Cabin fever

Sadie and I have been hanging out in our pj's the last couple of days and I think we are both suffering from a bit of cabin fever. It really is so funny how badly you want to go and do stuff when you know you can't! That's okay though better safe than sorry. I did open the sliding door and windows since it was so nice out today. Sadie spent most of the day being silly and I tried to rest. Adam was home until 1:30 and then he had to go to work so I've been trying to manage Sadie since then. Well, not manage her, she's been her usual wonderful self. It's just difficult for me to lift her and carry her and all that stuff that usually comes easily. Plus I have to move slow when I get up and down otherwise it feels like my incisions are ripping open. I know all that will get better with time, so until then I just have to tell myself to be patient and not in a hurry and that's what's best for me and Sadie right now. My dad and Carrie came by this evening to check on me. Carrie helped me bathe Sadie and we got to visit for a bit. It was really nice. My only other big "issue" I've been having is my getting sick almost every time I eat. That I can really do without. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat (although I haven't gotten sick from plain, dry toast). I am sticking to a bland diet with virtually no fats (which is by my choice, not the doc's). I just keep drinking water and ginger ale and eating toast and crackers and hopefully my body will catch on. The upside...I am losing weight like nobody's business! Yes, I know, it's not healthy. Anyhow. Enough complaining. In a week or two I'll be better than ever and hopefully this will all be a thing of the past. Sadie goes back to Dr. Rosi's office later this week to get reweighed. I am so interested to see what she weighs now. She has only been to daycare 2 times since her last appointment. Well, sleep tight everyone. Loves.

battle wounds...more at the bottom

so here are my battle wounds! lol. excuse my yucky bloated tummy....more blog below!

So...

When I went to meet with the surgeon on Wednesday I didn't think I'd be back so soon! I went to work on Thursday, felt fine. After lunch my tummy kinda started to hurt, it got progressively worse. I went out to do notices and after about 10-12 of them I could barely stand up straight. I went back to the office and ended up going home. I called Adam and told him I needed to go to the ER again, he couldn't leave work right away so I called my mom and she came and got me and took me to North Florida's ER. I was, at this point in such excruciating pain I was dry heaving. When we got to the ER it was taking forever, so my mom called the surgeon on call and explained the situation. He said that it can't wait until Feb 3rd, I need to have my gall bladder out now! So, I got admitted to the hospital and Friday They took my gall bladder out. According to what the surgeon said, I not only had large stones in my gall bladder, it was also quite thick and enlarged. It had actually been totally non-functioning for a while and got thick and large from trying to work. So, it's good that it came out when it did because I could've been much sicker. He also said that other issues I've been having with my tummy should resolve themselves now that my gall bladder is gone. Anyhow, so my gall bladder is gone. I had a rough time with the anesthesia, it really kicked my butt until late yesterday. I, unfortunately vomited and was very disoriented. I mostly just slept. I finally came home on Saturday morning and have been trying to take it easy (I'm so bored). Playing with Sadie as best I can. I have 4 incisions. One right about where my stomach is (that's where they pulled the gall bladder out), 2 under my right rib cage and one on my belly button. The ones under my rib cage hurt the most. especially when I throw up or cough or...well, do anything. Actually it's sorta funny, they had to put a breathing tube down my throat, so my throut is scratchy and it kinda makes you have to cough, but it kills me to cough, gotta love it! It's starting to get better, I can get up and down by myself now.

Adam has been wonderful through all of this(no surprise there). He's been taking good care of me and handling everything. Sadie stayed at Adam's parent's house on Thursday night and my mom watched her Friday night. She is doing well. She definitely missed me. All she wants me to do is cuddle her. I love to but I can't pick her up too much. It still hurts! But, hopefully I'll better than ever in the next week. I would like to be back to work by the end of the week but we'll see. Every time i move to quick or cough or talk too loud it feels like my incisions are ripped open. As I said though...it's getting better with each passing moment. I am so glad they got that darn thing out when they did! Well, I am sleepy and it hurts to sit like this for too long so. Loves y'all

oh! Sadie got pink eye sometime during all of this! Dr. Rosi called her in some eye drops (prescription) so she should be all better soon. Other than that she is perfect

It's inevitable...

