Welcome Bug #3

Welcome bug number 3!!  Our little munchkin was born today at 1:32 am, he weighed in at 9lbs 10ozs and was 20 inches long.  So maybe I should say welcome to our BIG little munchkin!  We are doing well and looking forward to heading home!

Looking Forward

There are so many things that I am looking forward to:

1.  Having a potty trained bug number 2
2.  Having a yard...preferably with a fence
3.  Not living on the 2nd story
4.  Not bringing groceries up a flight of stairs
5.  Not being preggers (especially in this heat! yikes!)
6.  Having a wardrobe that 1. I like 2. Consists of more that 10 pieces
7.  Fall and fall things and cool weather
8.  Going to the bathroom by myself

But the reality is that is not my life right now.  Bug number 2 is struggling with potty training.  I am struggling with patience with him.  We don't have a yard, in fact we have a parking lot.  Lame.  Our outside time consists of chalk and bubbles, and walking to the playground or going somewhere else to play.  Won't it be nice to just walk outside and play.  I think so.  We live in a second story condo that we are renting.  (We were 'supposed' to be here for a year max, just passed 2 years here).  I have to bring the groceries up stairs because you have to go upstairs when you get here.  I am preggers and nothing fits well anymore, and after wearing the same clothes for 3 pregnancies in less than 4 years you really start to hate them...REALLY HATE them!  It is not fall or cool but that is coming soon! Yay!  And I probably will never be able to pee by myself in any amount of foreseeable future.

But that is okay.  Right?!  It is okay.  It is okay that things are a little out of control and not exactly how I would have envisioned them.   God is good and bigger than my list (which could have gone on WAY past 8, but I felt the need to stop at some point).  I guess it comes down to choosing to be content with some of the things that are happening in life and trusting that God's plans are perfect.  That's the hard part huh?  Choosing and trusting.  It is much easier to complain and wallow in yuckiness.  I want to cling to God's promises but it isn't always easy.  God will work things out for the good.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28

I don't think that I was in Paradise today.  

Anemia

My liquid iron from Germany!  

So the results are in and I am freakin' anemic.  I have the worst case that my doc has ever seen!  Awesome.  Go big or go home....that's the way I roll.  Oh goodness.  At least that I know what is going on and it is a pretty easy fix...lots o' iron.  Which by the way spinach it not a good source of.  I know, I thought that it was too.  Apparently it has calcium in it and calcium blocks the absorption of iron.  Who knew.  Vitamin C on the other had helps with the absorption of iron.  So I am taking my special liquid iron from Germany with Orange Juice.  As long as I don't go into labor tomorrow or have some sort of freak cooking accident I should be okay.  Otherwise I will need a blood transfusion!  Yikes!  I told you it was bad.  

When it rains, it pours

So this week has not been my favorite.  I have been feeling yucky during this pregnancy (worse than normal) so after a quick call to my doc on Monday, followed by a not so quick visit that night.  I could have some yucky problems.
My options:  1.  preeclampsia  2.  pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) or 3. anemia

Since I am slightly anemic and my levels were low when I had my glucose test, they think that is the cuplrit behind my wonky vision and extreme exhaustion.  Tuesday I had to go in to have blood work done, to test it all.  The lab was closed Monday night, bummer.  So another trip to the doc was needed.  Bug number 1 woke up with PINK EYE on Tuesday morning!  Are you kidding me?!  Thankfully my pediatrician called in a prescription for me.  I just couldn't make it to one more appointment.  Today I had had to say goodbye to Rocket.  Rocket is our van.  Bug number 1 named him.  Rocket got hit a while ago at the Farmer's Market and he is getting fixed!  Yay!  But no van, in fact no vehicle for the day.  Goodness.  It has been a long week and it is only Wednesday!

Cloth Diapers

So I am thinking about cloth diapering with Bug number 3.  I feel a little, okay a lot overwhelmed just thinking about it.  I don't want my house to smell like pee!  But I really, really, really  like the idea of NOT spending 40 bucks (min) a month on diapers and being more eco-friendly.  I am just starting to look into good websites and options for cloth diapers.  Some helpful resources:

http://www.theclothdiaperwhisperer.com/

http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/

http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/howto.htm


This is just the beginning of my research.  Hopefully I can make some good choices after I wig out a bit with all the info floating through my brain!!

Summer Heat

Argh!  This summer has been a hot one!  Yuck and it is just getting started.  I feel like we completely missed spring.  The wonderful time when everything is in bloom and pretty and hanging outdoors is enjoyable versus miserable.  You think that I would be able to handle the heat a wee bit better, since I did live in South Florida for almost 4 year.  But not so much.  Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am preggers and don't have warm weather clothing that fits right now! 

The Happiest Place on Earth...

Okay maybe not.  We recently made the trek down to Florida and headed to Disney.  Since we are from Florida,  we were making our 2 week trip down to visit family and we were offered a Disney trip at the end of it.  Not such a great choice.  We had a great time visiting with family and we got to relax and hang out, well worth the 2 day drive there.  Disney, not so much.  It probably didn't help that being in the middle of the first trimester I was sick as a dog and puking my brains out.  Nothing like walking around all day to make you feel great.  Bug number 1 also smashed her face, literally, on a glass dining room table 5 minutes after we arrived in our hotel.   Needless to say her trip was pretty much over then.  Both kids were super excited to meet Minnie and Mickey the next day.  At least that made up for bug #1's major injury. 

Honestly the kids were a little bit young (#1-2 1/2yrs, #2-17mo) and trying to cram in Disney at the end of a two week vacation was a little much.  Next time we are going to make a special trip just to Disney and make sure that everybody can walk on their own and I don't want to be pregnant during the trip.  All in all, a  lesson well learned. 

Baby on Board!

Preggos with bug #3!!  Woo-hoo!