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October 2013 Moms
laurenmdrn16
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Long Post - Update
laurenmdrn16
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So, most of this is NBR. Sorry, but I just want to get it all out. Some is happy, some is not. I am basically using this as a diary. Consider yourself warned :-)
At my last ultrasound, my midwife told me that my placenta looked very low. So, of course I have been freaking out, imagining all the worst case scenarios ranging from C-section to laboring at home and having my placenta rupture and bleeding out. That combined with the lack of sleep I am sure we are all feeling has made me pretty stressed. And my consistently high BP readings are doing nothing to help allay my fears. So, along with watching the BP, I have been praying that the placenta moves. Well, I had an ultrasound yesterday and guess what...it moved! It is more than 2 cm away from the cervix so it is officially no longer considered a risk of placenta previa! Commence happy dance! And I can see my ankle bones! The swelling has gone down as I increased water intake, have been exercising (swimming laps in the pool), and cut out as much sodium as I can from my diet. Baby is 3lbs and is in the 59th percentile for size. LO is moving and grooving all the time and is currently head down with teenie-tiny feet visibly kicking up just above my belly button. MH has felt definite movement and my mom actually cried when we were watching TV and she saw Baby's new trick of kicking the remote off my tummy! BP is still in the 130/84 range, but stable so I am not super concerned. Sleep is still tough to come by, but I get what I can and nap guilt-free in the afternoon.
And then, I go to a conference and learn that I should be in jail. NBD, right? Seriously, my work has royally screwed me by requiring me to perform jobs that are far outside the scope of my practice and my nursing license is in jeopardy every second I walk in the door. I can't take it anymore! Basically, I can bust my ass trying to get them in compliance with state and federal mandates or I can jump ship and let them continue to operate in the completely horrific and shady way they have been for the 13 years before I was hired. I just don't know if I can do it. I am already stretched to my max and have honestly checked out. GAH!
On my way home from this terrifying conference, my car completely shits itself. Everything goes, from the muffler left on the highway to the steering going fricking cray, the check engine light, and smoke. Absolute cluster! Now, MH and I have been on a super tight budget and our most recent splurge was new windows since I had a fit when I felt a draft in the nursery. So a new car is definitely not an option. I was stranded, hot, sweaty, pregnant, and on my very last nerve. MH saved the day, but we had no idea what to do. We started looking at used cars, but couldn't find anything in our super limited price range. Then, my older sister (who has had a 'tude since my wedding because I am "doing important stuff before her") calls me and starts sobbing. She says "Lauren, I love you and it kills me to think that our baby won't have a safe, reliable car. Please, let me do something." I was speechless. Since I still had to work, I had borrowed my younger sister's car for the week and she started saying the same things. Then, my mom calls and asks if MH and I want to go out to dinner. So we meet her at a restaurant and have a lovely dinner (with a very heated fight over the check that mom thinks she won, but I slipped money into her purse when she wasn't looking!). Then, she goes "I want to show you something". She drives us to a dealership and asks if we want to test drive a car. We go for a ride in a 2008, certified pre-owned Hyundai Santa Fe that was just perfect. I was in love. Mom goes "Good, because it is yours!" She bought us a flucking CAR! I am sobbing as I type this. I have set up a plan to pay her back, obviously, but I am just in shock. My mom is a school nurse like me, has raised three daughters all by herself and recently suffered a super traumatic house fire. My older sister is a dialysis nurse who works 60 hours a week. My younger sister just graduated college and is still searching for a job. I have no idea how they did it. My mom did mention something about the congregation at church so I think they may have helped. I feel so blessed. I am overwhelmed.
So, yeah, life has been crazy busy and this past week has felt like a lifetime. I just keep counting my unbelievable blessings and thank the Lord every second. As the cherry on top, MH surprised me this morning with an impromptu babymoon/anniversary trip to the hotel where we had our destination wedding in North Conway, NH. He hinted that his mom and sister may have helped out...How did I get so lucky to have such amazing family? God is truly mighty and will not give us more than we can handle.
I hope all you ladies are having a less turbulent, but just as blessed end of the 2nd trimester/start of the 3rd.
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Re: Long Post - Update
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