Here we are, kicking off another
week. The last full week of May. The year is just cruising right by!
On Monday I woke up feeling so exhausted.
Christian was out late with some friends, and I woke up in the middle of the
night super overheated. It wasn’t too bad outside, but burning up in the house.
I ran around the house turning on fans and opening windows, trying to cool the
place down a little but (I wasn’t sure if the AC unit was OK to turn on yet
with some issues we’re having with the furnace). It ended up being a long
night, and a slow, tired morning. But, no rest for the weary. I got the girls
up and ready, dropped the big girls off at daycare and Eliza off at my in-laws,
and settled into work. Eliza was feeling pretty warm this morning, and ended up
throwing up shortly after I dropped her off, but thankfully she seemed fine
after that. I think it was just a result of our hot house overnight. The
weather guys were threatening bad weather all day, but the rain ended up
holding off…so, after work, it was a rush to pick Eliza up, stop home to switch
laundry and get the big girls ready, and make our way to softball. Olivia was
complaining of her eyes watering, and was blinking non-stop, so we gave her
some allergy medication and eye drops in hopes she’d survive game night. She
doesn’t usually have those issues, so hopefully that won’t be a new regular
thing for her. She played Left-Center, Short Stop and Right Field tonight,
while Amelia played Right Field 1st base and Center Field. Olivia
has been hitting REALLY awesome lately, and Amelia is actually working really
hard. I’m so proud of them both! Christian left for work, and my mom kept track
of Eliza while I helped “bench coach” again during the game. After the game, we
stopped to grab some dinner, ate and watched a little TV, and the girls were
off to bed. Per usual, I attempted to stay up and watch some of my shows, but passed
out.
On Tuesday, we were up and at it.
Eliza was a little crabby, but with a lot of perseverance, I got her up and
ready to go. I dropped the girls off at daycare and made y way to work. My
in-box just keeps piling up more and more every day. Its’ seriously getting
pretty crazy. But, today I did manage to finally clear out my “issues” box,
which is HUGE! At this point, I think my co-workers are going to end up taking
on A LOT of extra stuff when I leave, because I just can’t seem to make any
headway on my workload. After work, I picked Eliza up, and stopped at the store
for a quick grocery run before settling in at home. I started dinner and did
some cleaning up, and hung out with the girls while Christian took over. He’s
been surprisingly helpful around the house this week…between yesterday and
today, he washed a sink full of dishes, cleaned the entryway, put away his
MONTH’S worth of clothes in the bedroom, went through his pants (step 1 of his
clothes cleanup), planted the last of the flowers, helped the girls play in the
sprinkler after school, helped make dinner AND cleanup after, and cleaned up
the garage. He’s been in the dog house, so I know he’s only doing it to try to
make up for some stuff, but I sure hope this side of him sticks around, at
least a little bit. It’s amazing what actually gets done around here when he
pitches in too…and how much less stressed out I am! After dinner, he was off to
work, the girls played for a while, I worked on the computer for a bit and
watched some TV before bed. We finally broke down and turned the Air
Conditioner on today, which is thankfully working just fine.
Wednesday…just another day in our
paradise! Everybody was up, but we were all pretty slow getting ready. So, we
were all a little late. I dropped the girls off at daycare and zipped into work….and,
it was a LONG day. Our database is down, as we convert to a new, department
wide, database, and not having our database definitely changes how we can do
our work. It really limits our access to information, so everything is a bit
slower, and more difficult. I left work early to do some (real) grocery
shopping, and arrived home just in time to get the girls into their softball
gear and rush off to Echo Park for their summer program orientation. In an
effort to save some money, we’re taking the big girls out of KinderCare when
the schoolyear is over, and they are moving to the YMCA program. In the summer,
they’ll be at this other elementary school, and then once school starts in the
fall, they’ll go to their own school for the before-school program. I’m nervous
for the switch, but I know it will be much more age appropriate for them, and
it’s MUCH cheaper, and we need to save money anywhere that we can right now. I
thought at the orientation we’d actually meet some staff, see where/how we drop
them off/pick them up, get some more detailed information about how the program
works…but, we basically just got their shirts and a packet of information. So,
we were in and out, and I was still just as nervous about the switch. Since we
had so much time, we let the girls play at the park there for a little while,
before picking Eliza up and making our way to the ball field for a picnic
before the game. The girls both played outfield and shortstop tonight. Amelia’s
short attention span was making an appearance tonight, and seriously getting on
my nerves. They didn’t end up getting much action in the field tonight, but
they both did a pretty great job batting. It was SOOOOOO hot tonight, so we
were all pretty overheated but the time the game was over. I’m guessing the
heat and the lack of action played a big role in Amelia’s short attention span,
so I tried my hardest to keep my annoyance under control. Eliza decided to dump
water over her head throughout the game to cool herself down…funny in the
moment, until she has to get into her car seat soaking wet. Oy! Christian left
for work, and we girls were on our way home for baths, showers, a little TV
time and bed.
