My dog, Pillow, is driving me crazy!! We put the dogs outside after Vince fixed the fence in the backyard and T-Bone escaped again before I even came home from the hospital. I've already decided that if PAWS calls and tells me they have him, I'm going to tell them to keep him. I'm not paying another $100 to get him out. Anyway, this isn't about T-Bone, it's about Pillow. She cried so much the first couple of days she was outside after T-Bone ran away, but there was no way I was letting her back into the house, not with the baby. She has torn the screen off the screen door and sticks her head through it, trying to get inside I guess. The crying and the torn screen really got on my nerves, but that wasn't the last of it. A few days ago when it was really windy, one of our garbage cans was knocked over by the wind and Pillow got into it. There was garbage all over the back yard and we live next to an alley where people cut through a lot. It is SO embarrassing to have garbage just sitting in your yard. I didn't want to wait for Vince to get around to picking it up because who knows how long that would take, so I just did it myself. I did smack her butt a few times when she came over to me, I was just so mad. Now on Wednesday, she got into the garbage again and this time I know she knocked them over herself, but now it's both garbage cans so it's double the garbage. Plus the fact that Thursday is garbage day and all our garbage was laying around in the yard. I don't have the desire to pick it up this time, but that was the last straw. I was planning on calling TAPS and asking if they could take her, but then I looked on their website and it says they ask for a donation if you surrender your animal to them and I really have no extra money to do that so she won't be going to TAPS. I ended up just putting her on freecycle and someone did write me saying they wanted her. Now I'm just waiting to see if he will respond back to the email I just sent him. I'm hoping he still wants her!!
But yesterday, I get a letter in the mail from PAWS here in Peoria about T-Bone. It said that since I have reclaimed T-Bone twice from them, yes he has escaped from us more than once, I will have to have him neutered. Good luck with that, since he is gone again. Then it says, if I don't do this by April 10, I will get a misdemeanor charge. Are you kidding me ?!?! I would get a misdemeanor put on my record for not neutering my dog?! This is yet another reason why I hate this stupid city, ugh I just want to get out of here!!!! So anyway, I'm planning on calling them and telling them, T-bone once again ran away. I have a feeling that they would come by the house to see if I was telling the truth and Pillow doesn't have up to date tags. They would make me get her rabies shots and new tags and the money just isn't there. That's another reason I'm trying to get rid of her. I don't want to spend anymore money on dogs. Once we can get rid of Pillow, I don't plan on getting another dog for a number of years, maybe never. I'm just getting sick and tired of all that comes with being a dog owner in the city of Peoria. If you've read my other blogs, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Logan is doing great! I'm still supplementing him with formula because he just isn't getting enough from me. I went to WIC two days ago and asked about a breast pump and they told me my OB had to write a prescription for one and send it to some place near Chicago. I really need a pump because I want to get Logan off the formula, so I just need to find the time to go to my OB and get this taken care of. After two weeks, Logan is now back to his birth weight, yeah!! And he is peeing after almost every feeding now too. I'm so happy that things are going better with him. When I put him to my shoulder to burp him, he can actually hold his head up now for an extended period of time and when I put him on his tummy, he can almost roll onto his side, and he's only two weeks old!! I don't want him growing up too fast. Vince says he gets the strength from him and that's why he is so strong. LOL, I think that's funny, but it's probably true. I'm a weakling. I think that's all I have for now.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
A Baby Story
Wow, things have been crazy!! As most of you know, I was due on Feb. 19 and have just been waiting around for the little guy to make his appearance. On Monday, I had an appointment with my OB and was planning on talking with her about getting induced since she was going to be leaving for vacation on Thursday and I really wanted to have her deliver Logan. I was worried about using pitosin though because my mom told when they induced her and used pitosin, it was very hard on her body and it might have the same effect on me. So I go in on Monday and nothing has really changed so she asks what I want to do and I tell her I would like to get him out because I wanted her to deliver him. She also said that he was facing the wrong way and that might cause some problems as well. I mentioned my concern about pitosin and she told me they would give me a pill orally to try and start contractions and if it wasn't working good enough then they would start pitosin. So she called the hospital and told me I could head over to Methodist right away. I called Vince up and told him I had to come and pick him up from work, since I had driven him to work so I could use to car to go to the OB. We grabbed some lunch and my bags and headed to Methodist and got there around noon. I was getting super scared though because I just didn't really know what to expect.
