Ok so Liem is officially 6 months old! Yay! Well because of this Liem must go to his 6 month baby appointment. So yesterday, we went. Let me tell you, I used to get mad when I had to wait at my OB appointments, but I kind of understood because he was in a big city with LOTS of patients, but yesterday took the cake. Liem's appointment was at 10:00 am. Me, being paranoid about being late all the time, I left and got there at like 9:45. So... We got there and I checked in. So we waited, and watched 5 sets of people come check in, go back, whatever. And we waited, and we waited...till 10:45! Seriously, I know that doesn't seem long but with a 6 month old, way too long. My appointment was at 10, and I showed up on time. THATS THE POINT OF AN APPOINTMENT! So ok, we went back. And of course we got asked a couple question then waited AGAIN for the Student doctor and finally she came back. She asked me a whole bunch of questions and DIDN'T tell me why or what I should be doing. Thats your job. To teach me the proper things my son should be eating, how much and what to be doing to keep him healthy! But NO, you just shot me dirty looks and gave me remark instead of telling me anything of use. I was so upset. So then, I had to wait again for the actual doctor to come and she gave me some snotty remarks about the juice I have been giving him. I haven't even given him that much juice. I water it down ALOT so yeah jerk lady! I was like come on, don't be rude, tell me what I should be doing. Anywho, then I WAITED AGAIN for a nurse to come and give Liem his shots, and she just did it all quicklike and Liem was not happy. So what time did I finally leave? 12! 12 o clock. I got there at 9:45 and left at Noon! Not to mention that Liem had run out of juice by then so he was freaking out. So I have switched pediatricians. I called this morning and got a new one and cancelled our appointments, and the lady asked when I would like to reschedule, and I said, I would not like to, she asked why and I told her I was unhappy with my appointment there and I don't want to come back. So I guess they told the doctor and she called me today to ask what went wrong and everything and I told her. That place is way too unorganized and I felt uncomfortable there. Sam pays good money for our awesome insurance, and if we get to go wherever we want that accepts it we are going to find an office that knows what they are doing and we don't get pushed aside. Ahh. Vent complete.
Moving on, I am starting my new job waitressing tonight which I have NEVER done! I am so excited because I mean I have waitressed, but not as a sole job. I had to when I was a manager. I am a little scared but also mostly excited. I have always wanted to be a waitress, especially at this nice of a restaurant. I get to socialize and meet new people. Fun stuff. Well I am off!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Liem's First Tooth and Sickness
So Liem has officially in the time between this blog and the last one had a couple of firsts. One is his first tooth is coming in! It is the front one, and the one next to it is coming in just a little behind that one. This means he has been spitting a lot! I think I am going to have to keep a bib on him 24/7 because the spit is just so abundant. He has also had and is just now getting over his first cold. Because he is so small I can't do anything about it but I did get a vaporizer, even though he could take medicine I wanted to make him comfy. I also had to lift the head of his mattress a little so his head was elevated, which ended up just making him roll down the bed...lol. He is still sitting up and having fun doing that. He is so good at sitting now, that I swear one of these times he is just going to crawl away! But I want that to take a while hopefully. I mean I want him to crawl because I can tell he wants to, but then I have more to worry about. For now he can just bounce in his jumperoo and have fun with that!
So lets see what else has happened? Halloween, play group and a birthday party! Oh and I have officially turned 21. Play Group is a new thing we are getting into. There is this family connection place and I take him every week to play with other kids. He can't do much yet, but I get to see him play with new toys and I am meeting other moms. Its refreshing and when he does crawl it will be good because he can just run around there and have plenty of kids and things to play with. Right now he doesn't have many toys, just things. Like the swing, jumperoo and playmat, other than that he has about 2 toys. But this is all ok because Christmas is coming up, which of course he doesn't realize is going to be spoil central for him! So at play group Wednesday there was a Halloween Party, which I think he was a little overwhelmed with. There were a lot of kids dressed funny and I think he just wanted to stay with me. But on Halloween he wore his Bat costume and looked adorable. He didn't go trick or treating because well, he doesn't eat candy, but we did get 4 trick or treaters! Then yesterday we went to a birthday party for a little girl we met at play group. I feel better that we are socializing. I want to meet more people and have a little network here. I think I am doing ok. I think next week I am going to go out and see if I can find a bartending job maybe. That would be fun. If anyone lets me do it! Well yeah birthday party! This little girl is so cute. Her name is Eliza and she even gave Liem kisses! We let Liem try some of the frosting and ice cream cake to see if he liked it, but he isn't supposed to have cows milk till after he is one, but we figured a tiny bit wouldn't hurt. He was surprised by the coldness of the ice cream! It was cute. I wish I would have bought my camera.
Well heres just a little pics for you all...
So lets see what else has happened? Halloween, play group and a birthday party! Oh and I have officially turned 21. Play Group is a new thing we are getting into. There is this family connection place and I take him every week to play with other kids. He can't do much yet, but I get to see him play with new toys and I am meeting other moms. Its refreshing and when he does crawl it will be good because he can just run around there and have plenty of kids and things to play with. Right now he doesn't have many toys, just things. Like the swing, jumperoo and playmat, other than that he has about 2 toys. But this is all ok because Christmas is coming up, which of course he doesn't realize is going to be spoil central for him! So at play group Wednesday there was a Halloween Party, which I think he was a little overwhelmed with. There were a lot of kids dressed funny and I think he just wanted to stay with me. But on Halloween he wore his Bat costume and looked adorable. He didn't go trick or treating because well, he doesn't eat candy, but we did get 4 trick or treaters! Then yesterday we went to a birthday party for a little girl we met at play group. I feel better that we are socializing. I want to meet more people and have a little network here. I think I am doing ok. I think next week I am going to go out and see if I can find a bartending job maybe. That would be fun. If anyone lets me do it! Well yeah birthday party! This little girl is so cute. Her name is Eliza and she even gave Liem kisses! We let Liem try some of the frosting and ice cream cake to see if he liked it, but he isn't supposed to have cows milk till after he is one, but we figured a tiny bit wouldn't hurt. He was surprised by the coldness of the ice cream! It was cute. I wish I would have bought my camera.
