Today's Appt

Alrighty...please note arrival time at HROB in Orlando to be at 9:24am (left here at 8:00am).

From there, I sat until 11:30am to get the NST.  I hadn't been feeling to good, gal told me my bp was 134/96.  I wasn't too surprised, tho they were...I'm taking 750mg of Aldomet/day for it.  Anywho, NST looked good...babes woke up all pissy being squished with the belts and went to kickin' like mad.  Ok, so..back to the waiting room after 20 minutes of NST.  10 minutes later, called into the back office.  Weight is doing well, so that was good to hear.  Doc came in (using the term 'doc' lightly).  She was in a major hurry.  She started out saying my BP was fine for a chronic high BP patient...I said it's only fine if I'm not on meds.  This is not fine, it's been low until recently.  So she makes 'note' of that.  Tells me to take Sudafed for my sinuses...I tell her it doesn't help, she says ok, then we'll see you in 2 weeks and give you something if needed.  I told her don't bother, it will go away long before that.  She starts to walk out, I ask her about my urine.  She says 'Oh yeah!' (scary she's in charge of my care, thankfully only today)....tells me I have protein (from the BP) and sugar in my urine.  The sugar threw me for a loop.  She asks me to take the 1 hour glucose testing AGAIN.  I was like yippee, feel like I'm going to barf while sitting in a over-packed waiting room for another hour..LOL.  But, of course, I do it...its about the baby and I's health, all bitching aside.  Oh, and before doc tries to run out AGAIN, I ask her about the delivery.  We live 70+ miles away, kinda like to know something.  She says if something happens asap, then go to the local ER (no kiddin').  Otherwise, I will be induced at 38 weeks (give or take a day), which would be Feb. 12.  I asked about the c-section (just so I know I won't be doing the 42-hour labor again).  She says well of course not that long, but we'll see how things go before we do a c-section.  So, all I found out for definate is:  delivery at 38 weeks.  I guess that's a start.  Anywho, after looking like I was tripping on acid for an hour in the waiting room, I go get my blood drawn (talk to the gal back there in the lab..she's a trip..some Jamaican gal).  I get in the car after scheduling my next 2 weeks appointments (I mention the fact that 2 weeks will be ultrasound time again, gal says it wasn't written on today's order, but it will be happening anyway) Oh, and the 2 appointments a week starts the 1st week of January.  Time I got in the car:  2:22pm.  Total appointment time (approx):  5 hours..LOL. 

Next week, I'll take the girls and mom..get em outta the house and let them suffer with me.  Then, Alex and the girls will get to go (oh lucky you, honey) LOL. 

Kait had to come home early from school (threw up)..they called me in Orlando, I'm like uh...someone will get her, hold please.  Alex got her, mom came early to watch her.  Tomorrows her Christmas party at school..that should be fun for us all..LOL.

Mom seems like she kinda wants to be down in the dumps, but is holding off.  Hopefully this all works out soon.  Scott and Petey stopped over...they're giving her a puppy.  She said no at first, but I think she'll cave.  They're adorable..full-blood pomeranians, 9 weeks old.  Gave Mom and I our Christmas presents early, too..WOOHOO..LOL. 

Gal I know hinted she needed a few bucks today...we're busted (who isn't this time of year..LOL).  She then mentioned how she was trying to get ahold of someone else we know to ask her for more cash...I told her that'd be a waste of time.  Told her that person isn't in the 'loaning' business.  She got pissed.  I told her she had no right to get pissed, she owed that person for a gascard used for a trip a couple of years ago (now on that persons credit).  She denies that, as well, and even tho I don't talk to the other person anymore, I know that she's not lying about the gascard.  I used the gascard twice and paid mine.  She says she kept that person in cigs when she didn't have money...I told her that the other person lent everyone cash, let them use her credit cards, and babysat for them.  She says she always OVERpaid the other person for watching her kids.  Anywho, not my deal to defend the other person, but I do know how it all went down.  And I made it clear to the person that going to the other person was a huge mistake.  *shrug*  Whatever tho.  Some days it feels like nothings changed on that end...want to IM or email with something interesting...then I remember, things are very much different.  Sad, really...sad...years, gone.