PDX Mamas Are JOYOUS in December - Page 76

[mamanurse]

Originally Posted by kaPOW!

Swimming we go!

Where do you go swimming? We just got back from (me) swimming while Olivia played in the childcare area and Hazel slept on the pool deck in her carseat : We were at the SWCC

I'm thinking about getting a double jogging stroller. They are so darn expensive and it seems like only crappy ones are on CL. I borrowed my friend's Bob and was addicted! I only "ran" a mile and a half, but it felt so good.

Olivia starts swim lessons again next week. Her size 90 suit was getting so small and extremely see through. I didn't know where I was going to find an affordable one in December. But.. as luck would have it COSTCO came through. They had girls Speedo swimsuits for $11.50 if anyone's interested. Size 4-something. Not toddler size, though, but Olivia is sadly big enough to fit in a normal 4. Just thought others might need a suit as well.

Sidestepping the working mom conversation. No need for more pink elephants in the room

[cellarstella]

Originally Posted by EStreetMama

Here are some more sweaters for inspiration. I love this woman more than anything in the whole world. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokooyokoo/

I discovered her on etsy just a few weeks ago! I love the minnie mouse headbands... though they remind me more of Kiki (of the delivery service). She looks straight out of MoMA.

[kaPOW!]

Haha, Nico is really figuring things out!:

Nico: Mom, can I poke your eye out?
Me (laughing): Why would I let you do that?
Nico: Hmm.. I can! But, I won't.



Maybe this means we can put the "break mommy's nose" phase behind us.

[kaPOW!]

Originally Posted by mamanurse

Where do you go swimming? We just got back from (me) swimming while Olivia played in the childcare area and Hazel slept on the pool deck in her carseat : We were at the SWCC

I'm thinking about getting a double jogging stroller. They are so darn expensive and it seems like only crappy ones are on CL. I borrowed my friend's Bob and was addicted! I only "ran" a mile and a half, but it felt so good.

Olivia starts swim lessons again next week. Her size 90 suit was getting so small and extremely see through. I didn't know where I was going to find an affordable one in December. But.. as luck would have it COSTCO came through. They had girls Speedo swimsuits for $11.50 if anyone's interested. Size 4-something. Not toddler size, though, but Olivia is sadly big enough to fit in a normal 4. Just thought others might need a suit as well.

Sidestepping the working mom conversation. No need for more pink elephants in the room

I'm on eastside, so we go to Mt. Scott. I like the SW comm center pool when I'm west side. Also hit Dishman up north when we're in the area.

We're still in Newport, though. So, we went swimming at the embarkadaro.

[kaPOW!]

Originally Posted by cellarstella

Get her a fashionable hotsling! They are very stylish and easy to use... but you have to get the right size. Or she may be talking about a Moby... which is awesome but takes time to get the hang of. They have some pretty ones with a panel of silk in the middle. I can't wait til my sister has a baby so I can get her awesome gifts.

Tina- thanks for clarifying! I know you are not a thoughtless person! I just threw my opinions out there because I know there are many of us who struggle with self fulfillment vs being a good parent vs being more profitable.

Aahhhhh... this morning I got up early and had a bath to myself. This rarely happens because Maddy loves baths and she gets in and cannot sit still. I got to stretch out and relax while Amelia kicked her little legs in the bouncy seat. Then I put her in the Moby and we went down to the coffee shop where people beamed at my baby and she beamed back and I had a lox bagel and cafe au lait and pondered the whiteboard where people wrote their new year's resolutions, and finally wrote my own. On the way home I ran into Cliff and Maddy going to the coffee shop too! But I continued on home and Amelia fell asleep on the way. Then I got a phonecall from Cliff's boss... he had paid a hosting bill for Cliff a while back and wanted us to know that Cliff did not have to pay him back... to consider it a business expense or a bonus. Which is totally awesome because it was a lot!

nice!

Are you going to blog your resolution? HINT HINT

[papayapetunia]

I totally loved my Rockin' Baby Sling, and they're like totally awesome cuz Gwen Stefani had one.

[PGNPORTLAND]

Originally Posted by mamanurse

Where do you go swimming? We just got back from (me) swimming while Olivia played in the childcare area and Hazel slept on the pool deck in her carseat : We were at the SWCC

I'm thinking about getting a double jogging stroller. They are so darn expensive and it seems like only crappy ones are on CL. I borrowed my friend's Bob and was addicted! I only "ran" a mile and a half, but it felt so good.

