Yesterday afternoon I tootled on over to my neighbors house to watch her son as she did some errands around town and was welcomed to a pleasant surprise. She had called and told me she had picked something up for me that she thought I might like, she does this often, such a sweet thoughtful person. As I am unwrapping the gift my heart dropped and smiled. It was a package of my highly acclaimed Chili Spiced Mangos from Trader Joes. This was a snack I lived off of while residing in Los Angeles for 3 years. ( I haven't been able find them at my local Trader Joes in the last 2 cities I've lived in)
I have openly spoken about how much I treasured those 3 years I spent alone, growing up and discovering a new land as well as myself. It was a small memento that took me back to my apartment on Reeves Street- where I spent my weekends watching bad television eating Chili Spiced Mangos and working on projects for school.
Whenever I think back to those years I am astonished at my strength to do that journey and for doing it alone. Something as small as a snack from Trader Joes made me so reminiscent. Ahhh I just hope I can go back one day, when life has slowed down and Henry is old enough to understand where he is.
Until then I have my pictures, my memories and my treats! I am off to eat my treats, and today is cleaning day in the House of Clouse. A good spring cleaning hopefully. Tomorrow I will be up pumping and feeding Henry and watching the Royal Wedding!!! So glad I will already be up so I won't be ridiculously tired...
Im so excited, its the first 'huge' telecast event I will be watching. I've never seen anything like it before and Im sure there will be a blog to follow.
YAY!
LC
April 28, 2011
April 26, 2011
SUNSHINE!
Ok....so my nasty negative nancy attitude lately that I have been TRYING so dang hard to shake has finally lifted! I look outside and it is warm, and breezy, and sunshiny and glorious! Ahhhhh its like a breath of fresh air! Thank you Lord for a little relief from the 24/7 rain and cold. It is amazing what a little sunshine will do for your attitude. I am hoping to take my babies out to play in the warm weather this afternoon before it rains....again.
Ah this is exactly what the doctor ordered. It also makes me CRAVE watermelon, strawberries, PEACHES, oranges and more...Im very very happy today. Can't wait for our girls trip that starts in less than a week! Whooo hooo. My sisters, our babies, our momma, warm weather what else could we all ask for?!
Off to skip around and bask in the warmth mmm Hmmm!
LC
Ah this is exactly what the doctor ordered. It also makes me CRAVE watermelon, strawberries, PEACHES, oranges and more...Im very very happy today. Can't wait for our girls trip that starts in less than a week! Whooo hooo. My sisters, our babies, our momma, warm weather what else could we all ask for?!
Off to skip around and bask in the warmth mmm Hmmm!
LC
April 25, 2011
Traveled Out
This weekend we traveled down to Cincy once again to visit with our family for Easter. We had so much fun and the boys (Henry/Liam) enjoyed every minute of attention they received and kisses they got from the whole family.
I had a 'Im a bad mother moment' when we took the dogs for a walk and I didnt bring our travel system stroller with us because it takes up the entire trunk. So we used a umbrella stroller Jessica had on her and Henry fit right in it perfectly. I had a hat on him and pants and a long sleeve shirt and a blanket over him just so he would be warm and snug and happy. I put on some sunglasses too but his head isnt big enough yet so he cried until I took them off. The bad mother moment came hours later when I took Henry from Kev to feed him his bottle and noticed his face was really red. Instantly I went to the 'does he have a fever' mode and was checking his forehead and cheeks etc etc. Nope and Nope. Was he fussy? Nope. Was he just warm form being in his sherpa blanket? Nope again. Then it hit me---it was sunburn. And I crumbled, I was so angry at myself! How could I forget that he has 2 month old skin, pure, delicate skin. Didn't even think about putting on his boat hat, or applying SPF to his face. I hated myself. I was so so angry that I first off hadnt brought our good stroller with tons of shades, second that I was stupid enough to not think about applying SPF and so on and so on.
I had a lil hissy fit, which was heightened by my family trying to reassure me he would be fine and it wouldn't affect him greatly. Later on our way home and I was discussing it with Kevin I realized it was more of a emotional trauma to me then Henry. It was the first time that I did something neglectful that brought harm to him, maybe he didnt feel it, or it never bothered him, but there was physical evidence of neglect on his face via the sunburn on my behalf. I hated it! I made it into something bigger than it needed to be and didnt let it go for hours. I def was not enjoyable to be around for a moment. From the experience brought knowledge and lessons learned which is all you can take away from these kind of things. Glad is was minor and the sunburn has subsided greatly in the last two days. So thankful it wasnt worse and didnt cause much pain to my little bean.
