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I had blog posts to put up this week. Already written got Tuesday and Wednesday. They just needed some formatting and links thrown in.

<p>I was ahead of the curve.

<p>What happened?

<p>Jujube.

<p>I hit 6 weeks pregnant on Monday.

<p>It's been down hill since then.

<p>Monday night I had the worst insomnia. It must have been 3 am when I finally fell asleep. To wake up at 5:45.

<p>Last night? I was so nauseous I didn't even cook.

<p>I let Jellybean eat yogurt, trail mix, cheese, bacon, ham, red peppers and fruit, on the couch, while watching Elmo on You tube.

<p>I went to bed with him and shut the dog in another room.

<p>Mea Culpa, guys!

<p>To try again next week, I guess!

Conversations with Jellybean - Can I get a little help around here?

It’s a crying shame that I am the only one around here that ever does any chores!

I have to sweep the entire house.

Feed the chickens.

Write the grocery list.

Do Laundry.

Put away dishes.

And potty train myself.

Meanwhile Dad’s just passed out on the couch!

It’s exhausting!

You Take What You Can Get

Sometimes, you take what you can get.

My major accomplishment for this week?

I managed to get most of the dishes washed.

And on Wednesday night. I went to bed at 8:30pm.

It was glorious. Glorious I tell you! I heard angels singing. (No, wait. That was a thunderstorm. But Jellybean went down without a fight and I decided. Screw the chores. I’m going to sleep! So I did. With Jellybean snuggled up to me all night.)

My meal plan for the past week?

I’ll give it a 50% success rate.

Preggo and meal planning? A tough chore. Sometimes I don’t have an appetite. Other times what I made just didn’t sound good anymore. The complete lack of energy doesn’t help either. Also, I miss lunch meat. Greatly. Especially since JB loves it and will eat it in front of me constantly.

So the recap –

Friday – Successful all three meals

Saturday – Breakfast was a fail. Joey ran out and got McDonalds as soon as we got up. Who am I to complain?

Sunday – Lunch was a fail. Jellybeans nap was all screwed up and I went grocery shopping at a wonky time so he had a lunchable and I picked up food while we were out.

Monday – Pregnancy brain hit me hardcore. I forgot Jellybean’s Quesadilla in the freezer. I couldn’t stomach Tuna so I had soup instead. Dinner at least was yummy and Jellybean actually ate a Fair bit of it.

Tuesday – I made all the meals I had listed. I didn’t want to dinner at dinner time though. Jellybean ate a little of it. Then he had a massive attack of whiny butt and refused to go to sleep. So we shared a Kashi Pizza at 9pm and he was happy again. Passed out afterwards too!

Wednesday – I had pancake Bites I made on Sunday. Jellybean ate some yogurt and then had day care at breakfast over his egg. No hard feelings. We both ate leftovers for lunch and they were quite tasty.

Dinner was a massive fail. I had no desire for either meal I planned or energy. We had Grilled Cheese, Baked Potato and Peas and Carrots instead. Jellybean had some ham slices too.

Thursday – Jellybean had the pancake bites and I had cereal. Jellybean insisted on a turkey lunchable so I sent that along with half a baked potato and some peas and carrots. I brought soup for lunch but ended up not wanting it. (Thanks Jujube, so I picked something up while running errands at lunch) Dinner was a fail too as we bought dinner out since we decided to have an evening park play date with our mommy group.

So you win some, you lose some – Onto the next week!

Friday –

Breakfast – JB – Oatmeal

                        Me – Whatever I can stomach

Lunch – Leftovers

Dinner – Tomato Bacon Pie

Saturday –

Breakfast – Crepes with yogurt and fresh fruit

Lunch – National Gymnastics Day Event – Lunch there

Dinner – Ziti, Broccoli

Sunday –

Breakfast – Eggs, Biscuits and gravy, Fruit

Lunch – Pigs in a Blanket, Mac N Cheese, Fruit, Carrots

Dinner – Chicken and Noodles (Freezer Meal)

Monday -

Breakfast – JB – Waffles, yogurt

                       Me - Cereal

Lunch – PB&J, Fruit, Chips

Dinner – Chicken StirFry with Quinoa – That way even if JB doesn’t eat the chicken he gets protein from the Quinoa!

