Sign of the Week, “all done.”
On Sunday we cleaned up from the party, ALL DAY!
On Monday I was quite tired at school. Our grade level chairperson, Peggy, had made my assistant, Mrs. White, and I a cake for our birthdays. That was a nice surprise. After that cake I told myself that I would not eat anymore sweets that day because I was going for my glucose test at the doctor the next day.
On Tuesday I had a doctor’s appointment. I had to drink the Glucose drink before I went but it really wasn’t that bad. I had been afraid because so many people said that the drink was horrible but I just thought that it tasted like a mix between Orange Triaminic and Sunkist. I didn’t get my results when I was at the doctor but I did hear the baby’s heartbeat. I had lost 2 pounds when I went but it was okay because I had gained 5 the last time. I got to talk to Dr. Morgan about some recommended pediatricians and about how I was born (breach and 2 weeks early.) He actually knew all of the doctors in the practice, including Dr. Miller, who had delivered me. I also found out that I would now be going to the doctor every two weeks. I can’t believe that time has come.
I feel Baby Thames kick so much these days. It has begun to hurt a couple times when he/she kicks me. I also have A LOT of activity under my ribs. When I am sitting down I especially feel kicking and moving under my ribs. I have also gotten to the point where I can press on my stomach and feel harder areas than others. I certainly don’t know if I’m feeling a foot, head, back or what but it feels funny when I push on certain parts of my stomach. My sciatic nerve is still bothering me some but not all the time. Eric has been suffering for a while now from back pain as well with his sciatic nerve. He went to the chiropractor and has a bulging disk. He tells me when his back hurts that he is having “sympathy pains.”
On Wednesday I had a personal escort walk me around Babies R’ Us. I signed up to have a registry consultant walk around the store with me to give me advice on what to register for and to make sure that we hadn’t forgotten anything. The lady was very helpful because she was able to tell me things about the various items that I didn’t know. I was glad that I had taken the time to do this and even ended up with a $10 gift card to spend at the store!
On Thursday it was an Early Release Day from school and Eric was off. I called the doctor’s office to get the results back from my sugar test done on Tuesday. The nurse let me know that I had a good report for the glucose test, score was 119. She said anything under 139 was good. I was grateful that my body does what it is supposed to in regulating sugar because I am a “sweets girl” and would be devastated if I had to stop eating sweets. She did tell me however that I was slightly anemic and that I had to start taking an Iron supplement. She said that my hemoglobin level should be around 12 and mine was only at 10.5. So, I have to take an Iron pill everyday now.
That night Eric and I attended a great class at CHKD called, “Parenting Challenges and Practical Solutions” given by “The Parent Doctor” Dr. Ann Corwin. It was an informative class because we learned both scientific research about brain development and ways to deal with real-life childhood situations. Some of the things I already knew from my masters classes in child development but it was certainly nice to get a refresher. It was also nice for Eric to hear some of those things again that I had taught him when we were in college about being positive to children and using positive/best practices. Before we had left to go to the class a nurse had called me from my insurance company’s, “Future Moms” program to make sure I was doing okay. She asked me if I had been having any contractions. I asked her to explain in more detail what Braxton Hicks contractions felt like because I wasn’t sure and my stomach feels tight all of the time. I told her that when I had gone to the doctor last time he had asked me the same thing and I told him that I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be feeling. She explained the symptoms to me. So during the class, at about 8:37, I “think” I felt the tightening she was talking about. I felt it at least 4 different times within a half hour. It didn’t hurt at all it just felt a little uncomfortable and I had to breathe heavy to get a full breath. Again, I am not certain that I was actually having a Braxton Hicks contraction but it sure felt tight there for awhile. Oh well, I tried not to worry about it and focus on the class. Soon enough it went away.
On Friday it was a Teacher Workday. I was busy getting report cards and other things done at school. When I left school I went to Wal-Mart to get some food and other things in preparation for our “Winter Snow.” When I got home I just relaxed for the rest of the evening. I “think” I felt the tightening again tonight, around the same time as last night.