After traveling friday thru sunday Kev and I got home literally exhausted on Sunday night. We alwayssss come home with more than we brought. Now our house looks like a tornado and none of us have clean clothes, the kitchen is sparce when it comes to food. Lots to do to catch up, which is something I've had to to a lot lately. With all our traveling, and travelers we are maxed out. I have traveled every weekend of april and have a big trip coming up in may to Kansas.
every time we travel it takes 3 hours to pack-load the car and get ready! I am ready for a staycation. where i stay at home, go to the pool and chill out and veg out. focusing only on the 'house of clouse' family. btw sorry everything is lower cased in this paragraph-currently feeding henry and typing one-handed. off the computer i go to tend to my needy baby.
much love
lc
I had a 'Im a bad mother moment' when we took the dogs for a walk and I didnt bring our travel system stroller with us because it takes up the entire trunk. So we used a umbrella stroller Jessica had on her and Henry fit right in it perfectly. I had a hat on him and pants and a long sleeve shirt and a blanket over him just so he would be warm and snug and happy. I put on some sunglasses too but his head isnt big enough yet so he cried until I took them off. The bad mother moment came hours later when I took Henry from Kev to feed him his bottle and noticed his face was really red. Instantly I went to the 'does he have a fever' mode and was checking his forehead and cheeks etc etc. Nope and Nope. Was he fussy? Nope. Was he just warm form being in his sherpa blanket? Nope again. Then it hit me---it was sunburn. And I crumbled, I was so angry at myself! How could I forget that he has 2 month old skin, pure, delicate skin. Didn't even think about putting on his boat hat, or applying SPF to his face. I hated myself. I was so so angry that I first off hadnt brought our good stroller with tons of shades, second that I was stupid enough to not think about applying SPF and so on and so on.
I had a lil hissy fit, which was heightened by my family trying to reassure me he would be fine and it wouldn't affect him greatly. Later on our way home and I was discussing it with Kevin I realized it was more of a emotional trauma to me then Henry. It was the first time that I did something neglectful that brought harm to him, maybe he didnt feel it, or it never bothered him, but there was physical evidence of neglect on his face via the sunburn on my behalf. I hated it! I made it into something bigger than it needed to be and didnt let it go for hours. I def was not enjoyable to be around for a moment. From the experience brought knowledge and lessons learned which is all you can take away from these kind of things. Glad is was minor and the sunburn has subsided greatly in the last two days. So thankful it wasnt worse and didnt cause much pain to my little bean.
After traveling friday thru sunday Kev and I got home literally exhausted on Sunday night. We alwayssss come home with more than we brought. Now our house looks like a tornado and none of us have clean clothes, the kitchen is sparce when it comes to food. Lots to do to catch up, which is something I've had to to a lot lately. With all our traveling, and travelers we are maxed out. I have traveled every weekend of april and have a big trip coming up in may to Kansas.
every time we travel it takes 3 hours to pack-load the car and get ready! I am ready for a staycation. where i stay at home, go to the pool and chill out and veg out. focusing only on the 'house of clouse' family. btw sorry everything is lower cased in this paragraph-currently feeding henry and typing one-handed. off the computer i go to tend to my needy baby.
much love
lc
April 21, 2011
Almost May
It's almost freaking MAY people! Holy guacamole. It's almost the 5th month of the year- which means we are ALMOST halfway through yet ANOTHER YEAR! Ok that might be pushing it a bit but still... insane. I haven't been posting as much these days and that isn't due to not having any time, it's due to lack of interest. My life as busy as it is, has actually slowed down quite a bit these days. Juggling a 11 week old isnt as hard as a 4-6wk old. We have a pretty solid routine these days (i say that all the time- because once you get settled in one thing, Henry will change it up so you have to re-organize your life every few weeks). He goes to bed around 9, Kev and I try to make it in there by 9:30 no later than 10pm. I wake at 3:30 to pump and Henry wakes at 4am to eat. We head back to bed by 4:30 and sleep as late as 8:30am. We start our day with breakfast and the Today show, and its seemingly easy after that.
