Wordless Weekends: best toy ever

Wordless Weekend: here comes trouble...

... and "Danger" is my middle name.

Wordless Weekends: aviator

Funny Thing of the Week

Albert has figured out that it is HUGE fun to feed other people.  So now, when he's eating crackers, he'll hold it up like he wants you to take it.  That or he'll try and SHOVE it in your mouth.  Which is kind of funny... and he giggles and laughs and does it again and again.

WANTED: personal assistant

My life has been subsumed by baby tending.  It's EXHAUSTING.  I'm finally at the point where I care that my life has been subsumed, but I don't know if I have the energy to DO anything about it.

I spent nearly $100 at Lowes yesterday on stuff to either a) baby proof or b) organize/clean (aka - baby proof).  Maybe I'm going overboard.  I'd really like to just stick Albert in a bubble to keep him safe from harm and germs.  That would be a LOT easier.  And probably cheaper.  I bet I could rig something out of bubble wrap and duct tape...

World Breastfeeding Week!

Everyone is always asking where I get my nursing cover... 

These ladies are my source:

This week (August 1st - 7th) is World Breastfeeding Week and we wanted
to show our support for breastfeeding so we are running a promotion where
you can get any of our nursing covers (regular price $32) free! The code is
"Breastfeeding". If you're not currently nursing, this is your chance to
stock up on great baby shower and Holiday gifts and a great promo code to
pass along to your expecting friends - (they will thank you)! 

Once you get to www.uddercovers.com, click on "Shop Now" and select the
cover you would like. Type Breastfeeding into the promo code box
and it will bring your product total to $0. All you pay is the shipping
fees. You can use the code more than once - you just have to open a new
browser window to do so. 

You can also use this promo code to get a 3 piece gift set for only $5!

They are currently in stock and selling fast so please hurry and good Luck!

Sincerely,
Jenny Pierce
Uddercovers.com

patchwork time...

Somehow I managed to piece together 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there, to get our baby blog up and running.  Due to privacy concerns (and to appease the many request for pictures from all my far-flung friends), I set it up so it's invitation only.  I will certainly write about the baby here, but pictures are going to be limited to that baby blog.

Now if I could only patch together time to sleep...

Ladies and gentlemen...

We have a BABY boy - born March 3 after a short, no-epidural labor. He is healthy and LOUD, and growing more everyday.

First month lows -

• cluster feeding the second night we got home - he would not let me put him down, but he kept falling asleep while I was nursing him.
• Pee on the walls. Multiple times.
• learning to breastfeed - OW.

First month highs -

• First smile - on March 23, after he was done eating. And no, it was NOT gas.
• Pee on the walls - hey, it wasn't fun to clean up but it was FUNNY.
• Finally getting the hang of breastfeeding - WOW.
• Watching my parents hold him.

FYI - due to privacy concerns (it's a long story you may have already heard...), pictures are not going to be made publicly available. So you won't see any here or via Facebook. SORRY, but family safety comes first.

four weeks and counting

The Nesting Crazy is rearing its ugly head. In the last week I have:

• had my husband pull out the fridge so that I could scrub the side (that is hidden when it is pushed back against the wall and beside our dishwasher)
• insisted that the new sink we've been saving for HAD to be installed this month
• randomly scrubbed the inside of my microwave for 30 minutes
• used a toothbrush to clean my bathroom sink
• seriously considered remodeling the master bath, instead of just fixing what we have currently
• worn an N-95 mask to do household chores my husband is afraid to do (ever wash a moldy tupperware container? anyone? anyone? No?... I guess we are the only ones who forget their lunch in the car...)
• had to resist the urge to BLEACH-SANITIZE EVERYTHING IN THE NURSERY to kill any errant viruses/microbes

Strangely, I do not feel it necessary to NOT do any of these things. Instead, I feel validated by the pregnancy to let my OCD get the better of me. Some of these things do need done (like the microwave - it was GROSS, I hadn't cleaned it in the last YEAR.), but most of them are totally unnecessary (e.g. BLEACH). I suppose it's a good thing that I have coping techniques to keep me from engaging in the truly OCD behaviors. Probably safer for all involved... after all, bleach fumes can't be good for anyone, pregnant or not.

NaBloPoMo09

Okay... here we go.

Since I haven't updated this since, oh, I don't know SEPTEMBER... I figured I would start off NaBloPoMo right and get y'all caught up properly.

1. I still have a job, for those of you know where I work and have heard about recent happenings. I was not affected. In fact, I will be getting a new cube in the next month. But not a better cube, just a different cube. Same job.

2. We painted one of the extra bedrooms. Guess why. If you can't guess, or haven't heard, see number 3.

3. I'm pregnant. Seriously. No... seriously. You can stop laughing now. And maybe pick up your jaw off the floor. I'm due March 5, no baby belly yet (thanks to my LONG torso/height), cravings so far include Sour Patch Kids, green olives, and pickles. And no, we don't know the sex, and we are going to wait until it gets here to find out. Because, I figure, that way, I have a reason to push the SMALL HUMAN BEING in my STOMACH out when it's time. And no, I will not tell you the names we have picked out. I don't want judging or copying going on.

4. I miss dippy eggs and rare steak. And Brie. Oh what I wouldn't give for some Brie with green apples.

That's about it. More to come in the next month.