My poor baby. He is so sick. He has a horrid case of diarrhea and some vomiting. Poor little guy. Thankfully the cloth diapers are making this easy on his bum. And I am even more thankful for nursing! Breastmilk is the only thing that he can keep down. My supply is going crazy with all this nursing. :)
In house news, dear Lord, I hate paperwork. We have been signing things left and right. Brandon is attending our home inspection today. So hopefully we get good news from that.
That is pretty much it for us right now. Taking care of Mr. Sickerson and trying to jump through a bazillion hoops for our house.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Home, sweet, home...in a month or so...
We found our house!!!!!!!!
We love it. We walked in and it is perfect. It is so beautiful. In a wonderful neighborhood and right in our price range! We put in an offer this morning and it was accepted!!!!
YAY!!!! We are so thrilled! We will be busy for the next couple weeks with banks, paperwork, and lawyers. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and we will be moving in at the end of July!!!
:)
We love it. We walked in and it is perfect. It is so beautiful. In a wonderful neighborhood and right in our price range! We put in an offer this morning and it was accepted!!!!
YAY!!!! We are so thrilled! We will be busy for the next couple weeks with banks, paperwork, and lawyers. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and we will be moving in at the end of July!!!
:)
Sunday, June 22, 2008
So what's new?
Things are still pretty hectic around here.
We are STILL house hunting. UGH! We have seen around 15 houses so far and we have hated them all. We can't seem to find anything that we like. I am starting to get worried. Brandon starts his new job on July 7th, so it looks like he will have to commute for awhile. We are looking some more this week, so hopefully we can find something.
Nathan went on a nursing strike last week. He didn't nurse for almost 24 hours. It totally had us both stressed out. Thankfully that is resolved and we are back at it! However, the strike really opened my eyes to the fact that I am not ready to lose my milk supply due to pregnancy. Therefore, we won't be doing an IUI cycle in August. I really just don't feel comfortable with him weaning yet, so we are waiting until October to start our IUIs. Which I think, is the right choice. It allows Nathan to have more nursing time, allows us to get moved in to our new house, and allows us to save up some more money for the procedure. We are still going to try the old-fashioned way (we have moved on to cycle 5) but we don't expect too much. :)
I think that is pretty much it for right now. Houses, houses, and more houses.
We are STILL house hunting. UGH! We have seen around 15 houses so far and we have hated them all. We can't seem to find anything that we like. I am starting to get worried. Brandon starts his new job on July 7th, so it looks like he will have to commute for awhile. We are looking some more this week, so hopefully we can find something.
Nathan went on a nursing strike last week. He didn't nurse for almost 24 hours. It totally had us both stressed out. Thankfully that is resolved and we are back at it! However, the strike really opened my eyes to the fact that I am not ready to lose my milk supply due to pregnancy. Therefore, we won't be doing an IUI cycle in August. I really just don't feel comfortable with him weaning yet, so we are waiting until October to start our IUIs. Which I think, is the right choice. It allows Nathan to have more nursing time, allows us to get moved in to our new house, and allows us to save up some more money for the procedure. We are still going to try the old-fashioned way (we have moved on to cycle 5) but we don't expect too much. :)
I think that is pretty much it for right now. Houses, houses, and more houses.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Pride!
Nathan in his Pride shirt! He looked so cute!
Classic Nathan...
The parade begins!!
Nathan was more interested in the diaper bag at first.
We saw lots of other parents babywearing at Pride! We love our Ergo!
They were throwing out beads!
Daddy and Nathan
The wedding cake float
Mama and Nathan
So cute.
The Obama head! Cracked us up.
Dorothy! She was hilarious!
Kent and Vixen from the Amazing Race! We got to say hi to them after! So cool!!We had a wonderful time at Indy Pride! It was so much fun. Nathan really enjoyed himself and it was so nice to be around all sorts of different people.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Letter to my 13 month old boy....
Dear Nathan,
Today you are 13 months old! This month has gone by so quickly! You have grown and changed. You are learning new things everyday.
