Insomnia

I am SO sick of this.

Last night, I only got 3.5 hours of sleep because I was up vomiting all night. (Lovely, right?)
Then, I slept about 3 more hours during the day. Before last night, I had a hard time sleeping, but now... this is beyond ridiculous.

Tonight, I had a hard time falling asleep because I was SO itchy on my legs. So, I got up and took a nice long bath (until like midnight...). And then, was able to sleep. But only for 3 hours (almost exactly 3 hours). I've been up since. I've tried all the 'tricks' and things I've read to do to help me go back to sleep. This is ridiculous. I've even thought about taking another bath because I've read that it's good to do - even in the middle of the night. But, I already take like 2 a day and my skin is going to completely dry out!

I am SO tired. But, I just cannot sleep! I'm not even up thinking about things, I just can't get comfortable... or I just can't sleep even when I AM comfortable. This is seriously the MOST frustrating thing in the world. I would be productive and do things, but all there's really left to do in our apartment is set up/unpack the baby stuff... which will mostly be in our room, and I don't want to wake up Michael.

I mean, there are the dishes, but dishes are pretty noisy at night too. Talk about frustrating.

Speaking of Michael, I feel SO bad for him! I can't even tell you how many times I wake him up at night... even on "good" nights. I need to just start sleeping on the couch or something. He's been kind of sick the past week or so and I know it's because he's not getting enough sleep and then he's going to work. I just don't know what to do and I am so exhausted. Should I try to not nap at all during the day? I don't even know. ugh. I wish I could sleep.

The only thing I haven't really tried that the internet suggests is watching TV. Now, I'm about to try even that. I'm planning on watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy and then going back to try to sleep. meh. This is terrible.

Long, But Good Day

Well, today was my baby shower. Overall, I'd say it went pretty well for a baby shower run by two of my friends.

We've got lots of left over cupcakes and cookies though... so, I think I'm gonna be gaining more weight! It's super easy to avoid eating things when you have to make them first... but to have them just sitting there on your counter?!? Especially DELICIOUS cookies and yummy cupcakes??? It doesn't even seem fair! Haha

Today was the first time Michael and I entertained guests at our new apartment! Woo! Our apartment is actually unpacked! And clean (well, clean-ish after having so many people over... as clean as it's gonna be for tonight).

Christina and Courtney even did all of the dishes after the baby shower! Oh, how I thank them... best present EVER.

I'll have to take some pictures of the cupcakes that I made... they had pretzel butterflies on them...

I'll also have to take pictures of the presents and everything that we got, and everything we have... but, not tonight.
Having to entertain people wore me out SO much - and I didn't even do all that much!

Now that we're unpacked and our apartment is decently clean, I'll have to take some pictures of it for people to see.

Anyway, that's all for now because I'm EXHAUSTED. I'm ready for a back massage and bed... but I can't go to bed yet or I'll be up SUPER early. I was up at 4 this morning because I just couldn't sleep anymore. =/

Oh well.

Time To Get Busy!

So, my baby shower is SATURDAY.
But, our apartment is still... quite unpacked/disorganized! YIKES!
Michael went into work early today, so he'll at least be home early to help me.

We've GOT to at least get the kitchen and living room and bathroom completely unpacked/organized and cleaned.

I admit, the dishes are my fault. I was doing SO well at staying on top of them for a little while, then I got super sick and gave up. I'm certainly going to regret that today while I do them... yep, it's going to be awesome.
However, the rest of what NEEDS to be done (the bare minimum) really isn't that bad. I've just got to clean the bathroom since it's already unpacked and organized and tidy the living room because it too is unpacked.

The stuff that ISN'T unpacked is all of Emmalynn's stuff... We set up her crib, but that's about it. And as a result, the second bedroom (and part of our bedroom) is a DISASTER.
But, I'm sure my family and friends are going to want to see our new apartment. -_- So, I'd REALLY like to get that done as well.

Our winter clothes are at least organized packed and put in one of the extra closets! Yay! And all of our blankets are put away as well. We've just got to put our Christmas stuff away (in the storage room) and unpack our books (which is A TON) and games, and other odds and ends. There is just so much to do and so little time! But, it's my fault. It really all could have been done by now... but I've been too tired.

And really, when I think about what needs to be done, if Michael and I were both home all day, and I wasn't pregnant (or I could move around more easily/bend) we could get it done in one day pretty easily. But, that's sadly not the case. However, I'm feeling MUCH better today. Yay!
Why is it I always feel better on days I've got doctor's appointments? haha

Michael and I start our Prenatal/Breastfeeding class at the hospital today. So, it'll be a busy day for sure. Time to get started! (I've already wasted time by staying in bed until 10:30...)

Well this is just... awesome

Michael was sick yesterday.
and I stayed away.

And yet, I was up all night throwing up. Michael wasn't even THAT sick (comparatively speaking).
Then, to top it off, when we got up as we were leaving to take Michael to work, I fell. Hard. on the concrete trying to get to the car. Awesome. What a great start to the day... throwing up, scraped up knees (even though I was wearing long pants), scraped up hands and a very grumpy Amy.

