.REMI DIANE RUSSUM.

Well I am back!!!

2009-05-05T19:52:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been a loooonnnnggg time since I have posted, but in my defense I have had a semester from heck.. Little Miss Remi isn't little anymore and she now has 8 teeth!! She loves to babble and I think she is going to be walking real soon. She loves to eat, and makes a mess in doing so and she loves her bathtime... We just started her in swimming lessons and I think she is just amazing. I will post some more pics soon once my camera is charged...

HERE IS MISS REMI IN HER SUMMER DRESS... WHAT A DOLL...

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PICTURE, SHE IS SO SOMBER AND I LOVE HER EASTER DRESS..

SHE IS ACTUALLY STANDING IN THIS PICTURE.. SHE IS GROWING UP SOOOO FAST..

SHE STILL LOVES THAT BINKY...

SHE IS LOOKING FOR HER MAMA..I JUST LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL...

WELL I WILL POST AGAIN SOON..

SORRY IT HAS BEEN SOOOOO LONG!!

2009-02-04T15:22:00.000-08:00

Here is little miss Remi getting ready to go to grandma greats for Christmas dinner...

She has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen and I don't think I am partial....

Grandma Rhonda and Remi just posing for a quick pic.... She was wearing her cute little plaid skirt that day...

Okay so here is the update on Remi and I:

Christmas was great, Remi's first... She got a rock n roll drum set (to help her with crawling)from Santa and Grandma got her a baby's first piano.. She loves them both mostly because they make a lot of noise and light up.. who wouldn't want that...
New Years Eve was fun too... I didn't end up having to work which was a blessing so we went to my Aunt Julie's house for the night to play games... I didn't win, but I was close.. Remi actually slept through all the commotion , but her cousin Korbin was not happy at all.
The cops were out in full force that night and chose to pull over three people in my family..ha ha.. first was my best buddie Des, who by the way is pregnant.... they informed her that they were pulling everyone over tonight and to watch out. She called me and I informed my family, they all seemed to blow it off and keep on drinking. Second was my grandma Sue, ha ha, they told her she was swerving all over the place and she blamed it on the car... Last was actually my cousin and he was drinking... 1 out of 3 isn't bad I guess... Just goes to show you it doesn't matter if you are drunk or not they will pull you over and who wants to chance that... don't drink and drive ..EVER!!!!!
Started a new job at Red Robin.. I think I will like it, but I haven't quit Roadhouse yet... they want me to hang in there until I really decide what I want to do... It seems fun, but opening a new restaurant although exciting is very stressful.. not because I was part of the opening, but the managers all run around with there head's cut off while we stand there wondering what they want us to do... Communication is the key to any success in life..
Remi has passed her 4&5 month mark and is on her way to being a 1/2 year old... I can't believe how time flies by...
Remi has 2 TEETH... her two bottom teeth starting coming in about three weeks ago and now she has two little pearly whites to show off. She started eating baby food now.. Her first official food was SQUASH... mmmmmm.... she loves to eat!!!!
I will post pictures of her eating next time.. It is quite hilarious.... all orange.....

REMI IS 3 1/2 MONTHS...

2008-12-08T19:46:00.001-08:00

HERE IS MISS REMI, SHE HAD TO HAVE SOME GENTIAN VIOLET FOR A SLIGHT CASE OF BABY THRUSH.. IT TURNS OR SHOULD I SAY STAINS EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES BRIGHT PURPLE... IT MADE HER FEEL A LOT BETTER THOUGH..

WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL WHAT CLOTHES SHE COULD WEAR SO THEY WOULDN'T GET RUINED...

SHE JUST LOOKS SO MESSY...

SHE JUST LOVES HER BINKY... SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL IN YELLOW.

ASLEEP IN GRANDMA'S ARMS..

BOUGHT HER A BUMBO BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO SIT UP AND THIS IS HER FIRST TIME SITTING IN IT.. SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE IT.

THIS IS HER BLESSING GOWN...

LATER WHEN SHE GETS MARRIED (A LONG TIME FROM NOW) SHE CAN USE HER GOWN AS PART OF HER VEIL...

LOOKS LIKE SHE IS LOOKING UP TO HEAVEN...

SHE JUST LOOKS SO PRETTY...

HER SMILE JUST MELTS MY HEART...

THIS IS HER BEDROOM, SO FAR.. IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION....

JUST LIKE HER SHIRT SAYS, GROWING CUTER EVERYDAY...

SHE LOVES HER HANDS.. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN HER MOUTH..

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES...

