~AKO
Showing posts with label Harley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harley. Show all posts
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Day 14: What??
What is that we see??
Is it really true??
Is Daddy really coming home tomorrow??
Well it's a good thing I washed my ACUs!!!
~AKO
Is it really true??
Is Daddy really coming home tomorrow??
Well it's a good thing I washed my ACUs!!!
~AKO
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Mommy & Marshall's Sick Day
Today Marshall had his follow up with the doctor after three days on his breathing treatment. I decided to take a sick day today to spend the day with my baby. Once we got up and around this morning around 7am, I found out that giving an infant a nebulizer treatment by yourself is not easy. I set him up in his swing so I could catch a quick shower and some breakfast. Our doctor's appointment was not unil 1:15pm so we had plenty of time. When I got out of the shower, Marshall still looked a little under the weather.
But after a few rounds of "Stray Cat Strut" and his Elephant, Marshall was my happy baby again.
With clean clothes and breakfast behind us, we decided to have a little tummy time. I had taken Marshall to a playdate a few weeks ago and noticed how excited he got playing with toys that light up. I picked up a couple of new light up toys for him last night when I was at Target. Of course, I proved, once again, that I can never get out of Target for less than $150!
We played with our new snail toy and then with our new light up ball. Both make lots of sounds for baby. We're still trying to roll from our back to our stomach and still can't figure out how to get over that arm.
It doesn't take long to tire of tummy time, so we played in our Exersaucer next. Marshall has recently gotten extremely excited when put in his Exersaucer. He is really trying to stand on his legs so the Exersaucer lets him push up on his feet and bounce around. Not too mention it makes noise and lights up :)
Once we wore ourselves out playing in the Exersaucer, it was time for our mid-morning snack and diaper change. Marshall has recently discovered his feet so that, in combination with the fact that he always wants to try and roll over, makes diaper changing particularly challenging.
I knew he was starting to feel better when he ate his entire 6oz. He hasn't done that in one sitting in over a week. Once the bottle was gone it was time for a nappy.
Since we were going to have to leave for the doctor in about an hour, I was going to let him just sleep in my lap on the couch. But, of course, he startled himself awake and the only way I could get him back to sleep was to put him in his favorite position :)
Once he was back to sleep, I laid him down so I could get some cleaning done before we left. Harley climbed up on our bed and took a nap with him. Yes... we let Marshall nap in our bed sometimes when he's not feeling well. Don't judge :) I check on him like a crazy person.
So it was finally time to head out to the doctor's around noon. Under normal circumstances it only takes about 25 minutes to drive from Jersey City to Summit for Marshall's appointments. However, traffic in Jersey City is as obnoxious as driving in NYC and it will take 45 minutes to travel 10 miles so we always give ourselves an hour to get there. Of course, today, traffic was moving very nicely and we arrived at the doctor's office with almost 30 minutes to spare. So we hung out in the waiting room reading magazines. Well, I read magazines and Marshall took a nap.
Finally the moment of truth... They called us into the exam room to check on Marshall's progress. His oxygen was 98%. Although the doctor still heard some wheezing, she believes he's finally turned a corner for the better. He was all smiles for her. We still have to do the nebulizer three times a day this week but we shouldn't have to go back into see the doctor until Marshall's 6 month appointment in May.
Getting ready to blow this popsicle stand!
We got home around 3:00pm and found out that Daddy was leaving work early today to spend some time with Marshall. Once Daddy got home, Marshall was excited to play... After our dinner of course :)
It wasn't long before we were ready for bed.
Here's hoping the Spring weather helps our house to get over these nasty colds! Of course it was rainy and icky today :(
~AKO
But after a few rounds of "Stray Cat Strut" and his Elephant, Marshall was my happy baby again.
With clean clothes and breakfast behind us, we decided to have a little tummy time. I had taken Marshall to a playdate a few weeks ago and noticed how excited he got playing with toys that light up. I picked up a couple of new light up toys for him last night when I was at Target. Of course, I proved, once again, that I can never get out of Target for less than $150!
