Introducing:
jared michael houston roseberry, 10 lb-8 oz, 21 1/2 inches long, by c-section, delievered at 7:35 AM on july 1, 08. aaron got to be in w/anne while they did the pre-planned C-section and he did well until it was all over and he'd trimmed the umbilical chord. then he got woozy and had to lay down and catch his second wind. lol. all are doing well and going home later today. planning to nurse and supplement w/bottle. he's a "mini me" of aaron. i know people say this, but OMG, its totally true. i GOTTA find a set of those t-shirts where the dad sized one says "ME" and the baby sized one says "MINI ME".
he has anne's nose (thank goodness) and my itty bitty deep set eyes. (which disappear when i smile) he definately has the dell family (my birth family) gobbler extra chin. the little stretchy knitted hats that they put on them, just popped right off his head. even after stretching it a rediculous amount. some lady had crocheted some hats for the babies and he got a lovely blue one that does fit. newborn diapers were a 'no-go' from the get go. he's in #1 size. i dont know what that means but it sure aint newborn nor premie size. lol.
our precious jared was circumcised yesterday and the dr told the proud papa that they had to use the biggest circumcision instrument they had. the nurses were teasing about how popular he'll be with the ladies, and lovingly nicknamed him "goliath". he was the biggest and only blonde haired baby on the unit, has curley hair, and blue eyes, and has thin lips like aaron. anne has such beautiful full lips. so, other than the differences i noted here, he's "mini-me" of aaron.
hopefully all the newborn diapers that were bought for them can be exchanged for bigger ones, even w/o the reciepts. same goes with the 0-3 months outfits. he'll out of those w/in a week. lol!!
my 7 yr old grandson, joshua, is more facinated with jared's soft silky hair than anything else. joshua had a blanky w/satin around the edges (4 exactly alike were made for him by his great grandma when he was born) and he rubs the satin on his lips to get to sleep. he has one left........the others either fell apart or got lost over the years. suzi asked joshua if he thought they should make jared some blanky's w/satin around the edges, and joshua told her that jared didnt need any blanky's because he'd just rub his own soft silky hair. how precious, huh?
thanks to you all for your prayers up to this point. hopefully suzi will upload some of her pictures and get them online and send them to me and ill surely pass them along. i cant do any of that stuff on this computer here at work. too many "blocks" on what we can and cant do.
The city of kokomo had a big party for jared's birthday on Friday, and set off fireworks in celebration of his birth. they did it on friday, because we didnt think they'd be coming home from the hospital till then, and by then it was too late to change the date of the festivities. wasnt that nice of them? i hope you all came to kokomo, friday night and enjoyed this city-wide celebration of jared's birthday.
joshua, got baptized on july 6th. it was full emersion and he had put it off for quite some time for that reason. going under water, backwards just wasnt his cup of tea. rusty practiced with him several times in the bathtub and he took a wash cloth with him into the baptismal. everyone chuckled as he put the cloth over his face. he "dunked" well and came up smiling. we heard him say something as the pastor lifted him out of the water but couldnt make out what he'd said. the pastor smiled and told the congregation that joshua had remarked to his daddy, who was waiting for him (just out of the water) "that was awesome". how precious can you get?
this holiday weekend brought both joys and tears to our family. aaron and anne's dog, sandy, died on sunday evening at their home. sandy was blue's pet. blue is the cat. sandy had been with anne about 8 yrs and aaron loved this dog so much. sandy had a seizure on thursday when anne and the baby walked in the door after being discharged from the hospital. then saturday she became listless, not eating or drinking and bled out old blood in the house on saturday evening. aaron carried her outside and they expected to find her "passed away" on sunday morning. i went over in the afternoon and sat with anne and the baby as aaron sat outside petting, talking to and trying to give her water. finally he went inside to get things ready for work today and a while later, he looked and she had died. animals tend to go off by themselves to die and sandy loved them both so much, but couldnt move, so my heart believes that she waited until she was alone to 'let go' and 'move on'. it was a sad evening for that household. she was such a sweetie. i told them that she was protecting them even in her death. she didnt want to distress them by dieing while either of them was with her.
joys and tears. isnt that the way of life? a little rain must fall to be able to appreciate the rainbows. my last word is just that............appreciate the rainbows when theyre with us. we never know just how long they will last.
