The day after the day after Christmas

Christmas has come and gone. It's hard to believe how quickly all this planning is turned into the past. Yikes. I am getting old.

Greyson, being just under 2 years old, still didn't quite "get" the whole Christmas thing... NEXT YEAR FOR SURE is what I am being told. Yay. I can't wait. JackJack of course was like "duh, gimmee my milk so I can go to sleep you maniacs!" He slept through the craziness of presents and what not. My two favorite pictures are:

Because they represent the boys favorite presents. We made the mistake of giving Greyson the bike first... b/c he then couldn't care less about the remaining presents. Rookie mistake on our part. And as for JackJack, a guy with a middle name like "Crash" HAS to have a guitar!!!

I took the tree down yesterday and although I love the holidays, I am glad they are over (well, almost, we have to get through New Year's Eve/Day). I'm glad to have the much needed space back from the tree "area."

Next on the "something to look forward to" is dude's birthday. I love planning birthdays for kids. It's the bomb.

I have about 3 weeks left before I return to work. It's bittersweet. I will miss being lazy (ha) and at home, spending time with little dude and all, but I will enjoy getting the mush out of my stagnant brain. The extra $$ will be nice too. I can't believe he is already almost 3 months old. WTF?

Things I would like to accomplish in the coming year.

• run a marathon
• get back into running shape, of course
• write a book... children's AND non-fiction (I've been wanting to write a children's book for a very long time now, this non-fiction one is a recent crazy idea)
• survive the first 12 months of a new little person
• make it back to Michigan for Christmas 2011... seriously... I haven't been in Michigan for Christmas in probably over 10 years... NUTS
• get crafty again
• be a better blogger
• give up processed sugars
• simplify my closet (already half-way there)
• travel somewhere cool... don't know if this one is in the budget this year.... I'm thinking Japan

Well... that's it for now. I probably won't post again until after the NY... so... Happy New Year to all of you! My idea of a perfect NY eve is getting to bed early... NYE is so overrated! But you crazy partiers have a good time, ya hear? Be safe, don't drink and drive or drive drunk.

HERE'S TO a FABULOUS 2011!!!!!

I'm Training for an Ironman

Black Friday.

I did not partake in the BF festivities this year... maybe next year. I'm still dealing with a baby that eats every 2 hours. No one is getting any sleep around here.... oh, well, except for Greyson maybe. Sheesh.

I have posted this before... but I feel it deserves another post... because it's funny!

Subject: Random thoughts

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary? (Actually they are going to stop teaching this….)

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection.. .again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail.. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

19. I think the freezer deserves a light as well..

20. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hand Turkey 2009, originally uploaded by Dan Moynihan.

The weather outside is perfect for a traditional (as I know it) Thanksgiving day. I just wish it would snow a little bit. Next year I hope our little family can make it out to Michigan for the holidays...

Until then.... enjoy your days off of work... eat, drink and be merry!

Lots to be thankful for!

it's a rainy day...

and Tony has the kids... yes BOTH kids with him at his mom's house. I honestly didn't know what in the hell to do with myself today. WTF? So I ran an errand, got an iced tea (an addiction I know), ran another errand, organized two kitchen drawers, organized my counter space, oh, make that three kitchen drawers, a kitchen cabinet, updated BOTH baby books, created and printed my Christmas labels (just waiting for the cards to arrive, yay), hung a few things on the walls, picked up toys and now am updating this blog! Whatever I'm on right now I need to bottle it and make a million. Sheesh. It's raining outside, which I am glad about... except it sucks that Greyson can't play outside. Legally Blonde is on the t.v. A GREAT DAY!

Christmas is in the air and although I may not put a HUGE effort into it this year (playing the "just had a baby card") I can't wait to go BALLS to the WALLS next year. I want to make the best memories for the boys year after year. That includes crazy decorations around the house... can't wait.

Thoughts about Christmas cards... how do you keep your list from not getting too enormous year to year? If you keep adding people you meet and know, that becomes a HUGE expense when it come time to send out Christmas cards... so... How do YOU decide who gets a card and who doesn't? Is it a matter of who sends YOU a card? Hmmmm... I love getting cards as much as the next guy... so what gives with those folks that don't ever send YOU one? Do you ditch 'em off your list? Is that rude? Thoughts people?

