Maniacal Days

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Entering the OMG Stage

So I went to the doctor on Monday for my 28 week preggo appointment. I brought Allie with me thinking she could maybe hear the heartbeat of the baby. Of course the little man didn't want to cooperate and wouldn't let the doctor get a good heartbeat cause he was moving all over the place. In fact at one point he actually kicked the microphone. LOL It was pretty funny. The doctor was like, well I'm assuming he's ok in there even without the heartbeat since he's attempting to dropkick the microphone! LOL Allie didn't really "get" the whole thing and actually wasn't all that happy with the doctor touching me. Oh well, I tried.

While I was there I was talking to the doctor (as I do every time I'm there) about my sciatic nerve pain, which just keeps getting worse and worse as the months go on.

He said to me: Well, when are you planning to work till?
Kidding around I said to him: Whenever you wanna write me out! ha ha ha.
His response was: I'll write you out right now if your ready!
Me and Mike: *Blank Stare*
Him: Listen, that pain isn't going to go away until you deliver, and it's just gonna get worse from now till then. Also, sitting at a desk is quite possibly the worst position to be in. The longer you work the worse it will get, and like I said it won't go away till delivery. So it's up to you.
Me: Ummm oh. Well, ummmm I'm not ready yet I don't think.
Him: Ok, well your next appointment is August 13th. Then we move to appointments every two weeks. I would suggest getting things wrapped up in work by our next meeting.
Me: ummm yea, ok

Mike and I walked back to the car in a bit of shock. Could it really be almost time for me to go on leave? Why didn't I just say, Ok! Write me out NOW!!?? Will leaving early take away from my leave later on? I am in a lot of pain while I'm at work, and I'm usually limping all over the place when I get up from my desk. Wow....maybe it is time soon. WOW what will my boss think?

OMG I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO!!!

Labels: Oh baby, Preggo Blues

Posted by Jenn :: 8:58 AM :: # 10 comments

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Allie-isms

Morning:
She addresses everything and everyone with a "Hi" and a "Morning", even if it's night time. We're on our way to work in the morning and she says hello to every car and truck on the way, and then shows it to her doll. "Hi, Truck!! MORNING!!! Baby!? See!! Truck! Morning!" It's freakin hysterical. Mike and I started doing it to each other when she's not around. I just can't help myself every time I see a bus go by I just have to say it: Hi, bus! Morning!!!

Ohhhhhh:
Every time you tell Allie something that she didn't know, she responds with Ohhhhhhhhh while slowly nodding her head. Then she looks at me and says: "Mommy, Ohhhhh!" then at Mike "Daddy, Ohhhhh!" Again, Mike and I now do this to each other, all the time.

Crazy:
If you say to Allie that she's crazy she goes into a flash dance routine where she runs in place and whips her head back and forth making her hair whip around.....like a crazy child. We then, of course make it worse by repeating it over and over again making her freak out and fall on the floor in a fit of hysterics. Crazy Crazy Crazy Crazy Crazy Crazy.

Actually, I have video of part of this (my brother caught it on his cell): http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/faeriegirl515/?action=view&current=0530071030.flv

No Bears:
The other night we had a black bear in my yard. We were eating dinner at the table by the sliding glass door into the backyard and we see this bear! He walked right down thought my back yard, between my house and my neighbors house, crossed the street, and continued on his merry way without even batting an eye that anything or body was in his way. At first we were excited, and Mike turned Allie around to show her. Then we realized it was kind of a scary sight for an almost 2 year old to see in her backyard. From that moment on if you even glance into the backyard she looks at you all concerned and then looks into the back yard and shakes her head and says: "No, bears!! (which sounds like Noo Bay-ers) Bye bye!". And then we have to ensure to her that yes, there are no Bears, they did in fact go bye bye.

NO! Allie!!!:
Little miss independent is now in the stage where she must do everything herself. This was always something that my mother said I was big on as a child. My famous word that I used to use was: MYSELF! And every time my mother used to try to do something for me I'd yell MYSELF!!. Apparently, my mother was also big on this as a child, as my grandmother would tell you, and her infamous line was "Nothing, Never!" Meaning that if my grandmother wouldn't let her do it herself, that she wanted Nothing, Never from anyone! Well, the way nature works Allie is also little miss independent. Her new favorite thing to say is: "No! Allieee" Or "Allie Dood it!" I mean I can't do anything anymore for her without her yelling NO! Allieee!!!! and then having a temper tantrum if I don't react immediately by STOPPING ANY AND ALL HELP. This makes for very long drawn out climbing into the truck, buckling into the car seat, getting into the booster seat, putting on her shoes, etc.

Couch ON!:
Well, Big Big World is out! Elmo/Zoe are still in, but no longer on top. Now? It's all about Big Comfy Couch. The first time she requested it I was totally clueless as to what she was saying. It was when Mike was laid off from work and he was staying home with her everyday. One day I was home alone with her and she kept asking me for something specific. She kept saying "DOUBT!". I kept looking at her with a confused look and repeating words that I thought maybe it: "Down? You wanna get down? Out? You want out of your chair?" She would just sigh and say louder and with more exclamation points: "NO!......DOUBT!!!!!!" I found out later that she was requesting "Couch". As in Big Comfy Couch. Silly mommy! Now she says it clear as a bell and even adds "On" "Mommy, Couch ON!" *hands me the remote* She also knows that with On Demand that we can put it on at anytime, because it's part of Thirteen Kids Free On Demand. In fact anytime I even turn on the automatic Guide that shows what is on TV, she starts *nodding* feverishly saying "Couch!?!? Couch?!?!" *nod nod nod*

See Saw:
My mother-in-law taught her how to sing: See Saw, knock on the door..... a few weeks ago. Of course she can only say the See Saw (which sounds more like EEEEE AWWW), but she sings it constantly. And, it became her way of listing those people who are important to her at the time. For example when we are on our way to school in the morning she sings: eeee awwww, Donna, eeee awww, Emma, (all her girlfriends and teachers at school) On the way to my mother's house she lists the people there: eeee awwww Ay-ma (that's my mother), pop pop, Oh-ey (my brother), eee-la (the dog) and so forth. She will even use it to show that she's NOT interested in seeing you. "eeee awwww *pause* No. No, Donna. Ay-ma!!!" (meaning, she would like to go to my mothers today and NOT school. Thank you.

No die!:
First time Allie said this Mike and I were concerned. What does she mean? How does she even KNOW the word die? What does she know about it? They couldn't have covered that in school yet, right? She always looked concerned when she said it, too. Nooo die! *sad look* We were baffled. Finally one day I'm in a diner with Allie and a baby started crying a couple of booths away. She got this sad face on and said: Oh, no baby. No die! Which is when I realized...she's saying No CRY!!!! Which suddenly made lots of sense.

P.S. Mike and I are up again on .

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Labels: Althea Raye

Posted by Jenn :: 11:50 AM :: # 9 comments