It took 3 different brands, but I finally found a medicine that works. I can now, for the first time in 2 days, breathe through my nose. Unfortunately this morning Midge woke up congested and coughing again. I feel awful for all of the kids, because if they feel anything like I do then no wonder they are crying. It has gradually worked its way into more of a chest cold so I am assuming that I'm through the worst of it. Hopefully we will all get some rest tonight.
I finished all of my work, just to get hit by a brick wall. I have a terrible head cold. My nose is completely stuffed, my head feels like it is going to explode, and I have a really sore throat. Tea is right there with me and Midge and Chiggie are in the recovery phase. I am sure the King will bring up the rear.
My OB appointment went well today. I had been a little worried about weight gain but I was pretty sure that with my fast food boycott and all the work I have done I would be safe this month. Uhhh, wrong. I gained 6 lbs in 4 weeks. That leaves me only 11lbs to go or I will exceed my goal. I could see myself gaining at least 30 more lbs but we'll see. I will be having another ultrasound at between 28-32 weeks to check for dates again.
We've got another busy weekend planned. The King is going to finish off the spring cleaning by shampooing the carpets, and we plan to do some more yard work. I just hope I feel better tomorrow or at least get some sleep tonight. That's hard to do when I can't breathe through my nose and my throat is already sore. Sigh.
I know, I know, could I get any more boring? I am almost done. If I have to work until midnight I will finish this project tomorrow. I have an OB appointment on Friday and I hope to do something special for the girls (they've had a rough week.) This makes for major motivation to finish up.
In other news, things have been rather slow. Nothing really new to report. I am hoping that I haven't gained much weight this last month, but I do feel bigger so we'll see. At first I felt like I was carrying really low, but either I am now carrying high or this is a huge baby. I constantly feel like her bottom is pushing on my diaphragm. Chiggie likes to put things on the floor and watch me bend over to get them. She thinks it's funny that I can't bend over and stand right back up.
I am also beginning to feel a sense of completion and happiness. It has always been very difficult for me to make the decision to not have any more children. Lately Chiggie has been talking a lot about things we can do when I am not pregnant anymore. She talks about bike riding, the slide at the pool, rollerblading, the clothes that I will wear, me not being so tired etc. It really makes me realize that I can only be spread so thin. I am very excited about the new baby's birth, but I am also excited about being a more active participant in the girls' lives. All that I can say for sure is that I am looking forward to not being pregnant for a long period of time.
We have a lot of exciting things coming up soon. Our town has a festival complete with parade and carnival at the beginning of next month, shortly after the King will take a vacation, and camping season is quickly coming. It's so exciting to see the fog of the winter lifting and a very exciting and memorable summer just on the horizon.
Just dropping in quickly to say that I am still alive. I am in deep. This spring cleaning is wiping me out. Yesterday I finished the upstairs. Both bedrooms, the playroom, and the bathroom. This doesn't sound like much, but I cleaned out all of the closets, threw out old toys, and organized dresser drawers (again.) The King even used touch up paint to fix little spots here and there, and some of Tea's recent artwork on the stairwell. Today I am focused on the master bedroom, which isn't that bad to the naked eye. Our drawers, the closet, the desk, and the night stand wield another tale all together. Luckily the weather has been rainy so I don't really feel like we are missing out on much. As much as I hate to be cleaning, I love organization. Everything has to have a place or I will go nuts. It drives me crazy when I can't find something that I know we have. I should be finished with the whole house by late tomorrow and then we can move on to bigger and better things!
