last I heard you were told to rest at home... what have you been up to? Well I am glad you asked!! I found it very hard to just .... S-I-T .... anyone who knows me knows this is a very challenging task for me.... especially hubby who keeps yelling at me to "FREAKIN SIT DOWN"!!! lol!
So what have I been doing? I started a BLOG! Yep, a real one not just updates about me, but for parents to find links to lots of great giveaways, contests, reviews, advice, recipes, craft projects and much more!! I hope that as my dear, loving friend you will go to my blog, subscribe/friend connect/follow me... and suggest it to everyone in the world you know!! Basically I am trying to build up my reader base so I can start an at home mommy reviewing blog. Hopefully if I get enough readers big companies will notice and send me items to review ... AND giveaway to my loyal readers! This is definitely something that is for me! A baby on the way and two in school... plus I am pretty much not doing school for the next year so I will have the time and love to see all the new goodies coming out and... wait for it..... share my opinion!! I love telling people about all the wonderful things that help(ed) me! Really excited to get going on this new venture!
The thing is, I dont have very many items reviewed just yet, so I am trying to get readers by offering other things at my awesome blog! Thus the giveaway links to other blogs, recipes, advice, craft projects, etc. Hopefully within a month of two I will have built the reader base up enough that I can start doing what my blog was intended to do!
This pretty much has kept my mind occupied pretty well, but left me feeling even more tired since I am not up moving around at all now.
Well that's it for now. I will update soon. I have another appt on the 30th (and now more frequently since all this started) and will update after.
Oh wait, I forgot to tell you my blog address! It is www.FromTheMommyView.com! Visit, send your friends, subscribe, share it on facebook, share it on twitter, put it in your emails, tell your friends, shout it from the mountain tops......... well you get the idea! Thanks for helping me get going! I love all of you for helping me!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Nothing like a little scare to put life in perspective!
So my last pregnancy ended at 31 weeks. Very quickly too. I just felt "off" for a little while and instead of taking a chance, I decided to go in and get checked. I was not dilated, but I was contracting... just a few short hours later, I was 5 cm. They threw everything they had at me from trebutaline to mag. Nothing did the trick. By that evening, I was 7cm and since the twins were transverse they decided to take them by c-section. I also want to add that my belly was measuring 45 inches!
So last night when I was feeling "off" and a slight bit crampy all in my lower abdomen, I decided I did not want to chance it and went in to be checked.
3 hours later I got a clean bill of health. I was technically contracting but thank god no cervical changes. Both hubby and I thought we can blame it on me cleaning out the computer room to make room for Collin and all the other projects I have taken on since I have been out of school. The on call MD told me to rest and made me a sooner appointment with my midwife to be checked again.
Of course, I know all of you will be praying for baby Collin and myself not to be back to L&D until March sometime:)
So last night when I was feeling "off" and a slight bit crampy all in my lower abdomen, I decided I did not want to chance it and went in to be checked.
3 hours later I got a clean bill of health. I was technically contracting but thank god no cervical changes. Both hubby and I thought we can blame it on me cleaning out the computer room to make room for Collin and all the other projects I have taken on since I have been out of school. The on call MD told me to rest and made me a sooner appointment with my midwife to be checked again.
Of course, I know all of you will be praying for baby Collin and myself not to be back to L&D until March sometime:)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The great CLEAN OUT!
So spring has come a little early in our household. As soon as I finished my final and the rest of the week with the kids, I gave myself the weekend to relax. Well I did start a few things that week in my down time. Got all the overdue laundry done. Actually put it where it is suppose to go in each room, cleaned out the kids closets, and cleaned Logan's carpets, the hallway carpets and the downstairs carpets.
Monday morning I was up bright and early (not on purpose of course) cleaning and getting ready to move stuff around, go through things and get rid of all the stuff we don't use anymore. I cant believe how much I accomplished yesterday. The computer room is all moved around, more condensed so we can now put the baby in that room. That was a chore in itself. I had boxes of papers that I had from the old house (moved in 2007...) that have been piling up that I needed to go through. Started shredding everything we could and my shredder broke :( Now I have two big garage bags full of papers that need to be shredded but have no way to get it done....
I also cleaned out the downstairs closet and found more things for the baby. At the end of the day I had Katelyn move all the stuff she could out of her room and into the hallway and cleaned her carpets. Now all I have left is to put her room back together and clean my carpets in my room.
Wow - just talking about all of that makes me tired! lol!
Baby Collin is still doing fantastic! Had my glucose tolerance test last week and my numbers look great! Mr. Collin is going strong! His heartbeat sounds so delightful each time I hear the swish, swish, woooosh! I am still counting down the days till I get to hold him in my arms!
On to finish the cleaning! So far I have two huge garbage bags of clothes that we are donating to a local apartment complex that just suffered a fire. Many people lost all they had, so I am sending off all the clothes that I just cleaned out of the closets. I know it is not much, but I hope it helps in some small way.
