Update on mom & Kids

First, my mom did not start radiation the other day. She will start that after the holidays. She gets her mold done next Monday though (I have no idea what that means - perhaps I need to read through my old posts to see if I wrote about it before when she had breast cancer). She did get her shots and the IV though. She did not like the shots and commented that she could see why I hated the shots for IVF (hers were in her butt).

And onto the kids. Lately, Ben & Ella have been saying "Chris! Mas! Lights!" everytime we see some lights on a house. One day Benjamin said he was getting bigger and wouldn't say that anymore, but he does.

I haven't mentioned before but Ben & Ella can both write their names. Ben can write his full name of Benjamin. :-D They also know how to spell stop - and apparently, Nicholas can too as he joined in last night when we were spelling it. Maybe he just knows that P comes after O as we sing the alphabet a lot.

Last night, we went to surprise a friend on his 40th birthday by singing happy birthday to the tune of "we wish you a merry christmas" - my kids were quite cranky when it was time to go to bed and were screaming at the top of their lungs. I attempted many different songs, but the one that calmed them down was this happy birthday song. :-D Just one time through and they were calm and on their way to sleeping. :-D

Nicholas was picking something up the other day and said it was heavy. We asked him if he was strong and he said "I strong!". It was rather cute. He continues to tell us these things. He also is saying 'mon' for "c'mon".

Ella these days wants to dress like me. If I am wearing tennis shoes, she wants to wear tennis shoes. If I am wearing black shoes, she wants to wear black shoes. This is a problem since her black shoes no longer fit her. During the week, she doesn't see me so this usually isn't a problem, but on the weekend, it can be. At night, if I am wearing a long sleeve shirt, she wants to as well. It is quite sweet and I should enjoy it while it lasts (thought at times, it can be frustrating - like with the black shoes).

In other news, why do they make one season of a show only 6 episodes long. Seriously! I want more Walking Dead episodes and I have to wait until freaking October! Oh well, at least in June or July - next summer - we'll have more True Blood. What to watch until then? Since my DVR is 90% full, I'm sure I will have no lack of things to watch and perhaps I should watch The Blind Side that I have borrowed from the library 3 times now.

I recently started going to a chiropractor. I've had two adjustments now and it has felt good. I think soon I should go for a massage too...

That's all for now.

Chiropractor

So the chiropractic appointment I had scheduled for August was moved up to yesterday - although it was really nice and my back does feel better, I kinda wish I would've kept my original appointment because it took me an hour to get home from Redmond. 520 sucks!

Anyway, they gave a massage before the chiropractor came around, which felt really good. And the popping and snapping of my back felt really good. I haven't decided yet if I'm going back or not - it really depends on if they are able to bill my insurance by deeming this physical therapy as I've exhausted my alternative care treatments for the year with acupuncture. That really sucks because I thought I still had 3 treatments left (which is what my acupuncturist told me) but I was told yesterday that I only had 1 left and that was before this past Wednesday's appointment (we are only allowed 20 per calendar year on our insurance). So if I want to go again to acupuncture whenever we do IVF, I'll have pay out of pocket.

You know, that reminds me, the clinic that we went to the other day, offers a Mind Body class that supposedly is helpful to women going through infertility. I keep meaning to check that out to see how much it might cost and if it would be worth it.

Filling Out Forms

So instead of working this afternoon (it's Friday and I have no motivation), I was trying to fill out this medical history form that the clinic we're going to on Tuesday asks us to fill out. They are asking for my weight now - I can understand that, but then they ask for my weight at 18, 25 and 30. It's kinda depressing to think about how my weight has changed a lot since I was 18. They're asking about how long I was on birth control, and I honestly have no idea when I started on the pill. I know when I stopped but not when I began. And, of course, they ask about family medical history and my own history. It's just one big long form!

Anyway, I was talking to my boss earlier about my desire to have a massage and she asked if I had ever been to a chiropractor - which I haven't. She said that her daughter goes to this chiropractor over in Redmond that she really likes and they also offer massages with the chiropractic appointment. And the good thing about this is that insurance will supposedly cover the cost. So I'm going to try it at least once and see how it goes. I'm a little nervous about it, but it's been something I've been thinking about doing for a while now. The appointment isn't until the 14th though.

O.K. It's really hot in my home office, so I think I'm going to go back downstairs now. I'm thinking of going walking around Greenlake early tomorrow morning (like 7:30 early) while my husband and friend run their 9 miles (they want to go early since it is going to be way too freaking hot here tomorrow - though not as hot as where my siblings and parents live), so that will be nice to get another 3 miles of walking done.