tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31352540595093018792023-11-16T08:13:48.248-05:00UnRaVeLeD eMoTiOnSJrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-51076037020502357682011-10-26T21:46:00.000-04:002011-10-26T21:46:20.257-04:0030 DaYs Of PoStInG cHaLlEnGe: Day Four<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn't have</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today, I'm suppose to tell you all about a habit of mine I wish I did not have. Let me think about this for a second......hmmmmm, I'm really not sure about this one. I have many habits, all of which could be categorized as positive or negative depending on how you look at it. Here are a few of them, no one said I was perfect:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Throw my clothes on the floor and never pick them up. <i>The worst part is that I have a laundry basket but I'm really too lazy to care.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Allow the dishes to pile up in the sink and on the counter. <i>Mainly, so my hubby will get sick of all the dirty dishes and install the dishwasher we bought months ago.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And the list can go on<i>...</i></span></span></li>
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</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overall, I guess I'm lazy and I procrastinate. I would rather lay in bed all day than to work on a project due in two days or leave my shoes by the door then to open the closet and put them on the shoe rack. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I wish I was motivated to be more organized but I am not that kind of person. Don't get me wrong, I have an organized mess. People like me know what I mean. But for those who don't, it is simple...ask me where something is and I'll be able to tell you to look under the third t-shirt on the floor and magically you will find what you were looking for. It is kinda funny when I think about it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i>But now it is your turn. What is one habit that you wish you did not have?</i></span></span></div><br />
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</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-72202206786029350502011-10-26T19:56:00.001-04:002011-10-26T21:52:18.623-04:0030 DaYs Of PoStInG cHaLlEnGe: Day Three<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 03- A picture of you and your friends</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/297164_645013012050_45901230_34048801_8137682_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/297164_645013012050_45901230_34048801_8137682_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Some of my college friends from NJ</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/5940_104642824612_501699612_2130057_4332724_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/5940_104642824612_501699612_2130057_4332724_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Some of my local PA friends</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262381_637486240760_45900039_33926219_397541_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262381_637486240760_45900039_33926219_397541_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My sorority sisters-Friends bonded for life</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry, I couldn't pick one picture because I have lots of friends and the ones above are just a few of them.</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-20651385923588216442011-10-24T20:25:00.001-04:002011-10-26T21:51:28.399-04:0030 DaYs Of PoStInG cHaLlEnGe: Day Two<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 02- The meaning behind your blog name.</span></div><div><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Unraveled Emotions, these words meant so many things to me when I started this blog. I will try to explain a few of them now.</span> <br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We all realize that everyone goes through life changing events throughout their existence. It is how you cope through those events that make you who you are and how you react to those around you. That being said, I am always finding ways to enlighten myself and learn from either those around me or from my own reactions and experiences. Initially, starting a blog would allow me to document events in my life that may begin a transformation within my personality or allow others to witness my true thoughts and/or feelings regarding certain events. <br />
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I have always had a tendency to be blunt and raw with my thoughts with most people, while with others, I may shut down and never give them a reaction or response. Either way, the emotions are there, whether I show them or not. This tiny place within a network is where I thought I could just let them <i>UNRAVEL</i>. A place where I could be frustrated, scared, excited, depressed, or just be full of EMOTIONS.<br />
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So there you have it, unraveled emotions. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>What comes to mind when you think of "unraveled emotions"?</i></div></span></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-17857266950843601392011-10-23T20:48:00.001-04:002011-10-26T21:53:22.833-04:0030 DaYs Of PoStInG cHaLlEnGe: Day One<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 facts about yourself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgVo7mbxTCKluB2vssie7E9rm4wbDtI3XN6LSuZJ8f1K7SCXcda8iFfLBmyzcqXOz6P5thgUCpnQ28QSeNmgcvHf2F-1M1gHFiNeSJXcYvX2oNuTXG7rSBZKazXHk0RjcZFEbXbH6Ne8f/s1600/313408_2221854039940_1655395852_2210731_2084959448_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgVo7mbxTCKluB2vssie7E9rm4wbDtI3XN6LSuZJ8f1K7SCXcda8iFfLBmyzcqXOz6P5thgUCpnQ28QSeNmgcvHf2F-1M1gHFiNeSJXcYvX2oNuTXG7rSBZKazXHk0RjcZFEbXbH6Ne8f/s320/313408_2221854039940_1655395852_2210731_2084959448_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>(my daughter's 1st b-day party)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">My name is Michele and I don't really have a nickname.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I am the third of four siblings.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I'm a sucker for...<i>shh, don't tell anyone...</i>teen drama shows (i.e. the secret life of an american teenager, teen mom, vampire diaries, etc.)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I LOVE chocolate especially if it has fruit or nuts in it or BOTH. <i>YUM</i> </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">In high school, I was a cross country runner <i>and I still pretend I'm one now.