Weekly Ramblings...

Hello Ladies! I am sorry that I have become such a sporadic journaler…but it seems that just about everyone has except for Kelley and Sara. They are pretty faithful. The rest of us….not so much! When I was working, it was easier for me to journal every day. Now, I just can’t seem to find the time to sit down and tell you about all the exciting stuff that is happening in our lives. That was dripping with sarcasm, by the way. It isn’t because there is so much excitement, that is for sure!!!!

Let’s see….the girls and I are starting to get into a bit of a routine. Not bad…since this has been my first week with them! But next week will be totally different….so I am not getting too excited! But anyways, it was a good week…I can totally do the “mother of three” thing. It is a bit hectic at times…and I feel like all of them are a bit cheated at times….but I am doing the best I can. I-Man probably gets the best “Mommy time” when he gets home from school because I put FAB down for a nap as soon as we get him home and Baby sleeps a lot, so he and I have been playing games and stuff for a bit in the afternoon. FAB is just so moody…you never know if it is going to be a good day with her or a temperamental one. She is certainly a DIVA. And Baby…what can I say? She is starting to be awake more…which is fun. I just feel bad for her because with the other two, I had more time to just sit and hold them….well, she doesn’t get that as much. But she is doing great. She still only wakes up like once a night! It is wonderful! At the doctor on Monday, he told me that I should really not let her go more than 4 hours at night without eating. So, I should wake her up to feed her. I said “Ok” to him…but inside I was laughing and saying “Yeah Right! I am not going to wake her up!” I mean, she is healthy…she was 8 pounds 12 ounces on Monday…so more than her birth weight by 2 weeks…..and she is my 3rd kid! If she was my first…or maybe even my second, I might wake her up. But not this time! I know she is doing fine….she is just letting Mommy sleep! What a good baby! Seriously, we fed her at 9:30 or 10:00 last night….she didn’t wake up to eat until 5:00 AM. It was HEAVENLY. And then she went back to sleep and the other two didn’t wake up until 8:00..but let us sleep until 9:00…so it is great. I really cannot complain about that! So different than I-Man or FAB ever were!!!!

FAB got over her cold…although she still has a runny nose….we all do, except for Hubby. Yep, even Baby. She is “snorty” as we call her right now because she snorts a lot. Boy does she hate that nasal aspirator! But then, I wouldn’t like it very much either! Bless her heart. Her eyes are watery and her nose is stuffy…but other than that, she doesn’t seem much worse for the wear. Hopefully that continues. I am feeling fine…..still taking some pain meds, but slowly coming off of them.

Umm…what else happened this week? Umm…well, I am the home room mom for I-Man’s class. His Halloween Party is on Tuesday. Well…..it has been like PULLING TEETH to get parents to call me back to commit to sending items in with their kids and the Mom that I was supposed to recruit to be at the party with me….well, she took over 2 weeks to call me back and then told me that she couldn’t do it. Well, of course then it was too late to find another Mom to do it….so I am making Hubby do it with me. We are going to take the girls to my Aunt’s house for a few hours and he is doing the Halloween Party with me. That should be interesting! So, luckily there are only 2 more parties this year….but the kicker is that these parents actually SIGNED UP to bring items or to attend the parties….but now they won’t even call me back! Talk about frustrating!!!!

Umm…I have been shopping a lot this week. I just needed to get out of the house! Monday, we all (yep…all 5 of us!) went to The Children’s Place and got lots of clothes for the kids (5 long-sleeved shirts for I-Man, 3 long-sleeved body-suits for FAB and a Halloween costume for FAB) all for $60! I LOVE that place. Then on Wednesday, Hubby kept the Girls and I had lunch with KK. That was wonderful!!! I miss her so much! There is so much going on at work….we had a great lunch! Then on Thursday, I took both girls to Old Time Pottery and Hancock Fabrics. Oh, and we had lunch at Chick-f-Le. That was fun! FAB got to play while I fed Baby….and I talked to a few other Moms. We are going to do that more often! Then Friday night, the girls and I went to the Mall! FAB did great…and Baby slept the whole time! So, I am SO thankful for the double stroller that my mom got me. It is GREAT! OH…and we went for several walks this week with it too. I just NEED to get out of the house every day or I will go crazy!

Umm….today, FIL called and wanted to come over….well, Hubby wasn’t here, but I said okay anyways. I am glad I did…we actually had a nice visit…he and his wife and me. The kids actually all did pretty good with them too. Hubby came home while they were still here….so it was nice. Guess what….totally not related, but Hubby told me today that his mom has already told him that we don’t need to worry about doing anything with her on Christmas Day because she is going out of town with her boyfriend, to his family. Interesting. Well, that makes things easier for us….but I hate it for his sisters. We are going to invite them to do something with us….I feel bad for them! And I told Hubby that I don’t ever want her to throw anything about how much time we spend with my family on the holidays if she is going to go away with her boyfriend. She never ceases to amaze me.

Umm…well, I have the best Hubby in the world. When I was at lunch with KK, she mentioned that she and two of my other friends from work are going to Belterra (a nice hotel and casino) on Sunday and staying overnight and then coming back on Monday. Well, I just mentioned it to Hubby when I got home and he told me that I should go. He then figured out all the details of the kids and everything and kept insisting that I should go because I need a little “me” time and I don’t get to do anything like this ever…so I feel a bit like a bad Mom for leaving my 3 week old baby….and all three kids with my Hubby….but I am going! So, we are leaving tomorrow at 2:30 and will be home on Monday afternoon. I am REALLY looking forward to it! I know we will have a blast! We won’t get much sleep…but we will have fun! I also know that I will worry about the kids and Hubby…..but I do need this little break….and Hubby insisted!!!!

Well, I better get off here and go check on dinner. I have been making dinner nearly every night this week! I think Hubby is getting used to it! I keep telling him that if I can go back to work part-time, I could cook dinner every night! I am still working on him about that. Actually, KK told me that I should propose a “flexible schedule” to my boss….tell him that I will work 7:00 – 2:00 in the office and then be hooked up at home from 3:00 – 5:00. That way I am still full-time, but I am also able to pick up I-Man every day from school. We’ll see. My work is pretty big on “flexible scheduling”…but who knows what Stinky Pete will say.

Well, I will talk to you all later! I hope I win lots of money at the casino….but really, how much can you win on nickel slot machines? LOL Love and prayers to all!!!!