Yesterday we all hung out at the house and vegged out for most of the day. Chuck played the X-box while Riley took a nap laying side ways in his bouncer. He really likes sleeping on his side. It was pretty cute to seem him all curled up on his side. lol
But the boys were all hanging out together. I did a few things around the house, and then it was time for Riley's bath. Chuck bathed him while I got ready, and we went to the Dr. Unfortunately Riley had to get the big snip snip done.
We have been fighting to get it done for him for 3 weeks now. We got the run around at the hospital with everyone saying it would just be easier to get it done at the Dr.'s office. And that it would be better to do it at the Dr.'s office because Riley was already stressed being in the NICU. Then when we got out of the hospital and went to the Dr.'s office.......they told us we had to pay $375 up front!!! What??!!!?? Our ins. never makes us pay anything at the Dr.'s!!!! So it was a while before we finally got the office to call the ins. get it verified.......And then finally we don't have to pay the stupid fee up front. So we took Riley to the Dr. and I waited in the room next door while Chuck went with him into the exam room where the deed was performed. I couldn't go in the room because I knew I would be "THAT MOM" and so I waited next door. I could still hear him crying, and it took all the strength I had to not go in that room and snatch up my baby and save him. I felt so bad!!
The deed is now done, and so my poor little man is just hanging out with his mommy today. He was a good sport though. And last night he tried to be good even though he was a fuss bucket for almost the entire night. I feel so bad! Good thing my little man can't talk, because I would end up giving him anything he asked for. lol
Well I need to clean up the house a little before my little man wakes from his nappy nap.
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 12, 2011
February 10, 2011
Car...Pull...Tunnel
Today was a good day!!
So as some of you know Riley and I have been having issues with the whole latching thing. So I have been pumping night and day so that all he gets is my milk. It has been a tiring process, but hey it needs to be done because my little man needs it. I have been trying to feed him just all natural, but we just can't seem to get it down. And when I was in the hospital we just never got a good session with the Lactation consultant. So we never figured it out. They tried to help a few times, and a visit would consist of maybe 5 minutes, but I never got any helpful info that I didn't already know about. So Riley has been pretty much feeding from a bottle, or a shield from me. I have tried just plain me and it ends up hurting so bad I almost cry. And it takes a lot of pain for me to cry.
I was tol I would have a lactation consultant sent to our house after we got out of the hospital, but none ever came. When I called to ask about it....they told me no one was coming. Aughhh I called the women's center to try and get an appointment with them. It is $100 an hour for a lactation consult even if you aren't very successful. Also to rent a Medela Symphony hospital grade pump is $100 a month. Ouch! I know babies are expensive.....but I never figured this would be an expense for them. I just couldn't justify spending $100 an hour to try and figure out if we can latch or not....and maybe or maybe not being successful with it.
I have been getting desperate to try and figure out what to do. I want to be able to have that experience with Riley, but am not sure if I can. I have felt like things happened to fast at the hospital and I missed out on things. I mean I am grateful that Riley is okay and that he is healthy....but I just never got the whole nesting voodoo powers, the whole preparing for baby mentally by going into labor and such. And I feel a little jipped. I am not ungrateful I promise.....I just feel like I missed out on some of the things that you go through when you go into labor. And so I have been very determined to not miss out on this.
I wasn't sure what to do as paying the consultant was out of the question. And my family is far away. So I called Travis Air Force Base and asked them if I could rent a pump from them. The lactation consultant was really nice, and very helpful. She even said we could drive up to the base and have a meeting with her for free! So today Chuck and I loaded Riley up in the car and we drove to Travis. With traffic and such it is about an hour drive. Without.....you can get there in about half an hour. But we always seem to hit some traffic. lol We made it to our appointment on time, and even though we were only set for an hour, she ended up giving us an hour and a half. She was full of all sorts of helpful info. And I am very pleased to say that we got some successful latches from Riley. Now that I understand better on how things work and how to make it work for him.....we just need to keep practicing until we get it just right! ;0) She gave me tons of hand outs, and even gave me a pump for a month to try out from the hospital. It is called the Medela classic, and this thing is wicked awesome!
