Sorry guys, this post is going to be a short one. I just wanted to give everyone the stats from Ari's appt. today. He is perfectly healthy (we sorta already knew that) and ahead of most of the standard developmental milestones, yay! He is 29.75 inches long and weighs 23 pounds. He seems to be maintaining the 50th percentile for height and weight which is pretty perfect.
He woke up this morning with two new teeth and two more right behind them. He also got 4 shots today and a finger prick to test his hemoglobin! Needless to say he's not been a very happy camper... he's woken up screaming twice already, I'm thinking it's going to be a long weekend. Ari has a history of allergic and negative reactions to some of his vaccinations, we're trying to narrow down the trouble makers but it's hard sometimes. We know for sure he's allergic to Pertussis, he spiked a 104 degree fever and cried inconsolably for hours. There seems to be another one that doesn't sit well with him we just haven't put our finger on it yet. I may be missing in action this weekend, I didn't want anyone to worry. We are all totally fine, I just plan on showering my little guy with lots of love and attention this weekend. Hopefully I'll have time to post but if not I hope you all enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Storms a comin'...
I am seriously cracking up!!! The weather people have been on all day warning us about this HUGE winter storm that's coming right for us. Seriously, it's 11 pm and we haven't seen a single snowflake yet but schools are already delayed and closing... can you believe it?! I grew up in Ohio, this "storm" wouldn't have even made the news up there! Supposedly road crews are on call all night for the possible one inch of snow that's predicted. I've not laughed this hard in a few days, at least all of this is good for something!
Today was a pretty typical Wednesday around here. We went to Gymboree this morning, class was super fun as always. There were a lot of toddlers there, I think everyone is finally back from their holiday travels. After class we were walking to the car so we could meet Michelle and Ella over at Eddie's Place for brunch and as Matt is opening the door I look up and see a familiar face! My old roomate from my days as a Flight Attendant, Trevor, is standing in front of our car with his wife and little girl! Trevor was hired as a Pilot the same time as me and we were in training together for two months, then we both ended up based in Akron (along with several other classmates) so we shared a crash pad for two years! He and his wife moved to Charlotte and we've been in the same Gymboree class for months. I didn't even recognize Deanna, you really don't expect people you knew from another state to be in the same baby class as you! It sure is a small world. We're going to get together for dinner soon, their daughter is only about 6 weeks older than Ari!
We were supposed to have Ari's one year check-up today but my car tire has had a slow leak for the past week or so, today the leak was not so slow anymore. Matt took it in for new tires and we moved the appt. to tomorrow! I'll be sure to give you all the fun details of shots, measurments, etc. as soon as we get home. I've been scrapping like mad with the Crop Addict February kit, the gallery will be open on Saturday! Stay tuned to my blog for some sneek peeks later this week, this kit is gorgeous and you won't want to miss it!
Today was a pretty typical Wednesday around here. We went to Gymboree this morning, class was super fun as always. There were a lot of toddlers there, I think everyone is finally back from their holiday travels. After class we were walking to the car so we could meet Michelle and Ella over at Eddie's Place for brunch and as Matt is opening the door I look up and see a familiar face! My old roomate from my days as a Flight Attendant, Trevor, is standing in front of our car with his wife and little girl! Trevor was hired as a Pilot the same time as me and we were in training together for two months, then we both ended up based in Akron (along with several other classmates) so we shared a crash pad for two years! He and his wife moved to Charlotte and we've been in the same Gymboree class for months. I didn't even recognize Deanna, you really don't expect people you knew from another state to be in the same baby class as you! It sure is a small world. We're going to get together for dinner soon, their daughter is only about 6 weeks older than Ari!
We were supposed to have Ari's one year check-up today but my car tire has had a slow leak for the past week or so, today the leak was not so slow anymore. Matt took it in for new tires and we moved the appt. to tomorrow! I'll be sure to give you all the fun details of shots, measurments, etc. as soon as we get home. I've been scrapping like mad with the Crop Addict February kit, the gallery will be open on Saturday! Stay tuned to my blog for some sneek peeks later this week, this kit is gorgeous and you won't want to miss it!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A little more about me
I saw this on Theresa's blog and thought I'd put it here, more for myself and reflection of my life but I thought some of you may like to hear about the past year of my life. If you get bored feel free to skip to the end, there's a cute video of Ari being his usual mischevious self.
1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? Bought our first house!
