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And THAT is why I do this.

31 Oct

We were in the car, going to pick up my oldest son from school.  I hear the sweet voice of my toddler saying “Mommy?” from the back seat.

Me: “Yes, baby?”

Him: “Ah wub woo.”  (For those not familiar with toddler speak, that’s I love you!)

Me: I love you, too.

Him: Appa buhday! (Happy Birthday!)

It’s about 10 days late, but it’s still pretty sweet.  It makes all the yuckiness (including that *very* nasty diaper I just changed and the fight that I’m going to have to break up momentarily) worth it.  It reminds me that I must be doing something right, even if it feels like I’m not!

 
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More on my plate than I can handle!

28 Oct

Yes, my absences are more and more frequent these days.  October has always been a crazy month at my house.  We have 3 birthdays, the fall weather often lures us to outside activities, and it seems to be the last month before the holidays really kick into high gear so we always over-schedule ourselves in an effort to avoid the November and December craziness.  Add to that a pregnancy that has been “unpredictable,”  a bad cold, my husband being out of the house a lot more than he was over the last several months, and you get a mama who has spread herself WAY too thin.

The computer has been just about the last thing on my mind most days.  I’ve been falling asleep the minute I sit down so I’ve tried to avoid sitting in the hopes I’d actually manage to stay awake for the important stuff that *must* be done.  It took me 3 tries to get through the RedBox movie we rented the other night…not because it was bad, but because I couldn’t keep my eyes open!  FWIW, we loved the concept and rented another one today with a promo code.  With any luck I’ll manage to get through it tonight so we don’t have to pay for it.

So as my absences have become longer and more frequent, I’m hoping that is coming to an end soon.  November is almost here and it does seem like this little girl is going to stay put at least for a couple more months, even if she (or rather, my uterus) continues to act like she won’t.  I still haven’t fallen in love with the laptop, but am determined to give it another chance for this very reason…I figure if I can get used to using it in bed or in the living room, I’m more likely to spend some time on the computer every night.  If I can just stay awake long enough to have a coherent thought, that is!

 
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Anyone tried Redbox yet?

24 Oct

If you’re in Sanford, you’ve probably seen one of these DVD rental machines…there’s one in Lowe’s Foods, one at super Walmart and a couple in gas stations.  We decided to try it out tonight, and other than being sold out of the movies we had at the top of our list to see, it was really easy!  I reserved it online, my husband left immediately for the grocery store (5 minutes away) and it was all ready to go.  You can get a promo code if you sign up on their website (www.redbox.com) for a free rental.  They’re only $1/night so if you’re like us and rarely rent movies it seems like a really good deal.  I dropped Netflix a few months ago because we just weren’t using it anymore and I thought this would be a good substitute!  Since there are no movie rental places on our end of town (that I know of, anyway) this is very convenient and super easy.

Has anyone tried it already?  What did you think???

 
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As my toddler would say…”I did it!”

23 Oct

I am just about the world’s worst mom.  Because I avoid leaving the house with my 2 year old unless I have the backup of another adult.  I’m not kidding.  Inevitably when I take him out by myself, one or both of us ends up crying or having a total meltdown before my errands are done.  Now that my husband is home most of the time, I’m lucky enough that I usually have the luxury of either leaving the little boy at home or bringing the grown-up boy with me to help!

But this morning did not start out well.  My husband had a meeting downtown (fingers crossed that this brings in some work for him!) and as it turned out, Colin woke up right as he was leaving.  This is never a pretty scene…whenever Daddy leaves it means a total and complete screaming fit with lots of “I want a tiss!” even if Daddy kissed him before he left, or “I want Daddy!” or “I want to go!”  This time it was of the “I want to go!” variety so I asked him if he wanted to go somewhere with me.  He nodded a pitiful “yes” so I got us both dressed and we headed out.

I decided to go to Fabulous finds and see if they still had the total body pillow Emily mentioned in a comment, but they didn’t.  They did, however, have a ton of toys and I bought something small to avoid the meltdown that I knew would come when I tried to walk out of there empty-handed.  (Please don’t judge me…I am normally not such a pushover.  But I really am at my limit physically with this pregnancy and the last thing I wanted to do was have to carry a screaming toddler back out to the car.)  This small concession worked and we got out of there without any crying!  I then headed home, only to turn around about a quarter mile from the house because I decided I needed a Bojangle’s chicken biscuit.  Except for some whining from the backseat when I got my biscuit, it was a very successful outing overall.

So, “I did it!”  All by myself and with no tears or meltdowns.  I’m not going to make this a habit, though…

 
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You know what makes me mad?

22 Oct

This was tonight’s dinner topic.  It started with my oldest complaining about the meal (as usual…even though dinner was prepared the way *he* asked for it) and saying it made him mad.  To which my husband replied that he was mad that there wasn’t world peace.  And I let everyone know that I was mad about the health care situation in our country.  And then the adults burst out laughing while the kids looked at us like we were crazy…

I had birthday cake for breakfast.  And for dessert after lunch.  And I totally don’t care!  Because a) it was *my* birthday cake and b) I’m pregnant.  Double excuse this year. :)

I was relieved to find out that my criminal background check was clean today.  Not that I thought it wouldn’t be, but when we lived in NC the first time there was a woman in Raleigh with the same name as me who apparently *had* been in some trouble.  So yay for finding out that they seem to have finally gotten us sorted out!  I also got a fingerprint card done and was very pleasantly surprised at how quick and easy this all was…you never know with these government offices!

Every time I hear Gwen Stefani’s son’s name I think of this game.  Really, Zuma?  Why not just name the kid Bejeweled or Chuzzle?

I am dealing with a lot of anxiety regarding the arrival of this baby.  As I’ve mentioned, I’m scheduling a c-section sometime around January 19 if I have my way.  But with the contractions I’ve been having, I’m worried that I’ll end up in labor before that with none of my scheduled help in place!  My mom’s flying in a few days before the scheduled birthday to help me with last minute stuff and then stay with the kids while I’m in the hospital and help for a while after I get home…but what happens if I don’t make it that far?  It terrifies me.  And yet, it’s irrational because I’ve never been in labor, much less early labor!  And what if this is a bad winter and we lose power for days because of an ice storm and it’s cold and we have a tiny baby?  Seriously, these are the things that keep me up at night!

 
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