tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135756182024-03-07T15:41:56.046-08:00land of make believeA place for me to be idealistic without all those realists bringing me down.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-66296160687368512082013-11-13T10:41:00.001-08:002013-11-13T10:41:06.158-08:00Cadence Quinn. A birth story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I finally gave birth at 41 weeks and one day; on November 5th at 3:15 am. I thought I would share my birth story. On Monday 11/4 I had a midwife appt and had my membranes swept (for the third week in a row). I went and got my haircut which was nice to feel pretty! I had a few contractions and cramping throughout the day, but I did the other times I had my membranes swept so I didn't think anything of it. I was actually scheduled to be induced the next morning, so my mom came on Monday evening to pick up my daughter, Kennedy, for a couple nights. Brad and I watched some TV and it actually stormed a bit at our house, heavy rain and thunder and lightening. </div>
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We went to bed around 10:00 and as usual Brad fell asleep right away. I started feeling more contractions so I got up and used the medicine ball for some relief. I started timing my contractions at 11:24 pm and the first two were about 8 minutes apart but about 20 minutes later they were already 3-4 minutes apart. I called my sister to come over and give us a ride to the hospital. I woke up Brad and he was very surprised!</div>
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We got to the hospital around 12:30, and had to wait in the waiting room for about ten minutes. Then we got up to triage. My wonderful midwife, Tiffany, came in on her day off just for me! She checked me and I was already dilated between 4 and 5 cm. They were setting up my room and tub. I was definitely moaning loudly through the contractions and was already wavering on wanting an epidural. My last birth was 18 hours long and I did not want that again without an epidural!</div>
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I got to my room and got right in the tub. The contractions seemed only like a minute apart but I have no idea. I was in there for a little bit and finally said that I wanted an epidural. They attached the iv fluids to my hep lock on my hand while I was still in the tub. Then I got out of the tub and into the bed. Then I started pushing a bit. My midwife said that there was no time for the epidural!</div>
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I kept pushing and my water broke on its own. I remember at my last birth, pushing felt like such a relief, this time, not so much. It hurt the whole time no matter what I was doing. I was in the bed and turned to get on my hands and knees, which felt a little better. I pushed for what felt like only 15 minutes and felt her head coming out. I know it was pretty fast because Tiffany and the nurses were scrambling to set things up and Tiffany even said something like, "Whoa, I better get my gloves on!"</div>
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I pushed out her head, and I think the cord was around her neck once so I was told to push harder to get her out and then I pushed her the rest of the way out. Brad got to see all that, he said it was crazy and he was surprised how much other liquid comes out too, lol. Tiffany handed her to me between my legs and then I turned over. </div>
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I did need a few stitches. Cadence was born with her hand in front of her face and that tore me up a little bit; and caused some bruising on her face. It is eight days later and I feel pretty good, no more pain really. I only ever used Ibuprofen as pain relief.</div>
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She was born at 3:15 am Tuesday morning, so I was only in labor for FOUR HOURS! It was very painful with a lot of screaming, but I am very thankful for the short labor. </div>
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Cadence is a pretty easy baby so far. Already at a week old she has one sleep period of about six to seven hours, usually around 9pm - 3am. Then shorter naps and is awake for a few hours in the afternoon. She definitely looks just like Brad right now and I can't wait for a few weeks as she grows into her looks and I get to see more of myself in her. So in love!</div>
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flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-33438886589418022302013-04-09T12:55:00.000-07:002013-04-09T12:55:14.078-07:00<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there! Long time no update, like over a year! Well some things have changed some have stayed the same </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kennedy just turned three years old! She wanted a Ninja Turtle birthday party and got great mix of "boy" toys and "girl" toys. She loves her Super Heroes, baby dolls, and tea party toys. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it is getting longer, finally! I am tempted to cut it all the time. And by longer, I mean the shortest bob possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I turned 30 in January and I did accomplish some of the items on my to do list. These are the ones that actually were accomplished:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.671875px;">4. Get pregnant again. Yes, also right around my 30th birthday, I got pregnant! I am due at the end of October. I have very excited to find out the sex in May sometime.</span></span></div>
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flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-54187370300491541652011-11-30T20:29:00.000-08:002011-11-30T20:31:03.495-08:00What Girls Do On The Internet<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="459" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lRGIruJ3DPo?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="text-align: left; "></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe NSFW (not safe for work). But this is a completely realistic view of what happens when I get on the internet. My husband, Brad, is always amazed at how many tabs I have open at one time. I am always on facebook, while on the bank website, while balancing our budget, oh and what about that new song I wanted to check out? I barely make time to clean my house, let alone update this blog. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just wanted to check in, let everyone know how things are. I am now manager (!) at my salon after only six months there. It is pretty awesome. My daughter, Kennedy, is now 20 months old and getting more beautiful every day. We are just starting out trying to have another one so send some baby thoughts our way. I just signed up for <a href="http://www.naturallyknockedup.com/naturally-balance-hormones/">this</a> free 30 day challenge for Naturally Balancing my Hormones. If anything it will make me more aware of what I am eating because while at work, I don't eat so good. So hopefully this will give me some good tips for that. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am also in the process of re-organizing my entire house and craft supplies, so hopefully going through all the unused supplies I have will inspire me to CREATE!