Aiden had a great time at Zoo Boo with his grandparents and cousins! He got to rode on the rides and the haunted hayride, and ate lots of candy (evidence left at the bottom of the wagon). lol So glad he got to go since I couldn't take him (wonderful grandparents!). Can't wait for next year!
Gabby's cute Fall picture setup. I have to take Aiden over there this week and get some photos.
Sunday I was a lazy butt ALL day!! I slept so bad and Aiden woke up at 5:30am and took over my couch. Literally! I had 1 cushion. He had 2! And I'm like 5 times larger than him....how the heck did that happen?! lol When we got up again later about 9am I spent all morning trying to catch my breathe. Brody must have been laying right on my lung because it was a struggle. Luckily Daddy was to the rescue and preoccupied Aiden all day because I was in and out on the couch. 14 more days!!!
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Other news my good friend Erica got engaged this weekend!!! YAHH!!!! So happy for her and Jared, sweetest people ever! All I have to say is best carving skills ever! haha It would take me 6 tries to make it look like that. Now I just need the engagement gift I ordered earlier in the month to get here! Ugh....it was on backorder and then got pushed back from the 19th to the 1st, so it better ship this Thursday!
Aiden had a fun week at school. Wednesday he got to paint his pumpkin, which he was SOOO proud of. It's a "SPIDERMAN pumpkin" according to him. lol Thank goodness he explained it because I was thinking more Smurf.
Thursday we were busy baking cooking for his Fall Festival on Friday. Let's just say I'm not a baker. I always either burn or over bake the 1st batch of cookies. I was excited to use my candy corn cookie cutter. Yes I even colored the sugar dough (fancy huh!) I rolled out the dough and Aiden placed the cookie cutter down. Team effort! Since I knew the 1st batch would fail I told Aiden and Wes they could have one from it. Place Aiden in his seat, give him a cookie and then I hear "Ouch! Hard" as he proceeds to bang it on the tray (and the cookie doesn't break!) hahaha Just a little overcooked! But they turned out cute...
Also on Thursday I had my 2nd to last doc visit with my high risk OBGYN. YAH! He gave the final word. Brody is arriving Nov 12th no need to take him any earlier....good news but that's a long way away! lol I'm scheduled to go in at 7:30am...much better than the 6:30am time with Aiden.
My fluid level decreased 1cm. He was weighing 8lb 14oz...right on track to weigh the same as Aiden (9lb 10oz). Now knowing all that you can assume I'm uncomfortable. Very! My SPD occurs daily and pretty consistent. Wes is really having to do alot now with Aiden and I'm so thankful Aiden is becoming a daddy's boy! It used to only hurt when I was moving a lot, now I can be just sitting and I get painful stings down there. Contractions are nothing compared to SPD because they come and go. SPD is constant and you use your pelvic region for SOO many things!! I used to be able to take baths to relieve the pressure....doesn't work any more. Literally I've been taking 3 baths every night and barely feel any relief.
This week has also brought on the sleeping on the couch full-time too. If I lay flat the pressure gets so bad and I can barely breath, so I just avoid it all. So there I am sitting upright with literally 4 pillows behind me and 2 under my feet every night. So you see why Nov 12th is so far away?!?! lol Just thankful on those really bad days I have the ability to work from home. Love my job!
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Friday when me and Aiden woke up it was pouring outside and since I slept HORRIBLE I decided there was no way I could make the drive in without looking like death. Man am I glad I did because when I went out to my car at 5pm to go pick him up.....crank nothing. crank nothing! NOOOO my car wouldn't start!! So Daddy was to the rescue and picked up the little man. Thankfully my battery just needed to be replaced. One thing I will say about my car is I def don't have a lemon. Knock on wood I've only had two issues on it battery and a broken sunroof in 2 years considering I just broke 60K miles on it. (Did I mention I drive at least 60 miles a day?!) So glad it keeps me and my munchkins safe. Love my Fusion!
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Last night I slept bad again (imagine that right?!) because of an active little fella! But I still woke up early. Man have I been productive too!! Did a deep cleaning on my oven, unloaded and loaded the dishwasher all while sitting down. haha Then me and Aiden met up with Gabby and Grande and all the kids (Lily and Harlee Aiden's nieces spent the night) at Chickfila to get some grub and let the kids blow off some steam. It's FREEZING outside so forget playing outside. (I definitely need to find some mittens and a hat for Aiden now) Then after playtime Aiden headed to their house for brownies and I went to Lowes. Needed to get some mulch and some mums. Wouldn't you know it all the yellow ones were gone. Ugh!
