Brooke is doing much better today and I dare say that she is back to herself. YAY! She had a little bit of difficulty falling asleep last night but she slept-in this morning until 9:30. Just what the doctor ordered for both mommy and Brookie!
I am blown away by what my very-fickle-eater has eaten today. For breakfast she polished off two entire pieces of French Toast and then she asked for peanut butter and crackers. Next, she had a mid-morning snack shortly after (only because she asked for it). We met my mom at her work to take her to lunch and as soon as we got there Brooke asked for cookies and pretzels...Because that's the tradition she got a few for a little treat. My mom asked Brooke what she wanted for lunch and Brooke screamed, "TACO BELL!" So, of course we took the princess there and she ate an entire crunchy taco, an entire thing of refried beans and cheese, a few bites of my bean burrito, and some crunchy cinnamon twists. What the heck?!?!?!??!?
Brooke has got to be the most frustrating child to feed. She really likes about 5 things and that's it. She hates fruit.. except for the rare banana or grape that she'll take from me. She hates ALL veggies (with the exception of cherry tomatoes once in a while). She hates meat, except for chicken nuggets or taco meat. She won't eat any type of potatoes... Not mashed or anything. She won't eat any type of pasta or rice unless it's macaroni and cheese or Rice A' Roni. She will eat soup and yogurt in massive quantities though, which is helpful. It takes great effort to make healthy choices for this kid because she would be happy filling up on dry cereal all day, which is obviously not an optimal diet. Maybe it will get easier for me one day??? Let's hope!
Instead of napping right now, Brooke's in her crib rocking her babies to sleep and covering them up with blankets. Lol! If she's happy I might leave her long enough to get some work done... Either that or I'll stand quietly in her room and be a spectator. She's hilarious!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sick Babies:-(
Brooke has been recovering from a nasty cold, yet her cough has persisted and continued to get worse and worse with the passing days. I thought that the cold was simply taking its course but my precious baby niece, Jenna, is in the hospital with pneumonia so my mind began to wonder if there was something more going on with Brooke.
Last night I had resolved to take Brooke to the doctor first thing this morning, with all things considered, but little did I know, there was a horrible night awaiting us... Brooke had the WORST time going to sleep and ended up crying hysterically after 3 hours of tossing and turning. John and I brought her into our bed at about 11 and she was a coughing, restless, fussing disaster the whole night. It was not exactly a restful night's sleep, to say the least!
Anyways, I took Brooke in to see the doctor this morning and, much to my surprise, her lungs sounded fine to him, but she has an ear infection. Here I thought she had some respiratory infection or bronchitis but her fussiness and lack of sleep had nothing to do with her lungs, whatsoever. Maybe that's the reason that I'm not the doctor? Lol! I felt so relieved that I had taken her in when I realized that there really was something wrong with her. Poor Brookie! No wonder why she's been so fussy and grumpy lately.
I'm so mindful of my sister today as she is in the hospital still with precious little Jenna. They have been in there since Saturday and there is not a chance that she will even get to go home today. I've stopped in to see her several times and tried to be as supportive as I can, but it's hard with my own baby who's struggling right now too. Jenna is so happy and she's all smiles, despite the IV in her arm, and I must say, I admire my sister's positive attitude and the way she so sacrificially cares for her daughter. Ali's had a rough week of it... First Nathan had a double ear infection on Thursday and now all of this with Jenna. She deserves an amazing mother award:-) I feel so helpless throughout all of this...
Okay, the princess in sleeping so I think I'm going to go relax for a few minutes before she wakes up. There's no telling what kind of mood she'll be in!
Last night I had resolved to take Brooke to the doctor first thing this morning, with all things considered, but little did I know, there was a horrible night awaiting us... Brooke had the WORST time going to sleep and ended up crying hysterically after 3 hours of tossing and turning. John and I brought her into our bed at about 11 and she was a coughing, restless, fussing disaster the whole night. It was not exactly a restful night's sleep, to say the least!
Anyways, I took Brooke in to see the doctor this morning and, much to my surprise, her lungs sounded fine to him, but she has an ear infection. Here I thought she had some respiratory infection or bronchitis but her fussiness and lack of sleep had nothing to do with her lungs, whatsoever. Maybe that's the reason that I'm not the doctor? Lol! I felt so relieved that I had taken her in when I realized that there really was something wrong with her. Poor Brookie! No wonder why she's been so fussy and grumpy lately.