IBKARYN4U :)
Monday, July 7, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
sabatical exerpt's
here i am! back again. its may 21, 2008 and im on my 3rd day back at work. i was ready to come back, tho not entirely ready to start getting up in the AM and doing the hair, make-up, and following a mandatory time line. once past all that..........i am glad to be back.
i was off work for about 10 wks, due to my breast reduction surgery on feb. 28th. it went very well and im sooooo thrilled with my results. from an F cup that consistantly demanded my comment of "my cup runneth over", (F wasnt big enough), down to a comfortable D cup. OMG!!! i cant believe the relief i have in my back, neck and shoulder pain. probably about 80% of the aches and pains i had before the surgery, are gone. i had no idea how much of my aches and pains were from the "girls". i had just chalked it all up to 'lil ole lady aches and pains'. its truelly remarkable. my dr. said that she took almost 7 pounds of tissue out, between the two breasts. i had told her that i wasnt looking for "perky" at my age, and that i wouldnt sue her if she made a mistake and cut them both off flat to my chest. HOWEVER.......she did a very good job. i do have scars.........(which have ruined my dream of being a topless dancer)but...........DUH! everyone seems to notice my more upright posture first. by the way.......i am a little "perky" now. probably more perky that i have EVER been. buying bras that fit and only cost $14.00 is such a blessing, coming from spending $30-$40 for each bra.
during my time at home, i accomplished a lot of those pesky little tasks of sorting and pitching. (clothes, drawers, closets, old paperwork, bedding, etc) i was quite productive while sitting on my butt. i wasnt supposed to lift over 10 lbs, so i asked the dr if she wanted to come and carry my groceries and cat food into the house for me. she declined my invitation. my first 5 wks i did well with the not smoking, but YES...........i did relapse. i had a lot of spare time that HAD to be filled, so i decided id fill some of that time by inhaling small amounts of cancer causing agents into my new boobs. i know.......sounds really stupid. however, since being back at work and not smoking at all through out the day, im thinkin that the ciggies are gonna have to "go" again. the coughing is back, the expense is back, the hassel is back and i had to drag out my ashtrays that i had washed up and put away at home. basically.......my main reason in deciding that they are gonna have to "go" again is based on one primary reason. "TOTAL inconvenience". i may have to quit 20 times to make it final, but every day w/o a ciggy is a plus for me.
while off work i took my turn at having the 5 girls over for a slumber party. it turned out to be me, anne, and lanie. deb had to work but she stopped by after she got off and stayed a couple of hours. our youngest groupie, chrystal, got wrapped up in trying to get her boyfriend out of her house and wasnt able to come. her youth and energy was sorely missed. we had tons of food, and most of it was healthy stuff. but yummy. (at least thats what the gals told me, lol)
another major blessing i had while on my sabatical, was that my daughter suzi had a big bash 60th birthday party for me. she is such a dear and everything was so beautiful. my cake and napkins had big ole smiley faces on them. aaron, anne and "the baby", family from tipton came, old grade school and high school chums, co-workers, old friends, and new friends, showed up. i think a good time was had by all. suzi led us in some games that were a hoot, cameras flashing, and laughter rang loud. memories were made and memories were remembered and rehashed.
i just want to thank suzi, and rusty for their time, and energy spent toward this special day...........just for me. they are both gems in my book.
well, ive almost used up my lunch time, and i must get downstairs to do acupuncture on my patients. its really good talking to you all again. i feel good having gotten a note off to you all and feel good about being back at work. basically......I FEEL GOOD!!! life is so very good to me and God is in His Heaven and keeping me in His loving sight.
take the time to do something 'fun' for yourself today. fun is one of life's greatest rewards.
with the greatest affection............IBKARYN4U!!!
i was off work for about 10 wks, due to my breast reduction surgery on feb. 28th. it went very well and im sooooo thrilled with my results. from an F cup that consistantly demanded my comment of "my cup runneth over", (F wasnt big enough), down to a comfortable D cup. OMG!!! i cant believe the relief i have in my back, neck and shoulder pain. probably about 80% of the aches and pains i had before the surgery, are gone. i had no idea how much of my aches and pains were from the "girls". i had just chalked it all up to 'lil ole lady aches and pains'. its truelly remarkable. my dr. said that she took almost 7 pounds of tissue out, between the two breasts. i had told her that i wasnt looking for "perky" at my age, and that i wouldnt sue her if she made a mistake and cut them both off flat to my chest. HOWEVER.......she did a very good job. i do have scars.........(which have ruined my dream of being a topless dancer)but...........DUH! everyone seems to notice my more upright posture first. by the way.......i am a little "perky" now. probably more perky that i have EVER been. buying bras that fit and only cost $14.00 is such a blessing, coming from spending $30-$40 for each bra.
