28 posts from 2007

merry christmas.

WTF? did you even know these things existed? i had no idea. tonight while over my nana's house, i was talking to my brother's girlfriend who also has a chihuahua. she was telling me about the coyotes in exeter and then my mom piped up to tell me that there are coyotes right here in newport! now i figured that they were definitely on the island but the sightings she was telling me about were places like stop & shop, salve, broadway, etc. so of course i am all freaked out now that a coyote is going to come out of nowhere and eat bobo one day. i come home, tell jesse and he immediately goes to internet to read about coyotes. mean dudes they are. then we see the coydog link. apparently in places like arizona & oklahoma, they breed with domesticated dogs because of the longer warm weather (read: mating) season. why would you want a coydog? i would be so afraid he would rip my face off in my sleep! this also got me reading about coywolves. yes people, this is how i spend my christmas night.

i hope bobo doesn't get eaten.

I just spent the last hour reading the Environmental Working Group's Cosmetic Database.

Holy Shit.

Now, I like to think of myself as a pretty aware parent, I try to keep V out of harm's way with products, etc. She uses BPA free bottles and I use flannel wipes on her (although I must admit, cloth diapering just did not work out for me), she eats mostly organic or local food and we clean our house with baking soda, vinegar & lemon juice or Simple Green. You get the idea.

When I was pregnant, I was given a TON of baby soaps, lotions, powders, etc mostly nice ones, which was great because it was a big money saver. I settled into liking a brand called Mustela. It never disagreed with V and it smells really good and it's from France. I am a sucker for things from France. Plus you think, hey it's from France, it can't be that bad right? Oh no, I was totally wrong. On a scale of 1-10, 0-2 being low, 3-6 being moderate and 7-10 being high most of their products scored at least a 6! WTF? SO needless to say, now I am freaking out and driving to Whole Foods tomorrow to buy the following products that this website has deemed appropriate (scoring a 1 or lower):

Diaper Changing:
California Baby Non-Talc Powder
Badger Diaper Cream*

Bathtime:
California Baby Shampoo & Body wash (Super Sensitive)
Aveeno Baby Soothing Bath Treatment

Lotions/Oils:
Baby Badger Oil
Weleda Calendula Baby Oil*
JASONS Earth's Best Extra-Rich Therapy Cream
Healing Anthropolgy Nuturing Baby Lotion (I think you can only get this online)

Toothpaste/Sunblock:
JASONS Strawberry Banana Toothpaste (6 mo& up)*
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick (Year round or Super Sensitive)

*Starred items are the ones we already use and recommend.

Damn dudes, growing up babies is HARD.

His dolls are on sale. Nearly half off. Buy now.

click below

How the fuck did I end up with a Facebook account? Jesus. I am such a sucker for peer pressure. I think this means I have to officially delete my Friendster account. 3 social networking accounts is just too much. I've got to stop the insanity.

Here's my latest attempt at Operation Stop Feeling Like Crap:

I'm getting my eyes checked this afternoon, I think maybe my poor eyesight is contributing to my dizziness, etc.

I've started taking dramamine. Who knew it would totally work?

I'm back on vitamins.

I stopped the hippy treatment (aloe vera juice, digestive enzymes, licorice extract).

I drink tea at night.

I've also started taking this stuff called Quietude. Weird, I know, but shit, it makes me sleep.

So that's the program. At least I'll get some badly needed glasses out of the deal. Seeing as my last new pair came when I moved to Boston in 1999. I suck at taking care of myself.

Violet is on the verge of walking I think, and I'm terrified of it. She is a maniac as it is, I can't even begin to imagine what it will be like when she's upwardly mobile. She can crawl up stairs and yesterday she climbed onto our bed. Um hello? When on earth do you learn these things?

I haven't done any christmas shopping at all. Not that I can afford to, but it's the thought that counts right? Maybe I'll just make banana bread for everyone this year. Instead of shopping, I've been sitting around wishing I had the money for one of these jams to carry V around in. SIgh.

No scratch test for me, he said judging from my symptoms he doesn't think it's food allergies, so a scratch test would do me no good. Bah. So, back to the Primary care Doc and he took some more blood from me on Wednesday. Now I'm waiting to hear back about that and I have an OB appt. on Tuesday to 'check the house' so to speak. I'm totally convinced that I have a giant cyst on my ovaries now. Thanks Dr. Google.

If only I could kick this dizziness I would be okay to suffer through the rest of this suckfest. Being dizzy all the time is the pits. Violet has been so awesome through all this. I think she knows when I feel bad so she's extra good. God I love that baby.

And we are so excited! Can't you tell? 

Jesse has gone to Boston today and of course, Violet picked today to have a complete and total meltdown ALL DAY. This is also the same day that I got a flat tire while out trying to buy birthday presents for a party that is tomorrow. Seriously? Did I mention that I didn't sleep last night either? Gah.

Here is V in her halloween costume:

How cute is she?

In a good way I suppose. My Radioactive Omelet scan came back clear. So now we move forward with a EGD which is a fancy abbreviation for They're-gonna-jam-a-camera-down-my-throat-and-poke-around. My friend Dr. Google seems to think I have Gastritis. Bleh. On the plus side, everyone seems to think I'm on some awesome diet.