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Murphy's Law

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Jan 192010

The child WILL NOT take a normal length nap.
You WILL fall asleep 2 minutes before she wakes up.
And she WILL find the non-kid-friendly markers on the day you have to meet your husband’s new boss.
And she WILL color her hands, arms, and face a very dark green.
And you WILL NOT have anything in the house that might be able to remove it.
And she WILL run around half naked saying “No pants!”
And you WILL be a huge, pregnant house with nothing to wear.
Seriously, 1 pair of jeans that fit.
And you WILL have awful sciatic pain making it impossible to bend over to pick anything up, thus leaving your house a huge mess.
And the never ending morning sickness and heartburn WILL kick in just before you have to leave even though they’ve stayed away all day.

Son of a monkey.

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Jan 062010

I am sick. I have been sick since last year. I lost my voice on the 28th and on the 29th I started feeling a chest yucky-ness. Then it got bad. And I had family visiting and New Years and all that fun stuff. So I faked it. I mean, I sound like I’d been smoking a pack a day for 30 years, so it’s not like I was hiding it, I was just faking how functional I was. As in, I wasn’t. I barely made it through the time my sis was here. And when she left it all came crashing down on me. I spent the next 2 days feel completely miserable. I finally started feeling “better” on Sunday, but it’s still there. A nasty cough, and going through a million boxes of tissue and now I sound like I’ve been smoking a pack a day for 10 years. There are still times I have no voice at all and have to get by with whispering.

Mr. Silly tries. He really does. He can manage to take care of the house and Smushy by himself, but he could not take care of me too. I asked him for some hot tea and got it about 2 hours later. I asked him for food-and I was really specific because he hates when I don’t tell him exactly what I want- and I finally got it an hour later when I got my sick ass up and made it myself. Now, when he is sick I pretty much cater to him for days until he gets better AND take care of the house AND take care of the kid. He just can’t. It actually kinda pisses me off. Especially when he acts like he is sick too. When he isn’t and we both damn well know it. And then he acts like I just have what he just got over and to that I say LIAR! He had a cough for a couple of days. That was it. I don’t remember him being miserable for a week and a half. Big baby.

And now Smushy is getting something. I don’t know if it’s the same something, but I hope not. She has a nasty cough and sounds really stuffy, but nothing else. She’s acting just fine so far. As bad as it is to be sick and pregnant, it is much worse to see your kid sick and know there’s not much you can do. I suppose it’s better than this happen now instead of in March when I’m bringing a newborn into the mix.

So that’s pretty much it. We all feel like poop. The end.

Goals

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Jan 012010

I was thinking back to my resolutions from last year and when I looked them up, turns out I hadn’t actually made any. I was thinking about the year before. This whole time I’ve been working on old resolutions. SO you’d think I’d be good and resolved by now, but I’m not. Woops.

Oh well. Onward!

I know some people aren’t into resolutions because they think it’s just setting yourself up for failure and to that I say, Duh. Tradition! Last year’s screw up aside, I am all for anything that might promote improvement. So here we go. My 2010 list of crap I want to do better:

My kid watches too much TV. Because I don’t know how to keep her occupied and get stuff done and play on the internet at the same time. I’ve tried limiting net time, but that never works out for me. I think I just need to focus on coming up with things we can do (or she can do, whatever) that gets her away from TV. Maybe having a set TV watching time? I haven’t worked out the details quite yet.
Once this baby is born (after a suitable amount of recovery time) I want to get healthy. I don’t mean thin (though I will take it!), but healthy. My cholesterol is too high and I can never get my weight in check. I just don’t want to feel the way I’ve been feeling. This is probably going to be the most difficult resolution since I can’t even start until half the year is over, but you have to start somewhere. I’ll probably try some kind of exercise something I can do at home (2 kids + deployed husband = no free time) and try try try to eat better. That is my big issue. I love me some food.
So, it’s not something I talk about because I am way intimidated by people who don’t suck (as I do), but I’d like to get into photography. I have a decent camera and a couple of lenses and no knowledge at all. But I’m working on it. Trying to learn, even though it is SLOW going. You would not believe how much there is to it. It is going to take me SO LONG to get it. But I’d like to see some improvement this year.
I’d like to continue being better on the environment. Maybe use my reusable bags. I kinda suck at remembering them. In fact, I don’t even know where they are, so I’ll probably just buy some new ones. Cute ones that I’ll actually use.
And, you know, keep my house clean, save the world, cure some disease. All that good stuff.

2009 in review

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Jan 012010

A month by month list since I have a blog and can just look old stuff up. Yay blog!

January- We started clomid to try to get pregnant. We had been trying for 5 months at that point, but this was the first “serious” month.