After I exchanged the potted flowers, I swept the sidewalk and knocked down all the spiderwebs. (yuck!) Then I picked up a few pine cones from the yard and grabbed some spray paint to add a little fun in the pots. Lastly I painted our big pumpkins. We were going to carve them last night but with the dead battery event it was too dark, late, and cold to do that. Love the way my door looks!! (Still need to hang my wreath) A happy fall look!
Aiden just left us again because Gabby and Grande are taking him to Zoo Boo. So thankful, because I'm in no condition to do all that walking. He will have a blast and looks precious! My little lion! We had a mini photo shoot in the yard chasing Murph before they got here.
Aiden's school fundraiser this year was cookie dough, so I was all over a tub of Sugar cookies. Just one less thing to do. haha (lazy much) It will make our Christmas cookie making time extra fun and all the extra cookies are going to our neighbors (def don't want a ton of them in the house).
I'm going to invite over Bella and Carlos to help out and make mini "party" out of it. Only thing I will need to get is icing since I always buy sprinkles after Christmas. Seriously why are the cute sprinkles so expensive?! I found the cutest idea to do for the kids...aprons. But why are the Christmas ones always sooo expensive?! I just can't justify spending that kinda money, even if they are used every year it's only 1 day. So backup plan make them! Perfect!!
Aren't those CUTE?!?! I'll be spending the next 3 weeks getting the supplies using handy dandy coupons, glad the stores are on my way home so I don't have to go out of my way. Supplies
4 kid aprons- $4.99 each
brown paint- zero (already have)
paint pen- zero (already have)
3 rolls of ribbon (red, green, white)- hopefully $.99 each
12 buttons
Bella's ginger"woman" bow-I might paint this on if I can't find a cute cheap bow. Dollar Tree maybe?!
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On a different note I wanted to comment about Aiden's sleeping. We are still struggling to get him to go to bed in his bed (wants to fall asleep in our bed or on the couch with me). The devil child is gone, but now he's figured out when he coughs really bad that we go and check on him. So what does he do.....he sticks his hands in his mouth to make him cough/gag. REALLY?! We watch him from the monitor do this.
Then when he does fall asleep he will wake up like 15 minutes later in a panic, all confused, and shaking. When Wes goes in there to comfort him he holds on for dear life. So Wes brings him in our room till he's calm to only carry him back when he's asleep (talk about exhausting). A pattern we are trying to break, but it's hard to deny him when he's literally shaking and you just want to comfort him.
This doesn't happen every night, but it seems to happen on the days we want peaceful sleep. Don't you just hate that?! We can't figure out what's going on...is he afraid (so we leave the lamp light on)...is he cold? hot?....etc. Quite frustrating since this started about a month ago out of the blue. I want my good sleeper back. Luckily Daddy has become the bedtime enforcer so if I mention "Do you want me to get Daddy???!!" makes him straighten up and at least cry in bed. lol I feel bad but when I spank him it's not the same when Daddy does it. But I'm so thankful that the statement works, because picking him off the ground when hes sprawled out throwing a fit screaming "No bedtime!" is not an option right now. There is no way I would be able to stand up with that additional 40 lbs on my back.
I'm just hoping we can figure something out soon...
Let me first start off and say don't let his cute face fool you. Today we had more meltdowns than happy times. Lots of spanking and talking in a strong voice. And being this pregnant just plain ole wore me out....we got home after 2pm and we both slept till 6pm. (My internal Bama clock must have been on. lol) But in the end he did have fun just doesn't understand the concept of lines and waiting our turn just yet....hard to explain to a 2 year old that just wants to go in the bouncy house asap.
I wanted to take our pumpkin pictures before we started anything else...well Aiden was NOT about that. He wanted nothing to do with sitting in the setups (which were so cute) or listen to mommy he just wanted to run around like a wild man. We tried....so this was the best I could do without making him go into a full meltdown mode. While everyone else was getting cute shots I took him down to the animals to turn around his attitude.
This year's petting zoo wasn't as good as last year. Less animals and less contact, but Aiden still loved it. Even splurged and got some food so he could interact closer and brightened him right up!
