First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for Z and S. Z is in 2nd grade and S is in Kindergarten. I made scones for breakfast shaped like a Z and a S then we got ready. R surprised Z with a new cool bike for his first day of school. Z picked it out the other day at the bike shop and Z went and picked it up last night. Z was so happy to see his new yellow and black bike. R also took the training wheels off S's bike and she rode with the help of her dad. Then R rode his bike with Z and S was in the trailer to school.

I picked S up from kindergarten at 10:50am and by noon she was sound asleep on the couch taking a nap. I only wish I got a nap with her.

Z rode his new bike home from school. Bless his heart, it's a bit uphill and did it all. We stopped at the church for snowcones with the primary.

First Day of Soccer for S

Today was S's first soccer game. She was so excited all day and put her uniform on about 2 hours before the game. Less than five minutes into the game she was tired and hot and just walked off the field to come sit by me. Her next turn in she did better and stayed her whole five minutes.

Family Visit

My sister Katie and her daughter Mariah from Colorado are coming to visit today through Sunday. My kids are so excited to see Mariah and their other cousins from Logan and my dad are coming to stay as well. We will have a full house and of course it's not clean. We'll probably just hang out, swim, eat and maybe do some shopping. We've tried to talk Katie into moving closer but they really like Steamboat Springs and are afraid the Mormons will knock on their door day and night.

New Calling

I was called as a Mia Maid Advisor in Young Women's. This past Sunday was my first time in Young Women's. I am really nervous about this calling. This past two years I have been on the Activity Committee but this Young Women's calling is my first real calling. One of the other advisors called and asked if I would teach her lesson over Labor Day weekend and I of course said yes. Again, I am so nervous and I'm not going to wait until the last minute to plan my lesson like I would probably normally do. I'm hoping that Sunday that R doens't have to work so he can keep A for me otherwise I will have to take her and make the best of it.

When the sister in the ward callled to see if I could teach for her she congratulated me on my new pregnancy. I had to tell her about my miscarriage and it was really difficult. I really haven't had to tell very many people, my sister called and told the family and R told our co-workers. I just wish I hadn't told anyone I was pregnant so I didn't have to go into the miscarriage and get sad.

I can't beleive my two kids start school in a week. They posted the class lists today. S will have the same kindergarten teacher that Z had and she will be in the morning class. I think morning will be better for her because she still likes naps and I have a feeling that for a while she will want and need a nap. I don't know very much about Z's 2nd grade teacher. I'm not looking forward to school starting, I want to keep the kids home with me forever but they are excited.

A's 9 month Check-Up

A had her 9 month check-up yesterday. Her stats follow:

Weight: 18 lb 6 oz (35%)

Lenght: 28 in (53%)

She is doing good, getting over an awful cold. Her weight was in the 56% at her 6 month check-up so I think with her crawling around and moving she is thining out.

Birthday Bowling Party

We had a bowling birthday party for S on Saturday. I thought for sure she would want a gymnastics party, but she wanted bowling. I'm so glad I picked the package that handled everything even the candles because I didn't have to worry about a thing. The few friends her age in our ward were not in town so it was just a few cousins and friends but she still have a great time.

Our Weekend

Friday was S's birthday and she turned 5. My sister and her family came down from Logan and we went to Lagoon until early afternoon. We came home and the kids swam for a few hours until it started to rain. R called to surprise us with a room at the Marriott Downtown that night so we could watch the Key Bank building go down at 6:30am Saturday morning. We packed up for the night and went downtown. After checking into our room we started to walk to Gateway but it was farther than my sister (who is pregnant and was very hungry) wanted to do so we turned around and we to the Olive Garden that was just two blocks away. We had a yummy dinner with very overactive kids. When we left the Olive Garden it had started raining and of course we weren't prepared enough to have umbrellas and I didn't even have a blanket for the baby so we had to run 2 blocks back to the hotel in the rain. Actually my neice had her favorite Pooh Blankie that is threadbare and scary looking and she reluntantly let the baby use it to cover up. We were quiet the sight when we returned to the hotel. The girls were looking forward to watching High School Musical 2 but the hotel didn't have disney channel and since it was 11:00pm we called it a night. We had two families crammed in the hotel the adults had the two beds and the kids were all on the floor.

The alarm went off at 5:30am and we hit snooze a few times before getting up to see the Key Bank building come down. I think my neice actually slept through it. R almost missed the building coming down. He was going between our room (where we had a good view) and the 15th floor lobby where our boss, his family and the hotel operations manager (who gave us the room) were. He stepped of the elevator walked to the window and the explosives went off so he didn't get it on camera like he had planned. It shook the whole building and was cool to watch. This cloud of dust blew over the city and we couldn't see anything for a while until it setteled. They closed off downtown until about 10:30am so they could clean everything up.

S had her bowling birthday party at 11:30am so after a yummy breakfast buffet we headed home to get ready for her birthday party.

Happy 5th Birthday S!

