33 Weeks

I went to the doctor yesterday. I'm still low on iron, but everything else is just fine. I have to go again in two weeks, then the week after that I will have my final sonogram. Hopefully that will verify that it is still a little girl, so we don't have to change names and start buying boy things. :)
I need to get things in order for the baby's arrival. I have yet to begin doing so. I need to get a car seat and stuff. I have so much to do lately, I feel quite overwhelmed. Homeschooling two and going to school myself is just wiping me out. That and the fact that I am STILL having trouble sleeping. At least the girls' birthday party is over now. They had a blast. Well, at least Hannah did. She loves skating so much. She skated until the rink closed. So, did Abigail. Lily says that she had a good time, but she wouldn't skate. She knows how because she skates all around the house. I think all the people had her a little scared that they would run over her. Even Tim skated for a while with Hannah. He seemed to have a pretty good time too. All in all it was a good party. I will be posting pictures of the party on my picture site under the links section of this one. Check it out, if you like. :)

Lately, I have been experiencing the usual late pregnancy symptoms. Extremely uncomfortable as far as my belly goes. I can't go 10 minutes without going to pee. Also, lately my emotions are CRAZY! I don't remember being so emotional at this time with Hannah or Lily. Maybe I was, but I don't remember. I cry at everything! It sucks. I have contractions all the time, especially when I walk a little. They are very painful too. I know my contractions with Hannah and Lily were not this painful. I can continue walking when I have one and I have to breathe through it. The good thing is that I only have about 7 more weeks to go! It is just going by too fast. :)

Update

Look at the ticker! My time is running out. I'm starting to get nervous now. I am in my 8th month already! What happened?!

I'm still having trouble sleeping. I thought I found the solution to my sleeping and RLS problems. I was low on iron, so I started taking more iron. Well, it helped the RLS, but the insomnia continues. I don't know what my problem is.

Hannah is sick today. She has a very bad sore throat and a fever. She scared me earlier because she looked dazed and confused. I think it might have been from the fever. Lord, I hope I don't get it or Lily. Their birthday is next weekend and I have a cake order to fill next week as well. I pray that she gets well soon. She did nothing but lay in my chair all day. Very unusual for her even when she is sick. Needless to say we took a sick day from school today.

I just have to mention how much I am enjoying teaching this year. I LOVE it! I can not see myself doing anything else. Both of the girls amaze me everyday. Especially Lily lately. She is progressing so much. I can't believe it. Hannah's reading skills are impressive too. I love homeschooling. I can't say it enough. I wish everyone could understand the joys and advantages of homeschooling. Especially people in my family. I feel so much like I am being judged because of my choices. Maybe one day they will see.

Venting

I can not sleep! I don't know what the problem is exactly. Although, I have counted a range from 6-8 times per night I have to get up and go pee, it is not the only thing keeping me from sleeping. I just can't sleep. I lay there all night wishing I could sleep and turning from side to side in agonizing pain from my back (God forbid I lay on my back - I might kill the baby) with no sleep to come. It is hampering everything in my life. I am so tired throughout the rest of the day, I am hardly able to accomplish the girls' school lessons. At least I am getting that done though. My school work has definitely been put on a short hold because of this. Oh, I need some sleep! I feel worthless and exhausted.

Here is some fun news:
Hannah pierced her ears! Also, she lost another tooth. My baby is growing up way too fast! Lily is loving ballet. She goes right in with the other girls without one problem and only cries because it is time to go home. You can't say my children have a problem with socialization. They love people and feel comfortable in any sort of company.

Can you say Global Warming? That is what Hannah and I have been discussing since it has been so dangerously hot lately. She wants to know why a lot people have been passing out and dying from the heat. Tim almost passed out at work the other day. That is all we need, is for him to have a heat stroke. Why do I have to be pregnant in the hottest part of the year every time?! OK, I'll quit complaining for now. Maybe I will get some sleep tonight and feel better in the morning.

Thrid Trimester

I can not believe that I am in my third trimester already! It is going by way too fast. I'm sure I won't be saying that when I'm nine months and counting down the days. I remember how uncomfortable I was with my previous pregnancies at that time. I already have to pee every five minutes, but I still think that it is going by way too fast. I'm not sure if I'm ready. :) What are three girls going to be like? I wonder if Lily is going to adapt as well as Hannah did when she was born. Somehow I don't think so, but she could surprise me. Hannah has always been Mommy's little helper and just loved having a baby sister. She never showed any amount of jealousy after Lily was born. I hope Lily will be that way too. They are so totally different, though. I scares me to think about her being jealous with her temper.



