tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13237929200723689982024-03-15T20:09:38.305-05:00The A-ListA.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.comBlogger964125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-23511639848844566322015-11-17T21:23:00.000-06:002015-11-17T21:23:33.797-06:00Konmari Method noviceI am on a mission. To get rid of everything. This is always a hope of mine. I had started and then my neighbor mentioned the Konmari Method--A book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447816655&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+tidying+up">The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up</a>. Holy monster balls. We have SO. Much. Stuff. Stuff. We need nothing. We use 10% of what we have and I spend so much time thinking about cleaning up, cleaning up, thinking about what I would clean up if we did xyz. I desire to spend more time playing and less time cleaning. More time being and less time focused on what all I HAVE to do.<br />
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I mean, this is not going to help the laundry. Kids wear clothes like everyday. Y'all EVERYDAY. They need clothes. We are lucky to be able to afford clothes and snacks and all the shiz we don't need (not all of it... but enough. DAMN AMERICAN DREAM.)<br />
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In no way am I full on Konmari, but I have hopes. I have dreams. To declutter. <br />
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Cheers. Now to drink my shame away.A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-23968856798611342842015-10-07T14:01:00.002-05:002015-10-07T14:01:36.084-05:00The farmBen's family owns a tree farm. It's beautiful and serene and freaking far away. I haven't been since G was born because he hated the car, I worked and had no time off, it's really far etc. But, I am not working, he's older, we needed a get away and so we packed up the car and drove the 7 (terrible) hours there. Kidding, there was probably one pleasant hour in there where we ate an amazing dinner. On the way home it was probably 5.5 terrible hours with 1.5 pleasantries. But the rest of the time was so amazing.<br />
<br />We saw a snake. We fished. We boated. We hiked. We collected pine cones. We climbed trees. We ate smores. We saw a coyote. We heard coyotes and almost shit our pants (kids not adults.) Then some of us actually peed our pants. Twice. (Looking at you Meyer.) We lounged. We wore ALL the stripes. We got to be unsupervised outside. In general we played until we passed out and then did it again the next day. It was pretty fantastic. I also had some mid day bubblies on Saturday and it turns out that I am old and must lay down when this happens. I mean, I was just pondering life's great mysteries. They are secrets I'll take with me.<br />
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All in all if we could teleport there I'd be all in for more time.<br />
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<br />A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-42763386042245750432015-10-07T13:46:00.001-05:002015-10-07T13:46:17.913-05:00Wardrobe malfunction. I stopped at Target yesterday on my way to breakfast (it just took me 3x to spell that correctly...sheesh brain) yesterday morning. I was meeting two friends. One of them JUST had her baby a week ago. She needed a little something, and Target has ALL the things. Meyer has been talking about getting this disney car obsessively for a week or so. We went to check them out. Him sitting patiently in the back of the cart. Oliver sitting not patiently and attempting to free himself from being bolted in every effing second in the baby seat. His tiny sweet hands reach up so lovingly and pull on the strap of my shirt. My shirt I"m wearing because I feel kinda cute and I GOT DRESSED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. Them I'm like... this feels weird. But you know, child diving out of cart and all. Then I look down to see that he has freed not himself, but the strap of my shirt from my shirt. strapless bra and mom boob on show. Oh dear. I quickly scanter to the clothing aisle and desperately search for a black t shirt and kindly ask (desperately plead) to please let me put it on now and pay later. THank goodness other ladies have kids and know what I'm talking about. You know, just like Janet Jackson. That's Ms. Jackson to you. <br />
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You are here. Kinder. My biggest first baby is in school for the rest of forever. People kept thinking that I would fall apart. He was so excited though. It was hard to be sad. I worried. Don't get me wrong. I worried about little old 5 year old G in a big ol' public school. I worry about bullies. I worry someone will be mean. I worry that he will lose his fancy and purple will no longer be his favorite color. I despise phrases like "boys like..." It is his first time in ALL DAY school. He is rocking it. the first morning when I woke him up he said, "how many more days do I have to wake up this early?" THatta boy G. Forever. <br />
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We miss him. Meyer was immediately ready to go get "fiffin." It's quiet in here. You have gone to school for NINE WHOLE DAYS as of today. You were a little clingy when I dropped you off this morning. Your teacher assured me you would be fine. You look so big with that back pack on. At the end of the day I feel like I never get to see you. <br />
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Hold your head high my love. Be brave. Be yourself. Be kind to everyone. Shed some tears. Stand up for what you believe. Love people for their differences. Eat your lunch. Wash your hands. Learn new things. Miss your mommy. A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-70162630896236201912015-10-07T13:38:00.001-05:002015-10-07T13:38:42.009-05:00My kids.I'm sorry I've abandoned the blog. Not for the readers, but for myself. I can't remember all of my stories and I want to hold on to them. My kids are amazing and adorable and I'd keep them these ages forever... well, if Oliver would stop eating leaves. And I've been meaning to add pictures to this for a LONG time. I'm behind. Here is my post. Without pictures. For now.<br />
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Griffin--You are five. you are MOUTHY. You are amazing and generous and kind and quick witted. You have a fuse. You throw some major fits. You say the most honest and sweetest things. You love talking with people. I love this about you and it terrifies me about you. You trust all people. You are smart. You love legos and hot wheels. Lots. You cannot wait to start kindergarten. I'm both ready to have you start and very very very much want to keep you home. I'm a public school supporter. I'm not a bully supporter and I love my baby just the way he is. I know he is going to lose some of his fancy in going to school. <br />
