FAMILY TIME

GRIFFIN FEEDING SISSY
MY MOM AND DAD WITH THE KIDDOS

SO MY MOM AND DAD CAME FOR A QUICK VISIT LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY AND THEY LEFT MONDAY MORNING. GRIFFIN WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THEM. HE KEPT SAYING NANA NANA BEFORE MY MOM ARRIVED AND WHILE THEY WERE HERE HE PICKED UP A NEW WORD- PAPA FOR MY DAD. HE GOES BY PAPA OZZIE, SO IT WAS GREAT FOR THE KIDS TO BOND WITH MOM AND DAD. OF COURSE MY PARENTS ARE COMING BACK AGAIN NEXT SATURDAY FOR PEYTEN'S BAPTISM AND THEN A WEEK LATER FOR GRIFFIN'S BIRTHDAY ( I WISH THEY COULD JUST STAY IN BETWEEN- MOM THINK ABOUT IT!) . THEN THEY WILL COME AGAIN IN JULY SOMETIME AS WELL. WE HAD A REALLY NICE TIME WHILE THEY WERE HERE. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT I ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH SOME FRIENDS AND LEFT JASON AND THE PARENTS TO BABYSIT :) THURSDAY WE TOOK THEM WALKING IN NEWBURYPORT AND TO THE PLAYGROUND. fRIDAY I THINK WE JUST HUNG AROUND HERE AND PLAYED AND SATURDAY WE DID SWIMMING AND PLAYED AND WENT TO HAVE SOME BBQ FOR DINNER AND SUNDAY ME AND MOM WENT SHOPPING. WE HAD A GREAT VISIT. I AM SO GLAD MY DAD WAS ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH PEYTEN B/C HE HADN'T SEEN HER SINCE SHE WAS BORN. I REALLY AM LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT PARENTS THAT COME AND VISIT US AND SPEND TIME WITH THE GRANDKIDS. MY MOM IS ALWAYS HERE TO HELP OUT WHENEVER I NEED HER. IT SUCKS TO BE SO FAR AWAY FROM GOOD FRIENDS AND FAMILY BUT MY MOM AND DAD ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!! WELL , TO SUM IT UP WE HAD A GREAT TIME. OH YEAH, JASON AND DAD PLANTED FLOWERS FOR ME AND PUT THE CHAIRS AND TABLE TOGETHER FOR THE PATIO TOO :) SO IT WAS ALSO A PRODUCTIVE TRIP AS WELL.

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NEW ENGLAND LOVIN'

THE BEACH AT PLUM ISLAND
DOWNTOWN NEWBURYPORT

THE HARBOR AT NEWBURYPORT

THE CLAM BOX IN IPSWICH

I KNOW, I KNOW, I AM ALWAYS BITCHING ABOUT THE SNOW, COLD WEATHER AND COLD PEOPLE. BUT......................................................

NOW IT IS SPRING AND I LOVE LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. ANGELA AND DANI B, I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. IT IS GREAT WEATHER AND EVERYTHING IS SOOOOOO PRETTY HERE. THIS WHOLE WEEK WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING OUTSIDE AND GOING FOR WALKS. GRIFFIN LOVES TO PLAY OUTSIDE WITH ALL THE COUGARS (OLDER GIRLS :) ) ON OUR STREET- SO CUTE!

I LOVE WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN NEWBURYPORT WITH THE FAMILY AND EATING OUTSIDE. I LOVE TO GO TO DOWNTOWN BOSTON WITH THE FAMILY AND PLAY IN THE BOSTON COMMON. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUR BACKYARD ALL DONE UP SO THE BRATS CAN PLAY OUT THERE ALL DAY! I AM SO EXCITED FOR MY FAMILY TO COME VISIT AND FOR SOME OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS THAT ARE COMING HERE AS WELL, I CAN'T WAIT! SO FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I AM SURE MY MOOD WILL BE MUCH BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN.

THE ABOVE PICTURES ARE OF PLACES RIGHT BY OUR HOUSE. PLUM ISLAND IS THE BEACH RIGHT BY OUR HOUSE AND GRIFFIN LOVES TO DRIVE AROUND OVER THERE, I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE HIM TO THE BEACH, NOW THAT IT IS WARMING UP. NEWBURYPORT IS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY AND WE ALWAYS GO EAT AND WALK AROUND OVER HERE WITH THE MUNCHKINS. AND THE CLAM BOX IS A FAMOUS NEW ENGLAND RESTAURANT KNOWN FOR SERVING THE BEST FRIED CLAMS- WE ARE GOING TO GO EAT THERE THIS WEEKEND AND SIT OUTSIDE- CAN'T WAIT!!!

WELL, I WILL SEND OUT PICTURES ONCE THE WEEKEND IS OVER...

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KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES'

SO AS YOU SAW IN MY LAST POST, MY GOAL WAS TO HAVE THE BEST KID BACKYARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR THOSE OF YOU W/O KIDS YOU ARE PROBABLY THINKING LAME, RIGHT? WELL, ONCE YOU HAVE KIDS YOUR PRIORITIES SHIFT, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ARE YOUR KIDDOS. SO, MY THINKING WAS TO GET THE BEST PLAY YARD AND EVERYONE WILL WANT TO COME TO OUR PLACE TO PLAY. OF COURSE WE WOULD NEED TO GET A FEW MISC. OUTDOOR TOYS AS WELL, BUT THAT IS EASY ENOUGH.

