Mummy is officially ticked off!

Last night was much better than the last few, but still not back to where we were. Emerson was pretty restless and woke several times. No crying though, so that’s an improvement. He wasn’t too hard to put to bed either. His nap after daycare was pretty short, so I’m thinking that worked out in my favor. While he napped, I made s’mores chocolate bark for his daycare teachers as a Thanksgiving treat. We also sent in a card to thank them for all they do in caring for Emerson daily. They seemed quite surprised, but very appreciative. It’s nice to tell someone thank you and what better way to do it than with a yummy snack?!

Well, my sister and her ex have seemed to revive their relationship once again. I’m pretty annoyed considering we had to cheerlead her all weekend over the heartache that he caused, yet she stayed with him last night. I don’t really care what she does. It’s her life and her choices. What she does affects her and my nephew. As long as it isn’t affecting me, I don’t care, but today it did and I didn’t even get a fucking apology! I only worked from home because she said she needed a ride to work. I come over to my parent’s house, and she isn’t here! What the fuck?! I can’t get a head’s up? I know she was probably too embarrassed to tell me that she was staying with her ex last night and he was taking her to work, but I don’t care. You don’t dick someone over like that and then not even apologize for it! When I asked where she was and she responded, I said “no comment” She wrote back and said “Good, cause I didn’t ask for one” Don’t get fucking smart with me! I was there all weekend to pick up the pieces and changed my schedule to accommodate her and she wasn’t even here! When she did get here, she didn’t say anything to me at all. Not even a damn apology. On top of that, we built her up all weekend and put her ex down, so now what? I can’t just turn my cheek and pretend that he isn’t a fucking asshole. I’m sure they’ll end up breaking up 5 to 6 more times before one of them comes to their senses, but I want off this roller coaster. I’m not dating, so why do I have to be in the drama? Leave me out of it and do not dick me over! What a way to start my day!

After work, I have to run to the store to grab the ingredients for the buffalo chicken bites that I’m making for Thanksgiving. I was going to grab a bottle of wine too. I honestly don’t even know why I’d spend my money though. I can barely even drink half a glass. I’m sure someone else will grab something anyway. I guess I’ll play that one by ear, but why buy alcohol if I can’t even drink? My mom has to work Thanksgiving morning, so she’s asked us to help with the cooking. I know my dad will have it all under control, but I have no problem helping out anyway. I was also thinking of making some bark too. It came out so well for daycare, that it would be nice to make some for Thanksgiving. Maybe I can do a chocolate, peanut, caramel bark. That sounds amazing! I want some NOW! I just want to avoid the madness at the store. I need to pick up the prints that I ordered last week from Walmart. Gah. This is where I am conflicted. Should I get the prints and the ingredients I need at Walmart, or just get the prints there and go to a different store for everything else? Walmart just gets so nuts. I don’t feel like waiting in a crazy long line after work. I want to run home and clean before I pick the baby up from daycare too. I just don’t want to waste all of my time at the store. I have all day to decide. We’ll see!

I’m guessing our plans for tomorrow aren’t going to work out. I’m more than sure my sister will choose being with her ex over me and Emerson, so I’ll just pull all the decorations and the tree out tonight for Emerson and I to get ready tomorrow. The night before Thanksgiving is the biggest drinking night of the year around here. That pretty much guarantees that my sister will be with her ex out somewhere. This is the stuff that bothers me. You made plans with us, but we are so easily replaced when her ex wants to come back around. On top of that, she won’t make plans unless she knows he doesn’t want to see her first. I don’t live my life that way. If someone asks me to do something, I answer regardless of anyone else. The only way that’ll change is if he’s being an asshole and wants to go out without her. I don’t like being second fiddle, back burner, . Family should come first, especially when that family is always there for you. I guess we’ll see what happens, but I am not going to let it spoil the holiday.

Emerson was teething so badly last night. I felt so bad! I gave him Motrin and some teething tabs, plus a teething toy. It seemed to help soothe the pain. I can’t even tell which teeth he’s getting, so that leads me to believe we’ll be in this nightmare awhile longer. I just don’t want it to overtake the whole holiday. I miss my smiling boy! He was so upset and miserable last night. He just kept hugging me and holding onto me so tightly and moaning with pain. It was cute, but sad because he was crying. We were able to play for a while without tears, so that made me happy. It’s sad to not see him all day and then have him be so upset and in pain.

I want to hang my outdoor lights tomorrow too. I have a string of white lights that I plan to hang on my porch and banister. I have a small front porch, so I’m not sure how fancy I’ll get. I do want us to be festive though. I’ll start with the string of lights I have and then go from there. A Santa wreath would be nice if I ever had time to make one! I guess I can work on that too.

Alright, I guess that’s about all I have for today. I hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Mummy's a blabber mouth today!

Last night was rough. That’s an understatement. I’m too tired to come up with a stronger word though, so that’ll have to do. Sorry for the lack of cleverness and wit in this blog. I have no idea what is going on. I think it’s a mix of teething and Emerson being on the cusp of walking. He was such a bear last night. Around 5pm, he started flipping out. I don’t even mean normal flipping. I’m talking full on tantrum. Flipping himself on the ground, throwing his head back, and crying. What?! I’ve never seen him act this way. He was very tired, so I rocked him and put him down for a nap. It was closing in on 7pm and I started to get worried. I didn’t want to let him nap too long for the fear that he’d be up half the night. I was pretty tired, but didn’t sleep when he napped because I wanted to get everything ready for work and daycare today.

He finally woke up around 7. I brought him downstairs where we played for a bit. When he started to show me that he was tired, we headed for the tub. He was still grouchy in the tub. I even added extra bubbles to the water to lighten the mood. No go. I took him out, put his diaper on, and toweled him off. He was still cranky, so we headed for bed. Fast forward to an hour later. He was NOT asleep. What?! He was showing major signs of being tired, which is the only reason I even tried to get him down. We ended up back in the living room around 830pm. He was a ball of energy. I kept thinking to myself, “Boy, I’m glad we came downstairs. You don’t seem tired at all” Anyway, he played for about 45 minutes. He started flipping out again, throwing his head back, rubbing his eyes, and just being out of control with tiredness. I took my cue and headed up to bed. What a joke. An hour passed and he was still not asleep, but very tired. By this point, I was at my wit’s end. He was punching me, kicking me, gauging me, and just being ridiculous, so I put him in his playpen and went downstairs. He cried for 14 minutes. It was probably the longest 14 minutes I’ve had in a really long time. It was honestly heart breaking to hear him crying out “mum, ma, mama!” I am not a fan of cry it out at all. I don’t believe in it, but I do believe in taking a step back when I need a break. I don’t have another set of hand’s either, so the playpen is a good back up. He wasn’t hungry, sick, or didn’t need changed, so I knew he was just crying from being tired. After 14 minutes of wailing, I picked him up, put him on the boob, and nursed him to sleep. He slept for 4 hours. Around 2am, he was up again and freaking out. He didn’t want the boob, or anything. He was just being so out of control. After about 15 minutes, I was able to get him back down. He slept until I woke him up around 640am. I had to get up at 6 even though I did sleep in and made it into work late. Luckily, I had packed everything the night before, so it wasn’t too bad. He was none too pleased when I woke him up. I try to dress him as quietly and quickly as possible. I don’t wake him on purpose. He just always wakes up, which means his sleep is crazy interrupted, which aids in a cranky baby.

