"Short" Story #3...L & D with Sissy

With Mother's Day this Sunday, I decided to go ahead and give you my 3rd "short" story. The day that I became part of an elite club. The day I became a Mother!

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I'm going to try and write this to the best of my recollection. Even though it was my first child, it was over 2 1/2 years ago, and I have been thru another labor and delivery since then! So here goes.

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Having high blood pressure while being pregnant, Doc wanted to keep his eyes on me pretty well. Especially towards the end of my pregnancy. He had told me to watch for really bad swelling or headaches. One evening I had went to bed early because I had a really bad headache. I thought it would go away as most of them do when after I sleep for a few hours. When I woke up though, it was worse. Hubby was already in bed, so I told him that I was going to just run up to the L&D at the hospital and have them check my blood pressure.

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When I got there, I told them what was going on, and they took me back hooked me up to the monitors and checked my blood pressure. It was high...too high. They called Doc and told him what was going on. He told them to have me stay on the monitors for about an hour and have machine check my blood pressure every 15 minutes.

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It went down in the end, but not a lot. Doc came up there and checked me for dilation and I was at a 2. He told me that with I was beginning to get pre-eclampsia. And that the best thing to do, since I was so close to my due date (Oct 17), was to wait until I reached at least a 2 1/2 or a 3 and then induce me. He said that at my next appointment, which was in less than a week, he would check me again and we would go from there. But that he didn't want me going too much longer because it could get much worse.

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At my appointment, that next Monday (Oct 16), he checked me and sure enough, I was a 2 1/2! He called the hospital to check for a room in the next few days, and they confirmed and prepared to have me the next day at 6am.

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Hubby was working over-nights at that time, so after the appointment he took me to meet my sister-in-law he was going to take me down to my parents house to stay the night. He had planned on going ahead and going into work for a few hours, then go home and get things ready to be at the hospital the next morning.

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That night was horrible. I was nervous, anxious, scared, excited, and having contractions all.night.long. My parents and my little sister got up early that next morning to take me to hospital. Hubby, who ended up not working but stayed at home to sleep and get the house cleaned and prepared, met us there.

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They hooked me up to an IV and the blood pressure machine right off the bat. Of course, my BP was high ,so they were trying to help me calm down so that it would go down a little. Doc doesn't want his patients to get an epidural until they are at least a 5, so we were I was impatiently waiting on that. It wouldn't have been that bad, but I was stuck on a 4 for 5-6 hours!!! The only thing I could have was Nubain to help ease the pain. The first dose was pretty good. I was able to sleep thru most, if not all, of my contractions until it wore off. They checked me once it did wear off, and I was at a 4 1/2. So Doc told them to only give me half a dose. It didn't help. At all!

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Once I was dilated to a 5, they called for an anesthetist to come give me an epi. Both of the anesthetists were busy, so I had to wait another 45 minutes until one of them were free. Once he got there he told me all about what was going to happen, and the side effects. At that point, you I didn't care what the side effects were. I wanted pain relief!

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It took him 30 minutes and 4 different sticks to get the catheter in my back. Apparently I have a lip on my spine that makes it hard to get a catheter in. Imagine that! Finally after all of that, relief...for the most part. There was a small part that was not numb yet. Which would have been okay, if it wasn't the part that hurt the most numb. Yep, the, ahem, lower region, had complete feeling!

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They gave me more medicine which finally helped. Problem was, that as soon as I got the first dose, within an hour, I was at an 8. Ten minutes after the second dose, I was fully dilated and ready to push. Total numbness! I could not feel anything to push. I couldn't even tell if I was pushing. At one point they had told me that when I would push, they would lose the baby's heart rate on the monitor. So they had to go in and screw a little antenna into her head so that the monitor could pick up her heart rate. At another point they told me that every time I pushed, her heart rate would drop because she wasn't getting enough oxygen. So they had to put the mask on me...yeah, hated that thing!

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After an hour of pushing, the doctor came in and told me that he was going to use the vacuum. If I wasn't able to deliver her with the help of the vacuum system, then we would have to resort to another method. Thankfully, it helped and less than 15 minutes later, my beautiful baby girl was born!

(Sissy was born Oct 17, 2006 @ 4:16pm. She weighed 7lbs and was 18.5 inches long)

(This was taken at Sissy's 1st Birthday)

(This is the most recent picture of her. She is now 2 1/2 years old.)

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I know it was a long "short" story, but I told you with the first one that they all were going to be just that. I do hope you enjoyed though, and hope you will read "Short" Story #4....Second Pregnancy coming in a few days or so.

