tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38796656286423989752024-03-05T20:52:19.108-08:00Urban GranolaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-70642994004005666992014-10-02T09:57:00.003-07:002014-10-02T09:57:56.625-07:00TWO YEARS?Wow... it's been 2 more than years since I've blogged. I guess life got busy?!<br />
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Not much to say at the moment, but I guess I might as well share a quick photo for an update on how we all are - this was taken last month, on Monster's first day of Preschool!<br />
Monster is 4.5 years old, and Sweet Pea will be 3 next month. :)<br />
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Ha. Joke's on me, apparently. Little sister wanted those dolls, and bad.<br />
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So, I found the smallest soft dolls that they had (the ones for $2.99 - heck yes!) and grabbed one of each colored outfit. Then I held them in front of her... and she actually looked at them for a few moments, as if deciding which one she liked best. Then she grabbed it, and immediately started sucking on it's head. LOL.<br />
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And with that, we went to the checkout line and I bought her her very first doll!<br />
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She loves this thing. She'll crawl around the house with it, and just have it near her while she plays with whatever. :)<br />
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And if she's crying, she can usually be calmed by handing her doll to her.<br />
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Most of the time, she throws the doll around, smacks it against the floor, etc. But it's absolutely heartwarming to watch her cuddle the doll every now and then. I'm amazed by how early the maternal instincts kick in!<br />
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When she's sleepy, she wants to hold her doll, and cuddle into me or daddy. So it's us, holding our baby, holding her baby. <3 So adorable.<br />
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As shocked as I was that this starts so early, I'm going to love watching her grow into a sweet little girl - doing little girl things. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-22714666847489877202012-09-01T20:53:00.002-07:002012-09-01T20:53:32.414-07:00Haircuts We've had a haircut weekend! On Friday, I had a long-overdue appointment to get my hair cut. I had about 7-8 inches chopped off! It's now a simple bob, just above my shoulders.<br />
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And tonight I cut Monster's hair! I never look forward to cutting his, because I know when those curls fall, he looks soooo much older. But he's so handsome!<br />
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Here's our before & after pictures!<br />
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Me, before. This is from way back in May.... but it's the most recent picture I could find with my hair down! I pretty much kept it in a ponytail or messy bun all summer long, haha. But, as you can see - it was pretty long.<br />
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And, here it is now!<br />
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So short! But I love it!<br />
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And Monster's hair, before:<br />
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And, after! (cell phone pic, sorry. Camera battery died!)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-90951343596225476152012-08-27T19:42:00.001-07:002012-08-27T21:36:25.562-07:00Sweet Pea is 9 Months Old! Oh my word, how did time pass so quickly?<br />
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Sweet Pea turned 9 months old today, and her check-up was today as well.<br />
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At 9 months old, Sweet Pea...<br />
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<li>Weighs 22 lbs, 6 oz. That's the 95th percentile!</li>
<li>Is 27.75 inches long. 50th percentile.</li>
<li>Waves hi & bye.</li>
<li>Claps when you say 'Yay'.</li>
<li>Loves to get into mischief. Monster never got into stuff he wasn't supposed to. But this girl? Garbage can, check. Purse, check. Cell phone charger, check. Bathroom cupboard, check. Cat food, check. (eeewwwwww!)</li>
<li>Adores her daddy. Him talking to her (heck, even looking at her) is a guaranteed smile.</li>
<li>Is getting cuter each day. So, I may be a bit biased... that's OK. I'm supposed to be. ;)</li>
<li>Says a few consonant sounds - like 'ma' and 'ba' and 'wa'.</li>
<li>Loooooves to eat food. Will snatch anything out of our hands or Monster's hand.</li>
<li>Enjoys taking toys from Monster. To which he responds "Noooooo baaaabeeeeee!!" in a very worried voice. </li>
<li>Took her <i>first steps </i>last night! This girly will be fully walking before 10 months - yikes!</li>
<li>Lights up with she looks at Monster. She loves her big brother so much. Although this picture might not do a very good job proving that fact, lol!</li>
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Happy 9 months, Sweet Pea! Mommy loves you so much!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-55596662323803639242012-08-26T18:17:00.000-07:002012-08-27T21:34:30.209-07:00JuJuBe Love! So, I may or may not be a little bit obsessed with <a href="http://ju-ju-be.com/" target="_blank">JuJuBe</a> bags. And I'm also a sucker for a great deal.<br />
