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27 September 2008

Only 1 Week To Go...

Only about 1 week left to get through before we find out the sex! I am so excited!!! I just hope baby slim (that is what the girls at my hubby's work call the baby) is cooperative and we can get a good view of the necessary parts. :) The worse part is trying to decide on a name, we go back and forth it is just such a BIG decision! So far everything is going well, just still tired. But I can't believe how fast this semester is going for me!!! YAY! I am so ready to be done with my internship. Well, that is about all I know...except I do think I am feeling the baby start to move! It feels so funny in there. It is an awesome feeling like little butterflies flying around. 

17 weeks, a tiny baby bump                                                                                                  

12 September 2008

Fourth Month Pregnancy Reflection

What I least expected with this pregnancy was:
I really have no expectations with my pregnancy, seems everyone is different and I just take it all in stride! Oh wait, that I would actually be pregnant with my sister at the same time...crazy?!!? (she is currently 6-8 weeks pregnant)

The best bit of advice I've received is:
I am getting a lot of good advice from everyone. But on the what to buy front from a book called "BABY BARGAINS" it is basically a consumer report on products, plus it helps you not just go out and buy every fancy looking thing on the market. It helps you streamline your purchases!! Great for a family on a budget!

What has changed the most in my life with this pregnancy is:
How least concerned I am for myself and more concern for the baby's well being! I can't believe how much worrying you do and he/she isn't even here yet!


What made me realize that I was really pregnant was:
When my stomach started pooching out of my shirt!!! It’s like I just woke up one day and there was my belly!

This month's ultrasound was:
Won't have another u/s until it is time to determine the sex!!!!!{oct 6}

At my prenatal visit this month I discovered that:
I am underweight and my baby is a mover and a shaker! :)

My hopes:
That everything falls into place: baby wise, Job wise, sitter wise. That we just create the best place for our baby.

My fears:
Everything. Every time I have a dr. appt or u/s I feel relieved for like 1 week and then all the "what if this..." starts again! I would have thought that would subside not get stronger :)!


11 September 2008

Update


Well, my life has taken such a crazy turn as of late, so I couldn't keep up with my journal. :( 

 Let's see: 1. I started my last phase of my internship!!! Yay!!! It is going well, but I am just SO tired when I get home and then I have hours of homework to do! 

2. On my first day of my internship with my first pt. I nearly passed out! All of a sudden I felt nauseous and  the room started spinning and then it all went black. I wanted to leave or say something sooner, but it was my first day and first patient. I mean here is this guy trying to fill us in why he is in the hospital and all of a sudden it becomes about me. I just kept trying to fight it--mind over matter kind of thing, until matter won out! Finally, I leaned over and whispered to my co-worker that I thought I was going to pass out and she and the patient's son lead me to a chair {talk about mortifying!!}, then they called a nurse. The nurse took my pulse and blood sugar; both were fine. They got me some water and my co-worker walked me back downstairs to our office so I could rest. The one thing I didn't want was to have my pregnancy "define" me, matter of fact my "plan" was to "hide" it {although my preceptor knew} as long as I could. Best laid plans...cat is out of the bag now. HA! After I rested a bit I debated whether I should go to the doctor or not. At this point I still hadn't had my first OB appointment and the referral hadn't gone through yet. Plus, I am not a big "let's run to the doctor because I feel slightly off" kind of person anyway, I better be on my deathbed before I make an appointment. However, I just kept thinking "this isn't about just you anymore, you have your baby to think about you idiot!"  Needless, to say that pep talk won me a doctor's appointment.

Of course when I show up and they realize I am preggers they want to know why I am not seeing my OB. I kindly tried to explain 3 different times that they had yet to give me my needed referral, so I had no choice but to come here. Refer me and I would be happy to leave. {Trust me this PCP is less than stellar, thus why I found a new one...heavy heavy sigh} Finally, Dr. E sees me... apparently, my bp just dropped drastically! Our baby is stealing all my blood, the little stinker. All I can do is drink drink drink and take it easy getting up and down too quickly. The Dr. then proceeded to refer me and explain that from now on I was to see my OB about these things, because he doesn't like to handle pregnancy stuff. HA! This guy is a hoot. Believe me I will gladly take this stuff to my OB, because you sir, frustrate me!

Then again today I started having the same symptoms, but at least this time I was in our office sitting. Hope I can get this under control, but on a positive note at least I am always in a hospital...never too far from the L&D floor. ;)

3. I had my first real OB appt. today. My Dr. is so awesome! So I am very happy with her. We scheduled our sono to determine the sex! Yay for OCT 6th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Other than that I have been doing fine. Better than my sister who is also pregnant and is puking up a storm. Poor girl. 

Well, I will try update more frequently!


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