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Happy Leap Day

An extra day on the calendar! I got to sleep in today. Well not really, but I slept longer than I have been. YAY! Lilmiss is home again and it went pretty well. Except for the fact that she’s been wanting things that I normally don’t give her, which ends up in a crying fit of tears, only b/c Mama gives her anything and everything under the sun. I just ignore it and she gets over it. BabyM has been enjoying the borrowed swing this morning, and it has become a bit of a lifesaver. I need to wake her soon. Let’s tally her first blowout on to clothes for the records. The first of many, we all know this! I still don’t know how someone so small can have so much “stuff” in them to warrant a blow out. LoL.

Aloha Friday everyone, no plans for the weekend. YAY!!!

Super *hugs* to the Toots Family. Say an extra prayer for them, please.

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2 week well baby check

babyM had her 2 week well baby check and I swear that was the quickest appointment I’ve ever had before!

We were called in as soon as we dropped the white slip in the window. The nurse weighed and measured her and the doc did his check and we were out of there in less than half an hour!

She is now 5 lbs and 14 oz. Which means since her last check she’s gained 10 oz.

Remember now that she was born 5 lbs and 10 oz. When we left the hospital she was down to 5 lbs. At her last bili check she was 5 lbs and 4 oz.

So slowly but surely she’s gaining.

YAY

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Rebellious

That would be the lilmiss *sigh*. Oh what to do. At this point, I just have to deal, right?

Last night she refused to sleep in her designated spot and decided that she would sleep between my legs. I moved her to her spot once she was in a deep sleep. We were all rudely awoken at 630AM by her screams and cries though. She was not happy. And she didn’t care who was in the bed, she needed to get to my arms. She nearly squished babyM in the process. Daddy came to comfort her but she wasn’t having anything with him. So she’s been up since then causing havoc.

I’ve been making it a point to spend some 1 on 1 time whenever babyM is sleeping. I’ve watched tv with her. Played tea party with her. Read her a few books. Just me and her. She needs it. She doesn’t show jealousy to her sister, at least not to me. Actually, she is constantly wanting to touch her, tickle her, open her eyes. Poor babyM.

We had a lovely moment this morning *rolls eyes*, where normally I would have been yelling at the top of my lungs, but I held it together. She asked me to go potty. Which I took her. And then she told me to get out, which only meant she needed to do the doo. No problem. Minutes later she’s yelling, “I’m done!”. So I went to help her, only to find her already off the toilet only with her onesie and socks on. She kicked off her panty and pants. We wiped up and flushed, and then I proceeded to put her clothes back on. She wasn’t having any of that. She didn’t like her panty. OY!!! I tried my darndest to get ‘em on, but wasn’t going to fight her so I left her, as the baby was crying. To which she then responded to closing the bathroom door. I changed babyM and once I was done, I went to check on lilmiss, fearing that maybe she locked herself in the bathroom. She didn’t, thankfully! Instead I found her standing by the sink, cowering. Why? B/c there was poop all over the floor, and even smeared poop. Yes! To which I calmly asked her, “Did you touch it? Let me see your hand.” Clean. To which then I knew she had to have stepped in it, with her white socks! Oy! I would only clean up the mess and talk to her.

This is only the beginning. I know this. I thought she was doing well though. Apparently she has a different agenda. I should have already known that b/c she’s such an independent person.

Help. Me!

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Lilmiss

She is home tonight. I was heartbroken last night when we went to my mom’s and she said she didn’t want to come home. I thought for sure she would want to being that her brother came home, but she didn’t.

I hadn’t planned to stop by my mom’s today. I only planned to go to Tarjey for some diapies for babyM and ended up with a bunch of goodies for lilmiss. Go figure huh? A dress, a shirt, some sunglasses, some hair doo-dads, a sticker book, and a bag of Goldfish. My mom asked for some milk too. So I dropped over at my mom’s and lilmiss wanted to come home!!!

So home she came . She fell asleep on the ride home, which I think made her a little easier to deal with. Unfortunately she’s under the weather. Something I didn’t want babyM around, especially since she hasn’t had any shots. The only solace I have is that she’s been breastfeeding like a champ so hopefully my antibodies will help her somehow!

