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

I'm back!!

Well, physically anyway.  My body is here, but my heart is still in NY.  I am also exhausted beyond belief.  10 straight days of running around with a 10 month old is deserving of a vacation.  Hubby got to enjoy a 3 day conference in Scottsdale at a nice resort as soon as we got back.  Free food, free room (I only let him stay one of the three nights) ~ No Fair!
New York, besides being draining, was so much fun!! I'm so happy we stayed with my sister and her hubby.  Even on the days we were running around town we got to see them when we got home and in the morning.  They really are amazing Aunt & Uncle to Dominick! They spoil him beyond belief!  New clothes, new toys, new shoes, new iPOD!!!  The iPod is so we can "FaceTime" aka video chat.  I didn't even know what FaceTime was until last week. ha.  We've already used it twice and Dominick loves it!  It makes me happy that he gets to "see" Aunt Jaime, especially now that he just saw her for 10 days, he knows who she is.  Anyway, they were way too good to us while we were there and I will and do miss them greatly.  :(
Dominick turned 10 months old yesterday! I cannot believe it! Where has the past 10 months gone!?  He is starting to "walk" while holding our hands.  His new favorite thing is to climb the stairs.  I wish there were a better way to descibe it because "climb" doesn't do it justice.  It's more of a frantic, hysterical (laughing) rushing zoom up the stairs!  While it's quite adorable, it's equally scary!  Obviously we will be getting a gate this weekend.  I'm a bad Mama because I love to let him do it just for the entertainment! His little laugh and how he moves SO fast cracks me up.  He honestly gets up two flights faster than I do!!  I'll have to have Steve record it before we put a gate up! (Bad Mommy!)  Dominick also has been saying "Ma" "Ma" a lot.  I just wish he would say it when he is happy.  He only says it when he is upset and crying.  The best is now when he wakes up in the morning or in the night he calls "Maaa" "Maaa"  I love it!!  We're still working on clap hands, blowing kisses, touching nose/eyes/mouth.  I am enjoying every second with my little maniac monkey. I am still in awe that I get to be this amazing little person's Mommy.  What did I ever do to deserve such love and beauty?  He is a blessing to us and there is not a moment that passes that I am not eternally grateful.
OK, time to shove some food in my face before the monkey wakes up!

Overdrive

I don't even know where to begin, I am beyond exhausted.  NY was awesome, amazing, wonderful and EXHAUSTING!  I have been home for just over 24 hours and I cannot shake this feeling.  I honestly can barely keep my eyes open.  Man, I am officially getting old!  Dominick was adjusting today too and it had him in overdrive.  He was full speed ahead from 7am.  Our bags are still where we plopped them last night.  The kitchen WAS clean when we got home, now? Not so much!  Hubby had training this morning, tomorrow and Friday.  He isn't even coming home at all tomorrow night.  UGH.  I don't know how single parents do it! 

I think I will have to go into more details about my trip another time.  I'm fading . . . .FAST!

Bagel with Fly Cheese, Please

Winding down my weekend here on the couch with my hubby.  Munchkin upstairs, waking every hour or two.  Poor baby, I think his teeth may finally be coming in.  Although, I've said that a hundred times.  Who knows? It's a guessing game.  We could feel the bumps under his gums on top and he has been gnawing on his fingers like crazy all day.  Hopefully he won't be in too much pain while we're in NY.   I can't believe this time next week we will be there, and probably freezing.  YAY.  

We had a great weekend.  Did some shopping Friday, dinner Friday night with Jenn.  Spent the day with Jenn and her Mama, including yummy Thai food.  Unfortunately Saturday ended on a sour note - on our way home we stopped for Dunkin' Donuts, we both got the pumpkin iced coffees.  We also both got the shakes as a result.  Something about the coffee was definitely bad, but we couldn't figure out what or how.  Oh well, we're fine now.

This morning Jenn and I went to Massage Envy for her birthday and I finally got to redeem my Mother's Day present!  It was awesome!  I've never had a massage like that!  There were times where my mind would be deep in thought about something, then poof, gone.  I was so relaxed I couldn't even complete a thought.  Whereas, normally I am too busy and frantic to complete a thought, haha, I much prefer losing my mind in massage!  Here's where it gets funny.  We went for bagels after our massages and we were just talking, having a good time.  I was in the middle of telling Jenn a story, actually I was in the middle of a sentence when all of a sudden something is stuck in my throat.  As soon as I felt it I realized that I just SAW a bug fly into my mouth!  It all happened so fast that I stopped mid word, jaw dropped, contemplating if that had actually just happened and if it had-would the bug proceed to the exit as swiftly as he entered? I waited, replaying his last flight over and over in my mind, still in shock.  When I realized that I had a tickle in my throat that was not from my bagel I began to cough, hoping it would come up and out.  No such luck.  All the while Jenn is looking at me wondering if I even realized what she just witnessed.  OK, so, now that we all know a bug just flew into my mouth.  No, not into my mouth - down my throat.  He did not pass go and did not collect $200.  He went straight down.  Now What?  do I swallow what's in my mouth? Take a drink?  I was so unnerved and stunned.  Finally, I had to swallow and take a few swigs of iced tea.  That's when I asked her what kind of bug it was, I saw it, but just faintly, just enough to confirm what happened.  Apparently it was a fly, and a big one at that.  GREAT.  Now I need to run out of the place and vomit.  Except when I get out there there is a dude watching me, so I don't.  OMG.  I just ate a fly.  I am still mortified!!  As gross as it was, it was also one of, if not the funniest thing that has ever happened to me.  I laughed and got grossed out about it for the rest of the day.  I guess it was a "had to be there" kinda moment?  The story would have been a lot shorter and a heck of a lot funnier if I told it about 3 hours ago.  Instead I am telling it now at midnight and I am beyond exhausted. 

Monkey is up, again! 

Happy Halloween Month!

Yay! It's October!  I love October and Halloween.  It's officially time to get my decorations out and start decorating.  Have to get it done this week, before we go to NY.  I remember last year putting up webs on a ladder in the front of the house 7 months pregnant.  Seems like a lifetime ago and yesterday all at once.  I will learn my lesson this year and do all my exterior decorating after hours.  No need for the whole block to watch me wrestle with spider webs.  Ugh, I'm so anti-social!

It was a short, busy day today.  After waking up every hour last night, the munchkin finally took a nap at 10 am, and I did too.  He didn't wake up til 1 pm.  From the moment he woke up we were on the move! He did some shopping with me for Jenn's birthday then we came home said Hi and Bye to Daddy and were out the door again within 40 minutes.  We had a great dinner with Jenn at our "go to" mexican restaurant.  $2.50 Blue Moon's.  Nice.  I couldn't even finish one.  I'm getting old!  Then shopping at Kohl's.  We bought a bunch of warm clothes for NY.  SO cute and cheap!!  Picking out little sweatshirts, sweaters and pants made me so excited to see him all snuggled up and dressed warm.  I can't wait!  He is gonna look like a little boy, and not my little baby.  Makes me sad and excited.  I never want to hold him back just to please my need to keep him my little baby.  He's already way too busy for me all day; crawling, cruising, exploring. He is going to be a very independent little boy, I can see it already.

Here are some photos from our dinner tonight~!

The Birthday Girl

He decided he was DONE with the highchair! No complaints here!

Weeeeee!!