Two yrs later, blogging about Adam's birthday!

I knew it had been awhile since I last posted a blog. What I didn't know was HOW long. The magic date is September 2009! Holy cow!!! Just a few things have changed since then.

In late 2009 we found out our new baby was a boy. It took a while, but Charles finally decided to name him Adam. He wanted the middle name to be Thomas, but I didn't.

Jump to January of 2010. This would the begging of a VERY hard year for us. Our health insurance changed. I would have to find a new High Risk OB/GYN. Not an easy task when you are already 7 months pregnant. We could stay with the idiot Dr. DeSplinter, but we would have to pay thousands of dollars. We find another doctor at St. Luke's in the Woodlands. Days before my first appointment things changed yet again, not in a good way. Charles lost his job at St. Luke's. Nothing like being more than half way through a pregnancy and having your husband lose his job & insurance.

No insurance. Now what?! I would have to go stand in line for hours and try to get on Medicaid. Before I was able to do that I had to find a clinic and have a pregnancy test done for proof of pregnancy!!! SERIOUSLY?! Talk about a waste of money. We had to though, so we did. Whatever. Now time for the Medicaid process. Knowing how crazy lines can get when it comes to something of that nature, I left at 5:30am to go get in line. I got there around 6:15am. There were a few people in line before me. Here I am 7 months pregnant standing in line, in the dark, exhausted, hurting, worried, waiting. I was so worried that I wouldn't have everything I needed to get everything squared away. After waiting in line for almost two hours, they open the doors. They pull other people out of line that had appointments. Um EXCUSE ME! They told me on the phone that they did NOT make appointments for ANY of their services! I was extremely angry.

After another couple of hours of waiting I was finally called back. They took care of the Medicaid party, but Charles wouldn't be getting it, just Sarah and myself. Since we had a brand new car, he didn't qualify? It wasn't as if we had bought it after the fact. We got it about six weeks before hand. We did try to get rid of it, but we would have been upside down. These people told us to let it get repossessed. No thank you! After they gave me the temporary papers for Medicaid they tried to rush me out. I told them I was suppose to get food stamps as well since my husband wasn't receiving unemployment. They gave me the card and I was finally done with a day in hell.

Now the fun of Medicaid, what a horrible system it is. The doctor we had been using for Sarah her entire life, didn't take Medicaid. We searched and searched for a GOOD doctor for her. No luck. The first group we picked out was a nightmare. I took Sarah in for a double ear infection. This nurse walks in grabs Sarah's hand and says, "come with me so can weigh you, Mom wait here." Sarah flipped out. I was filling out paper work and heard Sarah start crying louder. I walked into the hall and the nurse said, "wait HERE Mom!". Two seconds later she came back with Sarah and got a good tongue lashing from me. She asked why Sarah was crying I said, "because she doesn't know you and you ran off with her! a GOOD nurse would have known that. don't EVER take my child without again!". The doctor walks in and Sarah starts up again. The doctor looks at me and said, "why doesn't she like people what is wrong with her?!" I reply, "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH HER WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF! Maybe if you would take the time to talk to your patients parents and find out what is going on it wouldn't have happened. Now please just check her ears and such so we can get meds and go." Needless to say we never, ever, ever went back AND we reported them to Medicaid.

We found a decent group out here. I felt sick to my stomach each and every time we had to take her. The office was clean, but the office staff was unorganized and lazy. The nurses weren't compassionate. The doctors were ok. My new OB didn't take Medicaid. I spent literally hours on the phone looking for a new doctor. I called every single one listed for the particular Medicaid plan they had me on. Finally I have to just go back to my original doctor. Dr. DeSorry!!! Now the Medicaid office and all the other doctors we have dealt with only needed the temporary paper from Medicaid, it took months to get the cards. Dr. DeSorry tried to refuse to see me with that paper. After teeth pulling and facts thrown in her face she finally saw me anyway. Trust me, I didn't want to be there. There simply was no other option, I was too far along for another doctor to even think of taking me on, especially on Medicaid.

