Being frugal

I love freecycle. Freecycle is a yahoo group where people give things away that they don't want or need anymore. You can also post if you need something that someone else might have.
I picked up a white plastic deck table today. The lady told me to get it off her deck , she wasn't home today. Hopefully I got the right house and didn't end up committing a robbery :)
I also got Mason a little tykes desk at Value Village for 5 bucks. It's in great condition. The lid flaps up to put things inside. He loves it.

Birds

I've decided to get a bird identification book. We get some pretty interesting looking birds here at my house. The other day I saw a black bird with an orange chest and I have no idea what type of bird it was.
If I walk down the hill in front of my house , I'm on the shores of Lake Ontario and there ought to be some cool looking birds there.

No more dentist please

I had to back to the dentist again today. For a couple of days I've felt a hard lump on the inside of my gum where I had a wisdom tooth extracted. I went in today to the dentist because it's really hard for me to eat and it turns out it was a bone spur. The dentist said it's weird that the spur is on the inside of the gum and not the outside because that is where he did the cutting. So he had to slit the gum and take tweezers to get the bone spur out. He described it as a sliver.
The freezing has just worn off now. I hope not to back to the dentist anytime soon!

We got this toy at a garage sale. It came with 100 balls. We found out why they were selling it for fairly cheap...there's a hole somewhere. It doesn't stay inflated for long
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What's happening with me

I had my wisdom teeth removed on Thursday. I took 3 sleeping pills before I went in and was hooked up to IV for sedation when I had the procedure done. I do not remember going to the dentist , anything that happened or even coming home. I am still in pretty rough shape. They had to cut down into my gum for the bottom teeth because they hadn't erupted. Hopefully the pain will go away soon and I can eat something other than yoghurt and soups.
I'm taking oxycodone and was afraid that it might hurt Eve through the breastmilk but I called motherisk and the counsellor said that the drug is made of 2 things : acetametaphin and a narcotic. The acetametaphin part passes about 1-4% into the breastmilk and the narcotic anywhere from 4-10%. They deem medicines safe for breastfeeding if only 10% and under passes through so this is ok to take. Thank goodness because it does help with the pain!
I've joined weight watchers again, I'd like to lose 17lbs or so. This past week was hard; I did cheat quite a bit. I am finding that I am so hungry because of the breastfeeding. I need to find some healthy snacks that I enjoy to munch on.

These are Eve's first professional pictures. She was 5 weeks old. She didn't like lying in that position and started to cry when we had only taken like 3 shots of her. Thank goodness we got a good one.
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Mason
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This is Eve's first social smile!
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Her favourite spot is the chest
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Eve's checking out her cool pants
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Eve's Stats

Eve went in for her month check up.
She's 9lbs now and 22 inches long! Her weight is excellent the doctor says. She's very fussy breastfeeding and I'm going to cut out dairy products and caffeine from my diet for a couple of days to see if those are causing her problems. If not, well doctor said she just might be a fussy eater.

We can't get better

Our household can't seem to get better. My mom, Mason, Eve and myself have been sick. My mom has been sick for about a month and Mason for about 3 weeks. I got a really bad cold or flu about 2 weeks ago and I'm still coughing. Eve got congested and a cough too. We took her into the outpatient kids clinic at Hotel Dieu and they said it was viral and her lungs are clear. She's ok. She does have thrush on her tongue and we're treating that with Nystatin drops.
We thought Mason was getting better but lastnight he woke 4 times and threw up. He threw up 2 times today and has had diaareah. He goes to see the doctor tomorrow and so does Eve for her month check up.
Eve hasn't been eating very well and unfortunately I think I'm the cause of it. I think she may have nipple confusion. We don't give her a bottle everyday and when we do it's just one bottle. She gets a soother when we're out and she's uncontrollably crying. But she'll normally suck on it for a little and spit it back out. I didn't think nipple confusion would happen. She pulls away when eating and she doesn't seem to be eating SO much anymore.
I hope it goes away.

Here's Mason's creation. He did a good job of not dropping anything on to his toes. It's time we got some cupboard latches to avoid broken toes!
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Milk Coma
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2 weeks old

Eve is 2 weeks old today. We're doing well. She went to her docs appt yesterday and she is now 8lbs. Her hair is getting a bit lighter, with a red tinge to it.
She is more alert now, not sleeping all the time. I am apprehensive to hold her a lot because if I put my finger on her face she'll root and want to eat :)
Breastfeeding is a bit easier now; doesn't hurt as much. But she does eat ALL the time. I'm sure it'll get better. I've gotten a television in our room now so I can watch tv for the hour I'm feeding her in the middle of the night instead of just sitting in bed trying to stay awake. I shouldn't complain though, she's a great sleeper.

Mason is doing good too. He has been sick for a couple of days with a fever and coughs. Yesterday was pretty bad. All he could do was lay around and say "BOO BOO" Mason's going through his terrible two's now. All he ever says is "MINE" and he just won't listen to me. Whenever we give him any sort of food he will just crush it. I think maybe he is a bit jealous cause I can't spend as much time with him as I used too.

Mason's first haircut. There goes his beautiful but untamable wings!
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Mason and Grandpa Wager
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A proud big brother.
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We're Home

We came home yesterday from the hospital. I had a great stay, so much better than when I had Mason. The nurses were Excellent. They took Eve away at night and brought her back to feed so I could get some sleep.
Eve is a great baby. So calm. She sleeps and gets up to have some snack, and than goes back to sleep. Lastnight, I got a total of about 5 hrs of sleep. Unheard of with a newborn :)
Breastfeeding is coming along. She's a vigourous sucker, I'm really sore.
She has taken to breastfeeding really well.
Grants parents came down yesterday to see us. We all had a nice visit.
Mason just loves his sister.