I have a lot of empty time that I fill with getting the house back together- it gets trashed every night and every afternoon I clean it up again. I just have been so tired, and lethargic, un-motivated, almost bored. I feel like I have over-come just a large obstacle- the dust has settled and I find myself twiddling my fingers going 'this is it? What next?'. I am almost considering working the evenings or weekends or wishing we had family members to watch Henry so I could go work occasionally and not have to consider day care. Don't get me wrong I love staying at home, I love Henry and watching him grow and taking care of him 24/7 but I am looking for something new, exciting, challenging. Something to get me out of the house and mingle. Im still looking into what that might be- maybe with the May flowers budding and the weather warming up I may just find that I will spend lots of time outside and be pleased with fresh air.
We are currently chilling after a quick dinner- Henry is playing on his beloved play mat and Zoey is diligently watching Kevin out the window as he cleans my car :D I did as much as I could do today - which isn't much. Having a baby in a carseat and Zozo tied up to the gardrail equaled a not so productive spring cleaning of Betty White 2. Cleaning her up for our roadtrip down to NKY for Easter. Visiting with Kevin's side of the family and then toodling on back to Cleveland. Short and sweet. I haven't spent Easter with my family in 4 years! :( poo.
Well like I said, I don't have much inspiration, or anything I am crazed to write about. So until that magic strikes I will just be writing these boring random blogs to pass the time. Im now off to nap because this mamma was up allll night. Henry decided he wanted to wake up at 1:30 and not go back to bed until 3 and then wake up again at 6am. Joy.
nIghty nite
LC
I have a lot of empty time that I fill with getting the house back together- it gets trashed every night and every afternoon I clean it up again. I just have been so tired, and lethargic, un-motivated, almost bored. I feel like I have over-come just a large obstacle- the dust has settled and I find myself twiddling my fingers going 'this is it? What next?'. I am almost considering working the evenings or weekends or wishing we had family members to watch Henry so I could go work occasionally and not have to consider day care. Don't get me wrong I love staying at home, I love Henry and watching him grow and taking care of him 24/7 but I am looking for something new, exciting, challenging. Something to get me out of the house and mingle. Im still looking into what that might be- maybe with the May flowers budding and the weather warming up I may just find that I will spend lots of time outside and be pleased with fresh air.
We are currently chilling after a quick dinner- Henry is playing on his beloved play mat and Zoey is diligently watching Kevin out the window as he cleans my car :D I did as much as I could do today - which isn't much. Having a baby in a carseat and Zozo tied up to the gardrail equaled a not so productive spring cleaning of Betty White 2. Cleaning her up for our roadtrip down to NKY for Easter. Visiting with Kevin's side of the family and then toodling on back to Cleveland. Short and sweet. I haven't spent Easter with my family in 4 years! :( poo.
Well like I said, I don't have much inspiration, or anything I am crazed to write about. So until that magic strikes I will just be writing these boring random blogs to pass the time. Im now off to nap because this mamma was up allll night. Henry decided he wanted to wake up at 1:30 and not go back to bed until 3 and then wake up again at 6am. Joy.
nIghty nite
LC
April 18, 2011
Randomness
So Excited for the girls trip I have planned with my sisters in May <3
These last few weeks have been super fun, but tiring with all the traveling we have done and visitors we have had. I have gotten to see Lee Lee Bean two weekends in a row and my seester Jess and Amber.
Traveling with a baby is so crazy! I literally had a dog (who is CRAZY) a baby, and 5 bags with me at all times. I pumped while driving, which wasnt as bad/risky as I thought it would be, because I was determined not to stop and spend an hour in a vacant parking lot pumping,feeding, and burping Henry. I went down to Cincy on a wim thursday afternoon after finding out our cousin was available to do our pictures friday. It took me 3 non stop hours of packing to get on the road by noon. I didnt get to say goodbye to Kev or pick up the house it was just go go go go. The 4.5hr drive gets longer and longer when you drive it yourself with a 9week old. I stopped in the raging heat and feed Henry, burped him, changed his outfit/diaper and dealt with our dog Zoey who is clinically insane.
It was a fun experience and the older Henry gets and the more experienced I become at being a mother the more empowering it really truly is. I feel like I could seriously conquer anything.
