Hello everyone. It has been a busy week for us. I haven't posted in a while because I have had more important things going on. Work is going great, keeping me busy. I am going to keep this post short with more to come soon.
If you haven't heard the news yet, we had the baby! Little Lucy came to us (very quickly) on Thursday. I will be posting more details as soon as things get back to normal. She weighed in at 6lbs 9oz. She was few weeks early, but she wanted to come join us. Mommy and baby are doing well and Maggie is still wondering what the heck is going on. We are all home and resting nicely. I still can't believe I am a father of two!
As the week moves on I will be posting more and a pic of our new bundle of joy.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
A year later...
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| It's pink for Maggie. Duh :) |
I knew I started this in July of last year, but I couldn't remember the date (which is really odd for me because I am good at remembering dates, I know all my friend's birthdays). Well I just checked and it was July 10, 2010 that I started this blog. As you may have read, a lot has changed in my life as well as in my family's life. I honestly didn't think I would still be doing this a year later. I do enjoying writing this and sharing some of my adventures with everybody. So I'm a week late. Oh well, it wasn't like I've been busy or anything. Thanks for sharing in my adventures.
Who knew that a year ago I would expect another baby and that we would be buying a house. Who knew I would be focusing on school and taking care of Maggie instead of working some job I didn't like. I for one am glad to be back working. I am especially glad to be back in the EMS field. I am already making plans to further expand my EMS career. I will be taking a few EMS classes while the wife is on maternity leave. I also am starting to apply to Paramedic schools, it can be pretty competitive here in Chicago as there are not that many places teaching the course.
A quick update on the house. I received several emails today and it looks like we are still on course to close on the 1st. Both of us cannot wait to move in. We love this apartment, but I really hate waiting on the bathroom!
Will I still be going at this next year? Odds are very good that I will.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Toys in the Attic
Good news today is that the tree was finally removed and the hole was covered. Bad news is that it looks like we will be pushing back the closing date. We were really excited for Aug 1st, but shit happens and we are trying to work with the seller on getting the repairs done. Which is what we really care about. We just hope it is not too late into August as we will; be bringing a new family member home.
Gotta sign off as I have a long shift tomorrow. I get to go play with latex gloves all day.
Gotta sign off as I have a long shift tomorrow. I get to go play with latex gloves all day.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tree vs House
My first day of work was a good one. I'm getting pumped to hit the streets again as an EMT. We were filling out paperwork this morning and some thunderstorms blew in. No big deal on the south side where I was at. After lunch I did drive by a tree that had blown over and fell on several cars parked in the street. Kinda reminded me of when the big tree branch fell on my car this time last year in clear weather.
I get out of work and I check my phone I see an email from the Realtor for the house and he tells me that a tree fell on the house this morning during the storms. I ask him how bad it was and he says not that bad and the seller is already on top of it. I had to go and get some stuff done for the new job and I decided to stop by the house to see how bad the damage was. This is what I saw:
So now it looks like we not be able to close on Aug 1 like we had planed. We shall find out more as the week goes on. Good news is we should get a whole new roof out of this.
I get out of work and I check my phone I see an email from the Realtor for the house and he tells me that a tree fell on the house this morning during the storms. I ask him how bad it was and he says not that bad and the seller is already on top of it. I had to go and get some stuff done for the new job and I decided to stop by the house to see how bad the damage was. This is what I saw:
So now it looks like we not be able to close on Aug 1 like we had planed. We shall find out more as the week goes on. Good news is we should get a whole new roof out of this.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Family Picnic
The wife's family had their annual family picnic yesterday. The wife was working so I took Maggie so everyone could see her. We had a great time. Maggie got to play with her cousin Sonya who is only two months older. Sonya was trying to say Maggie but she couldn't pronounce the G so it came out "Ma--ie. Too cute.
The wife ended up getting off work early and joined us. We tried to get Maggie in the pool, but she wanted nothing to do with it again. She was watching all the other cousins jumping in the pool and she was thinking about it, but she would just stop at the edge and shake her head no.
I had a great time as usual. About 8pm I got really tired and almost passed out (yes I was sober, I had to drive Maggie home= no drinking) on the couch. Turns out I have some sort of bug. I went to bed last night freezing and feeling like I had a fever. I would wake up in a cold sweat and a puddle of drool. I did this last night about a dozen times. Thank goodness for my mother in-law this morning. She got up with Maggie and fed her breakfast while I finally took my temp and took some Tylenol and went back to bed. I slept the whole time Maggie was napping. I feel a little better but I can still tell something is off.
