Well another week has come to an end and it’s time for the weekly update!
Baby appointment.
I had a baby appointment yesterday and well I have gained 9 lbs in ONE MONTH! I was very SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED at this information. The NP asked me if I have had any dietary changes and I was like not really… but I didn’t realize how FAST I was putting it on… so I’m going to SLOW DOWN! She said that it’s normal for women to put on weight between the 2-3 third trimester which is right where I am but she said that now it’s going to be coming on even more so I will need to make “healthier choices” and kind of slow down and I agreed! Mercy me I’m going to be bigger then a HOUSE by the time it gets done with! So I haven’t talked to the doctor about it yet that won’t be for a few more weeks I’m going every two weeks now so I’ll be seeing him next. So we’ll see what he says HOPEFULLY he’ll be kind! But baby is doing well. The NP said everything is on target. She asked if I was feeling any bumps and stuff and I was like yep. So she measured me and said I was right on target. She tried to find the baby’s heart beet and it took FOREVER! She couldn’t find it and finally she found it for like 3 seconds and the rat moved. So she kind of chased her around and found it again. And we listened to it for awhile. She said that the heart beat was at 130 which she said that’s where I have been averaging so she said looks well. So I guess that’s encouraging. I also took my sugar blood test. The lady that did the blood test was CRAZY! She kept going on and on about having an order and I told her that I didn’t have an order sheet and she goes… well you need one I can’t draw your blood unless you have one. And I told her that I understood that but when I was there at my last appointment they gave me the drink and I was told at that point that they would have an order down here. Well the lady was NUTZ so she holds up this pink order sheet and goes… “Do you have this” and I was like no… I have the one from this time but I don’t have one for this time. And she goes well I have to have this… at that point the lady that does the check in intervenes and goes “well did you get one from upstairs” and I go yeah but it doesn’t have an order on it from this time. So she took and repeats exactly what I just told her. So I was like well okay and she was like well let me check and see if we have one on file for you. She came back and sure enough there was one there… I was like just GET ME OUT OF HERE so when she turned her back I gave her the bird. It didn’t think it was necessary for her to go on and on the way she did! But that was the ‘drama’ from the doctor’s appointment oh and the 9 LBS!
Lehna has NOT been sleeping through the night this week so Tait said that she wasn’t feeling good on Wednesday and he said she “looked warm” so I called the daycare and asked how she was doing and they said she wasn’t acting herself. So I called the doctor and got her into b/c I thought maybe she had a sinus infection or something like that. So Tait took her to the doctor and the poor kid has an ear infection. They said that she had a “slight” fever but after she took some of the medicine she would be able to go back to daycare. So Tait said when he dropped her off she threw a HUGE fit and refused to go and cried. Tait said that she looked warm again and so I called to see how she was doing and they said that she was doing fine but if something changed they would let us know. I didn’t get a call so maybe she perked up. Lehna NEVER throws fits in the morning at daycare she is usually running down the hall and can’t wait to eat breakfast. So I don’t know I think it didn’t help that Tait was home with her all day yesterday I think that made her want to stay home again. But the good news is she DID sleep through the night last night… She woke up one time we put her in our bed ONCE and moved her back… but 10:30 she was asleep and gone for the entire night. I was SOOOO EXCITED! So hopefully no more babies in the bed, I know she loves it but it’s getting really annoying b/c I can’t really sleep with in the bed and then I have to move her back… it just makes me crazy! It was a HORRIBLE habit to get into and now we are suffering to break her luckily it’s only been about 2 weeks with this new sleeping in our bed thing so hopefully breaking it won’t be too hard.
As far as everything else goes I was able to get a dresser this weekend for Maya’s room. I’m VERY excited about it! So I know I have said this OVER AND OVER but I am going to get the dumb bed down and actually start setting up things in that room. I really want to get it ready to go b/c baby will be here in about 10 weeks if I go on time… sooooo that’s a little bit of pressure! I know it’s not like tomorrow but I can only do about one project a day one the weekend b/c it wears me out so quick so I have to decide what I’m going to work on a little at a time so I can get it under control and I know it’s going to take some time in that room b/c there are just some many little touches to do.
