October 2009 - Posts

This Week

Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:27 PM

Hi All. I've been getting on and reading at least every couple of days, but I'm pretty boring and don't have much to report. Here is my mundane news. Sam is growing. I measured him on my cutting mat yesterday, and he was about 19.5" long. I also weighed

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

I felt like a real human being!

Posted Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:20 AM

Yesterday I did dishes,got a shower, went to pick up my maternity leave paperwork (yes, I'm just getting it filed 3 weeks in, but that's what happens in emergencies). And then we went by work to pick up the tickets for the Brew Do (a beer festival that

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

My poor coccyx

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:36 PM

I am so special . . .this is what I did around lunchtime today. Sam was crying in his crib, and DH was ignoring him, so I went to get him (and was told I'm going to spoil him by DH - argh! - him now too?! He's not even 3 weeks old yet, and he was a month

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Thoughts

Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:17 AM

Random thoughts. I'm off all meds - yay! Sam and I went for a walk yesterday. The beginning of my return to exercise. I want to get snuggly with my hubby,but I'm still leaking down there.*Sigh* Sam is doing better at nursing, but is also sleeping longer

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Pics of my boy

Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:33 PM

The day after he was born Me as a swollen tick - gotta love eclampsia and magnesium sulfate! Chillin' in his isolette (just for a couple days to keep him warm easier) First nap in his crib - 6 days old Gettin' cuter I'm a growing boy! A week and a half

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

2 weeks

Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:01 PM

Sam is 2 weeks old today. We survived our first week at home. Each day is getting better, with the exception of his growth spurt, which has him up and eating constantly between about 1am and 6am - wonderful. But at least he's healthy and strong and has

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

We're okay

Posted Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:47 PM

Hi Ladies. I haven't been avoiding you. The past week has been crazy emotionally, physically, etc. After I posted Friday night, I somehow managed to get an hour or two of sleep in. Around 4:50am or so, I went to the bathroom, and when I got up from the

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Should I call?

Posted Saturday, October 03, 2009 2:27 AM

It's 2:26am, and I have been awake most of the night with a migraine-like headache. I don't normally suffer from migraines, seasonal sinus headaches, yes. But this one has been going on for over 12 hours, I did the neti pot thing to clear out my sinuses,

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Almost the weekend

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 1:57 PM

I can't wait for 5:00. My head is all stuffy and pounding with weather changing sinus fun, and I am tired from the last three nights of insomnia/back pain fun. Focusing on work is hard. Just a couple more hours. Then I'm running an errand or two and going

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Nights = Hell

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:59 AM

If my nights go like they have this week, I may not make it another 4 weeks. Yesterday I was out of the office all day. Wednesday night I slept well until about 4am, then had another back pain episode. Tylenol worked that time, and I was able to sleep

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

About Mrs. Rachel A.

I am a detail-oriented, creative person who can't wait to start a family. I'm loving my job as a credit analyst and trying to make our little house as organized and nice as possible.


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