By Tara, on July 28th, 2010
I have never broken a bone in my body. Until my toe. The middle toe of my left foot.[Although, I don't even know if I broke it, it may just be fractured]
I hurt my toe last Feburary when I was visiting family in california. I don’t even know what I did but it was sore for months. Then yesterday I accidentally hit my laptop while getting into my recliner to nurse. The pain was awful! You know those first few moments after you have stubbed your toe? Where you are kind of hopping around? Maybe even clenching your jaw to not let loose the possibly profanity that is in your throat? Yeah, that pain just didn’t go away and it got worse.
I had to pick up hubby from work yesterday and walking from my couch to the door took me about 5 minutes. It was awful! I iced it all evening until basically my whole foot was numb. I got it taped up and now it isn’t so hard to walk.
Still though… the very first bone I break has to be my toe? Of all the things I’ve done in life I break a bone from hitting a laptop? It’s not even a cool story!
What was your first broken bone? Does it have a cool story to go with it? [it's got to be better then mine!]
By Tara, on July 27th, 2010
Hi every one!
My friend Shannon is a fellow Submariners wife and she has entered a contest over at Hybrid Mom the runs until August 6th. The grand prize happens to be a week supply of meals from Freshology ($650 value), a $250 gift certificate to Spa Week, and $100 gift certificate to White House | Black Market.
I think Shannon really deserves to win. She has her hands full with a Navy Submariner husband [the job requires you to be gone a lot]. She has an active six year old that is starting 1st grade in the fall. He is curious, asking questions all the time, plus he loves sports. He is a really active kid [so sweet too!]. Her youngest son just turned two and he is deaf. He has classes with the American School for the Deaf weekly and it’s a learning curve for the whole family. Between, doing all the housework, cooking cleaning, errands [the wife/mom stuff, you know what I'm talking about] and she just never really gets time to herself. She could really use a break [plus she wants a haircut even though I think she looks beautiful!]
I really want Shannon to win so I’m running a little giveaway. I’m giving away a $35 gift card to Jiffy Lube all you have to do is vote for Shannon!
To Enter: [this is a mandatory entry!]
Go HERE to vote for Shannon! Tell me what number votes you see before you vote and after you vote. Leave me a comment with those numbers. Easy as that!
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This giveaway will run until August 6th! I’ll use random.org to pick a winner. Please make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win!
GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR VOTING FOR SHANNON!
Disclosure: Shannon herself is sponsoring the Jiffy Lube gift card but my thoughts and opinions are my own. I truly think Shannon should win. She is an amazing wife, mother, and friend and deserves this! Please vote for her.
By Tara, on July 25th, 2010
Hey! Welcome to my new WordPress site!
Yes, I made the leap from blogger to wordpress this weekend. I’m thrilled to be here but please pardon the ‘dust’ as I figure it all out and get things set up and running.
So tell me, do you like the new design?? I’m so in love! It was all thanks to the fabulous Mommie Daze!
PSST! Please, while you are here update your RSS feed! [it's the pretty button to the right!]
By Tara, on July 19th, 2010
I don’t want to touch poo.
That is all I thought when ever some one mention cloth diapers to me. Seriously, who wants to risk touching poop?
I was a nanny before I was a mom and I had some encounters of the poop related kind. It happens with kids and diaper, kids and potty training [oh how I love wiping a potty training butt!], and well… poop happens. So when friends would mention trying cloth diapering to me, I couldn’t help but think why risk more possible poop encounters?
Then I tried some gDiapers back in the day. I used the flushable inserts. I found out I touched poop more often but it didn’t matter. I enjoyed that I was being more eco-friendly. Plus, it’s just poop. Hubby on the other hand didn’t like doing the flushables at all and I lost the battle of the gDiapers. Then one of my best friends started talking cloth diapers to me. She showed me different diapers and cute patterns, slowly over time she won me over. Hubby was suspicious. He didn’t think I would wash them [cause to be honest I'm horrible at keeping up with laundry]. He also had issues with poop. Poop in our washer. After evidence was given, testimonies of diaper washing sworn in, and a declared “the jury is still out” I went and started buying diapers. Yes, before he agreed to it, I bought diapers. With my shopping, I won him over to a solid “we’ll see how it goes”. [you could say I shopped victoriously] So a month ago, Liam moved out of disposable diapers [sort of, read on] and into cute cloth! His bum never looked so good. See above photo for reference!
Our Stash
Our stash currently consists of two types of diapers. gDiapers [their baaaaack!] and FuzziBunz. Liam’s thighs were a bit to small for the gDiapers when we started [which caused a few leaks] and we had to pull the FuzziBunz extra tight at the waist since were a little to big around his middle. Now a month later he has filled out a bit more. The gDiapers don’t leak and the the FuzziBunz fit just fine around his middle. Liam is much more stout then Emma ever was which has actually been a help in fitting the diapers. However… we aren’t totally out of disposables. We are having a tough time with night time diapers. The reality is that neither my husband or I can wake up every few hours to change a diaper. It just messes with our sleep and our day time routines. He has a job and I have a 2 year old toddler that I just can’t zonk out on. So until we figure out the right formula for night time [and maybe when he pees a little less at night] we still keep some disposables around for night time.
Are you a cloth diapering mama? Would love your tips on night time cloth diapering. What works for you? What didn’t?
I’m loving being a cloth diapering mama! It’s really easy! Hopefully I will add more diapers over time. I would love to tell you more about the diapers I use too so look out for those upcoming posts. Plus, Hubby loves it too. He finds it simple too and loves that we spend so much less on diapers [soon none on disposables!]. He has even done the washing and stuffing of the diapers! He is a cloth diapering dad! I love him all the more for it too.
