Bed time has been rough for Mommy and Abby for a few months now--anytime I am in her room she REFUSES to go to sleep because she knows I will leave. So, MJ has been in charge of bedtime duties. But Abby has slowly found her way to our bed each night, or should I say morning as in 4 am, warm and snug as a bug! But this morning I decided enough is enough. And the fight begins...
I spent about 25 minutes in her room, fighting to keep her in bed and trying to get her to lie down. About the third round of crazy screams MJ tagged himself in. And stayed in there for the rest of the morning after two failed escapes.
Guess we "won" on keeping her in her own bed ;)
So tonight I went in to start the process...determined to get her over her issue of mommy putting her to bed. As we were reading our goodnight book that we have not read in a few months b/c I don't put her to bed she would finish the sentence when I paused: "find pajamas big and...." "small" replied Abby. "And when the moon is on the rise they all go up...." "to exercise!!" said Abby. "the day is done they say "goodnight" and somebody turns off the..." "light!" she peeps in. I just can't believe that she remembers all of that! It is crazy just how much of a sponge she was even all those months ago.
Moral of the story to other parents....careful, they ARE watching!
Showing posts with label Frustrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frustrations. Show all posts
August 11, 2011
July 21, 2011
Nothing to Report
We tried a few doctors today and everyone wanted to wait until Monday or so to see her. They said that they wanted to wait for the swelling to go down before doing anything. At that point I was feeling a bit defeated and concerned but then Michael came to the rescue with a recommendation from our friend Mary!! We called Dr. Jones and we have an appointment for 8:30 tomorrow.
But all in all, Abby had a good day. She got mad at the splint three times and tried to take it off. It took a little finessing, but in the end we got her to keep it on. It is amazing what a sucker or M&M can do!
But all in all, Abby had a good day. She got mad at the splint three times and tried to take it off. It took a little finessing, but in the end we got her to keep it on. It is amazing what a sucker or M&M can do!
June 26, 2011
Eye Opening
I hate change. I know that it is inevitable that things will change. I know that change shows progress and growth. But none of this changes that fact that I hate change. In the end, I do pretty well in adapting and accepting change but if I had it my way very little would ever change in my world.
Tonight I realized just how much I hate change...My trusty old Tevas are just that...OLD!!! My blue pair I bought in college and my pink pair joined me shortly there after. I have lived in them summer after summer after summer. They are quick to put on, easy to clean when dirty, do well in water, never blister (I could go miles in them w/o any issues) and well, we have history. Problem is I wore them while pregnant, large and in charge pregnant, and they have not forgot those days. So now that I'm 50 lbs lighter my feet are not so happy in them and I fear it is time for a new pair.
I've been shopping for a new pair for a few years now but just haven't found a pattern that I like. And as you can tell, you have to love the pattern b/c it is a long term commitment when it comes to a pair of Tevas. But with a pending trip to Cedar Point I had to make a purchase. So off to the store I went. I picked up a cute pair of size 8 and gave the a quick try. "Hummmm, my feet must have truly grown/flattened out while preggers b/c the 8 is almost too short! Crazy" I thought. But I purchase them anyway and head home.
With Abby in bed I decided to get to know my new friends so I slipped them on for a quick stroll through the house. "Weird" I thought, "the strap doesn't seem to be in the right place and these must might be too small...and I think they are way harder than before." I dismiss these thoughts b/c, well, the last time I purchased a new pair was before Michael was around...years ago.... So off to the closet I went to grab one of my trusty old friends....
Sure enough, not event Tevas stay the same!!!!!!!!!! After a sole to sole comparison I have found that:
1) new Tevas are about 1/3" skinner than the old
2) new Tevas are about 1/3" shorter than the old
3) the outside strap on the new Tevas is about 1/2' closer to the leg than the old
4) the new Tevas are harder than the old
UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I hate change and I'm just starting to understand how much I hate it. Kind of ridiculous that the change in a pair of flip flops left me feeling this way...
Tonight I realized just how much I hate change...My trusty old Tevas are just that...OLD!!! My blue pair I bought in college and my pink pair joined me shortly there after. I have lived in them summer after summer after summer. They are quick to put on, easy to clean when dirty, do well in water, never blister (I could go miles in them w/o any issues) and well, we have history. Problem is I wore them while pregnant, large and in charge pregnant, and they have not forgot those days. So now that I'm 50 lbs lighter my feet are not so happy in them and I fear it is time for a new pair.