I have no idea what is going on. I think it’s a mixture of teething and just progressing and developing. He’s been freestanding a lot lately, which tells me he’s ready to take that first step very soon. He’s been chewing any and everything too. Motrin and Tylenol don’t seem to be helping though. In fact, anything I try doesn’t see to sooth that pain. He just lashes out. I hope whatever teeth are coming in make an appearance soon. I’m ready to get back to our regularly scheduled program. I hate that things will be good for a short time and then we all have to suffer. The dog was so sick of Emerson last night that she slept downstairs alone! I wish the easy nights lasted longer than the hard nights. I know it’s all a part of the experience and process, but I hate when we go through lulls like this. I hope things ease up a bit before Thanksgiving. I just want his first Thanksgiving to be a great one. It won’t be if he’s cranky from this awful sleeping pattern.

When I picked Emerson up from daycare on Friday, I had a notice telling me that if I didn’t verify his shot records by 11/26/2014 (two days from now), his care would be suspended. Wow, talk about short notice. He was just at the doctor’s on 11/03/2014. The daycare never asks me for anything, so I never think about it when I take him. I have to get a paper filled out and signed by the doctor. This really pisses me off. Our ped’s office is about 30 minutes away. It’s not exactly around the corner, so it’ll take us an hour round trip, plus the time we spend there. On top of that, Emerson is due back at the doctor for a checkup at the beginning of December, which means we’ll be driving out there again in two weeks. I called this morning and asked if they could just fax his records to the daycare. I was told “No!” Thanks, Hippa privacy law. If I say the records can be faxed, then I don’t see what the big deal is. I authorized it. It’s just one more thing that we have to do. He isn’t going to daycare on Wednesday, which is the day the records are due. I’m going to get them over the weekend to have for Monday. I’m not running up to the doctor’s tonight, or tomorrow night when he won’t be at daycare anyway. If they have a problem with that, then I will probably have to go off. Start asking for shit and giving reasonable timelines instead of springing stuff on me the week of a holiday. I love his daycare, but sometimes they really piss me the fuck off. I bought a Thanksgiving Day card for the staff and am going to make a treat to send tomorrow. Things like this make me not want to be nice, but it isn’t his teacher’s fault. It’s the director for being slow on her shit. I’m a first time mother. I don’t know that I should be sending updated shit ALL the time. From now on, anytime we go to the doctor’s office, I’m getting a paper just in case.

We actually did have a good weekend in spite of the bad sleeping patterns. On Friday, we did nothing aside from hanging out at home. I can’t even remember if he slept well, or not. I think he slept like shit. If he didn’t, I’d be surprised. The days all seem to run together anyway. On Saturday, the roads were completely icy and the city was pretty much shut down. All of the bridges were closed due to multiple accidents from the random ice. The weather warmed up, but it brought rain, which froze. Ridiculous. Luckily, the roads all cleared and we were able to go to my cousin’s house. Emerson had a great time playing with all of the kids. It’s so cute watching him interact. We all had such a great time. Afterwards, we went to my parent’s house. Emerson was beat, so he slept, while I ate dinner. He was not too happy when it was time to go back into the car seat to go home. He slept like crap when we did go to bed on Saturday night. Are we seeing a trend here? Sunday, we woke up around 730am. He played for about an hour before becoming so overcome with sleepiness. He went right down for a nap and ended up sleeping for almost 2 hours. When he woke up, I made chocolate banana pancakes for breakfast. Yum! We ate and played awhile. We made plans to head to the mall with my sister. After breakfast, I got Emerson all cleaned up. Britt came over and we all headed to the mall for about 3 hours. It was fun. Emerson became so overly tired, that he was fussing a bit in his stroller. I ended up walking around and holding him until he conked out, then put him back in the stroller. He had a decent-sized nap. We went back home and had an early dinner. We played a bit, and that’s when everything happened last night. Early nap turned late, which ended up overriding our normal bedtime. I just hope this phase passes quickly. I hate to dwell and constantly come back on this, but it has been our life all weekend.

Let’s talk about our week. I have to make two wreaths by the weekend. A Pittsburgh Steeler wreath and an Angel wreath. The good thing is I have to drop the wreaths off near Emerson’s pediatrician, so I can kill two birds with one stone. I am just realizing this right now and I’m actually happy now! I can get his papers AND drop these wreaths off. Hallelujah! Okay, I feel less annoyed. Outside of that, I believe Britt is coming to stay the night on Wednesday. We’re going to decorate the Christmas tree that I plan on putting in the dining room. I just will feel so bad if Britt is there trying to sleep and Emerson is flipping out and not sleeping. Although it might be nice to have an extra person on hand. We will play it by ear. We’re also going to make the dishes that we’re bringing to dinner at our parent’s house on Thanksgiving. We’ll probably make some kind of place setting for everyone too. We’re not going out during the black Friday madness. I’m going to wait to check out the cyber Monday deals to see if anything I need to buy as gifts is on sale. I’m sure I’ll get some kind of a break. My sister will have my nephew this weekend, so maybe we can do dinner, or something one of those nights.

Speaking of my sister, her and her fiancé are no longer together. They broke up a few days ago. To me, it seemed like a long time coming. I’m not sure if they’ll reconcile, or not. He’s taken the ring back before, but quickly returned it. This time, she isn’t accepting his apology, or return of the ring, which I’m glad to hear. Not only that, but she is not moving into the house that they just got together. Instead, she had her name removed from the lease and is staying put at my parent’s house. I’m glad. With all of the back and forth, who’s to say it won’t happen while they’re living together. She told him they can work it out if he shows a drastic change. I just don’t foresee that happening. I want her to be happy and I especially want my nephew to have a stable home. He has that now. I just don’t know that her ex can provide that, especially with how quickly he seems to give, then take away. I feel like he isn’t ready for all that comes with proposing to a woman. He seems to gallivant a lot, go out a lot, and disrespects the hell out of my sister. He doesn’t strike me as the type that is ready to settle down and be a family man. Being engaged, he shouldn’t be doing half of what he does do, especially when it’s directly disrespecting my sister. I’ve learned that you need to let people make their own choices though. I’m so proud of her for rising above and making the choice to not move in with this man. I have no idea how it’ll turn out, but I’m happy she put her foot down. I just hope she carries that through. You can’t make someone change though. He knows what he has and he clearly knows what he is doing to jeopardize that. It appears that he wants the best of both worlds. A fiancée and family at home, but the freedom to run all over town and be his own person. She tries so hard to be on her best behavior and not tick him off, which is no way to leave. He has so much power over her head with the ring and his car. She was using his car, while he was away at work. He actually sent his brother over to my parent’s house to get the keys. Even leaving someone stranded like that is not okay. He just seems to care about what he can take away instead of working on himself to better the relationship. He still doesn’t think he’s done anything wrong either. I won’t put what happened in here though. It isn’t my place, but I do hope that she can stay empowered and do what is right for her and my nephew.

