i had another post a few days ago with all sorts of little tidbits, twitter style, but somehow lost everything. i was typing it on my ipod touch. that'll teach me to blog on my pod!
tomorrow is week 29 and i'm 7 weeks away from baby time. this week has sucked. i have massive constipation and the only way i get relief is to literally dig it out with my finger (tmi i know, but what else can i do). i basically decided to hell with carbs, i'm eating raisin bran and fruit and pounding down as much fluid as i can take to get more regular. i hate being constipated. it rarely happens to me, and up until this point i was doing okay with it in my pregnancy. i think it was the combination iron pill/diet change that did it, not to mention 6 pounds of baby in me. it is so alien to me to not be able to go - i'm the girl who can go on command, plus there were days i would go 5 times a day. and big bms at that. today i tried hot water with lemon with my cereal to see if that helps. also used one of the boy's suppositories, left over from when he was potty training a few years ago. if that doesn't work i'm going to have hubby get me some colace. i'm at the end of my rope here. i hate not pooping.
had my 28 week checkup, everything looks good. my urine test this week showed good results so thankful my kidneys are functioning well. doc is pleased with my growth and the babies' development. talked about birthing plans, and i will have a c-section. 36 weeks is when twins are considered full term, but they'd let me go as far as 38 weeks (heaven forbid) and as early as 34 weeks (i guess prior to 34 weeks they'd send me to geisinger where they're more equip for preemies and have the nicu.) my goal is still 36 weeks and i'm trying to keep my eye on the prize despite my discomforts.
this blog has sort of become a virtual on line baby book for rolly and hiccup and i guess it's appropriate to include world events so i can remember what happened while i was pregnant. this month has sucked so far in that respect. there is a lot of turmoil in the middle east and north korea and elsewhere and i pray for some peace with those countries. i complain about how our country is run, but when i see people getting killed for voicing their opinions in iran, i am most grateful that i live in a country where i can have an opinion and not fear someone killing me.
our world lost several influential entertainers this week. ed mcmahon died this week. i guess it wasn't a surprise, he was pretty old and had many health issues. i was too young for the tonight show but i remembered him from star search and blooper shows.
farrah fawcett died from cancer yesterday. while this didn't surprise me either - she'd been suffering from cancer for some time now - but it's still shocking that someone so beautiful dies before their time. she was pretty young - 62 - my dad's age. i remember her from charlie's angels. i suppose i liked her becos of her blond hair (shame on me - i should have liked smart kate jackson instead). but i was pretty little, and i guess blondes attract for that reason.
the most shocking loss of all was the death of michael jackson. he lost a lot of my respect in recent years, becos of the molestation allegations and his bizarre appearance, but i always liked his music. i liked his earlier stuff, the stuff he did as a kid and a young man. i got thriller for my 10th birthday. i always thought it was a shame that he felt he had to change his appearance. he was a cute guy way back in the day. i hated his nose job(s). and he was whiter than me! i always wondered what the african american community thought of his quest to become a white person. it's sad to deny your true self. i hope he's at peace with himself now. i'm sure the last few years of his life weren't very happy.
i've followed the jon and kate plus 8 family for several months now, and i enjoyed watching their show and seeing how they dealt with 8 kids. with twins on the way, this interested me even more. i was sad to learn that they are getting a divorce after 10 years of marriage. i'm sure they had their reasons, and hopefully their lives will be for the better becos of the split, but i feel for the children, and the romantic in me hoped for reconciliation. who knows what will come their way.
my MIL is having her surgery today for the lump in her breast. i pray that it is confined and that no lymph nodes were affected. this has been pretty shattering for hubby and his family, and i pray to God that MIL will be okay, and that she will be cured.
tomorrow is week 29 and i'm 7 weeks away from baby time. this week has sucked. i have massive constipation and the only way i get relief is to literally dig it out with my finger (tmi i know, but what else can i do). i basically decided to hell with carbs, i'm eating raisin bran and fruit and pounding down as much fluid as i can take to get more regular. i hate being constipated. it rarely happens to me, and up until this point i was doing okay with it in my pregnancy. i think it was the combination iron pill/diet change that did it, not to mention 6 pounds of baby in me. it is so alien to me to not be able to go - i'm the girl who can go on command, plus there were days i would go 5 times a day. and big bms at that. today i tried hot water with lemon with my cereal to see if that helps. also used one of the boy's suppositories, left over from when he was potty training a few years ago. if that doesn't work i'm going to have hubby get me some colace. i'm at the end of my rope here. i hate not pooping.
had my 28 week checkup, everything looks good. my urine test this week showed good results so thankful my kidneys are functioning well. doc is pleased with my growth and the babies' development. talked about birthing plans, and i will have a c-section. 36 weeks is when twins are considered full term, but they'd let me go as far as 38 weeks (heaven forbid) and as early as 34 weeks (i guess prior to 34 weeks they'd send me to geisinger where they're more equip for preemies and have the nicu.) my goal is still 36 weeks and i'm trying to keep my eye on the prize despite my discomforts.
this blog has sort of become a virtual on line baby book for rolly and hiccup and i guess it's appropriate to include world events so i can remember what happened while i was pregnant. this month has sucked so far in that respect. there is a lot of turmoil in the middle east and north korea and elsewhere and i pray for some peace with those countries. i complain about how our country is run, but when i see people getting killed for voicing their opinions in iran, i am most grateful that i live in a country where i can have an opinion and not fear someone killing me.
our world lost several influential entertainers this week. ed mcmahon died this week. i guess it wasn't a surprise, he was pretty old and had many health issues. i was too young for the tonight show but i remembered him from star search and blooper shows.
farrah fawcett died from cancer yesterday. while this didn't surprise me either - she'd been suffering from cancer for some time now - but it's still shocking that someone so beautiful dies before their time. she was pretty young - 62 - my dad's age. i remember her from charlie's angels. i suppose i liked her becos of her blond hair (shame on me - i should have liked smart kate jackson instead). but i was pretty little, and i guess blondes attract for that reason.
the most shocking loss of all was the death of michael jackson. he lost a lot of my respect in recent years, becos of the molestation allegations and his bizarre appearance, but i always liked his music. i liked his earlier stuff, the stuff he did as a kid and a young man. i got thriller for my 10th birthday. i always thought it was a shame that he felt he had to change his appearance. he was a cute guy way back in the day. i hated his nose job(s). and he was whiter than me! i always wondered what the african american community thought of his quest to become a white person. it's sad to deny your true self. i hope he's at peace with himself now. i'm sure the last few years of his life weren't very happy.
i've followed the jon and kate plus 8 family for several months now, and i enjoyed watching their show and seeing how they dealt with 8 kids. with twins on the way, this interested me even more. i was sad to learn that they are getting a divorce after 10 years of marriage. i'm sure they had their reasons, and hopefully their lives will be for the better becos of the split, but i feel for the children, and the romantic in me hoped for reconciliation. who knows what will come their way.
my MIL is having her surgery today for the lump in her breast. i pray that it is confined and that no lymph nodes were affected. this has been pretty shattering for hubby and his family, and i pray to God that MIL will be okay, and that she will be cured.
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