This is how my day started (you're better off just listening- the camera is really shaky because Anya was holding onto my shirt from behind so I couldn't film her):
Today was tough, but we made it through. Hopefully the weekend gives us (me) a chance to rest somehow....chasing 2 kids while carrying a third is tiring!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
A perfect Sunday
We decided to try out our local pool today and since it's adjacent to the little rescue zoo, we stopped there first. We timed it perfectly since the pool opens at 11 and we arrived at the zoo around 10. It was already getting hot hot HOT, which doesn't seem to bother our kids at all. They loved visiting all of their old friends, especially the goats. We made a quick stop at the playground and then the pool was opening.
I wasn't expecting much- I know the pool was large and probably super-cold, and I really thought there would be huge crowds due to the heat. What a happy suprise it was when there were only a handful of people there. We parked the stroller and grabbed some chairs and headed over to the pool. OMG, the water was perfect!!!! Not only was it clean and sparkling blue, but the temp was heavenly. All 4.5 of us eagerly jumped in and the kids started swimming. I'm really amazed at their progress- they are clearly into the water and swimming.
The next attraction was the "babies pool" as Baz put it. THIS pool was much colder (I'm assuming since they empty it mroe often?), but they didn't mind at all. Baz liked playing with the sprinklers on the side and Anya became "rescue cat" and pretended to rescue everyone. We went back and forth between pools several times before fatigue started setting in....for George and I, that is!
We managed to tear the kids away from the pools and get them dressed and in the car. Within seconds, Baz was down and he stayed down through a lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. This was so nice since he's such a lunatic at restaurants and runs around like crazy. I know it's only one of a handful of times he's actually slept in the stroller.
After that, we headed over to the mall where his nap continued (yayyyyy!). Of course we visited the Disney store and the projection game. And since I'm indulging any cravings now, we all split a Mint Chip Dazzler at the Haagen Dazs stand- yumm-o!
Bedtime was a challenge as it has been usually- Baz just turns into a little devil and fights us every step. Anya was out in seconds thankfully, but we still got him down by 8, so it wasn't TOO bad. of course, his truck pillow and both fire engines are in time out for the night, but at least he's asleep!
All in all, it was a fun and not TOO exhausting Sunday- go team!!!
I wasn't expecting much- I know the pool was large and probably super-cold, and I really thought there would be huge crowds due to the heat. What a happy suprise it was when there were only a handful of people there. We parked the stroller and grabbed some chairs and headed over to the pool. OMG, the water was perfect!!!! Not only was it clean and sparkling blue, but the temp was heavenly. All 4.5 of us eagerly jumped in and the kids started swimming. I'm really amazed at their progress- they are clearly into the water and swimming.
The next attraction was the "babies pool" as Baz put it. THIS pool was much colder (I'm assuming since they empty it mroe often?), but they didn't mind at all. Baz liked playing with the sprinklers on the side and Anya became "rescue cat" and pretended to rescue everyone. We went back and forth between pools several times before fatigue started setting in....for George and I, that is!
We managed to tear the kids away from the pools and get them dressed and in the car. Within seconds, Baz was down and he stayed down through a lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. This was so nice since he's such a lunatic at restaurants and runs around like crazy. I know it's only one of a handful of times he's actually slept in the stroller.
After that, we headed over to the mall where his nap continued (yayyyyy!). Of course we visited the Disney store and the projection game. And since I'm indulging any cravings now, we all split a Mint Chip Dazzler at the Haagen Dazs stand- yumm-o!
Bedtime was a challenge as it has been usually- Baz just turns into a little devil and fights us every step. Anya was out in seconds thankfully, but we still got him down by 8, so it wasn't TOO bad. of course, his truck pillow and both fire engines are in time out for the night, but at least he's asleep!
All in all, it was a fun and not TOO exhausting Sunday- go team!!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Heaven...
to a 30-week preggo mama on a 90+degree day is a cool cool hot tub! How on earth I made it through the other pregnancies without it is beyond me. It was so lovely today- Baz wanted to play in the sprinkler in the yard so I turned that on (after adding cool water to the hot tub to bring down the temp) and plopped down to bask in the refreshing water. The jets feel so wonderful on my lower back and feet- I almost forget I'm pregnant!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Ladybug
In case I haven't mentioned it before, Ladybug is Anya's name for baby #3. We're still assuming it's a girl, but without confirmation, fully prepared for a boy too. It's really starting to bug me that we don't know for sure since I'm reaching the end of my productive time. What this means is that I'll be lugging out and sorting through all the baby clothes in the basement AFTER the kiddo comes and I'm responsible for 3 small creatures. Yes, I could do it now, but I'd still have to repack everything since I'm not going to wash both boy and girl clothes/blankets and I'm sure any neutral things I have are mixed in with both. And I'm not going to buy neutral newborn things now after having both already.