Well heres just a little pics for you all...
Friday, October 10, 2008
Birthdays...and Randomness
Being a stay at home mom is so not how I saw my life at this point.
I know that is a statement that could be construed as negative, or positive, but its really neither. Life has been a roller coaster the past 2 years, as it would be for anyone. I mean everyone has they're ups and downs and bumps in the road, but the past year has held a lot for me. I don't know if I am for sure comfortable in the situation I am in. I would really like to work. I know for now its difficult without putting him in a day care. and I am not and will not put Liem in day care. No biggy. I will figure something out.
So Sam's birthday was yesterday. It was no big deal, which is exactly what Sam wanted. I love him for that. I want my birthday to be a big deal. Last year was my 21st, and we did nothing. The restaurant opened on my birthday and I was pregnant so I couldn't drink. I don't know what the plan is really for my birthday, but I am hoping something good.
Anyways on to the important man, Liem! He is so happy and great lately. Well sometimes he gets angry, but most of the time he is happy! He loves jumping! Recently he has started eating cereal which is so funny because he gets it everywhere! He only eats cereal right now, but on Thanksgiving we are going to give him real food! I am excited. He doesn't do anything else new. Like crawling. Not yet thankfully! I need time to prepare for that!
I know that is a statement that could be construed as negative, or positive, but its really neither. Life has been a roller coaster the past 2 years, as it would be for anyone. I mean everyone has they're ups and downs and bumps in the road, but the past year has held a lot for me. I don't know if I am for sure comfortable in the situation I am in. I would really like to work. I know for now its difficult without putting him in a day care. and I am not and will not put Liem in day care. No biggy. I will figure something out.
So Sam's birthday was yesterday. It was no big deal, which is exactly what Sam wanted. I love him for that. I want my birthday to be a big deal. Last year was my 21st, and we did nothing. The restaurant opened on my birthday and I was pregnant so I couldn't drink. I don't know what the plan is really for my birthday, but I am hoping something good.
Anyways on to the important man, Liem! He is so happy and great lately. Well sometimes he gets angry, but most of the time he is happy! He loves jumping! Recently he has started eating cereal which is so funny because he gets it everywhere! He only eats cereal right now, but on Thanksgiving we are going to give him real food! I am excited. He doesn't do anything else new. Like crawling. Not yet thankfully! I need time to prepare for that!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Eating, Baseball and Some fun!
Baseball! Yay! Sam and I spent this last weekend introducing Liem to Sam's family and also going to the Red Sox game!!! It looked bleek to begin with but in the end it was snawesome! So lets start with Friday...
Friday we left to go to Boston around 9 ish, 10 ish I think. We stopped at Starbucks, got some food, and then took the ferry over to Vermont. It was looking a little dark and bleek, but we still forged on. About 4 hours later we got to Boston and right away hit traffic. Around then it was about 3. So then we spent till about 5 getting to the house. Once we got to Sam's aunt's house EVERYONE was showing up. Sam and I didn't know, but there was a get together planned around Liem. It was raining at this time and not to mention we walked into a rhetorical storm. I walked in with my son and within 30 seconds he was taken out of my hands and was being passed around from aunt, to grandma, to great-grandma...plus with the rain we thought the game was going to be cancelled. Too much for me to handle...so I wanted to leave right away. Its not like I don't trust others to hold my little man, it just I feel anxious to not hold him...So we left and decided to go to the movies, and mall, just in case the game was cancelled.
The whole way to the mall we listened to the radio waiting for news on the game. We got to the mall and went to Cheesecake Factory to eat...well it being Friday and a huge mall, it was an hour wait. So we decide to go to this bar across the way with tv's just to check and see if the game was cancelled. After looking at the tv we saw that the game had not been called off yet, and since we drove 6 hours, had someone watching the baby and I had paid so much money for the tickets we decided to RUSH to Fenway and try to go to the game, cancelled or not. We figured if it did get delayed we could just hang out in Fenway. Well we get there at 8:30... and the game was....DELAYED!!!:) Till 8:35!! So we didn't miss a second of it! PLUS no one was there so we sat in probably $2000 seats even though we had standing room because no one wanted to come to a rainy game. It was AMAZING! We sat on the first base side of home plate. We got to see Jeter, Damon, A.Rod, Varitek, etc! It was awesome! We were so happy! We even got to drink 2 beers, and 2 margaritas (beer for Sam, other for me) before they closed the alcohol stands...They stop serving 2 and half hours after the game was schedule to start, since the game started an hour and a half late,we only had an hour. Then the game got rained delayed for about an hour and at about 12, midnight we were watching the scoreboard and all the sudden we saw a sign that said KENMORE STATION LAST TRAIN LEAVES AT 12:10...we came in at Kenmore and we were still sitting there. Needless to say we RAN to the station.
So after all that fun, we took Liem to meet his other great grandma in the morning. After that, a lunch at Cheesecake Factory, which was delicious! And then a quick trip home! Only 4 hours it took to get home. We rent Dexter, the tv show and watched that...All and all a great weekend! Liem slept the whole time in the car...so for him, Awesome.
Friday we left to go to Boston around 9 ish, 10 ish I think. We stopped at Starbucks, got some food, and then took the ferry over to Vermont. It was looking a little dark and bleek, but we still forged on. About 4 hours later we got to Boston and right away hit traffic. Around then it was about 3. So then we spent till about 5 getting to the house. Once we got to Sam's aunt's house EVERYONE was showing up. Sam and I didn't know, but there was a get together planned around Liem. It was raining at this time and not to mention we walked into a rhetorical storm. I walked in with my son and within 30 seconds he was taken out of my hands and was being passed around from aunt, to grandma, to great-grandma...plus with the rain we thought the game was going to be cancelled. Too much for me to handle...so I wanted to leave right away. Its not like I don't trust others to hold my little man, it just I feel anxious to not hold him...So we left and decided to go to the movies, and mall, just in case the game was cancelled.
