This Week

SO... looks like I am not that good at keeping up on this whole blog thing on a regular basis (like every day). But I figure once a week is better than I've been in the past!

There are so  many things that cross my mind throughout the day that I think I should blog about, but never seem to get (or take) the time to log in and write (er, type) it all down. SO maybe I will try to remember them all and fill up one blog entry with like 3 or 4 different ideas! YIKES! Ok, maybe I won't, sounds too boring! So I will stick to just a couple... here goes...

TOP NEWS "STORIES" I COULD DO WITHOUT HEARING ABOUT EVER AGAIN!

1) Lindssy Lohan! Seriously, I am SO over hearing about her in the news. Plus I feel like she is tainting my good name! Like MAYBE I should sue her like she tried to sue E-Trade for using "her name" with "milk-aholic". (Seriously funniest commercial ever!) I was watching the news this morning and they made SUCH a big deal about being at the court house, and finding out she was being remanded...blah blah blah. That girl does belong in jail! I don't care that her daddy thinks she needs rehab and not jail. Yes she needs to be "rehabed" but I think actually being in jail for 30 may do her some good. Being in a plushy rehab center is too easy! I am also WAY over hearing about her because the first morning after Morgan was born and I was still in the hospital, there was NOTHING on but LINDSAY LOHAN! All the news channels were following her going to court, which she was like 20 mins late to. Seriously who gets away with being 20 mins late to appear in court! Ugh!

2) Bell City! Yes, I understand that there was TERRIBLE corruption going on, but really, I am over it. No need to hear about it any more! Why is this news still? It's been going on for weeks (maybe months, I have lost track) now, WHY IS THIS STILL NEWS!

3) Paris Hilton! Ok, maybe she hasn't been in the news as much the last week or so, but a few weeks ago when she was claimed the purse wasn't hers...come on seriously? Since when does that excuse work? Ok I won't gripe for too long on this, see my comments on L.L. above, they pretty much apply here too!

Ok, I guess that takes care of my news stories for now...

Another blog idea that comes to mind is one I stole from a friend... 5 things I am thankful for this month:

1) My time off! Even though I have said time and again that I am not cut out to be a stay at home mom, I am thankful that I have had the time off with my munchkin. I can see how important it has been to bond with my baby during this time. She really is pretty attached to me! Don't get me wrong, she does GREAT around other people. She just loves to be held, and loves to laugh at people, etc. But she really does know me and my voice and my touch. I really like that! Also, I have found out she is a complete HAM for the camera! I had pictures taken (finally) of her! Luckily Sean's cousin Claire is a SUPER talented photographer and offered to take pics! I can't wait to see how they turn out. Also I am thankful for my job. Not only that I love it, love the people I work with, but LOVE that I have a job to go back to. Times are still hard for some people so I am really thankful I have my job! And to top off the fact that I love my job, I am SUPER thankful that I have an awesome boss and office manager that have made it possible for me to take off 3 full months!

2) My parents! Yes, I must be an adult now because I am thankful for my parents and all they have done for me! Both their birthdays are in September so it just reminds me even more that they are wonderful and special people! Sean and I wouldn't be where we are and have the things we do if it wasn't for their help. I also love that they LOVE being grandparents now! It is so fun to watch them with Morgan. Sean and I tease that they are bad grandparents because they spoiled her before she was even born, but we only tease. That's what grandparents are supposed to do.

3) My hubby. He works SO hard! And now that we are in a REAL house that is OURS he has been really good at all the "honey do" projects. I can't say enough about how much I appreciate him and love him, so I won't try here.

4) My friends. Even though I don't see some of them as much as I like, they are all like the beautiful stars that shine at night. I may not see them all the time, but I know they are there. And when I need them, I wish upon them and they are there for me. And they are all beautiful sparkly people, just like stars :)!

5) My pup...yes I said it, my doggie Diesel! I was never a dog person. Didn't grow up with dogs, we always had cats. I still don't do well with dogs, except for my own! HAHA! SHe

I realize that I titled this blog "This Week" and I haven't even mentioned anything about this week yet...

