27 weeks + 1 day...
Note to self...
IF I am without my car again for whatever reason.....hire another one!!!!!
I was without my car one day short of three weeks & I nearly went banana's, strangled my children & divorced my husband. Who knew I could lose my cool so dramatically...well I guess now my neighbours do! LOL
FORD paid for ALL of my repairs...thousands of dollars worth...I like them again now!
The bubba...
This little munchkin is active. Woah! Depending on where I'm kicked or punched, its either really sweet or a bit of a shock & I quickly look around to see if anyone else noticed I just got booted in the hoo-haa!
It's an 'experience' that's for sure. A feeling that always catches me by surprise.
Pain in the arse...
Sciatica! Oh man... I was having some moments of pain & then a few days with nothing, now I've had a sore butt & legs for about a week. I think we have reached the point of no return & the only way to get rid of it is to evict my little tenant. At the moment however, I can still walk around & put my own undies on (always a bonus) so I'm not going to cry poor me just yet.
Bazoonkas...
Could my boobs get any heavier? Geeeez! Not a whole lot of 'growth' as such, but crapola...I can feel the heaviness of them. These are the ailments we talk & laugh about with our girlfriends...until we are actually experiencing them...then its not so funny anymore. Although I fully appreciate my girlfriends still thinking its funny...I certainly do when my friends are preggers & breast feeding. Such a supportive bunch!
GD...
Gestational diabetes... Well I've still got it (ha ha...like it's going anywhere) & I think I'm coping with it. I have an appointment with my endocrinologist tomorrow morning, which I wouldn't be surprised if he increases my insulin while I am there. Injecting 32 units at night now...unbelievable...
I'm still on 8 units before main meals & testing my blood sugar level every 2 hours. It gets kinda old...but what can you do...right?
Have had a couple of more episodes of low blood sugar which is far less pleasant than high blood sugar levels, even though the high levels makes my head pound & body retain more fluid. Not sure I will get it all sorted before the baby is born, I think it might be a case of monitoring it hour by hour until the baby is out. As long as we both survive...I'm tough, I can do it...ha ha!
Lissa-Lou...
Am LOVING having my sister Melissa pregnant at the same time. She was up from Sydney for a few days to meet her Obstetrician (who is the same as mine) & have her 19/20 week morph scan. I really enjoyed spending the time with her & talking babies & birth & genders etc etc
She & her hubbie Brendan found out what they are having & met me afterwards to share their news.....so exciting....love it!!!!
We then went shopping for baby things & of course I bought things I didn't need....but who cares, it was exciting & fun!
They planned on moving up from Sydney to Brisbane so Melissa could be near her family at this most awesome time in their lives, but now there has been a spanner thrown in the works & things may change. I'm hoping with all my energies that they don't change & that she is living up here asap so we can share this business of babies together. I'm trying hard not to think about her NOT being here.
Getting organised...
Yesterday Mark took the day off work & we went out to buy cupboard inserts for our bubba's ( the ninj & the one in the oven ) room. I'm super excited & now there is nothing thats stopping me from getting totally ready for this new one. So....out come the lux flakes today & the washing machine is working hard!! This really is the best part of pregnancy...setting up & getting ready for the new arrival.
Names...
Seriously....I have names...a first name & a second name. Mark is still not 100% on it but I just can't imagine calling the baby anything else...just seems to fit, you know?
I am keeping some back up names in case the bubba comes out totally not looking like the name I love, but I have a sneaking suspicion it will. LOL Poor Markie...
Countdown...
I have 11 weeks & 4 days left of being pregnant....unless of course this bubba 'decides' to come a little earlier...who knows. But AT MOST I have 11 weeks & 4 days left & believe me when I say I am on the countdown....
tick tock tick tock tick tock....
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday 13th Feb 2011
Dum Dum Dum Dee Dum...
25 weeks preggers today! I'm caught between feeling as though it's going quickly & dragging on ...& on......& on!
I have officially been one whole week without my car with no end in sight. Loooooooong (& painful) story short...We are waiting on the 'big wigs' @ Ford to decide if they are going to claim fault for their parts failing or not. Hopefully we will hear tomorrow. If they do, we wont be out of pocket at all & may even get a courtesy car until mine is returned to me. If not....well, lets just not go there right now....
