It was an absolutely beautiful day today ... 70 degrees and just perfect ... so it was the perfect time to plant the garden Skye has been asking to do ... we had seeds for pumpkins, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, and lettuce ... all seeds Skye picked out at the store ...
She and David had a blast and she is very much looking forward to watering her garden everyday ... if she was able to she would be out there every 20 minutes to do so ...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
You Tube
Tonight Skye and I spent ... I want to say ... almost an hour watching You Tube videos ... she is amazing on the laptop ... I think she can maneuver the mouse better than my mom can ...
We watched videos of funny animals ... and babies ... baby animals ... songs she wanted to dance to ... it was so much fun ... she whipped that mouse around and clicked on more and more videos and we just sat all cuddled up laughing our heads off ...
The one she found the funniest ... that we had to watch about 20 times ...
We watched videos of funny animals ... and babies ... baby animals ... songs she wanted to dance to ... it was so much fun ... she whipped that mouse around and clicked on more and more videos and we just sat all cuddled up laughing our heads off ...
The one she found the funniest ... that we had to watch about 20 times ...
Nervous Appointment
Today I went in for my 34 week appointment ... I was very nervous to go because this is the appointment last time that I was told to go check myself into the hospital where I spent 4 days to be sent home on bed rest and had my little one 2 weeks later at 36 weeks ...
So I went in very nervous ... so nervous that my blood pressure was up ... which is what set everything in motion last time ... the nurse said, "be prepared he may put you on bed rest" ... my heart just sank ... I am just not in a place right now to go on bed rest ...
My doctor was cool ... he said it wasn't up that much and it could easily be how nervous I was ... he told me I just had to rest as much as I can and if someone else can take care of something that I would normally do ... let them do it ...
So once again I am going to try and do that ... try really hard ...
So I went in very nervous ... so nervous that my blood pressure was up ... which is what set everything in motion last time ... the nurse said, "be prepared he may put you on bed rest" ... my heart just sank ... I am just not in a place right now to go on bed rest ...
My doctor was cool ... he said it wasn't up that much and it could easily be how nervous I was ... he told me I just had to rest as much as I can and if someone else can take care of something that I would normally do ... let them do it ...
So once again I am going to try and do that ... try really hard ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Playland
Last night we went to McDonald's for dinner ... mommy had a craving and I just thought it would be good for us to all get out of the house ... also I knew if we went my car would get cleaned off and I wouldn't have to worry about it this morning on my way to work ...
The whole time we ate Skye watched the play area ... we've been before but she just didn't seem to like it all that much ... she would check out and come back ... or go in and want out immediately ... so I figured that was how it would be last night as well ...
To my surprise she went in full force ... and had a blast ... climbing all the way to the top ... going into the dark tunnels at the bottom ... bossing around kids older than her ... making friends ... jumping around ... it was great ... she even for the first time came and said she had pooped and needed a new pull-up so she could go back and play ... never has that happened ... she had a blast ... so David and I were pretty content to just hang out and let her have at it till she was tired and ready to go home ...
It makes me so happy to see her branch out and embrace things that once made her nervous or scared ...
The whole time we ate Skye watched the play area ... we've been before but she just didn't seem to like it all that much ... she would check out and come back ... or go in and want out immediately ... so I figured that was how it would be last night as well ...
To my surprise she went in full force ... and had a blast ... climbing all the way to the top ... going into the dark tunnels at the bottom ... bossing around kids older than her ... making friends ... jumping around ... it was great ... she even for the first time came and said she had pooped and needed a new pull-up so she could go back and play ... never has that happened ... she had a blast ... so David and I were pretty content to just hang out and let her have at it till she was tired and ready to go home ...
It makes me so happy to see her branch out and embrace things that once made her nervous or scared ...
34 Weeks
Wow 4 weeks left and I am not closer to being ready than I was the day I found out I got pregnant ...
On a TMI note - I started loosing my plug this week ... let me just say ick ... but I guess that means this is really gonna happen ... hahahaaaa
My right leg keeps giving out on me ... not a lot but enough for me to be careful ... it only happens when I twist or step wrong ... and I get killer charlie horses most nights ... those just kick my ass ... and the lower back pain is a bit much at times ...
But then there are moments like last night when I realize I am walking better than usual ... so it is all just a hit and miss with how I feel ...
Not much longer now ... Skye and I checked out a bunch of books this weekend about being a big sister ... she has started pretending to hold a baby and tells me she is holding a baby ... it is quite sweet ... most days I think she is really going to take to being a big sister ... sometimes I am not sure how well she is going to do once he can touch her stuff ...
On a TMI note - I started loosing my plug this week ... let me just say ick ... but I guess that means this is really gonna happen ... hahahaaaa
My right leg keeps giving out on me ... not a lot but enough for me to be careful ... it only happens when I twist or step wrong ... and I get killer charlie horses most nights ... those just kick my ass ... and the lower back pain is a bit much at times ...