And, what post would be complete without some pics of the little men??

love these kids...

Greyson was the cutest Elmo I've ever seen and Jack Jack was the sweetest red hot chili pepper I've ever met... a super cute duo. Greyson was hilarious tonight... what's new? He would go up to the house, say "trick or treat" (and by trick or treat I mean "ga") and when the person tried to put candy in his bucket Greyson would say "NO!" and run away. Good job not taking candy from strangers kid! Then when he got to the sidewalk he would say "thanks." He was not afraid of anything either. There was a house that I wanted no part of but Greyson just mosey's on up there... what a guy!

Jack Jack wasn't too involved this year. He mainly slept in his stroller. Oh well... next year

enjoy the pics....

resting up for the big night...

Yay! Halloween is here and the weather is actually FALL-like in nature!!! We will post pics up later. Happy haunting!

Happy Fall 2010

This is ABSOLUTELY, no doubt, for shiz my favorite season of the year. California doesn't really have seasons... but I LOVE this (supposed to be) season. The weather as of late has been REAL, dog gone FALL WEATHER!!! Love it. I hope it lasts until at least Halloween b/c I'd feel bad for the boys if it was 80 degrees out and they are sporting 100% nylon, hot, itchy halloween costumes.

To celebrate this WONDERFUL time of year... here are the boys in their latest photo shoot.

Welcome to the world baby Jack!

Greyson calls him "Jack Jack." I think it's homage to his favorite Pixar short "Jack Jack Attack." I hope life doesn't imitate art in this instance... because have YOU SEEN that short? Anyway... I digress.

Jackson Crash came into this world on October 11th at 11:56 a.m. I'll spare you the details of the grand entrance. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 13 ounces. He's just a little peanut. Especially when you compare him to my 26 lb toddler.

So far he is a very well mannered baby. He really only fusses when he is hungry. I can handle that. Knock on wood that it stays that way.

Greyson is an AWESOME big brother. So far so good in that department too. Knock on wood. He gives him kisses and shares his binky, lovey, water, crackers, hot dog, etc. Mostly I am happy that he doesn't freak out when I hold Jack Jack. If he needs some love, he just climbs up on my lap along with the babe. Good think I went on that crash diet, because, if you can believe it, there IS actually room on the rocker for all three of us. All in all a perfect situation.

So far I am not feeling any of the horrible feelings (anxiety) I felt with Greyson. I think it's a combination of a bunch of things... but mostly that I wasn't surprised with how tiring it is to have a newborn. Plus I have help (nanny), plus we are fully employed, plus I am staying busy. All things that weren't in place last time.

What else can I report on? Oh, slowly I am getting my body back. After feeling like I got beat up by a gang of shit flinging monkeys... I am slowly feeling better every day. My incision still hurts a bit and my guts are still sore. My feet are still swollen, but getting better slowly. Mainly I am tired, but that is the norm for new moms. Now if only I had unlimited $$ in the bank so I can do as much on-line shopping as possible. Ha. I wish.

Thanks for checking in and I hope to update more often.

I'm off, I'm off, I'm off to see the surgeon

the wonderful baby surgeon who will be excavating this baby out of my huge belly at 11 am this morning.

Thanks to all for the well wishes and happy thoughts. Keep 'em coming for at least another, mmm... say 12 months??? Thanks!

I am only days away from that Coors light. Unless I can get one snuck into the hospital... would that be bad parenting?

Stick a fork in me. I'm done.

I am SO OVER being pregnant. I'm sure this sounds awfully familiar to those last few days with Greyson... a lot of cussing going on around these parts and a lot of "anonymous" comments about how I shouldn't be cussing so much ON.MY.BLOG. Whatever. Hit that little red "x" in the upper right hand corner if you are not enjoying what you are reading here.
Sorry to vent but... that's what you get.
OK... so to start off... it's hot here in CA. Not normal "California sunny hot weather" but freaking HELL-ish hot weather. Like the world is ending hot weather. OMG! I am thankful that the whole summer hasn't been like that, but even just a week of it was impossible. Especially when you have a toddler who just like to be outside, even if he's sweating his balls off.

