Rules:
1) Tell six of your quirks
2) Tag your friends.
1) Well, Sarah, I had to laugh when I read your post about Making the Bed. TJ's funny nickname for me at that all important getting ready for bed moment is "Bed Nazi." I do the exact same thing, making the bed, straightening the sheets and fluffing the pillows before I get under the covers. I even have to have the right pillows. TJ doesn't pay attention to the pillows and will sleep with any of them. Unfortunately, this means that occasionally the pillow is unceremoniously yanked from under his head. And yes, TJ does complain about the cold draft when I shake out the blankets.
2) I organize the clothes in my closet by type and then by color. Shirts all next to each other and separated by color (shades of blue, white, red, purple, etc), then short skirts, then long skirts, then dresses. Conversely, my underthings are just tossed in baskets on the shelf, although they are separated. . .socks in one basket, bras in another, etc.
3) I don't like flipping through channels. My radio station pretty much never moves. It used to move all the time, but when I finally find a station I like then I tend to keep it there. I also don't like watching more than one show at a time on television. However I am pretty obsessed about holding the remote control for the television. TJ is pretty mellow about it, fortunately. So, Netflix works pretty well for us, no commercials, no channel flipping, pause on demand.
4) Knives . . . . MUST HAVE SHARP KNIFE . . . yes, I have probably driven people crazy trying to get the right knife sharp. A good chef's knife with a great edge is one of my favorite kitchen tools. Right after that is a good paring knife.
5) I worry too much. Maybe my middle name should be Chicken Little instead of Irene.
6) I tend to sit in the same general place in any room, given the option. I prefer the left side of the room, so I am looking to the right when facing the front. I also like to sit about 3 rows back from the front. A boring and weird quirk, but I realized just now that I do this. In all my classes for the last several years and also in church meetings, I sit in the same general place.
I don't have anyone to tag that hasn't already been tagged. I guess I need to get to know some of the sisters out here and see if any of them blog for future tags.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Ayden is born
This time around was not exactly what I expected when I planned the birth. :-p I should have listened to the little voice in my head when I actually took the step of writing out a birth plan and giving it to my OB. The little voice was telling me that if I wrote anything down that I would jinx myself. . . . .
He was born both quickly and slowly. He dithered about deciding to be born and had to be coaxed into birth with three days of light labor, but, when he finally decided, he came all at once. This was my first time with a water birth and would do it again. TJ was great and thought it was really neat. However, he drew the line at getting in the water with me. I can’t imagine why not!?!
He had some trouble breathing on his own when he was born, so only held him for a minute before the Dr. was working with him to get him to breath well.
They decided to put him on a CPap machine, which is similar to ones used on adults for sleep apnea. It is a little more serious with babies because they don’t have breathing down yet, so if they forget, then they might not remember at all again. (part of the reason for SIDS)
We couldn’t hold him while he was on the Cpap machine, so that was kind of hard for both of us. I think it bothered TJ more than me. I just had confidence that he would be okay.
Part of that was because I have confidence in the priesthood. I had contacted some priesthood in my ward and also called my Dad to see if they could come and give Ayden a blessing. Grandpa came with Mom and he was able to give Ayden a blessing. Then, the elders from the ward came and gave me a blessing as well with Dad. I knew they would be there soon and I also knew Ayden would be fine once he got the blessing. Dad gave Ayden the blessing as soon as they got to the hospital, then they came in to visit with me for a while and wait for the elders from church. About an hour passed in conversation and right after everyone left, the nurse came in to let me know that right after Ayden got his blessing his O2 stats had come back up and were staying up on their own. She didn’t mention the blessing part, just how long he had been doing well, so I knew the timing. So, that was the first time I had been able to hold him, right after a priesthood blessing.
Then, right after that, they got the results back from his blood tests and discovered his elevated Hematocrit levels. It is like blood doping in athletes and can cause a stroke if it is too high. Apparently it was dangerously high because they put him on an IV right away.
