Friday, March 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The funniest girl
Annika has grown so much! She is 6 1/2 months now and it seems like she has especially rocketed since I have been home. She is and has been sitting up on her own since bout 5 months. In the last month her balance has really been spectacular! Just about the time I shoot my arms out to catch her, she recovers on her own and was able to reach the toy she was going for that, to me, seemed out of her reach.
She is pulling herself up from laying to sitting, and is quite quickly working on pulling herself from sitting to standing. She's not quite crawling yet. But getting there fast! She has this caterpillar like movement that she does all over the family room floor.
It's amazing! This cuddly little lump of flesh has grown so much, so fast! Now she's a little person that rolls around the room, expresses her personality and absorbs so much!
Is it possible that other parents love and enjoy their children as much as I do? It doesn't seem possible.
She is pulling herself up from laying to sitting, and is quite quickly working on pulling herself from sitting to standing. She's not quite crawling yet. But getting there fast! She has this caterpillar like movement that she does all over the family room floor.
It's amazing! This cuddly little lump of flesh has grown so much, so fast! Now she's a little person that rolls around the room, expresses her personality and absorbs so much!
Is it possible that other parents love and enjoy their children as much as I do? It doesn't seem possible.
Monday, January 18, 2010
New Week, New List
Last night I started my new list for the week. I really like doing it this way! It helps me feel like I'm not just sitting around the house in my jammies not getting much done.
As the week goes on, I am always surprised at how much I actually added to the list! There are a few "roll over" tasks from last week, but man! I have to pace myself! LOL yeah right.
Now, Have I gotten anything done from my list today? uh, no. But I did go to Barnes and Noble and had lunch with a friend. So it is certainly not a wasted day. :)
As the week goes on, I am always surprised at how much I actually added to the list! There are a few "roll over" tasks from last week, but man! I have to pace myself! LOL yeah right.
Now, Have I gotten anything done from my list today? uh, no. But I did go to Barnes and Noble and had lunch with a friend. So it is certainly not a wasted day. :)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Back to pre pregnancy weight!
That's right! those last pesky 5 lbs that stuck around for the last 2 months are finally gone!
Now I can set my sights on my goal weight! Another 15-20 lbs and I'll be there! It's really hard to lose weight while breastfeeding and entertaining an infant! Normally I would just diet and exercise, but babies and Matts kind of get in the way of that! LOL But I am super excited about Zumba and hopefully that will encourage me to work out despite being so busy.
Not much else on the blogging front for now. I'll consider that a good thing!
Now Ive set my sights on grocery shopping and heading to the bank!
Now I can set my sights on my goal weight! Another 15-20 lbs and I'll be there! It's really hard to lose weight while breastfeeding and entertaining an infant! Normally I would just diet and exercise, but babies and Matts kind of get in the way of that! LOL But I am super excited about Zumba and hopefully that will encourage me to work out despite being so busy.
Not much else on the blogging front for now. I'll consider that a good thing!
Now Ive set my sights on grocery shopping and heading to the bank!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday!
Today was a good day! One of my dad's coworkers has a daughter who is about to have a baby girl, and of course (my dad is just the cutest!) my dad brags about how mom and I are such bargain shoppers and we have such an overflow of stuff for Miss Annika. So she came over this morning and bought up all the stuff I had packed up and ready to take to Children's Attic!
Woo Hoo! I couldn't believe how much stuff we had that was brand new with tags still or not even out of the package!
So I'm thankful for our overflow. I'm thankful for having the overflow out of the house. And I'm thankful for an essentially uneventful Friday!
Woo Hoo! I couldn't believe how much stuff we had that was brand new with tags still or not even out of the package!
So I'm thankful for our overflow. I'm thankful for having the overflow out of the house. And I'm thankful for an essentially uneventful Friday!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Excitement at Target
Well not so much "good" excitement.
In the midst of me checking of many of my "To-Do's" while we were shopping yesterday, Matt got a little dizzy and said his eyes felt weird. So he sits down and I take a look. One of his pupils is huge! The other was normal. I called the doctor.