HERE SHE IS JUST LOUNGING IN HER BOPPY AGAIN...

I JUST LOVE HER EARS...

SHE IS LOOKING AT ME AND THINKING DO YOU EVER PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN?

OKAY SO HERE IS THE LATEST UPDATE ON REMI AND I:

REMI IS GROWING BIGGER EVERYDAY.. SHE IS NOW IN SIZE 2 DIAPERS..

SHE STARTED LAUGHING TODAY,..IT'S ADORABLE..

SHE HAD A SLIGHT CASE OF BABY THRUSH AND NOW SHE IS BETTER...

THANKSGIVING WAS QUICK.. WE GOT THERE, ATE, AND LEFT. REMI WAS SOOO TIRED SHE DIDN'T WANT TO STAY ANY LONGER..

WE HAD TO BUY HER ALL NEW PJ'S, SHE IS NOW IN 3-6 MONTHS, JUST BECAUSE HER LEGS ARE SO DANG LONG..

REMI NOW HAS HER OWN SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND IS REALLY EXCITED TO START SAVING FOR HER FUTURE...

REMI IS A HOMEBODY... SHE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE TO GET OUT AND QUITE FRANKLY NEITHER DO I..

I AM ALL DONE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING... WOO HOO...

I START SCHOOL AGAIN IN JANUARY... YUCK...

REMI STILL WON'T SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT, STILL WAKES UP AT LEAST THREE TIMES A NIGHT.. IT'S STARTING TO WEAR ON ME, BUT I AM LUCKY TO HAVE MY MOM TO HELP ME OUT IN THE MORNING. SOMETIMES SHE WILL WATCH REMI IN THE MORNING SO I CAN TAKE A NAP...

WE JUST HAD CHRISTMAS PICTURES DONE. I GET THEM BACK ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL POST THE LINK WHEN I GET IT MYSELF... SHE WAS SO ADORABLE.. HAD TO GET A COPY OF EVERY SHOT..

STARTING TO THINK ABOUT MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.. WORKOUT, SAVE MORE, QUIT DRINKING SODA.. THESE ARE ALL JUST IDEAS...

JUST FOUND OUT MY BEST FRIEND IS PREGNANT... SHE IS DUE ON MY BIRTHDAY... I AM SO EXCITED....

REMI IS 12 WEEKS, CRAZY.....

2008-11-14T15:22:00.001-08:00

REMI IS 12 WEEKS NOW, HOW CRAZY!!!

HERE SHE IS JUST LOUNGING IN HER BOPPY...

HANGING WITH MOM...

SHE HAS THE CUTEST LITTLE FEET...

ISN'T THAT THE CUTEST LITTLE SMILE...

HER PANTS ARE TOO LITTLE FOR HER, SHE IS 23 INCHES LONG NOW!!! SHE IS GOING TO BE TALL...

SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A MOHAWK IN THIS PIC.... SHE NEVER REALLY LOST ANY OF HER HAIR AND NOW IT'S GROWING IN A LOT THICKER..

MOMMY HAD TO WORK FOR HALLOWEEN, BUT REMI WENT AS A BLACK CAT.. NOTHING TOO FANCY... SHE WASN'T FEELING WELL SO SHE SLEPT MOST OF THE DAY AWAY ANYWAY....

HERE SHE IS IN HER CUTE PURPLE OUTFIT WITH THE BIG PURPLE BOW... WHAT A CUTIE... I JUST LOVE HER SMILE...

SHE IS STARTING TO BABBLE AND COO ALL THE TIME...

LOOK AT THAT GRUMPY LITTLE FACE... IT'S STILL SO CUTE....

OKAY SO THERE IS ALL THE LATEST PICS... HERE IS A LITTLE UPDATE ON REMI AND I...

I AM WORKING AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE AND IT'S PRETTY FUN.. I MAKE GOOD MONEY AND AM ONLY AWAY FROM REMI MINIMALLY IN THE EVENINGS.. MY MOM IS WATCHING HER SO I DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IF SHE IS HAPPY..

REMI WAS SICK A FEW WEEKS BACK WHICH WAS HARD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER, EVEN WITH MY MOM. I KNOW SHE WOULD TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE HER BETTER...

REMI IS TALKING ALL THE TIME AND SHE HAS EVEN STARTED TO SQUEAL A LITTLE... I JUST LOVE IT...