So, I bought a dress on Friday afternoon for Thanksgiving. It’s quite formfitting. I don’t know if I should even wear it. I posted a picture of myself in it on Facebook and some of the comments I received weren’t so nice. I received some messages too about my plummeting weight. People are so harsh at times. I bought a different dress that is more flowey yesterday, so I have to return one or the other. I don’t really like the one I bought yesterday, but it makes me look fatter, which will probably deter some nasty comments. I wish people would shut the fuck up about it. I shouldn’t feel like I CAN’T post pictures on facebook because people will scrutinize my weight. I plan on eating like a pig on Thanksgiving too. Maybe I should post pictures of that, so people stop accusing me of having some weird eating disorder. I was even asked “Are you that skinny, or did you photo shop this?” Yes, I photo shop all of my photos, so that I look really thin with a big head, so that people can poke fun at me. To that person’s credit though, they followed up with a nice comment, so I can’t really be mad about that. Other people are still being super mean though, but whatever. This isn’t going to last forever. On a plus side though, I was able to fit into a kid-size dress yesterday! Super cute AND way cheaper!

Oh, I forgot about this, but on Friday night, at bed time, Emerson puked like a bucket’s worth all over me, the entire bed, pillows, EVERYTHING. It was INSANE. Projectile vomiting. I don’t know what the hell happened! It was just flowing and flowing! He couldn’t stop! I felt so freaking bad! All I could do was just hold him. He was literally vomiting all over the fucking place. I was completely drenched in puke. I’ve had dryer showers. It was absolutely unreal. Poor kiddo. He had it coming out of his nose too. Afterwards, he was just so upset. I can’t believe I forgot about this. I was in absolute shock. It was just the craziest scene. I got everything cleaned up, mattress cleaned up, new bedding, pjs, etc. Poor kiddo. I have no idea what happened. He didn’t have a fever, or anything, so I’m thinking he was just really full. After that, he did sleep though. I felt so bad. The amount of puke was just incredible.

Alright, I think I’ve wrote enough today. I hope you guys all have a really great Monday!

Mummy's weekend update!

Good news. I was able to work from home today. I couldn’t be happier to avoid the mass chaos that will be ensuing downtown in just a few hours. My boss gave approval at the end of the day yesterday after I had approached him about it again. We had ample coverage, so I didn’t really understand what the issue was anyway. I’m just glad that I was accommodated. I was one pissed off mother!

Emerson slept like shit last night. After daycare, he napped from 5pm until 7:45pm. I knew I was a goner when he woke up. He wasn’t too happy, so I changed his diaper, nursed him, and he fell back to sleep. I ended up calling it a night just in case he decided to wake up early. Oh boy, did he ever! He was up nearly every hour! Finally, around 4am, he was up for good. I ended up getting us both ready for work/daycare and letting him play in the living room. He must have tuckered himself out because he was fast asleep when I dropped him off at daycare! I know I was pretty whooped (still am). I won’t be letting him nap quite that long again!

After I dropped him off, I ran to Walmart to see if they had any thanksgiving onesies. No dice. Everything is all Christmas. What the heck happened to Thanksgiving? I’m so sick of the way these retail stores overrun every holiday. It makes no sense to me. Because there was no Thanksgiving clothing, I grabbed a plain shirt, some felt, and liquid stitch to make my own. I ended up making a piece of pumpkin pie out of felt and gluing on I HEART PUMPKIN PIE onto a shirt for Emerson. It looks okay. It could be better, but whatever. It’s good enough to wear at my parent’s house on Thanksgiving.

Tonight, we have no plans. I just hope that we can sleep! We are heading to my cousin’s house tomorrow evening and then to the mall on Sunday. It’s supposed to be a lot warmer over the weekend too. This cold weather can pound salt! I’m already sick of it and it only just begun! OO I almost forgot! Emerson’s teachers said he posed perfectly for his pictures! I can’t wait to get them in!

My sister sent an adorable Halloween treat bag for Emerson. She didn’t make it down for Halloween and has been busy with her new house, so he didn’t get it until today, but it’s so cute. She put all of his favorite things together! Very thoughtful. This is the sister that I spoke about before that wasn’t really talking to myself and the family. Things are SO MUCH better now. We talk A LOT via text. She’s coming over on Thanksgiving too! I haven’t seen her in a while because she bought a new house and has been renovating it. Hopefully after its all put back together we can go and visit to get an official tour.

Okay, that’s about all I have for today. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Mummy thinks single parents do it better! (and why you should too!)

Sometimes, even when people aren’t meaning to, they frown down upon single motherhood. Even in general conversation, it’s apparent that a two parent family is always better ( according to you, not me). Today, single parents get the bragging rights. Below are a few reasons why I think being a single parent is better, so nah nah nuh boo boo! Today, I win!

1. No arguing over who does or doesn’t do < insert chore , errand, or whatever else you bitch about daily>
2. No one to undermine my authority
3. No negotiations. I make all the decisions!
4. More bonding time with my baby!
5. Bragging rights for raising an amazing kiddo myself
6. I make the rules (and I break them without argument)
7. I choose the values that are instilled in my child
8. I can make whatever the fuck I want for dinner! (breakfast and lunch too)
9. The closet is ALL mine!
10. No one around to argue with me!
11. No arguing or discussions over money. I make it, I spend it!
12. No one to fuck up my house after I’ve cleaned it! Less laundry/dishes too!
13. I am independent
14. I don’t need to consult anyone before making decisions
15. I’m not disappointed daily over the lack of love, help, and support I’m not getting.
16. I don’t have to split time on the holidays. My schedule and my family!
17. It takes me a lot longer to run out of toilet paper!
18. I don’t have to shave every day!
19. I don’t have to pretend to like you when I don’t!
20. I can listen to whatever the fuck I want to in the car!
21. The television is ALL mine!
22. When the baby is asleep for the night, it truly is ME-time.

There you have it. I am a really proud person. Each time the baby grows another month and reaches another milestone, it’s another reason for me to celebrate making it there as well. Not only do I love seeing him grow, but it’s a reminder that I got him there with no help, but my own. We’ve been flying by the seat of our pants through this first year. Fumbles here and there, but we are making it and I couldn’t be happier. Everything that happens is a result of my hard work. I can take all of the credit without question. Single parents are super heroes. We really are. Doing the work of two and sometimes doing it better. Shout out to all of the single parents and all of your hard work. You are a fucking rock star!