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HlH6YdDjoLxirqsjhAD0fMwwaIY0I92AgmVfL7DkxoBw-m9KFNE7AzfIE1K0RxMQEGPcxxD3AtVC105repk1EU7Uo9dfKeCWiZg81P0vyIxZCJV5sZEr2vUVJ_F6oGKLt-bK/s400/texas.jpg" /></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-20740630891825242282011-08-03T22:55:00.000-07:002011-08-03T23:01:45.050-07:0030 Before 30I am 28 right now. Instead of 29 before 29, I am doing 30 before 30, so that gives me a year and a half to accomplish these goals<br /><br /><br />30 before 30<br /><br />1. Get another tattoo<br />2. Go on a family bike ride (seems like a small thing, but we need another bike and a trailer in order for it to happen!)<br />3. Maintain a exercise routine<br />4. Get pregnant again!<br />5. Do a craft a month AT LEAST!<br />6. Pay off credit cards<br />7. Save $1000 emergency fund<br />8. <strike>Finish cosmetology school</strike><br />9. Get a great job that I love<br />10. Cut down on sugar intake<br />11. Make enough things to actually sell at a craft fair.<br />12. Stop drinking regular soda<br />13. Take Kennedy on a nature adventure once a week (park, zoo…)<br />14. Stick to a budget, be realistic.<br />15. Make house cleaning schedule, stick to it.<br />16. Go on a vacation (or staycation).<br />17. Go north (Prescott/Flagstaff) one weekend (or once a month) this summer when it is really hot! 18. Have a date night at least once a month.<br />19. Lose at least four dress sizes.<br />20. Blog more, at least once a week.<br />21. Try a class at the gym<br />22. Go to a concert<br />23. Go to a play/musical<br />24. Go to a sporting event<br />25. Potty train Kennedy<br />26. List something on Etsy<br />27. Spray paint outdoor tables.<br />28. Grow something edible and keep it alive<br />29. Make and keep a new friend.<br />30. Finish my two year degree (I only need one class!).<br /><br />The hard thing is, is that for most of these, I need money to accomplish them. Which is hard since we do not have a lot of income since Brad is still in school full time and I am just starting my career. But I will work hard to try to accomplish these goals!flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-53790383699325414362011-08-03T22:34:00.000-07:002011-08-03T22:55:09.533-07:00Long awaited returnHello there. Why yes it has been four months since my last post. Kennedy is 16 months old now and a full fledged toddler. She always has scratches and bruises because she is such an active explorer. She loves to dance and starts swaying and stomping her feet to any music that she hears.<br />She also has some sort of fauxhawk/mullet combo going on with her hair, I love it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevj05qrNoZJKOOsC65ca6uNFam4HI2d9AMQ9zR-HJSetGXiT9wAn1yAYt0ZSmZGUXJYF80dGKnVy6AKLnTMn2ALfdSssbZ3sL6aAZ5hZTzIlKcNaRsulUiAM1WzlcXPwAGqlU/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636870996761037570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevj05qrNoZJKOOsC65ca6uNFam4HI2d9AMQ9zR-HJSetGXiT9wAn1yAYt0ZSmZGUXJYF80dGKnVy6AKLnTMn2ALfdSssbZ3sL6aAZ5hZTzIlKcNaRsulUiAM1WzlcXPwAGqlU/s400/010.JPG" /></a><br />In April I FINALLY graduated cosmetology school and a month later I had my license and a month after that I got a job at Supercuts. I have been there now for two months. It is a great first job, it has really gotten my confidence level up with doing haircuts because on some days I do 12 haircuts in one day! I still need to work on getting through a haircut faster because I am such a perfectionist and I always check and recheck my blending. I would really like to find a job assisting or as a junior stylist somewhere, but I do not want to rent a station since I don't really have a clientele yet. <br /><br />I am also trying to lose weight right now. I have lost ten pounds so far, within the last few weeks, so wish me luck on continued success.<br /><br />I hope to post on here more, but we'll see! I am way better at reading blogs that writing on one it seems.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-2460143337259211572011-03-28T12:27:00.001-07:002011-03-28T16:02:57.276-07:00Kennedy's 1st BirthdayWow, I can't believe Kennedy is one year old today! She is an amazingly sweet and smart little girl. Here are some pictures of her party yesterday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRuSfFq2UEQAo3-kwWHJ2TKEllh630ymAMwKlL-ry9TcajCM5Ah_uZqqlv0MWhCOVdCezqbDrvUvSs3iBJ4CzobvAWGTOkG2i_DvJSBBSs9fQrx78oade4E73k3oDfmo2Yrk/s1600/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+142.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589269765884826754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRuSfFq2UEQAo3-kwWHJ2TKEllh630ymAMwKlL-ry9TcajCM5Ah_uZqqlv0MWhCOVdCezqbDrvUvSs3iBJ4CzobvAWGTOkG2i_DvJSBBSs9fQrx78oade4E73k3oDfmo2Yrk/s400/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+142.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitFciMj4Z21xDk3svkIEH6AFYBZAUJZnlOaWxeysWZfIduHDn4NGPl7-XNjBEWD5EFoLr6El_OeLGmsdwFBiz5rucYEKF7osf092hldLyKyqtW671Su3uZVYNmhyphenhyphen0bpTO1ulL/s1600/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589269256099352898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitFciMj4Z21xDk3svkIEH6AFYBZAUJZnlOaWxeysWZfIduHDn4NGPl7-XNjBEWD5EFoLr6El_OeLGmsdwFBiz5rucYEKF7osf092hldLyKyqtW671Su3uZVYNmhyphenhyphen0bpTO1ulL/s320/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+138.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBvZTS1LUkIWmSVnXZ2LjzAsRb85qO6ULu7iyVzjXqwatyqmcu_TnVCS1aLCukGcZhA9o1lXxMRHCMEGOxk-wC2QKTonFTk71CI0EGMOK2dVxbIzTRyaosgwM7d2NUltFQhki/s1600/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+112.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589268566900405970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBvZTS1LUkIWmSVnXZ2LjzAsRb85qO6ULu7iyVzjXqwatyqmcu_TnVCS1aLCukGcZhA9o1lXxMRHCMEGOxk-wC2QKTonFTk71CI0EGMOK2dVxbIzTRyaosgwM7d2NUltFQhki/s320/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+112.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbsdFYt5hu209xzEBvigio7c-2fGANTLu1oXOYogmqtWf_2OpENE2LuTijzmiXY3h73q_FK3eFBDT5JdJBkytQ1dMVYdLmdj6nxOKle9Nl4ABjgJy0nNrSLmHx5NOsNN_Zz4h/s1600/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589267984479332674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbsdFYt5hu209xzEBvigio7c-2fGANTLu1oXOYogmqtWf_2OpENE2LuTijzmiXY3h73q_FK3eFBDT5JdJBkytQ1dMVYdLmdj6nxOKle9Nl4ABjgJy0nNrSLmHx5NOsNN_Zz4h/s320/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+027.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kzzgPtsY0WN4d-zYdkgRjqxWwMN7mHjYL_13mw_c8QxeMnL9aBQHqNbuWR-Xy39Wh1S3oIl2Mi935yP6_hAgrtCD4rWmvT61QFSdU-TgMJ5rnJLTdEINwnYrEJ0D9_rh3Rti/s1600/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589267273728125522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kzzgPtsY0WN4d-zYdkgRjqxWwMN7mHjYL_13mw_c8QxeMnL9aBQHqNbuWR-Xy39Wh1S3oIl2Mi935yP6_hAgrtCD4rWmvT61QFSdU-TgMJ5rnJLTdEINwnYrEJ0D9_rh3Rti/s400/kennedy%2527s+first+birthday+068.