Tuesday, March 19, 1991 (Part 2)
Mon. 3/11 I had another non-stress test & saw Dr. Lehew. It was a different girl who did the test this time. She wasn't as friendly as Bonnie. She just strapped on two monitors and sat in front of the monitor where I couldn't see it and read through my whole chart. And we did this test for over 30 minutes. When she did talk she asked if I'd been having any Braxton-Hicks contractions & I told her 2, sometimes 3 times a day but not every day. She told me to tell the nurse.
When the nurse called me to check my weight & blood pressure she asked if I'd told the girl I was having the BH's every hour! I told her it was 2-3 times a day, not an hour but I don't know if I might have said hour instead of day or the girl just wasn't paying attention. Anyway, she said they'd do a pelvic exam to see if I've started dilating any. So then I started worrying about that. But at least my weight was up - 2&3/4 lbs.! I was relieved about that. But it was on a different set of scales so it might not really have been that much. But I'm sure I gained at least most of that much. Dr. Lehew was very nice. He said I haven't dilated any yet. I asked him at what point of frequency should I let them know about the BH's. He said if they come every 15 minutes or so for an hour to call & let them know.
Tues. 3/12 Guy had to go in for shooting practice. He was finished by lunch so he was home in plenty of time to go with me to see Dr. Baker. I'd written a note and put a picture of myself in to leave for Dr. Lazarus cause she should be back soon. I left it with Joann. Dr. Baker said I sounded fine & seemed to be doing fine as fas as my CF was concerned. I told him my main complaints were wheezing when I'm on my left side, my ears are always stopped up, & I'm always having to blow my nose. He didn't listen to me while I was laying down like I wanted. He did prescribe me some nose spray though - the same stuff Dr. Lazarus gave me once. I didn't like it cause it ran down my throat and tasted awful. It still does that. But he said it would take 2-3 weeks to see any results. I also got a new prescription for sudafed & my tobramycin. I'd called the week before and had to leave a message for Commander Godbout that I'd be in on that date with a new prescription. She had it all ready for me. Because the line at the window was so long I asked if she could get the sudafed & nasalide for me too. She told me to come back in 20 minutes. I went to the waiting room & Guy ran up to McDonald's & got me a Sprite. I had some raisins in my purse & ate some of them & on the way home I had a little Butterfinger that was also in my purse. By the time we got home I was tired enough to take a nap. I tried laying on my right side first but if felt like I had a sore spot. I just turned over & didn't think much more about it.
Wed. 3/13 I had an appt. with Marian McCoy. She weighed me at a 2 lb. gain. That was on the usual scales so it may have been more accurate. She said I didn't need to keep a diary again since I was doing so good. I'm glad cause that really gets to be a nuisance.
Thu. 3/14 Guy had an appt. at PNH to see the surgery unit about a knot in his arm. It's bothered him off & on but has been making his whole arm hurt lately. They said it could be a hardened fat deposit affecting a nerve & gave him some kind of anti-inflammatory medicine to take for a month. He's supposed to go back if it doesn't help. He took one tablet before he left there & started getting drowsy so he came on home instead of going back to work. I think we both took a nap that aft. but I'm not sure now.
Olan Mills had called a couple of nights earlier & we were supposed to let them know if we wanted their offer or not. They called back the next night & we said we would and they were supposed to send someone with the certificate on Thu. night. We paid 19.95 to get 3 - 8x10's & 1 - 11x14, one at a time at 3 month intervals. I figure we'll order more pictures to send to everyone of the baby.
My side/back was starting to bother me more & I had Guy look at it to see if I had a bruise but he couldn't see anything except maybe a little swelling. It was right on the 2nd rib from the bottom, on the right, about halfway between my backbone & my side. It was very sore to the touch and hurt some when I coughed so I decided I must have pulled a muscle but I wasn't sure how because I didn't think I'd been coughing that hard.
I was awake Fri morning (3/15) when Guy got up (as usual). When he came to bring me some milk he said Sue had called twice & left messages on the machine the night before. He told me to try & call her before she left for work & I did a little before 8:00. I was afraid it was something about Mom but it wasn't. (We'd turned the phone off when we took a nap & forgot to turn it back on when we went upstairs.) She said she'd been thinking about me since we talked last weekend (I'd called her the previous Sun. aft. to ask advice about video cameras & we talked over 30 minutes) and thought she'd like to come see us. That took me by surprise. I asked if she wanted to come help take care of the baby or come before that. She said she wanted to see me pregnant. She said she had to call & confirm her flight by 6:00 Fri. night & I thought she said she'd call us back & let us know for sure but we haven't heard anything else from her. She said it would be from April 18-22. I told her the baby might come while she's here. She said that would be ok. It would be nice if she was here when the baby comes.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
"...the baby was doing fine..."