I went to the surgeon today. He told me that I definitely need my gall bladder removed. He said if I wait the stones could end up blocking the bile ducts, causing pancreatitis and then I'll have to have emergency surgery (they would have to slice me open instead of laproscopic). So...I opted to have it done as opposed to waiting. I'm having it February 3rd. I'm a little nervous. Mostly about having to go under anesthesia and also being in pain after. I can't really pick Sadie up for about 48 hours after, then I can't lift more than 20lbs for a week. I guess that's that. Sadie and I had a good day today. We played in the morning. She took a really long nap then I took her to Adam's parent's house so his mom could watch her while I was at my appointment. I was all excited because Adam opened today so I made a really nice dinner (curry chicken mixed with spinach, black beans, corn, pilaf and peaches with corn bread muffins on the side). Then, just as we're about to sit down to eat his boss calls and says one of the girls that works with him is "sick" and can't stay till closing. So, Adam had to go back to work after dinner. I feel so bad for him. He had already taken a shower and got into his comfy clothes. He barely had a minute to relax. Tomorrow he work 9am-9pm so everybody send him some good energy vibes! Well, I guess that's all for now. Loves

Uneventful

Not too much to report today, just more cute pics of Sadie. I go to the surgeon tomorrow to talk about my options for the gall stones. I'm kinda nervous. Sadie we to hr Bubbe's house this afternoon. She got to see 2 of her uncles, her auntie Carolina an Grandpa (and of course Bubbe). She was cute and all smiles when I picked her up. I just put her down (she was sleepy). She had a nice warm bath, yummy eats and cuddle time. Hope y'all have a good night. Loves.

Beautiful Baby

So, I'm going to be entering Sadie in the Regis and Kelly "beautiful baby" contest. I have to send a picture. I can't decide between these two. I also have a couple more I like but I think these are the best. Everyone tell me what your vote is! Other than that things are going along as usual. Adam with work and school, me with work. Nothing too terribly exciting. Sadie had her 6 month check up. Dr. Rosi said she looked great. She has lost some weight, a little over half a pound. Something we will need to keep a close eye on. She has become more active, so that could be the culprit but Dr. Rosi just wants to be sure. So, I take her back in 2 weeks for a re-weigh to see where she is at. In the meantime, we have to write down everything and every time she eats. She is doing fantastic though, meeting and exceeding her milestones. I love that monkey.

We have been looking off and on at houses to rent until Adam is done with school. We live in a pretty nice apartment but we'd like more space...and...to be honest, we are really not apartment people. Adam can't stand having people drive through the community like maniacs (people rarely stop at stop signs here) and I can't stand hearing my neighbors. Most of the time it doesn't bother me. Hearing someone above you walking took some getting used to. What really aggravates me is hearing other people's TV and music and conversations outside the door. I guess in the grand scheme of things those things really shouldn't bother me. Unfortunately they do. I have never lived in an apartment with someone over me and walls that you can hear through. Anyhow, we are now at the point where we either need to do it, or stay where we are. Adam will be done with school (theoretically) in 11 months so if we sign a 12 month lease somewhere and he doesn't get a job in G'ville, then we will be stuck for however much time is left on our lease. If we end up here, though then it would be nice to already be in a house. We'll see. It's weird to think we may be living somewhere else in a little over a year from now, possibly. When we were going to move to Chicago it was fun and exciting, but with a little one it really makes it feel fun and scary at the same time. I think it would be good for both of us to experience living somewhere besides Gville well Adam has lived other places...). I hate to think of Sadie as a 3rd generation ACR (no offense mom and dad). Well, enough rambling for tonight I guess. Loves y'all.

Week of baby

gall stones hurt!

Sadie is so cute!

So, since a few days after I had Sadie I have periodically had these really bad stomach pains. When it first started I thought it had something to do with being engorged (my back was also hurting) so I just didn't worry too much. Since then it's happened about every 3 weeks or so. I went and saw a doctor, who told me it was probably gas or heartburn. He rpescribed me medication that I wasn't even supposed to be taking (it is very dangerous for breastfed infants) and I felt a bit aggrevated because no, I am not a doctor but I do know the difference between gas, heartburn and what I've been experiencing. So, I just kind of have ben trying to manage it the best I can. Well, Friday night it was the worst it's ever been. By the time Adam got home from work at 11:30 pm I was balled up on the couch and could barely move without it hurting. He finally convinced me to go to the emergency room. At the ER they drew my blood, took my vitals and did an ultrasound on my belly. Eventually the doctor came back and told me I have several large gall stones and biliary colic. He told me that sometimes a shift in hormones (like from pregnancy and childbirth) can cause your body to start making the stones. Once it starts it will keep making them. He told me I would have to have my gall bladder removed. So, I have been referred to a surgeon (Jan 21) and will see what they have to say. I would like to see if there is any other option besides surgery, however, everything I've read so far says it's better to just go ahead with the surgery. It is laproscopic, so they don't have to "open " me up. Plus, the recovery time will be MUCH faster.

