Today is Thanksgiving, and I can not help but to think of my grandmother "Nonny" who used to make her Oyster Stuffing every thanksgiving. It was sooooo yummy and probably what turned my young palette into an oyster loving machine once I grew up.
This year is different, my grandmother isn't around anymore, but this Thanksgiving is special in it's own way because it is the first Thanksgiving that Kenzie and I are spending with my new husband Geoff and his family. Tomorrow will be a family day for me to visit my sisters house.
Maybe next year I'll try and find that oyster stuffing so I can make that...Gotta go make some cranberry sauce now!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Cabinets...
Okay, my situation started yesterday, if you look at my note last night you'll see one of the bad things that happened yesterday was banging my head on a cabinet, I think I described it as "hitting my head crazy hard" or something like that.
That was nothing compared to today. Yesterday I was just in the kitchen looking for things, pots, can opener stuff like that and banged the back of my head. Today however...it was taken to a whole new level.
I was getting ready to go out and get a chai, go to church, and attend the potluck there for Thanksgiving. As I was squatting in the hallway going through something in the bottom cupboard close to the ground I stood up, FAST. When I say fast, it's only because of the end result, I was just standing up as one stands up, with enough force and energy to get the body vertical and balanced. My head, collided with the cabinet door with a loud crashing noise, it hurt badly enough I sat right back down, put my hands to my head, cried 'ow' again and when the pain seemed to get worse and not better I started crying...Geoff came over and I moved my hands, which had blood all over them. Looking at the cabinet I swear you could see like, a piece of skin almost hanging off of the cabinet corner...so gross.
He put his hand over my forehead and walked me to the bathroom to sit down, he helped me wipe it off a bit and get Neosporin and and a gauze pad thing pressed on it. Kenzie was freaking out and I pulled her to my lap when she refused to leave the room.
Long story short Kenzie eventually got off my lap and was almost in shock, definitely freaked out. She lay down in the hallway kind of in almost a fetal position, and didn't want me or Geoff to touch or talk to her. Geoff kept looking for butterfly bandages and made a few calls to figure out what we should do/if it was hospital worthy while I sat on the floor by Kenzie, who after a few minutes asked in a little voice, "is it my fault?" poor little girl actually thought somehow it might be her fault...fortunately she snapped out of it pretty fast and we went to the hospital, really painful for me and scary for her and probably Geoff too though.
We went to Highline which did a great job, almost no wait and they stitched me right up. Now I have seven stitches in my forehead, feel a little like Frankenstein but I'm glad that it IS stitched up so as to minimize the scar that the doctor was confident I would soon have.
Hopefully I don't hit my head on anything tomorrow.
That was nothing compared to today. Yesterday I was just in the kitchen looking for things, pots, can opener stuff like that and banged the back of my head. Today however...it was taken to a whole new level.
I was getting ready to go out and get a chai, go to church, and attend the potluck there for Thanksgiving. As I was squatting in the hallway going through something in the bottom cupboard close to the ground I stood up, FAST. When I say fast, it's only because of the end result, I was just standing up as one stands up, with enough force and energy to get the body vertical and balanced. My head, collided with the cabinet door with a loud crashing noise, it hurt badly enough I sat right back down, put my hands to my head, cried 'ow' again and when the pain seemed to get worse and not better I started crying...Geoff came over and I moved my hands, which had blood all over them. Looking at the cabinet I swear you could see like, a piece of skin almost hanging off of the cabinet corner...so gross.
He put his hand over my forehead and walked me to the bathroom to sit down, he helped me wipe it off a bit and get Neosporin and and a gauze pad thing pressed on it. Kenzie was freaking out and I pulled her to my lap when she refused to leave the room.
Long story short Kenzie eventually got off my lap and was almost in shock, definitely freaked out. She lay down in the hallway kind of in almost a fetal position, and didn't want me or Geoff to touch or talk to her. Geoff kept looking for butterfly bandages and made a few calls to figure out what we should do/if it was hospital worthy while I sat on the floor by Kenzie, who after a few minutes asked in a little voice, "is it my fault?" poor little girl actually thought somehow it might be her fault...fortunately she snapped out of it pretty fast and we went to the hospital, really painful for me and scary for her and probably Geoff too though.
We went to Highline which did a great job, almost no wait and they stitched me right up. Now I have seven stitches in my forehead, feel a little like Frankenstein but I'm glad that it IS stitched up so as to minimize the scar that the doctor was confident I would soon have.
