Saturday, September 29, 2012
Baby Shower
My second baby shower is tomorrow...be expecting a nursery reveal once I get the bedding washed!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Dog Training
Ok, I don't have an answer to this.
I would not say that my dog is a chewer.
I am actually pretty lucky! Now he is 4 years old and we have only had one bad experience with him eating something he should not of ate...I think it was 3 years ago. He was feeling really lousy one day and whimpering. He was walking around with his tail between his legs. He refused his dinner (which is a huge red flag because he is an EATER). We took him to the emergency vet and he got x-rayed. They found an intestinal block and operated on him. Between the xray and surgery he found an cheap ink pen, screw, dry wall anchor, and the object that was binding him up was an old ripped up grubby t-shirt of my husbands. So I hated the bill...but he didn't chew anything of importance.
The only other thing he chewed (on a separate day) was a little of the exterior plastic dryer vent cover in the back yard. My husband is a carpenter (all around) so he actually had another in his work truck so we popped the chewed one off and popped the new one on and he has never touched it again.
(He really didn't even chew much of it...just a little around the edges)
The third and final thing (not related to the final object which will be my point of this post..hang with me here) I have ever seen him destroy was one paper towel he found on the ground. He really didn't eat it..he just ripped it into shreds.
So, folks, that is basically it. Nothing of value and in 4 years that is basically it. I have been very lucky. I can leave the house and have him run free in it and come home to nothing destroyed.
HOWEVER...................................
There is one other thing that he has chewed several times (I know this is confusing)...now onto the point of this post..................
SEVERAL times over the course of his life he chews on pencils. Regular old wooden, yellow, number two pencils. Now going back to my husband being a carpenter...he wears a baseball hat to work every day and everyday he sticks a pencil in his hat because he uses pencils all day...he only uses wooden ones because he can sharpen them with his utility knife. Now when he comes home at night he forgets the pencils are in his hat for awhile. After relaxing for a bit...he realizes they are there and then he removes then and sets them random places around the house. You would be surprised the places where you would find a pencil.
Now, my dog finds them and chews them up....................
but I don't know how to correct him because...I allow him to chew sticks in the backyard.....I sit and read a magazine outside and he chews on a stick right next to me. Putting myself in my dog's shoes (well paws) I can see how he thinks, "She lets me chew on sticks and a pencil is just a wooden stick." See what I mean? So pencils are the only thing he touches and I have no idea how to make it stop. Are pencils that bad for him? He may have one pencil total in a months time.
The best thing to do is to have my husband STOP LEAVING PENCILS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!! and I have asked him this several times. But he works physical labor up to 12-14 hours a day and he has a lot on his mind so he does the best he can. When he comes home exhausted I am sure "let me find a secure place for this pencil" is the last thing on his mind when food, water, sleep, next day's work is on his mind. He does the best he can which is why Huck only gets about a pencil a month (maybe once every 2 months)
I am sure a 'pencil' is a 'stick' in his mind.
I can't think of how to train him without it confusing him. (the dog, not the husband)
I am actually pretty lucky! Now he is 4 years old and we have only had one bad experience with him eating something he should not of ate...I think it was 3 years ago. He was feeling really lousy one day and whimpering. He was walking around with his tail between his legs. He refused his dinner (which is a huge red flag because he is an EATER). We took him to the emergency vet and he got x-rayed. They found an intestinal block and operated on him. Between the xray and surgery he found an cheap ink pen, screw, dry wall anchor, and the object that was binding him up was an old ripped up grubby t-shirt of my husbands. So I hated the bill...but he didn't chew anything of importance.
The only other thing he chewed (on a separate day) was a little of the exterior plastic dryer vent cover in the back yard. My husband is a carpenter (all around) so he actually had another in his work truck so we popped the chewed one off and popped the new one on and he has never touched it again.
(He really didn't even chew much of it...just a little around the edges)
The third and final thing (not related to the final object which will be my point of this post..hang with me here) I have ever seen him destroy was one paper towel he found on the ground. He really didn't eat it..he just ripped it into shreds.
So, folks, that is basically it. Nothing of value and in 4 years that is basically it. I have been very lucky. I can leave the house and have him run free in it and come home to nothing destroyed.
HOWEVER...................................
There is one other thing that he has chewed several times (I know this is confusing)...now onto the point of this post..................