WELL, YESTERDAY THERE WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENTION IN OUR CUL DE SAC ( NOSEY MOMS AND THEIR KIDS PLAYING IN OUR STREET) AND I HEARD THAT ONE FAMILY IS PUTTING A $6,000 SWING SET IN THEIR BACKYARD!!!! YES, THAT IS NOT A TYPO $6,0000. tHAT IS A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY ON A SWING SET. SO I HAVE A FEELING THAT THEIR PLAY YARD MAY BE A BIT BETTER THAN OURS!!!! SO OF COURSE I AM PISSED!!!!! THERE IS A GROUP OF LADIES AND THEIR KIDS THAT HANG OUT IN THE NEXT CUL DE SAC OVER (THIS IS WHERE THE SWING SET WILL BE- $6,000) AND THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE THE COOLEST OF THE COOL. YEP, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT!!!! AND MOST OF THESE MOMS ARE 12 YEARS MY SENIOR. THEY ARE ALL AROUND 37+ WITH BABIES. IF I AM 40 WITH A 1 YEAR OLD- SHOOT ME!!!!! SO ANYWAY, WE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COOL CREW, SO I WANTED TO START MY OWN COOL CREW. AND ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT I INVITE CAN PLAY IN OUR COOL YARD! BUT NOW MY THEORY IS BLOWN B/C EVERYONE IS GOING TO WANT TO HANG AT THE EXPENSIVE SWING, RIGHT?! WRONG!!!!!!!! I AM WAY COOLER THAN ANY OF THOSE 40 YEAR OLDS AND IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME AND JASON-TOUGH!!!! I CAN'T HELP IT THAT WE ARE ONLY 28 AND 29 AND LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSES THAT THEY ARE AT THEIR AGE. SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THESE LADIES WERE JEALOUS OF US B/C WE WERE SO YOUNG WITH KIDS AND A NICE HOUSE, ETC... WELL, GET OVER IT! B/C NOT ONLY ARE WE THE YOUNGEST PEEPS IN THE HOOD BUT WE ARE THE COOLEST CATS AND WE'LL SHOW THEM!!!!!

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BLAH BLAH BLAH

GRIFFIN AND CONNOR
THE BRATS!

HELLO. SO NOT TOO MUCH NEW GOING ON IN THE POST HOUSE. LAST WEEK WE HAD 2 DAYS OF NICE WEATHER SO I DID LOTS OF WALKING WITH THE KIDDOS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ANOTHER NEIGHBOR AND HER BABY. I THINK THIS WEEK BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY WE WILL START TO GET NICE WEATHER AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE HERE TO STAY B/C I AM SO SICK OF THE COLD!!!!!!

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE DID SWIM LESSONS AND RAN A BUNCH OF ERRANDS. WE ALSO WENT OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE ARE THE FIRST FRIENDS WE MADE HERE WHEN WE MOVED TO BOSTON, AND THEY ARE JUST GREAT! THEY HAVE 2 BOYS. THEIR OLDEST IS 3 1/2 MONTHS OLDER THAN GRIFFIN SO THEY WILL BE BUDS ONE DAY AND THEIR YOUNGEST BOY IS 6 MONTHS SO HIM AND PEYTEN WILL HANG AROUND TOGETHER :) THAT NIGHT, SATURDAY, WE GOT HOME FROM THEIR PLACE AROUND 10:30 AND GRIFFIN SLEPT ALL NIGHT AND PEYTEN SLEPT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 10 AM!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS GREAT! AND.....LAST NIGHT SHE SLEPT STRAIGHT FROM 11:30 UNTIL 6 AM!!!! I HOPE WE ARE ON TO SOMETHING HERE :)

ME AND JASON ARE DOING GOOD. JUST GETTING THE BACKYARD READY FOR THE WARM WEATHER AND OUR COMPANY. WE ARE GOING TO BUY SOME PATIO FURNITURE FOR THE DECK SO WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SIT WHEN WE HAVE COMPANY OVER AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A SWING SET FOR THE BRATS AND WHATEVER OTHER OUTDOOR TOYS WE CAN FIND. MY GOAL IS TO HAVE KIDS FROM PLAYGROUP OVER TO PLAY AT OUR HOUSE AND ALSO HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS OVER THAT WE LIKE TO PLAY AS WELL.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK WHEN MOM AND DAD COME, THEN THEY COME AGAIN FOR THE BAPTISM AND GRIFFIN'S B-DAY. GRIFFIN ASKS FOR HIS NANA EVERY SINGLE DAY SO HE WILL BE REALLY HAPPY COME NEXT WEDNESDAY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN SHOWING HIM PICTURES OF MY FRIEND KIM, SO HE WILL REMEMBER HER WHEN SHE COMES FOR THE BAPTISM :)

WELL, NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT. OH YEAH, TONIGHT, A NEW ONE TREE HILL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEW EPISODE!!!!! LET'S HOPE PEYTEN( MY FAVORITE- AS YOU KNOW) CAN SNAG HER MAN LUCAS BACK!!!!!!!!!

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T-shirts and shorts

SO TODAY IT IS ACTUALLY AROUND 68 DEGREES!!!!! CRAZY! I PUT SOME CAPRI WORKOUT PANTS AND A T-SHIRT ON, GRIFFIN HAD SHORTS ON AND PEYTEN HAD A T-SHIRT AND WE WENT FOR A WALK FOR 1 1/2 HOURS TODAY WITH A NEIGHBOR AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT FELT SO GOOD TO FEEL THE SUN BEATING DOWN ON US! NOW TOMORROW IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE 50'S SO I AM SURE WE WILL ALL GET A COLD, BUT IT WAS SO NICE TO BE OUTSIDE TODAY. THE BRATS ARE DOING GOOD. SISSY IS 2 MONTHS OLD AND TIME JUST KEEPS FLYING BY! GRIFFIN IS DOING GOOD, GIVING HER LOTS OF LOVE AND I THINK HE IS FINALLY GETTING USED TO HER BEING AROUND. I AM JUST READY FOR HER TO SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT, BUT I KNOW SOONER THAN LATER IT WILL BE HERE. WELL, JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK UPDATE ON US. MY MOM AND DAD ARE COMING IN A WEEK IN A HALF FOR A QUICK VISIT B/C ME AND GRIFFIN ARE REALLY MISSING THEM AND THEN THEY COME AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER AND SO WILL PEYTEN'S GODPARENTS FOR THE BAPTISM. THEN WE HAVE GRIFFIN'S 2ND BIRTHDAY AND OF COURSE MOM AND DAD ARE COMING AND SO IS MY AUNT AND GRANDPA FROM CALIFORNIA- WE ARE SO EXCITED. AND....IN AUGUST WE ARE GOING TO FLORIDA FOR THE MONTH- CAN'T WAIT!!!! WELL, I WILL DO ANOTHER BLOG SOON. UNTIL NEXT TIME......

quick update

Well, can't type long b/c griffin is napping and princess pipsqueak just woke up so i will have to go tend to her. There is never a free moment anymore :) As you can see from the picture above, Griffin is beginning to adjust to pipsqueak. He gives her lots of love and he is always trying to feed her his food.

