Well, here I am - sitting on the couch at nap time instead of sitting in the hospital with a new little boy. Oh well, I guess my little turkey just isn't done yet. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow morning, so I hope it's with my usual doctor and we can discuss options on making him come out, since the exam is done and all.
As an EXTRA special Halloween treat - Makena slept until 8:15 this morning. What a deal! Of course I can't let her do that tomorrow since we have to have breakfast done and such before the doctor. I am convinced she's having a growth spurt with all this sleeping. That would also help explain the attitude of last week. She's been good, for the most part, this weekend. Just a couple of meltdowns, but she's doing much better. I've found that telling her "we only cry when we have an owie" has REALLY helped. She stops crying during a fit almost instantly. She has also stopped with the hitting, I think it was just a few days of testing us, well, me.
After she wakes up today we're going to go for another walk and most likely visit the park on our way home again. It's good exercise for me and fresh air is good for her too. I just wish she would keep her mittens on. She likes to have them put on, but she doesn't like to keep them on.
Tonight is also the big night for trick or treating! I'm thinking we'll just do a couple of houses on our street then she can stay in the house and help hand out candy the rest of the night. We usually shut down the show by 7:30 - 8 anyway. All the young kids are done by then and we can also get Makena into bed on time. I hope she has fun. If not, we'll just come home and have a night as usual.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Ahhh, a nice day!
Jared is done with his latest actuarial exam and this was the first Saturday that we had in a long time to do things as a family. The best part - Makena slept in until 7:15. It was a whole hour more than normal. It was wonderful. I treated us to homemade waffles for breakfast. Then I was able to take a bath without feeling guilty that I needed to hurry so Jared could start studying. Ahhhh. We also went to a few stores to see what we could find. Well, all we found was a lot of people driving like idiots, so we left.
After nap time (for me and Makena) we went for a walk, or as Makena calls it a "stroller ride". Of course we made a pit stop at the park for Makena on the way home. She loved it. I just loved the fact that I didn't have to push the stroller. Yes, it's the little things that make me SO happy.
We also let Makena wear her costume again today and she actually kept it on for about 5 minutes. That's 4 minutes more than last time! We JUST may make it out the door tomorrow night to get to a couple of houses. She says "trick or treat" clearly as well, but I KNOW she won't say it to any strangers. Oh well.
Oh, to top of our great day, Makena got actual mail in the mailbox today, not just the junk mail that we give to her! She got a Halloween card from her Grandma and Grandpa. She LOVED it. We got the mail as we started our walk and she played with the card almost the whole time.
Here is what we've come up with for Makena's Christmas and birthday wish list as well:
PJs - 2 piece, non fleece
After nap time (for me and Makena) we went for a walk, or as Makena calls it a "stroller ride". Of course we made a pit stop at the park for Makena on the way home. She loved it. I just loved the fact that I didn't have to push the stroller. Yes, it's the little things that make me SO happy.
We also let Makena wear her costume again today and she actually kept it on for about 5 minutes. That's 4 minutes more than last time! We JUST may make it out the door tomorrow night to get to a couple of houses. She says "trick or treat" clearly as well, but I KNOW she won't say it to any strangers. Oh well.
Oh, to top of our great day, Makena got actual mail in the mailbox today, not just the junk mail that we give to her! She got a Halloween card from her Grandma and Grandpa. She LOVED it. We got the mail as we started our walk and she played with the card almost the whole time.
Here is what we've come up with for Makena's Christmas and birthday wish list as well:
Makena’s wish list: (b-day and x-mas)
The toys can be found almost anywhere (Target, Walmart, Mills Fleet, Kohls, etc)
coloring books
Clothes – 3T
Shoes – Size 6
Stickers
Kid movies (burned from your own collection is fine with us!!)
