Last week a couple of our friends got together to have a going away dinner for Tina....I heart Tina! We became such good friends this past year, and I'm so bummed she's leaving. Tina and I have that sort of friendship where we can look at each other and know what the other is thinking. I love Tina because what you see is what you get, what you hear is exactly what she's thinking and there's no BS. I love that about her! She has the best laugh and on top of everything, she's so much fun to be around. I'm going to miss that hot momma!!!
So normally I wouldn't post pictures of myself being 8 months pregnant, but I have to explain this picture. Our friend Stacey is a slurpee-aholic. She has one everyday, no joke. Anyway, she came to park day one time with the coolest straw ever and said she swears by these "slurpee" straws (they really say slurpee on them). They're metal and they make your drink really cold when it comes up the straw. Ok, so at dinner Tina whips out her slurpee straws from her purse, and I start cracking up because low and behold, I had mine too!!! Yes, Tina and I carry our slurpee straws with us at all times. p.s.-they're kind of hard to find :)
Thank you Tina for being such a great friend!
I always know when I'm getting to the end of my pregnancies because the Altoid cravings start to kick in! I love the texture after crunching it up. I eat a whole box in one sitting, and try to limit myself to 2 boxes a day. It's a good thing for Sams Club! I don't feel so guilty though b/c there is only 10 calories to a box with 0 grams of fat. Could be worse, I could be eating a tub of ice cream right?
The other thing is crushed ice with chocolate milk, but pretty much just the ice. I think my Dr told me with Trevor that ice cravings are due to low iron, so I guess I should get that checked out?
Ok, so remember how someone tried to break into my moms? Well, turns out they weren't breaking in to steal anything, they were breaking in to live there!!!!!!!!! I just talked to our family friend who is a police officer and he said they have seen more and more transients living in vacant homes to try and get out of the heat.
Yesterday when I got the water bill, it said we had used 3000 more gallons this month! I'm like, no one lives there, how could we use that much water???! Then today, the front door was unlocked...Gregory will check doors 3-4 times before he leaves for the night (he's a bit paranoid). Also today, the air conditioning was on. It gets turned off every night. Plus we just put the boys bunk beds in their room, and.... eewww gross!!!!!!, someones been sleeping on my kids bed!, excuse my while I puke!!!!!
Gregory got to my moms house this morning and realized someone tried to break in! I hate that feeling! We don't know if they actually made it in or not, but the door to the kitchen was busted. I'm not exactly sure what some brave soul (we always keep the lights on inside and outside of the house) thought they were going to find, but there's nothing in there except some drywall, pipes, and some paint. Gregory had to go buy a new fiberglass door today, and I''m thinking about having Greg call one of his Dog friends and have them send us a dog we can keep at the house.
In other house news, the interior doors don't fit...huh, if it's not one thing, it will be another. I guess the casings on doors now are 4.5 inches. The casings at my moms house are 5.5 inches, which means the frames of the door don't fit. They have to rip all the drywall off and put up new drywall that's not so big. We'll be lucky if we can move in by the time our house goes up for auction on August 12th! I guess I should start thinking about packing soon, I just have no energy.
Then, Cody starts preschool August 10th (also mine and Gregory's 7 year wedding anniversary) and then Gregory starts school August 24th. Then, about 4 weeks after that, we're having another baby!!!! Hopefully by Christmas things will be semi-normal, and settled into a daily routine.
Let me start off by saying that an Emergency Animal Clinic is almost worse than going to a used car lot. They will try and scare you into paying way more than you really have to, and last night was our first (and last) experience at an Emergency Hospital. Well, I wasn't the one there, but Greg was keeping me updated with everything the Vet was telling him. It was actually quite humorous for me. I knew Red had swallowed/chewed stuff up the day before and that he was blocked from going to the bathroom. I just wanted to know if it would come out on its own. I also knew he was very dehydrated. He had been throwing up all day...same as humans, they need fluids.
