Week 24, almost officially
halfway through the year. This week brought some big events…the big girls’ last
day of school, my 33rd birthday, the big girls’ last day at KinderCare
and some time preparing them for their first day in the YMCA program.
On Monday, we kicked off
the week. I was up and ready, got the big girls up and ready, and dropped them
off at daycare. Christian is back to bringing Eliza to his parents’ in the
morning, which is seriously a relief. Work continues to be insane. I feel like
I’ve been in this “where do I begin” phase for so long, it just seems to be my
new normal. This are definitely going to be rough for the rest of the office
when I’m gone, that’s for sure. Around lunchtime, a massive bought of nausea
hit me, and it was so terrible. I haven’t been that sick in a LONG time, and it
made for a pretty miserable afternoon. Thankfully I was able to power through, finish
out the day, pick up Eliza and make my way home. We had take-out for dinner, got
the girls ready for softball, and made our way to the field. It was raining on
and off all afternoon, but luckily cleared up before the game started. Olivia
played 1st base and caught on pretty quickly. Amelia played short
stop and actually had a couple of balls hit to her…she even made a really great
play. Again, they were only able to play 2 innings, and again, they worked on
batting instead of playing outfield. But, it seems to be working, because they
do seem to be catching onto everything. Christian left early for work, and the
girls and I made our way home after the game. They played a bit, watched a
video, and were off to bed. I relaxed and finished bingeing “East Los High” on
Hulu (yes, it’s basically a teen, Mexican soap opera, but I love it) and passed
out.
On Tuesday, I woke up from a
terrible night of sleep, and had another attach of 1st trimester nausea.
Ended up throwing up from brushing my teeth – bringing back so many wonderful
memories. Seriously, I feel like I’m going backwards all of a sudden. I finally
pulled myself together, finished getting ready, and got the girls up and ready.
I dropped them off an put in some work before heading off to my latest
check-up. I actually had a totally normal blood pressure, 114/76, which is seriously
amazing, and unheard of. Still no weight gain, which is also a huge relief. We
talked about post-birth birth control options for a while, and I’m pretty
confused about what I/we should do. Last summer we were finally all set on
Christian getting the big snip. He had a physical, where they noticed how
poorly a previous ear surgery he had healed. The doctor didn’t believe
Christian was a good candidate because if his poor surgical healing. In
addition, it’s when they noticed the lump in his chest, requiring testing and
surgery. Not only did that delay the snipping process (resulting in this
pregnancy’s possibility), but now seeing the way that surgery has healed so
poorly as well, we’re thinking it’s not a good idea for him to have surgery in
such a…ahem…sensitive area. I’m not comfortable going back on anything hormonal
anymore at my age, and after years of it, and we need something permanent. It
doesn’t sound like I’ll be a good candidate to have tubal done right after the
baby is born (unless of course for some reason I need a c-section), which means
I’ll have to do it after the fact. She talked about how vasectomy’s are more
successful, less invasive and have a quicker recovery – but, I just don’t think
it’s in the cards for us. So, now I’m nervous about the tubal – both the
procedure, and the effectiveness. No fun. After the talk, we listened to the
baby, and scheduled my weekly bio-physical scans for the rest of the pregnancy.
Finally, I made my way back to work to finish out the day. I had a pretty productive
day, but, man a I SOOOOOO exhausted! Traffic was terrible getting home, so
Christian made dinner while I made the slow commute, and picked Eliza up. We
ate, Christian was off to work, the girls played outside for a while, and I
made their “last day of school” chalkboards before sending everybody off to
bed. I can’t believe my baby’s are all done with Kindergarten and 1st
Grade! They grow way too fast!
After Sunday's trip to Grand Ol' Day, today I got a little throwback to our first trip there with Olivia (just a bit before Amelia was born)
Up, show Wednesday I was up a
little early to shower and get ready, and get the big girls up and ready to
take their last day of school pictures, before waking up the little Tasmanian Devil.
Finally, I got Eliza up and ready, dropped them all off at daycare and got to
sit in the later morning traffic into work. Another long, slow, terrible drive.
I spent the day plowing away at my inbox, and before I knew it, it was time to
pick Eliza up, get the big girls ready, and make our way to softball. All of
the girls were clearly dragging today after their exciting last day of school,
and a little distracted, but we all survived. I have to say…our team is by far
the best in our little league. It’s pretty exciting since they’ve both pretty
much been on the worst teams since they started playing sports. I feel like
they’re really, finally learning, which makes me very excited. Christian was
off to work, so the girls and I settled in at home, watched a little TV, they
took their baths and everybody was off to bed. It’s officially summer
vacation!!
33 Weeks, 5 Days. Woot!
Thursday was overall a pretty typical,
boring, standard Thursday. Daycare, work (work, work, work), home…dinner,
Christian to work, some play time, and everybody to bed. Now, this is my kind
of day!
