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Day off with peanut
Mar 25th
Just cuz I love this pic.
Today was a tough one. Chloe cut her tongue on the baby gate. Threw her head back on the ground full force from sitting…twice. And also clocked herself on the doorframe. On the plus side it’s almost 9 and I’m writing in bed…
Did manage to visit my dear friend who is ready to pop. Also started the first two flower beds of what seems like a million of them. I dug up a bunch of stuff that I could not identify and put in clematis, purple salvia and day lilies. I hope they grow…I think I better get some annuals to fill it out though. Just in case it doesn’t take!
Wowza…they weren’t kidding…
Mar 24th
when they said that just as you think you simply cannot go on the baby will turn a corner. Chloe is 9 months old. Nine months and a week to be precise and slept for a glorious EIGHT hours in row last night. Of course I was really making the most of it by eating popcorn and watching a little ‘feel good’ Intervention but at least I know it’s possible!!
I’m not going to lie. I have been feeling like I may actually drop in my tracks. Thank you thank you thank you Chloe for sleeping!!! If she sleeps like this for a few nights I may actually feel human again!!!
Baby Brain
Feb 23rd
How long can I claim baby brain? I found myself at my car on the weekend with my hands full of groceries. I looked at my hands. Couldn’t open the car door because they were full of groceries. Slowly…oh so slowly the brain engaged.
“HEY! Wait a second. Those groceries should be in BAGS!”
Back into the store I went to pay for the groceries.
I can only imagine how awesome it would be to go into Trader Joes and see a grainy video still of me leaving the store with my hands full of groceries. Trader Joes security nabbing me and me being banned for life…
So…how long can I claim it?
A Baby Shower for a Friend.
Feb 19th
Did I mention this friend is an EXCELLENT interior designer? And put on my baby shower? AND an amazing birthday party for my fiance?
So yeah…no pressure.
I did the martha stewart tissue pom poms to line the ceiling and to make our brass light fixture not quite so obnoxious. They are really pretty and I think i will use them to line ceiling of Chloe’s room when I get going on that next week. They really turned out to be pretty and they filled up a BIG room and made it much more cozy. I also did the baby shower diaper cake…and I think it’s pretty darned cute.
I even baked. I can’t remember the last time I baked. I mean, aside from the pillsbury cookie dough mix that I used plopped onto a baking sheet and cooked cookies… They were delicious and all but they weren’t exactly home baked. I even succumbed to the cupcake frenzy and made pink cupcakes. They are pretty awesome. If there were a cupcake competition I would win. You know, if I were competitive.
So I’m somewhat nervous. I’m hoping my girlfriend loves the shower and she doesn’t feel my martha-ing is too cliche and lame. She is so sweet though that even if she does – she would never tell me. So no matter what I’m looking forward to living my life thinking that I rocked this party out.
We’ll see tomorrow…
First ER Visit with Baby
Feb 19th
So we do a lot of flying to and from San Diego. Chloe is now 8 months (as of the 14th!) and has been on 8 flights. The downside to all this travel is that she is exposed to so many germs. We have been through one stomach flu and one cold already. But these just couldn’t prepare me for our first visit to the E/R.
We flew into San Diego on Monday. By Tuesday Chloe was running a fever of about 102. She felt like she was burning up. Her temperature went up and down between 99.9 and 102.5. Aside from the fever she really didn’t have any symptoms aside from progressively losing her appetite. By the time Thursday came around we were worried that maybe she had an ear infection. We decided to bring her to the local pediatrician in San Diego. She couldn’t see her on Thursday but told us she could see Chloe on Friday. So by the time we get in to see her she’s had a fever for four days. The doctor looked at her ears…nothing. Checked out her throat…nothing. Did a flu test…nothing. Did a strep test…nothing. Once she did all these she told us that she thought we should bring Chloe in to the hospital because she could have a UTI or kidney infection.
Of course – on my way home I’m thinking I’m the worst mother ever for not having brought her in sooner. How could I not see the signs of an obvious UTI or kidney infection?? I call Chris and he heads home from the beach and we head in to the E/R. Once there…we wait.
They take us in and take her temperature. She is indeed still running a fever. They give her Motrin to knock it down. Then they send us to a room and we wait for them to come in and do a catheter to test her urine.
Nothing could have prepared me for the catheterization. Two nurses come in and tell us that they are ready to do the catheter. One nurse then preps the table and they lie Chloe down and take off her diaper. One nurse pins her legs to either side while the other tries to put the tube into her urethra. She is screaming. Screaming in pain. Screaming in fear. I’ve never heard anything more heartbreaking in my life. The more the nurse tries to put the catheter in – the more difficult it seems to be. She keeps saying that she is very strong. That she can’t get the catheter in. But she keeps on trying. It was horrible. When they finish and get the urine sample I grab my sweet baby girl. It is then that I realize that she is peeing on me. I don’t care. I just want to do anything to comfort her. I never could have imagined how traumatic it would be to have her undergo that test. We slowly take our time and get her comfortable again. We cuddle and my poor little angel falls asleep.
The doctor comes in and tells us that the test comes back negative. This is not good news.
She then tells us that they would like to do a blood test. Chloe has FINALLY fallen asleep and I hate the thought of her getting stuck with a needle. But we need to find out what is going on. They come back and we wake her up to get her blood drawn.
Nothing.
The next day her fever broke. It is now a week later and she has not yet regained her appetite. But we’re working on it. Maybe it was just coincidence? All I know is that we went through all kinds of horrible tests and there was nothing wrong. I didn’t know that babies could get a virus with no other symptoms other than fever. Now I know.
And I blame the flights.
Here’s Chloe feeling better today…
Dear Neighbor
Jan 23rd
Dear Neighbor,
I would like to take a moment to thank you for your kind letter informing us that it is illegal to park oversize vehicles on the street in Redmond. We had temporarily bought a truck to move our household into our new home and had been planning on parking it at a friend’s place of business. It is a hideous truck.
Not to take things personally but I found your passive aggressive threat to have the truck towed rather irritating. I wish you could have found the time to stop by, say hello, welcome us to the neighborhood and ask us if we are planning on keeping the truck on the street. Had you done that you would have found out it was to be moved the following day. Instead, you found the time to write and deliver a letter with a thinly veiled threat. Call me old fashioned, but I really would have liked to meet you and have a conversation.
We have moved the truck into the driveway. It is now approximately 15 feet away from where it was parked previously. It is in our driveway and the legal status of the truck should not bother you anymore. I’m pretty sure it will be there for a while.
I hate Seattle passive aggression. You can expect that if you use it on me I will repay the favor ten fold.
Chlassic Chloe
Dec 7th
Chlassic Chloe
Taken when we were farting around with Jason’s fancy new lens one random afternoon. This is a look I see all the time!!
Amazing Mushroom Soup
Dec 7th
So I’ve been doing a little more cooking than usual and trying out recipes. Looking for inspiration and while I’m making some amazing meals I haven’t changed them up too much…yet. I did make this mushroom soup which was really amazing a couple weeks ago. It’s pretty rich for a broth though so you may want to freeze half once you make it. I love rich soups and couldn’t get through this one before it turned because of how rich it actually is!
Although when I was originally looking for a mushroom soup recipe that did not have cream for a lighter choice I’m so glad I found this one! It will most likely go into the rotation for awhile!