I've been a cleaning fool this last week! Spring cleaning in the fall I guess. =) The one thing that has been set on the back burner while trying to keep up with two kids and just life in general is the cleaning. Oh, I vacuum and sweep and mop and keep up with laundry and the basics of life but that deep cleaning down on your hands and knees kind of cleaning honestly hasn't been done since before I got pregnant with Levi.
So this last week I have tackled our hallway area that was a mess with boxes full of stuff that needed to be sorted and put in it's place, overhauled and organized our bedroom - and found a brand new pair of jeans I forgot I had purchased a month or two ago, yay! - deep cleaned our master bathroom, which sadly was in dire need of a pressure wash so I scrubbed it from top to bottom, literally; and I wiped and washed every square inch of our kitchen today, minus the cupboards. I had to save something to do for next week. LOL! It is amazing though, how good it makes you feel overall, when you're house is clean. It is like a breath of fresh air, haha. I couldn't think of anything better. =)
Next week, I will have to tackle the boys' room which has been taken over by totes full of their clothes which I need to sort and store the ones that are either too small or too big. The funny thing is some of the clothes that Levi has just outgrown are just moved over to Wyatt's dresser. Little Mr. Wyatt is catching up to his brother. Levi wears size 5 diapers and 18-24 months clothes. Wyatt wears size 4 diapers and sizes 9-12 months. I am bit obsessed with dressing the boys alike. I always wanted to have twins so this is about as close as it gets without having an actual set of twins. =) I have gotten matching pjs and matching shirts in sizes 12 & 24 months lately. Lots of fun! =)
The boys are doing well sharing a room and both sleeping through the night, most nights. Although I will probably jinx myself again by even mentioning it because I was telling a friend the other night how well they were doing and that very night Wyatt woke up in the middle of the night and just kept fussing so I finally got up and fed him. He did go back to sleep pretty quickly so I shouldn't complain much. Oh and I got a weird phone call on my cell phone from Ohio (which I didn't answer) while I was up with him so I would have been woken up anyways. When you get a call like that in the middle of the night you always think the worst so I was relieved that it wasn't someone I knew. And I would have been a lot more peeved if it had woken me up!
I found out today that my jury duty has been postponed until July 2011 like I requested which I was happy about. Not the actual serving part, but the postponement party. I had written them a letter explaining my situation and asking for postponement until summertime so my sister & mom will be out of school and could watch my boys but after three weeks or so having not heard back I figured that I was going to have to serve. But I was happily surprised to see the postcard today with the good news!
Also, I am super duper excited for my birthday coming up in two weeks! I will be the BIG 3-0! I am not exactly excited about the age, but I always get really stoked for MY DAY! As a mom and wife it is always about my boys, so I guess I feel like it's ok to have one day of the year that is all about ME! hehe =) And this year, I am going to order cupcakes from my cousin Jessi (business name JessiCakes ;). I have literally been drifting off to sleep thinking about cupcakes. I have been trying to cut back on sweets lately. But, these are a good exception. I've been trying to decide which flavors to order. I know the chocolate/peanut butter for sure, then probably the lemon/raspberry, and also the cappucino. She has these cute little baby cakes so that's why I am getting more than one kind. And no, I'm not eating them all myself. My parents and sister Mindy's family will be here for lunch that day so I figured I could send leftovers with them and have some leftover for myself too. =)
I have been having a hard time falling asleep lately, well not as much the last couple nights after cleaning so hard. But in the last couple weeks I have. I think one of the reasons is reading about a sweet little baby girl named Cailey Anna who was born a little under two weeks ago who went through the same trauma that Wyatt did - wasn't breathing at birth, etc and went through the 72 hour cooling process. But she hasn't been responding. I tear up as I write this. Things are not going positively like they did for my little Wyatt. I had written a message or two of encouragement to the parents and it just breaks my heart because I just knew that she would come around like my little guy did, but she hasn't. So if you pray, please pray for little Cailey Anna. She has a fan page on facebook if you'd like to visit it.
