Here we are, at the hospital! I'm in bed, waiting for my midwife to come and get things started. We got here at 7:30 and it's now 9:00 and... nothing. But, we're just trying to relax and enjoy the experience. It's hard to do though... when you just want to have this baby and when I'm SUPER hungry. Had to stop eating at midnight.
Monday and Tuesday went by pretty quickly, thankfully. I had my last NST on Monday at 3. I dropped Lila off at Alicia's while I went to that, which was nice. My last little solo trip for a while. Jake was helpful on Monday night. We had a steak dinner at home. Terie, Brody, and Toby stopped by with a present for Lila... a toy bowling set wrapped in Backyardigans Christmas paper. Jake helped me finish some things on my to do list, like install the car seats and pick up and do laundry. We were up late-ish again. Jake's parents got to our house at 1:30 or so, but we were already in bed.
Yesterday went by pretty quickly. It was nice having company for most of it. Mom and Dad hung out with us before lunch and went to Sam's Club while Lila napped. She took a really short nap (40 minutes) and woke up cranky, which I was bummed about. I just sat around all day and waited for the evening when Jake would come home. Kate stopped by with George to wish us luck. Then my mom and Gina arrived at around 5, which was great! I'm so glad my mom is here. Then Mike came, and he and Dad eventually picked up Cassandra (who has lost a LOT of weight!). We had Jet's pizza for dinner. Lila pretty much loved having a lot of people there to pay attention to her.
The evening went well. Jake, Mike, and Dad went to Menard's to buy stuff to finish installing the generator and took Lila with them. So we had some girl time to chat and relax. I was a little bummed out that Jake was gone and busy all evening (they didn't leave for Menard's till 9pm and before that he was busy doing other stuff), but it was okay. We all played with Lila before she went to bed, and she didn't get into bed till after 11. Oh well. She was really sweet. She gave me and Jake lots of big hugs. Loved playing with com-pooh-ters.
I asked Jake to give her a blessing before she went to bed, and he gave me one too after she went to bed. Just for comfort and peace. I pray for Heavenly Father to protect us and help us be safe and healthy.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Dear Lila
Dear Lila,
The other day it struck me that I should write you a letter before the baby comes. I have all of these thoughts and feelings floating around in my head, and most of them revolve around you lately. When you were a baby, I really enjoyed writing to you every month. After you turned a year old, you required so much more of my attention that it would've been difficult and not as therapeutic to sit down and write to you. But now just seems like the perfect time to write to you again, before the birth of your baby brother.
This whole experience, my second pregnancy, has been very different from my pregnancy with you. With you, everything was so new and I was so excited and it seemed to be like all your dad and I could think about. This time, most of my focus has still been on you, because you're here now and I need to take care of you every day. When I was pregnant with you, I spent a lot of time thinking about what you might be like... what you might look like, what kind of personality you might have, how I might feel about you. And since I've become a mom, I realize that though my parenting does influence your behavior, you really are your own little person. So I've spent much less time wondering and daydreaming about what your brother might look like or be like, because we'll find out soon enough.
Lila, I have to tell you how much I love being your mom. When I slow down to think about motherhood and what it's like, I often think about how much work it is and how hard it can be sometimes; but when I'm actually going about my day and we're playing or talking together, it's just so much fun! We laugh together a lot. And you're constantly saying and doing things that make your dad and I giggle and sigh, "She is the coolest kid ever!" You are so smart, smarter than any kid your age that I know. You have a huge vocabulary and speak in sentences, like a little kid almost. I'm so glad that I had you first, because I love having a child that I can speak to and with. I hope that this will help our transition to having another child, and I know that you will love learning and talking about your baby brother. And you really are such a good girl for me. You're very independent and mostly like to do things on your own, but you're also usually very obedient. For the most part, you listen to me and your dad, and I love you for it. You're not a trouble maker. You don't throw or hit or get into things that you're not supposed to. You don't like making messes. I know all of this could change in a matter months, but I don't think that it will, because it doesn't seem to be in your nature. You are sweet and mild, and I'm so grateful to have you. You have a very special place in our family, as the oldest child. I'm sure that I will rely on you as my little helper for as long as you live in our home.
