As I said, I've started working out and I feel like I'm taking control of myself again. When I was hiking and I cut all my hair off, didn't wear makeup, and often smelled pretty bad wearing the same clothes for a week, that started to break down my poor body image identity and I came to see myself as something else. I started to see my body for the physical vessel it is and became less and less concerned with my hangups. There was no daily concern for the trivial, and I was also utilizing this vessel in a new way than I ever had.
Okay, then I get pregnant and not only does this thinking continue (the physical vessel) but I get huge and have limited control as I watch myself expand. Over the last two years I have become very in tune to my body, watching myself get fit and then sort of going the opposite direction and negating that hard work. But, I accepted it and even found absolute beauty and love for the process and myself. Those hangups are still gone and I accept the flaws.
I am now seeing a difference in myself as things are getting back to 'normal' and I'm getting fit again. I see my body still as the physical vessel. I like working out and want to go everyday; I'm not joking. I think that this is going to be easy because I'm seeing things clearly. I'm not looking at myself with the guilt and self loathing that came so easily before. I don't feel as glutinous and think about food in a better way, as I did when I was hiking. I consider the nutritional value of what I'm eating (will this help or hurt me) and in the case that it isn't so great (but oh, so tasty) I think about how long I'll have to work it off for and that helps to just have a little instead of going overboard.
I feel like I had to put this down because food and body image has been a big problem for me for such a long time before and I'm very aware that things have changed. I'm not sure I would have come to where I am now if I hadn't come from where I've been.
After two solid weeks of real working out, I'm at 199! We aren't ever going back into the two hundreds again my friends! I love going to the gym. I want to go everyday and stay longer. I know you release endorphins and I'm really starting to understand how it can be an addiction. I feel amazing during and after working out and I love it. I'm so glad I made this commitment. My mental health has definitely improved as well. I just have a better attitude and feel good. Those first two shoddy weeks were like before; I didn't want to go but I forced myself to go and I felt like I was torturing myself. It is neat to just see the difference in my mind since then; and that was only 1 month ago. I should have done this sooner!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
9 Months
Oh, I still have a job, which is good! I drove back home Sunday night as I'd planned and still hadn't heard anything so Monday I was off. Then about 7pm Monday I got a call from the HR lady saying everything was fine and I should go to work in the morning. That's it - no details, no 'sorry for scaring the crap out of you and ruining your family weekend because I'm sure that was pretty much all you could think about." Nope. So that is reason 5,097 how a baby changes you. I think in the past after something like this I would just go look for a new job and tell them to go screw. I have insurance to think about though now, and I'm willing to stick it out. My heart just isn't in it which I think it bad for them, not me. Actually it has been a less stressful experience at work the last week...maybe this is good.
I have had Elba outside the world about as long as I had him in my womb now. I much prefer him independant from my body. It's just crazy...I feel like pregnancy took forever, and now it has already been 9 months and soon it will be his first birthday! Aww! He is cruising around more now, getting used to his feet. He makes all kinds of fun noises and really likes mimicking. He is often pointing. Not at anything in particular, but rahter his hands are held at the moment in the 'pointer' position and I think he likes it.
I have been working out. I don't know if I talked about this yet, but I invested in a personal trainer and am working out once a week with him, then twice by myself. I've been doing this for 2 weeks shoddily and then last week for real. Next week we are doing another weigh in. I've been stuck right at 210 since dropping baby weight after the first few months. I would like to try and add another day to do a fun class, like Zumba or something for a fourth day. The other three days I do weight training and then cardio. I actually look forward to going to the gym now. I get to be by myself, de-stress and I feel amazing afterward. I'm also sleeping much better already.
