So as I reported recently that my midwife wanted me to try without my medication for my nausea. That backfired. Well I have been taking it like normal AND this morning I got sick again. This time I was in my car and thankfully I had the window down already because I knew I wasn't feeling good. I had to pull over and throw up (sorry for the TMI) and I had people behind me. It was quite interesting.
Needless to say I don't think this morning sickness thing is over and had to take 2 pills which I try to take one that way it lengthens the 30 pills that they will give me. Oh well. I have to call my midwife and hope that they give me more refills!! So we will see. I am so annoyed that this is lingering though. Hopefully it passes soon so that I can enjoy this pregnancy like I did with Aid....at this point John might be vetoed on not finding out the sex with all the stuff this baby is putting me through.
Speaking of u/s. John had put in for taking off the day before his HS reunion (I also scheduled our u/s that day and my 20-week appointment) and the following Monday off so it would be two consecutive work days off. He got them!!! We are headed to a wedding and wouldn't have been able to go if he didn't get the Monday off since its in Oregon and to far for me to drive. I was so happy. I think I might love his boss now!!! LOL!!! John laughed when I told him that. Anyhoo, need to entertain the kiddo, hope you have a great day. It's rainy and gross here so enjoy the sun if you have it where you are and enjoy it for us!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Nausea update...
So, at my appointment yesterday, my midwife mentioned that I should be at the point that I won't be needing the meds anymore. So she suggested that I try without. So being the daredevil that I usually am not, I decided if I was going to do it last night was the night. I didn't take the usually dose right before bed. What you need to know is that this med is meant to be taken every 8 hours as needed but I was told I might only need one dose a day. That was what I was doing, the one dose daily, right before bed so by the time I woke up I would be okay.
So, this morning, I was awake long enough to use the restroom, come to the front room and sit in our desk chair. I then asked for my water next to my bed that Aidan promptly ran and got for me. I took the pill and literally 30 seconds later I was dry heaving. It only got worse from there. I determined that I did indeed keep the pill down though because about 30 minutes later (that's how long it takes to kick in) I was feeling 10 times better. I ended up throwing up and seeing stars. I was crying and miserable and upset that I still get sick. So I guess when I finish the last 13 pills I will be giving my wonderful midwives a call and explaining that I did try and no luck. We'll see what happens. Sorry for the detail, but I thought I would update.
So, this morning, I was awake long enough to use the restroom, come to the front room and sit in our desk chair. I then asked for my water next to my bed that Aidan promptly ran and got for me. I took the pill and literally 30 seconds later I was dry heaving. It only got worse from there. I determined that I did indeed keep the pill down though because about 30 minutes later (that's how long it takes to kick in) I was feeling 10 times better. I ended up throwing up and seeing stars. I was crying and miserable and upset that I still get sick. So I guess when I finish the last 13 pills I will be giving my wonderful midwives a call and explaining that I did try and no luck. We'll see what happens. Sorry for the detail, but I thought I would update.
Friday, July 25, 2008
16 week appointment
Ok peoples, here is the update on my pregnancy. We are almost 16 weeks...early next week to be exact. Anyhoo, back to the facts. Mom was going to watch Aidan so that he could continue his nap and not be woken up. Well, she ended up needing to take my Aunt Margaret down to Seattle to have her blood drawn at her doctors office because Evergreen Hospital wouldn't. Her doctor apparently doesn't have privileges at Evergreen. Anyhoo, he was awake when I went in to wake him up although I think he could have used a bit more sleep.
We get to the hospital with barely enough time for me to grab a Luna bar because it was "snack" time for me. Makenna (my friends daughter that I am watching all summer) helped by undoing Aid's seat belt. Aidan burst into tears because he wanted to do that and cried until we got to the gift shop for a few treats. The kids split a bag of skittles while I was good and ate a Luna bar instead of that Snickers bar that was screaming my name.
So we got to the office and finally was taken back to the room. Finally my midwife came in and she got paged while we were chatting about my sugars. She stepped out and came back in shortly after that. I asked all my questions and she wasn't concerned with anything. She then said let's get to the fun stuff!!! Listening to baby!! Well I have a stinker!! S/he wouldn't cooperate and it took a bit to find baby so that we could listen to his/her heart. When we finally did after a few minutes baby decided that s/he didn't like this listening to the heart business and kicked the doppler. Silly kid. I have a feeling this one is going to definitely express their mind and opinion.
Now for fun info, I have officially LOST, you heard correctly, 5.5 pounds. Baby's heart beat was at about 140 today to. So what does that mean...boy or girl?? We might never know!! I'm kidding we will know come January that's for sure. They didn't tell me my blood pressure but they said it was fine. SO overall everything and everyone is fine. Hope you are all doing as well!! Next appointment is ultrasound and 20 week appointment!
