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| Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | | 1:26 pm |
Oops, I did it again ...
For those of you who haven't read it on Facebook, or haven't seen me (and my girth) recently, or haven't read Erik's recent post (so what, like, two of you?), let me be the first to announce I'm preggers again! w00t! Erik and I are super excited. We always planned for Henry to have a little brother or sister, and we hoped they'd be close in age, so (*crosses fingers anti-jinx*) this is ideal. I'm a little over 13 weeks right now and due August 22nd. We had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and everything looked good. Yesterday, we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time (woooosha wooooosha wooooosha) which was amazing. So yay! I'm feeling pretty good. Much less tired than I was during my pregnancy with Henry, but MUCH crabbier (though now that I'm entering the second trimester, my mood seems much improved). I've also packed on an impressive 13 pounds (3-5 pound average weight gain in the first trimester? Pshaw!) I also have the complexion of a 13-year-old soda-addicted teen who works at a fast food restaurant. Eh, what can you do? But other than those things, I'm great! However, I expect a return to my rage when, come August and 90 degree weather, I'll be 9 months pregnant and hotter than Georgia asphalt - not a good combo. But it'll be worth it ... babies rule the school. So yeah, that's the latest. I will hopefully see most of you within the next 6 months since, after this baby comes, I doubt I'll see the light of day for quite some time :) In the meantime, high five to all you other expectant mommies out there - we are definitely contributing to a new baby boom. Current Mood:  excited | | Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | | 7:18 am |
To the lady I've looked up to for 33 years and one day ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SISTER! If I knew how to do fancy banners or insert piccies, I would. Alas, I cannnot. So, I shall use my Snape icon and hope that is sufficient. See you in a couple days for massive dorking out ( ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) skoolgrrl is planning on bringing many silly, junior-high-esque activities so it shall be rad!). That is all other than this ... LCHS GIRLS FTW! Current Mood:  tired | | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | | 10:14 pm |
| | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 | | 1:19 pm |
Birthday gal
Happy Birthday to my most awesome daughter, skoolgrrl. You my baby girl - I don't care what the birth certificates say, you is mine :) Hope you have a wonderful day, love! | | Saturday, July 5th, 2008 | | 2:22 pm |
To the man I love ...
A big happy birthday to my wonderful hubbie, angelstoil. Yes, yes, I've already told you in person, but it's always fun to read your name in print, eh? So happy birthday to my best friend, my partner in crime, my baby daddy, my knight in shining armour, my love. *kisses* to the coolest cat ever -your adoring wife Current Mood: cheerful | | Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | | 8:59 am |
Birthday Gal
Happy Birthday to the most fabu lady in the UNIVERSE! Ms. sabonai ... you rock my world. Hope you're having a good birthday week (month, season, heh). After all, you deserve only the best and finest ;) Love you more than my Diet Coke, girlie! | | Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 | | 7:46 pm |
To the famous Shanedini
Just gotta give a shout out to my bro, meestashane on his birfday. I hope your celebrations went down with class, dear brother. Here's to you - *clink* Oh, and by the way I STILL cannot think of what that line is from and I gotta say, it's driving me MAD!!! I *will* think of it ... I must ... I have to ... Current Mood: cheerful | | Friday, February 15th, 2008 | | 2:11 pm |
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job ..."
I have to post and try to find release for some of my happy. Ohmigod - I have a job! I went into my bank today (where I use to work before I had Henry) and my old boss said, "So, you ready to come back yet?" I laughed and explained that while I'd love to come back, I'm doing the mom-thing and I couldn't really work more than a couple hours in the evening (after Erik got home from work) and maybe some Saturdays. He said, "Done." !?!?!?!?!!? I can't believe this! We need the money pretty desperately and I've been racking my brains trying to find out how I could work from home or something. I didn't want some job where I work late into the evening, you know? I like my mellow nights. And then BAM! This lands on my lap. I'll work from about 3:45 until about 5:45 at nights, and then maybe three Saturday mornings (only 9 to noon!) a month. Can you believe it?!?! No worries about leaving Henry in day-care, no worries about having to work a night-shift, just a way to make some extra cash. Anyway, I'm afraid I'm jinxing all this by telling everyone, but I just talked to my old/new co-workers and it seems it's a done deal. Still, perhaps I should try to perform an anti-jinx spell ... it really does seem too good to be true. But, if all goes as planned, I'll be going in tomorrow morning to do some paper-workey kinda stuff and then I'll start Monday. If I knew how to do a happy-dance, I'd do one. Perhaps I'll make one up ... Current Mood: ecstatic | | Monday, February 11th, 2008 | | 9:22 am |
Question for all ya'll out there ...
