um... so i've had some people say that they got the impression that i wasn't going to let matthew be there for the c-section b/c i wanted him to be home with Darcy.... NO!!!!
He's going to be there for the whole ordeal on Monday... what I was trying to say was that instead of staying with me a night and during the days I would rather him go home and to work... i'm not going to need him until we all come home.
does that make sense now/?
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Random Things
The shower upstairs still isnt' fixed... I think this is week 4 (maybe 5)... no bath for grandmaw... a sponge can only absorb so much ya know.
My sister woke me up from a nap this afternoon and five minutes late Jessica and Zac woke up Darcy. Now they're all visiting Aunt Nae and Uncle Tony. Thanks Nae ;)
Every morning I call my mom when i get up... just to check in. And every morning she ask if anything is 'happening'... today I snapped on her.
I was going to ask Matthew to bring us home some purple onion for supper but then realized we'd be eating it at 4pm... way too early.
There was some hamburger meat in the fridge thats been thawed out since at least Saturday... its all brown and yucky... they refroze it!!!! YIKES
Speaking of fridges... i cleaned out mine last night. there wasn't much in it.
i've lost interest in Days of our lives.... and most other shows I just had to watch. Does this mean i'm just preparing myself for never having "me" time again?
I'm tired during the day but hate the thought of going to bed at night b/c i never seem to just fall asleep.
I love the smell of my hubby's new soap... I sniff him. And when I'm in the shower alone... i wet his soap just so i can smell it.... makes me wanna eat it!
I'm scared of the thought of being a big girl the rest of my life. I wanna feel good about myself.
Until my house sales I don't wanna look at another house.
my husbands home... gotta go.
My sister woke me up from a nap this afternoon and five minutes late Jessica and Zac woke up Darcy. Now they're all visiting Aunt Nae and Uncle Tony. Thanks Nae ;)
Every morning I call my mom when i get up... just to check in. And every morning she ask if anything is 'happening'... today I snapped on her.
I was going to ask Matthew to bring us home some purple onion for supper but then realized we'd be eating it at 4pm... way too early.
There was some hamburger meat in the fridge thats been thawed out since at least Saturday... its all brown and yucky... they refroze it!!!! YIKES
Speaking of fridges... i cleaned out mine last night. there wasn't much in it.
i've lost interest in Days of our lives.... and most other shows I just had to watch. Does this mean i'm just preparing myself for never having "me" time again?
I'm tired during the day but hate the thought of going to bed at night b/c i never seem to just fall asleep.
I love the smell of my hubby's new soap... I sniff him. And when I'm in the shower alone... i wet his soap just so i can smell it.... makes me wanna eat it!
I'm scared of the thought of being a big girl the rest of my life. I wanna feel good about myself.
Until my house sales I don't wanna look at another house.
my husbands home... gotta go.
love it
I'm not sure where this little hat came from but she loves it... it has little ears on it. She'll bring it to us and make us put it on her. Notice she also has on one of her sissy's socks... she wouldn't let us take it off for 2 days!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Anxious and Nervous
Thats me!
I keep feeling like I have a ton of stuff to do but I'm not really sure what it is that needs to be done. I'm worried about not being here next week to take care of Darcy and Jessica. I've paid all my bills that will come due in the next 2 weeks. I have some snacks to take with me. I've somewhat packed my bag. I need to straighten up but thats more of an ongoing thing. I'm just worried about things that I know I'm not going to have any control over.
I'm worried about the whole c-section deal. I feel cheated b/c I'm not going to vaginally give birth to these guys. I wanna FEEL the contractions and I wanna PUSH them out. But there's just no way thats gonna happen with them in their current positions. I'm worried about whats going to be going on in the operating room. There's going to be several nurses in the room. I don't wanna hear nurses chit chat about their weekend. I don't wanna silly talk.... its a serious and special moment. I've already told my doctor that I will not hesitate to tell people to shut up... he laughed and said he believed it. I'm worried that I'm going to let my mind get away with me and freak out over what I think is going on. I'm worried I'll feel the pain. I'm worried that something will go wrong. I'm worried about the recovery period. I've read it takes a lot longer to recover from a c-section... 4 to 6 weeks... what am I going to do with a 16 month old and twins during the day while I'm 'taking it easy?' Will my husband (and family) really understand or will he just think i'm milkin it?
I'm ready for it all to be over with so I can start with the adjusting process.
Oh and another thing.... Our house was supposed to close on the 24th but was postponed. I was told it would probably close this week but now its being pushed back some more... and the buyer's are having a hard time getting approved... so we don't know when or if its going to close. I was really looking forward to not having a house payment this month.
AND... oh this is a biggie!!! The attorney that I hired last January (2005), I fired. I sent him a letter and requested all the documents that had been exchanged between him, the courts and jessica's dad be sent to me AND A FULL REFUND... he sent it to me!!!!!! So during this time I'd gotten in touch with another attorney who really couldn't do too much until the other attorney officially stepped down. Well we've been in contact and I'm pretty upset about the lies I was told by my former attorney. I was lead to believe that I would get about $100 or $150 increase in my child support... I pursued the case with that in mind. I really want Jessica to be able to do all the extra things his other kids are able to do. I feel like he's gotten off really cheap. Well it turns out that the court only ordered a $20 increase. And He's fighting it!!!!!!!!! Now of course I'm furious b/c there's no way I would have paid an attorney $750 for a $20 increase... nor would I have gone through all this CRAP with her dad over $20. My new attorney said that he has NO IDEA what my former attorney based it off of and that it sounds like he just tried to pull one over on me. Now, my new attorney says unless we can find where he's making A LOT of extra money and hasn't reported it to the courts... we're stuck with just a $20 increase. He feels horrible for the long drawn out mess i've been through and has decided (on his own - sweet guy) not to charge me a high fee. He's only going to charge me the amounts it cost him to file the necessary paperwork and a small fee for his time at court. He said he would recommend we just drop the whole thing but since HE is fighing the increase and its HIS attorney's that keep continuing the ordeal we have to keep going. oh well.
so thats my spill for the evening. sorry its so long... hope you can understand it all.
