If I would have a choice, life would be a perpetual fall. I love this time of the year and here are some reasons why:
1. The foliage. Unless you have lived your life under a rock, you know that fall in New England is amazing! I love the bright colors, the reds, the yellows, the orange! I love seeing whole trees looking as if they are on fire!
2. Apple picking, pumpkin picking, apple pies, hot cider... Need I say more?
3. Being able to wear cashmere and hand knit sweaters and soft fuzzy fleece!
4. Fall means that the holidays are approaching. I love Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have always been a sucker for the holiday, so the fact that they are fast approaching makes me so happy!
5. Snuggling under a blanket to watch a movie with some hot tea or cocoa in hand!
I could go on and on, but I should probably get going with work!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Freak accident, or happy nights coming?
I had to write about this! My daughter C, slept thru the night both on Friday and Sunday night! Ok, so she skipped Saturday, but what can I say, she is only 3 months old! Even if you are not a parent yourself, I am sure you understand my excitement for a full night sleep. Counting the uncomfortable last 3 months of the pregnancy, I have not had a decent, more than 4 hours stretch night sleep! And, yeah, I admit, if I am cranky, everyone get cranky!
So I am praying with all my might that she is finally getting to the point where 3am feedings will be a thing of the past!
Cheers!
So I am praying with all my might that she is finally getting to the point where 3am feedings will be a thing of the past!
Cheers!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Sort of random
Sometimes I have a hard time sleeping. Usually when I am very tired, which seams to be my normal state of being lately! So while I stay in bed and pray for sleep to come (knowing very well that I will heavily pay for my inability to fall asleep in just few hours when C decides she would like some food!), my mind spins. Last night, I was thinking that I have to do C's laundry. And then for some reason I started thinking of all the things you are supposed to pun on her mattress. So let's see:
1. The mattress protector. So that when she has accidents she does not wet the mattress. Mind you, she does wear a diaper...all the time, so accidents... not so much!
2. mattress pad. Not sure why and what this might do, but if you look at baby registries you have to get one!
3.the sheets. Ok, I get this one since you don't want to sleep on a bear mattress
4. a sheet protector. I understand that changing sheets is not fun (especially at 2am!), but really? Something will get ruined. Does it really matter if it's the mattress protector, the sheet or the sheet protector? If it's really bad, you have to replace it anyhow...!
I don't get it. But it's so easy to get caught up in all this craziness of getting everything under the sun for your child. So if you see me getting to that point, please smack me over the head and remind me that college is expensive!
1. The mattress protector. So that when she has accidents she does not wet the mattress. Mind you, she does wear a diaper...all the time, so accidents... not so much!
2. mattress pad. Not sure why and what this might do, but if you look at baby registries you have to get one!
3.the sheets. Ok, I get this one since you don't want to sleep on a bear mattress
4. a sheet protector. I understand that changing sheets is not fun (especially at 2am!), but really? Something will get ruined. Does it really matter if it's the mattress protector, the sheet or the sheet protector? If it's really bad, you have to replace it anyhow...!
I don't get it. But it's so easy to get caught up in all this craziness of getting everything under the sun for your child. So if you see me getting to that point, please smack me over the head and remind me that college is expensive!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
What can you do in one minute?
As my life has become more and more hectic with a 2 months old at home, I realize that I have learned to do things quicker. Some are great, others not so great, but here is a list of things that I have learned to do in one minute flat!
1. eat lunch (hard to believe, but totally doable when the child screams bloody murder for no reason!)
2. wash 2 plates and 2 mugs (using lots more dish detergent than I used to, but none the less the dishes are done!)
3. fall asleep! This one is a given when you are sleep deprived
4. take a shower! Granted there will be no conditioner used, or exfoliate, or anything else fancy. Just plain soap and water
5. find the "lost, under the couch, the cat stole it" pacifier.
I am sure there are many other things I have learned to do in one minute. But my brain is way too fried from not enough sleep to think of some more.
Cheers!
1. eat lunch (hard to believe, but totally doable when the child screams bloody murder for no reason!)
2. wash 2 plates and 2 mugs (using lots more dish detergent than I used to, but none the less the dishes are done!)
3. fall asleep! This one is a given when you are sleep deprived
4. take a shower! Granted there will be no conditioner used, or exfoliate, or anything else fancy. Just plain soap and water
5. find the "lost, under the couch, the cat stole it" pacifier.
I am sure there are many other things I have learned to do in one minute. But my brain is way too fried from not enough sleep to think of some more.
Cheers!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Buni is coming!
Buni (Romanian for grammy, my mom) is coming tomorrow. I have not seen her for over a year now! And she has not seen me pregnant, not has she yet met her new grand daughter. She is over the moon excited and has been counting the hours this whole week (and calling me with the count down each day!)
I am excited to have her here for the following 6 months! Yup, you read that right, it will be 6 months. I love her dearly and she will be a huge help, but I am nervous all the same, just because I am not used to have her around in my house, living with us. My husband, A is blissfully ignorant of the Romanian language, so I am the only one she can communicate with (she likes to think she understands and knows English, but really she can't!)
So next time you come over to visit, you will get to meet my mom. She is funny and loving and can cook like no one else I know! So get ready to have some fun and some yummy Romanian dishes!
I am excited to have her here for the following 6 months! Yup, you read that right, it will be 6 months. I love her dearly and she will be a huge help, but I am nervous all the same, just because I am not used to have her around in my house, living with us. My husband, A is blissfully ignorant of the Romanian language, so I am the only one she can communicate with (she likes to think she understands and knows English, but really she can't!)
