Suprise!
John wasn’t feeling well again and the children were asleep. I pull up our JohnVo (think TIVO but a LOT better) only to find that “House” had recorded. I’m always up for a good rerun so I hit the “play” button and about 5 minutes into it I realize that I was watching the season premier.
Without my husband.
I should feel guilty, right?
No. I didn’t think so, either.
I have a midwife appointment this morning which I really don’t want to go to. She seems nice enough based on her picture on their website. I just don’t want an invasion into my life and “how are you doing?” If I had something to say, or I needed to be seem by a health care provider, I would make an appointment. I hate peeing into the cup. I have absolutely despised that activity every single pregnancy.
Nurse: “Can I have a urine sample?”
Kate: “Um, no?”
If you ask me like I have a choice, don’t expect me to say yes. I like putting my urine inside of the toilet bowl, thank you very much! LOL Yeah, I feel badly for them as well. I guess I am the token difficult patient. If I were to really be ill, or really need to see a doctor, I am the most grateful patient going (reference the UTI of 2002).
I’m 35 weeks pregnant and today is my second prenatal appointment and I still haven’t done the blood work. I don’t want to do the blood work. I absolutely hate it that you have to drink the glucose drink at the office, in front of the phlebotomist. What is that? Are we inmates? If they can’t trust me to drink something really unhealthy, don’t expect me to show up and wait for an hour. I test my sugar regularly, I don’t have gestational diabetes. I know I am anemic, thanks.
Going into a hospital to give birth at this point is my worst nightmare.
(I feel much more positive now that I got my negativity out. Better on my blog than IRL).
I think today kicks off “weekly” prenatal appointments until I give birth. Pity the person who asks me for a group b strep sample today.
CNM: “Kate, we’d like to do the group b strep test today.”
Kate: “I haven’t been feeling well, if you know what I mean. Can we do it next week?”
LOL. Yes. I’m terrible. I definitely know.
Here is Julie on her first birthday (March 2005):
London is 11 months this week and still has no sign of any teeth.
TeamRachel aka mrskatvon is both a website to gain public awareness of Juvenile Batten Disease (which affects my oldest daughter) as well as a journal to remember the events in our lives.
Rachel was diagnosed with Batten Disease in July 2009 and while we knew something was "not right" we had no idea that such a nightmarish disease existed. There are dozens of nasty, orphan disease which affect people both very young and old.
Aside from dealing with the changes of Batten Disease in my daughter, Rachel, I have tasked myself with making life memorable for all of my children to make sure that (at least) 3 of them grow up to be as well adjusted and happy as possible.
Watched house without me? Ouch
That is all you have to say? You didn’t even comment on my bad humor?
Can I ask you the history on giving birth in the hospital? I haven’t been reading forever…so I’m not sure if you had a bad experience or how you had your other children.
I had a cesarean which I am absolutely disappointed about and I’ll do anything to avoid it next time. So much that I’m considering homebirth…if they’ll let me do it.
I can’t believe how much Julie looks like London!
I just got the Strep B thing. I let her put things where things should not go. It felt weird and I really don’t blame you for not wanting it done. Ick.
As for the urine sample, they give me a bottle to take home that I bring back full the next time. I just put it in a baggie and hand it over. There are other women who wrap it ‘discreetly’ in paper and look all embarrassed. I want to say really loudly ‘Is that your PEE? Let’s compare shades!’
I am so, so evil. You can see where Declan gets it.