tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23289765200542012642024-02-06T23:39:39.669-08:00SAHM I amA viewing into my daily life as a SAHM with a 2 year old boy and waiting the arrival of our newborn baby girl!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-90526435138014868412011-11-04T18:31:00.000-07:002011-11-04T18:34:35.195-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwc_8buLaRBis4GS9_BbKG3yffNr31BPBhxF3tDGDWCWupo6wRQOgRzw02dMlFvr-8zdm4xsxq1dXPFfrOEf32DJKHTUvPCCqfsEW6bLhYFq-vYzaqfBBSbMS_oWwLHVUW51DxZkJ8ps/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwc_8buLaRBis4GS9_BbKG3yffNr31BPBhxF3tDGDWCWupo6wRQOgRzw02dMlFvr-8zdm4xsxq1dXPFfrOEf32DJKHTUvPCCqfsEW6bLhYFq-vYzaqfBBSbMS_oWwLHVUW51DxZkJ8ps/s200/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671318670137966130" border="0" /></a>Cheesin' boy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwECP7zEzg9B5gm6be3hWcBPtrRwhkJZceDPnKuo2JOruwO6qb9HyVSmnFZAla0Djz_A87pH4qiKCPp0VN0mFGesdmHNU_QqaPp5lFGWyrVtJjaggABGhM-SoQRfB_VpXAYNXhfFP5nM/s1600/075-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwECP7zEzg9B5gm6be3hWcBPtrRwhkJZceDPnKuo2JOruwO6qb9HyVSmnFZAla0Djz_A87pH4qiKCPp0VN0mFGesdmHNU_QqaPp5lFGWyrVtJjaggABGhM-SoQRfB_VpXAYNXhfFP5nM/s200/075-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671318661129761618" border="0" /></a>Spunky girl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IGGYJV_z_0t7Z0vlKFVYyK6JyoiWMhbWuFfPy6ueI9-S1eS6sCniSvKuAwjvwRKnS4OqXPFR7ajfCI7UmkBaUOup7Kej_RYakcETunuQhV_-MBSgcAtQDc9r_OHuo2a9Pp50J7bto0Y/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IGGYJV_z_0t7Z0vlKFVYyK6JyoiWMhbWuFfPy6ueI9-S1eS6sCniSvKuAwjvwRKnS4OqXPFR7ajfCI7UmkBaUOup7Kej_RYakcETunuQhV_-MBSgcAtQDc9r_OHuo2a9Pp50J7bto0Y/s200/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671318647409024210" border="0" /></a>Sibling love!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3elNqwJAYP_oQJ99l5o3EHnzCgIGKsuZr7BiNac_Za2oDW3sYKd5Si5DtTUuOcnytfrMF6Wrj81Bvr2E16eEZNSOF6_NGMsIov__WMryzZGNPlYlAbqOOuyl5Dkd774nH4XYET-EQ7J4/s1600/020-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3elNqwJAYP_oQJ99l5o3EHnzCgIGKsuZr7BiNac_Za2oDW3sYKd5Si5DtTUuOcnytfrMF6Wrj81Bvr2E16eEZNSOF6_NGMsIov__WMryzZGNPlYlAbqOOuyl5Dkd774nH4XYET-EQ7J4/s200/020-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671318632748435554" border="0" /></a>At the pumpkin patch!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF0pVLUThlvOup0eZFeoVVS8sYblfIYAm78I8PH2lbW2aXTPkMOvbMyccCQ7OKNvSQPp2W7wYU7aMtmYUdSifalG8SQq696UPGOXLyo7iUzyAX3XZqV6QxcqS6D-kYBkBgDLryuJlcDw/s1600/074-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF0pVLUThlvOup0eZFeoVVS8sYblfIYAm78I8PH2lbW2aXTPkMOvbMyccCQ7OKNvSQPp2W7wYU7aMtmYUdSifalG8SQq696UPGOXLyo7iUzyAX3XZqV6QxcqS6D-kYBkBgDLryuJlcDw/s200/074-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671318627297673970" border="0" /></a>Oh my, I'm doomed for teen years!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-7096048806110571422011-11-04T18:13:00.000-07:002011-11-04T18:30:52.563-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclgox8d2u6QqjHfpQIZ81qBF3cQAxNpzWQZUuDvF24cZhbBGjwaMazJ_bvnYHXzZBAPSozLbBnj83yi1tiT6OUD8rJJafdhrayXi0nehihB1HUhk93Atc0uS2_5Es9r7B0UkSA6IsWR8/s1600/077-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclgox8d2u6QqjHfpQIZ81qBF3cQAxNpzWQZUuDvF24cZhbBGjwaMazJ_bvnYHXzZBAPSozLbBnj83yi1tiT6OUD8rJJafdhrayXi0nehihB1HUhk93Atc0uS2_5Es9r7B0UkSA6IsWR8/s200/077-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671314724160288402" border="0" /></a><br />Ollie is 3.<br /><br />Dang. Time flies.<br /><br />He is so smart. He surprises me everyday with what he knows and what he remembers. He still asks about Disney World and wants to go back (Keep in mind that was in June! 4 months ago!!) The other day he looked at a picture of us in Disney World and said "That's Roro. That's Boompa. That's Great Nana." and I was like " WHO did you just say??" and he said "Great Nana!" He loves spaghetti and meatballs. He absolutely loves being read to. He is a big help with Emory, getting me her binky or a diaper when we need them. He loves cartoons - Mickey Mouse Club House, Team Umi Zoomi, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, Jungle Junction. He loves firetrucks, blocks and balls. He loves helping me cook. He loves painting, especially if Doug is painting too. He loves the iPad and his new present, the Leapster Pad.