tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279042252011-11-27T15:30:02.086-08:00suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-78215643181567572712010-08-20T02:13:00.000-07:002010-08-20T02:13:23.730-07:00

So we're going into day 3 of this wretched fever.  Basically, Lauren hasn't been eating.  We had to starve her yesterday because she kept throwing up the night before and it got to the point where she was dry heaving and she couldn't even keep down an ounce of water.  The doctor said to just give her pedialyte pops so that's what we did for most of the day.  But now, she's taking about 3 oz of

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-39854905066380221862010-06-24T18:58:00.000-07:002010-06-24T19:01:21.489-07:00

Dude...I just reread what I wrote last night and how depressing and sad was I??  I'm much better today.  I think I've just been REALLY. BURNT. OUT.  My nanny came over today to help me out even though she already came on Tuesday (she usually only comes once a week) and I was able to somewhat relax. It was still chaos here but having an extra pair of hands ALWAYS makes a difference so I was able

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-84040267438974406772010-06-24T00:29:00.000-07:002010-06-24T00:29:59.572-07:00

So many times I've wanted to write but just never had the time.  This is my space to dump my thoughts.  To purge.  To just rid myself of at least one of the millions of thoughts that go on in my brain.  But I never have the time.  Or the energy.  Or the balls.  Because most of my thoughts are deep.  Or confusing.  Or so bombarded with other thoughts that they aren't complete.  So I'll start

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-84523145994506865472010-01-16T19:56:00.001-08:002010-01-19T13:29:48.389-08:00

What does that mean? This thought has been bugging me the past few days. It keeps popping into my head at random times so I feel like if I don't dump this thought out, it won't leave me alone. Ever get those? It's annoying.Anyways... I guess I've been thinking about it because I'm beginning to see that Christian is no longer a little toddler but he's turning into a little KID now. It's all

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-17768962514767218272010-01-11T01:54:00.001-08:002010-01-11T01:59:37.303-08:00

I'm alive...this blog is alive. There's so much I want to share. I've just been super busy. Living life. Taking care of my two awesome kids. I'll be back. Hopefully soon. One of my goals in 2010 is to write more often so I'll be back soon~~~ =Dxoxo~~

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C: "Open dif fo me mommy, open diffff!" (as we're opening all of his birthday toys)M: "Okay, here, let me open it for you."C: "Ret me help you~~"M: "You want to help me help you open your gift?"C: "Yeah mommy, it's called TEAMWORK"

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-58054403364070316462009-03-30T13:56:00.001-07:002009-03-30T21:14:10.509-07:00

The weather dictates my mood on an almost daily basis. During the fall/winter months when it's gloomy, cold and rainy, I get fatigued and grumpy. But now that it's beginning to get sunny and warm, I find myself getting happy and energized! Add that to the fact that we're getting braver and taking Lauren out to public places and I almost feel normal again.We're beginning to take more family

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-10231746764315639822009-03-09T23:36:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:18:32.769-07:00

Lauren is beginning to get her nights and days mixed up. She sleeps during the day and then is fully awake at night wanting to be put over someone's shoulder and then walked around. The lack of sleep is beginning to really take a toll on us.Starting this month, I decided to keep Christian home from school 2 days a week just so I can spend some time with him. He's growing up so fast and I feel

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-27403384633496310782009-03-02T23:12:00.000-08:002009-03-03T00:24:29.260-08:00

One of Christian's favorite books is a book by Karen Katz called Grandpa and Me where the grandkid and grandpa make a pizza together. Everytime he reads that book, he pretends he's making the dough, sprinkling the cheese, sticking it in the oven and then gobbles up the imaginary pizza. So, we thought it'd be a great idea to make pizza at home and have him really play the part. I made him a

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-87789341265483077792009-03-01T23:18:00.001-08:002009-03-01T23:39:30.192-08:00

and jumped on the FaceBook bandwagon.Because all of my friends are talking about pictures of eachothers' kids on their facebook accounts and I'm the only one who doesn't know what's going on.But the idea of someone from my past being able to track me down is not appealing. Not that I have anything to hide. But I'm the type of person who likes to weed out all unnecessary relationships and just

