The baby shower drama...

When October 20th gets here I will be the happiest person on the planet!!! I've had so much baby shower drama.  I had no idea such an event could be so stressful! I probably wouldnt be so stressed if I wasnt such a huge control freak lol I hate surprises so I literally have been involved in every aspect of my shower.......wanting everything MY WAY

The first issue was the date.  I dont know why I'm obsessed with October 20th but I am.  The coordinator wanted a date in November which I thought was just too far. On October 20th I will be 34 weeks which in itself is far along. Can you imagine November? Because I'm spoiled I got my way :)

The next issue was the location. We finally settled on the Wellington Community Center. However after meeting with the manager we were told that we could only have 50 people in the room. 50 people? 50 family and friends? So what am I suppose to tell my other family/friends...ummm

I was not happy about this but what could a sister do.....I had to cut the list down :/ So finally we get the list cut down and that brought out the next issue....THE THEME!

Several themes were thrown out from Queen of the Jungle to Princess.  I agreed to the princess theme because that's exactly what Paige is to me .... MY LITTLE PRINCESS *smile* However half way through planning the shower I changed my mind. Hey I'm a woman..sue me.  Paige's room has a princess theme and I just did not want princess princess princess shoved down my throat. So I changed the theme to "Sugar & Spice......and everything NICE" At first this confused the coordinator but after googling the theme she came along and loved the idea.  No more problems right?

WRONG! So as soon as I am preparing to drop off the payment to the Wellington Community Center I am hit with the news that the room is $750.

This was truly some fracker-nacker-BULL-crap! What we were originally quoted and what ended up being the final price were two verrrryyyy different prices.  750? Who do we look like to you? So that brought upon extra stress because now we have to find another location.  I found one but the coordinator

So finally I found a location.  I went to the location and spoke with the manager with an open mind and crossed fingers.  Everything seemed pretty good....pretty good room, pretty good location,  pretty good price. And most importantly me and the coordinator agreed! Yay! So now we are just waiting for the final approval. I cant wait. On October 20th I'm definitely going to kick my heels up and have a great time no matter what anyone thinks. I deserve it!

Paige's closet

Paige's closet is coming along.  Gerber had a nice 50% off sale so I ordered all of her layette(bodysuites, socks, mittens, hats, and pajamas) from them. Her package finally came in.

Next Paige received another package from a friend. Between all of the outfits that I have bought her and my friend's package, I think her closet is coming along nicely.

Morning sickness

Here I am in my second trimester peeking into my third and all I would like to know is

 

WHEN DOES THE MORNING SICKNESS END!!!!!

Like seriously. Everyone told me the second trimester would be heavenly. Well I'm still sick!!! I try not to drink the ginger ale because it is full of sugar but it seems to be the only thing that works. My mornings are the worst but the sickness can and WILL pop up at any time.  How much more of this do I have to take?

The hospital scare

Today has been a very scary day for me. First of all my son missed his bus. I worked about a good 20-30 minutes away from home and my son has to catch the bus. Well if he misses the bus I'm unable to leave my job...drive all the way home...take him to school....and return to work. So when he missed the bus today I was very nervous. Luckily my aunt was able to pick him up and take him.  I guess Paige did not want to be left out because then she scared me. All day long and not one piece of movement from her. The first thing that I did once I got off of work was to call my doctor. It was 4 o'clock. I explained that my child had not moved all day. I've read stories about babies dying within the womb so needless to say I was scared. As soon as I made the call, she moved. One little kick. My doctor immediately told me to go to the hospital. Now I was scared. Who was going to get my son? What was I going to do? What if I had to deliver? OMG! I was a nervous wreck and I started crying. Eventually I ended up not going to the hospital. Instead I went to the doctor's office and was monitored. Everything seemed fine with Miss Paige although she still was not moving. So after eating and drinking finally Paige started moving. I've never been so scared in my life. Ok hold up, I went into early labor with my son so Paige not moving is not the scariest but its pretty high on the list. Overall BOTH of my children are fine. I had a huge sigh of relief. They better not EVER scare me like that again.

Not the Sugar!!!!!

Black people have a habit of calling diabetes "The Sugar".  So imagine when earlier this week I received a phone call telling me that me and Paige had failed the first glucose test and would have to do the dreaded 3 hour glucose test. I nearly cried.....not me lawd, not the sugar!!!! Yes I know..

Anyhoo the first test was not that bad so I went into the second test only worried about the results...not the test itself.  BIG mistake! I took the drink down and gave blood. Simple right? Well I then had to wait for an entire hour before I could give blood again. The second time I gave blood my body decided to act a plum fool. My veins which are normally the best veins in the world decided that they were tired and did not want to give blood. After trying and trying finally the nurse said we're going to take it from your hands. No problem right? Child please! That ish HURT! I have no problems with giving blood. I'm normally a pro. But chillllddd this hurt and I was forced to bite my lip to keep from crying. I was trying to be a big girl though.  So I was sent back to the waiting room to wait yet another hour and during this time I tried so hard to stop the tears from falling. Finally after falling asleep,  I was called to the back. I pleaded with the nurse to find a vein in my arm but my veins had no sympathy for a sista....they would NOT work. So she was forced to go to the hand again. I didnt even try to hide it this time. I boo hoo'd. It hurt so bad!!!!!!! The poor nurse felt sorry for me but unfortunately she had to do her job. My hand was so sore when I left that place. And what made it so bad is that I had to leave there and go to work. I was not a happy camper! Oh well time to wait for these results.




Update:
I never heard from the doctor's office so it's pretty safe to assume that we passed the three hour test! \o/ Woo hoo!

24 weeks!

We're moving along! Yay!

The dreaded glucose test!

I dont remember much from my first pregnancy but I do remember the glucose test.  It sucked! It was a horrible experience.  I remember drinking something nasty and struggling to keep it down.  Just a flat out horrible experience.  So now its time for me to take my glucose test for Paige and of course I'm dreading it.

So the day finally comes. I wake up and go to the doctor's office and I'm given this drink. Hold up. What is this? This does not look like the gross drink I was forced to drink 11 years ago. This was fruit punch flavored and cold. I took it down without a second thought.  It tasted like Kool Aid.  The nurses were surprised with how fast I drunk it.  And then it was time to give blood. The appointment overall was easy.  My doctor was happy with my weight gain, I heard Paige's heartbeat and I was sent on my merry way. What more could a pregnant woman ask for? :)