I'm not nervous about having another baby. I feel a lot more confident this time around about having a baby and taking care of one. But I am nervous about how you will handle this big change in our lives. I worry about you. I know that it will be very hard for you when I'm holding and feeding him. I just hope that through all of these changes, you will be able to feel of my love for you. I pray all the time that you will be comforted by Heavenly Father, His spirit, and that angels will attend to you at this time. I've seen how upset you get when I hold other babies, and I just think that this will probably rock your world for a while. And I'm sorry to do that, but I also know that this will be one of the greatest gifts I can gift to you: a sibling.
I love you so much, sweet Lila. You are the most beautiful little spirit I've ever known. I am so happy to be your mom and I have loved this time, just the two of us. I'm a little sad to see this special time end, but I know that our relationship will continue to grow, and that it will always be a very special relationship. You are my oldest child and my oldest daughter, and I'll always have a big piece of my heart set aside just for you. I hope you always know how much I love you.
I love you forever,
Mommy
The other day it struck me that I should write you a letter before the baby comes. I have all of these thoughts and feelings floating around in my head, and most of them revolve around you lately. When you were a baby, I really enjoyed writing to you every month. After you turned a year old, you required so much more of my attention that it would've been difficult and not as therapeutic to sit down and write to you. But now just seems like the perfect time to write to you again, before the birth of your baby brother.
This whole experience, my second pregnancy, has been very different from my pregnancy with you. With you, everything was so new and I was so excited and it seemed to be like all your dad and I could think about. This time, most of my focus has still been on you, because you're here now and I need to take care of you every day. When I was pregnant with you, I spent a lot of time thinking about what you might be like... what you might look like, what kind of personality you might have, how I might feel about you. And since I've become a mom, I realize that though my parenting does influence your behavior, you really are your own little person. So I've spent much less time wondering and daydreaming about what your brother might look like or be like, because we'll find out soon enough.
Lila, I have to tell you how much I love being your mom. When I slow down to think about motherhood and what it's like, I often think about how much work it is and how hard it can be sometimes; but when I'm actually going about my day and we're playing or talking together, it's just so much fun! We laugh together a lot. And you're constantly saying and doing things that make your dad and I giggle and sigh, "She is the coolest kid ever!" You are so smart, smarter than any kid your age that I know. You have a huge vocabulary and speak in sentences, like a little kid almost. I'm so glad that I had you first, because I love having a child that I can speak to and with. I hope that this will help our transition to having another child, and I know that you will love learning and talking about your baby brother. And you really are such a good girl for me. You're very independent and mostly like to do things on your own, but you're also usually very obedient. For the most part, you listen to me and your dad, and I love you for it. You're not a trouble maker. You don't throw or hit or get into things that you're not supposed to. You don't like making messes. I know all of this could change in a matter months, but I don't think that it will, because it doesn't seem to be in your nature. You are sweet and mild, and I'm so grateful to have you. You have a very special place in our family, as the oldest child. I'm sure that I will rely on you as my little helper for as long as you live in our home.
I'm not nervous about having another baby. I feel a lot more confident this time around about having a baby and taking care of one. But I am nervous about how you will handle this big change in our lives. I worry about you. I know that it will be very hard for you when I'm holding and feeding him. I just hope that through all of these changes, you will be able to feel of my love for you. I pray all the time that you will be comforted by Heavenly Father, His spirit, and that angels will attend to you at this time. I've seen how upset you get when I hold other babies, and I just think that this will probably rock your world for a while. And I'm sorry to do that, but I also know that this will be one of the greatest gifts I can gift to you: a sibling.
I love you so much, sweet Lila. You are the most beautiful little spirit I've ever known. I am so happy to be your mom and I have loved this time, just the two of us. I'm a little sad to see this special time end, but I know that our relationship will continue to grow, and that it will always be a very special relationship. You are my oldest child and my oldest daughter, and I'll always have a big piece of my heart set aside just for you. I hope you always know how much I love you.
I love you forever,
Mommy
Our Last Jared-less Weekend
Friday night we watched Brig and Ella. Our last babysitting date night swap for a month or so. The kids had a lot of fun playing. Ella is a year older than Lila and is really cute--it'll be fun when Lila gets to that age. She was singing along with all the songs in Tangled. After Brig left, we got the girls in their jammies and they played happily in Lila's room for quite some time. At one point, they were laying side by side, their blankets pulled up to their chins, just looking and giggling at each other. Very cute.