I keep feeling like I have a ton of stuff to do but I'm not really sure what it is that needs to be done. I'm worried about not being here next week to take care of Darcy and Jessica. I've paid all my bills that will come due in the next 2 weeks. I have some snacks to take with me. I've somewhat packed my bag. I need to straighten up but thats more of an ongoing thing. I'm just worried about things that I know I'm not going to have any control over.
I'm worried about the whole c-section deal. I feel cheated b/c I'm not going to vaginally give birth to these guys. I wanna FEEL the contractions and I wanna PUSH them out. But there's just no way thats gonna happen with them in their current positions. I'm worried about whats going to be going on in the operating room. There's going to be several nurses in the room. I don't wanna hear nurses chit chat about their weekend. I don't wanna silly talk.... its a serious and special moment. I've already told my doctor that I will not hesitate to tell people to shut up... he laughed and said he believed it. I'm worried that I'm going to let my mind get away with me and freak out over what I think is going on. I'm worried I'll feel the pain. I'm worried that something will go wrong. I'm worried about the recovery period. I've read it takes a lot longer to recover from a c-section... 4 to 6 weeks... what am I going to do with a 16 month old and twins during the day while I'm 'taking it easy?' Will my husband (and family) really understand or will he just think i'm milkin it?
I'm ready for it all to be over with so I can start with the adjusting process.
Oh and another thing.... Our house was supposed to close on the 24th but was postponed. I was told it would probably close this week but now its being pushed back some more... and the buyer's are having a hard time getting approved... so we don't know when or if its going to close. I was really looking forward to not having a house payment this month.
AND... oh this is a biggie!!! The attorney that I hired last January (2005), I fired. I sent him a letter and requested all the documents that had been exchanged between him, the courts and jessica's dad be sent to me AND A FULL REFUND... he sent it to me!!!!!! So during this time I'd gotten in touch with another attorney who really couldn't do too much until the other attorney officially stepped down. Well we've been in contact and I'm pretty upset about the lies I was told by my former attorney. I was lead to believe that I would get about $100 or $150 increase in my child support... I pursued the case with that in mind. I really want Jessica to be able to do all the extra things his other kids are able to do. I feel like he's gotten off really cheap. Well it turns out that the court only ordered a $20 increase. And He's fighting it!!!!!!!!! Now of course I'm furious b/c there's no way I would have paid an attorney $750 for a $20 increase... nor would I have gone through all this CRAP with her dad over $20. My new attorney said that he has NO IDEA what my former attorney based it off of and that it sounds like he just tried to pull one over on me. Now, my new attorney says unless we can find where he's making A LOT of extra money and hasn't reported it to the courts... we're stuck with just a $20 increase. He feels horrible for the long drawn out mess i've been through and has decided (on his own - sweet guy) not to charge me a high fee. He's only going to charge me the amounts it cost him to file the necessary paperwork and a small fee for his time at court. He said he would recommend we just drop the whole thing but since HE is fighing the increase and its HIS attorney's that keep continuing the ordeal we have to keep going. oh well.
so thats my spill for the evening. sorry its so long... hope you can understand it all.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Feeling Better
yeah much better... my back was really stiff and he had his work cut out for him today. But hopefully I'll be okay till Monday. I'm really tired right now... not sure why... maybe b/c i've been going all day. Its really pretty outside and I had thought about suggesting going to the park when matthew gets home... not sure if that will happen or not.
BTW... I'll be at Brookwood Women's Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. They have a online nursery but i'm not sure how soon they update their site... I know there's a place on their website where you can email the patient... stackie emailed me last time... i thought the lady was bringing me another bill for something else but it was a little note from stackie.
At the moment I've decided that I want Matthew to stay at home with the girls instead of at the hospital with me... not sure if I'll stick to that or not. I just thought it would be easier on Darcy to have her daddy at home. So for now he'll be there Monday - duh - but go home that night and then to work each day and after work each day he'll come by for a little while before going home. Right now he's working less than 10 minutes away. But the week after... He's going to take off the whole week to be with us.
BTW... I'll be at Brookwood Women's Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. They have a online nursery but i'm not sure how soon they update their site... I know there's a place on their website where you can email the patient... stackie emailed me last time... i thought the lady was bringing me another bill for something else but it was a little note from stackie.
At the moment I've decided that I want Matthew to stay at home with the girls instead of at the hospital with me... not sure if I'll stick to that or not. I just thought it would be easier on Darcy to have her daddy at home. So for now he'll be there Monday - duh - but go home that night and then to work each day and after work each day he'll come by for a little while before going home. Right now he's working less than 10 minutes away. But the week after... He's going to take off the whole week to be with us.
Doctor's appointment
Nothing new to report... He was going to check me but asked if I wanted him to and I said Nah. He said he'd see my next Monday morning bright and early. Yippee! I'm going to my physical therapist at 2pm for my back.