Ordination and B-Day Themes

My weekend was pretty normal. Except for Sunday. That day was busy. Busier than usual.
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We went to early services Sunday morning, which starts at 9am. As soon as church let out, I had to run home and bake my Sopapilla Cheesecake that I was taking to our family reunion. Then off to it we went. We got there around the time we thought we were going to eat, but there was only a few people there. When we did get to eat, my whole family had to scarf it down because we had to be back at the church by 1:30pm to watch my uncle be ordained.
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I wish that I would have remembered to grab my camera and take pictures of it. It was the most emotional, amazing thing to see. I've been to one other ordination before, but with it being my uncle...wow! He was ordained to become a Youth Minister. He is currently taking classes to get his Christian Counseling Degree. His entire family is so happy and proud of him, that's for sure! He is doing what God has called him to do, and that in itself is amazing. I, myself, am still trying to figure out what it is that God is calling me to do.
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Off that subject, Bubba's 1st Birthday is coming up, quickly. July 15th, actually. And I haven't even started planning a party. I haven't even decided on a theme yet. With him only being a year old, he's not really "into" anything really. Hubby is into Superman, and has this towel that hangs in his window with the Superman symbol. Everytime that we take Bubba in there, he just stares at that towel. So we thought about doing Superman as the theme. But then again, Wal-Mart doesn't carry Superman birthday stuff, but they do carry Transformers, which he also seems to like. So we just don't know.
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Sissy has already told us that for her birthday party, 5 months away, that she want's a "Umicorn" party. So that's an easy one.
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If you have any ideas for me, please, feel free to let me know!

"Short" Story #2....First Pregnancy

I am SO tired of the rain!!!! I think it has been raining here for about a week straight, and it's going to continue thru the weekend and most of next week!! This is one reason I can't stand spring. Yes, it's nice and pretty, but only when the sun is shining and the rain is far away!

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But enough about my dislikes...I am going to give you another "short" story. Again...it's long so be prepared!

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About a year after Hubby and I got married, we moved to the big city where he was transferred to because of his job. We lived there for a year or so and decided to start trying to get pregnant. During the next 2 -3 years that we lived there, we keep trying but endured 2 miscarriages.

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Hubby got the opportunity to move back to his home store in our home county, and we jumped at the chance. In the process of moving, I had to help Hubby move our washer and dryer down the steep flight of stairs from our apartment. Of course the whole time, I was complaining telling him that if I was pregnant and something happened because I was lifting heavy stuff, he was going to be in trouble.

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Needless to say, less than a week after being "home", we found out I was indeed pregnant! We tried to not get our hopes up because of our previous problems. Though it was still hard. I called a local OB-GYN, told them my situation, and they got me in that day. While there, the doctor told me that he was going to check my progesterone, that he thought it was too low. He went ahead and put me on Prometrium in hopes of it helping.

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It made me sick as a dog! Along with having bad morning all day sickness, I felt like I was dying. I couldn't move without throwing my guts up! I managed to get a job at a local pharmacy, I am was a certified pharmacy tech. Yet, I spent most of the first 3 months there in the bathroom. It was a wonder I was able to keep my job.

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Through-out my pregnancy, I was tired, sick, hungry... I ate soooo much salt just to ease the nausea that my blood pressure got high. I started swelling so much that the only shoes I could wear were flip flops...to work! Towards the end of my pregnancy, Doc, had to watch my blood pressure very carefully. It was way to high for his liking.

(This is the only picture I have from when I was pregnant with Sissy)

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Stay tuned! I will give you the rest of the story in the next few days!!

It's about us..

I got this from my friend, Ashley's blog. I figured since I just did my first "short" story, this would coincide with it.

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What are your middle names? Both are Lee

How long have you been together? Since the end of 2001. Married the end of 2002.

How long did you know each other before you started dating? Ummm...I guess about 3 and a half years.

Who asked whom out? Lol. Well I told him to take me to lunch one day, and he did. But he asked me to go eat with him and some of his work crew then go up on the mountain to watch the meteor shower. So...

How old are each of you? I will be 27 this month and he is 31.

What situation is hardest on you as a couple? Spending time with each other and the kids. He works to dang much.

Did you go to the same school? No, we went to schools that were about 30 miles apart.

Are you from the same hometown? No again, we lived about 30 miles apart.

Who is smarter? Depends on what we are talking about. But mostly him.

Who is the most sensitive? Me..of course.

Where do you eat out most as a couple? We don't. We used to eat at Chili's a lot back when we lived in the city, but now we stay at home with the kiddos.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Salt Lake City, UT

Who has the craziest exes? We both have pretty crazy exes...he just as more than I do!

Who has the worst temper? Neither one of us really has that bad of a temper. When I get mad, I just cry until I feel better. When he gets mad, he just wants to be left alone until he gets over it. When we do blow-up at each other, we are about the same.

