Week of May 23rd
 

Hi All,

It's looking beautiful here today, but it's supposed to start raining late this afternoon. DH is going to help out at his parents house and I'm going to meet my mom and g-parents for lunch, then go back to mom's house.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Hi guys,

Alex slept in his crib from 9:30 until 6:30!!! I only had to go in twice and put him back down. :dance: :dance: Now, someone please tell me why I am tireder (is that a word?) with 6 straight hours than I was with the interrupted sleep I was getting.

The sandals that we got for him will not stay on. I wanted some from Stride Rite but they didn't have his size. We ended up getting some from Gymboree and they have to go back.

I hope everyone is having a super great day. We are off to the mall to return the shoes.

hi all! Great day here - got a lot of landscaping and yard work done. Tonight we plan to try out the hot tub.

Scuttle - the graduation sounds fun - enjoy!

Karen - atleast you sold the bed - I'm always happy when I do that. I sold a waterbed a couple of years ago and was so glad to see it go.

have a nice Sunday.

Rabbit

Good MOrning all!!!
Spent the day in the pool yesterday..My brother was on a cruise soo I took his key and we had a picnic and swim party all day...THank Goodness for 45 sunscreen..DH set up a canopy soo the girls didnt burn(including me!!!)Of course, kind of blew it in the food department at times, but skipped supper and lunch soo maybe it made up for it!!! ;) ;)

Karen-Bummer about the shoes!!! I find I am more tired when Kaylee sleeps all night becuase I tend to wake up thinking about how she is doing???I dont know..She was up all night last night with the nasty nose and cough...Plus, I forgot to rub her gums with the Benadryl so I had to get up and get her some MOtrin for the teething pains..

Lauren-Hope U had a good visit..Did U tell your mom yet??

Rabbit--No kids at home???Try out that hot tub the "right" way!!! :devil: :devil: :devil:

Jackie and Scuttle--Good Morning!! Hope ya'll had a good weekend!!!
Hello to all others!!!!
Off to dress little bit and get to work!!
Vicki

Hi All,

Had a nice time yesterday, but boy was I beat! Peter was exhausted too...he fell asleep on the way home from mom's...about 5 min. from home. :( So I decided he was too tired and let him go to sleep in his crib. DH sent me to bed around 7:00, because I wasn't doing anything productive, just talking about it! :lol: So I did and I slept all night...mind you it wasn't good sleep! Ugh, I'm just glad the night is over.

RR, cool that you got to spend the day at the pool! Yes, told the family on Mother's Day.

Rabbit, I like RR's suggestion...not sure how comfy that would be though! :devil:

Karen, WTG ALEX!!! Now, if only mom could relax and sleep!! :) I will have to look at the sandals I got Peter, they are adjustable in the back too, maybe that would help?

Stomach is still feeling iffy these days, on and off throughout the day...should be good for weightloss, but I maintained this week.

Have a great day all! :wave:

My son was up twice during the night as well. First time I didn't even open my eyes, just yelled for him to quit blabbering and go back to sleep. Second time I told him if he didn't leave me alone, he was gonna get it. It worked.

Oh, I guess I should add that my son isn't a baby, he's 12 and he was complaining that he was hot. Against my advice, he went to bed with PJs, sheet, blanket and comforter on. When i got up in the morning, he had stripped to his shorts and ditched the blanket and comforter and was sleeping like a baby. Moral of the story - they NEVER really sleep the whole night through ;)

:rofl: Thanks for the cold, hard dose of reality Tika!!

Hello all!! Hmmmm...never sleep the whole night???hahaha what a thought!!!
Well..my precious angel pulled a pic off the wall and now I just finished cleaning up the glass..She can lift and move chairs(not push, lift) she has emptied the clothes basket in the bathtub of water, emptied the tupperware, carried a full 3 liter Dr Pepper into the bathroom and pitched in the tub with me in it..OMG..she is 23 lbs of terror...I am thinking that being the only female in daycare is not a good thing?????? :?: :?: :lol:

Well, I am feeling good again..finally can put an end to that rotten chapter..I went for a repeat pg test and since all is negative, dont have to have a D&C..I even told my mom what had happened..She said she knew something on Mother's day but couldnt put her finger on it..THey are soo smart..Hope I can be soo good when Kaylee is grown up!!!

