Nov. 12
I'm thankful for getting lots of housework done.
Nov. 13
I'm thankful for the Bounce House & how much fun my boy has there. :)
Nov. 14
I'm thankful for my planner.
Nov. 15
I'm thankful for MOPS & the new friends I'm making there.
Nov. 16
I'm thankful for CiCi's Pizza coupons. Yep.
Nov. 17
I'm thankful for Tim NOT having a meeting or class tonight.
Nov. 18
I'm thankful for "alone" time. By alone I mean, just Vinnie & I, with no real agenda, just browsing at a few stores, by ourselves for a couple hours tonight. It was nice & it did me good.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
100 Days of Gratitude- Day 11
Nov. 11
Today I am thankful for our military. I am thankful for all those who have served in the past, who are currently serving (at home & abroad) and those who WILL serve in the future.
I am thankful for the freedoms we enjoy & take for granted on a daily basis and that we live in a country where we know our rights are protected.
Happy Veteran's Day!
Today I am thankful for our military. I am thankful for all those who have served in the past, who are currently serving (at home & abroad) and those who WILL serve in the future.
I am thankful for the freedoms we enjoy & take for granted on a daily basis and that we live in a country where we know our rights are protected.
Happy Veteran's Day!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
100 Days of Gratitude Days 7-10
Monday Nov. 7
I'm thankful for my washing machines.
We bought the laundry when we bought our house in June of 2007. They are still going strong even though they get PLENTY of use and abuse!
I love them!
Tuesday Nov. 8
I'm thankful for a great pediatrician!
So, Luke developed a fever during the night & I had to take him to the pediatrician. They are so awesome there.
While we were waiting for the doctor, Luke managed to pinch his thumb in the canopy of the stroller for the THIRD time. This time was REALLY bad though. I couldn't get his hand out. I had to get a nurse to come pull his hand while I pulled on the stroller. It was terrible.
The doctor came right in to examine his hand but it was too swollen for her to tell anything. She gave me advice and support.
A few hours later, Luke still wouldn't use the finger, so I called them back. The doctor got on the phone with me and gave me advice again. She recommended that we go to Patient First for some x-rays.
It ended up not being broken, but we all felt better knowing that!
Wednesday Nov. 9
I'm thankful for my sister in law and good naps. :)
My sister in law, Beth, is often home during the day (she works nights a lot of the time) and therefore is available to help out with the boys at the "drop of a hat" notice. This is a life-saver to me. Without her help there are many days I feel like I'd go insane.
Yesterday, Beth met me at a doctor's appointment and took care of BOTH boys for me. I really appreciate her doing that & she's really good with them!
On Tuesday, she came over in the middle of the day to help out with my cranky boys and stayed through taking Luke to the urgent care center.
Thursday Nov. 10
I'm thankful for cute clothes for my kids.
There are rarely days that I can't dress the boys matching or coordinating. The best part is, I really didn't buy most of their clothes!
Grams was so awesome while I was pregnant with Lucas. She bought clothing across all four seasons in all sizes, since we had no idea what size baby to expect. Because of this, there were some things that didn't get worn or didn't get worn much with Luke that were like-new for Vinnie! :)
It warms my heart to be able to dress them so that they are matching and are totally adorable.
The clothes that didn't come from Grams, are hand-me-downs from friends and family. I love hand-me-downs. It is so nice to see clothes getting extra love rather than being tossed!
I'm thankful for my washing machines.
We bought the laundry when we bought our house in June of 2007. They are still going strong even though they get PLENTY of use and abuse!
I love them!
Tuesday Nov. 8
I'm thankful for a great pediatrician!
So, Luke developed a fever during the night & I had to take him to the pediatrician. They are so awesome there.
While we were waiting for the doctor, Luke managed to pinch his thumb in the canopy of the stroller for the THIRD time. This time was REALLY bad though. I couldn't get his hand out. I had to get a nurse to come pull his hand while I pulled on the stroller. It was terrible.
