Yesterday, I had my top wisdom teeth taken out. I had my bottom wisdom teeth taken out a few years ago, and this time was a LOT better of an experience than the last time!
They gave me an IV and put me to sleep (because I'm a wimp), and I don't even remember getting into the car to go home afterwards. I had a really hard time waking up. I went home and went to bed. They gave me a prescription for some vicodin (for pain) and motrin (for swelling/pain), but I have only taken the motrin because I haven't been in any pain, really. Just a little achiness and discomfort. When I came home from my visit with the oral surgeon, I just went to bed because I was having a hard time staying awake and was a little nautious for most of the day/evening afterwards. I remember Heidi came in to my room after I had been in there for probably a couple of hours. She was saying "Mommy, come play with me." She brought me her Mr. Potato Head, who had two left arms and a bunch of other silly parts. She left him with me and said "This is for you Momma... You're sick." She also told me she loved me. She is such a sweet little girl sometimes.
Today, I took a motrin when I woke up and I am really feeling pretty well. Having my top wisdom teeth is no where near as bad as the time I had the bottom ones taken out. I was in a lot of pain with them and had to go back for the next week to have a really discusting, clove-flavored packing put into the hole because I had a dry socket.
Anyway, I am glad it is all over with. :)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Brian's Home From Iraq
It has been a while since I last wrote in my blog, so I guess I better do a quick catch-up...
Brian flew home from a 15-month tour in Iraq on December 30th. He brought Heidi some chocolate from his stop in Germany on his way back to the states and a little, yellow teddy bear with a smiley face on its t-shirt. The smiley face had an army hat on its head with an American flag and "Taji" written on it. Taji is where Brian was stationed most of the time that he was there. Brian was even interviewed by a local news station while holding Heidi and was on the news that evening! I took lots of pictures of Heidi with her Daddy. She just kept staring at him and even got a little teary-eyed. Before he arrived at the parade field (where we were picking him up), Heidi was all over the place running around and talking to people. I could hardly keep up with her... But when she saw her Daddy, she got excited and yelled "Daddy!!!" He picked her up and she just stared at him for the longest time, like she could hardly believe he was finally home. She was able to recognize him because in the 15 months that he was deployed, we looked at pictures of him and videos (of him either reading, singing, or doing This Little Piggy with her). We even had a 4x6 magnet with a picture of Brian that we kept on the fridge the whole time he was gone. Heidi used to carry that picture around with her a lot while she played. It has had quite a few things spilled on it and it has even been thrown up on a couple of times by Heidi in the 15 months Brian was gone. We were both happy to see him come back home.
We celebrated Christmas on New Year's Eve. This was probably one of the biggest Christmases we have ever had! We had lots of presents from grandparents and other friends & family members. Santa brought Heidi a Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, and a prince doll that she was pretty happy with. She had been wanting a Snow White doll for a while. Before Christmas, she kept telling me to "Go to store Mommy... Buy it, buy it... I want Snow White... Go to store Mommy... Buy it!" Brian had also ordered a bunch of camping gear and sleeping bags from online and had them sent to the house for Christmas presents, so we each got a new sleeping bag and some other neat things to take camping, which we will plan on doing sometime this spring before it gets too hot here in Texas.
Things are getting back to normal now. Heidi was pretty attached to her Daddy when he first came home, but now she is reattached to her Mommy again.
Heidi won't let Brian put her to bed at nap time or bed time. She also will not let him get her out of bed either. I went to the store one day about a week ago to get a few things and when I came home, Heidi had woken up from her nap, but she would not let Brian pick her up out of her crib. Instead, she just kept telling him "No, I want my Mommy. I need my Mommy." That's what she usually says if he goes in to get her out of bed. I guess on this day that I ran to the store, Brian said that she sat in her crib for about 20 minutes waiting for me to come get her (refusing to let him get her out of her bed).
Brian flew home from a 15-month tour in Iraq on December 30th. He brought Heidi some chocolate from his stop in Germany on his way back to the states and a little, yellow teddy bear with a smiley face on its t-shirt. The smiley face had an army hat on its head with an American flag and "Taji" written on it. Taji is where Brian was stationed most of the time that he was there. Brian was even interviewed by a local news station while holding Heidi and was on the news that evening! I took lots of pictures of Heidi with her Daddy. She just kept staring at him and even got a little teary-eyed. Before he arrived at the parade field (where we were picking him up), Heidi was all over the place running around and talking to people. I could hardly keep up with her... But when she saw her Daddy, she got excited and yelled "Daddy!!!" He picked her up and she just stared at him for the longest time, like she could hardly believe he was finally home. She was able to recognize him because in the 15 months that he was deployed, we looked at pictures of him and videos (of him either reading, singing, or doing This Little Piggy with her). We even had a 4x6 magnet with a picture of Brian that we kept on the fridge the whole time he was gone. Heidi used to carry that picture around with her a lot while she played. It has had quite a few things spilled on it and it has even been thrown up on a couple of times by Heidi in the 15 months Brian was gone. We were both happy to see him come back home.