I hope I am better by tomorrow morning as I am starting a new job tomorrow morning. Yes, I am finally going back to work. It is not my dream job but it is a doorway to what I want to do. It is just orientation so I just have to sit there and listen. I will have to think if I still qualify as a stay at home dad. I would think not, but I do stay home when my wife works her shift. We will both be working twelve hour shifts so we will be alternating days until she goes on maternity leave. Wish me luck.
The wife ended up getting off work early and joined us. We tried to get Maggie in the pool, but she wanted nothing to do with it again. She was watching all the other cousins jumping in the pool and she was thinking about it, but she would just stop at the edge and shake her head no.
I had a great time as usual. About 8pm I got really tired and almost passed out (yes I was sober, I had to drive Maggie home= no drinking) on the couch. Turns out I have some sort of bug. I went to bed last night freezing and feeling like I had a fever. I would wake up in a cold sweat and a puddle of drool. I did this last night about a dozen times. Thank goodness for my mother in-law this morning. She got up with Maggie and fed her breakfast while I finally took my temp and took some Tylenol and went back to bed. I slept the whole time Maggie was napping. I feel a little better but I can still tell something is off.
I hope I am better by tomorrow morning as I am starting a new job tomorrow morning. Yes, I am finally going back to work. It is not my dream job but it is a doorway to what I want to do. It is just orientation so I just have to sit there and listen. I will have to think if I still qualify as a stay at home dad. I would think not, but I do stay home when my wife works her shift. We will both be working twelve hour shifts so we will be alternating days until she goes on maternity leave. Wish me luck.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Five for Friday: Five Things I Want to Get For The New House.
TGIF
Big family party tomorrow. My father in-law said to bring plenty of cigars. It's the only way to keep your sanity.
Five Things I Want to Get For The New House.
1. A dog. This unfortunately will never happen due to the wife being allergic to dogs. I grew up German Shepards and I would love to get another one because we would have enough room. My last Shepard I got for my tenth birthday. I miss that dog.
2. Home brew kit. Yes folks I wanna brew my own beer. I love beer. I am even enjoying a nice local brew made not to far up the street from me. Great beer from the Metropolitan Brewing Co. I got a great recipe for a Hefe that a buddy gave me and that will be my first batch. Hell. maybe I shall send out free samples.
3. A garage deck. Here in Chicago a deck on top of the garage is very popular. In fact the neighbor right next to us has one and it kicks ass. The garage at the new place is quite old, so when we rebuild it, it will have a nice deck on top of it.
4. Patio furniture. I can't wait to pick this out. We love to spend time in the back yard. I am actually in our back yard now while typing this. It is a beautiful night here in Chicago.
5. Garbage disposal. Laugh if you must. Sure go ahead think that I am off my rocker (whatever the hell that means). It is the one thing that I want in our new kitchen and I will fight tooth and nail for (even though I won't have to). I grew up with one and I can't wait to get another one. As the main chef of the house it only makes my job easier.
Big family party tomorrow. My father in-law said to bring plenty of cigars. It's the only way to keep your sanity.
Five Things I Want to Get For The New House.
1. A dog. This unfortunately will never happen due to the wife being allergic to dogs. I grew up German Shepards and I would love to get another one because we would have enough room. My last Shepard I got for my tenth birthday. I miss that dog.
2. Home brew kit. Yes folks I wanna brew my own beer. I love beer. I am even enjoying a nice local brew made not to far up the street from me. Great beer from the Metropolitan Brewing Co. I got a great recipe for a Hefe that a buddy gave me and that will be my first batch. Hell. maybe I shall send out free samples.
3. A garage deck. Here in Chicago a deck on top of the garage is very popular. In fact the neighbor right next to us has one and it kicks ass. The garage at the new place is quite old, so when we rebuild it, it will have a nice deck on top of it.
4. Patio furniture. I can't wait to pick this out. We love to spend time in the back yard. I am actually in our back yard now while typing this. It is a beautiful night here in Chicago.
5. Garbage disposal. Laugh if you must. Sure go ahead think that I am off my rocker (whatever the hell that means). It is the one thing that I want in our new kitchen and I will fight tooth and nail for (even though I won't have to). I grew up with one and I can't wait to get another one. As the main chef of the house it only makes my job easier.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Toddlers are fun.
