Reflection

Being the 1st of my friends to have a baby I definitely learned from my mistakes, and don't get me wrong I still am no pro. haha There are things I def want/will have this time. The reason why I didn't "splurge" last time was because we were remodeling our house and with only one income at the time all of our "free" money went to the house. Well not this time. :-) Since it's going to be my last time I want to be fully prepared AHEAD OF TIME. haha
1. Lanolin cream. (Seriously no books said you needed this. OMG! It's a must for breastfeeding moms! I remember calling Wes' mom and asking her to grab a tube when getting my meds on the way home from the hospital I was in so much pain.)
Got a coupon from the doctor's office, so I'll be grabbing up some soon.

2. Sleeping nursing bras. (I had normal bras, but they were too uncomfortable to sleep in so I slept in my normal sports bras. Nope made feedings impossible at 2-3am. Always worried it would slide down and cover Aiden. So I ended up not sleeping with anything, which caused alot of aches and sheet changing) Just purchased a couple pairs from Target.

3. Granny panties totally high waisted. Sexy! (I had to get Wes to take me to Walmart the following week once we got home because all my undies landed right on my incision. Ouch!! Yes, I totally rocked the hospital net ones on this run. hahaha!)
I packed them up with my breastfeeding items, so hopefully I won't need to get more...

4. Comfy nursing pjs. (Lets face it that first month do you get out of your pjs?! I think I did once or twice but not everyday. Since I was still recovering I didn't want anything tight or restricting. I rocked mainly tshirts and sweats last time since it was snowing, but I decided I wanted "cuter" pjs this time. lol My splurge.)
Bought one at Motherhood outlet at the beach (mine is purple), One at Walmart (not my print), and one at Target.

5. Large swaddle blankets. (We received a few of those SwaddleMe blankets as baby gifts. And if you have an escape artist like Aiden they won't work. He was constantly able to somehow get an arm out. Receiving blankets didn't work because hello I had a big baby. lol So I splurge on some aden + anais like blankets, they are larger so I'm hoping to be able to swaddle better.)
I bought/stalked the BasicGrey swaddles until they were marked down to $21 even before we knew what we were having. I love them, so soft and happy! (There was a local store here wanting $40 for them. Ek I wanted to splurge but not that much! haha)

Can't believe Brody's arrival is approaching fast!! So much to still do. Lots of little projects. Next month he is going to be one showered little boy. My co-workers are having a breakfast to celebrate and to give gifts, then our close friends are throwing us a Diaper & Wipe party. Very excited and very blessed.
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Speaking of diapers...this weekend Aiden is no longer going to be wearing pullups at night.....eeek! It needs to happen though. Looks like my laundry is going to be increasing...
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Yesterday was an EXHAUSTING day for me. The night before Aiden was up all night coughing, asthma acting up, and Daddy isn't feeling well either (with him on NyQuil it's better for me to sleep on the couch. He moves so much on that stuff). So there I am on the couch waking up like every hour because 1. Worrying about my baby. 2. Making sure I hear Wes' alarm so he can go to work at 2am. 3. Worrying about Aiden when he doesn't cough....I was DEAD when I woke up at 6am to Aiden saying over and over "Momma! Mooooma! MOMMA!". I go in Aiden's room to only find out he's thrown up from so much coughing! Oh no, so we stayed at home so he could get some intense breathing treatments and get stocked up on meds. Luckily there was no fever, but I still wanted to watch him.

Needless to say he was his normal self. CRAZY, needing constant attention, and a RUNNY runny nose (at least it was clear). And me being Exhausted and still having to work remote was hard. So yes I so bribed Aiden. haha I told him if he sat still and watched Toy Story without bothering me he could get a cookie. Well.....it sorta worked. Every 15 minutes he would come in our room "Mommy potty." So I get up to watch over him. It was on constant repeat. I was SO SO cranky by the time Wes got home around 1pm. So once we put Aiden down for a nap. I took a long hot relaxing bath to unwind. Just what I needed. While I was doing that super dad fixed the vacuum (the belt was broken), vacuumed the living room and hall, and left me alone. haha Aiden slept till 4 so I was able to get a lot of work done and catch up. So I told Daddy if Aiden had a bad night again he would need to stay home, because Mommy can't do that 2 days in a row. Very tough having to do my job and tend to Aiden while being pregnant with no sleep. Patience runs out quick.

But good news there was some coughing here and there, but vastly improved from the night before so he went to school today with his breathing machine in hand. So thankful they will give him treatments there! I really hope Brody doesn't have to go through this too.
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Just got my results back from my glucose test. UGH! SERIOUSLY!! I was 150 and I only needed 140 to pass. NOOOOOO! So that means next Friday I go for the 3 hour one. NOOOOO!!! My doctors standards are higher because others will pass if you are under 160. My luck! So annoying! :-(