For more IDEAS (don’t feel the need to get from toys r us or get the EXACT same thing) feel free to go to:
www.Toysrus.com and click on “wishlist” then search for Makena's first and last name.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Diapers Diapers Diapers
I have been doing laundry every other day lately, but last night I pushed it to 3 days! SUCCESS!! I had enough prefolds and inserts to make it happen. I ALMOST ran out of covers though. I recently went to the new CD store here in town (All Things Diapers) and got 2 more covers for free (I was their first ever customer, WAHOO). I washed those up with the laundry last night, so we shouldn't have that problem again. Of course I have all the toddler prefolds to go through too if I were to run out, but those are SO big on my big girl!
So, what I have so far:
3 Blueberry one size - 2 snap and 1 velcro. I love the snaps, but the velcro is so much easier to get on. Such a dilemma on which to stick with for when Matthew gets here. They all have leg gussets which I REALLY love. It helps hold the piddle in without turning M's legs all red.
1 4ward thinking - it's okay, but it leaked BAD the first time I used it. I was able to get through an entire day with it this past weekend though, so I think I just had it too loose the first time. I also don't like how it snaps. I have to tilt Makena to the sides to get it snapped, she wiggles enough without having to do this too! I like it since it's Halloween themed though. :D I'm so vain sometimes!
1 Bumkins - HATE it, enough said. Okay okay, I'll tell you why. It is like wrapping my baby in a plastic bag. It doesn't feel nice, it's noisy, and the only venting it has is on the back, up on the back. The print is cute though, LOL. Oh, Makena can whip this one off in 2 seconds too, not cool. This was surprisingly the first one to start smelling too, which I didn't understand since it was the one with the least to it. Oh well, the stink is gone after a soak, but still . . .
1 snugglibebe - SO cute and I LOVE it. It's easy to snap, fits nicely, and she hides the PUL inside so you can have cute prints on the outside. I also haven't had a problem with leakage or smell. The snaps were a little tight at first, but now that we've used it a few times, it's good to go!
1 thirsties duo - haven't tried yet (New one)
1 bummis - haven't tried yet (New one)
1 softbums - This one took me a while to get sized correctly to prevent leakage around the legs. he nice part, it's SO easy to size. It has a "drawstring" system hidden inside. I also had to get the fold right for the insert. It is nice since it snaps into the diaper. Very nice design. This one also picked up stink quickly, but has been fine since I did a nice long soak on everything. Since it has a lining inside it maybe wasn't washed enough before we started to use it. I also am appreciating their customer service. I am having an issue with the velcro starting to fray and she is willing to take a peek at it. Of course it helps that the designer lives in the next town over . . . LOL. I'll let you know what she has to say or does about it.
1 best bottom - LOVE this diaper. Like the softbums the insert snaps in, but this one snaps in the front AND back. Nice when doing a diaper change, but not so nice when you're CHANGING the pad. Touching the wet pad is SO gross sometimes. I also like that this one has leg gussets. A definite must. I would LOVE more inserts for this diaper and perhaps more of this diaper in general. There is only one retailer for this one though, and she's in Wisconsin. Of course - it's all online so it doesn't really matter where it's coming from. I hope to get myself some smaller inserts so I can use this one on Matthew as well. Granted it will be a couple of months before this one (or any of the one sized) will fit him.
So, what I have so far:
3 Blueberry one size - 2 snap and 1 velcro. I love the snaps, but the velcro is so much easier to get on. Such a dilemma on which to stick with for when Matthew gets here. They all have leg gussets which I REALLY love. It helps hold the piddle in without turning M's legs all red.
1 4ward thinking - it's okay, but it leaked BAD the first time I used it. I was able to get through an entire day with it this past weekend though, so I think I just had it too loose the first time. I also don't like how it snaps. I have to tilt Makena to the sides to get it snapped, she wiggles enough without having to do this too! I like it since it's Halloween themed though. :D I'm so vain sometimes!
1 Bumkins - HATE it, enough said. Okay okay, I'll tell you why. It is like wrapping my baby in a plastic bag. It doesn't feel nice, it's noisy, and the only venting it has is on the back, up on the back. The print is cute though, LOL. Oh, Makena can whip this one off in 2 seconds too, not cool. This was surprisingly the first one to start smelling too, which I didn't understand since it was the one with the least to it. Oh well, the stink is gone after a soak, but still . . .
