Enchanting!

Scary!

We made our second visit to the ER on Friday night. I got home from scrapbooking and Zach started coughing that horrible barky sound that he makes when croup has taken ahold of him. Andy said he hadn't been coughing at all before bed so I thought I would head it off at the pass and get him into a humid bathroom. No such luck! It just kept getting worse and worse! Finally I was totally freaked out and I said we had to go to the ER. I mean, the kid sounded like he couldn't even take a deep breath. By the time we got to the ER he was already doing better. I figured if we went home without having him seen that it would just happen again even later in the night. They saw him after about an hour and tried to put him on a breathing treatment. HAHA! That would have been hilarious! The kid can't sit still for 2 minutes, never mind an hour or more. I asked for the oral steroid and to just go home and get some sleep. After dealing with a trillion people, a nurse finally brought it in to us. At this point we had moved ourselves into the hallway because the guy next to us was hacking up a lung! Seriously, I am 8 months pregnant and my son is under 2! Do you really need to stick us next to someone like that!? The ER is the worst possible place to spend your Friday night. I guess we better get used to it with another little hazard on the way.

hilarious!

Zach is really working on his vocabulary! He probably has about 30 ish words on his own and in the past couple of weeks he has taken to repeating our easier words. So we are sitting watching basketball (I think) and someone misses the shot. Andy yells out "homo", a word he doesn't use ever and I know he doesn't mean, but still! Then Zach comes out of his bounce house and starts saying "homo" repeatedly! I almost died! Andy almost died and you could see how bad he felt. I did almost pee my pants too. I have already done it a couple of times thus far into my pregnancy so it's not out of the realm of things that could happen. Now we really have to watch what we say!
The same night Zach decided he would be a big boy and try to pee in the potty. We didn't do this on purpose, but we did take off his diaper and let him run around while waiting for his bath to be ready. The next thing I know, he is standing next to the toilet and there is a pool of pee at his feet! I don't know if this was an accident, but he does watch us go on the "big boy/girl potty" so maybe he is putting it together. I went out yesterday and got him a potty and we also got him a potty book. We know he is only 16 months, but it can't hurt to introduce it, right?!
So life in our clan has been pretty good this week. The hilarious moments have outshined the rest! I'd say it's been a good spell!

easy!

Ha, just in comparison to the day I have had at work! Today was a super stressful day at work and I ended up coming home just to get away from it all. My legs and feet are swollen and my blood pressure feels like it is going through the roof! The horrible thing is that no one seems to care about my health and the health of my unborn child. I have to stop thinking that other people should care. They generally don't and I just have to face that. Seeing Zach today is going to make this day all worth while. Today is a day when being a mother will be the easy part.

gross!

So, over the last few days I have realized that my life has come to this question, did the baby poop today? If he did, was it big, was it runny or hard? How can that be one of the important parts of my day? Andy and I muse over how our life has changed so much. I'd say 99% of the time we don't mind the changes, but once in a while it is nice to get back to your own self. Today we started packing up our room and going through old stuff to get ready for our new ADULT bedroom set. I found some old clothes that I don't think I will ever wear again. I'm a mom now, afterall! I guess I should buy some mom jeans. Right! I promised myself that I wouldn't be one of "those moms" that lets themself go, doesn't do their hair or make-up and just doesn't care about themself overall. Right now, being 7 months pregnant, it is harder to look good, but I sure am trying! Doing the best with what I have. I still shower everyday and don't leave the house without make-up. That wouldn't be fair to the poor world! I wouldn't want to frighten small children! I am putting this in writing now so please hold me to it!!!!

First Entry

Topsy-turvy! The last 16 months, plus the nine months of being pregnant, have been so filled with things I can't begin to explain or understand. I am keeping a journal for both of my children chronicling my pregnancy and their first year of life. That journal is very nice and sentimental but because I want them to have it one day, I am not being as real as I could be. This is for me, this blog on blogspot. This is going to be the place that I can be open and honest about the joys and tribulations of being a new parent. The place I can go to get it all off my chest and really get down to the good stuff. Ha! I am a parent, there really isn't anything down and dirty to this. In my entries I forsee the dirty stuff being about vomit and diaper changes! So, welcome to my blog and let's see where it goes from here!