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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Tag:Motherhood
1. How long have you been a MOTHER? 3 years
2. How many kids call you mommy? 1 and 1 on the way
3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having? Yes.
4. How old were you when you became a mom? 22
5. How long were you in labor? That's a really funny question. I went into labor on a Sunday morning, finally went into the hospital on Wednesday (three days later) and was in hard labor at the hospital for 18 hours. We're hoping this trend does not repeat itself with our little boy.
6. What's your favorite thing about being a mom? Climbing into Munchkin's bed on Saturday mornings (that is, if I wake up before her, which doesn't happen too often) and waking her up and reading books while snuggling.
7. What's your least favorite thing? Having to go to work each morning and say good-bye. Although coming in a close second would be dealing with her terrible two tantrums!
8. Do you want more kids? Of course
9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip? We've been on little trips with our families, but we had planned to go to San Diego this summer, but then decided to buy a house, and then found out we were expecting. With both of working, its been hard to take vacations, but some of the best times were when we just went with the three of us on outings. This year, we've gone to the Living Planet Aquarium, a Jazz game, and the zoo. It's fun to watch Munchkin see new things, even if they are only 30 minutes from our house!
10. How many times have you been peed on? More than once, but I really don't remember how many
11. How many times have you been barfed on? once. She was so fussy and right when I picked her up from her crib and took her in the other room, she lost it. It was all I could do not to lose it myself, but she was so scared. I think she was only one.
12. Are your kids named after someone? Her first name is "beautiful Flower" in Japanese and is after a little girl in a family that he baptized in Japan on his mission. She has my first name as her middle name.
13. When is the last time you had a sitter; What did you do?Because we both work, she is with someone else all week, and I hate being away from her more than I have to. We've only had a sitter for us to "go out" a couple of times. The last was for our Anniversary in June. We went to dinner and stayed at bed and breakfast, then went golfing. It was fun, but I still had a bit of heartache over it. But when we called my parents to see how she did, she was having a ball and didn't want to talk to me because she was busy playing outside with the dog!
14. When your kids gets in trouble, who is the bad guy? I discipline more often, but if she is acting up when hikari is around, she knows that she is in trouble. She's in a place where she loves to test our limits right now!
15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)? 1 night. When we went to the bed and breakfast for our Anniversary
16. Are your toes painted right now? Yes. On Saturdays, Munchkins favorite thing to do is help me clean the bathroom and then she pulls down all the nailpolish and wants to paint toes.
17. Last movie you saw in theater? uuuuhh...I really don't remember.
18. One thing you will not give up just because you're a mom: My baths. Every once in a while, I will lock the door, and take a hot bath. If Munchkin comes knocking she gets upset that the door is locked and Hikari will take her away and let me have my few minutes.
19. One thing you did give up now that you're a mom? Time fore myself. Which isn't necissarily a bad thing. I used to spend a lot more time doing crossstitch and scarpbooking, and maybe when I'm home more, I will be able to that again, but because my time at home is limited, I spent it all with munchkin, which I love! We do stamping together, though, so I do get a few of my things in there.
20. Favorite Cartoon: All I can think of is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
21. Favorite Snack: Anything sweet. Although lately I have truly been craving pickles A LOT.
22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are: Usually trying to get some cleaning in, although on Sunday afternoons, we all take a nap together.
23. Where is/are your kid(s) now? At my wonderful Sister in Laws house. Hopefully napping and giving her a break for the day
24. If I could do it over, I'd do this differently: Be more patient. My time is so little with her. For a long time I would jsut get frustrated and upset if she didn't do what i needed her to right then. I've learned that some of the best times we've had, is when I slow down, and just play with her when I get home from work, rather than worry about all the other things going on in our lives. Especially now that another will be coming soon, I am very attached to my little baby!
Now your it!
2. How many kids call you mommy? 1 and 1 on the way
3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having? Yes.
4. How old were you when you became a mom? 22
5. How long were you in labor? That's a really funny question. I went into labor on a Sunday morning, finally went into the hospital on Wednesday (three days later) and was in hard labor at the hospital for 18 hours. We're hoping this trend does not repeat itself with our little boy.
