In addition to this, I am also doing the Orange Rhino 30 days of no yelling challenge.
Can you tell, I like challenges? Mainly cause my follow through sucks. It takes 21 days to make a new habit. I got this!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
$5 and a challenge
I started this challenge yesterday. Not spending a $5 bill. Seems easy enough. But is it really? I'm already up to $20. Not that I go out shopping a lot anyway, but when I do, I can not spend that bill. Curious to see if 1) I can do this and 2) how much I will have at the end of the month.
In addition to this, I am also doing the Orange Rhino 30 days of no yelling challenge.
And this challenge
Can you tell, I like challenges? Mainly cause my follow through sucks. It takes 21 days to make a new habit. I got this!
In addition to this, I am also doing the Orange Rhino 30 days of no yelling challenge.
Can you tell, I like challenges? Mainly cause my follow through sucks. It takes 21 days to make a new habit. I got this!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Busy Crunchy Mom
These last 7 weeks have flown by! We are finally settling into a routine, and I feel like I have a bit more time as a mom to three busy little boys.
I've started a few different challenges to better myself. As a mom, a wife and a person. After some deep thought I realized I put a lot of time and effort into the birth of my last child. So why not apply that same determination to my everyday life? Well, cause I am lazy. We are working to change that.
Challenge #1 - Stop yelling. Thanks to the orange rhino, I am doing better at this. I even took a 6 hour road trip with all three kids. We survived, and mommy only yelled once. It was at the very end. An improvement is an improvement.
Challenge #2 - commit to doing something for 30 days. This is my weight loss challenge. I am doing the 30 day Shred. Day 1 is complete!
I've started making my own laundry soap, cloth diapering full time and made the decision over the weekend to homeschool my boys. I am trying to spend less time online, and more time loving on my little boys.
I've started a few different challenges to better myself. As a mom, a wife and a person. After some deep thought I realized I put a lot of time and effort into the birth of my last child. So why not apply that same determination to my everyday life? Well, cause I am lazy. We are working to change that.
Challenge #1 - Stop yelling. Thanks to the orange rhino, I am doing better at this. I even took a 6 hour road trip with all three kids. We survived, and mommy only yelled once. It was at the very end. An improvement is an improvement.
Challenge #2 - commit to doing something for 30 days. This is my weight loss challenge. I am doing the 30 day Shred. Day 1 is complete!
I've started making my own laundry soap, cloth diapering full time and made the decision over the weekend to homeschool my boys. I am trying to spend less time online, and more time loving on my little boys.
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| My kid brother with my little guys |
Monday, February 18, 2013
My unassisted birth
Thats right... an unassisted birth. After two c sections. Say what?? Yeah. After being told with my first that I had a "small pelvis" and "too big" of a baby, I did it. I gave birth naturally. And honestly, I would never put myself though that again. There won't be a next time, but if there were, I would have drugs... and lots of them!
I went into labor at 3:30 on Sat morning. Contractions, were 20 mins apart for about 22 hours. Around 2am on Sunday I woke Jesse up. I had gone from early labor to active, contractions were still only about 10 mins apart. Around 6am my water broke, nice and clear. We had been planning an unassisted birth, but knew we could come in to the hospital and still get a vaginal delivery (side note, I've had two caesarean births and could not find a provider that would straight up tell me I could have a trial of labor). By this point my body was pushing for me. And I was screaming every time. My throat is a bit sore. We figured out I had a bit of a cervical lip and so Jesse started helping me. We tried several different positions in the birth pool, then moved to our shower, then moved to the boys shower. When we ran out of warm water while I was on hands and knees, I was going to get out. I moved into a squatting position and started screaming at Jesse that he was coming. Holy ring of fire!!! Two good pushes and his head was out, two more and out came the rest of his body. He did have the cord around his neck, and instantly pooped on me. The big boys slept through EVERYTHING until they heard the baby cry at 7:25am.
Things did get a bit scary afterwards. Went into the hospital about 3 hours after he was born and on the way in I passed out in the car. Jesse even pulled over and called 911. The reason we didn't call the paramedics from our house, is we wanted to go to the hospital my dr is with, and not the local one. Got to the hospital and I get out of the car and just gush blood everywhere. I had a post partum hemorrhage, just like with Levi, but not as bad. Baby checked out fine, after a dose of pitocin, I am doing fine. I am the proud owner of a pair of hospital scrubs. :-) I did also tear, but not where I thought I would have. I tore on the right side up to my labia. So I am sporting some stitches too.
Caleb Leroy, born at home, into his daddy's hands at 7:25am on Feb 17th. 7lbs 9oz and 20 inches long. 28hrs of labor from start to finish.
I went into labor at 3:30 on Sat morning. Contractions, were 20 mins apart for about 22 hours. Around 2am on Sunday I woke Jesse up. I had gone from early labor to active, contractions were still only about 10 mins apart. Around 6am my water broke, nice and clear. We had been planning an unassisted birth, but knew we could come in to the hospital and still get a vaginal delivery (side note, I've had two caesarean births and could not find a provider that would straight up tell me I could have a trial of labor). By this point my body was pushing for me. And I was screaming every time. My throat is a bit sore. We figured out I had a bit of a cervical lip and so Jesse started helping me. We tried several different positions in the birth pool, then moved to our shower, then moved to the boys shower. When we ran out of warm water while I was on hands and knees, I was going to get out. I moved into a squatting position and started screaming at Jesse that he was coming. Holy ring of fire!!! Two good pushes and his head was out, two more and out came the rest of his body. He did have the cord around his neck, and instantly pooped on me. The big boys slept through EVERYTHING until they heard the baby cry at 7:25am.
