Tydings in Austin

2 months

2009-09-20T15:39:00.002-05:00

Liam is 2 months old today. Already, I think he is a lot bigger than Eddie was even though they were born almost the same. He has his 2 month appointment tomorrow and we will see. He gets shots tomorrow. Poor baby. Eddie will get a flu shot (if the doctors office has it). It should be an interesting afternoon around the Tydings house...some little ones with some leg pain.

Pyelonephritis

2009-09-20T15:15:00.002-05:00

OK, so I was home from the hospital a little over a week and started feeling bad about August 1. I had been feeling like I was running a fever...hot then chills. Ed went to get his hair cut and by the time he got back I was shivering so badly...took my temp and was running about 104....so he called ERs to see who was working. Ended up being admitted and eventually diagnosed with pyelonephritis...extreme kidney infection and bacteria in my blood stream. Long story short...I was on IV antibiotics until Tuesday (when I got out of hospital) and then oral antibiotics for another 2 weeks. It took a couple of weeks, but I made a full recovery...plus lost a few pounds (had no appetite).

Here is a link to some info about pyelonephritis: https://www.google.com/health/ref/Pyelonephritis

Ed tried to keep Liam home the first night with a bottle of pumped milk and even tried some formula....no dice. Liam did not go for it. He ended up staying with me in the hospital. (side note: they almost did not let me out of the hospital on Tuesday because I kept spiking a fever...finally realized it was from holding and nursing Liam...his body temp made mine go up)

Basically, the moral of the story is to make sure to take all antibiotics if you have an UTI or kidney infection and have the doc check with an urinalysis, especially if you are on pain meds (was taking the because of the c-section, so I never felt the severe back pain that would have been a clue).

Long time no blog

2009-09-14T14:46:00.002-05:00

Well, one of my resolutions for this year was to get on here more often to update things.
Not been very good at that....
So, I am going to start again. It's mostly for me and so that I can have something to help me remember what is going on with the boys. If any friends or family read...then that is bonus for them to see what is going on in our lives.

Since I last posted, lots has happened around the Tydings house!

First them me start by saying that it has been difficult with 2 children getting on the computer for long periods of time. it seems as if they never sleep at the same time or if they do, i am running around trying to get things done in the house or feeding. I decided that today, i would sit and type for a bit....not sure how long I will get, but I will try.

I had Liam Daniel Tydings on July 20th at 7:33 AM. He was 7 pounds 11 ounces and 19 1/2 inches. He is a healthy baby boy. He has a head full of dark hair. He has been growing tremendously since he was born. Not surprising since he is eating non-stop. He is causing Mommy to be very tired!! When we took him to his 1 month appointment, he was 9 pounds and 15 ounces! Can't wait to see how big he is next week for his 2 month appointment.

Eddie seemed to be doing very well with his little brother until the past few weeks. I think we have seen the regression. We had started potty training and Eddie had been doing very well. The one big problem was that he would not tell us when he needed to go, but we were being very good about getting him on the potty every few hours. Now with the chaos, we have not been the best and he has been fighting us. I have read that potty training and eating are 2 things that kidos can control. Well, he is controlling both of those....we are having trouble with Eddie eating too.

OK, I am going stop for now...I hear some stirrings from the bedrooms and need to get a couple of things done before they wake.

Busy week

2009-03-21T08:11:00.002-05:00

Wow...it's been a very busy week. I know the house so messy and dirty because we have spent so much time away this week. But, it has been such a nice week (weather wise) that we have spent a lot of time outside. Several evenings, we have taken walks after dinner and pushed Eddie on his tricycle.

Let's see, I will have to update the pictures later (I actually took some pictures while out this week). We went to Champion's park on Tuesday and Eddie played in the sand. We met Riley and Kelly so that Riley and Eddie could play. At first Eddie was saying "dirty, dirty" about the sand, but eventually had fun playing in it. Wednesday, we went to Arrowhead ranch where Eddie got to ride a horse/pony and hold a rabbit (rather large bunny). He ran away from the goats. Then on Thursday, we met some of our Kindermusik buddies at Brushy Creek Lake park and ran around. Eddie like the swing most of all.