during my time at home, i accomplished a lot of those pesky little tasks of sorting and pitching. (clothes, drawers, closets, old paperwork, bedding, etc) i was quite productive while sitting on my butt. i wasnt supposed to lift over 10 lbs, so i asked the dr if she wanted to come and carry my groceries and cat food into the house for me. she declined my invitation. my first 5 wks i did well with the not smoking, but YES...........i did relapse. i had a lot of spare time that HAD to be filled, so i decided id fill some of that time by inhaling small amounts of cancer causing agents into my new boobs. i know.......sounds really stupid. however, since being back at work and not smoking at all through out the day, im thinkin that the ciggies are gonna have to "go" again. the coughing is back, the expense is back, the hassel is back and i had to drag out my ashtrays that i had washed up and put away at home. basically.......my main reason in deciding that they are gonna have to "go" again is based on one primary reason. "TOTAL inconvenience". i may have to quit 20 times to make it final, but every day w/o a ciggy is a plus for me.
while off work i took my turn at having the 5 girls over for a slumber party. it turned out to be me, anne, and lanie. deb had to work but she stopped by after she got off and stayed a couple of hours. our youngest groupie, chrystal, got wrapped up in trying to get her boyfriend out of her house and wasnt able to come. her youth and energy was sorely missed. we had tons of food, and most of it was healthy stuff. but yummy. (at least thats what the gals told me, lol)
another major blessing i had while on my sabatical, was that my daughter suzi had a big bash 60th birthday party for me. she is such a dear and everything was so beautiful. my cake and napkins had big ole smiley faces on them. aaron, anne and "the baby", family from tipton came, old grade school and high school chums, co-workers, old friends, and new friends, showed up. i think a good time was had by all. suzi led us in some games that were a hoot, cameras flashing, and laughter rang loud. memories were made and memories were remembered and rehashed.
i just want to thank suzi, and rusty for their time, and energy spent toward this special day...........just for me. they are both gems in my book.
well, ive almost used up my lunch time, and i must get downstairs to do acupuncture on my patients. its really good talking to you all again. i feel good having gotten a note off to you all and feel good about being back at work. basically......I FEEL GOOD!!! life is so very good to me and God is in His Heaven and keeping me in His loving sight.
take the time to do something 'fun' for yourself today. fun is one of life's greatest rewards.
with the greatest affection............IBKARYN4U!!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
long time, no blabbing
hi everyone.
i know its been since before Christmas, but life has been pretty good to me lately.
work has been more busy than usual. tasks being added to my job, and training someone to do parts of my job that will not be done while im gone. just a little inconvenience here and a little there, adds up to a few days of "get me the heck outta here"!
i went to another slumber party. at deb's, this time. one of the same gals that came to the original one. again, great hostess, and a fun-abulous time. deb's husband was there but she kept him locked up in his room most of the night. LOL! im told that its my turn to have the next one. im really looking forward to it. this i plan to do while im off work for 4-6 wks with my breast reduction surgery.
yes, im still nicotine free. people keep asking me if i used that new drug that everyone says works so well, or did i use nicotine gum, or patches. come on, you guys. im too cheap to pay for any of that stuff. i just quit. i want the surgery and i cant have it if i have nicotine in my urine on the day of surgery, so i just QUIT! and yes i have gained weight. i gained 10lbs pretty quickly, then lost 5 of it, and this past weekend i "junked out" and put it back on plus 2 more. ill get it off tho. am i gonna go back to smoking after the surgery? i dont plan on it. (originally i did) ive washed up all my ashtrays, cleaned all my wastebaskets (that i used to dump the ashtrays in), and the lack of pure "hassel" is worth more to me than the money i save or the health benefits i get. at about 4 wks i began having a pretty constant "clearing of the throat" thing going on. sometimes theres phlem, sometimes it just feels like there is. smokers cough is gone tho. but this clearing of the throat is bugging the crap outta me. i hear its a normal thing and that everyone goes thru it at different stages in their quitting.
since we've spoken, janis and i have been to beef n boards a couple of times. that was great. earlier this month, janis, suzi, anne and i went to indy to see "menopause the musical". what an absolute hoot. havent laughed that hard, for that long, since i quit doing psycheladelics back in the 70's. all of our faces ached for laughing. if you get a chance to see this play, do it. it plays in indy thru march. i "GUARANTEE" you wont regret it. men can go, but probably wont "get it", or appreciate it like a woman would. there were only a handful of men in the entire place, and most of them were ushers, and in the lobby serving drinks and such.