I had a doctor's appointment today. Everything went well. All was in check accept for my iron. It was a little low. He still does not measure me. I wonder why. Maybe since this is my third and everything else is ok, he doesn't worry much about anything. I thought today he would say that next time I will have to drink that awful gluclose drink, but he did not mention anything, so I didn't either. >;-P I hate doing that. I have to go back in three weeks and after that I have to go every other week. I told you, it is zooming by. Before you know it, Jade will be here keeping me up all night. Like she doesn't do already. I think I have to get up about 20 times through the night to pee, plus I think I have a slight case of RLS. Sleep is not an option. The only time I get a really good sleep is when I stay up all day/all night and then sleep the next night. I sleep pretty deep then, but I don't think that is very healthy. Anyway, there is not much else going on, except me trying to get my school work done before the end of my term which is coming up at the end of the month. Also, trying to get Hannah's work together for the next school year. Lily wants to do work too now, so I'm putting together some pre-k activities for her as well.



Time just goes by too fast all together. I guess when you have so many jobs to fulfill, there is never any spare time to be bored with and watch go by. Let's see... My job positions: Mom, maid, short order cook, baker/decorator, student, teacher, and coming soon lactator. LOL All of which are full-time except for the baker/decorator. I have been turning down orders lately because I don't have enough time to fulfill them. I'm sure I left out some job positions... oh yeah, secretary for Tim and and finance business manager(whatever you want to call the person who keeps up with all the funds and writes payroll checks.) And I'm sure I could go on all day, but I would not trade any of them. I love my jobs. :)

The Name Game

After much deliberation, Tim and I have finally agreed upon a name for our new little girl.

Jade Marie Casey ♥

Jade was the only name that we both liked equally. Marie is a family name on Tim's side of the family. I think Marie is a very pretty feminine name as well.
Finally, I get to quit looking through all of those dang baby name books and websites! :0) It is hard to pick out a third girl's name. I was getting frustrated.
At least now we are very happy with our choice.

I am now 25 weeks! Only 14 more weeks to go. It is going by way too fast. We have been talking about building on another room to our house. One good thing about her being a girl is that we don't have to rush and start building. The girls can share a room for a little while. Although, Hannah has been complaining that she wants her own room lately. Maybe we can have another room within the next couple of years. :0)

It's A Girl!

Finally, today I went and had a sonogram done. We found out that we are having another girl. I couldn't belive it! Lily was right all along. I didn't have one of those fancy new 4-d ultrasounds done, but I did get some pictures. Here is what I thought was the best one:


You can see her little profile and her arm and hand above her face. Anyone have any name suggestions?

Forgive me if there is typos in this post because I can barely see the screen because of my pink eye.

Wits End

Oh my goodness! I rescheduled my sonogram for yesterday at 9am, right? Well, Tim took off to go and we took the girls with us to find out what the baby is, only to find out that the sonogram lady did not show up! They even made me wait an hour before telling me! I had to wait over there for two hours just for a measurement and to listen to the heartbeat as usual. It is ridiculous. They knew she was not there when I showed up. They could have told me when I walked in so that I could reschedule, yet again. Oh, I was so mad that I was in tears when I left. Anyway, I rescheduled the sonogram for next Tuesday at 2pm. That way, if she doesn't show up they will have plenty of time to call me and Tim won't have to miss very much work. Oh I am so fed up with this mess. I wish I had my old doctor. they never canceled my appointments, much less at the last minute. Anyway, I'm finally gaining some weight. According to the doctors scales I gained 3lbs. in the last month. I have a feeling that this baby is bigger than what the average is at 23 weeks. My height of fundus is larger and the kicks are so strong that they hurt. If it is not bigger then it is definitely stronger than my other two when they were in the womb. Oh, and it kicks when it hears noises also. Hannah was just a singing really loud yesterday and every time it she got to certain part in the song I felt a kick. LOL It was funny. Hannah said he must not like it and started singing louder. LOL She is calling it a He even though we do not know yet. She is determined it is a boy and Lily is determined it is a girl. They argue all the time about it. I thought I was going to settle that argument for sure this week, but I guess it will have to go on for another week. :)