The other day my 4-year-old niece said to me, "Are you still pregnick?"
(Meaning pregnant, of course.)
When I said I was not, she responded, "But your tummy is still fat."
Family
05 September 2010
04 September 2010
Sick
Pretty sure I have a sinus infection, but I'm used to those.
And Jeric has an ear infection. I took him to the doctor yesterday because he'd been congested and fussy for a few days, but yesterday he started tugging his ear. Poor baby. He's mostly happy but just extra cuddly or irritable at times.
His first ear infection on his first birthday :( (Though I didn't take him to the doctor about it until the next day.)
His well-child appointment is on Tuesday, and hopefully he'll be pretty much recovered by then.
And Jeric has an ear infection. I took him to the doctor yesterday because he'd been congested and fussy for a few days, but yesterday he started tugging his ear. Poor baby. He's mostly happy but just extra cuddly or irritable at times.
His first ear infection on his first birthday :( (Though I didn't take him to the doctor about it until the next day.)
His well-child appointment is on Tuesday, and hopefully he'll be pretty much recovered by then.
My Big Boy
Jeric turned ONE on Thursday! I haven't had a chance to update until now, so here goes. And, I don't have the pictures from his party with me, so that will have to happen later.
Here are some cute pictures from the last few weeks:
Yum, ribs:
Playing with Daddy:
Being cute:
Posing:
Eating with Granny:
More playing:
Making s'mores:
Hanging out with Papa:
Here are some cute pictures from the last few weeks:
Yum, ribs:
Playing with Daddy:
Being cute:
Posing:
Eating with Granny:
More playing:
Making s'mores:
Hanging out with Papa:
30 August 2010
This is so much better
After 4 days of fussiness and almost no naptime, Jane's mom and I talked and decided I would try going to their house instead. AND IT WAS FABULOUS.
Jane is fine because it's her house and her mom is downstairs (she works from home and travels occasionally), and Jeric is fine because I am there.
When one of the babies gets tired/fussy, Jane's mom comes upstairs and takes Jane to put her down for a nap while I put Jeric down for his. Then I get a bit of a break and can sit on the couch and read or watch a movie. Husband can come and hang out (and go swimming in their backyard if he wants to) when he isn't in class.
We did that Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last week and it was all just fine. The only time I need to keep them quiet is if Jane's mom is on a conference call, but she lets me know beforehand and I take the babies back to Jane's room and shut the door. Other than that, we have free reign of the upstairs.
The babies love it, I love it because they aren't fussing all day, and Jane's mom loves it because she can work (which she tells me is unfortunately the only option for their family at this time) but still gets to spend time with her baby during the day.
It's about a 15-minute drive to get to Jane's house, so I leave here at about 7:30 and stay until Jane's mom says she's done for the day.
This week and next Jane and her mom are out of town for a business trip, so I'm getting the chance to get caught up on my laundry and run a few errands during the day :)
Jane is fine because it's her house and her mom is downstairs (she works from home and travels occasionally), and Jeric is fine because I am there.
When one of the babies gets tired/fussy, Jane's mom comes upstairs and takes Jane to put her down for a nap while I put Jeric down for his. Then I get a bit of a break and can sit on the couch and read or watch a movie. Husband can come and hang out (and go swimming in their backyard if he wants to) when he isn't in class.
We did that Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last week and it was all just fine. The only time I need to keep them quiet is if Jane's mom is on a conference call, but she lets me know beforehand and I take the babies back to Jane's room and shut the door. Other than that, we have free reign of the upstairs.
The babies love it, I love it because they aren't fussing all day, and Jane's mom loves it because she can work (which she tells me is unfortunately the only option for their family at this time) but still gets to spend time with her baby during the day.
It's about a 15-minute drive to get to Jane's house, so I leave here at about 7:30 and stay until Jane's mom says she's done for the day.
This week and next Jane and her mom are out of town for a business trip, so I'm getting the chance to get caught up on my laundry and run a few errands during the day :)
19 August 2010
New Job
So I guess technically I'm a working mom again, but not really because my "job" is taking care of a sweet girl from church who is three weeks older than Jeric while her parents are both working. I will call her Jane on the blog, which is not her real name but her mom requested that I use a fake name, which I am all to happy to do. Today is the first day Jane is here with us. She came at about 7:45 this morning and will be here until about 5:30 when her dad picks her up from work.
And what a first day! Especially when it came to nap time. It took me almost 3 HOURS to get both Jeric and Jane to sleep. Both need me to hold them in a quiet place to go to sleep (Jeric nursing, Jane with her blanket and pacifier) -- which means I can't do both at the same time. Poor Jeric, I knew he would forgive me for leaving him as soon as I started nursing him, so I put him in the downstairs playpen with some toys and a movie and took Jane upstairs to the other playpen and rocking chair. She would almost go to sleep but since she was a bit worked up from being in an unfamiliar place, she would wake up and cry as soon as I tried to lay her down. After almost half an hour of that, I left her because I knew Jeric would be crying. She cried the whole time I was gone, but it only took Jeric about 3 minutes to fall asleep, and he's still sleeping. I went and got Jane and brought her downstairs and sat in my glider and rocked her for over an hour until she fell asleep and started snoring, at which point I was finally able to lay her down. [At one point when she was nearly asleep I heard Jeric start fussing from the other room and I whispered a prayer -- "Please just let him stay asleep!" -- and he did!]
So it's been about half an hour since Jane fell asleep. Hopefully they'll both be asleep for a while longer, but I know they will be hungry as soon as they wake up! Today has been rough and tomorrow probably will too, but it was expected and will get better as we establish familiarity and routine. Wish us luck!
And what a first day! Especially when it came to nap time. It took me almost 3 HOURS to get both Jeric and Jane to sleep. Both need me to hold them in a quiet place to go to sleep (Jeric nursing, Jane with her blanket and pacifier) -- which means I can't do both at the same time. Poor Jeric, I knew he would forgive me for leaving him as soon as I started nursing him, so I put him in the downstairs playpen with some toys and a movie and took Jane upstairs to the other playpen and rocking chair. She would almost go to sleep but since she was a bit worked up from being in an unfamiliar place, she would wake up and cry as soon as I tried to lay her down. After almost half an hour of that, I left her because I knew Jeric would be crying. She cried the whole time I was gone, but it only took Jeric about 3 minutes to fall asleep, and he's still sleeping. I went and got Jane and brought her downstairs and sat in my glider and rocked her for over an hour until she fell asleep and started snoring, at which point I was finally able to lay her down. [At one point when she was nearly asleep I heard Jeric start fussing from the other room and I whispered a prayer -- "Please just let him stay asleep!" -- and he did!]
So it's been about half an hour since Jane fell asleep. Hopefully they'll both be asleep for a while longer, but I know they will be hungry as soon as they wake up! Today has been rough and tomorrow probably will too, but it was expected and will get better as we establish familiarity and routine. Wish us luck!
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