3 months ago
Monday, May 09, 2005
Being Sick is Stinky
I’m sick. It’s not fun.
I started not feeling very well Wednesday morning – sore throat, head stuffy, kind of achy. But not that big a deal (didn’t even mention it at our doctor’s appointment in the morning!). Wednesday night I was feeling worse and had a horrible time sleeping. I ended up going to work at 6 am on Thursday morning since I figured if I wasn’t sleeping and felt bad I might as well be at work and feeling bad. I went through about half a box of Kleenex by noon though, and couldn’t go 10 minutes without wanting to put my head down and rest. I finally packed it in early in the afternoon and went home. We skipped our childbirth class on Thursday night I was feeling so bad! Friday I ended up calling in sick, sounding like a duck, feeling worse, and now coughing on top of everything else. I took three naps on Friday and that seemed to help a little. I had so much to do though that I felt guilty sleeping. I cleaned the bathrooms after my 11 am to 1 pm nap, but then I had to take another nap after that since it made me so tired. :)
Saturday when I woke up I thought I felt a lot better. Until I was actually vertical for about 5 minutes. Then my nose started running and I started hacking up my lungs like crazy. And my coughs hurt my chest really bad. Jon and I had breakfast and then he insisted that I take a nap (didn’t have to twist my arm too badly) while he did work around the house. I would get up every once in a while and putter around picking up the house or doing little things, but I got tired so quickly it was ridiculous. I ended up taking naps all Saturday too, and single-handedly supporting the Kleenex and tea industries.
I felt a lot better on Sunday and we had a good Mother’s Day, and I’m feeling even better today. I’m still blowing my nose and coughing, but not as much, and I have a lot more energy. I’m hoping to get over this quickly though so I can get back to being able to do things to get ready for the baby. It’s very frustrating to have a long list of things to do and not have the energy to do them. Being sick is stinky.
I started not feeling very well Wednesday morning – sore throat, head stuffy, kind of achy. But not that big a deal (didn’t even mention it at our doctor’s appointment in the morning!). Wednesday night I was feeling worse and had a horrible time sleeping. I ended up going to work at 6 am on Thursday morning since I figured if I wasn’t sleeping and felt bad I might as well be at work and feeling bad. I went through about half a box of Kleenex by noon though, and couldn’t go 10 minutes without wanting to put my head down and rest. I finally packed it in early in the afternoon and went home. We skipped our childbirth class on Thursday night I was feeling so bad! Friday I ended up calling in sick, sounding like a duck, feeling worse, and now coughing on top of everything else. I took three naps on Friday and that seemed to help a little. I had so much to do though that I felt guilty sleeping. I cleaned the bathrooms after my 11 am to 1 pm nap, but then I had to take another nap after that since it made me so tired. :)
Saturday when I woke up I thought I felt a lot better. Until I was actually vertical for about 5 minutes. Then my nose started running and I started hacking up my lungs like crazy. And my coughs hurt my chest really bad. Jon and I had breakfast and then he insisted that I take a nap (didn’t have to twist my arm too badly) while he did work around the house. I would get up every once in a while and putter around picking up the house or doing little things, but I got tired so quickly it was ridiculous. I ended up taking naps all Saturday too, and single-handedly supporting the Kleenex and tea industries.
I felt a lot better on Sunday and we had a good Mother’s Day, and I’m feeling even better today. I’m still blowing my nose and coughing, but not as much, and I have a lot more energy. I’m hoping to get over this quickly though so I can get back to being able to do things to get ready for the baby. It’s very frustrating to have a long list of things to do and not have the energy to do them. Being sick is stinky.
Babies babies everywhere!