After the doctor's visit I went by the store to get a few things for the hospital... snacks that is. Last time while we were there with Darcy we got hungry... so today i picked up a few things to munch on. I even got some things for when we come home... just some tv dinners to keep down here so while I'm here during the day I won't have to drag THREE kids upstairs for lunch. I got some cookies and stuff for Dr. Adcock... I wanted to make him a goodie bag but I wasn't able to get a bunch of stuff.
well i'd better go... gotta get my shoes on and we all know that can take a long time seeing is how I can't even see my feet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After the doctor's visit I went by the store to get a few things for the hospital... snacks that is. Last time while we were there with Darcy we got hungry... so today i picked up a few things to munch on. I even got some things for when we come home... just some tv dinners to keep down here so while I'm here during the day I won't have to drag THREE kids upstairs for lunch. I got some cookies and stuff for Dr. Adcock... I wanted to make him a goodie bag but I wasn't able to get a bunch of stuff.
well i'd better go... gotta get my shoes on and we all know that can take a long time seeing is how I can't even see my feet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doctor's appointment
Well my doctor's appointment is at 10:40 this morning. Normally I'd be really excited about going but today I'm not... I mean what is there left to do - nothing. My mom asked last night if he was going to take the babies today... i wanted to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO THEY ARE NOT TAKING THE BABIES!!!!!!!!!! She (and everyone else) called me this weekend to "check" on me... but more than checking on me it was more like "i hadn't heard from you... just making sure you weren't having babies"..... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I promise EVERYONE will know if i have them before next monday... If you don't hear from me then next monday at 5am I will be admitted and at 7am they will begin the c-section... by 7:30 I will have had them!!!!!
Yesterday I had matthew rearrange all the furniture downstairs... I like it a lot better this way...wonder why I hadn't already had it this way.... oh well! One day i'll post pictures so you can see our little apartment... not today though.
gotta run... gotta throw something on for the doctor visit!!!
Yesterday I had matthew rearrange all the furniture downstairs... I like it a lot better this way...wonder why I hadn't already had it this way.... oh well! One day i'll post pictures so you can see our little apartment... not today though.
gotta run... gotta throw something on for the doctor visit!!!
Saturday, March 25, 2006
A day with my hubby
Today Matthew and I were able to spend the whole day together... kid free! We left around noon and went to Walmart to pick up a few things. We ate lunch at MOE'S... I love Moe's!!!! We took our time eating lunch... it was great to actually sit and chill. After Moe's we went to Academy Sports to get Matthew some new work boots. His old ones had fallen apart and the other boots he wore for going out ended up being worn as work boots. So we ended up with 2 pair of shoes for under $50!!!!!!! Yeah, I'm not sure how that happened but the work boots were close to $20 and the sketchers (they were brown low cut dress shoes) rang up for $14!!!! We left there and went to Barnes and Nobles where matthew was able to use one of his gift cards from his b'day. We sat and enjoyed some coffee before we left... well I had a chai latte (which is my new favorite drink). Then headed home. We both really enjoyed the time together... this is probably the last weekend we're going to have to spend together kid free for a long time.
last night we watched Just Like Heaven... GREAT MOVIE!!! Tonight we're gonna attempt to watch Proof once the kids are asleep.
I have a doctor's appointment on Monday at 10:40.
last night we watched Just Like Heaven... GREAT MOVIE!!! Tonight we're gonna attempt to watch Proof once the kids are asleep.
I have a doctor's appointment on Monday at 10:40.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
My new craving
I want BBQ flavored chips! I had some about a week ago and every since then I've wanted more... but I ate the whole (BIG) bag by myself at one time... so that can't be a good thing. I also want a really COLD sprite to go with it.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME
Today is our five year dating anniversary!!!!!! And yes it does count! 5 years ago today we went and saw the Dropkick Murphy's in Atlanta. I had bought him the tickets in February for his b'day but couldn't keep it as a surprise. He was so thrilled about the show. I had never really heard them before but since that day i've been a fan. In fact we named Darcy from one of their songs... the dirty glass. The chick in the song is named Darcy... she's singing about her relationship and one part of the song she says "you bit off more than you could chew the first day you met me"... well thats my favorite part ;) They actually played earlier this month and we wanted to be there so bad... we've seen them several times since then.... but we knew we couldn't take the chance of traveling to Atlanta.
13 Days To GOOOOOOOO
yippeee!
I have a doctor's appointment today at 1:50! I'll let you know how it goes when I get back. whooo hooo!!!
now i gotta take a shower :)
I have a doctor's appointment today at 1:50! I'll let you know how it goes when I get back. whooo hooo!!!
now i gotta take a shower :)
Monday, March 20, 2006
i'm awake
i'm trying to wear myself down but i'm awake... my nose is pouring snot and i'm sneezing like crazy... i gave my hubby some cough and cold meds b/c he was hacking his head off. i wish he wasn't so stubborn... he needs to take off tomorrow and rest... heck if he would have rested some this weekend it might have done the trick but he was constantly taking care of me and darcy. today he and my dad packed up and moved a bunch of junk to storage. we're supposed to close on our house this week... if not the first of the next week.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Don't be scared!!!
I know this is a horrible picture but I think its funny... I'll probably take it down soon so get your laughs while you can. This is my st. patty's day attire. The shirt i'm wearing used to be huge on me... not anymore... it seriously wouldn't pull down over my tummy!!!!! LOL
BEST HUSBAND EVER
That would be mine... MATTHEW BROCK!
So my earlier post revealed that not only am I sick but so is he and our 16 month old. But have I heard him complain... heck no! INSTEAD... he's been going out of his way to take care of me and Darcy. Infact, today he spent several hours at our old house packing up stuff... but ya know what... he took Darcy with him so I could get some rest! I slept the entire time and it was great!!!!! Now he's taking stuff to our new storage building and Darcy is finally down for a nap. I'm not sure what her deal is lately but her naps (if she takes one) are getting pushed back later and later in the day.