We get to the hospital with barely enough time for me to grab a Luna bar because it was "snack" time for me. Makenna (my friends daughter that I am watching all summer) helped by undoing Aid's seat belt. Aidan burst into tears because he wanted to do that and cried until we got to the gift shop for a few treats. The kids split a bag of skittles while I was good and ate a Luna bar instead of that Snickers bar that was screaming my name.
So we got to the office and finally was taken back to the room. Finally my midwife came in and she got paged while we were chatting about my sugars. She stepped out and came back in shortly after that. I asked all my questions and she wasn't concerned with anything. She then said let's get to the fun stuff!!! Listening to baby!! Well I have a stinker!! S/he wouldn't cooperate and it took a bit to find baby so that we could listen to his/her heart. When we finally did after a few minutes baby decided that s/he didn't like this listening to the heart business and kicked the doppler. Silly kid. I have a feeling this one is going to definitely express their mind and opinion.
Now for fun info, I have officially LOST, you heard correctly, 5.5 pounds. Baby's heart beat was at about 140 today to. So what does that mean...boy or girl?? We might never know!! I'm kidding we will know come January that's for sure. They didn't tell me my blood pressure but they said it was fine. SO overall everything and everyone is fine. Hope you are all doing as well!! Next appointment is ultrasound and 20 week appointment!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Time to update!!
What a week!! It has been a great week, just busy. I am seriously wondering if the summer will ever calm down long enough for us to enjoy it without something going on. Oh well. Uncle Sandy, and Aunt Jerri Lynn were in town from the 7-17 so that was fun. We (Aidan and I and occasionally Makenna and John) were over at my mom's every single day to maximize visitation time!! We had a great time just playing in Nana's yard and chatting. It gave me much needed breaks from our 1) hot apartment 2) from Aidan's energy 3) entertaining the kids. Not that I mind the latter two but.....you sometimes just need a break.
So Friday was back to normal. I had yet another appointment with the nutritionist and diabetic educator. Talk about negative Nelly. I was really irritated after meeting with the diabetic educator. She was telling me that my goals wouldn't happen and that it was unreasonable and that I needed to cut ALL sugar out of my diet (Gatorade was the main issue). I have been drinking about 1 Gatorade every 3-4 days or once a week because of the morning sickness on recommendation by my midwife. I told her that and she gave me a look as if to say that I was lying about it just to make an excuse. By the time I left I had had it. She also was eying Aidan and seemed irritated that I had to bring him with me. (In-laws were out of town, my mom was at my Aunt's surgery, no babysitters). The other gal thought it was great and that he was really well behaved for 3. Aidan didn't even talk until the NN (negative Nelly) mentioned putting cream cheese on waffles, french toast, or pancakes. He then said, "I like that!" It was really cute but she didn't think so. The annoying thing is I have to see NN every 2 weeks and she WILL be putting me on medication SOON as in before the next appointment or at the next appointment in her opinion. Not let's see how we can figure out how we can postpone the medicine as long as possible. OH well, I'm over it now. We'll see how next time goes.
As for my Aunt Marg who had her surgery yesterday!! She is in A LOT of pain, but the surgery went well!! Such a relief!! She has been fighting so hard against this cancer and has had many little battles along the way that it was nice to have this good news that the surgery went well!! So I am hoping that things continue to look up for her!
I should run, since John and Aidan are outside playing baseball and its lunch time and I haven't even made Aid's lunch yet. Oops. Oh well. So, until next time. I'll update definitely on Friday after my appointment with my midwife. We'll see what she says about the Gatorade thing. Grrr..... Oh well. Hope you all have a great weekend!!
So Friday was back to normal. I had yet another appointment with the nutritionist and diabetic educator. Talk about negative Nelly. I was really irritated after meeting with the diabetic educator. She was telling me that my goals wouldn't happen and that it was unreasonable and that I needed to cut ALL sugar out of my diet (Gatorade was the main issue). I have been drinking about 1 Gatorade every 3-4 days or once a week because of the morning sickness on recommendation by my midwife. I told her that and she gave me a look as if to say that I was lying about it just to make an excuse. By the time I left I had had it. She also was eying Aidan and seemed irritated that I had to bring him with me. (In-laws were out of town, my mom was at my Aunt's surgery, no babysitters). The other gal thought it was great and that he was really well behaved for 3. Aidan didn't even talk until the NN (negative Nelly) mentioned putting cream cheese on waffles, french toast, or pancakes. He then said, "I like that!" It was really cute but she didn't think so. The annoying thing is I have to see NN every 2 weeks and she WILL be putting me on medication SOON as in before the next appointment or at the next appointment in her opinion. Not let's see how we can figure out how we can postpone the medicine as long as possible. OH well, I'm over it now. We'll see how next time goes.
As for my Aunt Marg who had her surgery yesterday!! She is in A LOT of pain, but the surgery went well!! Such a relief!! She has been fighting so hard against this cancer and has had many little battles along the way that it was nice to have this good news that the surgery went well!! So I am hoping that things continue to look up for her!