Olivia starts swim lessons again next week. Her size 90 suit was getting so small and extremely see through. I didn't know where I was going to find an affordable one in December. But.. as luck would have it COSTCO came through. They had girls Speedo swimsuits for $11.50 if anyone's interested. Size 4-something. Not toddler size, though, but Olivia is sadly big enough to fit in a normal 4. Just thought others might need a suit as well.

Sidestepping the working mom conversation. No need for more pink elephants in the room

It's not sad that Olivia can fit in a 4. She is perfectly Olivia-sized for Olivia!



I'm kind of annoyed with myself. I ordered the Nikki McClure calender that I've wanted for 3 years (of course there has been a different one each year but I havn't gotten them and instead gotten Shawn one for Christmas with either cars or scenic Oregon places on it). So it just came and I realized that the calender part is only set up with the number of each day and not a big roomy box to write things like appts in. Because, as I'm sure you have all suspected, I am extremely busy and important and have lots of dates to remember. It was my own fault for not examining the calender more closely. Oh well, it looks lovely on my wall - no need for it to be useful as well I suppose.

[Lovely]

Originally Posted by InochiZo

I just want to say after my 2nd 11 hour day I just want to cry, stay home and do what I want with the kids and the house but I would lose the house and everything we have. : and I am not the crying type. I just want to say we all make the sacrifices that we have to and sometimes it's great and sometimes we just have to work through it and do what needs to be done.

An 11 hour day is HARD.


Pauline, from where I am sitting I can see THREE calendars One is a more spiritually based one that Mike and I pick out ourselves because we like the pictures and quotes. One is what we simply receive each year from family or whatnot. The third is my desk calendar, and has very large boxes on it for me to write down whatever it is I need to write down. So I think you're allowed to get another one with roomy boxes and enjoy your beautiful one on the wall

[aniT]

Originally Posted by PGNPORTLAND

It's not sad that Olivia can fit in a 4. She is perfectly Olivia-sized for Olivia!



I'm kind of annoyed with myself. I ordered the Nikki McClure calender that I've wanted for 3 years (of course there has been a different one each year but I havn't gotten them and instead gotten Shawn one for Christmas with either cars or scenic Oregon places on it). So it just came and I realized that the calender part is only set up with the number of each day and not a big roomy box to write things like appts in. Because I'm sure, as you have all suspected I am extremely busy and important and have lots of dates to remember. It was my own fault for not examining the calender more closely. Oh well, it looks lovely on my wall - no need for it to be useful as well I suppose.

I use Google Calender. I can see Levi's google calender, and my mom's and the preschools. So I have not only my appointments but I know what is going on at the preschool that day, what days Levi has off or has other plans.. and what my mother might be doing. (which was useful when we were speaking. ) I have it set to email me appointments and such too and supposedly it links to your phone but I can't get it to work right with mine.

[zeldabee]

I feel like carp. Seriously.

My New Year's resolution is that I'm going to sleep a lot. Because really. I feel like this.

[PGNPORTLAND]

Does someone want to meet us at Airplay? In about an hour? Please!

Callme 9715707894. We have some snot. Not alot.

[mamanurse]

Originally Posted by PGNPORTLAND

I ordered the Nikki McClure calender that I've wanted for 3 years (of course there has been a different one each year but I havn't gotten them and instead gotten Shawn one for Christmas with either cars or scenic Oregon places on it). So it just came and I realized that the calender part is only set up with the number of each day and not a big roomy box to write things like appts in. Because, as I'm sure you have all suspected, I am extremely busy and important and have lots of dates to remember. It was my own fault for not examining the calender more closely. Oh well, it looks lovely on my wall - no need for it to be useful as well I suppose.

laughup on the important and extremely busy We have a white board with cork on the bottom for our remembering stuff.

Nikki McClure does gorgeous stuff. Just an FYI, but I think Bella Stella carries her calendars.

Originally Posted by PGNPORTLAND

Does someone want to meet us at Airplay? In about an hour? Please!

Callme 9715707894. We have some snot. Not alot.

Could just Hazel and I go? Olivia's going to get her haircut with Matthew this afternoon and then they're going for a hike I'll call you

Originally Posted by kaPOW!

