Nathan and Wyatt's Blog

Just pics

2011-07-14T19:10:00.001-07:00

Short and sweet

2011-07-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

I am typing one handed while Wyatt sleeps on my shoulder and Nathan rages in the background. Going to bed is HARD for him. Hell, it's hard on all of us when Nathan goes to bed! Life here has been hectic hence the lag of blogging. Summer "vacation" has had its ups and downs. I find juggling both kids to be absolutely exhausting and it is made more so by Wyatt's need to wake up and eat. But here we are over halfway through. I can't believe that vacay is almost over. Having this time off did get me to take more pictures of Wyatt since I pretty much suck at that!

Wyatt is hilarious. He's a drooling, clingy mess these days. He doesn't want to sit, he'd much rather stand. Never mind the fact he can't actually stand on his own. He cries like someone killed his puppy whenever I leave his sight. This does get old. But he is still very laid back and has the most beautiful smile!

Nathan is a trip. He talks and repeats everything you say. Gotta watch every word because the other day he was walking around saying "Oh shit" over and over. He's grown so tall and is getting skinny, but he still has a big belly. He loves Wyatt for the most part, but can't understand why he can't sit on him.

Update

2011-04-01T11:05:00.001-07:00

So I am trying to get an update in before the weekend starts, because every weekend is so hectic, I don't even have time to think!

Wyatt is a hoot. He is so different from Nathan. He is totally laid back, he doesn't cry much, he sleeps really well. It's like having a totally different kid! Ha. Having a kid that takes a pacifier or sucks his thumb is interesting. When we are in the car he might start to fuss, but I stick the pacifier in his mouth and he crashes out. Makes driving so much easier. He doesn't need it all the time though so that is nice. He also doesn't use me as a paci and my boobs are thankful for that. He smiles all the time. It's very adorable.

Nathan is a different hoot. He hasn't really been himself lately and I think it's a combination of jealousy, not enough cuddle time, the rash and allergies. He was doing great this week but yesterday he got into the towel the cat lays on and his whole face got blotchy and itchy. I think that made him grouchy because last night he threw a monster fit. It took until almost 10 pm to get him to sleep. Silly boy. He is starting to say a lot more words. His new phrase is when he drops something he says "Oh dear". It's hilarious. he also says door and hello.

So overall things are going well. Life is hectic but we are surviving.

The boys

2011-04-01T08:49:00.001-07:00

Just pictures

2011-03-23T19:14:00.000-07:00

Life is crazy but the boys are crazier

2011-03-22T07:58:00.002-07:00

There are just not enough hours in the day to accomplish all the things I set out to do. So needless to say the blog gets shorted!

So what's going on here? Wyatt first.

He laughs, he rolls over (sometimes) he's generally just a laid back kid with some crazy hair. He usually only wakes up twice in the night to eat. It's great for my sleep but when I wake up I am dying with too much milk. Oh I know you don't want to read about my boobs! TOO BAD! Ha. He takes a paci and that has been really interesting. I can lay him down in bed on his side with his paci and he goes to sleep. WTF? Nathan NEVER did that. He has been struggling with some snot issues. He tends to wake up at 3:40 and We have to get up and do the snot sucker. Not fun.

Now Nathan. Where do I start? Oh yeah with a shot of vodka because this kid is driving me nuts! He whines, he cries, he screams. Why? I have no earthly idea. He just gets pissed at whatever and then it's like two hours of hell. Today we are doing better. I made sure to really cuddle with him after he woke up. That seemed to help a bit. When he's not being a major pain, he's so much fun. He loves his cars, balls, and of course, elmo. Elmo saves us when nothing else works. He loves to give Wyatt kisses. He's really a good kid most of the time. I guess we'll keep him.

Wyatt sucks his thumb

2011-02-20T13:51:00.001-08:00

A bunch of malarky

2011-02-20T13:29:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to sit down and post a really long post but I can't really seem to find the time. I was going to do it at work, but as we saw this week, teachers are not allowed to do anything no work related at work.

The boys are doing well. Nathan caught another cold and hasn't been able to shake it. He's still has a nose full of snot. It's not fun but other than that he doesn't seem to feel bad. Wyatt caught it too but was only a little congested. We've been sleeping in the recliner all freaking week. It ended up causing an ear infection. Yeah! I know that studies say just to use pain reliever and antibiotics aren't needed, but it's hard to turn it down when you have a 2 month old that refuses to nurse and has been screaming for 4 hours. Yikes!

I have photos of Wyatt on my phone so those will be uploaded later. He has started sucking his thumb. I'm kinda liking that he sucks his thumb. I hope that it can soothe him on some of the rides home when he is pitching a major fit. :)

Just a short bit

2011-02-06T18:27:00.000-08:00

I have so much to say but I am not feeling really inclined to share right now. School is out again tomorrow due to a shortage of water and gas. David is sick. I am exhausted. And that pretty much sums it up. But Wyatt took a bottle today. :)

Nathan at play

2011-01-29T20:28:00.000-08:00

I thought this was a fabulous idea until he slipped on the tile. Numerous times.

Wyatt wiggling

2011-01-29T20:24:00.000-08:00

And more

2011-01-28T14:56:00.000-08:00

More phone pixs

2011-01-28T14:54:00.001-08:00

Random pictures from my phone

2011-01-28T14:11:00.001-08:00

RSV sucks

2011-01-26T19:21:00.000-08:00

So I know I haven't been on here in awhile. Life has been busy. But everyone is healthy again and life has returned to our new normal.

So what is new? Well, Wyatt is starting to smile and interact more. I wish I could say that he is sleeping well, but I'm not going to lie. Well, maybe the problem is that he is sleeping well in the morning hours, but the night time hours are not as great. He doesn't want to eat too much when we are sleeping so I wake up totally full of milk, and in some serious pain!

Nathan is doing well. He is going to bed now with the minimal amount of fuss but still wakes up 2-3 times a night. Most of the time David just tells him to lay down and he goes back to sleep, but I don't know why he is waking up in the first place. He also loves to give Wyatt kisses. I have to put a stop to it eventually because he will spend 10-15 minutes just kissing.

I have just about 1.5 weeks left before I go back to work. I am sure that it's gonna be quite the adjustment, but I am not as nervous about it as I was with Nathan. Mainly because I know that it's gonna be hell and I am ready for it. Well, I at least know that life will go on.

They lie!

2011-01-07T19:27:00.000-08:00

Sporting the newest in Swedish fashion (thank you!)

Such big eyes you have! And you can totally see his chipped tooth!

Crashed in the big chair

I don't know who they are, but who ever said that having another would just double the difficulty was lying!

Life has been interesting around here. Nathan has taken to waking up in the middle of the night and staying up for 2-3 hours. Sometimes he spends those hours just hanging with dad, sometimes he spends it screaming at the top of his lungs! Last night he slept through, which was a good thing. Otherwise I was putting his ass on Craigslist this morning.

Wyatt is doing very well. He's growing so fast I can hardly believe it. Even though he is very big, he seems so small next to the big dude. Nathan weighed in at 32 pounds this week. The kid is big! He's so solid. When you pick him up, and you must or meltdown, it's like lifting a small tree trunk. He seems to be ok with Wyatt, but definitely have some jealousy issues. He wants to be in my lap when I am nursing. I tried to let him but he doesn't know how to just sit and be.

