New Bed

For the past two weeks, Little Cubby has been sleeping in his new bed. We finally decided it was time for him to start getting used not sleeping in the crib so when the baby came he would not have any problems.

He had only climbed out a couple of times but for the most part he stayed in it. Now that there is freedom he won't take a nap. This has been very rough for me. I would use that time to snooze a little and get some energy.

The witching hour around here is unbearable. Both boys cranky is not fun.

Little Cubby seems to like his new bed. I have put a safety gate at his door which helps at night. It usually depends on the night how long it takes for him to go to sleep. Some nights it is only 15 minutes and others over an hour. Good news is by the time the baby is here we shouldn't have a problem with him going to sleep quicker in his bed.

Now if I can get him out of diapers we will be good to go. I don't see that happening anytime soon. He shows no interest in it and I am not pushing him.

Happy Anniversary

Today is my 14 anniversary being married to the most wonderful man! We have had our share of ups and downs, trying to survive two children plus one on the way and being one paycheck away from the poor house. There is no one else I would go through this life with. He is my soulmate and I love him very much.

Happy Anniversary Babe!

22 weeks

I went to the mall yesterday and this hippie type store was going out of business and was having a huge sale. I found this gem and could not pass it up. It totally reminds me of high school and my love for Jon Bon Jovi. Don't you think this shirt rocks! I also think my pregnant belly in it gives it the something extra special. A lot of girls looked like this in my home town when I was in high school.

Here is my belly at 22 weeks. It really hurts. Notice the nice flap of back fat I am developing. I need to lay off the cinnamon rolls. If my belly button spreads out in farther I won' t have one anymore. Gross I know.

90 percent sure it's a

GIRL

The ultrasound picture is of the baby facing down. If you look closely you can see the side of the face, spine and head. The doctor tried really hard to see the sex and it wasn't obvious that it was a boy. The umbilical cord was in the way a lot but the doctor did notice a white line in the girl parts area that is typical of a girl. The baby would not show us her face.

So we are 90 percent sure it is a girl. Big Cubby is very excited about this. He wants a sister. A girl will make the family complete.

I will post a belly shot later this weekend.

Fun house or Mad house

I don’t even know where to begin about my week. It has been a mad house.

Let me start with last Friday when they pulled the raccoon out of our chimney. That’s right a raccoon. Not just any raccoon but a huge pregnant raccoon.

For the past few months we have heard a sound that was scratching and moving in our chimney. I suspected a raccoon but wasn’t sure. Then the noise started sounded aggressive and we called the landlord again about it. I was afraid the thing would get in our house. One night I hear the thing getting aggressive and I take a flashlight and look up. There was a little crack in the flue and there was an eyeball looking at me through it. I recognized right away it was a raccoon. We called the landlord and said we need to get this thing out now we have small children here.

Friday the animal control guys showed up to try to get the raccoon out of the chimney. It took the animal control guys two hours to get the thing out. They kept throwing down a log on a rope to push the raccoon up but the thing kept falling back down. I had to go pick up my son and right when I was about to leave the guy on the roof says do I want to watch and sure enough he pulled the raccoon out and put it in a cage. It was huge. In the process of removing the raccoon they broke our flue and now we have no protection there. I have a sheet blocking the fireplace. This is only the beginning.

Sunday, my Hubby left for San Diego on a business trip for three nights and four days. We have always watched the Super Bowl together and it was really a bummer to watch it by myself. Poor Hubby by the time he got settled in San Diego he only got to watch the 4th quarter and he had been looking forward to the Bears going to the Super Bowl since 1986. He is a big Bears fan.

Monday while Hubby was away our heat downstairs went out about 11:00am. We have two furnaces one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I text Hubby and asked him what I should do and so I called the landlord. We had to be on the guy all day about it. The temp dropped to 54 degrees downstairs and it was the coldest day for us with negative temps and negative wind chills. The boys and I sat on the couch with blankets and watched TV. The guy did not come to our house until 9:30pm to fix it and it turned out to be the thermostat. When the guy told the landlord what it was they were in the basement and I was at the top of the stairs out of view, the guy tells him how much it would be to replace it with installation fee and my landlord hesitated way to long. I knew the guy was cheap but didn’t know he was that cheap. I was getting ready to say something when he tells the guy to go ahead and replace it.

Meanwhile our smoke detector goes off through out the day for no reason and come to find out it is an old one that uses 120v electricity not batteries. The landlord somehow gets it to stop for awhile but it did go off once today.

