My PEANUTS!!!
Mister! (our first trip to the lake and first time on a boat!)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
to follow-up from last post...MY LOVES
I LOVE this!
My PEANUTS!!!
Mister! (our first trip to the lake and first time on a boat!)
My PEANUTS!!!
Mister! (our first trip to the lake and first time on a boat!)
still too high...
well, i went to the doctor today (the last appt i was told to track my BP with an at home monitor and report back) and i was told that my BP is too high still. they put me on beta blockers to try and help control it. somethings gotta give, i am only 24 and didn't think i would have to be dealing with this stuff for at least another 20 years.
i think what scares me the most is that i may have to be on these meds forever :-( the pharmacy tech told me that i need to make sure that i don't just stop taking the meds or run out because if i miss it, my BP could sky rocket and i could have a stroke. a freakin stroke...i still cannot believe that i am having to deal with this NOW.
monday i have another appt (i have 2 next week) for blood work and to talk to the doctor again.
what do i think is causing this?
- the stresses of having 2 newborns at home (losing sleep, screaming, being stuck at home all the time, and just taking care of them in general)
- the stress of trying to finish my certification (ugh my re-take is Thursday)
- trying to find a freakin place to live
- trying to figure out if we can make it on just my income (i pay markhas insurance but no daycare) or trying to work out a schedule where we can both work (and i probably have to pay daycare Eeeek! or try and figure out how we can arrange the schedule to not have to have it)
- my oldest going through his terrible 3's and dealing with the road blocks of potty training
- trying to continue nursing the Peanuts (stupid IUD is giving me problems producing)
- not having a job stinks...its hard to have to stay at home everyday working my butt off with no pay check (besides the glory of being BLESSED with spending every moment with my kiddos...essentially what i wanted)
- i think all in all i need a real break...a vacation or something
i probably missed like 10 things but sitting here thinking about is probably boiling my blood now lol
another issue (may not be helping the situation) is trying to find a place to move to in ONE MONTH! Eeeeek! i signed my contract to teach in Shiner and now we are house hunting. we prefer not to buy our first year but it seems that the second a rental property pops up, its snagged before we even get the chance to pick up the phone. i guess i am stressing out WAY too much. but what happens if we have to buy. ok, i can deal with that but how long does it take to close on a house. we need to move the last weekend in July (at the LATEST) that gives us like zero time AND to top all things off, we live almost 2 hours away and its not like we can just drive by to look at a house or anything.
*sigh*
why the heck am i up? B ate at 2:30 and i thought that M would be up to eat shortly after...to my surprise...NOT. now i know as soon as i fall asleep, she is going to wake up to eat. shes got about an hour until its 'time' before i will wake her up to feed her. maybe i will try to sleep...maybe not. i will probably just continue to scour the internet looking for a house.
well, vent OVER! thank you.
have a BLESSED day everyone! *MUAH*
i think what scares me the most is that i may have to be on these meds forever :-( the pharmacy tech told me that i need to make sure that i don't just stop taking the meds or run out because if i miss it, my BP could sky rocket and i could have a stroke. a freakin stroke...i still cannot believe that i am having to deal with this NOW.
monday i have another appt (i have 2 next week) for blood work and to talk to the doctor again.
what do i think is causing this?
- the stresses of having 2 newborns at home (losing sleep, screaming, being stuck at home all the time, and just taking care of them in general)
- the stress of trying to finish my certification (ugh my re-take is Thursday)
- trying to find a freakin place to live
- trying to figure out if we can make it on just my income (i pay markhas insurance but no daycare) or trying to work out a schedule where we can both work (and i probably have to pay daycare Eeeek! or try and figure out how we can arrange the schedule to not have to have it)
- my oldest going through his terrible 3's and dealing with the road blocks of potty training
- trying to continue nursing the Peanuts (stupid IUD is giving me problems producing)
- not having a job stinks...its hard to have to stay at home everyday working my butt off with no pay check (besides the glory of being BLESSED with spending every moment with my kiddos...essentially what i wanted)
- i think all in all i need a real break...a vacation or something
i probably missed like 10 things but sitting here thinking about is probably boiling my blood now lol
another issue (may not be helping the situation) is trying to find a place to move to in ONE MONTH! Eeeeek! i signed my contract to teach in Shiner and now we are house hunting. we prefer not to buy our first year but it seems that the second a rental property pops up, its snagged before we even get the chance to pick up the phone. i guess i am stressing out WAY too much. but what happens if we have to buy. ok, i can deal with that but how long does it take to close on a house. we need to move the last weekend in July (at the LATEST) that gives us like zero time AND to top all things off, we live almost 2 hours away and its not like we can just drive by to look at a house or anything.
