Here are some pictures from today.
She's got a cute little foot!
And here's proof she's a girl!
And here is her sweet little face! (Michael thinks she has his nose...)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Well, we know what we're having!
We are having a little baby girl!
Here are some pictures from today.
She's got a cute little foot!
And here's proof she's a girl!
And here is her sweet little face! (Michael thinks she has his nose...)
Here are some pictures from today.
She's got a cute little foot!
And here's proof she's a girl!
And here is her sweet little face! (Michael thinks she has his nose...)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Lucky!
Lucky will be staying with us again tonight! I'm both happy about it and sad about it.
I'm happy, because I get to have a puppy again tonight! But, sad because it means he hasn't found his forever home yet :(
Anyway, in honor of Lucky, here is a picture.
Oh, and Gates wants to get us this for our baby.
I'm happy, because I get to have a puppy again tonight! But, sad because it means he hasn't found his forever home yet :(
Anyway, in honor of Lucky, here is a picture.
Oh, and Gates wants to get us this for our baby.
Anddd Some Pictures from Christmas Time... yes, it's late.
Sooo, I just found these (forgot we had them), but thought they were cute. So here are some pictures from Christmas time of Michael playing with some nephews :)
And some pictures of the nephews :)
And some pictures of the nephews :)
Foster Parents
Okay, so, I thought of something I could post about that would include some fun/cute pictures!
Michael and I have been foster parents for the past 5 days, but not to people babies - but to puppies! Michael and I can't have a puppy right now because well, financially it wouldn't work with a baby unless we keep our expenses as low as they are right now and Michael gets a raise. BUT, that doesn't mean we can't have a puppy in our house all the time!
The other day, I was looking at puppies on KSL (just to look and get my puppy 'fix' I guess), and I saw that two shelters were visiting the PetSmart near us on the same day, and I really wanted to go and just walk the shelter dogs and just give them some love. I knew we couldn't adopt one, but that didn't mean it wasn't tempting! But, it's puppy season, and when someone's dog has puppies and they can't give them away, they bring them to shelters... SAD. So there were a bunch of puppies there to play with. So, Michael and I stayed for... quite a long time. We walked almost all of the dogs, and sat in the runner (kind of like a play pen for dogs) with the puppies and just played with them. It was about 8 o'clock and the shelters had to start packing up their things, when one lady came over to us and asked us if we would want to/be willing to take a puppy home over night! Just so it could get some love and attention and exercise and what-not. She told us she would give us everything we needed, a leash, a collar, food, a place for the dog to sleep, treats, etc., as long as we would take good care of the puppy and help it learn things (like basic house training, how to be okay with being separated for a little while/sleep through the night, come, sit, how to walk on a leash etc.). So, I just looked at Michael and I could tell by his face he wanted to do it to. So, of course, we did! PUPPIES!
Haha
LuLu
So, last Friday was the first day we had a puppy in our house for quite some time, but it was SUPER FUN! We had a little puppy named LuLu Friday night and Saturday, but she got adopted, so we couldn't keep her longer. :(
She was the sweetest thing! She would just curl up in your arms and let you know she loved you. Michael and I thought she was the BEST puppy we could have imagined! She didn't have an accident at night at all! And she was a VERY fast learner. She was able to learn how to walk on a lead very quickly (only took a little bit of walking around our apartment). She was the happiest little pup and so content to do anything. She would follow us around, or watch us sweep/clean. It was so cute! She was a really good puppy, so it wasn't much of a surprise when she got adopted first.
But, Saturday, Michael and I went back to PetSmart (we had to bring her back so she could have a chance of being adopted), and ended up staying for four hours! Just sitting and playing with these puppies! There were three at this point (including LuLu) and she was the only one to get adopted that day. The other two, weren't as well behaved and didn't learn as much from the fosters they stayed with. But, the lady that was working there with the pups really liked us, and let us take the puppies out of the store for a walk and to teach the other two how to walk on a lead, and it was just a really good experience.
We both learned A LOT with Trixie, and now we actually know what we're doing... and we've both got a bit more patience. Having a puppy now would be so much easier than it was before, because we both know more about them (and I'm not dying in bed all the time)... oh well.
Bubba
Anyway, we got to take another puppy home with us! His name was Bubba. The night before he was with a bunch of college roommates (guys) and did not learn ANYTHING. So, he was a little bit of a handful at first, but he turned out to be even better behaved than LuLu! We honestly didn't think it was possible! He only woke up once during the night to go potty (pretty incredible for a 10 week old pup.. they're kinda like babies like that)! And he let us sleep in until our alarm went off (also super impressive...). He did not have ANY accidents either! Talk about wonderful!
Lucky
Then, last night we had a cute little guy named Lucky. We remembered to take some pictures of him this time. :)
We had planned on taking pictures of all of the puppies/dogs we foster, just as a fun memory keepsake type thing, but didn't get a chance to with the first two. But, we do have pictures of Lucky! He's the last puppy left (but Margo, the lady we're helping, said she's got a bunch of labs coming) of the litter. He's adorable, but was VERY spoiled with the people who fostered him before. They were planning on adopting him, but things with their landlord/roommates or something didn't work out, so they stopped fostering him. Anyway, he was SO SPOILED. He would whine just to get attention (most puppies do, but he would do it the second you weren't looking at him). Ugh, talk about annoying! He just wanted his way no matter what and could NOT be left alone. But, as a puppy it is VERY important that they learn to be okay alone (whether that be while you're out of the house, or while you're in the other room), so Michael and I did our best. Surprisingly, he learned really quickly that it is okay to be alone sometimes, and that the people WILL come back. It only took him about an hour. And after that, he was a MUCH happier puppy! Although, he did pull a muscle in one of his legs. Poor thing. But, we helped him work it out a bit, and exercised it, and then let him rest and sleep. MUCH to our surprise, he was the best puppy yet! He slept ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT! WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT! AHH! It's CRAZY!
Maybe Michael and I are just getting to be a lot better at training dogs? Or, maybe they just were super good puppies.
Anyway, Michael and I are hoping to have another one tonight, but I guess we'll see. That's the hardest part about this, there is no guarantee we'll have a puppy every day... unless Lucky doesn't get adopted, then we'll have him again for sure. But, we WANT him to be adopted, because he's so cute and so good! Anyway, here are some pictures of us saying goodbye to the cute little thing! And there's a picture of my pregnant self Michelle! :)
Michael and I have been foster parents for the past 5 days, but not to people babies - but to puppies! Michael and I can't have a puppy right now because well, financially it wouldn't work with a baby unless we keep our expenses as low as they are right now and Michael gets a raise. BUT, that doesn't mean we can't have a puppy in our house all the time!
The other day, I was looking at puppies on KSL (just to look and get my puppy 'fix' I guess), and I saw that two shelters were visiting the PetSmart near us on the same day, and I really wanted to go and just walk the shelter dogs and just give them some love. I knew we couldn't adopt one, but that didn't mean it wasn't tempting! But, it's puppy season, and when someone's dog has puppies and they can't give them away, they bring them to shelters... SAD. So there were a bunch of puppies there to play with. So, Michael and I stayed for... quite a long time. We walked almost all of the dogs, and sat in the runner (kind of like a play pen for dogs) with the puppies and just played with them. It was about 8 o'clock and the shelters had to start packing up their things, when one lady came over to us and asked us if we would want to/be willing to take a puppy home over night! Just so it could get some love and attention and exercise and what-not. She told us she would give us everything we needed, a leash, a collar, food, a place for the dog to sleep, treats, etc., as long as we would take good care of the puppy and help it learn things (like basic house training, how to be okay with being separated for a little while/sleep through the night, come, sit, how to walk on a leash etc.). So, I just looked at Michael and I could tell by his face he wanted to do it to. So, of course, we did! PUPPIES!
Haha
LuLu
So, last Friday was the first day we had a puppy in our house for quite some time, but it was SUPER FUN! We had a little puppy named LuLu Friday night and Saturday, but she got adopted, so we couldn't keep her longer. :(
She was the sweetest thing! She would just curl up in your arms and let you know she loved you. Michael and I thought she was the BEST puppy we could have imagined! She didn't have an accident at night at all! And she was a VERY fast learner. She was able to learn how to walk on a lead very quickly (only took a little bit of walking around our apartment). She was the happiest little pup and so content to do anything. She would follow us around, or watch us sweep/clean. It was so cute! She was a really good puppy, so it wasn't much of a surprise when she got adopted first.
But, Saturday, Michael and I went back to PetSmart (we had to bring her back so she could have a chance of being adopted), and ended up staying for four hours! Just sitting and playing with these puppies! There were three at this point (including LuLu) and she was the only one to get adopted that day. The other two, weren't as well behaved and didn't learn as much from the fosters they stayed with. But, the lady that was working there with the pups really liked us, and let us take the puppies out of the store for a walk and to teach the other two how to walk on a lead, and it was just a really good experience.
We both learned A LOT with Trixie, and now we actually know what we're doing... and we've both got a bit more patience. Having a puppy now would be so much easier than it was before, because we both know more about them (and I'm not dying in bed all the time)... oh well.
Bubba
Anyway, we got to take another puppy home with us! His name was Bubba. The night before he was with a bunch of college roommates (guys) and did not learn ANYTHING. So, he was a little bit of a handful at first, but he turned out to be even better behaved than LuLu! We honestly didn't think it was possible! He only woke up once during the night to go potty (pretty incredible for a 10 week old pup.. they're kinda like babies like that)! And he let us sleep in until our alarm went off (also super impressive...). He did not have ANY accidents either! Talk about wonderful!
Lucky
Then, last night we had a cute little guy named Lucky. We remembered to take some pictures of him this time. :)
We had planned on taking pictures of all of the puppies/dogs we foster, just as a fun memory keepsake type thing, but didn't get a chance to with the first two. But, we do have pictures of Lucky! He's the last puppy left (but Margo, the lady we're helping, said she's got a bunch of labs coming) of the litter. He's adorable, but was VERY spoiled with the people who fostered him before. They were planning on adopting him, but things with their landlord/roommates or something didn't work out, so they stopped fostering him. Anyway, he was SO SPOILED. He would whine just to get attention (most puppies do, but he would do it the second you weren't looking at him). Ugh, talk about annoying! He just wanted his way no matter what and could NOT be left alone. But, as a puppy it is VERY important that they learn to be okay alone (whether that be while you're out of the house, or while you're in the other room), so Michael and I did our best. Surprisingly, he learned really quickly that it is okay to be alone sometimes, and that the people WILL come back. It only took him about an hour. And after that, he was a MUCH happier puppy! Although, he did pull a muscle in one of his legs. Poor thing. But, we helped him work it out a bit, and exercised it, and then let him rest and sleep. MUCH to our surprise, he was the best puppy yet! He slept ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT! WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT! AHH! It's CRAZY!
