Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Temporary/Filler/Directional Post
I was looking at some new formats on Face.b.ook and ran across a note I posted back in August of 2010 before we were public about my pregnancy. I can't believe I didn't post ANYTHING here about the trip either!!!!
I'm just joing to copy and paste the note here and if I get around to it, I'll expand on it and add pictures later. For now, it's better than nothing. I did enjoy reading it and remembered some things I had apparently forgotten already!
I'm going to date it the same date as the original FB post, so see my August 2010 posts (located on the right panel of this screen for rookies!) for the original. I'll probably post a quick snippet on a current post if I update it later so you don't have to check it for the pics if I decide to add those at a more convenient time.
I'm just joing to copy and paste the note here and if I get around to it, I'll expand on it and add pictures later. For now, it's better than nothing. I did enjoy reading it and remembered some things I had apparently forgotten already!
I'm going to date it the same date as the original FB post, so see my August 2010 posts (located on the right panel of this screen for rookies!) for the original. I'll probably post a quick snippet on a current post if I update it later so you don't have to check it for the pics if I decide to add those at a more convenient time.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Shutterfly Photo Book
I created a Shutterfly Photo Book last night for Abby and Hannah. Most of the pages are Abby's baby pictures on the left and Hannah's on the right. I like that some odd moments turned out to be parallels between the two sets of photos, so I lined them up accordingly in the book. Click the Shutterfly link above to view it. Enjoy!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
London Trip
Note: adding this on 9/28/11 after coming across it elsewhere. On this trip, Marti's family did not yet know I was pregnant, so we had to spill the beans to his aunt and uncle and his grandmother. We typically drank a lot of wine together when we visit, so when I showed up and DIDN'T drink wine, I knew they were going to know anyway. I figured it was better to tell those that were there and swear them to secrecy than to NOT tell them and have the speculation -- and talking amongst themselves and others -- begin.
8/14/10 - Day 1 - Red eye flight to Heathrow. Smelled some stinky people in line to get on the plane. Wouldn't you know it, they sat right behind us on the plane and had us gagging the entire flight! No option for 3 seats together, so we just stuck it out. In flight entertainment system shot, so it was a LONG flight for Marti, who doesn't sleep on planes like I do. Note to self: Abby is big (old) enough to just sit in a seat now. Check the carseat as luggage and give yourselves some extra space next time.
8/15/10 Day 2 - Arrived in the afternoon and took it easy hanging out with Sadie, Roger, and Jilly. Jilly made the most amazing macaroni and cheese for Abby, which Abby promptly decided she wanted to eat for dinner every night while we were there!
8/16/10 Day 3 - Took the train down to the Natural History Museum. Oh, the lines! (I mean "QUEUES!") Apparently I was spoiled on my winter trips, as the children are on break from school right now and everything has a line now. Lots of walking. Lots of stairs. Very tired Lisa. Abby loves chasing pigeons!!!!
8/17/10 Day 4 - Marti took Abby and I to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theater. Abby loved it, but was a little sad at the end that she couldn't go backstage to meet the cast. Where does she get these ideas from?!?!?! We also walked through Trafalgar Square and Abby got to chase some more pigeons. (Silly kid!!)
8/18/10 Day 5 - Double Decker bus tour through London. So-so, but I did enjoy just sitting on my ass for a while, checking out the sights in the cool air. Ended the day at Sadie's place so we could stay there a couple of nights and spend some more time with her.
8/19/10 Day 6 - Met up with Marti's old school mate and his family. John picked us up to take us out to the club in the country to meet up with his wife, Nicky, and their 3 kids. Abby puked 5 minutes before arriving - all over herself and the car seat she borrowed from John for the trip. NICE! The kids romped on the lawn while we enjoyed sitting on the terrace having drinks. Then we had lunch and fed the ducks by the stream, followed by a stroll down to the sports courts where everyone played games for a while. Another stroll over to the circuit training field, through the flower garden, and then back over to the putting greens where the senior Gullys triumphed over the Harrises while the children played happily in lawn chairs and the adjacent playground. Sadie took us out to dinner and it rained for about 5 minutes as we took a taxi to the restaurant. Lovely day!
8/20/10 Day 7 - Nice long walk/romp in Regent's Park. Fed the ducks and had ice cream. Abby chased more pigeons. Jilly made dinner for all of us, plus Barry, Susan, Claudia, and Alex came over as well. Good God, that woman can cook!!!!!
8/21/10 Day 8 - Took Abby over to Regent's Park again and rented a paddle boat for a while.
8/22/10 Day 9 - I woke up early for once and went for a couple of walks around the neighborhood to get some fresh air and stuff. ;) Roger and Jilly took us all out to lunch at Roger's favorite Italian restaurant, Scalini. OMG. YUM!!!!!!
