Bleh

Sorry. I’m feeling rather large and unwieldy today. Plus, I had my 3 hour glucose test this morning and it made me feel pretty barfy and crappy. Thank goodness DH is home so he watched the kids and I napped a bit. I really shouldn’t complain about my pregnancy since I have a few friends who have been trying a really long time to get pregnant (either for their first or second child). One of my friends has lost a baby at 12 weeks – twice. Very sad.

For the most part, my pregnancy has been easy and uneventful. Right now, it is uncomfortable to cut toenails or lean forward very much at all (especially after I’ve eaten). I can’t eat much and then I’m starving and then I’m full again. And my skin feels too small for my stomach. But really, this is my third time around. I should be used to this. Everything takes SO much effort to do (and I know it will only get worse as I get bigger).

Of course, there are perks. DH regularly goes out to satisfy my whims. I would call them cravings – but they’re not VITAL to my existence or anything. I just get to indulge in whatever random thing that pops into my mind. :0) And usually, DH goes along with it. He’s a good man.

Ok. Nothing really more to talk about. I’m sure I’ll have some rants next week after my MIL’s visit this weekend.

 

 

Some Funny Stories

About the kids, of course. LOL.

1) Today, after DD’s time out, DS asked DD why she had a time out. Then he told her what she did wrong and that it was ok. Then he told her to go to Mommy. Heehee. It’s pretty much a word for word debrief that we hold after every time out.

2) I finally bought some washable markers (vs the non-washable kind that I had before) and DS is really enjoying them. Plus, I got some less child-proof scissors and he’s enjoying cutting up paper. Apparently, he really likes arts and crafts at school and just sat at our little table for a good 20-30 minutes coloring and cutting paper.

3) DD copies everything DS says, even if it’s incorrectly pronounced. She now says, “He me (麼)?” instead of  ”She me (什麼)?” (Which means, “What?” or “What is this?”)

4) When DD doesn’t want to go upstairs or have her time out, she runs and hides in our play tent. If I go into the tent to get her, she laughs hysterically because she thinks it’s a game.

5) DD loves to watch videos of herself. (Just like DS.) She spent about an hour the other night just watching videos of herself over and over. If I stopped or didn’t put a video on fast enough, she would point to the screen and say, “DD!” and cries.

6) A few weeks ago, DS made an animal bead necklace at school and ever since then, DD and DS constantly fight over it. So today, DS decided to make DD her own necklace. As he was making it, he stopped only after putting on a few beads. The teacher asked him if he was going to put more on and he said, “No. It’s a small one for DD.”

7) Because we borrow books from the library, a lot of times, the pages are a little ripped (or my kids rip them). As a result, we are constantly taping. However, lately, the kids have gone tape CRAZY. They see rips where there aren’t any and insist on taping everything. If they had their way, they would tape the whole book.

8) Last week, DS accidentally poked DD in the face with a fork. He knew he did something bad, but I was mad and poked the fork in his face. (Perhaps a little harder than I should have.) He cried and cried. But I don’t think he’ll poke her in the face again.

9) Before that, DS bit DD’s finger on purpose. Since he didn’t want to go in a time out, I made him give me his finger and then I bit him. I told him that every time he bites DS, I will bite him. I am a mean mommy.

10) A few weeks ago, DD went through almost every dress in her closet (some several times) – at least 10 outfit changes – until she finally settled on a t-shirt and shorts. Thank goodness we had clothes in the hamper.

That’s all I can remember for now.

 

D’oh!

So sorry. Forgot to post yesterday. In my defense, I was busy being the worst mom ever. *sigh* I think other than my children eating some strawberries and tofu (not together) and maybe some yogurt, the majority of their diet yesterday consisted of chips, cookies, crackers, snacks, and whatever. I’m not sure I really interacted with my kids because my nose was buried in a book. They may have watched a lot of TV and played a lot with the iPhone. Had minimal naps. Ran amok in general and I really didn’t intervene until someone started crying. Hey, I’m fostering independence!

Then, I made them go to bed early because the night before, they had stayed up late because both DH and I were out at separate events and they didn’t want to listen to my mom. Then, I snuck downstairs, ate a bunch of chips for dinner, and watched the season finale for The Vampire Diaries. Then I felt guilty.

I’m sure THEY had a good time (I was also “babysitting” two other kids) running amok around the house screaming and playing and eating snacks. And I suppose as long as this isn’t an every day occurrence. it’s not horrible. But man, is it tempting to just check out while parenting. *sigh* I blame smartphones.