I've been bored! Bored bored bored bored bored! Mark has taken (heaps of) time out from work to try & get my car sorted also to give me a little bit of freedom. The quick trips out of the house have saved my sanity I am sure. I even managed to squeeze in a pedicure while I was out after having Dani come & coloured the regrowth & greys out of my hair! Amazing what a little bit of grooming can do for you mood.
Baby shower...
I attended a baby shower yesterday for a friend who's due in just over 2 weeks. She's having a little boy & looks fabulous! Taking it all in her stride. All the little blue things that were bought for her were so cute, made me all clucky. Thank GOD I'm Up The DUff! LOL
GD...
So...this business of Gestational Diabetes....UGH! My readings are all over the place. I spoke to my Endo doc & he has increased my 'just over night' insulin to 'before every meal' insulin. Over night is the slow acting, before meals is the fast acting. I seriously look & feel like a pin cushion. I even have some bruises on my tummy.
Geoff (Dr Endocrinologist) put me up to 24 units of insulin at bedtime & 6 units before each meal. I gave it 2 days...no improvment...so I upped it to 26 units at bedtime & 8 units before meals. I'll let him know tomorrow I've done it. Its still not right...he'll probably up it again I'd say.
I'm going to go through insulin like there's no tomorrow if this keeps up.
Up The Duff X 2...
Just 12 days to go till my little sister has her morph scan & finds out what she has baking in her oven. I'm thinking it's a boy, some of our family members (Mother dearest...who says she doesn't want to know what it is) think it's a girl. We have agreed to tell each other what we are having so I am SUPER excited, especially when she already knows what we are having. Tee hee!
She looks beautiful. Has the cutest baby bump...I, on the other hand just look fat! LOL Doesn't really bother me, we both get the same result, hers will just come about 8 weeks after mine.
I'm looking forward to her living up here & having her around when our oven timers go off!
DING!!!
Dizzy Dizzy...
I'm having some dizzy moments. Yesterday I had one whilst at the baby shower & busting to do a wee. I didn't think it was a good idea to try & get up. Just sit & smile Megan & it will pass. It takes a while to pass...I even considered going home after only being there for half an hour. Oh this baby better be cute!!!
I think its coming from low sugar readings. My reading was 2.4 Not good. I devoured some cheese & kabana & some curried egg things....it eventually came back up & I started to feel ok. Hope I was making sense when I opened my mouth to speak....could have been funny! NOT!
Shakey, sweaty & finding it hard to breathe. Sounds like a hypo to me.
Had another one this morning. This one was worse. 2.3 Thank GOD I had Jake here, I couldn't get up to get sugar into me. I made it to my bed after two poppers of chocolate milk & stayed there for about an hour.
Farrrrrrrk it feels awful though! After an hour & 10 minutes my reading was up to 6.0.
One popper probably would have done it, but I wasn't thinking straight & just wanted it to end so begged Jake for another one. Poor kid, he just hovers, saying nothing, waiting until I look normal again.
The Groin...
Something is going on with my groin. Feels like it's locking & making it difficult to walk. The pain of it is not as bad as the uncomfortableness of it. I mainly get it if I've been sitting on something hard...like our dining chairs.
Happier things....
I'm showing....woot! LOL
Bubspolsion....
I think my belly has finally grown. There's been a significant growth over the last week....
At 25 weeks...I'm starting to show....
25 weeks preggers today! I'm caught between feeling as though it's going quickly & dragging on ...& on......& on!
I have officially been one whole week without my car with no end in sight. Loooooooong (& painful) story short...We are waiting on the 'big wigs' @ Ford to decide if they are going to claim fault for their parts failing or not. Hopefully we will hear tomorrow. If they do, we wont be out of pocket at all & may even get a courtesy car until mine is returned to me. If not....well, lets just not go there right now....
I've been bored! Bored bored bored bored bored! Mark has taken (heaps of) time out from work to try & get my car sorted also to give me a little bit of freedom. The quick trips out of the house have saved my sanity I am sure. I even managed to squeeze in a pedicure while I was out after having Dani come & coloured the regrowth & greys out of my hair! Amazing what a little bit of grooming can do for you mood.
Baby shower...
I attended a baby shower yesterday for a friend who's due in just over 2 weeks. She's having a little boy & looks fabulous! Taking it all in her stride. All the little blue things that were bought for her were so cute, made me all clucky. Thank GOD I'm Up The DUff! LOL
GD...