They started me out on my medicine and was told I would be given 4 doses every 4 hours. So it was pretty much a waiting game from then on. Around 10 that night the contractions finally started. I couldn't sleep at all that night cause the pain just kept getting worse, but I really wanted to do this without an epidural. They started the pitosin at 7am the next morning and then my midwife came in and broke my water. I couldn't deal with the pain and they said they could give me something called neomorphin (sp?), so I opted for that. I was worried that it might affect the baby, but they were saying such a small amount goes in that he would be fine. Since the baby was facing the wrong way I was having back labor and people say this is the worst kind, I believe them. It was very painful!! The drug they gave me helped me to sleep as well and while I was sleeping a group of nurses came in and told me I needed me to lay on my back because the baby's heart rate had dropped, I looked at the monitor and it was really low. When laying on my back didn't work they told me to lay on my other side and gave me oxygen. His heart rate started to go up a little so the nurses left again. About a half hour later they came back and told me his heart rate had dropped again and made me get on my elbows and knees along with the oxygen. I was getting so scared by now. What was happening to my baby? I was able to lay on my side soon after and the Dr. came in and told me if things didn't start progressing they would have to do a c-section. They turned off the pitosin drip and I was in so much pain by now I told them I wanted the epidural. So much relief after that, no more pain!! The baby's heart rate went back up and I was doing contractions on my own without the drugs. Come to find out it was the pitosin that caused the baby's heart rate to drop. I knew I had a reason to worry about that stuff!!
Things were progressing really well, but I was stuck on 9 cm and they wouldn't let me push until I was fully dilated. My epidural was starting to wear off and I made Vince go get a nurse. I said I needed more epidural because it was hurting so bad!! They came and gave me another dose and all was well again. I was stuck on 9 cm for a few hours and then a nurse came in and had me push and just moved the rest of the cervix out of the way, just like that!! Ugh! I started pushing at 7:15pm and didn't get the baby out until 10:13 pm. So in all I was in labor for 24 hours and pushed for 3 hours. I don't plan on having anymore kids anytime soon, lol!! Logan Frederick Beeney weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. Just right. My midwife told me she was so proud of me because she didn't think I would make it this far, she figured I would have to have a c-section. I am so happy it's all over and now I have my little baby.
Vince said when they took Logan to the nursery for the first time he pooped right away all over his blankets, lol!! He has some skin tags on his ear and they said that could indicate kidney problems. They did a sonogram on him and everything came up normal. They were keeping an eye on him though because he wasn't urinating like they wanted him to. He only peed once the whole time we were at the hospital and that was from them having to sprinkle warm water on him to make him go. The first night we were home he peed once during the night and that was it. So in all only two times in the three days he had been alive :( They kept telling me that breastfeeding is the way to go and I was planning on doing that the whole time. He latched really easily, but my milk still hadn't come in so that may have been a reason for him not peeing. The nurses told me I didn't have to supplement him with formula because what he was getting from me was good enough. The pediatrician however said I should give him some formula and I guess he told the nurses this to, but they never told me and so never gave me any formula to take home. A couple of premixed batches, but not enough to really supplement him. So I just kept breastfeeding and he was crying all the time, the entire first night. I did end up giving him some of the premixed stuff the nurses gave me because I really needed to sleep but I felt so guilty for doing it. I had an appointment set up for Logan on Friday to see the pedi. and asked my mom to come with. They weighed him and he had lost almost a pound! My poor little guy, the pedi got after me for not giving him formula, but from what the nurses told me, I thought I was doing exactly what I should be. I almost cried right in front of him, I felt so bad and humiliated. I felt like I starved my poor little man. The pedi gave me some formula to take home and told me to feed him every 2-3 hours. I have to go back on Monday to make sure he is gaining weight. I'm just so worried now that I'm giving him formula that my milk will never come in. I try breastfeeding him first and if he's still fussy I give him formula, but it just doesn't feel like I will ever get my milk. I'm really upset about it, but at least Logan isn't starving now. He didn't pee at all last night and he hadn't peed in over 24 hours. The pedi called to check up on me today and I told him Logan still hadn't peed and he told me if he still hadn't by this evening I need to take him to the ER, there could be something wrong with his kidneys. When I gave Logan his bath, soon after hanging up with the pedi, he did finally pee!! I hope he keeps it up. I'm just so worried about the little guy, I hope I'm doing everything right. He is sleeping better though so I will take that as a good sign :)