Oh... we watched Elizabethtown last night. We weren't really impressed and I love Orlando and Kirsten but that movie was a very slow moving movie. I couldn't wait for it to be over with! We have 2 other movies to watch this week... Proof and um... Just like heaven. Whats the last movie you enjoyed?
So my earlier post revealed that not only am I sick but so is he and our 16 month old. But have I heard him complain... heck no! INSTEAD... he's been going out of his way to take care of me and Darcy. Infact, today he spent several hours at our old house packing up stuff... but ya know what... he took Darcy with him so I could get some rest! I slept the entire time and it was great!!!!! Now he's taking stuff to our new storage building and Darcy is finally down for a nap. I'm not sure what her deal is lately but her naps (if she takes one) are getting pushed back later and later in the day.
Oh... we watched Elizabethtown last night. We weren't really impressed and I love Orlando and Kirsten but that movie was a very slow moving movie. I couldn't wait for it to be over with! We have 2 other movies to watch this week... Proof and um... Just like heaven. Whats the last movie you enjoyed?
I'm sick
I think i've caught the Darcy bug... first she had it (and still does!) then she passed it to Matthew who passed it to me... Jessica is the only one who is well in our little dungeon. We're all coughing (sore throat), sneezing and snotting... yucky! But at least they can take some medicine! I guess i'll call my doctor tomorrow just so I can hear him say... sorry you can't take anything for it. I have a doctor's appointment Tuesday... I'm at the point where I go every week now... and yes i have an exam done each time... whooo hooo!
Friday, March 17, 2006
Bird Bath vs REAL Bath
okay so the leak in the shower upstairs still isn't fixed... well maybe the original one is but since then there's seem to be new ones... does that make sense - LOL
anyways so the shower/bath in the main bathroom upstairs is out of order and has been for 2 weeks now. The Brocks have a shower in their room and we have our own down here. Where is grandmaw bathing???? She told Jessica one day last week that she took a sponge bath... well we all know thats not good enough. When I asked Mrs. B about it she said "uh oh... i haven't thought about it" and laughed... I haven't gotten close enough to smell her but I bet she smells!!!!! hahahahahaha
anyways so the shower/bath in the main bathroom upstairs is out of order and has been for 2 weeks now. The Brocks have a shower in their room and we have our own down here. Where is grandmaw bathing???? She told Jessica one day last week that she took a sponge bath... well we all know thats not good enough. When I asked Mrs. B about it she said "uh oh... i haven't thought about it" and laughed... I haven't gotten close enough to smell her but I bet she smells!!!!! hahahahahaha
Thursday, March 16, 2006
A little disappointed
First was the ultrasound....
Jacob (on my left side) is breeched still!!!!!!! He weights... are you ready for this.... Jacob weights 6.9lbs!!!! He's 17.8 cm long! He's measuring 36 weeks and 2 days.
Jeremiah (on my right -duh) is head down but more towards my right side and back... not heading towards the light. He weights... can you guess???? let me just tell ya... SEVEN POUNDS AND FOURTEEN OUNCES!!!!!!! He's 18.5 cm long! He's measuring 38 weeks... I think they're both well done! I'm not having babies... I'm having toddlers!!!!!!
After the ultrasound I had my exam... i had the beta strep test done but dr. adcock wouldn't strip my membrane b/c the babies aren't in ready positions... I was really disappointed.... i cried :( He did tell me I was already at 1 cm. whooo hooo! so i technically can go into labor on my own but once i'm at the hospital I'll have a c-section done. And if they don't come on their own then i'm scheduled for one on April 3rd (yeah i know the other day he said the 4th instead but he changed it back). I'll have to be at the hospital at 5am and the c-section is actually done at 7am! That's 18 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready!
Jacob (on my left side) is breeched still!!!!!!! He weights... are you ready for this.... Jacob weights 6.9lbs!!!! He's 17.8 cm long! He's measuring 36 weeks and 2 days.
Jeremiah (on my right -duh) is head down but more towards my right side and back... not heading towards the light. He weights... can you guess???? let me just tell ya... SEVEN POUNDS AND FOURTEEN OUNCES!!!!!!! He's 18.5 cm long! He's measuring 38 weeks... I think they're both well done! I'm not having babies... I'm having toddlers!!!!!!
After the ultrasound I had my exam... i had the beta strep test done but dr. adcock wouldn't strip my membrane b/c the babies aren't in ready positions... I was really disappointed.... i cried :( He did tell me I was already at 1 cm. whooo hooo! so i technically can go into labor on my own but once i'm at the hospital I'll have a c-section done. And if they don't come on their own then i'm scheduled for one on April 3rd (yeah i know the other day he said the 4th instead but he changed it back). I'll have to be at the hospital at 5am and the c-section is actually done at 7am! That's 18 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready!
a little disappointed
First was the ultrasound....
Jacob (on my left side) is breeched still!!!!!!! He weights... are you ready for this.... Jacob weights 6.9lbs!!!! He's 17.8 cm long! He's measuring 36 weeks and 2 days.
Jeremiah (on my right -duh) is head down but more towards my right side and back... not heading towards the light. He weights... can you guess???? let me just tell ya... SEVEN POUNDS AND FOURTEEN OUNCES!!!!!!! He's 18.5 cm long! He's measuring 38 weeks... I think they're both well done!
I'm not having babies... I'm having toddlers!!!!!!
