Dear Ibuprofen

Please do me a favor and kick in quickly. This headache that has come on all of a sudden is seriously killing me...it doesn't feel good especially when you are trying to manage a house of 5 people!

Also, please take away the burning in my c-section incision while you are at it.

I appreciate it immensely!

ok again...

I changed my sig cuz I got some cute fonts and now I hafta make sure this one is working! Forgive me LOL

Testing Signature & Post/Sidebar titles!

Just testing to see if this is working properly!

Edit: And they are working! YAY! im so kickin ass at this blog designing thing!

Product Reviews

So a week or so ago, I was contacted to do a product review for KY Yours & Mine Kissable Sensations! And I have to be honest, I haven't done it yet! *bad girl*

Normally I am SO on top of these things! I mean I test stuff for BuzzAgent and I participate on HouseParty but something happens when you have a newborn just before school let's out for summer vacation...

I seriously get like 5 hours of combined sleep at night and my boyfriend and I get like this much || time together alone...and when we do get that smidge of time alone and we start puttin the moves on one another...V let's her voice be heard every. damn. time! Its like she KNOWS! Drives me mental! Just cause I have a newborn doesn't mean I want to loose our intamacy..but life has other plans dammit! Throw us a bone already!

So if the person that contacted me reads this, I SWEAR I will make a post like I said, I just gotta squeeze it in between diapers and lunches somewhere! Who knew 3 kids was so demanding! Sheesh!

Parent's Worst Nightmare, PT. 2

Refer back to THIS post for reference to what I am about to say.

We have gotten a bunch of letters in the mail from the courts saying that the date of his sentencing  got pushed back farther and farther. Even at one point we got a notice saying that this may go to an official trial because he changed his plea from guilty to not guilty. Seriously you sick shit! You are going to start to deny this?? Bitch PUHLEASE!

So the other day, Larry got a subpoena in the mail saying he has to go to court now for this sick ass! Larry was shaking instantly when he saw it because he does not want to see this sick person ever again. We would all like him to rot in jail.

Bad thing is this...we had to call the witness advocate and she informed us that he had been released from jail....

IN OCTOBER!!!! But not to worry because he has an order to stay away from us and if he was to come around, he would get in more trouble. And if we where to see him, we should call the cops immediatly. Ok, but ummm, He threatened Larry and my neighbor and said he was going to come back for them...so how are we supposed to know what to do if we dont even know he was released! I would have loved to have that tid bit of information!

So now, we sit and wait for the trial and pray to GOD that this sick bastard doesnt harm anyone else in the process!!

I make milk...

What's your superpower?

Yeah, I said it...
I'll be honest, whenever I saw that saying somewhere online, I thought it was damn cheesy.

Until now!

Allow me to explain,
Miss V is 1 month old...and a couple days ago, my boyfriend brought her outside to me while I was grilling and showed me her right eye which had this lovely little spot of yellow goop in the corner by her eye! I then went into a panic mode and exclaimed "WTF? Except I used the actual words and not the letters! "How does a one month old get PINK EYE!!" Gaaaahhhh!!

My first instinct was to call the doctor and have a hissy! But instead I busted out my blackberry (which I'm using to type this post) and bbm'd a wonderful lady who just happens to be a lactation consultant in Canada! She assured me that she was pretty positive that all V had was a clogged tear duct and that its colpletly normal! She told me to wipe her eye with a warm washcloth a few times a day and to put a few drops of breastmilk in her eye to help clear it up!

Say whaaaa? Are you serious? Put breastmilk in the eye??? To me that's just CRAZY!!

So tonight I googled clogged tear ducts in newborns and came across an article on parenting.com and explained to a T V's eye and the very last thing...put a couple drops of breastmilk into her eye because its antibacterial and has a bunch of infection fighting white blood cells in it! Holy Shit! I can cure an infection with my boob juice!