Eddie had a couple of bumps on the head this week that scared mommy very much. We went over to Aunt Jamie and Uncle JJ's and Eddie was hit by a falling shelf. He cried for a bit and we called Daddy because Mommy was so scared. He just has a little bump on the top of his head. No blood and no visible bruised. Then the next day, at Brushy Creek Park, a girl went running past Eddie and smacked into him sending him face first into the mulch. He screamed and came up with a mouth full of mulch. He seemed to be OK after some juice and graham crackers. Then, a little while later, our neighbors across the street brought over a larger tricycle for Eddie and he was sitting on it in the living room. Daddy threw a ball or was it tried to block Eddie's ball (can't quite remember)...all I remember is Eddie turning to try to get the ball and then landing face first on the carpet.

I know that boys are tough, but it was hard on Mommy to see him get all of these bumps in such a short amount of time. No football for Eddie, no matter how much he begs. I know he can still get hit in baseball, basketball and soccer, but the ultimate goal is not hurting each other in these sports.

Anyway, now I am just trying to decide if we should make another trip out. If we decide to go out today, I would like to take him to see the Biscuit Brothers. They are playing a free concert that is part of SXSW (a famous music festival here in Austin). The problem is because it is free, everyone will probably be there and it will be chaotic. Plus, it is at 2:30 which is right at nap time, so I'm not sure how much he will enjoy it. I think I will probably just see how the morning goes and his temperament this morning my decide if I will venture out in the crowd and the heat with him or if we will just chill at the homestead.

House Party

2009-03-12T15:01:00.002-05:00

I got picked and they sent the stuff, but I cannot find the Sargento Finisher for salads and potatoes.
So, when I can find them....if I can in the next month, I will have some people over for lunch. If you are interested and want me to invite you, then visit the website and let me know by registering your email. I know it says the party will be on the 14th, but go ahead and reply that you will come letting me know that your are interested in coming.

http://www.houseparty.com/party/101521

Have a great day!!

Busy

2009-03-03T15:36:00.003-06:00

OK, so today I am being lazy and catching up on the DVR.
But we have been on the go the past two days. I will post some pictures later (I have not set that up on the laptop, yet).

Sunday, we went to a Longhorn baseball game courtesy of our neighbor, Carlos. We had seats in a suite and hot dogs and nachos provided. Eddie had a blast going inside and out to watch "ball, ball, ball." Plus, we witnessed a no-hitter. It was loads of fun!

Yesterday, Monday, I took Eddie down to the capital to see the Biscuit Brothers in concert. They were playing on the south steps of the capital to promote a new cd that they are going to make about Texas. Eddie really enjoyed it. We have been watching their show on PBS. It's all about music. He really loves it and dances around the living room to it. He was a bit scared because there were so many people, but he managed a few smiles and bouncing on my lap a few times! When I took him over to Dusty and Buford, he shook their hands. He was so excited! He has his own way of saying 'biscuit' right now. When I ask him if he enjoyed seeing the Biscuit Brothers, he nods and says "uhu."

That's all for now....I am going to rest some before he is up from his nap!

update

2009-02-18T16:10:00.003-06:00

OK, it's been crazy around here. I have a resolution to try to update this more often....say at least monthly. Even if no one reads this, I plan on doing this to try to help when I go to scrapbook.
Let's see, what has been going on since December. We went to NY right after Christmas. Eddie experienced his first snow. I took video, I don't think I took pictures. I think my father-in-law took some pictures. I need to ask him so that I can get some copies. Big Eddie was excited to have the snow, too. When we first arrived in NY the snow practically totally melted by New Year's Eve, then a big snow. Little Eddie did not like being placed in the snow by his Daddy with the large flakes blowing in his face.
We came back and have been trying to get on a schedule. We made a quick trip to Louisiana to see my grandmother...we had word that she was not doing well. She lost her battle with cancer and we buried her earlier this month.
I am at 18 weeks in the pregnancy. We have an ultrasound in 2 weeks. As with Eddie, we are going to wait until L-Cat is born to find out if we have Liam Daniel or Cathryn Ann. I am still feeling tired and upset to my stomach. I haven't gotten sick, just food does not sound very good to me.
We finally got a laptop....that is what I am typing this on right now. I am so excited that I can watch some TV and check email at the same time. Now I just have to change my email address to a google account that I can check online.
Well, I am going to have to close this post for now and I will go back later and put some pictures from out picasaweb album with comments later.
If anyone checks this....please let me know...if not, maybe I will just go back to journal writing....but if you are interested in hearing my babblings, please let me know.