Saturday morning Lila was awesome and slept in till 9 or so. We went grocery shopping in the morning to Meijer and Sam's. It was tiring. I'm glad Jake was there too :) But we got last minute things and groceries for this week. Lila took a great 2.5 hour nap in the afternoon. I slept too while Jake played with the TV settings in the basement. Mike came over to talk about stuff. Ok, so he was feeling like maybe he needed to postpone the wedding because all of these crazy things were being brought up that they just haven't dealt with yet. He and Cassandra were going to talk about them later that night, and they had talked the day before driving to and from Nauvoo. Well, tonight, she went to his place and they ended up making out for a while, so now he's like, "Everything's all good! Let's get married on the 29th!" which is a far cry from where he was yesterday. He and Jake were up till almost 4am talking about it and he was almost 99% sure that he wanted to postpone. Anyway. Lots of craziness going on over there.
Saturday evening, Jake and I dropped Lila off at Alicia's so that we could go on a date--it was our 6th wedding anniversary! We didn't feel like doing anything big. So we had dinner at Panera, and it's always so nice to just sit and eat and peace, and to talk. We returned a few things at Target and bought a part for Emily's car so that Jake could fix it the next day. And then we went home and cuddled and watched the last Harry Potter movie. Picked Lila up, visited with the Thompsons a bit.
Sunday, our last Sunday at church before baby comes. Primary went well, even though it was only Judy and I there. Lila stayed in nursery for an hour, but Jake was in there with her. And then she cried and cried so I let her come to Primary with me and she was happy. Don't know what the deal is with her lately. Came home, took naps. Preston and Annette came over again to home teach us. And then we went back to the Thompson's for dinner. They're so nice to us! Spent a lot of time talking about the Mike/Cassandra thing. Derek is a therapist. He thinks it was sounding pretty crazy. Mike and Cassandra have talked a lot since then and I think they're both feeling better about everything. The wedding hasn't been postponed, so I'm guessing that they're moving forward with it!
Saturday morning Lila was awesome and slept in till 9 or so. We went grocery shopping in the morning to Meijer and Sam's. It was tiring. I'm glad Jake was there too :) But we got last minute things and groceries for this week. Lila took a great 2.5 hour nap in the afternoon. I slept too while Jake played with the TV settings in the basement. Mike came over to talk about stuff. Ok, so he was feeling like maybe he needed to postpone the wedding because all of these crazy things were being brought up that they just haven't dealt with yet. He and Cassandra were going to talk about them later that night, and they had talked the day before driving to and from Nauvoo. Well, tonight, she went to his place and they ended up making out for a while, so now he's like, "Everything's all good! Let's get married on the 29th!" which is a far cry from where he was yesterday. He and Jake were up till almost 4am talking about it and he was almost 99% sure that he wanted to postpone. Anyway. Lots of craziness going on over there.
Saturday evening, Jake and I dropped Lila off at Alicia's so that we could go on a date--it was our 6th wedding anniversary! We didn't feel like doing anything big. So we had dinner at Panera, and it's always so nice to just sit and eat and peace, and to talk. We returned a few things at Target and bought a part for Emily's car so that Jake could fix it the next day. And then we went home and cuddled and watched the last Harry Potter movie. Picked Lila up, visited with the Thompsons a bit.
Sunday, our last Sunday at church before baby comes. Primary went well, even though it was only Judy and I there. Lila stayed in nursery for an hour, but Jake was in there with her. And then she cried and cried so I let her come to Primary with me and she was happy. Don't know what the deal is with her lately. Came home, took naps. Preston and Annette came over again to home teach us. And then we went back to the Thompson's for dinner. They're so nice to us! Spent a lot of time talking about the Mike/Cassandra thing. Derek is a therapist. He thinks it was sounding pretty crazy. Mike and Cassandra have talked a lot since then and I think they're both feeling better about everything. The wedding hasn't been postponed, so I'm guessing that they're moving forward with it!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Five more days...
Five more days to go. Sigh.