Anywho, a few other things have been going on as well. While I was at the hospital Vince hooked up the new kitchen faucet and now I have working sink, yeah!! He and has dad had been working on the plumbing all week and the faucet was the finishing touch. Vince also worked on the fence outside and made it very secure. He kicked the dogs out so when I came home, I wouldn't have to worry about them anymore. Well, T-Bone dug a hole underneath the fence and escaped while we were at the hospital and he is long gone. I really don't care anymore, that dog had way too much energy and if he is going to go running off all the time then I don't want to deal with him. Who knows where he is now, but I'm not paying another $100 to get him out of PAWS if they catch him. We've already wasted enough money on these stupid dogs! And my priorities have changed a little as well, my baby is WAY more important than any animal. Pillow is still outside and she's staying out there even though she is constantly crying and has already ripped the screen on the screen door to shreds. I am really starting to wonder why I ever wanted a dog. Also, Vince and I were looking forward to our tax refunds because I was going to pay all the bills for the following month with my return and we were going to save all of Vince's return to pay for Logan's needs. There was something in the mail yesterday that said the government is taking all of Vince's tax returns to pay for his debt owed on child support!! All of that money is gone now. This is not what I needed right after having a baby. He won't be caught up next year with his child support either, since he has to back pay for a full year so that means I will have to work and claim Logan so his stupid, selfish ex won't get next year's tax returns too!!! So now I'm really torn on what to do. My tax returns won't be enough to pay the bills and for Logan and unfortunately, if we don't pay the bills then we won't have electricity and we need that for obvious reasons. Money wasn't supposed to be a worry right now with Logan. I have enough to worry about with him, I don't need this extra stress.
They started me out on my medicine and was told I would be given 4 doses every 4 hours. So it was pretty much a waiting game from then on. Around 10 that night the contractions finally started. I couldn't sleep at all that night cause the pain just kept getting worse, but I really wanted to do this without an epidural. They started the pitosin at 7am the next morning and then my midwife came in and broke my water. I couldn't deal with the pain and they said they could give me something called neomorphin (sp?), so I opted for that. I was worried that it might affect the baby, but they were saying such a small amount goes in that he would be fine. Since the baby was facing the wrong way I was having back labor and people say this is the worst kind, I believe them. It was very painful!! The drug they gave me helped me to sleep as well and while I was sleeping a group of nurses came in and told me I needed me to lay on my back because the baby's heart rate had dropped, I looked at the monitor and it was really low. When laying on my back didn't work they told me to lay on my other side and gave me oxygen. His heart rate started to go up a little so the nurses left again. About a half hour later they came back and told me his heart rate had dropped again and made me get on my elbows and knees along with the oxygen. I was getting so scared by now. What was happening to my baby? I was able to lay on my side soon after and the Dr. came in and told me if things didn't start progressing they would have to do a c-section. They turned off the pitosin drip and I was in so much pain by now I told them I wanted the epidural. So much relief after that, no more pain!! The baby's heart rate went back up and I was doing contractions on my own without the drugs. Come to find out it was the pitosin that caused the baby's heart rate to drop. I knew I had a reason to worry about that stuff!!
Things were progressing really well, but I was stuck on 9 cm and they wouldn't let me push until I was fully dilated. My epidural was starting to wear off and I made Vince go get a nurse. I said I needed more epidural because it was hurting so bad!! They came and gave me another dose and all was well again. I was stuck on 9 cm for a few hours and then a nurse came in and had me push and just moved the rest of the cervix out of the way, just like that!! Ugh! I started pushing at 7:15pm and didn't get the baby out until 10:13 pm. So in all I was in labor for 24 hours and pushed for 3 hours. I don't plan on having anymore kids anytime soon, lol!! Logan Frederick Beeney weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. Just right. My midwife told me she was so proud of me because she didn't think I would make it this far, she figured I would have to have a c-section. I am so happy it's all over and now I have my little baby.
