Before I show you the piece of evidence I collected let me give you a bit of a back story. We keep a few doors in our home locked so AJ can't get in alone and wreck the room. AJ is not allowed in my bedroom without someone with him. He is not allowed in any of the closets upstairs (linen and cleaning stuff. He is not allowed to play in the bathroom for obvious reasons.
On the night in question, we spent 3hrs watching Blue's Clues. After the 3hrs I was all Blued out. So my darling son thought to himself that he would take the DVD to the only other room with a DVD player. My bedroom. It so happens that I didn't lock the door this night. So when I found him in there I took him out and turned the TV off. He had a pretty big fit. I distracted him by putting a game on his computer. Well about 20mins later this is what I find....
(this is the video I sent to my husband since I knew he wouldn't believe me)
Video in a post below
Friday, February 29, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
THAT'S IT!!!
I've had it and I'm not going to take this laying down. Who do I have to speak to about this crime against motherhood? It's happening to me every day and probably to you too if you have babies. No matter how hard I try I can't stop my baby from growing up and its frustrating. He does it everyday and there seems to be nothing I can do. Sniff sniff sob sob...
Taria
Taria
Sunday, February 24, 2008
we had a carbon monoxide leak early this morning
Early this morning we were awakened by our CO alarm.
AJ woke up at 4am to use the bathroom. DH heard him and got up to check on him and assist him in the bathroom. When DH got AJ back in bed he returned to our bed. Five minutes later our co alarm started going off. He woke me up and told me to get out of the house. He then called headquarters and they sent a platoon of rescue workers including the fire department and the fire chief himself.
As you can imagine being woken up at 4am and being told to get out of the house now is a confusing and scary experience. I jumped up threw on a pair of jeans and an old navy fleece and ran to AJ's room to get him dressed. This is one of the very few times he didn't fuss with me and I'm very thankful for it. We darted downstairs, threw on coats and were two steps out the door when I remembered Obi. I told AJ to sit on the front steps and bless his soul he did it and didn't move. I ran back in to get Obi, his leash, and his muzzle. I put Obi in my car and AJ went in DH's car.
We were outside for over an hour!! They said when they went in the house they smelled the co immediately and put their masks on. We all thought co didn't have a smell. Apparently at certain levels you can smell something different, even if you can't identify it as co.
They opened windows and doors to air out the house. They said our laundry room (where our furnace is) had the highest levels. They shut down the furnace and said we had to call the gas company. Once the co2 levels were back to non dangerous level they let us go back inside.
The gas guy arrived very quickly, about 30-40 mins after we called. The funny thing is he said he couldn't find where the co2 leak was and it really bothered him. He asked us questions and went around the house checking other areas. He left feeling uneasy because he couldn't give us an answer about what happened. He gave us a recommendations to a few good digital co detectors so we can keep an eye on the level numbers.
Needless to say since DH had to work today I was terrified to go back to sleep when AJ drifted off. I did however get over that fear and went back to my sweet dreams. DH called later in the morning and was scared because I didn't answer the house phone. He was going to send a squad car to our house if I didn't answer my cell phone.
We are happy as heck that we don't have to replace the furnace yet, but still worried because we don't know what caused the increase in co levels.
We are all save and feeling well though, and I that's what's important.
Taria
AJ woke up at 4am to use the bathroom. DH heard him and got up to check on him and assist him in the bathroom. When DH got AJ back in bed he returned to our bed. Five minutes later our co alarm started going off. He woke me up and told me to get out of the house. He then called headquarters and they sent a platoon of rescue workers including the fire department and the fire chief himself.
As you can imagine being woken up at 4am and being told to get out of the house now is a confusing and scary experience. I jumped up threw on a pair of jeans and an old navy fleece and ran to AJ's room to get him dressed. This is one of the very few times he didn't fuss with me and I'm very thankful for it. We darted downstairs, threw on coats and were two steps out the door when I remembered Obi. I told AJ to sit on the front steps and bless his soul he did it and didn't move. I ran back in to get Obi, his leash, and his muzzle. I put Obi in my car and AJ went in DH's car.
We were outside for over an hour!! They said when they went in the house they smelled the co immediately and put their masks on. We all thought co didn't have a smell. Apparently at certain levels you can smell something different, even if you can't identify it as co.
They opened windows and doors to air out the house. They said our laundry room (where our furnace is) had the highest levels. They shut down the furnace and said we had to call the gas company. Once the co2 levels were back to non dangerous level they let us go back inside.
The gas guy arrived very quickly, about 30-40 mins after we called. The funny thing is he said he couldn't find where the co2 leak was and it really bothered him. He asked us questions and went around the house checking other areas. He left feeling uneasy because he couldn't give us an answer about what happened. He gave us a recommendations to a few good digital co detectors so we can keep an eye on the level numbers.
Needless to say since DH had to work today I was terrified to go back to sleep when AJ drifted off. I did however get over that fear and went back to my sweet dreams. DH called later in the morning and was scared because I didn't answer the house phone. He was going to send a squad car to our house if I didn't answer my cell phone.
