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August 16 Countdown, UpdatedSix days until my due date! Only six! The Moo Girl was nine days early, so really I consider this baby to be three days late. I have decided that she is stuck and never going to be born. My mom keeps telling me that all babies are eventually born. I think she might be wrong.
The doctor said that last week there was a good chance she would be born. She was wrong. I made my next doctor's appointment. I walked for hours yesterday, no baby. There are no additional signs that she will be born today. I am just about ready to walk up to the store today and purchase some Caster Oil. I here that works well, but I am nervous to try it. Plus, I hear that it tastes terrible!
Anyone else try Caster Oil? August 08 Hospital VisitI am completely preoccupied with labor starting SOON! As I have spent the day planning for the imminent arrival of Jellybean, I have one last decision to make... Do I take my laptop with me to the hospital? Is there a wireless internet connection there??? August 07 The Countdown Continues...14 Days to my Due Date!!!
Pregnancy can feel like one big doctor's appointment... and today was yet another appointment. For the past couple months, I have been alternating between seeing my own doctor and another doctor's at the practice. This is process done at the practice so that no matter which doctor delivers Jellybean, I will have some familiarity with them. If I had met any of the doctor’s in the past, then I would not need to meet them again.
When I had The Moo Girl, T. Dum and I moved from Phoenix at the very end of my pregnancy. My current doctor is the same doctor that I had for my pregnancy with her, but I only met him in the last month before The Moo Girl was born. As I did not see him the entire pregnancy, I did not meet any of the other doctor’s at the practice. And, of course my doctor was not the one who delivered The Moo Girl. Approximately, 4 doctor’s appointments ago, I had an appointment with the doctor who did delivered The Moo Girl. Although I had technically met this doctor before, I don’t think, “okay, time to push” really counts as a formal introduction. On the day of our appointment, the doctor walked into the room and commented on how familiar I looked. “Have we met before?” he asks. “Welllll, I suppose that we have met. You did deliver my first child,” I told him, “But, I am surprised you recognize me from this angle!” Okay, I didn’t actually add the “I am surprise you recognized me” comment, but it would have been funny! He did comment, however, on how “intimately” we knew each other.
Today’s appointment was with another doctor at the practice. This time, it was a female doctor who was rather nice. I must confess that I was really excited when she told me that I would probably have Jellybean by the end of the week! Granted, doctors never want to commit on when they think that the baby will be born, but I got her to say that there is a “really good chance” that it will be this week! And, Wu Who to that comment!!! She then proceeded to tell me that she is on call this weekend and should I have Jellybean then, she would appreciate it if I did not have her between the hours of 2 am and 5 am. “I hate been up at that time!” she told me. “I will do what I can,” I promised! Hopefully, I will not have to wait until the weekend. In fact, tomorrow works really well with my schedule!
Childbirth is really rather gross. Amazing, but gross. And, I completely look forward to the entire process just so that I can rid myself of all these pregnancy “side effects.” Right now, my feet are swollen like water balloons. I have lost my ankles and they have been replaced by cankles. Although I can sit down in many different locations and positions, I have extreme difficulties getting myself back up. My back is killing me. My fingers hurt to bend as they too are so swollen. I can hardly breathe. My legs hurt when I walk due to lack of circulation. I have heartburn as my stomach is currently located somewhere in my chest. I could go on… I am so ready to feel better and see Jellybean, I feel completely free to share all the intimate details of my pregnancy just to have it completed. My husband. He is not going through the same misery that I am. Other than occasionally hearing me whine about how uncomfortable I am or the slightly less than gourmet dinners that I cook A couple weeks ago, I had a girlfriend over at the house. She had just witnessed her friend’s baby being born. She found the whole experience astounding! As she would start talking about the childbirth, T. Dum would gracefully steer the conversation to another topic. We managed to go the entire night without hearing any real details about the birth. The next day we were talking about my friend’s experience. “I hardly want to see my own children being born,” T. Dum mentions, “Much less someone else’s.” T. Dum has difficulties with blood, unless it is his own. And, he will probably never be my pillar of strength when I am really sick. He just worries about me to much. “Some men find the experience to be interesting. You know, intriguing, like science,” I comment. “No, I don’t think so,” he continues, “Besides, I think of that area as a ‘happy place’ and I don’t like seeing it violated like that.” I guess that I can see his perspective. Sorry, T. Dum, you are going to have to get over it! This child is coming soon and I can hardly wait! August 02 Countdown Continues!19 Days!!!
I saw my doctor last night and although doctors hate to give any predictions on when babies will be born, he did say that he thought that this baby would probably be early. And, I will take that as gold! He keeps telling me that next week (2 weeks early) would be ideal, and I will take that. If she comes next week, that would be A-Okay with me. June 13 Like a CatIt has been awhile since I updated my blog. I have simply become too tired at night to think of anything to type... As I have told T. Dum, I am capable of doing one thing a day. I can do laundry or clean the kitchen; not both. During the week, my one thing is work. Forget cooking dinner! We still have bulk frozen dinners in the freezer from my first trimester purchasing frenzy!
In addition to fatigue setting in, I have been nesting like crazy. I have this need to get the house clean and in order immediately. This means cleaning and sorting out every corner of the house. What a task! I am joining in on a garage sale this weekend to clear out the bags of junk, *ahem* I mean treasures.
A funny story...
The other night, I was lying in bed watching TV with T. Dum. At the end of the day, lying down feels so much better on my joins than trying to sit on the coach. I was quickly growing tired and decided to roll over to the other side to fall asleep. I grunted, struggled, wiggled, and make a desperate attempt to roll over. Does my loving husband help? Heavens no! Instead, he so kindly mimics my great moves, grunts, and struggles. Five minutes later (or so), I finally have success! I turn my head toward my darling *eyeroll* T. Dum and tell him, "Just like a cat! Graceful, svelte."
