Happy New Year's Eve!!
ahhhhh, i'm having one of those moments where i'm enjoying my kids so much it makes me want to cry. 
December 31, 2009
December 22, 2009
Just Killing Time
I don't really have anything to say right now i just wanted to feel the smooth letters of my still new laptop fly under my fingers as i type as fast i can, error free, if i'm lucky. I'm using the backspace button quite and bit but that's fine. Jay is in the shower, Big L and Little L are in bed. While Little L is most probably already passed out Big L is in bed humming and singing away.
We had carollers come to the door tonight in what was my first ever experience of being serenaded. It was fun and surprising and the kids loved it. It was nice to look out and see neighbor's faces and not just a bunch of hokey adults in costumes somehwere. These were the regular ol' neighbors of E-street, complete in their USC gear- nothing fancy. However, what i did find fancy was that they picked the windiest night of the year to go door to door carolling. They looked like they were freezing and could, at any moment, lose a member of their posse to the wind. Blown Away While Carolling, now that would be an interesting end to the toddler's evening, wouldn't u say? And I bet when Big L ran out in his jammies everyone must've thought that at 7pm surely he had just gotten in his jammies in preperation for bed, right? He most certainly did NOT spend the entire day in those jammies. No, he didn't, that would be preposterous. hmpm!
We had carollers come to the door tonight in what was my first ever experience of being serenaded. It was fun and surprising and the kids loved it. It was nice to look out and see neighbor's faces and not just a bunch of hokey adults in costumes somehwere. These were the regular ol' neighbors of E-street, complete in their USC gear- nothing fancy. However, what i did find fancy was that they picked the windiest night of the year to go door to door carolling. They looked like they were freezing and could, at any moment, lose a member of their posse to the wind. Blown Away While Carolling, now that would be an interesting end to the toddler's evening, wouldn't u say? And I bet when Big L ran out in his jammies everyone must've thought that at 7pm surely he had just gotten in his jammies in preperation for bed, right? He most certainly did NOT spend the entire day in those jammies. No, he didn't, that would be preposterous. hmpm!
Torturous Devices
it's nap time and i'm sitting on the couch next to little L who is acting silly w/ her sippy cup, touching it to her toes and claiming how cold it is. now shes standing up and throwing around her pink snowman she got as an (early) xmas gift. she just lost paci out of her mouth and while she paused and gave a look of concern she has gone back to swinging pink snowman around. i want her to lay down and rest cuz i'm waiting for her to pee in her torture device they call a urine collector for toddlers.
this thing is just awful. pinning her down and adhere'g it isn't even the worst part. taking it off and attempting not to lose a drop of precious baby urine isn't the worst part. the fear of being sent back from dr office w/ more torture contraptions and being asked to collect 'more'- THAT is the worst part. i should know, since it has already happened to me once. i take it back, the worst will be getting bad news that a prolonged urine infection has led to a kidney infection. but i'm just projecting now.
Projecting is one of the curses of being a mommy; going far and beyond the call of worrisome duty. if my husband was here right now he would indeed be scoffing at me. but we've already been thru 10 days of antibiotics, at the tail of end of which Little L developed an allergy to the antibiotics at which point she needed an additonal 5 days of a steriods to counteract the allergy from the antibiotics. you should've seen her sad little burning red face (a symptom of her allergy). it was just adorable and pathetic all at the same time. then the "tummy hurts" started (another symptom of the allergy)which by the way i'm still dealing w/ to this day, haven't decided if she's just learned how to use 'tummy hurts' to her advantage or if indeed it still hurts, at which point (warning: projection alert) she may have an ulcer possibly caused by the antibiotics. jeez. what else?
so here we sit, just me and Little L. i turn to her in what i deem perfect timing to catch a laugh whilst she pats the snowman's hiney. and while i didn't L-O-L it did give me a smile that this somber, dry face needed. and besides, is there anything cuter than looking at little 2 yr old legs hanging out of a diaper? they just have the best legs, don't they??
this thing is just awful. pinning her down and adhere'g it isn't even the worst part. taking it off and attempting not to lose a drop of precious baby urine isn't the worst part. the fear of being sent back from dr office w/ more torture contraptions and being asked to collect 'more'- THAT is the worst part. i should know, since it has already happened to me once. i take it back, the worst will be getting bad news that a prolonged urine infection has led to a kidney infection. but i'm just projecting now.
Projecting is one of the curses of being a mommy; going far and beyond the call of worrisome duty. if my husband was here right now he would indeed be scoffing at me. but we've already been thru 10 days of antibiotics, at the tail of end of which Little L developed an allergy to the antibiotics at which point she needed an additonal 5 days of a steriods to counteract the allergy from the antibiotics. you should've seen her sad little burning red face (a symptom of her allergy). it was just adorable and pathetic all at the same time. then the "tummy hurts" started (another symptom of the allergy)which by the way i'm still dealing w/ to this day, haven't decided if she's just learned how to use 'tummy hurts' to her advantage or if indeed it still hurts, at which point (warning: projection alert) she may have an ulcer possibly caused by the antibiotics. jeez. what else?
so here we sit, just me and Little L. i turn to her in what i deem perfect timing to catch a laugh whilst she pats the snowman's hiney. and while i didn't L-O-L it did give me a smile that this somber, dry face needed. and besides, is there anything cuter than looking at little 2 yr old legs hanging out of a diaper? they just have the best legs, don't they??
December 9, 2009
"My Kids Don't Puke"
At least that's what I thought.
I made it three and half years with a pukeless exsistence and I was beginnning to think myself immune. Oh sure, i've dealt with my fair share of spitup and the like but never the real deal- stinky, pastey, chunky, orange and red and GROSE kind.
That is until about three days ago.
We went to a birthday party and came home with a stomach bug. I probably should've been more alarmed when the birthday boy started throwing up in the bushes. He turned around and announced "he felt better!". Cool, thought this niave (relatively)new-mommy. The kid feels better, we'll stay for just a little while longer. Cut to 2 tacos and a quesadilla later the next thing i know big L is running all over the yard and sliding around the bounce house w/said birthday boy. We ended up being on of the last to leave. and i think we paid the price for it. we lost the coveted my kids don't puke award.
A screech from the kid's room sent me flying in to check on them. Big L is complaining his tummy hurts but it doesn't seem alarming so this niave mom tucks him back in bed. Big L obliges and we all fall back asleep. It's not long before the free flow of vomit starts. Sitting straight up in bed and using his comforter as a toilet is Big L looking sad and pale. DAMN BDAY PARTY!!! that's my first instinct- to curse said bday boy's parents. but i'm not sure it was about all the vomit but rather i think i'm still mad that they opted not to serve us cake cuz bday boy had fallen asleep!
So, yeah, we've been broken in. We jumped thru all the hoops.
- 2am puke session, check.
- mandatory bath for half asleep toddler, check.
- vomit on every cotton surface in a 5 sq ft area, check.
- dry heaves from parents...CHECK.
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