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Atlantic City is where I met and fell in love with my husband.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Flying from NJ to CA and driving back in a weekend...<i>on my own dime...</i> to rescue a friend is how much I value my friendships. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Not a big soda drinker but I prefer Coke over Pepsi if I have to choose between them. Rootbeer is my favorite soda overall. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">In college, I joined a sorority my SENIOR year, <i>Delta Delta Delta aka Tri-Delta, </i>I'm so happy I did because those girls hold a special place in my heart.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">One of my favorite colors is dark teal.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Needles don't scare me but spiders typically do, <i>eek.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Whistling isn't a talent of mine. Not really sure how people can push their lips together and push through air to make a sound...maybe one day it will happen but I won't hold my breath. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I'm allergic to all lip products (i.e. chapstick, lip gloss, lipstick, etc.), <i>weird I know.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I have this very small pillow that I have slept with since I was a child. I tried giving it to my daughter but after two weeks of her not caring it was in her crib, I took it back because I still need it.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Traditions are something I'm jealous that other families have so I'm starting my own with my NEW forming family. I wanna pick pumpkins in the fall, build a snowman in the winter, plant flowers in the spring...you get my point all that boring stuff that seems like a given but just isn't for some people. </span></span></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Tell me an interesting fact about you!</i></span></span></div></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-56546343962933347332011-10-22T08:38:00.001-04:002011-10-22T08:38:55.594-04:0030 DaYs Of PoStInG!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 7.52315px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yes!! I have let my blog just sit here, and I've decided to do something about it. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 7.52315px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Its called 30 days of Me! I know, I know, I'm not that interesting, or so... you THINK I'm not. Why don't you follow me for the next 30 days and find out!!</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 7.52315px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are the things I will be posting about! I'm undecided if I'll start today or tomorrow, but you'll know as soon as I do!</span></span><br />
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<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;">Day 02- The meaning behind your blog name</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 03- A picture of you and your friends</span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 06- Favorite super hero and why</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 12- How you found out about blogs and why you made one</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 14- A picture of you and your family</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 16- Another picture of yourself</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 23- Something you crave for a lot</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 24- A letter to your parents</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 25- What I would find in your bag</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 26- What you think about your friends</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned</span></span></span></div></span><span class="apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 30- Who are you?</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hope you stick around or at least pop-in from time to time to listen to my rants and updates.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9.25926px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Do you think you would do a 30 days of posting </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">challenge</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> about yourself??</span></span></i></span></div></div></span><div style="color: #999999; font-family: 'century gothic'; font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;"></div></span></div></div></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-16887402027620825272011-07-08T09:55:00.000-04:002011-07-08T09:55:18.274-04:00SnEaK pEaK: Gifts!<div style="text-align: center;">Just ordered one of Little Bird's 1st B-Day Gifts, take a look:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mcdn.zulily.com/images/cache/product/2260/ANATEX_DMP9014_alt_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://mcdn.zulily.com/images/cache/product/2260/ANATEX_DMP9014_alt_1.jpg" width="266" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mcdn.zulily.com/images/cache/product/2260/ANATEX_DMP9014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://mcdn.zulily.com/images/cache/product/2260/ANATEX_DMP9014.jpg" width="266" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><b>Deluxe Mini Play Cube</b> by Anatex </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;">I ordered it off</span><a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/mweller863" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"> Zulily</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;">, (daily deals for moms, babies, and kids) because it was on SALE (I paid less than $60, it retails for so much more) and I know she will love it. If your not a member of this site, you should be! What's great about this site that the deals aren't just for one day so you don't have to be really impulsive like<a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu13819934"> Groupon</a>. It gives you a couple days so I can do some price comparisons first. Anyway, enough about </span><a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/mweller863" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;">Zulily</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;">. I'm so excited to start planning Little Bird's 1st B-day that I started with a gift. I know a little backwards but I really couldn't miss this sale opportunity for such a great gift.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><i>So, readers what do you think of it?</i></span></span></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-25327331374960272222011-07-05T10:20:00.000-04:002011-07-05T10:20:13.708-04:00Half A Year Old<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*This letter is long past due and was sitting in my draft pile for a couple months*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><u>Six Months</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br />