You are getting so big! You pretty much walk all the time now. It is rare to see you crawl anymore. You are always walking and sometimes you even try to run! Daddy loves coming home from work because you get so excited and run up to see him. You are also giving kisses now! Mama smacks her lips together for a kiss and you know what to do! Granted, you haven't figured out to close your mouth yet. :) It is so cute. You have also learned to clap! You have fun clapping and cheering when you do something. For the past week or so, you have learned to put the blocks away. Mama will say "Nathan put this block in the bucket." And you do it! Then we all clap for you. You have changed from a baby to a toddler over night! Yesterday, Mama took you to Grandma's house to swim in her baby pool. You had so much fun! I need to set up your pool here. You really like going on walks in your car that great-grandma gave you. You think it is so fun! You are eating like a horse! Daddy calls you our little "Garbage disposal". You love fruit and chicken. You really like mac and cheese and spaghetti! I think you like making a mess with those! You have cut down on your nursing a little bit. Sometimes I think that you are too busy! But you still nurse a lot during the day. Mama is wanting to nurse you until you are 2, so I am sure that you will keep it up!
13 months and you just keep on growing! We are having so much fun teaching you about the world around you. You are so smart and just soak everything up. I love you so much Nathan Cole!
Always,
Mama
Today you are 13 months old! This month has gone by so quickly! You have grown and changed. You are learning new things everyday.
You are getting so big! You pretty much walk all the time now. It is rare to see you crawl anymore. You are always walking and sometimes you even try to run! Daddy loves coming home from work because you get so excited and run up to see him. You are also giving kisses now! Mama smacks her lips together for a kiss and you know what to do! Granted, you haven't figured out to close your mouth yet. :) It is so cute. You have also learned to clap! You have fun clapping and cheering when you do something. For the past week or so, you have learned to put the blocks away. Mama will say "Nathan put this block in the bucket." And you do it! Then we all clap for you. You have changed from a baby to a toddler over night! Yesterday, Mama took you to Grandma's house to swim in her baby pool. You had so much fun! I need to set up your pool here. You really like going on walks in your car that great-grandma gave you. You think it is so fun! You are eating like a horse! Daddy calls you our little "Garbage disposal". You love fruit and chicken. You really like mac and cheese and spaghetti! I think you like making a mess with those! You have cut down on your nursing a little bit. Sometimes I think that you are too busy! But you still nurse a lot during the day. Mama is wanting to nurse you until you are 2, so I am sure that you will keep it up!
13 months and you just keep on growing! We are having so much fun teaching you about the world around you. You are so smart and just soak everything up. I love you so much Nathan Cole!
Always,
Mama
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Trying to figure out what to do...
Thanks for all the support concerning our big upcoming move!
Honestly, I am kind of freaking out about the whole thing. We looked at houses yesterday and hated them. One was too small, one was too outdated, yada, yada, yada. In the car on the way back, Brandon and I realized how hard it is going to be to find our dream house. We really just wish that we could pick this house up and move it. So we sent a very specific list back to our realtor saying the exact things that we would need to see in a house. She said that she would search some more. Although honestly, I highly doubt that she will be able to find it.
So, Brandon and I are talking about just building our own house. We have no idea if this is even possible on our budget or where to begin. But we just realize that it will be so hard to find a house that we like. And we want this move to be our last for a very, very, very long time. So we may just have to build our own. I am going to contact some more realtors and contractors tomorrow. See where we should go from here.
So what does this do to our TTC plans?? Honestly I have no clue. I will say that if we are building a house, I probably won't be doing an IUI cycle in August. We will probably wait until we know when the house is going to be finished before doing a cycle. Mainly because I will be having a homebirth next time and will want to birth in our new house.
So, not really much of an update. I am just writing everything out to help us decide what to do.
Thanks for reading!
As far as TTC goes right now (the old-fashioned way) I am at CD 15. Got a peak on my monitor yesterday! :)
Honestly, I am kind of freaking out about the whole thing. We looked at houses yesterday and hated them. One was too small, one was too outdated, yada, yada, yada. In the car on the way back, Brandon and I realized how hard it is going to be to find our dream house. We really just wish that we could pick this house up and move it. So we sent a very specific list back to our realtor saying the exact things that we would need to see in a house. She said that she would search some more. Although honestly, I highly doubt that she will be able to find it.
So, Brandon and I are talking about just building our own house. We have no idea if this is even possible on our budget or where to begin. But we just realize that it will be so hard to find a house that we like. And we want this move to be our last for a very, very, very long time. So we may just have to build our own. I am going to contact some more realtors and contractors tomorrow. See where we should go from here.
So what does this do to our TTC plans?? Honestly I have no clue. I will say that if we are building a house, I probably won't be doing an IUI cycle in August. We will probably wait until we know when the house is going to be finished before doing a cycle. Mainly because I will be having a homebirth next time and will want to birth in our new house.
So, not really much of an update. I am just writing everything out to help us decide what to do.
