Me: Jack, it's quiet time. I don't want to hear another peep out of you.
Jack: Peep!
Can you believe that he continued to "peep" me all the way out of his room. Can you say smart alek? I'm in T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
What's new
Well, I have not been able to get on the computer at home long enough to post any new pictures. We take pictures everyday. Jack is obsessed with pictures. He'll sit/stand/whatever next to Kiley and say, "Take our picture, mom!" He usually does this at 7am. Now who the heck is awake enough to take a good picture at 7am. Not me! I must have coffee before picture taking.
Lil' Miss Kiley is sitting up on her own. Well, at least until her big bro knocks her over. That's his favorite thing to do. Well, next to trying to suffocate her with his favorite yellow blanket, throwing hard balls at her HEAD, basically beating her up every chance he gets and completely ignoring me when I tell him to stop doing anything. I truly feel for my lil' girl, but I know that she is my daughter and she'll remember. "Paybacks are hell, buddy!"
Jack is Jack! What more is there to say. I'm sure that you can tell by the above that he has been completely TERRIBLE this week. There are days that I feel that I am looking in the mirror. Whenever he gets in trouble, he'll yell back at me "You're bad!" then he'll stomp off to his room, slam the door and yell back at me some more. This is my entire childhood. The fact that he does this now, truly scares me.
I'll do my best to post some pics this weekend. I know that everyone loves to see my beautiful children.
Lil' Miss Kiley is sitting up on her own. Well, at least until her big bro knocks her over. That's his favorite thing to do. Well, next to trying to suffocate her with his favorite yellow blanket, throwing hard balls at her HEAD, basically beating her up every chance he gets and completely ignoring me when I tell him to stop doing anything. I truly feel for my lil' girl, but I know that she is my daughter and she'll remember. "Paybacks are hell, buddy!"
Jack is Jack! What more is there to say. I'm sure that you can tell by the above that he has been completely TERRIBLE this week. There are days that I feel that I am looking in the mirror. Whenever he gets in trouble, he'll yell back at me "You're bad!" then he'll stomp off to his room, slam the door and yell back at me some more. This is my entire childhood. The fact that he does this now, truly scares me.
I'll do my best to post some pics this weekend. I know that everyone loves to see my beautiful children.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
First day at the beach
I realize that I am VERY late at posting this, but life is busy. I had a 2-week course that I took and that took all of my computer time up. I really don't know how I'll keep everyone updated when I go back to school full-time in October. You'll just have to wait every 5 weeks for updates because that is how long each class takes.
The Sunday of July 4th, we took the kids to Gem Beach, near Sandusky, Ohio. I can honestly say that this is the most fun in a long time.
Jack was so much fun to watch. He caught on to the water right away. He started to jump the waves and everything. He was so stinkin' cute.
He is so smart he learned the number 1 rule for going in the lake. Can you guess what it is? Well, he's our conversation on how I figured out.
Me: Jack, you haven't been to the bathroom in a while, do you need to go?
Jack: Hee hee
Me: Jack, do you have to go potty? I'll walk with you now.
Jack: Tee hee! I peed in the water, mommy.
You can never say my kid is stupid. :)
Here are some pics from our great day. Unfortnately, I am the picture taker, so there are no pics of me. I guess you'll have to talk to my husband about his lack of picture taking abilities. ;)
Jack eating a cookie that Mrs. Quinn gave him. He would eat cookies all day if he could.
My studly husband showing off something. Jack is still eating his cookie.
My Alabastar Princess
I wish those teeth would come in. She's going to gnaw her fingers off.
He's sitting in the water. Hmmm? I wonder if this is where he is peeing?
Jumping over the waves.
The Sunday of July 4th, we took the kids to Gem Beach, near Sandusky, Ohio. I can honestly say that this is the most fun in a long time.
Jack was so much fun to watch. He caught on to the water right away. He started to jump the waves and everything. He was so stinkin' cute.
He is so smart he learned the number 1 rule for going in the lake. Can you guess what it is? Well, he's our conversation on how I figured out.
Me: Jack, you haven't been to the bathroom in a while, do you need to go?
Jack: Hee hee
Me: Jack, do you have to go potty? I'll walk with you now.
Jack: Tee hee! I peed in the water, mommy.
You can never say my kid is stupid. :)
Here are some pics from our great day. Unfortnately, I am the picture taker, so there are no pics of me. I guess you'll have to talk to my husband about his lack of picture taking abilities. ;)
Jack eating a cookie that Mrs. Quinn gave him. He would eat cookies all day if he could.