For those of you on the fence about having a baby... let me inform you of all the "great" things there are about being 9 months pregnant... in no particular order: **Fair warning- definitely TMI coming up**

• feet/ankles- you lose them. I can't remember the exact moment I lost them, but they are gone. My ankles are now just an extension of my calves. Lovely. My feet... I can barely fit into flip flops anymore. I don't have feet anymore, I have loaves of bread that I use to walk with.
• water retention- my skin is so stretched out from all of this extra fluid I am carrying it is sad. I touch my leg for example and there is a white mark left behind... like when you touch a sunburn. The heat does not help this situation.
• shaving of legs- just forget it. Besides the dangers of losing balance in the shower... I can barely bend over to reach all parts of the leg.
• shaving of other parts- again forget it. If I can't see it, I can't shave it... sure as hell ain't gonna try "blind."
• belly- ha. No surprise when I tell you it is HUGE. You don't appreciate your "thin" self more than when you have this giant beach ball stuck right in front of you. Bending over requires a sort of spread-eagle squat. You have to make room for your belly... so I sit spread-eagle too.
• belly button- I don't have a true "inny" so it hasn't popped out. It is just flat. Kinda weird to look at.
• shirts are no longer long enough- since nobody needs to be seeing this gross belly, I walk around tugging my shirt down to avoid exposing my bare belly to the world.
• boobs- big.
• weird skin tags and freckles and such- being of European decent, I have a lot of birth marks and what not. Hormones multiplies the number exponentially. You also get these "skin tags" that the dermatologist simply tells you to snip off with manicure scissors. Doesn't really hurt but it's freaky. I also have that "raccoon mask" thing you hear about. Basically I look like a raccoon. Lovely.
• Hair- I hear about women who rave about pregnancy hair. Mine started of looking mangy at first. Towards the end, it's not much better, but doesn't fall out as much. The fun part of this category starts after birth, when you hair falls out in clumps. Nice.
• Pooping- it doesn't help that we have to take iron pills, but man... the pooping is a problem. First of all... the poops are HUGE! Is this your body's way of practicing exporting something bigger than the escape hatch? WTH? Then... it's like doot doot doot do doo... all of a sudden you have to poop and you have to poop NOW. Not like, "oh, I feel something brewing, I'll poop when I get home." Nope. Doesn't work that way. When the feeling strikes, you've got to go NOW.
• Hemorrhoids- OMG... it's like your insides are now on your outside?? This crazy phenomenon has only occurred to me since getting pregnant. WTH is going on down there? Makes the whole pooping and wiping thing a bit more challenging. I guess it's from the pressure of the baby down there... not fun.
• Farting- sorry to say it but it's true. I'm not one to ever purposely fart b/c I think it's funny, but when you are this pregnant, it just comes out. No control. I guess it's from your metabolism slowing down or speeding up. I think it's from the baby moving so much, he produces a bunch of air bubbles inside and they need to come out. It's crazy though.
• Peeing- same thing. NOW is not soon enough. I literally can pee upstairs and walk down the stairs and need to pee again. Obviously walking, especially down stairs, produces more pee. So I get it, but the ability to hold it is GONE. Wiping is another story. Remember, you sort of have to bend to wipe, unless you have long arms. I don't. So it's a matter of several yoga moves to get the job done. Trust me, I get the job done. I'm not THAT gross.
• Sleeping- Ha ha. Jokes on you. This is pretty much non-existent. You can only sleep on your sides, and in this particular pregnancy, the little dude prefers only the one side. So, I "sleep" (and when I say sleep I mean lay quietly in the dark waiting for the sun to come back up) on one side for 8 hours. My hips, arms, ribs, back, legs, everything is either numb or in pain. I guess I prefer numb.
• Walking- I am in full waddle mode. I have to get up slowly and be cautious when walking. This belly is HEAVY! If I get up too quickly I may give myself a hernia. And I walk slowly b/c walking too fast is a) impossible and b)painful and c)tiring!
• Heartburn- OMG... I used to just get it if I ate too late in the evening or too much and layed down too soon after eating. Now I get it sitting straight up, all day long, whenever. Pleasant.
• I'm HOT- Not just normal hot, but boiling hot. If no one else lived in my house with me I would have the AC on full blast, set at like 65 degrees. No lie. Because I DO have other people living in my house, it is set at 75 degrees and I lie in bed boiling to death.
• Toddler- I have a 19 month old soon to be 20 month old toddler that still needs/wants to be carried around at times. Not easy. Last night for example when he woke up from a bad dream or something, I needed to rock him for an hour. AN HOUR, people. Not comfortable, not something I think I should even be doing. Then he thinks he can get all comfortable and spread himself over my body in weird positions, where it becomes virtually impossible for me to handle it for a minute longer. Moms deserve gold stars each time this has to be done.
• Tired- bottom line. I'm tired. Creating a new organ (placenta) and a new little person is exhausting. Pregnant women shouldn't have to do ANYTHING AT ALL, especially the last month. Stupid me is working up until the end. Why? Because I am stupid. I also somewhat think that being at work is slightly easier than carrying a toddler around or playing on the floor all day long. I have 8 work days left. We'll see if I make. it.
• Drinking alcohol- I'm not a huge drinker... at least I didn't used to be. I am craving an ice-cold Coors light SO BADLY. I also am craving red wine. My goal after this baby is born is to have a drink every evening as part of my "me time." Oh, and I want to start drinking coffee, mostly because I love the smell of it so much.

