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Trying 2 Stay Sane in a World of Chaos and Madness (meaning my own world!)

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

6:27PM - Oh yeah this is a good alternative

Sooooooooooooo I'm venting to my dumbass cousin about the demands of MOTHERHOOD and she suggests this to help relieve my stresss "get them involved in MORE activities" oh yeah like I need more errands to run and more practices to sit through. MF! I could kick her tail!

5:32PM - Trying 2 Stay Sane

I am going nuts and there is no doubt about it. Being home with my children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year is killing me. I hope I last until school starts. This overwhelming feeling of being responsible for 4 people and for every fiber of their lives is just too much!!!! 3 weeks and counting... feels like 3 months!

Sunday, June 8, 2003

12:09AM - WOW

it's been a long time since I have posted... I think this time last year I was DYING to go into labor I was so tired of being pregnant... now I'm thinking back to those days fondly. My daughter is turning one year old. I'm not ready!

Saturday, August 3, 2002

4:33PM - The Best 6 weeks...

Well, it's been about 6 weeks since I have last updated this thing... I've been so in love with having my new baby, my daughter that I haven't given my journal a second thought... heck I haven't given it a FIRST thought! ;)

I am loving being a mom to a baby girl. My new "job" is dressing her in the cutest things I can find. I am constantly buying new things and selling her old things so I can buy more new things. It's a viscous cycle and a bad habit but I've been waiting 11 years so blame time :)

Sunday, June 23, 2002

2:06PM - She's Here!!!!

I had my daughter! She was born on June 21st as my son predicted at 4:26 am. 9 lbs. 2 oz. and 21.5 inches long. She is beautiful (to me of course). We named her Nina-Symone Annlee Williams. Here is a link to see her picture. I'm in total and complete love!!!

I was able to have my second vbac to top it all of and I am feeling great!

http://www.growthspurts.com/images/photos/633121412605.jpg

Current mood: grateful

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

1:39PM - 8 days until due date...

had a pep talk with myself yesterday... feeling good. Any day now.

Monday, June 17, 2002

6:07PM - 10 days until my due date...

... and still waiting for SOMETHING to happen.

Current mood: moody

Sunday, June 16, 2002

12:46PM - New Babysitter

Now that Cory is 11 we've been giving him more responsibility. One of them he wanted to try was babysitting his brothers. They're 7 and 5.5 so we gave it a whirl last weekend. We went to the movies and came right back and he watched them for us while we were gone. It was NICE! He said they watched Harry Potter and ate popcorn.

Today we're going to the movies again. We rented them videos and ordered in pizza. It's so nice to have a babysitter already at home and with great rates to boot! He only charged us $5 for the 2 hours we were gone hahahaha

12:32PM - Father's Day Baby??? Not Likely!

My DH has been hell bent on having a Father's Day baby. He has predicted (wrongly I might add) that Nina would make her appearance today. Well, here I am! Gut still intact! Where's the baby? I could gouge his eyes out.

Yesterday I woke up and he said, "well tomorrow is the day, this is your last day to be pregnant!" Today when I woke up he said, "well today is the day!" Now it's past noon so I said, "uh.... half the day is gone... I think your prediction is incorrect!" He said, "well who knows, you could go into labor at 2 and still have her by midnight!"

ARGH!!!!!! That's it! When I wake up tomorrow morning STILL pregnant, I'm kicking his ass!!!

Current mood: grumpy

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

7:50AM - 38 weeks today

38 longggggggg weeks have come to pass today. Tauheed is hoping the baby comes on Sunday, Father's Day. I hope she comes anytime SOON! Today, tonight, tomorrow, Father's Day, I don't care! Just bring it on!

Everything is ready. The birthing tub is set up and waiting. I have the battery to the camcorder all charged. Film is waiting and standing by. Emergency numbers by the phone. All the birthing supplies are out and waiting. The only thing we need now is a BABY! :)

Had some weird "leaking" last night. Tiny droplets of SOMETHING in my underwear. Thought it could be my waters but it turned out to be watery mucous. I'm losing more of my plug but still no bloody show at all. It will be interesting to see how I finally go into labor!!!

Current mood: anxious

Sunday, June 9, 2002

5:26PM - Today...

experiencing menstrual like cramps all day. Breasts feel tingly a bit, slight back ache off and on and a mild headache earlier. This could mean NOTHING or it could be SOMETHING. Who knows? Time will tell.

2:43PM - Got excited for nothing!

Yesterday was THE day I thought. DH and I went to the movies (saw BAD COMPANY - pretty good movie, not as funny as I thought but I like Anthony Hopkins) and during the movie I started to have ctx. I also had this feeling of being slightly ELECTROCUTED in the vagina area. I have NEVER felt that before, was very weird and VERY annoying. The ctx were not strong or intense or coming in any pattern but toward the end they seemed to be so I started timing them. They were coming every 20 minutes and lasting 20 seconds. BAH!

Came home and noticed they were lasting longer... timed them again and they were lasting about 50 seconds... after a while they were at 7 minutes and lasting a minute. They were still not painful though, just annoying. I kept drinking water to stay hydrated and make sure they weren't braxton hicks and they still kept coming. I noticed these contractions were higher up than the BH I got usually and were coming from side to side. Maybe this WAS the real thing?

