Totally random dream I had last night: I was going into my classroom to talk to my permanent sub about some things that I wanted the kids to do while she was teaching. Well, she had torn down all my posters, decorations, and pictures that I had up. She said that she sold my Lord of the Rings movie poster to a student for $4, and she tore down all my pretty bulletin boards. The worst part of the dream though: she wasn't even teaching reading and literature. She was teaching the kids astronomy and the movements of the planets and stars! I was starting to tell her that she needed to read stories from the Literature book to prepare them for AIMS, and she said, "Oh, no. Honey I've been teaching a lot longer than you, and I know that this will help more!" I was so sad and angry and upset and then I woke up.
This is a teacher's worst nightmare. I always stress and worry about what's going on with my 7th graders and what they're learning, and how far ahead or far behind they will be when I go back to school in December.
I know it's not a total nightmare to some people, but to me it was one of the worst dreams ever! I'm so glad I woke up. I almost cried about my Lord of the Rings movie poster! It was terrible!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
34 Weeks
Yay! I'm technically 34 weeks pregnant, but in my 35th week of gestation. Weird how it's like that. I still get confused sometimes. Oh well.
What Rick and I have done the past week:
1) Read some books. My mother-in-law got me into a series of books with the main character named Lady Emily Ashton. I love murder mysteries, but what I like the most about these books are the characters that are in them. The first book is called "And Only to Deceive". My friend Erin also recommended a baby book to me called "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". It's... interesting so far. I don't really know what to make of it since I don't have a baby yet.
2) Helped make baby shower invitations. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are technically throwing the shower for me, but I'm so bored, I volunteered to make the invitations myself since I have nothing else to do. They're really cute. Sorry that I don't have picture of them.
3) Rick pulled out Halloween decorations. They're scattered on the floor right now, next to the box that they came in. I am trying to figure out where I want all of them to go.
4) Made a to do list. I love making lists. It helps me prioritize. So, whenever we go anywhere, or I am really busy, I tend to write down a list of everything I need to do. I made a baby to do list. And it's really long. That's what stinks about being on bed rest. Rick and I have this huge life changing event coming up, and I can't get everything organized and prepared for the baby, because I'm on bed rest. I'm a little nervous too that he'll come early after I am off bed rest (I get off on October 11) and we won't even have a car seat to take the kid home in. So, it's really frustrating that I can't get as organized and prepared as I'd like to be.
5) Watched lots of movies. Rick and I have gotten into a habit of eating dinner and watching a movie every evening when he gets home from work at 8:15. So, we watched the Star Wars movies, episodes 1-6, and included the Clone Wars cartoon series that was on Cartoon Network.
Now we're watching Indiana Jones, and we're finishing it off with the 4th one tonight. I think we'll watch X-Men after Indiana.
6) I watched the Relief Society General Broadcast on Sunday while Rick was at church. I don't like not being able to go to church, so I decided to do something churchy and watch the Broadcast on the internet.
7) I counted the baby's kicks on Sunday. The kid was really hyper or something because I stopped counting when I got to the number 70, and he was still going. *sigh* hyper baby? who knows?
8) Agonized with Rick over waiting for Air Force Officer Selection board results. The results were supposed to come out on Sep. 21, but of course, they didn't. So, we're still waiting to see if Rick got in or not. I don't know how he can be so calm, I'm totally nervous. I know that as soon as I stop thinking about it, we'll probably find out what's going to happen.
The nice thing is that I only have a few more days left on bed rest. Okay, more than a few, but like, 12 days! I can't believe I've lasted this long! And then I can get stuff ready for baby. According to Grandma Carpenter (my mom) Evan has to wait until after the 14th to be born because my little nephew Ollie's 1st birthday is on the 14th.
What Rick and I have done the past week:
1) Read some books. My mother-in-law got me into a series of books with the main character named Lady Emily Ashton. I love murder mysteries, but what I like the most about these books are the characters that are in them. The first book is called "And Only to Deceive". My friend Erin also recommended a baby book to me called "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". It's... interesting so far. I don't really know what to make of it since I don't have a baby yet.
2) Helped make baby shower invitations. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are technically throwing the shower for me, but I'm so bored, I volunteered to make the invitations myself since I have nothing else to do. They're really cute. Sorry that I don't have picture of them.
3) Rick pulled out Halloween decorations. They're scattered on the floor right now, next to the box that they came in. I am trying to figure out where I want all of them to go.
