Jayden rolled over for the first time yesterday, while I was at work of course. And she wouldn't do it for me until this morning. So here is Jayden showing off her mad skills!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Backdated Posts
If you have stopped by recently you might want to scroll back a ways. I have backdated some posts as I was going through pictures. I put up some really cute pictures including: Jayden's pouty face (some of the cutest pictures I've taken of her) and a Father's day creation I made for Travis. Plus a bunch of other pictures and ramblings.
I went back as far as June 13th I think.
I went back as far as June 13th I think.
Immersion Therapy
Trevor has been absolutely terrified by the firetruck, shown below, since he got it as a birthday gift. If it was in the doorway he would not walk through the doorway. He would walk around it with the widest berth possible. It makes a pretty low rumble type engine noise and apparently he doesn't like the noise it makes. Anytime we would try to get him to play with it he would run away screaming. Funny from the boy who adores anything with wheels. Grandma H brought him a tractor when she came to visit a long while back. The tractor makes almost the same sound. And he didn't like the tractor one bit either. So both toys have taken up residence on a high out of the way shelf. I was almost considering freecycling them.
I took these pictures a few weeks ago planning on doing a post about his fears. Well the other day Travis decided to try taking the batteries out to see if Trevor would play with it. Duh, why didn't we think of that before! We showed him over and over that it didn't make noise anymore but still no go. Travis played with it around him for several days. Showing him how fun it was. Trevor started getting closer and closer and then started touching it. After he learned that it wouldn't bite him he started cautiously spinning the tires. But he was crouched and ready to run at the slightest noise I'm sure.
Last night I came home from work and he was pushing it around and sitting on it. He really seems to enjoy it now. Now we just have to move on to conquering his fear of the tractor!
I took these pictures a few weeks ago planning on doing a post about his fears. Well the other day Travis decided to try taking the batteries out to see if Trevor would play with it. Duh, why didn't we think of that before! We showed him over and over that it didn't make noise anymore but still no go. Travis played with it around him for several days. Showing him how fun it was. Trevor started getting closer and closer and then started touching it. After he learned that it wouldn't bite him he started cautiously spinning the tires. But he was crouched and ready to run at the slightest noise I'm sure.
Last night I came home from work and he was pushing it around and sitting on it. He really seems to enjoy it now. Now we just have to move on to conquering his fear of the tractor!
Bye, Bye Miracle Blanket
The last three mornings in a row I have woken up to my smiling girl with her "Miracle Blanket" all bunched up around her upper torso. The first morning it was dangerously close to her neck and face and caused me a bit of worry. I chalked it up to not wrapping her tight enough. Nope, she's a baby Houdini. LOL, she's also been wiggling her but out her diaper AGAIN after a break of about a month and a half. Fun times!
For about a month I've left her feet out and just swaddled her arms. She seemed much happier with it that way. This morning when she woke up she seemed to be so happy to stretch her arms above her head and gave me the biggest grins. So I decided to pull out my camera and take a few pictures and retire the blanket. I ~hope~ that she will sleep soundly tonight without it. It's been quite the crutch for the last few months and I need sleep! I think back to how cute she was a a baby burrito. Click here if you don't know what the blanket does and want to see a really cute Jayden picture. :o)
For about a month I've left her feet out and just swaddled her arms. She seemed much happier with it that way. This morning when she woke up she seemed to be so happy to stretch her arms above her head and gave me the biggest grins. So I decided to pull out my camera and take a few pictures and retire the blanket. I ~hope~ that she will sleep soundly tonight without it. It's been quite the crutch for the last few months and I need sleep! I think back to how cute she was a a baby burrito. Click here if you don't know what the blanket does and want to see a really cute Jayden picture. :o)
Friday, June 29, 2007
Revenge is sweet
Trevor seems to be plotting his revenge against the beautician who cut his hair. Notice the lovely hairdo. Getting a Trevor's hair cut is not an easy task. He absolutely hates it. He squirms and cries. We did this while on my lunch break. I had to run back to my store to get something yummy to bribe him with. Not thinking I grabbed an oatmeal creme pie. MMMMM... Trevor, would you like a little hair with your creme pie?
The stylist tried her hardest to talk us out of it saying, "oooohh I don't want to hurt him my scissors are sharp. I won't be able to do a good job." On and on and on. And he wasn't thrashing or anything... just crying and squirming a bit. If he wasn't absolutely terrified of the clippers I'd do it myself. Stylists should have shears with blunt tips for this type of job. Like kindergarten scissors. :o) But there's no even getting close to him with those things. The last girl who did it didn't complain the slightest just apologized that it wasn't perfectly straight and he was even worse for the first one. There was no talking this mama out of it. A crooked hairdo is much better than a shaggy mop!
The stylist tried her hardest to talk us out of it saying, "oooohh I don't want to hurt him my scissors are sharp. I won't be able to do a good job." On and on and on. And he wasn't thrashing or anything... just crying and squirming a bit. If he wasn't absolutely terrified of the clippers I'd do it myself. Stylists should have shears with blunt tips for this type of job. Like kindergarten scissors. :o) But there's no even getting close to him with those things. The last girl who did it didn't complain the slightest just apologized that it wasn't perfectly straight and he was even worse for the first one. There was no talking this mama out of it. A crooked hairdo is much better than a shaggy mop!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Imagine
Trevor is beginning to show a bit of imagination. This ball was a fun toy when it was a ball. Now that it is deflated it has become a hat, a place to sit, and a cup. He held it up to his mouth and said, "Gulk, gulk, gulk, mmmmmm good!"
3 months old!
I can't believe my baby girl is already 3 months old! She is changing so much everyday. It's almost harder to go to work these days knowing I might miss her first roll over or first belly laugh. I'm sure they are not far away!
She definitely recognizes Mommy and Daddy. I get big time grins when I come home from work at night. She is becoming more aware of her surroundings. She watches Trevor play with great interest. She's more willing to sit in her kick and play or lay under her play gym thing. She gets bored with them easily and quickly wants a change of scenery. She is starting to grasp toys in her fingers and likes things that make noise.
She seems to be interested in watching TV or watching the computer monitor when we are holding her . She has yet to belly laugh though she often gets out little squeals of delight when she is happy. She smiles A LOT. She's working on rolling over. She currently is getting stuck on her side. But it won't be long now.
She seems to be getting chubbier and chubbier with each passing day! She fights me still nursing. She squirms, clamps down, and fusses a lot. Some days I think it's getting better and some days it seems like it's getting worse. The hard part now is that she is easily distracted and sucks a few times, breaks latch to look around, and then roots around again. Hopefully she gets past this stage because I don't know how long I can keep it up if it continues. :o( Not looking forward to her getting teeth.
She definitely recognizes Mommy and Daddy. I get big time grins when I come home from work at night. She is becoming more aware of her surroundings. She watches Trevor play with great interest. She's more willing to sit in her kick and play or lay under her play gym thing. She gets bored with them easily and quickly wants a change of scenery. She is starting to grasp toys in her fingers and likes things that make noise.