Maybe Michael and I are just getting to be a lot better at training dogs? Or, maybe they just were super good puppies.
Anyway, Michael and I are hoping to have another one tonight, but I guess we'll see. That's the hardest part about this, there is no guarantee we'll have a puppy every day... unless Lucky doesn't get adopted, then we'll have him again for sure. But, we WANT him to be adopted, because he's so cute and so good! Anyway, here are some pictures of us saying goodbye to the cute little thing! And there's a picture of my pregnant self Michelle! :)
sorry
Sorry about the boring posts lately.
They're all kind of long, and there aren't any pictures.
I just don't have anything to really take pictures of... unless you want pictures of dead mice? or a pregnant Amy? or just Michael? haha
Soon enough I'll have a cute baby to post pictures of though!
They're all kind of long, and there aren't any pictures.
I just don't have anything to really take pictures of... unless you want pictures of dead mice? or a pregnant Amy? or just Michael? haha
Soon enough I'll have a cute baby to post pictures of though!
Tomorrow's an Exciting Day!
Tomorrow Michael and I find out whether we're having a baby boy or a baby girl!
We're excited!
I just keep having dreams that the baby is going to be 'hiding' itself from us. Haha, I guess if that's the case, then that's alright, but I'd be pretty disappointed. I think it would be SO much more fun to feel the baby kick knowing whether it was a boy or a girl... and just having a name for the baby would just make it easier for me. It would just be more fun or something. I don't know how to explain it because it doesn't really make sense. But, anyway, we're excited.
So, our baby is STRONG. From super early on I was able to feel it, but about two weeks ago or so (maybe three?) I've been able to feel very distinct kicks/punches. The first time I felt one that hard, it kind of scared me... haha. Actually, it still makes me jump a little bit. It's just the weirdest feeling being able to feel something moving inside of you, but not have any control over it. I still jump a little bit and sometimes I make a startled noise to go along with it.
One day, I was able to just watch my stomach move - talk about WEIRD. I have absolutely no control over it, and it kind of freaks me out! It's definitely an experience like no other. However, our baby is shy when it comes to Michael. It's absolutely hilarious. Michael has been able to feel a few little kicks (the ones that feel more like flutters), but even if the baby was super active just seconds before, if Michael's hand touches my stomach, the baby will stop moving almost entirely. The baby ALWAYS calms down for him. I'm not complaining, it certainly helps me sleep better sometimes! Although, it is kind of sad for Michael, because he wants to feel a harder kick (he's felt a few some-what hard ones recently), and I want him to feel our baby moving a ton too! But, if our baby will calm down for him (especially in coming months when the baby gets even stronger), I'm not going to complain if it means I end up sleeping more. And if it continues even after the baby is born, AWESOME. Michael is a baby tamer! haha
Anyway, Michael still really thinks it's a girl, and I've started feel like it is a girl too, but I still wouldn't be surprised if it's a baby boy. I'm sure I'll be happy either way :)
We'll just have to think of a good boy name (we've got a few in mind, but we're much better at coming up with baby girl names).
So, we have not heard, seen, or seen signs of mice in 6 days! YIKES! I never thought it would end! I'm super excited though! Woo! Now, it's time to re-do the baseboards and fill them with steel wool (they can't eat their way through it apparently). Michael's parents are coming to UT tomorrow to visit people for a few days, but we probably won't see them until Saturday, but it will be good to see them.
So, you know how I said Michael was doing very well in his Computer Science class? Well, now he's tutoring for it, and is going to apply to be a TA for it next semester.
So, today he was contacted by three different people in his class that want to be tutored. (there are about 10 tutors for the class, and then the TAs as well, so three in one day is pretty good...).
But, this is how one of our conversations today went...
Michael: "I got another one"
Amy: "Okay, soo...?"
Michael: "I feel cool"
Haha, just the way he said it and how excited he was made me laugh. I never thought that getting tutees would make someone feel cool... I just had never thought of it that way. I mean, I'm excited for him because he'll enjoy tutoring and because it'll help him stay on top of the class and lessons and everything (not that he needs help with it because he's got 110% in the class and is always AT THE VERY LEAST a week ahead of the class both in the concepts and labs), but having people come to you for help makes you feel cool? Hmm... just interesting I suppose. I think it's weird, but Michael's silly. He's a cutie :)
Anyway, that's about it... for now. I guess.
Oh, and I burnt my tongue. :(
We're excited!
I just keep having dreams that the baby is going to be 'hiding' itself from us. Haha, I guess if that's the case, then that's alright, but I'd be pretty disappointed. I think it would be SO much more fun to feel the baby kick knowing whether it was a boy or a girl... and just having a name for the baby would just make it easier for me. It would just be more fun or something. I don't know how to explain it because it doesn't really make sense. But, anyway, we're excited.
So, our baby is STRONG. From super early on I was able to feel it, but about two weeks ago or so (maybe three?) I've been able to feel very distinct kicks/punches. The first time I felt one that hard, it kind of scared me... haha. Actually, it still makes me jump a little bit. It's just the weirdest feeling being able to feel something moving inside of you, but not have any control over it. I still jump a little bit and sometimes I make a startled noise to go along with it.
One day, I was able to just watch my stomach move - talk about WEIRD. I have absolutely no control over it, and it kind of freaks me out! It's definitely an experience like no other. However, our baby is shy when it comes to Michael. It's absolutely hilarious. Michael has been able to feel a few little kicks (the ones that feel more like flutters), but even if the baby was super active just seconds before, if Michael's hand touches my stomach, the baby will stop moving almost entirely. The baby ALWAYS calms down for him. I'm not complaining, it certainly helps me sleep better sometimes! Although, it is kind of sad for Michael, because he wants to feel a harder kick (he's felt a few some-what hard ones recently), and I want him to feel our baby moving a ton too! But, if our baby will calm down for him (especially in coming months when the baby gets even stronger), I'm not going to complain if it means I end up sleeping more. And if it continues even after the baby is born, AWESOME. Michael is a baby tamer! haha
Anyway, Michael still really thinks it's a girl, and I've started feel like it is a girl too, but I still wouldn't be surprised if it's a baby boy. I'm sure I'll be happy either way :)
We'll just have to think of a good boy name (we've got a few in mind, but we're much better at coming up with baby girl names).
So, we have not heard, seen, or seen signs of mice in 6 days! YIKES! I never thought it would end! I'm super excited though! Woo! Now, it's time to re-do the baseboards and fill them with steel wool (they can't eat their way through it apparently). Michael's parents are coming to UT tomorrow to visit people for a few days, but we probably won't see them until Saturday, but it will be good to see them.
So, you know how I said Michael was doing very well in his Computer Science class? Well, now he's tutoring for it, and is going to apply to be a TA for it next semester.
So, today he was contacted by three different people in his class that want to be tutored. (there are about 10 tutors for the class, and then the TAs as well, so three in one day is pretty good...).
But, this is how one of our conversations today went...
Michael: "I got another one"
Amy: "Okay, soo...?"
Michael: "I feel cool"
Haha, just the way he said it and how excited he was made me laugh. I never thought that getting tutees would make someone feel cool... I just had never thought of it that way. I mean, I'm excited for him because he'll enjoy tutoring and because it'll help him stay on top of the class and lessons and everything (not that he needs help with it because he's got 110% in the class and is always AT THE VERY LEAST a week ahead of the class both in the concepts and labs), but having people come to you for help makes you feel cool? Hmm... just interesting I suppose. I think it's weird, but Michael's silly. He's a cutie :)
Anyway, that's about it... for now. I guess.
Oh, and I burnt my tongue. :(
Friday, February 24, 2012
Sleep Feels SOO Good
So, Thursday nights are date nights for Michael and I... but, last night didn't go QUITE as we had planned... haha
We had planned on walking to a Redbox together to get our free redbox movie (I had a code for a free movie), and then watching it together, but first I decided I wanted to take a bath (I just really needed to relax). So, after I took a bath, I laid down on the bed for a little while before we were going to leave our apartment for a COLD walk. Michael sat next to me and just rubbed my back for a little while. (this was at about seven).
The next thing I remember was waking up at 11:57 and being SOOO THIRSTY with Michael asleep next to me. Heh, so much for that walk and movie? But, Michael wasn't sleeping very well, so my moving woke him up.
When I sat up I realized I was kinda hungry too (since I hadn't eaten since 4:30), so I had a yogurt and some water, and took my vitamin, but then I couldn't sleep anymore. As an aside, I slept SO WELL from 7-ish to 12-ish. It was wonderful. But, I couldn't go back to sleep! So, Michael and I talked for about an hour before I could finally fall asleep again. So, I guess we KIND of had a date last night... haha.
That's alright though, because we're going dancing tonight anyway. Our stake has been doing a Friday Night Date Night thing every Friday in February. It's just been the basics of dancing (which has been SUPER easy), but it's been really fun to have a chance to actually Dance with Michael... since it's been about a year since we've actually danced together. We've tried to remember our routines from ballroom for Waltz and Quick Step, but it's been so long! Although, the other day we were going through some stacks of books (we don't have enough book shelf space... or space in general in our apartment) for all of our books. Anyway, so tonight we get to dance together again! (Probably the last time for a while though... because it's the last Friday... and because I am getting... well, more pregnant). It's been REALLY energy draining to dance for an hour, but it's been so fun! And tonight we're going to be doing country swing! Which sadly, I won't be able to do as much of... no flipping for me... Oh well. Michael's not as strong anymore either... he hasn't been working out.
But, once we get some sort of mat to put down (or carpet of some sort) in our living room, we're going to start working out more together. Obviously, I won't be doing a TON of crazy work outs with him, but I still need to be doing SOMETHING.
And tomorrow Michael has a work party thing that I was invited too. All of the other people in Michael's lab aren't allowed to bring dates... but Michael's boss made an exception for him... because he's married. Haha. So hopefully that will be fun! I haven't seen Michael's boss since being pregnant (I was too sick last semester to stop by the lab, and this semester I have been busy all day). So, that'll be fun I suppose! He's a SUPER nice guy, and was really understanding last semester when I was sick (he'd let Michael run home for an hour or so to help me out). And he's also let Michael choose his own hours. Although, that will probably change come April (because I'll be able to have more time to do things for myself and won't have to have help running errands). But, Ben (Michael's boss) is super excited for Michael and I and is really supportive.
Then, Sunday we've got Stake Conference (I still have to figure out what TIME that is... I keep forgetting to check. They haven't announced it in Primary, aside from that it's happening... haha).
So yea! Super exciting... I know. My post is sooo entertaining and I'm sure who ever reads it needed to know what Michael and I are doing all weekend.. haha
Another thought, I was looking at pregnancy classes online and am wondering, are they really worth the time? Also, do you know any good ones? Is the one at the hospital the one to take? Also, thoughts about Pregnancy Yoga classes? (I might do one in April to fill my time haha).
