Why is it that even the simplest project in any given room of my house means the rest of the house turns into a disaster? The kitchen is a big project, that's a given, but even stupid things like hanging trim results in total chaos. Robby leaves his tools everywhere (which turns every little project into a grand adventure while he spends hours searching for some tool or another) and things get moved around... it feels like it takes forever to get them back in order. This is where our differences come out, he is well, a big slob. I like everything organized and neat, everything has a place and if it gets put back in it's place, you know where it is the next time you need it. Sounds simple enough but, despite me getting pissy and telling him every time he spends an hour searching for his drill (while he gets madder and madder because he can't find it) to just put it where it goes when he finishes, he still just doesn't get it. In order to accomplish anything in this tiny house things have to be moved, we have a lot of things in very little space. So things get put in other rooms, boxes pile up of stuff that needs to be put away, and it gets more crowed by the second. My kitchen is looking good, we have made a lot of progress and I'm really proud of how much Robby has accomplished (with me telling him where he set his level, hammer, and drill of course :) My job of putting it all back together isn't going well. Ryalns sleeping and I should be working on it but here I am. It actually feels bigger in here, but not much, lol.
We were thrilled until Monday, lol, it seems we are getting new neighbors. There has been an empty lot next door (not too close though) since we moved in. Two summers ago they came and cleared it, last summer they mowed it down again. This week they broke ground. Robby and I have been staring at them out the window (it's darn cold out there) and watching with horrible envy as they dig the foundation, which from our vantage point appears approximately three times the size of ours. I want a bigger house!!! I am thankful we have a house, it's ours, it's heated and has a roof but I can't help being jealous of what appears to be a HUGE house going up out my kitchen window. This is the smallest house I have ever lived in, that I remember anyway. When we looked at it, it was so full of crap... yup crap- junk. I know why we were the only ones interested, you couldn't see all it's little faults there was too much stuff. We told ourselves it was all the stuff that took away from the space, and given the size of the old farmhouse, any house would feel small. We were wrong, it is small. So now I'm on a kick about adding on. We have thought about it and tossed the idea around, now I have a goal- next spring the house shall be bigger.
Rylan's medicine seems to working finally, the afternoons of screaming have greatly diminished. He still isn't rolling again, just occasionally, but he has to get really mad to do it, which involves a lot of loud screaming on his part. He just wants to be held 24/7 and as much as I would like to, it's just not possible. He is sitting really well, I set him on the floor Saturday with some toys and watched a movie, he was still sitting when it was done. I put a pillow behind him just in case but for the most part he doesn't fall over, if he does it's to the side because he's reaching for an escaped toy. He is still basically bald, his hair has gotten darker but it's not growing. Well, except for these two hairs on the top of his head that are really long. I can't say how many times I've yanked on his two little hairs thinking they were mine and not attached. I should cut them but they are cute, I just want the rest to catch up, lol.
Saige is obsessed with scissors, after she cut her hair last month she stayed away from them for a while. I had to explain SHE is why she is missing large chunks of hair- not the scissors, they don't cut by themselves. Anyway this week she has been practicing her cutting, and has come along way. I gave her one of her old brighter vision books (they have all sorts of pages that need to be cut out, little books and games, etc) this morning and told her to have at it. She cut all the pictures out really well, even stayed on the lines for the most part and spent a better part of the afternoon playing the card game with her (fake) cat. Next time around I think I'm just going to get a furreal kid, you can shut them off for two minutes :)
Rylan has been sleeping well in his "new" room, Saige however has not. She ends up in my room any chance she gets. We told her if her brother is too noisy she can come in and sleep in the sleeping bag on the floor. So she waits for ANY sound, even a snore, of she doesn't get one she wakes him up and THEN comes in our room, telling us he wont let her sleep. It's driving me nuts, I think I preferred the little one. I swear my family is possessed in their sleep. She talks ALL night long, you would think she was awake listening to her, she goes on and on and screams at random intervals for no apparent reason. She talks nonstop all day too, no rest for her voicebox. I've resorted to sleeping with a pillow over my head as well as under, next stop earplugs.
I have the baby monitor on my nightstand with my alarm clock. Both are plugged into a power strip with a switch. Saige has figured out how it works so as soon as Rylan makes noise she flips the switch off. Which is funny if you don't mind resetting the clock on a daily basis. This morning Rylan got up around 5 and I brought him to bed with us so we could sleep a while longer and he was babbling. I watched Saige flip the switch about 10 times before crying "mommy he wont shut off!" I told her it was because he was in the room making noise, it wasn't coming from the monitor. So she said, "well put him back so I can shut him off."
