Just found out that my hubby's on a U of U promotional video out on youtube. So for anyone that wants to know what he does, here it is. He's the hot one with a beard. He didn't even know about it until someone at work commented that they had seen it. Pretty cool.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Anxiety
As this baby's due date approaches, my anxiety level has increased about it. First off, it's been almost 5 years since I've done this baby-thing. Second, because it is so close to Christmas, I feel like I need to have Christmas all done and ready... which is anxiety producing for every mother. Third, it's a new baby... and while I believe this will be a healthy baby, I've had a sick, very difficult baby before and know what that's like.
Yesterday, I was telling Rob about how I'm getting nervous as we now have about 5 weeks before induction. I asked Rob if he was getting nervous at all. You know what he was nervous about? Getting a new car.
Seriously. Such a man.
This commercial proves that it's not just my man either:
Yesterday, I was telling Rob about how I'm getting nervous as we now have about 5 weeks before induction. I asked Rob if he was getting nervous at all. You know what he was nervous about? Getting a new car.
Seriously. Such a man.
This commercial proves that it's not just my man either:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
In response
... okay, okay, confession: I am addicted to homemade salsa. Especially with this pregnancy. I can down 1/3 a pint of salsa in one day. Easy. If there is no salsa, I'm not even tempted by chips. But if I run out of chips, I have eaten just a spoonful of salsa (seriously? That's as bad as drinking pickle juice... which I did once). I don't know how I can throw up so much, but keep down salsa. I must be growing a Texan inside of me.
She's up on her box again
Other than when we travel, we rarely go fast food. Probably once every 2 months. I confess though, the temptation is greater, now that I'm pregnant & drive past 2 fast food places & see about 4 more just to get on the freeway.
Tonight I finally saw Super Size Me. It has got me thinking! Not that anything new was presented in the movie. The guy ate like 5000 calories a day... high sugar & fat no less. But it has gotten me thinking about what kind of memories and habits I am establishing for my children. I grew up in a home that did not have much candy or junk food around. When we were hungry, I still remember my mom saying, "Go eat an apple!" My parents have a letter I wrote them in elementary school that includes complaints that I did not get to eat all the junk food my friends did. They now have the letter framed. Look at how all of my siblings eat. None of us really like candy or junk food (except maybe Jonathan and his BBQ chips:).
So, even though my determination was wavering before watching the show tonight, I guess I will continue to pack my kids lunches with fruit and whole wheat PBJ's and can fresh fruits and jam all summer. And try and figure out the eternal dilemma of what I am going to cook for dinner.
I see the horrible effects of obesity on kids. It breaks my heart to see some kids come into the Instacare where I work. I can see their parents would do almost anything for their kids, but what the kids REALLY need is to learn healthy eating habits. Not only for their health, but also for self-esteem. I am committed to not let that happen to my kids if I can help it! Really, I don't care if they are thin - I don't want them to focus on being skinny... that is equally unhealthy and dangerous! I just want them to have healthy bodies and make healthy choices (at least most of the time). We Mormons talk about the Word of Wisdom a lot. One of the things is to not drink alcohol, but another equally important part of it is to eat meat sparingly and increase whole grains and vegetables. Think of how many people are addicted to food!
So one other thing that I began over a year ago (thanks to hearing about some big studies from my friend Cindy in NY) is reducing our meat and eating vegetarian about 1-2 times a week. I figure that's at least trying to eat meat sparingly. While none of us will eat veggie-burgers, there are so many great recipes on line that it has been easy to find good meat-free-meals. The other day we had delicious butternut sqaush and apple soup that left our guests asking for the recipe. Easy, too. One interesting blog is Meatlessmealsformeateaters.blogspot.com. Turns out that the writer is a friend of Rob's from Houston.
Sorry I'm standing on my soapbox tonight! I guess it's from post-halloween toxicity. Lately, my son has been asking for candy about 1 hour after breakfast. What? NO!
Tonight I finally saw Super Size Me. It has got me thinking! Not that anything new was presented in the movie. The guy ate like 5000 calories a day... high sugar & fat no less. But it has gotten me thinking about what kind of memories and habits I am establishing for my children. I grew up in a home that did not have much candy or junk food around. When we were hungry, I still remember my mom saying, "Go eat an apple!" My parents have a letter I wrote them in elementary school that includes complaints that I did not get to eat all the junk food my friends did. They now have the letter framed. Look at how all of my siblings eat. None of us really like candy or junk food (except maybe Jonathan and his BBQ chips:).
