A Tale of Two Mamas
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Archive for October, 2011
October 29, 2011 at 3:30 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
It’s coming and there is nothing I can do about but enjoy the pregnancy and this rolling belly!
Remember last post when I talked about how the boy was mild, calm, and easy going… He is starting to prove me wrong!
I don’t feel the blatant resistance that I dis with Emmy though. Typically, when I push against his leg or bum he withdraws.
I’m feeling good except for a cold and the restless nights of hurting hips and frequent pee breaks.
I am finished with work and it has been nice to have some time to keep up with the house, kids, and laundry!!
Graem got her cast of last week and was so happy she doesn’t have to wear a walking cast. She was tested for wading last week and read a fourth grade book to her teacher. She’s so smart! She also loves to play the piano. She comes home after school, grabs a snack, and runs in to practice piano.
Emmy is doing good too. She started with a new OT who is really helping her work with some of the strong behaviors that we see at home. I didn’t put Emmy in music this semester because she said she wanted gymnastics. After the first lesson ended in screaming she said she wanted to go back to music. So I was able to get her a single class and we will have to wait til the January session starts to reenroll.
The next few weeks are going to go fast! They moved my due date to January 29th and on that day they will start inducing him in the hospital if he hasn’t come yet. Supposedly, they have had bad stuff happen to IVF babies that stay in later and just don’t want to take any chances with us. We are also going through the OBs now and not the midwives.
Just 6-8 more weeks and our little man will be here!!!
October 7, 2011 at 8:03 am · Filed under Uncategorized
So we have 9-12 weeks before this baby gets here! It’s going by really fast now! I feel good. There are times that I get anxious and think that at any point the baby could come…but then I realize that there really aren’t any indicators of that and typically it’s just my mind getting the best of me.
My last day of work was Wednesday! Emmy will stay in daycare Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Graem is off today and Monday. So I haven’t really had a day “off” yet. I plan on making my list and really trying to tackle things on our “to do” list.
I really wish I could have survived at work a few more weeks to help with the expenses of vacation…but after extending my maternity leave almost a month it was getting harder and harder to manage the trips that I make out.
The boy is still pretty chill. Every once in a while he will make a big wiggle but just does little movements throughout the day. I have another ultrasound in a week or so. I feel like he’s still breech most of the time and really do hope that he flips.
In other news…I got kicked out of the midwives. I didn’t even realize it until I got my papers for traveling. Approved for MD delivery. I was pretty upset that they didn’t even tell me personally and that I found out by getting my records. Either way though…I really think it’s for the best. There’s only one midwife who has been there and has experience. The other ones…I could do without.
Must get the chitlins ready for the day! Emmy’s going to school and I’m going to take Graem to the booksale, lunch, and to Dolphin Tales movie.
October 7, 2011 at 7:57 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Over the years I have been on numerous medications. The majority of them have been for infertility. The doctors always claimed that they were safe. But, boy would I be in a heap of trouble if years down the line they realized something differently…
I just read up on the Crestor lawsuit. AstraZeneca is the maker of a high cholesterol and heart disease medication that is now causing kidney failure.
It seems like it takes the FDA years and years to approve medication and so I just don’t understand how in the trials none of these symptoms were discovered.
I guess at some point they have to weigh the benefit versus the harm and figure out if the medication is still a feasible solution.