Hopefully I don't hit my head on anything tomorrow.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thanksgiving...love you Geoff!
I am thankful that I married someone who likes to cook, I have a very hard time in the kitchen and because of him I don't generally have to deal with it. Tonight I did though, here are the things that went well/didn't go well:
Went Well:
1.) Made Carrot/Satsuma Juice with Kenzie (and cleaned all parts of juicing machine) successfully.
2.) Thought of making cream of wheat which has iron, which I might be deficient in so bonus!
3.) Planned (and started) a simple dinner, noodles & chopped tomatoes out of a can for sauce
4.) Managed to feed both myself and Kenzie, and both successfully drank the carrot satsuma juice.
5.) Successfully made the Cream of Wheat, which didn't even have any lumps!
Didn't Go Well:
1.) Couldn't find a way to open the cans needed for my plans, because I brought the can opener to work sometime last week.
2.) Hit my head REALLY hard on an open cabinet door.
3.) Couldn't come up with anything aside from Cream of Wheat & Noodles to serve for dinner...thank goodness my daughters are young enough to think that is yummy, (one is 3 and one is in my belly).
Went Well:
1.) Made Carrot/Satsuma Juice with Kenzie (and cleaned all parts of juicing machine) successfully.
2.) Thought of making cream of wheat which has iron, which I might be deficient in so bonus!
3.) Planned (and started) a simple dinner, noodles & chopped tomatoes out of a can for sauce
4.) Managed to feed both myself and Kenzie, and both successfully drank the carrot satsuma juice.
5.) Successfully made the Cream of Wheat, which didn't even have any lumps!
Didn't Go Well:
1.) Couldn't find a way to open the cans needed for my plans, because I brought the can opener to work sometime last week.
2.) Hit my head REALLY hard on an open cabinet door.
3.) Couldn't come up with anything aside from Cream of Wheat & Noodles to serve for dinner...thank goodness my daughters are young enough to think that is yummy, (one is 3 and one is in my belly).
Revelation #1
I can not keep my can opener at work, because if I do so, it means that I do not have one at home.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
New Obsession
I think of things I want to write here all the time, usually I am on a bus, in the car or just sitting or walking outside or at work. By the time I am able to sit down to write wnd process things that fleeting thought is gone. So, this morning I started thinking about a way to handle my overload of topics and ideas and what I came up with a regular half hour date with myself to unload, either at starbucks before I get on the bus or a cafe once I get downtown to write it all up.and post it before starting my day.
That is what led to my obsession, which is to get one of those teeny laptops that I can keep in my purse and use exclusively for internet usage, because what I'm doing this second, which is typing this up on my blackberry just isn't a smart thing for me to do, I've experienced blackberry thumb just from texting too much so I know it isn't good for my phalanges (fingers) which if like to preserve for other things I like to do like knitting or braiding my daughters hair.
So hopefully I will soon be writing more regularly and not spending as mush time being frustrated about not being able to remember or communicate my thoughts.
We will see! My husband claimed he'll get me one for Christmas, we'll see if I'll be patient enough to wait for that or if I get one for myself sooner.
That is what led to my obsession, which is to get one of those teeny laptops that I can keep in my purse and use exclusively for internet usage, because what I'm doing this second, which is typing this up on my blackberry just isn't a smart thing for me to do, I've experienced blackberry thumb just from texting too much so I know it isn't good for my phalanges (fingers) which if like to preserve for other things I like to do like knitting or braiding my daughters hair.
So hopefully I will soon be writing more regularly and not spending as mush time being frustrated about not being able to remember or communicate my thoughts.
We will see! My husband claimed he'll get me one for Christmas, we'll see if I'll be patient enough to wait for that or if I get one for myself sooner.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Halfway there!!
Yesterday was the official end of my 20th week, this means there is about 20 to go, (or 18-22 if you want to be really specific), and wow it has flown by!!
I'm glad I can finally feel her moving around sometimes. We still don't have a name picked out, but have a few we are bouncing back and forth, doing it computer style with a g-doc spreadsheet with lots of info/columns for meaning, feeling and logic behind liking/not liking names. Pretty funny, if you have suggestions feel free to send them my way!
