Baby Kitten Eyes...

Have you ever seen a baby kitten when it's first born and it's eyes are goop-ed shut?

Holynd has the same problem!

She woke up yesterday with a horribly infected eye! So, off to the doctor we went. The doctor prescribed her some drops and said she had a virus also that's giving her a sore throat and cough.

I left the doctor's office feeling guilty for not taking better care of my baby.

Matt keeps telling me that babies get sick and there's not a lot you can do about it.

He's probably right.

So four times a day, I fight with Holynd so that I can give her the eye drops.

(Yeah! Four times a day!)

However, last night Holynd proved that there's lots worse than having to give her eye drops.

She has now mastered a talent of coughing until she throws up.

Yep, you read right, coughing-until-she-throws-up.

Last night, she threw-up all over me and our bed.

So we moved into Holynd's room because there's a spare bed in there.

(She was really excited to see that mom and dad

were having a slumber party with her in her room!)

Then, this morning she threw-up all over that bed. UGH!

And this is not small baby-spit-up....

It's throw-up!

She makes hungover frat-bros look like sissies!!!

But, it's ok. I spoiled her yesterday.

I held her all day long and laid with her while she took a nap.

Hopefully, in a few days my busy baby will be up to her same ole' everyday antics.

Notice the red left eye.

There's usually a constant stream of tears out of that eye.

I feel so bad!

FHE. Traditions in the making.

Aunt Danielle turned 23! We went bowling last night and had a blast.

We hope Danielle had an awesome birthday!

Unfortunently, the Bowling Party was a little too exciting for Holynd.

(Maybe she was upset that her dad bowled a 102 and her mom bowled a 68...)

We had to relax a little before making the drive home.

We took her to a park and just hung out. It was really nice.

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She loves the swings!

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She didn't really like swinging by herself.

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Getting tired and ready to fall asleep in the car....

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One more time down the slide before we went home!

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So I guess we've started our first Family Home Evening Tradition!

:)

OH! PS! The Flight of the Conchords was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Totally worth the wait! We've already decided were going again next year!

(Fingers crossed they keep doing tours!)

Here's a video! Enjoy!

(This wasn't from the show we went to, but they did perform this song! It's one of Matt and I's favorites!)

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Ok... Whatever!

All of the sudden,

Holynd wants to sleep with the blankets on her face.

Everytime she does this, I impatiently wait for her to fall asleep and then move the blanket.

However, she now moves the blanket back while sleeping.

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OK! WHATEVER!

PS: FOTC in ONE DAY! Who wants to rock the party!?

The Good, The Bad, and the Stretch Marks...

No, this post does not include pictures of my stretch marks. Sorry to all you perverted wierdos of the world.

I found this on someone else's blog and thought it would be a nice attempt to remember my pregnancy with Holynd.

I didn't keep a journal or anything, just this blog. Sometimes I stress out that Holynd may want to know more.

1. Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
-I was in Matt and I's bathroom. The Febuary before I got pregnant, I had surgery and had to make sure I wasn't pregnant while on my Antibiotics and Anti-Inflammatory's so I had a spare test on hand. I had been really really tired and a lady at work "dared" me to take a test. She said that if it was negative she would take me to lunch. I was 100% sure I was going to get lunch that Monday. BIG FAT NO!

2. Who was with you?
-No one. I didn't want to tell Matt I was taking a pregnancy test for a free lunch. He was in the living room playing the Playstation. When I came in and said I was pregnant, he said, "Yeah, right...." When I finally convinced him, he cried and insisted on giving me a blessing. It was really sweet.

3. How did you find out that you were pregnant?
-Mrs. EPT told me. After the first test, I bought four other ones. I was worried that the day I would see my doctor he would tell me I wasn't really pregnant.

4. What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant?
- I had been working-out a lot and really trying to watch what I was eating, so my first reaction was to eat everything in sight.

5. Who was the first person you told?
- Matt

6. Did you plan to get pregnant?
-Eventually down the road. I didn't think it would happen this soon.

7. Was everybody happy for you?
-Yeah! I think a lot of people were shocked, but everyone was happy for us.

8. Did you go out and celebrate?
-(See Answer to Question 4.)

9. Did you want to find out the gender?
-Yep! It nearly killed me to wait until 20 weeks.

10. Did anyone throw you a baby shower?
- Yep! The totally awesomely-amazing Nicole!

11. Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby?
-Nope. Everyone who gave Holynd clothes had extremely good taste!