Once the food was gone we headed over to paint a pumpkin so it would dry before it was time to go. This sweet little kid said "Momma I wanna paint Brody one." Awww it was sweet! That turned around my attitude lol (I was already on my last nerve by that point...being this pregnant and not being able to move fast has made my patience level micro small)
Then we hooked back up with Gabby and Carlos. She stood in the HOUR long face painting line while I took the boys to the bouncy house. Meltdown #2 occurred when it was time to get out. He just didn't want to get out no matter what I said to him. Once he did oh buddy you better believe I got his butt. Once he apologized we headed over for the free cotton candy. Can you believe this kid doesn't like cotton candy?!?! We continued to wait for the face painting....and lets say I was getting SUPER tired of standing. (Better be the best face painting EVER! lol) He just wanted to be "SPIDERMAN!" so we opted for a spider which was touched 2 seconds after they were done. But it was quite cute and he did a good job holding his head still. And wouldn't you know he had to pee right before his turn....sprinted to the bathroom and back so he wouldn't lose his place.
After that everyone was thirsty, so we took a timeout for a drink and popcorn. Meltdown #3 because I wanted to take a picture of his face. Then my breaking point was reached....This crazy kid licked, LICKED!, an extension cord and the concrete!!! I was sitting down on the floor and def could not get up and Aiden was def NOT listening. I got SO SO mad at him. A few not nice words flew out and serious butt whipping. Meltdown #4. (So sick!!) Then he finally straightened out so we went to go ride on the hayride, but I was ready to go by this point. I was so tired, my feet were hurting, Brody was kicking like crazy, and I was mad hungry (after 12 and I ate breakfast around 7). But Aiden REALLY wanted to see the tractor so I was pushing myself.
So we get on the hayride and I get it. A smiling happy picture!! HALLELUJAH! He loves him some tractors. Then about 3/4 of the way I hear the dreaded words "Momma I have to pee." OH GOODNESS! And wouldn't you know it as we are making the turn to get off he pees. A LOT! Think it's time to go. He's upset because he peed and he's ready for a nap so Meltdown #5. Then as we are leaving he just wanted to go to car, not paying attention to moving cars. I stop him Meltdown #6. YUP def time to go home! Brody was kicking so much (probably because he was starving too about 2pm by this point) and the pressure on my back and pelvic region were about to bring me to tears.
But in the end I would consider it a semi-good day. Just glad this is the last adventure before Brody. Not sure I can do it again....especially being so sleep deprived by taking care of a sick baby all during the week. Really looking forward to girls day tomorrow. I'm so ready to pamper myself!!
Man I think Memphis is in a tornado zone. They have started back up, and of course they always hit at bedtime. Thanks for making Aiden WIDE awake at 9pm. Appreciate that! Not! We have all extremes in weather....tornadoes, humidity, snow, ice, etc. Very weird. Speaking of snow, Aiden can't wait for the "bubbles" to come back this year. haha
On another subject. I am now experiencing another new thing in this pregnancy. I seriously can't wait to have my body back. I can handle a lot but this one is seriously testing my boundaries and I hate that I'm not really enjoying it. One minute I'm fine, the next I'm in so much pain I can't move. That's the hardest part not being able to do things I normally can (the stubborn part of me pushes myself sometimes too hard).
So what is it? Might be TMI. Well...I'm getting these weird rashes under my boobs. They have gotten huge this time around and with my belly so huge and starting so high on my torso there is alot of skin to skin action when I sit down. My doc thinks it might be because of friction or a heat rash. Either way Ouch! So if you catch me at home I'm definitely resting with my arms under there to get some air flow. haha Nice image huh?!
Today was not a fun day. Aiden kept me and him up all night coughing starting at about 12am. So he stayed home from preschool so I could start up breathing treatments. Needless to say working remotely and caring for a sleepy, whiny kid is HARD work. Think my legs are permanently numb from him laying all over me. But then by 1pm and his second treatment he didn't show any signs of improvement. The cough was constant, no fever, and the nose was watering so I knew this was something new.
So off we went to the doctor when Daddy got home. He did great during the exam....until it was time for his xray. Mommy wasn't allowed in, so of course he was in a panic. Took 3 people to hold him down!! Told you my kid is a man child, he is SO strong! Nothing worse than hearing him scream bloody murder and not being able to do anything about it. So we got the verdict. Croup.
