Just killin' time

Well, it's 12:34 in the mornin.  I'm waitin' on Alex to get home, he's helping my mom move the last of her stuff to her new place..isn't he a sweetie..LOL. 

Kait did so well at the dentist...probably better then I did when I went..LOL.  We had to wait for over 3 hours for the damn dentist to get there, then when he did, he asked if I wanted to reschedule for the work to be done..I was like, are you nuts?  I've been waiting for 3 hours already, lets do this!  They filled 10 tiny cavities in her teeth.  They told me she need to brush more (she does twice a day now), but that us having well-water (for the first 5 years of her life anyway) was what caused the most damage.  No fluoride in the water, and chemicals breaking down the enamel.  Blah.  She's good tho, said she has very pretty teeth otherwise.  Hope she has a killer smile.  I have bad teeth...between genetics and lack of care when I was a child.

Well, Alex and mom just got here and dropped off her few things we're storing for her.  She begged for pet rats, then I give them to her for Mother's Day and now she's given them to us.  Tells me to go release them in the wild for her...grrrrrrr...woman drives me nuts.  But THANK YOU GOD she is DONE moving!  That's it for now...after 1am.  Toodles.

Just checkin' in

Had a great turkey day....I cooked mega-meal early so Alex could eat before going to work (mom came over for that one, too).  Then, Kaitlynne and I went to my friend's mom's house with them.  Had a good time, everyone was in a good mood.  Kim and I got our 'shop til you drop or drop someone else' lists done.  We (her, her hubby, Alex, and I) all met at the mall at 4:45am to go to KB Toys.  It was RIDICULOUS.  Stood in line for an hour and a half for 2 darned cat things.  Oh well, we did hit a few more stores, and other then the stocking stuffers, we're done!  Woohoo!  Going to get Alex's gift next week...heh...(I know you're reading this..and I'm not tellin'...brat).   Alex got me a Gameboy Advance and a game (don't know if he necessarily got it by choice..I wish I hadn't picked it out, especially after he told me he had had something else in mind, but was happy if I was happy, made me feel like crapola...I'm just not used to someone I'm with actually putting thought into getting me a gift..I always get myself something..). 

Tomorrow is Kaitlynne's first dental visit..she's excited (she has a cavity and can't wait for it to feel better)..I'm nervous for her..she's going to freak..LOL.  Then Thursday is our first visit at Arnold Palmer.  That's got me really nervous, too.  Or I guess I should say I'm anxious....want to know something..ANYTHING..about what's going to happen here.  Other doc told me nothing, really.   I don't think anything is wrong with baby...I've had all the tests done, and altho this doc didn't tell me anything about them, I'm hoping that means nothing bad.  She moves alot.  Has the hiccups as I type.  Oh well, hope Alex goes with me.  Really don't want to drive all the way there (tho I know mom would go with me..she wants to, actually) without knowing where I'm going. 

Oh, we got our Christmas tree up.  Even tho Alex and I nearly killed each over the tree, it turned out really nice.  Neither of us had ANY decorations going into it, so it was starting from scratch.  We (pretty much me, he didn't seem to care one way or another) decided on blue/silver/white theme.  Looks really cool.  Hung some lights outside and put up big candy canes in the yard.  We're damn-near festive now!  LOL!  That's about it, I guess.  *Toodles*

Next stop: Labor & Delivery

Well, the last week I've been having mega Braxton-Hicks contractions.  The night before last they had gotten painful, alot of pressure when I went to the bathroom, then some spotting.  BP was going up.  I laid down, thought if I just relaxed, it'd be ok.  I did fall asleep (hard to sleep these days, already).  The next day, I felt ok for a little while...then it all happened again.  So, I called mom, she came over to stay with Kaitlynne, and I went to MRMC.  They took me right up to L&D, hooked me all up, and took urine.  The one funny thing was little girl didn't take kindly to having a microphone (heartbeat monitor) on her, kept kicking it off...was cute.  Anywho, they finally realized it was a bladder infection.  Gave me an antibiotic for that, and FINALLY put me on a BP med.  I asked why my doc here couldn't have done that...no answer.  They DID call him, too...he told them I was no longer his patient and would answer no questions...jerk.  So they had to call the midwife on duty in...she encouraged me to change my HMO so that I could go to Shands instead of Arnold Palmer.  Only problem is, lapse in care...of atleast 6 weeks...I can't go 6 weeks without care.  So, I'll stick with Arnold Palmer for now...I go next Thursday (hopefully Alex gets to come...don't want to go in blind down there)...going to see what they say.  I'm really thinking they will schedule a date..either for induction or csection.  Can't very well go into labor here and drive for hours to get there...so we'll see then.  Everything is still hurting today..I can't get the meds til tomorrow.  They want me on total bedrest, too, but geez...isn't that impossible at the holidays?  Doing the best I can.  All that matters is baby is good...and I'm not in any direct danger at this present time.  Now if Alex and I can just decide on a name for her...LOL.

