Family Reunion, Baby Shower, Softball, and so much more!

Friday my dad called and talked me into coming a day early for the family reunion. KL and I decided, last minute, to head that way together instead of her going Friday and me coming Saturday. Made for a long night, but I was really glad that I got the extra time to visit.

Saturday we spent the day at the family reunion and had a lot of fun. There were several people there and, despite the rain, enjoyed ourselves crammed into my Mamaw's house. The oldest relative in attendance was my Aunt Sue. Her real name is Audrey (how she got the nickname Sue I am still not sure), and several weeks ago was the first time I heard her real name was Audrey. When my Mamaw mentioned her real name, I perked up and said "I love the name Audrey! That is what I am naming my baby girl!" So, I guess you could say that Miss AC, who we are still waiting on to make an appearance, was named after my great-grandmother's sister. I got to my grandmother's house about 9:30 Saturday morning to help her with cooking (and I also wanted some of her good breakfast!) and left headed back to mom and dad's after midnight. It was a forever long day!

Sunday was my baby shower for the church/family. It was held at my Aunt Sheila's house and we got lots of nice stuff. I wasn't sure until about a week ago if I would have one or not being this is my second child, but it is sooooo nice since there are eight years (minus 2 months) between my girls. When we got home Sunday night, I had to dive back into all the gifts and make sure everything was put away. I am such a procrastinator and just can't take the chance putting things off with the due date so close now. Of course, I had just as much fun going through everything again :)

Monday KL had a check up with the dentist and I was so glad everything was fine. The area around the tooth that caused so many problems a couple weeks ago and we removed is fine. We are going to have to do a spacer to hold that spot for her permanent tooth, but all else is fine :) Of course, she didn't understand why she had to go to school after her appointment since it was already "sooooo late in the day, mom!" at 10 AM, haha. I tried to tell her she didn't need to miss anymore school with the new baby coming. I keep telling her that if she wants to miss days with the baby she can't miss them now. I don't think she understands, haha.

She had her first softball game tonight. It was my night to bring snacks. That was a nightmare! I don't even want to get into it right now, but Fred's isn't always quicker than Wal-Mart! If it could go wrong, it did. It all ended with the tape running out on the register and them telling me I couldn't leave because they didn't have proof my debit card processed. After 30 minutes dealing with the checker they seemed to remember there is a backup tape stored in the register that did in fact have my confirmation number on it and I was free to go with my paid for snacks. We made it to the game JUST IN TIME and maybe would have been a little late if they weren't having issues with the pitching machine. Luckily, we won the first game of the season. I was very proud of all the girls. They made several really good plays. Mom and Dad made it to the game and we all went out for supper after. Late night for my baby!

I feel totally drained after this weekend! On "paper" here, it doesn't seem like I physically did much to be so tired, but in all reality I don't feel like I sat down all weekend. I kept thinking "I hope I don't go into labor before I get some stuff at home done!" I was really hoping I wasn't using my "nesting" energy, haha. I guess not though because still no signs of labor. I just have problems going to sleep at night when things aren't done. Mom and Dad brought my baby swing from storage to me tonight. After we got home and I got KL to sleep I did manage to disinfect it properly and wash the seat cover. While I was at it, I did the high chair tray again and honestly now that I am sitting here thinking about it, I am not sure why as I just did that a couple weeks ago when it came out of storage and it will be MONTHS before the baby uses a high chair.... I will just have to do it over again when that time comes, haha. Oh well, I guess I felt like I was getting something done at the time.

I had planned on doing nothing Tuesday but laying around and maybe catch up on some TV watching, but I ran out of time today getting things done. Tuesday I need to wash the baby clothes received at the shower and repack the "baby bag" as I have new outfits I want to take with me. Scott and Andrea gave AC the most beautiful dress to come home in and I can't wait to get it washed and packed up! Then of course, there is the normal household stuff like floors, bathroom, and sheets that must be done again. Hopefully, I can rest on Wednesday! I will be refusing to do much of anything on Thursday through Sunday as my doctor is out of town and those are the days I really do not want labor to start. Knowing my luck.... I won't even say it!

