Well, we kicked this
week off pretty typically…wishing that it wasn’t already Monday. Ugh. But,
alas, it was. And I was totally dragging, all morning long. In very
Monday-Fashion. Funny enough, I actually slept GREAT last night, which is very
rare these days, so of course I would wake up exhausted. Eventually, the girls
and I were up, getting ready, and heading out for the day. We usually let Eliza
sleep in on Monday’s, since Christian drops her off, but Amelia decided to
throw a major fit when I woke her up this morning, waking Eliza up, and just
setting a morning of chaos into motion. Eventually, the big girls and I made it
out the door, I dropped them off, and finally settled into work. Leaving
Christian to deal with a very tired, very crabby 2 year old...until he dropped
her off at his parents’ house anyway. I spent the morning catching up from
being off on Friday, and then got right back into tackling my inbox again. I
haven’t been feeling too well…my stomach has been rock hard for the last week
or two, and it’s SOOOOO uncomfortable, especially sitting all day at work. It
seems too early in the pregnancy to be hitting that stage, so I’m hoping it’s
not a sign that baby is giant and just taking up way too much room already. I
have my first growth scan tomorrow, so it’ll be interesting to see where he’s
at. I checked in with Amelia’s speech therapist today to get an update on her,
because I just haven’t really hard much of anything since she started her therapy.
It turns out, she’s doing amazing! Her therapist said she is working SO hard
and is really focused when she is in class. She said her biggest issue letters
are “K” and “G”, and apparently her recognition of K has increased from 40% in
February to 75% right now, which is so great! Her therapist is going to send
home some practice stuff for her to work on over the summer, which should help
make sure she’s ready for school next year, and we’ll get a full progress
report in a couple of weeks with her report card. It was such a relief to hear
how well she is doing. Hopefully she’ll only end up needing the speech therapy
for a couple of years. After work, I picked Eliza up, picked up some dinner,
picked up the big girls from home, and we were off to have a little picnic
dinner at the field, before softball practice. Amelia was still a little
flighty during practice…twirling and dancing around a lot, but when she
actually focuses, she was doing pretty darn good. Olivia is doing really well overall
so far, and seems to be staying focused much better than her sister. She’s
definitely more competitive, and WANTS to excel at the things she does, so it’s
not much of a surprise. Christian was right off to work from softball, so the
girls and I settled in at home for night after practice. I folded the last of
our laundry, got the girls settled into bed, and watched some shows before
making my way to bed. I had the hardest time falling asleep tonight too…no fun!
Look at my cute baby!
On Tuesday, we had a
pretty slow morning after a not so great night of sleep. But, eventually
everybody was up, ready to go and loaded up in the van for drop-off. I was, of
course, late for work, but what’s new?! I’m still beyond swamped at work so,
even though the days can be rough, they go by so quickly. I left early today
for my latest doctor appointment. First, I had my growth ultrasound. Because of
my blood pressure, they order one to make sure the baby is not too small. Well,
just like with Eliza, he is actually measuring far from small. He measured in
the 97% today, supposedly 4lbs 9ozs already, and about 4 weeks ahead of where
he should be. While I KNOW growth scans can be so unreliable, and Eliza was
nowhere near their estimate when she was born, it’s still so frustrating. It
seems like every time I turn around, there’s some new “issue”, some new concern
for them to watch. One bonus of the ultrasound was that she was able to confirm
that he is indeed a he, and showed me some pretty solid proof of it, so that was
pretty fun. I’ll still believe it when I see it though, LOL. Next up, I was off
for my check-up. My blood pressure was elevated, as usual, but not too horrible.
We talked about the ultrasound results and I did mention that almost the exact
same thing happened with Eliza, but she was only 7lbs 14ozs when she was born,
and that seemed to make her a little less pushy about her size “concerns”. She
said we’ll wait a month, and do another growth scan just to see where he’s at
in comparison. And, that because of my blood pressure issues and my lack of
weight gain this pregnancy, she wants to do weekly biophysical scans from here
on out, just to make sure he’s thriving and developing appropriately up until
delivery. WEEKLY…no fun! I mean, of course I love seeing him, but seriously, so
much clinic time. She did listen for the heartbeat, and actually caught it this
time, and it sounded great. And, she still did a fundal measurement, which
actually measured basically right on track, so who knows what’s actually going
on. Finally, I was off to pick Eliza up, and head home for dinner. The girls
played outside for a while, until Christian was off to work. Eliza was
SOOOOOOOO crabby tonight, even throwing the biggest fit ever when Christian
left (which she never does), and was just an emotional mess the rest of the
night. Making me an emotional mess, and totally exhausted. Bedtime could not
have come sooner tonight, and I was not far behind.
He's hard to see, but that's his profile!