Scared of Santa

2008-12-15T18:04:00.000-06:00

I was going to try to use this for our Christmas card, but I think he looks too scared. I thought I got the picture before he started screaming....oh, well.

BCS Sucks

2008-11-30T19:25:00.001-06:00

BCS rankings suck.......I'm sure you can tell why I feel this way.....Hopefully Missouri will stomp OU!!

Announcement

2008-11-24T15:27:00.002-06:00

It is time to announce that we are expecting baby #2. I took a test this morning and it was positive. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as it is very early. It looks like the due date will be sometime in July.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS????

2008-10-31T22:29:00.000-05:00

I just filled up for this price in Taylor tonight. I cannot remember when I paid below $2 for gas. It seems like so long ago.

1st BBQ

2008-10-25T21:33:00.000-05:00

Eddie loves barbeque!! We took him to the new Saltlick in Round Rock (the original location is more than an hour away and this new one is only about 15 minutes away). We tried to feed him some BBQ and he would not have any. When we were close to done, he decided that he might like it and proceded to eat quite a bit of brisket and many beans!! He loved his BBQ.

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-25T21:23:00.000-05:00

Eddie went to the pumpkin patch in Elgin with some of his friends from Kindermusik. He has so much fun. We took a hay ride through the Christmas trees that they grow here.

Star Wars

2008-10-25T21:21:00.000-05:00

You probably cannot tell, but on the TV is Star Wars. Daddy has been watching a lot of it recently and Eddie is watching it with him. He decided this night that he was tired of wearing clothes, but opted to keep the shoes on. At least this time it is two of the same shoe.

What a cute smile

2008-10-25T21:17:00.000-05:00

Eddie has learned to smile when you ask him to....this is what you get from him. If you look through the web album, you will notice the pictures that we have asked him to smile. What a cutie!!

2008-09-23T09:23:00.003-05:00

Daddy is home and we are so happy!!!

Eddie W misses Eddie F

2008-09-23T09:23:00.002-05:00

EW had a little meltdown on the day that Daddy was returning. EF had been in Orange, TX to help with Hurricane Ike relief and Mommy and EW had been on our own for the entire week. EW did very well just talking to Daddy on the phone throughout the week, but on Monday, while Daddy was getting ready to come back, EW missed his Daddy very much. EW was pointing at the door saying "outside, outside" and "dada, dada". Many times Daddy calls as he is coming home in the morning after his shift is over and we go outside to wait a few minutes to see him. Unfortunately, when Daddy called Monday morning, he was several hours away from us. So, EW had a little meltdown.

Getting Ready for IKE

2008-09-23T09:07:00.000-05:00

I went to the store with Mommy to help shop for supplies in case Hurricane Ike comes to visit us.

Fantasy Football

2008-09-23T09:05:00.001-05:00

I helped Daddy pick his fantasy football team!!! Let's see how they do!

One more favorite thing

2008-08-25T22:19:00.000-05:00

Eddie has only recently started eating more. This is one baby food that he will eat....this is the only flavor!!! (and I can only find it sometimes at Target and BabiesRUs) Also he eats YoBaby yogurt....but only the vanilla and banana flavor(found only at HEB on Gattis and most Wal-marts).

However, you will all be happy to know that he now eats taco meat, meatloaf, french fries, and mac and cheese. He ate some chicken nuggets for me, but has refused to eat them in front of his Daddy, so Ed does not believe that he will eat chicken. He ate some rice the other night while eating some taco meat.

He loves ice cream!!!

We are trying to branch out, but he still spits most veggies out of his mouth. We will get there, one bite at a time.

Favorite things

2008-08-25T22:14:00.000-05:00

I have to stay up for a bit to take my medicine, so I thought that I would blog a little about some of Eddies Favorite Things.

This would be teething tablets and Tylenol. He actually takes them without a fuss because he knows that they help with his cutting teeth. (I think Mommy and Daddy like them more than Eddie, though.)