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I was browsing craigslist, and saw a post from a consignment store for a Blue Bouquet BeSmart for only $55! These bags retailed for $100 when brand new, and have since been discontinued. Depending on the condition, a used Smart typically sells for between $60-100 dollars (depending on how high in demand that certain print is) So I got a fantastic deal on it!<br />
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I drove 1 hour to this particular consignment shop just to buy this bag. And while I was there, I saw that they had other JJB bags! They had a Brown/Robin BeAll, and an Citrus Sorbet Packabe. Neither one interested me. But then I saw it... a little Perky Perennials BeMine peeking out at me from behind the All! Oh my goodness. I've never liked the pink prints, and I also never thought I'd wanted a Mine. But it was soooo cute. In was brand new with tags still on! And so of course I had to snatch it up! I paid $19 for it, which is a fantastic deal because somebody in the JuJuBe resale forums is currently selling theirs for $40!<br />
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I went expecting to buy 1 bag, and instead bought 2! Three days ago, I didn't think I liked the Blue Bouquet or Perky prints, and I didn't have a desire to own a Smart of Mine. But both of them were fantastic deals, and in great condition. I don't think I'll have any difficulty falling in love!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-13913792243123669772012-08-24T17:00:00.000-07:002012-09-13T15:21:54.831-07:00A clean house... almost About a year ago, I started to follow the <a href="http://flylady.net/" target="_blank">flylady</a> method of keeping my house clean. And I did pretty well at it... until I didn't anymore. :)<br />
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Since then I've just been struggling to stay on top of the clutter and dirt - and not doing a great job at it. So after seeing many great cleaning schedules on <a href="http://pinterest.com/selina_rupers/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, I finally sat down and put together my very own!!<br />
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It's now been working for me for a full month, so I figured I'd share it with you all!<br />
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Wednesday - Clean Bathroom & Empty Litterbox</div>
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Thursday - Mop Floors</div>
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I have a few things that I do daily, just to stay on top of the simple messes. Then I have 1 chore I do each day of the week, and I put Saturday down as a catch-up day in case I miss something during the week. But otherwise, the weekends are free for family/fun days. And ok, so doing the finances aren't really a cleaning chore - but I had to
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I also made 1 day of each week a "swing day" meaning I do a monthly chore on that day. Since there are some months that have 5 weeks instead of 4, and those come around every 3-4 months, I figure that's a good day to do any seasonal or miscellaneous chore that needs to be done at that time.<br />
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Now, maybe you do some of these chores more often than I do on my schedule... but the frequency they are getting done according to this schedule, is more frequently than they were getting done without it. :)<br />
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And there you have it! It's been working for us for a full month now, and I can say that my house is now always in a somewhat-decent condition, and ready for company. Never perfect and completely clean... but good enough. Which is what I think any of us want, right?!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-5701093291143048222012-08-22T06:30:00.000-07:002012-08-23T08:48:42.097-07:00Updated!An update was long over-due, and I finally got around to it!<br />
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The first and biggest change I've made, is that I removed the page links from the top. You can now find those links just to the right, below my "About Me" section - under the section called "Our Family". <br />
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And, I've updated those links! I realized I hadn't added a picture of Sweet Pea since her 1 month photo... but that has been remedied.<br />
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Check out the recently updated <a href="http://selinaisurbangranola.blogspot.com/p/meet-me.html" target="_blank">Meet Me</a>, <a href="http://selinaisurbangranola.blogspot.com/p/meet-monster.html" target="_blank">Meet Monster</a>, and <a href="http://selinaisurbangranola.blogspot.com/p/meet-sweet-pea.html" target="_blank">Meet Sweet Pea</a> pages, to see what I've added!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-1682579787635193482012-08-21T07:30:00.000-07:002012-08-21T07:30:04.338-07:00Hair! Sweet Pea's hair is finally getting long enough that it is showing up in pictures! Woohoo!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-49204849179508925562012-08-19T20:30:00.005-07:002012-08-19T20:31:04.959-07:00Road Trip!My best friend's brother got married last night. I've known him since he was 4 years old; I was 5. So it was pretty crazy to be attending his wedding - but it was beautiful! The location was 3 hours away from our house, so we decided to make a weekend of it, and we booked a motel for Saturday night instead of making a 3 hr drive home at 9pm. :)<br />
