November 13, 2008
I murder lizards
Baby lizards to be exact. I don’t mean to. I wish I could stop but they find me and I murder them even when I am trying to save them.
When we open the front door baby lizards run inside. We didn’t mind because they are harmless and eat bugs and they are so cute. When LJ was still waking at night for feedings I would step on them in the dark on my way to get him unknowingly till the morning when I would find there smashed bodies. I would feel so bad. So we stopped letting them stay in the house it just wasn’t working out…they weren’t eating bugs because I was killing them! (not that we have a bug problem anyway) Well today I spotted one in the kitchen and grabbed a bowl to catch him. I didn’t see him anymore so I moved the high chair and there he was skinned and broken back legs because HE WAS UNDER THE HIGH CHAIR WHEEL AND I RAN HIM OVER! Grrrrr WHY OH WHY!
So now I am thinking when baby lizards want to commit suicide they come to me. So the title of this post should be “Baby lizards commit suicide by Nicole.”
In other news….Today I noticed a small label on LJ’s antibiotics that said do not take with antacids within two hours. OK WHY DIDN’T THE PEDI TELL ME THIS!!!!! Another Grrrrr. The 1st thing they asked me when I brought him in is “Is he on any medications?” I told them zantac the pedi never mentioned to give them separately. I know, I should have checked the label 1st myself don’t blame the Pedi…but I still think she should give a heads up. I have been giving him the antibiotics twice a day along with his twice a day zantac….No wonder I haven’t seen a improvement. I called the Pedi and asked if that could be the cause and she said most likely. Grrrrr. I’m suppose to give him the antibiotics for 10 days it’s been 7 and I was suppose to see a improvement in 3-5days. Hopefully he can kick this cough and wheezing soon. Now that I won’t be counter acting it. BTW the zantac is working wonders now or LJ is outgrowing the reflux. His spitting up is definitely getting better. They say babies usually out grow reflux by 8-9 months but sometimes a year old. I guess the only way to find out is to take him off and see what happens….I think I’ll give it another month. I tried last month with bad results. It was coming up with such force it was coming out his nose the poor guy even at night as he slept and let me tell you he was not a happy camper about it either. I’m sure it burned.
LJ’s new passion….throwing things and watching them hit the floor over and over. Oh and he is a climber you can’t take your eyes off this kid.
October 30, 2008
Pumpkin wars
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- My Pumpkin 2008
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- Ben’s pumpkin 2008
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- My Pumpkin 2006
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- Ben’s Pumpkin 2006
I choose a simple design this year due to less free time. So Ben’s kicks my pumpkins butt this year.
There are the last pumpkins we carved in 2006 as well.
October 20, 2008
Loving Life
Did you know LJ was almost never to be?
I use to be extremely depressed I thought about suicide daily. I had bad anxiety and panic attacks. I was heavily medicated and addicted to anti anxiety pills. I saw a psychiatrist for 3 yrs. I also numbed/medicated myself with numerous street drugs…I over dosed once and tried to another time. I swore I would never ever bring a soul into this horrible no good bad world. I have a lot of Mother issues mine wasn’t so nice to me growing up. I didn’t want to bring life into a mean world and I didn’t want to be a disappointing mother myself.
Then I met Ben. I was on a path of self destruction and totally dependent on medication. Ben did not like seeing me destroy myself and numbing all my feelings. I never knew what being treated right was like until I experienced his love for me and care for my well being. He opened up my eyes to see life in another way and to except my feelings and learn to live with them and deal with them in another way other than medicating and abusing other drugs. With his help I stopped taking my pills and loathing my past. He was easy to talk to and he knew how to put things in to prospective in a way I never even thought of.
He makes me very happy.
It is because of him I wanted a family. It is because of him I am a mother now to a very happy boy who is loved beyond belief.
I am loving life and my beautiful family.
September 10, 2008
The Toddler Diet
Here is a good way to lose weight. This explains why toddlers are so trim.
DAY ONE
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Breakfast
One scrambled egg, one piece of toast with grape jelly. Eat 2 bites of egg, using your fingers; dump the rest on the floor. Take 1 bite of toast, then smear the jelly over your face and clothes.
Lunch
Four crayons (any color), a handful of potato chips, and a glass of milk (3 sips only, then spill the rest).
Dinner
A dry stick, two pennies and a nickel.
Bedtime Snack
Toast piece of bread and toss it on the kitchen floor.
DAY TWO
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Breakfast
Pick up stale toast from kitchen floor and eat it. Drink half bottle of vanilla extract or one vial of vegetable dye.
Lunch
Half a tube of “Pulsating Pink” lipstick and a handful of Purina Dog Chow (any flavor). One ice cube, if desired.
