1. I am super tired today. I think with Mark being gone all week/weekend I haven't caught much of a break, and then SURPRISE, it's Monday again! Maybe i can go to bed earlier tonight. :)
2. Tyler seems to be doing a little better on the Zantac. She has only had two doses of it, so I am sure it hasn't miraculously worked overnight! Hopefully it just gets better as the week progresses.
3. I had my The Poppy Seed party on Saturday. We did really well despite the yucky damp misty weather.
4. I booked Taryn's Birthday Party yesterday. It's going to be at Palace Pointe. I was shooting for Oct. 24 around lunchtime so we could get home and make it to one of my 10yr High school reunions without having to clean the house before and after......plus If my parents stay, then they can babysit for us! :) Some other company has booked the space for the whole day Saturday, so we are doing it on Sunday the 25th.
5. we are getting closer and closer to camping this year! :) I am super excited! We didn't go last year because of the burn ban........if you can't have a campfire, what's the point of camping!? This will be Taryn's first year, too! Tyler will be chillin in Pittsboro with my parents for the weekend.......her first trip away from Mommy, and our first night apart. :(
6. I love this beautiful fall weather! I think I could manage if it was always 60/70.....although I would miss what little snow we get, and the sweltering days at the pool.
7. I wish I could get out a little more and enjoy the weather. by the time I pick up both kiddies I need to start dinner, and baths, and book time. I try to make it out to some of Mark's softball games, but I feel like I am running around crazy! First to pick up Taryn by 6, then east to Granny's to get Tyler then back west past school to the ballgame. I was planning on picking up Tyler first today, but we had a few issues with her car seat/stroller. she spit up all over the car seat, so it's in the wash. We tried going to the ballgame last night, but the torrential downpour came when we were about a mile from the park. The stroller that was in the back of the truck was drenched and remains in our garage to dry out. I fear I won't get all my stuff, scoop up Tyler and pickup Taryn before 6.
8. Work seems to be picking up. :) I have been pretty busy all summer before and after Tyler was born, but some others haven't been so lucky. Thankfully we are getting some more work in, and he are all pretty busy. Now, if we can just keep this going through Dec/Jan/Feb, which is our slow time, we will be ecstatic!
9. As mentioned above, I have my 10 yr reunion coming up! :) I am so grateful that I have been included in it......I didn't graduate from there. I moved to Edenton right after my sophomore year, but I spent more time with those in Oxford........still, I don't have those lifelong friends from early childhood, but I remember some good times in Oxford! :) I look forward to seeing everyone again, although it will be like pulling teeth to get Mark to go!
10. I know it's early, but I have already started Christmas shopping!!!!! That's what happens when I host The Poppy Seed party! It's really easy to shop in my own living room. My nieces are DONE! I got a few other people done as well, but they read this blog! :) It's going to be a tight year, but I imagine it will be for everyone.......now I just need to back up a few Holidays and decorate for fall/Halloween!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
2 Month Check-up
Tyler had her 2 month check-up today. For the past several weeks we have been dealing with a bit of reflux. We had switched her over to soy for the reflux problem, but that caused some constipation. My poor baby! If it wasn't one problem, it was the other. So today we went in and I told the doctor about both issues....it just hurt me to see my angel in such pain! So tonight we will start her on zantac, and will be switching back to the old formula for the IN. She also recommended we put a little Karo syrup or milk of magnesia in one bottle a day to help with the OUT. :) Hopefully she will have some relief VERY soon! She weighed in today at 10lb-4oz and 22 inches long. she is just below the 50th percentile, but she started off around the 25th, so we are making progress! She has been smiling at us for a week or two now, and just loves to coo.....that is when she is not screaming from reflux, screaming from constipation, eating, or sleeping......so about a total of 45min throughout the day. :) We love it, and I just love to snuggle with both my girls at night! Her are some random pictures from the past few weeks.
Tyler and Daddy chit-chatting and laughing at each other.
My little dancer girl
Taryn and Carsyn at dance
Roller Skating for a birthday party
Taryn and Nat-Nat chillin on the floor
Tyler and Daddy chit-chatting and laughing at each other. 
My little dancer girl
Taryn and Carsyn at dance
Roller Skating for a birthday party 
Taryn and Nat-Nat chillin on the floorTuesday, September 22, 2009
10 on Tuesday
1. Mark leaves for Orlando tonight. He is playing in the World softball tournament. Yay, go JMS!
2. The girls and I will be rather busy this week. Taryn had t-ball last night. Tonight and tomorrow night will be spent preparing for my Poppy Seed Party on Saturday. Thursday is dance night followed by her last t-ball game.....and more prep for Saturday.
