Cash had a very successful halloween. Despite being a little sick he really did well. He dressed up and didn't mind wearing his costume all night. He went to quite a few houses with Daddy, Reece and Addison and got tons more candy than a 22 month old needs.
He rode in the wagon up to the houses and then walked to the door with Addie. He seemed pretty proud of himself when he returned with his loot.
Mommy stayed behind with Bethany and held a couple of really small babies!
He really likes candy. He has been pinching from our candy bowl all day and ate a snickers bar and butterfinger tonight. I made sure i brushed his teeth well, no matter how fiercely he protested. He can say Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat and BOO!
He just went to bed at 8:45pm after thoroughly entertaining his daddy and I by running around the house, screaming Happy Halloween, making funny faces, jumping up and down and talking jibberish.
Its kind of sad that Halloween is only one day because i think Cash would really have liked this holiday to continue - it seems like he just gets the hang of things and then they are over.
It was also fun to watch Cash interact with the Oswalt twins. I didn't let him get too close because of his runny nose but he did make sure both babies had their blankets when they were sleeping and when they were awake he gave them both a toy to play with. He also helped me hold the bottle to feed one of them. Overall he was really sweet, now we just have to work on being gentle.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Fun mom stuff
This morning I surprised the kiddos at Sylvia's with goodie bags. I wore a friendly witch hat and said "trick or treat" when they came to the door. I provided more tricks than treats with playdough, straws, stickers, magic wands and puzzles. It was lots of fun.
32 weeks
Yesterday i had a good doctor's appointment. I'm 32 weeks and moving right along. I spent about 20 minutes hooked up to the monitor because i casually mentioned to the nurse that i was having some contractions and a couple episodes where they became regular but nothing serious. Shoulda kept my mouth shut. But Chandler was with me so it wasn't too boring. We listened to Cooper bump around and felt sorry for all the other women in there who have to do that on a regular basis because it is sooo boring. His heartrate is all over the place (probably because he is moving so much) and on the high end of normal but nothing to be very normal - he's just an active baby. I measure well but still had to check the fibronectin (google it) - soft but nothing doing.
Still trying to get an H1N1 shot. The office didn't get the supply they were supposed to this week but the CDC promised that it will come to them next week - 100 doses. then the plan is for the office to call all of the pregnant women and it will be first come first serve. yikes! The hold up seems to be the fact that the injection seems to be harder to come by than the nasal spray and pregos can only have the injection.
Still trying to get an H1N1 shot. The office didn't get the supply they were supposed to this week but the CDC promised that it will come to them next week - 100 doses. then the plan is for the office to call all of the pregnant women and it will be first come first serve. yikes! The hold up seems to be the fact that the injection seems to be harder to come by than the nasal spray and pregos can only have the injection.
Cash: 21 months
I don't know if it is because he has been sick or if Cash is entering a new phase but he is quite a handful these days. He has been having a hard time sleeping - that i know is because he isn't feeling well and its been hard for him to breathe with a stuffy/runny nose and fever. But, when he wakes up in the middle of the night he screams so loud for us i think something is really wrong but once we go see him he calms down and cuddles up to fall back asleep.
He also has a crazy-strong attachment to his daddy right now. Chandler is the only one he wants to put him to bed and the only one who can calm him down at night when he wakes up. The other night he wouldn't let Chandler put him down and he ended up sleeping in our bed, cuddled up in daddy's arms. Something neither of us want to make a habit of but it helped everyone get some sleep so that was ok. Although, i accidentally reached over and poked Chandler in the eye, I reacted by saying "oh, no, are you ok?" (he was fine - his eyes were closed) but Cash didn't like that one bit and started to scream and cry out "you hurt daddy". His crying was so intense he lost his breath. Nobody messes with his daddy.
Drop off at daycare hasn't been too bad but it hasn't been as smooth as usual either. Today Cash did not want to let go of daddy and actually cried when Chandler put him down to leave.
Cash is also very strongly attached to his blanket and dummy. This is nothing new but usually he doesn't want these things before bedtime and its easy to separate them from his grasp. Cash is now asking for them when he is riding in the car, sitting watching TV, etc. I think this is because he isn't feeling well because usually when he is running a mile a minute playing he doesn't think twice about them. When he doesn't feel well he likes to cuddle on the couch and i guess that also spells Blanket and Dummy to him.
He's not eating well either. i think all these things are because he is sicky but you never know and always second guess yourself until something new pops up.
He also has a crazy-strong attachment to his daddy right now. Chandler is the only one he wants to put him to bed and the only one who can calm him down at night when he wakes up. The other night he wouldn't let Chandler put him down and he ended up sleeping in our bed, cuddled up in daddy's arms. Something neither of us want to make a habit of but it helped everyone get some sleep so that was ok. Although, i accidentally reached over and poked Chandler in the eye, I reacted by saying "oh, no, are you ok?" (he was fine - his eyes were closed) but Cash didn't like that one bit and started to scream and cry out "you hurt daddy". His crying was so intense he lost his breath. Nobody messes with his daddy.
