Gawd, I’m a Whiner!
I feel bad for letting so much time go in between posts, especially after this last one. I just read it again, and I didn’t mean for it to sound like I’m not excited about what’s to come. Well, no, it was my real reaction to being preggers again – shock, but I wish I had the time to write sooner to clarify that I am super excited. I’m a little freaked about how we’re going to handle another one, especially financially, but I’m thrilled to be having two babies so close in age. I was at the park the other day and I saw this poor mother who looked so disheveled wearing her Baby Bjorn with a newborn in it and she was chasing around a 4 year old, trying to keep up with him, and I thought, ya know what? That’s not going to be me! I’m going to be sitting on the bench next to the playground, sipping my coffee, watching my three and four year olds play together. And I think that that’s great! (You know the reality of it is I’ll be covered in my coffee chasing both of them in opposite directions with mismatched shoes and cheerios stuck in my hair!) But I am excited. Lol, but I can’t imagine having two teenagers! Now that’s scary!
Anyhoot…so I’m not very far along. I went to the dr’s last Tuesday & they did an ultrasound to measure how far along I am, and the embryo is so small that she couldn’t even measure it! I didn’t go to my regular doctor because she didn’t have an appointment available, so I saw a new lady. She thought she recognized me from when I was in the hospital having Olivia – I think I met everybody Kaiser employee when I had Olivia, because I was there so freaking long! (Remember! 22 hours of labor!!) Anyways, Dr.Nichols, was nice, she thought that I was probably about 2 or 3 weeks along, but that was a guess since she couldn’t measure. She asked me when I thought we conceived, and I threw out a couple dates, but she thought those were a little too early, she suggested maybe the last week in September, I didn’t know. Lol, then she said, “Well you do have a young baby, and I’m sure you’re pretty tired – maybe you slept through it so you don’t remember…” Uuhhhhhh. What am I supposed to say to that? I came home and told John, and he doesn’t like that doctor. I go back to my regular doctor on Nov.3, and she should be able to give me a due date then, I think it will be in early June, which means if this new baby is on time they will be about 14 and a half months apart. But if she’s anything like Olivia, and comes almost a month early, then they’ll be even closer!
Oh yeah, so when I called to make my doctors appointment I asked the nurse lady what I should do about breastfeeding now that I’m pregnant.
Nurse: How old is your baby?
Me: 6 mos
Nurse: OH! And your sure you’re pregnant?
Me: Yeah, pretty sure…
Nurse: Well, you’re in a healthy relationship! That’s good!
Isn’t that funny? I thought that was a nice of putting it, a healthy relationship.
So now I think i’m about a month into this whole pregnancy thing and I already hate it. I know, that’s terrible to say. Why can’t the baby just be here, why do I have to do this whole pregnant thing?? Just like last time, I get “carsick” around 4 or 5 in the afternoon, I’m over exhausted – which I was told should be doubled since I’m still breastfeeding, and I’m super psycho, yeah, more than normal! Sucks for John. I think it’s the preggo hormones, the lack of sleep (I don’t think I’ve had more than 4 hours of straight sleep in a year – and I don’t really see that improving) and the long days. The poor guy has probably another 8 months of dealing with my out of control overreacting which includes hair trigger tears and a ridiculous, off the charts temper. Oh well.
So what else is new? It’s been a while, what do I need to update you on? I hosted Bunco last month, it went well. John did a really good job “fixing” up our house. I went totally overboard – surprising, I know. We re-painted the living room and the kitchen, it wasn’t even exciting painting, we painted it the same color as before. I would say that we just touched up, but no, we painted the entire thing, not just spots here and there. We also painted the doors and molding with a glossy white paint, that made a huge difference. John was such a good sport too, he cleaned up the front courtyard, moved all the pool chems to the side patio – which is now their new permanent home (yay!) and laid sawd in the front as well as in the back. I should post some pics, because it made such a difference, it’s like we have a new house! The backyard looks amazing, I feel like I’m on vacation out there! Back to bunco – so yeah, it went well, it was one of the latest bunco nights we’ve had, and I served Pumpkin Ale (seasonal beer that is seriously DELISH) and that was a big hit, which isn’t usually.
Ummmm, what else? Oh, here’s a sign of the times – my new dream car: Honda Odyssey. Yup, a minivan. How sad! I’m turning 30 next week, and I daydream of driving a minivan. Here’s the backstory. I have an Explorer, that I love, it’s fairly new, I got it last year after my beautiful, new, fully loaded VW Passat Wagon was totalled. But it’s worked out, the Passat wouldn’t have had enough room for me to have 3 carseats (for O and the kids I watch), the Explorer has 3rd row seating. But with the 3rd row seating up, the trunk space is pretty much nonexistent. All I can fit back there is my little umbrella stroller, the big stroller doesn’t fit, let alone the double stroller for Brayden and Olivia. So I dream of the minivan for it’s room, I could definitely fit a double stroller, 3 carseats and groceries in there! That would be awesome! So I think I should start playing the lottery, minivans are not cheap! If I ever get a new car I’m def getting a navigation system, and a DVD player too! Anyways, like I said….I’m dreaming. (and rambling)
So what’s new with Olivia? She can sit like a big girl in the grocery cart, that was a pretty exciting milestone. It’s made shopping a little more fun, for both of us. She can look around more and feels independent, and it’s just so fun to watch her experience new things. We went to our first pumpkin patch last weekend, Uesugi Farm in Morgan Hill, it’s really pretty. It made for really good pictures, hahaha, that’s about all we did too, we didn’t even buy a pumpkin! We also went to the pumpkin patches in Half Moon Bay, we went there on Sunday, it took almost 2 hours to get there – the traffic was ridiculous! I didn’t have as much fun there as I did the day before at Uesugi, it was way super crowded and hot, the 2 things that I hate the most, crowds and heat. We didn’t buy a pumpkin there either. In fact, I have been so lazy this year, I haven’t put up any Halloween decorations, which I’m always big on. But I did buy a giant bag of candy, but I don’t think it’s going to last until Halloween – I forgot how good Heath bars are!
Anyways, it’s late, and I should get to sleep already. I’ll try to write more often, and post some pictures from the pumpkin patch soon.
Be Careful What You Wish For
Olivia is 6 months old. She is doing great, she can pull herself up in the crib & pretty much stand wobbly on her own. She’s drinking from a sippy cup by herself, and a regular cup with assistance. She’s on solids 2 to 3 times a day, she loves her veggies, not too fond of fruit, and despises rice cereal. She’s mastering her pincher grab, which means that finger foods, like soft fruits & veggies, will soon make an appearance.
Olivia is 6 months old. My dumbass has said a couple times in the last two months or so that, “oh I wouldn’t mind having another baby right now”. I mean, Olivia has brought so many good things to so many people, that how could I not want another? But I didn’t really mean it, I mean, not now. I knew I shouldn’t have said that out loud. Like the title says, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
Olivia is 6 months old. And I’m pregnant. Again. Yes. I’m pregnant. John and I are having another baby. OMG. Olivia is 6 months old!! We don’t even know how far along we are yet, but my last peezo was in mid-August. I’m trying to do some math, and I’m figuring that these two are going to be 13-15 months apart. This is crazy! How did this even happen?? All the hoops we had to jump through to get pregs with Olivia, we just figured this couldn’t happen without help! This is crazy!! I mean, I knew there was some Irish in my blood, but…
Anyways, I’ll let you stew in this shock a bit and keep you updated.