And then, I got home, I tried to lay down to sleep some more, but it was useless because my body just wants to be sitting up... or throwing up.

Needless to say, today is going to be awesome. It's days like today that I wish we had TV so I could just sit and be sick. But, instead I get to sit and look at all the unpacking I have yet to do and feel guilty for not doing as much of it as I know I should. However, I think based on how I feel and how my body hurts, I should get the day off.
yuck. Hopefully I'll be able to take a nap in a bit. and hopefully I will start to feel better. And hopefully I didn't fall too hard on my stomach. (although, considering how off balance I've been and how easy it would be to land on just my stomach, I think I did a pretty good job of catching myself).

Pictures

Alright, here are some pictures of our new, new apartment. And our backyard before we started working on it (we're turning it into a garden/nice grassy area). Andddd, that's about it. Every time I took out the camera, Michael started smiling like a goon, so he's a smiley person in all of the photos. Also, that's his haircut. The one I gave him... that wasn't so hot. But, it's not so bad... Oh, and there is a picture of the tree where Michael and I like to sit and read when he gets home from work... and there is also a picture or two of the diaper cake courtney and I made for my baby shower next weekend! woo

Next Two Months

I'm totally not looking forward to the next two months. It's already hard for me to get my own clothes on. -_- Putting my socks on? Haha, is that a joke? It hurts SO bad! I've tried to wear shoes that I can just slip on and off, but sometimes it's just really not an option. Never in my life have I had so much difficulty getting myself dressed! I just want to stay in PJs all day so I don't have to get back in them at night! It's so frustrating. Never did I think I would get out of breath just by trying to get dressed! It is just such a struggle and a lot of the time I just want to let the socks/shoes/pants win. :sigh: I can't wait to be able to bend again!

I really need to take more pictures...

Now that we have a camera, I really need to start taking more pictures... I'm just so out of the habit! And... our apartment is currently a HUGE mess trying to organize everything/unpack. But, not to worry, pictures will be coming, SOON! Because... my baby shower is in about a week, and it's at our apartment, so it'll have to be clean by then. Time to tackle it really well on Saturday! Woo! (well, I'll be slowly working on it tomorrow too, but Michael will be here Saturday to help with/do a lot of it). We worked on the kitchen for about 2 hours tonight and it's actually looking pretty good. maybe we can move our table in there soon! Yay! Anyway, pictures ARE coming. and when they do, there will be many! :) Including pictures of Michael with crazy hair (it was SOOO long) and pictures of his new haircut... that I didn't do so well because I got REALLY tired of standing/moving around his head after the first five minutes. haha...

Life and Choices

So, recently, I've been feeling even less energetic. Wonderful. But, I've at least tried to get SOME things done every day! Haha I wake up with Michael and drive him to work, then come home and take a nap until my alarm goes off telling me it's time to make lunch and take it to Michael. Today I made french toast (Michael wanted it) and surprised him with some brownies as well. (I wanted them...). His new job is pretty nice because I can go eat with him on his lunch break. His supervisor is very cool and flexible. For example, Michael's I-9 expired (whoops) last week and BYU didn't notify him. So, he showed up to work, tried to clock in, but wasn't able to because he wasn't allowed to work. (awesome, eh? Being married to a foreign person is GREAT sometimes. haha) So, he went to his supervisor and told her the system wasn't letting him clock in and she made some phone calls and figured out that he needed to renew his I-9. So, she gave him permission to go get his social security card, I-20 and a few other things he needed, and then go to campus to try to renew his I-9 while on the clock! So, that was pretty nice of her. But, he couldn't find his I-20, so he had to first request that from the International Student Office, but that would take a whole day to get, so he called his supervisor and told her what was going on, and she still let him stay on the clock for the rest of that day. So, rather than missing two days of work, he only had to miss one! Yay! But, really, he got to spend two days with me!!! I enjoyed it. Anyway, back to my day. So, I take lunch to Michael and eat with him, then come home and do the dishes/clean up the kitchen from the mess I made while making lunch (it's usually our "big-ish" meal because it's when I have the most energy). But then, I am TOTALLY drained of energy. :( I usually try to do some unpacking, but most of the time I end up laying down and taking another nap/resting. Then, I check my email/blog/facebook/etc, and then kill time until I can finally go pick Michael up from work. Then, we make dinner and clean up. We then do a little unpacking/chores that need to be done. (well, I'll be honest, I watch/help from the couch/a chair). Although, it's been super nice outside, so the last two days or so we've run errands/changed the oil in our car/did stuff outside rather than unpacking. But, that's not so good, because I've got a baby shower in a week and a half! And we need to be unpacked by then! Ah! It's alright, we'll get it done/I'll get it done. Our landlords are moving to TX end of July/August (they live upstairs, we're in the basement), and have offered the upstairs to us. It's about 50 dollars more a month, but we won't have to worry about any utilities (which would be nice). It's got a BUNCH of storage space and is bigger in general, but we don't need that space. But, it's still tempting (except that we'd be moving about 2 weeks after the baby comes - assuming she's even on time). We'd definitely stay there for the rest of the time we are in Utah (unless this is where Michael gets a job/goes to med school), because there would be plenty of room for us to 'grow' into. Although, this basement is most likely big enough too. (At least, I don't plan on having another child in the next 2 years!) And even then, the second bedroom is big enough for them to share. So, we don't know exactly what we'll do, but I'm thinking we'll probably just stay in the basement. Even though the upstairs is, well, upstairs. It would be lighter in the rooms during the day, we'd have a porch, we'd have the shed and the driveway! (which would actually be REALLY nice) Right now, we park on the street, which would be fine, if people from the apartment complex across the street didn't park in 'our spot'! Arg! So frustrating, especially when there is enough room for three cars to park, but they park RIGHT in front of our house, such that only THEY can fit in that part. So, we end up having to park down the road (at least I get my exercise?). It's just really frustrating sometimes when I'm super tired. Anyway, overall, this is our favorite apartment BY FAR. No mice, no marijuana, no creepy landlords, no cars being broken into at night in the neighborhood, no sex offenders with keys to our apartment.... we're happy here.

