1st Christmas and 1st trip to ER

Well I guess I will start with Christmas, Jacobs 1st Christmas was good - of course he wasn't totally into it and didn't have a clue as to what was going on but he got spoiled. We did receive a lot of gift cards and money this year which I think is great cause Jacob doesn't really "need" anything right now but when he does in a few months we will just go and get it. It was a super busy holiday for us starting on Christmas Eve, O - but first I should mention that two days before Xmas I had some kind of stomach bug and felt terrible, fortunately Jacob didn't really get whatever it was. So anyway, Christmas Eve we went over to the in laws where Jacob opened lots of presents and even a stocking then after lunch we headed to Grandmas for supper and Santa was to make a big appearance (of course Jacob got more presents). The boys went in the hot tub after dinner and soon after that we left. Christmas morning my family came over to our house for brunch and after they left I started putting some of the toys away, washed some of our new outfits and relaxed at home. Boxing Day my in laws have a big open house so we headed over there early to help out and stayed till about 10:30pm.

The biggest news is probably that Jacob got a tooth over the holidays so we are dealing with a little bit of a cranky baby. And that on Boxing Day I noticed what looked like a bug bite on Jacobs leg, well the next night after bath time I noticed a few more bug bite type bumps on him, then the next morning there was more so off we headed to the Emergency (first of many trips there I think). We got admitted right away and I thought that was great, I assumed that meant we had priority and would be seen ASAP but no ... instead we got sent to this room in the back for "minor treatment" and sat there for THREE hours by our self! Jacob was actually pretty good and only fussed a bit when he got bored and hungry. The nurse took his temp and it was normal (36.9F), the doctor mentioned something about "hand foot and mouth disease" which totally freaked me out but after checking his mouth and ears he said it was just some viral infection and should clear up soon?! So today it seems to be going away and I probably wasted three hours that I never had to but at least I know now.

So with all the running around I was worried it would mess up Jacobs sleeping but he is still on track, in fact last night he was so tired I put him to sleep at 6pm and he never woke till 6:30am this morning!!! :O But that probably means that naps will be short today but that's OK, I'd rather him sleep good at night with small naps then have good naps but wake during the night!

I better get going .... gotta pay some bills now and Jacob is napping so I need to make the most of it! Hope you all had a great holiday and soon I am hoping to catch up on reading your blogs!

Almost Christmas

I know... it's been a while and really for no particular reason, I'm not super busy and I haven't really been doing that much - guess I'm just lazy?!

So a few things are new ... I don't feel so good today (either I ate something bad or I have a stomach bug), so far Jacob looks OK he is just sleeping more which could be from his teething (none have popped out yet) and today is Mom group day but I think we will stay home. I don't want to spread my germs if I do have any and it is suppose to be really cold out.

We started feeding Jacob real food and I must say I haven't really been sticking to the rules of rice cereal first then veggies and only one new thing every three days. I just kinda give him tastes of whatever he wants, I have given him lots of different fruits already in that teething mesh sucker thing. He seems to like the cereal and I made my own mixed veggies and carrots but I don't think my blender pureed them very well and he made funny faces from the carrots. He is not as interested in his bottle as before and wants to try everything that we are eating. Christmas should be interesting with all the taste testing he will want to do! Below is a pic of the carrots.

Mom group is great, I think it is the best thing I joined - it gets me out of the house and if I run into any problems I can ask any of them. It's nice to see how different all babies are. We had a Christmas gift exchange last week that was fun, I think all the Moms showed up (which doesn't always happen) so the house was full. I posted a pic of all of Jacobs first friends, maybe it's just cause he is my kid or maybe it's cause he is the only one in green but I think he sticks out and is the first thing I see. Or maybe it's cause he is the biggest!? LOL There are only three boys in our group and the rest are all girls!

So Jacob had his 6 month check up last week and everything was good, I mentioned to the doctor about how the nurses that give him his shots said that his soft spots were starting to get pretty small and I guess that can be a big deal if they close before they are a year old so my doctor recommended that I make a 9 month appointment to check his head. Well when I went to make the appointment the nurses told me that my doctor is pregnant and due in 3 months!! I didn't even notice!! So they aren't sure what is going to happen, I imagine they would have to get another doctor in to tend to her patients but I was thinking that maybe now would be a good time to get a referral for a pediatrician then I could get a few second opinions about some thing I worry about.

I am so tired of gaining weight and I'm so ready to get back on a diet, it seems so odd to say I'm excited to diet but I just feel like crap! My body aches from having to carry around the extra weight, my chest is starting to hurt like before, I get winded going up stairs! I remember how I felt before and I miss that youthful energetic self, now I am so lazy which doesn't help me loose weight - it's such a crappy circle - I'm lazy cause I'm fat and I'm fat cause I'm lazy! I am so stuck on weather I want to go back on NS, I know it would help me get serious and keep on track but I also know that they raised their prices and it would cost me over $300 a month! I could use the "bill me later" option but it would really be no different then using a VISA to pay for it and make smaller payments making us go into debt. And do I really want to make us go into debt over loosing weight? But I would be so much happier ... I hate having a slow metabolism! If only I was thinner, I would have more energy and could be more active! And to think I'm still about 40lbs lighter then I was - I can't even remember what that felt like and I pray that I never will!