I should run, since John and Aidan are outside playing baseball and its lunch time and I haven't even made Aid's lunch yet. Oops. Oh well. So, until next time. I'll update definitely on Friday after my appointment with my midwife. We'll see what she says about the Gatorade thing. Grrr..... Oh well. Hope you all have a great weekend!!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Our weekend!!
Ok, our weekend was well, C-R-A-Z-Y and exhausting. John and I felt that we needed at least another week to recoup from the weekend before our weeks started. UGH!! I hate feeling like that but at the same time that means we had a great weekend!!
Let's start with Friday the 11th!! 
Let's start with Friday the 11th!! It was my 27th birthday and it turned into a wonderful birthday!! I had my appointment and then we went to my mom's for lunch and to hang out until I went to pick up Aidan from the in-laws house. We all ended up back at Nana's (my mom's) around 4pm for Flank steak dinner and birthday cake!! My Aunt Jerri Lynn made a homemade ice cream, angel food cake. YUM It was a yummy meal. John was able to show up right around the time we were eating. It was nice that he didn't have to work terribly late that night and that I could see him. Not to mention that I had been on my anti-nausea meds and it was making me feel terrific!!
Saturday the 12th!!
We woke up and went to the in-laws house for breakfast of blueberry pancakes and bacon and eggs. Yum! So, we went to mom's house and John and my Uncle Sandy ended up taking 3 loads of branches and such to the dump or wherever the go. They are finally finished with that. While the boys worked, mom, Jerri Lynn and myself went to Purple Cafe and had a yummy lunch, and then went for pedi's!! We all even got cute flowers on our toes!! So fun! After we got back and the boys finished, John and I zoomed over to pick up Aidan from the in-laws to go home and get ready for a wedding. We ended up being about 45 minutes late since we left late and I needed to go to the pharmacy to get more test strips and lancets for my meter. Oh well, it was mainly a reception since they were already married before he went to Iraq. He's in the marines. Well, we left the wedding and got home around 11pm and crashed again.
Sunday, the 13th!!
John and Aidan let me sleep until almost 11am, while they ran errands. Much needed for sure! Then I got ready and headed to my mom's house after making a Chocolate Mousse Pie for after dinner that night. Mom and I had a bridal shower for a good friend of mine that I have known since like 3rd grade or so. Mom is also really good friends with her mom, in fact they go on "girls weekends" with 2 other women and all of us girls/daughters are the same age so that's fun, especially when they invite us on the weekends too!! Ok I digress. We went to the shower which was wonderful and had a great time celebrating Darci and showering her with gifts and games and such. Then we rushed home to have a home cooked BBQ from Jerri Lynn. She had been cooking and prepping for literally 4-5 days. We had so much, BBQ chicken, 4-bean bake, cheesy potato casserole, couscous salad, regular green salad (Katie's speciality), homemade lemonade, gooey spoon bread (like a really gooey cornbread), and then there was dessert. We had crepes with vanilla pudding (homemade), berries, homemade whipped cream, Nutela, bananas, some yummy rice krispie treat like treat but made with corn flakes, and my chocolate mousse pie. WOW, so much food but SO yummy. I don't think I forgot anything. We visited and played and then it was time to go home. We slept HARD last night.
Today has been a relaxed day at home and now I am using my folding laundry time to update this and to update the dropshots AND to watch 7th Heaven while Makenna and Aidan sleep soundly. So I hope you all had as great of a weekend as we did.
Today has been a relaxed day at home and now I am using my folding laundry time to update this and to update the dropshots AND to watch 7th Heaven while Makenna and Aidan sleep soundly. So I hope you all had as great of a weekend as we did.
I DID IT!!
Here is the update that I'm sure that many of you are anxiously waiting to hear about. The big diabetic educator and nutritionist appointments. Sorry its taken SO long to post, but Friday I crashed when we finally got home after 9:30pm. Then Saturday we didn't get home until after 11pm (read other blogs that appear before this one to find out about our weekend), and Sunday it was almost 10pm when we finally got home. LONG weekend. But so fun.
Ok for the fun stuff. I had my appointment on Friday. What a great way to spend my birthday. First we met with the diabetic educator and she told us how my body is processing sugar at the moment which isn't very efficiently, and how we are going to plan to keep it in check. Also this will help me be able to hopefully succeed in a VBAC with this baby. I really want to experience a birth that way, but I need to do my part between now and the next 7 months before the birth. So then she pulled out a fun little glucose meter. HA. I was terrified. I HATE needles and it freaked me out so much when I saw the kit that I got sweaty palms. She took everything out and showed me how to do it and then guess what, it was my turn.
It took me about a minute to actually get the guts to do this (call me chicken) but I did!! AND, it didn't even hurt. Mind you it wasn't on a "deep" enough setting so I had to up the depth on my poker thing to a 2 from a 1. The 2 hurts a bit more but its a quick poke and then the hurt is over. Something I can handle. So, I get to do this 5 times a day and record it and go back on Friday to go over my results. So far they look decent to me but who knows.