The whole way to the mall we listened to the radio waiting for news on the game. We got to the mall and went to Cheesecake Factory to eat...well it being Friday and a huge mall, it was an hour wait. So we decide to go to this bar across the way with tv's just to check and see if the game was cancelled. After looking at the tv we saw that the game had not been called off yet, and since we drove 6 hours, had someone watching the baby and I had paid so much money for the tickets we decided to RUSH to Fenway and try to go to the game, cancelled or not. We figured if it did get delayed we could just hang out in Fenway. Well we get there at 8:30... and the game was....DELAYED!!!:) Till 8:35!! So we didn't miss a second of it! PLUS no one was there so we sat in probably $2000 seats even though we had standing room because no one wanted to come to a rainy game. It was AMAZING! We sat on the first base side of home plate. We got to see Jeter, Damon, A.Rod, Varitek, etc! It was awesome! We were so happy! We even got to drink 2 beers, and 2 margaritas (beer for Sam, other for me) before they closed the alcohol stands...They stop serving 2 and half hours after the game was schedule to start, since the game started an hour and a half late,we only had an hour. Then the game got rained delayed for about an hour and at about 12, midnight we were watching the scoreboard and all the sudden we saw a sign that said KENMORE STATION LAST TRAIN LEAVES AT 12:10...we came in at Kenmore and we were still sitting there. Needless to say we RAN to the station.
So after all that fun, we took Liem to meet his other great grandma in the morning. After that, a lunch at Cheesecake Factory, which was delicious! And then a quick trip home! Only 4 hours it took to get home. We rent Dexter, the tv show and watched that...All and all a great weekend! Liem slept the whole time in the car...so for him, Awesome.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Napping
I can't believe I go like 2 weeks without writing one of these. I just get so caught up in my life, that I never have time to put Liem down and write in these. Ok so lets see, whats new? Liem is still a handful and awesome. I love him so much. The only thing I don't like about him at this point is that he keeps getting bigger and bigger! He doesn't fit in anything! I mean there are some outfits he hasn't even worn yet he can't anymore! I feel bad! I hope we have a boy the second time, or else our outfits will go without being worn. I am sure one of my sisters will have a boy...or not. Right now Liem is sleeping in an outfit that he has never worn, and he looks adorable...moving on...
So I told you guys about watching Austin. Well a lot has gone on with him lately. His dad has left for a business trip for 2 and a half weeks and him and his girlfriend were spliting, so I was going to have to watch him for that long. Like litterally he would stay here for 2 and a half weeks on my couch. Which I didn't mind, but it was just a lot at once, because I just started watching him and it was like 3 days beforehand that he asked me to do it. I said ok, of course because I really don't mind. Well last night when I was waiting for him to drop him off, he shows up with Jess, his girlfriend. So now I don't have to watch him...I mean besides the usual after school stuff. He is quite a cool kid though. He is easy to keep busy and he likes doing things that I offer. So all and all a good job, considering all I do is sit at home with him and Liem and do the same thing I would as before.
Well I want to write more, but I want to nap while Liem is so I can get some sleep in...
So I told you guys about watching Austin. Well a lot has gone on with him lately. His dad has left for a business trip for 2 and a half weeks and him and his girlfriend were spliting, so I was going to have to watch him for that long. Like litterally he would stay here for 2 and a half weeks on my couch. Which I didn't mind, but it was just a lot at once, because I just started watching him and it was like 3 days beforehand that he asked me to do it. I said ok, of course because I really don't mind. Well last night when I was waiting for him to drop him off, he shows up with Jess, his girlfriend. So now I don't have to watch him...I mean besides the usual after school stuff. He is quite a cool kid though. He is easy to keep busy and he likes doing things that I offer. So all and all a good job, considering all I do is sit at home with him and Liem and do the same thing I would as before.
Well I want to write more, but I want to nap while Liem is so I can get some sleep in...
Monday, September 1, 2008
Babysitting and Baby
So yesterday I met Austin, the 10 year old I will be babysitting after school for the first time. He was awesome. I swear that kid could power a city with all of his energy! I love it! I was hoping he wasn't shy or boring, and I was happy with what I got. When I first went to pick him up he shot off the bus and ran right to me! Not even worried at all, and in the car on the way home he just chatted me up! I was so happy that he wasn't scared of me or anything. So his first day here he just came right in and made himself comfortable. All he did was play video games, but he was only here for an hour and a half or so. Either way! Today I plan on seeing if he wants to do something else, like play a board game, something like that. Murphy was a little afraid of him, but other than that, it was good!
Right now Liem is passed out and let me tell you, I love that baby. He is so unbelievably cute and I can't get enough of him. He is getting so big though! I took a picture of him sleeping because he was too cute. I am feeling like all these moments are just flying by. I don't want him to get too big too soon! I want him to stay small forever, then again I want to hear him talk and rely on on something other than just me for his food source. It a lot of emotions. I feel like my pregnancy dragged on forever but then once he was born, boom! He just keeps growing and changing and it won't stop. For now I am just soaking in every little thing he does.
I also made a cake today, well I finished it. I am happy with how it turned out. Its for my neighbor, he needed something for his cookout or something of the sort for work, so I made him one. I am hoping that people might ask about it and then maybe I can make cakes for them, so on and so forth. I ordered business cards also. They should be cute...this is what they look like
I think they are super cute. Please tell me if you think they look weird. I wanted to come up with like a little catchy name, but I couldn't so I just went with that. I want to try to run this little dessert business out of my home, and that way I can stay with Liem all the time.
So thats how it all rolls! I guess thats it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the new schoolyear!
Right now Liem is passed out and let me tell you, I love that baby. He is so unbelievably cute and I can't get enough of him. He is getting so big though! I took a picture of him sleeping because he was too cute. I am feeling like all these moments are just flying by. I don't want him to get too big too soon! I want him to stay small forever, then again I want to hear him talk and rely on on something other than just me for his food source. It a lot of emotions. I feel like my pregnancy dragged on forever but then once he was born, boom! He just keeps growing and changing and it won't stop. For now I am just soaking in every little thing he does.
