Week 19 – our week of chaos has
arrived!!!!
Monday kicked off the crazy week. Per
usual, we were up, getting ready, and off for the day. I dropped the big girls
off at daycare, and settled into work, while Eliza slept in a little, and
Christian dropped her off at his parents’ house later in the morning. It’s such
a relief that he’s been dropping her off on Monday’s – just that one less task
seems to be such a huge break for me. I was feeling much more motivated at work
today, so hopefully I can hold onto that drive and start catching up on some
work. It still seems like maternity leave is so far off, but it’s really going
to be here before I know it, and I don’t want to be that a**hole that leaves a
ton of work for everybody else when I go. After work, I picked Eliza up, and we
rushed home to get everybody ready, packed up, fed and off to the ball field.
Oy! The big girls had their first softball practice tonight. Their coach seems
really nice, and he’s great with the kids already, so that’s promising. The girls
actually did really well, even though they still don’t seem super into the
whole softball thing. They did say that they had fun though, so hopefully as
they get more comfortable and learn more, they’ll enjoy it. Christian was off
to work before practice ended, and the girls and I made our way home when they
were done. Jammies, a snack and they were all off to bed. I FINALLY had some dinner,
watched a few shows and passed out myself. Run, Run, Run!
Ready for their first softball practice!
On Tuesday, I was off work. I slept
in a little bit, showered, got the girls up and ready and dropped them off at
daycare. I stopped back home to finish getting ready and pack up my bag for the
day, and then made my way up to school to meet up with Amelia’s class for her
fieldtrip to the zoo. All-Day, Kindergarten Fieldtrip, to the Zoo…in this dang
heat, at 28 weeks pregnant….what the heck was I thinking?!? Thankfully, they
had a lot of parents sign up to chaperone, so I only ended up having Amelia and
her little friend to watch over, which was perfect. I finally got to meet
Amelia’s little school BFF, Hayden, which cracked me up because I can TOTALLY
tell why they’re such good friends. They are two little peas in a pod! We
arrived at the zoo around 10:00AM, walked around for a while on our own –
checking out some animals, and then met up with the class for our “farm class”.
After learning about the farm, we had lunch, and then spent some more time walking
around and exploring the zoo. Thankfully they have two fun, large parks for the
kids to play at, so that saved a bit of walking time. We met up with the rest
of the class around 2:30 to head back to school. Success, we survived the day! Once
back at school, we got Amelia all packed up, and I checked her out a tad early.
We sat in the van and watched a movie while we waited for Olivia to get out of
school. FINALLY, she was out, we made our way home, and I was SOOOOOO beyond
exhausted, and sore, that I passed right out on the couch for a while. While I
dozed in and out of a little nap, Amelia watched some videos, and Olivia locked
herself in her room, as usual, for some alone time. Christian finally woke up
and started dinner, while I picked Eliza up from daycare. She, of course, took
a head drive outside today, and has a majorly scrapped up nose from it. Just in
time for her birthday, LOL. Seriously, she’s the biggest clutz that I’ve ever
met in my life. After dinner, we hung out for a while, before Christian had to
leave for work. Olivia and Eliza played outside for a while after dinner, while
Amelia fell asleep at the table because she refused to eat. I think the zoo and
the heat just took it all out of her really. I did have to get her up, and get
all of the girls in for their baths/showers before bed, and they all passed
right out. I was basically off to bed myself as soon as they were…being THIS
exhausted now, I’m not sure how I’ll survive Olivia’s fieldtrip next month!
Fieldtrip time!
Fieldtrips are exhausting!
On Wednesday, it was back to
reality. We were all up, ready and off for the day. Eliza was SOOOOOOO crabby
this morning, and I had to drop her off screaming and crying, which seriously
breaks my heart. I’m pretty sure she woke the entire neighborhood up while
trying to force her into the van. Then, it was back to work for me. No fun! Work
actually went pretty well, and fast. And there were a million food trucks
outside today, so I totally took advantage of that. YUM!!! After work, I picked
Eliza up, and we stopped home for a quick dinner, and we were all off to
softball again. Olivia did MUCH better tonight – I think she must’ve had a little
nerves on Monday, because she was throwing and hitting much better today,
actually trying (as in, not embarrassed to do things). Amelia was messing around
a lot, so we have to work on getting her to pay more attention. Christian was
off to work, and we made our way home after practice to settle in for the night.
We watched some shows, had some snacks (well, I finally ate dinner), and the
girls were off to bed. I tried to watch some of my own shows before going to
sleep, but I was just way too tired. Story of my life!
28 Weeks 5 Days
Hanging with my muffin during softball.
On Thursday, we were off and
running on another day. Everybody was up and ready, and thankfully in much
better moods this morning. Olivia was so excited for her big concert, it was
adorable listening to her talk about it. I was off to work for a busy, chaotic
day, trying to pack in as much as I could, since I was leaving a tad early for the
day. I picked Christian up, and we made our way up to school for Olivia’s
concert/author day. We found some seats in the gym, and shortly after all of
the little 1st graders made their way in. I seriously got SOOOOO
emotional watching my baby up on the stage, singing and dancing and being so
brave. She even had a speaking part in front of everybody! It was tough to keep
my pregnancy hormones in check and not just start bawling, let me tell you!
After the concert, we were off to her classroom for juice and cookies, and to
read the research book that she had written, all about Butterflies. I just love
seeing them in their element – she was showing us around her classroom, filling
us in on all of the stuff that they do. She’s getting way too big, ya’ll!