Yesterday was rough because I had to be at an NST at 9am. Lila was really sleepy. But she was still a really good girl. The nurses there love her. Told me that I'm so lucky she's such a good girl, because not every little kid is like that. She was looking pretty sleepy on the way home, and when I pulled into the driveway, she shouted, "No! Car ride!" lol. So I drove around our neighborhood a bit. I told her, "Lila, you can fall asleep honey." And immediately she zonked out, it was pretty funny. We had a pretty good day. She likes watching this Twinkle Twinkle music video on YouTube and also ABC videos and songs, so we did that for a while. After lunch I zonked out on the couch for a bit while she watched Toy Story 3. And then she took a nap, but I couldn't fall asleep again. Emily came over after a while. Jake didn't get home from work till 6, and his meeting started at 6, but it was a call in so he immediately headed down to the basement. Shortly after that, the Shumways stopped by to drop off some cookies. He's our Home Teacher and she's my Visiting Teacher. Then Emily and I took Lila to the mall so I could get my eyebrows waxed and drop off the ring Jake got me last year for our anniversary... one of the little diamonds fell out again. We sat in the food court for a little while. It was good to get out. Lila took a bath when we got home and Jake's meeting ended at around... 9:30 maybe. That guy is so busy.
After Lila went to bed, he finished up some work emails and we snuggled on the couch, talking. I'm enjoying this time with him as much as I can, because I know for the next few months we won't be able to connect as much. And then at 11 or maybe a little later, Mike arrived. He spent the night because he and Cassandra left early this morning to drive to Nauvoo to get their marriage license. We ended up talking with him till 1am. He is nervous about a few different things about Cassandra and their relationship. And they still haven't talked about a lot of really important things, so we helped him kind of sort through those things and figure out what he needed to talk to her about in the car today. I know way too much about that guy's sexual history and preferences. Way too much. lol. Hopefully he and Cassandra can get some things figured out today. He does not want to get "stuck" in another unhappy marriage. It's really pretty unfortunate that they're getting married so quickly... I think having a few months to get to know each other better would be so good for them, and he kind of thinks so too. We'll see what happens.
Lila woke up at 5:30 or something and cried till 7:00 or so. That was really fun. I was a mean mom towards the end, yelling at her to go to sleep. And, she did, eventually. Poor Jake, though. I feel bad when he doesn't get enough sleep. Lila and I got to sleep in till 10, after she went back to sleep. It's been a slow and lazy day. She's napping now.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
38 weeks.
Yesterday, we went over to Alicia's at dinnertime. Jake had a very late meeting (corporate strategy for 2012), so it was pretty important that Lila get out so that I didn't go crazy. I would've had Alicia over, but they only have one car. She fed me dinner and cookies, as usual. I sure like her :) Lila had a blast playing with Brig, of course. They ran around in circles singing, "Ashes! Ashes" and then falling down. She's a sweet girl. She sure hated it when I had Brig in my lap, though. Cried and cried and wanted me to hold her instead. :) She's in for a real treat when little brother comes.
So Jake didn't get home till almost 1am. Lila didn't fall asleep till after 11! Late. We had bath time and relaxed together. She's still sick. She was being silly and pretending she was a "mermaid" in the bath tub.
Jake got home, and I was still awake, but almost asleep in bed. We stayed up till at least 1:30 talking and laughing in the dark. I loved it. He talked about work, how things are going there. Good but busy. Talked about the baby coming. Jake is really, really excited. My Facebook status today:
So Jake didn't get home till almost 1am. Lila didn't fall asleep till after 11! Late. We had bath time and relaxed together. She's still sick. She was being silly and pretending she was a "mermaid" in the bath tub.
