What's new? Hmm, it has been confirmed that one molar on each side, both top and bottom (that's four molars in total) has broken through the gumline in Noah's poor little mouth. And, of course, this all had to commence last week while Matt was out of town. Yep. So that's that.
I had a prenatal checkup yesterday afternoon. Nothing too exciting happened! The baby's heart rate was in the 140's. I'm pretty sure I gained like eight pounds, bahaha! Well, I think I did lose a little bit in my first tri, too, so that had to be made up. Yeah. That's what I'm going to use as my excuse. ;)
My next appointment will include the lovely glucola beverage for my gestational diabetes test. I had a chiro appointment today, also. Apparently, my joints are loosening up and I've improved greatly since my first visit! I will go once next week and then probably go down to once a month or once every two weeks after that. I think once every two weeks would be good because the massage table and adjustment feels so nice!
Here's something: I fixed a leaky pipe under our sink tonight! I'm such a handywoman.
So I had the day off for Veterans Day today... greatly needed! I took Noah to daycare this morning and then took a nice three-hour nap. I can't believe I slept that long but yes I definitely woke up at 12:30, lol. The only productive things I accomplished were grocery shopping (milk, Frosted Flakes, trash bags, chicken nuggets and ketchup, if that counts as grocery shopping), laundry and fixing a leaky pipe under the sink.
Mmm, speaking of Frosted Flakes, Tony the Tiger is calling my name.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
hey, big spender. make that saver.
I went to Belk's "early bird" (I'm like an old person) sale this morning at 7:00am. I was kind of debating whether or not I should go but Noah woke me up at 6:11 and I was about to get back into bed to sleep a little more (until Noah for sure woke up) but I thought to myself, "Well, I don't want to go later and have everything that I want be gone because then it would be pointless to even go at all." So then I turned the shower on and decided that I was just going to go as a greaseball in a hoodie instead so then I turned the shower back off, brushed my teeth, got dressed, wiped the excess/smudged eyeliner from beneath my eyes (because I don't wash my face at night unelss I take a shower... which I didn't = MAJOR greaseball), fed Noah, told Matt he was going to "babysit" and off I went.
So I got some pretty great gifts (at least I think so) for some family members and a ton of new clothes for Noah (he made out the best in all this). I spent $150 but... I SAVED $175. Wow... I just impress myself sometimes. I got $325 worth of merch for over 50% less. Woohoo! Sorry, I just had to ... brag a little.
Oh, how about this? When I was changing Noah's diaper this morning, he took off naked (as usual) when I finished wiping him off and he starts peeing on the carpet (pretty typical). I swiftly pick him up and take him to the potty so he could finish peeing there. Well, I've noticed lately that he likes to play with his pee stream... not the most tidy hobby I've ever seen. THEN later on I put him back on the toilet after a nap and he sat there for a good five minutes, no activity occurring. He starts trying to scoot off the seat so I take him down and go to grab a new diaper. In the meantime, he just pees on the bathroom floor. So that's two floor pees in one day... I think that might be a record. Lots of pee adventures today. I just thought I would share.
I also finally have some evidence that all of Noah's devilish behavior lately has been a direct result of... teething (molars). I SAW one today! Thank the Lord. It's about time I see some fricking progress. At least then I know that that's one less molar he has to cut. Ugh!
So I got some pretty great gifts (at least I think so) for some family members and a ton of new clothes for Noah (he made out the best in all this). I spent $150 but... I SAVED $175. Wow... I just impress myself sometimes. I got $325 worth of merch for over 50% less. Woohoo! Sorry, I just had to ... brag a little.
Oh, how about this? When I was changing Noah's diaper this morning, he took off naked (as usual) when I finished wiping him off and he starts peeing on the carpet (pretty typical). I swiftly pick him up and take him to the potty so he could finish peeing there. Well, I've noticed lately that he likes to play with his pee stream... not the most tidy hobby I've ever seen. THEN later on I put him back on the toilet after a nap and he sat there for a good five minutes, no activity occurring. He starts trying to scoot off the seat so I take him down and go to grab a new diaper. In the meantime, he just pees on the bathroom floor. So that's two floor pees in one day... I think that might be a record. Lots of pee adventures today. I just thought I would share.
