JonesSoda , 26

We may be bringing two girl names to the hospital.

I am so flighty.

LOL

Edit- for now, never mind. The only other name I'd use has a bad association for his mom. So it's out. I'm kinda bummed about it, actually.

I had to take Ethan to the ER today, he fell out of the top bunk last night while he was sleeping and was fine until today when he said his eye hurt so I called his regular doctor and they told me to bring him to the ER in case they needed to do a CT scan. The doctor checked him over and asked me if I wanted to, said I could either get the CT scan which might involve sedation if he can't lay perfectly still for five minutes (he's very well-behaved but even at four I don't think he could stay 100% still) and which has over 100x the radiation of a chest xray or I could wait and see if he gets worse and if he does bring him back and then they will do it. I chose to wait, he is talking fine and acting fine just complaining of a sore head and eye. Of course your head will hurt after a fall like that but I was mostly worried about him saying that eye hurt, didn't want him to have nerve damage or anything.

The doctor said he thinks at most there is a small bleed in his brain behind his eye which they could do nothing for if it's minor enough that it's only causing pain. He said it will cause pressure and then it will stop bleeding, the brain will absorb the blood and Ethan will feel fine. If there's any changes it is obviously not stopping on its own and we are to go back at which point they would see how bad it is and decide what to do. They also did say that if it's not really affecting his behavior it's probably so small it might not even show up on a scan and there we go spending all that money and pumping him with radiation for no real reason.

Oh well hopefully this is the last event in awhile, I can't stand going to the hospital all the time, I feel like a hypochondriac.

My OB appt went great, everything is looking good. Last time I went (3 wks ago) I was 156, I was the same exact weight this time but since I had a big jump in weight the last time that was fine. Her heart rate was a lot better this time, around 135. Last time it was 107-110. My heart rate was better, too. I asked the midwife about dizzy spells, she said it could be sugar, iron, or fluid in my inner ear. If my diabetes test and iron count check out fine (test needs to be done by Friday) she will have me try Sudafed to see if it's an inner ear thing. I also asked about hip pain, she said it's because my muscles are more relaxed after having three previous kids so it puts a lot more pressure on my pelvis. Anneliese is head down and knows where the exit is. [;)] I am due in 12 more weeks!

We went on a walk tonight after dinner, I have been trying to go for a walk lately now that the weather is nicer (not perfect but nicer) and it gets the boys out of the house for awhile too. I've never been big on the outdoors but I know it is good for me and I think they deserve to get out of the house and exercise and have some fun so I try to take them out even if I don't really feel like it. Anyway on the walk Ethan collected pine cones which he continually called acorns and I kept dropping them on the boys' heads and they screamed THE SKY IS FALLING, they had a blast. They are on a Chicken Little kick lately and it's pretty cute. Julian had a pine cone and after he tried to put it in his mouth once and was told no he stuck with clinging to it and held onto it the whole walk home. It was fun. Rob came with us too so that was great. I hope walking will help keep me fit, too.

Also tonight after the boys went to bed I randomly went through the stuff I have for her, sorted it all, converted Julian's old bassinet back into one instead of a playpen and washed it all down, etc. It was more like a 2 hr spree of random mommy-moments LOL I will have nothing left to "nest" if I keep this up!

Here's a pic of my belly from tonight:


And four pics from today of Aidan (with a messy breakfast face) feeding Diego:






I will get more pics of the kids tomorrow [:)]

I took Ethan to our nearby kid's store and got him this jacket for school in the fall:

"Tea Collections Puno Twill Coat. Handsome plaid livens up this classic twill coat. Reaches top of thigh. Imported. 100% cotton. Machine washable."
You would NOT believe how dashing he looks in that, it's unreal. I told him all the girls are going to think he looks cute and they will want to kiss him and he laughed and said "Mommmm."

I am going to get a little at a time until I have everything I need to get him. He doesn't need much and his birthday is in August so we lucked out on that one with him. I will just do the typical "couple of outfits, fresh socks and underwear, pair of shoes" shopping I'm sure.

We then went to the grocery store and he met a boy who was around seven I'd guess named Benjamin. He is now obsessed with the name Benjamin, he has decided he likes it more than the name Ethan and he will get a girlfriend then get married and then he will name his son Benjamin. He plans to have three kids: Benjamin, Luke, and Nicole. Haha.

At the grocery store there were these plastic bat and ball sets for 99 cents, I got three: Ethan, Aidan, and Liam. They all had fun after dinner playing out in the yard with them, then came in for a bath and off to bed. We have been going outside every day for at least an hour thanks to this gorgeous weather.

Doctor's appointment tomorrow! I am 28 weeks tomorrow. 12 weeks left and I become a mom for the last time!

I am looking into the local University system. I am thinking about going back to college! By the time all of my kids are in school, I would like to be set and ready for a career. I have been toying around with the idea for awhile now but now I am actually looking into it. I know of a few resources to help with finances. I was thinking I could try to talk to admissions and find out what classes I can take online to start with so I can be at home for awhile and not worry about nursing, formula, etc. Then after the kids are a bit older I can work on commuting, even if it's a few classes at a time around my husband's schedule.

I had been in college before but only finished one semester. I was going for Advertising but now that program at my old college is obsolete. I would have loved to go back for that. I had a 3.84 GPA (Dean's list!) and was a mother to my oldest son who was at the time one year old. Not to mention I had a worthless POS husband at that time and still managed to do it all. With the extra help this time I know I can do it, even if I get a 2 yr degree over the course of the next 4 or 5 years I am confident I can start out in the job field again in a career worth having. I just do not want to have nothing, and have nothing for my kids. I want to be somebody. I want to get a great job (I REALLY want to work for the state, that's so ideal) with benefits, retirement plans, bonuses, you name it. Not just some retail job for the rest of my life (which is all I could ever get before).

So, wish me luck, I'm checking out some courses right now!