I am up way too late, or maybe it's too early. I woke up at 3am and Will was still sleeping. He went to bed at 8:30pm. He woke up 12:30am crying.... thinking he was hungry, we fixed him a bottle. He didn't eat at all and just fell back to sleep. He woke up again at 1:30am-ish and ate about 3 oz. (He ate 4, but then spit up some.) So I woke up at 3am and was concerned because it doesn't seem like he's eaten enough. He woke up a short time later and ate 3oz. He usually eats at least 4oz. at a feeding but I could hardly keep him awake to eat the 3 oz.!!! I'm probably worrying for nothing. Leave it to me to worry about him when I should be sleeping. I mean this is one of the first nights he slept this well and instead of taking advantage of it, I worry!
On a lighter note, I tried on my pre-pregnancy jeans again. I try them on like everyday... I know it's ridiculous but I figure it's good motivation to lose the weight. Although, even when I don't fit into them it usually drives me to eat some sort of crappy food. You would think I would stay away from the "bad" foods because I want to fit back into them.... but no! Anyway, I fit into two pair! I can actually button and zip them. They don't fit exactly the same as before I was pregnant but I am still happy! The fact that my thighs fit into them in amazing. I gained weight in my thighs a lot when I was pregnant (and my ass!) but not my calves.... so you can imagine how sexy that looked. I still haven't evened it out but it's better now:).
I really wanna start working out more but it's hard. We got a membership to the YMCA a couple weeks ago. We've only been there once since:( It's hard because we have Will. Our membership does include the on-site daycare for up to 2 hours per day. He can't go till he's six months old though... one more week! I would go by myself but aside from being completely unmotivated, I hate working out alone. I only have 7 more pounds to lose, but A LOT of muscle to tone:( I wasn't super toned before but now it's like the Pillsbury doughboy!
I have new hair!!! I have been watching "Friends" again (I have all ten seasons and I go in spurts of watching though them) and I love when Rachel cuts her hair in season 7. I decided to do the same style. I also colored my hair. It's pretty much my natural color only a bit richer. I wanted to go closer to my natural color so I wouldn't have to color it so often. I won't have the time or money to do it anymore (daycare will pretty much be sucking away all the "fun" money we used to have). I think it's very cute and super easy to do. I can pretty much just blowdry it and go which is a huge lifesaver since I never have time to do it anymore:)
I just signed up at audible.com. It's a website that let's you download audiobooks for your mp3 player. I pay like $7/month and I can download one book/month. I can download more but all book after that will be 30% off. I do enjoy reading but it's nice to have audiobooks because I can plug my Zune in when I'm driving, getting my hair done, working out (if I ever do that).... it's great!! I also listen to it while I am falling asleep. I just downloaded Jodi Picoult "Plain Truth". I'm really enjoying it so far.
I suppose I should try to sleep since he'll probably be up in like an hour to eat!!!!
Monday, March 30, 2009
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BabyCenter Horoscopes
Parent (Gemini) & Parent (Leo):
What a lively and fun parenting team! Together you are enthusiastic, vibrant, and able to adapt to the changing needs of your family. The Gemini parent is more cerebral, encouraging the little ones to talk and play, drawing out their curiosity, and engaging them in games, puzzles, or other fun mental activities. Your jokes make the little ones laugh, and they delight in your youthful energy and playful mind.
The Leo parent is also great fun but much more dramatic: You're the one who will help neighborhood kids put on plays in your backyard. You bring stability and leadership to the scene. Your children will look up to you, which suits you just fine! You'll be the more likely parent to assert your authority and insist on strong discipline and good behavior from your children.
As a Gemini parent, you bring a sense of fun and humor to your household. You love to challenge your family intellectually, so you can often be found working on crossword puzzles with your kids or playing a game of Scrabble after dinner.
Conversation and debate are an integral part of your family life. You love reading to your children, taking them to a movie, or watching a TV show together, and then discussing it afterward. You value a keen mind and will raise your kids to be as sharp-witted, curious, and opinionated as you are.
Communication is one of your strengths, but as a Gemini, you tend to intellectualize your emotions, getting caught up in logic and skimping on your intimate connections. So be sure to let your children know how you feel, especially how much you love and support them. And be openhearted and comforting when they need it.
Your children will adore your fun-loving, mercurial mind. Your tastes change often, and your kids are likely to find this both exciting and stimulating.
