So with brother being two and a half, the hubster and I have been trying to get pregnant with baby #4. I have never ever tried to get pregnant in my life, I have been very lucky. About the time we started thinking about having a baby, I came up pregnant.
Exactly one month ago I had my IUD taken out. The doctor wasn't to happy about it, but she did as I had asked. Since that day we have been ready to be pregnant again. We moved into a four bedroom home, so that we would have more room for another baby.
I have taken pregnancy tests every Wednesday for the last three weeks, I know it is too soon to be testing, but I can't help it. I want another baby so bad it hurts. Today I took my third pregnancy test and it came back negative again. I still could be pregnant, but at this point I'm not sure.
I'm not sick, but I am tired 90% of the time, and my headaches have greatly increased. And I have yet to have a period since taking out my IUD. I have not had any incidences of morning sickness and with all three of my other pregnancies, that was how I knew. I just woke up one morning terribly sick. The weird thing about it is that I'm looking forward to morning sickness. Then I will know for sure if I am pregnant or not.
What makes the whole situation harder is that my sister, told us two weeks ago that she is expecting her fourth child in April. She has an 8 yr old, 6 yr old, and a 4 yr old. All boys, and hopefully she has another boy....lol!!!
So here's to hoping that I wake up sick!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
It's just not that easy
I know I should probably give up the computer, but it's just not that easy. There is so much information out there, and I just want to read it all. I want to know what people are giving away for free, I want to know how to make peanut butter chocolate cookies, I want to know how to crochet. So I spend hours upon hours looking up things that have really no relevance.
It seems better than the alternative of constantly chasing a two year old (brother), telling him, no don't touch that, don't do that, be nice, give that back. When the little monkeys are entertained by cartoons or toys I have nothing else fun to do.
I need to begin this process with substitution. I need to substitute my almost constant attachment to my laptop with other productive activities. If I try to cut out the Internet completely, I think I may have serious withdrawals. I'm an Internet addict. At least I can admit it.
I want to find activities to do with my two small children while they are still small. I want to do things outside of our apartment. I want to do crafts with them, and not just have them watch me do things.
So the first thing to go is going to be the Internet. Not completely but I will limit myself to three hours per day. Wow that seems like a lot, but one hour in the morning, one at nap time, and an hour after the kiddos go to bed, should be enough time. This means I may have to be more selective about the things I do on the Internet, but I think the trade off will be great.
It seems better than the alternative of constantly chasing a two year old (brother), telling him, no don't touch that, don't do that, be nice, give that back. When the little monkeys are entertained by cartoons or toys I have nothing else fun to do.
I need to begin this process with substitution. I need to substitute my almost constant attachment to my laptop with other productive activities. If I try to cut out the Internet completely, I think I may have serious withdrawals. I'm an Internet addict. At least I can admit it.
I want to find activities to do with my two small children while they are still small. I want to do things outside of our apartment. I want to do crafts with them, and not just have them watch me do things.
So the first thing to go is going to be the Internet. Not completely but I will limit myself to three hours per day. Wow that seems like a lot, but one hour in the morning, one at nap time, and an hour after the kiddos go to bed, should be enough time. This means I may have to be more selective about the things I do on the Internet, but I think the trade off will be great.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Moving Day
So after months of careful planning (read 3 full days) we are moving today!!!!!!!! It may have taken us months to find the perfect house, but it has only taken us three days to pack up the current digs, turn on all the utilities, get Big Sister enrolled in a new school, and did I mention pack up everything in the whole place.
Hubby Slacker went ape-shit wild on Wednesday while I was out making all the arrangements, he packed up the kitchen, living room, closets, and the kids toys. I in turn packed up the kids clothes, and the basement. Translation I did almost no packing. This could be a good thing, as I wasn't involved in much of the work, however I didn't get to go through everything like I had wanted to.
Oh well. We are getting a truck this morning at 9 am and will have it until tomorrow at 8 am. Soooo hopefully we can get the big stuff out to the new house.
More Later
MommyLazy
Hubby Slacker went ape-shit wild on Wednesday while I was out making all the arrangements, he packed up the kitchen, living room, closets, and the kids toys. I in turn packed up the kids clothes, and the basement. Translation I did almost no packing. This could be a good thing, as I wasn't involved in much of the work, however I didn't get to go through everything like I had wanted to.
Oh well. We are getting a truck this morning at 9 am and will have it until tomorrow at 8 am. Soooo hopefully we can get the big stuff out to the new house.
More Later
MommyLazy
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Master Plan
So, I have devised a plan to help me become the domestic diva I want to be. A modern day June Cleaver if you will. To start things off, this all must be started in a new location. I simply cannot be the organized and domestic woman I wish to be in my current housing situation. Hubby Slacker, three children, and I all live in a 1000 sq ft 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment. This is simply not conducive to a clean and organized household.
