Monday, February 27, 2006

Ikea

Our new living room, courtesy of Ikea (except the couch, of course.)
Living Room 1
Living Room 2
Living Room 3

When Morgan moves the Camaro seats and his tools, it'll be perfect.

The Camaro concept:
Camaro Concept
Yep, we were at the Cleveland Auto Show on Friday.

Itchy tummy.

I'll update more later.

That is all.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Another A+

The alien received his second A+ today. He's doing fine, and all is normal with him. We have another sonogram of him peering at us, but it's nowhere near as good as last week's, so I won't bother posting it.

The trip to the dietician went well today. I can eat so many more things than I thought I'd be allowed, it's crazy! The amount of food I'm allowed to eat for a 2000 calorie diet is also crazy. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow; that'll be fun.

That is all.

Freestyle Flash Is My Bitch

Oh yes, the Freestyle Flash is wonderful. It truly is pain free diabetes testing.

I'm excited about our new couch, but I have to get through tomorrow (Tuesday) first. Busy, busy, busy.

When the alien is born I'll be in the hospital 4 days for the C-Section. Fine by me!

Ultrasound tomorrow!

I need sleep.

That is all.

Monday, February 20, 2006

New Pillow=Sleeping Pill?

Yesterday I ventured out to buy some towels and two new pillows. I found Tommy Hilfiger towels on sale for $5 each, so I bought 5 of them (all they had left) and 2 Ralph Lauren pillows (they rock ass.) I bought Morgan a firm pillow and myself a medium firm pillow. Apparently the new pillow works better than any sleeping pill I've ever taken. I laid down last night before 2AM, fell asleep within 25 minutes (usually takes at least an hour) and slept until 9:45 this morning. Almost 8 hours!! I didn't wake up to pee, and even Morgan's snoring didn't wake me up. I went to the bathroom then went back to sleep until 1:45PM. It was amazing. I was tuckered out last night, too. I haven't slept for shit in a while, and we drove to Elyria yesterday (over an hour each way) for Morgan's second TPI system. After we picked it up (and I sat in the car for 2 hours while he yammered on) we went for lunch because my blood sugar was waaaaaay too low, to AutoZone and to the furniture store. Then we came home, I made dinner then went shopping. So yeah, I was freaking tired.

The furniture store...I know most everyone is probably confused as hell about what couch we're getting. Originally we were buying the couch below:

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It was nice enough, but only a 2 cushion and not exactly what we wanted (we thought it was real leather, but it turned out to be faux leather.) It wasn't long enough for Morgan to stretch out on, and it wasn't going to be in stock until this weekend.
Fast forward to Friday when my Mom and I went furniture shopping. A local furniture store was having a huge sale on leather furniture, and I was hoping to find a better deal. My Mom and I loved this sofa:

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Of course I wanted it in black, which meant it had to be ordered. Not nearly as bad as the first sofa, though, and I would only have to wait until Wednesday for delivery. Plus it was genuine leather and oh so comfy. Friday night Morgan and I went to North Royalton to pick up his first TPI setup, so we couldn't go to the furniture store until Saturday. I figured since he will sit on the couch too, I should make sure he liked it. Of course he hated the couch. He said it was too smushy and I paid way too much for it since it was only a 2 cushion. We roamed around the store for almost an hour looking for a couch he liked. Our salesman rocked and was very nice and helpful. The major problem was there were only 4 or 5 sofas we could order in black. The rest were brown, maroon, etc. It haaaaaaaaaad to be black or grey. Well, there was a rockass graphite colored sofa I saw when my Mom and I went to the store on Friday. The lady who "helped" us told me the sofa was $1200 (when that was really the price for the 3 piece set,) so I told her no way. I even sat on the damned thing and loved it. Hell, even my Mom liked it and she hates leather furniture. Anyway, Morgan and I were "discussing" which couch to get and our salesman needed a smoke. I told him to go smoke while Morgan and I argued. He scurried off, then Morgan went to walk around the store to make sure we hadn't missed anything. Turns out we had missed something. The graphite couch I originally wanted...There it was on clearance for over $400 less than what I'd paid for the other couch. I guess the sofa wasn't supposed to be ordered separate from the loveseat and ottoman, and this was a straggler piece of furniture. I wound up getting the couch I originally wanted, and for a price I almost felt bad about paying (almost.) Here's a photo of the couch we bought, and it is being delivered Wednesday (we would have taken it Saturday but my brother had to stay home with the kids.)

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Oh how freaking comfy it is...

In not as fun news, I had to buy one of these today. I have to test 4 times a day, and the monitor I purchased offers the most testing sites. I do not want to test on my poor fingers, and this monitor allows me to test on my forearms, upper arms, thighs, calves and hands. No fun, I tell you, not at all.

