A Red Flag Warning will remain in effect due to high temperatures and low humidity until 9:00 p.m. this evening. Fire behavior will be much the same as last night with activefire behavior spreading North/Northeast towards Pear Blossom and Little Rock and towards the subdivisions along I-215. The greatest fire activity is expected in the Big and Little Tujunga areas. Fire is expected to spread towards Mt. Wilson and the San Gabrial Wilderness.
The Station Fire is now estimated to be 105,296 acres. The fire is spreading east and north with some northwest spread. Firefighters are making some progression on the NW edge of the fire. Small scale firing operations to help in suppression efforts are taking place north of La Canada Flintridge and Glendale. A hotshot crew and engines from Glendale Fire Department and LA County are reporting that they are experiencing success with the mission. 65 personnel have been pulled back from Chileao Flats for safety reasons. Crews, engines, water tenders are working in the Mt. Wilson area.
The Station Fire continues to burn within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding foothill communities of La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena and Glendale. The goals of the firefighters are to keep the fire west of Highway 39 and Angeles Crest Highway, east of Interstate 5, south of Highway 14, Pearblossom Highway, and Highway 138, and north of the foothill communities and the Angeles National Forest Boundary. Steep terrain, decadent old growth brush and hot dry weather are factors that drive fire activity. Firefighters are working to build fireline and protect structures within areas affected by the fire.
8/31/09
8/30/09
Station Fire Est. containment date: 9-8-09
space shots of Southern Cali Smoke becuz of Station Fire and Morris Fire. Also a picture of the Governator from Dom's phone.
8/29/09
Pregnancy Goal
Well I started my running seriously again so I have to keep it up daily.
Yesterday I jumped on the treadmill and ran 1mile at a 4.0 speed for 15:12 minutes.
Before I got pregnant I was running 1 mile at 4.8 to 5.0 speed in 12:00 to 13:00 minutes.
So Im hoping to improve on my endurance and sustain an entire 2 mile run at a 4.0 speed.
Remember! I have to take that glucose test on Sept 21st to wish me well and hope I can work on my endurance.
My goal is to maintain a good pace for 2 miles without pooping out and run it under 29:30 mins. Thats just under 15 mins per mile. I can do that now but after one mile im ALOT pooped!
What about you guys? any exercise goals you have for yourself... email me at rlgishi@msn.com
Yesterday I jumped on the treadmill and ran 1mile at a 4.0 speed for 15:12 minutes.
Before I got pregnant I was running 1 mile at 4.8 to 5.0 speed in 12:00 to 13:00 minutes.
So Im hoping to improve on my endurance and sustain an entire 2 mile run at a 4.0 speed.
Remember! I have to take that glucose test on Sept 21st to wish me well and hope I can work on my endurance.
My goal is to maintain a good pace for 2 miles without pooping out and run it under 29:30 mins. Thats just under 15 mins per mile. I can do that now but after one mile im ALOT pooped!
What about you guys? any exercise goals you have for yourself... email me at rlgishi@msn.com
Off to another fire!
OFF TO STATION FIRE NORTH OF GLENDALE/PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. Just released from Morris fire north of Azusa, CA. the Morris Fire will be 100% contained on monday so they began to release crews at 0700 hrs today. But the Station fire, also in the Angeles National Forest, is burning at an extreme rate. It started on Weds. and has burned almost 5,000 acres. The fire is in rough terrain and not accessible to vehicles. so crews will hike to points needed and begin diggin hand lines to restrict fire spread. Wind is only at 8mph. Rate of fire growth is extreme because of the steep slopes associated with the area. Once it gets a run on a slope it'll take off like no ones business. 1800 homes threatned. So almost all 12 crews from the southwest region that were released from Morris fire today are headed over to the Station fire about 60 miles west of Azusa, CA.
heres the website if you want to keep yourself updated
8/27/09
curling irons are Dangerous for clumsy people!
