36 weeks! in Life as a Mom of 2 boys.....and a girl!!

The rest of March Break with the kids went fairly well. Cody can be really well behaved when he wants to be. He even cleaned up all the toys in the main room one day and said “I know you have a big tummy and it’s hard for you to clean right now Mommy so I will clean up the toys every day for you.” He’s super sweet like that. Although we had to remind him he said that yesterday lol. And then of course he gives you that “oh crap, did I really say that?” look lol. But he did it.

After having a long weekend before March Break and then March Break, Cody ended up with 9 days off of school so when it was time to get on the bus yesterday morning he started crying and said he wanted to stay home lol. This kind of surprised me because he loves school. I was telling him he was going to have a great day and when he got home he would tell me about all the fun he had. And it was true. When he got home he said he had a lot of fun at school. Thank goodness!! He has mentioned lately though that the kids at school aren’t always nice to him, which makes me sad. I really don’t know how to get him talking to the other kids more cuz I know he’s super shy but at least he tells me that he does have a few friends. Although they tend to change often lol.

So I’m 36 weeks preggo as of yesterday and I STILL have an extremely annoying cold. It doesn’t bother me so much during the day but at night I’m lying down and mucus and phlegm is blocking my throat and I cough like crazy and it’s hard to sleep. I can’t believe how long that has been going on. I thought Miles had this cold already since we have all been coughing at one time or another over the last month but I was wrong. He woke up coughing with his nose running yesterday morning and has been a bit miserable ever since. I call it his man cold since he’s making such a big deal about it. But last night I put vicks on his chest and feet with socks on top and we had the humidifier going in his room and he slept really well. He’s been waking up a lot in the night since my last entry a week ago. The last few nights he will wake up often and scream or shout something and then 10 seconds later he’s back asleep. It’s enough to give you a heart attack when you hear him on the monitor in the middle of the night yelling, “MOMMY!!!”....and then he’s back to sleep. I’m having a hard enough time sleeping lately that this is so not helping.

22 days until Summer is here. I cannot WAIT for her to get here!! I feel like I’m just passing the time and not doing much since I have no energy.....it’s just a waiting game. I’m dying for the distraction of my parents coming home but that’s still 9 days away. My energy gets drained so easily these days it’s pathetic. But I can’t help it. I basically manage to keep Miles alive and happy each week day, pick up some toys and occasionally make dinner and that’s it. And bed time is both a relief and a frustration because of how much I cough and how long it can take me to fall asleep lately.

I have an OB appointment in an hour so Miles is sleeping right now. I’m just finishing lunch. I try to eat lunch when he’s asleep since kids can be super annoying and want a bite of everything you’re eating. At least once a day I should be allowed to not deal with that. MY FOOD! lol. I’m also REALLY not looking forward to this OB appointment since they have to do the group B strep test on me today which means the doctor will take a cotton swab and swab my bum and my vagina. I’ve heard it only takes a few seconds but still.....a) I’m a wimp and don’t like anyone touching/probing those areas, b) I’m hoping Miles will be good while this is happening and he may not be because he’s in a bad man cold mood and c) awk-WARD!! With the boys, I was allowed to do this test myself which isn’t so bad since I went super slow but I guess my OB likes to do it herself now. Yay :(

I have to figure out what I’m getting the kids for Easter.....I’m rarely without them so that will require Mike to be here so I can go shop for a few things. I feel like I don’t even have the energy for that but I’ll do it. sigh I hope this cold goes away soon so I can actually manage to get some nights of good sleep before the baby arrives.