Watching the debate... but can't keep it on for more then 5 minutes. I hate confrontation and arguing - even though I KNOW it is necessary. it's just soooo awkward and the looks on their faces. ah!
We find out if this little baby #2 in "mommy's tummy" is a boy or girl on Friday morning. I am jittery with excitement and also terrified to find it out and then it becomes so much more real. We soon need to clear out his/her room, get prepared, etc.
I am still feeling stressed and busy but it's gotten a lot better. I had a stomach virus last night that was horrendous but quick. I think my pregnant stomach is weak and just can't keep it together during things like this. I don't know if I ever have thrown up that much. But it was over so fast and I was already eating again today. Now comes the part where I pray my brains out and heart out that Chloe and Brian don't get whatever it was, if it was contagious. Lord, please spare them!
till Friday....
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
17 weeks
This pregnancy is flying by. While raising a toddler and running a business & a home, you don't have a whole lot of time to think about much else or experience much else!
This is the week I've truly start feeling little "nemers" (as we call him/her) nudging me multiple times a day, but mostly at night when I'm working at my computer and leaned over forward (I know, terrible posture), which is funny because it's exactly how I felt Chloe first! I'm loving it.
I'm still not totally past my nausea - I was dry-heaving the other morning, just sort of out of nowhere after a coughing/allergy fit. Symptoms are stronger. I'm still very tired at times (every few days I just feel like if I don't sleep or lay down RIGHT NOW I won't make it) - I almost always feel worse afterwards! Smells are making me crazy, especially different hand soaps and shampoos. Brushing my teeth is still a struggle although I think it is improving a bit. Getting my work done is slow going. I can feel the spot in my ribs starting to hurt a little bit again, and it's really early - so this scares me. I need to go to the doctor asap in order to try to get it under control.
That's all for now as I have a wedding tomorrow morning and I need to get to bed. aaah! last wedding of the 2012 season.
This is the week I've truly start feeling little "nemers" (as we call him/her) nudging me multiple times a day, but mostly at night when I'm working at my computer and leaned over forward (I know, terrible posture), which is funny because it's exactly how I felt Chloe first! I'm loving it.
I'm still not totally past my nausea - I was dry-heaving the other morning, just sort of out of nowhere after a coughing/allergy fit. Symptoms are stronger. I'm still very tired at times (every few days I just feel like if I don't sleep or lay down RIGHT NOW I won't make it) - I almost always feel worse afterwards! Smells are making me crazy, especially different hand soaps and shampoos. Brushing my teeth is still a struggle although I think it is improving a bit. Getting my work done is slow going. I can feel the spot in my ribs starting to hurt a little bit again, and it's really early - so this scares me. I need to go to the doctor asap in order to try to get it under control.
That's all for now as I have a wedding tomorrow morning and I need to get to bed. aaah! last wedding of the 2012 season.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
update
Going on almost 13 weeks with baby #2 inside. Baby #1... Chloe... on the outside... she is something right now. I have been sooooo proud of her lately. Her bedtime has been going so much better as we found a way so that she would STOP getting out of her room. Call it a safety handle on the door knob. There have still been a lot of tears, but over the last few days, the tears have slowed way down. Right now she just rolled herself over onto her other pillow and tucked herself in. She's calling for me but not crying... maybe talking to her animals :) I know there will be bad nights again, but the improvement is remarkable.
Her new thing is repeating herself, over and over, and screaming. We are working on getting control of this. But most of the time she is CRACKING me up with her requests, things she makes up, says, etc. She's so much fun, but so draining... all at the same time.
I am really struggling personally. I am so far behind on my work I don't know how I'll ever catch up. I'm terrified about money next year because I don't want to work as much but we need even more money... always needing more money. I still don't feel settled in our new home, and that really depresses me. I hardly clean, have little motivation to do much of anything but sleep. I thought by 12 weeks I'd be feeling my energy coming back but this week it's been worse! Morning sickness has switched to afternoon funk/sleepy/sickness where I've starting napping during Chloe's nap which is a waste of precious time that I need to be working, taking care of the house.