Ok..diet wise...On May 10--I weighed 145.9..May 17th-139.7, May 24th 132lbs..I want to knock off 12 more and I will be set again..Of course, DH wants to try again for a baby..but I am thinking about it..It is ok to talk about that "stuff" again..I have survived and can talk about my little Angels in Heaven...

Well..off to deal with a Whiner!!!!
RR

Hi guys,

Whew. What a day!! I tried to post twice but SOMEONE had other ideas. :) I had to wait for DH to get home. Well, we got the new shoes and am I glad we did. We put them on in the store and he walked every step we did in the mall, even out to the car (pushing his stroller). We were going to buy him one of those cars with the long handle so they can ride while you push. We got to TRU and DH found a go cart for 1-3 y/o. Guess what we came home with. I gotta admit it's cute. There's only one function...go forward at a very slow pace. He hasn't figured out the concept yet. I went back today and got the FP trike that is a "rocking" trike, a trike with a long handle and then a regular trike.

Now, after all the walking yesterday he slept from 9-5 WITHOUT ONE PEEP. I took him out with the trike today. The loop in front of my house is .7 mile and he walked almost half of it (pushing the trike). He rode back and looked SO darn cute. I'm hoping we have another good night.

RR: {{Hugs}} I think you are a very strong person. I'm glad your Angels had you for a mom. Is twelve more pounds realistic for you? Just trying to make sure you stay healthy!!

Tika: Oh thanks so much!! Maybe when he's 12 mine will let his dad get him to sleep. Sometimes it sucks being the only one who can do bedtime.

Lauren: I hate this weather we are having!! We tried to take the boy out for another walk tonight and got rained out.

OK. Here's my question for the day. I stopped the bc pills (Micronor) on Thursday. I "think" I might have had an extremely light AF last Sunday/Monday. Should I start counting from then to know when to expect the next AF?

Hope ya'll are having a great night/had a great day!!

Hi All,

Karen, yes, you should count Sunday as CD1. Are you going to chart? Have you charted in the past? Wait, that was a stupid question...Alex was a surprise!! DUH! :lol: If you're interested, you can go to Fertility Friend and sign up for free. It's really easy to use, and very interesting to see how your body works. All you need is a regular digital thermometer that goes .1, .2, .3, etc.
Yeah, the weather is weird, I thought we were gonna have a rainbow, because it started to downpour and the sun was still out! It was supposed to be a thunderstorms, but I didn't hear any.
It's amazing how once they start walking, they sleep soo much better! :cp:

Vicki, you're a very strong woman and I admire you. Glad you don't have to have a D&C. Keep us posted on your decision!
That's too funny about Kaylee!! Peter loves to push stuff around here and daycare. He hasn't tried to lift any chairs yet though!! :eek: He does love to dump stuff into the bath though! I have to keep my eye on him constantly when I'm filling up the tub!
Same as Karen, just watching out for you, that's a lot of weight in a little time, are you sure you're being healthy about it? Just care about you and making sure! :grouphug:

:wave: Everyone!!

Me again!! I meant to tell you guys that we tried the WW meal(s) at Applebees. We had the Terriyaki shrimp and it wasn't bad. It was 5 pts and DH and I shared it. The bad part is that we also shared coconut shrimp :). Hey, at least we shared!! I weighed today and it was NOT pretty. I weigh more than I ever have in my life. Sigh. Such a stupid thing to do. I've been doing pretty good on not snacking and not having bad dessert every night. I have been having Healthy Choice fudge bars.

Okay, back to your regularly scheduled program!!

Lauren--Probably 10 of that was pg weight with the fluid and everything..and no..not too healthy about it..I did 12 days of almost starvation but I am back eating healthy and right again...After the first day of barely eating...it got easier...I am back now on 3 meals with yogurt and fruit snacks..I on doing only 1 portion --no seconds..no junk snacks, no "clean ups" no tasting etc etc..I am getting the attitude of not saying diet just healthy eating...

Karen--Yeah on the shoes..I saw that little trike at TRU this weekend and thought about it..I liked the idea of pushing it without bending...

