Cat Issues

I don’t know what is with the cat lately. He always has had some issues with a week out of the month throwing up, but lately it seems like its almost all month. I wonder if he is nervous about the baby or trying to get attention away from the baby to him. I guess him throwing up is better than him having fleas and us having to go buy some Frontline for him. It seems like he is starting to warm up to Gabe a little bit more. He smells him more often and has started coming out of the bedroom during the day at least 3 times. Granted, those could be because he has to use the litterbox, but a girl can dream. I guess we will just have to wait and see if the cat returns to normal.

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Changes

Cutest baby ever–says my hubby. I would have to agree! But then again, I am biased. It is really strange to think that my baby is 7 weeks already and he has changed so much. His face has filled out, he is starting to grow some hair or at least its getting a bit darker and he smiles a lot more–and I am pretty sure its not so much gas anymore as him being happy. He has started to sleep a bit more at night also, getting 4-6 hours in a row most nights. That I can handle if he keeps it up. I guess if I keep him on a schedule, maybe it will work.

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Through the Night

Woo Hoo–2 nights in a row Gabe has slept from about 10 pm to about 4 am. Now that I can totally handle. Of course after that huge chunk of sleep, he sleeps like crap–an hour here, an hour there, but I am not going to knock the 5-6 hour chunks he gets at night. I think he has finally learned the difference between day and night. Of course this week, Grandma is visiting, so she holds him a lot during the day, so hopefully that isn’t a part of the reason he sleeps all day. Mommy is not going to hold him all day once Grandma leaves.

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A Day of Relaxation

My husband gets major points for his anniversary gift for me. He took off work on Friday so I could go for a massage and facial. He even got up with the baby for the first feeding in the morning to let me sleep a little. I guess he does realize it is not easy staying home with the baby. My favorite part of the massage was when I told the massuese that I had just had a baby one month earlier. She said I looked great. I guess I don’t have to use any diet supplements. I think I will just concentrate on eating healthy and doing some easy exercise. The bad thing, for my husband–not me, is that I could get so addicted to it and it’s not cheap. But the knots in my back have been loosened and my face feels so soft. I look forward to the next time.

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Chicken Cacciatore

Since I am home during the day, Andy expects dinner to be on the table when he gets home. I laugh at that thought–but I do try. It all depends on what kind of day Gabe and I are having. I have been searching for easy recipes which I can put together during Gabe’s naps. Here is a simple one for Chicken Cacciatore that I found.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 can (15 oz) whole tomatoes drained, chopped
6 oz fresh mushrooms sliced
1 1/2 cups pasta sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion (medium)
1/2 cup red bell pepper
1/2 cup green bell pepper
6 cups cooked pasta

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly cagt a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; dook, stirring frequently, until browned on all sides.
3. Combine tomatoes, mushrooms, pasta sauce, onion, red and green peppers in a large bowl; mix well. Stir in cooked chicken. Spread into prepared dish.
4. Bake until bubbly 35-40 minutes. Serve with pasta.

This was a really easy meal to make. It would have been a lot easier if we would have had frozen cooked chicken. I was able to put it all together while Gabe napped and then put it in the oven about 40 mnutes until Andy was expected home. It was pretty good.

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Toys or Diapers?

Andy and I are going to have to decide what we want to do with our Pedometer money. We are going to have about $400 dollars to spend at the end of the year. We have discussed getting an XBox or Playstation or Blu-Ray DVD. But now that we have Gabe, we are trying to decide if we should spend it on diapers. It technically is free money so it would be nice not having to worry about spending money on diapers. It adds up really fast.

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Happy Anniversary

Today is my 3rd wedding anniversary with my husband Andy. I feel bad that I didn’t get Andy anything, but I’ve kind of been busy taking care of Gabe. We only have one base for the carseat (which is in Andy’s car) as of right now, so I cannot get out during the day. Then, by the time Andy gets home, I just want to sleep or get some cleaning done. Andy, on the other hand, actually got me a card and took off work on Friday. He told me to make an appointment for a massage and facial on Friday and to do anything I want that day. He will watch Gabe. Of course, I will be doing a bunch of stuff for Gabe’s baptism, but it is still getting me out of the house. I couldn’t bring myself to spend too much on myself so I am only having a 30 minute massage and 30 minute facial which is going to come to $70. Andy said not to worry about the price, but I am not going to spend over a $100 on myself and have nothing to show for it.

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Should Have Told Me

There were a lot of things I was looking forward to getting back to normal after having Gabe. The big one was getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight. The other one was getting back my bladder control. No one ever told me that the bladder control would take awhile, if it ever came back the same as it was before. I am afraid to watch funny movies without wearing adult diapers for fear of peeing myself. I guess I will just have to concentrate on doing my Kegel’s. The other thing I want is control of my emotions again. I think that is something Andy wants too. I am so much more senstive than I used to be. What he could say to me before, doesn’t fly, especially after a long day with a crying baby. Oh the joys of motherhood.

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The Crying Game

I jinxed myself this morning. I should have known that after Gabe had a phenomenally good night–slept from 11:30 to 4 and then 4:30 to 8. This let mommy get some actually sleep. I should have known that the rest of the day would not be as fun. He spent 90% of the day crying if someone wasn’t holding him. Even when someone was holding him, 50% of that time he cried. I tried changing him, feeding him, loving him, reading to him, etc. Nothing seemed to work. He would fall asleep for about 10-15 minutes and then wake up whining. When Andy got home, I handed Gabe off and went grocery shopping to get out of the house for an hour. When I got back, I think Andy understood why I was a bit frazzled when he got home. Andy only had to deal with it an hour and he seemed to be frustrated. Hopefully since he didn’t sleep much during the day, maybe he will have another good night. A new mommy can wish right?

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Rage Rage….

Against the dying of the light–. Since I barely sleep anymore, I have been thinking about what things we need to change about the house. I think Andy and I need to look into Progress lighting for the house. I have been finding that the lighting we have in the house is not baby friendly. I think we need more dimmers because he does not like bright lights (like Gizmo), especially at 3 in the morning when baby is hungry. I actually think we should have the clapper installed–but that may be to loud for the baby. We’d be sitting in the dark all the time!

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