Archive for November, 2008
November 19th, 2008 | 
Author: True Account of Mrs. Bobbi’s Conversation with little boy at her school:
Little Boy: “I rode an alligator”
Mrs. Bobbi: “You did? Where?”
Little Boy: “At the Mall…”
Mrs. Bobbi: “Oh, that sounds like fun.”
Little Boy: “Yup”
Mrs. Bobbi: “Where did you ride it?”
Little Boy: “Up.”
Kids.
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The old game was… “If it’s on the floor, it’s fair game.” This no longer works as Addie is always on the floor, and I would feel bad if Chopper used her as a chew toy. Fortunately, he has no interest in her, only things that smell like her…
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New Hippo! (Don’t worry, we bought 3 just in case it happens again!)
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About this time last year I was panicking about telling my family I was pregnant. The photo shoot appointment was set and it was only a matter of days until both sides knew we were pregnant.
Over the course of the next few months, I began blogging religiously about this and that. My feelings, her growth and movement, and now finally I am blogging about my beautiful 5 month old baby girl.
Back in April, I posted my feeling about the upcoming last 50 days of my pregnancy. In that post, I stated I would try to blog about how I felt about pregnancy both 5 months, and 1 year after Addie’s birth. Here we are…5 months… how do I feel about pregnancy?
The honest truth, I see a pregnant woman walking by and I miss the connection that I took for granted when I was pregnant. I didn’t realize what was happening to me fully until a life was created and completely tangible. I look at the small bump of what is left of my pregnant belly and know that is the only portion of the physical connection left from pregnancy. I have to admit a part of me is sad to see it go. It is true that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. The bond of motherhood is amazingly strong, but not so much until after she was born for me. The logical person knew how the baby got there, how she was growing and that this was just part of nature taking it’s course. Yes… it is a miracle that we as humans are able to create life. But I was no exception to the rule, I was simply creating another life.
Then she was born. NOW I am amazed, not at the life, but at the elation I feel. At the connection we had the second she looked at me just moments after birth and stopped crying when she heard my voice. The connection that has gotten stronger as each day passes. NOW I can look back and see the non-logical, non-sensical love that mothers feel for their children, and want it.
However, do not mistake this revelation for me wanting to be pregnant again. I don’t. I remember well the back pain, the sleepless nights, the tiredness, the achiness… no, I don’t want to pregnant again. At least not yet. If I had to go back and do this pregnancy over again knowing what I know now, I would do things different, but I wouldn’t do it all over again by choice.
Lots of my friends are pregnant right now, I see them and think of the “connection”, but then remember having to sleep on my left side, my sciatica acting up, having to put saran wrap on my car seat so I could swivel to get in and out, Jess helping walk up and down stairs when I had leg cramps.
Yes I love Addie, and I would not give her up for anything, but as it stands right now, there are no more babies in my future. We’ll review in another 6 months or so and every 6 moths after that to see how things change. If the love I have for Addie continues to progress at the rate it is now, one of two things will happen… my heart will fill up so much it will explode making all my insides gooey with heart juice and baby number two will be made because the heart juice somehow made it to my brain and intoxicated me into believing being pregnant would be “not so bad”, OR I’ll continue to grow my love for her and know that is enough.
Hmm, pretty inconclusive huh?
OVERALL Schedule and Grades
Current Program: BSB/ACC
Program Version: 023
Total Credits Required: 120
Program GPA: 3.91
Student Academic Status: RG – Regular
Program Academic Status: RG – Regular
(Effective: 08/13/2007) (Effective: 08/30/2007)
Last Class: MICROECONOMICS 365
ECO/365 – FBSB705
Grades through Week 5
Cumulative Score: 94.2/100 (94.2%)
Comments from my initial email of joy:
Wahoo!! Your are amazing! A straight A student, working 2 jobs, a mother, a wife, a housekeeper — I don’t know how you do it. (mom)
Great going! what’s next? (dad)
WOW ! ! I am not surprised ’cause I know you can do it. (Grama L.)
AND BLEACH!
Everyonce in a while you have to let go of the bib and the washcloth and just let your kid go… Addie has been determined to feed herself. She always grabs the spoon, or bottle and guides it into her mouth. So I decided to just put some carrots on the spoon and hand it to her. She did surprisingly well, hit her mouth almost every time.
