(Capt. Duke @ 1 year old)
God, my boy has grown up so fast... It seems like just yesterday that he was still a wee one...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Blast from the Past
(Capt. Duke @ 1 year old)
God, my boy has grown up so fast... It seems like just yesterday that he was still a wee one...
Fam Love
My awesome aunts and cousin from LA are going to be here tonight!!!!!! I'm so excited I just might do a little jig... Well, maybe not... Wouldn't want to scare the guys at work with my killer dancin' skills! Anyway, we don't really get to see them as much as I wished we could, and I can barely sit still knowing that they are going to be here in 12 hrs... And, it's the first time that they get to meet Miss Fancy Pants! I bet they are going to melt when they see her laugh like a munchkin crazy person!
On another note, I want to gush about my sis for a second. This girl has endured double shifts, all-nighters cramming for tests, and some much medical jargon memorization that I'm sure my head would have exploded trying to keep track of it all, and now she's done. My baby sister, the little chatty Kathy that used to get notes sent home with her from school for talking to much, is graduating nursing school tomorrow. I'm so proud of you Mel. You have done what I knew I never could. You endured all of the hours of hell to reach your goal and I am swelling with pride. You decided that you wanted to help people for a living, something that most people could never handle, set your feet on your path, and never gave up. You are going to be a great nurse because you are truly a great person. I'm so very proud of you that I can barely find the words... And as I write this with tears in my eyes, I just want you to know how grateful I am to have such an amazing sister. Oh, and I hope I don't embarrass the hell out of you tomorrow by sobbing through the entire graduation ceremony. I love you Melanie...
In the great words of my brilliant little boy, "Aunt Melanie, you're a ROCK STAR!!!!"
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
March for Babies
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Thank you to everyone who sponsored me for the March of Dimes March for Babies last weekend. The walk went great (no blowouts, and mommy didn't keel over and pass out from lack of oxygen) and our team managed to raise an astounding $7800! Denise, the mother who organized the team in honor of her little boy Matthew Jackson Miller who passed away from SIDS last year, organized everything and made it all effortless. She's truly amazing in her ability to stay organized and level headed while organizing such a big event. I got very close to hitting my goal of raising $500 and am quite proud that I was able to complete the full 3 miles. Denise intends on doing the Walk every year and I'm going to do my best to do it every year with her team. It felt really good to raise all of that money for such a great cause...
Friday, April 24, 2009
March for Babies
Please help support me on reaching my goal of raising $500 worth of donations for the March of Dimes March for Babies that the munchkins and I are participating in this Saturday!!!! We're only $126 away!!!! Click the link to the right to donate online so you can print off your tax deductible receipt!
Thank you everyone!!!!
Thank you everyone!!!!
My Shitty Thursday
So, after my kid FREAKING out and screaming his head off for me not to leave him at daycare Thursday morning, I walked into an insurance shit storm. We had received a bill from the pediatrician stating that once of Brooklyn's shots was not going to be covered by insurance so we were going to have to pony up the $95 for the shot.... Long story short, the Ped office billed it out incorrectly and then lied to me when I called in to question the bill. I ended up having to call the insurance company, wait on hold for 15 minutes and handle it myself. Oh yeah, and then when I call back "Cathy," the billing lady at the pediatrician's office, to tell her that I took care of it, she smugly chirps to me that they don't accept our new insurance so I'm, going to have to find a new pediatrician. That doctor has seen both kids from their first day in the hospital after their birth and now I have to find someone else???
An hour and 3 pediatrician's later, I found a lady that I hope is as nice as her profile sounds. Her receptionist managed to squeeze both kids in next month, with minimal shuffling of my work schedule (thank God)... I'm sad to have to go to a new pediatrician but she is much closer than our current one.... Hopefully all will workout...
An hour and 3 pediatrician's later, I found a lady that I hope is as nice as her profile sounds. Her receptionist managed to squeeze both kids in next month, with minimal shuffling of my work schedule (thank God)... I'm sad to have to go to a new pediatrician but she is much closer than our current one.... Hopefully all will workout...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tips
I'm not going to call this advice, just tips for the newly preggo on everyday things to make life a little easier with munchkins...
Always keep a big storage container at the bottom of your squirt's closet. As you notice that clothes/shoes/socks/misc. gear don't fit or aren't necessary to everyday life anymore, chuck them in the bin. That way, @ 6am when you are rushing to get the small squirmy ones dressed, you don't accidentally try to cram them into something that doesn't fit.
