Wordless(ish) Wednesday

My view all the time these days. When I feel like ditching the damn thing I remind myself of the money we're saving. Oh, plus all the benefits of breastmilk blah blah blah.

Plus, look at this face....

Stinkface says "just suck it up and do it ya wimp"

 

Linking up with The Paper Mama

A sigh of relief

Just a little update on Archer (he is two months old! So I'll have a post with pictures coming later.)
When we were still in the hospital after he was born one of the doctors heard a murmur in Archer's heart. A ultrasound confirmed a very small hole (and a couple of flaps that hadn't closed yet.) All expectations were that they weren't serious and should close up by themselves. We just had our followup appointment with the cardiologist and I'm happy to report that he could no longer hear the murmur. He said that was enough to know that it's probably closed, and can treat it as such. We just go back when he's 3 years old to have him checked out, but otherwise he's fine. I'm so relieved. I will say that getting blood pressure on a baby seems almost impossible and really uncomfortable for baby. They tried his arm first a couple of times, and then his leg. Poor guy cried and cried, and they never got it anyway. He handled his multiple vaccinations later that day much better. Oh, and keeping Q occupied while we waited was so annoying. A tiny room and an active curious toddler do not mix. Aye aye aye.... Anyway, I'm so relived!
Here's the little guy sleeping off the vaccinations.

Don't stare for too long or you'll get serious baby fever

Odds and Ends

Okay, so I did a Friday Five and all, but I guess I just wasn't done. It's rare for me to have the time and energy to write, so I thought I better just go with it.

I finally completed an 'About Me' page of sorts. It's up there at the top under 'Timeline'. I only point it out because I'm so proud of myself for actually finishing it and I think it's kinda funny. Which on second thought is probably a good indication that it isn't.

I'm trying to work on this stupid blog design and such, but I know zero about all that. One thing I did do was remove Disqus since Blogger has threaded commenting now. Also it wasn't always working for people. (I have problems with it on other blogs too.) Of course that deleted the few comments I had, sad face. Anyway, I think I'll eventually have to have someone more talented than myself at least to a header for me. Suggestions?

At dinner the other night Q had thrown one of his dried snap peas on the floor, which I hadn't noticed. Later I'm sitting on the couch and look up to see him notice it, start to step on it, SMILE at me with the most mischievous look and the crush it to powder. I was trying to tell him No, but it's hard to do that when you have to turn away to keep him from seeing you laugh. But I mean, come on! How hilarious is it when they start figuring this stuff out that they shouldn't be doing? Okay, actually it's usually annoying. But that smile just KILLED me.

Are you watching the super bowl this weekend? No I don't actually care. But we're having a contest at work, and if the team I picked wins I get to wear jeans to work! No, seriously. That's a thing. Jeans as a reward. And we just eat it up! Although at this point it's very possible I don't have any jeans that fit. hmmmm Oh, yeah the team I picked is the Giants. One- Tom Brady annoys me. B- My husband has a great hatred of the Patriots, so I'd probably get in trouble if I picked them. OH MY GOSH WHY AM I STILL TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL ON MY BLOG?! 

I was considering doing a post every couple weeks or so of the music I'm listening to. And then I remembered I don't listen to new music anymore, and I'd just be suggesting old stuff which isn't quite the same. It's very weird to feel so out of touch with something that I love so much. So why don't you tell me what I should be listening to. PS- I was listening to some Better Than Ezra today. The second CD I ever owned was 'Deluxe' by Better Than Ezra and honestly I still listen to it ALL the time, 17 years after it came out. That TRIPS me out. I'm old enough to have a favorite CD that old?! What the what?

Friday Five

This was my first week back at work after 10 week maternity leave (2 pre baby and 8 post baby.) And while I'm totally grateful to have all that paid maternity leave, it's still hard to feel like it's not nearly enough. Anyway, babble babble babble, here's the five

1. Okay, so this is going around and I'm sure everyone has seen it. But Kristen Bell and sloths? HILARIOUS! Like, I just can't love her more. And now I need to go watch every episode of Veronica Mars again.

2. You know what helps with that whole going back to work business? People telling you how good you look post baby. Now I just have to work on saying 'Thank You' instead of 'Thank you but I still have a lot of weight to lose'

3. Trying to get into this new schedule now that I'm back to work. I have to say, only 2 days in and I've done pretty good. I'm getting the diaper bag and bottles together the night before. I'm getting up when the alarm goes off. We're leaving the house on time. The only thing I'm sucking at is getting up in the middle of the night to pump. Blarg

4. So our daycare situation is all over the place. We're lucky enough to have grandparents take the kids one day a week. We've had an in home daycare person since Q was 2 months old, and she takes both boys now 2 days a week. And we have a former co-worker of Shawn's taking the boys 2 days a week. This week was the first time Archer was with anyone but me for more than a couple hours, but he did great. It does make me a little sad how easy it's been for the boys to be away from me ; ) But of course I'm mostly just relieved to have all the help we do, and people that really love the boys and take great care of them.