Tuesday, March 19, 1991 (Part 1)
When we got back home from the wedding reception there was a message on the machine for Guy saying that security duty was secured (done) & he was to muster at 9:00 Monday. That meant he had to miss my appt. with Dr. Rand and the non-stress test.
On the 4th, the test went fine, it was fun. The lady, Bonnie, was nice & friendly. She held a microphone on my tummy to hear the baby's heartbeat. There was a monitor with a little heart-shaped light that blinked with every heartbeat and a digital readout of the rate. She gave me a button to push whenever I felt a movement and the machine registered any movements it felt; both were marked on a graph that also marked the heartbeats. We did it for about 20 minutes. She moved around more than she had been during the mornings. The lady said it was a good test and the baby was doing fine and Dr. Rand said so too. He also said I'd need to start coming in every week and having this done every time too. Just because I'm a high-risk pregnancy.
Tues., 3/5, Guy had already been scheduled to requalify on his night stick. He was done by lunch & came home instead of going on to SIMA. I can't remember now but I think we just stayed home & watched tapes.
Wed., 3/6, he went back to his regular job at SIMA. It would have been his regular duty day but he wasn't on the schedule for it because they hadn't known when he'd be back. That's good though because that night was our first Lamaze class. Wed. was our last choice of nights but that's what we were assigned to. It's at the dr.'s office so it's nice & close, but it's so crowded. There were eleven couples - it's in one of the waiting rooms so once we got on the floor it was pretty crowded. That night we learned a slow breathing pattern and relaxation by tensing up & then relaxing one part of your body at a time. We did pretty good with the slow breathing. But it's hard to tense up one part of your body & keep the rest relaxed. We need to practice more than we have been.
Thu., 3/7, I went to Piece Goods' customer appreciation day sale. I got fabric for more pants, 3 tops & a dress/jumper. Everything came from the remnant tables & cost less than $20. But I haven't gotten past washing the fabric so far. I did finish the jumpsuit except for the hem, one top, & almost another top from the fabric I got previously.
Fri., 3/8, I went to the hospital for the first meeting of the new support group Ann Prescott is starting for women going through a pregnancy after losing a baby. It went pretty well, even though there were only three of us there - me, Cathy Rudolph, and Margaret - I can't remember her last name but she lost a baby boy, Levi, to toxemia. Kim Hundley couldn't come because she had the flu. She'll be confined to complete bed rest soon so I don't know if she'll be able to come any. Pat couldn't come cause her kids were sick. She'll probably be there next time. We decided to meet every other Friday at 10:00. And we're call the group Expectant Arms. We talked for about an hour & a half, mostly about how we're feeling emotionally & physically. We all have a lot of anxiety and hesitations to feel happy & excited about this pregnancy. I think this group is a good idea. I just hope I get to go several more times.
When we got back home from the wedding reception there was a message on the machine for Guy saying that security duty was secured (done) & he was to muster at 9:00 Monday. That meant he had to miss my appt. with Dr. Rand and the non-stress test.
On the 4th, the test went fine, it was fun. The lady, Bonnie, was nice & friendly. She held a microphone on my tummy to hear the baby's heartbeat. There was a monitor with a little heart-shaped light that blinked with every heartbeat and a digital readout of the rate. She gave me a button to push whenever I felt a movement and the machine registered any movements it felt; both were marked on a graph that also marked the heartbeats. We did it for about 20 minutes. She moved around more than she had been during the mornings. The lady said it was a good test and the baby was doing fine and Dr. Rand said so too. He also said I'd need to start coming in every week and having this done every time too. Just because I'm a high-risk pregnancy.
Tues., 3/5, Guy had already been scheduled to requalify on his night stick. He was done by lunch & came home instead of going on to SIMA. I can't remember now but I think we just stayed home & watched tapes.
