Monday, May 30, 2011
Block party
On Saturday night our street had a block party. Eric already wrote about it so I will be lazy and let you ready about it on his blog, http://thehildwines.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Numero 3
When Eric and I were first married, I wanted 4 children. When Emma was born, I wanted no more children. When Emma was close to 2, I changed my mind and knew I wanted another child. Right after Josh was born, I knew we would one day add another child to our family.
I am almost 16 weeks along and am excited for our third child to arrive sometime in October. This pregnancy has already been very different then my pregnancy with Emma and Josh. At exactly five weeks, I hit a brick wall and began feeling very sick. The thought of food made me nauseous but not eating made me sicker. I threw up almost every morning and sometimes in the afternoon or evening. I tried forcing myself to eat every 2 hours but sometimes I just couldn't do it. It was the longest 8 weeks of my life but finally at 13 weeks, I began to feel like food was my friend again. Right about then, my belly popped out and I definitely look more pregnant than I should for 16 weeks, but whatever.
Now that I am showing, Emma is excited and talks to me all the time about her new baby sister. I think it's adorable that she has deemed this baby a girl and it will be interesting to see who is right, her or Eric who has decided the baby is a boy. We should be scheduling our ultrasound soon and this time, we aren't going to find out what we are having. I'm not sure I won't go a bit nutty not knowing being that I am such a control freak but I am sure I can survive for 24 more weeks.
I am almost 16 weeks along and am excited for our third child to arrive sometime in October. This pregnancy has already been very different then my pregnancy with Emma and Josh. At exactly five weeks, I hit a brick wall and began feeling very sick. The thought of food made me nauseous but not eating made me sicker. I threw up almost every morning and sometimes in the afternoon or evening. I tried forcing myself to eat every 2 hours but sometimes I just couldn't do it. It was the longest 8 weeks of my life but finally at 13 weeks, I began to feel like food was my friend again. Right about then, my belly popped out and I definitely look more pregnant than I should for 16 weeks, but whatever.
Now that I am showing, Emma is excited and talks to me all the time about her new baby sister. I think it's adorable that she has deemed this baby a girl and it will be interesting to see who is right, her or Eric who has decided the baby is a boy. We should be scheduling our ultrasound soon and this time, we aren't going to find out what we are having. I'm not sure I won't go a bit nutty not knowing being that I am such a control freak but I am sure I can survive for 24 more weeks.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Easter
Our Easter was a beautiful day spent with family. We started out the morning by heading to 8:30 mass with m dad at Mary Magdalene. When we arrived, I was surprised to see that everyone was headed in to the church and that there were plenty of seats outside. I love sitting outside for mass, and was happy to sit under the tent in the beautiful weather that morning. After mass, my dad stayed for breakfast and we were able to Skype with Danielle, Kevin, and my mom (who was in NC for the week).
After naps we headed over to the Hildwine's house for an egg hunt and dinner. The kids loved finding their eggs and loved that each egg contained change for their piggy banks. Dinner was yummy (as it always is when Ginger cooks) and we had a nice time spending the evening with Eric's aunts, uncle, and cousin who were in town from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
After naps we headed over to the Hildwine's house for an egg hunt and dinner. The kids loved finding their eggs and loved that each egg contained change for their piggy banks. Dinner was yummy (as it always is when Ginger cooks) and we had a nice time spending the evening with Eric's aunts, uncle, and cousin who were in town from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Starting out the hunt with brown paper bags b/c their mother forgot their Easter baskets
Sunday, April 24, 2011
To dye for
Well our eggs are not really to die for but it was fun coloring them nonetheless. Emma was like an old pro this year and knew just what to do. She kept giving tips to Josh who just didn't get the memo and dropped every egg into the dye cup which caused a big splash. He thought that it was fantastic and kept saying again with every splash, we finally cut him off when his hands were officially stained blue.
Later that day, both of the kids helped peel an egg, slice it with the magic egg slicer, and ate. Josh got about 1/2 of the way through and gave up and Emma took a few bites and mushed the rest to bits. I can't say I blame them much and am certainly glad Eric won't let the rest of the eggs go to waste.
Later that day, both of the kids helped peel an egg, slice it with the magic egg slicer, and ate. Josh got about 1/2 of the way through and gave up and Emma took a few bites and mushed the rest to bits. I can't say I blame them much and am certainly glad Eric won't let the rest of the eggs go to waste.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
D-O-G spells drama
Two Thursdays ago, we took Sophie in to have her spay, they told me at the clinic that everything went great and sent us home with some pain pills. By that evening Sophie started bleeding and I was a bit worried. On Friday the clinic called to check on her and told me that sometimes it is normal for female dogs to bleed a bit after surgery.
Saturday evening I decided to call a 24 hour vet hospital when I realized that she was still bleeding because I just didn't feel like it was normal. The vet hospital confirmed what the clinic said but that if it didn't stop by Sunday evening we should bring her in. They also instructed us to watch the color of her gums to determine if she was loosing too much blood.