2. What are your New Years Resolutions? I don't make resolutions...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth in 2007? I wasn't close to her at the time but my great new friend Michelle had Ella on Jan. 19, 2007
4. Did anyone close to you die. My cat, Kira
5. What countries did you visit? Er, sadly none. It's hard to travel to another country with a newborn!
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? More time with my brother (he's in Korea until May 2008)
7. What date(s) in 2007 will remain etched in your memory and why? Dates don't really etch in my memory, probably the only actual date I'll remember is June 29, the day we closed on our house. Oh, and Oct. 10 was the day of my car accident.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Although Ari was technically born in 2006 I consider becoming a mother my greatest achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure? I don't think I failed in any way.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury? Injury to my back from the car accident I was in. No major illness thank goodness!
11. What was the best thing someone bought you? Technically Matt bought us a house (he's the one that brings home the bacon after all!)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Matt's for being an amazing father, Dick and Sharon's for being fantastic parents and grandparents, my dad's for always being there no matter what I need and last but not least Brian for being the best Uncle Ari has!!
13. Whose behavior appalled and depressed you? Appalled, but not depressed (never again) and the continued poor behavior of Kathie and her family.
14. Where did most of your money go? The new house by far...
15. What did you get really, really excited about? The house and making the Crop Addict Design Team!!
16. What song(s) reminds you of 2007? Bubbly by Colbie Calliat and any childrens songs that become perpetually stuck in my head from Gymboree...
17. Compared to last year are you...
a.) Happier or Sadder? Happier, much!
b.) Thinner or Fatter? Thinner (I had a baby, duh)
c.) Richer or Poorer? About the same...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Taken more time for myself
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Second guessed the decisions and choices I've made, no matter how much I analyze I always realize I made the right choice!
20. How did you spend Christmas? Ari and I had lunch at Michelle's since Matt was working, we had our family Christmas the next morning. It was perfect!
21. Did you fall in love? I fall in love with my husband and son every day!
22. How many one night stands did you have? Are you serious, I'm happily married!
23. What was your favorite TV program? One Tree Hill, ER, Criminal Minds
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't this time last year? Hate is a strong word; hating someone takes just as much energy and effort as loving someone. There is no one worth hating. There are certain people that will not be a part of my life anymore, I honestly don't feel anything towards them.
25. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter #7
26. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? I spent the day with Matt and Ari, I turned 25 (WooHoo, I can rent a car now!!)
27. What was your best musical discovery? Hmm, I don't know...
28. What did you want and get? I wanted a house to raise our son in and we got it!
29. What was your favorite film of the year? There were good films this year??
30. What did you want and not get? Nothing that I can think of.
31. What one thing would've made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Having Matt home more often.
32. How would you describe your fashion concept for 2007? If I make it out of my jammies I'm doing very well!
33. What kept you sane? Scrapbooking
34. Which celebrity or public figure did you admire most? I don't admire celebrities.
35. What political issue stirred you most? I'd rather not say, too many people judge you based on the wrong things, politics included.
36. Who do you miss? Brian (my brother) and the Remley family (I wish we lived closer)
37. Who was the best new person you met? Michelle and Ella!!!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned. Trust your instincts, don't be too trusting of others, stand up for what you believe in, do not let people take advantage of your kindness and generosity, no one is worth crying over (if they were worth it you wouldn't be crying in the first place)
39. Quote a song line that defines your year. Er, I can't think of any...
Last but by far not least, if you are still here after all of that you totally deserve to see this hilarious video of Ari. He is such a little "destructor"!! He took the top of his Chicco toy table (it comes off), flipped it upside down, pushed it across the room to the sofa and, well, you'll see...
I tell you, we cannot turn our backs for a minute. Just when you think the house is baby-proof the baby proves you wrong! Have a great night!
1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? Bought our first house!
2. What are your New Years Resolutions? I don't make resolutions...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth in 2007? I wasn't close to her at the time but my great new friend Michelle had Ella on Jan. 19, 2007
4. Did anyone close to you die. My cat, Kira
5. What countries did you visit? Er, sadly none. It's hard to travel to another country with a newborn!
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? More time with my brother (he's in Korea until May 2008)
7. What date(s) in 2007 will remain etched in your memory and why? Dates don't really etch in my memory, probably the only actual date I'll remember is June 29, the day we closed on our house. Oh, and Oct. 10 was the day of my car accident.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Although Ari was technically born in 2006 I consider becoming a mother my greatest achievement.