Jackie was so very nice and purchase Tait and I a whole bedroom set for baby Maya. It’s the John Lennon Animal set it’s VERY cute! And it will look really nice in the room. The room is painted a soft yellow and white so it will look really good in there it almost looks like it was planned. Jackie also offered herself up as FREE slave labor this weekend to help me work in that room. So I KNOW I will be working in there now which is good b/c I need to do it! So if I get it all up and looking pretty I will take pictures so everyone can see. It will depend on the progress. I need to get a staple gun though so I can “fix” the carpet. Daisy the dog was kind enough to pull the carpet up around the door sooooo when you open the door you have to push REALLY hard to get the door open and the carpet gets stuck under the door and stuff… It’s a whole lot of mess. So I need to come up with a way to fix it I figure a staple gun would be the easiest then I can just refasten the thing back down. It won’t look pretty but I’m not too concerned with “pretty” I just want to door to open without having to fight the carpet. Tait suggested we cut the carpet back around the door but I don’t know how that will look; with staples it will at least be hidden. So I don’t know that will be one thing I will have to “figure” out. We also have to get sealers for the windows so that will be done before next winter since we won’t be getting the windows. I am VERY sad about it! The sales guy keeps calling me asking me if I’m for CERTAIN wanting to cancel the windows. I haven’t called him back yet to tell him yes. I just can’t do it. I hate the idea they are going to suck until next winter. We were SOOOOO CLOSE to getting them but the furnace kind of changed our plans, but the new furnace was something that HAD to be replaced and the windows are kind of a thing that can wait. If you know what I mean they aren’t the most exciting thing but hopefully something will come along!
Something exciting happened at work! We just landed a new client that is REALLY going to help keep work flowing in! I’m VERY EXCITED about it b/c it’s now a new 5 year contract. So that will help with our hours which will help and we will be able to place more people at work. Which is SOOOO important? I found out that after I get back from my maternity leave they will become my client. The senior staffing agent will have it until then but then I’ll get it so I’m excited about it. I was able to get another client who they are soooo much harder to fill b/c it’s only weekend shifts right now. Soooo I hope that eventually they have more perm positions or I am going to STRUGGLE every week trying to get it filled. It’s just one of those things you know what I mean! But that’s work.
Tait is really enjoying his new spot as an Investigator. He has only been an investigator for about 3 weeks and he has really enjoyed it. So that’s kind of fun! I have been meaning to write about this before but I kept forgetting. So he is still working for the same company and everything just he’s doing more investigations. The only that kind of sucks is he has weekends where he’s on call and like this week he has been on call all week so he doesn’t sleep very well b/c he’s afraid he’ll miss a call. So it’s kind of strange. It’s like he has to be tied to this beeper it’s kind of funny.
Well that’s all I have for this weeks update. I know it’s kind of long and boring but hey… that happens.
Thanks for reading about us!
Friday, January 26, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
A little touch of winter!
Welcome to the update for this week!