Poor little guy always having respiratory issues. So no school tomorrow and we are on steroids, humidifier, and breathing treatments if he starts wheezing instead of just coughing. He passed out on the way home and slept till 8pm and of course he's back up when I'm trying to wind down...uggghhhhh so exhausted! Tomorrow is going to be a long day I can already feel it, but maybe he will be able to take his nap.....
I can officially see the light at the end of the tunnel. After an exhausting weekend I'm very much looking forward to my maternity leave.
Saturday I headed up to the zoo with Gabby, Aiden, Carlos, and Bella. All that walking sure wore me out, but I wanted to do something fun with Aiden. It was all decorated for Zoo Boo so that was neat. Our fav part was the monkeys. They were playing with pumpkin buckets (placed on their heads, thrown, etc) then there was a "ghost" monkey playing peekaboo with a sheet. Aiden's face was priceless! Adorable. We had a 2 meltdowns, but I was able to quickly straighten him out. (Picture time: Trying to get the boys to make silly faces was quite hilarious too)
My fav part of the zoo is the polar bear and seal exhibit. Hello AC and comfy seats!! The kids were enjoying their ICEES and running back and forth chasing the seals. I tried to get a picture, but that's alot to ask for a cellphone camera. lol But this cute picture was as we were telling them it was time to go...total "Mommy I don't wanna!" face. Pouty face.
We ended the day at Hueys and quickly came home to pass out for the night....or at least I thought so. Aiden woke up at 8pm, when I was trying to go to sleep since I had to be up at 12:30am. He wanted to be with Mommy so there we are in bed and him constantly telling me what Curious George is doing. Then he fell asleep. Oh but wait he woke up at 10pm, which woke me up for a minute. Then by the time my alarm was going off he was passed out, so I snuck out into the living room to go log into work. Only to be startled by Aiden screaming for me at 3am. He came into the living room and wanted to lay on me. (DEF not comfy since Brody was being a pain too.) There I am for about 3 hours miserable, getting dead legs/feet, tired beyond belief and having to "be on" to work.....Aiden finally passed out at about 6am, Brody started to calm down, and I was just finishing up my work. But I had to be on-call until 9am when my relief got on.....couldn't come soon enough and of course something would happen right at 9 causing me to stay on for another 30 minutes. And you better believe Aiden woke up soon after.
If you could only imagine I wasn't a happy person to be around and I was really trying to not lose it. So I told Wes if he doesn't leave the house with Aiden so I can relax I can't be held responsible for what I do or say. lol. I was beat down and needed to sleep. And sleep I did. I didn't wake up till 5pm.
Monday I was off work since I worked on Sunday, which was nice since I needed to do lots of laundry. So I dropped Aiden off at school and headed to my doctor's appt. Good report. Brody passed his BPP test and my fluids were the same. We didn't get any good shots of him (sleepy baby with his face turned into me). Next we checked my cervix, which was thick as can be and Brody is currently breeched. So we crossed out the chance of me going into early labor.
What does this all mean? Next week at my high-risk OBGYN appt if nothing drastically changes we can cross out the Oct 29th delivery date. And finalize if I need to go on the 5th or can wait to the 12th. See the light yet?!?! I will be so happy to get my body back and be able to shave my legs. haha Surprisingly I can still touch my toes, but shaving is a whole other story! (thank goodness we are out of summer clothes so I don't have to do it as much)
As the end is coming near I'm slowly getting Brody's room finalized. Thank goodness I did alot of it beforehand. Washing items I will need right away, cleaning bottles, and most important signing up for Netflix streaming. haha If I'm going to be stuck at home for almost 2 months mainly stuck in a chair breastfeeding I need to have a show to watch. With Aiden it was "Lost"...I'm thinking for Brody it will be "Law and Order: SVU". I must say Netflix has greatly improved on their selection too.
See the light yet!? It really hit home as I had my last 1on1 with my manager for the year Tuesday. Feels so weird to be "done".
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Other news: Can't wait for this weekend!! Sunday is girls days with my fav ladies! My feet and hands def need some attention. Saturday is the big UT/Bama game! Have to get my bragging rights when you're surrounded by so many UT fans. lol But before all that I'm going on an adventure with Aiden. We are off to the Agricenter's Harvest Festival. (Face painting, pumpkin painting contest, hayrides, bluegrass music, carnival games, bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn and more for FREE!!!) Aiden will get to take home a pumpkin of his own too! Gotta love the Free part!