So that's what I did...I swaddled her up in. Her blanket and put some breastmilk in her eyes! (I did both for safe measure!) We shall see what happens.

What's YOUR super power!? If you don't have one (LOL), what is a super power you would like to have??

Whew what a week!!

And I am exhausted! V has been fussy all week! And I was starting to doubt myself and my ability to breastfeed! I didn't breastfeed my first daughter because, well, I was just selfish! And omg what if my baby gor hungry in public! There's no way I could just whip out my boob and feed her!

See...selfish!

So here I am nursing V and this past week she cried and cried for days! Not constantly but it was as though she was aaaallllwwwaaayyyssss hungry! (You get the idea) and I felt that all I did was sit on my fat ass and nurse all. day. long! A-noy-ing! For me anyway because just as I would start doing my chores or cooking dinner, miss thang would give her vocal cords a work out! Even better would be when I couldn't eat dinner with my family cause I had to feed the baby! Nothing like squeezing in dinner an hour later between feedings!

I started feeling as though I wasn't producing enough milk! I was this (imagine me holding my fingers a half cm. apart) close to making a frantic run to the store for a nice big can of formula to feed my starving baby because I was failing as a mother to nurse my child!

Then it dawned on me! Maybe she is just gassy! I mean, she does fart a lot...maybe she just can't get it all out!

So I grabbed my boyfriend (I don't know how to drive-dont judge) and made that frantic rum to the store...not for formula though, but for mylicon drops!!! LIFE. SAVER!! She has been a happy baby since and has even slept a consistant and solid 6 hours overnight! Momma is loving that!

I was seriously exhausted and frustrated! But I'm loving the time we share nursing! Nothing is better than the stares I get while she is eating! I love gazing into her sweet blue eyes while she learns my face!

Excuse me while I go disturb my sleeping baby for a feeding regardless if she needs it or not...I have blue eyes to gaze into!

1 Month!

How is it that my sweet newborn is now a whole month old!! Say it isnt so!

At this time a month ago, I was being prepped for a c-section happening 2 weeks early! Insane! And now my sweet girl is a whole month old. Crazy how time flies. And the sad thing is, we haven't really done anything! Its been appointments and visitors like crazy!

I cant wait to see what the future holds with her! I am especially curious to see how much she stays looking like her big sister!

Much Love to my sweet baby girl!!!

When It Rains, It Pours

& my umbrella is not big enough or strong enough to hold it all! And its stressing me out!

See! I am on maternity leave from having the baby! And I cant go back to work till my doctor says its ok because of my c-section! And my savings is spent! Sadly!

Then today we got a letter saying my boyfriends unemployment is exhausted! And he is not eligable for an extension! Mind you he has been unemployed for 2 years because his company felt the need to ship his job overseas where they can pay people less!

So now I am freaking out! We are so gonna loose our house! And I'm a big ball of emotions! I just don't know what to do for my family!

PINK vs. BLUE

I know that you shouldn't define a gender by a specific color! (Ex: pink=girls; blue=boys) And I am all for guys who wear pink! Nothing against them at all! Shoot, when I was little, blue was my favorite color and there wasn't a day that went buy that I wasn't wearing something blue! But now that I am a mom of girls, I'm all about PINK! I seriously cannot get enough of it! Something about all those little pink frilly clothes makes me happy and smile!


But what REALLY irritates the crap out of me is when these colors pertain to babies and adults! Obviously when it comes to babies girls are in pink and boys are in blue! So WHY is it so damn hard for people to tell the difference?

My newborn for instance! We where at my doctors office...and TWO older ladies asked if she was a boy or girl! Granted on this day V was wearing a black onsie that says "I can't wear pink everyday!" But she was wearing pink sweats and socks with that! And her carseat that we tote her around in??? ALL PINK!!!! So really? What gender of baby do you think I have? By the time the 2nd woman asked, I just looked at her, shook my head, while my boyfriend replied little girl...and all I could do was mumble: "Not that all the pink gives that away!!" while we walked into the back of the doctors office to my exam room!