I think lilmiss wanted to “come home” b/c she knew that I was going to “school” to p/up lilman and she wanted to see her “homies” . And then she knew it was karate day today too so she got to see her “homies” there as well. But when we rolled up to the house after it all, she kinda got whiney, like she didn’t want to be here *sigh*.

S is getting kicked out of the bed tonight. The girls have taken over the bed. Heh. How will we ever get them out . Too bad their room looks like a war zone with clothes and clothes and more clothes EVERYWHERE. And nevermind that we haven’t gotten the lilmiss her princess bed yet either.

The lilmiss has to go back to my mom’s tomorrow though b/c babyM has an early appointment on Wednesday. And then she comes back as my mom has to go to a wake an funeral in the next coming days.

Slowly but surely I’m getting the hang of having them all with me. It’s easy that babyM isn’t sooooo needy just yet. I have to keep a close watch on the lilmiss with her though, she doesn’t quite know her strength.

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Another year….

Another notch on the belt, another knick on the bed post. Another year together with the BM. No frills kinda day though as the baby is only 10 days old. The weather is horrid. And well we had some unexpected work to be done at the house. The water heater went on the fritz and had to be replaced. Oh boy *rolls eyes*.

I sent him out to get me some pads… ahaha. He was reluctant but said b/c it’s our anniversary he would do it. Puhlease! Anniversary or not, he was going out. B/c there was no way I was going to go out with my unwashed body and rat’s nest of hair looking like it was. He also got us lunch… something so not on Mama’s health meter for a recovering breastfeeding mother… but I wanted it! Nation’s burger and fries with a strawberry shake. I am sooooo paying for it though b/c babyM has a serious bout with the gas. Mah bad! It was sooooo good, but something I won’t be having in a long time again.

BM had to be at work early today though so we didn’t get to spend much time together. And he’s got a gig tonight. I took a nap earlier with the baby so I’m rather awake right now. Being fobulous and indulging in some TFC.

Like he signed the card…. “17 years is a long time, but it’s only just the beginning!” Or something to that effect

But like I said to him… “You’re still the one!”

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LOSTie

Yeah I’m a LOSTie, it’s the only thing on the tube to look forward to. As of late anyhow.

So last night, I was all WTF did she say when she went to go and see her “son”.
I didn’t hear her say the name.
BM had a gig last night but I knew he was going to watch it again.
Sure enough his nerdiness did!
She said “Aaron” as in Claire’s baby.

OY!!!!!!

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There’s a storm brewing… again

We’re slated for yet another down pour sometime within the next 24 hours, and it had better not be like last month’s!!! No power for over 24 hours is NOT fun! Thankfully the big kids are still over at my mom’s so I don’t have to worry about entertaining them! HA!

Spent a teensy bit of one on one time with the lilmiss today and she was driving me up the walls. We went to the mall to do a few exchanges and pick up a birthday gift for my cousin’s son. She refused to hold my hand. She would run ahead. She would hide in the racks. She would take clothes off the racks and walk with them around the store thinking I was going to buy them, regardless of size. She wanted to be able to see the other kids, despite where I wanted to go. OY! It’s no wonder a headache was brewing. I should have known better and brought the stroller to corral her ass. I was supposed to bring her home tonight to hang out but 1. she was cranky and 2. my brother is taking the kids to a birthday party (my cousin’s son’s 3rd birthday). My mom has ordered to me to stay home anyhow with the weather and all.

Aloha Friday everyone… stay dry this weekend!

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Notes to self

Her button fell out today
Still looks nasty.
I’m going to keep it in a plastic bag.
I think my mom has the other 2 kids’ buttons saved.

Voluntary naps I’ve taken since being released from the hospital: 2
Number must be increased!
I just woke up from one of those glorious naps.
Not sure why I don’t nap more!
I should!

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1 week and 1 day later…

I still can’t believe she’s here! Thankfully everything is going well. If anything she is thriving and sucking the life out of me. Literally. As of late I can’t keep up with her voracious appetite, when she’s actually awake. I was given some formula in the hospital to supplement her until my milk came in. My milk came in, but I’m still going to finish off the free samples… b/c we all know that ish ain’t cheap. Too bad it wreaks havoc on her innards and makes her poop super stAnk . I was having to wake her every 2 hours to feed her, but not last night. She was up even before the alarm could set in… so she’s oinking up! YAY !!!

