2016 - Week 15

Week 15, and it was actually a pretty quiet one. Those don’t come around too often, so I’ll definitely take it, and enjoy it!

Monday we were up and back at it, back to the grind. I was up and ready for work, and got the big girls up and ready to go. Christian had to help him mom with something this morning, so he offered to just bring Eliza over there when he goes. Woot! One drop off is much easier, so I’ll take it! Work was long, and slow, and I was SO exhausted. Who knew sitting at a computer all day could be so dang exhausting!!! After work, I picked Eliza up, and dropped her off at home with Christian, while I took Amelia off to buy some new shoes. That girl seriously DESTROYS her shows, I don’t get it. We finally settled in at home with everybody else for Taquito night. YUM!!!!! Christian was off to work after dinner, the big girls watched some videos before bed, and I played with Eliza for a while, and spent the evening catching up on some Hulu. Perfect, quiet night!

Tuesday was another pretty standard day. The girls and I were up, ready and off for the day. Work, school and daycare, the usual. Our friend Sara, who lives across the street, had an appointment tonight, and asked Christian if he would watch her two kids while she was gone. So, when Eliza and I settled in at home, he was at their house with the big girls and her kids. We had leftovers for dinner once they were home, and Christian was right off to work. So, we girls carried on with our usual, quiet night at home. Thankfully our little, lazy evening routine makes Christian’s move to overnights easier. But I’m sure that will change substantially once this baby arrives…and once it’s summer and the girls want to spend more time outside.

Snuggles with the baby!

Wednesday morning was quite rough. Eliza was seriously a BEAR this morning…and when the littlest is having a bad morning, EVERYBODY has a bad morning. It seriously makes the morning impossible when she won’t cooperate and fights me every bit of the way. Then poor Miss Barb at daycare has to try to calm her down. I think she has more luck than I do though. I had a long busy day at work (aren’t they all though, really?), picked Eliza up after, and we made our way home. I’ve been feeling SO exhausted lately, moreso than usual, and I didn’t expect that to settle back in for at least another month or two. We had some random stuff for dinner, trying to clear out the leftovers/fridge, and Christian was off to work. I basically passed out as soon as the girls did tonight, so it was an uneventful evening.

24 Weeks 5 Days, moving right along!

This one made an appearance tonight and I got her to take a picture with me. My biggest love.

Thursday came, and was not my Friday/Thursday, so that always bums me out quite a bit. The girls and I were up and kicking off another day. I picked Eliza up after work and we made our way home for dinner and some family time. Christian was off to work, and after dinner, the big girls settled in with their tablets, as they usually do. I battle with myself all the time over those dang tablets. I know there are studies all over talking about limiting screen time and all that, but I don’t know how I personally feel about it. Honestly, I was basically raised on TV. I am obsessed with TV, always have been. It was my mental escape. It got to the point where I couldn’t sleep without the TV on, I couldn’t do homework without the TV on in the background. But, as bad as that sounds, I turned out just fine (maybe a little lazy, LOL). I did well in school, I was social, I didn’t have issues concentrating. Now, when it comes to the kids…if they spend a couple hours at night, quietly watching Netflix or playing games on their tablets – it allows me to pay attention to Eliza, the attention hog, and get some downtime. But, it makes me feel guilty…like I should be forcing them to actively play and do things. BUT, they’re in daycare/school ALL DAY LONG, where they do play and interact and learn and socialize. Ugh – what’s a mom to do?! Anyway, while they indulged their obsession today, I played with Eliza and watched the American Idol finale. It was SO awesome to see so many of the old contestants back on the show. I admittedly got a little emotional over the finale – it’s really the end of an era! The girls were off to bed, I watched a few final shows, and then settled in for my nightly insomnia. Ugh – miserable. One thing in my mind is that I think I have finally finished all of the possible fidgeting that I can do with our budget, specifically for childcare, so I have an (initial) outlook through 2017. It’s isn’t pretty, it’s still super painful, but I think it could be WAY worse, and I think we may just be able to pull this off. I know that Christian hates driving the car, but I’m hoping he can hold out, and the car can keep on truckin’, for a while longer so that I don’t have to try to work in another auto loan. If that happens – then I don’t know what the heck we’re going to do! I also informed KinderCare that the big girls won’t be staying for the summer, or returning next school year, which was REALLY hard. Even though we have issues with some of the kids there, I LOVE the teachers and the directors, and they seriously treat the girls like family. It’s going to be a really hard adjustment, and I’m not looking forward to telling the girls. I’m hoping that we can really hype it up though, and tell them how super cool the YMCA program is going to be though. Maybe if I could turn my brain off and stop thinking about stuff like this all night, my insomnia wouldn’t be quite so terrible…

