Actually it's almost 5 am and I'm not lonely at all! I've got a screaming baby to keep me company! yay!
Let me tell you how wonderful the last 24 hours have been.
Yesterday we drove the 5 hour drive to GA to our new house. Jackson has never been here before, but Jason is supposed to be coming home sometime this week.
The first 2 1/2 hours of the drive were wonderful. He slept! It was quiet!
Then I got a call...a phone tree message from the boat, which can I just tell you how UNinformative these messages are? It's ridiculous. Basically they told me that Jason MAY or MAY NOT actually be getting to come home. The boat is stopping, but since I don't have that security badge I won't be able to go to the dock, and then they might just be getting back on and leaving again until May. But we don't know, we'll just have to wait and see! How awesome is that!
And then Jackson woke up! And cried for the last two hours of the trip! It was so nice, let me tell ya.
Then we got to the house, and Jackson is scared of it. So he won't do anything but cry unless he is constantly attached to me! How dare I put him down to go pee? How dare I try to make him some dinner? How dare I try to sleep!?!
The only thing that distracts him AT ALL is Blues Clues, and even then he has to be sitting in my lap.
Have you ever tried to spoon feed a baby IN YOUR LAP? Oh, the mess we made.
He wasn't having it. After going all day having only slept those two hours in the car, he finally went to sleep at 8. Did I go to sleep? Nope. I assumed that since he was so tired he would sleep through the night like he usually does.
Ha! ha! ha! In your face Mom!
I went to bed at 10. He woke up at 2. And is still awake! Awesome!
I put him back to sleep 3 times. Every time he hits the mattress he wakes back up.
I tried putting him in the bed with me, but no. That's just another new room apparently full of scary things. The screaming! The crying!
I forgot how exhausting it can be to take care of him by myself.
Any ideas on how to make him not scared? Or do I just have to hope he gets used to it all soon?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
It's 3 am I must be lonely...
Monday, March 30, 2009
There's nothing like tornado sirens waking you up at 5 am on a Saturday morning
Saturday was torture for me. Tornado warnings. Sitting in the bathtub to feed the baby (while the tornado was coming through). Rain, rain, rain ALL DAY. This was my front and side yard afterward...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Giveaway: Rick Springfield's Lullabies
Do you have a new baby? small children? a friend who is expecting? Then you need to get your hands on a copy of Rick Springfield's (yes, that Rick Springfield, of Jessie's Girl fame) new CD of lullabies!
And guess what! I'm giving away a copy :)
Here's all the info you about the CD: (straight from the press release)
POP/ROCK ICON RICK
DELIVERS FIRST-EVER CHILDRENS ALBUM,
AN ALL-NEW CD OF ENCHANTING LULLABIES
Rick Springfield introduces his music to a new generation with the birth of his latest album, My Precious Little One, a brand-new collection of beautiful, original lullabies that will bring sweet dreams to children nationwide. My Precious Little One will be available exclusively on Amazon.com as both a CD and digital download for eight weeks, beginning March 10, 2009.
“I wrote these original lullabies for my two sons during the heady days of brand new fatherhood,” said Mr. Springfield. “As a songwriter, I wanted to do something to commemorate the birth of our children and since neither of them were good sleepers, it seemed like a good idea to write lullabies.”
His children are now in their early twenties and Mr. Springfield rediscovered the magical songs last year, tucked away in a drawer in his music room. Inspired by the cherished memories of his sons as infants, he decided to record and share these timeless melodies. My Precious Little One features ten gentle tunes including “Catch a Kiss,” “Dreamtime Faeries” and “Don’t Keep the Sandman Waiting,” that will charm both children and adults alike.
While the irresistible collection will be available in stores everywhere on May 5, 2009 (just in time for Mother’s day!) you can get a copy of the album starting March 10th exclusively at Amazon for an SRP of SRP of $13.99 for the CD and $8.99 for the digital download.
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below telling me what you would do with the CD (use it for your kids, give it to a friend who's expecting, etc).