I've been shopping for a new pair for a few years now but just haven't found a pattern that I like. And as you can tell, you have to love the pattern b/c it is a long term commitment when it comes to a pair of Tevas. But with a pending trip to Cedar Point I had to make a purchase. So off to the store I went. I picked up a cute pair of size 8 and gave the a quick try. "Hummmm, my feet must have truly grown/flattened out while preggers b/c the 8 is almost too short! Crazy" I thought. But I purchase them anyway and head home.
With Abby in bed I decided to get to know my new friends so I slipped them on for a quick stroll through the house. "Weird" I thought, "the strap doesn't seem to be in the right place and these must might be too small...and I think they are way harder than before." I dismiss these thoughts b/c, well, the last time I purchased a new pair was before Michael was around...years ago.... So off to the closet I went to grab one of my trusty old friends....
Sure enough, not event Tevas stay the same!!!!!!!!!! After a sole to sole comparison I have found that:
1) new Tevas are about 1/3" skinner than the old
2) new Tevas are about 1/3" shorter than the old
3) the outside strap on the new Tevas is about 1/2' closer to the leg than the old
4) the new Tevas are harder than the old
UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I hate change and I'm just starting to understand how much I hate it. Kind of ridiculous that the change in a pair of flip flops left me feeling this way...
March 13, 2011
Art, Family and Yummy!
Here is a weekend update, short and sweet:
I think that I forgot to post about Abby getting her top left front tooth a week or so ago...ooops!!
Abby brought home her first work of art from school on Friday (which is proudly hanging on the fridge)...
Just incase you can't tell it is a footprint snowman. LOVE it!!!
I found out the hard was that Bra World by Oakland Mall no longer exists...Ugggghh!
I decide that i can't take much more of the winter-blahs without saying/doing something that I'll regret. So to the tanning bed I went :) Boy how I have missed you tanning bed! Keep you lectures to yourselves please--I know the risks and have decided that this is the only way to make it (and I am lecturing myself as I drive to and from said appointments).
We had a great visit with Uncle Tom and Aunt Amanda yesterday. Lots of playing, dancing and laughing.
Pics to come...
And we finished our weekend with a busy Sunday full of conducting singers at church, dinner with Nana and Papa, and Abby's first trip to Coldstone...
She refused to eat it until I gave her her own spoon and then she was unstoppable!! She was double-fisting with a Timbit, so cute!!
And that was it (well now I'm off to do some grocery shopping...)! Hope you had a great weekend!
I think that I forgot to post about Abby getting her top left front tooth a week or so ago...ooops!!
Abby brought home her first work of art from school on Friday (which is proudly hanging on the fridge)...
Just incase you can't tell it is a footprint snowman. LOVE it!!!
I found out the hard was that Bra World by Oakland Mall no longer exists...Ugggghh!
I decide that i can't take much more of the winter-blahs without saying/doing something that I'll regret. So to the tanning bed I went :) Boy how I have missed you tanning bed! Keep you lectures to yourselves please--I know the risks and have decided that this is the only way to make it (and I am lecturing myself as I drive to and from said appointments).
We had a great visit with Uncle Tom and Aunt Amanda yesterday. Lots of playing, dancing and laughing.
Pics to come...
And we finished our weekend with a busy Sunday full of conducting singers at church, dinner with Nana and Papa, and Abby's first trip to Coldstone...
She refused to eat it until I gave her her own spoon and then she was unstoppable!! She was double-fisting with a Timbit, so cute!!
And that was it (well now I'm off to do some grocery shopping...)! Hope you had a great weekend!
March 03, 2011
Good and Stubborn
Abby had another great day at daycare, which I love!! I was able to sneak in and watch her play for a few minutes which was a pleasure. I always wonder what she does while there so it was nice to see her in action. She was over by the jumpers playing with the toys attached, pushing, turning and clicking away. Then she saw me and started to cry. What is that about?? I told her that she was fine and that seemed to fix it. Then she came running to me with a huge smile on her face. That warmed my heart and was just what I needed after a frustrating day at work. I swooped her up and then she started tickling me. Abby LOVES to tickle...yesterday the ladies at daycare told me how she spent the afternoon tickling baby Abby who thought it was the funniest thing in the world and let them know by belly laughing the whole time!
