Saturday, December 29, 2012

A couple inches of snow

This is about half of it...I think we got about 3 to 4 inches.  Not looking good for it melting tomorrow...so I guess ian and I will be shoveling out the driveway tomorrow.  Advil!  I was hoping we could get away with not having to buy a snow blower one more season...last year we lucked out but I have a hunch this year will be different.
In a way, this snow came at a good time with this house battling this cold/virus.  Chase is a little better I think- we will see if he sleeps tonight (god knows the rest of us need sleep so badly).  I am worried about Peanut though- both her eyes are now swelling in addition to a hacking cough and congestion.  If they look the same or are worse tomorrow, we may have to take her to St. Mary's.  Poor kids.  Why does this stuff happen over the weekend and over the holidays???  I am going to need a vacation from this vacation.  Ian is going to have to try to work a ton next week to try to make up for the missed days this week. Stinks- I had hoped we could spend some time together...at least eat dinner together.  Looks like it might be single mom week for me...again, not how I expected the holidays to go.  Oh 2013, you better be a good year! 

Tired kids on Christmas

A fun filled Christmas

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Christmas Day with Pop and Lou

Christmas

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Not the Christmas i envisioned

It has been a rough couple of days...an unwelcome Christmas cold/virus.  Last night was the worst poor little Chase was screaming in agony much of the night.  I think he slept for 1-2 hours...and that goes for Ian and me.  Ian hasn't been able to go to work Wed through today because he has been either exhausted or taking care of someone.  I have had zero energy ( haven't left the house since Christmas Eve) and have had a massive headache/ sinus pressure/now a sore throat.  Ian is starting to show cold symptoms...he is still hoping to maybe go into work over the weekend (unless there is snow) if he and/or the rest of us feel up to it.  Peanut is run down. This is definitely not the vacation that I planned...or needed to finish off this year.  Definitely feel like I am wasting valuable vacation days and bleeding money with Ian being out of work (damned contract work and its lack of any benefits).  We didn't get to do any holiday activities in the area this week for the kids.  It has been quite miserable in our house.
Ugh.
It is 2 pm...Peanut is sleeping much of the day after being up a good portion of the night and Ian is at the doctors office with Chase.  I think he has an ear infection poor poor little guy.  Really hope we get some meds that work for him, because Tylenol did zilch last night.  I hope this runs its course quickly...I would like to be able to enjoy at least part of this holiday.  I need a nap...

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lots of cookies for Santa!


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My baking helper


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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Worst pediatrician checkup...ever

We just got back from Chase's 1 year and Peanut's 3 year checkup.  Awful.  Peanut is a shy child (to put it mildly) who was traumatized at a previous Pediatrician appt by a botched blood draw.  Peanut socializes with zero kids and zero other people...her world consists of this house and occasional errands with Mommy and Daddy..she has no external stimulation.  So appointments are difficult to begin with.  But, really, who likes going to the doctor's...least of all a little kid???  The nurse (who looked to be about 16 with no experience with children of her own) was pushy and insistent that Peanut either lay on the table or stand on the scale so she could measure her height - immediately - at that instant.  Peanut did not like this girl one bit (nor did I) and launched into a full-on meltdown during which time the nurse continued to push at Peanut while I attempted to calm her down.  Finally, the girl left (oh my god, you don't have the height in the computer before the Queen Doctor arrives?) and I was able to get the measurement myself, having Peanut stand against a wall with me.  Done...and dare I say more accurate than anything that pushy girl could have done. Then came the grilling of very pointed questions...along with the usual - are you breastfeeding (NOOOOO - check your GD charts I am getting tired of that question every single appointment...Ian spoke to you before that that was a sensitive subject for me...i didn't magically start producing milk after 1 year of formula), are you still using the nebulizer  (NO, as we told you the last 2 times, we only used that once back in March and it was for congestion and no, Chase does not have asthma)....ugh.  So then that nurse finally left (I think Peanut kind of scared or traumatized her...oh well...it was reciprocated) and then the pediatrician came in.  Ian and I both felt that she was judging every little thing...every word, every movement...as if Peanut was some wild beast that needed to be assessed and that we were horribly inadequate parents.  The appointment sucked.  She wants us to have Peanut assessed by language development specialists.  Apparently Peanut is hard to understand and may be behind in the language skills department.  She asked us if we had considered sending her to preschool.  No, we cannot afford preschool nor is Peanut potty trained at 3 years of age.  Yes, I feel like shit for both of those things.  Peanut is not getting any socialization nor any regular education/stimulation like kids in daycare/preschool.  Since I cannot afford to send her to any classes or activities nor can I afford to stay home with her, I feel like I am failing her.  I can't win.  I guess most of the clientele at this practice can afford these things...their 3 year olds are probably enrolled in college prep courses and fluent in 3 languages and star athletes...  Oh and to add salt to the wounds of failure...she wants to keep an eye on Chase because he hasn't said his first word yet and most kids have by 1 year of age.  Most kids.  Yup, we suck.
I have to figure out something...something to help Peanut and Chase to develop at a pace with their peers...and find a different pediatrician!


Saturday, December 1, 2012

Daddy needs a makeover too

Girls night Sat night

Bought a new train case for my nail polish at Target. Miss Peanut had to have her own version...a little pink one with sparkly stars on it. She put all her Piggy Paints in it...and then we had to paint our nails

Taming one of the feral kittens

Peanut has named it Sally (from Richard Scary's Busy town)...regardless of gender.

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Watching the falling snow


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Spaghetti for dinner

I dread those nights...cleanup is intense although Sadie dog really does a good job licking Chase clean.

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Danger lurks in the Christmas tree...


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Reading with Daddy


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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Chase


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Peanut is loving Christmas

This is her little Christmas tree in our bedroom...she picked out the ornaments and tree from Michael's and Target and we decorated it tonight.  We also bought 2 DVDs of the Christmas classics- she seemed to like Frosty.

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Out to dinner

Peanut's pick- Chili's...she is obsessed with the big chili pepper out front.  We tried to talk her into somewhere else but she really wanted to go there.  It looks like we have many years of chain restaurants ahead of us.

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

First haircut

Definitely needs some touching up in the morning...I'll call this my first pass through a difficult head of hair.

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Shelly belly

Shellington in the Christmas tree.

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Decorating for Christmas

With my helpers...it is 1 AM and this little Peanut is still so excited that she is talking away and playing with everything!

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Chase - the little raccoon


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Animals

Sadie

Feral kittens on our deck again- this time we are determined to trap them, hopefully tame them and neuter them. 

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