Mama C-ta

Moving on

2006-04-07T13:03:00.001-05:00

I've moved my blog to a top secret location. If you would like the new URL, leave me a comment with your email address, name, social security number and a DNA sample.

Psssst!

2006-03-13T09:27:00.000-05:00

Hey you! Yeah, you! I'm over here now. Shhhh, don't tell.

Mama C-ta don't go around here no mo'

2005-11-20T11:59:00.000-05:00

I've moved and you should come check out my new pad. So if ya wanna, leave a comment with your email address or email me directly.For those who already have, the emails have just been sent out with my new location so let me know if you didn't receive it. See you over there.

any developers in the house?

2005-11-19T11:30:00.000-05:00

I hate my new blog! I can't get it to look how I want so it's probably gonna end up being plain old boring black again. Wordpress goes beyond my very limited HTML knowledge. I suppose I could use one of the themes as is but that's too out of the box, wouldn't ya say? I know a silly thing to get hung up on.

All the cool kids are doing it, and you want to be cool don't you?

2005-11-18T15:37:00.000-05:00

So follow me over to my new spot, I'll lead. Oh wait, not gonna publish the link here...yet. It's very, very creative URL too. So leave me a comment w/your email addy (unless you already have b/c I have it already if you already left it..already). If you don't want to leave it in the comments for the whole world to see, then email it to me.Give me a few days it's not ready yet. I have

Got nothing

2005-11-18T15:06:00.000-05:00

Hey! We uh...I mean, it's been great...no ummm, we've been having, aw shit. I got nothing to say. We haven't left the house all week, so here are some pictures to hold you over.Oh did I mention he's crawling? Only the wrong direction and fine, it's not really quite a crawl. Well he's moving on his own at least. Or is that a bad thing? Yeah, I think it's bad. He does move faster than Sloth already

Dude, seriously let's do this

2005-11-17T18:36:00.000-05:00

Candice is right on, a blogging-mommies convention? So there along with my meds to get over the whole social anxiety thing. Maybe I can just bring a laptop and hide behind it and just type everything I want to say.Stalkers, you are welcome to come along too.

Torn

2005-11-17T00:24:00.000-05:00

I'm totally torn. My anonymity has been compromised. Not that I was really trying to stay totally anonymous, I was just trying to keep this site out of the hands of family. This failed. Because some family search for our FAMILY blog by our names and not using the link that I had sent out, they stumbled upon this here site. It got back to my mom that I have a "secret" blog and it was said

Need a reason

2005-11-16T11:11:00.000-05:00

Hey J, please tell me you ARE teething because you are acting a bit schizo. If you aren't, you better come up with a better excuse!

Making a very sloooow transition

2005-11-15T21:52:00.000-05:00

Thought I'd give you all a little update on my cloth diaper experience. It's probably the slowest transition ever but a good cloth diaper is wonderful. The boy is so soft and cuddly and it has to feel better to him as well.I haven't had much brain power with everything else going on to put into researching the style and brands I wanted plus with his nasty poops he has 100 times a day I wasn't all

You did wha??

2005-11-15T18:32:00.000-05:00

At our last yoga class the teacher was telling us how she had babysat a friend's baby. The mom didn't leave a bottle because she said the baby wouldn't be hungry before they got home. And as you'd expect when there is no bottle backup, the baby was starving. So what did this yoga lady do? Have you ever heard of sugar titties? Well I haven't. She put some sugar water on her nipples and let

Waaaah!

2005-11-15T18:23:00.000-05:00

Head, throbbing. Migraine coming on. Overcome with need to vomit in nursery trashcan while keeping one hand on the baby on changing table at all times.I used to get daily headaches and frequent migraines. During my pregnancy I was pretty much headache free and have been since. It came back with a vengence today. Can't take anything, mustn't sabatoge the TED while making progress with unknown

Well-Baby 4 Month

2005-11-14T22:52:00.000-05:00

It was beautiful out today so we decided to hike it and I thought he would sleep in the sling on the way over. I was trying to avoid a very cranky baby at the doctors. Despite lack of sleep, he was wonderful.He had a great appointment. I was concerned he didn't gain that much weight because his spare tire isn't much of a spare anymore and I'm constantly afraid of malabsorption with his chronic