12. How much weight did you gain?
- A whopping 35lbs!

13. Did you lose all of the weight that you gained?
- Yep! (And then some.)

14. Did you get a lot of stretch marks?
-Not a lot. The little that I got is basically gone now. I did cry everytime I found a new one though.

15. What did you crave the most?
- Strawberries in milk with sugar. And I would lick the "lime powder" off of the lime tortilla chips. I really liked raw carrots with salt and pepper on them. Arby's Roast Beef was a hot item for the first trimester too. KoolAid was pretty yummy. Oh, and FunDips! Matt would have to get me one every night.

16. Did you crave anything crazy?
- I think most people would consider the "lime powder" pretty wierd and a little crazy.

17. Who or what got on your nerves the most?
- I'm so glad Matt's not here as I write this! I'm sure he could write three blog posts on this very topic. I couldn't stand it when Matt would touch his face when we were in the car, I hated hearing sneezes, I really hated the people who would tell me how I still had "a lot of time left", male classmates who's best attempt at acknowledging my pregnancy was to ask how much weight I had gained were really annoying, the dog drove me crazy, having to wait in any sort of line anywhere was awful and many many more.

18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?
- :) Just a couple. I had a lot of Pre-Term Labor issues. Holynd had a few complications they found at 33 weeks. Throughout my entire pregnancy I had 8 ultrasounds and Holynd has had 5 in her life so far.

19. Where were you when you went into labor?
-U of U Hospital. I didn't give birth there by choice. I had to deliver close to Primary Children's Hospital because of Holynd's complications.

20. Did your water break?
-16 hours into my induction, I was finally dialated enough for them to break my water.

21. Who drove you to the hospital?
-Matt did. It was really wierd being in the car knowing we were going to come home with our baby. We stopped and Matt bought me "my last meal".

22. Did you go early or late?
- 3 weeks early. They did an amniocentisis on the 26th to see if her lungs were mature. Originally, we were told that they would schedule my induction (if her lungs were mature) a couple of days out. On the 27th, the high-risk OB called me and said I needed to be in Labor and Delivery in two hours. I was all alone and in total shock, Matt was at work.

23. Who was in the room with you when you gave birth?
- Matt, two doctors, a resident, a couple of nurses and an entire pediatric team.

24.Was it video taped?
-Heck No!

25. Did you have any drugs for the pain?
-They made me wait 13 hours to get my Epidural. It was awful. The worst was after they started my Pitocin and my contractions were eight minutes long. That Pitocin stuff is EVIL! Then, when I got ready to push, they shut off my Epidural so that I could feel when to push.

26. Did you go Natural or have a c-section?
-Natural (with drugs) all the way! I went shopping the night we brought her home because I felt pretty much normal.

27. What was your first reaction after giving birth?
-I need a Diet Coke now!

28. How big was the baby?
- 6lbs 15oz, 20 inches long. At 4 months, she was 13.3lbs, 24 inches long.

29. What did you name the baby?
- Holynd Reece Peterson. I stole the name Holland from someone else and changed the spelling. Reece is my grandfather's middle name.

30. Did the baby have any complications?
-I gave birth with an entire pediatric team on standby.... and then she didn't need any immediate care. We're still seeing a pediatric surgeon at Primary Children's once a month, but that's all.

31. How old is your baby today?
-4 and 1/2 months

32. When is the next one coming?
- Who knows! Holynd was a surprise and since I'm a control freak, I think this is the Lord's way of teaching me to be calm and more laid-back. I can't believe how much I love being a mom. Now that I understand how great the "reward" of being pregnant is, I don't think I'll be too upset to have another baby sooner than later. ("Sooner" does not mean tomorrow people! Don't get too excited!)

33. If you could, would you do it all over again?
-Yep! (I can't speak for Matt though. He's still walking on egg shells because I was a crazy woman.)

PS. If you are wondering what Holynd's complications were, I've never posted that. So don't waste your time going back over old posts. Once everything is in the clear I may explain. ;)

Yep! She's on the Sauce!

Holynd is fascinated with food. We haven't given her solids yet. (Just frosting, whipped cream etc.)

She sits on her dad's lap at meals and tries and tries to grab the plate so she can indulge too.

Genetics have taken hold though... and now she wants some "sauce" as her dad calls it.

Note: WE DIDN'T REALLY GIVE HER ANY DIET PEPSI! WE JUST LET HER DROOL ON THE CAN! SO ALL YOU "BY THE BOOK" PARENTS CAN JUST CALM DOWN! DON'T CALL D.C.F.S. QUITE YET!