<br /><br />For Halloween, he was going to be Peter Pan. Emory was going to be Tinkerbell. How stinking awesome is that, right??? Well, about a week or so before Halloween, we were in Old Navy.. and Ollie fell in love with a costume.. a hamburger. He loved that costume, so we bought it (it helps that it was 50% off!) He was a hamburger, Emory was Tinkerbell.. not quite as matchy as I was thinking, but oh well. However, Doug was a hotdog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-84hJNv1Y3SGdlUJ9264iSjpFky9JonftxcyofqSzdJUkd45YTTe4L5nhyk4r_z9wbVVuUiYRQpbbhyphenhyphenmh398xSnKDDO9nUKpARJChY0PctkEntu10NrCVLsGnbuvYDEkvWYCgDyGXV8/s1600/310118_10150508253672004_617567003_11162290_2098694310_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-84hJNv1Y3SGdlUJ9264iSjpFky9JonftxcyofqSzdJUkd45YTTe4L5nhyk4r_z9wbVVuUiYRQpbbhyphenhyphenmh398xSnKDDO9nUKpARJChY0PctkEntu10NrCVLsGnbuvYDEkvWYCgDyGXV8/s200/310118_10150508253672004_617567003_11162290_2098694310_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671316597406627330" border="0" /></a><br />Emory is now crawling, pulling up and cruising... pretty much all in one week. She gets so frustrated when she can't stand up in the middle of the floor and walk. I have no doubts she'll be walking by her first birthday. She has so much personality, so much of MY personality! - that teen years are not going to be fun around here! She's pretty much eating straight table food, anything we eat. Tonie decided to buy a giant pumpkin to take Emy's picture in.. so we did! We went to a pumpkin patch and she got a huuuge pumpkin that weighed as much as Ollie!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwk9f4_7lDCjSchQ_xtJBXlKwNPiBSmNdOoXvqXqAMvlXzBfpNIWeIyAcLdkVxZ_HqrCUWOUeXOUafV5B1jh5eXe7RuXHAvElSaiTqAJBxbEzZqn9GLkUlu1B6f7lud3jMYk3Mll7GeE/s1600/012-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwk9f4_7lDCjSchQ_xtJBXlKwNPiBSmNdOoXvqXqAMvlXzBfpNIWeIyAcLdkVxZ_HqrCUWOUeXOUafV5B1jh5eXe7RuXHAvElSaiTqAJBxbEzZqn9GLkUlu1B6f7lud3jMYk3Mll7GeE/s200/012-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671317738287935666" border="0" /></a><br />Ollie couldn't be out done and wanted to sit in the pumpkin as well.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlAQxhoddrP5TC8s-VSVhdj9Iaep7HnO-20xcHYwLd0gLWqGJPEEoiSgbAaw52HI1EHADZFSPY917u5p8r8IV-7v4IPuKawpjKYnUirSYVEqlLrRZtj3XOyMGl_qbMbJI16TRcUi4jw/s1600/029-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlAQxhoddrP5TC8s-VSVhdj9Iaep7HnO-20xcHYwLd0gLWqGJPEEoiSgbAaw52HI1EHADZFSPY917u5p8r8IV-7v4IPuKawpjKYnUirSYVEqlLrRZtj3XOyMGl_qbMbJI16TRcUi4jw/s200/029-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671317743881418274" border="0" /></a>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-55425105771653480422011-08-09T19:45:00.001-07:002011-08-09T19:51:44.571-07:00I suck at updating. I need to get in a better routine with it.
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<br />New things!
<br />E loves applesauce and doesn't care for sweet potatoes.
<br />I love my Kindle, almond butter and America's Got Talent.
<br />O hates the potty.
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<br />Yep. That's pretty much my life! We debated putting O in preschool a couple mornings a week, but I don't think he's ready. He has way too much separation anxiety and isn't interested in potty training. Maybe next year, I'm debating on starting a (school) program and it'd be helpful if he was in school a couple mornings a week. We'll see how he's doing.
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<br />I'm attempting to sell the kids old stuff and doing a decent job so far! I got $100 at a local consignment sale, yay! I think we're having a yard sale (ugh, so much work and heat :( ) this fall.
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<br />Speaking of fall, I love fall. We're already almost booked the whole season already. Labor Day weekend, D & I both work. D works the 10th as well. The first weekend in October is the <a href="http://www.neptunefestival.com/">Neptune Festival </a>. The next weekend is Lord's Acre Day - a yard sale/auction thing that is tradition in DH's family. I love it! We're going to try to take DS somewhere for his birthday instead of a party. I'm sure the rest of the weekends will fill up :D
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<br />Tomorrow, I shall institute Wordless Wednesdays... if I remember. It might be Wordless September the way I'm going.
