Sydvish

back yo shit up!

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:49 -0500

katiewashere:

This is also a good time to remember the Tumblr backup tool that our good friend BoutofContext made years ago.
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Wesley’s first trip around the lakes with big sister...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:52:34 -0500

Wesley’s first trip around the lakes with big sister scooting by.

Woo!

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:43 -0500

My students rocked the LEAP (our state standardized test)! Even better than simply passing with Basic, many of them scored Mastery in Math, and a couple scored Advanced! They came a loooong way!!

Science grades were good, but not quite as good, which is not surprising because they have to pass math to pass the grade, so I spend a lot more time on that.

Anyway, my personal goal this year was to boost my high achievers since last year my data showed that I did a better job with the lower students. This year, I did what I set out to do! I don’t want to hold my high kids back because there are so many that are below-level. I’m hoping to do an even better job of it next year. Woo-hoo! Now I can relax and enjoy my summer!

What is cleavage?

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:12 -0500

Vera just tried to put a necklace into my friend B’s cleavage, and when B stopped her, she said, “But I want to put it in that cut!”

Poor baby has never seen cleavage up close. (And if genetics has anything to do with it, she won’t get to see any attached to her body either).

Re-read Babywise cover-to-cover yesterday. I have the...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:37:35 -0500

Re-read Babywise cover-to-cover yesterday. I have the breastfeeding routine down to a science, but it’s been too long for me to remember the sleep rules we used for Vera. Already, Wesley’s gassiness puts him into the chapter on exceptions, so we’ll use the grain-of-salt method we settled into last time with a slightly larger grain. I’m proud to say he went a 4-hour stretch last night, and has taken several successful naps in his crib (he vastly prefers the carseat because of gas…we’re taking that one step at a time). Anyway, here’s hoping he gets with the program as easily as his big sister did!

Breakfast in bed, lovingly prepared by Wes and Vera this...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:49:00 -0500

Breakfast in bed, lovingly prepared by Wes and Vera this morning. All of my favorites! Click here to see my well-crafted cards, etc. It’s been a great Mother’s Day so far.

P.S. Wes can lift 600lbs with one hand while he is sleeping and has huge, muscular thighs. The more his hair falls out, the more I fall in love with him. :)

Millsin' About: Another McDonald's anecdote

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:15:59 -0500

Millsin' About: Another McDonald's anecdote:

sydvish:

Wes never knows what he wants to eat (at any restaurant) until the last minute. He often lets the server pick their favorite dish and surprise him. Sometimes, this ends in disaster. Today, we drove through McDonald’s after Vera’s dress rehearsal. Wes’ indecision coupled with his…

Hahahahahahahahahahahahha. Sorry. I totally forgot about my promise. I GUESS I WAS TOO BUSY TAKING CARE OF MY NEWBORN! Kidding. Actually not kidding. Anyway, he took one bite and got nauseous because he thought he deleted an entire card’s worth of pictures from Vera’s recital rehearsal. Then, he realized he hadn’t deleted them and ate it cold an hour later. He said it wasn’t as bad as he thought.

Promise fulfilled!

Another McDonald's anecdote

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:13:48 -0500

Wes never knows what he wants to eat (at any restaurant) until the last minute. He often lets the server pick their favorite dish and surprise him. Sometimes, this ends in disaster. Today, we drove through McDonald’s after Vera’s dress rehearsal. Wes’ indecision coupled with his “high-pressure” drive-through anxiety resulted in his ordering a ranch BLT just now; which is a decision he immediately regretted. I can’t wait to hear the reviews after we eat.

Wes insisted that we get out of the house for dinner. (at Hello...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:53:20 -0500

Wes insisted that we get out of the house for dinner. (at Hello Sushi)

hebertbabies: Wesley’s 2-week update: In keeping with...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:51:36 -0500

hebertbabies:

Wesley’s 2-week update:

In keeping with tradition, I’m late with Wesley’s update! (I think I was late for every one of Vera’s).

Wesley made two weeks last Wednesday (May 1st). As you can see, he wasn’t too jazzed about taking that picture…he’ll get used to it I’m sure.

Anyway, he was 8lbs 4oz at birth, and 7lbs 10oz when we left the hospital. At his slightly-less-than-one-week-checkup, he was 7lbs 14oz. By his 2-week checkup, he was 9lbs 4oz and 22 1/2 inches (up from 21inches)!! I can’t say I’m surprised…the boy has been eating every 2 hours on the dot, which has me exhausted. Every now and then, he will go 3 hours, but for now it’s like he’s trying to fatten up for role in a movie (where obviously he’d play the cutest baby boy ever).

Here are his comparative percentile stats: 96% for height, 62% for weight, and 70% for head circumference.

He is a very good baby, but extremely gassy. He gets gas almost every time he eats which is hard. It’s not as bad at night as it is during the day which is lucky I guess. I just hope he grows out of this soon, because it’s no fun for any of us!!