So i have this gosh aweful scar on my neck that (told by dr.) wont go away or start to fade for another 6 months. Now! we live in Hickytown USA and its a god aweful place to have a mark like this on your neck. Ive been treated so rudely ever since this happen back in June. If I had just slowed down it would have never happened.
I was at Rhyans swim lesson and tryin to curl my hair so no one prejudged how lazy I was in the morning or that I couldnt do the curling at home. I know ! stupid! but im a neurotic mess like that!
DC doing his job! Dont worry Air Quality Acts are always followed. They have to be otherwise the BIA gets fined lots of DINERO!!!
Dominicks prescribed burns he did yesterday. Can you see the smoke. We noticed it on the way to grants Just as we were headed onto I-40. We see smoke and we say, "MONEY!!!!!" lol
Last Fire of the 2009 Season, HOPEFULLY!
Well last night after a very long day of prescribed fire burning on the reservation (6am - 7pm).
Hubby gets back to the office with the rest of the crew to find they have been committed to the Morris Fire in Northern Los Angeles, Glendora to be exact.
This is the life of a wildland firefighter.....
Monday - in/out of the office doing paperwork for upcoming prescribed fire burns and contract renewals.
Tuesday - 6am to 6p trying to burn atleast 100 acres to meet the fiscal year quota that will be up for deadline the 1st of sept.
Weds. - 6am to 7p tryin to burn another 140 acres to meet the 15,000 acres requirement for this years goal by sept 1st. If the crew doesnt complete the burn there will be a shortage of money for next fiscal yr.....not a good thing.
He returns to compound to find they need to all rush home, get packs, and begin their long drive toward California. So he comes home stinky and black from the days activities to only change, grab bags, and out the door he goes. TOO much for Rhyan and I - the entire time hes packing we're crying our lil eyes out. So there he went .. out the door to another assignment. Could be five days long or could be the full 14 days gone. Who knows we just pray he comes home safely!
Hubby gets back to the office with the rest of the crew to find they have been committed to the Morris Fire in Northern Los Angeles, Glendora to be exact.
This is the life of a wildland firefighter.....
Monday - in/out of the office doing paperwork for upcoming prescribed fire burns and contract renewals.
Tuesday - 6am to 6p trying to burn atleast 100 acres to meet the fiscal year quota that will be up for deadline the 1st of sept.
Weds. - 6am to 7p tryin to burn another 140 acres to meet the 15,000 acres requirement for this years goal by sept 1st. If the crew doesnt complete the burn there will be a shortage of money for next fiscal yr.....not a good thing.
He returns to compound to find they need to all rush home, get packs, and begin their long drive toward California. So he comes home stinky and black from the days activities to only change, grab bags, and out the door he goes. TOO much for Rhyan and I - the entire time hes packing we're crying our lil eyes out. So there he went .. out the door to another assignment. Could be five days long or could be the full 14 days gone. Who knows we just pray he comes home safely!
8/26/09
Christmas greeting card made last year
The one i made didnt attach the first time so here it is! See decription on next posting to get the downlow on what this is...!
are u redy for christmas!
These are pictures I took at Target last yr while shopping in ABQ. I took picts so I could have a an idea of what to do. Its August and im tryin to get a jump start on my greeting cards. The long rectangular picture is one I made as a handmade gift voucher to The Cheesecake Factory. I wasnt gonna pay the processing fee for the card from the restaurant so I simply made my own and attached a $20 bill to the back and mailed it! neato huh!
8/25/09
shoes in a clothes dryer
Let me clarify something here. the babies movements arent such that the baby moves (ooh I felt that how cute). It more like rumble rumble rumble rumble, like terrible diarrhea gas that continues for 15 to 20 seconds continuously! then stops. Then 3 seconds later it starts again.
With rhyan it was slow movement and a little or big kick then slow wavy motions. thats all. If you really wanted her to kick you would need to push down on my belly and then she would get mad and kick back.