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Meyer--We repeat about five million times a day "he is so cute." The things you say are adorable. You are a snuggler. You are tiny. You think you are five. You say, "I'm wittle. When I bigger I gonna be 5." Your voice patterns and your little voice are precious. Your little legs try desperately to keep up with your brother. You called Griffin "bubba" from the time you could talk. I guess you decided you are big because you refuse to call him that, now. You call him "fiffin." You call Oliver "ollie-ber." You get so excited about things. I decided to potty train you and decided you are part camel. You have had 2 accidents and you basically have held it. Impressive. I'm enjoying getting to spend more time with you when G is at school. You love to sit in my lap. You want to be closer than Oliver. You can get mad and scream. You get quickly over it. You get that from your dad. You love the minions and mater. (Nader) You like to say, "I two." "Where ARE me?" (when you are hiding.) <br />
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Oliver--everyday you learn more things. YOu are into dancing and just now... climbing. You can find every leaf that has ever been tracked into the house. You eat them. You are a great eater for the most part. You show zero interest in weaning. I love your smile and your laugh. You are patient. You have started to play in your bed when it's nap time. It takes you almost an hour of crawling around and pulling up before you decide you are ready for bed. You still wake up once a night to nurse. You love your brothers. You dance. You clap your hands. When I put you to bed and sing to you, you "sing" with me. When I kiss you all over your face you have started smacking your lips and kissing me back. <br />
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I love these boys in a fierce way. I get tired and short with them and at the end of the day I feel guilty for not appreciating all of the time I have with them. I miss them when they sleep. I want them to stay 5, 2 and almost 1. I can't wait for the people they are becoming. It's a mixed bag, this mom thing I have going. I hope to do it right, or at least as best as I can. <br />
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I couldn't love you more.A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-61635006043623451032015-09-09T22:40:00.002-05:002015-10-07T13:40:25.239-05:00Oliver. You are turning ONE.Oh Oliver. Ah-ber. Ollie-bear. OG. All of the other names we call you. When I found out I was pregnant with you, the day after my last (EVER) marathon, I was caught so off guard. I could not be more scared or more thrilled. I always wanted three kids. I never thought it would be three boys. When I found out that Meyer was a boy, I was sad. I "knew" it was my last and was disappointed to not have a girl. With you, this little surprise baby, I was just so thrilled to have you. To have you be healthy. To have you be in existence. I knew your name, much like your brothers. As soon as I looked at names, I knew what you would be called. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMhl9L7J5sqpYoN1l7afA2sKbGu5qxugNnfOyW1kcMqomNeqwIoUHAeX2vvNGBMTiNCBRZs8cMSzVJifg5f-PZGq1B5-l4mUu2jWgF5f_f-Q4zFjXa5c6WsRfk7XPFi4qmA7ufaxDPyg/s1600/IMG_7659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMhl9L7J5sqpYoN1l7afA2sKbGu5qxugNnfOyW1kcMqomNeqwIoUHAeX2vvNGBMTiNCBRZs8cMSzVJifg5f-PZGq1B5-l4mUu2jWgF5f_f-Q4zFjXa5c6WsRfk7XPFi4qmA7ufaxDPyg/s320/IMG_7659.JPG" width="320" /></a>When they referenced how I could, possibly, have placenta previa I remembered they said that with G and it was no big deal. You, however, turned out to be quite the big deal. Bed rests. Bleeds. Emergency C sections. Ambulance Rides. Everything I could never want. Not being able to be active. Not being able to be with the big kids. Not being able to hold you for 9 months. (10, lets be honest.) That was the scariest time of my life. <br />
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I knew normal births. I knew an epidural. I knew a natural birth. I knew nothing of a C-section (other than googles). What I knew less about was having a baby and having that baby whisked away to the NICU and then not being able to hold him. Not being able to have him in my room. Not being able to go home with him. Those things were the worst. I was in a hospital room alone. I worried about you. All day. All night. Would you come home? When? How? How would we make it.<br />
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We spent a, now seemingly short, amount of 3.5 weeks with you there. I tell people it is the best place you never want to be. I want to be a nurse because of you. Because of what people can do for others. I spent 3.5 weeks being mommy to all and none... but you can read all of that story from some time ago. Lets talk about who you are becoming.<br />
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Oliver, I hoped for you. I prayed for you. You are amazing. You are patient. You laugh. You look for your brothers. Everywhere. You prefer for them to swing you in a swing. You eat meals. Often more than them. Probably because you have some catching up to do. You army crawl just like Griffin. You pull up on everything. You prefer the unsafe stairs and the not bolted in book shelves.You have the best smile. The best belly laugh. the most red hair of all the kids. You are the apple of your brothers eyes. You are bathed less, scheduled less and less helicoptered. You wave. you say mama. Dada. Bubba. more. hi. have chunky legs. Beautiful eyes. Big ol teeth like your mama. <br />
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You are everything. You came into this world unprepared for and unprepared. You grew. You learned how to breathe. You learned how to regulate your body temp. You taught us how to love and leave a baby in a tiny giraffe. You taught me to advocate for what I wanted. You taught me to be the best defender. You taught me to slow down. To imagine the world. To be at peace in a hectic life. You complete our house--no, literally, we have zero more bedrooms now. We love you. To the moon and back.<br />
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A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-8251326898634543642015-05-25T21:27:00.002-05:002015-05-25T22:08:28.686-05:00love.I was sitting rocking Oliver tonight contemplating how much I love my babies. I was singing old hymns. Those are bed time songs, no? Well, they are to me. And You are my Sunshine. In my memory my grandfather is singing it to me and so I sing it as my first song of the night to every child. I love that Griffin gets it wrong and sings, "you make me happier." I love that. Sometimes I sing it that way just because I don't want him to change it. I like to laugh about and write all of the things that make me giggle, annoyed, frustrated in my mommy world. I couldn't love them more. I hope I say that enough. I don't think you can say that enough, though. <br>
