today i went for my 38 week check up and it was the same...still 2cm and still thick. i will hang in there for one more week and then i will be done with work! next Friday will be my last day. my team is trying to kick me out early, but there is so much to do that i can't put it off on them! plus i want to make sure all my ducks are in a row before i bust out for the year. the good thing is that this week Friday is a holiday and so is Monday...I only have 6 more days left to work.
till next week...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
8 more centimeters to go!
Everything went great at the doctor's appointment today. I can add one more centimeter, but there of course is absolutely no reason for bed rest. I never thought I'd want that, but WOW it's harder than I thought being this far along with 21 8 and 9 year olds...and one of them counts as 3 kids, promise. I will go back next week on Tuesday to see if there is anymore action. The baby is surely moving all the time. I know he or she is seriously starting to run out of room. This little person is letting me know that at night. I am to that point where it's hard to make it a full night's rest without any interruptions. Here lately B&A have been randomly coming in our room at night for different reasons and then I cannot go back to sleep. I know it's all God's way to prepare for my sleepless daze I am headed for this summer.
You will be happy to know that we do have a list of name's now! YEAH for us. We pretty much made each other sit down Sunday and come up with something. Now that we have a few first names, we gotta think of middle names....hopefully we will get this all figured out before the birthday, but if we don't i'm sure something will come to us.
My Mother's Day was great. We spent Saturday at the farm. There is one more horse out there now, Dolly. Jason rode Dolly all around, but Chris stayed away. He still recovering from the bucking he took from Chip. The kids had a lot of fun playing with their cousin and getting dirty. And they rode the horses all over the place...more like an adult lead them around all over the place. Sunday we layed really low at home. It was great. I didn't wash one dish nor do one load of laundry! Then, we went to dinner that night with the kids. Overall it was a great day! I do have a picture of me and the kids, but I haven't loaded them to the computer. I'll get something posted soon.
Till next week...
You will be happy to know that we do have a list of name's now! YEAH for us. We pretty much made each other sit down Sunday and come up with something. Now that we have a few first names, we gotta think of middle names....hopefully we will get this all figured out before the birthday, but if we don't i'm sure something will come to us.
My Mother's Day was great. We spent Saturday at the farm. There is one more horse out there now, Dolly. Jason rode Dolly all around, but Chris stayed away. He still recovering from the bucking he took from Chip. The kids had a lot of fun playing with their cousin and getting dirty. And they rode the horses all over the place...more like an adult lead them around all over the place. Sunday we layed really low at home. It was great. I didn't wash one dish nor do one load of laundry! Then, we went to dinner that night with the kids. Overall it was a great day! I do have a picture of me and the kids, but I haven't loaded them to the computer. I'll get something posted soon.
Till next week...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
36 week check up
Nothing new at this "first time to be checked" appointment. As with the other 2 pregnancies, I am dilated to "about a 1 cm and still pretty thick." you mommas know what I'm talking about. i was hoping for some excitement and maybe some extra rest needed and some take it easy on yourself. Not gonna happen this week. I will be there once again next Wednesday.
Today I stayed home with my favorite little girl. On Tuesday she started running fever, so I picked her up. She seemed fine. I called the doctor to speak to a nurse about what to do since its the swine flu scare up here. The nurse said to wait for more symptoms to develop. Today, that is what I did. I got nothing. She just sounds really hoarse. Early this morning she had a tad of wheezing in her chest, but we never heard it again until...you guessed it, about 5:30 tonight. And she started running fever again. Hmm...well see how the night goes.
Today I stayed home with my favorite little girl. On Tuesday she started running fever, so I picked her up. She seemed fine. I called the doctor to speak to a nurse about what to do since its the swine flu scare up here. The nurse said to wait for more symptoms to develop. Today, that is what I did. I got nothing. She just sounds really hoarse. Early this morning she had a tad of wheezing in her chest, but we never heard it again until...you guessed it, about 5:30 tonight. And she started running fever again. Hmm...well see how the night goes.
Monday, May 4, 2009
first dentist visit
Today I took the AM off to take B to his first dentist visit. I was going to take him last year for his 3rd birthday. However, I relied on another friend that took her 3 year old and she said it was a waste of the appointment. They didn't do anything and pretty much said we'll see him at 4. So, since she tried it out at 3 I thought we were safe to just wait. Well, I was wrong. A while back (several months) ago while brushing B's teeth I noticed a small spot. Eventually I mentioned it to C, but we didn't think anything. Then, I started saying...I think we need to find a dentist, I think it's a cavity. Well, as the year has progressed this small spot is now much larger. My goal was to get him in before the baby comes. Today, I met my goal.
