Happy Day

W has this book called Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.  Basically, every time someone puts on the magic sunglasses, they see things in a whole new way.  They realize “the birds are singing, the sky is bright, the sun is shining, I’m feeling ALRIGHT!”  That’s how I’m feeling today. J  Amazing what a good night of sleep can do for you!  Happy Thursday!

Hump Day

Evelyn and Angelina have arrived.  Both weighing in around 7 pounds.  14 pounds of baby – I can’t even imagine.  So so happy for our friends! J

 

Lately I’ve been sad about not getting to spend more time with W.  Monday was a tough day.  W spit up in the car (Why does that always seem to happen in my car??  NO comments about my driving).  I wondered if he wasn’t feeling well and thought about calling into work.  I didn’t because my group happened to be moving into our renovated office, we had a new employee starting, and I had meetings.  I felt so guilty.  I wish I could be in two places at once.  I also had a dentist appointment that evening, which meant a total of 2.5 hours in the car and only seeing W for 2 hours before it was bedtime.  I was just plain sad.  Boo.

Also, W has been waking up at night lately.  He has this amazing ability to wake right after we turn off the lights, hop into bed, and close our eyes.  I swear he can sense right when I’m about to fall asleep. ;)  We seem to have these patterns.  He’ll have a couple weeks of good sleep and then a couple weeks of waking up.  Regardless of the sleep, he always seems to wake up happy.  Wish I could say the same!

Weekend Recap

Our dear friends are having their twin baby girls today (or tomorrow, but probably today).  I’m so so excited for them and I can’t wait to hear the babies’ names!!  They’ve kept the names a big secret.  I kind of love when people do that (even though I’m dying to know) – it’s like this big reveal when the name is finally announced.  We did the same with W’s name, though A and I slipped on a couple occasions.  Anyway, I keep checking my phone waiting for news.  I hope I get to meet these little babies soon!!

 

This weekend was wonderful.  We didn’t have any plans.  Nada.  I love it when that happens!  Saturday, A let me sleep in, we stayed in our pjs way too long, built castles and cities out of blocks, read lots of books, and threw balls down the stairs (don’t judge, it was fun – especially if you’re 1 year old).  We went grocery shopping and ordered Chinese food.  It was perfection.

Sunday was church, breakfast with twin mommy and her kiddos, and shoe shopping for W.  Another great day and W looks adorable in his big boy shoes.

And then today.  Blah.  I don’t think W is feeling well – he spit up in my car and I had to pull over to clean him up a bit.  I didn’t sleep well.  And I have a dentist appointment.  Boooo.  I hate Monday.

Another hit

Well, the hits just keep coming this week.  Last night was the first time we had to call our pediatrician's after hours number.  W took a nasty fall and had a huge bump and scratch on his head.  The fall looked really bad - right into the edge of our coffee table.  It was definitely the worst fall he's taken thus far.  The resulting bruise that immediately began to form also looked really bad. 

The nurse we spoke with was really great and had us do a few "tests" with W.  She told us the signs to watch for and we had to wake him twice during the night to make sure he was ok.  After A hung up with the nurse, I cried.  It's just been a long week for all of us.

I'm thankful W is ok.  Seeing your child in pain is the worst thing ever. :(

Almost Friday

This has been a rough week.  Tuesday brought a fall down the stairs and W puking.  Wednesday brought snow and a 1 hour 40 minute drive to work.  We also learned that A’s aunt passed away.  Today brought 3 hours of sleep and a miserable little man (and sleep deprived parents).  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling really down.  But I’m trying to find the glimmers of hope in this difficult week…

Tuesday got off to a horrendous start, but that night, we went to a show by Pete the Cat author Eric Litwin.  W LOVES Pete the Cat.  I think I’ve mentioned that before.  He brings grandmas, A, and myself Pete the Cat about 239573 times per day.  And we read it 239573 times per day.  I think W enjoyed singing songs and hearing stories, though he fell asleep in the middle of the show.

Despite the sleepless night, W woke up this morning happy and in good spirits.  Watching him play and seeing his sweet face first thing in the morning always makes me smile. 

I had planned to work from home today.  That couldn’t have come at a better time.  I’m always thankful for a break from my commute and I’m sure my coworkers are thankful they didn’t have to see the dark circles under my eyes. 