9. What was your biggest failure? I don't think I failed in any way.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury? Injury to my back from the car accident I was in. No major illness thank goodness!
11. What was the best thing someone bought you? Technically Matt bought us a house (he's the one that brings home the bacon after all!)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Matt's for being an amazing father, Dick and Sharon's for being fantastic parents and grandparents, my dad's for always being there no matter what I need and last but not least Brian for being the best Uncle Ari has!!
13. Whose behavior appalled and depressed you? Appalled, but not depressed (never again) and the continued poor behavior of Kathie and her family.
14. Where did most of your money go? The new house by far...
15. What did you get really, really excited about? The house and making the Crop Addict Design Team!!
16. What song(s) reminds you of 2007? Bubbly by Colbie Calliat and any childrens songs that become perpetually stuck in my head from Gymboree...
17. Compared to last year are you...
a.) Happier or Sadder? Happier, much!
b.) Thinner or Fatter? Thinner (I had a baby, duh)
c.) Richer or Poorer? About the same...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Taken more time for myself
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Second guessed the decisions and choices I've made, no matter how much I analyze I always realize I made the right choice!
20. How did you spend Christmas? Ari and I had lunch at Michelle's since Matt was working, we had our family Christmas the next morning. It was perfect!
21. Did you fall in love? I fall in love with my husband and son every day!
22. How many one night stands did you have? Are you serious, I'm happily married!
23. What was your favorite TV program? One Tree Hill, ER, Criminal Minds
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't this time last year? Hate is a strong word; hating someone takes just as much energy and effort as loving someone. There is no one worth hating. There are certain people that will not be a part of my life anymore, I honestly don't feel anything towards them.
25. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter #7
26. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? I spent the day with Matt and Ari, I turned 25 (WooHoo, I can rent a car now!!)
27. What was your best musical discovery? Hmm, I don't know...
28. What did you want and get? I wanted a house to raise our son in and we got it!
29. What was your favorite film of the year? There were good films this year??
30. What did you want and not get? Nothing that I can think of.
31. What one thing would've made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Having Matt home more often.
32. How would you describe your fashion concept for 2007? If I make it out of my jammies I'm doing very well!
33. What kept you sane? Scrapbooking
34. Which celebrity or public figure did you admire most? I don't admire celebrities.
35. What political issue stirred you most? I'd rather not say, too many people judge you based on the wrong things, politics included.
36. Who do you miss? Brian (my brother) and the Remley family (I wish we lived closer)
37. Who was the best new person you met? Michelle and Ella!!!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned. Trust your instincts, don't be too trusting of others, stand up for what you believe in, do not let people take advantage of your kindness and generosity, no one is worth crying over (if they were worth it you wouldn't be crying in the first place)
39. Quote a song line that defines your year. Er, I can't think of any...
Last but by far not least, if you are still here after all of that you totally deserve to see this hilarious video of Ari. He is such a little "destructor"!! He took the top of his Chicco toy table (it comes off), flipped it upside down, pushed it across the room to the sofa and, well, you'll see...
I tell you, we cannot turn our backs for a minute. Just when you think the house is baby-proof the baby proves you wrong! Have a great night!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Quick Update
We had a better day today (aside from the fact that I woke up with a nasty head cold)! Ari slept 13 hours last night waking at 8 this morning. We had waffles and yogurt for breakfast at 8:30 and at 9 he had his sippy cup of whole milk which he drank nearly the entire thing (about 7 ounces I think). I put him down for a nap at 9:30 and he went right to sleep until 11:30. We got up and came downstairs to play until lunch at 12:30. He had an entire jar of sweet potatos, some animal graham crackers and a few cheese crackers (first time, I had to trick him but it worked). After lunch we played until about 1:15 and he took another nap until 3. When he woke up from his nap he had another cup of milk which he drank all of them we took a quick trip to Target to pick up the things we didn't get yesterday. We came home and played until 5 and then Ari had dinner. He ate an entire jar of strawberries & bananas, a bag of fig newton minis and some graham crackers. He drank water from an open cup only spilling a tiny bit on his shirt! He had a little more milk too. We're playing now since Matt's due home any minute then it's bath and bed by 7 pm. I think we may give him a bottle before bed, I'm still undecided... I'll let you know how it goes.
Oh, and he only threw food at me once, a big improvement over the last few days. We'll see how he does tomorrow but hopefully he realizes the throwing is bad!