But be sure to provide them with a stable base as well. Children need continuity and routine, and it's important that you provide your kids with rituals they can count on, such as regular family dinners, a bedtime routine, time to do their homework and exercise, and so on. You can bring spontaneity and amusement into your family life in other arenas to far better effect.
As a Leo parent, you're all about family loyalty, protection, and affection. You're passionate and genuine in your emotional displays, so your children know when you're in a warm, enthusiastic mood -- and they're equally aware of when you're feeling blue.
With your natural courage, energy, and love of the spotlight, you're likely to be the center of the family, and you set the emotional tone for your children and partner. When you're feeling appreciated, life shines for all of you, but when you're feeling overlooked or undervalued, you can become quite upset and sensitive indeed. Leo is the royal sign, after all, and royalty does not like to be snubbed!
Your children love your generosity, and you shower them with frequent gifts and other grand gestures. If your son or daughter has a friend over and everyone's in a fine mood, you'll take the whole bunch out for dinner, a movie, and some ice cream, or something even more extravagant, whether or not you can afford it. It's all about treating your loved ones well.
But you do like to be thanked for your efforts. You have a proud side, as well as an insecure one, and when your benevolence is not acknowledged, you can work yourself into a real state. That lion's roar will be heard through the whole household! Deep down, you know your family adores you as fiercely and unreservedly as you adore them, and any family conflict is generally sorted out quickly.
Parent (Gemini) & Child (Pisces)-
You'll have to stretch a bit to give your sweet, sensitive Pisces child the affection she craves -- "warm and cuddly" isn't exactly in your repertoire. But even though you might consider that kind of behavior a little on the sappy side, your little Pisces needs just that sort of closeness.
While you're more of a thinker, she's emotional and intuitive to the core. She senses the world through impressions and bits of instinct that kick in at unexpected times. You'll find that she's very tuned in to your needs and feelings, but no one knows better than you that your needs and feelings change fast. Some might even call you capricious -- and your Pisces child does best with a constant, sure connection. She needs your emotional support, so be sure to connect with her in that way without intellectualizing your feelings.
A deeply creative imagination enhances your Pisces child's experience of life, imbuing it with varied hues and shimmering possibilities. You might find her staring off into space, but there's plenty going on in that unfathomable mind of hers -- feelings, impressions, and bits of intuition woven together in a rich mosaic of perception.
Pisces children are incredibly tender and compassionate, and they need extra affection from their parents. Your little Pisces may want to be held nonstop as a baby and will still need plenty of hugs, kisses, and encouragement as she grows older.
Pisces children are often more concerned with their instincts than with logic, and more interested in their dreams or fantasies than in "real life." As the parent of a Pisces child, you can help to ground her in reality; avoidance and escapism are typical Piscean traits.
So is idealism. Your Pisces child may have grand visions of the way life could and should be, which will then fall flat in the harsh light of reality.
Since your little Pisces is so emotionally sensitive (as well as physically and psychically), you'll need to be careful which people and influences you expose her to and what you feed her. Don't be surprised if she brings home stray kittens and other friends in need. Her heart's capacity to love and serve is enormous -- sometimes to a fault.
Your Pisces child needs to protect herself against people who would take advantage of her giving and gullible nature, and that's one area in which you, as her parent, can step in.
What a lively and fun parenting team! Together you are enthusiastic, vibrant, and able to adapt to the changing needs of your family. The Gemini parent is more cerebral, encouraging the little ones to talk and play, drawing out their curiosity, and engaging them in games, puzzles, or other fun mental activities. Your jokes make the little ones laugh, and they delight in your youthful energy and playful mind.
The Leo parent is also great fun but much more dramatic: You're the one who will help neighborhood kids put on plays in your backyard. You bring stability and leadership to the scene. Your children will look up to you, which suits you just fine! You'll be the more likely parent to assert your authority and insist on strong discipline and good behavior from your children.
About the Gemini Parent
The Great Communicator
As a Gemini parent, you bring a sense of fun and humor to your household. You love to challenge your family intellectually, so you can often be found working on crossword puzzles with your kids or playing a game of Scrabble after dinner.
Conversation and debate are an integral part of your family life. You love reading to your children, taking them to a movie, or watching a TV show together, and then discussing it afterward. You value a keen mind and will raise your kids to be as sharp-witted, curious, and opinionated as you are.
Communication is one of your strengths, but as a Gemini, you tend to intellectualize your emotions, getting caught up in logic and skimping on your intimate connections. So be sure to let your children know how you feel, especially how much you love and support them. And be openhearted and comforting when they need it.
