Every time Logan says something that surprises us (typically something we didn't expect him to know or say), he says he learned it from the "apple man." When we ask where he saw the "apple man" he never gives us a direct answer--sometimes he says he sees him on TV, but can't tell us which show, sometimes he says he hears about him at school but I have never heard the teachers talk about any "apple man", and most often he says he is the "apple man who lives on the moon." He started talking about him in the last month or so and I have NO CLUE where it came from.
This morning we were eating breakfast and he got into a rather detailed story about how food goes into little circles in your tummy and them comes back up...don't ask me. Again, NO CLUE.
Me: Where did you learn about that?
Logan: From the Apple Man on the moon.
Me: Where do you see the Apple Man? (thinking he would finally tell me a TV show or something)
Logan: He lives on the moon, you know. And I go there and see him.
Me: Oh, really? When do you go there?
Logan: I go on Saturdays.
Hmmm. This kid has quite the imagination but I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff. The conversations we have crack me up on a daily, if not hourly, basis. So, if anyone else has a clue where this "apple man" came from, please fill me in.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Pre-K Already?
Besides trying to get pregnant and deal with everything that comes along with all that, my other worry has been about Logan going to Pre-K. I can't even believe it. I don't even want to say that word. But I also don't want to think about him turning 4 either. Every year I am in denial about him becoming one year older but this year it's really hard because I know after Pre-K is Kindergarten. I get sad just thinking about that. Anyway, back to the subject at hand...
Logan is in a MDO this year 2 days/week and loves it. Between his former in-home sitter and this MDO, Logan is doing awesome. He knows his letters, some sounds, he can count to 20 (most days) and can recognize up into the teens, he can write his name, and is attempting to figure out the whole rhyming words thing. He is smarter than I can even handle some days. I am not trying to brag but he floors me sometimes with the things he notices and says (echolocation, anyone??). I have to remind myself he's only 3 sometimes.
My worry for next year is that I want to find a Pre-K program that will really challenge him. Some of the ones I have looked at (only online, haven't done any visits yet) talk about how they learn their letters and how to write their name and recognize numbers. He already does that stuff and then some. I honestly don't know if he is advanced (again, so not bragging) or if I am just not looking at the right places. If I am paying money for him to go somewhere, I don't want it to be boring for him or just playtime. Now, of course, I don't want it to be strictly academic either. I want him to have fun and enjoy being there but I want him to be learning. I know all too well what will be expected of him in Kindergarten and I want him to be prepared. I am thinking 3 days/week just to work his way up to the 5 days/week it will be for Kindergarten. I also want parental involvement to be encouraged and I plan on being involved. That's one of the main reasons I decided to start staying home in the first place.
So I'll be making some phone calls this week and setting up tours I am sure. Hopefully it will ease my anxiety some. I know Logan will do great wherever he goes but I just want him to get a great foundation and develop a love of learning so school will not be something he dreads. At least not until high school, that's just a given.
Seriously, when did this happen??
Logan is in a MDO this year 2 days/week and loves it. Between his former in-home sitter and this MDO, Logan is doing awesome. He knows his letters, some sounds, he can count to 20 (most days) and can recognize up into the teens, he can write his name, and is attempting to figure out the whole rhyming words thing. He is smarter than I can even handle some days. I am not trying to brag but he floors me sometimes with the things he notices and says (echolocation, anyone??). I have to remind myself he's only 3 sometimes.
My worry for next year is that I want to find a Pre-K program that will really challenge him. Some of the ones I have looked at (only online, haven't done any visits yet) talk about how they learn their letters and how to write their name and recognize numbers. He already does that stuff and then some. I honestly don't know if he is advanced (again, so not bragging) or if I am just not looking at the right places. If I am paying money for him to go somewhere, I don't want it to be boring for him or just playtime. Now, of course, I don't want it to be strictly academic either. I want him to have fun and enjoy being there but I want him to be learning. I know all too well what will be expected of him in Kindergarten and I want him to be prepared. I am thinking 3 days/week just to work his way up to the 5 days/week it will be for Kindergarten. I also want parental involvement to be encouraged and I plan on being involved. That's one of the main reasons I decided to start staying home in the first place.
So I'll be making some phone calls this week and setting up tours I am sure. Hopefully it will ease my anxiety some. I know Logan will do great wherever he goes but I just want him to get a great foundation and develop a love of learning so school will not be something he dreads. At least not until high school, that's just a given.
Seriously, when did this happen??
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| 5 months old |
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| 3 years old |
Gym=Happy Place???
I feel like I say the same thing every year...I need to get in shape. I know I will never be the size 2 I was in high school (yet I still thought I was fat) but I've got to do something. I have recently talked with some girls about meeting up to walk or run (don't laugh...okay go ahead, I did) together so we can get out of the house, with or without the kids, depending on when we go. That's all well and good and I am super excited about getting together and being able to have adult conversations again but there are some days/nights/weeks that it won't happen for one reason or another and staying home now I have found that I NEED a reason to leave the house sometimes. And being on the tight budget we are on, I can't just go to Target and shop mindlessly like I used to (although I shouldn't have then either).