Vince said when they took Logan to the nursery for the first time he pooped right away all over his blankets, lol!! He has some skin tags on his ear and they said that could indicate kidney problems. They did a sonogram on him and everything came up normal. They were keeping an eye on him though because he wasn't urinating like they wanted him to. He only peed once the whole time we were at the hospital and that was from them having to sprinkle warm water on him to make him go. The first night we were home he peed once during the night and that was it. So in all only two times in the three days he had been alive :( They kept telling me that breastfeeding is the way to go and I was planning on doing that the whole time. He latched really easily, but my milk still hadn't come in so that may have been a reason for him not peeing. The nurses told me I didn't have to supplement him with formula because what he was getting from me was good enough. The pediatrician however said I should give him some formula and I guess he told the nurses this to, but they never told me and so never gave me any formula to take home. A couple of premixed batches, but not enough to really supplement him. So I just kept breastfeeding and he was crying all the time, the entire first night. I did end up giving him some of the premixed stuff the nurses gave me because I really needed to sleep but I felt so guilty for doing it. I had an appointment set up for Logan on Friday to see the pedi. and asked my mom to come with. They weighed him and he had lost almost a pound! My poor little guy, the pedi got after me for not giving him formula, but from what the nurses told me, I thought I was doing exactly what I should be. I almost cried right in front of him, I felt so bad and humiliated. I felt like I starved my poor little man. The pedi gave me some formula to take home and told me to feed him every 2-3 hours. I have to go back on Monday to make sure he is gaining weight. I'm just so worried now that I'm giving him formula that my milk will never come in. I try breastfeeding him first and if he's still fussy I give him formula, but it just doesn't feel like I will ever get my milk. I'm really upset about it, but at least Logan isn't starving now. He didn't pee at all last night and he hadn't peed in over 24 hours. The pedi called to check up on me today and I told him Logan still hadn't peed and he told me if he still hadn't by this evening I need to take him to the ER, there could be something wrong with his kidneys. When I gave Logan his bath, soon after hanging up with the pedi, he did finally pee!! I hope he keeps it up. I'm just so worried about the little guy, I hope I'm doing everything right. He is sleeping better though so I will take that as a good sign :)
Anywho, a few other things have been going on as well. While I was at the hospital Vince hooked up the new kitchen faucet and now I have working sink, yeah!! He and has dad had been working on the plumbing all week and the faucet was the finishing touch. Vince also worked on the fence outside and made it very secure. He kicked the dogs out so when I came home, I wouldn't have to worry about them anymore. Well, T-Bone dug a hole underneath the fence and escaped while we were at the hospital and he is long gone. I really don't care anymore, that dog had way too much energy and if he is going to go running off all the time then I don't want to deal with him. Who knows where he is now, but I'm not paying another $100 to get him out of PAWS if they catch him. We've already wasted enough money on these stupid dogs! And my priorities have changed a little as well, my baby is WAY more important than any animal. Pillow is still outside and she's staying out there even though she is constantly crying and has already ripped the screen on the screen door to shreds. I am really starting to wonder why I ever wanted a dog. Also, Vince and I were looking forward to our tax refunds because I was going to pay all the bills for the following month with my return and we were going to save all of Vince's return to pay for Logan's needs. There was something in the mail yesterday that said the government is taking all of Vince's tax returns to pay for his debt owed on child support!! All of that money is gone now. This is not what I needed right after having a baby. He won't be caught up next year with his child support either, since he has to back pay for a full year so that means I will have to work and claim Logan so his stupid, selfish ex won't get next year's tax returns too!!! So now I'm really torn on what to do. My tax returns won't be enough to pay the bills and for Logan and unfortunately, if we don't pay the bills then we won't have electricity and we need that for obvious reasons. Money wasn't supposed to be a worry right now with Logan. I have enough to worry about with him, I don't need this extra stress.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Anytime Now
Well, today is my due date and so far....nothing. Every morning for about the past week I've had cramping, but then it goes away. A couple of nights ago I had a couple contractions(I think, I'm not really sure what they feel like) but then when I started walking around they stopped. Ugh, I just want this kid out of me!! I think the worst part is sleeping and then rolling over to my other side. So uncomfortable!!! For those of you who have yet to experience pregnancy, it's great until the 3rd trimester and then it's almost impossible to get comfortable without contorting your body into positions I didn't even think possible. Plus, I get up at 5:30 every morning with Vince to make him breakfast and see him off to work. I already told him that once the baby comes, he will probably have to fend for himself in the mornings. He doesn't seem to understand why though. Are guys really that stupid!?