She seems to be interested in watching TV or watching the computer monitor when we are holding her . She has yet to belly laugh though she often gets out little squeals of delight when she is happy. She smiles A LOT. She's working on rolling over. She currently is getting stuck on her side. But it won't be long now.
She seems to be getting chubbier and chubbier with each passing day! She fights me still nursing. She squirms, clamps down, and fusses a lot. Some days I think it's getting better and some days it seems like it's getting worse. The hard part now is that she is easily distracted and sucks a few times, breaks latch to look around, and then roots around again. Hopefully she gets past this stage because I don't know how long I can keep it up if it continues. :o( Not looking forward to her getting teeth.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Paranoid mama
*disclaimer: The purpose of this post is really not to persuade or really even inform. Morso, it's a documentation of a little bit of self discovery I've done over my "weekend." Though if interested I've included some links for those interested to peruse. If I enlighten someone in the process even better. :o)
I read this blog and surfing that blog led me to this. Gah, part of me wishes I'd never turned on my computer yesterday. I spent my entire afternoon surfing sites about recycling and learned that over the course of our lifetime each of us will create 600 times our adult weight, or about 90,000 in garbage. I also learned that every little bit of plastic ever made still exists and even if you recycle it, it can only be recycled down (a plastic bottle cannot be recycled into another plastic bottle.) I learned a lot of other stuff too. One thing is for sure I don't intend on cooking food in the microwave in plastic anymore!
Though I don't intend on going to the extremes that this mom goes to I couldn't help but realize the amount of plastic that my hands touched throughout the day yesterday and today and I feel guilty. I consider myself a recycling Nazi. I use both sides and every part of a piece of paper before it goes in the recycle bin. I cringe when I have to use a paper plate or plastic fork at a picnic. I buy mostly used clothing for myself and the kids. I LOVE Freecycle, garage sales, and Goodwill. I use cloth diapers. Not only because we struggle financially but because it's the RIGHT thing to do to keep crap out of the landfills.
Nothing goes in the garbage if it can be recycled so I do my part. But ahhhhh the plastic I consume. I suppose now it will be easier for me to kick my Mt. Dew habit while I'm at work. :o) All I'll have to do is think of the plastic that I can save by drinking water rather than the soda and I'll probably skip the soda more often. I'm planning on doing more to cut down my consumption of plastics a little more by using tote bags at the grocery store. Hey, it's easier to carry groceries in a tote bag anyway. I don't know how many times a plastic bag has ripped and my wares fallen to the pavement. And this bag is a super cool idea and these bags are really cute and super handy. I love tote bags anyway! And who cares if I get a few strange looks. Maybe I'll start a new trend in my town. Each wave starts with a little ripple somewhere right?
I think I'm teetering on the edge of being a little OCD when it comes to recycling. My mind is in a constant state of chatter anyway. LOL, is that normal? I guess I've always been that way. Now I constantly chastise myself for forgetting to turn off a light or using a disposable diaper. Aaaaaah make it stop!
I read this blog and surfing that blog led me to this. Gah, part of me wishes I'd never turned on my computer yesterday. I spent my entire afternoon surfing sites about recycling and learned that over the course of our lifetime each of us will create 600 times our adult weight, or about 90,000 in garbage. I also learned that every little bit of plastic ever made still exists and even if you recycle it, it can only be recycled down (a plastic bottle cannot be recycled into another plastic bottle.) I learned a lot of other stuff too. One thing is for sure I don't intend on cooking food in the microwave in plastic anymore!
Though I don't intend on going to the extremes that this mom goes to I couldn't help but realize the amount of plastic that my hands touched throughout the day yesterday and today and I feel guilty. I consider myself a recycling Nazi. I use both sides and every part of a piece of paper before it goes in the recycle bin. I cringe when I have to use a paper plate or plastic fork at a picnic. I buy mostly used clothing for myself and the kids. I LOVE Freecycle, garage sales, and Goodwill. I use cloth diapers. Not only because we struggle financially but because it's the RIGHT thing to do to keep crap out of the landfills.
Nothing goes in the garbage if it can be recycled so I do my part. But ahhhhh the plastic I consume. I suppose now it will be easier for me to kick my Mt. Dew habit while I'm at work. :o) All I'll have to do is think of the plastic that I can save by drinking water rather than the soda and I'll probably skip the soda more often. I'm planning on doing more to cut down my consumption of plastics a little more by using tote bags at the grocery store. Hey, it's easier to carry groceries in a tote bag anyway. I don't know how many times a plastic bag has ripped and my wares fallen to the pavement. And this bag is a super cool idea and these bags are really cute and super handy. I love tote bags anyway! And who cares if I get a few strange looks. Maybe I'll start a new trend in my town. Each wave starts with a little ripple somewhere right?
I think I'm teetering on the edge of being a little OCD when it comes to recycling. My mind is in a constant state of chatter anyway. LOL, is that normal? I guess I've always been that way. Now I constantly chastise myself for forgetting to turn off a light or using a disposable diaper. Aaaaaah make it stop!
Yea veggies!
After a nearly 8 month long veggie strike Trevor has finally decided that veggies are yummy again. We've been trying all kinds of things lately to get Trevor to eat something other than corndogs, PB & J, oatmeal, fruit, chicken nuggets, and french fries. Oh, and any kind of sweet or cookie I happen to be munching on.
Up until the the last few weeks when presented with anything other than his old favorites he would clamp his mouth shut and refuse to even taste something foreign. It felt like beating our heads against a while. He's really tiny so we need to get more nutrient dense foods into him and plus a little variety would be good for him. I was actually considering consulting with a nutritionist for some ideas.
About a week ago I tried eating in front of him while him while he was in his playroom. I ate with an exaggerated "Yum! This is sooooo good!" And he of course wanted some too, holding out his hand and saying, "more, more, more, more" At first I refused him to make it even that much more special. He REALLY wanted what I was eating. So I shared and he kept coming back for more. So I told him, "lets go get in your chair and you can have some more" and it worked!!!
I still hadn't had much luck getting him to eat veggies unless they were really tiny and hidden. The other night we had chicken terriaki (sp?) stir fry and I thought no way would he even try it. Travis did the same as I had the night before and he ate it and kept coming back for more! He ate almost all of the veggies on his tray including peas, beans, and carrots!
Last night he ate all of a taco/rice casserole and even wanted 2nds! Today I gave him green beens to eat before I gave him his peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. He at first said "more more more" as in he wanted something else. Like... are you kidding mom? What's with this crap? But he tasted a few and then proceeded to eat them all! Gosh I hope he keeps it up! Now if he would just start using utensils. He tries but then gives up and uses his hands. Thus he makes a huge mess when he eats anything other than "finger food."