I think I have covered everything here. Have I scared you straight yet? Holy Moly. My own little pity party and you've been invited. I do have to say though that I've been good about not complaining for 97% of this pregnancy. Man, these last few weeks have been brutal though. Thanks for listening.

October 11th.... bring me a beer!

Update.

Well... I am just over 3 weeks away from meeting little dude. Sooner if he should so decide. I'd be ok with that. I am SO READY! Here are some of the latest happenings....

Mabelle threw a cute and fun and much appreciated "Surprise Baby Shower" in my honor. The theme was "Hooray for Chrissy." Very appropriate. The shower for the first kid should be about the kid. Any showers for kids after the first should be about the mom.... mostly b/c being pregnant is not a barrel of monkeys. Don't make me list the things that suck about it. I am NOT one of those women that love being pregnant. I just don't get that mentality. Other than the awesome kid you get at the end of the journey... everything else pretty much blows.

My awesome co-workers also threw me a "surprise" shower... it was truly a surprise and surpriseingly I was ok with it (I don't typically ENJOY surprises where I am not prepared for the event). Mabelle's surprise was a surprise up until the moment Tony had to tell me to shower and get dressed up a bit b/c there was a surprise for me. But this work one? I walked right into the surprise... big FUN and also very much appreciated.

Nanny is working out well. There have been some adjustments to be made and some getting used to this or that... but overall she's a keeper.

I am ready for little dude to arrive. All things are set and now it's just a waiting game. I have a slight suspicion he might come early.... but then again I thought dude was going to be early and wouldn't you know it he came RIGHT when he was suppsed to.

That's about it... speaking of the little stinker... here is a picture of him eating a tortilla.

Sore loser? Maybe. In love with my boy, definately!

I just found out that Greyson did NOT win the Star Baby contest. I repeat, DID NOT WIN. I cried about it (seriously.... I could never be a pagent mom) and now I am in a horrible mood. The girl that did win is not ugly by any means, but Greyson is far cuter... and I'm sure has a much better personablity. I can't handle this rejection. No way I could ever do the pagent circuit. I would turn into a Lifetime movie mom who kills someone because of some contest. OMG. Save me from myself and don't ever let me enter the boys into another contest. WHAT A RIP!

So far so good...

Greyson made it into the top 50 thanks to all of YOU voting for him! Now it's time to really get to work. We have one week to get as many votes as possible. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE vote for Greyson everyday, from every email address you have. Here is the link. The radio station got smart and is now requiring everyone to register their email address the first time you vote using that email address. It's only for the first time though. It takes a minute or two... but we would really appreciate the time you take to vote.

