Nesting of a Crazy Person

I think I hit a nesting phase this weekend. In the past my nesting has consisted of wanting to do nothing but curl up with a blanket and a cup of tea. This time, however, was much different. I went into crazy psycho mode if there ever was one. Of course, this could have been partly caused by the fact that I am suffering from severe insomnia so all I do at night is think about things I need to get done. Regardless of the reason all I know for sure is I went a little nuts...I practically held Kevin by knife point and made him complete a (huge) Daddy-Do list. Some of the things that were accomplished include:

Setting up bassinet in our room, crib in nursery
Extensively research bedding sets and prices
Rearrange and organize the girls bedroom
Clean both hall closets and bedroom closet
Dust and vacuum all rooms...twice
Clean off ceiling fans
Clean off baseboards
Wash all windows
Scrub railing on balcony
Wash kitchen floor(which was just done)
Clean and sterilize bottles
Do paperwork for work
Scrub down the dishwasher and microwave
Iron almost all of the girls clothes
Hang a bunch of wall pictures that had just been sitting in boxes
Etc, Etc Etc

Personally, I think I am loosing my mind!!! Kevin and the girls just kind of looked at me funny the entire time, as if they were trying to determine whether or not some alien creature had taken over my body. I wish I could explain to them that it has...that this little baby inside of me is making me do things I normally wouldn't (At least I wouldn't do them all at once)....On the plus side I have not as of yet made my nightly trip to Wal-Mart at 3:00am like I did when I was pregnant with Emma. Perhaps there is hope for me yet!

Ahhh Yes, Now I Remember..

I am almost 34 weeks along now and I have to say that this pregnancy has gone much smoother than previous ones. With Ellie I was depressed and gained too much weight. With Emma I wasn't able to work and had a few scares. However, with baby to be the only thing that has been any sort of bump in the road is when my hip went out, and that I think had less to do with the pregnancy and more to do with trying to pack up an entire house by myself. Lately I've been tired and worn out...and working over 40 hours a week and chasing two other little girls...so nothing of concern. I was starting to think that I was going to sail on through until week 40 with no problems. I even started to forget what the last month and a half or so was like both times before. Then I woke up last night....Ahhh yes, now I remember.

I would like to say "Welcome Back" to the groin pain and the pelvic pressure. Oh how I missed you! Braxton Hicks, well, I almost forgot how uncomfortable you make me when I'm just trying to relax. However, I have bonded with the bathroom lately as I have to pee literally every 5 minutes or so. And I don't think breastfeeding will be an issue this time around as my boobs are all ready ;) Lucky me.

What I DO NOT remember is having all of these things happen so early on before the due date. With Ellie I didn't have hardly any braxton hicks, no pelvic/groin pressure, and no leaky boobs. With Emma I had some pelvic/groin pain but that didn't start until about 4-5 days before I went into labor. Maybe the powers that be know that this is my last pregnancy and have decided to make sure I never forget what it's like......

Energizer Mommy

I stayed home from work sick today...For the past two days I have felt exactly like I did when I was in my first trimester, morning sickness and all. Ugh. The only difference this time is that I am so big I can hardly bend over the toilet. I'm not sure if the baby is pushing on my stomach more than she has been or if it's because of the meds I am on. Whatever the reason I think I would give just about anything to make it go away. I can handle the ickyness......but I can't afford to take a lot of time off of work before the baby comes, and I certainly can't just forget about taking care of the girls and things around the house. I don't get a break from being Mommy just because I don't feel well.

To make it worse Kevin has decided to go back out on the road until the end of October. As one might expect I am less than thrilled about this. I understand he is concerned about our finances while he looks for another job. I get that, I really do. But how can I put this....a huge part of me is just screaming I DON'T CARE!!!! There are days when I work from 7am until 5pm, come home, make dinner, give baths, read stories, etc...This is all fine, well and good...It's what I signed up for when I wanted kids and I wouldn't change it for the world. However, when I had the girls I never thought that I would be doing all of it by myself over 90% of the time. Especially being pregnant. I do my best not to become resentful of Kevin or his decisions but there are days when I wish he could feel what I feel...I need to get him one of those fake bellies to wear around when he's working so he can see what it's like. LOL. Maybe then he'd really understand what it would be like to function as an Energizer Mommy.