</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dear Baby Bird: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't believe your six months old. I'm amazed on how much you have grown. You are 27inches long (77th percentile) and 17.9 lbs. (65th percentile). Let's not talk about your head circumference, it's just big,<i> that's your daddy's fault</i>! However, you hide it with all your hair so it's not noticeable. You have so much hair for a baby your age and people mention it all the time. Strangers stop us wherever we go to admire your beauty and they always say you look older because of all the <i>blond</i> hair you have. <i>Momma secretly hopes you hair will get a little darker so you will look a little more like me</i>.<br />
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You are sitting up like a "big girl" and you are able to tolerate tummy time now. I was really worried that you were going to resist tummy time forever due to how you hated it with your harness. I really felt horrible having to put you on your tummy since you would cry the very second you knew it was going to happen. I'm so glad we are past the tummy time torture and we can now play in either position (i.e sitting or on your tummy).<br />
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Within this last month, you have started eating solids. I started you on oatmeal cereal then sweet potatoes. Currently, you are eating oatmeal mixed with fruit/veggie twice a day. I want to make sure you have a gradual start to eating solids. I want it to be a pleasant experience so you are more willing to explore different foods rather than resisting and being a picky eater. I'm excited to introduce you to all the fun tastes and textures solids have to offer.<br />
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In just six short months you have changed my life in so many ways. From the instant our eyes met when you were born I knew I was reborn.You have challenged me (i.e patience, breast-feeding, sleepless nights, etc.) yet you have bought me so much joy. I enjoy and continue to look forward to every laugh, smile, snuggle you give me. <br />
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I love watching you with your daddy. Anytime he enters the room your give him the biggest smile I've ever seen. You absolutely adore him and you have stolen his heart. You light up his life and everyone who meets you.<br />
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Keep growing<i> little bird</i>. I look forward to watching you grow the rest of your life, <i>you will always be my little bird though.</i><br />
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Love you to the moon and back,<br />
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<i>YOUR</i> Mommy</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-6430495673519788052011-03-25T11:38:00.001-04:002011-03-25T12:17:47.321-04:00PaReNt CoNcErNs: Milestones<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When you have a baby you try not to compare yours to others but it just happens. Some parents worry more about milestones than others. I find myself being in the middle, I don't over worry and I don't under worry. I know little bird will grow up at her own pace and she will be the best at some things and not so much at other things. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I won't be that parent who is obsessed to have the most "gifted" child in the world. "Average" is fine by me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">I understand as a mother that when you hear about a baby who seems more advanced in one area or another, it's natural to worry or at least wonder whether your own child is "okay." But in the end, every baby grows and develops at his or her own pace. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Little bird doesn't roll over but she sits like a pro, while her playmate army crawls all over the place but doesn't sit. Eventually, they both will crawl and sit and it won't matter who did what first. Instead our concerns will shift to "did we baby-proof that room yet?". </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">If you have concerns about your baby (as most parents do), it is better to learn about the normal timeline for development than to use other babies as a reference mark. Just keep in mind, that even milestone charts are a "general" guide. I always have to remind myself that little bird may be temporarily focusing on one skill rather than another right now or she just needs a little more time. If I still feel uneasy about something, I make sure to ask my pediatrician since they are the REAL experts on baby milestones. </span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #40463c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><i>Thoughts?</i></span></span></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-40115922467570885692011-02-15T12:15:00.000-05:002011-02-15T12:15:07.992-05:00SoLiDs: starting oatmeal!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided to take the plunge with little bird and start solids. I wanted to wait till she turned 6 months since the latest research says "By six to seven months of age, the intestines of babies are more mature and are then able to filter out more of the offending allergens"... but I think she is ready to try something new. She has been showing some of the signs that signals she is ready for solids like being a supported sitter, constantly checking us out when we are eating, seems to be hungry a lot more often, and loves putting everything in her mouth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided to skip rice cereal after hearing that a lot of mothers (specifically those in my playgroup) were having problems with their babies being constipated from it and thought we would try oatmeal cereal instead. I was so nervous to start solids because it is something new for us. I think any kind of change involving my little bird is scary since I don't want to mess anything up or do something wrong. After talking to my fellow "new moms" at playgroup about it, I was ready to do it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One afternoon, after little bird woke up from her nap and would be due for a feeding, I decided it was time. I placed her in her exersaucer and prepared her oatmeal. I got all the things I needed before placing little bird in her high chair. Spoon, <i>check</i>. bib, <i>check</i>. oatmeal in bowl, <i>check</i>. disposable wipes for 'just in case' moments, <i>check</i>. camera, <i>check</i>. Oh, and her bottle for when we're done her oatmeal to complete her normal feeding schedule, <i>check</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After getting everything ready, I placed her in her highchair, put the bib on her, loaded the tip of the spoon with some oatmeal and watched as she began to shake with joy. Seemed like she knew this was her moment and she couldn't wait. As soon as the spoon was near her mouth, she opened her mouth and shut it before I could get the spoon in, lol. So, okay this was going to be a little tricky, I needed to time it right and quickly get this mixture in her mouth to be successful. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xLVX0vd03g_R-W1tzNxB6NtBEdhWATCjT1adtzzu4g3MMcyPbBYJYNjA-3rs63YceTS_lZ4hM9621e0OmEyY7x0BDOzT54xLiquiHxlHFb6oeTk3g2FJjNeU-KrKuJm7TuwOXagckJEF/s1600/179627_594037457470_45906224_33574910_3202665_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xLVX0vd03g_R-W1tzNxB6NtBEdhWATCjT1adtzzu4g3MMcyPbBYJYNjA-3rs63YceTS_lZ4hM9621e0OmEyY7x0BDOzT54xLiquiHxlHFb6oeTk3g2FJjNeU-KrKuJm7TuwOXagckJEF/s1600/179627_594037457470_45906224_33574910_3202665_n.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a picture of her 1st time eating oatmeal, she wouldn't stop looking for the spoon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once, we both figured out this new technique...it was obvious that she LOVED it! These days, she gets so excited when I put her in her highchair and put on her bib. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>When I was a kid, I remember loving banana baby food the best. What was or is your favorite baby food flavor?</i></span></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-48707430820802633422011-02-14T19:58:00.001-05:002011-02-14T20:00:10.528-05:00My HeArT<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy Valentine's Day</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<3 Little bird and I spent her 1st Valentine's Day cuddling around the house <3<br />
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How did you spend your Valentine's Day?</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-41539458015621933122011-01-29T16:02:00.005-05:002011-01-29T16:35:40.083-05:00New Pediatrician: 4-month well visitLittle bird is growing everyday. I can't believe tomorrow she will already be 5 months old. In one more month, she will be half a year old. (<i>Geez, seems like a blink of an eye ago that she was just a little pea.</i>)<br />
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This week, I took her for her four-month well visit at her NEW pediatrician's office. We decided to change pediatricians because it just wasn't a good fit for our family. They weren't as open-minded as they let on to be so I switched because I have no time to waste hoping that the care of my child will improve. Its the simple things that really make a difference. For example, the new place keeps her file electronically along with a hard copy and gives us a summary of our visit to keep. The old place was very old school in practice and technique, I just couldn't take it.<br />
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I had so many questions for our new pediatrician since her last visit to our old pediatrician was at her two month mark. Since then, little bird had developed a mild case of cradle cap, a skin rash on her elbows, and I wanted to know about sleep training. Truth be told, I was also concerned that little bird wasn't meeting certain milestones like rolling over.<br />
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For the cradle cap, we were told to wash and brush her hair everyday, if it didn't clear up we should apply some baby oil, brush her hair, and wash it out.<br />
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For the skin rash, it turns out it was just a mild form of eczema which most babies develop. To treat, use a mild soap during bathing and apply Aquaphor or a lotion to treat eczema 2-3 times daily especially to dry patches.<br />
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Sleep training: It was suggested that we try to avoid her afternoon/evening naps, start a consistent bedtime routine starting around 8pm, and try giving her formula as her last meal (<i>even though little bird still is receiving breast milk, the thought is that she will sleep longer because formula is digests slower than breast milk</i>).<br />
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Milestones: Little bird just started tolerating tummy time and her head control while on her tummy had never been great until recently. The pediatrician said that due to her wearing the pavilk harness for two months it could have delayed her a bit on this milestone, which is understandable. They assured me she is doing well for her age and that I shouldn't be concerned about her not rolling over just yet. On the other hand she is doing all of the following:<br />
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<ul><li>Sits when propped with pillows or assisted (Physical)</li>
<li>Transfers toys/objects from hand to hand/mouth, uses 'mitten like' grasp (Physical)</li>
<li>Babbles to get attention, watches mouth movements, showing interest in solids (Language/Social)</li>
<li>Blows bubbles, flaps arms to be picked up, laughs when tickled, tracks accurately (Language/Social)</li>
<li>Changes hand positions to touch certain objects (Cognitive)</li>
<li>Is aware that people/things have labels like "mommy" (Cognitive)</li>
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They also suggested I switch her bottles to Dr. Brown bottles since they will help with little bird's gas issue which keeps her from sleeping through the night along with mylicon gas drops. <i>(Just got them today, so it's worth a try</i>.)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u></u>Weight: 15 lbs. 11.9 oz. (74.32 percentile for age)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Length: 2' 2.5'' (94.99 percentile for age)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head circumference: 17.52" (98.01 percentile for age)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div><div>At the end of the visit, little bird got her vaccinations (2 total, one of which was a combined vaccine). She's such a little trooper. She got her first one and was fine. Then came the second one, she stared at me with those big blue eyes with a look of shock on her face and started to whimper. I had a bottle ready for her so I stuck it in her mouth and she quickly stopped to eat and was fine. </div></div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm glad I changed doctors and look forward to this new partnership. </div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Can you believe how tall little bird is getting? </i></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-13118986557046684282011-01-20T21:42:00.000-05:002011-01-20T21:42:51.668-05:00LaTeRWow.<br />
