Rude Awakening!

whew! 6 more days until my princess is here!
I feel much better...it was in fact just a reaction to the shot, so no worries here!
All 5 of my puppies are sold and will be gone this weekend! YAY!
Logan is in a new habit, when it started I thought it was a one or two night thing, but after four nights in a row, I am deeming it a habit. We have to be VERY careful about how we deal with new issues because if we aren't careful we can turn one habit into another - So here's the deal....Logan goes to bed....and wakes up in the night to get in bed with mommy and daddy...not that big of a deal, because he usually just lays there for a while and then goes back to his room. The problem is that he gets up again around 5 (sometimes earlier) and starts playing...he plays and plays and plays before FINALLY going back to sleep. He is even awake early enough to get cereal from JR in the mornings!!! I am up EVERY hour right now and so I am averaging about 45 minutes of sleep everytime I get there. I know that the days ahead will be much of the same but....I need to get a little more sleep in and am not sure how to go about fixing this problem! So for now, I have decided to let Logan sleep in a little bit....if I wake him up too early he will just take a long nap and then wont want to sleep through the night....therefore, I wont be fixing the problem. So my plan is to let him get some good sleep....and then this afternoon if he is super tired I may let him take a 30 or 45 min nap and wake him up. I am hoping that by this evening he will be super tired and will sleep all the way through the night! We will see!

We are saying goodbye to the 2 little girls tonight! I am very happy to say that they are going to the same home though, so at least they will get to stay together! I took all pups and Dezi to the vet yesterday and they have been given the okay to go to their new homes...Dezi is rapidly recovering from her sudden weight loss...she should be as much as we feed her....but sadly, she is a little deficient in some areas and so we started her on some doggy vitamins! She will be going back to Dexter on Sunday. One of the boys will be going this weekend as well to JR's cousin's cousin. Another puppy is going to my sister...I may meet up with her this weekend or we may keep him here until she comes for Landry's delivery...although I would much rather do it now so I dont have to worry about it later. And the other boy is going home with a very nice family that we have met on several occasions---he will be going on Tuesday. Its kind of weird....I love them so much, and I am ready for them to go to their new homes, but in a way I wish we could keep one of them, I just love them! I wonder if this is how I will feel when Logan goes off to college???? Excited for him to go, but knowing how much I will miss him, even though after 18 years I am tired of picking up after him and wishing for just a little more time!! LOL

Have a great weekend everyone!

One more week to go!

SO I had an appointment yesterday, all is well. Apparently Landry had a growth spurt, we went from last week the doctor predicted and average size baby, to this week...."This kid isn't small!" I am still hoping for somewhere on the low side of 8 lbs or smaller....but bigger than 7 lbs! LOL! Anyway, I had her do a pelvic exam because I have been stressing about how low this baby is...I have so much pressure "down there" and my inner thighs cramp so badly! I can actually feel her head turning in my PELVIC REGION! Sure enough, the baby is VERY low the doctor says but I am not dilated or anything. This is good....I have been worried sick about having this date circled on my calendar and then all of a sudden going into labor and having to get to the nearest hospital ASAP! I STILL haven't packed a hospital bag....at this point I almost see it as a jinx! BUT it is on my list of things to do today! My surgery is scheduled for 7:15 Oct. 15~ I can't believe one week from today I will be holding this little girl!
I also got my flu shot yesterday...this has turned into a nightmare! I am now sick with a fever and my arm is killing me, not to mention the chills and sweats that come with fever! Ughhh...I get this vaccine EVERY year, and I have never had this reaction! Grrr....Hopefully it will only last a day or two!

a new dawn, a new day!