Ok..off to bathe..Kaylee is soo snotty, teethy, coughy, sneezy, irritably etc etc...She fell asleep and I am going to relax!!!
Take care all..Thanks for being patient with my craziness last 2 weeks!!!
RR

Okay, mini-rant of the day: low carb craze is driving me mad. I don't mind at all if people eat low-carb, of course, but the constant stream of low carb advertising is driving me nutty. I can't walk down the aisle at the grocery store without seeing low carb this, and low carb that. There are now low carb breads and low carb bagels. Bagels! Will the madness ever end? And I swear some of the snacks I like that happen to be low carb, like soy chips, have gone up in price because of the craze. Maybe low-fat was like this when it first started and was new and seemed to suddenl take over, I don't know.

Karen -- nifty on the WW meals at Applebe's, I didn't know that! Are they new? That's pretty cool. I swear I think restaurants sprinkle calories on their food before serving, normally. Well, oils and fats, they probably do. It's nice having clearly defined choices, though, to make better choices. It's frustrating when I'm on a business trip and I want to eat something light but I literally can't tell the difference between a 500 calorie restaurant meal and a 1500 calorie meal from the menu descriptions.

Good evening all...............................Wow, a lot of posts this week! I am trying to glance over them all while I type.

RR: I am so glad to hear your doing much better. You are doing a good job with the weight loss too. Little ones have so much energy, it's a shame you can't bottle it up and sell it.

Lauren: When is your 1st Dr Appt? I will keep my fingers crossed that you do not get a bad case of morning sickness.

I must confess that all this baby talk really makes me want to have another one. So for now since that's not possible, I'll just join in and be happy for all of you.

Karen: I hope you have another good night.

Well, I have got to go for now. I worked tonite and DH is complaining that I was gone and now on the computer. So I have to go and pamper him some. :lol: Men!!!!!! Gotta love them.

Take care and hello to all I missed. I will address the rest of you later.

Hi All,

Jackie, my first appt. is next Tuesday, 6/1. I asked her (the new MW) how many U/S she does and she said 1! :( I was like, ONE?! I'm an U/S junkie!! So she said they'd find a "reason" to do more. :) I told her to just blame it on the fat!! :rofl:

Scuttle, I hear ya'! We're having a sales meeting here last week and this week, and when we were planning meals, my boss insisted that we make sure at least some of them were low carb friendly.

RR, glad to hear you're being smarter about things now!

Karen, I saw something about the WW meals, they sounded yummy! Good for you guys, sharing, even if you did share some "bad" stuff too!

Have a great day! :wave:

Ruby Tuesdays now posts fat, calorie, carb, protein and I think fiber counts on ALL of their menu items. It is really very cool, makes making a healthy decision a lot easier than just reading a dish and then trying guess what's in it.

At my office everyone is on the South Beach and its actually quite funny. I cater in our exec lunches and they HAVE to be South Beach friendly. If anyone sees you eating sugar free anything they ask "Are you on the beach?" I say yes, I'm on the West Palm Beach diet and keep on going.

Funny story - DS is all excited about the NBA finals and wanted to stay up to watch the end of the Pistons/Pacer game. I told him to go to bed. He snuck my cell phone into the bathroom and called my dad and told on me. My dad called and fussed at me for depriving my son of the opportunity to watch one of the best games of BBall that he had ever seen played. I laughed and let my kid watch the rest of the game. Next time I lay down the law, I will FIRST hide the phone so I won't get in trouble.

Tiki.

hi everyone! I didn't post yesterday as I basically spent the day shopping for the reunion. I was successful though. Friday night (casual) I'm wearing capris and a real cool new top and cute new sandals. Saturday night I'm wearing a skirt (showing leg, girls) but I need to buy the shoes yet. I've got to go back shopping tomorrow. I bought some other things while I was at it and fortunately bought some smaller sizes. :)

RR - I'm glad to hear that you are feeling good and I'm sending you all my best. ~ Cool that you spent the day at the pool. ~ Glad to hear you're getting healthier with the weight loss. That is an awful lot of weight in a short time. Be good to yourself.

Lauren - yes it probably wouldn't be that comfy in the hot tub and the privacy is a little lacking.

Tika - Hi and welcome! Thanks for the info about Ruby Tuesday's.

Karen - hooray on the sleeping. I have heard the applebees stuff is good.

Scuttle - you are too funny about the low carb craze!

gotta run - Rabbit

Hi all....................

Tika: Interesting info about Ruby Tuesdays, we have not been there in a while so I will go check it out. I love the salad bar they have. Very cute story of your son.