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Tonight I was reminded of how much I'm loved. Griffin told me he loves me more than I love him. He loves me to infinity. Katchillions come before infinities and he loves me more than that. He said that. <br>
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I like to tell my boys how much I love them and why. I make sure to start with that I love them because they are kind. It usually is in some order of "I love you because you are kind. And funny. and smart. And thoughtful. and handsome." Meyer told me, "I wuv you. Is kind." I can't. It's too much. It is more than I could hope for. He also told me that "Mama pretty." Hello, favorite child. Other than the other 2. <br>
<br>Oliver lights up when he sees me. He snuggles up in my neck. He is precious and sweet and lovely and adorable and I'm sure he will be very kind. He has 2 great examples.<br>
<br>I love them. More than they could ever know. To the moon and back. From their head to their tippy tippy toes and everywhere in between. More than there are stars in the sky. <br>
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He's almost one. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??Where oh where are my other posts about this amazing baby? Mostly, I appear to suck at updating. Three kids man. Time suck. THis isn't to say that I don't have approximately ONE MILLION pictures of each child. I do. They just seem to not make it to the internets. <br>
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You turned 8 months on mother's day. You roll with the punches. You are happy. you SIT. Not reliably, but you do. You started at 7 months so we can claim that. You smile. you laugh. YOU LOVE MOM. A lot. I write this because you may not admire me as much one day. If I walk by you and don't pick you up. You cry. You refuse a bottle. You refuse a cup. You hate pureed food. You clearly know that you are too big for that. This weekend you chowed down on guacamole and refried beans. That's your Texas showing. <br>
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I can't find our 6-9 month clothes so you are shoved in some 3-6 monthers and some bigger. You are too big for some and too small for others. You are 6 months gestational age. You are probably more advanced than a 6 month old. Maybe? Surprisingly, I have now had 3 babies and I can't remember the important milestones. I keep looking at Griffin and our friends that are a few months older than him that are ALL going to kindergarten in August and think of how much happens in that first few years. How much changes. How a baby who is 4 months old is so different from a newborn, but when they are 4 and 5 there are not any differences. <br>
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He is such a dream. He is more than I could have ever imagined he could be. We spent so long being so worried that it seemed like he would never arrive or would never leave the NICU. Look at you. THRIVING. You listened to my prayers. You are a miracle. <br>
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You don't love sitting. You love standing. You are handsy. You grab. You love puffs and mum mums. You love your brothers. When we walk down the stairs and Meyer REFUSES to let me help him, you laugh and laugh. It takes like 15 minutes. Not sure how you think it's that funny. <br>
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You weigh about 17 lbs. I carry you and hold you all of the time. You could not be more adored. By everyone. <br>
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He may tell you he is two or he may tell you he is 4. Whatever mood strikes, I suppose. He also cannot show you two on his fingers, but shows some sort of gang sigh, I'm sure. <br />
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He is in LOVE with his bobby--his paci. We have limited bobby to his bed or car. Then, when he turned two, just to the bed. I'm weak though. He is so darn cute with it. He actually napped at a friends house today and so I packed it and he found it and it was like someone relapsing. He was so stinking happy.<br />
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Speaking of happy. This guy is generally HAPPY. Like when he woke up this morning and I went in and he threw his arms up in the air and said, "MOMMY! I pootsthed." Because he has a lisp and can't say poop. And pootsthed is cute. He also loves "bock bocks." which are his flip flops. Constant statements, "Mey Mey's bock bocks. Mommy's bock bocks. TWO BOCK BOCKS." He has started saying Griffin instead of Bubba sometimes. He has started saying everything and anything all of the time. Non stop. He loves mommy. You are so so snuggly. You love to sit in someone's lap. You refer to a lot of things by their sound. ooh ooh is Monkey. You love ooh ooh (curious george.) You notice things. Way more things than we give you credit for. Your laugh is hilarious. You have a million expressions. Seeing you be sad is terribly sad. Your face melts. You know some letters. Your favorites are O, M, R, S, and Y. Why? I have no idea. You started noticing them all over. I look back at your newborn pictures and feel like we had to rush through your babyhood because another baby came. You are still such a baby. You LOVE singing and dancing. You like to get a guitar and say I sing the "wee why dong." (super why song) and close your eyes and groove. You are also known to sing "let it doe." (let it go). You also want to do everything your brother does. You get upset when you can't. You want to run. I want to kiss your cheeks all of the time. Which is fine by you. <br />
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I hope you are always so happy. I hope you always enjoy a good snuggle. I hope that you continue to want your mommy, fight hard for yourself, love your brothers unconditionally, and always enjoy a good snack. A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-46000922881541186282015-03-17T21:17:00.000-05:002015-03-17T21:17:51.549-05:00my love affair with AustinThis morning I was making my way downtown with not a lot of sleep in me. I was feeling unmotivated and it was dark. Then I saw them. My people. I mean, not the people I was supposedly meeting, but the running people. It was 6:30 and they were clad in their reflective gear going across a bridge. Running as a group. I can only assume they are discussing their lives, their families, their hopes, their dreams, their chaffing. <br />