I have looked at Wyatt differently I think in this last week or so. I have hugged him even tighter and kissed him more than ever. I mean I knew that things could have been so much different for us but I have tried in a lot of ways to put that stuff behind me because it hurts too much to dwell on it. Lately, I think I have been having a bit of anxiety attacks just thinking about just how different it really could be now eight months later. He is such a perfect, happy little guy. I love him so much! I don't ever want to take for granted just how truly blessed we are. Thank you God for answering so many prayers and performing the miracles you did in my precious baby boys' life. I am eternally grateful.
Speaking of Wyatt. He is 8 months now and getting more mobile. He can roll, creep, and pivot his way around the floor - even pulling half his body up onto the ladder and toy chest. He's not quite "crawling" yet but so close. He sits and plays with toys contentedly until Levi comes up and takes one of his toys. Then he screams at the top of his lungs! I think I am going to be buying duplicates of toys for Christmas and birthdays. Which speaking of birthday, with theirs just being one day apart, it'll be fun while they are little to have their parties on the same day. It'll probably be to our and their advantage because they both can open presents. I drove through McDonalds tonight and saw their play area and got all excited thinking maybe I could have their b-day party there in February. Or maybe not. But it's going to be so fun.
I just LOVE having two boys. I would still love to have a little girl someday. I kinda start to panic thinking about delivery of a baby #3 but I don't want to be done because of what we went through with Wyatt. Yes, you might think I'm crazy to even think about having another one someday. But maybe, in a few years of course when we're ready and life isn't quite as crazy, crazy, crazy as it is now, and we are ready for baby #3, it will be a healing thing to have a healthy and safe delivery. I was looking at pictures of Levi when he was first born and remembering the joy of that day, even after 26 hours of labor and being so exhausted. I have a hard time looking at pictures of Wyatt when he was first born though. I don't mind seeing the ones after he is home and healthy again. Maybe I just need to give it more time. I feel a bit robbed I guess sometimes. I wanted that fun experience and memory of having my sister bring Levi into the hospital wearing his "Big Brother in Training" shirt that I had ordered especially for him and meeting his little brother for the first time. But it didn't play out like that. And yet, I am so thankful, because it could have played out far worse.
I'm sorry, I don't know why I am going off on this. It might be a bit depressing! But these things well up inside me and it feels good to get them out. Maybe I'll be able to fall asleep easier tonight. So thank you for reading, if you still are. Farewell and Goodnight from the Mini Van Mom. =)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Bored So I'll Blog
I've "felt" bored all day even though I've been busy watching and taking care of the kids. I wanted to "do" something. But nothing too exciting happened today....
I think I'd like to go shopping but all the good stores are closed by now. I was looking on OldNavy.com which was fun but I HAVE to try things on these days! So maybe tomorrow I can get Isaac to watch the boys for a couple hours (probably while they are napping, haha) while I go out for some much needed me time! I got a coupon in the mail today for JCPenney 2 Day Only sale tomorrow and Monday. Maybe I'll have to go! Even though I really don't enjoy clothes shopping like I used to. Not as much fun to dress this post-baby body. :( But it'd still be fun to find some fall weather clothing because for the last two falls I was pregnant and well, I'm not quite back into the pre-Levi sizes. Almost, but not quite.
If I could just be disciplined enough to lose an extra 10-15 pounds (40 would be my ideal weight loss) I would probably double my wardrobe choices. But instead they are packed away, labeled in totes, or hanging in my closet just waiting...I was so motivated the beginning of this summer. I was walking and working out every day, watching what I was eating, cutting out sugars. But I think I just go so frustrated that I wasn't losing much weight that I got discouraged and quit all together. Now we're headed into fall when it's going to be even harder to get out to walk. I keep watching Biggest Loser every week (on hulu of course) and I feel motivated for that hour and half when I'm watching it! I've got to get some kind of kick in the butt to motivate myself to get in shape and lose weight!
