I am such a proud mom and even more proud of my boy. I cannot believe the strides he’s made and well ahead of schedule too. Crawling, climbing, and now free-standing. I see great potential in walking before Christmas. Though I know this adds in an extra obstacle, I love seeing him grow and learn. He’s such an explorer too. Nothing gets by him. He’s constantly looking for new adventures, even in our living room, which he has played in a million times. I can’t trick him anymore either. If I take something away and hide it, he immediately goes to that spot and retrieves the object, which is usually my cellphone.
He is such an eater too. He absolutely loves pizza. He pretty much loves anything. Those four teeth are definitely allowing him to add more to his menu. They are sharp though! He’s bitten me quite a few times. We are working on his boundaries though. Hair pulling and teeth biting are his current vices. A firm “No” usually corrects that, but not for long. We will get there!
I am still nursing and pumping too. 9 months. I am so proud of myself. It isn’t an easy task being able to dedicate so much time to either. I’m so glad I’ve been able to supply Emerson with the best for this long. I have no idea when I’ll stop, but I don’t foresee it happening in the near future!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Mummy's random thoughts!
This entire blog will probably just be random thoughts and scattered, so bear with me…
I’m smack dab in the middle of reading “Gone Girl”. It’s absolutely incredible. I wish I could just continue reading it without ever having to put it down. The bus ride this morning felt way too quick. I literally bookmarked at the height of the story! So, here I am wondering what’s to become of Amy and if Nick will be found guilty of her disappearance and possible murder. Ah, the suspense!
What else is going on in the land of Ashley? Not too much. Dad brought over the carpet yesterday for the playroom. Pretty exciting. My sister also gave us a TV to put down there. She also gave me a bookcase that I’m going to repurpose into a make shift closet for Emerson’s bedroom. I know that sounds insane, but I found it on Pinterest and I know it’ll look absolutely adorable when I’m done with it! In addition to that, she gave us a side table too. I plan on spray painting it. I just haven’t figured out what color yet. Maybe a sunny yellow?
I’m nearly done with all of my Christmas shopping. I didn’t go crazy this year. I’m sure everyone will understand. I did put a lot of thought into everything though, so I think that’ll more than make up for the lack of gifts. My parent’s went Christmas shopping for the baby. Wow. I don’t think they left a thing in the store! Because they purchased so much, I’m not buying anything else for him outside of an activity table, or something like that. I haven’t decided yet. My mom asked me what I’d like for Christmas. In true Ashley fashion, I said diapers and grocery store gift cards. She gave me a frown and told me she wanted a list of “real” gifts. I don’t care about myself enough to WANT anything. I just want things that will HELP me. It’s so hard to be whimsical now. I just want to do what I can for the baby anyway, so getting diapers and gift cards would be amazing. I have to throw him a first birthday party a month after Christmas, so I just want to make sure I get all of this stuff out of the way now, so I can start saving for that.
In case anyone was wondering, Emerson slept very well last night with no fight at bedtime. I needed that. I just hope it’s a growing trend and we have many more nights like that. I did wake up last again today. I need to figure out what the heck to do about my alarm! I know, I was just talking about this yesterday, but I always forget and then BOOM. I wake up late!
I really need to get my hair done. It’s been 5 months since I had it all chopped off. I wish every single day that I NEVER did that and I had my hair back. I absolutely HATE it now and it makes me feels so ugly. At least with my long hair, it looked okay if I couldn’t straighten it, or do it every single day. With this haircut, I just look a wreck if I can’t do my hair, which I NEVER can! It has barely grown in 5 months. I’m hoping once I have it dyed again that it makes it look a little bit better, but I have a really long time before it grows all the way back out again. Makes me sad. I loved it when I first did it, but that only lasted maybe a week, or so. It’s just lifeless and dull, which makes me look even more lifeless and dull. My sister and I were having this conversation the other day. She said “well, at least you’re skinny” I said being skinny doesn’t matter if you are just ugly. I know that sounds very harsh and I am not saying this for people to unload compliments on me. It won’t work anyway. It’s just the way I feel. I just feel ugly. It’s the hair. My hair was always my lifeline and I cut it all off. What the fuck was I thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright, I have to get a lot of stuff done. I hope you guys all have a super day!
I’m smack dab in the middle of reading “Gone Girl”. It’s absolutely incredible. I wish I could just continue reading it without ever having to put it down. The bus ride this morning felt way too quick. I literally bookmarked at the height of the story! So, here I am wondering what’s to become of Amy and if Nick will be found guilty of her disappearance and possible murder. Ah, the suspense!
What else is going on in the land of Ashley? Not too much. Dad brought over the carpet yesterday for the playroom. Pretty exciting. My sister also gave us a TV to put down there. She also gave me a bookcase that I’m going to repurpose into a make shift closet for Emerson’s bedroom. I know that sounds insane, but I found it on Pinterest and I know it’ll look absolutely adorable when I’m done with it! In addition to that, she gave us a side table too. I plan on spray painting it. I just haven’t figured out what color yet. Maybe a sunny yellow?
I’m nearly done with all of my Christmas shopping. I didn’t go crazy this year. I’m sure everyone will understand. I did put a lot of thought into everything though, so I think that’ll more than make up for the lack of gifts. My parent’s went Christmas shopping for the baby. Wow. I don’t think they left a thing in the store! Because they purchased so much, I’m not buying anything else for him outside of an activity table, or something like that. I haven’t decided yet. My mom asked me what I’d like for Christmas. In true Ashley fashion, I said diapers and grocery store gift cards. She gave me a frown and told me she wanted a list of “real” gifts. I don’t care about myself enough to WANT anything. I just want things that will HELP me. It’s so hard to be whimsical now. I just want to do what I can for the baby anyway, so getting diapers and gift cards would be amazing. I have to throw him a first birthday party a month after Christmas, so I just want to make sure I get all of this stuff out of the way now, so I can start saving for that.
In case anyone was wondering, Emerson slept very well last night with no fight at bedtime. I needed that. I just hope it’s a growing trend and we have many more nights like that. I did wake up last again today. I need to figure out what the heck to do about my alarm! I know, I was just talking about this yesterday, but I always forget and then BOOM. I wake up late!
I really need to get my hair done. It’s been 5 months since I had it all chopped off. I wish every single day that I NEVER did that and I had my hair back. I absolutely HATE it now and it makes me feels so ugly. At least with my long hair, it looked okay if I couldn’t straighten it, or do it every single day. With this haircut, I just look a wreck if I can’t do my hair, which I NEVER can! It has barely grown in 5 months. I’m hoping once I have it dyed again that it makes it look a little bit better, but I have a really long time before it grows all the way back out again. Makes me sad. I loved it when I first did it, but that only lasted maybe a week, or so. It’s just lifeless and dull, which makes me look even more lifeless and dull. My sister and I were having this conversation the other day. She said “well, at least you’re skinny” I said being skinny doesn’t matter if you are just ugly. I know that sounds very harsh and I am not saying this for people to unload compliments on me. It won’t work anyway. It’s just the way I feel. I just feel ugly. It’s the hair. My hair was always my lifeline and I cut it all off. What the fuck was I thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright, I have to get a lot of stuff done. I hope you guys all have a super day!
Monday, October 27, 2014
Mummy's nerves are kinda shot!
I feel like I haven’t updated in forever. Life is just so busy anymore. Emerson is on the go. He isn’t walking yet, but trying. He can stand on his own for a few seconds without holding onto anything. He crawls so fast. He darts all over the house. I’ve been able to contain him with the play yard gate, but it’s only a matter of time before he is busting out. His separation anxiety is really getting the better of me. I’m trying to just ease his fears, but I cannot get anything done at home now. Even wearing him around, it doesn’t seem to help. He hates the baby carrier, but wants me to hold him all of the time. I’m trying to just comply to his needs in hopes that he gains the trusts he’s seeking, so that we can get back to a normal routine much quicker. Not an easy task for a single mother!
This weekend was great though. I took a half day on Friday. We hung out at my parent’s house before heading home. We played, ate dinner, and went to bed pretty early. Because we went to bed early, Emerson was up REALLY early on Saturday morning. 6:45am! We played the entire day, but it was quite exhausting not leaving the house to break things up a bit. He was an absolute nightmare at bedtime too. After I finally got him down, he woke after an hour and was inconsolable. Finally, an hour later, he was back in bed. I was exhausted and near tears myself. I have no idea what the issue was. It definitely instilled some fear in me for bedtime last night, but luckily, he went right down without a fight!