My kitchen sink still isn't up and running and since I have no bathtub, just a shower, I really need this to get done!! I have to have some way to give Logan a bath. I'm also begging Vince to make sure the fence in the back yard is solid from top to bottom because the dogs are going outside permanently once that is done. OMgosh they stink SO bad and it's not just me, my mom came over and said it really stinks like dog, yuck!! Pillow enjoys dragging herself along the rug in the living room and spreading her hair and mucus all over the rug and every morning when I come downstairs it smells worse than it did the day before. I stay up in the bedroom almost constantly because of this. Dumb dog!! I'm sure that family and friends will want to come and see the baby at our house and I don't want my home to reek. I need these dogs out so I can actually clean the rug so it no longer stinks. Oh yeah, and T-Bone has already managed to some how wiggle his way out of the back yard!! The dog is crazy!! We have a decent sized back yard, I don't understand why he thinks he needs more room to run. We found him before he got too far, but that is why I need Vince to make sure the fence is good to go.
I went to the OB yesterday and my nurse practitioner was not in because she was delivering a baby so I saw another lady. She asked me if I was planning on going natural or wanting to be induced. I told her I really wanted to not be induced. My mom was induced with 3 out of her 4 children and she said the drug they gave her was REALLY hard on her body and it would probably have the same effect on me. So I had it set in my mind I would just wait for the little guy to make his appearance when he was good and ready. Well, she tells me that Dana, the woman who would be delivering me, will be leaving at the end of next week. She will be here on Wednesday, but be gone by Thursday. Oh great!! She also said, that at this particular office, they don't let a woman go past 41 weeks. For me that would be on the Thursday that Dana will be gone. My grandma was almost 3 weeks late with my mom and my mom was 2 weeks late with me so I'm pretty sure I'm going to be late with my baby. I really have no desire to get induced. So I will be going back in on Monday to see Dana and talk with her about my options. My mom suggested I ask if they could just break my water and try and get the process started without using any drugs. I'll see if Dana thinks that is a good idea. So if Logan isn't here by Monday, I will probably have to schedule a day to go in and get the little guy out. This wasn't my plan, but I guess things have a way of changing on their own.
If I don't have a chance to get on here again before he is born and you would like to come and see me and Logan *hint hint* :) I will be delivering him at Methodist. I will try to keep everyone updated on the situation though.
My kitchen sink still isn't up and running and since I have no bathtub, just a shower, I really need this to get done!! I have to have some way to give Logan a bath. I'm also begging Vince to make sure the fence in the back yard is solid from top to bottom because the dogs are going outside permanently once that is done. OMgosh they stink SO bad and it's not just me, my mom came over and said it really stinks like dog, yuck!! Pillow enjoys dragging herself along the rug in the living room and spreading her hair and mucus all over the rug and every morning when I come downstairs it smells worse than it did the day before. I stay up in the bedroom almost constantly because of this. Dumb dog!! I'm sure that family and friends will want to come and see the baby at our house and I don't want my home to reek. I need these dogs out so I can actually clean the rug so it no longer stinks. Oh yeah, and T-Bone has already managed to some how wiggle his way out of the back yard!! The dog is crazy!! We have a decent sized back yard, I don't understand why he thinks he needs more room to run. We found him before he got too far, but that is why I need Vince to make sure the fence is good to go.