I know I've blogged about this kind of stuff before so sorry for the redundancy. I guess it's just been on my mind so much lately. Isaac & I are coming up on our anniversary this coming week so I've been looking back at pictures of us when we were first dating and married. We look so young, fresh, skinny!!! Quite a change from what I see in pictures of myself now. Although, I am very, very happy. That part hasn't changed! In fact, I think the happiness just keeps growing year after year. =)
I took the boys outside this afternoon to play and enjoy one of our last warmer days of autumn. Wyatt had fun spinning around in his excersaucer and Levi ran around in the yard picking up sticks, eating leaves and attempting to eat a rock or two (but Mommy's always watching!), and digging in the dirt. He cracks me up! I had to give him a bath as soon as we came back inside because he had decided it would be fun to dig in the dirt with his bare hands and then throw it up in the air all over himself. Yes, very fun indeed. Until it got down his shirt and into his diapers. He came over and grabbed the blanket I had with us for Wyatt and started wiping the front of his shirt trying to get the dirt off from inside his shirt! Then he was kinda doing this funny dance as the dirt had made it's way inside his diaper. And he was scratching his head where his once beautiful blonde locks were now the color of dirt.
After a fun-filled ten minutes of combing and scrubbing and hosing him down in the tub as he screamed at the tops of his lungs and cried alligator tears, he was clean and back to his towheaded self. For some reason, he HATES bathtime now! I don't know what happened. Part if it could be that when he was about 9 months old, after battle-ing one flare up of eczema after another, the pediatrician advised I only give him a bath twice a week instead of every night. He used to love bath time when he was a baby and even up until he was one. But maybe having days in between baths it wasn't a set nightly routine anymore and it threw his schedule off or something? I don't know. I just know that bath nights are not my favorite two nights of the weeks, typically Tuesdays & Saturdays. But Wyatt still likes his bath. I give them their baths separately because I figure Wyatt would start not liking his baths if he was in their with his screaming brother!
Oh my little rabbit trails. But when you get my started talking about my boys, it's hard to get me to stop! So back to my feeling bored today. I have so many projects I want to do, mostly cleaning and organizing. But that didn't sound like fun so I didn't do any of that. I thought about scrapbooking but most of my supplies are buried and I didn't want to start something and then have the boys wake up half way through a page. So, no, didn't do that either. I was caught up on my shows on hulu and I had already goofed off enough on facebook, and I was tempted to get a jump start on my advertising work for this next week cuz it's going to be super busy, but I don't get paid for working weekends, so I decided to work on a Thank You flyer for the Deaconess Hospital NICU nursing staff and doctors where Wyatt stayed for the first 3 1/2 weeks of his little life. And that's what I did. I've been going to work on something for them for literally months now, but just always find something else to do. I have it pretty much ready to print and mail but might have a couple little changes before I send it. There were certain nurses that cared for Wyatt that became very dear to my heart. They were there with him round the clock when I couldn't always be. I thank God for them!
Time flies when you're bloggin! LOL! Isaac and his friend Tim (from Portland) are downstairs playing Halo so I'm debating on whether I should go to bed now or surf facebook for a while longer. But I would probably toss and turn and toss and turn until midnight like I do just about every other night! I don't know what my deal is?!! I am utterly exhauted but I lay there and just CAN'T fall asleep! And the more you "think" about falling asleep, the more you can't settle down and actually drift off!
I can't think of anything incredibly interesting to surf the web for at the moment. Any fun sites that you know of? Which sites do you like to visit? I like to look at our local craigslist ads but already checked those a couple times today with nothing too exciting. Maybe I'll just google interesting websites to surf, although that might come up with a search that is NOT exactly what I am looking for! Hmmm, maybe I'll check out music and see if there are any intersting new artists or any favorites that have new albums out. Which speaking of, I was really disappointed that Linkin Park's new cd has a Parental Advisory sticker on it! What?! I really like their older albums but I am not going to spend my money on a cd that has one of those stickers! So frustrating when really good artists think they have to cross over to the dark side! Yes, you may think I'm a prude, but I have a feeling there are others out there that feel the same way. Makes me curious if they actually sell more albums or not...