But this kid in my stomach - man o man! he/she thinks its time to play soccer. Or I could liken it to a couple pair of shoes tumbling around inside the dryer over and over and over! never letting up. *sigh* now can you see why im up for hrs at a time in the night because of this kid. lol :o)
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
With rhyan it was slow movement and a little or big kick then slow wavy motions. thats all. If you really wanted her to kick you would need to push down on my belly and then she would get mad and kick back.
But this kid in my stomach - man o man! he/she thinks its time to play soccer. Or I could liken it to a couple pair of shoes tumbling around inside the dryer over and over and over! never letting up. *sigh* now can you see why im up for hrs at a time in the night because of this kid. lol :o)
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Today is Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Had OB appointment yesterday and Dr. told me Im doing okay but im gainin to much weight. So I need to slow down!!!
I thought my fatigue could be due to possible signs of anemia. no such luck! j/k The Dr. reassured me Im only pregnant and it normal. Oh thanks Doc. Boy wasnt sure whether Iwas pregnant or not.
Have to increase the amt of protein I eat in morning. So right now im consuming peanut butter on celery. Had left over lasagna casserole from the other night. Drank my no calorie/no sugar juice this morning and maybe Ill have a whey protein shake a little later. I have to get back to pre-preggars diet. Also because I have (in 4 weeks) a glucose test (the one hr one) to see how well my body can tolerate the 50grams of carbs in a period of one hour. Now because I have been on this roller coaster for awhile Im well aware of what to expect and what my body SHOULD be doing. When your not pregnant the numbers for a normal pregnant person after one hr of drinking the glucola should be below 140 mg/dL. But if your prediabetic like me needs to below 130mg/dL. Ugh! With all the bady eating ive been doing and the lack (serious lack) of exercise Im sure my pancreas has been shot and will not bring me below 130mg/dL. I can only pray, jump start my running again and get back on a serious carb restricted diet again for the next 4 weeks - until my Sept 21st appointment. If my blood sugar goes back below 130 after theone hour im in the clear and the will not pronounce me with gestational diabetes. BUT! if my sugar does stay above that number I will then have to perform the 3 hr glucoes tolerance test. thats where the Docs increase my sugar (dextrose) intact and after one hr, two hrs, and three hours the take my blood sugar count. Now back in the fall of 2008 I had these tests performed and I was in the clear. So pray for me that all is well. Especially for the baby because If I have gest. diabtes then I will have to take insulin shots. yuk! and triple scary!
Got a picture of the baby and I cant see very well but dom and the Dr were able to point everything out to me. Showed Rhyan and she wasnt too pleased. she too said it was difficult to see a baby in that black and white mess. haa haa!
Baby moves like crazy and at night rhyan still crawls back it bed with us. I have a friend whom let me borrow a pregnancy pillow (LeachCo. snoogle pillow). Its fabulous... since ive been using it my back pain has subsided and im sleeping so much better at night. It definitely keeps you in place and doesnt allow you to move onto your belly in the middle of a dead sleep. That was my problem and I wouldnt notice until I was awaken by excrutiating back and belly pain. So love the pillow and im so glad its in my bed.
back to the baby moving. This kid moves soooo much (much more that rhyan EVER did) it wakes me up at night and keeps my up for almost an hr at a time. During the day the kid moves or should I say kicks so much all day long it feels not soo comfy! but i should nt complain... im just happy im pregnant the babies healthy and moving!!! right? right!
So i will post a pict of the ultrasound later in the week. FYI: we are not finding out what sex the baby is. Its more fun when you dont. I cant buy anything til after the babies born anyway so whats the point really. its a culture thing.
I thought my fatigue could be due to possible signs of anemia. no such luck! j/k The Dr. reassured me Im only pregnant and it normal. Oh thanks Doc. Boy wasnt sure whether Iwas pregnant or not.