3. This year I am glad I procrastinated on the Labor Day project. As stated a couple of posts ago, I pick a painting project to do over the long weekend. This year I had picked the girls' bathroom......now I am glad I didn't do it. We have talked for years about putting in a bathroom up stairs. When we were building we asked to have it roughed in. It wasn't and we were so ready to move in we let it go. Now in order for them to do it, they have to go through sheet rock. The main wall they need is the one b/w Taryn's room and her bathroom. THEY WILL NOT BE CUTTING THE SHEETROCK IN HER ROOM!!!!!!!! There is no way for me to repaint to match that. So I will put off that bathroom project until plumbing construction/patching is done! :)
4. Now on to the upstairs bathroom project. Mark and I have different views......he wants the whole attic to be converted. I don't. 1. I don't think we need a guest bathroom to be that large. 2. I don't want to give up the only full-height storage that i have!
5. Today is the first day of fall. :) Yippee! I feel a picnic coming on.....well, if only the rain would subside.
6. We worked on the garage this past weekend. a few years ago we painted the floor with "special" paint. it wasn't supposed to peel, made especially for that application. Guess what. It peeled. :( So we knew we got what we paid for. this time we went all out.....i wasn't thrilled because, of course, he chose the one that I didn't have a coupon for.....just because he could get the blue paint instead of grey......errrrr. and I had a 20% off coupon, and that stuff was just as good!
7. So our little "weekend project" spilled into Monday. Last night I was applying clear-coat sealant while he installed new casters on his work bench that we have only moved about 6 times before realizing those would be a good investment! Yay, us! We got all the big stuff in this morning. The rest will make in when I am good and ready to drag it from the shed because he will be gone til Sunday, and I think I have enough to do.
8. oh! Tyler is now 2 months old. She has found her voice and talks to us occasionally. She smiles too. It's the cutest thing!
9. I am trying to melt away the baby fat..... I walk during lunch (weather permitting), I try to get in some walking/running when we are at the park for ballgames, and I have reduced my calorie intake. I think I am doing okay, for the most part. I still have 13lb to go to get back to pre-prego weight. I don't really see 13lbs, but that's what the scale is telling me. I wonder if Mark has rigged the scale?
10. Maybe, just maybe I can get around to reorganizing my closet this weekend. I have only been trying to do that for the past four weekends. I pull out maternity clothes, which are "organized" into piles in the bedroom, and I have been bringing down totes and bags full of my regular clothes. Those are also "organized" in the bedroom. it's starting to drive me crazy looking at the mess....especially with people coming over this weekend, most of which have not been there and will most likely ask for a tour. I can't hide the bedroom, although, I can close the closet door! I think I see an episode of "Tom and Jerry" coming to mind......if I open the door I will be buried by a mound of stuff.
2. The girls and I will be rather busy this week. Taryn had t-ball last night. Tonight and tomorrow night will be spent preparing for my Poppy Seed Party on Saturday. Thursday is dance night followed by her last t-ball game.....and more prep for Saturday.
3. This year I am glad I procrastinated on the Labor Day project. As stated a couple of posts ago, I pick a painting project to do over the long weekend. This year I had picked the girls' bathroom......now I am glad I didn't do it. We have talked for years about putting in a bathroom up stairs. When we were building we asked to have it roughed in. It wasn't and we were so ready to move in we let it go. Now in order for them to do it, they have to go through sheet rock. The main wall they need is the one b/w Taryn's room and her bathroom. THEY WILL NOT BE CUTTING THE SHEETROCK IN HER ROOM!!!!!!!! There is no way for me to repaint to match that. So I will put off that bathroom project until plumbing construction/patching is done! :)
4. Now on to the upstairs bathroom project. Mark and I have different views......he wants the whole attic to be converted. I don't. 1. I don't think we need a guest bathroom to be that large. 2. I don't want to give up the only full-height storage that i have!
5. Today is the first day of fall. :) Yippee! I feel a picnic coming on.....well, if only the rain would subside.
6. We worked on the garage this past weekend. a few years ago we painted the floor with "special" paint. it wasn't supposed to peel, made especially for that application. Guess what. It peeled. :( So we knew we got what we paid for. this time we went all out.....i wasn't thrilled because, of course, he chose the one that I didn't have a coupon for.....just because he could get the blue paint instead of grey......errrrr. and I had a 20% off coupon, and that stuff was just as good!