Life will be so much easier when he eats with a spoon! But I'll take this victory as a first step. :o)
Up until the the last few weeks when presented with anything other than his old favorites he would clamp his mouth shut and refuse to even taste something foreign. It felt like beating our heads against a while. He's really tiny so we need to get more nutrient dense foods into him and plus a little variety would be good for him. I was actually considering consulting with a nutritionist for some ideas.
About a week ago I tried eating in front of him while him while he was in his playroom. I ate with an exaggerated "Yum! This is sooooo good!" And he of course wanted some too, holding out his hand and saying, "more, more, more, more" At first I refused him to make it even that much more special. He REALLY wanted what I was eating. So I shared and he kept coming back for more. So I told him, "lets go get in your chair and you can have some more" and it worked!!!
I still hadn't had much luck getting him to eat veggies unless they were really tiny and hidden. The other night we had chicken terriaki (sp?) stir fry and I thought no way would he even try it. Travis did the same as I had the night before and he ate it and kept coming back for more! He ate almost all of the veggies on his tray including peas, beans, and carrots!
Last night he ate all of a taco/rice casserole and even wanted 2nds! Today I gave him green beens to eat before I gave him his peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. He at first said "more more more" as in he wanted something else. Like... are you kidding mom? What's with this crap? But he tasted a few and then proceeded to eat them all! Gosh I hope he keeps it up! Now if he would just start using utensils. He tries but then gives up and uses his hands. Thus he makes a huge mess when he eats anything other than "finger food."
Life will be so much easier when he eats with a spoon! But I'll take this victory as a first step. :o)
Ahhhhhhh...
The peace and quiet in my house at the moment is ohhh so refreshing. Both of the babes are sleeping and Travis is taking a nap as well. The temptation to join them is strong but I'm really loving the quiet. The only sounds in the house at the moment are the static of the baby monitor, the hum of the central air, and my clacking on the keys.
Oh whatever shall I do with this free time. ~Sigh~ I suppose I should do some laundry. Nah, I think I'm going to read a book. I *heart* naptime!
Oh and speaking of naps. Jayden has slept through the night for the last 3 days in a row and fell asleep on her own when I laid her down awake. Last night she slept from midnight to 8:30am. I nursed her and she slept until 11:30!
Oh whatever shall I do with this free time. ~Sigh~ I suppose I should do some laundry. Nah, I think I'm going to read a book. I *heart* naptime!
Oh and speaking of naps. Jayden has slept through the night for the last 3 days in a row and fell asleep on her own when I laid her down awake. Last night she slept from midnight to 8:30am. I nursed her and she slept until 11:30!
Peek-a-boo
Trevor likes to hang out in his toy box and closes the lid and waits for us to look for him.
All Boy
Trevor has had a thing for wheels since before he could crawl. He would always flip cars over and spin their wheels. It's a thing he still enjoys to do. But now he likes to push them around making "vroom" sounds. The first toys out of his toy box and the last ones put away are always his cars.
He was in heaven when we went to my Grandma's house for the family reunion and she pulled out a big box of toys. And he dug clear to the bottom and fished out everything with wheels.
When he plays he will line all of his cars, trucks, tractors, etc up in train fashion. He could spend all day pushing them around. Whenever he hears a loud motor outside he stops whatever he is doing to run to the window to see what it is. Funny though that he never liked the engine noises his firetruck and tractor make!
He was in heaven when we went to my Grandma's house for the family reunion and she pulled out a big box of toys. And he dug clear to the bottom and fished out everything with wheels.
When he plays he will line all of his cars, trucks, tractors, etc up in train fashion. He could spend all day pushing them around. Whenever he hears a loud motor outside he stops whatever he is doing to run to the window to see what it is. Funny though that he never liked the engine noises his firetruck and tractor make!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
No Soup for you!
Anytime I give Trevor a bowl these days he puts it on his head like a hat. Silly Boy!!!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Don't let the bed bugs bite
So last night I had just climbed into bed and was nursing Jayden and I felt like something was crawling on my leg. I went to move the blanket aside and ~chomp~ the damn thing bit me and hard! I screamed and Jayden jumped about a foot hurting me even more as she chomped because I startled her.
Travis sprang into action and tried to help me find the pesky offender. All I saw was a large black bug scurring all over the mattress Travis kept trying to squish it with the blanket and it kept coming towards me. It moved with lightening speed. I yelled at Travis to turn on the light while I kept trying to squish it. He ran into the bathroom to get a paper towel while I tried to keep the thing coralled with one hand and Jayden in my other arm.
When he finally squashed the creature and we were able to see what it was. OMG it was the biggest ant I'd ever seen in my life and even though half of it's body was squashed it was attacking the paper towel with ferocity with this huge pincher things. I'm not kidding this ant was like mutant huge. Maybe about a half an inch long or more! Travis thought it might be a carpenter ant. I of course wanted to research it to find out exactly what it was so he stuck it paper towel and all in a lidded jar in the bathroom.
All night long my skin crawled and I was terrified there would be more and that the had moved a nest into our house or something. In the morning the damn thing was STILL moving! Travis thought he killed it. So I did my research and found this. It was definately a carpenter ant. I had been working out in the yard trying to take down some weeds that were growing near this huge rotten stump from a tree we had cut down last fall. Travis thinks maybe the ants were living in the stump.
~bleach~ as I type this over 24 hours later my skin crawls and now I'm afraid to go to bed all over again!
Travis sprang into action and tried to help me find the pesky offender. All I saw was a large black bug scurring all over the mattress Travis kept trying to squish it with the blanket and it kept coming towards me. It moved with lightening speed. I yelled at Travis to turn on the light while I kept trying to squish it. He ran into the bathroom to get a paper towel while I tried to keep the thing coralled with one hand and Jayden in my other arm.
When he finally squashed the creature and we were able to see what it was. OMG it was the biggest ant I'd ever seen in my life and even though half of it's body was squashed it was attacking the paper towel with ferocity with this huge pincher things. I'm not kidding this ant was like mutant huge. Maybe about a half an inch long or more! Travis thought it might be a carpenter ant. I of course wanted to research it to find out exactly what it was so he stuck it paper towel and all in a lidded jar in the bathroom.
All night long my skin crawled and I was terrified there would be more and that the had moved a nest into our house or something. In the morning the damn thing was STILL moving! Travis thought he killed it. So I did my research and found this. It was definately a carpenter ant. I had been working out in the yard trying to take down some weeds that were growing near this huge rotten stump from a tree we had cut down last fall. Travis thinks maybe the ants were living in the stump.
~bleach~ as I type this over 24 hours later my skin crawls and now I'm afraid to go to bed all over again!
We have grass!!!
:o) :o) :o)
It's taken Travis a lot of work to get grass to grow in our side yard. But finally we have nice thick grass. Now Trevor can play in it. It's the only part of our yard that is fenced for the time being. This area used to be the dog run, but it's really big! Eventually we will fence the rest of the yard and it will once again be a dog run. But in the meantime, it's the perfect size for a toddler to stretch his legs!
