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I read this article today & think it can really help everybody save a good chunk of money when buying expensive electronics.
When you make your big purchase with a credit card, you are automatically getting up to an additional year of warranty coverage. Depending on the card, it could mean free repairs or even replacement or full refund!
Therefore, depending on the situation & the card you use, buying an extended warranty at BestBuy or Circuit City may not be a smart thing to do.
“Extended Warranty is a special benefit offered to Citi™ Platinum and Gold MasterCard® Cardmembers. This service enables you to make a claim for repairs if the original manufacturer’s warranty has expired on an item you purchased on your MasterCard card. Your claim must be made within the Citibank® Extended Warranty period (double the time of the manufacturer’s warranty, up to one additional year). No registration is necessary.”
And if you have an American Express card, that extra coverage will even give you a replacement or full refund (including tax).
So I guess it’s worth the effort in reading the fine prints of your credit card policies after all.
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3 years ago.
The Brooklyn NY Stake has finally decided to release me from my calling as Stake Young Women’s Counselor after 5 1/2 years. No more Youth Conferences, Stake Auxiliary Trainings, Super Saturdays, or monthly meetings. I hate to admit that I’m breathing a sigh of relief. I’ve worked with 3 different presidencies and everyone was released but me. I wondered what it was that I was doing that God wanted me to stay. I don’t think I did that great of a job. I hardly ever visited the wards I was in charge of. But that was because I knew that they were doing a spectacular job (and I was TOO lazy to travel there). Well I think it’s time for a break. I’ve got a newborn baby that I’m still getting used to and I think I may be needed elsewhere. Who knows what God has in store for me.
Anyway, Kaitlyn has been sleeping wonderfully the last few nights, although she kept us up until 1 AM. She hasn’t been sleeping too well during the day, like she’d wake up after about 15-30 minutes after we put her down. But yesterday, she had tons of visitors and she pretty much slept the whole time they were here. Ether kept trying to wake her up but she wouldn’t budge. It was like she was under a spell. She finally decided to wake up and drive us nuts when they all left. =/
Around 11 PM last night, Ether put her in her crib to go to sleep but she was so fussy. It sounded like fake crying & we knew that she just wanted to be held cuz she already ate and was changed. He stayed next to her and talked to her, but didn’t pick her up. She kept crying and he would put the paci in her mouth but she would spit it out and cry louder. After this struggle for about 30 minutes, she finally gave up and fell asleep with the paci in her mouth. She didn’t wake up until like 1 and after that feeding, she didn’t wake up for another 3 hours. So we got some sleep last night! We didn’t even have to put on the white noise. She was relatively easy to take care of last night. We hope that she will continue to do this every night. (wishful thinking)
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3 years ago.
So much to do, so little time… Time flies by so quickly.. Just yesterday my little baby was inside me, kicking me and hiccuping every night. Now she’s almost 3 weeks old. I’ve been feeling a whole lot better lately. Of course I’m still sleep-deprived, but I’m surviving. I don’t feel as scared around her, especially when she cries. She cries mostly when she is hungry or tired. It’s hard to get any sleep during the day. And the neighbors upstairs are so inconsiderate. They walk like elephants at all times during the day and night. They’re constantly moving things around on the floor and stomping back and forth. It’s so annoying. One time they were doing that until 5 AM. I think I’ll have to go upstairs and complain if they do that again. I’m going to bring Kaitlyn with me to make them feel more guilty. =D
Over the last week, Kaitlyn has sorta had a stuffy nose. One night she was so uncomfortable she would wake up every few minutes cause she couldn’t breathe and she’d snort. So I took a Q-tip and tried to remove the snot. And a BIG LONG booger came out of one nostril. She was so happy after that. She didn’t even cry when I tried to get the other booger out of the other nostril (I was unsuccessful with that one). Last night was a different story. She was crying the whole time but at least I got both boogers out of both nostrils. Here is a picture (hahahaha):
pretty long, huh? =D
Also, the Yau family came to visit us on Monday. Here is a pic of our babies & their daddies together:
Darion may be Kaitlyn’s potential boyfriend. He’s 1 1/2 months older than her.
This is a pic of my dad, Snow (our dog) and Kaitlyn all sleeping:
They were all so tired.
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3 years, 1 month ago.
About Kaitlyn:
Kaitlyn is 2 weeks old today. Time has flown by pretty fast. I still can’t believe that she came out of me – it happened so fast and so easily. I guess we’re starting to get used to each other now. I still have the occasional stresses here and there but it’s all good. So we took her to her first doctor’s appointment today. She is now 7 lb 2 oz. She’s gained almost 1 lb. I guess it’s all because of the formula we’ve been feeding her. I’m just glad she’s healthy. She was pretty good today. We forgot to bring formula with us to the doctor and we waited quite a while to be seen. So towards the end of the appointment, she was starting to fuss and cry a bit. But I guess the car ride was so comforting that she was able to wait until we got home to really cry. *whew* =D Her next appointment is in 2 weeks, where she will get her 2nd shot for Hep B. I’m a little nervous about how she’s going to respond.
