So, last Friday, after Evan got out of the shower he was whining and pointing to his ears, so I got out a Q-tip and very carefully tried to get the water out of his ears. I then did a very stupid thing and let him play with the Q-tip. Cohen has played with one a million times, what would go wrong this time, right?! Well, a few minutes later he starts screaming. A hurt scream. Not a typical 'I'm ornery and complaining' scream. An 'I'm actually hurt' scream. So pick him up and try to calm him for a few minutes, then I see that there is blood on the Q-tip. Oh crap. Then I notice his right ear is bleeding. Not a good sight. Your 2 year old bleeding out of his ear. What have I done?!!!!
After the doctor examines him, she tells me that he's ruptured his eardrum!!! With a Q-tip!!! Luckily it wasn't bad, and she just told me to not bathe his head for a week, and gives me a prescription for some eardrops to make sure it doesn't get infected, which could be bad. I haven't thrown out the Q-tips, and I won't, but I'll be more careful in handing them to my 2 year old!!!
So, Cohen is getting better and better at singing his ABC's, and the way he sings the end is so funny and cute, I'd better write it down!!
Cohen just knows how to make his mom love him more and more, and get wrapped around his little finger without her hardly noticing. FIVE TIMES today, he has, out of the blue, and totally of his own accord, said "Mom?" and of course it sounds like he wants something, or needs something, so I say 'Yea?', and then he just looks at me and says "I love you." That's it!! That's what he wanted!!! To tell me that he loves me!!! My heart. . .oh my beating heart!!! It belongs to you today my boy. And it still sounds a little like "I wuff you." which reminds me that he's still such a baby, but such a big boy more and more every day. I love being a mother.
Yes it's true, I have 30+ lbs coming to me in the near future. . .well hopefully only about 27 because I've already gained 3. Dang. We are expecting another baby!! On or around (or BEFORE) April 16, 2010. So thrroroolptopyt0ortg-gfpofckrekjdfk,reklewaiijwqiwqiuiuat puts me at 12 1/2 weeks about now, so I'm exiting the 1st trimester already. 6t7axsttfqwetdfstfadfcaRDSe7y6te3ytwqtry
Okay, for all of you wondering, the previous portion of this post was sitting on my desktop, waiting to be finished, when a certain 3 year old came and finished writing it for me, and oh-so-cleverly even clicked on the 'publish post' button!! What a smart child I have, right? Anyhow, if it seemed a bit brief and unfinished, that's because it was!! Let me continue on. . .(but of course I'm going to leave Cohens addition, because it's funny, and I'm glad so many of you saw it.)
So anyhow, I've been feeling REALLY tired, exhausted, wasted, sleepy, groggy etc. I don't remember being this tired in my 1st trimester with the other 2 boys, but Cohen was my 1st, and then with Evan I could take a nap twice a day if I needed to. I probably did. And I figured this time I'd document it so that I WILL remember!! I just had this constant mild headache, and mild stomach-ache, along with the fatigue. If I had something to distract me, I could forget about it, but Jared has been working like a crazy man (18-20 hrs/day. . .no joke) so I haven't had much to do but contemplate how wasted I was. It often felt like I'd taken too much Benadryl or something, like I could feel the ache and tiredness in my arms and legs too, you know? I'm glad to say that I'm feeling much better this last week. Thank heavens that we leave that 1st trimester right? I'm very thankful that I haven't been barfy like lots of women, but I just almost couldn't believe the fatigue!! I actually have made it through most of this last week without taking a nap, and my waking hours are being productive again, rather than me sitting around longing for, dreaming of naptime!!! Needless to say, my kids are watching less TV again, thank goodness.
So, 3 kids. In just over 4 years. I didn't ever imagine this would be me. But I like it. I'm nervous for sure, but I'll make it through. Women do this all the time, and I'm totally competent, right?!! (Don't answer that question. . .) When I think about another baby, I'm excited. When I think about 3 kids, I'm nervous. But not nearly as nervous as I was to have 2, so maybe it'll be fine. . .or maybe I'm in for something awful!!! Either way, I'm sure I'll love this child and we're in for more adventure!!!
I had an ultrasound already, just a really fast one to check the baby's length to determine a correct due date, which put me 3 days behind where I thought I was. That's hard to switch from Tuesday all the way to Friday to be able to 'up' your number of weeks, but I'm almost adjusted. According to the ultrasound, I'll be 13 weeks tomorrow, Friday October 9. It's fun to get out all of the pregnancy books again, and read about the amazing things that take place in the 1st trimester. It truly is miraculous. So, we're excited, and scared, and glad we're getting over the sleepiness, and looking forward to meeting our new baby in April. It still sounds so far away, but I'm sure it will be upon us in the blink of an eye!!