- So I've read two more books....First I read Beautiful Disaster, which was good! I really liked it! Teenage romance, kind of Twilight but without vampires! Then I started reading a Jenny McCarthy book about marriage called If it was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon, basically about the ups and downs of marriage and the things her husband does that annoys her. It was funny, but there were a lot of things I actually couldn't relate to...her husband being lazy or not involved, Steve is neither of those. I couldn't finish it, maybe when I need some thoughtless reading I'll try to get back into it.
Then I read Bared to You, which everyone said was like 50 Shades of Grey and it was. The raunchiness was the same but I like the unknown history of the male character in this, they leave it for the next book.
- I broke down and bought anti-aging wrinkle cream for my eyes. I've notice those little crows feet forming and I don't like it! I don't know why I've just realized it, I'm sure it didn't happen overnight! Of course, they like to charge a freaking shit-load for wrinkle cream so I bought one of the cheaper ones. Does that mean it will take twice as long to work? Or that it won't work at all?
- Work is busy, there are not enough hours in the day to get done even close to what I need to get done. I want to work overtime to help get caught up but I just hate being away from home especially when we have so much going on in the next 6 weeks. And then a part of me wants to help at work b/c I know I'll be leaving them to pick up my slack soon!
- Presley is doing so good recently with staying dry overnight (or as she says "I dry my diaper!"). If she does wet her diaper she seems to wake up and realize it! She'll wake up, go potty and put underwear on for the rest of the night (without waking us up). It's crazy!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Weekend Update
Friday we made our trip to the house, they were putting in carpet and finishing up the counter tops. It looks so good! I'll have to take more pics soon. Only a couple weeks left and we should be in, but I've been saying that for how many weeks now?
Saturday Steve got up early and headed to Iowa City for the Iowa game (which we won't talk about) so Presley and I had a girls day. She slept in, finally waking up at 10 am! NUTS! We got up, got ready (in her red Mexican dress b/c she refused to wear her Hawkeye shirt and who doesn't get dressed up to go to the mall?) and headed to the mall for some shopping. We didn't buy as much as I had intended, but we had lunch at the mall and did a little play land time.
Then we headed to Super Target for the 'real' shopping! At this point, Presley is more excited about buying things for her baby sister than she is for herself! It's super cute!
We made a dessert to take to my mom's on Sunday for the Packer game, got a Happy Meal for dinner and rented The Lorax for our girls night! Great girls day with my baby! She was very good! The last couple weeks she has been a very good girl, she might actually be 'growing up' a little!
Sunday I worked most of the day and Presley got some quality time with daddy and then we all headed to my parents to watch the Packer game (which we won't talk about). It was good family time and good food and lots of play time for Presley! She was losing her voice all day which we thought was just from screaming and having fun.....until midnight. When she woke not being able to talk, cough or breathe. She was crying, gagging herself as she tried to catch her breath. It was scary for all of us. We took turns sleeping with her b/c we were worried about her breathing, so none of us got very much sleep.
She went to my mom's as normal and about 11 am I got a call that Samantha was being taken to the hospital! After hours at the hospital the end result, she hyperventilated. Sounds like she couldn't breathe, got nauseous and thought she was going to pass out and just wasn't responding normally to her coworkers. Everything turned out to be ok, probably a little exhaustion, dehydration and a drop in blood sugar.
Then at 4 pm my mom called and said that Presley woke up from her nap HOT! Coughing, hacking and crying. Steve went and got her to take her to the walk in clinic. Fever of 104 degrees! Poor thing! They gave her Tylenol right away. I had planned on working late but then decided to leave and meet them at the doctors office. They didn't want her to leave until her temp came down and they did an initial strep test that came back negative. More than likely it is just a virus that needs to run its course. By bedtime you could tell she was already feeling better! I'm ready for this day to be over!