She researched stuff online for me and everything. She really is great at her job. And she said I can come back any time for help with Riley. And it was all FREE! You got to love the military at times like these where they really do help out families. I mean they don't have to provide a consultant for families, and they don't have to have equipment for us to borrow for free. So it awesome that we had a resource somewhat close by for us to use.
The consultant was really pleased with how determined I was to do this. She said that most first time moms would have given up already on the whole thing and just gone with formula. I have cracked, bled, and have been in pain a lot. And yet I have kept at it knowing that eventually I would get the hang of this thing. She said she was impressed with how well we are doing, and how patient I am. It felt good to have a complete stranger tell me these things. I mean your mom tells you that, but it's your mom.....she needs to tell you these things sometimes. lol But a stranger noticing you doing these things makes you realise that it's not just your mom telling you that you sing like an angel when you really break glass.....it's real! ;0)
When I first started pumping, I would sit in the hospital bed holding both the bottles while I pumped. I was pumping so often and for a while each time that my hands started hurting. Well I kept at it no matter what, and now the pain in my hands has gotten worse. The day I came home from the hospital I lost feeling in my right hand. I can barely feel anything in my fingers. Then the next morning my left hand was having the same issues! It has got a little better in my left hand, but my right has become worse. I even bought a hands free top for pumping, but the damage is done. I was informed today that it is Carpal Tunnel!! Awesome sauce! I know very little about it, and need to research more on it......but I am hoping that it will go away after a while. I am going to start wrapping my right hand at night so I don't bend it while I sleep, because it is worse at night and in the morning. I just hope the pain goes away after a while because this is no good. So now you know why I named the title of this post Car...pull...tunnel! lol
Not much else is going on here. I seem to get headaches every day since I had Riley. And some days they are to much. Today my headache was unbearable. So after our consult I tried to tuff it out so we could go get some chow, and go to the exchange. I wanted to look around for some stuff I figured would be cheaper on base. But the headache just seemed to get worse. Finally we made it off of base and home around 5-ish. I was in bad shape by then. Light even hurt my eyes. So I sat in the dark in a hot shower for a while then crawled into bed and Chuck let me sleep for an hour. I then made myself get up because I felt bad for sleeping while Chuck was taking care of Riley. The headache isn't as bad now, but it is still there. ughhhh What am I going to do next week when Chuck has to go back to work?!!!
That's all for now. Riley has his big snip snip appointment tomorrow, so I will let you know about that.
XoXo-Andrea Carla
So as some of you know Riley and I have been having issues with the whole latching thing. So I have been pumping night and day so that all he gets is my milk. It has been a tiring process, but hey it needs to be done because my little man needs it. I have been trying to feed him just all natural, but we just can't seem to get it down. And when I was in the hospital we just never got a good session with the Lactation consultant. So we never figured it out. They tried to help a few times, and a visit would consist of maybe 5 minutes, but I never got any helpful info that I didn't already know about. So Riley has been pretty much feeding from a bottle, or a shield from me. I have tried just plain me and it ends up hurting so bad I almost cry. And it takes a lot of pain for me to cry.
I was tol I would have a lactation consultant sent to our house after we got out of the hospital, but none ever came. When I called to ask about it....they told me no one was coming. Aughhh I called the women's center to try and get an appointment with them. It is $100 an hour for a lactation consult even if you aren't very successful. Also to rent a Medela Symphony hospital grade pump is $100 a month. Ouch! I know babies are expensive.....but I never figured this would be an expense for them. I just couldn't justify spending $100 an hour to try and figure out if we can latch or not....and maybe or maybe not being successful with it.