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-18739783963879820052009-02-20T10:30:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:35:01.388-08:00

When I was a little girl, I'd go to the library and hated it when my mom would select the books with too many words in them and hardly any pictures. That's how I feel when I look at my blog lately. Too many words and not enough pictures.So here you go... LOTS of pictures of my TWO wonderful and insanely adorable babies!SNOW DAY at SCHOOL...At Tyler's 2nd Birthday Party...Christian fell asleep on

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So the past few days, Lauren was beginning to vomit frequently after each feeding. Reflux is a very common issue with preemies. Wednesday, when I took her to get her Synagis shot at her pediatrician's office, she seemed okay. But later that night, she had a bad episode of deep gagging and barfing and then would choke a little and hold her breath. We decided to take her temperature and it was

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Just got back from the ophthalmologist and her ROP is not getting better. She now has a wandering eye which could mean big trouble. So she's tentatively scheduled to undergo surgery on the 12th. I'm scared as shit because they say there's a 25% chance that even with the surgery, her ROP won't be fixed and she could go blind. That's 1 in 4 surgeries. There's a chance that the surgery will

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-57948119539245156912009-01-28T09:42:00.001-08:002009-01-28T09:48:01.463-08:00

hi...just coming up for air but no time for a real post. soon though. lauren is home and she's kicking my ass. i don't sleep because she's on a strict 3 hour schedule. so if i'm not feeding her, i'm pumping and washing and sterilizing and changing diapers and doing laundry. i love it. well, i don't loooove it, but it's nice to have some normal chaos in the home rather than NICU chaos.we are

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-82398942234669326682009-01-13T22:54:00.000-08:002009-01-13T23:24:25.793-08:00

Lauren got approved for Medi-Cal and CCS. I guess she qualifies because she was born so young and so small so we don't have to worry about her hospital bills anymore! YAYY~! Sadly, I did not get approved so we're still responsible for paying for my hospitalization, delivery and specialists who came to treat me. boo. Oh well... what are you gonna do?*********************************We've

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It just keeps on getting better. Breastfeeding went really well. She actually latched on and fed for a little while. I still had to supplement with a bottle afterwards though. But she was so tired from breastfeeding that she couldn't stay awake long enough to suck on the bottle. Even when she was trying to suck, she couldn't get the coordination right - she was that tired. But she did a

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-56892096965941033612009-01-07T00:19:00.000-08:002009-01-07T01:02:36.385-08:00

So. You want the good news? Or do you want the good news? Which one? Okay, we'll start with the good news.Lauren had her eye exam today. It's such an awful thing she has to go through...so I guess there's some bad news to this post. The eye doctor uses this metal wire contraption that basically forces her eyes open and then uses this metal earpick looking thing to dig around the side flaps

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-53087463931472952002009-01-04T22:47:00.000-08:002009-01-05T00:16:35.094-08:00

I just finished cleaning up my home office area and opening up a PILE of bills and trying to figure out how to pay what and actually found myself having to prioritize which bills will have to wait until later and which ones need to get paid immediately to avoid late charges. I already called one credit card to ask for an extension - they said to go ahead and make the payment and when I get

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-82680383106624030652008-12-23T22:28:00.000-08:002008-12-23T22:31:47.584-08:00

Praying that everyone has a wonderful and meaningful Christmas...Love,Christian, Lauren & Family

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-25640265018748650822008-12-21T20:46:00.000-08:002008-12-22T00:18:04.563-08:00

Well, as you can see, I've changed my blogger template. I think it fits me.**************************************************Christian has basically stopped eating for almost a week now. He caught some gross stomach virus that's going around. He was vomiting like crazy starting from Monday night. I had to wash two of his bed sets, one of my bed sets, one of ben's bed sets (he sleeps on the

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-49736994701803446082008-12-08T00:13:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:18:19.348-08:00

For weeks and weeks, I've felt very... abandoned by God. I felt like God wasn't there for me when I needed him the most. I felt like this was all his fault - that he made it this way. I blamed him and I was angry at him. Not to say that I don't feel this way anymore - I do. I still feel angry and frustrated at times. I still feel like God sucks for allowing something like this to happen to our