I also made a cake today, well I finished it. I am happy with how it turned out. Its for my neighbor, he needed something for his cookout or something of the sort for work, so I made him one. I am hoping that people might ask about it and then maybe I can make cakes for them, so on and so forth. I ordered business cards also. They should be cute...this is what they look like
I think they are super cute. Please tell me if you think they look weird. I wanted to come up with like a little catchy name, but I couldn't so I just went with that. I want to try to run this little dessert business out of my home, and that way I can stay with Liem all the time.So thats how it all rolls! I guess thats it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the new schoolyear!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Its been a while...
Ok so it has been a long while since Liem and I have sat down to write a little blog for all of you people who read it, which I can't imagine is a lot of you. So lets start off with a list of what we have to share; job troubles, Samantha visiting, turning 3 months old, shot, laughing, football games, pinching and um breastfeeding, oh and Jennifer! Ok so lets get started!!
Job Troubles:
So lately I have been looking for a job. This is hard because I can only work when Sam isn't working. I mean we can't afford a babysitter, because it would just cancel out my salary. Well so far I have went and applied, and been offered 2 jobs. I was offered a job as a waitress at a very nice restaurant, probably the nicest one in Plattsburgh, but as it turned out, Sam will be working till 7 which means I can't work till about 7:30 and well, they close at like 10, so useless. Oh and I am going to be babysitting, which I will explain later. So that was out. I also applied at Target as well, because we thought Sam would be working later shifts, like after 1, but after I was offered the job, we found out that Sam's schedule will most likely be from 9-7 Sunday-Thursday. The store is only open from 8-9, so I wouldn't be able to work much, besides his 2 days off. Now that wouldn't be so bad except they need me to have a completely open schedule for 90 days. I have a baby, and a husband with a job, that can't happen! So yeah, there went that. But...
I am going to be working as a babysitter for a 10 year old boy named Austin. I should be starting this about next week. He seems like he will be fun! His parents came over and they were super nice. They said he loves dogs, yay for Murphy, he will love baking, and that he is super helpful. Basically sounds perfect. It will help me know what my baby boy will be like when he is older. I am pretty excited, but it should only be a couple hours a day, so not a whole lot more money, but it is money I will be making while being able to be at home with my little man. I am happy about that. Plus Sam can play with him...which I can tell he is a little excited about...
I have also put up an ad offering to bake cakes or desserts for anyone who needs it. I mean I don't want to do wedding cakes or anything but, I bake a lot anyways, so doing it for money only made sense. I want to start it like a small business. I am going to get some business cards and everything...we will see how that goes, updates will come I am sure. Ok so next!
Samantha's Visit:
Samantha came to visit last Friday till yesterday. It was overall very fun. Liem loved it! As you can tell if you watch this video...
So while she was here, we went to Burlington, twice, got our nails done and most importantly went to a Patriots game!! Yay! The first day she was here we took her to Burlington, which was so much fun. I love it there. She also made Liem laugh so much. I think he liked her a lot because she looks like me. Either way, it was so much fun to have her here. We made donuts, and cookies and everything. It went by so fast, and I wish she could have stayed longer. But shes gone and now we won't see her again till Christmas probably! Darn! Here is a pic from the game we went to on Friday.
Turning 3 Months old:
Liem is now a whole quarter of a year old! Yay! He has gotten his first set of shots, started rolling over and playing with his tongue. The biggest thing is that he obviously learned to really laugh. Its by far the greatest thing ever. He is just learning new things everyday. He has also started pinching by grabbing anything and squeezing as hard as he can. It hurts and I have lost lots of hair due to it. Other than that, everyday is a new experience. I have also started breastfeeding exclusively. Which is awesome, because I don't hate it as much anymore.
So in last news...
JENNIFER!!!
So for those of you who don't know, Jennifer, my older sister, is pregnant! Yay! She is due one month before Liem turns 1. It should be so exciting to have another baby in the family! I am so excited that she is pregnant and I can't wait to meet the little one! I mean he or she may not be as cute as Liem, but I am sure they will be cute! I can't wait. Well thats all for now. I will update later!
Oh and by the way my belly buddy/online best friend/Michael's mommy Cerissa got married!! Yay! Congrats to her!
Job Troubles:
So lately I have been looking for a job. This is hard because I can only work when Sam isn't working. I mean we can't afford a babysitter, because it would just cancel out my salary. Well so far I have went and applied, and been offered 2 jobs. I was offered a job as a waitress at a very nice restaurant, probably the nicest one in Plattsburgh, but as it turned out, Sam will be working till 7 which means I can't work till about 7:30 and well, they close at like 10, so useless. Oh and I am going to be babysitting, which I will explain later. So that was out. I also applied at Target as well, because we thought Sam would be working later shifts, like after 1, but after I was offered the job, we found out that Sam's schedule will most likely be from 9-7 Sunday-Thursday. The store is only open from 8-9, so I wouldn't be able to work much, besides his 2 days off. Now that wouldn't be so bad except they need me to have a completely open schedule for 90 days. I have a baby, and a husband with a job, that can't happen! So yeah, there went that. But...
I am going to be working as a babysitter for a 10 year old boy named Austin. I should be starting this about next week. He seems like he will be fun! His parents came over and they were super nice. They said he loves dogs, yay for Murphy, he will love baking, and that he is super helpful. Basically sounds perfect. It will help me know what my baby boy will be like when he is older. I am pretty excited, but it should only be a couple hours a day, so not a whole lot more money, but it is money I will be making while being able to be at home with my little man. I am happy about that. Plus Sam can play with him...which I can tell he is a little excited about...
I have also put up an ad offering to bake cakes or desserts for anyone who needs it. I mean I don't want to do wedding cakes or anything but, I bake a lot anyways, so doing it for money only made sense. I want to start it like a small business. I am going to get some business cards and everything...we will see how that goes, updates will come I am sure. Ok so next!
Samantha's Visit:
Samantha came to visit last Friday till yesterday. It was overall very fun. Liem loved it! As you can tell if you watch this video...