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</div><div>Everyday I tell myself I'll update my blog, call this person, do this chore, begin this workout, and so on. As the day goes on, I realize I will not call that person, do that chore or begin that workout. I spend all day playing, talking, cuddling, laughing, smiling with little bird...oh, and I can't forget wiping her drool, changing her diapers, and feeding her.<br />
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One must realize these are moments I will never get back since she's only a little bird once. These are OUR moments. Thus, I'm sorry if I don't get to update my blog as often as I would like, make that phone call, complete that chore (so my house will remain a mess and I will continue to be in my pjs, lol), or shed those post-preggo pounds.<br />
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I will get to it LATER, if time allows.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>How do you balance your time?</i></div></div><div><br />
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Before little bird, I slept 8+ hours. I enjoyed my weekends when I could lay in bed and watch movies all day long. I went to bed when I wanted and I was on my own schedule. Life was soooo much easier, as I now realize.<br />
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These days, sleeping three hours in a row is a luxury. Little bird isn't "sleep trained" and she co-sleeps with me. Which means she is up until I go to bed which is around 10pm each night. She use to wake up once a night around 3:30am but that has changed. Lately, she wakes up three or more times a night either due to gas or hunger. I'm exhausted everyday but as a mother you get up and take care of your duties.<br />
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Other mothers report their children (around her same age) go to bed around 7 or 8pm and sleep through the night to about 6-8am. I would never want little bird to sleep that long but if she could just sleep through the night I would be happy.<br />
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I'm also super jealous that my hubby gets to sleep normally. Sometimes, I find myself so angry at him just because he continues to "sleep in" on the weekends while I'm up with a crying little bird. I understand he works during the week, pays the bills, and keeps us fed. However, do they (our husbands) realize we work 24/7. Being a SAHM (stay at home mom) is great but it certainly isn't easy. Don't get me wrong, I get to wake up to little bird, I get to witness all her milestones, and I just LOVE her to pieces but there are those days that I feel alone entirely.<br />
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Most days, the only other person I talk to all day is little bird. Hubby gets home from work late most nights so when he gets home he wants to play video games, check his emails, make music, or check out the stars for the whole night. Yes, he has been working hard all day and should be able to have "his" time but where's MY time?<br />
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I hate the days...<br />
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<ul><li>I don't get time to myself. </li>
<li>I can't take a shower (and yes, there are many of those). </li>
<li>I don't get to eat three meals a day.</li>
<li>I can't sleep in when I desperately NEED to.</li>
<li>I don't get invited to social outings with friends.</li>
<li>I can't go shopping whenever I want.</li>
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Although, there are days that I could live without. I would never live without little bird, she is MY world. Having little bird is such a blessing and being a SAHM is amazing. I am the same person as BEFORE baby just a lot more STRONGER because of her.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"<i>Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain</i>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Does anyone have any advise regarding "baby sleep training"?</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-88354900969743143222011-01-05T19:15:00.001-05:002011-01-05T19:18:27.962-05:00WoRdLeSs WeDnEsDaY: Daddy's Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1336.snc4/162864_1640942437513_1655395852_1460502_3700730_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1336.snc4/162864_1640942437513_1655395852_1460502_3700730_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>She already has him wrapped around her cute little finger.</i></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-44179820766318768012010-12-10T08:00:00.004-05:002010-12-15T14:36:37.267-05:00DiApErS: Cloth vs. DisposablesWhen I got pregnant with little bird, I started thinking about diapering options. A majority of people don't realize they have a choice. Usually people just register for disposables and call it a day. I, on the other hand, had a lot of time on my hands and researched all sorts of things while pregnant from home births, baby food making, baby wearing techniques to cloth diapers.<br />
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After talking to a few people about cloth diapers, I decided that was something I was going to TRY. I registered for chlorine-free disposable diapers and a few cloth diapers. I even noted on my registry that I was going to cloth diaper. THEN the questions and comments started pouring in from everywhere.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Why are you cloth diapering?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What is a cloth diaper and how does it work?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Are you using a diapering service?</i> No<i>. Are you crazy? Do you realize you have to clean them?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blah, Blah, Blah...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I sounded like a broken record. Why, did I have to defend MY decision to TRY cloth diapering? At first, I got defensive but then I educated others on their lack of knowledge of the topic. I'm by no means an expert on cloth diapering but these were a few of my reasons:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><i>It's better for the environment </i>("<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">it can take several hundred years for the decomposition of disposables to take place, with some of the plastic material never decomposing.")</span></li>
