My Happy Place

We were determined to get to our little beach today. Heck wind and waves and chilly air we made it for about a half hour. We were there for a while yesterday too. I am hoping to make a day of it tomorrow. Thursday we are heading to the zoo with Alison and 2 of her kids (one is in Florida...awaiting the hurricane) and Friday will either end us at the doctor office with the baby or possibly a play date with Elizabeth and her grandma. Colleen is setting up her classroom this week so she is not available but her mom, Elizabeth's grandma, was best friends with my mom so it will not be weird to hang out.

Poor poor baby

So you would not know it b/c he is quite content but my poor prince has a whole lot of little slivers or prickers in his hand. I have no idea where they came from. My first thought was our swing set however we were out there today and I really do not see how that could be possible. The other idea is the trim sitting on our dining room floor waiting for Jason to put it up or the wood holding onto our granite top for above our sink. Any of the above would be Jason's doing and not mine. I first noticed them yesterday morning...so I began soaking his hand as much as possible...at the beach yesterday and today and same with in the bath. He is only bothered by them when we try and poke at them to get them out. I am keeping a close eye on them however if they have not come out either by soaking or by picking I will call the doctor come Friday morning. I do not want them sitting over the weekend in his little hand.

And PS......I might have felt the beginning of a tooth today. I will have to keep an eye or a finger out for that!

Destressor

Ok one of these makes sense...the other not so much.
I am feeling much better.
Then answers:
Jon and Kate plus 8 and cleaning.
Well I see where Jon and Kate plus 8 can help b/c if there is any of you that are not familiar with them they are a married couple in PA with 7 year old twins and almost 4 year old sextuplets. And they are just so truthful on the show.
The other, cleaning, not sure where that comes from. Since when that is a de-stressor I am not sure.

Christian has this new gagging thing going on. I think he does it on purpose. However it is annoying and even by ignoring it we cannot get him to stop it. Could this just be a trick or could there be something wrong? Let me know your thoughts.

ARG

there are just times i could scream...and this is ONE OF THEM! i hate feeling like this.

what a day

so it started with us going to see the veggie tale movie at the theater in waterbury...it was free...of course catherine wanted popcorn so that was money...i had not eaten in the rush to get us all out on time (and we were freaking way early) so i ate a pretzel at the movies...of course since i thought we would be late i did not stop for gas BIG FREAKING MISTAKE!....i ran out of gas literally 1 mile (if not less) away from the gas station. now i have 2 kids, no gas and no cell. that is right i left my cell at home. finally a state trooper stopped...i used to cell to call the only number i had memorized...unfortunately for all it was jason's. oh the screaming he did...i think even the trooper was a little afraid for me. well luckily instead of jason he sent his dad...there was a little yelling there. not nearly what i would have had from jason. oh dont worry i will get that tonight when he gets home.
christian was ok in the movie btw....he got fussy at one point b/c he was tired and he fusses himself to sleep. he did fall asleep and the last part of the movie was nice and peaceful b/c of that.
now to make the kids and me lunch and head over to the part.

Random updates

So I am thinking I did not post about this yet:
Jason, the kids and I went to dinner with my ex boyfriend (from when I was a Freshman/Sophomore in high school) and his wife last Friday. It was nice. They do not have kids but were not bothered by ours. I think we all really enjoyed ourselves. Plus I stayed healthy while eating the most delicious salad!
Update from yesterday:
no beach b/c the storm never really happened until late but just did a lot of rumbling but at the beach if there is rumbling there is no swimming so there really was not point of going. I am praying for nice weather every day next week just so I can get my monies worth of our beach pass.
Paranoid or just annoyed:
we had a girl (the granddaughter of a neighbor)watching the kids on Monday and Tuesdays for 6 hours so I could sleep. Well last week while she was here Jason popped in for a few minutes to drop off his work trailer and get a drink. As she was leaving after I woke she said to me she would prefer he did not stop by while she was here, it makes her uncomfortable. Well Jason was pissed...he was in a mood that day anyway now he is just annoyed/concerned. At first I was thinking OK maybe she is really uncomfortable about dads and even for a minute does not want to be alone with them. I never had an issue when I was babysitting but I am much different from this young lady. However we have come to the decision that since she is uncomfortable with the fact that she can be "checked on" at any given minute than we are uncomfortable with having her with our kids. So I will be making the call to "let her go".
Catherine:
she has had camp this week and has really had a blast.
Christian:
he is just so cute...i love him so much (yes I love Catherine too, he is just smaller....not by much LOL. he is 20lbs and she is 29LOL

OK both are stirring in their beds and i must go use the bathroom first (sorry for the tmi)

Welcome back computer...

