1. 28 Feb


    Hellooooooo My New Favorite Blog This is Jason Good and I just stumbled upon one of his posts about the many reasons his 3 year old could be freaking out. The list made me laugh so hard I needed a kleenex!! The rest of his blog is just as funny so make sure you check it out!

    Hellooooooo My New Favorite Blog

    This is Jason Good and I just stumbled upon one of his posts about the many reasons his 3 year old could be freaking out. The list made me laugh so hard I needed a kleenex!! The rest of his blog is just as funny so make sure you check it out!

     

  2. 27 Feb


    RIP For those of you who were wondering whatever came from all my computer problems, well…..see that picture up there? That’s my old (dead) hard drive. I took my computer into the apple store and the mac genius guy told me my hard drive was pretty much in cardiac arrest. It was like 8 years old so I’m surprised it lasted this long. He said they could replace it for around $300+ OR…..he could just show me how to do it myself. I was skeptical as I am not technologically inclined at all, but he flipped my macbook over and showed me how to take the old hard drive out and put a new one in. It seemed easy enough. They didn’t even charge me a dime for looking at my computer (Thanks Apple!!). The only hiccup was that the guy at Frys confidently sold me the wrong hard drive so I had to go back the next day after googling which one was actually compatible. I replaced my own hard drive! I am officially slightly more of a nerd now that I possess the knowledge of how to do this.

    RIP

    For those of you who were wondering whatever came from all my computer problems, well…..see that picture up there? That’s my old (dead) hard drive. I took my computer into the apple store and the mac genius guy told me my hard drive was pretty much in cardiac arrest. It was like 8 years old so I’m surprised it lasted this long. He said they could replace it for around $300+ OR…..he could just show me how to do it myself. I was skeptical as I am not technologically inclined at all, but he flipped my macbook over and showed me how to take the old hard drive out and put a new one in. It seemed easy enough. They didn’t even charge me a dime for looking at my computer (Thanks Apple!!). The only hiccup was that the guy at Frys confidently sold me the wrong hard drive so I had to go back the next day after googling which one was actually compatible. I replaced my own hard drive! I am officially slightly more of a nerd now that I possess the knowledge of how to do this.

     

  3. 27 Feb


    New Books Is it weird that when I ordered these from Amazon I put the shipping address in my little guys name so he could get mail? Well, weird or not, I did…..and I got really excited when they showed up today. He didn’t seem too excited, however his eyes got really big and he did that newborn startle reflex thing when I ripped the box open. I can’t wait to read them to him!

    New Books

    Is it weird that when I ordered these from Amazon I put the shipping address in my little guys name so he could get mail? Well, weird or not, I did…..and I got really excited when they showed up today. He didn’t seem too excited, however his eyes got really big and he did that newborn startle reflex thing when I ripped the box open. I can’t wait to read them to him!

     

  4. 23 Feb


    I stole this idea from Stacy. Its Dancing Kenso!! 

    I stole this idea from Stacy. Its Dancing Kenso!! 

     

  5. 7 Feb


    Girl, I Totally Understand!! I just stumbled across this post from Nat The Fat Rat about strollers and all I can say is…..I Get It!! To everyone who thought I was insane for taking 8 weeks to decide on a stroller, I say I Am Not Alone In My Craziness!! I am just a mom that wants the best stroller for me and my baby. The best, meaning what works for me in my day to day life. I know you’ll all think Im crazy when I say what Im about to say next but here goes…..Im still looking for another stroller LOL!! I absolutely love my super awesome craigslist Bugaboo Bee score, but we do more than just stay in the suburbs. I had originally come up with the idea to get a lightweight city stroller and a sturdy all terrain stroller for when we go camping (which we don’t do often enough anymore….hmmm, is it too late to make a new years resolution?). Originally I was thinking about picking up a used BOB jogging stroller off craigslist, but after seeing/touching/feeling the Bugaboo Cameleon the other day I have developed craigslist tunnel vision for this thing. I mean, lets get serious…..Im not jogging, not even by myself let alone with a stroller. We will, however, be going to The Beach, Yosemite, The Redwoods, ect. in the future. Hopefully the near future!! The Cameleon, with a little help from the extra rough terrain wheels you can add to the front, is perfect! I will find something in this house to sell or trade for a used one, oh yessss…..I will!! PS: you may reserve the right to think Im crazy……Stroller Crazy!!!

