We need our "own" car. Like right now. Please. I realized this about a month ago, when 3 of my demo's got sold out from under me. Right in a row. In turn, pissing me the F off with a quickness. So, I had to switch over all my stuff and get adjusted to how a different car drives, which takes longer than a few days. These cars were nothing alike either. I went from a Rendezvous, to a jacked up Durango (hilarious to watch very pregnant 5 foot tall girl jump into a beefed up SUV), to a Grand Am. Egh. All in like 40 feet of snow that we got in December and January. I'm trying to be patient. But I'm coming to the end of my patience. Right now I'm driving a 2005 Malibu Maxx aka hatchback. My little family took a trip to Meijer in it. Infant Seat---6 inches max between---Toddler seat---stroller took up whole trunk---groceries had to sit on top of the hatch and on the floor behind our seats AND on my lap. LOL How do people with little cars do this whole having kids thing? And could you imagine me doing that Meijer trip alone? We didn't even get a weeks worth. We got like $100 of groceries/formula/diapers/stuff for Ian/bath toys for Jocelyn. So, it was maybe $30 food. Like I said, we need our own car. I have Jeff looking at Flint Auto Auction and Parma Auction every week. Cross our fingers we can do CPFCU leasing program. If not, maybe my dad can get a good buy on a nice sedan/XUV and let me drive it for oh....6 months of uninterrupted driving would be nice. Ah, I feel better. Enough bitching.
***Yes, I realize I have it made with a free car and all. But put yourself in my shoes, after 9 years of driving a car that isn't mine with the possibility of it being sold whenever, I'm so over it and so allowed to bitch***
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
First Week Home
Tomorrow I will have one week at home with Ian under my belt. It has been a complete breeze. Things have gone so well I know that being a mom is my purpose. I have tried so many things and they just don't hold my interest or I fail miserably. But being a mom and wife is the one thing I know I can do. And I love doing it. Being someones mom and someones wife gives me gratification because I am needed. I have three people who depend on me. And I will not let them down. I learn something new everyday about Jocelyn and Ian, Jeff and myself. I have been so lucky to be blessed with two very even tempered children. I wasn't all that worried about how Jocelyn would adjust to a new life being in the house. I just mainly wanted to make sure she didn't feel left out or slighted in any way. I feel guilty because I had her switched to fulltime daycare about 3 weeks ago, since I was in so much pain it was all I could do just to sit on the floor and play for 10 minutes, let alone carry her down the stairs to go somewhere or even walk to her bedroom and back. But I know that she thoroughly enjoys the 3 other 2 year olds she has, Ziggy the dog, and all of the kitty's there too. In the spring I will have her cut back to either 3 days there or 2 days there, that way we can do playdates...take walks...go to lunch with Daddy...POTTY TRAIN...and prepare for pre-school. Gosh, that seems so weird. She can go to Jackson Christian's preschool in the fall. I am really excited to see how well she does. She is so social and she learns at such a fast pace, I know she will really enjoy it.
Ian Updates:
- 6lb 10 oz almost back up to birth weight. (10%)
- 19 1/2 inches long (50%)
- Eats 2 oz every 2 - 2 1/2 hours during the day and 2 oz every 3 1/2 - 4 hours at night. And yes I have another child who, so far, sleeps through the night unless a #1 or #2 happens or mom wakes him up w/ her alarm clock.
- I forgot how much newborns sleep. Well, I remember really...but it still amazes me that for the entire day/night I see his eyes maybe 1 hour in 10-15 min time frames.
- His jaundice only lasted for one day because we did this for 30 minutes 3 times a day...
- He is super chill/relax man. Set him up someplace and he's content. I really hope this continues because he is so enjoyable and let's anyone hold him.
Jocelyn Updates:
- Last doctors visit- 26lbs and 33 inches tall (about 3 months ago)
- Her hair is growing! It's starting to curl out behind her ears and it's really long on top and in the back. She got stuck with daddy's far back hairline...so in some pictures she still looks pretty bald LOL
- Listens really well and rarely sits in time-out.