Morgan had a doctors appointment. She is doing great. The doctor said there is absolutely nothing wrong with her, she is great (duh we already knew that!) . She also had her first shots. She was a CHAMP! She really didn't cry any worse than her worst melt-down cry. She lost it when I laid her on the exam bed and she heard the paper crinkle. She HATED it and had a melt-down then. Didn't stop crying until we left the doctor's office. She was great for the rest of the day too. She only got a tad bit fussy, but she never spiked a fever or had any other reaction. Also, she is now 10 lbs, 13 ounces and is 24 inches long. She has grown, but she will be our tall skinny kiddo. She is in the 90% for height, but 50% for weight. The doctor wasn't worried about her weight, so neither am I.

I had picture taken of Morgan. Like I said above, she's a total ham! Can't wait to see them! After her pics, I went into my office to have lunch and then do a little work. It was fun to see everyone again. And work, well I was kind of happy to be there working but it was tough since I had Morgan with me. It was hard to get focused when she would fuss a tad and I had to calm her or put her pacifier back in her mouth etc. When I finally finished the project I was working on, it took like 30 mins just to leave! Saying bye to everyone takes a long time with a munchkin in tow! They are all excited for me to come back so that makes me feel good. It always feels good to feel appreciated!                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                  

Oops!

Oops... have already slacked at the blogging again and it has only been a week! Well we had kind of a busy week though, ok maybe not, but still...

Tuesday was my mom's birthday so I took Morgan to school to have lunch with Grandma for a nice birthday treat. It was weird to see all the little high schoolers on campus! I got there at the end of the period before lunch, had lunch in the teacher's lounge with a group of teachers (duh) and then stayed for the following period. It was funny to have a screaming baby on a high school campus and in a class room. The students didn't seem to mind though. And seriously, I think kids are getting dumber and dumber these days. I know as teenagers we all think we "know it all" but I honestly think that as a high school student I was WAY smarter than some of the kids my mom has now! I also know that teachers always say "there is no such thing as a dumb question" but I don't think that is correct anymore. I absolutely think there is such thing as a dumb question! When my mom tells her students (and writes it on the board, and went over this concept on their first lab) to write the questions for the lab in "Q & A format" and a kid asks her if he can write them out in a different way...that by ALL MEANS is a DUMB QUESTION! How many times do you have to be told how to do something before you actually understand that "oh the teacher must want things to be done this way"... Sorry for the tangent, I just am seriously amused by the students my mom has. And year after year the stories she can tell seem  to get worse! I told her after my first year in college that high schools should offer an assembly, seminar or even a class about what college is really like. I think students don't actually believe high school teachers when they say college is harder. Like one of her students said he couldn't complete the homework properly because he had a broken wrist and a cast on so he and his lab partner just "shared" the work... not an excuse! For 2 reasons! Reason #1: In college a professor, especially in a general ed class where there are like 100 students in a huge lecture hall, doesn't care WHY you didn't complete the assignment, bottom line is you didn't do it so you get no credit. Reason #2, unless specified in the beginning, it is NEVER OK to "share" your work, it's called cheating or plagiarism! Ok, sorry, once again, I digress...After I left campus, I went to my parent's house because we were going to go out to dinner.

The rest of the week was pretty boring. I just hung out at home, ran errands and did chores. Oh the exciting life of maternity leave!

I am excited that today is FRIDAY! I seem to love the weekends more and more because I actually get to spend time with Sean. He has been SO busy with work that I feel like I never see or talk to him anymore. The time we spend in the car, carpooling during our commute to work, now seems more and more like actual quality time. I mean I always thought it was but now I do even more. It is a time that we unwind and decompress from our day. We each talk about how work was and decide what's for dinner, what we are going to do that night or even plans for the weekend, etc. Then when we get home we actually get to relax and enjoy each other. Now, it seems like I don't get to talk to him much during the day, he comes home late, we eat dinner then it is all of the sudden time to go to bed! But the weekends, well obviously, I get more time with him :)!