Afternoon Snack
Lick an all-day sucker until sticky, take outside, drop in dirt. Retrieve and continue slurping until it is clean again. Then bring inside and drop on the rug.
Dinner
A rock or an uncooked bean, which should be thrust up your left nostril. Pour iced tea over mashed potatoes; eat with a spoon.
DAY THREE
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Breakfast
Two pancakes with plenty of syrup, eat with fingers, rub in hair. Glass of milk: drink half, stuff pancakes in glass. After breakfast, pick up yesterday’s sucker from rug, lick off fuzz, and put it on the cushion of your best chair.
Lunch
Three matches, peanut-butter and jelly sandwich. Spit several bites onto the floor. Pour glass of milk on table and slurp up.
Dinner
Dish of ice cream, handful of potato chips.
FINAL DAY
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Breakfast
A quarter-tube of toothpaste (any flavor), bit of soap, an olive. Pour a glass of milk over bowl of cornflakes, add a half-cup of sugar. Once cereal is soggy, drink milk and feed cereal to dog.
Lunch
Eat crumbs off kitchen floor and dining room carpet. Find that sucker and finish eating it.
Dinner
A glass of spaghetti and chocolate milk. Leave meatball on plate. Stick of mascara for dessert.
Sleep deprived
Lately I haven’t been getting much sleep. LJ began going to bed early and waking up at 7am. I can’t seem to fall asleep till midnight even if I get in the bed at 10 I just toss and turn. Then when I do drift off Logan stirs and wakes me up via monitor all night long. I have it turned way down so his stirring shouldn’t wake me but my ears must have tuned in a little to much to it. I’m a light sleeper anyhow. Or he will lose his passi and I have to go put it back in his mouth or hand. Guess we traded one bad habit for another….He falls aleep on his own now without me rocking or bouncing but now he is a passi baby when in the crib. Guess I can’t have my cake and eat it too. When I try to nap when he does he wakes as soon as Im drifting off after a Hr or 45min….but when I don’t laid down when he does he will sleep 2-2.5 hr naps. Grrrrrr Its as if he sinces me falling asleep and that just isn’t allowed. So here I sit with big deep dark circles under my eyes yawning endlessly my body shivery from lack of sleep….when I’m sleep deprived I get very cold for some reason. But he is cute and smart and I love him so he is worth it.
I never knew a Kashi bar wrapper would give him endless amounts of fun.
And Congrats to Liz and Craig on there new baby Boy. Welcome to the world Colin!
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- Love the hat!
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- Playing happily
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- 1st time in shopping cart.
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- Green Beans
September 2, 2008
Funny
I got a text last night from a number I don’t know, the text read:
the bread is on me about how long
I replied:
2hours don’t wear any pants
Gave us a giggle….to bad we can’t see the outcome of that.
August 14, 2008
Pups
Tabi’s dogs
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- Sidney
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- Bentley
Bentley is very afraid of thunder. He kept me awake last night in the thunder storm trying to figure out how to keep him from scratching the door. I was afraid he would wake LJ. I tried a baby gate and he just jumped over it and scratched. I tried a tall piece of drywall infront of the baby gate and somehow he still jumped it. So Finally I thought to tie him up in the room with slack but not enough to reach the door. And we all slept.
August 11, 2008
What a morning!
So this morning I was sleeping soundly it was nice because Logan had slept threw the night 2 nights in a row (Rare treat) . All of a sudden at 6:30am the Angle care baby monitor alarm started going off….which means it wasn’t detecting any movement/breathing. I jumped out of bed SO FAST! Ran into Logan’s room and put my hand on his back. He was breathing! Shooff. He had scooted himself all the way into the corner of the crib up against the bumper and the sensor pad must not have been able to detect his breathing. So I moved him back to the middle of the crib and was careful not to wake him. And he continued sleeping till 9am. In all he slept from 9:30pm till 9am.
*If your wondering why I have this kind of monitor it’s because Logan has never slept well on his back and then at 3months he refused to. He would wake up immediately and cry if you put him on his back (maybe the reflux). The peek of SIDS is between 2 and 4m so we decided to get the monitor so he could sleep on his tummy and we could also sleep not worrying.
OK so after finding out Logan was fine I decided to take the dogs out. pee pee poo poo normal dog stuff then suddently Bentley spotted a cat. He took off after it and I was expecting for the leash to catch and him to stop. But NO not this horrible bad morning. The leash snapped and there goes Bentley chasing the cat down the street. So I had to run (AGAIN) with Sid all the way back around to the back door and go inside and get the treat can. I went out the garage and opened the treat can and he came running back. His Mommy (Tabi) said that if he were to run to do that with the treat can and it worked. So I felt like I had run a marathon by 7am. Luckly I was able to fall back asleep till 9.
Lets hope the rest of the day goes better.
