Mind Junk

Thoughts roaming my brain lately...

I don't even want to do this post, but I have about 20 that I have wanted to do but skipped because the pics are still on my camera and I don't want to work to get them off.

I really want to just sit and scrapbook for hours and hours. I have the pictures, I have the paper, I can still reach the table, I can even find a couple of hours at night to just sit there. If only my back would cooperate and not kill me after doing so.

It also doesn't like it when I wash dishes or stand in the kitchen for too long cooking, or going on walks or picking up the house or playing with Rome or sometimes sleeping. I am currently not friends with my lower back.

I have a physical therapy appointment for it next week sometime. I am really hoping it helps a little. Or maybe I can find a Yoga class and that might help.

I think it is waaay too early for this kind of PAIN. I am not even half way yet. It is the messing with my sleep that gets me. I should be able to sleep right now. That part comes later. LATER!

I am trying not to complain about being pregnant. Pregnancy is not nice to me. I am happy and excited for my big ultrasound and for the baby to come in February. I am just having a hard time finding it right now. I am trying not to be grumpy when I feel tired and grumpy. Isn't it weird how you can BE happy and not FEEL happy at the same time.

I am currently trying to change Romes naps. He sleeps way to long in the morning and none in the afternoon. So, he has been going to bed later at night which sometimes works to have him sleep in, take a short nap in the morning and a long one in the afternoon. Or else he still gets up early, takes an hour nap in the morning, none in the afternoon and is cranky all day! We will keep working on it, but every day I think: Should I lay him down? Should I keep him up? Should I wake him early? Will he sleep later? Can I handle him this tired? Do I have an activity to distract him? If I give him fruit snacks will he stay awake? Crazy stuff, I know.

Rome has become a picky eater. I know it is the age, but I just don't know what to feed the kid. Some days he will eat cheese and cheerios and bread and others he won't eat anything. Milk, the kid loves milk. I try not to worry about it because at least he drank some milk. Mealtimes have become frustrating again.

He wants to sit at the big table. I don't like this idea yet. He mostly plays when he eats and I like him to play with his food in his high chair. I don't need food all over the table. Better to have it on the floor where the dogs can clean it up.

Speaking of floors, mine are disgusting. I want to sweep and vacuum, but mopping is way beyond me. Therefore, the floors are disgusting. I feel better knowing Rome is not crawling on them anymore.

We took our house off the market. Josh's company is going really slow. We hope it picks back up next April and maybe we can try again. At least I don't have to keep everything super clean anymore. Lucky, because it wasn't staying that way.

Hmmm, I should go call people or wake up Rome or clean something. Yea, maybe later.

Today

Thoughts:

Rome got his first grass stain today. Should I be proud or scared? I really don't know how to get rid of them.

I had a doctors appointment today and she couldn't find the baby's heartbeat. Then she did an ultrasound to make sure. Lucky me! Okay, so it looked mostly like a blob, but still pretty cool. (it was fine btw)

Swim lessons did better today. No screaming and he only cried once. He almost did what the class was doing too. Death-gripped my arm only half of the time. Progress. Ahhh... too bad there is no class tomorrow.

We went to a hot springs in Ouray yesterday and Rome was ready to swim at 8 this morning. He loved it! It probably helped that it was warm and had steps that he could play on. It probably helped swim lessons today too. Hmm...somebody should come visit so we can go back.

Josh and cousin Ray are fishing at Lake Powell today and tomorrow. I hope they have fun and come back early. Two days is a long time alone with a tireless toddler. And I hate having to eat all by myself.

I want to take a nap, but will stay up too late if I do. Pooh. I think I waited too long anyway and Rome will wake up as soon as I try to lay down. How does he do that?

Frame Foibles

You might have seen this before. It is our beautiful Family Portrait. I love it. I searched for the perfect frame for it. I found this beauty and got it for 50% off. I even got a matching 3 frame one for Rome's portraits. I was so excited! I ordered my 11 x 14 print and it fits perfect. Then, I went to put it on the wall and it has one teeny, tiny problem. It has no hanger on the back. Nope. None. So, here it sits. On the kitchen table. Looking lovely. So sad.

Just FYI foibles means a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior. Hmm, so fitting.