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTMwMTM*MDQwNDAzOSZwdD*xMzAxMzQwNDIxNzgzJnA9Njk*MzAxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz*4OTQ5OGRiZjIwODk*/Y2JmYWFlNmE4ZjQzMTZkNmIzNSZvZj*w.gif" width="0" height="0" /> I made a mix CD for everyone to take home from the party. Here is a playlist of most of the songs on the CD. </div><br /><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 450px; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto"><br /><object width="450" height="470"><param name="movie" value="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink_noautostart.xml&mywidth=450&myheight=470&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicplaylist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D84888264%26t%3D1301340402&wid=os"><br /> <embed style="width:450px; visibility:visible; height:470px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink_noautostart.xml&mywidth=450&myheight=470&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicplaylist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D84888264%26t%3D1301340402&wid=os" width="450" height="470" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"></embed> </object><a href="http://www.musicplaylist.us/"><img border="0" alt="Get a playlist!" src="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/images/create_pink.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.musicplaylist.us/playlist/21731395595/standalone" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Standalone player" src="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/images/launch_pink.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.musicplaylist.us/playlist/21731395595/download"><img border="0" alt="Get Ringtones" src="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/images/get_pink.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-35856433964489458642011-03-18T01:07:00.000-07:002011-03-18T01:27:14.459-07:00CloserI am excited to go to <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2011/03/arizona-blogger-meetup-326details.html">this</a>! I am so in need of more friends it is not even funny. It is so hard to make and KEEP friends as an adult. Sure you meet people you like, even feel a connection with but then what. It seems so akward to call someone you don't really know and ask to do something. It is like dating, and I have never been a good dater, with guys I was more like, "Oh hi, we just met and made out so now we are together! And now we will spend every moment together until we fizzle out and break up, ok thanks bye."<br /><br />Even at school, I am about to graduate and I am just now making some closer friends who I hope to actually keep in touch with afterwards. You would think with so many girls I could find someone who I have a lot in common with, but no. I guess I am way weirder than I thought, but I read so many blogs of like minded people I know my interests are not way out there but I just need to find my niche.<br /><br /> A lot of people need time and planning to do something, I only have one friend (Hi Laura!) who if I call and say, "Hey, wanna hang out?" there is a more than 50% chance she will be able to. And usually it is the same when she calls me. Even since having Kennedy, I can still meet for impromptu meetups. Sure, I need a little extra time but I can still be out of my house in like half an hour.<br /><br />Sorry, rant over.<br /><br />I am graduating school in about two weeks or so. Finally! I can't believe I have made it. Now I need to decide where to work. I am leaning towards assisting at a mid-high level salon. Yes I could go straight to working at like AZ Hair Co. or Great Clips but I feel like I still have so much to learn and I was taught to work where the clients you want go and I feel I want to work somewhere in like downtown phoenix or something where artsy people go. Not sure. I am definitely excited to start working again and make some money!flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-72279904473341863032011-02-26T01:56:00.001-08:002011-02-26T01:59:14.363-08:00WowGuess what I signed up for!?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indie-business.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz356/michelle_blogcss/Freckled%20Nest/I3-lg200.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I am very excited. I will be done with cosmetology school in about six weeks (finally!) and yes I want to pursue that as a career, but within the last few years I have really wanted to find a way to make money using my crafting, or at least learn to be a better blogger, which would also allow me to work from home. I think this will help me do that.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-91323582243051654152011-02-15T01:12:00.000-08:002011-02-15T01:13:06.830-08:00Sigur Rós - Staralfur<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k574ZlzTo_I?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />Another video for you. Not only was this song featured heavily in The Life Aquatic, which is what Brad and I watched on our first date, New Years Day 2005, but this is the song that I walked down the aisle to. Love it.<br /><br />I just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day to my fantastic husband <a href="http://blackmarkercomics.com/">Brad</a>. I am so lucky to have him, he is my best friend ever, and I love being with him. We have always said we would both love to work from home so we could spend even more time together, somehow we just never get sick of each other! He is the best father I could ever ask for for Kennedy and I can't wait to someday add to our family (someday, not anytime soon). He is working so hard at school, and I can't wait to see that pay off someday with an awesome job that he loves (or at least doesn't hate, lol).<br /><br />Brad, you and Kennedy are my sunshine. I love you!flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-22791732225088630702011-02-15T00:27:00.000-08:002011-02-15T00:27:20.398-08:00The Drums - "Let's Go Surfing" - SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artist<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CeZbbx5SPTs?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" height="295" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />This is my new favorite song of the moment. Enjoy!flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-65584368526695983392011-01-05T23:31:00.001-08:002011-01-06T00:15:09.711-08:00Happy New YearIt has been six months since I posted last?!!!!?? That is just crazy. Well since I went back to school in July I just don't go on the internet as much, especially because now I get all my facebook updates, gmail, and blog reader on my phone I don't have much reason to get on the internet.<br /><br />Quick update:<br /><ul><li>I will be graduating school (finally!) in March. I'm not quite sure what path I want to go in, but I think I will get a job at like a Great Clips because we need insurance.<br /></li><li>Brad is in school full time for digital illustration. He still has three years to go. He will be awesome at it.</li><li>We moved out of my Mom's house in October and love living on our own again, although my sister is going to be moving in with us in a month. The extra money we will be getting from her outweighs any cons, also it means we can get cable!</li><li>Kennedy is nine months old!!!!!!<br /></li></ul>My 28th birthday is coming up on the 28th of this month! I am working on a list of 28 things to do before I turn 29 and will post it when completed. I don't really have any resolutions, but I did get a gym membership and a zoo membership for Christmas. I have been to the gym 4 times in the last week and a half so hopefully I can keep that up. Also I just got the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Fat-Lose-Delicious-Science-based/dp/1594630054">Eat Fat, Lose Fat</a> and if it works at all, I will let you know and write all about it. My goal with working out is not to lose weight, although I'm positive I will, I want to increase my endurance, build my core muscles, and my strength.