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...is tomorrow. i hope i can fit at least 25 people in this house. might be a little tight. i will have much to update on tomorrow from the last couple days, including an update from the doctor (today was his one year checkup). i just have like two minutes here and there and not enough time to get it all blogged out.
tucker is obsessed with these right now. love it.
today is tucker's first birthday! happy birthday babe!
tomorrow is tucker's first birthday. wow. an entire year has gone by...in the blink of an eye. when people tell you it goes by fast, you just don't even realize how right they are.
tonight as i rocked him, i thought about the night he was born and the weeks that followed. holy crap, was that the most difficult time in my life. i had never felt so torn away from something in my life. having him early, though everything was fine, created a unique situation. the 'dream' of having a child, having that child with you right away, taking them home...it all seemed to fall apart when he was put into the nicu. i was so lucky that he was healthy, just needed a little more time to 'ripen up'. every time i think about those few weeks, i can cry. but for good reason...i am very grateful for the blessing we were given. i will always remember my mom had called me in the hospital and asked matt and i to come up with two words to describe tucker. the two words were 'precious' and 'strong' and boy were we right. a snuggle bug spitfire, just as stubborn as his father and as happy as his mother (at least i think so anyways).
okay, i'm done with the sappy post. i've posted more pictures of tucker.
check 'em out.
so remember i said i was getting crazy about fiber a few posts back?
well, these are why...
pick them up at your next stop at the store and try them! they have oats and chocolate as well as oats and peanut butter. they are so good! they are three points on the ww flex points system, but they are three points that are well worth it! they are not super sticky and they are not super hard...they are just right. this sounds like a lousy commercial. just try them! mmmm.
so i weighed in tonight. at home i lost a pound...or so i thought. i got to ww and i didn't lose or gain. nothing. my damn scale at home tricked me and since i lost my prepaid thingamabobbers this week, i had to pay to get my ass...ets weighed. oh well. take that jenny and get your ass...ets in gear.
night four or so of tucker in the crib. last night was not so good, the nights before that were great. tonight is still to be determined. i haven't wrote much about his sleeping habits as i feel horrible that we've let him be in our room. there are many who say 'who cares' (including my husband...) and others who think i have to put him in there, let him cry...that who deal. i am working on it. that's all i can say. he is getting better and that is the most i can hope for.
i called the daycare center (faith) we are going to start bringing tucker to this afternoon. on thursday (tucker's first birthday...how nice) i am bringing him to faith to fill out the paperwork, meet the staff that i don't already know, tour the place, and whatever other fun things i need to do. i know it will be good for him, but it will be hard. i can't help but feel that i will be judged for how my kid is there. he is familiar to family right now...has his routine...now what happens when it is altered? i guess we will find out.
did you catch that? tucker is turning one on thursday. wow. i keep thinking about what was happening a year ago at this time. actually, last year at this time, i was out at the muni with friends, then we went to house's where i fell asleep while watching 'the 40 year old virgin'. that happened a lot while i was pregnant. i was always up for a good time and staying up with everyone, but when i was shot, i would fall asleep anywhere, anytime. it was funny.
happy late birthday to you house! we'll celebrate this weekend. no drinking flaming shots while they are still flaming though!
i think i am suffering from brain damage. this entire week i have had an attention span of about twenty seconds. because of this, i am going to reduce this post to bullet points.
with that, i'll wrap this up. just random crap floating around upstairs. i know i have spring fever and it is driving me crazy (literally...ask my husband, he will confirm). ww is tomorrow night. i am hoping and praying, wishing and hoping, that i lost again this week. here's to having a skinny tuesday!
ten hours. we were in duluth today for ten hours. tucker was terrific. we made so many stops and i got so much done, it was awesome. the best time i have had in duluth for a l...o...n...g time. after lunch, we were at one of my favorite spots...target...and tucker fell asleep on grandpa (check out the picture below). i saved over $80 in coupons and gift certificates there...rock! well, more tomorrow on the trip. i'm shot and jenn and house are over!
this morning is springtastic! it is sunny and we are supposed to get a high near 60. it is about time! but then tomorrow is supposed to be a wet mess...go figure. minnesota.
tucker and i are headed to duluth with my dad, keri and natalie. i have a list of things to get such as, my new glasses that have been in for two weeks, the finishing touches for tucker's birthday, a few new items for my wardrobe, organizational items for the house (goodbye clutter forever) and who knows what else. i'm just glad it will be a nice day and i'll have help with my little devil sweetness.
we have matt's parents dog, lacey, this weekend. get this. matt said to me yesterday, 'okay, now you have tucker this weekend and i have lacey...because she is just like a kid'. what...ever.
today is...the first day of spring! it is also my father-in-law's birthday (happy birthday chuck). last night we had thunder and lightening. the thunder was shaking my house for crying out loud! at first i thought it was another pipeline explosion (remember that all of you bay-ites?)...scary. anyways, today it is warming up a bit. rain seems to be in the forecast and it is overcast. i like the thought of spring. i love the thought of summer. i think that warm weather just makes life easier. last summer i spent it learning how to be a new mom, getting my gall bladder removed, having to go back to work after maternity leave...pretty much just stressful things. there was not a lot of fun or 'me' time involved anywhere. this summer, tucker will be mobileman and we are going to be busy! i can't wait to bring him to softball games, the playground, the beach (if that's what you call it), and camping! okay, camping should be interesting! i am so excited for it though.
happy spring everyone!
that's right folks. i am a loser. last night i weighed in at ww and lost 1.2 pounds. this is after two weeks...one of which was spent in a hotel. i am so happy! yesterday melissa and i even went to (cringe) pizza hut, to celebrate her engagement. i only had two pieces though and so i don't feel super bad...hey, i still lost! at the meeting angie and i screwed off the entire time. it was a fun meeting. we have a new leader...and i really miss becky (my aunt). she was awesome! at any rate, i'm pumped. wish me luck this week!