- Sleeps all night in her big girl bed with like 456843903 stuffed animals at the end...whom all have names. She'll tell you them all if you have the time.
- Loves to read, color, play with playdoh, MainStreet Village town is a huge hit. And her Rose Petal Cottage...with babies, a washer, stove, and table. She's been playing pretend for a good 6 months now, but now she actually has a "house" to play house with.
- Zaboomafoo, Barney, or Sesame Street is watched religiously every morning while eating breakfast.
- Speaking of food, my child dislikes junk. Veggies-cold from the fridge please, fruit- whole apple, pear, banana, or strawberries are best, chicken, salad with dressing, mashed potatoes, etc. And she can put away some food for being so skinny!
- She lines up her MegaBlocks in a row and counts them. So far we have correctly made it up to 13 a few times.
- Can identify any letter of the alphabet, say the alphabet, sing Twinkle Twinkle and the Itsy Bitsy Spider by herself. (way cute)
- Says please, thank you, excuse me, and bless you....at the appropriate time.
- Can hold full conversations with anyone who will talk to her. 5-6 word sentences...no biggie.
- Recognizes where she is in Jackson, if we are close to NayNay and Papa/Daddy's work...close to home...or close to my parents house or Jeff's mom's house aka The Farm.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Preggo Survey
1. Mommys Full Name: MacKenzie Leigh Smith
2. Age When Pregnant: 21- Jocelyn 23- Ian
3. Current Age: 24
4. How far along when you found out? about 6 weeks-Jocelyn and 3 or 4 weeks- Ian
5.Still with the father? We'll be married for 4 years in May
6. What was your first reaction when you found out you were pregnant? I was nervous but excited with both.
7. How did the father react? He was really nervous and secretly excited.
8. How did your parents feel about it? I think they were more excited than we were.
9. How did you feel about your first Ultrasound? I was ready to find out what we were having. And I was teary eyed the whole time.
10. What month did you find out the sex of the baby? August-Jocelyn September-Ian
11. Where you happy with the sex of the baby? Extremely. One of each is perfect!
12.What were your cravings? Outback sirloin, salads, any super sour candy-Jocelyn fruit, yogurt, Wendy's chicken nuggets, candy of any sort- Ian.
13. Did you exercise when you were pregnant? No I'm lazy.
14. How much weight did you gain? Egh. 57lb -Jocelyn due to complications 32lbs- Ian.
15. Did you get morning sickness? I had food poisoning when I was preggo with Jocelyn. And Ian made me feel like I was constantly on a boat, all tipsy like, but I never actually got sick. Another weird thing with Ian, my teeth hurt so bad in the morning from like 8am-10am that I couldn't even brush them, I'd have to wait until the afternoon. But right on the 3month mark, it stopped.
16. Did you enjoy wearing maternity clothes? I did when I was pregnant with Jocelyn because I was so swollen there was no way to fit into my old clothes. With Ian, I wore my regular clothes the entire time. I only bought one pair of maternity dress pants.
17. What books did you read? I read everything I could get my hands on with Jocelyn. And with Ian I just signed up for pregnancy.com to see my babys growth and whatnot.
18. Did you attend any pregnancy classes? No.
19. Overall describe your pregnancy: With Jocelyn, my pregnancy was a breeze until about 31 weeks. Then the swelling set in and I couldn't lay down to sleep anymore. With Ian, I was very miserable. My hips hurt, I had contractions from like 28weeks on that were actually painful, and I just overall felt like crap.
20. How did you know you were in Labor? I was induced both times.
21. Did your water break? My OB broke it both times.
22. What were your contractions like? Well, when you're induced they start out slow but come on stronger once the pitocin is up around 12ish. With Jocelyn I didn't know what to expect so I was in a lot of pain early on. With Ian, the only reason I got my epidural when I did, was the anesthesiologist was coming for another girls so we didn't want him to leave and then not get him back in time. But Ian was posterior so at 6cm my epidural was no more because his butt was pressing on my spine. That was NOT fun.