Oh, and he only threw food at me once, a big improvement over the last few days. We'll see how he does tomorrow but hopefully he realizes the throwing is bad!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
I forgot to mention this earlier... a good friend of mine is in dire need of some help. It seems her sock monkey is without a name, such a tragedy! The poor guy (the sock, not Rachel) is sorta depressed because people keep calling him "hey, sock" and is requesting that he be given a name immediately! If you can help Rachel would greatly appreciate it, she thanks you in advance! Just go HERE to offer your opinion!
Thanks ;)
Thanks ;)
101 Posts and a little shop therapy
Wow, can you believe this is my 101st post! Congratulations me!! Anyway, it's been a long day, I'm ready to dive into my new scrap stash and forget about my worries. Ari slept until 8 this morning, we've been having food battles all day but I'm over it. He'll eat when he's hungry, all I can do is have healthy food available to him when he's ready. We met Michelle and Ella at Target (OK, the Starbucks in Target) to run a few errands, we stopped at AC Moore since they had 40% off their "entire" stock of scrapbook embellishements. OK, for those of you that aren't well versed in scrappers terminology~ embellishements are all the extra little things that you put on the pages to give it oomph and style such as brads, eyelets (mini grommets for the guys out there), ribbon, alphabet letters, flowers, stickers and so on. Now that we're clear on that... someone needs to tell AC Moore that that's what embellishements are, and when you advertise that your ENTIRE stock of embellies are on sale you need to include more than one little part of one aisle of stuff. It was a little disappointing but I guess it's better since I didn't spend as much money.
While we were there Ari decided to start throwing everything in his reach. He even hit another lady that was shopping with his puff container! I was mortified, he was such a bad kid today. We're going to have to put a stop to that behavior pretty quickly, I just wish everyone around you didn't look at you like your an unfit mother for telling your child "No". Can't a girl catch a break around here?
After shopping we had lunch at Panera, SO YUM! I haven't been to Panera in quite a while, it was nice. Michelle and I had a chance to sit down and talk, it was really nice. She's the best friend, I love her! Ella was really good today, jabbering away in her stroller and eating peanut butter and jelly for the first time. It was so cute, she kept making funny faces, so adorable!
We came home, Ari refused to nap and wouldn't eat much of his dinner either. I think starting tomorrow we're going to eliminate his bottle during the day. I've been wanting to wean him off since he's one and drinking whole milk, this is the perfect opportunity. Hopefully it'll get him eating more "food" instead of filling up on formula. Sharon told me months ago I needed to do it, I was afraid he wouldn't be getting the nutrients he needed but the only way to find out is to try.
Anyway, that's enough rambling... After Ari went to bed I was actually extremely productive. I watched three movies back to back, The Waitress starring Keri Russell; it was alright, I'd heard it was awesome and I think my hopes were a little too high, it wasn't as great as I was expecting. Then it was I'm Reed Fish starring Alexis Bledel (from Gilmore Girls, my favorite show evah) which was really good. I didn't have any expectations since I'd never even heard of it but it was really good, well written and the soundtrack was amazing. Last but not least, Carolina Moon with Claire Forlani and Oliver Hudson (total hottie, by the way) and it was AMAZING! SO much better than I thought, I picked it because the cast was pretty good and I'm going to watch it again tonight. While I watched I got TONS of scrapping done, most of which I cannot share yet. Stay tuned though, sneek peeks are coming later this week. Here's my January calendar, I finished it last night as well.
Well, I'm off to put Ari to bed, he's starting to fall over while standing and walking so I better put lay him down before he hurts himself. Later gators...
While we were there Ari decided to start throwing everything in his reach. He even hit another lady that was shopping with his puff container! I was mortified, he was such a bad kid today. We're going to have to put a stop to that behavior pretty quickly, I just wish everyone around you didn't look at you like your an unfit mother for telling your child "No". Can't a girl catch a break around here?
After shopping we had lunch at Panera, SO YUM! I haven't been to Panera in quite a while, it was nice. Michelle and I had a chance to sit down and talk, it was really nice. She's the best friend, I love her! Ella was really good today, jabbering away in her stroller and eating peanut butter and jelly for the first time. It was so cute, she kept making funny faces, so adorable!
