I guess???
Husband is sleeping, he turned in at 10pm. Of course Emma is sleeping, and I am sitting on the couch watching Sex and the City Re-runs! happy freaking New years! And to top it off, we have no freaking alchol in the house! Don't get me wrong, today was good! Husband took the day off, we dropped Emma off at Rowgrandma's house and we were off to the movies! We saw Marley and Me-good move although I think the book is better. Then, we had giftcards to applebees so we went there for dinner! After that we went to starbucks for coffee! It was an early night! We picked Emma up at 5:30. I was hoping the night wouldn't end at just that however, it did! Seriously, I am 24 years old- and I am sitting by myself in a quiet house on NYE! I am not pg, I am not Breastfeeding- I can actually drink! I can actually go and have fun! But apparently, that is not what kind of people we are! Well, heres to 2009! Lets see what happens this year!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Growing so fast!
Emma will be 7 months old in the next week! I can't believe how fast she is growing! Having a baby has truly made life go by so fast! She is pulling herself up, and moving holding on to things. My mom got Emma a walker for Christmas. Its a stroller, that she can play with, sitting or standing. The video below is of her walking with the stroller. She takes a big fall at the end, but she is okay :) She is taking many big falls lately. kind of scary, sometimes I want to put a helment on her just to save her little head from more bumps :)
On the sleeping front, Emma has been sleeping through the night again (finally). No more slumber parties in my bed! I think the next step is to get her in her own room. We, will see what happens! On one hand I am ready for her to be out of our room and that includes all of her clothes and her pack and play! However, it is much eaiser to have her in our room. I guess there is a little seperation anxiety on my end as well. She has been sleeping no more than a couple of feet away from me since the night she was born! Its hard to think of her being in another room. Husband on the other hand is more than ready for her to be out of our room. We will see what happens in the coming weeks! In all reality if she is going to be in her room...I have to get my butt in gear and clean it out! We painted the office, and moved everything that was in there into Emma's room. So that mess is awaiting me!
I tried to add a video, it was taking too long! I will try again later!
On the sleeping front, Emma has been sleeping through the night again (finally). No more slumber parties in my bed! I think the next step is to get her in her own room. We, will see what happens! On one hand I am ready for her to be out of our room and that includes all of her clothes and her pack and play! However, it is much eaiser to have her in our room. I guess there is a little seperation anxiety on my end as well. She has been sleeping no more than a couple of feet away from me since the night she was born! Its hard to think of her being in another room. Husband on the other hand is more than ready for her to be out of our room. We will see what happens in the coming weeks! In all reality if she is going to be in her room...I have to get my butt in gear and clean it out! We painted the office, and moved everything that was in there into Emma's room. So that mess is awaiting me!
I tried to add a video, it was taking too long! I will try again later!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Lots and lots....
There are many things I feel like venting about..bear with me, as this may be long and sometimes incomprehensible.
first....baby weight. Why are you still sticking around? and why are you multiplying? Seriously! I was so proud when before conceving Emma I was a whole 30lbs lighter. And although I was estatic t0 learn that I was pg, I was concerned about gaining all that weight back. I had a pretty moderate weight gain, basically gained back everything I had lost! After Emma came along Ifelt good about myself; I had lost 20 of those pounds so eaisly! But, then got stuck at the last 10 pounds. However, that 10lbs has multiplied itself. I am now afraid to see what I am up at! I just want to get down to where I was before Emma came along! Go away, go away, go away!
Second, expensive items on baby registries. I have three baby showers to go to this month, and I love going to them and blessings the soon to be mothers!! I really love giving things to people! However, of course I give within my means! So I was looking at a baby registry...and its for a young couple that are in their first year of marriage and don't have a lot of money. And they have registered for the most expensive things! My thoughts are....if you can't afford to buy if it's not bought off your registry why put it on? I don't know maybe its just me? But I know when we put our registry together we got things that were affordabe but still nice! Now, there are exceptions to this rule..you pick the top of the line bottles- thats okay- however a crib that is $400 dollare when I know for a fact you can get one for $200 cheapier at another store! Or the stroller car seat combos- for almost $300 bucks when you can get the same things for like $160! I am all about nice things but, I am all about getting nice things at good prices!
Thirdly, and probably lastly. Yes husband I don't like spiders! and yes it is your job to kill them! and to not get upset when I ask you to! I don't care if you think it is stupid. Kill the darn spider and get on with it! If you get sick of having to run to my aid when I see one, then get your play clothes on, go underneath the house and set a bomb off! Kill them all at once! Geesh! Or buy me a newer house- preferby one that is not soon going to be celebrating its 200th birthday!
