I'm 35! Yesterday was my birthday. I tell you what, Facebook can really make you feel special on your birthday! Loved hearing from people I don't talk to often or haven't since grade school!
A co-worker of mine took me to Mi Cocina and then picked me up desert at La Madeline!
I left a bit early because I got a call from Hagen's school saying that he didn't have much of a temperature, but he woke up from his nap and was shivering and saying he was cold. He has been very calm so we knew he was trying to get sick.
I went to pick him up and he was in the sick room laying down with bear and blanket and his cheeks were so red. Poor baby.
I had dinner in the crock pot so that was covered and Rebecca my sister-in-law made me cupcakes!
We ate dinner and had a cupcake and then it was off to the doctor. Hagen was so cute...running around like he was just fine (isn't that how it always is), introducing himself (of course with his full name), stood still on the scale (he lost weight and is now at 25.6 pounds), and had a fever of 102.6! They did a flu test and strep...strep was positive, so he is now on antibiotics and we are home today.
Poor baby is just curled up on the couch sipping on his milk. The cleaning people are coming today around noon and I don't want to be here. I think we are going to go see The Chipmonks movie again. He is not contagious anymore...the doctor said after his dose this morning he is good to go back to school. I am not one of those Mom's that takes their kids to school quickly, but the movies? Sure...especially since it has been out for awhile and we may be the only ones in the theatre.
Here lies another reason I miss Mom. She is so great at keeping the beast when he is sick. Often times getting sick herself, but today would have been a good day for him to stay with her.
I am also a hypochondriac so I don't feel so hot today...achy and I think my throat hurts. Honestly if he had a cut on his leg I would start feeling like my leg hurts. I'm a baby!
Hagen was so sweet when Ryan put him to bed last night. Before he went upstairs to read he came to me and said Happy Birthday Mama in the sweetest "I don't feel good" voice ever. Melted my heart.
But the night was not good...up every hour crying, just not feeling good...coughing and sniffling. He must have heard Ryan get up this morning and leave because it was 5:45 and he was up for the day! I told him it was still dark out and still nighttime and he was not having it. I told him he could lay in bed with me till mornign. So he laid there kicking, flipping, everything BUT sleeping...we got out of bed at 7:15... I have a friend that has two little boys that are up for the day at 5:30 most mornings...I feel her pain...terrible!
Tata!
Carrie
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Presenting: Hagen James Darney at his finest!
The first video is of (sorry) what he found in the potty the other night. Again, so sorry...but it's funny!
This one is Hagen saying he has a fever and showing us where it is. Listen to him trying to say temperature...
Here is Hagen's singing debut...it is Big Green Tractor...but it starts out as You are my sunshine for a small bit...
Enjoy,
Carrie
Monday, February 22, 2010
Mom, come home!
OK, so I am one of those people that talk to my Mom at LEAST 2 times a day. I have for years. Not only do I but my little brother Adam does too. Adam is actually still attached by the umbilical cord and visits a few times on the weekend also.
Mom and Dad are on a cruise in the Caribbean with some family/friends. They left on Saturday morning and will not be back until Saturday. I'm sure it will be a fight between Adam and I on Saturday at who will talk to Mom and Dad first.
Being a recruiter makes me loathe the phone...but I will drop every thing to call Mom and tell her anything...and I really do mean anything!
The thing with Mom is that she will never ignore the phone calls like I do. Even when she knows that I can be Debbie downer at times she just listens to me. Sometimes she puts her $.02 in but mostly just listens...or does she?! I have caught her a few times after I ask her a question say, "well, I'm just doing laundry" or "your Dad is going to work late tonight" or whatever so I know that sometimes she just shuts me out. BUT, for the most part she listens.
Come home Mom...I have absolutely nothing to talk about and have no one to tell!
Tata,
Carrie
P.S. Last night we had corn "cwern" again and so tonight Hagen found something in the potty. He was showing Ryan what a big dump it was and said, "LOOK Daddy! There's cwern in my poo poo!" GROSS! I'm not sure if you know this but I am a recent corn eater. I have not really ever liked it, but I think this may get me to not eat it again after that! After he showed Ryan he had to come have me look...thanks Hagen...I'm so proud (and grossed out!)
Mom and Dad are on a cruise in the Caribbean with some family/friends. They left on Saturday morning and will not be back until Saturday. I'm sure it will be a fight between Adam and I on Saturday at who will talk to Mom and Dad first.
Being a recruiter makes me loathe the phone...but I will drop every thing to call Mom and tell her anything...and I really do mean anything!
