Monday, it became official. Facebook official. I started the morning off announcing our pregnancy. I spent the day enjoying the well-wishes, congrats, and "OMG NO Way"'s. It was fun, and I love being surrounded in the love and support of our family and friends. It feels good to have it out there, and be able to share that part of our lives. I am an avid Facebooker, so it's hard to keep something so big to myself. Other than that, i was a fairly typical Monday. The girls were off to school, we were off to work. For a Monday, it went by pretty quickly, so that was a promising start to the week. After work, we were off to the girls' Halloween party at school (well, excuse me, "Harvest Party"). Christian wasn't able to get off work in time, so the girls and I played some games, collected some candy, and decorated some cookies. They had a blast - even though they were pretty upset with me for not letting them wear their costumes. Yes, I'm cruel. But, I didn't feel like rushing to get them changed when I got there. Evil mom! They did have their Halloween shirts on though, so I redeemed myself a little bit. After partying it up, we made our way home for dinner, baths and bedtime. Good start to the week.
The Facebook Announcement
Halloween Party at School
Tuesday....well, I don't have much to report on. It was just a pretty regular day of work and school for everybody. Our friends Bella and Sara stopped over for a visit after school. Turns out she doesn't work tomorrow, so we made plans to go to a local "Harvest Fest" together. YAY!
Wednesday, I made the final pregnancy announcement, letting all of my coworkers in on the news. Some of them are pretty close friends, that already knew, and of course my supervisor. And, a couple are on my Facebook, so they found out that way. So, it was time to get just everybody on the same page, so nobody felt left out or anything. It's official, I'm out, and there's no more hiding (well, not that it was physically possible at this point anyway, LOL). The rest of the day went well. I rushed home after work to pick the girls up, and get them dressed and ready for the "Harvest Fest". Sara and Bella came over to get ready, and we made our way out as soon as Christian got home from work. They gave out TONS of candy, had a bunch of games for the kids to play, they had fun music playing all night, dinner, desserts and refreshments. It's such a fun night, and the girls had a blast. Last year they had this party ON Halloween, so we weren't able to make it...I'm glad they changed that, because it's always such a blast. A bonus, free dinner, and the girls are exhausted and ready for bed when we get home. YAY! They were over the moon when we told them tomorrow is FINALLY Halloween, for REAL Halloween. We couldn't wait to take them out.
Ready for the Harvest Fest. They're do cute!
Thursday finally arrived. Halloween! I was never a big Halloween fan. Sure, it was fun when I was little, but as an adult, I never really got into it much. Now that we have the girls, I LOVE it. They get so into it, and everything about it is so exciting for them. Every year just gets better and better, and this year was no exception. The girls go to wear their costumes to school today (well, minus their tights and only part-day with their wigs). They had a great day, and were so proud to show off their costumes. I left work a tad early to pick them up, get them some dinner, and get them in their full costumes before our trick-or-treating crew showed up. Christian arrived home and got ready quick, Kari, Jay and Andrew showed up, and finally, Sara and Bella arrived home. We hit the road, and ended up with ridiculously overflowing pumpkins. And, I do mean ridiculously. I couldn't believe how many houses were handing out candy, the kids were in heaven! All of the kids went door to door together, all on their own, which was a fun change this year. Little Amelia in her awesome costume kept falling behind, but it was so fun watching her bouncing from house to house. The weather was actually pretty nice...until he last road we went down, when this wind hit and I swear the temperature dropped 20 degrees. But, it was a great night nonetheless. We were out for a little over an hour, before making our way back home. Everybody else made their way home right away (school night, you know), and we made our way to bed. Another wonderful Halloween in the books!
All of our Halloween's. They're Awesome.
Checking out their Hauls
See, Ridiculous.