I guess that's enough ranting from me tonight. I've probably put you, my one blog reader, to sleep by now! So Goodnight once again from the Mini Van Mom!
I think I'd like to go shopping but all the good stores are closed by now. I was looking on OldNavy.com which was fun but I HAVE to try things on these days! So maybe tomorrow I can get Isaac to watch the boys for a couple hours (probably while they are napping, haha) while I go out for some much needed me time! I got a coupon in the mail today for JCPenney 2 Day Only sale tomorrow and Monday. Maybe I'll have to go! Even though I really don't enjoy clothes shopping like I used to. Not as much fun to dress this post-baby body. :( But it'd still be fun to find some fall weather clothing because for the last two falls I was pregnant and well, I'm not quite back into the pre-Levi sizes. Almost, but not quite.
If I could just be disciplined enough to lose an extra 10-15 pounds (40 would be my ideal weight loss) I would probably double my wardrobe choices. But instead they are packed away, labeled in totes, or hanging in my closet just waiting...I was so motivated the beginning of this summer. I was walking and working out every day, watching what I was eating, cutting out sugars. But I think I just go so frustrated that I wasn't losing much weight that I got discouraged and quit all together. Now we're headed into fall when it's going to be even harder to get out to walk. I keep watching Biggest Loser every week (on hulu of course) and I feel motivated for that hour and half when I'm watching it! I've got to get some kind of kick in the butt to motivate myself to get in shape and lose weight!
I know I've blogged about this kind of stuff before so sorry for the redundancy. I guess it's just been on my mind so much lately. Isaac & I are coming up on our anniversary this coming week so I've been looking back at pictures of us when we were first dating and married. We look so young, fresh, skinny!!! Quite a change from what I see in pictures of myself now. Although, I am very, very happy. That part hasn't changed! In fact, I think the happiness just keeps growing year after year. =)
I took the boys outside this afternoon to play and enjoy one of our last warmer days of autumn. Wyatt had fun spinning around in his excersaucer and Levi ran around in the yard picking up sticks, eating leaves and attempting to eat a rock or two (but Mommy's always watching!), and digging in the dirt. He cracks me up! I had to give him a bath as soon as we came back inside because he had decided it would be fun to dig in the dirt with his bare hands and then throw it up in the air all over himself. Yes, very fun indeed. Until it got down his shirt and into his diapers. He came over and grabbed the blanket I had with us for Wyatt and started wiping the front of his shirt trying to get the dirt off from inside his shirt! Then he was kinda doing this funny dance as the dirt had made it's way inside his diaper. And he was scratching his head where his once beautiful blonde locks were now the color of dirt.
After a fun-filled ten minutes of combing and scrubbing and hosing him down in the tub as he screamed at the tops of his lungs and cried alligator tears, he was clean and back to his towheaded self. For some reason, he HATES bathtime now! I don't know what happened. Part if it could be that when he was about 9 months old, after battle-ing one flare up of eczema after another, the pediatrician advised I only give him a bath twice a week instead of every night. He used to love bath time when he was a baby and even up until he was one. But maybe having days in between baths it wasn't a set nightly routine anymore and it threw his schedule off or something? I don't know. I just know that bath nights are not my favorite two nights of the weeks, typically Tuesdays & Saturdays. But Wyatt still likes his bath. I give them their baths separately because I figure Wyatt would start not liking his baths if he was in their with his screaming brother!
