Getting back to blooging that is.

Oh sure, I can draft a hellafunny post in my head, but when it comes down to it, I’d rather be watching my son sleep than typing it out.

That said, I miss writing. *pause to wipe drool off his sleeping face* And I truly miss reading people’s blogs, although I do manage to keep up with a few here and there.

Today is the US Thanksgiving and even though our Canadian Thanksgiving was several weeks back, I’ve only JUST held back my “I wanna cook a turkey” feelings today.

Oh, and a quick shout-out to RosesDaughter who is in labour as we speak, preparing to deliver her own little thanksgiving surprise! I’m so excited for her.  She’s my first blog friend who has shared with me the trials and tribulations of  TTC, loss, pregnancy and, now birth.  I feel like I’m right there with her and I’m hoping and praying that she is delivered safely of her wonderful son.  Good luck sweetie!  Cant wait to hear the good news!

In other news I’m very much looking forward to Christmas this year.  I LOVE the Holidays.  This is my absolute fave time of year. And it’s Mr. Cutieface’s first Christmas which makes it even better!  I’ve already gotten him his first stocking and his first tree ornament and my mom bought him a cute little “my first Christmas” outfit which makes him look like a little candy cane coloured elf (so adorable!) We had pictures taken with Santa a few days ago and they turned out really well.  Soon we’ll put the lights up on the house and decorate the tree, this christmas is going to be awesome!

Mat leave is going….ok.  I get bored pretty quickly these days, and although the little man is hellafunny every day, there’s only so much drool a girl can take before she starts to go a little batsh*t crazy, but I’m determined not to let the houseboundness get to me.  Making trips to the mall works, and going to some meetup events will also help in the days to come.  Also, movies, my PVR, and video games help as well.

Anyhoo…time for me to get my but up to the kitchen for some breakfast (yes, it’s 1:30 in the afternoon).

My thoughts and prayers are with rosesdaughter.  Hoping to hear some good news from her soon!

And Happy Thanksgiving to my friends down south, may all your turkeys be delicious

My godmother passed away on Saturday morning.  She had cancer.  She was like a second mother to me.  She helped raise me and taught me so many things.  Today was her funeral.

I loved her very much.

I’ll miss her a lot.

Be at peace nana.

Also, I found a new ticklish spot on the back of his neck. hehe!

Guess who rolled over for the first time today!!!! He went from his back to his front (while trying to get a better view of the tv, but, whatever)

I’m so proud!

Mr. Cutieface is all high on Infant Tyl.enol while we wait for his appointment. He’s getting shots today.

…..Later…

Ok, appointment’s all done, shots are all done. The Tyl.enol made him all loopy and dulled the first shot. He was all like “What was that? A shot? Haha lady that didn’t hurt a bit! HAHA bbbrrppppttttttt!!!! I laugh and blow raspberries at you! HAHA!” Then he got the second shot and was all like ” O.M.G.!!!! THAT HURT!!!!! WAAAaaahhh!!”

He stopped crying not to long afterwards though and now, 30 minutes later is totally passed out.

Re: Flu shots

I asked the Dr what she recommends for us. Since Mr. Sleepy is too young for either shot he will have to wait until he’s 6 months old to get them, and yes, she recommends he get both. For me, I told her that I’ve never had the regular flu so I generally don’t get the regular flu shot and she was fine with that. But she told me that even though I’m at low risk of catching the H1N1 virus what with me being mostly at home on mat leave, I should definitely get it eventually within the next few months since I’m in it’s target demographic. And since I work for a hospital she thinks I’ll be able to get it through work without having to stand in one of the massive public city flu shot clinic lineups that have sprung up in my city. So there it is.

And I’ve been mothering like a really…tired…dog.

That’s been my life for what seems like forever.

Mr. Cutieface is going to be 4 months old on Friday and, as usual, I’ve got a few posts rattling around in my brain that I’ve got a few minutes to put out there while he’s with my mom, and I’m on a mini-baby-break.