My studly husband showing off something. Jack is still eating his cookie.
My Alabastar Princess
I wish those teeth would come in. She's going to gnaw her fingers off.
He's sitting in the water. Hmmm? I wonder if this is where he is peeing?
Jumping over the waves.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Our new baby!
Sorry that I have not been updating the blog the last couple weeks. I started my 2 week college course and I've been busy. If Jack would let me on the computer at home, I wouldn't have a problem, but he insists on playing the computer when I am on. Boys!
Well, if you're reading this then I am sure you are aware that Kiley was very sick this past winter. She has been diagnosed with some common airborne allergies, with one of them being our beloved dog. JD has been my family for 8 years. If it really came down to it, I would say "goodbye" to my beloved dog, but we are trying our best to keep him.
Since we are trying to keep him, we have schedule every other week grooming sessions for our happy little dog, JD. When I say happy, I hope you realize that I am truly joking. The phrase for JD in our house is "Oh, he's just a grumpy ol' dog." Jack even says that now. It's really quite cute. Today was JD's first session. I was hoping to get him shaved, but he would not have any of it. Poor Terri, the groomer, called me and said she would just be bathing, drying and cutting his nails. I don't care what she did, the dog looks FABULOUS! I don't think he has ever looked this good.
In other efforts to make our home "Kiley friendly." We have been on the look out for a good HEPA filter and vacuum. We are still looking for the filter, but we have found our vacuum. We truly did not want to spend this much money on a vacuum and we are actually embarassed that we did so, but we did. We bought the Dyson model DC17 Absolute Animal.
Believe it or not, it truly is worth the money. We used our old vacuum over the carpet really well and then went over it again the "animal." I cannot believe how much was sucked in to the canister. It makes us feel really dirty, whick we are not dirty people. It's really scary what lives in your carpets. :(
As soon as I get a chance, I will post pics from our trip to the beach yesterday. Jack had a great time.
Well, if you're reading this then I am sure you are aware that Kiley was very sick this past winter. She has been diagnosed with some common airborne allergies, with one of them being our beloved dog. JD has been my family for 8 years. If it really came down to it, I would say "goodbye" to my beloved dog, but we are trying our best to keep him.
Since we are trying to keep him, we have schedule every other week grooming sessions for our happy little dog, JD. When I say happy, I hope you realize that I am truly joking. The phrase for JD in our house is "Oh, he's just a grumpy ol' dog." Jack even says that now. It's really quite cute. Today was JD's first session. I was hoping to get him shaved, but he would not have any of it. Poor Terri, the groomer, called me and said she would just be bathing, drying and cutting his nails. I don't care what she did, the dog looks FABULOUS! I don't think he has ever looked this good.
In other efforts to make our home "Kiley friendly." We have been on the look out for a good HEPA filter and vacuum. We are still looking for the filter, but we have found our vacuum. We truly did not want to spend this much money on a vacuum and we are actually embarassed that we did so, but we did. We bought the Dyson model DC17 Absolute Animal.
Believe it or not, it truly is worth the money. We used our old vacuum over the carpet really well and then went over it again the "animal." I cannot believe how much was sucked in to the canister. It makes us feel really dirty, whick we are not dirty people. It's really scary what lives in your carpets. :(
As soon as I get a chance, I will post pics from our trip to the beach yesterday. Jack had a great time.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Goodbye to Dr. Mann
Today was a sad day for our family. We had to say goodbye to our fabulous pediatrician. She has decided to venture off to private practice land on the "Evil East Side." She has been a great doctor to us over the last 4 years and especially the last 6 months with our lil' Miss Kiley being so ill. She let me bother her by calling her cell number and I even had her home number for EXTREME emergencies. I usually would just send her a text message because I always felt like I would be interrupting her "family" time.
We all know how valuable that time is to a good mother.Family time is the reason that she has decided to leave the great county hospital that we work at. She wants more time to be a "mom." With this rationale, I cannot argue with her decision, but it doesn't mean that I have to like it. :)
I worked with Andy when she was a resident at the "world famous" on the pediatric cardiology floor. I was one of the "bossier" nurses (if you can imagine that,) but we hit it off great. In fact, I taught her everything she knows. Well, maybe not EVERYTHING! LOL! So, when I heard she was a pediatrician for the health system that I work at, I booked Jack's first appointment with her, immediately.