I have been getting desperate to try and figure out what to do. I want to be able to have that experience with Riley, but am not sure if I can. I have felt like things happened to fast at the hospital and I missed out on things. I mean I am grateful that Riley is okay and that he is healthy....but I just never got the whole nesting voodoo powers, the whole preparing for baby mentally by going into labor and such. And I feel a little jipped. I am not ungrateful I promise.....I just feel like I missed out on some of the things that you go through when you go into labor. And so I have been very determined to not miss out on this.
I wasn't sure what to do as paying the consultant was out of the question. And my family is far away. So I called Travis Air Force Base and asked them if I could rent a pump from them. The lactation consultant was really nice, and very helpful. She even said we could drive up to the base and have a meeting with her for free! So today Chuck and I loaded Riley up in the car and we drove to Travis. With traffic and such it is about an hour drive. Without.....you can get there in about half an hour. But we always seem to hit some traffic. lol We made it to our appointment on time, and even though we were only set for an hour, she ended up giving us an hour and a half. She was full of all sorts of helpful info. And I am very pleased to say that we got some successful latches from Riley. Now that I understand better on how things work and how to make it work for him.....we just need to keep practicing until we get it just right! ;0) She gave me tons of hand outs, and even gave me a pump for a month to try out from the hospital. It is called the Medela classic, and this thing is wicked awesome!
She researched stuff online for me and everything. She really is great at her job. And she said I can come back any time for help with Riley. And it was all FREE! You got to love the military at times like these where they really do help out families. I mean they don't have to provide a consultant for families, and they don't have to have equipment for us to borrow for free. So it awesome that we had a resource somewhat close by for us to use.
The consultant was really pleased with how determined I was to do this. She said that most first time moms would have given up already on the whole thing and just gone with formula. I have cracked, bled, and have been in pain a lot. And yet I have kept at it knowing that eventually I would get the hang of this thing. She said she was impressed with how well we are doing, and how patient I am. It felt good to have a complete stranger tell me these things. I mean your mom tells you that, but it's your mom.....she needs to tell you these things sometimes. lol But a stranger noticing you doing these things makes you realise that it's not just your mom telling you that you sing like an angel when you really break glass.....it's real! ;0)
When I first started pumping, I would sit in the hospital bed holding both the bottles while I pumped. I was pumping so often and for a while each time that my hands started hurting. Well I kept at it no matter what, and now the pain in my hands has gotten worse. The day I came home from the hospital I lost feeling in my right hand. I can barely feel anything in my fingers. Then the next morning my left hand was having the same issues! It has got a little better in my left hand, but my right has become worse. I even bought a hands free top for pumping, but the damage is done. I was informed today that it is Carpal Tunnel!! Awesome sauce! I know very little about it, and need to research more on it......but I am hoping that it will go away after a while. I am going to start wrapping my right hand at night so I don't bend it while I sleep, because it is worse at night and in the morning. I just hope the pain goes away after a while because this is no good. So now you know why I named the title of this post Car...pull...tunnel! lol
Not much else is going on here. I seem to get headaches every day since I had Riley. And some days they are to much. Today my headache was unbearable. So after our consult I tried to tuff it out so we could go get some chow, and go to the exchange. I wanted to look around for some stuff I figured would be cheaper on base. But the headache just seemed to get worse. Finally we made it off of base and home around 5-ish. I was in bad shape by then. Light even hurt my eyes. So I sat in the dark in a hot shower for a while then crawled into bed and Chuck let me sleep for an hour. I then made myself get up because I felt bad for sleeping while Chuck was taking care of Riley. The headache isn't as bad now, but it is still there. ughhhh What am I going to do next week when Chuck has to go back to work?!!!
That's all for now. Riley has his big snip snip appointment tomorrow, so I will let you know about that.
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 8, 2011
Thank You!!!
If you asked me I couldn't tell you what day it is, and I can't remember what day it was when I last showered and washed my hair, or slept the whole night through, I can't remember what a clean house looks like, and I can't remember what it's like to not be sick and sleep deprived! I can't remember when my heart felt so full, I smiled so much, and cried tears of joy! I love my little man!! Thank you Chuck for such an amazing gift!