Mummy is annoyed...sorry for the rant!

Today is picture day! I’m so excited! After work yesterday, I went to Kmart and bought Emerson the most adorable outfit! He’s wearing a mickey mouse tux complete with a bow tie. It’s not actual tuxedo material. It’s a cotton, lightweight material, but so adorable. I hope the pictures turn out well. I went with the $18.00 package. It comes with enough pictures to give my family, plus wallet-sized ones that I can insert with our Christmas cards. What a cool first-time experience for us though!

When I picked Emerson up from daycare, his teacher let me know that she has an adorable pea coat to bring in for him. I thought that was really nice of her to offer! He wears an adorable pea coat now, but the one she has is a bit bigger, so we can use it as he grows. I want to send a snack in next week for Thanksgiving before holiday break. I just haven’t figured out what to send yet. It’s always nice to give thanks to the people that take care of your baby every day!

After daycare, Emerson napped from 5pm-615pm. It was nice. I was able to clean the house, get bottles ready, and make dinner. I even had some time to sit on the couch and relax! After E woke up, we had dinner together. I made fish sticks, fries, and strawberry apple sauce. It was pretty darn good. Not gourmet at all, but easy for a Wednesday night. After dinner was bath. He loves bath time. He played forever. He wasn’t tired though, so after jammies, we went to the living room to play for about an hour. Bedtime wasn’t too bad. He fell asleep by 9 and stayed down until around 4am. He was up for about 5 minutes and then went right back down until I woke him up at 5:55am. I was very sleep last night, so I was glad to get a big chunk of z’s. I hope the remainder of the week and weekend are like that.

When I went to pump this morning, a piece of my plastic tubing broke off, so now I am down to pumping one side at a time. I do have an extra tube at home. I think the part that broke off will fit into my new tubes. The tubes at home suck, but I saved them just in case. Let’s hope I can fix it. New tubes are expensive. I didn’t anticipate having to replace them again. It’s faster to dual pump, but I think I get more milk when I do one side at a time. Pros and cons I guess. In the meantime, it’ll be solo pumping for the rest of the day!

Tomorrow is light up night in town. I do not want to work in town. I’d rather work from home because the entire city will let out of work early, which means I might not get on the bus. The bus will not stop if it’s packed. That means I put a huge risk on being late to pick Emerson up from daycare. I asked if I could work from home on Friday because of this. I work from home two days a week and already used my two days on Monday and Tuesday. Emerson was sick, so I didn’t want to be stuck in town if I got a call that he needed to go home early, so I worked at home. I never ask for anything special, or any special treatment. I’m not sure what the deal is, or why I am being met with such an argument over an extra day. I was told “I was letting everyone leave at 3pm” I already leave at 3pm on a typical day. The bus comes at 3:15pm. The next one doesn’t run until 3:50pm. If the bus is too packed, it’ll roll right past me and I’ll have to stand outside in the freezing cold until 3:50pm. If that bus is too packed, the same thing will happen AGAIN. I was told “I can drop you off” What?! I do not live anywhere near the city. My bus ride is already an hour and ten minutes long. It’s just so odd to me. I don’t know what the deal is, but I am very annoyed. I do have a plan B though. A few of the women I ride the bus with are going to leave work 10 minutes early and walk through town up to the first bus stop. This way, we can assure we get a place on the bus. It’ll suck doing that, but at least I know I won’t have to wait. I don’t think people realize the way my bus works. Because it’s going over an hour away, there aren’t buses every 10 minutes. It gets EXTREMELY packed, especially around holidays, or special events like light up night. (for those of you who do not know, light up night is a big festival that goes on in the city every November. The city is decorated with Christmas trees, lights, etc. It’s schedule throughout that night for each area of the city to light up. There are tons of activities, streets are closed down, etc. That’s why people who work in the city know what a damn nightmare it is and they all try to get out early…hence the bus situation). Anyway, there are other folks who work from home 3 and sometimes more days a week. I do not take advantage. I stick to the rules, I get my work done earlier than expected, and I am a great employee (No, I am not just saying this either) It really pisses me off so badly that I am not being granted this. This is why I was so annoyed yesterday. I am still annoyed now. I don’t know if I should ask again, or what. I don’t want to look stupid if the answer is no, but I just know how AWFUL it’s going to be tomorrow afternoon. I already have enough to deal with. Sometimes I wish people could just see that and throw me a fricken bone. I seriously never ask for anything, sympathy, help, nothing. No special treatment. NOTHING. I don’t even take lunch breaks because I pump. They legally HAVE to let me pump too, but I feel guilty for doing it three times a day/ten minutes apiece, so I never take breaks AT ALL. I eat at my desk. I have to stop ranting about this because it’s going to make me cry. I know it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but it is to me. It’ll absolutely make my fucking Friday afternoon suck huge donkey dicks and I don’t feel like dealing with it!

Mummy's baby feels better!

I am REALLY annoyed today. I don’t even want to get into it because I’m too professional (hint at what I’m annoyed about), but just know that I am annoyed! Anyway, Emerson seemed okay when I picked him up from daycare yesterday. He was a little warm, so I gave him some Tylenol and put him down for a pre-dinner nap. He woke around 645pm. I cooked dinner (tortellini, veggies, and garlic bread), while he played in the kitchen in his exersaucer. We ate dinner, which I thought was delicious. He seemed to like it too. Score for mom! Afterwards, I put him in the bath for a bit. He seemed more like himself, which he hasn’t been over the last few days. After bath and jammies, we headed to the living room to play for a while before bed. I could tell he wasn’t tired yet and it was still early. We played for about an hour and then headed up to bed around 8:30pm. He conked out around 9pm. I tried to watch some of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but fell asleep before it was half over. We slept until about 3am. He woke up for a quick nursing session, then was back down until I woke him for daycare around 6am. This morning was busy. It snowed overnight, so I had to clean the car off, warm the car up, and take the garbage out. On top of that, I had no bottles ready either. I also had to make up the diaper bag, work bag, and lunch. I should have prepared last night, but I got it all done and I even made it to the bus on time! Another score for mom!

Today, I’m meeting up with some co-workers around lunchtime. They work in a different building, but one bought a wreath off of me, so I’m heading over to drop it off. It’ll be nice to catch up for a bit, especially with how aggravated I am today. After work, I plan on running to pick up the prints I ordered from the holiday photo shoot we had last weekend. I’m also going to browse to see if I can find a cute shirt for Emerson to wear to picture day tomorrow. I need to provide a description of his outfit on the envelope they sent for payment, but I can’t fill it out until I know what he’s wearing. Pray that we wake up on time tomorrow. I want to have a couple extra minutes tomorrow morning before I send him off to daycare, so that he looks extra cute for his pictures. I also need to reload my bus card. Luckily, I had cash in my wallet to pay my fare this morning. When I swiped my bus card. I didn’t have enough money on it. Whoops!