Kiley had her 6 month appointment today with Dr. Mann. According to her scale, she weighed 1.5 oz less than she did on Wednesday at the allergist's, but I'm thinking that their scale is off. Kiley is pretty much in the 35 th percentile for heighth and weight. Luckily, her head is only the 20th percentile. I have always been afraid that my kids would end up with that melon that is so famous amongst the West Side Irish Americans.
As a farewell, to Dr. Mann, we gave her a plant for her new office and a picture of Jack and Kiley. Now, I, personally, think that the picture of my children is the best gift of all, but I tend to be partial. Here is a picture of our last visit to Dr. Mann. I am posting it below for everyone to see.
Good luck, Andy! Our family wishes you nothing but the best. If our insurance ever changes, you better run, because we will hunt you down and demand that you be our doctor again. :)
We all know how valuable that time is to a good mother.Family time is the reason that she has decided to leave the great county hospital that we work at. She wants more time to be a "mom." With this rationale, I cannot argue with her decision, but it doesn't mean that I have to like it. :)
I worked with Andy when she was a resident at the "world famous" on the pediatric cardiology floor. I was one of the "bossier" nurses (if you can imagine that,) but we hit it off great. In fact, I taught her everything she knows. Well, maybe not EVERYTHING! LOL! So, when I heard she was a pediatrician for the health system that I work at, I booked Jack's first appointment with her, immediately.
Kiley had her 6 month appointment today with Dr. Mann. According to her scale, she weighed 1.5 oz less than she did on Wednesday at the allergist's, but I'm thinking that their scale is off. Kiley is pretty much in the 35 th percentile for heighth and weight. Luckily, her head is only the 20th percentile. I have always been afraid that my kids would end up with that melon that is so famous amongst the West Side Irish Americans.
As a farewell, to Dr. Mann, we gave her a plant for her new office and a picture of Jack and Kiley. Now, I, personally, think that the picture of my children is the best gift of all, but I tend to be partial. Here is a picture of our last visit to Dr. Mann. I am posting it below for everyone to see.
Good luck, Andy! Our family wishes you nothing but the best. If our insurance ever changes, you better run, because we will hunt you down and demand that you be our doctor again. :)
Friday, June 20, 2008
Kiley update
I just realized that everytime I write something, it's about my little imp son, Jack. I do have another child. In fact, she is the most delightful child.
Miss Kiley had an appointment with the allergist this week. It was a LONG day for both of us. Her appointment was at 8:30 am. However, we didn't get out of there until 12:00 pm. UGH! We did receive some OK news, though. She does have some airborne allergies, but they are not too bad. She is allergic to dog & cat. The doctor told us not to get rid of the dog, just yet. He gave us a few suggestions to see if we can eliminate some of the proteins in the air that cause the allergic reaction.
My poor little baby girl had to have the scratch test completed on her lil' baby back. She received 18 little scratches. Due to her "shitty Irish skin (SIS)," she reacted to everything initially. They had to do a second negative control because she even turned red from the negative. LOL! My baby girl did really good though. She only fussed a bit. The doctor was super nice. We go back to see him July 30 to go over some labwork that they drew and to see how she is doing.
They did her weight and she is gaining. She weighed 15 lbs, 3 oz and she is 25 1/4 inches long.
She was so tired from the day, that she crashed about the babysitter's that afternoon.
Thank you to everyone that has sent many prayers her way over the last 6 months. She is definitely a trooper with everything that she has gone through.
Miss Kiley had an appointment with the allergist this week. It was a LONG day for both of us. Her appointment was at 8:30 am. However, we didn't get out of there until 12:00 pm. UGH! We did receive some OK news, though. She does have some airborne allergies, but they are not too bad. She is allergic to dog & cat. The doctor told us not to get rid of the dog, just yet. He gave us a few suggestions to see if we can eliminate some of the proteins in the air that cause the allergic reaction.
My poor little baby girl had to have the scratch test completed on her lil' baby back. She received 18 little scratches. Due to her "shitty Irish skin (SIS)," she reacted to everything initially. They had to do a second negative control because she even turned red from the negative. LOL! My baby girl did really good though. She only fussed a bit. The doctor was super nice. We go back to see him July 30 to go over some labwork that they drew and to see how she is doing.
They did her weight and she is gaining. She weighed 15 lbs, 3 oz and she is 25 1/4 inches long.
She was so tired from the day, that she crashed about the babysitter's that afternoon.
Thank you to everyone that has sent many prayers her way over the last 6 months. She is definitely a trooper with everything that she has gone through.
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