Well we have had our first taste of winter yesterday! We woke up to snow and ice all over the road on Tuesday morning. I am sure as many were driving in their morning commutes you saw many slide offs and accidents and you probably thought to yourself and said “what an idiot” Well I must say that I joined that ranking of “what an idiot” Yep that’s right I was one of the many LUCKY people that go to put their cars in a ditch and had to get a tow truck to get me out! It happened on the huge hill just outside the town in which I live and I started to slide on the hill so I tried to correct myself and I managed to spin the car around and end up in the ditch the hill was pure ice it was just like wet glass it was wonderful. I was going 35 mph up the hill so it didn’t take much. As I was parked in the ditch I had many people that stopped to ask if I was okay and see if I needed assistance. I did have a couple of very nice gentlemen that did try to push the big SUV out of the hill but the ground was too soft and the road was just too slippery so I was unable to get out on my own. Sooooo as I was waiting I got to witness several almost slide offs on the same damn hill and I got to see a school bus slide down the hill sideways b/c of the ice so that was exciting! Some cars drove fast and many drove slow I was more afraid about the fast driving cars then the slow one’s so I stayed in my car hoping that no one would hit me. Soon the tow truck showed up and he got my car out in like 10 mins not much effort at all. As we were pulling the car out the sheriff did show up to offer assistance but of course the car was out of the ditch by then. Sooooo when the car was out of the ditch the suv was parked in the middle of the road so I had to of course move the car so other cars could go around and as I was walking back to the SUV I managed to slip and fall on the VERY slippery ice. This of course made on lookers painic the Sheriff turned on his lights and then came RUNNING out of his car asking if I was okay. I of course was more embarrassed then anything and was totally fine. So the tow truck driver came over and he about fell down and asked if I was okay and I told him I was fine and that was the end of my EXCITING morning! I’m glad that the car nor myself was harmed but I was just very embarrassed so I can live with that!
I love Indiana Weather!
Well we have had our first taste of winter yesterday! We woke up to snow and ice all over the road on Tuesday morning. I am sure as many were driving in their morning commutes you saw many slide offs and accidents and you probably thought to yourself and said “what an idiot” Well I must say that I joined that ranking of “what an idiot” Yep that’s right I was one of the many LUCKY people that go to put their cars in a ditch and had to get a tow truck to get me out! It happened on the huge hill just outside the town in which I live and I started to slide on the hill so I tried to correct myself and I managed to spin the car around and end up in the ditch the hill was pure ice it was just like wet glass it was wonderful. I was going 35 mph up the hill so it didn’t take much. As I was parked in the ditch I had many people that stopped to ask if I was okay and see if I needed assistance. I did have a couple of very nice gentlemen that did try to push the big SUV out of the hill but the ground was too soft and the road was just too slippery so I was unable to get out on my own. Sooooo as I was waiting I got to witness several almost slide offs on the same damn hill and I got to see a school bus slide down the hill sideways b/c of the ice so that was exciting! Some cars drove fast and many drove slow I was more afraid about the fast driving cars then the slow one’s so I stayed in my car hoping that no one would hit me. Soon the tow truck showed up and he got my car out in like 10 mins not much effort at all. As we were pulling the car out the sheriff did show up to offer assistance but of course the car was out of the ditch by then. Sooooo when the car was out of the ditch the suv was parked in the middle of the road so I had to of course move the car so other cars could go around and as I was walking back to the SUV I managed to slip and fall on the VERY slippery ice. This of course made on lookers painic the Sheriff turned on his lights and then came RUNNING out of his car asking if I was okay. I of course was more embarrassed then anything and was totally fine. So the tow truck driver came over and he about fell down and asked if I was okay and I told him I was fine and that was the end of my EXCITING morning! I’m glad that the car nor myself was harmed but I was just very embarrassed so I can live with that!
I love Indiana Weather!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Opps I messed up and I was CAUGHT!
Joyce noticed that I happen to mention Baby B's name in my last post and I am confirming the baby's name.... Her name is going to be Maya Elizabeth pronounced Sky-Ya but with an M on the front. We have been calling her Maya for the last couple of months so I slipped... Opps. But yes that is her name.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Update
So I have some cute pictures that I am going to add to website but I didn’t have time to get them off the computer.