A new day

2005-11-13T16:10:00.000-05:00

I decided that with every post I need to start off by saying which personality is writing today. Is it the tired, cranky, hungry, beaten down, gloom & doom me or is it the well-rested, turkey-aint-so-bad, silver lining me? It seems they alternate days, I think you can guess who wrote yesterday but today I'm all about the silver lining. So just plan on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week to be

The end is coming

2005-11-12T12:50:00.000-05:00

J is still sick today but he seems to be in good spirits. However his "red ring" around his hiney hole is TERRIBLE. The worse I've seen it despite the tons of bum creams I've been slathering on. Since this is a big indicator of a food allergy, needless to say this is beyond discouraging. I feel like a wave came over me today and I realized what I'm eating has little effect on him and this TED is

Mother's Day in November

2005-11-11T21:33:00.000-05:00

I love my husband. Love! Him! Love him!! He brought me home a sweet card today and IN that card was a gift certificate to a spa for a massage, facial and manicure. Hallelujah!! Funny he said there was a different package he wanted to get me but since I'm J's only food source, it couldn't be too many hours. I don't care, just being pampered for 5 minutes is more than I had in a long time!

Modeling agencies won't be knocking down our door

2005-11-11T21:31:00.000-05:00

We had our "photo shoot" today and let's just say at least it was fun. First of all, J woke up terribly snotty. This must explain why he woke about every 45 minutes last night, wouldn't let me set him down in the co-sleeper and wouldn't even sleep next to me. Apparently the only place he was willing to sleep was on my chest while I was sitting up. Poor guy, this cold makes his first cold look

Month 4

2005-11-11T07:47:00.000-05:00

I haven't figured it out yet, either you are trying to put me in my grave early or you are trying to ensure your "only child" status will remain forever. The latter would make your father very happy. You thought if you put me through a grueling 20 weeks in pregnancy, a full day of vomiting in labor and a difficult delivery I wouldn't want to put myself through that again. Once you found out I

I've been had

2005-11-10T16:46:00.000-05:00

I've been swindled. I agreed to a 36", not a great brand, decent price TV that Bryan was happy with. Somehow it turned into a 42" upgrade that has more than doubled in cost from what I agreed to. Fine, it's cool, I like it and yes I actually think it's worth it.Bryan can use the PC in the living room and not pester me while I use the PC in the kitchen. It even does a split screen so it's half TV

String of fun

2005-11-10T07:50:00.000-05:00

Does she taste as good as she looks?How about this one?

Are your ears burning yet?

2005-11-09T20:20:00.000-05:00

Speaking of Mamaloo, I just wanted to say how much she rocks. She offered and delivered the best baby tummy massage techniques. J, I and those stubborn poohs, that didn't stand a chance against my new soothing touch, are forever grateful.Also, I got a really nice email from babylegs.net thanking me for the shoutout on my blog. It appears one of you all (was it you??) and new babylegs customer

Hey, I know you

2005-11-09T17:18:00.000-05:00

It's funny when you go to a website and unexpectedly see this.Thanks Mamaloo for thinking of us!

T-day Trial

2005-11-08T21:17:00.000-05:00

We had our Thanksgiving meal trial tonight. Probably the lamest T-day meal ever but let me tell you, it was mighty fine to me! We had an all-natural turkey which turned out great. I was afraid it would be all dry and flavorless since the turkeys we're used to are injected with butter and "flavor." That's one thing this diet has taught me, no food is sacred. It's all been injected or chemically

Support can only last for so long

2005-11-07T16:47:00.000-05:00

Bryan is home today and tomorrow from work in place of our anniversary vacation. We're just getting in some good family time. We had a great day today, we went to the mall, did a little shopping. Life is so much better when you are not on a schedule. I mean, we could just take our time, we didn't have anywhere to be. We were able to sit on a bench and just play with J for a good long time. We

Incredible Shrinking Woman

2005-11-07T10:05:00.000-05:00

Not related but I wanted to first say, that movie used to disturb the shit out of me when I was young. And it always seemed to be on when I woke up early on the weekends.On to my post...When my friend Molli visited from NYC and brought me loads of jeans, she brought various sizes to fit me during the post-pregnancy transition. The pair I liked the best were the smallest but they were far from

Hey nursing mamas!