<br />Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-26573827217251715302011-06-22T12:36:00.000-07:002011-06-22T12:48:52.594-07:00I'm back! Again......for some reason, I can't figure out how to post on the iPad. Must make techno-DH figure that out.<br /><br />Anyway. Vacation is in 2 days. Alright - a time away, a break, right?? Not so sure. The cast of characters : My mom & dad, my maternal grandmother, my godmother, my sister, my nephew, DH, myself, Kiddo and Missy. Yep. All of us. 2 weeks (actually 17 days, but who is counting, right?) Tempers will flare, the kids will be cranky, etc. I am worried about this, I'll admit it. I don't think any of my family (well, maybe the kids, not sure) have enough clothes to last that long. Which means laundry, mid trip. Boo. That's not taking a vacation! Plus, I'm torn - do I use our cloth diapers, knowing I'll have to wash them (several - like every other day) times during the trip?? Or do I take a vacation from them and use sposies (blech.)?? Oh, and let's not forget waiting in the train station (yes, my family travels by train, not plane :P And we've done the whole driving to FL thing, not a fan!) Anyway, we normally get to the train station around 10-11.. and can't board til 2-3.<br /><br />In other news, both kids are doing well. Kiddo was potty trained for about a week, then who knows wha happened, and he's back in diapers full time, not wanting to use the potty at all. Missy is discovering her feet and is the best baby ever. She already STTN's (that's sleep through the night for all you non-BBC people), hardly cries or fusses and is just overly happy and wonderful :)<br /><br />Now, I must get back to cleaning and packing for vacation, instead of procrastinating more :P Aaaand, I think I might have just ruined dinner.. oops.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm sure we'll have some kind of time.. hopefully good.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-57968623227763408662011-02-18T09:40:00.000-08:002011-02-18T09:48:44.198-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzgvhzx_MXMhKuRDcmBnb9NDJluEfHGVmVtfmnZ55R5sTEnpzrupQY3MkEpYvLq_ycVFw5exOBW7VoHK-AHHCdHlvtksBWeA0f8Xf-kTrQ1vBU-1OFgqTbofmHf8_nqxmconJNHnI-Rw/s1600/007-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzgvhzx_MXMhKuRDcmBnb9NDJluEfHGVmVtfmnZ55R5sTEnpzrupQY3MkEpYvLq_ycVFw5exOBW7VoHK-AHHCdHlvtksBWeA0f8Xf-kTrQ1vBU-1OFgqTbofmHf8_nqxmconJNHnI-Rw/s200/007-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575086984840756994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTjmZs6lJLb2pjioOK0OwykVBIjbGMUCWhyphenhyphenKm6UZX9oW69t4Tu2i6gEo_jQT-IsobB6N2y7bGaH2kN8yYpK9N8gmfy-T2m9TmxtEkXYQisx_GHWAzLqbSof381uBiDpfJeYVqDZcVrek/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTjmZs6lJLb2pjioOK0OwykVBIjbGMUCWhyphenhyphenKm6UZX9oW69t4Tu2i6gEo_jQT-IsobB6N2y7bGaH2kN8yYpK9N8gmfy-T2m9TmxtEkXYQisx_GHWAzLqbSof381uBiDpfJeYVqDZcVrek/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575086796898946658" border="0" /></a><br />Miss Emory finally arrived :) She took her time - 11 days late! But arrived on 2/6/11 at 1237. We ended up having a c-section after about 12 hours of labor for "failure to progress". I'm not so sure I agree, but she's here and she's healthy and that's all that matters. Doug was home with us for the first week and half, and my sister was here Wednesday and Julie Thursday.. which leads us to Friday.. today, my birthday, none the less. The 3 of us are having our first "regular" day. I think we're doing well - I've got the diapers and towels put away, dishes were done (because, of course you never have all the dishes done for a long period of time.. more always pop up!), both bebes are currently napping and I'm blogging. Go me! At my "incision check" this week, my doctor told me that I should have 5 babies because I made having a c/s look easy. I wonder what he'd think if he saw how we've done today. I'm not trying to brag, but I feel darn good about it so far!! (Of course, talk to me around 4, which is when I normally get stressed out).Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-26003749517969008882011-01-13T13:13:00.000-08:002011-01-13T13:18:07.420-08:00Illness struck our house. It was inevitable. Thankfully, a week later and we seem to be pretty healthy. Olliver and I still have coughs, but that's it. Baby girl is still nestled in my uterus, with no signs of coming out any time soon. I'm debating on having Doug hold some chocolate at my vagina to entice her out with. If she's like her momma, she'll come out for chocolate :P<br /><br />Thankfully, I decided to be productive instead of pouty. Pouty that the snow missed us, pouty that DD isn't here yet and pouty that I don't have an endless supply of whatever food I currently want. Today, Ollie and I went to Target to check their toy clearance (still 30-50% off. I'm holding out for 75%!) and grocery shopping. I decided I wanted to make tortellini salad, banana bread and chicken nuggets... not together, mind you. I actually got the salad made for lunch (well, Ollie's was just tortellinis), the banana bread is made and the chicken is cut up so Doug can help once he gets home (he offered and I'll always accept help!). Dishes have been done twice already and I'm about to go put diapers in the wash. I'm hoping that this is nesting and maybe Baby will come on out soon!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-50873895114690111582011-01-04T00:35:00.000-08:002011-01-04T00:36:28.326-08:00Well, that sucks.<br /><br />I had typed up a nice, long End of 2010 Survey....and closed the tab on accident. *headdesk* I might try again tomorrow, amidst the new stove being delivered. Here was the answer to the last question :P<br /><br />I'm through accepting limits<br />''cause someone says they're so<br />Some things I cannot change<br />But till I try, I'll never know!