Wow!
We moved to a new house.
I have always loved moving, throwing out old stuff, getting new (well new to me anyway), and just being in new place.
But I have never moved with kids.
I have four now.... That means moving a lot of sh.....stuff.
Packing was a nightmare, everytime I put something in a box my 2 year old freaked.
"NOOOOO! MOMMY! NOOOO! DON'T THROW THAT AWAY!"
"I'm not throwing it away honey, I am just packing it to take it to the new house."
"NOOOO! MOMMY! NOOOO!"
(insert a throwing down, screaming, crying fit here)
"Honey, it's ok, mommy is not throwing it away we are taking all of our stuff with us."
"NOOOOOOOO!"
(sob, cry, hiccup)
Repeat every time I packed anything. Every. Time. I. Packed. Any. Thing.
I think she may be a bit of a drama queen, maybe.
All of that aside, I still really enjoy moving, well, maybe not the moving, but being in a new house is great. I am really loving putting things away in their new homes, you know, finding just the right spot for things.
And we moved to a great, huge house in the country, on a farm where there are cows and pigs and barn cats. My kidlets are really enjoying the cats because, I am extremely allergic to cats, so we have never been able to have cats before.... they don't really like having to strip in the mudroom before coming in to the house but they are adjusting.
The very best thing that has happened this month though, has to be, that we have found a long lost friend. We lost contact with him 2 years ago. We had no idea how to reach him or where he was living. We entertained theories that he had fallen off the face of the earth. I was so upset. He has been our friend forever, well, Tony's friend forever. They started being friends in the 6th grade. But he has been my friend for a long time too. He was in our wedding, and he is our kids' godfather.
Anyway, we found him, with the help of my wonderful brother-in-law, and we have spoken on the phone several times. We discovered that he works only 20 minutes from our new house so we will be getting together soon.
YAY!!!
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Kidney Stones
I have been told that Kidney Stones in men are equivalent to childbirth. Now I am not a man, but I have had kidney stones and I have given birth 4 times with no drugs, and I am here to tell you that they are not at all equivalent. Not even a little bit. There is no comparison. Kidney stones are WAY, WAY, WAY worse.
Oh my God. Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.....
I have been having a back ache for several days now and, didn't really think much of it. Then yesterday I started having problems with feeling the need to pee and not having much luck, basically I couldn't pee. Now I don't know if you have ever had this problem, but it is the worst feeling. The absolute worst. Then I started having pain in my stomach.
So Tony took me to the ER, I didn't want to go but it was so awful I finally agreed.
The verdict? Yep, kidney stones.
You see I have had kidney stones before. When I was 34 weeks pg with my third I went to the dr for terrible back pain, we will call him Dr BH for butthead, he said he didn't know what was wrong with me, but that I was probably in labor. I told him I was not in labor and he gave me a very condescending look and told me that he would check my cervix and we would see.
We would see??? This was my third pregnancy, I knew what labor felt like and this was nothing like labor. It was sooooooo much worse, I wanted to die, I asked Tony to punch me so I would be unconscious and not be able to feel anything. He wouldn't do it.
What kind of dh refuses to punch his wife out when she is in terrible pain? Jerk!
So anyway Dr BH tells me "well you are not dilated at all so it must not be labor." Really?? Ya think?
I think he must have been pissed at me for telling him what was what so then he says, "But it may be placental abruption" he then sends me to an OB 45 minutes away for an ultrasound.
Now if he had really thought that I was having a placental abruption he really shouldn't have sent me 45 minutes away to have an ultrasound to check. A placental abruption is a huge emergency and should be checked out right away.
So he sends Tony and me off, we were terrified, freaking out.
The OB told us that there was no way it could be an abruption, with an abruption there is always bleeding and I had blood in my urine so it had to be kidney stones.
Let me just tell you, I would rather give birth to a 15 lb baby vaginally with no drugs than ever have another kidney stone.
For the record Tony again refused to punch me out last night. I really don't think that it was too much to ask.
I generally refuse to take any and all drugs because I am breastfeeding and I don't think that my baby needs to have any drugs.
I took the drugs, Tylenol 3 with some other thing I can't remember, now I figure that if my baby has any bad effects from the drugs it is Tony's fault. I mean come on, one punch......
Oh my God. Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.....
I have been having a back ache for several days now and, didn't really think much of it. Then yesterday I started having problems with feeling the need to pee and not having much luck, basically I couldn't pee. Now I don't know if you have ever had this problem, but it is the worst feeling. The absolute worst. Then I started having pain in my stomach.
So Tony took me to the ER, I didn't want to go but it was so awful I finally agreed.
The verdict? Yep, kidney stones.