I'm sorry my daughters are not born with headfulls of hair to adorn with pigtails and barrettes...but ya know...even when my oldest daughter was a baby, and she wore her frilly headbands, I still got the boy or girl thing...so maybe people are just color-blind!


Or they are just dumb...

School Years Momento Giveaway!

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Click Here to enter to win! :) And Good Luck!

Follow Me Back Tuesday

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Week 24: All About Babies (I Heart Faces Photo Challenge)

This is my entry into the I Heart Faces "All About Babies" weekly challenge! Miss V @ 1 week old!! I just adore this picture and I know as she grows older, Im gonna love this picture even more!

We are going to celebrate itty-bitty babies this week...anywhere from babies still in mom's belly... to newborns... to little babies who still aren't taking their first steps. Since we know that not everyone has access to a teeny-tiny little one, we are expanding this week's theme to include baby animals or baby accessories as well (ie. little booties that a baby would wear, or a special baby hat, etc.) Enter a photo that you feel best shows off the theme of "baby" for you.

Click the icon below to enter your sweetie or swoon over cute baby faces!!

Gettin Some Daddy Love!

While I sit here and putz around on the computer, my lovely boyfriend is getting some much needed and wanted snuggle time with Miss V!

See, the day before we where released from the hospital to come home, Larry got an icky cold I guess you could say. It started with a sore throat, then proceeded to a yucky cough where he was coughing up green and yellow gunk! (yeah, I know its gross and ya prolly didnt wanna know--but how can I spare the details...) and it lasted for a full 2 weeks--which is how old Miss V is--so, he hasnt gotten to snuggle her how he wants for fear of getting her sick.

Miss V is sleeping, because really--thats pretty much all she does--considering...so Daddy is snuggling with her on the couch....and he fell asleep!

I look over, and this is what I see:

I seriously could not resist myself and take a picture of that pure cuteness!!! A daddy & his princess! I love it!

Getting To Know You

I stole this from Boobies, Babies, & A Blog simply because I am bored while Baby Vanessa sleeps! I should be a smart mom and utilize this time to take my own nap or *gasp* perhaps clean my own house, but Naaah! Thats what smart mom's do!

So instead Here ya go:

1. If you could have one of Superman's, powers which one would you want? Superhuman strength..Flight..Superhuman speed..X-Ray vision..etc

Well, I could be a pervert and say X-Ray Vision, but I'll be logical and say that i would like to be able to read people's minds. Because Im a nosey bitch like that and I wanna know if your talkin about me and trying to be slick about it..

2. The best thing I ever won is....?
My Kids!


3. Have you ever skyped with a bloggy friend?
No


4. What is your favorite Summer month?
May--even though its not technically a summer month! Summer months are too hot and May is just right!


5. Pool, Lake, or Ocean?
Well, I live by Lake Michigan and its dirty...at least our area of the lake is & I live to far from the ocean, & there is a pool right down the block...so I guess I'll settle with the pool!


6. One of my favorite Summer memories is.....?
Being a kid and playing outside until the street lights came on and my parents didnt have to worry about someone snatching me or shooting me or me getting into some kind of dangerous trouble! Those where the days!

7. What's your favorite secret bargain?
Anything I find cheaper and people are amazed by it! I never give my secrets away! :)


8. Do you plan on or have you been watching the World Cup?
Nah! I dont watch sports on tv unless its the olympics and even then, I only watch select things!

Some Family Should Just Be Removed...

Yeah, I went there. I almost said they should be shot, but i figured I'd be a bit nicer...

I just can't handle how certain family members treat family, but yet treat people that are not their family like they are the greatest things ever. I mean I understand people have friends and what not that are like family, but considering the history of this said person, why would your family turn around and treat them like they are actually family while the rest of us get shoved aside. AND even more irritating is when said family talks about said person like they are trash, but yet you can go run to them and be buddy buddy lovey lovey!