Jake got home, and I was still awake, but almost asleep in bed. We stayed up till at least 1:30 talking and laughing in the dark. I loved it. He talked about work, how things are going there. Good but busy. Talked about the baby coming. Jake is really, really excited. My Facebook status today:
This morning we were able to sleep in till 8, shower, and then head to our LAST midwife appointment at 9:15! The last one! Can you believe it? I'm being induced a week from this morning. Hopefully, a week from today we will have our little boy here. WOW. I'm so uncomfortable, mostly only at night when I'm getting out of bed. It's pretty painful and it's hard to walk to the bathroom. Luckily, I usually only have to get out of bed once a night to go the bathroom, which is SO much better than with Lila... I was getting up every 1-2 hours. The midwife appointment was pretty uneventful. They didn't check my cervix. Heather was going to, but she was out with Strep today, so we saw Brandi. They'll write me a prescription for a breast pump after I deliver, and our insurance will cover 80% of the cost. Jake is also going to "deliver" the baby... or, rather, catch him as he's coming out. He's pretty excited about that :) I'm measuring small, around 35 weeks and I'm 38 today. She felt around and said that she doesn't think he'll be a very big baby either, and that's what Heather said last week. So, I'm interested to see how big (or small) he'll be! I weighed 141. Not bad. Not bad at all. It will be so nice not to have to lose 10-15 extra pounds like I did with Lila. Hopefully it comes off pretty quickly. I hate feeling frumpy and chubby after baby.
Hmm... so after that, Jake went to work and I came home. We had lunch, standard, and Lila took a nap. AND SO DID I. It was a great nap, but Lila only slept her standard hour and a half. Kate and George stopped by and brought some freezer meals. I'll have to bring her some meals after she has her baby. They weren't able to visit long, because we met Jake for dinner at 4:30 at Culver's. It was so nice to see him for dinner, because he had to interview someone at 5:30 and that took an hour. I sure miss him. I told him, on the way to our midwife appointment, how life really is so much better when we're together. At least for me. :) I just feel so much more relaxed when we're together, and he's so helpful with Lila.
We've had a quiet evening. Jim (brother) is recording a few of Dad's songs and wanted Jake to record the drum tracks for them. So Jake did one tonight, and Lila had a lot of fun dancing and playing along in the basement. I was able to finish my Primary stuff. I've had a lot to do this week for Primary, but thankfully I get a break for a while. Talked to Mike today. He's still pretty unsure about a few aspects of his and Cassandra's relationship. Hopefully they can have a few good talks before the wedidng!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Busy, busy, busy...
Here it is, Sunday afternoon. We stayed home from church again today. Lila is sick (I think she's been sick for the past month! just can't seem to shake this cold), Jake has a man-cold, and I'm 9 months pregnant and generally miserable. Lila keeps blowing snot bubbles, real cute. Lila woke up at 6:30, still tired, but angry because of her snotty nose, so I was able to rock with her for an hour before we just got up for good. And when I say we got up, Jake and I laid on the couch half-awake while Lila ate some breakfast, watched cartoons, and played with some toys. At around 10:00, as I'd predicted, she fell back asleep for a nap. We all did, and woke up at noon. It was a good nap, and we're all feeling a little better, I think.
But back to Friday. After my NST, I picked Lila up and against my better judgment took a trip to Meijer. All I needed to do was get a gallon of milk, an envelope to ship Melissa's girls' presents in, and mail out the presents. But of course I dawdled around and got some Christmas decorations, and let Lila wander around, but by the end of our hour there I was completely exhausted. I don't know why I do that to myself. Lila always gets whiny and needy and wants to be carried around. And I had forgotten my wallet in the car, so I had to carry her in the slushy snow outside to get it and then come back in, etc, etc, etc.
---- It's now Tuesday.