I'm going to be so freaking busy this week, it isn't even funny. My Mom and I are going shopping tomorrow (Monday,) I have an ultrasound and school on Tuesday, Wednesday our couch is being delivered and I have the ultrasound follow up with my ob/gyn, Thursday I have to visit the dietician and go to school, Friday I'll be at the hospital from 7AM-3PM for testing then Morgan and I are going to the Cleveland Auto Show after 7PM. I hope to throw a visit to the maternal-fetal specialist in there as well. Can we say ass dragging?

Speaking of ass dragging, I'm going to bed.

That is all.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Update

Apparently 2 hours of sleep is enough to keep me going. Thursday night I slept from 8AM-10AM and tonight I slept from around 1AM-3AM. This is insanity.

I'm glad I picked Aultman as the hospital for delivery. They have the only Level 3 Perinatal unit in a 5 county area. This is the doctor who is consulting with my regular ob/gyn. He looks doctorly, which makes me feel better. LOL He also reminds me of my first pediatrician, who was freaking awesome (he retired when I was around 10/11.)
I'm such an ass. I was looking at the wrong page in my day planner when I gave my weeks' gestation. I'm only 30 weeks, not 32 weeks, pregnant. 37 weeks is the goal, people, so only 7 weeks to go!

We have to leave for Elyria in an hour. Won't that be fun? I get to dry off with a pillowcase after my shower, because someone decided she didn't want to wash towels this week. Yes, dry off with a PILLOWCASE. I love it.

We ate at Applebee's twice this week. I had steak and shrimp both times, but the second time it was much more healthy since I'm Miss Diabetic all of a sudden.
Speaking of being Miss Diabetic, Aquafina water with lemon flavor is awesome. Sweetened by Splenda, bitches, of course it's good. Amazingly Diet Dr. Pepper is also OK to drink, since it's free of carbs and sugars as well. Even better, it really does taste almost like original DP; no diet taste at all.

Gah, I should get ready.

That is all.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

A+ For The Day

The baby scored an A+ on his tests today. I thought these ultrasounds were to check his size, but they are to check movement and fluid levels. The fluid is where it's supposed to be, and in the proper amount, he moved the parts he should move and the placenta is fine. A+ I say!! We also received more confirmation he is DEFINITELY a boy. LOL I've settled on Viktor Morgan as his name, regardless of what Morgan says. He won't offer any suggestions, so I get to pick the name.

Morgan received this for Valentine's Day. It's the cutest phone, and better than mine (probably because it's a brand new model.) He wanted a flippy phone, so a flippy phone he received.

New couch Friday.

I made chicken breasts marinated in Italian dressing. Holy ass it was good!

That is all.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Woo

I received a postcard in today's mail saying I can file my Ohio taxes for free! Woo! I've filed mine and Morgan's state returns, and our refunds will be in our checking account Friday. That's freaking awesome!

My Mom and I went to Target tonight, and I found this lamp. Unfortunately Target only had one of these lamps. It's sooooooooo cute, I wish they'd have had a pair. Grrrrrrrr. But, for $6.24 I can't complain. Oh yes, less than $7!!

I'm still pregnant. LOL

Oh, I found the coolest bunny ever. Like he isn't. He's called a lionhead rabbit because of his lion's mane. Adorable!!!

I think thus ends my daily activities log.

That is all.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Baby Update

For some reason I've been Miss Suzy Updater over on MySpace, but have neglected this blog. Enough of that! The entry below was taken directly from the MySpace blog, because it's long and I'm too lazy to type it again.

It seems as though my pre-eclampsia is getting worse, and I probaby have gestational diabetes as well. Lucky me. I had a one hour glucose test today, and we'll see if it confirms the doctor's suspicions. I had to get jabbed in the finger during the one hour test. I was supposed to alert the reception people if I started feeling ill or otherwise funny after I drank the glucose stuff. Well, about 25 minutes in, I suddenly felt really lightheaded and tired. I'm talking falling asleep in the chair tired. So I went to the front desk, told them and the lab lady ran out and did a finger prick to check my blood sugar level. Holy shit, the finger pricks hurt! It bled like a bastard too. Anyway, my sugar level was 200, which I guess is bad (every other time I've had it tested at the endocrinologist, it was 100 which they said was good.) I returned to the waiting room, and the lab lady ran out every 10 minutes or so to check on me. By the end of the hour, I felt fine again and she did the regular blood draw (which didn't hurt at all, and didn't bleed either.) So yeah, I now have weekly ultrasounds (Tuesdays at 5:30PM) and weekly checkups (Wednesdays at 2:30PM) until the mini-Morgan decides to make his grand entrance into the world. Oh well, at least I'll get to see how the alien is growing!!

In other news, I finally exchanged our busted DVR for a new one. How I missed thee, DVR. Especially with the Sleuth channel pimping out Knight Rider and Miami Vice, the DVR is quite handy.