After the ultrasound I had my exam... i had the beta strep test done but dr. adcock wouldn't strip my membrane b/c the babies aren't in ready positions... I was really disappointed.... i cried :( He did tell me I was already at 1 cm. whooo hooo! so i technically can go into labor on my own but once i'm at the hospital I'll have a c-section done. And if they don't come on their own then i'm scheduled for one on April 3rd (yeah i know the other day he said the 4th instead but he changed it back). I'll have to be at the hospital at 5am and the c-section is actually done at 7am! That's 18 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready!
Jacob (on my left side) is breeched still!!!!!!! He weights... are you ready for this.... Jacob weights 6.9lbs!!!! He's 17.8 cm long! He's measuring 36 weeks and 2 days.
Jeremiah (on my right -duh) is head down but more towards my right side and back... not heading towards the light. He weights... can you guess???? let me just tell ya... SEVEN POUNDS AND FOURTEEN OUNCES!!!!!!! He's 18.5 cm long! He's measuring 38 weeks... I think they're both well done!
I'm not having babies... I'm having toddlers!!!!!!
After the ultrasound I had my exam... i had the beta strep test done but dr. adcock wouldn't strip my membrane b/c the babies aren't in ready positions... I was really disappointed.... i cried :( He did tell me I was already at 1 cm. whooo hooo! so i technically can go into labor on my own but once i'm at the hospital I'll have a c-section done. And if they don't come on their own then i'm scheduled for one on April 3rd (yeah i know the other day he said the 4th instead but he changed it back). I'll have to be at the hospital at 5am and the c-section is actually done at 7am! That's 18 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready!
BIG DAY
I have a doctor's appointment today at 2:30. We're having another ultrasound done to see how they are lying and how big they are now. I'm thinking they're huge b/c I'm huge but I doubt thats the case. After the ultrasound I have an appointment with my doctor.... who has agreed to strip my membrane!!!!!!!!! This COULD start labor for me.... which would be awesome. I'm 36 weeks and thats really good for twins.
well i'll update you all when i get back!!!!!!
well i'll update you all when i get back!!!!!!
Forwards
I hate getting forwarded emails... this morning I got one from my mom that in the subject line she put in all caps NICOLE DON'T DELETE THIS ONE YOU'LL LOVE IT.... she was right... here's a link... hopefully it will work
http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~sivann/pub/swf/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf
http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~sivann/pub/swf/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
ANONYMOUS
DEAR ALL THE OF ANONYMOUS' THAT JUMPED TO MY MIL'S DEFENSE...
IF YOU READ THE POST LIKE I INTENDED FOR IT TO BE READ YOU WOULD HAVE REALIZE THAT IN THE POST I WAS NOT ACCUSING MY MIL OF TURNING THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES... WHAT I DID SAY WAS "I tried calling upstairs to ask mrs. b to check the thermostat b/c i thought grandmaw had turned on the heat but no one answered." IF I THOUGHT SHE (BEING MY MIL) TURNED ON THE HEAT THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE SAID "I asked mrs. b if she knew the heat was set on 78" I WOULD HAVE SAID MRS. B DID YOU TURN THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES OR WHY WOULD YOU TURN THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES! HER RESPONSE WAS "she said she'd woke up in the middle of the night and it was cold so she just turned it on" THEN MY NEXT LINE SAID "I'm not sure if she's the one that actually put it on 78 or if that was grandmaw."
IF YOU READ THE POST LIKE I INTENDED FOR IT TO BE READ YOU WOULD HAVE REALIZE THAT IN THE POST I WAS NOT ACCUSING MY MIL OF TURNING THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES... WHAT I DID SAY WAS "I tried calling upstairs to ask mrs. b to check the thermostat b/c i thought grandmaw had turned on the heat but no one answered." IF I THOUGHT SHE (BEING MY MIL) TURNED ON THE HEAT THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE SAID "I asked mrs. b if she knew the heat was set on 78" I WOULD HAVE SAID MRS. B DID YOU TURN THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES OR WHY WOULD YOU TURN THE HEAT ON 78 DEGREES! HER RESPONSE WAS "she said she'd woke up in the middle of the night and it was cold so she just turned it on" THEN MY NEXT LINE SAID "I'm not sure if she's the one that actually put it on 78 or if that was grandmaw."
From one extreme to another
Before you read any further I'm giving you fair warning that I'm going to complain! And ANONYMOUS keep your opinion to yourself unless you wanna leave a name!
I woke up this morning around 7am... I couldn't breath. I felt like someone was smoothering me. It was soooooo HOT in the basement. I tried calling upstairs to ask mrs. b to check the thermostat b/c i thought grandmaw had turned on the heat but no one answered. I walked up the stairs and the thermostat said it was 78 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to scream... in fact I might have :) I asked mrs. b if she knew the heat was set on 78... she said she'd woke up in the middle of the night and it was cold so she just turned it on... I'm not sure if she's the one that actually put it on 78 or if that was grandmaw. I turned it down to 70 or 72. I was pretty grumpy. I came back downstairs and called matthew... not sure what i thought he could do but I was really pissed that someone would turn the heat to 78 degrees! He said when he woke up this morning it was cold in the basement so he opened one of the vents (we've been keeping the vents closed b/c they (upstairs) do this crap all the time... one minute the heats on the next the a/c is on.) The vents are in the ceiling and I can't reach em. I ended up opening the basement door and plugging in the fan. I was not a happy camper. Yes, I realize its THEIR house but I think this is more of a common sense thing. I mean if the forecast says its gonna get cold that night then around dusk ease up on the A/C and before you go to bed put the heat on LOW. I just don't get it. I'm also a fan of FANS or opening the windows on days that its not so hot. This back in forth crap doesn't help my sick child! OH and the best part.... about five minutes after I turned the heat down the AC kicked on!!!!!!!! I'm not lying! Matthew said I probably pissed off his mom so now she's gonna play freeze out. I don't doubt it.