<br />Too long I've been afraid of<br />Losing love I guess I've lost<br />Well, if that's love<br />It comes at much too high a cost!<br />I'd sooner buy<br />Defying gravity<br />Kiss me goodbye<br />I'm defying gravity<br />And you can't pull me down:Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-32395936265253065392010-12-29T18:48:00.001-08:002010-12-29T19:16:57.079-08:00SAHM I am.I decided I needed to refresh this blog. It's been almost a year and it needs love. Since baby girl is on her way (but not soon, I don't think. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be like an elephant and be pregnant for, ohh, ever?) I renamed this "SAHM I Am" I know, creative right? I shou<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zmYYqPs_Yde6kLR5m1K44r7YUJNvMUAlHAYhuG7ZOFuzlVsc9gwuCoo6WGMkCwUestrYlhKvFpYB-55YvKFfHee_aCCjz7Z-__MZ7D_vZJLQqA90T6WuYT8wSLHV-Nla1nao_AC59U8/s1600/6005.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zmYYqPs_Yde6kLR5m1K44r7YUJNvMUAlHAYhuG7ZOFuzlVsc9gwuCoo6WGMkCwUestrYlhKvFpYB-55YvKFfHee_aCCjz7Z-__MZ7D_vZJLQqA90T6WuYT8wSLHV-Nla1nao_AC59U8/s200/6005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556307925042689346" border="0" /></a>ld right books about hopping on pop and battles of butter and places you'll go (if you're pregnant, like me, that book would be about the bathroom and kitchen). But, I digress.<br /><br />For those of you just joining us, I am Megan. I am married to Doug (see picture 1!). We've been married for 5 years and, surprisingly enough, neither of us has lost any limbs. Doug and I have a wonderful, rambunctious, crazy, polite, sweetheart, Olliver (see picture 2! Aren't we a cute just home from the hospital family? That was before sleep deprivation set in, by the way). Olliver was born via c-section on 10/26/08 due to his breech-ness and my pre-eclampsia. In May of this year (I can only say that for a little bit longer) we found out we were pregnant with #2! Little Miss E (her name to be revealed at her birth, which, remember, I'm going for elephant status will be in 8 more years :P) is due 1/26/11. My dad is hoping for 1/19 - his 60th birthday. I'm hoping for either 1/18 or 1/19. So, she'll come like, 2/5. Funny note - Olliver's and Doug's birthdays are both on the 26th of the month. My birthday is the 18th of the month. Now <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZqINoPzNv7OvLDpcJQ1Aw8AsxATX9usfmQuhvngfz1WLFw68-nsUpuQdVsEpCZgw53Og31QV5yEGORWURrwkAQJlqi34OFFnlhnb3mgLUQVqV5Kou0wZ7f0OnsslbUhrChsb1KgCuyw/s1600/2164.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZqINoPzNv7OvLDpcJQ1Aw8AsxATX9usfmQuhvngfz1WLFw68-nsUpuQdVsEpCZgw53Og31QV5yEGORWURrwkAQJlqi34OFFnlhnb3mgLUQVqV5Kou0wZ7f0OnsslbUhrChsb1KgCuyw/s200/2164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556308173221593474" border="0" /></a>you see why the 18th would be a cute day to have a baby!<br /><br />More about us? Doug works in a local library and I, am a SAHM. SAHM, I am. No, we have no cats in hats in our house, I'm allergic. We do have 2 dogs, however and they refuse to wear hats. Doug wears hats, however. He likes hats. Oh, and drawing on himself. He loves that. Ollie loves fruit snacks, ZhuZhu pets and his mischievous partner in crime, Dee (See picture. Dee is the lovey blanket that is normally blue, occasionally brown. There is some debate as to if the blanket head is a cow or a giraffe. Ignore the wildly erratic dancing shadow, that's my BF Julie. You'll hear lots more about her later, I'm sure.). Me? I like NCIS, fudge and pistachios. Yep. That's how I'm describing myself. I do work PRN (which means hardly ever) i<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNasyVe33-mg0WQdRp6qgVhyN_VPcTITUpdkFRFbFHSYHZH1IjuwgtufS2Bo-D1pWdJX8rb-_jqzMwmWzliCGeaXWOWpEH-za4TjUKm64_XIqFPizWeG7-q2q1MGH3YbIiqdBXoPhQ4w/s1600/161-1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNasyVe33-mg0WQdRp6qgVhyN_VPcTITUpdkFRFbFHSYHZH1IjuwgtufS2Bo-D1pWdJX8rb-_jqzMwmWzliCGeaXWOWpEH-za4TjUKm64_XIqFPizWeG7-q2q1MGH3YbIiqdBXoPhQ4w/s320/161-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556306682224815682" border="0" /></a>n our local ER, which I love (Julie works there too. See, I told you you'd hear more about her!). We cloth diaper Ollie and Miss E (well, I can't say I CD her right now, since she's you know, in my uterus. But the plan is to CD her!). We co-sleep, do delayed vaccines and extended rear facing car seats. Olliver is 26 months and around 28lbs and still rear facing in his Graco MyRide. He loves his PBJ and "cheeses" (grilled or macaroni and, depending on the day). We made the majority of his baby food and hope to do the same for E. I suppose you could say we're "crunchy" in our ways, but it's just what feels right to us.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-26182838093286778812010-02-23T05:51:00.001-08:002010-02-23T05:51:47.501-08:00Head on over to Newly Wed, Newly Bred where Megan is giving away a Flip diaper to a lucky reader!<br /><br />http://www.newlywednewlybred.com/Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-75715931315935201712009-11-14T11:49:00.000-08:002009-11-14T11:52:20.802-08:008 - I'm thankful for Sunny days!! (not only was it sunny, but a reference to Sesame Street, which Ollie loves and is celebrating 40 years!)<br />9 -Thankful for health, and that a baby I know online's heart ablation worked!<br />10 - Thankful for lazy evenings on the couch :)<br />11 - I'm thankful for all the service men & women who have fought for and defended our country.<br />12 - I'm thankful for my WLGs, my mommy friends I have online :)<br />13 - I'm thankful for Phyllis! She watched Ollie so I could finish an exam and made me yummy treats!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-31455282425699925492009-11-08T15:28:00.000-08:002009-11-08T15:29:58.090-08:0011/4 - Thankful for classical music! It calmed Kahlua so we could get sleep!