I use to wonder how anybody could say how 'the years have flown by'; with being young it was just something I couldn't grasp. I now completely understand it! Back then I had school, sports and home and that was it. I had no "major" responsibilities and didn't have a million things on my to-do list. But now a month could go by and I'll still think it's weeks before. Maybe it's because I do the same thing everyday? I have no variety in my life. My highlights are taking trips to my hometown to see my parents and sisters. I think I need a hobby....and some adult conversation! Sure, NinjaMan and I talk, but mostly he's too tired to put any depth into a conversation and who can blame him? NinjaMan has never been a 'Chatty Kathy' (or maybe a Chatty Matty?) in the first place.
Ya see, there's 2 kinds of intelligent people: Smart people who have to tell you everything they know about a subject, and smart people who rarely speak at all but you know that they know a good bit about almost everything. Like Calvin Coolidge, he was very intelligent but hardly ever spoke, his nickname was actually Silent Cal, but when he did speak it was always something wise. Well, NinjaMan is kinda like that. I'm not saying he's very wise but he definitely has alot in that big head of his(hehe). But, my point is, he has a certain number of words that he usually says in a day (which he usually uses up at work)and then that's it , he's tapped out socially. I, on the other hand, could talk someone's ear off when I've not had much adult conversation or interaction. Honestly, I need a chatting buddy. Someone I can text or email/message and just talk about anything. Anyhow, this post has someone strayed from the original topic - Time Flipping Flies Like Crazy!! I really can't believe this year is close to being over already! I keep thinking I have a while before I get old but I really don't if time just keeps flying by so fast. "Life happens when you're making plans" is the truest statement ever! I guess i should start being more productive instead of waiting for something because my life is happening whether I sit on my butt or not!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
I'm Back!
Yes, It's been a year since my last blog (longer actually). Of course it's because I've been busy being a Super Ninja Mom and well, I just haven't gotten around to it. Sorry peeps,but being a Mom is so much more fun. BabyNinja is 1 year old now! He's already grown so much and he's starting to look like a little boy!
This was taken Easter Morning, he's all dressed up in his suit and tie! *freezes time*--oh how i wish!
Anyway, so alot of things have gone on and changing. We have potential to be PCS'd somewhere (moved to another base). I may be getting a part time job to have some spending money for us. We just bought a Jeep Wrangler (and we LOVE it!) .
BabyNinja is spoiled rotten but he's a sweet Lil Man. He finds new ways to make me laugh like when he looks at me and squints his whole face.
I'm considering entering a Medical Transcription program, I can have the certificate in 4-12 months (depending on my discipline) and make about $30k/year working from home or hospital. Seems like a great job for a military wife and SAHM. Also, im wanting to start running. I'm using Couch to 5k (c25k) website to guide me. I also want to try biking, i have a bike and helmet but I don't want to overload my body trying all this new stuff and get burnt out so probably running (or trying to) for now. I have been eating better though! I quit drinking coke zeros everyday and I've been drinking lots of water and I can tell a big difference in my energy already! Though my sleeping seems to have gotten worse! I could sleep through anything right now. NinjaMan wakes up early for work and he says he talks to me and trys to wake me but I never even move (or am I just an excellent Ninja?). Maybe he's an awesome Ninja since I never wake when he's running around trying to find work clothes.I bet I have told him 100 times (no joke, i say it every flipping day!) for him to get his clothes out the night before but it never happens. He acts like he doesnt know what he's suppose to pick out...it's the same thing he's been wearing for the last 3 years to work! *sigh* men and their fake inability to do things. If you're a man and you don't do this, there's a woman looking for you (since im sure youre single).
Well, I'm closing now. I have to get back to watching my episode of Dexter. Yes, I watch that show. Yes, I know it's creepy but it's the only somewhat scary thing I can watch and I find him amusing. Plus I like hearing him talk and I want him to narrate my life's story. Warning: that show is not for kids or adults that don't like cussing. I don't like cussing either but honestly cussing doesnt make any sense to me anyway. I prefer not to hear it and its pointless so I see it as filler words.
Anywho, continue debating that in your head and I'll continue my show.
This was taken Easter Morning, he's all dressed up in his suit and tie! *freezes time*--oh how i wish!
Anyway, so alot of things have gone on and changing. We have potential to be PCS'd somewhere (moved to another base). I may be getting a part time job to have some spending money for us. We just bought a Jeep Wrangler (and we LOVE it!) .
BabyNinja is spoiled rotten but he's a sweet Lil Man. He finds new ways to make me laugh like when he looks at me and squints his whole face.
