Ahhh! I keep getting tagged on Facebook to do surveys, and I love doing surveys, but I don't think anyone on here wants to look at them. That's alright. You can just skip this entry if you don't like them, because my older sister, Susette, tagged me to do TWO of them, so here goes.
For all you married people out there! Tag your married friends that you want to know about!(Don't forget to tag the person who tagged you!)
1. When was your "engagement" anniversary: June 15, 2007
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: September 8, 2007
3. How long have you known your spouse: Two years
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 6 months
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time? At his apartment
6. What is your spouse's full name: Jason Todd McBride
7. Do you have any children yet: Yes! We have baby Andrew, who is almost two months old!
8. How many: One so far
9. Do you have any house pets: We're not allowed to have pets in our apartment complex, but we want to have pets someday.
10. Do you own a house or rent: Rent
11. Do you live in the country or town/city: A little bit of both. Lol
12. What is one of your favorite activities together: Watching movies, hanging out with friends, going out to eat, bowling, going to activities on campus...
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: We probably would if we'd ever been on a vacation together, but we haven't!
14. How many siblings (including in-laws) do you have: I have two sisters, a brother-in-law (married to Susette), then Jason has three sisters and four brothers. One of his sisters is married, and three out of the four brothers are married. The unmarried brother is engaged, so I'll soon have another sister-in-law-in-law... If that makes sense. So, essentially, I have 8 almost 9 sisters, and 5 brothers.
15. Is this the church you were married in: ? Uhhh... no? What is this question asking? If you're asking if I was married in a church, then yes, sort of. I was married in the Seattle LDS Temple.
16. What town is your current address at: Rexburg, Idaho
17. Do you work or stay at home: Stay at home with Andrew!
18. Where did you go on your honeymoon: Oh no. I can't remember what the islands are called! They're in northern Washington, and I had never heard of them before we went there. Oh! The San Juan Islands! (It's so sad that I had to look that up...)
19. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples: Be nice to each other! Help each other. And doing dishes or cooking dinner together can be really romantic, so do it!
Firsts
1. Who was your FIRST prom date? Brian Knox
2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? On Facebook sometimes...
3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? I've never had one
4. What was your FIRST job? Helping my parents deliver ads onto people's doornobs, but I didn't get paid for doing that...
5. What was your FIRST car? The one I drive with Jason, a white 1990 Ford Tempo.
6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? Susette
7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Andrew - he was crying in the next room over
8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher? Miss Verbeek
9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? I think out to Utah with my family. The first one I really remember was to New Orleans when I was in 5th grade though.
10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk? Sara Clark, and no. She moved while we were in Kindergarten.
11. Where was your FIRST sleep over? Oh gosh. I don't remember. Probably with Sara Purcell.
12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? Jason
13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? Susette's. I had the chance to be in Suki's, but I wasn't able to make it. :(
14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? I opened my eyes ;)
15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? A concert done by a group covering the Beatles. The first one I really remember a lot though was 98 Degrees.
16. FIRST tattoo? Never had one, except those fake ones
17. First piercing? Ears
18. First foreign country you've been to? Canada when I was super-little. But the first one I remember was Russia. Yuck.
19. FIRST movie you remember seeing? Aladdin!
20. When was your FIRST detention? The one and only was in middle school. We were required to get our parents' signatures on our interims, and I turned mine in a day late. Stupid reason, really.
21. What was the first state you lived in? Ohio! Heck yes!
22. Who was your FIRST roommate? My sisters, but outside of the house, Lara Smith :)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Getting better... mostly
I was looking at Andrew earlier today (he turned 8 weeks old yesterday!), and started to see so many differences in him since we brought him home. Some examples:
1. He smiles at us sometimes.
2. He "talks" with us sometimes. Look at the video I posted a couple weeks ago for an example.
3. He can hold up his head better, but he's still pretty wobbly. He still has a hard time with it when he's on his stomach, but he'll get better with that in time.
4. He doesn't cry at every diaper change anymore.
5. He sleeps for around 7-9 hours at night. In a row. It's pretty nuts.
6. He is HUGE. Well, huge to me. At the pediatrician's last week, he was 12 lbs 5 oz. He's outgrown all his newborn clothes, most of the 0-3 month outfits are getting snug, and he's fitting into some of the 3-6 month outfits. Which can be a problem since we don't have many outfits in that size... Here's a picture of him in a 3-month outfit. It fits him perfectly!