For extra entries:
*follow me (leave an extra comment even if you already do)
*write about it on your blog (leave a comment with a link to the post)
Good luck! I'll announce the winner on April 6th. Thanks for entering!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Warning: ADD is kicking in big time
I have had so much on my mind these last few days that if I had had a
chance to get to the computer, I probably would have been posting 2
or 3 posts a day. You're probably glad I haven't though because I'm
pretty sure none of it is very exciting, but I can't get it out of my
head until I write it down and that's just all there is to it.
Today is my husband's birthday but he is out in the middle of the ocean
somewhere so no cake for us. We actually celebrated it last time he
was home but still. I miss him. It's sad that he's not here for his
birthday but I'm sure it won't be the last birthday/holiday that we will
be apart for. God, just typing that makes me want to cry.
He's deployed right now, I don't know if I've mentioned that. He only
has a few days left. It hasn't been so bad because its such a short
deployment, and I've been in AL with my family anyway. It IS gonna
suck that he has to turn around and go right back out within days
of getting home though.
It turns out that I can't go to the homecoming (i.e. I can't meet him as
he is getting off the boat) because there is some extra security badge
I am supposed to have to get down where the subs dock and I had no idea.
I'll have one for next time though.
Also, he was not involved in the submarine collision that happens a few
weeks ago, but hearing about it almost gave me a heart attack.
In other random news:
WHY WON'T IT QUIT RAINING? There have been tornado and flood watches and
warning for two days straight and it is seriously depressing. Partly
because I am SCARED TO DEATH of storms and also because it makes me lazy
and sleepy and not want to work out.
I had to redo week 4 of the C25K this week because of an injured knee
last week. Hopefully next week I'll be able to move on, but then again
I'll be in Georgia most of next week so I don't know how much working
out I'll actually be doing. I did lose my 1 pound for the challenge
this week though! Go me!
I've had more anxiety building up in the last few days than I have since
before Jackson was born and I have no idea why. Really, no clue.
LOST was so good this week. I won't post any spoilers, but I will just
say that I didn't expect that to happen at the end. I thought they would
spend WEEKS debating whether or not to do it (you know they drag everything out)
and then decide not to in the end. And no I don't have any theories on what
this does to the future because time travel is just too confusing to me.
Knowing my luck I would come up with a brilliant theory and be wrong because
the LOST writers would decide that that rule doesn't apply to time travel
in this show, so I won't even be wasting my brain power on it!
I get myself into the most awkward situations ever sometimes. Saturday night
I ended up at a birthday dinner for a girl that I really haven't hung out with
since high school,sitting next to a girl who hates me so much that we just plain
ignored each other the whole night while the birthday girl told VERY intimate,
VERY detailed stories about her sex life. It was just a tad unpleasant.
Though I did indulge in a margarita, so it wasn't too bad!
I don't know why but I have this idea stuck in my head that I will be planting
a few plants when I get back to Georgia. A few plants that hopefully I won't
kill immediately. Cross your fingers for me. I want to plant some tomatoes,
strawberries, daisies, and maybe a few herbs that I use often. We'll see.
I think that's the end of my rambling for now. Sorry it was so long.
Have a good weekend!
YouCapture: Reflections
I chose this picture for this challenge because it just amazes me how much Jackson loves to look at himself in the mirror! He even leans in and gives himself kisses! My aunt actually took this picture...I love that he is looking right at her through the mirror!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
URL vs. IRL
Do you have real life friends who read your blog? Really, I have only told a few people that I know IRL about my blog. I started this thing when I was pregnant and realized that none of my friends (who are mostly single or are married but haven’t had children yet) really cared about my pregnancy or my kid. I mean they do in that they look at a few pictures and tell me how cute he is, but they don’t really care about the details and they don’t know how to give me advice like you guys do. It sounds so weird because most of you are strangers, but you are truly invaluable to me for the support and advice that you have all given me over the last year.
