Ok so I've been back in Colorado for almost a week now and let me tell you, it's been a hectic week. I've got my hands full taking care of Ellie all day long, interviewing and trying to find a house and daycare. Overall, it's going well. If things fall into place like they appear to be doing then I'll live within 5 minutes of both work and daycare. Woohoo! Keeping my fingers crossed...
Ok... On to the venting session.
When talking to my mom about all the things that need to be done, she of course had the attitude of "we'll make it happen" which I love her for. However, she did speak of how she would be available to help whenever I had an interview or something and needed to leave Ellie somewhere for a while. That's nice of her and would be highly appreciated.
I got into town last Saturday. Monday morning my mom left to go to a Safarri convention with Bill. She returns tomorrow (Saturday evening). Tuesday they leave to go to Idaho to do some work on the house they own there. She'll be gone all week.
Ummm... so that means that in the first two weeks I'm here, she leaves MONDAY available to help me???? And keep in mind, it's the first two weeks that Michael isn't out here with me - after that, he'll be here to help himself.
Ah shucks, thanks Mom.
** Disclaimer: Giving her the benefit of the doubt, she might feel like I keep turning down her help because:
1. I didn't take her up on her offer to let us stay at a rental place in Estes Park because we have an offer to stay in a small, but close apartment in Boulder.
2. I didn't take her up on her offer to borrow her car because it seemed like it would be less of a hassle to use my brother-in-law's car.
3. I didn't specifically tell her that I needed her help so she might have made all these out of town plans thinking she wasn't needed. Sorry Mom.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Christmas is all about the junk food, right?
Mommy: Grandma, would you like to feed Ellie?
Grandma: Oh yes! I would like that!
Mommy: Ok, here are the carrots. They're a different texture than she's used to because I don't have a food processor, but we'll see how she takes it.
[Mommy leaves the room for 5 minutes and returns]
Grandma: Ellie didn't like the carrots so I'm feeding her applesauce instead. Has she had apples yet?
Mommy: Umm, yes, and she's allergic to them.
[Not to mention the fact that it was just generic apple sauce, which had sugar as the number 1 ingredient].
...
[Background: Grandma is baking a cake and everyone is hovering around the yummy cake batter, including Grandpa who is holding Ellie]
Daddy: Umm, Grandpa, raw cake batter is not good for babies. Please don't feed any to her.
Grandpa: Oh, it's ok. We're all having some.
[I guess it's not common knowledge that egg whites are the #2 allergy in kids. FYI: peanuts, egg whites, cows milk, and honey are the big NO-NO foods for babies under a year old]
Grandma: Oh yes! I would like that!
Mommy: Ok, here are the carrots. They're a different texture than she's used to because I don't have a food processor, but we'll see how she takes it.
[Mommy leaves the room for 5 minutes and returns]
Grandma: Ellie didn't like the carrots so I'm feeding her applesauce instead. Has she had apples yet?
Mommy: Umm, yes, and she's allergic to them.
[Not to mention the fact that it was just generic apple sauce, which had sugar as the number 1 ingredient].
...
[Background: Grandma is baking a cake and everyone is hovering around the yummy cake batter, including Grandpa who is holding Ellie]
Daddy: Umm, Grandpa, raw cake batter is not good for babies. Please don't feed any to her.
Grandpa: Oh, it's ok. We're all having some.
[I guess it's not common knowledge that egg whites are the #2 allergy in kids. FYI: peanuts, egg whites, cows milk, and honey are the big NO-NO foods for babies under a year old]
Shhh! I'm hiding!
I hate to do this and I may regret it later, but I decided to make a second blog. Why? That's a good question.
On occasion, and for a while now, I've been frustrated with an ongoing debate.
Here's the deal... I originally created my other blog as a means of writing about random experiences that I had while pregnant. Obviously one can not stay pregnant forever, though strangely I did try, and so that became a blog of my experiences as a new mother to my precious little girl.
I'm sure that what I'm about to say will come as no surprise to you...
As a new mother there have been some, let's say "frustrations" in regards to other family members. For the most part, they are minor and harmless frustrations. I would love to write a post to vent about it because then it would go away. I'm one of those people who as soon as I get it out, I can usually forget about whatever it was that frustrated me in the first place. The reason for this is simple: it is usually a very very insignificant frustration, hardly worth mentioning at all.
But heck, it still needs to come out and it may even entertain a few people.
So, that is how I decided to create "Reffin in Hiding". Note how the names have been changed to protect the innocent. In an ideal world, only my friends and closest random strangers will find out about it, but now you can better understand my first statement.
If you do happen to be a family member and do happen to find out about this site, please do not hold it against me. I have been invaded by an alien being who will not allow me to be anything other than mother to Ellie. And please remember that if you read something here that I did not discuss with you, chances are it is because it's really no big deal and that I love you.
Now, on with the show...
On occasion, and for a while now, I've been frustrated with an ongoing debate.
Here's the deal... I originally created my other blog as a means of writing about random experiences that I had while pregnant. Obviously one can not stay pregnant forever, though strangely I did try, and so that became a blog of my experiences as a new mother to my precious little girl.
I'm sure that what I'm about to say will come as no surprise to you...
As a new mother there have been some, let's say "frustrations" in regards to other family members. For the most part, they are minor and harmless frustrations. I would love to write a post to vent about it because then it would go away. I'm one of those people who as soon as I get it out, I can usually forget about whatever it was that frustrated me in the first place. The reason for this is simple: it is usually a very very insignificant frustration, hardly worth mentioning at all.
But heck, it still needs to come out and it may even entertain a few people.
So, that is how I decided to create "Reffin in Hiding". Note how the names have been changed to protect the innocent. In an ideal world, only my friends and closest random strangers will find out about it, but now you can better understand my first statement.
If you do happen to be a family member and do happen to find out about this site, please do not hold it against me. I have been invaded by an alien being who will not allow me to be anything other than mother to Ellie. And please remember that if you read something here that I did not discuss with you, chances are it is because it's really no big deal and that I love you.
Now, on with the show...
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