7. He looks me in the eye on purpose, and holds the gaze for a few seconds before looking away.
8. I'm not sure if this is anything special, but he's started blowing bubbles with his spit a little bit. He's also drooling a bit more, which I'm not too excited about, but such is life.
9. He found his hand, and really likes putting it in his mouth. The beginning of mouthing things! Hurray!.....
10. He is, in general, a happy baby.
Since realizing these things (and more) today, I see that life with him seems to be getting a little better, a little easier. Mostly. I still have a hard time with the isolation feelings I have, and the feelings that I don't always know how best to take care of him. But time will take care of that, right?
Monday, February 23, 2009
What a big head!
Haha, I know that's a weird title, but who cares. I just wanted to share something I have been noticing lately.
Ever since Andrew's been born, I've been comparing him to other babies when it comes to their size. One thing I've realized recently is that Andrew has a BIG head! I know that sounds odd, but it's true! There's one baby in our ward that was born a week before Andrew, and his head is really small in comparison. What's crazy is that I was at WIC for an appointment last Thursday, and there was a six-month-old girl there who also had a smaller head than Andrew's! I couldn't believe it.
I blame it on his father. Jason was born 3 weeks late. He weighed 10 lbs 11 oz (talk about a huge baby... his mom had him by c-section, obviously!), and his head was so big they had to put him in 1-year-old size clothes because his head wouldn't fit through the head holes of the sizes smaller than that. I mean, that's just ridiculous. Jason's head is still big. He has a hard time finding hats that fit - baseball hats, even beanies. So I blame that on Jason. He didn't inherit a big head from me!
Two pictures as examples of his large head:
He was sitting on our couch by himself for the first time... his face looks really fat in this picture. And he DOES have a double chin!
And this picture is a comparison of my head to his. His only looks a little bit smaller, don't you think?!?
Don't worry. He's still the cutest baby to me!
PS. Courtney, I need you to re-invite me to see your blog! I changed my "name" here so that it would be just "Melody" instead of "Jason and Melody", so it probably doesn't recognize me anymore. Also, don't send the email to my hotmail account - my internet won't let me access it currenty, so send it to my gmail - melodys.song@gmail.com. Thank you!
Ever since Andrew's been born, I've been comparing him to other babies when it comes to their size. One thing I've realized recently is that Andrew has a BIG head! I know that sounds odd, but it's true! There's one baby in our ward that was born a week before Andrew, and his head is really small in comparison. What's crazy is that I was at WIC for an appointment last Thursday, and there was a six-month-old girl there who also had a smaller head than Andrew's! I couldn't believe it.
I blame it on his father. Jason was born 3 weeks late. He weighed 10 lbs 11 oz (talk about a huge baby... his mom had him by c-section, obviously!), and his head was so big they had to put him in 1-year-old size clothes because his head wouldn't fit through the head holes of the sizes smaller than that. I mean, that's just ridiculous. Jason's head is still big. He has a hard time finding hats that fit - baseball hats, even beanies. So I blame that on Jason. He didn't inherit a big head from me!
Two pictures as examples of his large head:
He was sitting on our couch by himself for the first time... his face looks really fat in this picture. And he DOES have a double chin!
And this picture is a comparison of my head to his. His only looks a little bit smaller, don't you think?!?
Don't worry. He's still the cutest baby to me!
PS. Courtney, I need you to re-invite me to see your blog! I changed my "name" here so that it would be just "Melody" instead of "Jason and Melody", so it probably doesn't recognize me anymore. Also, don't send the email to my hotmail account - my internet won't let me access it currenty, so send it to my gmail - melodys.song@gmail.com. Thank you!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Melody Needs...
I was tagged on Facebook to do this, but my internet is hating Facebook at the current time. It lets us log into our home page, but it won't let us navigate anywhere away from the page or comment on anything, which sucks. Anyway, here goes.
To do your own, just take your first name and then add "needs" in a Google search. Then you write down the 1st 10 that pop up.
1. Information about A Melody Needs Airplay by Faruk Green.
2. King C Melody needs some pads C Melody Soprano, Contralto & Tenor.
3. Melody needs her Harmony.
4. Melody needs your help to continue her full healthy life!
5. Download The Paper Melody (needs a drummer!!)
6. A melody needs a high point somewhere, usually toward the end of whatever section it resides in.
7. Melody Needs Our Prayers.
8. Melody Needs help with a myspace name.
9. MySpace profile for GLaMouR MeLoDy needs 1 female & 1 male singer!!
10. Melody needs a home.
And I tag anyone who wants to do it. Again.