I also finally have some evidence that all of Noah's devilish behavior lately has been a direct result of... teething (molars). I SAW one today! Thank the Lord. It's about time I see some fricking progress. At least then I know that that's one less molar he has to cut. Ugh!
Friday, November 5, 2010
crazy dream.
I dreamt that I gave birth and was really hoping it was a girl... but Matt announced it was a boy... but then was like "Wait, I can't tell," LOL! And we couldn't figure out if we just had a boy or a girl. Pretty funny if you ask me. I would love to have a girl but the thought scares me a little bit. Plus, I feel like another boy would be so great for Noah! I'm torn! I hate it when people ask me if I prefer a boy or a girl.
Okay, and I really hate venting but I just have to get this off my chest. What kind of a person would publicly admit that they put in earplugs while letting their babies CIO? HONESTLY?! I mean, I don't know if it can get anymore selfish than that. Please don't divulge your terrible advice out to others when it involves blatantly neglecting your children. Kthxbai. /vent
Okay, and I really hate venting but I just have to get this off my chest. What kind of a person would publicly admit that they put in earplugs while letting their babies CIO? HONESTLY?! I mean, I don't know if it can get anymore selfish than that. Please don't divulge your terrible advice out to others when it involves blatantly neglecting your children. Kthxbai. /vent
Monday, November 1, 2010
Sicky-Pooh
Daycare called me at work this morning to let me know that Noah was running a fever. It was at 101.1 there and I checked it at home right before he took a nap and it was 102.6. Now he is snoozing and if it hasn't gone down when he wakes up, we'll have to administer some good ol' acetominophen (Triaminic). And what perfect timing because Matt is out of town until Friday... so I'm Noah's sole caregiver this week, which means I can't go to work if he's sick~!
I also set up my first chiro appointment for tomorrow afternoon so I'm hoping Noah's fever miraculously diminishes by about 2:00 and stays gone so I can go to that. I'm really looking forward to seeing a chiro regularly for the second half of my pregnancy! It can really help to open up the pelvis and just getting regular adjustments helps your body stay in balance as the belly expands and puts pressure on the spine.
Noah's second Halloween was fun... we attempted to trick-or-treat at one house across the street but she wasn't home so that was a big fat fail. Noah was pretty pissed about that. Maybe next year he will have a better understanding of trick-or-treating and we can actually go around the neighborhood a little bit. :) He was Winnie the Pooh and it was oh so cute! If we have a boy for the next one, then he can be Winnie the Pooh next year... the costume might be a little big but it could be so adorable! I also ordered this cute pumpkin-shaped trick-or-treat bag from PBK and it has Noah's name embroidered on it (see above).
Noah has been bringing home so much artwork lately, I don't know what to do with all of it! He made a bumblebee and a pumpkin out of paper plates, a footprint ghost and a button monster. It's the cutest stuff ever; I just don't see how I am going to store it all but I better get it figured out soon! I guess I can Google something I can use to start keeping all his masterpieces in.
I just finished roasting the rest of the pumpkin seeds we obtained yesterday... yummy! Our pumpkins turned out quite cute, too. Anyway, I think I'm done blogging for now. By the way, I'm about halfway through this pregnancy already! I can hardly believe it myself.
Monday, October 25, 2010
copy: Noah's one-year checkup.
(I accidentally posted this on my old blog first...)
The big man is weighing in at 25 lbs... and I don't know what his height was since I didn't take him to the appointment and Matt doesn't remember. Anyway, new vaccines this time! We actually had them delayed because Noah was already down with a cold and the MMR vaccine is a live virus. So he will be going in this Friday for his ProQuad shot (assuming that's what they use... the MMR/varicella combo). I am having his Hep A vax delayed until he is two years old. That was actually the old recommendation... and then it changed for whatever reason. Oh, and he'll also receive his flu shot if they have them in... as long as it's the mercury-free (trace amounts, really) kind.