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 6, 2011
Flirting & Chaos
Yesterday Chuck and I had to go to the mall so I could get some of my jewelry serviced. I have to take it in every 6 months to keep up the bond on it. So we loaded Riley and I in the car and he didn't get upset about being in his car seat this time!!!!! woooohoooo we unloaded the stroller and loaded Riley in it. We went to Zales and then treated ourselves to a little Ice Cream Riley hammed it up for all the girls in the mall, and was a flirt at Target as well. lol Here is a pic of what he looked like. I love his pom pom hat. Chuck hates it, but it really helped his game of flirting with all the girls! lol
Today was Super Bowl Sunday! I am still pretty sick, but Chuck said we would make an appearance at his friends bowl party. I have been so sick at night that I actually kept Chuck up with my snoring which was so loud he could not sleep! Sorry Chuck!!! He said it was the worst sound! lol I can't help it though. I am so congested........and tired from taking care of my little fuss bucket Riley.......and then when the temperature lowers at night it makes it hard to breath....so I snore up a storm! But we went to the party....and I hung out in their bedroom the whole game because the t.v. was pretty loud in the other room. But Riley and I had a fun time hanging out. The chow was good, and the game was awesome. I was cheering for the Packers......and was thrilled they won! Although the Steelers tried to pull out a win in the end, and came close.
After the game we watched Glee.....and that was fun. Then we came home to start getting ready for bed. It is almost 10:30 p.m. and my little Riley bug is wide awake hanging out with his dad! lol Chuck is watching Top Gear, and Riley is sitting in his lap just looking at him. When we were watching Glee tonight Riley noticed the t.v. for the first time. It was so funny to see. He was watching the performance of Thriller by the Glee cast and football team, and watched the entire thing. It was so funny. He just stared at the screen. ;0) After the performance he lost interest in it. lol I told him he could like Thriller, but not Michael Jackson! lol
Our house is a disaster area......sheer CHAOS......It really looks like a bomb went off in it. Poor Riley's room has all his clean clothes just dumped into his crib.....I did get a few things put away the other day. I just placed Riley in the crib full of clean baby clothes and he hung out with me while I folded things. But now it is full of unfolded clothing again. lol oops I hope my sister didn't think it was awful when she was here. lol I know I just had a baby....but I don't feel that is an adequate excuse anymore. lol I just don't feel up to cleaning most days.....and all I want to do is sleep one night through. lol Oh the wishful thinking of a new mommy! lol I know I just need to suck it up and clean the house........I would just rather sleep instead....ha ha
Chuck only has one more week off with me before he heads back to work. I am a little scared as after that it will be me on my own! I am just hoping that Riley and I will be good on our own, and that we can manage to get the house back in order, and survive the first week! lol I found out that there is a new mommies group at the women's center on Wed or Thurs.....it is free, and I hope Riley and I can join and have some fun. After they are 3 months....then they move to a different group and so on with each age milestone. I hope it will be fun and a good place for me to go and get out of the house. But I am very timid about putting myself out there now. I used to be so outgoing, but with my weight gain....I fin d that I would much rather hide in the shadows than shine in the spotlight! Oh well....I guess I will never know until I try. ;0)
Well I am exhausted, and Riley is eating his bedtime chow....so we need to get cleaned up and ready for bed.
Love you all
XoXo-Andrea Carla
Today was Super Bowl Sunday! I am still pretty sick, but Chuck said we would make an appearance at his friends bowl party. I have been so sick at night that I actually kept Chuck up with my snoring which was so loud he could not sleep! Sorry Chuck!!! He said it was the worst sound! lol I can't help it though. I am so congested........and tired from taking care of my little fuss bucket Riley.......and then when the temperature lowers at night it makes it hard to breath....so I snore up a storm! But we went to the party....and I hung out in their bedroom the whole game because the t.v. was pretty loud in the other room. But Riley and I had a fun time hanging out. The chow was good, and the game was awesome. I was cheering for the Packers......and was thrilled they won! Although the Steelers tried to pull out a win in the end, and came close.
