The move, the apartment, etc...

A good idea, nausea, smiles, etc...

last night around 11, liberty was still awake!  i even took her for a drive and that did not work (in the day time if we just drive down the street to the store, she's out!).  she was begging to go to bed, but when we put her down she would scream and cry and come running out again.  we went through some rounds of this when suddenly i thought, what if i put couch cushions in her bed?  so we did.  and it worked.  she cried for like 5 seconds and then slept.  all night.  well, at least until 6:45am.  it was beautiful.  i'm hoping it will work for nap time today.  and bed time tonight, of course!  and all the way until the 15th, when we can most likely finally buy her big girl bed! 

some people have been asking how i've been feeling with this pregnancy.  well, i'm really tired...but i'm sure that has to do with liberty's sleep problems, too.  i feel nauseous all throughout the day (although i am not actually getting sick).  nothing really sounds good to me anymore, even my favorites.  when i do crave something and get that item, it generally disgusts me soon after.  weird!  this pregnancy has been a lot different than the others.  also, my sciatic nerve in my left leg is being pinched quite frequently.  it happened a few times with liberty and leila's pregnancies, but it happens almost daily already this time around. 

 

and speaking of the pregnancy...let me give you an insurance update.  i talked to the health department here and they have a sliding fee program we qualify for, so i have signed up for that.  it will definitely help with the costs of prenatal care.  however, i won't be able to have an ultrasound unless we pay for it ourselves (can we say expensive?!), or unless it is medically necessary....so that's a bummer.  i guess we'll be having a surprise baby this time around :). 

starting next week i'm going to jump on amanda's "10 smile tuesday" bandwagon (mind if i join in, amanda?), so watch for that.  i know with how negative i've been about everything lately, i am in definite need of looking at the positives of life. 

ok...guess i'll sign off for now...hope you're all having a wonderful end to your week!

9 Months

*this post was actually written yesterday, July 8, 2008.*

It hardly seems possible that Leila could be 9 months old today, but it's true!  And of course she did something new today to mark it.  She had pulled herself into a standing position at this basket of toys we have in the living room, and then she let go with both hands and stood for a few seconds on her own and slowly sat down on her bottom!  She's finally getting those bottom two teeth in.  She's smiley almost all the time!  She loves to giggle with her Daddy.  She thinks her big sister is so neat (except when Liberty is torturing her).  Here are a few pictures to mark the day:

The lovely bruise underneath her eye is courtesy of Liberty.  This is what happens when we try to put the girls to bed at the same time (Liberty climbs into Leila's bed over and over and buries her in things and jumps on her, etc...any tips on squelching that are welcome!)

Here is a picture of Liberty's handywork:

I cannot figure out how to do a slideshow and put it on blogger.  I would love to share our "big move" pictures that way, but I'm lost!  Sorry about that!  Also, I wanted to update on the pregnancy insurance thing and say that I called the health department and I may qualify for a program they have there. 

Giveaway

I stumbled across a fun giveaway at http://carriescraftycottage.blogspot.com Be sure to check it out!!

Irritated

Hello there. It's been a week since the phone/cable people came and we still have no phone and our interent is not working. It's quite irritating. And, the cell phone we have been borrowing is out of minutes for a few days. UGH!!!

I can honestly say that I am not a fan of Liberal, KS. The people here are not very friendly. We still haven't met any friends. I miss living near family and friends big time. I don't mean to be so negative in my blogs lately, but I appreciate that I can vent here. Another big thing...I was denied pregnancy coverage for insurance, so I have no idea what we are going to do about that. If any knows of anything, please please let me know.

Liberty is doing alright. Still having trouble sleeping, but slowly (very slowly) getting better...maybe?? She's so desparate for friends. Any time we see kids she gets excited and gets upset if she can't play with them. Leila is her normal happy self.

Ok, I'm at the library so time is limited. I'll try to post later!

The Unknown

i wish i could read liberty's mind. i wish i could ease whatever it is that is going on there. i wish i knew. libbs is having an extremely hard time sleeping lately. i mean that she hardly sleeps. it's 1am right now and she's still awake. when we try to put her to bed she freaks out...i'm not exaggerating...it's like she's having panic attacks or something. nothing we have tried is helping. she can't tell us what is wrong. and when we try doing what she asks during these times, she still freaks out. i can honestly say i am worried and a big scared. really. tonight has been one of the worst nights. she was freaking out so bad earlier we were afraid she would make herself sick. i decided to try taking her on a drive...drove around for about 20 minutes and still no sleep. i don't know what to do. i want to help her, but i don't know what is going on. is it just from the move? is she having bad dreams? is it something about her bedroom? is she scared about something? i don't know...and that unknown is so hard for me. well...off to try to get her to sleep again. thanks for listening!

**it is now the next morning...libbs asked to be put down in her bed some time after 1am. a little after 6am this morning she came bursting into our bedroom...not to lay down with us and sleep...just to be up. she's had breakfast and is still awake. you can tell she is so tired....just not sleeping.

Back online!

We're back online today. Hooray! I am going to attempt to make a slide show and post it here as there are so many pics I want to post. And I have much to say...but later.