Santa pics

Last week a few of my girlfriends decided to make a date and go see Santa together, maybe do a little shopping at "the mall" (West Edmonton Mall) and have lunch. It was a really nice day and everything was great, except the Santa .. he was kinda creepy looking? I posted a pic below of the "creepy Santa", he was just too skinny and didn't really seem right. But it was OK cause the mall by our house was offering a deal that if you had a kid that was born this year you could get a FREE picture with Santa so I checked out that Santa and he was more my style! So this year Jacob got two pictures with Santa, he was good for both of them and neither cried or smiled. Whenever he meets new people he always acts so serious and it seems to take him a long time to smile at them!? He hasn't "played shy" yet with too many people but he definitely gives them "the look" before opening up ~ I wonder if that means he will always come across as a serious kid or is this just a phase? Well the two pics of Santa are below and you can probably figure out which one is the "creepy Santa"!? he he

Made up my mind!

So just a few quick things cause it's late and I really should get to bed! 1st off I've decided that I've had enough of eating whatever I want! Since getting my gallbladder removed I have gained 10lbs!! WOW - I know, I think it's cause I was tired of my low fat lifestyle and one taste of what I was missing and I was hooked!! It's funny how the healthier you eat the more you crave good food but it seems like the crappier you eat the more you crave carbs and fat!? Maybe it's just me but I noticed the other day that my post pregnancy "fat" jeans are now getting tight and giving me a "muffin top"!! I refuse to buy any bigger pants but I'm tired of wearing sweat pants just to be comfy, so I going to start off the new year like millions of other women out there with the resolution to loose weight!! I would start sooner but my MIL puts on the best meal for Boxing Day and I really don't want to start my diet just to feel guilty about indulging in her feast! So, Dec 27th will be my official start date of the new me! I will have six months before I go back to work and I now have 30lbs to loose (to be at my pre-pregnancy weight) so it should be easy ... all I have to do is loose 5lbs a month - totally due able! I am also seriously thinking about joining NS again to help me get on track but I would have to go on the "bill me later" option so I'm not sure if I want to do that?! I'm so scared that I am going to be labeled as "the fat Mom with the fat kid", even though I don't feel that Jacob is "fat", his weight will fall off in no time.

I really need to start Jacob on more then just milk!! Yesterday we had dinner at my inlaws (cause family was here from Germany) and I decided to let Jacob try some of my mashed potatoes with gravy.... he LOVED them! Every time he saw the spoon get close to his mouth his hands would reach out and he would lean in with his mouth wide open!! I did buy one of those teething soothers you put frozen fruit in the little mesh bag thing and I have also learned that he LOVES pineapple (I posted a pic above), you can hear him sucking all the juice out of the fruit! I think this week I will have to start a feeding schedule and make 9:00am his cereal time and maybe at supper time he will get something else besides milk.

Next week my Mom group is having a little Christmas party thing with a Secret Santa gift, I'm really excited and looking forward to the get together! I made some Nuts N Bolts that I think turned out pretty good (at least that is what people have been telling me), I have been giving them away as "gifts" to friends cause the recipe made so much and it's kind of a cheap but personal gift! This Friday we have a dinner with the track workers and next Friday my work is having a small Christmas party (with Secret Santa again - that I still have to buy). Things aren't quite as busy this week, which is nice but then that means I have time to clean my house - which isn't as much fun as going out but the weather sucks so I'd rather stay in! That's about all for now - gotta go to bed now!

6 month shots

Jacob had his 6 month shots on Friday! I can't believe he is already (almost) 6 months old!! That means I am half way through my mat leave and will soon be going back to work! It has flown by and I wish I could slow the clock down a bit cause it seems to be going by so fast that I won't remember all the little things.

Some new things .... Jacob is sitting pretty good by himself, he will sometimes fall backwards still so I have to watch or put pillows around him but he is doing pretty good! He rolled over for the first time last week (from tummy to back) but hasn't done it since so I think he is still working on that one! We are going to have to start him on cereal soon, even though he seems to be thriving off milk he needs to know that there is more to life then milk! We got him weighed when he had his shots and he was just over 21lbs and he is now 26 and a half inches long!! He has consistently been gaining 2lbs every month and he grew a lot in length this month! Still no teeth but he is drooling like crazy so we go through about 3-4 bibs a day! Not too much else is new - we have been pretty busy lately with my different mom groups (going for coffee and having people over), we signed up for swimming that starts in the new year and I will also probably be signing up for Strollersize in the new year. Christmas is almost here and you would think that I would be pretty excited about it but I'm actually feeling a little sad about the whole event. I feel like we are broke or at least on a tight budget, we probably won't be buying gifts for each other or for anyone else. We have only bought gifts for the kids this year so when everyone gives us gifts and we have nothing in return I feel like a bum. I wish we would just stop giving gifts to the adults in the family and only concentrate on the kids - not only are we getting too old for a commercialized holiday but it's really hard to buy things for someone that has everything or no hobbies. I usually say the same thing every year and every year turns out great but I guess I just wish that Christmas was more about celebrating with family and being thankful for what you have then being with family and celebrating what you want!?

O- and the pic above is a pic of the three of us around the same age, hubby is on the far left, Jacob in the middle and I'm on the right. The more I look at the pic the more I think Jacob looks like me but has hubbies round face? What do you think ?