2014 - Week 14

Here we are, another week. This week ends the first quarter of 2014…ALREADY! Can you believe it, 3 months down, it’s already April! I really wish there were a way to slow time down, just a tad!

Monday was not the best start to the week. I wasn’t feeling too hot this morning, but I was up and off to work, hoping once I got going I’d start feeling better. The girls were off to school, I settled in at my desk, got some breakfast and it wasn’t long before I was throwing up at my desk. Yes, literally, threw up in my trash can. That was another first for me. After that ordeal, I finished up some work that needed to get done, packed up some more work, and made my way home for the rest of the day. I was able to get quite a bit done once I was settled in at home, but never did feel super after that. However, baby did redeem him/herself though…I had another first, my first experience with baby hiccups. Maybe I’ve just never noticed them before, but as far as I know, this was the first time any of my little womb residents has had them. It was pretty cool! Christian picked the girls up on his way home, we had some dinner, and I got to work, finally going through some of our baby stuff. I pulled out all of the gender neutral blankets, bottles, etc. that we had and packed some stuff into the girls’ closet. I still have to go through the baby clothes, but we’re slowly making some progress! Once the girls were in bed, Christian and I settled in for the season finale of The Walking Dead. There were some pretty awesome parts, but I HATE the way the season ended…like I hate the way most episodes end. Always way too many unanswered questions, drives me crazy…especially because it doesn’t start back up until OCTOBER! That’s nuts. LOL

He makes it hard to work from home sometimes...

Tuesday was not the best day either. I had my bi-weekly check up. Ann, my midwife, is on vacation this week, so I visited with another midwife on the team. She was nice, but also agreed that the baby feels quite large. Ugh, so frustrating! She ordered another ultrasound for my next appointment, so they can get new measurements and compare the scans. So discouraging, I just keep hoping suddenly, somehow, the baby will be back on track. One bright spot is that she told me I look really healthy…hopefully that was a compliment anyway. The rest of the day just dragged on, and it was a long night. I kept getting very emotional over the thought of having a repeat c-section. The more I tried not to think about it, the more I thought about it. It was a vicious cycle all night. I can’t remember what brought it on, but at one point I was watching TV while the girls finished dinner and started tearing up…Amelia came over, asked me what was wrong and gave me a big, huge hug. My little best friend, trying so hard to make me feel better. Soon enough, this will all be behind me, whatever way it all plays out. I just keep reminding myself of that.

It was a full bed tonight!

Wednesday start off still a little emotional. Still trying to brush it all off and move one. Things brightened up after work though. Christian had to work late, so I decided to take the girls to Target and register for my baby shower. It was so fun looking at all of the little baby stuff and definitely helped turn things around. You forget how cute and small all of that stuff is. It just brought out a whole new level of excitement…not much longer now! The girls were actually super well behaved the whole time too, which shocked me. We started the trip off by picking up some ICEE’s and popcorn, so maybe that helped. I let them each pick something out from the dollar spot for being so well behaved, and they thought that was pretty cool. On our way home, I grabbed them some McDonalds, and we were delightfully surprised to find out their girl toys right now are My Little Ponies! Very exciting!! Christian picked up some Chipotle for us on his way home, which just topped the night off. This day definitely took a turn for the better!

Thursday was my Friday at work, and I was busy, busy, busy! The whole week actually flew by, for the most part. I spent the day tying up all of my end of the week loose ends before heading out for the weekend. FREEDOM! I also sent in my hospital pre-registration paperwork today, which is a HUGE accomplishment for me seeing that I never actually did it with my other two. Go me! The evening was pretty low key…dinner, some playtime and TV watching with the girls. The usual.

My TBT picture this week, my friend Gini and I in Vegas waaaay back in 2007. Seems like a lifetime ago!

Friday started off pretty crappy….SNOW! Like, inches of snow. It was done, and now it’s back. No Bueno. But, the plus side is that it doesn’t last too long this time of year. The girls were in utter shock when I opened up the garage this morning though, which was pretty hilarious. Christian was off to work early, I dropped Amelia off at school, and Olivia and I were off to her last dentist appointment. Today she got her last two cavities filled, and I swear it went even faster than her last appointment. Even having an idea of what was coming, she was so cooperative and good for the dentist, I’m so proud of my big girl! She earned herself two coins this time, and got a couple of toys out of the machine. In a rare turn of events, our bill was actually less than they quoted us, so that made my day! I stopped to get her some oatmeal on our way home, and she was off to school. I spent the rest of day doing pretty much nothing, and watching my shows, as the snow continued to come down throughout the day. I picked the girls up at their usual time, we had some dinner and I got some dishes done before my energy level dropped and I started feeling pretty crappy. So, off to the couch I was for the rest of the night. Christian and I did manage to watch a movie before calling it a night, American Hustle. For all of the buzz this movie got, I have to say, I don’t get it. We didn’t think it was all that great, and I honestly feel like I have no idea what the movie was even about. Lost on me.