Big fat cheeks!

Wyatt's first bath. He hated it.

Wyatt

2010-12-23T12:32:00.001-08:00

Hello Wyatt!

2010-12-16T19:46:00.001-08:00

I know this post is a long time coming. Every time I have a chance to sit down and type, I either find myself spacing out, or within two minutes Wyatt is crying for some food.

Today was my first day at home with both monsters all by myself. It went really well actually. Nathan did a really good job of entertaining himself today. He struggled at nap time but other than that, was a ray of happiness.

Wyatt is doing great. I wish he would eat some more, even though he has enough wet diapers, poops and all that. But my boobs are in overdrive, and he is not taking enough to make me comfortable. It is all about me after all! :) He is doing a good job of sleeping at night. Usually he goes about 3 hours at a time. I get really uncomfortable though. I'm torn over whether to let this play out, or whether I should pump. I think tomorrow I will call the LC and see what she says.

Enough jabbering, on to pictures!

Climber

2010-11-26T14:15:00.000-08:00

I'm not even going to make excuses for not posting. Just been busy I guess, and tired, and hugely pregnant. :)

Nathan is doing well. He climbs everything in the house! Couch, dining room chairs, hearth, coffee table. The days are spent chasing him off of things and making sure that he doesn't decide to jump from the table. :) It's exhausting.

We have finally finished moving him into his new room. We put up the pictures, and the border today so its done. I would like to think that he likes it but honestly, I don't think he even notices.

I have had the whole week off form Thanksgiving and I have enjoyed it. I am having a little anxiety about the fact that we could have another little monster basically at any moment. Yikes! And all I really want is a good martini, maybe a chocolate one, with some chocolate mousse. That would be awesome!

Oh I can't end this post without mentioning Nathan's obsession with the remote control. He gets his dad to pick him up and they then wrestle over it. It's too funny. He is also obsessed with our phones, and my Ipod. I finally just bought him his own MP3 player so he can carry it around the house and listen to his music. He holds everything up to his ear like he's talking on the phone. It's very funny.

Ok enough for now. I think I'm going to chillax.

17 months

2010-10-30T18:14:00.000-07:00

Crazy huh? Nathan is growing like crazy, and has just started saying some words. His favorite is car, followed by yeah! with a head nod. He's a funny kid!

Wyatt is also growing. I am very uncomfortable. I don't remember this with Nathan but I think there's a reason for that. A year of exhaustion and you start to forget everything!

Any one want a 16 month old?

2010-10-05T18:58:00.001-07:00

Seriously, he is testing his boundaries. This doesn't work well when he's tired and I'm tired. I enjoyed my time in Albuquerque, and I enjoyed having two days at home with the kid. But I am tired and sore. This new baby is killing me! We had an appointment yesterday. Everything is going well. I was measuring a little small so I hope that next appointment I have grown a lot!

It's hard to take pictures of Nathan these days because he wants the camera so bad. So the following pics show what happens when he doesn't get the camera!

Oh and he loves the dust mop. You can't dust mop the house without letting him help. Of course once he's done, you have to dust mop all the hair up again!

We got a climber!

2010-09-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

Nathan has discovered that he can climb onto chairs, and the couch and he does this every chance he gets. I know that we have tile floors and it will hurt him to fall but I really believe he has to do it. The more we try to discourage him the more he wants to do it.

He had a fever last week that we finally managed to break Monday morning. This was then followed up with a full body rash on Tuesday. I think (and the nurse at the pediatrician's office agrees) that it was most likely roseola. He still has a bit of the rash, but it never seemed to bother him. He is also cutting two new teeth. These will be teeth 13 and 14. Almost a full mouth. He just needs two more on the bottom and a few molars and he will be complete. These teeth are crooked. I am hoping that he doesn't get me wonderful orthodontics but who knows. Enough prattling on, I am going to bed.

The lion doesn't sleep here

2010-09-20T19:53:00.000-07:00

That's right people, we still haven't solved the nightly sleep battle. Crying it out doesn't seem to work. He just gets all worked up and it takes that much longer to get him down. Plus, sometimes he cries so much he pukes. Never a good thing. Some nights it's like a miracle, he'll take his bottle and crash right out. Other nights it's a two hour battle just to get him to lay down. Tonight, well, we just finished the first hour....

He has been pretty sick for the last two weeks. I am not sure if it was a cold or allergies. He even went through a non-eating phase. Pretty strange for a kid that eats everything. He finally got over that, had a 102 fever for a few days, but now seems to be back to normal.

We have kinda settled on two names for the new baby. I'm not revealing yet because I am still pondering which one I like best...

He is finally waving bye on a regular basis. He will even wave when I am leaving him at the sitter, but then he runs over to me to get one last hug.

Torture the mommy

2010-09-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Why is it that Nathan will go to sleep well for David, for the sitter, for his grandmothers, but fights it all the time with me? I think it's just some sort of mind game he likes playing. He is currently throwing a hissy in the crib because he doesn't want to go to sleep. Too bad little dude.

He does sleep a lot on the weekends, I think to catch up on from the week. We have started putting him down earlier so he can get more sleep, and he takes two good naps at the sitter but he is usually ready for bed at about 7:30. Anyway...

Not much new is going on here. He is running around the house like a little monster. He does good with his balance but sometimes he runs into things. Today he ran right into the wall. It was funny but then he was really upset so no laughing. Maybe that's why he won't go to sleep for me. It's payback for laughing at him!

Day with Granpa

2010-08-29T17:52:00.000-07:00

Who loves spaghetti?

2010-08-27T20:05:00.000-07:00

So I know that you are supposed to let them try to feed themselves, but after two straight days of the dining room being covered in spaghetti, I couldn't take it anymore! :)

Yeah yeah yeah

2010-08-22T18:31:00.000-07:00

I know, it's been forever since my last post. I have no excuse except I've been busy and Nathan has been crabby so I don't get a lot of time on the computer to post. We are working on getting him to go to bed earlier. Since I wake him up at 6:30, he should probably be going to bed much earlier than 9 pm. He's a monster now, walks everywhere. He's working on running and enjoys chasing Gizmo and Tater around the house. We keep him away from Bessie because she is really freaked out by him. She's not that smart!

He enjoys taking all his dirty clothes out of the basket. Actually, he enjoys doing anything that makes a mess!

It's a boy!

2010-07-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

So we will have another little monster boy running around the house. Should be fun.

It's been an exciting week here. On Monday Nathan shared some peanut butter cookie with his father. A little while later he started coughing really bad. I picked him up and he was wheezing and his nose was running. We gave him some Benadryl and waited a few minutes but he wasn't getting better so we ran him to the ER. When we got there and got checked in he puked all over me. That was fun. They moved him back and gave him some adrenalin. That helped his breathing. IT then took four nurses 20 minutes and 4 sticks to get an IV started. That sucked. I wanted to beat them. Why were they torturing my baby? :) So three hours later we got out with epi-pens and a totally different view of food allergies. We saw the pediatrician today and basically he told us that we need to get rid of everything in the house that may have peanuts in it. And we have to carry the epi-pen where ever we go. We have an appointment with the allergist in two weeks. Hopefully he can clarify some things for us.

So enough with the crappy news, here are some pics!

Profile.

Front view in 3d.

Playing with toes in 3d.

21 weeks.

Current little monster who only walks when HE feels like it.

He's mobile!