The thing with Mom is that she will never ignore the phone calls like I do. Even when she knows that I can be Debbie downer at times she just listens to me. Sometimes she puts her $.02 in but mostly just listens...or does she?! I have caught her a few times after I ask her a question say, "well, I'm just doing laundry" or "your Dad is going to work late tonight" or whatever so I know that sometimes she just shuts me out. BUT, for the most part she listens.
Come home Mom...I have absolutely nothing to talk about and have no one to tell!
Tata,
Carrie
P.S. Last night we had corn "cwern" again and so tonight Hagen found something in the potty. He was showing Ryan what a big dump it was and said, "LOOK Daddy! There's cwern in my poo poo!" GROSS! I'm not sure if you know this but I am a recent corn eater. I have not really ever liked it, but I think this may get me to not eat it again after that! After he showed Ryan he had to come have me look...thanks Hagen...I'm so proud (and grossed out!)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
L.A.Z.Y.
I could not be more lazy today. With not having to clean house I am at a loss as to what to do with myself. I have organized recipes, organized cords that end up in the junk drawer, and done some laundry. Oh, and I cleaned out the cat box! Yaaa...that's about it. Oh, I just ate two kid size frozen snickers that I found in the freezer.
I took a shower.
I fed Hagen chocolate donuts for breakfast.
I filled up kitty's food bowl.
I picked up some toys.
That's.All.
Ryan had to do some work outside today and took Hagen with him so I could get some stuff done around the house and I am sitting here wasting it away! But, I am truly enjoying the silence and downtime. I just feel bad and lazy! I was even too lazy to go see a movie I've been wanting to see, Valentine's Day.
What to do, what to do...or NOT to do is the question.
Tata,
Carrie
I took a shower.
I fed Hagen chocolate donuts for breakfast.
I filled up kitty's food bowl.
I picked up some toys.
That's.All.
Ryan had to do some work outside today and took Hagen with him so I could get some stuff done around the house and I am sitting here wasting it away! But, I am truly enjoying the silence and downtime. I just feel bad and lazy! I was even too lazy to go see a movie I've been wanting to see, Valentine's Day.
What to do, what to do...or NOT to do is the question.
Tata,
Carrie
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Nice Saturday
Last night I was telling Hagen I loved him so much. He responded, "I love you little much!" and then started laughing. Funny boy...trying to make jokes.
I swear every time that sweet baby says purple I just melt..."pur-pur"...so cute!
Today was a great day! We really didn't accomplish much, but just relaxing and Hagen was in a great mood!
Ryan has been wanting to build a garden for awhile, so Hagen and Ryan headed out to Home Depot and got wood and some stain. We are going to have it in a sand box kind of thing with weed barrier on the bottom. We will start small with some chives, tomatos, cilantro, and maybe some lettuce. We're excited!
Hagen and I did the weekly grocery trip and got some stuff for a few new crock pot recipes. With me working a bit more during the day it is nice to have dinner prepared when we get home.
Tonight we drank some beers while cooking steaks out! I threw some Chili/Lime corn on the cob onto the grill as well and it was SO.GOOD. I have never been a corn person...cream corn is the DEVIL, but I have come to like corn on the cob. I LOVE how Hagen says it..."Cwern"...sound it out.
Tonight while giving him a bath he looked up at me and said, "I'm so happy Mama". I said, "really, why are you so happy?" He said, "cuz you save my life". I have no idea what he is talking about, but it was just so sweet how he stopped playing and said he was so happy. Sweet baby.
We stopped putting lotion on him awhile ago, but recently noticed his skin being dry, so we started greasing him up again. I forgot how much I love the smell of Johnson's baby lotion...it is my crack...I can not get enough of it!
While Ryan was grilling out we had the back door open and Hagen was running in and out. I was sitting at the kitchen table reading a gossip magazine while tending to the baked beans on the stove and every time Hagen would come in he would lay his head in my lap and hug my leg. He is so lovey lately...love it!!
He is down for the night, Ryan and I are chilling on the couch...I'm about to make him change this channel he is watching...some war movie. Not in the mood.
Mom and Dad are in Puerto Rico and are leaving on a cruise in the morning. I'm so jealous! I can't wait to take a trip with just Ryan! I'm not sure when that is going to be. Would be nice to go to Playa Del Carmen where we honeymooned and just relax...hmmm...maybe sometime soon.
Tata,
Carrie
I swear every time that sweet baby says purple I just melt..."pur-pur"...so cute!
Today was a great day! We really didn't accomplish much, but just relaxing and Hagen was in a great mood!
Ryan has been wanting to build a garden for awhile, so Hagen and Ryan headed out to Home Depot and got wood and some stain. We are going to have it in a sand box kind of thing with weed barrier on the bottom. We will start small with some chives, tomatos, cilantro, and maybe some lettuce. We're excited!
