how many colors is my hair? Avery on Christmas morning...........


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Boxing Day

the day that you allow your children to campout in the cardboard that litters your living room Following Christmas. (picture is of Avery eating wedding cake last week). Christmas pict. Will be lifted up another day. I've got a Tsunami of presents to put away for now.
and something to look forward to...I've done 100 things about me (amazing that I've found the time but I'm so full of myself it sorta poured out onto a notebook and will transfer it to here someday)

avery's Christmas PJs

looking at her Shiney self in her Mirror.......
..........its a full body zippup astronaut baby suit with reflective metalic snowfalkes.........Happy Holidays and Peace on Earth
the cake was fine. defrosted rather quickly and tasted almost as perfect as it did on our wedding day. Avery got a slice even.

yes, my mother made us wear our hawaiian outfits so people would know the babies belong to the crazies in the back row
my thighs hurt! yesterday was our one year aniversary and we had Christmas with my family on Saturday. so much business and fun and excitment and new toys and fancy clothes......(and pictures to come)...
somewhere in the middle of it all i ripped up my legs. they are so sore, I feel like they might buckle underneath me. I'm not able to lift myself out of a sitting postion with out a lemony lime feeling wave over the tops of my thighs. hope i dont pucker and drop the baby.

batman took me out for dinner All by ourselves! not only was it grownup dinning but it was a beautiful suprise going to this place because we hadnt gone since the first time 5 years ago on NewYears day. its such a nice feeling when you get to realize that your husband is capable of being thoughful. anyway we had some very terrific loving and he seems to think thats why my legs are crippled...
ooh and we still have our cake topper to defrost. anybody else eaten oneyear old cake?

we went over to batmans' buddy's house and while we were there another group of neighbors arrive ...two guys and a funky colored girl. she was amazed that I let my children be around a pitbull and went on to marvel over Benjamin asking how old he was and guessing he was around 5 months. everyone keeps over guessing his age. I suppose we breed large children since this is the second time in 2 days someone has guessed Benjamin to be 5 months (he'll be 3 months on Christmas day)
this strange girl said she had a 16 month daughter named Beutiful Princess Seven Blair...... and proceeded to ask where she could roll one while waving a cigar in the air. (funny that She would be nervous about children with a dog but then have no quarrels with smoking around babies) We left and I asked Batman what he made of this strange girl .
"that's the way Strippers are."
"What? she was a Stripper? with a daughter named Seven? too Funny!"

I also saw a shooting star the other night which is very rare for my view of the night sky. Instead of wishing For World Peace, this time I wished for Avery to Have a Happy Christmas. I think Having kids makes for more personal/selfish wishes.

a poop story

Benjamin has been a little backed up the last several days so while giving him his early morning feed (5am) and trying to keep the room dark, I heard him grunting and pushing and belly tightening and more grunting and then a hot burst of squish came from between his legs into his diaper. I was nervous but he seemed to keep it all in his underwraps, so when he continued to finish his baby BM with more grunts and pushing and belly tightening I was expecting it to happen again. Instead my poor baby decided to vomit all over my breast and I had Hot regurgitated breast milk running down into my panties and into the bed. Benjamin had pushed so hard trying to get his poop out he threw up all over me. And he's really not a vomitty sort of baby so this was a surprise in the dark.
I'm just happy he finally got pooping again. its horrible to hear him cry like a girl when he has to fart.

Lil' hippie helper

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.......She really doesnt support his weight but allows for him to lean against her and start sliding down her arms. She wanted to hold him so I just placed him ontop of her tummy laying down.
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..........He's such a lucky guy to have Avery for a Big sister. in the mornings she wants to kiss him on his head and starts babbling (sqwabbling) IN his face. BT just lights up when he sees her face and hears her voice talking to him , its so cute. his smiles and giggles in return let me know these two are going to be great pals growing up together.

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Fish stixs to go with your cocktail sauce?

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HNT - playing with the camera

....Jarobie the guard cat, I cant explain what is happening with your poor little face. Your ears make me shudder....
.......My scary daughter with those big eyes and witchy hair
.......I think she's getting in some new teeth because she hasnt been eating well yesterday and her mouth is rashy and nose is boogery.
(She has a total of 12 teeth. Front four top, front four bottom, two bottom molars, and the same two top molars.)
......BT looking Full and content
......Jarobie our guard cat (ears repaired) with the kids and I

postin' pictures

Have I mentioned Avery started walking. Independantly! her first attempt was Thanksgiving day while she was distracted with new family members and locale. she walks like monkey and is SO proud of herself. she'll raise her hands up above her head to show that she's not holding on to anything and her voice raises up a pitch as if to say "TA-DA!"
She's 15 months now and weighs in at 31lbs 12oz. and is 34inches tall.
.........an old picture of Benjamin and me. (old as in a month old) can you believe he's already 2 1/2 months?...need to upload the latest picts. dont really have alot of free time with my hands and I didnt want people to think i only take pictures of avery. SO here's Big Ben
.............look closely and you can be the judge of what sort of milk mustache that is. I squirted her like a kitten in my uncles goat milking pen.

...the day after thanksgiving the family went Downtown for the Christmas parade. lots of Fun. avery got the hang of waving at all the floats

300 post's ago I wasnt a mother

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

still at home.....No baby yetwent to the mall and walked around this afternoon with Jamie timing my contractions. They slowed down to about every 10 minutes but at least they are fairly regular. (you can time your very own contractions here): http://www.dragonsept.com/mnfiddledragon/contraction.html
There are segments of the day that knock out good sized pain every four minutes but unfortunately, those segments don't last a complete 2 hours which are the required prerequisites for going to the hospital. Spent a bit of time in the pool which felt awesome on my body....These contractions are making my low back/ butt ache and getting some weight off my frame feels so wonderful.State of mind is pretty good right now....Just hope to maybe get some rest tonight. I've been up since 2am and I'm sure I'm gonna need to catch some ZZZZ's but it's just alot of anticipation in the air. All I need is to catch a couple hours and hopefully these contractions will be roaring to go and bring me a baby.Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers,,,I'll keep you posted as best I can.
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who would have imagined that I would have a daughter AND a son in such a short amount of time? I serisouly have lost all concept of who I was before children. that identity is gone and forgotten
I'm looking forward to finding out who this new woman is ; that hopefully will someday emerge from the diaper bin and dust herself off, shove up her breast into a good pushup bra and walk the earth again. wonder how long it will take to find her, to develope her likes and dislikes aside from decisions based on what her children need. I'm very excited to learn and become my new and better self. Its been a long road of gestation after gestation and I'm ready for the dawning of life after babies.
In reality i suppose i still probably have at least another year ahead of me, then we'll call it the toddler era but I will definatly be putting my baggies in a pretty lacy pushup by then. I'm sick of wearing nursing bras!!!! and having babies hanging off my streched out nipples, IT SUCKS

I'm Shrinking....

went to the Dr's today. went nicely. got some pills to take. Its not hopeless, just alot of time, money that we dont have but what's money when you dont have your health, and a bit of work ahead of us. I feel happy. Not elated but at least we made it to our visit and the Hulk got some Batmedicine. It makes his heart beat Fast, like I could seriously feel it squishing out between his ribcage. He looks very relaxed and has been near pleasent to be around. He even left the CD player on Avery's Lilo and Stich CD on the way home. Nothing like Hula music to que the peace ahead.