I woke up this morning around 7am... I couldn't breath. I felt like someone was smoothering me. It was soooooo HOT in the basement. I tried calling upstairs to ask mrs. b to check the thermostat b/c i thought grandmaw had turned on the heat but no one answered. I walked up the stairs and the thermostat said it was 78 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to scream... in fact I might have :) I asked mrs. b if she knew the heat was set on 78... she said she'd woke up in the middle of the night and it was cold so she just turned it on... I'm not sure if she's the one that actually put it on 78 or if that was grandmaw. I turned it down to 70 or 72. I was pretty grumpy. I came back downstairs and called matthew... not sure what i thought he could do but I was really pissed that someone would turn the heat to 78 degrees! He said when he woke up this morning it was cold in the basement so he opened one of the vents (we've been keeping the vents closed b/c they (upstairs) do this crap all the time... one minute the heats on the next the a/c is on.) The vents are in the ceiling and I can't reach em. I ended up opening the basement door and plugging in the fan. I was not a happy camper. Yes, I realize its THEIR house but I think this is more of a common sense thing. I mean if the forecast says its gonna get cold that night then around dusk ease up on the A/C and before you go to bed put the heat on LOW. I just don't get it. I'm also a fan of FANS or opening the windows on days that its not so hot. This back in forth crap doesn't help my sick child! OH and the best part.... about five minutes after I turned the heat down the AC kicked on!!!!!!!! I'm not lying! Matthew said I probably pissed off his mom so now she's gonna play freeze out. I don't doubt it.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
RELIEF
I'm going to see a physical therapist today at 3pm! I'm looking forward to this visit... hopefully he can do something to relief some of the pressure. I'll let you know how it goes later.
Darcy's still sick... she's so pitiful.
Matthew has taken over the homework routine with Jessica... it seems to be helping... everyone is much more relaxed.
I spoke to Dr. Adcock on the phone yesterday... he's agreed to strip my membrane on Thursday... this is done in order to speed up the labor process... which means.... I have a good chance of going into labor in the days following... pray it works! I had it done with Jessica and I went into labor that night!!!! They ended up stopping my contractions so I could get a good nights rest then starting me up again the next morning. It can be pretty painful... he actually goes in and tears the placenta away from the certvix wall... but I'm willing and more than ready!
Darcy's still sick... she's so pitiful.
Matthew has taken over the homework routine with Jessica... it seems to be helping... everyone is much more relaxed.
I spoke to Dr. Adcock on the phone yesterday... he's agreed to strip my membrane on Thursday... this is done in order to speed up the labor process... which means.... I have a good chance of going into labor in the days following... pray it works! I had it done with Jessica and I went into labor that night!!!! They ended up stopping my contractions so I could get a good nights rest then starting me up again the next morning. It can be pretty painful... he actually goes in and tears the placenta away from the certvix wall... but I'm willing and more than ready!
Monday, March 13, 2006
BIG GIRL
I'm not really fond of this picture but I know you guys are just dying to see how BIG I am.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Its been a rough week
I can't even begin to tell you about it... but i'll try.
FIRST, thanks to all who prayed, called and emailed me. I'm feeling better.
Monday... lets see... I can't remember what happened Monday... must not have been too important.
Tuesday... Darcy had her 15 month shots (a month late) Luckily Matthew was able to go with us and that made it easier on me. We spent TWO HOURS at the doctor's office! And afterwards she was clingy.
Wednesday and Thursday don't trigger any special memories.
FRIDAY - whew.... Friday my back starting tensing up a little bit. Jessica had a slumber party to attend. Matthew & I had plans with the Underwoods... we even had a baby sitter for Darcy!! We met our Realtor around 3:30pm to sign off on a few more things on the sale of our house and while sitting there my back REALLY started tensing up. At one point I needed something out of my purse that was on the floor beside me but when I tried to bend over I couldn't without almost screaming. After sitting there for about an hour we headed home to get ready. Around 5:30 I called my OB just to make sure I wasn't having back labor. He said it sounded like just a nerve thing but said I could come in IF I wanted to.... we passed :) I was determinded that we were going to the Underwoods to enjoy a kid free night! I took a HOT shower hoping it would help but the whole time I was hurting just from standing there... I thought about taking a bath but wasn't sure how I'd get down and back up. Finally we left for the our big night out. At one point while at their house I went to get up from the table to take my plate into the kitchen and I got stuck... the minute I tried to move my foot the pain in my lower back was UNBEARABLE. After that I had to hold on to Matthew and put all my weight (whoa!) on him just to be able to move. Finally we headed home around 9:30... by the time we got home I was in tears. I could hardly walk inside (even with matthew's help). Matthew rubbed me down with some bayer... it helped short term. I was awake most of the night crying. Its bad enough being pregnant with twins and not being able to get comfortable but on top of that my back was killing me so I could hardly move myself inorder to get comfortable. And I couldn't walk!!! But do you realize how many times a pregnant woman gets up in the middle of the night to pee???? A BUNCH! And every step I took I was in the worst pain ever! The next morning I called my doctor again (6am on the dot b/c I was trying to wait until a decent hour). The same doctor was still on call (not mine). He said there was nothing he could do... for me to just take my propoxyphene and try a warm bath. I took hot bath around 6:30 and stayed in for close to 2 1/2 hours... NO LIE! Of course I kept refilling the water to keep it warm. I ate my supper in the tub ... LOL... a footlong chili dog from dairy queen followed by a reeses cup blizzard!!!!!! Anyways... I woke up this morning feeling better... I guess the babies were just on a nerve or something. At times today its started to feel stiff but nothing like how I felt yesterday.