Now, as I sit next to my crying daughter in her bed...its time to spend night two breaking outr terrible sleeping habit, once again send prayers my way!
first....baby weight. Why are you still sticking around? and why are you multiplying? Seriously! I was so proud when before conceving Emma I was a whole 30lbs lighter. And although I was estatic t0 learn that I was pg, I was concerned about gaining all that weight back. I had a pretty moderate weight gain, basically gained back everything I had lost! After Emma came along Ifelt good about myself; I had lost 20 of those pounds so eaisly! But, then got stuck at the last 10 pounds. However, that 10lbs has multiplied itself. I am now afraid to see what I am up at! I just want to get down to where I was before Emma came along! Go away, go away, go away!
Second, expensive items on baby registries. I have three baby showers to go to this month, and I love going to them and blessings the soon to be mothers!! I really love giving things to people! However, of course I give within my means! So I was looking at a baby registry...and its for a young couple that are in their first year of marriage and don't have a lot of money. And they have registered for the most expensive things! My thoughts are....if you can't afford to buy if it's not bought off your registry why put it on? I don't know maybe its just me? But I know when we put our registry together we got things that were affordabe but still nice! Now, there are exceptions to this rule..you pick the top of the line bottles- thats okay- however a crib that is $400 dollare when I know for a fact you can get one for $200 cheapier at another store! Or the stroller car seat combos- for almost $300 bucks when you can get the same things for like $160! I am all about nice things but, I am all about getting nice things at good prices!
Thirdly, and probably lastly. Yes husband I don't like spiders! and yes it is your job to kill them! and to not get upset when I ask you to! I don't care if you think it is stupid. Kill the darn spider and get on with it! If you get sick of having to run to my aid when I see one, then get your play clothes on, go underneath the house and set a bomb off! Kill them all at once! Geesh! Or buy me a newer house- preferby one that is not soon going to be celebrating its 200th birthday!
Now, as I sit next to my crying daughter in her bed...its time to spend night two breaking outr terrible sleeping habit, once again send prayers my way!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
sleep will come
Over the past two weeks, Emma and I have established a new habit! She wakes up in the night sometimes once every hour, sometimes a little longer in between. The only way that she will go back to sleep is if she is sleeping next to me! So...this habit most be broken! Tonight is the night to do it!
Right now, I am camped out next to Emma's bed right where she can see me...for the last hour we have been singing and talking, however, she has not gone to sleep yet! She is at this min quite content with watching me type on the laptop. I have a feeling this is going to be a long night! And a hard habit to break! I am sure it would be eaiser in her own room...but we just aren't ready for her to be all the way upstairs while we are done stairs! maybe taking the pack and play out of our room at night will help. I think she wakes up; and now that she can pull herself up she does that and looks for us! I don't know maybe knowing that we aren't in the room can be a good a bad thing! I think these nights have been worse than the newborn nights! At least then, she was just getting up a couple of times to eat! Now, when she gets up; if I don't pick her up right away she is VERY upset! And that can keep us up for hours!
So tonight is going to be a long night..probably the rest of this week will be! however, it will be worth it in the long run- when she is finally back to sleeping through the night! And in her own bed! Send lots of prayers!!
went back to edit for spelling...and she is asleep! Wohoo, I think I will stay here and see if we can keep this going!
Right now, I am camped out next to Emma's bed right where she can see me...for the last hour we have been singing and talking, however, she has not gone to sleep yet! She is at this min quite content with watching me type on the laptop. I have a feeling this is going to be a long night! And a hard habit to break! I am sure it would be eaiser in her own room...but we just aren't ready for her to be all the way upstairs while we are done stairs! maybe taking the pack and play out of our room at night will help. I think she wakes up; and now that she can pull herself up she does that and looks for us! I don't know maybe knowing that we aren't in the room can be a good a bad thing! I think these nights have been worse than the newborn nights! At least then, she was just getting up a couple of times to eat! Now, when she gets up; if I don't pick her up right away she is VERY upset! And that can keep us up for hours!
So tonight is going to be a long night..probably the rest of this week will be! however, it will be worth it in the long run- when she is finally back to sleeping through the night! And in her own bed! Send lots of prayers!!
went back to edit for spelling...and she is asleep! Wohoo, I think I will stay here and see if we can keep this going!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve!!
