So, last week starting on Monday, I got an abscessed tooth. OUCH! It was awful and by Tuesday night I wasn't sleeping worth beans. Wednesday night, even after starting antibiotics, I ended up in the ER because the pain was so severe. Not that they did much besides trying to numb me to no avail and giving me a vicodin prescription. Mainly I was worried about it getting bad enough to hurt the baby, (yeah, you heard that right, we're pregnant), and we didn't have a dentist yet, and couldn't find an emergency one who would take a new patient at night.
The next day I felt a little better at times and was hopeful the antibiotics were kicking in, but by evening was getting unbearable again. We had had a church activity that evening, and the Relief Society President(women's organization)had talked to me about a dentist she knew. I ended up calling her a few hours later, and she called the dentist, who in turn had me go to his office where he numbed me so I could get a few hours of sleep. Then I would figure out what to due the next day.
Friday came, after only a couple hours of halfway good sleep, and things weren't really improving, so I called him again to ask where I should try to go since most dentists are closed on Friday's. He said I'd have a tough time finding a good dentist since there was a HUGE dental convention in town. But that, if I wanted, he could pull it that night. (He'd said the root canal work looked poor, so trying to save the tooth was probably near impossible). So, about 10pm Friday night, it was pulled. He gave me "long-lasting" numbing medicine to let me go home and sleep, but due to the level of infection, what should have lasted 6-7 hours lasted more like 3-4, but at least I got a little sleep and with more vicodin make it through the night with more sleep than I'd had all week.
4 days later, and we're doing pretty good, finally. But my house is a wreck and my kids are feeling neglected. It's so hard to continue being "mommy" when you feel so icky!
I've loved enjoying my boys more today!
-Stephanie
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Pictures, what pictures??
Okay, WOW, I feel guilty. I just found a friend's blog from my first single's ward in Escondido, CA and had fun looking through her blog post and pictures, and decided to see what my blog looks like on first glance. Man, I should be shot! Here I am, an aspiring child/family photographer, and my blog has next to no pictures! My cop out is that I send everyone on my group email list semi-regular slideshows with pics of the kids, but still.... And, I've not posted anything in awhile, including Halloween and Christmas pics. So, since I'm too busy at the moment to post much, I'll post 2 quick pics, and then if you all bug me enough with your comments maybe I'll remember to post more later this week, or Sunday at the latest.
--Stephanie
Saturday, October 18, 2008
A few Updates with pictures
I know, everyone loves pictures on blogs, so alas, I'll post a few.
Daniel needed 5x7s to post on his office wall, so we took the kids to the park after work one day to try to get some. By the time we got their (he got home late) the sun was already setting, so they didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped, but we still got a couple good ones. The first two are from the sunset shoot. The 3rd is one I took of Seth several months back at a park in Utah. He didn't exactly cooperate for the sunset shoot. 2 year-olds!
Now for updates: Not much to report. Talmage is army crawling all over the place and gotten FAST. The other day he got into the cleanser under the kitchen sink and before I'd realized it (he was right under my feet while I was doing dishes) he had powder all over the floor. Now, where, oh WHERE, are my child cabinet locks we spent a fortune on when we Seth was a baby? Probably in some mysterious box. I'll either have to search for hours and get lucky or search for hours and give up and go spend another fortune on new ones! We use the TOT LOC style and they're not cheap! Talmage also figured out how to climb up the stairs, but still doesn't have great balance or judgment or know how to get back down, so hence the gate in the other post. Today Seth wanted it unlocked, supposedly to go upstairs, so I unlocked it, and he has yet to go up the stairs. Again, 2 year-olds!
Seth has been talking up a storm and we're finally getting him to pull out the binky every time he talks. It's a start. We plan on having the Binky and BaBa fairy visit the day after his 3rd birthday to make them all go bye-bye to another baby who needs them. Not sure how that will fly since Talmage still takes one, the same style, but we'll give it a shot. Maybe we'll see if we can send Talmage's away, too. Yeah, right!
Daniel continues to love work and is learning new things all the time. He can't wait, though, until he gets to the point where he rarely asks how the other doctors would have handled the patient.