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-79317130217520139732008-12-01T23:16:00.001-08:002008-12-02T00:33:33.640-08:00

.My dearest Christian,Thank you. Thank you so much for being such a wonderful, sweet, caring, loving son. You have been so patient with mommy and daddy as we're trying to juggle the many obstacles we're being challenged with. You have been so understanding about us not spending as much time together so that we can go to the hospital to be there for your little sister. Times with you should be

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-26815133347452863752008-11-17T18:52:00.000-08:002008-11-18T09:23:28.162-08:00

.Unbelievably busy. I wish there were about 12 more hours in a day. My schedule consists of generally the same routine -Wake upPumpFeed Christian breakfast, wash him up, get him ready and take him to schoolCome home, wash up and get readyPumpGo to the hospital - hang out with Lauren, talk to the doctor, nurse, respiratory therapist and anyone else who's helping her. Stay there for about 2

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1078058716581413652008-11-05T21:25:00.001-08:002008-11-05T22:13:41.092-08:00

Around noon, I went to the hospital to meet with Ben and our pastor so he could pray for Lauren. I spoke with the nurse in the morning to check on Lauren and to ask them to make an exception to the '2 ppl at a time' visitation rule. She said that was fine and gave me an update on Lauren. Unfortunately, the CPAP machine was not working for her. Her blood gases (co2) were still high so the

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-23847981139903703332008-11-04T21:29:00.000-08:002008-11-04T23:40:05.227-08:00

.Yesterday, November 3rd, 2008 would have marked my entrance into my 3rd trimester if I were still pregnant. *sigh**************************************************Christian has been sick - we don't know if it's an ear infection or maybe the flu. His doctor prescribed antibiotics but warned me that if he did diarrhea, to stop giving it to him. The first day I gave him the med, he diarrhea'd. So

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-72695081405674468402008-11-03T00:16:00.000-08:002008-11-03T07:55:46.580-08:00

There were several occasions where I wrote about some of our first encounters with Lauren but didn't have time to post them for everyone else to read. Here is a compilation of some of them...Lifting Her For The First TimeI held her for the first time today (October 21, 2008 - 4 days old). Well, more like, stuck my arms in her isolette and lifted her. The nurse had to change her bedding and asked

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-56570914434592676452008-10-30T08:25:00.000-07:002008-10-30T08:51:12.345-07:00

Lauren Faith was born on October 17th, 2008 at 11:33am. She weighed only 625 grams (approximately 1lb, 6oz) and was 12.8" long. She was born at 24 weeks - she arrived 16 weeks early. This is the story of how she got here...After being released from the hospital on Monday afternoon (October 13th - Ben's birthday), I was feeling much better. The contractions were pretty much gone and I was thankful

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-48995034860598511572008-10-14T08:57:00.001-07:002008-10-14T09:06:22.749-07:00

I got released from the hospital last night. The doctor sent me home with a Procardia prescription and orders to drink 3 liters of water a day plus bed rest. I'm gonna go see her on Thursday so she can continue to check my cervix and make sure it doesn't continue to dilate.It feels so good to be home. Unfortunately, there's not much I'm allowed to do. I can sit up for meals at a table, I can

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-38950210516754353892008-10-11T19:57:00.000-07:002008-10-11T21:14:23.087-07:00

TROUBLE.I just knew that this pregnancy was off a little...I just always had a feeling that something was not right. First, my early spotting and cramping to my abnormal AFP result. But thankfully, those were both resolved - polyp removal and false positive test result (yay!). And now, we come to another hurdle but I'm staying positive that things are going to be okay, just like the other

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-31530158252690297882008-09-12T14:44:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:53:38.492-07:00

GIRL!~ It's still not sinking in... I thought FOR SURE that I was having another boy. I would've bet our life savings on it. I'm still in...in.... shock? When I tell ppl, they say I don't sound excited. It's not that I'm not excited but I just wasn't expecting it and so I'm having a hard time shifting my mindset. This whole time, while I've been shopping online or at a store, I was looking

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-75253210393049109202008-09-10T22:25:00.000-07:002008-09-10T22:45:29.194-07:00