1 snugglibebe - SO cute and I LOVE it. It's easy to snap, fits nicely, and she hides the PUL inside so you can have cute prints on the outside. I also haven't had a problem with leakage or smell. The snaps were a little tight at first, but now that we've used it a few times, it's good to go!
1 thirsties duo - haven't tried yet (New one)
1 bummis - haven't tried yet (New one)
1 softbums - This one took me a while to get sized correctly to prevent leakage around the legs. he nice part, it's SO easy to size. It has a "drawstring" system hidden inside. I also had to get the fold right for the insert. It is nice since it snaps into the diaper. Very nice design. This one also picked up stink quickly, but has been fine since I did a nice long soak on everything. Since it has a lining inside it maybe wasn't washed enough before we started to use it. I also am appreciating their customer service. I am having an issue with the velcro starting to fray and she is willing to take a peek at it. Of course it helps that the designer lives in the next town over . . . LOL. I'll let you know what she has to say or does about it.
1 best bottom - LOVE this diaper. Like the softbums the insert snaps in, but this one snaps in the front AND back. Nice when doing a diaper change, but not so nice when you're CHANGING the pad. Touching the wet pad is SO gross sometimes. I also like that this one has leg gussets. A definite must. I would LOVE more inserts for this diaper and perhaps more of this diaper in general. There is only one retailer for this one though, and she's in Wisconsin. Of course - it's all online so it doesn't really matter where it's coming from. I hope to get myself some smaller inserts so I can use this one on Matthew as well. Granted it will be a couple of months before this one (or any of the one sized) will fit him.
Windy Day!
We hunkered down and played inside most of the day! We DID head out to the library for story time. She was such a good girl today! I was proud. Perhaps Ava excites her too much and she acts out - I don't know. Ava wasn't there today, which is why I say this. Of course, she could just be getting over the whole "be a snot" in public thing. It was costume day as well. She wore her gorilla outfit for about 1 minute, no exaggeration. It was on, then off. Grrr. I think I may have gotten one picture out of the deal, but you can't really see the outfit. I haven't uploaded it to the computer, so I'm not sure it will actually be in focus.
The rest of the day went well. We played, napped, had a snack and played more. Her new thing - thinking it is SOOOO funny to fight and kick when trying to get her pants on after a diaper change. It's incredibly frustrating. Mainly because she won't listen and then starts to laugh at herself. I've tried talking nice, talking sternly, getting loud . . . NOTHING works. She just laughs and keeps kicking. I hope it's just a phase. She is also hitting and slapping a lot. I wouldn't mind if it were just me, but she is doing it to Ava too. I don't know where she picked it up and and I don't know how to make her stop. I believe Jared that it's just something they do/try and don't "pick it up". I just don't know how to convince her that it's mean and hurts and that she shouldn't do it. Any ideas?
The rest of the day went well. We played, napped, had a snack and played more. Her new thing - thinking it is SOOOO funny to fight and kick when trying to get her pants on after a diaper change. It's incredibly frustrating. Mainly because she won't listen and then starts to laugh at herself. I've tried talking nice, talking sternly, getting loud . . . NOTHING works. She just laughs and keeps kicking. I hope it's just a phase. She is also hitting and slapping a lot. I wouldn't mind if it were just me, but she is doing it to Ava too. I don't know where she picked it up and and I don't know how to make her stop. I believe Jared that it's just something they do/try and don't "pick it up". I just don't know how to convince her that it's mean and hurts and that she shouldn't do it. Any ideas?
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sigh . . .