8/23/10 Day 10 - Left Roger and Jilly's at about 11 AM and arrived home after 5 AM (8 PM Arizona time). No stinky drunks on this flight, but there were some ridiculously slutty drunks across the aisle from us. Cheap entertainment. That was good because the airline's headsets were absolute CRAP and made every word of dialogue sound like Charlie Brown's teacher speaking through a wadded up gym sock. I did use my own ear buds for a while but after trading those back and forth with Marti and Abby trying to find a happy solution for all of us, I finally broke down crying! The flight crew kept butting into the program with announcements, and after 4 of these megaphone-esque blasts in my ears, I couldn't stand it! I had to have the volume turned up pretty high to hear the dialogue, but movie on high volume is NOT the same as flight crew directly to my brain on high volume. I know TV stations change volume levels for commercials so you hear them when you walk away, but nobody attached to their seat by a headphone wire needs announcements blasted into their brain stem! Cross "seeing the upstairs of a 747 from the inside" off my bucket list and add a side of "pilot gave me a tour of the cockpit" just for kicks! Sweet! Customs was a breeze and this time Marti was a citizen, so we got to go straight through the short line together instead of me waiting for him to clear immigration. Woo hoo!!!!! And, we even got a little unpacking done once we arrived home.
8/24/10 Day 11 - Recovery. Mom and Ron dropped the dogs off (and donuts!) so Mom could get her Abby fix. ;) Abby was bouncing off the walls, so Marti decided she could go to school today after all. THANK GOD!!!! My idea of recovery doesn't involve chasing or being chased around by an overactive four year old. Sorry.
8/14/10 - Day 1 - Red eye flight to Heathrow. Smelled some stinky people in line to get on the plane. Wouldn't you know it, they sat right behind us on the plane and had us gagging the entire flight! No option for 3 seats together, so we just stuck it out. In flight entertainment system shot, so it was a LONG flight for Marti, who doesn't sleep on planes like I do. Note to self: Abby is big (old) enough to just sit in a seat now. Check the carseat as luggage and give yourselves some extra space next time.
8/15/10 Day 2 - Arrived in the afternoon and took it easy hanging out with Sadie, Roger, and Jilly. Jilly made the most amazing macaroni and cheese for Abby, which Abby promptly decided she wanted to eat for dinner every night while we were there!
8/16/10 Day 3 - Took the train down to the Natural History Museum. Oh, the lines! (I mean "QUEUES!") Apparently I was spoiled on my winter trips, as the children are on break from school right now and everything has a line now. Lots of walking. Lots of stairs. Very tired Lisa. Abby loves chasing pigeons!!!!
8/17/10 Day 4 - Marti took Abby and I to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theater. Abby loved it, but was a little sad at the end that she couldn't go backstage to meet the cast. Where does she get these ideas from?!?!?! We also walked through Trafalgar Square and Abby got to chase some more pigeons. (Silly kid!!)
8/18/10 Day 5 - Double Decker bus tour through London. So-so, but I did enjoy just sitting on my ass for a while, checking out the sights in the cool air. Ended the day at Sadie's place so we could stay there a couple of nights and spend some more time with her.
8/19/10 Day 6 - Met up with Marti's old school mate and his family. John picked us up to take us out to the club in the country to meet up with his wife, Nicky, and their 3 kids. Abby puked 5 minutes before arriving - all over herself and the car seat she borrowed from John for the trip. NICE! The kids romped on the lawn while we enjoyed sitting on the terrace having drinks. Then we had lunch and fed the ducks by the stream, followed by a stroll down to the sports courts where everyone played games for a while. Another stroll over to the circuit training field, through the flower garden, and then back over to the putting greens where the senior Gullys triumphed over the Harrises while the children played happily in lawn chairs and the adjacent playground. Sadie took us out to dinner and it rained for about 5 minutes as we took a taxi to the restaurant. Lovely day!
8/20/10 Day 7 - Nice long walk/romp in Regent's Park. Fed the ducks and had ice cream. Abby chased more pigeons. Jilly made dinner for all of us, plus Barry, Susan, Claudia, and Alex came over as well. Good God, that woman can cook!!!!!
8/21/10 Day 8 - Took Abby over to Regent's Park again and rented a paddle boat for a while.
8/22/10 Day 9 - I woke up early for once and went for a couple of walks around the neighborhood to get some fresh air and stuff. ;) Roger and Jilly took us all out to lunch at Roger's favorite Italian restaurant, Scalini. OMG. YUM!!!!!!
