OMG congrats!!!! That is so awesome! I am so glad he is doing well!!
How did everything go?! Give me details!! Why did you go so early??
Thanks, yeah he's doing really well
the birth was really quite straight forward, I woke up at 2 with contractions, got to the hospital at 3 and was 10 cms dilated, really had to fight the urge to push while they moved me to a delivery room and got the special care team ready, and after 19 minutes of pushing he was born at 5:34
well my daughter was early as well and they didn't know why but at 31 weeks this time round they discovered I was 4cms dilated with bulging membranes so they believe I have a weak cervix which is why I keep going early, but thank you for asking
So glad to hear you are both doing well! Congrats! How are things now? Enjoying being a mum of two? (It is 2 right? lol)
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Kelsey, how are you feeling? So sorry you've had such a tumultuous pregnancy so far but glad things are going relatively okay, considering baby is still in! It must be a relief knowing you guys have made it this far and he's staying put.
How's the heart doing?
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Been rather hectic here. We had the extension put in on June 28 and we were juggling a million appointments and the doggy having an abscess that needed taking care of the same day as the extension. The renovation went really well and they got it all done in one day, it was pretty awesome. They were here at 7am and left at 3pm. What a big difference it made on the rooms! Well worth it.
From then, it has been work non-stop. My OH's sister was leaving the following Friday for a 3 week vacation so I knew they only had that week to get the nursery done and OH was working all week so that only gave us that weekend and evenings. Of course, OH being the man he is, didn't discuss with his sister and so they got nothing done that weekend. I was furious really as I knew it left them no time to get it done before she left. So that Saturday, we went out and bought loads of plaster, paint, etc. and OH and I started plastering late Sunday (of course, there was an F1 race on that weekend so room had to wait!)... OH went to work on Monday as usual so I ended up doing the rest of the work on my own. SIL came over on some days to help a bit with the ceiling as I didn't want to climb in the ladder whilst being on my own. I ended up having to patch up and sand down entire walls because they were such a mess. Anything less would have not been good enough, and would have left the room looking only half done. I was in pain and was exhausted but I didn't have much of a choice really. OH is not physically well enough to do such work on his own and there was no one else to help. I needed to advance the room enough to get it to where they could start painting at least. Well, in the end, I ended up doing most of it either way. I ended up in the ladder as well, I just knew they weren't managing. The room was only half done by the time SIL left for her vacation and that was before we realized that there was a problem with the paint color that left the cutting in lighter than the final coat, because we hadn't painted over the cutting in again. So, because of that, we had to redo the walls all over again. I broke down and sobbed because we had to have the room ready by Wednesday when they would come put the new flooring and Thursday the furniture was coming in. That meant, with OH having to be at work, that I would have to paint it all on my own and I had already been pushing myself way too hard. I felt absolutely defeated. I would have done it since I had no other choice, but my goodness did I just need to bawl my eyes out at that point. Thankfully, OH took pity on me and called into work and got permission to take the day off so we got it all done together. Now, with that final coat on, I was able to do the remaining color on my own the following day. I was done by Tuesday evening before OH came home and the guys were there with the flooring early on Wednesday. PHEW!
On Thursday, I expected OH to be working from home since we were expecting the furniture but, while I was still sleeping, he kissed me goodbye (I only remember this very vaguely) and headed off to work. The furniture was due to arrive anywhere between 12:30 and 2:00. At 12:25, still sleeping, I heard a truck pull up and I woke up, checking to see, only to realize it was the furniture. I thought maybe OH was home, looked for his car, only to realize he wasn't. Panic! There I was still in my jammies, furniture here, and no money to pay for it as OH had the card on him. Brilliant! I ran to get dressed and luckily was able to answer the door in time. I had to explain to the poor guy that I was trying to figure out where my OH was since he had the card. He was pretty relaxed and just told me not to worry and proceeded to unload it. I felt frazzled. Luckily, when I texted, OH told me he was on the way. Twenty minutes away, but at least it wasn't an hour. I made the guy coffee and we awkwardly conversed until OH got home and paid for the furniture. We apologized again to the guy, and that was that. I nearly collapsed from the exhaustion and poured myself a large mug of coffee and scoffed down some pie for comfort.
Friday, I spent the afternoon priming all the base mouldings and chair rails... I started measuring the walls and was getting ready to saw them when I was filled with hesitation and decided to wait and do it together with OH instead. Thank goodness I waited as I had completely overlooked having to make 45 degree angles for the corners!
That would have been 80euros and hours of work down the drain!
We started working on them on Saturday but, of course, we were delayed and didn't finish as we decided we preferred going with double sided tape rather than glue so we had to go buy that instead. So, at 11pm, I was painting the final coat as I was frustrated and wanted them done Sunday so we could get the furniture up and knew the coat needed several hours to dry. Sunday, we went back to work, only to realize the dang base ones didn't fit in our tool so we had to buy another... Cue us going to the store, staring at the tools, not knowing if the one worked or not, having to ask the service ladies (who surprisingly knew what we were talking about), and FINALLY getting what we needed. Of course, by that time, we hadn't had lunch. Anyway, at 3pm we were finally back home to get back to work.
We managed to get all the mouldings and chair rails up on Sunday but it was too late to start on the furniture.
We've been putting up furniture from 9-11:30pm since Monday evening. We would have finished the commode/hutch yesterday if it hadn't been for us coming to an abrupt stop. Yes, like you can imagine, we are missing a hardware bag so no dowels, screws, etc. for that piece.
I seriously just want to scream right now. I'm so bloody tired and fed up. I just want it done already so I can start putting things away. Everything is everywhere. Gah!!!!
Luckily, everything is fine with baby. We've been juggling appointments in between all this but baby is measuring perfectly. I've gotten the all clear from the insulin and should be already for attempting a vaginal birth rather than going for a straight csection. They've decided to put me back on beta-blockers though as I am having more complaints. Not surprising, considering all I've been doing and the warmer weather on top of it. *Sighs* I cannot wait to show you the finished product though! I hope I'll get to do that reeeeeeeeal soon!
Take care ladies!