That said, I’m multi-tasking this too, listening to Kevin Smith’s recent interview on CBC Radio, on the topic of Twitter.

Mr. Cutieface had been sleeping through the night (and by through the night I mean he would fall asleep around midnight give or take a half an hour or so, and sleep until around 6:30 in the morning…heaven…) but over the last 3 or 4 days he’s decided that waking up to eat at around 3:30 sharp would be a good idea, throwing my sleep and my sanity pretty much out the window.  Granted, it’s probably a growth spurt thing since his sleeping and eating pattern throughout the day has changed slightly as well, but still…we were in such a good grove for a while there.  *sigh*

Anyways, here’s where I take a blog break to go check on him as he’s with my mom in the living room and it’s gotten really quiet all of a sudden.  Must go make sure that they’re both still alive.

An opportunity to send my resume to the head of HR at a great company that is opening a new office in my city has come up.  This person happens to be my neighbour’s sister-in-law and he told hubby to tell me to give him my resume so that he could pass it on to her.  Which I did. Am I crazy?  You bet!  Sending out your resume when you still have 9 months left on your mat leave and you already have a perfectly good job to go back to is a little crazy, I admit it, but it’s an oppourtnity I’d be an idiot to pass up.

You know what they say when it comes to getting a job, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.  And who I’ve known has gotten me 90% of the jobs I have ever had.  So there you go.  I’ve passed along my resumes (yes 2 of them).  One highlighting my corporate communications skills and experience (what I was trained to do) and one for admin work (what I love to do).  I’d be happy to take a job doing either, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I’d prefer the communications job cause it pays better.  That said, admin work is more steady and I’d enjoy doing it more.

Regardless, even if I were lucky enough to be considered for any job by this company, I’d only take it if it payed more than what I’m already making (obviously).  And then there’s the question of whether or not I’d go back to work before my mat leave is finished…well…the offer would have to be pretty damn good I’ll tell you what.

We’re moving!!!

Long story short (i really don’t want to rehash my conversation with mom here) but hubby and I are escaping the crazy house and moving in the new year!

Yay!

We’re aiming towards Feb – March (I can’t wait!!!)

We’d do it earlier if we could afford it, but by the time moving time rolls around my employer will have stopped topping up my mat leave pay and we’ll be using up all our savings (and then some) just to stay afloat.  But we’ve gotten out of the red before and I know we can do it again!  Besides, It will be worth it to gain back some all of my sanity.

So now the big questions are before us…where do we want to move to…what kind of place do we want…what kind of place can we afford…

We have to stick it out someplace for 1 year until our bank loan is paid off next December, then we’ll have enough money to get a nice place.  Rental, of course, no way we can save enough for a down payment on a house.

I just got my google reader down to under 100 posts!!!

For the first time in since forever!!!!

Awesome!

a bunch of random things

mobile posted from my blackberry

cause clearly it’s the only way this blogging thing is going to get done

will likely update this post as the day goes on
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7:23 am
• Pecking posts out on my blackberry is ridiculous. I’d rather be catching up on twitter

• Damn I just forgot what my second bullet was going to be, was distracted by the fact that I should be checking twitter

• Save draft. Think a moment.

• Now I remember – finally getting caught up on google reader. Other peoples posts make me happy. Google reader is now at around 400+. Seriously, that’s an improvement for me.

7:34am
•back from checking Twitter. Not much going on over there. Guess that’s what I get for being up this early.

•got a great deal the other day (yesterday?) on a great gift for rosesdaughter over at Baby Making Chronicles (don’t know how to add the link to her blog as I am using WP mobile for blackberry. Yo! WordPress dudes! Get on that will ya!) It’s been a complicated process trying to send her something as I’m up in Canada and she’s down in the States and wouldn’t you know it Babies R Us US doesn’t allow out of country buyers. *shrug* In any case, was able to get her something that I hope she likes and will find handy. It’s one of my fave things, haven’t posted about it yet cause I don’t want to spoil the surprise

•going pumpkin picking with Mr. Cutieface and the hubby today. But who are we kidding here, this trip is mainly for my own amusement as it will provide for many a cutieface photo op

•speaking of photos, cashed in on a free photo studio session and got some 3 months photos done. They turned out really nice.