I'm glad I can finally feel her moving around sometimes. We still don't have a name picked out, but have a few we are bouncing back and forth, doing it computer style with a g-doc spreadsheet with lots of info/columns for meaning, feeling and logic behind liking/not liking names. Pretty funny, if you have suggestions feel free to send them my way!
Halfway there!
Yesterday marked the completion of 20 weeks of pregnancy...that's out of 40 so we are halfway there!!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
She's a girl!
Last Friday was wonderful, work was smooth and I got picked up right on time to go to our big ultrasound!
Geoff and Kenzie were of course the ones that picked me up and were there for the whole thing. It was very clear that she is a little girl and right when we finished confirming she has all her parts the awesome (also pregnant!) tech panned out to see baby girls face again and we saw her out her little thumb in her mouth. . She looked just like Kenzie did, and I know this for sure because the day or two before we'd been watching the video of Kenzie's ultrasound. Didn't get a video this time but we did get a couple of awesome pictures!
She's just sucking her thumb and waiting patiently for the next 5 months to pass so she can join us...
Geoff and Kenzie were of course the ones that picked me up and were there for the whole thing. It was very clear that she is a little girl and right when we finished confirming she has all her parts the awesome (also pregnant!) tech panned out to see baby girls face again and we saw her out her little thumb in her mouth. . She looked just like Kenzie did, and I know this for sure because the day or two before we'd been watching the video of Kenzie's ultrasound. Didn't get a video this time but we did get a couple of awesome pictures!
She's just sucking her thumb and waiting patiently for the next 5 months to pass so she can join us...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
election day scare
i went to the bus stop this morning, slightly later than usual and there was about 8 people huddled around the covered area. When I looked around more, I realized one man was lying down on the ground. There were two men/heros doing CPR and a third on the phone talking to police dispatch repeating what the men would say, "he's heart beat us gone, okay its back, he's not breathing though.".
Talk about a humbling way to start election day!
It makes me think back to times when I felt hopeless for whatever reason, body not feeling quite right and then of course on to the hospital experience this man will have, assuming he survives. It is healthcare that I thought of next, wondering if he has insurance or if he'd be paying off these medical bills the rest of his life.
We need an administration that will help the people who need it, which of course also means we need to do our part not just for us, not just for our families but for our village, our neighbors, our fellow humans we are sharing this life and planet with.
It couldHave been me at that bus stop. I could have had a miscarriage, maybe its five months from now and I go into labor! Or have a heart attack, stroke, simply pass out? It could be any of us and we need to not only appreciate what we have but we need to think outside our little happy bubble and realize we could lose everything at any time. Many people out there already have, and like Hilary said, "it takes a village.". I hope he is okay.
I already voted for Obama, did you vote yet?
-my blackberry rant from the bus for election day.
Talk about a humbling way to start election day!
It makes me think back to times when I felt hopeless for whatever reason, body not feeling quite right and then of course on to the hospital experience this man will have, assuming he survives. It is healthcare that I thought of next, wondering if he has insurance or if he'd be paying off these medical bills the rest of his life.
We need an administration that will help the people who need it, which of course also means we need to do our part not just for us, not just for our families but for our village, our neighbors, our fellow humans we are sharing this life and planet with.
It couldHave been me at that bus stop. I could have had a miscarriage, maybe its five months from now and I go into labor! Or have a heart attack, stroke, simply pass out? It could be any of us and we need to not only appreciate what we have but we need to think outside our little happy bubble and realize we could lose everything at any time. Many people out there already have, and like Hilary said, "it takes a village.". I hope he is okay.
I already voted for Obama, did you vote yet?
-my blackberry rant from the bus for election day.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Come on google....
So, I didn't have problem with this google/blogger acquisition, but I haven't been able to publish pictures here as easily! I've been posting more to my facebook page though since I can do that with the facebook blackberry application that is on my new blackberry (thanks Geoff!) I do wish I could put the pictures here though.
Things are going well but what I'm experiencing more than anything is pregnancy related, I know not all are into reading about that stuff but I figured I should let everyone know it is the "Baby #2" link on the right side of this page under my picture if you ARE interested...I'm just past 18 weeks now!!
Anyway, gotta go get baby girl out of the bath now, she's been lining up all her toys and counting them as she pushes them in to drop in the water, was my FAVORITE FAVORITE bathroom activity as a kid...watching things fall :-)
Have a good night...