And now here we are, minute 42 of Abby crying "Momma, momma, momma" from her crib. This little girl is persistent and stubborn just like her Mommy! I don't know that I'd call it crying so much as whining. All she wants is for me to come and rock her (or to sleep in my bed...), which part of me would love to do for her but the realistic part of me keeps telling me that this has to stop (and sometime soon). I know that she will only be tiny for a short time and little ones need lots of extra love, but since she has been sick lately we have gotten into the bad habit of rocking her when she wakes. Oh how I long for the day of sleeping through the night again! Maybe in ten years that will happen on a regular basis.......
And now here we are, minute 42 of Abby crying "Momma, momma, momma" from her crib. This little girl is persistent and stubborn just like her Mommy! I don't know that I'd call it crying so much as whining. All she wants is for me to come and rock her (or to sleep in my bed...), which part of me would love to do for her but the realistic part of me keeps telling me that this has to stop (and sometime soon). I know that she will only be tiny for a short time and little ones need lots of extra love, but since she has been sick lately we have gotten into the bad habit of rocking her when she wakes. Oh how I long for the day of sleeping through the night again! Maybe in ten years that will happen on a regular basis.......
September 08, 2010
No Longer an Infant
Abby's second year is off to a...hummm...uneventful/sassy start. We haven't done much other than regroup ourselves after the big party and a bought of the fever and sore throats. Even so, Abby continues to blossom into her own little person!
In the last few weeks it is amazing just how much she is starting to understand. You can tell her to "take the ball to Daddy" and she will go across the room, pick up the ball and take it to Daddy! Or, when you tell her it is time for a nap or "night, night" she heads to the stairs so she can go to her room. She loves to "clean up" and "help" when asked, to play hide and seek or pretend to cook in her kitchen. She has become quite the little monkey too! She loves to climb up and down the stairs, well on pretty much anything she can find. Abby has turned in to a little Lovebug too! She loves to give hugs and kisses, she will come from across the room and lay her head on you and start to pat your back or leg while giving a little "ahhhhh". It is to funny and oh-so-cute!
Her vocabulary is growing too! Her new words are ball, bear, banana, teddy, shoe, sock, nose (points to it), book (and signing it too), cheese (she signs it and requests it first thing in the morning...)Os (as in Cheerios, she is signing this too). I think that is about it. She loves music, so much so, we were playing the piano the other day and she started singing her own little song! This girl is a TALKER!!!!
Her sass has blossomed as well! She has started to throw herself on the floor when she gets mad or tries pushing out of her highchair with all her might when she doesn't get what she wants to eat. Her latest has been fighting to go to bed at night...yet again! This seems to be an issue EVERY time she get the least bit sick. After getting her back to health, it seems to take four nights of retaining (a.k.a. 45-90 minutes of crying and screaming in her crib) to get her back to going to sleep on her own. It never gets easier for us, each time it like tourer for all of us. But, tonight was a good night--it was the first night in almost two weeks that she went to bed without crying--Thank the Lord!!
In the last few weeks it is amazing just how much she is starting to understand. You can tell her to "take the ball to Daddy" and she will go across the room, pick up the ball and take it to Daddy! Or, when you tell her it is time for a nap or "night, night" she heads to the stairs so she can go to her room. She loves to "clean up" and "help" when asked, to play hide and seek or pretend to cook in her kitchen. She has become quite the little monkey too! She loves to climb up and down the stairs, well on pretty much anything she can find. Abby has turned in to a little Lovebug too! She loves to give hugs and kisses, she will come from across the room and lay her head on you and start to pat your back or leg while giving a little "ahhhhh". It is to funny and oh-so-cute!
Her vocabulary is growing too! Her new words are ball, bear, banana, teddy, shoe, sock, nose (points to it), book (and signing it too), cheese (she signs it and requests it first thing in the morning...)Os (as in Cheerios, she is signing this too). I think that is about it. She loves music, so much so, we were playing the piano the other day and she started singing her own little song! This girl is a TALKER!!!!
