Today Allie got her stitches out and I told her she needed to be brave. The nurse came in and removed them although one had some skin/scab over it so it took a little tugging to get it out. After she was done, she started laughing. I asked what was funny and she looked at me and said, "Mom, I was so brave, it didn't even hurt!" She is so sweet!
This past week has been full of good things and only one downside. First of all, my Mom got her sealing cancellation from my Dad and was able to call and schedule her wedding for February 5th in the Salt Lake Temple, as planned. She was not sure if it would come through in time to plan her wedding for the 5th but it came 2 weeks before. Not a lot of time to plan a wedding, but still fun to see it happen. We are having a bridal shower for her on Saturday just for fun and to get her some new things for her new home down in Wales, UT. I'm excited to attend their wedding!
Next, Allie asked to put on underwear last Friday so I decided to try some potty training. For the first few days, we had to really set timers and make sure she went every 30-60 minutes. She was dry all day on Friday and Saturday. Then on Sunday I heard some noises that I prefer to not hear when she was wearing underwear so I went to investigate. I found her on the potty going poopy all by herself, I was so proud! Then a half hour later she had an accident so I knew she wasn't quite there yet. Then on Monday she was dry the whole day and even went poopy again by herself in the potty.
Now on to Tuesday. I was talking on the phone with my Mom about wedding stuff when Allie came in with a bloody cheek, just under her eye. I got off the phone and found out my kids were fighting over her pillow pet and according to Tim, she was going to hurt him with pillow pet so he pulled it away from her and she fell and hit her face on my nightstand. The cut looked deeper than normal so I called the doctor's office to see what to do. They said to come in and have the triage nurse check it out and then if she needed stitches, we would need to go to the ER and have them do it since it was so close to her eye. I packed up what I figured we would need for a possible 2-3 hour outing complete with snacks, puzzles, coloring books etc.
We got to the doctor's office and the nurse checked it out and confirmed that she did need stitches since the wound was staying open but thankfully, not super deep. They decided to go ahead and stitch it there at the office and called us back immediately. They cleaned the wound and then we had to wait for 20-30 minutes for the doctor to come in. He came in, they numbed it with several pokes in the wound (the hardest part!) and then gave her 3 stitches. She was very tense during the stitches but stayed still, poor girl. It was hard but not too terrible. We were out the door within an hour which I thought was great for needing stitches.
Allison LOVES her pillow pet! I don't think any child has ever loved their pillow pet as much as my daughter loves hers. She takes it with her everywhere and gives it kisses and snuggles on a regular basis. It needs to be washed every few weeks in order to improve it's mangy appearance but truly, the washings don't help much because it is mauled all the time. The tail is starting to break off and there is a little hole on the top of its head and she blames both of those on me, who knows why? :)
She treats her pillow pet like a doll and I will find it snuggled in blankets in her bed or in the doll bed she got for Christmas. She has even called it her sister and she definitely has a lot of love for her favorite stuffed animal, the pink and purple unicorn.
I took some pictures of her with her pillow pet as well as a video and here they are for your viewing pleasure.
This morning I wanted to write a post thanking my friends who have helped me out so much recently. I had to go in on Monday and take a 3 hour glucose test to determine if I have gestational diabetes (I don't, thank goodness!) and I had some friends/neighbors who helped me out. My neighbor Sarah allowed me to bring my kids over early to preschool so I could get to the test by 9 AM and then my neighbor Leann watched the kids after preschool until I finished up and made it home around 12:30.
Then, because the test was so stressful and worrisome to me, along with Allison not sleeping well, my immune system has broken down a little and my small cold has turned into a full blown sinus infection. I made a doctor's appt this morning to see my family doctor at 11:15 and my friend Sarah once again offered to watch my kids while I go to the doctor since the appt is between preschool times, what a sweetheart! Then I called my other neighbor Leann to see if she could take Timmy to tumbling along with her son and then take Tim over to Sarah's afterwards so that I can stay home and rest and she said she would. Not only that, she has offered to bring me dinner tonight, wow!
With Justin being gone to Alabama for 10 days and my Mom working full-time, these friends have really stepped up to show true friendship. I hope I can repay it in the future when I am feeling better :)
I just have to mention that I have another friend Jenni who is always willing to swap babysitting with me and that is fabulous! I love it when friends and neighbors are willing to share the burden of motherhood a little and allow us all to have little breaks now and again.
We have decided as a family that our #1 goal this year will be to read the Book of Mormon each night to our children. I'm almost ashamed to admit that we have never done scriptures and prayers with our children aside from the occasional reading during FHE. We have the family prayer part down, we just need to add the scripture study. So far, we are 3 for 3 nights as of Sunday night when they challenged the primary children to read with their families or on their own every day and gave them a chart to mark off. Timmy didn't bring home a chart yet, but we started just the same.
Here's to a great year!
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!