Wed., 3/6, he went back to his regular job at SIMA. It would have been his regular duty day but he wasn't on the schedule for it because they hadn't known when he'd be back. That's good though because that night was our first Lamaze class. Wed. was our last choice of nights but that's what we were assigned to. It's at the dr.'s office so it's nice & close, but it's so crowded. There were eleven couples - it's in one of the waiting rooms so once we got on the floor it was pretty crowded. That night we learned a slow breathing pattern and relaxation by tensing up & then relaxing one part of your body at a time. We did pretty good with the slow breathing. But it's hard to tense up one part of your body & keep the rest relaxed. We need to practice more than we have been.
Thu., 3/7, I went to Piece Goods' customer appreciation day sale. I got fabric for more pants, 3 tops & a dress/jumper. Everything came from the remnant tables & cost less than $20. But I haven't gotten past washing the fabric so far. I did finish the jumpsuit except for the hem, one top, & almost another top from the fabric I got previously.
Fri., 3/8, I went to the hospital for the first meeting of the new support group Ann Prescott is starting for women going through a pregnancy after losing a baby. It went pretty well, even though there were only three of us there - me, Cathy Rudolph, and Margaret - I can't remember her last name but she lost a baby boy, Levi, to toxemia. Kim Hundley couldn't come because she had the flu. She'll be confined to complete bed rest soon so I don't know if she'll be able to come any. Pat couldn't come cause her kids were sick. She'll probably be there next time. We decided to meet every other Friday at 10:00. And we're call the group Expectant Arms. We talked for about an hour & a half, mostly about how we're feeling emotionally & physically. We all have a lot of anxiety and hesitations to feel happy & excited about this pregnancy. I think this group is a good idea. I just hope I get to go several more times.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
"It was hilarious though."
Monday, March 18, 1991
I'm so far behind I'll use the calendar to go back & catch up on everything.Sat., March 2 was Rob Hardison & Gina Ibarra's wedding. It was nice. Mark had his usual long-winded ceremony - this one was 45 minutes. Part of it was interesting - he talked about little incidents of each of them growing up. It was at a presbyterian church near downtown Norfolk. It was a big building and it was almost completely full. They had an organist and a trumpet - that was nice. The also had everyone sing a couple of songs: A Mighty Fortress and Fairest Lord Jesus. Some of the words were different from our books. When they said their vows, both of them said loud & firm "I do!" Then after they kissed they gave each other a little high five!
The reception was at the Omni hotel. It was nice. Guy let me out & went to park. We got to see Bud & DeDe Miller and Betty Stephenson. Also, Fred & Diane Lutz - they were at Granby when we first came here. She led the ladies Thu. morning class at her house. They had two boys - the older one is at the Naval Academy now! When they left here they were transferred to Hawaii but after that they've been in Hampton (or Newport News?) since then. It was nice to see them again.
The wedding had been at 10:45 so the reception included luncheon-type stuff. I ate quite a bit but I eventually got tired and we left before they did. We got to see their limo when we left though. We did see them cut the cake and throw the garter & bouquet. They pulled a good prank about the garter. Instead of her pulling the dress up to her knees he just reached up under it and pulled out a pair of boxer shorts! Everyone was wondering if she'd been wearing them the whole time but he finally admitted to having them up his sleeve. It was hilarious though.
I don't know what Gina's family thought of all the funny stuff. They kept a low profile, at least on our side of the room. There wasn't a receiving line so we didn't get to meet everyone. I'd met her mother & sister at her shower.
Her sister's boyfriend caught the garter & I don't know who the girl was that caught the bouquet. I wish we could've stayed til they left but I was getting too tired. They went skiing in Snowshoe, WV for their honeymoon. After they got back, Gina went down to Atlanta to start training for her new job. I don't know what it is. She'll be back for Michelle & Bob's wedding on the 30th, then Robbie will move down with her. I told him I want to buy some artwork from him before he moves & he said he'd see what he could do.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
"I hope I can."
Thursday, February 28, 1991
I was supposed to have an appointment with Dr. Baker this morning but they called the other day to change it. I was kind of insistent about getting my blood gasses done & asked if I could get it done at Boone. They said they don't do it there so I asked if I could come to the hospital & have it done without seeing the dr. & they said ok. So we went over there first thing this morning. Actually, the first place we went was to Shoney's for breakfast! That was nice.
It hardly took any time to get my blood done & they gave me the results right then. No one explained them to us though. At least I'll have it to show Dr. Rand on Mon.