So the plan begins with moving. And I have, (after many months of searching), found a more than adequate 1500 sq ft, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. It is a bit further away from my friends and family members than my current location, but it will be better.
For starters, brother will no longer be sharing a bedroom with the Hubby Slacker and I. This will be a big help to my own bedroom staying clean and organized. I will no longer have to share my dresser space with boy child, and I hopefully won’t have to keep the sisters clothing in my room. Hopefully having their own rooms upstairs (with their own bathroom) will teach them to better take care of their things. From toys to clothing, we go through a lot of things because the kids like to tear them apart or just like to be very very messy.
In another bonus to me, this house comes equipped with almost brand new appliances (including dish washer) and a washer and dryer in the basement. NO MORE LAUNDROMAT.
While preparing to move, I will go through every single thing in my household. No matter how big or how small, I will look at everything. I only want to take the clothes they wear and the toys they play with. I do not want to take a ton of junk that will sit in boxes for the next five years. The rule is going to be if we don’t currently use it, we won’t move it. Sorry for Hubby Slacker but his X-Box fits this bill. I have a feeling I know just where to dispose of it. I have some very awesome nephews that I am sure would love to have Hubby Slackers most unused toy.
I am sure there will be many a things that do not make the cut, even some of my things. I will not get rid of my sewing things, even though I do not currently use them. The only reason I do not use my sewing machine as often as I might like, besides my computer addiction, is lack of space. I do not have a sewing table, or even a dining room table to sew on. When I sew I must put my machine on the coffee table, and this just isn’t conducive to sewing. But many clothes, papers, and even some kitchen appliances will be finding new homes.
Everything will go to the new house carefully packed, and organized into specific rooms. I will be purchasing some new furniture, but I want to try to keep this to a minimum. It will be a lot more space than we are used to, but I have a very strong feeling (delusion) that everyone will adjust well. Hubby Slacker and I will have to get used to a 40 minute commute back to the city, big sister will have to get used to a new school, teacher, and a new set of friends, and the two smaller children will have to get used to having a house to play in with a great backyard, and a smaller safer town.
I will have to get used to not having everything a five minute drive from my house, to being more independent from my family, a new social order in a smaller town, and having three times the house to clean.
Even when I think about having three times as much space to keep clean and organized, twice as many bathrooms, and a whole new set of outside chores, mowing, raking, shoveling, I think the house we have found will be a perfect fit.
Out for now,
LazyMommy
So the plan begins with moving. And I have, (after many months of searching), found a more than adequate 1500 sq ft, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. It is a bit further away from my friends and family members than my current location, but it will be better.
For starters, brother will no longer be sharing a bedroom with the Hubby Slacker and I. This will be a big help to my own bedroom staying clean and organized. I will no longer have to share my dresser space with boy child, and I hopefully won’t have to keep the sisters clothing in my room. Hopefully having their own rooms upstairs (with their own bathroom) will teach them to better take care of their things. From toys to clothing, we go through a lot of things because the kids like to tear them apart or just like to be very very messy.
In another bonus to me, this house comes equipped with almost brand new appliances (including dish washer) and a washer and dryer in the basement. NO MORE LAUNDROMAT.
While preparing to move, I will go through every single thing in my household. No matter how big or how small, I will look at everything. I only want to take the clothes they wear and the toys they play with. I do not want to take a ton of junk that will sit in boxes for the next five years. The rule is going to be if we don’t currently use it, we won’t move it. Sorry for Hubby Slacker but his X-Box fits this bill. I have a feeling I know just where to dispose of it. I have some very awesome nephews that I am sure would love to have Hubby Slackers most unused toy.
I am sure there will be many a things that do not make the cut, even some of my things. I will not get rid of my sewing things, even though I do not currently use them. The only reason I do not use my sewing machine as often as I might like, besides my computer addiction, is lack of space. I do not have a sewing table, or even a dining room table to sew on. When I sew I must put my machine on the coffee table, and this just isn’t conducive to sewing. But many clothes, papers, and even some kitchen appliances will be finding new homes.
Everything will go to the new house carefully packed, and organized into specific rooms. I will be purchasing some new furniture, but I want to try to keep this to a minimum. It will be a lot more space than we are used to, but I have a very strong feeling (delusion) that everyone will adjust well. Hubby Slacker and I will have to get used to a 40 minute commute back to the city, big sister will have to get used to a new school, teacher, and a new set of friends, and the two smaller children will have to get used to having a house to play in with a great backyard, and a smaller safer town.