The weather is still crazy. Mostly mid-high 90s during the day, but lows in the 50s and 60s. But we did have several days of high 70s low 80s---SO NICE! But honestly, you adjust, so low 90s are actually not that bad. And, sure beats 14 inches of snow that some of the Idahoans experienced the other week!
We were "SPOOKED" the other night by the McQueen ward ghost. It came with a cute little poem and some Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, which are almost gone. Tonight we get to SPOOK some unsuspecting ward members.
The kids went to the doctor yesterday and both got shots. Talmage is miserable today, with fever and whiny clingy-ness. This is the first time either child has had a noticeable shot reaction. Poor baby.
Daniel is currently working his first Saturday since starting work here. He gets to go in from 8-Noon about 2 Saturdays a month. Not bad, though, considering he only works M-Th from 8-5 with a two hour lunch. Yes, we're SPOILED!
Well, that's it for now.
--Stephanie
Daniel needed 5x7s to post on his office wall, so we took the kids to the park after work one day to try to get some. By the time we got their (he got home late) the sun was already setting, so they didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped, but we still got a couple good ones. The first two are from the sunset shoot. The 3rd is one I took of Seth several months back at a park in Utah. He didn't exactly cooperate for the sunset shoot. 2 year-olds!
Now for updates: Not much to report. Talmage is army crawling all over the place and gotten FAST. The other day he got into the cleanser under the kitchen sink and before I'd realized it (he was right under my feet while I was doing dishes) he had powder all over the floor. Now, where, oh WHERE, are my child cabinet locks we spent a fortune on when we Seth was a baby? Probably in some mysterious box. I'll either have to search for hours and get lucky or search for hours and give up and go spend another fortune on new ones! We use the TOT LOC style and they're not cheap! Talmage also figured out how to climb up the stairs, but still doesn't have great balance or judgment or know how to get back down, so hence the gate in the other post. Today Seth wanted it unlocked, supposedly to go upstairs, so I unlocked it, and he has yet to go up the stairs. Again, 2 year-olds!
Seth has been talking up a storm and we're finally getting him to pull out the binky every time he talks. It's a start. We plan on having the Binky and BaBa fairy visit the day after his 3rd birthday to make them all go bye-bye to another baby who needs them. Not sure how that will fly since Talmage still takes one, the same style, but we'll give it a shot. Maybe we'll see if we can send Talmage's away, too. Yeah, right!
Daniel continues to love work and is learning new things all the time. He can't wait, though, until he gets to the point where he rarely asks how the other doctors would have handled the patient.
The weather is still crazy. Mostly mid-high 90s during the day, but lows in the 50s and 60s. But we did have several days of high 70s low 80s---SO NICE! But honestly, you adjust, so low 90s are actually not that bad. And, sure beats 14 inches of snow that some of the Idahoans experienced the other week!
We were "SPOOKED" the other night by the McQueen ward ghost. It came with a cute little poem and some Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, which are almost gone. Tonight we get to SPOOK some unsuspecting ward members.
The kids went to the doctor yesterday and both got shots. Talmage is miserable today, with fever and whiny clingy-ness. This is the first time either child has had a noticeable shot reaction. Poor baby.
Daniel is currently working his first Saturday since starting work here. He gets to go in from 8-Noon about 2 Saturdays a month. Not bad, though, considering he only works M-Th from 8-5 with a two hour lunch. Yes, we're SPOILED!
Well, that's it for now.
--Stephanie
Yesterday's Noteworthiness
Was too tired last night to post, so you get it this morning. So, MY noteworthy activity yesterday was taking Seth to the park while Daniel stayed home with the napping baby. I even packed a lunch. Seth had a good time and I enjoyed socializing with other ladies in our church.
Daniel's noteworthiness, which I can't really count, but I was there, was that we first tried to help a couple Hispanics with a flat tire, and even called our cell phone road assistance because the lug wrench we had didn't fit their lug nuts. The assistance came, but the spare was the wrong size, so they used Daniel's cell to call family. They gave us a big Mexican watermelon to say Thank You.