On Sunday we cleaned up from the party, ALL DAY!
On Monday I was quite tired at school. Our grade level chairperson, Peggy, had made my assistant, Mrs. White, and I a cake for our birthdays. That was a nice surprise. After that cake I told myself that I would not eat anymore sweets that day because I was going for my glucose test at the doctor the next day.
On Tuesday I had a doctor’s appointment. I had to drink the Glucose drink before I went but it really wasn’t that bad. I had been afraid because so many people said that the drink was horrible but I just thought that it tasted like a mix between Orange Triaminic and Sunkist. I didn’t get my results when I was at the doctor but I did hear the baby’s heartbeat. I had lost 2 pounds when I went but it was okay because I had gained 5 the last time. I got to talk to Dr. Morgan about some recommended pediatricians and about how I was born (breach and 2 weeks early.) He actually knew all of the doctors in the practice, including Dr. Miller, who had delivered me. I also found out that I would now be going to the doctor every two weeks. I can’t believe that time has come.
I feel Baby Thames kick so much these days. It has begun to hurt a couple times when he/she kicks me. I also have A LOT of activity under my ribs. When I am sitting down I especially feel kicking and moving under my ribs. I have also gotten to the point where I can press on my stomach and feel harder areas than others. I certainly don’t know if I’m feeling a foot, head, back or what but it feels funny when I push on certain parts of my stomach. My sciatic nerve is still bothering me some but not all the time. Eric has been suffering for a while now from back pain as well with his sciatic nerve. He went to the chiropractor and has a bulging disk. He tells me when his back hurts that he is having “sympathy pains.”
On Wednesday I had a personal escort walk me around Babies R’ Us. I signed up to have a registry consultant walk around the store with me to give me advice on what to register for and to make sure that we hadn’t forgotten anything. The lady was very helpful because she was able to tell me things about the various items that I didn’t know. I was glad that I had taken the time to do this and even ended up with a $10 gift card to spend at the store!
On Thursday it was an Early Release Day from school and Eric was off. I called the doctor’s office to get the results back from my sugar test done on Tuesday. The nurse let me know that I had a good report for the glucose test, score was 119. She said anything under 139 was good. I was grateful that my body does what it is supposed to in regulating sugar because I am a “sweets girl” and would be devastated if I had to stop eating sweets. She did tell me however that I was slightly anemic and that I had to start taking an Iron supplement. She said that my hemoglobin level should be around 12 and mine was only at 10.5. So, I have to take an Iron pill everyday now.
That night Eric and I attended a great class at CHKD called, “Parenting Challenges and Practical Solutions” given by “The Parent Doctor” Dr. Ann Corwin. It was an informative class because we learned both scientific research about brain development and ways to deal with real-life childhood situations. Some of the things I already knew from my masters classes in child development but it was certainly nice to get a refresher. It was also nice for Eric to hear some of those things again that I had taught him when we were in college about being positive to children and using positive/best practices. Before we had left to go to the class a nurse had called me from my insurance company’s, “Future Moms” program to make sure I was doing okay. She asked me if I had been having any contractions. I asked her to explain in more detail what Braxton Hicks contractions felt like because I wasn’t sure and my stomach feels tight all of the time. I told her that when I had gone to the doctor last time he had asked me the same thing and I told him that I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be feeling. She explained the symptoms to me. So during the class, at about 8:37, I “think” I felt the tightening she was talking about. I felt it at least 4 different times within a half hour. It didn’t hurt at all it just felt a little uncomfortable and I had to breathe heavy to get a full breath. Again, I am not certain that I was actually having a Braxton Hicks contraction but it sure felt tight there for awhile. Oh well, I tried not to worry about it and focus on the class. Soon enough it went away.
On Friday it was a Teacher Workday. I was busy getting report cards and other things done at school. When I left school I went to Wal-Mart to get some food and other things in preparation for our “Winter Snow.” When I got home I just relaxed for the rest of the evening. I “think” I felt the tightening again tonight, around the same time as last night.
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