Wisdom from my walk

I think I may ban myself from doing the grocery shopping. Granted I have been very good about buying only foods that are on special, well usually, and I have been saving us a great deal on groceries compared to how I used to shop. BUT…today it was almost lunch time when I went and I mostly went so I could get more cheese since thats been a main staple in my diet lately and we’re going through it like crazy and I figured we’d have grilled cheese for lunch…until I went into the pasta aisle and saw half price noodles and tomato alfredo sauce! mmmm! I havent had that in a long time! So needless to say today I am making myself that for lunch! We like to put imitation crab meat, which was also on sale this week, in it. caleb ate a whole thing full of imitation crab meat by himself! goodness! the boy has expensive taste, just like his mommy! Caleb and i have eaten out several times during the week this week mostly because nothing at home sounded good to me! I know I need to cut that out, but now that I’ve restocked up on stuff I”ll eat we should be good to go! So today Dean is eating out for lunch and we are eating in, as he’s been a good boy and packed a lunch all week! well gotta go finish my yummy lunch!

I have been putting off finding a preschool program for Caleb because I was worried he wouldnt be potty trained. After these last few weeks of him successfully going on the potty I wondered if he’d be able to attend any preschools in the area. I knew I was cutting it short on time but thought it wouldnt hurt to try. So earlier this week I called the one co-op in our area to find out if they had openings. I was told they’d call me after Wednesday as they were waiting for someone to let them know so they werent sure they had an opening or not. this evening I got the call, a set of triplets dropped out of the program so we got a spot! I was intent on only sending him to a co-op so I could be a part of the process and plus I loved teaching pre-school and it’ll be good to have to be in the classroom a few times a month as I do miss working! They even have a system set us so once I have the baby that I can pay $10 a class to have someone watch the baby while I help out in the classroom. Not too bad of a deal! I only have to help out two days out of the month so thats not too expensive after I have the baby. Caleb will be attending a Tues. & Thurs. morning 3 year old pre-school program starting in September! I couldnt be happier. If it wasnt a co-op I’d probably wait to send him til next year, but since I can be there twice a month I feel like I can still be a part of seeing him learning there. not to mention I’d rather him get used to it before the baby arrives.

we finally got Caleb to eat some food, he hadnt eaten anything in 24 hours except for a milkshake, until dinner tonight! Dean forced some orajel onto his aching gums and that seemed to help him eat better. but he is still quite whiny and will out of nowhere scream about his teeth hurting! I think I liked him teething as a baby better, we hardly knew when he was cutting teeth as a baby. Now he makes it well known that he’s miserable, just like a man!

Teething. Everything I’ve read online saids kids should have all of their teeth by age 3. Yesterday Caleb turned three and apparently is just now cutting his molars. He’s been in immense pain and making sure we know about it. This morning he told me he needs to go to the doctor. I think I’m going to at least call and see if they think he needs seen. I am hoping it’s just cutting teeth and not a cavity thing, and it’s almost a sure thing it’s a tooth coming in as he’s got all the symptoms of it and theres a small ridge you can feel where the tooth should be coming in. This is soo hard! this morning I was thinking, great just when I thought we’d be done w/ teething til our next son has to deal w/ it but this happens. I am so worried about Caleb. he’s a miserable little boy today and it doesnt help that my head is still killing me. Lets hope the dr can help us out!!

I’ve been wanting to get Caleb a comforter for his new big boy bed and today I hit a great sale at JCPenneys. I got this twin comforter in blue for only $17.99! the sham to match was only $8.99! It’s going to look so good in his room! I also got him a 4 peice set of pj’s for only $5! what a deal! they are having a great sale, things are up to 70% off! I went to look for maternity clothes but found none that fit or that I liked. I”m still able to wear my own clothes but my shirts are getting tighter and my belly is starting to pop out. The maternity clothes I already have are too huge to wear. so I guess I”ll wait a week or two more so the maternity clothes fit better. I hate being in an in-between size!