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The wedding was gorgeous, the weather was fantastic (mid-upper 90's!) and everybody had a great time. The kids were surprisingly well-behaved, too! Monster only slept 30 min out of the 3 hr drive there... so he was TIRED by the time we arrived for the 4pm wedding. Sweet Pea had thankfully slept most of the way. But it was super hot, and Monster could not be convinced to drink his juice or water. He was so hot and tired and miserable. He got about 30 more minutes of sleep in my arms during the reception. When he woke from that nap, he decided to join the dance floor. :)<br />
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Ben requested a song from the DJ - "Sweet Child O' Mine", buy Guns & Roses. That is his & Sweet Pea's song. It was the song we played at her birth to announce her gender, and it is the song that he played while he danced with her every day for the first few months of her life (they don't dance every day anymore, but he still loves to dance with her to this song) <3 She was alseep when he played it, but that didn't stop this daddy from dancing with his daughter!<br />
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We left the wedding around 8:30 and headed back to the motel. As I was setting Monster down in the room, he vomited! Poor baby boy! This was his first time vomiting (aside from infant spit-up), so it was a bit traumatic, to say the least. We got him cleaned up, contacted management so they could clean up the floor, and then got both kids to bed. All I can say is thank goodness he didn't do that at the wedding or in the truck! He didn't have any fever, and I assumed it was just from the heat. <br />
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This morning he was feeling better (after sleeping in an air conditioned room all night long!) and we went out for a yummy breakfast. When we came back to the motel, we took advantage of the outdoor pool! Monster enjoyed it for about 35 minutes, then we headed back in to change clothes and check out.<br />
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We met my parents (who were also staying overnight for the wedding) for lunch before leaving town, and then took the scenic route back home. The view was much nicer than the main interstate we took on the way to the wedding. There was 1 spot we couldn't resist stopping. It was sooo pretty!<br />
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We were only gone for about 30 hours, but it felt so much longer (which is a good thing), and we had a great time!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-28867189559142258892012-08-16T04:00:00.000-07:002012-08-16T04:00:10.792-07:00Birthday Planning Already? I can't believe that it's already time to start planning Sweet Pea's first birthday party.... but it is! The first birthday is a big deal, and I need to start the planning process now so that it can all come together in the end. I've decided on a theme at this point, and am in the brainstorming/idea-collecting phase.<br />
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So I started a Pinterest board to help me! You can check it out <a href="http://pinterest.com/selina_rupers/maddy-s-1st-birthday/" target="_blank">here!</a><br />
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I'm having her bow & shoes custom made, and will probably get a shirt made from Esty... just not sure which one yet. Go ahead and take a peek at the board to get a feel for it! It's gonna be amazing! :D<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-60885675612448379512012-08-15T17:00:00.000-07:002012-08-15T17:00:03.866-07:00Wordless Wednesday ~ Park Play<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-73991972616427857452012-08-07T14:03:00.003-07:002012-08-15T10:47:18.156-07:00I'm still alive!Yikes... if anybody still checks here every now and then, I apologize for falling off the face of the earth these last few months. :)<br />
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Life is crazy, but in a good way. Sweet Pea is growing up way too fast - she's 8.5 months old already. Here's a semi-recent picture for you: <br />
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She is crawling everywhere, and pulling up on everything. She babbles nonstop, and loves to giggle. She's still bald, except for some cute peach fuzz. She has no teeth yet. Her ears are pierced. :) I think she weighs around 20 pounds - she was 18 at her 6 month checkup and has gotten more rolls since then. LOL. She really likes to eat food, and she's still breastfeeding too. And, she sleeps through the night (because she loves her mommy!).<br />
