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So Last Minute!

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So one of my goals for the month of January was to get Janelle’s baptism set up. I was sure on wanting it done late March when the weather would probably be a lot nicer. When I called different churches, I came to find that baptisms are not done during Lent. That meant I wouldn’t be able to do it until after Easter. That meant that she would be half a year already, which to a lot of standards, is too old! More importantly, I wasn’t sure if Dexter’s parents would still be here at that time. They are coming next week, but they usually don’t like to stay too long. Thank goodness I made phone calls to the churches early enough to even find this out. Normally, you have to attend a class that occurs at the end of each month. If I called any later, I would have missed registration time for their class on Tuesday next week!

Well this whole week has gone in my favor. I am precepting a nurse who has six years of experience. She is pretty much on her own and doing her own thing. I’m just around in case she has any questions! So with that said, I was able to book a restaurant for the painful time of 3p-6p. Unfortunately, the baptism is at an awkward time of 130pm. I went through lots of phone calls before finally finding the right mixture of pricing and availability. Surprisingly, there are lots of baby and wedding showers that day. I guess those spring babies and weddings are just around the corner. To make a long story short, I am now doing invites! I still can’t believe that I managed to get so many tasks done- at work, and I mean A LOT! One of the best things I accomplished was setting up my dental appointment finally! Believe it or not, little tasks like that are hard to do at home with the two kids around! Thank goodness for work!

I wish I could sleep now. It is currently 515am and I can’t sleep. She got up around four to drink milk. She is adding another 30 minutes slowly, but surely. Last week, her waking time to eat was around 3-330! I can’t wait until she starts sleeping through the night and I’m back to sleeping in my own bed. It’s probably wishful thinking, but I hope she doesn’t wake up until 9AM. I’m gonna FORCE myself to get some shut eye now. Wish me luck!


My Girlies

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So Little Miss Jazzy is sick today. It really started yesterday. She’s finally getting some rest this morning as the medication is kicking in. We practically had to shove it down her mouth last night. Poor thing couldn’t sleep due to her stuffy nose and daddy had to come to work this morning. All it took was that one time she did not wear her hat on our way to Nordstrom from the car. I knew it! I hope she gets better in time for the Holidays next week.

Janelle, on the other hand, was pretty good to me last night. I got me some much needed rest. I can’t say I slept much, because it’s always hard for me to sleep in that room. I just have my brain still awake at all times waiting for her cry. She is growing and growing as obviously all babies do, but far more faster than I’m used to. Jasmyne was a slow one, growth wise, so Janelle seems like a giant to me. She is not even two months old yet, but she’s wearing 3-6 month sizes. What a little fattie-poo!

Anyway, both girls are sleeping right now, so I got to clean the house a bit. Of course, my downtime consists of computer time, until they wake up. I’m soooooo glad I got my Christmas wrapping out of the way and the house is clean! Yay for good time management… and more YAY for more christmas cards that I must say I love to receive.

Holli-Dazed

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So yesterday, I had my post-partum check up and it was not as bad as I expected. One of the things I dread in my life are those annual pap smears. I actually don’t even get them annually, though I try really hard to. Anyway, it must have been the best one I’ve ever had. The topic of the whole appointment was birth control. She gave me lots of options, but I think I will opt for Mirena since I cannot handle taking pills on a daily basis. I wouldn’t want an accidental gift in the near future. We’ll see how it works for me, because I generally do not do well on hormones either. The great part is that it comes in a “non-hormonal” form, but it gives you longer and heavier menstruation, and that would aboviously be my last resort.

After my appointment, we went Christmas shopping. We went to a new place, which was actually refreshing. In fact, I think I want to go back there again. I really wanted to try out this gelato/crepe place that I spotted. Yeah, I know, just what I needed right?.Anyway, holiday shopping has not been too much fun. It’s more dreadful than ever this year. It’s not because we’re spending money, but because of the kids. It’s obviously not their fault but it’s just not manageable, even for Dex. That’s a statement cause Dex can handle lots of things and not complain. It’s weird cause we’ve been going to the mall since baby #2 arrived and not had problems. It’s as though it’s time for holiday shopping and BOoM- the last two times we’ve gone shopping have been rough times.