I'm interested in taking the Breastfeeding class... just because it'll help answer questions, and I know mastitis runs in my family, so it'll help me learn what to watch for (even though I'm sure my mom will help with that too).
But, I've already had some of the symptoms of mastitis (I looked them up online), but my doctor just said to monitor my temperature to make sure I don't spike a fever, and if I do I should go right into the office and ask to see someone immediately. Hmm... I didn't know it was possible to get mastitis BEFORE the baby comes, but apparently it does, it's just rare. But, the doctor just told me to watch for signs. But, yeah, I'm not too worried about it really, just attentive I suppose. Although, I did have a little bit of a fever last night (but I don't think it was linked to any other symptoms) so that's probably why I was able to sleep so early and so well. Anyway, that's probably ENOUGH information about that! Heh. Sorry.
Anyway, pregnancy classes, worth it? I don't know, but I'm thinking I should do one at the hospital so I know how to admit myself if I have to, right?
We had planned on walking to a Redbox together to get our free redbox movie (I had a code for a free movie), and then watching it together, but first I decided I wanted to take a bath (I just really needed to relax). So, after I took a bath, I laid down on the bed for a little while before we were going to leave our apartment for a COLD walk. Michael sat next to me and just rubbed my back for a little while. (this was at about seven).
The next thing I remember was waking up at 11:57 and being SOOO THIRSTY with Michael asleep next to me. Heh, so much for that walk and movie? But, Michael wasn't sleeping very well, so my moving woke him up.
When I sat up I realized I was kinda hungry too (since I hadn't eaten since 4:30), so I had a yogurt and some water, and took my vitamin, but then I couldn't sleep anymore. As an aside, I slept SO WELL from 7-ish to 12-ish. It was wonderful. But, I couldn't go back to sleep! So, Michael and I talked for about an hour before I could finally fall asleep again. So, I guess we KIND of had a date last night... haha.
That's alright though, because we're going dancing tonight anyway. Our stake has been doing a Friday Night Date Night thing every Friday in February. It's just been the basics of dancing (which has been SUPER easy), but it's been really fun to have a chance to actually Dance with Michael... since it's been about a year since we've actually danced together. We've tried to remember our routines from ballroom for Waltz and Quick Step, but it's been so long! Although, the other day we were going through some stacks of books (we don't have enough book shelf space... or space in general in our apartment) for all of our books. Anyway, so tonight we get to dance together again! (Probably the last time for a while though... because it's the last Friday... and because I am getting... well, more pregnant). It's been REALLY energy draining to dance for an hour, but it's been so fun! And tonight we're going to be doing country swing! Which sadly, I won't be able to do as much of... no flipping for me... Oh well. Michael's not as strong anymore either... he hasn't been working out.
But, once we get some sort of mat to put down (or carpet of some sort) in our living room, we're going to start working out more together. Obviously, I won't be doing a TON of crazy work outs with him, but I still need to be doing SOMETHING.
And tomorrow Michael has a work party thing that I was invited too. All of the other people in Michael's lab aren't allowed to bring dates... but Michael's boss made an exception for him... because he's married. Haha. So hopefully that will be fun! I haven't seen Michael's boss since being pregnant (I was too sick last semester to stop by the lab, and this semester I have been busy all day). So, that'll be fun I suppose! He's a SUPER nice guy, and was really understanding last semester when I was sick (he'd let Michael run home for an hour or so to help me out). And he's also let Michael choose his own hours. Although, that will probably change come April (because I'll be able to have more time to do things for myself and won't have to have help running errands). But, Ben (Michael's boss) is super excited for Michael and I and is really supportive.
Then, Sunday we've got Stake Conference (I still have to figure out what TIME that is... I keep forgetting to check. They haven't announced it in Primary, aside from that it's happening... haha).
So yea! Super exciting... I know. My post is sooo entertaining and I'm sure who ever reads it needed to know what Michael and I are doing all weekend.. haha
Another thought, I was looking at pregnancy classes online and am wondering, are they really worth the time? Also, do you know any good ones? Is the one at the hospital the one to take? Also, thoughts about Pregnancy Yoga classes? (I might do one in April to fill my time haha).
I'm interested in taking the Breastfeeding class... just because it'll help answer questions, and I know mastitis runs in my family, so it'll help me learn what to watch for (even though I'm sure my mom will help with that too).
But, I've already had some of the symptoms of mastitis (I looked them up online), but my doctor just said to monitor my temperature to make sure I don't spike a fever, and if I do I should go right into the office and ask to see someone immediately. Hmm... I didn't know it was possible to get mastitis BEFORE the baby comes, but apparently it does, it's just rare. But, the doctor just told me to watch for signs. But, yeah, I'm not too worried about it really, just attentive I suppose. Although, I did have a little bit of a fever last night (but I don't think it was linked to any other symptoms) so that's probably why I was able to sleep so early and so well. Anyway, that's probably ENOUGH information about that! Heh. Sorry.
Anyway, pregnancy classes, worth it? I don't know, but I'm thinking I should do one at the hospital so I know how to admit myself if I have to, right?
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Honey Soup and other thoughts
Oh my dear husband is so silly. I love him so much! Last night we were both really tired when we got home, so we weren't quite sure what to do for dinner, but wanted something simple.
So, we've got this cheesy broccoli soup that you just add water to, but we were running low on the mix, and Michael wanted to make sure we had enough for one more night of it (after last night), so he didn't put as much in it as we're supposed to, but he added corn starch and HONEY. Yum?
Uh, honey makes everything yummier, right? Cheese, Broccoli, and Honey. Yuck.
But, it wasn't TOO bad, just had a weird honey after taste. I love Michael so much, he's so cute, and he likes to add things into stuff anyway, this one just didn't work out quite as well as most of them.
It was funny though. We both ate the soup, but it wasn't quite as good as the last time he made it (with chicken). But, I'm still open to trying the new things Michael tries to put in different soups.
Anyway, today has been kind of a long day, but it could have been worse, MUCH worse.
I just haven't been feeling too well. A bit nauseous again, which is frustrating, but not the end of the world. I just can't wait to go home and sleep. Haha
Although, Michael and I should probably clean up our room a bit tonight before we go to bed, and Michael is probably going to finish hanging a cabinet in our Kitchen.
Speaking of our kitchen, we bought a dish washer! For 15 dollars (a while ago, I just forgot to post about it). But, it's been super nice not to have to wash dishes by hand! And then, last Saturday we went shopping at Ikea and we bought a shelving unit for our kitchen too, so now we actually have a place to put our clean dishes! (The cabinets that are in our kitchen don't fit our plates in them if we want to close the doors... so they have become our pantry). Yes, our kitchen is TINY... in case you couldn't tell by the size of the cabinets that came in it. But, we've moved a bunch of stuff around so we have a bit more space, and so it doesn't feel QUITE as claustrophobic. Although, I still hate our kitchen. I miss having a kitchen that actually has counters and space for both Michael and I to be in it...
But, such is life. Soon, we will be out of that apartment anyway. I just hope we can find a sweet deal on Rent again...
It's so sad to leave because rent is SO SO SO! Cheap, and we could really use the money that we don't have to spend on rent, but such is life I suppose. Who knows how we'll survive with a little baby! Things will work out in the end, right?
At least I know God's looking out for us and I'm sure he'll help us find some awesome place to live! :)
So, we've got this cheesy broccoli soup that you just add water to, but we were running low on the mix, and Michael wanted to make sure we had enough for one more night of it (after last night), so he didn't put as much in it as we're supposed to, but he added corn starch and HONEY. Yum?
Uh, honey makes everything yummier, right? Cheese, Broccoli, and Honey. Yuck.
But, it wasn't TOO bad, just had a weird honey after taste. I love Michael so much, he's so cute, and he likes to add things into stuff anyway, this one just didn't work out quite as well as most of them.
It was funny though. We both ate the soup, but it wasn't quite as good as the last time he made it (with chicken). But, I'm still open to trying the new things Michael tries to put in different soups.
Anyway, today has been kind of a long day, but it could have been worse, MUCH worse.
I just haven't been feeling too well. A bit nauseous again, which is frustrating, but not the end of the world. I just can't wait to go home and sleep. Haha
Although, Michael and I should probably clean up our room a bit tonight before we go to bed, and Michael is probably going to finish hanging a cabinet in our Kitchen.
Speaking of our kitchen, we bought a dish washer! For 15 dollars (a while ago, I just forgot to post about it). But, it's been super nice not to have to wash dishes by hand! And then, last Saturday we went shopping at Ikea and we bought a shelving unit for our kitchen too, so now we actually have a place to put our clean dishes! (The cabinets that are in our kitchen don't fit our plates in them if we want to close the doors... so they have become our pantry). Yes, our kitchen is TINY... in case you couldn't tell by the size of the cabinets that came in it. But, we've moved a bunch of stuff around so we have a bit more space, and so it doesn't feel QUITE as claustrophobic. Although, I still hate our kitchen. I miss having a kitchen that actually has counters and space for both Michael and I to be in it...
But, such is life. Soon, we will be out of that apartment anyway. I just hope we can find a sweet deal on Rent again...
It's so sad to leave because rent is SO SO SO! Cheap, and we could really use the money that we don't have to spend on rent, but such is life I suppose. Who knows how we'll survive with a little baby! Things will work out in the end, right?
At least I know God's looking out for us and I'm sure he'll help us find some awesome place to live! :)
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Baby Mice and Baby Evanson
So, we caught a total of 20 mice.
14 were in the first 24 hours of us having traps set up the way they are now.
We've caught 17 in the living room, and 3 in our bedroom. GROSS.
I saw one run through the kitchen, but I think we caught that one.
The last four we've caught have been BABY mice. Like, just barely old enough to get their own food. We must have killed their mom and forced them out of "hibernation" to find their own food.
Although, they are light enough to get passed the sticky traps, so we've been catching them in the snap traps. But, they are so light that they get thrown against the wall and die that way. It's sad. They are so TINY. They're kinda cute, except when you think about them invading your home...
Anyway, they're almost gone! we can't hear them in the walls anymore! It's pretty exciting. haha
Although, I still haven't been sleeping well. I just wake up all night because I'm so uncomfortable. I wish there was some magic medicine I could take to make me sleep!
Also, I thought in the second trimester you were supposed to get your energy back? I have been just as tired, if not more tired, than before, I'm just not throwing up all the time anymore. So, I got some blood work done the other day, and on next Wednesday (after the u/s) I'm supposed to review the results. It's possible that I'm enimic. So, I guess we'll find out! Woo.
