My darling, darling boy has been a total butt today. He's not wanting to eat at the right times, play with the right toys (mommy's computer is NOT a teething toy), and has taken to arching his back and crying when I move things away. Lovely. I hope this is not a glimpse into my future. I like my sweet little guy.
Second night of work tonight. Heading out!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Rolling down the...
Luke is now rolling over regularly and trying to crawl. He successfully flips from back to tummy and tummy to back. He's moved a little crawling-wise, but more drops his head and tries to use his legs to wheelbarrow himself down the bed on his face. It looks incredibly painful, so I generally tuck his arms under him before he gets going. It now all comes down to coordinating legs with arms and he'll take off like a bat out of you know where.
He is also attempting to use his exersaucer as a walker, rocking it back and forth to scoot it along to floor to get it closer to the television, bed, cats, etc. While I applaud his ingenuity, I'm not sure it's the best idea.
He is also attempting to use his exersaucer as a walker, rocking it back and forth to scoot it along to floor to get it closer to the television, bed, cats, etc. While I applaud his ingenuity, I'm not sure it's the best idea.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Driving
After a very close encounter with a 16 wheeler this morning, I feel the need to express my concern about the way some folks drive. Here are a few things that we learned, but have forgotten in the years since school.
1. If you're in a bigger vehicle and can't move because of a smaller vehicle, let the smaller vehicle move to safety before attempting to move on. Driving forward as the smaller car is driving backwards, thus giving the smaller car's driver a small heart attack and fear for the life of her baby in the backseat is unacceptable.
2. When someone leaves three car lengths between herself and the car in front of her, that doesn't mean zoom up and cut her off. The space is so that if someone slams on their brakes, she has enough time to brake and not destroy the car.
3. Tailgating for no reason is ridiculous. While my perfume is lovely, you cannot smell it through the vehicles. Back off my behind, you're scaring me and making me angry.
4. When there's an opportunity to let people merge, DO IT. Not letting people onto the road is selfish and rude. Common courtesy is each car on the road lets one merging car in, in zipper fashion, to keep things smooth. Stop being an idiot.
5. Be aware of your surroundings! Merging without looking is dangerous! Your blind spot is a real thing. Do a spot check before almost causing a car crash.
6. The biggest one- YOU ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON ON THE ROAD. Everyone is equally treasured, with families who will miss them if they're gone. Stop driving like the rest of us peons are expendable and we'll all get along.
1. If you're in a bigger vehicle and can't move because of a smaller vehicle, let the smaller vehicle move to safety before attempting to move on. Driving forward as the smaller car is driving backwards, thus giving the smaller car's driver a small heart attack and fear for the life of her baby in the backseat is unacceptable.
2. When someone leaves three car lengths between herself and the car in front of her, that doesn't mean zoom up and cut her off. The space is so that if someone slams on their brakes, she has enough time to brake and not destroy the car.
3. Tailgating for no reason is ridiculous. While my perfume is lovely, you cannot smell it through the vehicles. Back off my behind, you're scaring me and making me angry.
4. When there's an opportunity to let people merge, DO IT. Not letting people onto the road is selfish and rude. Common courtesy is each car on the road lets one merging car in, in zipper fashion, to keep things smooth. Stop being an idiot.
5. Be aware of your surroundings! Merging without looking is dangerous! Your blind spot is a real thing. Do a spot check before almost causing a car crash.
6. The biggest one- YOU ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON ON THE ROAD. Everyone is equally treasured, with families who will miss them if they're gone. Stop driving like the rest of us peons are expendable and we'll all get along.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Cupcakes
My first craft show is this coming weekend, so I've been taking the time to make as many things as I can this weekend to help with stock. The quickest things I make are cupcakes so I've made several pairs of earrings and a few pendants.
The hardest part of it all is finding time to make things. Luke doesn't nap very long, the weekends are often jammed with activities, and now there's the evening job so I have no idea if I'll build enough inventory in time. I can only cross my fingers and hope.
Oh, in case you didn't know, I make clay jewelry. See side bar for the link to my shop.
In the meantime, Luke is continuing to eat like a horse while stealing the hearts of everyone who comes near him. We visited his NanaNana (hubby's grandmother) and she was rather angry when we had to pull him away for his nap time. I really hope he keeps this awesome personality.
The hardest part of it all is finding time to make things. Luke doesn't nap very long, the weekends are often jammed with activities, and now there's the evening job so I have no idea if I'll build enough inventory in time. I can only cross my fingers and hope.
Oh, in case you didn't know, I make clay jewelry. See side bar for the link to my shop.
In the meantime, Luke is continuing to eat like a horse while stealing the hearts of everyone who comes near him. We visited his NanaNana (hubby's grandmother) and she was rather angry when we had to pull him away for his nap time. I really hope he keeps this awesome personality.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Part Time
I am now an employee of Wegman's, a grocery chain up here on the east coast.
I had been looking for a proper overnight part time position to bring in some money for the family and luckily Wegman's was hiring. I just had my orientation today.
I'm not going to say much because no one wants a blow by blow account of what goes on during orientations, but I will say this- being there has inspired me. I am going to wear my shirt proudly, work there in overnight until Luke is in school during the day and then see about moving up in the company. From shopping there and being around other employees I can tell it's a wonderful company to work for.
