Monday, we had another winter snap it. It was FOR REAL. I mean, I left the house this morning and the wind chill was 25. TWENTY-FIVE! Ouch. Gonna have to get a coat out pretty soon, that's for sure! Today, I hit 4-years of being smoke-free, and it still feels just as amazing as Day 1. I swear, I will never, EVER get sick of bragging about this accomplishment. It feels amazing, every day. I still think about it constantly...and when things get hard, or stressful, I do have to bring myself back to reality from that urge, but I would never throw away my hard work for another cigarette. Go me! Other than that, it was a pretty standard day. The girls were off to school, with winter gear in tote. We were off to work, kicking off another week. After I picked up the girls, they spent some time coloring and watching videos, while I got to folding the PILES of laundry I didn't get to this past weekend. Christian whipped up some dinner when he got home, while I finished up. We ate, hung out, and the girls were off to bed. We settled in for some Monday night football to watch our Vikes. It was a pretty painful game though...we were on our THIRD quarterback of the season, and it did NOT go well. I couldn't take the pain any longer, and ended up passing out. It's been a pretty heartbreaking season so far...
Coloring, snacks and videos in their new favorite spot.
Tuesday was a pretty exciting day. Work was pretty standard. Although, I did finally get my 2nd computer monitor today. I always refused it, and didn't really understand why people liked having two monitors. Then I was forced to use a co-workers station last week, and fell in love. It's going to take some adjustment to get used to, but I already LOVE it. Hitting the big time, folks! Christian was on Dad duty tonight...after work, I was off to my friend Gini's house to meet up with her and our friend Michelle. We were off to Carbone's for dinner (delish!) and then off to see "Wicked". Yes, WICKED! Finally. And, it was so worth the wait. I loved it...even though I was out WAY past my bedtime. Such a fun night!
Wicked!!
Wednesday did NOT go as well. I woke up with an all out migraine, and seriously felt like I was dying. I called into work, got the girls up and ready and off to school, and made my way back home for the day. It wasn't long before I threw up and things got real. Thank God I decided to stay home. I spent the rest of the morning laying on an ice pack and resting it away. I spent the afternoon relaxing and watching some TV, finally starting to feel better, but it never did go away completely.I finally took a shower and got ready, not sure when Christian would be getting off work. As I was leaving to pick up the girls, he walked in the door. Alone. I was so angry!! Seriously, he knew what I had been dealing with all day, and the thought didn't even pop in his head to just pick them up. Men!!! So, I grabbed my keys and rushed out the door, angry and still feeling crappy. About 3 blocks down the road, I got myself pulled over. In my rage, I didn't put my seatbelt on (which, YES, I do wear). On top of that, I didn't bring my purse with, so I didn't have my license or my insurance card on me. UGH. The cop asked me why I didn't have my seatbelt on...I honestly responded "Honestly, I've been home very sick all day long, and I was just in a hurry to pick my kids up from daycare and get home". He seemed pretty sympathetic...he ended up letting me off for my license and insurance, and just ticketed me for the seatbelt (which, I honestly think he would've let me off for if I had had my documentation). Ugh, great end, to a horrible day. The girls and I made our way back home, and I didn't leave the couch the rest of the night. We had some leftovers for dinner, and shortly after the girls were off to bed. We finally watched this week's episode of The Walking Dead, and I was off to bed immediately after. Hoping for a better day tomorrow!
This was in my face All.Day.Long!
LOL, a girl and her snack!
Thursday did not really go much better. I was feeling better, and I was back off to work. Which, of course, was crazy after being gone yesterday. I caught up on as much as I could, and had a meeting to go to. I got back to my desk from my meeting to missed calls on my cell and work phones, and an e-mail, from the school. Apparently, Amelia got up from naptime to go to the bathroom, and they discovered she was covered in a fast-spreading rash of some sort. I mean face, arms, chest, back, stomach, legs. EVERYWHERE. So, I packed up, picked them up and we made our way home. She seemed in good spirits. She said they didn't hurt or itch, and they had gone down since they were first discovered. She had a snack, I gave them a nice warm bath, and got them in their jammies. I gave her some Benedryl, to see if it would help, and they cuddled up on the couch together to watch some videos. It didn't take long for her to pass out, so Olivia and I made some dinner. She slept right through Christian coming home, and dinner, so we just put her to bed for the night (assuming the Benedryl wore her out). We were all pretty exhausted, and were in bed soon after. WHAT NEXT?!?
