We've got a sick little one. Coughing and fever and not feeling well. I hope the little little one doesn't catch it. Sanitizing everything I can get my clorox wipes and hand gel on.
Hopefully I'll be able to post some fun pictures of recent stuff soon. I'll keep you posted.
Monday, November 9
Monday, November 2
This is a long, drawn-out post. Consider yourself warned and proceed at your own risk.
Ever feel like it's just going to be one of those days? Well, it's only 2pm and I'm ready to go back to bed, if that tells you anything about how my day is going.
First off, last night little West didn't sleep so well so both Nathan and I were up with him during various times of sleep-deprivation. So that meant morning came much too early for either of us.
Then we had a frantic morning with a tired and cranky baby, punctuated by the sound of something crashing and splattering out of the fridge. Cue my three-year-old, who knocked over a huge bowl of (yummy) Cafe Rio green sauce while trying to get out the fixings to make his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Awesome.
So after cleaning and mopping up that lovely mess, it was time to head out to the doctor's office for West's 9-month checkup, which had had to be rescheduled to 2 weeks after he turned 9 months old because the doctor's office lost our appointment. No record of it whatsoever when I asked them about it. And even though it was their fault, they made me reschedule for 2 weeks later. But whatever, that's in the past, I'm not bitter about that particular mistake. :)
So today was the rescheduled visit. We walked in to find about 20 people in the waiting room, spilling out into the hallway. Great. I signed in, and proceeded to watch Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version, not the original, which I really enjoy) for over an hour. In the meantime, people were being called in, but a lot of people were not, so I didn't think much of it. By the time that we had been waiting for an hour and 10 minutes, I finally went up to the counter to ask how long it was going to be. She asked for his name, and looked in her pile of charts and realized that his is not in the stack.
What?!
Apparently when we signed in, the receptionist was on the phone and too busy to remember to check us off when we put our name down.
Needless to say, we didn't even get our chart pulled or signed in until I went up to the counter and asked, after I had watched half of the movie. She promised me she would get us in next.
And still we waited. For another 20 minutes.
[It was at this point that I should have just left, but I had already paid my co-pay and I figured I may as well stay and get my money's worth.]
Finally (and I do mean finally -- Eli was on his last bit of patience, not to mention mine was beyond recovery at this point) we got called back and they took all of 5 minutes to check his height, weight, and hemoglobin count. Luckily he didn't need any shots (which I had no idea about, since every other checkup had meant shots up until this point) and so after briefly discussing his eating, height percentile (75th) and weight percentile (95h, lol, the chunk), we were good to go.
And as much as I really love our doctor (she's so sweet and caring), we had a horrible experience at the her office today (and by reading the backstory, you know it's not the first). Which means that as much as I don't want to go through the hassle of it all, I am on the look-out for a new one. That doesn't make me happy.
Which is why I'm ready to go back to bed for a nap.
So tell me, how is your day going??
Ever feel like it's just going to be one of those days? Well, it's only 2pm and I'm ready to go back to bed, if that tells you anything about how my day is going.
First off, last night little West didn't sleep so well so both Nathan and I were up with him during various times of sleep-deprivation. So that meant morning came much too early for either of us.
Then we had a frantic morning with a tired and cranky baby, punctuated by the sound of something crashing and splattering out of the fridge. Cue my three-year-old, who knocked over a huge bowl of (yummy) Cafe Rio green sauce while trying to get out the fixings to make his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Awesome.
So after cleaning and mopping up that lovely mess, it was time to head out to the doctor's office for West's 9-month checkup, which had had to be rescheduled to 2 weeks after he turned 9 months old because the doctor's office lost our appointment. No record of it whatsoever when I asked them about it. And even though it was their fault, they made me reschedule for 2 weeks later. But whatever, that's in the past, I'm not bitter about that particular mistake. :)
So today was the rescheduled visit. We walked in to find about 20 people in the waiting room, spilling out into the hallway. Great. I signed in, and proceeded to watch Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version, not the original, which I really enjoy) for over an hour. In the meantime, people were being called in, but a lot of people were not, so I didn't think much of it. By the time that we had been waiting for an hour and 10 minutes, I finally went up to the counter to ask how long it was going to be. She asked for his name, and looked in her pile of charts and realized that his is not in the stack.
What?!
Apparently when we signed in, the receptionist was on the phone and too busy to remember to check us off when we put our name down.
Needless to say, we didn't even get our chart pulled or signed in until I went up to the counter and asked, after I had watched half of the movie. She promised me she would get us in next.
And still we waited. For another 20 minutes.
[It was at this point that I should have just left, but I had already paid my co-pay and I figured I may as well stay and get my money's worth.]