Then we went to the nutritionist and went over portion size and ideas for foods to eat and such. Nothing I haven't heard before. Lot's of good information overall though. So, the good news is there isn't much to worry about right now and I just have to test and keep track and then let the doctors know on Friday when I go in. I will be going on a weekly or bi-monthly or monthly basis for now. We aren't sure until Friday since it depends on my sugar levels. So there you go, not to exciting, but I promised to update everyone after the appointment!! I might even take a pic at some point and you can see my nifty meter and what I have to do. So fun!!
Ok for the fun stuff. I had my appointment on Friday. What a great way to spend my birthday. First we met with the diabetic educator and she told us how my body is processing sugar at the moment which isn't very efficiently, and how we are going to plan to keep it in check. Also this will help me be able to hopefully succeed in a VBAC with this baby. I really want to experience a birth that way, but I need to do my part between now and the next 7 months before the birth. So then she pulled out a fun little glucose meter. HA. I was terrified. I HATE needles and it freaked me out so much when I saw the kit that I got sweaty palms. She took everything out and showed me how to do it and then guess what, it was my turn.
It took me about a minute to actually get the guts to do this (call me chicken) but I did!! AND, it didn't even hurt. Mind you it wasn't on a "deep" enough setting so I had to up the depth on my poker thing to a 2 from a 1. The 2 hurts a bit more but its a quick poke and then the hurt is over. Something I can handle. So, I get to do this 5 times a day and record it and go back on Friday to go over my results. So far they look decent to me but who knows.
Then we went to the nutritionist and went over portion size and ideas for foods to eat and such. Nothing I haven't heard before. Lot's of good information overall though. So, the good news is there isn't much to worry about right now and I just have to test and keep track and then let the doctors know on Friday when I go in. I will be going on a weekly or bi-monthly or monthly basis for now. We aren't sure until Friday since it depends on my sugar levels. So there you go, not to exciting, but I promised to update everyone after the appointment!! I might even take a pic at some point and you can see my nifty meter and what I have to do. So fun!!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Comments are back up...
So apparantly I turned off the ability to leave comments at some point or another if you don't have a google account or whatever. So, I finally realized that and now you are able to leave comments!! Hooray!! So comment away!! I love to hear from everyone!!! Nighty Night!!
My NEW best friend.....
Is.....anti-nasaua medicine!!! So as some of you know, I have had the WORSE morning sickness in the last 2 weeks. **Warning: slightly gory** I have been throwing up daily anywhere from 2-5 times each time I throw up and I can't STAND it whatsoever. Who can though....so this morning, I ate breakfast and you guessed it started to feel icky, and then threw-up. So fun. NOT!!! I gave up, threw in the towel, called it quits. I am a quitter. I can accept it proudly too.
So after I waited 2 1/2 hours for my midwife to FINALLY call back (I took a nap in the middle of waiting), I got the call and it was a nurse who got some details and then said that the midwife would call back. About a half hour later the midwife Janice, finally called. She was music to my ears. We had a few options, over the counter options or DRUGS!!! Now I know I sound like a druggie but at this point I really don't care at all. So we talked for a bit and she determined that I would be best on the medication!! Thank goodness!! She called it in and I picked it up at Fred Meyer a few hours later.
Here's the crazy thing, John got home and I had done SO much more than normal such as the dishes (its been his job lately) and then started talking his ears off....he couldn't believe it. I am literally a different person (nausae related that is) than I was 10 hours ago. So even though I sound like a druggie and wanting my medication, I am now feeling 110% better than I did, I am not overwhelmed by smells right now and don't want to throw-up every time I smell something that bothers me.
The crazy part was that I am 13 1/2 weeks and this should be clearing up and its getting worse. No fun. Hopefully the drugs will help. The crazy thing the first thing in the directions is to take (if this is your situation of course) a half hour before chemotherapy, 1-2 hours before radiotherapy.....I was like great I am taking drugs that they give to cancer patients. As long as it works. So thought I would share the good news that the new best friend in my life is currently my nausea drugs!! Tomorrow is the true test to see how I fair. Keep your fingers crossed that I fair well. Hope you are all as well as I now feel!!
So after I waited 2 1/2 hours for my midwife to FINALLY call back (I took a nap in the middle of waiting), I got the call and it was a nurse who got some details and then said that the midwife would call back. About a half hour later the midwife Janice, finally called. She was music to my ears. We had a few options, over the counter options or DRUGS!!! Now I know I sound like a druggie but at this point I really don't care at all. So we talked for a bit and she determined that I would be best on the medication!! Thank goodness!! She called it in and I picked it up at Fred Meyer a few hours later.
Here's the crazy thing, John got home and I had done SO much more than normal such as the dishes (its been his job lately) and then started talking his ears off....he couldn't believe it. I am literally a different person (nausae related that is) than I was 10 hours ago. So even though I sound like a druggie and wanting my medication, I am now feeling 110% better than I did, I am not overwhelmed by smells right now and don't want to throw-up every time I smell something that bothers me.