    Girl, I Totally Understand!!

    I just stumbled across this post from Nat The Fat Rat about strollers and all I can say is…..I Get It!! To everyone who thought I was insane for taking 8 weeks to decide on a stroller, I say I Am Not Alone In My Craziness!! I am just a mom that wants the best stroller for me and my baby. The best, meaning what works for me in my day to day life. I know you’ll all think Im crazy when I say what Im about to say next but here goes…..Im still looking for another stroller LOL!!

    I absolutely love my super awesome craigslist Bugaboo Bee score, but we do more than just stay in the suburbs. I had originally come up with the idea to get a lightweight city stroller and a sturdy all terrain stroller for when we go camping (which we don’t do often enough anymore….hmmm, is it too late to make a new years resolution?). Originally I was thinking about picking up a used BOB jogging stroller off craigslist, but after seeing/touching/feeling the Bugaboo Cameleon the other day I have developed craigslist tunnel vision for this thing. I mean, lets get serious…..Im not jogging, not even by myself let alone with a stroller. We will, however, be going to The Beach, Yosemite, The Redwoods, ect. in the future. Hopefully the near future!! The Cameleon, with a little help from the extra rough terrain wheels you can add to the front, is perfect! I will find something in this house to sell or trade for a used one, oh yessss…..I will!!

    PS: you may reserve the right to think Im crazy……Stroller Crazy!!!

     

  6. 7 Feb


    Kenso’s New Wheels

    “Stroller Wars” are finally over! After browsing craigslist (I Love Craigslist) relentlessly, I finally found what I was looking for! I made a list of what I wanted and stuck to it. This is what I wanted…..

    A Good Quality Stroller

    Good Whees

    Reversible Seat

    Large Basket

    I Wanted It To Lay Flat

    Be Lightweight

    Not Take Up My Whole Trunk. 

    None of these were unreasonable requests, but finding them in one stroller was kind of a challenge. I finally narrowed it down to the Bugaboo Bee!! Thanks to craigslist, I was able to pick up a very gently used one in pristine condition for half price and Kenso LOVES to go for walks! He even went to the corner Redbox with me today to rent a movie!

     

  7. 3 Feb


    Why Didn’t I Think Of That?!?

    Make sure to watch his “Power Of Gangnam Style” video too!

     

  8. 2 Feb


    Crazy Baby Bottle Technology I’m starting to learn that every baby is different and each one is a lesson in trial and error. We feed Kenso breastmilk exclusively, and 80% of the time from a bottle. We quickly determined that the bottles that came with my breastpump were better suited for storage rather than feeding and moved on to playtex bottles. Those worked for a little while, but when Kenso was spitting up and throwing up because of gas (poor little guy), we decided to search for a better bottle. I got these at the advice of another mom I met in the baby bottle section of Babies R Us and they’re amazing! They’re funny looking and have 5 pieces to clean each time, but Kenso isn’t spitting up hardly at all anymore and his uncomfortable gas is almost all but eliminated. It’s crazy that just changing his bottles have made him a happier baby. The technology that goes into some of this baby stuff is impressive.

    Crazy Baby Bottle Technology

    I’m starting to learn that every baby is different and each one is a lesson in trial and error. We feed Kenso breastmilk exclusively, and 80% of the time from a bottle. We quickly determined that the bottles that came with my breastpump were better suited for storage rather than feeding and moved on to playtex bottles. Those worked for a little while, but when Kenso was spitting up and throwing up because of gas (poor little guy), we decided to search for a better bottle. I got these at the advice of another mom I met in the baby bottle section of Babies R Us and they’re amazing! They’re funny looking and have 5 pieces to clean each time, but Kenso isn’t spitting up hardly at all anymore and his uncomfortable gas is almost all but eliminated. It’s crazy that just changing his bottles have made him a happier baby. The technology that goes into some of this baby stuff is impressive.