She is just a little bundle of joy. She smiles so much now and she loves to watch griffin play all the time. she follows him around with her eyes and she is always looking for him. She is cooing alot and even laughing. She is just so precious and we love her to death. She wakes up about 2 times each night to eat and we are hoping that pretty soon she will sleep through the night.

Griffin is also doing really well, aside from being sick. We both have a massive cold! But other than that, he is eating really well, and sleeping too. And is language is really improving. He probably says about 14-16 words now. I need to make a list. Just this past week he has added owl, light and garlic to his list of words, and today it sounded like he was trying to say all done. He really is trying hard with his speech, but it really is getting much better!

I have also discovered that Griffin loves the Beetles, his favorite song is yellow submarine so for his birthday i am going to buy him the DVD of the cartoon. He has a toy submarine and he always uses sign language for us to sing more submarine. and in the car he always wants me to play my Beetles cd, he always signs for that as well- too funny!!!! I always knew he had good music taste :

Well, i will write more later, it sounds as if pipsqueak has gone back to sleep so i am going to go lay down as well.

Until next time...............

Easter Weekend

So, what is new with the Post household you may ask yourself, well let me fill you in. Last Wednesday, my mom arrived for a much needed visit to boston. i had asked her to come up here to help out with the brats, and of course being the great mom that she is, she came up ASAP. Wednesday and Thursday we just hung around and Thursday night i actually went out to dinner with two girls from my neighbor. It was good to just get out of the house and have some adult conversation without the munchkins. On Friday, while Griffin was napping and Jason was home from work, me, mom and pipsqueak went to Maine and had some Lobster sandwiches for lunch and did some shopping at stonewallkitchen (stonewallkitchen.com).

Then on saturday Griffin started up swimlessons again, then he ate 6 munchkins from Dunkin- his favorite breakfast. Then in the afternoon we took the kiddos to an easter egg hunt in the neighborhood and a good time was had by all. Princess Pipsqueak slept the whole time but griffin had a blast. He loved seeing the easter bunny and seeing what was inside all of his eggs. Then that afternoon me, mom, and pipsqueak did some shopping- one of our favorite things!!!!

Sunday we took the kiddos to the boston aquarium, and griffin enjoyed all the fish! Then we went to kelly's for lunch and he ate lots of fries!!!

Yesterday and today we have been hanging out and doing some shopping, tumble gym and stuff like that. Today we took them to McDonalds, griffin's fav restaurant and today he ate an entire hamburger!!!!!!! he used to be sooooo picky but now he is such a good little eater- that's my boy!!!! Well, i hope this post finds everyone doing well.

Until next time..............

The below is from perezhilton.com. if this is true, this is the best news ever!!!!!!!! i am so excited!!! this makes my year!

90210 is Coming Back To TV!!!!!!!!!

We need to take deep breaths because we are gonna start hyperventilating!
This is THE MOST EXCITING NEWS we've heard….well, today.
The CW network is working on a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210.
OMG!!!!!!!
At this point, it's just a pilot, but the CW needs to order this to series!
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It is unclear if any of the original cast members will return, but they HAVE to have at least a couple on.
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Post family update

Well, i don't even know where to begin with this blog................

So here it goes, Griffin is having a very very tough time with the adjustment with the new baby. That being said, i don't want to get into all the details right now, b/c then this post would dbe really really long. but let's just say it is very tough for him and we are seeking the help of our doctors and hopefully they can refer us to a specialist to help. Griffin already sees a speech therapist once a week as most of you know, b/c it is obvious he has a cognative language delay. right now he says about 10 words and speech doesn't come easy for the little guy, BUT his receptive language is great, he understands everything we say to him. so we have been getting help for this. But it turns out, he may have some sort of developmental disorder (PDD), but until we run some tests we won't know for sure. So please keep your fingers crossed that he is just acting out against the pipsqueak.

As for her, she is one month old and doing great! she weighs in at 8.4 pounds- she is like me- loves to eat. She gets cuter and cuter by the day.

Me and jason are doing good. Just tired tired tired. 2 kids is taking its toll on us. On a lighter note, i know i always complain that i have no friends here but we actually have a few. infact, one of our married couple friends here, invited us to go see the Drop Kick Murphy's this weekend, on saturdya night. Well,of course we won't be able to go b/c we don't have a sitter, adn with everything thatis going on with griffin, i wouldn't leave him with a stranger anyway. But it was nice to be asked. SO steph if you are reading this have fun and i am super super jealous!!!!!

Well, once i know more about my precious meatball i will fill you all in.

Until next time..................

THE KIDS.........

SO I BET YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW IT IS GOING WITH 2 KIDS UNDER 2. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU- IT IS HARD AS HELL. I EVEN HAD SOME PEOPLE TELL ME OH IT'S NOT BAD, IT IS EASY- HA HA HA,I LAUGH IN YOUR FACE!!!!! IT IS NOT EASY AT ALL, IT IS A TRUE TEST OF MY PATIENCE, BUT I LOVE MY LITTLE BRATS!

