So I have decided to start wearing Shane! For those of you that do not know what it is.. it is wearing your baby! haha. In a sling.. wrap.. etc. Most countries around the world is it quite popular. In some it is a must. America.. of course is slacking. Just like in breastfeeding. Which I will get into later on how I am doing. (Not good). After searching the internet for an entire week.. I decided to make my own baby sling. A ring sling. I bought the fabric and ordered the rings from the internet. It took me about an hr or so to figure out how to thread the damn rings. But I just kept getting more and more frustrated.. it was just too much fabric? I thought.. maybe I should sew it? I looked into buying a machine.. wayyy to much money. So, I asked Kathy. A lady that I work with. She agreed easily and I went to her house on Saturday morning. I emailed her a pattern that I wanted to follow.. but after trying to figure it out for an hour.. we decided to just hem it and sew the ring on. I much say it is MUCH easier now to use. I still do not have it down completely! But, it is a start. The few times I have worn Shane around the house I loved it. On my birth group forum I found a baby wearing message board and from there I was able to locate an Orlando facebook group for baby wearing. Needless to say I joined and tomorrow is our first meeting. I am excited and nervous. I dont really know anything about baby wearing. But all the moms seem SO nice. I have a feeling I am going to learn a lot tomorrow and make some new friends. I invited Amy (a mom i met off BBC) to come. Im not sure if she is going to make it or not. I am going to bring some of the lactation cookies Dana and I made yesterday.
Speaking of the cookies. They didnt turn out quite like I thought they would. The reason I made them is because I was paying $9 for a dozen of cookies. They worked but they were way to much money. I just cant afford $18 a week for cookies. However, I ran out of cookies and slowly I am running out of my supply. It is horrible. I feel empty all the time. =( Dana and I went to the whole foods store and got what I needed. The first mistake.. we didnt have enough vanilla extract.. so we used some almond extract.. which is strong. Now, the cookies are not horrible. They would just be better without the extract. The first batch has chocolate chips in it and the second batch we added peanut-butter chips to the chocolate ones. Both were good.. the second the best. Lastly we added some chocolate/caramel chips. Gross!! Even Billy hated them. So I threw them out.
I got paid last week.. ugh.. I had enough to pay my car payment.. and after buying some groceries I have 7 bucks left. I wish I had some money left over from what I saved up. But the bills ate it so fast. If my milk dries up.. I dont know what we will do for formula. Im not going to worry about that though. I am going to start doing some more grooms per day at work and hopefully that will give me an extra few hundred per paycheck and some tips. It doesnt help though when I have clients no call no show. I wish my boss would let me charge a fee. My lease is up in July. Hopefully I will be able to buy my car for a lot cheaper than what i am paying now. That will help a lot!
Shane is healthy though so that is all that is important. However we are having a bug problem at the apartment and every morning he wakes up with more bug bites. Tonight I am going to sleep him in his rocker in the room to see if that helps. I dont know if it is fleas (which I found on the pets and treated them) or mosquitoes. They are REALLY bad right now and swarming outside the front door. We are going to get a bug zapper.. if we can find one that doesnt plug in.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The perfect ending to a great weekend!
My older sister came into town this weekend for a work event then spent Saturday night and stayed most of Sunday. Olive Garden for dinner as usual! That tends to be a favorite with my family besides Longhorn. Dana (my sister) asked if Shane could stay the night with her so she could play mom. So I let her. lol. Of course I had to sleep in the next room. Not because I didn't trust her to take care of Shane. She is great with him. But mostly because I could not get a hold of Billy to make sure it would be okay with him. I know I would be mad if I woke up and my baby was not at home without him asking me first. (Of course he told me the next morning he trusts Dana and wouldn't of cared.) I will admit that part of the reason I stayed the night is because I didn't want to be so far away from him for so long. I know my mom watches him during the day when I am at work. But I can call and check on him. I doubt if I would of went home that I wouldn't of been able to sleep anyways. Even being in the next room and listening to him fuss and cry when she was changing him and making his bottle was hard. But he did really well with her. Maybe I was hoping he wouldn't, since I have been the only one to ever put him to bed for the evening. I'd like to feel special. lol. Since I am only "food bags" as my mom likes to call me.
We spent Sunday at the house with my mom and Joana came over. We just all hung out and chatted away. Billy hung out for a bit (he had to come over to see his son) before he headed home to play Nascar.. a video game he borrowed from my dad.
As I have said before, a new baby for first time parents can be straining on a marriage. It changes so many things. The most straining thing is the lack of sleep. Just like everyone else my husband and I sometimes get short with one another. But we have done very well to know that we don't mean it and brush it off. Usually later on in the day we will apologize to each other. Well, I thought Billy went home to play video games. I fully expected when I got home that he would be passed out on the couch and the house would look as it did when I left.