I was a crying emotional wreck on Monday.

Tuesday we slide by without any trouble.
Wednesday Hubby’s 6:30am flight was cancelled and ended up having to fly to a San Jose then to Chicago. We drove and picked him up and did not get back until 5:30pm when we stopped for dinner and then Little Cubby and I were dropped off at home so Hubby and Big Cubby could go to Daddy night at Big Cubby’s preschool.

It seems to never fail when Hubby goes on a long trip something happens. With my emotional state right now I don’t know how much more I can take.

This afternoon is my doctor’s appointment and I am hoping the baby will cooperate and we will be able to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Don’t know what this means but I finally had a dream about the baby and it was a girl. I don’t know if I should take much stock in that but we will see. At this point, I don’t care what it is just as long as we have a healthy baby.

More later!

Good News

Spring Training starts March 1 and Opening Day for regular season is April 1.

GO CUBS!

Super Bowl Sunday

GO BEARS

Still here

Hey everybody I am still here. Last week was crazy. Hubby was gone for three days on a business trip and I had to take care of the boys all by myself. Everytime I tried to get on the computer there would be crying or screaming in the next room so I did not get a chance to do a whole lot.

Hubby is going on a four day business trip soon and I am not looking forward to it.

Everything seems to be going ok with the pregnancy so far. I am just a hormonal and emotional wreck right now. I am very moody.

Last week we went as a family twice to the YMCA and the boys played in the kid area and Hubby and I walked the track talking. It was nice.

Next Thursday, Feb 8th at 4pm is my doctor's appointment. Hopefully the baby will cooperate and we will be able to tell if it is a boy or a girl. We have been looking up names but nothing is really standing out right now. Maybe once we know what we are having it will be easier to come up with a name.

I will post a belly pic after the doctor's visit next week.

That is about it just trying to stay warm in this crappy cold we are having.

I will try to post when I can.

fun stuff

Stole this from Erin. Let me know what you tally is. I guess mine shows I am lame.

You don’t have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine. (Not per incident)

Smoked pot — $10
Did acid — $5
Ever had sex at church — $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you — $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace — $25
Had sex for money — $100
Vandalized something — $20
Had sex on your parents’ bed — $10
Beat up someone — $20
Been jumped — $10
Crossed dressed — $10
Given money to stripper — $25
Been in love with a stripper — $20
Kissed some one who’s name you didn’t know — $0.10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work — $15
Ever drive drunk — $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk — $50
Used toys while having sex — $30
Got drunk, passed out and don’t remember the night before — $20
Went skinny dipping — $5
Had sex in a pool — $20
Kissed someone of the same sex — $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex — $20
Cheated on your significant other — $10
Masturbated — $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend — $20
Done oral — $5
Got oral — $5
Done / got oral in a car while it was moving — $25
Stole something — $10
Had sex with someone in jail — $25
Made a nasty home video — $15
Had a threesome — $50
Had sex in the wild — $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex — $25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars — $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older — $20
Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27 — $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time — $50
Said you love someone but didn’t mean it — $25
Went streaking — $5
Went streaking in broad daylight — $15
Been arrested — $5
Spent time in jail — $15
Peed in the pool — $0.50
Played spin the bottle — $5
Done something you regret — $20
Had sex with your best friend — $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work — $25
Had anal sex — $80
Lied to your mate — $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good — $25

Tally it up and Title it…”My Fine Is…”
My fine, by the way, is $105.50.

Preschool Drama

Remember I posted awhile back about Big Cubby’s favorite teacher was leaving at winter break? Well there is more drama then that now. Unrelated to the teacher leaving there is more.

On the last day of school before winter break I was waiting in the pick up line when one of the mothers asks me if Big Cubby was coming back to the school after winter break. I said yes, why and she tells me some of the moms were pulling their kids from the school. Before I could ask anymore questions the kids were let out and I had to go because I was in front of the line. All winter break we were wondering what was going on.

On Monday, the first day back when I took BC to school I noticed on the board that there were only 11 names on it. There were only 3 boys in the class including BC. The class started out with 19 kids 8 of those were boys.

I talked with one of the moms and asked what was going on. Turns out that some of the moms were concerned that the school was not teaching what they wanted the kids to learn. The teacher is behind because earlier in the school year she was dealing with fertility problems and final got pregnant. So they are behind. Still I think BC is still learning and we are working with him at home.