*sigh*
why the heck am i up? B ate at 2:30 and i thought that M would be up to eat shortly after...to my surprise...NOT. now i know as soon as i fall asleep, she is going to wake up to eat. shes got about an hour until its 'time' before i will wake her up to feed her. maybe i will try to sleep...maybe not. i will probably just continue to scour the internet looking for a house.
well, vent OVER! thank you.
have a BLESSED day everyone! *MUAH*
Saturday, May 29, 2010
well...
i have been doing a HORRIBLE job at keeping up with my blog. sorry, the Peanuts are keeping me busy and on my toes (to say the least)!
Mackayla and Braylon are 2 months 2 weeks and 3 days old! GAWD, where has the time gone?
Miss Mackayla Grace:
and Braylon Deion:
Wednesday was Abigail's spring concert and I cannot say how proud I am of her!
In other news: on Thursday May 20th I signed my contract with Shiner ISD as the new assistant band director! YAY! I am so freakin excited that its ridiculous. Now we are in search of a home and hoping to move next month but will definitely be there by mid-July!
Mackayla and Braylon are 2 months 2 weeks and 3 days old! GAWD, where has the time gone?
Miss Mackayla Grace:
and Braylon Deion:
Wednesday was Abigail's spring concert and I cannot say how proud I am of her!
In other news: on Thursday May 20th I signed my contract with Shiner ISD as the new assistant band director! YAY! I am so freakin excited that its ridiculous. Now we are in search of a home and hoping to move next month but will definitely be there by mid-July!
Monday, April 12, 2010
lame lame lame
so we have been dealing with the stupid insurance company for month now...BTW our babies are a month old today!
BUT, when i called to tell them that they were born on 3-15 (3 days after birth b/c weekend) they 'didn't' add Braylon to the insurance! WTF!!!
Mackayla's was approved by the 18th and i have already received her card. i called today about Braylon's and they said that it could take 30 days from the report of change to approve the application. why approve her but not him...she said they were 'working on it'. Whatev.
poor Braylon is the one who has been needing medicine that we have had to pay out of pocket for b/c of this crap!
so whats the LAMEST part about this? the ladies excuse is that "the people are just so used to adding one baby not two so they probably forgot!" OMFG are you freakin kidding me? UGH!
the funny thing is that he was in the system (even though they said he wasn't) and i found this out b/c the lady slipped and said his name (before i even told her his name, she only had looked up mine)
*vent OVER!*
BUT, when i called to tell them that they were born on 3-15 (3 days after birth b/c weekend) they 'didn't' add Braylon to the insurance! WTF!!!
Mackayla's was approved by the 18th and i have already received her card. i called today about Braylon's and they said that it could take 30 days from the report of change to approve the application. why approve her but not him...she said they were 'working on it'. Whatev.
poor Braylon is the one who has been needing medicine that we have had to pay out of pocket for b/c of this crap!
so whats the LAMEST part about this? the ladies excuse is that "the people are just so used to adding one baby not two so they probably forgot!" OMFG are you freakin kidding me? UGH!
the funny thing is that he was in the system (even though they said he wasn't) and i found this out b/c the lady slipped and said his name (before i even told her his name, she only had looked up mine)
*vent OVER!*
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
50+ lbs down!
well, the first pic is less then a week before i delivered and the second was taken this morning (about 2 1/2 weeks PP)
i'm still 20 lbs away from pre preg size (according to my weight when i got married in June) and about 70 away from my pre preg size when i had DS.
i think i feel so much better about still being a little over the weight is because i got sooo big that now i look really small :-D ha ha still kind of nervous to try on my clothes from pre pg...we shall see! AND i can wear my wedding bands! my feet are not swollen anymore either! its awesome!
i'm still 20 lbs away from pre preg size (according to my weight when i got married in June) and about 70 away from my pre preg size when i had DS.