Things are going well but what I'm experiencing more than anything is pregnancy related, I know not all are into reading about that stuff but I figured I should let everyone know it is the "Baby #2" link on the right side of this page under my picture if you ARE interested...I'm just past 18 weeks now!!
Anyway, gotta go get baby girl out of the bath now, she's been lining up all her toys and counting them as she pushes them in to drop in the water, was my FAVORITE FAVORITE bathroom activity as a kid...watching things fall :-)
Have a good night...
Ugh...growing pains...
Okay, so I'm just about halfway there, just under 2 weeks to go.
Not to whine but:
I totally puked yesterday, sucked. I had just taken my vitamins and eaten an apple, poor Kenzie was home alone with me and was so sweet, she hugged me back as I vomited. I also got sick a week or two ago...more than through the first trimester when I was nauseous more, but not actually getting SICK.
Round Ligament pain is present...that is defined here: ROUND LIGAMENT and it hurts, it's been hitting me when I get up sometimes, walk, or bend over to say, get something out of the trunk of the car. I think it's just my body getting ready to grow but ouch! Feels like the cramps I get when I jog or run.
Also my uterus is definitely up and sticking out, I can feel it, and it hurts WAY more than usual to be bumped or to have it pushed on at all, say by a hand trying to feel or by Kenzie being playful...sucks means I'm not as fun.
I'm a little frustrated I'm not feeling the baby move...I wonder if it is because I'm so distracted with life or something...I think I've felt it a few times, but not every day, and not strong enough to be sure. I really thought I felt it a month ago but kind of question that now...why wouldn't I have felt it since if that was the case?
zzzzzzz...I'm tired a LOT. Geoff told me he read my blood is increasing 50% about this time...and heart is working way harder, probably has something to do with it.
I was very much wanting to do a home birth, but after talking to Kenzie's pediatrician, I'm a little nervous...talking to midwife about it on Wednesday and will talk about hospital options that are natural birth friendly. I'm also of course nervous about the house not being done, but this decision would totally take that pressure off which I think all would appreciate.
I'd like to take a birthing class soon, I never took one with Kenzie and think it would be nice to know what I'm getting into ahead of time this time, since I ended up being kind of drugged up last time.
Kenzie and Geoff are great, love them to death.
Not to whine but:
I totally puked yesterday, sucked. I had just taken my vitamins and eaten an apple, poor Kenzie was home alone with me and was so sweet, she hugged me back as I vomited. I also got sick a week or two ago...more than through the first trimester when I was nauseous more, but not actually getting SICK.
Round Ligament pain is present...that is defined here: ROUND LIGAMENT and it hurts, it's been hitting me when I get up sometimes, walk, or bend over to say, get something out of the trunk of the car. I think it's just my body getting ready to grow but ouch! Feels like the cramps I get when I jog or run.
Also my uterus is definitely up and sticking out, I can feel it, and it hurts WAY more than usual to be bumped or to have it pushed on at all, say by a hand trying to feel or by Kenzie being playful...sucks means I'm not as fun.
I'm a little frustrated I'm not feeling the baby move...I wonder if it is because I'm so distracted with life or something...I think I've felt it a few times, but not every day, and not strong enough to be sure. I really thought I felt it a month ago but kind of question that now...why wouldn't I have felt it since if that was the case?
zzzzzzz...I'm tired a LOT. Geoff told me he read my blood is increasing 50% about this time...and heart is working way harder, probably has something to do with it.
I was very much wanting to do a home birth, but after talking to Kenzie's pediatrician, I'm a little nervous...talking to midwife about it on Wednesday and will talk about hospital options that are natural birth friendly. I'm also of course nervous about the house not being done, but this decision would totally take that pressure off which I think all would appreciate.
I'd like to take a birthing class soon, I never took one with Kenzie and think it would be nice to know what I'm getting into ahead of time this time, since I ended up being kind of drugged up last time.
Kenzie and Geoff are great, love them to death.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
November is here!
Pregnancy is going great!
I just passed the 18 week mark and for the most part am feeling great...pretty tired a lot of the time and getting some of that 'round ligament' pain only. I know there is more to come though!
Kenzie and I had a blast last night trick or treating, loved it!
I just passed the 18 week mark and for the most part am feeling great...pretty tired a lot of the time and getting some of that 'round ligament' pain only. I know there is more to come though!
Kenzie and I had a blast last night trick or treating, loved it!
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