Tomorrow I will be at the same gestation as I was when I lost my first son Antony. Understandably this is making mama bear a bit on the worried side. Subconsiously more than anything else. I've avoided sitting down and consiously worrying about it happening again because I cant see the point in stressing myself out over something that is out of my control. Seems my subconsious has been doing the worrying for me.
So far I've had 2 nights of seriously crappy sleep. The night of 20w4d, which is the day that I had the anatomy scan with Antony that suggested there could be a problem with my cervix, and last night 21w, which was the night before I was admitted into hospital to await progress.
Well, the good news is I'm not in hospital so things are definately different this time.
Umm, bad news... I dont think I have any at this stage, and I bloody well hope it stays that way.
Tomorrow I will be lighting a candle for my lost son, to remember the short time that he was with us and to celebrate him becoming a big brother. So sad that he isn't here with us now...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Mountaineering and ping pong balls
No I'm not about to go start climbing mountains, but I have been sifting through them. Mountains of baby clothes that is.
The man thing and I went on a little road trip to Auckland Tuesday/Wednesday to meet up with a few people and pick up some stuff for the baby. I got 2 doz flat cloth nappies (Thank you Lisa!!!) and a bag of absolutely pristine clothes from a friend (Thanks Steph!!!) but the biggest suprise came when the father-in-law gave us 2 boxes AND a black sack full of baby clothes. I was stunned. So, yesterday afternoon when we got home I started pulling it all out and sorting it into sizes/age ranges and *jaw drop* I don't think I'm going to have to buy anything for the next 2 years!!!
Currently on my coffee table I have a rather large stack of NB/0-3 month clothes. Mostly bodysuits and AIOs. The stack is a foot high!!! There's a smaller pile beside it of more wintery AIOs which I think will be a little too heavy for my Due-In-March baby.
We also had our first Antenatal Class last night. Gosh, it was fun. I was a bit nervous, ya know, meeting all these new people and stuff but it was pretty cool. I did my usual hang-around-in-the-background kind of thing but I did participate a little.
The man thing had no qualms about jumping in. He volunteered to wear the 7kg fat suit LOL. It was quite cute. I think the reason he did it was because they said he could try the entonox when we go for a spin through the delivery suite. Yeah, like he's never had that before *wink*
One of the most entertaining parts of the class was when we had to put ping pong balls into balloons (sounds really weird right?) then blow the balloons up a little. It was to simulate the uterus and how it works with the contractions, and also how Braxton Hicks contractions are different from Labour contractions.
Apart from that (which I thought was pretty cool, especially when we started shooting ping pong balls all around the room) I didn't actually learn anything that I didn't already know, either from reading pregnancy books, or the Internet.
Let's see how much I learn from these classes...
(Note to self: Use spell check... Mountain is NOT spelled mountian *facepalm*)
The man thing and I went on a little road trip to Auckland Tuesday/Wednesday to meet up with a few people and pick up some stuff for the baby. I got 2 doz flat cloth nappies (Thank you Lisa!!!) and a bag of absolutely pristine clothes from a friend (Thanks Steph!!!) but the biggest suprise came when the father-in-law gave us 2 boxes AND a black sack full of baby clothes. I was stunned. So, yesterday afternoon when we got home I started pulling it all out and sorting it into sizes/age ranges and *jaw drop* I don't think I'm going to have to buy anything for the next 2 years!!!
Currently on my coffee table I have a rather large stack of NB/0-3 month clothes. Mostly bodysuits and AIOs. The stack is a foot high!!! There's a smaller pile beside it of more wintery AIOs which I think will be a little too heavy for my Due-In-March baby.
We also had our first Antenatal Class last night. Gosh, it was fun. I was a bit nervous, ya know, meeting all these new people and stuff but it was pretty cool. I did my usual hang-around-in-the-background kind of thing but I did participate a little.
The man thing had no qualms about jumping in. He volunteered to wear the 7kg fat suit LOL. It was quite cute. I think the reason he did it was because they said he could try the entonox when we go for a spin through the delivery suite. Yeah, like he's never had that before *wink*
One of the most entertaining parts of the class was when we had to put ping pong balls into balloons (sounds really weird right?) then blow the balloons up a little. It was to simulate the uterus and how it works with the contractions, and also how Braxton Hicks contractions are different from Labour contractions.
Apart from that (which I thought was pretty cool, especially when we started shooting ping pong balls all around the room) I didn't actually learn anything that I didn't already know, either from reading pregnancy books, or the Internet.
Let's see how much I learn from these classes...