Because Emerson was such a bear at bedtime on Saturday night, I decided to try to tucker him out on Sunday. We went to the mall with my friend, Erin, and her brand new baby, Madison. We walked around for 2 hours. Emerson was happy as a clam in his stroller people watching. He really is very well behaved, so it kills me when I’m met with resistance during bedtime, or he’s overly whiney and freaks out if I leave him for one second to pee, or let the dog out. I’m ready for that phase to kick the bucket! Afterwards, we stopped by my parent’s house, picked my sister and nephew up, then headed to the park. We had a great time on the swings and slides. We even played with a puppy bull dog, who was absolutely adorable! On the way home, we pulled over on the side of the road for an impromptu fall photo shoot. The leaves and natural light were amazing, so I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity. We let Emerson play in the leaves for a while before heading to my parent’s house for dinner. Emerson played awhile before we headed home for even more play time. Afterwards, it was bath time. At this point, I was petrified of bedtime because I didn’t know what was going to happen. I haven’t been feeling well lately, so I just didn’t have it in me to fight. Thank God, Emerson was such an Angel and went right down. I needed that. He did wake several times throughout the night, but I didn’t even care. I slept okay. I woke not feeling so great, but I’m okay now. I’m working from home today because, SHOCKER, we woke up late. I HATE my new cell phone’s alarm! It is so quiet and does not wake me up. Plus, if you hit snooze 3 times, it automatically shuts off. My old phone NEVER did this. It would continue to ring and ring!
This week, we do have a lot of things planned because it is Halloween! Wednesday, we are going trick or treating at the mall. That’ll be a lot of fun. I’m excited. Friday, we are trick or treating, then passing out candy at my parent’s house. The weather is supposed to be beautiful today and tomorrow, so I’m thinking a little park time will be nice. Maybe it’ll tucker him out a bit more than usual. I know that sounds so awful, but seriously. It isn’t like I have a helping hand at home. If I don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. I can’t just pass the baby off on someone, so I can be sick, or anything like that. It’s all on my shoulders, so I just need to figure out a way to balance this separation anxiety and normal life! Okay, I am going to end this now. I’m honestly too tired to type anymore! I hope everyone has a really good week!
This weekend was great though. I took a half day on Friday. We hung out at my parent’s house before heading home. We played, ate dinner, and went to bed pretty early. Because we went to bed early, Emerson was up REALLY early on Saturday morning. 6:45am! We played the entire day, but it was quite exhausting not leaving the house to break things up a bit. He was an absolute nightmare at bedtime too. After I finally got him down, he woke after an hour and was inconsolable. Finally, an hour later, he was back in bed. I was exhausted and near tears myself. I have no idea what the issue was. It definitely instilled some fear in me for bedtime last night, but luckily, he went right down without a fight!
Because Emerson was such a bear at bedtime on Saturday night, I decided to try to tucker him out on Sunday. We went to the mall with my friend, Erin, and her brand new baby, Madison. We walked around for 2 hours. Emerson was happy as a clam in his stroller people watching. He really is very well behaved, so it kills me when I’m met with resistance during bedtime, or he’s overly whiney and freaks out if I leave him for one second to pee, or let the dog out. I’m ready for that phase to kick the bucket! Afterwards, we stopped by my parent’s house, picked my sister and nephew up, then headed to the park. We had a great time on the swings and slides. We even played with a puppy bull dog, who was absolutely adorable! On the way home, we pulled over on the side of the road for an impromptu fall photo shoot. The leaves and natural light were amazing, so I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity. We let Emerson play in the leaves for a while before heading to my parent’s house for dinner. Emerson played awhile before we headed home for even more play time. Afterwards, it was bath time. At this point, I was petrified of bedtime because I didn’t know what was going to happen. I haven’t been feeling well lately, so I just didn’t have it in me to fight. Thank God, Emerson was such an Angel and went right down. I needed that. He did wake several times throughout the night, but I didn’t even care. I slept okay. I woke not feeling so great, but I’m okay now. I’m working from home today because, SHOCKER, we woke up late. I HATE my new cell phone’s alarm! It is so quiet and does not wake me up. Plus, if you hit snooze 3 times, it automatically shuts off. My old phone NEVER did this. It would continue to ring and ring!
This week, we do have a lot of things planned because it is Halloween! Wednesday, we are going trick or treating at the mall. That’ll be a lot of fun. I’m excited. Friday, we are trick or treating, then passing out candy at my parent’s house. The weather is supposed to be beautiful today and tomorrow, so I’m thinking a little park time will be nice. Maybe it’ll tucker him out a bit more than usual. I know that sounds so awful, but seriously. It isn’t like I have a helping hand at home. If I don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. I can’t just pass the baby off on someone, so I can be sick, or anything like that. It’s all on my shoulders, so I just need to figure out a way to balance this separation anxiety and normal life! Okay, I am going to end this now. I’m honestly too tired to type anymore! I hope everyone has a really good week!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Mummy's furnace broke!
On Sunday night, I noticed that it felt VERY cold in my bedroom. It wasn’t just drafty either. It was really cold almost like my furnace wasn’t on. I forgot all about it until we were home last night. I felt a chill, walked over to the thermostat, and saw the temperature in the house was 63 degrees! What?! I know I had set the heat on 71 degrees, so why the heck was it so cold? The heater wasn’t kicking on at all. Great! I texted my landlord to let him know. He’s coming over this week to check it out. I’m hoping it’s just something with the thermostat and not the actual furnace. Even though I don’t have to pay for it, I still would feel bad for my landlord. We’ve been using a space heater, which is keeping my bedroom warm enough for us to snooze in. Emerson didn’t get a bath last night. I felt it was too cold and didn’t think it was smart to expose him to water without having it be warm enough when he got out of the tub.
Tonight, we’re going to my cousin’s house for her daughter’s one year birthday. I’m excited to see everyone and for Emerson to get to play with the other kids. I just hope he isn’t too grouchy and tired after daycare. We aren’t heading over until around 6:30pm, which is late for us. Afterward, we’re going to my parent’s house to carve pumpkins. We probably won’t get home until well after 9pm. He’ll definitely need a bath tonight, so I want to get home in enough time to warm up my bedroom, so that he isn’t freezing afterward. The house hasn’t gone below 60 degrees, even when it was only 40 outside last night, so we should be fine until Thursday.
Emerson has been sleeping really well at night, but still a bear to put down. Luckily, last night was an easy night. I nursed him right to sleep, which was so sweet. I didn’t have to fight very much at all. I like those nights. He slept pretty much all night aside from waking maybe once or twice for a quick nursing session. Even Kodie fell asleep quickly last night. Usually, she does laps around the bend until she can find a comfortable position. In the blanket, out of the blanket, on my legs, off my legs. It’s an entire routine for Kodie too. She kept my feet warm last night though!
Alright, I’m ending this now. Have a good Tuesday, guys!
Tonight, we’re going to my cousin’s house for her daughter’s one year birthday. I’m excited to see everyone and for Emerson to get to play with the other kids. I just hope he isn’t too grouchy and tired after daycare. We aren’t heading over until around 6:30pm, which is late for us. Afterward, we’re going to my parent’s house to carve pumpkins. We probably won’t get home until well after 9pm. He’ll definitely need a bath tonight, so I want to get home in enough time to warm up my bedroom, so that he isn’t freezing afterward. The house hasn’t gone below 60 degrees, even when it was only 40 outside last night, so we should be fine until Thursday.
Emerson has been sleeping really well at night, but still a bear to put down. Luckily, last night was an easy night. I nursed him right to sleep, which was so sweet. I didn’t have to fight very much at all. I like those nights. He slept pretty much all night aside from waking maybe once or twice for a quick nursing session. Even Kodie fell asleep quickly last night. Usually, she does laps around the bend until she can find a comfortable position. In the blanket, out of the blanket, on my legs, off my legs. It’s an entire routine for Kodie too. She kept my feet warm last night though!