We played with our new snail toy and then with our new light up ball. Both make lots of sounds for baby. We're still trying to roll from our back to our stomach and still can't figure out how to get over that arm.
It doesn't take long to tire of tummy time, so we played in our Exersaucer next. Marshall has recently gotten extremely excited when put in his Exersaucer. He is really trying to stand on his legs so the Exersaucer lets him push up on his feet and bounce around. Not too mention it makes noise and lights up :)
Once we wore ourselves out playing in the Exersaucer, it was time for our mid-morning snack and diaper change. Marshall has recently discovered his feet so that, in combination with the fact that he always wants to try and roll over, makes diaper changing particularly challenging.
I knew he was starting to feel better when he ate his entire 6oz. He hasn't done that in one sitting in over a week. Once the bottle was gone it was time for a nappy.
Since we were going to have to leave for the doctor in about an hour, I was going to let him just sleep in my lap on the couch. But, of course, he startled himself awake and the only way I could get him back to sleep was to put him in his favorite position :)
Once he was back to sleep, I laid him down so I could get some cleaning done before we left. Harley climbed up on our bed and took a nap with him. Yes... we let Marshall nap in our bed sometimes when he's not feeling well. Don't judge :) I check on him like a crazy person.
So it was finally time to head out to the doctor's around noon. Under normal circumstances it only takes about 25 minutes to drive from Jersey City to Summit for Marshall's appointments. However, traffic in Jersey City is as obnoxious as driving in NYC and it will take 45 minutes to travel 10 miles so we always give ourselves an hour to get there. Of course, today, traffic was moving very nicely and we arrived at the doctor's office with almost 30 minutes to spare. So we hung out in the waiting room reading magazines. Well, I read magazines and Marshall took a nap.
Finally the moment of truth... They called us into the exam room to check on Marshall's progress. His oxygen was 98%. Although the doctor still heard some wheezing, she believes he's finally turned a corner for the better. He was all smiles for her. We still have to do the nebulizer three times a day this week but we shouldn't have to go back into see the doctor until Marshall's 6 month appointment in May.
Getting ready to blow this popsicle stand!
We got home around 3:00pm and found out that Daddy was leaving work early today to spend some time with Marshall. Once Daddy got home, Marshall was excited to play... After our dinner of course :)
It wasn't long before we were ready for bed.
Here's hoping the Spring weather helps our house to get over these nasty colds! Of course it was rainy and icky today :(
~AKO
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wordless Wednesday
I had lots of little helpers today.
Cleaning the Kitchen...
Feeding the baby...
Cleaning the Living Room...
Changing the baby...
~AKO
Cleaning the Kitchen...
Feeding the baby...
Cleaning the Living Room...
Changing the baby...
~AKO
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Diaper Changes are Awesome
Over the past month or so, we've gotten into a routine when Marshall wakes up. We usually wait about 5 minutes to make sure he is really awake. Sometimes he just fusses around and then goes back to sleep. When we're confident he's awake, we get him up, he gets a diaper change and then he eats.
When we lay him down for his diaper change, he is usually crying pretty hysterically like the end of the world is coming.
Once he figures out he's getting a diaper change, he is immediately all smiles through the entire process.
His favorite game currently is to push up with his legs on his changing mat which makes it a little challenging to put the new diaper on. I spend most of the time pulling him back down.
Oh... and if you listen to Harley we never feed him. I challenge you to find any ribs sticking out on this one.
~AKO
When we lay him down for his diaper change, he is usually crying pretty hysterically like the end of the world is coming.
Once he figures out he's getting a diaper change, he is immediately all smiles through the entire process.
His favorite game currently is to push up with his legs on his changing mat which makes it a little challenging to put the new diaper on. I spend most of the time pulling him back down.
Oh... and if you listen to Harley we never feed him. I challenge you to find any ribs sticking out on this one.
~AKO
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Do.Not.Like.