Test results and the hubby's point of view

Well, just after I posted the earlier blog James called home. I talked to him about what was going on. He is totally against ADD medicine as I have been for so many years. I told him that I just couldn't ignore the symptoms anymore. He wants to try "him talking to her one more time" before we proceed. I said ok.

I went to the school to pick KL up and stopped by the office. The results from our quizzes were in. Mine showed "Moderate need" and the teacher's showed "Mild need". I said I didn't want to proceed any further until James had a chance to talk to KL and came home where we could all sit down and talk about it together. They agreed that would be fine.

I talked to KL and told her by the teacher's results and my results it seemed to me that she was just not minding me as much at home as she was her teacher at school. She said "Yeah, maybe." WHAT??? Did you really just agree that you don't mind? I didn't say that, but that's what I thought, haha. I just told her that her Dad would be calling tonight to talk to her about this situation. At this point, I just want to throw my hands up and scream! Maybe it is hormones, maybe there is something to it, or maybe my patients has just run out, haha. Either way, I don't feel as guilty about the punishments/groundings she has had at home since apparently she needed some of it, haha.

Am I the only one who has trouble with their kids following directions? Have I just said so much over the years and let her change my mind with things enough times that she feels she doesn't have to listen? I still think there is something going on, but I just can't put my finger on it. I still think that she has ADD, even if it is a mild case (which I knew it wasn't severe to begin with). I still just don't know what to do to fix the problems. Anyone else had any experience with this in a mild form that has some tips that doesn't include medication since James and I neither one like that idea?

The house, children and ADD

My house needs help. I don't know what to do. Bending isn't as easy as it was even a couple weeks ago. I really wish there was an easier way to clean the bathroom, haha. Everything requires bending. The shower/tub, the toilet, the floor all require bending over. Ball practice three times a week has also taken a toil on my body, haha. I am really trying not to complain much about how miserable and tired I am with this pregnancy. It doesn't help any at all and honestly, I know no one wants to hear complaints anyway.

I went to the doctor yesterday for my weekly visit. I had not made any more progress. We went ahead and scheduled an induction for April 30th "just in case". Today I am 38 weeks. I really wouldn't mind having her next Wednesday if any of you know how to put that order in for me, haha!

My appointment yesterday was at 9:30. Apparently my clock was 5 minutes off as I got there 5 minutes late. Lucky for me, there is a friend of mine who is using the same doctor and happened to be in for her appointment yesterday too. She was already in the back when I arrived, but her hubby was in the waiting room. We were able to visit for about 30 minutes to pass the time until A was finished and they were on their way. About 40 minutes of more waiting and I was really wondering why they punish someone so much for only being 5 minutes late when the clerk informed me that Dr was on call this week and had been called in to the hospital for an emergency. That was the reason for my long wait and it would probably be better if I came back that afternoon or Thursday. The thought of driving an hour back home and doing it all again the next day just really didn't sound good at all! I picked taking a long lunch and going back at 1:00. From then on, all went well.

I was asked if I would allow a student nurse follow me through the rest of my pregnancy and delivery. For education sake, I said sure! She was at the appointment yesterday also and this was the first time I met and talked to her. She is really nice. I have heard horror stories about student nurses coming in while you are in labor and more than one doing the same things over and over. It is my understanding that I will have only one and she will be at my side (opposite James) holding my hand. I figured since there is a possibility James won't make it home in time, it would be nice to have someone there with me. I haven't talked to any other person or family member about coming with me in case James isn't there because I, honestly, just don't think I want anyone else in the room with me. Of course, my mother would be my choice and I just don't think I would handle that well. So, if James doesn't make it me and the student nurse, Amanda, will be just fine :) Also, she told me that if I happen to go into labor any Mon-Wed, she will be like my "private nurse" for my entire hospital stay. I just laughed and told her that sounded great and all, but I was pretty much an independant person and wouldn't want her hanging around too much, haha.

I did talk to KL's teacher and counselor yesterday about ADD. Here are some examples of what happens at home.