Alright, I’m ending this now. Have a good Tuesday, guys!
Mummy's furnace broke!
On Sunday night, I noticed that it felt VERY cold in my bedroom. It wasn’t just drafty either. It was really cold almost like my furnace wasn’t on. I forgot all about it until we were home last night. I felt a chill, walked over to the thermostat, and saw the temperature in the house was 63 degrees! What?! I know I had set the heat on 71 degrees, so why the heck was it so cold? The heater wasn’t kicking on at all. Great! I texted my landlord to let him know. He’s coming over this week to check it out. I’m hoping it’s just something with the thermostat and not the actual furnace. Even though I don’t have to pay for it, I still would feel bad for my landlord. We’ve been using a space heater, which is keeping my bedroom warm enough for us to snooze in. Emerson didn’t get a bath last night. I felt it was too cold and didn’t think it was smart to expose him to water without having it be warm enough when he got out of the tub.
Tonight, we’re going to my cousin’s house for her daughter’s one year birthday. I’m excited to see everyone and for Emerson to get to play with the other kids. I just hope he isn’t too grouchy and tired after daycare. We aren’t heading over until around 6:30pm, which is late for us. Afterward, we’re going to my parent’s house to carve pumpkins. We probably won’t get home until well after 9pm. He’ll definitely need a bath tonight, so I want to get home in enough time to warm up my bedroom, so that he isn’t freezing afterward. The house hasn’t gone below 60 degrees, even when it was only 40 outside last night, so we should be fine until Thursday.
Emerson has been sleeping really well at night, but still a bear to put down. Luckily, last night was an easy night. I nursed him right to sleep, which was so sweet. I didn’t have to fight very much at all. I like those nights. He slept pretty much all night aside from waking maybe once or twice for a quick nursing session. Even Kodie fell asleep quickly last night. Usually, she does laps around the bend until she can find a comfortable position. In the blanket, out of the blanket, on my legs, off my legs. It’s an entire routine for Kodie too. She kept my feet warm last night though!
Alright, I’m ending this now. Have a good Tuesday, guys!
Tonight, we’re going to my cousin’s house for her daughter’s one year birthday. I’m excited to see everyone and for Emerson to get to play with the other kids. I just hope he isn’t too grouchy and tired after daycare. We aren’t heading over until around 6:30pm, which is late for us. Afterward, we’re going to my parent’s house to carve pumpkins. We probably won’t get home until well after 9pm. He’ll definitely need a bath tonight, so I want to get home in enough time to warm up my bedroom, so that he isn’t freezing afterward. The house hasn’t gone below 60 degrees, even when it was only 40 outside last night, so we should be fine until Thursday.
Emerson has been sleeping really well at night, but still a bear to put down. Luckily, last night was an easy night. I nursed him right to sleep, which was so sweet. I didn’t have to fight very much at all. I like those nights. He slept pretty much all night aside from waking maybe once or twice for a quick nursing session. Even Kodie fell asleep quickly last night. Usually, she does laps around the bend until she can find a comfortable position. In the blanket, out of the blanket, on my legs, off my legs. It’s an entire routine for Kodie too. She kept my feet warm last night though!
Alright, I’m ending this now. Have a good Tuesday, guys!
Monday, October 20, 2014
Mummy's busy weekend!
We had a really nice, but busy weekend. On Friday, nothing too much happened. I ran around like a nut doing the grocery shopping before picking Emerson up from daycare. We hung at home that night and made pizza. My best friend stopped over with a book that I’m borrowing. I cannot wait to start reading “Gone Girl” although I’m sure it’ll creep me out! I don’t know why I read scary stuff. I’m such a frady cat.
We went to baby’s r us on Saturday morning for a cute Halloween parade. Emerson had his hand imprinted onto a bag, we heard a Halloween story, had a parade in costume, and then I bought some new bath accessories for the tub at home to keep him safe. He was a ninja turtle. It was pretty adorable. We had a good time. Afterwards, we went home for a quick nap, then went to visit my friend, Erin, and her new baby, Madison. Madison is so adorable. I’m so happy for Erin! After that, we stopped by my parent’s house for a quick visit before heading home.
Sunday. We lounged around all day. It was incredible. Emerson had two big naps. Around 4pm, we went to my parent’s house for dinner and ended up staying until after 7pm. On the drive home, I was so freaked out. Someone was behind me flashing me with their headlights. On and off, on and off they went. I was freaking out! I finally pulled into a busy gas station two blocks from my house. I was so afraid they’d follow us home. We live on a dead end street too. Luckily, they did not appear to be following us. Needless to say, we slept with all of the lights on last night! I was still creeped out this morning!
Emerson has been sleeping so amazingly. I cannot complain. I hope it stays this way. The only rough part is actually getting him to fall asleep. He seems to fight me at night. Last night, it took me over an hour to get him down. I ended up putting him in the play pen for 10 minutes to cry out some of his energy. After about 90 minutes of rocking and nursing with no results, I needed a break. It worked. I felt bad hearing him cry, but the second I picked him up, he snuggled up and fell right to sleep. It was cute.
This week, we have a birthday party on Tuesday night. I have a half day at work on Friday, so we’re going to visit Erin afterwards. Alrighty, I hope everyone has a really good week!
We went to baby’s r us on Saturday morning for a cute Halloween parade. Emerson had his hand imprinted onto a bag, we heard a Halloween story, had a parade in costume, and then I bought some new bath accessories for the tub at home to keep him safe. He was a ninja turtle. It was pretty adorable. We had a good time. Afterwards, we went home for a quick nap, then went to visit my friend, Erin, and her new baby, Madison. Madison is so adorable. I’m so happy for Erin! After that, we stopped by my parent’s house for a quick visit before heading home.
Sunday. We lounged around all day. It was incredible. Emerson had two big naps. Around 4pm, we went to my parent’s house for dinner and ended up staying until after 7pm. On the drive home, I was so freaked out. Someone was behind me flashing me with their headlights. On and off, on and off they went. I was freaking out! I finally pulled into a busy gas station two blocks from my house. I was so afraid they’d follow us home. We live on a dead end street too. Luckily, they did not appear to be following us. Needless to say, we slept with all of the lights on last night! I was still creeped out this morning!
Emerson has been sleeping so amazingly. I cannot complain. I hope it stays this way. The only rough part is actually getting him to fall asleep. He seems to fight me at night. Last night, it took me over an hour to get him down. I ended up putting him in the play pen for 10 minutes to cry out some of his energy. After about 90 minutes of rocking and nursing with no results, I needed a break. It worked. I felt bad hearing him cry, but the second I picked him up, he snuggled up and fell right to sleep. It was cute.
This week, we have a birthday party on Tuesday night. I have a half day at work on Friday, so we’re going to visit Erin afterwards. Alrighty, I hope everyone has a really good week!
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Mummy and Baby's sleep-filled night!
9 hours…That’s the stretch of time that Emerson slept last night. I was so confused when I woke up around 4am. I fell asleep watching “The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and was super panicked when I heard the morning news on t.v. as I opened my eyes. I glanced at the clock and saw 4:03am. After the panic faded, I realized I had 7.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I laid in bed watching the news until about 5am. It was nice. Emerson was snoozing all the while. I’ve been waking up so late and sleeping through my alarm, so I am usually in a rush every morning. It was so nice today. I took my time. Heck, I even straightened my hair! After I woke the baby, I found that we had SPARE time to burn before loading into the car at 5:55am. That has not happened in months. I pray that we are into a new phase that lasts a while. I feel so refreshed today and it was beyond nice to not run around like a nut this morning.
I picked Emerson up from daycare around 5pm yesterday. He slept on the way home up until about 6:30pm. I had already pumped, cleaned and sterilized bottles, eaten, cleaned the house, clipped coupons, and took care of the dog, so I laid on the couch until he woke up. It was nice to just relax. When he woke, he had an explosive diaper that leaked right through his clothes. I changed him and immediately plopped him into the tub for an early bath. Afterwards, we ate a light dinner together (Gerber mac and cheese for him and regular mac and cheese for mom) and then played until about 8pm. He started showing signs of being tired, so up to bed we went. He fought me awhile, but finally dozed off around 8:30pm. I conked out about ten minutes later.