Yesterday I hung out with my mom and the 2 big kids. They’re doing well. I’m really, really missing the lilmiss. It’s so nice for her to be so doting and loving to her sister. It actually surprises me. She gets a little too gigil sometimes though so we can’t leave them in the same room alone. Lilmiss is constantly poking and prodding her, thankfully babyM isn’t bothered by it much. Lilman is lilman. He goes with the flow which is nice. He pesters lilmiss though which makes it NOT pleasant for everyone else. He thinks its funny, it just irritates me all the more. He’s back home fulltime next week *rolls eyes* and despite us telling him our expectations of him, those ALWAYS seem to go out the window with him. *sigh*

Homebound again as it’s raining and my mom would scold me if I stepped out the house with babyM in this yucky weather. But I’ve got things to do here at home, while I lay here. I’ve done half of my thank you cards and I’ve gotta go through some of the photos and possibly come up with some kind of birth announcement. I have some ideas it’s just a matter of getting the right photos.

Last night I finally finished watching Phoenix, and I ♥ed it!!! Not how I wanted it to end, but it had a good ending nonetheless. I always find someone who’s hot in these damned dramas too. Today I start Please Dance the Last Dance with Me, thanks to Mama Toots. LoL…. I think I got her into them too. I got a recent email from J’s 1st grade teacher, who happens to be Korean, and she’s really into them too. Unfortunately the DVDs she has don’t have English subtitles… but at least now I know where to go for suggestions. Heh.

Time to wake babyM for a feeding and then start this next series. Happy Thursday peoples!

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Homebound

And I’m enjoying every moment of it! Ever since being released on Saturday we’ve constantly been on the go. I was feeling my body wear down. Today babyM is 6 days old and already she’s gone to get her blood drawn 2x, to the clinic 2x to check her bilirubin levels, to my paternal grandmother’s house, to a tea party, and even to Costco. And if you’re Pilipino, or any form of Asian, you know that’s a big NO-NO! My mom keeps saying that I should be resting and sleeping and I should have my legs tied together so I heal properly . And yet she’s the one who’s got me out.

So today we’re home. Just me and #3 and I’ve done nothing but watch my K drama, log on and off the i-net, and be a feeding machine. Thankfully Mama gave me a nice big bowl of chicken tinola with extra ginger to bring home. Lots of liquids, soups and such are supposed to be good for the healing process.

Nothing much on the agenda for the next few days either. I just feel bad b/c the big ones are with my mom and she is without a car. Maybe I can give her the car tomorrow and she can bring us home so she’s not without one. We shall see. Just rambling til the next feeding…

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Showering

Despite her early arrival, I was still showered today with a lovely ladies’ tea. AWWW YEAH! What a way to feel loved and to be able to feel normal again. I’m telling you that curtain did some things to my psyche. Heh!

Got a lot of good loot to boot which is always nice. After lilmiss had outgrown her goods I willingly and wantingly gave them away. They went to friends, family, even the motherland. I saved little outfits here and there, but I can honestly say that they amount to 5 pieces of clothing. BabyM is considered a preemie so even the newborn clothes she is swimming drowning in.

I felt bad that we almost didn’t make it to the shower. Lilmiss who initially hadn’t been on the invite, at my request, joined in on the fun and she was pure entertainment to me. She wanted to drink out of the tea cup, so we had to fool her and put her lemonade in there just so that she could. My girl had her pinkies up and everything. Comedy. She even daintily ate her little sammiches. I’m hoping my friend got some good shots of her. I love the Secret Garden’s food. Oh yum!

I’m surprised my mom has been allowing me out and about as much as she has. It’s Pilipino superstition to be out so much after giving birth. She is constantly yelling scolding me for even the littlest of things… even down to the speed of my walk, just so my va-jay-jay isn’t dragging to the ground some day. LMAO. Constantly trying to feed me and telling me what to eat and what not to eat. We were released yesterday and being church day for my mom, we tagged along. I thought it appropriate, I didn’t think it would be a bad thing… it’s church afterall. Well my parents’ old school church chronies (all Italian) thought otherwise and scolded me for actually wanting to be in the house of the Lord to get my prayer on and thanking him for letting us get through the birth and everything safely. Sure I know I could do that anywhere, but since my mom was going, why not tag along. Today my mom came for the tea which was nice. Tomorrow she’s got a whole list of things for me to do and places to go. What a nut. But shhh… don’t tell her I don’t think she’s realizing it herself.