2005-11-06T18:22:00.000-05:00

This is especially for those in the Baltimore area...Owner of My Baby and More (Parent coaching and educational services) is putting together a book for children to promote breastfeeding. It will be out in Spring titled "Near Mamas Heart." She is looking for some more photos of moms and babies nursing AND, this is the cool part, she is going to be doing a group photo of a bunch of nursing mamas

You can't complain if they are free

2005-11-06T09:07:00.000-05:00

I forgot to mention I received my free pair of babylegs and lets just say I'm glad they were free. The ironic thing is it was a style I wanted to order. But they look much better online in a little thumbnail. If you are curious go to their catalog and scroll down to their fall section. The brown/gold stripe...yeah that's them. I thought they looked rather cute online but not so much in person.

One year ago today

2005-11-05T19:07:00.000-05:00

We found out our lives were never going to be the same again. And thank God. We were in Chicago to visit my sister and friends when I woke up early Friday 11.5.04 to pee. But this was no ordinary pee. This was THE pee that told us little J was on his way.It was the best weekend. We were on vacation, we found out we were having a baby and it was our 5 year dating-anniversary. Life couldn't

Mattress sucking

2005-11-05T09:43:00.000-05:00

This goes with my post below. A demonstration of J comforting himself by sucking on the ground and/or mattress which then turns in to him sleeping face down. His clear sleeping position of choice regardless of how many times I turn his head so he can, you know, BREATH.

But he doesn't want to sleep on his back

2005-11-04T23:10:00.000-05:00

We all know you are supposed to put your baby to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS. Well from very early on J would always turn on his side, he hated being on his back. I tried to stop him but he always managed to end up on his side. I came to terms with that and I had the little sleep positioner things to keep him from going on his stomach.Well now he manages to end up on his

Deep breaths

2005-11-03T21:12:00.000-05:00

Today was a little better. The night was still awful and we got no sleep but he seemed to get better throughout the day. I'm hoping yesterday was a crazy fluke. It was awful, it took me back right to the beginning of this shit. His poop is still bad and he's had consistent blood again but the pain is what I can't stand to watch. I called his GI yesterday to ask her about the pain and she

My Boulder

2005-11-03T14:52:00.000-05:00

Nice to wake up to this from the man who is constantly talking me off the ledge:Swats, (<--- one of the many pet names he has for me)I know you had a rough night and are probably hating life today, and that fact that I won't be able to give you break tonight because T is coming over isn't going to help. I will REALLY try to make it up to you over the weekend and my mini vacation.I know that you

Getting weak

2005-11-02T20:33:00.000-05:00

You know it really starts to wear you down emotionally when you are nursing your son in tears because all you can think about is "what did I eat that will hurt him today?" when you are now only eating 3 things. Suddenly over the last 24 hours his pain is back like it was in the very beginning. It's great to feel like you are poisoning your child. I'm ready for a highly-specialized formula trial

I see how it is

2005-11-02T14:44:00.000-05:00

The other night we made the painful decision to transition J back into his co-sleeper instead of our bed. Yes it is only 3 inches away from me but it's still not the same as being tummy to tummy with him, feeling his little baby breath on my face, feeling his little hand reach out in the middle the night to make sure we're still there. This was a tough choice.The only reason we decided to do this

BOO!

2005-10-31T20:14:00.000-05:00

I had a change of heart. I handed out candy and let me tell you that took MAJOR willpower. I even bought a few kinds that didn't seem tempting like the Orange and cream kit-kats (yuck?) and Snickers Crunch which I know I don't like. I'm not sure what possessed me to buy Hershey's with Almonds candy bars though. For those who don't know, nuts in chocolate are like my fava flav. They were taunting

I'm a winner!!

2005-10-31T12:43:00.000-05:00

I did it, I did it! My insomnia paid off, I won a pair of babylegs! Woo hoo, another pair on the way! I'm not sure which pair but they are sending me one. Very cool. Fuzzy Peach had won her first pair too. We're a lucky group, eh?Another PS: Today is the day of mini-posts. A welcome change from my mile-long entries I imagine.

Bloginality

2005-10-31T07:54:00.000-05:00

My Bloginality is INTJ!!!What are you? Huh? Huh?PS: Please tell my husband to get a haircut. It would make the best dating-anniversary present EVER.

Is there anybody out there?

2005-10-31T04:04:00.000-05:00

So, anyone else wide awake at 4am??

