Of course, 2013 wasn't ALL bad. It had it's shining moments. They were just few & far in between. For instance, 2 of my cousins got married this year. 2 beautiful weddings for 4 beautiful people (on the inside and outside.) No matter how bad the rest of the year may have been, these 2 days will definitely outshine all of the bad. They were definitely silver linings for the year, and a good way to remember that with every end, there is always a beginning. I know that my cousins have found people that they love so much that they pledged their life to their now spouses, and I couldn't be happier for them all.
My big news of the year is that my husband and I had been trying for almost 2 years to get pregnant with baby #2. It was a very trying thing for us to go through, especially with dimwitted assholes telling me how I NEED to have another baby, and that there should always be two, etc., etc. At a VIEWING one of these particular assholes really laid into me, to the point that I snapped and told her to back off and that we had been trying, to which she started harping on me how I need to relax, etc. To which I responded, "Well, if that is true, than we would have been pregnant right away, any other stupid advice? I have answers for that too."
Anyway, back to the positive aspects. So, we had been trying for almost 2 years, and I was starting to get frustrated, and I'm sure my husband was too. I made an appointment with my doctor and went in for an infertility consult. He ordered blood work and the number to an infertility specialist. My mom works right down the road a few miles, and she's really great at drawing blood, so I called her and went on down to her office for the blood draw. I went home and did a pregnancy test for shits & giggles...and it came up POSITIVE! I don't really know which emotion I felt first, shock or excitement. All I knew was that I was FINALLY pregnant.
Of course, I don't do anything the easy way. Morning sickness? Well, it was more than that. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was sick round the clock. Luckily, the doctors gave me Zofran and I was able to at least function. This time, Zofran did a fat lot of NOTHING. I called the doctor because we were leaving for our Disney Trip, and they prescribed Reglan and doubled my Zofran dosage. Yeah, Reglan sucks. It made it worse. Over all, the trip was fun. I did miss 2 days because I just couldn't get out of bed to go around the parks. But, my daughter loved every second of it, and that is what matters.
When we got back, which was a whole other fiasco, I had an appointment with one of the docs for an evaluation. They found ketones in my urine, which meant I was severely dehydrated. So, off to the ER we went (oh, and all of this with my bucket in tow.) I got 2 bags of fluids, and they sent me home with the instructions that if I started bringing up fluids, to go back. 2 days later, I was back in the ER, this time they admitted me. That is when I discovered Phenergan. I'm not sure if that is spelled correctly or not, but I don't care. This medicine has been a God send to me. I had lost 10 lbs. in one month. In the last month, I gained it back, plus a couple more. I can eat! I can move around and not worry about where the closest bathroom is! The only downside is that it makes me dizzy, and the dizziness is unpredictable, so I can't drive while I'm on it. But, I will trade in driving privileges for a while if it means that I can eat.
Today, I had my first official appointment with the doctor. I adore this man...almost as much as I do my primary doctor. Both of these men are incredible listeners, and they answer your questions as thoroughly as they can, and they don't exclude anyone in the room...not that there are 15 people in there, but a lot of doctors won't talk to the husband, or will direct everything towards the woman. Not these guys. They're wonderful. The two of them also teamed up to deliver my daughter. I just can't say enough good things about them. So, anyway, back to the visit. We got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time today! I don't think I could ever get tired of hearing that sound. I remember when I was pregnant with my daughter how I would pull out my at home doppler (I got it to put my mind at ease,) and would just listen for a long clip at a time. It truly is an awesome sound.
So far, 2014 is turning out to be so much better than 2013 was. We're starting out on a positive note as opposed to a negative one. I just hope that it continues to stay that way for the rest of the year.
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