I've had a few people ask, so I thought I should share... my nausea days are coming to an end, HALLELUJAH!!! I haven't taken any Zofran in three days now (including today). I only threw up once Tuesday and Wednesday... and today... so far so good!!! I kinda gagged in the kitchen this morning, but so, no bolts to the bathroom!
But as I've been telling everyone... it wasn't the actual throwing up that was bothering me for 10 weeks.... it was the constant sick feeling in my stomach mixed with the SHEER EXHAUSTION. That makes it very hard to function. So now I still feel a random need to 'bring back up' anything in my stomach, but I don't have that constant nauseous feeling like I did. Now, if I keep food in my stomach I'm pretty much good to go.
And as for the energy thing- for the most part I have lots of energy to get done whatever I need to do and then I'll lay Abby down in the afternoon, put a movie on for the girls in the other bedroom, sit on the couch and wake up two hours later like it was 5 minutes! What a weird feeling. Good thing Abby's a good napper. :) Now lets hope Pavel is too!!!
Laundry and Poison Ivy
No, it wasn't a tribute to Earth Day, but my drier decided to break down last week. Which wouldn't be the end of the world if I wasn't coming off of almost 10 weeks of severe morning sickness and difficulty doing much of anything around the house... much less laundry. So we have mountains of laundry that need to be done and my drier goes and breaks. And if we weren't trying to save every last penny for our adoption right now, we'd just buy a new one.
Rashelle and I were hanging out at the McDonalds playland a couple days later (yes, this is the glamorous life I lead) and she was talking about how when she lived in Belize that they would just string yards and yards of clothes line between trees and posts and whatever.
And SOMETHING needed to be done, so I bought a good long clothes line and about 150 clothes pins and went to work. And its been working pretty good. At first I was having a lot of fun with it. The girls were "helping" and Abby enjoyed sitting on a quilt under the shade while we hung and pulled down clothes from the line. I was pretty proud of myself.
Except now I have a couple of issues... for one, one of the tree's I tied my line to has poison ivy but I didn't recognize it until it was too late. Oops. (Its all over one hand and in the crook of the other elbow. Itching me like CRAZY!!) And now its supposed to rain the rest of this week. :(
I think my new goal is to load up as much as I can into my van and have a day at the laundry mat. Won't that be fun with three kids? :) I could take it to my grandparents, or my parents, or my in-laws, or my sister in-law's... but this way I can do a bunch of loads at one time and be done with whole thing. In fact, I think I'm gonna do it today. Wish me luck.
Rashelle and I were hanging out at the McDonalds playland a couple days later (yes, this is the glamorous life I lead) and she was talking about how when she lived in Belize that they would just string yards and yards of clothes line between trees and posts and whatever.
And SOMETHING needed to be done, so I bought a good long clothes line and about 150 clothes pins and went to work. And its been working pretty good. At first I was having a lot of fun with it. The girls were "helping" and Abby enjoyed sitting on a quilt under the shade while we hung and pulled down clothes from the line. I was pretty proud of myself.
Except now I have a couple of issues... for one, one of the tree's I tied my line to has poison ivy but I didn't recognize it until it was too late. Oops. (Its all over one hand and in the crook of the other elbow. Itching me like CRAZY!!) And now its supposed to rain the rest of this week. :(
I think my new goal is to load up as much as I can into my van and have a day at the laundry mat. Won't that be fun with three kids? :) I could take it to my grandparents, or my parents, or my in-laws, or my sister in-law's... but this way I can do a bunch of loads at one time and be done with whole thing. In fact, I think I'm gonna do it today. Wish me luck.
Just for fun...
I came across this video today when I was looking for the worm one and thought it was just too funny not to share. I think I laugh harder every time I watch it.
What do you get when two people who can't dance have kids? ...
Its amazing how a little toy from Sonic can create HOURS of fun. :)
(And yes, Ashley is wearing PJ pants under her skirt. Don't ask me why.)
What do you get when two people who can't dance have kids? ...
Its amazing how a little toy from Sonic can create HOURS of fun. :)
(And yes, Ashley is wearing PJ pants under her skirt. Don't ask me why.)
