I want to share something really great that I found out recently. If you are planning on going somewhere for shopping, there are coupons for EVERYTHING on the internet. If you are shopping online, you would want the coupon codes for the payment page. You can find various codes for everything imaginable at http://www.retailmenot.com
If you are going to the store and need a printable coupon, use this site: http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/
I have used both sites and saved plenty. I got about $150 off at Target.com last week. YAY!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
baby's gestation update
Week Thirty-Four
Your baby acts completely like a newborn, with her eyes opened when awake and closed when sleeping. You may also find her settling into more of a routine for sleeping & awake times.
She has learned to blink. She can also see more clearly when there is a bright light on your stomach and probably has the outline of all your organs memorized!
Antibodies from your blood are being tranferred to him. These immunities continue to build until birth. Then breastmilk will add even more protection against disease.
Your baby may have already turned to a head-down position in preparation for birth. If he is your first baby, he may be settling into the pelvis with his head pressing against your cervix.
Fingernails have reached the end of the fingertips now. She may scratch her face even before she is born!
Your little one's length is 17.7 inches (45cm) and weight is 4.7 pounds (2146 g).
Your baby acts completely like a newborn, with her eyes opened when awake and closed when sleeping. You may also find her settling into more of a routine for sleeping & awake times.
She has learned to blink. She can also see more clearly when there is a bright light on your stomach and probably has the outline of all your organs memorized!
Antibodies from your blood are being tranferred to him. These immunities continue to build until birth. Then breastmilk will add even more protection against disease.
Your baby may have already turned to a head-down position in preparation for birth. If he is your first baby, he may be settling into the pelvis with his head pressing against your cervix.
Fingernails have reached the end of the fingertips now. She may scratch her face even before she is born!
Your little one's length is 17.7 inches (45cm) and weight is 4.7 pounds (2146 g).
ps - this photo is not my actual child but rather an internet stock photo
baby spot
I had a baby shower yesterday and it was really fun... all of the ladies that came were so sweet and my few friends that threw it did an amazing job. I got a lot of WIPES and BLANKETS but lots of other good stuff as well.
Baby is still moving and grooving which I guess means she has plenty of room in there and doesn't need to bust out just yet. Still a woman in waiting! My body hurt so much by the time I went to bed, I was ready to drink a bottle of wine to relieve the tension. Of course, I didn't. I have a few family members visiting and so I planned to sleep in my daughter's twin bed and her on the floor next to me in a sleeping bag. As soon as the light went out, she was in that twin bed next to me. Can you imagine? Me and my belly and my sideways-sleeping daughter. After a few hours, I had enough and went down to the couch. To make a long story short, she ended up on the other part of the couch too, after a few middle of the night meltdowns. At one point, she was on the couch in her sleeping bad and because it's made of nylon, she slid off the couch and onto the floor while still in her sleeping bag. She was very much not happy about that. She didn't remember that at all this morning. I did. Is that fair???
She's had a hard time sleeping alone (or even just being without me while in the same house) since her dad died. I understand and have "catered" to this for the last 7 months but now I have to think about adding a newborn into the picture and that means weaning her from her clinginess. She is very unhappy about this but mostly so when it comes to sleeping times. She ended up crying herself to sleep for her nap this afternoon and I felt bad. However, it has to happen. Poor peanut!
My aunt and parents are still here though and I was able to get back to sleep this morning after all that hoopla and get some decent rest. Thank God for helpful relatives.
Baby is still moving and grooving which I guess means she has plenty of room in there and doesn't need to bust out just yet. Still a woman in waiting! My body hurt so much by the time I went to bed, I was ready to drink a bottle of wine to relieve the tension. Of course, I didn't. I have a few family members visiting and so I planned to sleep in my daughter's twin bed and her on the floor next to me in a sleeping bag. As soon as the light went out, she was in that twin bed next to me. Can you imagine? Me and my belly and my sideways-sleeping daughter. After a few hours, I had enough and went down to the couch. To make a long story short, she ended up on the other part of the couch too, after a few middle of the night meltdowns. At one point, she was on the couch in her sleeping bad and because it's made of nylon, she slid off the couch and onto the floor while still in her sleeping bag. She was very much not happy about that. She didn't remember that at all this morning. I did. Is that fair???
She's had a hard time sleeping alone (or even just being without me while in the same house) since her dad died. I understand and have "catered" to this for the last 7 months but now I have to think about adding a newborn into the picture and that means weaning her from her clinginess. She is very unhappy about this but mostly so when it comes to sleeping times. She ended up crying herself to sleep for her nap this afternoon and I felt bad. However, it has to happen. Poor peanut!
My aunt and parents are still here though and I was able to get back to sleep this morning after all that hoopla and get some decent rest. Thank God for helpful relatives.
Friday, August 17, 2007
the turtle
yesterday, i was driving down my friend's road which is gravel and noticed a turtle that was almost in the middle of the road. i stopped my car, picked it up and put the turtle in my car to drive it down to the creek. no problem. this morning, driving to work and, coincetentally from the same friend's house, i saw another turtle on a different stretch of road.
this may seem like just a coincedence but the turtle is an important figure in my husband's family. his grandfather loved turtles and their ability to retreat when needed. in addition, several weeks ago, i was seeing turtles everyday in the middle of the road. when i finally stopped and picked one up, set him in the grass, i stopped seeing them. as mentioned, it started again yesterday. i am curious to know what this means for me. if you have ideas, click on "comment" under this blog and let me know.
after the last round of turtles, i did an internet search and here is what i came up with:
"Turtle teaches us to be careful in new situations and to be patient in reaching our goals. Turtle also teaches us to take things slow, for it gives us time to figure out if we need to protect our self or forge ahead. Turtle shows up in our lives when we need to go into shell and wait until our thoughts & ideas are ready to be expressed. He also teaches us to be adaptable to our environment so we can find the harmony within it."