Tonight, we’re going to fall fest at my nephew’s school. It doesn’t start until 6:45pm, so I’m hoping he naps after daycare and is ready to hang out afterwards. I hope he wakes early enough for me to nurse him before we go. The last thing I want to do is have to give a pumped bottle to him. It’s already been hard enough for me to cover the next day’s supply. I don’t want to take from tomorrow to cover fall fest tonight. He wasted his last bottle at daycare yesterday. 5oz down the drain. Let’s take a moment of silence for that liquid gold……….I think 5oz is far too much for him between solids at daycare. I’m thinking of reducing the bottles back down to 4oz, but only sending three bottles. We will get this right and alleviate him from wasting any more milk. It makes me so sad because I know what I had to go through just to get that milk. I do think he’s in the middle of a growth spurt though. He’s been eating seconds of solids at daycare too. Once we are out of this and he stabilizes again, I’ll be able to tell exactly what he needs to avoid waste.
Babys R Us is having a Halloween parade for baby’s first Halloween at 10am on Saturday. I think we’ll head to that for a bit. Emerson will get to dress up and we have a chance to win some prizes. I’m not sure what to do as far as a costume though. He has an adorable plaid shirt that I was thinking of pairing with jeans and dressing him as a lumberjack. I’d need to get some face make up to create a funny beard, but at least it would be original and we’d have a fighting chance at winning the costume contest. He’s being a giraffe for Halloween, but it would be fun to dress him up as something else this weekend. I just don’t know how well he’d take face make-up. It might end up being a smudged mess by the time we even get there. I’d just want to dabble on a fake beard, but I don’t even think he’d allow me to do that, so maybe just being the giraffe in the meantime is sufficient. He does have ninja turtle pjs that look like a costume too. I could put that on him. It would be a lot more comfortable for him. Afterwards, I would like to buy myself a winter coat. I don’t have one and I’d like to get one before it turns really cold. Waiting outside for the bus is no joke in the winter. I don’t want to be stuck without a coat. Last year, I was really pregnant, so I was wearing my mom’s coat. Emerson has a warm coat now, so I just have to get myself ready. I don’t want to torture him in an annoying costume with extra errands afterward, so maybe the ninja turtle is the way to go.
We’re also going to visit my friend, Erin. I can’t wait to meet her new baby. I’m not sure what time we’ll do that. I’m thinking after baby’s r us and running errands, we’ll stop at home for a bit before heading out again. She lives on the opposite end of town, so it’ll take us about 30-35 minutes to get there. Emerson will probably need a break from the car before running out there. He hasn’t been too fond of the car seat, so I try to minimize how much I’m putting him in and out of the car.
Tomorrow is a work from home day for me, which means laundry and grocery shopping. It’ll be nice to not have to really get ready in the morning . I love those days. Alright, I hope you all enjoy your Thursday
I picked Emerson up from daycare around 5pm yesterday. He slept on the way home up until about 6:30pm. I had already pumped, cleaned and sterilized bottles, eaten, cleaned the house, clipped coupons, and took care of the dog, so I laid on the couch until he woke up. It was nice to just relax. When he woke, he had an explosive diaper that leaked right through his clothes. I changed him and immediately plopped him into the tub for an early bath. Afterwards, we ate a light dinner together (Gerber mac and cheese for him and regular mac and cheese for mom) and then played until about 8pm. He started showing signs of being tired, so up to bed we went. He fought me awhile, but finally dozed off around 8:30pm. I conked out about ten minutes later.
Tonight, we’re going to fall fest at my nephew’s school. It doesn’t start until 6:45pm, so I’m hoping he naps after daycare and is ready to hang out afterwards. I hope he wakes early enough for me to nurse him before we go. The last thing I want to do is have to give a pumped bottle to him. It’s already been hard enough for me to cover the next day’s supply. I don’t want to take from tomorrow to cover fall fest tonight. He wasted his last bottle at daycare yesterday. 5oz down the drain. Let’s take a moment of silence for that liquid gold……….I think 5oz is far too much for him between solids at daycare. I’m thinking of reducing the bottles back down to 4oz, but only sending three bottles. We will get this right and alleviate him from wasting any more milk. It makes me so sad because I know what I had to go through just to get that milk. I do think he’s in the middle of a growth spurt though. He’s been eating seconds of solids at daycare too. Once we are out of this and he stabilizes again, I’ll be able to tell exactly what he needs to avoid waste.
Babys R Us is having a Halloween parade for baby’s first Halloween at 10am on Saturday. I think we’ll head to that for a bit. Emerson will get to dress up and we have a chance to win some prizes. I’m not sure what to do as far as a costume though. He has an adorable plaid shirt that I was thinking of pairing with jeans and dressing him as a lumberjack. I’d need to get some face make up to create a funny beard, but at least it would be original and we’d have a fighting chance at winning the costume contest. He’s being a giraffe for Halloween, but it would be fun to dress him up as something else this weekend. I just don’t know how well he’d take face make-up. It might end up being a smudged mess by the time we even get there. I’d just want to dabble on a fake beard, but I don’t even think he’d allow me to do that, so maybe just being the giraffe in the meantime is sufficient. He does have ninja turtle pjs that look like a costume too. I could put that on him. It would be a lot more comfortable for him. Afterwards, I would like to buy myself a winter coat. I don’t have one and I’d like to get one before it turns really cold. Waiting outside for the bus is no joke in the winter. I don’t want to be stuck without a coat. Last year, I was really pregnant, so I was wearing my mom’s coat. Emerson has a warm coat now, so I just have to get myself ready. I don’t want to torture him in an annoying costume with extra errands afterward, so maybe the ninja turtle is the way to go.
We’re also going to visit my friend, Erin. I can’t wait to meet her new baby. I’m not sure what time we’ll do that. I’m thinking after baby’s r us and running errands, we’ll stop at home for a bit before heading out again. She lives on the opposite end of town, so it’ll take us about 30-35 minutes to get there. Emerson will probably need a break from the car before running out there. He hasn’t been too fond of the car seat, so I try to minimize how much I’m putting him in and out of the car.
Tomorrow is a work from home day for me, which means laundry and grocery shopping. It’ll be nice to not have to really get ready in the morning . I love those days. Alright, I hope you all enjoy your Thursday
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Mummy has some ideas! (we know how dangerous this is!)
Last night was world’ better. Emerson was still up more often than usual, but he also slept for some pretty long stretches too. He was up around 3am playing with the dog. I couldn’t even be mad because it was so freakin’ cute. He did go back to sleep about 30 minutes later and stayed asleep until I woke him for daycare. I feel good today. A lot more rested than the day before, so that’s a bonus. I hope tonight is even better!
So, I have $3 in my bank account until Friday, which slightly scares me, but I think we’ll be fine. I don’t think anything is going through that I’m not aware of, so it shouldn’t even be a big deal. As long as nothing wacky happens, it won’t really matter. I NEVER take us down to our last dollar like that, but it just ended up happening that way this week. Life likes to throw me little surprises sometimes, so I just like to be prepared in case. This week, I feel defenseless against life, so I’m hoping God has an eye out for me and those little surprises are pushed to the side!
I’m trying something new with my grocery shopping and menu planning this week. I hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass, but I do think it’ll give us a little more variety and a lot less waste. I’m going to make several different versions of cupcake dinners. You take ingredients and you mix them up, put them in a cupcake/muffin pan, bake and voila! I usually end up serving the baby way too much and we end up tossing what he doesn’t eat, or giving it to Kodie. There is no way I’m scraping food up off of the high chair tray to save it. Yuck! This way, I can watch the amount more closely and portion it out per muffin. Also, I won’t use that many ingredients, so I can mix and match every night. I can make a few different kinds in bulk, freeze, and thaw/microwave whatever we’re in the mood for that night.
Some examples are
Mini Chicken Pot Pie Muffins
Corn Dog Cupcakes
Turkey meatloaf and Mashed Potato Cupcakes
Meatball Sub Cupcakes
Pretty easy. Lots of bisquick, turkey ground meat, and vegetables. I won’t need too many different ingredients either, which is nice. I just have to break out the list and break everything down by price. I was making casseroles, but by the 4th day in a row of the same casserole, we were pretty bored. This way, I won’t feel so confined to eating the same thing several days in a row. We can mix and match a bit. I can pair each with a vegetable/fruit too. Not too bad. I’ll let you all know how this turns out. I’ll still be adding in my usual suspects to the grocery list too.