WHEN MY MOM WAS HERE, IT WASN'T SO BAD BUT NOW THAT SHE IS GONE AND I AM ALL ALONE, I'M NOT GONNA LIE- IT IS TOUGH WORK! MY DAYS CONSIST OF, FEEDING ONE KID THEN FEEDING THE OTHER ONE, CHANGING ONE DIAPER THEN CHANGING THE OTHER ONE. GETTING ONE OF THEM DRESSED THEN DRESSING THE OTHER ONE. I THINK YOU CAN SEE WHERE I AM GOING WITH THIS. BASICALLY I DO THIS ROUTINE AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.

TODAY GRIFFIN DECIDED TO WAKE UP AT 4:45AM, AND THE PIPSQUEAK IS STILL SLEEPING- THANK GOODNESS. BUT THEN ONCE SHE WAKES UP HE IS GOING TO BE TIRED AND MAY GO DOWN FOR A QUICK NAP, THEN WHEN SHE NAPS, HE IS AWAKE. IT IS TOUGH BUSINESS. IT IS ONLY 7:21 AM AND I AM READY FOR A NAP!

GRIFFIN HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH SOMETHING THIS WEEK AND I HOPE IT IS JUST TEETHING. YESTERDAY I HAD TO PICK HIM UP FROM SCHOOL B/C HE WAS CRYING THE ENTIRE TIME FOR 3 HOURS! AND LAST NIGHT HE WOULDN'T FALL ASLEEP UNLESS JASON WAS IN HIS ROOM WITH HIM, AND AS I SAID EARLIER HE WOKE UP AT 4:45! HE HAS BEEN CRYING ALL THE TIME AND I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM B/C I CAN'T GIVE HIM ALL MY ATTENTION. IT IS TIMES LIKE THIS THAT I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY NEAR ME HERE. THERE IS NO ONE HERE THAT I CAN CALL UP AND VENT TO OR COME AND VISIT ME AND THAT SUCKS!!! THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS NEAR BY, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. WHEN I LIVED IN DALLAS, I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT I HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL FRIENDS. IF I EVER MOVE BACK I PROMISE TO BE A BETTER FRIEND!

SO THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE MEATBALL, SO LET ME FILL YOU IN ON PRINCESS PIPSQUEAK. SHE EATS. YEP, SHE EATS AND EATS AND EATS. THAT KID CAN TAKE DOWN 4 OUNCES LIKE IT IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS. SHE WAKES UP, GETS CHANGED, EATS, EATS SOME MORE, THEN CRIES THEN SLEEPS. THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS KID IS A CRIER JUST LIKE GRIFFIN WAS. THEY ALWAYS TELL YOU IF ONE KID IS FUSSY THE OTHER ONE WILL BE THE OPPOSITE- WRONG!!!!!!!!! OH WELL, WHAT CAN YOU DO.

ANYWAY, THAT'S HOW IT IS GOING OVER HERE. OH YEAH, DID I MENTION THAT IT IS FREEZING COLD HERE SO CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE BRATS OUTSIDE!! THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH AND CALIFORNIA, I AM SOOO JEALOUS THAT YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE WITH THE STROLLER ANYTIME YOU WANT THIS TIME OF YEAR!

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WHY?????????

WHY DO BOTH OF MY KIDS FEEL THE NEED NOT TO SLEEP AT THE SAME TIME?????? DON'T THEY KNOW HOWI CHERISH NAP TIME SO I CAN WATCH ONE TREE HILL!!!!!!!

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GRIFFINS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

WELL, IT FINALLY HAPPENED. IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GIVE MY LITTLE MAN HIS SPACE. YESTERDAY, WAS HIS FIRST DAY OF "SCHOOL". OKAY SO MAYBE HE IS ONLY GOING TO SCHOOL 2 MORNINGS A WEEK FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS MONDAY AND THURSDAY BUT IT IS GOOD FOR HIM TO BE AWAY FROM HIS MOMMY. THIS WAY HE CAN LEARN TO PLAY WITH OTHER KIDS HIS AGE AND LEARN TO BE AWAY FROM ME AND HAVE FUN WHEN I AM NOT AROUND. HIS TEACHERS SAID HE DID GOOD FOR HIS FIRST DAY. HE PLAYED WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL DOG- MY KID LOVES STUFFED ANIMALS AND HE KEPT GOING BOW WOW WOW EVERY TIME HE SAW A PICTURE OF A DOG THAT IS HANGING ON THE CUPBOARD. THEN AT LUNCH TIME, MY LONG AND LEAN BOY DIDN'T REALLY EAT ANYTHING, BUT HE DID TRY AND FEED HIS FOOD TO THE STUFFED ANIMAL DOG AGAIN- YEP THAT'S MY BOY. HE LOVES TO PRETEND PLAY WITH HIS ANIMALS. THEY SAID HE WAS REALLY SHY AND DIDN'T REALLY PLAY TOO MUCH WITH THE OTHER KIDS BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED SINCE IT WAS HIS FIRST DAY. HE CRIED 2 TIMES BUT STOPPED CRYING EACH TIME THEY GAVE HIM A CRACKER :) MAYBE ON THURSDAY HE WILL INTERACT A LITTLE MORE WITH THE OTHER BRATS.

TODAY WE HAVE TUMBLE GYM SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN FOR ME TRYING TO CHASE HIM AROUND FOR 45 MINUTES WHILE I HAVE PRINCESS PIPSQUEAK WITH ME.

ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, MY MOM LEFT YESTERDAY AND IT TOTALLY SUX W/O HER HERE, I MISS HER SOOOOO MUCH!!!! BUT SHE DID LEAVE ME WITH SOME GOOD ADVICE. PRINCESS PIPSQUEAK HAD BEEN WAKING UP EVERY NITE EVERY 1 1/2 HOURS- YIKES!!!! MY MOM SAID TO TRY THE SWADDLE BLANKETS AGAIN. WE TRIED WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT HER HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL BUT SHE HATED IT. BUT I TRIED AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND SHE SLEPT FROM 10PM UNTIL 5 AM!!! THEN WENT BACK TO SLEEP UNTIL 6 AM. THENI FED HER AND SHE IS STILL SLEEPING AS WE SPEAK!!! WHAT WOULD I DO W/O MOM!

ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PRINCESS ELLA. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY HAPY BIRTHDAY TO GAVIN AND KENDALL-THE CUTEST TWINS EVER!!!! GRIFFIN WISHES HE COULD BE THERE TO SEE EVERYONE ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS!

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POST FAMILY UPDATE

SO IT HAS JUST ABOUT BEEN 2 WEEKS NOW AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM GOING TO SAY THIS BUT SO FAR SO GOOD! GRIFFIN HAS ADJUSTED REALLY WELL TO HIS BABY SISTER AND HE ALWAYS WANTS TO HELP WITH HER. BENTLEY SEEMS TO HAVE ADJUSTED WELL TO PEYTEN TOO, HE IS ALWAYS BY HER SIDE.

BABY PEYTEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PRINCESS PIPSQUEAK- HER NEW NICKNAME, COMPLIMENTS OF MY MOM SEEMS TO BE ADJUSTING TO LIFE OUTSIDE THE WOMB. SHE LOVES TO EAT. SHE EATS LIKE EVERY 2 HOURS EXCEPT WHEN SHE IS POWERNAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON FOR 4-5 HOURS. I WISH SHE WOULD DO THAT AT NIGHT. DURING THE NIGHT SHE IS UP EVERY 1 1/2 HOURS. ALTHOUGH, LAST NIGHT SHE SLEPT STRAIGHT FROM 10:30 PM - 3 AM, AND BOY WAS IT NICE! I AM SO GLAD I AM YOUNG WITH 2 YOUNG KIDS B/C I DON'T THINK I COULD DO THIS WHEN I WAS 40. I WOULDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO KEEP UP.

TOMORROW PRINCESS PIPSQUEAK HAS HER 2 WEEK DR. APPOINTMENT SO I WILL FILL EVERYONE IN ON HOW THAT WENT. GRIFFIN GOES BACK TO PLAYGROUP TOMORROW AND ON MONDAY HE STARTS DAYCARE 2 MORNINGS A WEEK :)

MY MOM LEAVES MONDAY MORNING AND SHE IS GOING TO BE GREATLY MISSED... I MEAN WHO AM I GOING TO WATCH ONE TREE HILL WITH NOW WHEN THE BRATS ARE SLEEPING.

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1 WEEK OLD

WELL, WE HAVE MADE IT THROUGH WEEK ONE. THERE WERE MANY MOMENTS THAT I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD LIVE TO MAKE IT A WEEK BUT HERE I AM :) GRIFFIN AND BENTLEY HAVE ADJUSTED PRETTY WELL TO HER. GRIFFIN LIKES TO HELP WHEN WE FEED HER AND WHEN SHE GETS A DIAPER CHANGE, AND THE DOG IS ALWAYS RIGHT BY HER SIDE.

SHE LOVES TO EAT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE 6 POUNDS PUTS ALL THE FORMULA BUT SHE MANAGES TO FIND A PLACE. SHE EATS EVERY 1 1/2 HOURS AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SHE EATS GOOD TOO. SHE SLEEPS WELL TOO- DURING THE DAY. SHE WILL GO FOR 3-4 HOUR STRECHES DURING THE AFTERNOON, BUT NIGHT TIME IS A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT I THINK MY BODY IS ADJUSTING TO BEING NOCTURNAL NOW :)

TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY SINCE WE BROUGHT HER HOME ON SUNDAY THAT WE TOOK HER OUT. IT HAS BEEN FREEZING ASS HERE IN BOSTON AND IN THE LOW 30'S AND I DON'T WANT TO GET HER SICK. TODAY IT WAS AROUND 40 SO WE TOOK HER AND GRIFFIN TO BABIES R US AND TO EAT AT MCDONALDS.

I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH SHIT I NEEDED TO PACK TO GO OUT WITH 2 KIDS. 2 SETS OF DIAPERS, 2 SETS OF CLOTHES, 2 SETS OF MILK AND FORMULA, IT IS CRAZY AND THE LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON.

WELL, JUST WANTED TO FILL EVERYONE IN ON HOW WE WERE DOING AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE SURVIVED WEEK ONE :)

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BABY PEYTEN'S ARRIVAL!!!!!!!!!!

*PROCEED WITH CAUTION! THIS POSTING CONTAINS VIVID DETAIL OF MY CHILDBIRTH EXPERIENCE. MAY NOT BE SUITABLE READING MATERIAL FOR THOSE OF YOU W/O KIDS J*


SO AS YOU ALL KNOW BABY PEYTEN WAS BORN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 AT 8:26 PM. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 6 POUNDS 9 OUNCES. SHE HAS LIGHT SKIN WITH LIGHT BROWN HAIR. SHE IS A PEANUT COMPARED TO GRIFFIN WHO WEIGHED IN AT 8.9!! EVERYONE IS ADJUSTING PRETTY GOOD TO THE NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. GRIFFIN LOVES HER AND ALWAYS WANTS TO KISS HER AND BE AROUND HER AND SAME WITH THE DOG. GRIFFIN HAS BEEN SUCH A GOOD BIG BROTHER TO HER, HE HAS REALLY AMAZED ME. BELOW IS THE TRUE STORY, THE ARIELE TRUE STORY OF HER BIRTH! ENJOY…………….

SO ON THURSDAY I WENT TO MY DOCTOR FOR MY APPOINTMENT AS I WAS ALREADY 4 DAYS LATE. THE WEEK BEFORE THEY SAID THAT IF I HADN’T GIVEN BIRTH YET THEY WOULD INDUCE ME ON FRIDAY AM. WELL, ON THURSDAY THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO TRY AND GET ME IN TO THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT RATHER THAN FRIDAY B/C THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR ME FRIDAY MORNING………..