Other than that things are going really well for all of us. Adam is working hard and doing well in school, as always. I'm working, Sadie is growing and doing well. She has her 6 month check up on Thursday. She has had a bit of diarrhea that past day and a half. I think it may be related to one of the new solids she has been introduced to. I have been off today and have only nursed her. No solids, to see if that will help any. I hope that everyone is well. Peace.

pretty

Christmas

Well, Christmas is over! Hard to believe that this year will be over in a few days. We had a good Christmas, busy, but good. Christmas eve Adam had to work, so Sadie and I went to my Dad's and saw that side of my family. I finally got to see Mowgli (Julia's baby) he is so cute and getting big. Sadie got some really neat presents. Christmas morning Adam, Sadie and I went to San Felasco and hiked a 5 mile trail. It was great. I wish that it would've been a bit cooler, but it is Florida. Sadie fell asleep in the hiker backpack while we were walking and got a red mark on her head. I felt so bad but she seems like it didn't bother her too much. Later in the afternoon we went to Mama and Papa's house and saw everyone over there. I ate some yummy food and enjoyed visiting with family. Sadie took a long nap while we were there. After that we went to my Mom and Tommy's house and had our Christmas with them. I ate some more yummy food and Sadie got some fun stuff from her Gigi and Granddaddy! Sadie was a very sleepy little girl by the time we got home. Yesterday I went back to work and Sadie went to Adam's parent's house (daycare was closed) When I went to pick her up she felt really warm. I took her temp when we got home and she had a fever. I feel so terrible for her. I want her to get over her cold already! Today she seemed better. She played a bit more and ate better. My mom watched her this afternoon while Adam and I were at work and she seemed fine when I got home. Now, she is sleeping so sweetly in her crib! Well, we stay at Adam's parents house this week while they are on vacation (on a cruise). Henry is not going on the cruise so we will be keeping him company (he doesn't have his driver's licence yet) and watching the Shugan's dog zena and Adam's brother Elliot's dog Wesley. Should be fun. Anyhow...I need to finish cleaning the house. I have work tomorrow and will have to pack up some stuff in the morning. Hope everyone had a magical Christmas. Loves. Peace.

Enjoy the 2 new slideshows!

Christmas eve and Christmas Morning

Christmas evening

Been a while

So, I realize it's been a while since I've posted. In my defense, Adam, Sadie and I have all been sick this past week so...Anyhow, I have posted 2 slide shows that are from this past week. The one just below is from Hanukkah (as if the the Happy Hanukkah frame around it didn't give it away!). Under that is a slide show of pics from Sadie being cute this week. Also, We went to my Dad's house on Sunday and exchanged gifts. He and Carrie gave her the exersaucer that she is in. She seems to be mesmerized by it. She is still a bit small for it but better too small than too big. She'll just grow into it. Tomorrow is already Christmas eve! Sadie and I will be going to my Dad and Carrie's house to see everyone we won't be doing dinner this year (too many people) but it'll be nice to have dessert and read "The night before Christmas" and see all the kids. I will (hopefully) post pics tomorrow night when I get home. Adam has to work so he won't be going with us tomorrow night (tear). Christmas day we will see my mom and that side of my family. I am looking forward to seeing everyone. I am especially excited to see my cousin DK. He started college this year and I haven't seen him since last Christmas! Well, Adam should be home any minute so I will post soon! Hope everyone has a great Christmas (and rest of Hanukkah!). Peace. Loves

Happy Hanukkah

Cutie Pie

aww, poor baby.

Sadie hasn't been feeling well for a couple of days (no, Mama, she didn't catch anything from you!). She has a runny nose and nasal congestion and has that sleepy "I don't feel good" look in her eyes. Today has been the worst so far. Adam went and bought a humidifier and saline drops for her nose yesterday. They seem to be helping some. She REALLY hates having her little nose cleaned out. I hate having to do it. Luckily Adam and I were off today so we were with her most of the day. We did take her to daycare for a couple of hours, we needed to get some stuff done and we knew we could get it done faster if we had someone watch her. We had originally planned to take her to daycare and go on a bike ride on some trails. With her being a little sick though, we decided to just take care of business. It's too bad that we didn't get to do something fun. This has been our first time alone since my birthday in July! We'll do something another time. Hopefully we will have another day off together soon. Poor Adam is working so hard and never seems to have a day off.