So I got to my doctor's appointment early like usual only to find out my doctor was gone doing a delivery - that's wasn't mine. That shouldn't be allowed!! Anyway, I was rescheduled to see my old doctor, no biggie. So after waiting for 25 minutes I went to see what was going on. They said it'd be about another 10. UGH. So I had my appointment (no changes) and went on with my day. It was 10 before we left the clinic. Our playdate started at 9:45 in Hugo. Needless to say, we didn't get to go to the petting zoo, pumpkin patch, or play with others. :( I didn't tell Makena about it, so she didn't care, but I do. We were going to have to kiddos in their costumes. Now she doesn't get to wear hers until tomorrow at storytime. sigh. Also, I'm already bored with the day. Playdates take the boringness out of my life. Oh well. Makena is eating lunch now and she'll be ready for a nap very soon. She's already in zombie mode. I've decided I'm going to take a nap today too. Makena decided that 4am was a good time to TRY to get up. We sent her back to bed, obviously. She then tried to get up every hour after that. I finally gave in and got up with her at 6:30. We got up before daddy. That's just not right . . .
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Weekend (and week) in review
What a week this last one was. Monday started with a trip to the Como Zoo. Makena was a nightmare. She was grumpy, threw multiple fits, and was just all around terrible. I was pretty embarrassed. On Tuesday we went to story time. She was good for all of that until the VERY end. I had to swoop her up and leave because of another fit. She is becoming "that kid". I hope she gets over it soon. Wednesday we went to Ava's house for a homemade play-dough playdate. She was pretty good until it came time to leave again. She even fell asleep on the way home from that one and we live only 5 minutes from their house. We were there for about 2 1/2 hours. Thursday was a day where we laid low. It was boring. :D Friday we used the pass from the library to make a free trip to the MN Zoo. We invited Christin and Ava to join us and we had a VERY fun time. Lots of animals, fish, and people to look at. At supper we asked what her favorite animal was and after naming a bunch for her she came up with "goat" on her own. The goat did make an impression on her. She was in her stroller next to their gates and a baby one poked his head through and was nose to nose with Makena. She didn't seem to like it so I baced her up and I petted it to show her it was okay, but she still didn't want to touch him. I enjoyed it though. Surprisingly, Makena only took a nap for 40 minutes the entire day. Ugh - even I needed more sleep (but since she napped in the car, no nap for me). Yesterday Makena and I went leggings shopping (for me) and THOUGHT I found what I wanted, but they got all pilly after about 3 hours; so they are going back today.
Play-dough date:
Makena has a new diaper cover on today. It's a pretty cute one. I won it from an online giveaway. So far so good. It fits well, she doesn't complain about the legs hurting, and it holds a prefold nicely. Yesterday we made a trip to the new cloth diaper store in Blaine and since I was the first customer EVER in the door I was given a gift certificate. We used it to get MAKENA 2 new covers. All the covers I've purchased have all been gender neutral so Matthew can use them too. I even let Makena pick them out. She seemed pretty excited. I did, however, feel bad since Christin and Ava came too and they didn't get anything. :( I feel as though I should give them half of what the GC was worth.
Play-dough date:
When did my baby grow up?
MN Zoo:
Makena has a new diaper cover on today. It's a pretty cute one. I won it from an online giveaway. So far so good. It fits well, she doesn't complain about the legs hurting, and it holds a prefold nicely. Yesterday we made a trip to the new cloth diaper store in Blaine and since I was the first customer EVER in the door I was given a gift certificate. We used it to get MAKENA 2 new covers. All the covers I've purchased have all been gender neutral so Matthew can use them too. I even let Makena pick them out. She seemed pretty excited. I did, however, feel bad since Christin and Ava came too and they didn't get anything. :( I feel as though I should give them half of what the GC was worth.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Flying by!
Not only did the week fly by, but so is this pregnancy.
Wednesday we had a fun time at the Children's Museum and then I went to pick up my tickets for the Lady Antebellum concert. After realizing I didn't want to go, I posted the tickets on craigslist and was able to make $200 off of them. I probably could have made more, but there is no reason to get greedy. ;)
Here are some museum pics:
Thursday Katie came over and we played with toys. I also dragged her along to Makena's impromptu doctor's appointment, thinking it would take about 15 minutes. It took an hour. Oops. I then found out that Makena had pneumonia. Awesome huh? She is on antibiotics now and hopefully it clears up soon. The cough has definitely increased and sounds more gunky. She also has a really runny nose, so hopefully those are signs that the meds are doing what they need to do.