I found this unposted blurb from a few months ago:
"When you are out and about something about being a woman with a baby sometimes brings out the softer gentler side of people. Rather than noticing the jerks in the world I noticed this today. It started while I was at a friend's baby's first birthday. I came into the house baby, diaper bag and gift in tow to have perfect strangers offer to take Elba off my hands to get the three ring circus I now travel with in the door. This was great, since I'd left the two cases of soda in the car for round two. I promised myself to also think of carrying capacity next get together before choosing what to bring. Medusa never had to think things through like this; that's what I need - four more arms. Oh I could be so much more productive! The kindness continued throughout the day; I needed help to get food, go potty and then getting ready to go. Have you tried to tell a 6 1/2 month old to lay still while Mommy puts on her boots and coat?
I thought, well of course, they are my friends (and friend's family)...but then I noticed in running errands that doors were being held open; a lady even offered to help me to my car with the package I had. What a breath of fresh air! Thank God I'm out of Southfield! The rude behavior and selfishness was becoming so the norm that the kind gestures today almost shocked me."
My friend Logan has started his journey accross our great earth visiting so far England, Amsterdam, Germany and on his way to Prague. I'm so happy for him and I wish he had this idea about 2 years ago when I finished my adventure and was still thinking about what else I could do for a while. Damn, next time! And oh yes, there will be a next time!
I have had Elba outside the world about as long as I had him in my womb now. I much prefer him independant from my body. It's just crazy...I feel like pregnancy took forever, and now it has already been 9 months and soon it will be his first birthday! Aww! He is cruising around more now, getting used to his feet. He makes all kinds of fun noises and really likes mimicking. He is often pointing. Not at anything in particular, but rahter his hands are held at the moment in the 'pointer' position and I think he likes it.
I have been working out. I don't know if I talked about this yet, but I invested in a personal trainer and am working out once a week with him, then twice by myself. I've been doing this for 2 weeks shoddily and then last week for real. Next week we are doing another weigh in. I've been stuck right at 210 since dropping baby weight after the first few months. I would like to try and add another day to do a fun class, like Zumba or something for a fourth day. The other three days I do weight training and then cardio. I actually look forward to going to the gym now. I get to be by myself, de-stress and I feel amazing afterward. I'm also sleeping much better already.
I found this unposted blurb from a few months ago:
"When you are out and about something about being a woman with a baby sometimes brings out the softer gentler side of people. Rather than noticing the jerks in the world I noticed this today. It started while I was at a friend's baby's first birthday. I came into the house baby, diaper bag and gift in tow to have perfect strangers offer to take Elba off my hands to get the three ring circus I now travel with in the door. This was great, since I'd left the two cases of soda in the car for round two. I promised myself to also think of carrying capacity next get together before choosing what to bring. Medusa never had to think things through like this; that's what I need - four more arms. Oh I could be so much more productive! The kindness continued throughout the day; I needed help to get food, go potty and then getting ready to go. Have you tried to tell a 6 1/2 month old to lay still while Mommy puts on her boots and coat?
I thought, well of course, they are my friends (and friend's family)...but then I noticed in running errands that doors were being held open; a lady even offered to help me to my car with the package I had. What a breath of fresh air! Thank God I'm out of Southfield! The rude behavior and selfishness was becoming so the norm that the kind gestures today almost shocked me."
My friend Logan has started his journey accross our great earth visiting so far England, Amsterdam, Germany and on his way to Prague. I'm so happy for him and I wish he had this idea about 2 years ago when I finished my adventure and was still thinking about what else I could do for a while. Damn, next time! And oh yes, there will be a next time!
Friday, April 1, 2011
8.5 months
Elba is a pro at going from sitting to standing now and is cautiously starting to cruise (once standing move from furniture to furniture while holding on). He broke three teeth on top and I think he is working on the the forth (so that will be a total of 6 now when it comes through).
I'm currently in Illinois visiting family and friends. This vacation was planned but happily coincides with my being suspended from work so I'm not sure if I have to use PTO time (or in the case that I end up fired, it won't matter).