Thursday

Isn't this a cute picture of Z, A and Binks? Binks is kissing Z and A is laughing and drooling. I am amazed at how Binks is so good with A. He lets her climb all over him and pull his beard and ears and never even nips at her.

Tuesday night R did take Z and his cousin to an Orem Olz baseball game. The owner of the team gave R some free tickets. They chose Z for some field entertainment between ingings. He had to race the team mascott (an owl) around the bases, Z started at home plate and the owl started at first base. Even though Z ran so fast the owl was beating him until he ran to outfield and started messing with the players. R said one of the players tripped the owl and he fell and his owl head fell off LOL! Of course Z beat the owl to home plate and won a backback full of Neways products. He was pretty happy with himself and had a great time. I wish R had thought to take the camera or even the video camera so I could have seen the race with the owl.

The two kids have been with Grandma up at her timeshare in Snowbird and they are coming home tonight. I've missed them and the house has been so quiet. I'm hoping tonight we can tell them about the baby and I'm praying we can explain it in a way they understand and don't get to upset.

I know it's weird that my pregnancy ticker is still up but I'm not quiet ready to get rid of it. Maybe there is something wrong with me but I will induldge myself for a little while until I'm ready to let it go.

Tomorrow is S's 5th birthday. We are going to Lagoon with her cousins for the day. She is so excited for her bowling party on Saturday. I hope I get lots of pictures of her and the kids for the next few days.

New Van

I didn't share R's fun surprise for me a few weeks back. I found out I was pregnant July 24th and right away I told R that I would need a bigger car. I said by March we will need a van for me because although I could fit all the kids in my Volvo I wouldn't be able to fit the stroller which would be a necessity. A week later (Thursday, August 2nd) he drove home a gray Honda Odessy and parked it in front of the neighbors house. We stood outside talking for about 15 minutes and I didn't notice it until he started making comments about me not noticing so I looked around for something different. I noticed the gray van but didn't pay attention to it at first and then I looked at the license plate. He had transfered my Volvo's license plate 8COWIFE to the van so I finally saw his surprise. He had bought it on ebay before I had told him I was pregnant which I found kinda funny and the shipping company had just delivered it that day. The van is really nice. It's a 2004 and it has a DVD player for the kids and they know how to work it more than I do. I love all the extra room! It's defiantly a keeper.

No more pregnancy

The nurse called me back this afternoon and told me my hcg levels had dropped so I am going to miscarry. I'm still bleeding alot but I haven't miscarried yet.

Monday Musings

Still no news on my hcg levels. The nurse called me today to say they won't have my results from today blood draw until tomorrow. I am still bleeding, alot so I told the nurse that I just want to know what's happening. Waiting is not something I am good at. I feel like I have put some of my "life things" on hold until I know what is going on. With all this bleeding I think I am going to miscarry and I'm not sure how we are going to explain it to the kids. I think next time we get pregnant I will wait a while before I tell anyone.

S turns 5 on Friday and I am just barely starting to plan her birthday party. Why do I wait until the last minute to do things??? I thought she would like a gymnastics party at Flips but she wants a bowling party. There are not many kids her age in our neighborhood so there won't be very many kids and of course her cousins with come. I'm not even sure what to get her for her gift from R and I.

A slept horribly last night. Because she tossed and turned she kept me up and I am exhausted today. This morning she woke up with a really runny nose so I think she was having a difficult time breathing last night. I pray tonight she sleeps better. I have been giving her infant cold tyenol so I hope it helps. I think she may be cutting a new tooth.

I think tomorrow night R may take Z to an Orem Olz baseball game. He has been transporting the owner of the team who invited R to come see and game with the family. I don't think S will sit through the entire game and I know A would not so R and Z can make it a date night. Z will have so much fun.

Saturday Worries

There hasn't been much change today. I am still bleeding. It hasn't let up since my doctor visit yesterday. It's so discouraging and I'm trying not to let it get to me. I keep thinking if I lose this baby I'll be okay and I know I will but it makes me sad. I wasn't super excited about this pregnancy at first so I feel awful. I just expecting to get pregnant this soon so it was taking me a little time to adjust to it. I feel guilty for not being more excited. Here I am talking negative about this pregnancy when I don't even know what will happen. I do wish that I knew. I'm just bleeding but I'm not cramping.

Household Schedule

This past week on our Mormon Mommies Message Board someone asked about everyone's house cleaning routine. After responding that I don't have a routine I vowed to make one this week. I went back to some of my FlyLady notes and put the following together:

Basic Weekly Plan

Monday:

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Clean Bathroom (Scrub the tub, Sweep & Mop the floor, Scrub the toilet & sink)
• Water Plants

Tuesday

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Laundry
• Weekly Home Blessing (Toss old magazines and mail, Empty all the trash, Sweep and Mop the Kitchen, Living Room & Hallway, Clean mirrors and doors, Dust, Vacuum Bedrooms)
• Work on menus & grocery list for next week

Wednesday

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Zone Clean
• Clean out Refrigerator
• Wipe down Kitchen Appliances

Thursday

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Errand Day (Library, Post Office, Buy gifts & cards)
• Grocery Day
  

Friday

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Laundry
• Weekly Home Blessing (Toss old magazines and mail, Empty all the trash, Sweep and Mop the Kitchen, Living Room & Hallway, Clean mirrors and doors, Dust, Vacuum Bedrooms)
  

Saturday

• Clean Kitchen (Wash & Put away dishes, Clean kitchen counter)
• Laundry: Bed Lines & Towels
• Clean out car
  

Monthly:
Wash Rugs
Clean Walls & Baseboards
Clean Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinets
Clean Laundry Room

I am also working on a schedule for the kids since school will be starting in a few weeks. School starting makes me want to get organized especially since I know we will be super busy.