<li><i>It's better for my hubby's wallet </i>(since it's cheaper in the long run because you are reusing them instead of buying more and more diaposables)</li>
<li><i>Babies who wear cloth tend to get diaper rash less often.</i></li>
<li><i>They look cooler </i>(they come in all different colors and prints).</li>
</ul><div>When little bird was born, she wore her disposables for the first week or so, then I started her on newborn cloth prefolds with cute covers. She looked so cute! But truth be told, I didn't really like the prefolds because she seemed to pee right through them. I was still new to using them so maybe I didn't pre-wash them enough.<br />
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Either way, I started shopping around for All In Ones (AIO). But at 5 weeks old, little bird was put in a pavlik harness for her hips and it seemed that she wouldn't be able to use cloth diapers because they would be hard to get through her leg straps. So, we decided to use disposables till she got the harness off a few weeks ago. Everyone assumed I gave up on cloth diapers but that was hardly the case. I couldn't wait to TRY them again. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Yesterday, was the first time I put little bird in her first AIO cloth diaper. I was hesitant, as with anything new to try...but I just jumped right in. I have always liked a challenge and diapering is no different. Why are so many people scared to TRY it? It wasn't bad at all. She pooped in it, I took it off, cleaned her and put another cloth diaper on. Then I put her in her crib and took the cloth diaper to the sink and washed off what I could and threw it in her wet bag to clean later. It was easy and today I washed them. </div><div><br />
</div><div>At the end of the day, I think I'm going to use both and figure out what works for our family along the way. </div><div><br />
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P.S. If you have any cloth diapers that you would like to donate, please do...always looking for some to try on my little bird.</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-85404830860325932152010-12-09T14:37:00.001-05:002010-12-09T17:25:55.807-05:00TiS tHe SeAsOn to GiVe: Cookies for Haiti<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's the holiday season and everyone knows that means it's <i>really</i> the season to GIVE. So, my dear friend, Val, is giving her time to bake home-made chocolate chip cookies to raise funds for a cause she believes in called <i><a href="http://irunforhisglory.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I Run For His Glory</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">. </span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I Run For His Glory is a running team put together by Alan and Jackie. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Alan and Jackie </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>are full-time missionaries living in the Dominican Republic. Alan is a part of the Sports Ministry Team that </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>teaches </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>kids how to be a part of a team & </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>trains</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i> adult men to be Christian leaders in their communities. Jackie is the Director of the Short-term teams overseeing nearly 50 teams a year that come to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to serve. </i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Val is selling her cookies via her blog: <a href="http://homemadejack.blogspot.com/2010/11/cookies-for-haiti.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Homemade Jack</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cookies for Haiti cost $20 per order (One batch is at least 50 cookies) and 50% of every order is going to<i> I Run For His Glory</i> - which all ends up in Haiti for the work Alan and Jackie Perez are doing there. Please place an order to aid in their efforts...doesn't it sound good to help others while sitting on your couch eating some home-made cookies???</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you do not want to order cookies, but would like to make a donation y</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ou can do that on the running team</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://alanandjackie.blogspot.com/p/eternal-bound.html">blog</a>...</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> safely through Paypal. </span></span>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-63008065603937445332010-12-07T11:47:00.002-05:002010-12-14T15:47:51.321-05:00Tis the Season for HoLiDaY cArDs!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The Holidays are approaching much to quickly and one of my favorite parts of the holidays are all the cards I get from family and friends. This year I can't wait to send my own since little bird is here to share in the holiday cheer. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of my favorite places to get cards is <a href="http://shutterfly.com/">Shutterfly.com</a> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he best part is they have great prices and quality. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;">They also have great service and amazing products such as their unique </span><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birthday-cards-stationery">birthday cards</a> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;">personalized </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/desk-calendars">calendars</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;">. It is so nice to customize the calendar with photos that the recipient will love like below: </span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Have you picked out your <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards">holiday cards</a> yet? What will your cards look like? If not, I suggest you head over to Shutterfly today to make your selection ! Good luck as there are lots to choose from. In fact, I posted a few of my favorites below...</span></span><br />
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The ultrasound went well and the doctor informed me that her hips have developed has we had hoped. So, she was able to be harness-free! I was super excited for her and didn't even hesitate. I stripped that harness right off of her and just watched her kick away. She seemed so happy with her newly free legs. Her legs are still in the same position that the harness had them in but she will position them normally in due time.<br />
