Strep.
I've been out of "work" since Thursday afternoon. A fever hit me like a ton of bricks and turns out I got strep...I don't know why. I was basically drooling as I came in and out of sleep cuz it hurt to swallow. I hate strep.
Anyways, I told the girls that Dad has full control until Mommy gets well and all questions, concerns, and potty needs needed to be directed to him. Ellie jumped, hopped, and skipped for joy. Kate gave me a blank stare and continued to eat her cheese, "Mmm...Good!" This is how I know I'm doing my job well. Despite that, Jae's been a tremendous help and I can tell he's reconsidering the whole "stay at home dad" notion. Sure boss.
The Birds and the Bees.
About a month ago, shortly after my sister gave birth to my nephew, Ellie started asking all sorts of questions about how a baby comes out of a mommy and how the hole in the tummy closes after the baby is born. My hands went cold and numb. I had to be straight with her...this girl is turning 5 in about a month and no longer believes in my gibberish-like fairy tales and make-believe so without being too graphic, I explained best as I could the human anatomy with the help of kid-friendly picture books and Kate (poor thing) as I was changing her diaper. I showed her where what comes out of which and where. Ellie seemed content with the answer, but a bit disturbed as well. She basically had the same look that every teenage girl had when she was told she would one day pass a watermelon-sized baby out of her body.
Whew! I made it...not really.
About a week ago, Ellie decided to continue this akward conversation by asking, "How does the baby get into a tummy?" She wants to know how a baby is formed!!! Dear Good Lord, what have I done to offend Thee? I was at a loss for words. I told her I would tell her the secret behind all the mystery when she turned 30 years old because that's when I'll get a better sense of it myself.
Monday, July 14
Friday, June 6
Thursday, June 5
Crazy Haired Grandmas
These lovely ladies are Ellie and Kate's grandmothers. Geez...I just don't get why Ellie would mention their crazy hairdos. They're beautiful!
Sunday, May 4
We had a great day at the park.
On a different topic, Ellie saw an episode with Dora the Explorer and her abuela today. I asked Ellie to describe her grandma and this was her response.
"She's got crazy hair."
"What else?"
"And she's got white shoes."
"Anything else?"
"Ummm...."
"She smiles a lot, doesn't she?"
"Yeah, and she likes to laugh too. She's got big teeth."
"And she loves to give you hugs and kisses."
"Yeah." Chuckle. "She's funny."
It's interesting that when I thought about my grandma, her hair was the first thing that came to mind as well.
Sunday, March 9
Friday, March 7
Jae and I are seriously considering enrolling Ellie at our neighborhood school instead of staying at Harvest for the next school year. I can't believe it's time for kindergarten already.
Look how much this kid has grown!
As for Kate, her doctor said it's time to get rid of the bottle. I don't know why, but I'm having a harder time disciplining Kate than I did with Ellie. Why? Is it the second child syndrome? She loves her bottle, but we are down to just 1 a day before bedtime.
Lost is getting crazy and I will start to work out soon. I can't wait for warm weather.
That is all.
Wednesday, February 20
2 Sides of Kate
Jae and I usually only see 2 sides of Kate...a cheerful, gleeful, affectionate child, or the "only dogs can hear" high pitch screaming, throwing video tapes, crayons, legos, or whatever you can find, don't get on my bad-ass side! angry child. We've tried to check her in to anger management class, but the course requires one to take care of his/her own bathroom needs and won't allow Kate to keep downing all the 2% during coffee breaks.
One Day
I will become self-sufficient and tech savvy again...one day. Sigh...just one of the side effects of being married to a nerd.
Up Late Up Date
Might as well post while I'm up. I stayed up to watch my netflix dvds. They've been sitting around for ages. Ellie wanted me to rent some "princess" dvds so I was forced to watch them so she could watch her movies. What was once for me has now turned into something for Ellie, as usual. More than half the movies on my queue are filled with disney princesses, my little ponies, and strawberry shortcakes. Ahhh...to be a parent.
On the eczema/allergy front, I'm allergic to neomyecin, bacitracin, fermaldehyde, nickel, and cotophony (a form of adhesive or resin/rosin). I received a 24 page handout on the products that are safe for me to use. They're all hard to find and pretty expensive, I suppose. Doctor said he's never seen a person's back react the way mine did. In his words, I have very very very very very sensitive skin. The only question now is, what the heck am I supposed to use if I get a paper cut?
Kate's stopped throwing up, thank God, but she's super cranky from lack of sleep and nourishment. So am I. And I'm going to get back on Schwinn soon.
On the eczema/allergy front, I'm allergic to neomyecin, bacitracin, fermaldehyde, nickel, and cotophony (a form of adhesive or resin/rosin). I received a 24 page handout on the products that are safe for me to use. They're all hard to find and pretty expensive, I suppose. Doctor said he's never seen a person's back react the way mine did. In his words, I have very very very very very sensitive skin. The only question now is, what the heck am I supposed to use if I get a paper cut?
Kate's stopped throwing up, thank God, but she's super cranky from lack of sleep and nourishment. So am I. And I'm going to get back on Schwinn soon.
Thursday, February 14
Can you say, "Formaldehyde"?
Did I even spell it correctly? Anyways, the patches have come off yesterday so after the initial reading, it looks like I'm allergic to "it". Doctor wants me to come back tomorrow for a second reading in case I develop more rashes/bumps. They suspect Nickel might be another culprit. Sigh.
Oh, Happy Valentine's Day, by the way. I received beautiful roses, a pair of slippers, a wonderful scented candle, and a wonderful heart-shaped pizza. Ellie helped make it, of course. I feel like Valentine's Day is like a half birthday. I used to detest this "holiday", but now I don't mind so much.
So I picked up Ellie from school and asked how her Valentine's Day party went. She tells me it's her new favorite kind of party, even better than birthday parties! She's funny and saying much more grown up phrases. She's been busy at school learning how to write the letter "S" this week. She says S's are very tricky to write.
Ellie's an awesome ballerina. Have I mentioned that before? She gets dressed her black tights and leotard and danced to Moonlight Sonata as the "Night Ballerina". It was quite a performance. She allowed me to be the cricket who looks for the night ballerina after sunset. (there was an actual story line). Kate starred as a Pixie Dust just cuz she's so darn cute and tiny.
We had fun today.
Oh, Happy Valentine's Day, by the way. I received beautiful roses, a pair of slippers, a wonderful scented candle, and a wonderful heart-shaped pizza. Ellie helped make it, of course. I feel like Valentine's Day is like a half birthday. I used to detest this "holiday", but now I don't mind so much.
So I picked up Ellie from school and asked how her Valentine's Day party went. She tells me it's her new favorite kind of party, even better than birthday parties! She's funny and saying much more grown up phrases. She's been busy at school learning how to write the letter "S" this week. She says S's are very tricky to write.
Ellie's an awesome ballerina. Have I mentioned that before? She gets dressed her black tights and leotard and danced to Moonlight Sonata as the "Night Ballerina". It was quite a performance. She allowed me to be the cricket who looks for the night ballerina after sunset. (there was an actual story line). Kate starred as a Pixie Dust just cuz she's so darn cute and tiny.
We had fun today.
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