I talked it up to him so he would know what to expect. Part of the reason I decided on the office I did was because of the decor. It is all in jungle theme--lots of zebras, tigers, lions, etc. which is right up his ally. I just wanted him to be comfortable. During dental month at his school, they had a dentist come talk to the kids about brushing and candy....so he was a little familiar with it. I told him how she was going to look for any monkeys or lions in his mouth and would need him to open really big. He looked up at me with his big bright eyes and said "i think she will find alex the lion and master tigress." my response "oh yes, i think she might." he was excited and ready to go.
we get there and he's still excited. he loved the waiting room...very kid friendly. video games that we played and jungle animals all on the walls and furniture. we went back for x-rays--didn't even think about those. he did great. he cooperated the whole time. then it was time to get in the chair. dentist offices seem to be so different than what i remember growing up. it is all an open concept. anyway, he lays in the chair and the nurse prepared him for what the dentist, or Dr. Mac (that is what she prefers to be called) is about to do. Dr. Mac looks him over and then shows me the x-ray on the "possible" cavity, which it's an "x-ray" on a computer. She said "good thing you brought him in. does he complain about this tooth?" me-"no, not really. that's why I wanted to make sure we weren't missing something." Dr. Mac "well, you see this bubble looking thing from the bottom?" me--"yes" her--"thats the nerve of that tooth" me--"i see" her--"you see this other bubble looking thing that is almost touching the nerve that is coming down from the top?" me--(thinking holy cow)"yes." her--"well thats the cavity. it is almost touching the nerve. i may not be able to save this tooth. and this could turn into a possible root canal" as christy would say..."Shut the front door!" Is she serious? a root canal on my almost 4 year old? Then, I proceeded to give myself the Mother of the Year Award. Then they say "so do you want a clear or silver crown?" me--thinking 'hold on a minute people, let me digest this' this is just not what i expected to hear at all.
in conclusion, he has to go back (duh). he will be slightly sedated since she nearly has to gut that tooth. she is going to try and save as much of it as she can and then do a filling. if it is too much to fill once she cleans it out, we have to cap it. don't worry, he will be getting a gold cap with a dollar sign on it. :) since he will be sedated, they will go ahead and do a cleaning at the same time. he cannot return to any activity for the rest of the day once it is over. the best appointment they had for us was June 2, a Tuesday at 7:30 AM. he cannot have anything to eat or drink after midnight and then cannot eat 2 hours after the procedure. so i will have one hungry little man on my hands. this is all in hopes that I have not had the baby early or if i did, chris will have to take him to the appointment.
Basically, i feel like all of this just because Daddy and Me procrastinated! Never again. I am already trying to figure out when I can get A in there too. And I've found that what a dentist does with your toddler is up to the office that you take them too. This dentist said she likes to see all of her patients around their first birthday! wow, so i really look like a loser parent taking my near 4 year old in there. Oh well.
And to top it off...they give him a goody bag while i am making all of these gold cap decisions...it has the toothbrush he brushed with while we were there, a rhino tattoo, sticker and a sugar free sucker. he's a smart kid and wants the candy. i open it up and as Dr. Mac is explaining stuff to me, she stops and looks at B. he is crunching into the sucker and chewing it up. Then she says "see this, he cannot do this. that is terrible for his teeth. it defeats the purpose of a sugar free sucker. if he ate it right, by sucking on it, it would cause the mouth to salivate which in turn helps fight cavities. plus, if he gets a filling he cannot do that." i'm thinking 'yikes!' to be honest, i've never really thought about how he eats candy or any food. but she is right. i'm glad she told me straight up, so we gotta change some ways around here. she said no sticky candy--skittles (B&A's faves), taffy ('nother fave), jolly ranchers or hard candy they can bite into...
overall, brady loved it and can't wait to go back. LOL. he loves his new toothbrush and all the special treatment he received this morning. for me, all i can say is i reached the goal of getting him to a dentist. cheers.
I talked it up to him so he would know what to expect. Part of the reason I decided on the office I did was because of the decor. It is all in jungle theme--lots of zebras, tigers, lions, etc. which is right up his ally. I just wanted him to be comfortable. During dental month at his school, they had a dentist come talk to the kids about brushing and candy....so he was a little familiar with it. I told him how she was going to look for any monkeys or lions in his mouth and would need him to open really big. He looked up at me with his big bright eyes and said "i think she will find alex the lion and master tigress." my response "oh yes, i think she might." he was excited and ready to go.
we get there and he's still excited. he loved the waiting room...very kid friendly. video games that we played and jungle animals all on the walls and furniture. we went back for x-rays--didn't even think about those. he did great. he cooperated the whole time. then it was time to get in the chair. dentist offices seem to be so different than what i remember growing up. it is all an open concept. anyway, he lays in the chair and the nurse prepared him for what the dentist, or Dr. Mac (that is what she prefers to be called) is about to do. Dr. Mac looks him over and then shows me the x-ray on the "possible" cavity, which it's an "x-ray" on a computer. She said "good thing you brought him in. does he complain about this tooth?" me-"no, not really. that's why I wanted to make sure we weren't missing something." Dr. Mac "well, you see this bubble looking thing from the bottom?" me--"yes" her--"thats the nerve of that tooth" me--"i see" her--"you see this other bubble looking thing that is almost touching the nerve that is coming down from the top?" me--(thinking holy cow)"yes." her--"well thats the cavity. it is almost touching the nerve. i may not be able to save this tooth. and this could turn into a possible root canal" as christy would say..."Shut the front door!" Is she serious? a root canal on my almost 4 year old? Then, I proceeded to give myself the Mother of the Year Award. Then they say "so do you want a clear or silver crown?" me--thinking 'hold on a minute people, let me digest this' this is just not what i expected to hear at all.