After the game we watched Glee.....and that was fun. Then we came home to start getting ready for bed. It is almost 10:30 p.m. and my little Riley bug is wide awake hanging out with his dad! lol Chuck is watching Top Gear, and Riley is sitting in his lap just looking at him. When we were watching Glee tonight Riley noticed the t.v. for the first time. It was so funny to see. He was watching the performance of Thriller by the Glee cast and football team, and watched the entire thing. It was so funny. He just stared at the screen. ;0) After the performance he lost interest in it. lol I told him he could like Thriller, but not Michael Jackson! lol
Our house is a disaster area......sheer CHAOS......It really looks like a bomb went off in it. Poor Riley's room has all his clean clothes just dumped into his crib.....I did get a few things put away the other day. I just placed Riley in the crib full of clean baby clothes and he hung out with me while I folded things. But now it is full of unfolded clothing again. lol oops I hope my sister didn't think it was awful when she was here. lol I know I just had a baby....but I don't feel that is an adequate excuse anymore. lol I just don't feel up to cleaning most days.....and all I want to do is sleep one night through. lol Oh the wishful thinking of a new mommy! lol I know I just need to suck it up and clean the house........I would just rather sleep instead....ha ha
Chuck only has one more week off with me before he heads back to work. I am a little scared as after that it will be me on my own! I am just hoping that Riley and I will be good on our own, and that we can manage to get the house back in order, and survive the first week! lol I found out that there is a new mommies group at the women's center on Wed or Thurs.....it is free, and I hope Riley and I can join and have some fun. After they are 3 months....then they move to a different group and so on with each age milestone. I hope it will be fun and a good place for me to go and get out of the house. But I am very timid about putting myself out there now. I used to be so outgoing, but with my weight gain....I fin d that I would much rather hide in the shadows than shine in the spotlight! Oh well....I guess I will never know until I try. ;0)
Well I am exhausted, and Riley is eating his bedtime chow....so we need to get cleaned up and ready for bed.
Love you all
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 5, 2011
MilSpouse Friday Fill-in
I am not very good at having this filled out on Friday's, but hey at least I am not to far off on when it is supposed to be posted! lol I have been pretty busy lately and I guess the excuse of having a new baby is good enough for falling behind on this I guess. ha ha ha
1-Since most if the country has had nasty weather, what has your weather been like this week? We have had very nice and warm weather. I still feel cold, but I think that is because I have been hot and pregnant for 9 months, and now I don't have that built in heater now. lol
2-What is/are your best money saving tip(s)?
I am horrible at saving money, but the one thing we have been good at, is setting up an allotment into a bank account that we don't live near, so we can't get to it that often.
3-What was your favorite vehicle you've ever owned??
I love our Yukon. Each one we have owned has been such a great car. Also I love my Honda CRV.....it's a great car.
4-What is a question you'd like to see asked in a future fill-in? (Your question & blog just may appear one week!) How do you deal with military life when it gets to be to much or to hard?
5-Fill in the blank: You might be a MilSpouse if.... You can catch flaws on your spouse's uniform better than they can. lol
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 3, 2011
Mommyhood Bliss
This weekend was a lot of fun with my family, but has now resulted in me being one sick mommy!
Last week Riley had his one week check-up, and I got a little short with the lady at the front desk when she was stating some things that were getting me upset about our insurance. I think it was because I had just been released from the hospital the day before, and so I still had out of control hormones. I even cried a little in the car while stating that I don't cry over things like this! lol Well today Riley had his 2 week check up and he now weighs 7lbs. 4 oz. I am so not okay with this!!! aughhhh I told him he couldn't grow up.....And already he is ignoring what his mommy is telling him to do!!! lol
I really am loving this whole being a mommy thing, It is so amazing watching Riley every day. This is something I never thought I would get to do in my life.