7. So our little "weekend project" spilled into Monday. Last night I was applying clear-coat sealant while he installed new casters on his work bench that we have only moved about 6 times before realizing those would be a good investment! Yay, us! We got all the big stuff in this morning. The rest will make in when I am good and ready to drag it from the shed because he will be gone til Sunday, and I think I have enough to do.
8. oh! Tyler is now 2 months old. She has found her voice and talks to us occasionally. She smiles too. It's the cutest thing!
9. I am trying to melt away the baby fat..... I walk during lunch (weather permitting), I try to get in some walking/running when we are at the park for ballgames, and I have reduced my calorie intake. I think I am doing okay, for the most part. I still have 13lb to go to get back to pre-prego weight. I don't really see 13lbs, but that's what the scale is telling me. I wonder if Mark has rigged the scale?
10. Maybe, just maybe I can get around to reorganizing my closet this weekend. I have only been trying to do that for the past four weekends. I pull out maternity clothes, which are "organized" into piles in the bedroom, and I have been bringing down totes and bags full of my regular clothes. Those are also "organized" in the bedroom. it's starting to drive me crazy looking at the mess....especially with people coming over this weekend, most of which have not been there and will most likely ask for a tour. I can't hide the bedroom, although, I can close the closet door! I think I see an episode of "Tom and Jerry" coming to mind......if I open the door I will be buried by a mound of stuff.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
10 on Tuesday
1. I think this is going to be a short list this week......I will make it to #10, but there won't be much to them.
2. Today is my sister's birthday. Taryn called her this morning and left her a very sweet message, which Lisa was quite impressed with.
3. Tyler seems to be doing MUCH better on the soy formula! :) She has even been smiling and chatting with us!
4. Taryn's t-ball season is dragging on and on. It was only supposed to be for the month of May.....it didn't even start until July 24th! I don't think there have been two weeks in a row that she's had a game. The last two were supposed to be this Thursday and next Monday.....changed again! Now the last one is next Thursday at 6.....she gets out of dance at 5:45 15min away from the ball field......ugh. I think she will be leaving dance early, but I won't have any help that week.
5. Mark leaves for Orlando next Wed/Thurs.....hence the lack of help next week for activities. He will be gone until sometime Sunday. Boo.
6. That is the perfect recipe for a little girls' weekend with Meggie though! :) She will be coming in on Friday and we will be hosting a Poppy Seed Shopping Spree at my house! :) check her out at www.atouchofsocialcharm.com
7. This Sunday (20th) is our 6yr wedding anniversary/10yrs together. He was so cute the other night.....I was snuggling with Tyler and he with Taryn and he just looked at me and said, "Wow, would you have ever thought 10yrs ago this is what we'd be doing?" I am thankful for the journey we have been on and look forward to the adventure ahead!
8. I just love Fall. I am trying to get my walking in during lunch since I can't find the time or energy to do anything at home.
9. We had a fabulous baby shower at church this past Sunday! We got TONS of diapers and wipes.....so thankful and blessed!
10. We have a fairly busy weekend ahead of us. Taryn is going to Pittsboro to spend the weekend with Grandma and Granddad.....I haven't told her yet, because she will ask me EVERYDAY, "Is today the day that I get to go to Grandma and Granddad's house?" It will drive me nuts, so I will spare myself the duty of explaining that to her every morning. I will probably tell her Thursday when I am packing her bags! :)
2. Today is my sister's birthday. Taryn called her this morning and left her a very sweet message, which Lisa was quite impressed with.
3. Tyler seems to be doing MUCH better on the soy formula! :) She has even been smiling and chatting with us!
4. Taryn's t-ball season is dragging on and on. It was only supposed to be for the month of May.....it didn't even start until July 24th! I don't think there have been two weeks in a row that she's had a game. The last two were supposed to be this Thursday and next Monday.....changed again! Now the last one is next Thursday at 6.....she gets out of dance at 5:45 15min away from the ball field......ugh. I think she will be leaving dance early, but I won't have any help that week.
5. Mark leaves for Orlando next Wed/Thurs.....hence the lack of help next week for activities. He will be gone until sometime Sunday. Boo.
6. That is the perfect recipe for a little girls' weekend with Meggie though! :) She will be coming in on Friday and we will be hosting a Poppy Seed Shopping Spree at my house! :) check her out at www.atouchofsocialcharm.com
7. This Sunday (20th) is our 6yr wedding anniversary/10yrs together. He was so cute the other night.....I was snuggling with Tyler and he with Taryn and he just looked at me and said, "Wow, would you have ever thought 10yrs ago this is what we'd be doing?" I am thankful for the journey we have been on and look forward to the adventure ahead!
