Week from hell....

and its only Tuesday! Yesterday I had a horrible day topped off by today's shiteous presence. I got into an argument with a coworker about rules that get set without telling anyone else in the company, which is basically how this company operates. I loved working there due to the flexibility that I was told was ok to have, working 8 hours with no lunch since I dont take lunches. I worked from 930ish-before 10 to 6 sometimes 630. I must admit that with this pregnancy coming to an end soon, I did slack this last week and came in after 10. Whatever! Yesterday after that argument with the coworker, I felt like I should just walk out! I didn't want to work anymore, I wanted to be home spending time with my child and loving her; not working. Almost walked out but decided to stay and heard the wonderful news about how badly I'm doing from someone who used to be be my boss. My "boss" or anyone above him care to give me input into my performance or lack there of, or even if my times should be different. Again this company is horrible when it comes to communication!

That said today I got FIRED!!! WTF!? After being told by again my old boss and not someone who should be my current boss, I was not mad or dissapointed or sad. In a way I was glad; I spent most of the time cleaning my desk thinking about how nice it would be to stay home and spend time with my child. I decided to call the decision maker and ask the details of my termination. I was just on the phone with this person for about an hour and came to the conclusion that she would talk to the VP and tell him that if placed on probation I would have to come in at 9 and leave at 6 and do about 10 tasks a day. That seems crazy to me but if it helps me keep my job then I will be willing to do it....to an extent, I would rather be home with my child...take her to school, pick her up, make her lunch, spend time with the new baby and actually have time for my husband. All those things went through my head after she agreed to talk to him under those conditions and honestly, I hope he says no! I dont want to drive the distance, I dont want to spend the gas money or the toll money, the hour there and hour back away from my child. Its not looking like the best option to stay working there or anywhere that far away.
Pros- I can go back to school, spend time with my love, be a housewife, save money on a lot of things
Cons-one less income coming in and no insurance for me and her.

This is a decision that I really need to think about.

Maybe I can go on probation and quit! LOL

29 Weeks...

30 Weeks according to my midwife. Went for my appt today, I was told I was low for my hemocrit and she said it was normal for this time of the pregnancy and after baby it will go back to normal. That's good to hear since I was always told I was anemic as a little kid, which didn't really make sense to me. I think it was just the doctor trying to sell my mom prescription drugs for me lol. Heartbeat was an awesome 144bpm and head is still down and really really low. I measured at 30 or 31 I didn't see which one. My weight is getting up there but I still feel like I'm not as heavy as I was with S. I wish I had written the weight down. All I remember is my end weight of 165 b/c the doctor said "I bet you've never been that big before in your life" I dont know if that was an insult or what? I guess for my purpose I will write down I was 143lbs today. I've been getting headaches again and as much as I'm hydrating it doesn't seem to work. We are starting hypnobirthing classes on thursday. That should be exciting, since we never did a birthing class with S. This time around is much more different, and I want to be prepared for a long painful labor or a really fast and crazy one.

On to the business of my wonderful child...she had swim class yesterday and has had them for the past month but what is different about this time is that she swam the shorter length of the pool!! And she learn to float on her back and kick. She still looks like a octopus having seizures 90% of the time but if she really tries she can be good at swimming or at least trying to survive if she's ever left unattended in a pool by someone other than husband or myself. She's my sunshine and I love her and every stupid thing she does makes me proud. Last night we read some books. She's getting better at recognizing the words and reading them to me which is AWESOME! She's so ahead of what they would teach her at school which is good and bad I guess. That's all for now, my head is pounding!

So the baby's name will be....

Tiana, According to S. She keeps going through all the fun things she's going to teach the baby like swimming, riding a bike, reading a book, coloring, you know fun things that adults dont get to do anymore. :-( SO I did ask her early on what she wanted to name the baby, in my mind I'm thinking she will come up with a good name that I dont hate and I dont have to think about it. She did have all her joke names like butter, tree, house, branch, caca face and she laughs everytime she tells me these. This morning I decided to ask her for a real name; I told her I needed a real name for the baby and not a silly joke name just to see what she thought. Her answer was Tiana, ok cute I dont hate it; I then moved on to say "what if its a boy? I need a boy name too" And SHE. WENT. NUTS! "ITS NOT A BOY! I dont want a boy! Its a girl and its going to be Tiana, Princess Tiana" WHOA there settle down........

Couple of minutes later I asked again, "So you like Tiana for the baby? What if it happens to be a boy? What name do you like" "Its a GIRL!"

I really shouldnt argue with her, she was right about the Magic losing the playoffs!

28 weeks!!

I am 7 months pregnant! I would like to say that this is very exciting and just like anyone else that does not like being pregnant, its a moment I never thought I would reach. I've decided to get a fetal doppler, mainly for my piece of mind but also for S to be able to listen to the heartbeat since she's always asking about it. I'm checking ebay, craigslist, amazon, anywhere for a cheap one since I only have a couple of months left. Good luck to me

My child....