I also planned lunch with an old friend.  I worked with her years ago and I think it’s been at least 5 years since I’ve seen her – probably longer.  Our lives have led us separate ways, but she recently moved back to the area.  It was wonderful to see her and so good for my soul.  I’ve been feeling pretty sorry for myself in the friend arena lately and this was just what I needed.  Reconnecting with a sweet person who brings no drama or reminders of friendships gone bad.  Someone with a good heart and kind words.  I loved catching up with her.

One more day to get through.  Here’s hoping it ends on a high note.

Tuesday Thoughts

Things on my mind lately:

 

1.       Will it ever warm up?  Will it ever be summer?  Logically, I know it HAS to get warmer, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way.

2.       W has been hitting lately and I have no idea how to stop it.  He does it out of frustration.  He hates getting his diaper changed.  He’s irritable when he’s tired.  He gets very frustrated when he can’t communicate.  Combine these and you get the perfect storm of hitting, throwing, melt down.  I can tolerate the throwing – so long as no one gets hit by a flying object.  I can tolerate the tantrum.  To date, this only happens in our house.  I let him lay on the floor and do his thing until he calms down.  I also try to talk to him in a soothing voice – “I’m sorry you’re upset…”.  But the hitting – I can’t stand the hitting.  Uggh.  Not acceptable.

3.       I’ve seen lots of posts on baby must haves and favorite baby items.  Well, allow me to tell you about my LEAST favorite baby item.  I knew I wanted a video monitor.  Yes, W’s room is very close to ours.  But I’m also a first time, paranoid mom.  I wanted to be able to look in on W and make sure all was well.  I also wanted to be able to watch him if he woke up at night – sometimes he cries and settles himself quickly; other times not so much.  Anyway, I did my research on baby monitors.  After reading reviews in Baby Bargains and online, I decided on the Samsung Smart View Baby monitor.  Samsung is a reputable brand in my book and I had high hopes for a high quality product.  I HATE this thing with a passion.  I have threatened to throw it out the window, told it to shut up on numerous occasions, and sworn at it.  Why you might ask?  Because it vibrates any time W makes noise.  I have no idea why – any time he cries, I can HEAR it through the monitor.  And this is no subtle vibration, it’s enough to make the monitor vibrate right off my night stand.  And the best part, there is NO way to turn off the vibration.  Your options are either vibrate like a jack hammer or listen to an annoying beep.  Why, why, why would you need an alarm when you can clearly hear baby crying through the monitor?!?!  It also frequently beeps and shows out of range.  What?!?  I can’t wait to get rid of this thing.  The only reason I haven’t is because that damn thing cost $200.00.  I’ve Googled solutions and it seems everyone has similar complaints.  Not sure how I missed all these while I was researching?!?  Only thing I can think of is the monitor was new and didn’t have many reviews yet?  I expect better from you, Samsung!!! So annoyed.

4.       This morning I woke up with a headache – I’ve had said headache for two days.  W then woke up at 5:30 am.  I tried to quietly sneak down the stairs - in the dark - in an attempt to retrieve his bottle and get him back to sleep.  I ended up falling down the stairs and only waking him up more as I thudded down each step.  Epic fail.  W drank his bottle and then puked all over a short time later.  Also, it snowed just enough to wreak havoc in the traffic department so I ended up arriving to work way later than I wanted to.  Yeah, it’s been a great morning.  Let’s hope things start looking up.  I could cry right now. L

Weekend Recap

Another really busy weekend come and gone.  I’ll try to do a quick recap:

Friday night, we went out for dinner to celebrate A’s birthday.  He picked a local steak restaurant.  I guess it’s classified as a steak restaurant?  They also serve chicken, fish, sandwiches, etc.  Anyway, W was a little feisty.  It was not one of his best outings.  But I have to remind myself that he’s usually really well behaved so even these more difficult outings with him really aren’t that bad.  He saves the tantrums for home (so far). ;)  The adults enjoyed a yummy dinner and cupcakes.  W had French fries for dinner.  Sigh.

Saturday it snowed.  Again.  I think it snows every single Saturday.  And I think I write that every Monday.  Boo.  We took W to the library because I sensed that we all needed to get out of the house.  W liked the library section better than the activity section.  He had fun running between the book shelves.  So much so that he ran away from A and I.  I couldn’t help laughing.  He’s usually very clingy and shy in unfamiliar places.

That night, we went over to my aunt’s house for pizza and family picnic planning.  It was fun to see family and W was great.  He made everyone laugh with his antics. J

Sunday was our usual routine.  W didn’t want to nap.  I actually made a yummy dinner… shocking.  And then it was Monday. L