Monday hit me like
a bus, and I had to call into work. I was still SO exhausted, so sore, my head
was pounding and I had SOOOOOOO much to do around the house. I just needed a
day…a day to myself, a day along, a day to rest and recover. Christian woke up
late as well – but, he wasn’t as lucky as me. He left, dropped Eliza off at his
parents’ house, and made his way to work. Meanwhile, I let the big girls sleep
in a little bit, gave them some breakfast, and then sent them off to daycare.
Once home, I started some laundry, which took ALL.DAY.LONG, and spent some time
relaxing and trying to get rid of my headache. I watched some shows…still
working on “Fargo”, and LOVING it! Once I was feeling rested and a bit better,
I cleaned up the living room, bathroom and bedrooms….whew! I started on the
kitchen…only really getting through the dishes/dishwasher, but still have a
LONG way to go in there. Overall, I had a relaxing, yet busy day. But I was
feeling much better by the afternoon. Our friend Sara had an appointment in the
afternoon, so I watched the girls’ little BFF, Bella, for her. She just played
and took advantage of having the house to herself while I did some laundry folding and that kind
of fun stuff. When she returned to pick Bella up, we chatted for a while and
caught up, before I had to head out and pick the big girls up from daycare.
Then, MY BFF, Kari, and her little girl Addie stopped over. We talked and hung
out for a while, while the girls tore apart the house. It wasn’t long before
Bella was back over to play with the girls, so 5 little girls running around,
playing and squealing made for quite a night! While we’re pretty used to the
chaos, I think we scarred Kari for life. Ha! Eventually, she had to head out to
pick her son up, and Bella was on her way home, so we settled in for the night.
Christian mowed the lawn while we all caught up and played, ate some dinner,
and I got the girls bathed and ready for bed. Finally, one by one they were all
off to dreamland, and I finished a little more laundry before heading to bed
myself. Eliza has actually been going to bed, to sleep, by herself the past few
days. I have to admit that it’s nice to get the extra alone time in the
evening, but I sure do miss my baby snuggles before bed! We’ll have to see if
this actually sticks or not…but secretly, I do hope that at least once in a
while she’ll crave some mommy cuddles before she goes to sleep still!
Chloe Loves a Quiet House!
Playdate with her BFF!
On Tuesday, I was
back to work. Back to reality. Sooooo, we were all up, bright and early, and on
our way. Eliza is on her last week of transitioning to the toddler room this
week, so she’ll be spending a lot of time in the toddler room…eating, napping
and everything. And, so far, she’s LOVING it. She’s going to be running that
toddler room in no time! And, Amelia is officially in the schoolage room full
time now as well. She’s been going on an occasional fieldtrip with them for the
last few weeks, but she’s now an official schoolager, and she’s SO excited
about it. And she and Olivia have actually been getting along pretty well,
which is always my fear when they’re together all day. My girls, growing up! After
work, I stopped home to let the dog out, grab some snacks and the girls’ soccer
stuff, and finally picked them up to get ready for practice. I was with Olivia
tonight, and she scrimmaged one of the other teams. Her team is actually
looking really good, an she is doing amazing, so I hope it keeps up. She could
really learn a lot this year, and I can already see so much growth. She even
scored a really great goal during the scrimmage tonight, and she played great
defense. I’m getting pretty impressed! Even other parents have mentioned how
great she does, which she just LOVES. She’s definitely inherited my competitive
nature. Amelia was off to practice with Christian, but I guess she sat out
quite a bit – she’s still complaining that her stomach hurts, and it’s been going
on for quite a while now. I hope she’s not developing any food aversions or
anything, like Olivia, but something has to be causing it. But, it was also a
really hot and humid day/night, so that might be playing into it. We were all pretty
happy to settle into the A/C at home. We had dinner, and the girls were all off
to bed. Eliza, again, all on her own. So crazy, out of nowhere, she thinks she’s
so big! Christian did have his follow-up ultrasound this afternoon, and the
news wasn’t super great. They discovered a pretty large mass of some kind in
his chest, so – he’ll be heading back in for a biopsy later this week. Needless
to say, we’re all getting a little nervous about what’s going on at this point,
and all we can do is hope that everything comes back clear. So scary!
So Hot and Sweaty - But She Worked Her Butt Off!