Oh my little rabbit trails. But when you get my started talking about my boys, it's hard to get me to stop! So back to my feeling bored today. I have so many projects I want to do, mostly cleaning and organizing. But that didn't sound like fun so I didn't do any of that. I thought about scrapbooking but most of my supplies are buried and I didn't want to start something and then have the boys wake up half way through a page. So, no, didn't do that either. I was caught up on my shows on hulu and I had already goofed off enough on facebook, and I was tempted to get a jump start on my advertising work for this next week cuz it's going to be super busy, but I don't get paid for working weekends, so I decided to work on a Thank You flyer for the Deaconess Hospital NICU nursing staff and doctors where Wyatt stayed for the first 3 1/2 weeks of his little life. And that's what I did. I've been going to work on something for them for literally months now, but just always find something else to do. I have it pretty much ready to print and mail but might have a couple little changes before I send it. There were certain nurses that cared for Wyatt that became very dear to my heart. They were there with him round the clock when I couldn't always be. I thank God for them!
Time flies when you're bloggin! LOL! Isaac and his friend Tim (from Portland) are downstairs playing Halo so I'm debating on whether I should go to bed now or surf facebook for a while longer. But I would probably toss and turn and toss and turn until midnight like I do just about every other night! I don't know what my deal is?!! I am utterly exhauted but I lay there and just CAN'T fall asleep! And the more you "think" about falling asleep, the more you can't settle down and actually drift off!
I can't think of anything incredibly interesting to surf the web for at the moment. Any fun sites that you know of? Which sites do you like to visit? I like to look at our local craigslist ads but already checked those a couple times today with nothing too exciting. Maybe I'll just google interesting websites to surf, although that might come up with a search that is NOT exactly what I am looking for! Hmmm, maybe I'll check out music and see if there are any intersting new artists or any favorites that have new albums out. Which speaking of, I was really disappointed that Linkin Park's new cd has a Parental Advisory sticker on it! What?! I really like their older albums but I am not going to spend my money on a cd that has one of those stickers! So frustrating when really good artists think they have to cross over to the dark side! Yes, you may think I'm a prude, but I have a feeling there are others out there that feel the same way. Makes me curious if they actually sell more albums or not...
I guess that's enough ranting from me tonight. I've probably put you, my one blog reader, to sleep by now! So Goodnight once again from the Mini Van Mom!
Friday, October 1, 2010
TGIF!
Hooray! We survived this week!!
It's been "one of those weeks." Levi came down with some kind of bug on Monday night so for the next few days I had a cranky toddler who woke up throughout the night and cried throughout the day - along with a baby who decided he needed to compete with his brother for "Who Can Cry the Loudest?!" I really wanted to join in and compete too but decided it might make them cry even louder. LOL! But all is better by the end of the week. Hoping Wyatt doesn't end up coming down with it cuz it wasn't an enjoyable experience.
In fact, Tuesday evening I was so frazzled that I put the boys to bed a half an earlier than usual, told Isaac I was going for a drive and had my cell phone with me but "Only for an emergency!" I knew the boys would stop crying and settle down and that they were safe in their beds, and Isaac had the monitor with him (while he played his video game - have I said how much I hate video games! I guess some wives hate hunting season or football, well I hate video games!!)
Anyways, I got in my van not knowing where I was going but if felt so good to just drive! I really didn't trust myself driving too far cuz I was pretty rattled so I went to Safeway parking lot and reclined my seat and turned up the music really loud. I was wishing I had grabbed a Linkin Park cd on my way out but all I had with me was the new Matt Maher cd and that ended up being the better choice. I didn't feel like being calm but I told God how frustrated I was and that I really didn't feel like praying and exactly how I felt. Funny how I slowly started to relax and a half hour later I was back to my normal Meggie Self. I left the lot and decided I deserved an ice cream cone from McDonalds. =0) The rest of the week has been much better. I think I had a break through. =)
Maybe the rest of you moms have it all together and I applaud and admire you. I think of some of you how have 4, 5 or even more children and just don't know how you do it! I mean I know my situation is probably a bit more intensified having two kids so close together but still, how do you do it?! LOL! =)
Isaac & I enjoyed a dinner out again tonight. I am going to be sad when next Friday is over cuz it's last night of our 4 Friday date nights that our church has been providing child care from 6:30-8 pm for the couples. It's fun to get dressed up (in something besides my tanks & sweats) ;) It's funny because even in that short time I do miss my boys but I then really appreciate when I am with them again. And going out makes me kinda feel like when we were first dating and first married. We used to go out almost every weekend for dinner & and a movie. I guess it has made me realize even more just how important of a priority it is going to be to get out at least once or twice a month for a date with my husband.