2010-07-20T18:34:00.001-07:00

Lazy ass

2010-07-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post for a few days but every time I get Nathan down for a nap, there is this long list of things I need to accomplish and blogging is not really high on that list. Sweeping up the mounds of hair the dogs lose every freaking time they come in the house? That is usually #2 behind taking a shower!

Nathan is doing really well, but he has not mustered up the energy to take off walking just yet. He will use his walky walker and run around, he will move readily from couch to table, but if he wants to get from the kitchen to the living room, it's all crawling baby! I know that he will take off one day and never look back, but I still wonder what is holding him back. I figure when he goes back to the sitters and see the other baby trying to walk, he will join him.

It seems like summer has flown by but at the same time, during the day when I am trying so hard to be patient and not succumb to bitchy tiredness, it feels like it is dragging. I am just counting the minutes for David to get home so I can have some time to myself. Of course, it's usually only about 5 minutes and it may involve screaming but hey, I'm all alone.

We went to the midwife on Monday. The new baby is doing well. I am looking about 7 months pregnant instead of five, but she assures me that is normal for second babies, especially one so soon after the first. We got the ultrasound moved to July 27th so I don't have to take a day off of work. That is totally awesome. So hopefully in 11 days we can start the whole naming process. I have my big book of names ready!

Nathan is doing better at night. He will go down about 9 and sleep anywhere from 1 to 4, take a bottle and sleep till almost 8. I am still struggling to get more than 3 hours at a time. Damn bladder. Well, I better upload some pics. Nathan is getting restless.

19 weeks

2010-07-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

Naked Nathan

2010-07-05T18:08:00.001-07:00

Clothing is so overrated.

So Funny

2010-06-30T17:56:00.001-07:00

13 months and 17 weeks

2010-06-30T12:58:00.001-07:00

So I am a little behind, but just by a day. Yesterday Nathan turned 13 months old and I am (approximately) 17 weeks along. Time sure is flying.

So far vacation has been ok. I am so tired though. Some nights Nathan does really well and sleeps. Usually on those nights everything else is going haywire. Bessie wakes up and wants to go out. The cat is hogging the bed. David wakes me up when he goes to work. Other nights Nathan is up every freaking 90 minutes.

Last night we had a good run from 9:30 to 1:45. I of course woke up about 15 minutes before him. But then he woke up again at 3 and then again at 3:30. I gave him a bottle and he slept till almost 8. That was nice. But the fractured sleep is really wearing me down!

We won't find out the sex of this new baby until August 6th and the anticipation is killing me. I am definitely having some freaky dreams with this pregnancy, and within the last few days it is no longer comfy to sleep on my belly. Bummer. I tried to enjoy it as much as possible.

Nathan hasn't quite yet taken off walking but we can get him to take some steps if we are catching him. He still leads with his head and the look of his face is so funny I wish I could get a picture but it's hard when he is headed right for you.

Oh I forgot to tell you, I had to change the settings on comments because I was getting spammed. So you can only leave a comment if you use open id or google. Sorry. I will try and turn them back on in a month and see if the spammers have ceased. Not that there were so many comments anyway.... :(

16 weeks

2010-06-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I am bigger now than with Nathan at this point but it sure feels like it.

This kid can eat!

2010-06-20T19:07:00.000-07:00

Seriously, he is like a hollow kid. Today we had LJ, Robin and the kids over for a bbq. I made Nathan a grilled cheese sandwich. He CHOWED it down while I was trying to make my plate. He then ate a bowl of kiwi, a bowl of broccoli and then ate some beans. After that he needed a nap! Since he eats so much we are trying really hard to make sure that he is eating good stuff. Veggies, protein and fruits. Otherwise he's gonna be one of those 100 pound 3 year olds and CPS is gonna come grab him! I'm not too worried about the amount of food because he is not packing on the pounds. So apparently he just needs a lot of food to get through the day!

The kids spent the day swimming and playing in the water. I was hoping that he would just conk out but no, he's is currently screaming in his crib. I have been really torn about letting him scream but he is starting to think about sleeping through the night. I really need him to do this, mostly for me (honestly) but it will help him too. He needs to get more sleep. He slept for 7 hours straight the last two nights. Maybe tonight we can go for 8!

Food, cake and birthdays

2010-06-15T19:22:00.000-07:00

I don't even know how to start this post so we'll just jump right in.

Nathan is doing well. He literally eats all day long. We fed him spaghetti tonight and as you can see from the pictures, more ended up on the floor than in the mouth. He is good at eating strawberries and kiwis though.

I had a good birthday. Mom watched Nathan and David and I went to the doctor where we heard the new baby's heart beat and then we went to Olive Garden. Then we had ice cream cake! I love ice cream cake!

Gratuitous pictures

2010-06-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

Time marches on, and Nathan screams

2010-06-03T19:32:00.000-07:00

That's right folks, that nice sweet little baby you remember? I don't know where he went! He now screams for everything. He wants what you have? Screams! He wants to feed himself? Screams! He wants to stand up while taking a bath and you won't let him? SCREAMS!!!! Can't say this is my favorite part of his behavior. Oh I forgot, I have to go pee and leave the room? Screams! Seriously.

Yesterday he was refusing to eat because he wanted to hold the spoon and bang it in the food. He did not make an attempt to put food in his mouth. I went and got some bowls that have suction cups on the bottom so he can just put his hands in the food and do what ever his heart desires. So far this seem to be working.

We went to Alb to see the swedes and don't you know we didn't get a single picture!

Today was his year check up. He is 25 pounds 3 ounces, 30.5 inches tall and his head is 48.5 cm. He needs to grow a little taller and lose the belly!

And he is slowly getting over his aversion to grass, but on his terms! Don't push it!

Happy Birthday Nathan

2010-05-30T15:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Nathan's birthday party. We had lots of food, lots of sweets and lots of visitors. Nathan had a good time hanging with his granpop and his great aunt Bay. For whatever reason I don't have a lot of pictures but hopefully I can get some from others. We do have video of him opening presents and eating cupcakes but I haven't uploaded those yet. To tide you over a few pics.

Girl you know it's true

2010-05-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

Went to the dr. on Tuesday and had an ultrasound. Turns out we are about 12 weeks pregnant. Who would've thunk it?

I know it's a shitty pic but the room with the scanner is out of control so I am afraid to go in there. That is one of my summer projects.

This new baby should be due around December 7th. This puts my plans for grad school on the back burner. I am so close to done but I just don't have the will to do it. I am lazy.

Egads

2010-05-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I let so much time go between posts and neither of my parents are complaining! :)

I was thinking that we don't take as many pictures anymore but then when I put the memory card int he computer it had a crap load. So apparently I am just losing my mind.

A big thanks to Kent and Marianne for Nathan's birthday gifts. Yes, we opened them early because that is how we roll. He loves them, especially the puzzles pieces. He likes to bang them on the floor! They are both a hit here. Thank you!

I am especially excited because school is out. I am so happy to be done with this year. It was, I believe, the year from hell. I also managed to finish my grad class, but I don't know what I got since the professor never emails me back. Hopefully I passed because I did not do the book report. Oh well.