Wednesday was a
loooooooong day, and I was just not in a working mood. I think because I’ve
been busting my butt catching up, and working so hard to actually stay on top
of my workload, it’s wearing me out! The day was so slow, it was such a relief
when quitting time came along. I stopped home to let the dog out again and
gather up some stuff, which turned out to be a waste of time because Christian
was home from work much earlier than usual. Technically, on time I suppose…so, I
picked the girls up from daycare quick, and then came back home to drop Amelia
and Eliza off, get Olivia cleaned up and ready for her soccer pictures. It’s SOOOOO
hot out, Olivia was a sweaty, gross mess from playing outside at daycare. Ick! I
was going to drag all three of them with me, so it was quite helpful that Christian
was already home. Pictures go pretty fast, so we were back home before we knew
it. We had dinner and settled in for some TV before bed. AND, Eliza required
some snuggles tonight, which totally worked for me! Love my little chunky,
sweaty bedtime cuddles!
Olivia's Picture Night
On Thursday it was still
so crazy hot out…it was literally misting out this morning from the humidity.
ICK, ICK, ICK! Alas, we were up, getting ready, and heading out. Off to work
and daycare…but, it was Friday for Christian and me, which always makes the day
better! Christian was off work early today for his biopsy. He was pretty
nervous, and in quite a bit of pain afterward, which is always hard to see. He
went home to nap and rest, while I finished out my work day, and picked the
girls up from daycare. We stopped home to get the big girls ready for soccer,
and were on our way. Amelia’s game was canceled, because tonight was her
picture night, so I took her to get that done, while Christian took Olivia to
her game. I felt bad making him get up and go, but I couldn’t be in both places
at once. After pictures, we met up with them at the game, and Christian toughed
it out and stayed to watch her. Olivia played really well again, and didn’t
even sit out at all – even in the heat! She was on fire! We were all again
super relieved to get home to the A/C and relax. Christian took some pain
medication and rested for the rest of the night, going to bed pretty early. We’re
not supposed to get the results of his biopsy until next Tuesday, which just
seems crazy to me. Such a long, stressful wait! While he settled in, I helped
the big girls shower, got them all some dinner and we were all off to bed, one
by one.
Amelia's Picture Night
My TBT This Week - a Trip Down Memory Lane with my BFF, as back to school time approaches
Friday finally
arrived, and Christian and I were both off. That never happens, so it was
awesome! Christian was feeling much better already, and was actually able to
get up and do some stuff, which was good. The big girls were off to daycare…their
LAST full day of daycare before school starts – so crazy! We ended up getting a
call from the clinic in the morning, with AMAZING news that Christian’s biopsy
came back clear. NO CANCER – so thankful! We were so relieved that we didn’t
have to go through the weekend and the long wait for the news, that’s for sure!
They told him it appears to be a mass of scar tissue, and he has an appointment
in a couple of weeks to discuss removing it. The idea of surgery is still
pretty scary, but SO much better than the alternative. I felt like we could
finally breathe after all of this stress and unknown. Oy! I hung out with Eliza
most of the day, watched some Hulu, and did some picking up around the house. Christian
rested in the morning, then showered and started getting up and moving. Eventually,
my in-laws came over with some food…they’ve been having a hard time with this
medical scare as well, of course, so they had planned on coming over to spoil
us with some yummy food – they were obviously quite relieved to hear the
results as well. They hung out outside most of the day…chatting, doing some
work in the garage, and grilling, while I did some cleaning, made some salsa
and worked on laundry. Eliza took a nice long nap while I worked on my tasks
and everybody else ran to the Mexican market to pick up some carne asada and
chicken. I picked the big girls up from daycare a little earlier than usual, so
we could eat and they could hang out with Grandma and Grandpa for a while. They
rode bikes and scooters and played outside most of the evening…so, I had quite
a lot of time in the house, all to myself. WOOT!! It started getting late, and
dark…my in-laws were on their way home, while the rest of us settled into the house
and relaxed for a while before bed. Christian was feeling pretty exhausted after
a long day – likely outdid it, so he passed out pretty early. I did some late
night bill paying tonight, and got some MORE happy news…our daycare payment has
gone down! And, with two going to school and one moving to toddlers, it was a
nice BIG decrease. Heaven!!! What a way to end a Friday!
I bought the girls an orchid plant to celebrate the end of summer.
I LOVE This Girl!