Pumping has been such a bitch lately. I need to send 15oz to daycare with Emerson, but am finding it very difficult to get more than 12oz. I’m trying to drink more liquid and eat more throughout the day to help me, but so far, I haven’t noticed a change. I’m pumping again in about 2 hours. I still need 12 more ounces for tomorrow. I just hope I can somehow get that today. It’s so hard to pump at home with the baby. I try to get all of my ounces between the three pumps that I do at work, but so far, I’m failing. I know with more solids it means less milk, but I’m not ready for that yet. It just feels like he’s growing way too fast. It makes me sad. My little baby is getting so big. He’s going to be a year old in three months!
Speaking of turning one, I’m doing a cookies and milk birthday party for him. I flip flopped back and forth so many times, but have finally made the decision. It’ll be a lot less costly because I’ll just serve a variety of cookies and milk (chocolate, strawberry, and plain) to the kids. It’ll be really adorable. I found some cute ideas and I’m ready to go full steam ahead with it. The plus side is it’s a complete do-it-yourself party theme, so I shouldn’t need to buy too much. I’ll update more about that as it gets closer. I do have some time
Well, I think that’s about all I have in me for today. I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday. I can’t say I’m sad either. Even though we don’t have big plans for the weekend, I’m still ready for it to get here.
So, I have $3 in my bank account until Friday, which slightly scares me, but I think we’ll be fine. I don’t think anything is going through that I’m not aware of, so it shouldn’t even be a big deal. As long as nothing wacky happens, it won’t really matter. I NEVER take us down to our last dollar like that, but it just ended up happening that way this week. Life likes to throw me little surprises sometimes, so I just like to be prepared in case. This week, I feel defenseless against life, so I’m hoping God has an eye out for me and those little surprises are pushed to the side!
I’m trying something new with my grocery shopping and menu planning this week. I hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass, but I do think it’ll give us a little more variety and a lot less waste. I’m going to make several different versions of cupcake dinners. You take ingredients and you mix them up, put them in a cupcake/muffin pan, bake and voila! I usually end up serving the baby way too much and we end up tossing what he doesn’t eat, or giving it to Kodie. There is no way I’m scraping food up off of the high chair tray to save it. Yuck! This way, I can watch the amount more closely and portion it out per muffin. Also, I won’t use that many ingredients, so I can mix and match every night. I can make a few different kinds in bulk, freeze, and thaw/microwave whatever we’re in the mood for that night.
Some examples are
Mini Chicken Pot Pie Muffins
Corn Dog Cupcakes
Turkey meatloaf and Mashed Potato Cupcakes
Meatball Sub Cupcakes
Pretty easy. Lots of bisquick, turkey ground meat, and vegetables. I won’t need too many different ingredients either, which is nice. I just have to break out the list and break everything down by price. I was making casseroles, but by the 4th day in a row of the same casserole, we were pretty bored. This way, I won’t feel so confined to eating the same thing several days in a row. We can mix and match a bit. I can pair each with a vegetable/fruit too. Not too bad. I’ll let you all know how this turns out. I’ll still be adding in my usual suspects to the grocery list too.
Pumping has been such a bitch lately. I need to send 15oz to daycare with Emerson, but am finding it very difficult to get more than 12oz. I’m trying to drink more liquid and eat more throughout the day to help me, but so far, I haven’t noticed a change. I’m pumping again in about 2 hours. I still need 12 more ounces for tomorrow. I just hope I can somehow get that today. It’s so hard to pump at home with the baby. I try to get all of my ounces between the three pumps that I do at work, but so far, I’m failing. I know with more solids it means less milk, but I’m not ready for that yet. It just feels like he’s growing way too fast. It makes me sad. My little baby is getting so big. He’s going to be a year old in three months!
Speaking of turning one, I’m doing a cookies and milk birthday party for him. I flip flopped back and forth so many times, but have finally made the decision. It’ll be a lot less costly because I’ll just serve a variety of cookies and milk (chocolate, strawberry, and plain) to the kids. It’ll be really adorable. I found some cute ideas and I’m ready to go full steam ahead with it. The plus side is it’s a complete do-it-yourself party theme, so I shouldn’t need to buy too much. I’ll update more about that as it gets closer. I do have some time
Well, I think that’s about all I have in me for today. I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday. I can’t say I’m sad either. Even though we don’t have big plans for the weekend, I’m still ready for it to get here.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Mummy's so behnd!
I have no idea when the last time I blogged was, so if I am being repetitive, my apologies! The weekend was nice. We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday with my sister and nephew. We had a nice time. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Emerson enjoyed the hayride and people watching. He looked adorable in his puffy, owl vest too. Afterwards, we took the boys out for lunch. Em slept for most of that. Busy day at the patch wore him out! We visited gam and pap afterwards, then headed home. Monday, daycare was closed, so Em stayed home with me. I had a half day. Afterwards, my sister and I took the boys out for breakfast. My best friend and her son met up with us too. It was fun and the pancakes were delicious!
Outside of that, Emerson has been growing so much. He’s very unpredictable some days. He’s on a new kick where he is very resistant to bedtime and naps. Boy, do I have to work just to get him down. It’s exhausting, but I’m hoping it passes soon. Last night, he woke about every 5 minutes too. It was not great. Once he was finally in a deep sleep, it was time to get up. No rest for the weary. I just try to tell myself that these are phases and just as quickly as it starts, it’s done and over with.
He’s starting to stand without holding onto anything, which leads me to believe he’ll be walking sooner rather than later. He’s just been on the go for months! It seems that he’s a bit ahead of the game too. A lot of my friends have babies around the same age, and some are not crawling, while some just started. It’s nice to start relating to other people going through the same thing as me now. We were a little ahead. Being mobile adds an entirely new challenge to the whole baby process! It is a lot more fun though!
Emerson is getting really good with using a spoon and fork. We use the spoon more than the fork because I’m afraid he’ll poke himself in the eye. I figure once he is really good with the spoon, we can move onto the fork because he’ll have the general idea. Right now, I put the food on the spoon, he takes the spoon from me, and puts it in his mouth. It’s hilarious and adorable. We recently started to practice him putting the food onto the spoon. He’s starting to get that, but we have some work ahead of us. Over the weekend, he had spaghettio’s for lunch. The red sauce was all over his face during lunch. It was so adorable, but he broke out into a rash afterwards. I felt so bad. I think the acidity in the pasta sauce irritated his skin. After a bath, he seemed better, but no more red sauce because of that! His eye is all cleared up too. I’m so glad. We still have no idea what it was, but the antibiotic drops helped.
My friend, Erin, had her baby! Madison Paige was born on October 12th at 4:47am! She was 7lbs 7oz and 20 inches long. She is absolutely adorable! We are going to meet her this weekend. I can’t wait! Mama and baby are doing amazing and are being discharged from the hospital today. I’m so excited for Erin. She’s also breastfeeding. She said it’s going well. I’m very proud of her. It isn’t an easy thing to do at all!
I changed Emerson’s bottles again. He started to waste the last 4oz bottle of the day at daycare, so I am now only sending 3 5oz bottles. It’s 1 oz less than what I was sending before. It was killing me to see him toss a 4oz bottle and waste it because he was still full from lunch. This should work much better for us. It’s nice for me because I only need to pump 15oz. I’m hoping I can start building a stock again. I have pretty much nothing left in the freezer.
Other than visiting Erin this weekend, we don’t have too much on the agenda. I need to grocery shop on Friday, but that’s about it. We are just going to hang out. I was thinking of taking Emerson to the play place in the mall, but I’m wondering if that’s such a good idea yet. If it’s really busy, I’ll worry another kid might knock him over. We’ll see. We were thinking of going to another pumpkin patch on Sunday afternoon too. I’ll have to check the weather out to make sure it’s nice enough.