Now, he is fine and you would never know he had some difficulty getting here. If you count the preterm labor, one would think we didn’t know what we were doing. . . .i guess more practice is needed.
He was born both quickly and slowly. He dithered about deciding to be born and had to be coaxed into birth with three days of light labor, but, when he finally decided, he came all at once. This was my first time with a water birth and would do it again. TJ was great and thought it was really neat. However, he drew the line at getting in the water with me. I can’t imagine why not!?!
He had some trouble breathing on his own when he was born, so only held him for a minute before the Dr. was working with him to get him to breath well.
They decided to put him on a CPap machine, which is similar to ones used on adults for sleep apnea. It is a little more serious with babies because they don’t have breathing down yet, so if they forget, then they might not remember at all again. (part of the reason for SIDS)
We couldn’t hold him while he was on the Cpap machine, so that was kind of hard for both of us. I think it bothered TJ more than me. I just had confidence that he would be okay.
Part of that was because I have confidence in the priesthood. I had contacted some priesthood in my ward and also called my Dad to see if they could come and give Ayden a blessing. Grandpa came with Mom and he was able to give Ayden a blessing. Then, the elders from the ward came and gave me a blessing as well with Dad. I knew they would be there soon and I also knew Ayden would be fine once he got the blessing. Dad gave Ayden the blessing as soon as they got to the hospital, then they came in to visit with me for a while and wait for the elders from church. About an hour passed in conversation and right after everyone left, the nurse came in to let me know that right after Ayden got his blessing his O2 stats had come back up and were staying up on their own. She didn’t mention the blessing part, just how long he had been doing well, so I knew the timing. So, that was the first time I had been able to hold him, right after a priesthood blessing.
Then, right after that, they got the results back from his blood tests and discovered his elevated Hematocrit levels. It is like blood doping in athletes and can cause a stroke if it is too high. Apparently it was dangerously high because they put him on an IV right away.
Now, he is fine and you would never know he had some difficulty getting here. If you count the preterm labor, one would think we didn’t know what we were doing. . . .i guess more practice is needed.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Baby pics of Ayden Marshall
He still has his splint on to protect the IV in his right hand. It was pretty cute watching him deal with it. He kept trying to suck on the splint. He didn't get frustrated, just seemed to take it in stride.
This was the first time after he was born that I got to hold him. He has little sensors and wires and an IV attached, so it was somewhat of a challenge to feed him the first time as well. 
Right after he was born but before they checked his hematocrit levels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematocrit They had him under a warmer that was like an easy bake oven as far as I could tell. I think he got dehydrated from the lights and this caused his elevated RBC levels. Anyway, just after this they put an IV in his arm with a 10% dextrose solution to dilute his blood just a bit, since there was some concern of a stroke from blood that was too thick.
Last day just before we left the hospital. As you can see, he is as happy as we were about the situation. :-)
Look at that great big Yawn!Monday, November 24, 2008
Moving
It has been a while since my last post. We have been pretty busy with an apartment search, among other things.
And, we found one, finally. It is about 300 square feet bigger than the one we are in now and has great windows and light for plants and some of my hobbies. It is also about $100 per month cheaper. So, we are quite pleased with the arrangement.
The only down side is moving in the winter. I am hoping that on our moving day the weather cooperates and stays fairly temperate for December in Minnesota.
It also has its own Washer and Dryer hook up, so that will be great when the baby is born. I was having some troubling thoughts about keeping up with cloth diaper and baby clothing detail.
I will try and post some photos before and after we move.
It will be here http://www.artspace.org/properties/franklinlofts/ or you can look here http://www.brainerd.com/news/archives/franklin-art-center.html
They don't have any photos of the actual apartments but it is pretty neat nonetheless.
And, we found one, finally. It is about 300 square feet bigger than the one we are in now and has great windows and light for plants and some of my hobbies. It is also about $100 per month cheaper. So, we are quite pleased with the arrangement.
