Happy New Year!

It's been a great year. Luke was born, I got a job, and our family became an awesome little unit. Am I ready for this year to be over? Not really, but I know it needs to be done. It's been a good year and I look forward to an even better one in the coming year. I hope it turns out great for everyone. Be safe this holiday!

Bow Chicka Bow Wow

If you've ever watched the Disney show "Phineas and Ferb," you probably know the song Gitchy Gitchy Goo. Luke loves the show so I get to hear said song as often as he likes, which is sometimes more than once a day.

As a result, I often have this song stuck in my head. I have tried replacing it with other songs, but it remains ever vigilant. It's starting to make me insane.

Well, more than I was already.

Visits

PopPop has gone home and so has grandma. The holidays seem finally over and life can finally return to some sense of normalcy.

I'm so tired. Night night.

Family time

So today is the day my grandfather comes into town to meet Luke for the first time. My PopPop hasn't been very healthy for a while and we're not sure how much longer he has to live, so it's about time he got to meet his first great grandson. We'll be having dinner as a family tonight and will spend a good amount of time together tomorrow.

Overalls

The theme this year seemed to be trains for Luke. He got a few pairs of overalls, an interactive train, and a wooden train. I put him in his striped overalls yesterday and he looked so incredibly adorable that I put him in another pair of overalls today. He looks so warm and comfortable in his outfits that I wish I had a pair myself.

It's Done

Christmas is over, the baby now has a ton of new toys and clothes, and I am the proud owner of a new bathrobe. Luke had a ton of fun going everywhere, unwrapping presents, and visiting folks. He got a ton of attention, which of course made him ham it up, and now the three of us are exhausted.

Night night.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is going to be a bit nutso over here. Tonight I work from 10pm to 5am and I have to call my family when I wake up. Christmas Eve morning is spent with my family and then we're going to my mother in law's sister's house for dinner. Christmas day is spent at mother in law's house, then church with my family, then dinner with father in law.

If I don't get the opportunity to post, I hope you all have a very wonderful and merry Christmas!

Walking

This is the third day in a row I've taken Luke out on a walk around the neighborhood so I can get some exercise. I find that every day I have to force myself to do it, mainly because I'm tired. It's not that cold out, so it's not that bad, but I'm still getting used to the activity. I'm sure it's doing positive things for my health and so I'll keep going. I could button my pants without issue today!

Luke is now attempting to eat the computer. I must go.

Happy Hanukkah!

I know it's a day late but Happy Hanukkah!

Aww!

I am incredibly exhausted, to the point where I'm falling asleep in random places. I cried for no reason earlier and could not stop myself.

I was sitting here, feeling sorry for myself and then Luke said, "Mama." I looked at him and got a big, gummy grin in return. Who cares about being tired when you can stare/snuggle such a great kid?

Done

I finished my commission work, finished all of my orders, and been working every shift I can.

I am exhausted. I'm working tonight then trying not to sleep for months at a time.

Christmas Presents

We got Luke a pretty awesome Christmas present that I can't wait to give him. It's a Baby Einstein Understanding Music play table that speaks to him in English, Spanish, and French. It tells him the words for colors, numbers, and instruments in all three languages and allows him to play music as well. Since Luke seems to love anything to do with music, I think he's going to adore it.

I also bought him a Dr. Seuss book that has several stories in one. My mother hated Dr. Seuss, so I didn't grow up with the stories. I thought it would be good for Luke to have them as some teach some really cool lessons that we can all share together.

Baby's first Christmas is shaping up to be awesome.

Rearrange

Yesterday I decided I needed to rearrange our apartment. I moved everything in here except the entertainment center and the computer desk. I also messed up my right hand in the process, requiring me to sleep with a brace on. No fun.

Luke also decided he did not want to sleep last night, so the amount of kicking and hitting I got trying to coerce him to sleep was just so much fun.

However, I have gotten much done and feel rather accomplished. The laundry is half done, the baby is bathed, I'm partway through my commission work, and no one is crying. Woot.

Big Bang Theory

The more I watch this show, the more I realize that I share a lot in common with Sheldon.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.

Knitting

I love to knit.

I'm not fantastic at it, but I really love doing it. I can knit, perl, and cable effectively and constantly find myself in the middle of one project or another. I am currently making a baby blanket and a scarf, but I have no idea how to make hats.

I want to make the baby a warm hat for Luke for the winter despite his ever growing collection of hats. I figure it can be something special for him. I have to learn though, which takes time, which is something I don't have a ton of.

Today

I took the baby and my hubby out to the store and made them walk around with me while I picked up a few things. I bought blank shirts and ended up making a snowman shirt to wear to work since we're allowed to wear holiday gear at work.

I also bought hair dye. My hair will be black and pink before the end of the week.

Luke just woke up, right before I have to go to work, so I need to handle that. Poor little guy.