Alright, I am going to end this now. I hope you all have a great week
Outside of that, Emerson has been growing so much. He’s very unpredictable some days. He’s on a new kick where he is very resistant to bedtime and naps. Boy, do I have to work just to get him down. It’s exhausting, but I’m hoping it passes soon. Last night, he woke about every 5 minutes too. It was not great. Once he was finally in a deep sleep, it was time to get up. No rest for the weary. I just try to tell myself that these are phases and just as quickly as it starts, it’s done and over with.
He’s starting to stand without holding onto anything, which leads me to believe he’ll be walking sooner rather than later. He’s just been on the go for months! It seems that he’s a bit ahead of the game too. A lot of my friends have babies around the same age, and some are not crawling, while some just started. It’s nice to start relating to other people going through the same thing as me now. We were a little ahead. Being mobile adds an entirely new challenge to the whole baby process! It is a lot more fun though!
Emerson is getting really good with using a spoon and fork. We use the spoon more than the fork because I’m afraid he’ll poke himself in the eye. I figure once he is really good with the spoon, we can move onto the fork because he’ll have the general idea. Right now, I put the food on the spoon, he takes the spoon from me, and puts it in his mouth. It’s hilarious and adorable. We recently started to practice him putting the food onto the spoon. He’s starting to get that, but we have some work ahead of us. Over the weekend, he had spaghettio’s for lunch. The red sauce was all over his face during lunch. It was so adorable, but he broke out into a rash afterwards. I felt so bad. I think the acidity in the pasta sauce irritated his skin. After a bath, he seemed better, but no more red sauce because of that! His eye is all cleared up too. I’m so glad. We still have no idea what it was, but the antibiotic drops helped.
My friend, Erin, had her baby! Madison Paige was born on October 12th at 4:47am! She was 7lbs 7oz and 20 inches long. She is absolutely adorable! We are going to meet her this weekend. I can’t wait! Mama and baby are doing amazing and are being discharged from the hospital today. I’m so excited for Erin. She’s also breastfeeding. She said it’s going well. I’m very proud of her. It isn’t an easy thing to do at all!
I changed Emerson’s bottles again. He started to waste the last 4oz bottle of the day at daycare, so I am now only sending 3 5oz bottles. It’s 1 oz less than what I was sending before. It was killing me to see him toss a 4oz bottle and waste it because he was still full from lunch. This should work much better for us. It’s nice for me because I only need to pump 15oz. I’m hoping I can start building a stock again. I have pretty much nothing left in the freezer.
Other than visiting Erin this weekend, we don’t have too much on the agenda. I need to grocery shop on Friday, but that’s about it. We are just going to hang out. I was thinking of taking Emerson to the play place in the mall, but I’m wondering if that’s such a good idea yet. If it’s really busy, I’ll worry another kid might knock him over. We’ll see. We were thinking of going to another pumpkin patch on Sunday afternoon too. I’ll have to check the weather out to make sure it’s nice enough.
Alright, I am going to end this now. I hope you all have a great week
Thursday, October 9, 2014
MUMMY HAD A ROUGH BLEEPING NIGHT!
Yesterday was just so ridiculous. I picked Emerson up at 5:05pm from daycare. When I walked in, they let me know he wasn’t allowed to return until he saw his pediatrician. Immediately, I’m panicked. I’m looking at him and I see nothing wrong and then I notice his eye. It’s all gunky and filled with a yellow discharge. I assume it’s pink eye, but his eye doesn’t appear to be red at all. Anyway, when we get to the car, I call his ped to make an emergency appointment. All the while, I drive to the gas station because my gas light is on. I’m on hold with the doctor for over 15 minute. As irritating as that ways, I tried pumping gas in my car from two different pumps and neither were working. I was PISSED. I thought something was wrong with my car. We drive to another gas station, which luckily worked for us. I was able to get a doc’s appointment for the baby that evening too. As we are leaving the gas station, my car stalls. The engine sounds like absolute death. I call my parents and decide to head to their house to take my mom’s car to the doctor’s office. The commute to the doctor is about 25 minutes, so I didn’t want to chance it. Anyway, we get to the docs around 615pm and are not seen until nearly 830. By this time, all of the pharmacies have closed, so the doctor routes us to a pharmacy out of our area that’s 24 hours. We ended up getting antibiotic eye drops. The doctor ruled out pink eye, but had no idea what the infection could be. Luckily, his eye seems a lot better today, but still a bit goopy. Anyway, while we were at the doctor’s, my mom texted to tell me my car had no oil in it. Whoops. I haven’t had an oil change in well over a year, so that makes sense. My dad fixed the car up and is taking it for a proper oil change this weekend. In the meantime, I’m good to drive.
Today, I am working from home with the baby here. My mom is helping, so that I can get my work done and all of my meetings in. Emerson is napping now. When he wakes, I’m going to nurse him. What a day. I’m completely wiped from last night. We didn’t get home until well after 10pm! I had a half day tomorrow, but I canceled it. Instead, I’m sending Emerson to daycare and working all day from home in case they call me to pick him up early, which they better not. It pisses me off they didn’t call me to tell me he had an eye infection. It’s bullshit they tell me at 5pm when I’m picking him up. I could have made arrangements earlier in the day. On top of that, we go home after daycare. I had nothing with me. No diapers, nothing. Emerson was dirty and smelly from daycare too, so we had to go to the doctors like that. Not ideal. He doesn’t seem too bothered by his eye though. He’s as spunky as ever, which makes me happy.
I bawled so hard yesterday though. It was just too much all at once and I felt so alone. No support, nothing. Spending money on a co-pay and medicine (which our insurance did not cover, so it was more expensive) made me sick. In the end, I figured it out. I moved some things around in the budget to make room for that emergency. I felt extreme guilt and like life was spewing in my face for buying a new couch, Christmas gifts, and boots for myself. I know I can’t live my life waiting for something unexpected to happen, but it did make me think twice about spending any extra money just in case. I’m glad all is well now. I just hope there is a huge stretch between now and the next disaster..
I was talking to my best friend yesterday and she kept telling me that I need to file for child support. It isn’t right that Emerson’s father isn’t paying and that I have to kill myself every month and even worse if an emergency comes up. I get her perspective, but I just know he will be a fucking dick bag about it, so why even open up the can of worms? In my eyes, the guy doesn’t even exist and is just a low life piece of shit. He can take his money and ram it so far up his ugly asshole. Sorry, I’m just really angry that I nearly threw myself into a tizzy over a $20 co pay. It’s really a shame that things are that way sometimes because some fucking dick bag doesn’t feel the need to take financial responsibility for a human being he helped create. On the flip side, no amount of money is worth losing any more time with my baby. I hate having to work all week and not being able to see him, so fuck that. I deserve every bit of extra time outside of work with Emerson. Okay, I'm done bitching today. I'm allowed to have an opinion sometimes...And this isn't even an opinion. It's fucking facts.
Today, I am working from home with the baby here. My mom is helping, so that I can get my work done and all of my meetings in. Emerson is napping now. When he wakes, I’m going to nurse him. What a day. I’m completely wiped from last night. We didn’t get home until well after 10pm! I had a half day tomorrow, but I canceled it. Instead, I’m sending Emerson to daycare and working all day from home in case they call me to pick him up early, which they better not. It pisses me off they didn’t call me to tell me he had an eye infection. It’s bullshit they tell me at 5pm when I’m picking him up. I could have made arrangements earlier in the day. On top of that, we go home after daycare. I had nothing with me. No diapers, nothing. Emerson was dirty and smelly from daycare too, so we had to go to the doctors like that. Not ideal. He doesn’t seem too bothered by his eye though. He’s as spunky as ever, which makes me happy.
I bawled so hard yesterday though. It was just too much all at once and I felt so alone. No support, nothing. Spending money on a co-pay and medicine (which our insurance did not cover, so it was more expensive) made me sick. In the end, I figured it out. I moved some things around in the budget to make room for that emergency. I felt extreme guilt and like life was spewing in my face for buying a new couch, Christmas gifts, and boots for myself. I know I can’t live my life waiting for something unexpected to happen, but it did make me think twice about spending any extra money just in case. I’m glad all is well now. I just hope there is a huge stretch between now and the next disaster..