<br />11/5 - Thankful for my bed!<br />11/6 - Thankful for good days. Kahlua has been in great spirits and has been acting like herself ;)<br />11/7 - Thankful for sunny days!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-66835586808386179592009-11-03T05:07:00.000-08:002009-11-03T06:20:30.156-08:00For every day in November, think of something you're thankful for!<br /><br />1: I'm thankful I have a job, and work with friends!<br />2: I'm thankful for Ollie's ped<br /><br />And today, the 3rd, I'm thankful for Ollie :) He brightens my day and makes me laugh, no matter what :)Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-33227760175153775512009-07-18T18:20:00.000-07:002009-07-18T18:29:36.536-07:00Teef!!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3025260&id=617567003" id="myphotolink"><img src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs168.snc1/6292_125559767003_617567003_3025254_8364052_n.jpg" id="myphoto" /></a><br />we have 2 bottom teef!!!! They've come up farther since this pic, but let me tell you.. this little boy is VERY protective of his teeth!! he doesn't want people to see them or definitely take pics.<br /><br />we've started having a more set schedule (of course in time for vacation to mess it up :P ). its kind of nice to know he wants a bottle at 11 and 2ish and dinner better not be after 6ish or he gets maaaad. bedtime routine starts at 8 with a PJ & overnight diaper change.<br /><br />we bought a foam letter playmat thing that he loves to sit, play and roll on. It definitely makes our days easier! we're going to pack up his jumper :( and move the tv over to give him more room toplay, which will be nice. our living room is starting to look like the romper room :P we have the jumper, highchair, walker, playmat, a walker wagon and an activity table :P and let me tell you - my living room is NOT big!! I'm pretty sure that ollie has decided that rolling is the way to go - he will roll all over the LR to get to whatever toy he wants. actually, tonight i noticed him scooting. i know once he starts crawling, i'm going to have a time of it chasing & picking up after him. i'm ok with our rolling :P he still managed to find a french fry, my shoes (several times i might add).. i forget what else :P<br /><br />we got "vintage" pics done yesterday. well, by "we" i mean ollie and doug and i made sure he didn't fall over :P i think they'll turn out good. i'm not sure how many we'll get b/c they are EXPENSIVE!!!<br /><br />on a me note, i'm pretty much 100% after surgery. i have my followup apt tuesday, but i don't foresee any problems. i also really need to get my hair cut before we go to florida or i will diiieee of heat exposure :PMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-89561174121345838392009-07-07T16:46:00.000-07:002009-07-07T17:00:03.278-07:00What a year.Yeesh! 2009, Can we slow down? Ok, I admit it's partly 2008's fault.<br /><br />In March we found out we were pregnant :) It was the day after Easter, and we were hoping for a Thanksgiving baby.<br /><br />In May we found out he was a boy! We cautiously accepted that, but knew that the gender could be read wrong that early. (We also started calling him Zaiden. Can you imagine him as a Zaiden?? I sure can't. He's most definitely an Olliver! Cute, adorable, bald and funny :) )<br /><br />Last July Doug and I flew to Las Vegas. I hadn't been on a plane since I was 2! I felt Olliver move for the first time during landing in LV. We got our 3D u/s done and saw his face for the first time :)<br /><br />In September, I spent a night in the hospital (which they said was possibly a UTI? But now I wonder if it could have been gallbladder related). The first night (not including working!) that I spent in the hospital since I was born.<br /><br />In October, not only did I have the first major surgery (not counting my wisdom teeth), I had my wonderful, gorgeous son. (I could go on about him for ages!)<br /><br />In December, I had my first big medical problem - my first gallstone attack. They continued through til June before being diagnosed.<br /><br />In July, I had my second major surgery in a year. I'm sore as heck, but it's pain I can handle. I feel like a horrible mom because I can't hold Ollie, cuddle him or make him feel better or understand what's going on. I can't even laugh when he's cute because that hurts the most :( I know I have to take care of me so I CAN take care of him, but I just feel bad that he has no reason why mommy isn't cuddling him.<br /><br />Anyway, on to the cuteness that is Ollie :) He's sitting up by himself much better. He loves loves loves monkeys!! Normally he sleeps very well and can sleep by hisself (as long as he's in our bed, not the crib). I'm afraid this is going to screw that up :( His favorite toy is our remotes - not toy ones. He loves walking while we hold his hands and I wouldn't be surprised if he skipped crawling to walk. The only issue is we don't have anything for him to pull up on/cruise on.<br /><br />Vacation in 24 days. I cannnnnnooott wait!!