My eating is out of control. I have constant post-nasal drip which makes me feel sick all the time. I cannot get ahold of myself. I feel like I should see a nutritionist who can make up an eating plan for me. I think step 1 is to get my Eating Clean book out again and start following it. It's not a DIET, it's just HEALTHFUL, wholesome eating, which is far from what I'm doing. I am doing a disservice to myself, my body, and my new baby. Sometimes I can't even get my prenatal vitamin down. I hardly move at all... zero activity other then chasing chloe around.
No more pity party for myself. I need to spring into action, as soon as possible.
Now... I must edit one of FOUR weddings I need to get done :(
Her new thing is repeating herself, over and over, and screaming. We are working on getting control of this. But most of the time she is CRACKING me up with her requests, things she makes up, says, etc. She's so much fun, but so draining... all at the same time.
I am really struggling personally. I am so far behind on my work I don't know how I'll ever catch up. I'm terrified about money next year because I don't want to work as much but we need even more money... always needing more money. I still don't feel settled in our new home, and that really depresses me. I hardly clean, have little motivation to do much of anything but sleep. I thought by 12 weeks I'd be feeling my energy coming back but this week it's been worse! Morning sickness has switched to afternoon funk/sleepy/sickness where I've starting napping during Chloe's nap which is a waste of precious time that I need to be working, taking care of the house.
My eating is out of control. I have constant post-nasal drip which makes me feel sick all the time. I cannot get ahold of myself. I feel like I should see a nutritionist who can make up an eating plan for me. I think step 1 is to get my Eating Clean book out again and start following it. It's not a DIET, it's just HEALTHFUL, wholesome eating, which is far from what I'm doing. I am doing a disservice to myself, my body, and my new baby. Sometimes I can't even get my prenatal vitamin down. I hardly move at all... zero activity other then chasing chloe around.
No more pity party for myself. I need to spring into action, as soon as possible.
Now... I must edit one of FOUR weddings I need to get done :(
Monday, July 23, 2012
wow....
This second pregnancy is kicking my butt. I am so much more nauseated and tired then with chloe. I threw up this morning. It was absolutely awful. but then I was hungry almost immediately after. It's so weird. I am praying for relief. I took a Zofran today.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
ughghhh
Things have gone so downhill. The last 3 bedtimes (2 naps and 1 night time for me) have been nightmares. Brian put her to bed last night and it only took 3x. I seriously have given up hope that this is going to be easy at any point until we move and get settled. It's very difficult. She was up 5x in the middle of the night last night. I ended up sleeping on the full size bed in her room, and we were dead asleep until 6:45 (ON THE FREAKING DOT EVERY FLIPPING MORNING) that she woke up and went to the door and I was like.. Chloe.. I'm right here lol.
ughhhhh. gotta go to bed early in case there is a repeat but I have SO much to do right now. I feel like I'm drowning in work.
In GOOD NEWS though our house closing date is set for June 12!! Can't wait to get in there and start scrubbing it down and making it ours!!
ughhhhh. gotta go to bed early in case there is a repeat but I have SO much to do right now. I feel like I'm drowning in work.
In GOOD NEWS though our house closing date is set for June 12!! Can't wait to get in there and start scrubbing it down and making it ours!!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
6/5 - nap
Major regression today. It was a disaster and I was partly the problem.
I let chloe stay out later then she should've at chic-fil-a as it was our last time with the Lees there. Id idn't want it to end and Chloe was having so much fun so I pushed it. We didn't leave till 12:10, I hoped Chloe would fall asleep in the car but she did not. I let her have 2 sips of my cherry coke and its possible that small amount was enough to boost her, or she just got her second wind.
Finally got her upstairs at 12:52pm
1) Out at 12:53
2) Out again immediately
3) Out at 12:54
4) Out again
5) Out at 12:55
6) Out at 12:56
7) Out at 12:58
During this whole segment above it was confusing. I was talking to her way too much, and then did one blankie removal threat, and she said, ok yes take my blankie. this is very confusing and so I stopped that but took it away. As soon as I left she screamed. Then everything got chaotic after the 7th time out of bed. I was completely inconsistent and didn't know what to do with her becuase she was so wound up, mad and pushing blankie at me, then crying when I took it, then asking me to take it.. I even laid down in her toddler bed with her to calm her down, and this didn't work either.
