Hello blog reader(s). I know at least one person reads my blog, so I may only be talking to you, Melissa. haha! A lot has been going on since I posted my picture post. I guess I should start by updating on the pregnancy. Here goes!!
Welcome, 6th month!!!
I have been super tired lately. Mostly because Miss P has been such a handful, but that is a different story that I will discuss in a second. Obviously, I wasn't as busy when I was pregnant with her, so I didn't do as much as I do now. With the amount of cleaning, holding, lifting and what not that is required from my precious 2 year old, I have some crazy Braxton Hicks contractions. I try to take it easy as much as I can....and trust me....you can definitely tell when you walk into my home. I just figured that my well being is a little more important than toys being put up all the time, my bathroom being spotless or even the dishes being done. I also let my laundry go....I do it maybe twice a week!! *gasp!!!*
Anyway, with only three short months to go before baby G makes her arrival, I've been doing a ton of preparation. I'm selling some stuff on craigslist that I don't need, donating some clothes to the Salvation Army and the rest I am either sending to ThredUp's concierge or doing the normal ThredUp thing....aka....stuffing boxes full of clothes and getting some moolah for them. Not much, but every bit helps. We basically have to clean out an entire craft/sewing/spare/random things room to make room for Paige's things. I keep having to motivate my hubby to help me with this. I guess he didn't learn the first time around when three months left in my pregnancy basically meant two weeks. HAHA!
As far as baby G goes, I can definitely feel her kicking me, constantly. She's very strong in there, just like her big sister. Her heartbeat has been pretty average, ranging anywhere from 147 to 157 bpm. My next appointment is my 28th week one in which I will be receiving my Rhogam shot. That just gives me the shivers. Ugh. It hurts. Take your average shot and multiply the pain ohhhh by like.....a million. That's what a Rhogam shot feels like. That's what I get for being O neg....lol. Oh well, I'd do it a hundred times if it meant that my baby was safe. Well, here's my 6 month photo:
THE RED RING OF DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!
If any of you have an xbox, you already know what this picture means without me even saying anything about it. For those of you who don't, it basically means your xbox is fried and needs to be fixed. Unfortunately for MY husband, this means a three week wait. I was happy about it until he borrowed an xbox from a friend. Then I got mad because he just cooooouldn't wait for his to be repaired. That caused all sorts of discussions about facebook, xbox and how they dominate our lives. Then we decided that it should be the other way around. Our children should dominate our lives. Therefore, we are on a two week, possibly longer, hiatus from facebook and xbox. I can't log into facebook for any reason and he cannot play any gaming console. This means we can spend more time with each other. We both like the idea, even if he acts like he doesn't to his friends. lol. He still has his poker night with his buddies and I still have Blogger and Pinterest. When he is gone I spend my time organizing my weekly menu planner, getting my shopping list in order and figuring out what bills need to be paid when. It has only been four days but I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me. I've realized that by forcing ourselves to lay off of the nonsense that controls our lives, the more productive we have been. It's nice. I'm not looking forward to these two weeks coming to an end, so maybe we can figure out a way to implement this type of structure into our daily lives. I don't think we should have to shut down my facebook account or his xbox live account, I just think that there should be a cut off point on how much time we spend on these things a week....or even a day. I don't NEED it in my life, it's just an extra perk I have and I abuse my time management constantly while I surf around on facebook. That's my husband/wife compromise story of the month. Hope you enjoyed it. HAHA! Lastly, I will talk about Miss P. She has been sicky sick with her ear infections. We've finally had enough of it and we're seeing an ENT at the end of the month. It is going to take them TWO weeks to get her in. If I wasn't already in dentistry and able to understand waiting periods, then the two week wait would tick me off. I mean, my baby is hurting. She keeps running a temperature and I am forced to keep pumping medications into her. I just want her to be evaluated, scheduled for the tubes to be placed and be on with our lives. She always tells me her ears hurt so I have to place numbing drops in them. Then her fever goes back up when the ibuprofen wears off and I have to pump more of THAT into her system. I'm just ready for the tubes to be in and for the fluid to drain out of the ears. On the upside of this, she is still mostly her perky little self. She has her moments of "I want to hold you, mommy!!" or "I need you, mommy!!!" and that is more than fine with me. She won't want to hold me or need me forever, so I am taking it in while I can.
Well, that's my blog for the week. I'll leave you with a few pictures of our little joy. She keeps us busy and very VERY tired. LOL!
Everyone have a fantastic day!