Thanks for reading!
As far as TTC goes right now (the old-fashioned way) I am at CD 15. Got a peak on my monitor yesterday! :)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Curve ball...
Just when you think that you know what is coming....
life throws you a curve ball.
Brandon has been offered a new job. **insert shocked face here** We really can't believe it!! It is with a great company with amazing benefits (they pay all premiums). The downside is that it is in a different town. So, we will be moving. Obviously, there are pros and cons. We love our house here and don't want to move, but the town we would be going to is nice. It is a small town closer to my mom and it is a great place to raise a family.
Honestly, I am a little overwhelmed right now. So much to do in so little time. He would need to start his new job in the middle of July. So we have one month to find a new house, buy it, and move in. Not to mention the fact that we are swamped with previous plans right now. PRIDE is next weekend. The weekend after that is a wedding in Southern Indiana. In the middle of July, we have to go to Baltimore for another wedding. YIKES!
To start with we need to contact the owner of this house and stop moving forward with the purchase of this house. Hopefully he lets us out of our purchase agreement. We are going to visit the new town this weekend to look at some houses with our new realtor. Hopefully we fall in love with one.
Busy, busy, busy...and seeking some sanity...
life throws you a curve ball.
Brandon has been offered a new job. **insert shocked face here** We really can't believe it!! It is with a great company with amazing benefits (they pay all premiums). The downside is that it is in a different town. So, we will be moving. Obviously, there are pros and cons. We love our house here and don't want to move, but the town we would be going to is nice. It is a small town closer to my mom and it is a great place to raise a family.
Honestly, I am a little overwhelmed right now. So much to do in so little time. He would need to start his new job in the middle of July. So we have one month to find a new house, buy it, and move in. Not to mention the fact that we are swamped with previous plans right now. PRIDE is next weekend. The weekend after that is a wedding in Southern Indiana. In the middle of July, we have to go to Baltimore for another wedding. YIKES!
To start with we need to contact the owner of this house and stop moving forward with the purchase of this house. Hopefully he lets us out of our purchase agreement. We are going to visit the new town this weekend to look at some houses with our new realtor. Hopefully we fall in love with one.
Busy, busy, busy...and seeking some sanity...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
"Why do you use cloth diapers?"
I get this question A LOT!
I have talked about this before, but I found some new information that I wanted to share.
1. MALE INFERTILITY Disposable diapers could be the cause of the sharp rise in male infertility over the past 25 years. It is thought that disposable diapers heat up boys testicles to such a degree that it stop them from developing normal.
2. SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, which is linked to Toxic Shock Syndrome and can therefore no longer be used in tampons, is the super absorbent gel in disposable diapers. You can find the little "gel balls" on the skin of your baby's bottom. It is interesting to note that employees in factories manufacturing sodium polyacrylate suffer from female organ problems, slow healing wounds, fatigue and weight loss.
3. TBT (TRIBULYTIN) In May 2000 Greenpeace found TBT in Pampers® Baby Dry in Germany. TBT is one of the most toxic substances ever made. It harms the immune system and impairs the hormonal system. There is speculation that it could cause boys to become sterile.
4. DIOXIN Traces of the carcinogen Dioxin have been found in disposable diapers. Dioxin causes liver disease, immune system suppression and genetic damage. It is a byproduct of bleaching with chlorine gas and is banned in most countries. Unfortunately, the USA still allows it.
5. ASTHMA In 1998 a study showed that childhood respiratory problems, including asthma, might be linked to inhaling the mixture of chemicals emitted from disposable diapers.
6. UTI INFECTIONS IN BABY GIRLS also seem on the rise with an increased use of disposable diapers.
7. BABIES POORLY DEVELOPED OUTER SKIN LAYER ABSORBS ABOUT 48 CHEMICALS if you use disposable diapers & wipes and standard baby products. This can be greatly reduced by using cloth diapers and natural baby products.
Why do I use cloth diapers? It is better for my baby! (Cost savings and environmental factors aside).
I have talked about this before, but I found some new information that I wanted to share.
1. MALE INFERTILITY Disposable diapers could be the cause of the sharp rise in male infertility over the past 25 years. It is thought that disposable diapers heat up boys testicles to such a degree that it stop them from developing normal.
2. SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, which is linked to Toxic Shock Syndrome and can therefore no longer be used in tampons, is the super absorbent gel in disposable diapers. You can find the little "gel balls" on the skin of your baby's bottom. It is interesting to note that employees in factories manufacturing sodium polyacrylate suffer from female organ problems, slow healing wounds, fatigue and weight loss.