Vera has been an amazing big sister. She is very understanding and sweet to him. She’s also almost always willing to help when we ask her to. She’s been a little more emotional than normal, and I know she misses having us all to herself, but I’m really proud of how good she’s been. Wes has been great at keeping her entertained with park trips, etc when I need rest, and she’s still in school for another couple of weeks, so by then I should be recovered and ready to handle two at home.

Ok, that’s it! Short but sweet! I’ll try to write more at 4 weeks.

Yesterday, I baked a cake to prepare for Will and Frank’s...

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:26:03 -0500

Yesterday, I baked a cake to prepare for Will and Frank’s visit. It was challenging, because Wesley was gassy and wasn’t cooperating with not being held. Anyway, since I was pressed for time, I had no choice but to break out the old sleepy wrap and wear him in the kitchen. In the end, the wrap looked like an apron. I think I managed not to get any food on Wesley, thank goodness. He seemed to enjoy his cocoon.

Wesley’s cord fell off yesterday, so Vera and I just gave him...

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:33:20 -0500

Wesley’s cord fell off yesterday, so Vera and I just gave him his first tub bath. He didn’t hate it!

Thanks to this little contraption, I got Vera off to school, the...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:47:55 -0500

Thanks to this little contraption, I got Vera off to school, the dishwasher unloaded and loaded, towels folded, baby clothes in dryer, Vera’s clothes soaking in oxi-clean (always), and I ate breakfast! Not bad for my first day as a mother-of-two with no extra help! It’s only 7:45! Next on the agenda: sit down and rest so I don’t overdo it. Second c-sections are far more painful than first. (In my case, anyway).

hebertbabies: A few seconds of sweetness. I love these wake-up...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:15:57 -0500

hebertbabies:

A few seconds of sweetness. I love these wake-up faces.

mymarvelousdaughterandson: If you know Sydney, this should let...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:14:52 -0500

mymarvelousdaughterandson:

If you know Sydney, this should let you now that she’s okay now.

Haha!

mymarvelousdaughterandson: getting along

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:14:34 -0500

mymarvelousdaughterandson:

getting along

Long story short: I just finished getting a blood transfusion. I apparently lost a good deal of...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:23:33 -0500

Long story short: I just finished getting a blood transfusion.

I apparently lost a good deal of blood yesterday, but things seemed to be under control. However, all day today, people kept telling me that I looked pale, especially while sleeping. I felt ok. i thought I was just tired from nursing last night. Around 8:00ish, I started to get a little dizzy, but again, I attributed that to lack of sleep. Finally, my dad came by the hospital and asked the nurse if they’d done a blood count on me. They hadn’t, because apparently that’s not routinely done unless something is suspicious. The nurse called the dr on call who ordered the test. My H&H were 5 and 14 respectively, which are apparently really low levels. The dr on call ordered 3 units of blood for me. Crazy!! Anyway, I have never has to get a blood transfusion before, and really up until my dad’s concerned face all evening, I didn’t really think anything was seriously wrong. I was a little scared, but I just finished my 3rd unit, and although it’s 3 in the morning and I haven’t gotten more than 45 straight minutes of sleep in 2 days, I feel a lot better!

Trying to deal with cluster-feeding while one arm is hooked up to a BP machine and the other to an iv is no fun, but I am thankful that all went well, and I’m certainly thankful to have a Dr for a dad.

Wesley just ate and I am exhausted. Waiting for 3:30 to take meds and hopefully I can pass out and sleep until 6:00. God knows I need it!

I think Wes was pretty shaken up by the whole thing, but he is sleeping peacefully now too just like is son.

Good night/morning tumblr!

My belly now hangs out of the bottom of all of my comfortable...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:29:34 -0500

My belly now hangs out of the bottom of all of my comfortable shirts, and not in the way everyone thought was cute when Jennifer Anniston did it on Friends.

Gross, or not gross?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:51:18 -0500

After my mention of needing to purchase huge underwear for after my c-section, my mom responds with: “Oh! Don’t do that! I have plenty left over from my mother-in-law!” (who used to live with her but is now in a nursing home). When I reacted with disgust, her response was, “What?! I washed them.”

Still. I just feel like underwear is not something that should be handed down unless of an extreme emergency. I plan to make the purchase. Moms can be so interesting sometimes. What’s your opinion?

Since the baby will be here in two weeks, Vera and I took a...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:15:00 -0500

Since the baby will be here in two weeks, Vera and I took a special day to get some mother-daughter bonding in before her world changes forever. Perhaps I went a bit overboard with the new dress (it was only $10, but it’s not really something I would normally buy…it’s a little wild for my taste) and the mani/pedis, but I can’t help but be sad that her only child-dom is coming to an end. It has been an amazing 3 1/2 years. Even though we are thrilled to be giving her a sibling and to be adding to our family, it’s a big change. Anyway, we had a wonderful day (donuts and coffee for breakfast, manis/pedis, a movie, and dinner). She is my special girl and I hope she stays as sweet as she is now.