First things in the morning I have to tell her 50,000 times to get her clothes on. She will get a shirt then be off on something else, shirt in hand, and forget she is to look for pants. When she finally has all her clothes picked out, she will put on her shirt then decide she is thirsty. Get a drink and on the way back to the living room with it, set it on the kitchen table because she noticed Bubba is running around with his bone. She will start to chase him and I will ask her if she ever got a drink. She will say yes, but she forgot to drink it. She will go back and get her drink and 20 minutes after she picked out her clothes still only has on her shirt. Of course, this is just an example and I tell you it is constantly like this at our house. She would be naked, starved, and dehydrated if I didn't remind her that she was getting dressed, eating, or drinking before she got distracted. If it is something she doesn't want to do, it can take her hours to complete a task.

I have made it a point to notice more over the last month. Another example... She had three toys in her floor. A stuffed animal, a barbie doll, and a book. Her teacher had recommended trying a timer so I thought, now is a good time to try it. I told her I was setting the timer for 10 minutes and she was to pick up the three toys in her floor and put them away. She said she understood and I left the room. This is WAY more than enough time to put the three things away. I went in after 5 minutes and her bed was COVERED with stuffed animals and she was "arranging" (more like playing to me) them on the bed. I told her that would not work to put them all way because she would not have a bed covered with stuffed animals. When the timer went off, I went into her room. The book was still in the floor. Only half the stuffed animals had returned to their box and she was sitting in the floor playing with the barbie doll plus 50 of her friends. I asked her why in 10 minutes her room looked worse than when she started. She said she never got to the book. When she was returning the stuffed animals to their box in the closet she stepped on the Barbie. When she picked up the Barbie to put it away, she decided to change her Barbie's clothes really fast and then forgot to stop playing and finish her task.

It has made me mad for the last 6 years (when she reached the age she should be following instructions somewhat) that she doesn't seem to follow instructions well and have tried different forms of punishment. We have even told her that she is old enough to clean her room on her own and if she doesn't, whatever toys are left in the floor at bedtime goes in the trash. At bedtime, when all her toys are out, she will cry and say she tried but couldn't do it alone. I even thrown a few things out just to prove my point, but it doesn't change. We have taken toys away, taken privileges away, grounded, talked, and all it has gotten me is more confused as to what to try next.

I had talked to my mother and told her I suspected ADD (NOT ADHD), but have been in denial about it. My mother agreed and said I should talk to the school. At school, her teacher says she sits quietly and doesn't distract others at all, but still can't get her work completed timely. "She daydreams" were her teachers exact words yesterday. I asked her if she thought ADD was a possibility. She laughed and said "Yes, many times but since she has had this issue for so long and no other teacher mentioned it I didn't want to." I politely explained that maybe it was best she did because maybe all the other teachers didn't want to either for the same reason and I am feeling like a really bad mom now because I really think she has this condition and I have been punishing her for years when it is a disorder she can't help. The counselor gave me a "home form" and the teacher a "school form" and asked us to answer questions based on KL's work. I returned mine today and get to wait for the results.

Both of them really think she shows signs now that we have all talked about it. I don't feel as alone. Especially since my mother seems to back me up also. My biggest fear is the medicine. I don't want her treated for hyperactivity at all. I do not want a zombie for a child. I do not want her eating habits to change. All I want is for her to be able to listen to instructions and follow them without what seems like constant reminders! I do feel horrible for all the punishment she has had to endure if she does have ADD. As I mentioned above (and no, I know my punishments aren't horrible, haha) she has been punished for something that may be just out of her control. I also feel like she has missed out on things at school because of her lack of attention. She is an excellent reader and in the top reading group of her class. She is a very bright and smart student. Her grades are good. She can't spell, but neither can her mother so she gets it honest, haha! I have been proud of her in school, but at the same time she probably could have been doing so much better and had a much more easier time with it if I had faced up to the signs before now. Yeah, I am really beating myself up over all this too.

The good news... If the results from our quizzes come back that she probably does have ADD we will have all summer to find the right medicine and dosage that is right for her over the summer and third grade will be easier with a lot less parent/teacher conferences. I have been told it is a big jump now from 2nd to 3rd grade and at least we got together on this now instead of later. I can't imagine how much I would be beating myself up if I had waited even one more year to face the facts.

Preparations

Maybe I am nesting after all, maybe I am just anxious, and maybe I am just OCD to the extreme lately! Monday I commented that there was still so much to do and I had no energy to get it done. I can't say that I have had a lot of energy the last couple days, but I can say that because I want to make positive EVERYTHING is done, the house is perfect, and all is taken care of for up to to 3 days if I went into labor right now I have forced myself to work my tail off!