But also, every once and awhile I just want to vent about something. I don’t want to start crap with somebody who pissed me off, I just want to get something off of my chest and off of my mind really quick and then move on. And where else is a better place to do it than on a blog where no one would know who I was talking about? It seems pretty harmless to me. Except that somehow, the very few people that I have ever actually vented about on this blog are the few people who have somehow managed to find it. FUCK. How ironic is that?
So tell me, do you tell your real life friends about your blog? How do you decide who to tell? And if you do, where do you do your venting??
Monday, March 23, 2009
How to scare kids into not becoming teenage mothers
*I actually debated whether or not to post this, but damn, I think it's funny. If you've never had a baby however, you might want to skip this one...
Last night I watched a Secret Life of the American Teenager marathon. I don’t even know why I like it because it is really not that good. The acting is pretty bad (Molly Ringwald has definitely lost her touch) and there are a lot of corny lines. That being said, I just HAD to watch it. What is it about a marathon on that makes me watch shows I wouldn’t normally watch? Like America’s Next Top Model, Paris Hilton’s BFF (seriously, that was Jason’s fault though. He wanted to BE her BFF), and pretty much any other reality show.
I don’t know if you watch this show, but it’s about a 15 year old that gets pregnant and struggles with whether to give the baby up for adoption or not. Though struggles might be a bit too intense of a word, she struggles more about which guy to date than she does about her baby. I mean we have enough problems with more and more teens getting pregnant in this country; shouldn’t the show be a little….scarier? More realistic? I mean, she gets pregnant and some rich guy (who is also in high school) who isn’t even the baby’s father offers to marry her. How often is that REALLY going to happen? Never, that’s how often. And I mean, yeah, it’s heartwarming to see the whole school supporting her and all of her friends tell her that they will help take care of the baby, but I feel like it is just sending the message to teens that pregnant equals popular.
Tonight is the season finale, AKA the episode that Amy gives birth. Instead of the normal, push a few times and out comes a perfect baby and the parents fall in love and everyone lives happily ever after delivery scenario, I thought of a few things they could add to maybe make teens think twice about having sex/getting pregnant. I think maybe they should include:
· Poop on the delivery table. Nothing like a possible embarrassing moment to steer teens clear of a situation!
· Afterwards, having Amy gripe about the stitches or the hemorrhoids. Honestly, if someone had told me that your vagina can tear, I probably would have had my tubes tied at 16.
· Show her afterwards, barely able to stand up without help, walking like she just rode a horse through the desert.
· A quick screenshot of the fucking knitting needle that they use to break your water with. Possibly mention that yes; they do stick that up your vagina.
· Show those gigantic ass pads. Seriously, who came up with those things? There MUST BE a better way…
· Show the nurse yelling at her during her contractions because she had the nerve to forget her breathing exercises in the midst of all of the pain.
· If nothing else, show her, just for once, without her hair and make-up done, sweating like delivery is actually work and not the easiest thing anyone has ever done. Total shocker.
Do you have anything to add?
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Blog Party
Welcome everyone! I'm so excited to meet all of you!
My name is Cassie. I'm a SAHM & Navy wife.
Jason, me & JacksonI like to cook, bake, scrapbook, read, listen to music, and do some crafty things. I am always looking for new recipes, new crafting ideas, and new books to read, so if you have anything to share-please do!
My husband is a sailor, and I curse like one (though I usually try to edit myself on here unless I'm really pissed about something). I am a sore loser and a huge nerd. I love to travel and lived in Europe for 6 months. I love being a parent and I am a hopeless romantic. I married my high school sweetheart and most of my best friends are people that I met in elementary school!
Please leave a comment so I can stop by your blog too :)
Prizes I would like to win:
13 — Scrapbook Photo Box
19, 21, or 22 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
37 — Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer
86 –$25 Gift Certificate to Close To My Heart
99 — $25 gift certificate for Shutterfly
116 — One Copy of Joy’s LIFE Diet: Four Steps to Forever Thin
or anything else for boys under age 3!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
We really ARE Irish...a little bit anyway
Kiss me, I'm Irish
Mooom, Stop taking pictures of my butt!
