16 weeks

Plus a day but I had my appointment today. All is going well, measuring on track and heartbeat heard! I love my midwife appointments. They are like therapy sessions with pre-natal care. Plus I got to run into an old friend who is also 16 weeks pregnant!! What fun. Then I roamed around the health food store over there...bought some essential oils, coconut water, and some veggies.

Now griffin is chilling while I pit my feet up. Such a beautiful day here in ohio.

Hurt Feelings

I can blame the hormones, right? man. So sensitive today. I totally let a patient get to me and about the worst topic ever...money. I try hard to 1) separate myself from it and 2) do quality work so that paying me is a no brainer and 3) keeping all the balls in the air. i likely fail at that last one the most and this is how it bit me in the butt today....really, though, I should focus on all the good today. After I type this I promise to do so...but really, I just need to get out the cranky hurt feelings.

ok, better. moving forward.

My family does not want me to sleep

Just as I have gotten Paisley to sleep through the night, by herself, in her bed.....the rest of them have broken down. Well, Lee hasn't but he has still woken me up or kept me up after the others have kept me up.

The dog. Not sure what her problem is and I am trying to be patient with her but really? she woke me the other night to alert me she had pooped in the house. yeah, I stepped in it. It sucked. I was beyond irritated. Then I could not sleep because of the snore monster.

Griffin. Poor boy. He is processing/developing something. It is so deep in there he cannot express it verbally but he is just not himself these days. Crying more, bed wetting again, waking at night, and picking on his sister excessively. I am taking him in today for some reiki/homeopathic work. I hope it helps. Because I need to sleep. I am a grouch monster when I don't....grrrrr.

Falling Asleep with Paisley

I suddenly have perspective on this situation with Paisley. She has successfully stayed in her bed for 11 nights! She has woken up three times for water or to ask to come to bed but she has gone back with a little help to her own bed. This makes me MUCH more patient at bedtime.

I have been lying with her, rubbing her legs, arms, back, and head as she requests. Watching her fall asleep quite easily and peacefully. She breathes so deep still just as she did as a babe. Her little chubby cheeks still red from the day but she is relaxed fully. It is becoming the best time of day.....

it helps too knowing I won't see her again until a.m. :)

Griffin hysterics this a.m. on walk to school

When he is an adult he is going to play a little wii but not all the time. And he will come visit me but just play the wii a little bit when visiting...he will talk to me too. so I should not worry.

He says it might be hard for him to find a wife because not everyone will want to do it. but don't worry, he will adopt kids by himself if he has to and he will bring them to visit with me and dad.

And he might live in lakewood and he might move to florida because it is his choice. and It will be his choice to choose a house. He might choose our house or he might choose a different one, he is not sure yet.

He will have lots of choices when he is an adult but he won't think about them too much because it will make the choice harder (quite insightful really).

This kid kills me. It was a great walk to school.

Shopping crazy day

We had lots on the needs list and it was growing so I felt it was time to do some shopping to see how many we could get checked off the list and for as inexpensive as possible (these are items I am no longer willing to buy 2nd hand)

We got:
A toilet auger
Lees dry cleaning which is like buying a new wardrobe
Griffin a hat for snow
Paisley leggings
Both kids fall/spring coats
Griffin nice winter coat likely good for two years and lifetime warranty
Lee 2 pairs jeans for work
New cardigan for work
Me some maternity clothes
Me three new pairs shoes (2 sneaks, one flip flop to replace falling apart ones)
New dog bed that she is currently lying next to not on top of


Price paid $600.....blergh but we are set for winter sans snow pants for griffin, sneakers for paisley come spring, and some odds and ends

Long week complete

Pretty sure I just dragged my self through this week. So glad to be relaxing in bed this a.m.!

The kids are watching inspector gadget on Netflix...singing to the intro song each time it comes on. I love weekends!

It does seem paisley woke with a cold this a.m. Yuck! She is much less miserable than I was and she is usually the one leastaffectedby illness so I will take it.

Lots to consider this weekend as far as plans.....saw Julie Strick last night. Hi Julie. Today is errands and some shopping needed. Then maybe ingenuity festival? Tomorrow is browns game and then gathering with aunt Bonnie and the other norris crew.....over at the giblets. I bet it will be fun...the kids really get a long well.

Best part of working while pregnant

I am never alone on paperwork days. Just tackling a big list today and the baby is fluttering away every once in awhile. I love it! ok, now back to work.

Paisley

She is quick approaching 4 years old! It is hard to believe but really it could not come soon enough. 3 is rough in these parts and with Griffin 4 was magical relief of that...I hope it to be true for Paisley as well.