Finally (and I do mean finally -- Eli was on his last bit of patience, not to mention mine was beyond recovery at this point) we got called back and they took all of 5 minutes to check his height, weight, and hemoglobin count. Luckily he didn't need any shots (which I had no idea about, since every other checkup had meant shots up until this point) and so after briefly discussing his eating, height percentile (75th) and weight percentile (95h, lol, the chunk), we were good to go.
And as much as I really love our doctor (she's so sweet and caring), we had a horrible experience at the her office today (and by reading the backstory, you know it's not the first). Which means that as much as I don't want to go through the hassle of it all, I am on the look-out for a new one. That doesn't make me happy.
Which is why I'm ready to go back to bed for a nap.
So tell me, how is your day going??
Sunday, November 1
Stair-climber and other nonsense
This little man. What are we going to do with him??
I swear, he's lucky he's so adorable because otherwise, he'd be on the first boat to Where the Wild Things Are.
[Sidenote: I don't suggest seeing that movie. While it was visually cool, I was bored for most of it. Wait 'til it comes out on DVD, in my humble opinion.]
Recently West has been keeping us on our toes! He's a fast little crawler, so you have to watch him at all times. The minute your back is turned and you've forgotten to put the gate up, this happens:
But, like I said, he's lucky he's cute:
In other news, Eli was recently "really brave" (as he told us) and went on a merry-go-round. He's pretty wary of going on any kind of movable ride, probably since I made him go down the Alpine Slide with me this summer. Bad mom! :) Hahaha, but he told us he wanted to go on it and so we went! You can watch the progression of feelings, ha.
First, here he is, excited to get on the horse!
I swear, he's lucky he's so adorable because otherwise, he'd be on the first boat to Where the Wild Things Are.
[Sidenote: I don't suggest seeing that movie. While it was visually cool, I was bored for most of it. Wait 'til it comes out on DVD, in my humble opinion.]
Recently West has been keeping us on our toes! He's a fast little crawler, so you have to watch him at all times. The minute your back is turned and you've forgotten to put the gate up, this happens:
And while he's great at going UP the stairs, he still hasn't mastered the DOWN part. At least not without falling headfirst onto the wood floor (and that has only happened once).
But, like I said, he's lucky he's cute:
In other news, Eli was recently "really brave" (as he told us) and went on a merry-go-round. He's pretty wary of going on any kind of movable ride, probably since I made him go down the Alpine Slide with me this summer. Bad mom! :) Hahaha, but he told us he wanted to go on it and so we went! You can watch the progression of feelings, ha.
First, here he is, excited to get on the horse!
Then the ride actually starts to move and he gets pretty nervous. Won't let go of Nathan's shirt for pretty much the whole ride.
Then, once the ride stopped, I asked him how he felt and this is the reaction I got.
So all in all, I think it was a success! :) Hahahaha.
And if you're wondering why I seem to post more pictures of West recently than of Eli, it's because West doesn't run away from me the minute I pick up my camera! I wish Eli would pose more for me, but I'm not about to force him and ruin it forever. :) Maybe someday he'll want to get his picture taken again...
So all in all, I think it was a success! :) Hahahaha.
And if you're wondering why I seem to post more pictures of West recently than of Eli, it's because West doesn't run away from me the minute I pick up my camera! I wish Eli would pose more for me, but I'm not about to force him and ruin it forever. :) Maybe someday he'll want to get his picture taken again...
Friday, October 30
Happy Halloween!
I'd like to present to you all our very own:
HALLOWEENIE!
(get it? get it??)
HALLOWEENIE!
(get it? get it??)
I have to tell the story behind this costume, it's too funny. One day we got a flier in the mail for Party City and to keep Eli busy one day, I told him to look through it and see all the cool costumes. Well, he looked through the entire thing and when he saw this hot dog costume, it was over. That was all he wanted to be. And me, knowing him, thought I'd wait a few days and ask him again, because surely he'd forget about the hot dog and want to be something else.
Well, obviously not.
For almost 4 weeks, that was all we heard -- Mom, I want to be a hot dog for Halloween! And then it morphed into -- Mom, I'm going to be a hot dog for Halloween and you and dad will be ketchup and mustard!
I don't know about the ketchup and mustard, but I do know that he made the cutest little hot dog at our Trunk or Treat activity last night (that's why you see him with some other people in the 'costume parade' -- he wouldn't sit still to take a decent photo!).
And just in case you thought I forgot, here's your little dose of adorable baby costume:
Well, obviously not.
For almost 4 weeks, that was all we heard -- Mom, I want to be a hot dog for Halloween! And then it morphed into -- Mom, I'm going to be a hot dog for Halloween and you and dad will be ketchup and mustard!
