May 6, 2009

  • Mid week - Nights half over!!

    Good morning all. I hope this finds everyone healthy & happy. I skipped yesterday but I don't have alot to talk about still. So I'll catch you up and see where that takes us.

    Monday night was brutal. It was 3:00 before I even thought about sleep, though I got in bed fairly early... I worked on downloading music on the iPod for quite some time and then blogging, catching up and my weekly pregnancy post (you already know this). Sometime after 3:00 I began to doze. I think that is really all I did all night... I would fall asleep and within 30 or 45 minutes I would be awake again. I would either have to make a bathroom trip or find a new position in the bed. Then I'd be awake for 30 minutes before I could sleep again... this was the pattern. Absolutely miserable. At 10:00 I got out of bed, the dogs were cutting up. Couldn't tell ya why, they had been out to potty when Tancy got home... but they, lately, have decided that it's their call when we get up.
    It's very frustrating for me, especially since Tancy is trying to sleep when they start to cut up. What are ya gonna do?! I don't know why that started and I don't know how to stop it. However, with diligence, they are getting better about sitting at the door until you tell them to come in and sitting at their food bowls until you tell them ok. They also aren't trying to eat each others food!! They have also gotten better about not getting on you, if you tell them no... if you allow it, well, that's on you. Haha! They are so very well behaved during the days with me and Tancy at home. We still have alot of work to do with them in the yard though. That's just something I haven't taken on. Since I am home with them the most, they do seem to learn the most from me.

    So I got up yesterday morning crabby as hell. I let them out, fed them and then had a bowl of cereal. I wasn't feeling the coffee. Lately I have been waking up with my stomach burning. Not heart burn, more like my hernia or indigestion or something I can't describe. It's a raw feeling in my stomach and it sucks. So I have been trying to limit my caffeine even more and listening to what my body is telling me isn't a good thing to put in it. Coffee was that thing yesterday morning. I talked to Jeanette (Tancy's buddy from home, they essentially grew up together) on the phone for quite a while. It was a great conversation. Jeanette is so easy to talk to... and she's got the personality that she could tell you anything and you would listen to it. There's no judgement or criticism, no competition. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone, if you've met her then you know she's just a genuine person. Now, I know, to have been Tancy's friend growing up she's got to have some mischief in there too... she's not without humor or a little bit of badness... lol. Anyway! She wanted some information on the shower so she could plan coming in or not. Turns out she will be able to come. She will bring her daughter, Luca, with her. We are very excited to meet Luca. She will be leaving her son (4 months) at home with Dad. We would love to meet him too, but two kids by yourself on a flying trip is a bit much. So we will just have to plan a trip to see them. It just means so much that she will be able to make it.

    I got off the phone with her, sent out my morning email (at noon) and then decided to get dressed. I was going to go get dog food and a couple of odds and ends but decided that Tancy would be awake before I would get back. So I picked up around the house and watched TV. Tancy was up too early, had a terrible head ache. So took some medicine and I fixed her cup of coffee (had a fresh pot ready to brew for her since I didn't make coffee that morning). We really just enjoyed each others company. We wrote in our Mother's Day cards and got that ready to go out so they get there in time. We both love and miss our Moms right now. I didn't get all sappy (my typical) in Mom's card. I will see her in a bit and I'll be more than sappy enough then!! Haha. Tancy's head was really bothering her. I feel so bad for her, nights always seems to bring on a head ache for her. I made her some mac-n-cheese, per her request for a pre work snack. They were having a Cinco De Mayo dinner at work, so she just needed a scooby snack before leaving. I was meeting some friends for dinner. They were gracious enough to include me in their dinner plans which I appreciated so very much. So we both got our stuff together and when Tancy left for work I left to get dog food and meet up with the girls.