3. TBT (TRIBULYTIN) In May 2000 Greenpeace found TBT in Pampers® Baby Dry in Germany. TBT is one of the most toxic substances ever made. It harms the immune system and impairs the hormonal system. There is speculation that it could cause boys to become sterile.
4. DIOXIN Traces of the carcinogen Dioxin have been found in disposable diapers. Dioxin causes liver disease, immune system suppression and genetic damage. It is a byproduct of bleaching with chlorine gas and is banned in most countries. Unfortunately, the USA still allows it.
5. ASTHMA In 1998 a study showed that childhood respiratory problems, including asthma, might be linked to inhaling the mixture of chemicals emitted from disposable diapers.
6. UTI INFECTIONS IN BABY GIRLS also seem on the rise with an increased use of disposable diapers.
7. BABIES POORLY DEVELOPED OUTER SKIN LAYER ABSORBS ABOUT 48 CHEMICALS if you use disposable diapers & wipes and standard baby products. This can be greatly reduced by using cloth diapers and natural baby products.
Why do I use cloth diapers? It is better for my baby! (Cost savings and environmental factors aside).
Monday, May 26, 2008
TTC will be a long road....
Moving on to cycle #4. I will be calling this month to set up an appointment with our doctor in July for our IUI cycle in August.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Nathan's First Birthday Pictures!!
Nathan and his car that my grandma bought him before she passed. He loves it!
Nathan and Pop
Nathan, Elmo, and Grandma! He loves Elmo! And Grandma too!
He loved the cards for some reason. :)
Nathan and his car!
With Grandma again.
Hmmm...what's in here?!
My cutie pie.
The cakes that I made for the party. In case you can't tell, it was an Elmo theme.
:)
This is fun!
So cute..JPG)
He rarely crawls anymore. Always walking now!
Nathan and Aunt Kathryn
Ahhhhhhhhhh.....
Such a ham!
Blowing out his candle
Hmmmm...what is this?!
Yum!We had such a wonderful time! It was so nice to have our family and friends celebrating with us. Nathan was great the entire time. Really loves spending time with people. I still can't believe that my baby is 1!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Letter to my 1 year old boy...
Dear Nathan,
Happy Birthday sweetheart!!!! Today is your very first birthday. One year ago today I was holding you in my arms for the first time.
At one year, you weigh around 25 lbs and are 32 inches tall. This past month you have grown and changed so much! You are now taking steps! You can push up to standing without holding on to anything. Then you take about 8-10 steps before falling over. You walk back and forth between mommy and daddy and the furniture all the time. You are now eating so many more foods! You love bananas and Cheerios. You like macaroni and cheese and you love spaghetti! Mama is just feeding you whatever we have for dinner. You even like tacos! You hardly have baby food anymore. You are getting so big! You still babble to us all the time. You love to say mama and dada and walk towards us. Daddy loves coming home from work because you are so happy to see him. You giggle and race over to see him. You are sleeping a little better, but I still think that we have some improvement to make in that area! You love going for walks in our new carrier. You love just riding on mama's back and looking around. You seem so peaceful back there. You are still nursing all the time. We have been nursing for a year!! Such a huge milestone for mama and you. Your first birthday party is this Saturday! Lots of friends and family are coming. We are very excited! We are also getting family pictures taken on Sunday. Can't wait to get those!
And so big boy, you are 1!!! This past year has been the best of my life. We have such a special bond and I love waking up to your sweet face every morning. From 7lbs 11oz to 25 lbs, you have grown so much. Mama and daddy have grown too; We are much better people because you are in our lives. You are the center of my world sweet boy and I will love you for all the years of your life. But nothing can replace this first year.
Love Always,
Mama
Happy Birthday sweetheart!!!! Today is your very first birthday. One year ago today I was holding you in my arms for the first time.
At one year, you weigh around 25 lbs and are 32 inches tall. This past month you have grown and changed so much! You are now taking steps! You can push up to standing without holding on to anything. Then you take about 8-10 steps before falling over. You walk back and forth between mommy and daddy and the furniture all the time. You are now eating so many more foods! You love bananas and Cheerios. You like macaroni and cheese and you love spaghetti! Mama is just feeding you whatever we have for dinner. You even like tacos! You hardly have baby food anymore. You are getting so big! You still babble to us all the time. You love to say mama and dada and walk towards us. Daddy loves coming home from work because you are so happy to see him. You giggle and race over to see him. You are sleeping a little better, but I still think that we have some improvement to make in that area! You love going for walks in our new carrier. You love just riding on mama's back and looking around. You seem so peaceful back there. You are still nursing all the time. We have been nursing for a year!! Such a huge milestone for mama and you. Your first birthday party is this Saturday! Lots of friends and family are coming. We are very excited! We are also getting family pictures taken on Sunday. Can't wait to get those!
