WiP: pinwheel sweater for bean. I found worsted cotton 75% off at fred meyers in purple and blues. WOOT.
halloween costume for zilla completed! He is going to be Jake from the Neverland Pirates. He wore the costume today while watching the show. I drafted my own vest with the collar. not perfect but it was pretty fun. edging.... sigh! I used satin blanket trim. BIG mistake. the edging took longer than the whole costume due to using the most slippery fabric known to sewing kind? LOL! it worked out in the end. it looks fantastic.
bean will be a pirate. I found zilla's first halloween costume! I am going to make a tulle tutu for it in red and black.
pumpkins still need to be carved which will probably be done this weekend.
SNOW! it snowed for 3 days straight. the snow pack has formed and gravel has been laid in parking lots everywhere. It is pretty exciting and scary at the same time.
bean stood up on her own today. walking is imminent! she looked to excited to do it.
Tomorrow we'll be heading to pioneer park for a family trick or treat event. a little scared? not of the ghouls but of the cold. thinking about posting pictures here when I finally figure it out. lol.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
どうしよ～～～～～
I'm doing some freelance Japanese fact checking and this is all freaking me out. first of all, I know that I would never be a journalist (haha). second of all, when I am in an english speaking environment, I will freak out in Japanese. when it is in a Japanese speaking environment, it'll be in english (LOL).
I really have to brush up on my Japanese. I am really losing the skill.
I really have to brush up on my Japanese. I am really losing the skill.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
the neighbor's kid is crying. I don't know the child but I can hear him/her through the wall. no one is coming to help.
I just put zilla and bean to bed. I couldn't stand it anymore and came downstairs.
Its not because I am against crying it out. its because the very fiber of my being is telling me that I need to hold that child, hulk smash the wall so I can pick the child up and tell him/her that everything will be ok now.
my heart is aching.
I just put zilla and bean to bed. I couldn't stand it anymore and came downstairs.
Its not because I am against crying it out. its because the very fiber of my being is telling me that I need to hold that child, hulk smash the wall so I can pick the child up and tell him/her that everything will be ok now.
my heart is aching.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
fall rut
its fall.
my friend mentioned that in colorado, summer ends and begins on fourth of july. (ha!) there is the more traditional summer begins on memorial day and ends on labor day. it can't be true enough here in fairbanks! while the rest of the country was sweltering in the heat (our property management company called to tell us the A/C in our condo wasn't working), its 50 degrees here and the kids now have sweatshirts and jackets on. the weather did do a turn around labor day weekend! the clouds aren't going away at all.
another thing is, being my first winter here, I'm 'falling' in to a rut. its scary to think that winter will last until next april. its scary to think that katie may need dog shoes just to go poop/pee outside. its scary to think how much TV zilla would be watching (this rut is causing him to watch more TV as I mentally zone out : /). its scary to think that there are not a lot of choices when it comes to winter footwear for the kids' growing feet. its scary to think that I must be vigilant about mittens and hats so they don't get frostbitten.
in all, I think the winter will go by really fast though. supposedly at around -20*F the city shuts down so I hope that paul will be home so he can cuddle and hang out with us. I can't wait to see more auroras this winter and all the cool winter activities that fairbanks will be hosting. heck, maybe i'll look in to finally learning how to snowboard!
my friend mentioned that in colorado, summer ends and begins on fourth of july. (ha!) there is the more traditional summer begins on memorial day and ends on labor day. it can't be true enough here in fairbanks! while the rest of the country was sweltering in the heat (our property management company called to tell us the A/C in our condo wasn't working), its 50 degrees here and the kids now have sweatshirts and jackets on. the weather did do a turn around labor day weekend! the clouds aren't going away at all.
another thing is, being my first winter here, I'm 'falling' in to a rut. its scary to think that winter will last until next april. its scary to think that katie may need dog shoes just to go poop/pee outside. its scary to think how much TV zilla would be watching (this rut is causing him to watch more TV as I mentally zone out : /). its scary to think that there are not a lot of choices when it comes to winter footwear for the kids' growing feet. its scary to think that I must be vigilant about mittens and hats so they don't get frostbitten.
in all, I think the winter will go by really fast though. supposedly at around -20*F the city shuts down so I hope that paul will be home so he can cuddle and hang out with us. I can't wait to see more auroras this winter and all the cool winter activities that fairbanks will be hosting. heck, maybe i'll look in to finally learning how to snowboard!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
a light.
