Monday was a pretty
typical start to the week. Christian and I were off to work, the girls were off
to school. Nothing too exciting planned for the day. I did receive my first
message regarding Olivia’s “baseball” and I’m SO excited for her to start. It’s
going to be such a hectic time for her to be starting up a new sport, but I can’t
wait to watch her play and grow, and I hope she grows to love it. I played from
the time I was about 6 years old, up through high school, and loved every bit
of it. I’m still not too sure if team sports will be Olivia’s thing as she gets
older, but we’ll see. Our evening was pretty standard…I picked up the girls, we
played, had some dinner, hung out. It’s so nice, with each passing day it’s
light out later and later. So wonderful!
Tuesday was another
pretty low key day. I was feeling very uncomfortable at work, so I made
my way home to finish up the day from the comfort of my bed. There is just nothing
better than working from home, in my jammies, not having to deal with anybody.
It’s so relaxing, and quiet. They are working on getting a few of us in the
office that “GoToMyPC” program, which will be SUPER awesome, actually being
able to access all of my work and do everything from home. Hopefully it happens
before I go on leave so I can take advantage of it when I reach the completely
miserable stage! Outside of that, it was a pretty low key night. Just resting,
trying to get some energy back.
Somebody is not going to be happy when baby comes, and she doesn't get to sleep in his/her bed anymore...
Wednesday I still
wasn’t feeling great, but I made my way to work. We did have an ice cream
sundae party this afternoon to celebrate the April birthday’s in our office, so
that made it worth leaving my bed. I finally connected with my uncle this
evening to start discussing the mini-van purchase. He took some information on
what we want and all that, and has to call his guy at the dealership to start
piecing it all together. So exciting!!! Even though we plan on trading in
Christian’s truck, he did suggest we try to tell it ourselves in the meantime,
since we’d obviously get a little more selling it. So, I posted it to carsoup
before bed, and we’re crossing all of our limbs it catches somebody’s eye!
I don’t have much
to report on for Thursday, other than the fact that I worked from home all day.
Man was I in pain, ALL DAY LONG. It was just miserable. I did get quite a bit
of work done, so at least something good came out of it, but this is going to
be a loooooong final stretch if I don’t start feeling a tad better pretty soon.
And, it’s official; we seriously need a bigger bathtub. Why don’t bathtubs come
in grown adult sizes?? It’s the only thing that slightly relaxes me and (temporarily)
makes me feel better, but it would be nice to be able to fit my entire body in
it at one time…
My TBT photo this year, first time snuggling each of the girls. Can't believe I'll be doing this again soon!
Realized today was also National Sibling Day, so I posted a 2nd TBT photo....I don't have any (biological) siblings of my own, so I posted one of my favorite siblings. So little!!!
Friday I was back
at work, and survived the day. And, as of today, I have 30 days left until my
due date. 30 DAYS!!! It’s really the final countdown now. So hard to believe,
one month left. Beyond excited!! However, my allergies and/or sinuses seem to
be acting up, which is not so great. The weather today was beautiful though, so
once I left work, made a quick stop at Target and picked the girls up, we spent
some time playing in the backyard. So nice to finally be able to spend some
time outside, here and there at least. Until the girls start acting up and
driving each other crazy of course. Christian had to work very late tonight, so
it was pretty much just me and the girls. We had dinner, watched some movies
and relaxed for a bit before bed. I was exhausted, and Christian also works
early tomorrow, so it was an early night for everybody. What a Friday night!
Spending time outside!
Whoo Hoo!
On Saturday,
Christian not only had to work, but had to drive his supervisor to the airport
for a business trip, SERIOUSLY early in the morning, so he was up and out the
door long before any of us girls were awake. Talk about a good OT day! There
was no sleeping in for the rest of us either though. We were up and at em’
fairly early…I dropped Olivia off across the street with our friends, and took
Amelia to finish her early childhood screening. Last time we were in, the nurse
called in so we could not do the medical portion of the screening. Amelia did so well when we were there for the
developmental portion, but she did not want ANYTHING to do with the hearing and
eye tests. She pushed through and finished her eye exam, but she really didn’t
cooperate with her hearing very well at all. The nurse “passed” her as far as
her screening goes, but suggested that her doctor do a hearing exam at her 4
year check-up this summer. I’m trying not to be concerned about it, and as we
were leaving I asked her if she could hear the beeps, and she claims she could,
but I’ve always been a little suspicious of her hearing, for a few reasons. For
one, she constantly grabs her ears...we’ve just thought maybe it’s just a nervous
tick kind of thing. She says they don’t hurt, but will often say she does it
because it’s too loud (when, nothing loud is going on). Now, I’m curious if
maybe they do hurt, or she’s hearing things differently than the rest of us.
Also, she asks “what” after almost everything you say to her. I know, I know,
she’s 3. It’s hard to explain, but it’s more than just annoying toddler “what” –
it’s not like she’s not listening, or she’s super distracted, it’s like she can’t
comprehend that you are talking to her, or she just literally cannot make out
what you are saying. So, I’m not completely convinced there isn’t something
going on, but we’ll have to see what her doctor says in a few months. All in
all, the screening took about 15 minutes. We stopped to visit with our friends…well,
the girls watched “Frozen” and played for a bit while Sara and I caught up. We made our way home and it wasn’t long before it was time to get ready and head to swim
class. Both of the girls are doing SOOOOOOO well this session. I seriously
cannot believe how well Olivia can swim now. Just a year ago she had no idea
what to do and couldn’t swim a lick, now she does so well, it’s amazing. Amelia
is actually listening and trying really hard this session, I’m so
proud of her. She wears her floating devices still, but she actually moves her
arms and legs like she’s supposed to, and she’s working on her floating. Very
exciting! After class, we grabbed some lunch , and met Christian back at home.