I will have to get used to not having everything a five minute drive from my house, to being more independent from my family, a new social order in a smaller town, and having three times the house to clean.
Even when I think about having three times as much space to keep clean and organized, twice as many bathrooms, and a whole new set of outside chores, mowing, raking, shoveling, I think the house we have found will be a perfect fit.
Out for now,
LazyMommy
A typical day in the LIfe of Lazy Mommy
I realize that in order to have an accurate account of my "success story" I must start at the beginning, or at least the point where I decided to do something about it. I am a 25 year old married mother of three children. We live in Des Moines, Iowa in a 1000 square foot two bedroom apartment.
Big Sister is five years old. She currently attends kindergarten at a local traditional school. There is no bussing to said school due to the fact that it is an optional school. Meaning anyone can send their kids there, but you have to drop them off and pick them up. This means that my day starts around 6:45 am. I get up, go potty, grab a soda and a cigarette and read the news on the computer.
If by 7:00 am big-sister is not up out of bed, I tell her to get up and go potty, wash her face, and brush her teeth. Usually around 7:15 I get up to help her find clothes, and to find myself clothes. By 7:30 we are out the door and headed to school. After making sure big sister sits down to a healthy nutritious breakfast (school provided) I head back home. Usually arriving around 8:30.
Upon arriving back home I make sure the other kids, little sister and brother have their breakfast and are entertained. Meaning I turn on PBS and give them pop-tarts. That's when I fire up the laptop. I have no less than five email accounts, I moderate a yahoo group, read craigslist, Google reader, surf myspace, the news, and play second life until a major meltdown occurs with little sister and brother, or until it's lunch time.
Lunch is usually something simple that I can microwave or just throw together. PB&J, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, or frozen pizza. While the kids eat, I'm usually back on the computer. Then it's a quick clean up, and the kids lay down for a nap. While they nap I surf the interwebs.
I leave the house at 2:15 to go get big sister from school. I get there around 2:30 in order to secure a good parking spot for a quick exit. Big sister and I get back home around 3:30 and it is big sisters duty to entertain her siblings while I play on the computer.
Sometime around 5:00 p.m. I usually start dinner. Our current favorites are Taco Salad, hamburger helper, and anything else quick and easy. Then it's another minor clean up of the kids, homework for big sister, maybe some TV, maybe a bath, and bed-time for the monkeys.
I usually stay up pretty late just surfing around the Internet, reading, playing games, and the like.
One may wonder, where on earth is previously mentioned husband? Husband is laid-off, so usually you can find him in bed, parked in front of the tube, out with friends or on the phone. On occasion husband does dishes, vacuums, cleans etc.
Big Sister is five years old. She currently attends kindergarten at a local traditional school. There is no bussing to said school due to the fact that it is an optional school. Meaning anyone can send their kids there, but you have to drop them off and pick them up. This means that my day starts around 6:45 am. I get up, go potty, grab a soda and a cigarette and read the news on the computer.
If by 7:00 am big-sister is not up out of bed, I tell her to get up and go potty, wash her face, and brush her teeth. Usually around 7:15 I get up to help her find clothes, and to find myself clothes. By 7:30 we are out the door and headed to school. After making sure big sister sits down to a healthy nutritious breakfast (school provided) I head back home. Usually arriving around 8:30.
Upon arriving back home I make sure the other kids, little sister and brother have their breakfast and are entertained. Meaning I turn on PBS and give them pop-tarts. That's when I fire up the laptop. I have no less than five email accounts, I moderate a yahoo group, read craigslist, Google reader, surf myspace, the news, and play second life until a major meltdown occurs with little sister and brother, or until it's lunch time.
Lunch is usually something simple that I can microwave or just throw together. PB&J, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, or frozen pizza. While the kids eat, I'm usually back on the computer. Then it's a quick clean up, and the kids lay down for a nap. While they nap I surf the interwebs.
I leave the house at 2:15 to go get big sister from school. I get there around 2:30 in order to secure a good parking spot for a quick exit. Big sister and I get back home around 3:30 and it is big sisters duty to entertain her siblings while I play on the computer.
Sometime around 5:00 p.m. I usually start dinner. Our current favorites are Taco Salad, hamburger helper, and anything else quick and easy. Then it's another minor clean up of the kids, homework for big sister, maybe some TV, maybe a bath, and bed-time for the monkeys.
I usually stay up pretty late just surfing around the Internet, reading, playing games, and the like.
One may wonder, where on earth is previously mentioned husband? Husband is laid-off, so usually you can find him in bed, parked in front of the tube, out with friends or on the phone. On occasion husband does dishes, vacuums, cleans etc.
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