I don't know about the ketchup and mustard, but I do know that he made the cutest little hot dog at our Trunk or Treat activity last night (that's why you see him with some other people in the 'costume parade' -- he wouldn't sit still to take a decent photo!).
And just in case you thought I forgot, here's your little dose of adorable baby costume:
Can you see his killer teeth? I just love them. Too fun.
So yes, we had a great time at the ward activity,
even though there was a man-eating hot dog on the loose!
And just curious, but does this make my child a cannibal??
:)
PS: I won 3rd place in the chili cook-off. And I was robbed!!
So yes, we had a great time at the ward activity,
even though there was a man-eating hot dog on the loose!
And just curious, but does this make my child a cannibal??
:)
PS: I won 3rd place in the chili cook-off. And I was robbed!!
Is October almost over? Already?
Wow! This month seems like it has just flown by so fast! I suppose it's because we've been super busy, Nathan and I have both been out of town (him -- a LOT) and I've just put blogging on the back-burner. (Yeah, as if you couldn't tell already...)
SO, I thought I'd post a little update about us and what we've been up to lately.
Earlier this month, the kids and I took a trip up to Utah so that I could attend and also teach at the ScrapGirls convention. It was a long road trip there and back, but it was also a lot of fun. Not only did we get to hang out with Matt, Shayne, Remi and Corr, but I also got to take some fun pictures of their family! It was so nice to have somewhere to sleep so that we could break up the trip a little.
Then once we were in Utah, I got to hang with my ScrapGirls friends, see my sister and her hubby, visit with my aunt Mary, and just have a generally good time. Lots of good sleep was had, which is coveted these days. Here are some pictures from the convention:
Those ones at the end are some fun portraits my friends asked me to do while we had spare time here and there. It was so fun to get to photograph them and hopefully give them some new avatars! :) Because really, as women (and especially moms!), how often are we in front of the camera instead of behind it? Not often enough, I tell you! So I was glad to give these women a brief chance to have their photos taken.
I urge you to do the same! Ask a friend, your hubby, even your kids to take some photos of you once in a while. Even if you have to bust out the tripod, just DO IT! You won't be sorry. Your kids will actually have a photographic record of the mom they love! :)
And because I suffer from the same predicament, I'll show you my own portrait that my friend Caroline took:
So yeah, that's my soap-box moment for the day. :)
I hope you're all having a wonderful week and getting ready for a great Halloween! We are going to our ward's Trunk-or-Treat activity tonight, but that's another post.....
(does that keep you in enough suspense? check back tomorrow for our big costume reveal!)
SO, I thought I'd post a little update about us and what we've been up to lately.
Earlier this month, the kids and I took a trip up to Utah so that I could attend and also teach at the ScrapGirls convention. It was a long road trip there and back, but it was also a lot of fun. Not only did we get to hang out with Matt, Shayne, Remi and Corr, but I also got to take some fun pictures of their family! It was so nice to have somewhere to sleep so that we could break up the trip a little.
Then once we were in Utah, I got to hang with my ScrapGirls friends, see my sister and her hubby, visit with my aunt Mary, and just have a generally good time. Lots of good sleep was had, which is coveted these days. Here are some pictures from the convention:
Those ones at the end are some fun portraits my friends asked me to do while we had spare time here and there. It was so fun to get to photograph them and hopefully give them some new avatars! :) Because really, as women (and especially moms!), how often are we in front of the camera instead of behind it? Not often enough, I tell you! So I was glad to give these women a brief chance to have their photos taken.
I urge you to do the same! Ask a friend, your hubby, even your kids to take some photos of you once in a while. Even if you have to bust out the tripod, just DO IT! You won't be sorry. Your kids will actually have a photographic record of the mom they love! :)
And because I suffer from the same predicament, I'll show you my own portrait that my friend Caroline took:
So yeah, that's my soap-box moment for the day. :)
I hope you're all having a wonderful week and getting ready for a great Halloween! We are going to our ward's Trunk-or-Treat activity tonight, but that's another post.....
(does that keep you in enough suspense? check back tomorrow for our big costume reveal!)
Tuesday, October 27
happy
Seriously, if this song does not make you smile, then there is nothing I can do, you're terminal. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKnQjBf8wM
I've watched it a few times and every time I do, it just makes me happy. It helps that I took ASL in college and I can totally relate to the facial expressions and everything. I love it. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKnQjBf8wM
I've watched it a few times and every time I do, it just makes me happy. It helps that I took ASL in college and I can totally relate to the facial expressions and everything. I love it. :D
Thursday, October 15
Conan Love
I just had to share this because I think it's the coolest thing, and OH SO crafty.