 

Belly Pic

Tada!  Taken today, approximately 26 weeks.

Clarifications & Updates

Took this down, said I wasn't going to write in it again....after much thinking on it, I decided it's my journal...I'll write what I want in it, no matter who it might bother.  However, I won't use it as a way to inflict hurtful feelings onto someone.  That's not to say I won't say something that won't hurt someone else...that could very well happen.  It just won't be an intentional thing any longer.

Here's the latest.  I'm showing signs of preeclampsia again, so my care has now been transferred to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando (first appointment Dec. 2nd).  I'm glad in one sense-atleast I know I'll be getting top-notch care, as in when I was pregnant with Kaitlynne.  Sucks in another sense-Orlando is not a hop, skip, and a jump away.  My doctor here mentioned things like delivering baby early (34-36 weeks), possibly by C-Section.  The delivering early scares me...I don't want a NICU baby, if at all possible....the c-section part, well...after 42 hours of labor with Kaitlynne, c-section doesn't sound all bad.  Not my first choice, understand...but nice to know the option is there.  My feet and legs swell until the skin is shiny, my hands swell, even my face, at times.  Sometimes it gets so bad, my joints ache.  Hard to get comfy now...sciatca acting up, mostly at night.  I wake up limping around for awhile.  Sounds like I'm whining alot...guess I might be, I dunno.  But dang, when something hurts...it hurts..LOL.

My friend Kim and her husband have been trying to have another baby (#3 for them).  Kinda funny after ALL the times she SWORE there would be no more after her 2 boys she has now.  She was worried I'd be upset that she was trying again..like 'stealing my glory' or something.  Ridiculous...babies are wonderful, I don't blame her for wanting another one.  They're hoping for a girl, of course happy with a healthy baby no matter.  She's had one 'official' cycle of ovulation sense getting off of the pill.  She knows that it can take up to 90 days (or more in some) for the pill's effect to wear off, her husband has doubts that maybe there's something wrong with him because she didn't get pregnant the very first day they did the deed after no pills.  Dingdong..can't help but chuckle at that.  I have no doubt (and neither does she) that it will happen.  Her family is definately fertile.

Turkey-day is coming up...can't wait.  I love to cook a big meal, and definately eat it..LOL.  Starting to cook on Wednesday so Alex can eat with us (Mom's coming over) before he has to go to work on Thursday.  Then heading over to Kim's mom's house.  Anna will be there (that's a whole other story)...should be...'interesting'.  My brother will be leaving the Friday following (while Alex and I are out Christmas shopping..LOL) to come back down to live.  Excited about that.  They finally got definate work here, and their house is done (and beautiful).  Their doggies had puppies, too...3 of them.  I can't wait to see the lil things.

Kaitlynne's doing well.  Her dad actually wrote her a card (nice one, too).  Says he's still 'close by' and will 'see her soon'.  For her sake, I hope he does.  It's been one year since I left him...and we've seen him once.  Anywho, Kaitlynne will hopefully be able to get a mentor (older student) at school to give her a little added help with her math.  It's her favorite subject, but it's the one she's worst at...go figure..LOL.

Alex and I are doing well.  We've definately had more then our share of bumps in the road, but I hope...really truly hope...those days are done.  I like where we are right now...want it to stay that way.

That's enough for now.  Maybe more later.  Figure it's time for another bellypic update, too.  *Peace*