A week from today we find out if it's a baby girl or a baby boy! Yay! We're excited. :)
Although, if the baby is in a bad position, we won't be finding out until... MUCH later. Because our insurance doesn't cover a gender u/s. Only the ones the doctors prescribe for health reasons. But, our office does three u/s per pregnancy (unless there is need for more), so we've got a chance to find out next Wednesday, and then again later (like 8 months) in the pregnancy. So, I REALLY hope our baby decides to let us know! It doesn't really matter, I suppose, but it would be super fun to know. And friends have been asking... and I wanna know. Although, Michael and I agree that we won't be getting a gender u/s if this one doesn't work out. It's just way too expensive and we just don't have the money. It's not a necessity, just a want. =/
So, fingers crossed! February 29th here we come!
14 were in the first 24 hours of us having traps set up the way they are now.
We've caught 17 in the living room, and 3 in our bedroom. GROSS.
I saw one run through the kitchen, but I think we caught that one.
The last four we've caught have been BABY mice. Like, just barely old enough to get their own food. We must have killed their mom and forced them out of "hibernation" to find their own food.
Although, they are light enough to get passed the sticky traps, so we've been catching them in the snap traps. But, they are so light that they get thrown against the wall and die that way. It's sad. They are so TINY. They're kinda cute, except when you think about them invading your home...
Anyway, they're almost gone! we can't hear them in the walls anymore! It's pretty exciting. haha
Although, I still haven't been sleeping well. I just wake up all night because I'm so uncomfortable. I wish there was some magic medicine I could take to make me sleep!
Also, I thought in the second trimester you were supposed to get your energy back? I have been just as tired, if not more tired, than before, I'm just not throwing up all the time anymore. So, I got some blood work done the other day, and on next Wednesday (after the u/s) I'm supposed to review the results. It's possible that I'm enimic. So, I guess we'll find out! Woo.
A week from today we find out if it's a baby girl or a baby boy! Yay! We're excited. :)
Although, if the baby is in a bad position, we won't be finding out until... MUCH later. Because our insurance doesn't cover a gender u/s. Only the ones the doctors prescribe for health reasons. But, our office does three u/s per pregnancy (unless there is need for more), so we've got a chance to find out next Wednesday, and then again later (like 8 months) in the pregnancy. So, I REALLY hope our baby decides to let us know! It doesn't really matter, I suppose, but it would be super fun to know. And friends have been asking... and I wanna know. Although, Michael and I agree that we won't be getting a gender u/s if this one doesn't work out. It's just way too expensive and we just don't have the money. It's not a necessity, just a want. =/
So, fingers crossed! February 29th here we come!
Friday, February 17, 2012
mice mice mice! YUCK
So, last night Michael and I decided to REALLY try to figure out where the mice were coming in. We checked out all of the baseboards, (and since we have an OLD apartment, it was really no surprise that there were TONS of holes they could be potentially be getting in from). BUT, we did have some luck... or rather, A LOT of luck.
We bought some sticky traps (we hadn't tried them because we couldn't find them anywhere really (without driving 15 minutes to walmart or target), but we finally got some, as well as 6 more snap traps. So, they worked! (They were SUPER expensive compared to other mouse traps...we got an expensive brand). Anyway, we just put them right in front of the holes in the baseboards, and surrounded them with snap traps in case the sticky traps didn't work.
Well, needless to say, we found where they were coming in from. (Right next to our front door). There is a hole on the outside of our apartment by the door, and it leads right to our baseboards. So, they've just been using our baseboards to get around mostly. AWESOME.
SO, Michael tore out one of the baseboards in the living room, and we caught 8 MICE (four last night while we were awake, and four while we were sleeping)! Talk about gross. Well, one was actually dead before we got to it (we're assuming it's the one that ate the rat poison). But, it was gross, and that corner where the baseboard was torn out smelled SOOO bad. Anyway, we're going to call our landlord and talk to her about what we should do next since the problem won't go away (even if they fumigate...) more will just come back because there is at least one hole in the outside of the apartment where they can get in and out of, and our baseboards all need to be torn out and replaced anyway. If she doesn't want to do it, then we'll just do what the last people apparently did (or at least what I think they did). There are some baseboards that are super new looking (and don't match), so I'm thinking they tore out some and just replaced them without talking to Kristen about it. But, I don't want to move out and not have the next people know about the mice... unless the problem has been fixed.
Anyway, so we swept and mopped in that room a few times, and then sat there and watched the baseboards... haha. It was kind of fun to watch the mice pop their heads out of the holes and debate whether or not to go out, and then they finally decide to, and get stuck.
So, then, I'd leave the room and Michael would... uh, put on gloves and put the mice out of their misery before they had a chance to bite off their legs or anything. Although, the sticky traps we got, were SUPER sticky (like it was hard for ME to get my finger off of them... haha) and they mostly got all four legs stuck on, and parts of their body because they were kind of cowering as they came out of the hole (we had moved our couch, which was by the wall before, so they were a little timid to come out in the open). Anyway, I doubt they would have been able to get off of it, and had they bitten their legs off, it wouldn't have done any good because all four legs were stuck on. Anyway, so after the first four, we decided to call it a night (at like 11:30 which is WAYY late for me anyway). So, we showered and got ready for bed. Then, this morning, Michael went to go check the traps (we had 6 sticky traps in there, and 7 snap traps) and we caught four more mice! Yay! ...super gross, I know. like GROSS. But, at least that's 8 mice we don't have to worry about anymore. I just... I'm not sure I want to know HOW MANY we catch, because like I said, the problem isn't going to disappear on it's own because mice will just keep coming in, even if we kill all of the ones that have been coming in the past month or so.
So for now, we'll just leave the traps up, and keep looking for more openings outside of our apartment until we get other instructions from our landlord.
On a side note, Michael missed with the hammer once, and scared the mouse REALLY badly because it was stuck, and the hammer hit RIGHT next to it, and it squeaked... and it was SUCH a cute sound. But, not cute enough for me to let them stay. Heck, there are WAY more of them than us, THEY should be paying rent. ;)
Haha... anyway, that's the fun mouse update. Super exciting. But now I'm SUPER tired. I NEED a nap today.
We bought some sticky traps (we hadn't tried them because we couldn't find them anywhere really (without driving 15 minutes to walmart or target), but we finally got some, as well as 6 more snap traps. So, they worked! (They were SUPER expensive compared to other mouse traps...we got an expensive brand). Anyway, we just put them right in front of the holes in the baseboards, and surrounded them with snap traps in case the sticky traps didn't work.
Well, needless to say, we found where they were coming in from. (Right next to our front door). There is a hole on the outside of our apartment by the door, and it leads right to our baseboards. So, they've just been using our baseboards to get around mostly. AWESOME.
SO, Michael tore out one of the baseboards in the living room, and we caught 8 MICE (four last night while we were awake, and four while we were sleeping)! Talk about gross. Well, one was actually dead before we got to it (we're assuming it's the one that ate the rat poison). But, it was gross, and that corner where the baseboard was torn out smelled SOOO bad. Anyway, we're going to call our landlord and talk to her about what we should do next since the problem won't go away (even if they fumigate...) more will just come back because there is at least one hole in the outside of the apartment where they can get in and out of, and our baseboards all need to be torn out and replaced anyway. If she doesn't want to do it, then we'll just do what the last people apparently did (or at least what I think they did). There are some baseboards that are super new looking (and don't match), so I'm thinking they tore out some and just replaced them without talking to Kristen about it. But, I don't want to move out and not have the next people know about the mice... unless the problem has been fixed.
Anyway, so we swept and mopped in that room a few times, and then sat there and watched the baseboards... haha. It was kind of fun to watch the mice pop their heads out of the holes and debate whether or not to go out, and then they finally decide to, and get stuck.
So, then, I'd leave the room and Michael would... uh, put on gloves and put the mice out of their misery before they had a chance to bite off their legs or anything. Although, the sticky traps we got, were SUPER sticky (like it was hard for ME to get my finger off of them... haha) and they mostly got all four legs stuck on, and parts of their body because they were kind of cowering as they came out of the hole (we had moved our couch, which was by the wall before, so they were a little timid to come out in the open). Anyway, I doubt they would have been able to get off of it, and had they bitten their legs off, it wouldn't have done any good because all four legs were stuck on. Anyway, so after the first four, we decided to call it a night (at like 11:30 which is WAYY late for me anyway). So, we showered and got ready for bed. Then, this morning, Michael went to go check the traps (we had 6 sticky traps in there, and 7 snap traps) and we caught four more mice! Yay! ...super gross, I know. like GROSS. But, at least that's 8 mice we don't have to worry about anymore. I just... I'm not sure I want to know HOW MANY we catch, because like I said, the problem isn't going to disappear on it's own because mice will just keep coming in, even if we kill all of the ones that have been coming in the past month or so.
So for now, we'll just leave the traps up, and keep looking for more openings outside of our apartment until we get other instructions from our landlord.
On a side note, Michael missed with the hammer once, and scared the mouse REALLY badly because it was stuck, and the hammer hit RIGHT next to it, and it squeaked... and it was SUCH a cute sound. But, not cute enough for me to let them stay. Heck, there are WAY more of them than us, THEY should be paying rent. ;)
Haha... anyway, that's the fun mouse update. Super exciting. But now I'm SUPER tired. I NEED a nap today.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
February 29th
February 29th is the day! Michael and I have an ultrasound at 10:00 AM and we'll get to find out if it's a girl or a boy! Yay!
We're excited and looking forward to finding out!
Anyway, everything seems fine with the baby thus far. I haven't heard anything about my lab results, so we'll have to ask at the ultrasound.
Anyway, the doctor we saw yesterday thinks we're having a boy... haha. He found the heartbeat and said "Doesn't that just sound like a little boy?" So, I guess we'll see!
Michael thinks we're having a girl, and I can see it going either way. But sometimes I catch myself referring to the baby as a her. Who knows? Maybe that's because Michael has 'poisoned' my brain into thinking we're having a little girl.
Personally, I think I want a girl, but I'm sure I'll be happy either way. I just think a girl would be more fun for me at this point in my life. I'd just have way too much fun with bows, I'm sure... haha. And, financially, it would be better to have a girl atm, because then we wouldn't have to worry about paying for circumcision, or getting as many clothes (we've got some of the baby girl clothes from NJ). Heh, I guess in the long run, those costs don't make THAT much of a difference, but it's just nice to know have to worry about that as much I guess.
Anyway, we found another kind of mouse trap, and we set it up on Sunday, but still no luck. =/
Michael's been reading about mice online and there is one other thing we're going to try before we call our landlord. We're going to buy some nylons (or find some old ones of mine) and attach them to the snap traps we have. Apparently their teeth get caught in it? Our problem isn't the mice not eating the peanut butter, it's setting off the traps. So, I guess we'll see.
Michael heard back from Brother Merrill at Rutgers, and it looks like we're not going to be in NJ this summer.