ALSO... apparently, Noah has an iron deficiency. They "like to see it at 10.5" and his was at a 10.1. So they instructed me to buy some iron supplement drops and give him one dropperful three times a day. So I found some at Babies R Us... uhh, excuse me? That's 10mg of iron in one dose (that is, one dropperful)... 100% of his daily value of iron. Did you know that iron overdose is one of the leading causes of death in children under six? Do you really think I'm going to give him 30mg of iron (that's the recommended amount for a PREGNANT woman) per day? No. I don't think so. Lesson learned here... trust your instincts. Doctors don't always know everything. By the way, that iron supp turned his poop almost black... it was pretty gross.
Now, obviously this is the most appropriate time to talk about food. I was looking to make some cheesy potato casserole last night and the recipe called for some cream of chicken soup. In my miniscule attempts to lead a pure and healthy lifestyle, I thought, "Why don't I make my own cream of chicken soup from scratch?" So I did. And it was awesome. The recipe made about two cans' worth so I used half and froze the other half. And this recipe was WAY easy. It smelled divine and looked just like the picture when I finished. http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_cream_chicken_soup
And the potato casserole turned out flawless. I also used fresh potatoes instead of frozen potatoes (the recipe called for frozen).
Now let's back up to Saturday. I decided that Saturday was the day to participate in some Halloween activities so we headed to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins and strolled around so Noah could look at all the animals. It was a little more exciting than last year when he was not even two months old and had no clue what was going on. I am sure next year will be even more fun. After that, we went to Babies R Us and bought Noah his Halloween costume that he will wear to the fall festival at Childtime this Friday (and also on Halloween). He is Winnie the Pooh! I had him wear the costume yesterday morning and it was so adorable.
Well, I will leave you with a random thought I had this morning. Are there certain things that you would get busted for as a kid but love to do as an adult just because you can? I chuckle to myself (in my head) every time I find that we have at least three boxes of cereal open at a time because I'm pretty sure my parents never liked us to have too many boxes of cereal open at one time. I love it when we have like five boxes of cereal open just because there's no one to scold us for doing so... hah! Love it.
The big man is weighing in at 25 lbs... and I don't know what his height was since I didn't take him to the appointment and Matt doesn't remember. Anyway, new vaccines this time! We actually had them delayed because Noah was already down with a cold and the MMR vaccine is a live virus. So he will be going in this Friday for his ProQuad shot (assuming that's what they use... the MMR/varicella combo). I am having his Hep A vax delayed until he is two years old. That was actually the old recommendation... and then it changed for whatever reason. Oh, and he'll also receive his flu shot if they have them in... as long as it's the mercury-free (trace amounts, really) kind.
ALSO... apparently, Noah has an iron deficiency. They "like to see it at 10.5" and his was at a 10.1. So they instructed me to buy some iron supplement drops and give him one dropperful three times a day. So I found some at Babies R Us... uhh, excuse me? That's 10mg of iron in one dose (that is, one dropperful)... 100% of his daily value of iron. Did you know that iron overdose is one of the leading causes of death in children under six? Do you really think I'm going to give him 30mg of iron (that's the recommended amount for a PREGNANT woman) per day? No. I don't think so. Lesson learned here... trust your instincts. Doctors don't always know everything. By the way, that iron supp turned his poop almost black... it was pretty gross.
Now, obviously this is the most appropriate time to talk about food. I was looking to make some cheesy potato casserole last night and the recipe called for some cream of chicken soup. In my miniscule attempts to lead a pure and healthy lifestyle, I thought, "Why don't I make my own cream of chicken soup from scratch?" So I did. And it was awesome. The recipe made about two cans' worth so I used half and froze the other half. And this recipe was WAY easy. It smelled divine and looked just like the picture when I finished. http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_cream_chicken_soup
And the potato casserole turned out flawless. I also used fresh potatoes instead of frozen potatoes (the recipe called for frozen).