I'm so mindful of my sister today as she is in the hospital still with precious little Jenna. They have been in there since Saturday and there is not a chance that she will even get to go home today. I've stopped in to see her several times and tried to be as supportive as I can, but it's hard with my own baby who's struggling right now too. Jenna is so happy and she's all smiles, despite the IV in her arm, and I must say, I admire my sister's positive attitude and the way she so sacrificially cares for her daughter. Ali's had a rough week of it... First Nathan had a double ear infection on Thursday and now all of this with Jenna. She deserves an amazing mother award:-) I feel so helpless throughout all of this...
Okay, the princess in sleeping so I think I'm going to go relax for a few minutes before she wakes up. There's no telling what kind of mood she'll be in!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
A Quick Picture
I don't have time to update because I'm about to start a movie with John, but I thought I would just share this picture that was taken of Brooke today. Grammy and Papa (my parents) bought her a new coat and she's very proud. Doesn't she look so big???
Thursday, March 5, 2009
We've Made it to the THIRD TRIMESTER!!!
This is just unbelievable to me! I'm 27 weeks today but because I'll be delivering at 37 weeks, 6 days I have less than 12 weeks to go. WOW.
It's funny because I don't really feel like I'm "very" pregnant. Yes, I'm uncomfortable and of course I'm getting enormous, but I feel like I'm still in the beginning stages of this pregnancy due to it flying by. I look at other people in their third trimester and think to myself how they're "so pregnant" but I have yet to feel that way about myself.
I have enjoyed this pregnancy a lot because I'm very comfortable with my growing belly. With Brooke I was more self conscious about getting big and I felt so over-grown, but this time around, I feel pretty good about myself and am truly loving it. Don't get me wrong, some days I feel like a whale and my splotchy skin on face bugs me, but these things all come with the territory and I'll take that any day! My biggest complaint this time around is that I'm ALWAYS thirsty and I don't sleep well at all. Again, these are minor things that don't don't even matter.
I've said this before, but as the days pass I find myself getting more and more eager to have Adrienne in my arms. However, I also get a bit sad because I'll miss being pregnant and I know that these are the last weeks alone with Brooke as my only child. It's so bittersweet for me.
Speaking of Brooke, she's awake from her nap and she's singing a melody of songs and meowing. Lol! It's too cute:-) Though she's happy, I think I'll go crash her party so we can play! She's irresistible!
It's funny because I don't really feel like I'm "very" pregnant. Yes, I'm uncomfortable and of course I'm getting enormous, but I feel like I'm still in the beginning stages of this pregnancy due to it flying by. I look at other people in their third trimester and think to myself how they're "so pregnant" but I have yet to feel that way about myself.
I have enjoyed this pregnancy a lot because I'm very comfortable with my growing belly. With Brooke I was more self conscious about getting big and I felt so over-grown, but this time around, I feel pretty good about myself and am truly loving it. Don't get me wrong, some days I feel like a whale and my splotchy skin on face bugs me, but these things all come with the territory and I'll take that any day! My biggest complaint this time around is that I'm ALWAYS thirsty and I don't sleep well at all. Again, these are minor things that don't don't even matter.
I've said this before, but as the days pass I find myself getting more and more eager to have Adrienne in my arms. However, I also get a bit sad because I'll miss being pregnant and I know that these are the last weeks alone with Brooke as my only child. It's so bittersweet for me.
Speaking of Brooke, she's awake from her nap and she's singing a melody of songs and meowing. Lol! It's too cute:-) Though she's happy, I think I'll go crash her party so we can play! She's irresistible!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
My Sweet Brooke
I'll confess, over the last couple of weeks, my daughter has evolved from this precious little angel to this TERROR child. Several days towards the end of last week she had me in tears over how misbehaved and disobedient she was and I contribute some of that to her not feeling well. This week she has been a lot better but not 100% her sweet, compliant self. She has started to listen better to me but she is very fussy with other people and wants little to do with anyone but me. What's with her?!??!?!
