4 posts tagged “mommy”

Tomorrow is going to be a very long day.  The old man that I lived next door to for about 19 years passed away, and his funeral services are at 10:30.  It's like losing a grandparent in a way.  He always referred to my sisters and me as Big Peanut, Middle Peanut, and Little Peanut.  He always had those butterscotch candies.  He always told us he was going to take our cats and make catburgers out of them.  And, of course, there's the horseradish.  He and his wife have been living in assisted living for the last couple of years, and I am realizing now how bad I was about getting over to see them.  I really should have been better about it.

Immediately after the services my youngest sister is going with me to do family pictures for a friend.  I was pretty excited about this at first, but then I found out that said friend expects me to do this for free.  I'm afraid I'm going to have to be a bitch about it.  I'll take the pictures for free, but I'd better see some $$ before she's getting them.  Normally it wouldn't be such a big deal, but she's also a friend of my sister-in-law and she tried to set it up so that sister-in-law could see Peyton without apologizing to me.  I nipped that one pretty quick.  They thought they had out-smarted me.

That night the band I am doing the website for is playing at a local bar, and I am going to go over to get some pictures of them playing and possibly some sound samples of them.

In other news, Peyton is six weeks old today.  How is that even possible?  His six week checkup isn't until Tuesday, but I'm going to say he's most likely right at, or just under, 12 pounds.  All the kid does is eat and sleep (and cry, but that's another story).  I'll have to talk to Dr. L about getting him some different meds for his reflux, because the Zantac doesn't seem to be doing anything.

This next week, well really the next couple of months, is going to be busy.  I have a website to work on (no, not mine ... for a friend's band), Saturday I am doing a friend's family pictures, and Sunday I am supposed to go to a Passion Party.  That may not sound like much, but I also have to get J and P's Christmas pictures done so I can get cards printed (which, by the way, if you want to swap holiday cards private message/email me).  Add in the fact that I am trying to do all of this with a 3 year old and 1 month old ... trust me, it is a lot.

I know ... those of you who remember my web design "skills" are going "HUH?" to the website job, but I'm one of the very few people out here in the sticks that even knows what HTML/CSS/etc IS, let alone how to put a site together.  And, those who have seen the pictures I take are going "HUH?" again to the family pictures thing.  Me, too.  Don't know what that's all about, but it'll be fun to get the experience.

And really, this is just the beginning.  I mean, it is November (already!?) afterall, which means the beginning of the holiday season.  I'm so mixed on this.  I love holidays in that I love spending time with my family, eating way too much food, and just the overall feel of the holidays.  On the flipside, I hate my in-laws and their ability to completely RUIN the holiday season for me.  Luckily, I think my exposure to them this holiday season will be limited due to their recent "stunts", and the fact that Peyton is now over five weeks old and my father-in-law still hasn't been up to see him.  Pretty sad, really.

Anywho, it looks like I'll be on my toes for the next week or so.  As long as it keeps me busy so I can't sit around and get fat(ter) (like I've been doing for the last few weeks).

I've been asked if I am bringing back So-Faded.net, and really ... I don't know.  I'd like to simply because it is nice to have 100% control, but at the same time we really cannot afford any extra $$ going out right at the moment.  It may be back soon.  It may not.

Today was our two week checkup.  Our.  Because I forgot that I had to get checked out, too.  We had the cover doctor, and believe it or not, I really liked him.  If I didn't have Dr. L, I would definitely be seeing this guy.  He's very friendly and very thorough.  He asked all sorts of questions and explained things very well.  It's kind of a shame that he's not staying around here.

I did run into Dr. L on my way back to the room.  He stopped us and checked out Peyton and asked how I was doing.  I was surprised to see him out and about so soon, but he looked really good.  Hopefully that means he'll be back at the practice in time for my six week checkup.

Anyway, now for the stats:

Birth:         8lbs 10oz
Release:    7lbs 15.9oz
1 Week:    8lbs  9.5oz
2 Week:    9lbs  4oz

Birth:        21 3/4"
2 Week:   22 1/4"

So he is definitely growing.  I told Tyler before I left that I guessed him to be about 9lbs 3oz, so I was close.  All the nurses (who had to gather around when he was being weighed and coo over him) couldn't believe he was only two weeks old, but I think all of the hair makes him look older.

As for my part of the checkup, doc said I looked really good for someone who had just had a baby two weeks ago, which I'll take as a compliment.  I actually feel pretty good physically.  Mentally I am getting there, but a certain family situation has kept me from 100%.  No PPD or baby blues or anything like that.  Just this huge sense of dread at having to be around the in-laws anytime in the near future.  That's one for another post, though.