WELL, THURSDAY NIGHT CAME AND SURE ENOUGH THEY HAD NO ROOM TO INDUCE ME SO THEY SAID CALL US TOMORROW MORNING AND WE WILL TRY AND GET YOU IN THEN. OKAY, WHATEVER. SO I CALLED FRIDAY MORNING AND SURE ENOUGH THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NO ROOM FOR AN INDUCTION ON FRIDAY AND THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING TO COME IN TO BE INDUCED……….

GREAT, SO NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO KEEP ON WAITING. I LOVE IT HOW A DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU ONE THING ONE WEEK AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DELIVER THEY GO BACK ON THEIR WORD- NICE!!!!!

SO HERE IT IS FRIDAY MORNING AND WE ARE ALL PISSED! IT IS COLD AND SNOWING AND STILL NO BABY PEYTEN. AROUND 9 AMISH I START TO FEEL SOME CRAMPING AND REALIZE I AM HAVING CONTRACTIONS. MY CONTRACTIONS WERE ABOUT 15-18 MINUTES APART AND WEREN’T VERY PAINFUL. I MEAN I WAS ABLE TO WATCH ONE TREE HILL WHILE HAVING CONTRACTIONS AND I SEEMED FINE. I CALLED THE DOCTOR TO TELL THEM I WAS HAVING CONTRACTIONS BUT THESE “MEDICAL EXPERTS” TOLD ME THAT MOST LIKELY SHE STILL WOULDN’T ARRIVE UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING SINCE THEY WERE 15-18 MINUTES APART. HER ADVICE TO ME WAS TO HAVE SOME SEX. YEAH OKAY, I AM ONE WEEK OVERDUE AND MY DOCTOR IS TELLING ME TO GO GET IN ON IN THE BEDROOM WHILE I AM HAVING CONTRACTIONS, I DON’T THINK SO!!!!! SHE SAID THAT MAY HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS. SERIOUSLY, THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE HAD KIDS UNDERSTAND THAT SEX IS THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND WHEN YOU ARE CONTRACTING AND YOU JUST WANT TO GET THAT KID OUT. OH YEAH, DID I MENTION THAT DOCTOR OZZIE BIANCARDI WAS HERE AS WELL AND HE WAS TELLING ME THAT MY CONTRACTIONS WERE GOING TO LAST FOR A WEEK J MEN!!!!!!!

SO ALL DAY LONG I AM HAVING THESE 15 MINUTE CONTRACTIONS. SO AROUND 4:30 MY DOCTOR CALLS ME TO LET ME KNOW THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THEY CAN FIT ME IN UNTIL SATURDAY. SO I HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT. GREAT. AT THIS POINT MY CONTRACTIONS WERE STILL AT 15 SO MY MOM AND JASON DECIDE TO GO TO THE MARKET TO GO GET SOME EGGS TO MAKE FOR DINNER. I MEAN WHAT SOUNDS BETTER THAN EGGS AND POTATOES WHILE YOU ARE HAVING CONTRACTIONS, RIGHT. I’M A BIANCARDI, FOODIS ALWAYS ON MY MIND! SO THEY LEAVE ME, GRIFFIN AND DR. OZZIE BIANCARDI AT HOME WHILE THEY ESCAPE TO THE MARKET.

WHILE THEY ARE GONE MY CONTRACTIONS GO FROM 15 TO 12 TO 11 TO 9 MINUTES APART, ALL WHILE THEY ARE GONE TO THE MARKET TO BUY EGGS.

OH AND DID I MENTION THAT THE MARKET IS LIKE 5 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE BUT IT TOOK THEM LIKE OVER 30 MINUTES TO GO TO THE MARKET. I THINK THEY JUST WANTED TO ESCAPE THIS JAIL CELL FROM ME AND MY DAD.

SO ANYWAY, MY CONTRACTIONS SKIPPED TO 9 WHILE THEY WERE AWAY AT THE MARKET AND NOW DR. BIANCARDI LETS ME KNOW THAT HE THINKS THE BABY IS NOW GOING TO ARRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT VS. SOME TIME NEXT WEEK. SO THEY GET BACK AND WE CALL THE DR. AND THEY SAY I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL MY CONTRACTIONS ARE 5 MINUTES APART BEFORE I COME TO THE HOSPITAL. SO HERE I AM 9 MINUTES APART AND IN EXTREME PAIN AND THEY TELL ME NOT TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL. SO I AM SITTING IN A WARM BATH WITH CONTRACTIONS THINKING SOON ENOUGH I WILL GET MY EPIDURAL AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS LABOR AND DELIVERY WOULD BE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN GRIFFIN’S. SO ANYWAY MY CONTRACTIONS SKIP TO 7 AND JASON CALLS AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING, DON’T LEAVE UNTIL THEY ARE AT 5. AND I MAKE HIM CALL THEM BACK TO TELL THEM I WANT AN EPIDURAL AND TO MAKE SURE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TIME TO GET ME MY DRUGS AND THEY ASSURE US THAT WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR ALL THAT.

SO FINALLY MY CONTRACTIONS REACH 5 MINUTES APART AND ME, JASON AND MY MOM HEAD ON OUT TO THE HOSPITAL. MY DAD STAYED HERE TO BABYSIT GRIFFIN. COULD YOU IMAGINE MY DAD IN THE DELIVERY ROOM!!! THAT WOULD MAKE FOR SOME GREAT REALITY TV! SO WE ARE ON OUR WAY THERE AND I KEEP THINKING TO MYSELF SOON ENOUGH NO MORE PAIN ONCE I GET MY DRUGS!