Now lets back up... in the midst of all this back drama Darcy developed a cough yesterday. We started giving her triametic right away. It's gotten worse... its a wet yucky cough. Now we have a CLEAR snotty, sneezy nose to go with it. This afternoon we noticed she was beginning to get a little horse too. She's been pitiful.
Lucky for Jessica she's been gone most of the weekend... first a slumber party and then she spent the night at my sisters. The time she has been home today she's been a big help.
Matthew on the other hand... well he's had his hands FULL! He's been very compassionate. He's taken care of me and Darcy! I alone am enough ;) And he's had no time to rest... tomorrow his work week starts all over again... poor guy.
okay enough... night night
FIRST, thanks to all who prayed, called and emailed me. I'm feeling better.
Monday... lets see... I can't remember what happened Monday... must not have been too important.
Tuesday... Darcy had her 15 month shots (a month late) Luckily Matthew was able to go with us and that made it easier on me. We spent TWO HOURS at the doctor's office! And afterwards she was clingy.
Wednesday and Thursday don't trigger any special memories.
FRIDAY - whew.... Friday my back starting tensing up a little bit. Jessica had a slumber party to attend. Matthew & I had plans with the Underwoods... we even had a baby sitter for Darcy!! We met our Realtor around 3:30pm to sign off on a few more things on the sale of our house and while sitting there my back REALLY started tensing up. At one point I needed something out of my purse that was on the floor beside me but when I tried to bend over I couldn't without almost screaming. After sitting there for about an hour we headed home to get ready. Around 5:30 I called my OB just to make sure I wasn't having back labor. He said it sounded like just a nerve thing but said I could come in IF I wanted to.... we passed :) I was determinded that we were going to the Underwoods to enjoy a kid free night! I took a HOT shower hoping it would help but the whole time I was hurting just from standing there... I thought about taking a bath but wasn't sure how I'd get down and back up. Finally we left for the our big night out. At one point while at their house I went to get up from the table to take my plate into the kitchen and I got stuck... the minute I tried to move my foot the pain in my lower back was UNBEARABLE. After that I had to hold on to Matthew and put all my weight (whoa!) on him just to be able to move. Finally we headed home around 9:30... by the time we got home I was in tears. I could hardly walk inside (even with matthew's help). Matthew rubbed me down with some bayer... it helped short term. I was awake most of the night crying. Its bad enough being pregnant with twins and not being able to get comfortable but on top of that my back was killing me so I could hardly move myself inorder to get comfortable. And I couldn't walk!!! But do you realize how many times a pregnant woman gets up in the middle of the night to pee???? A BUNCH! And every step I took I was in the worst pain ever! The next morning I called my doctor again (6am on the dot b/c I was trying to wait until a decent hour). The same doctor was still on call (not mine). He said there was nothing he could do... for me to just take my propoxyphene and try a warm bath. I took hot bath around 6:30 and stayed in for close to 2 1/2 hours... NO LIE! Of course I kept refilling the water to keep it warm. I ate my supper in the tub ... LOL... a footlong chili dog from dairy queen followed by a reeses cup blizzard!!!!!! Anyways... I woke up this morning feeling better... I guess the babies were just on a nerve or something. At times today its started to feel stiff but nothing like how I felt yesterday.
Now lets back up... in the midst of all this back drama Darcy developed a cough yesterday. We started giving her triametic right away. It's gotten worse... its a wet yucky cough. Now we have a CLEAR snotty, sneezy nose to go with it. This afternoon we noticed she was beginning to get a little horse too. She's been pitiful.
Lucky for Jessica she's been gone most of the weekend... first a slumber party and then she spent the night at my sisters. The time she has been home today she's been a big help.
Matthew on the other hand... well he's had his hands FULL! He's been very compassionate. He's taken care of me and Darcy! I alone am enough ;) And he's had no time to rest... tomorrow his work week starts all over again... poor guy.
okay enough... night night
Monday, March 06, 2006
Rain Rain Go Away
This morning it rained in the basement again. I fell back asleep while Jessica was gettting ready for school. She woke me up to let me know it was raining in the basement. A good bit of my shower gifts were sitting in the floor... some got wet but not ruined. THANK GOD!!! I jumped up and grabbed towels to throw on the floor. I asked her to go upstairs and see if grandmaw was in the bathroom... she was but the shower was off. At this point it was dripping but not pouring... the carpet was soaked already though. Needless to say I was pretty annoyed. It's still leaking now... drip....... drip.......drip drip..........drip. But the strange thing is.... Grandmaw says she didn't take a shower this morning. She's been washing clothes all morning but where the water is coming from is not anywhere near where the washer sits. I'm not sure what's leaking but I sure hope Mr. B can fix it ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways... I'd better go so I can straighten up... I'm sure to have visitors in the basement tonight trying to fix a leak :)
anyways... I'd better go so I can straighten up... I'm sure to have visitors in the basement tonight trying to fix a leak :)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
A LOOOONG Day
Finally things are slowing down. I've been up since 8am... and if you know me then you know thats pretty early for me!
First was church... well we woke up early so we'd get there on time but somehow still managed to be almost 40 minutes late! We had breakfast and showers. By the time it was my turn to shower it was COLD!!!!! I was also extremely weak by then so I ended up having to sit down in the middle of my cold shower. It took me a while to recover. Once at church we tried to put Darcy in the nursery but no such luck... I ended up staying with her the whole time... which wasn't too bad b/c some of my friends were keeping the nursery and I needed to rest. Matthew ended up standing in the back of the service the whole time b/c it was a packed house... strange.