As far as how I'm doing- pregnancy SUCKS. I'll have to tag this post as a PSA to myself in case I ever get the ridiculous crazy notion that we want/need another baby. I'm thrilled to not be sick....that really does make life tolerable and it was horrible being sick at this point with Baz. HOWEVER, I can't say that I feel good....my belly is huge (at least as big as it was just before delivering both other kids) with 2 months to go. My back is getting worse each day...last night's nighttime antics included pulling something so every little move KILLED today. Since I don't plan on doing this again, I'm indulging in foods that I otherwise wouldn't eat, but the heartburn is awful. I'm completely exhausted every moment of every day. The harder it gets to bend over and pick things up, the more I drop them.....
At least I get to go to work- I truly think I would just go completely insane without that little respite from the screaming and exhaustion.
As far as how I'm doing- pregnancy SUCKS. I'll have to tag this post as a PSA to myself in case I ever get the ridiculous crazy notion that we want/need another baby. I'm thrilled to not be sick....that really does make life tolerable and it was horrible being sick at this point with Baz. HOWEVER, I can't say that I feel good....my belly is huge (at least as big as it was just before delivering both other kids) with 2 months to go. My back is getting worse each day...last night's nighttime antics included pulling something so every little move KILLED today. Since I don't plan on doing this again, I'm indulging in foods that I otherwise wouldn't eat, but the heartburn is awful. I'm completely exhausted every moment of every day. The harder it gets to bend over and pick things up, the more I drop them.....
At least I get to go to work- I truly think I would just go completely insane without that little respite from the screaming and exhaustion.
Grace period over....
So we have once again returned to painful bedtimes. I knew the easy ones wouldn't last forever, but I sure did enjoy it. Now that Baz has gotten used to his new digs, he refuses to go to sleep easily. Our latest solution is to put him down in his bed (or the floor, which is his new fave) and let Anya lay/sleep in our bed until he falls asleep, but this is becoming tedious too. He's taking longer and longer to go to sleep and needing more intervention. ACK!!! I suppose it's still easier than the 1.5-2 hour routine we had with Anya when she was his age, but it is painful. Poor Anya is so uncomfortable tonight in our room since we don't have AC in there and it's HOT. She'll get over it, of course, but since George is asleep, I'm corralling solo tonight and getting up and down from the couch is rough. He's settled down now and playing with his fire truck, so here's hoping he'll be asleep soon and I can put Anya in her bed and rest for a little while.
I say for a little while because it doesn't end with bedtime. Within a few hours of me going to bed, Baz wakes up. If I'm lucky, I can give him a sippy of water and put him back in his bed. Of course, this is no simple matter since I have to hoist my huge body out of bed to get to him, make a pit stop at the bathroom, then get and fill the sippy. This usually holds him for an hour or two until he's up again and we repeat it until he wises up and just shows up at my bedside. By that time, I'm completely exhausted and take the easy route and pull him into bed with me. Once he gets situated, he then remembers that he wants "nunk" or water and I have to make the kitchen trip yet again. When we finally get situated and I maybe start to drift off again, it's time for Anya to appear and announce that she's had a nightmare.
Last night, I knew there was no way we could all fit comfortably in our bed (especially since George needs a 9-12 ince buffer on his side or he complains that I'm pushing him out of the bed), so I vacated to Anya's bed and slept in the lovely AC. Of course, Baz joined me after a little while, but it was still better than our room! I'm sure hoping this sleep stuff works itself out before Ladybug makes his/her appearance!
I say for a little while because it doesn't end with bedtime. Within a few hours of me going to bed, Baz wakes up. If I'm lucky, I can give him a sippy of water and put him back in his bed. Of course, this is no simple matter since I have to hoist my huge body out of bed to get to him, make a pit stop at the bathroom, then get and fill the sippy. This usually holds him for an hour or two until he's up again and we repeat it until he wises up and just shows up at my bedside. By that time, I'm completely exhausted and take the easy route and pull him into bed with me. Once he gets situated, he then remembers that he wants "nunk" or water and I have to make the kitchen trip yet again. When we finally get situated and I maybe start to drift off again, it's time for Anya to appear and announce that she's had a nightmare.