SO WE ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL AND I AM HAVING CONTRACTIONS LIKE EVERY 3 MINUTES SO THEY CALMLY TAKE ME TO MY ROOM AND TELL ME TO GET UNDRESSED AND BREATHE THROUGH MY CURRENT CONTRACTIONS THAT ARE COMING ON STRONG LIKE A BITCH. AND I SAY I AM READY FOR MY EPIDURAL. SO THE DOCTOR COMES IN WHILE I AM IN EXTREME PAIN 3 MINUTES APART AND SHE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS WOW, YOU ARE DIALATED TO 9, THERE IS NO TIME FOR AN EPIDURAL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS BABY ASAP!!!! WHAT ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME! I SPECIFICALLY HAD JASON CALL THE HOSPITAL TO LET THEM KNOW I HAD TO HAVE AN EPIDURAL, NATURAL CHILDBIRTH WAS NOT AN OPTION AND THEY SAID NO WORRIES. YEAH RIGHT!!! NOW I AM HERE AND THEY TELL ME IT IS TOO LATE TO GET DRUGS, I DON’T THINK SO.

SO ANYWAY, THE CONTRACTIONS KEEP ON COMING AND COMING AND FINALLY THEY SAY THAT I CAN GET AN EPIDURAL. SO THEY TRY TO PUT THE IV IN ONE OF MY HANDS AND THEY CAN’T FIND MY VEIN B/C OF ALL THE SHAKING AND PAIN I AM IN SO FINALLY THEY FIND IT IN MY OTHER HAND. SO HERE I AM SITTING IN MY HOSPITAL BED ON MY SIDE WITH MY ASS HANGING OUT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE WHILE I LAY SCREAMING IN PAIN STILL WAITING FOR MY DRUGS! THEY TELL ME THE ANESTHEGIOLOGIST IS IN SURGERY WITH SOMEONE ELSE SO I NEED TO KEEP WAITING. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I BEGAN TO REALIZE THESE PEOPLE WERE CRAZY AND HAD NO INTENTION OF GIVING ME MY DRUGS!

THERE IS A REASON WHY PEOPLE GET ADDICTED TO DRUGS- BECAUSE THEY ARE SOOO GOOD! THAT’S RIGHT, YOU READ CORRECTLY. DRUGS ARE GOOD. I COULDN’T WAIT TO GET DRUGS FOR THIS DELIVERY, WITH GRIFFIN I HAD NO PAIN, I WAS A PLEASURE TO BE AROUND AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS TIME- NOT SO MUCH. I CAN’T IMAGINE WHY ANY WOMAN IN HER RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO GIVE NATURAL CHILD BIRTH! IT WAS THE MOST GOD AWFUL PAIN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE! THAT’S RIGHT, IT WAS THE WORST IMAGINABLE PAIN EVER. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE YET TO HAVE KIDS- YOU BETTER GET DRUGS. DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU!!!!

OKAY, SO HERE I AM, ASS OUT FOR EVERYONE TO VIEW, SWEAT DRIPPING OFF MY FACE, ME SCREAMING NON-STOP B/C OF THE PAIN, AND BEGGING FOR DRUGS WHEN THE DR. COMES BACK IN AND HAS A LOOK DOWN THERE AND SAYS DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO PUSH?!!! OF COURSE I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO PUSH- THERE IS A BABY IN MY UTERUS THAT HAS BEEN THERE TOO LONG, AND THIS DR. IS ASKING MY IF I NEED TO PUSH?! SO SHE SAYS OKAY, THIS BABY IS READY START TO PUSH! I AM TRYING TO PUSH AND NOW I AM REALLY IN THE MOST EXTREME PAIN I HAVE EVER BEEN IN. LIKE I SAID BEFORE WITH GRIFFIN I THOUGHT THE CANCELLATION OF 90210 WAS BAD THIS IS WAY WAY WAY WORSE! HERE I AM TRYING TO PUSH OUT THIS KID AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING INSIDE MY BODY IS GOING TO FALL OUT MY VAGINA. THAT’S RIGHT IT HURT THAT BAD! THE DOCTOR THEN TELLS ME TO GET CONTROL OF MYSELF AND TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO PULL IT TOGETHR SO I CAN PUSH THIS BABY OUT. MAYBE IF THE DR. WOULD HAVE HAD ME COME TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIME FOR MY EPIDURAL WE WOULDN’T BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT SO IT IS HER FAULT THAT THEY HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME BITCH AND COMPLAIN- THEY DESERVED IT. SO ANYWAY, I TRY AND GAIN MY COMPOSURE IF THAT IS EVEN POSSIBLE WHILE TRYING TO GIVE NATURAL CHILD BIRTH AND SHE SAYS TO ME, PUSH LIKE YOU ARE TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE BIGGEST BOWEL MOVEMENT YOU HAVE EVER MADE. OKAY SO HERE I AM, ASS IN THE AIR, VAGINA EXPOSED TO EVERYONE, AND I AM TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE BIGGEST SHIT I HAVE EVER MADE- NICE!!!!! FINALLY THE HEAD COMES. AND THIS PAIN IS SO BAD AS THE HEAD IS TRYING TO COME OUT. I CAN STILL VIVIDLY REMEMBER HOW BAD IT FEELS. SO I KEEP PUSHING AND FINALLY AFTER HAVING TO HAVE AN EPESIOTOMY WITH NO DRUGS THE BABY COMES OUT! FINALLY PEYTEN HAS MADE HER DEBUT!!!! AFTER ALL THAT PAIN AND AGONY, THIS LITTLE PEANUT HAS ARRIVED.

NOW, I AM NO LONGER IN PAIN, AND I AM HOLDING PEYTEN AND EVERYTHING IS GREAT…..THEN THEY TAKE PEYTEN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM AND CHECK HER OUT. THIS IS WHEN THEY BEGIN THE REPAIR WORK ON ME. THAT’S RIGHT REPAIR WORK. SINCE THE DOC HAD TO CUT MY VAG OPEN I NOW GOT TO BE STICHED UP, OH YEAH AND DID I MENTION THAT THE PLACENTA WOULDN’T COME OUT SO SHE HAD TO STICK 3 STICKS UP MY ASS, YEP 3 STICKS OF WHO KNOWS WHAT UP MY ASS TO GET THE PLACENTA TO FALL OUT! CHILDBIRTH GOTTA LOVE IT!

