Glasses

Finally getting around to getting my Christmas present...I know I know. But it's been the last thing on my mind. I know why I never get glasses over contacts. Holy crap they are expensive! But now since my prescription isn't changing drastically year to year I finally bit the bullet. I could have picked them up right then if I was normal, but having so much astigmatism required a 2 week delay. Boo!

My doctor was running a Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion and I was ALL over it (Thanks Dr. V)! So I began the hunt...no, no, maybe, no. Why are finding frames so hard? I narrowed it down to 1 after 30 minutes of looking, and of course it didn't come in black and brown or it would be simple. So I asked the lady helping me to find frames to fit my round face, she should be good at that right?! And yep she did great! Picked one I would have never picked.

So I got 1 metal (Vera Bradley) and 1 plastic (Guess). Different looks and exactly the same price. $179.

Seriously $179 and that was just for the frames. Of course the ones I liked were all $150-250. lol Then add in the lenses $95 each plus the non-glare (required for how much I'm behind a computer) $99 plus the EV 4.0 (required because of my astigmatism) $30 you are looking at $499 each!

Having a mini stroke yet? lol Wes about did when I told him the price, hence why I told him to seriously not get me anything else for last Christmas I just knew it was going to be bad. (He's so lucky to not be blind like me!!) Now you see why I was so excited to get another one FREE!! Just imagine if I had to pay for both contacts and 2 glasses out of pocket. You are looking at like $1500. Dang you special eyes! lol Thank goodness for insurance for covering one!

The sole purpose of me getting them now is I'm hoping night feedings won't be so awful this time because I won't be blind!! haha Less straining, less headaches = Happy mommy! Plus it will allow me to take my contacts out earlier to give my eyes a break. I am very happy with my purchase and just hope Aiden and Brody have their daddy's eye sight!!

Happy Times

Adult night was so much fun. However we got lost in the maze several times. lol It doesn't help when people rip off the question to tell you which way to go....I can't imagine going to it when it's "haunted" I would FREAK!! Seriously, we were so close to the corn we were walking in single straight line. Total children of the corn thoughts running through my mind. But luckily it wasn't haunted that night. :-)

Sunday was a good day. I finally got to see my nieces! Aiden was so excited! We haven't seen them since March due to circumstances. But I hope we can see them some more. Aiden got some more battle scars too. He has SO many bruises all over him (clumsy kid). When they were out on the 4-wheelers he rides on the back seat and next thing Grande knew he let out a little whimper so got pulled up front with Harlee when we see the knot by his right eyebrow. Poor little guy must have hit the metal part. He is one tough kid though. (He's showing me all his "boo boos" in the pics)

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Guess who's Christmas gift came in Friday. Brody! We love it! Almost done with my Christmas shopping...3 more to go! yah!

Found the perfect gift for my "nephew", Ryan. lol Love him like family. Can't wait for our boys to grow up together! He will be right around the starting stages of crawling so what's better than to chase a dog!? Especially when you're in a dachshund loving family.

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Sad I don't get to see Brody this week. My doctor's ultrasound tech is on vacation, so I get to see him twice next week. Monday and Friday! Getting so spoiled.  As the end is coming near I think I'm most worried about Aiden. I hope he doesn't get too jealous. One good thing is Daddy isn't playing winter baseball so they can go on adventures while Mommy is home.

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I think we have finally hit the "terrible 2s". He's not too terrible, but his favorite word is "No" and not listening. Feel like we are constantly snatching him to the side whispering "What did we say about that word. You don't say that to mommy or daddy. If we tell you to do something you do it. Yes Ma'am/Sir.". Quickly followed by a soft and quiet "Yes Ma'am/Sir. I love you." with a big hug. Been waiting for this day....

Yesterday morning Aiden was super cranky and just not listening. I was already feeling bad, lots of pressure, and just wanted to sit back down, but we had to get out the door so I could go to work and him school. After the 6th "No" I wanted to lose it. But I went in the bathroom shut the door. Told Aiden I needed a moment. He's at the door banging "Mommy what's wrong?" Caught my breath opened it and asked him "You tell me why Mommy is upset?" then he replied "I help now." THANK YOU! Cranky morning babies go down early that night. Payback for the awful mornings. lol

Movements

I finally did get some good news. My hemoglobin levels are good. Passed something. lol
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Aiden is becoming a football lovin kid. Both Monday and last night we let him snuggle in bed with Daddy to watch the games. Resulting in both of them passing out...it was the cutest thing ever! He loves him some daddy, can you blame him?!