Hagen and I did the weekly grocery trip and got some stuff for a few new crock pot recipes. With me working a bit more during the day it is nice to have dinner prepared when we get home.
Tonight we drank some beers while cooking steaks out! I threw some Chili/Lime corn on the cob onto the grill as well and it was SO.GOOD. I have never been a corn person...cream corn is the DEVIL, but I have come to like corn on the cob. I LOVE how Hagen says it..."Cwern"...sound it out.
Tonight while giving him a bath he looked up at me and said, "I'm so happy Mama". I said, "really, why are you so happy?" He said, "cuz you save my life". I have no idea what he is talking about, but it was just so sweet how he stopped playing and said he was so happy. Sweet baby.
We stopped putting lotion on him awhile ago, but recently noticed his skin being dry, so we started greasing him up again. I forgot how much I love the smell of Johnson's baby lotion...it is my crack...I can not get enough of it!
While Ryan was grilling out we had the back door open and Hagen was running in and out. I was sitting at the kitchen table reading a gossip magazine while tending to the baked beans on the stove and every time Hagen would come in he would lay his head in my lap and hug my leg. He is so lovey lately...love it!!
He is down for the night, Ryan and I are chilling on the couch...I'm about to make him change this channel he is watching...some war movie. Not in the mood.
Mom and Dad are in Puerto Rico and are leaving on a cruise in the morning. I'm so jealous! I can't wait to take a trip with just Ryan! I'm not sure when that is going to be. Would be nice to go to Playa Del Carmen where we honeymooned and just relax...hmmm...maybe sometime soon.
Tata,
Carrie
Friday, February 19, 2010
Our Wife Arrived Yesterday!
Before I got pregnant with Hagen we had a cleaning lady. She would come every other week to clean and it was SO nice to come home to a clean house!
After Hagen was born we cut back on things. Not because he was here, but because I started working part-time and making ½ the money.
The idea here was that since I was not working full-time I would have the time to clean house after picking him up from “school”. All while cooking a healthy and balanced meal in my heels and freshly ironed dress with a cute, never stained apron! AND, my baby would be calmly watching Baby Einstein soaking up all the educational goodness. Then my husband would prance in, scoop up said baby, come over and dip me romantically while telling me how much he missed me that day.
WELL, that is not exactly what was going on. I would get the kiddo after work, come home and throw something in the sink to thaw and bake it later. Hagen and I would play a bit, but it was a lot of washing bottles, etc. You know, normal things. I could have easily cleaned a bathroom or 2, but didn’t feel like it. So I would save all housework for the weekend!
I am not someone who can clean a bathroom one day and dust something the next night. I want it all clean at the same time! It just happens to take up at least a ¼ of my weekend with laundry and cleaning. SO, I finally talked Ryan into hiring another WIFE! Woo Hoo! They came yesterday (a husband and wife…Maria and Roberto) and did a wonderful job! My floors will be moped every week, blinds dusted every week, they even unloaded the dishwasher, cleaned out my refrigerator, folded the towels in the dryer, added the towels that were in the washer and put my dirty sheets in the washer. AND they bring all their own stuff!
AND, my toilet paper was folded into a pretty little design…it’s the little things.
I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I never understood before having Hagen why there were stay at home Moms that had cleaning people. SHAME.ON.ME. I GET it now. The kiddo alone is a full time job, then you throw the cleaning on and it is 2 full-time jobs.
Welcome to the family my loves!
Tata,
Carrie
After Hagen was born we cut back on things. Not because he was here, but because I started working part-time and making ½ the money.
The idea here was that since I was not working full-time I would have the time to clean house after picking him up from “school”. All while cooking a healthy and balanced meal in my heels and freshly ironed dress with a cute, never stained apron! AND, my baby would be calmly watching Baby Einstein soaking up all the educational goodness. Then my husband would prance in, scoop up said baby, come over and dip me romantically while telling me how much he missed me that day.
WELL, that is not exactly what was going on. I would get the kiddo after work, come home and throw something in the sink to thaw and bake it later. Hagen and I would play a bit, but it was a lot of washing bottles, etc. You know, normal things. I could have easily cleaned a bathroom or 2, but didn’t feel like it. So I would save all housework for the weekend!
I am not someone who can clean a bathroom one day and dust something the next night. I want it all clean at the same time! It just happens to take up at least a ¼ of my weekend with laundry and cleaning. SO, I finally talked Ryan into hiring another WIFE! Woo Hoo! They came yesterday (a husband and wife…Maria and Roberto) and did a wonderful job! My floors will be moped every week, blinds dusted every week, they even unloaded the dishwasher, cleaned out my refrigerator, folded the towels in the dryer, added the towels that were in the washer and put my dirty sheets in the washer. AND they bring all their own stuff!