To do your own, just take your first name and then add "needs" in a Google search. Then you write down the 1st 10 that pop up.
1. Information about A Melody Needs Airplay by Faruk Green.
2. King C Melody needs some pads C Melody Soprano, Contralto & Tenor.
3. Melody needs her Harmony.
4. Melody needs your help to continue her full healthy life!
5. Download The Paper Melody (needs a drummer!!)
6. A melody needs a high point somewhere, usually toward the end of whatever section it resides in.
7. Melody Needs Our Prayers.
8. Melody Needs help with a myspace name.
9. MySpace profile for GLaMouR MeLoDy needs 1 female & 1 male singer!!
10. Melody needs a home.
And I tag anyone who wants to do it. Again.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
I love the pediatrician! (and high school memories)
Seriously. They've put up with me what seems like a million times - calling them, coming in to see them... Yeah. Let's just say that we've called them at least 5 or 6 times since Andrew's been born. Also, as of yesterday, we'd been in to see them 4 times.
Yesterday, I called and talked with a nurse for a little bit. Andrew's still spitting up a TON, and I wasn't sure if that was normal since he was taking medicine for his reflux. Also, for the last several days, he's been acting kinda colicky in the evenings, and I wanted to know if maybe the reflux was getting worse and he needed a stronger perscription. They had us come in just to make sure that everything was alright, and it turns out that he had a temperature of 100, and he has an ear infection in his left ear! Thank heaven I called them and that they wanted me to come in! We now are giving him medicine for the reflux, medicine for the ear infection, and medicine to help lower the temperature. Oh yeah, and don't forget, sometimes medicine to help with gas (which seems to be painful for him).
Hurray for medicine. Someday, Andrew won't need any medicine. I can't wait for that day!
Sam tagged me to do a "high school memories" thing, so here goes (hopefully Andrew will be asleep - or at least content! - long enough for me to do this):
1. Did you date someone from your school?: Nope. I dated someone from another school, but I was never interested in the boys at my school, and they were never interested in me either.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school?: Nope. He's from Washington, and I'm from Ohio.
3. Did you carpool to school?: Yep. I went to an early-morning church class, and I always gave a couple kids from my neighborhood a ride there and then took a bunch of kids to school afterwards.
4. What kind of car did you have?: Well, it was my family's car, but I was the main driver of it. It was a sage-colored Ford Windstar. Yay for minivans! I can't wait to drive a minivan again. I know that's weird, but it's true.
5. What kind of car do you have now?: We drive a 1990 Ford Tempo. I don't like it very much, especially since it's a stick. I know I'm crazy for not liking to drive a stick, but I don't!
6. It's Saturday night now. You're: watching a movie at home with Jason, or watching him do homework while I take care of Andrew.
7. It's Saturday night then. You're: at a church dance, hanging out with friends, or out doing something with my sisters.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school?: Well, I only had one real job. One summer I worked at Sno Shack, where I made sno cones. My "not-real" job was a paper route. But it wasn't like I had a choice with that one.
9. What kind of job do you have now?: I'm a full-time mom!
10. Were you a party animal?: Haha, far from it. I never was even invited to a party, much less went to one.
11. Were you considered a flirt?: I don't think so...
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?: I was in orchestra and choir. I played the cello in the symphony orchestra and chamber orchestra all four years. I did pit orchestra for school plays, and a string quartet my junior and senior year. I was also the orchestra president my senior year. Then, for choir, I sang alto (mostly) in symphonic choir my freshman year, senior choir as a sophomore-senior, and madrigals and blue ladies junior and senior year. Yeah. I'd say music was my life.
13. Were you a nerd?: No. In fact, I may have started out one my freshman year because I got a 4.0 one semester, but it definitely went downhill after that!
14. Did you get suspended or expelled?: Nope. I've only ever gotten in detention once even, and that was in middle school for not having my mom sign something on time. Lame.
15. Can you sing the fight song?: I don't remember if my school even HAD a fight song. Haha. But I used to know the alma mater because of being in Blue Ladies.
16. Who was/were your favorite teachers?: My choir and orchestra teachers, Mrs. Bundy and Mr. Sholl, because I had them all 4 years, and I got really close to them.
