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Thankful Friday

2008-08-14T08:32:01-05:00

It has been a bit easier to see some good in life this week. Finding things to be thankful for is easier this week than the past few weeks. I am thankful for,

1. An awesome neighbor

2. That my computer still turns on some days (the mother board is dying and every day that it turns on so I can type on my thesis is a reason to be thankful.)

3. I am 1/4 of the way done my thesis to date

4. Every smile my little girl gives me

5. My Dad

Thankful Friday

2008-08-08T16:31:57-05:00

It has been another long week. Just leave it at that. I hate feeling like I am being negative all the time. So thankful Friday.

1. Little One now weights 7lbs 14oz and is actually on the very bottom of the curve on the weight chart.

2. A university with libraries that don't thin out old book because they don't get checked out often.

3. External hard drives and flash drives.

4. The nice ladies at the pharmacy.

5. Snood

2 months old

2008-08-04T07:41:23-05:00

or, in other words, more pictures for your distraction as I am in temporary seclusion. The paper is still being worked on. But I am making progress.

Thankful Friday

2008-08-01T08:19:59-05:00

The past few weeks have been rough to say the least. I was reading through blogs the other day and came across one that has a Thankful Friday post every week. I don't remember which blog I saw it on, so I apologize for not being able to give credit where it is due. In an attempt to counter all the stress and crap that have come my way, I am going to start listing things I am thankful for each week. Or try to, because my daughter and my thesis are keeping me very busy for the time being.

1. That I am a mommy

2. An AC adapter cord is all that was needed to fix my computer

3. Email/Gmail/Gmail chat/MySpace/Facebook

4. Emergency chocolate stash

5. Grilled cheese sandwiches

For your distraction....

2008-07-23T10:53:46-05:00

Things are, shall we say, a bit stressful right now. I am trying to work on my thesis. It is the last thing I have to finish for my degree. There has been a strong shift by little one from breastfeeding to formula (though she is now 6lbs 15oz as of today). She still has at least one doctor appointment a week right now. And there is a thing going on with my family. Oh, and I still haven't bothered to get the cord for my computer so I can use it. There is knitting going on and I have pictures on my camera. But I must get the cord for my computer so I can get the pictures onto my computer; blah, blah, blah-one big cycle. Until then, here are some pictures of little one for you to enjoy. And she is smiling and making little noises now.

Things I have learned

2008-06-26T05:44:05-05:00

That I would love a person as much as I love my daughter.

That breastfeeding would be so unnatural, frustrating, and difficult for me.

That it is possible to function on three hours of sleep a night.

That I am so glad that all the tubes and wires are no longer attached.

And living in a hospital for over three weeks it not fun at all.

I am slowly working on school stuff, a whole mess is due in a few days. After that, I will try to email and what not. Please be patient.

June 2, 2008

2008-06-19T05:14:35-05:00

at 2:20pm, weighing a grand total of 6lbs. 3oz. my little girl made her grand entrance finally. She was 3 weeks early, but the doctor felt that everything was ok for delivery. I had a c-section and that wasn't any where near as bad as I thought it would be.

Little one spent her first two days in the Neo-natal ICU before being transfered to the cardiac ward. There she did quite well for a baby with cardiac problems. She did not need oxygen or any other daily support. Last Thursday, when she was 9 days old, she had her aortic valve ballooned. She did very well with that and it made a world of difference with her. Then yesterday she had her big heart surgery to fix her aorta. The surgeon said it went very well and she is recovering in the cardiac ICU right now. There is a good chance she will be moved back to the cardiac ward today because she is doing so well.

It has taken a while for me to regain any strength after having a c-section. But I am hoping that I will be able get out more and getting to a computer more. My Dad and my sister Joanna have been wonderful in helping out.

(I don't have pictures available to post just yet. The last 17 days have been a roller coaster for me and I am living at the hospital as long as my little girl is there. But picutres will be posted one of these days.)

The Pink Set

2008-05-14T07:07:32-05:00

I am back at the library and this time I remembered the picture of the pink set that Sandie knit for little one. I just couldn't stand the fact that I forgot it.

More for the Little One

2008-05-13T04:59:54-05:00

I am the slowest blogger ever. I know it as well. But I think I have a good excuse really, at least for now. To let the gifts that Little One has recieved go one more day without posting would just be bad form on my part. So I have dragged my pregnant self to the library (since moving, I do not have internet at home) with my pictures saved on a flash disk. I also need to catch up on emails, like always. The lack of internet at home also means that I am without my cool spell check thing as well. Just ignore the spelling errors.

First of all, from Sandie, there are three lovely bibs and two knit sweater sets. The pink set is very girly and my little girl needs some girliness in her wardrobe. The white set is ssoo soft and shiny, I get it out just to pet it sometimes. (There are pictures of the pink set, they just didn't make it on to the disk last night. I'm pregnant??? That is my excuse for my complete stupidity right now. One of these years I will get a few brain cells back, hopefully.)

My BFF Davi, also sent Little One some cool things as well. There is a diaper bag plus two Playtex on the go bags. So I can carry bottles around with me and keep them cool. Stone Temple Pilot oneies, a purple elephant rattle toy, some pacifiers, and butt paste. Butt Paste is very important if you have a little one in diapers.

I LOVE the Stone Temple Pilot oneies Davi made for Little One. I looked for diapers bags around here and could not find one that I liked, was big enough, or in my price range. So Davi bought this one for me and I think it is the best ever. It has a clear plastic pouch for any wet stuff. And there are like a dozen pockets on the inside. Davi knows my need for pockets.

And there is actual knitting taking place around here as well. Not much, but a little. Using the Easter Peeps pattern and the Elefante pattern. My sister gave me some Brown Sheep's Company Worsted in yellow that I used for the Easter peep. I could not justify buying a whole thing of orange yarn just for a beak. For the Elefante, I used the March Socks that Rock club yarn held double through out. Let's hope Little One likes them. Now back to my regular assignment writing for school.

May Self Portrait-Fresh

2008-05-13T04:13:51-05:00

Teaching is always interesting, no matter what happens during the day. These pictures were taken on a good day about a year and a half ago. My class had been amazing that day and told them they could use the writing box as a reward. It was nothing more than a box with leftover paper, envelopes, stickers, and colored pens and pencils. The kids thought it was funny to cover me in stickers. I didn't even notice until several hours after I got home and it was pointed out to me that I had stickers on my arms.

For more Fresh Self Portraits, go here.