<br /><br />Kennedy.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs734.ash1/162862_10150095249038210_576863209_7287377_3755711_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 344px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs734.ash1/162862_10150095249038210_576863209_7287377_3755711_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1217.snc4/156951_10150111040503274_698068273_7388475_1294102_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 426px; height: 567px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1217.snc4/156951_10150111040503274_698068273_7388475_1294102_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />On January 1st she took her first steps all by herself and I think within a few weeks she will be full on walking. She has six teeth, top middle four and bottom middle two. She says "Ca" for cat and says "Dada" all the time but we still don't know if she is actually saying it to mean Brad or just saying, "Dadadadada" She is amazing and sometimes I get so overwhelmed with love for her, I just want to eat her up. Now she leans into us for kisses and laughs anytime anyone else laughs. We are still cloth diapering at home and disposable on the go, we basically co-sleep full time now. For a long while she would fall asleep in our bed and then we would move her to the pack'n'play just a few feet away, but now if we do that she will wake up in a couple hours crying, so we just leave her in bed with us. I really like it, I think Brad likes it too, but I know he sometimes has trouble sleeping. What we really need is a king sized bed! At her nine month appointment last week she weighed 18 lbs and is 28 inches tall. She has only gained 1lb and 1 inch in the last three months. The doctor isn't concerned but wants us to feed her more, especially protein. She loves to eat most anything. We are getting free baby food from WIC, so she eats that, but we always add something homemade too; egg yolks, toast, yogurt, cheese. We just bought her a sippy cup and she really likes it.<br /><br />2010 was a great year and I can't wait to see what 2011 brings.<br /><br /><br />I hope to update here more often.......<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-23917994213115302232010-07-17T10:00:00.000-07:002010-07-17T10:00:00.958-07:00A picture of something I have peed on!<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/4038002626_a5ea3e69b8.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 375px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/4038002626_a5ea3e69b8.jpg" /></a><br /><div>A year ago today I found out I was pregnant. I can't believe it has been a year. I wanted to tell Brad in some cool way, but I can't keep secrets at all, so I called him at work and told him. No fanfare or anything. I remember I could tell he was smiling over the phone and when he got home he was so in awe, we both were. I struggled with infertility and sometimes thought I would never get pregnant, now I can't wait to get pregnant again! Okay, I think we will wait a little while :)</div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-49383812998006766992010-07-14T00:52:00.001-07:002010-07-14T00:59:21.587-07:00So so happy<div>I have been yearning for a sewing machine lately and luckily my step-mom had one in the garage and let me have it!!!!! I finally finished some cloth napkins I started about four years ago. And I made my first purse from this <a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/06/beginners-bias-tape-bag-with-free.html">tutorial</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TD1sdN_PxpI/AAAAAAAAAKY/GFInLyliAzg/s512/2010-07-14%2000.50.38.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 430px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TD1sgp_1LII/AAAAAAAAAKc/JGhVvB-r28U/s640/2010-07-14%2000.49.14.jpg" /><br />It is pretty small, but I couldn't get the pattern to print at 200%. I will definitely make this again. I already want to start hand making all my Christmas presents!!!! You can look forward to many more crafts from me.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">gratuitous</span> Kennedy photo, I think this girl is going to have some red hair: </div><div><br /> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 410px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bsapwuvE9k5IrPo4K0ooqBEJ1CNfY8Vjy1840DD5CkNhKKhjqEsv6BeiiKkKHgQ-AQP-i3ydai-1sc0221xJJmwIj6SsfVMYJ-oHZKnUJvtEN4c0nk0jfhZEzR7NORdWEvqc/s512/2010-07-01%2013.19.12.jpg" /><br /><div></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-74344826201370637412010-07-03T09:40:00.000-07:002010-07-03T09:52:26.695-07:00Bountiful Baskets<div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TC9eQP3sf-I/AAAAAAAAAJE/wNtQHEyu5tk/s640/2010-07-03%2008.43.25.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 409px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TC9eQP3sf-I/AAAAAAAAAJE/wNtQHEyu5tk/s640/2010-07-03%2008.43.25.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I have done a CSA before. I definitely liked it, but you have to pay upfront for like 12 weeks and it is expensive. <a href="http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/">Bountiful baskets</a> is something we have here in Arizona (and some other south west states), where you order and pick up a basket of fruit and veggies. You can do it every week, or every other, or once and never do it again; what ever you choose. I did it for the very first time last week and it was amazing! Loved it. It is only $15 and I got so much stuff. This week I payed $25 for the organic basket, plus $7.50 for an italian pack. I just picked it up this morning and am excited to eat everything.</div><br /><br /><div>Here is a picture of the Italian pack, I thought it would just be herbs and such but it is that plus more! You can also order bread, and sometimes there are bulk orders of fruit or even cookies. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TC9eM4oUQ-I/AAAAAAAAAJA/08_EcCHnCqw/s640/2010-07-03%2008.48.17.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 407px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TC9eM4oUQ-I/AAAAAAAAAJA/08_EcCHnCqw/s640/2010-07-03%2008.48.17.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>They try to get local whenever possible, but I think to them, that means California. That is one thing better about a CSA is that you are supporting a local, independent farm. </div><div> </div><div>Recipes I am hopefully going to make this week are:</div><div> </div><div>Rosemary Bread</div><div>Rosemary Chicken</div><div>Grilled Eggplant</div><div>Roasted Zucchini with thyme</div><div>Parsley Pesto</div><div>Green beans w/almonds and thyme</div><div>Spaghetti</div><div>Some sort of apple dessert</div><div>Some sort of nectarine dessert</div><div> </div><div>Does anyone else have suggestions on how to use thyme, rosemary, and parsley?</div></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-32435013870189767722010-07-01T19:59:00.000-07:002010-07-01T21:50:50.946-07:00Givaway on The Green BirdI recently started reading The Crunchy Baby and now she has an etsy shop too, The Green Bird. There is a givaway going on over on that site. You could win a free lovey or a bib. <a href="http://thegreenbirdorganics.