Relief!

Yesterday I had the Essure Procedure performed so we wouldn't have any more surprises. I went with this route when the doctor said it was very easy and the recovery was easy. That is all true. The hard part for me was no food or drink from midnight before the procedure. Well my time slot was almost 3pm! I did fine the only part was killing me was not drinking water. I was knocked out which I wasn't sure about but it turns out it was a great rest for me without having to really know what was going on. I have to "pump and dump" today but I have been very lucky as Tom has been sleeping through the night for about a week now. It has been wonderful!

I got all the summer clothes out of storage and the winter clothes put away. I took advantage of Matt being home in the morning to get the storage unit organized. Now I'm looking at the temps for next week and they are going to be cold! I did reserve a few long sleeve t-shirts and jeans for just in case but it may not be enough. Oh well - I'll be doing an extra load of laundry.

I hope the weather stays nice today - they are calling for rain but I'm actually considering taking the boys to watch some high school baseball at the minor league park in town.

I better go pump before everyone wakes up although it sounds like Patrick is already awake!

Things are looking up

The kids and I are feeling better. Last week was rough. Thank goodness Tom was awesome at night for me. He is slightly under the weather but hasn't had it as bad as the rest of us.

Saturday is Tom's baptism. On Sunday we had to go to the 11:30 am to present him to the community and officially name him. As we walked out the door the Deacon told Matt and I we had enough children. Nothing like being pro-life! If I was quick to think in my state of shock I would have said we aren't stopping until we get a girl ;-)

Thursday I have to go to the hospital for a preadmission check before I get "fixed". I will be relieved when this is all over.

Waiting to hear about a possible job-share at my current job. I heard from my boss today that it should be mid next week before I hear something. I was hoping it would be sooner so I can make other arrangements in the job situation but maybe something else will fall into place if the Chick-fil-a thing doesn't work out.

Sick Kids :-(

I started and I thought finished this entry yesterday but something happened and it got deleted so here goes again.

John and James are sick. John had a fever most of this week now has just a cough. James is in the fever just getting the cough stage. Patrick keeps drinking and eating their food so its a matter of time before he gets it. Tom seems to be doing ok. He is sneezing a lot but he kind of has since he has been born.

Today was a bit frustrating. John and James were pretty good minus the I don't want to clean up the toys I just dumped mom - you do it. At least they were entertained by 101 Dalmations. Patrick was the boy that almost put me over the edge. He was not into the movie unless I was in the room. Of course it is Friday and I would like to get the house cleaned up for the weekend. So if he wasn't whining when I was cleaning, he was whining when I was feeding Tom. I feel bad - I think I have a guilty Mom complex - I know he needs more attention but when I pick him up he continues to cry and pushes off of me like he wants down then when I go to put him down he becomes dead weight and wants back up. Ughh!!

I talked to my mom today. That was very helpful for a few reasons - 1) to vent 2) to reconfirm I'm not crazy and 3) to share the good news about my cousin who had her first baby early this morning.

The good news - everyone is napping, I got a nap and I also just found a good recipe for dinner next week. Something different but not difficult and the main thing - it contains all the ingredients I like.

John's birthday is Monday. I hope we get to celebrate it on Sunday with family - pending which kid still has a fever. Matt just has to find time to put the "Cars" bike together. I hope he likes it!

I wish I could get this "me" time everyday. It is nice just to surf and not have to worry about anything. I should check my email for my virtual assistant job to see if there is anything I need to respond to. I also found out that things are in process to see if I can go back to my old job part time / time share. I think that would be best. Ideally I would only like to work 2 days a week, but I think I need to work 3 to make it worth while. 2 days would be perfect because I could still feel like a stay at home mom but get out at the same time. The only hard part next is finding someone who is reasonable that can watch the kids and then I will need to see if our friends will be will to shuttle the kids around for school and swim lessons. Chick-fil-a is opening up in Willoughby. I was considering working for them as they have Sunday's off. I hope that window doesn't close before I get an answer from Pfizer. God is taking care of me so far - I have to continue to have faith.