7:49am
•checked Twitter again. Seriously, that shit is addictive

•spent the last two days taking transit to the mall to get new glasses, a fall jacket for me and a winter feety onsie for the kid. Woke up this morning with what I think may be the. start of a cold. Damn public germs! My throat is kind of dry scratchy in the back and the more I obsess over it the worse it seems to get. I won’t be surprised if I come down with a cold. I’ve been pretty stressed lately. Had a great release and revelation last night. More on that later. I’m just glad I haven’t come down with a cold sore (knock on wood).

• Save draft
• Check twitter again
• Check email

8:01am
• I’m hungry

•joined a local Meetup group for moms. They are also going pumpkin picking today. I won’t be meeting up with them though because a) I’m chicken about meeting new people, ridiculous, I know, and 2) they’re meeting at 10am and seriously, what kind of mom is able to be up and out of the house that damn early? I’m still in bed and plan on tank g a nap soon. Sheesh.

•twitter light is blinking again. Must check. Blackberry blogging is hard. So many distractions.

11:30am
•waking up from nap to the sensation of kid kicking me. I have to pee. His diaper is wet. Don’t feel like getting out of bed to deal with either. Feed him instead. Listen to him make yummy noises while he eats. Try to determine if throat is getting sorer, or if I’m just imagining it. Oh man I really have to pee, should have done that first.

•finished feeding him. He’s happy now, and farting. Oh wait, not farting pooping. Will go pee while he finishes pooping and HOLY COW my period just started!! Wow. Totally did not see that one coming.

1:00pm
•check Twitter

• Yeah, I don’t think we’re gonna make it to the pumpkin patch today. It’s a lazy day Saturday. Everyone is taking a nap instead. Hubby is gonna bbq later.

•wow, these new Infinity Always pads are amazing! Thank goodness for free samples. Imma have to pick more of these up today.

•I am just shy of 16weeks post partum. That’s 3.5 months. I thought I might have ovulated a week or so ago (I know, crazy right?!?) But I didn’t think much of it, chalking it up to weird post partum sensations. At the time I remember thinking that if I had a period by the end of the month, I’d know that was what it was. Apparently I was right.

• Have decided not to use any hormonal contraceptives. No need to poke the bear.

•wonder if I’ll start having regular cycles again? The miscarriage screwed me up. I’m hoping the pregnancy has set everything straight again.

•hubby wants to try for a cutieface 2.0 once I’m back to work in the spring. Wouldn’t it be wild if we didn’t need an army of lab coat professionals to get it done?

•oh THERE are the cramps. I certainly didn’t miss those this past year

•Amazing. A year ago I was pregnant and scared to death that it wouldn’t stick. Now he’s here and he’s amazing!

3:22pm
• Waking up from another nap with the kid. Gee, I’m pretty tired today

•have checked Twitter. Now time to pee and prepare for kid to wake up. Changing and feeding him will eat up another half hour to an hour

•boy my days go by fast

3:56pm

• Forgot to check twitter. Damn light is blinking again

• New plan for today: change and feed kid, shower, family trip to the grocery store to pick up something for hubby to bbq

• I’d forgotten what it’s like to have a non-ttc/cycling/drug-induced period. Cramps have been replaced with a headache.

• Must add Tylenol to the shopping list

•have been drinking orange juice all day. Have ingested 300% of my recommended daily intake of vitamin C. Take that cold!

10:33pm
• Shopping is done. Spent more than we’re budgeted for but what else is new. Dinner has been cooked and eaten. And I’m 6 hrs behind on Twitter posts. All in all, a good day.

•tomorrow, laundry.

•this post has turned out to be much more than I had wanted it to be, I’m glad I took the time today to write it. And if you made it this far, I thank you for reading it