So me & JP are trying to save money right now since we’ll be moving mid April and well deposit, boxes…well just moving in general cost some money and well saving money is just a good thing. So this weekend we are thinking to use some of the free coupons that I got from being a BzzAgent for some of Chili’s Guiltless Grill. I’ve already decided that I’m getting the steak…as will JP. Last time I got the grilled Chicken Sandwich, it was really good but sadly boring because they didn’t include everything that it was suppose to have on it. But I requested the extras and it made it taste great! And I didn’t feel bad for eatting out like I usually do, it was guiltless I did subsitite my broccolli for corn on the cob though so it wasn’t totally guiltless. Because if you’ve ever had Chili’s corn on the cob it tastes like it was dipped in butter…and I loooove butter  :rolly: Has anyone else had Chili’s Guiltless Grill?? What would you suggest for me to order?

I have quite a few reviews I want to do but I was thinking to have a seperate site for that?? Or maybe just do reviews here & keep everything together?

I’m getting ready to go to my mom’s house to pick up a humidifier for Micah and to get some laundry done. A washateria plus baby doesn’t really work out too easily because lugging him & clothes all over is a pain in the butt. Atleast at my mom’s house I can leave him in his glider while I go start clothes and stuff! It’ll be even better once we move because we’ll be a lot closer to my mom’s house!

Ohhh and I loooove Tracey’s photo projects over at sh1ft! Always have! So I printed up my list (a bit late I have to tell you!) and I am starting on my 26 things photo hunt! I’m excited for this, anyone can join in on the fun! And it really helps the creative juices start flowing! I double dog dare you to do the 26 things project!!  :LOL:

Alrighty I’m off to my mom’s house and maybe to the store because I have to pick up a few things (not including moth traps). Have a super day everyone!

Monday was Micah’s 2 month doctor appointment (he turned 2 months on Thursday!) & I am in love with his doctor’s office! The receptionist told me they were quite busy and she apologizes for any long wait but I seemed to get in very quickly. Maybe 10 minutes of waiting time? To me that is not a long wait at all, I’ve sat for over a hour in a waiting room before! Anyways we went to the room and stripped Micah down to just his diaper so he could be weighed….he is 13 lbs & 7 oz!! And measures 24 inches! His doctor told me that he is measuring as a 4 month old! And when I questioned about Micah just waking once through the night for the past month (atleast on most nights) she told me that I was lucky & he is getting plenty of food (errr boob juice) so just enjoy the sleep. :LOL:

He was such a little flirt with the nurses and doctor, just laughing & smiling for everyone! Oh but when they poked his chubby little legs with 3 needles…you could see the look of betrayl in his eyes! But I read somewhere it is good to nurse them right afterwards because it can prevent fever so he didn’t cry for long at all. And by golly he didn’t get a fever. He was a bit cranky but you know what? I would have been too if I would have gotten those needles in my legs! After leaving the doctor’s office we left to do some coupon shopping & he was an angel while shopping. But I actually haven’t had him misbehave during shopping…I sure did hear another kid screaming (around 2 years old) & just thanked God that it wasn’t Micah. Oh and I think Micah likes our bed better then his bassinet…I mean our is no sleep number bed but we have a thick memory foam topper and it just hugs you. I’m thinking that’s why he likes it, because I don’t even have to be next to him & he’ll pass out cold on our bed. But I don’t let him stay there to sleep because it’s just way too soft for a baby to sleep in.

This is what happens when your husband tells you he’ll make dinner on a Saturday night because you are just too tired to cook. Artery clogging goodness.

I ‘m so behind on blogging, the mommy life has been a quick one this week. I still need to blog about shooting a wedding on Saturday, Micah’s 2nd month doctor’s visit, my first mom’s group meetup, and the going to the rodeo. Actually I probably have more then that to blog about but those are the things that stand up in this past week.

Okey I have to do a bit of housework & have some tummy time with my son. Hey do the girl scouts sale their cookies at this time of the year or has that already stopped?

I just had to post baby pictures… I’ll be posting older pictures of me here and there…and yes embarrassing ones because those are the best ones of all. Here’s me at around 2 months and at 23 years.

Something about cold, rainy days just makes me want to cuddle up and sleep on the sofa all day. I can’t be the only one….