So, we're looking at apartments in UT that are set up a little better for having a baby (not necessarily 2 bed rooms, just one BIGGER bedroom). Ours right now is, well, TINY. It's got room for our bed and a dresser. So, hopefully we'll be able to find some sweet deals come late march/early april.
Well, I guess that's the super unexciting update on my life!
Talk about boring.
We're excited and looking forward to finding out!
Anyway, everything seems fine with the baby thus far. I haven't heard anything about my lab results, so we'll have to ask at the ultrasound.
Anyway, the doctor we saw yesterday thinks we're having a boy... haha. He found the heartbeat and said "Doesn't that just sound like a little boy?" So, I guess we'll see!
Michael thinks we're having a girl, and I can see it going either way. But sometimes I catch myself referring to the baby as a her. Who knows? Maybe that's because Michael has 'poisoned' my brain into thinking we're having a little girl.
Personally, I think I want a girl, but I'm sure I'll be happy either way. I just think a girl would be more fun for me at this point in my life. I'd just have way too much fun with bows, I'm sure... haha. And, financially, it would be better to have a girl atm, because then we wouldn't have to worry about paying for circumcision, or getting as many clothes (we've got some of the baby girl clothes from NJ). Heh, I guess in the long run, those costs don't make THAT much of a difference, but it's just nice to know have to worry about that as much I guess.
Anyway, we found another kind of mouse trap, and we set it up on Sunday, but still no luck. =/
Michael's been reading about mice online and there is one other thing we're going to try before we call our landlord. We're going to buy some nylons (or find some old ones of mine) and attach them to the snap traps we have. Apparently their teeth get caught in it? Our problem isn't the mice not eating the peanut butter, it's setting off the traps. So, I guess we'll see.
Michael heard back from Brother Merrill at Rutgers, and it looks like we're not going to be in NJ this summer.
So, we're looking at apartments in UT that are set up a little better for having a baby (not necessarily 2 bed rooms, just one BIGGER bedroom). Ours right now is, well, TINY. It's got room for our bed and a dresser. So, hopefully we'll be able to find some sweet deals come late march/early april.
Well, I guess that's the super unexciting update on my life!
Talk about boring.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Valentine's Day!
So, since Michael and I are trying to save money (well, duh), we're not doing much for valentine's day, but I found this cute craft/card thing that I'm thinking about doing as a little present.
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/cards/make-a-scratch-off-card-for-valentines-day/
What do you think? It looks pretty cute, and I'd change what it says a bit (duh...) to personalize it, but I'm not super artistic or anything, so idk if I'll be able to actually do it.
I guess we'll see! I'll post pictures.
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/cards/make-a-scratch-off-card-for-valentines-day/
What do you think? It looks pretty cute, and I'd change what it says a bit (duh...) to personalize it, but I'm not super artistic or anything, so idk if I'll be able to actually do it.
I guess we'll see! I'll post pictures.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
VERIZON SUCKS
Well, the service itself is pretty good...
except for when the company owes you money.
So, in August when we got married, Michael switched to my dad's plan. So that we wouldn't end up paying 100 dollars a month for his phone...
And when Michael got his phone, they had him pay a 125 dollar security deposit and told him that if he switched plans to another person's plan he would get his deposit back. So, in August, when we switched the plans he asked about it, and he was told they would mail the check within 4-6 weeks. So, we kind of just forgot about it (to an extent). We then realized in November that we STILL hadn't received it. But, Michael needed a new phone, so we were going to just wait until December when we in NJ and getting Michael a new phone.
So, come December, Michael calls verizon about it, and they said they would reissue the check to him within the next 4 weeks. (So, we expected it to be there within 2 weeks of us getting home from NJ). Of course, the check NEVER CAME. So, Michael is on the phone yet again trying to get his money. It's rather frustrating. We'd like to PICK IT UP somewhere, but the chances of that happening are well, it's not going to be an option. What do we do?
Take our business elsewhere? I guess.
It's just so frustrating. Let's be serious, they never sent the check in the first place, and probably have no intention of doing so. But, if we don't get it in the next month or so, we're going to have to figure out what we're going to do about it.
Anyway, just yet ANOTHER thing we've got to worry about.
Life has become SO UNBELIEVABLY stressful the past few weeks. How are we supposed to bring a child into this life and somehow support it enough so it can live?
I'm scared and I don't know where my life is going to bed in 5 months...
Oh, and btw, our apartment has mice. AWESOME. It's a super old place, so it's kind of expected. But for the past 3 months or so, we've done EVERYTHING to get rid of them. We set up a ton of traps, and the mice are just TOO smart for them. So, we put out rat poison traps, and apparently the mice are immune to rat poison. Awesome. So, needless to say, we need to move before the baby comes unless by some miracle we get our hands on some arsenic or something. (Or next idea is to spread arsenic on peanut butter and put it on the floor. It's just ridiculous. These mice, are INVINCIBLE. We've looked online for ideas and have seriously tried EVERYTHING. At least we've seen them, so we know they're just little white ones (not HUGE RATS...). But, I'm still scared to be home alone. I HATE the idea of living with mice. And I especially HATE the smell of living with them. There's only so much you can do about the smell until they're actually GONE.
Yep, my life is awesome. I wake up, take care of some kids, come home exhausted and some-what grumpy, and go to bed. Poor Michael. He's exhausted too, just emotionally and mentally. At least he likes his classes this semester... it helps him deal with stuff. I think he'll get good grades just because studying has been kind of his "outlet". Meh.
At least we still love each other, right?
except for when the company owes you money.
So, in August when we got married, Michael switched to my dad's plan. So that we wouldn't end up paying 100 dollars a month for his phone...
And when Michael got his phone, they had him pay a 125 dollar security deposit and told him that if he switched plans to another person's plan he would get his deposit back. So, in August, when we switched the plans he asked about it, and he was told they would mail the check within 4-6 weeks. So, we kind of just forgot about it (to an extent). We then realized in November that we STILL hadn't received it. But, Michael needed a new phone, so we were going to just wait until December when we in NJ and getting Michael a new phone.
So, come December, Michael calls verizon about it, and they said they would reissue the check to him within the next 4 weeks. (So, we expected it to be there within 2 weeks of us getting home from NJ). Of course, the check NEVER CAME. So, Michael is on the phone yet again trying to get his money. It's rather frustrating. We'd like to PICK IT UP somewhere, but the chances of that happening are well, it's not going to be an option. What do we do?
Take our business elsewhere? I guess.
It's just so frustrating. Let's be serious, they never sent the check in the first place, and probably have no intention of doing so. But, if we don't get it in the next month or so, we're going to have to figure out what we're going to do about it.
Anyway, just yet ANOTHER thing we've got to worry about.
Life has become SO UNBELIEVABLY stressful the past few weeks. How are we supposed to bring a child into this life and somehow support it enough so it can live?
I'm scared and I don't know where my life is going to bed in 5 months...
Oh, and btw, our apartment has mice. AWESOME. It's a super old place, so it's kind of expected. But for the past 3 months or so, we've done EVERYTHING to get rid of them. We set up a ton of traps, and the mice are just TOO smart for them. So, we put out rat poison traps, and apparently the mice are immune to rat poison. Awesome. So, needless to say, we need to move before the baby comes unless by some miracle we get our hands on some arsenic or something. (Or next idea is to spread arsenic on peanut butter and put it on the floor. It's just ridiculous. These mice, are INVINCIBLE. We've looked online for ideas and have seriously tried EVERYTHING. At least we've seen them, so we know they're just little white ones (not HUGE RATS...). But, I'm still scared to be home alone. I HATE the idea of living with mice. And I especially HATE the smell of living with them. There's only so much you can do about the smell until they're actually GONE.
Yep, my life is awesome. I wake up, take care of some kids, come home exhausted and some-what grumpy, and go to bed. Poor Michael. He's exhausted too, just emotionally and mentally. At least he likes his classes this semester... it helps him deal with stuff. I think he'll get good grades just because studying has been kind of his "outlet". Meh.
At least we still love each other, right?
So I think I've been sick...
So I think that on Monday/Tuesday I was actually sick, not just morning sickness...
because... Michael is sick.
And I'm pretty sure I had a little bit of a fever.
hmm... at least I'm feeling better now... I just feel bad for Michael. I'm also REALLY thankful I didn't give the boys the flu or whatever it was...
That WOULD NOT have been fun. Although, they do give me EVERYTHING they get, so I wouldn't feel TOO bad. I just wouldn't want to be around when they were sick. haha.
Anyway, I'm just glad I'm better.
I didn't sleep well at all last night. I've found that since being pregnant, I get VERY claustrophobic... like, if something/someone is too close (like within 2 feet) I start to feel trapped. It's weird. I just feel like I can't breathe AT ALL. And of course, last night Michael slept AS CLOSE TO ME AS HE POSSIBLY COULD. and he snored because he's got a cold.
Anyway, not so fun, but it's alright. At least we went to be early last night.
Today is Michael's Mom's birthday! Woo! So Michael is on the phone with her, and she recommended the book "Parenting with Love and Logic". Anyone read it? Any thoughts/opinions on it?
I should go play with the kiddies or something. :)
because... Michael is sick.
And I'm pretty sure I had a little bit of a fever.
hmm... at least I'm feeling better now... I just feel bad for Michael. I'm also REALLY thankful I didn't give the boys the flu or whatever it was...
That WOULD NOT have been fun. Although, they do give me EVERYTHING they get, so I wouldn't feel TOO bad. I just wouldn't want to be around when they were sick. haha.
Anyway, I'm just glad I'm better.
I didn't sleep well at all last night. I've found that since being pregnant, I get VERY claustrophobic... like, if something/someone is too close (like within 2 feet) I start to feel trapped. It's weird. I just feel like I can't breathe AT ALL. And of course, last night Michael slept AS CLOSE TO ME AS HE POSSIBLY COULD. and he snored because he's got a cold.
Anyway, not so fun, but it's alright. At least we went to be early last night.
Today is Michael's Mom's birthday! Woo! So Michael is on the phone with her, and she recommended the book "Parenting with Love and Logic". Anyone read it? Any thoughts/opinions on it?
I should go play with the kiddies or something. :)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Just Really Quickly
Today, Joseph put on Samuel's clothes...
His were sitting right next to Samuel's clothes, and I was napping, and Michael told Joseph it was time to get ready for school. So, usually Joseph will pick up his clothes and change and be fine, but today, he apparently didn't see his clothes, so he picked up Samuel's clothes and put those on.
About 5 minutes before Joseph's school STARTED I got up to make sure Michael was going to drive him and make sure he was ready... and basically just do the whole "mom" thing. So, I told Joseph to get his shoes on, and he stood up and I just started laughing.
I just kind of looked at Michael and was so confused. Really? Apparently Michael hadn't noticed that "Joseph's" pants were.. well, closer to capri's really (not even flood length), and his shirt was... tiny. I'm just surprised he got it on his head! My goodness!