5. I know that dumb groundhog saw his shadow, but I can't help but hope winter gets over with quickly. I live in the Pacific NW, so this is a ridiculous thing to hope for. Summer will come in August just like it does every year. Still, I long for tank tops & flip flops, taking the boys to beach, BBQs...all that good stuff.

I feel like posts without pictures are lame and boring, so I'll leave you with this. Happy Weekend!

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Back To Work

Well I did it. Today I returned back to work. I saw this in the break room and thought "Welcome back Meghan. Welcome back indeed."  They were all old and stale. So. That's what going back to work is like.

Linking up with The Paper Mama

Photo a Day Challenge Update

So I sucked on this one. I tried, really. But I'm not very good at taking pictures, nor am I very creative. So when I'm supposed to take a picture of water? I kinda look around in bewilderment and then give up. Whoops. Still, I did do a lot of them, so here are the ones I managed.

Day 9: Daily Routine. This guy waits while we get all his things ready for bed (Baby dolls, binkie, sound machine, pillow, blankies, etc etc.) And yes that is a crib sheet wrapped around our ikea chair. Don't ask.

Day 10: Childhood. I had no idea what this meant. I did happen to take this picture on the 10th tho, which is me embarrassing my kid. Nothing says childhood like parental embarrassements, right? 

Day 11: Where you sleep. Um. Yeah, my room is sad. Also I took this a couple days ago because I'd never gotten one on the 11th.

Day 12: Close Up. CAKE!

Day 13: Inside your Bag. Tried but never got it

Day 14: Something you're reading. Sadly, only the occasional magazine article.

Day 15: Happiness- My little guy playing

Day 16: Morning. Missed

Day 17: Water. What? That's Dr. Pepper you say?  ICE CUBES ARE WATER STUPID

Day 18: Something you bought. Nope

Day 19: Sweet. Nope

Day 20: Someone you love. So not hard, but I missed this one too.

Day 21: Reflection. Nope

Day 22: Your Shoes. Nope

Day 23: Something old. Nope

Day 24: Guilty Pleasure. Nope

Day 25: Something you made. Nope

Day 26: Color. Courtesy of Q

Day 27: Lunch. Well Archer had lunch anyway.

Day 28: Light. Nope

Day 29: Inside your fridge. It was too gross, lol

Day 30: Nature. Nope

Day 31: You, again. Meh. Blurry, but it's the only one I got.

I think I'm going to attempt it again this month. Fat Mum Slim posted a February challenge so lets see how I do this time.

Snow Days

Okay, so I'm a little late with this, but what else is new? Guess what? IT SNOWED! Yeah. And let me just say there was a shit ton of snow. Well, for the Pacific Northwest. I get it, we can't deal with snow here. But the thing is? We don't really need to most of the time. I'm just SO glad I didn't have to get to work. I missed a couple days last year because I couldn't get into work, and it was a nightmare. (Let me just say that one day I made it out to the bus stop, and a bus came. At the time I lived on one the WORST streets in the area for snow, so it was amazing the bus made it. But it didn't get far. So I got off the stuck bus and walked the rest of the way to the main Park & Ride and waited for a bus there. And waited. But no buses did come. So then I trecked all the way back to my apartment in seriously the worst windy snowy weather. It sucked. Also? people's weather stories are kinda boring, aren't they? Sorry about that).
Anyway, this time I got to stay in the nice warm house with my boys. I never did get to play in the snow, being inside with the littlest one. But Shawn and Q played it up.

Our neighborhood. The trees everywhere looked so cool

Another view of our neighborhood. This is from my front window. Notice the backyard to the side of us. There are about 20-30 bikes and scooters lined up against the fence. We don't know why. And see the trampoline? I'd like to sneak over there in the middle of the night and destroy it. Kids are loud on trampolines.

A little peak at how much we got

From our back deck

No I will not wear pants

Mittens you say?

Huh. We'll see about this. (yes I hadn't removed the jacked xmas banner yet. It's fixed and put away now, promise)

Pretty Cool I guess

Scoopin up the snow like dad

Going for a walk with dad