The crazy part was that I am 13 1/2 weeks and this should be clearing up and its getting worse. No fun. Hopefully the drugs will help. The crazy thing the first thing in the directions is to take (if this is your situation of course) a half hour before chemotherapy, 1-2 hours before radiotherapy.....I was like great I am taking drugs that they give to cancer patients. As long as it works. So thought I would share the good news that the new best friend in my life is currently my nausea drugs!! Tomorrow is the true test to see how I fair. Keep your fingers crossed that I fair well. Hope you are all as well as I now feel!!
Monday, July 7, 2008
4th of July!! and our weekend.
4th of July!!! It was so fun this year!!! It started off a bit rocky. We were up late the night before because we knew John didn't have to be up early for work. So, while John watched TV and hung out I made potato salad (SO YUMMY!!) and worked on my homemade lemonade. Also so yummy!! The next morning, we got up had breakfast and I walked into the kitchen to finish the potato salad and to do the dishes....John was at the grocery store buying a few things for the BBQ later in the day and buying some things for the potato salad. Anyhoo, I had to turn around and walk out and proceeded to get sick...morning sickness SUCKS!!! 
Once that passed, John helped me get stuff ready for the potato salad so that I could finish it and shower. He got home in the middle of my "morning sickness episode" as he calls it. So we got all ready and headed to Kirkland to the parade. SO FUN!! Aidan loved it. We were late because I wasn't feeling good and it takes me longer to get ready when I'm not feeling well. So we grabbed Wendy's (not my first choice but the closest thing to the parade route that we wouldn't have to walk through the middle of the parade to get to. We watched the parade from a stair well and then later from the sidewalk. We found Aid a spot and he started to get the idea of getting candy. He even got his first bubble gum and even tried it. He did so well being careful and chewing with his front teeth only and spitting it out after 2 minutes!!
After the parade we came home and he napped then we headed to the Boone'sfor the BBQ!! SO fun. We snacked, ate yummy hamburgers, played in the back yard, walked to the park for fireworks (I did A LOT of walking that day and that wore me out too!!) and then back to the Boone's for more fireworks, err sparklers and some fountains. We did great until all of a sudden we heard over a PA system "Fireworks are illegal, please stop lighting them off immediately." Oops, some of our fireworks had ended up being a bit bigger than we anticipated. Oh well. It was still fun!!
After that, we got packed up and headed home. By the time we got home it was after midnight and Aidan had fallen asleep FINALLY about 15 minutes before we got home. Thank goodness for late naps. We all slept in the next day and then got up and hung out with friends from California until John had to go to work. Overall it was a good weekend, John worked a lot at Garlic Jim's but that isn't so bad since we had the day with him on Friday and Saturday. He worked 5-midnight on Saturday and 10:30am-7:30pm on Sunday. Sunday was rough for me because I ended up getting pretty sick from morning sickness. This is the worst that it has been. I am hoping and PRAYING that it is over soon because I can't take much more of this. I am so burnt out of not being able to eat anything and trying to eat and nothing sounding good. It's for a good cause but seriously....oh well. I just can't wait to meet this little one. John thinks I should call my doctor and see if they can do anything for me since the morning sickness IS definitely getting worse. I'll try and make it to my next appointment on July 25th but if I can't, well I'll call. Keep your fingers crossed and PLEASE!!! if you have any suggestions please let me know!! I can use any suggestions that I can get. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that you had a safe 4th of July!! Enjoy the photos!!
After that, we got packed up and headed home. By the time we got home it was after midnight and Aidan had fallen asleep FINALLY about 15 minutes before we got home. Thank goodness for late naps. We all slept in the next day and then got up and hung out with friends from California until John had to go to work. Overall it was a good weekend, John worked a lot at Garlic Jim's but that isn't so bad since we had the day with him on Friday and Saturday. He worked 5-midnight on Saturday and 10:30am-7:30pm on Sunday. Sunday was rough for me because I ended up getting pretty sick from morning sickness. This is the worst that it has been. I am hoping and PRAYING that it is over soon because I can't take much more of this. I am so burnt out of not being able to eat anything and trying to eat and nothing sounding good. It's for a good cause but seriously....oh well. I just can't wait to meet this little one. John thinks I should call my doctor and see if they can do anything for me since the morning sickness IS definitely getting worse. I'll try and make it to my next appointment on July 25th but if I can't, well I'll call. Keep your fingers crossed and PLEASE!!! if you have any suggestions please let me know!! I can use any suggestions that I can get. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that you had a safe 4th of July!! Enjoy the photos!!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Update....
Ok, for those of you who read my blog titled "Annoyed" here's the update....John FINALLY stopped long enough to actually talk about the whole diabetes situation for a second. On more than one occasion too. So, yea, I still haven't figured out what his deal was but at least he was questioning a few things such as when I poured myself a itty bitty glass of juice (and I mean itty bitty) I think I had like an ounce or two, I mentioned that I was suppose to stay away from juice and soda (that was what the receptionist said) and he started asking what else. I was a brat and responded, "not that you care," he promptly said of course he did. So at least its a start. He even said that he wishes that he were able to make it to my appointments on Friday so progress!! So yea, I just overreacted which happens often while I'm prego I might add!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE!!!