Who does the cooking? Mostly me. But he grills a lot during the warmer months. And he makes some awesome chili!!

Who is the neat-freak? Neither one of us are "neat freaks". But when he cleans..he cleans. vacuums, then steam cleans the carports, dusting, cleaning the ceiling fans, wiping down the couches, rearranging furniture. Of course when I clean...I go thru junk, throw things away, get stuff ready for yard sales.

Who is more stubborn? I am to an extent, but he is way more than me!!

Who hogs the bed? Sissy does!!!

Who wakes up earlier? He does. I sleep in with the kiddos, he has to get up and go to work early.

Where was your first date? When I made him take me to lunch, we went to a drive-in. When I went with him and the work crew, we went to a late night grease trap. LOL

Who is more jealous? Me. Definitely!

How long did it take to get serious? What do we mean by serious? Telling each other we love you?? That was about 3 months.

Who eats more? Probably me

Who does the laundry? Well, he does most of it. I do when I have to, but it's mostly him. I HATE LAUNDRY!!!

Who's better with the computer? I am. I am the technology nerd, not him.

Who drives when you are together? Depends on where we are going. Mostly him though. Unless I have to bribe him to go somewhere, then I have to drive!

Needing help, yet again!

My blog is making me loony!!

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Sometimes it works the way I want it, but most times it doesn't!! When I try to make a new paragraph, most of the time I have to put a little asterisk * in between or it all runs together, making it look bad.

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In some of my earlier posts, all I had to do is hit enter and it would space for me. Anyone know what I am doing wrong??

Monsers and Diapeys

Sissy is getting to be just a hoot. She does/says some of the funniest things. For instance, every time we go to bed she asks me to hold her. Okay, that's fine. Then she snuggles right up against me and tells me that I have to hold her or the "monser get me". Then I decide what to tell her...there is not a "monser" or I won't let it get her. Hmmm....
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She has gotten to where when she, or Bubba, needs a diaper she will get one for us. Last night she went to get one for her. Hubby and I always tease each other and tells her that the other one will change her. Last night wasn't any different. Finally she looked at us both and without any hesitation, she says, " 'Mon guys, shange me". Hubby and I looked at each other and just laughed, which in turn, made her keep repeating it. LOL
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I'm sure that we will continue to witness her sassiness smartness as she gets older. Until then, it will continue to be cute. I hope!

"Short" Story #1...Crush 2 Hubby

I have a few stories that I want to share with you. But they are ALL really long! So I decided to split them up and in true blogging fashion, give them to you in chronological order. So here's the first "short" story:
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At the age of 16, I started working at a big retail store. In my first few weeks, I met, and knew, everyone! One guy in particular caught my eye. He was stunning. A little shorter than me, skinny, light brown marine cut hair, and a mustache/gotee thing going on. He was also 20 going on 21 and engaged to be married.
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Without really realizing it, I became friends with his fianc'e. I had the biggest crush on this guy, but knew it was just a little "schoolgirl crush". I mean c'mon, he was 4 1/2 years older than me! When his fianc'e and I would talk, I was sure that I would see him at some point, and I did.
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I went on with my life, met another guy. Dated him off and on thru my junior and senior years of high school, and once I graduated, we ended up getting married. Shortly after we moved to a city about 2 1/2 hours away. Things between us got bad worse. I would drive back home almost every weekend while he would stay up there and do his own thing.
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One weekend that I drove home, I met up with the stunning guy that I used to work with. He was with one of our mutual friends that also used to work with us. So the three of us would sit in the parking lot and talk. I learned that this stunning guy, Crush, had gotten a divorce. So he was my ear when I needed to vent or cry...he had been there before.
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When my husband and I moved back home in less than a year, things escalated to really bad. We celebrated made it to our one year anniversary, without killing each other...literally...in June. I filed for divorce in November.
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When I left, I was scared for my life and did not want him to be able to find me. My crush lived with his brother and they invited me to stay with them. Crush worked nights, brother worked days, someone would always be home with me. I took them up on that offer.
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Needless to say, Crush and I ended up falling for each other. Hard. We started dating and when my divorce became final in January, we got engaged. In September, Crush became Hubby.

(At our wedding reception)
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Tune in later for "Short" Story #2

I gotta believe that, right?

As a member of Cafemom, we frequently make fun of those moms who posts things like, "My (insert any relative here) has (insert any ailment here). Do you think they need to see a doctor?" When you figure out that you, in fact, are one of those people...not so funny!

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Hi. My name is Shauna and I am a Hypochondriac!

