This weekend when we were at Ridgedale, we stopped into the Apple store. As you all know, I've been obsessed with Macs lately and wanted Tom to see what all the fuss was about. If you know Jack at all and how obsessed he is with technology - going into this store was going to be a challenge. It was like the mothership for Jack, ha ha. Anyway, we looked around and spoke with a very helpful salesman. I was looking at the Macbook Pros, but it seemed like the regular Macbook would be just fine for me, not to mention we'd save close to $600. These computers are not cheap by any means. But with all the photos and videos I take, I really think it's going to be worth the money. We didn't get it right then and there, too much work with both boys. That night when we had a sitter before we grabbed some drinks, we stopped back at the Apple store and bought it!!! I was excited. Tom said he was afraid I was going to neglect the boys during the day. I said I was afraid of that too :-)
Ever since Jack has been born, I always feel like I should be buying him things instead of me. And now with two boys, it's even harder. And even when I want to buy them things, I don't want to spend a lot of money because they will just outgrow it in a few months. I'm not a splurger and it's really hard for me to spend a lot of money at once. So I had some guilt about wanting this very expensive "toy". But then I remembered that Tom will get his check from coaching hockey in a few months (not like it's that much, but I think I deserve to treat myself to a little something with some of that money, right?). So there you have it, we are now owners of a Mac. I downloaded Skype today and got to chat with my friend and her two boys who live in VA, and I'm hoping soon I can see Jenny who lives in Denmark! Jack and I have played around with the video camera and photo booth on here. It's just so much fun! Everything is so easy too!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Weekend Recap
I'm sure most of you are just DYING to know how my formula swap went with Finn. I gave him the new stuff Friday afternoon and while I was feeding him the bottle, he had a massive poop explosion up his back. Although I almost threw up while changing him, I was soooo happy. This is what 2 months old babies are supposed to be doing! Then that night he slept until 5:30! And Saturday night, he slept until 7:30! Yes that is right, my 2 month old slept 9 hours straight. Of course the trend did not continue and Tom and I were up multiple times early this morning, but hey - we are moving in the right direction. We also have not had to use those gas drops anymore. Hip Hip Hooray. Tom and I even got some alone time Saturday night because Alissa and Nick came over to babysit! Oh and we went to Ridgedale this weekend and bought the CUTEST easter outfits for the boys. I'm so excited.
Friday, March 5, 2010
2 Months
Height: 22 3/4 inches - 50%
Weight: 12 lbs 3 oz - 50-75%
Head - 25%
Finn checked out healthy as can be today. Talked about his fussiness and gas issues. She recommended I try Good Start Gentle Plus formula and gave me some samples. I am extremely nervous about switching him, but it's worth a shot. So here goes nothing....
Seven Quick Takes
1. Later today Finn has his 2 month check up. I'm curious to see how big he is, I feel like he is bigger than Jack was at this point, but I really have no idea. I'm also anxious to talk to the dr about some of Finn's issues - like his spitting up, his gas, all that fun stuff. I will try to post his stats later on this afternoon.
2. I've started looking at double jogging strollers, blah! They are so expensive. We have a long graco regular stroller, but I can't see the front and I've almost knocked Jack into so many things. ha. I'm nervous about the side by side joggers that they won't fit through doorways. Some of the double ones you can attach the infant carseat, which would be golden for right now. I don't know how picky I can be though. I think we'll try to look on Craigslist and Once Upon A Child first, but I want a good one that will last us until we don't need a stroller anymore.
3. I bought Jack an Elmo potty chair when he was 18 months, thinking I would just get ahead of the game and get him used to seeing it and maybe he will start randomly going on it. Well he is now 26 months and hasn't once gone potty on his chair or the regular toilet. I don't think you can force a kid to go to the bathroom, but I do think the parents need to coach kids through it and frankly up until now, I haven't had the time, energy or patience for it. And when I think about all that is going to go into potty training, I just want to keep my kids in diapers until they are like 10. I'm not going to start anything super soon or anything. Maybe some weekend here when we don't have a lot going on I will just let Jack go diaper-less and see what happens (I will be sure to have carpet cleaner on hand, eeeeewww). Any tips for potty training boys???
4. I started working again last week and this week I actually got my 20 hours in! I was pretty happy about it, but it is SO hard to get my hours in. Since Finn still sleeps a ton during the day, I can usually time Jack's nap so that Finn will be sleeping too. So I can usually get close to 2 hours in the afternoon. Then depending on if Tom is home at night or not, I can log in around 7 (Jack's bedtime) and work until about 10. But if Tom isn't home, I work around Finn's schedule. So when am I supposed to 'me' time? Well I've realized that with two kids, there is no such thing as 'me' time. I've gotten good about having Jack help me with vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms, mopping, and doing the laundry so that's how I keep the house up - but it 'aint easy that's for sure. I have a feeling it's going to get harder as Finn gets older. Well harder and easier, if that makes any sense. Momnesia.
5. Right now Jack has our little dirt devil hand vacuum and he is vacuuming the walls. ha ha it is so funny. Now he is doing the kitchen floor. Keep it up buddy. I hear the power running low though, which means a temper tantrum is near.
6. So let's talk about the new dancing with the stars cast. I cannot believe Jake is going to be on that show. I am willing to bet money that nasty Vienna will be in the audience every week too, barf. The only bad thing is that I really like Jake's partner, Chelsie from So You Think You Can Dance. Kate Gosselin, are you kidding me?? She is ridiculous. What are her kids doing while she is there? Spending time with their quality father, oh wait...Those poor children. I have a feeling the pussycat dolls singer is going to be pretty good. Pamela Anderson will probably be out of control, I can't see her having that much coordination, but maybe she'll surprise me. I bet that skater Evan will be super good. Ochocinco will be fun to watch, he'll probably be good, and with his partner being cheryl - they are bound to go far. Shannen Doherty - nasty.