Then on the way out of Babies R Us, a family needed a battery jump. Only, jumping didn't work, so Daniel took the mom to their house so she could get their van to come get everyone home. I stayed with Seth so they could go faster. They were very grateful and a nice family.
Those two side errands got us home after 9pm. By the time we got the baby gate we'd bought up, it was bedtime and we were both worn out.
--Stephanie
Daniel's noteworthiness, which I can't really count, but I was there, was that we first tried to help a couple Hispanics with a flat tire, and even called our cell phone road assistance because the lug wrench we had didn't fit their lug nuts. The assistance came, but the spare was the wrong size, so they used Daniel's cell to call family. They gave us a big Mexican watermelon to say Thank You.
Then on the way out of Babies R Us, a family needed a battery jump. Only, jumping didn't work, so Daniel took the mom to their house so she could get their van to come get everyone home. I stayed with Seth so they could go faster. They were very grateful and a nice family.
Those two side errands got us home after 9pm. By the time we got the baby gate we'd bought up, it was bedtime and we were both worn out.
--Stephanie
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Noteworthiness
3 things to report today, Can you believe it!
Actually more, I think.
1. Made bed and actually combed/fixed my hair. (I have really easy to re-ponytail in the morning hair, so usually I do that without even combing it, except for Sundays or other outings.)
2. Picked up a friend and her 2 year-old and headed off to the mall for Kids Club. Seth LOVES Kids Club, especially the free Carosol ride, but it takes a lot out of me to go, so we haven't gone at all since we moved here. Really since we were in Utah back in April. (Utah's was different though. Much smaller and closer to the parking lot and no Carosol, and I went with the playgroup I organized so it was a great social outlet.)
3. Cooked fried chicken from scratch with a thrown together recipe while Daniel was running late at the office AND it turned out good. Plus, I didn't complain about how every time I do make the effort to cook, he ends up late. (Oh, guess I just complained now, but not to him, and not in a whiny tone of voice.)
4. Got on the floor and really played with Seth and his new (Goodwill finds) cars that do wheeleys. He had a blast and kept asking for "Mommy play". I guess I don't get down on the floor enough with him. Are any of you other moms out there like that? Why is it that one of the things that matters most to our kids--our undivided attention on them on the floor on their level--is something we so easily forget to take the time for?
That's all for now.
Stephanie
Actually more, I think.
1. Made bed and actually combed/fixed my hair. (I have really easy to re-ponytail in the morning hair, so usually I do that without even combing it, except for Sundays or other outings.)
2. Picked up a friend and her 2 year-old and headed off to the mall for Kids Club. Seth LOVES Kids Club, especially the free Carosol ride, but it takes a lot out of me to go, so we haven't gone at all since we moved here. Really since we were in Utah back in April. (Utah's was different though. Much smaller and closer to the parking lot and no Carosol, and I went with the playgroup I organized so it was a great social outlet.)
3. Cooked fried chicken from scratch with a thrown together recipe while Daniel was running late at the office AND it turned out good. Plus, I didn't complain about how every time I do make the effort to cook, he ends up late. (Oh, guess I just complained now, but not to him, and not in a whiny tone of voice.)
4. Got on the floor and really played with Seth and his new (Goodwill finds) cars that do wheeleys. He had a blast and kept asking for "Mommy play". I guess I don't get down on the floor enough with him. Are any of you other moms out there like that? Why is it that one of the things that matters most to our kids--our undivided attention on them on the floor on their level--is something we so easily forget to take the time for?
That's all for now.
Stephanie
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
My New Goal
dun, dun, da-dun....Make each day a NOTEWORTHY day! Not really sure how to accomplish this, but I was sitting here tonight listing all the things that need to get done, yet realizing how much time I can spend doing nothing at all really.
--DISCLAIMER: CARING FOR CHILDREN DOES COUNT AS DOING SOMETHING, (But it's not a feel-good-because-I-checked-a-task-off-my-list something)--
Anyway, doing something noteworthy to me means things like cooking a nice dinner, or mailing a card to a friend, or getting down on the floor and giggling my head off with my boys, or organizing a shelf, or making the dreaded calls on my to-do list, or taking the kids to the park or for a walk. Basically anything that is more than being on the computer, watching tv with the kids, reading a book (although that's better than being on the computer), or just the mundane tasks involved with caring for two active boys.