How is it that my kid, who is rarely sick might miss her first FULL day of preschool due to being sick? We'll have to see how she is tomorrow and if she still has a fever, if she does...no preschool on Wednesday! :(
Saturday Steve got up early and headed to Iowa City for the Iowa game (which we won't talk about) so Presley and I had a girls day. She slept in, finally waking up at 10 am! NUTS! We got up, got ready (in her red Mexican dress b/c she refused to wear her Hawkeye shirt and who doesn't get dressed up to go to the mall?) and headed to the mall for some shopping. We didn't buy as much as I had intended, but we had lunch at the mall and did a little play land time.
Then we headed to Super Target for the 'real' shopping! At this point, Presley is more excited about buying things for her baby sister than she is for herself! It's super cute!
We made a dessert to take to my mom's on Sunday for the Packer game, got a Happy Meal for dinner and rented The Lorax for our girls night! Great girls day with my baby! She was very good! The last couple weeks she has been a very good girl, she might actually be 'growing up' a little!
Sunday I worked most of the day and Presley got some quality time with daddy and then we all headed to my parents to watch the Packer game (which we won't talk about). It was good family time and good food and lots of play time for Presley! She was losing her voice all day which we thought was just from screaming and having fun.....until midnight. When she woke not being able to talk, cough or breathe. She was crying, gagging herself as she tried to catch her breath. It was scary for all of us. We took turns sleeping with her b/c we were worried about her breathing, so none of us got very much sleep.
She went to my mom's as normal and about 11 am I got a call that Samantha was being taken to the hospital! After hours at the hospital the end result, she hyperventilated. Sounds like she couldn't breathe, got nauseous and thought she was going to pass out and just wasn't responding normally to her coworkers. Everything turned out to be ok, probably a little exhaustion, dehydration and a drop in blood sugar.
Then at 4 pm my mom called and said that Presley woke up from her nap HOT! Coughing, hacking and crying. Steve went and got her to take her to the walk in clinic. Fever of 104 degrees! Poor thing! They gave her Tylenol right away. I had planned on working late but then decided to leave and meet them at the doctors office. They didn't want her to leave until her temp came down and they did an initial strep test that came back negative. More than likely it is just a virus that needs to run its course. By bedtime you could tell she was already feeling better! I'm ready for this day to be over!
How is it that my kid, who is rarely sick might miss her first FULL day of preschool due to being sick? We'll have to see how she is tomorrow and if she still has a fever, if she does...no preschool on Wednesday! :(
34 Weeks
We had our ultrasound and doctors appointment today! Ultrasound went good, baby measures at 27% at 4 lbs 10 oz. On the smaller side, but when they are this small one or two ounces makes a big difference. The amniotic fluid they want between 5 and 25% and I'm at 9.9 so they want to monitor that to make sure that as the baby gets bigger that it doesn't decrease anymore. She didn't seem worried and said sometimes the fluid can be increased just by me drinking more liquids (just what I want to do is pee more than I already do!).
My blood pressure was perfect and I didn't gain any weight (which was a complete surprise)! Still at 16.3 total pounds.
She bumped me up to going every week now and having my cervix checked with another ultrasound next week to mainly check the amnotic fluid levels.
This baby is going to hang out and be happy for another 6 weeks b/c I'm the mom and I say so!
Friday, September 7, 2012
Preschool!!
On meet the teacher day all the kids got a 'social' page that she was to decorate with things that she likes and a picture of her. All of these are going to be put together in a book of all the kids in her class and then each child will get to bring home this book to show their family! I can't wait to see the creativity of these pages!
Here is P and her page, she drew a P in the middle of the page and then used her stickers around it. Daddy loves this kind of stuff, so he made sure she had her Iowa Hawkeye stickers to put on there too. She is very lucky to have a daddy who likes to be creative....cuz this mommy doesn't do crafty!
She was scared and didn't want us to leave. I tried to sneak out and she came running after me....(mommy, mommy, mommy!). At this point Steve had followed the rest of the parents and I was one of two mom's trying to part from their daughters. Miss Ronda took the other little girl and Miss Cimberly took Presley over to the drama center to play dress up with a couple other little girls. There might have been a couple tears but overall not the kicking and screaming I had thought might happen.
Afterwards they said she did good, that she was a little standoffish in the beginning (as expected) but eventually started to participate! So we'll see how she does next week when Grandma gets to experience the drop-off! :)
My big girl!
