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WOHM blogs about moments in her life that require chocolate. Mostly a mommyblog

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Breastpumps
2007-07-31 22:31:00
As I'm washing the parts of my breastpump at work, people often feel the need to comment. Yesterday's comments were more amusing than most…- Don't you wish your husband could breastfeed? When I was breastfeeding I wished my husband could. But then I realized he would have bigger boobs than me and I didn't wish for that anymore.- I always felt like I was using some sort of alien probe when I used my breastpump.- Boy, those suckers haven't changed in 13 years. And I do mean suckers.
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Breastpumps
2007-07-31 22:31:00
As I'm washing the parts of my breastpump at work, people often feel the need to comment. Yesterday's comments were more amusing than most… - Don't you wish your husband could breastfeed? When I was breastfeeding I wished my husband could. But then I realized he would have bigger boobs than me and I didn't wish for that anymore. - I always felt like I was using some sort of alien probe when I
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Because You Need Another Car Story From Me
2007-07-30 22:46:00
As you know, I bought a pre-owned used car last month. (If you remember the story, you can skip this paragraph.) Since the car was still under warranty, I had them look at it. It had some minor work to be done and so they worked on it before I brought it home. And because they would never give me a straight answer about the status of my car, I got frustrated and went to the dealership owner and
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The Obsession Over My Boobs
2007-07-25 20:56:00
Apparently, you aren't the only ones who like to talk about my boobs. Last night, I asked Nicholas to draw a picture of our family. He started by drawing me. Then he drew Elise "in Mommy's lap." And then he drew "Mommy's breasts because Elise is sucking on them." Lovely. I stopped him there. I had a feeling he'd draw his penis when he drew himself. To which Gavin said, "He can draw my penis.
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It's A....
2007-07-24 20:20:00
Thanks to everyone who voted for the gender of this baby. Apparently the baby is usually dressed in white onesies, which adds to the confusion. My friend (who only kind-of knows the mother) told the mother what some of you said - when babies are this little, it's often hard to tell. She also suggested to dress the baby in gender specific clothes when they go out to avoid the confusion but the mother said it's too much of a hassle to change the baby's clothes when they go out. Oh well, I guess she'll have to learn to deal with the confusion if you aren't going to give people any help.As for your guesses... I'm gonna break it down because I'm a nerd that way.12 (44%) said boy1 (4%) said you thought the baby was a girl so guessed boy10 (37%) said girl4 (15%) said you thought the baby was a boy so guessed girlSo, I think it was pretty evenly split between boy and girl guesses. So what is the baby? (.....drum roll.....)It's a girl!Thanks for playing, everyone!

Boy or Girl?
2007-07-22 01:14:00
I got an e-mail from a friend. She knows someone who has a friend or cousin or dogwalker (I don't remember the details) who has a baby; and said baby is always being confused as being the wrong gender. And this upsets the baby's mother. So this poor woman sent out pictures of her baby and asked all her friends whether the baby is a boy or a girl. But since my friend already knows the gender of
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Sour Skittles
2007-07-19 20:20:00
Apparently many of you come to my blog for my boob stories. (Gavin will be so proud.) But anyway, this isn't a story about my boobs, but it's a boob story nonetheless. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has seen the commercial for sour skittles. And I'm sure I'm behind the times on this, but since Gavin and I live and die by our TiVo, we never watch commercials. So, as we were fast-forwarding
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NC-17
2007-07-17 20:31:00
No doubt because I talk about my boobs, my nephew's penis, car salesmen, and my non-existent sex-life.

It's Going To Be One Of Those Days
2007-07-16 21:42:00
Ever have one of those days where you wake up and you know it's going to be one of those days where the world shits on you? And when you think that there can't possibly get any worse, you get shit on again? Today is one of those days. It actually started last night. Elise came down with the runs. She had three nasty diapers in the hour before bed. She woke twice overnight with more nasty poopy
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Nicholas' Birthday
2007-07-12 03:39:00
Two weekends ago, we had a little birthday party for Nicholas , who turned 4. Matt, Dena and Luke show up 2.5 hours late. Before you get your panties in a bunch (sorry to the male readership), all was well because they did have the decency to call to tell us they would be late. Unfortunately, they were already two hours late when they called. (Resume panty bunching.) By the time they showed up,
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Taking It Up The Ass
2007-07-06 10:21:00
As you know, I was in the market for a new car. Now that I've got two kids, I wanted something bigger and safer than my little teeny tiny Honda Civic. So, we went a-looking for new cars. Oh my God. I should have just gone into the dealerships bent at the waist with my pants around my ankles saying, "I'll take it up the ass, please."After learning that the dealerships in town don't do special orders (in other words, you can't not order the options you don't want so they can charge you more for a car you really don't want), we decided to look into a used car which in the price range I was willing to pay. (And don't give me that 'pre-owned' bullshit. It's used, dammit!)I found a nice, used car at another dealership - just what I wanted in a price range lower than the one I had originally been looking in. So we haggled over the price. I bought the car. Since the car is just a couple years old and still under warranty, I had them look it over. Turns out they needed to replace...
