June 8, 2009
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First night and one day from week 39!
Hello all. I hope this finds you all doing well. Most of you are probably currently in bed. It is 9:14 here now.
Last night I was exhausted when I went to bed at 11:30. I thought sure I would go to sleep the second my head hit the pillow. I was wrong. It was sometime between midnight and one in the morning when I fell asleep. Tancy came to bed at 1:15 and I woke up when she did. She watched TV for a bit and I lightly dozed till she turned the TV off. Then I crashed. I was up about every 2 hours to pee. I have been working really hard to get lots of water in each day (it is my understanding that dehydration, even a little, can make you feel like you are in labor… only to get to the hospital, get a bag of fluid and everything come to a screeching halt, I don’t want that), so although I am normally up every few hours I am now up even more. That and my hips hurt, my legs hurt, my back hurts… every part of my body is uncomfortable and parts take turns waking me up to tell me so!
I was up this morning around 8:00 I guess. I would really have loved to sleep later but I was wide awake and the puppies were getting restless. I didn’t do much first thing this morning. What did I do? I had coffee, food for the dogs, facebook and emails. Tancy was up at 11:00 and by that time I had taken care of the laundry and the dishes. I had picked up a few things in the living room and kitchen. She had coffee and I made our bed and picked up our bathroom. Once she’d had her coffee she took out the trash and swept the floors.
Our dog trainer (we used her for puppy classes when we first got Scout) was coming out to assess the dogs for us and give us any pointers for when the baby comes. So I wanted to show her the puppies spaces (sleeping, resting, chews, toys, eating, etc.) and that meant our bed needed to be made and just general picking up around the house. We knocked that out pretty quickly. We make a good team.
Dee, the trainer, got here around 2:00. The puppies did well, of course part of that is her interaction with them. If they jumped, which they only did minimally, she didn’t respond. Only once they settled down did she interact with them. Also she didn’t hesitate to correct their behavior when necessary. We showed her around the house (their environment) and talked to her about the things we were working on. She watched our interactions with them and their interactions with each other. She told us what a great job we had done thus far and gave us some things to look for. She was here for about an hour and a half. It was great and we both felt alot better about the work we have been doing with the dogs. I did give them a kong each while she was here in order to up the anty a bit… sure enough, they both wanted the same one and before long their behavior shifted. I waited so that she could tell me how to handle the situation. She said that she would take the kongs… this is what I normally do actually, so I was happy about that as well. She did not charge us for the house call, said it was our gift from her. That was a very generous gift! She also called me a clean freak which gave me a sick pride!! LOL.
After she left I cooked dinner for us. Pan fried pork chops and macaroni and cheese. We both ate at the table. This always makes me happy. We chatted about the house call while we ate and just enjoyed each others company. I had decided I was going to run some errands after Tancy left for work, so Tancy said she would leave me the car. The truck is just so hard to get in and out of at this point. Before long we both got ready for our evenings and all but sat and waited on time for her to leave.
I headed to the health store. I wanted to get some lavender oil, Dee’s suggestion, to use on the dogs. She said it helps to calm them, just like people. You can put a dab at the base of their skull in the back and it relaxes them. So we figured we would give it a try. I got the oil first and from there headed to Wal-Mart. I had a list of things to look for, I didn’t find everything. I did get the basics and then decided that I would bake cookies. I had contemplated this earlier in the day, but being there I finally made the decision. So I gathered the ingredients I needed (or so I thought) and headed to the check out.
I got home and unloaded what little bit I got. I got my recipe out for Tancy’s favorite cookies and went to get the rest of the ingredients. This is when things took a turn… I had a ton of self rising flour, but no all purpose…. I needed all purpose for both recipes I was going to make. Ugh! Nothing to do but go to the grocery store and get flour! I made that run and back home. I mixed Tancy’s cookie dough first, it has to refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably over night. I put that in the fridge and then made the chocolate chip cookies. I started those baking and cleaning up the kitchen as I went. Once all the chocolate chip cookies were baked I made the icing for Tancy’s cookies. I put that in the fridge too. I finished cleaning the kitchen and decided I’d have to make Tancy’s cookies tomorrow. My feet hurt, my back hurt… that was enough baking for the night. I put everything back in place and sat down on the couch.
Here I sit. I was going to work on Lillie’s baby book, but right now I am so tired. I think once I get cooled off (the oven heats the kitchen and living room so much) I will get a bath and just get in bed. Maybe I’ll take the baby book stuff in our bedroom with me. Or maybe it’ll just wait till tomorrow. Never can tell what I will get into! I haven’t even had a cookie yet!!
The house is clean, food is cooked, cookies are baked, laundry is done, dishes are cleaned… I am running out of things to do around here. I mean, I am sure I could tear some shit apart, but I don’t really want to do that at this point. I am pretty happy with where things are. And I don’t want to drag something out that I can’t finish before Lillie gets here.
My head just spins sometimes. I try to figure out what to do with myself without over doing it. The trouble is not over doing it usually. I really have had to learn quite a bit of self control over the last couple of months. I haven’t always liked it, but I do realize that its a good thing. In a really short period of time it wont matter to me if the doors have been wiped down or not… so I’d best learn this now and come to terms with it instead of struggling with it once Lillie is here.
Well, I did put a drop of Lavender oil on both of the puppies when I got home… and guess what… they have been chilled out and sleeping since I did so. They were perfectly behaved while I was baking cookies and they are presently sacked out on their bed here in the living room floor. Hmm… this could really work out to be a great thing, though I wont use it often, it is good to see results. Hell, I might dab a bit behind my ears! Haha!
I have been having Braxton Hicks this evening… and something else I can’t quite place. Just pains I guess. Achy, tender, sore belly. Boy my back sure has been tight for the last three days. I don’t know what to do to help it ease… then again I don’t really expect it will till after Lillie is born.
Alright kids, I think I am going to go get a bath and see what I feel like from there. I hope you all have a great night.
Love to all!