Some pictures of Amelia's rash, the school took.
Aww, sissy fell asleep.
Friday ended up going better. Amelia slept through the night, and woke up ready to go. She did have a little breakout on her cheek and arms. I gave her a small dose of Benedryl, and they were off to school. I spent the morning playing Dr. Google, and came up with my own conclusion. After reading a ton of stuff, and looking at some pictures, I think she got a hold of Olivia's amoxicillin (not DRANK it or anything, but maybe touched the spoon or bottle and got some on her), and she had a reaction to that. She has only had it once herself, about 2 years ago. From what I read, you can be exposed to something, and not react, but that exposure can "awaken" an allergy, and you may react in the future if exposed to it again. The pictures and descriptions I saw on it really sounded and looked like what she had going on. So, I'm going to mention it to the doctor and see if they can test for a penicillin allergy. She did get through the day, with no more issues though, so that was a relief. Everybody is healthy, and happy and things were looking up for the weekend. Christian ended up going to dinner with his friend, Lorenzo, so the girls and I hung out. Once they were in bed, I caught up on some Hulu, before calling it a night myself.
Olivia helped herself to a bedtime snack...
Saturday was a pretty busy day. Christian was off to work, so it was just me and the girls. They spent the morning getting ALL of their pillows, blankets and stuffed animals from their room and setting then up on little picnics all morning. And, of course, dressing up in some pretty interesting outfits. We had breakfast, played, relaxed, watched some movies, had some lunch and took some naps. Christian came home while they were down for naps, and we got ready for the night. Once they woke up, we were off to the Como Zoo Boo (I won tickets, YAY!). I used to go to this all the time when I was younger, but we hadn't taken the girls to it yet. The weather was nice when we stared out, but got pretty chilly by the time we left. Not too bad though. The girls had a good time, and Amelia was a pretty big hit. They had some free pizza, so the girls had some dinner, and they got plenty of treats and goodies. After that, we were off to our friends, John & Michelle's, housewarming party. Her family, a few of their coworkers and some of our friends were there, so we spent the night catching up, eating TONS of food and laughing the night away. The girls had a blast playing with the other kids and it was a pretty fun night. Finally, we made our way home. The girls passed out on the way, and went right off to bed. We didn't make it much later.
She asked me to take this picture, and send it to Daddy. LOL
Our tree is finally turning colors. It's sad, but beautiful!
The girls and their picnics...
Ready for Zoo Boo!
Sunday, I hit 12 weeks! We were gearing up to go public with the pregnancy, even though I was still pretty anxious to FINALLY hear the heartbeat in a few weeks. Still feeling pretty nauseous, and growing every day, I felt pretty comfortable finally letting the news out.
Otherwise, it was a pretty standard Sunday. I spent the morning doing my usual chores and cleaning up. Got plenty of laundry washed, but folding will have to wait for another day! The girls and I baked and decorated some Halloween cookies before having lunch and sending the girls off for a nap. While they napped, Christian finished up our fall yard cleanup, and I was off to Target for our weekly shopping. By the time I got home, and got everything put away, the girls were walking up, and it was just about time to head off to swim class. The heater at their normal pool was out, so we had class at a different school this week...so, we left pretty early to make sure we could find it OK. The girls were pretty excited that Christian was there to watch them this week. We picked up some Chipotle on the way home and settled in for the Vikings on Sunday Night Football before bed. It was another rough one, so painful.
Baking Some Cookies!
With that, we ended another week. Coming up, HALLOWEEN! Can't wait :)
Until next week!
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