LYNNABEL's CalorieKing Blog

Sunday, October 23rd 2005

12 days until my due date.

Our friends had their baby last night and we went to see them at the hospital today - they are all doing incredibly well. Little Charlotte was so pretty and looked like a little burrito. Sue and Charlie were tired, but obviously happy. Their story was helpful - they were actually discouraged from coming in, which they shouldn't have been because she is Group B strep positive, so she needed an IV for at least 4 hours before birth. Well, when they came in, she alrea...

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Tuesday, October 18th 2005

4:02 am. Can't sleep again. Is this nature's way of preparing me for night feedings?

Had the special meeting with HR yesterday to review the '06 health care benefits since I may be out by the time the benefits meetings are held. In the space of 2 weeks (10/31 to 11/11) I need to get the baby on my current coverage and get disability leave as well as register all of us for next year. Not really want I want to do during my first week or so as a new mom, but...at least I have health insurance....

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Sunday, October 16th 2005

Can't sleep. 3:52am. Lots on my mind. Thinking about the baby and, right now, how the first week or so home will be. I'm worried about feedings. I go for stretches of time thinking that all will be well, but then I remember I've had b/r surgery and that my supply may be (most likely is) compromised and I start to worry. Worrying doesn't help, but I'm too tired right now to rationalize my way through this.

Here is an odd thing - I'm worried about waking up S when the baby has to feed at nigh...

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Thursday, October 13th 2005

I had a minor mind-blowout yesterday when I realized that as of this Friday, I will have only 3 weeks left until my due date. 3 weeks. Holy Family on Rollerskates (to mis-quote Rev) - 3 weeks. Until I have a child. Until S and I are parents. Until I have to go through labor and delivery and the entire shifting of my world. I shared this profound realization with S, who said, "Guess what's more?" "What?" "On Saturday, it'll be 2 plus weeks." This weekend I'll put the...

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Monday, October 10th 2005

I am going to leave for work in 10 minutes. I didn't sleep very well from about 4am on, so I have the achy feeling I get from that. I have a dr's appt at 1:30, which means I'll be home by 3 and can take a nap then if I need to. I think my least favorite part of this home stretch is the hung-over feeling I have when I don't sleep well. Where everything aches, my face feels flushed and I really want to just hibernate for a while. While I would love a beer, and am looking forward to one in the not ...

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