Yes, it is April Fools Day, but I'm not joking. I was suspended pending investigation because back in June of 2010 my old boss threw me a baby shower at the property and some residents that came gave me little token gifts. We have a no gift giving policy and afterward I asked her about this. She said it wasn't a big deal since they were of little value (all less than $10) and that was consistent with her interpretation of a gift being something of value more than $10. See we have residents that often give the concierge a morning breakfast muffin, a banana or say a candy bar to employees that they appreciate. Is this a gift they should refuse? No, she decided that something less than $10 is a trivial token gift. So, why then am I suspended? Let me explain...a bit later another employee accepted the gift of a car; yes, an actual vehicle from a resident. He was fired. Not only did he not tell a manager, at first he denied and then lied about the details of this. Well, he made a complaint with EOEC that the company was discriminating because this man happens to be black and I (the white girl) got gifts at a baby shower. More important details to note; this shower was a surprise (I was not trolling for gifts). We have had employees purchase vehicles with management and family approval in the past (he didn't do this). We have had employees accept gifts of over $10 value with management and family approval (resident is giving away her old dishes because she got new ones and offers old set to housekeeper). Other managers have also received small token gifts approved by our boss. All of this I put in a 5 page statement and sent to HR/legal and I'm supposed to hear something back when they have made a decision. I was suspended Tuesday at 3pm. I haven't heard anything back.
You might ask how I feel about this. Well, at first shocked to say the least. I was pretty upset in the moment but since then I've really taken in the whole thing and I'm pretty open to being let go. I can't see how they will not fire me. It would be a lot easier to prepare their response that goes something like, "the executive director who allowed this is no longer with the company and the white girl was also fired for accepting gifts" rather than preparing a defense against racism. And because I almost feel like this was entrapment or something, I'm okay walking away from this and moving on. I also don't think I'm in a good position now to move forward or transfer within the company, since I was choked up and on the verge of tears in front of my boss, our regional and corporate HR (how unprofessional and emotionally unstable that looks). Such is life!
Elba is loving his time out here. We went and visited our friends Dave, Jen and their 10 month old. They were so cute, giving each other hugs and kisses!
He just woke up...gotta go!
I'm currently in Illinois visiting family and friends. This vacation was planned but happily coincides with my being suspended from work so I'm not sure if I have to use PTO time (or in the case that I end up fired, it won't matter).
Yes, it is April Fools Day, but I'm not joking. I was suspended pending investigation because back in June of 2010 my old boss threw me a baby shower at the property and some residents that came gave me little token gifts. We have a no gift giving policy and afterward I asked her about this. She said it wasn't a big deal since they were of little value (all less than $10) and that was consistent with her interpretation of a gift being something of value more than $10. See we have residents that often give the concierge a morning breakfast muffin, a banana or say a candy bar to employees that they appreciate. Is this a gift they should refuse? No, she decided that something less than $10 is a trivial token gift. So, why then am I suspended? Let me explain...a bit later another employee accepted the gift of a car; yes, an actual vehicle from a resident. He was fired. Not only did he not tell a manager, at first he denied and then lied about the details of this. Well, he made a complaint with EOEC that the company was discriminating because this man happens to be black and I (the white girl) got gifts at a baby shower. More important details to note; this shower was a surprise (I was not trolling for gifts). We have had employees purchase vehicles with management and family approval in the past (he didn't do this). We have had employees accept gifts of over $10 value with management and family approval (resident is giving away her old dishes because she got new ones and offers old set to housekeeper). Other managers have also received small token gifts approved by our boss. All of this I put in a 5 page statement and sent to HR/legal and I'm supposed to hear something back when they have made a decision. I was suspended Tuesday at 3pm. I haven't heard anything back.
You might ask how I feel about this. Well, at first shocked to say the least. I was pretty upset in the moment but since then I've really taken in the whole thing and I'm pretty open to being let go. I can't see how they will not fire me. It would be a lot easier to prepare their response that goes something like, "the executive director who allowed this is no longer with the company and the white girl was also fired for accepting gifts" rather than preparing a defense against racism. And because I almost feel like this was entrapment or something, I'm okay walking away from this and moving on. I also don't think I'm in a good position now to move forward or transfer within the company, since I was choked up and on the verge of tears in front of my boss, our regional and corporate HR (how unprofessional and emotionally unstable that looks). Such is life!