Oh did I mention the moms that pulled the kids were the Mommy Clique? Also one the kids pulled out was the bully? I did not realize that competition for public school kindergarten was so fierce.

Hubby and I are comfortable with our decision to keep him in the school. BC loves going and seems to like his new teacher. With a smaller class, he should learn more with more attention for him.

On the teacher that left, she liked having the kids work with worksheets and the other teacher likes hands on learning. I have to agree with the old teacher that I like worksheets better. That is why we are working on this at home.

Why does there have to be so much drama for preschool? What is this world coming to?

17 weeks

Well, it is my belly. I guess it is bigger. Here is the link to the first shot. Everything is going great and normal with the pregnancy. My blood pressure and and weight gain are on schedule. I gained 4 pounds since the last doctor's visit. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat as soon as the doctor put the dopplar on my belly. That was a huge relief because last visit it took awhile.

My next appointment is February 8 in the afternoon. I will be getting the ultrasound and we will hopefully know for sure whether it is a girl or boy.

So, everybody start making your guesses on what you think I am having. To start off, Big Cubby thinks it is a girl. It will be interesting to see what you all think.

Happy 2007

I am still here just been busy trying to get organized for 2007. Hubby has been off a few days and of course Big Cubby has been home and doesn't go back to school until Jan 8. I haven't had much time to post anything so far.

I promise after this week I will be posting more. My next doctor's appointment is Jan 8th and I will be posting an update on it and a new picture of the belly.

I hope everyone is having a good new year so far.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! I will check in with you all next week.

Upcoming Belly Shots

A few of you have requested more belly shots recently. I promise I will post many of them but the next one is not coming until after Christmas or even after my next doctor's appointment which is January 8th. I really don't think I have changed that much since the last picture.

Maybe after all the food I will eat at Christmas there will be a big change. I promise to update belly shots throughout this pregnancy even if I gain a million pounds.

Too funny

I don't normally stay up long enough to watch Saturday Night Live but this Saturday I was able to catch a few skits with Justin Timberlake as the host. The first skit with him singing about Homelessville was hilarious but this video had me laughing so hard I about fell off the couch. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. The Best Week Ever has the video so I am going to give you the link to it. If you need a good laugh here you go.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2006/12/18/icymi-dck-in-a-box/

So the story goes

Boy, this month is getting away from me. There has been so much to do it has become too stressful. Here are a few updates from the week.

Tuesday I had my doctor's appointment. I have gained 3 pounds since the last appointment. I got to hear the heartbeat which took longer to find then I would have liked but there it was beating great. I have been having muscle cramps in me upper abs and the doctor said the more pregnancies you have the more common this happens. I guess I should have exercised before this baby. It hurts a lot especially after holding Little Cubby for a period of time. This pregnancy has been rougher on me then the other two. Exhaustion, aches and pains everywhere, hormones through the roof so I cry at everything and get pissed off easily, and a lot of stress right now. Aren't you glad you are reading this?

I talked about in the last post about Big Cubby being invited to a birthday party that takes place while he is in his extension class. Well, Hubby and I decided to keep him in the class instead of going to the party. Several reasons why and you get the pleasure of reading them.

1. We just got a note saying one of the teachers is leaving the school due to conflict in teaching philosophies. This is Big Cubby's favorite teacher. She co-teaches the class and she teaches the extension class. She also has two children in the class. Her little girl is Big Cubby's best friend. I am devastated she is leaving. Big Cubby does not like the other teacher. She is kind of a bitch. So, this would be the last extension class the teacher would be teaching and we wanted BC to have that.

2. I am pissed at the mom's who planned this party for today. You see there are two extension classes one on Wednesday and one on Friday. There are more kids in the Wednesday class then Friday. I felt that they were only thinking about themselves and not being considerate that there was another class. Couldn't they have had this party on Thursday when there was no school and everybody could have attended or how about a weekend? They expected the kids to skip this class. I am sorry but we pay an extra $50 for this to help BC get ready for Kindergarten and we don't get pro rated if we miss it. We don't have that kind of money to throw away like most of the parents at this school.

3. This party is so close to Christmas that would have been a strain to buy two presents for these kids. I can barely buy gifts for my kids and my niece. Hubby and I don't even buy each other anything. Things right now are really tight.

