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Just Right
2008-05-07 19:13:00 A friend of mine recently started actively trying to get pregnant. I'm very excited for her, and it's odd because I'm finding out a lot about myself vicariously through her.While pregnant with Anna I thought a lot about savoring the pregnancy as it might be my last. I felt like I was going to be sad to not have any more babies or be pregnant.However, I'm realizing that I feel totally fulfilled. I don't feel sad that I may never birth a child again. Maybe because with Anna's birth I was so calm (until transition, where I always flip out for a bit lol). And now caring for the three girls really puts me to my maximum capacity. I feel that if I had more kiddos running around I wouldn't be able to be the mom I want to be? It's just a nice feeling to feel content. Maybe content isn't the word? Fulfilled? It just seems like our family in complete. Now, don't get me wrong. If at some point in the future I happen to get pregnant, even if unplanned, I would welcome that ...
She's Back
2008-05-03 07:16:00 Today was Ellen's first day back to almost normal. She suffered really yucky side effects to the antibiotics (a lotttttta trips to the loo - poor lil' thing). But finally she's done taking the meds, and this afternoon she really started to perk up, and goof around like the Ellen we know.I've been waiting to see this face for a week now. She really runs me ragged when she is ON, but I never, ever want to see her OFF again. I love my little Watermelon Ellen. She's so unique and special. Our family is just not the same without her spark and spunk. More About: Back
Picture worth 1,000 words
2008-04-30 19:13:00 Ellen is now either suffering side effects of her antibiotics or has rotovirus. We're not sure. She has major tummy upset and diarrhea. My poor sweet baby.Here's a picture she drew yesterday. I think it says it all. More About: Picture , Words , Worth
She's Home!
2008-04-29 06:10:00 My little monster ran circles around the house today. She is back, and although she is still a bit sick, she is spunkier than ever!Watch out world. Ellen is on the way!John and I are both completely exhausted. Another big day ahead of us tomorrow. Sarah and Anna are heading for check ups. We're not taking any chances. More About: Home
Mama's Gut is ALWAYS Right
2008-04-27 14:14:00 When people have asked me for parental advice, which actually cracks me up because even after having three monsters I feel like a novice, there is one thing that always stands out that I tell them.Listen to your gut.Of course, I usually NEVER listen to mine. But not yesterday. Our 12 hour fiasco didn't stop. Ellen was getting worse, and threw up again. Her fever wouldn't budge. So, John took her into the ER around 12pm yesterday while I stayed home with Sarah and Anna biting all my nails off and pacing the house.Ellen was an absolute trooper. She does NOT like people to touch her, especially people she doesn't know. She is not one for poking and prodding. Well, she was poked and prodded. They drew blood to see what was up. Her white blood cell count was 26,000, normal is under 10,000. Infection. Then she was hooked up to an IV and blood pressure was taken every 15 minutes. Once they had the results about the white blood cells they said they wanted her to stay overnig...
12 hours of parental insanity
2008-04-26 16:03:00 What's new you ask? Well, let's just recap a 12 hour window from yesterday evening until this morning.5pm Friday - Awesome John makes yummo dinner for us to scarf down before we leave for Sarah and Ellen's Spring Pre-school Program6pm - Herd the turtles in the car and head for the show7pm - Show starts. It was fantastic. I video taped while wearing Anna snoozed out in a wrap. 8pm - Show ends. Way past everyone's bedtime. Race home to snuggle them in bed.9pm - The girls are all finally asleep in bed. Time to hang out with my brother and sister in law.10:30pm - Head to bed. It's late. It has been a crazy week. I need sleep.1am - Sarah wakes up crying. She has cramps in her leg? John and I help her out. I lay with her for a while and give her a massage.1:45am - I go back to my bed to sleep.2am - Anna wakes up to eat.3am - Ellen wakes up crying. She threw up in her bed. John helps clean the bed while I clean her up and snuggle.3:15am - Ellen goes back to sleep.3:30am ... More About: Insanity , Hours
Blogger's Block
2008-04-23 11:59:00 For the past week it seems like I come to write something, and I'm just blank. Hmmmmm what to write about. Well, it's 3am. Anna just ate. I think I'll go sleep on it. More About: Block
Poor neglected blog...