Apparently Morgan's ex is jealous of my being pregnant. She's running her mouth about this being his 3rd kid, which is totally untrue. The last girl he lived with wasn't pregnant with his kid. When the baby was born he was black as night, probably because the father is black. Morgan, however, isn't black and besides, he met this chick after she was all ready pregnant. But then his ex also tried to say Morgan has herpes, which is again totally untrue (he doesn't even get cold sores, the assmonkey, and I tested clean.) So far she's 0 for two, and making herself look more pitiful every day. I'm pretty sure she doesn't read this blog, and even if she does I couldn't give a shit less. Even their mutual friends have told me she's a crazy bitch, and I guess her Mom's all different kinds of fucked up, too. Fabulous environment, I'm sure. Besides, I'm fucking awesome and everyone knows this. LOL

I can add to the MySpace post about the baby...I'm 30 weeks (as of Tuesday) and the doctor was freaking out thinking I'm more like 35 weeks. She went over the date of my last period again, busted out her little chart thing and confirmed I am due April 27, just like we've thought all along. I'm certain of the LMP date because I always mark it down or else I'd forget. The only reason I realized I may be pregnant was because I was looking through my day planner and realized I hadn't had a period in 2 months. For all of you playing along at home, remember this: I was told it would be "next to impossible" for me to get pregnant on my own. I was with Brian for 4.5 years and never had anything happen. Apparently Morgan's swimmers can swim like nobody's business. Anyway, being pregnant was the furthest thing from my mind last summer. We had just moved in here and I honestly thought at first it was a stomach bug. Then I thought it was something in the apartment making me sick (mold, the carpeting, etc) because Morgan was totally unaffected and feeling fine. When he found the yucky mold in the toilet tank we thought we'd found the culprit. After cleaning the hell out of the toilet with 2-3 bottles of bleach I still didn't feel any better. Around my birthday (September 23,) I realized my period had been MIA. Beginning of October I took 2 pee tests and both came back jackpot won. At this point I realized I'd better call my gyno and found out she was on vacation for 2 or 3 weeks! I had the first ultrasound at the local clinic place, and found out I was almost 4 months along. I promptly freaked out thinking the baby was going to be deformed because I had 4 alcoholic drinks in August, and hadn't taken any prenatal vitamins the entire first trimester. Fast forward to present time and apparently the alien is doing quite well; all of the screenings and bloodwork indicate he's completely healthy. I, on the other hand, could be doing better, but I could be a lot worse too. I'll be thankful for not being completely jacked up; I'm only partially jacked up. LOL

Isn't it my bedtime yet?

That is all.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

WTF Thanks, LG1

Courtesy of LG1, I bring you David Hasselhoff singing Hooked on a Feeling. Your "What the Fuck" moment for February. Enjoy.

Doctor visit today, woohoo! I wonder how big our little alien is at 7.5 months? Speaking of our alien, I think I've come to a name: Viktor Morgan. With Morgan's last name, it's quite exotic sounding. Viktor is spelled with a "K" on purpose, of course. I can't be normal for one second.

Lame update, but I'm going to bed.

That is all.

Monday, February 06, 2006

Ack

Morgan and I ran our mouths about the snow, and now it decides to really start snowing. That's what we get, I guess.

$22 later our laundry is washed. I still have 4 comforters to wash, but that's all right; our 2 favorite ones are clean now, and his new Zim sheets should be here Tuesday. Woo!

No weird pains today, so it must have been how the baby was lying yesterday.

I hope it doesn't snow next weekend so we can visit Barb and Kanan.

Blah, going to bed.

That is all.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

RoadRunner Is A Whore

RoadRunner Internet service is a whore. My wireless connection doesn't work for more than 5 minutes at a time, and when I call to have someone come out and fix the connection, I'm on hold for 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes and never talk with anyone. Bastards. When I pay this month's bill, I'm going in person (I usually pay over the Net) and requesting a service call while I'm there. Guess I'll get a new DVR while I'm there, too.

I think I'm in labor. I dunno, it feels weird but there's no pain (just weird pressure; may be how he's laying,) and my water hasn't burst (heehee) or anything. If it gets any worse I'll go to the ER, and I have a doctor appointment Wednesday too, so I'll make sure to mention it to my gyno/ob doc.

We got our new mattress yesterday, and it's so nice. I can sleep and not wake up with a backache. How novel an idea! My back hurts for other reasons, but not because of the mattress.

The giant snowstorm still hasn't arrived, but I'm not disappointed. Everyone's freaking out and stocking up on provisions, but it's not going to amount to anything. Every winter this happens; the weather people forecast a huge storm, and it never shows up. When it's only supposed to be a few inches we wind up with a foot of snow. Ohio rules!!

I think I'm hungry, but I'm not sure.

Oh! We're finished with Comp 2. No more writing! The class was fine, finally a good teacher, but I hate writing. HATE IT. Now we're moving on to Constitutional Law which will be a total yawn. Oh well, better than math.

Morgan fried something in the charging system of the red RS. I can see it now; the perpetual project car.

No news on the BaronBomb. The bank lady said she'll start searching Tuesday. Woooooo!

OK, my bladder says I have to get off the computer now.

That is all.

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Valentine's Day

Heehee, I love this Valentine's Day card, but it's not really applicable.


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