Such a cutie!
Friday was the big day…MY BIRTHDAY!
The big 3-3! That seems so crazy. I feel like it wasn’t that long ago that I
thought 33 was SOOOOOOO old. Now, here I am. Dangerously close to my mid-30’s. To
top that off, it was my Friday off work, which basically makes it the best birthday
ever. Today also marked the big girls’ last day at KinderCare…which was
unusually emotional for me. They started there 4½ years ago, which was SUCH a
hard day for me. Before that, they had never been cared for by anybody but us
or our parents, so the thought of leaving them with complete strangers was so
overwhelming. They looked so scared and nervous that day, and I think I cried
more than they did. Now, they are saying goodbye to so many friends, and to
teachers who treat us like family. Our week of big lasts continued. The rest of
the day, I spent with Eliza. We had breakfast, hung out around the house, and
met my dad and stepmom for birthday lunch. Proof that I’m a full-fledged adult
was solidified when they gave me a birthday gift full of stuff that was actually
for the baby. Meanwhile, Christian ended up staying up for the day, and he and his
friend, Lorenzo, started filling up the pool. They had to do a little leveling
to the ground (which we later found out was still not quite level), set up the
tarp and get the pool in position, and then it filled the rest of the day.
Eliza fell asleep at lunch, and went down for a nap when I dropped her off at
home. While she slept, I was off on my next adventure…the DMV!!!
Procrastination at its finest, my license renewal was due. The DMV was a total
madhouse, filled with the most obnoxious children I’ve ever been around in my
life. The place was seriously packed, and not one single person would get up to
let my obviously VERY pregnancy self sit down. I managed to keep my hormones in
check, but it was tough. They finally called my number, I paid my fee, I took
my picture, and I booked it home. Next up, I sent Christian on a Facebook sale
purchase, to pick up a dresser (with a changing pad and covers!) for super
cheap, for the baby. He’ll be rooming with us for a while, and I didn’t think
we’d be able to afford a dresser, so this came at the perfect time, because I
had no idea what we were going to do with all of his clothes and blankets and
stuff. He picked the girls up from daycare, grabbed some carne asada to grill
for dinner, and they gave me a new “boy” charm for my bracelet. Christian made
dinner, and we all settled in for the night. Overall, it was a pretty
interesting, pretty great birthday.
First and Last Day at KinderCare. Wowza!
Baby's New Dresser and My New Charm. Happy Birthday!
I spent most of Saturday doing some
cleaning and picking up around the house. Nothing too strenuous, just making it
not so tornado-like. Meanwhile, the girls played outside for a while and got to
swim for the first time this summer (and, I was SOOOOOOO jealous, I can’t even
tell you how jealous). While the girls were playing and swimming and running
around, Christian was did some work in the yard and the garage. I eventually called
it quits on cleaning, and watched some TV, including a Netflix movie, “A Girl
Like Her”, which makes me really, REALLY wish that I could keep my girls from
growing up. Seriously, if you have young girls, don’t watch it. I ended up
selling Christian off on another Facebook sale, to pick up a really cheap swing
for the baby (which, again, I didn’t think we’d be able to get, so YAY!). So,
he was off to Menards, and to pick that up, before heading out for a few drinks
with Lorenzo, while I got the girls into bed, and watched some shows before
bed.
First Swim Day!
Baby's New Swing. Such a Steal!
I love when she just passes out on the living room floor. There's something so peaceful about it.
Sunday came all too fast, like
usual. And, it was a busy day around the house. I finally finished laundry, well, I ended the day with one last
basket of clothes to put away. But, I still call it a success. We had
breakfast, and I did some more cleaning around the house. We put together the
baby’s Rock and Play, moved the dresser into our room, and I got “his corner”
of our room ready. Slowly but surely, we’re getting ready for this guy! The big
girls swam on and off all day – Eliza is still pretty leery about going in the
water. So, she and I watched some TV and played together. I went on a big Target
run in the morning, even washed some fruits and veggies and started getting
food ready for the Y program this week. One big downside to the new program is
that they don’t provide food and snacks…so, I need to have them eat something
before we leave, send morning and afternoon snacks, a lunch with a beverage,
and a water bottle. Ugh – this has seriously stressed me out for weeks. But,
after doing some shopping and planning, I think we just might survive. Finally,
we had dinner, the girls took their baths, we hung out for a while, and the
girls were off to bed. Christian planted the new trellis (for the zucchini) and
started sanding a new bench my mom picked up for us at a garage sale, while I
had a nice quiet end to the day/week. Eliza was seriously fighting her sleep
but thankfully, Christian happened to be inside and was able to deal with it…this
preggo needed sleep!
Hugs for Kitty!
Baby's Corner, Coming Together
Bathing Beauties. Living the Life.
Until Next Week! XOXO