I went to the OB yesterday and my nurse practitioner was not in because she was delivering a baby so I saw another lady. She asked me if I was planning on going natural or wanting to be induced. I told her I really wanted to not be induced. My mom was induced with 3 out of her 4 children and she said the drug they gave her was REALLY hard on her body and it would probably have the same effect on me. So I had it set in my mind I would just wait for the little guy to make his appearance when he was good and ready. Well, she tells me that Dana, the woman who would be delivering me, will be leaving at the end of next week. She will be here on Wednesday, but be gone by Thursday. Oh great!! She also said, that at this particular office, they don't let a woman go past 41 weeks. For me that would be on the Thursday that Dana will be gone. My grandma was almost 3 weeks late with my mom and my mom was 2 weeks late with me so I'm pretty sure I'm going to be late with my baby. I really have no desire to get induced. So I will be going back in on Monday to see Dana and talk with her about my options. My mom suggested I ask if they could just break my water and try and get the process started without using any drugs. I'll see if Dana thinks that is a good idea. So if Logan isn't here by Monday, I will probably have to schedule a day to go in and get the little guy out. This wasn't my plan, but I guess things have a way of changing on their own.
If I don't have a chance to get on here again before he is born and you would like to come and see me and Logan *hint hint* :) I will be delivering him at Methodist. I will try to keep everyone updated on the situation though.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Pay It Forward
I'm not sure how many people have heard the phrase, "pay it forward" before, but for those who haven't, it means doing something out of the ordinary for someone else without expecting anything in return. The only thing you should do is continue on and do something special for someone else. For example, you're in the drive through at a fast food place and you tell the cashier that you want to pay for the person's meal who is behind you in line. That would be considered paying it forward.
Now that we've got that all worked out. I actually had this happen to me this past week. If you keep up on my blogs, you know that things have been kind of rough lately for me. On Saturday, I went out to get the mail and there was a piece of mail for me. I love getting mail as long as it's not a bill, so of course I was excited. I didn't recognize the return address, so I was a little worried as well. I tear it open and there is a small note along with a check for an undisclosed amount of money. I was floored to say the least. I then realized, I did know the name of return address. However, I had only met this wonderful woman once in my entire life and it wasn't under the best circumstances. The note pretty much said, she felt that this was something she needed to. How do you even respond to something that amazing? There are so many good people in this world, but sometimes I just forget to look. I get so wrapped up in my own little world and my problems, I don't think about other people. We should all look a little closer and we could someone who needs help. It could be someone you loathe, but if you do something special for them, it will make an impact. What this woman did was beyond amazing and I will definitely be passing the favor along to someone else in the near future. Paying it forward!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
It's a Miracle
Pretty much anyone who knew me a year ago, knew that both of my dogs were stolen after they managed to escape under the fence in our back yard. Some kids picked them up and sold them on the street. At the time we had had T-Bone for almost 1 1/2 yrs while we had only had Pillow for a month. I was devastated to say the least. Pillow was found a couple of days after the fact, when a family saw one of the many fliers we had put up about our lost dogs and called. T-Bone, I came to realize, I would never see again. Especially since the cop that we talked to said that at the age T-Bone was, they were probably fighting him. And I would rather him been dead, then been fought. I went to the shelter in Peoria everyday to look through all the stray dogs that had been picked up, but none of them ever was my T-Bone. The folks at the shelter came to know me by name and were always very helpful, kudos to them because I could never do that job, deciding which animals live and which die. I eventually gave up hope of ever finding him, I just kept praying that if anything he was with a family that was taking care of him. Well, two days ago I got a phone call from PAWS. At first I figured they were calling about rabies tags because Pillow needs up to date ones still. But he just said, "We picked up a dog registered to a Lindsey Koch, named T-Bone" I was sitting on the couch at the time and seriously almost fell off. He's like, "You've been missing him for a while, haven't you?" I said for a year, and it was, almost exactly to the date. He continued, "Yeah, I picked him up on Ann St in the south side." I told him I would have to come and get him tomorrow as Vince was already gone to work and I had no vehicle. I called Vince the moment I got off the phone with PAWS and told him the news and he is just like, "I knew he'd turn up eventually, he's an escape artist." Yeah, so he says, he's always gotta be right, lol. The only reason that T-Bone was able to be given back to us was because of the microchip and had put in probably six months before he disappeared. Otherwise, they never would have known who's dog he was. I'm all for microchips now!! In dogs anyway, not people. When we got to the shelter the next day they told us that since he wasn't current on his rabies shot we would have to pay an extra $20 to get him out. Ummm..ok, he's not current on his rabies shot because he was stolen and how the heck were we supposed to have any control over that. I tried to explain this to the guy, but he's just like, "It doesn't matter" He was being an ass and wouldn't listen and obviously didn't care. Ugh, so we had to dish out more money, plus we have to get him his shots in 2 weeks or we'll have to pay $100 ticket and then get his updated rabies tag which is $30, which I recently learned that in Tazewell, is only $10. What's up with that?! So we are spending about $170 to get our dog back. But I love T-Bone so much, so of course we are going to spend the money. And now, my little family is back together again, a year later. And in less than a month, another member will join our little clan :) It really is a miracle.
