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Cant decide!!!

I have decided that buying baby bedding is an unfair and crappy process. I have looked on every site there is I think. Browsed many a catalog. I know what I want...but I cant find it. I want greens, browns and neutral colors in a modern mix of stripes and shapes. I want modern and something good for a boy of girl.
This below is almost perfect but its not quite right.There are so many decisions its making my brain hurt. This is the first thing I am buying! I cant even decide on it. ARRG. When Tessa was born my ex mil made her a very sweet Winnie the pooh crib set. Levi's was baby snoopy. I decided for this baby I dont want characters or animals. the only thing I do know is I want shades of green and modern design.

I am starting to think of just making my own. My best friend and I are going fabric shopping this weekend. Maybe..just maybe I will find what I want.

Just realized I will slowly slip back into hell....

When my daughter was born I was thrust into a world of Nick Jr, Disney and PBS. Tessa was obsessed with two things. Blues Clues... she LOVED Steve. She would crawl to the entertainment center, pull her self up and stare up at him like he was Jesus. She would touch his face and clap in excitement when he would ask a question. Nothing made her day as much as Steve showing up. I remember at one point having a disturbing conversation on a play date about how the more you watch Steve..the sexier he gets. There were housewives all over pushing their wee ones out of the way so they could stare at Steve....eww.

Besides Steve's daily visit there was also Bear in the Big Blue house. Tessa would crawl to her bouncy chair and sit and dance and clap the entire show. She loved it and I actually grew to love the show too. For her first birthday she got a talking Bear, and she wouldn't let anyone come near it. She was like a Pitt bull with a bone..it was hers...no one was to touch it. We still have him..he is in a toy box somewhere.
Those were Tessa's obsessions. I didn't let her watch much else. Sesame street annoyed me. I wanted to strangle Dora..OH MY GOD I HATE THAT SHOW!!! I personally think parents get stupider when they watch it...I am sorry, just my opinion..oh I HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT.
Barney was a definite no as well as Teletubbies or any other lame show I thought wasn't needed.

When Levi came he didn't really watch many kids shows. He loved the wiggles. He would sit in his saucer and dance and bounce and giggle. However he never really got involved in the tv sitter, instead he just wanted to be with you. He didn't care what you were doing as long as he had you in a line of sight. He would sit in his highchair, swing, bouncer and play and babble.

So with another baby I realized that I will have to venture into the kid tv world again. Tess and Levi really don't watch Tv, they have a few shows they like, and movies they like, but thats about the extent. They would rather read or play with their friends.

I haven't payed much attention to kids shows. I do think wonder pets is awesome. And Yo GabaGaba is..strange, but most that I have caught a glimpse of make me want to take out my brain through my nose with a potato peeler. Maybe we just wont use the TV at all this time around....its not like its on much anyway.

Moving along

We had a very very busy weekend. Tess and Levi returned, my husband and our friend replaced my breaks, we finished school shopping and are trying to get back into a routine.
I am feeling pretty good. I haven't had any morning sickness this last week though I am still exhausted by 4pm every day. Of course right as I start feeling better, I was hit today at work with a killer headache and stomach aches. I seem to have picked up a stomach virus. I spent most of the evening in the bathroom and am running a low fever. Hopefully all will be fine in the morning.

I got our statement plan from the women s care practice that is handling my pre natal and birth. I remember when I had Levi seeing the original bill and a large price tag of almost $18,000. I had military insurance at the time and didn't pay anywhere near that. I was concerned with our health plan and how much they would cover. I was very happy when I saw they had outlined a payment plan so we would be completely paid by delivery. I was also very happy to see that our cost will only be around $500. Seems "alternative birth methods" are much cheaper then a "hospital birth".

Next Wednesday we tour the birthing center. The week after I have my next appoinment. It seems time is flying by too quickly. I still have so much to do and so much to buy! Thats the fun part right??

Please..Please..Please!!!!!

Please, to my family watch this video, yes it is 16 minutes long. Friends, you too, or if you are pregnant or about to be pregnant watch. This is some of the TOP MD doctors and Department of State Health officials, midwifes explaining how midwifery works. Please watch and see how medical intervention does nothing but harm.

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

Baby Brain.....

I have had baby brain like you would not believe. Everything from missing exits on my way to or from work, leaving my cell at home, forgetting my lunch, paying bills from wrong accounts, leaving items in the frige that don't go there,forgetting about laundry, to almost leaving the house in my pajamas. Needless to say my friends and husband have had a few laughs in the last few weeks.

Projects have gone undone. My photography has been pushed to the side. My camera sits in its bag untouched..I am just too tired. I forget to return emails and calls. I have put off my blog design and etsy shop. I just dont have the energy. I hope that changes soon.

The scary part is supposedly according to some studies a womens brain shrinks 3-5% during pregnancy...oh dear...what was I blogging about again?

Where do my taxes go???

Sooo tonight my husband and I headed to Wally World to do some shopping. Tess and Levi are on their way home as we speak from vacation in Texas...and we haven't cooked a meal since they left in July...sad...so sad.
While there I also toted along their insane school supply lists..well not really insane just stupid in my opinion. In Virginia we pay a CRAP load of taxes, plus the state constantly brags about how our lottery profits help our public schools...so lets see..

Levi (1st Grade)
4-10 packs of pencils (Ummm when I was little we only needed 1)
1 box crayons
1 pair blunt scissors
4 bottels of White Glue (Why do the they need 4 bottles + 4 glue sticks????)
Pencil Box
2 boxes of tissue per semester (Really thats 8 boxes of tissue....seriously)
2 plastic folders with prongs
4 comp note books
4 glue sticks
4 dry erase markers

Tessa (4th Grade..wth did that happen??)
1 ruler
1 box colored pencils
1 box crayons
1 pair scissors
8 Glue Sticks (that's a lot of glue sticks)
2 packs of Pencils
6 Notebooks
2 Comp Books
2 packs Loose Leaf Paper
2 sets of highlighters
2 boxes of tissue
Pencil Box

Now while these are not anywhere as crazy as LAST years school supply list. It really annoys me that not only do I pay for my children s lunches, I pay taxes, but the school cant even supply tissues?????? It also annoys the crap out of me that they just take everything and dump in in bins, really annoys me. I bought it, I want MY child to use it.

So all that including 2 lunch boxes, two insulated soup containers and two sandwhich containers
set me back 70 some bucks. Insane to me it seems.

I am excited for them to get home..they have been gone since July 28th. Our house has been clean...and way way too quiet.

I am not sure how my energy will keep up since I have been having to nap every day for at least an hour when I get home. I am also watching my daughters best friend and neighbor every morning and after school.

The fun part is that Levi doesn't know he will be a big brother yet. I am trying to think of a neat way to tell him. Tessa knows, and she is excited. So are we...