Sunday, March 13, 2011
Car Troubles...
For a long time Matt and I have been a one car family. When Matt's grandfather passed away unexpectedly in September, we inherited his '99 Buick Le Saber. What a blessing. It was great to have a second car and one with four doors... not just two. Well, this car has been such an incredible blessing, but it's getting on my last nerve. It was running great and then all the sudden one night it wouldn't start. My fault... I left the ash tray open when charging my phone. I left the ash tray open before and I never had any problems. The battery and the alternator died and after letting the car run for about an hour we finally got it to not die when taking our foot off the gas. It drove fine after that, no problems... UNTIL... Matt took Gavin for a drive because he needed to fall asleep but wouldn't. All of the sudden he said the oil light came on, the car started to over heat and he barely made it into the driveway. So lucky it didn't break down on the freeway with Gavin in the car! Turns out a hose off the radiator came off. My husband and my sisters boyfriend fixed it and the next day Matt replaced the liquids. Not even three weeks later my car won't start. After having driven it all day long with no problems, I go to get in it and it doesn't start. All that happens is that the lights, air, and radio turn on with the ignition clicking. My sisters boyfriend who's great with car work, and my brother-in-law who thankfully works at Napa (family discounts), thinks it's my starter! What the heck!! Why does my car keep breaking down? We can afford to buy a new car, but why buy a new car when we don't have too. Ugg.. it's so nice to own two cars and now we may possibly have to trade it in. I don't know what will happen, but I swear if this car goes on the fritz one more time we will be having to break down and trade it in.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Valentine's Day....
Sooo.... it's been a while since I've posted a new blog! I forget I have this thing.... (Like, anyone really reads this anyways. ;))
I had a pretty wonderful Valentine's Day. Gavin and I started out our day like normal. Wake up, eat breakfast, clean up, and get ready for the day. Gavin had some Valentine's cards he needed to deliver so in the car we went. Our first stop was Frontier Middle school to see Mimi. She was very surprise when Gavin walked through the door. He loves his Mimi but since there were a few kids around her desk he wasn't so sure. Once Mimi called him over he went running to her. He handed his Mimi his Valentine's Day card that was for her and Papa and gave her a big hug and kiss. He saw a few other adults in the office that he recognized that he seems to be fond of. There was even a pretty blond girl hanging around my mother in laws desk in the office and Gavin REALLY liked her. He kept going up to her and wanting her to hold him. He's so funny. He loves older women and if they're blond then that's even better. He's had a type since he was about 7 months old. =)
After that we went over to my mom's house. My mom had just has surgery on her neck on the 10th and I hadn't been over to see her since she returned home on the 11th. He was excited to see his Bestemor. He was excited to give his card to her too. Bestemor gave him a wonderful card with a small box of chocolates that contained three pieces of candy. We had a nice visit and I'm glad my mom is doing a lot better than we expected.
Afterwards, Gavin and I went to Safeway to pick up some last minute things for dinner. I was so happy I went to Safeway instead of going to Harvest foods. I ran into two friends I hadn't seen in a way. Makes me wish I was better at being more outgoing to see friends. Afterwards, I was starving and knew I couldn't wait until dinner so I stopped by Taco Time to grab something small to tide me over. However, I didn't find out until the next day that the lady at the window never gave me back my card. I called and they said it wasn't there. It wasn't in my wallet, diaper bag, or anywhere else in my car. I went in today and told them they still had it and they told me they couldn't find it. The wonderful lady at the drive thru stole my card. Still waiting to see if any charges come up on my account that I didn't make. Card is canceled and I should be getting my new card in about a week. Hopefully!
After I got home, I got Gavin down for a nap. Ate my food and started to prepare dessert. Strawberry shortcake. Weight watchers friendly too. Got the strawberries chopped and in the fridge to chill. About 30 minutes before Matt got home from work I started preparing the veggies. Asparagus, zucchini, squash, onions, and garlic. Chopped up some red potato's and seasoned them with some Citrus Basil rub. Oh man... it was so yummy. However, I don't think anything could have tasted better than the T-Bone steaks Matt cooked on his brand new grill. Everything tasted so amazing and I'm so happy that I bought Matt that grill for Valentine's day. Such a great investment.
