Daily Archives: December 15, 2009

Fairytale Girls (9w5d)

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I’m part of a great little private community that we refer to as Fairytales. We all met 11 years or so ago as we were all planning our weddings. We were/are members of an internet discussion board (forum) where we talked about our plans to no end. And here we are 11 years later, with the kid count somewhere above 20. I don’t think any of us thought we’d still be actively talking daily/weekly this far down the line, but I consider these ladies (about half of which I’ve actually met in person) to be some of my closest friends.

It’s been kinda hard over the years to watch them go through multiple pregnancies, but at the same time it’s been a joy to share in their lives and glean the wisdom of 20+ pregnancies. I am the last of the married girls to get pregnant, but all the FT ladies are thrilled for me, and are here now reading this blog.

So this is just a little shout-out to my FT girls. Thanks for waiting for me ladies, and for being so happy for us.

New Blog (9w5d)

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I’m really happy about our new blog. Paul and I put it together this evening and I brought over all my hidden posts from LiveJournal. We’ll eventually (soon) bring all the old content from our original (as opposed to extra crispy) P&S website. But for now I can write where everyone (friends and family) can see, as long as they know where to look. (We’re practicing security through obscurity for a little bit until the Christmas cards go out.)

I’m exited that Paul will be writing too. I was honestly a little surprised when he said he wanted to contribute, but I’m really thrilled that he is. He’s such a great writer, and I’d love to see his side of things on all this craziness.

I’m feeling pretty good. The exhaustion is near constant though. I feel like I’m walking through knee-deep water all the time. But I keep plodding on, and take breaks when I can. I would give just about anything though, for a nap around 2:30 every day. I’m still getting amazingly hungry at the flip of a switch, but I’m getting better about keeping healthy snacks around. (OMG, I’m in love with the clementine oranges in the stores now!)

I e-mailed back and forth last week with Dr. Schwartz about my blood sugars and the herbal teas I like to drink. It was really cool to have this kind of interaction with my doctor. He upped my insulin again, and gave me tea-by-tea instructions on how much I can have. (Note to self: stock up on Roobios blends, no more Mate for you!) I’m posting my blood sugars to a simple website I built, so he can just check the link whenever and e-mail me to up my insulin (again.) We’ll get it right eventually. And maybe, just maybe by the end of all of this I can get the pharmacy and my insurance to agree on what my co-pays should be and how many vials of insulin I can have at a time. (Seriously, it shouldn’t be this hard.)

My next appointment is on Wednesday morning at 8:30. I tried scheduling it first thing so that Paul could come with me. Yeah. Wednesday is the one day next week he’s working 8-4. All the other days he’s working 12-8. I can’t win. Ah well, it’s OK. It’s not like I can’t go by myself. I’m going straight into work from the appointment anyway. I’m hoping they’ll be able to get a decent picture on Wednesday though. I’m planning on telling my office at our company Christmas potluck on Wednesday afternoon, and I’d like some photographic evidence.