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August 31, 2006
Hell week (part 2)
How sad is it that I'm still writing about last week?
It's so weird to have a cold when it's 95 degrees outside. I'm so used to being cold and miserable, that it just isn't right to be warm and cozy, but still miserable. It's also weird for Jamie, who almost never gets so much as a sniffle, to be frog talking along with me. I'm pretty sure she had a milder version of what I had, but if her head hurt half as much as mine did, it explains the extra screaming tantrums.
Add to all this glory the neverending period (I'm now on day 16. I'm starting to think about getting pregnant just so I don't have to deal with this shit again for a few more years. Anyone who knows how crazy my kids drive me knows how annoyed I am at my body right now.) I did finally get hold of a nurse at the OB/GYN's office who said that this is a just an adjustment to the pill I started 16 days ago. The pill that is supposed to make my periods lighter and SHORTER.
And then, the other foot dropped on Rex's job situation. His company let him know that he had two weeks to be billing or the paychecks will stop. Mind you, the only contracts they have available are in DC, and since he chose to move, they aren't going to cover his travel up there.
That was the straw that sent me into a bit of a panic. Luckily, Rex has a fair number of contacts and friends in the industry he works in, and he started calling them right away. Without going into too much detail, I'll say that I'm mostly optomistic. And also, still freaky nervous about the changes that may be in store.
And I think that brings us into this week.
Sadly, I already can't remember much about this week except that I seem to be unreasonably tired. Katie has been getting up annoyingly early, but I've been getting to bed earlier, and Rex and I alternate being the early bird. And while there have been days like today where Jamie barely screamed, cried and kept her whining to a minimum, Katie has been stepping it up a bit as I push her morning feeding back and eliminate it.
Yeah, so. In the interest of curing that sleepiness...
Posted by me at August 31, 2006 9:34 PM