I have to say some of my favorite things are watching all his funny little faces he pulls. He has some really funny faces while he is sleeping. It really cracks me up. And he has some really good ones while he is awake as well. Also when Chuck burps him he holds him in the air with both hands and bounces him. Riley completely relaxes and hangs his arms to his sides.......and gets the funniest faces of complete relaxation and pure bliss! lol I love it. I love watching him sleep.....He seems completely content......I love rubbing his fat little cheeks as he sleeps. He has so much hair it is pretty fun. I can't wait until I can get to style a little Mohawk on him. lol He will sport it well I think.
I want to go on and on about how amazing and fun this is being a mommy, but I don't want to bore you all. But this is such an amazing thing. I really do love my little man, and I am so thankful for him. ;0)
Well I am pretty tired, and this sick mommy needs to head to sleep now. Love you all
XoXo-Andrea Carla
Last week Riley had his one week check-up, and I got a little short with the lady at the front desk when she was stating some things that were getting me upset about our insurance. I think it was because I had just been released from the hospital the day before, and so I still had out of control hormones. I even cried a little in the car while stating that I don't cry over things like this! lol Well today Riley had his 2 week check up and he now weighs 7lbs. 4 oz. I am so not okay with this!!! aughhhh I told him he couldn't grow up.....And already he is ignoring what his mommy is telling him to do!!! lol
I really am loving this whole being a mommy thing, It is so amazing watching Riley every day. This is something I never thought I would get to do in my life.
I have to say some of my favorite things are watching all his funny little faces he pulls. He has some really funny faces while he is sleeping. It really cracks me up. And he has some really good ones while he is awake as well. Also when Chuck burps him he holds him in the air with both hands and bounces him. Riley completely relaxes and hangs his arms to his sides.......and gets the funniest faces of complete relaxation and pure bliss! lol I love it. I love watching him sleep.....He seems completely content......I love rubbing his fat little cheeks as he sleeps. He has so much hair it is pretty fun. I can't wait until I can get to style a little Mohawk on him. lol He will sport it well I think.
I want to go on and on about how amazing and fun this is being a mommy, but I don't want to bore you all. But this is such an amazing thing. I really do love my little man, and I am so thankful for him. ;0)
Well I am pretty tired, and this sick mommy needs to head to sleep now. Love you all
XoXo-Andrea Carla
February 2, 2011
Two Weeks!
Being a mommy is pretty fun. Our first week home was actually really easy. I was waiting for all the screaming and crying, but didn't get any. Riley has been pretty consistent with waking every 2 1/2-3 hours for a feeding and diaper change. And he really doesn't cry. He has had a few times where he gets so mad that he cries......but it's not a blood curdling scream. He grunts a lot, and that seems to be his main way of crying so far.
The day after we got back from the hospital, Chuck and I went to his work so he could check on some things. We also went to Babies R Us so I could get some feeding supplies. As we walked to the front doors my alarm on my phone went off saying that it was time for Riley to get fed. He was still asleep so I figured we had a few minutes. Well I was really wrong. As we entered the building my little man woke up and started to fuss. Then he started to fuss more, and louder. As it turned out I had to take him to the car for an emergency feeding, while Chuck purchased the stuff we came for. It was a little bit of an interesting day. Then we made it about half way to Panda Express before he needed a diaper change. So while Chuck grabbed some din din I changed Riley on the front seat of the car. lol
My sister and her family came into town this weekend to take pictures of my little Riley bug. We have spent a few days together, and I of course thought I was up to a lot more than I was. I wanted to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with them, and so Chuck and I tagged along. I have to admit that i do not know what the big deal is about that place. I have been to a better aquarium before, but it was cool I guess, and the kids had a good time. It was a 3 hour drive to and from and Riley did great. On the way there I pumped in the car, and then while everyone ate, I fed Riley and then he ruined 3 outfits so we spent the whole time in the car trying to get all cleaned up. lol
We then made it to the aquarium and that is where I felt like I was going downhill. I started to hurt and was really tired. I really tried to keep up and such, but found myself needing to sit down constantly. Soon my incision was really hurting and I had to sit out for the last half of the tour. I just didn't have any energy left to do anything. I felt bad as I should have known better than to try and go out on such a big outing so soon. Riley did great the whole time, but I was a basket case.
