todd and wy ++

Tally's almost a year old!

2011-09-15T14:20:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's in pre-school. Montesorri is suiting him just fine and he's learning lots. :)

Tallulah is having her one year birthday party this Saturday. She's yapping, crawling and starting to walk assisted. She's got 5 teeth and her smile is getting bigger each day.

Wyatt is a great big brother always making her laugh. We're working on a gold star chart for him as behavior incentives of Spider-man gear is more apparent. This week's goal- all stars for Star Wars sheets. A couple of weeks ago, he got a Mr. Potato Head. He wants a hula hoop but he hasn't had all stars on those weeks. His speaking ticks are cute. He can't say Ls or Rs really well so Wonder Woman comes out won-woma or some variety of Wa sounds. Why-on is Lion and the like... He gets super frustrated and throws a fit when he can't say something right. He'll get it though. His forehead is healing ok... we went to Legoland and he ran into a convex window and it practically reopened. We had to go to the plastic surgeon a couple of times. It will definitely be a scar. Wyatt's growing so quickly, he's 38" tall, two inches since his birthday! His favorite foods are chicken and pizza (wow, surprise) and cheese. He eats apples, carrots and the occasional banana but he's not big on green things. He's even starting to not like (mostly because he found out it's a veggie) spinach. Dammit.

Tallulah is eating most everything so far. She doesn't like cheese. What?! She's wearing 18months - 2T and she's not even a year old! She's very much like Wyatt in that she loves books and making sounds. She says Na Na and Ne Ne, Ga Ga, Ma Ma... I'm sure there are more, those are the main ones I listen for. Na is snacks, Ne is drink, Ga is Wyatt and Ma is me or Todd.

Looking forward to shooting new pics of them, they crack each other up. I'm also looking forward to Halloween. My mom's flying out. We hope to go to Julian, get apples and a pumpkin, the whole autumnal bits.

Oh, up from naps, off I go...

Um, oops.

2011-07-11T20:54:00.000-07:00

So, almost a year later, here I am to update. It's not like anyone really reads this anyways, but here it goes.

Tallulah Eve was born healthy at 6lbs, 3oz on 9/20. She's about 9 months old now and weighs about 20 pounds and is crawling and pulling up to a stand on her own. She has two teeth and started solids around a month ago. She cracks up whenever Wyatt jumps around and 'rars' at her. And she's very curious, relaxed and serious with a pouty lip that sticks out past her adorable chubby cheeks.

Wyatt's doing great. He's going to school now. Montessori pre-school for half days. He absolutely loves it, mostly because it's summer session and he gets to play on the playground so much. His best friends are Emma + Meredith + Luciana + Spencer... I picked him up today and 4 girls were hugging him and waving good-bye to him in an almost cultish/groupie like manner. Sigh, so like his daddy.

At a little over 3 years old now and he got his first stitches. Chasing a girl of course (my best friend's youngest, Annabelle) and he came around the corner and smacked into the corner of the wall... pics below. 7 stitches, a cat scan and 6 hours later, home and I'm breathing again. Chicks dig scars, right?

38 weeks

2010-09-10T14:56:00.000-07:00

Everything is looking good coming up on the 38 week mark. Had our 37 week check up today and my bp is 112/68 and baby girl is doing well... head down but not dropped. I'm 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced, so all that means is the process is on track but can really happen at any time between now and 41 weeks... could be tomorrow or October (I hope not that long!).

Wyatt is doing pretty good. We all just got over a summer cold and so we've been spending a lot of time here at home. That also means, he's been using the potty! GPD Warning: Gross Potty Details ahead! I don't expect him to keep it up but it has been nice on the diaper budget to have him in big boy pants while at home. He loves running to the potty and turning on the light and 'watching potty candy' with his elbows held while I waddle into the restroom to help him pull trow and sit to pee on his potty. He gets one m+m for peeing in the potty and I've told him if he poops, he gets a lollipop! Most of the time, he takes the initiative but sometimes we ask if he needs to go, he's caught himself once peeing on the rug, stopped, and waddled/ran to the toilet to finish!

I'm actually looking forward to all the girliness coming into our lives, we have pink and purple blankets with butterflies... Lady bugs are adorable! And yes, I actually kinda like those hideous hair bows I've always laughed at. More to come....

34 week checkup and oh, so emotional!

2010-08-20T12:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm feeling it now. On all fronts. I can't take Wyatt to the zoo or beach or sea world or whatever for the day anymore... I'm 8.5 months pregnant and have no energy or patience. (plus it's been in the 90's this week, ick)

Today's checkup went well enough. 122/70 was my bp and baby's measuring fine. They even triple checked the amount of fluid with another ultrasound and she says 'yes, she's small but she's fine!' so good news. :)

The make me smile and cry thing of the day is that Wyatt says 'YES' so very clearly and perfectly, it just makes me proud and happy... silly but true. Sure, he says NO! but he's phasing out of 'yeah' with 'yes' with a crystal clear 'S' on the end. So pleasant.

August - 32 weeks preg. + 27 months old

2010-08-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

We're officially 8 months pregnant with baby girl! We had a growth sonogram this week since I'm measuring a little small and everything is fine- she's about 4.5lbs so far and my blood pressure has been consistently 110/70 the last 3 visits. I have low grade anemia and am taking iron pills (ouch) for that but other than that, we're doing alright. She is kicking my belly (and cervix) more than regularly so she's definitely fine.

Wyatt is definitely pushing buttons and limits lately. He's starting to throw and hit and we've gone to no tv and pulling toys away as punishment since time out wasn't doing it. I hear this is just something we have to do and it gets a little easier so wish us luck! :)

Going to pack the bag and make sure the crib and swing are ready to be put up soon. Starting to go through Wyatt's clothes and make room for her stuff. I give it 6 weeks before she decides to show up but you never know...

August

2010-08-01T13:32:00.000-07:00

Geez, where does the time go ? A year ago was the conversation : 'should we have another one?' Clearly the result of that conversation was yes :) Lots to do yet, especially since we gave away/sold so much infant stuff after Wyatt didn't need it any more. I think that's coming along well though, we have some super cool friends and family that have given us many many things.

Names, hmm ? Its a debate still. Wy gets the first name, I get the middle name(s). I'm busy scouring the interwebs to find a fitting set...

July flew by!!!

2010-07-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

We went out to Omaha over the 4th and that was great! It wasn't the usual 110 degrees, it was actually bearable. Wyatt had a blast with his cousins, aunt/uncle, grandma and grandpas and almost a month later still (daily) lists off Tatie-Jeff-Jeremy-Chloe!!! He loves the toys he got from everyone out there, the bubble blaster from Dee, the teddy bear from Grandma, the giraffe from Chloe...

We're just starting to get back to a 'normal' schedule back in San Diego now and then I realize we only have about 8 weeks before baby girl gets here! Had an appointment last week. She's doing ok, my blood pressure is good (and consistent 110/70 the last few times). I do have a vulvar vericosity which is no fun but not amazingly painful, yet. It should go away after birth so that's bonus. Also, they're going to run the growth check ultrasound next week to make sure she's growing as much as she should be (I'm not nearly as huge as I was with Wyatt so they want to make sure).

Other than that, just keeping busy and trying to pick up and do little projects around the house getting ready for the new arrival. :)

24 weeks

2010-06-15T21:47:00.000-07:00

And baby girl is doing well. Doc says growing well and weight's good so far. Heartbeat around 150, good. She's been kicking me like crazy and doing piledrivers whenever she can. I've been really having to watch my sodium intake b/c my salt cravings are killer. Other than that, doing well and getting big.

Wyatt's doing really well lately. I think he's going through a growth spurt too. He's fitting 2T stuff and his energy level is just crazy! He's speaking in two or three word sentences and is starting to throw more fits and push limits. It's kind of funny and entertaining to watch how much he learns so quickly. He loves animals and trucks and parts of the body and really is a sponge. His movie choices are growing as well; not just Cars, Nemo, Monsters. He's into Toy Story, Incredibles, Wall-E and more open to everything else. He says the names of his friends daily, like asking if we're going to see them. 'Kenzie? Cami? Remmie?'

We've been having earthquakes like crazy lately. There was one on Easter Sunday and again last night there were a couple of big ones. I'm kinda of looking forward to living in the midwest where they at least give you a warning something's coming for ya.

Looking froward to visiting Omaha and the family in a couple of weeks! My neice and nephew are in country and are looking forward to seeing Wyatt. :)

20 weeks for BG and Wyatt's 2 years old!!

2010-05-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a week! Wyatt turned two. Ninja'd out of his crib 5 times Saturday night so he's been in his big boy bed since Sunday. We're wrapping up week 2 of swim classes that have completely kicked my ass (emotionally mostly). He's been wanting to pee in his potty more recently so that's cool. And he wants to ride his trike almost everyday.

Today was my 20 week ob appointment and baby girl is growing well. Doc said she's about 12 oz and on track for the timeline so that's cool. We're halfway there now!

tummy getting big....

2010-04-26T08:46:00.001-07:00

I can't sleep on my tummy anymore. :( Pics will soon be taken and posted I'm sure.

It's a Girl!!!!

2010-04-14T22:19:00.001-07:00

Or so the ultrasound technician says 'one million percent sure, see? nothing between the legs but three little lines, no other parts.' So, it looks like we buy pink stuff from here on out... please, don't overdo the pink though. :) Heartbeat at about 156 (good) and she's weighing about 6oz so far. We're pretty stoked there's 10 fingers and 10 toes to boot.

16 weeks

2010-04-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

And baby's heartbeat was 154 today. :) We'll be visiting our local 4D sonogram place on Wednesday to see if we can peek between the legs and see what color blankies to get. We'll let everyone know as soon as we know. Tune in next time...

Preggy + Toddler fun

2010-03-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

Today was not a great day for me. Mood spikes (not swings) have had me in tears and arguing with T most of the day, damn hormones. Exhausted, I got a little reprieve from a nap this afternoon. T and I have been doing pretty well with keeping our mild frustrations away from Wyatt and keeping happy in front of him, he smiles so much and we just love his laughter, it's hard to be even a little aggravated at each other when he's charming us. We had hoped to go to the beach today but it was cooler than forecasted and a little crowded so we ended up just playing in the water table out back this afternoon. Wyatt still loves just playing with the water, he doesn't really care where it is. Looking forward to this summer in Omaha at the lake/pool. :)

In other news, Wyatt is really good at speaking! He's starting to take a little direction, sometimes repeating what we say if we ask him multiple times to repeat it. Example, 'Wyatt, say "dude"' then he says "Doooo" :). Tonight's frustration was since we moved a (n awesome Thomas the Train) bed into his room, we had to move the crib. In doing so, it's missing a screw and a little misaligned, nothing big, but still... I was dressing Wyatt in his pajamas and T in a frustrated tone trying to fix the crib, said 'F*ck it!' and Wyatt then repeated in the exact same cadence, tone and everything. So, here it goes folks. We are officially watching our language around the kid(s). We were doing pretty well but now he's in the repeat easily stage and we're totally screwed.