4) Made a to do list. I love making lists. It helps me prioritize. So, whenever we go anywhere, or I am really busy, I tend to write down a list of everything I need to do. I made a baby to do list. And it's really long. That's what stinks about being on bed rest. Rick and I have this huge life changing event coming up, and I can't get everything organized and prepared for the baby, because I'm on bed rest. I'm a little nervous too that he'll come early after I am off bed rest (I get off on October 11) and we won't even have a car seat to take the kid home in. So, it's really frustrating that I can't get as organized and prepared as I'd like to be.
5) Watched lots of movies. Rick and I have gotten into a habit of eating dinner and watching a movie every evening when he gets home from work at 8:15. So, we watched the Star Wars movies, episodes 1-6, and included the Clone Wars cartoon series that was on Cartoon Network.
Now we're watching Indiana Jones, and we're finishing it off with the 4th one tonight. I think we'll watch X-Men after Indiana.
6) I watched the Relief Society General Broadcast on Sunday while Rick was at church. I don't like not being able to go to church, so I decided to do something churchy and watch the Broadcast on the internet.
7) I counted the baby's kicks on Sunday. The kid was really hyper or something because I stopped counting when I got to the number 70, and he was still going. *sigh* hyper baby? who knows?
8) Agonized with Rick over waiting for Air Force Officer Selection board results. The results were supposed to come out on Sep. 21, but of course, they didn't. So, we're still waiting to see if Rick got in or not. I don't know how he can be so calm, I'm totally nervous. I know that as soon as I stop thinking about it, we'll probably find out what's going to happen.
The nice thing is that I only have a few more days left on bed rest. Okay, more than a few, but like, 12 days! I can't believe I've lasted this long! And then I can get stuff ready for baby. According to Grandma Carpenter (my mom) Evan has to wait until after the 14th to be born because my little nephew Ollie's 1st birthday is on the 14th.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
5 Bed Rest Activities
5 things that I've been doing on bed rest:
1) Researching cloth diapers
-We've decided to go with cloth diapers because it will be cheaper. The nice thing is that this is going to be a trial period; I'm not seriously committed to cloth diapers, but Evan will be in them until he's around 15 pounds, and if we still like them, we'll keep going; if not, disposable it is. The main reason for this decision: money. Cloth is a lot cheaper than disposable, but I'll still use disposable for going out and road trips because who wants to actually keep a dirty diaper in their bag? I know that I sure don't want to do that.
2) Reading
- I finished the Mortal Instruments Trilogy (City of Bones)
- I finished "Hunger Games"- great book and I really want to read the next one, but the library doesn't have it yet. :(
-Now I need some more books to read.
3) Ultrasound yesterday.
- the technician measured the amniotic fluid, and it's completely average now, so now i'm not carrying extra fluid.
-more good news: the baby's head is average size now. before the head was about 3 weeks ahead of the rest of his body. looks like the rest of his body caught up to his head size, thank goodness.
4) Writing in the baby book.
- I wrote a letter to Evan, glued the ultrasound pictures in the book, and tried doing some more, but since the baby isn't even here yet, it's a little difficult.
5) Reading to Evan
- I decided to start reading to Evan. It's pretty neat. Since I don't know how appropriate some content is for my unborn child, I've decided to be safe and have included Evan in my scripture study. So, I read aloud to him everyday a chapter from The Book of Mormon. He always starts squirming a lot more when I start reading. I take this as a sign that he enjoys listening to me read.
1) Researching cloth diapers
-We've decided to go with cloth diapers because it will be cheaper. The nice thing is that this is going to be a trial period; I'm not seriously committed to cloth diapers, but Evan will be in them until he's around 15 pounds, and if we still like them, we'll keep going; if not, disposable it is. The main reason for this decision: money. Cloth is a lot cheaper than disposable, but I'll still use disposable for going out and road trips because who wants to actually keep a dirty diaper in their bag? I know that I sure don't want to do that.
2) Reading
- I finished the Mortal Instruments Trilogy (City of Bones)
- I finished "Hunger Games"- great book and I really want to read the next one, but the library doesn't have it yet. :(
-Now I need some more books to read.
3) Ultrasound yesterday.
- the technician measured the amniotic fluid, and it's completely average now, so now i'm not carrying extra fluid.
-more good news: the baby's head is average size now. before the head was about 3 weeks ahead of the rest of his body. looks like the rest of his body caught up to his head size, thank goodness.
4) Writing in the baby book.
- I wrote a letter to Evan, glued the ultrasound pictures in the book, and tried doing some more, but since the baby isn't even here yet, it's a little difficult.