Today, I WILL BE A BETTER MOMMY. After I finish my new book.

 

Rough Day

DH found out he got laid off today. He gets severance and all and we’re not too worried about him finding another job (and quickly, at that), but most likely, he’ll be starting a new job right when the new baby is born. Plus, whenever you start a new job, you have to start off working really hard – so that will be difficult with a new baby and two other kiddos, but we’ll make it work.

But in the interim, it gave me a good reason to cancel a lot of extraneous things.

 

We’re Back!

Betcha thought I would be MIA for another lengthy period of time, eh? Well, I showed you. :p

The visit was pretty fun and low key. My allergies and sinus congestion kicked my ass and by Saturday night, I couldn’t move my head without it feeling as if a sledgehammer were slamming into the base of my skull. I broke down and took allergy meds and tylenol sinus. Poor DH. He basically took care of both kids from Thursday through Monday. 

My nephew (DN) is Super CUTE. His head is SO. ROUND. And he has no neck. Lol. The kiddos really enjoyed watching him take a bath. But other than that, he was a blobby 3 month old. They don’t do much other than eat, pee, poop, and sleep. It was really good to see him and hold him in the flesh. The next time I see him, he’ll be 11 months old and most likely walking already. No longer a blobby thing but a REAL PERSON. So exciting! But so sad to watch him grow up from afar.

Understandably, DH was really frustrated for the majority of the trip because when I’m out of commission, he’s stuck with the kids. That would be fine normally, but if I’m home, the kids want ME even though they can’t have me. So half of his time is telling them, “No, Mommy is sleeping.” They did have several fun walks to the park, pet store (cheapest, free-est zoo ever!), and frozen yogurt shop. He was constantly saying that we were never traveling again and that once we have three kids, we are never leaving the house or taking a plane. Car seats are a real pain in the ass to schlep.

It was also good for my brother and SIL to see DD in her full personality vs a sad, sicko with a UTI during Christmas. She was definitely feisty. And DS was homesick and the first night, already wanted to go home. He kept asking for his big, white car. He did NOT like the small, white car we rented. They both did well on the airplane (no screaming tantrums) and they’ve mostly switched back from East Coast time. They were little pills on Tuesday, but that’s not TOO unusual. 

Plus, we also squeezed in a visit with a friend from UCLA. That was awesome. And then, due to the powers of Facebook, an acquaintance happened to post about his church festival in MD and we went there, too. Random and fun for DS. (DD was asleep in the car.) Added bonus: free hot dogs. DH was happy about that.

Ok. We’re back and there are no more trips planned in the near future. I’m in my 6th month of pregnancy after all. (Although, we were thinking of taking a trip to the Sequoias or Redwoods.) See you soon!

 

More Judgmental Ranting

Nothing like looking at a first time parent’s baby registry to make you feel smug and superior. Seriously – socks for a baby born in June in LA? Or newborn specific bath towels? REALLY? *sigh*

When I was registering for my first kid, I made my friend who had a baby a year ahead of me do my registry. That way, I was more assured of not having useless or wasted items on my list. As it happened, I still bought plenty of crap that didn’t need to be purchased. (I’m looking at you, bottle warmer!) I think it upsets me because I know every one has a limited budget and money supply for new babies. Why would you want to waste your money on crap that will just clutter your house as well as not use?

BLARGH. I know. I’m just a crotchety, smug, asshat.

 

We’re Having a…

Boy! Which is perfect because that means that DS1 and DS2 will be less than 4 years apart in age (which is less than the age gap between my younger brother and I) and hopefully, they can play together as well.

Of course, this puts a lot of pressure on the fourth baby to be a girl. Heehee. After all, when I was putting away some of DD’s old clothes, I thought, “She can’t be the last girl! She is so sweet and cute and her clothes are ADORABLE!”

Keep in mind, though DD is a sweetie, she’s feisty and a total tyrant!! Not that DS wasn’t a tyrant, but it is much farther back in memory.

DH keeps saying that DD is a handful and that she doesn’t share well and always wants her own way. But you know what? It wasn’t like DS was born being a good sharer! We had to train and beat that into him. LOL. (I say that only partially figuratively.) So, she just needs to be taught that the world doesn’t revolve only around her.

In fact, she gets put in time outs several times a day now. She’s really good at telling me why she got a time out in the first place, too. I was impressed.