Cravings are out of control with this pregnancy but other than that and tired, doing pretty well. More later....

Baby #2!!! 12 week checkup news....

2010-03-16T21:02:00.000-07:00

Doc says all is good and normal from our appointment. Here are the obligatory 'alien' pic. Due date is September 25th! So exciting!!!!

19 months old

2009-12-18T10:20:00.001-08:00

Wow!! It's been awhile since I've posted anything but this little one has definitely kept me super busy!!!

September/October was a busy time this year- we went up to Colorado for Nicki & Logan's wedding. The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time visiting the Rocky Mountain Natl. Forest and friends and family. However, while up there my computer broke and my mom got hit by a truck while crossing Lamar Blvd! I decided I had to go take care of my mom for a bit so I drove out with Wyatt (picking up Auntie Tess in AZ). We returned a month later (with Aunt Kim this time). Wyatt did remarkably well with the sleeping in different places and a total change in his routine. He loved visiting with Patricia and her kids, May and Madison, Aunt Kim and her family... Thanks to all the Austin crew for your help!

This last month alone, Wyatt has grown so much!!! He eats about twice as much as he was just a few weeks ago. For breakfast this morning, he ate, yogurt, a little bit of banana, 2 scrambled eggs and some cheerios. Then some graham crackers (or cookies) and milk right before nap... He eats about 2 chicken strips for lunch with some pasta or cheese. Snacks and then a huge dinner of whatever we're eating and then cookies and milk again before bath and bedtime. He used to love peas and sweet potatoes but now he's just liking meat cheese bread, sigh. I'm trying to sneak them in there but he's pretty clever this one... as of 12/15/09, he's about 31" tall and 22lbs.

He runs, he climbs, he loves buttons (remotes and pushing mine are specialties of his)... He got his first hair cut on my birthday (11.05). He helps me walk the dog by holding the leash (higher up than where I'm really holding it) and helps getting dressed and undressed. Over Thanksgiving, we were all sick and Wyatt cut all four of his fangs (incisors), now his molars are starting to come in, when will this teething thing end?! Ha!

We go on walks, go to the zoo or wild animal park, sea world, the park down the street, the library and feed ducks and he's still full of energy! The YMCA has a Gym for Kids class he likes- tumbling, tramp, foam pit, climbing, parachute, balance beam... one pooped kid after that! He blows kisses and gives hugs to everyone! He loves books and the library, and is actually starting to speak some other than the occasional 'RAR'... which he still does but at appropriate times of Hippo/tiger/lion or other rar-ing animal sightings. Up and Down are definite words. Ma Ma and Da Day. Please (PEEEEZE) and go, shoe and woof woof, wa wa for water, cuk for cookie/c monster, tuck for truck, gwap for grape, stuck, bed is bread, lanala is banana, snack, chup for chip, gga for egg, teev for tv and pex for plex from Yo Gabba Gabba, ba ba is big bird, nolno is elmo, chick for chicken, cup for anything to drink other than his water, pa pa for pasta... I'm sure there's more but I'm out of time for now.

until later... wy

Poles and trees

2009-08-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah, so Wyatt loves poles and trees. When we're walking in the park or down the street, he has to stop to touch the bark. When we're in Trader Joes, he gets mad if I don't swing the cart close enough to the structural poles for him to touch. At the farmer's market and at JB's soccer games, the pop up tents are the most fascinating because, you guessed it, there are poles holding them up!

So, we're at Cim's the other day, just a hot afternoon, hanging with the girls. (Wyatt really loves them, particularly Cami) We eat lunch, we dance all silly, do airplanes, watch Veggie Tales.... Then, alas, it's time for us to go. I'm by the front door getting our stuff together when we hear the loudest smash of glass I've ever heard that wasn't a car accident. We run into her dining room to see the 6 foot torchiere lamp has been pulled down, hit her oak dining table and shards of glass are EVERYWHERE. Wyatt and Annabelle are by the base of the lamp, in the far corner, which miraculously, has no glass near it. I tip-toe back and get Wyatt. Cim starts coming towards us and steps on a shard of glass. So, I run get my shoes on, make sure she's sitting off the carpet (oh yeah, shag carpet), tell the girls to stay still don't move. I got Annabelle out of the corner and back across the kitchen and made sure she and Wyatt had no glass on them. The girls watched Wyatt, while Cim about passed out. Got her a washcloth and ice and started to clean the glass up. After I made her vacuum (the first time in over a year, she was pretty pissed about that, heh :)she's spoiled by her cleaning lady), and we wiped down everything, the only two casualties were her foot and her table... and of course the lamp.

So, we learned that Wyatt is not allowed to touch poles. Unless they're structurally part of the building. :)

15 months old!

2009-08-21T08:33:00.001-07:00

Ok, so the main reason I haven't posted in so long is that right after Wyatt turned 1 year old, he was walking. Which led to running and falling and climbing and me getting even more exhausted! But, I really need to update so here's the latest with the super kid. We've had a busy summer doing things with Cim and the girls or Dad & JB or his newest buddy, Remington. We've gone to Sea World, Wild Animal Park, the Zoo, Trolley Barn Park and Santee Aquatic Center, Birch Aquarium, Quail Botanical Gardens and so much more... tons of fun!

He eats pretty much everything we eat. He likes to pick food up himself and he plays with the spoon/fork and mimics but doesn't do so hot on the actual transferring of food, yet. He loves cheese, pasta, bread crust, pretzels, chicken, melon, strawberries, green beans and peas... he'll pretty much try anything which is awesome. He drinks milk and water, not so much a fan of juice, unless it's Jamba Juice (smoothies), he loves those and milkshakes from In and Out! :) Breakfast is usually yogurt and a banana. Sometimes, eggs and french toast.

Like I said, he's climbing like crazy. We got him a step stool and now he gets himself on/off the couches and up/down the stairs with minimal assistance. He loves playing with the vacuum cleaner- his vroom vroom. It's the only thing with a cord we let him play with. We figure, when he gets just a little taller, that'll be his first chore :)

He's pretty much sleeping through the night. His 4 molars decided to cut at the same time so that sometimes throws us off schedule but for the most part: dinner by 6ish, bath by 7ish, asleep by 8. Up by 7. Ah. He takes one long nap in the afternoon and sometimes a little one in the morning. Let's hope it's pretty much like this for the next few years.

Healthwise, he's great. At his one year, they were worried he was underweight by 3 lbs and told me to fatten him up. At 15 months, he measured 31" tall and 19lbs11oz which they were ok with. He had a bit of a rash for the first time this week but it's all better- his first experiences with penicillin were uneventful other than a few really messy dipes. Yuck. Developmentally, he still hasn't for sure said his first word. I think he's said GO. And he makes sounds like SH for shoe, KA for milk, YA in agreement most of the time, NA for no... he still babbles along like he knows what he's saying so we'll just agree with him until we get it I guess. Heh. He does know the phrases for sure- like when I say it's time to go, get your shoes, he gets them and sits right by the door waiting for me to put them on. If I take too long to get over there, he brings mine to me and throws them at my feet. It's pretty cute.

He loves Elmo, still, more than ever. He gets cranky if he doesn't see a little bit of Sesame Street everyday. I've been trying to cut it with a little Yo! Gabba Gabba! because he dances more to that. It's not like he sits and stares, he usually plays with it on in the background.

That's about it for now... more later.

1 year old!

2009-05-17T11:18:00.001-07:00

These last couple of weeks have definitely put the exclamation mark on the end of a great year. We had a great little birthday party at Lake Miramar with friends and family. I made carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and Todd grilled some dogs and we had a blast celebrating. Wyatt's one year checkup was this week and he's 29 inches tall and weighs 18.5 lbs. The doc said she's actually a little concerned about his weight (despite the fact that T and I are both lil') so I'm supposed to feed him butter and other fatty things. A kid who's allowed extra ice cream, yay! :)

Wyatt started walking this week and is off and running (and falling). He crawls up the stairs when he's tired and ready to go to his room- hilarious! He kicks a full sized soccer ball, dribble style, while he's moving from one area to the other. He pushes a toy truck while standing, all around the downstairs... I think this will be moving outside when he's a little more stable and less wobbly. He still loves his books more than any toy- he'll pull them all down (focusing on one or two) and read to himself (baba ga hehe ga ba) usually forwards then upside down, he really is fun to watch play.

We're truly blessed to have such a healthy, happy baby boy. I can't love him enough.

Keeping busy

2009-04-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

Whew! There's no time to just sit around when you have an 11 month old and friends/family who love to do stuff! We've been to the Wild Animal Park (rode the carousel for the first time) and the Zoo again this week.... The park (swinging & sliding for the first time!) and the Chicken Pie Restaurant today. Going to PB tomorrow for breakfast at The Broken Yolk with Andrea, then Ikea and some authentic Texas BBQ with Cim in the afternoon. JB's first soccer match is Saturday! Yowzers! I gotta take a break on Sunday.

Wyatt loves going out and flirts with all the girls, and he puts off his nap as long as possible so he doesn't miss anything. He's officially broken his mobile- the turny part broke a week ago but he pulled it into the crib and broke the arm thing today, so now it's just a music box attached to his crib. Whatever, he knows how to make it play the different sounds and he likes it so... until that breaks. :)

Need to go through his toys and clothes and get ready for the garage sale we're having on the 2nd. We'll be taking the bulk of the items over to Gwen's house on the 25th so I want to get this done soon. The 26th is Art Walk down in Little Italy and I'd love to take Wyatt to that so I hope we're not too pooped from prepping for the big sale...

new pics up and more to come soon...

Wyatt likes eggs!

2009-04-09T07:55:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's been off his meals and sleep lately... he eats and he sleeps just not like he did schedule-wise. And then night before last, he slept through, ah. But then last night he didn't want to sleep at 2am. So, I guess we're starting the sleep program again. We'll see how tonight goes.

As far as eating goes, the last few days, he's been eating very minimal for breakfast and lunch (like 3-4 bites then all done fit comes on). He eats a huge dinner which I guess makes up for it but still... I thought maybe he was getting sick of the same (or variations thereof) bananas, cereal and yogurt for b-fast. But then lunch was the same and lunch is usually leftover dinner or what I'm having for lunch mixed with some jar food. So, I guess it's just timing. We tried an egg yolk this morning with a little bit of banana. He feeds himself cheerios all the time in his jumper and in the car so he's pretty good at feeding himself bananas. He loved the egg, just ate it up! Yay! :)

Wyatt's starting to point and reach a lot more... just last night, he heard Todd while we were getting ready for bedtime and he reached in the direction of the door even though he couldn't see him. That was so cool!

11 months...