I am also excited to go back to work. I return in 3 weeks and I couldn't be happier. Does that make me a bad mom? I hope not! I love what I do, I love the people I work with and I really do miss them! And I know mmy munchkin is going to be in great hands while I work so I am ok with that! Oh another thing I am anxious for is getting Morgan in her crib in her own room...I know, weird right? Most moms I know don't want their kiddos in another room. Some don't even want them in another bed! We have Morgan in a cradle next to my side of the bed, there was no way she was gonna fit in our queen sized bed with us... and the dog... In any event, I think she will be happier in her crib. She seems to like to stretch out and in her cradle she just can't do that. Plus she's been sleeping through the night pretty well for about 2 weeks now, so I am confident she will do well in her own room, therefore letting us get a better night sleep in our room!

That's all for now! Hope everyone has a great weekend :) I know we will!

Fun Weekend!

We had a fun weekend of hanging out with friends, doing a few things around the house and just staying HOME since we are usually always running around here or there on weekends.

Friday night we had a blast hanging out with friends. Sean grilled up some steaks, we had wine, the boys smoked cigars in the garage and then we all played poker. All in all it was a great night! Morgan was SO well behaved. Well how couldn't she be, she was asleep the whole time! I think she is going through a growth spurt or something because all she can do is sleep lately. I know that sleeping is what babies do, but she is usually pretty awake and alert during the day but for the last few days, well all she wants to do is sleep. I am not going to complain for now. I know some fussy times are coming... Anyways, I digress from the weekends events...

Saturday was a lazy day for the first part of the day! For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to polish off a whole bottle of wine by myself (since no one else was drinking it). Not such a good idea when I have a 6am wake-up call named Morgan.  I made it through the day and by about 3pm I was finally feeling better! At that point Sean and I went to go run some errands. I needed a few things at Target and we thought that maybe we'd get a couple plants or something at Lowe's to make the exterior of our house look like we actually live there. Well, note to self, we apparently can't go to Lowe's without spending HOURS there! We must have been there for at least an hour and a half looking at plants, looking at Halloween decorations, looking at malibu lights...geez! Well we ended up only purchasing the few things we meant to go there for! We got a couple plants and pots to put by our front door. It's not much but it's a step in the right direction. By the time we were done it was about 6pm! Luckily In-N-Out is in the SAME shopping center so we grabbed some burgers before heading home. I think it's terrible that ONE shopping center has Target, Lowe's AND In-N-Out! It's a trap, I swear! Especially for new home owners like us that are easily tempted! HAHA! When we were done with dinner I happened to realize that 8 weeks prior, we were ending our errand run the same way! 8 weeks prior, Sean dragged me ALL over Lake Elsinore running errands to get stuff for the house. We walked around Lowe's for about 2 hours, Targer, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc. We were out for about 4 hours, came home for a few, and then Sean realized he needed to go BACK to Lowe's, so there was another 2 hours! HAHA! Mind you I was 9 months preggo, ready to pop any minute (really any minute and I didn't even realize it). He treated me to In-N-Out since I was such a trooper! The next morning I went into labor! 31 hours later, Morgan decided to join the world :)!

Sunday, Morgan ACTUALLY decided to let me sleep in! So we slept until about 10! While I fed Morgan, Sean made us breakfast. We spent the morning watching the Nascar race from the night before and then watching the Angels. It was a pretty mellow day, exactly what Sundays should be!

Here's a "note" I posted on Facebook...

This is an ode to 10 Things I Hate About You, one of my favorite movies! It's been playing on the movie channels a lot lately. I started thinking about all the little things Morgan does that makes me laugh and melt my heart. So I felt the need to share...hopefully I can limit myself to only 10!

So in no particular order...

1 - I LOVE HOW YOU HOLD ONTO MY FINGERS WHILE I FEED YOU

2 - I LOVE HOW SOMETIMES AFTER YOU ARE DONE EATING (AND EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF EATING) YOU PASS OUT AND SLIP INTO A FOOD COMA!

3 - I LOVE HOW YOU LAUGH IN YOUR SLEEP. YOU HAVE THE CUTEST LITTLE GIGGLE THAT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR WHILE YOU ARE AWAKE.

4 - I LOVE HOW YOU SLEEP...ARMS UP, LEGS OUT. ITS HILARIOUS.

5 - I LOVE TO WATCH YOU FALL ALSEEP. YOU FIGHT IT SO HARD AND SLEEP ALWAYS WINS!