Never say no to hand-me-downs offered for free. You never know what you will find in the bunch, and it's a lot cheaper than having to buy your kids new clothes seeing that they are only going to wear them for a short while and they're going to get covered in kid muck anyway. One of the guys that I used to work with offered me all of his son's outgrown clothes while I was pregnant with Lukey Duke. He's now almost 4 years old and still wears some of the pieces we received for free. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the guy from work's wife had a slight shopping addiction so more than half of the clothes were new with tags still attached, and killer brand names (GAP, Old Navy, Gymboree, you get the point)!
You can never have to many burp rags (cloth diapers). Both of my kids were heavy on the spit up, and having at least 2 handy at all times kept me from getting covered in vomit. Need I say more?
Try, at least try to spend your money wisely on your first child if you are planning on having more children. Buy non gender specific, neutral colored big ticket items (cribs, dressers, gliders, strollers, car seats, bouncy seats, swings, etc.)When it comes time for the next baby, you will already have all of your major purchases in your garage/storage. It can save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars and having twice the baby junk crowding you out of house and home!
Always keep a bag in the trunk of your car with a spare outfit for everyone, diapers, wipes, plastic bags for heavily soiled items, a bottle of water and paper towels. When you are thrown up on walking out the door at daycare, or your child pukes/blows out an outfit when you are away from home, you have a go to in your trunk. The paper towels and bottle of water are for the BIG messes that wipes can't handle, like Picasso style finger painting of the car seat, window, and child with ketchup, chocolate milk, poop, you get the picture!
Know the phone number for poison control and have it readily available at ALL times. We have yet to need it, but I'm grateful that it's there on a big sticker stuck to the back of my house phone and cell phone, just in case.
There's more, but I can't think without my coffee...
Have a good one!!!
Always keep a big storage container at the bottom of your squirt's closet. As you notice that clothes/shoes/socks/misc. gear don't fit or aren't necessary to everyday life anymore, chuck them in the bin. That way, @ 6am when you are rushing to get the small squirmy ones dressed, you don't accidentally try to cram them into something that doesn't fit.
Never say no to hand-me-downs offered for free. You never know what you will find in the bunch, and it's a lot cheaper than having to buy your kids new clothes seeing that they are only going to wear them for a short while and they're going to get covered in kid muck anyway. One of the guys that I used to work with offered me all of his son's outgrown clothes while I was pregnant with Lukey Duke. He's now almost 4 years old and still wears some of the pieces we received for free. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the guy from work's wife had a slight shopping addiction so more than half of the clothes were new with tags still attached, and killer brand names (GAP, Old Navy, Gymboree, you get the point)!
You can never have to many burp rags (cloth diapers). Both of my kids were heavy on the spit up, and having at least 2 handy at all times kept me from getting covered in vomit. Need I say more?
Try, at least try to spend your money wisely on your first child if you are planning on having more children. Buy non gender specific, neutral colored big ticket items (cribs, dressers, gliders, strollers, car seats, bouncy seats, swings, etc.)When it comes time for the next baby, you will already have all of your major purchases in your garage/storage. It can save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars and having twice the baby junk crowding you out of house and home!
Always keep a bag in the trunk of your car with a spare outfit for everyone, diapers, wipes, plastic bags for heavily soiled items, a bottle of water and paper towels. When you are thrown up on walking out the door at daycare, or your child pukes/blows out an outfit when you are away from home, you have a go to in your trunk. The paper towels and bottle of water are for the BIG messes that wipes can't handle, like Picasso style finger painting of the car seat, window, and child with ketchup, chocolate milk, poop, you get the picture!
Know the phone number for poison control and have it readily available at ALL times. We have yet to need it, but I'm grateful that it's there on a big sticker stuck to the back of my house phone and cell phone, just in case.
There's more, but I can't think without my coffee...
Have a good one!!!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Hot Hubby
How hot is my husband in the pictures below? Nothing is sexier to me than a man lovin' on his kids... Sorry... I just had to mention that...
:)
:)
No More Baby Making
So, after much talking and number crunching, Matt and I have agreed that we are most likely finished having babies. Though I know I could easy handle bring pregnant again, the thought of being out numbered has put an end to that. We got a boy and a girl, both healthy and happy, and that's all that really matters. Hence, on to the task of trying to clear out the ridiculous amount of baby clothes that we have in storage.
I'm pretty sure the last time that I counted we had 7 or 8 HUGE storage containers full of Lukey Duke's outgrown clothes, most in darn new perfect condition. I'm hoping to bring it all to work and offer most of it to the new moms and dads in the office. Anything left will probably either be sold to Once Upon a Child or offered up at a yard sale that we desperately need to have...
If anyone is interested in boys clothes (sized preemie to 2T) or a few pieces of newborn to 3 month girls clothes, let me know.
On to my first FULL week of work, so far so good, we had a great morning, so hopefully the rest of the day will follow along nicely. Did I mention that it is forcasted to be 92 degrees today? HOLY HELL!!! Where did Spring go?
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