It has been afew dates since the last update. What has been going on?
1. Sickness: Neil cried so bad at BSF on Wednesday that they had to come get me. I took him to the doctor and she confirmed the start of a double ear infection. I am not sure if he had recovered from the last one and started another again or if he never did recover from the other one. Anyway, since he had been cranky for the last couple of days, I filled the antibiotics for him. I just don't want him to suffer unnecessarily.
2. Humiliation: At the gym, they did a fitness test and found out that my body fat percentage is 50. Half of me is just fat! It was humiliating, but just the dose I needed to get my butt off the couch and work out. I have hardly any muscle, no wonder I am so weak!
3. Exercise: As a result of the abobe, I have been exercising 4-5 days a week. It is going great. Except that I am ready to hit the bed by 9:30 pm and I am really really hungry as the metabolism is kicking in. The other day I did 45 minutes of cardio at 6.5% incline and 3.7 speed. I was proud as that was my first day of cardio.
4. Work: Every spare minute I have when Neil is sleeping is spent working, and as a result the house is A MESS. If I take a picture and put it here, I am sure my blog will be the cause of sudden heart attacks reported throught the country. So, I will spare you all. I finally got one part of the counter cleaned out today and that felt sooooo good. What with exercise and taking care of a sick baby, and work, and cooking, I have had no time. And it is so difficult to keep up with a busy toddler. I don't know why kids have so much energy and us so less. It just doesn't seem logical.
5. It is way past mama's bedtime at 10:15 and I am off to sleep. I am so sorry to have given the account of a very boring life here. But as a friend said in her blog recently, I don't have a very interesting life (either):)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Odds and Ends
Today is our 6-year engagement anniversary. R got me flowers most unexpectedly.
I love it. He knows that I don't care for red roses by itself, so on the few occassions he does get me flowers, it is pink or calla lillies. Oh, I love red roses, I just don't like it from him. A quirk of my personality.
The day didn't start out great as Neil vomitted all the milk he had in the morning. He threw up on the bed, pillow, conforter and got some on R as well. So, we all got up at 7 and I started laundry immediately. Neil was very happy after all the throwing up and was doing his "happy dance." R and I had a late night and so we had very few hours of sleep. We kept Neil at home for a few hours and only took him to church for the second meeting. He seems to be doing better. He was rather cranky towards evening.
We usually eat Sunday lunch out. We eat so much that we cannot even eat dinner. But now that we are working out, we were both hungry by dinner time. So all to say the workout is not really helping in weight loss. I am pretty sure I gained a pound. We make it to two workouts per week, we are hoping to do more if we actually want to be fit. haha.
Saturday I cleaned out my fridge and the high chair and that was about it. We went for a walk in the evening and I walked 2 miles. It was so cold outside that we had to stop and come back. The goal was 5 miles. We have been looking at all our options in our communication needs and I think we finally came up with something that we might be happy with. I looked at our expense sheet and realized we were spending a lot per month for phone/internet etc. I think we found a way to save $80 per month. We had to save that much to make up for the time spent researching everything.
I am hoping that Neil will be healthy, it has been rough on Friday. It got to a point that he would cry when I tell him to go and play with his kitchen after reading the same book 15th time. I know he is not feeling too well when there is a lot of whining. I am not sure if his ear infection came back or if it is teething. He sometimes tries to put his whole fist inside the mouth and is drooling rivers. There are a last few still to come in.
Hoping to get up early and have a good start to the weekend.
I love it. He knows that I don't care for red roses by itself, so on the few occassions he does get me flowers, it is pink or calla lillies. Oh, I love red roses, I just don't like it from him. A quirk of my personality.
The day didn't start out great as Neil vomitted all the milk he had in the morning. He threw up on the bed, pillow, conforter and got some on R as well. So, we all got up at 7 and I started laundry immediately. Neil was very happy after all the throwing up and was doing his "happy dance." R and I had a late night and so we had very few hours of sleep. We kept Neil at home for a few hours and only took him to church for the second meeting. He seems to be doing better. He was rather cranky towards evening.