Welcome to November!!! Friday could not have come soon enough this week. Work was pretty busy, and we've had so much going on, I was ready for a break. PLUS, it was supposed to be my Friday off work, so it was even harder to be at work. Since I have to save up as much time as possible for my leave, I'm using my flex day off for my sick day last week. No fun. One benefit that will come with this being our last baby, no more worrying about saving my time up! Although, I did just recently learn that I now earn 7.5 hours of vacation per check, which is pretty exciting (I also get 4 hours sick leave, that never changes though). I forgo it went up .5 at 12 years of service (which I hit this pas July). Man, I've been there forever! One bonus did come to me working today....my mom took me to Boca Chica for lunch. Mexican Buffet...need I say more?!? Nope, it was delicious. I entered the girls in a little contest in October...the swimsuits I an obsessed with, are from "SnapMe Swimwear". They are fantastic. The creator posted on Facebook for customers to post pictures of their girls wearing her suits, and she'd pick her favorite, and name a 2014 suit after them. I posted one of the girls wearing their suits in the bathtub, getting year-round use out of them, and she picked it! So, Amelia will have a suit named after her, how exciting! I can't wait to see what it looks like. She also expanding her sizes to include 5T next season, so I can get Olivia a new one! YES. After work, the great news continued...my mom asked to take the girls over night, so I picked them up from school, packed up their bags (and, changed them into their costumes, one last time, because she really wanted to see them in them), and dropped them off. Christian was heading to his parents house to help them pack up some stuff, and load it up in his truck to drop off at their new place tomorrow, so I got a nice period of time at home, all to myself. I caught up on some Hulu, and went through the girls' Halloween candy (only eating a few pieces along the way...). Once Christian was home, we watched "Pain and Gain", and called it a night. At that point, I was hoping Mr. Sandman would actually let me sleep in.
Saturday was a pretty great, relaxing day. Christian was off to work (and then, unloading the truck at his parents' new place), and my mom had the girls until around 1:30, so I had the entire morning, early afternoon to myself. And, YES, I did actually sleep in today (until 9:00, FOR REAL sleeping in). I spent my alone time watching TV, doing some cleaning and getting some much needed R&R. I LOVE ALONE TIME!!!!! Amelia was off for a nap as soon as they got home, and Olivia and I spent some time cuddling up on the couch. Until Christian arrived home, and took Olivia over to his parents house to change the brakes on his truck. I finally woke Amelia up from her name around 6:30, and we spent some time together. We colored, she watched some videos, we ate dinner. I love getting a little one-on-one time with my girls. Olivia was off to bed as soon as they arrived home (no nap, busy day, CRABBY 4-year old). Amelia wasn't too far behind. I spent the entire day watching "The Killing" season 3 on Netflix. And yes, I mean the ENTIRE season. They canceled the show, which really sucks. I love it, and it did not end in the best place. Ugh.
I kind of got alone time this morning. Kind of.
I walked in on Amelia, with our friends' family photos spread out. Looks like she misses our friends as much as I do.
Spending time with my Twin.
Sunday, I hit 13 weeks in this pregnancy. By some accounts, entering the 2nd trimester. I'm still not feeling too hot. Very nauseous, mostly in the evenings, plenty of headaches. The usual. I'm showing more and more every day, and I can't believe how uncomfortable I am already. NOT complaining, but dang, it's gonna be a long 6 months ahead of me! I can't believe how fast it's going already. So exciting!
In other Sunday news, we had a good day at home. I got my morning chores done and started laundry. The weather was actually pretty great, so Christian cleaned up the garage and did some picking up around the yard while the girls and I played in the leaves for a while. It was pretty windy, so my attempts at raking were futile, but it was still fun. The girls had a blast. I got the girls down for their naps after lunch, and dealt with the usual whining and complaining. Seriously, they throw the biggest fits (well, Olivia way more than Amelia), and then nap for 3 hours. Clearly, there is no question they need their naps. Kids. While they napped, Christian was off to get a haircut, and help his parents with some more packing. When he arrived home, I made a quick trip to pick up some photo prints (some new collages for work, and FINALLY some family photos for the living room). Then, the girls and I were off to swim class, while Christian finished his garage cleanup and made dinner. We ended the weekend with some dinner and Sunday night family time. I can't believe how fast the weekends go.
Fall Fun!!
With that, another week came to an end. I can't believe it's already November! It will be Thanksgiving before we know it, then Christmas, and we'll be ringing in another New Year. Crazy!
Until next week!