I went walking with DH but the intensity never changed. I felt like vacuuming (I never feel like cleaning) so I thought I was maybe nesting a bit... I vacuumed the entire downstairs which is no easy feat. DH had to finish doing the hardwood floors because my back was killing me at that point.

I started feeling nauseous so I laid down and watched the fight (man that fight sucked). Ctx were still coming every 7 minutes but no change in the intensity at all. I fell asleep around midnight thinking they might come on stronger during the night.

NOPE! I woke up this morning and haven't had a thing except some mild menstrual cramp like feelings. What a drag. I hope this is the beginning of SOMETHING though... I hope this means I'm going to go into labor THIS WEEK and not 2 weeks from now. I'm not due until the 27th but I have been late with all three of my pregnancies. It would be nice if this time, the last time I could go a little early or on time.

Current mood: pissed off

Thursday, June 6, 2002

4:32PM - I'm on the look out...

I guess every new and exciting thing is going to make me wonder if I'm in labor or not LOL

This morning I woke up and felt really nauseous. It was around 5am so I got out of bed and paced the floors. I was really hot and felt sick. Never did throw up but I kept thinking I was going to any minute. I was also very clammy. I was wondering "is this it?" Everyone starts differently, some with no pain, some WITH pain, some start out with sickness, a cramp, I have no idea how I'll go, I only went into labor once on my own *UGH*

At 6:50 I laid back down with a cool washcloth on my forehead... I fell asleep until 9:30 and then woke up and yes, I'm still here, nothing going on at all.

This is going to drive me (and everyone else around me) nuts until I do finally go LOL

Current mood: moody

Wednesday, June 5, 2002

3:31PM - WOOHOO got my sling!

I ordered a sling from http://www.kangarookorner.com and got it today. It is soooo soft and cuddly! I can't wait to try it out when baby Nina gets here. I've heard great things about these slings and that you don't even have to support your baby's head while walking or breastfeeding. All this stuff coming in is making me even more anxious for her to get here!!!!!

Current mood: excited

3:17PM - Well DAMN!

Last night I experienced some contractions. They weren't Braxton Hicks at all, totally different feel to them than the usual BH I get. I knew it wasn't "it" though because there was no real pattern, they were spread out all over the place and varied in intensity and duration. I was hoping during the night I'd wake up with a more established pattern and go into active labor but I didn't.
Hopefully this is prepping my body for the real thing to happen soon. My back is KILLING me. I hope this isn't a sign she's turned posterior.

Current mood: uncomfortable

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

2:39PM - 37 weeks tomorrow

I'm officially 37 weeks tomorrow. Only 3 weeks left until my due date but OH GAWD don't let me go that long. People on my June pregnancy list are popping and have been popping since the middle of May. I feel like I have such a long way to go until I go. Let the madness END already!

Current mood: tired

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

11:42AM - 36 weeks today

I'm in the home stretch! I'm FINALLY at that place that if I went into labor on my own right now they most likely wouldn't try to stop it. I don't think little Nina is coming this early but I do think she'll be here before my due date.

I am so very thankful for this pregnancy, so very thankful for my daughter coming forth and very excited about ending this chapter in my life and starting a new one with this new baby in our lives.

I cannot WAIT for this baby to get here! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Current mood: anxious

Friday, May 24, 2002

2:33PM - 33 days left...

Well, my birthing pool came yesterday and it's all ready to be set up. I really wish I could do it now but I don't want the boys using it as a place to hide or find them playing in it so I'll wait until after June. I hope it's not as complicated to set up as it looks... Tauheed is so not handy with tools! I can picture myself setting this puppy up myself while in labor. That would NOT be good.

Nina is still very active. I thought she would have slowed down by now a bit since she should be limited on space but I guess she's finding a way. The mw estimates she's about 4 lbs now. Feels heavier!!!

Next week I'll be at the REAL homestretch. 36 weeks and I think she's coming early just a hunch. WOOHOO!!!!!!!

Current mood: excited

Monday, May 20, 2002

7:19AM - Week 35...

Slowly, but surely, this is coming to a close. I'll be 35 weeks on Wednesday. Not much longer before my baby girl is kicking on the outside instead of the inside. I look at all her things around the house and I am so ready. I hope I make a good mom to a daughter. I think I'm believing that it's impossible for me to not have a good relationship with my daughter because I have such a great one with my mother. I hope I'm believing right! It would kill me not to. I love the relationship I have with my boys... I just want it to continue on with her.

I know Tauheed will be a great father to her. He's so good with the boys and I can just picture him with a daughter of his own. I know he'll be extremely doting of her and if shse has him for a role model of what a good man is she should make some wise choices in the future.

I can't believe what I have longed for all these years is about to be a reality!!!!!

Thursday, May 16, 2002

12:55PM - 34 week appointment

Very boring which is good. My midwife is so great, I love her.

I'm measuring 33 weeks *whew* I thought she was going to say 40!!! I've gained 4lbs in 3 weeks which puts me up to a 21 pound weight gain... I thought it would be more with the swelling but then again all 3 or 4 lbs could BE the fluids. Baby's head is down still but not engaged. She did a culture but I wouldn't let her do a VE (vaginal exam). Other than that, nothing exciting. I go again in two weeks and then every week. This is FINALLY winding down.

On another note, my back up OB called and asked me was I ready to schedule my c-section. UGH I have to try to avoid her now. BLAH

Current mood: happy

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