Have to increase the amt of protein I eat in morning. So right now im consuming peanut butter on celery. Had left over lasagna casserole from the other night. Drank my no calorie/no sugar juice this morning and maybe Ill have a whey protein shake a little later. I have to get back to pre-preggars diet. Also because I have (in 4 weeks) a glucose test (the one hr one) to see how well my body can tolerate the 50grams of carbs in a period of one hour. Now because I have been on this roller coaster for awhile Im well aware of what to expect and what my body SHOULD be doing. When your not pregnant the numbers for a normal pregnant person after one hr of drinking the glucola should be below 140 mg/dL. But if your prediabetic like me needs to below 130mg/dL. Ugh! With all the bady eating ive been doing and the lack (serious lack) of exercise Im sure my pancreas has been shot and will not bring me below 130mg/dL. I can only pray, jump start my running again and get back on a serious carb restricted diet again for the next 4 weeks - until my Sept 21st appointment. If my blood sugar goes back below 130 after theone hour im in the clear and the will not pronounce me with gestational diabetes. BUT! if my sugar does stay above that number I will then have to perform the 3 hr glucoes tolerance test. thats where the Docs increase my sugar (dextrose) intact and after one hr, two hrs, and three hours the take my blood sugar count. Now back in the fall of 2008 I had these tests performed and I was in the clear. So pray for me that all is well. Especially for the baby because If I have gest. diabtes then I will have to take insulin shots. yuk! and triple scary!
Got a picture of the baby and I cant see very well but dom and the Dr were able to point everything out to me. Showed Rhyan and she wasnt too pleased. she too said it was difficult to see a baby in that black and white mess. haa haa!
Baby moves like crazy and at night rhyan still crawls back it bed with us. I have a friend whom let me borrow a pregnancy pillow (LeachCo. snoogle pillow). Its fabulous... since ive been using it my back pain has subsided and im sleeping so much better at night. It definitely keeps you in place and doesnt allow you to move onto your belly in the middle of a dead sleep. That was my problem and I wouldnt notice until I was awaken by excrutiating back and belly pain. So love the pillow and im so glad its in my bed.
back to the baby moving. This kid moves soooo much (much more that rhyan EVER did) it wakes me up at night and keeps my up for almost an hr at a time. During the day the kid moves or should I say kicks so much all day long it feels not soo comfy! but i should nt complain... im just happy im pregnant the babies healthy and moving!!! right? right!
So i will post a pict of the ultrasound later in the week. FYI: we are not finding out what sex the baby is. Its more fun when you dont. I cant buy anything til after the babies born anyway so whats the point really. its a culture thing.
8/20/09
This is a picture of me in the Fall 2003 5 months pregnant with Rhyan. 
This is a picture of me last month at 5 months pregnant with baby #2!
This is another picture from this month of me at 5 1/2 months pregnant. See how dirty my garage is. hee hee! FYI my 5 yr old took the picture. She loves taken profile pictures of my belly! lol!!!! I started at 152 lbs when I first read the pregnancy stick as positive. The first trimester I did real good and only gained 3 lbs. Awesome, Right! Now im almost over the 6 months mark and I think im at 160 something. Actually I just ran to the bathroom and checked ...with a full tummy and its just about bed time so the scale read 164.2 lbs. Last appointment (july 27th), which was 3 weeks ago, I weighed 160.0 lbs and the doctor told me I gained 3 lbs. Which he had emphasized was too much and I needed to slow down a little! whatha??!! So that means for my next appt on Monday Aug 24th I should weigh in at 168. Becuz my scale and the doctors old fashioned balance scale always reads more than my digital at home. Even If i try to starve self, empty my bladder and wear very lil clothing that is thin and not heavy material! funny right? The things we do to make sure every ounce doesnt count! lol (even when were pregnant!) :O)
This is a picture of me last month at 5 months pregnant with baby #2!
