Singers:
1. Chris Cornell
2. Eddie Vedder
3. Gwen Stefani
4. Jared Leto
5. Thom Yorke
6. Singer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (don't know her name)
7. Nina Simone
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Elvis
10. Bert McCracken (mostly because I loved him for a long time)
Bands: (not necessarily the same as singers, but could be combined)
1. Soundgarden
2. No Doubt
3. The Used
4. Radiohead (all time favorite)
5. Pearl Jam
6. Rage Against the Machine
7. Mumford and Sons
8. Steve Miller Band
9. Nirvana
10. 30 Seconds to Mars
TV Shows:
1. Hells Kitchen (Ooooh Gordon Ramsay...so hot)
2. Master Chef
3. Cupcake Wars
4. Project Runway
5. House
6. Eureka
7. Dr. Who (I <3 Matt Smith)
8. True Blood
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. American Pickers
Movies:
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. The Cable Guy
3. Fifth Element
4. Alice in Wonderland (cartoon)
5. Harry Potter-all of them
6. Minority Report
7. American Psycho
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. Fried Green Tomatoes
10. Anything by Tim Burton-but probably would pick Beetle Juice
Books: I have a lot so I'll just mention a few....
Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights (obsessed), Lord of the Flies, Apex Hides the Hurt, The Intuitionist, 1984, Brave New World, Anthem, A Separate Peace, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (love), Dubliners, A Good Soldier, Little Women, Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye, A Million Little Pieces (don't care if it isn't true), Secret Garden, Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, The Hobbit, Shakespeare Anthology, Dracula, Frankenstein, and many more that I'll probably think of later.
If I could take one book with me to a deserted island it would probably be Wuthering Heights because it's dark, disturbing, obsessive, strange, love craziness.
And random other things I'm obsessed with:
Horror movies, Crime stories/criminals, the news (not Fox, Fox stinks), Gordon Ramsay, Stumble!, Hoarders, Pets-I don't take care of them, but I want them anyone else have that problem?, cleaning my kitchen sink, organizing Ellie's room, makeup, analyzing literature...
That is about it. For random people who stumble on to my blog, now you know more about me.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Mini Update
I am short on time-Jeff and I are going to the mall just to walk around and get out of the house!
So exercise...ONCE again I am a complete failure! But I haven't given up hope. The diet portion of my 'lose baby weight plan' is going really well. I have started to eat more fruits and veggies and have cut out junk food during the week-on Saturdays and Sundays I can eat dessert, that doesn't mean I can go over board though!
As far as the exercise...I hurt my knee-pulled a tendon, so I haven't been able to do as much as I want. I have tried to keep as active as possible: cleaning, walking around town/mall/the house, dancing with Ellie, dancing by myself (shhh...that's kinda embarrassing)...and just trying to keep myself moving as much as possible. But every time I try to do any sort of intense or even moderate cardio my knee just seizes up and won't let me do anything; after that I am left in pain for days. No fear though! I should be okay to start working out more in about a week or so...
On a brighter note-I have noticed that my size 8 (eek...to me that is a very gross number) jeans are fitting A LOT better than they used to!
So exercise...ONCE again I am a complete failure! But I haven't given up hope. The diet portion of my 'lose baby weight plan' is going really well. I have started to eat more fruits and veggies and have cut out junk food during the week-on Saturdays and Sundays I can eat dessert, that doesn't mean I can go over board though!
As far as the exercise...I hurt my knee-pulled a tendon, so I haven't been able to do as much as I want. I have tried to keep as active as possible: cleaning, walking around town/mall/the house, dancing with Ellie, dancing by myself (shhh...that's kinda embarrassing)...and just trying to keep myself moving as much as possible. But every time I try to do any sort of intense or even moderate cardio my knee just seizes up and won't let me do anything; after that I am left in pain for days. No fear though! I should be okay to start working out more in about a week or so...
On a brighter note-I have noticed that my size 8 (eek...to me that is a very gross number) jeans are fitting A LOT better than they used to!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Baby weight
Is the hardest weight to get off ever...especially if you are not used to exercise. I haven't religiously exercised since college, instead of gaining the freshman 15 I actually lost 15 pounds AND was extremely toned and in shape *sigh the good ole days*. If I ever wanted to get back to that size and weight I would have to seriously work out for hours every day and really watch what I eat. I honestly don't think that will happen-I lose motivation very quickly.