8/23/10 Day 10 - Left Roger and Jilly's at about 11 AM and arrived home after 5 AM (8 PM Arizona time). No stinky drunks on this flight, but there were some ridiculously slutty drunks across the aisle from us. Cheap entertainment. That was good because the airline's headsets were absolute CRAP and made every word of dialogue sound like Charlie Brown's teacher speaking through a wadded up gym sock. I did use my own ear buds for a while but after trading those back and forth with Marti and Abby trying to find a happy solution for all of us, I finally broke down crying! The flight crew kept butting into the program with announcements, and after 4 of these megaphone-esque blasts in my ears, I couldn't stand it! I had to have the volume turned up pretty high to hear the dialogue, but movie on high volume is NOT the same as flight crew directly to my brain on high volume. I know TV stations change volume levels for commercials so you hear them when you walk away, but nobody attached to their seat by a headphone wire needs announcements blasted into their brain stem! Cross "seeing the upstairs of a 747 from the inside" off my bucket list and add a side of "pilot gave me a tour of the cockpit" just for kicks! Sweet! Customs was a breeze and this time Marti was a citizen, so we got to go straight through the short line together instead of me waiting for him to clear immigration. Woo hoo!!!!! And, we even got a little unpacking done once we arrived home.
8/24/10 Day 11 - Recovery. Mom and Ron dropped the dogs off (and donuts!) so Mom could get her Abby fix. ;) Abby was bouncing off the walls, so Marti decided she could go to school today after all. THANK GOD!!!! My idea of recovery doesn't involve chasing or being chased around by an overactive four year old. Sorry.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Hannah Made it to the TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE blog!
My friend, Tom, mentioned to me that Hannah's rockin' sonogram picture looked like the logo for the Misfits, so I made a "Totally Looks Like" for her.
Between that early image and this one of her sucking her fingers, I think we have a rocker in the making!
Between that early image and this one of her sucking her fingers, I think we have a rocker in the making!
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Monday, May 23, 2011
The Subject of Night Sweats Revisited
It seems as though I have finally come to the point where night sweats are not an issue! No more waking up in a puddle. No more having to keep my hair in a pony tail so it doesn't end up a soggy snarled mess by morning. No more extra loads of laundry just from all the towels I was having to sleep on. No more wishing I could just crash into my bed at night when really I had to arrange all those towels "just so" before going to bed so that I could be comfortable. No more wash cloth rolled up and stuffed between my boobs in my bra to soak up all the mommy boob sweat. No more waking up with towel imprint on the side of my face. No more waking up to take a shower at 3AM and no more wondering why I stink so much when I haven't even started my day yet.
A couple nights ago I left my hair down when I went to bed and I have just the slightest bit of sweat at the back of my neck when I woke up -- and that was all.
That gem of a side effect seems to be leaving almost as suddenly as it came on. I won't miss that one!
A couple nights ago I left my hair down when I went to bed and I have just the slightest bit of sweat at the back of my neck when I woke up -- and that was all.
That gem of a side effect seems to be leaving almost as suddenly as it came on. I won't miss that one!
The Easy Life
Hannah is still eating well and seems to be gaining weight at a good pace. She's so much easier to feed than Abby was and I keep realizing different aspects of this as the days and weeks go by. Of course it's nice that she eats at all. Every meal with Abby was a struggle to get her to eat -- and sometimes still is. We remembered Abby throwing up a large portion of whatever she ate much of the time, so there was that stress of knowing she wasn't getting food, as well as the added stress of knowing we'd have to start the battle of the meal with her all over again every time she puked up a meal - but not until we cleaned up the mess. We get none of that with Hannah.
It took me a little while to remember another way that we have it easier this time. Last time, we had to line the sofa, recliner, or rocking chair with towels so that the vomit wouldn't seep down into the cracks of the cushions where it would need to be cleaned up (with much time and effort) or else curdle even further if we missed any of it. Blech!!!!!
Then today I remembered yet another way that this one is making things easier on us. I was looking right into her face between tries at burping her and had a flashback to when Abby used to not only refuse to eat, not only throw up much of what we did get into her, not only get vomit on the furniture and carpets, but all over US!!! I have not had to take ANY vomit-removal showers at all with this one so far.
Yup, life is good!!!!
It took me a little while to remember another way that we have it easier this time. Last time, we had to line the sofa, recliner, or rocking chair with towels so that the vomit wouldn't seep down into the cracks of the cushions where it would need to be cleaned up (with much time and effort) or else curdle even further if we missed any of it. Blech!!!!!
Then today I remembered yet another way that this one is making things easier on us. I was looking right into her face between tries at burping her and had a flashback to when Abby used to not only refuse to eat, not only throw up much of what we did get into her, not only get vomit on the furniture and carpets, but all over US!!! I have not had to take ANY vomit-removal showers at all with this one so far.
Yup, life is good!!!!
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