2009-04-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

Last night was the first night in about 3 weeks that I got 5 hours of straight sleep and Wyatt only woke once! We got to see Cindy and Phil a couple of times when they were in town this last weekend. Marge & Dennis came along with them too which is always fun. Wyatt loved being passed around to the grandparents and got plenty spoiled.

We had fun having the kiwi around- got to trade culture & lingo bits. He's off to Phoenix to hang with Tess and Wee again. Fun times had but it'll be nice to get back to some sense of normalcy.

Now, we're gearing up for a multi-family garage sale, Wyatt's first b-day party and my mom coming into town at the end of the month... but that's a few weeks off. The rest of this week is cleaning up the house, cleaning up some disc space so we can process some of the pics we've been taking, resting. Saturday, we're going to a friend's party for her 1 year old, then the Harp Fest in La Mesa to see dad.

Took Wyatt in for a quick check up last week, he's 18 pounds now! Wow, time's flying.

Touristy stuff

2009-03-31T12:46:00.000-07:00

We've been to Phoenix and back... I'm not sure Wyatt's such a fan of road trips, next time we fly. But we had a great time while with Tess and Wee. Wyatt went swimming (for a little bit, it was pretty cold) and hung out by the beautiful pool. Angus the superpup was great with Wyatt. Tess and I caught up on movies and food and had fun while the boys went shooting, up at the cabin, with the EVE guys- UGGfest09. Todd and I brought a kiwi named Gareth back to SD and we've been showing him the sites. Balboa, beaches, Wild Animal Park, and the Zoo today... It's pretty interesting the culture differences and vocabulary. But it's been fun cooking and eating at the fun SoCal places as well as playing tour guide.

We had lunch with Phil and Cindy and Marge and Dennis Sunday. They swung through town for a bit before launching on a cruise then back later in the week for school board convention stuff. Looking forward to spending some time with them later in the week. :)

So, we're having fun but we're not really on any schedule lately... maybe we'll get back into it just in time for when my mom gets into town for her visit later in the month.

Worrisome parent stuff...

2009-03-12T14:06:00.000-07:00

We went for Wyatt's third visit to the eye doctor to get his pressure and optic nerves checked and everything is mostly fine. The pressure in his eyes last time was L=18, R=28 and they chalked it up to being high (I guess around 10 is ok) because he was crying and squirming. Yesterday, his pressure was L=8 and R=28. And yes, he was screaming and arching and crying. It freakin' kills me having to hold him down while they pull apart his eyes and poke them with that reader thingie... yes, I called it a thingie- I'm no ophthalmologist so I don't know what it's called but it's the rubber tipped pressure reader thingie... and it sucks ass and anyone who tells me 'don't make him cry' while they're prodding him, just pisses me off. And when that same person doesn't check to see the thingie is actually on before poking, also really pisses me off. So yeah, that was even before we saw the doctor, an hour after our appointment time, nearing his dinner time, which really pissed Todd off.

Then the doc comes in and says he wants to make sure of the pressure. I think, hell yeah- YOU take the pressure and make sure it's right. But he has another idea since Wyatt's so upset by now... we can schedule time in the OR and with an anesthesiologist to be on hand and put him under a sedative to get a more accurate reading. What am I supposed to say to that? No? Of course we want to know what the pressure in his eyes are and make sure if he has glaucoma we treat it early on, but jeesh! Anesthesia!? So, I'm more freaked out about the whole anesthesia bit more than the glaucoma thing because none of the other symptoms are there but still. Todd's not worried about it and thinks I'm a little silly for being so freaked out but I am, so there. :)

Between the poking/prodding, the time change, and the fact he's been hella-teething this last week, I really feel bad for the guy. He had a pretty bad spot on his peep that hurt him so much he resorted to throwing full on fits when it was time to change his diapers. We got that fixed with a little nystatin... whew. But he's still hurting in his mouth and drooling, snotty and biting and just all around a bit pee wee. His appetite waned a bit this weekend but is back to normal.

He loves it when Todd or I wear woobies with strings so he can bite on them, that keeps him occupied more than any other toy we could dangle in front of him. That and water bottles, go figure. I'm hoping to get some 10 month pics up of him this weekend. We're really looking forward to our Phoenix trip this next week, definitely more pics then. Until then, I'll try not to worry about putting my son under but then again, I see it as one of the first of many times I get to worry about him and his health.
-wy

Almost 10 months old...

2009-03-08T20:12:00.001-07:00

And full of mischief. Wyatt can pull his socks off, bang things together, ramble along like he's telling a story, and pull himself up to scootch around the furniture! He particularly likes pulling up on the dog, Fender is pretty patient and understanding of this phase I think. His crawling is better each day, he's more up on his knees and not so much dragging anymore. He's definitely teething more- he's had the two on the bottom since about 5 months but now he has 4 up top, they're about halfway out now. He's had the sniffles (just runny nose and drooling mostly) this weekend pretty bad.

We're looking forward to a busy next few weeks. We're going to be driving out to Phoenix to visit some friends I haven't seen in a few years and who haven't met Wyatt yet. A friend of Todd's is coming back with us to experience SoCal Suiter style for a week(?) or so. Then Todd's mom and step-dad and her best friend Marge and her hubby are coming out for a little over a week. We're totally looking forward to all the company! :)

even more...

2009-02-20T12:41:00.000-08:00

Wyatt had his first cold- real cold, bronchitis. Luckily, he didn't have a fever the whole time. He's had a couple of cases of the sniffles but the last two weeks were filled with heavy congestion, a little wheezing and breathing on a nebulizer 3x/day, no fun. Todd was sick at the same time and I've been fighting it but we're all getting way better.

The top three teeth are definitely coming in- cut through the gums and he's kinda grinding them when he eats- sounds like an old rope bridge creaking, weird. Along with the sounds, he's sucking in his lips to chew on them more now... see goofy pics on flickr. So now, there are two middle lower teeth (since about 5 months) and now the top two center and the one on the left... might be time to consider weening soon since the cute little bugger laughs every time I say ouch! He is eating 3x a day, doing really well with a combination of jar and homemade food (mostly homemade, I do the batches into ice cubes- similar to these actually).

Fave activities right now are: playing with his truck, pulling all his books off the shelf (goodnight moon and that's not my dragon are faves), taking any two similar items and banging them together to make noise, playing with blankies/fabric- he waves them around and tries to make noise with them and blocks or toys... and socks- he's pulling his socks off and sucking on them if nothing else is available. He's totally pulling himself up now- to the point where he'll pull the books down, then kneel on them to get the leverage to stand and get up and reach on top of the shelves- all on his own! Dangerous place we've entered... I know. He's already had a couple of bonks where he just falls over but nothing major, yet.

monthly notes- almost 9 months already!

2009-02-06T14:21:00.000-08:00

so since last entry, Wyatt continues to shuffle/kick/army crawl... he pulls with his arms and kicks with predominantly his right leg to get around, surprisingly, in a pretty straight line- maybe he pulls with his left arm more. not much has changed with this.

but just in the last week/few days: new tooth on the top left cutting through and two more top center are still little bumps in the gums. also, he's saying da-da now! (video coming, he stops doing it every time I get the camera on him) but yeah, ma, ga and da sounds now- exciting stuff!!!! he still loves his jumper but he's working on standing (assisted) with his truck toy and on the ottoperson... he doesn't really move much while standing/leaning but he does try to pull himself up over whatever he's holding onto. he's also pulled himself up onto his knees while playing with his truck- pretty cool!

he had his first in-and-out burger and hot dog this week (ground up and mixed into food... hehee). his palette is definitely expanding. he loves eating cheerios while in his jumper or on his play-rug: he's getting really good at picking them up and feeding himself- he waits until he's done with one before putting another in his mouth and he's really neat. he's eating breakfast, lunch and dinner in his highchair now with nursing sessions pretty much right before he goes down for nap or nighttime.

fave toys right now: great grandma's vtech phone still a hit from x-mas, push truck that makes siren sounds, gyro move & crawl ball, anything he can put his mouth on and books. oh, he got a new one today from grandpa don and grandma patty- too cute!!!

keep your eyes out for new pics and video...

8 months... wow

2009-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:00

time sure does fly! let's see...

Wyatt can sit up on his own for awhile now, until he chooses to fling himself forward into a shuffle/creep/kinda crawl- he moves. He's eating all kinds of things: squash, corn, peaches, bananas, apples, pears, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans... also those graduates stars and cheerios (snack is what we call those) and whenever we eat something not-too-spicy, I mash up a bit for him to try. He's still only got those to lower teeth but he's starting to drool again and get some pains so we'll see where the next one pops up. He loves chomping on his Sophie La Giraffe and the teething tablets help, we're also going to try the amber necklace, per Celine's recommendation.

So far, this new year has proved pretty busy. We've been going to Gymboree class and a music class too- way fun, Wyatt loves banging things together in his hands and he's still loving jumping/bouncing. We started doing a study with UCSD on memory and we're going through a book everyday for a month and then go back to see if he reacts to new toys differently... should be interesting. Todd's sister, Nicki married Logan on the 2nd and they'll be visiting us in a couple of weeks. Yay! =) They're driving cross country to Kentucky but her Jeep is getting shipped here so Wyatt gets to meet his Aunt Nicki finally- Uncle Tim's the only one left to meet of the immediate fam.

We're on a good schedule- he sleeps 8-8 and gets two naps a day (mostly) from like 9-11 and 2-4. So yeah, we're doing well so far this year...

Back home and back to normal... sorta

2009-01-01T17:19:00.000-08:00

We had a blast out in Omaha and got to see all of our family over the holidays. But it's good to be back home. Wyatt just started crawling so we're in pick everything up off the floor mode. Todd took this week off (sorta) and we've been able to do some pretty big projects.

It was really fun hanging with Chloe and Jeremy and Jeff and Celine. Wyatt really took to his Tatie and liked dancing with her and having her do row row row your boat on her legs. =) Wyatt made out like a bandit with xmas gifts- he LOVES his telephone and Sophie La Giraffe. Of course we had to leave some gifts behind and Grandma Cindy will send them off when she gets to catch her breath.

doing better and excited!

2008-12-16T07:59:00.000-08:00

Yay! We're flying to Omaha tomorrow! Are we packed, nope. Are all the presents wrapped? nope. Are we still sick? nope. =) We have the lingering cough, barely and we're all feeling pretty good so far. It's cold and snowy in Omaha but cold and wet here so it'll be a gradual change not a kick in the butt, hopefully.

New pics up on the flickr site. More news later.

boogers

2008-12-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

Wyatt has gotten me sick... I had a fever Friday and my throat's been sore, Todd is feeling under the weather too. I guess, it's just that everyone's been sick and it's our turn. The baby doesn't have a fever but boogers, oh my does he have a snot box on his face! Accompanied by the little hack that sounds like he's laughing and then we get all concerned b/c it's not, it's just a bit more than that... sigh.