Other than that We are all well. Mama and Papa came into town on Sunday and gave us a VERY nice Chicco high chair for Christmas/Hanukkah. Sadie seems to enjoy sitting and eating in it. She looks so little in it. Well tomorrow it's back to work. Sadie doesn't have a fever (knock on wood) so Adam will take her to daycare when he goes to work at 2pm. Sadie has laying in her bed crying for the last hour and a half. She is so sleepy, I wish she would just give in and let herself fall asleep. She needs her rest so she can get all better. I hope everyone out there is doing well. A lot of people are sick right now. 2 people Adam works with have strep throat. Everyone stay well. Peace.

Happy

Adam took this picture of Sadie yesterday. She is the cutest baby ever. He was working on a paper and he sat her on the bed (next to the desk) with some toys. He said she was content and playing independently for about 30 minutes! She seems to enjoy sitting in her bumbo as long as she has toys to play with and someone is next to her. Adam is having a long week he was off on Sunday, but he's working an 8 day stretch right now. I feel for him, he is a trooper. I know he must be tired, but he is still so attentive to Sadie and I. Everyday I thank God for bringing him back into my life and giving me more than I could ever ask for. We are so blessed to have each other, Sadie, our families and friends. I know there are so many people out there right now who are feeling the effects of the state of our economy right now. I know many of them have children and are losing their jobs and homes. It just reminds me everyday to not take for granted what we have and how blessed we are. I hope that we can raise Sadie to know and understand how lucky she is to have so many opportunities available to her. She is such a joy in our lives. Anyhow, I am rambling. Sadie is back at daycare tomorrow and then she will be there all next week. I hope that it won't take her too long to get used to it and being with the people and other children there. We will see. Loves y'all.

Sadie's a sitter

Adam took these pics of Sadie today, she is sitting up on her own so well now. The bag he had her in was one that my aunt made for me when I was little and I found it the other day when I was cleaning out our storage (I washed it, that's why she's in it, it was with a pile of clean laundry). Anyhow, not much to report. She is eating solids twice a day. Fruit at breakfast and veggies at dinner. She really seems to enjoy eating them. She is also still nursing. Well, we haven't found a high chair yet (well we have, but I refuse to pay $70-100 for high chair). I have found several on Craig's list, but most of them have already been sold. I have found one for $30, it's a Peg Perego (a $250 high chair!) it is navy and white and looks good. Only problem is the people selling it live in Fruitland Park, which is near Wildwood (like over an hour away). Anyhow, my Dad gave us a 20% off coupon for Toys R Us for one night only (tomorrow night) so I may end up just breaking down an buying a new one. We'll see. Anyhow, it's 10:40 pm and Adam just got home from work (yay, he's early!) so I am going to go cuddle! Loves. Peace

5 months!

Yes, yes, I know, I'm like 2 days late! Sorry to everybody, we've been cleaning out our storage and apartment and getting rid of a bunch of stuff. I HATE clutter! Anyhow, Sadie is doing well. Growing, getting cuter by the day. I posted a slide show of some pics from right before I had her to a few days ago. Sometimes the slide shows are weird and don't like to upload correctly, There's like 15 pictures so if it starts over, refresh the page. I'll post new pics soon. Loves. Peace

Looking Back

Sittin' pretty

New pics

Hi ya'll, I wanted to post these new pics of Sadie. Some are of her eating bananas one morning and peas one evening (which she really didn't enjoy). The others Adam took this afternoon. She is starting to sit up like a big girl! I can't believe how much she is growing and changing. She'll be 5 months at the end of this week! Hope all ya'll are doing well. Peace. Loves

Thanksgiving time!

Thanksgiving!

Sadie had her first Thanksgiving. It was great. She got to see her cousins and look at all the kids running around. First we went to Gigi and Granddaddy's house. Sadie got to see the kitties and "play" in the yard. After we ate we went for a nice walk and tried to move our food around! Next we went to Poppa and Grandma Carrie's house. Sadie got to meet her cousins Xavier, Brooklyn and Natanya for the first time and she got to see Amalise and Jerilyn. All the kids are getting so big. I can't believe that Thanksgiving has already come and gone. Sadie's first Hanukkah and Christmas will be next! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Peace. Loves

Sadie, baby

Another week gone!

Well, another week has gone by and almost another month! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is this week. Sadie's first Thanksgiving. Pretty crazy. We're having a long lunch at work tomorrow and everyone is bringing something. It'll be nice to have a yummy lunch and to relax and enjoy it. Thursday will be busy. Lunch at my mom's and dinner at my dad's. Adam's parents go to Tampa for Thanksgiving and eat at a restaurant. Adam and I are both working on Friday, so there's no way we can see everyone and neither of us want to try and drag Sadie all the way down there (especially since half the time she can't make it from our house to 34th with out screaming!). Last night Sadie and I visited Mama and Papa at the Hilton here in G'ville. They came to town for a party on Friday and the Gator game on Saturday. It was a nice visit. Sadie was cute as always! Today Adam worked in the morning and I cleaned. Later we went to the grocery store (yes we have a very exciting life!). I took Sadie to the playground to swing today and she enjoyed that. Anyhow, it's about 10:30 and I'm really sleepy so..Peace. Loves.