Eventually she packed up her stuff, and I checked her out a little early, so we
waited in the van for Amelia to get out of school. After a little time, I saw
Amelia come struggling out of the school with a big ol’ bag, and finally got
her settled into the van. Turns out, the big bag was my Mother’s Day gift, and
it was “leaking”, LOL. Once home, I opened it up, and it was a cute little
potted plant. She was so proud of it, and I was just glad it actually survived the
trip home. Christian made dinner, the girls watched some videos, and I was
eventually off to pick Eliza up from daycare. She had a Mother’s Day gift for
me as well – a cute magnet picture of her, that is just too adorable. I love
that the schools have them do these Mother’s Day crafts, they are just the
best. We settled in at home to eat, and Christian helped me take Eliza’s
birthday photo before he left for work. I edited pictures and hung out with
Eliza while Amelia was sent to bed early for not eating and Olivia watched a
movie. Once the girls were in bed, I actually stayed up for a while to get some
alone time with Hulu. It’s been a rare treat these days.
Olivia's 1st Grade Concert
Author Time - showing us her book and reading to us.
The plant she made me. She was so proud of her "pinktunia"
Friday FINALLY arrived, and it was another
busy day. We were all up and off for the day….big girls to daycare, Eliza to my
mom’s, and me to work. I did get some muffins and water from daycare, which was
a nice little morning treat. I worked the day away, with a little break to grab
lunch with my friend Melissa. We did lots of catching up and it was so fun to
see her, AAAAAAND, she gave us her double-stroller, which is a huge lifesaver.
So exciting! After finishing out the day, I picked Eliza up and met up with
everybody else at home. It was time to start getting ready for the big birthday
party tomorrow! Since it’s really just our immediate family, we weren’t super
worried about making everything perfect, but there was still plenty of work to
do. Christian worked in the yard for a while…mainly cleaning up the tables and
chairs, and picking up around the yard. I was eventually off to order some
balloon’s from Party City, and grab some decorations, and made my way back home
to hang out with the girls. Christian and his friend, Lorenzo, did the grocery
shopping and went out for a couple of beers to end the night. Once the girls
were in bed, I did some cleaning upstairs. It was SOOOOOOOO hot tonight, I
couldn’t really do too much before feeling overheated and exhausted. It’s
seriously going to be a LONG summer!
Saturday arrived…and, with it, we
officially had a two year old in the house!!! I seriously cannot believe that
our baby is two. TWO!!!!! Time goes way too fast, I just cannot wrap my head
around it. I was up bright and early…I finished cleaning up the basement,
cleaned the entryway and washed the dishes. Meanwhile, Christian picked up some
breakfast and dealt with the girls. Eventually, the girls and I were off to
gymnastics, while Christian vacuumed, swept, made the girls’ beds and did a
little dusting in the living room. Everything was coming together, slowly but
surely. On our way home, we picked up the balloon’s and the cake, and then I
finished washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen. Christian showered and was
off to pick up the bounce house, then finished getting the yard/tables ready. I
finished the last of the cleaning, showered and got everybody ready. And, it was
FINALLY party time (even though I was already ready for bed)! Christian had to
quick put together Eliza’s car, her birthday present from us, so I hung out in
the yard with everybody while he did that. We kept her party pretty low-key
this year, for several reasons, so it was just our parents, his sister and
nieces, and Lorenzo (her godfather). Eventually Bella and Mariano stopped over
to play as well, and later at night Sara’s family, from across the street, for
a visit. The kids bounced and bounced and bounced the day away – I’m so relieved
we actually found a reasonable place to rent from! We grilled, played with
Eliza, opened presents, had cake, and, of course, did our piñata. What’s a
party without a piñata?! LOL. The day
seriously flew by in the blink of an eye. My dad and in-laws had to leave a bit
early because they work early tomorrow, and pretty much everybody else left
after the piñata was done. My mom and Lorenzo helped us clean everything up and
get everything put away – huge relief, because my back was KILLING me by the
time the party was over. We sent Mother’s Day plants home with our mom’s, as I
take Mother’s Day “off”, all to myself, now that I am one myself. The girls all
had their baths/showers and were off to bed, while Christian was off with
Lorenzo to watch the fight. I did manage to watch a few shows before passing
out, but man was I so tired. I went to bed, still in total disbelief that our
little Eliza Jane is two years old. Where does the time go?!
IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!
Sunday was Mother’s Day, and the
end of our super crazy week. Mother’s Day was pretty disappointing honestly.
While I did get a lot of super cute, sweet homemade things from the girls (from
school), the rest of the day was pretty much a total loss. Thanks to Christian’s
late night out, I didn’t get to sleep in. I was up with the girls bright and
early, and then got to work. Sorting and starting laundry, hanging out with
Eliza (while the big girls watched some videos), cleaning up the last of
yesterday’s party, un-packaging Eliza’s new toys and making breakfast for
everybody (and, not even what I actually wanted for breakfast, of course). All
while Christian snored the morning away. I was seriously so upset – even though
I know it’s kind of dumb in the grand scheme, I just wanted one day of
relaxation! He finally got up, so I got myself and the girls dressed and ready
for the day, and made him snap some Mother’s Day pictures for me. He showered,
got ready, and started packing up the bounce house to return it. Eliza took a
nice long nap today, while the big girls played and watched some movies, so I
had plenty of quiet time to work on laundry and catch up on some more Hulu. The
girls eventually played outside for a while, and Christian stopped home long
enough to put the van back together, before taking Eliza over to his mom’s for
a visit. The big girls and I were eventually off to swim class, and then home
for a big taquito dinner (finally, something kind of for me!) and a quiet
night. It was a pretty lame Mother’s Day, especially with everything that I’ve
been going through, but what are you gonna do?! At least I got to spend the day
with my babies, and that’s what is most important.
Mother's Day Photos with my Babes
Until Next Week! XOXO