Trevor loves to spend time outdoors. Too bad he throughs a bloody fit when it's time to come inside. No matter how long we've been playing.
The sandbox and car were courtesy of Grandpa G. He bought Trevor the sandbox and got the car for free I think. The trike thing is courtesy of Grandma H. She got it during city wide cleanup. I love free things. :o)
It's taken Travis a lot of work to get grass to grow in our side yard. But finally we have nice thick grass. Now Trevor can play in it. It's the only part of our yard that is fenced for the time being. This area used to be the dog run, but it's really big! Eventually we will fence the rest of the yard and it will once again be a dog run. But in the meantime, it's the perfect size for a toddler to stretch his legs!
Trevor loves to spend time outdoors. Too bad he throughs a bloody fit when it's time to come inside. No matter how long we've been playing.
The sandbox and car were courtesy of Grandpa G. He bought Trevor the sandbox and got the car for free I think. The trike thing is courtesy of Grandma H. She got it during city wide cleanup. I love free things. :o)
Monday, June 18, 2007
Perfect Pout
These pictures were taken during bath time. Jayden mastered her pouty lip presumably in the womb. My very first memory of her when the lay her on my tummy after getting her all cleaned up and her looking up at me with her lower lip pouted out and let out a wail. I've been trying for sometime to capture it with my camera and these show her personality pretty well. She went from smiley to pouty to full blown freak out and back to happy in about 60 seconds!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Messy Eater
One of these days soon Trevor ~HAS~ to learn eating utensils are his friend. He makes an effort but decides it's much quicker to eat with his fingers. I gave him a "big person spoon" hoping that it would work. It did at first. Alas, it is mostly just a plaything for him. I would like to be able to feed him messy foods and not have him covered head to toe in it. The world of food will be wide open if the little turkey would just use a spoon! He's better with a fork than with a spoon and he likes to stab his fruit.
I wish I never...
had shown Trevor the screen on the camera. Now every time I try to take a picture he tries to get behind me or in my lap to look at the screen. Things were so much easier when he loved to pose for the camera and didn't always want to "see it."
Tonight Jayden was extremely happy and was smiling and cooing. Trevor was hanging out with her and they had their first "conversation." Trevor laughed when she kind of squealed and started talking to her in his jibberish. He was talking pretty matter-of-factly and he put his face right up to her. I tried to get some video but Mr. Grabbyfingers jumped up as soon as he heard the camera shutter open. Cute moment over. ~Sigh~ I really wish I knew what he was saying!
So here is a little video of him trying to look at the screen on my camera. Hope it doesn't make you too dizzy!
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Tonight Jayden was extremely happy and was smiling and cooing. Trevor was hanging out with her and they had their first "conversation." Trevor laughed when she kind of squealed and started talking to her in his jibberish. He was talking pretty matter-of-factly and he put his face right up to her. I tried to get some video but Mr. Grabbyfingers jumped up as soon as he heard the camera shutter open. Cute moment over. ~Sigh~ I really wish I knew what he was saying!
So here is a little video of him trying to look at the screen on my camera. Hope it doesn't make you too dizzy!
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Little Parrot
Trevor in the last week has had yet another vocabulary explosion. He is now parroting most things we say. It was funny tonight. After putting away his toys he did his usual "Yeah, did it!!!" Travis said, "No, I did it." Trevor said back, "I did it!" It went back and forth that way a few times. Each time Trevor became more emphatic.
He is also saying "love you" back to us. He still doesn't say mama no matter how hard I try to get him to. :o( He says so many words now I've lost track. Everyday he says a new thing to suprise us. His currently most used phrases are:
"Awww man!"
"ohhh new!" oh no
"ohhh sh$t!" No joke and it comes out plain as day too. Grrr I didn't think I said it that much! He says this all the time now.
He is also saying "love you" back to us. He still doesn't say mama no matter how hard I try to get him to. :o( He says so many words now I've lost track. Everyday he says a new thing to suprise us. His currently most used phrases are:
"Awww man!"
"ohhh new!" oh no
"ohhh sh$t!" No joke and it comes out plain as day too. Grrr I didn't think I said it that much! He says this all the time now.
Monday, June 11, 2007
My children have taught me
This past weekend made me realize a few things.
1. When traveling with an infant and you have the perfect adorable outfit you want her to wear just this one time before she outgrows it. Try it on her before leaving. I had 3 such dresses that were way too small to wear. (It didn't stop me from doing the fashion show thing when we came home though. Post to follow.) At least a packed a few cute 2 piece outfits and a onsie dress. LOL, the one 2 piece outfit was a dress that fit more like just a shirt because she's so big. Good thing I had coordinating shorts to match!
2. Another thing I learned when attending a buffet with a picky toddler eater no matter how yummy you think the buffet will be and there has "got to be at least something he will eat" it is still best to pack a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to be on the safe side.
3. Always take along a sippy or 2 of milk for the toddler. I never would have imagined they would have had less then a half of a half gallon of milk. Upon my second trip to the kitchen to ask for their precious white stuff... I was feeling a bit greedy. Gahhhh he wasn't eating but at least he was drinking milk. I thought maybe I should keep 'em coming.
4. If you hand your infant to a family member at a gathering and walk away... chances are when you turn around the person no longer has your babe. Panic stricken you try to find exactly where your baby disappeared to. This happened twice!
5. Cute little ice cream parlor settee in the ladies bathroom is not a suitable changing table. Good thing I had a hold of Jayden's leg when the table toppled over! Even more of a good thing I didn't try changing Trevor on it first.
6. Bubbles inside + tile floors + many wild children running loose = very bad idea.
7. If the stroller wheels are locked it still isn't a good idea to think it's safely going to stay put. It's a very bad idea to have breakables such as cameras and cell phones in the tray on the handle. Likewise it's a bad idea to have a can of pop in it with the wheels locked. They flip over very easily when pushed from the front when the back wheels are locked.
8. No matter how yummy a meal when you are trying to feed a toddler you will be the last one with food still on your plate and all will be cold and pretty much yucky by the time you actually get to eat. However at this gathering they did something awesome. The allowed all mothers of young children to go through the line first. It felt nice to be appreciated. I even forgot to get dessert!
9. Toddlers arms are like rubber bands. Even if you think everything is out of arms reach if you look away for a minute they are poking themselves in the eye with a fork or eating salt.
Share with me... What has motherhood taught you?
1. When traveling with an infant and you have the perfect adorable outfit you want her to wear just this one time before she outgrows it. Try it on her before leaving. I had 3 such dresses that were way too small to wear. (It didn't stop me from doing the fashion show thing when we came home though. Post to follow.) At least a packed a few cute 2 piece outfits and a onsie dress. LOL, the one 2 piece outfit was a dress that fit more like just a shirt because she's so big. Good thing I had coordinating shorts to match!