I downloaded the Taylor Swift 1989 album. Wow. It’s incredible. I absolutely love it and its refreshing to know that she writes all of her own songs. I’m listening to it all day and its making the day seem a little better. Alright, I am going to hop off of here now. I just wanted to send a quick update. Happy Wednesday, all!

Mummy's baby is sick!

We had a bit of a rough evening and night yesterday. Emerson is sick. He has a bit of a cold, but ended up translating into a fever at daycare. It was low grade, so I wasn’t concerned, but I did feel so bad for him. He fell asleep on the way home from daycare, so I let him sleep as long as he wanted. I figured the more sleep, the better. When he did wake, he was none too pleased, so I just rocked him back to sleep and laid him down on the couch with a blankie. He slept like that for a while. When he woke, I gave him some more medicine and put him to bed. He slept pretty well until the meds wore off and his fever spiked. His entire body was an inferno. More meds and snuggles seemed to help. This morning, he was a lot cooler. I’m so glad. I gave him some medicine and sent him to daycare. I told them to call me if he seemed under the weather, or spiked a fever at all. I’m working from home, so I can go and get him early if need be. I just don’t have that many sick/vaca days left and I had so much work to do this morning. Not working was not an option. I figured if I could at least send him to daycare for a few hours, get my work done, then it wouldn’t be so bad if I have to take off the second half of the day. I’m going to call around 11am for a status and then decide from there if I need to take the second half of the day off. He’s such a trooper though. I love him to pieces, so I hope he just feels better soon. It’s so hard to watch him be sick. Even Kodie was trying to snuggle with him last night. A boy and his pup. Way too cute.

In happier news, it’s picture day at daycare on Thursday! I am so excited! I know, it’s not school. It’s daycare, but so what. He’s with these kids all day, every day. He will probably be with these same kids for years, so why not do a class photo and a picture? It makes sense to me. The packages give way too many pictures though. I just want one for myself, my sisters, and parents. I’ll send a few wallet sizes out with our Christmas card, but there is no reason for me to have 45 prints. I think I’ll choose a smaller package. What the heck would I do with 8 2x3 and 8 wallet-sized photos?! We don’t have that many people to give them to! I just have to figure out what I’m having him wear that day. They ask for a description on the envelope. I was thinking just a nice sweater and jeans. I’ll send him in a bib, so he can at least try to keep himself clean until they take his pictures. I’m so excited though. All of these little things that I never got to experience are just the coolest ever!

I went grocery shopping after work yesterday. I had an increased budget because of my wreath sales, which was nice. The craziest is I had no grocery list. I decided to just go in, browse, and wing it. I had my calculator up the entire time though adding everything together, so that I didn’t go over budget. I found that I bought a lot more food this way and a lot more variety. Snacks for the baby, snacks for me, and a lot of dinner options. Last night, I made tortellini and mixed vegetables. The baby was too sick to eat, so we’ll probably just have left overs tonight. It’s perfect finger food for him, plus delicious for me! It was nice to not feel so confined with a small, $35 budget. I had a $60 budget and ended up coming $5 under! I remembered after we left that I needed dog food and dish liquid, so I’ll pick that up today along with some more medicine for Emerson.

As far as the week goes, we are just laying low in hopes that he feels better. Saturday, we have plans to go to my cousin’s house to make pumpkin rolls. My mom is coming too. Emerson and I will play with all of the kids, while my mom and cousin bake. I think it’ll be fun. I’m excited and it’ll be nice for Emerson to get to see his cousins. I also plan on having our Christmas cards printed by the end of the week. I ordered 1 print of each picture I took to see which one prints out the best before I make my choice. I’ll pick them up today when I grab Emerson’s meds. I promised my sister I’d have some prints of the baby ready for her for Thanksgiving, so I need to get a couple of frames too. I don’t think she has any prints of him yet. It’ll be nice for her to be able to set out some pics of him at her new house! On top of that, I need to get Emerson something to wear for Thanksgiving. We will probably head up to once upon a child on Sunday to see what they have. He’s only going to wear it once, so I’m not spending $20 on some crazy Thanksgiving outfit. Most of the clothes are brand new there anyway, so no one will be the wiser.

How is mom? Well, over the weekend, I had painful lumps in my right breast. No, not cancer. It was either the onset of mastitis, or a clogged duct. A lot of heat and massaging seemed to do the trick. I pumped a few extra times from that side and let Emerson favor it as well when we nursed. It feels so much better. The lumps are gone. The pain has pretty much subsided too, but I think that’s why I was feeling so crappy. Mastitis/clogged duct can bring on flu-like symptoms. Remember I felt crappy for days? I definitely think it was correlated. I’m just glad it’s gone!

Funny story. On Sunday, I received a facebook message from someone asking me out. This has been happening pretty frequently, but I very rarely post about it because I don’t feel like dating, nor do I want people to think I am bragging about being asked out, or something. I’m not, but after its happened a few times, it’s just too funny not to share. When I get these messages, they usually start out like “Hey, how is single, mommyhood?” Hello, I see what you are doing. Indirectly seeing if I am still a single mother, which I am. After I confirm by saying “Great!” it’s always followed up by “Let’s get together sometime, Maybe we can go out sometime, are you available to go out sometime?” I ALWAYS say NO, then the person seems offended. “Wow, you dissed me” or “wow, shot down” No, I am not shooting anyone down. Then, I find myself having to explain myself and why I say no. It’s just so funny to see these guys take it so personally. I’m not saying anything is wrong with that person. I just don’t want to date! You’d think someone would commend me on that. Prioritizing and putting my son first over a dating life! Usually the people asking me have kids! Wouldn’t that be a great quality in a woman?! Someone who actually puts their child first? I will say this though. I am getting REALLY good at rejecting people and not feeling bad for it. Before, I’d end up going out with someone out of pity. Yeah, no. I don’t have time for that! I’ve had people suggest coming over to my house before. Um, no. My baby still nurses. Sure, let’s watch a movie on the couch, while Emerson leaches off of me. That sounds romantic! It is still nice to be asked, but I almost feel offended when I am asked. Don’t these people know I have a baby to take care of? I don’t have time to split myself between the home, work, baby, dog, and all the 500 other things I have going on. Okay, end rant!

I just called to check on Emerson. His teacher said he hasn’t had a fever at all and he is about to eat lunch. She said he’s slightly cranky from lack of a nap, but he seems fine. Whew. I feel so much better. I told her to call me if he starts to seem feverish again and I’ll come and pick him up early. Alright, I am going to finish up a few things just in case I do have to pick him up early. I hope you all have a super Tuesday!