Wednesday was a pretty
standard day. We were up and off for the day, and I had another busy day at
work. It was one of those days where you are pulled in a million directions,
all day long. So, while I was busy and the day went quickly, I feel like I didn’t
really accomplish anything. We also had our health fair at work, where we got
lots of fun, free stuff, AND a plant sale, where I scored some cheap new things
to plan, ANNNNNND, it was a food truck bonanza today, which I of course could
not pass up. YUM!!! So, we had some nice breaks throughout the day. After work,
I stopped by an old friend from school’s house to pick up a TON of handmedown
boy clothes. And I mean a TON! Between her and my sister in law, we’re
seriously have everything we’ll need through 6 months, and we already have a
massive start on 6-9 months as well. Seriously, such a huge relief. I finally
picked Eliza up, stopped home to pack everybody up, and hit the road again, off
to the girls’ first softball game of the season. They ended up practicing for a
while first, since they haven’t had much time to work on the basics yet, so
their game was only 2 innings long. BUT, their team is actually, legitimately
REALLY good. I couldn’t believe it. They can all hit really well, most of them
can throw with pretty decent accuracy, and a few of the girls are getting
really good at catching the ball already. I was quite impressed. Our team ended
up actually getting quite a few “outs” while they were on the field, which
NEVER happened on their past teams. Olivia ended up playing left-center (obviously
not much action) and 2nd base, and Amelia played “rover” (right in
front of 2nd base) and pitcher. Of course, at pitcher, Amelia got quite
a few balls hit to her, and she actually got a couple of girls out at 3rd
base. She was SOOOOO proud of herself! I just love seeing them grow, watching
them play and work so hard. They both hit really well too…maybe they’ll end up
loving softball after all! Christian had to start work early tonight, so he
didn’t make it to the game at all. My mom was there to help with Eliza though,
which was extra helpful since the coach asked me to help “coach” the bench, and
make sure the girls were all ready to bat when it was their turn. After the
game, the girls took their bath/shower and were pretty much right off to bed. I
finally ate some dinner, and spent the night going through little man’s new
clothes. So dang cute!
AHHHH! 30 Weeks, 5 Days!
Softball Time!
After a late night last
night (oogling over little boy clothes), I was SOOOOO exhausted and extra slow on Thursday.
This week has not been good on that front, at all. Eliza continued her reign of
drama from last night, and we had a rough morning. As we were just about ready
to go, she pinched her hand in the closet door…and I freaked out, which made
her think I was yelling at her, so she started bawling and refused to walk to
the van/get in. Oh my gosh, every morning, something just HAS to go wrong! I
was so work out by the time I got to work, I was just DONE with the day
completely. Thankfully, the day flew by with how busy I’ve been. And, I was contemplating
taking Friday off, so I tried to get as much done as possible. After work, I
picked Eliza up, and we settled in at home. Christian worked early again, so we
ate, he was off, the girls took a bath, and everybody was off to bed. Perfect,
lazy night.
On Friday, I did indeed end up taking the day off. I was planning to take a ½ day, because Amelia has her kindergarten celebration this afternoon, but I decided I just needed a day to myself. So, I got the girls up and started getting them ready for the day. Olivia was feeling warm, and complaining that her stomach hurt. I gave her the option of just staying home, or getting ready and trying to make it to school. At first, she started getting ready, but eventually said she just couldn’t do it, she wasn’t feeling well. So, I got the other two ready, gave her some medicine, and we were on our way. I dropped Amelia off at daycare and we dropped Eliza off at my mom’s. Just as we arrived there, Olivia declared that she felt fine, and wanted to go to school. Ugh!!! Thankfully, I had not called her in yet. So, we had a quick breakfast, and booked it back home to get her dressed and off to school in time. FINALLY, I settled in at home for a nice day, all to myself. I watched some shows, cleaned up a little around the house, put some laundry away. Nothing too strenuous. Eventually, showered and got myself “ready”. Christian woke up shortly after I finished, showered and got ready as well, and we were off to school for Amelia’s celebration. TEARS!!!! My baby, is so close to 1st grade. How can it be?! They had the cutest little graduation caps on and sang a couple of super cute songs. And then, the teacher played a slideshow of pictures from throughout the year. I seriously cried, I’m such a mess! Her teacher gave all of the kids their “certificates”, and Amelia’s was for her bubbly personality -0 for always giving the biggest hugs and (almost) always being so cheerful and full of smiles. So sweet!!! As we were finishing up there, my phone started ringing. And, sure enough, it was the school nurse. Olivia had come down with a headache, and supposedly had a fever of 104 (clearly, I didn’t believe that, as that is SERIOUSLY high). She gave her some Tylenol while we finished up, packed up and signed both of the girls out. I dropped all of them off at home, and was off to picked Eliza back up from my mom’s. We stopped at Target on our way home to get a few groceries, and Olivia seemed to be doing much better by the time I got back home. I think the medicine finally kicked in and was helping. The girls played outside for a while and we had dinner, and Christian did some late might lawn mowing before bed. We had a nice quiet night, especially since I was feeling exhausted, as usual.
