Monday kicked off another week. We’re
getting so close to the end of the year – I just can’t believe it! Christian
had to work last night, bit was home really “early”. He was passed out when I
woke up to get ready for the day. I showered, got ready, got the girls up and
ready, and we loaded up the van to head out for the day. It was another Monday
of two drop-off’s – the big girls to daycare, Eliza to my in-laws. Then, a long
Monday at work. Monday – they’re always long, even when they’re fast. Oy! After
work, it was time for two pick-ups and we finally settled in at home. For a
long, stressful, frustrating night. Olivia and Amelia were acting up so bad…not
listening to anything, fighting about everything, bugging each other non-stop.
After getting them separated, Olivia started harassing Eliza and chasing her
around, and for the 2nd day in a row, she knocked Eliza over in the
hallway, and she hit her head on the wall/cabinet (yesterday there was blood,
thankfully today, there wasn’t…just lots of crying). I was finally so fed up
and angry, that I sent them to bed at 7:30. They were fully clothed, no
pajamas, no reading, no shower – I was DONE, and could not take one more
minute. Eliza finally calmed down from her incident, so we hung out for a
little while, and she finally went to bed. SO FRUSTRATING! On top of their
acting up, it’s so far been a really rough adjustment to Christian moving to nights.
He’s been in SUCH a bad mood ever since he transitioned, and he isn’t handling
it well. Every night when I get home, he’s still passed out in bed…mind you, he
gets to bed around 7:30/8:00AM, and I get home around 5:15/5:30. That’s a hell
of a lot more than the 5ish hours of sleep I get every night, yet somehow I
manage to function. I feel like so much more responsibility has been dumped on
me, and that it’s completely unfair. If things don’t start to even out and get
better soon, I just may go crazy. That’s all I know. I do sympathize with him,
and I don’t know that I would handle the change very well, so I’ve decided to
give him a little more time to adjust before confronting him about it. It will
also help in a few weeks when he starts picking the big girls up from school –
so he’ll HAVE to get up earlier and hopefully actually help out with some
things around the house. For Buddy Day 14, he was sledding in the living room
with some friends.
On Tuesday, we were up, ready and
off for the day. I dropped the girls off at daycare, and was off to a doctor’s
appointment. Today I had my dating ultrasound and some lab work done (talked
about more in my “SURPRISE” baby post). Finally, I was off to work for a very
busy day. I have SOOOOOOO much work to do, and seriously no motivation. The
Holidays’ just make everything that much more difficult to focus on. I did
leave a tad early to stop at target for a few groceries and our final couple of
Christmas presents. WOOT!! I stopped home to drop everything off, set up Buddy,
and was off to pick the girls up from daycare. By the time we got home, I was
not feeling well at all, so I pretty much hit the couch and didn’t move.
Christian got ready for work and made dinner, which was a huge relief. After
eating, Christian left for work…the girls and I hung out for a while, and it
was a MUCH better night for everybody. Whew! After some reading and a baths,
the girls were off to bed. Eliza fought her sleep SO bad tonight, but
eventually fell asleep. We’ve been having a really good stretch of sleep
lately, so hopefully we don’t start going backwards again. I finally watched a
little TV before passing out – I never make it very far. For Buddy Day 15, he
built a snowman out of toilet paper. Silly Elf!
Wednesday started off hectic. It’s
Holiday Potluck day at work, so I had extra stuff that I needed to load up and
bring with me. So, I was up and going earlier than usual. Showered, got the
girls up and ready, and we were off. The biggest pregnancy side-effect I’ve had
is my nausea and limited appetite. I’ve been trying to force myself to eat
little bits throughout the day – otherwise I know I’d have even less energy,
and probably feel sicker. But, a potluck seriously does NOT agree with these
issues. I participated, even though I couldn’t really indulge too much (I
haven’t been able to handle sweets at all – what a bummer!), and seriously felt
like death after. I could barely stay awake all afternoon, eating is SO
exhausting! I stopped home after work to set Buddy up and do a little cleaning
around the house, before picking the girls up from daycare and settling in for
the night. I was starting to feel better, so I took advantage of it and did
some cleaning around the house…I did dishes, picked up the living room and
kitchen, cleaned up the dining room and the “clutter” table in the kitchen,
hung up our latest Christmas cards. I felt like I was having a very RARE
successful night, actually getting things done, and man did that feel good. The
girls were off to bed, and I finished up my cleaning before heading off to bed.
Some rough moments in the day, but it ended well. For Buddy Day 16, he was
playing a game of “Trouble” with the Monster High girls.
Look at that face!!!
