Chicago

I am in the freezing city of Chicago for work. I got to see my sister at her work again. I posted a picture of her in her office. Had a long day of depositions yesterday. It is so cold here. And walking in the cold is not fun especially when your pregnant. If you have to walk 10 blocks to get somewhere then if you are pregnant you need a bathroom every other block. There are not many clean bathrooms. Going to have some good food. Miss Rob and the kids. Wanting to find some maternity clothes. Today I feel really fat. I am getting a bigger stomach but it is soft. I thought my belly was completely hard with the other kids. Not feeling the movement which really freaks me out. Maybe it just isn't big enough for me to feel all the time, but I have notes in my book of feeling lots of movement at 19 weeks. I am now 19 weeks, so I am thinking I should be feeling the little one.

Crazy days

The ice and snow hit us hard enough to keep everyone in yesterday. It was too cold and not enough snow to go out and play in it. We had a panic because Rob was in Minnesota and we needed him to get back home so I could leave for a work trip. Maisy was cracking me up, she kept pointing to my coke saying "My Daddy's in a soda", not understanding Minnesota. Finally he got a flight to Chicago yesterday, but then his flight back home was cancelled. He should be arriving today.
The boys have moved all of Caleb's stuff into Jackson's room because they have decided they wanted to share a room. It all fell through when Caleb really just wanted to move into Jackson's closet and sleep in the closet. I don't know why our boys think it is so cool to sleep on the floor or in a closet. I actually slept on the couch last night because they wanted to sleep downstairs and woke up this morning with 2 of the kids on the couch with me. I guess I was so tired it didn't matter. Caleb had another nightmare about dinosaurs and they were chasing him and then the ground started to break. I guess he take science class too serious.
I actually wore maternity pants today. They sag in the butt though. The elastic band bothers me because my skin is so sensitive right now. I don't want anything rubbing or touching the skin on my belly. I am definitely growing out of my regular clothes though and worried because I have a trial in March where I am going to have to wear suits every day for a week and a half. I am carrying so low, it looks really odd. It is like a horizontal football in between my hip bones.

Slip Slidin' fun

I had a "gnarly" mediation, as lawyers would say. A minor inconvenience was when I had ordered a soup and sandwich and they only brought the sandwich. I was starving and so worried the sandwich wasn't going to be enough. I had wanted to order five things off the menu but refrained. Then the ice storm came. It was hilarious ice skating across the street and through the parking lot to get to my car. Then it was even more hilarious to see me scraping the windows of the car with a pen and CD case. The boy's after school care closed early, so I was trying to get there in time. Finally made it. My hair was frozen, I was tired of trying to ice skate, and I hate driving in ice.

School is already closed for tomorrow, so it will be an exciting day. I find myself more and more physically worn out, so it is hard to keep up with everyone. The skin on my sides feels like it is going to rip. It itches, but I am trying to resist scratching and instead put lotion on them.

I am 18 weeks, and I started to worry today after I looked at the budget and wondered how we are going to afford another $800 in daycare. I know we will make it work somehow. My biggest worry right now is about staying off bed rest. I just cannot do bed rest with 3 kids. I know I'll figure out how to do whatever I have to do to get this baby here safely.

Chinese New Year

Today Jackson, Caleb, Maisy and I attend a Chinese New Year Celebration with Jackson's best friend and his Mom. Tons of food and cute prizes. It is freezing cold, and an ice storm is supposed to come on Monday or Tuesday. Jackson is spending the night with a friend, but Maisy wants to go get him. She said she would drive. I told her I was too tired, and she said, "U stay here and I dwive yew car, kay". I asked her how she was going to drive and she did the wheels on the bus go round and round. I almost burned my hand trying to start a fire. Now I am watching "Spidermonkey" as she calls Spiderman. And actually he does look like a spidermonkey the way he swings through the city.
I'm rethinking the whole letting the new baby be a suprise on whether it is a boy or girl. I kind of want to know. The boys really want us to find out. On names, Caleb wants Joey for a boy or Aleena for a girl. Jackson wants Jack for a boy and Lucy for a girl. Maisy just says "sisser" meaning Sister. I'm thinking Shelby for a girl and Brandon for a boy.
And while enjoying a snack with Maisy of powdered donuts, I thought she was being sweet and handing me donuts. Well she was handing me the donuts after she had licked them because apparently she likes the powdered sugar off of them.

Blogging 101

I am new to this but think it is a great idea to keep up with our lives. I will post exciting news about Rob, Jackson, Caleb, Maisy and our newest addition when he/she gets here.