After we were done there we went to get me some new glasses. We went to Pearle first because I had a coupon for the second pair free. They were a lot more expensive than I thought. I started looking at the cheap frames and the girl was kind of hovering over us til Guy said 'let's talk'. He said the only way they'd give away a free pair was to charge an arm & a leg for the first pair. So we decided to go to Lenscrafters. We told the lady there what I wanted (a pair of clear & a pair of sun glasses) and she said how much the lenses would be with my prescription. We tried figuring up in our heads & thought it was cheaper than Pearle had been. So I started looking at frames. It took me forever to decide & when I finally decided on one of them she said that I needed a smaller bridge size so they wouldn't slide down my nose, but she didn't have that style in a smaller size. She brought some that looked similar but cost twice as much. But I finally found a couple of pairs I liked that were fairly reasonable. When she added everything up, even with $30 off the second pair, it was $200.75. We had decided we'd pay for one pair & charge the other but then decided to go ahead & charge them both. We can take $100 out of the medical account. Then there's $70 saved up to go toward Sears, but we're so far ahead on that we can skip a payment. So that will take care of most of it when the VISA bill comes in.
Anyway, while we were waiting we went over to the mall and looked around a little and had some ice cream cones. My glasses were ready when we got back but I had to wait a little bit to get them adjusted. I'd picked gray lenses for the sunglasses. Everything looked bluish with them. And with both pairs, the floor looked like it was in the wrong place, too high I guess. But things did look clearer. Once we started home, everything started looking weird. The colors all seemed brighter, especially the reds and the yellow street signs. And it seems like the lettering on the signs is jumping out at you. Looking in the medium distance, things have a kind of 3-D effect. I guess I'll get used to all this. The dr. said I should wear these all the time but I'm not going to wear them around the house.
We came home for a little while, then it was time to go for my appt. with the nutritionist. I was thinking Guy had been with me to see her before but he hadn't so he got to see Marian. My weight was the same as Monday. We explained about Guy's schedule upsetting our eating schedule & she said maybe I should just have my morning snack when he's eating lunch before he leaves, and have my regular lunch later in the afternoon. I guess that would work - if I would be motivated enough to do it that way. I have enough trouble getting motivated to fix myself supper when he's not here. She said I need to try & gain a pound a week now. I hope I can.
I was supposed to have an appointment with Dr. Baker this morning but they called the other day to change it. I was kind of insistent about getting my blood gasses done & asked if I could get it done at Boone. They said they don't do it there so I asked if I could come to the hospital & have it done without seeing the dr. & they said ok. So we went over there first thing this morning. Actually, the first place we went was to Shoney's for breakfast! That was nice.
It hardly took any time to get my blood done & they gave me the results right then. No one explained them to us though. At least I'll have it to show Dr. Rand on Mon.
After we were done there we went to get me some new glasses. We went to Pearle first because I had a coupon for the second pair free. They were a lot more expensive than I thought. I started looking at the cheap frames and the girl was kind of hovering over us til Guy said 'let's talk'. He said the only way they'd give away a free pair was to charge an arm & a leg for the first pair. So we decided to go to Lenscrafters. We told the lady there what I wanted (a pair of clear & a pair of sun glasses) and she said how much the lenses would be with my prescription. We tried figuring up in our heads & thought it was cheaper than Pearle had been. So I started looking at frames. It took me forever to decide & when I finally decided on one of them she said that I needed a smaller bridge size so they wouldn't slide down my nose, but she didn't have that style in a smaller size. She brought some that looked similar but cost twice as much. But I finally found a couple of pairs I liked that were fairly reasonable. When she added everything up, even with $30 off the second pair, it was $200.75. We had decided we'd pay for one pair & charge the other but then decided to go ahead & charge them both. We can take $100 out of the medical account. Then there's $70 saved up to go toward Sears, but we're so far ahead on that we can skip a payment. So that will take care of most of it when the VISA bill comes in.
Anyway, while we were waiting we went over to the mall and looked around a little and had some ice cream cones. My glasses were ready when we got back but I had to wait a little bit to get them adjusted. I'd picked gray lenses for the sunglasses. Everything looked bluish with them. And with both pairs, the floor looked like it was in the wrong place, too high I guess. But things did look clearer. Once we started home, everything started looking weird. The colors all seemed brighter, especially the reds and the yellow street signs. And it seems like the lettering on the signs is jumping out at you. Looking in the medium distance, things have a kind of 3-D effect. I guess I'll get used to all this. The dr. said I should wear these all the time but I'm not going to wear them around the house.