Picture day came and Henry wasn't as photogenic as he usually is, he didn't smile for ONE picture. He usually smiles constantly and I have my little tricks to force one out if need be. Nope, not today, I had a mini Divo on my hands. He held up fairly well for the 5+ hour photoshoot and some really cute pics came out. I CANT WAIT to see what she does with them. So excited for some Henry art work to hang on the walls. The weekend ended on a sour note of a 3 day long migraine due to my wisdom teeth coming in through my jaw bone- must get those checked out asap. And like usual, if sunday is a mess then Monday is worse and Tuesday is recovery day. Henry is more and more alert each day and doesn't sleep much between feedings. He usually prefers being held or entertained constantly. Making it harder and harder to get anything done. Grrrr. Oh well- thats life these days :D
And as predicted Henry has now just awaken, searching the swing for something to suck on and when his blanket does not start lactating he starts crying. Which is right about....................now. bingo. crying baby. Must run. Maybe I should start writing these at night time? Oh wait, my husband (yes you Kev- I know you are reading this) steals the computer each and every night - but for good purpose, to do work. STILL ANNOYING! (Can we PLEASE get my computer fixed!?!!?!? Love you :p )
more later.
LC
These last few weeks have been super fun, but tiring with all the traveling we have done and visitors we have had. I have gotten to see Lee Lee Bean two weekends in a row and my seester Jess and Amber.
Traveling with a baby is so crazy! I literally had a dog (who is CRAZY) a baby, and 5 bags with me at all times. I pumped while driving, which wasnt as bad/risky as I thought it would be, because I was determined not to stop and spend an hour in a vacant parking lot pumping,feeding, and burping Henry. I went down to Cincy on a wim thursday afternoon after finding out our cousin was available to do our pictures friday. It took me 3 non stop hours of packing to get on the road by noon. I didnt get to say goodbye to Kev or pick up the house it was just go go go go. The 4.5hr drive gets longer and longer when you drive it yourself with a 9week old. I stopped in the raging heat and feed Henry, burped him, changed his outfit/diaper and dealt with our dog Zoey who is clinically insane.
It was a fun experience and the older Henry gets and the more experienced I become at being a mother the more empowering it really truly is. I feel like I could seriously conquer anything.
Picture day came and Henry wasn't as photogenic as he usually is, he didn't smile for ONE picture. He usually smiles constantly and I have my little tricks to force one out if need be. Nope, not today, I had a mini Divo on my hands. He held up fairly well for the 5+ hour photoshoot and some really cute pics came out. I CANT WAIT to see what she does with them. So excited for some Henry art work to hang on the walls. The weekend ended on a sour note of a 3 day long migraine due to my wisdom teeth coming in through my jaw bone- must get those checked out asap. And like usual, if sunday is a mess then Monday is worse and Tuesday is recovery day. Henry is more and more alert each day and doesn't sleep much between feedings. He usually prefers being held or entertained constantly. Making it harder and harder to get anything done. Grrrr. Oh well- thats life these days :D
And as predicted Henry has now just awaken, searching the swing for something to suck on and when his blanket does not start lactating he starts crying. Which is right about....................now. bingo. crying baby. Must run. Maybe I should start writing these at night time? Oh wait, my husband (yes you Kev- I know you are reading this) steals the computer each and every night - but for good purpose, to do work. STILL ANNOYING! (Can we PLEASE get my computer fixed!?!!?!? Love you :p )
more later.
LC
April 13, 2011
Deep Breath, Pray For Patience
Best advice I've ever taken from someone dealing with a newborn- step away, close your eyes, and ask God for patience. It really has helped me in those moments where I have poop on my clothes, my hair is a birds nest, Henry is screaming, my dog is pacing the house to go outside, dinner is burning on the stove and my husband is still hours away from coming home. I definitely have some really hard days, some lonely days and some amazing days. I have learned to listen more and take naps as much as possible even though I hate them.
The last couple days have been off and on with Henry- he had his vaccinations on monday. I was warned that he might be fussy- not warned that he would be out of control screaming, clawing at my arms, in desperate pain. It was awful. Having to hold down his sweet little arms so the doctor could give him two shots and watching his face go from happy to this face of 'mom! why are you holding down my arms so i can get hurt' and screaming. It broke my heart. He continued to scream while he was awake and the only time he got relief was after he exhausted himself and fell asleep. My poor nugget.
He really is so sweet, and just like his father. I have a really really good tempered baby, who just loves to be loved and cuddled, he rarely cries and when he does there is a legitimate reason for it-tired, hungry, wet diaper. That's it- only 3 reasons. He doesnt even cry when he has gas, which is OFTEN! LOL.
