Sleep

Where out thou oh fair-weathered friend????

It is no secret that sleep and I are BFF's! Seriously, when asked what my 3 favorite pasttimes are I always say, 1) trying new restaurants, 2) watching a movie, and 3) SLEEPING!

I even bet that if there was a sleeping competition, I could give some narcaleptics a good run for their money!! At least that was true pre kiddies. Even after the boys were born, I could still hang with the best sleepers out there.. I just didn't have much opportunity to show off my "skillzz!" Nowadays, I'm lucky if I get more than 5 hours each night. Ummmm, yes, I said 5 hours!!! I've been averaging closer to 3-4 hours and I gotta say - it's killing me!!! UGGHHH!

This has not been an easy pregnancy but we're getting through it. Sometimes I joke that "Little Girl (or LG)" doesn't really care for me just yet. I mean, it did take me a few months to even acknowledge her forthcoming presence. I'm fully on board now, and truly excited to add some estrogen to the house - but uhhh, I think she still holds a bit of a grudge.

So, she's making me pay for it in the most painful way possible - taking away one of my greatest joys. Dreamland. Mr. Sandman's paradise. Stupor-burg. Sleep de Ville. Whatever cute name you want to give, please just send it my way. Man, I miss my sleep.

And the further along I get in the pregnancy, the worse it gets! Ahhhh, that can't be. I'm only 26 weeks along.... does that mean I'll only be getting a mere 30 minutes by my 35th week??? Say it ain't so.

Along with the insomnia, I am also suffering from terrible migraines. There are days when I just want to gouge out my eyeballs to internally massage my brain. Yes, it's that bad!
Then, on top of that I still have some back/neck pain from the accident last month

I'm broken. Far more fragile then I once thought.
So, with all these aches and pains, my OB AND my PCP have prescribed me some "very effective" LEGAL drugs to ease my suffering. And they're supposed to be super safe with baby in tow. I've taken them together, I've taken them separately, I've taken the maximum dosage, I've taken the minimum dosage.... uhhh, yeah, the whole thing is hit or miss. One day 2 weeks ago I actually slept for 11 hours!!!! Yes, 11 hours! You'd need both hands and a toe to count that high! That was so a one time thing, but wooo hooo for drugs! (this blog is soooo not a PSA so keep your expectations low please).


Anyway..

a whole lot of nothing has been said. I guess that's how blogs come out when one is soooo sleep deprived. It's amazing I can still function. And you know what's funny - I'm pretty sure I'll get more sleep AFTER LG makes her debut. I bet she'll be a GREAT sleeper and I'll be back to at least 7-8 hours each night. Plus... hubby is gonna have night detail every now and then so I can sleep. (I can dream can't I!)


Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming....

Fantastico!

(this pic is a little shadow-y, but I love it!)


Our long weekend was muy fantastico! How was yours?
We went up the NJT (NJ Turnpike for those of you not familiar) to pay a visit to my dear old dad (verrry old! ha!) and my lovely mom. Seriously, what a great time!!

The boys (true to form) did NOT want to leave!!!! We literally had to drag them out of the house kicking and screaming.
So, what made the weekend so grand? I got to sleep my little heart out. Nothing like being able to sleep uninteruppted for once. or twice.

Actually, that's not true. On Sunday morning, Jordan came into our room and woke me up. BUT, he just came in because he was "trying to find MomB and Dadu." He didn't even want us!! Score! I got to go back to sleep....

I also got to see my friend Z. We've been friends since 1984... she's dope. We are very different, but I think that's why we get along so well... we complement each other.
So, she's due with her second baby boy at the end of June. She's super prego! She's getting ready to move too, so she has tons on her plate. It was great seeing her though. All the boys got to play together, which was hilarious! I wish we lived closer so they could play together more often, but she's not trying to move to Philly and I can't afford to move back to Jersey! We've all seen this right.... Well, we don't live that large (not yet anyway), but North Jersey (where I'm from) is just too expensive.

ANYWAY....

The boys had a great time too. They got to wear down their grandparents and just "wow" them with their intelligence and boundless energy. oh yeah, and their complete disregard for authority.

a little see-saw time...

a little baseball time...

SWWIIINNNG Jordie!


