Thursday, March 26, 2009
Miracle!!!
Sam has managed to accomplish something that neither I nor my husband can seem to do on a regular basis. I gave him a cup that had a little bit of juice on the bottom. He finished the juice and then toddled over to the dishwasher, opened it up, put the cup in and shut the door. I am now giving him the rest of the dirty dishes scattered throughout the house to put in the dishwasher. That boy is going to make someone a fine husband some day! He even put the cups in the right way!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Webster! We need more words!
One thing that has annoyed me since Sam was born is that there are no words to describe the love for a child. I love my husband. I love lobster. I love a good BM. So, love doesn't seem like an adequate word. We need a new one. I know in other languages there are all different kinds of words for love. We seem to be lacking.
But, what would such a word sound like? What combination of constinents and vowels could capture such an emotion? I don't even have any idea how to describe such a love. I just wish there was a word I could use.
But, what would such a word sound like? What combination of constinents and vowels could capture such an emotion? I don't even have any idea how to describe such a love. I just wish there was a word I could use.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wanna see some pictures?
Since my recent posts have had a lack of pictures, I thought I would post a few here:
Before we had Sam, we liked to ride our motorcycles. We each had one since I refused to ride on the back. We sold the bikes when I got pregnant since we didn't want to risk leaving our babe an orphan. We used the money we got from the sale of the bikes to buy a camper since that seemed a much more family friendly activity :)
Before we had Sam, we liked to ride our motorcycles. We each had one since I refused to ride on the back. We sold the bikes when I got pregnant since we didn't want to risk leaving our babe an orphan. We used the money we got from the sale of the bikes to buy a camper since that seemed a much more family friendly activity :)
In June of 2005, we went on an amazing trip to the Grand Canyon. We did a white water rafting trip down the Colorado River. We spent the nights on the banks of the river. During the day, we were either travelling on the river or doing day hikes up and down the sides of the canyon. We went with my Dad and my little brother. It was a trip I will never forget!
Sam was born on 8/5/07 around 4pm. Here is a picture of the two of us shortly after we were brought into the recovery room.
A couple of cute random Sam shots:
Sam on Halloween:
Recent pic:
Anika's first u/s:
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Potty training???
Maybe I am wrong but I think Sam is potty training himself??? I introduced the potty to him a few months ago in an effort to try late introduction of elimination communication (EC.) He liked it but we couldn't really get the signal thing going. Just too much other stuff going on. The potty ended up being put away for a while. I recently brought it back out one morning because it seemed like a good time to catch a poop. Since then, he's definetely interested in the potty. I, however, still have too much going on to really try to establish the whole communication thing. I figured, if I knew it was his normal time of day to poop, and all the other stars were aligned, I'd bring out the potty. If not, he can go in his diaper. No big deal. Sam started to say "poop" but not always when there was a poop or when he had to go. Once in a while, he would say "poop" and "potty" and I'd try then to get the potty out. Only once though did we catch something and it was pee.
Today, he said "poop" and "potty." He also pointed to his diaper and said, "off." So, I get out the potty. I read to him when he sits on it. A book always helps me go so I figure, maybe it will help him too? Anyway, he's definetely working on something but when he gets up, just pee. I very excitedly praised him for his efforts said "yay - pee!" or something like that. He sat back down so it looked like he had more to do. He kept getting up and down and checking. I would ask, "are you done?" and he'd say, "more" and sit back down. Finally, he said he was done. No poo. I put a diaper on him and cleaned him up. I pretty much figured he'd poop in the diaper shortly but wasn't going to force him to sit on the potty. A little while later we are downstairs. Sam is playing and I am watching TV. He goes, "poop" and then goes "potty?" and says, "off." By this time, I'm pretty tired. I've been dealing with a cold all weekend long and really just want to relax. So, when he doesn't insist on anything, I figure, he'll poop in the diaper and I will change him. Easier than going back upstairs, getting out the potty blah blah blah.
Well, next thing I know...he's got his clothes all undone, his diaper off and there is poop everywhere!!! Luckily by then my husband had come downstairs. He took Sam upstairs for a batch and I cleaned up the carpet and shoes and sippy cup and toy that all had poop on them.
Important lesson learned - when given the gift of a child who wants to potty train early, listen to what he says!!! Way easier than cleaning up after :)
By the way, I realize this is a very long post basically just about my son's bowel movements. I don't honestly think there are a ton of people interested in this. I have to admit, my blog is more for me than for others. It is a fun way for me to remember things that I otherwise may forget. So, I'm sorry if I am boring you!!! And I know blogs are more interesting with pictures but I just seem to be blogging lately about stuff I don't have pictures for. I did have one of a pile of poop in the potty but, I don't think anyone really needs to see that...do they?