In the meantime Charles is trying so hard to find a job. We had been having a few problems shortly before and right as he lost his job. He was a completely different person, not a good thing. When he lost his job it seemed to humble him. I think him seeing what I really did on a typical day made him open his eyes.

All the stress from the past several weeks was getting to me. I kept getting UTI's, there was sugar in my urine. I was border line on the one hr glucose test so I did the three hr. It was negative. I was going in weekly for monitoring. At 38 weeks I got a horrible sinus infection. The doctor would do anything. At 38 weeks my ears were killing me. At my appointment she said they were fine. The next night I start having other problems so Charles takes me to L&D. They try to stop contractions and the doctor told them, "don't check her ears they are fine." Hours later they send me home. Hours later I end up in Tomball Hospitals ER (hell on earth). My ears were bleeding, I had pink eye in both eyes, I could hardly breath between asthma and sinuses. Yet, Dr. DeStup insisted I was ok less than 24hrs ago. At this point a few people on FB thought I was being selfish and a jerk bc of all the venting I was doing. Those people need to keep their mouths closed in the future and not say a word unless they have been in my exact situation.

Dr. DeSplinter played stupid...wait...maybe she wasn't playing stupid...about my ears. I was still having contractions. She told me to drink more water. When I told her how much I was drinking she said, "oh...well....drink....more?" Two days later I go to L&D daily and they keep trying to stop my contractions. Finally, on Palm Sunday, I couldn't sleep bc of contractions. I tried to wait until a semi decent hour to take Sarah to my parents. About 7am we get to Tomball Hospital. Dr. DeSplinter wasn't on call, THANK YOU JESUS! They try, yet again, to stop the contractions. They load me up on different drugs and say they will be keeping me over night. Right before they put me in a room they started me on something else to stop or slow down my contractions. Charles left to get my over night bag from the house. He had been gone about fifteen minutes when the nurse and the doctor came RUNNING into my room. The contractions were getting stronger and closer together. Their efforts to make me go to 40 weeks failed. I called Charles and told him to come back bc they were prepping me for the c-section. My parents, Sarah and Charles get there right as they were taking me into the OR. Everything we fine from there on out. Adam was 9lbs 12oz, born at 2:13pm Sunday, April 28, 2010.

Obviously there is much more that has happened over the last two years. I will keep updating/catching up. The other blogs shouldn't be as long or as detailed as this one. There is actually quiet a bit that I left out for the sake of not turning this into a novel.

So Tired

I'm going to be 13wks this Wednesday. Hopefully soon I will start to feel a little better. My energy level has been...negative? It is crazy how much more tired I am this time. But then having a two yr old to chase around all day will do that to you! Some days I just want to lay in bed and sleep all day, but in all honesty even if Sarah spent the entire day with Charles or my Mom, I would NOT be able to sleep or even lay around all day. That just isn't me. Things are going pretty well aside from the major lack of energy. Had some pretty bad headaches, they are testing me for PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension). I wouldn't be surprised if I have it bc I had it with Sarah. But I wish I didn't have it so early this time. So fingers crossed that I don't have it...at least not yet!
Sarah is doing great. Still rarely takes naps. I will be glad when the weather cools down some more so she can play outside more often. It was such a nasty summer, hot as can be and so dry! She gets excited when we talk about the new baby. There is no way she really understands very much, but I know she is going to be a wonderful big sister.