Last night, I knew there was no way we could all fit comfortably in our bed (especially since George needs a 9-12 ince buffer on his side or he complains that I'm pushing him out of the bed), so I vacated to Anya's bed and slept in the lovely AC. Of course, Baz joined me after a little while, but it was still better than our room! I'm sure hoping this sleep stuff works itself out before Ladybug makes his/her appearance!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Busy weekend
Another weekend has gone by.....yesterday was just plain crazy.... although I managed to finish reasonably on time, work was nuts. I think we had 5 or 6 new patients in a row- wowza!!! Of course, this means that I have a pile of charts waiting for me when I go in tomorrow, but I'll eventually catch up.
After work, I stopped over to pick up George and the kids to go to a graduation party and find Anya dancing in the sprinklers in an old black Alice Cooper tour shirt of George's...lovely. Baz had gotten over his fear of sprinklers and was trotting around in only his diaper (which was not a swim dipe, so it weighed about 400 lbs!). The kids really seemed to enjoy the party, even though they were really the only little kids there. Baz was eagerly trying to play wiffle ball, frisbee, and football with the "big kids", who were very understanding and tried to include him as much as possible. Anya showed off her dance moves and spent most of the time examining and finding more and more "hidden" animals in Pat's house and yard.
Goerge took off with Jon to see Rush, so I was solo for bedtime, but it went pretty smoothly. After all that running around, I was shocked that neither kiddo fell asleep on the way home. They cooperated with tubby and stories and I didn't even try to put them down in the same room. Anya hung out in my bed while I got Baz situated and once they both fell asleep, I put Anya back in her bed (and Baz into his bed since he had moved into her bed).
Today was busy too, but not nearly as tiring. I think Baz stayed in his bed most of the night (after asking for more "nuk" several times (milk)) He joined us around 5:30, but he likes watching Arthur now, so I can put the tv on and doze off for a little bit at least. We spent some time in the hot tub, then a little brunch and George went out to work on the yard. Boring, I suppose, but it was so nice that the kids played together for a while as I cleaned up and even rested a little.
Baz and I went out for a little shopping trip, which was a nice little break. He mostly cooperated and we made it to Kohls, Waldbaums, and Wally World- woo hoo!! It was frustrating because the woman I asked at WalMart said they don't carry maternity and I mainly went there looking for cheapie shorts to cover my rapidly expanding belly.
Now I'm going to break into the peach cobbler I've been dying for all day!!!
After work, I stopped over to pick up George and the kids to go to a graduation party and find Anya dancing in the sprinklers in an old black Alice Cooper tour shirt of George's...lovely. Baz had gotten over his fear of sprinklers and was trotting around in only his diaper (which was not a swim dipe, so it weighed about 400 lbs!). The kids really seemed to enjoy the party, even though they were really the only little kids there. Baz was eagerly trying to play wiffle ball, frisbee, and football with the "big kids", who were very understanding and tried to include him as much as possible. Anya showed off her dance moves and spent most of the time examining and finding more and more "hidden" animals in Pat's house and yard.
Goerge took off with Jon to see Rush, so I was solo for bedtime, but it went pretty smoothly. After all that running around, I was shocked that neither kiddo fell asleep on the way home. They cooperated with tubby and stories and I didn't even try to put them down in the same room. Anya hung out in my bed while I got Baz situated and once they both fell asleep, I put Anya back in her bed (and Baz into his bed since he had moved into her bed).
Today was busy too, but not nearly as tiring. I think Baz stayed in his bed most of the night (after asking for more "nuk" several times (milk)) He joined us around 5:30, but he likes watching Arthur now, so I can put the tv on and doze off for a little bit at least. We spent some time in the hot tub, then a little brunch and George went out to work on the yard. Boring, I suppose, but it was so nice that the kids played together for a while as I cleaned up and even rested a little.
Baz and I went out for a little shopping trip, which was a nice little break. He mostly cooperated and we made it to Kohls, Waldbaums, and Wally World- woo hoo!! It was frustrating because the woman I asked at WalMart said they don't carry maternity and I mainly went there looking for cheapie shorts to cover my rapidly expanding belly.