Ok, so today is my cousin Melanie's birthday!! She is exactly a week older than me and we have been pen pals via snail mail or email for as long as I can remember!!! I just want to wish her a very happy birthday and I wish that I could be there to help you celebrate!!! Maybe one of these years!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE!!!!
We miss you and love you!!
Annoyed...
Ok, so I'll blog more about the 4th of July later, but I need a little bit of time to vent really quickly. So skip this post if you don't want to read/listen to me vent. There is your warning.
Anyhoo, as you may know from my last post, I have been diagnosed with diabetes. Well after I got off the phone with the midwife, I called my mom and let her know since she would be my "ear's" at the appointment so that I don't miss anything. Then I thought I would try John on a whim that he actually might pick up the phone even though I knew it was the time of morning that he was about to start leaving the building for his route. He picked up and I told him that the test was positive. He knew what I was talking about because we had discussed this the night before for like 2 seconds quite literally.
Anyhoo, I told him that my sugars were high and that it would be safe to say that I have diabetes. He said to me, "What does that mean now?" I told him that it meant that I had a few appointments next week to make that I would need to learn a few things about the "diabetic diet" and testing my sugars and such. His response was ok, talk to you later. I understand that he needed to get to his route and that was probably one of the worst times that I could call. Oh well, I was super overwhelmed at the thought of what was going to be happening over the next 7 months and just wanted him to be somewhat supportive. He didn't even say, hey can we talk about this more later I need to get going.
So I totally expected to have a conversation with him when he got home from work. HA not!! Not only has he completely avoided any conversation about the diabetes, I was telling him of a gal I know from HS and she found out a month ago she also has diabetes (she's due in August though) and she has been in pre-term labor and has been going to the hospital a lot over the course of the last 2 weeks or so to stop her labor and such. I brought that up with John last night and asked how that would work since if my calculations are right, and I went through the same thing, that would put me doing that sort of thing in the middle of peak. Peak is blacked out and no time off allowed regardless, not to mention he works 12+ hour days and that's when he earns the most money throughout the year. We REALLY need him to work. He looked at me and snapped saying, "I don't know I haven't filled out the paperwork yet." At that point I looked at him and didn't say another word.
Right now trying to discuss this with him is making him more like a snapping turtle than a supportive hubby. I know I was talking to him at the end of a LONG and frustrating day for him but still, he really didn't need to snap. After all he isn't the one going through the diabetes thing and going to have to test sugars 5 times a day and have appointments at least once a week. I know he has to put up with me and he is doing a great job at that since I am more crabby while prego but still. I feel like he has totally checked out of this part of the pregnancy and doesn't really want to discuss the fact that I have diabetes. I might as well have athletes foot the way he's going about it. Totally not caring or at least that's the way he's coming across.
On top of that, I researched a bit until I realized I should stop because I was just making myself more worried than I needed to be, that babies with mom's who don't have their diabetes controlled in the first few months of pregnancy have a higher risk for nural tube defects, and brain damage. I would die if I was undiagnosed with diabetes before we got pregnant and that it affected our baby and that I caused the baby to have any form of defects. So, yea John doesn't even know about that so who knows.
Overall he is great though. I don't want you to get the wrong impression that he doesn't care because he sure does!! He brings me my food every morning because he knows that I need food within minutes of waking up and knowing the kitchen makes me sick (to many smells). When I do get sick, he runs and gets a bowl for me just in case and turns on the fan and waits until it passes then helps me get food so that it doesn't come back. He really is a good hubby and has taken on more chores and helped with Aidan (making sure he is out of his nighttime diaper and in big boy underwear before he leaves for work). I just feel like he doesn't want to address something that could be major in this pregnancy and could TOTALLY affect this baby and every time we try and talk it ends with him getting frustrated and snapping like the snapping turtles. Oh well, I can always keep trying. He has to talk about it eventually. Otherwise its going to be a LONG 7 months until baby comes out.
Thanks for listening to me vent and complain about my sweet (most of the time ;) ) hubby. I had to get it off my chest. I'm sure this will all be resolved by this weekend sometime. After all we have to spend the weekend together. LOL!!! So, look for a blog later today or more than likely tomorrow about the 4th!!! Have a happy and safe 4th!!
Anyhoo, as you may know from my last post, I have been diagnosed with diabetes. Well after I got off the phone with the midwife, I called my mom and let her know since she would be my "ear's" at the appointment so that I don't miss anything. Then I thought I would try John on a whim that he actually might pick up the phone even though I knew it was the time of morning that he was about to start leaving the building for his route. He picked up and I told him that the test was positive. He knew what I was talking about because we had discussed this the night before for like 2 seconds quite literally.