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She ADORES her big brother Monster. She lights up when she sees him, and he loves to give her hugs & kisses. She's also a total Daddy's girl, and he can get a laugh out of her no matter what. Even something as simple as a bedtime kiss is giggle-worthy. But when I kiss her goodnight? She just turns her head the other way. *sigh* I have to remind myself I always wanted a little girl who would love her Daddy like this.... <3<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-30291261608312748202012-03-03T23:12:00.000-08:002012-03-03T23:12:36.338-08:00Beautiful QuoteI just saw this recently on a friend's facebook post, and fell in love. I thought it was beautiful and perfectly quotable.<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dear ________ I've made mistakes being your mom...sometimes more than I would like to admit. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However, I will always be there for you - to hear you, cheer for you, to laugh or cry with you, pray with you & for you, protect you with my life, and sometimes tell you things you don't want to hear. I will love you for eternity. No one, except God, will ever love you more than I do, because I am your mom. </span></span></span></div></blockquote><br />
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</div>I had a custom cloth diaper made for Sweet Pea. And just tonight I contacted the maker to see when I could expect it - only to find out it shipped last week and was, according to the USPS, delivered on Jan 17th. :( Sadly, no diaper ever arrived. <br />
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I'll bet our mail thief was REALLY excited to rip open that package and find a diaper. *snicker* If only they'd bothered to bring it back! :P<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Friday Nov 25<sup>th</sup> I had a midwife appt at 40w3d. I had my midwife, Amy, check my cervix and I was 1-2cm dilated, and 75% effaced. After the exam, I felt crampy the rest of the evening. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Woke up to mild contractions 6am Saturday Nov 26<sup>th</sup>. I started timing them around 8:30am, and they were very sporadic still. I was waiting for the contractions to reach the 5-1-1 rule (5 min apart, lasting 1 min, for 1 hour) before heading into the birth center. Ben & I went for a 45 min walk around 10, pulling Monster in his wagon. I was able to walk & talk through all the contractions, but they picked up frequency to about 7min apart. I continued timing them and they slowly started getting a bit more intense, and they were all lasting at least 1 min, but they never picked up frequency past 7min. At 11:30 we called my grandparents and asked them to pick up Monster. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Then we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch with Ben’s family to celebrate my BIL’s birthday. From the time we left for the restaurant, the contractions slowed to anywhere between 10 and 14 min apart. They still got slowly more intense though. Around 2pm, we went to my MIL’s after lunch to have ice cream cake. As I was getting out of our truck, I had my first contraction that couldn’t sit or talk thru. I had to jump out of the truck and lean onto the seat until it passed. From then, the contractions picked up intensity, but no pattern emerged. They got closer together for a while, then stayed at 10min apart for a while, then picked up to about 7min, then back up to 9min, etc. During the evening I started needing to get down and rock on my hands/knees during contractions. Around 8:45, they all of a sudden started coming 4-5 min apart, and the discomfort never fully went away in between them. At 9:20 I decided to call Amy, and we arranged to meet at the birth center at 10pm. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We arrived at the birth center a few minutes before 10. Ben’s sister Alethea, her husband, and Ben’s mom arrived a few minutes later. Amy checked me and I was 4cm dilated, but not fully effaced. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amy gave me some herbal thing (don’t remember what it was called) to help complete effacement. My mom showed up around 10:40 (my stepdad was sick and not able to come). My BIL waited out in the living room, but everyone else was in the birth suite with us. Alethea & I played Backgammon on her Kindle Fire in between contractions. She also took lots of photos (she was the photographer/videographer for the birth). The ctx continued to pick up intensity. I continued to rock on hand/knees. During one of my contractions, I all of a sudden wanted people to sing. I asked for them to sing worship songs. They sang a different song with each contraction – whatever they could think of. In between contractions, somebody would say the name of one, and I let them know whether it was an OK one to sing. I just didn’t want fast-paced, and there were some songs that I just didn’t want the tune. So Ben, my mom, my SIL, and my MIL all sung together with each contraction, and it helped me focus on the getting through the contractions. As the contractions ended, I was able to join in and finish the song with them. The singing was the most peaceful and beautiful experience ever. I just felt so calm during everything. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Around midnight (now Nov 27<sup>th</sup>) I decided to get in the birthing tub. I was still on my hands and knees, and Ben got in the tub with me and was sitting on the seat behind me. The warm water helped relieve some of the pain and I was able to relax a bit more. Around 12:30 I started to feel pressure with the contractions. It continued to increase, so Amy checked me, and I was “a good 8 or 9”!