Worms
One of the fears Jake and I had as we found out that we were having THREE girls was that there would be no balance in our home... we feared that only having sisters, that the girls would become, ya know, OVERLY girly. And if you know my kids... they are definitely girly, no doubt about that. But somehow they have developed this balance... I don't know where they get it... but Ashley and Emily are the kind of girls that you will see in a giant 'dress up' ball gown, a tiara, and black mud boots playing in the back yard. They love playing outside. And they love mud. And their growing passion? Worms. YUCK. (They did NOT get this from me!)
Here is a little video I found... I actually caught their first worm experience on film. This video was taken one year ago this month. Notice the volume of mud on my children... and the very first worm the "tiscovered". Turn up your volume. :) (And yes, she IS still picky about her nose.)
And her we are a year later. We have an array of worms "living" in cups, bowls, and whatever dishes they can sneak out of my house, on the back deck. If I had a dime for every time I've had to say, "The worms HAVE TO STAY OUTSIDE." Gross. They love them. And are no longer afraid as you can tell by these pictures. They are professional worm digger-outers. Although Ashley hasn't yet realized that you can 'cut' a worm in half... she doesn't realize she's pinched them apart and thinks she found a 'baby'. :) Anyway we found out the other day that Papaw has the very best house for worms. He has LOTS. (Slide 7 looks like an abundance of worms, but they've just been covered with dirt. They know that they need dirt to live. Again- professionals.) And they were very excited. I wish I had another video, but we only got pictures. Photography and captions provided by Papaw. :)
Here is a little video I found... I actually caught their first worm experience on film. This video was taken one year ago this month. Notice the volume of mud on my children... and the very first worm the "tiscovered". Turn up your volume. :) (And yes, she IS still picky about her nose.)
And her we are a year later. We have an array of worms "living" in cups, bowls, and whatever dishes they can sneak out of my house, on the back deck. If I had a dime for every time I've had to say, "The worms HAVE TO STAY OUTSIDE." Gross. They love them. And are no longer afraid as you can tell by these pictures. They are professional worm digger-outers. Although Ashley hasn't yet realized that you can 'cut' a worm in half... she doesn't realize she's pinched them apart and thinks she found a 'baby'. :) Anyway we found out the other day that Papaw has the very best house for worms. He has LOTS. (Slide 7 looks like an abundance of worms, but they've just been covered with dirt. They know that they need dirt to live. Again- professionals.) And they were very excited. I wish I had another video, but we only got pictures. Photography and captions provided by Papaw. :)
If they keep this up, we might own our own worm farm next year!
Need Prayers
I don't really know what in the world is going on. I just know that my second trimester hit and BOOM, the nausea when from a 3 to a 10. I'm taking double the dosage of Zofran, wearing pressure point bracelets, and eating as much as I can keep down.
I REALLY need prayer that this thing comes under control. For my kids' sake, for my husband's sake, for our adoption's sake, and for our HOUSE. Please pray that God would remove this completely or give me Divine wisdom in how to deal with this to keep it under control.
My kids are really grossed out at watching me gag every time I stand up. And my poor family has been living on sandwiches for way too long. I REALLY need to be better.
I REALLY need prayer that this thing comes under control. For my kids' sake, for my husband's sake, for our adoption's sake, and for our HOUSE. Please pray that God would remove this completely or give me Divine wisdom in how to deal with this to keep it under control.
My kids are really grossed out at watching me gag every time I stand up. And my poor family has been living on sandwiches for way too long. I REALLY need to be better.
Bringing Home Boys... I mean Babies
Kind of an odd coincidence but today marked the first day of both my paperwork pregnancy and my physical pregnancy! My dossier (or international adoption application) is officially in the mail to Kiev, Ukraine. AND I am 14 weeks today. :)
It was a pretty nutty day, with lots of running all around middle Tennessee, but I lived. And at some point I lost track of just how many times I cried today. Not necessarily tears of sadness or even frustration, but just any little random thing. A song on the radio. The sentimental thought of my paperwork being sent. The friendliness of the FedEx lady. This is definitely the most emotional pregnancy I've had yet!
Anyway, I thought that was an interesting observation. Second trimesterS here I come!
It was a pretty nutty day, with lots of running all around middle Tennessee, but I lived. And at some point I lost track of just how many times I cried today. Not necessarily tears of sadness or even frustration, but just any little random thing. A song on the radio. The sentimental thought of my paperwork being sent. The friendliness of the FedEx lady. This is definitely the most emotional pregnancy I've had yet!
Anyway, I thought that was an interesting observation. Second trimesterS here I come!
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