Today's Favorite

I used to complain a lot about my duvet cover. It would never stay in place and I had to adjust it every day (or 2 or 3) when I made the bed. I thought it would be great if they just put buttons in the corners so the comforter would stay in place. Well, while shopping yesterday, I found these babies. Yes, I paid $5.99 for them, but I love them already. They keep my comfy, fluffy feather comforter from slipping around. I don't end up being cold in the morning because I only have the duvet cover on me with no comforter in it. Whoever came up with these things is a genius.

Random Picture Day

So, this happened to me last month. I thought it was just a zit, but then it kept getting bigger and more sore. Josh was even worried and drew a circle around it to make sure it didn't get any worse. It didn't, but it is the worst spider bite I have ever had. I guess I should have put a quarter next to it so you could tell how big it was. Oh well.

Love and Personality

I have read a couple of books that I absolutely loved and helped me to learn more about myself. I love doing that. They were the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman and Positive Personality Profiles by Robert Rohm with the DISC personality traits. I found out that I am the touch love language, which Josh has had to learn, with spending time as a second. For personality I am mostly an S with some D tendencies (growing up in my family how could you not?) I am also very people oriented and not very business oriented, kind of the opposite from my parents. I really want to know what other people in my family are so that I can interact better with them. However, I really don't think they will see this, Or reply.
Anyway you can go Here for a free Love Languages assessment and Here to learn more about the DISC system (it is kind of like the colors but a little different).
Feel free to let me know. I am all ears.

Randomness

I am just awake. It is 1:30 AM. These are just random.

Congrats Adri! So glad your little girl is here! I really am jealous that she was completely ON TIME. Can NOT wait for more Pics!

Congrats to Misty! So so so happy for your news!

Yea to Jana for starting your diet again! Really hope it works. I am pretty sure that mine has gone backward by about 5 pounds. Which isn't too bad until you know that I only had 3 pounds to go. I have lots of excuses, like I was sick and it was Halloween and it was too cold to exercise. None of those are really good ones. Pooh.

Autumn, I miss you. I totally want to find a reason to come to Vegas and hang out with you and your awesome kids and totally cool messy house. (no offense, I love it) But, it is a 7 hour drive and there is not much chance of that. Sad.

Lace! Babe! My mind is mush and I cannot think of one good thing to get you for our Birthdays OR Christmas. Usually I can come up with something at least a little thoughtful that I know you will at least enjoy. Nope, not this time. I should just call and ask, but it feels silly. So, maybe some good ol' quality time and a girls night out at Thanksgiving will do.

Annie, Hey girl. I totally love your blog. I thought about doing the NaPaBlo or whatever thing. I am just NOT that creative/thoughtful/productive. It just would not happen. Oh well. It sounded cool. I am, however, SUUUUPER excited for our photo shoot! I got Rome's outfit and it is so adorable. I need to get something for Josh to wear, but that should be fairly easy. Oh and I love you to bits. I was a whiny, complaining kid when we were friends, (sometimes I still am) but somehow you put up with me and I still love you for it.

Valarie, I don't know if you will read this, but if you do: Welcome to the blogging world! I love you too and am so glad you live so close so that I can see you all the time. Oh and your blog is great. It is not like I get to see those things when we spend hours talking.

Clare, I don't understand you. I really wish I did. I don't think you like me. Oh well, sometimes I don't like you either. I know I have hurt/offended you at some time. But I cannot apologize because I do not know what I did. In my mind I make up all kinds of things that you might say or think, none of which are true because I don't know you and don't talk to you and it is worse because I DON'T KNOW. In my perfect world, we would be friends (not just pretend) and we would talk (in person AND on the phone) and share our feelings (even if they were bad at first because the good ones would come later) and I would totally understand you (and not feel like my brains are frying sometimes when I think about you). Ahh, that would be nice.

Rome, You are currently breaking my heart. I know that you should sleep. I am VERY tired. I know that you have been crying for an hour. I already had Josh check on you and HE went right back to sleep. I SO MUCH want to go in and rock you and cuddle you until you go back to sleep. However, I am too tired and my knees are killing me from carrying you around too much already and you really need to remember/relearn how to go to sleep on your own. I love you so much my little boy. PLEASE go to sleep. Please stop making me want to cry too.