So now then, Vince is still working at the same place and on Friday they laid a bunch of people off. Everyday is a suprise at his work. Will you stay or will you get canned? It's very nerve racking. I've been searching online for ways to make money and finally came across a GPT(get-paid-to)website where you complete offers and other easy stuff. I hate not being able to help support us. I think it's because I was the bread winner of our family for over a year and now I'm not doing anything. I thought I would enjoy sitting at home and being a little house wife, which I'm guessing would be easier if I wasn't 8 months pregnant and just wobbling around the house, lol. But anywho, so I've been on this site for a few days and I've already made $28, which isn't a lot, but I hate not contributing anymore to our money tree. I don't like not having my OWN money, so this is the best I can do for now. I wrote a bulletin about it because I know everyone is tight on money these days and a little extra cash can go a long way, if you let it. If you didn't see the bulletin and are interested in making a little extra money for yourself just follow this link: http://www.treasuretrooper.com/483074 I promise it's not spam and you don't need to put any money upfront. So now I'm thinking I might end up going back to work sooner than expected because I can't deal with not helping with our funds, but I guess it also depends on how I feel and what shifts we would both work. I really don't want to put the baby in daycare so if we could work opposing shifts then someone would always be at home with the baby. I realize though doing that, Vince and I would never see eachother though. I just don't know what we are going to do. Hopefully Vince can find another job that isn't laying people off every week, so pretty much anything that has nothing to do with CAT, which is probably half of Peoria. I suggested he apply at some restuarants as a cook since they make decent money, and he's thinking about it. I just hope our money problems turn around soon, but in this economy, I doubt it.
So now then, Vince is still working at the same place and on Friday they laid a bunch of people off. Everyday is a suprise at his work. Will you stay or will you get canned? It's very nerve racking. I've been searching online for ways to make money and finally came across a GPT(get-paid-to)website where you complete offers and other easy stuff. I hate not being able to help support us. I think it's because I was the bread winner of our family for over a year and now I'm not doing anything. I thought I would enjoy sitting at home and being a little house wife, which I'm guessing would be easier if I wasn't 8 months pregnant and just wobbling around the house, lol. But anywho, so I've been on this site for a few days and I've already made $28, which isn't a lot, but I hate not contributing anymore to our money tree. I don't like not having my OWN money, so this is the best I can do for now. I wrote a bulletin about it because I know everyone is tight on money these days and a little extra cash can go a long way, if you let it. If you didn't see the bulletin and are interested in making a little extra money for yourself just follow this link: http://www.treasuretrooper.com/483074 I promise it's not spam and you don't need to put any money upfront. So now I'm thinking I might end up going back to work sooner than expected because I can't deal with not helping with our funds, but I guess it also depends on how I feel and what shifts we would both work. I really don't want to put the baby in daycare so if we could work opposing shifts then someone would always be at home with the baby. I realize though doing that, Vince and I would never see eachother though. I just don't know what we are going to do. Hopefully Vince can find another job that isn't laying people off every week, so pretty much anything that has nothing to do with CAT, which is probably half of Peoria. I suggested he apply at some restuarants as a cook since they make decent money, and he's thinking about it. I just hope our money problems turn around soon, but in this economy, I doubt it.
Friday, January 16, 2009
As Time Goes By
I can't believe I only have a little over a month to go. The time has flown by. I am really hoping that this baby isn't too far overdue, but I have heard that first babies usually are late. My mom told me she went over the due date with all four of us, but my grandma was always a month early. I just don't want him to be huge and then be in terrible pain trying to push him out. I couldn't sleep at all last night. If I laid on my left side my back would get this shooting pain and if I laid on my right side my left leg would go numb and my ribs hurt. I just couldn't get comfortable at all. I'm nervous about having the baby and actually being a mom, but I am getting so uncomfortable now, I just want him out. He's been moving around so much, I'm hoping that he may have flipped over, but I really can't be too sure unless they do another sono. I really don't want a C-section and I'm afraid if he is still breech by that time, a c-section will be my only option.