Today, he said "poop" and "potty." He also pointed to his diaper and said, "off." So, I get out the potty. I read to him when he sits on it. A book always helps me go so I figure, maybe it will help him too? Anyway, he's definetely working on something but when he gets up, just pee. I very excitedly praised him for his efforts said "yay - pee!" or something like that. He sat back down so it looked like he had more to do. He kept getting up and down and checking. I would ask, "are you done?" and he'd say, "more" and sit back down. Finally, he said he was done. No poo. I put a diaper on him and cleaned him up. I pretty much figured he'd poop in the diaper shortly but wasn't going to force him to sit on the potty. A little while later we are downstairs. Sam is playing and I am watching TV. He goes, "poop" and then goes "potty?" and says, "off." By this time, I'm pretty tired. I've been dealing with a cold all weekend long and really just want to relax. So, when he doesn't insist on anything, I figure, he'll poop in the diaper and I will change him. Easier than going back upstairs, getting out the potty blah blah blah.
Well, next thing I know...he's got his clothes all undone, his diaper off and there is poop everywhere!!! Luckily by then my husband had come downstairs. He took Sam upstairs for a batch and I cleaned up the carpet and shoes and sippy cup and toy that all had poop on them.
Important lesson learned - when given the gift of a child who wants to potty train early, listen to what he says!!! Way easier than cleaning up after :)
By the way, I realize this is a very long post basically just about my son's bowel movements. I don't honestly think there are a ton of people interested in this. I have to admit, my blog is more for me than for others. It is a fun way for me to remember things that I otherwise may forget. So, I'm sorry if I am boring you!!! And I know blogs are more interesting with pictures but I just seem to be blogging lately about stuff I don't have pictures for. I did have one of a pile of poop in the potty but, I don't think anyone really needs to see that...do they?
Birth
I read this post on my friend's blog and was going to make a comment but realized it would be too long. So, I'm putting a link to the post here...read it first and then come back if you want...
I was at Women & Infants recently to get checked out after a car accident. I wanted to make sure Anika was okay. Because of the whole blood type RH thing, they decided I should have a Rogham shot. I am a pretty big baby when it comes to shots. I don't like them. They hurt. What's to like? So, afterwards the nurse commented that she thought it would be funny (in a coincidental type of way) if she was my nurse for Anika's birth and she had to be with me when I got an epidural. I explained that I was planning to have a drug free birth. She's like, "why???" I explained I thought it was better for the baby. She had this funny look on her face like, "this lady is nuts!"
I had an epidural with Sam, it wasn't my plan but I ended up with one. Looking back, I think it could have been avoided if I had done a couple things during labor differently...
1. Stayed home longer. I mistakenly thought, the sooner I get to the hospital, the sooner Sam will be born. I had done enough research to know differently but it was kind of a "simple mind" take over thing.
2. When I was at the hospital, I let the midwife break my water. Again that was me trying to rush things. I was already having enough problems handling the contractions. Having my water broked was a stupid thing to do. Midwife suggested it but I should have known better than to accept.
I consider going to the hospital the first intervention. It's not necessary to go to a hospital to have birth. It's certainly not necessary to go to that hospital to labor for birth. We do plan to have Anika in the hospital. But, I will try to stay home much longer this time.
The breaking of the water was the second intervention. Sam would have taken care of that when he was ready.
I then ended up needing the epidural - 3rd intervention. I didn't list that above as something I could have done differently because I don't think I could have. I was delirious with pain.
Then the interventions just kept coming, I don't know how many wires I had going up my hooha but it was definetely too many! I was so close to a C-section which would have been the ultimate intervention.
I know this is all kind of redundant since I wrote about all this in my birth story but since the post I referanced up top was about interventions, I wanted to point them out.
Now, to the point...I think we need to get to a place where if someone says, "I plan to have a drug free birth." the natural reaction would be, "of course!" And if someone says, "I plan to have an epidural" then the reaction would then be, "why?" (in a nice friendly curious way - not a judgemental look down upon way.)