     

  9. 2 Feb


    Dream Stroller Just when we thought that “stroller wars” was over, a new contender stepped into the picture. We had not originally looked at any of the Bugaboo’s, but the other day I stumbled across a floor model at Nordstrom and figured I’d play around with it……just for fun, you know. These things are really nice! They’re light enough (only 21lbs WOW!!) to take around town and to the mall, but they’re also made to be an all terrain stroller. Seriously, this thing will even work in sand and snow!! Iv’e been looking at a few used ones on Craigslist (I Love Craigslist!!), but today I noticed that Bugaboo is giving away a Chameleon3 on their website. I never win anything, but you can’t win if you don’t play, right? Wish me luck!!

    Dream Stroller

    Just when we thought that “stroller wars” was over, a new contender stepped into the picture. We had not originally looked at any of the Bugaboo’s, but the other day I stumbled across a floor model at Nordstrom and figured I’d play around with it……just for fun, you know. These things are really nice! They’re light enough (only 21lbs WOW!!) to take around town and to the mall, but they’re also made to be an all terrain stroller. Seriously, this thing will even work in sand and snow!! Iv’e been looking at a few used ones on Craigslist (I Love Craigslist!!), but today I noticed that Bugaboo is giving away a Chameleon3 on their website. I never win anything, but you can’t win if you don’t play, right? Wish me luck!!

     

  10. 26 Jan


    A Little Creative Problem Solving This guy has killer fingernails. I mean, they’re like little razor blades. It’s like he’s Freddy Krueger. I cut them every other day it seems, but they just grow so fast. After he drew blood on his poor little face and then involuntarily carved his name in my chest, a lightbulb went off over my head (it happens every once in a while) and I thought “SOCK MITTENS!!”. His feet are too big for these now, but they fit his hands “like a glove”…..Pun strongly intended. Problem solved!

    A Little Creative Problem Solving

    This guy has killer fingernails. I mean, they’re like little razor blades. It’s like he’s Freddy Krueger. I cut them every other day it seems, but they just grow so fast. After he drew blood on his poor little face and then involuntarily carved his name in my chest, a lightbulb went off over my head (it happens every once in a while) and I thought “SOCK MITTENS!!”. His feet are too big for these now, but they fit his hands “like a glove”…..Pun strongly intended. Problem solved!

     

  11. 22 Jan


    So you remember that post about how I fixed my MacBook??? It’s not fixed. It was only pretending to be fixed. It has since completely crashed multiple times…..like completely , not just like when an application crashes, but like when the whole computer crashes and after a force shutdown, all you get is that grey startup screen with a little spinning thingy that just spins FOREVER. So, I’m reinstalling Snow Leopard for the 4th time (or is it the 5th? I can’t remember at this point) which takes more than an hour to do and will result in a completely wiped computer……again. After googling over and over how to fix my crashing problem, its become apparent that I need professional help. I’m just going to suck it up and take it into the apple store for what will probably be like 20 minutes worth of “Genius” time and hopefully they won’t tell me I need a new computer. Stupid Technology!

    So you remember that post about how I fixed my MacBook??? It’s not fixed. It was only pretending to be fixed. It has since completely crashed multiple times…..like completely , not just like when an application crashes, but like when the whole computer crashes and after a force shutdown, all you get is that grey startup screen with a little spinning thingy that just spins FOREVER. So, I’m reinstalling Snow Leopard for the 4th time (or is it the 5th? I can’t remember at this point) which takes more than an hour to do and will result in a completely wiped computer……again. After googling over and over how to fix my crashing problem, its become apparent that I need professional help. I’m just going to suck it up and take it into the apple store for what will probably be like 20 minutes worth of “Genius” time and hopefully they won’t tell me I need a new computer. Stupid Technology!

     

  12. 17 Jan


    Im A Sucker!

    I saw this bottle drying rack at target the other day and even though I tried to talk myself out of it, I just couldn’t. I mean…..Look how cool it is!! Look at those cool twiggy things you can hang stuff off of. This thing is so cool that you probably want one even if you don’t have baby bottles that need drying. You could dry anything on it. Its a little patch of happiness when your kitchen counter has been taken over by baby bottles, pacifiers, breast pump pieces, ect. At $14.99 a piece, Im going back for a second one!!

     

  13. 14 Jan


    New Bathtub!!

