Hot Dog

Phew! Long day over here!  Dominick and I went Black Friday shopping with Jenn and family today! Not the crazy 4AM Black Friday shopping tho.  We left around 10, which is good because I don't think it is humanly possible for both of us to be up, fed and ready any time before 10AM.  I know, I've tried.  It was a great day.  I got a bunch of birthday and or Christmas gifts for Dominick! So exciting!  The poor little guy only got about 30 minutes sleep all day.  By the time we got home it was already almost 5pm so a late afternoon nap, like I planned, was out of the question.  These are the times I hate Steve's shift.  Dominick was cranky and hungry but we had to wait for Daddy to wake up before we could eat.  We weren't done eating until 7:30!  Not the best day for that.  And that was a "quick" dinner, just had to boil water for left over sauce.  So much for tubby tonight.  There's always tomorrow!

I finally finished Munchkin's Sprout birthday card too!  YAAY  I HAVE HAVE HAVE to go to the post office tomorrow! I have 2 gifts in my back seat that need to be shipped to NV and I need to get his card in the mail.  Don't want to miss the deadline.  It came out really cute.  Wanna see? hhehehe

 

There ya have it! I am kind of annoyed about how sloppy my handwriting is on the back, but, whatever. 

I also got the invitations all ready, just have to fill in some missing addresses and mail them.  Hopefully I can get this all done tomorrow. 

Time for Mama to veg out in front of the TV with my spiked sweet tea.  Num Num!

Lump In My Throat

I've had a lump in my throat all day.  I am feeling totally overwhelmed with the mess that is my house.  I want to cry for any reason under the sun.  PMS much? Sheesh.  I am sitting here in my living room trying not to concentrate on the clutter.  I have absolutely no will to get up and start cleaning at 10:45 pm.  The stupid thing is, if I would have just done it when Dominick went to sleep at 8 pm I'd be done by now.  Instead, I just sat here, for almost 3 hours, doing absolutely nothing but obsess over how stressed the mess is making me.  It's and endless cycle.  Maybe I will wake up tomorrow motivated.  I have to do some cooking in the morning, luckily nothing too major.  Steve will have to go to sleep almost as soon as he gets home from work, which means I will have to clean and cook with the little monkey swinging from the vines.  aaah!  I don't know why I am surprised about this feeling.  It comes every year about this time ~ the holidays.  No matter how happy I am, this time of year always seems to drudge up the little orphan in me.  The little girl who just wants her Mommy.  It almost sickens me that I have the nerve to feel sorry for myself.  I have SO much to be grateful for, my life is literally my dream come true.  Will that little girl in me ever grow up?  I'm the Mommy now, stop sulking and start cleaning!

It's Official

My munchkin turned 11 months old yesterday.  I guess I have to surrender to the fact that he WILL turn one year old.  In LESS than a month!  Waaaah.  - Ok, enough whining.

Today we started him on whole milk.  I was a bit nervous, but he guzzled it down!  He drank a whole sippy cup and then came back for more after his nap.  Not even "loose" poops afterward.  He's got a tank tummy!  We are only doing milk with lunch for the first week, then I will gradually start with breakfast, then dinner.  So, the exciting news is I can retire my pump.  Amen and halleluia.  Baba's are also no more.  My itty bitty is now a biggy wiggy.  Ha, corny.  He drinks from a straw sippy cup like a real little boy.  What the heck is going on around here!?

I am working on Dominick's birthday card to send into Sprout TV.   I am so excited about this.  I really hope it comes out as cute as I envision it. I need to sort through my gazillion pictures and pick out a few of my faves to put in the card.  I am hoping Jenn can help me put it together on Thursday.  We will be going next door for Thanksgiving.  I remember last Thanksgiving like it were yesterday.  It literally feels like it could have been last week that I had my little monkey in my belly and I was waiting anxiously to meet him.  Now he is here and he is the MOST amazing person I have ever met!

So much to do this week.  Invitations.  Sprout card.  Post Office.  Thanksgiving!

Ok, Walking Dead time!

2-fer Thursday!

Yo! It's almost time to go! (aw) But, first, let's go back and remember all the fun things we did today! (yay) Can you help me? Are you ready? Well, let's do it. Break It Down:


First:  We went to see Dominick's doctor to get weighed and ask a few questions about starting whole milk.  He says he is growing wonderfully! He weighs 21 lbs 12 ozs and is a whopping 31.5 ins long!