This is another picture from this month of me at 5 1/2 months pregnant. See how dirty my garage is. hee hee! FYI my 5 yr old took the picture. She loves taken profile pictures of my belly! lol!!!! I started at 152 lbs when I first read the pregnancy stick as positive. The first trimester I did real good and only gained 3 lbs. Awesome, Right! Now im almost over the 6 months mark and I think im at 160 something. Actually I just ran to the bathroom and checked ...with a full tummy and its just about bed time so the scale read 164.2 lbs. Last appointment (july 27th), which was 3 weeks ago, I weighed 160.0 lbs and the doctor told me I gained 3 lbs. Which he had emphasized was too much and I needed to slow down a little! whatha??!! So that means for my next appt on Monday Aug 24th I should weigh in at 168. Becuz my scale and the doctors old fashioned balance scale always reads more than my digital at home. Even If i try to starve self, empty my bladder and wear very lil clothing that is thin and not heavy material! funny right? The things we do to make sure every ounce doesnt count! lol (even when were pregnant!) :O)
written August 11 2009 , sorry I know its late!
Okay so Ive been absent for quite sometime and Im so sorry. But first let me start off by saying Im so sorry for the long absence. Let me recap…It all started back in March. I fell extremely ill and had been in and out of the hospital for the month of March and April. My job at the preschool was coming to an end but I had to miss quite a few days in April due to the illness. So I had quite a few tests and medical procedures performed and still every time nothing was found wrong with me. I had been to the ER atleast 3 x and each time they sent me home with a diagnosis of Chronic abdominal pain with questionable causes. So basically they had no idea why I had terrible stomach pain. Go figure. The medical facilities here in Gallup are not the best. Let me just say that if you ever moved here… I would be afraid to get sick! Lol
So many of the women that were around me and understood my pain would jokingly say I was pregnant. Atleast 15 women made a comment once or twice about the pregnancy thing. Funny right? Well would have been if the pregnancy test that the ER performed came back positive. But all four were NEGATIVE. So that was ruled out and they all moved on to the next prognosis.
Well, little did we know that later on about 3 or 4 weeks later another test would be done at home with the help of my little 4 yr old _ the results would come back POSITIVE! Haa haa!
My symptoms were chronic dizziness, stomach cramps, terrible heartburn, gallstone pain, no desire for typical food eaten daily, and mean lower back pain! The back pain was so terrible I couldn’t sit up straight for more than 30 mins. The minute I got to the preschool I wanted to instantly lie down on the circle time carpet. I would force food down and then have bad stomach pain like I ate spoiled food and I was coming down with food poisoning. I even thought I had a pinched nerve in my rib section. The doctors thought I had an appendicitis, then they figured it was pancreatitis, a peptic ulcer? We did all sorts of test but nothing said definitely I was extremely sick. So you can imagine the frustration. I was drinking so much Maalox it was giving me diarrhea. Yep! If you drink too much of that stuff that’s what’ll happen. So beware people not too consume too much. There were even times toward the end of my illness that I got sooo constipated it scared the jeepers outta me. Scary when your on the commode and your pushing so hard your afraid you’ll end up with hemorrhoids! Yes I said it! Hemorrhoids. Embarrassing to say but hey this is reality. So I luckily didn’t end up with that but I did end up giving myself my 1st enema ever. Im 31 yrs old and Ive never had to worry bout this stuff. But I was desperate, in tons of pain in my colon region, and wanting relief fast. Scared what the hospital might do I vowed to take care of it the best I could at home. So remember you have to remember that for almost 6 weeks I havent had anything more in my diet than water and crackers. I couldn’t stomach anything. The medical professionals were telling me to stay away from all sorts of food and so I pretty much ate nothing but starches and no fiber what so ever. This coming from a person who has been on an extremely health high protein, high fiber diet for over a year. I would drink tons of water and run atleast 2 miles a day. But now I wasn’t getting any exercise. Remember I felt like I was having the worst drunken hangover every day for 6 weeks. Any one who has ever had to deal with that knows that you feel dizzy, woozy and nauseous all at the same time while trying not to vomit. So any way Ive been eaten lots of starchy food and got myself plugged up. Lol. So I committed myself to the house in lock down. Told my husband don’t expect me to do anything or go anywhere. I started a regimen of prune juice, philips stool softner capsules and lots of water. I drank an entire 48 oz container of prune juice and took 2 capsules over a 6 hr period and still nothing happened. I was frustrated and in more pain. Every thing wanted to come out but there was still a blockage somewhere. So now Im thinking I have some kind of tumor that’s blocking my fecal matter from expelling like it should be. I start to really panic. Ive been lying in bed most of the day , I started the juice and stool softner capsules at 8am, its now 6pm. Ive been lying in bed watching all sorts of chick flicks on Saturday tv and still nothing. So now I decide to pull out th big guns!!!