He showered and changed, and we were off on our next adventure…dinner and a
playdate with some old friends, Kelly and Nixon, we haven’t seen in a few years
(they are actually the girls’ godparents). Without going into any intimate
details, we had a bit of a falling out with them a few years back, and have
slowly had more and more contact over the last year or so. They invited us over to
have dinner and hang out…admittedly, Christian and I were a little nervous about
it. But, it was a pretty fun night. The kids didn’t
skip a beat and got right to playing as soon as we arrived, and seemed to have
a pretty good time playing together all evening while we caught up with Kelly
and Nixon. We left shortly
before bedtime and made our way home to relax for a bit before bed. On our way
home, we passed Waterpark of America, and the girls would NOT stop talking
about it the rest of the night. They wanted to go there…NOW! We kept telling
them it costs money, and we would save up and go there sometime soon. Nope, not
good enough. Eventually, they exclaimed “but we do have money”, and disappeared
off to the back of the house. They came out with handfuls of pennies, ready to
go. It was seriously adorable. I explained that it was not quite enough, and we
would work to save up and go there soon. It was a long night of disappointed
children, but we all survived. Christian ended up going to a friends to watch a
boxing match, but it was an early night for the girls and I. What a busy day!
Early Morning snuggles!
Her new swimsuit came this week! LOVE IT!
Pennies for Waterparks!
Sunday was another
pretty busy day. I was up and right on top of my weekend chores, as usual. I
started some laundry (and, in the end, didn’t really make much progress on the
laundry front today), I cleaned up the bedrooms and bathroom, and got the
dishes done (which, is usually the extent of cleaning our kitchen needs). Then,
it was time for breakfast and we all got ready for the day. The rest of the day
was devoted to Easter fun. First up, we stopped at the Mall of America to visit
with the Easter Bunny. Similar to Santa, they had a professional photographer
there this year, but they still let us take our own photos, as long as we
stayed behind him and out of the way. Works for me, at least we weren’t shoved
off to the side like we were with Santa. I hope they aren’t leaning towards not
allowing you to take your own photographs – I didn’t realize how rare it is to
be able to take your own, but apparently it is (which, seems ridiculous to me).
We stopped into Carter’s to get a boy and a girl going home outfit for the
baby, and I was pretty excited to mark that off our list of things to do. And,
finally, we stopped into Build-a-Bear as an early Easter gift for the girls
(they won’t be getting baskets this year). Some new My Little Ponies came out
this month, so Olivia got her Rarity, and Amelia picked Scootaloo (one of the
cutie crusaders). Amelia didn’t actually get to stuff hers – it comes already
stuffed because they are smaller, but she didn’t even want to help Olivia do
hers, so apparently she doesn’t care. Olivia wasn’t even very into filling her
Rarity – she gets too embarrassed, so I was basically better off just ordering
them online like I did with their Christmas gifts! After they gave their new
ponies a little bath (and, Olivia talked Christian into letting her get Spike
as well – what a pushover), we made our way home. We had a late lunch, Amelia laid
down for a bit, and Christian and I popped in a movie to relax for a little
while. My mom stopped over to visit and drop off some snacks for us, so the girls
got to play with her for a bit. Then, back to Easter fun. We dyed our Easter
eggs and baked a cake – YUM!! The girls had so much fun, I love that they that
they get more and more into it as they get older. Finally, we relaxed for the
rest of the evening. Boy were we all exhausted, that’s for sure!
Easter Festivities
Boy or Girl, which one will it be?!?
Today also marked
36 weeks for me. Welcome to month 9!!! I can’t believe that within the next 4
weeks, we’ll have our new little bundle to love and cuddle, and our family will
finally be complete. I’m so over the moon excited, and so anxious to find out
if we’re having a boy or a girl. Not much longer now! I’m hoping next Saturday
will be mini-van buying time, which will be a HUGE relief (you know, to
actually have a vehicle we all fit in when s/he come!). And, it’s stressing me
out, so I just want the whole thing OVER! Then, the following weekend is the
baby shower my friends are throwing me, which I am super excited for. After the
shower, we’ll pick up the last of any necessities we still need, install the
infant car seat base in the new van, and we’ll officially be ready. Technically,
the baby still does not have a name either, but that’s Christian’s fault, so if
he keeps dragging his feet and refusing to either agree, or come up with his
own suggestions, I will just have to make the decision! And, I will too…happily!
Of course, as with the past couple weeks, each day gets a little tougher, a
little more uncomfortable. Nighttime/Sleeping is getting harder, and painful.
The baby is definitely running out of room – we’re pretty much past the kicking
and flutters stage, and now it’s just massive movements that are super painful.
Oh, all the things you forget about! But, of course, it’s still the most
amazing feeling. It’s still hard to believe that I’ll never experience all of
this again, but I’m honestly OK with that, which is comforting. 28 days to go!!