He is feeling better now and I bumped up his bottles to 5 ounces which needed to happen a week ago when he was wanting to eat every 1.5 hours. I didn't want to do anything that large until I consulted my doctor to make sure I wasnt over feeding him. Now that we have up'd the feedings he is so much happier, he sleeps better at night, he goes 3-4 hours between feedings which is unheard of and just seems more content. Currently he is sleeping next to me on the couch and i just looooove seeing his little belly rise and fall as he sleeps and his eyes moving as he dreams. I wonder what he is dreaming about?
Today I have some things to do around the house that didn't get accomplished since Sunday because I have been SO SO SO exhausted I can hardly move. Since Monday was a mess, Tuesday was recovery day and today is getting things back in order- I must have a clean house at all times, alllll times.
Counting down the days until this weekend where Jess and I will get some pictures taken by our photographer cousin Angela who does AMAZING work. I can't wait to hang them up in Henry's new room in our new apartment we are moving into in June.
Anywho off to grap a shower while my little man is in dreamy land <3
Ciao
LC
April 06, 2011
Rough Week
Let me preface this venting blog with the fact that my son some how reverted back to his 2week old newborn self this week and has refuuuused to sleep through the night, fusses if he doesnt have a constant nipple (of a bottle that is) in his mouth or pacifier within reach. He takes 4 hour long naps and when we wake him to feed he refuses. We are trying to get him out of these long naps during the day because he is having day/night confusion all of the sudden and sleeps too much during the day and not enough at night. Some may say 'what's the big deal you're a stay at home mom- you aren't effected by it'. Bull. Here is a *typical* day (one where our schedule runs perfectly and Henry sleeps 'through the night')
4:00-5:00 AM
Wake to pump & feed
7:00 AM
Henry wakes to feed again, I start some b-fast for Kev, myself (though whatever I start Kev has to finish because it never gets done with juggling Henry)
7:00-9:00 AM
I have to juggle pumping, then storing milk, cleaning bottles, eating b-fast, saying goodbye to Kev, jumping in shower, throwing laundry in to be done, feeding Henry and then getting him settled down again
9:00-12:00 PM
More pumping, taking Zoey out, finishing laundry, cleaning up the kitchen (finally) from b-fast, giving Henry a bath, cleaning up after the bath, starting more laundry, feeding Henry again - putting him down for his usual afternoon nap
12:00-3:00 PM
This is where I have my most down time, Henry is usually napping, I am snaking on some food, prepping for dinner, cleaning more bottles, some relaxation is involved...
3:00-6:00 PM
Getting dinner started, Henry starts waking up, more pumping, more feeding, usually have changed his outfit at least 3 times by now and about 10 dirty diapers, feed Zoey, and Kev gets home
6:00-9:00 PM
We've eaten dinner, I have to clean up after dinner, pump, feed, change Henry, rock him to sleep which can takes minutes to hours (sometimes 2 hours to get him to sleep), tidy up house, set our alarms so I can wake up in middle of night to pump, take Zoey out, Kev is usually wrapping up work that he has brought home and I, being completely pooped am crawling into bed (literally) excited for a good 4 hours of sleep.
2:00-3:00 AM
Waking up to pump, Henry sometimes wakes up during this time so I feed him, most of the time he sleeps through it.
4:00-5:00 AM
We start it ALL over again.
SOOOooo as you can see it is around the clock 24/7 job, there is SO much I left out that I can't even think of, every day there is a different battle, struggle or what have you that comes up, and there is really no 'set schedule' to Henry, he wants things at different times all the time I you just have to go with the flow.
Lately he is going through a growth spurt and wants to eat around the clock, and nap occasionally, he wants to be constantly entertained or held which can be a task in itself. So as you may imagine I have come to my whits end today. I am looking forward to my sister coming in from out of town to visit with her 1month old. Having someone going through the same thing is nice because they TRULY can relate where other just offer sympathy. Im excited for the cousin-brothers to meet. We call them this because they were born 3 weeks apart :D Physically they couldn't be more different, Liam is 4 weeks old and is only 7lbs 11oz and he was born bigger than Henry at 7lbs 3oz, where as Henry was born at 7lbs 1oz and is 8 weeks old weighing in at 12lbs or more (we haven't been to the dr in a while and go in a week so I am sure we will update then). Personality wise I am not quite sure because I've only seen Liam fresh from womb and never got to experience his character yet. Pictures to come of the two of them playing together.
Things getting me through this week:
1. yet another some what fun weekend planned with my husband where I get to torture him in the clothing department- he has some more giftcards to spend and of course I am right by his side helping him do it!