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-items-free-lovey.html">Check it out</a>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-91953895764535174792010-06-30T22:48:00.000-07:002010-07-01T18:20:58.527-07:00Pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdUCTLaIW-Rqnu7kGNubYiopmvzWoz77hHrCXF9Fi-SKUkOXhyNto5ppPZIjP-xND9HDdo4uyTE78wgmefnavgpuQvvRb3VBBhPsmyJMmj5zM8bPQEOZvS9ImWafa2YlTSvih/s1600/_DSC9657.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489112730323614274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdUCTLaIW-Rqnu7kGNubYiopmvzWoz77hHrCXF9Fi-SKUkOXhyNto5ppPZIjP-xND9HDdo4uyTE78wgmefnavgpuQvvRb3VBBhPsmyJMmj5zM8bPQEOZvS9ImWafa2YlTSvih/s400/_DSC9657.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3O-J-A9FDqfOe6SzzoeWwf0JT-Zvob_UJU7u-u5C4Jibkan2x917Ui-gtfEkA0ke4PTyPGLJpIZAFiZTrnJfUuxWBrY-fmqHLxt0CmWbSGOkSZ23LvVAEA4MiLII1Bhz7Bmh/s1600/_DSC9685k.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489112415451215906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3O-J-A9FDqfOe6SzzoeWwf0JT-Zvob_UJU7u-u5C4Jibkan2x917Ui-gtfEkA0ke4PTyPGLJpIZAFiZTrnJfUuxWBrY-fmqHLxt0CmWbSGOkSZ23LvVAEA4MiLII1Bhz7Bmh/s400/_DSC9685k.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>These are not very recent. They were probably taken around six weeks. I think she already looks different than this. I realized I have not posted a ton of pictures of her on here and I want to post more. I need to take more actually. I mostly take the same photo of her leaning back in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">boppy</span> pillow on the couch, because that is when I remember and the camera is always right there.<br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Photos were taken by a friend, photographer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extraordinaire</span>, Kelly Lawson</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-38462236474800163192010-06-27T15:26:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:48:13.799-07:00Three MonthsToday Kennedy is 13 weeks old and tomorrow she will be three months old. The time has gone by so fast. Next week I go back to school at night. I will still be with her during the day but her daddy will now put her to bed every night, I will miss that!<br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 128px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 96px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rhKqIIhM0DQ/TCfQWH2emFI/AAAAAAAAAIc/hLahK3iqClA/s128/2010-06-25%2015.10.16.jpg" /><br />We were having issues with breastfeeding this last week, I was scared that I would have to give it up. She just wasn't taking my breast. We are combination feeding and I think that she just likes that the bottle flows easier, without much effort on her part. I would offer the breast, she would start crying, so I would just give up and offer a bottle. But after looking into it I decided to not offer a bottle and just wait until she got even hungrier. It only took like five minutes of her crying and then she took my breast, just like that! Such a relief. We still struggle with it some, but I am determined to keep breastfeeding. </p><p>Kennedy is super strong. She loves to stand on my legs and prefers sitting up to lying down, assisted of course, if I let go she falls right over. We just got her a Baby Einstein Jumper which she is still a little small for so I add blankets to cushion it with and a book underneath for her feet to reach. She likes it ok, but I just know she will love it soon because she always wants to be upright. </p><p>I love the expressions that Kennedy makes, not only her smiles which melt me, but sometimes I see epressions of confusion and awe and they are just as cute. Her eyes hold such intelligence, like she understands already what is going on all around her. </p><p>I have heard many times that we are very lucky because Kennedy is a very easy baby. I can say that motherhood is pretty close to what I expected, even better because she is such a great sleeper. </p>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-58334429574650485932010-06-27T10:01:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:57:51.468-07:00They didn't have it all togetherMy sister was born when I was two and a half, when she about three weeks old, I broke my arm. I was sleeping with my parents in their waterbed and ended up falling off the bed and hitting my arm on the frame on the way down. My mom consoled me, made sure I could bend my elbow and wrist; I stopped crying and went back to sleep. In the morning my dad was about to go to work, my mom was caring for my sister and another baby she watched, when I walked out and said, "My arm still hurts." When my mom looked over, she could see my arm bone making my skin protrude. My dad said, "Okay, well I'm off to work!" and just left my mom to deal with it. She says he got a godsmack later that day when his pen exploded on his shirt.<br /><br /><br /><br />I love this story.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was talking to my mom last night and we were talking about other things that were going on at that time. My dad had been in a car accident when he was delivering papers for extra money and they were having trouble with the other guy's insurance company. My grandma, and both grandpas called the insurance company and gave them a piece of their minds. My parents ended up getting like $8,000 but had to use it to pay the hospital because when my sister was born they didn't have insurance. Also when my sister was born we were living in a house in Texas and my mom told me last night that my dad's mom helped them buy the house and paid half their house payment.<br /><br /><br /><br />I think those times must have been really hard for them, but it makes me feel much better about where Brad and I are. I always thought of my parents as having it all together, but knowing that they were struggling financially when they first had us gives me hope about our situation now. Also knowing that their parents were still helping them fight their battles helps my pride. My car got towed about a month ago and my Mom went with me to fight the guy about it. I know now how my mom became the warrior she is today, for us. I see can see myself becoming more like that for Kennedy.<br /><br /><br /><br />My parents are also the reason I will never be scared to change careers, they both went back to school in their fourties for their masters and my dad is even working on his doctorate right now. My dad completely changed his career (back) over ten years ago from accounting to ministry.<br /><br /><br /><br />That is what makes me sad for many, many men out there. I think they feel that when they get married they must stop having fun and provide for their family even if it makes them completely unhappy. Yeah, some days I wish Brad made a lot of money, but I would rather he find what makes him completely fulfilled and happy and do that, and hopefully he makes money doing it too. I would rather be happy and poor than well off and unhappy. I always am aghast at the couple who adopts the baby in the movie Juno, but I think it is like that a lot, the wife pressures the husband to give up on his dreams because he is a "grown up" now. I would never ask Brad to stop playing music, or to move all of his "stuff" into one room because those things make him happy and he has just as much right to have his Godzilla toys on display as I have to keep my Twilight books out (we are dorks).flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-16892829652671697182010-06-11T23:38:00.000-07:002010-06-12T00:00:13.839-07:00Summer<div>It is so hot here!!! It was 110 degrees the other day. I can't imagine what it will be like next summer when Kennedy is actually mobile and wanting to play outside and such. It is hard even now taking her places because she gets really hot and sweaty in her car seat and gets fussy. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Two things that I am really loving this summer and every summer:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. Our pool. We have a diving pool in our backyard. I only started swimming in it a couple of weeks ago. It is like ten feet deep so it takes a long time for the water to get warm enough to tolerate. Swimming is my main form of exercise, okay, my only form. I am trying to do laps every couple of days.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>2. My ice cream maker. This was in storage, but I made Brad get it out for me. I don't want to be making ice cream all the time, but I am making slushies. I just pour juice in it and turn it on and in like ten minutes I have a slushie, yummy! Mine is the fancy kind that doesn't need ice and salt, you just freeze the container. Right now I am doing an expiriment and making frozen hot chocolate. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Kennedy, she is awesome. She smiles all the time. She just had her two month appointment and weighs over 11 pounds now and is 21 1/2 inches. She got her first vaccinations, sob. It was so sad the face she made when the shots went in. Brad and I discussed vaccinations a lot. I read the Vaccine Book and was on the fence about them. I thought I wanted to do delayed selective, getting some of them, waiting to do some of them later. But we are just doing the regular schedule. Kennedy is a very healthy baby, we have no reason to think that the vaccines will effect her in any harmful way. I could change my mind later and when we have a second child I could feel differently then, who knows; but this is the right choice for us now. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I feel like I might be jinxing things by saying this, but Kennedy is a great sleeper. At least at night. Sometimes she doesn't take long naps during the day, which is frustrating for me; I get nothing done. But at night she sleeps at least 8 hours in a row then wakes up for diaper and some boob and then we sleep another couple of hours. I am very thankful, maybe deep down she knows that mama looooovvves to sleep!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Cloth diapers are going good. They are super easy, especially the urine only ones. Everyone should do them! We still use disposables too, probably two or three a day. My local Target just started carrying the Seventh Generation Chlorine Free diapers and I am happy! They are the same price and the others so why wouldn't you use them? For one second I fell for the, "Oh, these are plain brown and kinda ugly." but then I remember these are recepticles for my child shit and felt pretty stupid. Do I really need Pooh or Blue on my diaper's? NO!</div><div> </div><div>Breastfeeding is going good too. We are still doing half from the boob, half formula. Pumping doesn't work for me really, I can't seem to let down. The one thing I am concerned about is going overnight without her eating or pumping, will that effect my supply? She breastfeeds about 5 or 6 times during the day, but none at all at night. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is a pic from today of Kennedy and my mom.</div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481777461033853826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVR5qlNSUIEB5XF8_5eCTc6n8sX6esRuR6bKvuNjrC3_1qpBvtteK7chlsS620E0QjY-99SQr6kruPY416-QnqGyDlCmnRcx2htd5a2a0Nf4d2NmOama4vnIqjAZ9Ee4wmfUs/s400/Kennedy+6-11-10+009.JPG" /><br /><div></div>flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-5584809393451963762010-05-18T12:48:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:11:19.093-07:00hurry before she wakes up....Here is the latest picture of Kennedy, taken about an hour ago. Right before she got really mad at me for taking too long to feed her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5MPAKleMeHx_rOdxeTAb9N5oVTWB6F4kw8ziQi2iK7zYGT5wjT36Xn_rQdrx1JRMpadwlZNHCplBpIghRybYcIZNzaOwYPFZwI_mKAdAMc6hkqlNGghnfEDZ8lr65FbqqgbN/s1600/kennedy+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472699925335198674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5MPAKleMeHx_rOdxeTAb9N5oVTWB6F4kw8ziQi2iK7zYGT5wjT36Xn_rQdrx1JRMpadwlZNHCplBpIghRybYcIZNzaOwYPFZwI_mKAdAMc6hkqlNGghnfEDZ8lr65FbqqgbN/s400/kennedy+004.JPG" /></a> Motherhood is pretty awesome. It is definitely easier because she is starting to give back. It is pretty frustrating to continually feed, diaper, and console a little being who doesn't even make eye contact with you, as it is in the first few weeks. But now that she is seven weeks old, she smiles, looks at me, and even caresses me a lot with her tiny hands. It makes you feel loved, and so the other stuff becomes even easier to do.<br /><br />The major thing that is awesome, she sleeps 6-8 hours straight every night. I know I am very very lucky and I am probably jinxing myself by putting this out there. She eats a lot then falls asleep between 8-10 and then sleeps until 3-5. Then she wakes up, I feed her a little and then just me and her sleep for another couple of hours in bed together, because Brad leaves for work by then. She is sleeping in her co-sleeper at night now, but naps in the bed. She was sleeping in between us in bed for awhile, but it was just too uncomfortable for me. I was never afraid of rolling over on her, but I just didn't sleep very well and I missed having Brad right next to me. When she grows out of the cosleeper we will probably bring her in bed with us again, but we will push the bed against the wall and put her next to the wall, then me, then Brad.<br /><br />The hardest part of all of this is being a stay at home mom and not having any other sahm friends. I go weeks without seeing anyone but my baby, husband and mom. I will go to the library and target just to get out of the house. I am super lonely. Logically I know I can't blame my friends, because I am not really calling them either, but I definitely feel like a leper that no one wants to hang out with. I am starting to make a real effort though.<br /><br />Saturday night I took my baby to a bar.... well actually just the parking lot of a bar. Brad decided to go see a show where a few bands were playing. I drove him there and hung out for a bit in the parking lot, introducing Kennedy to some friends who haven't met her yet. I felt like I was exuding, "Talk to me, I need human interaction!!!!!" Then today we are having a bbq at our house, with my sister's friends. And I want to go to this group at the library; it meets every Friday morning and it is for babies 0-24 months. I also plan on starting to hula hoop, I wanted to go to the local group meeting on Sunday but Brad worked and my Mom is out of town, so I had to stay home with Kennedy. Then this weekend there is a party on Friday night, and a show on Saturday night that I plan on going to with Kennedy. And I will start actually calling (ok, texting) my friends and trying to make plans. Also I go back to school at the end of June so that will give me a daily fix of socializing then.