Laptop Malfunction

Sorry for the sudden lack of updates, but unfortunately our laptop broke and had to be sent away for repair. My old desktop computer has keys that stick, so typing anything longer than a few sentences takes FOREVERRRRRR and makes me absolutely crrrrrrazy (it took me ten minutes just to type this so far!). So until we get the laptop back up and running (which hopefully is soon!), my blogging is going to be spotty at best...

Keep checking back though, I promise I'll write as soon as I cannnnnnn!

Rollin' Rory

Well folks, it's official - Rory can roll over by himself! I left him on his back for a minute and walked into the kitchen, and when I returned, he was on his tummy, grinning from ear to ear.

Now we're in trouble!

The First Night of the Rest of Our Lives

Rory has been sleeping so well in his new hammock that we decided it was time to finally make "The Big Move". So I just put Rory to bed in his OWN ROOM for the first time ever.

And while I should be jumping for joy, I have to admit that I'm not feeling the huge rush of freedom that I was expecting to. Yes, I'm excited that we can now make all the noise we want to in our bedroom and we won't have to worry about waking up a sleeping baby (Hoby is EXTRA stoked about this for obvious reasons - wink,wink). But all of a sudden, I've realized that I'm going to miss the reassuring sound of Rory's breathing all night long and the cute little sighs that he makes as he snuggles in his bed. I've liked knowing that he was right there, "just in case", and even though he's going to be right down the hall, I know he's going to feel far away tonight.

Perhaps he won't even notice a difference? I guess we'll see.

Here's to getting through another parental milestone...

A Wad of Cash Well Spent

As you can see by this picture taken only moments ago, the Amby Hammock is a total success!

Excuse me for a moment as I get down on my knees, thank God, and then do the Happy Dance! (Insert crazy jig-like dancing here.)

I'm so grateful that Rory likes his new bed - if he had hated it, I never would of heard the end of it from Hoby, who understandably was a little hesitant to buy something so expensive that only had a 50/50 chance of working.

BUT IT WORKS!

Did you hear the gust of wind that just rattled your house? That was my huge sigh of relief...

Of course, that doesn't mean that all is perfect in the world yet as far as Rory's sleeping goes, but we're definitely one step closer than we were when he was sleeping in his swing. If he sleeps through the night for three nights in a row in his new hammock, we're going to officially move him into his own room - and that, my friends, will be a life changing event! Imagine spending an entire night without having to worry that every little creak the bed makes when I move is going to wake Rory up. Or knowing that I don't have to jump out of bed and run down the hall like a bat out of hell in order to cough or sneeze without him hearing. Oh, the freedom! I'm getting giddy just thinking about it!

No More Peas, Please!

Come Out, Come Out, Where Ever You Are

Lately I've been feeling a little bit like I've lost myself. Yes, I'm Hoby's wife, I'm Rory's mama, I'm a barista at the Mother of All Coffee Houses...I've become so many things to so many people, but what has happened to ME? The REAL me?

The me that used to feel inspired every time she walked outside and smelled fresh air.

The me that loved to shake her groove thing on the dance floor.

The me who was passionate about her political beliefs and wasn't afraid to stand up for them.

The me that was always ready to laugh and could flirt with the best of them.

The me that was a little bit wild and had a sense of adventure.

Where has that me gone?

Don't get me wrong - it's very important to me to be a good wife, a good mother, maybe even a good employee, but it makes me sad to know that I'm slowly losing myself in the process... I guess I need to find a way to balance the me I used to be with who I am now.

Any suggestions?

An eBay Addict is Born

Just in the last month or so, I've slowly started becoming an eBay addict. It all started when I was searching for a special bed for Rory. For those of you who don't know, Rory has acid reflux (passed down from his mama - sorry baby!) and he has never been able to sleep in his crib because he can't lay flat on his back for extended periods of time. He was officially diagnosed with acid reflux when he was two months old, and we were told that he needed to sleep in a semi-upright position. Well, the only thing that seemed "upright" enough at the time was his swing - and now he's been sleeping in it ever since. But now that he is close to outgrowing his swing (but not his acid reflux), I've been trying to figure out what we were going to do next.

After much researching on the web, I found two options: the first was something called a Tucker Wedge/Sling Combo, which was essentially a really big wedge that had a harness attached to it to keep the baby from sliding down it during the night.



I contacted the company, but was told that once my son hit 15 pounds, he would be too big for the thing, and since he's currently 18 lbs, that was crossed off the list immediately.

The second thing was something called an Amby Hammock. It's a lot like Rory's swing, but he can be in it up to 45 lbs.



It's a pretty cool looking contraption but it has a mighty hefty price tag - not to mention a "no return" policy. So just for kicks one day, I decided to see if anyone was selling them on eBay - and lo and behold, they were! And so my eBay obsession began...

I started gathering things up around the house that I could sell to start saving up money to buy an Amby Hammock. After selling just about everything that wasn't nailed down in our closets, I eventually had enough to start trying to buy. Hoby and I discussed how much we were willing to spend and I happily started bidding. But time after time, the prices kept going too high and I kept losing. And I HATE to lose! I was getting pretty discouraged - until last night when I finally WON!!!

So Rory should be getting his amazing new Amby Hammock sometime in the next week and I'm so excited! I'm praying that he takes to it immediately and that maybe we'll even be able to move him to his OWN ROOM. Yeehaw!

True Love

Feeling extra confident in his "Hung like a Horsey" t-shirt, Rory makes his move on Avery...

The Most Obnoxious High Chair Ever

Rory has finally reached a major milestone in his young life - he has begun to eat solid food. Actually, the word "solid" might be a bit exaggerated, because it definitely looks more like mush to me, but since it's being eaten with a little spoon, I guess that qualifies as a solid in the world of babies. Of course, this big step in his life required buying some new baby equipment (I swear we are single handedly keeping Babies R Us in business) so off we went to buy a high chair, some plastic bowls, and some spoons.

But we couldn't just buy ANY old high chair - NO SIREE! It had to have toys attached that Rory can't throw over the side, a musical attachment that has little fish swimming around in it, removeable trays that go in the dishwasher, wheels so we can roll him around the room, and don't forget 3 reclining positions and a 5 point harness. And that's not EVERYTHING, trust me, but the more I write the more ridiculous I feel for buying the darn thing. It even LOOKS obnoxious, doesn't it?




My kid better love this thing.