Rabbit: Glad you found some clothes. Woohoo on showing some legs Saturday night. I know you will look great. Is your DH going to be able to go with you? We are having our 20 year reunion in July, but I am probably not going to make it. Although I think it would be kinda neat to see how some of the people I went to high school turned out. Hope you have lots of fun!!!!!!!!

Hello to all the rest of you. I have been in an irritating mood this afternoon. I get so tired of picking up everyone's things at home and going behind everyone at work. I know tomorrow will be another day and things will get better, but sometimes it feels like I'm the only one doing anything, other than the rest of you!

Take care

Hi guys,

I really hate NJ weather!! Our zoo trip was rained out today. We went to a huge indoor outlet mall instead. They have a cool play area so one of the other mom's and I took the kids and they played. Then we shopped. I got Alex some really cute stuff.

Jack: Been there with you!! Alex was up from 12-1:30 last night and I was so mad at DH 'cause he was in there just snoring away. I wanted to yell at him but I didn't. :)

Rabbit: Cool on the clothes. I bet you will look great.

OK, gotta go decide what to take out for dinner. Hope ya'll are having an awesome day.

Hi All,

What a rotten day, I've been sitting half asleep at my desk most of the day. :(

Karen, what zoo were you going to? I can't wait to take Peter to the zoo this year, he was half asleep last year at Turtle Back Zoo. What outlet did you end up at?

Hi Jackie! :wave:

Rabbit, *whistling* You must post pics!

Tiki, funny DS story!

I'm exhausted...thank God it's 5:00... :)

hello. I bought shoes today and a new purse that is perfect with the outfit. :)

Jackie - yes, dh will be going with me. It should be fun. There are a couple people coming that have never been back so I haven't seen them since hs.

Lauren - if I get some good pics, I will post.

Karen - it has been raining here in the midwest for days. sigh.

Good news - checked my measurements today and lost 3 3/8 inches this month. :dancer:

Rabbit

Good evening all..............................

My stomach is not feeling to well at the moment, been real gassy feeling. Sure hope it passes soon. I had some blood work done last week and it showed my thyroid being overactive so they want me to see a specialist. Maybe that's why I have been so exhausted lately. I guess we shall see.

I made 4 batches of peanut butter chocolate fudge for the in-laws to take out of town for the weekend. It helps keep FIL awake, and my niece and nephews look forward to it also. Good news, I did not even eat a piece! That's a first for me!

RR: Hope you are having a good week so far


Rabbit: That's great about the inches you lost.

Lauren: Hope you are able to get some rest tonite. I hate days when I feel like that, and lately that's all I been feeling.

Karen: Outlet Mall with a play area, how cool is that. Hope you guys had fun!

Hello to the rest of you all. Mom is still hanging in there, Hospice is doing wonderful with her. They are talking about putting her on some oxygen. I talked to her for a few minutes and that was nice. My brother and I are going to conference call her this weekend and let her tell us about some things that she remembers happened in our lifetime. Anyways, I think that should be fun, as long as she is up to talking.

Have a good Thursday!!!!!!!!


Jackie

Hi guys,

I'm getting a little computer time while Alex is watching The Wiggles. I'm trying to wean myself from spending so much time on here.

Lauren: We were at Jersey Gardens. I really like it there but it's so big I feel lost sometimes. Here's a pic of Alex in the play area:

http://www.ajk.apkweb.com/alexslide.jpg

He and the other two boys had a lot of fun playing there.

Rabbit: Yeah on the inches!!!

Jack: Hope you are feeling better today.

RR: How are you?

OK, guess that's enough for now. I think we are going to go to the park.

hello everyone. Just a quick note - I lost 3 lbs this week at weigh in!! woohoo. :D

more later - Rabbit

:flow2: :dancer: :cloud9:

Hi All,

Rabbit - CONGRATS!!! What an awesome loss...and the inches too!! What did you do this week to earn it? Something extra?

Karen - that place looks like a lot of fun! I've never been there...it's right across the street from Ikea, isn't it?

Jackie - That fudge sounds awesome...my 2 fav things...chocolate and PB!! How are you feeling today? Better, I hope! Glad to hear things are going well with hospice.