Finally I got consistent, took blankie out of room and did non-verbal stay-in-bed, over and over, probably about 15 times, from 1:05-1:15. She was so angry. Crying, screaming. I was crying. It was very difficult. Finally at 1:15 after her pleading I made eye contact again, laid her down and told her that I would give blankie back if she stayed in bed. I wiped her eyes and hands and kissed her, and covered her with blankie. Then she said "byeee...."
It's been quiet since (it's 1:25 now). So here's praying.
It's days like this when you want to give up. But I needed her to have that nap so badly, and I could tell she really needed it too. It is so difficult. I felt cruel but I know I was doing all I could.
I let chloe stay out later then she should've at chic-fil-a as it was our last time with the Lees there. Id idn't want it to end and Chloe was having so much fun so I pushed it. We didn't leave till 12:10, I hoped Chloe would fall asleep in the car but she did not. I let her have 2 sips of my cherry coke and its possible that small amount was enough to boost her, or she just got her second wind.
Finally got her upstairs at 12:52pm
1) Out at 12:53
2) Out again immediately
3) Out at 12:54
4) Out again
5) Out at 12:55
6) Out at 12:56
7) Out at 12:58
During this whole segment above it was confusing. I was talking to her way too much, and then did one blankie removal threat, and she said, ok yes take my blankie. this is very confusing and so I stopped that but took it away. As soon as I left she screamed. Then everything got chaotic after the 7th time out of bed. I was completely inconsistent and didn't know what to do with her becuase she was so wound up, mad and pushing blankie at me, then crying when I took it, then asking me to take it.. I even laid down in her toddler bed with her to calm her down, and this didn't work either.
Finally I got consistent, took blankie out of room and did non-verbal stay-in-bed, over and over, probably about 15 times, from 1:05-1:15. She was so angry. Crying, screaming. I was crying. It was very difficult. Finally at 1:15 after her pleading I made eye contact again, laid her down and told her that I would give blankie back if she stayed in bed. I wiped her eyes and hands and kissed her, and covered her with blankie. Then she said "byeee...."
It's been quiet since (it's 1:25 now). So here's praying.
It's days like this when you want to give up. But I needed her to have that nap so badly, and I could tell she really needed it too. It is so difficult. I felt cruel but I know I was doing all I could.
Monday, June 4, 2012
6/4 - 6/5 night time sleep
Bedtime routine started early at 7:05 because she wanted to brush her teeth early
Read 4 books
7:42 lights out
1) 7:43 out of bed, told her to get back in bed
2) 7:44 our and threatened blankie take away and she said Ok and said oh yeah and gave it to me to take away (backfire!)
3) 7:45 out if bed again crying for blankie Put her back and she kept asking for it
4) 7:46 gave blankie back
5) 7:47 out and took blankie, she hardly seemed to care this time
7:49 gave blankie back
6) 7:53 out and daddy took over
7) 7:55 out
8) 7:57 out and final warning
She rolled around until at least 8:30... but didn't get out.
Woke up twice - once around midnight, once at 5:30am
Then up up around 6:30
Read 4 books
7:42 lights out
1) 7:43 out of bed, told her to get back in bed
2) 7:44 our and threatened blankie take away and she said Ok and said oh yeah and gave it to me to take away (backfire!)
3) 7:45 out if bed again crying for blankie Put her back and she kept asking for it
4) 7:46 gave blankie back
5) 7:47 out and took blankie, she hardly seemed to care this time
7:49 gave blankie back
6) 7:53 out and daddy took over
7) 7:55 out
8) 7:57 out and final warning
She rolled around until at least 8:30... but didn't get out.
Woke up twice - once around midnight, once at 5:30am
Then up up around 6:30
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