November 2006

November 01

Wednesday...random stuff

We've had a good week I guess.  Stupid DST has us all messed up.  Elijah is now getting up at 6:30 (as opposed to 8 or 9).  His sleeping habits are all messed up too, but that's my fault really.  sigh...
I totally thought we would have a ton of trick or treaters last night, but we really only got about 15.  I think that it's because our street doesn't have any street lights.
We officially have new neighbors.  They seem really nice, so we're excited about them.  I met a woman in our development that has a little boy (whose name I would butcher so I won't even try) who is 4 1/2 months old.  And it turns out that the woman next to her is preggers due in January.  It'll be nice to have a few new friends for Elijah in the neighborhood.
We went to have Elijah's portraits made today.  I wanted to get them done to put in Christmas cards and stuff.  It took much longer than we anticipated so Jerry stayed at work fairly late.  However, I got Elijah to sleep without nursing him down!!!  That's a big step in the sleeping issue I think.  Now I just have to suck it up and get through a few nights.  At first this night nursing didn't really bother me, but it's taking a toll on me.  Jerry asked me last night if two nights of uninterrupted sleep was worth a week of dealing with Elijah all by myself...YES!!!!  It totally is!!!!  I hadn't had a full nights sleep since, I'd say sometime in the second trimester.  It was GREAT to sleep for more than 8 hours!!!!!  Even if Elijah started sleeping through on his own during the week, I'd still be in that light sleeping state where I am listening to the monitor.  So I'll get over being tired.  I usually curl up in Elijah's nursery with a blanket and lie on the floor while he plays.
I got sunburned today.  I stopped to talk to this mom and I guess my back was to the sun.  Sigh...It's November 1st and I have a sunburn...I guess it could be worse...but I really do miss actual seasons...double sigh...
Okay, I added more pics.  We had fun at Jerry's folks.  The girls are getting sooooo big!!!  It was good to see them.  Elijah loved being around them and wanted to be where ever they were, it was very cute...
Alright I'm off to surf the web and then to bed...
November 07

VOTE!

I voted this morning.  Elijah went with me. Of course, everyone oohed and ahhed over him...he got my sticker.... Then we came home to wait for the punch people.  We sent in our new punch list before our warranty ran out and they were supposed to be here at 2:30...sigh...  Though Jerry took half a day, so that's nice to have him home.
So my new favorite book is The No Cry Sleep Solution.  Elijah is already sleeping better and I don't feel like a horrible parent for not letting my kid cry it out.  I read several other books and every one of them made me feel like I was damaging my child by not forcing him to self soothe.  We tried one night and everyone ended up upset and un-rested.  This one is not a one night fix, but we've been doing it for a few days and already there is a HUGE change.  I'm really excited about it.
There's also some other things going on that I will write about later (no we are NOT pregnant!) but until things are for sure I don't want to say anything, though I am SUPER excited!!!!!
Tracey launched a project today.  It looks awesome!  Check it out!!!  I think it sounds fabulous.  She is such a go-getter!  Good luck TJ!!!
We went to a birthday party on Sunday.  It was a child from play group's 1st b-day.  I can't believe that in just a few short months EJ is going to be 1.  It's INSANE!  He's getting brave.  He'll pull himself up and then get something in his hands and totally just stand there and play without holding on to anything....sigh.... I'm not ready for him to start walking.
Okay, I guess that's it!  GO VOTE!!!!
November 16

soooo much

I feel like so much has been going on, though I couldn't tell you one thing.  Elijah is keeping me as busy as ever.  He gets into EVERYTHING!  But that's cool. I've been hanging out with Rachel and Maya Rose lots lately it seems witch is also very cool and lots of fun.  We have been trying to establish a bit more of a routine around here for Elijah as well.  We are back to 2 naps a day and once he's out he sleeps for about 2 hours each time.  This is sorta making him sleep better at night.  We got rid of the crib and his mattress is on the floor.  Jerry's been in there with him this week.  Elijah has become very active in his sleep again.  We put him down and he sleeps, but then in his sleep he crawls into the middle of the floor.  This in turn wakes him up.  But he goes back down without nursing.  In fact, he is down to one nurse a night and that's at 4:30-ish!  Jerry says that Elijah sometimes crawls over to him and snuggles...very cute!
We had CRAZY weather today!  Tornadoes were in neighboring counties and the wind and rain we insane here!  People were killed.  I guess since we had only one tropical storm...hmmm....
It seems that other things happened.... Elijah is now 10 months!  I can't believe it!  My cousin had her baby...very cute!  Elijah's one year molars are coming in...
Oh...well, this is sort of a rant!  I got a petition from Planned Parenthood yesterday.  They want my signature (and they will get it!) to let Target, Winn Dixie, and Walgreens know that it is NOT okay to not fill birth control prescriptions.  Apparently some pharmacists feel that it is their moral duty to play God and not fill prescriptions for birth control because they don't believe it's right.  This is the STUPIDIST thing I have EVER heard.  Women acting responsibly, not wanting to get pregnant, (or maybe even needing the pill to help with medical issues) and not being able to get said meds?!?!?!  Frankly if you feel that you can't fill a prescrip for B.C. then maybe you don't like the town jerk who needs heart meds....WHAT?!?!?!  Also at our drug store they have the morning after pill behind the pharmacy counter.  Women who need this (and it is available without prescription) have to go ask, and be judged,  While I am not a fan of this as a form of B.C. I KNOW there are women out there that need this.  What if they were raped?  I think all this gives a pharmacy too much control, when it's not their place to do so. In fact the ONLY time I think that a pharmacist has the right to deny meds, is hen they realize that a prescribed med will react in a dangerous way with another med the patient is already taking.  I am so sick of people that think they have the right to play God and judge people based on their beliefs and apparently better moral standards.  Apparently they only read certain parts of their Bible at night...I believe there is a certain phrase in there...something like "judge not lest ye be judged"? GRRRR....
So that consumed me yesterday....
Okay, Elijah wants to go play....mama mama mama....gotta love it!!!!!
November 21

ahhh, rain

stupid cold weather and rain...  sigh.... i guess it IS novemeber....but i really hate cold rain.  sigh... we have to go out in it today too.  we have to get the oil changed in the camry for our trip.  yuck!
we are excited about seeing the fam for turkey/tofu day!  i am so excited for elijah to have his first thanksgiving.  i know he won't remember any of this, but it's so fun!
I'm almost done with christmas presents.  i'm making everything except for jerry and elijah.  it's kind of fun!
this past weekend i changed the air filter and while i was throwing the old one, Elijah went and started pushing the chair i was standing on back to the kitchen.  we thought he would get tired (it's a fairly heavy chair) but he pushed it all the way to the table.  he's also figured out how to turn the walker when he runs into things.  i'm so glad that cora let us borrow the walker.  it would kill my back to be running around with him hanging on to my hands all day.  he's definitely learning though.  his balance is getting better and better!  uhoh...i hear a yawning baby.... time for a nap (and my new addiction...gilmore girls!!!!)  hope your weather is better than ours!!!