So while she was here, we went to Burlington, twice, got our nails done and most importantly went to a Patriots game!! Yay! The first day she was here we took her to Burlington, which was so much fun. I love it there. She also made Liem laugh so much. I think he liked her a lot because she looks like me. Either way, it was so much fun to have her here. We made donuts, and cookies and everything. It went by so fast, and I wish she could have stayed longer. But shes gone and now we won't see her again till Christmas probably! Darn! Here is a pic from the game we went to on Friday.
Turning 3 Months old:
Liem is now a whole quarter of a year old! Yay! He has gotten his first set of shots, started rolling over and playing with his tongue. The biggest thing is that he obviously learned to really laugh. Its by far the greatest thing ever. He is just learning new things everyday. He has also started pinching by grabbing anything and squeezing as hard as he can. It hurts and I have lost lots of hair due to it. Other than that, everyday is a new experience. I have also started breastfeeding exclusively. Which is awesome, because I don't hate it as much anymore.
So in last news...
JENNIFER!!!
So for those of you who don't know, Jennifer, my older sister, is pregnant! Yay! She is due one month before Liem turns 1. It should be so exciting to have another baby in the family! I am so excited that she is pregnant and I can't wait to meet the little one! I mean he or she may not be as cute as Liem, but I am sure they will be cute! I can't wait. Well thats all for now. I will update later!
Oh and by the way my belly buddy/online best friend/Michael's mommy Cerissa got married!! Yay! Congrats to her!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Liem First Birthday Party
So this weekend Liem went to his first birthday party, not like his first birthday but Ethan, Jess's baby, first birthday, but it was Liem first party he has ever been to. He loved the balloons and bright colors, but he really didn't know what was going on. We got to stay the night in Poughkeepsie though, and got to see all of my friends that were at school. Liem also went to the school for the first time. I think that will be the place to go because it is where his father and I met, and it is the whole reason he is here today. The car ride was 4 hours and he slept the whole way. He didn't mind at all.
The weekend before that my parents came and that was fun. We wento Burlington, which is like my favorite place here, and then we went to the Ben and Jerry's factory, which was very disappointing. It was nice to be with my parents for those couple of days. Liem is getting to do a lot of first's though. I can't wait to see him eat ice cream! Well, more will come!
The weekend before that my parents came and that was fun. We wento Burlington, which is like my favorite place here, and then we went to the Ben and Jerry's factory, which was very disappointing. It was nice to be with my parents for those couple of days. Liem is getting to do a lot of first's though. I can't wait to see him eat ice cream! Well, more will come!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Schedule, Video Taping, etc.
Ok so as I opened this blog, Liem started to cry, of course. Right now he is sitting on his mat, just crying. I know it sounds bad, but I want him to learn to self-soothe. He is actually getting pretty good at it. I am also trying to get him on a schedule. I wrote one up and it seems to work out pretty well. Yesterday was the first day of it, and it got a little messed up, but hey, what can you do! I mean I know it won't be easy and it will need some adjustments but I am willing to do that.
So in other news, my parents are coming this weekend! Yay! I want to start documenting these kind of things now. I am going to become a camera girl, like the mom who consistently has a video camera attached to her arm. Hopefully we get Liem a crib this weekend, which I know we are going to now, and I am so pumped. I can't wait for Liem to see his own little room with a crib and everything. We already have his bed set and a mobile and even a soothing thing. I am pretty excited because I want him to sleep in his room all the time. So far all he has slept in is our bed and the pack and play. I am just excited to get everything. Maybe things will become more solid when he has the crib. Hopefully we also get our garage this weekend too, or soon. The people who own the place are supposed to empty it out, but they haven't called us at all, not even to tell us where to send our rent! I hope they don't get angry! I really just want to have the garage because we have a munch of stuff we are going to store in there, but we can't until they empty it.
Well other than that, tomorrow my parents will be here! I am so excited, I want to take them everywhere, and I want them to see my little man! We will probably go to Burlington, which is where I want to get married I think. I hope that it doesn't rain too much, which it is supposed to. I know my mom is excited, and I think my daddy is too. They are driving 12 hours just to see us! I hope they like our house, which I think they will. I bet Liem will be excited to hang out with someone other than us! Sam and I are going to ask if we can go see a movie while they are here. We really want to see the Batman movie!
Well back to baby watching! (By the way his favorite thing to do now...Watch tv. Such a mommy and daddy thing.)
So in other news, my parents are coming this weekend! Yay! I want to start documenting these kind of things now. I am going to become a camera girl, like the mom who consistently has a video camera attached to her arm. Hopefully we get Liem a crib this weekend, which I know we are going to now, and I am so pumped. I can't wait for Liem to see his own little room with a crib and everything. We already have his bed set and a mobile and even a soothing thing. I am pretty excited because I want him to sleep in his room all the time. So far all he has slept in is our bed and the pack and play. I am just excited to get everything. Maybe things will become more solid when he has the crib. Hopefully we also get our garage this weekend too, or soon. The people who own the place are supposed to empty it out, but they haven't called us at all, not even to tell us where to send our rent! I hope they don't get angry! I really just want to have the garage because we have a munch of stuff we are going to store in there, but we can't until they empty it.
Well other than that, tomorrow my parents will be here! I am so excited, I want to take them everywhere, and I want them to see my little man! We will probably go to Burlington, which is where I want to get married I think. I hope that it doesn't rain too much, which it is supposed to. I know my mom is excited, and I think my daddy is too. They are driving 12 hours just to see us! I hope they like our house, which I think they will. I bet Liem will be excited to hang out with someone other than us! Sam and I are going to ask if we can go see a movie while they are here. We really want to see the Batman movie!