Mummy's monday :)

This weekend was actually very nice. On Friday, I dropped off a few wreaths that I sold. I also debuted the Frozen wreath that I made. I’m kind of regretting it now because I used $30 of my profit to make it thinking someone would buy it quickly. No such luck! I still have the wreath. Gah. So many people were suggesting I make a Frozen wreath, so I had high hopes it would sell quickly and I’d end up making a few more. I guess I’ll just wait and see if things change closer to Christmas. If not, I’ll drop the price. I’m selling it for $38. I was making an $8 profit. If I have to drop the price just to make my money back on supplies, I will! Anyway, after I picked Emerson up from daycare on Friday night, we headed over to my parent’s house for dinner. We had a really good time! My dad mentioned wanting to order 5 wreaths from me for his co-workers for Christmas! How awesome is that?!!!!

On Saturday, we woke up and I made French toast! Yummy! We hung out at home all day until around 4pm. Brittany got the keys to her house, so we headed over there with my parents to check it out. It’s really cute. She bought paint to decorate and put her own little mark on it. I can’t wait to see it all come together. Afterwards, we hung at my parent’s house for a bit and then went out to a late dinner with Brittany and Isaiah. We had a great time. Emerson was throwing his cars at the waitress and other tables though. Whoops! It was hilarious though!

Sunday, we woke up and I made chocolate chip pancakes, which turned out to be EXTRA chocolate-y! Emerson’s entire face was caked in chocolate, which I’m sure he loved. We hung out at home until it was time to run errands. There was a threat of snow, so I wanted to make sure I had diapers because I literally had 3 left! No good. Anyway, it’s just raining today. Thank God! After running errands, we stopped at my parent’s house and hung out for a bit. Then, we headed home! My cousin and her fiancé came over for a bit. She bought a wreath and needed to pick it up. It was nice hanging out! She brought over the world’s biggest cookie tray and gifts for myself, Emerson, and my sister. She’s too sweet! After my cousin and her fiancé left, we ate dinner and then Emerson took a nap. Britt had to bring me a phone charger because my completely pooped out! After she left, Emerson had a bath, then I put him to bed. He slept like crap! I have no idea what is up. Now, he literally kicks his arms and legs and rolls all around like he’s awake. I don’t think he’s awake though! Today, I picked him up thinking he was awake, but he wasn’t and when he did wake up foreal, he FREAKED out. This happened at 3am and then again around 5am! It was just insane and I hope this isn’t a new trend. It worries be a bit because he did this over the weekend too! Just as we start to settle back into a good routine, something changes and it goes wacky again!

This week, we don’t have much going on. I need to grocery shop tonight. Tomorrow, I’m dropping a wreath off at work for a co-worker. I have two more orders that need to be filled and dropped off, but I need to make sure the buyer is serious. She ordered last week, but didn’t have the funds. I can’t afford to front the cost of two wreaths if someone isn’t serious and doesn’t have the money to really order them. I’ll get in touch with her on Wednesday to be sure. I plan on making them and dropping them off on Friday. Outside of that, I have no other wreath orders. It kind of scares me. To see all of my sales come to a close and not have any new orders is sad. Maybe people are just waiting until closer to Christmas?? There are some other things I’d like to make that are cheaper than wreaths, so if no one orders wreaths this week I’ll have time to actually try something new to sell. That might be fun.

Alright, I am going to end this now. I’m super busy today!

Mummy's small update

I typed a blog up yesterday, but didn’t post it. There wasn’t anything too Earth shattering in it. I’m still not feeling 100%, but I do feel a lot better than I did, so that’s a plus. I turned in Emerson’s art submission to daycare yesterday. I think he might win by default. No one else had submitted anything as of 7:30am yesterday morning. That could have changed by the end of the day though. I’m not sure when we’ll find out the results. A winner is chosen from each daycare site, so if no one outside of him submitted anything, we win!

Outside of that, we’ve just been hanging out. I have to make 5 wreaths tomorrow. It was nice to not have to run for supplies, or make anything last night. Emerson and I played all evening after daycare. He napped for a bit, then we did dinner, bath, played some more, before heading to bed around 8pm. He woke a few times, but nothing outrageous. I have no idea what I’ll make for dinner tonight. I need to get my grocery list together for tomorrow. I just hope I have time to run to the store between dropping off wreaths. We are getting done to the bare bones, so I definitely need to stock up. On top of that, I need light bulbs. My back light burnt out, so Kodie has been going to the bathroom in the dark for the past two days.

My sister isn’t going to dinner with us on Saturday night now. She and her fiancé got a house and they are getting the keys today, so she’s going to be there painting and cleaning. We are going to do breakfast on Sunday morning instead. I have no idea what Emerson and I will do all weekend. Maybe lay low and just save our pennies. I’m sure we’ll visit my parents at least once over the weekend. They haven’t seen the baby since last Friday. If I get any wreath orders, I’ll work on that here and there, but so far, I haven’t gotten anything outside of the ones I need to make and drop off. I’m not complaining though. I have more than enough to make now, so I’ll take the slight break in sales. I definitely want to get his Christmas pictures done, so I can get our Christmas cards out after Thanksgiving. Maybe we can work on that this weekend. I have a few ideas in mind and it’ll be easier to do over the weekend than after daycare when he’s tired and cranky.

Alright, sorry this isn’t more excited, but that’s all I got!

Mummy is under the weather!

I am exhausted. I really hate saying that, but it’s the truth. I’m just beat. I’ve had a funky feeling in my belly for the past few days. No matter what I do, I cannot shake it. I was so sick during the bus ride home yesterday. I had to stop at home before I ran to Walmart to pick up wreath supplies. I felt good enough to eat dinner, but just as the baby and I were finishing, I got sick again! Not an easy task with a mobile, clingy 9 month old! Emerson ended up taking about a 45 minute nap after we had dinner. Bless his little heart. I was so under the weather. Thankfully, after he woke and had a quick bath, he was ready to go back to bed. The entire time I was nursing him to sleep my stomach was gurgling. He was out by about 8pm, so I was able to freely be sick. Not very glamorous. I do not feel any better today and I’m getting a slight cold. I just want to kick this quickly. It’s been a few days and I just feel horrible. On top of that, I have so much to do. My house is a mess. We have toys all over the living room and dirty dishes in the sink. I absolutely cannot stand that. Luckily, I’m working from home tomorrow, so I’ll have time when I’m done to clean up and put away the laundry too.

On top of being sick, I have a lot of wreaths to make. Tomorrow, I have to make one and then on Friday I have to make 3. I sold another 2 wreaths today, but those aren’t due until next Friday, so I have some time. I think I’m trying to make my turn around time too fast. I need to give myself some more days in between. They are made to order, so I’m just afraid that someone will order one, I’ll buy the supplies to make it, and they won’t end up paying me. That’s why I want a quick turnaround time. I’m afraid if too much time goes by, people will forget they ordered a wreath and not have the money to pay me. I know, paranoia, but I’m fronting the cost of the supplies, so I don’t want that to happen to me. Maybe I should generate some kind of generic invoice to send back a day or so after they order, so that it stays fresh in their mind. It’s definitely something to think about!