I'm considering entering a Medical Transcription program, I can have the certificate in 4-12 months (depending on my discipline) and make about $30k/year working from home or hospital. Seems like a great job for a military wife and SAHM. Also, im wanting to start running. I'm using Couch to 5k (c25k) website to guide me. I also want to try biking, i have a bike and helmet but I don't want to overload my body trying all this new stuff and get burnt out so probably running (or trying to) for now. I have been eating better though! I quit drinking coke zeros everyday and I've been drinking lots of water and I can tell a big difference in my energy already! Though my sleeping seems to have gotten worse! I could sleep through anything right now. NinjaMan wakes up early for work and he says he talks to me and trys to wake me but I never even move (or am I just an excellent Ninja?). Maybe he's an awesome Ninja since I never wake when he's running around trying to find work clothes.I bet I have told him 100 times (no joke, i say it every flipping day!) for him to get his clothes out the night before but it never happens. He acts like he doesnt know what he's suppose to pick out...it's the same thing he's been wearing for the last 3 years to work! *sigh* men and their fake inability to do things. If you're a man and you don't do this, there's a woman looking for you (since im sure youre single).
Well, I'm closing now. I have to get back to watching my episode of Dexter. Yes, I watch that show. Yes, I know it's creepy but it's the only somewhat scary thing I can watch and I find him amusing. Plus I like hearing him talk and I want him to narrate my life's story. Warning: that show is not for kids or adults that don't like cussing. I don't like cussing either but honestly cussing doesnt make any sense to me anyway. I prefer not to hear it and its pointless so I see it as filler words.
Anywho, continue debating that in your head and I'll continue my show.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Good Report for this Lil' Momma!
I had my weekly checkup yesterday. I watched my doctor examine my logbook like he was looking for gold, it's just funny cause the logbook is literally 5 inches away from his face. I think I might bring him a magnifying glass next time! :)
My results were only 1 count higher than last weeks, so I'm still on the Glyburide, missing insulin by the skin of my teeth!
Everything was good, my doc told me I had a "good-looking" placenta--lol. That's not a compliment you hear everyday! But that is really good news for me.
You see, when you have gestational diabetes, your high blood sugar makes your placenta "age" faster, which isn't healthy for you or the baby, that's why they are so anal about having (even a tiny bit) high blood sugars. It causes the placenta to "callus" making it have hard spots and then it doesn't do its job properly.
After my doc appointment I went to my NST and Baby Ninja cooperated wonderfully! :) I love how he's already being a well-behaved boy!
Upon leaving my NST, I ran into my doc and he told me he had some news for me. He said that he wanted me to increase my glyburide to 1 whole pill in the mornings and 1 1/2 at night before bed. I'm not totally sure why he's increasing my morning dosage, because I've had no trouble keeping those under control. In fact, my only problem is my fasting blood sugars, the ones I can't control. I just thought "whatever ya want me to do, you're the doc", so I'm going back Monday for him to check my sugars and checkup on Baby Ninja.
My doc also handed me a paper, he told me that it was a form for Inducing Labor. He explained that the paper says to come into the hospital on the night of May 5th and they will induce my labor and I will probably deliver Baby Ninja on May 6.
---WHOA!!
He said the reason they want to induce me is because I'm such a high-risk pregnancy. I was also positive for my Group B Strep Test, which is another important factor when delivering. Group B Strep is a test they do on all pregnant women and it checks for bacteria, it's harmless for adults, but it can cause a very serious infection in newborns.
Here's some info about it:
What they will do to prevent Baby Ninja from getting this infection is put me on an antibiotic when I go into labor, and that will prevent him from getting it.
Another factor to consider is Baby Ninja's weight. When I have high blood sugars, Baby Ninja's body has to work to counter that, causing him to produce excess insulin, which can "overfeed" Baby Ninja. If this "overfeeding" becomes excessive, it will cause him to gain more weight than he is suppose to, and if he gets too big, I won't be able to naturally deliver him, they will have to do a C-section. This is how some women end up having 10-11 lb newborns, some just have big babies, but it's more common in women with Gestational Diabetes.
So, considering all of these factors: aging placenta,Group B Strep positive, Baby Ninja getting too big, and high blood sugar during labor; it's going to be much safer to be able to have a controlled(induced)labor rather than naturally going into labor.
Most first time pregnancies deliver after their due date (40 weeks). My doc feels that my placenta will not be healthy if we wait till after 40 weeks, and that Baby Ninja may be too big to naturally deliver by then.
I'm excited about this though! I feel like for once I will be in control over what happens. If I know when my labor is coming, then I can be mentally prepared for it. I'll be able to focus more on my breathing techniques and be less worried about where my family is at in their trip to the hospital. Plus I know that NinjaMan will be there with me through everything!
This reminds me of something I've been thinking about lately. Have you ever seen a birthing video? The coach( usually father of the baby) is always in the pregnant woman's face,like inches away, while she's trying to get through contractions and push. I see these videos and i just can't see NinjaMan getting in my face like that. Yes, I want him right there with me and looking into my eyes, talking me through it, but I don't like people to be "all up in my space". I feel like I'd get aggravated for him to be inches away from my face constantly. I want him to be right there, just not inches away, I think if he was to do that...I would hit him. I'd have all these hormones outta whack,be in alot of pain and it's just bound to happen if I got aggravated. NinjaMan knows this and has told me that he will be right there with me because "ain't no way I'm looking at what's happening on the other side of the bed" but he doesn't want to get in my personal space, he wants me to feel like I can breathe. I can understand why some people are in each others face, if you're just looking at each other and talking to each other, then you're mind isn't as focused on the pain and all the craziness that's going on around you. Maybe I will change my mind and want him right there in my face, might be nice to be wrapped up in each others world and ignore everything else around you. I can't say for sure what I want till it comes right down to crunch time. But I will be sure to let you guys know what happened!