Today, Eliza also hit the 23-month mark. She's 30lbs and 33.5" Tall. I cannot believe it. One bit. My sweet baby is going to be 2 years old in less than a month! She's grown too fast, she's way too smart, she's the funniest little girl that's ever lived and I simply cannot imagine life without her. We're going to have to do away with her 24 month clothes any day now, and move her to strictly the 2T stuff. She's a little non-stop chatterbox, with SOOOOOO much to say. She loves to look through her picture books and tell you what everything is, and she hasn't caught onto my "I'll race you to bed" game yet. She's definitely the most sensitive of the family, and loves to console people when they're upset or sad - I'm not sure where she gets that skill from, but it sure is sweet. I hate to see her grow, but I sure can't wait to see what this little girl becomes! Time to finish up some birthday plans, and her next big mission will be potty training!!

Friday FINALLY arrived, and we were up and off for the day. The big girls to daycare/school, Eliza to my mom’s, me to work. And it was a SERIOUSLY long, quiet day at work. LOOOOOONG day. Those are the worst. When it was finally quitting time, I picked Eliza up and we made our way home. I was feeling absolutely worn out, b-lined it straight to the couch, and had a super lazy night. I just could not function. We had dinner, the girls had a dance party, and we ended up having a pretty early night. I was seriously hoping to catch up on some sleep.

Pile Up!

On Saturday I was even more exhausted than I have been. Between pregnancy, being uncomfortable, insomnia, life chaos – I’m just drained. I woke up with the girls, we watched some shows and had breakfast, and I eventually got the big girls ready and off to gymnastics. My mom came to watch today, but I was not the best company as I couldn’t even find the energy to chat with her. Once home, I again made my way right to the couch. I seriously hope this passes soon, because I cannot be this useless for the next 3 months! We had plans to go to lunch, but I just couldn’t do it. So, Christian and the big girls went to Buffalo Wild Wings, while I got Eliza down for a nap and rested the day away. They dropped some food off for me, and then he took them over to his parents’ house to get out for a while. After a very nice, long nap, Eliza was up. We ate a late lunch/early dinner, hung out and had a quiet night at home. The big girls ended up talking my in-laws into an overnight, so Christian left them there, and stopped to meet his friend for a couple of beers on his way home. Eliza was off to bed shortly after Christian arrived home, so we watched “Daddy’s Home” (so funny!!) and passed out immediately after. I was really hoping that with the room to herself, and a later than usual night, Eliza would sleep in…

He's literally this close to my face, all the time

I think we've found baby's coming home outfit!!! SO DAMN CUTE!

I noticed today how long Eliza's hair is getting. So crazy! She still rocks a serious mullet, so hopefully the sides fill in soon, LOL

Which she did!!!! Sunday arrived, and Eliza ended up sleeping until 10:00AM!!! Of course, I did not sleep that late, but hey, I got to get up on my own, and sort laundry in peace! What more could a mother want?! The rest of the day was fairly quiet. We watched some shows, I worked on laundry, I showered and was eventually off on a long, peaceful Target run. Once home, we had some lunch and unloaded groceries, and I hung out with Eliza while Christian showered and was off to pick the big girls up from his parents’. With Eliza’s late morning, she didn’t end up taking a nap today. Once Christian and the big girls were home, we played outside for a while, taking in the one-day spring beautifulness, before heading off to swim class. We had a late dinner after class, and the girls were up WAY too late, so we’ll definitely be in for a rough morning tomorrow.

Until Next Week! XOXO