Drop off at daycare hasn't been too bad but it hasn't been as smooth as usual either. Today Cash did not want to let go of daddy and actually cried when Chandler put him down to leave.
Cash is also very strongly attached to his blanket and dummy. This is nothing new but usually he doesn't want these things before bedtime and its easy to separate them from his grasp. Cash is now asking for them when he is riding in the car, sitting watching TV, etc. I think this is because he isn't feeling well because usually when he is running a mile a minute playing he doesn't think twice about them. When he doesn't feel well he likes to cuddle on the couch and i guess that also spells Blanket and Dummy to him.
He's not eating well either. i think all these things are because he is sicky but you never know and always second guess yourself until something new pops up.
Monday, October 26, 2009
the whirlwind is over
I can finally see the end of this whirlwind that has been the past 2 months! yay and phew! Here is a recap of the past 7 weekends (as you all know, weekends are the only time a working mom has to get anything done because week days are full of work, commute, dinner, bath, bed)
1. weekend before market - mandatory work days
2. weekend after market - Mother comes to visit
3. Mother is still here since her flights were cancelled
4. San Diego for work photoshoot
5. Oregon to see the Martin Sr.s
6. NC for Market
7. Pop visits
I really do like to travel and like to have people visit but it usually isn't this consistent. And now i only have 6 Saturday's before Cooper shows up on our doorstep!
This weekend i'm just going to lay around and relax.
I think all the moving and shaking has caught up with Cash too. He was running a bit of a fever yesterday when he woke up from his nap and then was whimpering in his bed starting at about 4:30 this morning. Poor guy.
1. weekend before market - mandatory work days
2. weekend after market - Mother comes to visit
3. Mother is still here since her flights were cancelled
4. San Diego for work photoshoot
5. Oregon to see the Martin Sr.s
6. NC for Market
7. Pop visits
I really do like to travel and like to have people visit but it usually isn't this consistent. And now i only have 6 Saturday's before Cooper shows up on our doorstep!
This weekend i'm just going to lay around and relax.
I think all the moving and shaking has caught up with Cash too. He was running a bit of a fever yesterday when he woke up from his nap and then was whimpering in his bed starting at about 4:30 this morning. Poor guy.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
30 weeks
Great check up today. Baby sounds good, is measuring good - all is right with the world. I need to get my flu shot. Dr.'s office is out so i'll go to walgreens or something - that way i can go with Chandler and hold his hand! I asked her about H1N1 (or Hini as CJM calls it). She said i should get one and the CDC is supposed to deliver their supply at the end of the month which will coinside with my next appointment so we'll discuss further then. Dr. Lisa had mixed feelings about it since last time something like the H1N1 happened more people ended up getting sick from the vaccine than the virus but she will go with the CDC's recommendation for pregnant woment to receive the shot. I asked her about pregnant women taking airborne or emergen-c and she said as long as you don't overdo it you can take it. It is just a mega dose of vitamins and shouldn't hurt. She gave me the traveling in your 3rd trimester speech and printed out my medical records and sent me on my way.
However! before i left we talked schedules!!! This is a totally weird conversation to have. I'm pretty sure that if my due date wasn't Christmas eve we wouldn't even be having it and i would just let nature take its course (up to a point) but since no one wants to ruin Christmas we are pretty much picking a date out of a hat. Our first choice was Dec. 9 but Dr. Lisa & Dr. Don are out of town at their annual Disneyland trip so that isn't going to work because i want at least Dr. Lisa there. So she said what about the weekend after - I am totally blown away by the fact that she delivers babies on the weekend. Its one thing if it is spontaneous but to actually schedule a delivery when you should be running errands and playing with one of your 5 children - she's a crazy women!! She loves her job and also explained I probably wouldn't be the only one in labor that day. So we decided on December 12, 2009! 12-12-09 sounds pretty good. I'll still be required to have an amnio for lung maturity but that's no big deal after already having one with Cash. Hopefully all stays put until then because when i get something in my head i like it to stay that way.
However! before i left we talked schedules!!! This is a totally weird conversation to have. I'm pretty sure that if my due date wasn't Christmas eve we wouldn't even be having it and i would just let nature take its course (up to a point) but since no one wants to ruin Christmas we are pretty much picking a date out of a hat. Our first choice was Dec. 9 but Dr. Lisa & Dr. Don are out of town at their annual Disneyland trip so that isn't going to work because i want at least Dr. Lisa there. So she said what about the weekend after - I am totally blown away by the fact that she delivers babies on the weekend. Its one thing if it is spontaneous but to actually schedule a delivery when you should be running errands and playing with one of your 5 children - she's a crazy women!! She loves her job and also explained I probably wouldn't be the only one in labor that day. So we decided on December 12, 2009! 12-12-09 sounds pretty good. I'll still be required to have an amnio for lung maturity but that's no big deal after already having one with Cash. Hopefully all stays put until then because when i get something in my head i like it to stay that way.
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