Today Allie started Preschool with her brother Timmy. Timmy did not attend preschool at the beginning of the year, but Allie really wanted to go, and since Allie was going, Timmy decided to join her once a week. They both go on Mondays from 9-11 and then on Wednesdays Allie will go and Timmy will go to tumbling instead. Allie is only 2 but she will turn 3 at the end of February, and the teacher said she could come since she does well. Have fun kids!
Well, this has been a wonderful Christmas. We did lots of family outings this week and really had a nice time. I even started feeling better by Christmas Eve so that was great!
On the 23rd we went to the Martin Christmas party at the JSMB and took the train to avoid the hassle of parking. It was fun to see cousins and have some yummy Hawaiian food. Near the end of the night Timmy was starting to melt down so we decided to try and make it on the 7:57 PM Frontrunner train but we were quickly running out of time. We got to the Salt Lake station at about 8:00 PM and surprisingly the train was still there (they only go every hour at night so we were lucky). We ran like crazy and were able to get on the train and make it home an hour earlier, yay! We weren't the only ones running like fools to make it on the train but they were nice and waited for us.
I am feeling so relieved right now! I wrote just over a week ago that I was feeling really crappy and truly, it has not really gone away. I know that I'm pregnant and it has several side effects, but I just felt like something else was going on in my body that needed to be checked out. I finally decided to go see a doctor today. My OB and regular family practice doctor were out today so I went to see another family doctor today whom I've seen before. I told him all of my crazy symptoms, upset stomach, extreme sudden urges to urinate, pain in my stomach and chest, and a general sense of uneasiness.
He of course had me tested for a urinary tract infection and it came back positive! I am so glad to know that I have something else going on in my body that can be alleviated with medication so that I can just feel better finally. I am happy to know that I won't continue to feel so terrible for the last 3 months of my pregnancy. Happy relief!!
After writing my last post about struggling with pregnancy, I decided it's time to write a positive post of the things going on my life. I have cut back on sugar and treats (in fact, I don't really have any in my house and when I want one, I can't even have one!) and feeling a bit better. I even stopped taking my Zofran pills and while I feel tired and nauseated some times, I am feeling better digestively ;) I haven't refilled my prescription so I don't even have them around for when I'm feeling weak. Going on day 3 and really not that bad!
As for my parents, I wrote back in August that they were both happy and dating other people. Well, things have changed a bit. My Dad has since stopped seeing Kari and while I'm sure he's sad, I'm not so sure they were the best couple together. It seems both of them struggled with being completely honest with each other and that is a hard way to build a relationship. On the other hand, my Mom is now engaged (as of Nov. 3) to Dennis and they are hopefully going to be married on February 5th in the SLC temple assuming my Mom and Dad's sealing can be canceled by then. If not, my Mom does not want to get married civily, she would rather wait until the sealing is canceled and then just get married once in the temple. I hope and pray that the sealing is canceled so they can go forward with their marriage plans. She will then move down to Wales, UT and live with him and his family and I will hopefully see her sometimes! It will be a 2+ hour commute each way for me to visit them, ahhhh!
I have continued teaching piano and this fall and winter I have had 4 piano students. I will download the pictures and add them to this post soon. We had a Christmas piano recital this past Monday, December 13 and it was fun to hear them play and then I played the duet Sleigh Ride with my step-cousin Shannon which is so fun to play!
We have really enjoyed having Justin around more and getting to do family things with him so often. We really enjoy going swimming with our kids, they just love going and we have such a good time. Also, a few weeks ago I told Justin he should take a half day and we should go to the Festival of Trees and he said yes and we had a fun time!
After our vacation with so much illness, we haven't had anyone sick since! I think we just have a curse when we go on vacations. Justin has the week off of work after Christmas and we will hopefully get to do some fun family things like go see a movie (probably Tangled) with our kids and help my mom get her house packed up and sorted through.