You see I have had kidney stones before. When I was 34 weeks pg with my third I went to the dr for terrible back pain, we will call him Dr BH for butthead, he said he didn't know what was wrong with me, but that I was probably in labor. I told him I was not in labor and he gave me a very condescending look and told me that he would check my cervix and we would see.
We would see??? This was my third pregnancy, I knew what labor felt like and this was nothing like labor. It was sooooooo much worse, I wanted to die, I asked Tony to punch me so I would be unconscious and not be able to feel anything. He wouldn't do it.
What kind of dh refuses to punch his wife out when she is in terrible pain? Jerk!
So anyway Dr BH tells me "well you are not dilated at all so it must not be labor." Really?? Ya think?
I think he must have been pissed at me for telling him what was what so then he says, "But it may be placental abruption" he then sends me to an OB 45 minutes away for an ultrasound.
Now if he had really thought that I was having a placental abruption he really shouldn't have sent me 45 minutes away to have an ultrasound to check. A placental abruption is a huge emergency and should be checked out right away.
So he sends Tony and me off, we were terrified, freaking out.
The OB told us that there was no way it could be an abruption, with an abruption there is always bleeding and I had blood in my urine so it had to be kidney stones.
Let me just tell you, I would rather give birth to a 15 lb baby vaginally with no drugs than ever have another kidney stone.
For the record Tony again refused to punch me out last night. I really don't think that it was too much to ask.
I generally refuse to take any and all drugs because I am breastfeeding and I don't think that my baby needs to have any drugs.
I took the drugs, Tylenol 3 with some other thing I can't remember, now I figure that if my baby has any bad effects from the drugs it is Tony's fault. I mean come on, one punch......
Sunday, August 14, 2005
100 Things About Me
100 things about me
1. My birth name is Jessica Ann Hinz
2. I can touch my nose with my tongue
3. I have 4 children
4. I have been married for 8 years
5. I told someone that I would marry Tony the first time I saw him
6. I have one brother and one sister
7. I am a middle child
8. I love to read
9. I will read anything with words on it (seriously anything)
10. I breastfeed
11. I practice Elimination Communication
12. I use cloth diapers
13. My favorite colors are green and orange (not together)
14. Horses are my favorite animals
15. Dogs love me
16. I am allergic to cats
17. I used to be blonde but pregnancy made me brunette
18. My mouth often forgets to check with my brain before speaking
19. I went to college for a year and a half but never finished
20. I have always wanted to be a mother
21. When I was four I told my mom that I was going to marry my brother.
22. I only learned to ride a bike when I was 12
23. I first rode a horse when I was 2 weeks old (it was too cold outside before that)
24. I was born on Holy Thursday
25. Someday I would love to be a published author
26. I am a slob
27. I would rather eat dirt than mate socks
28. I love to be outside but often never get around to going outside on any given day
29. I am scared of heights
30. I love to drive
31. I am superstitious
32. I believe that just imagining something horrible happening will keep it from happening
33. I have a brown spot in my left eye
34. I wear contacts
35. My knees are double jointed (they bend backwards)
36. I practice Yoga
37. I am terrified of speaking in public
38. I HATE calling people on the phone but, love to talk on the phone
39. I drive a mini van
40. I always swore that I would never drive a mini van
41. When I was a kid I wanted to have 10 children
42. I am a morning person
43. I homeschool my children
44. I like girl’s names that end in “ia”
45. I live in IA
46. I would love to live in Australia
47. My sister is my best friend
48. I am a very spontaneous person
49. My teeth are very crooked
50. I only wear shoes when I have to
51. I was raised Catholic but have lapsed
52. Vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor
53. I can not stand Vanilla scented candles
54. I love elephants
55. I like to sew
56. I have two birthmarks
57. I am allergic to earrings
58. I always wear 3 rings
59. I prefer to drive a car with a manual transmission
60. My first job was detasseling corn
61. My eyes change color
62. Something important happens in my life on odd numbered years
63. I was born in Maquoketa, Iowa
64. I was born 3 weeks early
65. I had my 4th child 11 days before I turned 30
66. My first 3 children were planned by me
67. Nahli was planned by some higher power
68. Knowing that I probably won’t have anymore children makes me incredibly sad
69. The idea of having more children scares the crap out of me
70. I love being pregnant
71. I love labor and childbirth
72. My dad called me Bubba
73. I changed my name to Jess because I couldn’t stand being called “Jesska”
74. I had a horse named “Dolly” who grew up with me
75. I still miss my dog “Bo” who ran away a year and a half ago and never came back
76. I am a stay at home mom
77. I need to find a part time job
78. I co-sleep with my babies
79. We only use one bedroom in my house