    We got the puj “Flyte” sink tub today and Kenso tried it out as soon as we got home. I couldn’t decide originally between the puj and the Tummy Tub so we bought the Tummy Tub first. We liked that one but it was kind of hard to reach all the way down underneath Kenso to wash his lower half plus we had to take him out of the tub to rinse him off. On the plus side he really liked being submerged up to his chest in the warm water so It wasn’t all bad. We were out looking at strollers today (yes, the stroller wars are still on, although I think we may have a winner soon) and I saw the Flyte tub hanging on a display. They had the original puj there as well, but it looked too big for our liking. The Flyte simply unfolds and sits in your sink and then folds in half and hangs on the wall when you’re done. It takes up way less space than any other bathtub and it’s so easy to use. We also got a neat pelican bath pitcher. Kenso will either grow up to love pelicans or have a totally legitimate fear of them flying overhead and dumping water all over him. Time will tell.

     

  14. 9 Jan


    Its Fixed….I Think Ok, Im back Tumblr-ing from my macbook! YAY!! I realized that in my sleep deprived haze I accidentally installed the original software that my computer came with a million years ago instead of the Snow Leopard software we upgraded to recently. Oops! Now I can log into my itunes and Tumblr. Safari has since frozen up on me several times though despite the fact that Ive downloaded it’s most current update. I googled it and then ran some sort of disc repair on my hard drive so I hope that really fixes the problem. I would try duct tape, but Im pretty sure the problem is internal.

    Its Fixed….I Think

    Ok, Im back Tumblr-ing from my macbook! YAY!! I realized that in my sleep deprived haze I accidentally installed the original software that my computer came with a million years ago instead of the Snow Leopard software we upgraded to recently. Oops! Now I can log into my itunes and Tumblr. Safari has since frozen up on me several times though despite the fact that Ive downloaded it’s most current update. I googled it and then ran some sort of disc repair on my hard drive so I hope that really fixes the problem. I would try duct tape, but Im pretty sure the problem is internal.

     

  15. 9 Jan



    Its All About Me

    Sorry….No fancy pictures today. I haven’t washed my hair in like 10 days (gross) and Im covered in spit up and spilled/drooled breastmilk. I can’t remember if I put deodorant on this morning but it doesn’t matter because the smell of sour milk is surely strong enough to overpower any other bad smells. The sun just went down and all I’ve eaten today is 2 granola bars and a half a bowl of cereal. I never realized how much sleep deprivation destroys a persons appetite. I tried to go get a cheeseburger a few hours ago, but Kenso didn’t want to have anything to do with his carseat so I gave up. I’ll just eat some lunch meat instead. I think Kenso is considering becoming a better night sleeper, but he’s still not sure about it. I “sleep” on the sofa all night while he sleeps in his bouncy chair so papa can get at least 5-7 hours of mostly uninterrupted sleep in the bedroom. I still haven’t gone back to work so Im trying to be the primary nighttime caretaker because Bryan’s back to working full time again. Im also the milk factory so I can’t sleep for more than a few hours at a time anyway.

    Despite all the not sleeping and smelling like old cheese, Im so happy to be able to spend 24 hours a day with my little guy. He’s getting so big so fast that Im already missing having a 1 week old. His eyes have officially turned from grey to brown. He’s starting to smile more and I know it’s not just because he has gas. He’s just found out he has a voice and is having fun making all sorts of little sounds (other than crying). Speaking of crying, he doesn’t do that much. He only really cries when he’s hungry or when he’s getting his diaper changed. We’re all very lucky! 

    Errr…..wait, what happened? This was suppose to be about me. Im doing okay. I have a very supportive and helpful husband and daughter. All this breastfeeding and forgetting to eat has been great for my figure. I gained 17lbs when I was pregnant and Ive lost almost 30 so far. Kenso likes to be held all the time (he’s sleeping on my chest right now as Im typing this) so Im gonna have big arm muscles in no time. I really look forward to when Bryan gets a day off because that means I get to catch up on laundry and get a little extra sleep. I don’t remember it being this hard (or being this tired) with my daughter so all I can think of to say is thanks mom! Having a newborn when you live with your parents is so much easier LOL!! I am absolutely loving all the snuggle time Ive been getting and I don’t mind at all the fact that I have a baby that wants to be held 100% of the time he’s awake. Im also loving watching my daughter be the best big sister ever. Its such a beautiful thing to see how much she adores her baby brother. Kenso is 5 weeks old today! I can’t believe it!!