Jordie running the bases (WITH the bat!)

Dadu running the bases. Run, Dadu, Run!

And I gotta say it was nice to have all my boys together all at the same time. I'm just sorry I didn't get a good shot of my brother.... Next time. Here are my other 4 boys though!

Since the month is quickly coming to a close, we decided to do May's dinner and a movie while on our trip. This month's feature, Bolt. Jordan saw this in the movies, so he was really excited to see it again! (or so we thought).

The boys getting ready to watch our movie

We ate our dinner first, then all gathered in the den (me, Ty, the boys, MomB and Dadu too). The movie started, we watched. The doorbell rang, it took 3 people to answer the door (2 under 3 feet tall).

It was Uncle Aych! So long Bolt.

My big brother came in toting bags like he was Santa Claus or something. Since he didn't get to see Jordie on his birthday, he didn't dare enter the house empty-handed. Jordie got the obligatory pajamas (for some reason, he ALWAYS needs pj's), and he got him this and this. Jordie loves Little People and he loves animals - so this gift was PERFECT! Of course with new toys, or any toys for that matter, we must reinforce the principle of sharing. Jordie let Aaron play with 2 of the animals. One for each hand. Isn't he generous!! LOL

So, all in all, the weekend was a success! No major attitudes, not too many tears, good weather, good company.... what more could I ask for?

Ohhhh, that's right! A blog post wouldn't be complete without some some mention of an ailment. I was fine the whole weekend... until I woke up Monday morning. I woke up feeling dehydrated and hung over. I spent the next 5 hours spilling my guts from the upshoot and the downspout - if you get my drift! *wink* Since then, I feel super nauseous each time I eat... no matter what I eat. Not sure what kind of bug I have, but I'd like him to vacate the premises... asap!

Wake Up!

I've been asleep for the last week or so.
I am soooo unbelievably tired!
I wish I could blame it on sleep deprivation in the past, but alas, I cannot.
I know, I should try a multivitamin.

Can I please tell you how tired I've been????
Like, soooooooo tired!

Last night, towards the end of dinner.. I informed my dear Jordie that since Mommy was so tired that we'd all be going to bed a bit earlier than usual. Since Daddy had class and wouldn't be around for bedtime duty... I knew I had to work fast before I finally zonked out on the stairs.

The evening progressed rather smoothly. The boys didn't protest too much. Thank goodness.
We finished dinner, washed little faces and hands, had potty time, changed diapers, put on pj's...
Then Jordie asked me if they could go downstairs to play for a bit. I politely informed him that that was an impossibility due to the aforementioned fatigue.

He then asked me if I could just lay on the couch while he and Aaron played.

Something about his last statement made me go hmmmmmm. It wasn't so much what he said, but how he said it!! LOL Like, "Mom, all you do is lay on the couch these days anyway... can't you just lay there onnnneeee morrrrre night so we can play???!?!?!!" The difference is... Daddy is usually there to keep a watchful eye for when I finally doze off.

Don't worry, I'll get it together! One of these days my body will recognize that it's spring... and I'll have all types of energy!

oh btw... I did end up letting the boys play for an additional 30 minutes. I'm some kind of pushover.... they're just too cute!

p.s. please keep my dear Mommom in prayer. she had to have an intestinal procedure done today so she's recovering in the hospital. thanks much!

Wait a minutes!!!

I have a sorority meeting in the morning.
While I'm not the secretary, I had to take minutes at our June meeting. Why I waited ALL summer to type these minutes is beyond me.
When it comes time for elections, this is an office I will NOT be running for!!!

Oh yeah, I lost my notes from the meeting (truthfully, I think one of the 2 foot monsters destroyed them), so I'm trying to type them from memory.
I forgot what I had for dinner tonight, so this should be interesting.
Sometimes, you just have to laugh at yourself.

It's 11:45pm, laugh time over.....just time to cry.

btw, I haven't slept all week. I am sleepier than I could have ever imagined.

That Juno stripper writer couldn't have scripted this scenario any better. Now all I need is a baby or two to wake up screaming for a cup of juice or the need for some stuffed animal. HA!

What the?? Did I just hear something???

No, that's just me stalling.... lol
time to get back to the task at hand.

oh yeah, welcome to my blog.