Thursday, August 16, 2007
now i get it
a few days ago, i had an epiphany. i realized something that i wished i had understood 4 years ago.
4 years ago, i got a call from an old friend with whom i was very, very close. he and i had dated but were also very good friends and "soul mates", a term we talked about then and i still feel true. maybe even more so today than 13 years ago. he called to tell me that he wife had died unexpectedly from a medical problem leaving behind him and their 3 month old son. he was very distraught and told me that he had been trying to get ahold of me for months. he had searched the internet, even paying money to try to find me. he clearly needed me. the problem was, in the years before this, i had tried to remain in touch with him but his wife did not feel comfortable with me talking to him since we had dated. it didn't matter that he and i lived 600 miles away from each other. as such, we didn't talk for years until he called me with the news of her death. she was young - maybe 22? and he was 25. i spoke with him about it that night and a little bit afterwards but held resentment about him not speaking with me for the previous 2 or 3 years.
i lost my spouse 7 months ago and since then, have had many dreams about someone i was close with (not the person mentioned above) and couldn't figure out why. when i told my mom about it, she said not to contact this person as i was simply looking for some familiar comfort and that was not an appropriate place to find it.
now i get it. my friend who lost his wife needed me for comfort and i was not there for him. he needed to talk to somebody who could understand his feelings without him necessarily saying anything. i could have been there for him and wasn't. my husband was supportive of me talking to him and helping him through it but i let my pride get in the way and did not help. i hope to God that i am not in this situation again but if i am, i certainly won't make the same mistake twice.
4 years ago, i got a call from an old friend with whom i was very, very close. he and i had dated but were also very good friends and "soul mates", a term we talked about then and i still feel true. maybe even more so today than 13 years ago. he called to tell me that he wife had died unexpectedly from a medical problem leaving behind him and their 3 month old son. he was very distraught and told me that he had been trying to get ahold of me for months. he had searched the internet, even paying money to try to find me. he clearly needed me. the problem was, in the years before this, i had tried to remain in touch with him but his wife did not feel comfortable with me talking to him since we had dated. it didn't matter that he and i lived 600 miles away from each other. as such, we didn't talk for years until he called me with the news of her death. she was young - maybe 22? and he was 25. i spoke with him about it that night and a little bit afterwards but held resentment about him not speaking with me for the previous 2 or 3 years.
i lost my spouse 7 months ago and since then, have had many dreams about someone i was close with (not the person mentioned above) and couldn't figure out why. when i told my mom about it, she said not to contact this person as i was simply looking for some familiar comfort and that was not an appropriate place to find it.
now i get it. my friend who lost his wife needed me for comfort and i was not there for him. he needed to talk to somebody who could understand his feelings without him necessarily saying anything. i could have been there for him and wasn't. my husband was supportive of me talking to him and helping him through it but i let my pride get in the way and did not help. i hope to God that i am not in this situation again but if i am, i certainly won't make the same mistake twice.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
client
every now and then i will see a client that strikes me in some fashion and yesterday i had one of those. he was a man who was psychotic and seeing visions of his dead mother standing next to me as well as moses, peter and paul. when i asked him if it was the same moses, peter and paul from the bible, he smiled and said "how did you know?" as if i had never heard of them. i thought that was funny.
he had been abused by his father and was cowaring under a sheet as i approached him and asked me not to hurt him. i felt so sad for this grown man who was afraid of me and the nurses trying to help him. his abuse was so severe that, even as a grown man, he was still afraid his father was going to beat him with a switch.
be nice to your children. everyday. all the time. even when you don't feel like you can or you are too tired to give then your attention. what they see and feel today is what they become tomorrow. every adult has the ability to make a difference in the life of a child just by being kind.
he had been abused by his father and was cowaring under a sheet as i approached him and asked me not to hurt him. i felt so sad for this grown man who was afraid of me and the nurses trying to help him. his abuse was so severe that, even as a grown man, he was still afraid his father was going to beat him with a switch.
be nice to your children. everyday. all the time. even when you don't feel like you can or you are too tired to give then your attention. what they see and feel today is what they become tomorrow. every adult has the ability to make a difference in the life of a child just by being kind.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
geez.
i just finished the first part of my final exam in one of my statistics classes. my daughter was screaming upstairs and although the door was shut, she was still winning the battle in terms of noise. as a result, i scored a 63% on that part of the test. lucky, lucky me. part of me is surprised that i even did that well and part of me is furious because i know my stuff far better than that. that's single parenting at it's finest. trying to take online advanced statistics, pregnant, full time job and parenting a child who is afraid and/or resistant to sleep alone.
this is therapeutic. given that there is not another adult in the house, it's nice to vent. i rarely get to do that anymore and probably need it more than ever.
so much for the previous blog about avoiding work. apparently i should have been reviewing instead of writing.
could be worse...i could be in the state of my clients that i saw today. either one. i'll talk about that tomorrow.
this is therapeutic. given that there is not another adult in the house, it's nice to vent. i rarely get to do that anymore and probably need it more than ever.
so much for the previous blog about avoiding work. apparently i should have been reviewing instead of writing.
could be worse...i could be in the state of my clients that i saw today. either one. i'll talk about that tomorrow.
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