I keep hearing other SAHM's talk about how the gym is their happy hour, their escape, and it sounds SO nice. Now, I have joined a gym before and never kept up with it but it was when I was working full time and Logan was just over a year old and HATED going to the child care there (and the child care workers weren't awesome either but that's another story) so it made it really hard to find time to go. Not to mention it was one of the huge gyms and I felt so intimidated by everyone else and all the big machines I didn't know how to use.
So...there's a gym down the street that is small and has super cheap rates and group classes and nice equipment and everything. I am considering joining just to have an escape from the house that is actually healthy. I am only hesitant because I know me and, although this is something I want to stick with, I seem to always find excuses to stop going. I hate that about me. Maybe now that I am home all the time I will stick with it just so I can have some time without kids crawling all over me. As much as I love it, boy is it nice to have some space and peace and quiet and not have your clothes/hair/hand/leg yanked constantly.
The other problem is if I join I am going to have to finally figure out how to upload/download/whatever music to my phone and figure out how to use the Ipod thing that is supposedly already in my phone. Yes, I am clueless. Some of you will have to share your playlists (can you do that?) with me so I will have some sort of idea where to start. Wish me luck!
I keep hearing other SAHM's talk about how the gym is their happy hour, their escape, and it sounds SO nice. Now, I have joined a gym before and never kept up with it but it was when I was working full time and Logan was just over a year old and HATED going to the child care there (and the child care workers weren't awesome either but that's another story) so it made it really hard to find time to go. Not to mention it was one of the huge gyms and I felt so intimidated by everyone else and all the big machines I didn't know how to use.
So...there's a gym down the street that is small and has super cheap rates and group classes and nice equipment and everything. I am considering joining just to have an escape from the house that is actually healthy. I am only hesitant because I know me and, although this is something I want to stick with, I seem to always find excuses to stop going. I hate that about me. Maybe now that I am home all the time I will stick with it just so I can have some time without kids crawling all over me. As much as I love it, boy is it nice to have some space and peace and quiet and not have your clothes/hair/hand/leg yanked constantly.
The other problem is if I join I am going to have to finally figure out how to upload/download/whatever music to my phone and figure out how to use the Ipod thing that is supposedly already in my phone. Yes, I am clueless. Some of you will have to share your playlists (can you do that?) with me so I will have some sort of idea where to start. Wish me luck!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Why Is This So Hard?
A year and a half ago I went to a new OB/GYN in hopes of figuring out what my issue was with regards to fertility. Logan was a COMPLETE fluke and, although we hadn't been "trying", we also hadn't been preventing anything since Logan's 1st birthday. Well, almost 1 1/2 years later, still nothing. But yet I torture myself by watching Teen Mom and 16 & Pregnant, where these girls get pregnant at the drop of a hat. Of course. But I digress...this new OB/GYN worked with me for 6 months, doing sonograms, medicines, even a round of injections, before referring me to a specialist. It took me a while to get up the nerve to call the specialist. For one, I still didn't want to believe I needed that much help. I got pregnant with Logan without help, why is this time different? For another, fertility specialists are expensive. And insurance doesn't cover it, even if there is a medical reason behind it (which I still don't understand to this day). Neither doctor was able to tell me exactly what my problem was except for the fact that I didn't ovulate. I understand that, but why not? I have polycystic ovaries (according to one sonogram by the specialist, but that was never mentioned in all the sonos by my OB??) but not Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (my bloodwork didn't match up to that diagnosis). Three months with the specialist and hundreds of dollars later, still nothing. Clomid wasn't strong enough one month but was too strong the next month, causing massive cysts. Seriously, can't my body just work right for once?? The specialist wanted me to try an IUI the following month but those are way more expensive (like $600 not including meds and injections) and I still wasn't ready to believe I needed that much help. So we decided to take some time off and stop bleeding money for a little bit and relax a little to see if it would just happen...
Fast forward 8 months--and here we are. Still nothing. I've tried herbal stuff and fertility monitors and "relaxing" as much as possible. Meanwhile, everyone and their dog is pregnant right now with their 2nd or 3rd kid it seems like, including my best friend. Granted, she did the IUI that I was too chicken/in denial to do but she needed that for her 1st child so it was more understandable for her to have another IUI. I am due for my annual exam in March so I am thinking I will talk to my OB/GYN again and see what he thinks. I am hoping he will work with me again on sonos and injections since it's been a year--he can code it differently so that it is covered under insurance. If he recommends a specialist again, I plan on going to a different one that I have heard great things about by several friends/acquaintances. This one seems a bit pricier from their website but I have been told that they work with you and try to find studies for you to participate in as well.
I know this post is random, but it's been on my mind a lot. I know I didn't go the specialist for very long before taking a break but it just seemed like he wanted to do the IUI for speed's sake instead of working to try to figure out what the actual problem is. I know I want a baby but I would also like to know why my body doesn't work, so it just didn't feel right to do an IUI yet. So, I've gone back and forth about whether I am not trying hard enough to get pregnant but I just don't want to do unnecessary stuff if there is some way I can do it without extra medical assistance. I am really going to appreciate this pregnancy when/if it happens...I can't wait for the day Logan gets to wear a "Big Brother" shirt.