Elba is loving his time out here. We went and visited our friends Dave, Jen and their 10 month old. They were so cute, giving each other hugs and kisses!
He just woke up...gotta go!
Friday, March 18, 2011
8 months
My old hiking buddies have begun hiking again this year. I have mixed emotions about this. I read Bluto's blog and look at his pictures thinking about walking that same area and miss it. I am excited for them and their adventure, but I also remember how walking in the woods in the cold and rain sucked big time and I'm glad I'm not out there, except when I do. I think the trail will always be a little bit of a love/hate relationship with me. I would love to go back and section hike more at some point, but I don't think I'm there yet.
Mom and Damie came last weekend for a short visit. Their friends were driving about 40 minutes short of where I am so they tagged along and I drove out to meet them. They had a ball with Elba. It was a very nice and relaxing weekend.
The weather has been nice in the evening the past two days and I've taken Elba out for a walk after dinner both days. He really enjoys it. He sits in the stroller and goes between laid back chillin' and then he will grip the tray in front and sit forward, kicking his legs out of excitement when he is interested in something special.
I'm becoming more motivated and have more energy with the arrival of spring. I think seasonal feelings are very real and intense...I'm wondering if maybe that is another reason Michigan is sucking the life out of me! :) We get so little sunshine and beautiful days. I notice a real difference when the weather perks up; so do I!
Elba is still just pulling up, but much more steadily and with some grace now. He is getting the hang of things. I can't believe how big he is...the time has really flown. I remember laying on the couch with my little peanut in the nook of my arm.
Okay, time to get out of here to work.
Mom and Damie came last weekend for a short visit. Their friends were driving about 40 minutes short of where I am so they tagged along and I drove out to meet them. They had a ball with Elba. It was a very nice and relaxing weekend.
The weather has been nice in the evening the past two days and I've taken Elba out for a walk after dinner both days. He really enjoys it. He sits in the stroller and goes between laid back chillin' and then he will grip the tray in front and sit forward, kicking his legs out of excitement when he is interested in something special.
I'm becoming more motivated and have more energy with the arrival of spring. I think seasonal feelings are very real and intense...I'm wondering if maybe that is another reason Michigan is sucking the life out of me! :) We get so little sunshine and beautiful days. I notice a real difference when the weather perks up; so do I!
Elba is still just pulling up, but much more steadily and with some grace now. He is getting the hang of things. I can't believe how big he is...the time has really flown. I remember laying on the couch with my little peanut in the nook of my arm.
Okay, time to get out of here to work.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
7 months and counting...
It's been a busy month full of fun stuff to update about.
Lets work backwards...
Today I went in to get Elba from his nap because I heard him in there chatting away...he is full of dadada's at the moment. Mitch is sure he knows what he is saying, but I'm not so sure...I haven't seen very good evidence of this. Anyway, so I go in and low and behold he is standing in his crib! He has been trying to pull up on stuff for some time and crawling over low obstacles, the under table of the coffee table and inside the bottom disk of the excersaucer.
He is also officially signing 'milk'. I thought he had done it in the past couple of weeks but it wasn't totally clear. It certainly is now. Even more awesome, is we are getting kisses! Okay, they are open mouth tongue kisses, but it is so cute! He will turn his head to put his open mouth on mine and then stick his tongue out. He will figure out the logistics soon enough, but in the meantime it is the most touching and hilarious kisses I've ever had.