And so big boy, you are 1!!! This past year has been the best of my life. We have such a special bond and I love waking up to your sweet face every morning. From 7lbs 11oz to 25 lbs, you have grown so much. Mama and daddy have grown too; We are much better people because you are in our lives. You are the center of my world sweet boy and I will love you for all the years of your life. But nothing can replace this first year.
Love Always,
Mama
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
To all you mommies out there!
This time last year, I was in labor with Nathan! Such a blessed time of year for us.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Some updates...
First of all, thank you so much for the kind thoughts and prayers related to my grandma's passing. We really appreciate it. We are doing ok here. Taking each day as it comes. I miss her a lot. The hardest part is seeing my mom like this. She loves her mama and is lost without her.
In other news, my mama is graduating tonight! She has worked so hard for this nursing degree and I am so proud of her.
In house news, we are still waiting. Waiting on paperwork from the bank and the seller. I will be so glad when all this is over.
We keep getting closer to Nathan's birthday! Only 3 more days! We are very excited for this! His party is scheduled for May 17th. We are looking forward to it.
As far as TTC goes, the loss of my grandma has really got me back into the TTC spirit (currently CD 13-Fertile phase). I just know (in Kathleen's words) that she is up there picking out the perfect brother or sister for Nathan. Our family needs joy now more than ever, so Brandon and I are really excited about TTC. We have created a timeline for our infertility path. And after much consideration, we have decided to do some IUIs (intrauterine insemination) before doing IVF. There are pros and cons to this obviously.
Pros:
Less expensive!! Only cost around $300 per cycle. IVF is $15,000.
We can start sooner!
No meds for me that could harm my milk supply for Nathan. Big Pro!
Cons:
The success rates aren't as good for IUIs. However it is not impossible! We have gotten pregnant before on our own (with Noel) so anything could happen!
Our timeline:
May, June, July--Trying the old-fashioned way. :)
August--IUI #1
September--If IUI #1 fails, we will take this month off.
October--IUI #2
November, December, January--If IUI #2 fails, we will take these months off for the holidays.
February--IUI #3
March, April, May--If IUI #3 fails, we will take these months off to get ready for IVF.
June--IVF
We are really excited about our plan! It makes sense to us and we are looking forward to it. We just know that Grandma is up there watching over our baby-to-be.
In other news, my mama is graduating tonight! She has worked so hard for this nursing degree and I am so proud of her.
In house news, we are still waiting. Waiting on paperwork from the bank and the seller. I will be so glad when all this is over.
We keep getting closer to Nathan's birthday! Only 3 more days! We are very excited for this! His party is scheduled for May 17th. We are looking forward to it.
As far as TTC goes, the loss of my grandma has really got me back into the TTC spirit (currently CD 13-Fertile phase). I just know (in Kathleen's words) that she is up there picking out the perfect brother or sister for Nathan. Our family needs joy now more than ever, so Brandon and I are really excited about TTC. We have created a timeline for our infertility path. And after much consideration, we have decided to do some IUIs (intrauterine insemination) before doing IVF. There are pros and cons to this obviously.
Pros:
Less expensive!! Only cost around $300 per cycle. IVF is $15,000.
We can start sooner!
No meds for me that could harm my milk supply for Nathan. Big Pro!
Cons:
The success rates aren't as good for IUIs. However it is not impossible! We have gotten pregnant before on our own (with Noel) so anything could happen!
Our timeline:
May, June, July--Trying the old-fashioned way. :)
August--IUI #1
September--If IUI #1 fails, we will take this month off.
October--IUI #2
November, December, January--If IUI #2 fails, we will take these months off for the holidays.
February--IUI #3
March, April, May--If IUI #3 fails, we will take these months off to get ready for IVF.
June--IVF
We are really excited about our plan! It makes sense to us and we are looking forward to it. We just know that Grandma is up there watching over our baby-to-be.
Monday, May 5, 2008
I love you grandma!
My grandma Norma Jean passed away on Saturday morning. Here she is with Nathan on Christmas last year. I miss her so much already.
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