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The "joys" of being a Marine wife and Nurse
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Before and After kids
So I have completely failed at updating this on any regular basis, oh well, I'll write about drinking instead :)
Having a drink, before and after kids.
So before having Button having a drink was simple.
"I think I'd like a drink." go to cabinet or fridge, grab a glass of some sort (wash one if necessary) make and consume drink. DONE
After kids:
First you read about cake flavored vodka on a mommy blog. Hmm perhaps the local liqour store carries said vodka, that sounds pretty good. Next day go to the liquor store (with a sleeping seven month old in their car seat in the cart, mom of the year right here!) and go to the vodka aisle. Holy crap. They do in fact have cake flavored vodka (two different brands!), but also whipped cream, chocolate whipped cream, marshmallow, cookie dough, gummy candy, cotton candy, every fruit you can imagine,bacon, jalapeƱo, and probably some I can't remember. Now you have to call a relatively new mommy to ask if she knew about all of the new flavors, she does not, promise to report back on your findings, this is now a mission. Control yourself and choose two (cake and whipped cream), go to the checkout and realize that your husbands 1 bottle of whiskey costs double your two bottles of vodka (and tastes like whiskey! Ugh).
So now alcohol, check. But there are some things that still have to be done before you can have that drink.
First, wash all of the dishes and put the kitchen in order for the night. Feed the baby dinner. Get baby ready for bed. Put living room in order for the evening. Nurse the baby. Put the baby to bed. Pump(if necessary). Put the baby back to bed. Research recipes, you can only have one, maybe two so it is going to be good damn it! Get out martini glasses so the drink is perfect. Of course they're dirty, they haven't been used in at least a year and a half. Wash those. Put the baby back to sleep.
Mix drink.
Listen for baby.
Listen.
Listen.
Have drink.
Smile.
Sure it may be more steps than it used to be, but you wouldn't trade it for the world.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I keep waiting for it to get easier to leave her in the morning. It's not. In fact it's getting harder and harder. Hopefully poithings will be easier next school year because i'll be full time then and right now work is the worst 5.5 hours out of every day.
6 work days until spring break, 49 until summer....not like I'm counting or anything....
Thursday, March 8, 2012
letter to myself one year ago...
1. The Clomid WILL work. You are about to conceive a beautiful little girl.
2. Why don't you go make love to your husband now, just because you want to. Not because your temperature is up, not because the ovulation test says to, but because he is there and you can.
3. Whatever time you are reading this, go to bed. I don't care if it is 10 in the morning. Go to bed. Stay there. Sleep until you can't sleep anymore, and then sleep some more. You'll look back on this memory one day and smile.
4. Start saving up for a nice camera, the phone is only /so/ good (Though it is really convenient)
5. Same goes for a camcorder (note to current self, still need camera and camcorder)
6. Don't just order flats and covers. Sure they're the cheapest but pocket diapers are really convenient at 2 am
7. It's amazing how many things babies don't need
to be continued...........
2. Why don't you go make love to your husband now, just because you want to. Not because your temperature is up, not because the ovulation test says to, but because he is there and you can.
3. Whatever time you are reading this, go to bed. I don't care if it is 10 in the morning. Go to bed. Stay there. Sleep until you can't sleep anymore, and then sleep some more. You'll look back on this memory one day and smile.
4. Start saving up for a nice camera, the phone is only /so/ good (Though it is really convenient)
5. Same goes for a camcorder (note to current self, still need camera and camcorder)
6. Don't just order flats and covers. Sure they're the cheapest but pocket diapers are really convenient at 2 am
7. It's amazing how many things babies don't need
to be continued...........
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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