28 weeks (tomorrow)
Posting a day early since I'll probably forget to post tomorrow! :P
Not much new to report at the moment - YEA! :) Blood sugars are still crazy. She upped my insulin again this afternoon. I take 20 units in the AM now - I only have a syringe that holds 30 units. This better resolve quickly, or I'm going to have a shit ton of syringes that I can't use! :P I've had wicked headaches for going on 2 weeks now. I've been taking Tylenol, which helps somewhat, but I'm having to take it pretty constantly. (Yup - going on the list of 'must ask the m/w this week'). Weight - not sure. At one point, I had packed on a good 5 pounds since my last round of visits to the docs last week. But then I was down 3 or 4 of those, so I'm guessing there was some water retention. I'm beyond caring, really! I only have 2 appointments this week, which I'm thrilled about - 1 to the m/w on Wednesday, and 1 to the diabetes person on Thursday. Then my u/s next week. I'm sure I'll be back at the m/w next week, too, but I probably won't have to go to the diabetes doc anymore (I'm hoping!).
Best moment of pregnancy so far: after work today, I was lounging with the kids and Will. Sometimes Tallia will snuggle with me and put her hand on my belly, hoping to feel the baby. She hasn't been able to yet. Today, the babe was ROCKIN'!! So I put Tallia's hand on my belly. She didn't get anything at first, but then got a nice big kick from her sis. The look on her face - utterly priceless!! I will remember that forever!! It was shock, amazement, wonder all wrapped into one! So beautiful! :D
Apparently, I'm looking a bit ragged around the edges. My principal pulled me aside today. She told me she's worried about me, and wants me to adjust my schedule so I'm not working 5 days a week. She said she didn't care if I worked 3 or 4 full days, or some combo of part days, but that she's worried I'm going to end up on bedrest soon if I don't change things up. It took me by surprise, and I wasn't sure whether I wanted to hug her, curl up in a ball and cry, or deny that I needed help. I've been stewing about it since. Will and I talked a little bit today, but haven't really come up with a plan yet. At the root of it is the fact that I have NO saved up time. At this point, I'm actually hoping I need surgery after the baby is born, because otherwise I'll have about 4 weeks of leave, when all is said and done. And that's only paid at 60%. So, taking time now is almost an impossibility, even if I really wanted to (which I do, actually). There is a possibility I could tap into sick leave bank, but I'm not sure what that entails, so I'll need to do some investigating. After the way I've felt for the last two weeks, I'm ready to throw in the towel. I'm exhausted in a way I can't remember ever being. My headaches are almost constant. And I have no energy. I know I'm sucking at teaching, which really is unfair to the kids. But on the other hand, I'm not sure taking time off regularly solves the problem - I still have the same amount of work I need to get done before December, but I'll have less time to do it. One thought I had was to see about getting a professional day each week to work on special ed stuff - then I could still be 'working', just doing much less stressful stuff. And maybe I wouldn't have to spend 1 day/weekend at work, like I have for the last month.
Anyway - more things to think about. I got more info on maternity leave, too, but I'll have to update about that later (not because its interesting, but rather - I want to have a record of it. :) ) Abigail is melting down, so time for bed for her!
Not much new to report at the moment - YEA! :) Blood sugars are still crazy. She upped my insulin again this afternoon. I take 20 units in the AM now - I only have a syringe that holds 30 units. This better resolve quickly, or I'm going to have a shit ton of syringes that I can't use! :P I've had wicked headaches for going on 2 weeks now. I've been taking Tylenol, which helps somewhat, but I'm having to take it pretty constantly. (Yup - going on the list of 'must ask the m/w this week'). Weight - not sure. At one point, I had packed on a good 5 pounds since my last round of visits to the docs last week. But then I was down 3 or 4 of those, so I'm guessing there was some water retention. I'm beyond caring, really! I only have 2 appointments this week, which I'm thrilled about - 1 to the m/w on Wednesday, and 1 to the diabetes person on Thursday. Then my u/s next week. I'm sure I'll be back at the m/w next week, too, but I probably won't have to go to the diabetes doc anymore (I'm hoping!).
Best moment of pregnancy so far: after work today, I was lounging with the kids and Will. Sometimes Tallia will snuggle with me and put her hand on my belly, hoping to feel the baby. She hasn't been able to yet. Today, the babe was ROCKIN'!! So I put Tallia's hand on my belly. She didn't get anything at first, but then got a nice big kick from her sis. The look on her face - utterly priceless!! I will remember that forever!! It was shock, amazement, wonder all wrapped into one! So beautiful! :D
Apparently, I'm looking a bit ragged around the edges. My principal pulled me aside today. She told me she's worried about me, and wants me to adjust my schedule so I'm not working 5 days a week. She said she didn't care if I worked 3 or 4 full days, or some combo of part days, but that she's worried I'm going to end up on bedrest soon if I don't change things up. It took me by surprise, and I wasn't sure whether I wanted to hug her, curl up in a ball and cry, or deny that I needed help. I've been stewing about it since. Will and I talked a little bit today, but haven't really come up with a plan yet. At the root of it is the fact that I have NO saved up time. At this point, I'm actually hoping I need surgery after the baby is born, because otherwise I'll have about 4 weeks of leave, when all is said and done. And that's only paid at 60%. So, taking time now is almost an impossibility, even if I really wanted to (which I do, actually). There is a possibility I could tap into sick leave bank, but I'm not sure what that entails, so I'll need to do some investigating. After the way I've felt for the last two weeks, I'm ready to throw in the towel. I'm exhausted in a way I can't remember ever being. My headaches are almost constant. And I have no energy. I know I'm sucking at teaching, which really is unfair to the kids. But on the other hand, I'm not sure taking time off regularly solves the problem - I still have the same amount of work I need to get done before December, but I'll have less time to do it. One thought I had was to see about getting a professional day each week to work on special ed stuff - then I could still be 'working', just doing much less stressful stuff. And maybe I wouldn't have to spend 1 day/weekend at work, like I have for the last month.
Anyway - more things to think about. I got more info on maternity leave, too, but I'll have to update about that later (not because its interesting, but rather - I want to have a record of it. :) ) Abigail is melting down, so time for bed for her!