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Weekend update & Tub Follies

Posted on June 25, 2007 2:15 am by TheAngelForever

Boy do the weekends go quickly.

Yesterday we got ready in the morning for L, D and I to come over. D was coming to help JL to put the AC in the upstairs so we can clean it up and turn it into a playroom to utilize the space there. Unfortunately NHL was in a foul mood and did not want to play with I. For the first few hours NHL was in his room sulking and crying on his bed. He kept calling for me and asking me to play. He was a mess. Jealousy and things really seem to be hitting hard, but in a way where he’s very depressed acting. Based on the behavior we asked my parents to watch the baby so we could do a special big boy night out. We offered it up tonight and he declined to stay with Jacob at Nana and Papa’s house.

Back to yesterday. So while NHL had a fit, the rest of us watched as D and L tried JL’s Nintendo Wii. Then we all realized it was late so L and I went out to get pizza to bring back for everyone. By this time NHL was finally starting to play with I, but was still very cranky. Everyone left after the late lunch and while I was nursing JSL, JL took NHL into his room. I thought they were reading a book, but they fell asleep. I had to get JL up to take JSL so I could go to the pharmacy to pick up my medicine.

During all of this my bleeding continued. It is the same thing every day. At night it’s almost gone and I think it may end. Then from 8-1 it gets really bad and I feel horrible. I’m cringing at the thought of the ultrasound tomorrow, but I want this to end. I seem to be making up for all of the months with no period in the last 6 weeks.

Last night we stayed in and just had a nice night home. I sorted out JSL’s new clothes in 3-6 month, got NHL’s stuff out and washed it. Too bad we didn’t have any gift receipts for some of the things because we have a lot of items in this size and won’t have others since NHL and JSL are going to be different sizes in different season. Oh well.

JSL went to sleep at 10:30 in his room with NHL. He slept all night and woke up a little after 7 this morning. This morning we met up with my father for breakfast at “Bob’s Diner” for our anniversary. After that we went to Target for a few things (forgot to get more burp cloths) and then tried to get NHL’s hair cut. Unfortunately the girl that does the best and will deal with his fits with the clippers wasn’t there. Then we went home since I was cramping a lot again and needed to rest.

At home we did lunch and then the boys went outside to play with NHL’s soccer net. JSL and I eventually went outside and we had a nice time outside talking with our neighbor. NHL and I look like we may have slight sunburn since we didn’t put anything on and stayed out too long. BAD MOMMY! Then we came in and my parents called to see what we were going to do with the boys for dinner. NHL opted to go to their house with JSL. So, JL and I went out to dinner together and did a little shopping at the mall before that. After we went to the rents house and they had a cookie cake for our anniversary. Then we went home, got NHL into bed and it was time to tub the little monkey that smelled from spitting up so much.

It was the never ending tub with thing after thing that happened. To sum it up:

1 – A little poop in tub. Mommy cleans it out and back in.
2 – WHOA BABY – major action in the rear . . . lots more poop in tub. (Note this is a little tub in the sink – so it gets nasty quickly).
3 – Baby out of tub to clean it one more time. While out he manages to pee all over me (*rolling eyes*)
4 – Back into the tub again only to puke in the water this time and successful washing. Thank goodness since we were running out of clean baby wash cloths that I could locate.
5 – We managed to get him out and dressed without any more “fun” However interesting to note while Daddy was dressing him he was crying and farting to a beat. The kid is musical already!
6 – After cleaning up the tub the baby was ready to reload and nursed himself to sleep.

Now the little guy is resting quietly in the papasan chair until we put him into bed in a few minutes.

I am off to rest since I am NOT looking forward to tomorrow at 11:00 when I have the ultrasound and find out the results of the pathology from what the removed.

C’est Moi

Happy 6th Anniversary JL. . . I love you!!!

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Weekend update

Posted on June 20, 2007 1:22 pm by TheAngelForever

Last week while I was home with JSL I received a phone call from the county health department. They asked if I had just had a baby. I told them yes and wanted to know what they wanted. They told me that the newborn baby baby blood screen that JSL had was not done correctly. They asked if I had it redone. I told them it was news to me and to explain what was going on. To make a long story short they goofed and had the wrong doctor listed and never contacted us until almost 4 weeks after JSL was born.