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
I hate mornings
I do, really. It's 20 after 7, I've been up for 20 mins with Rylan and he seems to think I'm going to let him go back to sleep! Hell no, I didn't get up this early for him to pass back out 20 mins later- he's up, lol. Robby gets up in the mornings, I like rolling out of bed around 10. In my defense I have a hell of a time falling asleep, I listen to him snoring away for HOURS before I finally pass out. When I get up the coffee is already made, the kids are usually relatively happy when I come down and stay that way long enough for me to get a few sips in and wake up.
Robby is going to work on my kitchen today!!! I'm so excited, my kitchen is seriously ugly and very sparse. When we moved in there were 2 base cabinets, 2 wall cabinets, a really ugly single sink unit (the American standard whole unit white ones, with metal cabinets and drawers) It's porcelain or cast iron, lol , I have no idea other than it's hard and I break a lot of glass. It's being replaced with a stainless double bowl and a pretty new faucet. It's not the faucet I want but the price was right and it will work until I get the one I want. We have new counter tops too, and the best part- when it's all done, it will match! I'm thinking we must have been the only ones to put in an offer on this place- no one else would have tolerated the kitchen., assuming they made it pas the rest of the flaws. There were (and still are in some places) A LOT of them.
It was owned by an older couple and it seems the guy thought he was Bob Villa- he WAS NOT. We had to patch and replace so much, for example my drywall all needs to be replaced (we've done the upstairs, not the down- I HATE drywall work). The man replaced the entire outside walls shortly before selling- he left the trim on and cut out the drywall around it! So there are large ugly crooked gaps around all the windows. The entire house, and I do mean the ENTIRE house, including INSIDE the shower (umm I certainly don't mean any offense to the old couple but have you ever heard of MOLD? not the smartest move), on the toilet and on the fridge was wallpapered in mismatched pink flowered stuff. There was 4 or 5 different patterns, mixed together through the whole thing. UGLY!!!
Removing the wallpaper was my job and after I got the hang of it fairly easy, I'm happy to say it's ALL gone and has been for about two years now. However I found tons of holes in the walls under the paper. Apparently these people thought why bother to fix it when we can cover it up and it will be someone else's problem? We have pvc plumbing running all over the house, straight down through my kitchen and downstairs bath ( Robby moved the kitchen one this week-yeah). All in all I just look around and think how incredibly lazy this gut must have been. I by no means have any decorating sense what so ever, but I think it's finally coming along.
I have to say the only thing we changed that wasn't completely half ass, was the staircase. It was an antique, wrap around open banister type. It was missing spindles (not good with small children) and it was too big for the house. There was a 22 inch landing at the top- not good, I had my first fall moving in carrying up a box and I hit the wall and fell backwards. I hit my head going up (and I'm short!) because the opening wasn't big enough. The old couple had to leave their bed because it wouldn't fit down the stairs! They were pretty, but they certainly didn't account for the size of them, they were designed for a house twice the size of this. I'll have to get some pictures on here. They lasted all of a month- we ripped them out and rebuilt and relocated them immediately, I wanted it done before Saige started moving on her own.
Rylan isn't cooperating anymore, lol, I'll have to finish later.
Robby is going to work on my kitchen today!!! I'm so excited, my kitchen is seriously ugly and very sparse. When we moved in there were 2 base cabinets, 2 wall cabinets, a really ugly single sink unit (the American standard whole unit white ones, with metal cabinets and drawers) It's porcelain or cast iron, lol , I have no idea other than it's hard and I break a lot of glass. It's being replaced with a stainless double bowl and a pretty new faucet. It's not the faucet I want but the price was right and it will work until I get the one I want. We have new counter tops too, and the best part- when it's all done, it will match! I'm thinking we must have been the only ones to put in an offer on this place- no one else would have tolerated the kitchen., assuming they made it pas the rest of the flaws. There were (and still are in some places) A LOT of them.
It was owned by an older couple and it seems the guy thought he was Bob Villa- he WAS NOT. We had to patch and replace so much, for example my drywall all needs to be replaced (we've done the upstairs, not the down- I HATE drywall work). The man replaced the entire outside walls shortly before selling- he left the trim on and cut out the drywall around it! So there are large ugly crooked gaps around all the windows. The entire house, and I do mean the ENTIRE house, including INSIDE the shower (umm I certainly don't mean any offense to the old couple but have you ever heard of MOLD? not the smartest move), on the toilet and on the fridge was wallpapered in mismatched pink flowered stuff. There was 4 or 5 different patterns, mixed together through the whole thing. UGLY!!!
Removing the wallpaper was my job and after I got the hang of it fairly easy, I'm happy to say it's ALL gone and has been for about two years now. However I found tons of holes in the walls under the paper. Apparently these people thought why bother to fix it when we can cover it up and it will be someone else's problem? We have pvc plumbing running all over the house, straight down through my kitchen and downstairs bath ( Robby moved the kitchen one this week-yeah). All in all I just look around and think how incredibly lazy this gut must have been. I by no means have any decorating sense what so ever, but I think it's finally coming along.
