Ho-hum and Wooohoooo!

Ugh, no update since 14 July, that is just sad. Lots has been going on that I've wanted to share, but you'll read why I haven't in a minute.

My next post was SUPPOSED to be titled "The Shower to End All Showers", about the completely over-the-top baby shower that my aunt and uncle threw for me... but I still have no pictures (hint, hint to the people who DO have them-- you know who you are so send those along, please, when you get a minute. Thanks.) For now, just know that it was amazing and overwhelming and Chris and I won't need to buy any clothes for Liam until he's about 9 months old ;)

While I was visiting my parents in South Carolina for the STEAS, my mom had the distinct pleasure of taking me to the emergency room for what we found out was a urinary tract infection (oh, and let's not forget my dad, supporting me on their deck at 4:30 in the morning, whilst I vomited into a bucket on the way to the car). Suffice it to say, it was just good times all around. As I said to my mom when we finally got back from the ER later that morning, "Wow. Aren't you glad that I came to visit?". Of course she replied in typical Mom fashion, "I'm glad that you were here so that I could take care of you". My parents. Have I mentioned lately how I don't deserve them?

In other news, I found out about a month ago that I have gestational diabetes and have been dealing with that. Just yesterday I began taking insulin twice a day because it became obvious that I could either keep my blood glucose in the accepted parameters, or I could have lots of ketones. Ketones apparently mean that you're not getting enough calories (and the rate that I've been losing weight backs that up) and can lead to ketosis, which can be bad for the baby. The other issue that was REALLY plaguing me was my heart arrhythmia. This is a condition that I've had all my life, and that I never really notice 1) because I gave up caffeine almost 10 years ago, and 2) because I've had some success with stress management... ok, a little success ;) The point is that carrying Liam has naturally made my heart work harder, and it obviously resented that and is bucking for a pay raise!

The latest physical challenge has been the nasty upper respiratory infection that seized me last weekend. I have a nasty cough, and an even worse ear infection that is painful and has rendered me unable to hear out of one ear. It's also thrown my balance off, and I've just been waiting for someone to call DSS to report the drunken pregnant woman who is lurching down the Whole Foods aisle. The doctor prescribed a ZPac, and that leads me to our discussion topic: ZPacs. They are utterly worthless, do absolutely nothing, and yet doctors keep prescribing them. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Another doctor in that same practice prescribed Omnicef, God bless him, and I'm hoping that will actually DO something to solve the problem.

So, that's the "Ho-hum" part of the post. Now for the "Wooohooo!" part.

(Is anybody still reading this? I don't blame you if you gave up and went to read something cheerful and uplifting like Bleak House instead. Really.)

I'm really excited because tomorrow morning I'm headed to Borders to pick up my reserved copy of Breaking Dawn!



This is the fourth and final installment of Stephenie Meyer's immensely popular Twilight series, which focuses on the love story and trials and tribulations of Bella Swan, human, and Edward Cullen, vegetarian vampire (he and his vampire family only drink animal blood, believing that killing humans is wrong). I, along with the teenaged girls at the school where I work, have been obsessed with this series for years! There are thousands of midnight release parties being held tonight all over America, and I would LOVE to go to one (I had lots of fun at the midnight release party for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last year, thank you very much. See below:



Errr, question: do I have to stop doing this stuff now that I'm going to be someone's mom? Would it just be wrong to continue? Someone please consult the handbook and let me know. Another question: May we just ignore how round my face is in that picture? Thanks, I knew that I could count on you to do the right thing.)

Where was I? Oh, right. I just don't feel up to going to a midnight release party so I'm going to nip off to the bookstore tomorrow morning, get my copy, and come home to read all the 700 odd pages of deliciousness.

Now, that was an update worth waiting for, right? Right??

Have a great weekend,
Kimberley