Well back to baby watching! (By the way his favorite thing to do now...Watch tv. Such a mommy and daddy thing.)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Life as a Stay at Home Mom
So my life is now in a pattern. We have a schedule for dinners, we know what time Sam needs to leave ad about what time he comes home. I love it. I feel like I am a real mom and a real wife. I make dinner for Sam when he gets home, I take care of Liem all day. Its pretty awesome. I still haven't found a job, which I would love because I could work, and because I would meet people and get out of the house, but if not, then hey, this is fine. I have decided that I want to kind of form a schedule for the day, so that Liem sleeps at certain times and that way he sleeps well at night. He is asleep right now, and he has been for about 2 hours. He is such a sleeper, and I can't help but let him be becuase he is so cute!
So speaking of Liem, like I always am, we made his first appointment at the pediatrician here. I am excited. I want to see how much he weighs, and what his doctor is like. This could potentially be Liem's doctor for a long time, and our next child's doctor.
This is all I have for now...
So speaking of Liem, like I always am, we made his first appointment at the pediatrician here. I am excited. I want to see how much he weighs, and what his doctor is like. This could potentially be Liem's doctor for a long time, and our next child's doctor.
This is all I have for now...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Happiness
Ok so I was read this article in Parenting magazine that says most parents, mothers to be exact, aren't actually happy being parents. I mean people always say they are happy, but most are unhappy, stressed and don't enjoy the stressful time with their children. Well I can say honestly that I am happy being a mom. It is a full time job, it is a life time job for that sake. And they say you should love your job, which most people don't, but I do! I LOVE MY JOB!! I Love love love love love, I could go on all day, my job. I love Liem. When he cries and can't stop, and when he laughs that cute little laugh. I love ALL of it. I guess it might be because I don't get annoyed with him. I know it sounds like a lie, but its not I swear. I am happy doing everything. The only problem I have had this whole time is that my shoulder hurts because I want to hold him all the time. He is so cute that I don't even want to put him down. I was watching a show today where a two year old came out and wouldn't speak because he missed his mom. I want that. I want Liem to be so attached to me that I can't get a free moment. I take the moments in when he looks up at me and smiles. I even love it when he farts when I am holding him! Sounds stupid, but I know it means he is comfortable. I can tell he loves me already. This job could be stressful but I think its everything else in life that is stressful, not the baby. I mean Sam going back to work and not being around alot is stressful, and moving 900 miles away was stressful. Other than that how hard is being a mom? When he cries, he wants something. When he gets tired he sleeps, when he needs to go to the bathroom, he has a diaper. Its all so easy because it comes naturally. I may not get to take showers when I want, or exercise without stopping, but hey what can you do? Be happy with what you get and move on.
I will always love my little man no matter what he throws at me!
I will always love my little man no matter what he throws at me!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Moving on Up, To the East Side
The last box is unpacked and the pictures are hung! We are officially moved into our new home! Here is a picture that tells you how Liem feels about it....
I know! He is by far the cutest thing ever. Let me just say that right now I am so unbelievably happy. This little boy has bought so much happiness into my life, I don't mind the breastfeeding pains, the late nights awake or even the crying with high pitch screechs. It is all amazing and wonderful and by far the greatest thing that has ever happen to me. He is my favorite person in the entire world. How could he not be with that smile? It melts my heart.
So obviously my little guy is learning the smiling game. He was just smirking every once and a while before but now its full on smiles. He even trys to laugh sometimes. Its funny to watch him learn how to do things for the first time. We already know he is going to be a walking baby soon. He can stand on his own two legs, with help from us keeping him from falling over of course. I can't wait till he recongizes me for the first time. I love him this small, but I am just so excited to see him grow up. I am so proud of everything he does right now.
Today was Sam's first day at work, well it still is. He had to work 10 hours. I feel bad for him, so I decided to make cookies for him, from scratch. I want the house to smell of fresh baked cookies when he comes it. That and also his dinner, because he will be hungry after working all day. I bet he misses Liem, I would, I know he does actually. While Sam was working though, Liem and I had a very productive day. We first went and got the utilities put in our name. Then we went and signed up for a grocery card at Price Chopper, returned the movies, then finally went home, and signed up for trash removal. AMAZINGLY Liem slept the entire time! I was happy about that! After we got home I spent time finishing up the house by putting up the pictures and cleaning up all the odds and ends. Then I made cookies for my mister. I have yet to actually stop yet. I have been constantly doing something. I pulled out movies to watch and put them in, but never actually got down to watching them! After all of that I am now finally sitting down to write this blog, because I want to keep people informed...
So I may not be working yet, but I am trying to find ways to make it so Sam and I can save money. So my new hobby, cutting coupons! I have been doing research and finding out how to save money with coupons and when to use them, so forth. I think I am getting it down pretty good. I never realized you could save so much with coupons. I want to try to do this full on so it actually makes a difference in our grocery bill.
Other than all of that excitement, nothing much more is going on in my life besides a few family excitements, but I will share those later! The little duckling and I send our love to all!
I know! He is by far the cutest thing ever. Let me just say that right now I am so unbelievably happy. This little boy has bought so much happiness into my life, I don't mind the breastfeeding pains, the late nights awake or even the crying with high pitch screechs. It is all amazing and wonderful and by far the greatest thing that has ever happen to me. He is my favorite person in the entire world. How could he not be with that smile? It melts my heart.
So obviously my little guy is learning the smiling game. He was just smirking every once and a while before but now its full on smiles. He even trys to laugh sometimes. Its funny to watch him learn how to do things for the first time. We already know he is going to be a walking baby soon. He can stand on his own two legs, with help from us keeping him from falling over of course. I can't wait till he recongizes me for the first time. I love him this small, but I am just so excited to see him grow up. I am so proud of everything he does right now.
Today was Sam's first day at work, well it still is. He had to work 10 hours. I feel bad for him, so I decided to make cookies for him, from scratch. I want the house to smell of fresh baked cookies when he comes it. That and also his dinner, because he will be hungry after working all day. I bet he misses Liem, I would, I know he does actually. While Sam was working though, Liem and I had a very productive day. We first went and got the utilities put in our name. Then we went and signed up for a grocery card at Price Chopper, returned the movies, then finally went home, and signed up for trash removal. AMAZINGLY Liem slept the entire time! I was happy about that! After we got home I spent time finishing up the house by putting up the pictures and cleaning up all the odds and ends. Then I made cookies for my mister. I have yet to actually stop yet. I have been constantly doing something. I pulled out movies to watch and put them in, but never actually got down to watching them! After all of that I am now finally sitting down to write this blog, because I want to keep people informed...