Sophie continued to bleed on Sunday so Monday I called the clinic and took her back down to have the vet look her over. Turns out, she had an infection so they gave us antibiotics and sent us on our way. Tuesday morning we woke to find Sophie covered in blood and after calling the clinic again and being told to check back in on Wednesday, I decided to take her to our regular vet to get their opinion. Our vet agreed with the infection but wasn't sure why she was bleeding, he thought maybe she had a clotting problem and wanted to do some blood work. When he brought back a quote for $288 I nearly had a heart attack and decided we would watch her for another day. That evening while Eric and I were applying a warm compress to her belly, I noticed a small hole above her incision that was bleeding. Feeling confident in my own veterinary skills since I wasn't getting any answers from the actual vets, I decided this is why she had been bleeding so much the last day.
Wednesday morning I called the clinic once more and nicely insist they see her again. Hours later, I was called back and told to bring her in immediatley which I did when I was able to leave work. At first glance, they told me they would stitch up the hole but when they got a closer look, they decided to open the poor dog back up and start over. When I picked her up a few hours later they informed me she had a drainage tube placed under the incision and that they used nondissolvable stitches. I was also told that she had to be as inactive as possible for the next 5 days, total piece of cake with a lively puppy.
So, Sophie has been confined to her crate since Wednesday and I think she is starting to go a bit nuts. We let her out at night once the kids are in bed, she gets too crazy when they are up and a few times during the day to use the bathroom. Hopefully on Monday when I take her back to have the drain removed we will be able to be a little less restrictive with her. It will be nice when things are back to normal and the dog drama around here is over with!
Saturday evening I decided to call a 24 hour vet hospital when I realized that she was still bleeding because I just didn't feel like it was normal. The vet hospital confirmed what the clinic said but that if it didn't stop by Sunday evening we should bring her in. They also instructed us to watch the color of her gums to determine if she was loosing too much blood.
Sophie continued to bleed on Sunday so Monday I called the clinic and took her back down to have the vet look her over. Turns out, she had an infection so they gave us antibiotics and sent us on our way. Tuesday morning we woke to find Sophie covered in blood and after calling the clinic again and being told to check back in on Wednesday, I decided to take her to our regular vet to get their opinion. Our vet agreed with the infection but wasn't sure why she was bleeding, he thought maybe she had a clotting problem and wanted to do some blood work. When he brought back a quote for $288 I nearly had a heart attack and decided we would watch her for another day. That evening while Eric and I were applying a warm compress to her belly, I noticed a small hole above her incision that was bleeding. Feeling confident in my own veterinary skills since I wasn't getting any answers from the actual vets, I decided this is why she had been bleeding so much the last day.
Wednesday morning I called the clinic once more and nicely insist they see her again. Hours later, I was called back and told to bring her in immediatley which I did when I was able to leave work. At first glance, they told me they would stitch up the hole but when they got a closer look, they decided to open the poor dog back up and start over. When I picked her up a few hours later they informed me she had a drainage tube placed under the incision and that they used nondissolvable stitches. I was also told that she had to be as inactive as possible for the next 5 days, total piece of cake with a lively puppy.
So, Sophie has been confined to her crate since Wednesday and I think she is starting to go a bit nuts. We let her out at night once the kids are in bed, she gets too crazy when they are up and a few times during the day to use the bathroom. Hopefully on Monday when I take her back to have the drain removed we will be able to be a little less restrictive with her. It will be nice when things are back to normal and the dog drama around here is over with!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
New Love
Since the iPhone was first introduced years ago, I wanted one. Being the cheap girl I am (was?), it never happened and Eric nor I really wanted AT&T's service. We had both used all the networks over the years and Verizon was our favorite. When talk started about Verizon getting the iPhone, I was excited and now my day has finally come! I got my phone on Friday and LOVE it! I know that the Droids are just as cool and Eric really likes his but Steve Jobs can continue counting on me to throw my money at him.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Shower
As soon as Josh was able to sit in the baby bathtub unassisted, we began putting his tub in the big tub while Emma would take her bath. I love that from an early age the kids were taking bath together, such a great sibling bonding time. Last night I decided it was time for their first shower together. Emma began enjoying the shower about a year or more ago but Josh will ask to get in with Eric or I and then proceed to scream the entire time. I thought maybe if he took one with Emma, it would make the process more fun.
Once the right water temperature was found and body scrubbing was over (which was way easier because both were already standing), I threw in a bunch of toys and let them play. Both kids seemed to enjoy themselves and even though Josh got upset a time or two, overall I would say the shower was a success. Tonight I will keep my fingers crossed that it wasn't beginners luck.
Did you notice the location of the shower nozzle? Josh held it in this spot the entire time he was in the shower. At one point he even started twisting from left to right with the nozzle still in place, such a boy!
Once the right water temperature was found and body scrubbing was over (which was way easier because both were already standing), I threw in a bunch of toys and let them play. Both kids seemed to enjoy themselves and even though Josh got upset a time or two, overall I would say the shower was a success. Tonight I will keep my fingers crossed that it wasn't beginners luck.
Did you notice the location of the shower nozzle? Josh held it in this spot the entire time he was in the shower. At one point he even started twisting from left to right with the nozzle still in place, such a boy!
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