With that said she is still so so sweet and kind and caring for all members of the family. She always wants to be involved...helping with any chore, meal making, cleaning up, etc. She is my helper!

we are working on her sleeping in her own bed. Guess what daddy promised if she does it 5 nights in a row? A pillow pet. The girl is soooo excited. and she thinks Griffin should get one too so she is bargaining for why he deserves one too. haha.

Her speech is worlds ahead of the boy at this age but we still have deciphering issues.

smoothie comes out movie (very confusing when both are requested frequently)
silly comes out scary (bad when she calls her grandma silly-ha)
tree comes out free
three comes out free (funny when she says she is three)

She LOVES to paint, draw, practice her writing and numbers, read with us and to her baby dolls, play in her kitchen, and generally be silly. She is incredibly good at the computer and video games too...amazes me how good. I think she is going to rock at the big sister thing and also the middle child thing!

love you baby pais...soon we won't be able to call you that but I still like that nickname.

Griffin funnies

This kid often comes up with some of the best......

His car seat is in the far back of the van, I told him I wanted to move back to the middle. He asked why? I said because my belly was going to get bigger and it would be hard for me to crawl back there. He quietly thought and said "mom I want to stay home when you have the baby or maybe just be at school. Yeah have it while I am at school. And when will your belly go back to normal? Can I live somewhere else until that happens?". Ok, then. We shall see how that pans out.

In talking to his sister about the new baby...."paisley you don't get to choose. It is natural that way. It is either a boy or a girl....you don't get to choose. It is just natural."

In discussing "instinct" with him my mom exlained that his instinct would take over and he would be nice to palsy if she was in trouble. He balked so I reminded him that when she was 18 months old and he was 4 (so two years ago) I stepped away from the tub for a second, paisley fell over, and griffin pulled her out of the water and to safety....that was instinct. He said "I think I should get a reward or a treat for that.". Bwahahahahaha

I taught him to do the python muscle joke.....haha. I was cracking up when he delivered it perfectly without hesitation.

14 week belly shot

and I seem huge because I am bloated as all get out. I know third baby and all but really? woh. I promise I am not even sticking my belly out....not that I can really try to suck it in anymore. luckily my shirts are mostly still hiding this bump but my friend says i look like I am hiding a turtle shell under there if looking at me straight on. haha.

Worst case scenario....thankfully this is as bad as it's gotten

I always thought it w as terrible to get sick. Then after marriage it was worse if he got sick and even worse if I got sick while he was sick. Then came baby and well baby sick was bad but baby sick and husband sick was really bad and me sick while baby and husband sick...woh...just awful. Then came sick kid while pregnant...do you see where this is going? Haha. Luckily for me this time around it was just me sick while pregnant...all the rest of those fools? Business as usual. And now that it has passed and I am less miserable I realize it all could be a lot worse......


Spoke too soon...miserable again today. Tylenol is my friend.

Gloomy thursday

It has sprinkled all day altho we were still able to walk both directions. Now it is pouring. Glad they were able to start scraping the house today before the rain began. My head is killing me from the weather pressure. Where are my vitamins?

We were supposed to go to a family kickball game this evening...guess that is not going to happen. Haha.

Pretty boring day all around. I wanted to start organizing a bit in baby prep but that involves the basement ANSI am just not over the mice quite yet. We will be lucky to get clean clothes this week. Haha.

Labor day weekend catch up

My parents were in town this past weekend and we were busy as usual. I think we managed more fun than usual though which was great. Saturday included a canoe trip with Mark and kelly. It was a quiet, slow river but gorgeous. I had a blast! Sunday we grilled out and even though it was drizzly it was also a great time! Lots of yummy food and good company. Oh, and we bought new couches...to be delivered on 9/13/11! woot.

I caught up on life yesterday and am back at the grind today. So far, a grey morning has brought many cancellations and a no-show. NOT a great start to this morning. blah. Gotta turn my mood around though, not worth wallowing in it.

Only other news really is we have mice again. Caught 6 so far :( The kids are fascinated with this process and have helped in placing the traps (picking good spots) and also finding the dead mice. I find this morbid but also educational. I just hope this works. i cannot handle an infestation like we had once before. OMGoodness, no.

Felt little baby flutters....very random, very slight, every couple days. Just over 13 weeks now. Very exciting!

Could barely keep my eyes open but....

We still had a good Thursday off. Some laundry, a playdate, two walks for school, sunshine, lunch together, a little rest (altho no sleep), bathed the girlie, and kept her entertained. My parents arrive very soon and we are going out to deweys for dinner....yum!

Tomorrow is a short day at work and then a long weekend. Woot! I need a little break so I am pretty psyched. Yesterday wore me out...hello 12 hour day. Ended the month with a bang which was awesome...best month ever...hope it continues. That is a nice turn for this year. I am thinking the move was a positive :)