Saturday, May 27, 2006
HAHAHA
Thanks for the laugh, Kathy! Here's what my Death Predictor said:Anna: At age 58, you will become the target of a grand plot to overthrow the government of Ecuador, and be killed.
Hehe...I knew they'd find me out!
| posted by Anna at 5:23 PM
Friday, May 26, 2006
Jinx!
Man, I knew it. I knew as soon as I told someone about the way Andrew's been sleeping through the night, he'd stop. After THREE WEEKS of 9+ hrs of straight sleep every night, and 11 hours for the past week or so, the past two nights he's woken up at 2 am screaming for food. Growth spurt? I have no idea...He's reached 12 lbs and it doesn't seem like he should be hungry but the way he sucks on the paci I know he's wanting to eat. Anyone have any great ideas? (Kathy, you always seem to know what's up...Help me!) Anyway, he eats, then goes right back to sleep and sleeps until his normal 7 am waking time. Just seems weird that he'd go from sleeping great to all of a sudden needing to eat in the middle of the night!In other news, Chris forced me to get out of the house without Andrew yesterday. I say FORCED because we had a huge fight Wed. night and I slept in the guest room...So when I woke up he was there saying I needed to get away and get some distance. He told me to go out to eat, go shopping, whatever. So I did! :) Best idea he's had in a long time. I went to eat alone and took a GREAT book to read...It was wonderful to just sit and read a non-baby book and enjoy the solitude. Then I went to Target and picked up some stuff for the house.
As I was driving around, I saw a hair salon and tried to remember when I last had a haircut. Since I couldn't remember, I decided I needed one badly. I LOVE it when they shampoo your hair. I about fell asleep in the chair. Ahh...so nice. Then I had to go grocery shopping. By the time I finished I felt almost drunk from the fatigue. The haircut REALLY relaxed me...plus I was really tired before I left, so with all that, plus my full belly, I was about to pass out. I was so tired I dropped a jar of Miracle Whip and it smashed to pieces in the store. SO embarrassing. Anyway, I went home and first thing I did was take a nap...Heaven! I'm almost glad we had the fight since it made Chris realize how stressed I am and made him think to give me such a wonderful day!
Today my mom is heading here to help with the house. We still have SO much painting and little repairs to do. She and my stepdad are going to help, which will be great! They'll be here until the 31st, so hopefully we'll get lots done. Should be a busy, but fun, weekend!
| posted by Anna at 3:20 PM
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
3 Months Old!
Andrew is 3 months old today! Where has the time gone?!?! Crazy. Here are some cutie-patootie pictures taken during his 3rd month: 
OK, I'm done. I'm just so proud of my precious boy. He's SO animated and HAPPY, despite his bouts of vomiting from reflux. (The meds are working great now, by the way. The doc suggested thickening his formula MORE and that has helped a lot, too.) He giggles and coos all the time, sucks his hands like crazy, kicks and "talks" to the ceiling fan constantly. He sleeps 11 hrs straight at night (8 pm-7 am), and takes four naps (anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hrs long) during the day. We feel SO blessed. Chris and Andrew are most definitely the best things that have ever happened to me.
| posted by Anna at 2:24 PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Clingy baby!
Andrew tends to be a little more clingy to me when he's sick, and boy does it seem like he's been sick a lot! His poor little stomach! First the rotavirus and now reflux...Well, I guess he's always had the reflux; I just hadn't insisted on the doctors checking him out and doing something about it until recently. The meds are maybe starting to work. This weekend was HORRIBLE. I think he had a hard time with the rice cereal. MAJOR vomiting. It was bad. I woke up today, thinking I would be calling the doctor back, but he's been so much better! Maybe he just needed a few days to adjust and let the meds kick in? Anyone know if it takes a few days, or should I have seen more immediate results? Please tell me if I need to be calling and harassing the doctor.Anyway, I sure do love him and, secretly, I kind of enjoy all the cuddling. :) Right now, he's happily playing on the floor, so I thought I would take advantage of the chance to blog. :) My mom and stepdad are coming this weekend and (hopefully) we'll get a lot of painting and fixing up done. I am so ready to be done unpacking and finally be SETTLED! Oh, and they promised Chris and me a "date night!" Woohoo! I think he's been feeling very neglected lately. We definitely need some alone time...and I'm not talking about sex. That's not an issue...We work that in as much as we can! ;) We need time to just TALK and enjoy each other's companionship. I'm very excited about getting that chance. :)
| posted by Anna at 12:38 PM
Friday, May 19, 2006
Reflux.