(Note to self: Use spell check... Mountain is NOT spelled mountian *facepalm*)
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Big tickets
Boy are we lucky. We keep being given things that will really come in handy for the baby like a cot, a high chair, a dresser...
The dresser and a recliner rocker chair are the latest items to join our lovely haphazard collection of furniture. I'm very happy that we have them since the new dresser now gives me a place to put all of the baby clothes that I'm accumulating as well as being able to set up a change area on the top of the dresser. No need for one of those fancy fandangled ones that you see now in the baby shops *wink*
Yesterday, the man thing and I (well mostly the man thing, I watched) rearranged the babys room and our bedroom to make our new acquisitions fit.
The new dresser was my grandmothers and it's one of those old style ones with the mirrors on the top, so I didn't think it was suitable for a babies room, thus it's now in my room with my clothes in it *wink* and I'm loving it. Sure, I had to whittle down the amount of clothes that I have in the drawers (good thing the man had an empty drawer in HIS dresser) but I have way too many clothes anyway lol, I wont miss them. My old dresser is now in babies room waiting to be filled.
The recliner rocker I'm going to most probably use as a breastfeeding chair since it's so comfortable.
Now the only big ticket item we have left to acquire (well hopefully the pram/stroller I have available for my use is suitable) is a carseat. I'm still exploring my options there but I'm definitely looking at what is available to see if any of it is what we want. We may possibly be hiring a capsule but at this point I'm not entirely sure.
The dresser and a recliner rocker chair are the latest items to join our lovely haphazard collection of furniture. I'm very happy that we have them since the new dresser now gives me a place to put all of the baby clothes that I'm accumulating as well as being able to set up a change area on the top of the dresser. No need for one of those fancy fandangled ones that you see now in the baby shops *wink*
Yesterday, the man thing and I (well mostly the man thing, I watched) rearranged the babys room and our bedroom to make our new acquisitions fit.
The new dresser was my grandmothers and it's one of those old style ones with the mirrors on the top, so I didn't think it was suitable for a babies room, thus it's now in my room with my clothes in it *wink* and I'm loving it. Sure, I had to whittle down the amount of clothes that I have in the drawers (good thing the man had an empty drawer in HIS dresser) but I have way too many clothes anyway lol, I wont miss them. My old dresser is now in babies room waiting to be filled.
The recliner rocker I'm going to most probably use as a breastfeeding chair since it's so comfortable.
Now the only big ticket item we have left to acquire (well hopefully the pram/stroller I have available for my use is suitable) is a carseat. I'm still exploring my options there but I'm definitely looking at what is available to see if any of it is what we want. We may possibly be hiring a capsule but at this point I'm not entirely sure.
Friday, November 5, 2010
It's a...
Whoop.. hold it.
So, I suck at keeping up this blog, obviously. I've abandoned you lovely people for 9 whole days!!! *gasp* It's horrible, how can I do such a thing.
Thus, here is an update of everything that has been going on lately.
The man thing felt the sprog squiggle the other day. He was really happy about that. He's had plenty of opportunity since then but hasn't taken advantage of it.
Umm, what else. Oh yeah, went for the Anatomy scan (also known as the 20 week scan) and everything there looked great. We came home with an abundance of pictures, some alien like and others not so. We also found out what flavour bubba is most likely to be. General consensus is: BOY!!
So, I suck at keeping up this blog, obviously. I've abandoned you lovely people for 9 whole days!!! *gasp* It's horrible, how can I do such a thing.
Thus, here is an update of everything that has been going on lately.
The man thing felt the sprog squiggle the other day. He was really happy about that. He's had plenty of opportunity since then but hasn't taken advantage of it.
Umm, what else. Oh yeah, went for the Anatomy scan (also known as the 20 week scan) and everything there looked great. We came home with an abundance of pictures, some alien like and others not so. We also found out what flavour bubba is most likely to be. General consensus is: BOY!!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Spring in my step
Hardy hardy har. I can barely walk, but anyway.
Spring is here! The man thing has his first sunburn (Idiot), the birds are chirping, the sun is shining and I have seeds germinating wink.
We're planting a vege garden up at my mums place and I'm growing what I can from seeds. I currently have sugarsnap peas, tomatoes, brocolli, corn, marigolds and alyssum (yeah I know the last two are types of flowers). The brocolli and peas are sprouting, along with the flowers but the tomatoes and corn are being a bit slow.
I also have some carrot seeds but I'll wait until the garden bed is ready before I plant them anywhere. I'm not sure how they do in pots.