Now, Matt and I opened our gifts on Friday the 9th. This is because Matt (and Gavin) bought my gift and put it in the trunk of my car. He told me not to look in the trunk but he also had mentioned he might take my gift with him to my brother in laws house so I wouldn't get curious and peak. Well, my sister in law Mandy and I were at my mother in laws house dancing our buns off to Just Dance 2. Gavin was getting cranky and it was getting late and so I thought it was time to get going home. I had to take Mandy home since Matt and Chris went back to Chris and Mandy's house to watch a movie. We go to get into my car and it won't start. Great.... I forget completely about the gift and I go to grab my jumper cables and there was a CD player for my car. (Yes... my car only had a tape deck) Matt paid for the CD deck and even scheduled the install for me. How amazingly wonderful! It was such a wonderful gift. I've had the car for four months. I inherited it when Matt's grandfathers passed away. Four months of dealing with crappy radio stations.
I bought Matt a video game for his PS3, a nice BBQ grill, and a $50.00 gift card to Starbucks. I scored on the BBQ grill. Matt picked it out because since he's the one that will be grilling I felt that he should tell me what he wanted. He happened to pick one of the nicest ones that we could find at Walmart. So, you know our selection was awesome. However, the one that Matt wanted was on sale for $75.00 and they only had one left.
Gavin got a cute little stuffed dog, but he was more interested in playing with his card and pretending to read it then he was in his dog. Such a cute and silly boy. So.. there was our special day. I hope you all had a pretty enjoyable day and hopefully no ones debit cards were stolen other than mine! =)
I had a pretty wonderful Valentine's Day. Gavin and I started out our day like normal. Wake up, eat breakfast, clean up, and get ready for the day. Gavin had some Valentine's cards he needed to deliver so in the car we went. Our first stop was Frontier Middle school to see Mimi. She was very surprise when Gavin walked through the door. He loves his Mimi but since there were a few kids around her desk he wasn't so sure. Once Mimi called him over he went running to her. He handed his Mimi his Valentine's Day card that was for her and Papa and gave her a big hug and kiss. He saw a few other adults in the office that he recognized that he seems to be fond of. There was even a pretty blond girl hanging around my mother in laws desk in the office and Gavin REALLY liked her. He kept going up to her and wanting her to hold him. He's so funny. He loves older women and if they're blond then that's even better. He's had a type since he was about 7 months old. =)
After that we went over to my mom's house. My mom had just has surgery on her neck on the 10th and I hadn't been over to see her since she returned home on the 11th. He was excited to see his Bestemor. He was excited to give his card to her too. Bestemor gave him a wonderful card with a small box of chocolates that contained three pieces of candy. We had a nice visit and I'm glad my mom is doing a lot better than we expected.
Afterwards, Gavin and I went to Safeway to pick up some last minute things for dinner. I was so happy I went to Safeway instead of going to Harvest foods. I ran into two friends I hadn't seen in a way. Makes me wish I was better at being more outgoing to see friends. Afterwards, I was starving and knew I couldn't wait until dinner so I stopped by Taco Time to grab something small to tide me over. However, I didn't find out until the next day that the lady at the window never gave me back my card. I called and they said it wasn't there. It wasn't in my wallet, diaper bag, or anywhere else in my car. I went in today and told them they still had it and they told me they couldn't find it. The wonderful lady at the drive thru stole my card. Still waiting to see if any charges come up on my account that I didn't make. Card is canceled and I should be getting my new card in about a week. Hopefully!
After I got home, I got Gavin down for a nap. Ate my food and started to prepare dessert. Strawberry shortcake. Weight watchers friendly too. Got the strawberries chopped and in the fridge to chill. About 30 minutes before Matt got home from work I started preparing the veggies. Asparagus, zucchini, squash, onions, and garlic. Chopped up some red potato's and seasoned them with some Citrus Basil rub. Oh man... it was so yummy. However, I don't think anything could have tasted better than the T-Bone steaks Matt cooked on his brand new grill. Everything tasted so amazing and I'm so happy that I bought Matt that grill for Valentine's day. Such a great investment.