Vegetarianism

So I've been a vegetarian for approximately 2 and 1/2 weeks and this is what I've learned:

1) It's practically impossible to eat out at a restaurant. Almost everything on the menu is mixed with some sort of meat product, even those that don't seem like they would. For fast food, Burger King carries Morning Star veggie burgers and Sonic has a kid's grilled cheese meal. That's about it. Thank goodness for Wegmans.

2) Being a vegetarian is not nearly as hard as one might think. Every once in a while I get a massive craving for hot dogs, but it's not overwhelming. If I had to give up cheese though, I think I'd go postal.

3) I've lost 5 lbs.

4) My tummy feels much better. My gastro issues have improved significantly in the past few days as I'm getting more and more used to it.

I won't be going vegan, but my next step is to cut back on my dairy intake.

Sleep Snafu

So Luke and I slept most of today in a napping snafu that has left me still tired, but I'm sure the kiddo will not sleep when he's supposed to. I can't explain why we slept all day, but goodness it was nice.

Hubby woke us up early today when he couldn't find his shoes then his phone then something from the bank. Kiddo had a hard time falling back asleep so I fed him breakfast and he fell asleep shortly after. We didn't wake til lunch time, stayed up for an hour an a half, then fell asleep again. Didn't wake til 4:30pm.

I'm working til 3am and I hope I come home to find him asleep. I hope.

Voice Overs

Watching kids' shows can be a bit enlightening.

I love watching the show Futurama, especially with my hubby. We love the goofy social commentary and the great voice over work. Imagine my surprise when I turned on Jungle Junction and heard the voice of Phillip J. Fry coming from Ellyvan.

Side note: It's very hard to write with a cat trying to continually push her way onto your lap.

Anyways, I think it's really cool that a voice over actor can lend his voice to something like Futurama and also have fun with kiddie shows. I know this isn't exactly a revelation, but I'm tired.

Sweet Kid

I worked last night til 2:30 am. After shopping,I didn't get home til around 3:30. Hubby woke me up so he could get moving for work, but he let me go back to sleep without issue while I snuggled the kiddo.

Luke snuggled with me in the bed for a good chunk of the morning. He knew I was tired and just snuggled with me, petting my hair while I was in between awake and asleep. It's pretty cool when a 7 month old recognizes Mommy needs some rest and just deals with the boredom to let Mommy sleep a bit.

My kid's the coolest.

Christmas- A Rant

OK, I understand there are folks who do not celebrate Christmas. They have every right not to celebrate a religious holiday they aren't attached to.

That being said, leave my holiday alone.

While yes, Saternalia took place around this time and the Romans, in an attempt to convert the masses easier to Christianity made the celebration of Christ's birth around the same time. This way the pagans didn't have to give up their big party around the solstice.

This is not why we celebrate Christmas.

Yes, that's the origin of WHEN the holiday is celebrated, but not WHY. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Jesus, our savior. That's the meaning. Try not to get confused.

Conversation

Just letting y'all in on the conversation taking place between my son and husband right behind me:

Luke:

Hubby: "Oh I know, I'm such a mean dad. I went to Mean Dad School and they kicked me out because I was too mean."

Luke:

Hubby: "Yeah, I was too mean. They said 'You're just too mean,' and sent me to Mean Mommy School where they told me I wasn't mean enough."

Spiders

I am not a fan of bugs at all. I can tolerate them from a distance, but close up and I cry.

Last night seemed to be the night of the spiders.

Hubby and I were sitting on the bed last night, playing with Luke, when I saw a spider with super long legs start dropping from the ceiling near the end of our bed. While my hubby was fascinated with the way the spider wove her web, I was concerned about spider bites. I convinced hubby to take the creature outside.

Later, I had finished some work for Etsy orders and so I was watching My Little Pony with the lights off, so everyone could sleep. In the middle of an episode, a spider crawled up my computer screen. I tried not to freak out, but just then my headphone cord brushed up against my leg. I quickly turned the light on, found the spider (still on my computer), and scared him enough that he scurried away. I had a hard time falling asleep after that.

Sam's Club

Oh Sam's Club, you let me down.

Yesterday I went to buy baby essentials because it's much cheaper to buy baby stuff in bulk. While roaming the aisles, I found a child's plush chair shaped like a cow with brown spots which just happens to be my mother's favorite animal. Of course there were none of these awesome chairs in big people sizes so I couldn't splurge and buy Mom a Christmas present, so I guess I shouldn't be mad at Sam's Club for forcing me to save money.

Then I saw footie pajamas. ADULT footie pajamas.

Hubby has been envious of Luke's jammies since he was given them and I wanted to get some for him for Christmas. I dove into those pajamas looking for his size and found myself confused. There were no men's sizes. NONE. Only women like footie pajamas apparently. I called my mom and told her the sizes available, hoping I could find one big enough to fit hubby (Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog are unisex characters) and the closest I could get was a men's medium. He's an XL. Damn.

If anyone from Sam's reads this, I do love your store and love the ability to buy 200 diapers in one go. Please bring in men's footie PJs!