I have one more load of baby clothes to wash, dry and put away. I plan on finishing that before bed tonight. All of the current inhabitants of the house's clothes are washed, dried, and put away (except the clothes we are currently wearing). The kitchen is clean. All the household business is handled until next Friday. Easter is taken care of totally for KL except the eggs we will dye tomorrow night (can't do that too far in advance!) It took one full day just for our clothes and today it took all day to handle nothing but the baby clothes. I need to find my camera and post some pics of the nursery, but I think I will wait until tomorrow. (By the way, KT I will TRY to take some preggo pics of myself for ya... hard to take pics of yourself tho.)

My father-in-law is coming to put together the gift from my parents in the morning. They got the baby a dresser that matches the crib and bookshelf :) I am excited about this! Right now, there are clothes on the bookshelf and twin bed that is in the nursery that will go into the dresser. Tomorrow morning I should be able to get all of them put away and get my bag packed. After that I plan on cleaning the bathroom and mopping the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom floors. The end of the week is in sight! Oh yeah, I also have to wash sheets since it will be Friday and it didn't get done on the normal day of Wednesday! Wouldn't hurt to give the house a dusting again too. Once I accomplish all of this, I will feel better about being prepared for labor any day.... maybe!

As of today, I am officially 37 weeks! If AC isn't here by April 30th we are going to induce. I know that I have probably said that a million times, haha! We don't plan on her taking that long. I may throw out a little TMI right here, haha but in all honesty with the schedule James work schedule, I can tell you that the date of conception figured for my April 30th due date isn't right. The story is like this... July 2008 James was home for 2 weeks. He went back to work and was gone for 5 days. He had a medical issue that sent him back home on August 1st. He had surgery on August 5th. He came home from the hospital on August 6th. They figured "conception date" of August 8th and I can tell ya for sure that's not when it happened, haha. He was still on some pretty strong pain medicine and I was waiting on him hand and foot for at least a full week. There was no hanky panky in this house until about 2 weeks later. This means that the REAL conception date was somewhere from August 1st till August 4th. That would put me at 38 weeks right now instead of 37. I keep using the WRONG date because that is officially what is in my chart at the doctor's office. It hasn't been a big deal for me to know it wasn't exactly right until the last week or two when the end of this pregnancy is actually in sight! Considering my doctor told me last week she didn't see me making it until April 23rd (what would be my due date if you figured on the REAL day of conception), I feel like skipping a week now and saying I am 38, haha!

Either way, I don't have too much longer so I am sure you will be reading a lot about chores and getting ready for baby over the next couple of weeks. I will try not to be too boring, but basically there isn't just a whole lot going on besides that. KL does have softball practice 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of every week) which takes up a lot of time, but there isn't much to say about ball practice. Tomorrow night we are going to Erin's for KL and KK to dye Easter eggs. They have done it together for the last several years and seem to really enjoy it. I will have pics of that to post (if I can figure out how to do it on here again) tomorrow night along with pics of the nursery.

Until tomorrow!

Preparations for a busy couple of weeks!

I am really excited! Saturday my Mom came over and we went Easter dress shopping. I actually found a cute spring dress :) I haven't done any dress shopping since last year at this time as I didn't really need any until I got pregnant and then what's the use? I just feel it is wasteful to purchase something that you only wear a couple times. Well, guess I bought a dress now that I will wear for a couple times and be done with it, but still... I will get to wear a new dress for Easter and then wear it the next week to my baby shower. Well, if AC stays where she is for that long, haha! I will get to that in a minute :)

Sunday morning we headed to church and it was a very special day! The sermon was awesome! Saturday night I had watched a DVR'd episode of Dr. Charles Stanley that I wanted to watch and didn't have time when it came on. Sunday, Bro. Nick preached what could be considered a continuation of Dr. Charles Stanley's sermon I had watched the day before. I don't think when it comes to the Word of God that things are coincidental so God must have really been talking to me! Dr. Stanley was preaching on Walking in Step with God. As a saved person, God has promised never to leave me which means that God is always with me, but walking in step with God is totally different. His point was that it is always easier when walking next to someone if you are walking in step together. Then Bro. Nick preached about Camping in Canaan. One of his main points was that if we aren't following or walking with God the way we should, we will have what we need and even as a human be satisfied, but walking with God we actually reach something much more special. The points to both sermons were basically the same and I took them both to heart. Of course, just listening to preaching isn't enough. Now is the hard part of applying it to my life and taking the necessary actions to reach the goals I have set for myself.