About Mel (and Kaitlyn):
Different opinions from different doctors: Dr. Chou took a look at my skin and said that they weren’t hives & most likely not caused by food allergy. He said that it is caused by a contact germ – it could be the clothes/detergent, lotion or soap I use. The weird thing is that I haven’t used anything different/new. He told me to see a dermatologist and find out what I may be allergic to. I’m predicting that my skin is just more sensitive now than it was before I had her. He prescribed me an ointment (luckily I already have some at home from a previous doctor) and said that I could stop taking Benadryl, so tomorrow I could start breastfeeding her again. But I think I’m just going to pump and give her that. I don’t want to confuse her. She’s been doing so well with the bottle lately. I’m not sure yet. Maybe I’ll try to feed her first, but if she doesn’t seem to want it, then I’ll give it to her from a bottle.
My body is really taking on lots of changes. I think that’s what has caused the rash in the first place. Hormones and stress. Occasional mood swings. Having a big belly to a flat belly now. I miss rubbing it and feeling her move & kick. I weigh like 5 lb less than I weighed before pregnancy.
My parents have been so great. I really appreciate their help. I’m going to have lots to do the next few weeks. And Ether has been such a great help as well. He’s really good with her. He’s a great dad. =) I don’t know what I would do if he were home a lot less. Thank goodness his schedule allows him to be home more often than last semester.
Here are some pix of her taken in the last 2 days. She just loves to put her hands by her face when she sleeps. =)
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Today has been an “eh” kind of day. I slept okay last night and I felt much calmer this morning. I had a good breakfast appetite. My hives seemed to soften out a bit and not feel as itchy. I’m hoping that’s a good sign. I think that when I feel too stressed out or worried, the hives get worse. But Kaitlyn was kind of being a beast this afternoon. I’d say that today she was awake more than she has ever been so far. She cried on and off for a good hour or two and I couldn’t get her to sleep. I don’t know why I get so frightened when she’s awake and not sleeping. I guess cuz she will usually cry when she’s awake and I don’t know what she wants, especially since she just ate and was changed. How do you help a gassy baby? She only pooped once today so I wonder if she’s constipated. I guess I just like the peaceful atmosphere. It’s hard to entertain her at this age. Nothing seems to do the trick. We try not to hold her too much when she’s awake (is that wrong?), but when we put her down, she will start to cry after about 5 minutes. Anyone have any suggestions? I kind of feel like a terrible mom. I never knew that taking care of a newborn was this hard. I thought they only eat and sleep most of the time.
By the way, Happy Valentine’s Day! Wish I could go out w/ my hubby. Oh well, maybe next year!
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3 years, 1 month ago.
Well it’s been over 24 hours since I’ve gotten that shot. My hives have not disappeared. =/ It did seem as though the patches weren’t as swollen and I wasn’t as itchy. But I think the rash has spread a little more on my arms and legs, and even my chest. Right now it’s as itchy as heck. I’m waiting to see whether I should try to get the second half of the injection because I only used half of it.
But onto brighter things, Kaitlyn slept pretty well last night. We tried not to purposely wake her to feed her and she did well. Woke up herself every 3-4 hours and finished her 2 oz of milk. So I got a bit more sleep, which was good. Another highlight of the day is that her umbilical cord finally came off. Now I could give her baths and put onesies on her! (She’s got a million of ‘em.) She was kind of a beast a couple of times today but thankfully we had it under control. She was just hungry. I guess sometimes she just gets hungry after like an hour or two. It’s a little unpredictable sometimes how much she eats. Sometimes 1 oz, 2 oz, half an ounce.
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3 years, 1 month ago.
Being a new mom is great, but it’s so hard. Something new has developed – I suddenly broke into rashes all over. The doctors aren’t really sure what it is exactly or what caused it. The meds that have been prescribed have not seemed to take any effect yet. The rash actually got worse overnight. The itchiness is really getting to me. I just want to scratch it all the time. Also, I can’t breastfeed Kaitlyn because of the meds. I’ve been pumping and then throwing it out. It’s such a waste. I’m starting to feel kinda depressed. It’s even harder when you have an inconsolable newborn at times and when she doesn’t sleep, you can’t sleep either. Honestly I’m horrified. My mom has been such a great help here – helping me feed & change Kaitlyn, cooking for me, washing dishes and bottles, etc. BUT she’ll only be here for the rest of this week and then I’ll sorta be on my own. I’m hoping that the rash will go away before then so that I could be in a much better mood and have enough energy to take care of my baby.
Please pray for me that I’ll make it through this tough time.
*UPDATE* my doctor has seen my rash and said that I have a severe allergic reaction to something. She told me not to eat any exotic foods and to stop eating ginger. (practically every single meal I’ve had so far since I’ve been back from the hospital has contained ginger in it.) It could have been caused by the Chinese chicken wine that I was forced to eat/drink. Anyway, she just prescribed me a shot called Depo-Medrol and I guess the rash should go away within days. I’m praying that this will really work. It costs about $50. It sucks to not be able to really enjoy this special time in my life and be positive. I’m tired, itchy and irritable. This is not the way I want to be around my baby. So please pray for me that it will quickly go away. Also, I read about PUPPP (also known as pregnancy rash) and it sounds like what I have, except I developed this rash AFTER pregnancy and I don’t have any yellow pus oozing out. So I don’t know.
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