I'm so excited that I have a more definite of when I get to meet my son! I feel like a teenage girl that's ecstatic about her prom night that's still a month away!
My agenda for today is to get either the crib put together or the play yard. I would love to get both put up, but it all depends on how aggravated NinjaMan gets trying to put the first one up! lol. Maybe I should video him trying to put it together,just for kicks! :)
My results were only 1 count higher than last weeks, so I'm still on the Glyburide, missing insulin by the skin of my teeth!
Everything was good, my doc told me I had a "good-looking" placenta--lol. That's not a compliment you hear everyday! But that is really good news for me.
You see, when you have gestational diabetes, your high blood sugar makes your placenta "age" faster, which isn't healthy for you or the baby, that's why they are so anal about having (even a tiny bit) high blood sugars. It causes the placenta to "callus" making it have hard spots and then it doesn't do its job properly.
After my doc appointment I went to my NST and Baby Ninja cooperated wonderfully! :) I love how he's already being a well-behaved boy!
Upon leaving my NST, I ran into my doc and he told me he had some news for me. He said that he wanted me to increase my glyburide to 1 whole pill in the mornings and 1 1/2 at night before bed. I'm not totally sure why he's increasing my morning dosage, because I've had no trouble keeping those under control. In fact, my only problem is my fasting blood sugars, the ones I can't control. I just thought "whatever ya want me to do, you're the doc", so I'm going back Monday for him to check my sugars and checkup on Baby Ninja.
My doc also handed me a paper, he told me that it was a form for Inducing Labor. He explained that the paper says to come into the hospital on the night of May 5th and they will induce my labor and I will probably deliver Baby Ninja on May 6.
---WHOA!!
He said the reason they want to induce me is because I'm such a high-risk pregnancy. I was also positive for my Group B Strep Test, which is another important factor when delivering. Group B Strep is a test they do on all pregnant women and it checks for bacteria, it's harmless for adults, but it can cause a very serious infection in newborns.
Here's some info about it:
What they will do to prevent Baby Ninja from getting this infection is put me on an antibiotic when I go into labor, and that will prevent him from getting it.
Another factor to consider is Baby Ninja's weight. When I have high blood sugars, Baby Ninja's body has to work to counter that, causing him to produce excess insulin, which can "overfeed" Baby Ninja. If this "overfeeding" becomes excessive, it will cause him to gain more weight than he is suppose to, and if he gets too big, I won't be able to naturally deliver him, they will have to do a C-section. This is how some women end up having 10-11 lb newborns, some just have big babies, but it's more common in women with Gestational Diabetes.
So, considering all of these factors: aging placenta,Group B Strep positive, Baby Ninja getting too big, and high blood sugar during labor; it's going to be much safer to be able to have a controlled(induced)labor rather than naturally going into labor.
Most first time pregnancies deliver after their due date (40 weeks). My doc feels that my placenta will not be healthy if we wait till after 40 weeks, and that Baby Ninja may be too big to naturally deliver by then.
I'm excited about this though! I feel like for once I will be in control over what happens. If I know when my labor is coming, then I can be mentally prepared for it. I'll be able to focus more on my breathing techniques and be less worried about where my family is at in their trip to the hospital. Plus I know that NinjaMan will be there with me through everything!
This reminds me of something I've been thinking about lately. Have you ever seen a birthing video? The coach( usually father of the baby) is always in the pregnant woman's face,like inches away, while she's trying to get through contractions and push. I see these videos and i just can't see NinjaMan getting in my face like that. Yes, I want him right there with me and looking into my eyes, talking me through it, but I don't like people to be "all up in my space". I feel like I'd get aggravated for him to be inches away from my face constantly. I want him to be right there, just not inches away, I think if he was to do that...I would hit him. I'd have all these hormones outta whack,be in alot of pain and it's just bound to happen if I got aggravated. NinjaMan knows this and has told me that he will be right there with me because "ain't no way I'm looking at what's happening on the other side of the bed" but he doesn't want to get in my personal space, he wants me to feel like I can breathe. I can understand why some people are in each others face, if you're just looking at each other and talking to each other, then you're mind isn't as focused on the pain and all the craziness that's going on around you. Maybe I will change my mind and want him right there in my face, might be nice to be wrapped up in each others world and ignore everything else around you. I can't say for sure what I want till it comes right down to crunch time. But I will be sure to let you guys know what happened!
I'm so excited that I have a more definite of when I get to meet my son! I feel like a teenage girl that's ecstatic about her prom night that's still a month away!
My agenda for today is to get either the crib put together or the play yard. I would love to get both put up, but it all depends on how aggravated NinjaMan gets trying to put the first one up! lol. Maybe I should video him trying to put it together,just for kicks! :)
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