Preemie who?

So. Baby Jay is now a little turkey. Mr. Turkey Lurkey is now out of preemie clothing and wearing newborn size clothing and even some 0-3 months stuff. He is super long and just turned three weeks old. We have now reached what should have been his actual birth date, and he is already doing great. With three chins and a turkey tummy---he looks so different from the baby we bought home from the hospital.

The BIG bug!

Okay. I just want to give the biggest thank you ever to bigdaddy for bringing home the nastiest, family shared, fluid producing stomache virus ever. I mean, really----where would we be now if we weren't trapped on the toilet, running home for emergency clothing changes, vomiting in our car seats(on the couch, the floor, the crib, in the grocery store, on big daddy, on mommy, on the changing pad, on the ottoman, in the kitchen, on the counter and in the sink of our local grocery store) and pooping through packs of toliet paper and pampers and pull ups. Hmm. What would we ever do? We would surely miss having temperatures and being in the emergency room till 3 am, and of course aren't those rectal thermometers good clean fun for every baby and toddler. Hmmm---thnking of that has anyone seen our under the arm thermometer or oral thermometer ? if so, please tell them to return to out medicine cabinet before flu and cold season hits because I for one will die of a temperature before I submit myself to such cruel and unnatural abuse of using the rectal thermometer. That door is shut(and glued)lol. So again---than you Rey for the wonderful family share plan stomach virus, "You're the best" and don't let anybody tell you differently.

Some one call the Civil Rights Commision

OK I am here to bring to the worlds attention an egregious, reprehensible,blatant act of discrimination on the part of the clothing industry. Since Jay coming to our family we have been shopping for clothes for now and later, because we had NOTHING FOR BOY or even for a baby because Robbyn sold most of Laylah's smaller outfits, there is no variety in boys clothes. The girl sections are larger, better stocked, and with more variety.

Why should we be concerned you say? Well for starters they are feeding into the stereotypes of girls being clothes horses and that boys don't care about their appearance. Secondly parents such as myself are not given many choices. There are plenty of things they can do for boys especially in the department of shirts. They can play with patterns, colors etc but they choose not to. I feel violated and like second class citizen. We need to call the ACLU, NAACP, Civil Rights Commission, Media, and anyone else that can help us fight the atrocity. I propose a class action suit against the major manufactures, designers, and clothing distributors.

Open heart Surgery!

So, I am sure that if you know Laylah, then you have met her little lamb too, Lambie. Where can these too bee seen seperate? Only when it is time for a shower or she is eating---either way he is never far. We have been through a ton of these little gund plushes, and frankly, after they have survivied about 6 months of being wagged everywhere she goes, they are pretty much done with.lol. Well she has one that used to say the Lord's prayer---now it just drones something inaudible out and looks like a ball of dirt since it can only be surface cleaned because of the battery pack inside---which by the way is not replaceable. So, I decided to do the deed---once laylah was settled comfy on the couch to watch Barney, I cleaned the kitchen cabinet and began the surgery. I took one of our smallest and sharpest knives and gently split Lambie (this one's name is Lamb actually) down the center seam of his chest. I was engrossed in picking out fluff and stuffing to find the battery pack when I heard a little gasp of shock. I dropped the knife into the sink quickly and pretended to be stroking lamb. Too late. Laylah asked me, " What are you doing to Lamb? Oh no Mommy, stop, what are you doing? I pretended to wash his face with the dish rag.lol. Yes, I am scared of a two year old.Smile. i removed the pack, sewed the incision, lol, and shipped lamb down to the basement to wash, and I must say---he has made a full reecovery and will be reunited with his owner tomorrow, whne I feel like going down and getting him off the clothes line(where he is hanging by the ears.lol)

THE FIRST BATH

Jayden got his first bath! He is just about two weeks old and we decided to go for the big dip. He did absolutely fabulous. I was so proud of him. it just shows how every baby has a very different personality. He laid in his little hammock and blew bubbles and made coos while I bathed him. Overall, he was very happy until I washed his hair. His head full of hair was smooth and straight until I washed it. Then he looked like a little wet rat with locks of hair sticking up everywhere and a spike in the middle. Lol. Daddy was able to brush it back into cooperation after jayden was dried and dressed. Thank goodness.

Procrastination

Listening to NPR, I heard about the dangers of procrastination and then multitasking. They must have been preparing to write my life story. Laughing out loud! Jay is almost two weeks old. It would be great if I cracked the plastic off of his baby book and got started with filling in some of those blanks, wouldn't it? it just seems that everytime I start to do that, I think of something else more pressing, or one of the kids needs me, or I have housework to do. Wow---I hope I get to it before the boy turns 18. Smile.

I'm losing it!

It may not seem like a big success to you but I have gone from 399.5 pounds to 380. I am estatic and feel highly motivated to chop off some more pounds, and then some more. I would like to get down to 160. I don't know if I will be able to, but I sure as heck am going to try. I feel so blessed to have lost the 20 lbs. total that I am down now, that I don't know what to say about it but, 'Praise the Lord, I'm losing it"