Product Reviews

2005-10-29T19:59:00.000-05:00

I'll start with the Me-In-Mind shoes. I give these 2 out of 5 stars. Just 2 stars because while they are extremely stylish as show in exhibit A.A.They make his feet shaped like they are horse hooves as shown in exhibit B.B.And they fall off easier than socks do as you can see in exhibit C.C.Overall I was pretty disappointed. I must say they have the best designs around, unfortunately the benefits

I don't normally leave the grocery store in tears

2005-10-28T13:09:00.000-05:00

Since I've started down this path of concern for J and limited diets I've been a little mentally...mmmmm...sensitive we'll say. I can easily go from normal to a fiery rage to a puddle of tears in seconds. And guess which one I turned into after my trip to Whole Foods?I slept a total of 10 seconds last night so I had a hard time getting motivated today. I decided to just chill at home, all

Yogi

2005-10-27T17:14:00.000-05:00

We had our 4th yoga class today out of 6. I really wanted to skip it because I am soooo tired but I was afraid J would be sad and bored bummin' around all day. But he's gotten himself into a little routine so when the clock strikes noon, he turns into a sleepy pumpkin. Since the yoga class is from 11:30 - 12:30, the 2nd half of the class isn't quite as fun. But it sure does make a nice relaxing

Did the mail come?!

2005-10-26T20:31:00.000-05:00

Oh my God, oh my God, so excited.I just ordered these shoes (thanks again for the link Elb!) and these FREAKIN' adorable baby leg warmers in blue/brown stripe and olive/khaki stripe. Must stop shopping. Christmas is coming faster than you can save money. (Don't worry hun, all from my allowance!)I have to give major props to Fuzzy Peach because she bought the leg warmers first and is the one who

Saving Private Sanity

2005-10-26T20:13:00.000-05:00

We skipped the movie yesterday, for some reason the movie "Dreamer" just wasn't talking to me. So today a friend and I met up with our babies for some mall-walkin'. It was so nice to just stroll along in our own casual way. Not having to worry about if the other would be annoyed if we had to find a changing table or a bench because the little ones were getting hungry. We even splurged on those

On a lighter note

2005-10-24T19:18:00.000-05:00

So do you think this means he likes his new car seat? And yes Rachel, Britax car seats do look like they are from the 80's. Alas, safety before style.

GI Update

2005-10-24T07:15:00.000-05:00

We had our GI appointment Friday and it went as I expected. I was surprised I liked the doctor so much. From the name I couldn't tell if it was a man or woman. I was relieved it was a young (pretty) woman. I normally prefer male doctors but when breastfeeding is involved I prefer a woman, although there are plenty of women not very pro-breastfeeding.She took history of my eating habits, how often

It still doesn't feel the same

2005-10-23T10:03:00.000-05:00

Guess what I'm doing today? No, that's not it. I'm wearing PRE-PREGNANCY jeans! Tight as shit but hey they close. Bryan says I wore them this tight before anyway but I guess then I felt like I had something better to show off. Probably not. I still have the 11 pounds to lose but this is what I'm thinking...I have a weight in mind that I was pre-J but I think that weight is less than what

Christmas came early!

2005-10-19T18:30:00.000-05:00

Well for J and Bryan, not me. I'm still waiting for Santa to pay up on my list. But we ordered J's new car seat already which was going to be a Christmas gift but since he's growing like a mutha' we had to put our request in early. I'm actually glad to be done with the infant seat, that thing is a bitch to carry and because that's it's purpose I feel obligated to take it in and out instead of

Simple addition

2005-10-18T17:53:00.000-05:00

A very sleepy, hungry Mama + tiny finger nail clippers =but let's move on shall we?OK J we get it! I hurt you, I know, I said I'm sorry!!Can we continue?Fine, I see you are still mad. We'll finish this up some other day.