Anyway. I was hoping Lila would take a long nap, but she didn't (just normal) and just as I laid down and started falling asleep, she woke up. I was really looking forward to our date night, and was happy to have at least a little break from being a mom. We dropped Lila off at the Thompson's and headed to Food Dance for Maestro's Christmas party. (Lila had a pretty rough time at the Thompson's... cried for 45 minutes, then fell asleep on the couch watching Bambi, but woke up when Alicia tried to carry her to Brig's bed.) The Christmas party was really nice. There were probably twice as many people there this year than last year, because they've hired a lot of people since then! It was my first time to Food Dance, and it was pretty good. They had a big table of different appetizers that we could fill up on, and they were yummy. I had to avoid the spicy ones though. And the dessert was insane: flourless chocolate cake and carrot cake. YUM. So we had fun visiting with the DeYoungs and the Hoogenbooms. Talked a bit with Ben and Hilary, who went in at 6am this morning (it's now Tuesday) for their c-section. I sat down by Hilary and she asked, "Isn't it exhausting just sitting here?!" And I said, "YES!" I was so exhausted, just sitting there and eating and talking. Very tired, and after a while, very uncomfortable. But, still enjoyed my night out. Jake had fun visiting with co-workers. The best part was, of course, the presents. Jen wrapped all of the presents in the same box, to make it look like we were all getting the same thing, which is standard at most companies. But, she and Annette had picked out personalized, thoughtful presents for each person! Very, very cool. For example, Zach DeYoung got an Apple TV and Steve Jobs' biography. They gave Jake the book "Green Smoothie Revolution" (which we'll return... because we've already read it and Jake makes up all his recipes...) and a $100 gift card to put towards a VitaMix blender... (but Jake thankfully decided he doesn't want one after all--they're $400+) so we'll just use that money to buy diapers. Jake found out before the party that they were getting everyone different gifts, and he thought to himself, "What could they possibly get me that I would like? The only thing I can think of is money!" And he got money. :) So that's awesome. And, we're getting a big Christmas bonus this year, which is also awesome... especially with the baby coming and all. Jake works for a really great company. Jen is awesome. Maestro received notice a month or two ago that they will need to be out of the MTEC center by February 1st, because KVCC doesn't want to rent out business space anymore, so they've been busy looking for a new office space. The place they really want is actually right above Food Dance downtown, and it looks like they will be getting approval soon for it. It'll make Jake's commute 20-30 minutes long instead of 10, which kind of stinks, but I guess it's a really awesome space, so that's cool. And when we visit him for lunch (if I'm ever able to make it there with 2 kids), we can eat at Food Dance.
Saturday was super, super lame. At least the first half of it. Jake woke up early to help Frank Whitaker insulate his attic and didn't get back till 3 or 4 (Lila and I fell asleep after 2 and didn't wake up till 4). Lila was sick, tired, and cranky and so was I. At one point I couldn't even sit up straight or keep my eyes open, and Lila was freaking out. It was awesome. I cried a lot that morning and was mad at Jake for being out helping someone else instead of his poor, pregnant wife. He took me and Lila out to dinner at Panera, and I felt better after getting some food in my belly. I am so hungry lately but hate fixing myself food, and so I don't think I'm eating enough. We also went to Sam's Club.
Like I said above, we didn't go to church on Sunday, but slept the morning away. Jake woke up with a cold, and still has it now. We've been just trying to get through these past few days. Life is so busy. Jake had to be at a 6:30 meeting yesterday morning. We went to Wal-Mart after that to buy Christmas presents for a family that Maestro "adopted" for Christmas. We also ate a Subway there, and it was amazing. I told Jake that this week I just can't handle making dinner. I found out that my mom might be able to come down before the baby's born and stay that week!! I really hope it works out. Aunt Gina is planning on driving up this weekend, so Mom could ride back down with her and Emily could bring her back up north. I would LOVE IT if my mom could be here. Sometimes a girl just really needs her mom. My place is a mess, I don't feel like doing anything. I just need my mom to help. And Lori will be here too, which is great. Jake is working till 9 tonight, but was able to sleep in till 8. I was up from 3:30am-6:30am this morning, just couldn't sleep. But thankfully Lila slept in and I didn't wake up till 9, bless that girl. She's still sick. Fun times.
Yesterday was busy. We had a primary meeting at 9:30 and an NST at 3. Both things went well, and it made the day pass by quickly, which is nice. I'm really excited to be done being pregnant and to have my baby boy.
But back to Friday. After my NST, I picked Lila up and against my better judgment took a trip to Meijer. All I needed to do was get a gallon of milk, an envelope to ship Melissa's girls' presents in, and mail out the presents. But of course I dawdled around and got some Christmas decorations, and let Lila wander around, but by the end of our hour there I was completely exhausted. I don't know why I do that to myself. Lila always gets whiny and needy and wants to be carried around. And I had forgotten my wallet in the car, so I had to carry her in the slushy snow outside to get it and then come back in, etc, etc, etc.
---- It's now Tuesday.