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Brody passed his last doctor's appt with flying colors. Shortest visit yet. He knew exactly what do do while they were performing the BPP. My fluid levels hadn't changed one bit. Every 2 weeks they check his size so that was on the to-do list this week....up from 4.5 to 7! I officially have a "newborn" in my belly but a few more weeks to go. :-( Looking at another 10lber! Odd thing was I haven't gained any weight in 2 weeks, so I guess it's all shifting around (not complaining one bit! lol).
One thing that really bugs me is people comments. Sometimes I just want to be like seriously?! I was at the grocery store the other day and this older man def asked me if I was having twins....I hadn't felt great all day so I normally would laugh something like that off but lets face it the hormones (bitchiness) came out. My response "Hmmm actually I'm not. It's just one baby. And even if I was I think that is really rude comment to say to a woman....(walking away)". Then his wife proceeded to hit him. Justice served.
Then I was at Redbox this weekend, and this lady goes "Oh my you're belly is BIG!" REALLY I MEAN REALLY.....unless I say something about my belly being huge, don't start a convo out with that. Especially if I have NO clue who you are. My response. "Yes, he's already 7lbs and I have double the amount of fluid that most have." Her response, "Well at least it's all in your belly." (Is that your way of making up for sounding rude?) "Um thanks?!" I know my belly huge, I have to work around it every day so you don't have to tell me. Kind of feel like I need to wear these shirts when out in public. lol
I will end this rant with my latest pictures of Brody and Aiden's new 2Y school pictures. He looks SO cute!!!. :-)
I had the best day yesterday! Many reasons why. I got a full night of rest with no interruptions from Aiden. He got his 1st bad report card on Friday. He was throwing so many fits instead of naptime he had to sit in the office. Which meant when I was trying to bring him home that afternoon and he noticed no star sticker on his sheet he had the BIGGEST fit. Literally drug him out holding him by one arm and he's not touching the ground (I was in so much pain-hello 40lb kid!). Screaming and crying the whole way wanting a star sticker (talk about embarrassing, but I just wanted to get him outta there so I could straighten him out in the car-privacy). After a few butt spanks and harsh words he said he was sorry and wouldn't do it again. Peace regained. Since he was being good while I made a few stops before home I asked if he wanted to go play with Carlos or go home (normal answer is play) but today we got home....ummm okay.....
So we are at home, he crawled in our bed while I watched X Factor from the night before and next thing I knew he was fast asleep. It was only 7:20! This is his normal weekday bedtime and after multiple nights of a 10+pm bedtime I was shocked. But this only scared me that he would wake up at 2am...and wouldn't you know I physically had to wake him up at 6:30am!! Holy Moly! His normal sleep pattern has returned!!!!! I think it finally caught up to him.
Once we ate breakfast we headed over to Gabby and Grande's so I could go on an adventure with Gabby and our friend Mary. Off to yard sales and an art festival! Having a good nights rest was the best thing ever since I was going to be walking all day. I had never been to Reelfoot Lake and it was definitely a pretty scene! I had so much fun and can't wait to go back next year!! As we came into town all the locals set up yard sales on the main drive and I definitely got some good treasures before I even got to the festival. lol
I got a jar of local honey, which builds up your immune system and helps with allergies, def need. Then I found the best gift for Aiden, a wooden elephant piggy bank! I have been looking for one ever since he man handled his plastic one. All the ones on Etsy are like $25+, I only paid $5 and all it needs is a good dusting. Score! Next I found a good little gift for Aiden's "Elf" to bring to his North Pole breakfast, a Cars ornament, and it was only $1. Yes! But the best treasures are the free ones! I got the Iron Man mask for free (think I cashed in on that pregnancy pity card. haha)!! This thing is $10 bucks in the score and every time I pass it I think "Aiden will love it, but def not worth $10 bucks."
Now we finally made it into the festival. So many amazing things inside, but then I ran across something I recognized...This White BBQ sauce is amazing! Great on sandwiches. I haven't found it in years, so I just had to get some. (My mom will be jealous. The wasabi one is great!) I really wanted one of the coffee can yard flowers....but of course the Bama ones were sold out. Next year one is mine!! lol
We made it home just in time to change clothes and head off to Brody's Diaper and Wipe shower. Amazingly I wasn't too worn out. It was a good evening out with friends and family. We love them so much and they are so amazing to our boys! Feel like I've been saying this a lot lately, but it's true, we are so blessed!