Friday I asked my grandmother to go with JSL and I on a few errands. I picked her up early and we went to my school to wish the kids a nice summer. We were there for a while and my grandmother sat in my classroom and fed JSL. Then we decided to head to AMCH to have JSL’s new born screen redone. UGH! The paperwork at the lab before was a PITA. Then the test itself was horrid. I swear if I had witnessed it when he was born I would have refused to have it done. It was horrible to witness. My grandmother actually had to walk away since she couldn’t watch it any longer. When the torture was over my grandmother and I went to the cafeteria to have lunch. After lunch we went back to my house to regroup. I was able to change JSL, he had some milk and I was able to pump since I was so uncomfortable.

Next we were on a mission to get JL a Father’s Day gift. NHL and I had already gotten something for the boys to give Daddy, but I needed something. I was debating a few things, but had one thing in particular in mind. I was going to head to Target, but said that Toys R Us may have it. Since my grandmother had not been there in years we went there. We wandered around. She bought JSL some bibs, NHL some cars, and Sesame Street Wallies for the spare room. Our last stop was the gaming area. I looked all around and didn’t see what I was looking for. So I walked up to the guy and said “Please don’t laugh at my question. . . ” He cut me off and told me to look up where the Wii’s were location! I was in shock – there were 20 or so Wii’s there. I had never actually seen one in a store no less that many. So I decided to get the Wii and shock JL with it for Father’s Day, our anniversary (which is this coming Sunday), and his B-day (early August). After that we went to the Deli Warehouse to see the produce there and then I took my grandmother home.

Saturday we went on a bunch of errands (BJ’s, Deli Warehouse, Ryan’s Produce Market. . . . ). That evening my parents called to see if they could take NHL to dinner. He went with them and we had dinner here and then went to return a movie (and get Charlotte’s Web for NHL) and to the grocery store for a few quick things. When NHL came home he had a package in his hands. He sat down and started to open it. JL questioned him about it. He said it wasn’t for him and was for JL and to open it. Apparently while out and about NHL, Nana and Papa found something for only NHL to get Daddy for Father’s Day (he insisted it was just from him). JL opened it and it was an amazing dinosaur tie. JL actually wore it to work Monday and NHL was so proud since he helped to pick it out.

Sunday morning the boys both slept a little late. When NHL woke up we went to the living room with JL to give him his gifts. First NHL did the gift from the boys. It was from Build A Bear and was a little box with Thing 1 and Thing 2 in it. It’s adorable and perfect since those are our pet names for the boys. Next it was my turn. I left the bag in the hall and made JL go to get it. So there sat a Toys R Us bag with the Wii inside. He was floored. Apparently he had a dream about opening a bag with a Wii in it for Father’s Day. So now that he’s psychic he must get the lotto numbers! ;)

After that we had a small breakfast. We met my rents and grandmother for lunch at Cracker Barrel and then went to Target to get a few things. After that we met L and I back at our house so the boys could play. The plan was to let them run and play in the sprinkler and pool. So they came at 3:30 and the boys (with JL) were outside for 2 hours. We have great photos on our website, but below I will include a few for now. While the boys were outside L helped me to cut my fabric and made a Moby to wear JSL. We did that and went outside with JSL in the Moby. Within minutes the poor baby was a bright RED tomato. We went back in to cool off. After the boys came in and were dry we packed them up to have dinner out.

It was a busy weekend! Now we just need to break open the Wii for JL to try (he still hasn’t had a chance to do that yet). On that note I am off to debate heading to school to clean my classroom after JSL is up and fed. Not sure if he’s in a mood for that given the mouth irritability.

C’est Moi

Here are photos from Father’s Day:

Here are NHL and I. running around (they liked to take the water elsewhere):

I. playing with the beach ball sprinkler that we took off:

“Don’t pull the rope!”

NHL and his hat:

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Day with my boys and tubs galore

Posted on June 11, 2007 2:38 am by TheAngelForever

Pre-fun and excitement this evening I was working on this blog entry. So now I’m going to really tackle it since I never got more than a sentence before the fun began that was described below.