Another awesome thing about church Sunday was that my Aunt Robbin was baptized. She joined our church last Sunday on profession of faith and as a candidate for baptism. I mentioned this in my blog last week, but Sunday morning was her baptism. It was a very special time for her and our whole family.

After church, we ate at Mamaw's really quick and headed back home. KL had a birthday party to attend :) It was a little rush to get back in time, but it was one that she didn't want to miss. It was for her little "boyfriend". I am not to sure about this boyfriend business, haha! But he really is a sweet kid who's parents seem to be raising him right with good morals. For the 2nd grade, don't guess I could ask for more, haha!

Monday was another busy day. I went to the doctor just after dropping KL off at school. Dr. B said that I am now dilated to a 2! I went a whole nother centimeter since last week :) This is good and bad news. The good news is that AC will probably come a little early... the bad news is that AC may come a little early, haha! I am now far enough along that she will be considered "full term". I am not in any way (at this point) worried about her health if she comes even right now, which is something I am VERY thankful for! I, personally, wouldn't even mind if she did come today! I just get a little anxious after KL's delivery... I barely made it the 3 miles to the hospital and this time I have an hour drive to the hospital. I am trying to remind myself what labor felt like with KL so that I don't make the same mistake again, but at the same time remember that it COULD be different this time too. Basically, I am scared now of going into labor and not knowing it in time like I did with KL. The bad news about AC coming early is getting James home from the boat. I have to call him the second I go into labor if she is early because he won't already be home. Note the other concern about not knowing I am in labor, haha. But the biggest deal would be the sooner he comes home, the longer we go without pay. I am trying my best to put my trust in God to handle all of this, but it is hard at times. If he provides for the lilies of the valley, how much more will he provide for me? I am trying to keep that in my head at all times. I prepared financially for James to be off work his normal 2 weeks off and another week (before or after AC comes along) for a total of 3 weeks, so what is another week or 2 right? LOL! Don't know why this is bothering me all of a sudden, unless my hormones just don't have anything else to focus on right now, haha!

When I got back to town I ate lunch and then got KL from school. Monday's are ball practice nights, but thankfully the early practice. She can be in bed at her normal time. They are Benchmark testing starting tomorrow and she needs her sleep. She is a good morning person (the opposite of me!) so getting her up early for a good breakfast shouldn't be a problem. Now that I say this, we will have a morning full of problems! Ball practice went well tho and she is fed, showered, and in the bed :)

As far as AC's arrival, I don't think I am as ready as I should be. I have the room completed. I have all the basic necessities plus some, but my baby shower isn't until the 19th. Dr. B made the comment today that she is wrong a lot when guessing a baby's arrival, but she doesn't think I will make it to the 23rd. I hope that I do make it that long if for no other reason to have my baby shower before her arrival. I had KL's shower after her arrival and we had to make many quick runs to Wal-Mart for stuff I didn't have yet and needed. I have tried to prepare myself as much as possible in case this happens again, but I think it will be much more fun to have the gifts to use when she gets here and not have to wait. I do still have some of KL's clothes from her first year (mostly onesies and sleepers) that need to be washed. James pulled them all out for me while he was home, but I haven't begun the washing process. I also need to pack my bags for the hospital. After today's visit to the doctor, that is first on my list of To Do's tomorrow! Again, I didn't have mine packed with KL and really wished I had! Another mistake I don't want to make. I should have had the bag packed for a couple weeks now, but just haven't yet. Guess tomorrow I will pack my bag, clean house, and then work on baby laundry. That will make me feel better prepared :) If anyone wants to help, you know where I will be, haha!

Blogs...