On Thursday, we were up, ready and
off for the day. I’ve been trying hard to get my motivation back and start
catching up on some work. No fun, but has to be done!! On the way home from
work, I started feeling really sick. The car rides seem to be the worst for me
right now, which I’ve never experience before. By the time I pick the girls up
and get home, I have to head right to the couch and just can’t function. It’s
terrible! Christian got ready for work and picked up some dinner for the girls,
while I rested. I’ve been relieved to have him stepping up a little this week,
helping out when I’m not feeling well. He was off to work, so I read with the
girls, got them ready for bed, and it wasn’t long before they were all knocked
out for the night. I did a little general picking up before passing out myself.
I was so ready for Friday, ready for the weekend! For Buddy Day 17, he was
found taking a nap, camouflaged among the Stockings.
Friday could not have come any
sooner this week! I was actually feeling better, so the day was off to a good
start. I had my usual two drop-off’s, since my mom watches Eliza on my work
Friday, and I ALMOST made it to work on time. One of these days. I’m getting
closer and closer! It was a long, busy day at work, and it was pretty quiet, so
I actually got a ton of stuff done. Sure feels good to have one of those rare,
productive days! After work, I picked Eliza up, and we stopped home for a
little while before picking the big girls up from daycare. I was able to leave
her home with Christian while I picked the other two up, so that saved me a
little bit of a headache. I helped them get ready for gymnastics, and we were
off. They are both doing really well, and trying hard to learn all of the
different activities. Today, they both got to try the high beam. Olivia just
flies across it, no fear. I’m so glad we signed them up – they are seriously
made for gymnastics! I picked up some dinner on our way home, and the girls’
BFF Bella, and her dad, stopped over for a little bit so the girls could play
and catch up. Things have been so crazy and busy for all of us, we unfortunately
don’t get to spend a lot of time with them anymore. As soon as they left, the
girls were off to bed. I wanted to stay up and catch up on some shows, but
ended up falling asleep on the couch. SO TIRED! For Buddy Day 18…oops, he
forgot to go back to the North Pole last night and the girls found him laying
on the couch. I convinced them that he must be sick, so they covered him up,
gave him some medicine, and Eliza even shared her pacifiers with him. LOL, they
crack me up.
Baby snuggles. She lays next to me and wraps her arm around my face, I love it!
The girls got to try the high beam tonight!
On Saturday, the girls actually slept
in a little. LOOOOOOVE when that happens! The big girls right away started
bugging Christian about going over to Grandma’s house, so he called his parents
and talked them into taking them for a while. He dropped them off, picked up
some breakfast and we hung out with Eliza for the day. We watched some TV,
relaxed…Eliza took a LOOOOOOOONG nap (of course, so did Christian), so I
settled in to do most of our Christmas wrapping. I started the new season of
“Fargo” and watched a few episodes while I wrapped the day away. Eliza woke up
just before my father in law dropped the big girls off, so the chaos began.
Christian showered and got ready to go our shopping (he has 1 person to
Christmas shop for, so it was pretty easy to guess what he was up to). So, the
girls and I had some dinner and hung out for a while. Again, they started
arguing and driving each other (and me) crazy, so they were off to bed a little
earlier than usual. I started working on picking up the basement, but didn’t
make it far before had to head to bed and pass out. For Buddy Day 19, he
dropped off some supplies to make my favorite cookies. YUM!!!
She has the most unique fashion house sense in the hose.
Sunday was a pretty hectic day.
And, I was having a hormonal pregnancy day. I was up pretty early, and right
away started laundry. I wrapped the last of our Christmas and Birthday present,
and brought them up to load up under the tree. Except, we had to fix the
tipping tree – that dang tree is just way too big, and heavy! Christian made
breakfast, while I worked on washing dishes and cleaned up the kitchen and
entry way. I made lunch for the girls, cleaned that up and got Eliza down for a
nap before settling in for the Vikings game – finally taking a break (well,
except of course keeping the laundry going). While Eliza napped, the other two
were acting up so much – eventually Christian had to go in our room to take a
nap before work, so I was left to deal with the chaos. After Eliza was up from
her nap, Olivia was sent to their room for her super crappy attitude problem.
She threw such a fit and got so worked up that she ended up taking a nap
herself. Once Christian was up, I had to run to the clinic to drop off some
samples for my pre-e testing, stopped to get gas, and made a Target run for
groceries and a few things for the house. As soon as I got home, and got
everything unloaded and put away, Christian hopped in the shower to get ready
for work. Then, no rest for the weary – it was time to make dinner and eat,
before he was off for the night. The girls watched some videos and relaxed for
a while – had a much quieter end to the day, which was a huge relief. They did
homework, read, had their bath and all of them were off to bed. They were
talking and laughing and carrying away way too late into the night – which,
UGH, will make for a rough morning. While they worked on going to bed, I worked
on folding the giant mound of laundry, while watching some more “Fargo”. It was
a late night for me as well, so I guess I can’t be too mad at the girls! For
Buddy Day 20, he had a snowball fight with a lalaloopsy doll. What a mess!
Until Next Week! XOXO