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I had 3 more contractions, and then the urge to push almost unbearable. However, I was scared to push too early, after my awful tearing with Monster’s birth (3<sup>rd</sup> degree tearing, in 4 places). At this point I turned around, still on my hands/knees, but leaning against Ben’s lap during contractions instead of the side of the tub. Amy told me that I didn’t have to resist the urge, but to grunt and think about just nudging baby down, not full-on pushing – but little nudges to satisfy the urges I was feeling. The two birthing assistants came in around this time. So I did that for a few contractions, and then during one, I felt a little pop - my water broke. With the next contraction, I had a full on urge to push. Amy said trust my body, and I started pushing! </div><div class="MsoNormal">I only pushed for 15 min after my water broke, and baby was born 1:34am! I was still facing Ben’s lap, so as she came out, Amy was behind me, and pushed her forward, underneath me. Ben reached down and pulled her out from under me. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ben had decided that the way he wanted the gender announced was with music – he had a “girl” song (Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses) and a “boy” song (Arms Wide Open – Creed) loaded on his phone. At this point I was just waiting for the music to tell me the gender, so I hadn’t actually looked down and saw her yet. Everyone else in the room was still waiting to find out, too. Ben handed her to me, and I held her on my chest, and then I heard the first notes of the song – Sweet Child of Mine! I just started crying, and then looked down at her for the first time. <3 I heard my mom ask “What is it?” and somebody (maybe me? LOL) said “GIRL!” At that point, I glanced over to where MIL, SIL, and my mom were standing, and all 3 of them were just crying. It was so sweet. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We sat in tub just holding her for a while until the cord stopped pulsing, then Ben cut the cord. We stayed in the tub a while longer until time to push out the placenta, which came out easily. Then Ben got out & dried off, and I handed Sweet Pea to him. Then I was helped out & laid on the bed to be checked over. I only had a 1<sup>st</sup> degree tear internally. I just needed 2 stitches, which took only 5 minutes to do. (And the numbing shots actually worked, unlike with Monster!) I then had my blood pressure/temp/etc taken multiple times over the next half hour or so, while Ben and family were holding Sweet Pea.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Then they handed Sweet Pea back to me to nurse. I nursed her laying down, and I kept dozing off to sleep while she was eating. I guess it had been a long night! Ben laid in bed with us (it’s actually a queen sized bed – no nasty hospital table, lol). About 3:30am she was done nursing and we called Amy into the room to do the full newborn check. Everything was perfect, but her temperature was just a little on the cold side. Oh, and her APGAR scores were 9 and 10. So we got her bundled up well and then laid a heating pad over her to help warm her up. After that, Amy left the center, but the two birth assistants stayed at the center with us. Ben & I decided to take a nap before going home (since it was 4am and we hadn’t slept all night!)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Around 7am, I woke up to use the bathroom, and that was when we went over all the paperwork with the assistants, had the final blood pressure/temperature checks, got her dressed in her going home outfit, and at 7:40 we were in the truck headed home! We got home and crawled into bed, where we slept until 11am, when Sweet Pea woke up to nurse again. I felt absolutely fantastic. After Monster’s birth I could only lay in bed for the first 2 days we were at home, because of the pain from my stitches. This time, I was doing laundry in the afternoon! Around 3, Ben’s family came over and started preparing a big turkey dinner. My parents, aunt, grandparents, and Monster all arrived by 5. We all had a big dinner together and everybody got to meet Sweet Pea. People hung out until about 8:30, and then we all headed to bed. </div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monster has been... adjusting. I can't really say that he's been adjusting well, but I know that it is a big change for him to deal with, and he's doing the best he can I suppose. My patience is being tried as he gets really whiny and clingy on me every time she needs to nurse or needs any attention, really. I know that it will just take some more time for him to get used to having her around. He is a great big brother, though, and loves to help us take care of her and give her kisses. <3 </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In other news... we had a nice Thanksgiving, and I hope you did too! Now we're just gearing up for our first Christmas with 2 little ones! Monster is still too young to fully understand anything that's going on, but at least he will be able to unwrap his own presents this year.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-37532221263513315652011-11-02T05:16:00.000-07:002011-11-02T05:16:42.519-07:00Wordless Wednesday {But With Words}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> This is the best picture I currently have of Monster's Halloween costume. That's because, like the great mommy I am, I forgot to take my camera when we went to Grandma's house for trick or treating! This pic actually came from Grandma's cell phone.... and Aunt Alethea & Uncle Chris stopped by after trick or treating and got some cute photos then, but those will have to wait until I get them! For now, you get this.<br />