So I may not be working yet, but I am trying to find ways to make it so Sam and I can save money. So my new hobby, cutting coupons! I have been doing research and finding out how to save money with coupons and when to use them, so forth. I think I am getting it down pretty good. I never realized you could save so much with coupons. I want to try to do this full on so it actually makes a difference in our grocery bill.
Other than all of that excitement, nothing much more is going on in my life besides a few family excitements, but I will share those later! The little duckling and I send our love to all!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
One Week and Counting
So it is officially one week until we move back to the good old state of New York. Liem doesn't know it, but he is excited. He will get his own room and maybe even a crib. Now we haven't started packing or anything, I mean we should but we haven't. Its not like it will take us that long. It should be cool, but we have to take a 14 hour drive, and I am ready to get that over with. We will only have to do it once though.
One thing I am worried about with the move is getting a job. I really want to work to help out, but I do not want to leave Liem with a babysitter, so my idea is to babysit myself, or get one of those work from home jobs. Problem is I can't find a legitimate one. I mean I am trying so hard to think of something, anything to do to help out, but I am drawing a blank. I just want to make money from home by doing anything I can. I mean I will transcribe or anything. I think I might just end up trying to be a hostess at a restaurant. I mean I can do that pretty easily. Either way until I find something I am going to be restless.
Other than that today was a good day. Once again a very smiley baby. He loves to stand on his feet too, which makes me think he will walk a lot sooner than usual. He slept with me today for a short nap, which always makes me so happy. He is just the cutest thing in the world. We didn't leave the house today but tommorow we have to go get my hair cut! Yay! It should be fun! Erica came over to hang out with the little man too. He liked that. He loves when the ladies come to visit him. You can tell he is going to be a little heartbreaker. I think you'd agree if you look at that picture.
And how can I not love that perfect pout!!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Fun Day of Baking and Hanging Out
Hello all! I am sure not many people read this, but today was quite the fun day for us. We woke up at about 7:15 and then fussed for about 45 minutes and then ate just to fall back asleep with me on the couch. At least daddy got another couple minutes of sleep. Lately Liem has been very smiley. Soon it should be in response to us. He is also starting to notice things, like the mobile on his swing. Its very cool to watch him discover new things.
Well after sleeping for an hour or so we all got dressed and decided to go downtown for some errands. Liem was very good as we went to the furniture store (we need a bed frame for our bed) and to Wal-Mart, where we got to see grandma and we bought some stuff for cupcakes. After we got home we decided to make some cupcakes, which Liem helped with, as you can tell and then Erica came over to hang out with the little man, which he was very happy about. We knew this because he kept smiling when she held him. All and all a fun day.
Right now we are just hanging out. So far Liem has been a pretty fun baby. Sunday we even went to a dog show and he had fun. He wore his first pair of pants that day too! Yay!
Well off to feed and get ready to sleep!
Monday, June 16, 2008
1 Month Old
So for all of you who haven't figured it out, today is Liem's one month birthday! I can't believe he has been here for a whole month already. So far he hasn't been sick at all, besides a clogged tear duct, which isn't that big a deal, and he has been the most wonderful baby. He doesn't cry unless he needs something, he sleeps a lot at night, and not to mention he is the cutest thing ever. He also embarked on his first road trip to St. Louis for Jeff's wedding, which he slept through, then spent the night dancing away at the reception.
Liem is also getting ready for another first, his first move. We will finally be moving from the house in South Haven, to our new home in Plattsburgh, New York. This means we need one 14 ft U-Haul, our 2 cars and a 14 hours to drive to our new place. Liem can't say it but he is excited to finally move to our own place with his own crib. It should be pretty awesome. I can't wait to have our own place as well. I attached some pictures of our place for those who want to see it. It has 2 bedrooms, and beautiful hardwood floors, plus a nice kitchen with more than one drawer which is more than I can say for our last place. The best part is that is is a house. We were looking at apartments, but we got super lucky in finding a home for us. We plan on staying in New York for the next 18 months, then we want to move west, like Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona.
In other news, I have told some of you that I was considering being a surrogate, inspired by the fact I loved having Liem and I wanted someone else to enjoy the immense happiness I have. Well that can't happen. I filled out an application only to find out that it is illegal, yes ILLEGAL to be a surrogate in New York State. How weird is that? I think its awful. I feel bad for people who want a child of their own but can't have one. Well that sucks, but I tried. Well other than that, our life is pretty well on track right now. Hopefully I will be able to fill this blog with all of Liem's first...but for now all he does is eat, poop, and sleep. (Although today he smiled a lot, but I don't think it was in response to anything.)
Liem is also getting ready for another first, his first move. We will finally be moving from the house in South Haven, to our new home in Plattsburgh, New York. This means we need one 14 ft U-Haul, our 2 cars and a 14 hours to drive to our new place. Liem can't say it but he is excited to finally move to our own place with his own crib. It should be pretty awesome. I can't wait to have our own place as well. I attached some pictures of our place for those who want to see it. It has 2 bedrooms, and beautiful hardwood floors, plus a nice kitchen with more than one drawer which is more than I can say for our last place. The best part is that is is a house. We were looking at apartments, but we got super lucky in finding a home for us. We plan on staying in New York for the next 18 months, then we want to move west, like Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona.
