Today we made a family trip to Kiddie Kandids for pictures. We had Emily's 3rd Birthday pictures taken, Jimmy's 6 month pictures taken and family pictures taken. The last time we had family pictures taken was when Emily was 9 months old. So, it was time for new ones.
As usual they did a great job and we got some really cute pictures of the kids and us.
It figures that I would pick the hottest day of the year to have pictures taken. Its surprising that the pictures came out well!
Okay, so why do I make things hard on myself?!
I'm trying to get the new business up and running online, all while planning Emily's 3rd birthday party. Seriously, if you saw my June calendar you would wonder when I plan on sleeping.
I guess I don't make things easy!
In case you were wondering, its http://www.enchantedpartysupplies.com. I don't have samples up yet, but I am working and taking custom orders right now!
We then decided to go to the lake so Jim could fish for a little bit and the girls could play in the sand. Yes, I know Emily *HATES* the sand. (See LBI journals in July last year!) Well, once Emily saw Laura in the sand, the shoes came off and the toys came out! She loved it! Hopefully, this will continue when we go to LBI this year!
After the lake, we went back to Michelle's for a snack and some play time. Well, that's when it happened. Emily found the one part of the driveway that did not have a "ramp" into the garage and tipped the little ride-on car over.
Face first.
Into the concrete.
And split her lip.
There were blood and a lot of tears. Jim finally got her fixed up and she went back to playing.
Even with the lip, we all had a wonderful day!
This was her lip on 5-26-08. Ouch!
The Pizza Hut up near Michelle always has a new character every month. Well, this month it was Eeyore! Emily just loves Winnie the Pooh and we already met Tigger, so we figured we had to go for Eeyore!
Today, we head out to cousin Meghan's Communion in Queens. My Dad says there is a Yankee game so there will be a delay on the George Washington Bridge. We leave at 12:00 Noon, knowing that we will be a little late to the 1:00 party.
On the way there we are listening to 1010 Wins for traffic and we hear the dreaded news...its not JUST a Yankee game its a Subway Series. For those that don't follow baseball, the Subway Series is a game between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets....the crosstown rivals!
Jim & I look at eachother and groan. We know there is *no* way we are even going to arrive at the party for a while. I call my parents who are already on the Bridge and it took them a half hour to get there. We tell them that we will be taking the lower level since it is a shorter wait and we estimate to be about 40 minutes behind them.
Okay, so we're driving and Jim sees a lot of cars cutting over to the right hand lanes and the left lanes are empty. So....he stays to the left. I ask him what he's doing since the lower level is to the right! He says its okay, there is a crossover. I inform him that there is NO crossover going from the upper to the lower, just the lower to the upper. We travel for a little bit longer and come to a DEAD STOP!
We crept along very slowly for the remainder of the journey. Hitting traffic on the Cross Bronx "Parking Lot", the Throgs Neck Bridge AND the Cross Island Parkway. We could not just get a break!
We finally arrived at the party at 2:30. So it took us about 2.5 hours to do a trip that takes about 1.5 hours. We did have a wonderful time at the party and it was great to see everyone!
So, Emily was playing with the dog. Then all of a sudden she got quiet. She came into Jim and I with a look on her face and her hand outstretched..palm up. All she said was..."Yucky". At this Jim and I both looked at her hand and....she got a hold of my bottle of aspirin.
Jim & I both flew into high gear and headed to the ER...again. Funny enough, we were put in the same room that we had with Jimmy last month. We couldn't be sure that she actually ingested any, but we had them run blood work to make sure.
The nurses kept commenting on what good children we had, because you would hardly know that they were even there. And this was in a pediatric ER.
It was about an hour before the blood work came back and she was perfectly fine. She ingested no aspirin what so ever!
We are so thankful that everything was okay!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!
We spent the day at Michelle's with my parents and Jim's mom. We all had a wonderful time, got wonderful gifts and had some excellent food!
Of course, Emily loved spending the day with Laura and Aunt "Chelle". Emily literally worships Michelle which is just wonderful! And Michelle is such a wonderful Aunt to Emily & Jimmy! They are very lucky to have her in their lives.
A little about the extraordinary women in my life.....
My Sister in Law Michelle is one of the strongest women I know. I definitely look up to her. She is a wonderful friend, aunt and sister. We've had some rocky roads, but thankfully we've been able to put that in the past and work on our relationship. I don't look at her as just my sister in law anymore I truly look at her as a friend.
My Mother in Law is a really wonderful woman. She is always going out of her way to help in what ever way she can. Its the little things she does that just make you feel special. Also, thank you for raising such a wonderful son!
My Mom is just the best! She always knows what to say to make a situation better. She's just one of those extra special people. She knows how to make me laugh...and how sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself! I love her to pieces! Thanks Mom...for everything!
I just love being a part of a family with these wonderful, exceptional women. Just being around them makes me a better person. I love you all!