Nathan is growing and getting in everything. He has been a little clingy this week. Maybe after he starts spending everyday with me I won't be as exciting anymore. He is eating so much I am scared sometimes he's gonna pop! He ate two bowls of lentils at the sitter the other day, and half a bowl of his normal lunch. I think he is gonna miss it there because she cooks lunch everyday. I guess I better used to doing something like that. He does love pasta, and watermelon, and peas. So I think he won't be a picky eater. It all seems to depend on his mood.

Here is Nathan eating the tomatoes and cheese that fell out of my taco bell gordita.

And he loves to pull the pillows off the couch.

He does have black in him!

2010-05-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

Turns out Nathan loves watermelon, but then ago, who doesn't? He also showed a love of fried chicken this past weekend. Of course tonight he refused to eat anything and then I found him with dog food in his mouth. Kids.

11 months old

2010-05-01T09:14:00.000-07:00

I know, I am a horrible blogger. Life's been kicking my butt now for two weeks. I am so ready for summer to get here I can taste it!

It's hard for me to believe that Nathan will be a baby for less than a month. Where did the time go? He is talking up a storm, though you can only really understand dada and mama. Sometimes he breaks out with a NAYK, who knows what that means, but he is very emphatic about it. He is no longer sleeping on the way home from work so that can be very exhausting. Overall things are going well.

You can never have enough toys!

2010-04-14T18:01:00.000-07:00

We have some toys that we always have out, and we have some that we put up because they are annoying. Well, Nathan has discovered that we keep these in the baskets and he likes to pull the baskets down and get out what he wants. Of course he picked the most annoying one, the road rage one. I'm for sure going to take that one to Albuquerque so mom can enjoy the thrill of it.

Lazy Ass

2010-04-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

Well, I know it's been a long time but I've been busy. Dad thinks that it's because I'm lazy. Hmmm, I beg to differ. :)

Things are going ok. The weather is totally changing and it's nice to have some warmth! And Nathan likes to be in the walker outside. But he can't figure out that he can't go on the grass. Silly boy. I am not sure I am ready for him to walk but in my mind I can see him toddling around the back yard and it's gonna be funny! Nathan was doing some serious teething last night and basically no one got any sleep.

He is fascinated with the dog food of course. We have to keep it up when the dogs are outside and even when they are inside. Tater so far has been good about him being around but we don't want to risk it.

So there you have it. A short update. Hopefully this is good enough! :)

10 Months Old

2010-03-30T19:37:00.001-07:00

What's up?

I'm so happy to have my picture taken!

Look at those legs!

Fat and Happy sitting on the bench outside.

That's right peeps! 10 months old. He has grown so much! Yesterday he puked all over his pants so he was just hanging in his onesie. He's got some fat little legs! He is now an official crawler. I tried to get video of him pulling up but every time he hears the camera turn on he gets all excited and distracted. He loves to just grab your head and try and bite you. The biting is not fun but the grabbing part is pretty funny. It's like rabid baby.

And he's up!

2010-03-21T18:11:00.000-07:00

Nathan just pulled himself up to standing for the first time! Let the concussions begin!

Sleep is for the weak

2010-03-21T17:47:00.000-07:00

It's been a crazy week here in the Black household (or maybe it's the half black household). Mom and Pat came down and spent the weekend last weekend.

I was on the last few days of whatever illness Nathan had given me the week before. He seemed to be doing ok. Then on Sunday he had a runny nose. I didn't worry too much, we had a well baby check on Tuesday. But then we didn't sleep Sunday night (well, maybe 3 hours split up in 30 minute chunks). Monday he had a cough. We didn't sleep much Monday night. Went to the Dr. (it was crazy there) and he had his first ear infection. So that explains the not sleeping. He's on amoxicillin and seems to be doing much better. But the medicine has given him the flying shits, literally and now he has a chapped ass. Poor baby.

I am so excited to be on spring break. The last two weeks literally almost killed me. You know you are in for a long day when you are falling asleep driving TO work. I am used to being tired on the way home. Then factor in all the freaking construction and what was a 50 minute drive is now over an hour. It sucks royally.

But we are going to have a great time this week. I am having Nathan take his naps in the crib as opposed to the car seat so that we can wean him off of that and hopefully this will smooth the way to him sleeping in his crib at night. I am not sure that I am ready for him to be away all night long, but I am sure I am ready for some sleep! He is now very restless between 2-4 am and turns over and over and over. While it's mildly amusing to see him kick David in the head, it's not so funny to be awake at that hour. So we are trying.

Nathan is really talking these days. His favorite is dada but he's branching out.

And here he is playing in the kitchen with a measuring cup. Why do we buy toys again? This video hasn't completed yet on youtube so just be patient and hopefully it will show up soon.

This kid is funny

2010-03-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

He really is. He has figured out that he can fake cough. He finds this very funny. He is also using both legs in his commando crawl now. It's only a matter of time till he figures out that he can get around much easier when he is balanced on all fours.

He has also figured out that he can open and close the bottom drawer on the oven. David installed cabinets locks on a few cabinets last week before he could get into trouble there.

We went to Red Lobster today and all he did was stare at the waitress and drop things off the table. He likes to drop things and for you to give them back. It gets old for me real quick.

He also for some reason will not go around the walker, he has to go through the bottom part.

He caught a little cough from the sitter and then gave it to me. It didn't do much to him but it's knocked me on my ass. Hopefully another day at home will help and I can get over this soon. Here's a few pictures for the masses and a couple of videos I think you will find amusing.

He does this strange head thing when he is playing with the Tommy Boy card. I tried to catch it. After several takes I got a version of it.

Videos

2010-02-28T15:40:00.001-08:00

9 months old

2010-02-28T14:17:00.000-08:00

Well, not officially since there is no February 29th this year. I guess he will skip 9 months old. :)

Today I was taking his picture and I realized, deep down, that I am head over heels for this little guy. He is the cutest, most adorable thing EVER! Even at midnight when he is screaming and the only thing that he wants is to be rocked. Seriously, too much cuteness.

He is getting another tooth. I am happy to report that he seems to have gotten past biting when nursing, but he as taken up biting at other times. He wants to bite my cheek, my finger, my arm, my shoulder. He is a biter. And a pincer. He pinched my neck so hard it left bruises. That was during the meltdown last week where I just put him in his crib to cry. I went to the bathroom and to change and when I went to go get him he had his face pressed up against the slats just screaming. Talk about meltdown! But then he was over it. Silly boy.

He is using both legs in his commando crawl now. David is installing the cabinet locks because he is definitely in the kitchen getting into things. He likes to open the drawer on the bottom of the oven and then close it. Over and over and over and over.

And I can't forget to mention that he is quite the ham. When I bring out the camera he gets all smiles and laughs. He does enjoy having his picture taken. I weighed him on our scale and he is 24.5 pounds. Holy crap! He's a big boy....

Swedish Pants

2010-02-19T08:59:00.001-08:00

Naked baby in the big tub.

Rough night....

After getting a face full of water.

Well, I know it has been awhile since I have updated. Sorry, life has been crazy. Nathan and I went to visit camel (mom) in Albuquerque last weekend. We had a good time but traveling is exhausting! Nathan is still doing the commando crawl. I think it's really difficult for him on the tile floors. The tile sure doesn't stop him from getting around though. He took his first bath in the big tub two days ago. That went well. He's not scared or anything and loves to splash around on his belly. Last night he did get a face full of water. He was not too fond of that! Overall, things are going really well. Here are some recent pictures and a video from this morning. Notice the cool Swedish pants...