Sorry for not updating sooner with the results....we just got back from San Diego today and Christian started school last week and he's going again tomorrow so I had all this stuff to take care of. But now, *exhale*, I'm back at my computer relaxing. ;)We did a thorough ultrasound last Friday and the doctor said everything was fine! And the most fantastic part was that they're able to detect

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-33148176419006768912008-08-28T20:46:00.000-07:002008-08-28T21:17:25.129-07:00

Today my OB's office called with the result of my AFP blood test. I knew immediately when they called that it wasn't going to be good news. I had gone through this before during my pregnancy with Christian. Back then, they told me that my blood test indicated that my baby may be at risk for Down Syndrome (Low levels of AFP in the blood). This time, they called and told me that it was for

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-45507083352331545062008-08-08T11:56:00.000-07:002008-08-08T11:58:38.192-07:00

So I went to see my doctor yesterday and she did an exam and found that I had a uterine polyp. She suspects that my body was trying to get rid of it hence the bleeding. So she removed it and I think I feel better. Just knowing that the baby is okay is a big relief. Whew! :)

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My spotting has increased to slight bleeding in the past few days with some mean cramps. Last night, a tiny, bloody clot came out (I know, TMI...but too bad). I'm so confused. Everything I read online says not to worry too much but my goodness, it's a bit alarming when you see something like that....especially when it's accompanied with constant cramping. Anyways, I finally called my doctor

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-33773215290435097992008-07-30T13:40:00.000-07:002008-07-30T13:48:42.313-07:00

I've been getting braxton hicks contractions for about 3 days now - continuously. With mild cramps that won't go away...plus lower back pains...oh and some light spotting (but i've been spotting since i first found out i was preggers). At first, I didn't think much of it...but I actually woke up in the middle of the night from the contractions so I decided to call my doctor this morning. She

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that balsamic vinegar has lead in it? And if you read the label, some of them say something like "Prop 65 - this product may contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California, to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm". WTF?I was at Whole Foods looking for a new bottle of balsamic vinegar and saw this on several of the labels. Apparently, all of them contain lead. I got a

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-19671557315352150502008-07-07T17:46:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:45:45.694-08:00

Conversation with Christian today as I'm lying down on the couch:"Christian, do you want a Baby?" "yAsh" with a big smile as he's playing on his train table."Do you love baby?" "yAsh""Are you going to be nice to baby?" "yAsh"Yep...we're having a baby~! It's exciting and exhausting all at the same time. I'll go more into details in a little bit. Here's the continuation of our conversation

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-52466667796449771632008-05-12T20:54:00.001-07:002008-12-08T21:45:46.534-08:00

Yeah, I know...my ass has been laaaazzyyyy about updating this blog. A couple of months ago, we switched Christian to a big boy bed...but after a few days, we couldn't handle it anymore because he kept getting up out of bed and coming out of his room - like every 3 minutes. It drove us insane. And then he'd wake up at the crack of dawn, come out of his room and into ours, climb up on our bed and

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-73467608896039435962008-03-12T23:12:00.000-07:002008-03-13T08:32:16.084-07:00

Can you believe I'm STILL sick? Well, I was better for like 3 days and then I got sick AGAIN. Ben's sick and Christian's getting sick too. I feel like we've been sick all of winter. I shall post again as soon as I feel better... until then, just wanted to let everyone I'm alive...barely.

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-41754231746442915682008-02-24T23:58:00.000-08:002008-02-25T00:28:02.379-08:00

There are little moments in my hectic life where I get overwhelmed with pure joy from the fact that I am the mother to my baby boy. These are moments that I wish I could just capture and put in a little box so that I can open them up later to relive that moment. He's growing up so fast. I can't believe he's turning 2 soon. His 2nd year went by faster than his 1st year. Everyday he does or

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-14832925759203208902008-01-29T21:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:45:46.733-08:00

I've been trying to hold off on potty training for as long as possible. I hate the thought of having to deal with "accidents" and cleaning potties. I can picture myself gagging as I'm dumping out the little potty bowl full of poop or pee and then oh gross, I have to clean that little bowl. But where do you clean it? In the sink? In the bathtub? And then all that residual water that's

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-90254877192975539382008-01-24T23:48:00.000-08:002008-01-25T00:02:05.805-08:00

