2. Medical bills. Seriously. I miss the days of medicaid. Oh, to be a poor college student again! It was so nice to get off free and easy with our first two pregnancies. Now we are repaying our debt to society, forking over tons of money for insurance, and in turn paying 20% of all bills accrued. Holy crap. 20% is a lot. Especially when you have to have a C section. What does insurance do again??
3. Gestational Diabetes. Not only do I have to pay for all my testing supplies this time (see above), it's still a big pain in my patootie to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, all at the same exact times. Every. Day. I also have to poke my finger 4 times a day, and test my keytones each morning (I will spare you the details on that). Oh, and don't forget that the meals and snacks I am eating? All regulated with a certain number of this or that, and very little room for processed foods. Which to me equals TIME. Which I have very little of anyways. I forsee lots of scrambled egg sandwiches on english muffins and salad with chicken and lots of veggies in my future. *sigh*
4. School participation. I have totally slacked in helping out at Nat's school this year. Last year I went and helped twice a week with her lunches, this year? Nada. Not a one single time. I just can't! I can't break away from the house, I barely have the energy I need to keep this place in some semblance of order, let alone spend time up there wrangling juice boxes and fetching napkins. Maybe next year. Maybe.
5. On top of all of this, on top of being 31 weeks pregnant (and feeling and looking like I am 38 weeks), on top of Keith working up to 50 hours a week and going to school 4 nights a week (and trying to find time to read for said school) we are trying to move! Are we insane?? Some may say yes, but I do know this is what we are supposed to be doing. Everything is falling into place, but it's still a lot on the table, and all at once. packing. moving. unpacking. BABY. Oh dear. Wish us luck!
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Wow. You have a lot going on! We just went through some of that...buying a house and moving across the country being pregnant...but I don't have two other kids and a husband working AND going to school. Good luck with everything. You are wonder woman :)
Wowza...so much to do! But you can do it...it wouldn't be happening if you couldn't handle it!!
Once you get your house Ü, I will come help you move boxes :). And do whatever else you need. You know you've got a good support system here!! Lots of people willing to help. Hopefully that will lessen the stress!
I swear my life will be smooth sailing for months at a time, and then BAM monsoon of activity! I do like it, but this has to be the largest combo of important things we have ever experienced! I am grateful for my wonderful friends to support me though!
It's hard when everything happens at once, but at least it's all falling into place! And like Sarah said, it wouldn't all be happening at once if you couldn't handle it.
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