Well, its official. Andrew has reflux. I'd been in denial that anything could be really wrong. I mean, it was just "normal" baby spitup and gas, and when we switched to lactose-free formula, it got SO much better! About a week ago, though, things got MUCH worse. The spitup became vomit, and the painful gas returned. I took him to the pediatrician today and he's now on Axid and Mylanta, and I've been told to add rice cereal to his formula to thicken it and help keep it down. The doc told me that this would not make the spitup completely disappear, but would cause the pain to decrease significantly. That's fine with me; I can take a bit of spitup, I just hate seeing him in PAIN when he does it. Anyway, I feel bad for the little guy but am SO glad to have a plan to deal with it. I hate that I doubted my instinct and put this off for so long. I should know better. Eating should not be a painful thing. I told the doc I'd rather him tell me I was paranoid and need to relax rather than let this continue. I'm so glad I took him.In better news, though, Andrew is now 11lbs 4oz! Double his birthweight!! Yay! My boy is growing!
| posted by Anna at 4:50 PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
My first-ever Mother's Day
This is late, I know, but I've just now had time and energy to sit and write. I have been SO tired lately. Don't know why...I guess its all hitting me now and I can barely keep my eyes open all day. Two days in a row Chris has had to get up with Andrew for his morning feeding because I've been too tired. Crazy. I wonder if my thyroid meds are off. Guess I should try to find a local doctor and get it checked out.ANYWAY...My first-ever Mother's Day was great!! Chris got me another Willow Tree figurine, this one of a mom holding a brand-new baby. Its so sweet. (For my birthday he had gotten me one of a mother and son.) At church, they had the kids make cute flowerpots for their moms with their handprints on them. They came to "steal" Andrew while Chris was teaching, and they made me one with his fingerprint and toe print. So sweet. I made Chris take pictures of me and Andrew, and here they are:
Oh! And today I had an interview at a local high school! I am so excited. Trying not to get my hopes up, since I can/will only teach part-time and they need full-time teachers, but it was encouraging to have the interview, at least! Wish me luck!
| posted by Anna at 5:02 PM
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Must Think of Other Things
After Catherine's sad/horrible/devastating news and the traumatic House from the other night (did anyone see that? OMG!), I have been beside myself with worry. I've been clinging to Andrew more and checking on him in the middle of the night, making sure he's still alive. (I was convinced the monitor was broken.) Of course, he's OK, sleeping lots (about 9-11 hrs at night now) and he SNORES! Sheesh. I need to relax.So last night I watched the American Idol results (as I always do), and I was SO ANGRY that Chris got the boot! Katharine totally deserved to go! I can't stand her. I was really mad at America. Mad at God for Catherine, and mad at America for Chris. (AF showed last night too, so I've been especially hormonal and pissy.)
Today Chris (my Chris) took Andrew out with him so I could get things done around here. This is what I'm doing. Oh, I did get a mountain of trash to the street (lots of emptied boxes) and I emailed some local school principals to see if they were interested in hiring a part-time special ed teacher (I will only do part-time, no full-time. Can't tear myself away from Andrew too long!), and I'm getting ready to put together a small filing cabinet we bought at Wal-Mart the other day. The new church we're starting is, obviously, NEW and therefore we don't have a building or office for Chris to work out of, so he's using our downstairs living room as his office. It looks good in here, but he's got papers everywhere so we decided he definitely needed some sort of filing system. ANYWAY. I keep freaking out, thinking Andrew is sleeping too long and something must be wrong, but then I remember he's not here. He's with his Daddy. I have GOT to relax. Staying busy definitely helps me stay sane. So off I go, to put together this contraption and try to get Chris organized!
| posted by Anna at 12:35 PM
Time for some GOOD news!
Jill had her beautiful baby girl today!! And only slight drama was involved...but girls always bring drama, right? (Just kidding!) Oh, I am just so happy to hear the good news!!!
| posted by Anna at 9:00 AM
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Heartbroken
I've been so preoccupied with the move that I just saw the news. My heart is just breaking for Catherine. I'm sending all my love, hugs, and prayers across the miles. I know it may not be worth much, but its all I can give at this point. I am just devastated. I was going to post some new pics of Andrew and the house, but just can't do it. Catherine, if you're reading this, I'm just so sorry.
| posted by Anna at 5:00 PM
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Finally Moved!
Whew! Its been an absolutely insane two weeks. Andrew is doing SO much better. We closed on our house and moved, and have been here since the weekend. We're still painting so we can't unpack too much...We love our house, though, and we're just taking it one box at a time, one room at a time. :) Andrew is adjusting to his new home, but its been really tough because, every time I try to set him down to work on unpacking a little, he fusses and wants to be held. I think its his way of feeling secure in a place he's not yet fully comfortable. The whole month has pretty much been quite unsettling for him. Poor guy. Anyway, I'm trying to give him the attention he needs and still try to help around the house, and its very frustrating. I know Chris is tired of doing so much on his own, but only one of us can really get anything done at a time...Ah, life with an infant. Anyway, that's the news for now...Just trying to find my stuff and stay sane!
| posted by Anna at 6:33 PM