2. Another thing I learned when attending a buffet with a picky toddler eater no matter how yummy you think the buffet will be and there has "got to be at least something he will eat" it is still best to pack a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to be on the safe side.
3. Always take along a sippy or 2 of milk for the toddler. I never would have imagined they would have had less then a half of a half gallon of milk. Upon my second trip to the kitchen to ask for their precious white stuff... I was feeling a bit greedy. Gahhhh he wasn't eating but at least he was drinking milk. I thought maybe I should keep 'em coming.
4. If you hand your infant to a family member at a gathering and walk away... chances are when you turn around the person no longer has your babe. Panic stricken you try to find exactly where your baby disappeared to. This happened twice!
5. Cute little ice cream parlor settee in the ladies bathroom is not a suitable changing table. Good thing I had a hold of Jayden's leg when the table toppled over! Even more of a good thing I didn't try changing Trevor on it first.
6. Bubbles inside + tile floors + many wild children running loose = very bad idea.
7. If the stroller wheels are locked it still isn't a good idea to think it's safely going to stay put. It's a very bad idea to have breakables such as cameras and cell phones in the tray on the handle. Likewise it's a bad idea to have a can of pop in it with the wheels locked. They flip over very easily when pushed from the front when the back wheels are locked.
8. No matter how yummy a meal when you are trying to feed a toddler you will be the last one with food still on your plate and all will be cold and pretty much yucky by the time you actually get to eat. However at this gathering they did something awesome. The allowed all mothers of young children to go through the line first. It felt nice to be appreciated. I even forgot to get dessert!
9. Toddlers arms are like rubber bands. Even if you think everything is out of arms reach if you look away for a minute they are poking themselves in the eye with a fork or eating salt.
Share with me... What has motherhood taught you?
Trip down Memory Lane
I'm a little slow in getting this posted so I'm backdating. I've had it typed for awhile now, I'm just poky in getting pictures uploaded.
This weekend we went to a extended family reunion in Northern Missouri. It's a tiny little town that holds many fond memories for me of weekends spent at my Grandparents house. It was a 8 hour drive round trip for us but well worth it.
I really enjoyed seeing some of my cousins I hadn't seen in probably 15 years or so. Some of them were just little kids themselves when I last saw them now have children of their own! It was so much fun catching up with everyone. It's so wonderful to be able to get every one's email addresses, look at their family websites, etc. It will be so much easier keeping in touch with everyone now. I've never been much for letter writing in spite of my best intentions.
Two of my cousins had babies within 3 weeks of Jayden. I thought that was pretty interesting. Another cousin had a son who is about 4 months younger than Trevor. It really put Trevor's size into perspective. He was quite a big bigger than Trevor, in height but especially in weight. He looked so tiny compared to Wes!
Jayden was so smiley all weekend. Everyone asked if she was always so good and happy. I only wish. She was only happy because she was held the entire time. She seems to need constant interaction whereas Trevor was for the most part content with either hanging out watching a mobile or in his bouncy. She gets mad if left alone for more than a few minutes most days. She was fine with all the "pass the baby" until we stopped in Washington for a visit with a friend and she wanted none of being held by her. Mom really enjoyed holding her pretty much nonstop and didn't want to put her down even when she was sleeping. She sat in the back of the van all the way there and back so her and Jayden could "chat."
Anyway... It was a fabulous weekend. We even stopped at a small ice cream shop in a tiny little town that we always stopped at when I was a kid taking the same trip down the same roads. It's next to a playground beside a river. It was nice to get out and stretch our legs. Trevor enjoyed swinging and climbing up the slide with a little assistance from daddy. I think the playground equipment was the same as what I played on when I was a kid. I wish we had pictures of me as a kid at that park. It would make for a nice scrapbook page. I don't think I've ever seen one though. I'm a little more camera happy than my mom was. This weekend did make me think of my dad alot and I really miss him sometimes. :o( Good times were always had when we "went down south"
While in Washington we stopped to visit my grandparents. My grandpa is in the nursing home. He's always been a prankster and in good spirits. It's hard to see him like he is now. He's really sad sometimes. He did say something funny though... not sure where this comes from. He was in his wheelchair by the nurses station and he said he was waiting for someone to come pick him up because they were kicking him out because of his denomination. I guess now that I look back even that is kind of sad because he's kind of lost his grip on reality. But it was funny how he said it. Maybe he got in a discussion over religion with another patient? I dunno. He's always been a devout Catholic and regular church goer so I suppose it's possible.
My grandmother on the other hand is doing very well. She is recovering from an aneurysm that she was stricken with over a month ago. She doesn't hear very well because the University hospital lost her hearing aid and her glasses. I'm getting her a free pair of glasses via the Gift of Sight* since she's really not able to get new glasses on her own. It's a blessing that I work in the career that I do that I'm able to help. She hasn't had an exam since 1997. So I guess this is a example of why people should have regular eye exams and keep their prescription up to date. She was very happy to see Jayden and Trevor. Trevor was extremely cranky as he was on the tail end of a very long weekend and hadn't had much to eat in about 2 days. He's soooo picky! Grandma recognized everyone, even Travis from across the room. It was hard to carry on a conversation though with her because of her lack of hearing. I was so happy to see her in better shape than she was the last time when I saw her at the Surgical ICU at the University.
I think Trevor's ice-cream-face is hilarious. These are just a tiny sampling of the pictures I took this weekend. If you want to see the rest you'll have to ask me for the link to the Kodak gallery. :o)
* Gift of sight is a non profit organization organized by the company I work for. I encourage you to donate your old eyeglasses to your local optical shop. When collected by retail shops in my organization the get directly to the foundation. Others are collected by Lions club and still get there in a more round about way. My charity work these days are many hours spent cleaning and repairing glasses on my kitchen counter and reading/labelling the glasses to be inventoried by RX by the company. Someday hopefully I'll be able to go on an international mission to be able to make a huge impact in the lives of thousands of people. :o)
This weekend we went to a extended family reunion in Northern Missouri. It's a tiny little town that holds many fond memories for me of weekends spent at my Grandparents house. It was a 8 hour drive round trip for us but well worth it.
I really enjoyed seeing some of my cousins I hadn't seen in probably 15 years or so. Some of them were just little kids themselves when I last saw them now have children of their own! It was so much fun catching up with everyone. It's so wonderful to be able to get every one's email addresses, look at their family websites, etc. It will be so much easier keeping in touch with everyone now. I've never been much for letter writing in spite of my best intentions.
Two of my cousins had babies within 3 weeks of Jayden. I thought that was pretty interesting. Another cousin had a son who is about 4 months younger than Trevor. It really put Trevor's size into perspective. He was quite a big bigger than Trevor, in height but especially in weight. He looked so tiny compared to Wes!