WE JUST RECENTLY MOVED INTO A NEW TOWN HOME, I LOVE IT!! REMI HAS HER OWN ROOM AND THE DOGS HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE TOO!! I AM NOT DONE UNPACKING YET, BUT SOON... REMI'S ROOM IS ALMOST DONE TOO. PRETTY SOON SHE WILL BE TOO BIG FOR HER BASSINET AND IT WILL BE CRIB TIME!

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BABY SWINGS ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST INVENTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT MINE. HAD A FEW NIGHTS WHERE THE ONE I BORROWED DIED ON ME AND TRUST ME IT WASN'T FUN. REMI LIKES TO GET UP AROUND 4:15 AND WANTS TO STAY AWAKE AND THE SWING HAS BEEN GREAT IN ROCKING HER GENTLY BACK TO SLEEP FOR A FEW MORE HOURS... I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND IT DIDN'T LAST A DAY.. I HAVE FINALLY FOUND A GREAT SWING, THE RAIN FOREST CRADLE SWING BY FISHER PRICE. IT SWINGS SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK, SHE LIKES SIDE TO SIDE. IT HAS 4 DIFFERENT MUSIC OPTIONS AND A MOBILE. THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS THAT IT PLUGS IN!!! SAVES ME A FORTUNE ON BATTERIES...

WELL ANYWAY REMI TURNS THREE MONTHS NEXT WEEK, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT..

TALK TO YOU ALL SOON...

REMI IS GETTING SO BIG!

2008-10-20T15:55:00.000-07:00

REMI IS NOW 9 POUNDS 13 OUNCES AND IS 23 INCHES LONG!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT... SHE HAD HER SHOTS TODAY, BUT SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE. TOMORROW SHE WILL BE TWO MONTHS... YIKES... HERE ARE SOME NEW PICS..

SHE IS STARTING TO SMILE A LOT MORE NOW!! SHE TALKS A LOT TOO..

SHE IS JUST SO TIRED HERE ON MY CHEST THAT WHEN I GAVE HER TO MY MOM IT DIDN'T PHASE HER A BIT..

LOOK AT THAT SMILE....
SHE WAS SO UPSET AND MY MOM JUST COULDN'T GET HER TO CALM DOWN. SHE STARTED BOUNCING HER ON HER KNEE AND REMI JUST PASSED OUT IN HER HANDS!

LOOK AT THAT SMILE.. SHE IS JUST ADORABLE.. LOOK AT HER HAIR .. IT'S STICKING STRAIGHT UP..

HERE WE ARE AT THE HORSE RACES. I JUST LOVE THAT DRESS. THERE IS ANOTHER ONE OF HER CUTE SMILES..

SHE IS JUST SO INTERESTED IN THE WORLD AROUND HER.. WELL I WILL POST AGAIN SOON....

REMI'S 6 WEEKS PHOTOS!

2008-10-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

WELL SIX WEEKS CAME PRETTY QUICK AND I FOUND MYSELF TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO HER FIRST SITTING FOR PICTURES. (ONE OF MANY :) ) SHE WAS SLEEPING ALL MORNING SO I THOUGHT THAT BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO OUR APPOINTMENT SHE WOULD BE BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED, BUT BOY WAS I WRONG. THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD TO CONTINUALLY TRY TO GET HER TO OPEN HER EYES AND I TRIED MY BEST TO WRESTLE HER AWAKE. WE GOT SOME CUTE PICTURES THOUGH AND I WAS HAPPY WITH THE OVERALL RESULT. HERE ARE SOME OF HER PICS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM ALL GO TO https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0977108574JCP AND PUT IN MY NAME AS THE CUSTOMER...

THIS HAWAIIAN DRESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FRIEND JEN AT MY BABY SHOWER. SHE LIVES IN HAWAII. ISN'T SHE JUST ADORABLE...

MY COUSIN ASHLEY SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS A LITTLE BUNNY RABBIT GETTING READY TO "HOP" AROUND. SHE WAS SOOOO TIRED!!!

LITTLE MISS REMI LOOKS SO CUTE IN THOSE HEADBANDS. THIS OUTFIT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT MATCHES, BUT IT DOES... HER GREEN OUTFIT HAS THREE DIFFERENT COLORED POLKA DOTS ON IT AND ONE OF THEM IS THE COLOR OF HER HEADBAND. ITS HARD TO TELL IN THESE PHOTOS, BUT IN THE HARD COPIES ITS OBVIOUS...

THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF THEM ALL.. ISN'T SHE PRECIOUS? :)

THIS JUST SHOWS HOW TIRED SHE REALLY WAS.. I JUST LOVE THIS PHOTO....

