A new baby....

Ok. My due date was April 15th but baby decided not to wait. However, my baby girl decided to save her mom the pain of labor and go straight for a cesarean since whe was caught in the umbilical cord. Yes, I went in for a check up on Friday morning and ended up having to go straight to the hospital. By 1PM my baby girl came into the world crying her lungs out.

The week before my sister-in-law had her baby boy (3/27). One week later, I had my baby girl.

I had a feeling my baby was going to come early. I just didn't expect the baby to come this early. I also didn't expect not to go through some kind of labor. Everything went to fast it seems like a blur. I had my family going crazy. No sooner than I told my mom what was happening and telling her not to tell my sister that she called my sister. She was picking up my mom at work and heading to the hospital. My dad had taken me to the doctor and then ended up driving me to the hospital as well as taking care of my son.

I think everyone but my sis was surprised I had a baby girl. They really thought the baby would be a boy.

At least everything was for the most part ready to bring baby home. She's actually pretty good and loves to sleep. I just want her to sleep the night away but she still wakes up at least once which isn't so bad since my son woke up every 2 hours. I've been trying to keep her up in the evening so she can sleep the night but it's hard.

At least I have time to dedicate to my son. He's been great and such a little helper, too.

Well I have to go and do some housework before the baby wakes up.

Happy Easter!!!!

Okay...it's been a month since my last post but I've been really busy with the baby shower and getting ready for my own baby.

The baby shower for my sister is over and it was a great success.

I've finally went through all of my son's baby clothes and washed them so they are ready for baby 2. I'm less than a month away now and getting nervous by the minute. I cry a lot more now than I did with my previous pregnancy.

I can't wait to see my baby but I'm also going through getting everything ready with work and need all the time. I want to make sure the team is good to go with my being on maternity leave.

I've also spent a great deal of time updating my budget with the cost of gas going up among other things. I never realized how much money can be saved by just bringing your own lunch to work instead of going out. I actually didn't have to hit the MAC machine as often this month. So I've been re-evaluating my budget and re-thinking my habits to find some savings. I did find a lot though but I'm still working it. It's a work in progress.

Well, with all that's going on I haven't had anytime to dedicate to my hobbies. I hope to get back to them soon since I really need to relax.

Until next time..

Time flies...

Sometimes I wonder if I will have everything ready in time for the baby. I've already started to fix up my son's room to share with the baby. My son is starting to get used to the idea of sharing his room.

At the same time I'm still working on a baby shower for my sister. Thank God for my sister in law! She is helping me with the decorations and planning.

Well this is a short post. I need to get some sleep.

Getting ready....

time flies when you least expect it. I've just finished putting away my christmas tree for the year. in less than 9 months I'll have to take it out again. When we first got married, my husband and I would leave our christmas tree up all year long. We take it down now so my son can appreciate the holidays.

I've got my Valentine's Day decorations up since the first of the month. I've put some beautiful pink, white, and dark pink mini carnations in a vase. They look beautiful. I wonder how long these will last.

I'm now in the process of preparing my son's room for his new roommate. It's tough because I wonder if the baby is a boy or a girl. I guess I'll find out in April. I have a list of things I still need to do and get ready for the baby but I'm not taking things out of storage until the time gets closer. I am going to take advantage of the sale at Babies R Us for some needed items like baby bottles, pampers, and wipes.

I also need to get a new robe and nightgown for my stay at the hospital. I have to find a new baby boy take home outfit in case the baby is a boy. I have the baby girl outfit from when my son was born. This time I need to prepare two overnight bags: one for my son and one for me.

My son is staying with my parents while I'm in the hospital. I wish I could keep him with me but I plan to sleep a lot. My husband is planning on bringing him by the hospital to see me or my parents will since they are close to the hospital.

I have two months to go and I'm trying not to panic. AHHAHA!

Oh well, it will all work out in the end. Til next time....

It's a baby......

My sister went in for her ultrasound this past Wednesday and found out that the baby her and her husband is expecting will be a girl.

So far, I'm the only one who is not finding out what the sex of the baby is and it's killing me not to know. My husband refuses to find out. So I'm making a nice mint green crochet blanket for the baby.

My son however is becoming ever so clingy. I had trouble dropping him off at school twice this week but on Friday he just left my side with no problems and since then he has been asking me about going to Circle Time. Circle time is when the class sits in a circle and go over the lessons. I really like this school and it's curriculum. My son is learning so much. I love our time together on the way home and how he talks about school and the things he's done and learned.

Well this is all I have to say for now. Til next time.

Upstate Weekend....

This week we celebrated my nephew's 16th birthday. I can't believe it. He's 16 years old. Time flies so fast. I still remember him running with a sword down the back of his shirt to the backyard to play with his friends.

This past weekend, we headed upstate for our annual get post Christmas get together with my brother, sisters and friends. Unfortunately, my brother and family could not make it because he was really sick.

We left on Friday evening to head up to the Catskills along with every other skier/vacationer heading out for the long weekend. It was kind of funny because I had my son in his PJs thinking I would move him from the car to the bed when we get to the house. We made a pit stop and it was funny because there were all these other kids all in their PJs as well.

When we get there, my son was wide awake especially when he noticed my nephew playing with the Wii. My son had to get his controller to play. We were up til 4AM watching the men and boys playing.

My husband, his friend, my brother in law and my nephew spent all day Saturday playing paintball in the backyard ( 7 acre backyard). They were out there for a long time in the cold. I made sure he was very well bundled because it was COLD up there in the Catskills.

I went out for a bit on Saturday and then I spent it in the house working on my knitting. We had lots of fun just lounging. It was cool to see that my sister was finally showing some pregnancy belly. I was worried a bit. Next year is going to be crazy with two new babies and a toddler. I can't wait!!!!

Well, I'm off to bed. It's getting late and I've got to head out early in case my son gives me any grief when I drop him off at school. Lately, he's pretty attached to me.

First Days of the New Year

Well, the New Year has come in with a blast.

We spent it as a family and had a great time. My son is so much fun to be around when he is playful and angry.

I've given up trying to be strict with the potty training because from what I've read he is showing some signs of not yet being ready. I still make him go to the potty if I notice he has gone into hiding but I'm not yelling at him anymore to tell me when he has to go potty. From what I'm reading, it's a big no no.

On the other hand, I am having success transferring him to his toddler bed at night and he's sleeping the night away. I'll take the small blessings I can get one at a time.

I've just come from celebrating my husband's birthday weekend. Yes, weekend. On Saturday (1/5), we went out with his parents, aunt and cousin for dinner at D&Bs. Lots of fun. Today, we went out with my parents for brunch. My husband loves this one restaurant where they serve brunch on Sundays.

My task for this week is to organize the Christmas items that will go into storage for next year and setting up my winter/valentine's decor. There is one thing that will stay behind from Christmas and they are the flowers I bought on 12/27/2007. They are read, white, dark red, and red/white mini carnations that are still blooming strong. I bought them at Shop Rite for 3 bouquets at 3.99 each. They are the sturdiest flowers I've ever bought.

Well, I'm signing off to get some knitting done. I'm currently working on a scarf in teal with a really soft yarn. I'm trying to hold off buying yarn until the new stuff comes out but I'm tempted to since I have some AC Moore gift cards.

Until next time....