*****: I want a maid

Friday, August 8, 2008

I want a maid

My sister Wendi and her family are coming today and I couldn't be more excited. The only thing I'm not excited about is cleaning. I want a maid. Some day when I'm rich I am so hiring a maid. Especially for moments like this when every last detail needs to be done. I used to somewhat enjoy cleaning.....not any more. The only time I like it is when I'm angry then boy does it feel good to clean. I always think of all the things I could get done and do with my kids if I didn't have to clean. Just that small little thing taken out of my life would absolutely make me a nicer better person. But until then I have to do it. I have started "letting" my boys do some of the work but the reason I say letting is because I am so particular about how it's done and in what order and the end result. So really if anyone is coming it isn't worth the pain of them cleaning and then me cleaning right behind them. I know I have issues....... I really can't wait until the day when they can just go clean their bathroom and organize their bedroom and playroom perfectly for guests. Someday.....until then I'm off to bust my back and by the time I'm done tonight and completely and utterly exhausted I will have my fabulous sister and her family here. YEAH!!! See you when my house is clean :)
P.S. We went and saw Mamma Mia again. I loved it as much as the first time and can't wait to buy it so I can watch it again. It is definitely high up on my list, right there with Moulin Rouge.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh my gosh, sign me up, Sarah! I am so with you on this one. I didn't realize how great it was growing up with a maid until I got married and (gasp!) had to do all that stuff myself! lol I would love to hire a cleaning service to do a really thorough house cleaning before this baby comes--in my high budget dreams! Have fun with you sister!; August 8, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Megan said...: I want someone to come clean my bathrooms and kitchen. That is all part of my "dream life"... for the time being though...; August 11, 2008 at 4:59 AM

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Belle's Story

We initially had decided that we were done having kids after Tate. But four years later it all changed.......
From the minute we found out I was pregnant I was so so sick all day everyday. It was definitely different from my other pregnancies. When I went in for my first appointment Dr . G mentioned to me that because I would be 30 a bit after the baby was born she was going to put me in the next age bracket and have all the testing that goes along with that. She told me about the down syndrome testing and how I could just have a blood test done or I could have the blood test and an ultrasound. I of course quickly chose the second option initially out of wanting to see my baby so early. Before the appointment was done though I had thought about it and I hate surprises and definitely wanted to know what to plan for. We went to Idaho for Thanksgiving and convinced my Aunt Linda to come back with us. Tony left for a week long business trip the day after we got back and that day Linda and I went in for the ultrasound. We were so excited to see such a little bug at 13 weeks. She was absolutely adorable. She was this little wiggle worm waving and flipping everywhere. They did what they needed to and then the ultrasound tech told me she was going to go talk to the doctor and that the doctor would be in to talk to me in a minute. By this time my 20 min. appointment had turned into 45 min. and I was starting to get nervous about making it home to get the boys off the bus. I thought it strange she would leave me all lubed up, but everything with this pregnancy was so different than before. After 10 min. of waiting my stomach became nervous and I had just leaned over to Linda and said "I think something is wrong," when the doctor came in. She advised me that from what they saw minus the blood test that my beautiful babies chance of having downs was 1 out of 2. I should note that with my age bracket it normally is 1 out of 1000 something. Dr K. told us if we wanted to find out for sure then we could either wait for 3 weeks and then have an amnio or we could do a CVS right now and know within 48 hours. I chose the second knowing that there was no way I would be able to get through 3 wks. of wondering. My 20 min. appointment had turned into a 3 hr. appointment but we were finally on our way home. I was in shock but had this comforting feeling that everything was ok no matter the outcome. It was so hard to tell Tony knowing that he had to deal with it all alone. I am so thankful that Linda was here with me. This experience was definitely a testimony builder. I know that my Heavenly Father knows me personally and knows what I can handle and can't. I know with all my heart that he loves me and my little family and believes in us. He knows our full potential. Those 48 hours were the longest and hardest hours of my life. The second day I woke up early that morning and just knew that my baby had downs but that everything was going to be ok. It was a very comforting feeling. When the call came in that night it was confirmed and we also found out that we were having the little girl we longed for. Throughout the pregnancy baby and I were both monitored very closely. There were a few scares, the threat of bed rest, placenta problems, non-stress tests not being passed, and the constant worry about her little heart. But in the end we made it through. Finding out so early made for a really long pregnancy but by the time she came we felt like we had learned as much as we could and we were very comfortable with what the future of our family looked like. The night before her last NST Jonah said that he hoped that Belle wouldn't pass the test so that she could come out. The next morning he kept telling her not to pass the tests because he wanted to hold her. Sure enough she didn't pass and after almost 6 hours at the dr's office and the hospital they told us they would start me the next day. The delivery went smoothly and within five hours we had our long awaited, beautiful baby girl, with her one extra chromosome in our arms. She was 2 1/2 weeks early and weighed in at 6lbs. 3 oz. She stayed a few nights in the NICU but soon was home with us. She is a very healthy happy baby girl. Her heart is healthy and we couldn't ask for anything better. She is amazing. She is truely our little angel. We feel so blessed to have her in our family and can't imagine life without her. We are so grateful for our family and all of our friends and their support and love. We are thankful for this opportunity that our family has to go on this little journey that we probably wouldn't have had without Belle. We are all completely smitten with Belle. She is as beautiful as the day is long. Thank you for joining our journey.