2005-10-18T17:17:00.000-05:00

Too good to be true

2005-10-18T08:44:00.000-05:00

McDonald's fries...not so good. Poor J had a rough time last night and that was the only new thing in my diet.I have since learned they are "safe" for people who know what allergies they are dealing with (i.e. they're safe for dairy allergies.) They are fried in soy oil and contain corn and beef extracts, among other things. There is much debate over what can be called "corn-free" because some

First time for everything

2005-10-17T11:39:00.000-05:00

I don't have anything to say! Actually I have a shitload but it's all so jumbled in my head that I can't get one competent word out.Same old shit around here. Still dieting, still getting nowhere. I spoke with his dr. Friday who was going to fax all his records to a GI and talk to him today, then get back to me with an appointment. I'm not looking forward to going to a GI though, I already know

All I want for Christmas

2005-10-13T12:11:00.000-05:00

Something about cool weather puts me in the mood for the holidays. Thought I'd share my x-mas list with ya:PizzaGrilled Cheese with BaconBen & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk Hot TamalesPizzaTuna on wheat from SubwayQuarter Pounder with Cheese and no-longer-available supersize friesWhopperBacon Cheeseburger from OutbackPizzaChicken Pad ThaiTacos with sour

They grow so fast

2005-10-12T16:27:00.000-05:00

I'm chalking J's funky behavior up to his 3 month growth spurt. He has been neeee-deee the last day or so. Oh my, especially today. And last night. Nursing...all...night...long. Normally I'd put him to bed, get at least 3 hours before his first feeding but not last night. I maybe got an hour. And he wouldn't let go! If I got to slip the nip out, before I could roll away he sucked his way back on.

Uh, hello???

2005-10-12T12:50:00.000-05:00

Why was this link kept from me for so long??? If only I had known about this months ago, think about the shoe wardrobe we would have!!Thanks lurker Elb!!I am curious about the "thin foam cushion insert" they put in these but I might order a pair and see what they are all about. Robeez are great but they just didn't have the color scheme I'm looking for right now. And I love our Star-Child skull

Not a loser this week

2005-10-11T19:20:00.000-05:00

For J's 3 month birthday I took him to the movies. Alright that is a lie, I went for myself but he totally wanted to see "In Her Shoes" too. But ah-ha! I had a friend and her baby with me this week. Not the lonely loser this time. It went well, I can't say it was as carefree as our first time but it wasn't bad. He didn't cry but there was a period where he was getting a little fidgety, he needed

Month 3: Adendum

2005-10-11T18:12:00.000-05:00

How could I forget his comparison pics!to

Month 3

2005-10-11T08:41:00.000-05:00

We're on to you kid. We've got you figured out now so don't go changing it up on us. We know that high pitched, whiney cry you do means you are tired. We know that full-blown cry means we waited a milisecond too long to tend to your needs. We know that rocking you won't get you to sleep at night but a nurse-down on our comfy bed knocks you out in 30 seconds. I can now even leave the room after

Alright cloth users, sell me

2005-10-10T22:05:00.000-05:00

I've really been going back and forth about cloth diapering. I have some questions I need answered first and although I can probably find the answers on the web I wanted to hear it from the people I know (sort of) and trust (you all seem trustworthy). Some of these may sound completely ignorant but hey, I won't know if I don't ask. And no reason to point out the environmental benefits of using

Yay or nay?

2005-10-10T21:58:00.000-05:00

Too boring? I've been desperatly trying to find cute and fun soft-soled shoes for J that are predominately black. This is the best I've seen. I just found this site Pitter Patter and I like a lot of what they have. What really gets me though is they have so many Navy blue shoes I want that look black. It is hard for my brain to accept they are not black!! So this is my choice. Eh, can't decide.

2005-10-10T10:29:00.000-05:00

I've not only lost my husband, but I think I'm losing the boy to it as well. Damn the Sunday Football!

Theory #...shit I don't even know what # I'm on anymore

2005-10-08T21:07:00.000-05:00

Today's weather was rainy and dreary, very much like my mood after changing J's diaper this morning. Yup, you guessed it, more blood. And this time is was the most blood since his initial bloody stool. Here is a picture of it if you are really curiuos (and it's only visible to those marked as family/friends. If you aren't and want to be let me know). I'm not collecting pictures of his diaper

I rather you pluck my eyeballs out with a fork...

2005-10-07T09:55:00.000-05:00

then hear you practice your Russian accent one more time. Why Bryan, why do you even need a Russian accent??But I love you regardless.