Now, Matt and I opened our gifts on Friday the 9th. This is because Matt (and Gavin) bought my gift and put it in the trunk of my car. He told me not to look in the trunk but he also had mentioned he might take my gift with him to my brother in laws house so I wouldn't get curious and peak. Well, my sister in law Mandy and I were at my mother in laws house dancing our buns off to Just Dance 2. Gavin was getting cranky and it was getting late and so I thought it was time to get going home. I had to take Mandy home since Matt and Chris went back to Chris and Mandy's house to watch a movie. We go to get into my car and it won't start. Great.... I forget completely about the gift and I go to grab my jumper cables and there was a CD player for my car. (Yes... my car only had a tape deck) Matt paid for the CD deck and even scheduled the install for me. How amazingly wonderful! It was such a wonderful gift. I've had the car for four months. I inherited it when Matt's grandfathers passed away. Four months of dealing with crappy radio stations.
I bought Matt a video game for his PS3, a nice BBQ grill, and a $50.00 gift card to Starbucks. I scored on the BBQ grill. Matt picked it out because since he's the one that will be grilling I felt that he should tell me what he wanted. He happened to pick one of the nicest ones that we could find at Walmart. So, you know our selection was awesome. However, the one that Matt wanted was on sale for $75.00 and they only had one left.
Gavin got a cute little stuffed dog, but he was more interested in playing with his card and pretending to read it then he was in his dog. Such a cute and silly boy. So.. there was our special day. I hope you all had a pretty enjoyable day and hopefully no ones debit cards were stolen other than mine! =)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Years and Resolutions...
New Years is a time of celebration, to say goodbye to the old year, put everything behind us, and start fresh with a whole new year. I'm personally excited about 2011. I can feel it in my bones that this year is going to be an exceptional year! Gavin and I spent our new years at my brother and sister-in-laws house. My mother and father-in-law were there too. Matt had to work so he couldn't be there to celebrate with us. It was a wonderful night.
Today, was the day that I kicked off my new years resolution the right way. Of course, I've chosen the cliche and dreaded diet resolution. It's not that I'm starting a diet because I'm really not, it's more along the lines of me going to the gym and changing my eating habits. No more fast food and no more soda pop. I've ordered the Biggest Loser Cookbook. so I can start cooking healthier meals for Matt and I. I know how to not eat healthy but I don't really know how to eat healthy. I want to change that. When Matt and I moved back to Moses Lake, I started cooking with Jenny-O ground turkey. Matt and I enjoy it a lot more than hamburger. Though, that doesn't mean that the meal was still healthy!! It's hard when you're so trained to eat crappy food. Well, I'm changing that!!
Tonight, I went to the gym with my friend Heidi. She pushed me hard and I seriously wished someone would just come in a put me out of my misery. How did I get like this? When did I get so fat and out of shape? It's not because of Gavin. I weigh less now than I did before I got pregnant with him, so I can't blame Gavin. I can only blame my bad food choices and not exercising!! Heidi and I started out on the treadmill. The treadmill and the elliptical have this neat picture of a track field on the screen. So, when we started out on the treadmill we briskly walked around the track once, jogged around it once, and then briskly walked around the track one more time! We then went and did some stretching, ab work outs, and a few arm work outs. We then went to the machines did more, arm and ab work outs before we headed to the elliptical. We walked forwards on the elliptical around the track once, backwards around the track, and then forwards again. I really felt the burn there!! Especially, when we went backwards. Total we walked briskly/jogged 3 miles. I completed my first 2 hour workout on the first day of my resolution! I'm starting out the right way!! I'm excited. Even though my lungs still hurt and my legs still feel like jelly, I can't wait to get back to the gym!! =)
So, here are my measurements. This is completely embarrassing and I'm ashamed of my weight and the fact that I let myself get this way, but I have to own up to what I've done to myself. I'm not proud of what I've done to myself but I know with hard work I can get healthier and begin to love myself again!