Presley and Daddy
Presley and Mommy
FIve Question Friday
1. What is your favorite fall family tradition? I don't really remember very many traditions in the fall growing up, is that sad? I'm sure we had some! Mom, help here.
But really over the last 3-5 years, we do a lot more together as our family of 3 (pumpkin patchs, carving pumpkins, watching Iowa games) and then with my family of 8 (with our Sunday Packer games!)
2. If money weren't an issue, how many kids would you have? Really, money has nothing to do with the amount of kids we'll have. It has to do with our patience and our love and need to DO things as a couple and as a family. The more kids the harder it is to find time and/or someone to watch them! We'll see how #2 baby is, we've never really discussed having a 3rd kid and if this girl is just as 'challenging' as Presley was....there will not be a 3rd! :)
3. If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you put it? I probably will get a tattoo someday (sorry, mom) and I already know it will be something to do with my baby girls. Their names or birth dates or something along those lines.
4. What condiment is a must in your house? We don't do a lot of condiments in this house. Steve uses ranch the most, Presley occasionally is interested in ketchup and I rarely use either. If I buy mayo for sandwiches, it expires before it is even half gone. I think that means Steve cooking is so good that we don't need the 'extras' of having condiments with our meals! ;)
5. How did your spouse/fiance propose? February 17th, 2007. We took our annual megamall weekend trip. We had a nice dinner in the Hilton hotel restaurant (which I remember we had a room on the top floor and you had to use your room key in order for the elevator to take you to the top floor and we were too DUMB to figure that out and had to ask why the elevator wouldn't take us to our floor!) and we back to the room and got ready for bed. Nothing sexier than the man you love in his wife beater and boxer briefs proposing! I love him! and this is a story that completely fits him! I am super lucky to have him in my life, who could resist this fairy tale proposal?
But really over the last 3-5 years, we do a lot more together as our family of 3 (pumpkin patchs, carving pumpkins, watching Iowa games) and then with my family of 8 (with our Sunday Packer games!)
2. If money weren't an issue, how many kids would you have? Really, money has nothing to do with the amount of kids we'll have. It has to do with our patience and our love and need to DO things as a couple and as a family. The more kids the harder it is to find time and/or someone to watch them! We'll see how #2 baby is, we've never really discussed having a 3rd kid and if this girl is just as 'challenging' as Presley was....there will not be a 3rd! :)
3. If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you put it? I probably will get a tattoo someday (sorry, mom) and I already know it will be something to do with my baby girls. Their names or birth dates or something along those lines.
4. What condiment is a must in your house? We don't do a lot of condiments in this house. Steve uses ranch the most, Presley occasionally is interested in ketchup and I rarely use either. If I buy mayo for sandwiches, it expires before it is even half gone. I think that means Steve cooking is so good that we don't need the 'extras' of having condiments with our meals! ;)
5. How did your spouse/fiance propose? February 17th, 2007. We took our annual megamall weekend trip. We had a nice dinner in the Hilton hotel restaurant (which I remember we had a room on the top floor and you had to use your room key in order for the elevator to take you to the top floor and we were too DUMB to figure that out and had to ask why the elevator wouldn't take us to our floor!) and we back to the room and got ready for bed. Nothing sexier than the man you love in his wife beater and boxer briefs proposing! I love him! and this is a story that completely fits him! I am super lucky to have him in my life, who could resist this fairy tale proposal?
Monday, September 3, 2012
Labor Day Weekend
I love this weekend, we have had no plans. Very laid back, do what we want, asking each other a million times before 10 am...what should we do today? Steve doesn't sit still and I feel bad keeping Presley couped up in the apartment. So yesterday we decorated P's preschool bag, which looks great!