The only down side is moving in the winter. I am hoping that on our moving day the weather cooperates and stays fairly temperate for December in Minnesota.
It also has its own Washer and Dryer hook up, so that will be great when the baby is born. I was having some troubling thoughts about keeping up with cloth diaper and baby clothing detail.
I will try and post some photos before and after we move.
It will be here http://www.artspace.org/properties/franklinlofts/ or you can look here http://www.brainerd.com/news/archives/franklin-art-center.html
They don't have any photos of the actual apartments but it is pretty neat nonetheless.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Salsa
I finally did something with all of my tomatoes. I made Salsa. I got 11 pints altogether and it tastes great. A little bit hot with lots of flavor, not just heat.
Anyway, it was fun to make even though I forgot to wear some gloves when I cut up the peppers. My thumbs and pointer fingers stung for two days. Some picks later probably.
We finally had a sprinkle of snow out here. Not that we were excited about it, but the weather is turning.
TJ and I went to the child birth class this last weekend. It was interesting watching TJ react to things. I think he will be great. It wasn't so much a Lamaze type class as it was an information class. They showed different videos with 4 different birth experiences. Natural, a little meds, a planned epidural, then an unplanned C-section. It was kind of interesting, but you could kind of see the path that some births might take because of interventions.
We are planning to have a water birth at the hospital. Because of my age and some of the little things going on, I am considered to have a high risk pregnancy. Also, I don't know who I would have deliver from around here if I tried to have a home birth. So, I am not quite comfortable trying to do it at home.
Anyway, it was fun to make even though I forgot to wear some gloves when I cut up the peppers. My thumbs and pointer fingers stung for two days. Some picks later probably.
We finally had a sprinkle of snow out here. Not that we were excited about it, but the weather is turning.
TJ and I went to the child birth class this last weekend. It was interesting watching TJ react to things. I think he will be great. It wasn't so much a Lamaze type class as it was an information class. They showed different videos with 4 different birth experiences. Natural, a little meds, a planned epidural, then an unplanned C-section. It was kind of interesting, but you could kind of see the path that some births might take because of interventions.
We are planning to have a water birth at the hospital. Because of my age and some of the little things going on, I am considered to have a high risk pregnancy. Also, I don't know who I would have deliver from around here if I tried to have a home birth. So, I am not quite comfortable trying to do it at home.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
TJ and David prepping for Halloween
David in his new Ironman costume. TJ is helping him "fly" in one of the photos. David picked it out himself.
TJ wanted to wrap david in bandages and wheel him around on a furniture dolly, like some kind of mummy. The tactic involved less movement for David, but unfortunately, he didn't go for it. :-) Imagine that, lol.
Tagged, my husband
What is his name? Timothy Joseph Ingwerson
How long have you been married? Just over one year.
How long did you date? Almost three years. And, he is almost 4 years younger than me.
Who eats more sweets? I think that depends on the sweet. TJ loves my whole wheat cinnamon rolls, cookies and such, but I am a sucker for chocolate and peanut butter.
Who said I love you first? That would be TJ. He made up his mind way before I did.
Who is taller? TJ is 5’ 9” and I am about 5’ 7.5”
Who can sing better? I don’t know for sure. TJ likes to sing, but doesn’t sing loud enough to hear very well in public.
Who does the laundry? Laundry, who does laundry? When I am not pregnant, that would be me. I am prepping David to be the coolie in a few more years. TJ helps with the heavy lifting and I do the rest.
Who pays the bills? That stressful job goes to me. TJ really prefers to not have to worry about such things.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me again, although I don’t really know why. I think it may have had something to do with the light and the plug in the wall being conveniently located on that side. More of that reading stuff
Who mows the lawn? What lawn? I enjoy gardening work, but I also learned from my mother, so I never touch the lawn when we have one. TJ has worked as a yard maintenance person quite a bit, so he is good at that kind of thing, trimming trees, edging, etc.