Anyhoo, I told him that my sugars were high and that it would be safe to say that I have diabetes. He said to me, "What does that mean now?" I told him that it meant that I had a few appointments next week to make that I would need to learn a few things about the "diabetic diet" and testing my sugars and such. His response was ok, talk to you later. I understand that he needed to get to his route and that was probably one of the worst times that I could call. Oh well, I was super overwhelmed at the thought of what was going to be happening over the next 7 months and just wanted him to be somewhat supportive. He didn't even say, hey can we talk about this more later I need to get going.
So I totally expected to have a conversation with him when he got home from work. HA not!! Not only has he completely avoided any conversation about the diabetes, I was telling him of a gal I know from HS and she found out a month ago she also has diabetes (she's due in August though) and she has been in pre-term labor and has been going to the hospital a lot over the course of the last 2 weeks or so to stop her labor and such. I brought that up with John last night and asked how that would work since if my calculations are right, and I went through the same thing, that would put me doing that sort of thing in the middle of peak. Peak is blacked out and no time off allowed regardless, not to mention he works 12+ hour days and that's when he earns the most money throughout the year. We REALLY need him to work. He looked at me and snapped saying, "I don't know I haven't filled out the paperwork yet." At that point I looked at him and didn't say another word.
Right now trying to discuss this with him is making him more like a snapping turtle than a supportive hubby. I know I was talking to him at the end of a LONG and frustrating day for him but still, he really didn't need to snap. After all he isn't the one going through the diabetes thing and going to have to test sugars 5 times a day and have appointments at least once a week. I know he has to put up with me and he is doing a great job at that since I am more crabby while prego but still. I feel like he has totally checked out of this part of the pregnancy and doesn't really want to discuss the fact that I have diabetes. I might as well have athletes foot the way he's going about it. Totally not caring or at least that's the way he's coming across.
On top of that, I researched a bit until I realized I should stop because I was just making myself more worried than I needed to be, that babies with mom's who don't have their diabetes controlled in the first few months of pregnancy have a higher risk for nural tube defects, and brain damage. I would die if I was undiagnosed with diabetes before we got pregnant and that it affected our baby and that I caused the baby to have any form of defects. So, yea John doesn't even know about that so who knows.
Overall he is great though. I don't want you to get the wrong impression that he doesn't care because he sure does!! He brings me my food every morning because he knows that I need food within minutes of waking up and knowing the kitchen makes me sick (to many smells). When I do get sick, he runs and gets a bowl for me just in case and turns on the fan and waits until it passes then helps me get food so that it doesn't come back. He really is a good hubby and has taken on more chores and helped with Aidan (making sure he is out of his nighttime diaper and in big boy underwear before he leaves for work). I just feel like he doesn't want to address something that could be major in this pregnancy and could TOTALLY affect this baby and every time we try and talk it ends with him getting frustrated and snapping like the snapping turtles. Oh well, I can always keep trying. He has to talk about it eventually. Otherwise its going to be a LONG 7 months until baby comes out.
Thanks for listening to me vent and complain about my sweet (most of the time ;) ) hubby. I had to get it off my chest. I'm sure this will all be resolved by this weekend sometime. After all we have to spend the weekend together. LOL!!! So, look for a blog later today or more than likely tomorrow about the 4th!!! Have a happy and safe 4th!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Sad, sad news....BOO HOO HOO!!!
Ok, nothing major I promise or is it?? It all started when they asked me to do the glucose test at my 12 week appointment. I was a bit nervous about it. They said it was because Aidan was over 9#'s and because my BMI (body mass index) was over a certain point. I complied because of course I want to know if I am at risk or if I actually did have diabetes so that I could take care of myself and my unborn baby.
Long story short, I took the test on Monday morning after my appointment. I drank the nasty orange drink and thought I might lose my breakfast and got heartburn on top of that. Pretty picture I know but it happened. So I knew that I had to have my blood drawn an hour after I finished the nasty drink. So I drank it in the parking garage before my appointment. Aidan and my friends daughter that I'm watching this summer cheered me on. I had 5 minutes to down the nasty thing.
So I went to my appointment, Aidan had an accident, we HEARD the baby's heartbeat for the FIRST time!! That was the best part of the visit!! Then they gave me my lab slip so that I could get my blood drawn. Off we went. The first side they got the needle in the right spot but nothing came out at all. WEIRD!! I swear I am not an alien, or at least I don't think I am. Then another gal drew off the other side and sure enough magic!! It didn't even hurt when she poked me. The other side hurt though. Hmm, magic touch I think so.
Well last night I got the call from the midwife saying, "we got your lab results and please call so that we can go over them." It was 7pm when I got the message so I called at 8:02am. Not a minute later. Sure enough I was put straight through (the best part of calling at the time they open). So they like your sugars to be at 140, mine was are you ready for this?? 175!!! YIKES!! They said at 180 they don't hesitate to refer you. I had 2 options, just take the referral since I was so darn close or do the 3 hour test with 4 blood draws and more nasty drink. Guess what I took, the referral so now I get to do the "diabetic diet" and test my sugars and such. I don't know exactly what it will all entail, I'll post after that appointment, but as of now I am assuming at minimum it will be a diet change (what more can I change?? seriously) and possibly checking my sugars consistently. Just what I need another thing to do. UGH!!! Oh well, baby will be healthier because of it.