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-6577211606832513882010-04-24T16:44:00.000-07:002010-04-24T17:18:53.542-07:00The gray area<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4v-WZWLojDcMkM0dZnwX7UkpF72UMt22dhpHYgE1MClTj841Dxa3a2qfOkXH2MdBaSRM-szORc43DGUPS15g3m_FZmWOSeBhDQ5evrhfqMt1XnMygE63zphdI2Syposr5ZcI5/s1600/IMG_1464.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4v-WZWLojDcMkM0dZnwX7UkpF72UMt22dhpHYgE1MClTj841Dxa3a2qfOkXH2MdBaSRM-szORc43DGUPS15g3m_FZmWOSeBhDQ5evrhfqMt1XnMygE63zphdI2Syposr5ZcI5/s320/IMG_1464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463861943749767394" /></a><br /> Before having a baby I would say some things with complete certainty, "I am going to exclusively breastfeed! I am going to cloth diaper! I am going to have a natural labor!" And those are just things just about infancy, I have a whole other list of things that go with foods we are going to feed her, toys we want her to have, T.V., etc.<br /> I am doing these things to a certain extent. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Labor</span>: I had a mostly un-medicated labor, I took one dose of Staydol when I was dilated at 5cm. Labor was the hardest thing I have ever done and I understand completely why people get epidurals. At this point I still don't know whether at my next birth I will do un-medicated again. I probably will because I think the good outweighed the bad/pain, especially because second births are usually shorter than the first one. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Diapers</span>: She doesn't yet fit in her fancy pocket one-size diapers yet. We do have some prefolds and I actually am starting to use them more, but mostly so far we have been using disposables. I fully intend on transitioning to cloth diapers, but I don't think we will give up disposables completely. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Breastfeeding</span>: We are using some formula. You can read all the books you want before having a baby, the reality is very different. I know every situation and every baby is different and I hope that every mother will try her hardest to breastfeed. I do think that a lot of women give up too easily, but as other bloggers have wrote, that is mostly because our culture does not support breastfeeding; most women don't know where to turn when things get hard. It was kind of hard for us. I don't think she latches on perfectly and I have supply issues. I was having a lot of nipple pain; and no matter that the books say that is not normal, all the actual women I know who have breastfed say that pain is normal and that you just have to get used to it. <br /> At this point I am feeding her from the boob, pumping, and giving a formula bottle once or twice a day. I broke down when she was three weeks (about a week ago). It was the middle of the night, she had been attached to me for probably an hour on both sides and yet was still crying because she was hungry. I cried and cried and went to Walmart and got some formula. I am happy with my choice actually. The breastfeeding part was not that hard, it is the time it takes and the lack of personal freedom that wore me down. She was eating every two hours or less. I remember looking at my sleeping husband and saying (in my head), "I hate you for not being able to do this." I was joking, mostly. She still eats a lot of her meals directly from me, but it made such a difference in me, psychologically, knowing that I didn't HAVE to be the one to feed her. I still will breastfeed until she weans herself or she is around two, whatever comes first. <br /><br />Being a parent is awesome. Things are getting easier as they go along. I still don't get anything done around the house, but I'm sure I will learn how to do that at some point. But I have learned that it is very hard to keep a black and white thought process when it comes to parenting choices. I used to be one of those people who judged other Mothers for their choices and I still do about certain things, we all do, but now I see it from a different perspective and know that most things are located in a gray area.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-20809749341924198122010-03-30T17:38:00.000-07:002010-03-30T17:38:43.077-07:00Labor Story<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AQhu5kaDFu2yGzbA8NiBP3NL448CztPMgROoNBEDpMkw4n2Txrfw3Y_J8klBCatRXqjenlWHtwrFXEGvB_jGRvXqqaoPk5Tqe25vDsTCjbfHjBt3ja1mNgKpK5GRgkml6FUn/s1600/Kennedy+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AQhu5kaDFu2yGzbA8NiBP3NL448CztPMgROoNBEDpMkw4n2Txrfw3Y_J8klBCatRXqjenlWHtwrFXEGvB_jGRvXqqaoPk5Tqe25vDsTCjbfHjBt3ja1mNgKpK5GRgkml6FUn/s320/Kennedy+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454146074729279490" /></a><br /><br />Labor was the hardest most intense thing I have ever done. <br /><br /> Saturday morning I woke up just before 6 am with mild contractions. Not too painful but definitely "real" contractions. I started timing them and they were already coming about 4-5 minutes apart. After a couple of hours I called my doula who came over. I labored at home basically snoozing between contractions, then taking a walk, oh and vomiting a couple of times. At about 3 in the afternoon, I decided I wanted to go to the hospital. After planning a labor completely pain medication free, I had already changed my mind and wanted some Stadol. <br /> When we got to the hospital I was admitted, checked and found to be dilated to about 4 cm. The nurse let me get in the tub right away. I found out later that that may not have been a good idea since I was relatively early in my labor, it may have stalled me a bit. I asked for pain medication but we decided that I should try to get a little further along first. So I labored a bit in the bed and on the toilet. When I was checked again at about 9 pm I was at 5cm, 100% effaced and at 0 station. I was given stadol. I wish I wouldn't have taken it. It really doesn't take away the pain at all, I just was able to zone out between contractions. But then when it wore off about an hour later, I wasn't used to the more intense contractions and so they were now even MORE painful. <br /> So now the stadol had worn off and it is probably about 11pm. I get in the tub and labored in there for about an hour. I was already pushing during some of the contractions but I didn't know I was getting close. When I was checked at 9 pm was the last time I was ever checked, which I appreciated. Then I knew I needed to poop and really didn't want to poop in the bath tub. So I sat on the toilet and labored there for about an hour. I knew her head was about to come out but for some reason I didn't say anything. I thought I would jinx myself or something. It is the craziest feeling knowing you are about to tear and pushing through it. Finally I felt head pop out and I said, "I think she is crowning," while lifting myself off the toilet and getting onto all fours. My midwife said, "That is not crowning, the head is already delivered!" Everybody then scrambled to get pads and blankets on the floor and then, plop!, I pushed her the rest of the way out. The midwife caught her and handed her to me between my legs. It was crazy. I think Brad was really freaking out because he had no idea how close I was to being finished and then there she was all of a sudden. Then after a few minutes of being shocked, there on the bathroom floor, Brad got to cut the cord and hold her as I somehow stood up and got to the bed. It really was a surreal experience. <br /><br />There is a video of most of this, and if I can get Brad to edit it to save at least a little of my modesty, I might put it up here. If you know me in real life and want to see it, just come on over (as long as you don't mind seeing my boobs)<br /><br />We are now at home and trying to adjust. Kennedy is a very easy baby so far. She likes to suckle a lot though and my nipples do not appreciate it. I am very tired and sore. Brad is the best husband and father. He is helping me with everything and I have to remind him to rest or I know he will run himself out. He is only sad because he can't breastfeed as well to take some of the workload off me!