So, even though my determination was wavering before watching the show tonight, I guess I will continue to pack my kids lunches with fruit and whole wheat PBJ's and can fresh fruits and jam all summer. And try and figure out the eternal dilemma of what I am going to cook for dinner.
I see the horrible effects of obesity on kids. It breaks my heart to see some kids come into the Instacare where I work. I can see their parents would do almost anything for their kids, but what the kids REALLY need is to learn healthy eating habits. Not only for their health, but also for self-esteem. I am committed to not let that happen to my kids if I can help it! Really, I don't care if they are thin - I don't want them to focus on being skinny... that is equally unhealthy and dangerous! I just want them to have healthy bodies and make healthy choices (at least most of the time). We Mormons talk about the Word of Wisdom a lot. One of the things is to not drink alcohol, but another equally important part of it is to eat meat sparingly and increase whole grains and vegetables. Think of how many people are addicted to food!
So one other thing that I began over a year ago (thanks to hearing about some big studies from my friend Cindy in NY) is reducing our meat and eating vegetarian about 1-2 times a week. I figure that's at least trying to eat meat sparingly. While none of us will eat veggie-burgers, there are so many great recipes on line that it has been easy to find good meat-free-meals. The other day we had delicious butternut sqaush and apple soup that left our guests asking for the recipe. Easy, too. One interesting blog is Meatlessmealsformeateaters.blogspot.com. Turns out that the writer is a friend of Rob's from Houston.
Sorry I'm standing on my soapbox tonight! I guess it's from post-halloween toxicity. Lately, my son has been asking for candy about 1 hour after breakfast. What? NO!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Party planning
At my son's soccer game (4 yr. old's playing soccer... hilarious!), my 5 yr old daughter leaned over and said, "Mom, I think it's time we plan where we are going for my birthday."
(?? ...birthday is 2 months away)"Okay, what are you thinking?"
"Well, I was thinking we could go to Hawaii for my birthday."
My husband leaned over and, without batting an eye, reassured her, "If you pay for us to fly to Hawaii, we'll go to Hawaii for your birthday."
"How much will it cost?"
"About $3,000. But I'll make a deal. If you pay for our family to fly there, I will pay for the food and hotel."
"Okay. I think that I will need another party here, though, because I don't think all my friends can go to Hawaii. I'll check my piggy bank when we get home."
"Okay, you do that."
Well, she went and counted all $1.52 in her piggy bank and informed us that she wanted to buy a toy in Hawaii, too, so she didn't have money for the toy AND flying us all out. She asked us what she could do.
"Well, I guess you better start saving for next year. Or you could try asking Grandma and Grandpa."
Grandma and Grandpa?
(?? ...birthday is 2 months away)"Okay, what are you thinking?"
"Well, I was thinking we could go to Hawaii for my birthday."
My husband leaned over and, without batting an eye, reassured her, "If you pay for us to fly to Hawaii, we'll go to Hawaii for your birthday."
"How much will it cost?"
"About $3,000. But I'll make a deal. If you pay for our family to fly there, I will pay for the food and hotel."
"Okay. I think that I will need another party here, though, because I don't think all my friends can go to Hawaii. I'll check my piggy bank when we get home."
"Okay, you do that."
Well, she went and counted all $1.52 in her piggy bank and informed us that she wanted to buy a toy in Hawaii, too, so she didn't have money for the toy AND flying us all out. She asked us what she could do.
"Well, I guess you better start saving for next year. Or you could try asking Grandma and Grandpa."
Grandma and Grandpa?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
One more dream
While I'm talking about dreams, I thought that I would write another crazy dream I had last month.
I had been wanting to start exercising, but had been feeling too lousy and tired. One day, I started to get frustrated with myself, because even when I finally wasn't dehydrated, I was still so tired and out of breath, I could hardly do anything. I wondered if it was just in my mind, or maybe lack of will power.