Dad's Touch

2010-02-16T05:32:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when dad is allowed to pick out clothes.

Crawling

2010-01-28T18:51:00.001-08:00

Well, I lost my earlier post so I am just going to put this video up. Bastards.

Nathan is doing a commando crawl. He gets around pretty well. I find it funny that he is so close to crawling but doesn't make any move to sit up. He will stay sitting up if you put him there, but if he is laying down he doesn't sit up on his own. I guess he is just being difficult. HA!

He has been very restless lately so all three of us are a bit tired. I think the only ones that are rested in this house are the animals. Except for Bessie because she snores.

The tooth monster

2010-01-11T17:37:00.000-08:00

Oh my gosh, those two teeth are just killing me! He loves to bite when nursing. I am trying to get him to stop doing that of course. He also likes to bite my shoulder. It seems that his top tooth is working its way to the surface as well. That should be fun.

I tried to get him to smile for these pictures but he was having none of it!

Who needs water?

2010-01-02T19:50:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's 2010 already. The thing I really can't believe is that people are saying it's the start of a new decade. Hello, 1-10? It's not 0-9! Anyways, I guess I'm gonna have to let that go! Nathan has two little teeth buds now. He wasn't fussy with the first one breaking through but on the day when the second one broke through he was a little fussy and needy.

I can't believe that my two week vacay is over already. I did my best to just sit back and enjoy it, but it still went by way too fast. I have enjoyed having some time with Nathan and David. It's gonna be hard to go back to work on Monday.

I scheduled my spa day for Saturday January 16th. It's 3.5 hours of heaven right there. I can hardly wait. I had hoped to do it sooner but such is life. I guess I won't be going to Albuquerque that weekend. Sorry mom! You can come down though...

7 months old

Trip to Alamo

2009-12-28T16:29:00.000-08:00

Nathan, Dad and Peanut.

Nathan gets a big fat kiss in the mouth from Peanut. Yummy.

Nathan and I went to Alamo today to visit the family. We didn't get to see Bay but got to see Dad and MoDear. For the record, MoDear's house was freaking HOT!!!! Holy crap. It was warm and as you can see from the pictures, Nathan fell asleep in MoDear's arms. He did pretty good except for he wouldn't nurse. He's so easily distracted these days!

More Christmas

2009-12-25T16:57:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2009-12-25T16:56:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T18:29:00.000-08:00

This picture is actually from yesterday. It was really cold and we were going to take cookies to the neighbor.

Waiting for Uncle LJ to finish texting.

Hanging with papa!

Opening the cow from the other Blacks.

Opening the present from Grandma Robin.

Playing with the musical cow.

Did someone say teeth?

2009-12-21T18:26:00.000-08:00

Stalemate

2009-12-21T18:25:00.000-08:00

Gizmo is actually pretty good about handling the baby. He grabs her fur and pulls but she just tolerates it. I have a feeling she's gonna freak when he gets really mobile!

Teeth and all that

2009-12-20T19:32:00.000-08:00

Yeah, can you believe it? Nathan has a tooth nugget coming in. Yesterday he was drooling like a nut case, and spitting up every three seconds. Then after about the 8th bib Robin asked if we had checked for teeth. So we checked and TEETH! Holy crap! I know it's about time but I can't believe it's actually time.

We got him moved to his big boy car seat since he grew out of his infant seat. It took LJ and David to get that damn seat in there. I almost had to go to the fire station to get some help but they managed to get it in. It's not going anywhere! I guess we need another one for David's car because we don't want to have to move it.

He's doing a great job of sitting up. Most of the time he can sit up for a long time, but sometimes he takes a header straight into the floor. He hit his face on the tile this morning and was not happy. We have found the boppy is great for making sure he doesn't hit his head falling backward.

We have also mastered the sling with side sitting. It takes so much strain off of my back! I wish we had mastered it earlier but such is life. Now I will have something to use when we go shopping since he's not in his portable car seat.

Well, that's all for now. I will post some pictures later, maybe with him posing with all his gifts. His dad went a little crazy at Toy's R Us. Pretty funny.

Smiles

2009-12-18T15:47:00.000-08:00

It's break time! Gonna spend 2 weeks just hanging out with the kid.

Test

2009-12-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

This is only a test.

Six Months Old

2009-11-29T18:21:00.001-08:00

Holy cow, half a year has gone by already! That is nuts!

Long week

2009-11-21T20:31:00.001-08:00

Lots of thing have been going on here, not all of them good, some of them down right awful, but I don't want to drag everyone down with the details. Instead, I', just gonna show you some pictures. Nathan has been doing a great job acclimating to sweet taters and peas. He has some stinky poo though. Today he had a little banana. He is now regularly rolling from back to tummy, and tummy to back. It's just a matter of time before he starts sitting up on his own and crawling! I look back at pictures and it's just crazy how fast time has flown by....

Nathan and Tater chillin' on the bed. They were closer but Nathan touched Tater's paw and Tater freaked a little.

Nathan sitting up all by himself.

Nathan taking a bath. He just moved from the infant sink tub to the rubber duckie tub. Stupid tub deflates so we have to blow it up every night.

Nathan rocking his Swedish onsie.

He has a special turkey day outfit. Hopefully it still fits on Thursday. He is about 21 pounds now and wearing 9 month stuff. Crazy huge kid.

Nathan's First Meal

2009-11-11T12:24:00.001-08:00

So the little man has been especially hungry the last week so we decided to go ahead and start solid food. I made him some sweet potatoes thinned with boob juice. He's not quite sure what he's supposed to do with it but he ate a good sized portion. Next up, pictures of his poop! Just kidding.

Not gonna happen!

2009-11-08T18:13:00.001-08:00

I was going to try and post every day for the month of November, but as you can tell, that has not happened. Bummer.

We had a good weekend with camel (mom) here. It just sucks how fast it flies by. Today he took a really long nap by himself. That doesn't happen very often! Then he took a long nap with me. That was nice. I was tired. He used to sleep until 8:30 on the weekends but since the time change he is awake at 7. I guess this is how life is gonna be for a while. We busted out the baby bjorn and took a tour of Target. He seemed to really like it. He got excited seeing all the people. He kicked and screamed. I thought the screaming was funny, but I doubt everyone there agreed with me! They will get over it.

The new sitter seems to be going really well. He is playing with the 4 month old there. He has a swing there that he really likes. I like it too but we aren't going to get one. It only works up to 25 pounds and he is almost there. Luckily he has slowed down on the growing. I made his first food today. We are saving it for Turkey day. He's going to have sweet potatoes. Mom and I bought the potato at the Farmer's Market. I hope he likes it.

Little Derek

2009-11-02T18:43:00.001-08:00

This one's for Lola!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T17:35:00.000-07:00

I feel like such a smuck. I didn't buy any candy and two groups have rang the doorbell tonight. The only thing they got was dogs barking at them. Bummer. Maybe next year.

We have finally found a babysitter. It's the mother of a student I taught a long time ago and another daughter of hers is the assistant librarian at our school. They are only about .5 miles from the school. I think it's gonna be a good fit.

On the other hand, work is sucking ass this week. It's a long story but basically I didn't do something I was supposed to do and I got threatened with a written reprimand. 9 years I have worked out there. Oh well. I am going to the dance tonight. Don't start mom.

Here are some pics to keep you entertained on this cold night.

