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Vince has Strep Throat https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=105 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 06:29:30 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=105 There are 3 confirmed cases of strep at Abby’s preschool. Despite that they had parents night with food the kids prepared / molested. ( should use a different word but the proper definition works!)

We ate this germy food because how can you say no when ur munchkin tells u she made fruit skewers and shows you the wound to prove it

Now our family has 1 confirmed case of strep. Poor Vince!

So being a sweet wife I agreed that he sleep in the flowers in the attic room and I do all the night feeds… Just like I did with Abby for 13 months (still bitter)

But Jimmy is primarily bottle feed with expressed milk. (Preemies are weak and can’t fully feed themselves by nursing) Which means I have to bottle and express the milk at feeding time. ( note for people not in the dairy business – you have to pump when the baby eats -ish otherwise your body will be like oh baby doesn’t need those 140ml of milk at midnight any more I’ll stop making it. Then you don’t have enough milk. It is very hard to convince ur body to start making again especially when u have a munchkin who can’t be counted on to latch)

Anyway this is what happened tonight
12:00 – jimmy sleeping on my chest stirring offered nursing option declined in favor of 30 min nap
12:25 – mightily phlegmy cough, ouch! Where the hell is the tissue box? Where is my hold my guts in post c-section ab support? What will we do if I am sick too?!? Jim is not amused! Mom is a bad bed!!!
12:30 – bottle burp bottle
1:15 – jimmy tucked in mommy pumping
1:16-1:25 fussy jimmy hated the pump always fusses I think he finds it insulting
1:25 – tried to pump and hold Jim
1;27 – noticed wet spot on Jimmy (pee? Milk?)
Wardrobe/diaper change
1:40 – is jimmy hungry? Will he nurse? Will he let me pump
1:50 – Jim awake on me not latching just chilling doesn’t want to talk about possible supply issues
1:53 – pity latch
1:56 – can’t maintain too tired to hold him in position topped him off
2/05 – jimmy tucked in 1hr til next scheduled feeding :p

2:20 – sue typing jimmy fussing in bassinet

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Sometimes I have bad days https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=104 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 03:30:42 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=104 It’s hard to have your baby in the nicu
It’s hard to not be able to visit him whenever you want. ( we go family style for his 6pm style and since i was just released from hospital and in a lot of pain from the c-section I have agreed not to take a cab until I am healed)
It’s hard to be so clueless about the care of your own child.

I know it is for the best because they are giving him care I can not.

And I am trying to keep it together for my daughter and my husband because they really need me.

But sometimes it’s hard.

Today it was hard.
I was hoping to return to work in about a week. So I can bank my time and have 10wks with Jimmy when he comes home.
Today my doctor told me she would rather I waited 2or3 more weeks.
That made me very sad.
I will survive. I am just sad.

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Nursery Take 2 https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=100 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:36:19 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=100 I think the overwhelming cuteness of these images have tipped the nursery plan to small woodland creaters

http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/95642802/set-of-six-8×10-forest-animal-prints?ref=market


http://www.thebump.com/contests/our-real-nursery/photo/166746/skip-hop-treetop-owls-theme

http://www.etsy.com/listing/153983883/skip-hop-bedding-owl-apple-tree-wall

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Boy Names? https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=90 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:17:27 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=90
  • Alex Kourdov – Alexander Boland Kourdov doesn’t suit him
  • Jim Kourdov – James Boland Kourdov
  • Brian Kourdov – Boland Kourdov
  • Patrick Kourdov – Boland Kourdov
  • Sam Kourdov – Samuel Boland Kourdov
  • Josh Kourdov – Joshua Boland Kourdov
  • Will Kourdov – William Boland Kourdov
  • Liam Kourdov – William Boland Kourdov
  • Bo Kourdov – Boland Waitforit Kourdov
  • Jeff Kourdov – Jeffrey Boland Kourdov
  • Padric Kourdov – PK
  • Jack Kourdov – Jack Boland Kourdov
  • John/Sean/Ivan Kourdov – X Boland Kourdov
  • Ben Kourdov – Benjamin Boland Kourdov
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    Possible Home Projects https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=88 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:52:28 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=88 Shh don’t tell Vince
    http://www.designsponge.com/2009/05/diy-wednesdays-tea-shelf.html

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    Things Kids Say… https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=74 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:40:29 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/?p=74 Abby Just said she loved me!
    She has told Cheese she loved it
    She has told her dolls she loved them
    She has told the dogs she love them
    Finally it is Mommy’s turn!

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    Imperial march door bell https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=83 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:04:57 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/uncategorized/imperial-march-door-bell/ I have a mission : A mission from god

    and that is to set my doorbell to play the imperial march

    What has the team done so far?
    Vencislav has installed this door bell: iChime Programmable Doorbell

    Here is the company’s website http://www.ichime.com/

    http://www.ichime.com/operation.html

    Hmmm it seems that we need an 1/8 inch audio jack: http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-L3-Line-Cable-iPhone/dp/B003UCESP8/ref=lh_ni_t

    Imperial march mp3 http://dmeb.net/dveb/sounds/march.mp3

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    The case of the winter cough https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=79 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:26:10 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/uncategorized/the-case-of-the-winter-cough-2/ 2010 we moved in to our town house in arlington… It was a recently renovated townhouse style condo
    Additionally we had a lot of additional work down to it
    By the time winter rolled around we caught our typical early Nov colds
    But Sue’s cough won’t go away. She spent all winter coughing heavily and feeling exhausted.

    She went to the doctor repeatedly convinced she had some sort of brochidous (sp)
    She tired every cough suppressant in the book Nothing helped!
    Finally Sue was able to get some relief by using an air purifier, a heavy duty air filter and a nasal spray, and by turning off the heat.

    Spring 2011 arrived – now we started trying to solve the problem of the cough that stayed all winter
    First we thought it was related to the insulation problem. So we had insulation blow in.
    We asked around and many people suggested getting the ducts cleaned out. We waited for the summer to see what would happen when we turned on the AC (nothing did)

    Finally Nov 2011 rolls around again and we start to use the heat again – the cough returns worst then before
    We have a heavy duty air purifier installed onto our furnace
    And finally today we had the ducts cleaned out…
    Yea the problem was the ducts there was a lot of materials from the renovation and construction

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    The case of the winter cough https://boland-kourdov.com/?p=78 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:24:44 +0000 http://boland-kourdov.com/uncategorized/the-case-of-the-winter-cough/ 2010 we moved in to our town house in arlington… It was a recently renovated townhouse style condo and of course we had additional things done to it such as recess lights etc etc
    By the time winter rolled around we caught our typical early Nov colds
    But Sue’s cough won’t go away. She spent all winter coughing heavily and feeling exhausted.

    She went to the doctor repeatedly convinced she had some sort of brochidous (sp)
    She tired every cough suppressant in the book Nothing helped!
    Finally Sue was able to get some relief by using an air purifier, a heavy duty air filter and a nasal spray, and by turning off the heat.

    Spring 2011 arrived – now we started trying to solve the problem of the cough that stayed all winter
    First we thought it was related to the insulation problem. So we had insulation blow in.
    We asked around and many people suggested getting the ducts cleaned out. We waited for the summer to see what would happen when we turned on the AC (nothing did)

    Finally Nov 2011 rolls around again and we start to use the heat again – the cough returns worst then before
    We have a heavy duty air purifier installed onto our furnace
    And finally today we had the ducts cleaned out…
    Yea the problem was the ducts there was a lot of materials from the renovation and construction

    please note: this is a rough draft waiting for vk’s input

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