Keaters has pink eye in both eyes. How does this happen 2 weeks after Gavin’s been cleared of his? Makes no sense. You think if he was going to get it, it would have been when Gavin had it and was wiping his grubby hands everywhere. Poor kid was running a fever today too. I gave him a little Tylenol and then was informed by John that we probably shouldn’t have done that. Nice! I feel so bad for him. He’s just this little tiny guy and he is miserable. To add to it Gavin has a hacking cough again. John and I both have sore throats too. The Grotegut’s have been nothing but sick since Keaton was born.
Continue reading ‘Down in the dumps’
Monthly Archive for April, 2006
I knew when I wrote this post, that breastfeeding Keaton was over. I guess it was my way of laying it all out and accepting it. I haven’t breastfed him since Monday. Pumping is going well though. I am getting more sleep now that John can help out with all the night feedings. I didn’t have any guilt over it because I had a lot of support. Well that and I just know that its the right choice for us.
Continue reading ‘Kick me while I’m down’
Firstly, Does anyone know where I could get some cheap baby announcements done? They have to be cute.
Secondly, My site needs a new design. Any suggestions on who is good and cheap?
and lastly, Who wants to come clean my house? It’s a sty.
So my camera takes video clips, and that is ultra cool. So I have to share one even though it really isn’t all that exciting. This is Gavin at lunch time. He was upset cause he was so hungry, well according to him. This clip shows how he will wait by the microwave until his food is done. Not even the singing balloon can distract him, nor John’s lovely singing. Turn up the volume because if you listen closely you will hear him say Macaroni and cheese and hungry (he doesn’t articulate very well yet).
I understand that people are curious by nature. When they see a cute brand new baby, they are inclined to play twenty questions. Most of the time I play along. “How old is he they’ll ask” after ooo’ing and awww’ing, cause my kid is THAT cute. Next they will say something like “Wow, you look great for having a baby 3 weeks ago”, no, no I don’t, but thanks anyway. And of course lastly they want to know what we’ve named him. Of course thinking his name is just the coolest I proudly say “Keaton”. That is when there is a break down in communication. “Teton” they’ll reply like retards who need hearing aids. “NOOOO” I say, “KEY-TIN”. They finally get it and have to rip my heart out and stomp on it by saying “Ohhhhh like Michael Keaton”.
Continue reading ‘na na na na na na na na na…Bat Boy!’
Sorry for my scarceness these days. Keaton makes it impossible to blog. His awake time is during the time Gavin is in bed, which used to be my free time. So now I have no time to myself. I don’t even sleep. It can be so wearing. Last night I cried for half an hour begging him to go to sleep so I could have two minutes to take a shower. The funny thing is he actually listened and I totally got 20 minutes to shower. I guess that was his way of paying me back for giving him life.
Anyway now to the point of this. Breastfeeding is not going well for me. I really think that Keaton and I are just not compatible when it comes to my boob, and him sucking on it. I am just so worn out from fighting him. Worn out is an understatement, I am totally dead inside. I hear all these women talking about how wonderful breastfeeding was for them, how it bonded them to their baby, and I just get jealous. That is not how it works for us. I dread breastfeeding and I hate that I feel that way.
Continue reading ‘Crying over spilled breast milk’
Today you’re 19 months old. Many people would say that there is nothing significant about turning 19 months old. But that is not the case. Nineteen months now means that you are closer to two then you are to one. It’s so strange to think that you will be two some day soon. The passed month has flown bye and you’ve now been a big brother for nearly 3 weeks. It’s hard to believe. You’ve been through a lot these passed three weeks. There has been a lot of chaos surrounding the birth of your baby brother, and you have flown through it showing so much resilience. I am proud of you big guy!
Continue reading ‘Month 19: Big Brotherhood goes live’
Haven’t smelled what comes out of my kid. I kid you not it smells rank. Worse, I smell just as bad. I also feel like I am just covered in the stuff. GAH!
quick question, do any of you BFing (totally sweet acronym there) momma’s know if cold meds are safe to take? My sis says she took them while nursing. So I took some and Keaton’s poop turned runny green and he’s been so sleepy. Last night he slept 7 hours straight. Of course I stopped taking them. I think I only took 2 doses. Now I am just worried that I hurt him somehow.
How can something that is supposed to be so natural be so damn hard? Seriously, I wanna know!
…leaves you no time to blog! I tell ya every time I have had a second to sit down at the computer, one of my two boys start crying. In fact today they were both crying simultaneously. What a sad look into my future. Things actually haven’t been too bad. If I could just get to bed a little earlier, I think I’d be in a better state. But I think we are doing well despite getting only 15 minutes of sleep a night. Keaton still has his days and nights switched. I seriously have to wake him up to eat during the day. Night time is a different story. He is up and eating every hour. If he isn’t eating he is staring at me, or crying about how he isn’t eating, and how that pisses him off.
Continue reading ‘Life with two kids’
