2016 - Week 17

Week 17…it was a rough week pregnancy-wise – feeling so nauseous again, and lots of stomachaches. It looks like all of that early pregnancy inkiness is making a comeback here as I approach the 3^rd trimester. No fun! I did spend much of the week binge-watching some shows during the “Comcast Watchathon”, which was pretty exciting.

On Monday, we kicked off another week. Everybody was up and running, and Christian has continued to drop Eliza off which saves me a Monday trip. I dropped the big girls off at daycare, and settled into work for the day. Actually on time. Yeah, that never happens. It was a really busy day at work, so the day seriously flew by. That’s always nice, especially on a Monday! We finally got the bounce house rented for Eliza’s birthday…we’re not having a huge party for her, basically just family, but we wanted something fun for the kids to do since most of them are a little older now. I found a pretty cheap storage-rental place nearby that rents out a handful of bounce-houses, so we jumped on it. And, I FINALLY got the girls’ softball information day!!! They are indeed on the same team (obviously I made a specific request for that), but they don’t start until early May. Their season is way too short, which is kind of annoying, but I can’t wait for them to start! After work, I picked Eliza up and dropped her off at home. I walked into the house, saw the messes all over the place, and seriously lost it. Christian’s lack of effort around the house lately has really been getting to me, and with these pregnancy hormones raging, I just could not take it. He has all weekend to do stuff, plus all day Monday, so when I came home to find a kitchen FULL of dirty dishes, his laundry pile (probably  couple weeks old at this point) still not put away, and no dinner started, I lost my mind. So, rather than throw a big tantrum, I got in the van, drove off, and parked somewhere for a little me time. Sometimes you just need a little peace and quiet. I finally pulled it together, picked up some dinner, and settled in at home. We ate, the big girls watched some videos, Christian was off to work, and I hung out with little Eliza. “Watchathon” Week kicked off today, and my main goal is obviously to binge the last season of “Game of Thrones”. I also want to start watching “Girls”…I’ve heard a ton of great reviews, so I thought I’d finally check it out. Not sure how far I’ll make it through that one, but I do know that I’ll be up way too late, all week long, and completely exhausted.

On Tuesday, we were up, ready and off for the day. I dropped the girls off and settled into work for another pretty fast day. Things have been pretty crazy, but it keeps the days moving fast so I guess I’ll take it. I’ve been feeling overall pretty good lately, but my driving-induced morning sickness seems to be rearing its ugly head again. I sure hope it’s not going to be like that the rest of the way, because I was seriously miserable by the time I got to daycare. Christian met me at daycare with the big girls, so we could attend the “Ice Cream Social”. Of course, feeling so crappy I couldn’t participate, but the girls were in heaven. We finally made our way home, the rest of the family had dinner, and Christian was off to work. Per usual, the big girls watched their videos, Eliza and I hung out and I watched some shows. I finally got a little bit of food in before bed, but it was a rough night!

Ice Cream!! Amelia was too cool to sit with us.

Wednesday was basically just another day. Up and at it, busy day at work, the usual. Before I left work, I received a call from Amelia’s teacher, letting me know what a rough day Amelia had. She was acting up, not listening, throwing fits, disobeying pretty much all of the classroom rules and was finally taken down to the office to cool down. While I worked hard not to get upset, understanding that she is still very young and will certainly have those days, she was on punishment for the nightmare and VERY upset about not having her tablet. I picked Eliza up after work and we made a stop at the store for some groceries before heading home to make dinner. Christian was off to work…he’s been suffering from a cold for the last week, but finally seems to be feeling better. I mean, we all know what men are like when they have a cold, so THANK GOD he’s starting to feel better. The girls were eventually off to bed, and I settled in for some more Watchathon before falling asleep.

26 Weeks, 5 Days

On Thursday, we were up, ready and off to work/daycare. As with the rest of the week, it was busy and hectic, and I was not feeling well at all. I was SO uncomfortable, and having the worst pains in my stomach. It was just a terrible pregnancy day, which makes life quite rough. Christian picked up some dinner for him and the girls, they ate, and he was off to work. Even though I was feeling quite crappy, it was bath night, so I had to struggle through that. Thankfully Olivia takes showers now, so she handles everything herself, Amelia is still obsessed with baths though. And Eliza is hit or miss on how cooperative she’s going to be during bath time. It’s always an adventure, and not an easy task when pregnant, let alone when feeling so crappy. After baths, the girls were off to bed, I watched some shows but fell asleep pretty early.

