YAY!!!!! Found out today that my Glucose levels are A-OK so no worries about Gestational Diabetes, but I do have a first in my life. I am slightly anemic. Never have had to deal with anemia but since it is only slight we are figuring it is the fact that that I don't regularly remember to take my pre-natal. I have to try and do better.
Heartbeat and size of baby are still good and baby is still measuring big for how far along we are but nothing to worry about.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Camping at 28 weeks along
Well I survived our second camping trip of the year and the second while pregnant. We spent this trip up at Placerville, ID (a former mining town from during the gold rush days). This is the second year we have been up in Placerville to help with the Idaho Road Rally and like last year it was tons of fun. Unfortunately, also like last year it was rainy, windy and cold. I think we went through all the seasons on Saturday (we had snow in the early AM, rain off and on all day, a spot of hail, a wee bit of sunshine and windy ALL DAY LONG). This is semi-primitive camping at its best we do have access to portapotty's but the actual campground is private property that the owner agrees to let the Road Rally drivers and volunteers camp on for the weekend.
There are 3 stages of the race (Harris Creek, Alder Creek and Grimes Pass). This year we got to be road guards on the Alder Creek stage which had 4 runs (2 Saturday and 2 Sunday). What an awesome way to see the race from actually down on the roads, you see drifts, near accidents and this year sadly we saw a car overheat Saturday and have to sit for most of the race losing time. It was nice to get to chat with the driver and co-driver but would have liked them to do better in the race. Luckily the only accidents I heard of were 1 car that spun around and hit either a tree or the side of the mountain and the other was one of the Stage Captains (he totally ruined a flat tire on his truck). Definitely lots of fun and hope we can find a way to go next year even tho we will have an 8-10 month old baby.
There are 3 stages of the race (Harris Creek, Alder Creek and Grimes Pass). This year we got to be road guards on the Alder Creek stage which had 4 runs (2 Saturday and 2 Sunday). What an awesome way to see the race from actually down on the roads, you see drifts, near accidents and this year sadly we saw a car overheat Saturday and have to sit for most of the race losing time. It was nice to get to chat with the driver and co-driver but would have liked them to do better in the race. Luckily the only accidents I heard of were 1 car that spun around and hit either a tree or the side of the mountain and the other was one of the Stage Captains (he totally ruined a flat tire on his truck). Definitely lots of fun and hope we can find a way to go next year even tho we will have an 8-10 month old baby.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Camping at 26 weeks
I love this time of year. The weather is just starting to warm up during the day where you are comfy in shorts, jeans or capris. Sweatshirts or t-shirts are both options that keep you comfy. Also this time of the year is perfect for lower altitude camping because the days or nights are perfect for campfires.
I had a fear earlier this year that because I was pregnant I wouldn't be able to enjoy any camping trips but when I had my 23 week doc appt and he told me I could go camping we jumped at the chance to go. Mike and I set up the camper at home long enough to see what was in it, buy what we needed for this trip, and we set out for Elk Flats (up by the South Fork of the Boise River). Memorial Day weekend you are usually questionable about whether or not you'll get a campsite if you don't reserve one but we showed up early Friday afternoon and the campground wasn't even 1/2 full. It was a bit cool but enjoyable. We got set up and I ended up taking a short nap in the camper before we explored the campground. While exploring the campground, I guess I overdid it a wee bit because I started having a few sharp pains but after laying down with a book for a while the pains subsided and all was right again.
Saturday dawned overcast and a bit drizzly but the day soon turned out rather nice. I again ended up taking a short nap midway through the day (not normal for me on a camping trip). We drove up to a few other campgrounds in the area and checked them out for future trips (both pre-baby and after baby born). Saturday ended with a nice rainstorm coming through the area and the campground was still only about 1/2 full.
Sunday we woke up to a drenched campsite and decided that the better part of valor would be to back track to Pine, ID and have breakfast at the little cafe there. After a filling breakfast we decided to go back to camp and come home a day early since I was having some back soreness. We did prove tho that as long as I take it easy we can still camp while I am pregnant.
Here is a picture of me at 26 weeks:)
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I had a fear earlier this year that because I was pregnant I wouldn't be able to enjoy any camping trips but when I had my 23 week doc appt and he told me I could go camping we jumped at the chance to go. Mike and I set up the camper at home long enough to see what was in it, buy what we needed for this trip, and we set out for Elk Flats (up by the South Fork of the Boise River). Memorial Day weekend you are usually questionable about whether or not you'll get a campsite if you don't reserve one but we showed up early Friday afternoon and the campground wasn't even 1/2 full. It was a bit cool but enjoyable. We got set up and I ended up taking a short nap in the camper before we explored the campground. While exploring the campground, I guess I overdid it a wee bit because I started having a few sharp pains but after laying down with a book for a while the pains subsided and all was right again.