My child seems to be some sort of oddity when it comes to being sick. She will have a fever for a few hours and have it be gone without anything else really happening to her. This happened sunday afternoon, I was home with her most of the morning and she was basically her crazy self. Then I had to go and do some quick toiletry shopping at Target and when we got there she had a FIT! She wanted an orange cart(target always has those older sun-baked carts that have faded) she loves them, I dont know why! But she wanted to get one from outside which was too far of a walk for me waddling ass to go get with her wanting me to pick her up so I told her we needed to get one from inside b/c those were too hot(whatever so I lied). Anyways we get inside and of course there are only two orange ones, both absolutely stuck. No way for me to get them out without going into labor right there. So she threw another fit, crying going crazy and she's NEVER like this so I know something is wrong. I talked her down from the ledge by telling her to get some cart wipes which she loves too, but she wanted them for her face...another fit! I comforted her b/c I apparently the most patient woman in the world and I hate stressing over her acting like a total a-hole and she sat in the cart with no problem. I got my shopping done encountering a high amount of stupid people, specifically the asshole couple that say me pick up a giant bag of dog food 7 months pregnant and decided they would just block my cart so I couldnt get to it. I hope they eat shit and die!

I digress, So she saw goldfish crackers and wanted them and I realized now the reason I got them for her was b/c she did keep crying the whole time while in the cart so I told her if she stopped she would get them. I'm guessing at some point she did. We left and met up with my parents for lunch and she was feeling a little warm, she ate some apples and mac and cheese and fell asleep on my lap at the restaurant! THAT NEVER HAPPENS! She is not one to nap anymore and at a restaurant...she must be feeling bad! So I ate in piece and we left, she was half awake on the way to my parents and she fell asleep again and woke up at 9ish. She basically slept about 4 hours. She had a low grade fever(101) so I did not feel the need for ibuprophen. Just let her sleep, gave her a cool bath, some dinner and cuddling. That always seems to be the trick with her so I rarely resort to any medicine since its the body's natural way of taking care of business, I def dont want to hinder that. So fever was gone a few hours later and she was back to normal the next day. That said, she's my oddity. She's had maybe 4 fevers and none have lasted more than 8 hours...that makes me thankful.

Today she went to her swim class, then when we got home we tried rescuing an injured bird who did not want to be rescued. She's sweet to all animals. I also learned how she wants to be a dolphin when she grows up so she can show Ms. Erika(swim teacher) how good she can swim. I also learned that Pete from the mickey mouse gang is a cat and not a dog...always thought it was a dog, but now that she mentioned it, he does look like a cat.

I think that sums up my day so far

Appt.

Well I did my appt yesterday. The day started pretty crappy, I wanted to wake up early enough to be at my mom's house by 8 so I could eat by 810 and leave to get to the appt at 9am. That did not happen. I got to my moms house at 830! Made my breakfast for the glucose test(2 eggs, 2 whole wheat toasts, 4 ounces of juice, 8 ounces of milk) I know it was a lot, and I did not think I was going to be able to finish...needless to say, I finished around 840ish which was sooo not part of the schedule they gave me! I get to the office on time since it only takes about 20 mins or so and I did my appt. Lynn, the super awesome one, said I needed to go to the lab to get it done(guessing there was no girl to draw my blood there yet). So she measured the baby which was at 27weeks and perfect. Spine is along my left side and legs are to the right, which explained the kicking on my right side. Head is down and would prefer for it to stay down. Baby's heartbeat was 148bpm. Went over the kick counts and all that fun stuff. Went to get my blood drawn and I'm just so fascinated by the process, ever since I was little I would always stare at the needle, which nurses found weird that I wasn't scared lol. Then I was done which was nice. Went to work and had a long day!

Last night I slept pretty great! Both S and I went to sleep without problems, her before me; she was so cute on the bed and cuddled. I told her to wait for me but she just fell asleep all by herself :-( I woke up around 630am which is normal these days but was able to fall asleep quickly and didn't wake up again until 830!!! I was running soooo late!

Work has proven to be unproductive, have been working on things that will actually take me a while. Went to the gym and did about a mile and a half and also some adductions...you know that machine which is every man's fantasy where you close and open your legs wide. I dont look as sexy as I have in the past but the stretching is good for my legs and crotch area so I will be doing that as often as possible. Now I'm waiting on little one to wait up so I can do kick counts. Being pregnant is the most worrysome time since you are not able to see what is going on!

That's all for today I think

27 weeks

This week I'm 27 weeks according to my calculations. According to the midwife I am 28 weeks which makes it the week I get to do the glucose test. Now I'm sure I've talked about this before but I'll say it again, NO GLUCOLA! Just a nice healthy specific breakfast which I need to eat in 10 mins and then go to my appt an hour later.

On another note, I found this cute "journal" type thing on another blog and I thought I would do it here too. Here it goes:

About baby:
This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.


About momma:
How far along? 27 weeks


Total weight gain/loss: so far I've gained 10 lbs after losing weight

Maternity clothes? hells yeah! actually I've just been buying size 7 stretchy jeans which fit so much better than maternity clothes. I only have one pair of maternity jeans and the rest of the time I just wear wonderful sweatpants to work!

Stretch marks? NO Thank GOD and I hope this time around I dont get them

Sleep: What's that! I wake up at 4am for a good reason or no good reason at all and cant go back to sleep. I HATE IT!

Best moment this week: Same as always...S loving and kissing on the baby. She can't wait!

Movement: This little spawn gets way too excited when I am getting ready to eat...and basically at all times of the day. There is a sleep pattern at night but during the day it seems to be ongoing.

Food cravings: Chocolate chocolate and more chocolate. Which is why I need to add some saltyness in there once in a while

Gender: SURPRISE

Labor Signs: Did have braxton hicks about a week ago..nothing major

Belly Button in or out? kinda hanging out flat

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, running long distances, chasing after S, drinking!

What I am looking forward to: My birth experience this time around.

Weekly Wisdom: Stretch stretch! its good for your muscles and joints.

Milestones: none...i still hate everything




27 weeks!