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My Life Thus Far
2008-02-19 13:07:21 (UTC)

Life And Pregnancy

It's a little before 5am and I'm awake because of
heartburn. Why is sleep so illusive during pregnancy? I
didn't have too much trouble getting to sleep last night
(because I didn't allow myself to take a nap during the
day), but I woke up around 3:30pm because my chest was on
fire. It still is, but it's better sitting up than laying
down. At times it's so bad, I feel like throwing up, which
exacerbates the problem. Next doctor's appointment I'm
getting a prescription for something. It's bothering me
just enough now to be a problem and I know it's only going
to get worse before it gets better. As most things do in
life and pregnancy.

Speaking of pregnancy, I was noticing (not for the first
time) yesterday that I look bigger at 24 weeks (now) than
I did when I was 24 weeks pregnant with Kiki. The thing
is, I weigh a good 30 pounds less than I did when I was
pregnant with Kiki, but my belly is bigger. More prominent
I should say. I'm getting to the point now that I'm ready
for an ultrasound. Not so much for the sex, I still don't
care, but just to make sure everything is alright. It's
either one of two things. The baby has a problem and
there's too much amniotic fluid again (as was the case
with Kiki) or this is going to be a big baby. I'm not sure
I want to go too much over 9 pounds. Who wants to give
birth to a 10 pound baby naturally? Kiki was a manageable
8 pounds 10 ounces, thanks to her illness. They had her on
track to be 10 pounds, too. I'm sure my body is capable of
anything it needs to be capable of. I'm just desperate to
get through this without a c-section. It's important to me
that I recover quickly (since I won't have Snookums here
to help me). Selena (the girls' sitter) offered to stay
with them at any time while I have the baby, so Helena can
be at the hospital with me. I don't know about that. I
think I'd rather go it alone. Or with Gen. Helena is a
tyrant at times and I won't be in a position to keep her
in check. She can stay at home with the girls, instead of
brow beating the nurses, because a light bulb is out in my
room (or something equally as trivial). But, that's 3
months away. I don't have to think about that right now.

Well, it's 5am now. I don't think I'll be going back to
sleep. Annie has to be at school in 3 hours, Kiki has
therapy in 3 and a half. If I fall asleep now, neither are
making on time. I hate doing that to them, so I'll
sacrifice a little. Not that it's a major one, I still got
5 hours, which isn't too bad for me. I know I need more
sleep than that, but I need more of a lot of things I do
without.

OH! I think I've found my dream stroller in Babytalk
magazine! It's the Kolcraft Contours Options Tandem
Stroller. Yeah, that's a mouthful. Anyhow, it configures
into 6 different seating arrangements for two kids. I
haven't checked it out (on the website) yet, but I'm going
to. From what I saw in the magazine, it's pretty tight.
It's red in the magazine (which is fine, I love red), but
I want to see what other colors or patterns it comes in.
At this point, I don't even care how much it costs. I love
it. It will be my gift to myself. I'll take many walks
with it. I think I'll go look at it now, while I'm
thinking about it. Ciao.




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