I won't try to catch up, but here is an update...

Tuesday night/Wednesday morning turned into an exciting time!

After I had my ultrasound and non stress test Tuesday morning, Dr Combs said my blood pressure was up a bit for the second week in a row, so to think seriously about being induced Thursday morning. I went and got some lunch, and spent the afternoon working on making up my mind and got a massage to help my shoulders and back which were all cramped up. We all had dinner, pretty much decided to go ahead with the induction, and I tried to go to bed about 9:30. I had been having cramping since my exam, so it was difficult getting comfortable. I started feeling contractions about 11:10, got out of bed to sit in the recliner, then moved to the office and started timing them about 11:40 and realized they were only about 3.5 minutes apart. Paul got awakened at that point and started making all the necessary phone calls to get someone to care for Brigit and our doula enroute from Santa Fe. I got in the shower and had a few more challenging, but not horrible contractions. Paul called labor and delivery to alert them while I had about 3 more contractions on top of each other trying to get clothes on in the bedroom. At this point I was telling Paul I couldn't do this, because all the "medical personnel" contacted kept insisting that there was at least an hour of time available and to just take it easy and those contractions were starting to get painful. That was about 12:10 am...

I made it out to the living room, checking that our doula and child care were enroute had one excruciating contraction while on the phone with the doula, when she said get to the hospital now. The next contraction was seconds later, had a LOT of pressure and out came Adrianna Renee to the living room floor. She was quickly scooped up and wrapped in a towel as Daddy called 911 to get some HELP! the ambulance arrived within just a few minutes (nice thing about small towns...) and scooped us up and delivered us to the hospital. Everyone was pronounced healthy (Though Daddy wouldn't let anyone check his blood pressure for some reason.... :) and we are now home resting up.

Dr Combs came in to check everything and said that if I really hadn't wanted to be induced I just had to say so ;)

Okay, Okay, I know, I have been bad about posting...

But, then I have an excuse. I am 13 weeks pregnant and horribly sick because my lovely two year old decided to share her croup....

ciao for now!

Stranger in a Strange Town

Almost Halloween

Well, October is creeping by, so I thought I would update a bit. There isn't much of anything happening, so there isn't much to update. Miss B is getting bigger and more opinionated. She likes watching Muppets, Doggy Movie (Lady & the Tramp) and Cinderella. Occasionally she will drift from those to Monsters, Inc and really enjoys watching the "Monsters". She is getting ready for her first Halloween that she will actually participate in. She is going to be "Boo" from Monsters, Inc... she is working on saying Mike Wazowski just like Book does in the movie.

Anyway, ciao for now!

A

what a month!

September was a blur! Miss B decided that sleeping was not a fun activity and that she was not going to do it without a fight and without waking up several times a night. Her reflux was getting much worse also. After about 2 months of that, I managed to come up with a correlation... just before she stopped sleeping well, her Zantac was changed from the name brand to the generic. I know, I know, it isn't supposed to make a difference, but apparently she is very sensitive. After getting the name brand back on Thursday (Sept 27) she has slept for 3 nights! I know, it isn't much, but after over 2 months, 3 nights is MAGIC!

~A

Turning 2 is FUN! and exhausting

Once I was finished with Accounting class the three of us packed up the van and headed south. We paused at Target for more school supplies for mommy (too much math for the cell phone calculator!) and at the Verizon Wireless store for a new cell phone for mommy (too much antenna being used to grab mommy's phone and steal it!) then we went and found Miss Kim's "new" abode in Albuquerque and dashed to Texas Roadhouse for dinner....NUMMY. After a flying stop at Toy's R Us to pick up B's birthday presents and a bedside rail to help keep her in bed and we were off to the Isotopes park to watch the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA Affiliate of the Florida Marlins) and Memphis Red Birds (AAA Affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals) square off. The game was good, the company was great (thank you again Larry for the Orbit and t-shirt for Miss B) and the girl was having fun. Miss B had 1 helmet of Dippin Dots, and fell asleep somewhere in the 6th inning. We passed her up and down the row a bit then decided that since it was already 10 pm, and the Topes were up by 7 at the 7th inning stretch, it was time to head down the road. Paul didn't want to see how they could blow that lead and lose the game ;). When we finally arrived home at midnight, it was still 73*. We all crashed into bed quickly though, with only a minor wake up in the middle of the night by Miss B.

Today we spent between mommy doing homework and all three of us re-doing Miss B's room in honor of being a 'big girl'. About a month ago she decided she was "DONE" sleeping in her crib, and started climbing out of it. We tried doing the conversion to a toddler bed, and with us sleeping on the floor next to her were able to get two nights of sleep that way. SO, we have been making do with her sleeping on the queen sized bed that was in her room for guests. Today we removed the queen sized bed, converted the toddler bed to a full sized bed and re-arranged everything.

What a busy weekend! Hope yours was GREAT!

~A

Too Much Is Never Enough?

I have several loved ones concerned that I am crazy. Why? Is it because of some weird rituals I go through before crossing the threshold of the house? Is it because of washing my hands 320 times a day? No, it is because on top of all my other commitments - Husband, Daughter, work full time, president of Embroiderers Guild of America Chapter and soon to be Associate Matron of Order of Eastern Star Chapter, I have taken on Graduate School. Today I start the classes to elevate me to an MBA. The next two semesters is going to be the 'crunch' time for me, I have 2 prerequisite/leveling classes to take (Finance and Calculus) and the GMAT to take (Yikes!!). Once those three things are accomplished, I am planning to 'take it easy' with just two classes per semester. Time will tell how many of the County employees that have chosen to pursue this will complete it, I just hope I am one of them!