Le sigh

I apologize for my blogger break; life is getting super stressful with the upcoming birth of baby #3; a ton of projects to wrap up for the semester, 2 babies and a house. The event that pushed me over the edge was someone near and dear to me hurting them self badly; We almost lost them.
In my head and my heart I'm not ready to talk about it yet; and when I am it's a conversation that won' t be taking place on my blog; but there are some people that read this garbage that I would like to discuss it with because I know excellent advice will be available.

With all that said, life is going pretty well. Trying to get into the swing of things and wrap up the semester while it's November yet so I don't have to worry about it in December when I'm going to be induced at some point. I'm trying to get the ambition to deep clean this pig sty but would appreciate this baby getting out of my lungs and ribs first, lol. Lots to do; not much time to fit it all in!

Courtesy call

Just stopping in; this blog is temporarily on hold until my head is a little less fucked up.

We're all recovering from a family crisis at the moment and hanging in there.

It's not my place to talk about it; and even if it were... I'm not ready to yet.

Wishing you and yours health and happiness. =)

Novemeber, Already?

The last week has been crazy and I haven't been able to think about much or get anything accomplished. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with pre-eclampisa; this past week I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes (something I've never had before.) After failing 2 tests & passing 2 tests it was determined that I need to prick my finger 8 times a day and check blood sugar levels for the remainder of my pregnancy, I have been prescribed 2 kinds of insulin but luckily have not yet been instructed to start using it. Since my initial glucose tests at the doctors, all of my glucose levels have been completely in normal range, so hopefully it was just a fluke.

If 3 kids wasn't already plenty enough for me, all of the medical stuff arising with this pregnancy definitely seals the deal on no more babies!

Luckily, gestational diabetes tends to go away as soon as you deliver your baby (and placenta) because the placenta is the culprit behind insulin resistance in pregnancy.

I knew we needed to start getting serious about health when the littlest new girl arrives, I just didn't realize it would kick in before she was even here.

I've been consumed with the girls, homework, house, work, poking my fingers 8 times a day, and following the carb choice diet as closely as possible (so far that alone seems to be managing my sugar levels just fine... hallejuah!)

Friendly tip of the day: When poking your fingers 8 times a day, DO NOT use hand sanitizer... it literally was an eye opener!

Misguided Mommy thinks I'm special =)

I received a package in the mail today that perked this joke of a month right up =)

Here's some photographic evidence of the loot! Sorry folks but you can't see the ring on; with my pre-clampsic body being a moody beach; all of my extremities are swollen up like marshmellows! --The proof of marshmellow-ness is in the photos!

When things mellow out a little bit; I will eventually be doing a pay-it-forward of my own!

Are we having fun now?

Monday I went into my OB/GYNs office; And after some mini-tests I'm definetely pre-clampsic which has everyone freaking out because my primary physician / OB is on vacation this week and next week so for the moment I'm suppose to be self-resting as much as possible at home; & continue with my appointment with my docs midwife on Monday (which is my gestational diabetes test as well).
Pre-clampsia doesn't occur before the first 20 weeks of pregnancy; but the nurse that I saw is concerned that it's setting in before 30 weeks which is apparently early. With Natalie it didn't hit until 32-34 weeks and I was able to make it to 37 weeks when I was induced. A friend of mine told me she had was bedrested for 8 weeks with it; and delivered her son at 33 weeks. =/

For the moment I'm not on actual bed rest; just suppose to be laying down as much as possible; which yeah... you try doing that with 2 toddlers. I still had to go to school for an exam yesterday (I aced that bitch!) I had been studying for it like they were going to all be essays; imagine my surprise when they were all multiple choice; it took me less than 10 minutes for 50 questions... woo hoo.

After that I had to return my gigantic jug of urine to the doctors office (that I collected for a day) I'm not entirely sure what they are going to do with it; I think maybe check to see exactly how much protein is in my tinkle? I'll find out soon enough.

My mom is freaking out about needing to take days off from work and taking the girls on the weekends while Keith is at work (he works Thursday - Sunday) she apparently thinks I'm going to get super stressed caring for my bambinos. While they have been little butts lately; I'm sure I can manage!

The signs that showed it was pre-eclampsia? The nausea; the protein in the tinkle; the headaches I just can't shake; that my foot swelled up like a hot potato and my leg was red/swollen/hot; some spotty vision; but the weird thing is my blood pressure isn't really all the elevated at the moment (which is good) what they worry about with pre-eclampsia is the blood pressure getting so high it causes seizures or stroke. I'm hoping I can hold baby in until 37 weeks and do what I need to do; I'm going to be doing some research today about delivery at different stages... Gosh I wish my OB was around to tell me more / what to do.

I'm gonna go be a pregnant bum now; do my homework & make my husband cater to my every whim.... lol

Super Duper Fun

I'm pretty sure I'm getting pre-eclampsic with the pregnancy (I have prior experience from my first pregnancy) and I'm not super stoked about it. My left foot and right hand are both swelling to gigantic proportions; my left leg is getting hot and red/puffy above my foot... at least this would explain the headaches and nausea I've been having lately too; not to mention how how my blood pressure was at my last check-up. I'm not waiting until my schedueled appointment in a week; I'm going to make an appointment right away tomorrow morning... but I'm pretty certain I already know what this garbage is...

Not a good time or semester for this; but then again when is a good time for medical conditions? If it is pre-eclampsia I can expect a whole bunch more monitoring for the next 12 weeks (if they don't opt to induce me as soon as I hit 37 weeks again... which means I have 9.5 weeks... yikes)

It's too early for this Sh*t!

I've been to campus and back already this morning to take my second exam of the week... boy what a doozy; but I did okay. Came home to a hubbs just waking up and the munchkins being wide awake "It's Mommy" with a TA-DA hand motion.....

Started making water for coffee.... why didn't anyone tell me that they make instant coffee that will do in a pinch I.E. your coffee pot broke and then maybe got smashed to a million pieces... It's alll right stuff when you realize that the measurement is a teaspoon not a tablespoon; and that if you want stronger coffee do NOT double the already too large amount of coffee powder.

My morning was made excellent when I came and spilled the coffee-ish mixture all over my desk... The sad thing? It's only 9:12 a.m.. How is the rest of this day going to pan out?

I already tried tricking my mom into taking the girls for the weekend so I can study for an exam I have on Monday.... didn't sound like too much of a go. But we have to go down to her neck of the woods Monday afternoon or Tuesday anyway to pick up my (SHHHHHHHH!!) Mary Kay order. Hubbs cousin has a personal account and let me get everything at cost; and darn it if some of those perfumes aren't like... the best thing ever! But still; ordering Mary Kay makes me feel like I'm having a cosmetic affair in a dark dirty alley behind the bar... I'm equal opportunity darn it; if it's pretty or girly or smells hump your leg good; it shall be mine.... Oh yes... it shall be!

Hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday!

Send stimulants & fast-forward time 3 months please! ... must .... resist.... buying....cigarettes (forever)!

I need something good to read for a distraction... do the .2 readers I have have suggestions for me?