The Itsy Bitsy Baby

2005-10-06T16:48:00.000-05:00

J and I along with a friend and her baby went to our first baby yoga class today. It was so cute and we have 5 more sessions. This is different than some of the Mommy & Me yoga classes because a lot of them focus on the moms while the baby is off to the side. This was pretty much all about the baby and is called Itsy Bitsy Yoga. Looks like they have them in every state and up to 24 months old.I

Time to come squeaky clean

2005-10-04T19:23:00.000-05:00

I have a confession. I've deliberately neglected to tell you all something. As I soaked in my hot bubble bath (a guilty pleasure since pregnancy) just now, I couldn't ignore it any longer.I have stretch marks.I know, I've bragged and bragged all the way up to my delivery about how I was stretch mark free. And I was, that was the truth. But since I've delivered and been losing weight, they are

You suck

2005-10-03T15:48:00.000-05:00

What is this world coming to? Is an extra 20cents a gallon really worth this life of crime? I can't believe it has gotten to this point. Bryan's gas was stolen from his car. Directly out of his gas tank. Is that pathetic or what?! And Bryan, who lives on E actually had his tank on F for once and this happens and now he's out about $50 of gas. Just like when our bikes were stolen before

NYC comes to B'more

2005-10-02T21:33:00.000-05:00

What a great weekend, especially the surprise visits from some very good friends. I got a call Thursday night from Molli in NYC to tell me she may be swinging by our hood on her way to visit her parents. This would be the first time she saw J and even our house so we were very excited plus we got to meet her main squeeze. She warned us it would just be about a 5 minute visit and she wasn't

2005-10-02T21:17:00.000-05:00

I think it's a safe to say when he starts flicking us off, he's sick of getting his picture taken.

On the lookout for links

2005-09-29T22:44:00.000-05:00

I'm updating my baby link list so I thought I'd ask for your favorite sites to make sure they are on there. And I'm talking anything baby related shopping and/or informational: clothes, shoes, toys, gear, nursery, diapering, baby wearing, names/authors of books for baby and books for how to handle baby, pregnancy, birth, maternity gear, online forums, breast feeding, vaccination education,

You would think he just walked on the moon with how excited we are

2005-09-29T13:20:00.000-05:00

J rolled over! Yeah! What's even more impressive is I CAUGHT IT ON VIDEO. His very first roll-over and I filmed it! Thank God for digital cameras with video that even a moron like me can use. We have the video out on a link but I haven't decided if I'm going to post the link yet, I sound like the biggest arse on the video. I'll have to get Bryan to edit the sound out before I put it out for the

Wouldn't you love this face greeting you every morning?

2005-09-28T21:45:00.000-05:00

I waited all summer to use this fleece pouch. So comfy.This pic is funny because I was watching him and a friend's newborn while she finally got a bathroom break. The newborn started to cry and while J was latched on and just about asleep I totally dumped him on the chair to tend to the baby. And my friend came out and asked where J was and we both look back at him and he's just laying there head

Awwww, yeah

2005-09-28T18:20:00.000-05:00

I'm gonna hit this bitch up first thing Friday. They are having their annual wharehouse sale so I suggest all you pregnant locals take a gander yourself. This is where we got his $1,000 crib for $300. I was only 6 weeks pregnant at the time, a little overzelous to be buying a crib so soon but the cheapness in me couldn't pass up such a fab deal. We also got his changing table and some accessories

You gave, they took

2005-09-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

A very good friend of mine just gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl named Abbey Ryan. Congrats Wendy and John! The labor and delivery went wonderfully from what I hear. And it got me thinking. I'm sure some of you may get annoyed at this and others may want to give me a "swift kick in the ass" which is probably the best thing for me but I decided it's time to come clean. Not that this

Oh we rocked, and we romped

2005-09-26T11:31:00.000-05:00

J went to his first Rock n' Romp and I must say he thoroughly enjoyed it. Well we assumed he did, hard to tell, but he sure wasn't complaining. I thought it was a great time although I was the one more focused on taking pictures of our son than watching the bands. I think it will be even more fun next year when he can romp around with all the other kids and be social, you know, unlike his

2005-09-26T11:12:00.000-05:00

More pics of J, because he's just so handsome. It's funny, Bryan remembered how a friend of ours said to us when we first started dating that she thought we'd have ugly babies since we both have really strong features. (Do you remember that Pesto???) I like to think we proved her wrong. And really that comment wasn't mean coming from her, you hafta know the kind of click we had and I don't think

Calling all crunchies

2005-09-26T02:12:00.000-05:00

J seems to finally be getting over his cold. We thought he was coming down with an ear infection because starting Saturday he was really tugging on it. I've read that isn't always an indication, and usually it's not, but since he was sick and suddenly paying way too much attention to his left ear, I thought it could be a sign although he didn't seem fussy or anything else. When that happened I

