birthday

It's my mom's birthday today! Happy birthday Mom!

the things they don't tell you

So I had to call in sick today because no one told me that upping my iron intake three-fold would make me have diarrhea...(insert angry face here). I never get it so when I got it I knew something was up and it finally clicked. Then I started thinking about how much iron things like, say, prunes have...or Metamucil...so I have to go in tomorrow no matter what but hopefully my system will regulate itself quickly. I have only gotten it a few times in my life because my internal workings can pretty much put up with anything. The only time I got it for real was when I ate an entire huge Costco container of dried prunes, blissfully unaware of the consequences. Anyway, on a good note, at least I can get some chores done today! Okay, post you later!

blood!

So I went to my OB/GYN this morning, and everything is going well with Matt. He is very healthy and growing well. Unfortunatly, I'm not! She asked me if I'm tired and I replied: "Oh yeah, all the time!" She said she wanted to check if I was anemic but I denied that I was saying that no, I just work a lot and at a physically demanding job and I am already taking extra iron, etc. etc. Well she wanted to test it anyway and I am super anemic! So now I have to take the extra iron (on top of my iron-filled pre-natals), 3 times a day! At my job, I'm only grooming small dogs and I get to sit down and rest frequently as well as taking as many breaks as I want, but I thought that still, maybe that's why I'm tired. Seriously, it doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I am ALWAYS ready for a nap! I could sleep right now, and I went to bed at 9 last night and woke up at 8:20! I'm kind of relieved to find out that the reason is distinctly iron-related and taking more iron will solve the problem. Obviously I need more sleep anyway because I am pregnant, but being THIS tired is ridiculous. So that's good and bad. On a good note though, I mentioned to the doctor that I needed a note for my upcoming drill stating that I needed sleep because this drill is the airshow and that means 20 hour days for everyone because we're military police! Even though I wouldn't be assigned to a physically demanding position, I would still have to go to their 4 am formation and stay up and active until we get released at 12 am that night. I needed a note clarifying that not only can I not do physical labor I also need to be excused from formations so I can sleep. She said "oh no, you can't do that, you're going to pass out! Howabout if I just say you can't participate at all?" So now I am not going to drill, which is good, because I really hate being singled out and trying to explain why anything they are going to have me do is probably too much to handle. Especially being a female Marine which already carries with it a bad reputation of being weak and incapable--to many stupid male Marines even though I am pregnant I would just be confirming that sterotype and I hate that. Anyway, I should go because I still have some errands to run for the suprise party.

long time, no blog!

Well, I have a very large, contented and sleeping tabby cat on my right arm, so since it's rather frustrating hunting and pecking with my left hand this will probably be pretty short. Everything is going well, I've gotten a bunch of wonderful gifts from my Mom and my Aunt Hillary that I am incredibly grateful for. (yay, adorable tabby shifted position!). Of course, now he is sleeping on my mouse--oh well. Matthew is doing good; we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Based off of my last visit I should be 28-29 weeks along, so just entering my 7th month. He is incredibly active! My belly is HUGE! And it's a big food magnet. I should wear a bib! I have been practicing with baby slings/carriers that my Aunt sent me, and I think I've pretty much gotten it down. I need more practice with the carrier because I am using Fampty, my teddy bear, as a surrogate baby, and he is rather light and I tend to toss him around dangerously while adjusting or taking off the carrier. I wonder if they sell neck braces in "just born" sizes...
Work is going along well, I am getting a lot of practice being a groomer and it looks like I should be 100% done with my field training before I have to go on maternity leave. Working is still no problem for me because I can sit down and rest whenever I want, and I am only grooming small dogs.
I'll post more tomorrow after my OB/GYN appointment to let everyone know what is going on, and I am really sorry about the lack of posting that has been going on! I've been pretty busy at work and when I come home, all I want to do is eat and sleep. And watch TIVO'd episodes of Birth Day. There was an episode on recently about a baby born at 28 weeks, which is what I am now. With respitory assistance, she was breathing on her own within a day, and she was doing very well. It's really encouraging to know that from now on, if he is born he will most likely live a perfectly healthy life and be normal.
Tomorrow, after my doctor appointment, I have to go pick up a birthday cake and go to the next town over to meet my friend at a park near her house to help set up a suprise party for her oldest daughter who just turned 7. She doesn't think she is getting a party, so this will be nice. I figure I better get out all my girly girl urges before my little boy is born! If he does end up having girly-girl tendancies I probably won't know for about 13 years or so anyway so it's still over a decade of Power Rangers, GI Joes and Cops and Robbers. Much more fun than princesses and fake tea. (gag). But there's still an urge to do girly things so luckily for me my best friend has two girls. Yay! Well, nothing else new is going on, so I'll post again tomorrow! Goodnight!