23. How long were you in labor? 18hours with Jocelyn from the start of the pitocin 11 1/2 with Ian.
24. Epidural? Both times. Didn't help much with Ian...only for a few hours.
25. Who was in the delivery room with you? Jeff and a TON of special care people with Jocelyn. Then Jeff and nurses and Dr Farhat of course.
26. Was it an easy delivery? Jocelyn was 3 pushes and I think Ian was 6 pushes. He needed some WD-40 as Dr Farhat said to make it through. (He is such a smartass btw)
27. Did you cry during labor? With Jocelyn no. Ian- yes...I have never been in so much pain in my life.
29. Birth Date: 11/21/06 and 2/3/09
30. Time: 1:58 pm and 7:27 pm
31. Gender: Female and Male
32. Length: 18 inches and 19 inches
33. Weight: 4lb 2oz and 6lb 11oz
34. What was the first thing you said to your baby? I didn't say anything to Jocelyn because she was preemie I didn't even barely see her until that night. Ian- "OMG you have more hair than your sister!" lol
35. Who visited you in the hospital? Lots of family and friends both times.
36. Did you breastfeed? I tried and failed.
37. What was the first night being a parent like? Really strange because it was so calm since it was just me and Jeff...no visitors allowed. LOL
38. Did you get sleep? Sure did. My babies are well behaved. I have to set my alarm to feed Ian and I did with Jocelyn too.
39. When did you go home? 24 hours with both. I hate the hospital.
40. How old is your baby now? Jocelyn- 2yr 2months and Ian is 6 days old.
41. Still with the father? Forever and always.
42. Who does your baby look like now? Jocelyn looks just like Jeff. And Ian looks just like me when I was a baby.
43. Been Baptized? No.
44. Your baby's current Milestone? Jocelyn is about to potty train and Ian is learning how to eat like a champ.
45. What's your babies favorite thing to do? Jocelyn loves to read, color, dance, and play pretend in her Rose Petal Cottage. Ian likes to sleep.
46. What is babies favorite Toy? Jocelyn doesn't really have a favorite toy. I would have to say her sticker book. She likes that a lot.
47. What is it like being a parent? The best feeling in the world. I feel complete and like I have a purpose.
48. Ready for another one? No more.
2. Age When Pregnant: 21- Jocelyn 23- Ian
3. Current Age: 24
4. How far along when you found out? about 6 weeks-Jocelyn and 3 or 4 weeks- Ian
5.Still with the father? We'll be married for 4 years in May
6. What was your first reaction when you found out you were pregnant? I was nervous but excited with both.
7. How did the father react? He was really nervous and secretly excited.
8. How did your parents feel about it? I think they were more excited than we were.
9. How did you feel about your first Ultrasound? I was ready to find out what we were having. And I was teary eyed the whole time.
10. What month did you find out the sex of the baby? August-Jocelyn September-Ian
11. Where you happy with the sex of the baby? Extremely. One of each is perfect!
12.What were your cravings? Outback sirloin, salads, any super sour candy-Jocelyn fruit, yogurt, Wendy's chicken nuggets, candy of any sort- Ian.
13. Did you exercise when you were pregnant? No I'm lazy.
14. How much weight did you gain? Egh. 57lb -Jocelyn due to complications 32lbs- Ian.
15. Did you get morning sickness? I had food poisoning when I was preggo with Jocelyn. And Ian made me feel like I was constantly on a boat, all tipsy like, but I never actually got sick. Another weird thing with Ian, my teeth hurt so bad in the morning from like 8am-10am that I couldn't even brush them, I'd have to wait until the afternoon. But right on the 3month mark, it stopped.
16. Did you enjoy wearing maternity clothes? I did when I was pregnant with Jocelyn because I was so swollen there was no way to fit into my old clothes. With Ian, I wore my regular clothes the entire time. I only bought one pair of maternity dress pants.
17. What books did you read? I read everything I could get my hands on with Jocelyn. And with Ian I just signed up for pregnancy.com to see my babys growth and whatnot.
18. Did you attend any pregnancy classes? No.
19. Overall describe your pregnancy: With Jocelyn, my pregnancy was a breeze until about 31 weeks. Then the swelling set in and I couldn't lay down to sleep anymore. With Ian, I was very miserable. My hips hurt, I had contractions from like 28weeks on that were actually painful, and I just overall felt like crap.