By Tara, on July 18th, 2010
Look too closely all you will see is a dancing rock on the sand. Pan back and you can see an alien armada charging across the desert. Our lone hero waits to ambush them and possibly, hopefully save the world.
Oh and he just might get the girl.
Pan further back, getting the scope of the entire situation, you see my husband playing a video game and my daughter with a controller upside down, trying to save the world, one A, B, right, left, Y at a time.
My husband who [like the sailor he is!] curses enough while playing his video game to have funded a swear jar to send our daughter to school… TWICE!… is gearing up for what looks like the battle of the century.
Epic Battle
And then… nothing. *dun-dun-duuuum* My husband’s character is getting wounded and health points are draining because the batteries have died.
Emma looks at her daddy, with her cute little “uh-oh!” face. My husband is already reaching for his wallet to add even more money to what may now be Emma’s college fun. I, on the other hand, am sitting in my recline breast feeding our son and I am quietly saving the universe my self because I’m reaching over to grab 2 Energizer rechargeable batteries. I silently hand them to my husband so that he can keep the universe safe for one more day.
Oh, and he already got the girl. This ChargHer girl right here.
I think I deserve to be an Energizer Smart ChargHer because as a military wife and a mom my job is making sure my family is a well oiled machine. Diapers changed, food made, clothes cleaned, house tidy. I couldn’t do that without our Energizer rechargeable batteries. They keep remote controls going, swiffers spraying, and toys going which keeps my day flowing. I love taking care of my family but sometimes it can be hard finding time for me.
Going to BlogHer is a chance for me to do something for me, to recharge my batteries, to charge up my passion for blogging to a new level. To meet with friends, new and old, and to connect, learn, and grow. The same exact things that Energizer batteries help me do every day with my family.
This post is apart of a contest hosted by An Island Life and another one hosted by Barefoot Mommies for a chance to win a scholarship to BlogHer ’10 from Energizer and the new Energizer Smart Charger. Contest or not, I really do love Energizer. Their rechargeable batteries keep me sane in the storm of crazy when a toy’s batteries die and all I need to do is replace them with some already charged batteries.
By Tara, on July 14th, 2010
Today my handsome son is 2 months old.
He has been such a joy! He is just so little and cute! My husband and I still pause to look at each other in awe at the blessing Liam is.
Everyday I think my heart just can’t love anymore and I’m still surprised every morning that I have even more love in my heart and even more love to give.
Liam is a snuggler. He loves to wiggle his face into my shoulder until he finds just the right spot. He loves to stay close at night even when he isn’t breast feeding. He has moments where he just wants Mommy to hold him and Lord-help-any-one-who-picks-him-up-that-is-not-his-mommy. It makes my heart soar that even so little he knows me and sometimes just wants ME!
I’m so happy to be a mama of a a boy. I am as thrilled about being a boy as I was to have my daughter. I’m so happy and so in love I may bust.
And when I bust rainbows and sunshine, hugs and kisses, and sugar free, no calorie, best tasting ever chocolate will rain down on you all!
By Tara, on July 9th, 2010
My Sailor, My Family
My Heart
By Tara, on July 1st, 2010
An amazing way to let 45 minutes pass.
My lower back may disagree on that though
Emma is sick. She has a fever and yesterday she slept a bunch. She refused food and hardly talked at all which is abnormal for her. She is a chatter box! Her glands in her throat were swollen and she capped off the night with a good puke. [Thankfully she only had juice in her stomach since she puked all over my leg]
No NACC appointments available today, they tell me to go to Urgent Care [Only after informing me that Hand, Food, and Mouth disease was going around. Goodie.] After Emma’s 1st ever throat culture swab, a nap, two mini meltdowns, and 3 hours of hanging out, we got results [Emma has a URI] and a prescription to fill.
More importantly [besides getting my daughter back to good health of course], I over came what I thought was going to be a stressful situation. Two kids, one sick and a nursing one month old. Yes there was some stressful moments [they both pooped while there] I was able to handle it. I was even able to enjoy my children. I comforted my daughter, I nursed my son, and even while sick Emma loved on her brother [from a distance, no need to pass the germs on after all].
I’m a mom of two. Something I’m still surprised by and something I’m still getting used to. It’s a beautiful thing though, being a mom of two.
By Tara, on June 30th, 2010
Emma: “What’s that?”
Me: “The mall.”
Emma: “The mall?”
Me: “The place where we go shopping.”
Emma: “YAY!!!”
A conversation in the car with Emma.
My laptop stopped working. It’s a Mac and I kept getting that lovely color wheel that just kept turning. There was a lovely kind of clicking sound that went with it. So off to the Apple store [the mall, yay!] we went. I was told my hard drive basically went “nannie nannie poo poo! I’m not going to work for you!” [Ba-hum-bug]
The wonderful wonderful people at Apple sprinkled their beautiful fairy dusty and fixed it!
Since our hard drive went to poop, we lost everything. We didn’t have much backed up so the past couple of days I’ve been working on getting back up and running. I’ve done about as much as I can, which sadly isn’t much.
I’m just thankful I basically never delete photos of my memory card.
By Tara, on June 24th, 2010
Pictures may say a thousand words but they still just don’t capture enough sometimes.
They can’t catch the perfect little smile from a wiggly baby, they can’t get the scrunch of his nose fast enough. You can’t hear the coos or goos that come from him or see they way he loves to move around.
So here is a little video of my little Liam. Don’t worry, Emma makes a cameo too!
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