So today is the second day in a row where Logan has woken up at 5 in the morning...after not going to bed until late and waking up during the night...um, I thought I had 8 more days before I was getting up with a baby every two hours???? I am not sure why this is going on, although I hope to figure it out soon....and surprisingly enough I have been VERY patient with him. My irritation goes to JR! Poor JR, I know - it sucks that I get so frustrated and take it out on him, I seriously need to look into a punching bag or something! Anyway, it is now 7:30 and I just got Logan to lay back down...I have a doctors appt. today which means if I lay down now I will be back up in an hour! ughhh!
Another problem is that everyone is regressing....Logan is waking up all hours of the night, JR cant seem to remember to put the toilet seat down...after nearly 4 years, why now??? I dont get it? WHY WHY WHY!I think Logan senses all the changing going on, and this is why he has regressed, I have been trying to get so much done the last couple of days but I am also careful to spend quality time with Logan. We got the pack n play set up yesterday in our bedroom and I FINALLY got JR to hang Logan's shelves and put up all his sports memorabilia. Logan's room is complete disaster area with all his toys. I asked JR to reverse the car seats but he hasn't gotten that done. Turns out, when you have two, they have to be behind each seat one behind the passenger, one behind the driver - scary! I chose to put Logan's behind the passenger so that I could still see him since he faces forward, and because I didn't want him behind the driver seat kicking!!!! This is a no go!!! When JR drives, he has to put the seat waaaay back which pushes the back of the infant seat upward....not going to work, so they need to be switched...actually I just need a new car, but that isn't happening!!!! I am still working on some decorations for Landry's room...it is turning out really nicely, I bought some wall appliques yesterday but didn't want to leave Logan out so I got him some sports ones....he is really enjoying stickers right now so I thought it would be fun! I got the baseball and football ones set up just right and gave him the soccer and basketball ones to play with....too bad he could reach the baseball ones and ended up taking them off the wall...its kind of funny, they are on the door on the floor on the tv...everywhere! I have just about everything for Landry, although I could always have more! LOL the last remaining things I need to get are really for me...breast cream and pads, the other kind of pads...stuff like that! Ughhhh! Anywho, I am glad it all came together, I knew that it would, I just cant help but get stressed!
Well I am off to get some rest! Have a good day All!!!

9 Days left!

Panic is setting in! I realized last night after looking at my list, that I have so much stuff to do and not much time to do it! I told myself that I wasn't going to go all crazy like I did with Logan and have everything done by month 7, and I held to it...but now I am realizing that I probably could have done a little bit more! OOPS! I plan on knocking out a good quarter of my list today. I really want to take this time to relax and enjoy being a mommy to Logan before he has to share me! I have all these thoughts and ideas about how things should be and different ways JR can really help me out, but I doubt any of them happen. We talked last night about me taking the first night feeding, and JR taking the second...or the one that is closest to his wake up call. He said he was fine with that, but we will see. I also told him I wanted to incorporate an hour per week break for each of us. Not where we leave the house or anything, but one hour a week that I can go to my bedroom and read a book or take a long bath or whatever I choose with out being bothered, and he should get the same thing. I said an hour because I dont want to over do it! I am trying to make some realistic goals! I would love for an hour a day....but that is totally UNREALISTIC! I am completely freaking out right now though! I talked to my mom to see how long she would be able to stay....ughhhh! I was hoping she could stay at least a week.....BUT my mom is never clear on ANYTHING and she doesn't make plans AT ALL! her philosophy is "Why make plans? THey never go accordingly, you should always be on your toes and be ready for anything!" She is one of those- never leave the house without shaving your legs, doing your hair, putting on makeup---you never know what could happen kind of people! Anyway, so I asked how long she could stay and her response was, I will stay for a bit....HOW long is a bit???? JR is taking Thursday - Friday -Monday - and Tuesday off which will be great...but I was hoping that he could go back to work on Tuesday so we could save that day of vacation time for the holidays! But...it all depends on how things are going, and how much help I am getting. If my mom isn't going to be here, then I need him to be. I am just scared...I will be recovering from surgery, on pain meds, having to chase Logan and an infant. I was trying to pay attention to how many times I have to pick Logan up or lean over in one day....and that just wont be possible for a "bit" after I get home from the hospital!
Any encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