She started grabbing the can all on her own. She puts her mouth on it and can't quite figure out what is supposed to happen next.

This is when I was trying to take my drink back. She wouldn't give it back!!!

I Know! Isn't It Great?!

I've decided Mother's Day is better than your own birthday for a couple of reasons...

1. Not everyone gets to celebrate Mother's Day. Only Mother's do, which rocks 'cause we TOTALLY deserve it. Actually, we deserve an entire week.

2. Unlike your birthday, everyone knows that it's Mother's Day. I went to school for finals and some of the students wished me a happy Mother's Day. It was a little wierd, but made me feel important.

3. There are reminders everywhere that Mother's Day is coming up, unlike your birthday. Therefore, your husband CAN NOT forget.

4. You can skip all activities and not look crazy. When you want to lay around in your PJ's for your birthday, people look at you like you just said you want to burn yourself with matches. On Mother's Day however, you can request a PJ day and it's granted with no questions asked.

This year is actually my second Mother's Day. I found out I was pregnant two days before Mother's Day last year. I was sick and wanted some sort of recognition! I don't even remember if Matt actually got me a gift, but I did declare it a PJ day (after a few Mother's Day visits) and sluffed church.

I had a couple of coversations about Mother's Day while taking Holynd in for her four month check-up.

One mother in the waiting room asked how old Holynd was and I said, "Four Months".

(Now, I've had a few incidents where I'm asked what grade I'm in, who I live with, etc etc. Apparently I look like a teenage mom. So I was a little nervous when she started talking to me. I remember checking to make sure I was wearing my wedding ring.)

She asked if I was excited for my first OFFICIAL Mother's Day and I told her I was. She asked if I was asking for anything specific. I said, "Yes, actually. I want some take-out sushi, a hot LONG shower and a nap. I actually told my husband to leave the house so that he couldn't be tempted to come and wake me up." She looked at me for a minute, grinned and said "You're a genius."

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I left the Dr's office feeling pretty good about myself. (It's not everyday you get called a genius!) I got on the elevator and this gentleman grinned and asked about Holynd.

Before I got off the elevator the man said, "She's gorgeous and it's all your fault." And after already being called a genius I said, "I KNOW, ISN'T IT GREAT!?"

Whoops! I think a simple 'Thank You' would've been better... But whatever!

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

I Wish I Had The Last Two Hours of my Life Back...

Ok, so Matt and I are not big movie people, especially since Holynd was born. Saturday night we decided that we needed to see SOMETHING in order to still be apart of the outside world.

We rented Quantum of Solace and Doubt.

We watched Doubt first.

After the movie was over, we we're both a little confused....

Tanshyle: Uh....
Matt: I don't get it.
Tanshyle: I don't either.
Matt: Why did you keep waking me up?
Tanshyle: I was hoping if I woke you up you could explain what was going on!
Matt: I'm not a Catholic!
Tanshyle: What was with the fingernails?
Matt: I don't know!
Tanshyle: That sucked.
Matt: I wish I had the last two hours of my life back.
Tanshyle: Me too!

Later that night....

Tanshyle: I'm still confused about that stupid movie.
Matt: Maybe that's the point of it. You "doubt" what the movie was even about.
Tanshyle: Why was that one little boy mad?
Matt: What little boy?
Tanshyle: That one boy!
Matt: There were a lot of boys!
Tanshyle: Did that have something to do with the story?
Matt: I don't know!
Tanshyle: Why are you upset?!
Matt: I'm frustrated at that movie!

Later on...

Tanshyle: I don't think they gave us the whole movie.
Matt: Huh?
Tanshyle: Well, there was so much left unexplained.... Maybe the store didn't give us that other disc or something.
Matt: I don't think so.
Tanshyle: We should've rented Twilight!
Matt: Sure.... Right....
Tanshyle: Next time we stick to movies that we "know" we'll like.
Matt: That's the last time we ever ever ever rent a movie about "doubting" Catholics. Or Catholics in any sort of wierd situation... ever.
Matt: I don't think I put enough "evers" in there.

The next day we watched Quantum of Solace... The James Bond movie.

Tanshyle: This is stupid!
Matt: Why is it stupid?
Tanshyle: They've only spoken ten words so far. The rest of the movie has been fight scenes!
Matt: That's the point.
Tanshyle: Oh yeah... her shirt sleeves just happen to get ripped off during a fight scene! They had to figure out how to make her skanky somehow!
Matt: Yes they did!

Pretty sure that Movie Weekend was a total bust!