We usually eat Sunday lunch out. We eat so much that we cannot even eat dinner. But now that we are working out, we were both hungry by dinner time. So all to say the workout is not really helping in weight loss. I am pretty sure I gained a pound. We make it to two workouts per week, we are hoping to do more if we actually want to be fit. haha.
Saturday I cleaned out my fridge and the high chair and that was about it. We went for a walk in the evening and I walked 2 miles. It was so cold outside that we had to stop and come back. The goal was 5 miles. We have been looking at all our options in our communication needs and I think we finally came up with something that we might be happy with. I looked at our expense sheet and realized we were spending a lot per month for phone/internet etc. I think we found a way to save $80 per month. We had to save that much to make up for the time spent researching everything.
I am hoping that Neil will be healthy, it has been rough on Friday. It got to a point that he would cry when I tell him to go and play with his kitchen after reading the same book 15th time. I know he is not feeling too well when there is a lot of whining. I am not sure if his ear infection came back or if it is teething. He sometimes tries to put his whole fist inside the mouth and is drooling rivers. There are a last few still to come in.
Hoping to get up early and have a good start to the weekend.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Home Remedies
I have not been very good about updating the blog this month. All the blogging about life has been interrupted by well...life. Neil has been sick most of last week and I have been nursing him back to health. He is doing better now. He was diagnosed with a double ear infection and was prescribed antibiotics. I have been doing what my husband lovingly refers as witchcraft. My witchcraft includes feeding him mush (which is really boiled brown rice), turmeric seasoned buttermilk, and vicks on the feet and rubbing essential oils on his chest and back. He can call it witchcraft, but hey, who am I to argue with results? Oh, and instead of water, I feed him the nutrient rich leftover water from boiling rice. I also diluted his milk and made sure all his food was hot. The turmeric? It is pure magic. It cures tummy upsets too.
And with the above paragraph, I have officially turned into a 90 year old woman. I know it is not just my dear hubby, most of you who are reading thinks I am nuts. And you would be probably right. Which mom doesn't give antibiotics to her child with a double ear infection? But let me explain. I grew up with antibiotics. They were my constant companion. I was a sick most of my childhood. I was breastfed until I was 2 years old and my siblings were not breastfed. Yet, I was the one with all the issues. Funny, huh? I regularly got cold, cough, and fever every single month. And every single month I had to take antibiotics. At that time, I had to go to school, dad and mom had to work, and there was not a whole lot of alternatives. Anyway, this pretty much continued until I was 18. Then I didn't get sick as often, but still about 4-5 times a year. The tide finally turned when I came to US when I was 23. It has been 7 years since then and I must have gotten sick 7 times at the most. And taken antibiotics once. These days I don't even take tylenol. Now, don't get the wrong impression, I am not against western medicine or anything. I just have a host of other issues which sometimes require medication to function in my daily life and I just don't feel the need to take medicines for something like a headache or medium pain or cough.
And I pretty much do the same for my child. As much as possible, keep him off of antibiotics and do the natural stuff. Of course, it goes without saying, if there is stuff I have no clue about, I don't mess with home remedies. Also, if he is in pain and things seem to get worse, I don't wait and see. Like, one time he got roseola, I had no idea what was going on and I took him to the doctor. By that time the fever had broken and rashes come out. Initially, when Neil got ear infections, we gave him antibiotics as I was worried what would happen if I didn't. It is hard to break years of conditioning. :)
Do you practicewithcraft home remedies? If so, please share your favourites so I can add them to my repertoire.
