5 good things
1. I have the day off of work
2. I bought a few baby things and new maternity pants for cheap at a co-worker's pre-garage sale
3. I am optimistic about what I will accomplish today (mostly because it's still early)
4. The cat has become my buddy while Dave is gone
5. The weather has been really nice this week (we've had rain for weeks)
I missed Dave the most on Monday. It was a tiring day for me, I even skipped my walk. Now I'm feeling better with the day off and less week to get through, though I do have to work on Saturday and again on Monday even though I guess it's supposed to be a holiday since Independence Day falls on a Sunday this year. I guess if I needed drugs I would appreciate my drugstore being open.
Next week will mark a couple pregnancy milestones for me. Besides being week 27, it will also be the week I have my glucose check (fingers crossed that I don't have gestational diabetes, it will be difficult to give up many carbs and sweets), and Dave and I start our "baby classes." I'm hoping to learn a lot in them and feel more confident about the whole birthing experience. I should also get some answers about how my clinic/hospital feels about a birth plan. I plan on writing one that covers any major stuff... such as, please don't give me a c-section unless it is completely necessary for the well-being of the baby and/or me. I can work out how I word it in the next few weeks. Today one of my primary goals is to get a start on finding daycares and rates. I am nervous, this will help me decide what I want to say to my boss when I sit down and talk about maternity leave and possible part-time work. Maybe if I'm being proactive enough I will check in again today with a list of accomplishments (it's nice once in a while to see what I got done, but only when it's a satisfying amount of stuff).
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
gross things
First 5 good things...
1. I got done with work at 5pm today and wasn't late to work.
2. I have a restful evening ahead of me.
3. Kiki is spending the evening indoors with me and not complaining much.
4. It's very warm, but mostly comfortable.
5. Baby is alive and kicking.
Today was rough, two of our more experienced technicians were gone from the pharmacy so it was more stressful trying to figure things out when problems came up. I also found an unexpected (but small) bill on my credit card, thought I saw a tick hop off of Kiki, and had my dinner plans changed on me.
First I wanted to supply a picture of what I think was a wolf spider and was found by me in our bathroom. The experience was surprisingly traumatic considering that I usually will trap spiders and let them outside myself. This spider actually gave me an icky feeling in the pit of my stomach and I backed into the corner of the bathroom. I wouldn't watch Dave trap it or attempt to flush it down the toilet (he didn't want it coming back in). He had to flush a couple of times and then we poured some bleach in for good measure. The coin in the picture is a quarter (not sure how clear it will be).
Now, the most upsetting/disturbing part of my day today was finding that something I thought was a skin tag on Kiki had grown in size quite a bit. After rubbing it back and forth enough times I found that it was not part of her at all, but that it was a tick, and that she had two others right near her eye. I had to pin her down and tweeze them off of her. Gross, gross, gross. I do not like ticks, and I do not like playing doctor, there is a reason that I never even remotely considered going into that line of work. I have to admit that I'm sort of proud of myself for "man-ing up" and taking care of the problem, but it doesn't mean I ever want to repeat the experience. And for your viewing pleasure I also took a picture of the ticks next to a penny - I believe them to be deer ticks so I'm hoping that Kiki doesn't get any diseases. This is why Kiki is now doomed to spend a lot more time inside.
The credit card bill was my fault, I tried the number that was listed and found that it was some sort of coupon thing that I had signed up for online without realizing there was a monthly cost. It was very easy to cancel and they are even going to credit my credit card so I was pleased. The changed dinner plans were due to my grandma and her new "boyfriend." I guess he must be more fun than I, but it means I get to relax after the busy day so all is well.
As far as the migraine issue that I mentioned in the last post, I had a series of strange things happen last Friday between 10am and 12:30pm. First there was tunnel vision, next some numbness in my left fingers, followed by a headache, and closed out with very mild nausea. My blood pressure was fine when checked about an hour later and the clinic thinks it was just a migraine. The headache was pretty mild so that's surprising but I would much rather that's what it was than something more serious.
In other pregnancy news I will be having another ultrasound because my placenta (or rather baby's placenta) is low and they want to find out if it moves up (hopefully) in another few weeks. If it doesn't I will likely need a cesarean delivery. It sounds like there is an 80% chance that it will move up so I'm hopeful. At least I get to see baby again out of the deal.
1. I got done with work at 5pm today and wasn't late to work.
2. I have a restful evening ahead of me.
3. Kiki is spending the evening indoors with me and not complaining much.
4. It's very warm, but mostly comfortable.
5. Baby is alive and kicking.
Today was rough, two of our more experienced technicians were gone from the pharmacy so it was more stressful trying to figure things out when problems came up. I also found an unexpected (but small) bill on my credit card, thought I saw a tick hop off of Kiki, and had my dinner plans changed on me.
First I wanted to supply a picture of what I think was a wolf spider and was found by me in our bathroom. The experience was surprisingly traumatic considering that I usually will trap spiders and let them outside myself. This spider actually gave me an icky feeling in the pit of my stomach and I backed into the corner of the bathroom. I wouldn't watch Dave trap it or attempt to flush it down the toilet (he didn't want it coming back in). He had to flush a couple of times and then we poured some bleach in for good measure. The coin in the picture is a quarter (not sure how clear it will be).
Now, the most upsetting/disturbing part of my day today was finding that something I thought was a skin tag on Kiki had grown in size quite a bit. After rubbing it back and forth enough times I found that it was not part of her at all, but that it was a tick, and that she had two others right near her eye. I had to pin her down and tweeze them off of her. Gross, gross, gross. I do not like ticks, and I do not like playing doctor, there is a reason that I never even remotely considered going into that line of work. I have to admit that I'm sort of proud of myself for "man-ing up" and taking care of the problem, but it doesn't mean I ever want to repeat the experience. And for your viewing pleasure I also took a picture of the ticks next to a penny - I believe them to be deer ticks so I'm hoping that Kiki doesn't get any diseases. This is why Kiki is now doomed to spend a lot more time inside.
The credit card bill was my fault, I tried the number that was listed and found that it was some sort of coupon thing that I had signed up for online without realizing there was a monthly cost. It was very easy to cancel and they are even going to credit my credit card so I was pleased. The changed dinner plans were due to my grandma and her new "boyfriend." I guess he must be more fun than I, but it means I get to relax after the busy day so all is well.
As far as the migraine issue that I mentioned in the last post, I had a series of strange things happen last Friday between 10am and 12:30pm. First there was tunnel vision, next some numbness in my left fingers, followed by a headache, and closed out with very mild nausea. My blood pressure was fine when checked about an hour later and the clinic thinks it was just a migraine. The headache was pretty mild so that's surprising but I would much rather that's what it was than something more serious.
In other pregnancy news I will be having another ultrasound because my placenta (or rather baby's placenta) is low and they want to find out if it moves up (hopefully) in another few weeks. If it doesn't I will likely need a cesarean delivery. It sounds like there is an 80% chance that it will move up so I'm hopeful. At least I get to see baby again out of the deal.
Monday, June 21, 2010
ultrasound
Is it really any surprise that it's been a while since I've posted? Here's five good things for the day...
1. I went on my walk
2. I ate pineapple pie
3. My weird symptoms from last Friday were most likely a migraine and not anything more serious (more on that another time)
4. Dave is still here tonight (but leaves tomorrow for his trip)
5. The ferret is still doing well
I need to get going, but I will finally add some important pics -
The photo that isn't a profile is the baby yawning. I call the picture "the scream" because I think the eye sockets are a little spooky, but it also can look a tiny bit like it's smiling and I like that.
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