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I love this city. I wasn't sure when we moved here almost 8 years ago that I would. Then I joined team in training and made friends. GOOD friends. Friends who you tell your sister is pregnant before she tells her friends. Friends who count on you to show up at 5:45 am. Friends who count on you to find some open place for them to go to a bathroom on a 20 mile run because she sat down on the road and couldn't go any further. Pretty wonderful. <br />
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So I felt all nostalgic. I felt excited. and I felt moved.<br />
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Thanks, Austin. For showing off with your amazing weather. Your packs of runners. And your coffee.<br />
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It happened. Yesterday. Worst. I wondered how I was ever allowed to have a child, much less three. It was over something trivial. I was already sweating from having Oliver strapped to me and pushing the car cart through the grocery store. SCREAMING. ALL OUT SCREAMING. Telling me I'm mean. Screaming. crawling out of the cart. Terrible. I started sweating more. Meyer started crying because Griffin was crying. Oliver started crying because we were hot and he was hungry. And I tried to decide if I could abandon cart and run. I couldn't though. I'm single parenting and we already had the groceries in the cart and there is NO WAY IN HELL I'm returning for at least three weeks because there is no way anyone will forget this scene. Everyone was looking. Staring. Gaping. <br />
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Thankfully, someone came to my rescue. I can only imagine that she is also a mom or a teacher of children with ODD. She rescued me. Twice. Maybe three times. She loaded all of my items onto the belt. She blocked my child from trying to run. She helped me in the parking lot. I gave her flowers. Literally, I did. I should have given her all of my groceries and probably one of my well behaved children. <br />
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So other moms--You can save someones life. Probably her sanity. Make her forever indebted to you. Don't look at other kids throwing fits and think, "OMG my kids will never act like that." It's possible that you could be wrong. <br />
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<br />A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-34221323294371438542015-02-12T20:30:00.001-06:002015-02-12T20:35:09.873-06:00Griffin is 4.5Four and a half. We have been talking about being four and a half for MONTHS. You are so excited to be four and a half. And that is worth celebrating to me. So we made a cake. A 1/2 cake to be exact. We also sang half of the happy birthday song. You had a pretty great day. And I love that you love a celebration. You are a smart smart boy. You are kind. Energetic. You hate sleeping. You have a lot of emotions that you have a hard time controlling. You feel deeply. I love you. I love having conversations with you. You remember EVERYTHING. You also know everything. You are competitive and a sore loser. You are active. You are handsome. You love making paper airplanes. You have moved from playing trains to only building train tracks that include legos. YOU LOVE LEGOS. A lot. And coloring. And I love you. More than anything in the world. My first baby. The reason I'm a mama. 1/2 of the reasons I wake up in the night. You never want to be alone. Sometimes I can't wait for you to go to bed because you have spoken every word that has ever gone into your brain all day. Then you go to bed and I need you. I love you.<br>
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With 2 kids I managed to keep our house all clean and mostly organized and did things like arts and crafts with my kids. And I went to work. Um, what? Right now, post retirement, I feel like I sit never, clean never, do arts projects infrequently. I feel like no one gets any attention. I love all of you. I can't wait on bed time. When it gets to bed time I ache for you and lament everything I've done wrong that day and how I didn't hold you enough. All of you. <br />
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Our house is messy. We have piles of laundry which I swore I wouldn't have. I stay until you are asleep. I feed you quickly. I let you get by with a lot of things. Sometimes you learn how to sneak into our bed and I let you. You are each growing and I hate it and I love it because I get to see the little people you are becoming. <br />
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I wonder if you could ever know the love I have for you. Sometimes I wonder if you have lost your minds because you are screaming. Sometimes I wonder if the world will learn to cherish you like I do. Mostly, I know that the world won't and I hate to share you with the world. I keep thinking that i need a night away or a full night of sleep, but when I think about leaving you I get sad. <br />
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I have great aspirations of making miracles for you, but right now, I feel like I'm failing at that. But I love you. a lot. Even when you lose your minds and I know mine is already gone.<br />
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Don't change. Keep changing. Never settle for less than miracles.<br />
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<br />A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-27494073018297877292015-02-12T19:57:00.001-06:002015-02-12T20:13:17.938-06:00HMB ALMOST 2.Little Mey Mey. Oh my little Mey Mey. This is what we call you and what you call yourself. "I too" or "DATS MEY MEY." "I want Mey mey." "I mey mey" are uttered a million times a day. You are kind of adorable. And a mess. And you get by with it because you are adorable. You laugh. Lots. You make hilarious faces. You are still a biter. You get mad and over it quickly. You love to share. You are typically a great eater. Except when you don't eat. Nightly, you run through the house naked before your bath saying, "DEADY, set, DOoooooooo." You reference a lot of things by their sounds. The Count, from Sesame Street is "Ah, Ah, Ah." Curious George is "ooh ooh." Cookie Monster is cookie eating sounds. Makes me laugh. You get mad at people or they hurt your feelings and you whine and say, "bubba. Or DADDY." You are a snuggle bug. You love to be held. YOu say "up up" a million times a second. You want to wear shoes 24-7. You also want me to wear shoes. You do things you aren't supposed to and when you get in trouble you just answer with a "sorry. Sorry." You are my best sleeper which means I love you. A lot. Mostly, I love everything about that baby belly of yours and hope that you never ever grow up. Yuu are in my very favorite stage and I hope that you never change.<br>