That night I dreamed that I was working on my thesis, and several different professors I was working with me informed me that my blood work showed that I had cytopenia. Umm... okay. I had no idea what that meant. But it was so vivid that when I awoke, I looked it up. And sure enough, it was a word. It meant low blood count. Now, in nursing, we talk about subsets of cytopenia, like anemia or neutropenia, but I seriously don't remember ever using the word cytopenia, and neither did some other nurses I talked to. But as soon as I read the definition, it hit me, "of course! I'm just anemic! That's totally normal in pregnancy... especially because I had been too sick to keep down any prenatal vitamins.
So thanks to my dream, I made sure to take my prenatal vitamins and eat more iron, and have since started feeling better. Kind of cool, huh.
I had been wanting to start exercising, but had been feeling too lousy and tired. One day, I started to get frustrated with myself, because even when I finally wasn't dehydrated, I was still so tired and out of breath, I could hardly do anything. I wondered if it was just in my mind, or maybe lack of will power.
That night I dreamed that I was working on my thesis, and several different professors I was working with me informed me that my blood work showed that I had cytopenia. Umm... okay. I had no idea what that meant. But it was so vivid that when I awoke, I looked it up. And sure enough, it was a word. It meant low blood count. Now, in nursing, we talk about subsets of cytopenia, like anemia or neutropenia, but I seriously don't remember ever using the word cytopenia, and neither did some other nurses I talked to. But as soon as I read the definition, it hit me, "of course! I'm just anemic! That's totally normal in pregnancy... especially because I had been too sick to keep down any prenatal vitamins.
So thanks to my dream, I made sure to take my prenatal vitamins and eat more iron, and have since started feeling better. Kind of cool, huh.
Dreams come true
I loved college. I loved going to classes. I loved learning. I loved BYU's campus. I loved the social life. If I could relive one part of my life, that would be it. So when I had 2 dreams in a row that I was back on campus, walking around, taking classes, I awoke both mornings feeling alive and excited to start my day. Which is saying something, since getting up means throwing up.
So after day 2, it suddenly hit me, "I CAN do that! I can go to BYU's education week!" When I realized that, I cried for 30 minutes (okay, I blame the tears on pregnancy hormones). Rob had mentioned going to Education Week earlier, but I didn't really take it seriously, because that would entail finding sitters. One of the last times I needed that for a work meeting, it took rotating my kids to 4 different homes, every 2 hours, and even then one person called me while I was at my work meeting to inform me that her kids were just diagnosed with strep. STRESSFUL! And that was only one day! So the chance of me finding sitters for several days sounded impossible. But after these dreams... the impossible was going to somehow be possible.
Well, miracle of miracles, here I am... 3 days into Education Week and loving it! I've been staying with my brother and his wife in Pleasant Grove so I don't have to commute very much. I have been going to classes 10-12 hours a day... basically until I am too exhausted to keep going. I've been to classes on parenting, several on spiritual topics, the middle east, organization, music, a charity organization in India, etc. It has been fantastic. I've also loved hanging out with my brother and his wife, and I'm going to visit my other brother and his fam. who just moved here from Chicago 2 days ago.
I'm living my week up. Already I have felt more love and faith and healing. Ideas to help me go back home and be a better parent and enjoy my life more. Ooh... God knew that I needed this!
So after day 2, it suddenly hit me, "I CAN do that! I can go to BYU's education week!" When I realized that, I cried for 30 minutes (okay, I blame the tears on pregnancy hormones). Rob had mentioned going to Education Week earlier, but I didn't really take it seriously, because that would entail finding sitters. One of the last times I needed that for a work meeting, it took rotating my kids to 4 different homes, every 2 hours, and even then one person called me while I was at my work meeting to inform me that her kids were just diagnosed with strep. STRESSFUL! And that was only one day! So the chance of me finding sitters for several days sounded impossible. But after these dreams... the impossible was going to somehow be possible.
Well, miracle of miracles, here I am... 3 days into Education Week and loving it! I've been staying with my brother and his wife in Pleasant Grove so I don't have to commute very much. I have been going to classes 10-12 hours a day... basically until I am too exhausted to keep going. I've been to classes on parenting, several on spiritual topics, the middle east, organization, music, a charity organization in India, etc. It has been fantastic. I've also loved hanging out with my brother and his wife, and I'm going to visit my other brother and his fam. who just moved here from Chicago 2 days ago.
I'm living my week up. Already I have felt more love and faith and healing. Ideas to help me go back home and be a better parent and enjoy my life more. Ooh... God knew that I needed this!
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