Author: eaumaison (Page 98 of 210)

Written Saturday night

The internet just reminded me it’s pie day!  And I have no pie!  I asked Jack if we should go to the Humble Pie Shop to buy a pie, or if we should make a pie together.  I’m sure you can guess his answer.  Actually, no.  Usually his answer is “Both!” So keep in mind how much my kid loves to bake.

I told him we have to decide what kind of pie to make.  He ran to his book basket “Find recipe!  I look Clifford book for recipe! Hmmm, need flour.”   Then he started to pull his chair up to the counter.  I had to explain that not only do I need to find a recipe too, but we will need to buy ingredients. 

He was a little disappointed, but then he turned Caillou back on his tablet and now is making engine noises while he flies his toy plane.

Yeah, he gets spoiled the day after I’m on call.  I only slept a few hours due to phones calls for a CRRT all night and a cat begging for extra meals. 

My parents came up for a fun, if hurried weekend to see the musical. The kids did great! The final performance was postponed due to heavy snow on Saturday. At least we were able to rush up Friday to see it. I couldn’t make it to the moved finale last night because I was working late and on call.

There was one casualty to the weekend. Jack’s beloved gift from Brian, a Bumblebee Transformer, was left behind in my parents’ car. Luckily they discovered it and mailed it back right away. Jack was dramatically distraught when he learned his Bumblebee (“Bubby”) took a trip with the grumpies. He received it yesterday and, except for sleeping, it hasn’t left his hand. I recorded him talking about it and reading the enclosed pictogram-letter this morning.

 There’s a new Disney series I’m excited about. They are making 19 shorts in the classic 1930s style to bring Mickey back in a starring role for the company. The first one is out and you can watch it here. I found it charming and impressive that they decided to speak French without subtitles. Jack watched it and found it hilarious. He was very concerned that the motorcycles crashed.

Jack tried to use his camera but the memory card was full! That finally got me to upload his latest batch of photography. You can see them in the set on flickr, labeled Feb-March 2013. Here are a few of my favorites.

There are . . . 4 big things happening in our lives right now, as I alluded to earlier.  I can’t go into detail on some of them, but at least a couple are getting answers.  A lot of my readers already know what I’m talking about, so you will please forgive lack of details.  You never know who is reading on the internet. 

Thing 1:: Pertaining to Ben
We finally got an answer.  We have been waiting over a month for something to pan out.  Today we learned that it would not happen.  At least not in the near future.  At this point, we are just happy to have a definite answer.  They say that in a few/many months things will change and things will move forward again.  But for now it’s a no.

Thing 2:: Pertaining to Rachel in the same manner
We have a plan and although it’s not exactly what I had in mind, I’m excited about it.  I should be able to talk more by the weekend.

Thing 3:: More Space
No reason to keep this a secret really, even in light of the above things.  We are passively looking for a new house.  We have outgrown our little townhouse and are dreaming of a real house, with a real yard.  We chatted with a loan officer and I have spent a lot of time looking on Zillow with a lot of cute, promising houses.  Probably after Thing 2 is resolved I will starting visiting houses with a real estate agent.

Thing 4:: Other Reason for More Space
Let’s end on on a happy note.

Yes, we are having another baby!  I am 12 weeks along, next week marks the beginning of the second trimester.  No, we won’t know the gender until mid-April.  Yes, I would like a girl.  But brothers could be fun too.  So far the pregnancy has been easier than the first one.  No one at work knows yet (unless they are reading this now).  I haven’t been too sick, at least compared to last time.  Everything baby-wise is looking healthy and normal.  I’m due in the first half of September. 

Did you know I make phenomenal deviled eggs?  Well, I do.

So happy to be off work when we have weather like this!

I neglected to buy a sled, so Ben improvised.

Today I turned 31.  As a treat to myself I requested off today and the next two days from work.  How I love being home with my boy! 

I woke up before him and took a long hot shower.  I used ALL my lotions and scrubs.  Then I knit while Jack ate breakfast.

After he helped me put the curlers away, and declared my hair “silly,” we bought cupcakes.

He easily convinced me to eat at least one right away.

The nanny came over and I excused myself to a relaxing, unhurried lunch. 

Followed by a soothing massage at the student clinic ($23 an hour is hard to beat!)

When I got home Jack was just going down for a “nap.”  Naps have morphed into “quiet time.”  He doesn’t sleep every day anymore. But he will stay in his bed for a couple hours, playing and reading quietly to himself.  I’m fine with that.  More knitting, this time with Ron Swanson.

Ben came home early and we did presents and cupcakes!

Then we talked to my folks on facetime.  Mom read a book to Jack.   Then he went outside to shovel snow and throw snowballs.

Our sitter came back (eventually, Brian covered for a little while because the snow backed up traffic) and we went on a real, true date.  Dinner at Le Central.  DELICIOUS!  My lamb shank isn’t pictured because I forgot.  I was in a mini food coma by then. 

We picked up a few small treats at Target and came home to a sleeping boy.   Not pictured: Watching New Girl in my jammies with my hubby.

What a wonderful day!

Ugh.  I was back-up-back-up today (call #3) and I got called into work at 05:40 this morning.  Did two patients at a time in our main room.  Transfused two units of blood.  Got blood pressures down from 190s to 140s.  Took out 10.3 liters gross of fluid (8 net).  Called in a faulty alarm to biomed. The usual.  But not usual for a Sunday morning.

Laid low this afternoon knitting and watching Two Towers.

Jack got to attend his friend’s birthday party.  I was sad to miss out – Trish throws amazing parties. Ben took this video of them playing live action Angry Birds. 

Then after nap Jack asked to play Kinect. He loves this game where he builds a castle and then destroys it as a dragon.  When the game puts a crown on his head he calls himself a queen- not a king, mind you. 

Ha ha! Having a child is finally paying off in labor. If only he would learn not to dump the snow where the path should be.