2008-04-18 15:11:00 Well, it seems my sweet little blog here is getting the bum end of the deal lately. It seems life has just gotten very busy!Sarah started t-ball yesterday, and I'm really excited about it. It's a totally laid back program, and the parents all seem to be on the same page as far as just wanting the kids to have fun. Not all competitive and aggressive. I really have some reservations about extra curricular activities becoming too much stress on kids. I'm all for the extras as long as it's not putting unnecessary pressure on the child. I believe childhood should be enjoyed.So far I think she's having fun, and that's perfect. More About: Blog , Poor
The BEST pregnancy, birth and baby site EVER
2008-04-15 01:36:00 Maybe my opinion is slightly biased, but just trust me. The information, links and philosophy of this web site is the perfect resource for anyone interested in a calm, gentle birth for their child.Tree of Life Childbirth Education and Breastfeeding Counseling Services More About: Baby , Pregnancy , Site , Birth
The Zoops
2008-04-11 05:55:00 All day long I had all these lovely ideas of what to write in my blog today, but today was crazy busy, and I just sat down to see the video below in an email. And I think I'm getting a shirt that says, "Ask me about my yummy sprinkles."
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
2008-04-08 18:49:00 A dear friend of mine lost her baby. I have no words. I just have "that" feeling. The feeling where your heart weighs 400 pounds, and your throat gets all swollen. Twinkle , twinkle little sweet baby. You will always have a special place in my heart.Cling to each moment. Love what we have. Savor life. It is so precious and fragile. More About: Star
Gone to Mush
2008-04-05 18:52:00 I've been working hard to promote Sweet Pickles in my local area, and I've had very positive feedback and response. I'm so excited!I've also been spreading the word about the new exclusive Girasol wrap, and asked people to submit designs. Then over 100 people voted. It was fun!Last night the winning design was announced. It's called Avalon Rainbow. Check it out here. I absolutely love the design, but there is so much more to it than just a wrap. At least to me.The name Avalon Rainbow was easy to come up with. It's a rainbow pattern for one, and the Avalon part was inspired by the designer. It happens to be part of one of her nicknames. It also happens to be that she is personally known and very special to me. She was at all three of the girls' births (something only John and my midwife share), and although our friendship started off as doula/pregnant lady it has grown over the years. I'm so thankful. She is a spectacular person. Oh, and she also happens to be t... More About: Mush
The Word on the Street
2008-04-03 12:20:00 It was 9:30am yesterday. Sarah was being a slug, sitting and watching Sesame Street . It went down like this:"Sarah, you're still in your pjs. Time to get dressed.""I don't wannnnna, Mom.""Sarah, that's lazy. Time to get dressed.""I want to be lazy.""What? You WANT to be lazy? Why?"Pause..."It's the word on the street, Mom."HAHAHAHAHA! "What street?""Sesame Street, Mom.""Get dressed." More About: Word
The Countdown
2008-04-01 06:34:00 I'm contemplating making a ticker for this. But I'm too tired, and I'm heading to watch John Adams, who is starting to remind me of Captain James T. Kirk, but that's another post...I'm counting down. Only two weeks until the new season of Deadliest Catch. I LOVE DEADLIEST CATCH. And that's all I have to say about that. Talk about a two week wait! More About: Countdown
Stop again, just for a moment
2008-03-30 15:56:00 Take a moment to be grateful for all you have. Not material things. Material things are fun, but in my opinion they really don't matter.Be grateful for family and friends, hugs and sunshine, health and wellness.I've found a new way to decide on my choices. I ask myself if I will remember the moment. Will I remember tickling the girls until they squeal, "STOOOOP, I can't breathe!" Absolutely. Time well spent.Life is so dear. Life is so short. Enjoy your moments. Don't spend them in frustration about little things that really don't matter. More About: Moment , Stop
The Golden Day
2008-03-28 14:20:00 Today is going to be THE day. Right now everyone is asleep.When they wake up they are all going to be happy. They are all going to feel healthy. No snot. No coughs. No cranky pants. Happy, healthy monsters.I dragged the girls to the docs office yesterday. Yesterday was supposed to be the golden day, and they woke up miserable. Sore throats with lovely spots, mega boogers everywhere. The doctor had good news. No strep throat. But that also means no magic medicine, which I was secretly hoping. We just have to keep fighting. It's really wearing me down. It seems like someone or everyone has been sick each day for the last three months.It makes me think I'm doing something wrong. Is my house clean enough? Should I just never take my girls anywhere? Ugh.Okay, the Golden day... they will wake up feeling great. The sun will come out. It will be lovely. Positive thinking....
Will Spring ever Sprung?
