Jump Around

What have we been up to you ask (so, you didn't ask, I just want to tell, SO listen)?

There has been lots of Jumping...

TOns of Falling....

An enormous amount of Water Spray and Stink-Face

Topped with more outragous Jumping...............




This is the best toy yet, and we love it enough to sleep with/on it.

(and it safely cages the wild beast (gage))

KidZ Cracked Up

Who knew a trip to get shots at the Doc's could be so much fun....

1 great kid (+) a bag of Funions (x) the new breaking skill = a great time!

Free FuN 4 HourS

And Then

Friday the 23rd, the baby and I flew out of our small town airport in a "turbo prop" tiny tiny plane...

The baby screamed when it took off, shaking down the runway, and I tinkled a bit.

He did become a pro after awhile, yanno, he is a thrill seeker and wouldn't let anything like shaking seats and rattling metal stop his curiosity.

"MOM, are we there yet?"

After a long day of airport running, security, more running (to catch a delayed plane!!), some waiting, followed by a shuttle van driven by a gentleman whom must have been in a delusion involing a yellow cab and New York City traffic. The van ride should have had the traditional amusement park warnings......

We did get to see, the Swan & the Dolphin Hotel on Disney Property and the coolest transport around.

All in all, Gage did swimmingly! and I, well I, Survived!

SHoot the perfectionisT

Alright so live has not changed since the previous entry, BUT i will not let my perfectionalitisic (is that word) personality alter my blog anymore. I am a ALL or nothing kind of person and I hate that it stops me from doing things. Yanno, sometimes you can't give something a 100% of what you want but that DOesn't mean it is not worthy of what you can give<------------me yelling at myself! So at the level to which life is functioning I know I can not keep up blogging like I did before, cute pictures with every post, funny stories, great use of punctuation (ha, just kidding) etc... However I love tracking our lives and sharing with all my family, friends, and bloggers our new experiences SO I am declaring right now that I will throw away my all or nothing attitude *that is stopping me from blogging* and just do my best! Deal?


Some updates:
Work is INSANE!! I am working long hours, 7:30am until 5pm, going home to do dinner and fun with the kids, bath and nightime rituals, put the kids to bed and go back to work around 8:30pm until 3:30am. I am doing a couple times a week and also a rigorous exercises program called P90X. If it was not for the intense workout everyday I would not have the energy to maintain the level I am at and so far it looks to stay intense through the summer. I am also happy to say that since Feb 2010, I have gone from a size 15 to a 9, I am LOVING it.

Daimen is brilliant as always and a complete Joy. He has had another Bday since my last post and It shocks me to admit I have a 12 year old son! Wow where did the time go? He is a superstar at school and tested into 9th grade level Allegra next year for high school credit (he is starting 7th grade).
I just got his final grades in and even moving 8weeks after the start of school into another district and Gifted classes he still managed to shock me....
Final Grade Averages for the year:
Reading 98
Math 95
PE 100
Band 95
Language 96
Science 97
Keyboarding 93
Social Studies 96
So Proud!!!

Gage is a rockstar....
he is growing out of his stomach sensitivities everyday,
eats like a champion,
is huge wearing size 3-4 toddler(only 17months people)
Loves going buhbye
has 16 teeth
says these new words: shoes, hi, buhbye really clear
says: where's Dada??? all the time lol, hmm where did he get that from?


That's it for now, will update more soon.

Hiatus

Sorry for the long hiatus but (there is always a but, right) life has been a bit curvy lately. To sum it up, sortly after Kollen flew home Gage's ear infection came back soon after it left (uninvited) and his allergy doc had exhausted all classes of antibiotics (to which he was allergic in some fashion to all of them). He sat on a ear infection for 4-5 days until we got in to see a ear, nose, and throat doc who scheduled surgery ASAP.

Adenoid gland removal, ear tubes, and a metabolic blood panel (immunity testing ish).

Fast forward 6 days and you get these pictures at 6am.....

Here is Gage, sporting the new faboulous sea blue whale printed fashionable hospital johnny, he is ready for a day in the ice cold O.R. or a stroll through central park, to spice up the look he has dangled via a sporty metal clip, the new, hip, Paci clip. Yes people we know it doesn't match which is soooooooooooo 2010. Go get yourself hives from all the worlds antibiotics and you too can get a crazy stylish Johnny of your own.....


With a smile like that who knew he had been fasting.

7:15am-

the first child of the day (they go by age)
They took him back and the worry set in.

A very long 30 mins later

I could here my baby screaming across the corridor.

Insert another 2-5 mins

of me wanting to hurt someone if they don't lead me to my screaming baby.

