Procrastination, Pregnancy, Parks, Piggy Banks and Poison Control.

So, for those of you that know me, I like to prioritize. I make lists, I plan, and I take pride in things being done. Well, evidently, this personality trait tends to fade (or completely disappear) with pregnancy. For the first 20 weeks of this pregnancy, I was sick. Not just "eh, I don't feel well", but "I am not moving off this couch cause I will throw up everywhere" kind of sick. It was rough, and completely unexpected since Beth's pregnancy was rather smooth. Anyway, my lists got longer, my laundry piled up, and my craft projects stopped. But, recently, I've found some motivation to finish projects, clean my house, and stop procrastinating.

First Page of Quiet Book!

A few weeks ago I received a sewing machine from a friend and I have been dying to use it. I have sewed with my mom on multiple occasions, but it was always on her super nice, preset, idiot proof machine. So, when I got my machine, I froze. I called my mom and said, "uh, what do I need?" So we got the supplies, and last night, I used my machine for the first time. It was wonderful! I have a Quiet Book project (idea from http://quietbook.blogspot.com/) that I started last October. Yeah, almost 6 months ago. I wanted to have it done by Christmas. HA! And now, I want to finish it before our Oregon Coast trip, so Beth has it to play with. It's taken A LOT of cutting, hand sewing, giving up, etc. to get to this point! And after a few changes to the "plan" I have found some short cuts which will allow me to finish this book FAST! I'm really excited!

Dining Table? Eh....not right now it's not :-)

So, we are getting very excited for our 2nd little girl to join our family. I'm a little over 25 weeks, and I can't believe how fast we are coming up on June! I keep thinking to myself, "The end of June, I have till the end of June" and then I remember I'm not due July 10th. When I was pregnant with Beth 7/10 was my due date. But I was dead set against another July baby (the Bassetts completely fill up July!). I wanted her to be born at the end of June but, I went into labor late on the 1st of July, and delivered on the 2nd. So, I guess this time around I forget that I due the 23rd of June. And that I will probably have this baby mid June. I am grateful for the preparation time, even if it's shorter than I think. Andrew and I are eyeballs deep in research about Natural Birth and we are really excited about applying what we've learned. But we're happy to wait a few more months before having to apply that knowledge! 

25 Weeks Along

Kisses for the baby!

With a few nice days, we've been trying harder to get out of the house. We visited a park close to our house and Beth was so happy to run and play. Sometimes I forget that even though I may be tired, she is NOT. She is a toddler full of energy, and I usually feel better too after getting out of the house. We are very lucky to live in an area that has lots of parks, places to walk, and other young families!

Beth has become intrigued with Andrew's piggy bank. Oftentimes it has a few nickles and dimes in it, and she LOVES to shake it. One day, when she was having a very tough time, I opened the piggy bank and dumped it out. She quickly figured out how to put the change back in, and I found myself emptying the bank every few minutes so she could refill it. She loves the game, and so far hasn't eaten any coins :-)

If you've been following my title, you know, the last "fun" thing to occur at our house was a call to Poison Control. About a year ago I watched a TV show, and they told stories about kids getting into cleaning supplies, and other poisonous stuff. They showed the Poison Control number and told everyone watching to program it into their phones. I did, thinking I would have to use it for my curious Nephew Jack one day. But it definitely came in handy yesterday. I was trimming Andrew's hair in the bathroom and Beth was NOT happy to be left out of the room. So we let her in thinking there are 2 adults in here, what can she really get into? She has gotten into my cabinets before and I usually shut the cabinet and take her out of the bathroom. We leave the door shut when we are not in there so she can't get into anything. 

But yesterday she very quickly grabbed one of my body sprays, unscrewed the lid (new trick), and took a swig of the spray. Andrew noticed her right as she put it to her mouth, and grabbed it from her as fast as he could react. But we were too late. She then proceeded to spit and wipe her mouth. We estimated that she swallowed a tablespoon or two. So, I dialed Poison Control and told them what happened. The very nice lady told me the problem with Body Sprays is that they have lots of alcohol in them. So, we needed to watch for signs of, drunkenness. I laughed. She said Beth would most likely exhibit the symptoms with in an hour or two, if it was going to happen. We were told to give her a protein snack and something to drink and watch her. We did, and she seemed to be just fine. An hour or two after this occurrence Andrew was playing with Beth, who was not impressed and rather annoyed by her dad. She was hitting and screaming at him while he tried to play with her. I have to admit that my husband is a very quick thinker, because instead of getting frustrated with her, he just said "Beth, you are a very mean drunk".... And I almost fell over laughing. All in all, it was a learning experience, I have already removed my body sprays from her reach, but I realized there are lots of things in a bathroom a child can get into, so we will be working on that.

It's been quite an adventure the past week at our house. I hope everyone is doing well!

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