I should really do this more often

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since May!!! The summer went by quickly. Sarah tried swimming lessons again since she loved them last yr. Well this yr we didn't go through the YMCA and used A-Beautiful Pools classes, they have their lifeguards teach them. THEY SUCK! Sorry to be so blunt and negative....but they do! I hated it so did Sarah, in fact the teacher was so awful I asked for a refund and Sarah didn't finish her lessons! She just had her doing stuff like blowing bubbles with her nose, that a two yr old shouldn't be trying to do. She can blow them with her mouth, but as a Mom and someone who was a lifeguard yrs ago and taught lessons, this nose business was pure bull. Anyway, two months later and still no refund. I emailed the lady in charge who said she would give one in the first place. Charles and I are expecting our second child April 7, 2010. Sarah will FINALLY be a big sister! We are excited. Sarah will be three a few wks after the new baby is born. Since Sarah was born in April and we saved ALL her clothes we have tons and tons of baby girl clothes for a SPRING baby girl, therefore Murphy's Law this one would be a boy!!! But I basically feel the same as I did when pregnant with Sarah. A few people have said, "you haven't been pregnant w/ a boy so you can't compare it to anything" Ummm...while I haven't had a boy, I have been pregnant. Yes it very well could be a boy, but I kinda doubt it. I don't have any new symptoms that I didn't have with Sarah. I get grossed out very easy, can't handle offensive odors (which means I can't always take the trash to the curb!!!) I can't stand the thought of ice cream. The dr said since I had a c-section with Sarah that this is going to be one. So many people I know hate that "once a c-section always a c-section" but it does NOT bother me, I'm ok with having another. If it slows down weight loose then oh well. I think I would be too nervous of complications during labor and having to rush into a c-section. Besides this way I KNOW when we will have the baby! Even when your induced it doesn' t mean you will have the baby that day, you might be stuck in the hospital for more then a day before you have the baby. This baby will be delivered wk 39 or unless it needs to be done sooner or I go into labor earlier. I kinda wanted to wait and be surprised on this baby as to the gender. However, Charles wants to know and well...I think we all know I would crack before hand and be dying to know! Over all I'm more laid back this time because I don't have to worry about getting all the baby gear lined up. We have everything. We used gender nutral colors for the bedding and the car seat/stroller is dark blue and silver. Yes dark blue...I was afraid that if I over did it with pink, then Sarah might have really been a Seth and we would have had to rush to "unpinkafy" her....er...his belongings! HA!!! That is just my luck right?! I know a few families that were told the opposite of what they really had. Other then that things are pretty much the same. Sarah gets into everything. She is still very strong willed, independent and VERY active. I still love being a Stay-At-Home Mommy. My asthma and sinues have been giving me hell lately. This makes me nervous that the baby may not get enough oxygen. Went to the OB yesterday she gave me some new meds, when I go back 9-9 if I'm not better I will go see a pulmonologist. They will also run extra test toward the end of the 2nd trimester/start of the 3rd to make sure the baby is growing right and getting enough oxygen. Ok, I'm exhausted and struggling to breath again time for more meds and to rest. I will try to blog more often in the upcoming wks!

Ready For Summer

Sarah's birthday party went really well. Unfortunately several invitations I sent out never got to the people! And by the time I realized this it was way too late to invite them via phone/email. as in the day or two before the party. So if you were invited last yr and not this yr please don't take it personally. The day I sent out the invites we had one of the mail carriers that uses their own car and we ALWAYS have trouble with this one! There are probably about 4 or 5 invitations under her seat or something, along with Lord knows what other mail. Anyway, Sarah should have a fun summer. I'm about to sign her up for swimming lessons. She has her playhouse in the backyard, picnic table, a red crab sand box, a castle pool w/ slide and then a bigger pool that several people can get in. I set up the big pool today and she wanted to put her sand in the pool. When I told her no they then asked if she could have her bubble machine in the pool!!! I have a feeling those are going to be a summer long battle. But she loved splashing around in her pool. I can't wait until we can have some of our friends and their kiddos over for a BBQ and to play in the pool!!! Our backyard is landscaped with toddler toys! Unfortunately when I went back to the dr she said my progesterone level is a little low. Which in a nut shell means even if an egg gets fertilized my body wont hold on to it like it should and I will just have a period. So now in addition to Metformin I start taking Progesterone too. The side effects of this drug sound oh so fun. Cramps, tend breast, mood swings, irritability. Boy wont Charles have fun!!! JK I'm staying positive and even if I do have the negative affects of the drug I will TRY to keep in mind it is just the meds and NOT me and that it will all be worth it when we finally conceive. It's not like I have to be on it forever. So I start this new med on Sunday we will see what happens. Anyway, I better go for now and switch laundry over and fold some other laundry! You know you want to come help the socks on the sofa need to be matched and put up... ;o)

Fear The Bunny...

