Drive By Blogging

Just a few notes about life right now over here. Hope you are all having a great Monday.

- I am currently down 30 pounds and gained a total of 36 pounds during this pregnancy. I would like to be 30 pounds less than that but I will cheer for joy when I hit my conception weight. Need to keep up the calories to produce milk.

- Not too into the holidays this year. I mean, I am as far as it being just our little family. But, with all the 4 different Christmases we usually do, it's just way too much for me to do all that this year, especially without Cop Dad. I'll be lucky if I get shopping done for just the 4 of us. Christmas for Little Buddy this year is going to be alot of fun!

- Getting sick. Little Buddy just getting over whatever yuck he had. Fever for days and lots of him up in the middle of the night wanting Mommy and Daddy.

- Little Munchkin just loves to sleep all day. Not sure how much you can wake a newborn up during the day, not too successful with that. It's been lots of breastfeeding and little sleep. Though there have been a few fabulous nights of 5 hours, then 3 and another 2. I could handle that. Those are not that frequent but they should start to occur more frequently soon . . . . . . hopefully?

- Cop Dad's FMLA leave is done this Friday. Not sure how I'll handle the chaos without him. How on earth do moms do it? I have a new respect for any moms that have more than one small child and look "put together" and happy . . . . . . and awake?!.

- Little Buddy is going through some kind of phase where he is reverting back to some of his baby ways. Like crying A LOT!!!, lots of whining and he has suddenly gotten really, really, L-O-U-D! Eight pm is happy hour over here now :)

- Little Munchkin is almost rolling over by herself already. Wow!

- Wondering when the bags under my eyes will leave? They have been here since late pregnancy and got worse after my cesarean. I hope they are not here to stay.

- I feel so blessed to have one boy and one girl. I did not think I really cared because I am not a frilly pinky ribbons mommy. I caught myself talking to Little Munchkin the other night and telling her I was really glad I would be able to pass down my doll house furniture to her when we get her a dollhouse some day.

- I am very done with football season. Was done with it before it began. Not-a-fan.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tunnel Of Darkness

Thank you to everyone for all your kind and loving comments. I am finding it very hard to do much of anything right now as we all adjust to our new family, even showering. Currently, we are trying to figure out how to help Little Munchkin sleep during the night and not so much during the day. Very exhausted. This is why I call this stage, "The Tunnel Of Darkness." Another mom called it that one time and it seemed to fit so well that I now use it. You are in a whirlwind of things to do and get done and the whole way you are so tired (both mentally and physically) that you can hardly keep your bearings on the day, who ate and when, answering the phone, etc. Little Buddy definitely keeps us on our toes. Funny, when I had one I thought it was so hard. Now I think back at how it was so much easier in so many ways. I will hop on the computer periodically and check my e-mails and even see who's writing about what without much of a chance to read anything. Hoping our new little bundle can sleep through the night in a few months, (which seems like an eternity away). Until then, I will see ya around and miss everyone and blogging too. Oh, and sleep, I remember that wonderful luxury I used to enjoy. Hope you are all having a good November and are looking forward to the upcoming holidays. Heading up now to give my body, brain and my breasts a rest. Feeling very blessed and sleepy. Later!

She's Here!!!

"Little Munchkin" (as she will be referred to on my blog) arrived in this world on Friday, November 13th at 8:09 am by cesarean section. She has a full head of black hair just as I did when I was born. She weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces at birth and is 19 1/2 inches long. We are very excited and exhausted and Little Buddy loves her so much, it has even brought us to tears a few times. I will be working on our official birth announcement just as soon as I catch my breath as we just got home today. The oddest part of the whole birth was that they had a hard time getting her out as she was transverse (sideways: head under one of my breasts and butt under the other) and had one foot up to her forehead and one foot straight down in front of her pressing on my cervix? Glad I was scheduled for that day as the night before I was extremely uncomfortable with cramping and contractions. Happy Birthday Little Munchkin!!!

Happy 40th Sesame Street!

Hard to believe that Sesame Street is turning 40! I will be 37 in February and remember watching it as a small child on our little black and white tv with a dial and rabbit ears back in the good old 70's. Is the show really just a few years older than me? Now my son watches it and I can still love and appreciate it 40 years later. I was trying to think who my favorite character was as a chid. I think I was torn between Grover and Ernie. I wonder how many more years it will be around? Happy birthday Sesame Street!

Practical LEO Gift Idea: Badge Wallet

I picked up one of these for Cop Dad a few years ago for Christmas from a local uniform shop nearby. He LOVED it and the fact that he was able to have the best of both worlds: Carry around all his credit cards, money, etc. AND he got to carry around his off duty badge and his commission card as well. You can find many different uniform and police stores that either carry badge wallets or who can order them for you. There are also countless police supply websites who sell them. The only thing you really have to think about is the bifold/trifold option and what badge style/number your LEO has. Cop Dad's PD had that info when I needed it, I imagine most would. This badge wallet is not the one that Cop Dad has, but you get the idea. I have a few other very practical LEO gift ideas to share and was going to do it in one big post but figured it was easier right now to do one here and there.

On Daddy's Pillow

Over the last few months of my pregnancy I have had Little Buddy nap with me in our bed in Cop Dad's spot once in awhile. It is very nice but does not always work. That plus I cannot stop staring at him as he sleeps. I was laying next to him the other day and he was so wiped out but but all I could do was look at him. I grabbed my cell phone and took this photo and sent it to Cop Dad at work. What is so mesmerizing about watching your children sleep? I hope once we are 4 instead of 3 we will still be able to take a nap together once in awhile.