My last month of pregnancy and related thoughts
Personal information I feel like airing to the world, dunno why...
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I had a scare yesterday (since I still don't know what it really feels like to go into labor naturally)...a series of sharp pains down there while I was making pancakes for Michael. I called John at work and told him to stay on guard in case I go into labor! We both got a case of "Oh my gosh, this is real," when it hadn't really felt real before.
After that I spent much of the day digging through Michael's old things in storage, pulling out every androgynous baby blanket and outfit I could find...just in case we need them sooner than we thought. Stupid me, I even carried a 50-lb box up two flights of stairs. Duh. Wanna go into early labor? There's a good way to do it!
But I was fine, and still am.
I don't want to jinx anything, but in a few hours we're embarking on an 8-10 hour drive to Minneapolis to get a 4D sonogram done. It comes with pictures, CD ROM, and a 15-minute DVD of the action. I am really excited. There are no such services in North Dakota, so Minneapolis is the nearest place we could go.
I've been excited about this technology ever since I heard about it RIGHT AFTER Michael was born (heh) ...and swore that given the chance, we'd do it next time. But throughout this pregnancy we've been living less than paycheck-to-paycheck (what else is new) so we'd given up on the possibility of seeing a totally amazing sonogram of our baby.
But a couple weeks ago when Tex posted her sonogram pictures I became excited to the point of trembling. So without further rationalization I looked up the clinic and made an appointment without even asking my husband (he's the breadwinner). He was really mad when I told him (for reason, see paragraph below). It took him a couple hours to cool off, but he eventually came around. Now he's excited too.
What this means is that since we're getting paid today, Friday, we'll be using our ENTIRE paycheck to drive there, get the sonogram, and drive home. Yes, our entire paycheck will be spent in one day. We'll even be sleeping in the car tonight during our travels. Crazy I know. We're going to have to break into our food storage to feed us the next couple weeks, but we've both decided that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see our baby in the womb...and we'll likely learn the gender for sure this time.
It's all so crazy, but exciting!
Maybe these next couple of weeks will teach our little Michael to stop being such a finicky eater -- to survive, sometimes you just have to eat whatever's on hand!
Yummy MRE's .................*SLURP*
P.S. I hate WIC, but my husband just signed us up. Next week it begins: Annoying appointments that will be difficult for my son to comply with willingly. Finger pricks. The third degree once a month about everything we put into our mouths. And blech -- taxpayers feeding us. It should be a crime. My stance is, "If you can't afford food, then STARVE! That'll teach you to budget from now on!" But here I am about to become one of the people I despise. A leech off the Government. *Sigh*
I know Gideon & others have written heated articles on people who blow their money on unnecessary things, then get government handouts. Yes it angers me too. We'll straighten out soon.
Life has so many options, so many contradictions.
After that I spent much of the day digging through Michael's old things in storage, pulling out every androgynous baby blanket and outfit I could find...just in case we need them sooner than we thought. Stupid me, I even carried a 50-lb box up two flights of stairs. Duh. Wanna go into early labor? There's a good way to do it!
But I was fine, and still am.
I don't want to jinx anything, but in a few hours we're embarking on an 8-10 hour drive to Minneapolis to get a 4D sonogram done. It comes with pictures, CD ROM, and a 15-minute DVD of the action. I am really excited. There are no such services in North Dakota, so Minneapolis is the nearest place we could go.
I've been excited about this technology ever since I heard about it RIGHT AFTER Michael was born (heh) ...and swore that given the chance, we'd do it next time. But throughout this pregnancy we've been living less than paycheck-to-paycheck (what else is new) so we'd given up on the possibility of seeing a totally amazing sonogram of our baby.
But a couple weeks ago when Tex posted her sonogram pictures I became excited to the point of trembling. So without further rationalization I looked up the clinic and made an appointment without even asking my husband (he's the breadwinner). He was really mad when I told him (for reason, see paragraph below). It took him a couple hours to cool off, but he eventually came around. Now he's excited too.
What this means is that since we're getting paid today, Friday, we'll be using our ENTIRE paycheck to drive there, get the sonogram, and drive home. Yes, our entire paycheck will be spent in one day. We'll even be sleeping in the car tonight during our travels. Crazy I know. We're going to have to break into our food storage to feed us the next couple weeks, but we've both decided that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see our baby in the womb...and we'll likely learn the gender for sure this time.
It's all so crazy, but exciting!
Maybe these next couple of weeks will teach our little Michael to stop being such a finicky eater -- to survive, sometimes you just have to eat whatever's on hand!
Yummy MRE's .................*SLURP*
P.S. I hate WIC, but my husband just signed us up. Next week it begins: Annoying appointments that will be difficult for my son to comply with willingly. Finger pricks. The third degree once a month about everything we put into our mouths. And blech -- taxpayers feeding us. It should be a crime. My stance is, "If you can't afford food, then STARVE! That'll teach you to budget from now on!" But here I am about to become one of the people I despise. A leech off the Government. *Sigh*
I know Gideon & others have written heated articles on people who blow their money on unnecessary things, then get government handouts. Yes it angers me too. We'll straighten out soon.
Life has so many options, so many contradictions.
Thanks for standing behind us.
: And too much cereal!! But now I see very easily how we're going to become completely dependent on that stuff for awhile.