I get the saline solution (no oil) enema and begin to read the package. I find out how its done and decide to commit myself to this deed. Horrifically scared and embarrassed I don’t tell my husband what Im up to and I close the bedroom door AND the bathroom door! I kneel down as I’ve been instructed to do in the small 5” x 8” piece of paper insert. I begin the procedure. Lie on my side and wait! I wait nervously for 2 mins then 5 mins! I have many scenerios play thru in my head. Theres a huge accident on the bathroom floor that I have to clean up and its not easy to get out of the tile grout! I mean… come on Im thinking all sorts of crazy things are gonna go wrong. Then like it says … you’ll begin to feel the pressure and that’s when its ready to sit up and make it to the toilet. So I try and SUCCESS! I make it to the comode with no problems … no accidents and SCORE! Its flowing like nature intended… just in this case I needed a lil help from a little saline solution bottle labeled enema! Tee hee.
So Im happy Im pain free Im relieved and I feel normal again. Never ever want to experience that horrific event again…ever! Little did I know that within the next 3 weeks I would have to perform it again , TWICE! But now im a pro at it and its nothing at all for me to take care of business. So after the third one my health gets better .. I m back to eaten well with lots of fiber, mind you! And 5 months later I still make sure I get an apple a day or I snack on one or two dried prune snacks a day. Never wanna go back to that horrifying time in my life! Eeks. Side note: be sure you get plenty of exercise and eat lots of fiber. Lol!
So on April 22 I perform the second of three pregnancy tests at home and it reads positive. Im pregnant!!!
I was so happy. We’ve been talking about getting pregnant since jan 2007 and started trying back in jan 2009. Here it is april 09 and whallah! It happened. Tell my husband and his response is one of shock and disbelief. It takes him a day to realize what just happen to him and his bank account. Lol! But after the shock wears off two day later we realize how lucky we are and how happy the next 9 months will be.
Fast forward to 5 months later and 7 pounds heavier….. Im tired all the time. I have to take a nap in the mid afternoon. My 5 y old has gotten use to taking care of me and knows that when mommy sleeps that’s her time to sit in front of TV watching all the shows on Disney that mommy doesn’t let her watch! Devious isn’t she?!?!
I cant sleep on back anymore cuz it hurts, I cant stop craving cheeseburgers and French fries. I cant eat my tuna and bleu cheese anymore nor can I munch on shrimp. I know its alright to do these things say the experts but I have my own reasons. So anyway! With my first pregnancy I craved green chile and red chile .. Im talking the super hot stuff that makes you cry. That was super yummy to me. With this pregnancy I crave mustard. I use probably 6 packets of mustard for one small McDonalds French fry! Oh how I love that mustard these days. Chile is okay now but I just cant seem to get anything hot enough or yummy enough for me to feel fabulous. Cuz as you know , when your pregnant , its all about the food and HOW it makes you feel!!! *grinning*
I cant sit for more than 20 mins at the computer without having to pee. I leave the house and before I go I pee, then 5 mins later when I get to the store I have to pee before I even start to shop. Frustrates the heck outta my 5 yr old. Payback is a killer! Now she knows How I felt during potty training. Lol
One thing that is really funny. I cant sleep at night. Sometimes it’s the pain but most of the time I wake up cuz I have to pee but then I stay awake for no reason… just cuz im wide awake and cant fall back to sleep. For the past few nights I have been awake from 3am to 6am. Sometimes its up at 3am and up all day. I don’t take long naps at all. Before I got pregnant I would sometimes take 2 to 3 hr naps in afternoon and still make it to bed at 10am and sleep like a baby all night. Now I nap for an hr in afternoon and Im in bed by 8pm. And up at 3am bright eyed and bushytailed. Go figure! I was telling my hubby maybe its becuz I’m hungry and I’m not feeding myself at 3am. So last night I tried something different. I got up and fed self even though I wasn’t really craving anything or starving… ate half a turkey sandwich, goldfish and 8ozs of milk. I was so content and fell asleep again soon after and didn’t wake til 9am. So maybe that is it. Another funny thing. Ever since I found out I was pregnant Ive been waking up in middle of night parched and craving an ice cold beverage to drink. So I get up drink my ice cold punch, milk or caffeine free soda and I’m satisfied and back to sleep I go. Until this whole hungry thing started lately.