We celebrated Christmas on New Year's Eve. This was probably one of the biggest Christmases we have ever had! We had lots of presents from grandparents and other friends & family members. Santa brought Heidi a Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, and a prince doll that she was pretty happy with. She had been wanting a Snow White doll for a while. Before Christmas, she kept telling me to "Go to store Mommy... Buy it, buy it... I want Snow White... Go to store Mommy... Buy it!" Brian had also ordered a bunch of camping gear and sleeping bags from online and had them sent to the house for Christmas presents, so we each got a new sleeping bag and some other neat things to take camping, which we will plan on doing sometime this spring before it gets too hot here in Texas.
Things are getting back to normal now. Heidi was pretty attached to her Daddy when he first came home, but now she is reattached to her Mommy again.
Heidi won't let Brian put her to bed at nap time or bed time. She also will not let him get her out of bed either. I went to the store one day about a week ago to get a few things and when I came home, Heidi had woken up from her nap, but she would not let Brian pick her up out of her crib. Instead, she just kept telling him "No, I want my Mommy. I need my Mommy." That's what she usually says if he goes in to get her out of bed. I guess on this day that I ran to the store, Brian said that she sat in her crib for about 20 minutes waiting for me to come get her (refusing to let him get her out of her bed).
Friday, December 14, 2007
Snow White Barbie
Heidi has been driving me CRAZY about getting her a Snow White Barbie doll the past day or two. She keeps telling me to just go to the store and buy one. Tonight, I went to the store and got her one, but she won't get to actually have it until Christmas Day (our Christmas day will be the day after Brian gets home from Iraq... around the 29th). She still keeps asking for a Snow White doll, so I just told her once that she needed to ask Santa for one and maybe he would give her one, so tonight, she was trying to get me to take her to see Santa.... then she kept saying "Santa gimme Snow White doll... ask Santa... please."
This evening, we watched The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and Heidi told me that the little blonde haired, blue-eyed two-year-old in the movie was her. I guess it does look kind of like a cartoon version of her (same age, same eye & hair color)... She has gotten into picking a character she is when she watches movies. She is usually the princess. She sometimes will tell me something like "My name's Pocahontas and you are John Smith... come dance with me." (That's what she told me yesterday)... and then we dance around the living room for a couple of minutes.
Tonight we also read Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham for about the millionth time! She really likes that book. We also read The Very Hungry Caterpiller (she likes to try to count and put her fingers in the holes on the pictures of food in the book).
I guess that is all for now. I can't think of anything else interesting about our day to write about.
This evening, we watched The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and Heidi told me that the little blonde haired, blue-eyed two-year-old in the movie was her. I guess it does look kind of like a cartoon version of her (same age, same eye & hair color)... She has gotten into picking a character she is when she watches movies. She is usually the princess. She sometimes will tell me something like "My name's Pocahontas and you are John Smith... come dance with me." (That's what she told me yesterday)... and then we dance around the living room for a couple of minutes.
Tonight we also read Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham for about the millionth time! She really likes that book. We also read The Very Hungry Caterpiller (she likes to try to count and put her fingers in the holes on the pictures of food in the book).
I guess that is all for now. I can't think of anything else interesting about our day to write about.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Climbing
Last night after I gave Heidi her bath (before bedtime), I told her to go into her room and pick two books while I pick-up in the bathroom. That is our usual routine. We usually pick two books to read every night at bedtime. I saw her walk into her room, so I thought she might go get some books out... so I went on with my picking up in the bathroom....
Well, a couple of minutes later (after I had finished picking up the bathroom), I walked into Heidi's room and saw her sitting on top of her changing table! There are 3 drawers & she had pulled out the middle drawer and used it to climb up to sit on the top of the changing table. Then, I guess she opened the top drawer and pulled the baby powder (which we rarely use) out and had started putting it on herself. I was shocked to find her there... it was the first time she had gotten up there by herself. She was laughing when I walked in. I think she was pretty proud of her accomplishment.
When Brian gets home, we need to lower her crib all of the way down too... or maybe just go ahead and make it into a toddler bed. It's down pretty low now, but she tries to get out and I have found her up on the side rail... and have to put her back into the crib... so it's kind of dangerous right now. I don't think I can lower it though. I would be afraid I would ruin it somehow.... and Brian made it, so I don't want to chance that happening.