In other news, I have told some of you that I was considering being a surrogate, inspired by the fact I loved having Liem and I wanted someone else to enjoy the immense happiness I have. Well that can't happen. I filled out an application only to find out that it is illegal, yes ILLEGAL to be a surrogate in New York State. How weird is that? I think its awful. I feel bad for people who want a child of their own but can't have one. Well that sucks, but I tried. Well other than that, our life is pretty well on track right now. Hopefully I will be able to fill this blog with all of Liem's first...but for now all he does is eat, poop, and sleep. (Although today he smiled a lot, but I don't think it was in response to anything.)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Day My Life Changed
Ok so I totally 100% copied this idea from someone and you know who you are, so thank you. :)
Let's start off with that. If there is one and only one thing I want people to learn from my blog or my pregnancy it is that having a friend, one you can truly talk to about EVERYTHING and I mean even the gross details is the best thing in the ENTIRE world. My friend, whom I won't divulge any intimate details about is my best friend at the moment. I mean in the sense that she has been the most helpful person to me during this entire pregnancy and during the first weeks of motherhood. So that others who get pregnant can use my source of happiness I will tell you a little about how we met, and why she is so valuable.
Cerissa is a 21 year old, like me, who got pregnant unexpectedly, was pregnant over her 21st birthday, with her boyfriend at the time. This all sounds awfully familiar because that is exactly like me. We met on a site we both joined called WhattoExpect.com. This was after the famous book What to Expect When Expecting. I put up a message saying I was 21 and expecting and she responded. Long story short, we started emailing and have not stopped since. The reason I explain this is that I since we were due at the same time, we had so many questions and problems in common. She was who I went to when I wanted to know what she thought about something, and how she was handling things. I seriously packed when she told me she packed, and thought about not getting an epidural because she wasn't. I mean she was the opinion I took most into consideration. This made my pregnancy so much better because I could vent to her, and listen to her rants, and feel completely better because I knew I wasn't alone in my concerns. This is why if anyone I know get pregnant from now on I am going to tell them to get a belly buddy (thats what WTE calls it)
So anyways on to the baby, Mr. Liem. The reason I created this blog. I will start with the day he was born, just in case I haven't told someone, because I have told this story like a hundred times and I forget who I tell.
Liem Wade Dionne was born at 9:30 pm on Friday May 16th after 15 hours and 45 minutes of labor. I was due on May 9th orignally, but after I went a week overdue, the doctor scheduled for me to be induced on the 16th. So after I didn't go into labor that last week I went in at 5 in the morning on Friday to be induced. At 5:45 they started the petosin and for a while, nothing progressed. My doctor checked me at around 8 and I was about 2-3 cm dialated, so he decided that if nothing happened by lunch time, he would break my water. So, nothing happened. To begin with I didn't even feel the weak contractions. So at 12 the doctor came back and broke my water. That was weird. I just leaked warm fluid for about the next couple hours, during every contraction. So then they started to really hurt. Like bad. The next couple hours went by in a fuzz. I remember asking for the stateall, which was the weak pain killer, which ended up doing NOTHING but make me tired between awfully pained contractions. So finally around 5 ish I opted for the epidural. The nurse said I was only 7 cm dialated, and I was not about to wait a cm an hour with this intense pain. So after that I was in bliss. So I felt nothing and when the nurse came in and told me I was fully dialated and his head was already descending. So at 9 I started pushing and by 9:30 he was here. All 8lb. 7 oz. of him. He was crying and beautiful. So amazing.
So now he is of course a month old. And I am loving every minute of him. Speaking of which, I should go to sleep, so I can take care of him. I will try to find a minute to write more later for those who care.
Let's start off with that. If there is one and only one thing I want people to learn from my blog or my pregnancy it is that having a friend, one you can truly talk to about EVERYTHING and I mean even the gross details is the best thing in the ENTIRE world. My friend, whom I won't divulge any intimate details about is my best friend at the moment. I mean in the sense that she has been the most helpful person to me during this entire pregnancy and during the first weeks of motherhood. So that others who get pregnant can use my source of happiness I will tell you a little about how we met, and why she is so valuable.
Cerissa is a 21 year old, like me, who got pregnant unexpectedly, was pregnant over her 21st birthday, with her boyfriend at the time. This all sounds awfully familiar because that is exactly like me. We met on a site we both joined called WhattoExpect.com. This was after the famous book What to Expect When Expecting. I put up a message saying I was 21 and expecting and she responded. Long story short, we started emailing and have not stopped since. The reason I explain this is that I since we were due at the same time, we had so many questions and problems in common. She was who I went to when I wanted to know what she thought about something, and how she was handling things. I seriously packed when she told me she packed, and thought about not getting an epidural because she wasn't. I mean she was the opinion I took most into consideration. This made my pregnancy so much better because I could vent to her, and listen to her rants, and feel completely better because I knew I wasn't alone in my concerns. This is why if anyone I know get pregnant from now on I am going to tell them to get a belly buddy (thats what WTE calls it)
So anyways on to the baby, Mr. Liem. The reason I created this blog. I will start with the day he was born, just in case I haven't told someone, because I have told this story like a hundred times and I forget who I tell.
Liem Wade Dionne was born at 9:30 pm on Friday May 16th after 15 hours and 45 minutes of labor. I was due on May 9th orignally, but after I went a week overdue, the doctor scheduled for me to be induced on the 16th. So after I didn't go into labor that last week I went in at 5 in the morning on Friday to be induced. At 5:45 they started the petosin and for a while, nothing progressed. My doctor checked me at around 8 and I was about 2-3 cm dialated, so he decided that if nothing happened by lunch time, he would break my water. So, nothing happened. To begin with I didn't even feel the weak contractions. So at 12 the doctor came back and broke my water. That was weird. I just leaked warm fluid for about the next couple hours, during every contraction. So then they started to really hurt. Like bad. The next couple hours went by in a fuzz. I remember asking for the stateall, which was the weak pain killer, which ended up doing NOTHING but make me tired between awfully pained contractions. So finally around 5 ish I opted for the epidural. The nurse said I was only 7 cm dialated, and I was not about to wait a cm an hour with this intense pain. So after that I was in bliss. So I felt nothing and when the nurse came in and told me I was fully dialated and his head was already descending. So at 9 I started pushing and by 9:30 he was here. All 8lb. 7 oz. of him. He was crying and beautiful. So amazing.
So now he is of course a month old. And I am loving every minute of him. Speaking of which, I should go to sleep, so I can take care of him. I will try to find a minute to write more later for those who care.
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