AND, my toilet paper was folded into a pretty little design…it’s the little things.
I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I never understood before having Hagen why there were stay at home Moms that had cleaning people. SHAME.ON.ME. I GET it now. The kiddo alone is a full time job, then you throw the cleaning on and it is 2 full-time jobs.
Welcome to the family my loves!
Tata,
Carrie
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Hagenisms and stories
The other day while driving in the car Hagen said, “Mama? I’m so little…” It kinda made me sad for him. Not that it is a big deal right now, but he is listening to everyone that see’s him saying “He’s so little!” Now, it doesn’t bother me…I think he is adorable. But do you think it may start bothering him? He is little, but man…he is tough! Every once in awhile he gets this look in his eyes before tackling you…you know you are in trouble because he will “accidentally” hurt you whatever it is he is about to do! I have lost lots of hair lately from accidental pullings…and things just getting caught in my bird nest hair.
We were on our way to HELL…I mean Little Gym…and he told me that Mama drives a jeep (Honda Pilot, close enough) and Daddy drives a “Hick Up Truck” How cute is that! Hick up truck…ha!
There is a new hospital by our house…a small one and brand spanking new! Hagen asks what it is and I tell him that people go there when they are REALLY hurt or REALLY sick. He wants to go so bad…I have no idea why! So yesterday when I picked him up from school he said Madison bonked him in the head with a truck and he needs to go to the hopspital…not a mis-spelling.
When I picked him up from school the other day his teacher said that she had a funny thing to tell me. You see, there are two teeny tiny potty’s in his classroom. Well, he was going and looked over at Sweet little Juliette and asked her where her peanuts is. Hagen, come on now! Let’s stop this non-sense and enjoy being a toddler…you are too young to be into these “things”…gah! Plus it is FREAKING.ME.OUT!
Hagen is also perfecting his art of whining and stalling…has been for awhile. I have now started just ignoring him when he is asking for something by whining. He just keeps going! In the bathtub last night:
Hagen: “Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK?”
Finally I said, "do you know why I am not answering you?”
He said, “Because I’m Whining”.
Yep, you got it! So what does he do? He whines, “Mama, I want a drink of water, OK?”
We are starting to reward GOOD behavior. Like putting his socks on by his big self. Really it is just a test of my patience which by the way this morning I had N.O.N.E. We give him a sticker. This morning he finally earned his sticker and he wanted it on his back. Under his shirt. Uh, OK…
This may sound like complaining, I am not trying to. I love my baby more than words can describe, but I just don’t LIKE some of this little “fits” lately! I need to get a book…a thin one…with lots of pictures about disciplining boys. Any recommendations? I did the best toddler on the block. He is the best toddler on the block…OK, maybe just the ONLY toddler on the block.
Tata,
Carrie
We were on our way to HELL…I mean Little Gym…and he told me that Mama drives a jeep (Honda Pilot, close enough) and Daddy drives a “Hick Up Truck” How cute is that! Hick up truck…ha!
There is a new hospital by our house…a small one and brand spanking new! Hagen asks what it is and I tell him that people go there when they are REALLY hurt or REALLY sick. He wants to go so bad…I have no idea why! So yesterday when I picked him up from school he said Madison bonked him in the head with a truck and he needs to go to the hopspital…not a mis-spelling.
When I picked him up from school the other day his teacher said that she had a funny thing to tell me. You see, there are two teeny tiny potty’s in his classroom. Well, he was going and looked over at Sweet little Juliette and asked her where her peanuts is. Hagen, come on now! Let’s stop this non-sense and enjoy being a toddler…you are too young to be into these “things”…gah! Plus it is FREAKING.ME.OUT!
Hagen is also perfecting his art of whining and stalling…has been for awhile. I have now started just ignoring him when he is asking for something by whining. He just keeps going! In the bathtub last night:
Hagen: “Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK? Mama, I want a drink of water, OK?”
Finally I said, "do you know why I am not answering you?”
He said, “Because I’m Whining”.
Yep, you got it! So what does he do? He whines, “Mama, I want a drink of water, OK?”
We are starting to reward GOOD behavior. Like putting his socks on by his big self. Really it is just a test of my patience which by the way this morning I had N.O.N.E. We give him a sticker. This morning he finally earned his sticker and he wanted it on his back. Under his shirt. Uh, OK…
This may sound like complaining, I am not trying to. I love my baby more than words can describe, but I just don’t LIKE some of this little “fits” lately! I need to get a book…a thin one…with lots of pictures about disciplining boys. Any recommendations? I did the best toddler on the block. He is the best toddler on the block…OK, maybe just the ONLY toddler on the block.
Tata,
Carrie
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