Things I HAVE done this summer:
-been on my stationary bike a few times (not enough to call it consistent by any means)
-done a few crunches (again not enough)
-started to control portion size
-cut out pop (or soda if you prefer)
-started drinking more water
-started cutting out the every day sweets
Things I NEED to do this summer:
-go on the stationary bike 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes each time
-do the ab and arms workouts I've been looking at for weeks
-cut out sugary juice
-go back to being meatless (I didn't eat meat for 7 years and that was when I was the healthiest, coincidence? I think not!)
-eat more veggies and fruit
-incorporate some fun exercise that includes Eleanore-taking her for walks or lifting her up and down (she thinks that is hilarious)
So let's see if I can actually accomplish those goals. In order to keep track of when I actually work out, I am going to mark it on my calendar with an X each time I do it. I will take periodic pictures of the calendar to post on here to show you all of my progress as well!
Keep your fingers crossed :)
Things I HAVE done this summer:
-been on my stationary bike a few times (not enough to call it consistent by any means)
-done a few crunches (again not enough)
-started to control portion size
-cut out pop (or soda if you prefer)
-started drinking more water
-started cutting out the every day sweets
Things I NEED to do this summer:
-go on the stationary bike 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes each time
-do the ab and arms workouts I've been looking at for weeks
-cut out sugary juice
-go back to being meatless (I didn't eat meat for 7 years and that was when I was the healthiest, coincidence? I think not!)
-eat more veggies and fruit
-incorporate some fun exercise that includes Eleanore-taking her for walks or lifting her up and down (she thinks that is hilarious)
So let's see if I can actually accomplish those goals. In order to keep track of when I actually work out, I am going to mark it on my calendar with an X each time I do it. I will take periodic pictures of the calendar to post on here to show you all of my progress as well!
Keep your fingers crossed :)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Big 4 months!
Ellie will be 4 months on Thursday! I can't believe that she is already that old...or young I guess?!
She is getting so so big-we have her check up appointment on Thursday and I am so anxious to see how much she weighs and how long she has gotten. She can't wear 3 month clothes anymore and but she is still a little too small for 6 month clothes, so she is in between sizes.
Jeff and I are adjusting pretty well to being parents. We have a lot of fun playing with Ellie, seeing her do her 'mini push-ups', roll from side to side and 'talk' or yell as the case may be at us. I just love waking up to see her smiling face in the morning-it makes the waking up for night feedings, losing sleep, wearing no make up, having messy hair etc...all worth it! She is my little love bug :)
Well...I will update probably after her doctor's appointment with all her stats and keep you updated on when she starts crawling which I think will be sooner than we know it!
She is getting so so big-we have her check up appointment on Thursday and I am so anxious to see how much she weighs and how long she has gotten. She can't wear 3 month clothes anymore and but she is still a little too small for 6 month clothes, so she is in between sizes.
Jeff and I are adjusting pretty well to being parents. We have a lot of fun playing with Ellie, seeing her do her 'mini push-ups', roll from side to side and 'talk' or yell as the case may be at us. I just love waking up to see her smiling face in the morning-it makes the waking up for night feedings, losing sleep, wearing no make up, having messy hair etc...all worth it! She is my little love bug :)
Well...I will update probably after her doctor's appointment with all her stats and keep you updated on when she starts crawling which I think will be sooner than we know it!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
2 Months Old!
Ellie is two months old today! I can't believe how fast these 2 months went by...so crazy!
She is starting to sleep better at night going about 5 hours, waking up and then going back to sleep for another 3. I still don't get as much sleep as I'm used to but it is definitely better than the waking up every 2 hours thing she was doing at the beginning!
Will update on her weight and height after her doctor's appointment on Monday :)
She is starting to sleep better at night going about 5 hours, waking up and then going back to sleep for another 3. I still don't get as much sleep as I'm used to but it is definitely better than the waking up every 2 hours thing she was doing at the beginning!
Will update on her weight and height after her doctor's appointment on Monday :)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Quick updates
We started a complete bedtime routine.
We had to take the lil lady to the doctor today because her eye is just getting really gross. She has clogged tear ducts and apparently the yellow gooey discharge that she has been having is abnormal for a baby this age. So now we have to take her to the eye doctor next week to have it checked out-not excited at all.
On a good note she is gaining weight well-which for some reason is something the doctor seems so concerned about-she is 10 lbs 8 ounces! Little chunky monkey:) and everything else looks good so no physical abnormalities which is something he was also looking for since she has other issues like...