The funny thing is, insurance companies are notorious for refusing to pay for things they deem unneccessary. We're talking procedures that can really help someone and improve the quality of their life. But, they have no problem at all in paying so much extra money for births where interventions were chosen even if they were not necessary. How did that happen? I think if someone has a drug free birth, the insurance company should give that person some type of credit or bonus or something. And if a person has a home birth, they should get a huge bonus! It's odd to think about but the industry that is known for being the worst offender when it comes to being money greedy could have a huge positive impact in the way babies are born...and still improve their bottom line. Maybe then people that need experimental treatments or things like that would have a better chance of having them covered by the insurance companies.
I was at Women & Infants recently to get checked out after a car accident. I wanted to make sure Anika was okay. Because of the whole blood type RH thing, they decided I should have a Rogham shot. I am a pretty big baby when it comes to shots. I don't like them. They hurt. What's to like? So, afterwards the nurse commented that she thought it would be funny (in a coincidental type of way) if she was my nurse for Anika's birth and she had to be with me when I got an epidural. I explained that I was planning to have a drug free birth. She's like, "why???" I explained I thought it was better for the baby. She had this funny look on her face like, "this lady is nuts!"
I had an epidural with Sam, it wasn't my plan but I ended up with one. Looking back, I think it could have been avoided if I had done a couple things during labor differently...
1. Stayed home longer. I mistakenly thought, the sooner I get to the hospital, the sooner Sam will be born. I had done enough research to know differently but it was kind of a "simple mind" take over thing.
2. When I was at the hospital, I let the midwife break my water. Again that was me trying to rush things. I was already having enough problems handling the contractions. Having my water broked was a stupid thing to do. Midwife suggested it but I should have known better than to accept.
I consider going to the hospital the first intervention. It's not necessary to go to a hospital to have birth. It's certainly not necessary to go to that hospital to labor for birth. We do plan to have Anika in the hospital. But, I will try to stay home much longer this time.
The breaking of the water was the second intervention. Sam would have taken care of that when he was ready.
I then ended up needing the epidural - 3rd intervention. I didn't list that above as something I could have done differently because I don't think I could have. I was delirious with pain.
Then the interventions just kept coming, I don't know how many wires I had going up my hooha but it was definetely too many! I was so close to a C-section which would have been the ultimate intervention.
I know this is all kind of redundant since I wrote about all this in my birth story but since the post I referanced up top was about interventions, I wanted to point them out.
Now, to the point...I think we need to get to a place where if someone says, "I plan to have a drug free birth." the natural reaction would be, "of course!" And if someone says, "I plan to have an epidural" then the reaction would then be, "why?" (in a nice friendly curious way - not a judgemental look down upon way.)
The funny thing is, insurance companies are notorious for refusing to pay for things they deem unneccessary. We're talking procedures that can really help someone and improve the quality of their life. But, they have no problem at all in paying so much extra money for births where interventions were chosen even if they were not necessary. How did that happen? I think if someone has a drug free birth, the insurance company should give that person some type of credit or bonus or something. And if a person has a home birth, they should get a huge bonus! It's odd to think about but the industry that is known for being the worst offender when it comes to being money greedy could have a huge positive impact in the way babies are born...and still improve their bottom line. Maybe then people that need experimental treatments or things like that would have a better chance of having them covered by the insurance companies.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Weird Dreams
I had two very weird dreams last night that I wanted to write about. I know weird dreams can be common while pregnant but these were just really strange. I am not 100% sure if they were two separate dreams or one dream that changed in the middle but I'm going to treat them as two. If anyone can interpret these - let me know!!!
1. Sam was on trial for murder. Not as an older person but as the 19mo he currently is. He was found innocent because everyone thought he was so cute at the trial. He was being his normal self blowing kisses and saying "bye" to all the people. After the trial, we went to another room where the spare jururs were. It seemed like maybe they had been thinking he was guilty until they saw him in person and then they also were won over by his cuteness. That is all I remember of that one. I don't know who he was supposed to have killed or how he was supposed to have done it.
2. Tom Cruise was trying to eat Sam. Like attack him and eat him like an animal eats prey. Very scary. He was chasing us. I ended up having to shove a cooked chicken into his mouth to stall him and then we ran away. As I was running to my car, I was thinking - should I put Sam in the car seat or is it okay to break the law since Sam's life is already in danger and just put him in the car and go? Then, just as I got to the car, some people showed up wanting me to fill out paperwork. I am not really sure for what - maybe the trial from dream #1? Anyway, that is when I woke up.
1. Sam was on trial for murder. Not as an older person but as the 19mo he currently is. He was found innocent because everyone thought he was so cute at the trial. He was being his normal self blowing kisses and saying "bye" to all the people. After the trial, we went to another room where the spare jururs were. It seemed like maybe they had been thinking he was guilty until they saw him in person and then they also were won over by his cuteness. That is all I remember of that one. I don't know who he was supposed to have killed or how he was supposed to have done it.