Here we have a little doctor bag. I searched around for an inexpensive one with a stethosope. When I go get my allergy shots, he tries to take the real one's away from the nurses. One day we were there when it was not busy and Trish let Eddie walk around with her stethoscope around his neck. He was so excited and proud!! I think on the picasa website, I have some of him playing with the kit.

Balls....what can I say....we have so many (these are only a few). He loves throwing them all over the place. We have had to put away the plastic and harder ones for now....he really has an arm and can hurt you, if you are not expecting it.

We have to thank one of our KinderMusik friends for introducing us to these. Much better than goldfish (less sodium). Only problem is that I can only find them at Target. They were on sale last week at Target, but each time I went, the shelf was empty. I am sure they will have more after the sale!

A new school year

2008-08-25T21:17:00.000-05:00

Well, a new school year is starting and I am staying home, again. Who could leave this cute face???

I really do miss all of my friends from teaching. I was not good this past year about keeping in touch. Hopefully I can get back in touch and start seeing them some. I am starting to get out and do some things with a mom's group around here. Also, since I have been taking Eddie to KinderMusik for the past year, I have gotten to know some of those moms. We have started getting together some since our boys are all about the same age.

Wow! I never thought that another school year would get started and I am almost not missing it. I still have stacks and boxes of stuff in the garage that I guess I need to go through and trash a lot and donate a lot to those still teaching. Of course, when do I have much time. When Eddie naps, I try to clean up the house, eat lunch or just relax for a bit.

You know, I wouldn't change a thing. I have so enjoyed being home with Eddie this year and getting to watch him grow into the very strong minded little boy that he is. I have taught him some sign language and a few words. He is such a precious little boy.

No camera

2008-08-05T22:22:00.002-05:00

OK, I need to put the camera back in the bag and start carrying it with me all of the time. We went to the National night out at the park in our subdivision tonight and when we were leaving Eddie started to push the stroller. He pushed it almost the entire way home. It was so cute (again, I wish that I had the camera so that others could see).
Also, today, when Ed came by for a few minutes in the command vehicle, Eddie was demanding to see the flashing lights. He has just started to enjoy these (I guess it is because of all of his toys with lights).

We are supposed to get some rain from the tropical storm Edourd (not sure of the spelling). However, watching the radar earlier leads me to believe that it broke up and we will get no rain. Oh, well. Better luck next time.

A busy summer

2008-08-04T08:14:00.002-05:00

Wow!! August is already here. June and July just flew by so quickly. We were gone for part of July to NY for Danny and Jess' wedding. We had a wonderful time. I kept forgetting to take pictures, so I hope that others too some of Eddie and will send them to us at some point. I have been bad about the picture thing recently. I need to get better and start posting on a regular basis.
Eddie is just growing like crazy....sometimes he seems like he knows too much.
Oops, I thought I had more time, but he is waking up. I am going to try to post later...if anyone still reads this...if not, it is for our own family records.

Update

2008-02-20T21:33:00.002-06:00

It's been crazy since Christmas. Baby Eddie and I have been sick and I think finally on the road to recovery. He's had 2 ear infections, a double right after Christmas and one last week. He had had the stomach flu a few weeks ago and threw up almost all of his medicine last week. I have had 2 sinus infections, stomach flu and most recently an upper respiratory infection. Ed has been mostly well. He has had his usual migraines and a small touch of the stomach flu.
We made another trip to NY. This time for Ed's grandfather's funeral. It was very sad to lose Grandpa Wischmeyer, but we feel lucky that Eddie got to meet him and see him 3 times this past year. Of course it was nice to see the NY family again. Eddie has gotten to see them a lot more in his first year than we ever imagined.
I have photos to download, just have not sat at the computer long enough to do it. I am going to try tomorrow morning while Eddie takes a nap (now that I say that he will not take one for me). I think I have over 100. They are from Christmas and various other days since then when he has been cute...when has he not!
I forgot to take my camera today, but he petted a horse for the first time today. We went over to watch cousin Marie at her horse back riding lesson and Eddie watch and then got to pet one. He was so gentle. I think it is from practice with Lacey, although he gets more daring everyday with her. I have to get the video camera out and video him playing with her. He shakes a straw at her and she swats at it and manages to not scratch him. It is so cute, because Eddie is so excited about it!
Well, I am off to bed since the boy is down for now. (I have to sleep as much as I can when he goes down for the night since I never know if he will get up in the middle of the night or not.)

