Tonight it's just me and the kids. And they were put to bed at 6:30. For some reason, when I do the evening routine alone, i get 'em to bed nice and early.
Ok, so three hurricanes coming our way. The third is named Max. We need to find a headline since it just sums up perfectly what our Max is like. He enters a room, clears the shelves, then moves onto another room. It's a good thing we're able to coerce Sofie into picking up after him (altho she doesn't realize she's picking up HIS mess).
Tonight is the finale of BigBrother X. Not sure what season this is, but they're all the same. Not too into who wins since I don't care for either, but since I watched it all season (yikes), I might as well find out who wins, right?
Tomorrow we have LOST starting up again. Yay! There's been lots of "spoiler" talks about this episode. I think the network forgot about the THOUSANDS of people who would watch the sneak preview last week at 'Sunset on the Beach', then happily blab thru the chat rooms and message boards to fellow fans. I mean, really. We're not in BFE! I almost forgot where last season left off anyway..
And lastly, Sofie's sick. Again. I swear, she and Max are doing this tag-team thing that's wearing me out. She's been running a fever since Sat evening, but I keep doing the horrible-mommy thing, which is to pump her up w/a dose of Motrin and send her off to school. I just cannot take these kids sick any longer. And will not be too happy should either come down with something while we're on our trip. She's not eating too much, only a bag of popcorn last night, and some rice cakes and chicken pieces today. I'm sure she's down at least a pound again, if not more. sigh..
6:49 PM
I have orders to place, people to call, proposals to read thru, so what am I doing? Procrastinating. More than anything i'd love to hop in my gas-guzzler, head home and crawl into bed. Something about being someplace where no one knows i'm there gives me that sense of peace. Like i'm untouchable. No laundry to wash, no dinner to cook, no books to read aloud. Just me and the covers.
Anyway, since i'm here in real time, i'll figure out something to talk about.
Sofie had her 3 yr check-up on Tues. She's doing well, only rec'd one shot (her last hep A), and is marching up on the charts. She is now a whopping 25% in weight (up from 10%), but remains a measly average of 50th % in height. Average? We thought we'd have a volleyball player on our hands. Oh well, not everyone can be tall.
While at her app't, we decided to measure Max. His weight has remained constant at 50%, but his height increased to 97%. He must be the ball player in the family. His stats come as no surprise since his hands and feet are the same size as Sofie's. Really. And he's only 5" shorter than she, so it's only a matter of time before he passes her up.
We don't have too much planned for the weekend. The jewelry gift show on Sat (which i'll look for a certain Hawaiian something with somebody's name engraved on it), UH Volleyball game Sat night (we'll see how well the kids behave), then Sofie's gymnastics on Sunday. Two storms are supposed to be coming our way, so it may be an soggy weekend.
2:09 PM
Max is sick. Something viral since he's just running a fever. Which means I'm the one staying home dealing with a whiney kid. Fun.
Guess I can look at it as catching up on all those reality shows I tivo..
2:21 PM
egads! do i need to update the pictures on the left or what?
maybe if i'm lucky, bunny will volunteer to do it for me??
5:48 PM
Today's Sofie's 3rd Birthday and we're cupcaked out! We celebrated with my parents on Monday, so that required goodies, which naturally meant leftovers last night. Then a new batch was purchased today (who has time to bake?) for Sofie's classmates. Her teacher made her a special crown to wear! I'll need to get a pic of her with it on and post it.
I had to run out during lunch today to get her a gift.In reality, the girl doesn't need a thing. However, what's a birthday w/o any presents to open, right? I picked out a travel-sized Magna Doodle which she can take on her trip, and an Easy Bake Oven. I figured since she loves helping me measure out the coffee grounds every morning, baking will be right up her alley. We're still undecided if we'll have a party for her later this month.
Not sure what we're doing for the Birthday Girl's tonight. Max isn't feeling so well at the moment. He managed to throw-up three times today.. with one of them being in the exact same spot Sofie did last week (right outside the front door). But this time I was prepared. When I saw the gag reflex kick in, I tossed half his body over the side of the railing and basically everything landed on the rocks. Wasn't so lucky last week..
Just another day in paradise.
4:44 PM
$90 to fill up my car. ridiculous!
8:20 PM
To say it's been awhile is an understatement.
I do "write" my postings in my head as I drive to/fro the grocery store. Must be the only time i'm ever free to think randomly.
It's been so long I don't even know where to begin. A year goes by pretty quickly when you don't have much time for yourself.
Like an old friendship, I'll pick up right where I left off...
Max was born without too much of a hitch on July 13th. We ended up going into the hospital for an induction, but as fate would have it...i was already in labor. Other than a few hiccups the first week, it's been relatively smooth sailing ever since. Max is a character. He's big, strong and determined to do things his way. Other than being about 4" shorter than Sofie is currently, they're the same size..hands, feet, body, appetite. He is a bull in a china shop..Doesn't know his own strength.
Sofie on the other hand is a delicate little flower. Until recently, she was the boss and could manipulate Max. He has begun to over-power her and she's in shock. She started preschool on Aug 16th, and is doing well. Although the second youngest in her class, she's by far the brightest, so our concern is the academics. Will she be challenged enough? Only time will tell.
Darin's moving along the same, just getting older. Showing some gray hair, developing a few more injuries playing baseball, but that's about it.
Nothing new with me. Trying to balance my time between work and childcare. I don't know how other's with more than 2 kids. Seriously, this is some hard stuff.
We'll be visiting Darin's parents at the end of the month for about 2 weeks. The break away will be nice for everyone, however, i'm not looking forward to traveling with 2 young kids..esp since Max is highly mobile.
We don't have too much in the way planned for the Labor Day weekend. Football on Sat (two games=all day event), gymnastics and a play-date for Sofie on Sunday, then a BBQ and family b'day party for Sofie on Monday. Sofie officially turns 3 on Wed, and will celebrate it at school w/ cupcakes at snack-time. Later in the month we'll have a casual party for her at the house with an army of kids.
And that about sums up everything for the time being. :)
2:07 PM
I actually thot if i held off posting something, Jr would have arrived by now. No such luck.
On Friday I walked into my Dr's office with my head hung low. After the previous week, I thot for sure there was NO WAY I'd make it to this app't. Obviously some higher power has a sense of humor at the expense of my uncomfortable pregnant self.
So as of last Friday, I was 6 cm dilated. How long could I really go on like this before labor decides to kick in? My Dr left the decision up to us, so we scheduled an induction for tomorrow, Tues July 13th. We'll need to check into the hospital bright and early at 5:30 where they'll prep me for the pitocin. My biggest concern is that the contractions will come on stronger and faster than I anticipate and when I ask for pain relief it'll be too late. I'm all about delivering as pain free as possible. On the other hand, I don't want to ask for pain relief too soon and slow the contractions down. What to do??
Knowing there's an end in sight is a relief. However, can't help but wonder when he would show up if left to his own?
10:42 AM