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Your stats.<br>
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You are 12 lbs and 6 oz. You are in the 5% for weight. You are 23 inches and in the 1st % in height. And a big ol 15% for your noggin at 40.5 inches. <br>
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There she is... you judge her in her black yoga pants. Life of luxury, really. The stay at home mom. I get it. There are the ones who have the personal trainer, the nanny, the house cleaner, the lunches, the ones who go to the bathroom all alone. I think they are probably few and far between, so the rest of us fall somewhere between there. Recently I had a friend judge the SAHM crew when she, herself was at lunch mid-day. <br />
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1. The ultimate--she worked out that morning and hasn't yet had time to shower and is therefore still in workout gear. She is also conserving laundry so will just wear the same thing until that shower happens.<br />
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2. The hopeful-she HOPES to workout and so is putting on her workout gear in hopes she will be motivated or have 5 minutes. Granted, she may use those 5 minutes to poop.<br />
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3. The work out clothes are made of elastic/spandex... which gives you extra time to pull up your pants really quickly when all of a sudden the rest of the house gets quiet or you hear a big crash and your 2 year old say, "uh-oh." Who has time for buttons?<br />
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4. Nothing fits after having these babies. Black is slimming. Black hides grubby finger prints. Black spandex is mostly wipeable--even spit up. <br />
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5. There hasn't been time to shower in the last few days so she appears to have sweaty work out hair, but realistically, it's just grease. Go with it. She deserves that starbucks drink.<br />
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6. She is meeting her friends for lunch, because if she doesn't have a normal conversation soon she may forget that she actually knows how to talk, or hear about the world, or for someone else to know she exists. So yes, it's a nice place to meet her friends, it may be quiet, she may be wearing yoga pants and jewelry because, well, this is as fancy as she is going to get for the next 6 months--might as well show off that stuff that you used to wear on all those nights out. Bonus--no small child with you to casually yank on your earring and say "EAAWWING!" Or pull on, and break, that necklace. <br />
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7. Her mind is tired. She actually forgot that she owns clothes are not made of elastic. Someone called last minute and she had to get out of the house so she said, "yep, this looks decent enough--let me put on some jewelry in hopes that I'm both noticed and go unnoticed."<br />
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So there you have it. The real life of the SAHM. Don't judge--too much. She appreciates you for what you do, so lets not judge her for what she does... or doesn't do... like laundry. or wearing real pants. SUCKASA.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-68584536787192659442015-01-05T14:48:00.002-06:002015-01-05T14:49:50.435-06:00Reeses SpreadSo first note, that I got a box from influenster for FREEE that contained a full sized jar of Reese's spread. Now I love free things. I especially love free things that are chocolatey and peanut buttery. THis basically tastes like a mix of nutella and PB... so kind of like a spreadable fudge. My kids are currently digging it on some cut up bananas and a waffle. <br>
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Have you signed up? also receved a couple of vox boxes all with awesome stuff. The last time was VS sports bra and yoga pants! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf5RXpZaFuFB4-4nOFDVobPmuWIm6JXglMmhGUklF55x4qnPplNPtLNpgLUvKdoT9Cc3uSZPHn3rhnEgFsCKZeput5shu1aBdBU1MnPBseLYdKiLZlFhxhbhPem_OJJ1RhJn838R3tKU/s640/blogger-image--1132683638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf5RXpZaFuFB4-4nOFDVobPmuWIm6JXglMmhGUklF55x4qnPplNPtLNpgLUvKdoT9Cc3uSZPHn3rhnEgFsCKZeput5shu1aBdBU1MnPBseLYdKiLZlFhxhbhPem_OJJ1RhJn838R3tKU/s640/blogger-image--1132683638.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdl76FvKLMcuyVllLf3siJzE-eDHBDycG11RsQvDBNrJgbz9Qvm9aNY3Y0QsFsCFbhXnA8Cx2X5LK7vvIyRGRSOSpihiTV-nFxpevmE79EfkUD_7N_Pailxb63tJ-O49vD1LytzdHM0Rs/s640/blogger-image--1421215605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdl76FvKLMcuyVllLf3siJzE-eDHBDycG11RsQvDBNrJgbz9Qvm9aNY3Y0QsFsCFbhXnA8Cx2X5LK7vvIyRGRSOSpihiTV-nFxpevmE79EfkUD_7N_Pailxb63tJ-O49vD1LytzdHM0Rs/s640/blogger-image--1421215605.jpg"></a></div>A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-78213737046046814822014-11-22T22:24:00.002-06:002014-11-22T22:24:47.957-06:00Pitch Perfect.Confession. Not a confession.<br />
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I love a group dance. And singing. And desire to do both in my current life (hello, community theatre... except I'm like against conformity and am a total hermit--except running with people. I really like that.)<br />
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But I just watched this movie and it is my inspiration. It brings meaning to my life. It's the inspiration.<br />
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How did I not know?A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-74696244640568099312014-11-17T19:49:00.000-06:002014-11-17T19:49:06.090-06:00Meal Plan Monday or something<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hello internets. I'm occasionally emerging from the fog that is being a mom to three small boys and never using a computer and being inept at typing more than instagram posts via my phone. <br />
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I like that I can re-look at things I wrote about our lives and family as the small amount of memory I have is now used learning things like parts of planes, all the new names for dinosaurs and making sure everyone is semi clean. Noted--when changing tiny baby diaper in the night I was so annoyed that I picked up a messed up one that Pampers had put the tabs on backwards. SO ANNOYING. I beat the system by just twisting them so it was ok. When he woke up later he was soaked. Yah, sorry Pampers for the damning of you. I had the diaper wrong side out. Le sigh.<br />
