Thursday, April 19, 2007
*Really* a slacker this time...
So, last time I posted was in July. Who cares. No one reads me anyway. LOL. Anyway, I had the baby in November. I can c&p a birth story...hold on...here it is:
Monday (November 20) at 5:40 am I woke up feeling a little nauseaus and felt a small gush of fluid shortly after. I got up to go to the bathroom and while I was in there had a contraction. This contraction went from my back straight through to my front, none of this period-like cramp that I had been having. This was painful. I got back in bed and had another and told Clayton that we weren't going anywhere that day. He thought I meant we weren't going to the hospital, but I quickly let him know that it was work that we weren't going to. While I showered, he got Andrew up and got him dressed and then got in the shower himself. We took Andrew to daycare, stopped at the gas station for batteries (the ones in the camera weren't charged), and headed for the hospital. My contractions were coming about 4 to 5 minutes apart. The triage nurse checked me and I was still 2 cm. She also checked to see if my water had broken. The paper turned blue, so she knew I was at least leaking if not broken. She paged the on-call doctor who admitted me. (I was in pain at this point and told the nurse that the doctor had better admit me). The nurse checked me again and I was at a 3. They drew blood and told me that as soon as the blood work came back I could go ahead and get the epidural. I was told 15 minutes, tops. It was about 7:50 at this point. (My admission time was 7:40). I get moved to my L&D room and settled in around 8:10 or so. By the time my blood work came back I had progressed to a 5 and it was about 8:45 - 9:00. Not real sure on the times because my contractions were coming right on top of each other and I was in the fetal position hollering for the epidural. At one point Clayton told me that it was coming and I said it wasn't coming fast enough and that they wanted me to be in pain. I was rather vocal through these contractions and when the epi man came in, the nurse told me that I would have to calm down so he could do his job. They sat me up which actually helped me breathe through the contractions better. Once the epi was in place I was good. Progressed pretty quickly to a 9 and then stalled. I rested from 11:30 or so until about 1:30ish. I pushed through 3 contractions and the dr wasn't ready. I could feel that Kristin was ready, and one of the nurses literally put her hand against me to keep her from coming out. When the dr was ready, I waited for another contraction, but Kristin came out without me pushing. She was born at 1:43 pm, was 7 lbs 14 oz, and was 21" long. She latched on right away and has been nursing ever since. We had to stay an extra night because her bilirubin was a little elevated.
So, she'll be 5 months old tomorrow. Still nursing great. Still waking all night long. But, Andrew did the same, so I'll live through it.
I now have a new job. Well, new as far as anyone who used to read my blog is concerned. I've been working at the kids' daycare since the middle of January. It wears me out, but is rewarding. I love that I am in the same building with Kristin all day. When she's ready to eat, all I do is switch places with one of the infant room teachers to nurse her. I'm much closer to home. And, this is the biggie, FREE childcare. That's right. I don't have to pay for my kids to be there any more AND I get a paycheck for it. Love it.
Anyway, I'm getting sleepy, so I'm off for now.
Monday (November 20) at 5:40 am I woke up feeling a little nauseaus and felt a small gush of fluid shortly after. I got up to go to the bathroom and while I was in there had a contraction. This contraction went from my back straight through to my front, none of this period-like cramp that I had been having. This was painful. I got back in bed and had another and told Clayton that we weren't going anywhere that day. He thought I meant we weren't going to the hospital, but I quickly let him know that it was work that we weren't going to. While I showered, he got Andrew up and got him dressed and then got in the shower himself. We took Andrew to daycare, stopped at the gas station for batteries (the ones in the camera weren't charged), and headed for the hospital. My contractions were coming about 4 to 5 minutes apart. The triage nurse checked me and I was still 2 cm. She also checked to see if my water had broken. The paper turned blue, so she knew I was at least leaking if not broken. She paged the on-call doctor who admitted me. (I was in pain at this point and told the nurse that the doctor had better admit me). The nurse checked me again and I was at a 3. They drew blood and told me that as soon as the blood work came back I could go ahead and get the epidural. I was told 15 minutes, tops. It was about 7:50 at this point. (My admission time was 7:40). I get moved to my L&D room and settled in around 8:10 or so. By the time my blood work came back I had progressed to a 5 and it was about 8:45 - 9:00. Not real sure on the times because my contractions were coming right on top of each other and I was in the fetal position hollering for the epidural. At one point Clayton told me that it was coming and I said it wasn't coming fast enough and that they wanted me to be in pain. I was rather vocal through these contractions and when the epi man came in, the nurse told me that I would have to calm down so he could do his job. They sat me up which actually helped me breathe through the contractions better. Once the epi was in place I was good. Progressed pretty quickly to a 9 and then stalled. I rested from 11:30 or so until about 1:30ish. I pushed through 3 contractions and the dr wasn't ready. I could feel that Kristin was ready, and one of the nurses literally put her hand against me to keep her from coming out. When the dr was ready, I waited for another contraction, but Kristin came out without me pushing. She was born at 1:43 pm, was 7 lbs 14 oz, and was 21" long. She latched on right away and has been nursing ever since. We had to stay an extra night because her bilirubin was a little elevated.