We had to do our least favorite thing ever this morning. Today was the yearly vet visit for C-Lo, Hadley, and Harley. We are still going to our old vet in Queens since she is familiar with Harley's history with his back legs. Plus their staff is awesome and always remembers our kitties. Unfortunately, when we move further into Jersey we're probably going to have to break down and find another vet. Right now the trip is an hour one way which, if you've ever travelled with cats, is not a fun trip. Hadley actually had an accident in his carrier because he was so nervous. You could tell he was embarrassed because he never has accidents and is usually the one who goes behind everyone else and covers up in the litter boxes.
Oh, and if you're wondering what the piece of purple fluff is on the floor. That belong to a purple furry mouse that Hadley beat the crap out of last night while we were sleeping. There was purple fur all over the living room. We still haven't found where he stashed the tail that was torn off.
While at the vet, Miss C-Lo turned into a major Drama Queen. There's nothing wrong with her here. She's just wrapped up in a towel and acting all pathtic. The doctor hadn't even touched her yet. Of course, her true Calico craziness surfaced when they tried to draw blood.
At least we only have to do this once a year.
~AKO
Oh, and if you're wondering what the piece of purple fluff is on the floor. That belong to a purple furry mouse that Hadley beat the crap out of last night while we were sleeping. There was purple fur all over the living room. We still haven't found where he stashed the tail that was torn off.
While at the vet, Miss C-Lo turned into a major Drama Queen. There's nothing wrong with her here. She's just wrapped up in a towel and acting all pathtic. The doctor hadn't even touched her yet. Of course, her true Calico craziness surfaced when they tried to draw blood.
At least we only have to do this once a year.
~AKO
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Putty Approved
I can't believe how this week flew by. I think work knows that I'm getting ready to be gone for 3 months so everything seems to be blowing up at once! I haven't even wanted to get on the computer once I got home at all this week and usually went to bed not long afterwards.
I had my 35 week appointment on Thursday and everything is still going as planned. I'm still hoping we don't go early since I have everything planned at work right up until 11/12, which is my planned last day of work.
My shower is next Saturday so my Mom and sister are flying in for the weekend for it. I bought this to wear for Halloween so I'm debating if I'll wear it for the shower or not. It arrived today. How cool is this :)
In other exciting news, the day that we've been waiting for has finally arrived... our new sofa and loveseat were scheduled to arrive today!
Since the furniture delivery was scheduled sometime between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM, we knew we needed to be up and moving by 7:00. If we weren't, you know those guys would have shown up at exactly 7:00. So, knowing full well that I planned to be up and moving around 6:30, I went to bed around 11pm and proceeded to stare at the ceiling until almost 3:00AM! Not happy at all! I slowly dragged myself out of bed around 7, and who should arrive shortly thereafter??? No, not the delivery guys.... the roofers! We knew our landlord was having the roof of our building redone, but we didn't know they'd be showing up before the sun.
Being on the 2nd floor of a three story apartment, there was a lot of noise and banging going on all day. So much that the putties set up camp under the beds for most of the day. We still have no idea how Harley got his 20lb behind under the bed!
But finally, our new furniture did arrive and we spent most of the day rearranging the living room so that everything fit to our satisfaction. We had to put our old couch on the curb Thursday night for pickup so we went all day and night on Friday with no couch. And, both pieces are putty approved...
~AKO
I had my 35 week appointment on Thursday and everything is still going as planned. I'm still hoping we don't go early since I have everything planned at work right up until 11/12, which is my planned last day of work.
My shower is next Saturday so my Mom and sister are flying in for the weekend for it. I bought this to wear for Halloween so I'm debating if I'll wear it for the shower or not. It arrived today. How cool is this :)
In other exciting news, the day that we've been waiting for has finally arrived... our new sofa and loveseat were scheduled to arrive today!
Since the furniture delivery was scheduled sometime between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM, we knew we needed to be up and moving by 7:00. If we weren't, you know those guys would have shown up at exactly 7:00. So, knowing full well that I planned to be up and moving around 6:30, I went to bed around 11pm and proceeded to stare at the ceiling until almost 3:00AM! Not happy at all! I slowly dragged myself out of bed around 7, and who should arrive shortly thereafter??? No, not the delivery guys.... the roofers! We knew our landlord was having the roof of our building redone, but we didn't know they'd be showing up before the sun.