Hi to everyone else! :wave: It's crappy here today. Supposed to be nice Sat & Sun, but not Mon. :(

just a quick hi as I'm heading out of town. Have a safe happy memorial weekend.

will talk later about why I lost this week -

rabbit

Good Morning!! I forgot to mention that MIL is staying with us for a few weeks...OMG....I am going nuts!!!Let's see...she yelled at me for Kaylee screaming at night(cutting molars) saying "This is ridiculus the way she cries", hmmmmm....then "you and DH are responsible for #2 being ******ed because U can put her on vitamins"..DH almost fainting when I retorted back..Do we go to GNC and go to the Anti******ed vitamin section and find them???Thinks we could go on better vacations if we put her "somewhere". I told her that she is not a dog and we could not Kennel her somewhere..I am not even kin to this child and I am arguing with her natural grandmother....Today, wish me luck, we are taking the kids #2 and #3 to The zoo and then the aquarium..Soooo...it will be all us fine family together and I will lay on the Southern charm to pi$$ her off....
OK..vented enough!!!

Jackie--Wow on not eating the fudge!!! I succumbed to 1 piece yesterday at work..We won an award for the best Teamwork and I nibbled!! Oh..well...
Glad Mom is doing ok..Hospice is a Godsend..We had it for my grandmother..

Karen--That park looks fun... He is growing fast..Kaylee is already 23lbs!!!

Rabbit--WOW on the loss..I will weigh again on Monday...Have fun!!

Lauren--Hope U are feeling better!!!
Scutle-Stay in touch!!!
HEllo to all others!!!
RR

Hi All,

RR, OMG, I can't believe MIL said those things!! I guess she's forgotten what babies are like when they're getting teeth!! I thought you guys got along? I can't believe she said that about #2!! How could she treat her own granddaughter that way?! Grrrr....

I had a good day yesterday, felt OK most of the day. This AM I feel funky again, hope it goes away soon.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! DH is outside w/Peter, putting up the pool. Was hoping to go in later, but I don't think it's gonna be that hot, it's only 60° now. Peter's out there in a onsie, long sleeve shirt and sweats! We're going to try and get the house cleaned up today, then Mom's tomorrow (clean some of the garage), then the IL's Monday for dinner (MIL's b-day was Thurs.)

Hi guys,

Our friends had a baby on Thursday, so I've been busy all AM cooking for them. Two other friends and I are making meals for them so she doesn't have to think about it. Lauren, you met them at Alex's party. Liz had a little girl (I'm SO jealous). I just know that if I get lucky enough to get preggers again I'll have another boy!!

RR: That MIL of yours is a piece of work. If I was your DH I'd be tempted to say "Well, since you feel that way you won't mind never having to hear from or about her or us ever again will you!!" That is beyond cruel!! She doesn't deserve such a sweet pretty little granddaughter. You go girl!! I love your comebacks and I admire your strength. Your self control must be awesome not to have kicked her in her behind like she deserved.

Rabbit: Congrats on the loss. Hope you are having a good weekend.

Jack: Yeah on not eating the fudge!! I wish I had your control. I made a peach cobbler for a picnic we are having tonight. I'm sure I will be eating some!!

OK, hope everyone is having a great weekend. Gotta go check the pasta.

Happy Saturday to all............................

Confession: I had 3 little pieces of fudge, only 3. I knew I would end up doing that. But I am over that and moving on. I have not been eating that much lately, not sure why, of course the scales still shows the same weight. Ugh.........

RR: That is so awful about the things MIL said to you and about Kaylee. I can't imagine how someone could be so cruel. You are a WONDERFUL MOM and have tons of strength! Kaylee is a beautiful little girl and you know what, she is missing out! I hope she calms down a bit for the rest of her stay and the time goes by quick. Have fun at the aquarium and zoo. I really enjoyed the time we went. I keep saying I need to take DS back along with DH for the weekend.

Lauren: Hope you feel better. 60's, it's in the high 80's here as I speak. Although it's a little cloudy. I am trying to get caught up on things in case I have to leave again on short notice for my Mom. She is not doing good right now and so again, I am worried and concerned. I'm sure this does not help my health in any way.

Karen: Cute picture! Okay, you can cook some food for me if you want. :lol: Just kidding. I don't have any excuse for not getting my lazy sorry butt in the kitchen to cook.

RABBIT: Congrats on your 3lb loss! Great job. Hope you are having a good time at the reunion.

Well, DH is calling so I guess I will go for now.

Jackie