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My Life Thus Far
2008-04-01 17:16:34 (UTC)

Poster Child

Yesterday, I was the poster child for every 3rd trimester
pregnancy symptom on the planet. Probably the worst part
being the headache. I had this horrible headache that was
throbbing in my temples. I've also go this persistent
cough, so with each cough it felt like my skull was being
hammered into. Not fun. I had cramps and restless leg
syndrome. My back hurt. I just wasn't feeling well. Even
though the weather was nice, I couldn't bring myself to do
anything but curl up in bed and read or watch tv. I slept
most of the time, which I thought would be my down fall
come nightfall, but it wasn't. I fell asleep around 8pm
and woke up this morning at about 9am feeling like a new
woman! Okay, not a new woman, but a less-hurting woman!
It's supposed to be nice all this week, so that's good. I
didn't miss out on Western Washington's one nice day
because I wasn't feeling well.

I don't really have any plans for today. The girls are
both on Spring Break, so I have to take them with me
wherever I go, which will keep me from shopping (I hate
taking them shopping). So, I guess that's out. Snookums
hopefully will be getting home early today. Maybe we can
do something with the girls. Take advantage of the little
time he has left at home until he leaves for over 2
months. 2 months isn't the longest he's been gone (by
far), but sometimes it's not how long you're gone, but
what you miss. He'll be missing a lot this time around.

Tomorrow is my 2nd trimester ultrasound (in my 3rd
trimester, I know). Snookums is very excited about finding
out what the baby is. I'm not so much. I really just want
to know the baby's okay. The thing I hate the most is that
the ultrasound technician never tells you anything. They
stay very tight-lipped, even after you ask them how things
looked. They always tell you to talk with your doctor. Who
ironically enough, isn't a specialist in interpreting
ultrasound results and just spits back what the technician
finds. Why? Why do that to people? Tell me what's up right
now! With Kiki, I had my ultrasound at 22 weeks, where
they found the extra amniotic fluid, but I wasn't told
until I was 36 weeks and it looked like it was going to
pose a problem during delivery. Maybe they were trying to
protect me, but I think it was my right to know. I would
have planned things differently. At that point I would
have known that my ideal, minimal-intervention birth plan
was 100% not likely to happen and could have accepted
before hand that I would have to have interventions.
Bastards. They aren't getting me like that this time. I
hope.

Anyways. I think I'll go get dressed. Find something to
do. I need to get out of the house today. Ciao.




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