Now, my reason for Mother's Day. My two beautiful children and with that I have to thank my wonderful husband! He is my rock, my love, my best friend and my everything.
So, on Mother's Day I want to thank him for giving me the two greatest gifts in my life. I love you! ~ PB
We decided to finally put Jimmy in the Jumperoo. We remembered how much Emily loved it. Seriously, when we got close to it, her little legs would start kicking!
Jimmy seems to love it just as much as Emily did. The only problem...now Emily decides SHE wants back in it. We keep having to deter her from it and when Jimmy's in it, she's right there with him!
This is what happens when you leave him alone for 5 minutes in the Jumperoo!
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Okay, so as a kid I had an irrational fear of blood work. I was okay with needles and shots, but anything going into a vein was enough to send me running.
I had my 1st blood draw done at 15. My Doctor thought I had mono….he was right. Anyway, I was crying before the phlebotomist even put the needle in.
The point of this post….
I was reading my new issue of Parents magazine and I came across this advertisement….
http://www.saveyourtears.com
This thing is really neat! It actually “shows” where the veins are, so you don’t get multiple sticks because they can’t find a vein.
Though this website you can find where the nearest one is to your area. You can request that your hospital get this equipment.
I think this would help with a lot of blood draw fears.
We went with my parents to LBI to try to find a house to rent for vacation. We didn't succeed in finding anything, so we went for lunch and went home.
When we went to take Emily out of her carseat, Jim thought she either 1. spilled her drink or 2. peed through the carseat. Either way, we decided to bring it in and wash it.
I fed Jimmy as soon as we got home and I was holding him for a bit....okay he fell asleep on me so it was a couple of hours. Jim and Emily are hungry so Jim starts making dinner for them. I decide to "try" and take apart the carseat to wash it. Anyone who has ever tried to take a carseat apart should find some humor in this.
Jim asks me if I strap Jimmy in when I put him in his carrier. I said, "No"....but what I should've said was..."I don't put him in the carrier". I then went into the bedroom. You see where this is going right?
All of a sudden I hear it.......................THUD!
Both of us are running, Jim gets to him first. Jimmy decided to see if he could practice some rolling and tipped the carrier, with himself in it, OFF of our dining room table. Both Jimmy & the carrier land on the floor.
Jimmy is of course screaming, but so is Jim. I am now wrestling Jim for the baby to check him out. He seemed okay, but I gave him Tylenol.
About a half hour later, he still doesn't have bumps or bruises....but he hasn't stopped crying. Now, those who have met him, know that he doesn't cry for no reason.
Jim & I want to have him checked out so we decide to head to the emergency room. Well, remember the carseat! So at 8:00pm, Jim has to get the other carseat from my car and install it in the Explorer to go to the ER. Yes, in the dark!
We finally get to the ER. Jimmy has stopped crying and is now flirting (Yes, flirting!) with the two nurses and the doctor. Go figure! They said all his vitals looked great, so no CAT scan was needed.
We bundled him back up and headed home. What a day!
Oh yeah, the reason Jimmy wouldn't stop crying was because he was hungry! Jim & I didn't realize this until we got home from the hospital.
As a side note: my hospital has a pediatric ER. Its really neat! It is much less scary than the real sterile looking ER. It has been open for about 7 years. Surprisingly, we've never been there.
Okay, so Jimmy was fussing around in the Pack n Play. I went in there to make sure he was okay and this is what I find!
He managed to roll from his back to his front. Ironically, the pediatrician said that this is the hard way for them to roll! He's also trying to lift up on his knees. I think we're in trouble!
Well everything went well and our "little" guy is growing...rapidly! He is now 15lbs 4oz and 26 inches long.* He is up 5lbs 5oz. and 6 inches from birth!
Since he is sleeping through the night (and has been since 5 days old), we decided against starting cereal at this time. If he starts indicating that he is still hungry, then we will reconsider.
He did get 5 vaccinations, 4 shots and 1 oral. He did pretty good, only cried a little and seems to have no reactions to them.
Next doctor's appointment is at 6 months.
*At Emily's 4 month appointment she was 14.7lbs and 24 inches.
Today Jimmy was Baptised into the Church!
Jimmy's Godparents were our good friends, Shelley & Keith.
About 20 of our closest family and friends were in attendance for this celebration. Unfortunately, some were not able to make it and they were missed.
It was great to see everyone and just be able to sit and talk for a while!
Jim was off this week for Easter/Spring Break. It was so nice to have him around and we got so many errands done!
Now, anyone who knows me, knows HOW important this day is to me. Seriously, its one of my favorite (if not favorite) holidays!
Jim is off work this week, so we were invited and decided to go to our cousin Trisha's house for St. Patrick's Day! It was great to catch up with family that we haven't seen in a while. The food was wonderful and we all had such a good time...especially Emily!
When you go to an event for my side of the family, there is no lack of kids for Emily to play with! Emily was a little shy at first, but quickly warmed up to her cousins.
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