A Rock and a Hard Place

So my poor baby boy was bitten by our dog today. E and I were both at work when it happened so we are not exactly sure what went down. You can see my lil guy's nose though. It looks like one of Loki's teeth made contact with Jacob. Let me tell you, when FIL called to tell me I was ready to load the .22 and take the dog outside. I have since calmed down and we have not decided what to do with the dog as of yet. E's brotehr has offered to take Loki if we decide to get rid of him. Right now I think Loki is on probation. I called the ped's office and they called in antibiotics for him, but didn't want to see him. I think he made need a stitch or two or at the very least the bandages that pull the wound closed so there is a minimal scar.  

And of course my mom makes me mad.  When I told her about it and was just relaying the story I said E thought he was OK without stitches, but I thought he may need 1 or 2. She responded by basically saying E is too relaxed about his concern for our kids. She's still pissed off at him for not acknowledging the severity of Jacob's rash a few weeks back. E and I knew about teh rash and it wasn't bad. But I guess when she came it had worsened and when she said how bad it was he kind of blew her off and ran out the door to work. She said if she had been able to get him to stick around for a minute she could have shown him (hello, he ran out because you were late and he had to get to work which he was now going to be late to b/c of you). Not to mention my mom is a hypochondriac and there is ALWAYS something wrong with my kids according to her. It gets tiring. Add in the fact that she decided to lay down a guilt trip b/c we are looking at a house that would be even further away from her. Sorry I decided to choose a home based on school district, commute, quality of the community and $$$$ (which we are severly limited in). I can't believe I would be so selfish to not overlook all of that just so I could be an hour away from you as opposed to 1 1/2 hours. I'm tired of her and her manipulation.

And also on the home front, FIL is pissed we are looking for a single family home even though we conceded to keeping our 2 family as a rental property, even though this means we have less to put down on a new home and have to look at a different price range. I understand the rental house is to secure our future, but that is so difficult when we are trying to build our present. Anyway, we do have a potential home in mind and it needs a lot of work, but it would be a safe place to raise our children and a good school.

Sooo, babies are "in" this year??

So is it just me, or does it seem like some people (especially celebs) treat having babies like the newest fad? I imagine conversations among some going like this: "OMG, is that a Louis V", "No, it's my boy, everyone has one. You must must must get one yourself" I get so annoyed. I know I shouldn't pass judgement b/c I know the media only shows one aspect of their lives, but it really irks me.

One quick birthday boy pic

So I found the cord for my camera. Jacob is very sick so I'm taking a minute while he's resting to upload one quick pic from Danny's party. I just love him sitting there with his balloon (notice Daddy got him dressed...stripes and plaid, yikes). He had already covered his first outfit of the day in cake. I'll share more pictures when i get a chance.

Danny the Dominant....

Pillagers and plunderers of days long gone behold the new king of destruction. lol
OMG Danny is such a trip. I know I have mentioned his insatiable hunger and have frequently called him the HUMAN HOOVER. I have mentioned that he actually drives me nuts that he is never full. Well, now he is just down right embarassing. He went to the town park with his brother and grandparents today and while Jacob spent his time climbing, jumping and playing with all of the other kids, Danny went pillaging. He not only stole food out of the hands of fellow children, but he went up to the parents and grabbed the food from their hands as well as pulling a bag of cheerios from the diaper bag of one woman.
People are going to think I am starving this child...I am not. I'm sure this is just the beginning.

I couldn't find my way out of a paper bag

Mnay people know I work in Genetic Research and let me tell you, as soon as a gene is uncovered to help those of us who lack the ability to get their bearings I am all over that shit. Seriously, I lack that basic gene that lets you know where you parked your car in the mall parking lot. When I am suppose to go left...I go right. It's a disease people and I need a cure. I tried aggressive therapy. I used to purposely drive on back roads and get lost so I could get over that panick and find my way out. I am much better, panick wise....I still get lost.
So last night I went to a colleagues defense party (yay for her for completing her doctoral degree). Anyway, I had directions and had no problem finding the place. My downward spiral began when it was time for me to leave. I foolishly had forgotten to ask the mapping program to reverse teh directions for me. (One characteristic of the genetic defect is the inability to reverse directions in my head while driving). I got SOOOOOOOO LOST!! I was almost in tears. I knew I was in trouble when I started to drive by a lake (OK I turned around and backtracked. I knew I had made a critical error early on) Start again and OH shit....there's that freakin lake again.
I turned around again and got back on track. When I was suppose to go right, I went left. I tried to fix it and ended up making it worse. I eventually found my way back. I was so tempted to call E and bitch him out (solely because I was scared adn mad he wasn't driving so I wasn't in this mess). As it turned out I found my way home without shedding a tear and it only took me 58 minutes (it should have only been 30 minutes tops).
Zeeks, I hope this will give you some insight as to why soem women won't drive into places. In my case it's only places I have never driven before. I have a lot of anxiety buuild up when I have to do it and I really have to talk myself into it. I am better, but it has taken years of forcing myself through it. I didn't go to a party one year because I was afraid of driving somewhere new to me adn I always regretted it. I won't let that happen again even if I do have to send out an SOS to get home. lol!!

Forever and a Day

That's how long it has been since I have posted!! I would love to post pictures from Danny's b-day party, but I can't seem to locate the cord at the moment. The party was a success, despite the kids being sick all week, me becoming ill the Friday before and E getting sick the day befor ethe party. Let me tell you I was up at 2:30 am mopping my floors Saturday night and didn't go to bed until 4:30. I then got up at 7:30. Ugh.
All of the kids were so cute. Unfortunately one friend couldn't make it because his wife decided to leave him on Friday and took their son who is only 5 months old. I'm very sorry to hear there is no hope for them reconciling. Another friend's daughter woke up with a fever so she was not able to make it either....bummer.
Anyway, life has been hectic. We are in the market to purchase a new home, but I have to say $150,000 won't buy us much and we can't afford more. It's a little depressing. It doesn't help that our family lives in an area (where they have the best schools) that homes don't sell for less than 250,000 (unless you want a 900 sqft 2 bedroom). Anyway, I could go on and on but the woe is me won't get me any closer to where I would like to be.
In the fertility world (not mine) I have to say there are some very exciting things going on and I ma very happy.
Also, a weird cycle has finally been broken at work. A co-worker just gave birth and no one else at work is currently pregnant. This has not happened in over 3 years. Everyone keeps joking, wondering who is pregnant and not telling...lol. My boss kept saying it better not be me (fat chance) and I said I was a s likely as his wife was to be pregnant. (He had the big V and she would have some 'splainin to do.
So that's a quickie from me. I need to go tend to restless babies.