In the midst of these frustrating days that we've been having there have been incidents with Brooke that have encouraged me to keep pressing on. Isn't that how motherhood is? You think you're going to lose your mind or like you can't handle the stress but then your child looks at you and says something hilarious or precious and all is well in the world. Here's some cute stories that have helped sustain me!
*My dad always holds Brooke's face with his two hands so he can make eye contact with her and says, "Look at me, I love you!" Anyways, Brooke has started coming up to John and me and repeating the same routine with us that Papa does with her. Lol!
*Last night I was holding Brooke before bed and she looked up at me and said, "Mommy, I'll always love you." Talk about precious!
*When I got out of the shower the other day I was brushing my hair and Brooke said, "Mommy, you are so beautiful!" Lol! She hears this from me an awful lot but to have her repeat to me was priceless.
*Last night after Brooke's bath I asked John to get me a "clippy" for Brooke's bangs (we're growing them out so we have to clip them back). John came downstairs with a bow instead and Brooke looked at him and said, "Daddy, that is NOT a clippy. It's a bow." She then started to cry. Haha! It looks like we have a drama queen on our hands!
If I sat here long enough I could think of pages full of Brookie stories to share but those are all that I could think of off the top of my head. The bottom line is that despite the enormity of the task of motherhood, it will always be amazing to be a mommy. Some days are easy, some days are not, but whether or not Brooke's at her best or her worst, my job is to give my best every single day, even when it seems impossible.
In the midst of these frustrating days that we've been having there have been incidents with Brooke that have encouraged me to keep pressing on. Isn't that how motherhood is? You think you're going to lose your mind or like you can't handle the stress but then your child looks at you and says something hilarious or precious and all is well in the world. Here's some cute stories that have helped sustain me!
*My dad always holds Brooke's face with his two hands so he can make eye contact with her and says, "Look at me, I love you!" Anyways, Brooke has started coming up to John and me and repeating the same routine with us that Papa does with her. Lol!
*Last night I was holding Brooke before bed and she looked up at me and said, "Mommy, I'll always love you." Talk about precious!
*When I got out of the shower the other day I was brushing my hair and Brooke said, "Mommy, you are so beautiful!" Lol! She hears this from me an awful lot but to have her repeat to me was priceless.
*Last night after Brooke's bath I asked John to get me a "clippy" for Brooke's bangs (we're growing them out so we have to clip them back). John came downstairs with a bow instead and Brooke looked at him and said, "Daddy, that is NOT a clippy. It's a bow." She then started to cry. Haha! It looks like we have a drama queen on our hands!
If I sat here long enough I could think of pages full of Brookie stories to share but those are all that I could think of off the top of my head. The bottom line is that despite the enormity of the task of motherhood, it will always be amazing to be a mommy. Some days are easy, some days are not, but whether or not Brooke's at her best or her worst, my job is to give my best every single day, even when it seems impossible.
Monday, March 2, 2009
A Tough Realization
You may recall me talking about John's current schedule... He's doing security at the county's human heath services building, which means that he has "normal" hours. It's been really awesome having him off on nights, holidays, and weekends. Heavenly, actually. He was supposed to be over there until June (which would have been a total of 6 months) but his lieutenant told him that he wants him back on the road (You know, being a real cop)on April first. Ugh... That just totally rocked my world because I thought that he would have a normal schedule when the baby came and I was WRONG.
It's hard because when he went on this very-temporary-position I knew that it was just that- Temporary. I knew that a 9-5, Monday-Friday work-week would never be in the cards for my husband as a cop and that I shouldn't get too used to this way of life. Even though I told myself that, I have absolutely grown accustomed to this amazing lifestyle and when he goes back to his crazy schedule, I'm sure it will be a very rough transition. Right now we don't know what shift he'll be on in April. The options are 1) 3 PM- 11 PM, which is hard because we barely have family time together or 2) 11 PM- 7 AM. On that shift we see each other a lot but John is ALWAYS tired and he gets very bad headaches so we rarely get quality time. On top of that, he'll be working a 4-2 schedule, which means that he'll work for 4 days and then get 2 off. This is good because it means that his work weeks are very short, but it's also very hard because it means that he only gets a rare weekend off here or there. It's so tough...