17. Where did you sit during lunch?: Wherever my friends sat! Haha. For the latter half of my senior year though, I ate lunch with the bandies in the band room. It was fun!
18. What was your school's full name?: Hilliard Davidson High School
19. When did you graduate?: 2005
20. What was your school mascot?: The wildcats
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?: Heck no! I mean, sure, I miss my friends and everything, but high school was awful. WAY too much drama for me.
22. Did you have fun at prom?: I went to someone else's prom my junior year, and had a really good time, except that I only danced with my date like... twice. Sad, especially since I ended up dating him for six months. And then my senior year, I went with a friend, and we didn't even dance once! It's ok though. He had already graduated and had only asked me to go because he knew I wanted to.
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to prom with?: Uhhh... yes? The guy I went with my junior year I talk to on Facebook. For my senior year, I do whenever I go home and see him.
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?: Maybe. It depends on how I'm feeling about those years at that point. Haha.
25. Do you still talk to people from school?: Only a couple. I have to admit - looking back, I didn't have many close friends. Only a precious few were that close to me, and them I DO keep in contact with. Sometimes. :(
26. School colors?: Blue and white
27. What celebrities came from your high school?: Well, I can only think of two "semi-celebrities". The first is Leslie Rausch, who ended up being a ballerina with some famous ballet troup in Washington state. The other is Jessica Grove, who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz on Broadway.
And I tag anyone who hasn't already done this and wants to. :)
Yesterday, I called and talked with a nurse for a little bit. Andrew's still spitting up a TON, and I wasn't sure if that was normal since he was taking medicine for his reflux. Also, for the last several days, he's been acting kinda colicky in the evenings, and I wanted to know if maybe the reflux was getting worse and he needed a stronger perscription. They had us come in just to make sure that everything was alright, and it turns out that he had a temperature of 100, and he has an ear infection in his left ear! Thank heaven I called them and that they wanted me to come in! We now are giving him medicine for the reflux, medicine for the ear infection, and medicine to help lower the temperature. Oh yeah, and don't forget, sometimes medicine to help with gas (which seems to be painful for him).
Hurray for medicine. Someday, Andrew won't need any medicine. I can't wait for that day!
Sam tagged me to do a "high school memories" thing, so here goes (hopefully Andrew will be asleep - or at least content! - long enough for me to do this):
1. Did you date someone from your school?: Nope. I dated someone from another school, but I was never interested in the boys at my school, and they were never interested in me either.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school?: Nope. He's from Washington, and I'm from Ohio.
3. Did you carpool to school?: Yep. I went to an early-morning church class, and I always gave a couple kids from my neighborhood a ride there and then took a bunch of kids to school afterwards.
4. What kind of car did you have?: Well, it was my family's car, but I was the main driver of it. It was a sage-colored Ford Windstar. Yay for minivans! I can't wait to drive a minivan again. I know that's weird, but it's true.
5. What kind of car do you have now?: We drive a 1990 Ford Tempo. I don't like it very much, especially since it's a stick. I know I'm crazy for not liking to drive a stick, but I don't!
6. It's Saturday night now. You're: watching a movie at home with Jason, or watching him do homework while I take care of Andrew.
7. It's Saturday night then. You're: at a church dance, hanging out with friends, or out doing something with my sisters.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school?: Well, I only had one real job. One summer I worked at Sno Shack, where I made sno cones. My "not-real" job was a paper route. But it wasn't like I had a choice with that one.
9. What kind of job do you have now?: I'm a full-time mom!
10. Were you a party animal?: Haha, far from it. I never was even invited to a party, much less went to one.
11. Were you considered a flirt?: I don't think so...
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?: I was in orchestra and choir. I played the cello in the symphony orchestra and chamber orchestra all four years. I did pit orchestra for school plays, and a string quartet my junior and senior year. I was also the orchestra president my senior year. Then, for choir, I sang alto (mostly) in symphonic choir my freshman year, senior choir as a sophomore-senior, and madrigals and blue ladies junior and senior year. Yeah. I'd say music was my life.
13. Were you a nerd?: No. In fact, I may have started out one my freshman year because I got a 4.0 one semester, but it definitely went downhill after that!
14. Did you get suspended or expelled?: Nope. I've only ever gotten in detention once even, and that was in middle school for not having my mom sign something on time. Lame.
15. Can you sing the fight song?: I don't remember if my school even HAD a fight song. Haha. But I used to know the alma mater because of being in Blue Ladies.
