29 years old today and holding. I have always dreaded turning 30. This will be my last year until the big 3-0. My day went rather well for it being a birthday. (I haven't enjoyed my birthdays since I hit 25.....too old!!) I received many of the items from my wishlist, including a newspaper subscription, a foot spa, a new glider rocker, containers, and the list goes on. I also would have received flowers at work but due to the snow, campus was shut down at 10. The kids got out of school at 10 also, but I had them go to daycare for a few hours so I could get some errands done. They ended up going over to their dad's for their mid-week visit. (Usually they don't go on Wednesday's due to Wednesday school and church). I told them that if they were not going to spend the night they needed to be home by 8:30pm. Daycare called awhile ago and informed me that there will be no school for the kids tomorrow either. Guess that means we'll have some quality "house cleaning" time! I can think of quite a few things that need to be done around the house that they can help with!!

  I had another doctor's appointment yesterday. Everything is still right on track. I did gain 7 pounds in two weeks though!! The majority of it is related to fluid retention, but the doctor isn't too concerned because my blood pressure is still alright and I hadn't gained an enormous amount prior to this. This 7 pounds puts me at a total of 20 pounds this pregnancy so far. My next appointment is in two weeks and he will determine the position of the baby and I will have the Group B strep test done to see if I will need antibiotics during delivery. I've never tested positive with my other two, so I'm not too concerned. My only major complaint would still have to be my hip. Limping around in the middle of the night is ridiculous!! They recommended a maternity belt, but there is literally no place in this rinky dink town that sells them. Oh, well, not much longer and the issue will resolve itself!! The doc said he would stop contractions if I were to go into labor before my next appointment. We're aiming for 37 weeks at least (because my son came so early), but I have a feeling this little girl is going to be like her sister and stay in there until she absolutely HAS to come out!! (I'm soooo hoping that's not the case, but I am prepared to make it to my due date).

   Jace had his follow-up appointment with his doctor to determine how the Vit C was working. I talked to his teacher and once again she gushed and gushed about how wonderful Jace's behavior has been since we started the "meds". She told me more than once that he was a "completely different child" and seems "so much happier". She hasn't had any disciplinary problems with him and he has been staying on task, working so hard. His doctor was as livid as I was. He said that he would do whatever's necessary to switch schools if that's the route I want to take. I don't have a problem with the school. I am very upset with his teacher, but not to the extent that I pull my kids out towards the end of the year. We will be handling this though. At the end of the year, I will be meeting with the principal and letting her know about his teacher's behavior and how all Jace was taking was Vit C. His doctor is also going to call a meeting with the principal, the faculty, and the members of the school board. I'm just grateful that I went with my gut instinct and kept him off meds.