THROW UP! and lots of it-she finally threw up on Jeff for once today! But anywho-there are several possibilities as to why she is throwing up
1) she has acid reflux (this one is kinda iffy since she doesn't throw up after every meal nor does she even spit up after every meal)
2)she is too full-she doesn't poop as much on formula
3)she is developing a milk protein allergy
So we'll have to wait and see how this develops-at her next appointment we will reevaluate and quite possibly put her on soy formula.
And that is all for now, got to feed Ellie and try to put her back to bed!
We had to take the lil lady to the doctor today because her eye is just getting really gross. She has clogged tear ducts and apparently the yellow gooey discharge that she has been having is abnormal for a baby this age. So now we have to take her to the eye doctor next week to have it checked out-not excited at all.
On a good note she is gaining weight well-which for some reason is something the doctor seems so concerned about-she is 10 lbs 8 ounces! Little chunky monkey:) and everything else looks good so no physical abnormalities which is something he was also looking for since she has other issues like...
THROW UP! and lots of it-she finally threw up on Jeff for once today! But anywho-there are several possibilities as to why she is throwing up
1) she has acid reflux (this one is kinda iffy since she doesn't throw up after every meal nor does she even spit up after every meal)
2)she is too full-she doesn't poop as much on formula
3)she is developing a milk protein allergy
So we'll have to wait and see how this develops-at her next appointment we will reevaluate and quite possibly put her on soy formula.
And that is all for now, got to feed Ellie and try to put her back to bed!
Monday, March 14, 2011
A glimpse into my day...
Wake up-6:30 or 7:30 depends on how our night went. Ellie generally wakes up every 3 hours so depending on when she goes to sleep we wake up at various hours. Sometimes she is super fussy so bedtime gets pushed therefore wake up time moves as well.
-Change her diaper
-Feed her
-Wash her face-she has baby acne so we try to keep her face as clean as possible (not washed with soap just plain old water)
-Clean out her goopy eye and rub her tear ducts-she has blocked tear ducts so we are trying to open them up. This happens often in newborns however it usually clears up around week 3 (she'll be 6 weeks on Wednesday).
-Wash bottles
-Play time until about 9:30-Ellie is generally happiest in the morning so I try to fit in as much play time as possible which includes tummy time
-Eat again
-Change diaper
-Change clothes
-More play time if she isn't fussy until about 10:30 or 11:00
-Nap time usually takes place around 11:30
-Wake up from nap around 1 ish (again depends when she went down for a nap, if she ate a full bottle etc)
-Eat again
-Change diaper-this is generally when we have a poopy diaper which is SUPER disgusting now that she is a formula babe
-Fussy time starts around 3:45 no matter how good of a day she has had
-From about 4-6 we do a lot of rocking, bouncy chair time, checking diapers, using a pacifier-really anything to make her stop crying
-She eats a couple ounces in between the crying but never a whole bottle until later
-7:00 we are starting to give her a bath around this time everyday
-After bath we rub her down w/lotion this usually calms her down and she seems to like smelling pretty :)
-7:30 or 8 supper time
-8-9 more fussing, so we sing some songs or read a book...she likes singing and walking (or as we call "the happy dance")
-Wash and prepare bottles for night time
-9:30 ish it is lights out-again sometimes it is earlier around 9 and it has been as late as 10:45 some nights
Now here is where Ellie is completely inconsistent. She has slept for 5 or 5 and a half hours before so she doesn't wake up until around 2-those are my most favorite nights. BUT for the majority of the time she wakes up like clockwork every 2 to 3 hours depending on how much of her bottle she eats. It is VERY hard to keep her awake at night to finish the bottle without inducing another episode of fussiness, so sometimes I'd rather sleep for just 2 hours than endure 2 hours of crying!!
And then we wake up and do it all over again!
-Change her diaper
-Feed her
-Wash her face-she has baby acne so we try to keep her face as clean as possible (not washed with soap just plain old water)
-Clean out her goopy eye and rub her tear ducts-she has blocked tear ducts so we are trying to open them up. This happens often in newborns however it usually clears up around week 3 (she'll be 6 weeks on Wednesday).
