Monday, did not start out as expected. I was just about to hop in the shower to start getting ready for work, when I heard Olivia crying out. I ran into their room to find her throwing up on her bed (sorry, a little graphic start to the post). I got her up and into the bathroom, and Christian helped her while I got her bed cleared off...and trust me, the heightened pregnancy senses were in FULL MODE, and I barely kept from losing it myself. Clearly, she wasn't going to school. She didn't have a fever or anything, but complained that her tummy hurt. So, I got her set up on the couch, got Amelia up and dressed for school (she couldn't stop talking about the fact that she did NOT throw up on her bed all morning, a little funny to lighten the mood). Christian dropped her off, and I settled in to work for the day. With Olivia not feeling well, I knew she'd just be cuddled up on the couch, watching her videos and relaxing, so I figured I'd save the leave time and plow through some work. She seemed to be doing a little better by the end of the day, so I packed her up to head to school for conferences, and to pick sissy up. Conferences went well. Olivia is doing great in Pre-K. She loves music and art (my little creative bee, I love it), she gets along with all of the other kids, helping everybody and getting everybody involved in different activities during the day. She's a leader in her own way, and that excites me. However, she does get a little aggressive, and is still learning to use her words with the other kids. She's pretty much still in an emerging state with most of the Pre-K skills, but I'm not too concerned since they didn't really start the curriculum until September. Amelia is also doing great. Her teacher just loves her and her crazy personality, which warms my heart. She's actually mastered almost all of the Pre-School skills already, which is pretty fantastic. The main goals for her now are getting her to write her entire name, and count to 30. She loves art and Spanish, and she's a great teacher's helper. Another great round of conferences, I'm so proud of my babies! Post-conferences, I picked up some dinner, we met Christian at home to eat, and the girls were off to bed shortly. We watched this week's "The Walking Dead" and pretty much passed out ourselves. Quite a day.
The Healers were hard at work today
Tuesday was a long day at work. I spent most of the day catching up on e-mails, and getting the work I did at home up and going. The day went pretty fast, but it was long nonetheless. I picked up the girls, and they had a decent day. Olivia's teacher said she woke up from her nap complaining that her tummy hurt again, and she wasn't feeling too hot the rest of the night. My friend Sara ended up coming into some last minute tickets to tonight's Wild game. I felt horrible leaving my baby, but Christian insisted, and the thought of a little mom's night out was pretty exciting. So, Bella and her dad stopped over for dinner and to hang out with Christian and the girls, while Sara and I were off. She'd never been to a Wild game, and it had been a while since I had, so it was pretty fun. We had some stadium food and enjoyed a pretty good game. The Wild ended up winning 5-1, so that's pretty exciting! So fun!! As we were leaving, it had just started snowing. Like, the most massive snowflakes EVER. It was like we were driving through a snowglobe the entire way home. It's so pretty, but I'm SOOOOOO not ready for it. It was a pretty late night, but worth it.
Hockey Time!
On Wednesday, Olivia woke up still not feeling well. She was very upset, and we decided she should stay home and rest. So, Christian offered to stay home with her this time around. Meanwhile, I had to quickly dig out Amelia's snowpants and boots out for school in the rush this morning. Ugh, I always wait until the last minute!!! I was off for another busy day of work, feeling bad for my poor baby all day long. By the end of day, I wasn't feeling too hot either, so we had dinner, and I hit the couch for the night. I think the winter bug is hitting our house...hopefully just a mild case though!
SNOW, but I'm not giving up my shoes yet!
Thursday was another hectic day. Olivia seemed in better spirits, but was still complaining that her tummy hurt. She never had a fever, or any other symptoms, and she hasn't thrown up since the Monday morning wake-up incident, so we decided it would be best to send her to school...hoping the distraction and activity would keep her mind off everything and help her feel better. She did make it through the day and wasn't complaining about anything, so hopefully that did the trick. Meanwhile, I did NOT make it through the day. I had a pretty busy morning, but woke up with a headache that just got worse throughout the day. I finally left work around 1:30, took some Tylenol and took a little nap to rest it off. What a week, at this point, I couldn't wait for next week's 3-day work week! I finally picked up the girls, Christian picked up some pizza for dinner, and we settled in for a night of play and football. The Vikings were on Thursday Night Football, and they actually WON! So exciting, hopefully the tide is turning! As exciting as it was, bedtime couldn't come soon enough.
My Girls, My Life
Friday FINALLY hit, and it couldn't have come soon enough. The girls were off to school, we were off to work, and the week was winding down. One of our main systems at work went down for most of the afternoon, so that didn't help make the day go any faster. I picked the girls up after work, and Olivia seemed to be doing even better today. Hopefully she's officially on the mend! We spent the evening watching movies, coloring, playing some games and having some family time. Always much needed. We were all to bed fairly early today, not the most exciting Friday night ever, but I'll take it!
Saturday was a pretty busy day. I woke up with a headache....again. I swear, if it's not a headache, it's a stomach ache, stretching and uncomfortableness. It just always seems to be SOMETHING, and i's driving me nuts. I can't wait for a day when I feel GOOD! I did get up and moving, and brought the dog in for his booster shots. With his reaction last time, I was pretty nervous. The vet asked if I waned them to give him an injection or not, and I decided to just see how to day went, and consider that next time. So, he got his shots and we were on our way. I spent the day keeping an eye on him, and he did NOT have any reactions, so that's good. However, it's a little frustrating not knowing what it might have been last time. Christian spent the day mowing the lawn and mulching the leaves in the front yard. Then, moved the fridge and toolbox from his parents' garage to ours, and our old fridge over to our friend Sara's house. I babysat the girls' BFF, Bella for a while, so the girls played in the playroom for a while and colored. We had some dinner, and Bella was on her way home. Christian left to hang out with his friend, Lorenzo, for a while, while I got the girls to bed and spent some time watching my shows and relaxing. Pretty much my favorite way to end a Saturday night these days.
Never a moment alone. Ever!
On Sunday, I started Week 14 of this pregnancy. Officially 2nd trimester, by all accounts. I'm still not feeling too hot, but it could definitely be worse. I'm getting very anxious for my next appointment, to finally hear this little ones heartbeat, and I can't WAIT to start feeling some movement. Hopefully soon!!
Otherwise, it was a pretty lazy Saturday. I did the dishes and made some breakfast this morning, and spent some time relaxing with the girls. Christian's dad stopped over to help him re-adjust the brakes they replaced last week. The girls played outside...pretty much just ripping apart the garage piece by piece, for a while. It's been chilly, but the sun was actually out today, which made a huge difference. We were hoping to get the Christmas lights hung tonight, but Christian was pretty tired, and the sun dropped quickly, making it pretty dang cold out, so we nixed that plan. I showered, we had some lunch and the girls took a nice long nap. Not long after naps, we were all off to swim class. We got there, settled in and class begun...and then, about halfway through the class, the kids were pulled out of the pool, and class was canceled. For a "bio-hazard" in the pool. I'm sure you can guess what that would be. Officially grossed out. I gave the girls a nice scrub down in the showers before we made our way home. I whipped up dinner quick and we had some Sunday family time before heading to bed. Ecstatic over the fact that I didn't work the following day. Thank goodness for Holiday's!
Little Sissy got the brunt of Big Sissy today. Ugh.
With that, another week ended. Some more random sickness, and a weekend of much needed R&R. Ready to head into another week, especially considering I only work 3 of the days!
Until next week!