My two cousins who were due with babies before me both had their babies last week! On the same day! And the same first name! Isn’t that adorable? I think that’s really cute. They don’t live in the same city (not even in the same state even) so it’s not like the babies will be around each other constantly and it would be strange. Instead they will have a special second cousin who they will share a birthday and name with. I think that’s neat. And both are adorable and look so little in the pictures their parents sent of them in their car seats. :)
Of course, now it’s hitting me that all the people “ahead” of me to have babies have now had them. That puts me and Jon next in line. Hmm. Not quite ready for that. I’m not sure we thought this whole “baby” thing through completely. We’re due in only 4 weeks! I’m hoping Elijah pushes that back to more like 6 and doesn’t decide to make it 2 instead. I still need to pack my bags for the hospital, wash his clothes, wash his sheets for the crib, finish decorating the nursery, etc. Keep cooking, little boy, your mom is a procrastinator and needs more time! :)
Of course, now it’s hitting me that all the people “ahead” of me to have babies have now had them. That puts me and Jon next in line. Hmm. Not quite ready for that. I’m not sure we thought this whole “baby” thing through completely. We’re due in only 4 weeks! I’m hoping Elijah pushes that back to more like 6 and doesn’t decide to make it 2 instead. I still need to pack my bags for the hospital, wash his clothes, wash his sheets for the crib, finish decorating the nursery, etc. Keep cooking, little boy, your mom is a procrastinator and needs more time! :)
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Girls’ weekend (and Elijah tagged along too of course!)
This past weekend was a girls' outing weekend for myself, my mom, my sister-in-laws, and my sister-in-law’s mothers (did that make sense?). We headed to Chicago to see the exhibit of Jacquelyn Kennedy’s dresses that was at the Field Museum. And we did a little (okay a lot!!) of shopping! :)
The exhibit was really excellent and well done. I’m younger and didn’t realize how colorful the clothes were that Jackie wore – all the TV clips I’ve seen of her from that time are in black and white so I never knew how beautiful her clothes really were. They were gorgeous and such beautiful fabrics and shades. It was very interesting to read some of her personal memos and notes as well -- to see her perspective on things, the fight she went through to restore the White House, and the little details she needed to be aware of and handle everyday being the President’s wife. It really gave me an insight in to how pressure-filled her life was. I don’t know how she did it – it certainly wouldn’t be a job that I would be up for. The only downside to the exhibit was that there was a ton of people inside at one time (even with timed tickets and limited entry) so we were always fighting to see and read the signs and were on our feet so long walking around the exhibit. My feet were killing me by the time we got done at the museum and we hadn’t even started shopping yet! It couldn’t believe how quickly I got tired and felt worn-out.
We had a hotel one block off the Magnificent Mile and I’m so glad we decided to stay in Chicago on Saturday night instead of heading back out into the ‘burbs. Thanks to that brilliant idea by my sister-in-law Jill, :) after the museum and lunch we were able to head to the hotel and check in and rest for about an hour. Then we headed out to shop and look around. I’d never really walked around much of the north end of the Magnificent Mile, so it was fun to check things out. Plus we found some clearance sales at Baby Gap and Gymboree and I got the cutest little outfits! We walked and walked and walked and had such a good time! Then we ate at The Cheesecake Factory (mmmm) and took cheesecake slices back to our room and played cards. :)
Sunday we headed to the outlet mall – sales, baby clothes, more walking! We got some great deals, but man I was tired by the end of the day. And we still had to drive home! I had such a wonderful weekend but I think I should have rested more. At the time I was caught up in all the excitement and fun and just kept going. I don’t want to make it seem like all the girls just kept pushing me to keep going or anything – I did rest and sit quite a bit – but looking back I should have rested more. When I got home and all the excitement wore off I couldn’t believe how much my hips and legs and back hurt. I had such a great weekend though -- I’ve just learned that I need to take it a bit easier from now on!
The exhibit was really excellent and well done. I’m younger and didn’t realize how colorful the clothes were that Jackie wore – all the TV clips I’ve seen of her from that time are in black and white so I never knew how beautiful her clothes really were. They were gorgeous and such beautiful fabrics and shades. It was very interesting to read some of her personal memos and notes as well -- to see her perspective on things, the fight she went through to restore the White House, and the little details she needed to be aware of and handle everyday being the President’s wife. It really gave me an insight in to how pressure-filled her life was. I don’t know how she did it – it certainly wouldn’t be a job that I would be up for. The only downside to the exhibit was that there was a ton of people inside at one time (even with timed tickets and limited entry) so we were always fighting to see and read the signs and were on our feet so long walking around the exhibit. My feet were killing me by the time we got done at the museum and we hadn’t even started shopping yet! It couldn’t believe how quickly I got tired and felt worn-out.