I also found out that I won another giveaway. WOWZA! I won from "teething bling" this time. Once we are able to use it, I will let you know what I think. I also think I'm going to start reviewing cloth diapers. Mainly for myself so I can look back and see what I liked and didn't like and so I can refer friends to what I think when they ask me. It's sometimes hard to remember when you are at the park. I also won a gift certificate to a maternity store this week. I'm going to use the GC to buy a nursing shirt. I'm pretty excited about that one too. All these things have perfect timing.
We don't have much for plans this weekend, so hopefully I can come up with something. I'm getting sick of hiding in the house, and I'm sure Makena is too. However, I don't want her outside too much with that cough. Oh the joys of being a mommy.
Wednesday we had a fun time at the Children's Museum and then I went to pick up my tickets for the Lady Antebellum concert. After realizing I didn't want to go, I posted the tickets on craigslist and was able to make $200 off of them. I probably could have made more, but there is no reason to get greedy. ;)
Here are some museum pics:
Thursday Katie came over and we played with toys. I also dragged her along to Makena's impromptu doctor's appointment, thinking it would take about 15 minutes. It took an hour. Oops. I then found out that Makena had pneumonia. Awesome huh? She is on antibiotics now and hopefully it clears up soon. The cough has definitely increased and sounds more gunky. She also has a really runny nose, so hopefully those are signs that the meds are doing what they need to do.
I also found out that I won another giveaway. WOWZA! I won from "teething bling" this time. Once we are able to use it, I will let you know what I think. I also think I'm going to start reviewing cloth diapers. Mainly for myself so I can look back and see what I liked and didn't like and so I can refer friends to what I think when they ask me. It's sometimes hard to remember when you are at the park. I also won a gift certificate to a maternity store this week. I'm going to use the GC to buy a nursing shirt. I'm pretty excited about that one too. All these things have perfect timing.
We don't have much for plans this weekend, so hopefully I can come up with something. I'm getting sick of hiding in the house, and I'm sure Makena is too. However, I don't want her outside too much with that cough. Oh the joys of being a mommy.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday, already?
So this week is going very well!
Monday I had my doctor appointment and I'm dilated and effaced. WAHOO! After the doctor I had to exchange Makena's "computer" because it stopped working. When I got the new one I also got $5 back on my card because the computer was on price cut. BONUS!
We then headed to Michael's to cash in on a 50% off coupon and that was followed up by a trip to JC Penny. I spent $20 there and got 2 polos for Jared and a new outfit for our nieces birthday present pile.
We also got to eat out at Noodles and Company. mmmm Mac & Cheese. Makena and I then got to see Grandma and Grandpa again to pick up her booster seat. Granted she was doing very well eating at the table without it, but it's nice to have it back. We rounded out the morning and early afternoon with a trip to the grocery store.
We both took good naps that afternoon. I slept for 2 hours and Makena slept for 2 1/2. It was pretty awesome. The downside to that: I was up 2 hours later at night since I couldn't sleep.
Today, we had story time at the library and spent some time at the park. We also had a nice mommy and Makena breakfast, lunch, and supper. Makena's meals: For breakfast I made homemade pancakes, lunch was meatballs, cottage cheese, applesauce, and carrots, and supper was a tantalizing chicken nugget with peas, and shredded cheese. She has been a CRAZY vegetable fanatic lately. I shouldn't be complaining, but I kind of am. I wish she would eat the other items on her plate. Oh well. She gets her fruits at snack time and veggies during her meals. She's overall pretty balanced - if by overall we average the whole month . . .
Jared got home late tonight so he is doing bath now and it will be M's bedtime pretty soon. The day actually flew by. Tomorrow we're going to the children's museum!!!!!