January 1, 2011 Stats:
Weight- 246.0
Bus-: 51 inches
Waist- 46 inches (upper waist above my hips)
Waist around belly button: 52 inches
Upper Arm: 15 inches
Upper Thigh: 26 inches
I will have my friend remeasure me in about 4-6 weeks. I don't know how often you're suppose to measure yourself but I will do it again when it's time and I will blog again about my new measurements! Wish me luck!! =)
Today, was the day that I kicked off my new years resolution the right way. Of course, I've chosen the cliche and dreaded diet resolution. It's not that I'm starting a diet because I'm really not, it's more along the lines of me going to the gym and changing my eating habits. No more fast food and no more soda pop. I've ordered the Biggest Loser Cookbook. so I can start cooking healthier meals for Matt and I. I know how to not eat healthy but I don't really know how to eat healthy. I want to change that. When Matt and I moved back to Moses Lake, I started cooking with Jenny-O ground turkey. Matt and I enjoy it a lot more than hamburger. Though, that doesn't mean that the meal was still healthy!! It's hard when you're so trained to eat crappy food. Well, I'm changing that!!
Tonight, I went to the gym with my friend Heidi. She pushed me hard and I seriously wished someone would just come in a put me out of my misery. How did I get like this? When did I get so fat and out of shape? It's not because of Gavin. I weigh less now than I did before I got pregnant with him, so I can't blame Gavin. I can only blame my bad food choices and not exercising!! Heidi and I started out on the treadmill. The treadmill and the elliptical have this neat picture of a track field on the screen. So, when we started out on the treadmill we briskly walked around the track once, jogged around it once, and then briskly walked around the track one more time! We then went and did some stretching, ab work outs, and a few arm work outs. We then went to the machines did more, arm and ab work outs before we headed to the elliptical. We walked forwards on the elliptical around the track once, backwards around the track, and then forwards again. I really felt the burn there!! Especially, when we went backwards. Total we walked briskly/jogged 3 miles. I completed my first 2 hour workout on the first day of my resolution! I'm starting out the right way!! I'm excited. Even though my lungs still hurt and my legs still feel like jelly, I can't wait to get back to the gym!! =)
So, here are my measurements. This is completely embarrassing and I'm ashamed of my weight and the fact that I let myself get this way, but I have to own up to what I've done to myself. I'm not proud of what I've done to myself but I know with hard work I can get healthier and begin to love myself again!
January 1, 2011 Stats:
Weight- 246.0
Bus-: 51 inches
Waist- 46 inches (upper waist above my hips)
Waist around belly button: 52 inches
Upper Arm: 15 inches
Upper Thigh: 26 inches
I will have my friend remeasure me in about 4-6 weeks. I don't know how often you're suppose to measure yourself but I will do it again when it's time and I will blog again about my new measurements! Wish me luck!! =)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Gavin....
I'm not exactly sure where or how to start this blog post but all I know is that my son sure makes me smile. Maybe I should start with how my days usually begin.
So, Gavin still sleeps with Matt and I. I always told myself I refuse to let my child sleep in bed with me but it happened. Matt was deployed the first month of Gavin's birth and since he woke up every few hours to nurse, it was just easier to have him in bed with me. I could have gotten him use to his bassinet but it was such a comfort to have him next to me. So, fast forward 15 months and he's still sleeping in our bed. Matt and I love it though. He's such a bed hog and cuddle bug and when he stays the night at his Mimi's house and we do have the bed to ourselves all we can talk about is how much we miss our bed bug and we don't sleep as well. Weird, I know, but this is what Matt and I love. Though, we both have agreed that when we have a second child we will put the baby straight in his/her crib and not even do the whole bed thing. We will see if that even happens!! ;) I'm sure I will break down and bring he/she in our bed when Matt works nights.
