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!
Friday, October 10, 2008
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.)
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