I can't wait to start and be excited about going to work for every shift.
I had been looking for a proper overnight part time position to bring in some money for the family and luckily Wegman's was hiring. I just had my orientation today.
I'm not going to say much because no one wants a blow by blow account of what goes on during orientations, but I will say this- being there has inspired me. I am going to wear my shirt proudly, work there in overnight until Luke is in school during the day and then see about moving up in the company. From shopping there and being around other employees I can tell it's a wonderful company to work for.
I can't wait to start and be excited about going to work for every shift.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Allow Me To Lament
This is a bit off topic (i.e. it's not really Luke related) but it's bugging the heck out of me.
As you probably know by now, we have two cats, Marian and Dagmar. A few days ago, Marian started vomiting and we could not figure out why. Dagmar started vomiting on Tuesday. I called the vet, got an appointment, and took both kitties in for a check up. They looked at Marian's bloodwork since she was the one who was getting sick the most and found she has a lowered white blood cell count. This is often indicative of feline leukemia, but since she tested negative for it and was vaccinated against it in 2008, it's been ruled out.
The doc figures she has an infection of some sort and the white blood cells have moved to help it, thus why they were lowered in the area they took blood from. I got this big bottle of antibiotics and was told to give each cat a certain amount twice daily. Dagmar is believed to be throwing up because Marian is and it's stressing her out, but they wanted to be safe rather than sorry.
I gave them their meds last night. Both cats started foaming at the mouth and sprinted away from me. Dagmar started dry heaving. Both were smacking their lips and refused to go near me, even though I was trying to clean them up. At first I thought I'd just poisoned them, but upon reading (yay Internet!) I found this is perfectly normal behavior. Cats create a lot of spit when they don't like the flavor of something. Great. Someone on the Regretsy forums (I love those folks) gave me the suggestion to give some water via syringe right after I inject the liquid meds down her throat. Might create less spit.
I tried this this morning and yes, it does create less spit. However, the cats became VERY angry towards me and wouldn't go near me. Not even to get food. Since Marian in particular is on a lower calorie diet, I worry about her not eating. I called the vet and he said I could try mixing the meds with their food. After injecting the stuff onto their food, neither cat will go near their bowl. I ended up injecting meds down Marian's throat just to make sure she got some. She's mad as hell, but I'd rather her get better.
Luke has been rather whiny all day due to toothing pain. So to sum up- I have two cats who are angry over meds and a hurting baby who won't stop crying.
What a wonderful week thus far.
As you probably know by now, we have two cats, Marian and Dagmar. A few days ago, Marian started vomiting and we could not figure out why. Dagmar started vomiting on Tuesday. I called the vet, got an appointment, and took both kitties in for a check up. They looked at Marian's bloodwork since she was the one who was getting sick the most and found she has a lowered white blood cell count. This is often indicative of feline leukemia, but since she tested negative for it and was vaccinated against it in 2008, it's been ruled out.
The doc figures she has an infection of some sort and the white blood cells have moved to help it, thus why they were lowered in the area they took blood from. I got this big bottle of antibiotics and was told to give each cat a certain amount twice daily. Dagmar is believed to be throwing up because Marian is and it's stressing her out, but they wanted to be safe rather than sorry.
I gave them their meds last night. Both cats started foaming at the mouth and sprinted away from me. Dagmar started dry heaving. Both were smacking their lips and refused to go near me, even though I was trying to clean them up. At first I thought I'd just poisoned them, but upon reading (yay Internet!) I found this is perfectly normal behavior. Cats create a lot of spit when they don't like the flavor of something. Great. Someone on the Regretsy forums (I love those folks) gave me the suggestion to give some water via syringe right after I inject the liquid meds down her throat. Might create less spit.
I tried this this morning and yes, it does create less spit. However, the cats became VERY angry towards me and wouldn't go near me. Not even to get food. Since Marian in particular is on a lower calorie diet, I worry about her not eating. I called the vet and he said I could try mixing the meds with their food. After injecting the stuff onto their food, neither cat will go near their bowl. I ended up injecting meds down Marian's throat just to make sure she got some. She's mad as hell, but I'd rather her get better.
Luke has been rather whiny all day due to toothing pain. So to sum up- I have two cats who are angry over meds and a hurting baby who won't stop crying.
What a wonderful week thus far.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Do you know...
...how hard it is to nap with a baby having a bad dream? I was rather tired due to a long day of cat wrangling and driving, went to nap with the baby, and got repeatedly smacked in the face after an hour or so. He didn't know he was twacking my nose, but he was rather enthusiastic about it.
On a productive note, Luke moved forward in his walker! He's been consistently moving backward and sideways for a bit now, but hadn't mastered moving forward. Yesterday he took three steps forward and today he's gone much further. I swear, I'm going to blink and the little guy will be driving.
On a productive note, Luke moved forward in his walker! He's been consistently moving backward and sideways for a bit now, but hadn't mastered moving forward. Yesterday he took three steps forward and today he's gone much further. I swear, I'm going to blink and the little guy will be driving.
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