This afternoon the boys all went outside for a walk while I was getting myself ready to head out. Of course JL took his camera with him. I’m glad he did since he got some really great shots of the two boys together. Here’s one of them:

Of course the smiles didn’t last too long. Poor NHL was running to the car when I was heading out and fell right onto the concrete. This caused hysterics from scraped knees. We couldn’t stop him outside and after numerous attempts had to go inside. JL finally got NHL to calm down and we went to lunch and then tried to get new sandals for me. My favorite sandals had the bad luck of my water leaking on them when I went to the hospital to have JSL. No such luck finding anything. We wen to Kohls and Target and nothing. We did get several outside things to have for the house to use with NHL that should be a lot of fun. One is for the hose and the other a soccer net.

After this we went home just long enough to regroup and head back out to Sams to shop with my parents. NHL went up with them and we met them there. JSL refused to nurse –> fell asleep, so I pumped to take some with us. We shopped there and then went to Babies R Us to get Avent shields to try when nursing JSL. I have the Medela ones and am not in love with them. They work, but the reviews all say the others are better. After that we went to another Target to look for a few items. While looking for more bibs for JSL I noticed the baby tubs. We never had one when NHL was a baby. We lived in an apartment with a tub that was great for giving a baby a bath. Our old house is not going to work. Up to this point JSL has only had a sponge bath at the sink. So I showed JL one of the tubs that was only $17. We opted to try it since it said it fit in the sink and had a drain, plus it was for infants and toddler.

OMG – this was the best $17 I have ever spent. We gave JSL his first tub in it tonight and it was great. It has a sling in it for the baby to be supported on and it’s amazing. Here’s a photo of the little guy in the tub (please ignore the stuff in the background):

He wasn’t happy at first, but after a while he was cooing and relaxed. He really likes it when I flip him over and rub his back. After the tub I took him into the changing table room and put moisturizer on him and gave him a massage. He was so happy. Here’s a photo of where the little guy has been sleeping ever since (almost 2 1/2 hours now – heck he slept through puke-fest):

On that note I best be off to help JL to check the laundry that I put in. I am going to do the pillows in the morning. I’m sure JSL will be up soon to nurse.

Night-night all!

C’est Moi

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Boys, boys, boys!!!

Posted on June 9, 2007 1:31 pm by TheAngelForever

ACK. . . I am surrounded by boys!!!! I need more estrogen in my life since I am so outnumbered –>

Here’s a photo of my three boys from this morning:

On that note I am off to see where two of the boys are. I know where the little one is, since he’s nursing now.

C’est Moi

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Daddy & NHL’s park fun on Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2007 11:52 pm by TheAngelForever

This morning we went out to brunch with my parents, my grandmother, Aunt S, and Aunt T. After that we went grocery shopping to get a bunch of things in case this baby actually shows face this century. Then we went home and I was just too tired to go out with the boys. JL decided to take NHL to the park to get some energy out. So the two of them (armed with camera of course – it is JL we’re talking about here) went to the park for about an hour and a half.

NHL is quite the daredevil this year. He has no fear of anything and went from place to place climbing, jumping, running and making daddy tired! JL took a bunch of photos and a video (that will be posted later) to share with me. When the boys were about to head home my parents actually arrived at the park to surprise them. They stayed another half hour and were amazed with how well NHL was doing on things that he wouldn’t/couldn’t do last year. Below are are some photos of NHL’s park fun with daddy.

Climbing up the slide the hard way:

Smiles going down the slide:

Dino riding:

NHL shows a new talent for climbing on the rock wall:

Victory at the top of the wall:

Time to go on the BIG slide (note the tongue indicating concentration):

Dino ride with Papa:

After the park the boys came back home to show me the video and pictures. Then we decided we weren’t hungry enough for a real lunch. So we went to Kurvers for soft ice cream – YUMMY! Then on the way home a certain little 3 year old fell asleep. We transfered him into bed and then it was time to work on laundry and the tub in the bathroom. A few hours later he woke up and it was time to make pizza.

Now we’re all just relaxing and going to see what happens in the morning when I got to see my OB at 9:00. *sigh* This little monkey is going to be a trouble maker since he’s clearly not listening to me already!

C’est Moi