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Dear
Readers : Looking for the
old Cat/Astrophe or PinkPig files? I've taken them all down and will not be putting
them back anywhere for a long time to come. The links that are left behind?
My
current fitness endeavors are now at The
Road to Orlando and at Primagravida. Below
is a quick timeline of my pregnancy: May
2003: - After a
year of planning and then another year of actively trying to conceive despite
my problems with hypothyroid and PCOS, Paul and I are now expecting our first
baby! We're delighted, thrilled,
terrified and all that other good stuff.
Summer
2003: - I've scaled
back on a lot of things as I adjust to being pregnant. Suddenly my body is not
my own any more.
- Paul
and I are not doing the Disney half marathon this year as planned because I am
due Feb 2004.
- I've grown
used to low-grade chronic nausea. Lucky Charms is the only food that tastes ok
coming back up. :P
- I
miss exercising and the gals at water aerobics class. I am investigating my options
for a prenatal yoga class, prenatal massage, and more.
October
2003: - We register
for labor/birth class.
November
2003: - We get
to find out gender....maybe. Baby did not want to cooperate at my 12 week ultrasound.
S/he may not want to again.
- We
learn that Cletus is a GIRL in time for Paul's birthday. He admits he'd been secretly
wanting a little girl all along.
December
2003: - I'm diagnosed
with gestational diabetes and my OB hands my case over to a high risk perinatologist.
So far, no insulin -- just control with diet and exercise.I attend diabetes nutrition
class.
- My father has
a heart attack, but is doing fine. The same weekend of his attack, we attend and
complete our Lamaze weekend class. It was a crazy weekend with so much going on
but we both enjoyed class.
- We
met our doula for the first time and both like her very much.
- I
buy a new car for Xmas. Hooray!
January
2004: - 1/5: Detailed
ultrasound reveals baby is measuring 3 weeks ahead of her age and is 7.5 lbs.
If she continnues at this rate I may be induced at 38 weeks. We schedule another
u/s.
- 1/10 Although we
do not race, we go to the 2004 Disney Half Marathon expo to collect our race packets
and goodie bags. We register for 2005's half marathon.
- I
revive the fitness blog (The
Road to Orlando) as I look ahead to post-partum fitness.
- 1/13:
OB visit reveals I am 50% effaced and a fingertip dilated! Keeping blood glucose
under control with diet alone still.
- 1/21:
OB revelas I am 60% effaced and 2 cm dilated! Baby is at least 9 lbs so I'm scheduled
for induction with emergnecy C-section if needed. I'm hoping to be induced and
do the rest on my own...
JANUARY
31, 2004 Astrophe_Baby
joined the party on planet earth at 10:12 PM by emergency c-section after 20 hours
of labor. She was 9 lbs, 5 oz and 20.75 inches long. Mommy and Daddy are thrilled! 
So
that's the news here. Thanks for dropping by and I hope you are all doing great! ~Astrophe . |
visitors since June 1998