Month: December 2008

  • [mood | Coldcold ]
    [music| Pittbull-Crazy]

     

    Holiday Cheer Blues

    Is anyone else just not feeling the holiday spirit this year? Not that Christmas was ever a huge deal to me, but I wonder if we should do more since it is for Ethan? After all, it is his first Christmas. We don’t have room for a tree, and they’re freakin expensive. Better to get one on sale after Christmas for when we get a house. I am not really into wasting a lot to decorate either. Boring huh?

    I did decide that this year I would take Ethan for holiday pics and also make photo cards….so I guess I did something.

    Ethan’s Holiday Pics

    Ethan and Santa

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    Ethan Milestones (and a mini house rant)

    I can’t believe in just a few months Ethan is going to be one! I was soooo hoping to have a house by then but who knows. I can’t believe I wasted my whole downpayment last year between my unpaid maternity leave and the $ I had to put into the wedding that my mom was supposed to (I did pay a lot, but she had promised to cover 3 things and didn’t, which set me back another 6k). *Sigh*. We have been looking at houses and I don’t know what is better—buying a brand new, but a little more expensive house/condo or buying a cheaper, foreclosed or bank owned house. The new one is 30 mins from my work and the foreclosures are 10 mins. With the new one there are lower interest rates, closing cost kickbakcs, no realator commission, etc. What do you all think?

    Oh yeah, back to Ethan! He has been cruising around the furniture and doing a lot of standing by himself for a few weeks now. I am waiting on him to start walking…then it’s all over. Last doc appt he was 29 in tall and 22lbs. He knows the difference between mama and baba…he hits himself and says didi…when he sees the girl at daycare he says jiejie. He has quite a little temper, too :P He likes to feed himself…speaking of food…I feel heartbroken, last visit we found out that he is definitely allergic to: Eggs, Milk, Peanuts & Dogs. I don’t care about the dogs, but I worry about the food allergies. I am hoping and praying he grows out of them. In the meantime, I am changing my diet to continue to breastfeed, so I cannot have any of the above. It sucks! Goodbye Double cheeseburgers :(

    I did donate 4600 oz of breastmilk though. The milk will go to babies in the NICU. I am starting up my own stash again and will continue to donate to the NICU. I know I can’t give a lot financially, so this way at least I am giving someone something.

    Ethan is calling….time for his bath!