i'm interrupting my annual end-of-year blog-a-thon to focus a little bit on today.
the preggy-not-able-to-get-back-to-sleep-thing has started and after my 3am bladder relief (although last night it started after my 1am) i can't get back to sleep cause my mind is racing. things i need to do, random ideas, blogs to post, what to eat, you name it, my crazy can't sleep self thinks of it. of course, why wouldn't my mind be racing at 3am?
last week i kept the kids nice and busy with the mall, movies, lunch dates, chores, practices, and shopping. but this week, not so much. we are getting a little stir crazy and i've been too tired to do anything about it. addie is turning the corner to little girl-dom and has been very annoying lately, and i say that with as much mommy love as i can muster. "mommy, let's play a game, will you paint my nails, can we play with play dough, can i open frankie's gift, can we make cookies..." non-stop! i love the girl, but seriously! and she's been so sensitive! you can barely tell her anything and she covers her face with her hands and runs away crying. ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! i need a break!
then matt was gone from mon-weds snowboarding. and then i got the bright idea to de-christmas the house by myself (which, in reality i do every year by myself, but not at 8+ months prego) and i have been exhausted and not doing much with addie, or anyone else for that matter. so i'm happy to report that yesterday we did everything on addie's above mentioned list, except make cookies, cause i don't think i can stand having anymore cookies in this house, and you know me, i never say stuff like that!!!
alexis is riding the teen roller coaster with a vengeance. one day she hates the world, and the next (this past monday to be exact) she's an angel, doing her extra list of jobs that i left her, 3 loads of laundry (washer, dryer, folded, and put away), her regular chores, and cleaning up after dinner and picking up the family room, all without being asked. i kept asking her if she knew something i didn't know, like that i was terminally ill. and she didn't even ask for anything! maybe there's hope for that girl yet. ;)
matt and christian went with the boy scouts up to some remote ski resort in west virginia. they both reported that they had an awesome time. there were something like 20 scouts that were able to go. the first day wasn't very cold, but it was rainy, so my genius son decided to snowboard in shorts. boys will be boys! matt tried skiing, since the ski's were included in the cost of the group tickets they got, but didn't love it so switched back to his snowboard by the first afternoon. i'm glad they were able to go and have so much fun. :)
franks has been sweet, but needy. teething maybe? who knows, but i'm trying to enjoy it. since matt's been gone, i've had the opportunity to rock her to sleep twice a day for the past few days. and since my glass is half full, it's been really, really sweet. and she hasn't cried when i've laid her down. no tears at bed/nap time for the past 3 days! yay! she's also stopped hitting me. double yay! and she really only (usually) hits addie when addie's being a pest. hope we're outgrowing the hitting phase, i really don't like it.
okay. we're getting ready to head up to baltimore to make good on the medieval times tickets i won at last years navy christmas party. the expire on the 31st, so i guess it's time. 2 hour drive there, long show/dinner, 2 hour drive back home, ugh. wish me luck!
the preggy-not-able-to-get-back-to-sleep-thing has started and after my 3am bladder relief (although last night it started after my 1am) i can't get back to sleep cause my mind is racing. things i need to do, random ideas, blogs to post, what to eat, you name it, my crazy can't sleep self thinks of it. of course, why wouldn't my mind be racing at 3am?
last week i kept the kids nice and busy with the mall, movies, lunch dates, chores, practices, and shopping. but this week, not so much. we are getting a little stir crazy and i've been too tired to do anything about it. addie is turning the corner to little girl-dom and has been very annoying lately, and i say that with as much mommy love as i can muster. "mommy, let's play a game, will you paint my nails, can we play with play dough, can i open frankie's gift, can we make cookies..." non-stop! i love the girl, but seriously! and she's been so sensitive! you can barely tell her anything and she covers her face with her hands and runs away crying. ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! i need a break!
then matt was gone from mon-weds snowboarding. and then i got the bright idea to de-christmas the house by myself (which, in reality i do every year by myself, but not at 8+ months prego) and i have been exhausted and not doing much with addie, or anyone else for that matter. so i'm happy to report that yesterday we did everything on addie's above mentioned list, except make cookies, cause i don't think i can stand having anymore cookies in this house, and you know me, i never say stuff like that!!!
alexis is riding the teen roller coaster with a vengeance. one day she hates the world, and the next (this past monday to be exact) she's an angel, doing her extra list of jobs that i left her, 3 loads of laundry (washer, dryer, folded, and put away), her regular chores, and cleaning up after dinner and picking up the family room, all without being asked. i kept asking her if she knew something i didn't know, like that i was terminally ill. and she didn't even ask for anything! maybe there's hope for that girl yet. ;)
franks has been sweet, but needy. teething maybe? who knows, but i'm trying to enjoy it. since matt's been gone, i've had the opportunity to rock her to sleep twice a day for the past few days. and since my glass is half full, it's been really, really sweet. and she hasn't cried when i've laid her down. no tears at bed/nap time for the past 3 days! yay! she's also stopped hitting me. double yay! and she really only (usually) hits addie when addie's being a pest. hope we're outgrowing the hitting phase, i really don't like it.
okay. we're getting ready to head up to baltimore to make good on the medieval times tickets i won at last years navy christmas party. the expire on the 31st, so i guess it's time. 2 hour drive there, long show/dinner, 2 hour drive back home, ugh. wish me luck!
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Dude... I wonder if we were at the mall at the same time! HA! We were at Arundel Mills today... for like... EVER!
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