Anyway, I like to think I know a little more than the average Joe when it comes to dogs (no pun intended) (Greg calls me by my middle name, Jo) So I told Greg when he got there that Red needed an X-Ray and then needed to be hooked up to an IV. First off, they wanted to give Red all of his shots, which they charge twice as much than a normal clinic. Shot down once. {Of coarse he's up to date on his shots}. Next. They give him a $480 x-ray that doesn't show any blockage in the stomach. The Vet recommends an "exploratory surgery" that would cost $2,500...{Are you kidding me?! An exploratory surgery for what?! The thing that didn't show up on the x-ray}. Of coarse Greg declined the offer, so with only one more thing left to try and sell him, they wanted him to leave Red over night for "observation"...{Yah Right! for another $500}.
I'm still a little bummed they got the first $500 out of us, but he did need an IV and we wanted the x-ray to make sure he didn't need surgery.
I bet you're dying to know what the problem was right?! Greg was walking Red this morning (if your dog is ever bloated, go for a walk) and sure enough he goes number 2...what came out you ask? A WHOLE PEACH SEED!!!!!
He's doing much better now, obviously. He's still not 100%, but he will be in a couple of days.
It's 12:15 am and Gregory is on his way to take Red to the Emergency Animal Hospital. I'm not even kidding, he probably threw up more than 30 times today, he's not eating or going number 2. He ate something yesterday that has completely clogged him up...This will be the first time in my entire life that someone besides my mom will take care of my dog...it's very scary and I don't have a good feeling about it!!!!!!!!!!!
So I had my 30 week Dr's appointment today and also had another ultrasound.
Good news first: My placenta has moved up to where it belongs and I'm being induced on/around September 18th!!!!! I'm so excited! The baby measured about 15 1/2 inches long and weighed almost 4 lbs!
Bad news: The cord is wrapped around Justin so I have to start getting NST's at every appointment. I've never had one before, but I guess I just get hooked up to a monitor before every app for about 20 min. to check the baby's heart rate and make sure he's not stressed. My Dr assured me that it's not that big of a deal and everything should be fine. I have another app the first week in August, so we'll see how everything is going then.
I decided to go ahead and start the recipe/dinner idea blog. Keep in mind, I just started...whoa! what the heck, it's raining!
Sorry... anywho, the address is http://www.busymomcookbook.blogspot.com/
And don't forget to send me your favorite dinner ideas! Thanks
I finally went to bed around 1 o' clock this morning and I had such a great dream about my mom. I don't remember all the details, but I remember I got to talk to her for a while. I'm not sure where I was in the dream? I remember Gregory called to check on me and I told him he was never going to believe me, but I was with my mom, and then she got on the phone and talked to him for a bit and told him how proud of him she was.
You know what's strange though? Every time I do have a dream about my mom, it's in the present. I'm always very aware that she's dead, and talking to her ghost/spirit. Last night some other lady, who was much older (she had white hair), was with my mom. I remember being taken back a bit that I was actually having a conversation with 2 ghosts. I think my mom said if was one of my aunts or something.
So even if it was just a dream, I got to see my mom again, which I always love.
The other night I was laying in bed getting ready to go to sleep. Cody comes in and I asked if he wanted to feel Justin moving around. He was of coarse very excited and put his little hand on my belly. After about 30 seconds Cody was a little concerned. He asked what the baby was doing in there and I said kicking me. After little explanation from me about how the baby is getting really big and there's not a lot of room to move around, Cody is still stuck on the "kicking" part. He gets really close to my belly and shouts "Baby! Stop kickin my mommy!" I laughed and told him he kicked me a lot when he was in there and his eyes got really big and he said, "No, I would never kick you."
He's very sweet.
This happened a couple of days ago, and I've debating about whether or not to write about it...Then I decided it will be good blackmail down the road, so I should write it down so I don't forget.
A couple of days ago Cody and Trevor were playing in their room...Cody comes out and tells me "Red peed on me with his red pee pee"....