We had a hotel one block off the Magnificent Mile and I’m so glad we decided to stay in Chicago on Saturday night instead of heading back out into the ‘burbs. Thanks to that brilliant idea by my sister-in-law Jill, :) after the museum and lunch we were able to head to the hotel and check in and rest for about an hour. Then we headed out to shop and look around. I’d never really walked around much of the north end of the Magnificent Mile, so it was fun to check things out. Plus we found some clearance sales at Baby Gap and Gymboree and I got the cutest little outfits! We walked and walked and walked and had such a good time! Then we ate at The Cheesecake Factory (mmmm) and took cheesecake slices back to our room and played cards. :)
Sunday we headed to the outlet mall – sales, baby clothes, more walking! We got some great deals, but man I was tired by the end of the day. And we still had to drive home! I had such a wonderful weekend but I think I should have rested more. At the time I was caught up in all the excitement and fun and just kept going. I don’t want to make it seem like all the girls just kept pushing me to keep going or anything – I did rest and sit quite a bit – but looking back I should have rested more. When I got home and all the excitement wore off I couldn’t believe how much my hips and legs and back hurt. I had such a great weekend though -- I’ve just learned that I need to take it a bit easier from now on!
Nursery Painted!
At long last we finally have the nursery painted! For a while I was getting afraid that we would be painting the room as I went into labor, but we finally finished painting last week, so that’s a load off my mind!
I really like the color of the room – we painted it “Sea Sprite” blue, in an eggshell finish. It looks really nice with the bedding and the crib. It took almost two gallons to do the room though, which was surprising (it’s not really a very big room). I think because it was the first time the room had ever really been painted (other than when the builders painted it the first time) it really sucked up the paint!
The only thing I’m a little disappointed in is the baseboards. I normally don’t tape the baseboards off and prefer to do my cutting in without tape, but I knew I would get tired much easier than before so was afraid of having to take so much time and be meticulous in painting near the baseboards. So I gave in and taped the baseboards off – and some of the paint got under the tape and made the boards messier than I would have liked. I’m still deciding whether to paint over them or just leave it. Jon says to leave it since I’m the only one who will ever notice (there are no major spills onto the baseboards, just minor ones that bug me).
We had contemplated painting stripes in the same color, just a glossy finish (so there would be matte and then glossy sections). I don’t think we’re going to do that now though. The room isn’t that big and doesn’t have that much open wall space to even show off the stripes. Plus, I’m tired. And our due date is only 5 weeks away and we have so much other stuff to do. I don’t think it would be worth it. We’ll have to see. I keep going back and forth on that too!
Next step is to figure out what to do about curtains and window coverings. We took down the horrible roller shade that was in the room and kept falling down and gouging the window sill. But now the room seems so bright! We need something to block some of the light out. Also we need curtains -- the ones that match our bedding set are way too expensive so I’m thinking about making some myself (and by “myself” I mean asking my mother-in-law to help sew them, hehe). :) There’s a lot to do in the next few weeks, I better stop taking naps and get working!
I really like the color of the room – we painted it “Sea Sprite” blue, in an eggshell finish. It looks really nice with the bedding and the crib. It took almost two gallons to do the room though, which was surprising (it’s not really a very big room). I think because it was the first time the room had ever really been painted (other than when the builders painted it the first time) it really sucked up the paint!
The only thing I’m a little disappointed in is the baseboards. I normally don’t tape the baseboards off and prefer to do my cutting in without tape, but I knew I would get tired much easier than before so was afraid of having to take so much time and be meticulous in painting near the baseboards. So I gave in and taped the baseboards off – and some of the paint got under the tape and made the boards messier than I would have liked. I’m still deciding whether to paint over them or just leave it. Jon says to leave it since I’m the only one who will ever notice (there are no major spills onto the baseboards, just minor ones that bug me).
We had contemplated painting stripes in the same color, just a glossy finish (so there would be matte and then glossy sections). I don’t think we’re going to do that now though. The room isn’t that big and doesn’t have that much open wall space to even show off the stripes. Plus, I’m tired. And our due date is only 5 weeks away and we have so much other stuff to do. I don’t think it would be worth it. We’ll have to see. I keep going back and forth on that too!
Next step is to figure out what to do about curtains and window coverings. We took down the horrible roller shade that was in the room and kept falling down and gouging the window sill. But now the room seems so bright! We need something to block some of the light out. Also we need curtains -- the ones that match our bedding set are way too expensive so I’m thinking about making some myself (and by “myself” I mean asking my mother-in-law to help sew them, hehe). :) There’s a lot to do in the next few weeks, I better stop taking naps and get working!
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