Who cooks dinner? I usually cook dinner although TJ is a good cook, and he cooks some great meals once in awhile. He has been cooking more often lately since standing in the kitchen is hard on my back.
Who drives? Me! TJ is not a good navigator and drives like an old woman.
Who is more stubborn? This is a good question. TJ and I both come from a long line of stubborn people. This was really interesting in the beginning, but I have learned that if I want TJ to agree with me on an important subject, the way to do that is to say ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about it and let someone else talk to him. Then he will realize I am right before I have to tell him. Lol!! (Remember Hogan’s Heroes? the sergeant is always saying, “nothing, I know Nothing!” when asked about latest fiasco by prisoner’s) I have to practice that phrase a lot in my house.
Who kissed who first? TJ kissed me of course, but I gave him a hug first.
Who asked who out first? It was a blind date for both of us by mutual friends. Although, the friends weren’t sure if I would show up, so they were pretty vague with TJ on the details. Meaning, I knew what was going on but TJ did not. Very sneaky friends.
Who proposed? TJ proposed. Several times in fact. I wasn’t in the mood to be married after dealing with ex for 6 years. TJ had to convince me.
Who has more siblings? Does anyone have more siblings than me? I have 4 sisters and 6 brothers for 11 of us altogether. TJ is the oldest of three, one brother and one sister.
Who wears the pants? I would have to say TJ, although he might disagree.
How long have you been married? Just over one year.
How long did you date? Almost three years. And, he is almost 4 years younger than me.
Who eats more sweets? I think that depends on the sweet. TJ loves my whole wheat cinnamon rolls, cookies and such, but I am a sucker for chocolate and peanut butter.
Who said I love you first? That would be TJ. He made up his mind way before I did.
Who is taller? TJ is 5’ 9” and I am about 5’ 7.5”
Who can sing better? I don’t know for sure. TJ likes to sing, but doesn’t sing loud enough to hear very well in public.
Who does the laundry? Laundry, who does laundry? When I am not pregnant, that would be me. I am prepping David to be the coolie in a few more years. TJ helps with the heavy lifting and I do the rest.
Who pays the bills? That stressful job goes to me. TJ really prefers to not have to worry about such things.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me again, although I don’t really know why. I think it may have had something to do with the light and the plug in the wall being conveniently located on that side. More of that reading stuff
Who mows the lawn? What lawn? I enjoy gardening work, but I also learned from my mother, so I never touch the lawn when we have one. TJ has worked as a yard maintenance person quite a bit, so he is good at that kind of thing, trimming trees, edging, etc.
Who cooks dinner? I usually cook dinner although TJ is a good cook, and he cooks some great meals once in awhile. He has been cooking more often lately since standing in the kitchen is hard on my back.
Who drives? Me! TJ is not a good navigator and drives like an old woman.
Who is more stubborn? This is a good question. TJ and I both come from a long line of stubborn people. This was really interesting in the beginning, but I have learned that if I want TJ to agree with me on an important subject, the way to do that is to say ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about it and let someone else talk to him. Then he will realize I am right before I have to tell him. Lol!! (Remember Hogan’s Heroes? the sergeant is always saying, “nothing, I know Nothing!” when asked about latest fiasco by prisoner’s) I have to practice that phrase a lot in my house.
Who kissed who first? TJ kissed me of course, but I gave him a hug first.
Who asked who out first? It was a blind date for both of us by mutual friends. Although, the friends weren’t sure if I would show up, so they were pretty vague with TJ on the details. Meaning, I knew what was going on but TJ did not. Very sneaky friends.
Who proposed? TJ proposed. Several times in fact. I wasn’t in the mood to be married after dealing with ex for 6 years. TJ had to convince me.
Who has more siblings? Does anyone have more siblings than me? I have 4 sisters and 6 brothers for 11 of us altogether. TJ is the oldest of three, one brother and one sister.
Who wears the pants? I would have to say TJ, although he might disagree.
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