I'm kind of glad that we're getting it out of the way now, since we're traveling to Omaha in a week and a half, better here than there... I just want us to all be better soon. We go in for his second half of his shots on Wednesday so we'll get him checked out then- I seem to recall he had the sniffles last time we went in too... hmmm....

new stuff...

2008-12-03T08:37:00.000-08:00

wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since we've updated... time flying and all.

what's new: we started using the Ferber method Saturday night and have pretty much been sleeping through the night. we're still fine tuning the schedule but it's kinda like this: wake up at 5ish dipe/nurse/play and stay up for an hour or so, take a 2 hour nap, be up by 8ish. maybe take a couple of small naps throughout the day running errands but not a huge thing if not b/c by 430, ready for a real nap- sleeps until 645-7, wakes up for dinner/bath/etc. and bedtime routine by 815ish, asleep by 830.

he wakes up still but can put himself back down now, we're not running in there and picking him up and nursing 5 times a night... nice. =)

food: per the doc, we've been introducing veggies... he loves sweet potatoes and peas, is doing ok on green beans, not so good on carrots... tried some pears and avocado and he loves them! still only feeding them mixed in with rice cereal at night but starting those little graduates puffs and cheerios soon for him to feed himself. the puffs melt which is cool and he likes them.

loves his jumper, we're getting rid of swing- he's figured it out and is bored with it... clothes, he's wearing 6-9 months for the most part, he's got long arms and legs now! they're not all folded up like- he opens his hands more and his legs are really straightening out.

teething: yup, still/again i think- he's loving anything wooden lately in his mouth and he's my little drool monster. loves teething rings and this little giraffe auntie cimbria gave him. and no, he hasn't bitten me yet.

we're trying to get the clutter under control and get rid of stuff around the house, kinda a reverse nesting i guess... starting to babyproof a bit- got the tv on the wall and a baby gate in the kitchen, the coat closet actually closes now... we're getting there.

wyatt goes back for the second half of his flu shot and a weigh in on the 10th, he'll be 7 months old. we're going to visit the omaha crew the next week and we're looking forward to seeing everyone and having the holidays with some weather.

This week

2008-11-17T14:27:00.000-08:00

has been interesting... Wyatt actually had his first fever, a reaction from his shots we figure since it was gone the next day. He's teething (still/again?) with more drool and such and he doesn't like peas. And, I think he says 'mama' but then again, I could be hearing things. =)

6 month check up

2008-11-12T12:04:00.000-08:00

Everything is well in baby Wyatt's life... a little snot and sniffle but no fever. Then there's the matter of the shots he got today... I cried but he's fine. 15.5 lbs and 26.5 inches, the doc's happy with his motor skills etc. Yay!! =)

NO bananas!

2008-11-09T11:24:00.001-08:00

Ok, so sweet potato week went well, he loves them! Tried bananas last night and saw some of the most interesting faces yet, including some gagging yuckie faces. Maybe we'll try them again at a later time.

Right now, Wyatt is sucking on the wings of a bug toy in his jumper while watching the trees blow in the wind. Kinda peaceful really. =)

This week we have vision labs planned, should be fun and interesting. More later.

Sweet patato

2008-11-02T08:09:00.000-08:00

Wyatt had a couple of tiny bites of sweet potato last night and seemed to like it. He's always smacking his mouth whenever we eat so I figured we'd try it. He's been doing well with rice cereal in the evenings too so it looks like he might be ready to try some stuff. So, welcome to sweet potato week.... we'll keep you updated. =)

Oh yeah, pics up on his site

Austin trip

2008-10-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

Getting back into the SD groove after almost two weeks in Austin visiting Grandma and friends. We had a blast- he did really good on the airplane and he was pretty much sleeping through the night, until...

News: the kid's got teeth! Two on the bottom have just cut through the gum and he seems to be pulling at his top already too. Also new (and yet to capture on video) is he gets into the giggles now- shoves his hand into his mouth and scrunches up his face in the most silly laughing fit.

Halloween pics will also be up soon- we have 4 different looks to shoot Wyatt in so be patient. I'm going to take Todd out for sushi (that's what he wanted) for his birthday dinner.... I offered to cook my famous enchiladas but no, he wants raw fish and rice, go figure. =) Still have to unpack and do laundry but kinda hard when he's waking up every hour to hour and a half throughout the night- we're pooped.

Fun Autumn Day!

2008-10-13T21:16:00.000-07:00

We went to Julian today and picked apples and sat in a pumpkin patch... and now we're pooped! PICS here

Yup, let the slobber begin....

2008-10-08T16:11:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's almost 5 months now and just in the last week or so, he's developed so much! He's slobbing and chomping more so I went and bought some 'teething supplies' as T said- a couple of toys and a food/mesh thing (made to hold ice/frozen foods/crackers for him to hold and gnaw on without choking. So begins this next stage I guess...

On top of that, he's starting to like tummy time, so much so that he's rolling over onto his stomach to sleep at night. Before we get a rush of concerned mail saying SIDS and EVIL... HE started rolling over on his own and has the strength to hold his head up, we don't keep anything in the crib with him and the first night he did this, we went in like 50+ times to make sure he was still breathing b/c we were SO freaked out.

He's also starting to sit up more although when given the chance (in somebody's hands) he'd rather stand and dance and stomp. He loves his jumperoo for just this reason- he can kick and sway and have a blast. Oh, and he loves shadows and ceiling fans.

Verbalization- starting more squeals and a wider range of sounds- he seems to move his tongue a bit more now, it curls up tweaking the sounds... still just goos and gaas and squeals but pretty neat. He likes it when I sing my silly alphabet song (Ah Ah, Ba Ba, Ca Ca, Da Da...) he laughs and likes the AH sounds I guess.

So yeah, hope to get more pics and video up before I go back to Austin next week. Wyatt and I will be over there from the 16th thru the 28th visiting mom and friends. More later....

Teething

2008-10-07T19:40:00.000-07:00

Seems to have begun :) Also, little man has started rolling his little self over, so we're kinda keeping a closer eye on him when he goes to bed. He's doing a fairly good job of sleeping on his stomach.

Wy grabbed a bunch of teething supplies today, I'll let her fill you in, since I don't known what she bought :)

Weekends.....SHHHHHH!

2008-09-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

Been a bit since I've actually had the cycles and inclination to post, but here we are. Hmm, lets see. Almost 5 months later, lots to report!

* Both Wy and Wyatt are getting a bit more sleep, usually he goes down at 8pm, and is back up at 1(ish) for food, then back down for a couple more hours. Wy tries to get sleep in that area, and usually can. Last couple of days have been a bit rough, since we've had things to do and people over and such.

* The boy, he is growing! Its cool being a dad, but also fairly scary. I'm not what you would call the most tolerant person, so its been interesting to see how I deal with the screaming/crying/whining. I think I'm doing fairly well :) Wy is, of course, doing great with him, and is a wonderful mother.

* So much STUFF! Ok, see, Wy is going to TX for 10 days in October. Little does she know that I'm going to spend a few days throwing away all the crap in my office, so we can fit all of her stuff INTO my office, so we can de-clutter the rest of the house. Well, hopefully. I don't ever remember having this much stuff when I was growing up. I suppose that's due to Mom being a stickler for putting things away...and having 2 boys to keep up on chores! Still though, I am amazed at all the random shit that we accumulate over time. I need to work myself up to the 'if I've not used it in greater than 6 months, and it doesn't have sentimental value or was not a gift...its gone!' Sadly, I'm not quite there yet. BUT, Wy is going to TX...so, maybe by then....

* I've been busy as hell @ work. Non stop action around that place, coupled with some very late nights/early mornings with work + Wyatt. Upshot being that I'm not exactly getting a ton of sleep myself, and have managed to come down with shingles. Shingles, for those that don't know, is the 'later stage' of chicken pox, though teenagers can get it as well. It hurts like hell, and can last a fair while(months). Mine, happily, is going away since we caught it early, but it still hurts like hell. So that's been a treat, especially keeping Wyatt away from it, so it's a matter of fairly constant handwashing and keeping them covered. They're on my side, so easy enough to keep bandaged and have a shirt on all the time. Still, not enjoyable. Lesson here being : Todd needs a little less stress in his life, I'll let you all know how that goes.

* What else. Oh, the driving thing. Meh. Such a hassle. One, the eye doc never bothered putting in the order for my cool little scope, and given the current state of the economy, I don't want to buy a new car. So....we'll let is sit a bit longer. Been hitching in with my buddies (mike and mike) and, of course, Wy. Not been too much trouble the past few months, and work has been just crazy enough that I'm able to get stuff done in the morning and night, but be IN the office a couple hours during the day. Wonders of technology and all that crap :)

* Selling some music gear and other random stuff, and buying a new keyboard. Now, I'd decided to NOT stick my last keyboard because I didn't actually know how to play it effectively. It was a traditional 'synthesizer', i.e. it made pretty sounds. The new one I am looking it is an actual 'workstation', which means it makes pretty sounds, but also records them internally, AND you can record other things to it. Historically I've avoided these types of things because the displays on them are laughable. This one, however, has an 8.5 in. wide LCD, which I'm all about. More on this later, but I'm buying this thing soon and selling stuff to cover the cost. I figure I need an outlet that is creative, and fairly quiet :) Craiglist and QC classifieds, here I come!

* Been playing about some on facebook. Finding all sorts of my old friends, some of which I've not seen or spoken to in almost 20 years. Which is a little scary, and a lot sad. Has it really been that long, I ask? Well, yeah, in some cases it has. Marty and Kara and Sarah and Jeremy and Ryan and Kelly and Kelley and Lori and and ... wow. Even got Mom to get a facebook account, yay me! Time flies I guess, though thats not really a good reason, but it's really all I have :\

More soon. You'll note I've changed the layout a bit, things moved about it, new toys added, etc. Potentially more of the same coming, we'll see what tools we have to play with here.

new pics up

2008-09-25T09:32:00.001-07:00

click here for wyatt's flickr site

sleep and other bits

2008-09-23T10:24:00.001-07:00

So, getting 7-8 hours a night is a lot like not getting any sleep (at first)... I'm kinda loopy/high on all the sleep I'm getting lately.

I'm getting time to: work on business cards for my hair stylist (barter deal, woot!) and file the dog's nails down, and water my dead palms on the patio in an attempt to revive them, and catch up on this phenomenon called 'the office' (halfway thru season two, soooo funny!), and catch up on the facebook thing, and realize that we forgot T's Dad's birthday (soooo sorry), and go through Wyatt's onesies and other clothes and realize he's too big for a lot of them so putting together a huge bag for consignment while I sniffle at the fact he's grown so fast, and buy non-maternity-close-to-pre-pregnancy-size jeans that fit and sniffle with happiness that I'm shrinking that fast, and take an hour to untangle a ball of yarn so I can start crocheting x-mas gifts, and maybe get to check out spore some day, and and and....