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She will have to be seen in three months for an x-ray to make sure everything is developing as they should but for now I will enjoy this day! This was great news, just in time for the holidays.<br />
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I couldn't wait to get home and put her in all her different outfits. This whole time she has been wearing sleep sacks for outfits,<i> that's not acceptable. </i>When I got home, I ran straight up to her nursery and opened the drawer that is filled with all her 3+ month clothing. YAY!!! I was a kid in a candy store. What outfit do I pick?? How about that one (a onsie with strawberries on it) or that one (a pajama with footies!). Oh!! This is soooo exciting! <i>In all honesty, I ended up trying both on her and decided to go with the jammies for the comfort factor since she was due for her nap. </i><br />
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</div>On my way home, I had called hubby and told him the wonderful news, he was ecstatic. Wen he got home from work, he picked up his little bird from her swing...they both smiled at each other as she kicked her legs FREELY in the air.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Little bird has gotten her wings back!!</i></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-43195681878070927022010-12-01T15:12:00.001-05:002010-12-01T15:21:53.807-05:00RaNdOm WeDnEsDaY<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>Random Thoughts of the Day</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why are Avelina's naps so unpredictable? Sometimes, she naps for 10 min. and other times she can go for 2 hours. I still have loads of thank you cards to complete, birth announcements to send , and would love to get holiday cards out but never have the time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My mommy-milk supply is is also something that varies. It feels like I'm at war with my own boobies and their winning. When I want them to produce more, they produce less. When I want them to produce less (cause they feel like they are going to explode), they produce more. Never a win-win situation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I take a moment to look at my living room for a second while writing this post and notice that my home is being taken over by little birds things! We have teethers, baby rings, rattles, and baby bottles (when I pump milk) on the coffee table and her baby swing, pack n play, and play mat/activity gym all in the living room. The couch has her bib and a baby rag for random purposes. Her carseat and diaper bag is next to the door for any moment I NEED to get out of the house. <i>Just shake my head in amazement!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I LoVe waking up to my daughter every morning (<i>we co-sleep</i>). She is absolutely beautiful. When she smiles in her sleep it melts my heart. Sometimes I catch her peeking through her eyes to make sure I am there (or <i>at least that is what I tell myself</i>). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm really excited about the "BOB Stroller Strides Fitness Stroller" hubby just got me!! I've been wanting a jogging stroller and hubby surprised me with it the other day. I can't wait to take it for a test walk with Avelina. I really want to get back into running again and I think this will help.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubby and I were sick this week, <i>boo! </i>Luckily, little bird didn't get sick, <i>I think mommy's milk has been keeping her safe</i>. For some reason when I'm are sick, I always make Jell-o, but only one flavor: ORANGE. That is my favorite flavor and only one I ever buy. Hubby likes exotic ones like melon fusion, etc. but those never get picked up when I'm shopping (<i>he's probably sick of that flavor, who cares!</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Do you have random thoughts like mine??</i></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-37799418768639730162010-11-12T17:44:00.000-05:002010-11-12T17:44:24.229-05:00ClOsEt FrUsTrAtIoNI wanna kill my closet!<br />
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Hubby and I are having our first date night since baby bird was born. I've been looking forward to a date night for what feels like forever. Just me and hubby time. Time for us to update each other on what has happened in our new everyday lives that we don't get to tell each other due to factors that prevent us from really communicating (i.e. diaper changes, bathes, etc.). Pre-baby, I think I took that time for granted.<br />
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Thus, date night was something I was excited about. I enjoyed thinking about the new restaurants we could try or movies we could go watch. I wanted time for ourselves. I wanted to be romanced. I wanted to laugh at the random things he says. I wanted to time for us to pause co-parenting and focus on "us". <i>Wish granted.</i><br />
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We decided that we are going to try a new sushi place that many of our friends have raved about. We love sushi so much!! All day I thought about our date night and couldn't wait. My mother came to babysit little bird so we didn't have to worry about her all night. We have no curfew which feels great, not that we plan all going on an all night binge drinking rampage (<i>although, I would like to, lol</i>).<br />
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Dinner time was approaching, so I needed to get ready. Going to dinner in my pajamas was out of the question right? Well, after my shower I stood in front of my closet and realized I have nothing to wear <i>that fits</i>. Ugh!<br />
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I have lost some of my baby weight but not all of it, which bothers me. I know it will take time but I can't help to feel frustrated right now. I want to feel <i>sexy </i>and I don't. As I rummage through my closet, I feel more and more hopeless. I tried on a dress, no that won't work...my legs are not what they use to look like. Jeans it is... since everyone looks good in jeans, right? Now to decide on a shirt, wait, what about under garments? A nursing bra is <i>sexy</i>, right? <i>hahaha, just kidding.</i> Let's go with a black bra that always looks great. Now I'm looking in the closet again, hoping it will magically provide me with an outfit that will conceal the changes to my body motherhood as done to me that I'm not so proud of...<i>wish not granted</i>.<br />