45mins ish of...
Holding and comforting a writhing, screaming, crying, and very angry little boy. until the codeine kicks in and he falls asleep.

30mins ish

We are home.

Arrived in the hospital at 6am and home at 9am. Success!

Currently....
Gage's lungs are a bit junky from the breathing tube, his lip is split on one side where they had to stretch it open, and congestion I am assuming caused from having his glands removed....is what we are dealing with now.

Future.... A baby's whose ears drums function better than 50%, maybe he will start crawling or even walking (speaking of that a post coming soon), less snot production from his nose/ on my clothes, and most of all a happier less sick child.

I am excited to hopefully get off this rotation....
Infection - antibiotic-med allergic response-stop med-infection comes back-new antibiotic-med allergic response etc......
And I am sure Gage is also...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GAGE

8,736 hours ago at 8:06am December 17th 2008, this belly

Gave us this super sweet boucing 9lb 1oz, 21.5 inch Baby Boy

Who today has turned into my bouncing 1 year old Boy (even if he is not a morning person on his bday)

My baby is no longer a baby (well to everyone else that is), no longer a cute cuddly zero but a very brilliant

1 Year old toddler

Happy Birthday Little Man,! We Love You!

Coming Soon: A Birthday post is in the making and some pictures of him opening gifts and his first time at Chucky Cheese

Spaghetti 4 Beginners

On top of spaghetti all covered with love.....

This is the first time I’ve seen you


So I am not sure what to do

My brother helped, he showed me how

So we stuffed our mouths

and posed like a cow

To his shock and everyone’s surprise ...

It took mere m.i.n.u.t.e.s.....

Until I sucked it to bits

Yummy

Love Gage

PS: Tomorrow is my 1st Birthday!!

Bumpy

I have another bumpy monkey, Gage is going to the dermatologist today and getting a skin tag/lump/wart/????----cut/froze/tied off his neck (up where it meets the back of his head). This bump was present after he was born and looked like a whitehead. It has grown fast and is very apparent it is not in the acne family.

I am not looking forward to this appointment, but it is what it is and I will put on my "big girl panties" for the afternoon.

It has to be something benign right, I mean there is no way it could be something that ends with the word OMA at the end.

He has not been sun bathing, fake baking, or smoking (that I know of), and if he has he sure is grounded!

I am sure it will be fine, just maybe a bit painful for him when it is removed.

Stuff-N-Junk

Some things worth noting...

Gage said Mama about two weeks ago, in the middle of snot covered Hell weeks. He even says Maaaaaaaaaaaaaa *screech* when he wants me to pick him up.

He also cute his 8th tooth during hell week and as you can imagine that only added to the Fun, ha festivities.

Gage is still army crawling but wants to walk badly.

Gage & Daimen both got most of their flu vaccines (finally), so if Jer and I get the flu it will be more of a restful vacation because the kids shouldn’t be compromised.

Gage has slept through the night in his OWN bed the last 3 nights for the first time in, um, how do you say…EVER! (he just got his own room when we moved but has been sick since)

We got a new, awesome, not leaking Freon, 50% off thanks to Jer’s amazing shopping skills on black Friday, Trio Fridge. It is so amazing I will write more later.

Gage got his first spanking on the hand on Thanksgiving. He was grabbing my hair and pulling with a strong growl, when I stopped him and grabbed his hands and repeatedly said no, he just growled harder and snatched faster, so, I hand spanked him and he stopped. He now understands what “No” means, he doesn't necessarily like hearing or obeying it and voices that with a frustrating fussy grown but he “Get’s IT”.

He knows how to kiss (I call it smooches), it involves a wide open mouth and he kisses you and say “muuwaaw”, it is very cute. I ask for smooches and he usually complies and sometimes he does it for no good reason and it melts my heart.

Daimen who used to love everything “PIE” (no not just eating it but more about saying and drawing the word) is now all about “TOAST”, even in artist 3D

Daimen taught him how to do “noggins”, Daimen asks for noggins and Gage slowly head-butts him. I hope so much head banging won’t cause to much Drain Bamage.

He knows how to give a “High 5” and his new favorite video is naturally by Baby Genesis, and is favorite baby songs.

We have had 3 total takes in the last two weeks regarding my previous post titled “So Close”, I guess the warm bath is good for moving bowels.
(let me outta here, Someone crapped in the tub!!)

Daimen got straight A’s on his report card, brilliant that kid.

We are still not fully unpacked or settled and the realistic goal for that is….when the kids graduate, ha, no really, it is in January…..2011
I need to find time to get our Christmas Tree put up and pray real hard the Jer might find some Joy in it this year.

Kollen will be here in less than 4 weeks and we are excited.

Gage will be 1 in 15 days (do you frigging believe it??)