Her sass has blossomed as well! She has started to throw herself on the floor when she gets mad or tries pushing out of her highchair with all her might when she doesn't get what she wants to eat. Her latest has been fighting to go to bed at night...yet again! This seems to be an issue EVERY time she get the least bit sick. After getting her back to health, it seems to take four nights of retaining (a.k.a. 45-90 minutes of crying and screaming in her crib) to get her back to going to sleep on her own. It never gets easier for us, each time it like tourer for all of us. But, tonight was a good night--it was the first night in almost two weeks that she went to bed without crying--Thank the Lord!!
June 24, 2010
Floaties
And I'm not talking about what you use in the pool.....
As you may know, Abby has had some poo issues this week. Well, tonight while giving her a bath she managed to let a few "floaties" loose. UUUGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Needless to say, "bath-time" quickly became "chore-time" for Mommy.
As you may know, Abby has had some poo issues this week. Well, tonight while giving her a bath she managed to let a few "floaties" loose. UUUGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Needless to say, "bath-time" quickly became "chore-time" for Mommy.
February 04, 2010
Fussy
Today was a short day at work because Abby has been...uummmmm...lets say fussy. I'm tempted to say that she has been a ball-of-wreck, but I fear what is to come so I'm saving that description just in case it gets worse.
Last night she went down at 7, woke at 10:30 and ate a decent size meal, woke at 3:30 and ate like I hadn't fed her in a week, woke at 6:30 to have a small snack and went back to sleep for an hour. Now I know that this does not seem too bad, but it really sucks since she used to sleep from 6 p.m. to 5 or 6 a.m. until her X-mas cold hit.
Anyway, I went to work this morning and Abby stayed home with daddy. MJ and I talked at around 10:30 and she hadn't ate yet. No big deal, this is how she get sometimes when we leave her with other people. MJ said that she as a bit hard to please but still happy for the most part.
Then I get a text at 1:30--Still not eating. MJ had tried a bottle 3 different times and each time she refused. I decided to come home to see if I could get her to eat since her last good size meal was at 3:30 a.m.(about 10 hours earlier). At this point Abby would go from ok to mad and crying or screaming in 5-10 minute intervals--I assume because she was hungry and tired.
When I walked in I was greeted with a huge smile and flailing arms. When we sat down to feed Abby would lift her head and open her mouth super wide in anticipation of the boob. Little stinker, she was holding out for mommy and the fresh stuff! After her good meal, she took a good 2 hour nap and woke with a smile.
That did not last too long though. About an hour later (6:30), fussy Abby was back. Nothing seemed to make her happy or comfortable. So off to bed she went--p.j.s on, diaper clean, Tylenol and more boobjuice consumed.
It is now 10:08 and the beast is up and not so happy....I assume this is teething...
It's 10:57 p.m. and I just got done feeding Abby and getting her back to sleep. Here is how it went down: MJ tried to sooth her first and, well, that DIDN'T work. So, I walk in sit down and hold Abby. Screaming stops. "Are you kidding me?!!!" She falls asleep for 5 then wakes up screaming again. I sushhhhh her to sleep again and 5 minutes later the screaming banshee is back so I feed her. When she is done feeding, guess what...screaming banshee again. So I un-burrito and burp her. The little banshee subsides for 5 or so then returns. Time to bust out the teething toys and let the gnawing begin. This goes on for 10 minutes then it is time to burrito and sleep. I one-arm burrito her due to the fighting and we rock for 10 minutes or so. By this time Mommy is falling asleep but Abby is just staring at me. Enough. I put her in her crib and left the room. She slept/was quite for a few minutes and MJ has hard to plug the paci back in 2x now. I hope this is no indication as to how the rest of the night will go.
Last night she went down at 7, woke at 10:30 and ate a decent size meal, woke at 3:30 and ate like I hadn't fed her in a week, woke at 6:30 to have a small snack and went back to sleep for an hour. Now I know that this does not seem too bad, but it really sucks since she used to sleep from 6 p.m. to 5 or 6 a.m. until her X-mas cold hit.
Anyway, I went to work this morning and Abby stayed home with daddy. MJ and I talked at around 10:30 and she hadn't ate yet. No big deal, this is how she get sometimes when we leave her with other people. MJ said that she as a bit hard to please but still happy for the most part.