I was talking to my best friend yesterday and she kept telling me that I need to file for child support. It isn’t right that Emerson’s father isn’t paying and that I have to kill myself every month and even worse if an emergency comes up. I get her perspective, but I just know he will be a fucking dick bag about it, so why even open up the can of worms? In my eyes, the guy doesn’t even exist and is just a low life piece of shit. He can take his money and ram it so far up his ugly asshole. Sorry, I’m just really angry that I nearly threw myself into a tizzy over a $20 co pay. It’s really a shame that things are that way sometimes because some fucking dick bag doesn’t feel the need to take financial responsibility for a human being he helped create. On the flip side, no amount of money is worth losing any more time with my baby. I hate having to work all week and not being able to see him, so fuck that. I deserve every bit of extra time outside of work with Emerson. Okay, I'm done bitching today. I'm allowed to have an opinion sometimes...And this isn't even an opinion. It's fucking facts.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Mummy's design issue
I’ve really been slacking on blogging lately. I’m sorry, guys! Nothing too new is going on aside from the usual. Emerson is crawling all around and starting to climb. He turned 8 months last week, which is absolutely mind boggling to think about. He’s learning to use his sippy cup and beginning to use a fork and spoon. He’s on the go, which is exciting, but exhausting for me. Less naps, less milk, but more solid food seems to be the going trend with him lately. Lots of play time, but bumps and bruises come along with that. I have a near heart attack at least once a day now! We are doing very well though and just cruising right through our first year together. It’s going extremely fast, so I’m trying to suck in as much as I can and really enjoy all of the experiences, good and bad.
My new couch is slated for delivery this week. I can’t wait. I did see a small bit of water leaking in my basement last night. I need to call my landlord. It’s alarming because it makes me hesitant to push forward with the playroom. I’m not going to furnish it and have carpeting put down for it to all be ruined. It’s a bit disheartening though because I want this playroom so much. We need space to play. My small dining room is not cutting it. I don’t want to think we’ve outgrown this house already, but it’s starting to seem that way. On top of that, I hate clutter and I like things to be in order. It sucks having to set up the play yard and basically wreck my living/dining room every evening. If that’s what I need to do though, then that’s what’ll happen. I just need to think of a creative way to house the toys when they aren’t in use, so that my living/dining room can actually look put together when it isn’t play time. The good thing is I didn’t put too much time, or money into what I’ve done in the basement, so I’m not losing out. I still have high hopes for that area, so I’ll wait until I speak with my landlord before I cut it out altogether. I was thinking of getting a bench for near the front door to house our shoes when we come in the front door. I was also thinking of getting a nice buffet that I could use as toy storage, which would disguise the fact that the dining room is doubling as a play room. Setting up and breaking down the play yard is the biggest pain, but seeing it take up half of my downstairs space kills me. I guess that is just one of the cons I’ll have to deal with. Giving Emerson space to play and grow is more important than having my house look decorative and put together. I’m just not one of those people that can let my kid tear the hell out of my house and have it be destroyed all day. We’ll have to work out something in the meantime.
Alright, that’s about all I have for now. I just got my flu shot today, so I’m hoping I don’t start to feel sick at all! Have a good day, everyone!
My new couch is slated for delivery this week. I can’t wait. I did see a small bit of water leaking in my basement last night. I need to call my landlord. It’s alarming because it makes me hesitant to push forward with the playroom. I’m not going to furnish it and have carpeting put down for it to all be ruined. It’s a bit disheartening though because I want this playroom so much. We need space to play. My small dining room is not cutting it. I don’t want to think we’ve outgrown this house already, but it’s starting to seem that way. On top of that, I hate clutter and I like things to be in order. It sucks having to set up the play yard and basically wreck my living/dining room every evening. If that’s what I need to do though, then that’s what’ll happen. I just need to think of a creative way to house the toys when they aren’t in use, so that my living/dining room can actually look put together when it isn’t play time. The good thing is I didn’t put too much time, or money into what I’ve done in the basement, so I’m not losing out. I still have high hopes for that area, so I’ll wait until I speak with my landlord before I cut it out altogether. I was thinking of getting a bench for near the front door to house our shoes when we come in the front door. I was also thinking of getting a nice buffet that I could use as toy storage, which would disguise the fact that the dining room is doubling as a play room. Setting up and breaking down the play yard is the biggest pain, but seeing it take up half of my downstairs space kills me. I guess that is just one of the cons I’ll have to deal with. Giving Emerson space to play and grow is more important than having my house look decorative and put together. I’m just not one of those people that can let my kid tear the hell out of my house and have it be destroyed all day. We’ll have to work out something in the meantime.
Alright, that’s about all I have for now. I just got my flu shot today, so I’m hoping I don’t start to feel sick at all! Have a good day, everyone!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Mummy's Me Day!
The weekend was fantastic, but exhausting. Friday was my ME day. I jam packed way too much into it and was a bit over ambitious, but I had a good time shopping. I started out at the mall where I bought myself a new pair of boots, 3 tops, 2 pair of jeans, a scarf, and tank for $80.00! I’ve been budgeting for quite some time to be able to buy myself a few new things. Everything I was wearing was worn during pregnancy and beforehand. All of my jeans were at least 2 sizes too big, so it is so nice to actually have pants that fit me now. The boots were buy one get one for $10, so I was able to get my sister a pair for Christmas. $45 boots for $10. I couldn’t pass that up. Afterwards, I did some Christmas shopping for Emerson. I was able to get 5 outfits, 4 toys, and a much needed coat for $60. I’m pretty much done with him aside from adding on some new bath toys and a couple of odds and ends. I’m not going overboard. He’s going to need a new car seat at some point too. I headed over to Walmart afterwards to pick up the ottoman, picture frames, and curtains that were finally in that I ordered over a week ago. I hurried home to set everything up. Wow is all I can say. It looks incredible. Later, I did all of the grocery shopping, plus picked up diapers, exchanged a shirt I had bought last week that was too small, then headed home to put it all away before picking Emerson up at daycare. What a day!
Saturday, we woke up early and headed to Walmart to buy a birthday gift for my friend’s daughter’s birthday party on Sunday. We bought her an adorable hello kitty sweater with glitter leggings. Later that day, we ran errands with my friend because she had to buy all of the stuff for the party on Sunday. We had a really nice time. We got home around 5pm, so we just played, did dinner, bath, then bed. Sunday, we went to my parent’s to visit. They were away all weekend for their anniversary, plus the party was over their way anyway, so we stopped on the wall. Emerson freaked out when I went to put him in his car seat to head to the party. I had to take him out. When I did, he conked out, so we ended up going to the party a little late. After the party, we came back to my parent’s house to hang for a bit. Again, another freak out when it was car seat time. I hope this isn’t a new trend because I’m not with it. He started wailing, arching his back, and trying to wiggle out. Insane! On Sunday night, we just did dinner, played, bath, then bed. He was a bear to put down last night. I was pretty exhausted, but he finally conked out around 930pm. He was up around midnight and 2am, but slept like a gem outside of those two small periods of time.
Today, I am working from home, but in the office the rest of the week aside from Thursday. I have a half day to cut down on daycare costs. I just paid for the entire month this morning. $717.25. Insane. I’m taking 5 half days this month to save on daycare costs, or that amount would have been well into the $900 mark. This month is just unusually long because the office isn’t closed at all (no holidays), so the baby would need to go every day. I get a break in November and December. Not much, but any amount helps. I let the baby sleep in a bit this morning too. I feel so bad waking him. It seems that he doesn’t hit his sleep stride, or big sleep pattern until about 2am. At that point, he usually sleeps 2-7am uninterrupted. I’ve noticed this pattern on the weekends. Before that, it seems he isn’t fully rested, stirs a bit, and wakes occasionally until around 2am. I feel bad waking him around 545 when he’s in the middle of his big sleep cycle.