And with the above paragraph, I have officially turned into a 90 year old woman. I know it is not just my dear hubby, most of you who are reading thinks I am nuts. And you would be probably right. Which mom doesn't give antibiotics to her child with a double ear infection? But let me explain. I grew up with antibiotics. They were my constant companion. I was a sick most of my childhood. I was breastfed until I was 2 years old and my siblings were not breastfed. Yet, I was the one with all the issues. Funny, huh? I regularly got cold, cough, and fever every single month. And every single month I had to take antibiotics. At that time, I had to go to school, dad and mom had to work, and there was not a whole lot of alternatives. Anyway, this pretty much continued until I was 18. Then I didn't get sick as often, but still about 4-5 times a year. The tide finally turned when I came to US when I was 23. It has been 7 years since then and I must have gotten sick 7 times at the most. And taken antibiotics once. These days I don't even take tylenol. Now, don't get the wrong impression, I am not against western medicine or anything. I just have a host of other issues which sometimes require medication to function in my daily life and I just don't feel the need to take medicines for something like a headache or medium pain or cough.
And I pretty much do the same for my child. As much as possible, keep him off of antibiotics and do the natural stuff. Of course, it goes without saying, if there is stuff I have no clue about, I don't mess with home remedies. Also, if he is in pain and things seem to get worse, I don't wait and see. Like, one time he got roseola, I had no idea what was going on and I took him to the doctor. By that time the fever had broken and rashes come out. Initially, when Neil got ear infections, we gave him antibiotics as I was worried what would happen if I didn't. It is hard to break years of conditioning. :)
Do you practice
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
The weekend recap
Our weekend was a mixed bag. Saturday started out very nice. The weather was glorious and the three of us spread a picnic blanket in the backyard and just lay there. As in R and I lay there and Neil just ran around. We plucked a lemon from the tree and threw it around for Neil to fetch. He would run after it, and bring it to us for approval. We would say good boy and that would make his day. Just like a puppy. Except that he is cuter and we will have to send him to college. I was loading the dishwasher when R asked me to come and join him on the blanket. I was about to say I had work to do, but then I realized that the dirty dishes will always be there. I left it and enjoyed the day. I am so glad I did. It was one of the simple pleasures of life and we loved it.
After all the running around, Neil got tired and had lunch and went to sleep with no complaint. Saturdays are his favorite days as he gets attention from both of us. I also went to take a nap while R set up our new internet. I have no recollection of what we did Saturday evening. Isn't that weird?
We had not one, but two birthday parties on Sunday after church. There was one right after chuch where a friend was turning 50 and it was from 2-4. Neil went to sleep at 1:30, so I left him with R and I went by myself. When I came back, he was already up, and we got ready to go for the next one. Unfortunately, R had two call conflicts and could not make it to this one either. This was for a sweet 5 year old. We call him Neil's older brother because when I happened to see his baby pictures, it was just like Neil's. Neither of the parents look like either of us, but the kids have very good similarities. Isn't that funny?
There was a super bowl party at the house at the same time and so there was a bunch of people. Neil was running around like a dog with his tail on fire and I was chasing him the entire time. It is hard to go anywhere with him by myself. He wanted to play with the big boys on the stairs. Nice. We left around 9pm and by that time, I was exhausted. I almost fell asleep at the wheel on the drive back.
I somehow dragged myself to bed and that was the end of our weekend.
After all the running around, Neil got tired and had lunch and went to sleep with no complaint. Saturdays are his favorite days as he gets attention from both of us. I also went to take a nap while R set up our new internet. I have no recollection of what we did Saturday evening. Isn't that weird?
We had not one, but two birthday parties on Sunday after church. There was one right after chuch where a friend was turning 50 and it was from 2-4. Neil went to sleep at 1:30, so I left him with R and I went by myself. When I came back, he was already up, and we got ready to go for the next one. Unfortunately, R had two call conflicts and could not make it to this one either. This was for a sweet 5 year old. We call him Neil's older brother because when I happened to see his baby pictures, it was just like Neil's. Neither of the parents look like either of us, but the kids have very good similarities. Isn't that funny?
There was a super bowl party at the house at the same time and so there was a bunch of people. Neil was running around like a dog with his tail on fire and I was chasing him the entire time. It is hard to go anywhere with him by myself. He wanted to play with the big boys on the stairs. Nice. We left around 9pm and by that time, I was exhausted. I almost fell asleep at the wheel on the drive back.
