Alex, Girls And Stress
Posted on June 3, 2010 - Filed Under General
Toni took Alex on a camping trip over the holiday weekend. A new experience for Alex and he enjoyed it. Came home with what appears to be a bit of food poisoning or something. He has had the poops since he returned.
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Alex is really bonding with Barb. He listens to her, sometimes more than he listens to me. It’s nice to see them getting along so well and it is very important to me.
I wish Alex and Maggie would get along better. Good grief, the argue about everything! Trying to get used to it but sheesh… difficult.
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Still adjusting to having a house full of girls. Happy but it is still a change and I am getting used to things.
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Work is stressing me out. I am still having issues with sleep and a few other stress related problems. Hope it gets back to normal soon before I end up with a head full of grey hair.
Insomnia, Potty Training And Girls
Posted on May 21, 2010 - Filed Under General
I have been suffering from insomnia for weeks now.
I hate it.
I am trying everything including melatonin and other things to help sleep but I am still waking up every hour or two. The reality is that I am stressed and this will continue until the stess goes away. Lucky me!
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Alex is doing great with his potty training. He is actually walking into the bathroom to poop now. Sounds funny to say that but it’s a huge milestone.
Still pees his pull-ups now and then but progress is happening and I am happy.
Aunt Flower signed Alex up for a music class and he LOVES it! Best money spent on him in a long time. He goes to music class every Friday for an hour. The kids learn different sounds and they get to dance towards the end of class. I hear he is an excellent student and one of the faves.
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Barb and girls are pretty much moved in. We still have a lot of things to get from her house to ours, but generally speaking we are all under one roof now.
The next step is to get a bunk bed for Alex and Megan so they can share a room. Both girls are have a temporary setup in Karissas room and it is cramped and cannot be fun. Only temporary though and hopefully we can get the bunk bed soon.
Still adjusting to living with girls. A little rough for me right now because I am not sleeping so little things are making me crazy.
When Alex and Megan get hyper and start jumping around and being loud I tend to go hide. I need to steer them out of the living room and into their room to play so I don’t lose my mind. :)
We are all going through the growing pains of mixing a family and learning how to live together. It’s going as well as you can expect and I think we are all going to be just fine.
Move
Posted on April 29, 2010 - Filed Under General
Barb and the girls are in the process of moving in with me. I’m now surrounded by females.
I was used to the house being male dominated, now it is a complete reversal and wow are girls different! Lots of drama.
Alex is taking it well. He loves having Megan around and they get along most of the time. Fights break out over toys and they can both be a tad possesive. That is part of the transition and they will figure it out.
We are gearing up to start working on the house. I need to get it ready to sell which means lots of painting and general clean-up and maintenance work. I hope we can get it all done by the middle of summer or end of summer at the latest.
Everyone has been fighting colds. Karissa was sick for a week, then I got hit with it and was down for a week and now Barb is suffering with some sort of viral thing. She has been feeling like crap for weeks now and there is no end in sight.
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I lost my wallet on Sunday at the Rainiers game. Someone found it and decided to take advantage of the situation by draining one of my bank accounts. Nice. What happened to the good old days or actually returning something to the owner when you find it?
Sometimes I feel like giving up on people and just expecting the worst when something like this happens.
I am now in the process of getting a new drivers license, insurance cards, and everything else that comes with a situation like this. Fraud alerts on my credit and all of that fun stuff.
I’m Alive
Posted on April 7, 2010 - Filed Under General
Just posting to let folks know I am alive and well.
Spent Easter with Barb and the girls. Alex was with his mother. We went to a brunch at my Aunt’s house where everything we ate was perfect. Not kidding, the food was fabulous!
Left and drove to Yelm for dinner with Barb’s family. Again, good food. By the time we got home I didn’t want to look at food and felt like a beached whale.
It felt odd not having Alex for Easter, but I need to get used to the fact that I will be splitting holidays now.
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Alex is growing up so fast. I know that I write that quite a bit on here but it is the truth. The kid is growing up.
I am in a constant battle to keep him in pants that fit right now. Buy something one week and the next week they are high waters!
Potty training goes well with the exception of pooping. He just refuses to poop in the toilet.
We will keep trying.
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Baseball season is finally here and I am excited to watch the Rainiers play again. I picked up the Gold Club tickets again this year and our first game is Saturday.
Shaving Like Dad
Posted on March 19, 2010 - Filed Under General
Alex enjoys my Lemon Lime shaving cream and the feel of the brush on his face.