Tuesday -

Breakfast – Hashbrowns, Sausage, Eggs

Lunch – JB – Meat and Cheese Rollups, Carrots, Fruit, Crackers

                Me – Soup and Salad

Dinner – Potato Soup, BLT’s, Sweet Potato Fries

Wednesday –

Breakfast – Hardboiled Eggs, Bagel (Me), Toast (JB)

Lunch – Leftovers from Sunday lunch

Dinner – Tortellini, Roasted Carrots, Garlic Bread

Thursday

Breakfast – Bacon Biscuits

Lunch – Dinner leftovers

Dinner – Kielbasa, Onions, Potato Pancakes, Fresh Cut Veggies

Indulge Me

Indulge me while I complain a bit.

Honestly, this pregnancy hasn't had nearly as many symptoms so far as Jellybean's did.

A few bouts of nausea.

Some itching at my c-section scar.

A little nipple tenderness when breastfeeding.

What is doing me in though?

The fatigue.

You have not experienced exhaustion until you've been pregnant while working full time and taking care of a toddler alone all week.

My house is a disaster, especially since we haven't replaced the washer yet. Dishes are overflowing and you can follow Jellybean's path of destruction through each room.

I don't have the energy to fight it.

I feel like a bad mom because my patience isn't always there. When he fights me at bedtime I feel like crying myself because I really want to go to sleep too.

I'm so excited to be pregnant with Jujube but some days I'd kill for a nap and a long bath. To come out of the room and see that someone else has cleaned. For just a few minutes to myself.

8 weeks until energy should return.

I've got this!

PYHO - Whiny Butt

Everyone knows that I love Jellybean more than life itself. He's an amazing kid. Cute, cuddly, smart as a whip, makes me laugh and gives the best kisses. I know how lucky I am to have him.

Time for some honesty though. Lately, he's been a pain. He's going through a whiny butt stage and everything is a huge ordeal.

He takes his socks off. And whines because he wants them on.

Points to a banana. I give it to him and he whines because he doesn't want it.

I put Elmo on after 237 requests for it and he whines.

I know its a stage. I know he is frustrated that he can't communicate what he wants effectively. He's tired after day care too.

Alone with him all week, pregnant and tired myself. I wish I could have some wine too. I haven't had an appetite, the house is a mess and I'm too tired to care.

Luckily whiny butt gave me extra sweet kisses this morning so maybe, just maybe his cute curls and the way he says momma makes the whininess bearable after all.

I hear that this is just a preview of the next three years or so though. If that's the case then this mommy is going to need to invest in some ear plugs and wine. :-)

PINT - The test I failed, Kind of!

As stated yesterday, Shhh!!! on Facebook if you're friends with me. No announcement there until the second trimester!

Conversations with Jellybean - Big News Y'all

Hey Jellybean, We hear you've got big EXCITING news to share!

Hmm...Let me think....

Oh yeah! So on Friday night the coolest thing happened. The washing machine turned the kitchen into a swimming pool right in the middle of dinner time. It was AWESOME!

Then Mommy said all these bad words.

That was pretty cool too.

No Jellybean, not that. And I did not say bad words. (Although if the bottom rusted out of your washer and spewed bleach water all over your floor the night after you stayed up til midnight cleaning your house you may be tempted to say some choice words too!)

Yea, Mom. You did.

The other BIG news Jellybean.

Oh, oh yeah. So on Saturday Mom took me to this awesome Children's Expo and she bought me an Elmo doll and then she put me in a new shirt and it had Elmo on it too! Babcia and Dziadzuis really liked my shirt, they got super excited when they saw it.

Jellybean, your shirt, what did it say?

Umm, Mom, I can't read yet.

How about we just show everyone instead?

Ok.

(Shhh on Facebook or if you know me IRL - we are waiting to tell my work until the second trimester just like we did with Jellybean!)

Jujube is due either 5/17 or 5/20 depending on which date my OB decides to go by.

I'll give you the full amusing story behind our finding out tomorrow!