Then I get a text at 1:30--Still not eating. MJ had tried a bottle 3 different times and each time she refused. I decided to come home to see if I could get her to eat since her last good size meal was at 3:30 a.m.(about 10 hours earlier). At this point Abby would go from ok to mad and crying or screaming in 5-10 minute intervals--I assume because she was hungry and tired.
When I walked in I was greeted with a huge smile and flailing arms. When we sat down to feed Abby would lift her head and open her mouth super wide in anticipation of the boob. Little stinker, she was holding out for mommy and the fresh stuff! After her good meal, she took a good 2 hour nap and woke with a smile.
That did not last too long though. About an hour later (6:30), fussy Abby was back. Nothing seemed to make her happy or comfortable. So off to bed she went--p.j.s on, diaper clean, Tylenol and more boobjuice consumed.
It is now 10:08 and the beast is up and not so happy....I assume this is teething...
UPDATE:
It's 10:57 p.m. and I just got done feeding Abby and getting her back to sleep. Here is how it went down: MJ tried to sooth her first and, well, that DIDN'T work. So, I walk in sit down and hold Abby. Screaming stops. "Are you kidding me?!!!" She falls asleep for 5 then wakes up screaming again. I sushhhhh her to sleep again and 5 minutes later the screaming banshee is back so I feed her. When she is done feeding, guess what...screaming banshee again. So I un-burrito and burp her. The little banshee subsides for 5 or so then returns. Time to bust out the teething toys and let the gnawing begin. This goes on for 10 minutes then it is time to burrito and sleep. I one-arm burrito her due to the fighting and we rock for 10 minutes or so. By this time Mommy is falling asleep but Abby is just staring at me. Enough. I put her in her crib and left the room. She slept/was quite for a few minutes and MJ has hard to plug the paci back in 2x now. I hope this is no indication as to how the rest of the night will go.
January 27, 2010
Nursing Bras for Women Like Me
Ok, to start I have had a hard, no--almost impossible-- time finding nursing bras in my size, let a lone finding one that does not look like a "grandma" bra. Being a 34G sucks! I did find a place on line back in November that carried some options. I ordered on 11/8 and got about half of my order and was told the others would ship in 3-4 days. Well 12/30 rolled around and still my order was not complete. I had to call and see what was up. Stephanie helped me out by letting me know that the bra was on back order and would be so for the next 2 or so weeks. I canceled that item and ordered 2 more in 34H and would be sending the rest back due to "muffin top". So I sent all the bras back in the box that I received it in. I also ordered two of the bras in a 34I to see if they fit any better than the 34H. Apparently upon packing my return, I made the FATAL mistake of placing another bra on top of the "molded cup" bra. Here is the e-mail I received regarding my return:
So, because I placed another bra on top of this oh-so-special-molded-cup-bra I have damaged it beyond saleable condition??? Really?? What is best about this is that I got this e-mail on 1/12 and still have received the bra back nor have I received the two 34I bras that I ordered. Again, I had to call to see where they are and guess what....one is on back order (the other does not come in that size)! So, company that prides itself on customer service, where is the notice that I would yet again have to wait to receive my order???
At this point, I have canceled all orders, will be returning the 2 bras that I have (guess I will be eating the cost of a 34G that does not fit) and ordering from another company that appreciates its large chested, nursing customers.
In the end, I DO NOT SUGGEST ORDERING FROM Linda the Bra Lady!!!
SCANNING DOCUMENT, WILL POST TOMORROW
So, because I placed another bra on top of this oh-so-special-molded-cup-bra I have damaged it beyond saleable condition??? Really?? What is best about this is that I got this e-mail on 1/12 and still have received the bra back nor have I received the two 34I bras that I ordered. Again, I had to call to see where they are and guess what....one is on back order (the other does not come in that size)! So, company that prides itself on customer service, where is the notice that I would yet again have to wait to receive my order???
At this point, I have canceled all orders, will be returning the 2 bras that I have (guess I will be eating the cost of a 34G that does not fit) and ordering from another company that appreciates its large chested, nursing customers.
In the end, I DO NOT SUGGEST ORDERING FROM Linda the Bra Lady!!!
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