We got our first CILCO bill for the new house and it was big. I knew it would be because our furnace used to be a coal furnace that was made into a gas furnace. So it is frickin' huge. You can open the door that they used to throw the coal through and the flames that are burning the gas look a bonfire. So I knew it was going to use a lot of gas, I just wasn't expecting the bill to be over $500!! So Vince decided that he is going to buy a wood burning stove and hook it up to the furnace and just use that for our heat. I hope it works. Since the furnace is so old, there are no fans in it. All it does it burn the gas and the heat rises up through the vents in the house, so his idea could work, I just don't want the smoke that the wood burning stove gives off, to come through the vents as well.
Vince got a raise a couple of weeks ago, but now they are talking about laying off people soon. They asked him if he would be willing to move to first shift if it came down to it. He said yes, but they asked everybody else as well so who knows who is staying and who is getting laid off. The extra money from his raise has been nice though, especially since I'm not working anymore. Well, today he got his check and it was a lot smaller. The reason is because child support is finally starting to come out of his check. He sent in the paper work months ago and they just now started deducting the money. This really sucks. I know he needs to pay child support, I'm not saying that. He has a son from a previous relationship and he needs to help support him, every father should. The thing that bothers me is, she is living with her husband's mom, so it's not like they have to pay rent. What bills are they paying? Who knows, but Vince and I are barely surviving as it is and now more money is being taken from us. I don't know what we are going to do. I'm so scared that we won't be able to support this baby the way we want to. I just wish money wasn't such a big issue. The only good thing that might come out of this is maybe now we might qualify for LINK. That would be awesome!! He was making too much money before, but we were still struggling. I always hate going grocery shopping because there is so much food I would love to buy, but we just can't afford it. Our shelves are almost empty as it is. I don't want this baby to know we are poor. I hope things turn around before he figures it out. That's about all I have for now.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Laid Off Is a Scary Word
Everything is still going ok. Vince was back to work this week and now I am needing to step up and be a little housewife or house girlfriend, lol, whatever. I can't say that I mind it though. Being home and taking care of the house is what I've been wanting to do for awhile. Now I just wish the house was done. We still need to put quarter round in all the rooms and need to lay laminate in two rooms. The baby's room hasn't even been started. There is a leak in his room and so we haven't done anything yet and I really want to get it done. We got this really cute light blue paint and I can't wait to see it when it's done. One of the rooms still needs to be painted and I need a kitchen faucet that works!!! I've been using a bucket to get water from the shower and dumping it into the kitchen sink in order to do dishes, but it's been kinda hard for me to get motivated to do the dishes. I just don't feel like standing at the sink for an hour doing dishes with my belly. My back starts to hurt really fast and it just isn't comfortable.
What is really getting me nervous now though is Vince says at his work they are talking about more lay offs and that scares the crap out of me. He has only been there since July and he still isn't company. He is afraid that since he is a temp that they won't see any reason to keep him. But he is a great worker and he deserves a good job, plus the fact that we have a baby coming and we really need him to have a job. He has been thinking about getting his CDL license for awhile and now this is a little more of a push for him to look in to it. Even the people with CDL's on the lower end of the wage scale make more than he does now. The only thing is, it will take awhile for him to get it. He'll have to study and practice before he even takes his test so who knows how long that will be. I just hope everything turns out ok.
I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and I'm going to ask her about natural delivery. My mom was saying I should look into lamaze if I plan on going natural. I'm too late to sign up for any classes though, I'm hoping just reading some books about it will help and if all else fails I will get an epidural. I can't believe I only have 6 weeks left. It's crazy!! I've been having trouble sleeping lately too. It's just really starting to get uncomfortable now and this kid can really kick! I'm still waiting for him to move to the correct position. His little head still feels like it's underneath my right ribcage and now it almost feels like it's starting to bruise in that spot. I just want him to move!! I think that's about it for now.
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