Hey Humble Readers...
I hope that you are all doing well today, whatever you're up to.
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Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts on my last post. The anxiety has eased a bit, and I have slept a bit better. I'm hoping the fact that I have another busy weekend ahead will help keep me distracted. My mom gets here next week Tuesday, and I have planned a few things for us to do on Wednesday just to stay busy. T-minus 7 days.
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I have to get my Beloved to take a picture of me sometime soon. I need to have one documenting the hugeness that is my body these days. I'll also post a pic of the Halfling's blanket that I finished on the weekend, and the now very crowded nursery as soon as I'm able.
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We had to go couch shopping yesterday on my Beloved's lunch hour. My mom is going to be sleeping on our couch for a week and our shabby red couch decided this week to give up the ghost. We've only had it for just over 4 years, but we only paid $300 for it when we bought it, and it's been through a lot (heck, it supports my sorry huge backside day in and day out... and my Beloved is a substantial guy too). We had hoped that it might last one more year, at least through the spit up phase, but that's not to be. Thankfully, we got a good deal on a couch similar to what we have now, and we have been able to arrange for friends to help us pick it up and get rid of our old sofa.
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My new system for keeping up with the house seems to be working well. I love lists, and every Sunday I've been creating my to do lists for each day of the week, and I've been spreading out my regular cleaning throughout the week, rather than trying to do it all on one day. I've been able to get all kinds of things done that would normally slide. This week has been a bit tougher... I think I'm just running out of energy. My hope for next week is, other than a bit of light housework, I want to watch a couple of movies (maybe an LOTR marathon... I haven't watched them in quite some time).
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Just in time for my Mom and MIL to be taking over some childcare for us, Ginny has started teething again. Her last round was over a month ago, and now we're seeing the emergence of the molars on her left side. The poor girl was inconsolable yesterday. I don't like to give her too much tylen.ol, but yesterday she had two and a half doses, and it barely helped until just before bedtime. This time seems to be a "hard and fast" round of teething. Hopefully, when she wakes up this morning, there will have been good progress made overnight.
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I'm feeling like I should apologize for the randomness of this post. It's just a little bit of where we're at right now. Everything seems to be going in painful slow motion, and hyperspeed all at the same time. I know that this time next week everything will have changed again, and all this minutea will be laughable. It's hard to imagine.
Oh poor girl! Teething is so hard. Glad you got a new couch and everything else... but honestly, all I can remember is LOTR marathon *swoon* I wish I had time to do that, but I think my 4 year old would have nightmares for months if he saw it. Dang. Totally think of me when you watch it, oh and stuff your face full of naughty goodness for me too!
ReplyDeleteYay for the new couch...and the friends to help, too. :) We need a new one as well but are holding out til next year...I hope. I don't think the budget could handle it just now.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know what your cleaning lists look like and how you've spread it out. I'm a list maker by nature but really have gotten out of the habit lately (the state of my house can bear witness to that!).
Poor Ginny...teething is the worst. I try to be sparse in my use of Tylenol, too, and have found homeopathic teething tablets to be a big help to P. Have you tried them? Any success? We prefer the Hylands brand and our local big box stores carry them in the baby and/or pharmacy departments. Just a thought.
Glad to hear you're feeling better today. So very excited for you! You're all in our prayers! :)
Happy 37 weeks! Sorrybtonhear you're feeling so anxious but I think it's normal as you're waiting for the arrival of the halfling. Lots to think about and anticipate. Two wee ones is a lot but you'll do great! Can't wait to see the blanket and yay for a new couch. We need one in our living room but I don't think it's in the budget right now.... Ps. Any good ideas for the baby's blog name??? You're good at this. No pressure. ;). And don't worry about the pkg, I think it's so thoughtful you're sending something! xoxo
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you! I can't believe you only have a week left!
ReplyDeleteI picked a little something up for you, so I just need to know where to send it. I am hoping to drop them in the mail tonight or tomorrow. =)