Getting ready for Gymboree class now. Wyatt gets to look at other babies his age, lay on his blankie of choosing on top of a colorful parachute, and we sing songs and tickle him and wave scarves and clown (Gymbo) puppets in his face, and blow bubbles and all kinds of torture while us mommies compare notes on sleep/eat patterns and whose kid can roll over yet. It's really not all that bad, kinda like infant kindergarten, for moms. =)

Gonna try to make it to my massage lady's living room concert this eve, at least the first part of it- we've been on a really good schedule where Wyatt goes to sleep around 7pm so I don't wanna mess that up but if he gets a nap in the afternoon he'll be ok prolly.

Got Sleep?

2008-09-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

Yup. I did but now Todd has shingles so he's not getting the best sleep. Wyatt let me sleep a lot last night (5 hours then 2 then 1... HA!) Off to Gymboree class again today, he seems to like it, he always passes out for a nap right after. We're doing better today than we have in a long time, we'll see if this is our new routine...

No sleep till....

2008-09-15T14:39:00.001-07:00

the kid's two i guess.... sigh. more pics up here

4 month checkup

2008-09-04T14:24:00.000-07:00

26 inches long (90th percentile... no wonder people were asking if he was like 6 months?!) and 14.5 lbs (50th percentile). Didn't like getting his shots, who can blame him, but he's napped out now. I'm going to join him. =)

and milestones to note: he's grabbing onto hair/shirts/necklaces now, that and the squealing are new since last entry. check out video here

Portraits

2008-08-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

taken- 4 months - by Renee Rounds
still waiting on film to get back but here are the first ones....
off to bed

I AM in a world of Shhhhhh.....

2008-08-24T12:23:00.000-07:00

It was either that film reference or: Just know, that I have a whole bag of SHHHHH with your name on it.

My life is shhhh shhhh shhhhh all the time. We're trying to soothe Wyatt with shhhhing and it's gotten to the point where I shhh the dog when we're walking, I shhh myself when I bump into something, I shhh'd T on his way into bed... then (as he tells me) the next night, I was shhh'ing Wyatt to sleep- while I was laying alone in bed, asleep myself of course. I'm on the phone with Cim and shhhh Wyatt back to napping and she asks if I'm shhh'ing her to shut up. Jeesh!

We were on a roll on the whole routine bit, the night part at least- he was falling asleep anytime between 8-10pm and waking up around 4 for a quick feeding and back to sleep for at least a couple of hours and maybe up one more time, then a quick one hour nap until the sun came up.... then naps during the day of course. Then, all of a sudden- he couldn't nap and now it's all screwed up!!!! Nevermind the fact that I had some bad hummus yesterday and was puking my guts out, he and I got very little sleep last night- we're talking a couple of hour naps here and there, of course he got a 4 hour jumpstart on my naps though. I'm trying to get him to nap out more during the day (longer than one hour intervals) in general so he's easier to put down at night- because it was working fine before this weekend! He should be getting between 12-15 hours a day I think.... I was getting about 8 there for a couple of weeks (if anything, one 6 hour chunk! woohoo! =)). He's barely getting 12 in a 24 hour period and that's with my forcing naps on him- he's rubbing his eyes and getting fussy, I know he's tired, it's just hard for him to fall asleep during the day now. I put up blackout drapes today in his room so we'll see if that helps... he's even been napping out in the car a lot quicker- We found out he likes the Silversun Pickups.

So, here I sit on the opposite side of the living room where he's swinging and napping, my hair stinking of my vomit and his spit up and oh yeah, he pee'd on me... I'm shhhh'ing him every 20 min or so, so he'll put himself back to sleep for a little bit longer. My head's about to explode and I'm about to pass out... I need caffeine, shower and bed... in that order. =)

But believe me, I'm still smiling because he's soooooo freaking cute! More later.... y

mommy things... get the kleenex ready

2008-08-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

So, it's finally, really... REALLY setting in that I'm a momma. This little being is so relying on us for everything and we know him better than anyone else. It's the stuff that makes me tear up nowadays- the thing that's been described so many times from others and can only be experienced on your own... parenthood and specifically, motherhood. How can you love somebody so much it hurts like dying when they hurt from a tiny scratch? Be a mom...

I know the face he makes about 10 seconds before he sneezes. And there's a spot on his forehead that gets red when he's getting ready to poop. And right after he's done nursing, he looks up at me with those eyes and says 'Ah-Goo!' with a huge smile like he's saying 'thanks momma, I needed that.' And I beat myself up if he has the slightest thing wrong with him- a mother's guilt I guess... like when his nails are a little long and I can hack the little rake marks on my boobies and think nothing of it, but as soon as he scratches his face, I freak saying, duh! he was leaving marks on me! Stuff like this....

This happened a few weeks ago so now I'm laughing a little, but at the time, I felt like the worse mother ever. Since then, I've been getting almost 8 hours of sleep a night (for a week now!!!) and I've gotten better at drowsy middle of the night feedings, like putting leaky boobies away before moving. If you're not familiar with nursing bras (I wear one 23.5 hours a day (except for shower)), they have a latch at the base of the strap, right above the bra cup- a rounded plastic hook. Well, after a midnight nursing session and about an hour of sleep, Wyatt fell asleep on me and I went to put him down in his crib and his head was cupped in my hand but not leaving my shoulder when I leaned over. A little grunt and I looked down to see his nostril was stuck on the hook. A simple up and out resolved it, he went right back to sleep so I guess it didn't bug him too much but I freaked and cried that I had hurt him.

So, like I said, I felt like a bad mom but it's things like this that put those things in perspective for me: disturbing story here

On the positive side, Wyatt's playing with his hands more- sticking them in his mouth more is how that reads. He's blowing spit bubbles through motorboat lips (raspberry, whatever you want to call it- the blowing out while lips loose and vibrating with sound emitting thing). He's getting better at tummy time, sitting up and standing on my lap- with my hands under his arms of course. He's got another doctors appt on the 4th and another round of shots so we'll know more then on the 'official development' etc. but we're just pleased as punch at his smiles and personality so far. Plus the whole sleeping through the night bit is nice too, heh. I get a 6-8 hour chunk each night!

More later.

sea world!

2008-08-11T16:42:00.001-07:00

Wyatt went to Sea World today. Not that he'll remember or anything, shoot, he fell asleep halfway thru our visit. We met up with Cim and Annabelle. Cute pic of Wyatt, no? =)

more pics

2008-08-10T13:38:00.000-07:00

are up here.... off to nap

grandparents visit

2008-08-05T08:45:00.000-07:00

Cindy, Phil and Bev were here the last 4 days- tons of fun for Wyatt and us (yes, he actually slept some the first couple of nights, not so much last night but that's ok). We went to Coronado and San Clemente and Torrey Pines beach and all kinds of stuff! Some pics/video up but more later.... for now, sleep.
wy

news in my little world- sleep

2008-07-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

I slept a total of 7 hours in two chunks last night!!!!!!!! And during 'normal' sleep hours even (10p-7a with a feeding break). Woohoo!!!!! What made for Wyatt's fussiest day so far, gave way to the best night's sleep i've gotten since coming home.... go figure. So, I'm not expecting a repeat or anything but it'd be nice if this is a sign of things to come as far as sleep routines and such, we'll see if we're so lucky. Gonna try to clean some today (move stuff about and get rid of stuff = big clean, not just dusting) but still going to take advantage of my daytime naps just in case this was a fluke.

Looking forward to this weekend- Don and Patty are coming, yay! Next weekend the Omaha crew is coming so that's exciting too. =) Grandma Bev's never been to SD so we're planning on all kinds of fun stuff for her/us- ferry to Coronado, walk around Balboa Park to see the botanical gardens and maybe a museum, maybe some fireworks by Sea World if we can make it that late (9:50pm I think, every night during summer)... burgers at HoDad's, maybe lunch at Tapas Picasso, visit a beach or two, drive up to San Clemente to visit some family, maybe swing through Carlsbad on the way back down.... and if they get bored, they're in prime location (by a big mall, freeways and 10 min from the beach and downtown La Jolla) so they can sight see and shop to their hearts content.

off to nap and clean today. =)

more wyatt noises- ahgoo + more

2008-07-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

ahgoo has been happening for almost a week now but this morning had some other interesting sounds- video is split into two due to time limits on flickr.... check it out here

solana beach - girls night (+ wyatt)

2008-07-19T22:30:00.000-07:00

awesome eve with cim- we went out to eat (olive garden gourmet fo sho! =)) and cruised over to solana beach for wyatt's first beach visit to check out the awesome sunset. pic and video up. now just hanging out and watching a movie with her- it's the little things that are so much fun! thanks darlin' for a great evening, love ya! =)

Still here, and a long one I see

2008-07-09T22:51:00.002-07:00

Checking in, as it were. I've been about 400% tapped with work, and trying to keep semi sane. I think I'm doing fairly well with that, but we'll see if that bears out :)

Wy and Wyatt are doing well. Wy does a lot better with the patience side of things than I do, no great surprise there I suppose. I try to maintain my semi-useful status by doing the laundry, dishes, vacuuming, trash, pick up and put down, etc -- duties. Its a helluva lot more of a pain in the ass than you might realize with only one person driving. We don't exactly live in the best city for foot traffic, and biking is, frankly, dangerous.

So I'm semi in the process of getting my DL again. Though that opens up another whole can of worms with potential car payments and insurance and gas and and and and...Wy isn't really thrilled with the idea to be honest, nor are some others. Opinion being, and it certainly is valid, that she doesn't want me to run some poor sod over, or get into an accident. Which, again, is valid. Applicable to everyone else in the world, but valid nonetheless. But, eye doc says I'm good to go, given that I wear a bit of integrated telescope on the top of my sunglasses. I get to have him teach me how to use the thing, then go to one of the local driving schools until they are happy with my ability, at which time they send me off to the DMV for the 'Long' test. Now, admittedly I've not driven in 10 years, however my vision hasn't changed any. We'll see how it goes. Who knows, driving school types may say I'm unsafe at any speed, though back in the proverbial day I aced both the driving and written exams. Still, things change.

Why is this relevant? Not to whine here, but I _DO_ like to get out of the house on my own now and again, and its a burden on Wy, and others, to have to run me around. Either to the store, or to work, or to...anywhere. You that do drive, well, you take it for granted. For me...well, I'll paint you a picture:

Things on the list for 'the day' :

1. Go to work
2. Go home

Those are the 'have to do'.

Things that could/should be on that list:

.5 Grab coffee on way to office at local *$ that actually makes my chosen froofy drink correctly
.6 drop off dry cleaning
.9 pay storage place off by office
1. go to work
1.5 cruise down the road for lunch, go to bank
1.6 swing by pets mart for food for the 80lb bundle of pup
1.7 wander through Vons grabbing milk and cookies, random other groceries, and a jamba juice('cause, you know, I need more fiber in mah diet :) )
2.0 go home, cook for the wife and children

rinse/repeat as needed.

