2019 :: week 8

February 17

With all the cold weather we have been having we've been forced to be more creative about using our indoor time. Will, Anthony and I have started playing nightly games of Bananagrams after Lauren and Elliott go to bed. We usually have just enough time to play two rounds. Will is pretty impressive for a third grader. He's never won, but he hold his own against his 30-something parents,and I've been impressed with some of the words he has come up with. We aren't very cutthroat and help each other when we are stumped with letters.

February 18

Due to Presidents Day we had a scheduled day off of school. I took the kids to 360 gymnastics again and they had a great time. This time the open gym session was two hours long, but none of our friends were able to join us. The kids played well with each other, and played with new friends as well. Will spent most of his time in the dodgeball room. Both Lauren and Elliott played a bit of dodgeball too, but their main job when they were in there was to retrieve balls for Will to throw for them. Apparently our kids all agreed that Will is the most accurate thrower. It made me feel very happy to see my kids cooperating and playing together even though there were other kids they could have played with instead. They also developed a "routine" on the balance beams.

February 19

On Tuesday we had a teacher work day, and Elliott and I wanted to stick with our routine of going to the library story time in the morning. Lauren and Will came too, but opted to read because "it was so babyish." I am glad that I can trust them to be in a different part of the library than me, and I know that they will stick together and behave.

February 20

On Wednesday we had our seventh snow day and 6th day off from school in a row! The kids had the previous Friday off due to snow, then Saturday and Sunday, then Monday for Presidents' Day and Tuesday due to a teacher work day. I had a version (ECV) scheduled for 7am that morning, which became logistically more difficult with the day off, but it all worked out. Unfortunately, I was not able to have the version because the umbilical cord was wrapped around out baby's neck and shoulder. They do a preliminary ultrasound and I knew within two minutes that I would not be having a version that morning. I had been anxious about doing it and hopeful that it would work, so it was a little anticlimactic. Apparently, it is too risky to attempt when the cord is wrapped, but both my doctor and the doctor who was going to perform the version were optimistic that they baby could turn on his own. Because they baby is still in an anterior position and it's head has been on my hip for at least a week, it seems like he is trying to get down there. I am now scheduled for a C-section on March 4th, but they will do another ultrasound beforehand and if he has moved I will get induced instead. These cups of ice have become a staple of my pregnancy and I have strong feelings about the pebbled ice in the Overland Park area. Sonic is great because you can buy it in bags--drive through without leaving your car!--and store in your freezer, but once it has been in your freezer it has to sit out a bit to get that perfect crunch again. The pebbled ice inside the Hy-Vee kitchen is amazing, but you can only get it in small cups sizes that don't last long. At their convenience store you can buy it in 52 oz. cups for $0.25, but the ice is slightly larger. Chick-fil-A also has good pebbled ice, but like the Hy-Vee convenience store, it is a little large and best when left out for about 30 minutes.

February 21

I get our carpets professionally cleaned once a year and we finally got it done Thursday. I had scheduled it for the week before but they they had to cancel due to weather conditions. I haven't been nesting as much as I expected with this pregnancy, maybe due to all the cold and extra days with all the kids home, but I have been feeling it this week and it felt nice to get some more things checked off the list. Elliott and I also vacuumed and cleaned the surfaces of our van in the afternoon. I did NOT want to install our new car seat in a dirty van.

February 22

One of the people we deliver meals to lives in an apartment building and every time we deliver to her Elliott climbs on the ledge next to the stairs and starts making shooting noises towards me.

February 23

Will had his last basketball game of the season and they won again! He had a great first quarter and scored 6 of his team's first 8 points. He had a bit of a headache (which he didn't mention until after the game) and didn't score for the rest of the game, but he had a few great rebounds and steals. It has been so fun watching him and his team improve this season. He is so much better at dribbling and handling the ball in general. Also exciting, we met with our friend and contractor and taped out the new floor plan for finishing our basement this year! Anthony's long-awaited sauna is going to happen! As well as a new bathroom, bedroom, office room and large storage area.