So, she'll be 5 months old tomorrow. Still nursing great. Still waking all night long. But, Andrew did the same, so I'll live through it.
I now have a new job. Well, new as far as anyone who used to read my blog is concerned. I've been working at the kids' daycare since the middle of January. It wears me out, but is rewarding. I love that I am in the same building with Kristin all day. When she's ready to eat, all I do is switch places with one of the infant room teachers to nurse her. I'm much closer to home. And, this is the biggie, FREE childcare. That's right. I don't have to pay for my kids to be there any more AND I get a paycheck for it. Love it.
Anyway, I'm getting sleepy, so I'm off for now.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Oh. My. Goodness.
I have an interview tomorrow morning at 10:00 with the principal of the middle school I'd like to teach in. The school is in the next district over from where we live. They're building a new building right down the road from Andrew's daycare. Right down the road as in I can see the building from his daycare. It would be perfect! If anyone still reads my blog (doubtful), please think about me in the morning!
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Recent happenings
It's been awhile. I had my ultrasound in June. Everything looks good, and we're having a girl. Her name will be Kristin Elizabeth. Andrew is excited about having a baby sister.
I had an interview last week with one of the school districts around here. It went well. The only problem is that there are no openings at the moment. The woman who interviewed me said that she'll keep my name in the pool of teacher names to give to principals who need teachers. She also said that they share names with other districts. Hopefully something will open up in the next couple of weeks.
Vacation was great. We had dinner with a friend of mine who is now a pastor. We also had dinner with a couple friends of mine from college. The Naval Air Museum was great this year. Andrew absolutely loved it. He ran from one airplane to another telling Clayton to look at this, look at that. We spent a few hours at the beach. Absolutely gorgeous. The temperature was perfect. The only problem I had was throwing out my hip while walking back up to the parking lot. I had a rough time walking the rest of the night. We went to the fireworks also. It was the best show I've seen in awhile. And the ashes didn't blow all over us this year.
Other than that, not much else is going on.
I had an interview last week with one of the school districts around here. It went well. The only problem is that there are no openings at the moment. The woman who interviewed me said that she'll keep my name in the pool of teacher names to give to principals who need teachers. She also said that they share names with other districts. Hopefully something will open up in the next couple of weeks.
Vacation was great. We had dinner with a friend of mine who is now a pastor. We also had dinner with a couple friends of mine from college. The Naval Air Museum was great this year. Andrew absolutely loved it. He ran from one airplane to another telling Clayton to look at this, look at that. We spent a few hours at the beach. Absolutely gorgeous. The temperature was perfect. The only problem I had was throwing out my hip while walking back up to the parking lot. I had a rough time walking the rest of the night. We went to the fireworks also. It was the best show I've seen in awhile. And the ashes didn't blow all over us this year.