This week, we don’t have much going on. I think we’re going to visit my friend this upcoming weekend. She’s pregnant and due within the next 4 days. Hopefully she holds on, so we can get a quick visit in before the baby is born. I’m excited for her though. Other than that, just work and daycare. I’m saving our pennies for the pumpkin patch, which we’re going to next Monday. I can’t wait! I just hope the weather is nice. Alright, I hope you all had fantastic weekends
Saturday, we woke up early and headed to Walmart to buy a birthday gift for my friend’s daughter’s birthday party on Sunday. We bought her an adorable hello kitty sweater with glitter leggings. Later that day, we ran errands with my friend because she had to buy all of the stuff for the party on Sunday. We had a really nice time. We got home around 5pm, so we just played, did dinner, bath, then bed. Sunday, we went to my parent’s to visit. They were away all weekend for their anniversary, plus the party was over their way anyway, so we stopped on the wall. Emerson freaked out when I went to put him in his car seat to head to the party. I had to take him out. When I did, he conked out, so we ended up going to the party a little late. After the party, we came back to my parent’s house to hang for a bit. Again, another freak out when it was car seat time. I hope this isn’t a new trend because I’m not with it. He started wailing, arching his back, and trying to wiggle out. Insane! On Sunday night, we just did dinner, played, bath, then bed. He was a bear to put down last night. I was pretty exhausted, but he finally conked out around 930pm. He was up around midnight and 2am, but slept like a gem outside of those two small periods of time.
Today, I am working from home, but in the office the rest of the week aside from Thursday. I have a half day to cut down on daycare costs. I just paid for the entire month this morning. $717.25. Insane. I’m taking 5 half days this month to save on daycare costs, or that amount would have been well into the $900 mark. This month is just unusually long because the office isn’t closed at all (no holidays), so the baby would need to go every day. I get a break in November and December. Not much, but any amount helps. I let the baby sleep in a bit this morning too. I feel so bad waking him. It seems that he doesn’t hit his sleep stride, or big sleep pattern until about 2am. At that point, he usually sleeps 2-7am uninterrupted. I’ve noticed this pattern on the weekends. Before that, it seems he isn’t fully rested, stirs a bit, and wakes occasionally until around 2am. I feel bad waking him around 545 when he’s in the middle of his big sleep cycle.
This week, we don’t have much going on. I think we’re going to visit my friend this upcoming weekend. She’s pregnant and due within the next 4 days. Hopefully she holds on, so we can get a quick visit in before the baby is born. I’m excited for her though. Other than that, just work and daycare. I’m saving our pennies for the pumpkin patch, which we’re going to next Monday. I can’t wait! I just hope the weather is nice. Alright, I hope you all had fantastic weekends
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Mummy's ME time
I can’t remember if I blogged yesterday. That’s REALLY sad. If I did/didn’t I’m sorry for repeating anything. Additionally, if anyone commented and I didn’t respond yet, I promise, I’ll get there today! Again, thank you so much to the endless feedback and responses that I get. You all are truly amazing and I appreciate it so much more than you’ll ever know. A portion of my passion for blogging is because of all of you. That sounds so cheesy, but it’s the truth. Knowing that so many of us are going through the same thing makes me feel a lot better. Power in numbers?
My mom and I are still not speaking. She hasn’t tried to reach out to me yet. I did text her on Monday to let her know that my sister arrived at the airport safely to pick up her fiancé. Her response, “Okay”. I didn’t push for any more than that either. I don’t feel that I should have to either. It’s time that I stop letting other people’s behavior pull me down. I can’t let my happiness be at the mercy of someone else’s irresponsibility either. When she’s ready to behave like an adult, she can speak to me. I hope she starts to realize that she needs to take accountability for her actions and begin to take the upper hand when it comes to her life. She can’t pin everything on my dad and expect him to constantly take care of her in the manner that he’s set for himself. What a standard, right?
My parents are going away this weekend for their 29th wedding anniversary. That means we won’t see them at all this weekend even if we wanted to. We’re going to my friend’s daughter’s 9th birthday party on Sunday from 1-4pm. We could head over there afterwards, but we probably won’t. Sunday evenings are always a little rough on us because we’re so out of routine from the weekend. I’m usually running around like a mad woman to prep things for work and daycare on Monday. Speaking of my parent’s wedding anniversary, this will shed some light on how twisted my mom’s brain works. She expects my sisters and I to give her and my dad gifts for their anniversary yet she NEVER gets my dad anything. If she does, it’s usually late. Does this make sense? I’m not married to you, or him, so I don’t understand why I need to acknowledge your marriage outside of a simple “Happy Anniversary”. Their marriage did not bring me life. In fact, I was born well before they said “I do”. I’m already preparing myself for the attitude I’ll get for not presenting her with some lavish gift.
We don’t have too many plans for the remainder of the week. We have so much on our calendar for this month, that I’m saving our pennies for the two pumpkin patches we’re visiting, a fundraiser hayride, trick or treating at the mall, and a boo bash at the zoo. So much is going on! I’m excited. On top of that, let’s not forget Halloween, Emerson’s fall pictures, and pumpkin carving.
There is a very special day this week that I’ve reserved just for myself. Friday is ME day. I’m so excited. It’s filled with nothing but errands, but that sounds like Heaven to me. Between 10:30am-5pm, I have time to myself. No work and no mommy duties. I haven’t had this luxury since May when I took the day off of work and sent the baby to daycare. Sometimes, you just need a mental health day for yourself. I’m not too keen on going out in the evenings, so this works well for me. Emerson’s routine is not broken and he won’t notice because he’s always at daycare during the week. I don’t feel so bad having spare time like that and just using it on myself. I don’t know why I feel the need to justify this though. I’m a really good mom and I dedicate all of my time outside of work to Emerson. Sometimes, you just need some time for yourself. I don’t go out and drink, or do anything else like that, so I feel like grocery and Christmas (yes, I said Christmas) shopping are acceptable to do without the baby.
Alright, that’s about all I have for today. I hope you are all having a wonderful week! Emerson and I are!
My mom and I are still not speaking. She hasn’t tried to reach out to me yet. I did text her on Monday to let her know that my sister arrived at the airport safely to pick up her fiancé. Her response, “Okay”. I didn’t push for any more than that either. I don’t feel that I should have to either. It’s time that I stop letting other people’s behavior pull me down. I can’t let my happiness be at the mercy of someone else’s irresponsibility either. When she’s ready to behave like an adult, she can speak to me. I hope she starts to realize that she needs to take accountability for her actions and begin to take the upper hand when it comes to her life. She can’t pin everything on my dad and expect him to constantly take care of her in the manner that he’s set for himself. What a standard, right?
My parents are going away this weekend for their 29th wedding anniversary. That means we won’t see them at all this weekend even if we wanted to. We’re going to my friend’s daughter’s 9th birthday party on Sunday from 1-4pm. We could head over there afterwards, but we probably won’t. Sunday evenings are always a little rough on us because we’re so out of routine from the weekend. I’m usually running around like a mad woman to prep things for work and daycare on Monday. Speaking of my parent’s wedding anniversary, this will shed some light on how twisted my mom’s brain works. She expects my sisters and I to give her and my dad gifts for their anniversary yet she NEVER gets my dad anything. If she does, it’s usually late. Does this make sense? I’m not married to you, or him, so I don’t understand why I need to acknowledge your marriage outside of a simple “Happy Anniversary”. Their marriage did not bring me life. In fact, I was born well before they said “I do”. I’m already preparing myself for the attitude I’ll get for not presenting her with some lavish gift.
We don’t have too many plans for the remainder of the week. We have so much on our calendar for this month, that I’m saving our pennies for the two pumpkin patches we’re visiting, a fundraiser hayride, trick or treating at the mall, and a boo bash at the zoo. So much is going on! I’m excited. On top of that, let’s not forget Halloween, Emerson’s fall pictures, and pumpkin carving.
There is a very special day this week that I’ve reserved just for myself. Friday is ME day. I’m so excited. It’s filled with nothing but errands, but that sounds like Heaven to me. Between 10:30am-5pm, I have time to myself. No work and no mommy duties. I haven’t had this luxury since May when I took the day off of work and sent the baby to daycare. Sometimes, you just need a mental health day for yourself. I’m not too keen on going out in the evenings, so this works well for me. Emerson’s routine is not broken and he won’t notice because he’s always at daycare during the week. I don’t feel so bad having spare time like that and just using it on myself. I don’t know why I feel the need to justify this though. I’m a really good mom and I dedicate all of my time outside of work to Emerson. Sometimes, you just need some time for yourself. I don’t go out and drink, or do anything else like that, so I feel like grocery and Christmas (yes, I said Christmas) shopping are acceptable to do without the baby.
Alright, that’s about all I have for today. I hope you are all having a wonderful week! Emerson and I are!
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