So...this business of Gestational Diabetes....UGH! My readings are all over the place. I spoke to my Endo doc & he has increased my 'just over night' insulin to 'before every meal' insulin. Over night is the slow acting, before meals is the fast acting. I seriously look & feel like a pin cushion. I even have some bruises on my tummy.
Geoff (Dr Endocrinologist) put me up to 24 units of insulin at bedtime & 6 units before each meal. I gave it 2 days...no improvment...so I upped it to 26 units at bedtime & 8 units before meals. I'll let him know tomorrow I've done it. Its still not right...he'll probably up it again I'd say.
I'm going to go through insulin like there's no tomorrow if this keeps up.
Up The Duff X 2...
Just 12 days to go till my little sister has her morph scan & finds out what she has baking in her oven. I'm thinking it's a boy, some of our family members (Mother dearest...who says she doesn't want to know what it is) think it's a girl. We have agreed to tell each other what we are having so I am SUPER excited, especially when she already knows what we are having. Tee hee!
She looks beautiful. Has the cutest baby bump...I, on the other hand just look fat! LOL Doesn't really bother me, we both get the same result, hers will just come about 8 weeks after mine.
I'm looking forward to her living up here & having her around when our oven timers go off!
DING!!!
Dizzy Dizzy...
I'm having some dizzy moments. Yesterday I had one whilst at the baby shower & busting to do a wee. I didn't think it was a good idea to try & get up. Just sit & smile Megan & it will pass. It takes a while to pass...I even considered going home after only being there for half an hour. Oh this baby better be cute!!!
I think its coming from low sugar readings. My reading was 2.4 Not good. I devoured some cheese & kabana & some curried egg things....it eventually came back up & I started to feel ok. Hope I was making sense when I opened my mouth to speak....could have been funny! NOT!
Shakey, sweaty & finding it hard to breathe. Sounds like a hypo to me.
Had another one this morning. This one was worse. 2.3 Thank GOD I had Jake here, I couldn't get up to get sugar into me. I made it to my bed after two poppers of chocolate milk & stayed there for about an hour.
Farrrrrrrk it feels awful though! After an hour & 10 minutes my reading was up to 6.0.
One popper probably would have done it, but I wasn't thinking straight & just wanted it to end so begged Jake for another one. Poor kid, he just hovers, saying nothing, waiting until I look normal again.
The Groin...
Something is going on with my groin. Feels like it's locking & making it difficult to walk. The pain of it is not as bad as the uncomfortableness of it. I mainly get it if I've been sitting on something hard...like our dining chairs.
Happier things....
I'm showing....woot! LOL
Bubspolsion....
At 25 weeks...I'm starting to show....
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday 6th Feb 2011
AMAP!
24 weeks today! My time since my last blog entry has not been without its hiccups.
Gestational Diabetes....basically it sucks! I cannot keep my blood sugar readings level. More & more insulin is going into my body. My home smells of insulin...smells like an operating theatre. Totally NOT the cute little preparing for a bubba smell that I would like.
Supposed to see my Endocrinologist on Tuesday (who's name is Geoff Moore) but alas, my car basically dropped its front end out onto my front yard & so it has to be towed, fixed then proceed to suck me of all remaining money. Good times.
I'm going to call Geoff tomorrow to see if he can just tell me what to do over the phone...will certainly save me $220 in an appointment with him. Eeeek!
Headaches... I've had constant headaches. Sometimes dull, sometimes pounders, but they are really starting to get on my nerves. If I lay down they ease & even go away for a while, but when I'm up & out & about & doing things...thump thump thump!
The Ross Man... Ross Turner is my Obstetrician & I called him last week to tell him how crappy I've been feeling with these headaches & now fluid retention. 'Come in first thing in the morning' he says...
After some interesting testing he concludes that my blood pressure is fine (phew)...except when I am on my feet for too long or over do it (Faaarrk). His advice? Rest AMAP. It's his new word...he's quite proud of it. Rest as much as possible. Feet nice & high. Hmmmm...yeah ok Ross...will do! (cough cough)
Resting AMAP... This shouldn't be too hard, right? After all, I do have a couple of pretty special big boys & a supportive husband to take some of the load off...ok, here we go. My resting shall start as soon as I....