Thursday was a late morning for us.
Apparently I decided to turn my alarm clock off and got back to sleep this
morning…oops!!! So, I called in late, showered, got the girls up and everybody
ready, and we were finally off for the day. Everybody was much more chipper
this morning, so apparently the extra sleep does the body good. It was a busy
day at work…getting used to the new database, catching up from our slow day
yesterday, and getting ready for the long weekend. I again had to leave work a
tad early today…this time to get the girls ready for their softball pictures
and get them to the location on time. Amelia was being ridiculous during the
pictures, so I’m not really sure how those are going to turn out. That kid, I
swear, she drives me nuts! We picked up some pizza for dinner, and settled in
at home to eat. When we arrived home, we found Chuy sitting outside on the
deck. Apparently Olivia had let him outside before we left, and….he DIDN’T run away!
Seriously, that’s amazing. Maybe he really finally has calmed down! After
eating, Christian was off to work and we had a quiet night at home before bed.
Friday was my day off. YES!!!! I
got the big girl dressed and ready, and dropped them off at daycare, and then
stopped home to get myself ready for the day. I took Eliza in to get her labs
redone, and then waited on pins and needles until the results came in. She took
the blood draw like a champ, again, and never even made a peep! Thankfully, the
results were MUCH better than they were a couple of weeks ago. Her White Blood Cells
are still a little low, but not concerning. They want the levels to be between
a 6-17 (which seems like a huge range to me)…she was at a 2.7 last time, and a
5.9 this time. Much better! We made our way home for some breakfast, and Christian
settled in to sleep for a while. A little while Later, Eliza and I were off to
meet my Mom for lunch. We ate and chatted and hung out for a bit, and
eventually Eliza and I were off to run some errands (in the rain, no fun!). We
stopped at my friend Kelly’s house…she gave me her virtually new breast pump,
along with a some accessories and a practically new boppy pillow. Yay! Next, I
stopped into Bellies to Babies, hoping to find some used summer maternity
clothes to get me through the end this pregnancy. Of course, they have A TON of
smaller sized clothes, but not much in my size, so I pretty much had no luck
there. Finally, we got back home. I ended up ordering some clothes from Target
online, because I am seriously desperate for some cooler clothes right now. I
also found “photo outfits” for all 4 kids, which I was SUPER excited about! It’s amazing to actually check things off the
list. Christian picked the big girls up from school, and we all had a pretty
quiet night at home. We played outside for a while, had dinner, watched a
little TV. Great start to a long weekend.
Saturday was a busy day around the
house today. I did laundry throughout the day, and finished washing all of the
handmedown clothes that we have received from people. Even sorted it, packed
away the bigger stuff and got all of the baby stuff organized and put away.
Woot!! 7ish weeks to go, I figure I better get started on doing some stuff to
prepare for this little guys arrival! The girls played outside for most of the
day, while Christian worked in the garage and in the yard, and cut the grass.
Definitely not my idea of a good time. Later, his friend Lorenzo came over to
grill with us and hang out for a while. I’ve been craving a steak like nobody’s
business, so that was on tap for tonight. I settled into bed to watch some TV
all by myself when the girls went to bed…I’m starting to get SUPER uncomfortable,
especially by the end of the day, so I think I’m going to have a lot of early,
lazy nights in my future.
On Sunday, we were up and at it. The
girls actually slept in a little after a fairly late night yesterday, but of
course I was up before everybody. So, I watched some TV in bed for a while,
before everybody else was up and running around and turned the place into a mad
house. I did some cleaning around the house…getting our room, the girls’ room and
the kitchen all cleaned up. I finished up the last of our laundry. Eventually,
my mom picked the big girls up for an overnight, which enraged little Eliza.
She was so upset that she was left behind, so we decided to load her up and
take her to the Mall of America to fill up her Build a Bear Care Bears. She was
pretty leery of it at first, but eventually helped stuff them and got into it.
We stopped at Rainforest Café for dinner…which was a mistake. We somehow lost
our spot on the waiting list, so it took forever to get seated, it’s way too
expensive, I think even more that it was before, and Eliza HATED the storms and
animal noises. Lesson learned there! We finally got home for the night. Eliza
took a late nap, and eventually joined Christian out in the garage, cleaning up
and playing for a while. He ended up passing out with her, trying to get her to
sleep, so it was an early night for everybody. Thankfully, tomorrow is a
holiday, so our weekend isn’t over yet!
Until Next Week! XOXO
