CELAWLOR's CalorieKing Blog
Monday, November 9th 2009
Soooooo...it looks like I am headed back down the road to pre-eclampsia.
I had another prenatal appointment this morning and I added 4 pounds in a week.
Seems I am pretty swollen. The midwife pressed on my lower leg and it left a big-ol' indentation. And, my blood pressure is elevated and has been slowly creeping up each time they have checked me for the last 4 weeks. Bummer. I'm now at 140/78. Started out 115/70. I had this with my son, but was hoping it would stay away this ...
Thursday, November 5th 2009
I officially crossed that "single-digit number of weeks left until my new baby girl arrives" line this week! In as little as six weeks I will be considered "full term" and they would not try to stop labor if it started. Yay! That is exciting.I've decided that my first post-partum food (providing it isn't the middle of the night/early morning) will be SUSHI!!!! Oh, how I've missed thee.... And a Blue Moon beer. But, I suspect that those two will need to be consumed...
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
Yet ANOTHER ultrasound and midwife visit. Had something that was potentially bad pop up that ended up being nothing. Yay! Found out that my gestational diabetes screening came back perfect and I have no blood sugar issues, either too high or too low. I was slightly concerned about the too low potential, but no need to worry.I seem to be craving buffalo wings, A LOT! It's funny to me. I also decided that I needed to cook a turkey (yes, a full 20 pounder) this week.
As long as I am craving...
Friday, October 30th 2009
^^A self-profile shot of me from today. Ugh! So round!^^I "broke up" with my project manager yesterday.
Sent him a dear john letter, and everything. And, I cc'd my/our boss. My boss thought it was soo funny that he printed it out and pinned it up on his wall. My project manager's response was, "It isn't THAT bad, is it?" He assigned me the most horrid task I have ever had to undertake since becoming a consultant...and it is totally project manager work. I'm ...