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June 2, 2004
Emily 2 years, 2 months
If it ain’t broke….
Right now Jeremy is in the process of trying to fix our internet connection. We have a wireless router that doesn’t seem to be able to get a strong enough signal from our bedroom to our living room where my computer is and Jeremy uses his laptop. Who would have thought that our tiny little apartment would be such a match for this high tech system? We could have avoided this problem altogether if Jeremy had just left well enough alone, but he thought he could make everything work “better”. Oh well, he’ll have a sense of accomplishment once he figures out what went wrong.
Our Weekend.
This weekend went by so quickly. We celebrated Memorial Day at my parents’ house. We had more family at the get together than usual and it really had a bit of a negative affect on Emily’s personality. She was very fussy and cranky for the first hour that we were there. She finally calmed down and had a great time. It was warm enough to play in the sprinklers so a lot of time was spent outside running through them. An unusual thing happened later in the evening. I was changing Emily into her pajamas in my parents’ room and Emily pointed out a cross made out of palm leaves that my mom had on the wall. My mother told Emily that was a cross and did she remember baby Jesus. Emily looked at the cross really concerned and then held her hands and said, “Jesus Cross? Oh pain.”
Babysitters with Dogs.
While visiting with my Aunt at the BBQ I mentioned that Jeremy and I will be taking sailing lessons near where she lives. My aunt offered to babysit Emily while Jeremy and I take our lessons. This would be much more convenient than driving to my parents’ 30 minutes out of our way and then driving 45 minutes to the marina. I have two concerns about taking my Aunt up on her generous offer. One, Emily isn’t as familiar with my Aunt as she is with my parents and she might be scared if I leave her there. That I can work around with a few visits prior to actually leaving her. My biggest concern is that my Aunt has a very large Labrador. While I know that Labradors are awesome family pets, I’m concerned about how the dog will react to Emily. This dog is the “baby” of the household and I’m afraid that she will consider Emily a threat. I know my Aunt would be extremely cautious. Maybe I’m just being overly protective.
Internet Update.
Jeremy is proud to announce that our internet is up and working better than ever. YAY!!
I can’t get this song out of my head!!!
One of my Aunts from out of state sent Emily a DVD recently, Charlotte’s Web 2. Emily enjoys her DVD’s but isn’t really attached to most of them. Her favorite DVD’s are Kipper the Dog. Well, move over Kipper!!! If Emily could watch Charlotte’s Web 2 from morning till night she would. There are songs in this cartoon that are catchy enough to get stuck in your head, but still very annoying. It doesn’t help that even when the movie is over Emily sings and hums the same
songs.
The Last Samurai.
Last night Jeremy and I watched The Last Samurai. Although I’m not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, I really enjoyed the movie. The movie led Jeremy and I into a discussion about warriors. The question was, would having a family make a person a better warrior? At first we thought having a family would give someone a stronger will to live. Then we thought if you have no family would you take more risks, therefore fighting better? I think what would make somebody the strongest warrior would be to have a family and lose them to your enemy. Revenge would be such a motivating emotion. Anyhow, just an interesting conversation.
Health Insurance.
Shortly after Jeremy was laid off I started the application process to get private insurance. I was told that the whole process would take about a month. I called to see the status of our application and the woman on the phone told me that it is in review and we will have an answer in the next 5 days. I am so nervous. What would make an insurance company decide not to cover a family? I’m worried that with Emily’s health problems they won’t cover her. A friend of mine who’s daughter had similar problems as Emily had to pay a higher premium for her daughter’s health insurance. Or with my problems with TTC they won’t give me maternity coverage, etc. I hope I find out soon. I’d be willing to pay a higher premium but if they just refuse coverage, that would be bad.
Car Seats???
For the past 2 weeks Jeremy and I have been trying to pick out a carseat for Emily. She is getting too big for the one we currently have. We are limited in space because I drive a Jetta. Right now she is resting her feet on the back of the front passenger’s seat. I’ve been looking at Eddie Bauer edition seats but have read mixed reviews on them. I’m tempted to just put a few selections in a hat and draw. Sometimes I wish there wasn’t so much to select from.
Gardening.
Living in an apartment, I miss not having a backyard to garden in. My dad has always had a small garden in the backyard and I miss it. I’m trying to figure out the best way to do flower pot gardening on my balcony without Emily deciding to pull all my plants out. I’m hoping to start out with tomatoes and peppers. I guess I should look up information on small space gardening. I took some corn kernels from my dad yesterday and I’m starting seedlings in my kitchen window. That should be funny to have one stalk of corn growing in a pot on my balcony.
Reality TV
I’m a reality TV junkie, but Jeremy is definitely not. He likes shows like Amazing Race or Survivor, but can’t stand any of the shows that involve relationships. I was looking forward to watching The Ultimate Love Test tonight and he told me he refused to be in the same room with that show on because he feels bad for the people who get rejected on TV. I figure they knew the risks involved and were willing to share with TV viewers. Is it really too offensive to watch? I hope that was an empty threat on Jeremy’s part because I really want to watch this show!!!
TTC.
I’m in my 2 week wait right now and I have been having heartburn all day. I’m sure it means nothing, but that was a major symptom with Emily. Fingers crossed, prayers being said.
I need to add more pictures to Emily’s webpage. Off to work on that.
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jensem/
Until Later,
Jennifer
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