i think i feel so much better about still being a little over the weight is because i got sooo big that now i look really small :-D ha ha still kind of nervous to try on my clothes from pre pg...we shall see! AND i can wear my wedding bands! my feet are not swollen anymore either! its awesome!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Birth Story!
well, i had been miserable and in lots of pain for a while but i was sucking it up and waiting for my 36 week appointment on friday 3-12 to talk to my doc. i was hoping to go in and set an induction date for a week or two later but when i got there the nurse took my bp and it was about 140/111 and my urine was pretty much looking like iced tea and reading 5+ protein (i think is how she said it). she had me lie down on my side and was going to check my bp again but my OB walked in and checked my cervix (still at a 3cm) and told me he wasn’t going to check my bp again, i was going straight up to L&D and he was really confidant we would be having babies that day! i was really shocked...i never imagined it would actually happen THEN! he said “call your mom NOW so she can have a chance at being here for these ones!” she missed birth of DS and i desperately wanted her here for me! my sister and my mom immediately set off from San Antonio to be there.
so i was admitted at about noon and hooked up to a monitor. i was already contracting bad so idk if it was the cath or the internal that triggered them. my doc came in and said he was going to start me on pitocin to speed things up and also mag to help with my bp (which was up 179/114 when i was admitted) the nurses kept telling me i was really sick and they were worried.
so at about 3:15 he came in and broke baby A’s water and then OMG did that kick start some stuff. i knew i would have to have an epi or at least a cath incase of an emergency c/s so i figured if i had to have the needle and stuff, i might as well take the drugs that came with it. we had a few issues with starting the epi but OMG when the drugs kicked in, it was GLORIOUS! i was really ashamed though because i wanted as med-free of a delivery as i could have.
my mom and sister got there and mil and DH were there playing the waiting game. OB said we would head back to OR when i was 8cm to get ready. i was progressing really slow (it seemed) at first but then it went from 5-9 in like an hour. epi had been wearing off and the pain was ALL there! OB came in and said i was at an 8 and went to prep OR. about 15 mins later i had pressure and he ran back and i was already complete. i have never seen so many people move so fast. this was about 9:30pm.
we got to OR and omg i was nervous. they tried to administer another epi but only my legs and butt got numb. it did make delivering Mackayla a little difficult b/c i could not bear down like i needed to but at 10:12 PM my beautiful DD was born! i was sooooo tired! no sleep for a few days and stresses of things really caught up to me. she cried and i just broke down. they took her and DH went to see her and they came back and i saw her, she is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen in my life and i am soo in love! then they said...6lbs 13oz and i was REALLY in shock! we only made it 36 weeks and 1 day and she was huge! i really didnt think i could do it again and wondering how i was going to be able to get baby B out.
then things started slowing ALOT! epi wore off again and baby B was SLOWLY moving down to be born. i tried pushing but idk if i was so tired or what...i cannot say how many times i begged for a c/s. my OB said “well, this is how you wanted it...natural!” ugh! i know but, UGH! i will admit delivering these LO’s is a lot different than delivering a 3lb 8oz baby.
so finally about 11:15 i got the urge to push but he really wasn’t budging. OB said he didn’t think we were going to make it by midnight and it looked like my LO’s would have separate b-days. around 11:55 i started pushing like there was no tomorrow and OB used forceps (thank GOD b/c i dont think i could do it alone) and at 11:59PM our beautiful baby boy, Braylon was born! looks like they will be sharing the same b-day! then came back for me to see him and he was 7lbs 3oz! WTH! 14lbs worth of baby! where did it all come from?
i was kept for high b/p then me and Mackayla were discharged from the hospital on 3-15 but stayed in-room with Braylon (he had some jaundice issues and a bout with low blood sugar) but then he was discharged yesterday, 3-16 and we all are home now. Happy and Healthy!
sorry it was so long but what an experience!!! needless to say, we are super happy and i am the proudest mommy ever!!!
so i was admitted at about noon and hooked up to a monitor. i was already contracting bad so idk if it was the cath or the internal that triggered them. my doc came in and said he was going to start me on pitocin to speed things up and also mag to help with my bp (which was up 179/114 when i was admitted) the nurses kept telling me i was really sick and they were worried.
