1) Baby Update
Warning: This is kinda personal, and maybe graphic, depending on what your "gross-out" threshold is.
On Sunday I celebrated Thanksgiving with my family and a few close friends. Let me just say, first, that it was a FANTASTIC day! But, I bled again (fourth time), and was having a lot of watery discharge, which was the scariest thing (mucus plug could have popped= BAD). Luckily, my best friend's mother was there and she has been a Labor and Delivery nurse for over 20 years. I'm real thankful for that, even though there was no room for modesty! She checked things out, explained a lot of stuff to me, and really helped a LOT. Anyways, I went to go see Dr. King on Monday to try to get to the bottom of all this bleeding, and I endured a lot of EXTREMELY painful cervix examinations. OOOOH MY GOSH- OUCH OUCH OUCH! (Three different examinations. Yeah- NOT fun.) It turns out she is pretty sure that the bleeding is not coming from my placenta at all, that it is actually coming from my cervix, which she called "friable", which kind of means "brittle"... it's raw and bleeds easily :-(. This is actually good news because it means the bleeding is something I don't really have to worry about anymore. No more emergency hopital/doctor visits! yay! Bad news= No more sex during pregnancy- BOO, haha. Of course, I'd rather deal with that than a risky pregnancy!
Warning: This is kinda personal, and maybe graphic, depending on what your "gross-out" threshold is.
On Sunday I celebrated Thanksgiving with my family and a few close friends. Let me just say, first, that it was a FANTASTIC day! But, I bled again (fourth time), and was having a lot of watery discharge, which was the scariest thing (mucus plug could have popped= BAD). Luckily, my best friend's mother was there and she has been a Labor and Delivery nurse for over 20 years. I'm real thankful for that, even though there was no room for modesty! She checked things out, explained a lot of stuff to me, and really helped a LOT. Anyways, I went to go see Dr. King on Monday to try to get to the bottom of all this bleeding, and I endured a lot of EXTREMELY painful cervix examinations. OOOOH MY GOSH- OUCH OUCH OUCH! (Three different examinations. Yeah- NOT fun.) It turns out she is pretty sure that the bleeding is not coming from my placenta at all, that it is actually coming from my cervix, which she called "friable", which kind of means "brittle"... it's raw and bleeds easily :-(. This is actually good news because it means the bleeding is something I don't really have to worry about anymore. No more emergency hopital/doctor visits! yay! Bad news= No more sex during pregnancy- BOO, haha. Of course, I'd rather deal with that than a risky pregnancy!
This is a completely candid picture of Ben, me, and Jamie that my mother took when we were at my baby checkup. I love it because this is pretty much how James interacts with my baby at all times. If it were any other person it would bug the crap outta me, but she is *SO* cute- she is constantly rubbing and baby talking and feeling for kicks, and when it's her it makes me feel good because I know she's doing it 'cause she loves me :-). She is excited to be Aunt Jamie.
2) Thanksgiving
WOW, what a GREAT day! Hummis(sp?) and pretzels, Turkey, cranberry salad, green bean casserole, corn casserole, broccli and cheese, marshmallow sweet potatos, mashed potatos and gravy, stuffing, church potatos, devilled eggs, rolls and butter, *deep breath*, pumpkin pie, whipped cheesecake, chocolate swirl cheesecake, cherry pie, raspberry chocolate pie, and ...I really feel like I am forgetting something.
(I just really randomly felt the need to express the fact that I am the world's most horrible speller. This is not news, it's a known fact. Of course I don't take advantage of the spell check feature, go figure, but I probably spelled all of those foods wrong.)
Anyways- We couldn't stop laughing the whole day. My stomache hurt from laughing before I even started eating. My mother had us write 5 things we were thankful for on 5 strips of paper and toss them in the basket. We each chose 5 at random from the basket to read at the table, and then we all guessed who wrote each one. It turned out to be quite humorous and fun! The strips were taped, stapled, and turned into a garland by Matt and Jessi.
After the meal I had another bleeding episode. I already went into that. Afterwards we relaxed and talked a little before eating dessert... That's when Jamie said something that really stuck in my mind and made me think. She just looked around, so content, and said, "I LOVE this. I love that everyone is here and together. I just miss my sister." It made me realize how I often take it for granted when my family is all together, healthy, having a good time, and loving eachother. I'm spoiled- I get it a lot. I also realized how much I have my mother to thank for that. Really and truely, if it weren't for her, Thanksgiving wouldn't have been nearly what it was. She brought 2 families together as one and hosted a really wonderful day. And she does that ALL the time-- she can turn ANY event into a holiday or an excuse to bring people together like family. She's always planning, decorating, cooking, inviting, and making things enjoyable. I really, really appreciate her and I don't tell her enough. (Other than, I DO call her "The Food Woman", but I'm not sure that gets the point across.)
Well anyways, after we ate dessert Jessie (Jamie's sister) DID get to join us finally, and we played games- "Apples to Apples" and "Catchphrase".
...I could write more but I am hungry!
Charlie Brown Christmas story is on tonight at 8.
:-)
I freakin love that!
ForeverLove
2) Thanksgiving
WOW, what a GREAT day! Hummis(sp?) and pretzels, Turkey, cranberry salad, green bean casserole, corn casserole, broccli and cheese, marshmallow sweet potatos, mashed potatos and gravy, stuffing, church potatos, devilled eggs, rolls and butter, *deep breath*, pumpkin pie, whipped cheesecake, chocolate swirl cheesecake, cherry pie, raspberry chocolate pie, and ...I really feel like I am forgetting something.
(I just really randomly felt the need to express the fact that I am the world's most horrible speller. This is not news, it's a known fact. Of course I don't take advantage of the spell check feature, go figure, but I probably spelled all of those foods wrong.)
Anyways- We couldn't stop laughing the whole day. My stomache hurt from laughing before I even started eating. My mother had us write 5 things we were thankful for on 5 strips of paper and toss them in the basket. We each chose 5 at random from the basket to read at the table, and then we all guessed who wrote each one. It turned out to be quite humorous and fun! The strips were taped, stapled, and turned into a garland by Matt and Jessi.
After the meal I had another bleeding episode. I already went into that. Afterwards we relaxed and talked a little before eating dessert... That's when Jamie said something that really stuck in my mind and made me think. She just looked around, so content, and said, "I LOVE this. I love that everyone is here and together. I just miss my sister." It made me realize how I often take it for granted when my family is all together, healthy, having a good time, and loving eachother. I'm spoiled- I get it a lot. I also realized how much I have my mother to thank for that. Really and truely, if it weren't for her, Thanksgiving wouldn't have been nearly what it was. She brought 2 families together as one and hosted a really wonderful day. And she does that ALL the time-- she can turn ANY event into a holiday or an excuse to bring people together like family. She's always planning, decorating, cooking, inviting, and making things enjoyable. I really, really appreciate her and I don't tell her enough. (Other than, I DO call her "The Food Woman", but I'm not sure that gets the point across.)
Well anyways, after we ate dessert Jessie (Jamie's sister) DID get to join us finally, and we played games- "Apples to Apples" and "Catchphrase".
...I could write more but I am hungry!
Charlie Brown Christmas story is on tonight at 8.
:-)
I freakin love that!
ForeverLove
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