Anyway. I was hoping Lila would take a long nap, but she didn't (just normal) and just as I laid down and started falling asleep, she woke up. I was really looking forward to our date night, and was happy to have at least a little break from being a mom. We dropped Lila off at the Thompson's and headed to Food Dance for Maestro's Christmas party. (Lila had a pretty rough time at the Thompson's... cried for 45 minutes, then fell asleep on the couch watching Bambi, but woke up when Alicia tried to carry her to Brig's bed.) The Christmas party was really nice. There were probably twice as many people there this year than last year, because they've hired a lot of people since then! It was my first time to Food Dance, and it was pretty good. They had a big table of different appetizers that we could fill up on, and they were yummy. I had to avoid the spicy ones though. And the dessert was insane: flourless chocolate cake and carrot cake. YUM. So we had fun visiting with the DeYoungs and the Hoogenbooms. Talked a bit with Ben and Hilary, who went in at 6am this morning (it's now Tuesday) for their c-section. I sat down by Hilary and she asked, "Isn't it exhausting just sitting here?!" And I said, "YES!" I was so exhausted, just sitting there and eating and talking. Very tired, and after a while, very uncomfortable. But, still enjoyed my night out. Jake had fun visiting with co-workers. The best part was, of course, the presents. Jen wrapped all of the presents in the same box, to make it look like we were all getting the same thing, which is standard at most companies. But, she and Annette had picked out personalized, thoughtful presents for each person! Very, very cool. For example, Zach DeYoung got an Apple TV and Steve Jobs' biography. They gave Jake the book "Green Smoothie Revolution" (which we'll return... because we've already read it and Jake makes up all his recipes...) and a $100 gift card to put towards a VitaMix blender... (but Jake thankfully decided he doesn't want one after all--they're $400+) so we'll just use that money to buy diapers. Jake found out before the party that they were getting everyone different gifts, and he thought to himself, "What could they possibly get me that I would like? The only thing I can think of is money!" And he got money. :) So that's awesome. And, we're getting a big Christmas bonus this year, which is also awesome... especially with the baby coming and all. Jake works for a really great company. Jen is awesome. Maestro received notice a month or two ago that they will need to be out of the MTEC center by February 1st, because KVCC doesn't want to rent out business space anymore, so they've been busy looking for a new office space. The place they really want is actually right above Food Dance downtown, and it looks like they will be getting approval soon for it. It'll make Jake's commute 20-30 minutes long instead of 10, which kind of stinks, but I guess it's a really awesome space, so that's cool. And when we visit him for lunch (if I'm ever able to make it there with 2 kids), we can eat at Food Dance.
Saturday was super, super lame. At least the first half of it. Jake woke up early to help Frank Whitaker insulate his attic and didn't get back till 3 or 4 (Lila and I fell asleep after 2 and didn't wake up till 4). Lila was sick, tired, and cranky and so was I. At one point I couldn't even sit up straight or keep my eyes open, and Lila was freaking out. It was awesome. I cried a lot that morning and was mad at Jake for being out helping someone else instead of his poor, pregnant wife. He took me and Lila out to dinner at Panera, and I felt better after getting some food in my belly. I am so hungry lately but hate fixing myself food, and so I don't think I'm eating enough. We also went to Sam's Club.
Like I said above, we didn't go to church on Sunday, but slept the morning away. Jake woke up with a cold, and still has it now. We've been just trying to get through these past few days. Life is so busy. Jake had to be at a 6:30 meeting yesterday morning. We went to Wal-Mart after that to buy Christmas presents for a family that Maestro "adopted" for Christmas. We also ate a Subway there, and it was amazing. I told Jake that this week I just can't handle making dinner. I found out that my mom might be able to come down before the baby's born and stay that week!! I really hope it works out. Aunt Gina is planning on driving up this weekend, so Mom could ride back down with her and Emily could bring her back up north. I would LOVE IT if my mom could be here. Sometimes a girl just really needs her mom. My place is a mess, I don't feel like doing anything. I just need my mom to help. And Lori will be here too, which is great. Jake is working till 9 tonight, but was able to sleep in till 8. I was up from 3:30am-6:30am this morning, just couldn't sleep. But thankfully Lila slept in and I didn't wake up till 9, bless that girl. She's still sick. Fun times.
Yesterday was busy. We had a primary meeting at 9:30 and an NST at 3. Both things went well, and it made the day pass by quickly, which is nice. I'm really excited to be done being pregnant and to have my baby boy.