Monday I had my doctor appointment and I'm dilated and effaced. WAHOO! After the doctor I had to exchange Makena's "computer" because it stopped working. When I got the new one I also got $5 back on my card because the computer was on price cut. BONUS!
We then headed to Michael's to cash in on a 50% off coupon and that was followed up by a trip to JC Penny. I spent $20 there and got 2 polos for Jared and a new outfit for our nieces birthday present pile.
We also got to eat out at Noodles and Company. mmmm Mac & Cheese. Makena and I then got to see Grandma and Grandpa again to pick up her booster seat. Granted she was doing very well eating at the table without it, but it's nice to have it back. We rounded out the morning and early afternoon with a trip to the grocery store.
We both took good naps that afternoon. I slept for 2 hours and Makena slept for 2 1/2. It was pretty awesome. The downside to that: I was up 2 hours later at night since I couldn't sleep.
Today, we had story time at the library and spent some time at the park. We also had a nice mommy and Makena breakfast, lunch, and supper. Makena's meals: For breakfast I made homemade pancakes, lunch was meatballs, cottage cheese, applesauce, and carrots, and supper was a tantalizing chicken nugget with peas, and shredded cheese. She has been a CRAZY vegetable fanatic lately. I shouldn't be complaining, but I kind of am. I wish she would eat the other items on her plate. Oh well. She gets her fruits at snack time and veggies during her meals. She's overall pretty balanced - if by overall we average the whole month . . .
Jared got home late tonight so he is doing bath now and it will be M's bedtime pretty soon. The day actually flew by. Tomorrow we're going to the children's museum!!!!!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Ahhhh
Yesterday was a good day for us. We didn't do much, but we didn't have any major meltdowns either! We did go to the park in the afternoon, spent some morning time outside playing, and then she got to play outside AGAIN after supper with daddy. Lucky girl. Makena's nose has stopped running for now and her cough is almost gone. I think we'll head to the library today to make up for not being able to go today. I will make up a story time with her since we missed it. I felt bad about not going, but I didn't want to get anyone else sick. It was for the best.
Today we don't have much on the agenda. Perhaps just some playing outside and playing with toys. If I'm feeling brave I may whip out the glitter and glue for a craft project. It will be done outside though. I'll let you know what I decide. I'm thinking of making some leaves to celebrate fall. Glitter, glue and a toddler HAS to equal fun, right? At least it will be for one of us. :) If we do the project I'll be sure to take and post pictures later!
Today we don't have much on the agenda. Perhaps just some playing outside and playing with toys. If I'm feeling brave I may whip out the glitter and glue for a craft project. It will be done outside though. I'll let you know what I decide. I'm thinking of making some leaves to celebrate fall. Glitter, glue and a toddler HAS to equal fun, right? At least it will be for one of us. :) If we do the project I'll be sure to take and post pictures later!
Giveaways!
Another great site giving away cloth diapers! Check out their new website! http://www.babykickstestlab.com/
The other one being given away is a BG from CottonBabies!! It's their new print!!! Now, to just wrangle the money to buy a BG and perhaps it will be a NEW PRINT!! ;)
http://clothdiapers.blogspot.com/2010
The other one being given away is a BG from CottonBabies!! It's their new print!!! Now, to just wrangle the money to buy a BG and perhaps it will be a NEW PRINT!! ;)
http://clothdiapers.blogspot.com/2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Teething Tuesday
Toaday has been a GREAT day. My little monster slept in until 7:30 today and then she still took a two hour nap! Wonderful. At the moment she is enjoying some potty time while watching "Elmo's Potty Time". In the meantime I'm enjoying some computer time.
I found some cloth diapering news in teh world! BumGenius has some cute new prints released today! I've been wanting to try this brand and now they aren't plain looking anymore. Here is the LINK to see them!
I found some cloth diapering news in teh world! BumGenius has some cute new prints released today! I've been wanting to try this brand and now they aren't plain looking anymore. Here is the LINK to see them!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
New favorite Blog!