80. I have been nursing non stop for more than 6 years
81. I nursed through two pregnancies
82. I have tandem nursed three sets of children
83. I only go to the dr when I absolutely have to
84. I had my 4th child at home unassisted
85. My 2nd child was born in a horse trough in my living room
86. My 3rd labor was less than 2 hours start to finish
87. I have 3 girls and 1 boy
88. The farthest from home I have traveled is England
89. My dad still lives in the house I grew up in
90. People used to ask if my brother and I were twins
91. My cousin died just before he was to turn 17 in a car accident
92. I saw his face at approximately the moment he died
93. I would love to be a photographer
94. I always forget my camera when we go places
95. My favorite authors are Diana Gabaladon and Anne McCaffery
96. I have read approximately 160 books so far this year
97. I will probably read at least 50 more
98. I read about 5 books a week
99. I go to the library once or twice a week
100. I hate shopping
1. My birth name is Jessica Ann Hinz
2. I can touch my nose with my tongue
3. I have 4 children
4. I have been married for 8 years
5. I told someone that I would marry Tony the first time I saw him
6. I have one brother and one sister
7. I am a middle child
8. I love to read
9. I will read anything with words on it (seriously anything)
10. I breastfeed
11. I practice Elimination Communication
12. I use cloth diapers
13. My favorite colors are green and orange (not together)
14. Horses are my favorite animals
15. Dogs love me
16. I am allergic to cats
17. I used to be blonde but pregnancy made me brunette
18. My mouth often forgets to check with my brain before speaking
19. I went to college for a year and a half but never finished
20. I have always wanted to be a mother
21. When I was four I told my mom that I was going to marry my brother.
22. I only learned to ride a bike when I was 12
23. I first rode a horse when I was 2 weeks old (it was too cold outside before that)
24. I was born on Holy Thursday
25. Someday I would love to be a published author
26. I am a slob
27. I would rather eat dirt than mate socks
28. I love to be outside but often never get around to going outside on any given day
29. I am scared of heights
30. I love to drive
31. I am superstitious
32. I believe that just imagining something horrible happening will keep it from happening
33. I have a brown spot in my left eye
34. I wear contacts
35. My knees are double jointed (they bend backwards)
36. I practice Yoga
37. I am terrified of speaking in public
38. I HATE calling people on the phone but, love to talk on the phone
39. I drive a mini van
40. I always swore that I would never drive a mini van
41. When I was a kid I wanted to have 10 children
42. I am a morning person
43. I homeschool my children
44. I like girl’s names that end in “ia”
45. I live in IA
46. I would love to live in Australia
47. My sister is my best friend
48. I am a very spontaneous person
49. My teeth are very crooked
50. I only wear shoes when I have to
51. I was raised Catholic but have lapsed
52. Vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor
53. I can not stand Vanilla scented candles
54. I love elephants
55. I like to sew
56. I have two birthmarks
57. I am allergic to earrings
58. I always wear 3 rings
59. I prefer to drive a car with a manual transmission
60. My first job was detasseling corn
61. My eyes change color
62. Something important happens in my life on odd numbered years
63. I was born in Maquoketa, Iowa
64. I was born 3 weeks early
65. I had my 4th child 11 days before I turned 30
66. My first 3 children were planned by me
67. Nahli was planned by some higher power
68. Knowing that I probably won’t have anymore children makes me incredibly sad
69. The idea of having more children scares the crap out of me
70. I love being pregnant
71. I love labor and childbirth
72. My dad called me Bubba
73. I changed my name to Jess because I couldn’t stand being called “Jesska”
74. I had a horse named “Dolly” who grew up with me
75. I still miss my dog “Bo” who ran away a year and a half ago and never came back
76. I am a stay at home mom
77. I need to find a part time job
78. I co-sleep with my babies
79. We only use one bedroom in my house
80. I have been nursing non stop for more than 6 years
81. I nursed through two pregnancies
82. I have tandem nursed three sets of children
83. I only go to the dr when I absolutely have to
84. I had my 4th child at home unassisted
85. My 2nd child was born in a horse trough in my living room
86. My 3rd labor was less than 2 hours start to finish
87. I have 3 girls and 1 boy
88. The farthest from home I have traveled is England
89. My dad still lives in the house I grew up in
90. People used to ask if my brother and I were twins
91. My cousin died just before he was to turn 17 in a car accident
92. I saw his face at approximately the moment he died
93. I would love to be a photographer
94. I always forget my camera when we go places
95. My favorite authors are Diana Gabaladon and Anne McCaffery
96. I have read approximately 160 books so far this year
97. I will probably read at least 50 more
98. I read about 5 books a week
99. I go to the library once or twice a week
100. I hate shopping
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