We are really excited for our busy holiday next week where we have things almost every night. On the 21st it is Justin's grandma's birthday and we will go visit her and family. On the 22nd we will go to the McMurray's and watch the Utes play in their bowl game. On the 23rd it is my mom's Martin family party at the JSMB and then walk around the lights at Temple Square. On the 24th we will go visit my Dad and have dinner with him and play some games for Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas we will play with our kids, then go to the McMurray's for breakfast, then visit my Mom and Dennis at her house and then visit my Dad or have him over Christmas afternoon/evening at our home. What a week to look forward to, it will be great!!
Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you are all doing well and feeling happy :)
I haven't posted anything in over a month, but didn't really have much to tell. However, the last week or so, I have been nauseated again and just basically worn out with no energy. My poor husband commented last night that I will likely not go to bed with him anymore until this baby comes because I am so worn out every night. Even when we do go to bed at the same time and turn on a show, I just fall asleep. As a result I haven't been saying my bedtime prayers so I need to start saying them before I get into bed!
Anyway, with it being the Christmas season I have had sooo many treats in my home, and being pregnant, I have allowed myself to indulge in them. However, I wonder if this crappy eating is contributing to the low energy levels and overall sense of yuckiness I am feeling lately. I was only taking Zofran pills every 2-3 days but lately I am taking 1-2 a day like I did at the beginning. They make me constipated which of course doesn't help in the body feeling well so I think I just need to eat better and cut back on the pills so that I feel better (crossing fingers).
I haven't wanted to say much about my pregnancy on Facebook because I have a few good friends who have lost babies and I know complaining about my pregnancy would make them say, "well, at least you are pregnant!" Yes, I know I am pregnant and it truly is a blessing that my pregnancies never have any complications but I feel like sharing some of my thoughts for those of you who read my blog. One of my friends from high school was due at the same time as me and she ended up losing a lot of her amniotic fluid at 21 weeks and when they checked the baby it was fine but she was put on strict bed rest with instructions to drink a ton. Her baby was sadly born at 22 weeks and didn't make it. I am heartbroken for her, so I will refrain from posting much about my pregnancy on Facebook for her to read.
However, I feel that this is my blog and all of you can choose whether to read this post or not :)
To top it off, I feel like I have been really busy lately. Some of it is self inflicted and I am probably just trying to go go go more than I should. I tried exercising a few weeks back but felt more drained than ever instead of feeling more energized and I was just doing basic walking exercises and only for 20-30 minutes so really not overdoing it much in my opinion. I think once choir and Christmas is over, my life will really calm down and I can rest a little more.
Also, with the way I have been feeling I feel like I should be well into the 3rd trimester to be feeling so crappy, but I still have over a week to go until I am! I am not even that big but I feel huge and uncomfortable and just wish this pregnancy had less time to go! Part of it probably has to do with the fact that I have gained more this time around (I'm almost at 30 pounds and only 26 weeks) and I only gained 30 pounds total with my last 2 kids. Because of this higher weight gain in a short amount of time, my feet hurt when I stand for a while and I just have to sit down. I can't wear any sort of heel or they hurt much worse! Luckily I haven't had any swelling yet although my wedding ring is starting to feel a little tight.
Well, I think that's about it for my feelings at this time. I think I am really going to limit sugar, go on simple easy walks with my family and see if it helps. Oh, and by the way, this has not dampened my Christmas spirit, I am very excited for all of the fun things I have coming in the next few weeks and so excited to see my kids' faces on Christmas morning, it's the best!
So, I have finally decided to post about my not so fun trip to California we took in October. Justin worked in San Bernardino the first two weeks of October so we decided to join him the 3rd week of his 4 week stint there.
We packed up and headed out on Saturday, October 16. We stopped at Timmy's soccer game first and then headed to Bountiful for a baby shower for a friend of ours. While there, Allison threw up all over Justin (luckily on linoleum floor) and we cleaned up and quickly left with a bucket for her to throw up in if she needed in the car. She also had a slight fever.
Well, she never threw up again and was feeling better by that evening when we got to Las Vegas so we took the kids to the M&M factory and had a fun time.