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I Rock!
2007-07-03 00:15:00
So says you!!Thanks so much to Megan of Velveteen Mind, Sarah In The Trenches of Mommyhood, Toni of Special K Family, Becki from Vote For Becki, Hol from Our Little Family, Angela at Ang4Him and Subarctic Mama for bestowing the Rock in' Girl Blogger Award on me! I'm so honored! And it's done wonders for my mood! And since I was bestowed this honor not once, not twice but seven times, I should pass it on to 35 bloggers. Big problem. BIG problem. Most of the blogs I luuuv have been nominated already. And since I'm having a hard enough time keeping up with blog reading, I don't want to go back to your old posts to figure out who, of the people I would nominate, wasn't already nominated. So... here you go.Karly from Wiping Up Snot. Karly loves her kids but doesn't love mine (or yours). But I love her anyway.Cate from A Beautiful Life. Cate's got a beautiful life. And she's gorgeous, inside and out. I love to read about the adventures of her two little boys: Zander and Logan.W...

13 Reasons I Haven't Been Blogging Much
2007-06-29 20:41:00
I know I haven't been doing many Thursday Thirteens lately. (Hell, I haven't been blogging all the blog ideas I've had lately). And I know it isn't Thursday. Deal with it. That being said, I miss blogging - reading and writing. And here are the reasons why I've been AWOL, and will probably be for awhile.1. Nicholas caught a cold.2. After Nicholas was better, I caught his cold.3. One of my staff recently left her position.4. Another of my staff gave birth and is on maternity leave.5. Because of #3 and #4, I am doing the work of 3 people.6. My boss is out of town.7. Because of#6, I have even more work to do.8. There are not enough hours in a day to do everything required as the result of #3, #4 and #6, let alone get my own work done.9. After furiously working to do the work of 3.5 people, I really don't feel like sitting in front of a computer for a minute longer, but I miss my blog reading. (If only there were a way for me to listen to blogs!)10. Elise caught a cold, which I ca...
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A Visit From Aunt Flo
2007-06-28 20:50:00
I had a very enlightening experience this morning. It was like an epiphany, really. And it was also so obvious that I don't know why it surprised me so much. It was the answer, or rather, the reason for the past three weeks of forgetfulness, impatience, moodiness, and decreased milk supply.It was a visit from Aunt Flo.I understand that most visits from Aunt Flo aren't cause for alarm, let alone tears or panic. But this visit was. I haven't had a visit from Aunt Flo in 20 months - almost two years! And while I knew in my head Aunt Flo could arrive at any time (the first visit postpartum was 5 months after Nicholas was born), I hoped in my heart it would not be for a long time. And I got my wish. But I got complacent and was completely unprepared. I had no tampons. I had NO tampons. I had no TAMPONS. But, I did have a handful of maxi (and I do mean maxi) pads. Postpartum maxi pads. You know, the stuff that is so big you could use them to float down a river... Lucky me.I emerged f...
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You Jinxed Me!
2007-06-26 20:48:00
After posting about my laundry habits, some of you commented that at least my laundry makes it to the dryer and doesn't sit in the washing machine and get stinky. (By the way, thanks for the comments - it made me feel better about the way I do laundry.)So on Sunday, I had two loads to do. When I put the first load into the dryer, I thought, "I won't run the dryer just yet. I'll run loads #1 and #2 in the dryer at the same time. That'll save some electricity." So, I put load #1 in the dryer (and didn't run it) and put load #2 in the washer. Then (you see this coming, right?) I forgot about both loads. So much for saving electricity. Now I'll use more electricity and water to wash these loads again!My hope this that Method #3 won't be used again. Ever. But that's probably a little too hopeful.And damn you all for jinxing me. Just kidding. :)

Playdate Parents
2007-06-25 17:52:00
A friend of mine organized a playdate and also invited some of her friends outside the usual circle. I had previously met these other friends, before they were parents, and liked them. But now they have kids and I can't stand them.First, there was Cindy. Cindy and her husband, Eric, have a 7 month old boy, Sean - and they are toilet training him. At 7 months old. So Eric spent most of the playdate carrying Sean without a diaper on. (It was an outdoor playdate.) (Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a playdate if the kid and parent don't interact with the other kids and parents there?) Cindy was also appalled when I had to change Elise's poopy diaper. She commented on how disgusting baby poop is and how glad she is she seldom has to change poopy diapers because Sean always goes in the toilet. When I asked her how she knew when he had to go, she said she puts him on the toilet for at least 30 minutes after he eats or nurses. I'll admit, I was impressed she didn't have to chan...
