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October 16, 2004

here is a post from this week that I put on my TTM.

I am using the laptop and the password is saved on my computer but of course I can't see what it is, it is just little bullets. I can't do a proper entry until I get someone to email me my password....yes there is a reason why I am using the laptop...so I'll update here, then if I get my password soon, I'll copy and paste it over into a real entry.

Ok, when I left off I was 26 weeks and in pain. I was going for my normal monthly visit. Now, let me think back..that was almost 3 weeks ago on a Tuesday. Here is how the visit went:

Blood sugar: A random test and a quick look at my blood sugars and the nurse went bizerk. She insisted I start sticking my finger 4 times a day, every other day, instead of just once when I first wake up. Ok, I can do that. She also suggested I call the dieticin, ok I can do that too.

Pain: They really didn't think it was much of a big deal but suggested that I get an internal just to ease everyone's mind. The doctor was very busy and Walker was getting cranky so the nurse practioner asked me if I minded if she do the exam. Of course I don't mind, I got pg, I have no modest, just do it. She almost never found my cervix and then deemed it "mushy". She wanted me to wait on the doc to check me too. Not a problem, peace of mind is better anyway. The doctor says I am most definitely "mushy" but not dialated and just the beginning stages of thinning. She put me on what she called "rest". No house cleaning or absurd lifting (that would probably have meant my 32 pounder but hey, he is only a baby, he needs his mommy). They thought I should return in 2 weeks just to be sure everything was ok.

Now, I don't do things like most people. Walker and I stay at home a lot but when we go...we really go. That day we left home at 8:30 AM and didn't get home til after 6pm. And, it almost kills me when we do crap like that. But, we did spend almost 3 hours just sitting around my friend CMac's house while the kid's played. No harm, right?

Wednesday came and I was in serious pain. I couldn't walk and really thought I might die. Thursday, same thing. During the night on Thursday night I pulled something in my right side and literally I had to have help out of bed to pee during the night. My mom was off on Friday and I have never been so glad in all my life. Anyway, I went to the chiropractor and felt much better. It was a short day out that day and I really wasn't hurting too much.

Saturday brought the local "MULE DAY" which is an arts/crafts show and I felt decent so we went. We got home around noon and I took a nap. When I got up I had the bright idea we go to a local fair. Well, it was an hour drive away but still, I felt good. I had to puke on the way home but I wasn't hurting.

Sunday, still feeling good. On Monday, I figured Walker had suffered the snot nose for almost 3 weeks and it was time to see what the doc said. Hey, guess what his peditrician moved. Now what in the heck was that about. No letter or anything, just poof he is gone. So, I carried Walker to my family doc and he said *allergies*. We got some viravan or something like that and home we headed. Still I didn't feel too bad. We went to look at rental for my mom and when I tried to get out of the van, I was stuck. The contrx were bad and I was walking as if I had been mounted on one of the horses in the pasture with this mobile home.

Home to bed! Tuesday I looked like most women look about a week prior to delivery. I was walking with my legs more than shoulder width apart and I was back to needing help to get off the sofa and roll over in bed. I called the clinic at 12:30 to see if I could be seen. The nurse didn't call back until 5:30. So, a clinic visit was out. I really just wanted drugs, no lie. I take crap for every thing under the sun anyway and don't usually even take tylenol because I figure my baby doesn't need it. But honestly, I wanted some drugs. The nurse said I needed to go to labor and delivery so they could make sure I was fine and then the doc there would probably be happy to get me something for pain.

Fast forward: It is midnight, I'm still in major pain and the doc feels it is mostly neurologically related. You see, my legs were numb and my right leg was useless, I was limping. However, just for peace of mind (it had only been a week since I was checked), she would check me and then send me on my way with some pain meds.

Checking me brought bad news. One cm dialated and 50% thinned out. OOPS! Quickly I was admitted. I was given indicin (sp) to stop the contrx, it would be a 3 day dose. They gave me the first dexamethavoodoo to mature the baby and then for pain I was given: 2 ambien to sleep, 2 percocet, phenergan, and benadryl via IV...I was woozey to say the least. I am hard to sedate but that was just about enough to do it.

Fast foward to the final diagnosis: I left the hospital on Thursday night for home and bedrest. 1 cm still, full thinned out and 3 herniated discs. They did an MRI on Wed night and found the 3 hern. dics. They are lumbar and sacral in nature and make sitting almost impossible.

A delicate situation to say the least. I'm in pain and was given pain meds to take *as needed to stay comfortable*, yea whatever. I've used them 3 days in the last 10 so I feel really good about myself. I know that the baby suffers if I take anything and also suffers if the pain is too great so I am being careful.

I went back to the dr on Tuesday and was told that my blood sugar was a problem and one more week of 4 a day checks and bad numbers and they would put me on insulin. Gee great, like I needed another issue. I go back in 2 weeks. We did get to see the 3D/4D and it was awesome. This baby is another *ditto* baby just like Walker. Actually, this baby looks more like Wayne than Walker does right now. Scarey uh? Well, it is halloween. I suppose I don't have any genes at all.

Anyway, so that is how I came to be using the laptop and have no password to do a new entry. My mother-in-hell, I mean mother-in-law is here to help with Walker. She is not very good at the whole parenting thing and of course I am kind of picky about a lot of stuff. You can read about that hell in my blog www.walkertown.squarespace.come, I'll spare you all here.

Now, about Walker, afterall this his HIS diary. He is awesome. The viravan was like a miracle drug with the allergies. He only took it about 5 days and now he is snot free. I know he cut his upper 2 year molars during that time too but the snot lingered much longer. He is starting to repeat a few more words and answer with more logic "no means no" if he growls it and shakes his head, "no means yes" if he says it quick and then go to do whatever you've asked him anyway. He told me "you stink" the other day when I scolded him and says "I stink" a lot. He is the gaseous kid alive. He is playing better with other children since he is with them more. I had CMac come last week with her two boys and my cousin brings Jordan (3) at least once aweek to play. He don't greet them at the door with squeals and then take all the toys from them anymore..I mean he still squeals but he doesn't snatch all the toys away from them. He still eats whatever we offer him, he had carrots and broccoli at Red Lobster the other day. He really is too easy and that terrifies me what this baby will be like..hehehe. He slept with us a couple of nights when my mil first got here since my mom is still here as well but none of us slept well. He acted like a new kid when we put him back in his bed at night. He sleeps almost all night, assuming you don't consider the fact that he thinks it is his responsibility to wake Wayne for work everyday at 4AM...even on weekends, hehehe. We still depend highly on the paci and aren't really worried about it. We will maybe let the Easter bunny have it next Easter or maybe let Santa have it next year. He is wearing size 3T clothes and size 9 shoes...huge kid! He will be mickey mouse again for halloween this year and all every year hereafter that I can talk him into it.

As for this baby, his name for now...Jace Alexander. I am 28 1/2 weeks and they won't do a c/s until I'm 39 weeks...oh well.

Ok, this is plenty long for now...don't you think? '

Thanks for Reading,
Jerri Ann and "THE bugs"