6. What's your favorite thing about being a mom? Climbing into Munchkin's bed on Saturday mornings (that is, if I wake up before her, which doesn't happen too often) and waking her up and reading books while snuggling.
7. What's your least favorite thing? Having to go to work each morning and say good-bye. Although coming in a close second would be dealing with her terrible two tantrums!
8. Do you want more kids? Of course
9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip? We've been on little trips with our families, but we had planned to go to San Diego this summer, but then decided to buy a house, and then found out we were expecting. With both of working, its been hard to take vacations, but some of the best times were when we just went with the three of us on outings. This year, we've gone to the Living Planet Aquarium, a Jazz game, and the zoo. It's fun to watch Munchkin see new things, even if they are only 30 minutes from our house!
10. How many times have you been peed on? More than once, but I really don't remember how many
11. How many times have you been barfed on? once. She was so fussy and right when I picked her up from her crib and took her in the other room, she lost it. It was all I could do not to lose it myself, but she was so scared. I think she was only one.
12. Are your kids named after someone? Her first name is "beautiful Flower" in Japanese and is after a little girl in a family that he baptized in Japan on his mission. She has my first name as her middle name.
13. When is the last time you had a sitter; What did you do?Because we both work, she is with someone else all week, and I hate being away from her more than I have to. We've only had a sitter for us to "go out" a couple of times. The last was for our Anniversary in June. We went to dinner and stayed at bed and breakfast, then went golfing. It was fun, but I still had a bit of heartache over it. But when we called my parents to see how she did, she was having a ball and didn't want to talk to me because she was busy playing outside with the dog!
14. When your kids gets in trouble, who is the bad guy? I discipline more often, but if she is acting up when hikari is around, she knows that she is in trouble. She's in a place where she loves to test our limits right now!
15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)? 1 night. When we went to the bed and breakfast for our Anniversary
16. Are your toes painted right now? Yes. On Saturdays, Munchkins favorite thing to do is help me clean the bathroom and then she pulls down all the nailpolish and wants to paint toes.
17. Last movie you saw in theater? uuuuhh...I really don't remember.
18. One thing you will not give up just because you're a mom: My baths. Every once in a while, I will lock the door, and take a hot bath. If Munchkin comes knocking she gets upset that the door is locked and Hikari will take her away and let me have my few minutes.
19. One thing you did give up now that you're a mom? Time fore myself. Which isn't necissarily a bad thing. I used to spend a lot more time doing crossstitch and scarpbooking, and maybe when I'm home more, I will be able to that again, but because my time at home is limited, I spent it all with munchkin, which I love! We do stamping together, though, so I do get a few of my things in there.
20. Favorite Cartoon: All I can think of is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
21. Favorite Snack: Anything sweet. Although lately I have truly been craving pickles A LOT.
22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are: Usually trying to get some cleaning in, although on Sunday afternoons, we all take a nap together.
23. Where is/are your kid(s) now? At my wonderful Sister in Laws house. Hopefully napping and giving her a break for the day
24. If I could do it over, I'd do this differently: Be more patient. My time is so little with her. For a long time I would jsut get frustrated and upset if she didn't do what i needed her to right then. I've learned that some of the best times we've had, is when I slow down, and just play with her when I get home from work, rather than worry about all the other things going on in our lives. Especially now that another will be coming soon, I am very attached to my little baby!
Now your it!
Friday, November 16, 2007
WE'RE ON THE BLUE TEAM!!
Last night we had a VERY convinving look at our little growing baby BOY!! Ayana is so excited that she is having a baby brother. I asked her last night while she was getting ready for bed, what we should call him, and she said "A boy!" At least she knows not to call him a girl! Now we just need to decide on a name. It's such a big decision. The fate of a child lies in the name that is chosen for them by thier parents! It's such a big responsibility. I know that I don't want to be the reason that my child has a complex for the rest of his life. But at the same time, he better like whatever we choose, because we choose it for a reason!
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