2.Jess' visit- she has never been to a SINGLE one of my apartments since I was 19. CRAY-ZAY.
3. Two Cincy trips planned in the coming weekends
4. Seeing Kev's family over the Easter weekend
5. EASTER!
6. The hope for warm weather, less rain, and some time spent out doors- at the pool, getting tan, swimming with Henry
Until then, I am going to make myself some toast, and then get back to the grind of the day.
<3 LC
4:00-5:00 AM
Wake to pump & feed
7:00 AM
Henry wakes to feed again, I start some b-fast for Kev, myself (though whatever I start Kev has to finish because it never gets done with juggling Henry)
7:00-9:00 AM
I have to juggle pumping, then storing milk, cleaning bottles, eating b-fast, saying goodbye to Kev, jumping in shower, throwing laundry in to be done, feeding Henry and then getting him settled down again
9:00-12:00 PM
More pumping, taking Zoey out, finishing laundry, cleaning up the kitchen (finally) from b-fast, giving Henry a bath, cleaning up after the bath, starting more laundry, feeding Henry again - putting him down for his usual afternoon nap
12:00-3:00 PM
This is where I have my most down time, Henry is usually napping, I am snaking on some food, prepping for dinner, cleaning more bottles, some relaxation is involved...
3:00-6:00 PM
Getting dinner started, Henry starts waking up, more pumping, more feeding, usually have changed his outfit at least 3 times by now and about 10 dirty diapers, feed Zoey, and Kev gets home
6:00-9:00 PM
We've eaten dinner, I have to clean up after dinner, pump, feed, change Henry, rock him to sleep which can takes minutes to hours (sometimes 2 hours to get him to sleep), tidy up house, set our alarms so I can wake up in middle of night to pump, take Zoey out, Kev is usually wrapping up work that he has brought home and I, being completely pooped am crawling into bed (literally) excited for a good 4 hours of sleep.
2:00-3:00 AM
Waking up to pump, Henry sometimes wakes up during this time so I feed him, most of the time he sleeps through it.
4:00-5:00 AM
We start it ALL over again.
SOOOooo as you can see it is around the clock 24/7 job, there is SO much I left out that I can't even think of, every day there is a different battle, struggle or what have you that comes up, and there is really no 'set schedule' to Henry, he wants things at different times all the time I you just have to go with the flow.
Lately he is going through a growth spurt and wants to eat around the clock, and nap occasionally, he wants to be constantly entertained or held which can be a task in itself. So as you may imagine I have come to my whits end today. I am looking forward to my sister coming in from out of town to visit with her 1month old. Having someone going through the same thing is nice because they TRULY can relate where other just offer sympathy. Im excited for the cousin-brothers to meet. We call them this because they were born 3 weeks apart :D Physically they couldn't be more different, Liam is 4 weeks old and is only 7lbs 11oz and he was born bigger than Henry at 7lbs 3oz, where as Henry was born at 7lbs 1oz and is 8 weeks old weighing in at 12lbs or more (we haven't been to the dr in a while and go in a week so I am sure we will update then). Personality wise I am not quite sure because I've only seen Liam fresh from womb and never got to experience his character yet. Pictures to come of the two of them playing together.
Things getting me through this week:
1. yet another some what fun weekend planned with my husband where I get to torture him in the clothing department- he has some more giftcards to spend and of course I am right by his side helping him do it!
2.Jess' visit- she has never been to a SINGLE one of my apartments since I was 19. CRAY-ZAY.
3. Two Cincy trips planned in the coming weekends
4. Seeing Kev's family over the Easter weekend
5. EASTER!
6. The hope for warm weather, less rain, and some time spent out doors- at the pool, getting tan, swimming with Henry
Until then, I am going to make myself some toast, and then get back to the grind of the day.
<3 LC
April 03, 2011
Weekend Love
What a awesome weekend it was! I love love love that Kev and I get to have family weekends together now. We didnt use to get to have family time ever, especially not the weekends or the entire weekend.
We went furniture shopping, and clothes shopping. Kev bought some delish new threads, a super sexy zip up hoodie and v-neck calvin klein shirt. How is a zip up hoodie sexy you ask? ahhh it just is. It fits him perfectly and when he pairs it with his sleek Levi's and Converse shoes I swoon :D.