Saturday dawned overcast and a bit drizzly but the day soon turned out rather nice. I again ended up taking a short nap midway through the day (not normal for me on a camping trip). We drove up to a few other campgrounds in the area and checked them out for future trips (both pre-baby and after baby born). Saturday ended with a nice rainstorm coming through the area and the campground was still only about 1/2 full.
Sunday we woke up to a drenched campsite and decided that the better part of valor would be to back track to Pine, ID and have breakfast at the little cafe there. After a filling breakfast we decided to go back to camp and come home a day early since I was having some back soreness. We did prove tho that as long as I take it easy we can still camp while I am pregnant.
Here is a picture of me at 26 weeks:)
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mother's Day
Well, today is not only that day which you celebrate being a mother (or having a mother) but it is also my 34th Birthday. I always find it strange to share the day of my birth with a day that celebrates my mother but yet at the same time it makes perfect sense. Without our mothers we wouldn't come into this world.
Today started out pretty much like any other Sunday for me other than Evie (Evelyn Marie) decided to kick me awake an hour earlier than I wanted to be awake. As much as I wanted to be upset with her I am loving feeling her move. Had a nice quiet morning while Mike continued to sleep a wee bit later than I did. After breakfast and Mike had been awake a wee bit we went out and got our shopping out of the way and lunch. The best part of the day was getting to watch the Cubs win their game against the Brewers with Mike and then spending the evening in Boise and eating dinner at the Chinese Buffet.
A simple Mother's Day but means so much to me to have time with Mike.
Today started out pretty much like any other Sunday for me other than Evie (Evelyn Marie) decided to kick me awake an hour earlier than I wanted to be awake. As much as I wanted to be upset with her I am loving feeling her move. Had a nice quiet morning while Mike continued to sleep a wee bit later than I did. After breakfast and Mike had been awake a wee bit we went out and got our shopping out of the way and lunch. The best part of the day was getting to watch the Cubs win their game against the Brewers with Mike and then spending the evening in Boise and eating dinner at the Chinese Buffet.
A simple Mother's Day but means so much to me to have time with Mike.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Bumps and bounces
Well I am at week 23 of pregnancy and am definitely feeling motions in my tummy region. While they aren't actual sharp kicks or punches they can be just as annoying at times. My little girl feels as if she is moving ALL DAY long and ALL NIGHT long. The day time ones sometimes do get less frequent but I still feel her moving. At night, especially about the time I lay down to go to bed, it feels like she is just rolling and bumping and bouncing around in there. She has to be doing some really cool dance moves or gymnastics. I love the feeling of her moving and it is a soothing comfort to me to feel her, but I would like to be able to fall asleep easier than laying there 15 to 30 minutes before I finally drop off.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Patience....what is that?
I know that back before I was ever medicated (pre-2005) I had little to no patience when dealing with most of the people around me. Since getting pregnant and being taken off ALL my medications I am starting to notice that my patience is as low if not lower than it was back in those days. Now I have heard that as you get older you get less tolerant of stupidity, but I don't think that is entirely my problem. I think that my problem is a combination of being un-medicated and pregnant. Let me share a couple recent examples of my lack of patience or understanding.
Example #1: HUSBAND'S WORK HOURS
I am to the point of wanting to just go to my husband's shop and yell at someone higher than he is. in the last 2 weeks my husband has worked approximately 150 hours. Yes, 150 hours in only 12 days. While I have a deep seated respect for the men and women of the USAF, I am thinking what moronic idiot thinks that my husband isn't needed at home. I am currently 21 weeks pregnant so during that 2 week period I was in weeks 19 and 20 so not exactly un-pregnant. Anyone who knows anything about me would know right off looking at me that I am pregnant. I am to the point that I can only see my toes when looking down at my feet from a standing position (without bending forward at all). I am not allowed to wear my back brace to help me lift things around the house because it would compress on my baby too much. My husband and my mother have pretty much banned me from lifting anything heavier than a ream of paper. When my husband works so many hours how is anything supposed to get done around the house? According to my husband and my mother I can't lift the dog food bag...so if I run out of food in the container in the house, how do I feed my dog? Laundry baskets can be much heavier than a ream of paper so how am I supposed to do laundry? I feel like the military is forgetting that without the military family there would be a definite decrease in military members because a lot of the current military is a product of a military family.
Example #2: CUSTOMER SERVICE
When the cable/internet service went out today, I did what I usually do. I called Windjammer Cable to see what was going on. First problem with this...the 45 minutes on hold waiting to talk to a representative. That wait alone got me more and more angry with the company, as if I wasn't mad enough to start with. This was the 2nd outtage in the month of April and the 5th outtage this year alone (minimum of 1 a month since start of 2012). I DO NOT feel that I should have to call the cable/internet company EVERY month to straighten out my internet/cable issues. The next problem I had with them was after I FINALLY got a real person she was such an idiot that she couldn't even understand my last name after I spelled it for her twice. What is so hard about W-E-S-T-C-O-T-T? Then when my husband took my cell phone from me she asked him to spell it yet again....can we say MORON???? Then I guess she asked my husband for the phone number on the account and he rattled off his phone number, NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE but 3 times before she got it right...really starting to wonder where they get the people who answer service calls. She actually got the address right I guess didn't hear him repeat it to her after he said it the first time. Then she had the audacity to ask him for his SSN. There have been several times that I have called and they were able to help out without us giving them a SSN number. I always thought that giving out your SSN was an open invitation for identity theft. Then I heard my husband ask for her supervisor and he was put on hold for over 1/2 an hour. HOLY MOLY!!!! I am ready to spit nails at the cable company Monday morning when the office opens up.