Also, I am setting up a Central Intelligence Notebook to be near the kitchen phone with Telephone Logs, Emergeny Phone Numbers, Weekly Planning Sheets, Household Sheets and Membership Directories.

Friday Continued

I'm glad I was able to see my doctor although I still don't know for sure what is happening. She did a vaginal ultrasound (I'm 7 weeks) and she had a hard time finding the baby. She finally said either I am miscarrying or the sac is so small that I'm not as far along as I thought. She sent me to the lab for a blood test to test my hcg levels and then I will retest again Monday morning. Hopefully she'll have the results before she leaves for girl's camp Monday afternoon. If my levels go up I'm still pregnant and if they drop I'm not.

Since my doctor's appointment I have been bleeding more and more. I don't know if it's from the irration from the ultrasound or if something else is happening. The waiting is the worst part. I want answers now.

I'm also still anxiously awaiting news on the 6 miners in Emery County. I hope to hear good news when the drill breaks through.

Friday Worries

I was frustrated by last night. I called the doctor's office yesterday afternoon to see if I could come in for an earlier appointment since I'm still bleeding. I rescheduled for a week and a half away because the doctor is going out of town. It just felt like they weren't as concerned as I was. I called the ER and was told to follow my doctor's advice but my question for the ER is what they would do if anything if I decided to come to the ER. I decided I would wait until today and see how I was doing. My sister and a friend advised me to go to the ER but I didn't feel like it was urgent enough.

This morning I was just spoting and it was darker in color so I decided to just wait it out. A half hour ago the nurse from my doctor's office called to see how I was doing. She said I could just wait for my appointment on the 21st or they could try to get me in this afternooon or Monday. Someone else had just cancelled for today at 3:30pm so I took that appointment. The doctor will just do a quick ulatrasound to give me some peace of mind. I'm nervous about going in but I'm so happy the doctor's office called to check up on me. R is going to run home from work and watch the kids while I go in quickly.

Thursday Things

I was up early this morning doing work while the kids slept. A was a stinker last night because she was up like every hour crying a little. I don't know what was wrong but when she doesn't sleep good neither do I.

I started bleeding about 9:00am so I called the doctor's office and talked to the nurse. She said I may be having a miscarriage and if I'm not cramping that I could start soon. She told me what to expect as far as a miscarriage goes. I finally asked what I should do and she said there's not much to do but wait and see. It's been 2 1/2 hours and I'm not bleeding as heavy and I don't have cramps so maybe it's nothing, but the waiting is hard. I don't like how the nurse just gave me the worst case when she wasn't sure what was wrong. I'll just keep waiting and hopefully it will just go away.

Tuesday

The kids and I just returned from playgroup. Only one other mom came with her kids but Z and S both had someone to play with so they were happy. I was happy to have another mom to visit with. A didn't take her morning nap so she went down right after I fed her lunch and I am hoping to join her for a power nap.

I talked to my dad yesterday about the Crandall Canyon Mine Collaspe (http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6561735) down home and asked if any of our family was affected. Dad said his cousin is one of the miners that is trapped. Isn't that awful? I can't imagine how difficult this would be for the families just waiting for news and not knowing for sure if their loved ones were alive. I have been glued to the TV watching the news for any updates and I thought is was discouraging this morning to hear that it will take at least 3 days before they can get close enough to the miners to know anything.

I haven't told very many people about my pregnancy but R has told everyone. I have received mixed reactions and it's not fun to hear people ask how old A is and how old she will be when this baby comes. I am already scared to death and I dont' need others scaring me even more. As time goes on I'm sure I will be more excited but right now, even though I've known for two weeks, I am still in shock.

Roller Skating

Happy Birthday Sammi! We went to Logan for Sammi's party on Saturday. Z had been complaining for a few days that he didn't want to go because it was a roller skating party and he couldn't roller skate and didn't want the other kids laughing at him. I tried to explain that many of the kids wouldn't be able to skate but it woudl be fun to give it a try. He kept fighting with me but finally changed his attitude about going to the party. When we got there he tried the roller blades and did okay. He wanted to try the roller skates but after two mintues in them he decided they were harder and changed back into roller blades. Z and R spend quite a bit of time skating and having fun. S only skated for a few minutes and then went to the soft play area to play with the other kids. Z asked me yesterday if we could go roller skating again soon because he had so much fun.