Monday morning I was up bright and early (not on purpose of course) cleaning and getting ready to move stuff around, go through things and get rid of all the stuff we don't use anymore. I cant believe how much I accomplished yesterday. The computer room is all moved around, more condensed so we can now put the baby in that room. That was a chore in itself. I had boxes of papers that I had from the old house (moved in 2007...) that have been piling up that I needed to go through. Started shredding everything we could and my shredder broke :( Now I have two big garage bags full of papers that need to be shredded but have no way to get it done....
I also cleaned out the downstairs closet and found more things for the baby. At the end of the day I had Katelyn move all the stuff she could out of her room and into the hallway and cleaned her carpets. Now all I have left is to put her room back together and clean my carpets in my room.
Wow - just talking about all of that makes me tired! lol!
Baby Collin is still doing fantastic! Had my glucose tolerance test last week and my numbers look great! Mr. Collin is going strong! His heartbeat sounds so delightful each time I hear the swish, swish, woooosh! I am still counting down the days till I get to hold him in my arms!
On to finish the cleaning! So far I have two huge garbage bags of clothes that we are donating to a local apartment complex that just suffered a fire. Many people lost all they had, so I am sending off all the clothes that I just cleaned out of the closets. I know it is not much, but I hope it helps in some small way.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
25 wks down, 15 to go!!!!
Sorry it has been so far in between posts. I write this blog as I should be studying for my nursing final on Tuesday. You would not believe how many things are happening this week!
Monday = Katelyn's field trip bowling. Taking nana with me if she can go because I am taking 5 1st graders!!
Tuesday = Nursing final
Wednesday = Katelyn's cookie exchange at school
Thursday = Baby Check up
Friday = Katelyn's Christmas play/party and Logan's shapes/holiday party
This was not how I imagined the last week going. Nothing should have been planned so I could rest and relax .... get some odds and ends done at home before these monkeys were out on break... owell! I am really excited to take back being a mommy again! I cant believe how nursing school takes that away for 16 weeks at a time!!
I also have some news.... I am not going back next semester. I have some additional classes to take before 3rd year and thought it would be great timing to put nursing on hold to welcome baby Collin in March. I am going to be taking two classes in Spring and then the other two in Fall. By the time Spring 2012 comes around, I will pick right back up where I left off....
Oh and the most important part! How is baby and mommy doing??
Fantastic! Belly is growing crazy! Baby looks great, feel him move and wiggle like he is growing with an ipod attached to his little ear buds. I feel wonderful except for the occasional back ache. I cant believe we are going on 25 weeks! I know this is me, but I have to say - how adorable is that baby belly!! I think I am a sucker for baby bellies all together!! :)
Hopefully now since I am done with school I can do a weekly post with pics:)
Monday = Katelyn's field trip bowling. Taking nana with me if she can go because I am taking 5 1st graders!!
Tuesday = Nursing final
Wednesday = Katelyn's cookie exchange at school
Thursday = Baby Check up
Friday = Katelyn's Christmas play/party and Logan's shapes/holiday party
This was not how I imagined the last week going. Nothing should have been planned so I could rest and relax .... get some odds and ends done at home before these monkeys were out on break... owell! I am really excited to take back being a mommy again! I cant believe how nursing school takes that away for 16 weeks at a time!!
I also have some news.... I am not going back next semester. I have some additional classes to take before 3rd year and thought it would be great timing to put nursing on hold to welcome baby Collin in March. I am going to be taking two classes in Spring and then the other two in Fall. By the time Spring 2012 comes around, I will pick right back up where I left off....
Oh and the most important part! How is baby and mommy doing??
Fantastic! Belly is growing crazy! Baby looks great, feel him move and wiggle like he is growing with an ipod attached to his little ear buds. I feel wonderful except for the occasional back ache. I cant believe we are going on 25 weeks! I know this is me, but I have to say - how adorable is that baby belly!! I think I am a sucker for baby bellies all together!! :)
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Making Snowglobes
Courtesy of Design Mom!
Snow globes that you can make at home!
**UPDATE:
I tried this project with my daughters class exactly how Design Mom says to do, and for us it was a complete disaster. The pictures took my husband and I all day to figure out how to get the size right. I ended up using Picnik to fix them and print them. The packing tape did not seal the pictures, the PVC pipe was a BEAR to shred and it stayed at the top and ALL of the jars leaked.
Here are the adjustments we made to make snowglobes that dont leak :)
1. Get the pictures laminated.
2. Use glitter instead of PVC pipe
3. Get silicone sealant and use a tad bit under the cap once placed
4. Dont bother getting the glycerin. We went to several stores and finally found itty bitty bottles for $6 each! and it did not even help! The glitter will sink on its own
Yes, this project taught me a valuable lesson - always try it first at home before you do it on a larger scale..... like 20 kids! lol!
Enjoy!
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