8. I just love Fall. I am trying to get my walking in during lunch since I can't find the time or energy to do anything at home.
9. We had a fabulous baby shower at church this past Sunday! We got TONS of diapers and wipes.....so thankful and blessed!
10. We have a fairly busy weekend ahead of us. Taryn is going to Pittsboro to spend the weekend with Grandma and Granddad.....I haven't told her yet, because she will ask me EVERYDAY, "Is today the day that I get to go to Grandma and Granddad's house?" It will drive me nuts, so I will spare myself the duty of explaining that to her every morning. I will probably tell her Thursday when I am packing her bags! :)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
10 on......what day is today?
1. I almost forgot about "10 on Tuesday", because I was almost sure today was Monday.
2. We had a super busy weekend. Saturday we were up and at-em eating breakfast and Taryn and I cleaned the house before we went out to the Duke/Richmond game.
3. Sunday was Tyler's first Trip to Lake Gaston. She wasn't too thrilled to be there. :-(
4. I thought Tyler was just going to be a fussy baby. Mark says she is difficult. I think I have finally figured out that she has a reflux problem. Typically, if she is awake she's not happy. I just switched her over to soy formula and I have a call in to the Doctor's office to see if there is anything I can give her until our next appointment in two weeks. I really don't want to make another appointment for her, but I can tell she's in pain too.
5. Yesterday we had planned to do a little yard work then hit the pool.....I am sad to say that we didn't make it on the last day. It was a little too chilly and overcast! We did manage to plant some rose bushes, weed, and break down the garden.
6. We did make it over to Mark's Great Uncle George's house to visit with Poncho....the donkey.
7. Oh, day one of dance last week went fairly well. Taryn just stood and held Heather's hand for the first five minutes or so......no stopping, shuffling or tapping of the tap shoes. :-( She started to warm up to the idea of it all, though. On the way home she said that next time she wanted me to take her to dance class, leave dance class, then come back and get her after dance class. I guess I have the go-ahead to run some errands or just plain run downtown.
8. This Thursday I will be running around like a mad woman. Leave my office in Durham at 330 to get T, take her to dance in Roxboro from 5-545 THEN haul her halfway to Burlington for T-ball game at 7......pppheww I am already tired.
9. Mark and I are coming up on our 6-yr anniversary. Wow. I am not quite sure how we have put up with each other so long.....we've been together for 10yrs.
10. Last week Taryn picked up something else at school........a hillbilly accent. I know we live out in the country and all, and we tend to use country slang, but she sure has let out new ones lately. Daddy: pronounce DEE-A-DEE. I can see, Deddy or Diddy but she is adding syllables people! Scratch: pronounced SKEE-A-RACH. Kills me! oh, and the infamous YE-UP. Fantastic.
2. We had a super busy weekend. Saturday we were up and at-em eating breakfast and Taryn and I cleaned the house before we went out to the Duke/Richmond game.
3. Sunday was Tyler's first Trip to Lake Gaston. She wasn't too thrilled to be there. :-(
4. I thought Tyler was just going to be a fussy baby. Mark says she is difficult. I think I have finally figured out that she has a reflux problem. Typically, if she is awake she's not happy. I just switched her over to soy formula and I have a call in to the Doctor's office to see if there is anything I can give her until our next appointment in two weeks. I really don't want to make another appointment for her, but I can tell she's in pain too.
5. Yesterday we had planned to do a little yard work then hit the pool.....I am sad to say that we didn't make it on the last day. It was a little too chilly and overcast! We did manage to plant some rose bushes, weed, and break down the garden.
6. We did make it over to Mark's Great Uncle George's house to visit with Poncho....the donkey.
7. Oh, day one of dance last week went fairly well. Taryn just stood and held Heather's hand for the first five minutes or so......no stopping, shuffling or tapping of the tap shoes. :-( She started to warm up to the idea of it all, though. On the way home she said that next time she wanted me to take her to dance class, leave dance class, then come back and get her after dance class. I guess I have the go-ahead to run some errands or just plain run downtown.
8. This Thursday I will be running around like a mad woman. Leave my office in Durham at 330 to get T, take her to dance in Roxboro from 5-545 THEN haul her halfway to Burlington for T-ball game at 7......pppheww I am already tired.
9. Mark and I are coming up on our 6-yr anniversary. Wow. I am not quite sure how we have put up with each other so long.....we've been together for 10yrs.
