A little bit on me for a change
Oct 13Well, let’s focus on how I am doing instead of OMG baby posts.
I got weighed today at WIC and I am at 287. I was 316 before I delivered. Is anyone calculating here? I lost 29lbs in 2 weeks. That is freakin AWESOME for me. I was 290 when I got the positive pregnancy test. I’m proud and can’t wait to pull out my tote of “clothes I stored away when I was pregnant and depressed about only fitting into PJs and sweats”. Those are getting dug out Saturday. I also am going to buy a new pair of jeans from LB probably to celebrate. I have a ton of weight to lose still obviously but it’s good to know everything I gained was baby.
I’ve been doing much better since the initial depression I suffered when I first came home. I will admit I hit a very low point where I wanted nothing to do with her or anybody. It felt awful to admit to anyone but I’ve adjusted a bit more to the routine of things. Randy had court today for his last ticket he obtained before going to prison. Altogether with his 3 tickets (2 driving w/o a license, 1 DWI) the fines we have left to pay are $860 but that’s not bad at all for the charges he’s got. Hopefully he will have his license back around Jan/Feb so I can stop being a taxi. I also don’t fancy the idea of taking a newborn out every day 2x a day in the winter.
Colby is doing very well. His swelling went down, the bullets are lead but unless they’re in his intestines they’re not damaging, and his broken foot is in a splint for 6 weeks. He’s a good little hopper and can even take the stairs but jumping onto the bed is a task he likes to whine as us for. His 55lb butt is not fun to lift, let me tell you.
My birthday was Sunday. I didn’t do anything. I got $20 from my grandma and my mom watched Gracie overnight and all day Saturday which was a good enough present for me. Randy said he didn’t know what to get me and this week money was tight due to Colby so in a week or so I’m hitting up Newegg and spoiling myself with either a new HD or a 23 inch flat panel. My 19 inch isn’t cutting it so much anymore.
It seems like the blogging world has been quiet lately, what’s going on new with anybody?
Gracie picture post
Oct 10Time for some new pics of Gracie.
Sleeping with daddy
Feed me mommy
Sleeping on mommy’s chest
Showing off the cloth dipes
Wide baby eyes
I love this little girl so much.
More can be found at my Flickr
So I’ve learned
Oct 07I’ve only been a mom for a little over a week but I’ve learned some things already
- Baby wakes up = feed NOW. 1 minute is too long or a screaming fit will occur
- Diaper changes are like WWIII
- 5 minutes is a god send. There is so much you can accomplish if you know what needs to get done.
- Waking up with a soaking bed due to leaking boob juice is a regular occurrence
- If you have an aversion to bodily fluids you will get over them quickly. I’ve been pooped on once, peed on 3 times, and spit up on countless times
- Watching her sleep with her daddy is absolutely priceless
- Pumping blows hardcore. It’s time consuming and not always productive enough
- When she looks at you with her big, wide, eyes curiously but perfectly content you realize just how much the world revolves around her and wouldn’t have it any other way
Colby got shot
Oct 06
Both my babies. Note the size of his front paw. It’s the shattered bone.
As the title says, Colby got shot. We were at my parent’s house and he got out and ran up the road to the neighbor’s house where he attacked and killed one of his chickens. He then decided that Colby was going to be his target practice and shot him. This is apparently b/c my parent’s dog Shadow has done it before and my dad told him to go ahead and shoot him if he caught him again. He thought it was Shadow. My dad is a heartless asshole. Colby arrived back home covered in blood unable to stand on his foot. I get that he got the chicken but he could’ve shot into the air to scare him or jesus I would’ve reimbursed him for it.
