Well, no big vacation for my birthday. :-\ The money just isn't going to pan out. This economy blows, our groceries are more than 2 times what they used to be! UGH! I have to start school in the fall again, and the community colleges here are SO EXTREMELY STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE that I can't afford to be messing around going camping and stuff. I have a theory about why they are so costly...but it's not for mixed ears. It's looking less and less like I"m going to Utah in the fall too, which really kills me.
I'm not sure if I mentioned, but Aiden now has TWO teeth. :-) What a little champ. He also regularly sleeps through the night now, and takes good naps during the day. He's been having fun playing at the pool, riding in the bike trailer, going to Jackie's house to play with Emily and visiting all around. He needs to go in soon to get his shots (we're on an alternate schedule, so he gets some shots at 7 months), but we don't have to have a check up until he's 9 months old! He's getting so big. He can scoot all over the place now, and he's fast. I'm sure he'll move quickly to a crawl, and we think he'll walk before he turns 1.
Speaking of turning 1, all our friends are invited to come out for his birthday in November. We are not sure if we want to do the big party on the 14th or the 21st, but probably the 14th since I'm going to be running in the Turkey Day 5K on the 22nd, don't want to be all loaded with cake and stuff! It will be here in Blaine, but probably at my friend's house, she has more space to entertain than I do!
I better jet, Jesse is coming in about 24 hours and I have to make this house ready for her to be here for a whole week! SO EXCITED!!!!!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Upcoming
Well, I'm doing my best to make the most of our short summer. The biggest thing coming up is that Jesse and Gracie are coming in less than a week! They will be here on Tuesday! I'm so excited! The timing couldn't be more perfect, afterall...that is my rest day from my training!
Other than being on call for two mammas in July, not much else will be happening until August. For my birthday B and I are going on a little mini vacation with Aiden, we are going to go camp near the Wisconsin Dells, details to follow when we find a site and make a plan! :-)
Then there is the half marathon, I also have a mamma due in August. After all that we are taking a camping trip with our friends and neighbors: Crystal, Doug, and Levi. Should be fun, it's going to be a fun Summer. I will post more funness as it happens!
Other than being on call for two mammas in July, not much else will be happening until August. For my birthday B and I are going on a little mini vacation with Aiden, we are going to go camp near the Wisconsin Dells, details to follow when we find a site and make a plan! :-)
Then there is the half marathon, I also have a mamma due in August. After all that we are taking a camping trip with our friends and neighbors: Crystal, Doug, and Levi. Should be fun, it's going to be a fun Summer. I will post more funness as it happens!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Updates!
Aiden got his first tooth the day before he turned 7 months old! :-) FINALLY! I'm pretty sure the second one is RIGHT behind it since we have a resurgence of super fuss going on. Hopefully he/we will get a break after that. He's also scooting at last, started doing that on Wednesday! Aiden just looks bigger everyday. Some mornings I look at his feet and wonder where they came from, they used to be so tiny, and now he wears a size 3 shoe! Holy cow!
Along with Aiden's first tooth came my first grey hair. I'm not joking, I spotted it in the mirror (the damn thing has been growing a long time, it's as long as the rest of my hair) just a week before that tooth broke. I don't think it's a coincidence.
HOWEVER, Aiden's sleep patterns are SO much improved over the last 3 weeks or so! He's a totally different baby since we've gotten his sleep sorted out. It makes me so happy that he's sleeping at night, not only because it means I'M sleeping at night but also because his temperment is so much more pleasant when he's well rested! :-) That's my big boy!
In other news, I have just attended two births that were real eye openers for me. My little window into the OB world is anything but rose colored. I feel angry and frustrated on behalf of women in this country who are led down this by their care providers of one intervention after another. So unnecessary. That's really all I can say. Unfortunately, I think my obvious frustration with these harmful routine interventions alienates me from some long time friends. Sometimes I think women would rather NOT know that there are other ways.
Here's a good article to read about inductions, it's so rampant right now it makes me sick. Inductions definitely contribute to this nations OUTRAGEOUS c/s rates. Want to know something interesting? As we spend more and more money on maternity care....our maternal and fetal outcomes aren't going up...they are going down. Fancy that huh?
Along with Aiden's first tooth came my first grey hair. I'm not joking, I spotted it in the mirror (the damn thing has been growing a long time, it's as long as the rest of my hair) just a week before that tooth broke. I don't think it's a coincidence.
HOWEVER, Aiden's sleep patterns are SO much improved over the last 3 weeks or so! He's a totally different baby since we've gotten his sleep sorted out. It makes me so happy that he's sleeping at night, not only because it means I'M sleeping at night but also because his temperment is so much more pleasant when he's well rested! :-) That's my big boy!
In other news, I have just attended two births that were real eye openers for me. My little window into the OB world is anything but rose colored. I feel angry and frustrated on behalf of women in this country who are led down this by their care providers of one intervention after another. So unnecessary. That's really all I can say. Unfortunately, I think my obvious frustration with these harmful routine interventions alienates me from some long time friends. Sometimes I think women would rather NOT know that there are other ways.
Here's a good article to read about inductions, it's so rampant right now it makes me sick. Inductions definitely contribute to this nations OUTRAGEOUS c/s rates. Want to know something interesting? As we spend more and more money on maternity care....our maternal and fetal outcomes aren't going up...they are going down. Fancy that huh?
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