I was not even awake to enjoy this momentous occasion that occurred last night.
zilla went to sleep without nursing, in his bed, and did not wake up until morning.
I fell asleep while putting bean to sleep. when my husband came to bed, it was too quiet. usually he is calling/crying/whining for me. I didn't hear anything.
"is he asleep?" I asked.
"yep." my husband whispered. "he just looked really tired and he fell asleep on the couch."
"did he call for me?"
"nope. not really."
"mhm."
I had been looking forward to this day for... at least a year. as my friend's children began to self wean themselves at two and a half. I was pregnant and I wanted for him to wean. maybe my milk drying up would do it. nope. he wailed for milk. a month went by, another child of a friend of mine self weaned, but not my kid. another month passed. Tandem nursing loomed in front of me. when zilla was two and eight months old, bean was born. my milk came in and he was even MORE insistent on nursing. with the emotional roller coaster that ensued, I hated nursing him, then I loved to nurse him. I wanted it to be over, then I wanted it to continue. there was a lot of tears, screaming, yelling. There was a lot of , love, cuddling, and bedsharing. through all that, one thought that loomed over my head constantly was 'when will this be over??'.
yet here I am feeling sad.
my zilla is growing up.
zilla went to sleep without nursing, in his bed, and did not wake up until morning.
I fell asleep while putting bean to sleep. when my husband came to bed, it was too quiet. usually he is calling/crying/whining for me. I didn't hear anything.
"is he asleep?" I asked.
"yep." my husband whispered. "he just looked really tired and he fell asleep on the couch."
"did he call for me?"
"nope. not really."
"mhm."
I had been looking forward to this day for... at least a year. as my friend's children began to self wean themselves at two and a half. I was pregnant and I wanted for him to wean. maybe my milk drying up would do it. nope. he wailed for milk. a month went by, another child of a friend of mine self weaned, but not my kid. another month passed. Tandem nursing loomed in front of me. when zilla was two and eight months old, bean was born. my milk came in and he was even MORE insistent on nursing. with the emotional roller coaster that ensued, I hated nursing him, then I loved to nurse him. I wanted it to be over, then I wanted it to continue. there was a lot of tears, screaming, yelling. There was a lot of , love, cuddling, and bedsharing. through all that, one thought that loomed over my head constantly was 'when will this be over??'.
yet here I am feeling sad.
my zilla is growing up.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
so I had been getting better at the 'blogging' thing then not so much.
myka turned 9 months old. she has 2 bottom teeth and that's it. I thought she was teething but she got a case of roseola instead. She loves to stand and cruise. She loves to bother her brother. even if he is sleeping.
speaking of brother, jake started sleeping through the night in his bed. this has significantly improved my sleep. I'm telling people, it WILL get better. it may take longer than you thought, but it will.
its already been 5 months since we moved here. time is going by too fast! now I have to say that we only have a year and a half left here in alaska :(
myka turned 9 months old. she has 2 bottom teeth and that's it. I thought she was teething but she got a case of roseola instead. She loves to stand and cruise. She loves to bother her brother. even if he is sleeping.
speaking of brother, jake started sleeping through the night in his bed. this has significantly improved my sleep. I'm telling people, it WILL get better. it may take longer than you thought, but it will.
its already been 5 months since we moved here. time is going by too fast! now I have to say that we only have a year and a half left here in alaska :(
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Road to becoming an IBCLC
speaking of purpose, I've decided 'officially' to go for my IBCLC certification.
no, this is not my true calling - or at least it doesn't feel like it, but I love helping people reach breastfeeding success. I figure I'll do it so I can reach people on a professional level.
no, this is not my true calling - or at least it doesn't feel like it, but I love helping people reach breastfeeding success. I figure I'll do it so I can reach people on a professional level.
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