SEVERAL times over the course of his life he chews on pencils. Regular old wooden, yellow, number two pencils. Now going back to my husband being a carpenter...he wears a baseball hat to work every day and everyday he sticks a pencil in his hat because he uses pencils all day...he only uses wooden ones because he can sharpen them with his utility knife. Now when he comes home at night he forgets the pencils are in his hat for awhile. After relaxing for a bit...he realizes they are there and then he removes then and sets them random places around the house. You would be surprised the places where you would find a pencil.
Now, my dog finds them and chews them up....................
but I don't know how to correct him because...I allow him to chew sticks in the backyard.....I sit and read a magazine outside and he chews on a stick right next to me. Putting myself in my dog's shoes (well paws) I can see how he thinks, "She lets me chew on sticks and a pencil is just a wooden stick." See what I mean? So pencils are the only thing he touches and I have no idea how to make it stop. Are pencils that bad for him? He may have one pencil total in a months time.
The best thing to do is to have my husband STOP LEAVING PENCILS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!! and I have asked him this several times. But he works physical labor up to 12-14 hours a day and he has a lot on his mind so he does the best he can. When he comes home exhausted I am sure "let me find a secure place for this pencil" is the last thing on his mind when food, water, sleep, next day's work is on his mind. He does the best he can which is why Huck only gets about a pencil a month (maybe once every 2 months)
I am sure a 'pencil' is a 'stick' in his mind.
I can't think of how to train him without it confusing him. (the dog, not the husband)
Friday, September 21, 2012
Weird Dream
I had such weird dreams last night that I wanted to write them down to remember them. The first weird thing about them was that I had several different ones in a row which never happens to me. I usually just have one. I had many, many in a row. BUT, they all ended the same. They all ended in me being robbed very brutally. Robbed like me walking somewhere and someone attacking me and taking my purse...not like breaking into my house or car. What do they mean???
Monday, September 17, 2012
Pinterest is no help for this
Anyone have any good ideas on a cute way to make cards from a baby shower into a keepsake?
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Some Baby Shower Gifts
Here are some pics of the set up from my baby shower. It was such a fun day and I will remember it forever. I have a second one coming up on Sept 30.
I will do a nursery reveal right after my second shower. I will be getting my bedding at my shower so I am waiting on that for the reveal.
So I am back to work after summer vacation. I am exhausted. I took a nap yesterday and today. It is hard for me to work 2 days in a row, but I am trying to tough it out.
Tomorrow I have a nst test and then a visitation/funeral for my great aunt that died on Sunday.
Friday, I have lunch with a friend and she is giving me some baby clothes from her children...she has three boys.
Still feeling great...very minor soreness and I can feel a little something in my bones...it is really minor...it really is more 'different' than 'painful'.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Giddy
4 days until my shower!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow I am getting a new used suv!!!
I have an apple pie baking in the oven right now!!!
Tomorrow I am getting a new used suv!!!
I have an apple pie baking in the oven right now!!!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Catch Up
Ok, so what's new? Let's see, let's see.....
I went to look at new (used cars) today. I need another monthly payment like I need a hole in my head. But, this baby is coming and my two door car is going to be a pain in the butt. We bought my husband a work vehicle a year and a half ago and the plan was to pay that off and then it was my turn to get a new car. As you already know I didn't think I would get pregnant so I wasn't too worried. Well, I did and we are going to be stretching ourselves really thin with two car payments. I don't know what to do because my car is pretty small. I don't know?????
I am 29 1/2 weeks along. I really don't feel much movement. I had a dr appointment Thursday and when I told her that she wanted me monitored...so I went across the hall and was monitored. She said everything is looking normal. I have no cramping, bleeding, or swelling so I shouldn't be worrying. But, I only feel him move a couple times a day. "Textbook" says I should be feeling him 10-12 times an hour....I'm not even close. I guess he just wants to totally worry me.
My 1st baby shower is 8 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait!!!!!
Kohl's had a great clearance sale this week...I picked the wee one up a few clothing items.
I got my shot for being RH negative last week and I picked a pediatrician. So that is about everything new for now.
I went to look at new (used cars) today. I need another monthly payment like I need a hole in my head. But, this baby is coming and my two door car is going to be a pain in the butt. We bought my husband a work vehicle a year and a half ago and the plan was to pay that off and then it was my turn to get a new car. As you already know I didn't think I would get pregnant so I wasn't too worried. Well, I did and we are going to be stretching ourselves really thin with two car payments. I don't know what to do because my car is pretty small. I don't know?????
