Let it Snow!

Wow I cant believe its snowing already. Really Id rather it not but Jimmy loves the snow, so I really cant wait for us to get enough for him to go sled riding.
So another sleepless night! How long can you go without adequate sleep? My husbands aunt jokes around and tells me Im going to lose my mind and run out into the street naked! My body is sore to the touch...probably from being in the upright position so long!
My little baby Olivia has her pediatrician appointment tomorrow, she needs vaccinations :( I hate making my children get shots. I feel so bad for them
I do believe I will get Christmas decorations put up today. It makes my sleepy days brighter to have up the lights for the kids. And besides that I figured if I start now I will have it all up by Christmas, hopefully anyway!

Eye doctor

I noticed that one of the many things that has went haywire throughout these pregnancies is my vision. When I was pregnant with Gianna I noticed I could no longer see clearly through my contacts. My obgyn told me sometimes that occurs due to hormones so I neverminded it. Afetr having her I went to get my yearly vision check-up and was diagnosed with cataracts. My grandmother told me that its hereditary in my family.
Ok so I bought new glasses and contacts, stronger ones. I've had the same prescriptio since the 7th grade so Im a little worried but Im getting older :( Whatever
Another pregnancy goes by now and Im back again with even worse vision then last year! So my cataracts worsened! Great, now what. I mention I was told that my family all appears to have this problem and the doctor told me that normally cataracts start in the corners and move towards the center of your eye, then you have surgery to correct it. Mine has started in the center clouding my vision and is moving all around.
So why is mine different from my moms, grams, great aunts??... The doctor told me if you have had any head injuries like automobile accidents etc it can cause it and thats what my cataracts are from she said. Not the kind my family has.
She also informed me that once it was corrected that if I did not get the lenses specially for stigmatism I would need readers as well!
Im only 28!

Tales of the Truly Intolerant

So here I am, yet another sleepless night I suffered through. Last night was harder than the past ones. Olivia screamed in gassy pain, I gave her a ounce of water and she went to the bathroom within 45 min. then to bed. Awoke again about a hour later screaming, this time it seemed like acid was coming up, poor kid pukes constantly. We started her right away on hyperallergenic formula since our other two needed it and the pediatrician that visited in the hospital warned me if she didnt have stomach problems it could cause them. Our pediatrician said it would be fine....so which is it?
I have since given her a bottle of good old Carnation Good Start. And right to sleep she went!?? Shes intolerant to the formula for formula intolerant babies. Whatever works at this point.

Im not visiting much with the other children because Im sleeping when Jim gets home so I can stay up through the night. He keeps promising we are going to look back on these days and miss them. I disagree but in the back of my mind I do believe him and thats why Im afraid to get my tubligation done. I opted out for Mirena... I could possibly be hormonal and a little crazy right now, along with sleep deprived so who knows...my mind could change. I still do believe if I would not have conceived our son 8 years ago I wouldve never had kids and who knows where I would be now. But here we are, a big full family. I dont regret any of them. Even the ones who REFUSES to let me sleep! :)

Day 11 as a mother of three

Well I am really trying to adjust to getting 3 hours a sleep a night, taking care of my three children and husband on top of my tons of other responsibilities. I've broken down into tears a handful of times, which is not like me, but these days Im feeling a little crazy. Actually I believe
I can speak on behalf of the rest of my family as well when it comes to the insanity we are all feeling right now. Gianna is again having attention fits and hitting her head off of things, Jimmy will sing and dance if he has to to get attention and if that doesnt work out to his liking he then turns to aggrivating Gia. He asks questions from the time he wakes up until he falls asleep, constantly interrupts our conversations, refuses to let anyone else speak or have time with Jim without being disruptive. We've had movie night with him, they go to church together and boyscouts but no matter what we do he wont stop demanding more! I've noticed Gia has started to really beat him up once she has had enough of his torture. His hyper activity is frustrating as well.

Maybe I just need some sleep...

On a better note our baby is adorable. She sleeps all day long and is so pleasant. I cant wait for Christmas, our family seems so full now.

Moving around

My mom bought me a sling to carry the baby around in and Im finally starting to get used to it and its been helpful. Olivia really likes it and it keeps her close. I can sweep and mop my floors, do Jimmys homework, fold clothes, etc.

Whats difficult for me right now is showering. I try to do it either when the girls are napping or when Jim is here at night. I have to bring one down at a time in the morning, vice versa upstairs at night. Sometimes they gang up on us and start crying all at once and you find yourself rapidly changing diapers, making bottles, grilled cheeses, filling sippy cups! It gets crazy.

Especially since my little Gia Bella is on the move all day! Such a big girl already

Daddys little girls

My husband is such a sucker when it comes to Gianna and I can just tell hes going to be the same way with Olivia. He gives her whatever she wants to appease her, and the latest was his cell phone. So far she has totally lost his company phone, we believe she may have thrown it away and his personal cell phone is broken. I have to order a new one, thank goodness hes due for his upgrade! Cant wait until she starts driving!

Baby Olivia

So we brought Olivia home Sunday afternoon and she is the most pleasant baby you ever saw. What a perfect angel, she sleeps all day. Does not cry and only wakes up to eat. She is so precious.

Yesterday we had family over to visit. My parents bought dinner and baby items we needed. My brother stopped by to see the kids last night and Jims aunt made us a full dinner for today. My friends stopped by today to visit and tomorrow we have our first pediatrician appointment.

She only woke up twice through the night but she makes her little coos in her sleep and I stayed up almost all night with the exception of catnaps making sure everything was ok!

Hopefully I can sleep more tonight. What a perfect family in everyway. We are so happy and proud of our children.