16. Who was/were your favorite teachers?: My choir and orchestra teachers, Mrs. Bundy and Mr. Sholl, because I had them all 4 years, and I got really close to them.
17. Where did you sit during lunch?: Wherever my friends sat! Haha. For the latter half of my senior year though, I ate lunch with the bandies in the band room. It was fun!
18. What was your school's full name?: Hilliard Davidson High School
19. When did you graduate?: 2005
20. What was your school mascot?: The wildcats
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?: Heck no! I mean, sure, I miss my friends and everything, but high school was awful. WAY too much drama for me.
22. Did you have fun at prom?: I went to someone else's prom my junior year, and had a really good time, except that I only danced with my date like... twice. Sad, especially since I ended up dating him for six months. And then my senior year, I went with a friend, and we didn't even dance once! It's ok though. He had already graduated and had only asked me to go because he knew I wanted to.
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to prom with?: Uhhh... yes? The guy I went with my junior year I talk to on Facebook. For my senior year, I do whenever I go home and see him.
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?: Maybe. It depends on how I'm feeling about those years at that point. Haha.
25. Do you still talk to people from school?: Only a couple. I have to admit - looking back, I didn't have many close friends. Only a precious few were that close to me, and them I DO keep in contact with. Sometimes. :(
26. School colors?: Blue and white
27. What celebrities came from your high school?: Well, I can only think of two "semi-celebrities". The first is Leslie Rausch, who ended up being a ballerina with some famous ballet troup in Washington state. The other is Jessica Grove, who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz on Broadway.
And I tag anyone who hasn't already done this and wants to. :)
Monday, February 16, 2009
Two fun things to do (since I'm bored)
10 Honest Things About Me
1. I love being a mother, but I really don't like some of the things that come with it, like the spit up.
2. I'll be happy once I'm done with school, but it'll be weird knowing that I'm completely done and that I'll never have homework to do again.
3. I miss my sisters like nothing else. I hate being so far away from my family.
4. It took me until I was in 8th grade to figure out how to use a blowdryer, and a junior in high school to figure out how to straighten my hair. Yeah. I'm just a little slow. I still can't use a curling iron for my life.
5. Jason got me to like Weird Al, and I think I like his version of things more most of the time. I mean, who doesn't like "Amish Paradise", "A Complicated Song", or "White and Nerdy"?
6. I've been craving a hot dog for the last month. Very strange, I know. I've never craved hot dogs before.
7. I wish I was more creative. I'm afraid that I'll never be good at decorating our apartment or future home, that I'll never be able to make good scrapbooks (I have yet to even finish one...), or make anything cutesy that's supposed to be cutesy.
8. I've always wanted to grow my hair out long, but I've always gotten too impatient and cut it before it gets there.
9. The worst sweet tooth has hit me ever since Andrew was born. I want to eat chocolate, cookies, cake, pie, pudding, doughnuts... you name it, I probably want it. Well, if I like it, I want it.
10. I used to take a ton of pictures with my digital camera. When I got married, that seemed to stop for a bit, and now that Andrew's been born, my camera has been dusted off again. Yay for that. Some day I might make a scrapbook for him... if I ever get around to it!
Here's the other thing: A couples survey!
♥ What are your middle names? His is Todd, and mine is Budge (maiden name)
♥ How long have you been together? 2 years
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? We knew each other two weeks before our first date
♥ Who asked who out? Jason asked me out
♥ How old are each of you? I'm 22 and he's 23
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most? It used to be his (three of his siblings went to BYU-Idaho when we first started dating), but now it's probably even.
♥ Do you have any children together? Yep! We have baby Andrew :)
♥ What about pets? Nope. I don't think we're allowed to have pets in our apartment.
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Probably Jason balancing his home life with school, work, and his calling.
♥ Did you go to the same school? Yep! Yay for BYU-Idaho.
♥ Are you from the same home town? No. He's from Washington and I'm from Ohio.
♥ Who is the smartest? I think we're both smart in different ways, but if you're talking about academic things, that would be Jason.
♥ Who is the most sensitive? Definitely me! Especially since becoming pregnant and having Andrew. Wow. Can't stop the tears!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? Probably New York Burrito.
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Ohio, I think.
♥ Who has the craziest exes? I'm the only one who even has exes, so that would be me.
♥ Who has the worst temper? Me! But that's saying something because it takes a bit to make me mad. Jason's really even-tempered.