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SO I may have written about how we have been meal planning for what like 2 years now. We were food wasters. We would go to the grocery and buy things and then not have any idea what we were going to make and then eat out. Waste. <br />
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I'm thinking that I can make myself get on the internet tubes at least once a week and figure out what the hell we are going to eat. SO this week it is as follows. I write it on all the chalk board wall in our kitchen because my useless brain needs constant reminders of what I'm doing when it comes 4:30 that does not involve "Pour a glass of wine." Somehow that one sticks in my mind. No notes required. Also, we never waste wine. In case anyone was wondering. Dr. Ben often tells me when I consider not finishing my glass, "waste not. want not. That's what Jesus said." Now I know that Jesus did not literally say this because it isn't written in red and that seminary degree and all. Other points of note--I remember almost nothing from seminary. You can call me Master anyway. <br />
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Sunday--<a href="http://www.skinnymom.com/2014/05/02/bang-bang-shrimp-pasta/">Bang bang chicken pasta</a><br />
Monday--<a href="http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/2014/11/09/thai-beef-tacos-recipe/">T<span id="goog_1989253220"></span>hai-Mex tacos</a> with easy <a href="http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaisnacks/r/thaicoconutrice.htm">jasmine rice</a><span id="goog_1989253221"></span><br />
Tuesday--<a href="http://alstedefarms.com/black-bean-zucchini-chili/">Crockpot turkey, blackbean and zucchini chili</a><br />
Wednesday--<a href="http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaicurrydishes/r/Quick-And-Easy-Thai-Coconut-Chicken-Curry.htm">Coconut curry</a> with easy <a href="http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaisnacks/r/thaicoconutrice.htm">jasmine rice</a> (from Monday)<br />
Thursday--Baked potatoes topped with chili from Tuesday<br />
Friday--Thai peanut salad (made up)<br />
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Goals--eat what we buy. eat healthfully. have lunch leftovers. try new things. reuse ingredients. make one crockpot meal (usually on tuesdays because G has gymnastics and it's a crazy day.) make one meat free meal.<br />
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Staples--we buy meat, typically in bulk, divide into portions, vac seal and freeze. we buy rice and pasta's in bulk also. we keep staple canned goods--black beans, fire roasted tomatoes etc. (okay, back to using caps because my baby let me lay him down... for now)<br />
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The bangbang we probably would not make again. If we do... I'd call it She Bangs Pasta and make up a new recipe. <br />
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The Thai-Mex tacos were a win. <br />
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We've made the chili before and the rest of the items on the list. I love the Coco curry. I hate coconut. This is good. We generally make versions of what the recipes are based on what we have--like for that one I don't have shrimp paste or ketchup (vomit) so I use most of the stuff and then use fire roasted tomatoes. Chicken breast instead of thighs. sweet potatoes. and I buy the ginger paste in the fresh section. easier. Anyway, you get the gist. Use what you have and what your family likes.<br />
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Holding baby again. Gosh they are so needy.<br />
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Anyway. how is THAT for a non baby related <br />
real life post?A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-13920620674302308192014-11-16T20:48:00.001-06:002014-11-16T20:48:26.641-06:00Mey Mey 18-19 monthsOH mey mey. How behind am I on your life? I just love every inch of you. I love how you love to dance and it involves a LOT of head movement. I love how you run. Belly out and one arm swinging. You love your bubba. you love your daddy. You semi love maggie. You LOVE your baby... and his eyes. You like to point at (poke out) his eyes. You say things 80% right. You use a lot of inflection. When I ask if you can say "griffin" you respond with "bubba." You say "ollie." You say "mummies" instead of gummies. You ask for gummies everyday after your nap. You are a DREAM to put to sleep. You give good kisses. They are slobbery and wet and awesome. You love the bath. You love your "bobby." Which is how you say paci. We now all call paci's "bobby's." I love you in jeans. You have the sweetest laugh. The sweetest little voice. You announce before you bite someone. "I BITE." Terrible. Damn, you're cute. You understand 99.9% more than what you choose to say. You love to say, "Mama. NO. No. Mine." So I can say "yes. yes. mine." You love shoes. You call them "oosh." I shouldn't repeat that back, but I do. Because you are my baby. Ok, the middle. You are a baby and I love you. A lot. You have now started saying "night night, baby" when you are ready for bed because that is what I say to you. You have decided your little bathroom stool can get you anywhere. You throw fits. You would prefer to be carried. You are just so stinkin cute you get away with a lot because of that smile. I wish I had more secluded time with you. You are my very favorite age right now. Don't ever change.<br />
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I loove my stinky, messy, meyer-boo.A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-19198793522638164842014-09-30T22:24:00.001-05:002014-09-30T22:24:13.325-05:00And the trumpets they go.duh nuh nununa<br />
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No reason for that title other than that song is on repeat in my head.<br />
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C sections. Something I thought I'd never have as the last baby basically fell out pain free. So I knew nothing. NOTHING.<br />
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Things you need to know...<br />
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1. gas. Painful. no thank you. <br />
2. Before the gas they starve you... which is ok if you have weird reactions to your pain meds so you don't want to eat anyway... and YOU CAN"T HAVE THE EFFING GOOD DRUGS. Um, what happened here? How did this happen in the last 18 months? Norco, I miss the good times we had. You made me feel warm and happy.<br />
3. I had MAJOR night sweats post C sectioning. Ew. Like wet sheets. <br />
4. Lunch lady legs. Massive swelling huge ass ankles that required compression socks.<br />
5. Pooping post baby is still a biatch. There. I said it.<br />
