Wednesday, 14 January 2009

• Tough Week

  I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted. Well, I'm going to claim that I've been too busy. 8 months pregnant (I'm due 1 month from today!), working full-time (and lots of extra time lately), taking an online class, taking care of a 2 year old and a household, and all that... you know.

  So, here's this week's update: I was planning a trip to Texas this weekend to see my family and go to the Fort Worth Stock Show. It's a blast, a family tradition, Lúthien would love it, and all that. But, not only am I approaching the 36 week mark...

  I got a speeding ticket on Sunday on the way to church. My very first one ever, but still a bummer, and still really bad timing. We're trying to save every penny to allow me SOME sort of maternity leave, and this was just annoying. I suppose that means that I shouldn't have been speeding, which is undoubtedly true.

  One of our cars (fortunately the older one, which has been on it's last legs, er, wheels, for a while) finally died. The radiator just gave up, spilling coolant all over the electrical panels and things in the process. Rather than dump more money into a car that we know needs even more work, we're going to deal with one car for a time, and look into buying a new (well, used) car. Unfortunately, that means 10 hour days at work for me to arrange drop off and pick up. Since we now need two carseats, and hope to continue to add to our family, we're in the market for an inexpensive but decently running large family car - wagon, van, that kind of thing. I've been encouraged by the ads I've been browsing.

  We're all still sick. I've had one week of wellness since October, and we haven't had a day that at least one of us hasn't been sick. We have been trading around a nasty sinus infection, and can't seem to be rid of it. (Although I prefer this to the horrid stomach something I had a while back. I never knew how much it could hurt to throw up when your abdominal muscles are already stretched by a baby!) I'm pretty much out of options, and willing to deal with it until the end of the pregnancy rather than pump myself full of riskier drugs. Lúthien's ear tubes are working splendidly - the doctor could not believe her ears were fine considering the severity of her current sinus infection. Unfortunately, she's getting worse, not better. She may also have developed some asthma, and is certainly still dealing with some repercussions from this summer's pneumonia. So, three missed days of work so far this week, with not much hope for her suddenly being better tomorrow. (I hate that we're having to use up all of our sick time now, and won't have any left when the baby is born in a month.) The biggest problem: she has neither slept well nor ate well since Saturday. I admit that this makes me nervous, since a lot of what we're dealing with now very closely mirrors what started in June and ended with her in the hospital in July. Plus, I need more than 3 hours of sleep in a night to function well, and haven't had a full night's sleep or a nap since Saturday. We're all pretty exhausted, and that's not helping with the sleeping!

  Sorry to sound negative! We're hanging in there, but it's kind of rough right now. I thought I might as well give you all the scoop. Prayers for quick healing, wisdom, and financial guidance are appreciated! We know God will take care of us. He always has before.

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