He had something to say but there's something in his mouth!

2009-10-24T17:59:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics from our trip to Alamo today.

Update

2009-10-23T18:24:00.001-07:00

Still looking for a permanent sitter. Here's some pictures to keep you happy!

I know I suck

2009-10-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

I told my MOTHER I would post today. I loaded my camera memory card and I have no new pictures! I will take some tomorrow.

It's been a hell of a week. Our babysitter got sick and we had to rotate days off to stay with Nathan. Thanks to Robin for taking a day!

We are not looking for a new sitter. I interviewed a lady on Tuesday but I was not feeling it. We talked to a girl tonight who would be interested in watching him here in our house. I liked her. David is not completely sold. We will probably have to negotiate price and I need to call her references.

Well, I will take some new pictures tomorrow and hopefully post them. Fingers crossed!

Strange Days

2009-10-02T12:22:00.001-07:00

This week has been interesting to say the least. Monday was a normal day, Tuesday was a normal day (I think; I can't actually remember that far). The strangeness started on Wednesday. I was hosting the leadership group here at school. I got here early, Ella was setting up food, Karen and I were arranging tables. She gets called to the office so I am just kinda wandering around waiting. Then I get called to the cafeteria. I head over there and I see Karen walking towards the outside. I go outside and there is a rattle snake right outside the cafeteria. So I go get a bucket with a lid and the maintenance guys get the snake into the bucket. I take the bucket to my storage room and the front office calls animal control. No big deal. So I am in the office on a conference call and some one comes running in and says I need to go back outside. So I do and there is another rattle snake! Seriously. So we catch that one and it goes into the storage room. Animal control finally comes about 2 hours later and picks them up. Then the custodian gives me another snake in a bottle. Turns out its just a glossy snake; David let it go yesterday. Today I am in a meeting (that I was late to) and some kids come by with a bunny! The bunny was in the cafeteria and some kids were kicking it so these kids grabbed it and brought it to me. So now I have a bunny in my storage room. Well, right now he's in the greenhouse running around. I hate to break it to these animals but the cafeteria food sucks! I don't know why they are so attracted to it. :)

4 month's old!

2009-09-29T18:20:00.001-07:00

Can you believe its been 4 months already? The cradle cap is still kicking some ass. It's pretty nasty. I scrub it at night during his bath time but it's still scaly and nasty. You can see it in the pics a bit.

Big boy

2009-09-22T13:01:00.001-07:00

We went to the dr. today because he has a rash on his head. I was worried he had eczema but it's just cradle cap. He has to use Selsun Blue to clear it up. He weighs 17 lbs 10 ounces. His weight gain has slowed which is good because we might be able to get a little more use out of his infant car seat. Of course I can barely carry that thing any distance.

Not Quite Old Enough...

2009-09-14T18:09:00.001-07:00

He really wants to use it, but he needs to work on sitting up!

Been a long time...

2009-09-07T16:42:00.000-07:00

I know, I haven't updated in forever. Life's been a little hectic! Work is a nightmare, but getting better. Waking up at 5 am sucks ass. I am pooped out all the time, but I do love to go pick up boo bear and he gives me a huge smile. He is getting along with the sitter very well. She is a really sweet person and seems to honestly care for Nathan. Her husband is very nice as well, and meets me at the door both morning and night.

I'm sure I had something profound to say, but I am so tired I can't remember. Here are some new pictures though. I did remember that!

pics

2009-08-16T15:27:00.001-07:00

This one's for you Pops!

2009-08-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

I know I have been a slacker poster lately, but Nathan is getting really interactive and it's hard to put him down and get anything done.

Life has been pretty quiet. Just hanging with the kid, dreading going back to work. I have talked to Karen a few times and it seems pretty nutso there, as usual. I don't really miss it, but I miss talking to my friends and doing something other than boobing the baby and changing his diapers. It's going to be so hard to go back and get into a schedule. I think I will be comatose the first few weeks. Plus, I am an idiot. First I thought I was taking 4 weeks off, then turns out I am only taking 3. Then I thought I was going back the week before labor day, turns out I am going back two weeks before labor day. Seriously, I don't know how to read a calendar.

Today I gave Nathan his forst booboo. He was nursing and popped off the boob. It was squirting everywhere so I reached in with a burb cloth to staunch the flow and scratched his nose. The sad thing is I cut my nails on Saturday down to the quick. Imagine if I didn't! He cried, I cried, and then he was over it. I am still mildly upset but I know it will heal quickly.

I still haven't found a lotion that his skin can tolerate. Mom bought some Weleda this weekend and the jury is still out. He had rough patches on the backs of his arms, but I am not sure if they were there before or not. He loves his bath time, and its one of two times during the day you can count on smiles!

I can't believe it's almost August!

2009-07-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

Seems like just yesterday it was May. Crazy. I was making my dentist appointment for next year and it seems strange that we are over halfway to 2010.

Nathan is doing well. He is holding his head up nicely during tummy time and isn't as bobble headed when you are holding up upright. He smiles at me and coos. That is just too adorable. I just love it!

I am going back to work for a few days this week. I am excited about that because I need to get out of this house and do something other than shop, especially since I am out of money! I am feeling so torn because part of me want to go back to work, but the other part doesn't want to miss out on any Nathan time. I trust the lady who will be sitting but I worry will she do all the things I do. I know that makes it seem like I am all that, but when you spend 24 hours a day with the baby, you learn to read his cues. Also, will she hold him when he cries? I am not a cry it out person. I believe that he is too small to spoil and he needs to be comforted. Will she try to force his paci on him? He doesn't always want it and sometimes just the sight of it upsets him. But then again maybe it will be good for him. He might get some sort of schedule going. Right now we are still just doing whatever whenever. We do have a bed time routine and he seems to like his bath. He was splashing away the other night. If I could just take him to work me, that would resolve all my issues!

I gotta get ready to go to EP. Tomorrow he meets his great grandma mo'dear for the first time. She's gonna call me fat I just know it. Oh well.

Random Thoughts

2009-07-19T18:36:00.000-07:00

So I am aware that what I am about to write is whiny. I am not fishing for compliments, I know that I have issues.

So it's been 7 weeks since Nathan was born. I lost about 20 pounds right off the bat. I am now at the weight I was before I went to WW. However, none of those clothes fit me right now. I know that my hips are wider now, though I don't know how that is possible since I have had wide hips forever. I haven't really been watching what i eat because I wanted to make sure that I had established my supply. Well, now I am starting WW again. I am not going to go to meetings, but I am going to start counting points. Turns out that I get 35 points per day. That's a lot of freaking points! The impetus for this was that i had to go up a size in shorts today. I have never worn such a large size. It totally sucks. I'm gonna have a cookie now so tomorrow I won't be sad.

Yesterday David and I went to the movies while Robin watched the kiddo. It was surprisingly hard to leave him for that long. I can't imagine what that first day of work is gonna be like! I'll probably have to run over there at lunch. Funny how life changes.

Last night Nathan screamed for over an hour. I don't know what was wrong with him. But after that he slept for 4 hours. That was really nice. But I woke up with a LOT of milk. It's not fun to pump at 5 am. That requires that I actually wake up!

I don't have any new pics uploaded. I will have to take some tomorrow and I will post them then.

Crapadoodle, it's hot!