Haha, Nico is really figuring things out!:

Nico: Mom, can I poke your eye out?
Me (laughing): Why would I let you do that?
Nico: Hmm.. I can! But, I won't.



Maybe this means we can put the "break mommy's nose" phase behind us.

[aniT]

I just got my gas bill for last month... it's not pretty.

[karen1968]

Originally Posted by mamanurse

I'm confident I'll find a good balance throughout my childrens' lives of work/home. If someone were to stay home with our kids it would definitely be dh. He doesn't "love" his career and I can make the salary that both of us make together working only 3 days a week. It's something we've thought about doing, but he's not ready to stop working outside the home yet.

My DH would LOVE to stay home with Chase. Alas, I do not really have a "career." Nor do I want one.

I will, however, be working starting next week. If I can get any gigs. And I won't say any more than that for fear of triggering a mod review

I used to have a magnet that said something to the effect of "I do many things well, but none of them make me money."

Originally Posted by Joi

Candice... I a little late on the sweater debate but I vote for any of these.

And she looks so HAPPY about them all, too! (OK, I know I"m a little late to this and people already made the same comment...)

Originally Posted by aniT

I just got my gas bill for last month... it's not pretty.

Ugh. I am not looking forward to seeing our electric bill (we don't have gas service...or oil heat or a fireplace that works). And yet, I am, because we got these new windows....

[karen1968]

BTW: Any of you mamas that have your own business website, can you PM me with the info? No idea where to start looking for a reliable but inexpensive hosting service...

[AllisonK]

Originally Posted by karen1968

BTW: Any of you mamas that have your own business website, can you PM me with the info? No idea where to start looking for a reliable but inexpensive hosting service...

I don't do this but am thinking of switching to Elemental Muse http://elementalmuse.com/ She's also on hyena cart. She is really nice. I currently use go daddy which is super cheap but would rather support a wahm. I recently did one of her teleconferences about SEO and it was so informative.

[kaPOW!]

Warning: about to spew nothing positive at all

Ugh. I've had reservations at a restaurant that has a great new years eve bash for months now. It's at 530. Ryan called and told me he had JUST left the house at 2, and had errands to run before he could head down to Newport. I told him about the reservations months ago, yesterday, and this afternoon. I'm so frickin' disappointed. This trip has been way more stressful than it usually is anyway and I've been on edge for the last week and a half with the snow and being cooped up with mom and now dealing with her for another 3 days. I haven't been getting much sleep, Nico's been getting extra tired/cranky from all the excitement, and between the two of them I really haven't had any down time yet. I was really looking forward to tonight, and really it is the only thing that I've actually "planned" for the whole two weeks that I've had off.

Also, Nico managed to poke me in the eye afterall. And it hurt. And I ran to the bathroom and cried into a washcloth for 15 minutes. His jabbing fingers actually pushed my lower eyelid into itself. Kind of like what the gross boys in elementary school did with their upper eyelids, except in reverse.

Finally, my mom has a "sick voice" that she uses when she wants me to think that she's sick. It's complete bullshit and I've heard her forget to use it and then catch herself and start using it again. She's been talking in it for 2 days straight and it's like fingernails on the chalkboard. I've tried to find some empathy for her in a few different ways, but the close proximity and lack of sleep is making me want to crawl out of my skin. I've been taking so many steps back that I'm just short of backing into a closet and shutting the door.

And, now he's sleeping. And I have one little moment to myself to purge my woes. Thanks!

[aniT]

s Sara. I am sorry that it looks like Ryan is going to miss your reservations. I hope you get some vacation time from your "Vacation." It sounds like you need it!

[DreamsInDigital]

Has anyone here given birth at Legacy Salmon Creek? Or know anything about it? My follow up ultrasound today showed I still have placenta previa so I'll be having a cesarean but I was planning on going to Southwest Washington. It seems my insurance will only cover a scheduled c section at Legacy.

[dani76]

Originally Posted by AllisonK

I don't do this but am thinking of switching to Elemental Muse http://elementalmuse.com/ She's also on hyena cart. She is really nice. I currently use go daddy which is super cheap but would rather support a wahm. I recently did one of her teleconferences about SEO and it was so informative.

This is who I use too. I am just hosting my business blog for now, but I hope to change that in the next year. I'd like it to be like Ellie's where I have my etsy incorporated into it. Good luck Karen! Let us know how we can support you.