Shots

Riley is now over the 2 month mark according to the Dr. so we went and had his shots today. I was a little nervous but had bought some baby Tyleno (cherry flavored at that!). I had no idea when to give it to him so it would kick in around the right time so I just took a guess. He was really cute when I gave it to him. He sucked on the dispenser like it was a bottle and then he ate it all and gave me a huge smile. I bet it was nice to have something else other than formula for once! Well then we ventured to the Dr. I made Jeff go with me again because I knew Riley would cry. So we get there and wait a little bit and then they take us back. They had me lay him down on this table and then these two nurses just started giving him these shots. They counted 1-2-3 and stuck him. He started crying so hard he held his breath the entire time they gave him the shots and then let out a big wail when it was all over. Tears were streaming down his face. It was so sad :( But he's a trooper! They finished after 5 shots and I picked him up and he just cuddled it was great. Well then we went out into the waiting room so the lady could give us back our immunization card and there was this old man and his wife in the waiting room as well. He look at me and said, "oh cute how old is he?" I responded and said, "10 weeks". Then the old man looks at me and says, "well how old are you?" His wife hit him and said, "that's none of your business!" I smiled and lied a little and said 23 (my birthday is in like 3 weeks so I didn't figure it was too big of a lie) He was like ok and looked away. Well when they got called back I look at Jeff and said, "I should have said 16" :)
All in all today wasn't too bad. Riley is still sleeping...poor little guy!

A New Adventure

So I made my own blog to track my running progress. I figure if I have somewhere to post about this crazy adventure it will keep me going. Anyway here is my running blog web address: http://carrieswingedfeet.blogspot.com/
ENJOY!

The BEST Blog yet!

Ever since I had Riley I have had more of an opportunity to cook dinner and treats and to try new recipes. I tend to get most of my recipes from one of my favorite shows "Good Things Utah"! Anyway, the other day they had this recipe for Cinnamon-Top Cream Cheese Banana Bread...delicious! I made it yesterday with a hand mixer...it flew all over my kitchen and my hand mixer had to work to the max to mix all the flour and other ingredients together. So I decided I want a kitchen aid mixer. I looked up prices and they are super expensive. Jeff and I talked about it and I explained that you can make more than just treats using them and that it would be a good birthday present since my birthday is in 3 weeks! Well, this morning I found a BRAND NEW one on KSL for $190.00 in Salt Lake. This particular one retails for $350! So I talked to Jeff and he's all go get it! So I called them up and they still had it and in the metallic color that I wanted! I told them I was on my way and they gave me the address. Well I knew it was a business I was going to but I was NOT prepared for the adventure. I am not too familiar with SL since I am from out of state. So I get directions and head off. I get off the 13th S. exit and head to State Street. I'm driving along looking for the # (which I won't provide for safety haha) and miss it. I didn't see a business that looked familiar or anything so I go up the block and back down state street looking solely for the # this time. So I am driving really slow so I can look at the #'s on the buildings. Well, I find the one I am looking for and it is a PAWN SHOP! I am like you've got to be kidding me! I call Jeff and ask him if I should even go in! He's like ya, why not? Well I'm scared because the building looks sketchy and who knows if this thing is stolen! He tells me it's not my fault if it is stolen and it most likely isn't. So I venture into this creepy looking pawn shop and buy myself a kitchen aid mixer. I promise it is brand new (never been opened) and in the box! But still...I have NEVER been to a pawn shop and definitely never bought something from one...but hey I saved myself $160, right?

**Inspired**

So lots of my friends ran the Ogden Half Marathon on Saturday and I'll be honest, it made me jealous. Not because I like to run or anything crazy like that, but because I think it's an a-m-a-z-i-n-g accomplishment. So, all of you that ran it, you have no inspired me to run it next year. I was thinking of running the Park City Half Marathon in September but then I found out it is one of the hardest ones and I really don't want to die my first time haha. And since I haven't been to work out in forever because I was pregnant I am going to start small. I am going to train for a 5k, then a 10k, and I will surely be ready for the half by next May. So I am telling you all of this so I can't back down. The more people that know the harder it will be for me to whimp out. So I am starting on Monday. I am going to purchase a jogging stroller this weekend so I can take Riley with me when the weather is nice, and when I can't run outside we have a treadmill so I'll just use that. Anyway, I need all the support I can get...as we all know I am far from being in shape!!

So here is my commitment: I WILL run a half marathon!!!