The doctor came right in to examine his hand but it was too swollen for her to tell anything. She gave me advice and support.
A few hours later, Luke still wouldn't use the finger, so I called them back. The doctor got on the phone with me and gave me advice again. She recommended that we go to Patient First for some x-rays.
It ended up not being broken, but we all felt better knowing that!
Wednesday Nov. 9
I'm thankful for my sister in law and good naps. :)
My sister in law, Beth, is often home during the day (she works nights a lot of the time) and therefore is available to help out with the boys at the "drop of a hat" notice. This is a life-saver to me. Without her help there are many days I feel like I'd go insane.
Yesterday, Beth met me at a doctor's appointment and took care of BOTH boys for me. I really appreciate her doing that & she's really good with them!
On Tuesday, she came over in the middle of the day to help out with my cranky boys and stayed through taking Luke to the urgent care center.
Thursday Nov. 10
I'm thankful for cute clothes for my kids.
There are rarely days that I can't dress the boys matching or coordinating. The best part is, I really didn't buy most of their clothes!
Grams was so awesome while I was pregnant with Lucas. She bought clothing across all four seasons in all sizes, since we had no idea what size baby to expect. Because of this, there were some things that didn't get worn or didn't get worn much with Luke that were like-new for Vinnie! :)
It warms my heart to be able to dress them so that they are matching and are totally adorable.
The clothes that didn't come from Grams, are hand-me-downs from friends and family. I love hand-me-downs. It is so nice to see clothes getting extra love rather than being tossed!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
11 Week Old Check-up & Follow Up Appointment
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 was both boys well-baby visits.
Our appointment was at 1:45 and we got there about 20 minutes early. (go me!)
Luke was asleep in our double stroller, so we started with Vinnie.
He weighed in at 11.2 lbs and was 23.5 inches long.
I can't remember & didn't write down what percentiles they said the boys were in, but my internet research is putting Vinnie at:
Weight for Age: 10-25%
Length for Age: 50-75%
According to this website.
This site says his weight for age is 15.3% & that his length for age is 40%.
I'm not too crazy about the percentiles though, because I've become a believer in "look at the kid, not the numbers."
Since we declined any shots in the hospital, Vinnie was due for 3 shots that covered a wide variety of vaccines. I don't like to get more than 2 at a time, so we opted to skip the Hep B shot for a while longer.
Now, I'm regretting getting him 2 shots, because he ended up getting lumps under both shots, one of which was warm to the touch & red. So, he's on his first ever dose of antibiotics (Keflex) for a possible infection in the shot site. :(
His other reactions to the shots were that he slept from about 3:00 until 7:00, nursed for about 5 minutes & then fussed to sleep (in the car) and didn't nurse again until about 2:00 am, then not again until the morning. He was super-mega cranky all day long and I couldn't put him down, get him to sleep or nurse all day.
I took him to the doctor and then of course, he was all smiles, but they did give me the antibiotic for his leg, so it wasn't a wasted trip. After that he was all better.
The rest of his doctor's appointment was fine, he got all the usual things checked and she asked me about his nursing habits and other little things.
This practice doesn't do the million question long paperwork that Nansemond uses so I didn't have any list to check out his progress by, I guess I'll have to look it up myself.
Hmmm--I'm 99% sure I finished this post & Google has somehow managed to eat it. I'm just going to go ahead & publish it with what there is!
Our appointment was at 1:45 and we got there about 20 minutes early. (go me!)
Luke was asleep in our double stroller, so we started with Vinnie.
He weighed in at 11.2 lbs and was 23.5 inches long.
I can't remember & didn't write down what percentiles they said the boys were in, but my internet research is putting Vinnie at:
Weight for Age: 10-25%
Length for Age: 50-75%
According to this website.
This site says his weight for age is 15.3% & that his length for age is 40%.
I'm not too crazy about the percentiles though, because I've become a believer in "look at the kid, not the numbers."