6 - EVEN THOUGH IT MAKES ME SAD SOMETIMES, I LOVE HOW YOU IMMEDIATELY CALM DOWN FROM MELT DOWNS WHEN DADDY HOLDS YOU. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS I REMIND YOU, DADDY WILL ALWAYS MAKE IT BETTER!

7 - I LOVE TO HEAR PEOPLE TELL ME HOW CUTE YOU ARE AND MY RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THE SAME, "YA SHE KNOWS IT TOO, SHE INSISTED ON COMING OUT C-SECTION SO SHE'D BE PRETTY AND NOT SQUISH FACED"

8 - I LOVE THAT YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD BABY! WE ARE SO LUCKY! AND EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE YOUR MOMENTS OF BEING SUPER FUSSY, WE ARE STILL LUCKY THAT WE HAVE MORE MOMENTS OF YOU BEING A CALM, HAPPY BABY!

9 - I LOVE THAT YOU ARE DADDY'S MINI-ME. YOU ARE THE SPITTING IMAGE OF HIM AND I THINK IT'S HILARIOUS THAT EVERYONE ELSE CAN SEE IT TOO.

10 - I LOVE HOW YOU GRUNT AND GROAN...TO FART AND POOP! YES, THIS IS GROSS BUT HILARIOUS AT THE SAME TIME! YOU RIVAL DADDY AND THE DOG IN THE FART DEPARTMENT.

So there you have it, 10 things I love about my baby girl. There are many more and I am sure the list could go on forever!

Hello Again!

I think it's about time I actually start blogging... let's see if I can keep it up though! o far I have not been very good. And I know nothing about blogging! I don't even know how to make it pretty, or insert pictures...I may need some help!

I basically want to (try to) start this whole blogging thing up again is because we are finally a little family of 4! Ok yes, I count the dog, Diesel, so we are 4! I think it is great to put down your ideas and post pictures to document your life, regardless if anyone else on the internet reads it! I think the internet is great. It is SO easy to type up a blog...but call me old school because I still love to flip through books and magazines, look at REAL pictures and photo albums, etc. My friend Michelle has a wonderful blog! It's SO pretty and full of pictures and she is an AMAZING writer (and friend, and wife and mother, etc...her list of amazingness could go on and on really). Well she prints her blog and creates a book every year. This way she has a tangible memory book to show her family! I think that is a great idea, and if I can actually keep this up I hope to get her help on doing just the same thing.

So... cheers to blogging!

Back to reality...

It is SO hard to come back to reality! The wedding and honeymoon are over, tear, and it is now time to get back to the real world and work! The honeymoon was FANTASTIC! I will be sure to post pictures of both the wedding and honeymoon, once I figure out how to do so! I am still new at this blogger thing and I am just trying to get the hang of it. More to come soon so stay tuned!

The "3"

Ok, so I thought I might need to explain the "3" in my blog link... "The Ripleys" was already taken which wasn't too surprising. And with Sean being a "third" we use the number 3 or a roman numeral three alot for stuff. I didn't want anyone to think for some reason there would be a 3rd Ripley in our little family any time soon! HAHA! I am already getting that questions a lot though and we aren't even married yet. I have noticed though that there must be something in the water because so many people I know are getting knocked up! It is starting to make me feel really old, that's for sure. I mean I was already starting to feel old, watching friend's younger siblings grow up, watching friends who already have kids, grow, etc. But now, for some strange reason, I am starting to feel like an old grown up! When did that happen? When did we all grow up? I can't seem to pin point it for myself, all I know is that all of the sudden I actually feel like a grown up! I have been out of college for 4 years now, have had a "real job" for just about that long also, and have lived on my own (give or take a few months in between apartments) since I was 21, but for some reason it wasn't until just recently (like within the last couple weeks) that I have actually felt like a "grown up". I am thinking that maybe its all the pregnant people I know! I am starting to know more and more "parents" now. Most of my friends now are married (or getting married soon) and starting families. Gone are the days of the "single" friends and going out to bars to meet people. It seems so strange! Don't get me wrong, I DO NOT for one second miss those days! HAHA! Just finally starting to sink in that I am actually a grown up.... weird revelation for me!