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-19135637256757943372009-06-22T19:11:00.000-07:002009-06-22T19:14:56.255-07:00I'm truly saddend by Jon & Kate Goesslin. I really hoped they'd be able to work out their relationship for the kids. It sounds like they want to remain friends and are attempting to keep the kids happy. :(<br /><br /><br /><br />On a happier note, here is part of Dougs Father's Day present:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814087&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114912057003_617567003_2814087_4219017_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Fathers Day gift" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814699&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114929497003_617567003_2814699_7922825_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Fathers Day gift" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814090&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114912082003_617567003_2814090_4210961_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Fathers Day gift" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814698&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114929482003_617567003_2814698_1698606_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Fathers Day gift" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814777&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs083.snc1/4769_114931082003_617567003_2814777_2399255_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Fathers Day gift" /></a><br />(the letters spell daddy). We went to the park and relaxed all day :)<br /><br />and more cute pants for you:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814044&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114910107003_617567003_2814044_1394640_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814828&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs103.snc1/4769_114933532003_617567003_2814828_2942659_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Mr Cool Pants :P" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814903&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs083.snc1/4769_114935252003_617567003_2814903_4650951_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Sad face" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2814905&id=617567003" class="UIPhotoGrid_PhotoLink clearfix"><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs083.snc1/4769_114935272003_617567003_2814905_568921_s.jpg" alt="" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Sleeping with the moo!" /></a><br />How cute is he???Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-8706517991356359512009-06-15T12:16:00.001-07:002009-06-15T12:24:29.322-07:00Not me Monday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX5zJEk5uEs4Ps87oNZ_Wgrip58TbjKLmVuF3JIAcENnP7nwXxqrF8z8BxbA_AEqNEaOvOoRQ5dH7K8EUoPs2hk_0EGv9_I0aLeHPE9eoshZmhEn9qFF9CrVrSMle2GBfoP8zkDFEpz4/s1600-h/NotMeMonday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX5zJEk5uEs4Ps87oNZ_Wgrip58TbjKLmVuF3JIAcENnP7nwXxqrF8z8BxbA_AEqNEaOvOoRQ5dH7K8EUoPs2hk_0EGv9_I0aLeHPE9eoshZmhEn9qFF9CrVrSMle2GBfoP8zkDFEpz4/s320/NotMeMonday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347635459248705586" border="0" /></a>I just realized it's Not Me Monday! For an explanation, visit http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ !<br /><br />I most certainly did not let my child poop on a hotel floor (ok, not all the poop, just the I took the other diaper away and haven't gotten the other one on yet poop). The hotel would most certianly have not deserved it, either!<br /><br />I'm definitely not enjoying The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, The Suite Life on Deck and Wizards of Waverly Place and do not watch them every day.<br /><br />I do not have 3 loads of laundry to put away and 2 in the machines. Not me.<br /><br />I also do not have a bedroom to get clean before tomorrow morning, when our new bed is delivered. And I certainly do not not know when the last time under the bed was cleaned.<br /><br />And, lastly, DH did not give our little son powdered sugar off of a funnel cake. Nope, not him.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-39886735652598444662009-06-15T11:49:00.000-07:002009-06-15T11:53:05.646-07:00Ugh. Lots to write about.<br /><br />Ollie was sick with a stomach bug. It lasted several long, miserable days. We went to the dr Tuesday & Friday. He seems to be normal as of yesterday/today. He pooped on the carpet of the hotel. Haha, take that crappy hotel!<br /><br />We had fun in Baltimore. (More on that later. Ollie's thrashing in my lap). He loved the monkeys, elephants and fish at the zoo. I think the boys might have enjoyed the aquarium more, but oh well :P Ollie picked out a stuffed monkey for a souvenir (did we expect anything else?).<br />Hotel. Zoo (my reminders for later).<br /><br />We're getting our new bed tomorrow. I had to go out and buy new sheets (it's a King size!!!) on top of cleaning the bedroom. Of course, now Ollie wants to be in my arms and I can't get anymore cleaning done. Arg! Oh well.<br /><br />I think theres more, but I can't think..Hm. Traffic on 95/66 sucks! It took us 7.5 hours to get home, when it only took us about 3 to get there!!!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-86680520324850704272009-06-09T13:47:00.000-07:002009-06-09T13:48:05.767-07:00Oh! Ollie is 18lbs 6 oz! Brandon was 17lbs 3 oz on Monday, this is the closest they've been weighed since they were born!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-45125010522411155402009-06-09T13:41:00.001-07:002009-06-09T13:47:29.642-07:00So our little guy is under the weather :( We've had several bad vomiting episodes and several equally bad diarrhea episodes :( We saw Dr DeVries today and he said Tylenol for a fever, lethargy, etc. and to give him Pedialyte. Olliver seems to LOVE fruit flavored (no specific fruit, I suppose it's like fruit punch?) Pedialyte, he's sucked down 2 servings of it (8oz each) so far!<br /><br />Holy crap! Thunder batman!!!!<br /><br />Beth, Brandon, Doug, Olliver and I are going to Baltimore this weekend (if everyone stays semi-healthy!) We're going to the Maryland Zoo (did you know strollers are not allowed in the National Aquarium?? I think it's ridiculous because I'd think that most of their visitors would be wanting to use a stroller! I guess we'll just have to plan a trip to our other favorite aquarium in Georgia soon!!!) and a Braves vs. Orioles game. I can't wait - room service, swimming, etc. It'll be a nice mini-vacation I think.