So its 12 am midnight Im still up typing and cant go to sleep. I ate dinner at 6pm and my tummy is telling me im hungry. So off to the pantry I go for a snack.
Oh p.s. ever since I was 2.5 months pregnant I could feel the baby move. First it was like a nervous butterfly then like a gassy bubble In my tummy, now its definitely a lil monster pushing out my skin tryin to say hello. Tee hee! Feels great! So thanks for reading I will try to keep you updated weekly and so far Im 21 weeks preggars and tryin not to gain too much weight. Stay tuned for more exciting news! Thanks for stopping in to read the blog. Look for pictures to come of my belly! Take care
So many of the women that were around me and understood my pain would jokingly say I was pregnant. Atleast 15 women made a comment once or twice about the pregnancy thing. Funny right? Well would have been if the pregnancy test that the ER performed came back positive. But all four were NEGATIVE. So that was ruled out and they all moved on to the next prognosis.
Well, little did we know that later on about 3 or 4 weeks later another test would be done at home with the help of my little 4 yr old _ the results would come back POSITIVE! Haa haa!
My symptoms were chronic dizziness, stomach cramps, terrible heartburn, gallstone pain, no desire for typical food eaten daily, and mean lower back pain! The back pain was so terrible I couldn’t sit up straight for more than 30 mins. The minute I got to the preschool I wanted to instantly lie down on the circle time carpet. I would force food down and then have bad stomach pain like I ate spoiled food and I was coming down with food poisoning. I even thought I had a pinched nerve in my rib section. The doctors thought I had an appendicitis, then they figured it was pancreatitis, a peptic ulcer? We did all sorts of test but nothing said definitely I was extremely sick. So you can imagine the frustration. I was drinking so much Maalox it was giving me diarrhea. Yep! If you drink too much of that stuff that’s what’ll happen. So beware people not too consume too much. There were even times toward the end of my illness that I got sooo constipated it scared the jeepers outta me. Scary when your on the commode and your pushing so hard your afraid you’ll end up with hemorrhoids! Yes I said it! Hemorrhoids. Embarrassing to say but hey this is reality. So I luckily didn’t end up with that but I did end up giving myself my 1st enema ever. Im 31 yrs old and Ive never had to worry bout this stuff. But I was desperate, in tons of pain in my colon region, and wanting relief fast. Scared what the hospital might do I vowed to take care of it the best I could at home. So remember you have to remember that for almost 6 weeks I havent had anything more in my diet than water and crackers. I couldn’t stomach anything. The medical professionals were telling me to stay away from all sorts of food and so I pretty much ate nothing but starches and no fiber what so ever. This coming from a person who has been on an extremely health high protein, high fiber diet for over a year. I would drink tons of water and run atleast 2 miles a day. But now I wasn’t getting any exercise. Remember I felt like I was having the worst drunken hangover every day for 6 weeks. Any one who has ever had to deal with that knows that you feel dizzy, woozy and nauseous all at the same time while trying not to vomit. So any way Ive been eaten lots of starchy food and got myself plugged up. Lol. So I committed myself to the house in lock down. Told my husband don’t expect me to do anything or go anywhere. I started a regimen of prune juice, philips stool softner capsules and lots of water. I drank an entire 48 oz container of prune juice and took 2 capsules over a 6 hr period and still nothing happened. I was frustrated and in more pain. Every thing wanted to come out but there was still a blockage somewhere. So now Im thinking I have some kind of tumor that’s blocking my fecal matter from expelling like it should be. I start to really panic. Ive been lying in bed most of the day , I started the juice and stool softner capsules at 8am, its now 6pm. Ive been lying in bed watching all sorts of chick flicks on Saturday tv and still nothing. So now I decide to pull out th big guns!!!
