Last week Ian and I went to visit my sister for 6 days and 7 nights. We had a blast, our week included prepping for a 30th birthday party (includes making cupcakes completely from scratch), body pump classes, cx works class, group training sessions, Sea World, Tough Mudder race (my sister, not me), butternut squash and sweet potato soup, spaghetti squash and fish, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, visit with our grandparents, menchies, Ikea, swim lessons/playground fun, visit to the town of Celebration for the Christmas set up that including a ice skating rink (made out of plexi-glass), snow (had a scent of dawn dish soap to it and the look of soap suds) and a train powered by a smart car. Here's some pics our of week!!
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Saturday, March 13, 2010
points
It's been awhile since there's been any randomness so here goes.
*I went an entire week without witnessing anything that left me speechless while driving. I did have a close call yesterday with another lip locking while driving couple but they were able to contain themselves.
*I thought I had figured out how have Ian sleeping through the night but my plan backfired last night. But the night before I gave him his normal bottle and then 2hrs later gave him a half bottle and he slept from 10:15-5. Did the same thing last night and no such luck. O well try again tonight.
*Just realized that our house is missing something that other people would consider to a staple item and that is a coffee maker. Now that doesn't mean Marcus and I are coffee snobs and only drink Starbucks we are the exact opposite in that we don't drink coffee at all. I've never had a hot cup of coffee and neither has Marcus. Now, about 4yrs ago I would get a cold something from Starbucks but only every once in a while. But I start my morning off with at least 2 bottles of water.
*Everyday when I leave for work I get real nervous as the neighbor drives this:
No big deal right it's just a brand new Lexus. Well the problem comes in because our driveways are attached, yep we live in the city. My nervousness comes into play because when I back out I basically have to drive in our grass to avoid getting to close to make all the lights on her car from going off. And once I get past her car I then have to deal with this:
Her fiance's car. So before I even get out of the driveway I'm all tense and in need of a massage. Luckily I have made it out just fine every time only making the lights go off on the girls car about a dozen times. oops.
*Remember how last week we saw the sun everyday for 8 days well it's gone now and it's raining. Which means spring is just around the corner. YAY!!
*GAH...mother's day will be here before you know it. Which also means Marcus' b-day will be here too (May 8th). I went out this past week to see what's out there and some ideas for my mom. It's tough to buy for someone who when they want something they go and get it. Now, for Marcus because his b-day always lands near mother's day I'm going to try and celebrate his b-day for the whole week by making each day about him and make his favorite meals or get take out from his favorite restaurants and what not. We'll see I may throw that idea completely out the window. We are on a budget and I'm not sure how much is in the celebrating department.
*It looks like in August we will be taking Ian on his first plane ride to San Diego. My dad has union stuff to do and we (my mom, sister, Marcus, Ian and myself) will tag along we are his entourage. 2yrs ago we all went to Vegas (minus Ian) which all of us except for Marcus had been there so we did a lot of "you gotta see that and this". But for San Diego none of us have been there so we will be doing lots of exploring and my sister and I finally get to mark California off our list of states we have yet to visit I think only 16 or 17 more to go and we've been to all 50.
*What do you all think about Alli being the next bachlorette? Was that her intentions for leaving in the first place, to cause drama and we all know how ABC likes drama? I intend on watching even though every season doesn't go the way I think it should. I admit I'm a sucker for reality TV, what can I say.
Well I think that is enough randomness and ramblings for 1 day.
*I went an entire week without witnessing anything that left me speechless while driving. I did have a close call yesterday with another lip locking while driving couple but they were able to contain themselves.
*I thought I had figured out how have Ian sleeping through the night but my plan backfired last night. But the night before I gave him his normal bottle and then 2hrs later gave him a half bottle and he slept from 10:15-5. Did the same thing last night and no such luck. O well try again tonight.
*Just realized that our house is missing something that other people would consider to a staple item and that is a coffee maker. Now that doesn't mean Marcus and I are coffee snobs and only drink Starbucks we are the exact opposite in that we don't drink coffee at all. I've never had a hot cup of coffee and neither has Marcus. Now, about 4yrs ago I would get a cold something from Starbucks but only every once in a while. But I start my morning off with at least 2 bottles of water.