You know I love owls, so I LOVE LOVE LOVE the owl outfit! And the owl picture looks great next to the dresser, can't wait to hang it! Then how could any Bama fan not love an elephant wubbanub and football hat!?! Did you notice the last image...Brody has his own personalized baby bag. Such amazing gifts from amazing people!
Even Aiden got a little present. He was all excited about his Buzz and Woody bag! Today we've been coloring all day and he HAD to have his Rex cup!
So how did last night sleeping go for Aiden? Great!! We didn't get home till 8pm, he passed out shortly after and didn't wake up till 7ish. How did nap time go? Well there was definitely fighting, cried for 30 minutes straight, but we did see great improvement!! Stayed on his bed, didn't beat on the door once. It was tough, but thankfully his demon didn't come out. lol Let's just see if he can keep it up during the week....
Next week is short for me, trying to use up my remaining vacation days so Tuesday me and Wes are having a day date since he's off. Going to see Taken 2! Can't wait! Then I get to see Brody again on Thursday, then on Friday it's a short work day! But on Sunday it's my big day at work Go-Live! This year's BIG project will be officially be over! Only have to work from 1am to 9am. lol No biggie right?! But at least I'm off on Monday! :-) I hope everyone else had a great weekend like we did in the Lambert household.
Well our prayers have been answered! Happily to announce Wes got a new job! Making double what he used to make!! YAH!!! He still is working long hours 6am to 6pm, but I'm just happy we are both off at the same time more. He's working 2on 2off 3on schedule, making some of his weekends 3 day weekends.
We are actually working right down from the street from one another. But he's right over the state line working in Olive Branch. So what does this mean for our family....probably within 2 years we will move. To make both our drives shorter to work and less traffic fighting.
We love having our current open space, but are wanting to increase our 1 acre to minimum 2 if we can. This means probably getting out of Shelby county. The closest city to our works in Shelby county is Collierville and space is not something you get there. We really don't want to move, but long term it's the best thing for us. I want to be close to the boys' school and home. The hour drive one way gets old.
But I am very excited about his opportunity and feeling blessed beyond belief. After all the unknowns and no feedback we just had to put it into God's hand to show us the way and it came at the perfect time. So thankful and proud of my hubby!
I'm excited about Elf on the Shelf this year (Yes I'm already planning lol)! I think Aiden will really get into it. Last year he didn't quite get the concept (Mommy found the Elf most days. lol) nor did we name him. So hopefully this year we will have a name.
Like last year I want to have a North Pole Breakfast. I don't want to start it the day after Thanksgiving but Dec 1st. Makes it easier on us especially since we will have a newborn at home. I can't wait to use the goodies I stocked up on last year on clearance. And wouldn't you know it Pottery Barn has the exact place mats for sale this year....however I only paid $4 for 2! I scored on another divider plate but snowman themed for $1.50 and got 2 shaker cups (santa and snowman) for $1 piece too after Christmas. I figure Aiden would probably want a big boy cup this year, so Brody can have his Santa sippy cup (next year obviously lol). Not bad on items I will reuse every year.
Since Aiden will be the only one eating I wanted to keep it simple. Fruit candy cane and snowman donuts along with chocolate milk topped with cool whip and sprinkles. Something a sleep deprived mommy can easily whip up. :-) We will finish the morning watching a Christmas cartoon (the 1st falls on a Saturday thankfully).
I was thinking for his elf gift I would get him some Christmas socks and small happy from the dollar bins. (Last year he got a coloring book from the dollar store.) Nothing grand, just a happy.
Now comes the fun part. I'm predicting I will be using half my brain that month, so I need to be prepared. I went ahead and planned what I'm going to do each day. (Yes, this is the point where Wes calls me crazy for being so organized. lol) CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO USE THE WORD DOC TO MAKE YOUR OWN. Welcome! :-) (BTW the preview looks crazy, but I confirm it downloads like the picture below...not sure why my text boxes aren't staying locked.)
To not overload my plate we won't be hosting a "Polar Express" party this year, but I plan on picking that back up next year. Now I just have to survive the next 2 months....