We came home for a little while, then it was time to go for my appt. with the nutritionist. I was thinking Guy had been with me to see her before but he hadn't so he got to see Marian. My weight was the same as Monday. We explained about Guy's schedule upsetting our eating schedule & she said maybe I should just have my morning snack when he's eating lunch before he leaves, and have my regular lunch later in the afternoon. I guess that would work - if I would be motivated enough to do it that way. I have enough trouble getting motivated to fix myself supper when he's not here. She said I need to try & gain a pound a week now. I hope I can.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
"Doesn't make sense to me."
Monday, February 25, 1991
I forgot to mention it when Daddy called. I think it was two weeks ago Friday. He said he just wanted to let me know Mom wasn't doing as well. She's not sick but he said she just sleeps most of the time. I asked about her weight & he wasn't sure about that. I think he said the dr. is seeing her twice a week now.
After that I started worrying of course. But I haven't heard anything from him since then so I guess she hasn't gotten any worse. I told him that if anything was to happen I didn't know if we'd be able to come home. He said everyone would understand. But that'd be awful.
Yesterday was Guy's birthday - 36! I gave him a nice card and a subscription to Readers' Digest. We went to Chi-Chi's for lunch after church (he had the day off). We had invited Gabrielle last week to go with us but she'd forgotten and said she had to go to work. So we invited Deanna & treated her. It was nice. We saw Carole & the girls there and the Johnstons. Gabrielle is the new single that we were planning to adopt. I don't know if we'll get to now though. She showed up at church last night with an engagement ring. Chris Hurst is an ensign in the Navy and has been going to Granby for awhile but just placed membership. They haven't set a date yet.
I started writing at the dr.'s office this morning. I saw Dr. Via this time. He was ok I guess, didn't seem too concerned about anything, even that I'd lost 1/2 lb. since last time. He said the baby sounded fine. He did say I should start coming in weekly now. And that I should have a non-stress test. I looked it up in "What to Expect..." and it says they hook you up to a fetal monitor and check the response of the baby's heartbeat to it's movements. It should accelerate immediately after each movement and twice in 20 min. is good. I just hope she'll be moving around at that hour - 10:00 AM.
I got home about 12:10. Guy was in the shower. He hadn't eaten yet but he heated up some stew he took out of the freezer the other day. I managed to eat all he gave me, even though he left before I was done. I was planning on taking a nap this afternoon but ended up working on this little cross-stitch thing for Gayle. It says 'Rob's Honey-Do Jar' and has 2 little bees and a honeycomb background. It's for a jar lid. I've almost got the design done. The hard part may be putting it together - it's been so long since I've done one. I need to get working on my skirt tomorrow.
I've been coughing up a lot of stuff the past week. I guess the humibid is working. But since Sat., there's been blood mixed in with it sometimes. More in the morning, I think. I'm glad I'm seeing Dr. Baker Thu. Guy's supposed to have the day off but we got a morning appt. so he could go even if he had to work.
I remember waking up 2 or 3 times last night but I guess I went right back to sleep. It's funny but it seems like I'm tireder on the days when I slept well the night before than when I can't sleep or just toss & turn. Doesn't make sense to me.
I forgot to mention it when Daddy called. I think it was two weeks ago Friday. He said he just wanted to let me know Mom wasn't doing as well. She's not sick but he said she just sleeps most of the time. I asked about her weight & he wasn't sure about that. I think he said the dr. is seeing her twice a week now.
After that I started worrying of course. But I haven't heard anything from him since then so I guess she hasn't gotten any worse. I told him that if anything was to happen I didn't know if we'd be able to come home. He said everyone would understand. But that'd be awful.
Yesterday was Guy's birthday - 36! I gave him a nice card and a subscription to Readers' Digest. We went to Chi-Chi's for lunch after church (he had the day off). We had invited Gabrielle last week to go with us but she'd forgotten and said she had to go to work. So we invited Deanna & treated her. It was nice. We saw Carole & the girls there and the Johnstons. Gabrielle is the new single that we were planning to adopt. I don't know if we'll get to now though. She showed up at church last night with an engagement ring. Chris Hurst is an ensign in the Navy and has been going to Granby for awhile but just placed membership. They haven't set a date yet.