Now I'm going to break into the peach cobbler I've been dying for all day!!!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Where to begin....
Wow- I think it's been 3 weeks since I've made an entry- wow!!! Gotta say that this pregnancy is really kicking my butt, but I really don't know if it's more or less than the previous ones. I think Anya's was probably the best since I only had to worry about me. With Baz, I was sick the entire time, so that just made life miserable. This time, I haven't been nauseated in quite a while, but all the other joys of pregnancy are trying to make up for that. Anyway, I'm going to start with the cute things the kids did today since there were a bunch, then fill in the rest of the stuff I've been mentally blogging when I'm too tired to physically do it!
The day started as usual, with Baz in bed with us.....we're still ironing out the issues of sharing a room- one of which is Mr. Instigator giggling and getting into trouble so neither kid gets to sleep until late. Then, he wakes up several times in the night and I can't jsut let him cry, so I try to settle him back in his own bed. Finally, he realizes that he isn't getting what he wants so instead of crying, the next time he wakes up, he just walks up to my bed and says "uppy mommy". Being 29 weeks preggo and already having woken up several times prior, I take the easiest way out and hoist him over me into the bed. It really isn't bad, but in a few weeks there will be some changes and this arrangement definitely won't work.
The nicer part of waking up lately is that he's happy to watch TV in my bed, as does Anya, who joins us later (and by later I mean around 6am). Today, when Baz woke up, his PJ top was pulled up a bit, so he rubbed his belly and said "See Mastian's baby, mommy". Too cute! Anya's getting excited for the baby, too. As I flipped through channels today, I happened upon TLC during A Baby Story and she insisted we watch (twist my arm!). She was so eager to see the new babies- it was cool!
We spent some time in the hot tub today (as usual) and Baz is really taking to the water well. Last week, something clicked and he got the hang of going underwater and now he's always doing it. As soon as we get in, he asks for goggles and starts swimming (almost). This morning, he stood up on the seat and proclaimed himself "SuperMastian" very proudly. This continued throughout the day and was incredibly cute.
Anya has been into competition lately.....she has to finish eating first, get to the car first, etc, etc. Tired mommy tried to use this to her advantage today....I lured the kids out to the driveway with the promise of chalk art. For some reason, they soon lost interest in that, so I started them on running races. Up and down the driveway, over and over and over. They actually both got out of breath- that doesn't happen to often! We'll see what effect it has on bedtime.....so far, Baz is asleep in Anya's bed and she's having movie night. I think she'll probably be OK since he'll already be down and she's up late.
The day started as usual, with Baz in bed with us.....we're still ironing out the issues of sharing a room- one of which is Mr. Instigator giggling and getting into trouble so neither kid gets to sleep until late. Then, he wakes up several times in the night and I can't jsut let him cry, so I try to settle him back in his own bed. Finally, he realizes that he isn't getting what he wants so instead of crying, the next time he wakes up, he just walks up to my bed and says "uppy mommy". Being 29 weeks preggo and already having woken up several times prior, I take the easiest way out and hoist him over me into the bed. It really isn't bad, but in a few weeks there will be some changes and this arrangement definitely won't work.
The nicer part of waking up lately is that he's happy to watch TV in my bed, as does Anya, who joins us later (and by later I mean around 6am). Today, when Baz woke up, his PJ top was pulled up a bit, so he rubbed his belly and said "See Mastian's baby, mommy". Too cute! Anya's getting excited for the baby, too. As I flipped through channels today, I happened upon TLC during A Baby Story and she insisted we watch (twist my arm!). She was so eager to see the new babies- it was cool!
We spent some time in the hot tub today (as usual) and Baz is really taking to the water well. Last week, something clicked and he got the hang of going underwater and now he's always doing it. As soon as we get in, he asks for goggles and starts swimming (almost). This morning, he stood up on the seat and proclaimed himself "SuperMastian" very proudly. This continued throughout the day and was incredibly cute.
Anya has been into competition lately.....she has to finish eating first, get to the car first, etc, etc. Tired mommy tried to use this to her advantage today....I lured the kids out to the driveway with the promise of chalk art. For some reason, they soon lost interest in that, so I started them on running races. Up and down the driveway, over and over and over. They actually both got out of breath- that doesn't happen to often! We'll see what effect it has on bedtime.....so far, Baz is asleep in Anya's bed and she's having movie night. I think she'll probably be OK since he'll already be down and she's up late.
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