I have to say the only thing we changed that wasn't completely half ass, was the staircase. It was an antique, wrap around open banister type. It was missing spindles (not good with small children) and it was too big for the house. There was a 22 inch landing at the top- not good, I had my first fall moving in carrying up a box and I hit the wall and fell backwards. I hit my head going up (and I'm short!) because the opening wasn't big enough. The old couple had to leave their bed because it wouldn't fit down the stairs! They were pretty, but they certainly didn't account for the size of them, they were designed for a house twice the size of this. I'll have to get some pictures on here. They lasted all of a month- we ripped them out and rebuilt and relocated them immediately, I wanted it done before Saige started moving on her own.
Rylan isn't cooperating anymore, lol, I'll have to finish later.
Monday, January 14, 2008
growing fast
We took Rylan back to the doctor this morning for for the rest of his shots. He has gained a half pound and a half inch in a week! He is a giant in the length department (the rest of us are pretty short) he is already stretching the feet on his 6-9 month jammies. I can't keep up with him in the clothing dept. I put him in 9 month pj's tonight, they have a little room to go, but not much. He looks funny because they are so baggy, he's just long and skinny.
The doctor seems to think he has reflux. I am so glad we switched- finally an answer, so we are starting him on Zantac and hopefully that will make all our afternoons a bit easier. The good news, he (the doc) says most babies outgrow the reflux by 12 months, so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully he will sleep much better since it wont be so uncomfortable for him to lay down, and he's start rolling again. He was trying yesterday but he doesn't seem to remember what to do with his arm, is was just stuck under him- looked painful but he kept trying to get over the top of it anyway, lol. He has started to pull himself up. When he's sitting with us he grabs for our hands and yanks himself up, he's strong little bugger.
Tonight Saige and I watched the Backyardigan special, it was about an egg. She kept trying to guess what the egg was, first the legs popped out and she told me it must be a turtle or a lizard. I suggested maybe a dragon? "No mommy it's a turtle" Then the wings popped out and she got excited and goes "Holy shit mommy it has wings" Now I know these are the times to be firm and let her know that shit is NOT an appropriate word. But, I couldn't stop laughing. She was very upset that the dragon sings at the end of the show and it's mouth doesn't move.
As I was putting her to bed I told her that she is not allowed to say words she KNOWS are naughty. To which she responds "okay mommy I wont say no more bad words 'til I'm 12, but can I still say tartar sauce?" I guess it's a start (sigh). I am so not looking forward to having a teenage girl, it's a very scary thought.
The doctor seems to think he has reflux. I am so glad we switched- finally an answer, so we are starting him on Zantac and hopefully that will make all our afternoons a bit easier. The good news, he (the doc) says most babies outgrow the reflux by 12 months, so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully he will sleep much better since it wont be so uncomfortable for him to lay down, and he's start rolling again. He was trying yesterday but he doesn't seem to remember what to do with his arm, is was just stuck under him- looked painful but he kept trying to get over the top of it anyway, lol. He has started to pull himself up. When he's sitting with us he grabs for our hands and yanks himself up, he's strong little bugger.
Tonight Saige and I watched the Backyardigan special, it was about an egg. She kept trying to guess what the egg was, first the legs popped out and she told me it must be a turtle or a lizard. I suggested maybe a dragon? "No mommy it's a turtle" Then the wings popped out and she got excited and goes "Holy shit mommy it has wings" Now I know these are the times to be firm and let her know that shit is NOT an appropriate word. But, I couldn't stop laughing. She was very upset that the dragon sings at the end of the show and it's mouth doesn't move.
As I was putting her to bed I told her that she is not allowed to say words she KNOWS are naughty. To which she responds "okay mommy I wont say no more bad words 'til I'm 12, but can I still say tartar sauce?" I guess it's a start (sigh). I am so not looking forward to having a teenage girl, it's a very scary thought.
Monday, January 7, 2008
New Years
I had meant to post this before the last one, oh well. Robby had New Years eve and day off, his first chance to relax in a long time... so that's what we did. Saige wanted to be a robot, so she was.
Derik spent the night with us. Saige was thrilled, he hasn't coem in a while. We told them both they could stay up and watch the ball drop. Saige made it until Shrek 3 was over (11:10) so close. Derik fought and fought sleep and managed to stay up. It was the first time he stayed up and I think he was disappointed and expecting something much more exciting. He passed out at 12:05, lol. Once again my camera's red eye function is not working correctly. I guess it could be the operator or the true colors shining through, jk. They BOTH had a blast playing with RYLAN'S toys (not that he is big enough for them yet).