<br /><br />Not much else - oh! Even Dr DV commented on how strong Olliver is! He loves standing, LOVES his walker and jumpers and hates hates hates sitting still!!! I have a boy who is going to skip crawling, skip walking and go straight to running, I think!! Next week we get our new bed! Our mattress is crappy and lumpy and leaning to one side, sooo we're getting a new - bigger! mattress! I can't wait! I'm hoping it'll help my back problems, but we'll see.<br /><br />Ok, I better go before this storm electrocutes me for being on the computer!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-23009434504378155002009-05-28T11:59:00.000-07:002009-05-28T12:04:48.610-07:00At his 6 month appointment (when he was almost 7 mos old) Olliver was 27 3/4 inches, 18 in head circ and 17.7 lbs. Big boy! He's tall for his age with a head to match his height, but still under in weight. He's getting better about sitting up, loves eating, loves monkeys, is trying to hold his own sippy, eating puffs, loves eating, loves his walker! he tries to go to the TV and watch it. He manuevered through my yard sale-ized living room to the TV the other day to watch baseball :P Silly little monkey boy! Oh, did I mention he loves to eat? We have munchkin feeders that he loves using. We've put bananas, apple, cantalope and strawberries in there and he has a ball gnawing on them :) Ollie's been getting a LOT better about sitting in high chairs at restaurants, which is good!<br /><br />It's been hectic around here! We've had picnics, we're getting ready for a yard sale this weekend and next month, Doug, Brandon, Beth, Olliver and I are going to the Baltimore aquarium and an Orioles/Braves game! Yaaaay :)<br /><br />I've been addicted to gymboplace.com - it's a site where you can trade new/used Gymboree clothes :D They're having a sale starting Sunday and I can't wait!<br /><br />Ugh, I need to get back to pricing, catagorizing, etc yard sale stuff. I can't wait to have my living room back!!!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-83002358125686413782009-05-13T17:34:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:38:29.171-07:00Olliver is 17.8 lbs! Chunky Monkey!!<br /><br />We had to go to the doc's today because he decided it'd be fun to scream from 4:30 yesterday afternoon until 7:30 this morning - well, scream when he wasn't sleeping. We tried teethers, we tried Tylenol, we tried Orajel, we tried bottles, we tried rocking, singing, music, sleeping - nada. I called the ped and he stopped :P Anyway, we saw Dr V - a new doc we hadn't seen - he said he has a cold in his ear, a regular cold, possibly a tooth coming in and had a fever. Oye! My poor boy :( If he's still fussing by Friday we're supposed to come back to recheck the ear to see if it turns into an infection. If not, then we'll go in Monday for his 6month visit.<br /><br />And of course he just started fussing. Mmmm. I'll try to fiish this later.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-24744249315660169272009-05-11T06:23:00.001-07:002009-05-11T06:29:36.892-07:00I had a pretty great first Mother's Day.<br /><br />First, Doug made breakfast. Well, actually, first he had to go to the store...which took forever! Olliver and I were sitting in the backyard with the dogs when he got home - with flowers from Olliver :) He made breakfast (turkey bacon and bagels). We watched Swing Vote (which was ok) and then.. I forget what we did. I know we watched part of the Braves game (and they won!). We went to lunch at Red Lobster around 2:30 -and by some miracle were able to walk in and get seated! The tables beside us were irritating, but oh well :P Olliver behaved well (he normally does when we're out). We went to the mall to look for a charm bracelet for me (but the only ones I found were like $600 - yes, 2 zeros. I bought my onesie exchange outfit for my WLG board and we went to Michaels. I got a step stone kit thing to make - you know, pour the cement in and decorate it, let it sit and its a stepping stone. We went to WalMart and got stuff for dinner - shishkabobs!!! Yummy. Doug grilled them while Ollie and I sat outside with him. We came in, ate and watched another movie (which I lost interest in) and then at 8:30 Doug went to Food Lion to get brownie mix so we could have brownies for desert. Yummy.<br /><br />It was a great day, although we didn't do anything extraordinary or anything. It was great to not have to cook, I didn't worry about cleaning (although I'm paying for that today, oh well :P) and we just had fun :)Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-73200285416242388822009-05-10T06:41:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:47:03.307-07:00Happy Mother's Day!Happy Mother's Day!<br /><br />Doug is making me breakfast (bacon and a bagel) right now, we're going to watch Swing Vote and then maybe go to the park for a bit. For lunch, we're going to head to Red Lobster and look for a charm bracelet for me, then go to Michaels to get a step stone kit thing. I want to put Ollie's hand and foot prints in it :)<br /><br />Speaking of my little dude, he got me flowers for Mother's Day - daisies, my favorite. Mom & Dad sent roses on Friday, too. Our house has lots of flowers! :D Oh! Olliver also fell asleep in his high chair during breakfast! He woke up a few seconds later, but it was cute.<br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday we went to May Days, Spring Fesitval, Festival of May whatever it's called in Luray. It was stinkin' hot. Both boys were very hot, so we went to WalMart, bought an inflatable pool, took it to moms, inflated it, filled it and the water was freezing... sooo no swimming. I did eat a smore, though!! :D And a banana boat. I love grilled desserts! Anyway, MayFestDayFestival is a lot like Fall Folliage in my opinion. Nice, but not that great :P<br /><br />I got a Jeep Jogging stroller at a yard sale yesterday. Yes, I know we bought one at a yard sale last weekend, but the tires need replacing. I think Doug wants to fix it and put it in his car. OMG, the jogging stroller is sooo stinkin' easy to drive, I love it! We used it at the thingy yesterday and it was great! It's heavy and doesn't like to fit easily in my trunk, but oh well, I love it anyway :P I just need a bigger car.