I also have an abundance of strawberry plants. 15 in all. I purchased 6 plants last year, planted them in the ground at my mums place and let them grow. They didn't fruit very well but they made plenty of babies.
The 15 strawberry plants I now have are a mix of the original 6 plus babies. I now have 4 plants in a planter along with some lettuce (yes I know, strange bedfellows) and the other 11 are in pots.
I also have a raspberry bush in a lovely big tub sitting on my porch. It's loving its new position. It was badly mauled when it was at my mums place by a lawnmower over winter and all the canes were taken off at ground level. It was barely poking up any new leaves when I got to it 3 weeks ago. Since then, WOW, it's LOVING the tub on the porch where it gets plenty of sun, it gets water, and the occasional dose of plant food. Here's hoping it loves it so much it gives me a few berries this year lol, though that could be wishful thinking.
Anyway, off to tend to the seedlings and possibly plant some more.
I have the green bug!!
Spring is here! The man thing has his first sunburn (Idiot), the birds are chirping, the sun is shining and I have seeds germinating wink.
We're planting a vege garden up at my mums place and I'm growing what I can from seeds. I currently have sugarsnap peas, tomatoes, brocolli, corn, marigolds and alyssum (yeah I know the last two are types of flowers). The brocolli and peas are sprouting, along with the flowers but the tomatoes and corn are being a bit slow.
I also have some carrot seeds but I'll wait until the garden bed is ready before I plant them anywhere. I'm not sure how they do in pots.
I also have an abundance of strawberry plants. 15 in all. I purchased 6 plants last year, planted them in the ground at my mums place and let them grow. They didn't fruit very well but they made plenty of babies.
The 15 strawberry plants I now have are a mix of the original 6 plus babies. I now have 4 plants in a planter along with some lettuce (yes I know, strange bedfellows) and the other 11 are in pots.
I also have a raspberry bush in a lovely big tub sitting on my porch. It's loving its new position. It was badly mauled when it was at my mums place by a lawnmower over winter and all the canes were taken off at ground level. It was barely poking up any new leaves when I got to it 3 weeks ago. Since then, WOW, it's LOVING the tub on the porch where it gets plenty of sun, it gets water, and the occasional dose of plant food. Here's hoping it loves it so much it gives me a few berries this year lol, though that could be wishful thinking.
Anyway, off to tend to the seedlings and possibly plant some more.
I have the green bug!!
Dangitt Part 2
Well we got home from the hospital at 3am *yawn* with the verdict of...
A sprain. Or a bruise.
Gah!
So what I'm thinking is that it is either yes, a sprain or a bruise, OR there's a crack there that they couldn't see on the xray because that can sometimes happen with people with OI. Great huh.
Well the pain is the same as it was last night (a clue for me that it's likely more than just a bruise) and my toe is a lovely subtle shade of blue so I'm going to be taking it real easy over the next few days to let it rest up and see how it goes.
I hate having a not-very-common bone disorder at times.
A sprain. Or a bruise.
Gah!
So what I'm thinking is that it is either yes, a sprain or a bruise, OR there's a crack there that they couldn't see on the xray because that can sometimes happen with people with OI. Great huh.
Well the pain is the same as it was last night (a clue for me that it's likely more than just a bruise) and my toe is a lovely subtle shade of blue so I'm going to be taking it real easy over the next few days to let it rest up and see how it goes.
I hate having a not-very-common bone disorder at times.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Dangitt!!!
I think I've broken my toe :(
Well, I should rephrase that. I think the man thing has managed to break my toe. He accidentally kicked it and I think I've either bruised the joint or maybe chipped one of the bones a little. Here's hoping it's just a bruise. Best to get it checked out though so once I've finished my cuppa we're off to the hospital.
**Disclaimer** If you suspect you have a fracture or break in a bone it is not advisable for you to eat and/or drink before being seen by a doctor as surgery may be required. The only reason I'm finishing my drink is because I know this merry-go-round very well wink
I'll let y'all know how I get on.
Well, I should rephrase that. I think the man thing has managed to break my toe. He accidentally kicked it and I think I've either bruised the joint or maybe chipped one of the bones a little. Here's hoping it's just a bruise. Best to get it checked out though so once I've finished my cuppa we're off to the hospital.
**Disclaimer** If you suspect you have a fracture or break in a bone it is not advisable for you to eat and/or drink before being seen by a doctor as surgery may be required. The only reason I'm finishing my drink is because I know this merry-go-round very well wink
I'll let y'all know how I get on.
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