There's a new site I discovered that holds 12 - 48 hour private sample sales at outrageous discounts. They just had a sample sale for Habitual Jeans and will be holding a sample sale for the following:Tracy Reese 1/29 from 5am to 11pmPlenty by Tracy Reese 1/31 from 5am to 11pm.Be warned though, if you leave an item in your shopping cart for more than 15 minutes, it'll automatically be removed so

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-12062012875716625762008-01-03T23:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:45:48.503-08:00

Happy 2008!~ Sorry for the lack of posts (I'm always apologizing, aren't I?). I can't believe that Christian is already turning 2 in less than 4 months!~ Time sure flies when you're having fun. Seriously, WhereTF did 2007 go??Life's been pretty hectic here. Ben started a new job so he's hardly home. I'm still trying to get used to being a stay at home mom (which, really, I don't think I'm

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-77231679663327675802007-11-03T18:26:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:45:49.622-08:00

Christian had so much fun this Halloween. We went to the annual Montrose Spooktacular event near our house. Picture a street very similar to Larchmont with a bunch of cute shops and restaurants with the street closed off so little trick-or-treaters and puppies dressed in adorable costumes can safely roam around while the local merchants give out candy. There were game booths, live bands, food

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-83977979415937777452007-09-18T16:49:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:45:52.062-08:00

Dear Christian,We had so much fun in San Diego, didn't we? You even had your noona Kat to play with the first few days.You went swimming in the pool...Afterwards, you'd rest in your lounge chair in your cute little robe and take sips of your refreshing pear juice...Then you played by the lake with Daddy...And you enjoyed eating corn...And you loved jumping on the couch....And eating your whole

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-29907110322160829352007-09-05T15:49:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:45:53.519-08:00

We went to a bbq at Ben's aunt's house on Labor Day. Christian had so much fun playing with his cousin who's 4 months older than him.Holding hands.... aren't they so stinkin' cute?!Christian giving his cousin "ppo ppo". It's so cute, he gives kisses all opened mouth - saliva and all~Some random pics...Hip Hop Christian....Christian playing on the stairs in our building...Putting on Daddy's

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-56669616627721845782007-08-28T22:08:00.000-07:002007-08-28T22:49:41.108-07:00

I just read this article and it put a lump in my throat. It's so hard to raise a child even with 2 parents. To be a single father, AND go to school AND work...that, to me, is just unimaginable. Holy cow! I know this kind of thing isn't uncommon nowadays. But something about this particular family is tugging at my heart. Maybe it's the fact that Mike Schieding has a son, almost the same age

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-28002973279293045742007-07-11T22:05:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:45:54.163-08:00

Woah... 2 posts in less than a week?! Is it possible? Well, now that Ben's home with me I actually have some free time! I'm loving it! For those of you who don't know, we recently sold our our restaurant and through the process, the one thing that I've learned is that there is nothing more important than Health and Family.When Ben got the shingles back in May, it was so hard on all of us. I

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Apologies to everyone who check my blog occassionally looking for an update. There have been so many times where I've felt compelled to write but just couldn't find the time. But to make it up to everyone, I'm working on a "how to" make baby food entry. I've taken some pictures of the process but I'm thinking I might actually video tape it and put it up so everyone can get a visual of all the

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This isn't a real post. I just need to dump this out of my head and document that now that Christian is 1, he thinks he must prove it to me by having his very first and very real TANTRUM! on Friday, May 11, 2007. Omg, and I can't staaaanddd it. He's driving me insane! I have such a love / hate relationship with him right now. He's been so whiiiinyyyy and arches his back and throws his head

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I tried on this purse yesterday when the hubby, the kid and I were roaming around in Beverly Hills searching for a birthday gift for the MIL's 60th. This picture doesn't do it justice. It's actually really really cute. It looks good on me. I think I should get it. But I can't justify myself to buy a purse - what's the point? I should save that money and start a college fund. Or use it to

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Dear Christian, Tonight is Christmas Eve. We went to your grandfather's cousin, Daisy's house to spend the day with family. You played with your cousin Caius and your grandparents and sang Christmas Carols and we all had a good time. You've been sick with strep throat the past few days but that hasn't stopped you from being your goofy self. Crawling around, pulling yourself up with whatever

