Just Ask ChaCha!

Don't tell me you're still in the dark and haven't heard about ChaCha! Have you ever been out talking about movies with your friends and just couldn't for the life of you remember the name of the actor in it? Maybe you're not near a TV or computer and need to know what the weather is supposed to be like? Maybe you spilled coffee on the paper you wrote directions on and need to know how to get to your destination. Or maybe...

Show me the money!!

Have you seen that ticker way at the bottom of this page? Yeah, that one with the stack of cash! That is how much money I've saved up for Christmas! I started working for ChaCha on 9/4/08. Yes it's legit, yes you really get paid, no it's not a scam, and no you don't have to pay them anything or buy anything or anything like that. All you have to do is go to www.chacha.com and click on the Become a Guide button. BUT make...

Bored

I'm bored tonight, there's a million things I should be doing lol.Quick update.......Gavin turned 4 months old on Aug 22nd and weiged 17 lbs 6 oz and is 25 1/4 inches long. My boy is growing so fast!The 3 oldest have been back to school for a week now, 7th, 4th and 1st grades. Zachary is covered in poison ivy. Ashlyn is getting quite the attitude lol. Guess that's about ...

Finally Home!!

Haven't updated in a few days, once I got him in my arms I had a hard time letting go! lol. So here's a rundown of the past few days.4/30 - 8 days old - weight 5 lbs 15 oz. At 7:30 a.m. the bili levels came back at 15.1. Doc says we can take him home on one condition - we bring him back the next day for another bili check and take him to our pediatrician on Friday. We were finally released around 9 a.m. that morning....

7 days old and Look what I have!!!!

He's in my room finally!!!! The neo came in at 6:30 pm Monday. Said that he is doing great and said it would be fine for him to start rooming in with me as long as he stays on the portable monitor....

6 days old

Hard to believe he's 6 days old already!! Morning weight 5 lbs 15 ozHe ate good through the night, and his last feeding was around 6 am and was the best yet........he gained 76 grams with that one!! (which is just over 2 oz). His bili levels came back 11.5 this morning and we're waiting to hear back from the neonatologist to see if he can come of the light. Once he's off the light he can come in here with me :) Will...

5 days old - updated 8:30 pm

Sunday 4/27/08 Morning Weight 5 lbs 15 oz6:30 a.m. He woke up on his own about every 2 hours last night to nurse. And then woke up around 6 am just before the nurse came in to draw blood for his...

Saturday 4/26 - 4 days old - updated 11:30 pm

Saturday 4/26 - morning weight 6 lbs 0 oz.1:15 a.m. - Next feeding wasn't "due" until around 2:30 but Gavin woke on his own hungry :) Nursed strong for 20 minutes then laid on my chest for awhile. The neonatologist was there - he had a new c-sect baby to check out - so he came to talk to me. The good news is Gavin hasn't had anymore desats......bad news is the Earilest he's looking at getting out of here is on Wednesday...

3 days old - updated 9:30 p.m.

Friday 4/25/08 Morning weight - 6 lbs 0 oz.First I want to say thank you to everyone for the congrats, thoughts & prayers :) Also a very special thank you to 2 wonderful women who helped me out...

Gavin 2 days old. - Update d 11 pm

4/24/08 - morning weight: 6 lbs 0 oz.2:00 a.m. I woke up very ticked off that they didn't wake me up for his 1 a.m. feeding and I went to the nursery to see what was going on. They said he hadn't digested much of the 10 pm feeding so they were going to wait to feed him til 4 a.m. (they use the tube to extract the fluid from his belly to see how much is still in there - he was fed 10 cc's at 10 pm and at 1 a.m still had 9...

Gavin's 1st 48 hours

Gavin was taken to the nursery shortly after birth because his body temp was a little low. I got moved into my postpartum room and Rich had to head home to get the kids off to school. I dozed off for a bit and went to the nursery to get him but he had been moved to the special care nursery because his breathing was too hard and fast. They like the respirations between 30-60 breaths per minute and his were ranging 80's-100's....

Introducing Gavin Robert!

Introducing Gavin Robert!On Monday 4/21/08 I was just pretty much hanging out at home doing the same ole same ole........I coughed and then realized oh wonderful I didn't prepare for the cough and now...

34 weeks

Wow 34 weeks today!!  Here's my most recent 2 belly pics, and some more diaper covers I've been working on for him (still gotta finish that black one).Oh and yes one of these days i'll put a picture...

A Long "what i've been up to" post lol

Let's see, we'll start with the pregnant stuff lol. I am now 31 weeks.......WHOA!!! It's recently hit me that I'm gonna have another baby!! Sure........I've known for quite some time now that I'm...

Granola Chicks? Them girls are Nuts!!

lol. So I'm part of this Awesome online community called Granola Chicks. ( www.granolachicks.com ) I've been there almost a year now and the ladies there have taught me so much. The other day I was looking for advice on how to relieve this horrible heartburn/reflux I've been dealing with, and several of them had suggested Apple Cider Vinegar. Well I finally broke down and bought some today because lately the Tums are...

Update

As usual I'm slacking on the updates lol. But the past weeks have just been crazy busy. Between orders and stores I'm working working working :) It's great though! I plan to start my "maternity leave" March 31st so trying to cram everything I can in now then will spend my time off doing some much needed maintenance on my website and work on getting a good stock built up to cut down on customs.Pregnancy - Can you believe...

Belly Pics

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Long update

Ok so I've been so busy I haven't had time to update, as usual lol.I'll be 27 weeks on Thursday. Wow. I had a midwife appt last week, went well, I gained another 4 1/2 lbs for a total of 14 lbs so...

24 weeks

Yep not keeping up with my updates, as usual lol. What else is new.So I just got over the flu which really sucked. Baby is doing good, he's SUPER super active almost All the time. I think we've...

It's A Boy!

I can't believe I forgot to update this here lol. We had our ultrasound on January 15th and it's a boy! He was FAR from shy about showing off his parts too lol. Not only did we see Very clearly...

Quick update....

I got a call Friday from the ins. adjuster, they totalled the van :( The initial assessment was $7,700. I should get the final total tomorrow as well as what they determined the van to be worth, etc. I know we owe WAY more than it's worth, so I really started to freak out. BUT, after talking with the finance company, I found out we have GAP insurance!!!! What a relief! Me and Rich were Both sure that we Didn't have...

20 weeks and Happy Freaking New Year!

Ok we'll start with the good stuff :) I am 20 weeks today!!! Wow this is going by fast lol. Only 12 more days until my big ultrasound! :) I'm starting to really feel girl so we'll see. I've been feeling pretty good pregnancy wise. The chiro has really been helping my lower back and I'm so glad I started seeing her. The drive sucks but it's so worth it.I turned 31 on the 31st and me and Rich got to get out and go...