I bought myself some new M.A.C. makeup and a tea kettle. so super pumped. I remember when I first got introduced to M.A.C. through my sisters and mom, I still was buying convenience store makeup that lasted all of 10 minutes and my sisters and mom had this glorious skin and superb eye makeup. I didn't get on the real bandwagon until my wedding in September. Instead of dropping a few hundred dollars on a one day make up artist we bought all the makeup I would need from M.A.C and I just now ran out of the foundation. The eye shadows last me at LEAST a year, and the blush I haven't even broken in. It is expensive but so worth it if you think about how much you use it and its your face! It needs high quality goods.
Im super stoked about using my cookbook I was given from my sister for my birthday this year called 5 ingredient fix by Claire Robinson. She takes 5 ingredients that are diverse but simple and makes a really complex meal out of them that usually takes no longer than 30 minutes. This sings to me because after 5 ingredients I get overwhelmed and anything longer than 30 minutes is no beuno because I have a baby. I plan on making Israeli Couscous, Buttermilk Pecan Chicken, Creamy Penne, Home Made White Pizza, S'mores, and more this week for Kev. 5 Ingredient Fix is also a TV show on Food Network and almost all of the recipes she makes on the show are in her book. I love having the time now to experiment in the kitchen and change up our beyond boring dinner menu.
Tonight is going to be fabulous, I LOVE sunday nights- which I use to LOATHE. Tonight 3 of my shows come on and monday night 2 more come on. Tonight is Sisterwives-which freaked me out in the beginning but now Im hooked, Kim and Kortney Take New York-which again I didn't like at first but now I love (and tonight is the season finale :( dislike BUT next week is Khloe and Lamar!) and then Real Housewives of Orange County (my FAV one of all the housewives- I mean they ARE the original). Plus it is suppose to thunderstorm and with my new tea kettle I shall be making loads of green tea- cuddling up on the couch watching bad reality TV and loving on my bebe cakes. Nothing sounds better than that.
Hope you all are enjoying the spring teasers - the random warm days throughout the week and have a happy blessed, and warm sunday and fab-tas-tic Monday!
<3 LC
We went furniture shopping, and clothes shopping. Kev bought some delish new threads, a super sexy zip up hoodie and v-neck calvin klein shirt. How is a zip up hoodie sexy you ask? ahhh it just is. It fits him perfectly and when he pairs it with his sleek Levi's and Converse shoes I swoon :D.
I bought myself some new M.A.C. makeup and a tea kettle. so super pumped. I remember when I first got introduced to M.A.C. through my sisters and mom, I still was buying convenience store makeup that lasted all of 10 minutes and my sisters and mom had this glorious skin and superb eye makeup. I didn't get on the real bandwagon until my wedding in September. Instead of dropping a few hundred dollars on a one day make up artist we bought all the makeup I would need from M.A.C and I just now ran out of the foundation. The eye shadows last me at LEAST a year, and the blush I haven't even broken in. It is expensive but so worth it if you think about how much you use it and its your face! It needs high quality goods.
Im super stoked about using my cookbook I was given from my sister for my birthday this year called 5 ingredient fix by Claire Robinson. She takes 5 ingredients that are diverse but simple and makes a really complex meal out of them that usually takes no longer than 30 minutes. This sings to me because after 5 ingredients I get overwhelmed and anything longer than 30 minutes is no beuno because I have a baby. I plan on making Israeli Couscous, Buttermilk Pecan Chicken, Creamy Penne, Home Made White Pizza, S'mores, and more this week for Kev. 5 Ingredient Fix is also a TV show on Food Network and almost all of the recipes she makes on the show are in her book. I love having the time now to experiment in the kitchen and change up our beyond boring dinner menu.
Tonight is going to be fabulous, I LOVE sunday nights- which I use to LOATHE. Tonight 3 of my shows come on and monday night 2 more come on. Tonight is Sisterwives-which freaked me out in the beginning but now Im hooked, Kim and Kortney Take New York-which again I didn't like at first but now I love (and tonight is the season finale :( dislike BUT next week is Khloe and Lamar!) and then Real Housewives of Orange County (my FAV one of all the housewives- I mean they ARE the original). Plus it is suppose to thunderstorm and with my new tea kettle I shall be making loads of green tea- cuddling up on the couch watching bad reality TV and loving on my bebe cakes. Nothing sounds better than that.
Hope you all are enjoying the spring teasers - the random warm days throughout the week and have a happy blessed, and warm sunday and fab-tas-tic Monday!