On the Lehna front a few new things have been happening… FIRST THING Lehna is now officially a BIG GIRL! She is sleeping in a toddler bed. This is night three and so far things are going well. When we went into the room she asked me very politely if she could get off the bed. And I said yes and thanked her for asking. I have a feeling that they make them ask for permission at daycare. Then last night Lehna was crying and Tait went in there and she was just sitting on the bed and asked for her mommy so Tait goes “do you want to go see her” and so she goes “yeah” like all teary in her voice. It just made my heart feel so good. So she’s sleeping through that night even though she is in a big girl bed I was worried that she would be up playing all night long but she really doesn’t have any interested in that she just wants to sleep. Also another break though that the baby is growing up. About 8:15 we will ask her if she wants to go to bed she will say “yes” and we walk around giving kisses and go straight to bed. No fussing any fits just wants to go to sleep. It’s so wonderful. Now getting the munchkin dressed in the morning would be GREAT if we didn’t have to fight her every morning but right now. I’m happy with what we got.
We are also starting to get Lehna accustomed to the potty. She is REALLY showing interest in it and we are starting to work with her. The ladies at daycare are also working with her so hopefully it will be a smooth transition. I don’t necessarily need her out of diapers before Maya appears but it would be nice to have one out of diapers before the next one appears. I don’t know though she doesn’t quite understand what we want her to do but she at least realizes that she has to take her diaper off to sit and she is up on that part. So we are working with her it will take some time but I think it will be good. Last night she even patted her diaper and I asked if she had to go potty and she said yep so I took her in there and all she did was play with the potty so I don’t know it may take some time but I know we’ll get it.
News on the home front, this weekend was a weekend to clean out closets. I managed to get the “coat closet” completely cleaned out we only had like 20 bags of trash to take out which was CRAZY! But it looks so nice now I was also able to work in Baby B’s room and I moved things around and started to organize things. I won’t be done until I can get the darn bed out of there and a smaller dresser. We looked at little dressers this weekend I think I can get one at Wal-Mart so I will probably be getting that this weekend or next so I can start going back through Lehna’s clothes to get them organized and ready to go. I really want to take the dumb bed in there. We had to take apart the crib to get it out of Lehna’s room and once I get the stupid bed out of the room I’ll be able to set the crib up and move the changing table which will be nice. I need to get some things for the walls in there b/c they are a little bare but I’m sure I’ll come up with something. It’s just hard to believe that that baby will be here so soon!
Also on the home front we got a new furnace, something we weren’t planning on getting but heck why not, who wants new windows when you can invest in a new furnace right? It broke Christmas Eve so luckily when we went on vacation it didn’t break anymore which was lucky for us! So now our house is all controlled by numbers which is nice. I have noticed that we haven’t turned it down as low as we did with the other furnace but that is okay because it keeps the house warm anyways!
We got back from Wisconsin and it was very sad to leave. We had such a good time. I’m sure by reading Jackie’s blog you know that we went to the Miller Company but it was closed. We also went to the Jelly Belly company and that was “interested” we knew that we were going to go on a tour but we didn’t realize it would be a big tour of a warehouse where we would watch some videos of the creating of jelly bellies there really wasn’t much to it other than that actually. We did have to wear this ridiculous hat that I think was mainly b/c they wanted everyone to ware b/c they are cruel rather than it really serving a purpose I mean it was a warehouse for goodness sakes. We also when to this church on the hill and it was really pretty. We really had a good time at the church it was so beautiful, I enjoyed it. I figure we probably won’t be able to go back to Wisconsin until the summer with the baby coming in the spring so we will have to make some plans then. Of course I don’t think I’ll have vacation days until Julyish but that will be okay, I’m sure we will work something out.
Work is going pretty well right now. We are kind of slow but for the most part I’m really keeping busy. We are trying to get a bunch of people in the system b/c we have a few companies that we are waiting on contracts from but once they come down we are going to be FLOODED with new job opportunities and for being general labor we need to make sure we have enough people in the system for when the storm hits. Which I have to say I’m not really looking forward to it but then at the same time I am looking forward to it so it’s kind of a strange feeling it’s kind of the calm before the storm, so as it develops it should be pretty interesting.
