This week I got sick again!!! I think I overdid it with the move even though I tried to take it easy. I was just so worried that it wouldn't get done.
We are settling into to our place but still have about 20 boxes to unpack. I took it very easy this week so I did not try to tackle too much. I also went back to work but luckily it wasn't too bad. Last week, I had my monthly doctors appt and they told me that I had to take the Glucose Tolerance Test this week. So, I decided to take it on Thursday. It was strange because when I had Ori you took the 1 hour test and if you failed you took the 3 hour test. This time around they make you take a 2 hour test and then if you fail I think you take the 3 hour test. Anyway, I came prepared with my laptop to do some work while I waited.
The drill is you fast for 10-12 hours and then they take a blood draw when you come in, make you drink the glucose drink, then in an hour, they take another blood draw, and the last draw is done an hour after that. It is so funny that I got more work done working in the waiting room than I would have at my office. For some reason, every place except my office at work is conducive to working. I guess I better feng shui that office better. It may have to do with the fact that I have no windows and no natural light coming in. I feel like I am in a bomb shelter. Anyway, I am getting off track. The first guy who took my blood did it so well it was almost painless. The next lady went on the same arm and to the side of the other draw. That equaled pain. The last draw was also painful but didn't leave a mark. The other one is still hurting a little after 4 days and bruised. I am glad that it is over.
While I was at the doctors, I thought that I would just go to urgent care to have the doctor take a look at me. I had posted on my mom community that I was sick again, and one of the ladies is a doctor. She suspected I had a sinus infection. So, I thought it would be prudent to get checked out. I saw the doctor and he wasn't convinced that I needed antibiotics which was fine because I wasn't too keen on taking them in the first place. But he said I had an uncomplicated respiratory infection and gave me some recommendations for over the counter products that were safe during pregnancy. Then he wrote me a note to be off from work until Monday. He said he felt that I need some rest. I did too. I was so happy, I have never gotten a note from a Doctor before. Finally a couple of days of rest. It was definitely needed.
And...I passed the glucose test too!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Spring Break Camp
As I mentioned in a previous post, Ori attended Spring Break Camp this year and loved every minute of it. She sang, did crafts and even got to go to the park. It was kind of sad that it rained a lot of the time but it looked like the camp counselors made the best of it.
Here is an example of a piece of art work she created while there. She was on team Rainbow Dolphins.
Here is an example of a piece of art work she created while there. She was on team Rainbow Dolphins.
The best part for me is that she was super tired at the end of the day. After a day of running errands and moving, I really needed a tired child to come home to. One day, I needed to take her with me to run an errand right after camp. This is what happened and I was only in there about 10 minutes tops.
Ori's Room
One of the best part about moving was Ori getting her own room back. She had a room before but it wasn't completely hers. This time she is totally at home in her room and loves spending time in there. She was even excited about getting her old bed back! And the best part is...she has been sleeping in it all night long. Double Yay!
Week 25
This week was the week of Easter and the week of the move! It was a very busy one indeed. I was stressed because I really wanted to see what things that I had for the baby and what I still needed to buy. So I was really pushing for the move to begin sooner rather than later.
The week started rough to say the least. This Easter had to be the worst I have ever experienced. I really should have gotten up and gone to church because I think it would have lifted my mood. Quick was supposed to come home that day but got held up with some client meetings which also put a damper on my day. But I tried to make the most of it.
Monday rolled around and Quick still had not left LA! I was furious. We had to get the move done pronto. I took the week off so that I could focus on the move and cart Ori around to her Spring Break activities. So, I dropped Ori off at camp and ran a few errands and took the opportunity to go and meet up with my friend Hsiaolei who is also pregnant. We had a great visit and went to Buy Buy Baby. She helped me decipher some of the things that I need for the baby. We had a great time talking and catching up even though it was a short visit. Then I went to pickup Ori. She had a blast.
Quick finally made it Monday evening and got half of the storage unloaded. Then on Tuesday he got the rest of the stuff out of the storage and rearranged the other storage to fit in a couple of things that did not fit. On Wednesday, we dealt with all the clothes and things and on Thursday he was back out again. It was a miracle. I did a lot of running around and he organized all the dishes and got a fair amount of things unpacked so it was move in ready. I was so surprised and dumbstruck. They really worked hard and got a lot accomplished. Then we celebrated at Quick's favorite place, Famous Dave's BBQ!