Its exciting to be celebrating Christmas with Emma for the first time! Last year at the time we had just found out the Emma is a she..and we were only imagining what life would be like with a baby! And now that she is here, its been awesome! Tonight, we had Christmas over at husband's side of the family! We had dinner, lots of desserts, and lots of presents! Mostly for the babies though! Emma loves all the new toys, and books that she got from her Grandma and Grandpa and her Aunt and Uncle! Tomorrow, we are going to wake up and have breakfast, then open presents with just Dan, Emma, and I. Then through out the day my family will trickle in. None of them will stay very long, just long enough to exchange gifts and enjoy some yummies together! I am very excited to be in our own house for the first time during Christmas. We have a nice place to entertain our family!
I hate to feel this way..but there is a twinge of sadness that runs through me tonight! Tonight we had planned to announce that therowfamily was expecting rowbaby #2, but of course that changed! So, that made me kind of sad! It feels weird...its like I am mourning the loss of something, that was barely there. For those of you who don't know what a chemical pregnancy is: the egg gets fertilized- but, it does not implant, and just gets "washed away." Its also called an early miscarriage, b/c essentially that's what it is. Most women don't know it has happened..They just think their periods were a couple of days late, and little heavier than normal. However, I had a hunch that made me test a day after my period was late! The positive test that I got, came from the hormones released when the egg is fertilized! Its enough to give me the early symptoms of pregnancy, but then when I to go confirm a pregnancy- the hormones are obviously too low to confirm. So, we had known for about four days before we went to get my hormones tested. We had just started to think about Rowbaby#2 in terms of he/she was going to join us in a mere 9 months! And then- I get the call, that there is no baby there! So although, there was only the presence of a fertilized egg for a short amount of time, it was time enough to start dreaming...and that is why with some regret, there is a twinge of sadness that runs through me tonight!
Merry Christmas all!
I hate to feel this way..but there is a twinge of sadness that runs through me tonight! Tonight we had planned to announce that therowfamily was expecting rowbaby #2, but of course that changed! So, that made me kind of sad! It feels weird...its like I am mourning the loss of something, that was barely there. For those of you who don't know what a chemical pregnancy is: the egg gets fertilized- but, it does not implant, and just gets "washed away." Its also called an early miscarriage, b/c essentially that's what it is. Most women don't know it has happened..They just think their periods were a couple of days late, and little heavier than normal. However, I had a hunch that made me test a day after my period was late! The positive test that I got, came from the hormones released when the egg is fertilized! Its enough to give me the early symptoms of pregnancy, but then when I to go confirm a pregnancy- the hormones are obviously too low to confirm. So, we had known for about four days before we went to get my hormones tested. We had just started to think about Rowbaby#2 in terms of he/she was going to join us in a mere 9 months! And then- I get the call, that there is no baby there! So although, there was only the presence of a fertilized egg for a short amount of time, it was time enough to start dreaming...and that is why with some regret, there is a twinge of sadness that runs through me tonight!
Merry Christmas all!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Starting over
I'm starting over in many ways..I started my blog all over again to introduce to the world that I was pregnant again. So the new intent of this blog was to document the adventures of pregnancy and the road to having two kids under two. But....
Chemical pregnancy happened! I had a very faint but very postive home pregnancy tests. However, I started spotting went to the hospital and got a blood test and my hormone levels were next to nothing. I would have just thought AF had arrived late and extra nasty this month..but I knew in my heart of hearts that I was pregnant so I testeded a day after AF was due. The lesson I learned? a couple: first although I have cherished every min of the last six months and two weeks of Emma's life- I need to not take any mintue of her milestones, her temper tantrums, and her poopy diapers for granted! I have been blessed with Emma. And thats after I was told that it was going to be difficult to carry her in the first place. The second lesson? I am no longer going to take a hpt one day after a missed period! With Emma I waited two weeks...thats what I am doing from now on!
So are we going to be trying for a second one? We will just see what happens! Right now I am thinking a puppy will do.
Chemical pregnancy happened! I had a very faint but very postive home pregnancy tests. However, I started spotting went to the hospital and got a blood test and my hormone levels were next to nothing. I would have just thought AF had arrived late and extra nasty this month..but I knew in my heart of hearts that I was pregnant so I testeded a day after AF was due. The lesson I learned? a couple: first although I have cherished every min of the last six months and two weeks of Emma's life- I need to not take any mintue of her milestones, her temper tantrums, and her poopy diapers for granted! I have been blessed with Emma. And thats after I was told that it was going to be difficult to carry her in the first place. The second lesson? I am no longer going to take a hpt one day after a missed period! With Emma I waited two weeks...thats what I am doing from now on!
So are we going to be trying for a second one? We will just see what happens! Right now I am thinking a puppy will do.
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