20. How did you know you were in Labor? I was induced both times.
21. Did your water break? My OB broke it both times.
22. What were your contractions like? Well, when you're induced they start out slow but come on stronger once the pitocin is up around 12ish. With Jocelyn I didn't know what to expect so I was in a lot of pain early on. With Ian, the only reason I got my epidural when I did, was the anesthesiologist was coming for another girls so we didn't want him to leave and then not get him back in time. But Ian was posterior so at 6cm my epidural was no more because his butt was pressing on my spine. That was NOT fun.
23. How long were you in labor? 18hours with Jocelyn from the start of the pitocin 11 1/2 with Ian.
24. Epidural? Both times. Didn't help much with Ian...only for a few hours.
25. Who was in the delivery room with you? Jeff and a TON of special care people with Jocelyn. Then Jeff and nurses and Dr Farhat of course.
26. Was it an easy delivery? Jocelyn was 3 pushes and I think Ian was 6 pushes. He needed some WD-40 as Dr Farhat said to make it through. (He is such a smartass btw)
27. Did you cry during labor? With Jocelyn no. Ian- yes...I have never been in so much pain in my life.
29. Birth Date: 11/21/06 and 2/3/09
30. Time: 1:58 pm and 7:27 pm
31. Gender: Female and Male
32. Length: 18 inches and 19 inches
33. Weight: 4lb 2oz and 6lb 11oz
34. What was the first thing you said to your baby? I didn't say anything to Jocelyn because she was preemie I didn't even barely see her until that night. Ian- "OMG you have more hair than your sister!" lol
35. Who visited you in the hospital? Lots of family and friends both times.
36. Did you breastfeed? I tried and failed.
37. What was the first night being a parent like? Really strange because it was so calm since it was just me and Jeff...no visitors allowed. LOL
38. Did you get sleep? Sure did. My babies are well behaved. I have to set my alarm to feed Ian and I did with Jocelyn too.
39. When did you go home? 24 hours with both. I hate the hospital.
40. How old is your baby now? Jocelyn- 2yr 2months and Ian is 6 days old.
41. Still with the father? Forever and always.
42. Who does your baby look like now? Jocelyn looks just like Jeff. And Ian looks just like me when I was a baby.
43. Been Baptized? No.
44. Your baby's current Milestone? Jocelyn is about to potty train and Ian is learning how to eat like a champ.
45. What's your babies favorite thing to do? Jocelyn loves to read, color, dance, and play pretend in her Rose Petal Cottage. Ian likes to sleep.
46. What is babies favorite Toy? Jocelyn doesn't really have a favorite toy. I would have to say her sticker book. She likes that a lot.
47. What is it like being a parent? The best feeling in the world. I feel complete and like I have a purpose.
48. Ready for another one? No more.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The new kid on the block
Jocelyn at 2 days old and then Ian like 5 minutes old. I think they resemble each other.
He's not a big fan of the flash...lol.
And here's one with the eyes open! ;)
He's not a big fan of the flash...lol.
And here's one with the eyes open! ;)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ian James is HERE!!!
As of 730pm, he is too cute (I'm biased of course)
6lb 11oz
19 inches
full head of dark brown hair
dark green eyes (for now)
and he looks just like Jocelyn, I think.
I'm doing great. Ready to get some sleep and definitely not feeling like I just had a baby 4 hours ago. I'll update pics when I get home on Thursday. :) Thanks for all the well wishes and good lucks, I really appreciate it.
6lb 11oz
19 inches
full head of dark brown hair
dark green eyes (for now)
and he looks just like Jocelyn, I think.
I'm doing great. Ready to get some sleep and definitely not feeling like I just had a baby 4 hours ago. I'll update pics when I get home on Thursday. :) Thanks for all the well wishes and good lucks, I really appreciate it.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Tomorrow
Is the big day. Induction time. I have to call at 5am and if they have an open room I'm going in. Holy hell. The nerves are setting in. But I'm ready.
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