♥ Who does the cooking? Me, unless I'm sick. Sometimes if I'm making something sorta comprehensive, he'll help me by cutting up vegetables or something.
♥ Who is more social? When we were dating, I was more social (I think). But now that we're married, he's more social. I don't know what it is, but I think I've become a hermit. :(
♥Who is the neat Freak? That would definitely be Jason! I'm neat and organized when it comes to how my clothes are folded or arranged in the closet, but that's about it! I don't think I ever learned how to be a neat freak.
♥ Who is the most stubborn? I don't think either of us is very stubborn, so maybe both of us?
♥ Who hogs the bed? Jason! I come back at night from feeding Andrew, and he's taken up the entire bed and all the covers. Yay for a full-sized bed!
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Jason does, but only because he has to for school or his calling.
♥ Where was your first date? We went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant called Bajio, then we went bowling.
♥ Who has the bigger family? Jason DEFINITELY does! He's one of 8 siblings, and I'm only one of 3.
♥ Do you get flowers often? I think he's only gotten me flowers once or twice, despite the hints... lol.
♥ How do you spend the holidays? We love spending holidays with family, but this last year we had to celebrate alone since I was too pregnant to go anywhere. :(
♥ Who is more jealous? Me!
♥ How long did it take to get serious? A month, I think.
♥ Who eats more? He usually does, but I'm hungry more often, so I probably eat more throughout the day.
♥ Who does/did the laundry? It used to be me, but he's been doing it a lot lately.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? It depends on what we're doing. Me for the most part, probably.
♥ Who drives when you are together? Jason, especially in winter weather!
1. I love being a mother, but I really don't like some of the things that come with it, like the spit up.
2. I'll be happy once I'm done with school, but it'll be weird knowing that I'm completely done and that I'll never have homework to do again.
3. I miss my sisters like nothing else. I hate being so far away from my family.
4. It took me until I was in 8th grade to figure out how to use a blowdryer, and a junior in high school to figure out how to straighten my hair. Yeah. I'm just a little slow. I still can't use a curling iron for my life.
5. Jason got me to like Weird Al, and I think I like his version of things more most of the time. I mean, who doesn't like "Amish Paradise", "A Complicated Song", or "White and Nerdy"?
6. I've been craving a hot dog for the last month. Very strange, I know. I've never craved hot dogs before.
7. I wish I was more creative. I'm afraid that I'll never be good at decorating our apartment or future home, that I'll never be able to make good scrapbooks (I have yet to even finish one...), or make anything cutesy that's supposed to be cutesy.
8. I've always wanted to grow my hair out long, but I've always gotten too impatient and cut it before it gets there.
9. The worst sweet tooth has hit me ever since Andrew was born. I want to eat chocolate, cookies, cake, pie, pudding, doughnuts... you name it, I probably want it. Well, if I like it, I want it.
10. I used to take a ton of pictures with my digital camera. When I got married, that seemed to stop for a bit, and now that Andrew's been born, my camera has been dusted off again. Yay for that. Some day I might make a scrapbook for him... if I ever get around to it!
Here's the other thing: A couples survey!
♥ What are your middle names? His is Todd, and mine is Budge (maiden name)
♥ How long have you been together? 2 years
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? We knew each other two weeks before our first date
♥ Who asked who out? Jason asked me out
♥ How old are each of you? I'm 22 and he's 23
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most? It used to be his (three of his siblings went to BYU-Idaho when we first started dating), but now it's probably even.
♥ Do you have any children together? Yep! We have baby Andrew :)
♥ What about pets? Nope. I don't think we're allowed to have pets in our apartment.
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Probably Jason balancing his home life with school, work, and his calling.
♥ Did you go to the same school? Yep! Yay for BYU-Idaho.
♥ Are you from the same home town? No. He's from Washington and I'm from Ohio.
♥ Who is the smartest? I think we're both smart in different ways, but if you're talking about academic things, that would be Jason.
♥ Who is the most sensitive? Definitely me! Especially since becoming pregnant and having Andrew. Wow. Can't stop the tears!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? Probably New York Burrito.
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Ohio, I think.
♥ Who has the craziest exes? I'm the only one who even has exes, so that would be me.
♥ Who has the worst temper? Me! But that's saying something because it takes a bit to make me mad. Jason's really even-tempered.
♥ Who does the cooking? Me, unless I'm sick. Sometimes if I'm making something sorta comprehensive, he'll help me by cutting up vegetables or something.