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T.A.C.K.Y. Chapter Two.
2007-06-22 22:35:00
I had to snap the picture fast so as to not be caught by the woman on the steps who was painting the house - from white to this hideous orange color (not the other way around!).Between the mint chocolate chip house and the above creamsicle house, I'm jonesin' for some ice cream!Note: These are not my neighbors (thank goodness), but houses near my sitter.
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Dena And The Maternity Pants. Chapter Two.
2007-06-19 20:13:00
You remember the you-better-hunt-down-the-pants-that-don't -belong-to-you-or-me phone conversation I had with my sister-in-law, Dena, right? Here's an update. She sent me this e-mail:by the way, Jan returned some of your clothes and your friend's to me, and all the things I was looking for were in there! The brown pants, the perfect black pants with the lace (yay!) and the "okay for work" tops. :o) Thanks! p.s. We're coming to Nicholas's birthday party. We already got him something he'll like.And you know what? It was her friend who had the perfect lace pants. Now, I don't care that her friend was using my clothes or that she didn't tell me she loaned them out, but I do care that she tried to blame me for not knowing where the perfect lace pants were when she was the one who loaned them out. And I know, I should be the better person and just smile and move on, but her attitude just bugs me. (Oh, and for the record, this attitude isn't the result of pregnancy. She's this del...
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Thomas The Train Recall
2007-06-14 23:19:00
I don't have a real post for today, but I just found out that lead paint was found in some of the Thom as the train toys. And since Nicholas is obsessed with Thomas the Train , looks like I'll be going through his trains to see if any of them are affected by the recall.For a full list (with pictures), go here:http://rjk.lcb.http.akamai-trials.co m/recallinfo/Recall Poster_Wood061407.pdfI hope none of you have recalled trains in your house!
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Oogly Googly
2007-06-14 01:17:00
Dana is running her oogly googly contest again, and I looove this contest. I get a kick out of some of the search terms people have used to find my blog...impatient momimpatient momsMe, impatient? Never. Snort!my husband pees in the yardYou have my sympathiescreepy hugsI hope you weren't looking for instructions...pass my stacked wifeum.... this isn't a swingers blog, thank you. But I'm glad your wife is, uh, stacked.my best friend hot mom in a skirtOooookay.can I keep my urine in fridgeI'm sure you can. Just don't invite me over for dinner, okay?suck on my boobsNo, you can't.breastmilk in coffeebreastmilk used for coffeeMore than one of you searched for this? Ew."my breasts are not for you"Yes, when she said that to you, she meant it.eat some ass denaI guess I'm not the only one who doesn't like you, Dena!
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Misadventures in Church. Part Two.
2007-06-12 01:25:00
As Dena was setting up for Sunday School, I watched the kids play in the classroom.Luke - I have a peeny.Shauna - A penny. Wow!L - Yeah. It in my pants.S - Okay. Let's keep it in there so Elise doesn't find it.L - In my pants?S - Yes. Keep it in your pants. You wouldn't want her to find it and put it in her mouth.L - My peeny?S - Yes. Elise puts everything in her mouth and if she found your penny and put it in her mouth, she could choke.L - On my peeny?S - Yes, on your penny.L - You want to see my peeny?S - Okay. Real quick. Your mom is almost ready to start Sunday School.L - Okay.(Luke starts taking off his pants. I'm confused. Dena sees what's going on.)Dena - Luke! What are you doing?L - I show Aunt Sanna my peeny.D - Why are you going to show her your peeny?L - I dunno.D - Shauna! Why is he showing you his peeny?S - He said he had a penny to show me and then he started to take off his pants.D - No. He said he has a peeeny to show you. You know, his you know. (Dena points d...