I should really be sleeping, being that I have to set my alarm every 2-3 hours to feed BabyM, she’s so little she can just sleep and sleep. Pfft. She’s off an on with the breastfeeding and we have to supplement her a little too. Got some freebies from the hospital so once those are done, hopefully at the same time this engorgement goes away, the full on breastfeeding will kick in.

The house is in SERIOUS disarray. It sucks. But we haven’t really been here the past week. And when we are here, it’s to sleep or we’re confined to the room b/c damn it’s benn cold.

But showering… yeah it’s a nice thing, especially when it’s in your honor. Or for the early arrival of your new little one. Actual showering with the whole water and everything is also a good thing… especially when you’re not allowed to do it after birthing someone b/c you’ve got meds stuck in your arms.

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*crawls out from behind the curtain*

Oy literally! What a difference being behind that damned thing makes.

So as you may or may not have noticed, I have been MIA. Some of you may or may not have known this but our little family of 4 has become a family of 5 in the past few days. And no, we didn’t get a pet, although SHE does sound like a little bird to me at times. She wasn’t supposed to make her appearance for another 4 weeks but they forced her out via induction, and like her sister it took a long 3 days to do so. Unfortunately for me, my health was in danger, *tsk, tsk* oh the joys of having chronic hypertension *rolls eyes*. I was on Magnesium Sulfate to prevent me from going into seizures anytime during this whole ordeal, and the reason why we’re not home already is that they’ve had to still monitor me as I’m wearing down the mag. Sucks to be me. Seriously. And b/c babyM didn’t quite make it to the safety zone (37 weeks) she’s had to stay an extra few days.

THese few days have unfortunately been stuck in a double occupancy post partum room, behind a curtain, to maintain any kind of privacy. Oy the first set of “roomies” were a doozy. Having visitors past midnight. Having more than 2 staying visitors, and a baby that had some lungs on him. Oy and nevermind they took the placenta home and joked they were going to BBQ it. Really hoping he was joking!!!! They snuck out last night into a single room, lucky them. And here I thought I had the whole double room to myself… nope come 2AM, comes strolling another family with a nurse who has no kind of manners and talked as if me and my child weren’t even there. Lucky them, they went home today! So tomorrow we go home, or at least I hope we do. My BPs are still an issue, something that hopefully can be maintained with medication. Baby M is doing well, I’ve had a few scares with her already, let’s just day PURPLE can certainly make your BP high when it’s your child that’s turning that color. My milk hasn’t come in yet, but I’m working on that. She’s a little pipsqueak this one. She’s teensy. She only weighed in at 5lbs 10oz, but she’s feisty. BM says she looks like lilman. She certainly does NOT have the cheeks or baby fat that lilmiss had that’s for sure. But there’s hoping that it comes to her easily!

I had been worried that the lilmiss would not take to her too well. So far, they’ve had a good first meeting! *whew* I have yet to see the lilman but I know he’ll love his other little sister just as much. So if I go missing again you’ll know where I am. Pictures to be posted…. yes I know… in due time… and you’ll know where to find them .

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Non-holiday

Hearts, cards, flowers, and candies… the non-Holiday has somehow crept up on me. And normally I’m all about the hearts and the red and the cards but this year apparently I’m not. I don’t even have Js class Valentine’s. I did look at them, without him and opted NOT to get them and let him choose, but I haven’t managed a trip to the store with him. I’d better hurry up. And then today a note was sent home with what he NEEDS to bring for the class party. I knew there was going to be a class party but I like the option of choosing on my own what he’s contributing. Unfortuantely no homecooked goodies b/c of allergies and such. Sucks to be a kid nowadays. I’m sure they don’t care though as long as the sugar laden treats are brought in huh? I just never liked those store bought cookies and cupcakes. Blech!