Then: We had our very first ever grilled cheese sandwich! YAAAY We loved it.  Wait, we pretty much love anything but cauliflower at this point :)

Then: We video chatted with Aunt Jaime, Uncle Mike AND Uncle Eddie!  It was awesome, but still made me sad and jealous that I could not be in NY with all of them.  They were going out to dinner.  Without us.  :'( BooooooooooHoooooooo :'(

Later: We took a nice long walk to the playground!  We climbed up the stairs all by ourselves and slid down the slide with Mama!  We played with the fake steering wheel and played music.  Sadly, I did not get a picture of him going down the corkscrew slide by himself. With Mamas assistance, holding him, of course.  It was hilarious.  Between his face, which was priceless, and the large amounts of static causing his hair to stick straight up.  Fun times! He loved it!

We saw the gorgeous sunset behind the White Tank Mountains

Even Later: Dominick started getting very cranky and upset because his gums were really hurting.  So, to mix things up, I put on his awesome red sweater from Robyn, directly from Ireland and took him in the backyard to look at the stars with Reggie.

Finally: We had dinner (angel hair with garlic, oil and steamed broccoli, butternut squash AND applesauce).  Then we took a much needed tubby and dried off with our favorite monkey towels.  Some advil, orajel and lots of giggles, hugs and kisses to end the night.

Goodnight sweet little boy.  Sweet dreams!
Mama loves you to the moon and stars. And back again  <3
XOOX

Hello Toof!

We FINALLY have a tooth!! It officially peeked through the gums on the 8th and is slowly (very slowly) making his appearance.  He has been such a sweetie too, barely ever cranky.  Only thing now is, he is already putting that half of a tooth to use and biting the side of his crib.  I went in his room after his nap just now and he had black specks all over his mouth, tongue and tooth! Let the games begin!

Sigh, as fun as all these new things are: new teeth, new words, hopefully a step or two in the  near future, a big part of me is just not ready for it. I wonder if I can will the Gods to slow down time?  It's a reasonable request, isn't it?  Can't I just get another year of my baby being a baby?  Just one more year.  I am not ready for him to be a "big boy".  We are starting the little monkey on whole milk Monday.  No more nursing for us.  Yet another bittersweet passage into big boy-dome.  *Don't get me wrong, Mama is ready for this one, or at least my boobies are*

Birthday party supplies are ordered, guest list is being worked on, all I have to do now is figure out what we're going to get the monkey! I just made his 12 month check up appointment today.  It's on his actual birthday, but I think I will postpone it until after Christmas.  I don't want my little baby to get a bunch of shots ON his actual birthday! That's no fun!  Only fun stuff for my little boy for his big day.  Maybe we will take him to the zoo.  I just better remember to not put any makeup on because I have a feeling I will be in tears all day. 

That's all I have to report today!  Time to go play!

You learn something new every day.

HOW is it November?  Where is this year going?  I have to order Dominick's First Birthday party supplies! REALLY ?? I almost can't accept it.  My little tiny baby is growing up too fast!  We are doing a small party, just for the few people we know out here in AZ and Uncle Eddie and Aunt Lou will be here!  I am so excited about that!  I wish everyone could be here.  Especially Aunt Jaime and Uncle Mike :(  But, what can I expect? I live on the other side of the country.  I knew when we moved it would be hard at times like these, but I never really knew how it would affect me as a "Mommy".  How could I? I've never been one before!  It stinks, and it hurts, but as much as it hurts I am so grateful to have this beautiful house to raise my baby in.  I get to stay home with him and see his sweet little face all day.  There is nothing to compare to that.  I certainly could never afford to do that in NY.  :(
FaceTime is really making things easier.  We get to see Aunt Jaime (& Uncle Mike) almost every day!! It's great!!  Now if only Uncle Eddie would get with the program and hook up his webcam!  I cannot believe he has never seen my son!  How is that even possible!??! The first time he will meet him will be for his 1st birthday.  Craziness!!!
What else is new? Besides avoiding mirrors at all costs?!  I chopped my hair and every time I look at it in the mirror I seriously want to cry.  Yeah, Yeah, it will grow back! Yeah, Yeah, it looks "cute" . . . whatever!!!  Not soon enough, I say.  My hair was kind of stringy and ick before tho, I must remind myself this.  It feels healthy now, it just looks like crap.
So, now on to the new thing I learned today. . . apparently my first baby teeth grew in rotten!! How did I not know this?  I knew I had to have them pulled really young, like 2 yrs old.  I knew they were rotten, I just thought they rotted from too much candy/sugar.  I have never heard of this.  I am almost positive it happened cuz my mom was doing some kind (or many kinds) of drugs while she was pregnant.  I really need to look it up, I am intrigued.  I wonder if this is a common?
Speaking of teeth, Dominick still doesn't have his first!  This is crazy!!   I will miss his gummy smile too much, so I shouldn't complain.
Well, that's all I can come up with for now.  Looking forward to tomorrow.  Dinner with Jenn and some shopping!! YAY