February- The clomid failed. We found out we would be moving to Rhode Island and then Washington state (our top choice!)

March- The clomid failed..again. Mr. SIlly turned 30. We took an epic road trip to CA, OR, and WA to visit family. I got my iPhone and fell in love.

April- We went to a fair and Smushy got to “hold” her very first monkey. I got my wisdom teeth removed.

May- More clomid. Mother’s Day! Mr. Silly and I celebrated our 7th anniversary. I moved my blog. Sorta.

June- We dealt with some house drama. Took a weekend trip to Austin. Clomid failed…AGAIN.

July- Had a garage sale and made a billion dollars selling baby stuff. Found out the clomid worked and baby #2 would be making an entrance in March. Smushy turned 2. We celebrated by taking her to Sea World in San Antonio.

August- We found out there is just ONE baby in there. I turned 29. Lots of planning and prepping for the move.

September- My cat ran away. We moved from Texas to Rhode Island. I entered the 2nd trimester. Lots of unpacking and organizing (Turns out, this never really ends.) We went to a big fair thing and met up with a few mommies from my online mommy group. Fun fun fun.

October- Mr. Silly went to VA for work for a couple of weeks. When he got home we went apple picking and took Smushy to a corn maze. Smushy started school for the first time. We found out we would be having a little boy. Smushy went trick-or-treating for the first time and had a blast!

November- Not much happened this month (at least that I blogged about). We celebrated Thanksgiving with some friends. I got huger.

December- We got our first snow and I got my car stuck in the mud in my yard and had t call a tow truck and cried a lot. A mouse tried to kill me and I traumatized my kid. Lots of Christmas prepping (shopping, cooking). I started the 3rd trimester. Finished the year celebrating my nephew’s 1st birthday with my sister and brother in law.

So, to recap: New home, new baby on the way, same old everything else. Hooray!

28 weeks

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Dec 312009

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain: Up 2 pounds total as of my last appointment.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: I’m sick. And I have to pee a lot. And my kid crawls into bed with us at some point. So I wake up about 15 times a night. We’ve had family visiting and now that they’re gone, I plan on napping a lot and going to bed early.

Food cravings: Meh. Nothing jumps out at me.

Best moment this week: Passing my 1 hour glucose test by 1 whole point. Woo!

Movement: Yes. Not quite as active as usual, but he goes through quiet times every now and then.

Gender: Boy.

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button in or out? Flattish and poking out.

What I miss: Just the physical stuff. Like being able to get off the couch or bed without help. Putting on my shoes without planning and grunting. The usual.

What I am looking forward to: Our 3D ultrasound.

Weekly Wisdom: Don’t get sick. It sucks and sucks more since there is very little you can take that actually works.

Milestones: Third Trimester! And 28 weeks sounds like a big deal. I think my next big deal week is 30. No reason. Just what my head tells me.

I would normally add a bunch of stuff about how 2009 was so great and reflect on how my life has improved and how 2010 will be so much better, but really? No. Can’t. Just can’t. I feel like ever-loving crap and have for a week or so. My entire face is leaking all over the place and my head feels like someone stuffed cotton in it. I’m constantly coughing this scratchy, painful, make you throw up hacking cough. And I’m pregnant, so not a damn thing I can do about it. I’ve had family here for a couple days and I’ve had to fake every second, including Chuck E Cheese for my nephew’s 1st birthday today. So just not gonna happen this year. I’ll try to eventually get around to a year in review type post with some resolutions tossed in for good measure, but it’s going to be late.

And we’re all just going to have to be ok with that.

Merry Christmas!

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Dec 242009

2009

I know Santa isn’t looking that great, but he was kinda awesome. He spent time with every child and made sure to ask what they wanted for Christmas and chatted with them. I thought that was kinda cool when they usually have them on and off in 30 seconds. Smushy was having none of that. She was very excited before we got there, but in the moment, she just got so shy. Maybe next year.

2008

2007

Holiday to-do list update

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Dec 192009

Finish decorating the inside of the house
Finish decorating the outside of the house (Because I decided I just don’t care and I’m leaving it at a few candy cane lights.)
Take pictures for Christmas cards
Make and print Christmas cards
Finish addressing envelopes for Christmas cards
Go to a farm and watch Mr. Silly cut down a Christmas tree
Decorate Christmas tree
Make sure I have the appropriate amount of gifts for Mr. Silly and Smushy including stocking stuffers
Wrap said appropriate amount of presents
Box up excess gifts (and there will be excess gifts) to be used as birthday gifts
Wrap, box and mail gifts to mom, dad, sisters, and nephew-all one box thank goodness (It ended up being 2 boxes, but whatever.)
Finish cleaning up after Thanksgiving (which isn’t really old mess, it’s just a continuation of the mess) so the house is pretty for the destruction of Christmas
Figure out the Christmas dinner menu and corresponding shopping list
Buy a ham
Make a photo book for Smushy’s friend using pics of the 2 of them. Also, take more pics of the 2 of them
Santa pictures (Will be getting more since the ones we got suck.)