♥ Who is more social? When we were dating, I was more social (I think). But now that we're married, he's more social. I don't know what it is, but I think I've become a hermit. :(
♥Who is the neat Freak? That would definitely be Jason! I'm neat and organized when it comes to how my clothes are folded or arranged in the closet, but that's about it! I don't think I ever learned how to be a neat freak.
♥ Who is the most stubborn? I don't think either of us is very stubborn, so maybe both of us?
♥ Who hogs the bed? Jason! I come back at night from feeding Andrew, and he's taken up the entire bed and all the covers. Yay for a full-sized bed!
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Jason does, but only because he has to for school or his calling.
♥ Where was your first date? We went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant called Bajio, then we went bowling.
♥ Who has the bigger family? Jason DEFINITELY does! He's one of 8 siblings, and I'm only one of 3.
♥ Do you get flowers often? I think he's only gotten me flowers once or twice, despite the hints... lol.
♥ How do you spend the holidays? We love spending holidays with family, but this last year we had to celebrate alone since I was too pregnant to go anywhere. :(
♥ Who is more jealous? Me!
♥ How long did it take to get serious? A month, I think.
♥ Who eats more? He usually does, but I'm hungry more often, so I probably eat more throughout the day.
♥ Who does/did the laundry? It used to be me, but he's been doing it a lot lately.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? It depends on what we're doing. Me for the most part, probably.
♥ Who drives when you are together? Jason, especially in winter weather!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Hmmm...
It was brought to my attention that people couldn't comment on my last post. Have I fixed it? I only changed one thing about the comments the other day, and it was just out of curiosity to see what would happen... I've switched it back, so let me know if it works now. :)
Yesterday was Friday the 13th, but the funny thing is that we were unlucky on the 12th this time around. Jason got really sick on Thursday, so our apartment was pretty lathargic that afternoon and evening. The good thing is that we were able to spend some time together, which was something we hadn't really done since school started. Jason stayed home from school yesterday, and he started to feel much better towards the end of the day, thank heaven.
Also, yesterday was the day that I got my first massage! It was at the Sage Day Spa, and it was wonderful. I want to go back a LOT! I've determined that I'm going to get Jason on for his birthday so that he knows how good it feels! (And so that he'll possibly send me back to get another one... Haha.) Don't worry. He knows I'm planning on getting him one.
Well, today is Valentine's Day, and I don't think we have anything planned. Jason's currently at work until 2pm, and then after that, who knows. We pretty much celebrated yesterday with my massage and with Chinese food. I got him shoes online and they came Thursday, so we don't even have that to look forward to. Maybe we'll just relax today, especially since Jason doesn't have school Monday and can work on his homework then. Hmmm... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Well, Andrew is 6 1/2 weeks old, and he's getting huge. We have this seat/rocker thing for him, and when we first brought him home, he looked so tiny laying down in it. In this picture, he was 3 days old and wrapped up in a bunch of blankets and such, so he looks like he's filling it up more than he is.
Now, he's starting to fill it out!
Also his face is getting rounder and he's getting chub on him. AND he's starting to smile a little.
Sorry this picture is so dark!
I love it. (I might've mentioned all this before, but I don't care! You get to read about it again!)
Random question (author: Melody)
How in the world do you get "team members" so that it shows that there are two different people posting to a blog? (And so that it shows that person's name at the end of the entry?) I admit I haven't done too much to figure this out on my own, but if anyone can give me any pointers, that'd be fabulous. I'd rather not always have to keep saying that I'm the author of a certain blog entry, you know?
Thanks for helping me slowly - but surely! - figure this whole blogger thing out!
Thanks for helping me slowly - but surely! - figure this whole blogger thing out!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Excitement! (Author: Melody)
Well, Valentine's day is this Saturday, and Jason decided to tell me early what he's doing for me this year - he got me a professional massage! I've never had one before, and I'm super-excited, especially since my back hasn't been the same since getting pregnant. (And of course, since having Andrew and carrying him around on the outside instead of on the inside now.)
Also, I've totally been wanting golden oreos since my parents were here a month ago, and Jason surprised me yesterday by telling me that my parents had bought me some and had him hide it until now! I can't believe I didn't find them, but I guess when you're not looking for anything, you don't find anything, right?