I might be a very bad mother, b/c my first reaction was to crack up laughing...Then as I was giving Cody a bath to wash the "pee" off of him, I was so mad at Red! If you have ever watched The Dog Whisperer, you know there is a certain "pack order" in which families should go by, and this was definitely out of pack order.
Now it's been a couple of days, and it's funny to me again
Some nights I just run out of ideas for dinner...
I'm thinking about starting a RECIPE BLOG where everyone can send me their favorite recipes through email or leaving it as a comment. Then, if you ever need an idea yourself, you can check the blog to see if there's anything that looks good...or you're like me and you just need an idea.
Yay or Nay?...Feedback please!!!
All About The Kiddos
Cody was born in Yuma, AZ on May 10, 2005. He was born at 2:54 on a Tuesday morning. He was 7lbs 2oz and was 19 inches long... I think back on it now, and all I really remember was being in pain for the whole day. I had a Drs appointment Monday morning and my Dr stripped my membranes. Yes, it's as painful as it sounds. After my appointment, Greg and I went and walked around Wal-Mart. Sounds funny, but it was the middle of summer in Yuma and Wal-mart was the only cool place to walk. I had been having little contractions here and there but nothing substantial. After walking, we went home and waited a while. Finally by 8 o'clock that night, I was ready. The hospital was 30 minutes away. Once I got into triage, I wasn’t dilated enough to be admitted so 2 more hours of harsh contractions walking around the hospital. I do remember Greg being a wonderful coach though. It seemed like the only thing that would help was to sway side to side. Im sure it probably looked like we were dancing. Finally around 11:30 they admitted me. I had my epidural and I was set. They called my Dr around 12. Too bad for me it took her 2 and a half hours to get there!!!! I always wondered what took her so long. I think I had to push maybe 5 times and there he was. My mom and Greg’s family made it just in time. They drove down from Phoenix just in time to see sweet Cody Boy. Cody was a colic baby which made for long nights and hard days. I think he was pretty much over that by the time he was 3 months. He has always been very expressive about what he likes and does not like. He makes it very clear when he wants or needs something. There is really no ignoring him, b/c he'll find a way to get what he wants. He is also very stubborn and hard-headed, but at the same time he is so cute, it's hard to be mad at him. Ever since he was a baby, he had to touch my hair in order to fall asleep. He still does that. He's a mama’s boy when it comes to cuddling, but he also has to get in his wrestle time with Daddy. Cody loves all animals and animals seem to love him (could be he always has some sort of food on him). He loves to play cars and trucks. I think he must have 100 hot wheels. My mom got him a spring horse that he loves to play on, especially when Gregory is watching Westerns. He gets his cowboy hat on and his play gun stuck in the back of his diaper and just goes to town being "Cowboy Cody." It’s so much fun just to watch him play and use his imagination. He is such a wonderful, free spirited little boy. He is also turning out to be an awesome big brother.
Just a quick tid bit...My best friend Kate and I found out were due a day apart last March. Her due date was November 19th and mine was the 20th. Well, Kate had baby girl Riley the same day I had Trevor! What are the odds right?