Then made our weekend trip to Walmart (shocking that we didn't even spend $100!). Then after lunch P and I made a trip to the pool since it closes this weekend. :(
Our friends Chris and Colleen had us over for dinner with Tony and Kari. P was a little overwhelmed with the other kids, Bridget and Ryan who are both about 5 yrs old and the Conor and Drew who are 2 yrs and 18 months. They were having fun, playing, being loud like normal kids do....and Presley sat with the adults and watched them....for the first 3 hours. Then she wanted to join in the fun but mom or dad had to be with her. And of course, about 30 minutes before we are getting ready to leave, she is playing and having fun! It was a nice night to sit outside and talk with friends. Thanks guys!
I'm trying to take advantage of sleep while we can and after Presley was up at 7:30 on Saturday morning I told her Saturday night that when she gets up Sunday morning she doesn't have to call for mommy and daddy, she can lay in bed and play for a while if she wants...and sure enough Sunday morning I heard her about 7:30 but she didn't start getting loud until about 8:30! I'll take it! And even this morning it was 9 am before any of us got up! And she had already got up, took her diaper off, went potty, put underwear on and got back in bed! Love it!
We were going to go swimming again today, but it looks like it might rain? I thought it was supposed to be hot and sunny today! Bummer!
Then made our weekend trip to Walmart (shocking that we didn't even spend $100!). Then after lunch P and I made a trip to the pool since it closes this weekend. :(
Our friends Chris and Colleen had us over for dinner with Tony and Kari. P was a little overwhelmed with the other kids, Bridget and Ryan who are both about 5 yrs old and the Conor and Drew who are 2 yrs and 18 months. They were having fun, playing, being loud like normal kids do....and Presley sat with the adults and watched them....for the first 3 hours. Then she wanted to join in the fun but mom or dad had to be with her. And of course, about 30 minutes before we are getting ready to leave, she is playing and having fun! It was a nice night to sit outside and talk with friends. Thanks guys!
I'm trying to take advantage of sleep while we can and after Presley was up at 7:30 on Saturday morning I told her Saturday night that when she gets up Sunday morning she doesn't have to call for mommy and daddy, she can lay in bed and play for a while if she wants...and sure enough Sunday morning I heard her about 7:30 but she didn't start getting loud until about 8:30! I'll take it! And even this morning it was 9 am before any of us got up! And she had already got up, took her diaper off, went potty, put underwear on and got back in bed! Love it!
We were going to go swimming again today, but it looks like it might rain? I thought it was supposed to be hot and sunny today! Bummer!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
No excuses
It's been a long week and I have no excuses for my lack of posting. I have just been lazy and not motivated! Heck, I never posted about last weekend and that is NOT like me!
Last Friday I was able to go to my friend Nicky's house for some girl time! It's was nice and fun and Janelle was able to stop over with baby Cora for a while! So cute! You totally forget how small babies are! Steve took P to the Earlham football game, they lost but it is always nice to be able to see a cousin (Derek) play.
Saturday I had to work for a couple hours and then we did some running around, Steve was able to buy another toy....his poker table, which was 50% off at Homemakers b/c of a chip in the table....that doesn't bother us! So we shipped that off to hang out in my parents garage for another couple weeks until we can finally rid my parents of all of our stuff from their basement and garage! Who knows what will be ruined from the intense heat we've had this year. Oh well, going thru everything will be a nice surprise b/c I'm sure we have forgotton what all we have! LOL!
Sunday we hung out and then went to my mom's to have dinner and hang out with my Uncle Dave and Steph. Steph is finally moving out to Colorado with my uncle so we won't be seeing them as much! :(
Tuesday we had gymnastics, P was hesitant to go (like always) but she did good (like always). I don't want to make her go if she really doesn't want to, but once she gets there she is fine! She is one of the few that listens good and doesn't run around. There are some boys in her class that I just want to strangle! They don't listen, the talk all the time, they run around and interrupt the class...there is enough down time as it is and now the 'teachers' spend more time dealing with those kids than they should have to! I guess I should just be happy it's not my kid!
I really should have worked a lot more than I did this week, but I wasn't motivated and work is just dragging me down. I am definitely ready for a break from that place, I think I'll only be taking 8 weeks off but I would really like to be able to take 12, we'll just have to see.