Now, how things usually work :

Wake up, either ask Wy if she can run me in by 'X', or page my buddy. Instantly I am A: waiting on someone else, and B: taking time out of their day. Neither of course mind, and have told me so repeatedly. Problem is _I_ mind. My friend is coming up this way anyway, so its really not a huge deal for him to grab me. Trouble it can be after 1pm before he gets me. Office is cool with that, since I Work From Home prior, but there are days when I'd rather not wait. Now if Wy runs me...I know she says its okay, but it really is a hassle for her IMHO. Get dressed, dress Wyatt, make sure pup is run/fed/watered, load Wyatt, dump me off, come back, unload Wyatt, go back to cleaning and taking care of the WWF (No, not the World Wrestling Federation! The Wy, Wyatt, Fender!).

So I get to work. And I stay at work.

5pm-ish rolls around, I start to try to find a ride home. I page my buddy again, or I ask my other guy across the hall, or the guy next to me, or that other guy some times. Or I call Wy. Doesn't that sound like a pretty big pain in the ass to deal with every fucking day of your life ? If it doesn't, I'd invite you to try it for a month and see what you think. Better yet, ask my friends that run me around what THEY think of it. Or my wife :) I know what they'd say actually. They'd say "its no big deal", because those are the kind of friends I have, they rule. (Of course Wy does too, don't even go there.)

No, the problem is what _I_ think. I don't want to be a hassle, not to say a burden. I certainly don't want to be 'that guy'. I don't know that many of you would understand this unless you've been there and HAD to rely on someone for something to this degree. No, its not like I need help out of bed or to eat or function in a basic capacity, I understand that. At some level, its just driving. But then, its not.

/me anxiously awaits the comments on this one :)

hear him talk...

2008-07-09T17:28:00.001-07:00

and coo... click here

2 months- and shots

2008-07-08T11:36:00.000-07:00

Doc says all's good with Wyatt. 12 pounds, 1 ounce- 23 inches. His faint red spots on his eyelids & forehead (some pics show it more than others) are birthmarks that will prolly go away and are just dry, hence him rubbing his eyes all the time... so I'm to put some moisturizer on them and see if that helps knock the redness down. Everything is normal & good says the doc so thats awesome.

Then came the immunizations. The oral rotovirus one had smiles because it's a syrup thing, then the nurse said hold his arms and less than 20 seconds later, she had given him two shots in his left leg and one in his right. His piercing scream and red, wrinkled face about killed me but I made it through and thanked her for making it so quick- I was really impressed. I picked him up and he quit crying but wimpered through a quick feeding before we left. Yes, I cried.

So, keeping an eye on his temp and we'll see... but all's normal so far. =)

4th of July

2008-07-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

We went and hung out at dad's for a bit, was fun, had good food. Pics up.

growing

2008-06-28T23:52:00.000-07:00

ok, he's growing too fast.... one month difference. need to get renee to make some bigger onesies. =) more pics

Eyes are great!

2008-06-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

So, because T was born with glaucoma and my mom is losing her vision, we wanted to get Wyatt checked out as soon as possible-- so we went to the pediatric ophthalmologist today. Everything is great! His pressure is normal (14-15), his retina and cornea look great, his following is more advanced than expected for 6 weeks... so a sigh of relief was let out by us all today. =) Yay!

Other than that, not much else going on this week. Video of Wyatt playing on his activity mat (thanks grandpa) is up on my flickr site. We've been hanging out in the air conditioning lately- it hit 102 this weekend, today was nice and cool, just windows and fans today. But it's supposed to be hot again this coming weekend- good thing my hubby rules and got an uberFan and a/c for us. heh.

more later
wy

new pics up...

2008-06-20T22:09:00.001-07:00

on his flickr site

mom visit.... 06.08

2008-06-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

My mom visited Sunny Sandy Eggo this last week. Here's a little look at what we did around the house... heh, nap. =)

dr. appt. - guess how much wyatt weighs!

2008-06-12T16:48:00.000-07:00

Everything is going well with the baby boy- 21 and 3/4 inches long, head measures 38.5cm. The old man receding hairline (since all relatives have full hairlines) is temporary says the doc.

oh yeah, he weighs 10 POUNDS!!!

so all's well so far, more later...
wy

cute video

2008-06-10T10:32:00.000-07:00

checkout t's flickr for a video

One month old

2008-06-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

We're doing really well- baby is getting bigger, momma's getting a little more sleep. Wyatt had his first bath last night, it was too cool in the bathroom so he wasn't happy but once he got into the towel and on the bed, he was ok. He's sleeping a little longer of chunks, especially one or two at night (2-3 hours, woohoo!). Of course, I've regressed to getting stuff done mode and am wasting those large chunks and only getting 1-1.5 hours of that... still, it's something.

Pics on the flickr site. Video to follow soon.... You'll notice he has a receding hairline, hehee.... no, it's not really, it's got fuzz there on his upper forehead, just not full on hair.

Doc appt on Thursday, looking forward to finding out how he's doing.

as requested....

2008-06-04T19:37:00.000-07:00

a few more pics up. we're gonna try a weekly thing i think... we'll figure it all out.

3 weeks - learning things, normal things

2008-06-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

peeling/shedding skin, nursing blister on his lip, triple poopie diapers per change (changing a poop diaper and having him poop in the clean one moments after removing the dirty one, rinse - repeat).... 10 minute naps with the occasional hour long one.... learning to wash his hair (he likes it) and still being too paranoid to give him a full on bath (only given him washcloth baths)... reading his face on when he's about to sneeze so I can pull him off the nip before he tears it off...

these are a few of the things i'm starting to get used to this week. i'm not looking forward to this next week, t goes back to work. =( off to nap while i can.

hungry hungry hippo

2008-05-27T22:21:00.000-07:00

8 lbs 1 ounce

and we're starting to feed more efficiently (longer with longer breaks = better naps for momma)

a couple more pics up

2 weeks....

2008-05-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

And we're all still alive and talking to each other. =) Todd's been a huge help- dishes/laundry/feeding me/cooing Wyatt when I need a break.... we make a pretty decent team so far and we're still learning it all as it comes.

I'm just now starting to get the whole 'nap when he naps' thing- it's really hard when at first, there's the adrenaline, and newness and paranoia and all, where you don't want to miss a moment so you stay up as much as possible. It started wearing on me a bit so now I'm napping when he naps... except now- I'm eating and typing and gonna maybe jump in the shower for 3 minutes if he's still asleep. I get half an hour to an hour at a time usually- the occasional 2 hour stints are nice but I think I've had 3 of those total.

HE EATS! Like, a lot!!! He nurses every hour or so, sometimes for 1.5 hours at a time- sometimes for 10 minutes and back to sleep but then he'll get up in less than an hour later wanting more. It's great, it really is that I've been able to nurse him and watch him grow (so weird) just this last two weeks.

Dad dropped the pooch off today. Fender usually has a 2 day downtime when returning from puppy condo (my dad's place). It's recovery from playing in a big yard with two bitches and getting treats (human food). He's doing well so far, napping out on his pillow after sniffing at Wyatt a minute. So far, so good.

Next doc appt is the 12th, will update before then for sure. We're all doing well though. More later.

some pics

2008-05-21T17:07:00.000-07:00

there are some more pics up on the flickr site.....

Zulu + 10 days

2008-05-20T19:33:00.000-07:00

About time for an update I think :) Things are going well, Jr is eating, sleeping, and pooping as he should be. He went in for his 1 week checkup on the 17th, he'd already gained back his birth weight and was 7lbs 2oz, Doc said everything looked fine and keep doing what we're doing...right on!

Wy is holding up well, we're both just tired, her more than I since she cheats and lets me sleep a bit more. Not a whole lot I can do on the feeding side of things, but I'm the pick up and put down guy, and on the hook to fetch and gather, which is fine.

San Diego does this thing with first parents, where they send a nurse out to check on you, and answer any questions you may have. Its funded from cigarette taxes, so I guess we paid for it over the years. (Yes, we're still not smoking, though I'll the occasional cigar, like I did today...but even that is wearing pretty thin). She came out this morning, and he's now 7lbs 4oz's, so he's still eating (and pooping!) fine. Wy and Wyatt are over at Cim's place currently, Cim's husband is in the Navy and is out on the Reagan carrier for the next 6 months, so they're doing some hanging out there. And I'm catching up on work mail and cleaning a bit.

More updates soon, and yes yes, more pics will be taken :)

t

Wyatt Emery born 5/10/2008, 7:31 am PST

2008-05-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

Those of you that know Wyoming know that she is early for everything...and giving birth is no different. Wyatt was 'officially' due on 5/17....

Had an early evening friday night. Grabbed food from On The Border on our way back from Best Buy, picked up a new washer and dryer since our old ones were not long for the world of the working. My copy of Disney's Alladin came on thursday, so we figured we'd hang out, watch a movie, and she would go to bed early while I played video games. Which is exactly what happened. She went to bed around 10:30, and stayed up enough to watch Letterman, I blew people up online. My whole week has been super wonky with work, schedule wise, so I finally got to bed at ~2:30. At 3 she got me up, didn't feel exactly 100%. I'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say she was NOT having a good time. Told her to call the oncall doc and Cimbria. I started putting everything together (ran the dog, got all the bags together, etc). Oncall doc called back at, literally, the same time Wy started vomiting...fun for the whole family! Oncall said to come in. Cim picked us up, we made it to the hospital around 5, up and setup in the room by ~5:30. They start checking her out and she's already at 7cm! 2 hours of hard labor and pushing, one final olympic push, and Wyatt is with us.

Mom and baby are fine, Wy has some complications that they are working on, but is mostly tired. I'm completely fried as well. I'm back at the house for an hour or so, trying to get my eyes working (I was sans eyes for all of the labor and birth, but was able to put them back in around 8).

Think they'll be in the hospital a couple of days, but still working out the details there. Will update when I have more, and will get some of the pics and vids moved over.

Quick snap from my phone:

quick update

2008-05-09T15:26:00.000-07:00

Baby: mucus plug is gone, contractions on and off.... then I'm back to where I was and no sign of anything to come. Sigh, we'll see...

Skin: got results back from that biopsy on my arm- pre-cancerous sun damage (actinic keratosis).... wear sunblock and keep an eye on it.

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all you mom's out there!

Makin' Progress....

2008-05-09T01:17:00.000-07:00

Wy is passed out currently, as I will be shortly, but I've needed to make an update on whats going on in my little side of the world. In no particular order

work
work
work

To say I've been busy at the office is such an astonishing understatement as to be insulting to understatements everywhere. Its non stop, all hours, all the bloody time. They're in for a rude awakening once Jr. decides he really wants out, though. I've warned my boss a couple of times now, and I think he gets it...but I don't think he gets it. Will be a fun few months at least.