Your children will adore your fun-loving, mercurial mind. Your tastes change often, and your kids are likely to find this both exciting and stimulating.
But be sure to provide them with a stable base as well. Children need continuity and routine, and it's important that you provide your kids with rituals they can count on, such as regular family dinners, a bedtime routine, time to do their homework and exercise, and so on. You can bring spontaneity and amusement into your family life in other arenas to far better effect.
About the Leo Parent
Proud and Warm
As a Leo parent, you're all about family loyalty, protection, and affection. You're passionate and genuine in your emotional displays, so your children know when you're in a warm, enthusiastic mood -- and they're equally aware of when you're feeling blue.
With your natural courage, energy, and love of the spotlight, you're likely to be the center of the family, and you set the emotional tone for your children and partner. When you're feeling appreciated, life shines for all of you, but when you're feeling overlooked or undervalued, you can become quite upset and sensitive indeed. Leo is the royal sign, after all, and royalty does not like to be snubbed!
Your children love your generosity, and you shower them with frequent gifts and other grand gestures. If your son or daughter has a friend over and everyone's in a fine mood, you'll take the whole bunch out for dinner, a movie, and some ice cream, or something even more extravagant, whether or not you can afford it. It's all about treating your loved ones well.
But you do like to be thanked for your efforts. You have a proud side, as well as an insecure one, and when your benevolence is not acknowledged, you can work yourself into a real state. That lion's roar will be heard through the whole household! Deep down, you know your family adores you as fiercely and unreservedly as you adore them, and any family conflict is generally sorted out quickly.
Parent (Gemini) & Child (Pisces)-
You'll have to stretch a bit to give your sweet, sensitive Pisces child the affection she craves -- "warm and cuddly" isn't exactly in your repertoire. But even though you might consider that kind of behavior a little on the sappy side, your little Pisces needs just that sort of closeness.
While you're more of a thinker, she's emotional and intuitive to the core. She senses the world through impressions and bits of instinct that kick in at unexpected times. You'll find that she's very tuned in to your needs and feelings, but no one knows better than you that your needs and feelings change fast. Some might even call you capricious -- and your Pisces child does best with a constant, sure connection. She needs your emotional support, so be sure to connect with her in that way without intellectualizing your feelings.
About the Pisces Child
The Dreamer
A deeply creative imagination enhances your Pisces child's experience of life, imbuing it with varied hues and shimmering possibilities. You might find her staring off into space, but there's plenty going on in that unfathomable mind of hers -- feelings, impressions, and bits of intuition woven together in a rich mosaic of perception.
Pisces children are incredibly tender and compassionate, and they need extra affection from their parents. Your little Pisces may want to be held nonstop as a baby and will still need plenty of hugs, kisses, and encouragement as she grows older.
Pisces children are often more concerned with their instincts than with logic, and more interested in their dreams or fantasies than in "real life." As the parent of a Pisces child, you can help to ground her in reality; avoidance and escapism are typical Piscean traits.
So is idealism. Your Pisces child may have grand visions of the way life could and should be, which will then fall flat in the harsh light of reality.
Since your little Pisces is so emotionally sensitive (as well as physically and psychically), you'll need to be careful which people and influences you expose her to and what you feed her. Don't be surprised if she brings home stray kittens and other friends in need. Her heart's capacity to love and serve is enormous -- sometimes to a fault.
Your Pisces child needs to protect herself against people who would take advantage of her giving and gullible nature, and that's one area in which you, as her parent, can step in.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Time flies when you.... have a baby?
It has already been a month since Will was born. It really doesn't seem like it's been that long. I realized that I will be going back to work in 8 weeks! CRAP! I'm torn. Part of me doesn't want to go back but another part if me would like to. I guess working part-time would be ideal but that is not an option. I carry all the medical, dental, etc. and even after the daycare costs I would still be bringing home money. So I guess I know what I will be doing.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
William Jeffrey Sauvageau
William Jeffrey is here. Born February 22, 2009 at 5:46pm. 6lbs. 6oz. 20 inches long. Labor didn't seem long. I spent most of it at home. We got to the hospital around 3pm and by 5pm I was pushing. It's so strange to be home with him. We spent 9 months preparing and wondering what he would look like. It has really changed our lives, for the best. We spend our nights watching him sleep and laughing at all his facial expressions and noises.
Sometimes I feel a bit overwhelmed. It's the realization that we are responsible for him and raising him. It's quite the scary thought. I mostly just try to take it one day at a time and not freak out!
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