I officially have a new favorite blog to follow! It's http://www.winningsanity.com/. You may wonder why, WELL, I just won an AWESOME Dash mineral makeup kit from her and NOW she has a pampered chef giveaway going on. What AWESOME items she gets to review and then giveaway!! Go follow her blog and find her on fb!!
My snot nosed booger baby
Literally - she is all full of snot. It's teething time once again (I think). She only has the top two back molars left. I hope they come in as fast as the bottom ones did. Of course she COULD have a cold, but we really didn't go anywhere this past week where she could have gotten one. I always feel so bad for her when she gets her "teething cold" as I call it. She's all stuffed up, but runny nosed at the same time. Coughs when the phlegm builds up (usually after a nap), and just seems so run down. The plus side, she takes 2 naps a day! Of course she is also EXTRA grumpy when she is awake. Go figure.
Yesterday we kind of hung around the house since she had a runny nose. However, we did go to the park by Grandma and Grandpa's old house while daddy mowed their lawn. We had fun. She even got to run on a soccer field for the first time. She was a natural. :D
Well, I should get showered and such since she is taking her first nap of the day!
Yesterday we kind of hung around the house since she had a runny nose. However, we did go to the park by Grandma and Grandpa's old house while daddy mowed their lawn. We had fun. She even got to run on a soccer field for the first time. She was a natural. :D
She also really liked the Frog and Clifford ride on toys. In the pics she is giving them hugs. Too cute, too cute.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Going - not going - so much back and forth!
First we were going to go up north, then we weren't, then we were, and we are officially staying home. I guess that means I will have more time to spend entering giveaways on other people's blogs. Unfortunately that means that I will be watching Makena without help, it's so hard when daddy is in the next room. I just want to take a nap sometimes!
I had an unexpected visit to the clinic yesterday. After an hour of monitoring and then another hour of waiting around and getting checked - all is well. I was there so long because I didn't have an appointment. Anyway, I was diagnosed with having hydra-something or other. Basically, Matthew was laying in a fashion that tricked my body into sending pain signals similar to those of a kidney stone. My pain was in the lower right abdomen and since I didn't have a fever, anything to do with the appendix was ruled out. The pain was so intense that even I cried. Which I don't do. For goodness sakes I didn't even cry when I broke my toe the other day, I ALMOST did, but didn't. So, once Matthew moved all was good, and the doctor showed me how to make him move faster next time.
I'm also on a hunt for CUTE brown shoes or boots and am having NO luck. I went to 5 different stores and found 1 pair I liked, but they were out of my size, go figure. So I think I may have to resort to online shopping. I don't like doing that though since you can't try them on until they show up at your door. If I find a place with free shipping and returns I may chance it.
Anyway, nothing really GOOD to report around here, but perhaps something fun will happen this weekend.
UPDATE: these are the boots I found and bought!! I hope they live up to my expectations. I have to wait 3-5 days until I get them.
I had an unexpected visit to the clinic yesterday. After an hour of monitoring and then another hour of waiting around and getting checked - all is well. I was there so long because I didn't have an appointment. Anyway, I was diagnosed with having hydra-something or other. Basically, Matthew was laying in a fashion that tricked my body into sending pain signals similar to those of a kidney stone. My pain was in the lower right abdomen and since I didn't have a fever, anything to do with the appendix was ruled out. The pain was so intense that even I cried. Which I don't do. For goodness sakes I didn't even cry when I broke my toe the other day, I ALMOST did, but didn't. So, once Matthew moved all was good, and the doctor showed me how to make him move faster next time.
I'm also on a hunt for CUTE brown shoes or boots and am having NO luck. I went to 5 different stores and found 1 pair I liked, but they were out of my size, go figure. So I think I may have to resort to online shopping. I don't like doing that though since you can't try them on until they show up at your door. If I find a place with free shipping and returns I may chance it.
Anyway, nothing really GOOD to report around here, but perhaps something fun will happen this weekend.
UPDATE: these are the boots I found and bought!! I hope they live up to my expectations. I have to wait 3-5 days until I get them.
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