I am 29 1/2 weeks along. I really don't feel much movement. I had a dr appointment Thursday and when I told her that she wanted me monitored...so I went across the hall and was monitored. She said everything is looking normal. I have no cramping, bleeding, or swelling so I shouldn't be worrying. But, I only feel him move a couple times a day. "Textbook" says I should be feeling him 10-12 times an hour....I'm not even close. I guess he just wants to totally worry me.
My 1st baby shower is 8 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait!!!!!
Kohl's had a great clearance sale this week...I picked the wee one up a few clothing items.
I got my shot for being RH negative last week and I picked a pediatrician. So that is about everything new for now.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Splurge
I got a little baby splurge today. I know I don't NEED this, but I just WANTED it.....
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I got a Mose's basket. I just think they are so cute. I have been pretty reasonable with shopping for baby. I really haven't bought any gimmicks I think bottle sterilizers are a waste and wipe warmers are unnecessary. I know how to sterilize bottles for free and wipe warmers just dry out your wipes. A couple warm breaths on a wipe is good enough. So I allowed myself one splurge. He will be getting some newborn pics done in here also. I will also use it for future children. A sweet place to take naps in the living room while I watch quiet tv. I can just imagine him swaddled in there.
Everything is good on the baby front I had to go to the hospital two days in a row...I will tell you why when I get on my laptop since I can type faster on there.
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I got a Mose's basket. I just think they are so cute. I have been pretty reasonable with shopping for baby. I really haven't bought any gimmicks I think bottle sterilizers are a waste and wipe warmers are unnecessary. I know how to sterilize bottles for free and wipe warmers just dry out your wipes. A couple warm breaths on a wipe is good enough. So I allowed myself one splurge. He will be getting some newborn pics done in here also. I will also use it for future children. A sweet place to take naps in the living room while I watch quiet tv. I can just imagine him swaddled in there.
Everything is good on the baby front I had to go to the hospital two days in a row...I will tell you why when I get on my laptop since I can type faster on there.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Hospital Bag
My dr said anytime after 24 weeks to go ahead and pack a hospital bag. Since I am 27 1/2 I took her advice but I am running into 2 issues:
1. A few things I want to bring I registered for so I want to wait for my shower so I don't double buy.
2. Some of the clothes I want to take...I still want to wear for at least a little bit
I really haven't started the babies bag because I do have a 'coming home' outfit that needs to be washed and that is the only cute newborn outfit I have. I haven't been buying newborn size because I don't think I will need that many and I don't know what I will get at the shower. I think for the 'newborn size' I will just need onesies and blankets. I also think I will have a big baby (just a feeling) so just in case I get a few newborn size outfits at the shower...I want to wait until then to find out.
So I packed as far as I can today. I plan on doing a hospital bag video but I need to be a little further along.
I am not too worried because so far I really haven't had any problems: no cramping, no bleeding, things along those lines.
I really don't feel the baby move much, I wish I did. I feel a movement or two a day at the most. I did speak with my doctor about this and she said not to worry about it. She said if I felt a lot of movement and then it slowed...she would be worried, but since it has always been the same not to worry..but I do. I also lost a little weight between my July and August appointment but I got a sonogram last Thursday and they said my baby was a week ahead so that is weird?
1. A few things I want to bring I registered for so I want to wait for my shower so I don't double buy.
2. Some of the clothes I want to take...I still want to wear for at least a little bit
I really haven't started the babies bag because I do have a 'coming home' outfit that needs to be washed and that is the only cute newborn outfit I have. I haven't been buying newborn size because I don't think I will need that many and I don't know what I will get at the shower. I think for the 'newborn size' I will just need onesies and blankets. I also think I will have a big baby (just a feeling) so just in case I get a few newborn size outfits at the shower...I want to wait until then to find out.
So I packed as far as I can today. I plan on doing a hospital bag video but I need to be a little further along.
I am not too worried because so far I really haven't had any problems: no cramping, no bleeding, things along those lines.
I really don't feel the baby move much, I wish I did. I feel a movement or two a day at the most. I did speak with my doctor about this and she said not to worry about it. She said if I felt a lot of movement and then it slowed...she would be worried, but since it has always been the same not to worry..but I do. I also lost a little weight between my July and August appointment but I got a sonogram last Thursday and they said my baby was a week ahead so that is weird?
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