Having a toddler around the house can be a lot of fun. At least with Maggie it is always fun. She loves to play with all of her toys and constantly bring me stuff. Then the next second she dug some clothes out of the hamper or her drawer and is walking around with it on her head. Yesterday she had three different purses on both of her arms. She is such a girly girl. Maggie also grabbed the wife's Squirt bottle (the soda pop, wife craves it while she is pregnant) and was carrying it all over the house. Holding it like a doll too.
Every time the cats start fighting Maggie will yell at them in her special growl that she does. Then will the cats are sleeping she will try to hug them. She will also walk around the house doing her speaking in tongues thing that she does. She called me a douche the other day also. It was funny, but at the same time I know where she heard that from and daddy needs to watch what he says around Maggie.
Maggie is also starting to come and grab our hand and pull us if she wants something. She got me yesterday because she wanted me to get her a certain toy out of a bag. I kept pulling the wrong one out, she was shaking her head no to let me know I got the wrong one.
I had to go out the other night to get a plastic lock for the kitchen cabinets because some little toddler figured out how to remove the hair tie that mommy put on there to keep that toddler from getting in there.
Every time the cats start fighting Maggie will yell at them in her special growl that she does. Then will the cats are sleeping she will try to hug them. She will also walk around the house doing her speaking in tongues thing that she does. She called me a douche the other day also. It was funny, but at the same time I know where she heard that from and daddy needs to watch what he says around Maggie.
Maggie is also starting to come and grab our hand and pull us if she wants something. She got me yesterday because she wanted me to get her a certain toy out of a bag. I kept pulling the wrong one out, she was shaking her head no to let me know I got the wrong one.
Toddlers are fun.
Having a toddler around the house can be a lot of fun. At least with Maggie it is always fun. She loves to play with all of her toys and constantly bring me stuff. Then the next second she dug some clothes out of the hamper or her drawer and is walking around with it on her head. Yesterday she had three different purses on both of her arms. She is such a girly girl. Maggie also grabbed the wife's Squirt bottle (the soda pop, wife craves it while she is pregnant) and was carrying it all over the house. Holding it like a doll too.
Every time the cats start fighting Maggie will yell at them in her special growl that she does. Then will the cats are sleeping she will try to hug them. She will also walk around the house doing her speaking in tongues thing that she does. She called me a douche the other day also. It was funny, but at the same time I know where she heard that from and daddy needs to watch what he says around Maggie.
Maggie is also starting to come and grab our hand and pull us if she wants something. She got me yesterday because she wanted me to get her a certain toy out of a bag. I kept pulling the wrong one out, she was shaking her head no to let me know I got the wrong one.
I had to go out the other night to get a plastic lock for the kitchen cabinets because some little toddler figured out how to remove the hair tie that mommy put on there to keep that toddler from getting in there.
Every time the cats start fighting Maggie will yell at them in her special growl that she does. Then will the cats are sleeping she will try to hug them. She will also walk around the house doing her speaking in tongues thing that she does. She called me a douche the other day also. It was funny, but at the same time I know where she heard that from and daddy needs to watch what he says around Maggie.
Maggie is also starting to come and grab our hand and pull us if she wants something. She got me yesterday because she wanted me to get her a certain toy out of a bag. I kept pulling the wrong one out, she was shaking her head no to let me know I got the wrong one.
I had to go out the other night to get a plastic lock for the kitchen cabinets because some little toddler figured out how to remove the hair tie that mommy put on there to keep that toddler from getting in there.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Five for Friday: Five Things I Love About the Fourth of July.
Everyone in Chicago survive that storm last night? I had just walked into Target when it started to hail. Luckily my car was parked under cover.
Here are five things I love about the Fourth of July
1. Great day to BBQ. I do it every year on the Fourth. I usually do a brisket and burgers. This year brisket, ribs, and a grilled whole pineapple for dessert. (I started doing this circa 1998)
2. Friends and family. Every year whomever wants to come over is welcome. I love to have every one over and cook great food. Now that I have a family, it's all about family.
3. Spending the day outdoors. I am usually outside all day long. By the end of the night I am covered in all sorts of stuff.
4. Celebrating our great nations birthday. USA!
5. Fireworks! Since I grew up in a county that banned fireworks, I am making up for lost fireworks. I once bought $40 worth of produce just to blow up. It was worth every penny. The best was the cantaloupe that just disintegrated. Awesome. Fireworks are illegal in Illinois and I obey this law (hehe), but on the fourth the city kinda looks the other way due to that everyone is setting stuff off. It sounds like a war one here. It's awesome.
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