<3 LC
April 01, 2011
Peace of Mind
So. This week has been a bit of a roller coaster to say the least. I went from elated from getting a job offer to heart broken that I would have to leave my munchkin. Back and forth I went back and forth. I should of known posting my decision on facebook was a bad idea because I just kept going back and forth until I went crazy. Every time I made a decision I told myself and my family it was my final decision. and it was not. My heart was literally breaking, Wednesday was a terrible day for me because I just sat on the couch with Henry so sick to my stomach with stress and worry. I didn't know how I would manage our house life with work life and retail isnt forgiving when it comes to family time, vacations and weekends off. Kev and I have the same morals and values, he wants to spend his weekends and holidays with us. As do I. I am over being over worked and underpaid, constantly giving up what is most important to me i.e. family in order to have a career in fashion.
I thought long and hard about walking away from my dream job. I thought about all the benefits it would bring to my family and daily life. And then I realized those benefits would never out way missing out on Henry's life. I am happy to say today that I turned down the position. I am from now on a stay at home mother and couldn't be happier. My heart sings here in my home, like I've said before Im a home-body. I enjoy going out and doing the errands, taking care of the dog, the baby, the house. I enjoy meeting up with my husband for lunch and being home when he gets home. I enjoy seeing him take a load off the second he gets in the door and he has me as his sounding block.
I am most looking forward to having tons of free time to get our life back in order and catch up on all the things we have been putting off. I am REALLY excited about our vacation plans to Cincy, Kansas, Louisville etc. I am so excited to be able to drive down whenever we want to visit with family and no longer having conflicting work schedules. Life will be so much more stress free and our family unit will be very happy indeed. I am so so so so so happy, I wish I could share this love and happiness with everyone, I've truly found my calling in life :)
Today was a double bonus day- I was cleaning the house up and found over $400 in giftcards to our favorite stores from our wedding that we put aside and forgot about. What an awesome way to start the weekend! I was like heck to the yes! Going shopping this weekend for sure! Im not sure about this weather but I hope it warms up soon so that Kev and I can take Henry and Zozo up to the Peninsula walking trail. It's beautiful in the summer time and you can either rent bikes or just walk your dog/push a stroller through the wilderness. They have this adorable little ice cream shop at the beginning of the trail so you can eat, talk and walk. I love the little nooks and crannys of Hudson/Peninsula and how 'Gilmore Girls-ish' it feels. Can't wait to go to our pool either this summer since we completely missed out last summer.
All in all the future looks bright, my heart is full, my soul is happy, my family is warm and snuggled up in my lap and I am blissful.
Have a wonderful weekend- can't wait to dish to you all on what we purchased!
<3 LC
I thought long and hard about walking away from my dream job. I thought about all the benefits it would bring to my family and daily life. And then I realized those benefits would never out way missing out on Henry's life. I am happy to say today that I turned down the position. I am from now on a stay at home mother and couldn't be happier. My heart sings here in my home, like I've said before Im a home-body. I enjoy going out and doing the errands, taking care of the dog, the baby, the house. I enjoy meeting up with my husband for lunch and being home when he gets home. I enjoy seeing him take a load off the second he gets in the door and he has me as his sounding block.
I am most looking forward to having tons of free time to get our life back in order and catch up on all the things we have been putting off. I am REALLY excited about our vacation plans to Cincy, Kansas, Louisville etc. I am so excited to be able to drive down whenever we want to visit with family and no longer having conflicting work schedules. Life will be so much more stress free and our family unit will be very happy indeed. I am so so so so so happy, I wish I could share this love and happiness with everyone, I've truly found my calling in life :)
Today was a double bonus day- I was cleaning the house up and found over $400 in giftcards to our favorite stores from our wedding that we put aside and forgot about. What an awesome way to start the weekend! I was like heck to the yes! Going shopping this weekend for sure! Im not sure about this weather but I hope it warms up soon so that Kev and I can take Henry and Zozo up to the Peninsula walking trail. It's beautiful in the summer time and you can either rent bikes or just walk your dog/push a stroller through the wilderness. They have this adorable little ice cream shop at the beginning of the trail so you can eat, talk and walk. I love the little nooks and crannys of Hudson/Peninsula and how 'Gilmore Girls-ish' it feels. Can't wait to go to our pool either this summer since we completely missed out last summer.
All in all the future looks bright, my heart is full, my soul is happy, my family is warm and snuggled up in my lap and I am blissful.
Have a wonderful weekend- can't wait to dish to you all on what we purchased!
<3 LC
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