But then there are moments like last night when I realize I am walking better than usual ... so it is all just a hit and miss with how I feel ...
Not much longer now ... Skye and I checked out a bunch of books this weekend about being a big sister ... she has started pretending to hold a baby and tells me she is holding a baby ... it is quite sweet ... most days I think she is really going to take to being a big sister ... sometimes I am not sure how well she is going to do once he can touch her stuff ...
Monday, March 2, 2009
Favorite Spot
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This is my new favorite spot in the house ... it is the window in our kitchen ... even though we aren't moved into the kitchen yet any time i do anything in there it is on the counter facing the window to the backyard ... I realize we had a full floor to ceiling window there before but it was crowded and there was no counter there ... and I just didn't stand and gaze out that window like I do with this one ... something about this new window ... half the size of the old one but with a counter there is so relaxing and wonderful ... I realized recently that since it was put in I take time every day to stand there and just gaze out the window ... it has changed and become a very peaceful and beautiful place ...
Finally A Snow Day
After about a year of anticipation ... and months of wondering ... and days of waking up asking if there was snow ... we finally had enough snow to warrant a snow day ...
I got to stay home from work ... we slept in ... had our breakfast ... and then bundled up to head outside to all the good white fluffy stuff ...
Schuyler had hoped for a snowman but it just wasn't snowman snow ... too wet ... no packing ... but all on her own Skye decided it was perfect snow for snow angels ... and she was absolutely right ... she made about a half dozen of them in the backyard and they came out beautiful ... she was quite proud of them ... she also had a blast throwing it all around ...
I was just so happy to see her so happy ... it is rough when your child wants something so simple as a day to play in her backyard in the snow and there is nothing you can do to make it happen ... and when it finally does happen ... well ... it feels beyond good ...
After playing in the snow we came in and attempted to make maple syrup candy in snow ... I had recently read about it while reading the Little House in the Big Woods and thought it was the perfect time to try it ... Skye just liked hearing the words "cooking" and "candy" ... she was very excited and grabbed her stool and headed for the kitchen ...
I think she had more fun preparing everything ... which turned out to be a good thing because our candy didn't turn out that great ... she loved pouring the ingredients into the pot ... and standing next to me while I mixed it on the burner ... she kept saying that it was "so exciting mommy" ...
Once we brought the snow inside she started digging in ... she ate spoon after spoon of snow and kept telling me it was delicious ... so precious ...
We drizzled some syrup into the snow and she ate it right away ... even though it didn't harden ... David came in to try and salvage my project ... cooked it a bit more and then I had him pour it right into the big container of snow ... that hardened a bit better but by then Skye was full and finished with the project ... a good thing since that only hardened somewhat ...
I think she had the right idea ... the prep and the actual word is more fun than the finished project ... we were together ... doing something exciting and new ... and helping each other ...
She really makes everything in life better ... some days I don't know how I got so lucky to have her ... but days like today make me so happy I did ...
I got to stay home from work ... we slept in ... had our breakfast ... and then bundled up to head outside to all the good white fluffy stuff ...
Schuyler had hoped for a snowman but it just wasn't snowman snow ... too wet ... no packing ... but all on her own Skye decided it was perfect snow for snow angels ... and she was absolutely right ... she made about a half dozen of them in the backyard and they came out beautiful ... she was quite proud of them ... she also had a blast throwing it all around ...
I was just so happy to see her so happy ... it is rough when your child wants something so simple as a day to play in her backyard in the snow and there is nothing you can do to make it happen ... and when it finally does happen ... well ... it feels beyond good ...
After playing in the snow we came in and attempted to make maple syrup candy in snow ... I had recently read about it while reading the Little House in the Big Woods and thought it was the perfect time to try it ... Skye just liked hearing the words "cooking" and "candy" ... she was very excited and grabbed her stool and headed for the kitchen ...
I think she had more fun preparing everything ... which turned out to be a good thing because our candy didn't turn out that great ... she loved pouring the ingredients into the pot ... and standing next to me while I mixed it on the burner ... she kept saying that it was "so exciting mommy" ...
Once we brought the snow inside she started digging in ... she ate spoon after spoon of snow and kept telling me it was delicious ... so precious ...
We drizzled some syrup into the snow and she ate it right away ... even though it didn't harden ... David came in to try and salvage my project ... cooked it a bit more and then I had him pour it right into the big container of snow ... that hardened a bit better but by then Skye was full and finished with the project ... a good thing since that only hardened somewhat ...
I think she had the right idea ... the prep and the actual word is more fun than the finished project ... we were together ... doing something exciting and new ... and helping each other ...
She really makes everything in life better ... some days I don't know how I got so lucky to have her ... but days like today make me so happy I did ...
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