2 parties in one week

2008-01-15T13:49:00.000-06:00

OK, so I signed up to give a Pampered Chef party before the end of the year. Then I signed up on House Party and was selected to host a party to watch "Lipstick Jungle" before it is on national TV.
If there is anyone out there who wants to come to either party, please let me know. I will include the details and just let me know if you are interested, if I did not send you an email invite, please forgive me and you are more than welcome to attend either!

Pampered chef is on Sunday, January 27th at 3 PM. IF you want to come, let me know and I will send you an invite. If you cannot attend and would like to order something go to the Web site at http://www.pamperedchef.biz/amandab, go to the Our Products section, select the link below the products you would like to purchase, and enter my first and last name in the fields provided.

House party to watch "Lipstick Jungle" is Thursday, January 31st at 6:30PM. This show is going to be on NBC and is based on a book by the same woman who wrote the "Sex in the City" book. For this party, I'm going to have some appetizer type foods and wine. Please feel free to bring your favorite TV watching food and beverage of your choice. There may be some favors that are sent from the House Party people, but I won't know until I get the package with the DVD!

Hope to see everyone at one of the parties. If not, please give me a call or write me. I would love to spend time with some of my friends that I have lost touch with in the past few months. I know that everyone is busy, but it would be great to just have lunch or coffee sometime!

I miss you all!!

Christmas Message

2007-12-10T15:11:00.000-06:00

This is our blog and we are going to try to be better in the new year about posting to it so that friends and family can read about Eddie (yes, it is all about the boy, now)!

I hope to post at least as often as I add photos to the web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/ctydings. I will not always send out emails, but check back often to see what we are up to and how the little one is growing.

2007 was full of change for us. Our family grew on Good Friday, April 6...Edward William was born. We were so excited to meet him. As most of you know, we decided to wait to find out if it was a boy or girl and were so thrilled that we have this precious little boy.

I decided to stay home this school year with him and am enjoying watching him grow and become a big boy! I do miss all of the friends that I worked with, but it is worth it to spend time with my two Eddies. We do go to a play group with some friends from church on Wednesday afternoons and a Kindermusik class on Thursday morning. Eddie loves the music class and the new friends that he has met. There are three little boys that are almost the same age as Eddie. It has been fun watching them begin interacting with one another.

Eddie has already been a wonderful traveller. We drove to Atlanta in May to watch Uncle Mike graduate from college. We flew to Rochester in September for Grandma and Grandpa Wischmeyer's 60th wedding party. Unfortunately, we had to fly to Rochester in October for Grandma Tydings' funeral.

I think with all of that travelling, Eddie was able to meet almost all of his relatives. Not bad for someone with an extended family out of state and less than a year old. (I think we still have a few in Texas to meet.)

Let me tell you about a few of Eddie's milestones that I can remember:
He rolled over for the first time on July 26th (know the exact date as it is my birthday)
He started military crawling in September and October, before that he moved around mostly by rolling.
He started cutting his first tooth on December 6th.

Eddie's had trouble eating solid foods. We tried cereal and different fruit and veggies and for a while we had a little bulimic baby. He just did not want to keep the food down in the evenings. However, we kept trying, even if it was more of just a mess than any actual food getting in his belly (just look at some of the pictures). Just in the past week is he starting to want to eat solids and opening his mouth for the spoon.

Eddie is such an good baby. He really does not get very fussy unless he is very hungry, overly tired or a very dirty diaper. You can probably see from the pictures that he smiles a lot. That makes a mommy and daddy very happy.

We are so blessed to have this wonderful little one in our live and it is all about him these days.

After Christmas, I will try to start posting more often and feel free to reply or send me an email if I have been too long without a post or pictures on the web album.

We love you all and hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!!!

2007-05-22T21:49:00.000-05:00

So I guess that I need to start writing again. Several people have mentioned that they have checked for updates.
Well, her goes....
the biggest update is that we had a baby on April 6. Edward William Tydings was born at 4:04 PM and was 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 inches long.

