Friday night - Saturday
My cousin Johnny got married in April, and his wife's family had a reception/shower last night to celebrate the occasion. I took my kids. My father and brother rode together to get there, but my dad needed to get home so I took my brother home later. I also saw my aunt, uncle, and grandfather; my grandmother's close friend Rhoda also showed up. We stayed for two and a half hours, then went to visit my mom for another 30-45 minutes. In other words, my kids stayed up till 10pm when we got home.
I was an emotional wreck when I finally got home last night; in fact I think I was having an anxiety attack upon rethinking the night. I cried for at least a half hour over the overwhelmingness of it all. My main concerns were J's allergies; it was the first time he ever admitted how bad he felt that he couldn't do or eat what everyone else (even his sister) could. T ran around NOT listening to anyone (especially me) and eating all the peanuts & eggs she could get her hands on; she ate 4-6 chocolate covered strawberries and plenty of cake.
It is Saturday. We built powerboats at Lowe's and made a run to the dollar store. My goal was to spend $3 and get soap, toothpaste, and shampoo. I got those things plus a book J was driving me nuts to get (The World which is a book about continents, countries, and cultures); I also picked up workbooks for Grade 1 Math, Grade 2 Math, Grade 1 Reading, and Grade 2 Reading. Oh, and they both begged me for the US map to hang on their wall - it actually had Birmingham labeled on it. So, I still got out of there for under $10.
I am torn on what to do tonight:
I was an emotional wreck when I finally got home last night; in fact I think I was having an anxiety attack upon rethinking the night. I cried for at least a half hour over the overwhelmingness of it all. My main concerns were J's allergies; it was the first time he ever admitted how bad he felt that he couldn't do or eat what everyone else (even his sister) could. T ran around NOT listening to anyone (especially me) and eating all the peanuts & eggs she could get her hands on; she ate 4-6 chocolate covered strawberries and plenty of cake.
It is Saturday. We built powerboats at Lowe's and made a run to the dollar store. My goal was to spend $3 and get soap, toothpaste, and shampoo. I got those things plus a book J was driving me nuts to get (The World which is a book about continents, countries, and cultures); I also picked up workbooks for Grade 1 Math, Grade 2 Math, Grade 1 Reading, and Grade 2 Reading. Oh, and they both begged me for the US map to hang on their wall - it actually had Birmingham labeled on it. So, I still got out of there for under $10.
I am torn on what to do tonight:
- Be totally mindful of myself and growing fetus - burn a good DVD, eat, and go to bed.
- Be totally mindful of my need to clean this place before my fetus is born - hard work & not fun, but rewarding when I finally DO go to bed.
- Get off my butt and work - laundry, dishes, bedroom organization, scan in new workbooks - ugh.
I feel so "full" - like I need to fart/poop, but can't. I noticed gigantic veins in the upper part of my abdomen yesterday - and I noticed the bump is larger - like my belly button is facing down more than out. This morning it was extra hard to get up off the ground at Lowe's after we built our project. I have 47 days left till this kid is due - now it's getting close - I can almost smell that "new baby" smell.