Im so over bogus family and 2-faced people. Dont treat my family like crap when we have done nothing wrong, yet treat the person that is all sorts of wrong better and then treat my kids who are actually your nieces/nephew the same yet treat said other persons kid who is not related like they are....

I dont know, maybe Im just being petty and this blog is making no sense...but it just irritates me! Some people...

And Baby Makes 3!

I am now officially a Mommy to 3!

Yep! Thats right...a little beauty has made her debut...and 2 weeks early to be exact!

See! I woke up on May 26th with some contractions. They where intently occurring in my back, every 3-5 minutes. Hmm, I thought! Are these real, or am I being teased like the week before...

The week before, at about 10pm, I was having contractions that started 7 minutes apart, then made their way to 5 minutes apart, and where just not going away! So we went to the hospital....only to have them stop 20 minutes after we got there! /sigh Very frustrating. Home we came....tired, cranky, sore!

So this time, instead of going after an hour like your supposed too, I waited 2 hours...just to make sure. Because I seriously did not want to waste more time chilling in a hospital in those ungodly uncomfortable beds! 2 hours pass and Im still contracting. Fun! Call the doctor and he says to go in. So Larry jumps in the shower really fast and what do I do, start folding laundry...because really, what else can I do.

We get to the hospital and they put me in a room and hook me up to those lovely monitors. I have a nurse monitor me for an hour and things are going. Then the fun begins...

The 2nd shift nurse comes in and I swear, she is the Hitler of Labor nurses. She so made me feel like I was faking my contractions. She told me I was dehydrated and that was probably why I was having contractions. In went an IV with a bag of fluids. I was not allowed to have anything to drink! She came in and adjusted the contraction monitor and told me "Not To Touch It!" like I was playing with it or something....then a little later she told me that she wanted to "feel and see" when I was having a contraction to "See what was REALLY going on...." by then, Larry was getting PISSED OFF! During all this she comes in with a shot to give me to stop the contractions. I asked her why because my doctor had told me that anything that happens after 37 weeks, he wouldnt stop. She then told me that doctors are not allowed to do a c-section before 37 weeks and if he did, it would go to a commitee for review, and that my doctor doesnt really care if it goes to committee but she is insisting that my contractions needed to be stopped. Normally they give 2 doses of this shot, but my doctor said to only give me one. Much to her dismay, it only made my contractions come harder...instead of stopping, and holy balls did it speed up my pulse and it gave me the shakes. She told me I was still going to be there a little bit, so I told Larry to go get the kids some mcdonalds, pick up his sister, and take them all back to our house....then come back to the hospital.

Larry was gone for about an hour doing all of that, and when he came back, about 20 minutes later they come in and say they are doing my c-section that night. PANIC!

They prep me and get Larry some scrubs. Take me into the operating room to give me my epidural. As soon as I walked into that room, I started shaking uncontrolably! I got SO cold and my fingers where turning purple. They lay me down and have Larry come in. And Im starting to cry a little because for some reason, Im nervous. He is comforting me and telling me everything is going to be ok! While waiting for the doctor to start, I am for some reason trying to wiggle my toes, and then freaking out because my brain is telling my toes SO HARD to wiggle, and they just WONT! Doctor starts and I seriously just want to hear that baby cry! Then I feel the pressure and yanking on my body, they tell me that they almost have the head out, and a couple seconds later I hear suction which I assume is them cleaning her lungs! And then I hear it....

Sweetest. Sound. Ever! A BRAND NEW BABY'S CRY! They quickly clean her off and then give her right to Larry for skin to skin contact. And thats when I laid eyes on her.

Miss V made her debut on May 26th at 10:05pm She weighed 6lbs 14oz and was 20inches long. She has a head of brown hair and blue eyes!

And She is PERFECT! And mom can sleep with NO body aches! :) Its a win-win!