Most days I am too distracted or too tired or just too uninterested in soul searching. I know that if I sit and reflect upon my life, I will be discontented (or worse) with myself. Oh, not in my life — most days I float along, content.  But when I take a look at myself, […]
So, not everything was good news at the OB yesterday. I’d gone in for a glucose tolerance test on Tuesday, and the results from that were back in. I expected to be high. I’ve been diagnosed as “Insulin Resistant” (what used to be called “borderline diabetic”) for years. However, the initial results were really high […]
An OB visit of ups and downs this week. Results from the last ultrasound are very good. Baby is the perfect size, right in the middle of the range, all important organs visible and looking well, heart rate spot on, etc. Good news, of course. Except that because things looks so great, doc can’t justify […]
Of all the many things I should be doing to prepare for the new arrival in a few months, one of the most important is finding more time to spend with the kidlet. I can only imagine it will be rough for him to adjust to suddenly sharing mom and dad’s attention once his sibling […]
People have been asking over the past few weeks about the baby moving, and all I could say was that I wasn’t really sure; that I’d felt the occasional little twinge, but for all I knew it was just a gas bubble ;)Â Well, let me tell you, once it actually starts really moving, you […]
Today was our freebie ultrasound at the vanity place. We’d paid to go there after the *last* ultrasound was a no-go on gender, and since they couldn’t tell there either, they had us come back for another visit a month later without charge. Sadly, I have no confidence in anything this tech says. First, I […]
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Something I never knew about pregnancy is that it can really increase your sensitivity to smell. And not just to odors that would normally make your nose wrinkle, but everyday smells that you might ordinarily notice but dismiss suddenly become beyond offensive.  Roasting Fish. Perfume Counter in Macy’s. BBQ Sauce. Of course ordinarily foul odors […]
Lately, I’ve been wanting to try the “challenge” of the 30 minute Rachel Ray meal. She seems to inspire strong emotions in people — rabid fans and equally rabid detractors. Those that hate her complain of any number of things — her bubbly personality, the annoying abbreviations and catchphrases sprinkled through her speech, and most […]
Kiddo turns five today. After debating a number of gifts (He loves the few video games that are playable and suitable for his age that are made for the xbox360, so we were really thinking about a wii), we decided on legos. He likes building toys, and enjoyed his old toddler sized ones (oversized, easier […]
