31 May 2011
A year ago today I was 26 weeks pregnant.
A year ago today I noticed the tiniest bit of spotting and after talking to a nurse at the hospital decided to stop by just to have them confirm I was over-reacting and had nothing to worry about.
My husband decided at the last minutes to drive with me instead of taking separate cars so that he could leave for work after the hospital checkup. We were laughing joking even as we waited for a doctor to come and give me the a-ok. A wonderful Dr. showed up and after asking a bunch of questions did an internal exam. I was 3 cm dilated.
Suddenly our world seemed painfully small. It shrank in that moment to encompass my husband, myself, our unborn baby and a sickening feeling of utter despair. We were rushed off for an Ultrasound only to discover that our little one was already kicking her way out - the membranes were protruding through the cervix and her feet were right there... We were told that another hospital could better treat a baby born this early and the hospital scrambled to find us a bed there. My husband left me for a few minutes to make what must have been incredibly difficult phone calls to my mom and to his. We didn't really know what was happening... all we knew was that were were terribly afraid of what could happen.
I received the first of two very painful steroid shots to help our little Diva's lungs mature and I was in an ambulance heading to a hospital with a level 3 NICU which could better look after our little one if she arrived that day.
Thankfully we were able to keep her inside for another 2 and a half weeks. She was born at 28 weeks and 4 days. I am more grateful to the doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and family members who looked after us in the days following out admittance to hospital than I could EVER even try to express. We would not be where we are today without them. We were and are truly blessed by the miracles that occurred in those first scary days in the hospital, those that followed in the less scary days and into the present day. I try to focus on the good every day and not to get bogged down by the totally nonsensical things we all tend to complain about. I'm better at it some days than other.
Anywho it is getting late in my corner of the world and after spending the day feeling like I could bawl at any second when I thought about how blessed we are - I think I need to wind down and get some sleep. I am happy and I try to live my life in such a way that others can see that too!
I love my little family and can't imagine where I'd be without them.
<3
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Freebies and coupons galore!
My latest obsession is free samples and coupons! I've discovered a number of really awesome Facebook groups dedicated to finding the above mentioned articles. It's been probably 4 weeks since I started signing up for coupons and samples and so far I've received among other things; a pack of Stride 2.0 gum, U by Kotex sample, Coupon for a free box of chocolate cheerios, coupon for free large size Chocolate Nesquick, Coupon for free cotonelle wipes, and a coupon and sample for Purex detergent. This whole coupon-sample adventure has made checking the mail all that more EXCITING!! Who cares about the bills - lets see what else is hiding in the pile!
My new found mail obsession has made for some interesting front door experience. For about two weeks I was brushing branches off my mailbox before checking the contents. I thought that for some odd reason kids in the neighborhood were messing with me and decorating my mail receptacle with foliage. I failed to understand why - but just kept clearing the mess. I usually quickly run to check the mail on my way to feed the Little Diva breakfast and she's really not a fan of loitering at the front door pondering dirt when there are cheerios to much while momma makes her cereal :)
Two days ago I noticed my cats were acting a little neurotically around the little window at the front door. On closer inspection I saw a freaking bird swoop toward my mailbox and fly away. When I opened my door there was a HUGE pile of branches on the mailbox. The freaking bird just WOULDN'T get the message. To make the situation even funnier I could see him hiding under my car. He'd dash out a little to look at me and then run back under. I felt pretty terrible wiping his home away for the gazillionth time but really hasn't he heard the old mantra - LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!!?
This bird either has HUMUNGOUS kahunas, is ridiculously stubborn or is utterly BATTY. I'm leaning more toward batty.... This morning I noticed him hiding under my neighbours car and it appears he's trying to make a nest in the hanging basket dangling on their front porch. I'll keep you posted on his crazy antics.... perhaps the missus will show up and we'll be privy to the antics of a little Robin family cavorting out front!
Anywho yet again it's getting pretty late - The diva and hubby are sleeping and I have a few things to do before I join them in dreamland! Sweet dreams to all :D
My new found mail obsession has made for some interesting front door experience. For about two weeks I was brushing branches off my mailbox before checking the contents. I thought that for some odd reason kids in the neighborhood were messing with me and decorating my mail receptacle with foliage. I failed to understand why - but just kept clearing the mess. I usually quickly run to check the mail on my way to feed the Little Diva breakfast and she's really not a fan of loitering at the front door pondering dirt when there are cheerios to much while momma makes her cereal :)
Two days ago I noticed my cats were acting a little neurotically around the little window at the front door. On closer inspection I saw a freaking bird swoop toward my mailbox and fly away. When I opened my door there was a HUGE pile of branches on the mailbox. The freaking bird just WOULDN'T get the message. To make the situation even funnier I could see him hiding under my car. He'd dash out a little to look at me and then run back under. I felt pretty terrible wiping his home away for the gazillionth time but really hasn't he heard the old mantra - LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!!?
This bird either has HUMUNGOUS kahunas, is ridiculously stubborn or is utterly BATTY. I'm leaning more toward batty.... This morning I noticed him hiding under my neighbours car and it appears he's trying to make a nest in the hanging basket dangling on their front porch. I'll keep you posted on his crazy antics.... perhaps the missus will show up and we'll be privy to the antics of a little Robin family cavorting out front!
Anywho yet again it's getting pretty late - The diva and hubby are sleeping and I have a few things to do before I join them in dreamland! Sweet dreams to all :D
Sunday, May 29, 2011
A Year in the making...
I've started and then abandoned more blogs than I care to count. I am determined to make this one work, make it stick around. I have many, many stories to tell and thoughts to share and I'm at a point where I will MAKE the time to do it! I don't have much spare time, heck I don't really have ANY spare time but I have a burning need to write and so write I will!!
I'm a stay at home mom to the wriggliest Little Diva that ever wriggled. She is about to turn one and I am in shock at how fast the time has flown by. The Little Diva was born 3 months premature and spent (including the two and a half weeks I was on bed-rest) 92 days in hospital. I still can't believe my wriggling, crawling monster munch was once a 2 pound, 7 ounce (1100g) little bundle in an incubator. We have come a long way in the almost 12 months since her emergency cesarean section entrance into our lives and I look forward to what the future has in store for us.
I am in no hurry to rush back to work and am thankfully in a position where it can be delayed. The hubby and I are only just easing back a little on our obsessive disinfecting of visitors. A few months back you were lucky to enter our front door and not receive a LYSOL wipe down! Our families still answer calls from us with, "Yes we are all healthy!" So we are all for taking things one slow step at a time.
It's getting late and the Little Diva is in bed so I better get some sleep too! I'll be back tomorrow to type up a storm.... sweet dreams :)
I'm a stay at home mom to the wriggliest Little Diva that ever wriggled. She is about to turn one and I am in shock at how fast the time has flown by. The Little Diva was born 3 months premature and spent (including the two and a half weeks I was on bed-rest) 92 days in hospital. I still can't believe my wriggling, crawling monster munch was once a 2 pound, 7 ounce (1100g) little bundle in an incubator. We have come a long way in the almost 12 months since her emergency cesarean section entrance into our lives and I look forward to what the future has in store for us.
I am in no hurry to rush back to work and am thankfully in a position where it can be delayed. The hubby and I are only just easing back a little on our obsessive disinfecting of visitors. A few months back you were lucky to enter our front door and not receive a LYSOL wipe down! Our families still answer calls from us with, "Yes we are all healthy!" So we are all for taking things one slow step at a time.
It's getting late and the Little Diva is in bed so I better get some sleep too! I'll be back tomorrow to type up a storm.... sweet dreams :)
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