Who can resist this face?

Greyson thanks you an so do I!

SPOILER ALERT- GREY'S ANATOMY

via

GREY'S ANATOMY
New Love, Work and Marriage Coming to Grey’s Anatomy
August 10, 2010
The sixth season of Grey’s Anatomy ended with a bang, as a crazed widower terrorized Seattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital, eventually shooting Derek, whom he blamed for the death of his wife. When the ABC drama begins its seventh season next month, things will have calmed down a bit, though there’ll be plenty of new dramas developing — personal and professional — even in the very first episode. Keep reading for some of the juiciest tidbits.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!

• Feeling responsible for the loss of staffers during the shootout, Derek (Patrick Dempsey) will step down as chief, returning the reins to Dr. Webber. Derek is also still unaware of Meredith’s pregnancy and miscarriage. “I think he’ll be devastated,” Dempsey tells TV Guide. “Seeing how quick life can be, I think they’ll want to have a child even more. Why not create a life before you lose your own?”
• Teddy (Kim Raver) finds a new love interest in trauma counselor Dr. Andrew Perkins (James Tupper). “I make out with him in episode 1,” says Raver. “It was just like it was with Kiefer [Sutherland] on 24, where we met and had to kiss.”
• An unnamed couple will get engaged and married during the season premiere. TV Guide says it’s one of three possible couples — Callie and Arizona, Alex and Lexie or Owen and Cristina.
• Speaking of Owen and Cristina, “They definitely take it to the next level,” Kevin McKidd says, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the ones tying the knot. “They’ve been through a huge amount in two seasons,” he continues, “and I think Cristina felt burned by her last wedding [to Burke].
The new season of Grey’s Anatomy begins Sept. 23 (9 p.m. ET) on ABC. –Tim Nudd

Nanny day 1.

I am hiding out in my room right now in an effort to avoid getting Greyson all up in a tizzy. See... his new nanny started today. On top of the fact that he has like 6 teeth coming in at the same time, he also had his 18 month check up today... which ended in 2 shots. Yikes. Mom and Dad also had to get a shot each (it was a family Whooping Cough Par-tay). So we get home from the doc's and there is new nanny... and G wanted ZERO to do with her. Then he took a nap. A long nap. When he woke, she got him- no crying. She gave him a snack- no crying. I left the common area- no crying. So... I'm in hiding until it's time for me to relieve the nanny and become mommy again.

For the record... I love nanny. She made some AWESOME smelling enchilada's for dinner... can't wait to EAT. She is very sweet and loving... the dude just needs to realize what he's got.

Update on little dude. 10 more weeks to go. We're in the home stretch. I CANNOT WAIT TO DRINK A BEER. Oh, and touch my toes. That would be nice too. Touching my toes while drinking a beer would really top it all.

Thanks for checking in.

Please please please please VOTE everyday...

This contest we can do. WE CAN DO IT. It is by a local radio station... and the stakes aren't really big... so the odds are in our favor.

I have entered Greyson into a local “cute baby contest” and am hoping you will help us by voting for him. Because it’s a local event and the prize is only $2000, I think we have a decent chance.

Please click on the link below and vote. There is no “junk” you have to sign up for, etc. Just vote.

You are allowed to vote once every 24 hours, per IP address… so it would help if you could vote from home too!

I will gladly reciprocate next time you need me to vote for your baby or dog or cat or grandkid or… but please, I don’t need any more girl scout cookies, ha ha!


http://star941sandiego.clearcontests.com/front/image_contest2.asp?s=A6889271C4BCB3A3557BA5BEA5B19D84939EB49BB6B4678DD1CF8B998EAFA6BDBD777CA6CCC6C2BCA1897D685E806F8D7FA4BC6F8C796A66A6B5AF948C6A618499A7A0737C7D646771688C6E9791B58DA06271



Voting windows:

Beginning Wednesday July 28, 2010 on or about 10:30 p.m. PST the station will begin online voting. Listeners will be invited to visit
http://star941sandiego.clearcontests.com/front/image_contest2.asp?s=A6889271C4BCB3A3557BA5BEA5B19D84939EB49BB6B4678DD1CF8B998EAFA6BDBD777CA6CCC6C2BCA1897D685E806F8D7FA4BC6F8C796A66A6B5AF948C6A618499A7A0737C7D646771688C6E9791B58DA06271
to vote for their favorite baby. Voting will end at 11:59 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Top 50 final voting process will begin on or about 9:00a.m. on Friday August 13, 2010 with the top 50 babies chosen from the prior vote process. Listeners will again be invited to vote for their favorite baby. Top 50 voting will end at 11:59 a.m. PST on Friday August 20, 2010. Once the Top 50 Final voting is completed, votes will be calculated and a winner will be announced on air Monday, August 23, 2010 between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. PST. If there is a tie for first place, the winner will be announced on air Tuesday, August 24, 2010 between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. PST.

It's the middle of July, already???

A lot has been happening around here. My mom was supposed to hang out with us for 6 weeks, saving us some cold hard cash for daycare, but that plan blew up a little. Dude is still in daycare until August 3rd. Then (angels singing) the NANNY STARTS! Yes, you heard me right. We are going to have a full-service NANNY living with us. I like to refer to her as the "oh-pear!" It will be so nice to not have to battle traffic to and from daycare to and from work. I can zip straight home to see my little pumpkin.

What else? Our trip to Michigan was a whirlwind. The dude handled it ALL like a champ.

Airplane ride to: Champ.
Three hour time change: Champ.
Various relatives (strangers) wanting to hold and kiss him: Champ
Airplane ride back: Champ
Three hour time change: Champ.

It's official. I have a new travel partner. (Sorry Mabelle).

I am 28 weeks preggo and in this heat (CA is having a heat-wave as of late) is KILLING me! I am SO exhausted and I still have 12 weeks to go. UGH!

This past weekend we participated in a 48-hour movie marathon. Meaning I actually had a part in a movie and Tony was the sound guy. Greyson just had to hang out on set and be cool. I'm sure this is exactly how Tori Spelling does it all. Needless to say, all three of us were comepletely exhausted yesterday. It wiped us OUT.

Did I mention how tired I am?

I wish I were doing THIS

(Greyson sleeping on the plane on the way home to CA- yes, he scraped his nose on the sidewalk. Chasing a dog he tripped and fell... ouch!)

OK folks... that's all I have for now. I'm so tired I can't remember my name.

Until next time...

oh, a favor please. A "blog-friend" of mine shared some pretty sad news... can you all hug a child a little extra today? They truly are little, walking miracles!

ahhh.... off to do some Lake Livin' baby!

Not that I have been quite active on this here old blog, but I will be away from blog land for 10 days b/c we are headed to the Lake! As in, Lake Orion in Michigan. Yahoo!!!

I can't wait to re-introduce Gman to the Lake. I hope he takes to it.

See ya'll later!

5 days from today I was SUPPOSED to be seeing these guys...

but instead I'll be grocery shopping or something else equally un-cool.

Poor Bono hurt his back and all North American concerts are postponed until 2011. Man, we are getting old!

Check out this link. There is a U2 quiz on there too... http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2010/05/25/bono-back-injury-pushes-u2-tour-to-2011.html

(image via parade.com)

I'm not dead.... yet.

Ahhh... I'm baaaaaccckkkk! Can't guarantee for how long... I will try to update more regularly than 2 months... it's a start.

What I'm doing:

• work, full time now, permanent, with benefits (that was big for me, 1 less thing to be anxious a bout)
• love above new job
• hang with Mr. Man
• recently went to Las Vegas for Easter to hang with the parents. Had fun.
• went and got me-self knocked up. New person is due October 15th or so.

What I'm not doing:

• running or walking on a regular basis. Yes, I walk to the refrigerator or run to the bathroom, but no "long" walks every Saturday like I used to. I should really get back into that.
• any crafting, whatsoever. Who's got the time?
• stressing over this pregnancy like I did with the first one. I mean, I take care of myself and all... but I'm taking it all in stride, no worrying about every little thing.
• breathing through my nose. Freaking pregnancy induced congestion has hit me hard!