Well, a couple of minutes later (after I had finished picking up the bathroom), I walked into Heidi's room and saw her sitting on top of her changing table! There are 3 drawers & she had pulled out the middle drawer and used it to climb up to sit on the top of the changing table. Then, I guess she opened the top drawer and pulled the baby powder (which we rarely use) out and had started putting it on herself. I was shocked to find her there... it was the first time she had gotten up there by herself. She was laughing when I walked in. I think she was pretty proud of her accomplishment.
When Brian gets home, we need to lower her crib all of the way down too... or maybe just go ahead and make it into a toddler bed. It's down pretty low now, but she tries to get out and I have found her up on the side rail... and have to put her back into the crib... so it's kind of dangerous right now. I don't think I can lower it though. I would be afraid I would ruin it somehow.... and Brian made it, so I don't want to chance that happening.
"I need some more Barbies Mom..."
I was sitting in the computer room writing Brian an email this evening while Heidi was playing in the living room when she decided to come in and tell me that she needed more Barbies...
Heidi: Mom I need some more Barbies... c'mon Mom, Let's go shopping... c'mon Mom c'mon... Let's go to the store and buy more.
Me: I'm sorry, but we can't go to the store and buy you more Barbies right now. Maybe if you ask Santa, he might bring you one for Christmas. He likes to bring presents to kids on Christmas day, so maybe if you ask him, he might give you a Barbie for Christmas...
Heidi: Okay, Santa Claus... Barbie
... so maybe if we see Santa again, she will ask for a Barbie next time (instead of asking for her Daddy, like she did last week in the mall).
Heidi: Mom I need some more Barbies... c'mon Mom, Let's go shopping... c'mon Mom c'mon... Let's go to the store and buy more.
Me: I'm sorry, but we can't go to the store and buy you more Barbies right now. Maybe if you ask Santa, he might bring you one for Christmas. He likes to bring presents to kids on Christmas day, so maybe if you ask him, he might give you a Barbie for Christmas...
Heidi: Okay, Santa Claus... Barbie
... so maybe if we see Santa again, she will ask for a Barbie next time (instead of asking for her Daddy, like she did last week in the mall).
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Our Car Accident Yesterday
Yesterday on our way to Wal-Mart to print out our Christmas cards (with a picture of Heidi), I was sitting at a red light on Fort Hood Street with my eyes on the light... just waiting for it to change to green... when all of the sudden, I felt our car get hit by a big blue truck. Luckily it didn't hit us very hard because he started the hit on the door where Heidi sits in her carseat... and ended the hit on the front passenger door. I don't really understand what he was doing because he t-boned us. I don't understand how the FRONT of his car hit the SIDE of our car while we were sitting at a red light. He said he was trying to go around someone, but it still doesn't make sense to me. I talked to his insurance company and now I need to take care of getting it repaired and get a rental car. This is frustrating me because I also have a bunch of other things I need to be doing this week and next. Oh well. I guess it could have been worse. I am just glad he didn't hit us very hard because it would have probably hurt Heidi if he had because he hit right where she was).
Heidi's Visit With Santa
It has been about a month since I have written anything here, so I thought I would add something tonight. Last week, I took Heidi to the mall and Santa was there, so we stopped by to say hello to him. Heidi sat on his lap and when he asked her what she wanted for Christmas this year, she paused for a few seconds and then, with a very serious face, she said "Bring Daddy bad home." Santa said something like "I'm sorry, but I can't do that, but he will be home as soon as his time is up over there." I think when he asked her if she wanted anything else, she just said no.
She has been asking where Daddy is a LOT lately, so I have been telling her for the last couple of months that Daddy will be home when it is Chrismtas. Well, he is supposed to be home around the 29th or 30th of December (after Christmas), but we are planning on celebrating after he gets home anyway. Heidi won't know the difference. However, I think she is thinking it is now Christmas, so she wants to know where her Daddy is. She has been getting upset about it too... and she wants him home. I guess it does seem like it is Christmas now because she has seen Santa Claus & we have our Christmas tree and decorations up around the house. She just doesn't understand. It will really be nice to finally have him home again.
She has been asking where Daddy is a LOT lately, so I have been telling her for the last couple of months that Daddy will be home when it is Chrismtas. Well, he is supposed to be home around the 29th or 30th of December (after Christmas), but we are planning on celebrating after he gets home anyway. Heidi won't know the difference. However, I think she is thinking it is now Christmas, so she wants to know where her Daddy is. She has been getting upset about it too... and she wants him home. I guess it does seem like it is Christmas now because she has seen Santa Claus & we have our Christmas tree and decorations up around the house. She just doesn't understand. It will really be nice to finally have him home again.
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