-Wash bottles
-Play time until about 9:30-Ellie is generally happiest in the morning so I try to fit in as much play time as possible which includes tummy time
-Eat again
-Change diaper
-Change clothes
-More play time if she isn't fussy until about 10:30 or 11:00
-Nap time usually takes place around 11:30
-Wake up from nap around 1 ish (again depends when she went down for a nap, if she ate a full bottle etc)
-Eat again
-Change diaper-this is generally when we have a poopy diaper which is SUPER disgusting now that she is a formula babe
-Fussy time starts around 3:45 no matter how good of a day she has had
-From about 4-6 we do a lot of rocking, bouncy chair time, checking diapers, using a pacifier-really anything to make her stop crying
-She eats a couple ounces in between the crying but never a whole bottle until later
-7:00 we are starting to give her a bath around this time everyday
-After bath we rub her down w/lotion this usually calms her down and she seems to like smelling pretty :)
-7:30 or 8 supper time
-8-9 more fussing, so we sing some songs or read a book...she likes singing and walking (or as we call "the happy dance")
-Wash and prepare bottles for night time
-9:30 ish it is lights out-again sometimes it is earlier around 9 and it has been as late as 10:45 some nights
Now here is where Ellie is completely inconsistent. She has slept for 5 or 5 and a half hours before so she doesn't wake up until around 2-those are my most favorite nights. BUT for the majority of the time she wakes up like clockwork every 2 to 3 hours depending on how much of her bottle she eats. It is VERY hard to keep her awake at night to finish the bottle without inducing another episode of fussiness, so sometimes I'd rather sleep for just 2 hours than endure 2 hours of crying!!
And then we wake up and do it all over again!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Video of Ellie on a Saturday morning :)
So after a pretty terrible night of little to no sleep we finally went back to bed this morning and slept until 10:30-it was wonderful! Then Ellie threw up her whole bottle-it even came out her nose!! GROSS!!! But she doesn't seem to be too affected by it all...just check out the video (or bideo as Brady would say, although he is getting better)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Money SUCKS
So yesterday I had a laundry list of things to do...
-Make my 6 week postpartum doctor's appointment (oh joy, I get to be poked and prodded again-free)
-Make Ellie's 2 month well check-can you believe she will be 2 months in a 3 weeks??(whatever the copay is probably $30-$60)
-Call Pontiac and place an order for a new tail light cover, there were 2 different types that could be ordered and of course my car had to have the most expensive one ($240 to be exact, and a $50 installation fee on top of that) I'll get that done tomorrow so I can pass inspection ($30)
-I had to buy windshield wipers-that was about $20
-Set up a payment plan for Ellie and my hospital bill ($260 a month for 12 months)
Are you keeping track of all the money steadily flowing out of my bank account? So far we have...about $630 that I have or have already paid this week. That really sucks when you are on UNPAID maternity leave.
-Then the mortgage is due this week ($810)
-Water bill, which is irregularly high-do you know how much laundry you do when you have a baby?!?! (about $100)
-More hospital/doctor bills from lab tests, blood tests, pediatrician etc.. ($90)
-Credit card payment ($60)
AHAHGAHGAH and I'm sure there will only be more to come.
Anyone want to donate to the Amanda had a baby and has no money fund?
-Make my 6 week postpartum doctor's appointment (oh joy, I get to be poked and prodded again-free)
-Make Ellie's 2 month well check-can you believe she will be 2 months in a 3 weeks??(whatever the copay is probably $30-$60)
-Call Pontiac and place an order for a new tail light cover, there were 2 different types that could be ordered and of course my car had to have the most expensive one ($240 to be exact, and a $50 installation fee on top of that) I'll get that done tomorrow so I can pass inspection ($30)
-I had to buy windshield wipers-that was about $20
-Set up a payment plan for Ellie and my hospital bill ($260 a month for 12 months)
Are you keeping track of all the money steadily flowing out of my bank account? So far we have...about $630 that I have or have already paid this week. That really sucks when you are on UNPAID maternity leave.
-Then the mortgage is due this week ($810)
-Water bill, which is irregularly high-do you know how much laundry you do when you have a baby?!?! (about $100)
-More hospital/doctor bills from lab tests, blood tests, pediatrician etc.. ($90)
-Credit card payment ($60)
AHAHGAHGAH and I'm sure there will only be more to come.
Anyone want to donate to the Amanda had a baby and has no money fund?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Pictures
Got pictures done of Ellie today-I'm not going to post all of them on here because that would take forever so hopefully you are friends w/me on facebook so you can see the rest!! She is just getting cuter and cuter everyday I can't wait to watch how beautiful she will become :)
Friday, March 4, 2011
New opportunities
My dad is a pastor. When pastors want to switch churches/jobs or a church needs a new pastor they extend what we call a "call", in which the church interviews several potential candidates and selects the pastor they think best fits their church. The pastor then visits, interviews, asks questions etc...and then decides if they want to take the call. Pastors can also put their names on a call list or contact the district president informing them that they would be interested in changing churches.