So all in all we had an eventful week. At the end I was exhausted and had to take it easy both Friday and Saturday but we accomplished the goal. Yay!
The week started rough to say the least. This Easter had to be the worst I have ever experienced. I really should have gotten up and gone to church because I think it would have lifted my mood. Quick was supposed to come home that day but got held up with some client meetings which also put a damper on my day. But I tried to make the most of it.
Monday rolled around and Quick still had not left LA! I was furious. We had to get the move done pronto. I took the week off so that I could focus on the move and cart Ori around to her Spring Break activities. So, I dropped Ori off at camp and ran a few errands and took the opportunity to go and meet up with my friend Hsiaolei who is also pregnant. We had a great visit and went to Buy Buy Baby. She helped me decipher some of the things that I need for the baby. We had a great time talking and catching up even though it was a short visit. Then I went to pickup Ori. She had a blast.
Quick finally made it Monday evening and got half of the storage unloaded. Then on Tuesday he got the rest of the stuff out of the storage and rearranged the other storage to fit in a couple of things that did not fit. On Wednesday, we dealt with all the clothes and things and on Thursday he was back out again. It was a miracle. I did a lot of running around and he organized all the dishes and got a fair amount of things unpacked so it was move in ready. I was so surprised and dumbstruck. They really worked hard and got a lot accomplished. Then we celebrated at Quick's favorite place, Famous Dave's BBQ!
So all in all we had an eventful week. At the end I was exhausted and had to take it easy both Friday and Saturday but we accomplished the goal. Yay!
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Week 23 and 24
Looks like I missed a week. It is entirely possible since the past 2 weeks have been extremely busy with lots of major decisions to be made.
I was sick again this week, and this time with the flu. It was miserable especially since you really can't take much. I was the worst on Monday with a sore throat, achy body, and stuffed nose. It also happened to be the day we had to drive to Sacramento to get our taxes done. So, I ended up driving up there because Quick had a migraine and it was pretty miserable for the both of us. But we did get the taxes done, well mostly and the confirmation of bad news regarding our taxes for last year. I really hated to hear the truth but at least we were mentally prepared for it. It really sucks to hire a professional to do your taxes only to find out that mistakes were made. However, it is better than getting audited so we will just have to suck it up.
The bright side to go up to Sacramento was that we got to meet up with good friends and family. We saw Pat, Jenn and David, my cousin Monet and some of Quick's friends. So it was fun to catch up and everyone enjoyed seeing how much Ori has grown.
Also sometime in that week, our tenants broke their lease and caused us to have to rearrange a couple of things. The good part was that we had a little bit of heads up before they left. Another good thing is that we had finally found the perfect place to move into. It was great, with enough space and everything and mentally, we had already commited to the place but not in writing. So luckily this happened before any financial commitments were made and we made the decision to move back into the townhome. Although it was a hard decision, I think it is the best decision for us at the moment. We can revisit some other arrangement a little later down the road.
More adversity, was still coming our way though. My driver windows decided to fall off the track as well, just before a major storm was coming through. Of course this happened on a Friday at almost 6pm. So no service until Monday and we had to use a towel in hopes that it would catch the torrential downpour that was expected. It did and we were able to get the window fixed on Monday. The best part is the auto body shop did not even charge us for the labor!!! We only had to pay for the parts which was about $20. Great Job Janssens Auto Body! We will continue to use them in the future. They were great and located in Newark in case anyone need some help in this area.
Then my husbands car started to act up. It was making a weird noise from the tires. So, he went to Midas to get the tires rotated. Still making the noise. So we went and got 4 new tires $$$$. Still making the noise. Then we took it to a repair shop and found that they suspension was messed up. Got that all fixed up and the noise went away. But there goes more money we weren't expecting to pay. Ugh.