Brighter note...There's always a brighter side to everything & this is the part I would much prefer to focus on. This little half baked human that I have is a real kicker & I am loving it. None of the others ( I am pretty sure) were ever this active. My belly has started to move around & I could literally lay down & watch it all day. Cold drinks - kick kick. Picking up Julian - kick kick. Laying down - kick kick. Standing up - kick kick....just ALL the time, or so it seems.
I have 14 weeks & 4 days to wait. On the 14 weeks & 5th day...we get to meet our bubba. That's an amazing thought...that we have made ANOTHER one! Who woulda thunk it???
House bound...I do believe I may just be housebound for the entire week. Not such a bad thing. I have some resting to do. (LOL) Between Mum & Mark the school drop off & pick ups are taken care of. May as well make the most of not having a car for a short while...right?
MM=Markie Mark and/or Mark Morrison
24 weeks today! My time since my last blog entry has not been without its hiccups.
Gestational Diabetes....basically it sucks! I cannot keep my blood sugar readings level. More & more insulin is going into my body. My home smells of insulin...smells like an operating theatre. Totally NOT the cute little preparing for a bubba smell that I would like.
Supposed to see my Endocrinologist on Tuesday (who's name is Geoff Moore) but alas, my car basically dropped its front end out onto my front yard & so it has to be towed, fixed then proceed to suck me of all remaining money. Good times.
I'm going to call Geoff tomorrow to see if he can just tell me what to do over the phone...will certainly save me $220 in an appointment with him. Eeeek!
Headaches... I've had constant headaches. Sometimes dull, sometimes pounders, but they are really starting to get on my nerves. If I lay down they ease & even go away for a while, but when I'm up & out & about & doing things...thump thump thump!
The Ross Man... Ross Turner is my Obstetrician & I called him last week to tell him how crappy I've been feeling with these headaches & now fluid retention. 'Come in first thing in the morning' he says...
After some interesting testing he concludes that my blood pressure is fine (phew)...except when I am on my feet for too long or over do it (Faaarrk). His advice? Rest AMAP. It's his new word...he's quite proud of it. Rest as much as possible. Feet nice & high. Hmmmm...yeah ok Ross...will do! (cough cough)
Resting AMAP... This shouldn't be too hard, right? After all, I do have a couple of pretty special big boys & a supportive husband to take some of the load off...ok, here we go. My resting shall start as soon as I....
- Take the kids to school
- Pick up few groceries on the way home
- Tidy up after breakfast
- Make bed
- Put washing on
- Feed the Ninj
- Play with the Ninj
- Clean up after the Ninj
- Put the Ninj to bed for a sleep
- Hang the washing out
- Put on another load of washing
- Have some lunch
- Clean the toilets (ugh boys!)
- Hang out next load of washing
- Get stuff out for dinner
- Change Ninj
- Feed Ninj
- Pick up boys from school
- Take back dvd's MM borrowed from video shop
- Give Ninj afternoon tea
- Remind big boys to empty lunch boxes
- Bring washing in
- Fold washing
- Remind big boys again to empty lunch boxes
- Cook dinner
- (insert - MM baths Ninj after dinner)
- Clean up after dinner
- Give Ninj a milk drink
- Tell one son to shower
- Brush Ninj's teeth
- Tell same son again to shower
- Put Ninj to bed with a cuddle & a kiss from me & MM
- Get peeved that neither son has yet showered
- Make sure homework is done
- Remind big boys to brush their teeth
- Quickly fill out a school note that was just handed to me
- Send big boys to bed
- Flop on the lounge
- Ask MM nicely to not flick through the channels
- Sit with aching, tired body.
Brighter note...There's always a brighter side to everything & this is the part I would much prefer to focus on. This little half baked human that I have is a real kicker & I am loving it. None of the others ( I am pretty sure) were ever this active. My belly has started to move around & I could literally lay down & watch it all day. Cold drinks - kick kick. Picking up Julian - kick kick. Laying down - kick kick. Standing up - kick kick....just ALL the time, or so it seems.
I have 14 weeks & 4 days to wait. On the 14 weeks & 5th day...we get to meet our bubba. That's an amazing thought...that we have made ANOTHER one! Who woulda thunk it???
House bound...I do believe I may just be housebound for the entire week. Not such a bad thing. I have some resting to do. (LOL) Between Mum & Mark the school drop off & pick ups are taken care of. May as well make the most of not having a car for a short while...right?
MM=Markie Mark and/or Mark Morrison
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