The Graduate!
Saturday was quite a busy
day. Olivia had woken up in the night with a fever and not feeling well at all,
so I brought her into bed with me. We ended up sleeping in a bit, which we both
seriously needed. I actually woke up early with a pounding headache…so I took
some meds, grabbed an ice pack and went back to bed. Eventually, the other two
were up and “unsupervised”, since Christian was passed out on the couch, so
they were running all over, tablets on full blast volume, acting crazy. So, my
headache resting didn’t last too long. I got up, started doing a little
cleaning, made breakfast and got the girls ready for the day. Christian finally
got up, and we were all off to watch the big girls’ last gymnastics class. I
decided not to sign them up for the summer session, because I’m just so
exhausted and need a break, so they were pretty bummed that today was their
last day. Olivia was pretty tired, but both of the girls did really well. They
are catching onto everything so quickly, and they’re both so strong and limber.
I don’t know when they’ll be able to start back up in class, but hopefully it won’t
be too long. They seriously love it. Christian and I were playing with Eliza as
class was ending, and she suddenly broke out into the worse nosebleed ever, and
it would not stop. Christian rushed her off to the bathroom while I cleaned up
and got the other two ready and loaded into the van. He finally came out, with
her nose still dripping a bit. Scary – I have no idea what could have caused
it. Next up, we were all off to buy this year’s plants and food for the
gardens. It was busy, chaotic, sunny, hot and super exhausting! I could see
Olivia was deteriorating, and I was so dang hot, the girls and I made our way
to the van, to relax, while Christian waited in line to pay for everything. Once
home, we unloaded everything, ate some lunch, and Christian started on the
yardwork. He finished last night’s lawn mowing and tilled the gardens, getting
them ready for planting. Finally, the girls and I made our way outside to help
get everything planted. Well, I supervised. Lorenzo eventually came over to
help finish the garden and pots, so I could get the girls bathed and off to
bed, and cool down finally. After gardening, Christian and Lorenzo hung out
with our neighbor for a while…lasting much longer than me, as I decide to pass
out with Olivia nice and early.
Last Day of Gymnastic for a While
Food and Flower Time!
Sunday was a long and
chaotic day. Again, I slept in a little bit with Olivia. I woke up before her,
so that I could sort and start laundry. She woke up still seeming a bit
lethargic, and burning up again, so I decided to take her to the minute clinic
to get checked out, specifically to see if she has strep throat going on. And,
WHAT A MESS!! We had almost a 2 hour wait time!!! I signed her in, and we
stopped into the Target Café to get some breakfast and wait for a while. By the
time our appointment ended, we were there for nearly 3 hours. I was SOOOO done.
And, her strep test came back negative, so we’re not even sure what is causing
her fevers/headaches/stomachache. My poor baby. Just some dumb virus. Ugh. I just
wish there was something I could do for her. Once home, she rested, and I moved
onto my next task….I went through my portion of the closet, working on getting
rid of some old stuff and cleaning it up. Unfortunately, Christian is the actual
clothes hoarder in our family, so I barely make a dent in what actually needs
to be cleaned out. One of my maternity leave goals is to go through his crap! We finally all got ready, and we were off to
our friend Mariano’s house for a BBQ. I wasn’t in the best mood, and feeling
uncomfortable…and when we got there, it turned out a bunch of people were
there, none of which we knew, so I was pretty annoyed about that. The girls
played with Bella for a while, but Olivia was still pretty drained. My patience
was not holding up well while we were there…the people there were seriously the
loudest people I’ve ever been around in my life, their kids were running around
ALL over, and they were the most inattentive parents I’ve ever seen in my life.
I really could not even deal with it, so I eventually made my way outside and
just hung out with the girls out there. I was beyond ecstatic when it was time
to leave. Thankfully the girls had their last swim class session tonight, so we
actually HAD to leave. Swim class went OK. Neither of the girls really did too
well. I think Olivia was just so tired, and Amelia was not focusing on what she
was doing at all. Their instructors said their biggest issue is endurance – and
that being so small, that will just take time to build up. They’ll both take
the same session again next time (probably for a while), but, like gymnastics,
we’re taking a little break, so I’m not sure when that will be. I’m guessing
both will start up again in October…just as soccer is ending and I’m heading
back to work, LOL. We FINALLY made our way home. Christian watered the gardens,
and then (somehow), ended up back over at the BBQ until well into the night
(which, lead to some too personal for the blog issues). Meanwhile, I was not
feeling well at all. On top of my general crabbiness of the day/weekend, I was
feeling so dang itchy, all over, so “full”, hot and just plain miserable. It
was not a good end to the week at all. Needless to say, I settled into bed
pretty early. And not looking forward to Monday morning.
Last Swim Class for a While
Until Next Week! XOXO