We are happy as heck that we don't have to replace the furnace yet, but still worried because we don't know what caused the increase in co levels.
We are all save and feeling well though, and I that's what's important.
Taria
Saturday, February 23, 2008
More Evaluations
Well this past Thursday we took AJ to JFK hospital for a feeding evaluation. The therapist was very nice and actually listened as she observed him. AJ was a bit annoyed since he was hungry and there were no fries on the menue...lol. He did eat a banana nut muffin which was a HUGE surprise. He didn't touch the other items at all.
We go back this coming Thursday for a speech evaluation. He's actually picked up a couple of new words this week. He actually told me to "rewind" a movie he was watching. As you can guess my mouth hit the ground when he said it...lol.
In April he will have an evaluation for occupational therapy. It sucks because it seems there is a 1 year waiting period to get into any of the programs. Hopefully after the evaluation reports are done we can go to a private office and get him in asap.
Evaluation time is always stressful. We KNOW his diagnosis but they still insist on waisting my time. Oh well, what can I do but go with the flow.
Taria
We go back this coming Thursday for a speech evaluation. He's actually picked up a couple of new words this week. He actually told me to "rewind" a movie he was watching. As you can guess my mouth hit the ground when he said it...lol.
In April he will have an evaluation for occupational therapy. It sucks because it seems there is a 1 year waiting period to get into any of the programs. Hopefully after the evaluation reports are done we can go to a private office and get him in asap.
Evaluation time is always stressful. We KNOW his diagnosis but they still insist on waisting my time. Oh well, what can I do but go with the flow.
Taria
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Personal post....nothing to do with AJ
How do I get myself out of a serious funk? Circumstances are what they are and to change them would alter life for more than just me. Do I choose happiness or do I choose responsibility? My choices have been made and I have to deal with the path life has laid before me because of those choices. But if I could go back to that one day.... (sigh)
"last night, I saw you in my dreams;
and now I can't wait to go to sleep..."
~Kanye West~
"last night, I saw you in my dreams;
and now I can't wait to go to sleep..."
~Kanye West~
Monday, February 18, 2008
Please help me save my sanity!!
I have patience of steel most days when it comes to AJ. But for some reason this weekend I've been on edge with him. He has been tossing tantrums left and right. Over what you ask? My lack of lollypop stock in the house.
Last night he emptied an ENTIRE can of Ajax all over my livingroom. I promptly sent him upstairs to get a bath with DH so I could clean up the powdery mess. This afternoon, what does he do? He gets the Ajax (that was on top of the refridgerator) again and proceeds to powder my chocolate room. AGAIN, I clean up, but this time I throw the practically empty can away.
My darling angelic boy fishes out the can (yes out of the trash) and proceeds to try to empty what's left all over my CHOCOLATE sofa. I had had enough, I snapped. I spanked him and sent him to his room. After 15 mins in his room I let him come back downstairs.
As I type this I was interrupted about 2 times because he was first dumping my dish washing fluid down the toilet. Then he took the bar of soap in our washroom and yup, you guessed it....he tossed it in the toilet.
Give me strength....5hrs until bedtime.
ps - 30 mins after I posted this HE WENT BACK INTO THE TRASH FOR THE EMPTY AJAX AND TRIED TO EMPTY WHATS IN THERE ON MY KITCHEN TABLE. It's now in the trash outside.
4.5 hrs until bedtime....
Last night he emptied an ENTIRE can of Ajax all over my livingroom. I promptly sent him upstairs to get a bath with DH so I could clean up the powdery mess. This afternoon, what does he do? He gets the Ajax (that was on top of the refridgerator) again and proceeds to powder my chocolate room. AGAIN, I clean up, but this time I throw the practically empty can away.
My darling angelic boy fishes out the can (yes out of the trash) and proceeds to try to empty what's left all over my CHOCOLATE sofa. I had had enough, I snapped. I spanked him and sent him to his room. After 15 mins in his room I let him come back downstairs.
As I type this I was interrupted about 2 times because he was first dumping my dish washing fluid down the toilet. Then he took the bar of soap in our washroom and yup, you guessed it....he tossed it in the toilet.
Give me strength....5hrs until bedtime.
ps - 30 mins after I posted this HE WENT BACK INTO THE TRASH FOR THE EMPTY AJAX AND TRIED TO EMPTY WHATS IN THERE ON MY KITCHEN TABLE. It's now in the trash outside.
4.5 hrs until bedtime....
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Valentine's Day
Today is my 5th V-Day with the love of my life. He had a good day with his classmates and had a party too. He came home and gave me a card they made in school. He then gave me another gift...lol.
Why can't I stop him from growing up?
Why can't I stop him from growing up?
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Very beautiful...
“Find a person who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on them, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep… wait for the one who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you’ re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much they care and how lucky they are to have YOU… The one who turns to their friends and says, “That’s the one…” - Unknown Author
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