My sister started taking pictures of my little man, and when she told me how long it would take I thought HOLY MOO COW BATMAN!! Why on earth will it take 5 hours?!! Well now I know why........she was so patient with him. He would fuss and get fidgety with her, but she would just sit there and comfort him and wait for him to go back to sleep. It was fun to finally see her taking pictures. And it was so cool to see her taking my little man and posing him so cute. I loved watching her work. Riley was a little fuss bucket........but she got some great pics of the little guy. he he he I can't wait to see the finished pictures! ;0)
I can't believe that Riley is 2 weeks old now. I don't like it one bit. I have tried to talk to him about not getting any older or bigger.....but he hasn't been listening. I even think that he has grown a little. I don't want him to, I love how small he is. ;0)
I seem to be coming down with a cold now........Boooooo!!!!! I hope I don't give it to my little Riley man. That's all for now.
XoXo-Andrea Carla
The day after we got back from the hospital, Chuck and I went to his work so he could check on some things. We also went to Babies R Us so I could get some feeding supplies. As we walked to the front doors my alarm on my phone went off saying that it was time for Riley to get fed. He was still asleep so I figured we had a few minutes. Well I was really wrong. As we entered the building my little man woke up and started to fuss. Then he started to fuss more, and louder. As it turned out I had to take him to the car for an emergency feeding, while Chuck purchased the stuff we came for. It was a little bit of an interesting day. Then we made it about half way to Panda Express before he needed a diaper change. So while Chuck grabbed some din din I changed Riley on the front seat of the car. lol
My sister and her family came into town this weekend to take pictures of my little Riley bug. We have spent a few days together, and I of course thought I was up to a lot more than I was. I wanted to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with them, and so Chuck and I tagged along. I have to admit that i do not know what the big deal is about that place. I have been to a better aquarium before, but it was cool I guess, and the kids had a good time. It was a 3 hour drive to and from and Riley did great. On the way there I pumped in the car, and then while everyone ate, I fed Riley and then he ruined 3 outfits so we spent the whole time in the car trying to get all cleaned up. lol
We then made it to the aquarium and that is where I felt like I was going downhill. I started to hurt and was really tired. I really tried to keep up and such, but found myself needing to sit down constantly. Soon my incision was really hurting and I had to sit out for the last half of the tour. I just didn't have any energy left to do anything. I felt bad as I should have known better than to try and go out on such a big outing so soon. Riley did great the whole time, but I was a basket case.
My sister started taking pictures of my little man, and when she told me how long it would take I thought HOLY MOO COW BATMAN!! Why on earth will it take 5 hours?!! Well now I know why........she was so patient with him. He would fuss and get fidgety with her, but she would just sit there and comfort him and wait for him to go back to sleep. It was fun to finally see her taking pictures. And it was so cool to see her taking my little man and posing him so cute. I loved watching her work. Riley was a little fuss bucket........but she got some great pics of the little guy. he he he I can't wait to see the finished pictures! ;0)
I can't believe that Riley is 2 weeks old now. I don't like it one bit. I have tried to talk to him about not getting any older or bigger.....but he hasn't been listening. I even think that he has grown a little. I don't want him to, I love how small he is. ;0)
I seem to be coming down with a cold now........Boooooo!!!!! I hope I don't give it to my little Riley man. That's all for now.
XoXo-Andrea Carla
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