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Friday, Apr. 12, 2002 - 10:30 p.m. - Still Alive and Ok
Wow, sorry I’ve been away for so long. For those of you who wrote to me with concern because I hadn’t updated in so long, I’m sorry to worry you. I’m ok, the Peep’s ok, Michael is ok, Midnight is ok. We’re all ok and doing fine. My “stressful situation” hasn’t been resolved yet and it is weighing on my mind and distracting me. I’ve been keeping busy too, so my time on the computer has been rather limited. On top of that, my new injection schedule is kicking my butt. I was doing so well sleep-wise but lately I’ve just been so tired that when I do my injection at 3:00 pm I usually end up taking a nap if I can afford the time to do so. Today I slept for 3.5 hours! I’m still waking up. I’m glad I can take the time to sleep, but it really cuts into my day. I’m one of those people whose productivity is highest before dinner. After dinner I just want to veg out on the couch and watch tv with my hubby or crawl into bed and read a little. I don’t get a whole heck of a lot done after dinner. So between that and having to run errands or make phone calls (and sit on hold for what seems like hours on end) in the mornings, my days have been flying by and I’m not getting as much done as I would like. We have yet to really start on the “baby room.” For all that, last weekend was a lot of fun. We drove up to Oak Harbor Saturday afternoon just in time to sit down to a wonderful homemade Thai dinner of spring rolls, Thai roasted chicken and Thai sticky rice – YUM!! After dinner we were all rather pooped (my BIL had flown a mission from 5:00 pm – 4:00 am the night before), so we just watched some tv and then crashed. The next morning we had a nice breakfast together then headed out and did some “sight-seeing” with my BIL as the tour guide. It was a gorgeous day, if somewhat chilly, and we headed first to Ala Spit and then to the top of Mt. Erie to take in the view.  Next we went to La Conner for lunch, which we enjoyed while sitting outside under the springtime sun. Then we went to check out the tulip fields. Only there weren’t any. The tulips aren’t even close to blooming yet. I’d say they need a good 2 weeks before they’re in full bloom. We’ve had a very cold fall (snow just a few weeks ago) so they are definitely late this year. However, the daffodil fields were in full bloom. Bright yellow as far as you could see. We had actually seen the fields from the top of Mt. Erie – large yellow patches among the green and black fields of turned soil. We stopped at one garden and bought some tulips (that must have been forced), then we went back to our BIL and SIL house ordered a pizza and then we all crashed. I guess the fresh air and sun zapped us all.  Since returning from our weekend, I’ve been keeping busy dealing with my “stressful situation.” I also had another blood test which showed that I had increase my heparin dosage again. Yikes. At this rate I’ll be giving myself 4 shots a day soon. Yuck! Honestly I don’t mind the shots that much, but it is a pain to have to do and it worries me sometimes too. My stomach has suddenly seemed to have ‘pooched out’ recently and I’m beginning to worry about injecting myself in the stomach. I think I’m going to ask the RE the next time I go in if I should start doing the injections into my thigh instead. I’m also already getting stretch marks on my lower belly!!! I’m only 18+ weeks along!! I’m a bit surprised at this, but know that it isn’t due to lack of moisturizing since I put lotion on my belly all the time. I think I’m just one of those people that is doomed to getting stretch marks. I don’t really mind though, having a baby of my own is all worth it, especially since I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be pregnant. I’ll take the not-so-good pregnancy stuff along with the good, it’s all good to me! Today I got my hair chopped. I was going to get Michael to take a picture, but he’s already gone to bed and I’m sure my hair won’t ever look as good as it does right now when I try to style it. I can never get it to look as good as when the stylist does it. It’s nothing special, just a basic trim, only she trimmed about 5 inches off the bottom!! Yes, it had grown very long. Now it’s just below my shoulders – still long enough to French braid and put into a pony tail but short enough to hopefully cut back my blow drying time. I have no patience for styling my hair or dealing with makeup. I’m so not a girl in those ways. I want to thank everyone who took the time to write to me and tell me what they found most useful in the line of baby products, those were great tips that I got from everyone. I’m not even going to attempt to write everyone back and thank them for their tips, so please accept this ‘blanket’ thank you! If I have the time, I’m going to try and summarize the responses. A few other pregnant journalers are interested in the “data” I gathered from all of you! It’s just a matter of time, as everything in my life. In Peep news, I hadn’t felt the Peep much lately and was beginning to worry, although I know that at this point feeling her at all isn’t common, but fortunately today I’ve definitely felt her a few times. Not anything big like a real kick yet, but just little nudges from inside. It’s the coolest thing. I absolutely LOVE it. Some of the time I’m not sure if I actually felt something since it isn’t very strong or long, but since it is happening more frequently I know it must be the Peep. I’m so thrilled to be lucky enough to be experiencing this. I can imagine that when it starts happening more frequently and with more purpose that it will bond me even more with this unborn little miracle in my tummy! I’m a very happy and very fortunate woman. I don’t take any of this pregnancy for granted. I know how many of the people I care about are still struggling to get pregnant and how terribly much they too would like to be experiencing what I’m now fortunate enough to be experiencing. I’m very, very lucky woman and I know it and I will not let myself forget that either, stretch marks or not! 
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