It was on the fritz so it was at our computer guy, aka Karen's son in law, from Saturday until last night. It is back on it's game so here we go.
Christian is what I can say is officially walking. He loves doing it too. I would say he was officially getting around by walking for the majority just a week and a half shy of his 10 months. Still no teeth which makes it even funnier. He did say mama today to me. He also said ball. He says dada every once in a while and definitely knows baba.
Catherine has been attending camp this week. She seems to enjoy it. I actually like the peace and quiet that I have when she is there... b/c most of the time it is when Christian naps!
We are supposed to be heading to the beach right now...but I think I am hearing thunder in the sky. We shall see if the beach happens.
We should be heading out to the drive in tonight. The movies are Space Chimps and Batman-The Dark Knight. My thought is that if Catherine is not asleep by the second movie I will put in one of her movies for her. I do not want her seeing The Dark Knight.

Also from Dawn...and very much like her!

You Are Sunrise

You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary.

You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward.

Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts.

All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.

What Time Of Day Are You?

Again...From Dawn

What Your Favorite Color Pink Says About You:

Blissful --- Content --- Romantic

Idealistic --- Expressive --- Artistic

Funny --- Quirky --- Individualistic

What Does Your Favorite Color Say About You?

Thanks Dawn

You Are Mexican Food

Spicy yet dependable.

You pull punches, but people still love you.

What Kind of Food Are You?

Seriously?

Courts making a family change a child's given name?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names

So who is going to ban celebrities and make them change their kids names:
we have Apple, Knox, Rumor, Scout, Coco, Harlow, and Honor and these are just to name a few.
When will the courts step in here?

First field trip of the summer

So last summer I would take my nieces (the twins) and Catherine on weekly field trips. Tomorrow will be our first. We are heading out with my friend Colleen and her daughter Elizabeth to Mystic Aquarium. We will also have Christian with us. Last year he was in my belly on our field trips. This will be Catherine's first time to the aquarium. I am curious what she will think. I know she will like the animals but wonder what she will think of the size. She has seen all these types of animals and shows but it was on a much larger aspect. You see, my darling daughter (and the rest of us in this family) is spoiled rotten b/c her godparents and my bestest friend ever lives down in Florida and Catherine has not only been to Disney every year since the age of 4 months she has also been to Sea World two times already. So here we come miniature version!

Who the hell am I fooling

So after Catherine was born I had no signs of postpartum depression. Well after my 4 months home and returning back to work the depression, sadness, and mood swings from hell swept in. I went on medication shortly after trying other means first. I felt so much better. So when Christian was born and the depression, saddens, and mood swings started within a few weeks of being home I knew what I needed. I started the pills up again. Well a couple weeks ago now I ran out and did not bother picking up my prescription yet. I was thinking hey he is 9 months let's see if I can go off of them. BOY WAS I EVER SO WRONG. I sit here and type and realize I so need them still. I will have to call the prescription in and have Jason pick it up.

So I say this very carefully:

I am very surprised Christian has not ended up in the ER for stitches or a broken bone yet. Two times last week while simply crawling he split his gum open. The second time was so bad I called the doctor at 8 pm on a Saturday night. He has managed to almost fall out of his exersaucer and walker which he is not allowed in anymore and well this morning he topped them all. He was in his highchair b/c honestly at the time that was the only place I could keep him while I did something and he did not get in the way or into something he should not. Well that is no longer an option. I heard a small bang thought little of it until I heard Catherine scream he is getting out. I ran into the kitchen to find Christian's can of formula on the floor from the counter and Christian FREAKING HANGING FROM THE COUNTER TOP. He managed to free himself from his buckle and see and pulled himself out of his chair. I type this in peace b/c HE IS ACTUALLY SLEEPING SOUNDLY IN HIS CRIB!

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008