Jayden was so smiley all weekend. Everyone asked if she was always so good and happy. I only wish. She was only happy because she was held the entire time. She seems to need constant interaction whereas Trevor was for the most part content with either hanging out watching a mobile or in his bouncy. She gets mad if left alone for more than a few minutes most days. She was fine with all the "pass the baby" until we stopped in Washington for a visit with a friend and she wanted none of being held by her. Mom really enjoyed holding her pretty much nonstop and didn't want to put her down even when she was sleeping. She sat in the back of the van all the way there and back so her and Jayden could "chat."
Anyway... It was a fabulous weekend. We even stopped at a small ice cream shop in a tiny little town that we always stopped at when I was a kid taking the same trip down the same roads. It's next to a playground beside a river. It was nice to get out and stretch our legs. Trevor enjoyed swinging and climbing up the slide with a little assistance from daddy. I think the playground equipment was the same as what I played on when I was a kid. I wish we had pictures of me as a kid at that park. It would make for a nice scrapbook page. I don't think I've ever seen one though. I'm a little more camera happy than my mom was. This weekend did make me think of my dad alot and I really miss him sometimes. :o( Good times were always had when we "went down south"
While in Washington we stopped to visit my grandparents. My grandpa is in the nursing home. He's always been a prankster and in good spirits. It's hard to see him like he is now. He's really sad sometimes. He did say something funny though... not sure where this comes from. He was in his wheelchair by the nurses station and he said he was waiting for someone to come pick him up because they were kicking him out because of his denomination. I guess now that I look back even that is kind of sad because he's kind of lost his grip on reality. But it was funny how he said it. Maybe he got in a discussion over religion with another patient? I dunno. He's always been a devout Catholic and regular church goer so I suppose it's possible.
My grandmother on the other hand is doing very well. She is recovering from an aneurysm that she was stricken with over a month ago. She doesn't hear very well because the University hospital lost her hearing aid and her glasses. I'm getting her a free pair of glasses via the Gift of Sight* since she's really not able to get new glasses on her own. It's a blessing that I work in the career that I do that I'm able to help. She hasn't had an exam since 1997. So I guess this is a example of why people should have regular eye exams and keep their prescription up to date. She was very happy to see Jayden and Trevor. Trevor was extremely cranky as he was on the tail end of a very long weekend and hadn't had much to eat in about 2 days. He's soooo picky! Grandma recognized everyone, even Travis from across the room. It was hard to carry on a conversation though with her because of her lack of hearing. I was so happy to see her in better shape than she was the last time when I saw her at the Surgical ICU at the University.
I think Trevor's ice-cream-face is hilarious. These are just a tiny sampling of the pictures I took this weekend. If you want to see the rest you'll have to ask me for the link to the Kodak gallery. :o)
* Gift of sight is a non profit organization organized by the company I work for. I encourage you to donate your old eyeglasses to your local optical shop. When collected by retail shops in my organization the get directly to the foundation. Others are collected by Lions club and still get there in a more round about way. My charity work these days are many hours spent cleaning and repairing glasses on my kitchen counter and reading/labelling the glasses to be inventoried by RX by the company. Someday hopefully I'll be able to go on an international mission to be able to make a huge impact in the lives of thousands of people. :o)
Friday, June 08, 2007
Big bad scary potty
For awhile now we've been introducing Trevor to potty training. We bought a spiffy new potty chair, Fisher-Price Royal Step Potty, that plays a little jingle when you tinkle. I thought Trevor would like it and that the music would be a positive reinforcement. Oh it was reinforcement alright.
Note to self When starting to potty train Jayden if using a potty that make noise I shall put water in the potty first to demonstrate the music thing. Now one might think this is common sense. Apparently I'm lacking in that department these days. First time he went he lit out of the chair like his butt was on fire. I got him excited about by celebrating with him and sharing a few "Yeah, did it's"
Each evening he has been getting more anxious about sitting on the potty and startled every time he went. The last 4 nights have been a disaster. He goes up willingly and seems to want to sit on the potty but cries as soon as he sits down and his poor little arms and legs tremble. My little guy is terrified of his potty chair. He has also associated getting up with the music that scares him so badly because he won't get off until I lift him off. We took the music making part out and still no go. Literally, he was going every night for about a week. He hasn't gone since the crying started last week. So I think we are going to take a break from the potty for now.
Note to self When starting to potty train Jayden if using a potty that make noise I shall put water in the potty first to demonstrate the music thing. Now one might think this is common sense. Apparently I'm lacking in that department these days. First time he went he lit out of the chair like his butt was on fire. I got him excited about by celebrating with him and sharing a few "Yeah, did it's"
Each evening he has been getting more anxious about sitting on the potty and startled every time he went. The last 4 nights have been a disaster. He goes up willingly and seems to want to sit on the potty but cries as soon as he sits down and his poor little arms and legs tremble. My little guy is terrified of his potty chair. He has also associated getting up with the music that scares him so badly because he won't get off until I lift him off. We took the music making part out and still no go. Literally, he was going every night for about a week. He hasn't gone since the crying started last week. So I think we are going to take a break from the potty for now.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Sad sad day
~Sniff sniff~
Today I lost a trusty friend that has been by my side for the last 6 years. Dependable, reliable, and a constant source of important information, she kept me on task and on track. I don't know how I will survive without her.
I saw her demise yet was unable to move quickly enough to prevent the fall. I winced as I heard the crunch of her hitting the concrete parking lot. She had survived many such falls and thought this time would be no different. When I picked her up and put her back all looked to be ok.
The next day I picked her up ready to start my day and tears welled up in my eyes. Her poor screen was cracked in 3 places. The buttons worked but the screen was toast. Now she is nothing more than a glorified paperweight. My Palm pilot was dead. :o(
Now begins the task of finding her replacement. My thoughts lean towards one of those new PDA phones. I think however my demands are unattainable. Good reception is a must, at least a 1.3 megapixel camera, decent amount of battery life, MP3 player would be a bonus. I'd like to be able to synch to outlook. I don't know if it's even possible. All of this needs to come within an affordable price range. Hmmmm it's a lot to ask. But I've got to live until at least November without it as my phone is under contract.
In the meantime I'm stuck with the ardous task of transfering all of my stuff. At least I kept it synched to my desktop!
Today I lost a trusty friend that has been by my side for the last 6 years. Dependable, reliable, and a constant source of important information, she kept me on task and on track. I don't know how I will survive without her.
I saw her demise yet was unable to move quickly enough to prevent the fall. I winced as I heard the crunch of her hitting the concrete parking lot. She had survived many such falls and thought this time would be no different. When I picked her up and put her back all looked to be ok.
The next day I picked her up ready to start my day and tears welled up in my eyes. Her poor screen was cracked in 3 places. The buttons worked but the screen was toast. Now she is nothing more than a glorified paperweight. My Palm pilot was dead. :o(
Now begins the task of finding her replacement. My thoughts lean towards one of those new PDA phones. I think however my demands are unattainable. Good reception is a must, at least a 1.3 megapixel camera, decent amount of battery life, MP3 player would be a bonus. I'd like to be able to synch to outlook. I don't know if it's even possible. All of this needs to come within an affordable price range. Hmmmm it's a lot to ask. But I've got to live until at least November without it as my phone is under contract.