What else, let's see. Not sure if Wy mentioned or not, but my friend Scott came out from the Big O for a few days, he just got back from Iraq again, so we hung out at the house and got all maudlin and grilled an egregious amount of meat. (And killed almost 2 cases of corona, not bad for 3 days...).

Dad and Pat were in town a few days this week, leaving later today(friday), heading to Irvine to hang with some of Dad's Mini Cooper friends(Its like a gang, but we had dinner with some of them this evening and they are _VERY_ nice). They were down dropping my little sister's Jeep off, since she's going to grad school in Hawaii. She and Jeff are the over achievers in the family, I weep for Tim and I :).

Wy seems to be doing fairly well, holding up as it were. Aches and pains and whatnot, which is to be expected. I suppose I'm doing fairly well as well, equal parts excited and freaked out. All of the standard questions. All of the standard 'fears'. Some examples:

1. Will I be a good parent?
2. How do I get this thing to stop crying?
3. Is there a return policy?
4. Who's toy budget is larger, Wyatt's or mine?
5. Can I get a pacifier too?

etc. I'll leave as an exercise for the reader which of those questions is real...:)

More in a day or so, I need sleep.

Dr. Guru says.... any day or 5/19....

2008-05-07T13:57:00.000-07:00

2 cm now.... head still down, bp was 122/78 but it was a bit high for me b/c dr. had us waiting for 30 minutes past our appt. and i was just antsy. she was stoked about the 'you're measuring a good 2cm' though so that's promising i guess, better than a bad 2 cm. so some progress...

she brought up the fact that she may have to induce if labor doesn't go quickly enough b/c i'm going to need antibiotics in my iv to fight a strep b bacteria (fairly normal ~30% of moms get and they want the kid out quick in that case)- that doesn't make me happy (the induction part) b/c i've pretty much heard that if they start the pitocin, i may as well get the epidural b/c the strength of the contractions will kill me plus the whole bp meds in the iv b/c of the pitocin so more meds.... so that doesn't make me happy but if it's necessary, i guess we just gotta do it.

we'll see how goes....

unemployment and 38+ weeks

2008-05-06T13:41:00.000-07:00

Ok, so since I was only working part-time, it's not that different-- but it is... plus today is rainy, perfect day to lounge about and not do anything but I know I will. I am definitely moving slower, he's riding lower but there's still stuff to do on my list of stuff to get done. Funny how that works, all the stuff I never had time to do, now I do but I can't move as quickly and efficiently as I used to- kinda frustrating- it's still getting done, just not as quickly as I'd like. T and I cleaned out the laundry room (our mini-garage) Sunday- we got rid of for sale signs and other junk that's been accumulating the last couple of years. I got to vacuum all the little cracks I've been missing lately around the house yesterday, polish the floors, grocery shopping and did some more laundry.... stuff like that.

Doc appointment tomorrow see if junior is on the move or not... I'm feeling the weight, for sure- especially in my upper ab muscles and hips. Bags are packed; T's got snacks and change of clothes, I got my stuff for the most part (maybe like 90%). Car seat is in- thanks Keith. Now, I'm just eating and sleeping as often as possible waiting for the time he's ready. Dad's gonna watch the dog whenever the time comes.

T's Dad and Stepmom are coming into town tomorrow afternoon so that should be fun, figure out something good to grill and hang out some... looking forward to the next few days with them in town. Cim and family are up at Disneyland for the next few days then we're going to Tapas Picasso on Saturday for Mother's day- yummy! Other than that, not much else planned.

growing more than a baby....

2008-05-01T16:52:00.000-07:00

ok, so you hear about skin tags and funky things growing on your body when growing a baby but i had this thing on the back of my arm.... went to the derm doc today and he removed/biopsed the bump to test it. the rest of my moles are looking pretty normal so we'll see.

next ob appt isn't until the 7th so we'll get checked again then. jr's just pushing down and moving as usual... i get like a leg block down my right leg every once and awhile but other than that, doing well.

burgers on the grill for dinner, maybe a pedicure tomorrow but not much on the calendar- it's nice. =)

1cm

2008-04-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

so i guess it's a subjective measurement and we'll see again next week, but i'm measuring 1 centimeter and his head is down.... i can walk around like this for weeks or start tomorrow, we'll see. =)

Movin' on down....

2008-04-25T06:22:00.000-07:00

To the south side- ayup, he's on the move or more accurately known as lightening or dropping. Let me try to explain how I'm feeling when this change is happening...

It comes on slowly but suddenly at the same time, mostly to the area between my belly button and my hairline (no, I haven't seen it in months- I'm being general). Lasting roughly 20 seconds, it slows me down- not doubled over by any means but it feels as if somebody or something is holding on for dear life- the way your hands feel after riding a particularly exhilarating roller coaster and your hands have clenched the bar for the last 90 seconds out of shear thrill... kinda like that blood rushing back feeling mixed with a slight cramp mixed with the slightest ache- like a muscle spasm ache. I know it doesn't make sense but it's kinda difficult to explain the exact feeling. All I know is he's now kicking/punching/moving a lot lower than he was before Wednesday and all of these with increased (about 10 minutes out of every 1/2 hour to an hour sometimes) moving and hiccups have contributed to me not getting more than 3-4 hours of sleep at a time... more like 2 last night- he just moves all the freakin' time- I guess b/c he can- if there's enough room in there for him to.

Gonna see the doc on Monday, curious if they still say the 19th or not.... Place your bets here.... I say more like the 10-14th. We'll see though, eh?

Another Shower!!! Wow!!

2008-04-18T23:29:00.001-07:00

Tonight, T and I had a surprise baby shower thrown by the Omaha crew (Cindy, Kathy & Marge). They had a party last weekend, had everyone bring their presents unwrapped, photographed the ladies who then wrote notes to us and the baby, put together a book as if we were there, they all wrapped the gifts then we received everything today in 5 boxes- the UPS guy was funny- backed in so he wouldn't have to make as long of trips to our door.

Everything is so overwhelming- so freakin' cute!!!! We got tons of well wishes and the memory book was great! Cindy also sent along some cookies and taffy, yummy! Giftwise, we got onesies, blankets, pacifiers, robes, stuffed animals (one that plays sounds like rain/whales/heartbeat in utero!!!), socks, bibs, bath stuff, books, washcloths, a nightlight, rubber duckies, a cart coozie!, crib skirt, crib sheet, more blankets (love them!!), larger clothes/outfits for later on (which is great, we have tons of 0-3 mo now), gift cards/coupons and texture toys.... and more I'm sure I'm forgetting things.

Thanks to all of the Omaha ladies for your gracious gifts, we're having a blast going through it all!

We also got a really cool surprise from China- T's brother and his family (Jeff, Celine, Chloe & Jeremy) sent us a Tripp Trapp chair! This is so cool! he can totally grow into it and lasts forever. Thanks guys and Happy Birthday Chloe!!!

We had a great dinner with some friends we hadn't seen in about a year, opened gifts and read cards and now I'm off to write some thank you notes.

Dr. Guru says.... come back in a week or so.

2008-04-18T10:47:00.000-07:00

So, we got the follow up ultrasound to check out baby's belly and the 'normal variance' is still there, smaller and they're still not worried about it. Ok. =) He's in the head down, butt in my ribs, legs folded in front of him normal position along my right side (where's he been the majority of the time I've felt him). My weight is the same as two weeks ago and my bp was 110/74, my cervix is nowhere near thinking about being open and he hasn't dropped yet. I guess this means we're still looking at 5.19 or thereabouts as the due date.

I'm 35 weeks and he measured about 36 weeks so pretty average other than having a big belly and possibly big shoulders... I go back in a week or so (the 28th to see a different doc in the same practice- Dr. Gafori). Hopefully we're not way bigger between now and a month from now- no more Taco Bell, hehee =)

Dr. Guru knows we're wanting to try to do this as natural as possible- I have it in my head (yes, it's a hippie granola type head) that an IV with fluids and maybe a mild pain killer in the beginning and only the possibility of an episiotomy is a lot less invasive and pleasing than having the alternative: epidural in my back, a cathader up my urethra, a monitor up my cooch and an IV administering Pitocin/BP meds/other things that I'll be so doped up I won't know about, longer labor b/c of these things, definite episiotomy b/c i can't feel to push or end up getting a C-section..... not to mention the recovery time of major surgery.... yeah, option A, although more painful is much more appealing to me.

More later- vote on a middle name>>>>

Middile name(s)

2008-04-17T13:52:00.000-07:00

Realized that I should put up some text to go with the poll, mostly for people to comment against. So, there, to the right, is a new poll for middle names. Some have asked about abbadon: in some cultures, traditionally children are named for/after things that the parents hope the child avoids in life. The example that comes to mind is Marid (disease) in Arab countries. My googlefoo is weak today, but I'll edit in more examples as I have time. Anywho, Abbadon means 'destroyer', and a few other things. Read the wiki for it....

Comment as you like, cause you all know you want to!

Hot and ready....90 degrees of kid readiness

2008-04-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Had our last childbirthing class yesterday (the mercury hit 95 here, jeesh)- we're officially ready to give birth I guess. =) We've done the breastfeeding class, the birthing classes, the room's almost done.... just organizing movies/cds/craft stuff/kitchen- stuff we've been meaning to do and I finally have a little time to do with having time off. Just trying to stay cool in the non-A/C beginnings of summer.

shopping and eating.... yummy

2008-04-13T23:19:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome girl's night last night! Got the chair and some other goodies at Ikea then headed over to one of my fave restaurants here in SD- Tapas Picasso! Todd and I have been going there for about 11 years now...

Three hours later, the three of us girls rolled outta there for a chill evening of movies and sleep. Thanks ladies for a great night, I had such a great time!

baby supplies and stuff

2008-04-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

Craigslist rules! We got this swing for $25! Cim and Reknee and I are gonna go to the Ikea and get a bouncy Poang chair and ottoperson. That should hold us over until the uber set Don ordered for us gets here in June/July. I think we have most of the big stuff either in hand or en route so WOOHOO!

Had breastfeeding class last night- went pretty well. A lot of it was stuff you read online or in free flyers though. The childbirthing class on the other hand, not so much- learning tons and they have a book that goes along with the class (that has already scared one couple friend of ours into swearing never to have kids). We have the second half of that this Sunday. Interesting fact: all the people in the birthing class, except one, are having boys. The nursing class was pretty split but I still think there were more boys, and two couples who didn't want to know what sex their kid was- who does that anymore?! =) hehee.