So, Michael (not super amuzed because Joseph was supposed to be AT school in about 4 minutes... and he is about the SLOWEST person ever), asked Joseph if he noticed the clothes he was wearing were too small. To which Joseph responded, "yes". So, Michael (definitely not amuzed now) asked why Joseph didn't say anything. To which Joseph said, "I don't know".
So, I grabbed Joseph's clothes and told him to change as fast as he could because his school STARTED in 2 minutes. Oh boy, I seriously could not help but laugh. It was a good way to wake up from a nap... although, a bit frustrating too. I just can't believe Michael didn't notice... and I can't believe Joseph didn't say anything (or see his clothes sitting RIGHT NEXT TO SAMUEL'S)!
Anyway, the whole thing had me laughing for a good 10-15 minutes after Michael and Joseph left for school. It was just hilarious to see. It was one of those moments I WISH we owned a camera.
On a positive note, Joseph got to school right when the door was opening.
Even though they left literally 30 seconds before school started (Michael drove him). Awesome. Samuel's sleeping, thankfully. He's been a grouch allll day. Oh yay!
His were sitting right next to Samuel's clothes, and I was napping, and Michael told Joseph it was time to get ready for school. So, usually Joseph will pick up his clothes and change and be fine, but today, he apparently didn't see his clothes, so he picked up Samuel's clothes and put those on.
About 5 minutes before Joseph's school STARTED I got up to make sure Michael was going to drive him and make sure he was ready... and basically just do the whole "mom" thing. So, I told Joseph to get his shoes on, and he stood up and I just started laughing.
I just kind of looked at Michael and was so confused. Really? Apparently Michael hadn't noticed that "Joseph's" pants were.. well, closer to capri's really (not even flood length), and his shirt was... tiny. I'm just surprised he got it on his head! My goodness!
So, Michael (not super amuzed because Joseph was supposed to be AT school in about 4 minutes... and he is about the SLOWEST person ever), asked Joseph if he noticed the clothes he was wearing were too small. To which Joseph responded, "yes". So, Michael (definitely not amuzed now) asked why Joseph didn't say anything. To which Joseph said, "I don't know".
So, I grabbed Joseph's clothes and told him to change as fast as he could because his school STARTED in 2 minutes. Oh boy, I seriously could not help but laugh. It was a good way to wake up from a nap... although, a bit frustrating too. I just can't believe Michael didn't notice... and I can't believe Joseph didn't say anything (or see his clothes sitting RIGHT NEXT TO SAMUEL'S)!
Anyway, the whole thing had me laughing for a good 10-15 minutes after Michael and Joseph left for school. It was just hilarious to see. It was one of those moments I WISH we owned a camera.
On a positive note, Joseph got to school right when the door was opening.
Even though they left literally 30 seconds before school started (Michael drove him). Awesome. Samuel's sleeping, thankfully. He's been a grouch allll day. Oh yay!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Hello Again My Old Friend
Well, today has been... LONG. Morning sickness is back (or, I guess I could just be sick...). I KNEW it was just too good to be true for it to be gone. It's so depressing because I felt SO GOOD for about a week (aside from exhaustion). I just hope it'll get better again. I woke up SUPER early this morning because my stomach was going to explode. Awesome.
It's gotten a LITTLE bit better as the day has gone on, but not much at all. I've been able to eat some noodles, and some toast, but that's all I've really been able to eat. =(
I at least was able to get in a little bit of a nap this morning because Michael decided not to go into work until 11, so that was super wonderful. Although, it was kind of hard to fall asleep with my stomach so angry at me.
Samuel is still asleep, so that's pretty nice too. I've got some quiet time to rest. I just can't wait for this to end! (I REALLY hope I'm not one of those ladies that has morning sickness throughout pregnancy). I just want ONE month without it. Is that really so much to ask?
Sunday's are hard for me. (especially fast sunday!) Because now that we are in the Primary, I can't really snack the second or third hour (and I try not to during sacrament meeting).
Yesterday was ESPECIALLY hard because I didn't want to snack when everyone was fasting! And I can't snack in front of the kiddies! So, it was difficult. I felt so guilty trying to sneak some gold fish when I could, or going out to get a drink from the water fountain. My ward doesn't know I'm pregnant yet (at least, we haven't announced it or anything, and I do a pretty good-ish job of hiding it...and now we're in the Primary, so I'm not surrounded by women looking at me every week.. haha). So, no one has asked me about it or anything.. yet. Although, I'm sure there are a few women who have suspicions. Anyway, so that just makes it even harder for me to snack... cause I feel pathetic I guess. And so, that's one of the reasons I felt SO GUILTY yesterday. I felt like everyone was watching me... heh. Anyway, some Sundays will definitely be easier than others, because the CTR 4s don't really have a consistent turn out. So, when there are only two kids, it'll be a LOT easier than the weeks all six magically show up. There is one child though, that NEEDS to be on someone's lap, or there is NO WAY we will ever be able to teach a lesson. There is a window in our room, but it's got a ledge that is low enough for the kids to climb onto, and big enough for them to sit onto, so naturally, they all want to climb up there and sit. wonderful. The thought has crossed my mind about asking if there was another room we could be in, but I'm not sure it's worth asking about yet. Maybe next week I will put my chair directly in front of the window (as close to it as I can get), and that will help the problem?
Anyway, hopefully today gets better. or our FHE tonight will be me going to bed at 5:30 again...
Sometimes I feel really bad for Michael, because I WANT to spend time with him, and be happy for him, but by the time our days are over, I'm just so exhausted and so grumpy that I just want to lay down and go to bed, or watch a movie or something. I'm pretty sure Michael is ABSOLUTELY DONE watching chick flicks with me... That's basically all we do anymore. TOTALLY my fault though. And I've noticed, almost EVERY SINGLE MOVIE makes me cry. How pathetic. KUNG FU PANDA TWO MAKES ME CRY. When that's the case, you know you've got a serious imbalance of chemicals in your body. UGH
So, I DEFINITELY felt the baby kick the other day! Woo! I've been able to feel it for a WHILE now (just because it's SO CLOSE to the surface), but that was only while laying down really still with my hand on my stomach, but this time, it was MUCH stronger, and I was WALKING around. It was the weirdest sensation! But, Michael was able to feel it a bit too the other day (not while I was laying down as still as I possibly can). So, that's pretty exciting. Haven't been able to feel it tooo much since, but soon! (This week the bones are supposed to be getting harder rather than just cartilage, so I'm pretty sure we'll start to feel more)
Anyway, I still haven't gotten too much bigger (at all). I'm still stuck in that "fat" stage. YUCK. So, of course, to hide it, I wear sweaters (cause then I look almost normal still!)
Michael and I went to Ikea on Saturday. It was my first time ever in an Ikea store. I found it a little annoying that you had to walk through the entire store... I'm not a huge fan of the way it's set up, but it has some set-ups in it. Oh, how I would LOVE to have a kitchen like one of the ones shown there... if only they weren't 10,000 dollars... and we had a place we weren't renting... haha.
Anyway, we saw some cribs there that we MIGHT look into more seriously. They were less expensive, but they also weren't as sturdy. Why are cribs SO expensive? Yuck! Although, Michael and I found a sweet deal on a travel system, so we'll probably buy one of those sometime soon. We'd like to get one at least 2 months before the baby comes, so that we'll be able to see how difficult it will be to get a car seat in and out of the car we have (TINY Hyundai 2-door). So we can decide if we need to look around for a 4-door car or not. If we have to, we'd REALLY like to get a small car still with good gas mileage (preferably a manual transmission one... but who knows?). We LOVE our car, and REALLY don't want to have to replace it, but car seats are BIG! And, trying to get one in and out of a car with a sleeping baby in it? We'll see I guess. And in the long run, we'll do what we have to do, I just hope that doesn't mean we have to wake our child up every time we try to get it in and out of the car...
Anyway, gotta LOVE planning for a baby!
Oh, we'll also be apartment shopping come March. YAY! Hopefully we'll be able to find something about the same price... about the same size, just two bedrooms. (We've got a HUGE dinning room where we are now...like bigger than the master bedroom) We'd like to find something about the same size, just set up differently, so there's a bigger kitchen, no dinning room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a little bit of a living room. Michael would LOVE to just re-design the place we are at now, but he doesn't have the time, and we don't have the money. Our contract allows us to change the apartment however we like as long as we have permission first. and Our landlord will pay for the materials as long as we pay for labor. Honestly, if we did everything Michael would want to do, our landlord would basically be paying us to live there... I'm not sure how they'd feel about it. Heh. If we had a place to stay from April-June Michael and his dad honestly COULD do all of the work... and they'd like doing it, but there's NO WAY that our landlord would be okay with it. Although, honestly, they could get a TON more money for it if they turned it into a two bedroom instead. (right now it's SUPER cheap for a one bedroom because it's old and a bit run-down) So, if it was newly renovated, and a two bedroom... they could get at LEAST 300 more a month from it.
Anyway, enough of that. Time for me to go. I've got to get Joseph from school soon, and before that, I should snack on some crackers so I hopefully don't get too sick walking there and back.
What do you think Michael and I are having? A baby boy or girl?
It's gotten a LITTLE bit better as the day has gone on, but not much at all. I've been able to eat some noodles, and some toast, but that's all I've really been able to eat. =(
I at least was able to get in a little bit of a nap this morning because Michael decided not to go into work until 11, so that was super wonderful. Although, it was kind of hard to fall asleep with my stomach so angry at me.
Samuel is still asleep, so that's pretty nice too. I've got some quiet time to rest. I just can't wait for this to end! (I REALLY hope I'm not one of those ladies that has morning sickness throughout pregnancy). I just want ONE month without it. Is that really so much to ask?
Sunday's are hard for me. (especially fast sunday!) Because now that we are in the Primary, I can't really snack the second or third hour (and I try not to during sacrament meeting).
Yesterday was ESPECIALLY hard because I didn't want to snack when everyone was fasting! And I can't snack in front of the kiddies! So, it was difficult. I felt so guilty trying to sneak some gold fish when I could, or going out to get a drink from the water fountain. My ward doesn't know I'm pregnant yet (at least, we haven't announced it or anything, and I do a pretty good-ish job of hiding it...and now we're in the Primary, so I'm not surrounded by women looking at me every week.. haha). So, no one has asked me about it or anything.. yet. Although, I'm sure there are a few women who have suspicions. Anyway, so that just makes it even harder for me to snack... cause I feel pathetic I guess. And so, that's one of the reasons I felt SO GUILTY yesterday. I felt like everyone was watching me... heh. Anyway, some Sundays will definitely be easier than others, because the CTR 4s don't really have a consistent turn out. So, when there are only two kids, it'll be a LOT easier than the weeks all six magically show up. There is one child though, that NEEDS to be on someone's lap, or there is NO WAY we will ever be able to teach a lesson. There is a window in our room, but it's got a ledge that is low enough for the kids to climb onto, and big enough for them to sit onto, so naturally, they all want to climb up there and sit. wonderful. The thought has crossed my mind about asking if there was another room we could be in, but I'm not sure it's worth asking about yet. Maybe next week I will put my chair directly in front of the window (as close to it as I can get), and that will help the problem?