Anyway, I didn't sleep at all last night. I mean... literally did NOT sleep!! I had so much running through my head. Gavin has been waking up a lot earlier than normal. I have his pack 'n play in our room because we intended to have him start sleeping in that to get him use to sleeping alone but still in our room but that hasn't happened. Lately, I've been extremely tired and with Gavin waking up extra early, I've been sticking Gavin in his pack 'n play, turning on Yo Gabba Gabba, and going back to sleep as long as he will let me. He usually lets me sleep for another hour before he wants breakfast. This morning he woke up, got out of bed, came to my side of the bed, grabbed the remote and placed it in my hand. This is how I woke up. He wanted to watch Yo Gabba Gabba!! He let me sleep for two hours this morning before waking me up to eat breakfast!! It makes me smile with how sweet he is. He normally wakes me up with a hug and kiss and saying "hiiiiiiii" in the sweetest voice imaginable. We get up and have our bowl of oatmeal and we play. Lately, he's been refusing to take naps. He fights them so bad that I have to lay in bed with him and hold him down. He kicks and screams until he finally passes out. It's so funny to watch him fight it because his eyelids are so heavy and he starts to fall asleep and then he catches himself and tries to do whatever to keep himself awake. He is such a stubborn kid. I have no clue who he gets that from!! ;)
Our days usually consist of us playing and watching cartoon movies non-stop. He's been extremely affectionate lately. He will go play with his toys and then randomly come over to me and give me a hug and kiss!! He makes my heart melt. I had no idea becoming a mommy would be my life's greatest joy!! He's also obsessed with dancing. Every time he hears a catchy tune he drops whatever he's doing and gets up and shakes his booty!! He's quite the dancer too. I think he gets his love of dancing from me. Though his daddy loves to dance but not as much as I do!! As I type this we are watching Hairspray and he just loves this movie with all the music!! Other things he's obsessed with include his blankies, lights, and brooms. He can't leave the bed without all his blankies. Whatever he see's is what he grabs. He even gets this excited giggle when he gets them. He walked into our bedroom today whining for his blankey and when I started to walk in there with him he started to laugh with such excitement!! It just made the extreme exhaustion that I feel go away!! He loves playing with the broom. Matt hasn't been putting it away after he brooms off his car in the morning. He's just been putting it by the front door. Gavin finds it and tries to sweep. At least I'm getting some extra help around the house!! Hahahaha... He's constantly pointing at lights and saying "light" or "pree light". He's such a smart cookie and loves looking at the Christmas lights. Oh and I forgot, he's also obsessed with tickling me. He'll tickle other people but mostly comes up to his daddy or I and starts tickling us while saying "tickle tickle tickle tickle". It's truly adorable. It's hard not to laugh which makes him do it even more!! I love this kid!!
Gavin has also been very much into hiding things for the last two months or so. When we can't find things we have to search every cupboard and drawer he can reach and every toy that he can hide things in. We've found the TV remote under the bathroom cupboard. I guess I should have seen that one since he can only get into the bathroom when Matt or I are in there. We usually keep all doors shut so he can't get into things he's not suppose to be in. You know.. .for safety reasons!! We find socks, toys, sippy cups, diapers, remotes, and other things in the most random places. It keeps life interesting!! =) Life is so much more joyful with him. He is definitely our families source of entertainment!!
So, Gavin still sleeps with Matt and I. I always told myself I refuse to let my child sleep in bed with me but it happened. Matt was deployed the first month of Gavin's birth and since he woke up every few hours to nurse, it was just easier to have him in bed with me. I could have gotten him use to his bassinet but it was such a comfort to have him next to me. So, fast forward 15 months and he's still sleeping in our bed. Matt and I love it though. He's such a bed hog and cuddle bug and when he stays the night at his Mimi's house and we do have the bed to ourselves all we can talk about is how much we miss our bed bug and we don't sleep as well. Weird, I know, but this is what Matt and I love. Though, we both have agreed that when we have a second child we will put the baby straight in his/her crib and not even do the whole bed thing. We will see if that even happens!! ;) I'm sure I will break down and bring he/she in our bed when Matt works nights.