We woke up early Sunday and drove the rest of the way to California and checked into our extended stay hotel. It was soooo nice! A front room with complete kitchen, couch, TV, and fireplace. To the left was our own room with bathroom, and to the right was the kids room with their own bathroom also. Justin had to go to work so the kids and I went on a walk and then went to dinner with Justin. We then watched Sister Wives all evening.
On Monday it was rainy and overcast so I just took the kids to Toys R Us to look at toys and browse. Then we went to Walmart and got some groceries so we didn't eat out the whole time.
On Tuesday we were supposed to go to Sea World but it was still really rainy and cold so we decided to hold off one more day. I took the kids to a bounce house and they had fun but Allison was starting to feel more sick by the time we left. She felt a little warm but I wasn't too concerned so we just spent the afternoon at our hotel and ventured out to Walmart to buy umbrellas so we could go to Sea World on Wednesday.
On Wed. at 2 AM Allison woke up crying because her throat was hurting so bad, she couldn't talk and was burning up. I drove to CVS pharmacy and bought her a humidifier, ibuprofen, a thermometer, and sore throat suckers and left $50 poorer. The front desk didn't know if Walmart was open 24 hours so I just decided to go somewhere that was. Allison got comfortable with some Tylenol I had and went back to bed. In the morning she was still really sick and her fever was 104. I gave her ibuprofen and took her to the doctor because she had been feverish on and off since Saturday. They couldn't find anything wrong except a bad cold but put her on antibiotics because of her constant fevers although I don't think they helped at all. The ibuprofen worked wonders though because she felt much better once she took it.
At lunch on Wed. I ate at In-n-Out Burger and came home with a really bad stomach ache. I ate a hamburger and fries and the kids just had some fries and a sandwich made at the hotel. I developed the worst stomach ache and finally just let myself throw up around 5 PM and couldn't stop until 2:30 AM! We went to Denny's to get some dinner and I just stayed in the car while Justin ordered take out (soup for me) and I had to throw up in the bushes. Oh lovely! We went back to the hotel and I just laid in bed all night barely moving or I would throw up. I couldn't keep a single thing down until after midnight when I could keep water down. I tried to eat some bread at 2:30 AM but it came right back up after 2 bites.
I finally got some sleep and woke up Thursday feeling terribly drained and sore but a little better. I ate 1 banana all morning and was going to eat my Denny's soup for lunch just to find that Allison had tried to get her milk out of the fridge and spilled my soup all over. I called Justin to buy me some more soup and bring it back since it was the only thing that I felt like eating. He said he would go to Panera Bread and get me some and it sounded soooo good! Then he called to say they were sold out and I broke down and started crying. He had to go back to Denny's and get me more soup which I didn't really want and threw up the night before but at least I could stomach it. Poor Justin having to do so many things for us on this trip! We joined the hotel for a spaghetti dinner that night and I ate just a little and was able to keep it down.
On Friday I was supposed to go to Disneyland with my Mom and then drive home with her so Justin could stay and work the next week. Well, we were not feeling so hot and I was still so drained that Justin decided to take a half day and just drive home with us. Just as we were packed and ready to leave, we noticed ants all over our van! Could this trip get any worse? We told the hotel we needed to know where we could vacuum out our car and they brought out a shop vac for us to use. We drove to St. George with an occasional ant crawling on us or around us. We ate at Cracker Barrel and I didn't like my dinner so Justin was so sweet and went to Walmart and got me some cereal and milk to have instead.
We woke up on Saturday and drove the rest of the way without incident although it took until Monday morning for me to really feel back to normal.
Because Justin was home he decided to just work from Utah the next week. So the trip was really crappy but at least I had my husband home for a week before he had to go to Virginia the first week of November.
Hopefully when we take the kids next year we'll have a much better time. We are now 3 for 3 of our last vacations with sick kids, good grief! I think I'm vacationed out!
Baby BOY!! We are excited! I was expecting it to be a girl so I'm still trying to wrap my head around a little boy but I went and bought some cute little boy clothes today so that was fun and is helping me transition :)
Everything in the ultrasound went well and the due date still showed March 22 but my doctor is insistent that I leave my due date March 17 since my babies have all been over 8 pounds.
Happy news!!