Last week, I was down to 108lbs. After being sick these last few days, who knows what I’m at. I hope not any less than 108. I’ve gotten a lot of eye brow raises and questionable remarks from people surrounding my weight. I’ve been accused on numerous occasions of doing this on purpose, which I am most certainly not. I’m told all of the time to stop spreading myself so thin, but sometimes that’s impossible. I shouldn’t enjoy my baby, clean my home, work, or have hobbies to gain or maintain weight? That seems a bit crazy to me. On top of that, I’m so tired of people telling me that I need to eat. For the record, I DO EAT. I eat a lot! I never make remarks about counting calories, food being unhealthy, portions, or anything like that when I’m eating, so I don’t know why people think I have such a problem with food! My mother says the same to me all of the time. I eat in front of her and I load up too! I think it’s because I get so busy that I sometimes skip meals on top of pumping and nursing. I don’t try to skip meals. It happens sometimes during the week. I leave work at 3pm. If I have an errand to run afterwards, the baby and I don’t get home until well after 5pm. By that time, I’m starving. I eat a later lunch at work around 1pm, so sometimes there is a big gap between lunch and dinner. It just happens that way sometimes. The last thing I want is for people to think that I’d ever be doing this on purpose. I realize that it doesn’t look great. I am a mom now though and my looks definitely come last on the list. My health should be near the top, but it doesn’t always happen that way. I am trying. It’s really hard to juggle everything. I feel like I’m doing a great job, but sometimes I don’t get everything done and sometimes that includes eating a decent breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Get off of my back! (I’m eating soup right now though!)

I sold a wreath to one of my co-workers today. It was so nice to head into her building and to catch up with people I used to work with. A part of that department is the girl who I used to be friends with that is still friends with Emerson’s dad. Luckily, I didn’t see her. I’m glad. I always feel a little nervous heading into that building because there is always a chance I could run into her. I don’t know why I feel so nervous. I didn’t do anything wrong, but I guess I just would feel awkward seeing her. We were really close for a long time. Anyway, the ladies I worked with asked me when I was going to start dating again. I get this a lot. I just laugh. Not having boy troubles is the best thing in the world. It’s nice to not have someone around to make you feel crappy, or take up your time to just be an asshole later on. I understand that not all men are this way, but in my experience, most of them were. I just don’t have the time for it and I am happy. I don’t need a man or a relationship to complete me. No, I am not talking out of my ass either. If I wanted to, I could, but I truthfully do not want to. No one is worth my time. The only boy I have time for is my Emmie Pie!

Okay, lunch is over and I need to pump! I really hope I get enough milk. Being sick is taking a beating on my supply! The baby needs 12oz a day. I’m barely making it!

Mummy is making sales!

Where to begin? I can’t even remember what the last thing I wrote about was. Wreath sales are booming. A week in, and I’ve gotten 10 orders. I’ve filled 4 so far. I have to drop one off today, tomorrow, and then the rest on Friday. I’m well ahead of schedule though. It’s so exciting! I can’t even express how awesome this is. It seems as soon as I am done completing and filling orders, I get a couple more. I’m debuting my Frozen wreath on Friday! I can’t wait. I think that’ll drive in some business and create a bigger buzz. I’ve had questions surrounding the release date. It’s happening! I’ve set a deadline in the midst of having to make 4 other wreaths, but I’m happy and it’s nice to have some extra money! So far, $193 in sales. After materials, I’m left with a $61 profit! I know, I know. The materials are expensive and I’m not selling the wreaths for that much. I did up the prices a bit though. I don’t want to make it outrageous. Affordably beautiful is what I’m going with here. It really is nice to have a little bit of extra money. It isn’t a lot, but to me, $61 is like being rich!

Okay, so onto our weekend. Friday night, I had to drop off wreaths and a t-shirt that I designed for a friend. I didn’t want to drag the baby in and out of the car, so my mom babysat him for about a half an hour for me. Afterwards, we hung out at my parent’s house for a bit before heading home. Saturday, we played for most of the day before getting ready and heading out with my sister. I had to pick up some Steeler ribbon to finish a Steeler wreath I had to make. Afterwards, we went to dinner to a Mexican restaurant. Emerson loved it! On a side note, I wouldn’t have ever been able to afford to take us to dinner before. It was so nice to be able to do that. I can’t even express how appreciative I am for the people that have bought wreaths off of me. Yes, I only spent $20 on dinner, but that’s a luxury we usually don’t have. It was super nice to not even worry about going to dinner and not worrying so much about spending the money. I’ll always have some worry, but it was nice to just do that on Saturday night. No, I won’t be getting wild and spending lavishly now. I’m not making THAT much extra money, but it was nice to do something spontaneous for a change. On Sunday, we did nothing all day. We played at home. I made a big breakfast and we stayed in our jammies all day. It was nice. Emerson was a bit difficult to get down for bedtime and he randomly woke a few times screaming. That was probably the biggest pit of the weekend, so I can’t complain. We did wake up really late today though. I was late to work, which sucks. I had to haul in a big wreath too for a co-worker who purchased it off of me.

This week is going to be insane. I have to make 5 wreaths!! After work today, I have to buy supplies. I’m hoping to get a little ahead and make an extra wreath tonight. In between wreath making, I’ll be hanging out with Emmie pie. Outside of that, we will just be home bodies for the week and save our pennies for the weekend. I believe my sister and I are taking the boys out to dinner this weekend. Emerson did so well at the restaurant on Saturday night that we wanted to try again this weekend. This week, we also have to complete Emerson’s submission in the daycare’s holiday art contest. The winner gets their art project debuted in the daycare’s holiday card, plus a $25 gift card to toys r us! I’m hoping we win! We have to submit his entry by Wednesday, so I guess we’ll try to do that tonight, or tomorrow night. More things to add to the list!

I’m still not done Christmas shopping. I had a full list of ideas for everyone, but I’ve changed my mind so many times. I’m completely done with my dad, so that’s good. I have a few things for my sisters, mom, and Emerson, but I need to get stuff for my nephew. I was thinking of getting crafty and doing some DIY gifts for my mom and sister. I just don’t know when I’ll have time with all of the wreath making I’m doing. I also want to make my own wrapping paper using brown packing paper. I know, I know. I try to take on way too much, but I can’t help it! I don’t like to craft when Emerson is awake. I think that time should be spent with him, not dividing my attention. I did get in some wreath making over the weekend while he played, but we were together all weekend, so I felt less guilty. During the week, we barely are together, so I don’t think it’s fair to split my attention like that.

Okay, I have to do about 300 things today, so I better wrap this up. Have a super week everyone!

