Here I sit, with Emma finally taking a nice nap, smelling BBQ (gross, when its not your own food) and hearing my neighbors start to get sloshed. I know that they have every right to get trashed on their deck, BBQ and smoke cigars, but its all the time. It starts off innocently enough, but once the sun sets, he lights up the chimenea with 2x4's and gets louder and louder. Last time, it was 2:30am when they finally shut up. I dread it, especially since my darling husband HATES airconditioning, and likes to have the windows open at night. Problem is, when we have our windows open, is always when they are out there. John can turn them off, but I can't. The chiminea makes my entire house smell like it did when I would have to go to camp Saginaw for Band camp (and no... nothing like that happened at Band Camp, except for the preachers daughter getting caught doing "stuff" with the workers). Everyone keeps telling me to call the cops, and Lord knows that I want to, but that isn't my style. I know that my other neighbors have called on them, but I'm sure I got the blame for that.
I can't wait for John to get home. He keeps my mind off things.
Good news for me, is that once we get the house fixed up, we are going to put it up for sale. I really don't want to raise Emma (and any future children) around these kinds of people (the kind that use their child's birthday as an excuse to have a huge drunk fest), and all of the dog sh*t all over. The dog poo is from all my other neighbors. I've never looked forward to spending so much money in my life! I do like the girls across the street, and the people on the other side of me. Its just amazing how a few people can make a place that you loved so much at one time, seem like a torture chamber.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
3 months is a hard age
I really think that 3 months is a hard age. Emma gets bored easily at home, and so do I.. but there are only so many things you can do around here with a 3 month old. Emma hates the heat, just like her mom, and gets really miserable in this humidity. I'd have taken her to my sisters swimclub the other day, but knowing how she is, and how pale she is, I don't want to risk her getting sunburn. Yeah, I have the Sun Dome, but in all honesty, John would have had a shit fit if I took her out in the sun. He's really adament (did I spell that right???) about not taking her out in direct sunlight until we can put sunscreen on her. I think he's a little over protective, but I shouldn't complain.
We're going to my sisters for the 4th, and I'm bringing our one ring blowup pool, the dome, her bikini and chair.. she's going to have some fun. I'm sure my nephews will be all over sitting inthe pool with her, as long as she doesn't take a big giant dump while she's in there!!!! John is working (as he does every holiday), so he won't be able to sit in there with her. There's a big tree there, so he should be happy its in the shade!
At least this 4th, I'll be able to eat a hamburger without puking.. .I can't believe this time last year I was pregnant!
So, I'm still thinking of things that we can do during the day... I can only stand to go to the mall so many times!!!!
We're going to my sisters for the 4th, and I'm bringing our one ring blowup pool, the dome, her bikini and chair.. she's going to have some fun. I'm sure my nephews will be all over sitting inthe pool with her, as long as she doesn't take a big giant dump while she's in there!!!! John is working (as he does every holiday), so he won't be able to sit in there with her. There's a big tree there, so he should be happy its in the shade!
At least this 4th, I'll be able to eat a hamburger without puking.. .I can't believe this time last year I was pregnant!
So, I'm still thinking of things that we can do during the day... I can only stand to go to the mall so many times!!!!
ahhhh... naptime!
No, no naptime for me, but Emma is happily sucking her thumb and snoozing away. Here I sit, typing and watching Passions at the same time. Its funny how the last time I watched it (March 8th), the same things have been going on in Harmony as is today. I feel really stupid watching this trainwreck of a soap, but its mindless, and I need that sometimes. :)
Babies, Babies, Everywhere!!!!
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Julian Mayer S to the world! He is the new baby to my old college roommate.. 3rd boy for her. My best friend is expecting her little girl in August - good.. Emma will have a girlfriend to play barbies with, and I'll actually like her mom!!! My next door neighbor is also having a baby in January.
Speaking of babies.. my miss Emma is starting to make the high pitched "mwuah" sound back at me when we play the kissing game. She did it last night, and I about peed my pants and I think she did! Did she do it when her dad was around???? nope.
We're also making some improvements on tummy time. She still hates it with a passion...take a look at some progression..