6. Your unders hit right at the incision. Did I mention you have an incision? No thank you. Like they cut a person out of you. And you FEEL IT. ANd the spinal? Well, that super hurts. And if you have some weird reaction to that you almost die because it drops your heart rate too low. <br />
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I may just have six. I'm sure I could think of something else to complain about... oh like not being able to pick up your kids. Or the fact that you have an extra hole in your body. Or that it gives you a FUPA. This retreats? Yes? I'll run again? My insides won't fall out?<br />
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Basically, we better re-get cable so that we don't find ourselves in this predicament again. Oh, that and marathon training is OUT. A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-83815069650303158082014-09-17T19:18:00.002-05:002014-09-17T19:18:53.555-05:00Oliver Graham BlackOh Oliver. You came into our lives, the very first minute I knew about you, as a complete surprise and you have continued to keep us on our toes ever since. Placenta Previa was a thought at 20 weeks. At 28 weeks I had my first scare. Then more and more. Bed rest. Hospital stays. Followed by more bed rest. Thankful for friends and family who have saved us and cared for our babies. I didn't want to have a C section, but apparently, that's what has to happen in these cases. So I was scheduled for September 29. It seemed SO SOON. Your due date was October 27. I was going to lobby for at least one more week of keeping you inside. 36 weeks was just too early. <br />
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And then it happened. The scariest night of my life. Ambulance rides. Fear. Hoping Griffin didn't wake up to the ambulance and fire truck and mommy being carried out on a stretcher. A scary ride. would you be ok? Would I be ok? would they EVER FIND MY FREAKIN VEINS? Seriously, they stuck me 8 times before being able to do that. My dr came and said there was no reason to chance prolonging anything. It wasn't safe for me. It wasn't safe for you. Today was the day. SO I waited and waited. I was prepped for the C section. My heart rate dropped to almost nothing. They brought me back and within minutes I heard your tiny tiny baby kitten cry. This is not to say that it wasn't loud, because it was. I cried tears of joy and thanksgiving because you were crying. Because I knew you were there and alive. (now give me my damn baby.) And they couldn't. You peed all over the nurses three times. (good one, bud.) I kissed your sweet face. I marveled at how you looked like your brothers. I marveled at how you were the tiniest piece of perfection I had ever seen. Then you were whisked away. I was left to sit and listen to Dr's talk about their personal lives and sit quietly and wonder about you. To long for you. To be in fear for you. <br />
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I was sent off to recovery alone. Itchy and alone. So itchy. Thanks pain meds. Kidding, I wouldn't have made it without you. Kiss kiss. <br />
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Time frames get a little jumbled here... I saw you in the NICU after I had been checked into my room. After I pumped? Maybe? I'm not sure. They let me hold you for one second. <br />
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On September 10, 2014 you were born at 33 weeks and 4 days. You weighed 4 lbs and 7 oz when you were born. You were 17 and 3/4 inches. You were screaming at 10:38 am. <br />
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I just wanted you. I want you. I want to hold you when I want and kiss you when I want and love on you when I want. You have been doing great. You are off of oxygen. You are off the bili lights. You are now off of the IV. We have gotten to nurse 4x. you are learning with a bottle. I pump like mad. (because lets be real... milk production is all I have going for me.) I want you home. I get to hold you at noon and 3 and 9. <br />
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You, my baby, are a tiny miracle who continually keeps us on our toes. You are a perfect blend of your brothers. You have hair. Brown and maybe curly? It's also receding. It's a great look on your tiny head. You make the best faces. I go before our touch times to the NICU and watch you sleep every day. I don't mind hearing you cry. It's the cutest sound. You love to hold hands. It immediately calms you. During our skin to skin you snuggle me so contently. I think you'd stay there for hours, but the nurses take you away at some point and I have to stand up at some point.<br />
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Mama's have a need for their babies. This mama has a need for her baby. I have to get a room ready. I have clothes waiting on you to come home. You have brothers who cannot wait to see you. One who desperately wants to hold you and see you... the other one just pats on my belly and says, "Baby?" (no meyer, now I'm just fat.) But this post isn't about me, really. That's for another time. <br />
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You are so sweet. You have the chin dimple that seals you to our family. You complete us. <br />
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Oliver Graham. Ollie G. The OG. Biggie Smalls. We love you with all we have to love. We hoped for a tiny miracle and you, my baby, are making it happen. More pictures to come. Be prepared. We think you're kind of amazing.<br />
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<br />A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-29583028911483002352014-08-26T12:20:00.001-05:002014-08-26T12:20:24.421-05:00The Giz.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gizmo. Gizmo has been gone for one week. I didn't get the door closed and he got out.<br />
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Gizmo had 9 lives. I adopted Giz in 2002 when I moved to Atlanta for grad school. I moved into an apartment by myself and NEEDED a dog. I found him on the internet and I wanted him. That dog. They had him named Danny. That's a ridiculous name for this dog. He had been turned into the rescue 2x before I adopted him. One person was keeping him in a cage like 18 hours a day and another person had an elderly parent move in and bring elderly dogs and lets face it--giz is kind of an ass. Lets be honest... he was probably pissed if they were calling him Danny. <br />
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Gizmo became my dog. He flew with me. Traveled with me. Would jump up on tables while you were gone. Wanted to be with you 24-7. By "you" I mean "me." He loved popcorn. He had the highest pitch screeching bark I have ever heard. Ever. <br />
