Mother's Day Flowers from www.1800flowers.com

Mother's Day is a little sad for me this year. My husband, children, and I recently moved. This is the first time that either one of us has lived far away from our families. My husband is actually pretty happy about the distance. I, however, am not. This will be the first time in my life that I won't be able to spend Mothers Day with my mom.

I'm planning on sending her a ginormous boquet from 1800flowers.com

I honestly buy all of my flowers there. They also have a ton of cute little gifts, candies, and cookies for Mother's Day but their flowers are so beautiful that I can't bring myself to send my Mom something else. It's just too bad that 1800flowers.com doesn't sell power tools. Father's Day is coming up soon, after all!

Arrghhhh!!! I just want to SLEEP!!!

So. Very. Tired.

Being a mom of a newborn is hard. Even though my daughter is only a year and a half old now, I quickly forgot how rough the first three months are. I love my son with all of my heart but I need some freaking sleep here! I actually found a pretty good aricle while I was up with my little guy at 3:30 am this morning. It didn't help me get more sleep but it helps to put things in perspective.

So When Does Mom Get to Sleep?

Eating Spiders

OK, so I just read something horrible online. 'People eat an average of 8 spiders in their sleep.' Ummmm....what the heck? Does anyone actually believe this? Are there people that actually believe that it is reasonable that a spider would willingly climb into a sleeping person's mouth? Now granted, spiders don't seem all that smart (have you ever flipped on a light in a room just to see a spider freeze in the middle of the floor or wall. He buddy, just because you aren't moving, doesn't mean I can't see your arachnid but hanging out in the middle of my kitchen floor!). But I just find it hard to believe that any spider would kamikaze itself into some one's mouth. Any way, I guess it doesn't matter too much. I have a newborn so it isn't like I sleep much anyway...

The Quest Continues...

Well, we are still trying to teach Gina Mandarin. I found a show that she absolutely loves on NickJr called 'Ni Hao, Ki-Lan'. She calls it 'Ye Ye'. That is how you say 'grandpa' in Mandarin and she loves the grandpa on the show. She has even learned a few words in Chinese from watching the show. It also has an added bonus for me...the show isn't obnoxious like a ton of the cartoons on TV. It's actually pretty cute. Anything that makes my daughter happy while not driving me completely crazy is a good thing!

Cool Twilight Gift Idea from 1800Flowers!

I know a ton of people who are rabid Twilight fans. If your wife or girlfriend is one of the rabid...LISTEN UP!!! 1800Flowers has the perfect Valentine's gift. And the best part is, it basically requires no effort on your part and you'll pretty much look like a superstar! 1800Flowers now has a cool Twilight flowers DVD offer. I, personally, have not used 1800Flowers yet but I did see that MSNBC did state that 1800Flowers has honest and clear up-front pricing! I can appreciate that because it seems that other Internet flower sites really nickel and dime you during the checkout process. Suddenly, your $50 order of flowers is $80 once you add the vase or other extras that they try to push on you!

Seriously, if there is someone special in your life who really loves the Twilight books or movies, consider the Twilight Valentine Bundle from 1800Flowers. There are two different packages at two different price points so you are bound to find something that fits into your budget. A budget-friendly gift that your wife or girlfriend will love...what more can you ask for!!!!

I'm Back

Ok, I apologize for the huge gap between posts. The last couple of months of my pregnancy have been really, REALLY difficult. My son was born at 8:15 am on January 24th. I had some trouble after he was born but I am on the mend now. I feel better every day (other than being super tired). Hopefully, I'll be able to keep things updated....although I'm sure that isn't going to be easy with a 17 month old and a 2 week old!

Geez

Ok, I don't know if this is useful or interesting to anyone else but me, but I have been having contractions for 18 hours!!! I went to the hospital this morning and the doctor sent me home saying that it was false labor. Really???? Are Braxton Hicks contractions supposed to last this long, while getting closer and closer and getting more and more painful??? If it doesn't ease up by midnight, I'm calling the doctor....again. I really can't deal with this any more!