So, to bore whatever readers I may have out there, I'm going to start posting at the end of the day just what it was that made that day NOTEWORTHY. Now, you may not always agree with my judgement, but I guess that's what makes us all in this world different. What may be hard for me may be easy for you and vise versa.
Today's NOTEWORTHY accomplishment: Setting this goal and actually putting it in writing by posting it for the world to see.
--DISCLAIMER: CARING FOR CHILDREN DOES COUNT AS DOING SOMETHING, (But it's not a feel-good-because-I-checked-a-task-off-my-list something)--
Anyway, doing something noteworthy to me means things like cooking a nice dinner, or mailing a card to a friend, or getting down on the floor and giggling my head off with my boys, or organizing a shelf, or making the dreaded calls on my to-do list, or taking the kids to the park or for a walk. Basically anything that is more than being on the computer, watching tv with the kids, reading a book (although that's better than being on the computer), or just the mundane tasks involved with caring for two active boys.
So, to bore whatever readers I may have out there, I'm going to start posting at the end of the day just what it was that made that day NOTEWORTHY. Now, you may not always agree with my judgement, but I guess that's what makes us all in this world different. What may be hard for me may be easy for you and vise versa.
Today's NOTEWORTHY accomplishment: Setting this goal and actually putting it in writing by posting it for the world to see.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The cute expressions of a 2 year-old
Some of the cute things Seth says:
1. "Taint too, Momma". (Thank You, Momma.)
2. After naps, he comes down the stairs full of smiles and announces: "Seth's waking up!"
3. Mom or Dad says "Who's turn for prayers?". Seth says "Seth's turn...Jesus, Amen!"
(We have gotten a few longer prayers out of him, but not too many.)
4. "Baby a stinker bug?" "Seth a stinker bug?" "Mommy a stinker bug?" "Daddy a stinker bug?"
5. One day when measuring everything under the sun, he'd measure it, and say "Tunty-nine" or 29 for everything. Not sure where he got that number. Today he saw the temporary permit numbers on the back window of our car, and said "Tunty-nine!".
6. Mom says "Seth, go get your bottle." (Yeah, I know, we're horrible parents to let the kid still have a bottle.) Seth says "Mommy's turn get it."
7. Just a few minutes ago, he came up to me with his bottle in one hand and milk jug in the other, and said "Seth's bottle milk..me!...Micro-ave".
8. When he's trying to lick our faces (a fun game he created), and we're turning away, he'll say "Wait minute. Hold Still!".
9. "Too heaby", for anything he can't lift. The other day I put him down to walk after crossing a parking lot to the store front, and he kept saying "Too heaby" but I couldn't figure out what he was saying. I would offer my guesses, and he'd just yell "Too heaby" louder. Finally I guessed right, he said, "Seth too heaby?" "Yes, Seth's too heavy." (I've often told him he's too heavy for Mommy to carry, so if he wants carried, Daddy can do it.)
10. "New Batties, Fix it? Where scew-dwiber?". He has discovered that when an old toy doesn't make music/noise, that if I put new batteries in it, it works. So he'll help me find the screwdriver to fix it. This was cute until one day he wanted me to put batteries in a toy that didn't take batteries. I tried to explain it, but he saw screws on the bottom and wanted new batteries. I finally had to take the thing apart to show him there was no where to put batteries.
11. "Guk, Guk, Ding!" This one's my fault. One day we were playing with his little garage with a gas pump, and I took a car, held up the gas hose to it, and said "gugugugu DING!" to mimick putting gas in. I did this ONCE! He picked up on it, and repeated it over and over with his cars. For awhile, we'd stop to get gas, and he'd say "Help Daddy, Guk, Guk, Ding!". Then it migrated to "Guk, Guk, Ding, Gas!". Now he interchanges the two.
...more to come as they come to mind...
1. "Taint too, Momma". (Thank You, Momma.)