Does anyone know any reputable sites that one can go to if one is looking into a "work from home" program? I know that there are legitimate companies out there looking for people to do data-entry-esque things from their home, but when I go to search on the internet, I get more "avoid work-at-home-scams" listings than anything else. I don't know where to begin looking. I thought I'd look into a way of making some more cash without having to get an outside job since, although I know day-care can be rewarding, I am adamant in my pursuit to have Henry stay home with me during the day. Anyway, if anyone has any tips or advice, it'd be greatly appreciated! Current Mood:  worried | | Monday, November 19th, 2007 | | 9:08 am |
They say it's your birthday ..
Happy birfday to the loveliest of all the lovelies, as well as my idol since I was probably, like, 2 ... Miss lollipoptrollop - have a wonderful day :) See ya tonite, sissy! Current Mood: content | | Sunday, November 4th, 2007 | | 10:06 am |
Ode to Henry
Well, I didn't really have time to post an entry on Henry's birthday since I was expecting 20 people in my little apartment and had much to do. But anyway, here is my birthday post to my son ... A year ago yesterday, I went to the doc around 2:30ish in the afternoon. They wanted to do a non-stress test to make sure all was well in the womb (Henry was already 6 days past his due date). Come to find out, all was NOT well. His heart-rate kept dropping. So it was off to the hospital to get induced. They gave me a shot, told me to rest since it'd be about 12 hours, and said 'try to sleep'. I sent my mom back to my apartment and Kate and Josh headed home. While Erik was bringing my mom back, the nurses came in to hook me up to an IV - just in case, in a rare instance, I would have to have a C-section. I am terrified of IVs (not needles ... just IVs) and, of course, having NO ONE in the room with me at the time, I got all panicky. It didn't help that the two nurses took 4 tries before successfully inserting the IV. Erik got back and within five minutes of his return, my water broke ... !?!?! 12 hours my tuchas! Then everything went horribly wrong. Henry's heart rate plummeted, the doctor rushed in, and before I knew it they were wheeling me away. I remember the doc saying, "You're going to the OR now for a C-section" as they were starting to push the bed outta the room. I was like, "What , NOW?" Oh yes, now. Enter scene from movie - doctors strapping me down, about 8-10 people rushing around the OR, yelling, things crashing, a big bright light over my head, a 'Drink this now' with a cup shoved at me and a mask stuffed on my face. Then ... nothing. Until I woke up. My insicion was fresh, the nurse was "massaging" my uterus, and they hadn't yet started the pain medication. Oh ... my ... god. Ouch does NOT cover it. But Henry was here. He was born at 10:39pm on November 3rd, 2006. He weighed 7lbs., 8 oz and was 20 1/2 inches. He was alive, he was fine ... he was beautiful. I regret to say I don't remember much about the first time he lay in my arms - I was all drugged up. But I remember how amazed I was that this little creature was inside me, and now he was on me. The first couple months were a blur of sleeplessness, colic, confusion, as well as a time that I was falling deeper and deeper in love with this child. Henry cried - a lot. Yet I still was addicted to him. And then whatever veil was shadowing Henry lifted to reveal this most happy, content, beautiful baby boy. And now, he's one-year-old. Henry is my life, my soul, my everything. This child is my most favorite person in the world and I'm constanly awed by the fact that he's actually mine. This year I've spent in constant amazement - the first time he rolled over, his first pull-up, the first time he crawled, and now, three days ago, the first steps he took. It strange how these things, which we all do everyday without thinking about, become so breathtaking when you see your child do them for the first time. The whole world around you changes - everything is seen through fresh eyes. I can't think of a better way to live life. So here's to my Henry Martin - may your life be filled with as much happiness as you've already given mine. I love you, sweetheart. Current Mood: in love | | Friday, September 14th, 2007 | | 11:19 am |
