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*

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Just updatin' for the weekend.  Had the baby shower yesterday...had a really good time.  Was a little surprised that 1 person in particular didn't show up..hoping she's ok...not surprised by a couple others.  Kim had gotten hot wings, veggie tray, cheese & meat tray, chips, and these cute little cupcakes with booties (of a certain color, of course) on them.  Baby got the carseat I wanted (attaches to the stroller I bought a couple of months ago), an adorable photo album, the crib light/projector I wanted, really cute outfits, one of the diaper bags I wanted (still need the big one, Daddy..LOL), and so much more stuff...kiddo made out like a bandit, thanks to my friends and family that came.  Oh, and Kim got me the handheld Yahtzee game (I'm always going to her bathroom to play hers...LMAO..sounds like TMI, I know). 

I'm going to Walmart this week sometime to put the Christmas layaway on...got a couple things in mind for the girls and Alex (I know, I don't want anything, blah blah). 

Oh yeah, we went trick-or-treating last night with Kim and her gang, as well as her sister and her child, too.  We had a really good time, Kaitlynne went as a witch ( I took pics, but my cam ate them..have to have someone send it to me).  Got a ton of candy (oh yippee).  Guess that's about it.  Making homemade chilli for Alex tonight...house is startin' to smell yummy.  Anywho, outta here.

Today

Just got back from the carnival about an hour ago.  Kait has been a holy terror all day, sure to be like this all dang weekend with trick-or-treating tomorrow night.  Anywho, pretty much had a good time at the carnival.  It was 'supposed' to get down to 60 tonight, so we wore clothes that were a little heavier, only to have the humidity be in the 90's...dying of heat exhaustion.  Alex and Kait rode quite a few rides, then we ate at the cookout.  His brother and his family showed up, we walked around for a little while with them, but they showed up after we had been there 3 hours...I was tired and hot, Kait needed to go to bed before she drove me totally insane, etc...  All in all, a good time for the small fee of 20 bucks.  Tomorrow's the shower, very excited..should be much fun.  Then trick or treating.  I'll post a pic of Kait in her costume tomorrow night or Sunday.  Looks as tho I'm rambling again, so g'night.

Why must there be a subject

First...WTG RED SOX!  Fantastic sweep!  Second..eh, not much to say today.  Going to the carnival tomorrow night with Alex (yes, you're going) and Kaitlynne.  Should be fun, and luckily it's been cooling off at night.  I actually remembered to buy tickets ahead of time half price..never remember to do that.  Saturday is my baby's shower...very excited about that.  Then taking my little witch out trick or treating.  We had a dog for a whole 15 minutes a couple of days ago.  As soon as it walked in, I could tell it had been beaten.  Very pretty dog, friendly (with adults, anyway, don't know about kids).  Alex walked outside for a minute and the dog freaked, so I knew it would tear the house up if left alone...and we rent.  Then, the cats were introduced and quickly locked back up when the dog made an attempt to eat my Smokey.  Needless to say, the dog went back...which turned out to be a good thing, since the owner came back for it the next day (the owner was thought to have left it behind).  I could tell Alex liked having it...and when we get our own place, a dog will be the first thing we get.  Something younger that can grow up with the kids and cats...perhaps a lab.  Anywho, I'm rambling....guess that's about it.  Prayers out to the family of those 2 poor little girls who were killed after being hit by a car yesterday.  That was so horrible.  I'm a cellphone user, occasionally in the car, too....WAS...guarantee I won't now...I couldn't live with myself knowing I had done something that heinous just because I had to chitchat with someone on the phone while driving....