I brought him to the pediatrician last Saturday because his cough got really bad Friday night, so bad that he was sort of choking and I got scared that if it further got worse over time he might stop breathing or something. While very rare, he was diagnosed with a sinus infection and ammoxicillin (sp?) was prescribed. He has been lightly coughing since about 4 months old but the doctor didn't seem worried about it because that is common with the excess saliva of teething and then once they figure out how to cough they do it for fun a lot too. At his 6 month visit he was still doing it but the doc said everything looked fine. Maybe a week later the cough started to change, getting a little deeper and wetter. The changing weather has everyone coughing though. So anyway, there I am dropper of pink nasty crap squeezing it into the side of his cheek. Elba swallowed and immediately gagged. As soon as I was offering his bottle he vomited everywhere. Not spit up; fountain of lunch and everything from his mouth, out his nose...it was disgusting and I'm glad I had him laying on a blanket! For round two I tried to mix it (4ml) into his regular bottle (5-6oz). I did this twice and he immediately threw up the entire bottle within 1-5 minutes of drinking it. With the Internet at my disposal, I got worried he might have an intolerance, slight allergy etc. Another forum of moms had one piece of advice I was going to try the next morning or back to the peds we go! I mixed the 4ml with 1oz of very cold milk. He drank it...and kept it down. After 30 min then I gave him the rest of his bottle and since then we haven't had any problems. Okay, so when you body is fighting an infection off...what happens? Fever. The first fever is scary. Unless you have already committed the magic number of 103 to memory it means ripping through baby books to find it in a bit of a panic when the thermometer reads 101.7! What a bad time to be out of Tylenol. Off to Walgreens we go! There is nothing more pitiful than a sick baby. They can't say what is wrong, what hurts...they just kind of look at you seeming to ask, "Can't you do something here, this sucks!" And there isn't much we can do...I just held him and rocked him as he sort of cried and moaned; feverish, little red rimmed eyes sporting the 'booboo lip'. I think the meds were upsetting his tummy too. Poor little bug. The fever broke, lots of gross is coming out of his face and I think he has gotten used to the medicine. Today is day ten and he is almost back to normal.
Oh, I cant forget to mention the great yogurt experiment. Elba started eating more interesting foods, as he can now use the pincer grip (thumb and pointer) so this has opened the door to Cheerios's, all kinds of baby puff edibles, etc. Well, we also tried avocado (a big hit), cottage cheese (not so much!), cheese (so-so) and yogurt. I bought baby yogurt and he LOVED it; at the whole container! His stomach did not on the other hand. He went to bed a little before 8 and at 9:30 I realized I forgot to turn the humidifier on, so I snuck back up and into his room. As soon as I opened the door I could smell it. The worse part was that he must have puked quickly after being laid down because it was in a pool under his head, about an inch above and down mid belly. I tried to formulate a plan of action. Waking him was unavoidable. I moved him to a not puke pooled area of the mattress which was enough jostling to wake him gradually. He was happy as could be. He and the bed had to be changed. It was in his ear! This happened twice more. I kept giving him more milk each waking (4-5 oz) to keep him hydrated. Suffice to say I didn't make it to work the next day.
Not much interesting is going on with me. I did my taxes and immediately put all the money toward one of several student loans that is almost paid off now. I did feel a little too responsible and deprived about this decision so I went to the mall and spent several hundred dollars on some new shoes, clothes and makeup. I'm packing up the preggo clothes. I just have to...I need pants with a non stretchy waist line now. There is no incentive to drop that extra ten pounds otherwise. I need new bras too, but I'm still pumping so I don't want to get those until I'm done because I have no idea what size I'll be when this is over.
Some of my trail friends are starting to hike the AT again this season. They start within the next two weeks. Bluto is going to keep a blog (or try to I think) and I'm really excited to follow on his journey. I told him if they get to where I stopped I would think about joining for a week. The more and more I think on this...I don't know. I'm super out of shape and I think after they have been hiking for two months I might not do so great out there now. My knee is really bothering me too and I wonder when it will finally die. I'd hate to have it be on the side of a mountain. Lastly, after re-reading my blog and A Walk In The Woods I remember now much backpacking sucks sometimes. I don't know if I'm there. More to think about and maybe start getting back in shape would be a good thing anyways.
Lets work backwards...
Today I went in to get Elba from his nap because I heard him in there chatting away...he is full of dadada's at the moment. Mitch is sure he knows what he is saying, but I'm not so sure...I haven't seen very good evidence of this. Anyway, so I go in and low and behold he is standing in his crib! He has been trying to pull up on stuff for some time and crawling over low obstacles, the under table of the coffee table and inside the bottom disk of the excersaucer.