Anyway, I didn't sleep at all last night. I mean... literally did NOT sleep!! I had so much running through my head. Gavin has been waking up a lot earlier than normal. I have his pack 'n play in our room because we intended to have him start sleeping in that to get him use to sleeping alone but still in our room but that hasn't happened. Lately, I've been extremely tired and with Gavin waking up extra early, I've been sticking Gavin in his pack 'n play, turning on Yo Gabba Gabba, and going back to sleep as long as he will let me. He usually lets me sleep for another hour before he wants breakfast. This morning he woke up, got out of bed, came to my side of the bed, grabbed the remote and placed it in my hand. This is how I woke up. He wanted to watch Yo Gabba Gabba!! He let me sleep for two hours this morning before waking me up to eat breakfast!! It makes me smile with how sweet he is. He normally wakes me up with a hug and kiss and saying "hiiiiiiii" in the sweetest voice imaginable. We get up and have our bowl of oatmeal and we play. Lately, he's been refusing to take naps. He fights them so bad that I have to lay in bed with him and hold him down. He kicks and screams until he finally passes out. It's so funny to watch him fight it because his eyelids are so heavy and he starts to fall asleep and then he catches himself and tries to do whatever to keep himself awake. He is such a stubborn kid. I have no clue who he gets that from!! ;)
Our days usually consist of us playing and watching cartoon movies non-stop. He's been extremely affectionate lately. He will go play with his toys and then randomly come over to me and give me a hug and kiss!! He makes my heart melt. I had no idea becoming a mommy would be my life's greatest joy!! He's also obsessed with dancing. Every time he hears a catchy tune he drops whatever he's doing and gets up and shakes his booty!! He's quite the dancer too. I think he gets his love of dancing from me. Though his daddy loves to dance but not as much as I do!! As I type this we are watching Hairspray and he just loves this movie with all the music!! Other things he's obsessed with include his blankies, lights, and brooms. He can't leave the bed without all his blankies. Whatever he see's is what he grabs. He even gets this excited giggle when he gets them. He walked into our bedroom today whining for his blankey and when I started to walk in there with him he started to laugh with such excitement!! It just made the extreme exhaustion that I feel go away!! He loves playing with the broom. Matt hasn't been putting it away after he brooms off his car in the morning. He's just been putting it by the front door. Gavin finds it and tries to sweep. At least I'm getting some extra help around the house!! Hahahaha... He's constantly pointing at lights and saying "light" or "pree light". He's such a smart cookie and loves looking at the Christmas lights. Oh and I forgot, he's also obsessed with tickling me. He'll tickle other people but mostly comes up to his daddy or I and starts tickling us while saying "tickle tickle tickle tickle". It's truly adorable. It's hard not to laugh which makes him do it even more!! I love this kid!!
Gavin has also been very much into hiding things for the last two months or so. When we can't find things we have to search every cupboard and drawer he can reach and every toy that he can hide things in. We've found the TV remote under the bathroom cupboard. I guess I should have seen that one since he can only get into the bathroom when Matt or I are in there. We usually keep all doors shut so he can't get into things he's not suppose to be in. You know.. .for safety reasons!! We find socks, toys, sippy cups, diapers, remotes, and other things in the most random places. It keeps life interesting!! =) Life is so much more joyful with him. He is definitely our families source of entertainment!!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Sh*t word and more.....
Every Friday we go out to dinner with Matt's family. Last night we all went to Denny's and afterwords, Matt and I decided to go over to his parents house. It's been a while since we've really just sat down and visited with them. Well, Gavin pooped and it smelt horrible. While Matt was changing Gavin's diaper he looked at Gavin and said "Wow, you made a huge poop", and Matt's mom replied "No, he made a big sh*t", and in the sweetest voice ever Gavin replied "sh*t"? We all started laughing so hard because it was really funny because it was so unexpected. It was so unexpected that it should have been expected!! Thanks mama Root for doing your part to expand Gavin's vocabulary!! I was hoping to keep those words out of his vocabulary for a while longer but I guess it was bound to happen!! =)
The other word that seems to be Gavin's favorite word is "NO". I ask him to say please and he shakes his head no or will say no. He'll give me a kiss though, so I will take a kiss over please for now. He says Thank You!! He's very good and very consistent about saying Thank You. He will say Hi to everyone and he'll say bye bye. My favorite is when he goes up to people and starts tickling them and he will actually say tickle tickle tickle tickle....! I can't even begin to list all the words that Gavin says. He says a lot of words. Hi, bye bye, mama, dada, papa, mimi, gama (grandma), wa wa, cookie, tree, lights, all gone, pree (pretty), pree lights, blankey, peas (please, when he does say it), thank you, Rachel (sounds more like eachey), baby, Emma, ball, dog, kitty, and I know I missing more but it's really hard to remember them all!! =)
The other word that seems to be Gavin's favorite word is "NO". I ask him to say please and he shakes his head no or will say no. He'll give me a kiss though, so I will take a kiss over please for now. He says Thank You!! He's very good and very consistent about saying Thank You. He will say Hi to everyone and he'll say bye bye. My favorite is when he goes up to people and starts tickling them and he will actually say tickle tickle tickle tickle....! I can't even begin to list all the words that Gavin says. He says a lot of words. Hi, bye bye, mama, dada, papa, mimi, gama (grandma), wa wa, cookie, tree, lights, all gone, pree (pretty), pree lights, blankey, peas (please, when he does say it), thank you, Rachel (sounds more like eachey), baby, Emma, ball, dog, kitty, and I know I missing more but it's really hard to remember them all!! =)
Gavin's 15 month checkup.....