I started writing at the dr.'s office this morning. I saw Dr. Via this time. He was ok I guess, didn't seem too concerned about anything, even that I'd lost 1/2 lb. since last time. He said the baby sounded fine. He did say I should start coming in weekly now. And that I should have a non-stress test. I looked it up in "What to Expect..." and it says they hook you up to a fetal monitor and check the response of the baby's heartbeat to it's movements. It should accelerate immediately after each movement and twice in 20 min. is good. I just hope she'll be moving around at that hour - 10:00 AM.
I got home about 12:10. Guy was in the shower. He hadn't eaten yet but he heated up some stew he took out of the freezer the other day. I managed to eat all he gave me, even though he left before I was done. I was planning on taking a nap this afternoon but ended up working on this little cross-stitch thing for Gayle. It says 'Rob's Honey-Do Jar' and has 2 little bees and a honeycomb background. It's for a jar lid. I've almost got the design done. The hard part may be putting it together - it's been so long since I've done one. I need to get working on my skirt tomorrow.
I've been coughing up a lot of stuff the past week. I guess the humibid is working. But since Sat., there's been blood mixed in with it sometimes. More in the morning, I think. I'm glad I'm seeing Dr. Baker Thu. Guy's supposed to have the day off but we got a morning appt. so he could go even if he had to work.
I remember waking up 2 or 3 times last night but I guess I went right back to sleep. It's funny but it seems like I'm tireder on the days when I slept well the night before than when I can't sleep or just toss & turn. Doesn't make sense to me.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
"...this whole experience is going to change our lives forever."
Saturday, Feb. 23, 1991 (Part 2)
Guy also had Monday off. We went to Pembroke Mall & saw Dances With Wolves. It was pretty good. There were the expected gory scenes but I just looked away as usual. I knew it was a long movie so I took a pillow with me to use when I got uncomfortable. It was the one Lori made me in college. Just the right size & it helped a lot. I was surprised that I didn't have to get up in the middle of the movie to go to the bathroom. I went right before it started and only drank part of a small soda. But I was ready to go when it was over. The line was too long in the theater so we went around the other side of the mall to the mall restrooms - no lines. But I was tired by the time we looked around a little. We went in Upton's looking for maternity clothes but they didn't have any. I need to get some more hose and another nursing bra or two.
Dianna called around 5:30 yesterday to tell me that Mercedes has lost the baby. Glenn had called her from the hospital. She didn't have any details except that the baby had died and they were giving her something to put her into labor to deliver it. I plan to take a card to Glenn tomorrow and put Ann's name and number in it for them. He told Dianna they don't want any calls or visits. I hope they're open to going to the support group.
I called Kathy last night to tell her about Mercedes. She said she'd send a card. She's been saving some boxes for me from work & said she could bring them over today if that was ok. I told her as long as it wasn't too early. She called about 10:30 to see if 11:30 was ok and she & Philip came over. She'd said we could have her stroller & car seat and asked if we wanted her to bring them over. I told her that we'd decided to get a new car seat but we would like to look at the stroller. So she brought it and about half a dozen boxes. They stayed & visited about an hour. Chief finally warmed up to them by the time they left. He played with Philip some. I don't think I mentioned that Rick is working for Cox Cable as an installer now. And he quit smoking last fall. Kathy said he feels better except that he's gained 20 lbs. since then. She said they're all going on a diet soon. She looks just the same but Philip's grown some.
Back to Chief - Guy was really mad at him this morning. He pooped on the carpet - twice! Once by the bookcase & once by my chair in the dining room. I didn't ever hear him whining last night. Guy's put the gate up on the kitchen door tonight. He said it was hard enough poop that it didn't stain the carpet. I hope it doesn't smell so he'd try it again. My theory is that it's his food. He just finished up a bag of dry Cycle food, which took forever because he didn't like it. I think it just did something to his system and going back to Puppy Chow yesterday, it's cleaning his system out. Guy's theory is that he's stupid. He keeps threatening to make him an outdoor dog.