LOOK AT THAT BELLY...

2008-10-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

THIS IS MY BELLY AT 9 MONTHS PREGNANT... I PAINTED A LION FOR MY ASTROLOGICAL SIGN AND REMI'S TOO! IT WAS SOMETHING I SAW PREGNANT WOMEN DOING ONLINE AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN.. IT WAS!!!!

AUGUST 21, 2008 REMINGTON DIANE RUSSUM!

2008-10-10T21:09:00.000-07:00

ON AUGUST 21, 2008 AT 9:01 A.M., REMINGTON DIANE RUSSUM WAS BORN! SHE WAS 7 LBS 3OZ AND 20 1/2 INCHES LONG. SHE CAME BY WAY OF CESAREAN SECTION. IT WAS A LONG NIGHT. WENT IN WEDNESDAY EVENING TO BE INDUCED AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY EASY LABOR. AFTER RECEIVING MY FIRST DOSE OF CERVADIL THE NURSE ASKED ME IF I COULD FEEL THE CONTRACTIONS. I GUESS THEY WERE PRETTY BIG, BUT I COULDN'T FEEL A THING. I WAS EXCITED FOR THE EASY LABOR. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER ALL HECK BROKE LOOSE. I STARTED HAVING REALLY STRONG CONTRACTIONS TO THE POINT THAT I WANTED SOME SORT OF PAIN MEDICATION, OF COURSE THAT WAS A NO GO. I WASN'T EVEN DILATING! I STARTED TO TAKE A SHOWER EVERY HOUR OR SO, BUT THE PAIN JUST STARTED GETTING WORSE. THE NURSE TOLD ME THAT THEY MAY SEND ME HOME AS A FAILED INDUCTION, BUT I WAS NOT HAVING THAT! EARLY THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED TO HAVE A REALLY BAD SIDE ACHE THAT I THOUGHT WAS FROM LAYING THE WRONG WAY. LATER I REALIZED THAT THIS PAIN WAS MORE THAN A SIDE ACHE! IT WOULDN'T GO AWAY, THE CONTRACTIONS WERE A PIECE OF CAKE COMPARED TO THIS PAIN. THE NURSE CONTACTED MY DOCTOR AND SHE DECIDED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE INDUCTION AND START ME ON PIT AND THEN COME IN AND BREAK MY WATER. I WAS FREAKING OUT! AT THIS POINT I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG..... I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE..REALLY... MY DOCTOR CAME IN AND TRIED TO BREAK MY WATER AND THAT WAS NOT A SUCCESS... SO THE NURSE TRIED TO GIVE ME SOME IV PAIN MEDS BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH A C-SECTION BUT WANTED TO GET MY PAIN UNDER CONTROL. SHE FIRST GAVE ME MORPHINE WHICH DID NOTHING AND THEN I THINK SHE TRIED DEMEROL, BUT NEITHER EVEN TOUCHED THE PAIN. SO I WAS OFF TO THE OPERATING ROOM AND MY MOM WAS STANDING BY WAITING TO GO INTO THE ROOM TO SEE MY DAUGHTER BEING BORN. I WAS ALL NUMBED UP AND FEELING NO PAIN. THE SURGERY WAS PRETTY SMOOTH AND I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE MY DAUGHTER POP UP FROM BEHIND THE SHEET THAT THEY HAD IN FRONT OF MY FACE. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL! AFTER SHE WAS BORN THE DOCTORS DISCOVERED THAT MY PLACENTA HAD FORMED AN ABNORMAL ATTACHMENT TO MY UTERUS AT THE EXACT SPOT WHERE MY SIDE ACHE WAS. THEY CALL IT ACCRETA. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DELIVER NATURALLY BECAUSE MY BODY WOULD HAVE TRIED TO DELIVER MY UTERUS ALONG WITH MY PLACENTA AND I WOULD HAVE BLED TO DEATH....YIKES! I AM GRATEFUL FOR INTUITION AND ACTUALLY FOR THE POWER OF PAIN. WITHOUT ALL THAT PAIN I MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG AND THE DOCTORS MIGHT HAVE SENT ME HOME... I AM ALSO GRATEFUL THAT I DIDN'T END UP HAVING A HYSTERECTOMY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIME WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE ACCRETA END UP HAVING ONE AND I GUESS I AM LUCKY....

I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DAUGHTER AND ALL THE HARD WORK I PUT INTO HAVING HER PAID OFF!!

THIS IS HER GOING HOME OUTFIT..ISN'T SHE JUST ADORABLE?