Weekend update

This has been a good weekend. A complete mixture of relaxing AND getting some things done! On Saturday I got up at 6 am....and couldn't get back to sleep! Somewhere around 1:00 I FINALLY talked myself into getting off the couch and going to Target and doing the grocery shopping! Logan stayed home with JR which was VERY helpful... I went to Target, got the carseat/stroller, my breastpump, some milk storage bags, and a box of newborn diapers with some gift cards that I have recieved as well as the 10% off for registering there. I also got Logan Madagascar 2...which hasn't come out of the DVD player since we put it in! OH Man, I wish I would have filmed him when he saw the movie come out of the bag! His eyes lit up, he was screaming "GASCAR....MAAAAADAGASCAR" IT was hilarious! Then I did the grocery shopping which took forever...even going by myself...#1 because I CAN take my time and really price shop, and #2 because the list was long! After unloading the car and putting everything away, JR and Jason loaded up the old washer and Dryer and took them to Jason's house. After an hour or so, They called me and Logan over so the boys could play and we all ate dinner together! I got home late, and I was so tired. I went to bed and woke up at 8 on Sunday morning. JR put the stroller together and I read the instructions to make sure he was doing it right!! LOL Then I read all the safety instructions for the car seat...although I have done all this before, you never know what might have changed I mean who would have ever thought that you would need to be in a booster until you are 4' 9".....NOT ME! For the rest of the afternoon we watched football...The TEXANS rocked it! (By the way shout it out for my Dad's team...the Wimberley Texans won on Friday night 62-3....Talk about Red, White, and Blue Domination!) I also workied on an afghan that I started before we moved. I haven't really worked on it much in the new house and I finally felt like doing it. IT is almost done, but wouldn't you know, I ran out of yarn!...Then I JR and I moved the huge dog kennel, so I could do some MASSIVE cleaning all around it....I clean out the kennel every morning and they get a new "bed" every morning and evening, so I couldn't figure out why my house is starting to smell like dog! OH because I have 6 of them! Then I felt disgusting so I went to take a bath for an hour then I showered and went to bed. I got a GREAT nights sleep didn't wake up but once to go potty! It was wonderful.
Logan used the potty 5 times in a row last night! I was so proud of him, in no way do I think he is potty trained, but he has been so fickle about the whole process. He will do great for a couple of times, then pee on the floor...sometimes JR gets frustrated and ends up putting a diaper on him so that he doesn't have to clean any messes, but that just makes it easier in the short run! JR understands this, which is good....and I understand that sometimes, we are just too damn tired to clean up anymore pee! Anyway, Logan is doing great, but there is a lot of back and forth!

For this week...there is a terrible amount of things that need to get done this week and this weekend. I made a list last night, but I am still adding to it, and not crossing anything off yet! Some of it is easy stuff, like packing the hospital bag..I STILL haven't done that, I need to take the carseat up to Babies R us and make sure it is installed properly, but first I need to install it, but first I need to vacuum out my car! Anyway, I need to start crossing things off, I cant believe I only have 10 Days left! AHHHHH!

The Puppies are doing great...they are hilarious and growing so fast. They have gone from sliding backwards on the tile floor when they walk, to running across the entire living room! I love them so much, but I am looking forward to seeing them all go!I am sad that IF we get them all sold (I still have a couple left) I will only have a few days of peace before the baby gets here! I also can't believe they will be 6 weeks on Saturday!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Party! It's Friday