Easter was great. We had a very busy one this year. Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday I ran around getting stuff ready for Easter and a small party for Sarah and 2 of my friends kids. Friday night my friend and her son stayed the night after we ran around most of the day. My gosh those two kids....get Andrew and Sarah together and you better say a prayer!!! Saturday Loni & Olivia came over so the three of us and the three kids could hang out. The kids died eggs and hunted eggs. They colored stuff and terrorized us! My poor child....while at Wal-Mart on Saturday we spotted an Easter Bunny taking pic's. Sarah freaked I had to get her out of the basket and hold her for about 15min! Then Saturday night we were getting her ready for bed and she wanted to play. I told her "it's time to go to sleep so the Easter Bunny can come leave you some presents baby" she FREAKED out and fought sleep for about another hr...oops!

Later Saturday night I started feeling really sick. For several nights I had been getting really weak feeling, dizzy, sick to my stomach and down right crappy. Well it was so bad Saturday night Charles took me to the ER. His Mom came over and slept here so we wouldn't have to get Sarah out so late. We were at the ER for hrs! They ran so many test. They gave me an IV bc I was a little dehydrated. The found nothing so said it's acid reflux or a virus. Whatever. I think they are way off, I'm still getting super sick each night I think it was so bad that night bc of exhaustion. We went and grabbed a bite to eat and got home just before 4:30am. Sarah woke up screaming when Grandma was beside her instead of Mommy & Daddy so we got about 3hrs of sleep. Oh and I lost my Shadow at some point Saturday evening. I think I dropped it in the yard and we have a pretty good idea what happened from there. Not hard to figure out, high dollar phone nobody around hmm...Charles got mad at me bc I'm sitting her hardly able to hold my head up waiting for his Mom so we can go to the ER and I was upset bc I didn't know where my phone was!!! LOL The rest of Sunday was fine...LONG but fine.

I can't wait until Friday I go back to my OB/GYN she is going to do more blood work to see if they need to add to the meds she has me on or give them more time. I'm hoping maybe she can help me put some more clues together as too why I have been getting so ill each night. I seriously doubt I'm pregnant so don't jump to conclusions! I say this for the simple fact the symptoms showed up way before I would have conceived.

Ok I'm feeling funky again so I'm going to go lay in bed...not that it will help...but at least I will be a little more comfy there!!! Good night....

28?!?!

I can't believe tomorrow is my birthday. I don't care that I'll be 28 what gets me is that it means Sarah's birthday isn't too far off ether. And she will be 2! Time has gone by so fast. The dr says she is very socially advanced and has a high level of intelligence and ya know what?! She SO didn't get the intelligence from me. LOL We are going to do a smaller party then we did last yr for the simple fact...I don't feel like doing a big one this yr! It will mainly be family so please don't be offended if you are not invited. Her party is going to be a Thomas The Train party. I'm making the invitations myself they look like train tickets. We are hoping to get Sarah on the waiting list for the preschool at our church for the fall. It's a really good school and she loves being around other kids. She loves going to the nursery during church on Sunday's. The school should be contacting me any day now. We are still trying for a second child but are having some trouble getting pregnant this time. I just started a new med that will hopefully help, it makes me pretty sick but oh well. I'm sure after awhile I will get used to it...I hope! I think there must be a least 18 people I know that are pregnant right now my best friend included. I am happy for all them not jealous. That wouldn't make sense. Several had trouble getting pregnant too. Why would I be jealous of someone who is getting the blessing of a new child? I'm so happy for all the parents to be. Well I hear Sarah banging on her closet door...I really wish she would stop locking herself in her closet! LOL oh well she thinks it's funny...I better go let her out!