Monthly Archive for March, 2005
Have you ever looked back on pictures of your kids as newborns and wondered how you ever thought they were cute? Blinded by love I say. Gavin was this skinny string bean with a big nose when we was a newborn. Yet, I swear to god I thought he was the most beautiful baby ever. Now looking back I realize he looked like a skeleton. Ahhh, I am so going to hell!
Today we transitioned Gavin into his "Big Boy" car seat. It took us 2 months of researching but we found one that we liked. We went with the Alpha Omega Elite by Cosco. It rocks! It is the Rolls-Royce of car seats. I am so glad we went with it. We almost got a Triumph. But we decided to spend a little more and get one that he could use until he was out of a carseat.
Gavin was born six months ago. Six months have passed and it seems like a blur. I think back on his first months of life and want to cry at how bad things were for me. Here was this perfect little person that God had entrusted me to take care of, and I didn’t even like him. He was my own child and I didn’t like him. I know you are probably all gasping and calling me a bad mom, feel free too, I have called myself worse. For days after he was born I thought I had made a mistake by having him. My entire life as I knew it had changed, and I blamed him. I had wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember, I dreamt of the day I would have a tiny baby. Finally that day had come, and I wasn’t feeling like I thought I should. Instead I was overwhelmed, sad, and had lost all control over my life.
Continue reading ‘Six months later: Every thing is better, yet every thing is the same’
Last week, John accepted a nursing job at the State Mental Hospital. This was after we checked to make sure there would be no conflict in interest if I had to ever be admitted there while he was working (you gotta be sure ya know). State jobs in Utah are gold. They are gold because NOTHING in Utah pays well. So to get a job with the state means money and opportunity to make more money as you go along. Not only is there the money, but also the benefits, and not just any benefits, but State benefits. State benefits are like the Hollywood of all benefits. We will pay $40 out of pocket every month for 100% coverage. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT! We also have the best dental plan known to man. They pay out 80%. I can now go and get all those root canals I need. YAY! No more pain!
Okay so I have found a lot of Playgroups in Utah, but none of them are really active, nor friendly. I joined on and so far haven’t gone to an activity. But all their kids are 2 or older. So I have decided I am just going to make my own. But I need some ideas on how to recruit people? So far we have me and my sister. Which is a damn fine start if I do say so myself. Anyone want to move to Utah and join? Corrie? Les? Anyone? I promise not to be needy. Ah who am I kidding. I’d make you want to move back after the first day.
Anyway for the playgroup, I am thinking of making a website so I can keep track of everything. But I just don’t know a good way to advertise it. Any ideas would rock! I will totally make a bunch of cookies for anyone who suggests something.
Hunting for Egg’s
Happy Easter all! We had a great one. Yesterday we went to my Dad and step mom’s house and had a great dinner and my nieces had an egg hunt. Today Gav and John were visited by the easter bunny who left them baskets. The easter bunny knows I am trying to diet, so no basket for me. I hope you all had a great holiday just like we did! Be sure to visit our Easter 2005 album.
The Easter Basket’s. John’s is the white one, and Gavin’s is the police car (my sister Kara gave it to Gavin)
Gavin’s booties!
I have 2 $5 off Similac for anyone who needs it. I also have an opened package of size 1 Swaddlers, there are probably like 40 or more diapers left. If you want them I will be happy to send them. I hate to see them go to waste.
We’ll be pretty busy this weekend, so I wanted to post Gavin’s pictures now. I took these almost a month ago. Do you know how hard it was waiting to post these? VERY VERY VERY HARD! So Hoppy Easter from our little Bunny Boy Gavi-Goo!
Gavin has learned to grab. He grab’s my hair, he grabs my nose, he grabs my eyes, he grabs stuff off the coffe table when I am holding him, he snags toys off the ground. The animals won’t go near him. He pulls their fur until they scream and run. I left him on the couch with a bag of chips, he was digging in trying to get a chip for himself. He’s also really into grabbing his little weenie during diaper changes. Worst he’s taken a liking to doing it when he is poopy and he gets it everywhere.