*Everyday when I leave for work I get real nervous as the neighbor drives this:
No big deal right it's just a brand new Lexus. Well the problem comes in because our driveways are attached, yep we live in the city. My nervousness comes into play because when I back out I basically have to drive in our grass to avoid getting to close to make all the lights on her car from going off. And once I get past her car I then have to deal with this:
Her fiance's car. So before I even get out of the driveway I'm all tense and in need of a massage. Luckily I have made it out just fine every time only making the lights go off on the girls car about a dozen times. oops.
*Remember how last week we saw the sun everyday for 8 days well it's gone now and it's raining. Which means spring is just around the corner. YAY!!
*GAH...mother's day will be here before you know it. Which also means Marcus' b-day will be here too (May 8th). I went out this past week to see what's out there and some ideas for my mom. It's tough to buy for someone who when they want something they go and get it. Now, for Marcus because his b-day always lands near mother's day I'm going to try and celebrate his b-day for the whole week by making each day about him and make his favorite meals or get take out from his favorite restaurants and what not. We'll see I may throw that idea completely out the window. We are on a budget and I'm not sure how much is in the celebrating department.
*It looks like in August we will be taking Ian on his first plane ride to San Diego. My dad has union stuff to do and we (my mom, sister, Marcus, Ian and myself) will tag along we are his entourage. 2yrs ago we all went to Vegas (minus Ian) which all of us except for Marcus had been there so we did a lot of "you gotta see that and this". But for San Diego none of us have been there so we will be doing lots of exploring and my sister and I finally get to mark California off our list of states we have yet to visit I think only 16 or 17 more to go and we've been to all 50.
*What do you all think about Alli being the next bachlorette? Was that her intentions for leaving in the first place, to cause drama and we all know how ABC likes drama? I intend on watching even though every season doesn't go the way I think it should. I admit I'm a sucker for reality TV, what can I say.
Well I think that is enough randomness and ramblings for 1 day.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
success and never again
Our first weekend getaway was a success. Ian slept for most part of the way he awoke in need of a bottle about an hr from our destination. So I reached around from the front seat to the back seat and popped it in. Since we were driving he had to stay in his car seat which means he couldn't be burped which meant he was very gassy come bedtime and didn't sleep as well as he would have if burping could have been done. While he was eating I thought this a perfect time to my stuff ready so i can pump. I start digging around in the bag and realize i forgot to pack the breast shields which are quite necessary when it comes to pumping. No shields means no pumping which equals agony for me!!! Now you're probably thinking stop on your way down and pick some up well that is easier said then done when you take a bunch of 2 lane country roads to get down there. We don't take 31 except to get out of town other that we are on what I mentioned before 2 lane country roads with corn fields on both sides of us, thanks to my dad for finding this route (excellent I knew I would be able to put the blame on someone else). We decided that once we get into Brownsburg Marcus will drop me, Ian and our stuff off and he will go to the Wal-Mart in town to get said breast shields. Excellent I may get some releif soon the last time I pumped was around 4:30p and it is now 8 something. Marcus returns empty handed they don't sell the pump or products for the pump that we own. Lovely, I remember that Target does and Babies R Us does, only 1 problem it is now almost 9 and we need to eat the dinner his sister and Grant made and Target closes at 10 and the closest Target is about 15min away if you know where you're going. And babies r us is out of the question as the closest one is about 30min away. Gaaahhh...well i go onto plan b have Ian latch on, sounds easy right? The last time we tried this he was still in the NICU and just as we were going to try I got a call that I needed to be in my hospital room so my doc could discharge me. I was able to get him to latch on for a little while on both sides so I got some relief, we did this again in the middle of night and come 8am you can bet I was ready to get to Target. We took the pump with us so I could pump on the way home, I filled 2 5oz bottles in a matter of minutes and felt so much better. The only bad thing is that b/c of waiting so long to do so I compromised my supply so since Saturday I've been pumping like a mad woman trying to get my supply back up recall we're gonna try to do this for 1yr (49wks left).
