Monday, August 28, 2006
Exhausted
Whew, I'm tired. We went shopping Friday and got two new TV's, a new DVD player, and a new phone for upstairs. We have a $1000 deductible on our insurance and up to one year to make a claim, so we're keeping all receipts and everything, just to see how it adds up. Bellsouth came and fixed our phone for free! Woohoo! We have to call DirecTV because our upstairs box won't work. It works fine downstairs...TiVo even kept recording through all the madness! Upstairs, however, everything was blown. Oh well. Anyway, that's the update as far as that drama is concerned.Andrew, however, has suddenly become a drama king himself. I don't know if its the teething (I can feel two teeth ready to pop through at any moment), the crazy schedule we've had this weekend (which let to way too few naps - my boy, who used to nap anywhere, will suddenly ONLY nap in his crib!), or the fact that he's rolling over and trying to sit up that's waking him up at night, but its making me tired. The past two nights he's flat out refused his bedtime bottle and woken up at least twice in the night SCREAMING. When I run in there, sometimes he's on his belly, but he's usually on his belly doing push-ups. He sleeps on his side so what I *think* is happening is that he's rolling to his side and just keeps going until he's on his belly, then he gets all mad because he can't figure out why he's in that position and is too tired to figure out he needs to just roll onto his back. Its exhausting. Any ideas? Experience? How long will this go on???
Other than these items, all is well. The meds are helping and I feel much better about things. A couple of months ago, all of this would have probably sent me into a rage or had me bawling my eyes out.
| posted by Anna at 8:35 AM
Thursday, August 24, 2006
6 months old...and quite a day!
Wow. Today, Andrew is 6 months old. Crazy. My sweet little boy who used to love to lie in mommy's arms for hours now wants nothing more than to roll around on the floor. He's so excited about his new skills. He keeps pulling his knees underneath him (butt in the air, face smooshed into the carpet), but hasn't quite figured out that he needs to push up on his arms before he can work on getting somewhere. :) So cute. I love this kid.Had his 6 month appointment yesterday and here's the lowdown: 16 lbs (25th %), 24.75 inches long (5th %) and head circomference 44.5 cm (70th %!!!!!). Yeah, he's short and fat like me, but has a huge head like his daddy. We're so proud!!! He got his shots and has been running a slight fever, but we're watching it and giving him Tylenol to keep it down. We went to our first Mom's Club playgroup this morning and it was fun!! The moms were great and I liked them. I think they liked me, too. Andrew LOVED watching the other babies!!! I would post a 6-month pic, but with all the drama today (see below), I just didn't get to it.
In other news, LIGHTNING STRUCK OUR HOUSE TODAY!!! Scared the bejeesus out of us and Andrew. He was sleeping in his room and woke up screaming his head off. I felt more fear than I ever have in my life when I heard that scream. I knew he was probably just scared by the horrific noise, but had a sudden flash that maybe the lightning had caused a fire in his room or something. He was fine, just a little shaken...He was clinging to me all afternoon, every time he heard thunder. It was freaky. The house is OK, though. Both of our TV's, one VCR, and one DVD player are all totally fried. We *think* everything else is OK, but when we get new TV's we'll have to see. Our phones were out, and a small area on the wall around the phone jack in our den is black from the blowout, but otherwise we're OK. We're all alive and healthy and that's all that matters. No fire, no roof damage (it hit the box on the side of our house with all the cables and wires...just below Andrew's window! Scary!!)...Tonight, we are so grateful to God for our lives and all the wonderful blessings we've been given.
| posted by Anna at 9:09 PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Lalalalala...