Here's an early pic of TT
well, I tried a new way with the boppy pillow...
and now we have toleration of TT:
Babies, Babies, Everywhere!!!!
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Julian Mayer S to the world! He is the new baby to my old college roommate.. 3rd boy for her. My best friend is expecting her little girl in August - good.. Emma will have a girlfriend to play barbies with, and I'll actually like her mom!!! My next door neighbor is also having a baby in January.
Speaking of babies.. my miss Emma is starting to make the high pitched "mwuah" sound back at me when we play the kissing game. She did it last night, and I about peed my pants and I think she did! Did she do it when her dad was around???? nope.
We're also making some improvements on tummy time. She still hates it with a passion...take a look at some progression..
Here's an early pic of TT
well, I tried a new way with the boppy pillow...
and now we have toleration of TT:
Sunday, June 24, 2007
some pics...
Since I've been told that I should show some more smiley baby pics.. here ya go!
In her bathing suit and sunglasses...
In her bumbo chair.. she only lasts in there about 10 minutes, but she likes to have "mousie" with her
This one is my favorite so far
She's a thumb sucker.. spits the pacifier out, and replaces with her thumb
These are just some pics I fooled around with on photoshop
In her bathing suit and sunglasses...
In her bumbo chair.. she only lasts in there about 10 minutes, but she likes to have "mousie" with her
This one is my favorite so far
She's a thumb sucker.. spits the pacifier out, and replaces with her thumb
These are just some pics I fooled around with on photoshop
Monday, June 04, 2007
some silly pics
As my friends 13 year old son told me.. "I'm concerned about you... " this comes from my love of crybaby pics. I don't know why, I just love the crying photos..
I'll end this post off with a smile!
I'll end this post off with a smile!
my birth story
Well, Here it is.. my birth story. Yes, a little gross, but if you've already had a baby, then you know what its like! Hey, and I'm only about 3 months late in posting it!
Friday, March 9th, I woke up feeling like crap and just was miserable (did a lot of whining on my birth board too). No pain, just didn't feel well. After going to the grocery store, which I told DH we "HAD" to do that day, came home and we just relaxed. John was feeling really bad for me and he took me to PF Changs to pick up some chinese food (I wasn't going to be seen in public), and I even got a foot massage! Mind you, had BH all day, but nothing painful or unusual. At 6:30 I felt a sharp pain (not even that bad, looking back) shoot across my lower back. 1/2 hour later, had another one. This lasted with varying times, until around 11pm then seemed to stop. I went to bed in the nursery (the bed is lower) and at around 1:00/1:15 woke up to a really bad back pain. I went to the bathroom and wiped blood. So I called the OB since the pains were around 16 minutes apart. He said that that was normal, and when they hit 5 minutes for an hour to come on in. At 3am, I wiped even more, but cxs, weren't close at all So, I was up all night (while DH snored away). Then tried to sleep again at around 6am. 7:30 am, another huge contraction hit, and it was the worst pain shooting across my back. DH started timing them for me, and he called out of work. At 9:30 we went to the hospital, and we got behind someone driving about 10 mph all the way to the hospital. What should have taken 8 minutes, took almost 15 minutes. Thank goodness they didn’t pull into the hospital! At least Saturday mornings are great for parking! We went in, they hooked me up to the monitors and I was at 2cm, and 50% effaced. Dr. Seeney (not mine, but she was awesome) told us to walk around the floor, and then she cheked me again. I was at a "loose" 2. She basically said that she could let me go home, but knew I'd be back, and since I was well over my due date, she could give me pitocin. We stayed. In the meantime, I was having horrible back labor and at 11:30, I was crying through every contraction. John actually called the nurse in the middle of one and told them to bring me the epidural. By noon, I was hooked up. That was the best I had ever felt too! Everything was progressing nicely. My blood pressure was up, but the pre-eclampsia tests came back at the same levels as before I went into labour, and I was nauseated from the epidural. They broke my water at around 2pm.