Kollen will be 8 on January 1st and we will be on a mini family vacation on his B-day Day.

Ok that is enough updates for now….

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In another (long) note: I know most of you who read this blog (and never ever comment) are family/work colleagues and you are checking in on us, which is great and why I created it, however I feel like I need to write in a therapeutic way about some issues in life that are more personal in a diary kinda way. I do think family/work buds are the most amazing people in my life but not necessary always who you would want to or is appropriate to vent ALL personal issues.

I would like to include all aspects of my life on my blog, not just the rosy sunshine stuff and poop, but don’t think it is right to have a open forum when I am looking for opinions on events such as EX: when I am menstruating and how bad my cramps are??? How infertility still affects me mentally and ways I am trying work through it, any issues with work or my husband etc…..

I thought about making another blog to voice my embarrassing/personal views, experiences, issues, in regards to asking for advice on how to work on them without telling everyone I know in real life….

things such as “Jer and I got in a argument last night and I want a better way of dealing with my hot head towards his computer” , do you see how that would be inappropriate? I have come to the conclusion that I don’t want another blog, I want to write everything down in one place so when I am so old I can’t type, then I will publish it and read through my life. Sooo, in the most long winded explanation ever, you may see some posts that are password protected, and if you are family or a work colleague these are posts that You would not like to read as they will be asking advice on a issues to strangers so please don’t take it negatively because it is not meant to be. If you are one of the strangers out there that can give life’s advice please email me and I will give you the password.

Sometimes I can come across harsher than I mean to (ha, I Know News Flash, right!) so I am hoping that this time was not one of them. Love you guys

MIA or BWI

Sorry I have been MIA you see we have a BWI (baby with issues), Gage has been ill more times his first year than he has been well. The most recent was a now 3.5 week long stint of viruses followed by an ear infection which lead to another allergic reaction to his 3rd antibiotic in turn having to miss his flu shots twice and a large consumption of Benadryl, causing him for the second time to not be allowed to continue with his schedule allergy test at the allergy doctor who normally doesn't take patients under the age of two but our son has been now classified as "difficult" by his pediatrician due to the 3 allergy responses to antibiotics and what seems like every thing else new. We kept the appointment with the new allergy doc because we had to stop the antibiotic because of facial swelling and a body covering raised red rash before the above listed ear infection could clear up. Although we could not do the scratch test we did have to try a new rash causing antibiotic because of the resulting double ear infection that did not clear up with only 4 doses of the first drug before the bumps took over. Gage was put on a new, to take for a long time allergy medicine, nasal steroid and a new antibiotic but naturaly the swelling took charge and we had to discontinue after 5 doses and now we sit, hoping and praying that his infection is gone.

SIGH....give the kid a break already....

So Close

So Close

A lifetime presentation - Staring...
Daddy - Played by Jer, can be called DAaaad or DaDa
Gage - Played by our very mischievous and youngest spawn
ILLiar - Played by Meg or most known as Mom or Mama, ILLiar is petname by Jer

Main Setting.....Common Bathroom
Action....... Daddy and Gage taking a bath together

Secondary Setting......Living Room
Action.......Mommy (ILLiar) eating "dinner" having some ME time.

On of the greatest reality movie clips
SO CLOSE - TAKE ONE - ACTION!!

Daddy: Gage what are you doing???
Daddy: Gage!
Daddy: Son?
Gage: *Grunt! Grunt! Grunt!*
Daddy: Gage, you are not pooping?
Daddy: Gage, no poopee in the tub!
Gage: *GRUuunt!*
Daddy: Gage I said NO!
ILLiar: *pauses TV and listens more closely*
Daddy: Gage, I mean it!
Gage: *Grunt Grunt* Giggle!
Daddy: Gage, did you poopy?
Gage: *Splash Splash* giggle!
Daddy: You DID poopy!!!
Daddy: *Shouting* ILLiarrrrrrrrrr, we got a problem in here!
ILLiar: Hahahahha *gets up to put "dinner" ice-cream in the freezer*
Daddy: Illiar please come here QUICKLY!
ILLiar: *Almost peeing pants* Hahahahahahahah
ILLiar: *Giggle Smirk Shout* Lift him out of the water, I am getting a towel, Don't let him touch the water
Goes in bathroom to see Gage being held in the air laughing, poo all over his bottom, Daddy squirming in the tub, the tub water with a large amount of extra smelly brown friends , some of "it" floating some stuck on the bottom.
ILLiar: Well atleast we know he's not constipated. hahahahhahaha

FaCe Off

The many faces of our youngest (changing to quickly) little Drama King the 3rd.....
the last 2 months

Stay tuned for the older and original "Drama King's" faces of 2009