In the meantime I'm stuck with the ardous task of transfering all of my stuff. At least I kept it synched to my desktop!
Evolution of a Scrapbooker
I'm cleaning out my inbox and someone sent this to me awhile ago. I thought it was cute and oh so true! I had to add a few at the bottom. :o)
Evolution of a Scrap Booker
1. "Cut a picture? You've got to be kidding!"
2. "Well those sure are cute pages. I'm not that creative."
3. "You have IDEA BOOKS? Let me see."
4. "I guess I'll need an album, some adhesives, and paper."
5. "Oh, and I'll also need some templates, stickers, die cuts, & one
of those trimmer things."
6. "I can't get my page to look exactly like the one in the book!"
7. "You mean I have to write in my album I will need some pens. What
should I write?"
8. "I finished my first page. Do you like it?"
9. "You know I have a ton of zoo pictures, and Jr. needs his school
pages done; I need another album & some more paper."
10. "You have printed paper? And precut paper? I'll take one of
each!"
11. "NEW STICKERS? I'll take some!"
12. "NEW DIECUTS? I'll need those!"
13. "A NEW TOOL! I NEED THAT!"
14. "A NEW IDEA BOOK? GIVE ME THAT NOW!"
15. "Wow- even bags and binders to get my supplies organized? I
definitely need those!"
16. "Sorry honey, you'll have to make dinner- I'm off to a crop!"
17. "Clean socks are in the dryer!"
18. "HOLD IT! I HAVE to get a picture of that for the scrapbook."
19. "Would you please wear this shirt? I have the cutest paper to use
in my layout and that will match perfectly!"
20. "YES, I came up with the idea myself."
21. "YES, That is my own handwriting."
22. "YES, I make time to scrapbook."
23. "Honey, we need to add a room to the house for my Scrapping
room."
24. "Life is crazy. I just need to crop!"
25. Tax time: "Yes, scrapbooking is a medical deduction-it's my
THERAPY.
My additions are:
26. We have to take the kids to ______ it would make such a good page in the scrapbook.
27. Wow, you can make scrapbook layouts with the computer?
28. Countless hours and late nights spent downloading page elements for digital scrapbooking.
29. "I must have this new computer program!"
30. More time spent downloading elements than actually using them to create.
31. "Honey, I know I just got that program but I NEED this new one because it does stuff my other program doesn't."
31. Purge through scrapbook stash to eliminate stuff I'll never use, keeping only the things that can be used for other projects or kids crafts.
32. Cry over the thousands of dollars wasted.
33. Smile thinking of the future thousands of dollars saved in supplies and photo developing.
34. Resist the urge to redo all the old scrapbooks in digital format
35. Scan in the tons of pictures floating around for future digital pages. With an added perk of being able to create slideshows.
36. Pass on the "hard copies" of scanned pictures once files are backed up in duplicate.
Evolution of a Scrap Booker
1. "Cut a picture? You've got to be kidding!"
2. "Well those sure are cute pages. I'm not that creative."
3. "You have IDEA BOOKS? Let me see."
4. "I guess I'll need an album, some adhesives, and paper."
5. "Oh, and I'll also need some templates, stickers, die cuts, & one
of those trimmer things."
6. "I can't get my page to look exactly like the one in the book!"
7. "You mean I have to write in my album I will need some pens. What
should I write?"
8. "I finished my first page. Do you like it?"
9. "You know I have a ton of zoo pictures, and Jr. needs his school
pages done; I need another album & some more paper."
10. "You have printed paper? And precut paper? I'll take one of
each!"
11. "NEW STICKERS? I'll take some!"
12. "NEW DIECUTS? I'll need those!"
13. "A NEW TOOL! I NEED THAT!"
14. "A NEW IDEA BOOK? GIVE ME THAT NOW!"
15. "Wow- even bags and binders to get my supplies organized? I
definitely need those!"
16. "Sorry honey, you'll have to make dinner- I'm off to a crop!"
17. "Clean socks are in the dryer!"
18. "HOLD IT! I HAVE to get a picture of that for the scrapbook."
19. "Would you please wear this shirt? I have the cutest paper to use
in my layout and that will match perfectly!"
20. "YES, I came up with the idea myself."
21. "YES, That is my own handwriting."
22. "YES, I make time to scrapbook."
23. "Honey, we need to add a room to the house for my Scrapping
room."
24. "Life is crazy. I just need to crop!"
25. Tax time: "Yes, scrapbooking is a medical deduction-it's my
THERAPY.
My additions are:
26. We have to take the kids to ______ it would make such a good page in the scrapbook.
27. Wow, you can make scrapbook layouts with the computer?
28. Countless hours and late nights spent downloading page elements for digital scrapbooking.
29. "I must have this new computer program!"
30. More time spent downloading elements than actually using them to create.
31. "Honey, I know I just got that program but I NEED this new one because it does stuff my other program doesn't."
31. Purge through scrapbook stash to eliminate stuff I'll never use, keeping only the things that can be used for other projects or kids crafts.
32. Cry over the thousands of dollars wasted.
33. Smile thinking of the future thousands of dollars saved in supplies and photo developing.
34. Resist the urge to redo all the old scrapbooks in digital format
35. Scan in the tons of pictures floating around for future digital pages. With an added perk of being able to create slideshows.
36. Pass on the "hard copies" of scanned pictures once files are backed up in duplicate.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
And the fun begins
Jayden has blossomed into a social butterfly over the last few days. I can't believe how she has changed in the last week right infront of my eyes. She now is very smiley and smiles with her whole face and says a wonderful "ahhh ga" along with it. I think she is getting close to laughing because sometimes she makes the happiest noises when she smiles. It's super easy to get her to smile now too. Sometimes she even smiles when she is crying!
She likes to chat with all of us. Trevor likes it when she smiles and she smiles at him a lot. She must think he's pretty silly. She also "talks" to me when she's nursing. She'll break latch to look up at me and coo for a second and then intently goes back to nursing with a grunt. Every time she does that I feel like my heart could burst with love!
She's also awake for longer stretches. Last night was by far the longest stretch that she was mostly awake for. She was up from about 5pm until 2am! I'm not exaggerating either. She would doze off for 10 minutes at the most. Just long enough to think ahhh she's asleep so I can go eat/wash clothes/shower/etc. No such luck. She wasn't cranky just wanted to chat with me. I tried nursing her to sleep and she was too squirmy, her legs were constantly kicking. And boy was she gassy! I think she had some gas trouble and that's why she was awake and squirmy.