Where was Mommy? Well from 7-10pm Brody was a WILD man (one reason why Aiden was on Daddy's watch). I'd never seen my stomach move that much. I was in so much pain! My pelvic bone was just throbbing because he was kicking/punching so much. I tried everything to get him to calm down. Rubbed my belly, took a "relaxing" (not so relaxing this time) bath, but nothing worked. Misery.

Then when it came bedtime I was so exhausted and in aftershock pain I could barely move. You could forget laying in bed. I slept on the couch sitting completely up, pillows all behind me to relieve the back pain. Doesn't sound comfy, but trust me it was! Slept like a rock.

These rough nights happen at least 1-2 nights a week now. So this weekend I'm going to take it easy. No projects, no cleaning other than basic dish cleaning, and maybe I'll do 1 load of laundry. I'm trying to save my energy for Saturday night. Me and Wes are joining some of our close friends for dinner and going to go to the non-haunted corn maze while Aiden spends the night with Gabby and Grande. It's nice to have some adult time with our friends.

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We live out in the country part of Memphis, so Aiden gets to experience seeing different things grown and harvested. After the corn came the cotton. Seems like it grew in no time, because they are already bundling it up and clearing the lands. Aiden has been calling the cotton "snow" and the barrels are "big snowballs". lol Maybe this year he will get to play in the real snow longer than he did last year.
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The other day we had our team breakfast at Cracker Barrel and my sweet coworkers surprised me with a gift basket. We are good on the clothes front, so I really appreciated all the baby essentials since we don't buy them anymore because Aiden isn't a "baby". Sniff Sniff! Oct 6th is our Diapers and Wipes shower our friends are having for us. Can't wait to for that! We have such amazing people in our life! So blessed!

Good with the Bad

It's official my body is telling me this is my last child and there is no doubt Brody will arrive via C-Section. As much as I wanted to have him natural, I just want him to be born without complications. So I will take what I can get.

As I mentioned before. Ever since I failed my 3 hour glucose test awhile back I've been tracking my sugars and faxing them to my doctor and nutritionist weekly. Then since Sept 11th we decided that I need to have weekly ultrasounds and blood samples taken. The good, I get to see Brody with the bad, my arms look all jacked up from blood being drawn (bruise easily).

My sugars are doing great according to my doctors (yes doctors. never thought I would be seeing 2). Brody didn't gain much weight they were predicting maybe an ounce gained. But now the concern is all my fluid. Not only am I labeled "high risk" now I get another label. Polyhydramnios. I had high fluid levels with Aiden but apparently it's a lot more this time. Apparently Brody didn't get the memo that the swimming pool is closed after Labor Day. lol

Normal fluid levels may vary, but are usually considered an AFI of 5-25 centimeters or a fluid level of about 800-1000 mL. I was measuring 34 centimeters yesterday. When they told me the normal range I knew I was way over, so thoughts ran like crazy. Was it something I've done? Can I stop it? What does this mean?!

They did comfort my uneasy mind. And it explains why this time I've been having more pains and aches. It's been putting more pressure on my lower back. Why I get so tired when I feel like I'm barely moving. Why my feet are already swelling and after busy days just throb in pain.

So why is this happening? Gotta love this answer. "We don't really know the true relating causes for high fluid or even low fluid. Everybody behaves differently." Ugh. Not what I wanted to hear.

What does this mean? I will continue my weekly ultrasounds. I might be put on bed rest (desperately trying to avoid this....because my huge upgrade project goes live Oct 14th. Must be able to come in the office until then at least!). During those ultrasounds they are going to be paying close attention to Brody's development because he might have to come out even earlier at 37 weeks (Halloween baby).

The one thing they are focusing on the most is his lung development. They can't finish his ultrasound until they see multiple breathing movements. And if it's like yesterday it took nearly 30 minutes. Brody was in full on nap mode. The tech had to push on my belly multiple times to try to wake him up (ouch). Which only made Brody turn over sticking his butt up in the air. Tap tap tap again. He rolled to his side. Then they had me lay on my side. Nope Brody was napping hard.

So they brought out the buzzer?! If you have ever had that whoa it feels weird. Buzz! Oh cow Brody got pissed! Kicked and punched me like crazy and rolled over (OUCH!). A few breathing movements but they wanted to see more. Buzz! Again I was a punching bag but finally he let them get a good view/records. Thank goodness!!!

Right now our sole goal is no preterm labor, so I won't have to have an emergency c-section. I'd prefer to "bake" him to 39 weeks Nov 12th, but if he has to come at 37 or 38th it will be okay as long as he's ready. No NICU please!