Mummy's making sales!

I’ve sold 7 wreaths! Insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The profit isn’t that high yet. I’ve sold 7 wreaths for $123. After the cost of materials, which was $89.32, I’ve made a net profit of $33.68. Not bad! $33.68 more in my pocket than I had! Now, I didn’t get paid for all of the wreaths yet. I got paid for one today, I’ll be paid for 2 tomorrow, 1 on Sunday, 1 on Monday, 1 on Tuesday, and 1 on Thursday. I’m being paid as they are completed and dropped off, so it isn’t a bad deal. It just sucks because I have to front the cost of the wreaths. I picked varying drop off dates, so that I can use the funds from what I sell for the supplies for the ones I need to make. I’m definitely enjoying this A LOT. I wanted to buy Emerson a few more Christmas presents, so it looks like I’ll be able to do that at this rate. I hope that I can sell some more. It’s been very exciting. The good part is the people who ordered wreaths ordered a different variety, so I’ll be able to show my capabilities and offer more designs. I hate to say this, but I’m definitely going to have to up the cost of the wreaths by a few dollars. I was asked to make a Steeler wreath. I believe it’ll cost me around $18 to make the wreath, which means I’m only make $1 profit because I’m selling it for $19. I wanted to get a little bit of buzz going first before I decided to up the price. It won’t be by much. Again, I am not trying to be greedy. A little pocket money, plus the joy of the hobby is enough for me. I do know with all of the running around I’ve been doing that I need to charge a few more dollars. I can’t go through all of this just to make $1! There are some wreaths though that are only costing me about $11.40 to make. I’m selling those ones for $19 as well, so I’ll be making a profit of $7.60, which is nice! I just keep thinking that I made $33.68 in the last 4 days. That was so quick. I’m sure all of my time, energy, and gas money depletes that somewhere, but I’ve been working on these when the baby is sleeping, so I’m not taking away from him. It feels so good to be supported by people. I can’t even express the gratitude I have for people taking a chance and ordering something from me. It’s very humbling. It’s nice to be given this opportunity. Even if it isn’t for much money, I appreciate people using their hard earned money on my product! I hope that I make everyone proud that ordered a wreath from me. I’m putting my best foot forward and trying to give a little extra oompf to each wreath. I truly do love this!

The rest of the week and weekend will be centered around completing my wreaths and picking up supplies to complete them on time. In between, the baby and I will play and maybe sneak out of the house for a bit to do something with my sister. She doesn’t have my nephew this weekend and I believe her fiancé is going back on the road to work. She will probably be bored. I was thinking we could go to dinner, or something together. Maybe she can run wreath errands with us and we can take the baby for frozen yogurt. I don’t want to spend a ton of money, but I do want to be able to get out of the house with the baby for a bit. He deserves to have a little fun too!

Last night, the baby and I went to my parent’s house for dinner. We stayed there until nearly 8pm. He conked out on the way home and ended up sleeping until about 9pm. I took that time to complete one of the wreaths that are due tomorrow. After he woke, we went right to bed. We skipped bath, but we can make that up tonight. I’m working from home tomorrow, so I’ll have time afterwards to run to the store for the rest of my wreath supplies for the weekend. Okay, that’s about all I have for now. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their day!

Mummy's 9 month old

Emerson’s 9 month check- up was last night. He’s a healthy boy weighing in at 22lbs 3oz. He’s in the 50th percentile for weight, which is awesome! His height is insane! He’s now 28 inches! He’s in the 85th percentile. He’s a tall boy just like his pap! He had blood taken and the flu shot, so he was none too thrilled with that. I wasn’t either. Blood makes me queasy, so seeing them prick his finger and then squeeze the hell out of it was too much! Emerson slept like absolute crap last night too. I’m not sure if it had anything to do with us going to the doctor’s, or what, but I hope tonight is better. He woke up SCREAMING. Nothing would soothe him either, so I don’t know if he was just bugged by the shot, or what? Maybe his finger hurt from giving blood? I have no idea, but I was absolutely exhausted when it came time to wake this morning. Luckily, we still made it out the door on time. That hasn’t been an easy task the last few months.

Mummy's Halloween!

This weekend was awesome! Trick or treating was so much fun. Honestly, I didn’t realize what I was missing out on all of those years! It was so neat to take Emerson around to all of the houses. I dressed him up as a penguin. Boy, did he look adorable! Afterwards, we passed out candy at my parent’s house. Then, all of my cousins came over and all of the kids played. It was nice. Emerson slept so well that night. I was beat and had a bit of an upset tummy, so I was happy to not have to fight at bedtime. Saturday, we laid around all day and never left the house. It was incredible. By Sunday, I had a bit of cabin fever, so we went to Walmart, then to and early dinner with my sister and nephew. At Walmart, I picked up supplies to make a Santa Claus wreath. Wow, it came out adorably. It turned out so well that I’ve decided to try to sell some of my wreaths. So far, I’ve sold two. I really hope that number increases. I’m making a frozen inspired one this weekend. Let’s hope it turns out well. I can only make a wreath after I’ve sold one. The profit isn’t big. About $5 per wreath that I’ve sold, plus I cover the cost of materials. I really hope this thing takes off. Having a little extra wiggle room would be nice. Plus, I absolutely love doing this. It’s such a fun hobby! Cross your fingers and toes for me. I think the Frozen wreath will be what launches this whole thing. I know so many people who have Frozen crazed kids. These would be adorable to personalize and hang on their bedroom doors, or inside of their rooms. I’m going to start doing the base work to the wreath before the wig gets here, so that I can immediately post it for sale. I don’t want to lose any money on this. It’s costing me $25 to make. I’m hoping to sell it for about $31. A very small profit. I’ll increase the prices a tad once I have a bigger customer base. I don’t want to be greedy. As a broke mom, it’s nice to find cute things that aren’t super expensive. That’s my goal. Cover the cost of materials and have a little pocket change left over!

Tonight, Emerson has his 9 month checkup. I hope it goes well and we aren’t left waiting for the doctor forever this time. I believe they draw some blood at this appointment. It’s just a finger prick, but even I squirm at that. I can’t imagine how E will react. The appointment is at 5, so I have to pick him up from daycare early today so that we can make it on time. My gas tank is literally on E. I hope I can make it to the station before I run out of gas. I am so stupid for not getting it this morning. I’m only worried because I have to go through a school zone on the way home, which runs the risk of running out of gas even more! Cross your fingers and toes that I avoid that too!

Aside from making wreaths and the doctors this week, I plan on saving our pennies and sticking indoors all week. I’m not sure what the weekend holds yet. Sometimes I think making no plans is better because it allows me to save money. If anything, we’ll go walk around the mall, or maybe head over to my cousin’s house to play with her daughter for a bit. We can make some cookies and take them over too!

Alright, I hope everyone had a really good weekend!