5) Reading to Evan
- I decided to start reading to Evan. It's pretty neat. Since I don't know how appropriate some content is for my unborn child, I've decided to be safe and have included Evan in my scripture study. So, I read aloud to him everyday a chapter from The Book of Mormon. He always starts squirming a lot more when I start reading. I take this as a sign that he enjoys listening to me read.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
33 Weeks!
I am at 33 weeks today!!! WOO-HOO!!!! So excited!
So that means 49 days until the due date, November 7th.
And only 22 more days of this accursed bed rest!
I am so looking forward to going to church on October 11th!
Happy Saturday!
So that means 49 days until the due date, November 7th.
And only 22 more days of this accursed bed rest!
I am so looking forward to going to church on October 11th!
Happy Saturday!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
another giveaway on justformeandyou2
So, I am totally going to link this because I desperately want these diapers!
http://justformeandyou2.blogspot.com/2009/09/fuzzibunz-diaper-review-and-giveaway.html
This blog reviewed FuzziBunz diapers and are having a giveaway, giving 2 all in one diapers to the winner. Since I am planning on clothdiapering the kid that I am having, I desperately want these! Check out the website and FuzziBunz.
PS this gets me 5 entries, that's why I am doing it!
http://justformeandyou2.blogspot.com/2009/09/fuzzibunz-diaper-review-and-giveaway.html
This blog reviewed FuzziBunz diapers and are having a giveaway, giving 2 all in one diapers to the winner. Since I am planning on clothdiapering the kid that I am having, I desperately want these! Check out the website and FuzziBunz.
PS this gets me 5 entries, that's why I am doing it!
Monday, September 14, 2009
pregnanc y woes
If you would have asked me in February/ March how the pregnancy was going, I would have said "Great, I'm just a little tired and slightly nauseated. But besides that I feel wonderful". So, I totally jinxed myself.
On Saturday afternoon I spotted a rash springing up on my forearms and hands. I haven't been anywhere lately, so my first thought was the Tributaline that I was prescribed. I called the doctor, he told me to take Benadryl, and to call him if it spread.
On Sunday, it worsened and spread. He told me to stop taking the medicine and to go into to see a doctor in the practice tomorrow.
Today, I went to the doctor, and he completely took me off the Tributaline because it seemed that I was having a delayed allergic reaction. I had been taking it for a week, but five of those days I was also taking an anti-biotic, so the doctor think that delayed the reaction of my body.
He told me to go and get Magnesium to take, 3 times a day.
This kid is already causing me problems. Seriously??
Contractions and preterm labor
Contractions stopped, preterm labor stopped
Medicine that stops contractions is causing hives and rash to sprout up all over my body.
Oh well. Life goes on and everything happens for a reason. Hopefully all the trouble is with this kid only and won't be an issue in the future.
I can only hope.
On Saturday afternoon I spotted a rash springing up on my forearms and hands. I haven't been anywhere lately, so my first thought was the Tributaline that I was prescribed. I called the doctor, he told me to take Benadryl, and to call him if it spread.
On Sunday, it worsened and spread. He told me to stop taking the medicine and to go into to see a doctor in the practice tomorrow.
Today, I went to the doctor, and he completely took me off the Tributaline because it seemed that I was having a delayed allergic reaction. I had been taking it for a week, but five of those days I was also taking an anti-biotic, so the doctor think that delayed the reaction of my body.
He told me to go and get Magnesium to take, 3 times a day.
This kid is already causing me problems. Seriously??
Contractions and preterm labor
Contractions stopped, preterm labor stopped
Medicine that stops contractions is causing hives and rash to sprout up all over my body.
Oh well. Life goes on and everything happens for a reason. Hopefully all the trouble is with this kid only and won't be an issue in the future.
I can only hope.
Monday, September 7, 2009
hobbies
So, here are some of the ideas I've been brainstorming of things to do on bed rest for the next 6 weeks:
-Make baby thank you cards
-Make Christmas cards
-Learn to crochet, and crochet stuff
-Read a lot
-Design baby announcements
-Couponing
-Online birth class (especially since ours was cancelled at the hospital)
-Play World of Warcraft or other computer games
-Write in baby book
I'd like to do other things like practice cooking and baking, which is a hobby that I love, but I am not supposed to do anything too strenuous.
Any other ideas? Let me know if there's anything that you think I should do to keep myself busy for the next 6 weeks!