2. Tom Cruise was trying to eat Sam. Like attack him and eat him like an animal eats prey. Very scary. He was chasing us. I ended up having to shove a cooked chicken into his mouth to stall him and then we ran away. As I was running to my car, I was thinking - should I put Sam in the car seat or is it okay to break the law since Sam's life is already in danger and just put him in the car and go? Then, just as I got to the car, some people showed up wanting me to fill out paperwork. I am not really sure for what - maybe the trial from dream #1? Anyway, that is when I woke up.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Blog posts to come
So, I really enjoy blogging but don't do it often enough. Or, when I have time, I can't think of anything to say. Today, I have made a handy dandy little list that will reside in the sidebar. I am hopeing this list will inspire me to blog more often. And, maybe create a little suspense for my 2 readers :)
3/11: turned out to be too stressful to have a list. I have enough stuff to do already!!!
3/11: turned out to be too stressful to have a list. I have enough stuff to do already!!!
Did you know?
Did you know that if you add up all the water used by the repeated toilet flushings of the average pregnant woman, it totals up all of the water in all of the oceans combined?!?!?!?!
Okay - I made that up :) But, I sure can't wait till I don't have to go to the bathroom so freakin often!!! I know - to much info - my blog - deal with it!!!
Okay - I made that up :) But, I sure can't wait till I don't have to go to the bathroom so freakin often!!! I know - to much info - my blog - deal with it!!!
She's a girl!!! and tax rumbling
This is a bit late in coming and I think my 2 readers already know this but, I wanted to post anyway...new baby is a girl!!! We are very excited to be having one of each. I would have enjoyed two boys but am glad to be going to have the experience of a girl. So far I have bought one dress and one bow for her hair. I have to admit, I love all the girly stuff! I should post pictures here of the ultrasound and the cute little bow and dress but, I haven't taken any yet...maybe later :)
We have a name picked out - Anika. We think it is a very pretty name that is not too common. Which is what we wanted :) It is in the 500's on the SS names list. I hope she likes it. No middle name yet....
So, last night we had our taxes done. Our tax guy is super popular and routinely runs hours behind his appointments. My appointment was at 3. I called and was told to show up at 5. I got in to see the guy close to 7. He's very good though and we are getting a nice chunck of change back. All backed up by my meticulous documentation :) I felt bad for the guy though, he actually fell asleep twice!!! Just two quick little nod offs lasting seconds each but still - the guy was obviously super tired. He's very dedicated to getting his clients the most money and spends a lot of time on each one. So, even though he was obviously tired, I'm confident he got us all that is possible.
What is my rumble? Well, I don't pay for childcare so I don't get to deduct that. Now, obviously since I don't have the expense I am not out any money but it just seems like since I do both childcare and work at the same time - I should get some type of cool credit??? Maybe I am just being greedy. It's just really hard to work and take care of Sam all at once so it would be nice to have the IRS say, "good job! He'res a whole crap load of money!" I know this is absolutely ridiculous but, it is nice to dream :) Seriously though, it would be nice if those of us who stayed at home with our kids got something....whether we work or not. Ok - that's it.
We have a name picked out - Anika. We think it is a very pretty name that is not too common. Which is what we wanted :) It is in the 500's on the SS names list. I hope she likes it. No middle name yet....
So, last night we had our taxes done. Our tax guy is super popular and routinely runs hours behind his appointments. My appointment was at 3. I called and was told to show up at 5. I got in to see the guy close to 7. He's very good though and we are getting a nice chunck of change back. All backed up by my meticulous documentation :) I felt bad for the guy though, he actually fell asleep twice!!! Just two quick little nod offs lasting seconds each but still - the guy was obviously super tired. He's very dedicated to getting his clients the most money and spends a lot of time on each one. So, even though he was obviously tired, I'm confident he got us all that is possible.
What is my rumble? Well, I don't pay for childcare so I don't get to deduct that. Now, obviously since I don't have the expense I am not out any money but it just seems like since I do both childcare and work at the same time - I should get some type of cool credit??? Maybe I am just being greedy. It's just really hard to work and take care of Sam all at once so it would be nice to have the IRS say, "good job! He'res a whole crap load of money!" I know this is absolutely ridiculous but, it is nice to dream :) Seriously though, it would be nice if those of us who stayed at home with our kids got something....whether we work or not. Ok - that's it.
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