The past couple of weeks, the baby's movements have been getting stronger. Sometimes I think I can tell what's her head - it feels like a ball rolling across my tummy. Guy was really surprised the first time he saw one of her "attacks." It's usually when I've been in bed & still for a little while. But she usually quiets down by the time I'm ready to go to sleep. She usually moves a lot when I first wake up in the morning, while I do my medicine. Then I just feel her every once in awhile til late aft. when she gets active again. It's more frequent during the times when I'm still so she usually moves a lot when I'm watching TV in the evening. It's really fascinating to feel and to watch her moving around. I think about how tight a space she's in and trying to move so much. A few times it's hurt when it feels like she's kicking or hitting the top of my cervix or my colon. Carole had mentioned once that it was painful to get kicked on the cervix so I guess that's normal. Sometimes she kicks my bladder, making me need to go right away, as if I didn't go all the time anyway!
Sometimes it's just still hard to believe that this is really happening. After all these years of hoping and wishing and dreaming (I'd given up on praying) it's just hard to deal with the reality of it sometimes and I wonder am I really ready for this. Whether or not we get to bring a healthy baby home, this whole experience is going to change our lives forever.
Guy also had Monday off. We went to Pembroke Mall & saw Dances With Wolves. It was pretty good. There were the expected gory scenes but I just looked away as usual. I knew it was a long movie so I took a pillow with me to use when I got uncomfortable. It was the one Lori made me in college. Just the right size & it helped a lot. I was surprised that I didn't have to get up in the middle of the movie to go to the bathroom. I went right before it started and only drank part of a small soda. But I was ready to go when it was over. The line was too long in the theater so we went around the other side of the mall to the mall restrooms - no lines. But I was tired by the time we looked around a little. We went in Upton's looking for maternity clothes but they didn't have any. I need to get some more hose and another nursing bra or two.
Dianna called around 5:30 yesterday to tell me that Mercedes has lost the baby. Glenn had called her from the hospital. She didn't have any details except that the baby had died and they were giving her something to put her into labor to deliver it. I plan to take a card to Glenn tomorrow and put Ann's name and number in it for them. He told Dianna they don't want any calls or visits. I hope they're open to going to the support group.
I called Kathy last night to tell her about Mercedes. She said she'd send a card. She's been saving some boxes for me from work & said she could bring them over today if that was ok. I told her as long as it wasn't too early. She called about 10:30 to see if 11:30 was ok and she & Philip came over. She'd said we could have her stroller & car seat and asked if we wanted her to bring them over. I told her that we'd decided to get a new car seat but we would like to look at the stroller. So she brought it and about half a dozen boxes. They stayed & visited about an hour. Chief finally warmed up to them by the time they left. He played with Philip some. I don't think I mentioned that Rick is working for Cox Cable as an installer now. And he quit smoking last fall. Kathy said he feels better except that he's gained 20 lbs. since then. She said they're all going on a diet soon. She looks just the same but Philip's grown some.
Back to Chief - Guy was really mad at him this morning. He pooped on the carpet - twice! Once by the bookcase & once by my chair in the dining room. I didn't ever hear him whining last night. Guy's put the gate up on the kitchen door tonight. He said it was hard enough poop that it didn't stain the carpet. I hope it doesn't smell so he'd try it again. My theory is that it's his food. He just finished up a bag of dry Cycle food, which took forever because he didn't like it. I think it just did something to his system and going back to Puppy Chow yesterday, it's cleaning his system out. Guy's theory is that he's stupid. He keeps threatening to make him an outdoor dog.
The past couple of weeks, the baby's movements have been getting stronger. Sometimes I think I can tell what's her head - it feels like a ball rolling across my tummy. Guy was really surprised the first time he saw one of her "attacks." It's usually when I've been in bed & still for a little while. But she usually quiets down by the time I'm ready to go to sleep. She usually moves a lot when I first wake up in the morning, while I do my medicine. Then I just feel her every once in awhile til late aft. when she gets active again. It's more frequent during the times when I'm still so she usually moves a lot when I'm watching TV in the evening. It's really fascinating to feel and to watch her moving around. I think about how tight a space she's in and trying to move so much. A few times it's hurt when it feels like she's kicking or hitting the top of my cervix or my colon. Carole had mentioned once that it was painful to get kicked on the cervix so I guess that's normal. Sometimes she kicks my bladder, making me need to go right away, as if I didn't go all the time anyway!
Sometimes it's just still hard to believe that this is really happening. After all these years of hoping and wishing and dreaming (I'd given up on praying) it's just hard to deal with the reality of it sometimes and I wonder am I really ready for this. Whether or not we get to bring a healthy baby home, this whole experience is going to change our lives forever.
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