-Make baby thank you cards
-Make Christmas cards
-Learn to crochet, and crochet stuff
-Read a lot
-Design baby announcements
-Couponing
-Online birth class (especially since ours was cancelled at the hospital)
-Play World of Warcraft or other computer games
-Write in baby book
I'd like to do other things like practice cooking and baking, which is a hobby that I love, but I am not supposed to do anything too strenuous.
Any other ideas? Let me know if there's anything that you think I should do to keep myself busy for the next 6 weeks!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Bed Rest???
On Tuesday, September 1, I had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Wright. She is a great doctor. I told her that I had been having some slight cramping on Sunday, and so she gave me a quick check. She was alarmed though, that my cervix was open already and thinned out (I was only 30 weeks at the time). She sent me straight to the hospital where I had a few interesting experiences. Getting an IV stuck in me (ouch-- they got it on the fourth time); having the fetal monitor stuck on me; having a contraction monitor stuck on me; getting a shot of some medicine to stop contractions; getting a short of steroids for the baby's lungs to develop in case he came early, and last, but not least, getting a catether to check my urine. Um, yeah, so apparently I was having contractions, but I wasn't really feeling them. I was also really dehydrated, and it looked like I had a urinary tract infection as well. They gave me lots of liquid through the IV, and then some antibiotics for the UTI.
What a scary experience it was to be there; Rick and I were both freaked out, because we didn't know what was going to happen, and we both felt like we weren't prepared at all for the experience. I had Rick give me a blessing of comfort, and then Rick and his dad gave me a blessing of healing later. I think this helped a lot with me. My mom, dad and the rest of the family in California were totally freaking out because we didn't really know what was going to happen-- it all depended on how my body reacted to the drugs. I was very calm though, and I am proud to say that I handled the situation well. I had decided, okay, I can be freaking out and all stressed and that won't help the baby, or I can just wait and see what happens. I managed to calm my parents down and tell them that as soon as I knew more information, I'd let them know what was going on. I ended up spending the night on Tuesday.
Wednesday, the doctor told me that I would need to stay over night again. The drugs that they were giving me to stop the contractions weren't helping that well. Apparently a shot of this stuff was supposed to help stop the contractions for 24 hours; my contractions started within 7 hours of that shot. They moved me to the more hard core drug-- Magnesium Sulphate and gave it to me through the IV. This definitely helped with slowing down the contractions. My body responded pretty well to the Magnesium Sulphate. It was supposed to give flu like symptoms and the worst it did for me was make me a little dizzy when I got out of bed after sleeping.
Thursday the next doctor I saw told me that I would be staying the night again, and that they would be monitoring me some more to make sure that my body was responding well to the treatment. At this point, I really couldn't take it any longer, and I called my mom. I asked her if she would be willing to come to Arizona. The hardest part about all of this was that Rick wasn't able to be with me from 2:30 to 1:30 AM because of his training schedule. I told him that he needed to make sure that he went to work, because it was only his second week. He came back to the hospital every night to sleep in the same room as me. So, my parents came to AZ on Thursday evening, and spent some time with me. My mom insisted on staying in the hospital with me on Thursday and my dad, whose shoulder was bothering him, stayed in a hotel.
On Friday I saw my doctor, Doctor Wright. She told me that everything was looking good and that they were going to start putting me on the pill that would be prescribed to me and she was going to monitor me that day. I would have to spend another night in the hospital though. She gave me an exam and told me that things were much better than on Tuesday. She let me shower, and took out the IV (Thank goodness, I felt alive again!) and allowed me to sit out of bed. She eventually took off the contractions and fetal monitor also. I spent another long night in the hospital. (Those beds aren't meant for sleeping in for long periods of time!) and then Saturday morning, she told me that I could go home. I was so grateful to her!!! She came in at a like 7:30 to tell me, so I was able to pack up and be back at our apartment at 8:30. She also told me that I was on bed rest for 5 weeks (until I was 36 weeks pregnant) and that the only time I was to walk up those stairs to our apartment was on the way back from a doctor's appointment.
So, I came home to a really nice clean apartment (thanks to my parents who cleaned and did laundry for us on Friday), with two prescriptions for us. I am so thankful for technology and my family. I am so happy that Evan is still inside of me, growing strong. Especially since the little punk wanted to come out way too early. Overall our hospital experience was very positive and I am happy in the choice of my OB and the hospital (which is in a totally ghetto area and about 30 minutes from where we live).
