2016 - Week 9

Week 9 was as pretty standard week. Work, chaos at home, usual stuff around the house. I did have my latest baby appointment, otherwise nothing too exciting.

On Monday, we were up and at it. For a change, Christian actually got u and helped get the girls ready and loaded up in the van. Maybe all of my nagging is finally paying off!!! However, it didn’t stop the girls from driving me absolutely crazy. They were just a completely mess, fighting about everything all morning, not listening and I was SOOOO stressed out. I felt so overwhelmed once I got them, and Eliza, dropped off that I just had to do a little crying before getting to work. Ugh, it was just a rough morning. A little later in the morning, I had somebody ask me how far along I am, and then comment how I “sure don’t look that far along”, which pretty much turned the day around for me. I’ve NEVER been told anything like that before…I usually have people asking me if I’m due “any day now” like 3 months before my due date. Yay, happy dance! Before leaving work for the day, I ended up agreeing to take on some extra contracts, to help out another office that is a little overwhelmed right now. I was a little annoyed, but I guess it doesn’t hurt to be a team player once in a while, LOL. After work, I picked Eliza up, and she was being so funny. She is suddenly obsessed with wearing slippers, so I guess she was wearing some around at my in-laws ALL DAY long. She was playing with her kitchen when I arrived to pick her up, so she had me settle in right away for a little picnic before we left. She’s getting so big, you guys!!! Christian ended up taking the night off, so he was able to come to gymnastics with us and help out tonight. I wasn’t feeling too hot, so it was a huge relief to have some help. Eliza was putting on a little show all night, dancing around, stopping to visit with random people. I think she may end up being quite a bit more outgoing than the other two are. We picked up dinner on the way home, and the girls were right off to bed. Christian and I watched “The Walking Dead” and I took my evening shower before heading to bed myself. Amelia had a funny today that I had to share. She has a habit of sneaking off in school and taking naps still. Her teacher is usually fine with it, and I think finds it pretty funny. Today when I asked her about her day, she mentioned that she took a nap, so I just laughed a little. I asked her when she takes her naps and she said “Well, it was ‘choice’ time, so I took a nap!”. I’m pretty sure napping is not one of the choices, but kudos to her. LOL.

Happy 100th Day of School!

Tuesday morning was pretty much a repeat of yesterday. Christian actually helped get the girls up and ready, AGAIN. Two days in a row, this is just insane! I received a call in the morning, letting me know that my OB had called in sick and I had to reschedule. So, I got sucked into a way too long phone call, because I had to let them know I’m not really “allowed” to cancel appointments, because of my blood pressure monitoring. And, that I needed some lab work done today (something that HAD to be done this week). They finally found somebody that could “squeeze” me in, a little later than my original appointment, so that was a relief. The appointment ended up going really well. My blood pressure was actually fairly normal, which was a relief, I was measuring well and the heartrate was good (even though it took a while to find, because the baby seems to hate it, LOL). And, I actually really liked the OB that I ended up seeing...so much so that I ended up scheduling the rest of my appointments with her for this pregnancy! Hopefully nothing changes, because it feels good to finally have that decision made! She recommended that I pick up some Magnesium for my headaches, which I had never heard before, so that was also quite helpful. I stopped into the lab after my appointment for a blood draw (to test for spina bifida, which came back negative) and was finally off. I picked Eliza up from daycare, and we had dinner as soon as we arrived home. The rest of the night was pretty quiet…Christian was off to work, and  I made him have the girls start doing their reading as soon as they get home (otherwise they get too crabby to do it before bed), so that saves me a task. So, we just watched some TV, the girls played downstairs for a while, they took baths and we all got ready for bed. Showering at night has been going really well for me…it seems to help relax me before bed, and it saves me a lot of time in the morning. It also allows me to actually do something with my hair, which is a nice bonus.

Such a little ham!

Even though I’m not super behind on my blog, Wednesday is a complete loss for me, for some reason. I know that everybody was off to work, school and daycare, as appropriate…and nothing too major happened, so I guess it was just a pretty standard day…

Took my weekly photo today. Oy! 18 Weeks 5 Days!

Thursday was a much different story. I had a really rough morning, and ended up throwing up from brushing my teeth. I ended up calling in, and decided to work from home today. I wasn’t feeling too bad, but I was pretty drained, and looked like complete crap (the blood vessels in my face burst when I throw up), so it was much more comfortable to be at home. So, I got the girls up and ready, dropped off at daycare, and then settled in at home. I actually got a TON of work done too, caught up on a lot of new contracts that I needed to get going, so it ended up working out for the best in that regard. Christian picked the big girls up from school, and then settled back into bed for a while, while they did their reading and I finished working. I picked Eliza up a little later than usual, and Christian was off to work early, so the girls and I just had a light dinner and quiet night at home.