4. This goes with number three, Big Cubby doesn't even like one of the boys who the party is for. This kid is a bully and has pushed BC down and has done other stuff to him. BC is adamant about not being around this kid. The other boy that the co-party is for BC does like but not when he is around this other kid. So I don't want to waste getting a gift for a kid that BC doesn't even like. This probably not the right attitude but this is a big world and I am not going to make BC be friends with some that he is afraid of.

So, you see I have bitched and moaned. The mom's have probably talked about me behind my back but I don't really care. The majority of them I don't have anything in common with. I am punk rock in a preppie world and I am ok with that. I have always read about mommy cliches but never had to experience that living in the city but now here in the burbs it is a real thing. I thought just being a mommy was all you needed to be in the club but that isn't the case. I wasn't popular in school and I am not now.

That is ok because I have all of you blog friends in my life and we may be all over the US but I feel like you are right here with me. Thank you for all of your support and love. You guys ROCK!

New firsts for the boys

Last Wednesday Big Cubby had his first playdate. A mom came up to me when I dropped BC off for school and wanted my phone number because her son was wanting BC to come over to play. Then she said well I know this is short notice but I am having another little boy over today if BC wanted to come. She said I was also invited and she would make lunch.

So I swallowed my no because I am not good in these situations and said yes. So after school we went over and went fairly well. They have a dog which scared BC because of being bit before by a dog but after the dog was blocked off he had fun. Each little boy wanted to play with BC. Little Cubby wasn't too bad either. We were only there for about an hour and 15 mins. Now though I am going to have to host one as courtesy and I could tell it is really a big deal and exhausting. Since the pregnancy is really hitting me hard this time I am not looking forward to it.


Other news.

Little Cubby has figured out how to climb out of his crib. It has been a blessing that his legs are short that he couldn't do this before so we could put off teaching him to sleep in a regular bed. I think we will put the crib matteress on the floor and start with that until after Christmas then get him a big boy bed. I remember hating the process of getting Big Cubby to stay in his bed. I have been dreading Little Cubby doing this for a long time. I guess it has to happen sometime since a new little one will need the crib.

Big Cubby got an invitation to a birthday party on Friday for two of the little boys in his class. It is at a bowling alley and it is right after school. This will be the first one he has ever gone to. I am a little nervous about it but I think he should go. One problem though, Big Cubby does not like one of the little boys who is having the party. The kid is kind of a bully and has done a couple of things to Big Cubby. Luckily the teacher say this and has dealt with it. I don't know how is this is going to go. Just remember something. Big Cubby has extension class on Fridays and doesn't get out until 1pm so I don't think he can go since the party starts at 11:30am. We pay extra for this so I don't want him to miss school. We will see what happens.

Wish me luck.

Week 11 Belly Shot

Well you asked for it so here it is. My first belly shot. I know I just look fat and bloated but there it is. I will post shots regularly as I get bigger.

Enjoy!

Wedding Bells

The other night Hubby asked Big Cubby how is day at school was. Big Cubby told him that he was getting married next week to a little girl in his class named Jennifer. He said that she thinks he is funny. Then he changed his mind and said he was going to marry another girl in his class named Kathleen. He said she was nice and cute.

Oh boy, has it started all ready?

Update Y'all

Ok the title stinks but Britney has been all over the news lately and plus I just watched a video of a skit on Saturday Night Live with Amy Poehler as Britney Spears. Very Funny.

I really don't have much of an update on the pregnancy. I don't have my doctor's appointment until December 12th. I can tell you that I am not as nauseous as I was. That seems to be subsiding though I am sensitive to smells so if something disgusts me I will feel sick.

I am starting to get a belly. It happened overnight. I am still really tired. By the end of the day I am exhausted. It doesn't help with a screaming two-year-old to deal with all day. That kid better get over this phase quickly. I am going insane.

I am very emotional right now. I pretty much cry at the drop of a hat. Sunday I took Big Cubby to a Christmas parade in our town and I almost started crying hearing the parade start. I am a freak.

We are dealing with the wants right now. Big Cubby has been going over and over the Toys R Us Big Book catalog and telling me everything he wants. I keep telling him he will get some things but not everything. We bought the boys a train table with all the accessories and now he tells me he wants a play kitchen. It is too late. I hope he is not disappointed. I don't think so when he see the train table.

I am all ready feeling the Christmas stress. I have a budget and I am trying not to let the pressure get to me. I hate the holiday season for this. I just want to appreciate the reason for the season.

Well, that is about it here. Will let you guys know about the doc's appointment later.