But it WASN'T!!
Billy deep cleaned the entire house and did all the laundry. He even picked up the nursery and put the letters up on the wall that spelled Shane's name. It was a happy surprise for sure. He is such a sweetheart. It was a great surprise to walk into. For sure will make the week easier for me.
We spent Sunday at the house with my mom and Joana came over. We just all hung out and chatted away. Billy hung out for a bit (he had to come over to see his son) before he headed home to play Nascar.. a video game he borrowed from my dad.
As I have said before, a new baby for first time parents can be straining on a marriage. It changes so many things. The most straining thing is the lack of sleep. Just like everyone else my husband and I sometimes get short with one another. But we have done very well to know that we don't mean it and brush it off. Usually later on in the day we will apologize to each other. Well, I thought Billy went home to play video games. I fully expected when I got home that he would be passed out on the couch and the house would look as it did when I left.
But it WASN'T!!
Billy deep cleaned the entire house and did all the laundry. He even picked up the nursery and put the letters up on the wall that spelled Shane's name. It was a happy surprise for sure. He is such a sweetheart. It was a great surprise to walk into. For sure will make the week easier for me.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
It isnt that hard.
When I first got pregnant or told people I was trying to get pregnant people would tell me "how hard it is". Sometimes it made me wonder if I was ready to make this step in my life. But I knew that I was. The first couple days in the hospital after Shane was born was pretty hard. But I think that was more to the stress of being in the hospital and that he was so small. But after the weekend when everyone went home and Billy was back at work (I was home alone with the baby) everything came pretty easy. Maybe I am just a natural mother. Handling the baby was a bit scary at first but soon I didn't even think about it any more when I picked him up. I would say the only thing that has been hard is getting use to the lack of sleep. On me and my husband. And when a couple has lack of sleep that tends to strain the relationship a tad. Luckily though Billy and I are solid enough in our relationship to ignore the little snips and such. Slowly but surely our sleep has gotten better.
Until this week though. Shane developed acid reflux. A couple of nights it seemed like he was up every night. And he started this gasping for air while he was eating. My mother came with me to the Dr and we learned that he was gasping (it sounded like something was stuck in his throat.) was from him spitting up. So the Dr gave me a prescription for Zantac and told us some other things to try. So far the meds seems to be working. No more gasping. However when it is nearing the time for his meds he begins to get fussy. Hopefully he doesn't keep his reflux for long. Billy has it pretty bad. But from what I have been told a lot of babies have reflux. Almost as many as babies that do not. It is what they call colic before they figured out it was usually reflux. It can tug on your heart strings when he is so upset. His newest thing is pooping once a day instead of several times. He strains a lot. Which means a lot of grunting and red faces. At the moment he is sitting next to me on the couch.. making those grunting sounds. I just gave him some warm water with Karo syrup. The Dr told me that it would help him with his stool and to do it twice a day.
Yep he just exploded!
Well, I should of waited to change him. (I was already peed on today) Because he wasn't done! lol. He pooped twice while I was in the middle of changing him. So while I was waiting for him to finish going.. he peed all over the wall! All I could do was laugh- because I was happy he pooped. Because I knew he would be content and happy afterwards. Sure enough I cleaned him and changed him (for the second time in the last hour) and went back on the couch with him. He ate about an ounce and then fell asleep while giving me a big smile.
For those who have decided to follow my blog or is reading it. I don't usually get embarrassed by things and I like to tell everything. So if things like me explaining about poop offend you. Please close out of my blog and refrain from leaving a comment. Thank you.
Until this week though. Shane developed acid reflux. A couple of nights it seemed like he was up every night. And he started this gasping for air while he was eating. My mother came with me to the Dr and we learned that he was gasping (it sounded like something was stuck in his throat.) was from him spitting up. So the Dr gave me a prescription for Zantac and told us some other things to try. So far the meds seems to be working. No more gasping. However when it is nearing the time for his meds he begins to get fussy. Hopefully he doesn't keep his reflux for long. Billy has it pretty bad. But from what I have been told a lot of babies have reflux. Almost as many as babies that do not. It is what they call colic before they figured out it was usually reflux. It can tug on your heart strings when he is so upset. His newest thing is pooping once a day instead of several times. He strains a lot. Which means a lot of grunting and red faces. At the moment he is sitting next to me on the couch.. making those grunting sounds. I just gave him some warm water with Karo syrup. The Dr told me that it would help him with his stool and to do it twice a day.
Yep he just exploded!