After church we went through the drive thru at Arby's. Then had to go home so matthew could get his stuff together for a day of fishing with my dad and brother inlaw. We ended up at my mom's house around 1pm. The woman went to the baby shower and the guys went fishing.
THE BABY SHOWER..... It was so much fun... i was really surprised at the amount of stuff I got.... truly grateful. We had a blast. My explorer was loaded down to the point you couldn't see out the back window! Matt's parents and grandparents bought the double stroller (BIG BLESSING!). I got 2 cute little bouncies. LOTS OF CLOTHES. Diapers, wipes, bibs, socks, blankets, baby monitors, the bumper pads for the crib, sheets and all kinds of stuff. We opened presents all afternoon (we= me and jessica). It was fun!!!!
After the baby shower we (mom, me, darcy, renee and jessica) stopped by Walmart... mom and renee didn't buy me anything for the shower b/c they wanted to see what I didn't get... i ended up leaving walmart with the blanket for the crib, more clothes (my sister couldn't resist), bottles, a crib mobile/light and more sheets (you can never have enough!).
Finally around 6pm we ended up back at mom's house just in time to cook supper for our hungry husbands and eat... now we're home.
Heather was waiting for us when we got here. she had to leave the shower early to take Michael back. She had stayed up late so she could go through all the baby stuff again... but we only got a tiny bit out of the explorer... we'll have to do the rest tomorrow... everyone's gone to bed now except me. And i'm about to fall over!!!! My feet are swollen and i'm beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH ONE MORE THING...... A very special shout out to Denise THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! You are such a blessing! Guys, Denise loaded up a box of clothes as well as other things for the boys... AND she made 2 more of her famous blankets for them as well. I'll post pictures of them asap.
PS Denise... Jessica says "everyone has one but me... tell Denise I want one too!"
okay... goodnight for real!!!!
First was church... well we woke up early so we'd get there on time but somehow still managed to be almost 40 minutes late! We had breakfast and showers. By the time it was my turn to shower it was COLD!!!!! I was also extremely weak by then so I ended up having to sit down in the middle of my cold shower. It took me a while to recover. Once at church we tried to put Darcy in the nursery but no such luck... I ended up staying with her the whole time... which wasn't too bad b/c some of my friends were keeping the nursery and I needed to rest. Matthew ended up standing in the back of the service the whole time b/c it was a packed house... strange.
After church we went through the drive thru at Arby's. Then had to go home so matthew could get his stuff together for a day of fishing with my dad and brother inlaw. We ended up at my mom's house around 1pm. The woman went to the baby shower and the guys went fishing.
THE BABY SHOWER..... It was so much fun... i was really surprised at the amount of stuff I got.... truly grateful. We had a blast. My explorer was loaded down to the point you couldn't see out the back window! Matt's parents and grandparents bought the double stroller (BIG BLESSING!). I got 2 cute little bouncies. LOTS OF CLOTHES. Diapers, wipes, bibs, socks, blankets, baby monitors, the bumper pads for the crib, sheets and all kinds of stuff. We opened presents all afternoon (we= me and jessica). It was fun!!!!
After the baby shower we (mom, me, darcy, renee and jessica) stopped by Walmart... mom and renee didn't buy me anything for the shower b/c they wanted to see what I didn't get... i ended up leaving walmart with the blanket for the crib, more clothes (my sister couldn't resist), bottles, a crib mobile/light and more sheets (you can never have enough!).
Finally around 6pm we ended up back at mom's house just in time to cook supper for our hungry husbands and eat... now we're home.
Heather was waiting for us when we got here. she had to leave the shower early to take Michael back. She had stayed up late so she could go through all the baby stuff again... but we only got a tiny bit out of the explorer... we'll have to do the rest tomorrow... everyone's gone to bed now except me. And i'm about to fall over!!!! My feet are swollen and i'm beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH ONE MORE THING...... A very special shout out to Denise THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! You are such a blessing! Guys, Denise loaded up a box of clothes as well as other things for the boys... AND she made 2 more of her famous blankets for them as well. I'll post pictures of them asap.
PS Denise... Jessica says "everyone has one but me... tell Denise I want one too!"
okay... goodnight for real!!!!
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
grumpy ole me
yeah... well i'm pretty grumpy but I already explained as much as I could on my xanga so there's really not much to say here either. I could probably say a lot more but I think it would be wrong to vent about someone if I suspect that they're reading me blog... even though I never intended for them to find it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry to disappoint you guys... just pray for Matthew and myself. We're both pretty frustrated these days... but we its going to get better.
also... i know she's reading this but I don't care.... pray for my wonderful sister in law Heather too. She's missing her hubby and I don't blame her. I think its starting to get old to her... but at the same time she realizes they're about to be living together again soon. So I know that helps. Pray that all their stuff for the move gets done with as little stress as possible. I'm gonna miss her like crazy when she leaves me but I know she's ready to be a wife full time and she's ready to have a place to call home (even if it is for 6 months... it will be the longest stay at one place since they've been married).
also... i know she's reading this but I don't care.... pray for my wonderful sister in law Heather too. She's missing her hubby and I don't blame her. I think its starting to get old to her... but at the same time she realizes they're about to be living together again soon. So I know that helps. Pray that all their stuff for the move gets done with as little stress as possible. I'm gonna miss her like crazy when she leaves me but I know she's ready to be a wife full time and she's ready to have a place to call home (even if it is for 6 months... it will be the longest stay at one place since they've been married).
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