But yeah I’m just not into it. My poor children. Heh. I’ve been seeing the things at Tarjey, but walk right past them… and I’m sure there’s slim pickins now. A month ago I managed to change the table linens to reflect V-day with a red table cover and heart placemats, but no one seems to care or notice. Heh. Oh wells…. soon after that is St Patty’s Day and then Easter…. OY!

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Say it isn’t so….

Are the planets in alignment? Did a cow jump over the moon? Are pigs flying? Someone explain to me how N managed to take a nap today. No really. It happened and albeit it short, it happened!!! On her own accord. Sure we had errands to run and we were in the car, but I’ve been complaining for awhile that somehow she decided naps weren’t for her. I was ready to start a new sleep regimen for her, anticipating lots of crying and screaming on her end… I still might b/c the things that will be occuring round these parts soon, will rock her world, and well I’ll be needing some peace and quiet myself .

In other news there has been quite a bit of Oatmeal consumption as of late. On my end. I’ve been having “problems” and I’ve had to remedy this somehow. I’m getting the hang of it. I forgot I actually like the stuff with a lil brown sugar. YUM! I can’t do that microwave or instant stuff though. ICK. On the stovetop it goes and I stand and stir. It really sticks to the innards huh?

There will be no homecooking tonight. There’s a bit of leftovers in the fridge as well as some frozen stuffs I can feed the kids.

The sun is shining once again. YAY! But it’s still freezing as ever.

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Saturday

It’s coming up on naptime for me . The boys are out again today so it was just me an the lilmiss. We headed to Costco for some tp, blueberries, bananas, Cuties, and lunchmeat. At her request we had hot dogs for lunch too. Then we headed to the mall so I could pay my mom’s bills. I hadn’t been to that particular mall in about a month and it seems everyone and their mama was there as well. Walked quite a bit in the hopes that she would fall asleep on the way home… but of course that didn’t happen.

So I’ve got a couple loads of laundry to do. When don’t I? And lilmiss is watching Noggin. The rain has reappeared and I’m trying to think what we’re going to eat for dinner… french fries are totally on my mind, but that probably won’t happen.

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Sweet dreams

N cracks me up! A couple months ago I saw this camisole like jammie nightie at BabyGap for a whopping $2.97. It’s pink and it’s got hearts all over the damned thing. I was saving it for Valentine’s Day. Not to wear out or anything but for her sleepwear. The thing is tank style and comes past her knees and it’s cotton. She spotted them awhile back but I kept holding off on her wearing them, of course she finally got her way. She changes her jammies every 2-3 days b/c she’s a hot one when she sleeps. Just ask her daddy… she is the heater in our bed. And b/c she sleeps in the middle and kicks off her covers, and ours too, we have to hold on for dear life for our own blankets sometimes. Anyhow she’s BEEN due to change the jammies and ABSOLUTELY refuses. She gets excited at bedtime to get in the damned thing. B/c it is tank style I make sure she’s wearing a long sleeve onesie, but she’ll often put up a fight… b/c it’s not pretty anymore, to her. I’ll have to hide to try and hide them from her again in the morning. She’s a nut I tell you and only 2.5 years old. OY!

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Aloha Friday

The sun is shining!!! The sky is clear, but it’s way too cold to venture to the park, heh, so we’ll stay home until it’s time to pick up J from school. We’re hanging out with Mama Toots and the keiki tonight, so other than that… we’ll be relaxing at home for the time being.

It’s lunch time and the tummy is telling me so but I think we’ll just eat some sammies and apple slices.

I finished Lovers in Paris and as much as I loved it… I HATED the ending. UGH! What a disappointment. They ended it STOOOOOOPID! The last 20 minutes of the Final Episode, I was like WTF? How irritating! That’s the only thing I didn’t like, was those last 20 minutes!

N is currently watching her dose of Yo Gabba Gabba. It’s a strange show. She hasn’t been watching long, but I will have to say that it does get her up and dancing A LOT! She’ll randomly get up and start dancing and say “I like to dance!” Just like in the show. There’s some random stars on it too, like Elijah Wood is on right now… and there’s random pop-ins from good old rap stars.

Okaaaaaaay hungry now… I’ve prolonged making lunch too long. Have a wonderful weekend.

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