Cutie Patootie!

Adam and I are both sleepy, just wanted to post these cute pics of miss Sadie. Peace

sweet potato

Something new

This weekend flew by. Saturday I was off, but Adam had to work. Sadie and I hung out, ran errands and I met with the Avon rep and got set up with my stuff. So, I am officially an Avon rep. Anyone that wants to buy or sell Avon PLEASE let me know! Today was a long day. Sadie was up a lot last night, Adam had to be to work at 6 am and I went to my Dad's to have a yard sale so we've been up since about 5 am. I'm not sure why she was up so much last night. Maybe she is about to go through another growth spurt. Anyhow, the yard sale was alright. We only made like $13 and I still have a bunch of stuff I'd like to get rid of. It was cold this morning, so I bundled Sadie up really well and she seemed to be fine. She was so cute in her winter clothes. Adam finished with work about 10am so he came over to my Dad's and helped us out. We thought we'd get some traffic after noon, from the after church crowd. Unfortunately we were wrong! That's okay though, at least we sold some stuff. After the yard sale Adam, Sadie and I came back home and I cleaned up a bit and took a shower. We had a one day, 70% off coupon for JC Penney, so we went there and got Sadie a super warm winter outfit. We also went to Toys r us and looked at high chairs. Now that we have a real dining room we can get whatever size high chair we want. Everything is so cute, it's hard to decide. We didn't really see anything we were crazy about (price). That's okay, Sadie has her bumbo and she should be fine in that for at least a month or 2. We ran by publix to get cereal and then we came home and cooked dinner. Tonight Sadie got to try sweet potatoes for the first time. Dr. Rosi had said we should start getting Sadie used to the texture of food and the spoon. She said Sadie probably would eat or swallow, but it's good to get her accustomed. We decided to try it out. She actually ate some of her potatoes! when I first put her in her bumbo we were eating and she was getting bored so she was having a temper tantrum (see the pic!) so then i put a little taste of potato in her mouth and she totally stopped and as all into eating. She was actually opening her mouth a little and swallowing! Obviously this is new for her, so she was making a bit of a mess, but I was so excited for her. Well, back to work. This will be a bit of a long week, but hopefully a good one. I am super sleepy and Sadie just went down before I started this, so I am going to get some nice, wonderful sleep. Peace. Loves.

Mad Sadie

Sadie had her 4 month check up with Dr. Rosi yesterday. She is 11 lbs 15 oz (if she hadn't pee peed right before they weighed her she probably would've been 12lbs!) she is 24 inches long and her head is 15 3/4 inches. For hr head she is in the 25th percentile, height he is 45th percentile and weight she is the 12th percentile. Dr. Rosi said that she is growing well, she's a small little monkey but she looks good. Dr. Rosi also said we should start getting her used to spoons. To try giving her a bit of squash or sweet potatoes so she can feel a different texture in her mouth. I'm not sure I'm quite ready to stat her with the foods yet, but I will be getting her some rubber headed baby spoons to suck on and play with so she can become acquainted with them. Yesterday Sadie got some shots. She was so cute and cuddly and then they had to poke her and she got very upset. She was doing this super sad shriek-cry. It was awful. She cried and screamed for about 3-3 1/2 hours. I tried to nurse her, give her a bath, put her in her swing, cuddle her, we sat in the laundry room with the washer and dryer on...nothing worked. Finally, I guess she just decided she was done and from then on she was okay. About 20 minutes later she took a nap, woke up and she was fine. Today she seems better. Her leg is a big puffy, but she's alright. Anyhow. After Sadie went to bed last night, Adam and I moved our office into our bedroom and out of the dining area. So now we have an actual dining room. I am so excited. Adam closes tonight so we haven't had dinner in there yet (since we've moved it around) but I am looking forward to fun family dinners in there! Our room is a bit cramped now, but we don't spend much time in here anyways. I have read that it is "bad" feng shui to have electronics in your bedroom, supposedly it decreases the ability to get a restful night's sleep. I wonder if that is true. I tried not to think about it last night. I didn't want the power of suggestion to interrupt my sleep. Well, I hope everyone is well. We're supposed to have a yard sale this weekend, but the weather channel says it's going to rain. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that it won't rain until Sunday! Peace. Loves