I was telling this story to my parents the next day. Do I get any sympathy for all my struggling? "We are so sorry, Michele. T. Dum didn't even help? The baby will be here soon and you will be able to roll over again." No, no, no. Instead, my dad responds to my "like a cat" comment with a giggle. "Yeah," he tells me, "A cat missing three legs!"
I'm not graceful and svelte? Everyone else is probably just confused. May 01 Why am I the Only One Nesting???Pregnancy is so strange. I understand all the physical changes in my body, but I find the mental/emotional to be surprising. It makes sense that my back hurts because of the extra weight; the fact that I am clumsy seems normal as my gravity has shifted. I get that.
But, WHY am I so dumb? WHY do I feel as if I am in a haze 75% of the day? WHY do I find myself less patient and more emotional? And WHY do I feel a fanatic need to clean and nest? What is it about being pregnant that causes these "side effects"?
Currently, it is the nesting that is making be a bit crazy. T. Dum is fine spending Sunday watching a movie, playing outside with The Moo Girl, going on a paddle boat ride, and inviting his friends over for dinner and S'Mores (yesterday). How can he possible do this when we have dressers to paint, a crib to assemble, book shelves to build, a closet to organize, and baby "products" to purchase? The baby will be here in a mere 16 weeks!
Not only is my T. Dum unsympathetic and distracted, but everyone else seems to be as well! How can I, for example, go to work when the house is so messy? Why, my own mother has been too busy going on vacations and spending time with my dad instead of shopping for baby products! There is a baby on the way, so the carpets should be cleaned, the molding all wiped off , the paint touched up, and the Nursery COMPLETLY cleaned out! NOW! What if the baby is early? The Moo Girl was 10 days early, so this baby might be here in, say 14 weeks. Twelve weeks is considered full term... And twelve is a small number!
Maybe this week, my boss will give me the day off so that I can buy find a high chair (even though the baby won't need a high chair until several months after it is born). Or, this weekend, T. Dum, instead of spending the day playing, will re-finish the dinning table. While he is doing that, he will tell me to go shopping with mother to buy some new baby clothes. That would great... Yup, soon that will probably happen... Right? April 30 WaddleJust to clarify, (at 24 weeks pregnant) I am not waddling as I walk. I'm strutting! Just trying to show off the goods. April 20 Health CareHealth care frustrates me to no end. And, with both my last pregnancy and this one, I seem have so many more health care "dealings". It is truly a delight! But, the incident that occurred today, although stupid, made me laugh (and roll my eyes!). Around Thanksgiving, I started a new job. I had and still have health insurance through T. Dum, but also joined on the health insurance through my new job when I was eligible. Both insurance plans are through Regence. Before enrolling in the health care plan, HR called Regence to double check that there would be no waiting period with the pregnancy. We were told that there was no waiting period on pregnancy, 6 month waiting period on preexisting condition if there was no prior insurance. Great! I filled out the paperwork and I included in said paperwork my secondary insurance through T. Dum's company. The paperwork was sent in, I got my new cards. All seemed to be going well... Due to a delightful pregnancy rash, I visited the dermatologist. Now, because I have lost my purse, I have no insurance ID cards. Instead, I carry around a sticky note in my pocket with my group and insurance ID numbers. Hey, it works! I go to the Dermatologist office, copy my insurance information down for them (they look at my a tad strange when I pull out the sticky note) and have my office visit. A couple days later... I get a phone call informing me that I need a referral. No problem, different insurance plan, so I call my OBGYN and have them call in my referral. Several days later... I get a call from my OBGYN letting me know that I need to pick out a primary care provider. Now, I have one on T. Dum's insurance, and even though I have NEVER visited the doctor, I need to get her on my new insurance. *sigh* More hassle, but no big deal. I call and select a provider. And, a couple days later still... A letter arrives in the mail from Regence. It talks about pre-existing conditions not covered unless I had previous insurance... Need to send previous insurance information... Blah, blah, blah. As this is a pregnancy rash and I do not go about life with a rash, I would not personally qualify this as a "pre-existing" condition. According to the paperwork I had read about my new insurance, this seems as if it should be covered... Especially considering the pregnancy is covered. Logically (can I use this word when describing insurance companies?), pregnancy related problems would also be covered. That aside, I call Regence. "Hi, I got a letter from you. It stated that I need proof of previous insurance. I still have coverage through that plan. It is also with Regence." "Can I have your ID number?" "Sure, here it is." "Are you Michele" "Yes, I am." "Have you sent in your Certificate of Coverage (or whatever she called it)." "No, what is that?" "You need to mail in a certificate from your previous insurance stating that you have had coverage." "But, that is you..." "Yes, I can mail you the document that you need to send in." "But... you can mail me a document that I need to mail right back to you? Can't you just mail it to yourself and save me the hassle?" "I know it doesn't make sense (you aren't kidding!) but, once you get the document, you can mail or if you have access to a fax machine, you can fax it to me. Here is the fax number, make it to my attention." The document isn't even going to another state, another building, another department... The girl on the phone who has seen the two insurance plans on her computer system is mailing me a certificate that I am going to turn around a send right back to her. Doesn't that seem like a bit of excessive effort, paperwork, red tape? What do you do? Seems easier to wait for the mail so that I can fax it back than argue or try to convince them that this isn't even a preexisting condition! |
, he could have me continue being pregnant for another 4 months. Why, then we would be really prepared! I come home from the doctor’s office, willing to share all kinds of intimate details, intimate details that he doesn’t necessarily want to hear about…|
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