We have decided to start a web album to let everyone see his growth. I will try to update this as I update pictures starting with the next time.

Here is the website for pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/ctydings.

Enjoy!

Not here yet

2007-04-04T09:14:00.000-05:00

We are still waiting the arrival of our newest member to the family. The due date came and went yesterday without anything. I went to the doctor on Monday and there is little progression. He sort of expected that with a first baby. They have scheduled me for an induction on Monday, if this little one does not come before then. However, I am hoping that we have the baby before Easter. But there is someone else in charge, so the baby will come, when he or she is ready.
Actually, this has given me some time to rest this week. I finished working last week, however, I am still in touch with a couple of teachers and the substitute to try to get grades finished before they are due on Monday.
Eddie and I still have a few things to do around the house and hopefully we can get them done and relax knowing that we are ready for our baby.
That's all for now.

Long time

2007-03-15T09:49:00.000-05:00

It's been a long time since I updated. I don't know if anyone still checks. If you do, let me know. I am going to start updating soon with some ultrasound pictures and what has been going on the past 9 months. This is also where we will start posting our first pictures of Eddie-Cat.

Baseball game

2006-06-26T18:43:00.000-05:00

Eddie took me to a baseball game at the Dell Diamond on Friday, June 16th. We have the Round Rock Express which are now the triple A team for the Astros. Well, for anyone who does not know...the Astros are my favorite team and they recently resigned Roger Clemens. He came to pitch here before returning to the Astros last week.

Not only was Roger there...the main attraction...but I had a bit of a distraction.... Matthew McConaughy was there with Lance Armstrong (can't see Lance much in the pictures, but you can see Matthew)!

We thought that Roger was not going to last too long...he threw 41 pitches in the first inning and gave up 3 runs. He recovered and did not allow any more. Then the Express scored for Roger and we won the game. It was a fun night!!

Found pictures

2006-06-26T18:34:00.000-05:00

I don't know if this has ever happened to you...but have you ever found a roll of film and developed it not knowing what was on it?? These are from our day trip to Lost Maples state park to see the leaves change in Texas on November 6th.

The hummingbird is one of our visitors in the fall of last year.

School's out!!!!

2006-05-26T00:46:00.000-05:00

Summer vacation starts NOW!!!!!
I got rid of the kids yesterday and had to return today to finish up and turn in a few things.

An update...Eddie received a promotion and is now a captain. I am now the social studies department chair for Ridgeview.

Not much has been happening recently. I was just trying to get through the end of the school year. I napped most of the evening away!

Plans for the summer: I have a 3 day workshop next week called "Capturing Kids Hearts" and then a 4 day one the following week at the LBJ Presidential Library learning about and studying some of the archives!
We're looking a possible going to Egypt...however, I had no idea how expensive the tickets are. If anyone has any pulls with the airlines or know a good travel agent...Let us know. It looks like the ticket price might keep us from going. (so I guess no pyramids in my future)

That's all for now.
Have a great summer!

ps check out my website for my new business...www.carmentydings.myarbonne.com
email me if you have any questions, would like to book a party or try the products!!

Trees and garden

2006-04-24T16:27:00.000-05:00

I forgot to include picutres of our two newest trees in the back... a burr oak and a crepe myrtle (when it blooms it is supposed to be red...will post pictures when it does).
I added some photos from our front garden as well...it is well into blooming. The passion vine we have growing around the post was cut back to almost nothing by Eddie and has been growing like crazy. It started blooming this week!

April

2006-04-24T16:17:00.000-05:00

Not much new going on here.
Hummingbirds are back. We’ve had some visits from the black-chinned.
Our garden is starting to bloom and grow lots of weeds.
We just finished our state testing called TAKS last week.
Eddie went to NY for a wedding this past weekend. I thought that I would have a nice quiet weekend. I ended up having lots of rain and some hail the day and night Eddie left (see picture of lots of rain…never did get the hail in pictures, it was only marble size and melted with all of the rain. ON Friday night until after 11 PM, I helped with a lock-in for the WEB program that I am a sponsor for (we had the 8th graders come and make posters and a commercial to recruit 7th graders for the program for next year). Then I picked Marie up from Jamie in Brenham on Saturday and on Sunday took her to JJ (Jamie is staying longer with mom because her foot surgery was worse than originally thought).
Today, I did not have to go to work, because I had jury duty in the city of Hutto. I can now say that I have served on a Jury!!
Enjoy the pictures!