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Giz had some sort of terrible doggie leukemia (Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia.) Aka, he had to go to dog ICU. Twice. For a couple of weeks. This place had visiting hours. It cost a million dollars. He stole my trip to Italy. But it was ok, because he made it. I would never ever do this for another animal, but then again, I doubt I will ever love another one as much as I did the Gizzard. <br />
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We loved him. We desperately miss him. ALL of us. Griffin keeps asking if he is coming back or if he has gone to doggie Houston (heaven). Meyer occasionally in a high pitch voice says "WOO WOO WOO" which is his immitation of Gizmo's bark. Breaks my heart to know he is gone and even more that it was my fault. My 12 pound elderly dog didn't need to get out. I pray that someone has picked him up, carries him in a baby carrier as I think he'd love, hand feeds him, and has taken him to an all inclusive adults only resort. He doesn't love the kids. To be honest, I hope that he is somewhere planning to take over the world. <br />
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Giz. Gizmo. Gizzimoto. Gizard. Screech. Ta-ta. Evil ruler. <br />
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We love you and we miss you and we will never love another quite as much.A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323792920072368998.post-28687601848359530332014-08-11T13:55:00.001-05:002014-08-11T14:03:24.054-05:00stay-cay in the atx.Ben and I had a staycay in Austin prior to the hospitalization business. We had been thinking and thinking about a little trip. We will be postponing our 10 year anniversary trip (due to baby) and so wanted to do something. So we went while G was on the beach trip with my fam we had ben's parents come and keep Meyer. We stayed downtown. We ate. We walked. A lot. We kayaked. We slept. Ben napped. We went to bed relatively early. It was glory. I always love when we have get aways. Reminds me that we have fun. And that I like to sleep.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VYOD-4Cyp5q73HwAckGIjdqN_CMLKcJV-IErA_UBhpafnXCXRDcAEtt5d3u_piv_OYGwsHcYVVS2vYsXbVEr41x_S2WmXe35Bqxh7Qtt9nHdsUxUcxd3zMF324ZECJXKwJ73uWg1jY/s640/blogger-image--17181196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VYOD-4Cyp5q73HwAckGIjdqN_CMLKcJV-IErA_UBhpafnXCXRDcAEtt5d3u_piv_OYGwsHcYVVS2vYsXbVEr41x_S2WmXe35Bqxh7Qtt9nHdsUxUcxd3zMF324ZECJXKwJ73uWg1jY/s640/blogger-image--17181196.jpg"></a></div><br>
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Your gap tooth smile is about the sweetest thing I've seen. You want to do everything and anything your brother does. You have a temper. You hit. You want to be held. You have a new fake cry. It's hilarious and sad. You, until yesterday, had a mullet again. Amazing because you don't have much hair. What you do have is super duper blonde. Any time you see my phone you start saying "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" for your picture to be taken. You like to hear Siri. You love to call your bubba. You hold up your hands in a "where did it go" fashion and I love it. You still love balls. You'd like to hold one while eating. You like to hide them. You like going up stairs. You LOVE taking a bath. Your cheeks are the most smoochiest. You constantly have dirt in your neck folds. It's a good thing you like a bath. You also despise having your face wiped after eating. You love to go to bed. You'd like to go to bed at 5:30. We don't let you. We put you off for at least an hour. You don't really want to snuggle, but I do make you. You give kisses. They are the sweetest and the wettest. You love to be held. You love to sit on Maggie. grab her face. You like to put your finger in your dad's beer (or cocktail.) I keep waiting for a yuck face, but you don't give them. <br>
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Basically, my dear, you are adorable. You are a dancer. You are so cute. So loveable. We sure do love you.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgE6TXoZJcVOTh0cF4jgOO2CD39h5y8D6xczN5Nn7CFvkgz1QNm3TWSRSo04XlTGxIqTNvITrG-sYDkDQpwUVoUr5NaqK-cvM7cYBoRKUuZbK7MzSNo7gXRI76GuUjkGsrdLJrxiUfCk/s640/blogger-image--876017117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgE6TXoZJcVOTh0cF4jgOO2CD39h5y8D6xczN5Nn7CFvkgz1QNm3TWSRSo04XlTGxIqTNvITrG-sYDkDQpwUVoUr5NaqK-cvM7cYBoRKUuZbK7MzSNo7gXRI76GuUjkGsrdLJrxiUfCk/s640/blogger-image--876017117.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACcOFimV3etpyLAJnCONiSTmG8kqA4A6kf-7Nhgq1zTaexhe9A7sdcr7TzllgvlzNUBV46euyV4OTBN1StW3EgfHQGbufQJ0Xs8VHw8Q6AZvIsMjCy4JyqUUp-uCULrOAJEDPdOQ1rjg/s640/blogger-image--288613159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACcOFimV3etpyLAJnCONiSTmG8kqA4A6kf-7Nhgq1zTaexhe9A7sdcr7TzllgvlzNUBV46euyV4OTBN1StW3EgfHQGbufQJ0Xs8VHw8Q6AZvIsMjCy4JyqUUp-uCULrOAJEDPdOQ1rjg/s640/blogger-image--288613159.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoYPvf7QN5eVGkHasdGqj-NOLebKs6KOxlz2x_qJUWNqeGnhnjCD_xN7zqNCS1RFKHbYgm5fsdVIAkyQ4uemP-EjhOl83qCAa3zxB-czm45CoFOfyj_ZIdMDlnolRnMfR8QDPJ1xZ3d8/s640/blogger-image--1127648746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoYPvf7QN5eVGkHasdGqj-NOLebKs6KOxlz2x_qJUWNqeGnhnjCD_xN7zqNCS1RFKHbYgm5fsdVIAkyQ4uemP-EjhOl83qCAa3zxB-czm45CoFOfyj_ZIdMDlnolRnMfR8QDPJ1xZ3d8/s640/blogger-image--1127648746.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe70q_mEm0lKpY1La47Ds4zlQrVjlCwlIx63W6cYlyYSVDBznTF98ux6Cx6RFVPJ3ypmy0q6lH8J7d-waeBys0HUUV8mWhkUsH2gn1wAP5MlTqqfEogWN2RIySSSkPsbMjxeTmXRWkB0/s640/blogger-image--2128348817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe70q_mEm0lKpY1La47Ds4zlQrVjlCwlIx63W6cYlyYSVDBznTF98ux6Cx6RFVPJ3ypmy0q6lH8J7d-waeBys0HUUV8mWhkUsH2gn1wAP5MlTqqfEogWN2RIySSSkPsbMjxeTmXRWkB0/s640/blogger-image--2128348817.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg0abpVus09HngIVX386fjmZ3oyz90dWhKGmtj8TC7q7VXNpeCLR1TqgzVpbwUsK4jOCxp2aPCjyf_zwlhfT3F6YofHsOUt_KNypZA4tHdx5vZv016EYblZXOEq6Al_XFEplgJ6yG5a4/s640/blogger-image-288485621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg0abpVus09HngIVX386fjmZ3oyz90dWhKGmtj8TC7q7VXNpeCLR1TqgzVpbwUsK4jOCxp2aPCjyf_zwlhfT3F6YofHsOUt_KNypZA4tHdx5vZv016EYblZXOEq6Al_XFEplgJ6yG5a4/s640/blogger-image-288485621.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK-wKfHQxGtPAFOQbh1ogNYFhjTCuLFG0OOfeCRhSa98hw5hyphenhyphenN7YuyN4y3j20Zh5PXLvGRb-aV8ezvvbKC3Wh7pbfjKrmHg_X876dPmBKfbUDfB0xwpIzMoPtkOB7exdcm9fqE1Z2KEI/s640/blogger-image--1341166699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK-wKfHQxGtPAFOQbh1ogNYFhjTCuLFG0OOfeCRhSa98hw5hyphenhyphenN7YuyN4y3j20Zh5PXLvGRb-aV8ezvvbKC3Wh7pbfjKrmHg_X876dPmBKfbUDfB0xwpIzMoPtkOB7exdcm9fqE1Z2KEI/s640/blogger-image--1341166699.jpg"></a></div><br></div>A.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11642547299538042774noreply@blogger.com1