Seriously, this is what we woke up to this morning...

Olivia counted the snowflakes while we waited for her appointment.

My trooper! She's so awesome!

Looking through our registry bag from Target, and look at this little diaper! Seriously, cutest thing ever!

34 Week Comparison, from Amelia and Baby #3. Not as different as I thought afterall...

On Saturday, the girls started their new swim classes. Olivia is in her Level 3 class now, and she did really well. Amelia is still in Level 1, but actually did much better than she had in the past…like, she was actually listening to instructor and doing what she was supposed to. Maybe she actually will be ready to move up after this! Christian had the day off, and my mom came to watch them, so it was a packed house! My mom took the girls for a few hours after class so that Christian and I could get some stuff done. First up, we took advantage of the beautiful (pretty much polar opposite from yesterday) weather and stopped to get the car washed. Once home, I cleaned it out…drawings and artwork galore from school, and lots and lots of cereal bar wrappers had taken over…and Christian vacuumed it out. It’s like a brand new car! I made my way inside after that and started working on the basement. Today, I hit up our spare room, AKA the baby/kid stuff graveyard. I went through the closet, where I store some old clothes, and filled a bag of clothes to donate; I went through the baby clothes we kept and took out all of the gender neutral stuff (which, was much less than I remember) and got the room organized and cleaned up. What a task! The girls arrived home just after I finished…I did a little picking up upstairs, and called it a night. Meanwhile, Christian’s friend Lorenzo stopped over to help him start getting the truck ready to trade-in (yes, I’m pretty sure Christian was fighting back tears the entire time). They removed the running boards and trailer hitch (to sell them separately, since they were add-ons) and started cleaning out all of the crap from inside. It’ll take another go at it before it’s done, but it’s better than nothing! They were off for dinner and a couple beers (to drown his sorrows I’m sure) while the girls and I settled in for the night.

New Swim Class!

The graveyard - organized, but still so massive!

Sunday was another busy day. I woke up around 2:30 sick to my stomach, throwing up again. Twice in one week, a little strange. It took me FOREVER to fall back asleep after that ordeal, and for the first time I was pretty bummed that we didn’t have cable because there was NOTHING on TV, and I was too lazy to go get the Apple TV from the living room. Awww, firstworldproblems! I eventually did fall back asleep, and woke up feeling a bit better. I left Christian on Dad duty for the day, and made my way to the basement. I spent the day doing laundry, and cleaning up the rest of the basement…organizing the toy room and “princess area”, picking up the living room, cleaning up the bathroom, and vacuuming. The basement is officially clean, organized and OFF LIMITS until this baby comes. I am NOT doing that again! My nesting continued into the evening. I’ve been going about things pretty laid back. Thinking, the baby is just going to be in our room, and the girls aren’t moving downstairs until later this year, so there’s not much to do. Well, I seem to have forgotten that babies need things (you know, diapers, clothes, etc.), and those things need to go somewhere. Oops! So, I started going through the girls’ room. I got all of Olivia’s 4T clothes packed up, and ready to move downstairs to storage. I bagged up any 3T stuff we don’t like and stored it under Amelia’s bed, and did some shifting around so that the baby would have one side of the closet. I cleared off their dresser, moving their stuff animals/beanie babies to the toy room, and replacing them with the changing pad. And, added a basket to organize some diapers, lotions, etc. Now it REALLY feels like I’m making some progress!! I finally settled in to watch some TV and fold/put away the HUGE mound of clothes I washed throughout the day. My back was killing me and I was beyond exhausted, but it feels good to make some progress!

All my boys, taking a little nap...

Along those lines, today marks 35 Weeks! Which means, 35 days until my due date! I’ve pretty much updated on pregnancy stats throughout the week, so there isn’t a ton more to add. As usual, getting more uncomfortable with each passing day, but trying my hardest to stay optimistic, and enjoy the last of the experience. Regardless of anything going on or how miserable I might get some days, I sure am going to miss this!

Until Next Week XOXO