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Monster was an Egyptian for Halloween. BopBop and Grandma brought the outfit back from Egypt when they visited in the summer of 2010, and it was the perfect size for him to wear this year! He was the cutest little Egyptian I've ever seen, if I do say so myself. ;)<br />
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Linking up for Week 6 of the <a href="http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2011/10/plan-it-dont-panic-meal-planning-challenge-week-4-and-what-to-do-if-you-mess-up-your-meal-plan.html">Plan It - Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge</a>!<br />
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As in the past, I'm linking to recipes where available! :) <br />
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<b>Monday - </b><a href="http://www.mealsmatter.org/recipes-meals/recipe/62071">Poppyseed Chicken </a>& corn<br />
<b>Tuesday</b> -Homemade Chicken Primavera Pizza (from an old E-mealz meal plan, no online recipe, sorry! But it's really yummy. In fact, here's a pic from last time we made it:<br />
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<b>Wednesday -</b> Chicken Divan with Garlic Bread & Mixed Veggies<br />
<b>Thursday - </b>SUBWAY sandwiches on the way to worship team practice <br />
<b>Friday - </b>Breakfast for dinner. I'm thinking french toast??<br />
<b>Saturday - </b>Chili Mac! (Yay for super easy lazy meals in the meal options!)<br />
<b>Sunday - </b>Dinner at MIL's house<br />
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Linking up for Week 5 of the <a href="http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2011/10/plan-it-dont-panic-meal-planning-challenge-week-4-and-what-to-do-if-you-mess-up-your-meal-plan.html">Plan It - Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge</a>!<br />
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<b>Monday - </b>Nachos & veggie salad<br />
<b>Tuesday -</b>Spaghetti & mozzarella breadsticks & mixed veggies<br />
<b>Wednesday -</b> Pizza Soup & garlic bread<br />
<b>Thursday - </b>SUBWAY sandwiches on the way to worship team practice. :)<br />
<b>Friday - </b>Dinner @ our friend Sara's house! (This didn't happen last week, so it got bumped to this week!)<br />
<b>Saturday - </b>.....oops. Not planned yet! <br />
<b>Sunday - </b>Dinner at MIL's house<br />
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Wow! I can't beleive it's already week 4 of the <a href="http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2011/10/plan-it-dont-panic-meal-planning-challenge-week-4-and-what-to-do-if-you-mess-up-your-meal-plan.html">Plan It - Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge</a>!<br />
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I went on a weekend trip that I all but forgot about until Thursday afternoon... and Ben completely ignored the meal plan while I was gone (Friday & Saturday night). He made himself & monster simple stuff like grilled cheese sandwiches instead. :) So, we still have the ingredients from a few of the meals we were supposed to make over the weekend... they just get bumped forward to this week and we save more $$ on thie week's grocery budget! Yay!<br />
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<b>Monday - </b>Chicken Alfredo Lasagna & Broccoli<a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-and-dumplings/detail.aspx"></a><br />
<b>Tuesday - </b>Tater Tot Casserole with cold veggies & ranch dressing<br />
<b>Wednesday -</b> <a href="http://www.imalazymom.com/2011/10/lazy-chicken-and-potato-bake.html">Lazy Chicken & Potato Bake</a> & "Kitchencraft Demo veggie salad" - this salad is amazing! A bunch of fresh veggies (red cabbage, zuccini, carrots, squash, celery, etc) sliced up and tossed with raspberry dressing. Yum!<br />
<b>Thursday - </b>SUBWAY sandwiches on the way to worship team practice. :)<br />
<b>Friday - </b>Dinner @ our friend Sara's house! <br />
<b>Saturday - </b>Hamburgers & baked beans<br />
<b>Sunday - </b>Dinner at MIL's house<br />
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Looks like it's going to be a super easy week this time! Yay! <br />
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<b>Monday - </b><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-and-dumplings/detail.aspx">Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings</a> & rolls (got bumped forward from last Saturday)<br />
<b>Tuesday - </b>Pizza Casserole & sald<br />
<b>Wednesday -</b><a href="http://www.mealsmatter.org/recipes-meals/recipe/36001">Easy Chicken Pot Pie</a> (double recipe) & mashed potatoes<br />
<b>Thursday - </b>SUBWAY sandwiches on the way to worship team practice. :)<a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/campbells-slow-cooked-pulled-pork-sandwiches/detail.aspx"></a><br />