Saige and daddy built a snowman (mostly daddy)... he was nice until he came crashing down about an hour later. We had a few REALLY cold days... today it was 55. I hate when the snow melts, everything just turns to mud.
Our New Years entertainment. Saige's Fisher Price thing that lets her sing and see herself on tv (why it looks blank in the picture is beyond me) while mommy sat back with a glass or three of wine. It was quite entertaining, Derik wouldn't play he was embarrassed. But, Saige had a blast according to her it was the best day ever. Of course we have had 3 or 4 best days ever since then. I hope everyone else had great night too, and a great year to come!
Derik spent the night with us. Saige was thrilled, he hasn't coem in a while. We told them both they could stay up and watch the ball drop. Saige made it until Shrek 3 was over (11:10) so close. Derik fought and fought sleep and managed to stay up. It was the first time he stayed up and I think he was disappointed and expecting something much more exciting. He passed out at 12:05, lol. Once again my camera's red eye function is not working correctly. I guess it could be the operator or the true colors shining through, jk. They BOTH had a blast playing with RYLAN'S toys (not that he is big enough for them yet).
Saige and daddy built a snowman (mostly daddy)... he was nice until he came crashing down about an hour later. We had a few REALLY cold days... today it was 55. I hate when the snow melts, everything just turns to mud.
Our New Years entertainment. Saige's Fisher Price thing that lets her sing and see herself on tv (why it looks blank in the picture is beyond me) while mommy sat back with a glass or three of wine. It was quite entertaining, Derik wouldn't play he was embarrassed. But, Saige had a blast according to her it was the best day ever. Of course we have had 3 or 4 best days ever since then. I hope everyone else had great night too, and a great year to come!
6 months
Rylan turned 6 months old yesterday. We celebrated Friday (I really had my days backwards, I thought it was the 6th and therefore his half birthday, lol. He had his checkup with his new doctor today, I really like him, glad we made the switch. He is 27 inches (75%) and 16lbs 2oz (45%). He weighs half as much as Saige and is 10 inches shorter. I thought he was huge but seems to be right on track for a boy, I'm sure he'll hit 20 before his birthday.
He has stopped rolling, he was going right along for a while and just stopped. Now he just cries when he's on his belly, when he's on his back he tries to sit straight up. He'll figure it out sooner or later. He is however sitting (as long as we put him that way) better and better all the time, he stays up for quite a while as much as 3-4 minutes at a time. His control is improving he can sway a bit to the side and sit back up again instead of just falling over. His favorite thing to do is get his socks off and try to eat them too. Once they are off he cries until I put them back on so he can do it again.
Below is his camera smile, lol. He looks like he's going to cry but he is happy. As soon as he sees the camera he squints his eyes and opens his mouth like he wants to eat it. He has been sleeping SO MUCH better, which means all of us are sleeping so much better. Thank god, it took long enough. I'm pretty sure sleep deprivation is some sort of torture. Since he isn't waking Saige up 10 times a night she has been a lot less whiny and that is certainly a plus. We'll be moving him to her room soon- as soon as we get a straight week of sleeping all night. I think we will let her camp in our room the first few nights anyway, just in case. I'm worried that she is going to give him something he isn't suppose to have in his crib, like a pillow or blanket. She is really good about not doing that but I'm still scared.
pictures
Why does she keep taking pictures of me? I want to play with my toys.
Hanging out with daddy in his new chair- chair induces sleep- in the old people.
Saige and Kayden
Saige dancing
Last minute Christmas browsing, lol.
Christmas eve...finally... waiting for Santa
Rylan
Saige opening presents, she got to open Rylans too... that was a lot of presents.
Saige, Rylan, Kayden and Dominick.... I have no idea why they all have demon eyes (damn camera is suppose to eliminate them) but... could be a clue, lol.
Saige's new "nice" kitty snowball. She loves it.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Bzzagent
OK I do not advertise- no one is paying me, lol. I'm a bzzagent, I get to try some really neat stuff for free. It's not a freebie site, you do have to work for them. They have a section called the frogpond which is basically some cool (and some not so great sites) on the web. The link is for a free online library. I thought it was cool and wanted to share, so if you want check it out... you may find a good read or two. The best part- no trip to the library and you can stay in your jammies to get your books, lol. Oh and if bzz agent looks like something you are interested in I will gladly send you a link to sign up. I will get a couple points for referring you :) but it's not a scam and it wot cost you a dime.
Pictures to come later this afternoon or tomorrow. I had pictures from yesterday, fully intending on posting about Rylan turning 6 months.... then I realized I have my days backwards and he will be 6 months tomorrow, lol. Not sure where I gained the extra couple days, I was convinced yesterday was the 6th, I payed all my bills that way, celebrated him being a whole half a year all day long, I told anyone who would listen too. Then I noticed the date on my email this morning said the 5th not the 7th.
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