Saturday was overall
a pretty low-key day. So, of course, the big girls were at each other’s throats
ALL DAY LONG! They were driving each other crazy, arguing and fighting over
everything and just plain making me want to rip my hair out. Christian is still
trying to take it easy from the biopsy, so I felt like it was even more on me
to keep them under control. Amidst the chaos, I made breakfast, did the dishes
and worked on cleaning up the kitchen for a while. Eventually, Eliza went down
for a nap, and my mom came over to take the girls overnight. FINALLY, some
peace and quiet and much needed relaxation! And, finally, Christian and I got
ourselves cleaned up, showered and dressed for the rest of the day. We watched
some TV and relaxed, he ran off to get his haircut, and we planned on heading
to Applebee’s for an almost kidless dinner. We waited and waited for Eliza to
wake up from her nap, eventually opening her door around 6:00 so she would wake
up. Which, she finally did about 15 minutes later. We got her cleaned up and
ready, packed up, and were off to dinner. YUMMMM!!! Dinner, a drink, and only 1
kid to deal with – talk about a party! Christian’s friend Lorenzo stopped over
when we arrived home to hang out, so Eliza and I played and hung out for a
while. I thought for sure she’d be up all night, but I did get her down to bed
around 9:45…and, we were crossing our fingers that she would actually sleep all
night! Finally, we watched “Taken 3” and “The Wedding Ringer” to end the night.
We LOVE the Taken movies, and this one was just as good as expected. And, The
Wedding Ringer was WAY better than we thought it would be…we love Kevin Hart,
but I didn’t have huge hopes for the movie. It really surprised us, so funny!
After a much later than usual night, I was beyond exhausted!
Eliza gets mad when Olivia doesn't pay attention to her - she just follows her around everywhere, it's so cute!
Heading out to Dinner
Sunday was a much
busier day. It started off well though…we slept in!! I was worried with all of
Eliza’s sleep yesterday, she wouldn’t sleep all night, or would at least be up
way early, but I woke up at 8:30 and she was still passed out! Crazy! So, I was
off for an early run to Target. When I got home, she was STILL asleep – oh man,
she was catching up on some sleep this weekend, that’s for sure. I’m sure the
quiet from her sisters being gone helped. I did a little picking up around the
house, started packing up our stuff for the day, and Eliza finally woke up
around 10:00. We showered, starting getting ready and had some breakfast,
before loading up the van and heading off. We arrived at my mom’s house to pick
the big girls up around noon…we chatted, heard all about their night, I did
their hair, and we again loaded up the van. Now, we were off to church, for our
niece, Camila’s baptism. We were not originally supposed to be her godparents
(we are godparents to the other two nieces), but it didn’t work out with the
original people they chose for her, so they asked us. We didn’t really know
what the plan was for the service, so we were kind of in the dark about what
was going on (for an over-organized, extreme planner like me, of course it
drove me nuts!)…but we arrived a little early, and met up with Christian’s
parents. We waited and waited, and his sister’s family still wasn’t there. The
church service started, so we finally just went inside and sat in the back of
the church – they showed up about 15 minutes later. It was at an old Spanish church…it
was packed, the entire service was in Spanish, and it was so hot and humid and
gross. So, basically, it was pretty miserable. The girls were so antsy the
entire time, and I eventually had to take Eliza outside to get some energy out.
We still had no idea when the actual baptism took place, so I had to keep
coming in and out to make sure I wasn’t needed. Over an hour later, the service
finally ended…yet, still no baptism. His sister finally informed us that the
baptism was at 2:30, NOT at, or during, the 1:00 mass. I was a little upset at
that point…I would not have dragged my 3 young children, who are not used to
being at church, who couldn’t understand a single word of the mass, to the entire
1+ hour mass, had I known the baptism was a completely different service. BUT,
we finally settled in for the baptism, and she was the only child being baptized
today, so it was nice that it was special just for her and our family. The
service and taking some pictures and all that took about 20 minutes, and we
were off. Next up, we were on our way over to his sister’s house for dinner,
and a little birthday party, also for Camila. The kids played and watched a
movie, we had dinner and chatted for a while…they just have a small window A/C
unit in their house, so it was pretty hot and humid in there, especially with
so many people. It started getting late, and I actually started feeling pretty
dizzy and exhausted, overheated really, so we had to load everybody up and head
home. What a day! Eliza fell asleep on the way home, and went right to bed when
we got there. The big girls played for a while, before heading off to bed as
well. Christian did some cleaning up in the garage, while I played on the computer,
edited some pictures, and relaxed with a little TV before bed. Quite a busy end
to the week, that’s for sure! So thankful tomorrow is a Holiday, because we
were going to be beat!
Until Next Week! XOXO