Anyway, hopefully today gets better. or our FHE tonight will be me going to bed at 5:30 again...
Sometimes I feel really bad for Michael, because I WANT to spend time with him, and be happy for him, but by the time our days are over, I'm just so exhausted and so grumpy that I just want to lay down and go to bed, or watch a movie or something. I'm pretty sure Michael is ABSOLUTELY DONE watching chick flicks with me... That's basically all we do anymore. TOTALLY my fault though. And I've noticed, almost EVERY SINGLE MOVIE makes me cry. How pathetic. KUNG FU PANDA TWO MAKES ME CRY. When that's the case, you know you've got a serious imbalance of chemicals in your body. UGH
So, I DEFINITELY felt the baby kick the other day! Woo! I've been able to feel it for a WHILE now (just because it's SO CLOSE to the surface), but that was only while laying down really still with my hand on my stomach, but this time, it was MUCH stronger, and I was WALKING around. It was the weirdest sensation! But, Michael was able to feel it a bit too the other day (not while I was laying down as still as I possibly can). So, that's pretty exciting. Haven't been able to feel it tooo much since, but soon! (This week the bones are supposed to be getting harder rather than just cartilage, so I'm pretty sure we'll start to feel more)
Anyway, I still haven't gotten too much bigger (at all). I'm still stuck in that "fat" stage. YUCK. So, of course, to hide it, I wear sweaters (cause then I look almost normal still!)
Michael and I went to Ikea on Saturday. It was my first time ever in an Ikea store. I found it a little annoying that you had to walk through the entire store... I'm not a huge fan of the way it's set up, but it has some set-ups in it. Oh, how I would LOVE to have a kitchen like one of the ones shown there... if only they weren't 10,000 dollars... and we had a place we weren't renting... haha.
Anyway, we saw some cribs there that we MIGHT look into more seriously. They were less expensive, but they also weren't as sturdy. Why are cribs SO expensive? Yuck! Although, Michael and I found a sweet deal on a travel system, so we'll probably buy one of those sometime soon. We'd like to get one at least 2 months before the baby comes, so that we'll be able to see how difficult it will be to get a car seat in and out of the car we have (TINY Hyundai 2-door). So we can decide if we need to look around for a 4-door car or not. If we have to, we'd REALLY like to get a small car still with good gas mileage (preferably a manual transmission one... but who knows?). We LOVE our car, and REALLY don't want to have to replace it, but car seats are BIG! And, trying to get one in and out of a car with a sleeping baby in it? We'll see I guess. And in the long run, we'll do what we have to do, I just hope that doesn't mean we have to wake our child up every time we try to get it in and out of the car...
Anyway, gotta LOVE planning for a baby!
Oh, we'll also be apartment shopping come March. YAY! Hopefully we'll be able to find something about the same price... about the same size, just two bedrooms. (We've got a HUGE dinning room where we are now...like bigger than the master bedroom) We'd like to find something about the same size, just set up differently, so there's a bigger kitchen, no dinning room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a little bit of a living room. Michael would LOVE to just re-design the place we are at now, but he doesn't have the time, and we don't have the money. Our contract allows us to change the apartment however we like as long as we have permission first. and Our landlord will pay for the materials as long as we pay for labor. Honestly, if we did everything Michael would want to do, our landlord would basically be paying us to live there... I'm not sure how they'd feel about it. Heh. If we had a place to stay from April-June Michael and his dad honestly COULD do all of the work... and they'd like doing it, but there's NO WAY that our landlord would be okay with it. Although, honestly, they could get a TON more money for it if they turned it into a two bedroom instead. (right now it's SUPER cheap for a one bedroom because it's old and a bit run-down) So, if it was newly renovated, and a two bedroom... they could get at LEAST 300 more a month from it.
Anyway, enough of that. Time for me to go. I've got to get Joseph from school soon, and before that, I should snack on some crackers so I hopefully don't get too sick walking there and back.
What do you think Michael and I are having? A baby boy or girl?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Tired.
I thought the second trimester was supposed to be soo great because you get your energy back? Yeah, um, NOT. I can't lay down anywhere, or I WILL fall asleep (even if it is super uncomfortable). I have hardly enough energy today to get off of the couch, but it's alright. You do what you have to, right?
I just wish I FELT like I was in the second trimester. At least I'm not throwing up all the time anymore...It's been about a week since I've thrown up at all! Yay! But, I do get quite nauseous if I don't eat something healthy... which is kind of depressing since all I've really wanted is Reeses. YUM. But, at least I'm eating pretty well, right? Cooked apples have been my best friend the last few days... they've just been exactly what my stomach wanted.
I just can't wait to get my energy back so that I can hopefully DO something more than sit on the couch and watch the boys play/play wii with them/get them some food. It would be awesome to have enough energy to go for a walk on the nicer days, or go do something in Provo. Hopefully it'll happen soon, right?
Or... maybe it won't happen at all. In which case, NOT COOL.
Anyway, sometimes, I'm amazed at some of the "Canadian" things Michael says. It just surprises me that I haven't heard them all yet. Haha, the "pencil crayon" thing happened a few weeks ago, and I had NO IDEA what Michael was talking about... When I finally figured it out, I couldn't believe someone would actually call a colored pencil a pencil crayon! But, I like his little weird sayings... and his misspellings (like colour), even if they aren't technically misspellings (even though the computer apparently thinks so.. haha)
Anyway, I'll have to keep track of what he says and post more fun stuff for you (well, mainly Michelle) to read.
I just wish I FELT like I was in the second trimester. At least I'm not throwing up all the time anymore...It's been about a week since I've thrown up at all! Yay! But, I do get quite nauseous if I don't eat something healthy... which is kind of depressing since all I've really wanted is Reeses. YUM. But, at least I'm eating pretty well, right? Cooked apples have been my best friend the last few days... they've just been exactly what my stomach wanted.
I just can't wait to get my energy back so that I can hopefully DO something more than sit on the couch and watch the boys play/play wii with them/get them some food. It would be awesome to have enough energy to go for a walk on the nicer days, or go do something in Provo. Hopefully it'll happen soon, right?
Or... maybe it won't happen at all. In which case, NOT COOL.
Anyway, sometimes, I'm amazed at some of the "Canadian" things Michael says. It just surprises me that I haven't heard them all yet. Haha, the "pencil crayon" thing happened a few weeks ago, and I had NO IDEA what Michael was talking about... When I finally figured it out, I couldn't believe someone would actually call a colored pencil a pencil crayon! But, I like his little weird sayings... and his misspellings (like colour), even if they aren't technically misspellings (even though the computer apparently thinks so.. haha)
Anyway, I'll have to keep track of what he says and post more fun stuff for you (well, mainly Michelle) to read.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Marrying a Canadian...
So, don't get me wrong, I love Michael, and I like that he's got different views on things and different perspectives, but sometimes, being married to a Canadian is TOUGH.
Michael can only work 20 hours a week at the moment (and only on campus...aka: CRAPPY WAGES), because he is on a student visa. If he goes over that amount, he will be deported back to Canada. Awesome. So, I don't know HOW we are going to survive financially with a baby for the first bit until I go back to cosmetology school and start making tips again. I mean, I'm working for Joe and Tina right now so we'll be able to save up some money, but it won't be NEARLY enough for a baby.
Oh, and Michael's passport expires in seven days. Which means, technically, his visa won't work anymore. So, we've got to get him a new passport (thankfully his visa is still valid while it is being processed...so we just have to fill out the paperwork, find a place to take his picture (the passport photo is a different size than in the U.S., and pay for it in the next seven days).
So, Michael and I are TRYING to save enough money to "buy" his green card paperwork, but, it's over 1,300 dollars. Which is super hard to come up with when you are working 20 hrs at 8 dollars an hour... and also trying to save enough money for a baby in the next 5 months or so. YIKES.
Once Michael gets his paperwork done (and someone sponsors him), and he gets approved, he'll be able to work somewhere else and more than just 20 hours a week. But, the paperwork can take MONTHS to be processed. (He had a brother that didn't get his processed for over 3 years).
Also, until the paperwork is done, he can't leave the country, or he won't be able to get back in because of his marital status. So, if we go to Canada before it's done, we won't be coming back until it goes through. Awesome. So, that's why I STILL haven't been able to go see where Michael is from.
There is just a lot of stress in our lives right now, that I really wish we wouldn't have to deal with. We've actually even contemplated Michael transferring to a school in Canada because he'd be able to work how ever many hours he needs to, and then I'd just have to do some paperwork to get permanent residency, and then I'll be able to be covered by Canadian health care, and so will the baby. But, Michael doesn't want to do that, and I don't necessarily either because it would be COLD, and who knows how long we'd be stuck in Canada?
Anyway, my advice? Don't marry a Canadian unless you want to deal with all of the foreignness. haha. It's just SO ridiculous because CANADA IS BASICALLY THE SAME. It's closer to Stirling, AB from UT than to North Brunswick, NJ. BY A LOT. It's only an 11 hour drive to Stirling...
Anyway, Canadians aren't that different, why is EVERYTHING so complicated if you marry one? Meh.
Oh well, time to go.
Michael can only work 20 hours a week at the moment (and only on campus...aka: CRAPPY WAGES), because he is on a student visa. If he goes over that amount, he will be deported back to Canada. Awesome. So, I don't know HOW we are going to survive financially with a baby for the first bit until I go back to cosmetology school and start making tips again. I mean, I'm working for Joe and Tina right now so we'll be able to save up some money, but it won't be NEARLY enough for a baby.
Oh, and Michael's passport expires in seven days. Which means, technically, his visa won't work anymore. So, we've got to get him a new passport (thankfully his visa is still valid while it is being processed...so we just have to fill out the paperwork, find a place to take his picture (the passport photo is a different size than in the U.S., and pay for it in the next seven days).
So, Michael and I are TRYING to save enough money to "buy" his green card paperwork, but, it's over 1,300 dollars. Which is super hard to come up with when you are working 20 hrs at 8 dollars an hour... and also trying to save enough money for a baby in the next 5 months or so. YIKES.
Once Michael gets his paperwork done (and someone sponsors him), and he gets approved, he'll be able to work somewhere else and more than just 20 hours a week. But, the paperwork can take MONTHS to be processed. (He had a brother that didn't get his processed for over 3 years).
Also, until the paperwork is done, he can't leave the country, or he won't be able to get back in because of his marital status. So, if we go to Canada before it's done, we won't be coming back until it goes through. Awesome. So, that's why I STILL haven't been able to go see where Michael is from.