2. After naps, he comes down the stairs full of smiles and announces: "Seth's waking up!"
3. Mom or Dad says "Who's turn for prayers?". Seth says "Seth's turn...Jesus, Amen!"
(We have gotten a few longer prayers out of him, but not too many.)
4. "Baby a stinker bug?" "Seth a stinker bug?" "Mommy a stinker bug?" "Daddy a stinker bug?"
5. One day when measuring everything under the sun, he'd measure it, and say "Tunty-nine" or 29 for everything. Not sure where he got that number. Today he saw the temporary permit numbers on the back window of our car, and said "Tunty-nine!".
6. Mom says "Seth, go get your bottle." (Yeah, I know, we're horrible parents to let the kid still have a bottle.) Seth says "Mommy's turn get it."
7. Just a few minutes ago, he came up to me with his bottle in one hand and milk jug in the other, and said "Seth's bottle milk..me!...Micro-ave".
8. When he's trying to lick our faces (a fun game he created), and we're turning away, he'll say "Wait minute. Hold Still!".
9. "Too heaby", for anything he can't lift. The other day I put him down to walk after crossing a parking lot to the store front, and he kept saying "Too heaby" but I couldn't figure out what he was saying. I would offer my guesses, and he'd just yell "Too heaby" louder. Finally I guessed right, he said, "Seth too heaby?" "Yes, Seth's too heavy." (I've often told him he's too heavy for Mommy to carry, so if he wants carried, Daddy can do it.)
10. "New Batties, Fix it? Where scew-dwiber?". He has discovered that when an old toy doesn't make music/noise, that if I put new batteries in it, it works. So he'll help me find the screwdriver to fix it. This was cute until one day he wanted me to put batteries in a toy that didn't take batteries. I tried to explain it, but he saw screws on the bottom and wanted new batteries. I finally had to take the thing apart to show him there was no where to put batteries.
11. "Guk, Guk, Ding!" This one's my fault. One day we were playing with his little garage with a gas pump, and I took a car, held up the gas hose to it, and said "gugugugu DING!" to mimick putting gas in. I did this ONCE! He picked up on it, and repeated it over and over with his cars. For awhile, we'd stop to get gas, and he'd say "Help Daddy, Guk, Guk, Ding!". Then it migrated to "Guk, Guk, Ding, Gas!". Now he interchanges the two.
...more to come as they come to mind...
Monday, October 6, 2008
A nothing post...
...it's really late, and I'm really tire, but just realized I haven't posted in over a month, so I thought I'd check in and assure everyone we're still alive. And well...just REALLY busy! We got a used double burley bike trailer for a steal off craiglist and the kids love it. We've gone on 3 rides in the past week. Today we biked about a mile and a half each way to Wal-Mart to get lights for my bike since I can't find mine in the mess of boxes. I stood gaurd of the bikes and trailer since we don't have a lock yet, and Daniel took the kids in.
There's soooo much more to write, but I'm too tired to do it any justice, so hopefully I'll get there soon.
---Stephanie
There's soooo much more to write, but I'm too tired to do it any justice, so hopefully I'll get there soon.
---Stephanie
Sunday, August 31, 2008
In, but not Settled
Ahhh, the life of moving. When I married Daniel during his first year of Optometry School, I had no idea what a ride this last year would be. Quick recap for those who didn't catch our happenings:
August 2007--Moved our belongings to storage unit in Idaho, then moved to Bethel, AK.
November 2007--Picked up belongings in Idaho and moved to Mesa, AZ.
December 6th, 2007--Talmage Harriman Wright joined our family nearly 3 weeks early and weighing a whopping 10lbs 6oz. We spent the next 3 months consoling him due to colic.
January 26th, 2008--Seth turned 2.
February 16th, 2008--Moved to Utah (on my birthday).
May 2008--Daniel graduated and we moved in with his parents in Saint Anthony, Idaho.
July 2008--Moved into town home in Idaho Falls, Idaho while negotiating with a doctor there.
August 14th-20th, 2008--Dropped everything and drove to Phoenix, Arizona to work out job details since the doctor in Idaho Falls wasn't working out.
August 27th, 2008--Moved to Chandler, Arizona in 110 degree (or something like that) weather.