Well, I should of waited to change him. (I was already peed on today) Because he wasn't done! lol. He pooped twice while I was in the middle of changing him. So while I was waiting for him to finish going.. he peed all over the wall! All I could do was laugh- because I was happy he pooped. Because I knew he would be content and happy afterwards. Sure enough I cleaned him and changed him (for the second time in the last hour) and went back on the couch with him. He ate about an ounce and then fell asleep while giving me a big smile.
See those bites on his face? I already called my apartment complex and complained about flies. They are suppose to spray again next week. Last night I checked my animals.. they all were fine. Except for Kanaeda. He had a couple fleas. So I doused everyone in flea stuff that I keep on hand. Next week they will all be getting baths then more flea stuff. I see a couple fleas and freak out. I don't understand how some people can bring me their pets and they are infested. Its gross.
For those who have decided to follow my blog or is reading it. I don't usually get embarrassed by things and I like to tell everything. So if things like me explaining about poop offend you. Please close out of my blog and refrain from leaving a comment. Thank you.
Friday, April 8, 2011
My first post
I have always wanted to Blog. But I never knew what I could write about. But now that I have a bundle of joy by the name of Shane.. it seems I have a lot of stuff to talk about. Here is a short background.
I am 28 years old. I lived in St Pete until I was ten then we moved to Longwood and here I have lived since then. I went to middle school and high school here. Some of the people I was friends with, I have reconnected with recently as we are all having children and now our lives have something in common. When you are in high school you think that you will be friends with these people for ever. But in reality after high school a lot of people move off in different directions and when you have a family that seems to be most important. Some went to college and some began their families right away. But either way, now we all have our families and all is right in the world. I went a long time since high school that I really didnt have close friendships. I have had some here and there but they always seem to disappear after awhile. Especially after I stopped partying. Then you realize those werent really your friends to begin with.
So, back to the background. I got married when I was 23 almost 24. I always planned to get married young. However at the time I was feeling like I would never meet anyone. My husband, Billy, was a good friend of mine. We spent a lot of time together as close friends. Although he had feelings for me for awhile before we started dating. Now that I look back on it, it almost seems magical. The way we were friends one day and the next day we were dating. A week later we were living together.. a few months past that and we were engaged. It seemed sudden to most people but not to us. I can remember people asking me if I was pregnant. I guess a lot of people were surprised. We didn't have the perfect marriage, no one does really. But the ups were a lot better than the downs.
We decided in Jan 2010 that we were ready to start a family and I stopped taking birth control. May 2010 we were pregnant. Those 38 weeks were something that I will never forget. Some people really enjoy being pregnant. I did at first but then I was just tired of being pregnant and not able to do anything. Especially because of all the swellings I experienced. But through all the hardships I had my friends from school and my family to support me. That really meant a lot. Feb 10, 2011 Shane William Burgs was born! He is such an angel. I do not know why I did not have a baby earlier in life. I feel like I was born to be a mother. As I type he is sitting next to me on the couch, sleeping in his boppy. That is all for now, time for work!
I am 28 years old. I lived in St Pete until I was ten then we moved to Longwood and here I have lived since then. I went to middle school and high school here. Some of the people I was friends with, I have reconnected with recently as we are all having children and now our lives have something in common. When you are in high school you think that you will be friends with these people for ever. But in reality after high school a lot of people move off in different directions and when you have a family that seems to be most important. Some went to college and some began their families right away. But either way, now we all have our families and all is right in the world. I went a long time since high school that I really didnt have close friendships. I have had some here and there but they always seem to disappear after awhile. Especially after I stopped partying. Then you realize those werent really your friends to begin with.
So, back to the background. I got married when I was 23 almost 24. I always planned to get married young. However at the time I was feeling like I would never meet anyone. My husband, Billy, was a good friend of mine. We spent a lot of time together as close friends. Although he had feelings for me for awhile before we started dating. Now that I look back on it, it almost seems magical. The way we were friends one day and the next day we were dating. A week later we were living together.. a few months past that and we were engaged. It seemed sudden to most people but not to us. I can remember people asking me if I was pregnant. I guess a lot of people were surprised. We didn't have the perfect marriage, no one does really. But the ups were a lot better than the downs.
We decided in Jan 2010 that we were ready to start a family and I stopped taking birth control. May 2010 we were pregnant. Those 38 weeks were something that I will never forget. Some people really enjoy being pregnant. I did at first but then I was just tired of being pregnant and not able to do anything. Especially because of all the swellings I experienced. But through all the hardships I had my friends from school and my family to support me. That really meant a lot. Feb 10, 2011 Shane William Burgs was born! He is such an angel. I do not know why I did not have a baby earlier in life. I feel like I was born to be a mother. As I type he is sitting next to me on the couch, sleeping in his boppy. That is all for now, time for work!
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