Since we declined any shots in the hospital, Vinnie was due for 3 shots that covered a wide variety of vaccines. I don't like to get more than 2 at a time, so we opted to skip the Hep B shot for a while longer.
Now, I'm regretting getting him 2 shots, because he ended up getting lumps under both shots, one of which was warm to the touch & red. So, he's on his first ever dose of antibiotics (Keflex) for a possible infection in the shot site. :(
His other reactions to the shots were that he slept from about 3:00 until 7:00, nursed for about 5 minutes & then fussed to sleep (in the car) and didn't nurse again until about 2:00 am, then not again until the morning. He was super-mega cranky all day long and I couldn't put him down, get him to sleep or nurse all day.
I took him to the doctor and then of course, he was all smiles, but they did give me the antibiotic for his leg, so it wasn't a wasted trip. After that he was all better.
The rest of his doctor's appointment was fine, he got all the usual things checked and she asked me about his nursing habits and other little things.
This practice doesn't do the million question long paperwork that Nansemond uses so I didn't have any list to check out his progress by, I guess I'll have to look it up myself.
Hmmm--I'm 99% sure I finished this post & Google has somehow managed to eat it. I'm just going to go ahead & publish it with what there is!
Halloween Traditions
Right now, our family doesn't have a lot of Halloween traditions, but I hope as the boys get older that we will establish some!
So far, we have the pumpkin patch tradition, which will definitely be kept in place, even after the boys are a bit older we will still go for the hay rides!
Last year we went to a farm here in Chesapeake with the entire family, Mandy, Grayson, Spencer, Frankie, Chrissy, Tyler, Brianna, Ashley, and Carolynn, as well as Mom & Dad all joined up at the farm! We had a good time, but it was expensive and they didn't have a lot to do.
This year, Luke, Vinnie, & I went to Taylor Farm with the Attachment Parenting group. We had a blast. From now on Taylor Farm is my farm of choice!
The only other tradition we have is going trick or treating, and that some part of or all of the costume has to be Mama made!
For Luke's first Halloween he wasn't even two full weeks old, so we just visited with Mom & Dad at their hotel room.
Last year, we dressed him as Charlie Brown and I made the shirt & tote bag for him.
This year, Luke went as Buzz Lightyear. While he did wear a hand-me-down store costume, I spruced it up quite a bit. I also made a carrier cover to go alone with Vinnie's store bought monkey costume.
I think next year we will add in two new traditions.
The first one is to watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" as a family. That one is easy as pie!
The second one is to donate most of our trick or treat candy to the military (through a dentist or other organization) and have the boys receive a gift from "the Great Pumpkin" instead.
This post was inspired by The Mother Huddle.
So far, we have the pumpkin patch tradition, which will definitely be kept in place, even after the boys are a bit older we will still go for the hay rides!
Last year we went to a farm here in Chesapeake with the entire family, Mandy, Grayson, Spencer, Frankie, Chrissy, Tyler, Brianna, Ashley, and Carolynn, as well as Mom & Dad all joined up at the farm! We had a good time, but it was expensive and they didn't have a lot to do.
This year, Luke, Vinnie, & I went to Taylor Farm with the Attachment Parenting group. We had a blast. From now on Taylor Farm is my farm of choice!
The only other tradition we have is going trick or treating, and that some part of or all of the costume has to be Mama made!
For Luke's first Halloween he wasn't even two full weeks old, so we just visited with Mom & Dad at their hotel room.
Last year, we dressed him as Charlie Brown and I made the shirt & tote bag for him.
This year, Luke went as Buzz Lightyear. While he did wear a hand-me-down store costume, I spruced it up quite a bit. I also made a carrier cover to go alone with Vinnie's store bought monkey costume.
I think next year we will add in two new traditions.
The first one is to watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" as a family. That one is easy as pie!
The second one is to donate most of our trick or treat candy to the military (through a dentist or other organization) and have the boys receive a gift from "the Great Pumpkin" instead.
This post was inspired by The Mother Huddle.
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