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hi everybody Addie here, I thought today I would tell you a little bit about my adventures with Auntie Ali and Grandma Steph.
When mommy and daddy have to go to work, I get to play at Grandmas house. I love it because there are always people buzzing in and out telling me how cute I am! Her piano students just love me, and sometimes I sing along.
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One of the best things about being at Grandma’s is all the aventures we go on! There have been so many, I like to go to Ikea because it’s a long drive and Auntie Ali sits in the back and talks to me sometimes.
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While we are there I get to try on the latest fashions, and everyone thinks I am just the cutest baby ever!
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We go on walks almost every day! (ok well we did before it snowed)andI get all bundled up in my warmest outfits.
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Sometimes Cousin D comes over for a visit, I like that best, cause if I toot, I can blame it on him…
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Great Grandpa Ted comes over and talks to me all the time! He is a good stroy teller and likes to sing songs!
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When Sue and Andy came for a visit we got to go up the canyon to look at all the beautiful leaves changing colors. Then we stopped to eat, I got to taste all sorts of wonderful food!
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When Aunt Shelly, Uncle Eric and Cousins Will and Walker came to visit, we went to the Childrens Museum, I can’t wait to go back there when I am a little bit older and explore!
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We have been on many many adventures, these are just some! Thanks so much for giving me so much to do Grandma Steph and Auntie Ali! I always have fun when you’re around!
For the first time in, well… forever, I wasn’t worried about what I was going to be for Halloween. I was worried about what Addie was going to be, then how I could compliment that. In early October I started to research costumes and find “the cutest one” well, we found a hippo costume that was just adorable! But, when it arrived in the mail, the body of the costume fit, but the head would not have fit a 1 year old! After much ordeal with the company I purchased it from (that’s another blog for another day) I was unable to return it for a different costume. I called it a loss, vowed never to do business with that company again and looked for another costume
Enter Wal-Mart. Costume Superstore! I found a pumpkin (she wore it 3 times…totally worth it!):
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and a cute little puppy outfit that was originally going to be a sleeper set for her, but in the end, turned out to be her costume! She looked just adorable! Grandma Steph and Auntie Ali watched her in the morning (as usual, thanks guys!) then brought her down to my office for our Annual Halloween Party. She was a smash hit!
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Cats and Dogs don’t always get along, but I am glad in my case she made an exception!
Although she had been a bit cranky that day, so it was a rough start to a great day.
Here are some other photos from the Halloween Party at my office (All these were taken on my camera phone, sorry for the quality)
Wes and Chloe, she borrowed my ears for a bit…
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Shanda, the Vampire Fairy
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Brian, Redneck DEluxe
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McRapper McKenzie
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Chris and Kati’s too Cute Kids (The Broncos)
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Nate and little Cooper (I didn’t snag a picture of Lily, but the day before they were Cowpokes, Kristel made their costumes and they were just adorable)
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We were let home early (at about 4) and back to Grandma Stephs I went to pick up my little puppy. We drove straight to Shirley’s house. Shirley has been home for a week recovering from shoulder surgery, but I was not going to let her miss Addie’s first Halloween. Miles (Shirley’s grandson) was a strongman, and I know Shirley was anxious to see him. They are just 4 months apart, so Shirley is loved by many babies.
Once we left Shirleys house it was off to Grams and Grumps house for a visit and some trick or treating (well ok, Grams and I took the candy, but Addie was the real treat!) Once again, I forgot to take pictures of them with Addie (Worse yet, I didn’t get any of Addie and Jess or Steph and Ali! Man, I am so bad with these)
While down at Grams house, we decided to go visit our good friend Lisa for her First real trick-or-treat! Lisa loves babies and just loved having her down for a visit, and as you can see, Addie just loves Lisa! Although it was brief it was fun to show her off.
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| From Adeline Joy |
Addie was getting tired, so we decided to call it a night. I think this was also the first Halloween I was in bed before 10:00! What a wonderful first Halloween!!
Special thanks to Steph and Ali for being such troopers with a baby that didn’t want to be in a Halloween costume to begin with and toting her all around town for her mommy.