Everything is kind of boring here. I haven't blogged in awhile since there's no news...I have been checking on everyone but have been busy with Andrew and getting out more (Woohoo!) so I have been bad at commenting. Sorry.Andrew now has TWO teeth and is pretty obviously working on more. He's rolling over both ways now! (We've been working on the tummy to back thing for a looooong time...He did it at about 3.5 months, but got bored after a couple of days and quit. Now he's into it again. Then today, I laid him down on his back, left the room for something, and when I came back, he was on his tummy! And SOOOO proud of himself!) He is trying really hard to sit up, so I imagine that will be a skill he masters pretty soon. He says "ma" a lot...especially when crying. It sounds really pitiful and makes me hug him super-close, which he loves. :) He knows it gets my attention, so he says it a lot. So cute. I'm trying to get him to say "mama" but who knows when that will happen. Sleeps @ 7:30-6:30 every night, which is awesome...Starting to investigate his crib, though, which sometimes keeps him from going to sleep right away. For example, we just heard him babbling, so Chris went to check on him and he'd slid his hand under the bumper and was grabbing the crib rails, which he apparently thinks is very funny. Silly baby. He loves his stuffed animals and every morning I find the animals all over the place as if they'd come to life and had a party in there. I can't love this kid more. He's precious.
In more personal news, the meds are working great, and I'm getting out of the house more, which has done WONDERS for me, mentally. I sent in my dues for the MOMS club and will get involved there...and I'm going to be attending a Thursday morning Bible study with one of my new friends here, starting tomorrow. I didn't get a job, but I'm happy being a full-time mom and enjoying every minute with my sweet boy. I'm off birth control and just praying we don't slip up and get pregnant. It took SO LONG to get pregnant with Andrew, but who knows...could be easier the second time around. I can't believe I'm actually saying I don't want to get pregnant. Sounds so weird coming from my mind/mouth...but I'm really happy with my life right now. Really. So, yeah, I'm doing MUCH better and Chris is so much happier now that he has a sane wife. :)
For the moment, life is good.
| posted by Anna at 7:20 PM
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Cutie Patootie
Sigh...I just gush with love every time I see this smile. God, I adore this kid.Called my doc last week. She's putting me on an antidepressant for PPD. I knew it. I went to pick up the prescription but it was a med that was not covered by insurance, so the pharmacy was trying to get back in touch with my doc to see if there was something else she could prescribe...something that WAS covered. Anyway, they closed before I could go back, so I guess I'll find out tomorrow what I'm going to be taking. All I know is, it will be worth it if it makes me feel more normal. This gorgeous, amazing kid deserves a mommy that's happy ALL the time, not just when she's taking care of him.
| posted by Anna at 2:53 PM
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Growing Up
Andrew is cutting his first tooth!! After two months of chewing on EVERYTHING and drooling like nobody's business, we can see the tip of his bottom front left tooth poking through. It is so sad. I mean, I'm happy for him, 'cause I know its been hurting him and driving him crazy, but it makes me sad that my little guy is growing up so quickly! Man, it just seems so FAST! Sigh...I need to take more pictures QUICKLY. Another sign he's growing up: He can't stand to just play in the floor anymore. He wants to be in your lap sitting up or up in your arms walking around so he can say hi to everything he sees. He adores watching the cats and Rosie (the dog) walk around and laughs hysterically when they come close enough to touch. He wants to grab them all the time...so cute. I think he thinks they're stuffed animals that have come to life.In other news, I called my OB today and left a message for her to call me. Also, I called the local Mom's Club (after saying I was going to for over a week!) and found out they're a VERY active chapter with over 35 members. They have several moms with infants, so I won't be the only one there with a baby. I'm excited and hoping to make a few friends.
Anyway, that's it for now...I love this new template, don't you? Kathy inspired me to hunt down something new and creative for my blog. :) I am going to email the designer and see if she will make me a banner for the top that says "Keeping the Faith" instead of the "its nice hanging here with you" or whatever it is...OK, I'm yawning now...Gotta run!
| posted by Anna at 9:38 PM
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
MILO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!! Milo is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!! I am so freakin' happy for Laura & Justin!! OK, I feel better now. Now I can stop stalking their blog and get on with my life, as I await all the juicy details of the wonder-boy's birth! :)
| posted by Anna at 10:06 AM