He is also officially signing 'milk'. I thought he had done it in the past couple of weeks but it wasn't totally clear. It certainly is now. Even more awesome, is we are getting kisses! Okay, they are open mouth tongue kisses, but it is so cute! He will turn his head to put his open mouth on mine and then stick his tongue out. He will figure out the logistics soon enough, but in the meantime it is the most touching and hilarious kisses I've ever had.
I brought him to the pediatrician last Saturday because his cough got really bad Friday night, so bad that he was sort of choking and I got scared that if it further got worse over time he might stop breathing or something. While very rare, he was diagnosed with a sinus infection and ammoxicillin (sp?) was prescribed. He has been lightly coughing since about 4 months old but the doctor didn't seem worried about it because that is common with the excess saliva of teething and then once they figure out how to cough they do it for fun a lot too. At his 6 month visit he was still doing it but the doc said everything looked fine. Maybe a week later the cough started to change, getting a little deeper and wetter. The changing weather has everyone coughing though. So anyway, there I am dropper of pink nasty crap squeezing it into the side of his cheek. Elba swallowed and immediately gagged. As soon as I was offering his bottle he vomited everywhere. Not spit up; fountain of lunch and everything from his mouth, out his nose...it was disgusting and I'm glad I had him laying on a blanket! For round two I tried to mix it (4ml) into his regular bottle (5-6oz). I did this twice and he immediately threw up the entire bottle within 1-5 minutes of drinking it. With the Internet at my disposal, I got worried he might have an intolerance, slight allergy etc. Another forum of moms had one piece of advice I was going to try the next morning or back to the peds we go! I mixed the 4ml with 1oz of very cold milk. He drank it...and kept it down. After 30 min then I gave him the rest of his bottle and since then we haven't had any problems. Okay, so when you body is fighting an infection off...what happens? Fever. The first fever is scary. Unless you have already committed the magic number of 103 to memory it means ripping through baby books to find it in a bit of a panic when the thermometer reads 101.7! What a bad time to be out of Tylenol. Off to Walgreens we go! There is nothing more pitiful than a sick baby. They can't say what is wrong, what hurts...they just kind of look at you seeming to ask, "Can't you do something here, this sucks!" And there isn't much we can do...I just held him and rocked him as he sort of cried and moaned; feverish, little red rimmed eyes sporting the 'booboo lip'. I think the meds were upsetting his tummy too. Poor little bug. The fever broke, lots of gross is coming out of his face and I think he has gotten used to the medicine. Today is day ten and he is almost back to normal.
Oh, I cant forget to mention the great yogurt experiment. Elba started eating more interesting foods, as he can now use the pincer grip (thumb and pointer) so this has opened the door to Cheerios's, all kinds of baby puff edibles, etc. Well, we also tried avocado (a big hit), cottage cheese (not so much!), cheese (so-so) and yogurt. I bought baby yogurt and he LOVED it; at the whole container! His stomach did not on the other hand. He went to bed a little before 8 and at 9:30 I realized I forgot to turn the humidifier on, so I snuck back up and into his room. As soon as I opened the door I could smell it. The worse part was that he must have puked quickly after being laid down because it was in a pool under his head, about an inch above and down mid belly. I tried to formulate a plan of action. Waking him was unavoidable. I moved him to a not puke pooled area of the mattress which was enough jostling to wake him gradually. He was happy as could be. He and the bed had to be changed. It was in his ear! This happened twice more. I kept giving him more milk each waking (4-5 oz) to keep him hydrated. Suffice to say I didn't make it to work the next day.
Not much interesting is going on with me. I did my taxes and immediately put all the money toward one of several student loans that is almost paid off now. I did feel a little too responsible and deprived about this decision so I went to the mall and spent several hundred dollars on some new shoes, clothes and makeup. I'm packing up the preggo clothes. I just have to...I need pants with a non stretchy waist line now. There is no incentive to drop that extra ten pounds otherwise. I need new bras too, but I'm still pumping so I don't want to get those until I'm done because I have no idea what size I'll be when this is over.