My dad received a call to Aurora, IL. This is about 40 minutes or less from where I grew up which is extremely intriguing to my parents. My mom wants to move out of Texas (which so do I) and my dad really needs a change of pace. They are going to visit Aurora for the 2nd time during spring break and then I believe my dad will make his decision sometime before the end of April. I really hope that this church presents the opportunity for both my parents to get out from underneath all the stress that they endure on a daily basis. My parents are both getting old and their health is starting to decline; my mom's diabetes is just going to get worse if she continues to be stressed out and my dad's overeating due to stress will slowly put more and more strain on his already damaged heart. They really need to be in a better environment so I hope this is Aurora.
With that said, Jeff and I have talked about moving as well. To be honest if my parents left (Josh and Brady would probably follow) I would be pretty upset. I never got along or agreed with my parents but now that Ellie is around they really help out and I have grown very close to my mom-if they left we would suffer. We wouldn't move all the way up to Aurora because a) it is too expensive, b) that would be very far away from Jeff's parents and c)I don't necessarily want to live in the same town as my parents I just want to live close.
I'm not sure what we are going to do-if we are going to do anything at all. I don't want to live in Texas for the rest of my life. I would miss my friends, but my family is well...my family. I want to have big family holidays and celebrate birthdays with them, if they moved that wouldn't be possible.
I don't know...I would like a new opportunity, a new job, a new surrounding...I like a good change of pace.
My dad received a call to Aurora, IL. This is about 40 minutes or less from where I grew up which is extremely intriguing to my parents. My mom wants to move out of Texas (which so do I) and my dad really needs a change of pace. They are going to visit Aurora for the 2nd time during spring break and then I believe my dad will make his decision sometime before the end of April. I really hope that this church presents the opportunity for both my parents to get out from underneath all the stress that they endure on a daily basis. My parents are both getting old and their health is starting to decline; my mom's diabetes is just going to get worse if she continues to be stressed out and my dad's overeating due to stress will slowly put more and more strain on his already damaged heart. They really need to be in a better environment so I hope this is Aurora.
With that said, Jeff and I have talked about moving as well. To be honest if my parents left (Josh and Brady would probably follow) I would be pretty upset. I never got along or agreed with my parents but now that Ellie is around they really help out and I have grown very close to my mom-if they left we would suffer. We wouldn't move all the way up to Aurora because a) it is too expensive, b) that would be very far away from Jeff's parents and c)I don't necessarily want to live in the same town as my parents I just want to live close.
I'm not sure what we are going to do-if we are going to do anything at all. I don't want to live in Texas for the rest of my life. I would miss my friends, but my family is well...my family. I want to have big family holidays and celebrate birthdays with them, if they moved that wouldn't be possible.
I don't know...I would like a new opportunity, a new job, a new surrounding...I like a good change of pace.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A little help
It is so nice when Ellie has been screaming on and off since 6 to be offered no help, no break, no is she okay or are you okay.
It's 10:41 and there seems to be no consolation for this child in sight. Looks like he'll get to sleep tonight again and I get to be awake. Awesome.
Needless to say I'm freaking pissed
It's 10:41 and there seems to be no consolation for this child in sight. Looks like he'll get to sleep tonight again and I get to be awake. Awesome.
Needless to say I'm freaking pissed
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
It is 4 am and I'm awake...
We switched the little lady over to formula in attempts to help with the fussiness...well she isn't fussing right now but she sure isn't going back to sleep. I'm pretty sure she may have her days and nights mixed up!!
I'm glad she isn't screaming and crying, but I would really like to go back to sleep...now I have to figure out how to fix this problem. How do you tell a 1 month old that when it is dark we sleep and when it is light we stay awake and play...
I guess you can't!
Thank you for not crying Ellie...mommy really appreciates it!
I'm glad she isn't screaming and crying, but I would really like to go back to sleep...now I have to figure out how to fix this problem. How do you tell a 1 month old that when it is dark we sleep and when it is light we stay awake and play...
I guess you can't!
Thank you for not crying Ellie...mommy really appreciates it!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
khglud uld
literally at my wits end
I need a good nights sleep, but with Ellie it is impossible...why couldn't I have a child that just ate and slept like normal babies do
I want to cry so I'm going to...
I need a good nights sleep, but with Ellie it is impossible...why couldn't I have a child that just ate and slept like normal babies do
I want to cry so I'm going to...
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Like clockwork
I don't know how mothers do it...most babies start to sleep for longer periods of time by this point (3 weeks) my child seems to sleep less.
From 6-10 last night she was screaming bloody murder-wouldn't eat, had a clean diaper, didn't really have gas....just crying, crying and more crying. It was exhausting.
