Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:51:14 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/gallery/airplane.gif http://dailystrength.org/people/27269 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/1105094 sorry i've been gone so long.  it would have annoyed me greatly had my buddy done it to me.  the time has been flying by as we frantically prepared for the arrival of our baby.  she got here, and it took a couple of days, but we did finally begin to bond when it struck me that she... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:25:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/1058696 still confused.  but the baby is still in there where she belongs, and we are approaching 37 weeks.  everything went textbook with my first pregnancy, the only one that's been successful.  this time i'm having all sorts of weight gain issues, sugar and protein in my urine, no ... Sat, 17 May 2008 09:27:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/1011952 my hubby and father-in-law finished putting it in for me, so i do feel some satisfaction in a complete plot even if i didn't do it all myself as usual.  i have pea plants 3-4 inches tall all along my fence (they will use it as a trellis), small spinach plants about 3/4" tall and radish... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:43:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/1011903 thought i would just check in for those who are curious.  and those who might also be at risk.  the contractions continue, mostly at night, becoming more intense, sometimes as close as 4-5 minutes apart.  that's apparently what defines them as preterm labor and not the harmless br... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:22:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/1002652 still having contractions, but they subside if i lie down and drink water as instructed.  the more activity i do in a day (not much!) the more contractions i feel.  i don't know whether to worry about this or not.  smart people can jump in any time and say "don't worry, t... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:02:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/980728 well...i've been in the hospital on iv medication since sunday night.  but she stayed in (so far), and they expect me to go home today.  i was feeling very ill when i got home from work on saturday and basically went straight to bed.  i stayed there about 24 hours.  i ate alm... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:37:23 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/927464 out in the garden again today, though it was so windy i didn't dare put the trash out.  that can wait until next week.  the temperatures are lower every day than the average of previous years, and i catch myself wondering if this will ever end.  but like everything, it will. ... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:10:16 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/909948 i know, i know, i chafe when others don't update their journal and then i'm gone for weeks on end.  it's becoming more and more uncomfortable for me to sit at the computer and so i've taken to using it only late at night in my bed, propped up by a multitude of pillows.  if ... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:42:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/802200 U/S NORMAL, though they've made no attempt to contact me with the results.  cause why would i care about the results?  doctors.feeling lots better since getting this done, we now have proof in pictures that a "baby" resides in there and it's not just indigestion kicking a... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:33:09 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/760691 EXERCISE.  i got the clearance from my doctor a week and a half ago and it seems to be helping me.  i haven't done it every single day, but most days since then, and i feel a little clearer in my head.  i did inform my boss that i am pregnant, and that didn't go as poorly as i... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:49:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/733138 MY KID IS THE BEST.  she's over two and a half now, and we can converse on a fairly advanced level.  she asked me last week what color her eyes were.  she "just wanted to know."  she loves her little alphabet doodad because it plays songs.  when "oh susann... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:58:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/733075 HEY MAN, I JUST WANT to be normal again.  has achieving a pregnancy actually made me feel more insecure about my history of miscarriages, or do i just have the winter blues?  we had our 18-week appointment yesterday and all was well so far as the doctor can tell.  but i can't stop... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:21:36 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/723634 STILL PHYSICALLY WELL, as far as i know, though i have some anxiety about my doctor's appt. this friday.  i am supposed to have a "level 2" ultrasound around 20 weeks, and this will likely be scheduled on friday after the exam.  we are emotionally still in limbo and unable to... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:50:03 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/702114 BEEN A WHILE.  but i'm not staying away because i've forgotten you guys, or forgotten where i came from, or think it's the wrong place for me.  just busy with the holiday preparations and disappeared for the month of december as i annually do. my heart was broken to return and ... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:52:34 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/622760 A RAPID ENTRY HERE since i am always, always, thinking about when my next nap will be.  i don't know how i did this when working full time, except i know that when i go to the clinic, everything else fades into the background except my patients and my job.  even now, i run full steam a... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:29:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/599284 ULTRASOUND YESTERDAY.  i think i am happy about it, but am not comletely sure how i feel, so i will attempt a green face and if it doesn't take, then i will leave it be.  long story short, i saw it squirming.  i was alone, that was unavoidable for now due to an emergency meeting a... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:18:30 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/582005 I AM SO TIRED.  that's all i can manage.  dr. appt next monday. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:02:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/567779 WE THOUGHT WE LOST IT.  on the morning of my first miscarriage, i had a dream about sex.  not that weird, unless you're me and have absolutely no sex drive during pregnancy.  i had a similar dream shortly before my second or third miscarriage, i'm not sure which.  when th... Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:49:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/555371 STILL HERE, STILL ALIVE.  no spotting.  the nausea continues.  and that's all the details i have. i went for my second date with the piano-playing friend and we played two hours.  this gives me great enjoyment and i am glad to have found such an opportunity.  it's n... Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:17:06 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/27269/journal/543741 APPARENTLY, IT'S STILL IN THERE.  the time drags by and although it seems like our ultrasound was a month ago, it was actually only FIVE DAYS.  my outlook is tons better even though i still won't think of what could happen in june of 2008.  if i can get through each day and re... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:40:00 +0100