With John being off the road, I have also been freed from the constant worry of him being hurt (or worse) in the line of duty. Sure, he's still carries a gun and is still a cop where he's at right now, but it's not like he's going into people's houses or up to people's cars. It's been so nice having him easily accessible and being in a position where he can almost always answer my phone calls. I haven't worried about his safety as a cop once since he has been on this position and it's so nice to not have that constant fear.
I have said it so many times, but I am honored to be the wife of a cop. I think that it's a very admirable calling and I have the utmost respect for what he does. Sometimes, however, I selfishly wish that things are different. I support John 100% in his profession, but I'll admit, I just crave normalcy sometimes for our family. I suppose that for us this is what normal is and there's not sense in fighting it because this is how it has to be. I know we'll always be okay, but man, change is so hard!
It's hard because when he went on this very-temporary-position I knew that it was just that- Temporary. I knew that a 9-5, Monday-Friday work-week would never be in the cards for my husband as a cop and that I shouldn't get too used to this way of life. Even though I told myself that, I have absolutely grown accustomed to this amazing lifestyle and when he goes back to his crazy schedule, I'm sure it will be a very rough transition. Right now we don't know what shift he'll be on in April. The options are 1) 3 PM- 11 PM, which is hard because we barely have family time together or 2) 11 PM- 7 AM. On that shift we see each other a lot but John is ALWAYS tired and he gets very bad headaches so we rarely get quality time. On top of that, he'll be working a 4-2 schedule, which means that he'll work for 4 days and then get 2 off. This is good because it means that his work weeks are very short, but it's also very hard because it means that he only gets a rare weekend off here or there. It's so tough...
With John being off the road, I have also been freed from the constant worry of him being hurt (or worse) in the line of duty. Sure, he's still carries a gun and is still a cop where he's at right now, but it's not like he's going into people's houses or up to people's cars. It's been so nice having him easily accessible and being in a position where he can almost always answer my phone calls. I haven't worried about his safety as a cop once since he has been on this position and it's so nice to not have that constant fear.
I have said it so many times, but I am honored to be the wife of a cop. I think that it's a very admirable calling and I have the utmost respect for what he does. Sometimes, however, I selfishly wish that things are different. I support John 100% in his profession, but I'll admit, I just crave normalcy sometimes for our family. I suppose that for us this is what normal is and there's not sense in fighting it because this is how it has to be. I know we'll always be okay, but man, change is so hard!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
I'm Still Here!
I tend to neglect my blog on the weekends with John being on this shift, don't I? Spending time with him is much better than a silly blog, anyways:-) I have also had an exhausting couple of days with Brooke, who has a mind of her own, on top of not sleeping well and being VERY busy. To add to my list of things, Brookie had a NASTY diarrhea thing going on last week, I had a cold, and now that my cold is gone and her diarrhea is better, she has the cold. Man, I'm fried! It never ends, does it?!??!?
Tomorrow I intend on staying in all day and catching up on some neglected housework because I haven't had time to do a clean sweep of the house. I've tried to stay on top of keeping it tidy but I certainly have had no time for mopping over the last two days. Let me just say, with a chocolate lab and lots of wood floors, that's BAD news. I'm eager for my housework to be completed tomorrow!
I can't believe that it's March already! Adrienne will be here in less than 3 months, which is just insane. My pregnancy has gone by so fast! It's hard to get too excited about Spring because tomorrow it's supposed to be 11 degrees. I don't recommend living in upstate New York unless you are prepared to freeze for most of the year. YUCK! Anyways, seeing as how it's March, it means that Spring is one day closer to make it's debut!
Alrighty, I'm off to fold some laundry and then relax with John. Fun, fun!
Tomorrow I intend on staying in all day and catching up on some neglected housework because I haven't had time to do a clean sweep of the house. I've tried to stay on top of keeping it tidy but I certainly have had no time for mopping over the last two days. Let me just say, with a chocolate lab and lots of wood floors, that's BAD news. I'm eager for my housework to be completed tomorrow!
I can't believe that it's March already! Adrienne will be here in less than 3 months, which is just insane. My pregnancy has gone by so fast! It's hard to get too excited about Spring because tomorrow it's supposed to be 11 degrees. I don't recommend living in upstate New York unless you are prepared to freeze for most of the year. YUCK! Anyways, seeing as how it's March, it means that Spring is one day closer to make it's debut!
Alrighty, I'm off to fold some laundry and then relax with John. Fun, fun!
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