On the flip side they may do more u/s (ultrasounds) later in the pregnancy because of the diabetes. I was happy about that. The more opportunity to see my handsome OR beautiful child the better!! So yea that is what is going on with me!! Thinking about that lovely nasty drink makes me have heartburn...no fun. So, wish me luck as I start this journey of diabetes, let's hope that it doesn't continue after baby is born because I will be super sad if it does. Motivation to get in better shape after the little one is here?? I think so!! So here's what I am asking of all my 2 readers (if that). If anyone out there has or has had diabetes, gestational diabetes or has known anyone who has had it and can fill me in on what I'm up against that would be more than wonderful!! Either email or comment on here and let me know.
Oh and thank you for listening to me feel sorry for myself for a bit. I am giving myself today and maybe tomorrow to feel badly for myself and then I'm going to suck it up and get on with life. Can't feel badly for myself forever right?!! On the flip side I had the BEST sandwich on the face of the earth for lunch, it was a croissant and I put a bit of mayo and honey mustard on it then a bit of cheese and ham. Only thing missing was lettuce. So that was the best part of today so far. I'm tired haven't been sleeping well lately, to hot to and I have to use the bathroom ALL the stinking time. So, anyhoo, I think I still need something because apparently that sandwich didn't fill me up. I'm tempted to eat another but I think I'll opt for fruit first and see if that helps. I'll try and wait until we go in the pool for another sandwich so that I have something to help me last until dinner. Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!!
Long story short, I took the test on Monday morning after my appointment. I drank the nasty orange drink and thought I might lose my breakfast and got heartburn on top of that. Pretty picture I know but it happened. So I knew that I had to have my blood drawn an hour after I finished the nasty drink. So I drank it in the parking garage before my appointment. Aidan and my friends daughter that I'm watching this summer cheered me on. I had 5 minutes to down the nasty thing.
So I went to my appointment, Aidan had an accident, we HEARD the baby's heartbeat for the FIRST time!! That was the best part of the visit!! Then they gave me my lab slip so that I could get my blood drawn. Off we went. The first side they got the needle in the right spot but nothing came out at all. WEIRD!! I swear I am not an alien, or at least I don't think I am. Then another gal drew off the other side and sure enough magic!! It didn't even hurt when she poked me. The other side hurt though. Hmm, magic touch I think so.
Well last night I got the call from the midwife saying, "we got your lab results and please call so that we can go over them." It was 7pm when I got the message so I called at 8:02am. Not a minute later. Sure enough I was put straight through (the best part of calling at the time they open). So they like your sugars to be at 140, mine was are you ready for this?? 175!!! YIKES!! They said at 180 they don't hesitate to refer you. I had 2 options, just take the referral since I was so darn close or do the 3 hour test with 4 blood draws and more nasty drink. Guess what I took, the referral so now I get to do the "diabetic diet" and test my sugars and such. I don't know exactly what it will all entail, I'll post after that appointment, but as of now I am assuming at minimum it will be a diet change (what more can I change?? seriously) and possibly checking my sugars consistently. Just what I need another thing to do. UGH!!! Oh well, baby will be healthier because of it.
On the flip side they may do more u/s (ultrasounds) later in the pregnancy because of the diabetes. I was happy about that. The more opportunity to see my handsome OR beautiful child the better!! So yea that is what is going on with me!! Thinking about that lovely nasty drink makes me have heartburn...no fun. So, wish me luck as I start this journey of diabetes, let's hope that it doesn't continue after baby is born because I will be super sad if it does. Motivation to get in better shape after the little one is here?? I think so!! So here's what I am asking of all my 2 readers (if that). If anyone out there has or has had diabetes, gestational diabetes or has known anyone who has had it and can fill me in on what I'm up against that would be more than wonderful!! Either email or comment on here and let me know.
Oh and thank you for listening to me feel sorry for myself for a bit. I am giving myself today and maybe tomorrow to feel badly for myself and then I'm going to suck it up and get on with life. Can't feel badly for myself forever right?!! On the flip side I had the BEST sandwich on the face of the earth for lunch, it was a croissant and I put a bit of mayo and honey mustard on it then a bit of cheese and ham. Only thing missing was lettuce. So that was the best part of today so far. I'm tired haven't been sleeping well lately, to hot to and I have to use the bathroom ALL the stinking time. So, anyhoo, I think I still need something because apparently that sandwich didn't fill me up. I'm tempted to eat another but I think I'll opt for fruit first and see if that helps. I'll try and wait until we go in the pool for another sandwich so that I have something to help me last until dinner. Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!!
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