We came home, Ari refused to nap and wouldn't eat much of his dinner either. I think starting tomorrow we're going to eliminate his bottle during the day. I've been wanting to wean him off since he's one and drinking whole milk, this is the perfect opportunity. Hopefully it'll get him eating more "food" instead of filling up on formula. Sharon told me months ago I needed to do it, I was afraid he wouldn't be getting the nutrients he needed but the only way to find out is to try.
Anyway, that's enough rambling... After Ari went to bed I was actually extremely productive. I watched three movies back to back, The Waitress starring Keri Russell; it was alright, I'd heard it was awesome and I think my hopes were a little too high, it wasn't as great as I was expecting. Then it was I'm Reed Fish starring Alexis Bledel (from Gilmore Girls, my favorite show evah) which was really good. I didn't have any expectations since I'd never even heard of it but it was really good, well written and the soundtrack was amazing. Last but not least, Carolina Moon with Claire Forlani and Oliver Hudson (total hottie, by the way) and it was AMAZING! SO much better than I thought, I picked it because the cast was pretty good and I'm going to watch it again tonight. While I watched I got TONS of scrapping done, most of which I cannot share yet. Stay tuned though, sneek peeks are coming later this week. Here's my January calendar, I finished it last night as well.
Well, I'm off to put Ari to bed, he's starting to fall over while standing and walking so I better put lay him down before he hurts himself. Later gators...
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Laws of Nature
Every great day has to be followed by one that's totally horrible, right? At least that's how it seems in my house... Ari's been a total pain all day, whining about everything! I know he's only one but enough is enough, he's throwing full blown tantrums dropping to the floor flailing about (because I wouldn't let him play with our phone, last time he called my brother at 4 in the morning his time) screaming at the top of his lungs. He only ate half his breakfast, no lunch and he threw his dinner all over me and the wall. Nice. Granted, I think he may be feeling a little yuck (he had a pretty bad diaper today) but is it necessary to throw food halfway across a room just because you don't want it? So, all he's had today is half a yogurt, his bottles and some puffs. I tried to feed him peaches for dinner which are his favorite just so he would have something in his little belly; as soon as I pulled the spoon out of his mouth he proceeded to stick his entire fist in his mouth, scoop all the peaches out and throw them at my face. It's only 6 pm... I have another hour of this.
I think I'm going to go to the Starbucks drive through, maybe he'll fall asleep in the car and I can give my ears and nerves a break. Wish me luck.
****Update*****
It's now midnight, Ari wouldn't eat any dinner other than puffs, he did take his bottle though. I gave him a bath and he went to bed at 7 (his usual time). He woke up about 20 minutes ago, crying. I checked on him, he's still crying. This is the 5th night in a row he's woken at midnight... I think, I've sort of lost count. I'm ready to pull my hair out, I feel like such a horrible mother sometimes. Do I give him a bottle? I'm getting real sick of having him wake throughout the night, he's a year old! I can't blame it on teething because it's been going on way too long. HELP!!! He's pretty much just protesting now, not really crying but just sort of yelling and shaking his crib (he's really good at that, he knows how to mash it into the wall so we come running to make sure he's not tipped over). I think he may be near the end of this little fit, from now on I'm not even going to go in his room in the first place, it only seems to make things worse. Sheesh, does anyone want a job as a nanny?? We have a spare room...
I'm sure you're all pretty sick of hearing about it, but I need to get it out and Matt's not here. Two more days...
I think I'm going to go to the Starbucks drive through, maybe he'll fall asleep in the car and I can give my ears and nerves a break. Wish me luck.
****Update*****
It's now midnight, Ari wouldn't eat any dinner other than puffs, he did take his bottle though. I gave him a bath and he went to bed at 7 (his usual time). He woke up about 20 minutes ago, crying. I checked on him, he's still crying. This is the 5th night in a row he's woken at midnight... I think, I've sort of lost count. I'm ready to pull my hair out, I feel like such a horrible mother sometimes. Do I give him a bottle? I'm getting real sick of having him wake throughout the night, he's a year old! I can't blame it on teething because it's been going on way too long. HELP!!! He's pretty much just protesting now, not really crying but just sort of yelling and shaking his crib (he's really good at that, he knows how to mash it into the wall so we come running to make sure he's not tipped over). I think he may be near the end of this little fit, from now on I'm not even going to go in his room in the first place, it only seems to make things worse. Sheesh, does anyone want a job as a nanny?? We have a spare room...
I'm sure you're all pretty sick of hearing about it, but I need to get it out and Matt's not here. Two more days...
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