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Poems for Scarlett 5: That First Look
My heart has never broken
The way it did when you first looked -
I mean really looked - at me.
That look of pure innocence,
Of slight recognition
Of beginning trust…
But most of all,
Of focused concentration.
Your gaze shifted back and forth so often,
Working your poor brain
Beyond it’s capacity -
For if no one in the world,
Not even the wisest man or woman,
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Scarlett's Here!
Just a quick update to say that Scarlett is here! She was born at 4:18 pm, weighs 7lbs, 3 oz, and is 21 inches long.
I'll give more details late, but a short summary is like this:
Arrived at L&D. Admitted.
Hung out and timed contractions.
Contractions lessened.
Put on drug to jump start contractions.
Contractions intensify, get regular.
Dr ruptured my ( Read more... ) -
Last Day of Work at Poly
Today was my last day of work. I’m now officially on maternity leave. It’s … weird. I remember Joanna’s ( my co-worker/friend's) last day. She was really sad about leaving and thought so much about it beforehand. There was so much sadness about leaving the students and being gone. For me it was very different. I think that’s because I’m not going ( Read more... ) -
Cragg Baby Shower!
Yesterday was our first baby shower. It was thrown by Greg’s parents, so it was the Craggs and the Apodacas there, as well as our friends, Amber and Maz, and Jason and Katie. We had the party at Aunt Adeline and Uncle Paul’s house, which they just moved into a few months ago. Ronnie cooked, and Erin (SIL) did almost ALL of the work during the day ( Read more... ) -
BH Contractions
This morning I about had a heart attack. Not really, but it felt like it. I was really exhausted this morning because I just couldn't manage to sleep (snoring DH). I was turning on the shower when I had a really serious BH contraction - it's the first major one I've really noticed. I've had a few small ones, but nothing like this morning. So, still ( Read more... ) -
30th week Doctor's Appointment and Ultrasound
Today I had another appointment with my doctor. He did another ultrasound just to check up on the baby. (I had one at 3 months and the normal one at 5 months - they're being extra careful because I'm considered "high-risk" since I'm Epileptic.)
I invited Viv (my Mother-in-law) to come since my mom came to the first one and my husband (Greg) came to ( Read more... ) -
Q&A about pregnancy and me!
First of all, I’ve been meaning to write this for a while, but I keep putting it off. I finally have a little time! I’m writing this at 29 weeks 3 days.
Popular questions about me being pregnant:
Do you have any cravings?
Yes. For the first four months I really wanted gummy things. Sour gummy things were nice, but I especially liked gummy coke ( Read more... ) -
Poems for Scarlett
I wrote some poems for Scarlett. You can find them on my poetry page if you're interested: http://allpoetry.com/poem/by/dmusicat
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3 Hour Glucose Test
Today I went in for my 3 hour test. I failed the first one miserably. I scored 195 - really high - so I'm banking on being diabetic. Yay! No more sweets for me.
Anyway, the test took like 3 and a half hours total, including the first blood draw and the drink time. I went in about 8:30, the lady took my blood, then gave me the orange soda drink. It ( Read more... ) -
More baby stuff
Today I went in for a glucose screening test. I couldn't eat anything this morning (well, not since midnight last night). When I got there, the lab lady had me drink a small bottle of a glucose drink which tasted sorta like Sunkist, except apparently a little flat (but remember I can't taste carbonation because of my seizure medication). I will say ( Read more... )