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October 19, 2003
Avery 3yrs 5mo
Hayden 4mo..
Where do I begin? The last few weeks have been a bit chaotic (what is new). I got the house all fixed up and I am proud to say that I have a new kitchen floor that doesn't smell like urine. Now, I just need to decorate my bare living room. When we moved, we upgraded our furniture and sold/gave away
our old stuff. I also changed the theme that I am decorating with, to more of a Palm tree/tropical type theme with dark colors(they mask stains well).
The problem that keeps stopping me is money, so until I go back to work not a whole lot will be getting done.
Speaking of work, my leave ends Dec 12th and I need to be working by then or I am out of the system and have to competetively apply again which is a nightmare. The reason why there aren't a lot of jobs at the hospital here is due to a major audit, they were not documenting how they were utilizing their staff. The gov't decided to put on a hiring freeze and everything has come to a stand still. Just keep me in your thoughts, I really need something by next month. I did apply for a job here on post in the family practice clinic, but havent gotten the call for an interview yet.
Planning for your death? Yup, hubby had to get his will drawn up before his deployment and we also need to do a temporary custody in case something happens to me while he is gone. This stuff is pretty scary to think about and it opens your eyes to how dangerous things are these days for our men and women in the military. I am content with the choices that we have made. It is still a sobering thought that I could be a widow with two children at 25. I hope that Americans can realize what kind of sacrifices our Active duty military make.
My husband works 12-15hr(which rounds out to a little under $4 an hour) days on average, works 24hr shifts when told to and has not gotten overtime for it. He spends time away from his two boys so he can protect a luxury I call freedom. Whether or not you agree with me, don't ever forget that you have the right NOT to, courtesy of the Americans who serve in the U.S. Armed forces.
Onto the boys..
Hayden had his 4 month appointment and he weighs 13lb 10oz and is almost 25in long. He sure has some a long way since birth. It amazes me how fast babies grow. We are doing an upper GI since he still tends to cough and gag and sounds congested all the time.
The Prevacid he is on works wonders, and you can see a big difference when he doesn't take it. I had the Ped switch him from a compounded version of Prevacid to the pill form. I can break it open and sprinkle it into his food. The crummy part is that you have to put it in his cereal and it needs to be mixed with juice and not formula.
That brings me to another thing, starting solid foods. With Avery I waited until he was well into his 6th month before I even bothered to start solids. With Hayden I have only been anxious to start cereal because I KNOW it helps his reflux and I am not into putting it in the bottle. I would rather him eat it from the spoon. He loves the cereal and is starting to open his mouth when I bring the spoon to his lips and eat all of it without spitting it out. I am not planning to start the jarred foods for at least another month. I figure it is one less thing I need to worry about.
Hayden drinks about 4.5 to 5oz per feeding and is starting to go about 4-5hrs between feedings during the day and 6-9hrs at night.
Sometimes he sleeps all night straight through, and others he wakes briefly to take a bottle. He is still on Carnation Good Start and seems to be doing well on it.
He is a very mellow little guy, he loves attention but can be content to hang out in his swing etc. This is totally different from his big brother who demanded to be interacted with from day one. Hayden is also just starting to have good head control, he can kick really hard but no rolling yet.
I love playing with the little guy, he gives the best smiles and A-gaa sounds which make my day. It really makes me seriously consdier having another baby soon. I never,ever thought I would want another so soon. Hubby and I have discussed TTC before he leaves in Jan but that would make them only 15mo apart and I am scared to think of what it would be like to have 3 under 4. Please leave some feedback on having three kids and anyone who has had them under 2yrs apart please let me know what you think.
Avery.. He is a great kid, of course catch me on a day where he has gotten into something he shouldn't have or let the dog outside and I might tell you different.
He is really needing more stimultation than I can provide and I am trying to get him into dance once a week and gymanastics once a week. I feel like a crummy mom admitting this but he watches too much T.V. and even though we have tons of cool arts and crafts stuff, it doesn't get played with nearly enough. I miss the days when he was in daycare all day and he had done productive things all day. How can he be learning anything when I am running errands or cleaning the house? I am not the most patient person and while I have come a long way since I have become a mom. I feel that maybe he is better off in a full day preschool without me around. I guess I am not the best SAHM and feel as if when I do work I spend more quality time with my children than just doing the "usual".
Avery is the kind of child who will walk up to anyone and start up a conversation, I think it is cute but my heart sinks when the object of his attention doesn't. Last night we were at Starbuck's and some guy kept giving us dirty looks because Avery was talking a bit too loud.. It annoyed me because it is Starbuck's for cryin out loud not the library.
Avery has taken a huge fascitation to Halloween and is now afraid of Monsters in his room, so I bit the bullet and told him to shoot at the monsters with his Spiderman webs. So far it seemed to work.. Did I mention that Avery is going to be Spiderman for Halloween and Hayden is going to be Eeyore? I will post pis on the website soon to show everyone my guys.
My mother is coming to visit, I wish I could say I was totally excited but I am not. It would take a few entries to try and explain why my mother and I don't have the best relationship. I do love her, but can only deal with her in small doses, so a two week stretch is asking A LOT. I finally got tired of her guilt trips and broke down and agreed to have her come and see the boys. I will definitely post more about that later.
Take care,Corinn
Avery 5.3.00
Hayden 6.13.03
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