Read Part 1 of My baby Story Here
Read Part 2 of My baby Story Here
Part 3 includes blood, tearing, stitches and well just don’t read it if that grosses you out.  :p

“Alright Pamela on three you are going to take a deep breath in and push as hard as you can until I tell you to stop” is what my doctor told me. I was too excited to be nervous or scared, all I could think about was pushing that baby out so I could finally meet the kid who had been kicking non-stop for the past few months. I looked at JP and I’ve never seen him look so scared in my life. ONE, TWO, THREE and puuuuuussssssssh. I thought for sure I would have made some grunting noises but all I remember hearing is “Push, push, you’re doing great, push. And exhale” After a few pushes…he was stuck. The doctor grabbed the vaccum to suck his little head out of there & here we go again with the pushing. He was still stuck. JP looked, I saw him look. He promised himself he wouldn’t look. But oh man he saw it all. I knew he would look, it’s like a train wreck where you can’t help but look. The nurses pulled JP and my mom to the side and both jumped on my stomach while I was pushing. All I could think was “what the hell!?!”. My mom and JP both had panic in their eyes. He didn’t want to come out but finally after more pushes then I can remember, having nurses jump on me & a vacum pulling my sons head out…he was finally out.

I was exhausted, I had contractions the whole weekend before and was running on very little sleep. They took Micah to be weighed, cleaned, measured while I was being stitched up. I didn’t get to hold Micah right away, which in my mind was very odd. JP held him and brought him to my side before he got whisked away to the nursery but I still hasdn’t held my newborn yet. My mom followed JP to the nursery & it was just me, my doctor & a few nurses in the birthing room. I was talking to my doctor as he was explaining why he was stitching me up (I knew already that I would tear most likely) and explained that I had the worse tear possible. A 4th degree tear meaning I tore ALL the way down. :sick: While stitching me up some liquid shot at my head. O_o I went “uhhh what is that?” The nurse came over and said it was blood…in my hair and on my pillow. All I could do is laugh and the nurse cleaned my hair up for me. After my doctor finished stitching me up everyone cleared out of the room and I was left alone. It was surreal. Had I really just had my son? Where was everyone? I really didn’t want to be alone but I knew everyone would want to see the baby. After a few minutes of resting my dad & grandma came in to congratulate me on having such a beautiful baby. They told me is was ghost white & looked just like me. A nurse came in with my dinner & told me I was lucky because tonight was Chicken Fried Steak. I started to dig in but wow can we say too much pepper? They overseasoned everything which I quickly learned with my three meals a day. My dad so kindly brought me a Dr. Pepper because after all that hard work I thought I deserved one. So I sat there with my dinner and all I ate was the roll, I would just have JP bring me something better I thought to myself. I sipped on my Dr. Pepper and nibbled at my piece of cake which was actually really good. Soon family started piling into the room to congratulate us and tell me how much Micah looked like me. When I asked JP where Micah was he told me they had to keep him in the nursery because he wasn’t getting any color, he was insanely pale. But they put him under a heat lamp and warmed the color right into him!

Everyone stayed long enough to say congrats, see the baby in the nursery & give me hugs. Then I got to lay back and rest. A nurse came in to push on my stomach to help all the excess stuff come out and a TON of blood came rushing out all over the bed, onto the floor. Which surprised her. And I don’t think it’s a good thing when your body surprises a nurse who sees this kind of stuff day in and day out. She came back later to do the same thing and even more blood. She told me I needed to hydrate and had me chug a huge cup of water then told me the second cup I could just drink at a normal pace. As she was about to leave I screamed that I needed something to throw up in and my mom quickly grabbed me a pan to throw up in. All that water came back up, I started feeling a bit light headed so I layed down to drink some more water. I was feeling a bit weak but who wouldn’t after giving birth right? My mom left to pick up my brother & sister so they could come see me & the baby. After she left a nurse informed me that I was going to be able to nurse my baby and that they were going to take me to my new room. As JP and the nurse helped me out of bed and into the wheelchair…I blacked out and JP heard the nurses say I was having a seizure….wait what? This isn’t suppose to happen.

Micah sported his Mr. Rogers sweater a week or so ago. It was a big hit.  He asked for me to share pictures with our blog readers…yes I am the baby whisper..er…

So I hear people all the time going for their nursing degree because the medical field is something that always has jobs. And I think online courses are the way to go for those stay at home moms who can’t afford child care before getting a job! Getting a MS Nursing is no easy task but doing it online is something that could take off some of the stress. I love how you can get a degree online, a graduates degree at that! ST. Xavier’s Masters in Nursing program online is a really great way to get your nursing degree if that is something you are looking to do.