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Mama's Sick
2007-06-05 21:03:00
Before I had kids, I took my health for granted. That is, I didn't realize how easy it was to be sick. Get sick, stay at home. Or more often: get sick, fight through it and go to work, come home and ride it out. Sleep in. Sleep early. Sleep as much as you want. Veg as much as you want.But as a mother, being sick is hard. Your own illness is the last thing you're concerned with - the kids still need to be fed, bathed, cared for, etc. And sure, Daddy is there to take care of the kids, but don't they always want Mommy more when she is not available? Throw breastfeeding into the mix and there is no sleep because the last thing you want to do is not give your baby your breastmilk while you're sick so that she can have a fighting chance of not getting what you have. And so I'm left finding pockets of sleep here and there while Gavin takes care of Nicholas (who is on break from preschool) and tries to keep him out of our bedroom so I can sleep. And when I wake, I have to use my breast...
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Meme, Meme, & Meme!
2007-05-30 21:30:00
I was tagged for a bunch of memes. Sorry for not getting to these sooner...First up: Lene's 10 things that make me happy1. Gavin's sense of humor2. Nicholas' exuberance3. Elise's laugh and sweet smile4. Good friends5. Family6. Financial stability7. My job8. Warm weather with a breeze9. Funny and/or sweet blog posts10. Silence---------------------------------- -----------Next: SemiDesperate Housewife for tagged me for a grooming habits meme. Very thought provoking...1. On average, how much time would you estimate that you spend on your daily grooming routines, from brushing teeth to showering to any sort of hair/makeup fixing?Shower: 10 minutesBrushing my teeth & make up: 5 minutesHair: Brush-and-go or ponytail it.2. How much time did you spend before having kids on grooming habits?About the same. Except I spent a more time in the shower because I shaved regularly.3. Do you wear makeup every day?Yes; just a little powder and eyeliner. Partly because I work out of the house. And pa...
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Makeover Monday #5
2007-05-29 23:21:00
Yes, it's actually Tuesday, but I didn't blog yesterday and I still want to follow-up on this. MoodSwingMommy has started Makeover Monday s.My goals and whether I accomplished them:1. Use the stairs instead of the elevator at work.I used the stairs most of the time. One day, I was too tired and took the elevator. I didn't feel guilty for it. I felt like I would fall on my face if I tried to use the stairs.2. Clean my closet.This was really a half-baked plan. When do I have time to clean my closet? When the kids are sleeping. Where is my closet? In Nicholas' room. Yeah. Didn't achieve that goal. I'll have to figure out another way to accomplish this. I might have to take a vacation day to do this... Another time.On a side note, a goal I had two weeks ago was to clean off my desk. Well, I spent half of Friday cleaning up my area and making room so that everything doesn't pile up on my desk anymore. Well, not like it used to. I'm much happier.My goals for this week?1. Continue t...
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New Car Advice
2007-05-22 20:25:00
Shauna needs your input. Again.I need to decide whether to keep my car for another 5 years and run it into the ground or if I should sell it now, get a decent return and buy a new car. I love my little car and would no doubt keep it if it weren't for the kids. But in 5 years, the kids will be 9 and 6 (ack!) and I need to think about the logistics of tooling around bigger kids - and possibly their friends. So, I need your input about what kind of car I should get, if I were to get one. - What kind of car(s) do you have?- How many kid(s) do you have?- How old are your kid(s)?- Are there any features on your car that are a must for a parent? Like the automatic doors on the minivans. Are those a must or are they a waste of money?- Are there any features on your car that I shouldn't let the car salesman talk me in to?- How much trunk/storage space is in your car?- What about the way it drives? (e.g., rough ride, smooth ride, blind spots, tall car, short car, etc.)- Any sugges...
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Misadventures in Church Or Why I Am Going To Hell
2007-05-21 09:47:00
My sister-in-law, Dena, teaches Sunday School at our church. Yesterday, her activity was for the children to build a church out of Playdoh. Then she had the kids share what they made. Nicholas was first.Dena - Tell us about your church, Nicholas.Nicholas - This is my church. It's green like grass.D - And where's your cross?(Before I go on, let me say that we attend church regularly and talk about God to Nicholas. But we've never talked about the symbolism of a cross. (Our "God" talks are more like "God made the flowers" and "God loves you" and "God wants you to learn to forgive Elise for drooling on your blocks.") I've never even pointed it out to him. Nicholas probably doesn't even know there's a cross in the church. Back to the conversation...)Dena - And where's your cross?Nicholas - What's a cross?D - What? You don't know what a cross is?(I ignore her looking at me.)N - Aunt Dena, what's a cross?D - It looks like this (She draws a cross on the board.)N - That...
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