We're back!!!

2006-03-29T19:23:00.000-06:00

I guess it has been long enough since I updated. As most of you that check this know, I had a miscarriage last month. We are recovering from that and getting excited about trying again. At lease we know that we can get pregnant.
I guess it is also blessing that things happened the way it did as some interesting opportunities have come up recently.
I was asked to help with our 6th grade orientation program called "WEB." So I will be very busy before school starts training 8th graders to give the 6th grade orientation. I had a wonderful training for the program at Lakeway Inn before Spring Break (lots of wonderful food, snacks and a huge flat screen TV in the room).
The Muffolettos came to visit for Spring Break and helped to reorganize and redecorate our office/craft room. It looks very cool and I hope to get some pictures and post them in the near future. My sister and brother-in-law are so awesome! I can't wait for Jamie and Marie to return this summer so we can get the other room painted and decorated (maybe some help in the rest of the house??!)!
We are hoping that my dad is still in Egypt this summer and Eddie and I might decide to take a trip to visit him. I am trying to not get too excited...this would be such a trip of a lifetime for me. It is one of those places in the world that I have always wanted to go (got the Greece thing out of the way a few years ago). It would be so neat to experience this with my husband! (so, dad, hope you stay, even if you're not hip on the new management--- I'm being selfish!)
Eddie has been spending a lot of time working in the yard. He has been trying to get rid of weeds and grass from areas that we neglected. He has been doing such a wonderful job!! It is looking great.
For anyone that sent Eddie money for his birthday, it went toward a new tree in our backyard. We got a burr oak. As soon as it starts to leaf out, I will take pictures and post.
Someone told Eddie this week that they have seen the hummingbirds, so we are going to have to start boiling some water and get our feeders out. Again, as soon as we get them I will take pictures and post.
Well, I really need to start grading some papers and get ready for another day. Not too long before the end of the school year!!
love to everyone
carmen and eddie

First Appointment

2006-01-25T07:34:00.000-06:00

I had my first appointment on Monday. It seemed like just a normal yearly appointment with blood taken and extra info. Right now it looks as if the baby will be due on August 26th. (I'm sure most know this is just an arbitrary date.) I will go in for exams monthly until around June and then every 2 weeks. Next month the doc is doing a sort of ultrasound that will give a better idea of the due date.

Since my stomach problems Friday, I am feeling much better -- just tired and busy grading papers.

Hope everyone is well and will update more when I know more!

First appointment and update

2006-01-22T16:54:00.000-06:00

My first doctor appointment is tomorrow, so I will update what he says sometime after that.

Just a little update on how I have been feeling. Last week my tummy was upset most days and I just ate lots of crackers and drank lots of ginger ale. I got very sick on Friday. I thought it was the start of morning sickness. However, it appears I either had food poisoning or a bad virus. Eddie had to give me some IV fluids on Friday night. I finally ate more than toast and crackers last night. I am finally feeling somewhat better. I sure hope that does not come back!

More pictures of the tower

2006-01-08T22:53:00.000-06:00

We went back to campus tonight and took a few pictures. I hope that everyone enjoys them! I've only put a few of them here -- but they are some of the better ones!

The National Championship

2006-01-08T00:09:00.000-06:00

On Friday night, we went (along with thousands of others) down to campus to take pictures of the tower. For those who do not know the tradition, when UT wins games, the upper part of the tower is orange. When we beat Texas A&M and win Big 12 & national championships, the entire tower is orange. The only time the tower has the 1 on each side is for a National Championship. It's pretty neat!
We still have not bought championship shirts yet -- we walked over to the Co-op (school bookstore) and there was a line down the street.
I think we might go down again Sunday night to try to get some more and better shots of the tower. I did not have my tripod and so most turned out blurry (this turned out ok because I rested the camera against something). Plus, with the tripod, we can set the timer and possibly get a picture of us with the tower!

Roses!