A Day of Blissful Baby Shopping

My friends, I think that I can now saw that I have officially entered my "nesting" phase of pregnancy. It seems lately that all I have wanted to do is get the baby's room ready, sort through clothing, start making curtains and a quilt, etc. The logical question to ask is "You already have two girls...What could you really possibly have to do? What could you possibly need?" Truth be told, A LOT!!! It is true that I have no shortage of baby girl clothing. However, most of the items I have were used not only by Emma and Ellie but by my cousins as well...After having a minimum of 3 previous owners they are not in the greatest shape for baby #3. Sooo...I have been doing a lot of sorting, a lot of throwing away, and a lot of hanging and folding. I realized that I have a lot of clothes starting at about 6 months and up but not a lot of newborn. I have also been in desperate need of a swing or bobby seat, a new crib sheet set, and just basic essentials such as sleepers, diapers, etc. Being the type of person I am, however, I do not look at this as a bad thing but a very grand opportunity to go SHOPPING!!! And that is exactly what I did today!!

I made a trip over to Once Upon A Child (OUAC) near where I work. I had never been to this particular store location and was hoping that I could find something useful. Clothes...a swing...a bouncy seat...anything at all that wouldn't break the budget!! Well...I am happy to say that I hit the baby jackpot!!! I found the GRACO baby swing that I have been yearning after for quite a while now...I had refused to spend the $100.00 at Walmart on it, but was more than happy to spend the $40 that they were asking at OUAC. I also found several sleepers and outfits that looked brand new for just a fraction of what they would cost anywhere else. WOOHOO me!! To celebrate my wonderful luck and shopping skills I ventured to the nearby coffee shop afterwards and got a (decaf) latte. Nummy. What a perfect afternoon :D

My Daddy

All of you who are regular readers of my blog know that a couple of years ago my parents divorced. My mom moved out to Arizona and got remarried while my daddy moved to Minnesota and now takes care of my girls. In fact we recently moved into the same apartment complex as him (he's apt. 315, we are apt. 203) Lately I've had a lot of family and friends ask how my dad is doing, I just wanted to give all of you an update on how things are going here since he moved from Michigan. If I had to pick one word to describe my dad's general life at this point it would be: GREAT.

Overall I am AMAZED at how he has adapted out here!! Those of you who have known my family for a while know that my dad has always been a quite, somewhat reserved person. He enjoys watching his sports and playing golf. Well, in the past year and a half or so my dad has become so much more outgoing. He is going dancing regularly and plays volleyball once a week He has also done the following: golfing, bar crawl (can you believe it?), went to the State Fair, flag football, concerts in the park, Twins games, jazz clubs, etc. etc. etc. Amazing, huh? In fact, when I look at this list I get a little jealous, lol! :D

So to sum up my dad's new life, he is spending a lot of good time with his grand kids and enjoying himself with a huge new group of friends. It's my hope that he is as happy here as we are to have him here.

Walmart Violence

I don't know how many of you have heard about the guy in Georgia that slapped a two year old girl. Apparently he was upset because the girl was crying and the mom wouldn't stop it. After telling the mom that if she didn't "shut that kid up" he would "do it for her", the child kept crying. This man then walked several aisles over, picked up the crying girl, and slapped her several times on the face. He then looked at the mother and stated "there I told you I'd take care of it." Another shopper then held the man until security came and the woman pressed charges. The man is now facing felony child abuse charges....well, DUH!

OMG!!! If ANY person EVER, and I mean EVER, did something like that to one of my girls I would HAVE A FIT!!! I am not a violent person, but had that man done that to my family he would spend the better part of the rest of his life searching for his private parts. You do NOT put YOUR hands on somebody's child in any violent manner whatsoever, no matter how much that child is annoying you. Now, I have been in stores, restaurants, etc before where the kids just don't stop whining or crying...and it can get VERY annoying...but not that annoying!

I cannot even start to explain how I felt when I read this story...unbelievable...