Friday, December 9, 2011
My Hero, A Haircut, and Non-Stress Tests
Oh, one day this week I was making taco soup for the freezer, and I stupidly drained 5 lbs worth of ground beef grease down the drain. Yup, the drain got clogged. I half-heartedly tried a few things I googled, then called Jake to see if he had any ideas. I secretly wanted him to come home to help me, but I didn't want to ask, and didn't even hint at it because I know he's got a lot going on at work. I was pretty bummed out, though. I mean, I could've continued without using the sink, but it just stressed me out. 15 minutes later, I see Jake pull into the driveway and walk to the front door. MY HERO! What a sweet guy.
Yesterday I had another non-stress test (seems like I live at that office these days) and Lila did great again. She is such a good girl. Just sits in the chair, reads books, plays on my iPhone, eats snacks. It took about an hour again, even though Jared was cooperating this time. Just took a while to get a midwife available to read the scan. She took a good nap at home. Emily was there when we got back. She was still sleeping when I left at 3:30 to visit teach Mary Gleason. I know old people are lonely, and usually I don't mind sitting and listening, but we were there for an hour and I just wanted to go home and be with Lila and see Jake for a bit before his meeting. That old lady just kept talking and talking and talking. :) Thursday nights sure are long, and I miss Jake a lot. But it's nice to have Emily around. After dinner we went to the mall so we could both get our hair cut. We had $9.99 coupons! I also bought Lila a few shirts at JC Penney (got another $10 off coupon in the mail) for Christmas and we got treaties at the food court.
Didn't get to bed till late, probably 12:30 or 1. Jake didn't get home till midnight. And then I was up with Lila again at 4:30 because she was sick... she sure hates those stuffy noses. She yells, "Bush-ey nose!" which I think means "blow your nose!" but she never actually does blow her nose. Just gets more mad when we try to wipe her face with a tissue. Luckily there wasn't much crying. The night before that she threw a tantrum at 2am, complete with retching and gagging from crying so hard. That was super fun. So I haven't gotten a ton of sleep the past few nights. Woke up this morning at 7:30 so exhausted, but had a midwife appointment at 8:30. I was dreading, dreading, dreading having to go... and the thought of hauling Lila along with me made me want to cry. I'm feeling so pregnant and tired these days. And it had snowed overnight (we haven't had snow on the ground in weeks) so there was that to slow me down too. So Jake graciously took Lila to work with him and I picked her up when I was done with my appointment. What a treat for me. That was my third trip to the midwife's office this week, and I have three appointments next week too.
Yesterday I had another non-stress test (seems like I live at that office these days) and Lila did great again. She is such a good girl. Just sits in the chair, reads books, plays on my iPhone, eats snacks. It took about an hour again, even though Jared was cooperating this time. Just took a while to get a midwife available to read the scan. She took a good nap at home. Emily was there when we got back. She was still sleeping when I left at 3:30 to visit teach Mary Gleason. I know old people are lonely, and usually I don't mind sitting and listening, but we were there for an hour and I just wanted to go home and be with Lila and see Jake for a bit before his meeting. That old lady just kept talking and talking and talking. :) Thursday nights sure are long, and I miss Jake a lot. But it's nice to have Emily around. After dinner we went to the mall so we could both get our hair cut. We had $9.99 coupons! I also bought Lila a few shirts at JC Penney (got another $10 off coupon in the mail) for Christmas and we got treaties at the food court.
Didn't get to bed till late, probably 12:30 or 1. Jake didn't get home till midnight. And then I was up with Lila again at 4:30 because she was sick... she sure hates those stuffy noses. She yells, "Bush-ey nose!" which I think means "blow your nose!" but she never actually does blow her nose. Just gets more mad when we try to wipe her face with a tissue. Luckily there wasn't much crying. The night before that she threw a tantrum at 2am, complete with retching and gagging from crying so hard. That was super fun. So I haven't gotten a ton of sleep the past few nights. Woke up this morning at 7:30 so exhausted, but had a midwife appointment at 8:30. I was dreading, dreading, dreading having to go... and the thought of hauling Lila along with me made me want to cry. I'm feeling so pregnant and tired these days. And it had snowed overnight (we haven't had snow on the ground in weeks) so there was that to slow me down too. So Jake graciously took Lila to work with him and I picked her up when I was done with my appointment. What a treat for me. That was my third trip to the midwife's office this week, and I have three appointments next week too.
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