THEN ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER PEYTEN WAS BORN, I AM LAYING DOWN IN MY ROOM, WITH PEYTEN, JASON AND MY MOM. I GAVE BIRTH AT 8:26PM AND IT WAS NOW PROBABLY AROUND 9:30 AND JASON, ASKED ME IF I WANT HIM TO ORDER US ALL SOME HOT WINGS. HOT WINGS, ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME! I JUST GAVE BIRTH WITH NO DRUGS, HAD MY VAG SEWN UP, STICKS SHOVED UP MY ASS, AND HE ASKS ME IF I WANT HOT WINGS! MEN!!!!!!!!!! THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATSO EVER!!!!!!

SO, NOW WE ARE BACK HOME AND ADJUSTING TO LIFE AND EVERYTHING IS GOING PRETTY WELL, EXCEPT WE ARE ALL SLEEP DEPRIVED BUT HEY, I GUESS IT COULD BE WORSE. I KNOW I HAVE PROBABLY LEFT OUT LOTS OF STUFF BUT THIS BLOG IS REALLY LONG AND I WANT MY READERS TO KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE SO I AM GOING TO BRING THIS STORY TO AN END! THE MORAL OF THIS STORY……..DRUGS ARE GOOD, NATURAL CHILDBIRTH PAINFUL PAINFUL PAINFUL!!!!

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STILL NO BABY PEYTEN

WELL.............

STILL NO BABY PEYTEN... SHE IS 3 DAYS LATE!

STILL NO BABY PEYTEN!!!!!!!!!

WELL IT IS FEBRUARY 4TH AND STILL NO BABY PEYTEN!!! I GUESS WE WILL KEEP WAITING.............

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PEYTEN UPDATE

SO TODAY I HAD A DR. APPOINTMENT AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM DIALATED TO 3 CM AND MY CERVIX IS FINALLY THINNING. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. HOPEFULLY SHE WILL COME SOON,BUT NOT SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!!! MY DUE DATE IS SUNDAY AND IF SHE HASN'T COME BY A WEEK FROM TODAY (NEXT THURSDAY) THEY WILL DO AN ULTRASOUND AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND THEN I WOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL ON FRIDAY TO BE INDUCED.........

HOPEFULLY THOUGH WE WON'T NEED TO WAIT THAT LONG AND SHE WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING :)

I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

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DAYCARE UPDATE: PART 2

SO, ON FRIDAY ME AND MY MOM WENT TO ANOTHER DAY CARE, AND IT WAS SUCH A BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN THURSDAY. THIS PLACE WAS SO MUCH NICER. IT WAS NEWER, BIGGER AND THE TEACHERS WERE SO MUCH NICER. GRIFFIN DIDN'T CRY ONCE. WE WENT INTO THE TODDLER ROOM AND HE PLAYED WITH THE OTHER KIDS AND AT ONE POINT ME AND MY MOM LEFT TO GO LOOK AROUND AND HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WE WERE GONE. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE THE CENTER HE FUSSED B/C HE WANTED TO STAY AND PLAY.

SO I HAVE DECIDED THIS IS THE BEST THING FOR GRIFFIN RIGHT NOW AND FOR ME. WE ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER AND IT WILL BE GOOD FOR HIM TO GET SOME INDEPENDENCE AND THEN THIS WILL GIVE ME SOME TIME TO BOND WITH BABY PEYTEN WHILE GRIFFIN IS AT SCHOOL. I'VE GOT TO FILL OUT TONS OF PAPER WORK AND GET SOME DOCTORS RECORDS BUT HOPEFULLY HE WILL START SCHOOL IN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS. SO OF COURSE, I WILL TAKE PICSOF HIS FIRST DAY OF "SCHOOL"

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DAYCARE

SO, TODAY I WENT TO LOOK AT A DAYCARE WITH GRIFFIN. OH GOODNESS........... IT DIDN'T GO OVER SO WELL. FIRST, ONCE WE WENT TO SEE THE CLASSROOM THAT HE WOULD BE IN, HE LATCHED ONTO MY LEG AND WANTED TO BE PICKED UP AND THEN BEGAN TO CRY OVER AND OVER. HE WOULDN'T STOP. HE WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL WE GOT HALF WAY HOME. TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO CHECK OUT ANOTHER DAY CARE AND MAYBE HE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

YOU MAY BE READING THIS AND SAYING TO YOURSELF, DAYCARE???? WHY ARE YOU PUTTING GRIFFIN INTO DAY CARE WHEN YOU ARE A STAY AT HOME MOM??????? WELL, BECAUSE HE NEEDS THE SOCIAL INTERACTION OF BEING AROUND OTHER KIDS. HE IS ALWAYS WITH ME AND IN ONE YEAR HE WILL BE GOING OFF TO PRESCHOOL, SO THIS WILL BE GOOD PRACTICE FOR US BOTH. HE WILL ONLY BE ATTENDING DAYCARE 2 MORNINGS A WEEK, AND HE WILL BE WITH ME THE REST OF THE TIME.

I AMHOPING THIS WAY HE WILL LEARN TO SHARE AND NOT BE A BULLY, OH YEAH THE WHOLE BULLY THING IS ANOTHER POST ALL IN ITSELF!!! AND IT IS GOOD FOR HIM TO GET SOME INDEPENDENCE AND SURE IT WILL BE A NICE BREAK FOR ME TOO.

WELL, I WILL FILL YOU IN ON HOW IT GOES TOMORROW. I WOULD WRITE MORE NOW, BUT GRIFFIN JUST GOT UP FROM HIS NAP. (I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO WATCH MY TIVO OF ONE TREE HILL LATER)

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