Now let's back up to Saturday. I decided that Saturday was the day to participate in some Halloween activities so we headed to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins and strolled around so Noah could look at all the animals. It was a little more exciting than last year when he was not even two months old and had no clue what was going on. I am sure next year will be even more fun. After that, we went to Babies R Us and bought Noah his Halloween costume that he will wear to the fall festival at Childtime this Friday (and also on Halloween). He is Winnie the Pooh! I had him wear the costume yesterday morning and it was so adorable.
Well, I will leave you with a random thought I had this morning. Are there certain things that you would get busted for as a kid but love to do as an adult just because you can? I chuckle to myself (in my head) every time I find that we have at least three boxes of cereal open at a time because I'm pretty sure my parents never liked us to have too many boxes of cereal open at one time. I love it when we have like five boxes of cereal open just because there's no one to scold us for doing so... hah! Love it.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
names.
Matt and I had a chance on Friday afternoon to hold a name conference. My list has been greatly whittled down to eight names! I guess that's a good thing. Only one of those is a boy name though, lol. So right now we have:
Adalyn (American; noble),
Ariella (Hebrew; lioness of God),
Lilah (Persian; lilac tree),
Matilda (English; battle strength),
Khloe (Greek; verdant & blooming),
Isla (Scottish; island)
and Evangeline (English; messenger of good news) for the girls.
The lone boy name is Emery (English; work ruler).
I am stumped for potential middle names so if you have any suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment! It can't be one syllable. That's my only strict stipulation because our last name (Hales) is one syllable... but if you think you have the greatest one syllable middle name EVER, I will at least consider possibly thinking about it.
What are my favorites, you ask? Well, obviously I don't have much of a choice about my favorite boy name right now... so it's Emery. And my favorite girl name could change, depending on what kinds of middle name possibilities I can come up with but right now, by themselves, I'm going to have to say Evangeline and Isla for the girl names.... maybe even Lilah, too.
Wait. I lied... I do have a couple of middle name ideas. Emery Nolan being one of them (Nolan is a surname from Matt's side of the family). I also thought of Evangeline Sophia. Sophia is not a family name (that I know of) but it kind of has a nice ring to it. Also, Khloe Marcella. I found Marcella on Matt's family tree... it was his great-grandmother's middle name. Matilda Colette... my maiden name is Cole so I would love to use Colette as a middle name for a girl but it doesn't flow well with many of the names we have right now. I think that's about all I have.
Adalyn (American; noble),
Ariella (Hebrew; lioness of God),
Lilah (Persian; lilac tree),
Matilda (English; battle strength),
Khloe (Greek; verdant & blooming),
Isla (Scottish; island)
and Evangeline (English; messenger of good news) for the girls.
The lone boy name is Emery (English; work ruler).
I am stumped for potential middle names so if you have any suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment! It can't be one syllable. That's my only strict stipulation because our last name (Hales) is one syllable... but if you think you have the greatest one syllable middle name EVER, I will at least consider possibly thinking about it.
What are my favorites, you ask? Well, obviously I don't have much of a choice about my favorite boy name right now... so it's Emery. And my favorite girl name could change, depending on what kinds of middle name possibilities I can come up with but right now, by themselves, I'm going to have to say Evangeline and Isla for the girl names.... maybe even Lilah, too.
Wait. I lied... I do have a couple of middle name ideas. Emery Nolan being one of them (Nolan is a surname from Matt's side of the family). I also thought of Evangeline Sophia. Sophia is not a family name (that I know of) but it kind of has a nice ring to it. Also, Khloe Marcella. I found Marcella on Matt's family tree... it was his great-grandmother's middle name. Matilda Colette... my maiden name is Cole so I would love to use Colette as a middle name for a girl but it doesn't flow well with many of the names we have right now. I think that's about all I have.
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