Tonight I was in need of some quiet time. KL is in the bed and the whole Nana getting KL tonight was NOT relaxing or anything close to it! I did let KL go with her for supper only and just needed some me time after she went to bed. I choose to use my "me time" going through my old Myspace blogs. Since today was my first posting here, I copied some old blogs over to this new one so they wouldn't get lost if I did decide to delete my Myspace account. Some are funny and some are deep thoughts. Hope you enjoy if you read back :)

It's Friday... Gotta start somewhere so why not a week in review :)

I feel like this has been doctor week for us! Believe it or not, my family rarely has a great need to go to the doctor (except James). James was diagnosed 5 years ago with Adult On-set Juvenile Diabetes. He maintains his blood sugar with insulin and has not had any diabetes complications since his diagnosis. It is rare for an adult to be diagnosed as he was. Common cold he couldn't get over, saw a doctor once who happened to take the time to do a full blood work up, and we walked out of the office with more diabetes meds than cold meds. I am so thankful she decided to run those tests 5 years ago before it was too late and I have to remember that when it seems the Coast Guard requires what seems like so many unnecessary tests now.

Sunday James, KL, and I spent the day with the Fam. We went to church Sunday morning and it was a very special day. Aunt Robbin joined our church by profession of faith and will be baptized this coming Sunday. This is wonderful! I am so thankful that she has been attending church with us since Uncle Ronnie's death. I truly hope she has found the comfort a wonderful church family offers. KL complained several times this weekend about her jaw hurting. We figured it was a tooth that got an infected last December that had not been pulled since it easily cleared up. She was active, but didn't eat much at all Sunday. Anyone who has ever been around my Mamaw knows on Sundays EVERYONE eats a lot, haha!

Monday was a planned "Doctor Day" for us. James is working on his pilot's license for the Coast Guard. No, this doesn't mean he will be flying planes... he will be driving boats. He has advanced in his job as much as possible until he qualifies for his license. He has taken the classes and passed all the tests and we are working on the medical/physical part. Hopefully, this is the last step! Because of his diabetes, the CG seems to make things harder for him. I understand that they have to verify he is fit enough to be in charge of large vessels and many other lives are at risk with him behind the wheel, but sometimes I just want to scream! When the CC required more tests, James can't be on the boat to see doctors. This means his 2 weeks home this time were spent with lots of doctors.

He had gotten clearance from the Opthamologist and Internal Medicine doctors the week before. Monday was the Cardiologist. He had to have a stress test. We drove to Pine Bluff and his test started at 8 AM. I left him there after a little over an hour and skipped over to my OB/GYN for my 36 week check :) I checked out fine with no complications and dilated to a 1 :) Not much and you can stay at a 1 for weeks, but I keep thinking that is 1 less to go once labor starts, haha! I went back to James who still had about an hour and a half left of testing. I sat in the waiting room with the other stress test patients and James when he was between rooms just visiting with everyone and the nurses. As he went in for the last test, the radiology tech (I assume since I didn't ask) asked me if I was expecting. As if it isn't totally obvious at 8 months! She choose to inform me then, after all this time with the patients, that the building wasn't radioactive, but every patient doing the stress test (including my hubby) was! I should be more than 10 to 15 feet away from them. Hello! I think it is too late now... not to mention James and I drove to Pine Bluff together in the same vehicle which means we had to return the same way! She said everything should be fine, but we needed to put distance between us as soon as possible. I went out front where the non-radioactive people were located for the last 15 minutes. Then they tell us that they can only give the results of the test to James himself, who is leaving Tuesday! We had to hang around PB until 1:00 and return for the results. Great. We just goofed off for 1 1/2 hours until we had to return. The doctor said there was a slight abnormality, but he wasn't concerned at all. If it was up to the doctor alone he would pass James with no problems, BUT the CC would just kick it out and say he had to prove it was fine. Therefore, when he comes back and a couple days after the baby arrives, he has to go back to the Cardiologist for a CT scan. Yuck!

We left PB about 3 and headed home. KL was at the park with Amanda. I then remembered that I forgot to call the dentist about her tooth. We dropped James off at home so that we could be "more than 10 feet apart" after the 8 hours we were already together. By the way, the radioactive stuff they gave him has a half-life of 6 hours. This means I already was exposed to the worst of it :( It was 4:15 by the time KL and I got to the dentist. We talked to his assistant who agreed (without looking) more than likely it was the same tooth and we could bring her in Tuesday morning they could just pull it.