2006-01-08T00:06:00.000-06:00

Eddie brought me some beautiful roses the day after the rose bowl!!

Football is good!

2006-01-05T07:22:00.000-06:00

UT 41 -- USC 38
National Champions!!!!!!

Can you believe it? I wish I could have stayed awake to watch it all. I thought that I would just close my eyes for a few seconds in the 3rd quarter. I was woke up to a ringing phone and Christine and Mark's congratulations..... This pregnancy thing is already taking it's toll. To not stay awake for the biggest UT football event!! This child better make it up to me in the future!

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T10:40:00.000-06:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful New Year's!! Happy 2006!

OK -- so I didn't get to the computer yesterday. We got up late and went to the grocery store. I had a coupon in the mail to get a free lunch for two, so we went to our new HEB Plus store had lunch and walked around (for those who do not know, it is a huge grocery store with extras, kind of like super walmart or super target -- but more of the grocery side!). We spent a little more than 2 hours -- they have a ton of baby things, beds, strollers, car seats, high chairs, etc. Came home, went to church, came home, made dinner, and then went back to church for a New Year's Eve party.

I've started downloading the pictures from Christmas. It's going to take a while -- over 200. Once I do that and go through some, I will post a couple later today (unless I decide to venture out to the movie or to the Harry Ransom Center for the last day of an Ansel Adams exhibit).

In Austin

2005-12-30T20:49:00.000-06:00

We arrived home this afternoon and have not done much of anything. Eddie had another headache and I played and snuggled with Lacey.
I will spend some time tomorrow and post some pictures from Christmas and add some more!
Happy New Year!

Christmas in NY

2005-12-26T19:33:00.000-06:00

Well, it really has not been that cold here (I have not had to use my arctic coat). I say that tonight, but I think that it is supposed to get colder before we leave on Friday.
We have had a great time visiting with relatives and sharing our news with everyone. We shared with most of the Tydings clan at Grandpa Tydings' grave on Christmas Eve morning where everyone gathered to put a wreath. Taylor (Jeff - Eddie's brother- and Lisa's little girl) announced to the Wishchmeyer side that I had a baby in my tummy.
We have had a wonderful Christmas and received so many nice gifts from family. I'm really not sure what to write tonight. I have been tired so Eddie, his brothers and parents went to Jeff and Lisa's to play cards. I am just resting. I have had a severe allergy attack that came on the day we left and is not letting up. So far, no sickness from pregnancy (that I can tell).
When we get home, I will post some pictures from the trip and more. I'm going to go lay down right now.
I hope everyone reading this had a wonderful Christmas!

NEWS

2005-12-21T07:54:00.000-06:00

Good Morning everyone! I know that it is difficult to see...... but I peed on a stick this morning, and this is how it turned out. There appears to be a very light second line!

December 20th

2005-12-20T11:19:00.000-06:00

OK -- so not much is happening in our life right now. I have just finished a crazy semester. I had a ton of grading to finish last week (I had avoided some while reading all 7 books of the Chronicles of Narnia). I am loving being back in middle school, but it is a lot of work.

Eddie is finishing work at 8AM tomorrow and then we leave for NY. He is hoping that there will be snow for Christmas, but is not too hopeful after looking at the weather the past couple of days.

I will try to add some while we are in NY for Christmas. I hope that everyone has a very wonderful Christmas and New Year.

P.S. There was no phase 2 of our Christmas lights, seeing as we would be away, we decided to not put much effort into our lights this year. Plus, it just seems as though we have been so busy.

Phase 1

2005-12-04T18:30:00.000-06:00

Eddie thought all lights were working (two small parts of the icicles are out); he started swearing (said later, it was like what his father would do).

Christmas lights/Eddie on the roof

2005-12-04T17:53:00.000-06:00

So Eddie started hanging the Christmas lights today. We hope that by the end of the week we will have more up and we will have some decorations in the yard.
I started with a little cleaning up inside and putting out some of our indoor decorations. Probably won't put a tree up, since we will be in NY for Christmas.

First posting

2005-12-01T10:25:00.000-06:00

OK, since my sister has started a Blog, I thought Eddie and I would start one. We probably won't be updating very often (at least not right now). But I thought this might be a good spot to make any announcements that we might in the near future!!