Being on the 2nd floor of a three story apartment, there was a lot of noise and banging going on all day. So much that the putties set up camp under the beds for most of the day. We still have no idea how Harley got his 20lb behind under the bed!
But finally, our new furniture did arrive and we spent most of the day rearranging the living room so that everything fit to our satisfaction. We had to put our old couch on the curb Thursday night for pickup so we went all day and night on Friday with no couch. And, both pieces are putty approved...
~AKO
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Unimpressed Kitties and MilSpouse Friday Fill-In
So I've been playing around with the new camera yesterday and today. Turns out that little thing has a lot of settings! Since I opted to work from home today and Freddy went into the city, the only models available were my kitties.
Hadley is always game for a photo op and always seems to portray the sweet and innocent putty that he is not.
This was the best that I could get out of Harley. This is apparently his good side, according to him.
C-Lo, as always, is unimpressed.
And now for this week's MilSpouse Fiday Fill-In!
Join in at Wife of a Sailor!
1.What is ONE thing you’d like civilians to understand about being a military family?
That you can't really tell the Army no :( In addition, it really bothers me when civilians say "Well you knew what you were getting into when you married him." Do we really? I mean we know there will be separations, sometimes on short notice, but do we really know what we're getting ourselves into? I do know that I got myself into a loving relations with a very honorable man who love his country more than life.
2.What is your favorite mistake?
Getting addicted to Farmville! Lame, I know...
3.What indulgence could you give up for a year?
I could probably give up Diet Coke if I really needed to.
4.If you could be a winged animal, what would you be?
Probably a bat. I think they're cool.
5.What is one question you’d like to see asked in a future MFF?
If money were not an issue, what job would you want to have? It is always interesting to see where people's true passion lies when they don't have to worry about money.
~AKO
Hadley is always game for a photo op and always seems to portray the sweet and innocent putty that he is not.
This was the best that I could get out of Harley. This is apparently his good side, according to him.
C-Lo, as always, is unimpressed.
And now for this week's MilSpouse Fiday Fill-In!
Join in at Wife of a Sailor!
1.What is ONE thing you’d like civilians to understand about being a military family?
That you can't really tell the Army no :( In addition, it really bothers me when civilians say "Well you knew what you were getting into when you married him." Do we really? I mean we know there will be separations, sometimes on short notice, but do we really know what we're getting ourselves into? I do know that I got myself into a loving relations with a very honorable man who love his country more than life.
2.What is your favorite mistake?
Getting addicted to Farmville! Lame, I know...
3.What indulgence could you give up for a year?
I could probably give up Diet Coke if I really needed to.
4.If you could be a winged animal, what would you be?
Probably a bat. I think they're cool.
5.What is one question you’d like to see asked in a future MFF?
If money were not an issue, what job would you want to have? It is always interesting to see where people's true passion lies when they don't have to worry about money.
~AKO
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Not as Difficult...
Well that was easy! I found my previous layout so I didn't have to spend hours finding a new one I liked! Which also would have included hours of messing around with font colors because I am that crazy... Not really too much to add today... just trying to figure out what to do first since Freddy is at drill this weekend playing Army. My options...
1. Watch TV and relax... I am growing a human after all...
2. Clean the kitchen.
3. Clean the bedroom.
4. Play with the putties.
5. Work on my cross stitch.
So many options. Well, I can't play with the putties because it is nap time. I got a couple glaring looks when I had the nerve to talk to them a few minutes ago. Why would I even think about disturbing naptime!
I may entertain cleaning later this afternoon. We still have to figure out how we're going to reorganize the apartment for all the baby furniture that we'll need. I guess we better think about purchasing some of that stuff soon.
I'll probably end up working on my cross stitch...