What a week. Originally, Erik and I were suppose to be in Door County right now. It would have been the first time we left Henry for an over-night with Grandma. I guess the fates decided it wasn't time yet. Henry got *really* sick on Wednesday. His temperature rose to an impressive 102.3 degrees and I, of course, freaked out. The nurses I spoke to at Dean seemed rather unmoved by my repeated cries of "But it's 102.3!!!" and told me that unless it reached 104, Henry needn't be seen. Bleh. Whatever. Other than a mild case of a stuffy nose around Christmas, Henry has never really been sick so this was a big deal for us. His fever broke Wednesday night/Thursday morning but he's still all snotty and cranky. I feel so bad for him. He'll be playing all happily for a couple minutes and then just sit down and start crying. I wish I could make it better for him ... Needless to say, Erik and I are also feeling a bit under the weather. Door County has been postponed as we all try to recuperate. Now, I know that the keys to feeling better are lots of liquids, rest, and time. Liquids = check. Time= check. Rest ... not so much. Do any of ya'll remember Mr. Heavy Foot from The Kids In the Hall? Yeah, that's our new upstairs neighbors. OH MY GOD! We've lived here for 3+ years and have had a few different upstairs neighbors and NEVER have we dealt with this kind of racket. All we hear, from about 9pm until 1am is "STOMP STOMP STOMP CRASH" ... wait a minute ... "STOMP STOMP STOMP". Back and forth he (or she, or they?) go all night long. Perhaps Mr. Heavy Foot is training for a marathon. Perhaps he is trying to see if he can break the floor. I'm not sure what to do. I mean, it's just walking, right? You can't tell someone not to walk. But *seriously* - we cannot sleep in there. Erik and I, almost every night for the last three weeks, have relocated to the living room. It sucks. I saw some guy up on that apartment's balcony a couple weeks back and he was very thin so I just don't get it. I know I sound all whiney but I swear, if you came into our bedroom at night, you'd be amazed at how loud this guy is. I don't really know what we can do ... I hate apartments. So yeah, that's us in a nutshell. Sick, cranky and sleep-deprived. Current Mood:  sick | | Thursday, July 5th, 2007 | | 4:08 pm |
Wedding Fun
Like, oh my god! I'm posting TWICE in a day - did Hell freeze over? Eh, anyway, I wanted to post a link to some piccies. This past Sunday, as many of you know, the loverly skoolgrrl married her beau. They are a beautiful, loving, enigmatic meant-to-be couple. The ceremony was amazing (good job officiating not_eurotic), the food exquisite, the company stimulating ... all and all, a most perfect wedding. My Henry had quite a time, as well; he certainly is a social little man. Anywhoo, here is a link to some piccie-poos if any of ya'll are interested. http://pics.livejournal.com/donnahayward/gallery/0001h6shGoddamn, is that not just the most beautiful bride evAR?!?!? Sheesh, she makes me feel a little bit like a slug ;) Anyway, I love you my daughter - you were/are gorgeous! Current Mood: content | | 8:32 am |
My Man
Happy Happy Happy Birthday to my soul-mate, my best friend, and the father of my beautiful boy. I love you angelstoil *smooooooch* And now, let us make cake ... oh, I think Henry is up. Cake will have to wait ;P | | Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 | | 2:01 pm |
HATE HATE HATE
Argh! I've had no water since 10:45 this morning. When I called around 11, they said 20 minutes, 30 minutes tops. So, I called again at 12:30 (20-30 minutes my ass). They said no more than 10 minutes. It is now 2:02 pm. There are dirty baby dishes in the sink that I can't clean. I can't flush the toilet. I can't wash my hands. This apartment sucks. ***update*** Water sucessfully turned on at 2:53 pm. I guess the office has had water for awhile now and assumed everyone did. They assumed wrong. "Why didn't you call?" they asked ... uh, maybe because I've called TWICE and nothing changes. Anywho, my lovely husband called the chick in charge and, upon realizing the boo-boo, she had my water running in about 10 minutes time. Still, how annoying! Current Mood:  angry | | Monday, June 18th, 2007 | | 1:53 pm |
Oh no ...
Henry has learned to scream. Oh yes, he can scream like a pro now. This is not the "I'm-a-six-week-old-infant-crying-for-fo od" scream. It is a wildy-happy, can't-contain-myself, shout-it-from-the-mountain-tops ear-splitting scream. The house is a mere arena for showing off his new skill. Oh dear God - help me. Current Mood: amused | | Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 | | 8:39 am |
Make it stop!