I somehow dragged myself to bed and that was the end of our weekend.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Friendship Muse
Today I am thinking about friendships. I have never had a ton of friends, just a few good ones. I know it sounds corny, but my husband is truly my best friend! We tell each other that we needed to be as we are both home and are together all the time. haha. Being in a new city right after marriage, where neither of us had any friends or family really got us closer. To be honest, after a while, neither of us felt a need to be with anyone else. You could say we became a little antisocial. It was a different life for R as he had always been the life of the party back in Ohio where we met, but I was always a bookworm and a tad antisocial anyway, so I settled into our new life pretty well.
Since then, we have had friends come and go. I never felt a void or a need until Neil was born. It was at that time I really craved for some friends. I joined a meetup group so I could form some fun frienships with moms who had kids Neil's age. I went on playdates so I could discuss what our kids where going through at that stage and of course if they were SAHM as well, well, that would be fantastic. The meetup thing never worked out. Although, I had become a little bit more extroverted after being a mom, at group settings, my inner introvert always came out. I was frustrated. I looked at the blogs of moms and they were all surrounded with friends. I was jealous. It was not like I was asking for a lot, I was just wishing for a like minded friend in real life. I was unhappy.
I am not sure why it took me a long time to find the answer to that. But it came to me one day.
I was looking for friendships in all the wrong places. I don't mean the meetup group is a wrong place to look for friends. Or the church. Or Bible Study. But it could be, if I am looking for friendships for filling a void only God can fill. Had a rough mommy day? Take it to the cross. He refreshes my soul. Since coming to that realization, I have learned certain things. One is that you cannot force friendships. It has to click. I have experienced the not clicking with people who were great "on paper." And sometimes, you are looking for that great "in the same boat" likeminded friend that you almost miss the boat on people God brings to your life. (Pardon the pun) Singles, older married, and really old ones too :) I smile now, thinking how important it was to me to find mommy friends. I have learned a thing or two since then. And I am glad. I am also glad I found some new sweet friends. Who once called me while R was out of town and we chatted for 4 hours. :)
I have had good friends who drifted away with time, friends who call only when they need me (sometimes I am that friend!), and some great friends with whom we can pick up just where we left off. Those are rare!
What about you? Are you surrounded by friends? Do you feel the need for companionship?
Since then, we have had friends come and go. I never felt a void or a need until Neil was born. It was at that time I really craved for some friends. I joined a meetup group so I could form some fun frienships with moms who had kids Neil's age. I went on playdates so I could discuss what our kids where going through at that stage and of course if they were SAHM as well, well, that would be fantastic. The meetup thing never worked out. Although, I had become a little bit more extroverted after being a mom, at group settings, my inner introvert always came out. I was frustrated. I looked at the blogs of moms and they were all surrounded with friends. I was jealous. It was not like I was asking for a lot, I was just wishing for a like minded friend in real life. I was unhappy.
I am not sure why it took me a long time to find the answer to that. But it came to me one day.
I was looking for friendships in all the wrong places. I don't mean the meetup group is a wrong place to look for friends. Or the church. Or Bible Study. But it could be, if I am looking for friendships for filling a void only God can fill. Had a rough mommy day? Take it to the cross. He refreshes my soul. Since coming to that realization, I have learned certain things. One is that you cannot force friendships. It has to click. I have experienced the not clicking with people who were great "on paper." And sometimes, you are looking for that great "in the same boat" likeminded friend that you almost miss the boat on people God brings to your life. (Pardon the pun) Singles, older married, and really old ones too :) I smile now, thinking how important it was to me to find mommy friends. I have learned a thing or two since then. And I am glad. I am also glad I found some new sweet friends. Who once called me while R was out of town and we chatted for 4 hours. :)
I have had good friends who drifted away with time, friends who call only when they need me (sometimes I am that friend!), and some great friends with whom we can pick up just where we left off. Those are rare!
What about you? Are you surrounded by friends? Do you feel the need for companionship?
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