03-31-10

Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday. It has been pretty quiet here in "jail." I am about halfway done with crocheting my first bootie. It doesn't look that bad. I had alot of help from Dolores. She is a great crochet teacher. The bootie is yellow and with a white sole. The babies won't be able to wear them until next spring. I imagine the booties will be too big for them. But I am anxious to see the finished results.

Seeing how today is Wednesday, I did have an ultrasound today. Everything was the same as usual. All heart monitoring and vitals checked out. So all is the same on the inside world.

I was told last night that Dr. Eller from Maternal Fetal Specialists would not be doing the 3 hour glucose test. However, rumor has it they will do another glucose test next week just to be sure. Also, there was no sign of protein in my urine speciman yesterday. YAY! So for all of you that enjoy my rants, I will not be ranting about having to do another 24 hour urine collection.

I believe that is all the pending tests that were awaiting any results.

I did meet with Dr. Hood today. He is still pushing for the idea of being released at 30 weeks as long as everything is just as stable as it was from day one. Again, this would mean coming here for 3 days a week for an ultrasound. On Friday, when I get my next ultrasound, I will mention that possibility to whichever doctor that graces me with their presence. The nurse practioners have been the ones that been here to see me lately. So I haven't seen a doctor from Maternal Fetal in a while. I am not complaining by no means. But I just feel bad that they have to come here and say the same thing over and over. Basically the jist of their professional spill is, "Everything looks the same with your scans this morning. So we will wait until your next scan to see if there are any changes. But as of now, we are just waiting. So you just need to continue to take it easy." I think it is a practiced speech by all their employees. I guess I can't blame them for saying the same thing over and over again. Absolutely nothing has changed. So they haven't been prompted to change their speech.

I didn't notice any fighting on the ultrasound today. Besides both girls hiding their umbilical cords, they were rather calm. But of course, by hiding their umbilical cords, they did make things more difficult. I continue to imagine just how spunky they will be when they meet the world. It does make me a bit nervous. Perhaps I should be thankful that their spunk will probably make them mean and strong. And there is nothing wrong with being strong. I just picture them holding their own when it comes time to stand up for themselves.

Oh yea, I forgot to mention that I am now allowed to order from an extended menu from the cafeteria. I am gonna starve here. If it wasn't for the snacks brought by loved ones, I would starve. I honestly think the food is getting worse. BLAH! I need some real grease. Like a quarter pounder meal (minus the onions) from Mickey D's with steaming hot fries and a big sweet tea! Ohhhh, how about the portabello and wine sauce filet from Outback with steaming veggies and a side of mushrooms. Dang it! Why do I insist on teasing myself?

That brings me to another complaint. The cups they give you are small. They are portioned for kids. I like big cups so I don't have to constantly refill my drink of choice. In just one minute, I have had to refill my cup of milk twice. Perhaps this is a complex of mine. When I was in Japan, my Japanese family bought me a big cup from the store so I could use it at their home. Because everywhere you went, small cups were given and it was one size only. For example, if you ordered a large drink from McDonald's, it would be the size of the small drink here in the US.

I figure I needed to throw at least one complaint in this blog. Have a wonderful day.