2008-03-26 23:51:00 I woke up today to snow. SNOW. S....N....O....W.It's March 26th! Insanity I say.So, I broke my no sweets diet (still fighting thrush w/ Anna- ugh), and we made chocolate chip peanut butter cookies and read books.Where is the SUN!!!??? More About: Spring
Politics, People and Hubbub
2008-03-25 13:43:00 This has been nagging at me. Well, wait, first let me premise this with the fact that I've never been a very involved citizen when it comes to politics. I vote at election time, but I'm just not following every law that gets passed, reading or watching the news or listening to talk radio. I'm not against it, I'm just lazy. I let John do all the homework and give me the Cliff Notes.So anyway, here I am living in this wonderful place where everyone gets to voice their opinion on who should be the next president. I'm a firm believer in free speech, choice and free will. But I'm getting really annoyed with some of the reasons people are choosing certain delegates. Shouldn't a vote be based on what the delegates political agenda is? Why and how do physical attributes have ANYTHING to do with what the delegate is able to achieve for Americans as President? Seriously, someone said to me the other day, "I don't really like Hillary, but I think I'll vote for her because I'... More About: Politics , People
Sweet Pickles Opens March 26th!
2008-03-24 06:41:00 Most inventory will be stocked by 8:00am PST March 26th. Yippeee!!! Spreading the baby wearing love far and wide. More About: Sweet , Pickles
Ben Franklin
2008-03-23 08:14:00 He said, "Thinking aloud is responsible for much of mankind's misery."Ain't that the freakin' truth. I wrote it down. I'm saving it for the day when I know I'll reach my limit with someone I CONSTANTLY roll my eyes at internally. She manages to say EVERYTHING that comes to mind, never considers anyones feelings and is completely selfish.Oh, and by the way, during the pinnacle of the small pox scene with the absolutely adorable little Adams girl, Sarah woke up coughing... I think I sprinted to her room to check on her. Yeah, the John Adams miniseries has me totally hooked.Oh, and by the way, Sweet Pickles will be open Wednesday, March 26th. ;) Details soon...gotta have some family time real quick... oooo they're just scrumptious. Did I mention tomorrow is my anniversary with John? I never really counted until Sarah came along. Technically, six years since the "certificate", but 17 since I knew. :) lucky me. Never a moment taken for granted (several that I'd like ... More About: Franklin , Ben Franklin
The John Adams Miniseries
2008-03-21 12:52:00 John recorded the John Adams miniseries. I haven't watched grown-up TV since before Anna was born. I didn't realize it until I sat down to watch this with John. But it's so cool. It's so realistic. And life in 1770 seemed so complicated yet so simple at the same time. And if only I could be as intelligent and patient as Mrs. Adams. Dang, that woman has class!Anyway, it was a good break for my brain. I've been spending a lot of my early mornings and evenings trying to get Sweet Pickles put together. I needed to switch gears for a moment.Now, off for some coffee, and most likely a non-slumbering offspring. Sarah headed for bed miserable. I thought she had dodged the ick that Ellen and Anna have been battling. No such luck. Hopefully she'll knock it out quick. I am SO sick of illness. This year seems worse than last year. I've just had it. Darn germs. More About: John , John Adams , Miniseries
Big breath in....bigger breath out
2008-03-20 00:56:00 Wow. This is great, awesome, a little scary, mildly stressful and wooooo hooooo.I'm so excited about my new business. I feel like it really truly fits me. I feel like it's not going to rip me away from my girls. I have no idea if it's going to fly or not. Hopefully John and I won't lose on this investment. I'm totally content to break even if it means the baby wearing love spreads!I've been signing contracts, placing orders, stocking inventory. It's great! I'm so excited to get all the finishing touches to the web site and open the store. It won't be long!Oh, if I only had time to blog... I still want to do some additional updates on BabyLossandHealing.com, but honestly it hit me hard last time I worked on there. I was transferring my posts from here, and ugh....So much to do. Life is very full. More About: Breath
Top Three
2008-03-18 07:19:00 I've never actually counted, but I'm pretty sure in any given day the girls collectively ask approximately 834,275 questions. I could be quoted to saying I've run out of answers. Not that any of my answers are ever right. But on some days I don't have any, period.Today, these three questions made the top of the list in my memory bank:Sarah: "What if life worked like this? We get old then we become babies." (insert 10 minute conversation about how that would not really be as cool as it sounds because we'd end up completely unable to really do much other than be irresistibly cute, which isn't that bad, but I want to know how to read and run and jump and play.Ellen: "Mommy? Why do our....Mommy...what do our.....Mommy? My eyes go up and down fast." It's called blinking, Ellen. (insert 15 minutes of staring contests, which I was determined to win.)Anna: "Coooo Maaaa Glurrrrg Achooo" (translated - I want some milk, a fresh diaper and then a nap in a wrap upright ...