What I'm watching:

• New Adventures of Old Christine
• Modern Family
• The Middle - strictly for the whispering kid
• Army Wives
• Grey's
• Private Practice
• Desperate Housewives
• Tori & Dean- Home Sweet Hollywood
• Housewives of New York

What the future holds:

• I turn 40 soon. OMG. 40. When I was young, 40 was almost dead!
• I hope to compete in the Nike 1/2 Marathon for the 7th straight year this year. The race is on October 17th. New person is due October 15th. You do the math.
• When new person arrives, the whole kit and kaboodle will be handled differently this time. I will IMMEDIATELY start taking my drugs again. I mean the second that baby pops out, my outreached hand will be demanding Prozac and Ativan. My mother will be living here for at least 3 months. And I vow to get more sleep right off the bat.
• How in the hell will I be able to take care of a new born AND a toddler? OMG.

So, that's the update. Hope it holds us over for a little bit.

Happy First Birthday Baby Boy!

ok... now for the update

I've been away for awhile... sorry. I know my 3 readers are wondering what I've been up to. Believe it or not, blogging was just one more thing that overwhelmed me and made me anxious. So that's the reason I haven't blogged. It was just one more thing I felt like I had to do but didn't have time for... blahblahblah.

Anyway... let's see. As you already know, I have PPA and am still dealing with it. It started to get better and then we decided to try for another kid and now it's all coming back. The anxiety. This time I will be better prepared, but it is still very anxiety producing for me.

Thanksgiving came and went. Christmas came and went. Greyson had a good Christmas. He is sill too young to really get it. I worked myself up thinking he would be all into opening presents and such but he couldn't care less. Oh well. My fault for getting my hopes up. New Year's came and went. I went to bed at like 9:00 p.m. My favorite way to spend New Year's Eve!

My next "focus on this" project it the dude's birthday party. I need these little milestones to look forward to and to focus on, otherwise I feel like I am spinning out of control. So, his 1st birthday party is coming up. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???!!!! It's almost been a whole year!! Yes, I have the "I survived PPA" badge posted over there to the right... but I am not over it yet. I still have it... I just figured that posting that badge is thinking positive and hopefully that would help. But to think that it's been a year already... wow.. time DOES fly!

What else? I've been working and being a mommy. That's all I can really account for. I seriously can't think of anything else that I have done. I haven't worked on any projects, because the thought of it overwhelms me (it's the PPA thing). So basically I wake up, go to work, pick the dude up from daycare, play, take care of dude, make dinner and then go to bed. That is my life. Which is fine, but I just wish I didn't feel like puking all of the time.

So... without further ado... here are some pics....

ohhhh jeez... puhleeeze...

I know, I know, it's been WAY TOO LONG since I posted last and I am sorry about that. Nothing like a BLOG AWARD to get you to finally update your blog! So, thanks to Jodi Popp Thornton over at The Thorntons, I am a "When Life Hands You Lemons" recipient.

The rules for this award are simple:
Thank the giver of the award and link their blog.
List 5 things about yourself.
Link 5 new recipients and notify them. So......here we go! 5 things about me........

1. I served in the US Navy and now that I'm out a little part of me actually misses it. If I were still in I'd be in Haiti right now helping... and that would have been a good thing.

2. I have a master's degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling... I work as an inventory manager at a restaurant chain. Go figure.

3. I know Jodi because we were roomates at MSU and we finally reconnected after about 20 years. Oh, and I am a HUGE U of M fan. Go figure.

4. I never in a million years would ever think that I would suffer from a post-partum issue. I love kids, I've always loved kids, I've been a nanny, I've worked on a post-partum ward, I know how to take care of kids.... yet... I suffer from post-partum anxiety (WTF?) and it's awful.

5. Despite #4, we are officially trying for a second child. God help me, please.

The 5 new recipients are:

Oh Baby the Places You'll Go
Wine and Cheese Please
A yet to be re-named "The Dally Files"
Postpartum Progress
Fuck You Penguin

I'd give one back to Jodi at The Thorntons... but I want to spread the love...