What else is going on? I want to go baby shopping for Baby B. I don’t really need anything for her but I was looking at the baby clothes that I have for her that I have gotten for her and I just want to get her a few things so she can have her own stuff. Which I’m sure she will get her fill of new things. Helen said she found us a double stroller yesterday so I’m excited about that. I know that I wanted to get one of those so I will be able to take both babies out for walks or shopping or whatever so I can’t to see it. Helen said we have to put it together which we have become experts of the last couple of weeks getting things together for Christmas and also Lehna’s new bed and stuff so it will be fun to put the stroller together.
Oh another funny thing before I forget. Lehna has become a little parrot she has discovered a new phrase… it’s “oh sh%t” Yep that’s right she has learned her first curse word. She was playing with her play horse the other day and she couldn’t move it and she goes “oh sh%t” and I didn’t think that what she said so a couple of days later she was playing with one of her new spoons and she accidentally broke it and goes “oh sh%t” again… and I was like Lehna no no don’t say that. So yep we have quite the little curser on our hands… I guess it could be worse it could be something REALLY horrible like the F word or something like that. So we will be curbing our language around the parrot. So that should be interesting I wonder what it will be like when she says it at daycare. I mean I wonder if they will point it out to us or what. I don’t know it should be interesting.
Oh here’s a little update. Our very BIG girl used the potty on her own last night! We were VERY excited! Tait put her on there and she went right away no problem. Of course this morning she wanted NOTHING to do with it. I asked her if she wanted to use the potty and she goes “no” and I go asked her again then she finally said “yes” then we went in the bathroom and she was pulling on her pants but not really taking them down so I reached down to help and she pushed my hands away and goes “NO” really loudly and didn’t want my help… soooooo I didn’t torture her I figure we will keep trying every morning to get her and then maybe she’ll get used to the idea. She just isn’t a morning person. So a small step towards potty training!
On the Lehna front a few new things have been happening… FIRST THING Lehna is now officially a BIG GIRL! She is sleeping in a toddler bed. This is night three and so far things are going well. When we went into the room she asked me very politely if she could get off the bed. And I said yes and thanked her for asking. I have a feeling that they make them ask for permission at daycare. Then last night Lehna was crying and Tait went in there and she was just sitting on the bed and asked for her mommy so Tait goes “do you want to go see her” and so she goes “yeah” like all teary in her voice. It just made my heart feel so good. So she’s sleeping through that night even though she is in a big girl bed I was worried that she would be up playing all night long but she really doesn’t have any interested in that she just wants to sleep. Also another break though that the baby is growing up. About 8:15 we will ask her if she wants to go to bed she will say “yes” and we walk around giving kisses and go straight to bed. No fussing any fits just wants to go to sleep. It’s so wonderful. Now getting the munchkin dressed in the morning would be GREAT if we didn’t have to fight her every morning but right now. I’m happy with what we got.
We are also starting to get Lehna accustomed to the potty. She is REALLY showing interest in it and we are starting to work with her. The ladies at daycare are also working with her so hopefully it will be a smooth transition. I don’t necessarily need her out of diapers before Maya appears but it would be nice to have one out of diapers before the next one appears. I don’t know though she doesn’t quite understand what we want her to do but she at least realizes that she has to take her diaper off to sit and she is up on that part. So we are working with her it will take some time but I think it will be good. Last night she even patted her diaper and I asked if she had to go potty and she said yep so I took her in there and all she did was play with the potty so I don’t know it may take some time but I know we’ll get it.
News on the home front, this weekend was a weekend to clean out closets. I managed to get the “coat closet” completely cleaned out we only had like 20 bags of trash to take out which was CRAZY! But it looks so nice now I was also able to work in Baby B’s room and I moved things around and started to organize things. I won’t be done until I can get the darn bed out of there and a smaller dresser. We looked at little dressers this weekend I think I can get one at Wal-Mart so I will probably be getting that this weekend or next so I can start going back through Lehna’s clothes to get them organized and ready to go. I really want to take the dumb bed in there. We had to take apart the crib to get it out of Lehna’s room and once I get the stupid bed out of the room I’ll be able to set the crib up and move the changing table which will be nice. I need to get some things for the walls in there b/c they are a little bare but I’m sure I’ll come up with something. It’s just hard to believe that that baby will be here so soon!