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-11844956289569406422009-05-04T08:47:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:00:12.813-07:00Not Me Monday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_bJyi3tQWOcS5MNxTmWEqNmzEcUhjlg7Jieys4nS5LlsPXu7pAyv6MpkS68Zb08ovAm87V6uvzjSRGkcLHq6S7B1hmK3Ahx3nd-oOI7iLZXvPgdZxhPheWfA5tedHNANdn4GV5jBV1k/s1600-h/NotMeMonday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331997889865505058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_bJyi3tQWOcS5MNxTmWEqNmzEcUhjlg7Jieys4nS5LlsPXu7pAyv6MpkS68Zb08ovAm87V6uvzjSRGkcLHq6S7B1hmK3Ahx3nd-oOI7iLZXvPgdZxhPheWfA5tedHNANdn4GV5jBV1k/s320/NotMeMonday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>MckMama created the Not Me Monday carnival to fess up to embarassing things she had most certainly <em>not</em> done that week. Here goes:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, this past week I did not turn the AC up really cold in the bedroom, even though DH hates it cold, saying that it has to be cool in the bedroom for Olliver.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I surely did not find Boo eating his daddy's socks this morning, took it away and he found 2 more. I most certainly did not consider taking a picture to show his daddy why he needs to put socks away.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I didn't tell DH several times it was his turn to change Olliver when I knew there was poop in there. No way would I do that!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I did not think Olliver had lost his pacifier, dug around in the couch and then found it...in my bra. I have no idea.</div><div> </div><div>I most certainly did not discover Lay's Heavenly Baked Potato Dip and have consumed 2 bags of Ruffles in the past week. Including dinner last night.</div><div> </div><div>I also did not make a whole bag of lentils, thinking that would not be too much for baby food. I did not make a WHOLE POT of lentils and end up having Doug throw about 90% of them away. Definitely not me {us}.</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328976520054201264.post-83695866577080836202009-05-03T15:19:00.000-07:002009-05-03T15:22:45.142-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdjnySsWqgPsRW1OQ_LQHn8u8vGHDzQZVjIP0cRvFNkFGoqb3dfeQbKlj-3HEo5dIqkTUYMIoE9rxEIc1pb9C3q1LsHO-kp7M3vA2J941gHcNj5iOwMx1fqhyphenhyphen4BmJIdcUmOrbS1bNzck/s1600-h/223.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726681948669026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdjnySsWqgPsRW1OQ_LQHn8u8vGHDzQZVjIP0cRvFNkFGoqb3dfeQbKlj-3HEo5dIqkTUYMIoE9rxEIc1pb9C3q1LsHO-kp7M3vA2J941gHcNj5iOwMx1fqhyphenhyphen4BmJIdcUmOrbS1bNzck/s320/223.jpg" border="0" /></a> 1 month<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42DIYUkrWRcgflj42RwwglmKdBS3Hy6sAh177nsVLG3Hsegdn7UCLIIgHEx2Z6iETvBtq-C_dzcRbi_QevVeKnTjboPxkqS8e023WldPOVFXCCRuLQRtJ1ueb3ry7YuM7vqzoHwkYDkc/s1600-h/389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726357780125490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42DIYUkrWRcgflj42RwwglmKdBS3Hy6sAh177nsVLG3Hsegdn7UCLIIgHEx2Z6iETvBtq-C_dzcRbi_QevVeKnTjboPxkqS8e023WldPOVFXCCRuLQRtJ1ueb3ry7YuM7vqzoHwkYDkc/s320/389.JPG" border="0" /></a> 2 months<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_7a67aQwUwIR58kjEJMzIUPCBnPKpaQ3AYIusTgn16Fgzo9JmAy4GAnAGMNFAiqvInZ6Up252u2XpYmqFEjtHidkpyw-WZF3UJZor9Ix66O-2Va5mb2MnxA3ejs9ZSCPJemsZU6qB-U/s1600-h/454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726353588855250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_7a67aQwUwIR58kjEJMzIUPCBnPKpaQ3AYIusTgn16Fgzo9JmAy4GAnAGMNFAiqvInZ6Up252u2XpYmqFEjtHidkpyw-WZF3UJZor9Ix66O-2Va5mb2MnxA3ejs9ZSCPJemsZU6qB-U/s320/454.JPG" border="0" /></a> 3 months<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G5D5tlfcd1hKRDzl0cBz9vHPqvhs81J4eBPfoOVx2F2CVp2RcICiOXRXA7mBW1nhVyPDpedzSdcY-lDWRQUtBeuFIRmZEboXVMXHjcboazY4JwogDVS08UeBgMutAmYsOyLQ7BzCtq8/s1600-h/542.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726347077268370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G5D5tlfcd1hKRDzl0cBz9vHPqvhs81J4eBPfoOVx2F2CVp2RcICiOXRXA7mBW1nhVyPDpedzSdcY-lDWRQUtBeuFIRmZEboXVMXHjcboazY4JwogDVS08UeBgMutAmYsOyLQ7BzCtq8/s320/542.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>4 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewgtyi_0s8b9C2doRVAW3P5tOvttcMV0YhROvYFHrTRtQps8i1Rcu438oVv_L2Crb8CABawu2n8N_ioV05vWUy0HcHgZVFfygyZmvc6dpUa5qzaMXIj8U6amkmtszePNqEC-ALc9DfIM/s1600-h/589.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726344675830722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewgtyi_0s8b9C2doRVAW3P5tOvttcMV0YhROvYFHrTRtQps8i1Rcu438oVv_L2Crb8CABawu2n8N_ioV05vWUy0HcHgZVFfygyZmvc6dpUa5qzaMXIj8U6amkmtszePNqEC-ALc9DfIM/s320/589.JPG" border="0" /></a> 5 months<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwAf8sf5FyVJfzf5QcXq9c3B9p0raravB1PBeoAi2mCDUOctwTrrLpBqPNpqE1lDPNp9chS1-_LyKQ6e1FKW-MvaUdF43ygBmXRzoxq4HLKnXwBJ7eHPRgOhjR2BKj82Eaubnj5YANNY/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331726337830782066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwAf8sf5FyVJfzf5QcXq9c3B9p0raravB1PBeoAi2mCDUOctwTrrLpBqPNpqE1lDPNp9chS1-_LyKQ6e1FKW-MvaUdF43ygBmXRzoxq4HLKnXwBJ7eHPRgOhjR2BKj82Eaubnj5YANNY/s320/079.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />6 months<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794899988351439290noreply@blogger.com1