Trevor was born on Wednesday November 21, 2007 at 10:19 in the morning. He was a big boy at 8lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. I was induced with Trevor because there was no luck with stripping the membranes (twice) and I never had any contractions. I was supposed to go in early morning on the 19th, but the hospital was too full. So, I was put on a waiting list. Finally, around 11 at night on the 20th, I was called in. I had sent a text to Kate to let her know I was on my way to the hospital and her husband Cody text me back to let me know she was already there (we delivered at different hospitals). Once I got there, they gave me patocin to induce me and an epidural a little while later. It was great! The delivery part of it was nothing. I had to push maybe 3 times and he was born within minutes, healthy as could be. However, a little after he was born I started to feel nauseous. I ate some yogurt and sure enough it came right back up. I sat up in bed and saw white spots everywhere and heard ringing in my ears then blacked out. They took some blood work and it said I was anemic. I was having lots of blood clots coming out. The Dr ran in and started cleaning me out and pushing on my stomach and let me tell you it hurt like heck. I like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance too (2 kids before this, 2 tattoos, and a couple of piercings with no complaints) but this sucked!!! I was shaking uncontrollably; I thought I was having a seizer. I guess I was going in and out of it, b/c I woke up later and Greg had put a rose on my chest. I remember waking up and asking him if he thought I died. It was probably one of the scariest times of my life (besides Greg leaving for Iraq). Im so glad my mom was there to explain to me in English all the Doctor lingo. I did get to go home for Thanksgiving with a beautiful, healthy baby boy. This was a big deal because I had some scares early on in my pregnancy. On the first ultrasound, we found out that my placenta was sitting way too low so it was squishing Trevor’s kidneys. They were way too small. That was terrifying for both Greg and me. After a couple more ultrasounds and a visit to a perinatologist (sounds serious right) we found out everything was fine. I couldn’t figure out what the big deal was for having small kidneys. I mean, there are two of them. Turns out after some research, it can be a sign of Down Syndrome. It was very scary!!!! We are so blessed that Trevor is healthy! Trevor is turning out to be an angel baby. He rarely cries and sleeps all through the night. He smiles all the time and loves to look at the color blue. He loves to watch Cody and always smiles when he gets to take a bath. Trevor just seems to love life. It is so much fun just to sit and cuddle him. He makes the cutest cooing sounds. I can’t wait to see more of his personality. It just goes by too fast. Greg and I are so blessed and we are reminded of that every time we see our beautiful boys.
Justin Gregory Tieman was born Friday September 18, 2009 at 9:11 in the morning. He weighed in at exactly 7 lbs and was 19.5 inches long. Everything in a time period of about 36 hours happened so quickly. I had my Dr’s appointment at 2 on Thursday and when I was there, he asked if I wanted the 12 am or 4 am spot to be induced. I took the 12 am spot. Gregory and I made it to the hospital around 12:30, checked in, and then went up to Labor and Delivery. I was given “the gel” around 2:15 am and by 2:20 I was already having small contractions. My nurse had me get up and walk the halls for about 40 minutes. I’m not sure what time I had my epidural? It was with the first nurse I had, so sometime between 3 and 6 am. I got a new nurse around 6:15 and she let me sleep for about 3 hours to get some rest. She came in 8:45-9:00 to check on me and see if I had dilated at all. To my surprise (and hers), I was fully dilated!!! I had slept through all of my contractions! It’s a good thing my Dr was just down stairs getting ready to come up and break my water. I felt so bad for him. I pretty much shot my baby out at him. I pushed 3 times (for about a minute) and he was out. They did have to use to vacuum on him because I already had some abrasions and was starting to bleed. Luckily I got all the medicine I needed and then some to help with the bleeding and everything went really well. I was able to leave the hospital the next day, feeling pretty good. Justin is only a couple of days old, but he is already such a blessing for our family. He is a wonderful baby and absolutely beautiful. Cody and Trevor can’t seem to get enough of him. They love getting to help feed Justin. They are such good big brothers! With Justin now here, I feel our family is complete. Gregory and I couldn’t be happier to have 3 wonderful boys in our lives!
So normally I wouldn't post pictures of myself being 8 months pregnant, but I have to explain this picture. Our friend Stacey is a slurpee-aholic. She has one everyday, no joke. Anyway, she came to park day one time with the coolest straw ever and said she swears by these "slurpee" straws (they really say slurpee on them). They're metal and they make your drink really cold when it comes up the straw. Ok, so at dinner Tina whips out her slurpee straws from her purse, and I start cracking up because low and behold, I had mine too!!! Yes, Tina and I carry our slurpee straws with us at all times. p.s.-they're kind of hard to find :)