Technically that's 7 moves in about a year! Hopefully, we'll stay put for at least a year or two, and then the next move will be local.
With all that moving, you'd expect us to have it down to a science. Well, in some ways we do. Daniel and his Dad have gotten really good at cramming all our belongings into a 24 to 26 foot moving truck. We finally learned to break the longer move into 2 days with a hotel stop in the middle. On this last move, we figured out how to rig the laptop to play movies in the suburban for both kids to see. I learned to pack a little box of things I'll need immediately and to plan clothes for the first couple days after moving.
But, what I haven't figured out is how to make the boxes magically pack and unpack themselves, or how to not feel exhausted for the week or two following a move. With this move to Arizona, due to the heat, we had to get all the boxes inside and out of the HOT garage. So, we have boxes EVERYWHERE. I should almost take pictures. I can't see the kitchen table or counters, and can barely fit in one of the bathrooms due to all the boxes. Laundry is already piling. Babies are screaming. Mommy is just shy of pulling her hair out!
The one really nice thing about this move has been having our good friends Dan and Jenny living so close. Seth loves their son, Patrick, and Jenny took Seth for us the morning of the move while we signed paperwork and ran errands. Then, knowing we probably hadn't found our kitchen yet, they had us over for dinner and games tonight.
Well, I'm tired and closing my eyes and going to sleep makes the boxes go away, even if just momentarily.
--Stephanie
August 2007--Moved our belongings to storage unit in Idaho, then moved to Bethel, AK.
November 2007--Picked up belongings in Idaho and moved to Mesa, AZ.
December 6th, 2007--Talmage Harriman Wright joined our family nearly 3 weeks early and weighing a whopping 10lbs 6oz. We spent the next 3 months consoling him due to colic.
January 26th, 2008--Seth turned 2.
February 16th, 2008--Moved to Utah (on my birthday).
May 2008--Daniel graduated and we moved in with his parents in Saint Anthony, Idaho.
July 2008--Moved into town home in Idaho Falls, Idaho while negotiating with a doctor there.
August 14th-20th, 2008--Dropped everything and drove to Phoenix, Arizona to work out job details since the doctor in Idaho Falls wasn't working out.
August 27th, 2008--Moved to Chandler, Arizona in 110 degree (or something like that) weather.
Technically that's 7 moves in about a year! Hopefully, we'll stay put for at least a year or two, and then the next move will be local.
With all that moving, you'd expect us to have it down to a science. Well, in some ways we do. Daniel and his Dad have gotten really good at cramming all our belongings into a 24 to 26 foot moving truck. We finally learned to break the longer move into 2 days with a hotel stop in the middle. On this last move, we figured out how to rig the laptop to play movies in the suburban for both kids to see. I learned to pack a little box of things I'll need immediately and to plan clothes for the first couple days after moving.
But, what I haven't figured out is how to make the boxes magically pack and unpack themselves, or how to not feel exhausted for the week or two following a move. With this move to Arizona, due to the heat, we had to get all the boxes inside and out of the HOT garage. So, we have boxes EVERYWHERE. I should almost take pictures. I can't see the kitchen table or counters, and can barely fit in one of the bathrooms due to all the boxes. Laundry is already piling. Babies are screaming. Mommy is just shy of pulling her hair out!
The one really nice thing about this move has been having our good friends Dan and Jenny living so close. Seth loves their son, Patrick, and Jenny took Seth for us the morning of the move while we signed paperwork and ran errands. Then, knowing we probably hadn't found our kitchen yet, they had us over for dinner and games tonight.
Well, I'm tired and closing my eyes and going to sleep makes the boxes go away, even if just momentarily.
--Stephanie
Saturday, August 30, 2008
craigslist pictures. please ignore post
If you didn't read the title, this post is mainly for the purpose of html coding pictures for a craigslist post to try to rent out our town home we were in in Idaho Falls. Since we have to pay for it until it rents, I figured good pictures would help. And for those of you who care to view the pictures, maybe you can commiserate with me for having to leave such a nice location. It was really pretty there. I LOVED it!
-Stephanie
-Stephanie
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