So after her 4 hour cry session I figured she would sleep well for the rest of the night...WRONG! She slept until about 1 then woke up to eat then thankfully fell back asleep only to wake up at 4 to eat and cry again....its not 4:53 and we are still awake and she is still cranky. I am desperate for sleep.
Jeff is sleeping peacefully in the bedroom as usual and I swear to God if he complains he is tired or bored today I'm going to kill him.
I just don't know what to do for her-she cries when she drinks breast milk, she cries when she is on formula, she has terrible gas/digestive problems-I am at my wits end!!! I NEED sleep-the more I go without sleep the more of a terrible person I become. I don't want to become one of those mothers who is cranky and irritable all the time, but I am slowly becoming one.
And if one more person gives me a suggestion on what worked for their child I am going to SCREAM!!! My child is not your child so what worked for them doesn't automatically work for her get it?
From 6-10 last night she was screaming bloody murder-wouldn't eat, had a clean diaper, didn't really have gas....just crying, crying and more crying. It was exhausting.
So after her 4 hour cry session I figured she would sleep well for the rest of the night...WRONG! She slept until about 1 then woke up to eat then thankfully fell back asleep only to wake up at 4 to eat and cry again....its not 4:53 and we are still awake and she is still cranky. I am desperate for sleep.
Jeff is sleeping peacefully in the bedroom as usual and I swear to God if he complains he is tired or bored today I'm going to kill him.
I just don't know what to do for her-she cries when she drinks breast milk, she cries when she is on formula, she has terrible gas/digestive problems-I am at my wits end!!! I NEED sleep-the more I go without sleep the more of a terrible person I become. I don't want to become one of those mothers who is cranky and irritable all the time, but I am slowly becoming one.
And if one more person gives me a suggestion on what worked for their child I am going to SCREAM!!! My child is not your child so what worked for them doesn't automatically work for her get it?
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Be T Dub
I've already lost over 20 pounds...hurray for me!!
And I forgot to update on Ellie's two week appointment as well:
7 lbs 15 oz; 21 inches
And I forgot to update on Ellie's two week appointment as well:
7 lbs 15 oz; 21 inches
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sleep deprived
So it is pretty much official-
Ellie has colic or colic like symptoms she is fussy for about a total of 4 hours a day which is always at the most inconvenient of times like dinner time or 2 o'clock in the morning. We've started incorporating a bottle into her feeding schedule, once with breast milk and once with formula (formula for fussiness and gassy!) We are going to slowly switch her to only bottle in the next 2 weeks I think- this will just make it easier for when I have to go back to work. The only with breast feeding is that if I don't pump or feed her my boobs HURT SO FREAKING BAD!! And who wants to pump in the middle of the night just so she can have a bottle?!?! Not quite sure how that is going to work...any suggestions? I don't want to go to full on formula (unless we have to) because it is really stinking expensive and I'm not sure we can afford it as this point in time.
Right now Ellie is napping which is super rare for this time at night-let us hope that this is a good sign for the rest of the night! I really really miss sleeping!
Ellie has colic or colic like symptoms she is fussy for about a total of 4 hours a day which is always at the most inconvenient of times like dinner time or 2 o'clock in the morning. We've started incorporating a bottle into her feeding schedule, once with breast milk and once with formula (formula for fussiness and gassy!) We are going to slowly switch her to only bottle in the next 2 weeks I think- this will just make it easier for when I have to go back to work. The only with breast feeding is that if I don't pump or feed her my boobs HURT SO FREAKING BAD!! And who wants to pump in the middle of the night just so she can have a bottle?!?! Not quite sure how that is going to work...any suggestions? I don't want to go to full on formula (unless we have to) because it is really stinking expensive and I'm not sure we can afford it as this point in time.
Right now Ellie is napping which is super rare for this time at night-let us hope that this is a good sign for the rest of the night! I really really miss sleeping!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
5 more days!
What has happened since the last update:
-started taking 3x the normal amount of iron for pregnant people in order to get my iron levels up; makes my stomach hurt bad!!! I am now done to one iron pill a day since they think my levels are good enough and I won't have to have a blood transfusion after Ellie is born.