That was 1 never again the 2nd never agsin is the childrens museum on a Saturday on top of not a good nights sleep leaving 1 to be prone to headaches. We all enjoyed it and liked different parts they had a Barbie exhibit showcasing all barbies thoughout the years it was neat to see them all and be able to pick out ones that Jennifer and I each had while growing up (I still have all mine they are dressed with their hair done packed up and stored at my parents) We weren't so much fans of all the children running around and screaming Yes, I know we went to a childrens museum, and we will go back again just during a week day when more children are in school.
Overall we had a good time and I will never leave home for more than 3hrs without my breast pump and shields!!!
That was 1 never again the 2nd never agsin is the childrens museum on a Saturday on top of not a good nights sleep leaving 1 to be prone to headaches. We all enjoyed it and liked different parts they had a Barbie exhibit showcasing all barbies thoughout the years it was neat to see them all and be able to pick out ones that Jennifer and I each had while growing up (I still have all mine they are dressed with their hair done packed up and stored at my parents) We weren't so much fans of all the children running around and screaming Yes, I know we went to a childrens museum, and we will go back again just during a week day when more children are in school.
Overall we had a good time and I will never leave home for more than 3hrs without my breast pump and shields!!!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Road Tripper
We are getting ready for our first road trip and weekend getaway with Ian. We are headed down to Brownsburg which is a town west of Indy to visit Marcus' sister (Jennifer) and brother in-law (Grant). We were suppose to go down for Christmas but my docs put big red denied stamp on that idea so here we are a month later taking the trek down. I may end up having to us my dad's connection at Ryder Truck Rental and getting us a moving truck for the weekend. Ian may be little but he requires a lof of stuff.
Now some of you may be thinking you're leaving home and he's only 3wks old?? Yes, we are leaving home with a 3wk old and we neither one of us thought twice about. We knew we would do it eventually, and there's no time like the present. Just because we had a baby doesn't mean our lives as a family get put on hold. My parents followed the same policy, I wouldn't put it past them that they didn't go to my mom's 6wk check-up with the car loaded to head up to their place up north at Silver Lake as I was on the beach when I was 6wks old. And the only reason they probably waited the 6wks b/c back them doc's put some crazy discharge orders on new mommas (they weren't allowed to drive for 6wks) crazy! They also enrolled my sister in morning kindergarten so that way on Friday's they could hit the road by lunch time to get up north and start the weekend.
What do plan on doing while down there?? Well we plan on eating, sharing in good conversation, making fun of me, and we're going to check out the Children's Muesum I haven't been there since I was super duper little, and Marcus and his sister don't remember ever going. I was checking out their website yesterday and I'm pretty pumped. I'm not one for muesums I dislike all educational adventures, but give me something hands on and I'm all about it. Who knows this could be one of our new tradition that once a year on one of our many trips to the Indy area we go to the Children's Muesum.
Now some of you may be thinking you're leaving home and he's only 3wks old?? Yes, we are leaving home with a 3wk old and we neither one of us thought twice about. We knew we would do it eventually, and there's no time like the present. Just because we had a baby doesn't mean our lives as a family get put on hold. My parents followed the same policy, I wouldn't put it past them that they didn't go to my mom's 6wk check-up with the car loaded to head up to their place up north at Silver Lake as I was on the beach when I was 6wks old. And the only reason they probably waited the 6wks b/c back them doc's put some crazy discharge orders on new mommas (they weren't allowed to drive for 6wks) crazy! They also enrolled my sister in morning kindergarten so that way on Friday's they could hit the road by lunch time to get up north and start the weekend.
What do plan on doing while down there?? Well we plan on eating, sharing in good conversation, making fun of me, and we're going to check out the Children's Muesum I haven't been there since I was super duper little, and Marcus and his sister don't remember ever going. I was checking out their website yesterday and I'm pretty pumped. I'm not one for muesums I dislike all educational adventures, but give me something hands on and I'm all about it. Who knows this could be one of our new tradition that once a year on one of our many trips to the Indy area we go to the Children's Muesum.
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