Friday, FINALLY!!! Theses full weeks are for the birds! Everybody was up and off for the day…I dropped the big girls off at daycare, Eliza off at my mom’s, and settled into work. The day really flew by, getting everything routed from being home yesterday, and finishing out the week. Eliza took a late nap, so she was still asleep when I arrived to pick her up. So, my mom and I chatted for a while, waiting for her to wake up. As soon as we arrived home, Christian was off to his “Holiday Party” for work, so it was just the girls and I for the night. And I had BIIIIIIG plans of bingeing “Fuller House” all night long. Amelia decided to cuddle up and watch with me, and it was so fun watching her laugh and get into it…watching my kid love something that I loved so much growing up was pretty amazing. Meanwhile Olivia acted like a teenager, shutting herself in her room by herself, and Eliza ran around like a mad woman all night. We took a brief break to run and grab some dinner, and then Olivia actually joined our binge-session, until bed. I was so determined to watch the entire season tonight, but after 10 episodes, I could not keep my eyes open anymore. Off to bed I went…SO CLOSE!

Watching some Fuller House with my BFF

Saturday was a pretty busy day. I got right to work when I woke up, cleaning up the kitchen, working on the dishes and cleaning up around the house. I whipped up breakfast, and then helped get the girls ready and off to swim class. After class, we stopped into Target quick, all while we were gone, Christian showered and got him and Eliza ready for the day. Then, we were all off to lunch with my mom, for her birthday, at Applebee’s. I wasn’t really feeling sick, but I had no appetite and  nothing sounded good at all. I ate a little bit, and boxed the rest up to bring home. After lunch, we made our way back home, and we were having such AMAZING weather. The girls played outside pretty much all evening…they rode the rollercoaster and their scooters, climbed the tree, did lots of cartwheels and ran around like crazy. We’re having a one-day warm up, and definitely had to take advantage. I eventually had to head back inside, feeing just completely drained and exhausted. I finished up “Fuller House”, and watched some TV while I relaxed. Christian’s friend Lorenzo stopped over to hang out, and they did some grilling. I forced down some dinner, which was probably a mistake, because then my stomach was turning all night long. This pregnancy is seriously killing me. Once it was dark out, the girls finally settled inside for the night – and Eliza was NOT happy about it, at all. They ended up staying up pretty late, watching some movies and playing, and I wasn’t far behind them once they were finally off to bed. I can’t wait to feel human again one day!

Some outside play time.

Practicing her flip into a bridge.

Birthday lunch with Grandma Mary

On Sunday, I was determined to be productive. Eliza ended up sleeping in, so I hopped right in the shower as soon as the big girls were up. I made breakfast, got everybody fed, finished getting ready, and Olivia and I were off to run some errands. And, we had a snow-globe snowstorm join us. So crazy, 58 record high yesterday, cold, windy and snowing today – bi-polar weather!!! First up, we stopped to buy an Ergo baby carrier from a facebook sale group seller. One more thing checked off of the list!! Next, we stopped at PetSmart to finally get Rico some food (he’s on a special prescription food, since his “incident” a couple years ago). We ran into one of the girls’ teachers there and Olivia thought it was about the coolest thing ever! It was so cute watching her interact with her teacher. Finally, we were off to Target. We had to get a lot of stuff for the house…food, treats and litter for the animals, wipes, paper plates…all that random stuff you don’t need super often. We picked up a few groceries for the week and I found another piece for our “organization wall” that I’m working on (a letter/mail holder”. I can’t wait to actually get started on it one of these days….We finally settled in back at home and had some lunch. I ended up waiting way too much, and just felt terrible the rest of the day. My eyes were way bigger than my stomach, and I paid the price. I have Eliza a bath after lunch and put her down for a nap, and Christian and the big girls were off to visit with his parents for a while. I’ve been bingeing the latest season of “Devious Maids” all weekend (well, since finishing up “Fuller House” – seriously, I’m such an exciting person!) and I finished that up today. I got a couple loads of laundry done, and hung out with Eliza after her nap. Christian and the big girls were pretty late getting home, so we pretty much just did reading, homework and they were off to bed. I watched “The Walking Dead” and was right off to bed myself. I can’t believe another week is over already, time seriously goes by WAY too fast!!!

Breakfast of Champions

Shopping in the Snowglobe with Olivia

Until Next Week! XOXO