. . . All My Chaosity . . .

Not really sure why. The last 2 mornings I've woken up with a headache, general body achiness and some dizziness. Not sure what that's about- but I don't love it. I currently have no library books to read, though I've requested 5 from the local library and I'm hoping at least one of them comes in tomorrow. Today I started the washer for one load of clothes, and dried them. I loaded part of the dishwasher with the help of Dball. I made dinner while B & D got ready for Cub Twilight Camp. now they're gone until after 9:00pm and I'm lonely and bored. Woe is me. I spoke to my OB's nurse today and she has placed some prenatal vitamins with DHA samples at the front desk for me- I just have to drag myself down there to pick them up. Also she verified with Dr. McA. that he will use general anesthesia for the cerclage insertion tomorrow, which is a huge relief. I SO want ro avoid needles in my spinal space (epidural, spinal block) as well as being awake...

My man did let me accompany him to Sam's Club Saturday night, I had to ride in the elec cart. I hadn't had any spotting all day Sat.! Sunday and Monday went spot-free, if memory serves (sometimes it does not). Then Tuesday I had strange dark spotting- very little though and very short lived. I've decided to switch OBs if at all possible. I called Dr. McAlister's office, told the woman my life story (first mistake), and she told me that since I would be a "transfer OB patient" I would have to arrange for all my medical records to be sent to them, then when they all arrived the Dr's would have a meeting about it and decide if they were willing to accept my care. WHAT!?!??!!??? So I called Dr. Bradford and spoke with his nurse. She said she had that problem with them all the time, and to call back and set up and appointment and they would go ahead and start faxing my records over.

After a great deal of consideration, I decided not to call the Dr. the next morning, and they didn't call me (which I thought was a little odd, but whatever). I continued to spend most of the week in bed or the recliner. D did some school work but I'm pretty sure he's mostly playing computer games. I'm hoping to encourage him to play outside more today- I'm thinking I'll just set up a couple of wicker chairs so I can keep my feet up and go out there with him. Since he has no siblings, he gets pretty bored outside by himself. I can't really blame him- even though I used to play outside by myself as a child all Summer. So Melanie, Betsy and Dianne brought us dinners this week (fabulous!) and I thought the spotting had all cleared up. Since I had not spotting all day Friday I was planning to ask B if I could take him to work and keep the truck, so D and I could get some groceries (with me riding on the electric cart while there). But then Friday night I s...

got in to see the OB this a.m. She did the u/s, the baby was sitting right there looking perfect, she said she didn't know what the bleeding was from- couldn't find a hemorrhage or anything. She said to stay close to home, but I don't actually have to stay in bed... but I can't walk too far or long, stand too long, or do any cleaning. That was 10:00 this morning. While resting in the recliner around 2;30 this afternoon, I suddenly felt all kinds of activity and ran to find loads of blood and tissue. we can't determine any identifiable parts, just a lot of tissue (we hope). Called Dr back. She said to stay in bed and call back in the morning and I'll probably go in and see the OB and have another ultrasound. I don't guess I was ever meant to have a normal pregnancy. D may still get to be an only child yet.....

So that I don't forget the dates entirely, I better get it all written down. Wednesday (5/19) the Wheelers took D & I to look at shelter dogs (Gizmo needs a dog now w/India gone) but the one in our town was closed on Weds. We looked in nearby towns and decided to try back the following day. So Thursday afternoon they picked us up and we went to the local animal shelter. From there we checked out a shelter in a neighboring town, and when I used the bathroom before leaving the facility I noticed spotting. We had intended to go to another shelter, but Celeste decided we would go to the Dr. instead. I was on and off the phone with said Dr for a while, and eventually they said I needed to go to radiology at the hospital for ultrasound. I was almost there by the time they came up with that instruction. Aunt Jenn came and got most of the kids, and I had both types of ultrasound. The baby was sitting there as usual, heart rate was 150 bpm and the tech didn't know where the spo...

I've been wanting to write down all my pregnancy info, but worried that since we haven't announced to the general public that we are expecting- we're hoping this is a full-term pregnancy but w/past experience we're really uncertain- that more people would be on the band-wagon than we had intended if I posted on facebook notes or even on my regular blog. Since only sweet Alissa follow this particular blog, perhaps no one else will bother to look over here. =) (And Alissa knows) So I took the pregnancy test at Celeste's house the afternoon of Thursday, April 29. It came back really positive, really quickly. So I called Dr. Pres. Bradford from the bathroom, and told (Pres Bradford's wife, actually, answered the phone at his office) a brief history of me and set up an appointment for the next morning. D-Ball had to miss the Rocky Branch One Room School House activity we had signed up for, but it couldn't be avoided b/c Pres. Bradford had surgeries the rest o...

We'll be 12weeks tomorrow, which is a plus. The new OB (McAlister) is definitely better than Collins at "Her Health"- or anyone else there, really. But he might be a little loopier than the last time I saw him 5 years ago. Even though he's been fully apprised of my gastric bypass surgery, he suggested I try to get all of my protein from plant sources. ?!?!?!?! I tried to tell him that I can only eat 1-1.5 cups of food at a time, and I have to eat protein first to get enough in. He pretty much kept right on talking like he'd had a brilliant idea. Eventually I just had to nod my head and smile. Obviously I will NOT be getting much of my nutrition from plant sources, but I don't need to discuss that with him again. I've had this subchorionic hemorrhage again, but it doesn't seem nearly as bad as last time. When they did the ultrasound this past Wednesday the technician was not very forthcoming about measurements or anything like most people are. ...