Then I was so sick on the Monday, I took Tuesday off. So Wednesday, I had a large pile of to dos from work and a constant stream of people in and out of my office making the day largely unproductive. Thursday, I dedicated myself to getting everything done and attained my goal by 8pm that night. Despite the long hours, I had a clear conscience and head. Friday, I worked from home and got the rest of the work done so that this week while I am on vacation, it can all pile up...again. Hee Hee. But all in all, I am happy to have gotten it all taken care of and have a clear queue going into this week. Working from home is so much more productive than being in the office for sure.
This coming week, I am looking forward to moving and starting to assess what I already have for the baby and what we still need to get. I have a lot of clothes that I am consigning for myself and I need to weed out all the girl clothes for consignment as well. A lot of projects are in store. Can't wait for the piece of mind.
In baby news, I can say that this one is very active. He is now getting me up around 6 or 7 every morning with a few powerful and swift kicks or jabs. He is very strong. I am afraid for when he actually gets here. I think he is going to be very busy but I hope he is not a morning baby as we are all late riser and that will really put a monkey wrench in things.
Happy Easter!
I was sick again this week, and this time with the flu. It was miserable especially since you really can't take much. I was the worst on Monday with a sore throat, achy body, and stuffed nose. It also happened to be the day we had to drive to Sacramento to get our taxes done. So, I ended up driving up there because Quick had a migraine and it was pretty miserable for the both of us. But we did get the taxes done, well mostly and the confirmation of bad news regarding our taxes for last year. I really hated to hear the truth but at least we were mentally prepared for it. It really sucks to hire a professional to do your taxes only to find out that mistakes were made. However, it is better than getting audited so we will just have to suck it up.
The bright side to go up to Sacramento was that we got to meet up with good friends and family. We saw Pat, Jenn and David, my cousin Monet and some of Quick's friends. So it was fun to catch up and everyone enjoyed seeing how much Ori has grown.
Also sometime in that week, our tenants broke their lease and caused us to have to rearrange a couple of things. The good part was that we had a little bit of heads up before they left. Another good thing is that we had finally found the perfect place to move into. It was great, with enough space and everything and mentally, we had already commited to the place but not in writing. So luckily this happened before any financial commitments were made and we made the decision to move back into the townhome. Although it was a hard decision, I think it is the best decision for us at the moment. We can revisit some other arrangement a little later down the road.
More adversity, was still coming our way though. My driver windows decided to fall off the track as well, just before a major storm was coming through. Of course this happened on a Friday at almost 6pm. So no service until Monday and we had to use a towel in hopes that it would catch the torrential downpour that was expected. It did and we were able to get the window fixed on Monday. The best part is the auto body shop did not even charge us for the labor!!! We only had to pay for the parts which was about $20. Great Job Janssens Auto Body! We will continue to use them in the future. They were great and located in Newark in case anyone need some help in this area.
Then my husbands car started to act up. It was making a weird noise from the tires. So, he went to Midas to get the tires rotated. Still making the noise. So we went and got 4 new tires $$$$. Still making the noise. Then we took it to a repair shop and found that they suspension was messed up. Got that all fixed up and the noise went away. But there goes more money we weren't expecting to pay. Ugh.
Then I was so sick on the Monday, I took Tuesday off. So Wednesday, I had a large pile of to dos from work and a constant stream of people in and out of my office making the day largely unproductive. Thursday, I dedicated myself to getting everything done and attained my goal by 8pm that night. Despite the long hours, I had a clear conscience and head. Friday, I worked from home and got the rest of the work done so that this week while I am on vacation, it can all pile up...again. Hee Hee. But all in all, I am happy to have gotten it all taken care of and have a clear queue going into this week. Working from home is so much more productive than being in the office for sure.
This coming week, I am looking forward to moving and starting to assess what I already have for the baby and what we still need to get. I have a lot of clothes that I am consigning for myself and I need to weed out all the girl clothes for consignment as well. A lot of projects are in store. Can't wait for the piece of mind.
In baby news, I can say that this one is very active. He is now getting me up around 6 or 7 every morning with a few powerful and swift kicks or jabs. He is very strong. I am afraid for when he actually gets here. I think he is going to be very busy but I hope he is not a morning baby as we are all late riser and that will really put a monkey wrench in things.
Happy Easter!
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