So next time you come over to visit, you will get to meet my mom. She is funny and loving and can cook like no one else I know! So get ready to have some fun and some yummy Romanian dishes!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Romanian style credit card
I grew up in a communist, third world country, where the phrase " carrying plastic" has no other meaning, but that you caring around a bunch of plastic items! I always tell my husband A that he is lucky he married someone who at the age of 24 had no idea how a credit card works! At least not the conventional ones.
While Romania, much as the rest of the Eastern European countries, is today getting more and more Westernized (you know, McDonald's, Starbucks, credit cards, bank loans...)I realized that as I was growing up, we did have a form of credit card. It was called "borrowing money" from friends and family. In perspective, it was the best deal ever, nobody would ask for interest! Normally in our culture you were either someone who always had to ask money from friends and family, either someone who always had the money to give (I have no idea how some people afforded to lend money to others during the communist years and even much after, but that is another story in itself).
Even today, I still have friends, who I would ask how were they able to afford a certain thing (strangely that is not a crass thing to ask in my culture) and they would say "oh, I borrowed some money!" I actually have friends who would rather take a vacation/buy a new perfume/new clothes than budget for food. And savings? Who are you kidding? There are way to many things to do now with the money I might or might not have, so who cares about tomorrow!
Just a little glimpse into where I come from!
While Romania, much as the rest of the Eastern European countries, is today getting more and more Westernized (you know, McDonald's, Starbucks, credit cards, bank loans...)I realized that as I was growing up, we did have a form of credit card. It was called "borrowing money" from friends and family. In perspective, it was the best deal ever, nobody would ask for interest! Normally in our culture you were either someone who always had to ask money from friends and family, either someone who always had the money to give (I have no idea how some people afforded to lend money to others during the communist years and even much after, but that is another story in itself).
Even today, I still have friends, who I would ask how were they able to afford a certain thing (strangely that is not a crass thing to ask in my culture) and they would say "oh, I borrowed some money!" I actually have friends who would rather take a vacation/buy a new perfume/new clothes than budget for food. And savings? Who are you kidding? There are way to many things to do now with the money I might or might not have, so who cares about tomorrow!
Just a little glimpse into where I come from!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Still here!
Yup, I know I have fall off the face of the Earth. Honestly, not really my fault. In our desire to make the most of our money, we have decided to switch from our current phone carrier to a different one (TMObile at home is awesome!), but in the process things got screwed up and we ended up with no internet connection for almost a month (long story short, but from our perspective, Verizon is a terrible company!).
Today, C is a little older than 6 weeks and I still can't believe it! It has been such an interesting ride, with lots of ups and downs for me (trust me, listeting to a screeming infant for 2 hours is a down no matter how much you love them!).
What have I learned in the past 6 weeks? Here is a list of it (here I go again with lists), in no perticular order:
1. To say "diapers" when people ask what they could buy for C when they come and visit! While I like the idea of cloth diapers, reality is that I just like the idea of it! I looked into it and I can't see myself dealing with that all day long! So, we end up spending lots of money on disposable diapers, so much so, that my husband A is considering adding it as a separate item line in our budget!
2. To chill out about the bathroom not being sparkling clean, or the unmade bed, or the dust on the coffee table. While I spend the day at home with C, you would think I would have plenty of time to do all the house work too! Not so fast! Between feedings, changings poopy diapers, pumping, changing her outfits 5 times a day (the child can spit!), waking up in the middle of the night for feedings, I am so exhausted that I can't think! So at the end of the day, who cares about the dust on the coffee table?
3. To master making dinner while holding C with one hand. Or trying to do the same while suffering thru her screeming "bloody murder" sessions. For no reason at all, other than being borred!
4. To feel ok about letting her scream in her crib/pack and play! Sometimes there is nothing you could do for her... I have learned that I am not a terrible mom for doing that, but just adjusting to life with an infant.
5. To go grocery shopping/run any other errand with C! I am actually very proud of myself for being able to feel her with one hand, while pushing the cart with the other and adding stuff to my cart! (it looks ridiculous, but it works for me!)
6. To be excited for 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night! Thank goodness for A and the fact that we have a system and take turns, otherwise I would have been a gonner by now!
There are many more to add, but I have to run and feed her! (again!)
Today, C is a little older than 6 weeks and I still can't believe it! It has been such an interesting ride, with lots of ups and downs for me (trust me, listeting to a screeming infant for 2 hours is a down no matter how much you love them!).
What have I learned in the past 6 weeks? Here is a list of it (here I go again with lists), in no perticular order:
1. To say "diapers" when people ask what they could buy for C when they come and visit! While I like the idea of cloth diapers, reality is that I just like the idea of it! I looked into it and I can't see myself dealing with that all day long! So, we end up spending lots of money on disposable diapers, so much so, that my husband A is considering adding it as a separate item line in our budget!
2. To chill out about the bathroom not being sparkling clean, or the unmade bed, or the dust on the coffee table. While I spend the day at home with C, you would think I would have plenty of time to do all the house work too! Not so fast! Between feedings, changings poopy diapers, pumping, changing her outfits 5 times a day (the child can spit!), waking up in the middle of the night for feedings, I am so exhausted that I can't think! So at the end of the day, who cares about the dust on the coffee table?
3. To master making dinner while holding C with one hand. Or trying to do the same while suffering thru her screeming "bloody murder" sessions. For no reason at all, other than being borred!
4. To feel ok about letting her scream in her crib/pack and play! Sometimes there is nothing you could do for her... I have learned that I am not a terrible mom for doing that, but just adjusting to life with an infant.
5. To go grocery shopping/run any other errand with C! I am actually very proud of myself for being able to feel her with one hand, while pushing the cart with the other and adding stuff to my cart! (it looks ridiculous, but it works for me!)
6. To be excited for 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night! Thank goodness for A and the fact that we have a system and take turns, otherwise I would have been a gonner by now!
There are many more to add, but I have to run and feed her! (again!)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)