I swaddled her tightly so she couldn't kick and put her in the bassinet. After about 5 minutes looking at her mobile and trying to kick she fell asleep. Not one bit of fussing involved! That's the first time she went to sleep in her bassinet wide awake without a fight. I thought maybe she'd sleep for 6 or 7 hours being she had been up for sooooo long. Again, no such luck. She did sleep for 4 hours so that was nice.
She's finally asleep tonight in my arms as I type this after being awake pretty much since 6pm. I'm scared to lay her down. But I need to get my rear to bed, it's an early day tomorrow!
She likes to chat with all of us. Trevor likes it when she smiles and she smiles at him a lot. She must think he's pretty silly. She also "talks" to me when she's nursing. She'll break latch to look up at me and coo for a second and then intently goes back to nursing with a grunt. Every time she does that I feel like my heart could burst with love!
She's also awake for longer stretches. Last night was by far the longest stretch that she was mostly awake for. She was up from about 5pm until 2am! I'm not exaggerating either. She would doze off for 10 minutes at the most. Just long enough to think ahhh she's asleep so I can go eat/wash clothes/shower/etc. No such luck. She wasn't cranky just wanted to chat with me. I tried nursing her to sleep and she was too squirmy, her legs were constantly kicking. And boy was she gassy! I think she had some gas trouble and that's why she was awake and squirmy.
I swaddled her tightly so she couldn't kick and put her in the bassinet. After about 5 minutes looking at her mobile and trying to kick she fell asleep. Not one bit of fussing involved! That's the first time she went to sleep in her bassinet wide awake without a fight. I thought maybe she'd sleep for 6 or 7 hours being she had been up for sooooo long. Again, no such luck. She did sleep for 4 hours so that was nice.
She's finally asleep tonight in my arms as I type this after being awake pretty much since 6pm. I'm scared to lay her down. But I need to get my rear to bed, it's an early day tomorrow!
If ya can't take the heat...
So today I was leaving work. As I was walking into the parking lot a kid asked me if I was just getting off work. I was a little confused and said, "ummmm yeah." He said do you mind if I looked in your bag." (I was carrying a tote bag.) Turns out he was loss prevention for the store. LOL, he looked like a high school kid. I said "Sure go ahead, I don't mind."
As I'm unzipping my bag he says snottily, "You know you can't bring a bag like that into work, you have to use a clear zipper pouch for your stuff." Ohhh man was it on so I let 'r rip. I was perfectly polite though. I said, "Well you see, I'm a mommy and I breastfeed my baby. I have to pump my breastmilk while I'm at work so I have milk to feed my baby while I'm away at work. So I use this bag to carry my supplies for my pump." I said this as I'm fishing stuff out of my bag so that he could see I had no contraband. I said, "By the way, I'm Dawn, I'm the manager of the Optical Department. I don't think we've met." By this point he was about 10 shades of red. I finished with, "Oh this is my cooler for my milk. Do you need to peek inside that too?" He said no that would be ok and turned around to go back inside. Hee hee!
Now I don't make it a point to be rude to authority but he started it by being a jerk to begin with. Normally I do play nice with others, especially those I work with. I'm going to be really ticked though if he reports me and I catch flack for carrying a bag into work. A couple of the managers are jerks and probably would try to say something about it. Somehow I don't think it will come up.
LOL, poor guy, I think he was new. But I don't think he's going to ask to see in my bag again.
As I'm unzipping my bag he says snottily, "You know you can't bring a bag like that into work, you have to use a clear zipper pouch for your stuff." Ohhh man was it on so I let 'r rip. I was perfectly polite though. I said, "Well you see, I'm a mommy and I breastfeed my baby. I have to pump my breastmilk while I'm at work so I have milk to feed my baby while I'm away at work. So I use this bag to carry my supplies for my pump." I said this as I'm fishing stuff out of my bag so that he could see I had no contraband. I said, "By the way, I'm Dawn, I'm the manager of the Optical Department. I don't think we've met." By this point he was about 10 shades of red. I finished with, "Oh this is my cooler for my milk. Do you need to peek inside that too?" He said no that would be ok and turned around to go back inside. Hee hee!
Now I don't make it a point to be rude to authority but he started it by being a jerk to begin with. Normally I do play nice with others, especially those I work with. I'm going to be really ticked though if he reports me and I catch flack for carrying a bag into work. A couple of the managers are jerks and probably would try to say something about it. Somehow I don't think it will come up.
LOL, poor guy, I think he was new. But I don't think he's going to ask to see in my bag again.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Family Guy Video
I like the cartoon family guy. Somehow I never caught this episode. Stewie breaking the nursing habit. LOL
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Not so Quiet Riot
So I'm upstairs at 10:30 gathering laundry and getting the kiddos ready for bed and I hear LOUD music. Mostly base. It is a constant annoyance with our next door neighbors.* I was instantly pissed off and told I Trav if the noise wasn't stopped before 11pm I was calling the cops. I was fuming. This happens about once a week at least and I'd had enough. I've only called the cops once because of another neighbor who left their dog tied outside all day and it barked nonstop.
I went outside to see how loud it was out there. To my suprise the noise was not coming from their house. Nor was it the usual gansta rap they usually subject us too. It seemed it was coming from a house across the alley. Which would have made their stereo like super loud! I was hearing "Bang Your Head." I came back in and told Travis that it wasn't them. He came out and laughed at me when he heard. He said I was listening to a concert for "Name-of-my-town-here Days" and that none other than Quiet Riot was playing. I had forgotten that the event was this weekend. I didn't know that Quiet Riot was performing. LOL, it's kinda funny that I was going to call the cops on Quiet Riot! I'm sure that's NEVER happened before. Ha ha
*Well they're not exactly next door. We are the second house from the corner and our yard goes all the way to the alley. We have probably the biggest yard in a 6 block radius. On the street perpendicular to ours are four really crappy houses that sit up against our side yard. These houses have NO yard and are all rentals. These houses sit on total property that is a little more than half of the size of our yard. First thing we did when we bought the house was put up a six foot privacy fence. I wish it was 8 foot!
I went outside to see how loud it was out there. To my suprise the noise was not coming from their house. Nor was it the usual gansta rap they usually subject us too. It seemed it was coming from a house across the alley. Which would have made their stereo like super loud! I was hearing "Bang Your Head." I came back in and told Travis that it wasn't them. He came out and laughed at me when he heard. He said I was listening to a concert for "Name-of-my-town-here Days" and that none other than Quiet Riot was playing. I had forgotten that the event was this weekend. I didn't know that Quiet Riot was performing. LOL, it's kinda funny that I was going to call the cops on Quiet Riot! I'm sure that's NEVER happened before. Ha ha
*Well they're not exactly next door. We are the second house from the corner and our yard goes all the way to the alley. We have probably the biggest yard in a 6 block radius. On the street perpendicular to ours are four really crappy houses that sit up against our side yard. These houses have NO yard and are all rentals. These houses sit on total property that is a little more than half of the size of our yard. First thing we did when we bought the house was put up a six foot privacy fence. I wish it was 8 foot!
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