Ok, here's what I really wanted to post about. Andrew's been sleeping really well at night (at least 7 hours straight since he was like... 3 or 4 weeks old), which means that he's been becoming more and more alert during the day. Sometimes I still don't know what to do with him - he still spits up a lot and has the reflux, so I'm afraid of laying him on his back or stomach on the floor. Yesterday though, I sat down with him while he was in his rocker, and we had our first "real conversation". Here's a portion:
Also, I've totally been wanting golden oreos since my parents were here a month ago, and Jason surprised me yesterday by telling me that my parents had bought me some and had him hide it until now! I can't believe I didn't find them, but I guess when you're not looking for anything, you don't find anything, right?
Ok, here's what I really wanted to post about. Andrew's been sleeping really well at night (at least 7 hours straight since he was like... 3 or 4 weeks old), which means that he's been becoming more and more alert during the day. Sometimes I still don't know what to do with him - he still spits up a lot and has the reflux, so I'm afraid of laying him on his back or stomach on the floor. Yesterday though, I sat down with him while he was in his rocker, and we had our first "real conversation". Here's a portion:
Isn't that so cute?? It was so fun! It lasted for at least a good 10 minutes, and Jason all the while was sitting by, laughing at us and doing homework. Silly guy.
I can't believe how much he's grown. I look at him sometimes and remember how "tiny" he was when he was born, and see how huge he seems to me now. His face is definitely rounding out, his head is HUGE so it's no wonder his neck has a hard time holding it up, and his arms, legs, and belly are all getting a little chub on them. He's adorable.
I'm still nervous about how he'll develop if I'm not doing everything "right", but somehow I know everything will be ok. :)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Reading (author: Melody)
Recently, since I've found I have time on my hands at home, I've started to get back into reading. I used to read books for fun all the time when I was younger, mostly in the summers when I didn't have a whole lot of anything else to do. It makes me happy that I'm still finding books to read that entertain me.
For example, there are two books that I've recently read: The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale -
and Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen -
Really good books, I tell you. I have two other books checked out from the Rexburg library: This Lulluby by Sarah Dessen and The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. I might read the book our ward's relief society is reading for book club this month, Runaway by Clair Poulson, but I'm not sure yet.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this - Do you have any books or authors in particular that you recommend? Like I said, I have some time on my hands and want to read some good books! Let me know your favorites. (Other than Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia. I own all the books in both series and have read them all!)
For example, there are two books that I've recently read: The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale -
and Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen -
Really good books, I tell you. I have two other books checked out from the Rexburg library: This Lulluby by Sarah Dessen and The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. I might read the book our ward's relief society is reading for book club this month, Runaway by Clair Poulson, but I'm not sure yet.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this - Do you have any books or authors in particular that you recommend? Like I said, I have some time on my hands and want to read some good books! Let me know your favorites. (Other than Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia. I own all the books in both series and have read them all!)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Am I doing this right? (author: Melody)
Andrew seems to be feeling better from his reflux, which is making me one happy momma. He also seems to be trying out his smiling muscles, because every once in a while I'll catch him with a big toothless grin on his face. It only lasts a second and I'm not sure if it's just gas or if he's doing it on purpose, but it gives me hope that he'll be smiling for more than a second or two in the near future.
Something that has been on my mind lately is this: am I doing this right? Am I doing everything for Andrew than needs to be done? A lot of times he just seems to sleep, cry, eat, spit up, poop, and sleep some more. As someone who doesn't have any experience with babies, when he's awake, I don't know what to do with him. Usually, I think something's wrong and I either just hold him or put him in his swing or rocker. I've tried to do "tummy time" with him on a play gym mat we got him, but he started bawling his eyes out, as is evidenced by this picture:
Since then, I've been wanting to try doing it with him again, but he's either asleep, crying, or spitting up (and I don't want the spit up to get on the mat!)
Then there's the eating. The last couple days, he's been sleeping really well at night, going for 5 or 6 hours at a time between feedings... but then he's been continuing that pattern during the day. Is it normal for a 1-month-old to eat only 6 times a day? I have no idea!
All I really need is some reassurance that Andrew is going to be ok. That his neck muscles will develop despite the fact that tummy time may = crying time. That even if he spits up on my clothes, it doesn't mean he spit up everything he just ate. That when he cries, sometimes he just needs to cry. That even though he doesn't seem interested in toys right now, he will be someday. (And I might want to count my blessings now!) That he will turn into a normal child, even if I don't feel like I'm helping him do that right now.
Thanks for listening to my worries!
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