Things did get a bit scary afterwards. Went into the hospital about 3 hours after he was born and on the way in I passed out in the car. Jesse even pulled over and called 911. The reason we didn't call the paramedics from our house, is we wanted to go to the hospital my dr is with, and not the local one. Got to the hospital and I get out of the car and just gush blood everywhere. I had a post partum hemorrhage, just like with Levi, but not as bad. Baby checked out fine, after a dose of pitocin, I am doing fine. I am the proud owner of a pair of hospital scrubs. :-) I did also tear, but not where I thought I would have. I tore on the right side up to my labia. So I am sporting some stitches too.
Caleb Leroy, born at home, into his daddy's hands at 7:25am on Feb 17th. 7lbs 9oz and 20 inches long. 28hrs of labor from start to finish.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Horrible Haircut
-2 days down, 9 to go
All it took was me cutting my 4yr old's hair to end up red faced yelling at him. He's gotten hair cuts, usually does just fine. I even gave him a lollipop to sit in the chair. And sit he did. But here is what set me off....
He was crying that it hurt. Even after I showed him that it didn't. He kept being so dramatic about it! And he is this way about SO many things. Things that have never bothered him before. And I found myself screaming at him. If he had said, "the noise scares me" or something else, we would have talked about it. But he said it hurt.
When the haircut was all over (since once you start, you really can't just stop) I asked him if it hurt. "No mommy, it didn't." UGH!! Then why were you CRYING that it did???
It doesn't help that he has had an attitude all day. Enough so that he had to stay home from preschool. Not more than 10 mins before we started cutting his hair, he shoved his little brother. When asked why, his response was "He was in my way". Oh man, if that is not enough to just set you off... The baby was just standing there, he walked up and shoved him.
There are so many things I hate about yelling at them. The tears from all parties, even those not involved. The intense anger I feel at even having to yell.
I have to say though... even with the odds stacked against me, my first haircut didn't turn out too bad. Now to just convince the hubby to let me do his.
All it took was me cutting my 4yr old's hair to end up red faced yelling at him. He's gotten hair cuts, usually does just fine. I even gave him a lollipop to sit in the chair. And sit he did. But here is what set me off....
He was crying that it hurt. Even after I showed him that it didn't. He kept being so dramatic about it! And he is this way about SO many things. Things that have never bothered him before. And I found myself screaming at him. If he had said, "the noise scares me" or something else, we would have talked about it. But he said it hurt.
When the haircut was all over (since once you start, you really can't just stop) I asked him if it hurt. "No mommy, it didn't." UGH!! Then why were you CRYING that it did???
It doesn't help that he has had an attitude all day. Enough so that he had to stay home from preschool. Not more than 10 mins before we started cutting his hair, he shoved his little brother. When asked why, his response was "He was in my way". Oh man, if that is not enough to just set you off... The baby was just standing there, he walked up and shoved him.
There are so many things I hate about yelling at them. The tears from all parties, even those not involved. The intense anger I feel at even having to yell.
I have to say though... even with the odds stacked against me, my first haircut didn't turn out too bad. Now to just convince the hubby to let me do his.
39 weeks and counting
I can not believe that I am 39 weeks pregnant. I thought for sure baby would have been here last weekend. Nope. The full moon in Dec did more for me than the one in Jan.
Just my luck, I'll have the baby the week my brother is visiting. And yes, this is a problem.
Overall, I am feeling good though. I'm up about 37lbs, so far, less than both my previous pregnancies.
Just my luck, I'll have the baby the week my brother is visiting. And yes, this is a problem.
Overall, I am feeling good though. I'm up about 37lbs, so far, less than both my previous pregnancies.
Sleep is for the weak
Day 3 down, 4 more to go
Or something like that. I usually go to bed somewhere between 11 and midnight.
Last night I managed to make it into bed at 8:30. Just to be joined by a cute little 18 month old. He snores. A lot.
And of course I was up every 2hrs to pee. My night looked like this
Then the preschooler starts off the morning by lying to us. Mommy is short on sleep, and you want to act up? Really dude?
Thankfully mommy had errands to run in town and was able to escape. The preschooler was kept home from school because of his poor attitude, which has only continued through the day. Lunch time is almost over, and then its quite time for the household. Believe me, it can not come soon enough.
Or something like that. I usually go to bed somewhere between 11 and midnight.
Last night I managed to make it into bed at 8:30. Just to be joined by a cute little 18 month old. He snores. A lot.
And of course I was up every 2hrs to pee. My night looked like this
- asleep around 9pm
- awake at 11:30 to pee
- asleep around midnight
- awake at 1:30 to pee
- asleep around 2
- awake at 3:30 to pee
- asleep around 4:30 after sending the preschooler back to bed
- awake at 6:30 to pee
- asleep around 7
- awake at 8 cause my alarm was going off and the preschooler was up
Then the preschooler starts off the morning by lying to us. Mommy is short on sleep, and you want to act up? Really dude?
Thankfully mommy had errands to run in town and was able to escape. The preschooler was kept home from school because of his poor attitude, which has only continued through the day. Lunch time is almost over, and then its quite time for the household. Believe me, it can not come soon enough.
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