Some of my trail friends are starting to hike the AT again this season. They start within the next two weeks. Bluto is going to keep a blog (or try to I think) and I'm really excited to follow on his journey. I told him if they get to where I stopped I would think about joining for a week. The more and more I think on this...I don't know. I'm super out of shape and I think after they have been hiking for two months I might not do so great out there now. My knee is really bothering me too and I wonder when it will finally die. I'd hate to have it be on the side of a mountain. Lastly, after re-reading my blog and A Walk In The Woods I remember now much backpacking sucks sometimes. I don't know if I'm there. More to think about and maybe start getting back in shape would be a good thing anyways.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Has it been 6 months already?
Elba went for his six month check up this week. I think he actually remembered the doctor from last time getting shots. He started whimpering when he saw him. That is amazing; that was two months ago! Well, he is 17.9 lbs, 27 inches long and 17.33 head circumference. That is 20-50th percentile for weight and 50-75th for the other two. We are starting to even out a bit more. More and more consonants are coming with his babbling. He has said 'dada' but not really on purpose.
I will work on getting pictures and videos up soon; my aunt recently commented that there hasn't been any updates for a while. I'm on it.
I will work on getting pictures and videos up soon; my aunt recently commented that there hasn't been any updates for a while. I'm on it.
Friday, January 7, 2011
6 MONTHS
My mom and sister came for a visit the week before Christmas. I have to say that I really enjoyed them being out and can't wait for their next visit. Of course, seeing them was great but let me also say that the extra help my mom gave was wonderful. Not only did she help with household stuff (laundry, dishes, etc.) but she watched Elba and we didn't have to drop off/pick up and saved that week's daycare money. My mom bought Elba little chair that matches our furniture perfectly and it is so cute!
Our first Christmas was so nice. We woke up and opened present (Elba was most interested in the wrapping paper) then headed over to Mitch's Mom's house. He had to work later that day but I got to come home and play with the Wii Santa brought! The external hard drive Dad sent was also another highlight for me, as my video's and pictures are all backed up now.
New Years was spent over at Mitch's Moms too - very relaxing and safe! I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Our wild and crazy world of pureed food continues to add fun flavors and so far the only thing giving us an issue is the peaches. I think they are too acidic for Elba. I've tried twice now and he seems to puke more than normal on peach days. So, he was at Grandma Janet's house one night and then when we got home he puked up his dinner and kept throwing up. I feared flu setting in, then realized I'm an idiot! Janet has well water and I forgot to tell her not to mix his cereal with it. Lesson learned. Elba is sort of army crawling/scooting around the house. He will be in the living room playing with his toys and then decide he wants to see what is going on in the kitchen and make his way over. It is so cool to see him acting on his intentions. We started the new babysitter after the first and I like her a lot! I think this is going to be great!
Our first Christmas was so nice. We woke up and opened present (Elba was most interested in the wrapping paper) then headed over to Mitch's Mom's house. He had to work later that day but I got to come home and play with the Wii Santa brought! The external hard drive Dad sent was also another highlight for me, as my video's and pictures are all backed up now.
New Years was spent over at Mitch's Moms too - very relaxing and safe! I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Our wild and crazy world of pureed food continues to add fun flavors and so far the only thing giving us an issue is the peaches. I think they are too acidic for Elba. I've tried twice now and he seems to puke more than normal on peach days. So, he was at Grandma Janet's house one night and then when we got home he puked up his dinner and kept throwing up. I feared flu setting in, then realized I'm an idiot! Janet has well water and I forgot to tell her not to mix his cereal with it. Lesson learned. Elba is sort of army crawling/scooting around the house. He will be in the living room playing with his toys and then decide he wants to see what is going on in the kitchen and make his way over. It is so cool to see him acting on his intentions. We started the new babysitter after the first and I like her a lot! I think this is going to be great!
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