I asked for it

2005-09-23T16:29:00.000-05:00

I made my way to the grocery store and upon check out I naturally looked for the shortest line. Surprisingly for this time of day there was one lane with no wait. As I got closer I realized it was THE cashier. The cashier I hate and normally refuse to get in her line. I hate her because she moves in slooooooow mooooootion. Worse, she has a comment for everything I buy and she is the biggest

NEXT TOP MODEL

2005-09-23T14:23:00.000-05:00

We had J's picture taken on his 8 week old birthday which is now proudly displayed, with some copyright infringement, to the right there along with Papa's hands. Look how cute he is. Although out of all the pictures they took, that was the only decent one. But I bet if we did it now, oh yea, we'd get some killer smiles. But damn he is cute, smile or no smile.

Ho hum

2005-09-23T13:59:00.000-05:00

I'm bored man, bored!But I have plenty to do, the problem is I'm waiting for a call back from the doctor. I want to take a poop for cryin' out loud but I know the second I go to do it, the phone will ring and I'll have to try to pinch it off mid-turd (so ladylike I know, but whatever). I want to call my friend and her new baby in the hospital and check in but the minute she answers I'll get the

Germicide

2005-09-22T09:23:00.000-05:00

Big bummer, the 3 of us are home sick. I think it's all just a cold but man I feel like shit. I can only imagine what J feels like but he's still his jolly old self. The timing is kind of crappy, our good friends JUST had their baby girl and we were planning on going to the hospital but I don't think it's wise breathing our sick germs on a newborn. I really wanted to be there. And we're supposed

So you think you can be a S.A.H.M, huh?

2005-09-21T16:09:00.000-05:00

I'm having second thoughts which really pisses me off. I LOVE staying home with J all day and I feel very fortunate I'm able to. I would probably cry daily if I had to leave his side for an extended period. I feel it's best for him for me to be home with him and I feel we're doing OK. So why the second thoughts?I can't stand feeling like a failure in every other aspect. It's bad enough I try to

2005-09-20T19:13:00.000-05:00

Did you know I gave birth to an angel?

2005-09-20T17:26:00.000-05:00

Today while Bryan was home sick, J and I went to Reel Moms and saw Just Like Heaven. We were going more for the event than the movie but I happen to like my cheesy chick flicks as well. I didn't know what to expect from him in a movie theater. He blew my mind. He sat on my lap watching the big screen for the first 45 minutes. I then nursed him, he fussed for about 30 seconds and after a good burp

Feeling Good

2005-09-19T10:46:00.000-05:00

We had a great nights sleep and despite J waking up with a nose full of snot and the same cough he's been sporting the last couple of days, we woke up feeling pretty good. He felt even better once I sucked about 10 lbs of snot out of his little nose. Other than that he seems healthy and happy, no tempurature, the cough and snot subsided, I'm wondering if this is a cold or some kind of seasonal

Theory # 316

2005-09-18T15:37:00.000-05:00

I obviously can't just take someones word for it despite their medical education. I am STILL not satisfied with J's diagnosis, or lack there of, of a protein-intolerance. I am sure that is a contributing factor since some of that stuff just isn't made for human consumption regardless of how good it tastes.So I did more digging.I was encouraged by yet another diaper yesterday with traces of blood.

It could always be worse

2005-09-17T14:56:00.000-05:00

I thought J was colicky until I actually talked to mom's of colicky babies. Those babies cry and scream. J does not scream. I used that term prematurely to describe him I think. If he starts to get into an uproar we can calm him rather quickly. And now I think we have it pretty damn good. He's awesome during the day and the evening isn't half bad either. I realized when he was "fussy" it was if

Another reason why I love breast feeding

2005-09-17T14:08:00.000-05:00

Because if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to leave Target like this. This was through 4 layers too, by the way.

Thought so

2005-09-15T15:49:00.000-05:00

Wife: I scheduled a vet appointment for the dog for Thursday evening after you get home.Husband: Didn't they have any appointments during the day, I thought that would be something you guys could do during the day.Wife: How am I supposed to control the dog at the vet while trying to juggle the baby and keep him calm?Husband: You could do it.Early Thursday...Husband: I think I'll stay home

2005-09-15T09:22:00.000-05:00

Chillin'He looks so natural at this. Bryan sat him down and J threw his arm over the side all on his very own.Why does he always look so scared??

