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the first step is admitting you have a problem

August 19, 2008 by Wendy S

Hi. My name is MG. I have a problem with my body.

And I’m going to do something about it!

My SIL has been telling me about Weight Watchers but I don’t have the extra cash right now so I had to find something free. Yesterday I signed up for a free account with SparkPeople.com. This is a site where I can track what I eat, how much exercise I do, my weight and my measurements.

And on day one I ate more calories than I was supposed to. Ugh.
And didn’t do any exercise. Ugh x 2.

I know that I have a lot of work to do but I’m not setting any weight loss target goals. My initial goal is to see what I’m doing wrong and change my eating habits with a conscious effort to try to do some exercise. If I push my self too hard to quickly, I know that I will get frustrated and give up.

If you wanna help me (or just laugh at me), check out my page: http://my.sparkpeople.com/MAPSGIRL75

“I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!”
– The Little Engine That Could

greenbin…what’s that secret you’re keepin’?

April 1, 2008 by Wendy S

(okay…who caught the bad reference to the 80’s lyric?)

We got our Green bins today!! Woohoo! Our first collection day is April 7th!

Finally we don’t have to throw out so much stuff! This is very exciting.

How many people do you know that get excited about garbage and compost??

getting close!

February 28, 2007 by Wendy S

My 38 week appointment went really well.

There was no protein in my urine and my blood pressure was normal. Yippee!!

I gained 4 lbs in a week which I’m not happy about, but oh well, I’ll just have to work harder to lose it afterwards.

I’m only measuring 36 weeks now but he’s not concerned. And with Munchkin being 8lbs 4 oz, he thinks that this baby could be about the same. Oh, and the heart rate was 130 bpm.

The not so good news is that I’m positive for Group B Strep. So I’ll have to get antibotics when I get to the hospital…thru IV. Fun. But he said that I won’t be stuck in bed and I’ll still be able to walk around.

And for the really good news…..my cervix is thinning and I’m 2-3 cms dilated already!!! Woo hoo!

He said the "C" word….

January 3, 2007 by Wendy S

…c-section!

The baby is still breech. So please send “baby flipping” vibes my way. I have 10 weeks to go so there is still time.

I know it’s not the worst thing on the face of the planet that could happen, but those of you who know me well enough know that I really don’t want a c-section! I really want to go completely natural this time!

I know of one woman who actually found a doc that would deliver a breech baby but I’m not sure if I want to do that either. I need to do some research.

Other than that , things are great! Baby’s heartbeat was 142 and I’m measuring exactly 30 weeks. Blood pressure was good…gained a bit of weight but I blamed that on Christmas
But prior to finding out that the baby is still breech, I informed the doc that any time after March 2nd (my last day of work) I’d be okay with having the baby. He said that a week or so before my due date he’d do an internal check and strech me if possible! Woo hoo! So that is some good news. I’d so much rather this baby be early than late

Big Ultrasound is a big disappointment!

October 24, 2006 by Wendy S

First off, I’ll start by saying that the baby is great! Heartbeat was 164 bpm! And is folded in half…literally, the baby’s feet were above it’s head!

But the rest of the story isn’t as exciting.
We get to the U/S place, 5-10 minutes early. I asked how the wait was becuase my bladder was ready to explode, and they told me that there was one person ahead of me so it shouldn’t be long.
They call me in at 5:40…10 minutes late, not too bad. I say to the tech that my DH wants to come in and she says “yes, if there is time at the end”. Well, they always say this, and he has always come in….at the other clinic that I had been going to. So she starts the U/S. The bed is in a position that is really below the screen and where my head is I can just see it from the side….barely seeing anything!
She’s having trouble finding the things that’s she looking for so she sends me to empty my bladder. I go and come back and she continues. Baby is a bit more cooperative and she’s able to finish everything up. So she turns the screen to start showing me the baby and I say “can we call my husband in” and she says “I’m sorry but there isn’t time. We were already running late and now I”ve missed an appointment”. I’m almost in tears at this time. She hands me 5/6 pictures…I didn’t even count them and I head out to the waiting room. I fight thru the tears to tell Dh that there wasn’t time for him to come in. He’s furious. He says to me “but another couple went in and the guy got to go in too”. I didn’t know what to say, all I could do was cry.
This is the one thing that he looks forward to cuz he’s actually able to share this with me and he gets cheated. I’m so upset, disappointed and angry over this whole thing. Last night I cried myself to sleep becuase I just couldn’t believe what happened. I feel horrible…my stomach is in knots. This is something that we might not be able to get back. I’m hoping that when we see the doctor on Monday, I can get him to give me another U/S.
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way!!!