Also on the home front we got a new furnace, something we weren’t planning on getting but heck why not, who wants new windows when you can invest in a new furnace right? It broke Christmas Eve so luckily when we went on vacation it didn’t break anymore which was lucky for us! So now our house is all controlled by numbers which is nice. I have noticed that we haven’t turned it down as low as we did with the other furnace but that is okay because it keeps the house warm anyways!
We got back from Wisconsin and it was very sad to leave. We had such a good time. I’m sure by reading Jackie’s blog you know that we went to the Miller Company but it was closed. We also went to the Jelly Belly company and that was “interested” we knew that we were going to go on a tour but we didn’t realize it would be a big tour of a warehouse where we would watch some videos of the creating of jelly bellies there really wasn’t much to it other than that actually. We did have to wear this ridiculous hat that I think was mainly b/c they wanted everyone to ware b/c they are cruel rather than it really serving a purpose I mean it was a warehouse for goodness sakes. We also when to this church on the hill and it was really pretty. We really had a good time at the church it was so beautiful, I enjoyed it. I figure we probably won’t be able to go back to Wisconsin until the summer with the baby coming in the spring so we will have to make some plans then. Of course I don’t think I’ll have vacation days until Julyish but that will be okay, I’m sure we will work something out.
Work is going pretty well right now. We are kind of slow but for the most part I’m really keeping busy. We are trying to get a bunch of people in the system b/c we have a few companies that we are waiting on contracts from but once they come down we are going to be FLOODED with new job opportunities and for being general labor we need to make sure we have enough people in the system for when the storm hits. Which I have to say I’m not really looking forward to it but then at the same time I am looking forward to it so it’s kind of a strange feeling it’s kind of the calm before the storm, so as it develops it should be pretty interesting.
What else is going on? I want to go baby shopping for Baby B. I don’t really need anything for her but I was looking at the baby clothes that I have for her that I have gotten for her and I just want to get her a few things so she can have her own stuff. Which I’m sure she will get her fill of new things. Helen said she found us a double stroller yesterday so I’m excited about that. I know that I wanted to get one of those so I will be able to take both babies out for walks or shopping or whatever so I can’t to see it. Helen said we have to put it together which we have become experts of the last couple of weeks getting things together for Christmas and also Lehna’s new bed and stuff so it will be fun to put the stroller together.
Oh another funny thing before I forget. Lehna has become a little parrot she has discovered a new phrase… it’s “oh sh%t” Yep that’s right she has learned her first curse word. She was playing with her play horse the other day and she couldn’t move it and she goes “oh sh%t” and I didn’t think that what she said so a couple of days later she was playing with one of her new spoons and she accidentally broke it and goes “oh sh%t” again… and I was like Lehna no no don’t say that. So yep we have quite the little curser on our hands… I guess it could be worse it could be something REALLY horrible like the F word or something like that. So we will be curbing our language around the parrot. So that should be interesting I wonder what it will be like when she says it at daycare. I mean I wonder if they will point it out to us or what. I don’t know it should be interesting.
Oh here’s a little update. Our very BIG girl used the potty on her own last night! We were VERY excited! Tait put her on there and she went right away no problem. Of course this morning she wanted NOTHING to do with it. I asked her if she wanted to use the potty and she goes “no” and I go asked her again then she finally said “yes” then we went in the bathroom and she was pulling on her pants but not really taking them down so I reached down to help and she pushed my hands away and goes “NO” really loudly and didn’t want my help… soooooo I didn’t torture her I figure we will keep trying every morning to get her and then maybe she’ll get used to the idea. She just isn’t a morning person. So a small step towards potty training!