He grew into this outfit nicely

2005-09-15T09:07:00.000-05:00

First picture was taken on his first day home, 7.15.05 and the second was taken 9.12.05. What a difference 2 months make in the fit of a onesie

I feel pregnant again

2005-09-14T22:52:00.000-05:00

Aside from the size difference I have the same insomnia I got at the end of my pregnancy AND I'm hungry all day long again. Only this time I can't gorge myself on ice cream and chocolate. Last night I had the same funky leg syndrome and tossed and turned. If my stomach weren't getting smaller, I'd start to wonder...just how effective IS that mini-pill!

The real reason why you shouldn't vaccinate*

2005-09-14T18:06:00.000-05:00

Because it's heartbreaking to watch your baby lay there all content and watch his trusting expression quickly turn to "why would you let them hurt me?!" I'm not sure who cried more. He actually handled it very well. He cried when he got them but settled rather quickly. He then took a nap when we got home, which is typical, and is his old self thus far. Full of smiles, thankfully, but I am

Not so concrete diagnosis

2005-09-13T15:24:00.000-05:00

We ruled out an full-fledged "allergy" but it does appear to be a Milk Soy Protein Intolerance (or food protein-induced colitis) causing the bleeding. He did the skin test for milk, soy, eggs, nuts and wheat and they all came back negative. So I'm happy to know it's not a real allergy (and happy no blood was drawn) but just a semi-common baby thing that he should outgrow by 6 months - 1 year.The

The best prize we've ever gotten in a cereal

2005-09-13T08:24:00.000-05:00

Bryan did this, I would never think of doing such a thing to the poor boy. I only took the picture.

Getting to the bottom of things

2005-09-12T20:26:00.000-05:00

After 3 diapers with blood (small amounts) today I decided to just get the food allergy testing done and be done with the guessing. I think it's worth the $30 copay. Diet elimination can take weeks, months even!I would not be surprised if he's not allergic to anything which would be great, but then we'll still have to figure out what the cause is. Bryan feels it's probably my blood from some

Month 2

2005-09-11T16:04:00.000-05:00

Wow, you know this whole “growing up” thing you’ve been doing so much lately? How about you put that on pause just for a little bit. My goodness, I blink and you are a month older already! Next thing I know, you’ll be asking for the car keys!You are such a perfect little man. So beautiful, so pure, so our dreams come true. I still don’t get any sleep but that’s more my fault than yours.

The best $200 we've ever spent

2005-09-11T14:29:00.000-05:00

I uploaded all of our J pictures to shutterfly that we had taken from birth through the first month and a half of his life. It was 1000 pictures exactly. I went to add them to my cart to purchase prints and it kept crashing the site. So I went through all 1k and deleted some. That's a hard thing for a mother to do, how can I say he looks good in this picture and not in this one. He looks

Out with the old, in with the new

2005-09-11T13:35:00.000-05:00

I used to have a cat that would get extremely upset if you put him in the car. So much he'd get all crazy and start frothing at the mouth.Now we have a son that does that:

Beating a dead horse

2005-09-11T13:18:00.000-05:00

I don't mean to keep bringing this up but here is my dilema with this whole "food allergy" thing.1. He symptoms were never really bad. I bet most people would have just let it go with how mild they were so if this were a real "allergy" wouldn't it be much worse?2. Why would the allergy start when he was almost 7 weeks old? My diet hadn't changed much3. If anything it seems more of an "

A Silver Lining

2005-09-09T08:34:00.000-05:00

My goal of this blog was always to be brutally honest, not hold back and to let it all out... for my benefit. With that said, I feel like lately (or all the time) all I do is bitch and complain about all the negative things going on.Well today I am happy to say I have something positive. I am FINALLY able to get my wedding band back on. I've lost another 3 pounds. AND, this is the best one,

Now what

2005-09-08T19:20:00.000-05:00

J has been waking up every 2 hours for the last few days throughout the night and I can't get him to sleep past 8 (usually 7am). He had developed a pretty consistent nighttime schedule so this is out of character. Before we'd go to be around 10something, wake up for first feeding at 2something, next feeding at 5something, then 7something and then 9something and we'd finally drag our butts out