Okay....so, I have had Dezi and all 5 puppies for over a week now. THey were supposed to go back to Carol on Wednesday, but the lucky duck is going to Jamaica this weekend for an entire week, so we are keeping them for yet ANOTHER week! I love them so much, but cleaning up after them is becoming difficult. It is hard for me to get down on the ground and even harder to get up. Every morning, I clean the kennel, put a clean towel and puppy pad down for them and then feed them. I let Dezi outside to do her business and she comes in to eat. THen I clean up where the puppies ate...they make a mess....and I will admit that I cheat...I let Dezi clean it all up, and then I clorox the area! Then I do this again in the after noon again in the early evening and again before I go to bed.....yes, that means we go through LOTS of towels, we are doing LOTS of laundry and buy LOTS of puppy pads. The Good news is that they are 5 weeks old tomorrow, I have two of them sold (working on the other 3) and they have been weening for almost a week now. They should be ready to go either next weekend or the next, depending on how long it takes them to be COMPLETELY weened from Dezi...I dont want to rush them. I know how hard the weening experience can be. Cleaning up after the puppies, and cleaning up after Logan is taking a LOT out of me...Logan is kind of potty training, and has several accidents, which means I have to come in a clean his pee off the ground...THANK GOD we have tile floors!
The point is I am up to my arm pits in pee and poop! LOL!
JR came home from work yesterday and help out quite a bit....after a few hours, he was like...."NO MORE...I can not clean any more pee or poop" about a minute later, Logan had an accident and JR said...that he was wearing diapers from now on....no more underwear, he isn't getting it, he just isn't ready" I thought wow...I know your tired....I have been doing this ALL DAY, but are you really going to give up so easily? After a few days, you have just decided, Logan isnt getting it and we shouldn't potty train him anymore? I tried telling him that it takes time and patience and consistency. #1 We probably should have waited until after the baby was born to start, but since Logan was doing it with out us trying we figured it was time....with the puppies we are all exhausted so it is makes the process harder. #2 Logan started doing this all on his own...and this is the first time we have ever potty trained so this is all trial and error. #3 We haven't been paying close enough attention...we should be asking more often if he has to go potty, and if he hasn't gone in a certain amount of time we should take him anyway. Anyway...I tried telling JR last night, that having the puppies is reminding me of having a new baby in the house...the constant pooping and peeing, and all the feeding. I am starting to get a little worried. How do people forget about all this stuff? I have forgotten it all...the pregnancy aches and pains, the lack of sleep, and thats BEFORE the baby gets here! With that being said...is it weird that I am so excited. I cant wait to have her in my arms. I remember that it isn't all roses but I am so ready for our new adventure to begin.
Happy Friday everyone...Have a great weekend.... I only have one more weekend after this before my family of three becomes a family four!

2 more weeks!

I am officially 14 days away from having my c-section....although according to the lady at the bank, I wont make it 2 weeks! Ha! I'll show her! This is very exciting, it means that I only have ONE more trip to the doctor's office (Oct. 7) and then the next time I see her will be at the hospital right before she cuts me open (Oct. 15). Geez! I can't believe it is almost here...I prayed it would go by quickly and I will say that this last week has flown by! I am hoping this next week does the same! I still have a bunch to do, but I am confident it will all get done.
JR called me yesterday as I was driving to my appointment and said that he was out in the field near downtown and if he got finished early enough he would come to the appoinment to help with Logan. I thought that I would be getting a pelvic exam considering how close I am to having the baby, but it turns out that they dont do them routinely on repeat c-sections...nor do they test for Group B strep! I have mixed feelings about this....I in no way, shape, or form WANT a pelvic exam, but there is a little part of me that feels that I should have gotten one anyway. For instance, it would be nice to know if I am dilated or if effacement has begun...and you would think the doctor would want to know. I had a friend who was having a repeat cesarean which (like me) was scheduled a week before her due date. She went in at 37 weeks and the doctor found that she was dilated to a 3 and was 20% effaced so they moved the c-section up to the next week....her water ended up breaking the night before the scheduled c-section!
Anyway, I guess if it really stresses me out, I can always ask them to do it next week, but I probably wont. JR ended up coming to the appointment, which was great because my doctor had to deliver a baby that morning and was running 45 minutes behind. My appointment was at 11 and we didn't leave until 12:30! AND LOGAN ACTUALLY BEHAVED.
JR and I had a really nice evening last night..nothing special...we even ate pizza, I was so exhausted. Neither of us really cleaned up, but he seemed to have a lot more patience with me, which made me have a lot more patience with him.
Looking forward to tomorrow.....FRIDAY!!!!!!