~AKO
1. Watch TV and relax... I am growing a human after all...
2. Clean the kitchen.
3. Clean the bedroom.
4. Play with the putties.
5. Work on my cross stitch.
So many options. Well, I can't play with the putties because it is nap time. I got a couple glaring looks when I had the nerve to talk to them a few minutes ago. Why would I even think about disturbing naptime!
I may entertain cleaning later this afternoon. We still have to figure out how we're going to reorganize the apartment for all the baby furniture that we'll need. I guess we better think about purchasing some of that stuff soon.
I'll probably end up working on my cross stitch...
~AKO
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Farewell... For Now...
Oh how I have neglected my poor bloggy :( Let's just say I'm pretty happy that February is over! I'm afraid I will probably be away for a couple more weeks. Tomorrow we leave for Key West for 9 fun-filled, sunny, and WARM days. My brother is getting married down there next Saturday. We've decided to drive and enjoy ourselves a little road trip. We were never able to take a real honeymoon after we got married so we're taking this opportunity to have one. I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to share!
On our way back up, I have to stop in Charlotte, NC for a couple days for a quick business trip. So, we will be gone for 2 weeks. I already miss my putties :(
~AKO
On our way back up, I have to stop in Charlotte, NC for a couple days for a quick business trip. So, we will be gone for 2 weeks. I already miss my putties :(
~AKO
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Organization and Unpacking Fun
So we finally got around to making a *HUGE* dent in the pile of boxes that were still in our second bedroom. Our apartment was starting to look like one big mess and it was driving me crazy! I actually took a day off on Friday so I could have an extra day. It seems like our weekends are always filled with too much stuff to devote more than a few hours on the unpacking so I thought I would try just taking another day. Well, it helped. We got 10 boxes unpacked between Friday and Saturday. In addition, I was able to get the kitchen and dining room cleaned up as well. So far we even filled a box for Goodwill and 2 trash bags of crap. The clutter was starting to overpower us!
We, of course, had little helpers the whole time. I'm sure they were just making sure we put things away where they were supposed to go and didn't throw away any of their toys.
First we had to finish watching The West Wing.
C-Lo monitors the little bedroom.
Harley inventories the master bedroom.
One box that I emptied out was full of only these. Not a single pair are mine! Never should I hear a word about how many shoes I have!
AND I found this! I've been missing this for over a year! This was Freddy's first birthday gift that he ever gave me.
I also found all of my scrapbooks that I want to do. They've been packed in a box since we moved to Brooklyn in 2007! I can't wait to get started on that!
On another, and a little sad, note, our little foster kitty Jack is going home tomorrow. He got his stitches out on Thursday and a clean bill of health from the Vet. His owner is picking him up tomorrow. We'll miss little Jack and hope to be able to see him again in the future.
Head over to my other blog, 52 Weeks of the Olveras, for more Jack photos with my kitties. They all finally accepted him in our house.
Just to keep myself honest here, I've fallen off the Weight Watchers wagon and haven't made it to WI the past two weeks :( I hope to get back on track this week.
~AKO
We, of course, had little helpers the whole time. I'm sure they were just making sure we put things away where they were supposed to go and didn't throw away any of their toys.
First we had to finish watching The West Wing.
C-Lo monitors the little bedroom.
Harley inventories the master bedroom.
One box that I emptied out was full of only these. Not a single pair are mine! Never should I hear a word about how many shoes I have!
AND I found this! I've been missing this for over a year! This was Freddy's first birthday gift that he ever gave me.
I also found all of my scrapbooks that I want to do. They've been packed in a box since we moved to Brooklyn in 2007! I can't wait to get started on that!
On another, and a little sad, note, our little foster kitty Jack is going home tomorrow. He got his stitches out on Thursday and a clean bill of health from the Vet. His owner is picking him up tomorrow. We'll miss little Jack and hope to be able to see him again in the future.
Head over to my other blog, 52 Weeks of the Olveras, for more Jack photos with my kitties. They all finally accepted him in our house.
Just to keep myself honest here, I've fallen off the Weight Watchers wagon and haven't made it to WI the past two weeks :( I hope to get back on track this week.
~AKO
