Cry Babies

Last week = one of the worst weeks ever.

Well, work wise that is. I've been majorly stressed out. My patience has been worn thin. I didn't get to work with my co-worker at all last week. I shed a few tears along with the babies. I'm exhausted by break time, which makes it really hard to go back and keep plugging away.

Friday was my worst day by far at work. I didn't want to go back after break. I walked in to screaming and it continued for 30 minutes straight. All 3 of my girlies screamed and cried and I couldn't do anything to get it to stop. Finally, at my wit's end I started grabbing them and strapping them in the stroller. No one else was going out because it was so hot, but I didn't care. I HAD to get out of that room!

5 minutes in the stroller made a world of difference. Bet ya think they look all sweet and innocent...don't ya!? Haha!

I got a big blanket out and spread it under the shade and we chilled out for about 30 minutes. Of course, 3 of the 4 are mobile, but one of them stayed on the blanket! I just let them explore the grass while I got a grip on my sanity. They were MUCH better after that little excursion.

Needless to say, I was wiped out when I got home. I fell asleep twice on the couch before 9:00 that night and then slept for 12 hours. Yesterday afternoon I laid back down again with Jacob even thought I didn't feel tired and woke up 2 hours later! At least my body let me sleep to relax a little.

I'm hoping for a better week this week. With any luck I'll get to work with my coworker again, but it's still up in the air. I do know I'm adding a 6 week old to the mix tomorrow!

Backing up to earlier in the week to a happier moment...

I had my 16 week appointment on Tuesday afternoon. This was the first appointment Jacob was able to go with me to. I got signed in and sometimes the nurses only called your first name. As it turned out there were FOUR Rachel's there that day. Talk about some confusion! We had to wait awhile for my doctor to get into the room, so Jacob entertained himself with puzzles.

This was after he amused himself by reading the titles of pamphlets and looking at the model female reproductive system.

My doctor finally came in and asked the routine questions of how I was feeling an such. I told her about my headaches since there have only been maybe 5 days in a 5 week span where I haven't had one. She ended up giving me a prescription. It's basically stronger Tylenol with caffeine. Took it for the first time yesterday and my headache was gone within 2 hours (compared to about 12 or more)!

Next it was time to listen to the heartbeat. Last time she found it immediately. This time the little munchkin decided to play hard to get. She kept getting my heartbeat, but no babies. I felt a tiny bit worried because it took what seemed like forever. Then I faintly heard it at one point...always a relief. She asked if we heard the "whooshing" sound? That was our baby moving around and doing flips! Finally after almost 5 minutes she was able to get the baby to hold still for the 10 seconds she needed it to. Heartbeat was 151! Nice and strong.

Our next appointment is Friday, July 8th. That day we will get to see the baby again and find out if it's a boy or girl! I'm so excited to know. I've felt almost all along that it's a girl. Occasionally I switch to boy, but I really have no idea. Only about 4 weeks until we know though!