Ahhhh. Finally. Things have been so chaotic around here lately. I have actually tried twice recently to blog and never made it to post. What a mess. So to update whoever actually reads this that doesn't know: our entire family was incredibly sick with whatever strange virus has been passed household by household around this area lately.
We started with Cupcake last weekend and actually wound up in the ER and then eventually to be admitted short-term. I am not the first one to typically run to the ER at the sign of a small vomiting spell but she had what appeared to be blood in the contents of this stuff...which we later found out was an accurate assumption. But not to worry, she is fine and now that we have successfully passed it around our entire household, we are all fine. She apparently just was so sick so frequently in a short span of time that her little tummy couldn't handle it and the lining tore in a small area causing the bleed. The Dr. took some precautionary measures to rule out anything more serious and after plenty of fluids and a watchful eye, followed by another check-up after discharge from the hospital, he assured us she really is fine. A little scary though, I will have to admit.
And from there we have sort of been spiraling out of control a bit. We all passed the virus around (which I am convinced is some cruel strain of the flu) and are still trying to recover our house and laundry routines and everything else since then. I feel like even though the sickness is gone we've been in such a whirlwind that we don't know what to do with ourselves!
In addition to all that, we have sold Hubby's truck which was basically just a small back-and-forth-to-work type deal that was good on gas....so that A) we can figure out a better plan for something he can also transport kids in and B) we can potentially get something a little roomier for me to drive so that we don't have to slam the door against the carseats to get all 3 kids in across the single bench seat in my small SUV. My vehicle is fairly new, and it pains us to part with it...as you know they don't exactly increase in value as time goes by...and we bought it shortly after Cupcake was born. So right now we are thinking along the lines of letting Hubby take over the vehicle I currently drive in order to buy a minivan (yes I know...) that I can fit the kids in more practically for the every day Mommy duties. Whew. Just thinking about it I am exhausted and overwhelmed. Seems to be a common state with me lately.
Had a slight breakdown this morning. Poor Hubby, all he could tell me was that crying and overreacting wasn't gonna make the troubles go away....not such comforting advice or wisdom but hey, ya can't blame a guy for trying...I don't think that is a strong point in most men anyway. Oh well. The tears and the venting helped me at least get it out for a little while. Crying may not fix it but therapy it is nonetheless. So we are over the halfway hump in the pregnancy and my body got the memo sometime recently. I am feeling pregnant...you know, other than just nausea that drives ya nuts. Like REAL physical pregnant symptoms...aches and whoa momma where did this belly bump come from all of a sudden? You get the idea. It is just enough to bring me to the realization that OH MY GOSH. I am about to have a child that I am so unprepared for. I mean, you always feel unprepared to bring a new person home, right? But really. No preparations have been made. I feel like we are at a place where mere existence on a daily basis is difficult enough...let's not even mention factoring in the plans for another. Ahhhh....but the funny (or not so funny) thing is, she's coming like it or not!
So tentatively, here's what I am mentally writing on my agenda (and this is off the cuff):
I desperately need to do a "clean sweep"-like the show. Go through each room and categorize by "Keep, Sell, or Toss" and then follow with a Yard Sale, Goodwill or other charitable org. donation, and a huge run to the garbage. Then reorganize what is left in the small space we have.
I need to start cracking down on this horribly lazy habit we have of not cooking and running to grab dinner. We were doing so well with this for a while. But with the pregnancy sickness and just busyness of life...we have slipped into old habits so we are trying hard to break that.
Silly things to prepare the girls, like ditching the pacifier for Cupcake and getting better with bedtime routines. Things that don't make or break us, but definitely will smooth some of the chaos when Peanut is here. Logistically we are figuring out things like seating around the dinner table. I plan things like this in my head...haven't even arrived at a conclusion for this yet. Silly I know. Closet organization and storage of hand-me-downs....ugh. I dread this. I'm too obsessive and perfectionist about this and it becomes too difficult. I needto find a way to simplify so I can keep up with it. (For example, I like Cupcake's clothes on one color hanger, Pumpkin's on another, and the hangers all have to face the same way.)
We have some things we have been waiting since before Cupcake arrived to do to our backyard, including a privacy fence and cover for the back patio. But with everything else, we haven't accomplished them. And unfortunately, I am not much help when it comes to hard labor in the sun right now. Poor Hubby. It would help so much to have this stuff completed so we can let the girls play more freely and SAFE....
You get the idea. A million things running through my crazy pregnant brain. I've lost my ability to prioritize so instead it all goes to a pile of mush and nothing seems to be happening. I'm determined to get a grip and start making things happen. Before I run completely out of time and sense. (One of which might possibly have already happened....)
So with all that going on, it is Spring Break in our lovely town and lots of people traveling. We also have a few people here from their own breaks...I visited with my old cheerleading coach tonight and let our kids play at Chick-fil-a while we caught up. That was a blast. I feel like it has been a theme today to see or hear from old friends. We were out and about today and I bumped into a friend that I have known since the 6th grade...funny how you look at people after such a long time... and I think of how he knew me then too, and wonder if it seems weird to him to see me with a growing family in the Mommy role. I guess our high school reunion should be loads of fun too. So interesting to me to see how people change and where they are now. Anyway. I'm off to bed while kids are snoozing away. Morning comes early around here! Maybe it wont be so long between blogs next time and I won't find it necessary to ramble non stop!
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