7. Jack just broke the dirt devil and is screaming because the pile of dirt fell out everywhere. ughhhhhhhhh.
2. I've started looking at double jogging strollers, blah! They are so expensive. We have a long graco regular stroller, but I can't see the front and I've almost knocked Jack into so many things. ha. I'm nervous about the side by side joggers that they won't fit through doorways. Some of the double ones you can attach the infant carseat, which would be golden for right now. I don't know how picky I can be though. I think we'll try to look on Craigslist and Once Upon A Child first, but I want a good one that will last us until we don't need a stroller anymore.
3. I bought Jack an Elmo potty chair when he was 18 months, thinking I would just get ahead of the game and get him used to seeing it and maybe he will start randomly going on it. Well he is now 26 months and hasn't once gone potty on his chair or the regular toilet. I don't think you can force a kid to go to the bathroom, but I do think the parents need to coach kids through it and frankly up until now, I haven't had the time, energy or patience for it. And when I think about all that is going to go into potty training, I just want to keep my kids in diapers until they are like 10. I'm not going to start anything super soon or anything. Maybe some weekend here when we don't have a lot going on I will just let Jack go diaper-less and see what happens (I will be sure to have carpet cleaner on hand, eeeeewww). Any tips for potty training boys???
4. I started working again last week and this week I actually got my 20 hours in! I was pretty happy about it, but it is SO hard to get my hours in. Since Finn still sleeps a ton during the day, I can usually time Jack's nap so that Finn will be sleeping too. So I can usually get close to 2 hours in the afternoon. Then depending on if Tom is home at night or not, I can log in around 7 (Jack's bedtime) and work until about 10. But if Tom isn't home, I work around Finn's schedule. So when am I supposed to 'me' time? Well I've realized that with two kids, there is no such thing as 'me' time. I've gotten good about having Jack help me with vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms, mopping, and doing the laundry so that's how I keep the house up - but it 'aint easy that's for sure. I have a feeling it's going to get harder as Finn gets older. Well harder and easier, if that makes any sense. Momnesia.
5. Right now Jack has our little dirt devil hand vacuum and he is vacuuming the walls. ha ha it is so funny. Now he is doing the kitchen floor. Keep it up buddy. I hear the power running low though, which means a temper tantrum is near.
6. So let's talk about the new dancing with the stars cast. I cannot believe Jake is going to be on that show. I am willing to bet money that nasty Vienna will be in the audience every week too, barf. The only bad thing is that I really like Jake's partner, Chelsie from So You Think You Can Dance. Kate Gosselin, are you kidding me?? She is ridiculous. What are her kids doing while she is there? Spending time with their quality father, oh wait...Those poor children. I have a feeling the pussycat dolls singer is going to be pretty good. Pamela Anderson will probably be out of control, I can't see her having that much coordination, but maybe she'll surprise me. I bet that skater Evan will be super good. Ochocinco will be fun to watch, he'll probably be good, and with his partner being cheryl - they are bound to go far. Shannen Doherty - nasty.
7. Jack just broke the dirt devil and is screaming because the pile of dirt fell out everywhere. ughhhhhhhhh.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Running Music
I need to add about a bazillion songs to my iPod to make it through this half marathon. Please give me some suggestions!!!!
Monday Ramblings
We had a very busy weekend, but it was a fun one filled with hanging out with friends, hockey games, making new friends, birthday parties and baby showers! Unfortunately the Wayzata hockey season is over. I'm glad to have my husband back, but it would have been fun to see that team go to state, they had a great season.
I bit the bullet and am slowly starting my half marathon training. Friday and Sunday I ran 4 miles. I am surprised I made it the whole way without stopping. When I finished, I was like crap - that is only 1/3 of what I need to get to. Start panicing now. Sunday's run was definitely worse. I love running outside though, and this weather has been great. There is something about the sun and melting snow that makes everything so much better. Thank God February is over. Anyway, I need to keep running throughout the weeks until the actual training training starts. I am still a little unsure of how I'm going to have the time to run. I wish it was like 60 degrees and sunny every day and that I had a double jogging stroller. That would be golden. Although I'm sure if that was the case, I'd still have an excuse for not running.
Finn is now 2 months old. I am so glad he is out of that newborn stage, ugh i hate that. I sound like a bad mom when I say that - but it's true. He's sleeping great at night, gets up once or twice and goes right back down. I am thinking he's got a little bit of acid reflux. He's still fussy during the day and he spits up like it's no one's business. We go to the dr on Friday so I will voice my concerns then. He's also swaddled up like a burrito about 90% of the day. Whatever works, right? Right!
I bit the bullet and am slowly starting my half marathon training. Friday and Sunday I ran 4 miles. I am surprised I made it the whole way without stopping. When I finished, I was like crap - that is only 1/3 of what I need to get to. Start panicing now. Sunday's run was definitely worse. I love running outside though, and this weather has been great. There is something about the sun and melting snow that makes everything so much better. Thank God February is over. Anyway, I need to keep running throughout the weeks until the actual training training starts. I am still a little unsure of how I'm going to have the time to run. I wish it was like 60 degrees and sunny every day and that I had a double jogging stroller. That would be golden. Although I'm sure if that was the case, I'd still have an excuse for not running.
Finn is now 2 months old. I am so glad he is out of that newborn stage, ugh i hate that. I sound like a bad mom when I say that - but it's true. He's sleeping great at night, gets up once or twice and goes right back down. I am thinking he's got a little bit of acid reflux. He's still fussy during the day and he spits up like it's no one's business. We go to the dr on Friday so I will voice my concerns then. He's also swaddled up like a burrito about 90% of the day. Whatever works, right? Right!
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