Now starts my 6 weeks of bed rest. I really don't have any idea of what I can do. I guess I will be doing lesson plans for my classroom and reading. I am also thinking of taking up crocheting and even making hand made greeting cards and baby thank you cards. This was a really interesting and eye opening experience that we had. The pregnancy has been completely smooth up to this point really, so this was kind of a shock for us. I thought that I would be able to continue teaching up until I had the baby. Well, it's a good thing that Heavenly Father knows me much better than I know myself. I think that He probably knew that this was what I needed to get myself to slow down and focus on the next couple of months. I really like to take a lot on in my job and my life, and I think that this was the only way that I would be able to relax on focus on those things that I need to. So, the next 5-6 weeks are all about me time. Any suggestions on hobbies to pick up while staying in bed would be excellent! I am going to need a few things to do over the next month or so.
What a scary experience it was to be there; Rick and I were both freaked out, because we didn't know what was going to happen, and we both felt like we weren't prepared at all for the experience. I had Rick give me a blessing of comfort, and then Rick and his dad gave me a blessing of healing later. I think this helped a lot with me. My mom, dad and the rest of the family in California were totally freaking out because we didn't really know what was going to happen-- it all depended on how my body reacted to the drugs. I was very calm though, and I am proud to say that I handled the situation well. I had decided, okay, I can be freaking out and all stressed and that won't help the baby, or I can just wait and see what happens. I managed to calm my parents down and tell them that as soon as I knew more information, I'd let them know what was going on. I ended up spending the night on Tuesday.
Wednesday, the doctor told me that I would need to stay over night again. The drugs that they were giving me to stop the contractions weren't helping that well. Apparently a shot of this stuff was supposed to help stop the contractions for 24 hours; my contractions started within 7 hours of that shot. They moved me to the more hard core drug-- Magnesium Sulphate and gave it to me through the IV. This definitely helped with slowing down the contractions. My body responded pretty well to the Magnesium Sulphate. It was supposed to give flu like symptoms and the worst it did for me was make me a little dizzy when I got out of bed after sleeping.
Thursday the next doctor I saw told me that I would be staying the night again, and that they would be monitoring me some more to make sure that my body was responding well to the treatment. At this point, I really couldn't take it any longer, and I called my mom. I asked her if she would be willing to come to Arizona. The hardest part about all of this was that Rick wasn't able to be with me from 2:30 to 1:30 AM because of his training schedule. I told him that he needed to make sure that he went to work, because it was only his second week. He came back to the hospital every night to sleep in the same room as me. So, my parents came to AZ on Thursday evening, and spent some time with me. My mom insisted on staying in the hospital with me on Thursday and my dad, whose shoulder was bothering him, stayed in a hotel.
On Friday I saw my doctor, Doctor Wright. She told me that everything was looking good and that they were going to start putting me on the pill that would be prescribed to me and she was going to monitor me that day. I would have to spend another night in the hospital though. She gave me an exam and told me that things were much better than on Tuesday. She let me shower, and took out the IV (Thank goodness, I felt alive again!) and allowed me to sit out of bed. She eventually took off the contractions and fetal monitor also. I spent another long night in the hospital. (Those beds aren't meant for sleeping in for long periods of time!) and then Saturday morning, she told me that I could go home. I was so grateful to her!!! She came in at a like 7:30 to tell me, so I was able to pack up and be back at our apartment at 8:30. She also told me that I was on bed rest for 5 weeks (until I was 36 weeks pregnant) and that the only time I was to walk up those stairs to our apartment was on the way back from a doctor's appointment.
So, I came home to a really nice clean apartment (thanks to my parents who cleaned and did laundry for us on Friday), with two prescriptions for us. I am so thankful for technology and my family. I am so happy that Evan is still inside of me, growing strong. Especially since the little punk wanted to come out way too early. Overall our hospital experience was very positive and I am happy in the choice of my OB and the hospital (which is in a totally ghetto area and about 30 minutes from where we live).
Now starts my 6 weeks of bed rest. I really don't have any idea of what I can do. I guess I will be doing lesson plans for my classroom and reading. I am also thinking of taking up crocheting and even making hand made greeting cards and baby thank you cards. This was a really interesting and eye opening experience that we had. The pregnancy has been completely smooth up to this point really, so this was kind of a shock for us. I thought that I would be able to continue teaching up until I had the baby. Well, it's a good thing that Heavenly Father knows me much better than I know myself. I think that He probably knew that this was what I needed to get myself to slow down and focus on the next couple of months. I really like to take a lot on in my job and my life, and I think that this was the only way that I would be able to relax on focus on those things that I need to. So, the next 5-6 weeks are all about me time. Any suggestions on hobbies to pick up while staying in bed would be excellent! I am going to need a few things to do over the next month or so.
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