Landlords

Well, our new landlords are AMAZING. Both of them are just really nice, sweet, honest people. It's great. They remind us of our landlord at the place that had the mice (we absolutely LOVED her). They have been really on top of maintenance and taking care of us (the last people that lived here told them about some maintenance issues right as they were leaving), and it's been great. Also, they said we can paint the walls if we want! Which is pretty awesome, but we'll see if that actually happens. Anyway, we are all moved in (not unpacked) at our new apartment. It's been so nice to be here instead of at a place we feel like WE are intruding on someone else/we aren't safe. Things are so much happier here inside and out. It's been so nice, and it's only been two days! There is a night and day difference between this place and the one I just posted pictures of. Also, we get to have a garden! We're excited. Things have been CRAZY this week (with moving and all), but Saturday if we've got the energy/time Michael and I plan on working a bit outside on our yard (which is a DISASTER currently... no grass, just weeds). I'll have to take before and after pictures for sure. Oh, and fun news! I'm refinishing a (soon to be nice) kitchen table we got for super cheap (like 10 dollars). It was super scratched up and colored on because we got it from people with kids, but I've started sanding a bit and it's got a REALLY beautiful grain of wood underneath all of the scratches/crayon. So yeah, I'll hopefully be doing that this Saturday while Michael helps out with a Elder's Quorum service project thing. He's also helping someone move into the new ward tonight. (Lots of people are moving in this week). Our new ward is, interesting. It's not anything like the one we just came from (which we absolutely LOVED), but it's not bad either. It's more of a married ward with a junior primary than a family ward. It's about 550 (active) members (so it's HUGE), but the Bishop seems nice. It's definitely one of those Provo wards that you could get 'lost' in. If you didn't show up, no one would really notice (unless you have friends). But, Michael has been really active in the Elder's Quorum (even though the first time we went to church was this past Sunday) because our Elder's Quorum (oh yeah, there are two Elder's Quorums...) President is one of Michael's favorite Mission companions! He and his wife just had a baby too, so that's pretty cool. We've hung out with them a bit, but now Michael has an excuse to go hang out with him all of the time. haha. So, it's pretty cool that they are in our ward. It's definitely nice, because it means we won't just disappear into just another couple in our massive ward. Also, our new Landlord's are super active in the ward, which will help me. She's the Compassionate Service leader, and is REALLY on top of everything that goes on (babies, people in need, people moving in, etc). So, that's pretty exciting for me! I'll have to let her know I'm willing to make dinners for people and what-not now that I'll be home all day. Also, the more I do now, the more friends I make, the more help I get later? Maybe? Haha, I don't know. I'll probably make some meals for Michael and I before the baby comes anyway and freeze them so that we'll have some stuff to eat without much preparation come baby time. I mean, Michael would cook, and my mom will probably be here, but it'd just be really simple and nice to have something we can just heat up. Anyway, I'll have to take pictures of our new, new place once the maintenance is done, and we're a LITTLE bit more unpacked than we are currently. Although, I did get quite a bit done yesterday! But today, I've been way to worn out, and I've been waiting for the plumbers to show up so I haven't wanted to start anything big. They said they'd be here between 9 and 10, but didn't show up until 12:07. Needless to say, I was a little frustrated by that since it's the bathroom that needs to be worked on and I couldn't shower/wash up. So I've been a sitting duck all morning just waiting, not knowing when they'd show up, not wanting to start unpacking much because I'd just have to get out of their way when they came. :sigh: Oh well. I'm ready for a nap, but now they are here, so obviously, that's out of the question. Michael loves his new job by the way! And I like it too, because it's easy enough for him (manual labour, but pretty mindless) and I can go eat lunch with him every day if I want. His employer is SUPER nice and flexible, which is pretty sweet too. She's fun.