Crossing things off to-do lists makes me feel like a rockstar. I highly recommend it. In fact, add things you’ve already done so you can cross off extra stuff. It makes you feel productive.

26 weeks

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Dec 172009

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain: Down 1.5lbs as of my last appointment.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: I could definitely use more of that.

Food cravings: Chocolate every now and then. I’m hoping I can keep that under control though.

Best moment this week: Surviving Wednesday and knowing I do not have to drive for 2 whole weeks. With my luck, it won’t start snowing until I have to drive again.

Movement: Yes, so much.

Gender: Boy.

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button in or out? More flattish now and if he’s in a certain spot, it pokes out.

What I miss: Being able to get up without twisting and grunting.

What I am looking forward to: Our 3D ultrasound that I have scheduled, but need to reschedule. Also, Christmas dinner.

Weekly Wisdom: Just when you think you’ve reached your limit of Crap To Deal With, you find a mouse in your house.

Milestones: Viability. But he’d better keep baking.

Also, mouse in the house. A mouse. I screamed like a girl. Scamper killed it, and I have since covered it with 2 hand towels and swept it to the backdoor (out of the way) where it will stay until Mr. Silly calls at lunchtime and I beg him to please OMG pleeeeease come home and get rid of the mouse. And even that was a chore since I still have this persistent morning sickness and I kinda want to throw up.

I would just call Mr. Silly at work, but I had to call the day I got stuck in the snow and I had to call yesterday since I realized way too ate that he took the car back to work with him with ALL the groceries in the back. At least it’s cold, so everything lived. I am, apparently, becoming “That Wife”. The one who calls over every little thing. But I swear I’m not trying to. Not my fault the weather is against me and I’m pregnant and forgetful and mice just up and decide to invade and I’m too chicken to just deal with it myself. I may have also scarred Smushy for life with my screaming and carrying on. I know that is the exact WRONG way to react, but OMG MOOOOOUUUUUSSSSSE.

And I locked Scamper in the playroom downstairs for her trouble. But really it’s so she doesn’t uncover the mouse. Don’t worry, she is where the food, water, and litter box are.

Plus, Smushy had a fever last night and still (again?) this morning. She’s being a little more clingy and chill than usual, but still eating and drinking fine and no other symptoms. Which has nothing at all to do with the mouse and everything to do with me having a bad week. At least she’s not missing school because of it.

I need a vacation.

Destruction so far

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Dec 032009

Aluminum foil all over the kitchen

Spilled orange juice all over the floor*

Spilled orange juice all over the nightstand

Poured orange juice into a wooden box

Clean-up wipes all over the kitchen

2 poopy diapers**

General toy/clutter mess

Pulled down the Christmas tree

All before noon. (10am if I’m being honest.)

*Not her fault

**Not “destruction”, but it doesn’t add any goodness to the day

Holiday to-do list

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Dec 012009

Since my iPhone ate my contact list, I’m a little nervous about having important things in only one spot. So in an effort to keep it all straight, I’m posting my to-do list. It is also located in my brain. Probably I should write it all down somewhere too.

Finish decorating the inside of the house
Finish decorating the outside of the house
Take pictures for Christmas cards
Make and print Christmas cards
Finish addressing envelopes for Christmas cards
Go to a farm and watch Mr. Silly cut down a Christmas tree
Decorate Christmas tree
Make sure I have the appropriate amount of gifts for Mr. Silly and Smushy including stocking stuffers
Wrap said appropriate amount of presents
Box up excess gifts (and there will be excess gifts) to be used as birthday gifts
Wrap, box and mail gifts to mom, dad, sisters, and nephew-all one box thank goodness
Finish cleaning up after Thanksgiving (which isn’t really old mess, it’s just a continuation of the mess) so the house is pretty for the destruction of Christmas
Figure out the Christmas dinner menu and corresponding shopping list
Buy a ham
Make a photo book for Smushy’s friend using pics of the 2 of them. Also, take more pics of the 2 of them
Santa pictures

I don’t think this list is in any specific order. Probably. And I just know I’m forgetting a lot of stuff and if there is anything that seems completely obvious that isn’t on here, please tell me. Also, looking at it makes it look like I haven’t done much and I have a lot left. Which is true. I just didn’t realize it before seeing it in list form.

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