Well my Thursday wasn't to great. I get a call at 8:50 saying Aiden was running 101 fever, luckily Wes was off so he picked him up. They watched Avengers until Mommy could come home after lunch. Poor little guy needs to feel better by Saturday for Carlos' birthday party or he will be one unhappy baby.
Then I check the mail. Ugh a bill. A bill from my high-risk OBGYN for my 1st office visit and ultrasound. Oh just $1200 (for one visit! No wonder you don't get to do those fancy features at your normal ultrasounds....) I only have to pay $486.92, yes $486.92! And I will get this bill every 2 weeks until Brody comes....so that Oct due date is looking pretty good about now. haha! One good thing is I'm $589.55 away from reaching my deductible, so I'll only have to pay 20% then on. Oh and that doesn't include my normal OBGYN extra bills on the weeks I don't see this doctor. Money just flying out the door, so thankful we have everything we need already and I'm pretty much done with Christmas shopping. Just God's way of looking out for us. Now we are just keeping our fingers crossed for some more good news...
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Carlos' birthday party was a lot of fun, but again Aiden was attacked by mosquitoes. Probably about 10 on his legs and that's even with repellent on. Poor little guy! Not all have blistered up but he's still in pain. Back on Benadryl 24/7.
Once we got home it hits me. COMPLETE misery! My SPD was kicking in high gear, I could barely move. Brought me to tears just to get up to use the bathroom. Aiden was super sweet and asking if I was okay and would bring me things if I needed something. (Daddy wasn't at home at the time) I literally took 4 baths that day (eases the pressure off my pelvic bone) and my sweet little boy would sit outside the tub playing with his trains or reading a book or have splash parties with me. So thankful it was a good day for him. (Excuse the blurry pic I wanted to show how Aiden rests on me, but he moved. He puts his head on my belly and sits between my legs)
Then about 10 minutes before Wes gets home I'm sitting on the couch. OMG! Sprint to the bathroom puked my brains out. Then the pain got even worse, because had just moved so fast and then the puking on top. Aiden was right there asking if I was okay...as Daddy walked in the door. I told him if I feel like this tomorrow I know I can't make it past October.
Sunday I felt a little better, but luckily Daddy took over and I stayed in bed till about 2pm. Aiden came in around 1 and we both took a nap together. Loved that sweet time together. This weekend I did absolutely no house chores and Daddy was a rockstar. So thankful for that!! Don't know what I'd do without him.
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One issue we are having at home is bedtime. Aiden used to be an awesome sleeper...now not so much. I've never seen him throw the kind of fits like he does now. Like he will get out of bed and beat on the door screaming bloody murder. What does he want? To crawl in our bed and go to sleep. It's so weird we put him in our bed, he falls asleep within 5 minutes, and then Wes carries him to his bed without a peep. We really don't want to make this a pattern, but fighting him isn't worth it now. I just hope he outgrows this soon.
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Today I got to see Brody again to preform a Biophysical Profile test and check my fluids. No gain in fluid. Yah! And he passed his BPP very quick, but look at that grumpy face. Somebody wanted to sleep after kicking Mommy all weekend. (If you were wondering what BPP was it's a test Brody has to pass within 30 minutes and he gets points on each part. It determines if he needs to be delivered early. The BPP looks at the baby's breathing, movement, muscle tone, heart rate, and the amount of amniotic fluid.)
It's so funny all the ultrasound techs are so amazed you can see and I can feel his movements, because apparently when people have lots of fluid they don't feel anything (which is sad I think). Just shows you how much he's moving as my belly is a ripple of waves.
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End on a funny note. So the other day we rented What to Expect When You're Expecting to watch it with Regina and Steve who hadn't seen it. So Aiden and Carlos were playing and then decided to watch it with us. If you haven't seen it, it's a MUST! SO funny! By the end both boys were picking up their shirts saying they had a baby in there or they wanted a baby in there. lol Too cute! We would ask Aiden where Brody was and he will point to my belly then goes "My baby's here" and points to his. lolol silly!
Not all the story lines were great, and my favs were Elizabeth Banks and Brooklyn Decker. The father-son bit was hilarious! Best quote of the movie, which I could relate to this past weekend Wendy: "I just wanted the glow. The one that they promise you on the cover of those magazines. Well, I'm calling it - pregnancy sucks. Making a human being is really hard. I have no control over my body or my emotions." She's having a breakdown giving a speech. Priceless.