There is just a lot of stress in our lives right now, that I really wish we wouldn't have to deal with. We've actually even contemplated Michael transferring to a school in Canada because he'd be able to work how ever many hours he needs to, and then I'd just have to do some paperwork to get permanent residency, and then I'll be able to be covered by Canadian health care, and so will the baby. But, Michael doesn't want to do that, and I don't necessarily either because it would be COLD, and who knows how long we'd be stuck in Canada?
Anyway, my advice? Don't marry a Canadian unless you want to deal with all of the foreignness. haha. It's just SO ridiculous because CANADA IS BASICALLY THE SAME. It's closer to Stirling, AB from UT than to North Brunswick, NJ. BY A LOT. It's only an 11 hour drive to Stirling...
Anyway, Canadians aren't that different, why is EVERYTHING so complicated if you marry one? Meh.
Oh well, time to go.
Terrible Two's at the Age of Three?
Well, I'm mainly just EXHAUSTED. My body is fighting really hard to get rid of this cold/fever thing that I've had a little bit of, but I haven't been able to sleep very well. Last night, I didn't fall asleep until around 12, and I actually ended up sleeping opposite of usual... meaning, my head was by Michael's feet, and my feet were by his head. I slept without a pillow (for whatever reason that was more comfortable?), and slept some-what decently for four hours. Then I woke up feeling VERY sick. My stomach was completely empty, even though I had eaten pretty close to bed time and ate a few crackers as I went to bed. I've finally reached that part in pregnancy where I can actually eat food again. I feel like I am constantly eating, maybe I should start keeping track of how many calories I eat...?
Anyway, so, needless to say, I was extremely tired today, but Michael had to go in to work and school, so I didn't get as much of a break as I did yesterday. And of course, Samuel decided to be a terrible two year old. For the past week or so (I swear it's since he's been three) he's been really difficult. He now thinks he is old enough to do whatever he wants, but he still expects you to do everything for you.
So, at about 9:30 this morning, Joseph wanted Dinosaur Egg Oatmeal, and so naturally, Samuel did too. However, a few minutes before that I had asked Samuel if he was hungry and he had said no, so I was a bit skeptical. So, I asked him if he was going to eat all of it, and he said he would. So the deal was, he could have some, but he had to stay at the table until I said he had eaten enough. SOOOO, of course, 5 minutes after getting the boys the oatmeal I hear Joseph telling Samuel he needs to eat the oatmeal too, not just the Dino eggs... "oh boy.." I thought. I KNEW that would happen. So, I went in and told the Samuel he needed to eat his cereal before he could leave the table, and he said "Okay". Meanwhile, Joseph was done eating his, and asked for more, but those were the last two packets. I WISH I would have just said no to Samuel so Joseph could have had the other one, oh well. So, Joseph asked for a slim jim, which I gave to him. And Samuel asked for one, to which I responded he had to finish his oatmeal first and thats when Samuel decided he wasn't very happy at me. How fun. Then, Joseph asked for a bagel (I had brought some from home for me to eat), and I decided to give him half of one. I was actually some-what surprised when he ate it all, because USUALLY Samuel is the one that eats a TON and Joseph hardly touches food all day. Anyway, a bit of time passes, and I go in to check on Samuel and find him throwing food onto the floor and onto his chair and all over the table. Wonderful. What am I even supposed to do? I feel SO BAD having to scold kids that aren't even mine. It's just difficult. Oh, and of course, as soon as he realized I was there, he looked at me and started to cry because his hands were "gross". Oh boy.
So, I then proceeded to ask him why he made the big mess and he said "I want to go sleep" over and over again.
So here is a picture of Samuel right before he started crying, when he realized he got caught.
And here is one of him when he is about to cry.
These pictures do not come CLOSE to doing it justice... but, you get the point. Also, sorry they are tiny and poor quality... my phone isn't high tech, and we don't have a camera.
Anyway, by this point, I was overly exhausted and Samuel had a poopy diaper and Joseph had to get ready for school. So, I started to help Joseph get ready, changed Samuel's diaper, got him ready to go, and put him back in front of his oatmeal bowl. There was ONE more bite left in the bowl, and if he ate it I was going to let him off the hook (this time). But, he refused for a good 45 minutes... and it was time to go. So I told Samuel he wasn't allowed to get out of the stroller and play when we brought Joseph to school, couldn't play with his trashies until he said sorry, and had to come home and take a nap right away.
So, naturally, once we got to the school, Samuel started to get out of the stroller and I told him to stay there. I felt bad, because he started to whimper, but I couldn't just let him get away with making a HUGE gross mess all over the kitchen. So, when we got home, Samuel was put right to bed. He must have been exhausted because he feel right asleep.
Anyway, then when Joseph got home from school, Samuel woke up and was STILL SO GROUCHY. Michael got home, and helped Joseph and Samuel get some food while I went and laid down for a bit.
So, when I got up, I walk into the kitchen, and BOTH of the boys were drinking sprite... which I'm not even sure is okay for them to do. So I asked Michael why he gave them sprite, to which he responded, "Joseph just took one out of the fridge (totally uncharacteristic of him... because usually I have to get EVERYTHING for them...) and Samuel took the one that was on the counter (which was mine from earlier)". Awesome. So not only was Samuel still super tired (after a three hour nap), he was now drinking SUGAR. Wonderful. Michael just didn't react fast enough because at that point he was busy making the food. Anyway, I took the sprite from Samuel and told him it wasn't okay to take other people's drinks. Then, he sat down and started to eat his sandwich (by this point, Joseph was done with his and already in the other room). I figured I'd let him sit in there and eat alone (which is USUALLY fine), but today apparently just was not a good day to do that. He WOULD NOT eat his sandwich. And a few minutes after leaving, I heard him drinking something (we hadn't gotten a drink for him because he hadn't asked for one). So, I went in to find him drinking JOSEPH's sprite. Wonderful. I asked him who's sprite it was, and he said "Joseph's". At least he didn't lie, right? But, I promptly took it away, and he decided to start crying a ton and refused to eat any more. So finally I gave in and told him if he finished the cheese from his sandwich he could go play.
Anyway, LONG day. Awesome.
I'm exhausted and very much ready to go home and sleep for the night. (although, that is not likely).
Anyway, so, needless to say, I was extremely tired today, but Michael had to go in to work and school, so I didn't get as much of a break as I did yesterday. And of course, Samuel decided to be a terrible two year old. For the past week or so (I swear it's since he's been three) he's been really difficult. He now thinks he is old enough to do whatever he wants, but he still expects you to do everything for you.
So, at about 9:30 this morning, Joseph wanted Dinosaur Egg Oatmeal, and so naturally, Samuel did too. However, a few minutes before that I had asked Samuel if he was hungry and he had said no, so I was a bit skeptical. So, I asked him if he was going to eat all of it, and he said he would. So the deal was, he could have some, but he had to stay at the table until I said he had eaten enough. SOOOO, of course, 5 minutes after getting the boys the oatmeal I hear Joseph telling Samuel he needs to eat the oatmeal too, not just the Dino eggs... "oh boy.." I thought. I KNEW that would happen. So, I went in and told the Samuel he needed to eat his cereal before he could leave the table, and he said "Okay". Meanwhile, Joseph was done eating his, and asked for more, but those were the last two packets. I WISH I would have just said no to Samuel so Joseph could have had the other one, oh well. So, Joseph asked for a slim jim, which I gave to him. And Samuel asked for one, to which I responded he had to finish his oatmeal first and thats when Samuel decided he wasn't very happy at me. How fun. Then, Joseph asked for a bagel (I had brought some from home for me to eat), and I decided to give him half of one. I was actually some-what surprised when he ate it all, because USUALLY Samuel is the one that eats a TON and Joseph hardly touches food all day. Anyway, a bit of time passes, and I go in to check on Samuel and find him throwing food onto the floor and onto his chair and all over the table. Wonderful. What am I even supposed to do? I feel SO BAD having to scold kids that aren't even mine. It's just difficult. Oh, and of course, as soon as he realized I was there, he looked at me and started to cry because his hands were "gross". Oh boy.
So, I then proceeded to ask him why he made the big mess and he said "I want to go sleep" over and over again.
So here is a picture of Samuel right before he started crying, when he realized he got caught.
These pictures do not come CLOSE to doing it justice... but, you get the point. Also, sorry they are tiny and poor quality... my phone isn't high tech, and we don't have a camera.
Anyway, by this point, I was overly exhausted and Samuel had a poopy diaper and Joseph had to get ready for school. So, I started to help Joseph get ready, changed Samuel's diaper, got him ready to go, and put him back in front of his oatmeal bowl. There was ONE more bite left in the bowl, and if he ate it I was going to let him off the hook (this time). But, he refused for a good 45 minutes... and it was time to go. So I told Samuel he wasn't allowed to get out of the stroller and play when we brought Joseph to school, couldn't play with his trashies until he said sorry, and had to come home and take a nap right away.
So, naturally, once we got to the school, Samuel started to get out of the stroller and I told him to stay there. I felt bad, because he started to whimper, but I couldn't just let him get away with making a HUGE gross mess all over the kitchen. So, when we got home, Samuel was put right to bed. He must have been exhausted because he feel right asleep.
Anyway, then when Joseph got home from school, Samuel woke up and was STILL SO GROUCHY. Michael got home, and helped Joseph and Samuel get some food while I went and laid down for a bit.
So, when I got up, I walk into the kitchen, and BOTH of the boys were drinking sprite... which I'm not even sure is okay for them to do. So I asked Michael why he gave them sprite, to which he responded, "Joseph just took one out of the fridge (totally uncharacteristic of him... because usually I have to get EVERYTHING for them...) and Samuel took the one that was on the counter (which was mine from earlier)". Awesome. So not only was Samuel still super tired (after a three hour nap), he was now drinking SUGAR. Wonderful. Michael just didn't react fast enough because at that point he was busy making the food. Anyway, I took the sprite from Samuel and told him it wasn't okay to take other people's drinks. Then, he sat down and started to eat his sandwich (by this point, Joseph was done with his and already in the other room). I figured I'd let him sit in there and eat alone (which is USUALLY fine), but today apparently just was not a good day to do that. He WOULD NOT eat his sandwich. And a few minutes after leaving, I heard him drinking something (we hadn't gotten a drink for him because he hadn't asked for one). So, I went in to find him drinking JOSEPH's sprite. Wonderful. I asked him who's sprite it was, and he said "Joseph's". At least he didn't lie, right? But, I promptly took it away, and he decided to start crying a ton and refused to eat any more. So finally I gave in and told him if he finished the cheese from his sandwich he could go play.
Anyway, LONG day. Awesome.
I'm exhausted and very much ready to go home and sleep for the night. (although, that is not likely).
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