Yesterday I took Gavin in for his 15 month check up. He weighed 26 lbs 4 oz (75th percentile); Length- 30.5 inches (50th percentile); Head- 18 inches (50th percentile). He only got one shot this go around. When we moved back to Moses Lake I called the Moses Lake Clinic to schedule Gavin's 12 month appointment. I called in late August thinking I was super early, but apparently I was super late. They couldn't get Gavin in for his 12 month shots until October 29th which is 5 weeks after his 1st birthday. So, when we finally got in for his appointment he was behind and they had to give him an extra shot. They took one of the shots that he would have gotten at his 15 month check up and gave it to him early. Now, I just need to call in a few weeks to schedule his 2nd flu shot.
So, while I had the doctor in front of me (I really like Dr. Beaubien by the way. She reminds me a lot of Gavin's pediatrician back in Everett whom I ADORED) I asked her a few questions about general things. One was his sudden sensitivity to anything tomato based. Since his reactions don't go away within an hour or so she recommended I give him nothing with tomato's for 2-3 months. He's so sensitive that when Matt and I went to Inca's and I used my fork that I was eating enchiladas with to give him a bite of beans he broke out. I made sure my fork didn't have any visible sauce on it, but it didn't matter. He broke out. He's eaten lasagna and enchilada's in the past and has had not problems. I just had no idea how long to wait to reintroduce tomato's to him. She said he'd probably out grow the sensitivity but since he seemed to be more sensitive to them than most kids she recommended that I wait a few months.
Gavin has also decided that he no longer likes milk. He took himself off the bottle a week after his 1st birthday. I can't get him to drink plain milk. He refuses. I started sticking ovaltine in his sippy cup. Not a whole lot but just enough to slightly flavor his milk. I figured ovaltine is a lot better than nesquick and Hersey's. Less sugar and more vitamins and minerals. Anyway, he loves it. He will guzzle it down. I just hate giving him chocolate milk. It makes me feel like a bad mom who doesn't care what goes in her kids body but that is so not the case. He just won't drink his milk. Now, he loves yogurt and he LOVES cheese. So he gets his dairy in other ways. Dr. Beaubien said if chocolate milk is the only thing he will drink then keep giving it to him. She also told me to keep trying to put less and less powder in it, but every time I do, he throws it on the ground and won't drink it. What do you do? He drinks more water than anything else and loves water. That's really all he ever wants. He even asks me for "wa wa".
Also, Gavin has been extremely curious about what's going on when I go to the bathroom. As most moms know... you can't use the bathroom without the little ones following. I told Matt that he needed to start taking Gavin with him and Gavin has been so amazed at what's going on. He's been pretty vocal about going to the bathroom even though he calls everything "poo-poo". He pee'd on the bathroom floor and pointed and said "poo-poo". I told him no, that's "pee-pee", but he doesn't care. Everything is "poo-poo". He tells me when he goes to the bathroom in his diaper too. I asked Dr. Beaubien what she thought about us getting him his own potty and she said it was a great idea. Now, I fully understand that he may want nothing to do with it and that's fine. We'd wait, but how awesome would that be if he loved it? That would be great. I also know that there is a chance that he may regress, but this kid seems to be very smart. I don't just say that because he's my son, but because that's all I hear from other people.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Here We Go Again.....
So, I've tried doing this whole blog thing before but I found it confusing!! My biggest trouble was trying to figure out how to search for people I know. I found that I had to know their URL to be able to add them and that's not easy. How can I possibly know what someones URL is if I don't know who's on here? So, if any of you have any helpful tips or suggestions to make this go around a lot easier, I'm all ears!! =)
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