By 5pm, I was at a 7/8 cm dilated!! Both the nurse and doctor said I'd probably have her by 7 or 8 that night! Well, at 6pm, I hit 9cm... and stayed. I was checked every hour, and they even had to add a new bottle of the epi. At 10:25pm, the doctor came in and told us that there was no progressing at all, and even with the practice pushing I was doing, there was no change. I was prepped for a C/S and at 10:45 was on the table. dh was a rock for me. I don't know how I would have gotten through it without him. I remember them telling me that I was going to feel the pulling that they told me about.. DH was told that the baby was about to be born. (he made the mistake of taking a peek). Next thing, I hear the little screams! at 11:00pm Emma came into the world. 8lbs, 2oz. 19 1/2 inches long and her apgars were 7 and 9. Her temp was down and had to be warmed up for an hour before we could see her.
I got really sick while on the table, and I thought I was going to throw up, but they gave me something. I then passed out. John stayed with me the entire time. He only left me after I got into my room, then he brought her into me.
What a night. I was released on the 13th, and my BP was still up, a little worse than it was. All in all, I do it all over again! we're so in love with our little girl!
Friday, March 9th, I woke up feeling like crap and just was miserable (did a lot of whining on my birth board too). No pain, just didn't feel well. After going to the grocery store, which I told DH we "HAD" to do that day, came home and we just relaxed. John was feeling really bad for me and he took me to PF Changs to pick up some chinese food (I wasn't going to be seen in public), and I even got a foot massage! Mind you, had BH all day, but nothing painful or unusual. At 6:30 I felt a sharp pain (not even that bad, looking back) shoot across my lower back. 1/2 hour later, had another one. This lasted with varying times, until around 11pm then seemed to stop. I went to bed in the nursery (the bed is lower) and at around 1:00/1:15 woke up to a really bad back pain. I went to the bathroom and wiped blood. So I called the OB since the pains were around 16 minutes apart. He said that that was normal, and when they hit 5 minutes for an hour to come on in. At 3am, I wiped even more, but cxs, weren't close at all So, I was up all night (while DH snored away). Then tried to sleep again at around 6am. 7:30 am, another huge contraction hit, and it was the worst pain shooting across my back. DH started timing them for me, and he called out of work. At 9:30 we went to the hospital, and we got behind someone driving about 10 mph all the way to the hospital. What should have taken 8 minutes, took almost 15 minutes. Thank goodness they didn’t pull into the hospital! At least Saturday mornings are great for parking! We went in, they hooked me up to the monitors and I was at 2cm, and 50% effaced. Dr. Seeney (not mine, but she was awesome) told us to walk around the floor, and then she cheked me again. I was at a "loose" 2. She basically said that she could let me go home, but knew I'd be back, and since I was well over my due date, she could give me pitocin. We stayed. In the meantime, I was having horrible back labor and at 11:30, I was crying through every contraction. John actually called the nurse in the middle of one and told them to bring me the epidural. By noon, I was hooked up. That was the best I had ever felt too! Everything was progressing nicely. My blood pressure was up, but the pre-eclampsia tests came back at the same levels as before I went into labour, and I was nauseated from the epidural. They broke my water at around 2pm.
By 5pm, I was at a 7/8 cm dilated!! Both the nurse and doctor said I'd probably have her by 7 or 8 that night! Well, at 6pm, I hit 9cm... and stayed. I was checked every hour, and they even had to add a new bottle of the epi. At 10:25pm, the doctor came in and told us that there was no progressing at all, and even with the practice pushing I was doing, there was no change. I was prepped for a C/S and at 10:45 was on the table. dh was a rock for me. I don't know how I would have gotten through it without him. I remember them telling me that I was going to feel the pulling that they told me about.. DH was told that the baby was about to be born. (he made the mistake of taking a peek). Next thing, I hear the little screams! at 11:00pm Emma came into the world. 8lbs, 2oz. 19 1/2 inches long and her apgars were 7 and 9. Her temp was down and had to be warmed up for an hour before we could see her.
I got really sick while on the table, and I thought I was going to throw up, but they gave me something. I then passed out. John stayed with me the entire time. He only left me after I got into my room, then he brought her into me.
What a night. I was released on the 13th, and my BP was still up, a little worse than it was. All in all, I do it all over again! we're so in love with our little girl!
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