    I went to pick up dog food first. The day had been kinda gloomy all day, but when I got into town the rain really let loose. And you would know that it was slack when I was in the car and as soon as it was time for me to get out of the car it came a gully washer! So I got the dog food and some gnaw-gnaw's. About the end of the month they are going to need some gnaw-gnaw's to help them occupy themselves. Between food and treats I spent nearly $100!! All that shit is expensive.
    I left from there to go to the restaraunt. It was coming down in buckets and I was dreading having to get out in the rain again. By the time I got there, and found a parking space, it had slacked again. Thankfully. The restaraunt was packed, go figure! LOL. Cinco De Mayo and a mexican restaraunt would be full?! They were playing music and to my surprise, I liked it! We had to wait a while, luckily I got there ahead of the girls and went ahead and put our names on the list for a table. We ended up out of the way, so we could actually talk and hear each other. We also weren't in the middle of the room, which I was really worried about. So we were seated and just had a great dinner and great conversation. It was really nice to have that time and, agian, to be included in their dinner. I am sure their plans started out as dinner for the two of them. We laughed and cut up, it was just what I needed after a shitty night of sleep and a gloomy day. Thanks ladies!

    I left the restaraunt and went to Wal-Mart. I wanted to see if they had anything like the little massage ball that was used for demonstration at the Birth & Beyond class. Since I hope to put off the epidural for a while, I am going to have to have some "tricks" (as they say in class) to help me through the beginning stages of labor. Massage is one of those tricks. And since Tancy's hands typically hurt her too badly to massage my back and/or shoulders manually I am looking for some assistance to help her. I found a lotion that I really like. Johnson and Johnson no less. It feels so silky and smooth. I bought a pump for the house and a tube for the hospital. It feels great! I also found a toiletry bag. It isn't that I don't have enough bags... but I wanted something with real compartments so that bottles stay upright or segregated from our tooth brushes. I would love to have the old hard side/top toiletry case like women used to carry, with the elastic around the sides for bottles and such and the liner in the top. But I haven't been able to find them and I am sure that if/when I did it would cost more than I want to spend right now. The toiletry bag that I ended up with cost less than $10.00. I also picked up some of the travel shampoo, tooth paste, deoderant, etc. So I will be able to pack the toiletry bag before too long. I am thinking I will wait till mid May to pack our clothes. The toiletry bag will be a work in progress since it will be the "Coaches tool bag" as well... lol. Again, part of the tricks we will use for the early part of labor. And just managing any discomfort that pain meds don't cover. I also needed salt and bleach... so I covered all the bases!

    I got home, brought in my bags, left the heavy stuff for Tancy. I let the puppies out and then we got ready to settle in for the night. I got a bath using the Johnson & Johnson night time baby wash that I got. I have been using some of the Johnson & Johnson bath stuff to see what I like. And I wanted to see if the night time helped me to rest some. Sounds silly maybe... It makes sense in my head. So I got my bath and I did feel sleepy after (who knows if it was the bath stuff or having not slept the night before). I got comfy in bed and about the time I got fully settled the bottom fell slap out! I mean thunder, lightning, heavy winds and terrible rain! The puppies were up in arms and I was getting a little nervous myself. I was worried about the lights going out and having to take care of the fish tank and what else?? So I got my little flashlight at the ready and watched the TV search for a satellite signal. This went on for quite some time. So I played on my cell phone while the TV was out. The weather was just too loud to sleep at that point. I guess it was around 11:00 before it calmed down outside. By this time I had a bowl of strawberries. I've been trying not to eat too much at night, but the later I am up, the harder that is to do. Anyway, I guess I was probably asleep sometime around midnight.

    I was still up several times in the night, but not as bad as the night before. Thankfully. It is strange how numbness can wake you up. The nights can be so long, at this point, I don't know if it is affected by Tancy being on nights or not. So the pups started their carrying on this morning at 9:45. Again I was aggravated. Especially since I know they don't have to potty and Tancy is trying to sleep. I wasn't ready to get up yet either... I was sleeping really well at that point. I try to ignore them, thinking they will settle back down (cause I know they are going to go back to sleep once they eat) but Scout is perched on Tancy's side of the bed "talking". I cuss and get up. These are the times when I wish there was some way to put them in time out or explain to them why that isn't ok. But, alas, there's no way to make this happen, so I turn into a crab ass and run the morning routine anyway.

    Today I have nothing going on. I've already checked my emails and am about to wrap up this blog. Then I need to take something out for dinner for Tancy. After that I pretty much just wait for her to get up. Sometimes that's hard to do. With that said, I am going to draw this to an end. I hope that you all have a great day!

    Love to all!