-We set an induction date for February 2nd (her actual due date) so if she doesn't come before then, we will have her in 5 days :)
-I'm only dilated to a 2 still but the doctor did stretch me again SO UNCOMFORTABLE!! After that, I really started thinking about the whole labor process and for the first time I thought "maybe I can't do this"
-Jeff is more excited than ever and I think he is starting to become impatient
-We've cleaned the house more in the past two weeks than we have in the past (almost) 2 years we've lived here
-I finished my last day with the students yesterday, have a staff meeting today and then I won't be back at work until after Spring Break-I am looking forward to not seeing my students (I know that sounds horrible-but the past month has been really trying with them)
-Our backyard is a permanent swamp, I swear. Every time we let Harley out to play or go to the bathroom he finds mud and tracks it all in the house.
And that is about it...there are other things that I could explain about pregnancy but I think that it would gross you out
-started taking 3x the normal amount of iron for pregnant people in order to get my iron levels up; makes my stomach hurt bad!!! I am now done to one iron pill a day since they think my levels are good enough and I won't have to have a blood transfusion after Ellie is born.
-We set an induction date for February 2nd (her actual due date) so if she doesn't come before then, we will have her in 5 days :)
-I'm only dilated to a 2 still but the doctor did stretch me again SO UNCOMFORTABLE!! After that, I really started thinking about the whole labor process and for the first time I thought "maybe I can't do this"
-Jeff is more excited than ever and I think he is starting to become impatient
-We've cleaned the house more in the past two weeks than we have in the past (almost) 2 years we've lived here
-I finished my last day with the students yesterday, have a staff meeting today and then I won't be back at work until after Spring Break-I am looking forward to not seeing my students (I know that sounds horrible-but the past month has been really trying with them)
-Our backyard is a permanent swamp, I swear. Every time we let Harley out to play or go to the bathroom he finds mud and tracks it all in the house.
And that is about it...there are other things that I could explain about pregnancy but I think that it would gross you out
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Doctor's are irritating sometimes
So I'm trying to be optimistic and benevolent about my doctor but this week just kind of pissed me off.
I went to the doc this Tuesday and after examining me she said that I was almost dilated to a 2; before I knew it she started stretching my cervix-she started explaining exactly what she was doing AFTER she started doing it! Not that I mind the procedure in itself because it is supposed to help further dilation and release a hormone that helps bring about labor. I did mind however that it wasn't really explained before it was done-and afterward I did have some spotting which is concerning to any pregnant woman even if it is to be expected.
The thing that really bothered me this week is that I was told nonchalantly to keep taking my iron supplements. My immediate thought was, what iron supplements? No one told me that I was supposed to be taking extra iron! I have been pretty anemic since 34 weeks along and was supposed to start taking iron TWICE a day (which is a lot more than the recommended limit considering that is on top of a prenatal vitamin that contains iron too). NO ONE TOLD ME!
The nurse called me today to tell me about my blood test results and told me that if I couldn't get my iron levels up then I would most likely have to have a blood transfusion after delivery. Not a fan of procedures that don't normally go with the whole 'having a baby process'. Now that I'm so close to the end, I'm a little paranoid that I won't be able to get my levels up in time. What if I go into labor this weekend? I only started taking the extra iron today! It is just irritating that this information had fallen in a deep dark hole somewhere only to resurface this late in the game.
In other news-I have been having some contractions lately...nothing serious or regular, but it's neat and uncomfortable at the same time. It is neat because I know that I'm at the end and it is uncomfortable for the obvious reasons!
I will also be induced the week of my due date (if the doctor ever calls me back-yet another thing that is irritating) if I do not go into labor naturally-which is nice to know because I am/was very paranoid about being late-now I don't have to worry!!!
I went to the doc this Tuesday and after examining me she said that I was almost dilated to a 2; before I knew it she started stretching my cervix-she started explaining exactly what she was doing AFTER she started doing it! Not that I mind the procedure in itself because it is supposed to help further dilation and release a hormone that helps bring about labor. I did mind however that it wasn't really explained before it was done-and afterward I did have some spotting which is concerning to any pregnant woman even if it is to be expected.
The thing that really bothered me this week is that I was told nonchalantly to keep taking my iron supplements. My immediate thought was, what iron supplements? No one told me that I was supposed to be taking extra iron! I have been pretty anemic since 34 weeks along and was supposed to start taking iron TWICE a day (which is a lot more than the recommended limit considering that is on top of a prenatal vitamin that contains iron too). NO ONE TOLD ME!
The nurse called me today to tell me about my blood test results and told me that if I couldn't get my iron levels up then I would most likely have to have a blood transfusion after delivery. Not a fan of procedures that don't normally go with the whole 'having a baby process'. Now that I'm so close to the end, I'm a little paranoid that I won't be able to get my levels up in time. What if I go into labor this weekend? I only started taking the extra iron today! It is just irritating that this information had fallen in a deep dark hole somewhere only to resurface this late in the game.