in conclusion, he has to go back (duh). he will be slightly sedated since she nearly has to gut that tooth. she is going to try and save as much of it as she can and then do a filling. if it is too much to fill once she cleans it out, we have to cap it. don't worry, he will be getting a gold cap with a dollar sign on it. :) since he will be sedated, they will go ahead and do a cleaning at the same time. he cannot return to any activity for the rest of the day once it is over. the best appointment they had for us was June 2, a Tuesday at 7:30 AM. he cannot have anything to eat or drink after midnight and then cannot eat 2 hours after the procedure. so i will have one hungry little man on my hands. this is all in hopes that I have not had the baby early or if i did, chris will have to take him to the appointment.
Basically, i feel like all of this just because Daddy and Me procrastinated! Never again. I am already trying to figure out when I can get A in there too. And I've found that what a dentist does with your toddler is up to the office that you take them too. This dentist said she likes to see all of her patients around their first birthday! wow, so i really look like a loser parent taking my near 4 year old in there. Oh well.
And to top it off...they give him a goody bag while i am making all of these gold cap decisions...it has the toothbrush he brushed with while we were there, a rhino tattoo, sticker and a sugar free sucker. he's a smart kid and wants the candy. i open it up and as Dr. Mac is explaining stuff to me, she stops and looks at B. he is crunching into the sucker and chewing it up. Then she says "see this, he cannot do this. that is terrible for his teeth. it defeats the purpose of a sugar free sucker. if he ate it right, by sucking on it, it would cause the mouth to salivate which in turn helps fight cavities. plus, if he gets a filling he cannot do that." i'm thinking 'yikes!' to be honest, i've never really thought about how he eats candy or any food. but she is right. i'm glad she told me straight up, so we gotta change some ways around here. she said no sticky candy--skittles (B&A's faves), taffy ('nother fave), jolly ranchers or hard candy they can bite into...
overall, brady loved it and can't wait to go back. LOL. he loves his new toothbrush and all the special treatment he received this morning. for me, all i can say is i reached the goal of getting him to a dentist. cheers.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
To pump or not to pump...
Yes, I am going to do my best to pump for this little baby. However, this will be my first time to pump AND work full time. Any advice out there on how to handle this with my principal/district to make sure I am legally allotted the time I need? I found one law, but was curious how other teachers have handled this situation.
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks for any advice.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Showering of gifts among other things
As Maria would say, I have been too "perky" this week. Que es?...I think this is my 3rd blog entry for one week! Impressive! Actually I am blogging instead of doing stuff in the nursery and writing thank you notes.
My school shower was on Thursday afternoon. We had a great time. We received some great gifts to get us started with the new baby! Thank you to all!! I've included some pictures of me and my crazy team. We are one strong group of women. We don't like to take no for an answer, we want to do what is best for our kids and we love to laugh! I have to say this is the best group of girls I have ever been blessed to work with. We just have so much fun together. It saddens me to think that Jennifer will be leaving us due to number cuts next year. It will be very different without her there! I am truly thankful for the opportunity to teach with these 5 bright and beautiful girls.
After the shower I went home to a cool house and thought we were good with the AC. But by 9 pm, it was bad news bears all over again. It wasn't cooling anymore and we just turned it off for fear of burning something up. Then, Friday afternoon a tech came back over to the house. This time I was there and once he checked it all out, the compressor unit had gone out. All I wanted to know was "does this mean another night of no AC?" sadly the answer was yes. I am just thankful that it is not July or August and 100 degrees outside. We were forced with a big decision...replace the compressor for a small grand or replace the whole shebang for 3 small grand--give or take a few hundred. I had to jet off to my hair appointment and left Chris to make the decision. Funny--we were just in these shoes in March with our refrigerator. Which we had to replace the entire thing! So, for other reasons we decided to go ahead and replace the entire AC unit. The past 4 years we've had trouble with it during the summer and why not upgrade now to try and save a little more on our electricity bills? Another bonus with replacing it was that it was installed today!!! I am happy to report that it is now running and cooling down the house. I don't have to sleep with a wet head to stay cool tonight!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Did you register?
Why yes, I did. My wonderful new school is having a shower for us. I am not having any other showers this time around. If I did anything, I would have a dinner food drive or restaurant gift card drive or a diaper drive for us. But hey, it's the 3rd! we've got just about everything we need. However, I did go ahead and tag a few things at your local Target and Babies R Us. All of the bedding and nursery stuff is from IKEA. It's a bedding group called Barnslig. It's what I did B&A's room in, but for a nursery. It's reds, oranges, yellows and greens. Once I have the baby, I'd like to get the rug--either in red with pink polka dots or the blue with green ones. Plus, the blankets and a few other things are gender specific colors. If I were on the ball, I'd insert a cute pic of the nursery here...not going to happen my friends. I have everything in the nursery, still in the package and the door is closed and locked to keep A out! I tried to get motivated this past Sunday, but I stopped. I'll try again this weekend. Maybe I'll post a picture?
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