Today my wonderful little son turns 3!!! I am a proud momma today as he’s mostly potty trained and 3 weeks ago I thought he’d never be out of diapers! We’ve gone a week and a half w/out a poopy accident, but he still sometimes wets his pull up when we are out and about or he’s too busy playing w/ friends. But all in all I’m a happy momma! Our little boy likes to talk like he’s a big boy and constantly amazes me with the things he says. Three years ago today we were waiting his arrival, as he arrived at 11:45 pm! today as I feel Baby Boy B kicking inside of me I am full of awe that we have been blessed w/ such a wonderful boy already and that God has gifted us w/ a chance to raise another little boy in our family! The mix of pregnancy hormones and mommy feelings over my sons birthday, I’m on the verge of tears! I have been counting my blessings so much these last few weeks, and my sons are truly a blessing, as is my wonderful hubby who takes care of us all! Today as we celebrate the life of our little boy I eagerly await the day when we can celebrate Baby Boy B’s “birth” day! I know it’s a few months away but days like today make me wish it was sooner! But it’s still pretty cool to remember back to when Caleb was the baby in my belly and see how different and better our life has been since Caleb came into our lives.

I didnt sleep much at all last night and convinced my sweet hubby to stay home a little so I could rest and some annoying neighbor decided to have music blaring all morning long! i was so grouchy I almost called the cops to complain about the noise level! So needless to say I didnt get sleep and my child chooses today to tell me he doesnt like me, over and over again! I wanted Dean to stay home all day but no such luck. Dont know what my body is doing but it fails to notice that this is week 23 of pregnancy, I should NOT be throwing up every day or feeling so tired!!! But I should be grateful I’ve had a good month of no headaches until this weekend and hoping they go away soon!

Sorry no pics up yet, mostly because I feel so crappy. Everyone keeps asking how I’m feeling and I just say Pregnant. I hate having to say I feel horrible, but these last few days have been rough again. Next week I have my 24 week ob appt and another u/s and I’m hoping I can hold out that long w/ this headaches and throwing up w/out having to call the dr for advice. My bp was doing good but I worry w/ the way I’m feeling if it’s creeping up. well speaking of bp going up, my son is making a huge mess and driving me batty today! I think he knows I feel bad and tends to take advantage of that by acting up…blah!

Today we had family and friends over to celebrate Caleb’s 3rd birthday. After enjoying a morning of morning sickness (i’ll leave out the details of the time actually spent over the toilet), I managed to actually have little to do to prepare for the party, seems being overly organized makes things a lot easier. The kids enjoyed a Bob the Builder and a game similar to pin the tail on the donkey but where you try to put Bob’s wrench on his tool belt, way too cute! On Friday I spent time making sure the playroom was neat and organized but it went unused as the kids spent most of the time outside enjoying the unseasonably cool weather. They never even stepped foot in the playroom, I find that hilarious! Needless to say they had a ball running around outside. I equipped them w/ lots of energy after they enjoyed tons of candy from the pinata!

Hoping to get pics up tomorrow at the earliest. But overall the day was great. My feet are aching and swollen and my back is hurting too, so aside from being pregnant I feel great! It’s always a great to host a party w/ 5 kids that all get along. Not one incident of fighting! Almost too perfect! We were missing a few guests due to illness so that was a bummer but we still had a full house. I wish everyone had been here but we didnt invite as many people as we have in the past mostly due to finances, our own being slim and even less after the party today so we had a drastically lower amt of guests than we have for Caleb’s previous b-day parties. I dont know how I’ll pull off a b-day party after another child, these things are so expensive and time consuming to prepare for! at least I have a year to figure out how to manage two kids and party planning!

baby boy B is making his prescence well known to me. Every day his kicks get more and more impressive, as his growth is making the size of my baby belly more massive! I love to feel his kicks I just wish when I was ready for bed he’d let me sleep! It’s getting very hard to sleep at night w/ the baby’s kicks keeping me up; and getting and staying comfy is getting harder every day. Last night I got a great night’s sleep but mostly because I ran myself til I was exhausted and for once fell asleep easily and stayed that way til morning. I’m hoping it wasnt because for once it wasnt hot and humid because I dont think this unseasonably cool weather will last long. I have a feeling after our long busy day today I’ll sleep well again, and maybe if I get a few good nights sleep my body will cooperate and my mornings will get easier. promise to get b-day party pics up soon! just not too soon!