so at about 3:15 he came in and broke baby A’s water and then OMG did that kick start some stuff. i knew i would have to have an epi or at least a cath incase of an emergency c/s so i figured if i had to have the needle and stuff, i might as well take the drugs that came with it. we had a few issues with starting the epi but OMG when the drugs kicked in, it was GLORIOUS! i was really ashamed though because i wanted as med-free of a delivery as i could have.
my mom and sister got there and mil and DH were there playing the waiting game. OB said we would head back to OR when i was 8cm to get ready. i was progressing really slow (it seemed) at first but then it went from 5-9 in like an hour. epi had been wearing off and the pain was ALL there! OB came in and said i was at an 8 and went to prep OR. about 15 mins later i had pressure and he ran back and i was already complete. i have never seen so many people move so fast. this was about 9:30pm.
we got to OR and omg i was nervous. they tried to administer another epi but only my legs and butt got numb. it did make delivering Mackayla a little difficult b/c i could not bear down like i needed to but at 10:12 PM my beautiful DD was born! i was sooooo tired! no sleep for a few days and stresses of things really caught up to me. she cried and i just broke down. they took her and DH went to see her and they came back and i saw her, she is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen in my life and i am soo in love! then they said...6lbs 13oz and i was REALLY in shock! we only made it 36 weeks and 1 day and she was huge! i really didnt think i could do it again and wondering how i was going to be able to get baby B out.
then things started slowing ALOT! epi wore off again and baby B was SLOWLY moving down to be born. i tried pushing but idk if i was so tired or what...i cannot say how many times i begged for a c/s. my OB said “well, this is how you wanted it...natural!” ugh! i know but, UGH! i will admit delivering these LO’s is a lot different than delivering a 3lb 8oz baby.
so finally about 11:15 i got the urge to push but he really wasn’t budging. OB said he didn’t think we were going to make it by midnight and it looked like my LO’s would have separate b-days. around 11:55 i started pushing like there was no tomorrow and OB used forceps (thank GOD b/c i dont think i could do it alone) and at 11:59PM our beautiful baby boy, Braylon was born! looks like they will be sharing the same b-day! then came back for me to see him and he was 7lbs 3oz! WTH! 14lbs worth of baby! where did it all come from?
i was kept for high b/p then me and Mackayla were discharged from the hospital on 3-15 but stayed in-room with Braylon (he had some jaundice issues and a bout with low blood sugar) but then he was discharged yesterday, 3-16 and we all are home now. Happy and Healthy!
sorry it was so long but what an experience!!! needless to say, we are super happy and i am the proudest mommy ever!!!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
quick update!
OMG we made it to 35 weeks 5 days!!!!! I cannot believe it!
no update here really. i am so ready to have these babies though (i know thats horrible and people really irritate me when they start complaining early but OMG i cannot breathe, i am soo swollen and sore, hurting all the time, cant rest b/c i cant get comfy....etc etc etc)
appt Friday. OB said hes going to let me go as far as i can but i am going to push to schedule an induction if i dont have them by like 37ish weeks. i just dont think i can handle it anymore
i have such painful contractions EVERY nite for HOURS and no progress and i rarely have any during the day :-( WTH. it stinks b/c all i want to do is sleep while i can and rest and i am in too much pain.
all-in-all, i am just sooooo excited to bring these beautiful babies into this world! i am so glad we have made it this far! i am almost 36 weeks and we didn't think i would make it out of the hospital at 29 weeks without having them. thank you Lord!
no update here really. i am so ready to have these babies though (i know thats horrible and people really irritate me when they start complaining early but OMG i cannot breathe, i am soo swollen and sore, hurting all the time, cant rest b/c i cant get comfy....etc etc etc)
appt Friday. OB said hes going to let me go as far as i can but i am going to push to schedule an induction if i dont have them by like 37ish weeks. i just dont think i can handle it anymore
i have such painful contractions EVERY nite for HOURS and no progress and i rarely have any during the day :-( WTH. it stinks b/c all i want to do is sleep while i can and rest and i am in too much pain.
all-in-all, i am just sooooo excited to bring these beautiful babies into this world! i am so glad we have made it this far! i am almost 36 weeks and we didn't think i would make it out of the hospital at 29 weeks without having them. thank you Lord!
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