As soon as we got there, Janelle had to eat and Jasmyne was crabby. She hadn’t napped yet, which makes a big difference. Little one fell asleep again and Jazz starts getting antsy in her stroller as usual. She has never been the type of kid that will willingly stay in her stroller. Ever since she was a baby, she hated being in the car seat. I remember when she was only a month, she would stretch her body so we would have a “hard” time putting her in. It just amazes me how you know a babies personality from birth. It actually sticks with them. Thank goodness Janelle loves her seat. She could sleep there all day as long as she gets meal breaks. That Fattie-Poo!

To get back on track with my story, we get to Macy’s and all hell breaks loose. Okay, looking back, it probably was not as bad. I guess our lack of sleep has been taking a toll on us. Janelle wants to eat again. She’s screaming her butt off. I’m carrying all these bags and pushing the stroller and cannot find any seats. I’m also carrying all these GREAT deals I found and didn’t want to let it go. I couldn’t get a hold of Dex cause he was trying to shop, but was really not able to. He was chasing Jazz around, so to him, it was pointless to even be there. He may as well be in the play area. So we finally find each other. I feed the baby, he’s got all the bags and merchandise. We’re organizing everything and sifting through what we wanted to buy and chasing Jazz around. Then we had to find bathroom cause baby is having another tantrum. She pooped and her diaper needed to be changed. We finally find a restroom, but the women’s side was being remodeled. WTF? Hahahaha. Dex had to go to the men’s room to change the baby in his moody state. Than Jazz wanted her’s changed too. Of course, we find that she ran out of diapers in the baby bag. She had a little tantrum attack and had to be set straight and FORCED into her stroller. Now we have two babies crying and it was just dramatic. I think if you took a video of Dex and I inside that savior place inside the fitting room, you would have started laughing and crying at the same time.

Then we saw my family and headed out soon after. Jazz was rescued from her stroller and baby was satisfied and sleeping all over again. They helped us with the bags and it ended well. WHEW! It was tiring writing that. Anyway, Janelle was up until 300am with me and she woke up at 600am. Surprisingly, those 3 hours of sleep felt good. Once she fell back asleep, I got on my laptop and I’m ready for my day. Here I am- ready and energized.

I had the suddent thought to get a haircut today when I woke up, so we’ll see if that goes through. I may talk Dex into trying to have another round of shopping today. I doubt he’ll agree. He had a bad day yesterday! Nevertheless, I am way overdue for a mani-padi. The last one I had was the day before I had Janelle. I was having contractions at the nail salon. Oh the joys of parenthood. It’s all worth it in the end though!

 

Believe!

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The MeMe question for the day asks: What do you want to believe in?

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This was a rather hard and thought provoking question. There are already many things that I believe in. The first thing is true love. The other is God, though I am so very far from being religious. I already believe there is life after death, as some may argue. I think this question is tricky. If you want to believe in something, it means that you don’t currently believe it now, correct?

So my answer is that I want to believe that this world will become a better place to live. It is not so much for me, but for my daughters. They have just arrived in this place called earth and life and it’s not looking so bright. Right now they are so precious and innocent. There is so much violence, drugs and just negativity in all aspects of life. I want to believe that it will get better. The thought of them growing up in this world frightens me. Will they be strong enough to make their own decisions as adolescents? Will they be safe when they go away to college- or even elementary school? Kids nowadays are just thinking way too ahead of themselves. Times have changed, but I want to believe it can change for the better. Sometimes, I don’t think the world has changed so much. There has always been violence and drugs. I think what has changed is our acceptance of them in our lives. We’ve accepted teenage pregnancy. We’ve accepted that shooting in the schools happen. We’ve accepted so many things because we see it on TV all the time. Kids watch so much MTV, they become immersed in what is “in” and want to emulate the lifestyle they see. Now that I am a mom, it is a different perspective. It’s a scary world out there, and I am scared for my daughters. I just hope that my foundation and upbringing of them will be enough. Is that enough nowadays.

I want to believe that it is!

To my girls Jasmyne and Janelle: I know there will come a time when you will read these crazy writings of mine. You’ll find this printed out blog/journal in the attic or box somewhere and hopefully read through it to learn what we have gone through in life. How your parents met and the journey we took to get you guys where you are today, wherever that may be. Right now we are just at the very beginning. Who knows what will happen tomorrow or what I will write about. We just hope that you guys always look at the beginning so you can go in the right direction in life. Always start with a good foundation and make the best decisions for yourselves.

OMG! I think I’m tearing. This crazy postpartum depression has got to go away. I’m being way too dramatic lately. Pardon me and have a good Wednesday!