Argh! I haven't seen but one episode of "The Sopranos" this season (just the first one) and I am *dying* to see the rest of the series without any spoilers. Unfortunately, every time I watch the news they begin talking about the last episode. Now, I'm not sure if they're giving away the ending since I start singing/yelling really loud as I frantically grab for the remote, trying to quickly mute the volume, but regardless ... I don't want to know ANYTHING! So, PLEASE, if you've seen the last episode don't tell me about anything. I don't want to know if it's happy, sad, surprising, etc. Obviously I don't expect everyone to tip-toe around me and not mention the show in posts or the like - I will just quickly skim past any posts mentioning the word 'sopranos' (so if you're talking about choir or something, I most likely will not read the post - heh). But DAMN! No more stupid news stories about the end of this most 'influential and compelling' series. Shheeeeesh! Stupid news. Current Mood:  distressed | | Monday, June 11th, 2007 | | 7:01 am |
Birthday Gal
Happy Happy Happy Birthday to the lovely sabonai. You are absolutely fabulous darling! I hope your birthday is filled with happiness and glee; and I hope you totally won big at bingo last night. Have a good one, sweetie, and if you're up to it this week, let me know and I shall stop by with some birthday goodies :) Current Mood: touched | | Friday, June 8th, 2007 | | 4:07 pm |
The Big Fall
Well, I knew it was going to happen eventually, and it did. Henry had his first injury. Yesterday evening, my mom and I were playing with the wee one as he bounced around, cooing and smiling. My mom sat him on the floor right next to her (and about a foot from me) and all of a sudden he tipped to the left, very fast, and hit his little eye on the bottom rung of our wooden T.V. tray. Oh ... my ... God. We both were like, "What the hell just happened?" I mean, we were both RIGHT THERE. Anyway, I quickly swooped him up and saw that he got a cut right above his eye. He was just wailing away, I thought I was going to lose my mind I was so worried. We quickly put ice on it and Henry, being the trooper he is, quieted down. Erik came out, saw the "damage" and we all agreed we should call Nurse Direct. The woman I spoke with said 'better safe than sorry - go to the emergency room.' Oy. Poor little tyke. It took over an hour to finally get a doctor to treat him. Luckily, stitches weren't needed but they did put this glue-adhesive stuff on it to keep the cut closed. They had to put Henry in this thing called a papoose which pretty much bound him so they could apply the glue without getting it in his eye. Henry had been soooooo incredibly good and patient up until that point (he didn't cry once and was busy smiling away at everything). The papoose was too much for him. It was now past his bed-time and he'd had enough. He cried so hard ... I've never heard him cry like that. I, of course, burst into tears. I know I mustn't do this when he gets older; I must stay strong for him. But seeing your son, scared, bound up just screaming ... I felt so powerless. And to top off the whole experience, he's getting his first tooth. The poor kid already has pain :( Anyway, he's fine today. Back to his usual happy little self. There's only a touch of a bruise by his cut, as well. But MAN - what a scare. I need to work on being more collected, I think. I just cannot handle him crying like that - I feel so helpless. But I gotta say, I have one hell of a kid. He is seriously amazing, strong, and resilient. God I love him. And now, I must sit alone with the guilt - I know, I know, these things happen, but I should've thought to move that TV tray. Anyway, let us all tip our hats to my little guy for being such a brave baby; this kid is golden. Current Mood: guilty | | Friday, May 4th, 2007 | | 10:21 am |
Nerd Alert
Yeah, so I am soooo excited for July now. I just pre-ordered my copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" from Amazon. It was way cheaper than the origianl price listed so I am a little skeptical of receiving the correct book on the release date (that's what they promised). We shall see. But still ... that's only, like, 2 months off! Of course, given my current schedule (which doesn't allow too much time to read) it'll probably take me awhile to read it, but that's okay. It's the last one and I must make it last. Okay, enough geek stuff. In other news, Henry's been burping a bit today and his burps smell like bananas (he had some earlier); he has his 6-month appointment this afternoon, as well. Shots = no sleep for any of us. Ah well, at least it's a weekend. Oh, and I saw lollipoptrollop's digs; what can I say ... they rock! I look forward to many BBQ's and fun in the sun there (that's right, I'll just invite myself over). Henry also appreciated the swings in their courtyard. I must upload some pics of the Rabbit family frolicking in the park with my little squirt. 'Tis all for now. Cheers. |
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