Confessions

I have a few little confessions to make...not anything big like going to the Bishiop confessions but just some stuff. So I sign onto Facebook this AM and I have 2 friend requests...secretly inside I'm like yay someone wants to be my friend!! Anyway, one of them is this cute girl, Hillary, from my ward. Jeff and I actually have her daughter in our nursery class. Well long story short, we become blog friends and I am looking at her blog friends and there are lots of people from our ward....so now they are my blog friends and I know lots about them and I am sure they don't even know my blog exists, yet they are now my "friends". This is why I have named that link list "Stalk my Friends" because we all know thats what we are doing here, now isn't it?

My other confession is from today as well...I sort of feel like a bad mom. It is SUPER sunny and nice out and I don't have to work right? Well I want to get some sun since I started working at the tanning salon again and people look at my like I am lying to them because I am soooo white. So I dig out last years bathing suit, figuring it won't fit since I am still ginormous from the baby (sad I know it has been 8 weeks) and put it on...and it fits..a little snug but it fits!!! So I get my book to read, my cell phone, and a huge towel and set up on the deck. Well I don't want to bring Riley out in the sweltering 90 degree heat and sun so I set his swing up in front of the glass door and plop him (gently) in it. I go outside and make sure I can see him...and I can...so I lay out on the deck (where no one can see me thankfully) and soak up the rays for the next hour...it was wonderful

I must be backwards...

So I figure I might also well share some random facts about me since all those who read this know pretty much everything about my life:
I am a righty BUT
I have to put my l e f t foot under me when I sit down
I can only hold Riley on my l e f t arm
I have to turn around 1 and 1/2 times to the l e f t before I can sit down (kind of like a dog haha)
When I talk on the phone it has to be on my l e f t ear
When I text I hold the phone in my l e f t hand
When putting on shoes I put my l e f t one on first
So nothing too exciting but I think it's interesting (plus I read this to Jeff and he said, "I must be a bad husband because I don't know ANY of this about you)...be a little more observant about what you do and I think you'll notice little things that are out of the norm...
Here are some things to think about...
Which leg do you put in first when you are putting on your pants?
Which way do you turn your head when you kiss your boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse?
Whose thumb is on top when holding hands?
Which side do you part your hair on?

Book Worm..kinda

One thing not a whole lot of people know about me is that I LOVE to read! I am kinda weird about it though. I go through spurts. So I'll read a book every 2 days and then after 5 or 6 books I get bored and I won't read for awhile and then I want to read again and I read a lot and then take a break. Well, a little while ago I read the Vampire series (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse) by Stephanie Meyer. It was awesome! It was super super easy reading and that's probably why I finished all 3 books in like a week but they were great. Well, on May 6th she just came out with a new book call The Host. I'm not exactly sure what it is about but I think it's a sort of a sci-fi love story. Either way I want to get it and read it! I am also anticipating her second version of Twilight, titled Midnight Sun, from Edward's point of view and I am definitely looking forward to Twilight the movie. Anyway, I thought I'd share one of my hidden pleasures and let you know how excited I am! Let me know if there are any books you'd like to recommend. I think I am going to venture down to the Syracuse library and check some out!!

Apparently 8 Weeks DOES NOT Equal 2 Months

I feel like I have been super negative lately so I am going to post this last negative post and then be positive for awhile! On Monday I called Riley's Dr. office to make his 2 month appointment for his immunizations. I've been a little hesitant the past few weeks about it because of all the hype about immunizations possibly being linked to autism. That being said we went anyway. So I pick Jeff up at the FrontRunner station because I don't want to go by myself due to the trauma at the last Dr. appointment. So we get to the Dr. and sit around for like 45 minutes before they take us back. Thankfully Riley was sleeping while we waited. So anyway we get him undressed so they can weigh him and he decides to play...yay! Happy baby = a lot smoother Dr.'s apt. So before I get to the reasoning behind the title of this blog
Head Circumference: 29 in
Height: 21 1/2 in
Weight: 10.2 oz
So he didn't say anything about his head being big or small...he is in the 25th % tile for his weight and then he looks at his height and is like well he sure won't be the center of the basketball team...he didn't give us a % tile for it but looking at the screen Riley was at the VERY bottom for height...haha we are going to have a midget child!
So then we talk to the dr. about the shots and he gives us a bunch of info and we feel a lot better and decide to do them all today. Well the nurse walks in to give them and she is like he isn't two months old so we can't give him his shots. I look at her and say he is 8 weeks tomorrow and she says well he was born on the 20th so you have to wait til the 21st to have his shots which is 7 days away (which by the way will make him 9 weeks) so we can't give them to him. GRRRR...what a waste and now we have to go back and Jeff has to leave work again to come with me because I am a big baby and won't go alone.
Lesson learned for all new parents...don't count weeks go by their birthday...could have fooled me!

CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT EXIST!!!

So I have had 2 interesting experiences lately that I would like to rant about. The first, at this point in my life, is the lesser of two evils. Our mortgage company sucks. So they lost our very first payment and then they were like are you going to pay your mortgage?! HELLO I ALREADY HAVE. Then they found the payment after I submitted proof so they credited us twice...which seems nice but it's not because then they took it away and it messes up taxes. Then we had set up auto pay for the 8th of the month and they took it out on the 6th in Jan, the 3rd in Feb, and then the 1st in March and in March it overdrew our account because we got paid the day after that. Well I had to call them again to yell at them for this (I called all the other times but this put me over the E D G E!!!) The guy was like oh ya I see that you clearly have the 8th marked I don't know why we aren't taking it out on the right day. Well low and behold....it is the 9th of the month and they have not taken our mortgage out...I hate Utah Housing Corporation!!!!!
Even more than I hate Utah Housing Corp I hate Babies R Us. The name is true...they are big babies!!!! So we registered for way cute dino stuff for Riley's room at the Riverdale store. Well we went to buy it and it was gone and they were like oh sorry we are shipping it to Midvale but lucky you we have it still in the box so you can have it. So we lucked out once...well then you are supposed to get a coupon 2 weeks before your due date....Riley is now 7 weeks and still no coupon. Then I call to make them ship in from the Midvale store the dino mobile and a crib sheet and they make it seem like it's a HUGE inconvenience to do that. Well they call and tell me it's in and I go to get it and they have ONE person on the register....I wait 15 min and have to leave and still have not been helped. I go in the next day and tell the girl my story, she has no idea, she calls furniture and I have to explain again, they have no idea,she looks at me and says, "SORRY WE HAVE HORRIBLE COMMUNICATION" then she calls a manager and then tells me she is going to help other people instead. I am FURIOUS at this point. The manager comes out and the girl tells him I need help and I need to explain to the manager my problem...I look at him start balling and walk out. I calm down like 2o min later, call the store, yell, Jeff goes and gets my stuff and they give us a big discount...I still hate Babies R Us

It's This Game Called Bag Tag...

And I'm IT! Here's how it works. I'm supposed to take a picture of my purse and all it contains at this very moment (no cleaning allowed).Jeff calls this my hotdog purse because he thinks it is shaped like a hotdog or something...but to me it is one of my most favorite purchases! Anyway here are the contents:

1. Girly Appointment Card
2. Costa Vida Frequent Buyer Card
(Not sure why I have this one and NOT Cafe Rio
which is like a million times better)
3. Forever Stamps
4. Allergy Pills
5. A Fortune that reads:
"The current year will bring you much happiness"
6. Sun Glasses
7. Receipts
8. Tissues
9. Chap stick and Lip Gloss
10. Keys
11. My Techy Phone
12. Pens
13. Travel Manicure Set :)
14. Coupons for Huggies
15. Binkie
16. Wallet

So what's in YOUR purse?!
I tag Livia and Shawni.

Our Two Week Update In A Nutshell

So it has been awhile since I have posted last...so much has gone on! My dad came into town and fell in love with Riley the moment he met him (How could you not? My son is adorable!) They loved to take naps together...here is the proof and a way cute picture...BTW my AMAZING dad has lost 102 lbs (in a healthy way) since June 20, 2007 so that is why he looks so skinny!!!

Well, the moment Jeff has been anticipating for the last few months has finally arrived and he finally graduated with his degree in Telecommunications!!! As you can see he was THRILLED to be done (and he will probably kill me for posting this picture) Life is soooooooo much better now...we are both way more relaxed and can enjoy our time together as a cute little family!
Well my parents left on Saturday afternoon. I exchanged them at the airport for my friend Stacey and her boyfriend Nick! It was sad for my parents to leave (they let me take looooooooong naps while they were here and they watched Riley!) but wonderful to see one of my best friends from high school. Anyway, while they were here we played the wii a lot and ventured down to Salt Lake to Temple Square and the Gateway to get a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Apple! We also had a Cinco De Mayo party and ate lots of yummy Mexican food. Stacey took all the good pictures while they were here so I don't have anything to post just yet...
They were here for a short visit and left on Tuesday. I dropped them off at the airport and then I had to go to work at the tanning salon. It was a sad day for me. Everyone was now gone from my house and I didn't have my little man around! Jeff's sister Angie is going to watch our little man for us on Tuesday's while I work at the salon. So it was a rough day but I made it through it! Life is a little more back to normal so I'll be blogging more...be excited and stay tuned!!!