We ventured north to Minneapolis on Sunday to catch a Twins vs. Red Sox game with our friends Kelly and Chris (who happen to be Sox fans). Now, at the time of buying our tickets, which was months ago, Olivia's favorite word was NOT "down" and her favorite thing to do was NOT run around like a mad woman. Well, things change in the span of 2 or 3 months. I can honestly say that I was dreading the weekend and was almost willing to take a loss on the $80 some dollars we spent on tickets. But, I prayed for the best and off we went Sunday morning. Kelly is from the Minneapolis area (traitor, cheering for the Red Sox) so we stayed with her parents Sunday afternoon and night. We had a wonderful time and Olivia slept most of the time (nap from 2:30-5:00 when we got there and then bed from 8:00 to the next morning). When she was awake she entertained all of us with her dancing and babbling.
Now, on to Monday's game. I was fully expecting to chase Olivia around the Metrodome for the majority of the game, which is not fun to do period, especially now that I am supposed to be taking it easy and lifting her as little as possible. Man, did this child shock the heck out of Chuck and I. She sat through the entire game (no one had to get up and walk with her once). OK, I use the word sat loosely, as she went from lap to lap and stood on Chuck most of the time. Poor Chuck didn't see hardly any of the game because he was holding Olivia most of the time (she likes to stand on my stomach, which is not a good thing at this point). She became a little fussy at one point because she didn't get a nap, but after a few minutes she was either so tired she was delirious or she got a second wind because she was happy, clapping, dancing and cheering. I also thought on the car ride back home she would completely crash. Wrong again. Olivia took a 20 minute cat nap at the very start of our trip home, then was wide awake the rest of the trip.
All in all we had a great 2 days in Minneapolis. Too bad the Twins lost. Though Joe Mauer did come in during the last inning with 2 outs, 3 runs down with a runner on 1st and knocked a 2 run hommer. Too bad the next guy flied out.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Comfort of a Mini-Van
So, we bit the bullet and bought our min-van Saturday. We ended up getting a 2008 Kia, Sedona and I love it (long story about the Toyota, Sienna. We even have a DVD system in it (Chuck says that was my mother's day gift).
Olivia is better for the most part. She still has a little bit of cough, especially in the mornings, but her mood is marvelous and she is back to sleeping through the night (praise Jesus). Unfortunately, I now have what Olivia had and I can honestly say that I am miserable. To add to the mix, I had an ocular migraine yesterday morning (come to find out I had them my entire pregnancy with Olivia, but did not know what they were until I met with my neurologist a couple of weeks ago and mentioned the squiggly lines and the one time I went blind in my left eye during my last pregnancy). What they are, are visual migraines (see spots, lines etc.) without the head pain of a migraine. So, the one I had yesterday made me go blind in my left eye for about 15 minutes and then after I regained my sight I had a dull headache, which later turned into a full fledged migraine (not cool, that did NOT happen my last pregnancy). Of course, I can take Tylenol (oh, works great for a migraine I tell you) and then I suffered through. It did not help that I was coughing so much that my brain felt like it was slamming around inside my head every time I coughed, which only added to the migraine. On a brighter note, the morning sickness is doing MUCH better and I have a mini-van!
Oh, for some reason, I have ultrasound next week. I'll keep ya posted.
Olivia is better for the most part. She still has a little bit of cough, especially in the mornings, but her mood is marvelous and she is back to sleeping through the night (praise Jesus). Unfortunately, I now have what Olivia had and I can honestly say that I am miserable. To add to the mix, I had an ocular migraine yesterday morning (come to find out I had them my entire pregnancy with Olivia, but did not know what they were until I met with my neurologist a couple of weeks ago and mentioned the squiggly lines and the one time I went blind in my left eye during my last pregnancy). What they are, are visual migraines (see spots, lines etc.) without the head pain of a migraine. So, the one I had yesterday made me go blind in my left eye for about 15 minutes and then after I regained my sight I had a dull headache, which later turned into a full fledged migraine (not cool, that did NOT happen my last pregnancy). Of course, I can take Tylenol (oh, works great for a migraine I tell you) and then I suffered through. It did not help that I was coughing so much that my brain felt like it was slamming around inside my head every time I coughed, which only added to the migraine. On a brighter note, the morning sickness is doing MUCH better and I have a mini-van!
Oh, for some reason, I have ultrasound next week. I'll keep ya posted.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Mini-van Mama
Ahh, that makes me laugh! I swore that I would NEVER get a min-van no matter what. Well, guess who went test driving last night and absolutely can't wait to get a mini-van? It was on our trip back from Green Bay over spring break (and I literally had known for 4 days that I was pregnant) that I vowed that a mini-van would be bought before Baby #2 arrived. I absolutely hated sitting on my knees in the front seat, stretching over to the back seat and trying to find binky for Olivia 500 zillion times. Plus, where the heck would we fit 2 car seats and KB when we all needed to go somewhere? So, my car was re-financed as of yesterday for a lower payment and we will be trading in Chuck's "ghetto car" as I call it. We will be lucky if we get $10 out of that thing, but its better than nothing. As of today the mini-van of choice is a 2007 Toyota Sienna. Chuck is returning with me tomorrow to check it out.
On to Olivia. Unfortunately, Olivia is sick again. That pesky respiratory virus she had a couple months ago (remember when we ended up at the ER) has returned. Only this time she can hardly stand the pain of her throat. She has had a temp of 102 since Monday late afternoon and it has continued into today. We went to the doctor and her ears are great, but her throat is incredibly red and raw. She cries and cries, can't eat because of the pain and was so afraid to drink her milk this morning that she was holding her sippy in front of her mouth sobbing and literally shaking. Poor pumpkin. She cried in her sleep throughout the night as well. Hopefully, this will pass, but until then it's going to be rough for her.
On to Olivia. Unfortunately, Olivia is sick again. That pesky respiratory virus she had a couple months ago (remember when we ended up at the ER) has returned. Only this time she can hardly stand the pain of her throat. She has had a temp of 102 since Monday late afternoon and it has continued into today. We went to the doctor and her ears are great, but her throat is incredibly red and raw. She cries and cries, can't eat because of the pain and was so afraid to drink her milk this morning that she was holding her sippy in front of her mouth sobbing and literally shaking. Poor pumpkin. She cried in her sleep throughout the night as well. Hopefully, this will pass, but until then it's going to be rough for her.
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