I had a thought today.
I was making some worksheets for my sub(it was one of the last things on my "to do before baby" list and it's just now getting done. ) and I had an idea for all us bloggers. Below is an assignment that I am giving to my students. I thought those of us that wanted to could do it too. You don't have to, of course. But I thought it might be cool. So, if you're interested, copy and paste the form into the Edit HTML version of your new post window and complete the poem. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO RHYME.

And let's all post them on Saturday sometime so that we see them all about the same time and, therefore, aren't influenced by other's ideas when we write our own. And, as I tell my students, when you write, there is no wrong idea. Just go with it. From junk emerges greatness. And, unlike I tell my students, THIS IS NOT FOR A GRADE.

And I will not be at all offended if no one does this. It was just a thought.

I am…

Fill in the blanks to write this poem about who you are and the things you think, feel, wish, dream…

I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (Something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound – something you hear a lot in your life)
I see (An imaginary sight)
I want (an actual thing you want)
I am (Repeat the very first line of your poem)


I pretend (Something you pretend to do)
I feel (Something you feel emotionally)
I touch (Something you imagine you touch)
I worry (something you actually worry about)
I cry(Something that makes you cry)
I am (Repeat the very first line of the poem)



I understand (Something you know is true)
I say (Something you believe in)
I dream (A dream you actually have)
I try (Something you try to do)
I hope (Something that you really hope for)
I am (Repeat the very first line of the poem)

zzzzz....

i feel like the mother of a newborn today. sleepy. dead tired sleepy. must force myself to do anything.

oh, i have a sub. i met her yesterday. she is great. i am relieved.

thats all i got.

A great first

So, anyone who knows me at all knows that I am not a huge sports fan. I've tried. I really have. But it just doesn't click for me. I don't know why. I misssing that gene or something.

Well, I have been trying really hard to get into the football season this year. One, because Troy loves it and I feel I should try to show some interest in his interest. Two, because the HD tv just makes you feel like the players are in your living room. It's hard not to at least watch the game when it looks so good.

Last night's game intrigued me from the get go because of the whole Bills Cowboys rivalry, haven't played on Monday night in 13 years(or however many) thing, and I am a sucker for stories like that. Also, the fact that the cowboys were undefeated was interesting. And when all but one of the sports commentators said Dallas would win like it was a walk in the park, I just thought that the game might be surprising and entertaining. By the way, the one commentator who said the Bills would win said it as though it was the funniest thing he ever said. All this said, I camped out on the couch with grant to watch the game.

Let me just say, I picked a good game to watch. I, sports dummy, was glued. You could even hear me say things like, "Are you kidding me?!...That was almost intercepted again!...seriously Tony stop closing your eyes when you throw the ball!" Yes, I used a player's name. Yes, I used a few football terms. At one point during the game, after I said something similar to the above, troy looked at me with a new love and in complete shock and says, "i was thinking that too..."

The last two kicks. Holy cow. It was painful to watch. Troy always laughs at me when I say, "Oh, God! I would hate to be the kicker! If Mason is a kicker, I won't watch. I won't..." He just laughs at me.

So, now I am actually looking forward to the cowboys patriots game because they're both undefeated(a fact in previous times that I couldn't tell you if my life was on the line), and because I think the game should be pretty good as well.

So there you have it. Troy's dreams may be coming true. After 7 years of marriage, I have shown interest in a game that wasn't the superbowl or the last game in a series or something.

He still sleeps...

but not from about 11 pm to 1 am. During these hours he is adorably wide awake. Well, it's adorable now, but I can see this changing quickly.

I don't really know how to change this little routine. The good news is that once he goes to sleep, he is out for a good while. Last night he slept from midnight to five! Then I fed him and he slept until about 8am. Of course this was in our bed, but that just really doesn't bother me.

Currently he is drifting off to sleep on my chest. Every few minutes his face scrunches up in pain(what I think is pain) and he then lets out a very sad little screamy cry. I think his tummy hurts. He is making some other noises too...anyway, I think tonight is going to be rough...

I feel like I give him Mylicon drops a lot. But they seem to help..

I think we are ready to make the move to the bed...I am sleepy...

A little memory

When we were newlyweds we would take the most amazing naps together. The sound of the TV, usually espn, played in the background and we would snuggle together on our blue faded garage sale couch and sleep until whenever. I would be nestled in my nook, that little spot where his chest sinks under his collarbone and there we would sleep, just us for hours. Sometimes I ache for those lazy afternoons...

Now naps are different. They are far less frequent and far more valuable. Now, I am wedged between Mason who spends the first thirty minutes of nap time wiggling and Grant who nurses on and off until he curls up next to me and finally drifts off into that perfect deep sleep of a newborn. Then I lay there and watch both of my boys breathe soft and deep. I look at their perfect eyelashes and lips. I run my fingers through their soft blonde hair. I feel their small movements as they sleep so peacefully. And I realize, with tears in my eyes, that my dreams are coming true...

2 Week Check Up

Grant is doing great! He has gained a pound since his last check up. So I guess he is definitely eating enough.

His belly button fell off today, well, not his belly button. Gee, that would be funny. His umbilical cord fell off. I am so glad. I thought it would never come off. So, since we were rid of that icky thing, Grant got his first real bath in a tub. He was not a fan. But he's so cute in that tub! I just love naked babies!

His right eye is swollen sometimes and that is perfectly normal, claims the doc. I am relieved. I had a small fear that my child would forever look like a bee stung his eye or someone punched him. And the crusty goop that sometimes forms on his eyes is also normal - I just need to massage his tear ducts. Mason had this problem, but much worse. I hope that Grant's stays minimal.

So, he's doing good. One of my friends from school is loaning me her breast pump which is a huge blessing. I hope that it works great and I can keep breastfeeding after I work. I am really worried it won't. I will just have to believe. and pray. and pump.

I tried...

I wanted to do something simply sweet for my hubby. Nothing big, nothing important, but sweet so that he would know I loved him and appreciated how hard he is working.

I took Mason to school today and, after Grant had his 2 week check up, he and I went to Target. Grant helped me pick out three of Troy's favorite snacks and I picked up a card. I wrote a sweet note and wrapped the goodies. Then Grant and I drove to Troy's work where I was going to just put the present in his car.

Well, the car was locked, but the windows were cracked. I was able to squeeze my arm in the back window and popped the lock. That's when the alarm sounded. Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! I didn't know what to do. I didn't know if the alarm would just stop or keep going indefinitely. After staring at the car for a minute, I decided to call Troy.

This was all happening at about 11:02 and Troy's class that he teaches had just begun and when he answered the phone, he sounded slightly annoyed. (I have somehow unintentionally called him three class days in a row during class) He sounded much more annoyed when I told him I had just set the alarm off in his car.

"I'll be there in a minute."

Of course, right as he got to the car, the alarm stopped all by itself.

Needless to say, the sweet "surprise" didn't quite work out the way I intended. Troy was still appreciative, but it just wasn't the way I wanted my sweet act to go.

I guess we'll have to try again...
:)