A year ago neither of these situations would have caused me to get as upset as I did. I mean I actually yelled at the lady on the phone from the cable office and called her a B****. I also told her to do her D*** job. I felt bad afterwards for doing it but felt justified at the time. How do I regain or obtain some patience? I don't wanna yell at people like that.
LORD PLEASE GRANT ME PATIENCE..........NOW!!!!!!!!!
Example #1: HUSBAND'S WORK HOURS
I am to the point of wanting to just go to my husband's shop and yell at someone higher than he is. in the last 2 weeks my husband has worked approximately 150 hours. Yes, 150 hours in only 12 days. While I have a deep seated respect for the men and women of the USAF, I am thinking what moronic idiot thinks that my husband isn't needed at home. I am currently 21 weeks pregnant so during that 2 week period I was in weeks 19 and 20 so not exactly un-pregnant. Anyone who knows anything about me would know right off looking at me that I am pregnant. I am to the point that I can only see my toes when looking down at my feet from a standing position (without bending forward at all). I am not allowed to wear my back brace to help me lift things around the house because it would compress on my baby too much. My husband and my mother have pretty much banned me from lifting anything heavier than a ream of paper. When my husband works so many hours how is anything supposed to get done around the house? According to my husband and my mother I can't lift the dog food bag...so if I run out of food in the container in the house, how do I feed my dog? Laundry baskets can be much heavier than a ream of paper so how am I supposed to do laundry? I feel like the military is forgetting that without the military family there would be a definite decrease in military members because a lot of the current military is a product of a military family.
Example #2: CUSTOMER SERVICE
When the cable/internet service went out today, I did what I usually do. I called Windjammer Cable to see what was going on. First problem with this...the 45 minutes on hold waiting to talk to a representative. That wait alone got me more and more angry with the company, as if I wasn't mad enough to start with. This was the 2nd outtage in the month of April and the 5th outtage this year alone (minimum of 1 a month since start of 2012). I DO NOT feel that I should have to call the cable/internet company EVERY month to straighten out my internet/cable issues. The next problem I had with them was after I FINALLY got a real person she was such an idiot that she couldn't even understand my last name after I spelled it for her twice. What is so hard about W-E-S-T-C-O-T-T? Then when my husband took my cell phone from me she asked him to spell it yet again....can we say MORON???? Then I guess she asked my husband for the phone number on the account and he rattled off his phone number, NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE but 3 times before she got it right...really starting to wonder where they get the people who answer service calls. She actually got the address right I guess didn't hear him repeat it to her after he said it the first time. Then she had the audacity to ask him for his SSN. There have been several times that I have called and they were able to help out without us giving them a SSN number. I always thought that giving out your SSN was an open invitation for identity theft. Then I heard my husband ask for her supervisor and he was put on hold for over 1/2 an hour. HOLY MOLY!!!! I am ready to spit nails at the cable company Monday morning when the office opens up.
A year ago neither of these situations would have caused me to get as upset as I did. I mean I actually yelled at the lady on the phone from the cable office and called her a B****. I also told her to do her D*** job. I felt bad afterwards for doing it but felt justified at the time. How do I regain or obtain some patience? I don't wanna yell at people like that.
LORD PLEASE GRANT ME PATIENCE..........NOW!!!!!!!!!
Monday, April 16, 2012
20 Week Ultrasound
Well the day finally arrived. Today we find out whether or not the Minion is a BOY or a GIRL. For someone who wasn't sure she wanted to know the gender before giving birth, I sure woke up an extra hour early today. Spent all morning constantly checking the time to see if it was time to leave for the Base Hospital yet. Yes we did decide to find out the gender. And after what seemed forever. The tech at Radiology got us into the ultrasound room and started gathering the data on my uterus and the baby. Lots of ultrasound pictures later, he had me clean up the goop/gel stuff while he went and talked to the Radiologist. We still didn't at this point know BOY or GIRL. It seemed like it was taking FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! He finally came back into the room and re-gooped/gelled my belly and started showing us the different parts of the baby, the spine, head, heart, arm, hand, butt, leg, foot....Then the baby didn't want to cooperate. Trust my child to be difficult. We finally got a decent look at her and he told us that he was fairly certain we are having a GIRL!!!!! Guess it will be a blue, pink and lavendar room instead of a just a blue room like it is now.
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