Rantings of a Grumpy Old Woman

Yeah, I know I spelled "wait" wrong. This blog is about weight. Clever little play on words there, don't ya think? No? Oh well. I went shopping today and bought a new pair of jeans. Only one for the time being. My current ones are hanging off me, which is I guess is good... unless you're talking to your husband and daughter, and your infant child walks up behind you and pulls them down around your ankles. I'm not losing as fast as I'd like, but at least I'm making progress, which is awesome. Anyways, just thought I'd share. :D

It's been a year. I can hardly believe how fast time has gone. I should have remembered... after all, Zoe is turning 17 in a couple of months. Time has not slowed down over the last few years. In fact, it seems to be picking up speed. I was unprepared by exactly how fast time would fly by. All I can do, is love her with all my heart, and cherish every moment I see that beautiful face. I'm a couple of hours early, but a very happy birthday to my beautiful little girl. I love you so much more than you will ever realize. Olivia Jo 2/23/11 12:45pm 7lbs-5oz 20.5 in "Before you were conceived I wanted you Before you were born I loved you Before you were here an hour I would give my life for you This is the miracle of life" ~ Maureen Hawkins 33 Weeks Birth 1 Month  2 Months  3 Months 4 Months 5 Months 6 Months 7 Months 8 Months  9 Months  10 Months  11 Months  12 Months

As we inch closer to Olivia's birthday, I've been reflecting a little about when she was born. I had written my birth story on my mommy messageboard, and thought I'd share here as well. Public service announcement***If there are any guys reading, there will be talk of all kinds of girly things. If you don't want to have to bleach your eyes out later, please discontinue reading*** I had my doc appt at 39w 5d at 4:30 in the afternoon. We had talked previously about a membrane sweep at this appt, however I was still pretty closed, and cervix was 0% effaced and very high. Baby had not dropped either.  Because of baby's size and a few bad symptoms I was having, doc decided to induce. She called the hospital and asked me to go ahead and come back to check in at 8pm the same night.  So.... I went home, stressed out for about 2 hours, and off we went to the hospital. At around 9:30, i was given cytotec. at 1am, I was checked for the third time, and was still only at a 1

Okay, so maybe not calgon. I don't even know if that stuff exists anymore but you get the idea. This is my vacation.... My escape. I take baths pretty often. And I love it. Take now for instance...I'm hangin out in the bath with my fluffy bath pillow, my bubble bath, and a book. So what if I'm cheating and I'm reading on the Kindle on my phone. I know I know. I must have a death wish because I'd MUCH rather drop some paper in the bath than my phone but whatever. I like to think I have cat like reflexes anyways.  So back to this whole bath thing. I had a busy day. Baby, homework, entertaining guests, cleaning, dinner etc etc etc. Oh, and I can't forget the obvious teen drama that takes place in my house on a regular basis. Sometimes I just need time to myself to unwind. I can think of no better way than to lay here in this tiny porcelain tomb and just destress for a few minutes. Of course ill probably just be asleep in 5 minutes anyways, but the five mins I d

Mobile blogging!  Woo hoo

I hope you read that in the voice of the little Asian guy from "Team America". But I am lonely. With hubby working two jobs, and the teenager off at school all day, most of my days are spent in the company of the cutest, chubbiest one year old you'll ever see. While I enjoy it immensely, she isn't much of a conversationalist. The most we interact together, is me begging her not to climb up the entertainment center, and her grunting her disapproval at me. I have bounced around from the Inland Empire, to Phoenix, and then back to Orange County. Most of my friends are in the first two places, which really does me no good. I can't exactly make it to Phoenix and back in time for dinner, and with the time I would spend on the 91, I might as well be driving to Phoenix. Not only that, but many of my friends either don't have children, or have older children... ones that Zoe grew up with. Some of my friends, I have honestly just... outgrown. The older I get and t

It's no secret that over the years, medically speaking, I have had the worst luck. In 2005, I started getting migraines. Not just one here and there. Constantly. They were horrible excruciating. They affected my ability to get up out of bed and do everyday things while making me extremely dizzy and brought nausea and vomiting with them. At that time, I not only had Zoe, but two other children to look after. It was not a fun time in my life. It is now 7 years later, and I am still dealing with them. Granted, I don't experience them as often as I did, but they are still plaguing me years later. In 2007, I came down with Bells Palsy. If you're unfamiliar with that, it is basically a condition that affects the nerves in your face. The entire side of my face... eyes, nose, mouth, etc, completely went numb and it looked like I had a stroke. I went immediately to the emergency room, where they diagnosed me, and started me on my treatment of antibiotics.. and steroids. It persis

Oh blog. I've neglected you for the last couple of weeks. I haven't really felt well enough to sit on the computer and do anything. I even had to take a small leave of absence from school for a few weeks until I feel better. Truth is, I actually feel worse now, so back to the doctor tomorrow!  I guess that's the price you pay when you get old. I better just pull up my big girl depends and deal with it though. ;) Anyways, 11 more days until my little one turns a year old. I am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that she's been here an entire year already. This time last year, I could barely contain my excitement, knowing I would meet my new daughter any day. I watched her grow from a helpless little bundle of adorable, into an independent little person who communicates and is mobile (very). I took the cutest one year pictures of her, but I'm not allowed to post them for another week or so. he he. I love the way they came out though! We did however h