Yesterday we had meet the teacher for Presley's new preschool! She actually did surprisingly good, though she refused to wear her name tag (b/c that's an insane thing to ask of her) or sit with the other kids or participate in the song they sang. She didn't cry, she followed directions (as long as we were there with her), she explored the different stations in the play room. So I was shockingly happy with how she did! After reading some of the stuff they sent home with us (the snack schedule, then fall 'conferences' are, parents day around Christmas time)...I said to Steve "its like we are real parents now!" Now she depends on us to help with decorating her school bag and her social profile page and bring snacks on her assigned days....we need to be more organized, that is for sure!
Today I am just EXHAUSTED! I don't know why but again, I just can't get motivated! There is so much that could be done around here and I just can't get off the couch. We did make a trip to the mall forcing myself to get out of the house for Presley's sake, then we left Steve at Old Chicago to watch the Iowa game (since we don't have cable in the apartment) and Presley and I came home and hung out. We watched her favorite movie Tangled during her quiet time. It's so funny b/c there are some parts that she knows the words to and she'll get up and 'act' out the parts of the movie. It's so hard to NOT laugh at her b/c it is so freaking cute!
We are off to pick up Steve from the bar, the Iowa game must NOT be going well if he is willing to come home already. Hopefully I get a burst of energy at some point this weekend!
Last Friday I was able to go to my friend Nicky's house for some girl time! It's was nice and fun and Janelle was able to stop over with baby Cora for a while! So cute! You totally forget how small babies are! Steve took P to the Earlham football game, they lost but it is always nice to be able to see a cousin (Derek) play.
Saturday I had to work for a couple hours and then we did some running around, Steve was able to buy another toy....his poker table, which was 50% off at Homemakers b/c of a chip in the table....that doesn't bother us! So we shipped that off to hang out in my parents garage for another couple weeks until we can finally rid my parents of all of our stuff from their basement and garage! Who knows what will be ruined from the intense heat we've had this year. Oh well, going thru everything will be a nice surprise b/c I'm sure we have forgotton what all we have! LOL!
Sunday we hung out and then went to my mom's to have dinner and hang out with my Uncle Dave and Steph. Steph is finally moving out to Colorado with my uncle so we won't be seeing them as much! :(
Tuesday we had gymnastics, P was hesitant to go (like always) but she did good (like always). I don't want to make her go if she really doesn't want to, but once she gets there she is fine! She is one of the few that listens good and doesn't run around. There are some boys in her class that I just want to strangle! They don't listen, the talk all the time, they run around and interrupt the class...there is enough down time as it is and now the 'teachers' spend more time dealing with those kids than they should have to! I guess I should just be happy it's not my kid!
I really should have worked a lot more than I did this week, but I wasn't motivated and work is just dragging me down. I am definitely ready for a break from that place, I think I'll only be taking 8 weeks off but I would really like to be able to take 12, we'll just have to see.
Yesterday we had meet the teacher for Presley's new preschool! She actually did surprisingly good, though she refused to wear her name tag (b/c that's an insane thing to ask of her) or sit with the other kids or participate in the song they sang. She didn't cry, she followed directions (as long as we were there with her), she explored the different stations in the play room. So I was shockingly happy with how she did! After reading some of the stuff they sent home with us (the snack schedule, then fall 'conferences' are, parents day around Christmas time)...I said to Steve "its like we are real parents now!" Now she depends on us to help with decorating her school bag and her social profile page and bring snacks on her assigned days....we need to be more organized, that is for sure!
Today I am just EXHAUSTED! I don't know why but again, I just can't get motivated! There is so much that could be done around here and I just can't get off the couch. We did make a trip to the mall forcing myself to get out of the house for Presley's sake, then we left Steve at Old Chicago to watch the Iowa game (since we don't have cable in the apartment) and Presley and I came home and hung out. We watched her favorite movie Tangled during her quiet time. It's so funny b/c there are some parts that she knows the words to and she'll get up and 'act' out the parts of the movie. It's so hard to NOT laugh at her b/c it is so freaking cute!
We are off to pick up Steve from the bar, the Iowa game must NOT be going well if he is willing to come home already. Hopefully I get a burst of energy at some point this weekend!
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