Other than that, not much else is going on.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Updates
**Ultrasound and next doctor's appointment is June 26 at 8:30. We should be able to find out what the baby is that day.
**Morning sickness is pretty much gone.
**I've started feeling the baby move.
**Praxis score came Saturday. I needed a 155 and got a 180. Applications are in for various school districts.
**I'm singing a solo Sunday morning. ACK! It's short...2 phrases...but still! A SOLO. Singing. Not flute.
**VBS starts June 25. I'm helping with the 4th and 5th graders this year instead of the 4 and 5 year olds.
**Vacation starts July 1.
That's all I know for now...
**Morning sickness is pretty much gone.
**I've started feeling the baby move.
**Praxis score came Saturday. I needed a 155 and got a 180. Applications are in for various school districts.
**I'm singing a solo Sunday morning. ACK! It's short...2 phrases...but still! A SOLO. Singing. Not flute.
**VBS starts June 25. I'm helping with the 4th and 5th graders this year instead of the 4 and 5 year olds.
**Vacation starts July 1.
That's all I know for now...
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
So, it's getting toward the end of May
I am such a slacker. I had an ultrasound at 10 weeks and a couple days. One baby. Date was right on. Next appointment is a week from today. I'll be 14 weeks and a couple days. Should get to schedule my 'big' ultrasound while I'm at that appointment.
What else has happened...I took the Praxis on the 29th of April. My score will be mailed out on May 30th. I've filled out an online application and have printed out another for 2 districts. Both have openings for Middle School Language Arts.
Vacation has been scheduled for the week of July 4th. We'll be in Pensacola again. No plans as of yet, but we'll be there.
My youngest BIL leaves for army reserve boot camp tomorrow. He'll be gone for 19 weeks. I'm sad I won't get to go to his graduation (in Missouri) because I'll be too close to my due date.
Ummm, I thought my morning sickness was gone, but today proved me WRONG. It was completely my fault, though, because I didn't want my breakfast, so I didn't eat it. Bad move.
What else has happened...I took the Praxis on the 29th of April. My score will be mailed out on May 30th. I've filled out an online application and have printed out another for 2 districts. Both have openings for Middle School Language Arts.
Vacation has been scheduled for the week of July 4th. We'll be in Pensacola again. No plans as of yet, but we'll be there.
My youngest BIL leaves for army reserve boot camp tomorrow. He'll be gone for 19 weeks. I'm sad I won't get to go to his graduation (in Missouri) because I'll be too close to my due date.
Ummm, I thought my morning sickness was gone, but today proved me WRONG. It was completely my fault, though, because I didn't want my breakfast, so I didn't eat it. Bad move.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Quick update...
I am now 8.5 weeks pregnant. I have an appointment May 1 with an ultrasound for 'dating' purposes, in quotes because I'm absolutely positive on my dates. When I was in at 6 weeks, the doctor said I felt bigger than 6 weeks, so he wanted to do an ultrasound.
My in-laws will be here sometime that afternoon. They'll be flying in from Argentina and then driving from Atlanta here. They'll be here for 2 weeks. The big purpose of their visit is because Clayton and Lin will be graduating from college. Woohoo!
My in-laws will be here sometime that afternoon. They'll be flying in from Argentina and then driving from Atlanta here. They'll be here for 2 weeks. The big purpose of their visit is because Clayton and Lin will be graduating from college. Woohoo!
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Absolutely gorgeous day
The temperature is perfect, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. Andrew and I outside right now. He's riding his tricycle and I'm just relaxing. The 3 of us went out for ice cream this afternoon. We haven't even eaten supper yet. The roast is in the crockpot, and is probably done, but none of us are hungry at the moment. Clayton is napping before he has to go into work. We'll probably end up eating around 7 or so...unless I start to feel the need to eat before then. I'm finding that as long as I eat before I get *too* hungry then I'm fine. I haven't actually thrown up yet, but the nausea started super early this time...like before I even got a positive test. My biggest problem is being tired. No one told me that I would be more tired the 2nd time around, what with having a 3 year old running around to keep up with. That didn't even cross my mind that I wouldn't get to rest as much as I did when I was pregnant with him. I could use a nap right now. I got to sleep in until 7:30 this morning and I had about a 2 hour nap this afternoon, but I could easily sleep again now. So, I've got what? about 7 more weeks or so to go deal with this? I'm 6 weeks today.
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