<br /><br />We are definitely still planning on cloth diapering, but I think we will wait until both her poop changes, and I am less sore and more able to help with laundry and everything.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-75178713815119335802010-03-30T17:09:00.000-07:002010-03-30T17:12:16.973-07:00She is here!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYqKO-ckZl5rLzWap9Q71Ymw0Kiaw3AhdU0Y5rsSZfhtbht7-JFTAFQHdgs7VHrhm9k09nWjRoE0EF1Wa2scJrC45xVQNZ6HHkh_Atndbx4rMuZ0lAQVr8YXvh8pxsN82NW26Dg/s1600/Kennedy+Birth+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYqKO-ckZl5rLzWap9Q71Ymw0Kiaw3AhdU0Y5rsSZfhtbht7-JFTAFQHdgs7VHrhm9k09nWjRoE0EF1Wa2scJrC45xVQNZ6HHkh_Atndbx4rMuZ0lAQVr8YXvh8pxsN82NW26Dg/s1600/Kennedy+Birth+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Our daughter, Kennedy Mae was born early Sunday morning. It was the hardest thing I have ever done and still can't really believe I did it. I am working on the birth story but it will probably take me a while because I feel like I have been hit by a truck.flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-71391700301169796702010-03-23T00:07:00.000-07:002010-03-23T00:12:33.323-07:00The day has come...Nope, no baby yet; but as of eight minutes ago, it is now officially my due date. My mother-in-law is in town to visit Brad's grandma in the hospital. Unfortunately they have to leave tomorrow. That totally sucks because it means they most likely won't be able to see the baby (unless I go into labor and have the baby by tomorrow midday, probably not going to happen). <br /><br />I know I should be appreciating all this free time in which I have been reading, watching Friends, playing games online, etc. but I really just can't wait to meet her. It is the craziest feeling knowing that at any time, most likely within the next week, my life is going to change forever. There really is no way to prepare for it; right now my life is the same as it has been, and then all at once, it won't ever be the same again. <br /><br />I will update as soon as I can after her birth.....flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575618.post-10994107948871551232010-03-06T10:32:00.001-08:002010-03-06T10:58:49.757-08:00Almost there....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj7ek88Y4DKag7YOoYkoP-GUiA6USHa6O-tYXNykSSNB9a250UV9ZUtZCQYdYA7vLl0LctRRDM-yPlr9iWPa9D94d_cEe6Q4g7rAoCXunY0xfTR-KOgrmo-IqyXQTswatBKGw/s1600-h/IMG_1277.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj7ek88Y4DKag7YOoYkoP-GUiA6USHa6O-tYXNykSSNB9a250UV9ZUtZCQYdYA7vLl0LctRRDM-yPlr9iWPa9D94d_cEe6Q4g7rAoCXunY0xfTR-KOgrmo-IqyXQTswatBKGw/s320/IMG_1277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445595990532050034" /></a><br /><br />Wow, another post. It has only been over two months. How are you all? Well this will probably be my last post before our little girl shows herself. I am 37w4d. I have no idea when she will come, but she can't stay in there longer than 30 more days (two weeks late), hopefully way sooner than that. I am now on a leave of absence from beauty school. I wanted to stay longer, but since the baby has dropped I can't stand or walk around for hours at a time; I get bad leg pain and numbing. So for the last week I have been hanging at home and nesting. We just had our baby shower last weekend. It was awesome. We did two great activities that I think should be done at every shower; decorated blank onesies with fabric and made an alphabet book for the baby. Here are some pics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1HTnOsCPaHPxQdsAs1krrkqP5vwTPqZFP9Z-xrbXHTqAddbGz5Hr-8IbYJ2KaI-kkcOIQZyfBg3FN1vu3B-75YNwkb4_TNct0vfMmD0gSK19h57SFr2hkQC9FNyB8TRE9tvo/s1600-h/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1HTnOsCPaHPxQdsAs1krrkqP5vwTPqZFP9Z-xrbXHTqAddbGz5Hr-8IbYJ2KaI-kkcOIQZyfBg3FN1vu3B-75YNwkb4_TNct0vfMmD0gSK19h57SFr2hkQC9FNyB8TRE9tvo/s320/IMG_1281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445595014237132274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi59xE2b2wxWeNiCXBZ9x_muR3rhbEGsNwPSvlMpt08Yqru43UYsMVcosUEh1ECAZQFndZq7S5Z2s2COfsHPMF7_LqPFqOlU0-QsjiY3ijkqaT46mze0ieIRwPeEYNIMkyTIU/s1600-h/IMG_1323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi59xE2b2wxWeNiCXBZ9x_muR3rhbEGsNwPSvlMpt08Yqru43UYsMVcosUEh1ECAZQFndZq7S5Z2s2COfsHPMF7_LqPFqOlU0-QsjiY3ijkqaT46mze0ieIRwPeEYNIMkyTIU/s320/IMG_1323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445595205834528786" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbCrXWrB-i-0bOK8V8XlzVfSbkju5Z1VKq7LKhp8fdgeQYUqJhgtuh3dUMUcVCp2kNEK1rN61QvikZeKTc8BO-i6uxAu7IxSRZzBz75SWqF9kruwn2p2F-GSt5GbckBjE3SFP/s1600-h/IMG_1328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbCrXWrB-i-0bOK8V8XlzVfSbkju5Z1VKq7LKhp8fdgeQYUqJhgtuh3dUMUcVCp2kNEK1rN61QvikZeKTc8BO-i6uxAu7IxSRZzBz75SWqF9kruwn2p2F-GSt5GbckBjE3SFP/s320/IMG_1328.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445595747892163394" /></a><br /><br />Also, I made a fabric pennant banner that says our daughter's name, Kennedy Mae. I couldn't get a good picture of it up, but here is a close up of a couple of the pennants. It was super easy because I did the no sew version where you cut out a diamond of fabric and then fold it in half over yarn and hot glue gun it together. Easy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvGE3_CK0IQk_kS-ql5zNUJEKbL6ezSGuIK00VztVrBq6g10xAJPBPKHbk1lsGOP45rDH-jzDlZIpobngg1kU5NDF_lExUgVVzZi548TqOgM3ks5gu0OcJ-3kQ0Q2kZLjpiOw/s1600-h/IMG_1330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvGE3_CK0IQk_kS-ql5zNUJEKbL6ezSGuIK00VztVrBq6g10xAJPBPKHbk1lsGOP45rDH-jzDlZIpobngg1kU5NDF_lExUgVVzZi548TqOgM3ks5gu0OcJ-3kQ0Q2kZLjpiOw/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445596573280252434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z3RaI6zg_4IAF9j8pN4vHPfOrdGEfCnhPf7Hx5g-3s7WLJNSDvVTzPTNm_g4goaKvpH09KbH8m-57uRdoMROA47Xq5sSpzl3BXRbzHejtUc8PkmUq6d1cLgiQLgYn8MSS7G8/s1600-h/IMG_1331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z3RaI6zg_4IAF9j8pN4vHPfOrdGEfCnhPf7Hx5g-3s7WLJNSDvVTzPTNm_g4goaKvpH09KbH8m-57uRdoMROA47Xq5sSpzl3BXRbzHejtUc8PkmUq6d1cLgiQLgYn8MSS7G8/s320/IMG_1331.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445597001929417714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKS2sgTmu1E4ADfVT6Ai7DNwpTnqJuvJk4HsQAut2wZCIA0B9I55tzTgKpW6SZnqMoeh40yWVW2deiOgjV9YB9afkb1AcOk2eNLj9eKgdZb6flD8UEMqdslxzYPcWZwj7Wlyv/s1600-h/IMG_1332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKS2sgTmu1E4ADfVT6Ai7DNwpTnqJuvJk4HsQAut2wZCIA0B9I55tzTgKpW6SZnqMoeh40yWVW2deiOgjV9YB9afkb1AcOk2eNLj9eKgdZb6flD8UEMqdslxzYPcWZwj7Wlyv/s320/IMG_1332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445597176398278722" /></a><br /><br />I really still can't believe I am going to have a baby. But I will post again with pictures of my newborn baby girl!!!!!flyabuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.com0