2009-07-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

Outside at least. Inside it's freezing and I am sitting here with a blankie on my lap. How funny is that? It's not really, it's actually kinda sad.

Anyways, not much has been going on here. We seem to have settled into a pattern. Unfortunately that pattern seems to be sleeping in the recliner. It's comfy, but sometimes I would like to actually sleep in my bed! But hey, we are sleeping in 2 - 2.5 hour segments, eating and going right back to sleep so I can't complain too much. That is way better than being up from 2-4 am.

We went to lunch with some friends on Friday. He got a little cranky but I managed to nurse him int he restaurant without flashing anyone. Luckily it wasn't really busy. We went to breastfeeding and going back to work class on Thursday. The LC weighted him and at 5 weeks 6 days old Nathan weighed in at 11 pounds 15 ounces. That is almost double his birth weight. So he's not starving that's for sure.

Monsoon

2009-07-05T17:33:00.001-07:00

That's right folks, it's officially monsoon in New Mexico. We have had some serious rain the last few days. It's been fabulous!

Ok, I know I have already told some of you about this but i have to write about the appointment on Thursday. I had my followup appointment with Kathy on Thursday. I fed the kid, changed him and we made it there with five minutes to spare. I noticed that it was a little warm in the office but not too bad. Of course Nathan started fussing as soon as we got there so I took him out of his carrier. We get called back and he really starts after it. So once the nurse leaves us in the room I go ahead and start feeding him. Turns out this was a full exam so I had to get completely nekkid. Once I get undressed he of course starts in again. So I grab him and he promptly spits up on the sheet I have covering my lap. Lovely. I put him on the boob and the other side starts leaking all over the little cover I am searing on top. Great. So we can handle all this. Then about 30 seconds before Kathy comes in he deposits a huge load in his diaper. Great. And on top of all this I am sweating buckets because it's freaking HOT in the room. So Kathy comes in and when she takes him to put him back in the carrier, he is leaking poo from his diaper. We are doing fabulous. And I am in the throes of a massive hot flash with sweat just running. Gotta love hormones! Anyway, everything was fine, we are good to go.

Since he is such a grunter, last night I decided to put him in his crib. It feels so far away to me but I can't sleep with all that grunting. He, or course, only made it about 1 hour in the crib before raising a fuss but we will still work on it.

Tomorrow we are going to meet the prospective sitter. She is in Chaparral and close to school. I hope that the good vibe I get from the phone is still intact after meeting in person because I do not have a back up plan. If all else fails I do have 25 more sick days I can use. I'm sure that would go over well.

Here's the fat baby resting in my chair. He is camoflauged. You have to look closely. Just look for fat rolls.

Here's the fat baby hanging with his poppa. Soon he'll be too big for this.

And here's the fat baby taking a nap in the boppy pillow. It seems to be comfy for him.

One month old!

2009-06-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast time has gone by and yet how slow some days drag on! I have a few things that I want to confess.

I know that everyone says as soon as the baby is born you feel a love that you have never felt before. I didn't feel that. I felt tired mostly. And a little shell shocked. I was ambivalent for a long time. I chalk that up to a complete lack of sleep. But I am happy to say now that I am deeply in love with our son. He has already shown signs of his personality. He's funny, makes funny noises and makes the most hilarious faces. He is hot blooded like his dad; he's always hot when I am cold. He prefers to sleep on our chests rather than in his bassinet. Who can blame him there. He gets very cranky when tired (just like mom). He burps really loud and farts even louder. The other day he even managed to shoot shit out of his ass and get it EVERYWHERE. So I am happy to post pictures of his one month birthday. We are definitely finding our way. Now if I could only get the nerve up to go to Sam's.

He's a pirate!

2009-06-19T14:51:00.000-07:00

I think the funniest thing that Nathan does is he loves to grunt. He grunts in his sleep, he grunts when he is moved and he makes some great facial expressions. He did manage to sleep in his bassinet last night for 2 hours. He would have stayed longer but the grunting and crying out kept waking me up so I grabbed him and fed him a bit to quiet him. So funny. That means that I got a good two hours of sleep before we started to nightly feeding rituals in the chair of death. Seriously, I might have to have this chair surgically removed from my ass soon.

The Chair

2009-06-17T18:47:00.000-07:00

This is where Nathan and I spend at least 18 hours every day. I am not sure I can feel my butt any longer.

Where is my brain?

2009-06-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

Well, Nathan is 19 days old today. I can't believe 20 days ago he was still in my belly! Now I am dragging him around in a car carrier. Those things are heavy!

So on the theme of I lost my brain, Monday I decided that I needed to go to Wal-mart. Already that's insane. So I load the kid in the car, I load the recyclables in the car and take off. I decide to go by the cheap diamond shamrock to fill up the car with fossil fuels. But it wasn't cheaper at that station anymore. So I recycle, and take off to another cheap station. I find the diesel pump and pull in feeling pretty happy with myself. I get out of the car and...I'm on the wrong side. FUCK! So I just leave because it's just easier! I did manage to fill up today I am happy to report.

So far today has been a good day. I managed to get some sleep this morning. Nathan and I slept in till 9, ate breakfast (both of us) and went back to bed until 1230. Nathan makes some seriously funny noises while sleeping, but will sleep for a while with a boob in his mouth. That way he can just eat whenever apparently.

His umbilical cord fell off on Monday night. I am posting some pics of his HUGE belly. Christina came over yesterday and when she was holding him I was amazed at how much bigger he is! He definitely has a killer appetite. Tonight we are going to try a nice sponge bath as a precursor to going to bed. Should be interesting.

And here he is in the one outfit I actually bought. I think this might be the only outfit I bought!

And here's a video of him with the hiccups. He gets these a lot because he hates to bump, then spits up and voila! Hiccups!

He's a porker!

2009-06-08T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ok not really, but he's a growing boy! We went to the lactation consultant today for a milk blister and he went along. She weighed him and he is 6 pounds 15 ounces. This is excellent because he was 6 lb 2 oz when born. That night he was 5 pounds 15 oz. So he has gained a pound in 9 days. Guess the boob milk does a body good!

We had a good night last night as well. We managed to get in 2.5 hours, feed then another 2 hours, feed and another 1.5 hours. But he didn't want to go back to bed after that so we were up for a while.

Sunday LJ, Nicole, Tyler and Briana came by for a visit. Tyler was just dying to hold the baby. He did good and I even managed to nurse twice without exposing myself. We might just be able to go into public together sometime this year!

Seriously sleep deprived

2009-06-04T09:58:00.000-07:00

But I think we are finding a schedule of sorts!

Ok so just to keep everyone up to date, we went to the peditrician on Monday. Nathan was a little jaundiced and weighed in at 5 pounds 5.5 ounces. He was supposed to get circumcised in the hospital but his urethral opening was more on top of the penis than the tip so the midwife didn't feel comfortable doing it. So we got a referral to a urologist. We went to the urologist Wednesday morning at 8:00 AM!!!!! I was dying. But since Nathan isn't officially registered on our insurance so they wanted to wait or else it was a $168 consultation fee. Needless to say I had my first meltdown. I was just so tired I couldn't deal with it. So now we are considering not circumcising him. All the signs are pointing to not doing it.