Nope, I think we're progressing pretty well. Gonna be going thru clutter this next week or two and putting finishing touches on the kid's room and the patio I think. I'm planning on working thru the 24th, my hours are more limited (working 5-6 hour days if I want) so this should go by pretty quickly, dang. Welp, almost 11, I should head into work, heh.

fun day

2008-04-05T23:04:00.000-07:00

Cim threw us a great bbq/shower today. We had good food (tons of it) and a great time with our friends. Thanks to all who showed up and shared in the good times. Here are a couple of pics from Cim's new badass cam. =)

33 week doc's visit and other preggy things....

2008-04-03T10:56:00.000-07:00

Tuesday's appointment went well enough. Everything looks normal- my weight is about 147, my bp is 120/70 (and that was me annoyed for having to wait an hour past my appt time), the belly is measuring 34 at 33 weeks so I guess that's good.... We go back on the 17th for the ultrasound to find out the final stats and progress.

I'm really really really tired. I don't think I realized how much I had on my plate, I never thought it was much but dang- I've had a rough couple of days. Super weepy and pooped don't make for a pleasant Wy so I apologize to all those who have crossed my path this week, including my boss, T and T's poor just visiting Dad!

Thanks for putting up with me guys. We got to hang out a little around my naps, grab some grub, went shopping... Thanks to Don & Patty for the glider chair and ottoperson! We'll be getting them in a couple of months b/c we had to have the non-standard color, of course. While we were at it, we got the crib so those things will show up sometime in June.

Looking forward to our bbq this weekend, should be fun hanging out with people we haven't seen in awhile or outside of work at all. Thanks to Cim for hosting the shindig, should be a blast! More later.... maybe a nap for now....

huh? what?

2008-03-31T14:25:00.000-07:00

i'm pretty pooped today.... it's like i had energy and i get stuff done, then as soon as i'm ready to rest, the baby wants to dance all night long!!! no fair! at least the people here at work are cool- i said i didn't feel like i was doing anything really today (moving slow) and they were all 'yeah, well you're busy growing a baby, take it easy if you can'.

grandma cindy sent us a package- she made wyatt a quilt, bumper pads and a hanging pocket thing! she also sent t's baby blanket and teddy bear- too cute!!!! so now we have both mine (that my grandma made) and his baby blanket for the baby, that's pretty cool, no?

got some good swag this weekend- had to update the registries to reflect all the stuff we got second hand. (nursing footstool, 3 hats, mirror for the carseat when he's facing back, a cute sweater for later, a bright color dotted sling, bjorn bouncy seat, boppy pillow without case, a bad ass mobile, musical toy, and a bag full of diapers and covers and doublers- i think i'm done with collecting these until the kid comes and we try them all out although, just looking at the variety i have, i think the dream eez aio dipes with the happy heinyz covers look like the winning combo just as softness/ease of use etc. goes and as an outsider/newbie....) all in all, i think i got over $400 worth of stuff for just under $200 this weekend. cim's the mistress of haggling, she probably saved me a decent chunk... thanks hon =).

t's dad's coming in to town to visit for the week, should be fun. he's so fun and mellow and digs on photography just like us... doc appointment tomorrow- will update.

New/Old stuff!!!

2008-03-28T09:08:00.000-07:00

Going garage saling this weekend- at actual events. There's a big cloth diaper garage sale at a boutique store renting out tables to people who are getting rid of what they didn't use or gently used, Saturday. Then on Sunday is the 'parent connection' garage sale- entry fee $2 for a boat load of kids stuff. We'll see, I plan on going by both even though they're up north. I'll let everyone know what we get for a bargain.

Happy weekend! =)

Gross produce

2008-03-23T12:20:00.000-07:00

from Cim's mom....
produce porn

Saturday of fun

2008-03-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my stepmother threw me a shower. We got plenty of food and gifts. I was out there from like 12-4 and got to hang out with all of her Philipina friends from church. When everyone quit speaking English, I knew it was time to leave. I swung by Cim's house after to hang out, unwind and watch a movie. I told T I was on my way there and he suggested we go out to eat- but I've been eating all day long and having to be proper and all, I just wanted to hangout a little! He just laughed at me. I said that he got to hang out at the house and play video games all day and I had to be social like that I was tired and wanted to hang out with Cim. Again, he laughed at me and I was all upset he was laughing at me...

I let him know when I was on my way home and when I got back here, he had apple smoked thick cut pork chops grilling on our new Traeger grill. He had in fact had Re and Jo take him to pick up the ordered grill, got it back home, right after I left for the shower. T put it together and realized he had a bunk one, had the lady from the grill place load up a new one and drive it up here and take the busted one, put the new one together..... he let the paint cure on the hour high heat while the chops were brining then put them on to cook when I was coming home. So, I got another dinner at 10pm, a yummy one that my loving husband worked on all day, really. What a nice surprise! Todd really did his homework and the place where he got the grill from (great customer service!!!) is great. The pork chops were moist and smokey and yummy. I see him doing a lot more cooking in the future. =)

Easter dinner's going to be smoked ham and pineapple kabobs and 40 clove of garlic chicken- YUMMY!!!! Now I just need to go through and start writing thank you notes. T has jury duty tomorrow, fun!

31 weeks

2008-03-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

Dr. appt. went well.... I guess I'm going to be seeing her every 2 weeks for a bit. 110/78 bp and 32cm on the tummy... 146lbs. So, I'm doing well baking the baby, he's got another 2 month to go before he's well done but yeah, good stuff so far.

Found out T's pop is coming into town for a visit in a couple of weeks, we always look forward to some fun time with D. =) This is going to be grandkid number 3 for him so this is exciting.

Had an interesting dinner... found this stuff- french toast bread! Toast that up a little, spread some cream cheese, some sliced apple- yummy sammich! hehee. Oh, here's a funny recipe side note- I submitted a salad recipe to FitPregnancy and they picked it as a finalist, it'll be printed in the next issue. HA! Silly, huh? Asking preggy women for recipes- I bet they get some weird stuff (see above =)). I'll let y'all know b/c I know you all read that zine, heh- grand prize = uber blender/food processor, cool, huh?

Got a busy weekend ahead.... getting the windows cleaned on Friday and my stepmother's throwing a shower on Saturday. More later....

(LDR) Labor & Delivery Rooms... the tour

2008-03-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

Last night we got the grand tour.... I would say nickel tour but the average cost of delivery nowadays according to this hospital is around $5,000. I was very impressed with the facilities- totally quiet in the hallways, tons of waiting rooms (equipped with flat screens and comfy couches even), no glaring fluorescents in the LDR rooms....very cool.

So, the way it goes I guess is I'm gonna have some people on a call list- Cim, ReKnee, Dad.... when the doc says to go in, I'll have them take us in. The Women's Center entrance is open 24 hrs to laboring moms but not so much for helpers and family (9-9 to the public) . The entrance right next to it is open until 11pm. If it's after 11 and before 7? then it's through the ER for interested parties. Floor 2 has LDR rooms- light wood paneling, soft lights, tv with dvd/vcr in room.... levels 2 & 3 have recovery rooms for the 36 hours after delivery with overflow higher up in older rooms. We got to see the worst case upper floor overflow rooms- not bad, just older and smaller really. Nurse ratio is 1:1 with rare busy times of 1:2 with 20 minutes per hour being monitoring in room of mommy... cool.

We finally made reservations for 'childbirthing class' on the 6th and 13th next month, heh. Should be fun. More later! =)

30 week ultrasound

2008-03-12T03:49:00.001-07:00

T's working on the video, here are a couple of the stills. He (yes, definitely a HE-see bottom left image), was holding his foot in front of his face the whole time, that and the cord was up by his right cheek so there's only a few but here they are, enjoy. =)

parenting a dog, just not the same....

2008-03-05T20:47:00.000-08:00

hopefully. our pup's new nickname is loaf.

because he ate a whole (less the one end piece and two slices) loaf of wheat bread.

he was doing really good not chewing stuff he's not supposed to for like 3 whole years. then, we started cleaning out the office and getting in kid mode and he was showing how upset he was, chewing on stuff. then, just recently, he's been pretty good.... for like the last 3-4 weeks. today, there was the bag, still with twistie tie, shredded open at the middle, with three pieces leftover and not a crumb in site. not bad for a pup who didn't have much of an appetite the night before. all in all, there are worse things for him to eat and it's prolly my fault for not feeding him enough this morning but i didn't want him to get ill again (puked up dinner a couple of nights ago... acting fine so been feeding him smaller amounts).

now, we wait for the poop of giant proportions resembling a wheat sponge....

where is my mind.....

2008-03-03T20:51:00.000-08:00

fancis black/frank black of the pixies said it best although he'll never have 'placenta brain' and my girlfriends are saying finally!

WHERE IS MY MIND?

i'm so forgetful now.... like today i get one little bump in the schedule (rescheduling of a pediatrician interview) and my brain is skewed into oblivion. like when i thought i'd swing by the vets office and pick up a 3 month supply of revolution for the pup. then i thought, hey, i should get the truck washed. only, i didn't move the $50 package of medicine into a bag, it remained on the passenger side floor then ended up in the car wash dumpster from the vacuum guys doing their job a little too well. don't i feel like an idiot. then i couldn't find my keys when i was home. then we went and got shelves for the kids room from a craigslist and i couldn't remember that i still had stacks of paper in the way of the shelves.... then i'm just damn weepy over all of it.

weepy and forgetful.... i guess it's about time some symptoms pop up eh? had two different strangers guess i was closer to 4-5 months preggy and not 7 months so i guess that's something, i'm not as tubby as t says i am. j/k heh. then, rough to be me i know, i gotta work a whole 4 days this week instead of 3, sigh. if i can just make it through the week and make a little progress in the kids room, i think i'll be ok.

28 week dr. appt. went well....

2008-02-26T20:35:00.000-08:00

'Is he kicking a lot?'
'Ayup'
'Ok, you're done. Just kidding. =)'

Heh, funny doc. It was a good visit. Weight's good. My belly measures 29cm which I guess is average for 28 weeks. BP good, a little low but good. I'm to record how long it takes for 10 'movements' within an hour each evening. For example, right after I eat or when I go to bed, I write down the time. I then count how many times he kicks the living shit out of me. When I get to ten, I record the time. Supposedly, something's wrong if there's not 10 within an hour but I have problems with that- what if it's not his hour and he's napping out? He kicks plenty throughout the day, and especially at night but it's still kinda hit or miss on when I start that random hour.

Doc asked about if we've talked to pediatricians yet so we're on the hunt. There's a small office (of the larger practice that co-exists with my ob office and hospital) right across the freeway and up one exit- how freakin' cool is that!? I was thinking I would have to drive over by the hospital/T's work every time we had to go to the pediatrician's office. That's Monday, we'll go interview/grill him- heard/read good things so far but there's plenty on the list and we still have about 2.5 months to go...

Getting another 4D ultrasound on the 11th. Get a tour of the hospital on the 13th. What else... that's about it for now. More later.