<b>Friday - </b>Chicken Alfredo Lasagna & broccoli <br />
<b>Saturday - </b>Hamburgers & baked beans<br />
<b>Sunday - </b>Dinner at MIL's house <br />
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I finally took 18 month photos!<br />
Behold, Monster's hair. Those gorgeous reddish curls! <br />
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I love that hair. But, I think I may be coming to terms with the idea that we should probably cut it sometime. Maybe even sometime before the new baby comes - which means within the next 7 weeks (AAAHHHH! How can I be that close to my due date?!). I am afraid to chop off all the curls, so we will probably keep some curl. Just trim the whole thing up and make it a bit shorter on the sides & in the back.<br />
I'm just not ready for him to look "grown up", which normally happens after that 1st haircut.<br />
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So... I'll avoid it for a few more weeks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ~If you enjoyed this, don't miss any future posts! Please find a way to follow - options are over on the right side of the page. Don't forget you can also "like" the Urban Granola Facebook page, too! I'd love to see you back!~</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491907943811549691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879665628642398975.post-30052601109155396642011-10-03T17:43:00.000-07:002011-10-03T17:43:15.248-07:00Things I've Been Meaning to Do - October! Wow! Another full month has gone by already?! Crazy. And with the new month brings a new list of things I've been meaning to do.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">{Linking up with <a href="http://www.imalazymom.com/2011/10/things-ive-been-meaning-to-do-october.html">The Lazy Mom</a>}</div><br />
1. I've<i> still</i> been meaning to buy some plastic storage bins, so I can put all these bags of baby clothes into them.<br />
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2. Frame & hang this picture. It was made by my step-dad's great-grandma (I think?) who painted lots of pictures. A bunch of random ones were kept by a distant family member, who <strike></strike>passed away <strike>recently</strike> 2 months ago, and gave all the paintings to every great-great-grandchild in the family. And even being "just" a step-child, I was included! This will go perfectly in our master bedroom. But it's been sitting here on the floor of our room since we got it...<br />
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3. Take Monster's 18-month photo. Thankfully I'm not <i>too</i> far behind on this one... yet. He just turned 18 months on the 1st of October. But I haven't taken a monthly photo since he turned 12 months.<br />
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I have a good excuse for that, I really do! The outfit he'd been wearing didn't fit anymore. Remember the outfit?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyg3glpGyONOIoF5GyKI7u_QzRtE8g612UVjlHY93OI0UsNvGnmDvg97xAMcPsT8yM-Y-F1-kF6QKqtiT9uOW7kEC3qI3SoKinGqGrgLKoCGFNSTwxXeKdlhP1tUJoMQ51PHzDf_Y3CY/s1600/2+weeks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyg3glpGyONOIoF5GyKI7u_QzRtE8g612UVjlHY93OI0UsNvGnmDvg97xAMcPsT8yM-Y-F1-kF6QKqtiT9uOW7kEC3qI3SoKinGqGrgLKoCGFNSTwxXeKdlhP1tUJoMQ51PHzDf_Y3CY/s400/2+weeks.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When he was tiny, it was too big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRoElIG5YbDgvsAgbrqab7v_PnOEfl10ca3DfrZCQhbMeIoiTz1IFtMzHBwmgAyh7naa1mHrAs2OZHOhzR88Zfwaq1SfjTb9SRARCogg3MeQ3wJXzHBaaGlRLMmmADxoFT6YlJQvE8vM/s1600/CIMG6527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRoElIG5YbDgvsAgbrqab7v_PnOEfl10ca3DfrZCQhbMeIoiTz1IFtMzHBwmgAyh7naa1mHrAs2OZHOhzR88Zfwaq1SfjTb9SRARCogg3MeQ3wJXzHBaaGlRLMmmADxoFT6YlJQvE8vM/s400/CIMG6527.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then he got bigger, and it was too tiny. </div><br />
So naturally, the right thing to do was completely forget about taking monthly photos for 6 whole months. (oops) But maybe in the end, it will seem purposeful? I mean, 12 and 18 months are the big 'birthday months', and nobody <i>really </i>cares about 13 months or 16 months... right? <b>Right?! </b><br />
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But now he's 18 months old, and I am going to take an 18-month photo. Hopefully I do it this week!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">(Oh, and what should he wear?)</div><br />
4. Post about going to the Fair. We went to the <a href="http://selinaisurbangranola.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-puyallup.html">Puyallup Fair last year</a> - and I put together a nice blog post about it. Well we also went this year - 2 weeks ago. And I started a post about it.... but never added pictures. Or finished writing about it. So maybe I'll actually finish that post sometime this month and share it! We had lots of fun. :)<br />
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Well, that's all I can think of for this month's list of Things I've Been Meaning To Do! Do you have a list like mine? If so, please share, and link it up with <a href="http://www.imalazymom.com/2011/10/things-ive-been-meaning-to-do-october.html">The Lazy Mom,</a> too!<br />
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