Friday FINALLY arrived. I seriously hate my work Friday’s – I sure wish I could be off EVERY Friday! I woke up a little late this morning, so we were all rushed to get ready and leave the house. The girls were off to daycare, Eliza to my mom’s…waking late, and two drop-off’s is not a good mix. I finally settled into work, and had a rough day. My noise aversions seem to be getting worse lately…I have Misophonia, extreme sound sensitivity, and it has been OUT OF CONTROL lately. I try really hard to block things out…I have a radio at work to drown out a lot of sounds, I have to have the living room TV on when we’re eating dinner, I resort to using my headphones when I have to (but I only have earbuds, which aren’t comfortable, and it’s not very professional). Anyway, things have been so much worse lately, I’ve literally been on the verge of tears some days. I sometimes go down to use our quiet room and get away from it for a while, but of course it’s ALWAYS in use when I go down there. We have our resident cougher, which is always worse some days than others, and I don’t know what the deal is, but my friend who sits in the cube next to me eats ALL.DAY.LONG, and she’s a very loud eater. Everything she eats is super crunchy (apples, granola, cereal, etc.), so it’s on and off crunching, all day long. That on top of the general office noise had my brain spinning. I honestly considered leaving early because I just couldn’t take it anymore today. I don’t know why suddenly the last week or so it’s been so much harder to deal with, but hopefully it’s just a phase and I’ll start blocking things out better again soon. I did end up toughing it out, worked the day away, picked Eliza up, picked the big girls up (they didn’t have school today), and we settled in at home for the night. Of course, like the rest of the week, I still was not feeling well. Christian and the girls ate some dinner, and he and Eliza worked out in the garage for a while, while the big girls watched some videos and went off to bed. I did some more Xfinity binging before calling it a night, while Christian, who couldn’t sleep, finished cleaning the garage, and watched the kitchen full of dishes, literally in the middle of the night. He’s so ridiculous. I know it’s hard to shift your body from working overnights to a normal weekend schedule, but I’ve told him a MILLION times to stop sleeping ALL DAY LONG on Friday’s. I know he’s tired, but it’s the only way he’ll be able to go to bed at a halfway decent time Friday night…but, of course, he doesn’t’ listen. Men.

Look at these super cute little socks!!!

Saturday was a busy day! We were up and at it, had some breakfast, got ready, and I was off to gymnastics with the big girls. My mom met us there, so we chatted and watched the girls. I took the car today, so Christian could get to work cleaning out the van….which he was in the midst of when we arrived home. He took all of the carseats out, the floor mats, vacuumed, washed the mats, cleaned up the van, and it was seriously like brand new by the time he was done. YES!!! After class, I dropped the big girls off at home, and my mom and I were off to get early Mother’s Day pedicures down the street. Oh man, I seriously needed that. I need to start getting them more regularly, that’s for sure! And it was definitely nice to take some time out, all to myself. After our appointment, my mom dropped me off and left, while the rest of us changed and got ready for the day. We were off to the girls’ school for the school’s 50^th Birthday Celebration. Since the seats were out of the van, we decided to walk to school – which was apparently a much further walk than I anticipated, and I was SERIOUSLY exhausted by the time we arrived. They had (SUPER YUMMY) cake, lemonade, a DJ and dance party, and the girls had so much fun with their friends. After some celebrating, we geared up for the long walk home, and Eliza was down for a nice long nap. Christian was off to help his parents with some final moving stuff they were working on, so I did some more TV binging/relaxing while the girls watched some videos and played for a while. Christian picked up some dinner on his way home, we ate, hung out, and had a super lazy night. I finally felt pretty good today, which was a relief. Christian ended up falling asleep pretty early after his late night yesterday, so I had a nice quiet night, all to myself. Perfection!

Sunday was a quiet, relaxing, rainy day. I’ll basically always take that. We watched some TV, I started laundry and we had breakfast. The girls watched movies pretty much all day long, other than a little playtime downstairs with Eliza. Eliza would NOT take a nap today, which was so frustrating, but she eventually fell sleep on my lap and napped for a while. Of course, sleeping baby on your chest pretty much always makes you fall asleep, so I dozed in and out the entire time she slept. Oops. It was a perfect day for it though. Once Eliza was up, I showered and got ready, then took off for Target with Olivia. Our goal for the day was to register for baby stuff. We’re having a very small couples shower with our circle of friends in early June, so I needed to register for that…but, I also had a coupon for a gift card if I create a registry, and you get a “completion discount” to buy stuff left on your registry, so I figured why not. Olivia and I grabbed some ICEE’s and popcorn, and got to work. It was hard to know what to register for…we don’t’ have a ton of room, so we have to stick to real necessities, but a few people have told us they’re giving us all of this random stuff (pump, nursing pillow, bottles, double-stroller, clothes, etc.)…but it’s hard to know if it’s actually going to happen, so it makes me nervous. After our outing, we made our way home for dinner, got the girls ready, and were off to swim class. The girls showered after class, and once home, Christian finished getting the van put back together. We moved the big girls into booster seats (Olivia was getting pretty big for her convertible, and Amelia was TERRIBLE at buckling her harness) and we ended up turning Eliza forward-facing. She is too tall (per her seat) to make it rear-facing much longer, so I figured with her birthday just a couple weeks away, we might as well just turn it now. Big girls!!!! The girls were finally off to bed, a little late, and, of course, Eliza fought it. I hope she’s not reverting to being a terrible sleeper again! That would be awful timing! Christian hung out in the garage with his friend, Lorenzo, for a while, so I finished up Game of Thrones and settled in for a long night of insomnia. Ugh, pregnancy is not for the weak!!

Time to do some registering!

Until Next Week! XOXO