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Okay, time to give myself a pep-talk. "<i>You will look better in due time. Don't worry. Your husband loves you and will be blinded by your beautiful smile and brown eyes to even notice the rest. Enjoy your dinner, oh, but don't forget to put on a shirt before you head out. Try the black shirt over there and don't forget your heels."</i><br />
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<i>(Deep breath</i>) I am dressed and after doing my hair I am ready for dinner (<i>and a drink</i>). Of course, I had to blog about this before heading out. Now it's time to kiss little bird good night and out the door we go for our date night :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mothers out there, what have you done to overcome closet frustration or better yet your body image after child-birth?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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Head circumference= 16 inches (89th percentile)<br />
Weight= 11.14 lbs. (63rd percentile)<br />
Length= N/A (couldn't get an accurate measurement since she is in her pavlik harness)<br />
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The doctor spent a lot of time talking to me about how things were going and the vaccination schedule (which I was trying to express my concern and my decision to delay); however, my undressed daughter started getting fussy and began to cry and cry. Nothing seemed to soothe her and now she needed to get her vaccines. She ended up getting three shots. The first one went in her right thigh and she cried for two seconds. "Wow, she did great!" I thought. Well, we weren't finished. The next two went in her left thigh, back to back. Oh boy, she was <i>super</i> upset after the whole ordeal.<br />
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The "Well" visit didn't go as I would have liked it. I only wanted little bird to receive two shots but she ended up getting three. The doctor wanted to give her five, so I guess we compromised but at the end of the day I felt defeated because it's my child and my choice and the doctor should respect or at least follow the schedule I feel comfortable with. <i>Am I wrong for thinking this way?</i><br />
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Little bird is sleeping right now but she is miserable when she is awake. I think the areas on her upper thighs where she got her shots is sore. It doesn't help that her harness cause her thighs to rub on her little tummy every time she moves her legs so she is reminded of the pain. <i>poor little bird :(</i><br />
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P.S. Little bird has a big head like her father!Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-20415288345654852232010-10-27T20:48:00.002-04:002010-10-27T21:06:13.805-04:00HiP DySpLaSiA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My little bird was diagnosed at birth with bilateral hip dysplasia. I was told that doctors usually don't notice hip dysplasia in newborns and that I should make an appointment with an orthopedist as soon as possible. Thus, I made an appointment for her to be seen (by an orthopedist) at CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) for a month later (since that was the soonest I could get in). Meanwhile, my pediatrician checked her a day after discharge from the hospital and said she was fine. A week later his wife, the nurse practitioner, checked little bird's hips and confirmed she was "normal". Four weeks later, they noticed a hip click, my heart sank. The next day I had my orthopedic appointment, the hip specialist also reported that she felt fine but he would order an ultrasound to confirm it.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I arrived to CHOP thinking all would be fine since three people reported her hips were "normal". All was not fine, the ultrasound confirmed she did, in fact, have hip dysplasia (a mild form). I was soooo mad at everyone who said she was fine. That same day she was fitted for a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><a href="http://www.wheatonbrace.com/products/wpharness.html" style="color: #2389bc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pavik harness</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. It broke my heart to see her in this contraption. She cried and cried and so did I. Watching her try to move her legs made me cry even more. It was a sad day. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After 48 hours, she seemed to adjust to it but it took more time for me to adjust to seeing her like that and to learn how to bath, nurse, etc. with this new thing attached. She has to wear it 24/7 and its really hard to deal with at first. I'm adjusting fine, now, that a month of her wearing it is approaching. She was told she has to wear it for at least three months; hopefully, that is all the treatment she needs. She has been wearing sleep sacks for the last month, I can't wait till her hips are "normal" and I can put her in cute outfits and make bath time fun again. Washcloth baths are not her favorite</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> :(</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I know that things could be worse and I also know that this treatment is for the best; however, as a parent you just want your child to never feel any kind of pain or discomfort. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have you heard of hip dysplasia or know anyone who has gone through this?</span></span></div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-66034623568549405412010-10-26T14:06:00.000-04:002010-10-26T14:06:21.342-04:00PiNk TuTuA couple weeks ago little bird had a little photo session with my dear friend Ashley to debut her hot pink tutu. It was loads of fun and super cute to see my little one so girly.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't she adorable?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To see more of her in this cute tutu, visit Ashley's photography page <a href="http://www.ashleyjacobsenphotography.com/2010/10/tutu-in-rain.html">here</a>. </div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135254059509301879.post-9966754945679981922010-10-25T18:08:00.000-04:002010-10-25T18:08:31.946-04:00Phillies Pride!<div style="text-align: center;">Avelina attended her first Phillies game this past Saturday. It was game 6 of the post season and we had seats in the Hall of Fame Club. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her gammy (my mother-in-law) made her a Phils blanket out of rally towels, its so cute.</div>Jrsygurl4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068926433348467606noreply@blogger.com0