He got cleaned up and we found a few holes where he was hit and tried to get the bleeding to stop. Randy got approved for $500 in care credit for vet bills/medical bills and if you need more you have to call after 48 hours for an increase request. We’re going to have to. Currently Colby has easily 40 shots in his left two legs plus some grazed his chest. They are all over the place. He has to undergo surgery on Friday to get them removed and it is likely they will have to amputate his toe on his front left leg due to the bone getting shattered in 4-5 pieces. He is currently on both antibiotics and pain killers. The bill so far is $226 and that is without his surgery. Since we’re home now and not at my parent’s house he’s comfortably sleeping in our bed like he usually does. I feel horrible for him. My puppy is not going to be the same again.
My car has some temporary stop leak in the transmission at the moment to see if we can fix it this way before ripping the engine out. If I leak it out I have 2 gallons in my trunk and i know how to put it in until I can get Randy since the only place I’m driving is to and from his work. *sigh*
On top of it, I don’t think I’m going to keep up with Gracie’s breast feeding demands. I usually only have 4-6 oz ready for her and she drinks 3 or so in a feeding so it’s not easy to keep up. I’m pumping right now and then going to hope she stays asleep so I can go get some food. I haven’t eaten all day. You really learn the value of 5 minutes when you have a newborn who can wake up at any time screaming because she wants food and she wants it NOW. *sigh* It’s good to be back home but now I’m very VERY lonely again.
This weekend is my birthday and I was supposed to go out and drink but that won’t work for 2 reasons. I would have to pump and dump due to the alcohol in my system and I can’t keep up my supply as it is and 2. I just don’t want to. My mom suggested that Randy and I just got to dinner and a movie or something so we can spend some time together since we’re having a lot of troubles doing so. I think we’ll hit up my favorite sport’s bar b/c I love their chicken tenders and see what is playing. Lord knows we have no shortage of people willing to babysit. I’m going to go throw on a hoodie, find some food, and maybe work on ChaCha.
Breastfeeding Status and car problems
Oct 04Well I’m finding time to blog thanks to being at my mother’s house for the night but not by choice. Gracie has been doing very well after the initial coming home adjustment. Breast feeding ended up being incredibly stressful, painful, and by Friday morning I was on the verge of snapping. She wasn’t latching correctly and as a result it hurt so bad. When she DID get latched she’d often lose it due to falling asleep and then she wasn’t getting full enough which led to her screaming with no consolation. Friday morning I dropped her off at Randy’s moms with a can of formula and went home. We slept and I felt defeated but I needed to do what was best for my mental status. I picked her up Friday night and we went to my grandma’s where my mom watched her while I bought a breast pump and then we went home to try again. I kept her on formula for the night and pumped. Saturday morning she had her last bottle of formula and I’ve been pumping every 3-4 hours to feed her and it is working out MUCH better. She’s actually sleeping and generally a much happier baby. My goal is to exclusively pump. We’ll see how it works. She got to spend a lot of time with daddy this weekend. He’s doing very well with her.
On the bad news front, on the way from taking my brother somewhere my car decided to buck at a stoplight. I immediately knew it was my transmission so i pulled into the gas station and it’s pissing fluid out. The damn gas station had no fluid but thankfully I had about half a gallon in my trunk. I had to find a water bottle inside to use to squirt it in b/c the transmission fluid resivour is WAY down and the funnel ended up being buried under the spare tire and I wasn’t aware Randy moved it so I assumed we didn’t have one. I put it in and hauled ass the 7 miles to my house to get Randy. He and I bought MORE fluid, packed up Gracie enough to stay a night or two at my mom’s in case we got stranded, and I grabbed a few other necessities and we made the 20 mile trip here. He discovered the part is the tranmission seal which is only $9.99 BUT he has to separate the motor and tranny to fix it which is a VERY long process. So I’m at mom’s b/c I don’t like the idea of being alone w/o a vehicle. My mom’s truck is also broke down so it’s a lovely day I tell you. Randy got his sister to give him a ride to work and Corey is bringing him home. I’m exhausted and thankfully my mom is here to assist a bit but Miss Gracie has been sleeping a LOT since being fed BM through a bottle. It’s one of the best choices I’ve made.