Well, I can't think of anything else really interesting to "talk" about at the moment so I think I might just head to bed. I have the hardest time falling asleep pretty much every night. My body is so exhausted for some reason my mind likes to try to process things - too many things circling around in my head I guess. I don't have a fancy iPod but I have an older MP3 player that holds somewhere around 30 songs so I loaded it with some some of my favorite soundtrack scores, piano music and Enya. That seems to help.
Until next time, Good Night & Sweet Dreams for the Mini Van Mom. =)
It's been "one of those weeks." Levi came down with some kind of bug on Monday night so for the next few days I had a cranky toddler who woke up throughout the night and cried throughout the day - along with a baby who decided he needed to compete with his brother for "Who Can Cry the Loudest?!" I really wanted to join in and compete too but decided it might make them cry even louder. LOL! But all is better by the end of the week. Hoping Wyatt doesn't end up coming down with it cuz it wasn't an enjoyable experience.
In fact, Tuesday evening I was so frazzled that I put the boys to bed a half an earlier than usual, told Isaac I was going for a drive and had my cell phone with me but "Only for an emergency!" I knew the boys would stop crying and settle down and that they were safe in their beds, and Isaac had the monitor with him (while he played his video game - have I said how much I hate video games! I guess some wives hate hunting season or football, well I hate video games!!)
Anyways, I got in my van not knowing where I was going but if felt so good to just drive! I really didn't trust myself driving too far cuz I was pretty rattled so I went to Safeway parking lot and reclined my seat and turned up the music really loud. I was wishing I had grabbed a Linkin Park cd on my way out but all I had with me was the new Matt Maher cd and that ended up being the better choice. I didn't feel like being calm but I told God how frustrated I was and that I really didn't feel like praying and exactly how I felt. Funny how I slowly started to relax and a half hour later I was back to my normal Meggie Self. I left the lot and decided I deserved an ice cream cone from McDonalds. =0) The rest of the week has been much better. I think I had a break through. =)
Maybe the rest of you moms have it all together and I applaud and admire you. I think of some of you how have 4, 5 or even more children and just don't know how you do it! I mean I know my situation is probably a bit more intensified having two kids so close together but still, how do you do it?! LOL! =)
Isaac & I enjoyed a dinner out again tonight. I am going to be sad when next Friday is over cuz it's last night of our 4 Friday date nights that our church has been providing child care from 6:30-8 pm for the couples. It's fun to get dressed up (in something besides my tanks & sweats) ;) It's funny because even in that short time I do miss my boys but I then really appreciate when I am with them again. And going out makes me kinda feel like when we were first dating and first married. We used to go out almost every weekend for dinner & and a movie. I guess it has made me realize even more just how important of a priority it is going to be to get out at least once or twice a month for a date with my husband.
Well, I can't think of anything else really interesting to "talk" about at the moment so I think I might just head to bed. I have the hardest time falling asleep pretty much every night. My body is so exhausted for some reason my mind likes to try to process things - too many things circling around in my head I guess. I don't have a fancy iPod but I have an older MP3 player that holds somewhere around 30 songs so I loaded it with some some of my favorite soundtrack scores, piano music and Enya. That seems to help.
Until next time, Good Night & Sweet Dreams for the Mini Van Mom. =)
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