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Swine Flu Symptoms ~ Check

Cancer ~ I got 1, 2, 3, 6 places that could be skin cancer

Stroke ~ My right arm feels funny along with the right side of my neck

TMJ ~ Ok, well that I do have. Ugghhh

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I figured out I was this way when I worked at the hospital about 6-7 years ago. Well, not so much figured it out, as it transgressed. So my problem, besides the neurological one, is that I refuse to go to the doctor, unless it is something where I can barely move.

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In the past 6 years, I have been to the doctor 3 times...not including with the kiddos. Once I had a bladder infection/stomach infection/UTI all at the same time! Yeah, definitely thought I was dying then! The other times were both sinus infections. If you've had one, you know!

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With this "problem", I don't take my children to the doctor either. I assume that they will get over what ever it is that they have within a few days to a week. If it lasts longer, then I will break down and take them. Don't hate...it never gets that far!!!

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My point? What if something I have, or they have, IS, in fact, something bad? What if one of us do get this stinking Swine Flu, and I roll it off as just a normal cold? What if one of those spots are in fact cancerous and we don't find out until it's too late? What if my pain is not a stroke, but in fact something almost as bad? What if? What if? What if?

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If I lived my life on "What ifs", I would never leave my house! In fact, I probably would still be living with my parents so that they could be there in case something happens to me! I'm sure they would just love that!

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I think Christopher Robin said it best when he told Winnie the Pooh...

"Promise me, you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you think."

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Thanks, Christopher Robin, I needed that!

It's a Small World After All

Today I logged onto my blog and noticed that I had a new follower. When I went to check out who, it just so happened to be a friend of mine. A friend that became my friend by order of coincidences.
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We met thru Cafemom, being as we were not only from the same state, but just so happened to have grown up in the same county. We started talking, and eventually figured out that I graduated with her husband! We added each other as friends on MySpace. I learned from her pages that she and her hubby were moving back to the county we all grew-up in. (Hubby and I had recently moved back about a year before that.)
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One day, she commented on my page that she had seen Hubby's MySpace profile pic. She noted that the vehicle in the background of his pic just so happened to be hers....parked at their house!! They had moved right across the street from us!!
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We didn't get the privilege to hang out together, though it would have been fun. Between me working and neither of us really being the type to say, "Hey come over and lets hang", (I did make my way up there a time or two though), it just never happened before they moved.
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Anyways, being the blog lurker reader that I am, I caught myself up with Ashley's life thru her blog. Yes, I spent all the better part of the day reading it. By doing that, I learned/got ideas for a few things. One thing I learned, I am a bad blogger. Yes, I have over 10 followers, but I apparently haven't blogged about anything worth commenting about. (The most comments I have had is 15, and that's because it was a Blog Party post.)
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I also got some ideas for blog posts in the future. When I am having a brain fart kinda day, but know that it is about time for a post. In fact, I knew that I would forget the ideas I got from her, btw...I hope you don't mind that I got ideas from you, Ash, so I had to write them down.
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So in the near, very near...as in probably tomorrow, I will use one of the said ideas for my post.
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Ash, if you have objections, you better tell me know, girl!! LOL

So exciting....uggh

I haven't had much to blog about here lately. It hasn't been a very exciting week.
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We did have some beautiful weather...until the clouds and rain started coming in this week. Last week was so nice and hot that we were able to buy the kids a small little plastic pool and let them swim. Well, Sissy did anyways. Bubba didn't much like the colder than normal water.
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Sunday, the kids and I went to my parents house to have lunch and spend time with some family. It was really nice. Now that our church has 2 services, we all get out at different times. So we don't get to have those family dinners anymore. We all really miss them!
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Yesterday we were supposed to get some bad storms...praise God that we barely got any rain! I am so paranoid of storms tornadoes storms that I was nervous all Sunday night and Monday day! When the sun started showing, I calmed down.
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We had a nice night last night. One that we don't have much of any more. We Hubby has been watching the NBA Playoffs this week, and last night was no different. We ate dinner, and as usual during this time of the year, I got on the computer while he was watching the games. Much to my surprise he asked for me to come sit on the couch with him and the kids. Keep in mind, a 2 1/2 year and a 9 month will not sit still for more than a minute. So, the two of us sat watching basketball until Bubba and I were ready for bed. When you have kids, those moments are far and in between, at least it has been for us. So it was nice to get back there.
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With Mother's Day, and my birthday, fast approaching, I have been trying to come up with ideas for what I would like from Hubby and the kids. I told Hubby that I would love to have a Mother's Ring for Mother's Day, and for my birthday, I would love to go to Chili's, or somewhere nicer than Wendy's Hamburgers, for my birthday. With or without kids, either is fine with me.
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Today? Today is like any other. Hubby is working, Sissy is playing in her room watching TV. Bubba is sleeping....for now. And me, well, I'm bored. Ready for a nap....