In other news-I have been having some contractions lately...nothing serious or regular, but it's neat and uncomfortable at the same time. It is neat because I know that I'm at the end and it is uncomfortable for the obvious reasons!
I will also be induced the week of my due date (if the doctor ever calls me back-yet another thing that is irritating) if I do not go into labor naturally-which is nice to know because I am/was very paranoid about being late-now I don't have to worry!!!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Urgh
I AM TIRED OF WAITING!!
Can I be done with this pregnancy already? I just want to be able to sleep in a normal position without cramps in my legs; I want to wake up and look at the crib next to the bed and actually see a baby in there.
Like I told Jeff today, I wish that they could more accurately predict when labor would start. I'm tired of waiting and wondering...will I go into labor this week? Next week? Will I be induced so I'm not late? Will my water break at school?
URGH! So many things that I don't know...that I can't know because it isn't up to me, it is up to Ellie...
Can I be done with this pregnancy already? I just want to be able to sleep in a normal position without cramps in my legs; I want to wake up and look at the crib next to the bed and actually see a baby in there.
Like I told Jeff today, I wish that they could more accurately predict when labor would start. I'm tired of waiting and wondering...will I go into labor this week? Next week? Will I be induced so I'm not late? Will my water break at school?
URGH! So many things that I don't know...that I can't know because it isn't up to me, it is up to Ellie...
Friday, January 14, 2011
2 and a half weeks away...
Quick update:
Went to the doctor on Wednesday and she said I am already dilated to a 1 and 70% effaced which apparently is rare for a first time mommy to be that way so soon. I have also heard stories of women who are dilated for weeks before they give birth soooooo who knows? Doctors can be wrong about due dates all the time!
But I go back to the doctor on Tuesday so we'll see if I've made any progress and if this baby is coming any time soon. Either way I did discuss with the doctor that I do not want to go late so I'm sure if the due date comes close and there is still no little Ellie that we will discuss inducing.
Obviously I'll try to keep you posted, but as the day gets closer I find myself busier and more distracted by everything that needs to be done before she is here.
Went to the doctor on Wednesday and she said I am already dilated to a 1 and 70% effaced which apparently is rare for a first time mommy to be that way so soon. I have also heard stories of women who are dilated for weeks before they give birth soooooo who knows? Doctors can be wrong about due dates all the time!
But I go back to the doctor on Tuesday so we'll see if I've made any progress and if this baby is coming any time soon. Either way I did discuss with the doctor that I do not want to go late so I'm sure if the due date comes close and there is still no little Ellie that we will discuss inducing.
Obviously I'll try to keep you posted, but as the day gets closer I find myself busier and more distracted by everything that needs to be done before she is here.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
OOooooooooooooooo so close!
So this week I hit the 36 week mark and am well on my way to week 37! At week 37, your baby is considered full term so if Ellie did decide to come soon she is practically developed enough to not have to spend any extra time in the hospital. That is just crazy! I can't believe that in a few short weeks I will be a real mom...some little human being is going to be completely dependent on Jeff and I.
Update on how I'm doing: I am tired, cranky, sore, tired, exhausted, weak, did I mention tired? Work is really draining me, I thought that I would still have a little energy to work in these last few weeks, but now that I'm back at school after break I'm dreading every day! I don't know if I'll be able to make it to the end of January unless I get some crazy burst of energy! Technically I just have to last another two weeks, but I'd really like to make it three so that I have less time off that is going to be unpaid.
In other news....my dogs are being super annoying. I'm thinking about getting rid of Duke more and more each day-he just isn't a good 'family' dog in my opinion. Plus it is really hard to try to take care of two young dogs and then thinking about adding a newborn to the mix makes my head spin!
I have nothing more to write about for now....the end.
Update on how I'm doing: I am tired, cranky, sore, tired, exhausted, weak, did I mention tired? Work is really draining me, I thought that I would still have a little energy to work in these last few weeks, but now that I'm back at school after break I'm dreading every day! I don't know if I'll be able to make it to the end of January unless I get some crazy burst of energy! Technically I just have to last another two weeks, but I'd really like to make it three so that I have less time off that is going to be unpaid.
In other news....my dogs are being super annoying. I'm thinking about getting rid of Duke more and more each day-he just isn't a good 'family' dog in my opinion. Plus it is really hard to try to take care of two young dogs and then thinking about adding a newborn to the mix makes my head spin!
I have nothing more to write about for now....the end.
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