The nurse says doctor wants a ABG (blood/gas) and the only place we can have that done is through the ER. labs don't do it, only RT (respiratory therapists) do it.
So after preparing to spend a few hours in the ER, we head over.
Long story short...no answers. But they don't think its anything to worry about. No head injury, so no biggee.
So today is going to be spent checking off the rest of my list. Hopefully....
In the midst of me checking of many of my "To-Do's" while we were shopping yesterday, Matt got a little dizzy and said his eyes felt weird. So he sits down and I take a look. One of his pupils is huge! The other was normal. I called the doctor.
The nurse says doctor wants a ABG (blood/gas) and the only place we can have that done is through the ER. labs don't do it, only RT (respiratory therapists) do it.
So after preparing to spend a few hours in the ER, we head over.
Long story short...no answers. But they don't think its anything to worry about. No head injury, so no biggee.
So today is going to be spent checking off the rest of my list. Hopefully....
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
6 months already!
Well technically Annika was 6 months old on the 10th, but yesterday was her 6 month check up. And of course that means shots. Holy moly does that mean shots! All her regular shots plus we started the flu shot. Did you know that when they first start flu shots, its a 2 shot series? Neither did I. So we started the seasonal flu shot yesterday and will go back in a month for the 2nd shot, and start the H1N1. Then back in a month for the second H1N1, and then back in another month for her 9 month check up!
I'm glad I made the decision to have all 3 of us in the same office, cause boy do they know us well! LOL
Previously Annika tolerated the shots OK. She cried and screamed a little, but I quickly solve that with a little boobie time. *Note to all new moms! Pre medicate with Tylenol and then bring them when they will almost be hungry. Shots are usually forgotten with food and cuddles!* This particular time, she was pissed! She wasn't in the best of moods today anyway, but this put her over the top! I make Matt hold her for shots and he said this time was awful. She was looking him right in the eye and crying. Poor baby girl and poor daddy.
But of course a little nursing solved it all. For Annika. Matt got no breast milk and was STILL talking about it when we got home. I wonder if he would have quit if I fed him too. LOL
I also bought some baby rice cereal yesterday. I figure she's 6 months, and I might as well start her on solids. Even though I am reluctant, simply for selfish reasons. So we mixed up a little soupy cereal for Miss Annika and gave it a try! She did great! There was more all around her mouth of course than inside. She kept trying to grab the spoon, not to feed herself, but so she could chew on the spoon! So with lots of camera flashes, we tried a bit of rice cereal.
Already this morning I can tell she is gonna be crabby. Its so out of character for her, I wonder if she notices it like we do? poor thing. I guess I'll just have to have the boobs at the ready! LOL
I'm glad I made the decision to have all 3 of us in the same office, cause boy do they know us well! LOL
Previously Annika tolerated the shots OK. She cried and screamed a little, but I quickly solve that with a little boobie time. *Note to all new moms! Pre medicate with Tylenol and then bring them when they will almost be hungry. Shots are usually forgotten with food and cuddles!* This particular time, she was pissed! She wasn't in the best of moods today anyway, but this put her over the top! I make Matt hold her for shots and he said this time was awful. She was looking him right in the eye and crying. Poor baby girl and poor daddy.
But of course a little nursing solved it all. For Annika. Matt got no breast milk and was STILL talking about it when we got home. I wonder if he would have quit if I fed him too. LOL
I also bought some baby rice cereal yesterday. I figure she's 6 months, and I might as well start her on solids. Even though I am reluctant, simply for selfish reasons. So we mixed up a little soupy cereal for Miss Annika and gave it a try! She did great! There was more all around her mouth of course than inside. She kept trying to grab the spoon, not to feed herself, but so she could chew on the spoon! So with lots of camera flashes, we tried a bit of rice cereal.
Already this morning I can tell she is gonna be crabby. Its so out of character for her, I wonder if she notices it like we do? poor thing. I guess I'll just have to have the boobs at the ready! LOL
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