there are worse things I could do…than get Max and Laura’s autograph April 21, 2008
Grease is the word. (Click for photos.)
my boyfriend’s back April 19, 2008
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=166019
sorry I can’t embed it!
surfacing April 16, 2008
Hello there! Oy, has my non-posting been hanging over my head. Busy, busy, blah blah blah. I just today caught up on most of your blogs, and also deleted some subscriptions on my Google Reader, so I am feeling much more capable.
My parents are visiting, and Sherman’s birthday party was this past weekend. It went well and the weather held out for the afternoon. Lauren has some great photos. I can’t decide which my favorite is.
I don’t even really want to talk about it, because living it is more than enough, but our house has been Tantrum City lately. I’m not sure if it’s gotten worse, or if Train and I were just used to it and now having the additional audience of my mom and dad has brought it back into glaring focus. Sherman now hates, with the fires of a thousand hells, getting dressed. WTF? It takes two of us to get him dressed (even to go “outside” like he wants). Lately he doesn’t want to get out of the bathtub. I try to give him plenty of warning…draining the tub (which has the potential to send him spiraling off into Freak Out Land), putting away toys, telling him “I’m going to put away the laundry and when I get back we’re going to get dressed.” Sometimes he gets out willingly but still has a shit fit putting on pajamas. The other night I got him in his fleece sleeper, just to have him ask to take it off half an hour later and run around naked with no diaper. ??? Then there are just the random fits that have no explanation. “Do you want the light on?” “NO NO NO NO NO!” “Do you want the light off?” “NO NO NO NO NO!”
I’m guessing this is the “Terrible Twos”, and like I said, I feel like Train and I had gotten used to it (we take a mostly wait-it-out-slash-ignore-it approach) but it is still…draining. It’s hard to watch your son scream and cry and have no clue what his problem is.
It’s got me thinking more about how in the hell a toddler and a newborn can co-exist in the same house. Surely these fits are going to wake up the baby. And surely the middle-of-the-night crying is going to wake Sherman. I don’t get it. I’m trying not to think about it too much. That worked well for me with my first pregnancy.
Otherwise, Sherman had a great 24-month checkup on Friday, with no shots (just a finger stick), and the doctor even told us we didn’t have to worry about his habit of banging his head on the floor when he’s mad. Just frustration from not being able to communicate. I’ve actually noticed a huge increase in his speech. Sherman is really trying hard to imitate and repeat after us. It’s so exciting!! I always notice a big jump when my parents visit, but that may because I’m around him more during their visits because I take time off work.
In other news, my nosebleeds have gotten worse, and I’m going to see an Ear/Nose/Throat specialist next week. I’m actually very, very excited. I had told Train that as soon as this baby was born, I was going to go get checked out and see if anything could be done (perhaps the blood vessels in my nose could be cauterized, if that was the source). But after a sudden, gushing, messy episode in the car between Kay’s wedding and reception, he encouraged me to make an appointment now. Turns out, according to my OB, most of what the ENT might do to help me will be safe during pregnancy. We’ll see. Hopefully it’s nothing serious, and I can get some real relief.
abc me one more time April 7, 2008
Thanks Britt for the tag!
A - ADVOCATE FOR: Tummy time. Yes, I am one of those people who scares pregnant couples and new parents about the risk of plagiocephaly (”YOUR BABY IS GOING TO HAVE A FLAT HEAD!!”). But if someone had gotten through to me about how important tummy time was, we could have avoided a lot of problems. Still, I’m thankful that so far, it’s the most serious issue Sherman has had.
B - BEST FEATURE: Empathy?
C - COULD DO WITHOUT: Nosebleeds. It’s gotten so bad that any time I reach for a tissue, Train says “SERIOUSLY? AGAIN?”
D - DREAMS & DESIRES: To raise happy, healthy children with a happy, healthy husband.
E - ESSENTIAL ITEMS: Curel hand lotion.
F - FAVORITE PAST TIME: Reading.
G - GOOD AT: organizing.
H - HAVE NEVER TRIED: driving illegally in the HOV lane
I - IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS: I would pay off my house, car, and any other bills; buy some flat screen TVs (don’t the “traditional” TVs seem so monstrous now?), and put the rest in savings for my kids
J - JUNKIE FOR: gummi orange slices
K - KINDRED SPIRIT: my co-worker Princess, who understands and shares my anal-retentive tendencies (like possibly throwing away a checkbook register and starting over because I made a mistake)
L - LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Before we got married, I lived in an apartment in Virginia. My mom got me a sturdy set of Oneida flatware. Then when we got married we registered for a set of Lenox stainless steel. We kept the Lenox packed up until we moved to our current house. Now both sets are in the silverware drawer. I enjoy my meal more when I use the Lenox, so I will dig through everything to find a Lenox fork instead of Oneida.
M - MEMORABLE MOMENT: getting in trouble at the end of my freshman year of college for talking in the hallway in Train’s dorm during quiet hours.
N - NEVER AGAIN WILL I: sell my house or move
O - OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE: mini-facial at the day spa where I get my hair cut. Since my birthday is in June, I usually ask for a facial at Christmas and birthday. So far only Dr. P has obliged me.
P - PROFESSION: procurement
Q - QUOTE: “This too shall pass.” -Mom
R - REASON TO SMILE: my son learns more every day, it is extraordinary
S - SORRY ABOUT: making Train take a job near me while I finished college, instead of him moving home to save money
T - TAG SOME FRIENDS: You!
U - UNINTERESTED IN: American Idol
V - VERY SCARED OF: a house fire
W - WORST HABIT: picking Sherman’s nose. I KNOW!!!
X - X MARKS MY IDEAL VACATION SPOT: Key West
Y - YUMMIEST DESSERT: strawberry shortcake with fresh strawberries
Z - ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
