Sunday, May 27, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Kitty Kitty Update
Apparently, we ended up with a cat with asthma. He's on steroids and antibiotics. No cause for alarm.
How many other kids will have my kid's name?
| Year of birth | Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 624 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.
Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that
occurred in the United States.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Kitty Kitty
Around here, we are serious about our animals. Our dogs are our "first kids." Even though we aren't particularly "cat people," we have acquired 2 of them. We love them. Today one of our kitty kitties is sick, and I'm not really sure what his outcome is going to be.
Last April/May, I think I was between 15-17 weeks pregnant. I was getting my hair done, and we were at my sister-in-law's hair salon. My husband went outside to get something and he heard a very sweet/sad little cry. We, being animal lovers, located the source of the cry. We saw a tiny little black and white kitten who had leaves and a twig stuck in his eye. He was very sad. My husband retrieved him from under the porch, and that day, I knew we had a new pet.
He lived in our utility room in a dog kennel. We found a vet's office that was open on Saturday. The vet cleaned his eye, and what do you know, there's an eye in there after all! He had some vaccinations. My husband bottle fed him for several weeks. We were smitten with our kitten. You know, I just was standing by, because of the baby.
He quickly became one of the fog (that's what we call the pets when they're all following us around the house.) He made friends with the dogs.
He helped us prep for baby.
He greeted baby when she came home.
A few weeks ago, he started trying to cough something up. I just assumed that it was a standard hairball. Today, we noticed that he is very short of breath. He's not in distress, but his breathing is labored if that makes sense. I'm not sure what's going to happen.
Prayers are appreciated.
Last April/May, I think I was between 15-17 weeks pregnant. I was getting my hair done, and we were at my sister-in-law's hair salon. My husband went outside to get something and he heard a very sweet/sad little cry. We, being animal lovers, located the source of the cry. We saw a tiny little black and white kitten who had leaves and a twig stuck in his eye. He was very sad. My husband retrieved him from under the porch, and that day, I knew we had a new pet.
He lived in our utility room in a dog kennel. We found a vet's office that was open on Saturday. The vet cleaned his eye, and what do you know, there's an eye in there after all! He had some vaccinations. My husband bottle fed him for several weeks. We were smitten with our kitten. You know, I just was standing by, because of the baby.
He quickly became one of the fog (that's what we call the pets when they're all following us around the house.) He made friends with the dogs.
He helped us prep for baby.
He greeted baby when she came home.
A few weeks ago, he started trying to cough something up. I just assumed that it was a standard hairball. Today, we noticed that he is very short of breath. He's not in distress, but his breathing is labored if that makes sense. I'm not sure what's going to happen.
Prayers are appreciated.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A Day in the Life...
5:30 A.M: Alarm goes off. This momma requires more sleep. Snooze button!
6:00 A.M.: Rise and shine. World's fastest shower. Get dressed.
6:20 A.M: DD wakes up. Change diaper and fix bottle. Lay DD on bed with bottle. This has become much less time consuming since she started holding her own bottle. Finished getting dressed, do hair and make up.
6:40 A.M: Get DD dressed. Pack her stuff for the day. Pack lunches. Grab breakfast.
7:00 A.M. : Out the door. DH takes DD to the sitter. I drive 35 minutes to work.
7:40 A.M. -4:10 P.M. -Work with a 30 minute lunch. Patients, evaluations, treatments, paperwork. Oh boy!
4:10-5:45 P.M. Sometimes, I do home health visits after work for extra cash and experience. If I do visits, then this is my HH time. Someone else usually picks DD up. If I don't have visits, then I pick DD up which is one of my favorite things to do. 80% of the time, she's in a walker at her sitter's house. When I walk in the door, she breaks out in a huge smile and thrashes her arms all around. When I pick DD up, we have extra time to play at home before I start dinner.
6:00 P.M. Home at last. Put DD in high chair. Cook dinner. DD loves it when we cook, so that works out well. When she's ready, DH gives DD a bottle
6:30-8:00 P.M. This is kind of a catch all time. If dinner is really involved, then I'm cooking. If not we're eating, and then we're playing. DD bounces or plays on the floor. Then momma gets her snuggles in.
8:00 P.M. Bath Time. I'm a little disappointed by baths, honestly. DD doesn't love them or hate them. She just chills. Because of this, DH races through the bath. I dry.
8:30 P.M. Bed time. Not negotiable. Home girl needs her rest.
8:30-9:30 P.M. wash dishes, clean kitchen, laundry, etc.
9:30-10:30 P.M. finally have time with DH.
10:30 P.M. Bed. Usually pretty much asleep before head hits pillow.
Just writing this out has been exhausting. Whew.
6:00 A.M.: Rise and shine. World's fastest shower. Get dressed.
6:20 A.M: DD wakes up. Change diaper and fix bottle. Lay DD on bed with bottle. This has become much less time consuming since she started holding her own bottle. Finished getting dressed, do hair and make up.
6:40 A.M: Get DD dressed. Pack her stuff for the day. Pack lunches. Grab breakfast.
7:00 A.M. : Out the door. DH takes DD to the sitter. I drive 35 minutes to work.
7:40 A.M. -4:10 P.M. -Work with a 30 minute lunch. Patients, evaluations, treatments, paperwork. Oh boy!
4:10-5:45 P.M. Sometimes, I do home health visits after work for extra cash and experience. If I do visits, then this is my HH time. Someone else usually picks DD up. If I don't have visits, then I pick DD up which is one of my favorite things to do. 80% of the time, she's in a walker at her sitter's house. When I walk in the door, she breaks out in a huge smile and thrashes her arms all around. When I pick DD up, we have extra time to play at home before I start dinner.
6:00 P.M. Home at last. Put DD in high chair. Cook dinner. DD loves it when we cook, so that works out well. When she's ready, DH gives DD a bottle
6:30-8:00 P.M. This is kind of a catch all time. If dinner is really involved, then I'm cooking. If not we're eating, and then we're playing. DD bounces or plays on the floor. Then momma gets her snuggles in.
8:00 P.M. Bath Time. I'm a little disappointed by baths, honestly. DD doesn't love them or hate them. She just chills. Because of this, DH races through the bath. I dry.
8:30 P.M. Bed time. Not negotiable. Home girl needs her rest.
8:30-9:30 P.M. wash dishes, clean kitchen, laundry, etc.
9:30-10:30 P.M. finally have time with DH.
10:30 P.M. Bed. Usually pretty much asleep before head hits pillow.
Just writing this out has been exhausting. Whew.
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