http://www.menopausethemusical.com/main.php?page=about
American Cabaret Theatre
401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
well, folks, i go in for my breast reduction one week from tomorrow. im so excited. fear? nope. maybe i should have a healthy fear of this, but the thought of lobbing these suckers off to about 1/2 or 3/4 the size they are now by far outweighs any negativity in my mind. i have 2 little caretakers/caregivers to help me when i get home. suzi and anne. theyre gonna take turns. (i guess that a little of me goes a long way, lol!) suzi has so many irons in the fire, plus joshua and rusty. all anne is doing is caring around a human being 24/7. LOL! dont know if ive told you all..........its a boy. for sure. i saw the "proof" in the ultrasound picture. (if you get what i mean)
i dont expect to have much of a problem after the first 3-4 days as long as i follow dr's orders, which i intend to do. i sure do hope the weather is nice by the end of march so i can really enjoy being off and maybe sitting out on my front porch watching the world go by. but......if not, ill be warm and well taken care of. i know that Purrrty, my cat, will be pleasantly surprised to have me home so much.
well, friends, i gotta go for now and i'll be blabbin atcha all in about 5-6 wks or so.
take care all, and begin to think about those gardens and getting the mower tuned up. spring is coming, tho the weather channel isnt committing as to when. so what else is new, huh? God bless you all and come back and visit me, here at my T's & OP's.
IBKARYN4U :)
i know its been since before Christmas, but life has been pretty good to me lately.
work has been more busy than usual. tasks being added to my job, and training someone to do parts of my job that will not be done while im gone. just a little inconvenience here and a little there, adds up to a few days of "get me the heck outta here"!
i went to another slumber party. at deb's, this time. one of the same gals that came to the original one. again, great hostess, and a fun-abulous time. deb's husband was there but she kept him locked up in his room most of the night. LOL! im told that its my turn to have the next one. im really looking forward to it. this i plan to do while im off work for 4-6 wks with my breast reduction surgery.
yes, im still nicotine free. people keep asking me if i used that new drug that everyone says works so well, or did i use nicotine gum, or patches. come on, you guys. im too cheap to pay for any of that stuff. i just quit. i want the surgery and i cant have it if i have nicotine in my urine on the day of surgery, so i just QUIT! and yes i have gained weight. i gained 10lbs pretty quickly, then lost 5 of it, and this past weekend i "junked out" and put it back on plus 2 more. ill get it off tho. am i gonna go back to smoking after the surgery? i dont plan on it. (originally i did) ive washed up all my ashtrays, cleaned all my wastebaskets (that i used to dump the ashtrays in), and the lack of pure "hassel" is worth more to me than the money i save or the health benefits i get. at about 4 wks i began having a pretty constant "clearing of the throat" thing going on. sometimes theres phlem, sometimes it just feels like there is. smokers cough is gone tho. but this clearing of the throat is bugging the crap outta me. i hear its a normal thing and that everyone goes thru it at different stages in their quitting.
since we've spoken, janis and i have been to beef n boards a couple of times. that was great. earlier this month, janis, suzi, anne and i went to indy to see "menopause the musical". what an absolute hoot. havent laughed that hard, for that long, since i quit doing psycheladelics back in the 70's. all of our faces ached for laughing. if you get a chance to see this play, do it. it plays in indy thru march. i "GUARANTEE" you wont regret it. men can go, but probably wont "get it", or appreciate it like a woman would. there were only a handful of men in the entire place, and most of them were ushers, and in the lobby serving drinks and such.
http://www.menopausethemusical.com/main.php?page=about
American Cabaret Theatre
401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
well, folks, i go in for my breast reduction one week from tomorrow. im so excited. fear? nope. maybe i should have a healthy fear of this, but the thought of lobbing these suckers off to about 1/2 or 3/4 the size they are now by far outweighs any negativity in my mind. i have 2 little caretakers/caregivers to help me when i get home. suzi and anne. theyre gonna take turns. (i guess that a little of me goes a long way, lol!) suzi has so many irons in the fire, plus joshua and rusty. all anne is doing is caring around a human being 24/7. LOL! dont know if ive told you all..........its a boy. for sure. i saw the "proof" in the ultrasound picture. (if you get what i mean)
i dont expect to have much of a problem after the first 3-4 days as long as i follow dr's orders, which i intend to do. i sure do hope the weather is nice by the end of march so i can really enjoy being off and maybe sitting out on my front porch watching the world go by. but......if not, ill be warm and well taken care of. i know that Purrrty, my cat, will be pleasantly surprised to have me home so much.
well, friends, i gotta go for now and i'll be blabbin atcha all in about 5-6 wks or so.
take care all, and begin to think about those gardens and getting the mower tuned up. spring is coming, tho the weather channel isnt committing as to when. so what else is new, huh? God bless you all and come back and visit me, here at my T's & OP's.
IBKARYN4U :)
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