Feeding is going well. He likes to eat but we are still have a few problems with him falling asleep. I have to keep tickling him to kep him awake and eating. We finally have some sort of nighttime schedule down. We go to bed and get about 2.5 - 3 hours before he wakes up to eat. Then another 2 hours, eat, another 2 hours. It's hard to feel rested when your sleep comes in 2 hour intervals. I haven't figured out how to get him to sleep in the bassinet. Right now he is sleeping with me in the crook of my arm. This means not only am I not sleeping deeply, but I also don't move for over two hours. I get a little cramped! But he sleeps very well like that. I had no intention of co sleeping, but right now it's whatever works.

So that's the scoop poop. We are having a few issues with him peeing out of his diaper. He'll be laying on you and bam! pee everywhere. His diapers are a little big but we have to remember to properly point the penis. Funny.

Here is Nathan in the vibrating bouncy chair. He will stay here for about 30 minutes.

But he will sleep in his car seat. It's probably not the best thing, but hey, we get what we can take.

Holy moly!

2009-05-31T16:33:00.001-07:00

So in case you didn't know, Nathan arrived at 4:27 am on May 29th, 2009. He weighed in at 6 pounds 1.5 ounces and he was 20 inches long. Everything is going really well and I can't even believe we finally have a little baby. He's so cute I don't want to ever put him down. Ok, except when I need some sleep!

2009-05-29T04:10:00.001-07:00

Nathan is here! 6 pounds 1.5 ounces.

2009-05-28T14:02:00.001-07:00

Just here at the hospital waiting. Contractions are coming not too bad.

2009-05-28T10:34:00.001-07:00

We are at the hospital waiting to be admitted. I am freaking out but hey he's on his way ready or not.

Stupid is as Stupid does

2009-05-26T22:48:00.000-07:00

So I wouldn't normally admit to agreeing with David, but our childbirth class IS STUPID! There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. We watched a c-section video today. I think she was expecting that we would be grossed out by it. It was just a video. And the people in it were idiots! Whatever. And she kept quizzing us on various things but she talks so softly you can't really hear her. So we head over to the hospital for a tour, and as we are waiting outside for her to arrive I am talking to the over 5 couples that are in the class. It's us, another older couple, two couples that are probably in their early 20's and 2 women with their mom's that are maybe 19-20. They are all amazed that I am going to try and go without an epidural. They all act like it's the freakiest thing they have ever heard of. Now, I don't really care if someone gets an epidural or not, it's their decision, but it seems a little depressing to me that it never occurred to them NOT to get the epidural. You know, after 10 weeks of getting progesterone in oil shots in the ass, not to mention all the shots I took in the belly, I could totally do without more needles. Maybe I am just being strange about the whole thing.

On a lighter note, today I totally cleaned the house, and went to the store. So we are living clean and we have food! asssssssssssssssssssssssszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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I'm going to go ahead and leave that random string of letters because Gizmo is feeling so unloved that she had to go put her head on the keyboard in hopes that I would pet her. That string of letters is what she had to say.

I don't think Nathan will be arriving any time this week. I could be wrong but I don't really feel like he's ready yet He seems to be content to be inside creating havoc with my internal organs.

So in closing, I am not sure that we will be attending the final childbirth class. I have gotten nothing out of it that I was looking for. Frankly, I am seriously disappointed.

Poor Bessie

2009-05-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

Friday we went to the midwife and everything was good. I am measuring a little small but she thinks it's because he is just really squeezed in there. She thinks I am having real contractions as compared to BH, but they aren't regular and tend to happen after I have been on my feet for a while. I am going to try walking this week and maybe he will be inclined to come a little early. Have I mentioned I am ready for him to be out? I have really enjoyed being pregnant and it's truly been a gift. But I am definitely ready to wear my normal clothes and I am ready to be able to just get out of bed and I am done with the hip pain!

So yesterday LJ, Nicole, Briana, Nick, Tyler and Robin came over for a BBQ. We had a nice time but Bessie attacked Tater twice and ended up giving him a fat lip. I don't know what her problem is. It seems to be some sort of anxiety and it really flares up when people are around. So she had a time out in her kennel for about 1.5 hours and shen she came out she was much calmer. I think from now on when we are going to have people over I will dose her with some benadryl to calm her down. Tater's lip seems to be ok today.

We managed to get everyone on the Wii Fit. It was funny. They just got a Wii and so now they need a Fit. :)

This morning we were laying in bed. Tater was in bed and so was Gizmo. Bessie was crashed out on Tater's bed at the foot of our bed. She woke up and started making the strangest noises and the bed was moving. I couldn't see her so I didn't know what the problem was. I finally sat up and realized that she had gotten wedged under the bed and couldn't figure out how to get unstuck. Seriously! David had to go lift the bed so she sould get free. Oh my god she is so RETARDED! It's so sad and yet so funny.

So that's my story. We slept til 11 and I could still sleep some more. I have to go to Lowe's and see if I can find a shelf that will fit in Nathan's closet. The one mom bought was just a little too wide. Bummer. And then I need to sort all the stuff that came in this week. It's so amazing and overwhelming how much stuff people have given us. The problem is our house is only so big! But you get a couple of tubs and organize then no problem!

Summer vacation rocks!

2009-05-21T18:02:00.001-07:00

That's right peeps, just one more day of work and it's a short day at that. I vow to be on my best behavior, at least for the drive to work. After that I can promise nothing. I am ready for school to be out. We have a luncheon at 12 to "honor" all those who have worked so hard this year. Yeah right. But whatever.

So I had a shower this past weekend at the whores house. It was a lot of fun. One of the games was absolutely hilarious! They had to flip through magazines and cut out pictures of babies and put them together to say what they thought Nathan was going to look like. The pictures were so freaking funny! Here's my mom and Michelle diligently working on their representation!

People eating!

The tasty cake!

Nathan has been doing a lot of stretching these last two days. He really seems to like putting his foot or his knee right out my left side. It's funny because you can totally feel it, and I can move it so it's not hurting me so much. Here's the 38 week belly shots. I finally figured out how to turn off my flash on my camera so I was able to handle this daunting task myself.

My undershirts will never be the same. Can you tell this one is about to give in?

I had another busy week and I am super tired. Monday we stayed for AP night. Don't get started again on that! Then Tuesday was graduation. Mr. D is such an idiot that he had us there at 3:30 for a 6:00 ceremony. And when we got there the freaking doors weren't even open! So I called him and told him to get his happy ass up and let us in because I had to pee. When don't I have to pee you may ask? For about 5 seconds after my previous bathroom trip. Tangent. And I was already pissed because the pants I took were way too tight. Turns out that I hadn't worn them for about 2 months and I didn't bother to try them on. Bug mistake. So I had to walk around in my gown. Fuck. By the time the night was over my feet were huge and extremely tired! I came home and died.

Bessie has started this whole "Hey I need water" at various times between 1 am and 5 am. I am so not amused by this because I am usually the one that wakes up first. I want to kill her. I even put the fan directly on her so she would be cooler and that worked one night, then last night she started at 3:00 am. Seriously. I have managed to train the cat to leave us alone and then Bessie starts.

So that's it. Apparently I am getting a little grouchy judging from the tone of this post. I predict that my mood will increase as soon as school is out and I can sleep whenever I want, at least until Nathan decides to show.

Damnit

2009-05-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

I stayed late tonight to participate in AP night so we could introduce the courses and talk about AP in general. Guess how many parents showed? Three. Seriously! I fucking stayed until 6:30 and 3 parents showed up? Urgh!