Tuesday was James scheduled day to head back to the boat. We got up that morning and decided not to take KL to school since we would have to go pick her back up 2 hours later for the dentist. James ran to get his insulin refilled and run by the bank for some cash before he left. Of course, nothing is EVER simple around here. The ATM ate the money. It was raining and he wasn't exactly happy about this. He went inside to tell them the ATM ate the money and he needed it before leaving town. The lady told him he would have to wait until this afternoon when the ATM was balanced. He had to explain that he understood it was raining, but he was leaving before this afternoon and someone had to do it before then. They told him they would call when it was straightened out. He came and got KL and I and we went to the dentist. While we were waiting there, James went to get his hair cut, got a call from the bank and went to pick up the money, and then met us back at the dentist. When the dentist looked at her tooth, there were no signs of infection in the previously infected tooth. He showed me too and there was no swelling or redness. Her molar is coming in and there was a particle of food next to her gum line at the very back that may have been causing a little pain. He irrigated it and explained the importance of getting way back to that new tooth when brushing. We should be fine now and luckily no major dental work needed :) We left the dentist and headed to Greenville to pick up the rental car for James trip back to the boat. We got home about 3 that afternoon. James loaded up and hit the road about 4.

It is always just a sad day when James has to head back to the boat. Luckily, Tuesday evenings are ball practice for KL. We had enough time to get some supper and head to the ball field. She is tired and it is late when we get back from practice on Tuesdays so she went to bed without the usually "Daddy just left can I sleep with you?" fuss.

Wednesday morning, I had all intentions of getting caught up on the dirty clothes and dusting. After taking KL to school, I just couldn't get motivated. I had not been home since Saturday for more than a few minutes at a time and I guess it all caught up to me. I played around on the computer for too long and ended up taking a nice long nap :) Guess with the pregnancy it was just much needed. When I got KL from school, she told me that her mouth was still hurting. She told her teacher during reading time and was told "we are getting off task". I said, let me look... thinking I would see nothing, we would rinse with salt water and she would be fine. There was a huge sore on the side of her gum next to the tooth that was infected in December. I immediately loaded her up and headed back to the dentist. He asked her questions about how it was hurting before he ever looked in her mouth. She tried to explain, but it is hard for a 7 year old to explain pain when they don't have a lot of background with pain. I wanted to tell him to just LOOK and the problem would be obvious, but held my tongue. When he finally looked, he said if he had not looked yesterday, he wouldn't believe it did that over one day. I told him I agreed, but it was bad now. Needless to say, she experienced her first tooth pulling at the dentist. She did really well, but I was so angry with her teacher for not even glancing at her mouth knowing she missed the day of school before because of a tooth problem and the dentist. My baby hurt all day for nothing :(

Thursday I decided to keep her home from school because I didn't trust the teacher to call if the pain started. I was glad I did. It stormed all morning and KL didn't get off the couch until late yesterday afternoon. For those with kids, you know if they are laying around on the couch and not playing they don't feel good! She did try to play the Wii about 10:00 and lasted about 5 minutes before throwing a little fit. I told her she just wasn't up to the activity yet and needed to turn it off. I did get my cleaning done, but didn't get all the clothes washed. Craig and Amanda came over for supper about 7:00. We like getting together on Thursday nights for supper so we can watch Gray's Anatomy and Private Practice, but they were reruns. We decided to watch Marley and Me instead. It was ok, but I wouldn't watch it again.

Now we are to today... Friday! Yay!!! Clothes, clothes, and more clothes! In the last week I have washed a couple loads instead of my usual at LEAST one load a day (when it is just me and KL). With James being home during part of this time and having KL's old baby clothes from the attic to sort and wash, I have a FULL day of nothing but laundry! KL tried to play the tooth card again this morning, but she did so well late yesterday and last night I knew she really was okay to go to school. I did, however, take her in and had a little talk with her teacher about the importance of listening when she complains and how I expect to be called if she has any problems today.

KL's Nana (James' mom) called wanting to see her tonight, so after school she will spend the night with Nana... unless she refuses to go again. As of on the ride to school, she agreed to go. It would really be helpful if she would. Maybe I will have more time to figure out this blog business, haha! I know this first blog is probably just long and boring, but hopefully it will get better soon :)