Fast forward 8 months--and here we are. Still nothing. I've tried herbal stuff and fertility monitors and "relaxing" as much as possible. Meanwhile, everyone and their dog is pregnant right now with their 2nd or 3rd kid it seems like, including my best friend. Granted, she did the IUI that I was too chicken/in denial to do but she needed that for her 1st child so it was more understandable for her to have another IUI. I am due for my annual exam in March so I am thinking I will talk to my OB/GYN again and see what he thinks. I am hoping he will work with me again on sonos and injections since it's been a year--he can code it differently so that it is covered under insurance. If he recommends a specialist again, I plan on going to a different one that I have heard great things about by several friends/acquaintances. This one seems a bit pricier from their website but I have been told that they work with you and try to find studies for you to participate in as well.
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| My 1st time seeing/holding Logan~A moment I'll never forget |
I know this post is random, but it's been on my mind a lot. I know I didn't go the specialist for very long before taking a break but it just seemed like he wanted to do the IUI for speed's sake instead of working to try to figure out what the actual problem is. I know I want a baby but I would also like to know why my body doesn't work, so it just didn't feel right to do an IUI yet. So, I've gone back and forth about whether I am not trying hard enough to get pregnant but I just don't want to do unnecessary stuff if there is some way I can do it without extra medical assistance. I am really going to appreciate this pregnancy when/if it happens...I can't wait for the day Logan gets to wear a "Big Brother" shirt.
See No Evil??
While playing in Logan's room today he decided to get up on his top bunk (that we just put together) and threw a toy off the top. I told him he wasn't allowed to throw toys from the top bunk or the ladder would come down.
L: What about books?
Me: You can't throw books off the top either.
L: Can I just drop them?
Me: No.
L: *proceeds to climb back up to the top with the same toy from earlier* Mommy, can you go away?
Me: No.
L: Can you just leave for a minute? I don't want you to look.
Me: No, sir.
L:*he sets the toy of the very edge of the bed and slightly bumps it as he's getting down* Oops, it accidentally fell off, Mommy. I hit it.
Me: If it "accidentally" falls off the top again, the ladder is going away. Understand?
L: Yes, ma'am.
That was so not an accident. The little toot just wanted to drop it off the top again. I find it hilarious that he thinks just because I don't "see" it happen means he won't get in trouble for it. Sometimes I am smarter than him...sometimes.
L: What about books?
Me: You can't throw books off the top either.
L: Can I just drop them?
Me: No.
L: *proceeds to climb back up to the top with the same toy from earlier* Mommy, can you go away?
Me: No.
L: Can you just leave for a minute? I don't want you to look.
Me: No, sir.
L:*he sets the toy of the very edge of the bed and slightly bumps it as he's getting down* Oops, it accidentally fell off, Mommy. I hit it.
Me: If it "accidentally" falls off the top again, the ladder is going away. Understand?
L: Yes, ma'am.
That was so not an accident. The little toot just wanted to drop it off the top again. I find it hilarious that he thinks just because I don't "see" it happen means he won't get in trouble for it. Sometimes I am smarter than him...sometimes.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Chocolate Yummies Recipe
These are so yummy! I have been making them for a couple years and every time I make them I end up having to make them over and over again because they get eaten quickly and I keep craving them. Bad, bad news.
Chocolate Yummies Recipe - Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®
1. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch microwave-safe dish with cooking spray. Arrange KEEBLER GRAHAMS ORIGINAL crackers in single layer in dish, breaking crackers as needed to fit. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crackers.
2. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until marshmallows are puffy. Remove from microwave. Cool completely.
3. In 2-quart microwave-safe mixing bowl combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Microwave on HIGH about 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined.
4. Spread evenly over marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Cut and store in airtight container in refrigerator.
CONVENTIONAL DIRECTIONS:
Follow step 1 above using 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375°F about 7 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy. Cool completely. In medium saucepan combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Cook stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined. Complete as in step 4 above.
Note
*Each cracker sheet measures about 5 x 2-inches and is scored into 4 pieces.
Chocolate Yummies Recipe - Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®
- 7 Crackers Keebler® Grahams Original
- 2 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 package (12 oz., 2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 3 cups Ready-To-Eat Cereal Rice Krispies
1. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch microwave-safe dish with cooking spray. Arrange KEEBLER GRAHAMS ORIGINAL crackers in single layer in dish, breaking crackers as needed to fit. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crackers.
2. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until marshmallows are puffy. Remove from microwave. Cool completely.
3. In 2-quart microwave-safe mixing bowl combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Microwave on HIGH about 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined.
4. Spread evenly over marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Cut and store in airtight container in refrigerator.
CONVENTIONAL DIRECTIONS:
Follow step 1 above using 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375°F about 7 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy. Cool completely. In medium saucepan combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Cook stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined. Complete as in step 4 above.
Note
*Each cracker sheet measures about 5 x 2-inches and is scored into 4 pieces.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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