A Day in My Life

Pretty much whatever flows from my brain to my fingers to my keyboard :)
**Warning: From the mind of a Hormonal Pregnant Woman!**

Saturday, April 29, 2006

I need motivation!

I am having such a hard time getting my butt into gear this weekend to finish off the last paper I have to do for my Disabled Person class (due by Tuesday) and study for my History of NJ final on Thursday. It is BEAUTIFUL Sunny outside today and we are also putting together the baby furniture which has all arrived already! Needless to say I have a million things I'd like to be doing right now and homework is not at the top of my list. I can't believe it's already 3:20 p.m. because this day has flown by.

Yesterday I had my 27 week appointment with my OB. It went well. I keep gaining...which I know is good, but I think I may pass by 35 lb limit... oops Bag Head . I know it sucks but I am planning on going back on South Beach as soon as I can which is how I lost a bunch of weight before my wedding. Since my doctor is getting ready to move they didn't have my chart with them and so I don't know how much I gained in the last two weeks since my last visit but I think it was at least 4 lbs, maybe 5! I know I should eat better, & I try, but it sooo hard when all I want is the yummy stuff. My doc still hasn't said anything to me about it though & doesn't seem concerned so I guess I shouldn't be either. I measured ok & my blood pressure was good too so that was nice to hear. The major thing that I had yesterday was my glucose test to determine if I have gestational diabetes. I had to drink this orange glucoloa drink (which actually was yummy! kinda like orange hi-c or kool aid) and than 1 hour later the doctor drew my blood...which I have to comment on- it hurt like hell!! Normally I am good with that kinda stuff but she was having trouble finding my veins (they are deep and hard to get to sometimes) and she had to poke me a few times, plus the bandaid she put on left BLOOD BLISTERS when I ripped it off! OUCH! Ok well after the torture she said we should hear back in 4 days or so. If there's a problem (AKA I fail) she'll call me; otherwise I won't hear back. So let's keep our fingers crossed for no calls back this week!! My Fingers Are Crossed If I do fail I have to go for my 3-hour glucose test which I've heard some horror stories about so I'd really like to avoid it. You have to fast for 12 hours and than you drink the drink and then sit for another 3 hours... and they have to draw a lot of blood which after this appointment I don't really want to do. She did say if all was good I shouldn't have to get anymore blood work done until the end. YEA!

The doctor also to me that it was about time to have my Rhogam shot. I am supposed to get it b/c my blood type is O-. If the baby has a + blood type my body could look at her like a foreign body & attack her if there was a mix of blood or fluids. I will have to get another shot if after she is born & they do their blood tests she comes back +, otherwise I won't need anymore. She doesn't do them in her office though so she told me I'd need to go to the hospital. Luckily they do the blood test and give the shots at our hospital so we decided to go today and get it done. I went in & I guess it's a Lab Corp in the hospital that draws my blood and they'd have the results in an hour. I think they test to make sure I am not building antibodies against the baby and that everything is ok. So Kevin and I left after the blood test and went home for a little while & came back. We actually sat in the exam room longer than it took to get the blood drawn. Finally the Nursenurse came back with a big needle (I didn't look at it but Kevin said it was like a sewing needle!) and gave me the shot in the butt *fun fun* and we were on our way. Surprisingly it really didn't hurt at all but I'm still pretty happy it's done & over with.

As I sit & blog I can hear Kevin upstairs in the nursery putting together the furniture. We already did the crib & it's really nice! We were a little upset b/c there were a few nicks & such on it. I actually didn't know it at the time that I bought it but it is a stork craft crib & I've heard bad things about them. Had I known that we probably wouldn't have purchased it but I still like it. Now he's working on the first of the dressers. He's all silly up there singing & dancing around. He's so excited it cracks me up. I took a few pics of the crib as he put it together but I am so exhausted I came down to the living room to relax.

I think the exhaustion is starting to set back in Sleeping . Once the first trimester was over I was feeling pretty good for the entire second trimester, but I am getting tired fast again and am only just beginning my third!. I've been fairly lucky Knock On Wood thus far and only wake up 1 time per night to use the bathroom, occasionally 2, but I am finding that it' s getting harder to get comfortable. My shoulder hurts when I try to get comfortable on my side & so does my hip. Not to mention the round ligiment pain! OUCH!! It feels like I've riden a very uncomfortable bike seat for waaaay to long and hurts badly when I try to roll over or get out of bed. I sleep with a body pillow but I don't think it's really helping much. During the day I feel like I get tired a lot quicker now too. When I walk around now I am starting to feel heavy in the front and actually notice my belly Pregnant Smiley . I think people are actually starting to notice now too. A lot of people smile at me & hold the door lately than usual lol. It probably sounds silly but it's about damn time LOL.

Oh yea! I forgot, I went to my grandparents house last weekend & spent the day visiting. It was so great! I haven't seen my Gram & Pop since January (they left on 1/12 I think she said). Gram took me out to this great little cafe for lunch & we had quiche & salad and raspberry lemonade. Than we walked around the shop and looked at antiques and chatted. It was a really nice time. When we left it was POURING and she decided to give me a tour the town & take me down to the ocean. It was really nice even with the crappy weather. We went back to the house & hung out looking at her pictures from her trip and just talking. She's been doing a lot of the ancestry stuff lately & has gotten back pretty far. A very cool fact is that my family is related to Stephen Crane, the author of Red Badge of Courage. My Gram has traced it back & found out that she is his 4th cousin lol. I know, we aren't exactly "family" but it traces back to him. Just something cool Cool .

Well, I better get going. I've been typing for a while & I am soooo tired I could probably pass out right here on the couch LOL. Hope everyone's doing well!

~Kristina





5 Comments:

At 10:13 PM EDT, Blogger ~ MeLissa said...

Your smileys are too cute. Thanks for the note on my blog today. Thankfully, today was a pretty good day. :)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that today was your last glucose test ordeal...and be smart about that eating! When you have a little one, excercising becomes a challenge, I've heard! :)

Take care,
MeLissa

 
At 4:25 AM EDT, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey pregnant lady!
I'm glad your appointment went well, minus the butt shot! :) I didnt know they still did that for grown-ups! I'll have to be leery! I would SOOO be the same way with eating if I were pregnant. Hey- you want to your baby girl to be happy, right!? :) I think that will be my excuse, I'd pin it on the kid. ha ha. I'm doing south beach right now too. IT is such a great diet, and I would imagine it would be so "doable" right after birth because you don't have to get a whole bunch of fancy stuff . You'll have to post pics of the baby's room! I look forward to seeing it. I'm really excited for you. it's been good getting to read about your journey.

 
At 6:40 PM EDT, Blogger Jenny said...

Sorry to hear that you are getting tired, but you are in the home stretch!!! In no time you will have that little girl in your arms and it will make the exhaustion and pain seem all worth it.

Glad to hear about your visit with your grandparents. I miss my gram so much!!

 
At 5:39 PM EDT, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is so funny, as you are talking about the gaining weight and uncomfortable walking/sleeping because of the weight in the belly...I was thinking that is EXACTLY how I have been feeling. The catch though, I am only 22 weeks. Gosh, that does not give me much hope that things are going to get better or at least I am going to get used to it. Oh well...it is only 4 more months for me!

I have heard not so good things about Storkcraft too...we are trying to find a different brand for furniture, but Storkcraft is ALL over and there stuff looks nice and a little more expensive than the cheapy stuff...so that is a bummer.

LP

 
At 4:53 PM EDT, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope that all of your tests come back well. I hope that you start feeling less tired. Anyway, I'm thinking about you and I hope things stay well.

Kelley

 

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