Wowie Kazowie
2008-03-17 00:02:00 Okay, it's been a crazy week. Ellen and Anna have been sick. Sarah is bouncing off the walls out of excitement about her tooth. Oh, and I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS!?!?! I'm totally excited, a little freaked out, but mostly in disbelief that I'm doing this.But it feels SO right. I've been in touch with vendors, and I'm having great response. I'm getting ready to make my first set of orders, and get the store up and running. Hopefully within a few weeks I'll have a nice inventory, the web site will be very presentable and the baby wearing love can spread!Yikes! Wahoo!
Rite of Passage
2008-03-14 04:09:00 Sarah lost her first tooth. She has been giddy all week. And today I think she managed to mess with it enough to get it extra wiggly. By the time she was brushing her teeth for bed it didn't stand a chance.The tooth fairy is on her way! We didn't want to end up in a money pit, so we told the girls that when someone loses a tooth they (and their siblings) get a new toothbrush under their pillow. And I'm so proud of myself. I didn't cry. Although secretly I'm so glad I was there the moment it happened. I would have been kind of bummed if it had fallen out while she was at school.My little baby. Growing up WAY too fast. I remember the day that tooth came in!
Life is happening. Sweet Pickles taste good.
2008-03-12 11:11:00 I've been at a loss for years trying to think of what to do for employment once our girls are in school. Ideally my job would give me flexible hours, be fun and be something I actually have a tiny bit of interest in.Nothing has really sparked my interest and fit into those criteria...until now. I'm finding that wherever I go, if I have one of the girls in a wrap or carrier I get asked by at least one person, "Where did you get that??" I excitedly explain my new found love for baby wearing, all the benefits and where I found my stash.Okay, I'm just going to cut to the chase. After a LOT of thought, quite a bit of Googling and a few phone calls I am now the OWNER, yes that's right! Owner of my own business, Sweet Pickles .Sweet Pickles will be a company focused on providing the highest quality baby wearing items, and who knows maybe someday I'll branch out to carry other awesome family items? Right now I'm sticking to baby wearing. The idea is that I'll be a distributor/... More About: Life , Taste , Good
Spread the love ~ It's a Babywearing Day!
2008-03-09 23:54:00 First things first. John is home! Wahoo! The girls and I got up this morning at 5am, which felt like 4am because of Daylight Savings, hopped in the car and went to the airport to surprise Daddy! He never expected it, was totally surprised, and I cried. I'm really turning into a sap in my older days. I seem to cry at everything!Okay, so here's the part I love. He had a co-worker with him at training. The co-worker brought his wife, a native Japanese, and their three year old son. GET THIS. John was so grateful for all their help during the trip he wanted to get them something nice as a gift. HIS idea was to get a wrap or Mei Tai! He said he felt so sorry for them having to carry their son everywhere, and he told them all about my obsession...er I mean, well, yes, I guess it is an obsession. And the funny part is that he said he mainly had the conversation with the co-worker. What a beautiful sight. Two guys hanging out talking about babywearing, and one of them is MY ... More About: Love , Spread
Free Time Feels Weird
2008-03-07 04:08:00 I've gotten used to tracking all three girls at once. Note: I didn't say I was good at it, I'm just used to it. I'm used to not having a complete conversation with another adult when the girls are around. I'm used to potty breaks every 12 minutes.Recently, there have been a few times that I've been only with Anna, and Sarah and Ellen are doing something with John. But today was reallllllly weird. Hugs and kisses to Sarah and Ellen as they happily attended preschool (Yes, it was a hit for Ellen!). And there I was with Anna. I needed to get to the store for some things, so we headed for town.Anna kept me occupied with a diaper change and some milk munchin' for a little while, but then she just hung out in her wrap checkin' out the scene at Target. But I found myself totally off. It was kind of boring. I anxiously watched the clock to go pick up the girls. I'm used to my "free time" at night, but not during the day.Okay, so then back up a few days. I got an invit... More About: Weird , Time , Free
Come home Daddy!
More articles from this author:2008-03-06 16:47:00 Before John left he told the girls, "Don't grow up while I'm gone."They aren't listening. Ellen turned three the day after he left. We celebrated before his departure. But now that she's three she is eligible for preschool. And the class just happened to have a child move out, so there is an opening. Today will be Ellen's first day of preschool! I have the video camera charged, but sometimes she gets a little upset around the camera. So, we'll see. I know she's excited, but she doesn't always like to admit when she's happy. This could be a huge boost for Ellen. She has really been struggling to find her niche and groove. Sarah is bouncing off the walls. After three days of her being a crankcase, which is TOTALLY not her style, she has her first loose tooth. Wow! And I thought she was just acting wacky because she missed John. And Anna, well, she's growing exponentially. And I thought I had beaten the thrush, but I think the Girl Scout cookies I couldn't re... More About: Home , Daddy 1, 2, 3 |
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