10. Last week Taryn picked up something else at school........a hillbilly accent. I know we live out in the country and all, and we tend to use country slang, but she sure has let out new ones lately. Daddy: pronounce DEE-A-DEE. I can see, Deddy or Diddy but she is adding syllables people! Scratch: pronounced SKEE-A-RACH. Kills me! oh, and the infamous YE-UP. Fantastic.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
10 on Tuesday
1. Today is SEPTEMBER 1st. Not technically fall, but hey, close enough for me! :)
2. Today is the first day at work without one of my best friends. :( Having spent just about everyday together for 6yrs, this is like quiting cold-turkey. I am not trilled, but I hope she has a blast on her new adventure!
3. Taryn had her first drop-off meltdown at daycare today. I am positive it was because there were some younger kids freaking out when we arrived and she just played off of them. It still hurt my feelings, but I know as soon as I drove off she went to "play kitchen".
4. We got Taryn and Tyler a kitchen! :) We have it hidden for now, but I imagine it will find it's way out soon.
5. Tyler is six weeks old today......which also means that I have my six week appt. today. Fun, Fun!
6. I am excited about the long weekend. Last week I mentioned my annual Labor Day Weekend Project. It does not appear that I will be able to do all the painting. We have a Duke Football Game to attend....Mark's Dad works for the team, and it's Kid's Day, so we have tix and are ready for a great time. It's also the last weekend the pool will be open. :( I think Taryn will need to get in a few more jumps off the diving board to hold her over til next year! Oh, and maybe a trip to lake, too......see, no time for painting!
7. I am desperately trying to get in all my continuing ed classes. For my license, I have to log 15 hours of continuing ed a year. I have 5 rolled over from last year, and I have til December to get them all in, but I know if I wait, I will have a hard time finding nice cheap ones! I will be in Raleigh tomorrow morning for 3.5 credits and Durham tomorrow afternoon for 2 more.
8. Mark has become addicted to Facebook. I tried to tell him a year ago that he needed one.....now I think he may check his as much as I do mine!
9. I am getting my mop cut today. :) It has gotten a little to stringy for me, and no matter how cute it looks when I fix it in the morning, it always looks like a mop by the time I make it to work. :(
10. Taryn start dance this week! Last night we tried on her leotard to make sure it fit. I would hate to wait til the last minute to find out it's too small. She looked so cute! It's black and has the little skirt attached. All she wanted to do was spin around. Mark is so cute too. He asked what was required in case he wanted to get her some more dance stuff! :) I think I may need proof of him going into a dance shop and buying a leotard!
I hope everyone has a great day!!!!! :)
2. Today is the first day at work without one of my best friends. :( Having spent just about everyday together for 6yrs, this is like quiting cold-turkey. I am not trilled, but I hope she has a blast on her new adventure!
3. Taryn had her first drop-off meltdown at daycare today. I am positive it was because there were some younger kids freaking out when we arrived and she just played off of them. It still hurt my feelings, but I know as soon as I drove off she went to "play kitchen".
4. We got Taryn and Tyler a kitchen! :) We have it hidden for now, but I imagine it will find it's way out soon.
5. Tyler is six weeks old today......which also means that I have my six week appt. today. Fun, Fun!
6. I am excited about the long weekend. Last week I mentioned my annual Labor Day Weekend Project. It does not appear that I will be able to do all the painting. We have a Duke Football Game to attend....Mark's Dad works for the team, and it's Kid's Day, so we have tix and are ready for a great time. It's also the last weekend the pool will be open. :( I think Taryn will need to get in a few more jumps off the diving board to hold her over til next year! Oh, and maybe a trip to lake, too......see, no time for painting!
7. I am desperately trying to get in all my continuing ed classes. For my license, I have to log 15 hours of continuing ed a year. I have 5 rolled over from last year, and I have til December to get them all in, but I know if I wait, I will have a hard time finding nice cheap ones! I will be in Raleigh tomorrow morning for 3.5 credits and Durham tomorrow afternoon for 2 more.
8. Mark has become addicted to Facebook. I tried to tell him a year ago that he needed one.....now I think he may check his as much as I do mine!
9. I am getting my mop cut today. :) It has gotten a little to stringy for me, and no matter how cute it looks when I fix it in the morning, it always looks like a mop by the time I make it to work. :(
10. Taryn start dance this week! Last night we tried on her leotard to make sure it fit. I would hate to wait til the last minute to find out it's too small. She looked so cute! It's black and has the little skirt attached. All she wanted to do was spin around. Mark is so cute too. He asked what was required in case he wanted to get her some more dance stuff! :) I think I may need proof of him going into a dance shop and buying a leotard!
I hope everyone has a great day!!!!! :)
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