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No, this isn't a costume...it's a furry bear suit that Christian will be wearing when we go pick out a Christmas Tree!~But I had him try it on to make sure it fit him...Don't say I didn't tell you so...Absolutely frickin' ADORABLE!To see even more cuteness in action...watch this video of Christian at a wedding we went to a few weeks ago. I'm still trying to learn how to put streaming videos on my

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I have a few minutes before my little monster wakes up from his nap....I was in the bathroom reading my Parenting magazine and there was this article that a mom had written about the value of slowing down to your child's pace (because in this modern age, everything seems to be about how quickly we can get things done). She writes, "An hour with a small child can drag like a whole day, and a day

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-10140114735661068962006-09-23T23:00:00.000-07:002006-09-23T23:49:48.446-07:00

BabyLegs are legwarmers for babies. They make diaper changing a cinch and keep your baby's legs warm since you don't have to take any pants off.Since winter is just around the corner, I ordered them for Christian. Aren't they adorable?! And, I think they'll be great for when he's crawling around to protect his precious little knees. The new Double Bag by Yves Saint LaurentFashion Week Daily

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1154460992099384542006-08-01T12:36:00.000-07:002006-08-01T13:08:21.783-07:00

not in the mood to write but i want to keep this blog up so i can look back at it and view pics of christian as he's growing up. I take pics of him and then dump the files onto my computer by month. so without further ado, here are pics from July... btw, Happy 3 months Christian!~Noah and Christian - Playdate #2Playdate #3 - Pardon mah French but, they're so effin cute, it's unfricken

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Dear Christian,You are sleeping right now on mommy and daddy's bed. You seem to love sleeping there - more than your crib. Something about the bed makes you feel more comfortable and relaxed. I'm a little concerned though, that you'll never like sleeping in your crib as much as you like sleeping in our bed. I hope I'm not encouraging a bad habit by letting you sleep there.You exhausted mommy

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1151570093808089652006-06-29T00:50:00.000-07:002006-06-29T15:33:58.650-07:00

Christian had his first playdate on Tuesday. Wasn't much of a playdate though cuz while one was awake, the other would be sleeping. Introducing... Noah and Christian - the 2 cutest little baby boys who are going to be best friends for life and have many humiliating yet cute stories to tell thanks to their crazy moms - from photos of them dressed up as twins to even more incriminating photos of

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Some recent pics of my cutie pie~~

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When I found out I was pregnant with Christian, I just naturally assumed I was going to breastfeed. So during my pregnancy, it didn't occur to me to do research on breastfeeding or join any classes. I thought it'd be pretty easy to do since it's the way God intended us to feed our babies. How hard could it be? Just get the kid to latch onto your boob, hold them there for awhile and when they're

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1148109218911620752006-05-19T22:48:00.000-07:002006-05-20T00:16:20.443-07:00

To be a parent in this day and age is a blessing. There are so many neat baby products being offered nowadays - and discovering them is half the fun!~ I ordered these last week after I got peed on multiple times trying to change Christian's diapers.Pee-Pee TeePees For The Sprinkling Wee-WeeThey're made of 100% cotton so they're washable and reusable. You just place one of these cute little

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1147504316962289912006-05-12T23:14:00.000-07:002006-05-13T00:12:28.983-07:00

Yipee!~ Christian's umbilical cord fell off today. Now he can get a real bath.My mother-in-law has been coming over the past couple of days to make food for me and watch Christian so I can rest and it has helped me so much. Physically, emotionally and mentally. I've been getting the "baby blues"- especially at night when I'm home alone with the baby and it's quiet and dark. Having her around has

suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963658705283154836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27904225.post-1147322675421319152006-05-10T20:21:00.000-07:002006-05-12T00:35:18.890-07:00

I've finally decided to migrate over to a new blog. Xanga was a little too "social" and I wanted a place where I can just dump my thoughts and not be in a circle of xangans writing about their drunken weekend of partying. I guess b/c that part of my life is over now. So... Goodbye Xanga and Hello Blogger!~***********************************************It's been 10 days since I've given birth to

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