Cool pins by batzie09
And it doesn't hurt that I have a crush on Conan. It's okay, Nathan knows. He's down.
Thursday, October 8
LIVE
from the ScrapGirls Digital Scraplink Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah!
I am just too excited to be around all my favorite ScrapGirls and be able to reconnect with friends that I've missed all year! And even if I don't have a laptop and I'm stuck with my HUGE iMac monitor, I'm still going to enjoy being here, LOL!
I miss my kids terribly but I know they're in good hands. Thanks Ali!! Love you! And thanks to my aunts that are going to go above and beyond by watching my kiddos. I know they're in good hands, and I don't have to worry (even though I still will. What can I say, I'm a mom!).
So anyways, yesterday was filled with sitting around with everyone, chatting up a storm, getting ready for the convention to start today! Now it's all about taking photos, setting up the tables, getting prepared for the members and attendees to show up and have fun! Can't wait!
(Oh, and tomorrow will find me teaching a photography lighting class to this big group and I won't lie -- I'm a little nervous! But I'm sure it will be great.) Wish me luck!! :)
I am just too excited to be around all my favorite ScrapGirls and be able to reconnect with friends that I've missed all year! And even if I don't have a laptop and I'm stuck with my HUGE iMac monitor, I'm still going to enjoy being here, LOL!
I miss my kids terribly but I know they're in good hands. Thanks Ali!! Love you! And thanks to my aunts that are going to go above and beyond by watching my kiddos. I know they're in good hands, and I don't have to worry (even though I still will. What can I say, I'm a mom!).
So anyways, yesterday was filled with sitting around with everyone, chatting up a storm, getting ready for the convention to start today! Now it's all about taking photos, setting up the tables, getting prepared for the members and attendees to show up and have fun! Can't wait!
(Oh, and tomorrow will find me teaching a photography lighting class to this big group and I won't lie -- I'm a little nervous! But I'm sure it will be great.) Wish me luck!! :)
Thursday, October 1
Linkin' Up
Since some of you have asked for some great DIY blog recommendations, here's a little list of the ones I've been reading lately. They're so inspiring and make me want to get my butt in gear and decorate this house! (Once we're back from Utah, that is.)
Enjoy! (There are also TONS of inter-linked sites and stuff that you can find just by searching around on these blogs. I swear, I can get SO lost in internet rabbit holes when given then chance!)
The Nesting Place
A Soft Place to Land
Living with Lindsay
U-Create
The DIY Show-Off
Have fun and be crafty! We're leaving tomorrow and probably won't be blogging for a good week or so. But who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and I'll want to update you on my trip. We'll see... :)
Enjoy! (There are also TONS of inter-linked sites and stuff that you can find just by searching around on these blogs. I swear, I can get SO lost in internet rabbit holes when given then chance!)
The Nesting Place
A Soft Place to Land
Living with Lindsay
U-Create
The DIY Show-Off
Have fun and be crafty! We're leaving tomorrow and probably won't be blogging for a good week or so. But who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and I'll want to update you on my trip. We'll see... :)
Wednesday, September 30
hi there
Can you see those two little toofers? Yep, those (and the four on the top that you can't see) are what has been giving me early gray hairs for the past couple of weeks! That's a major reason I've been MIA here as well.
What have we been up to lately? Well, this past weekend we took a nice little walk around our neighborhood and had a lovely time. We've also been busy running errands,
setting up a tent in our living room,
(and yes, this is an older picture because I haven't taken any of the tent today. but it's still the same tent and boy, just imagine shorter hair, lol!)
taking pictures of my little crazies,
celebrating a dear friend's birthday,
learning how to clap,
and just generally having a good time. I've also been working on getting some inspiration for decorating the house a little more. I am just lazy and need to get my butt in gear and do it! And for cheap! :) I love the whole DIY idea, and I follow a few blogs that embrace this thinking. It's fun to see the before and after photos. Maybe one of these days I'll have some to share.
Anyways, I'm off this weekend on a roadtrip to Utah with my two best boys (Nathan has to work, boo!) and I'm going to be soaking in the FALL they're having up there. I'm a tad bit jealous, but I'll keep it to myself. Maybe one day we'll live somewhere where the leaves actually change! And I don't mean in January! :)
Anyways, I'm off this weekend on a roadtrip to Utah with my two best boys (Nathan has to work, boo!) and I'm going to be soaking in the FALL they're having up there. I'm a tad bit jealous, but I'll keep it to myself. Maybe one day we'll live somewhere where the leaves actually change! And I don't mean in January! :)
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