I get the saline solution (no oil) enema and begin to read the package. I find out how its done and decide to commit myself to this deed. Horrifically scared and embarrassed I don’t tell my husband what Im up to and I close the bedroom door AND the bathroom door! I kneel down as I’ve been instructed to do in the small 5” x 8” piece of paper insert. I begin the procedure. Lie on my side and wait! I wait nervously for 2 mins then 5 mins! I have many scenerios play thru in my head. Theres a huge accident on the bathroom floor that I have to clean up and its not easy to get out of the tile grout! I mean… come on Im thinking all sorts of crazy things are gonna go wrong. Then like it says … you’ll begin to feel the pressure and that’s when its ready to sit up and make it to the toilet. So I try and SUCCESS! I make it to the comode with no problems … no accidents and SCORE! Its flowing like nature intended… just in this case I needed a lil help from a little saline solution bottle labeled enema! Tee hee.
So Im happy Im pain free Im relieved and I feel normal again. Never ever want to experience that horrific event again…ever! Little did I know that within the next 3 weeks I would have to perform it again , TWICE! But now im a pro at it and its nothing at all for me to take care of business. So after the third one my health gets better .. I m back to eaten well with lots of fiber, mind you! And 5 months later I still make sure I get an apple a day or I snack on one or two dried prune snacks a day. Never wanna go back to that horrifying time in my life! Eeks. Side note: be sure you get plenty of exercise and eat lots of fiber. Lol!
So on April 22 I perform the second of three pregnancy tests at home and it reads positive. Im pregnant!!!
I was so happy. We’ve been talking about getting pregnant since jan 2007 and started trying back in jan 2009. Here it is april 09 and whallah! It happened. Tell my husband and his response is one of shock and disbelief. It takes him a day to realize what just happen to him and his bank account. Lol! But after the shock wears off two day later we realize how lucky we are and how happy the next 9 months will be.
Fast forward to 5 months later and 7 pounds heavier….. Im tired all the time. I have to take a nap in the mid afternoon. My 5 y old has gotten use to taking care of me and knows that when mommy sleeps that’s her time to sit in front of TV watching all the shows on Disney that mommy doesn’t let her watch! Devious isn’t she?!?!
I cant sleep on back anymore cuz it hurts, I cant stop craving cheeseburgers and French fries. I cant eat my tuna and bleu cheese anymore nor can I munch on shrimp. I know its alright to do these things say the experts but I have my own reasons. So anyway! With my first pregnancy I craved green chile and red chile .. Im talking the super hot stuff that makes you cry. That was super yummy to me. With this pregnancy I crave mustard. I use probably 6 packets of mustard for one small McDonalds French fry! Oh how I love that mustard these days. Chile is okay now but I just cant seem to get anything hot enough or yummy enough for me to feel fabulous. Cuz as you know , when your pregnant , its all about the food and HOW it makes you feel!!! *grinning*
I cant sit for more than 20 mins at the computer without having to pee. I leave the house and before I go I pee, then 5 mins later when I get to the store I have to pee before I even start to shop. Frustrates the heck outta my 5 yr old. Payback is a killer! Now she knows How I felt during potty training. Lol
One thing that is really funny. I cant sleep at night. Sometimes it’s the pain but most of the time I wake up cuz I have to pee but then I stay awake for no reason… just cuz im wide awake and cant fall back to sleep. For the past few nights I have been awake from 3am to 6am. Sometimes its up at 3am and up all day. I don’t take long naps at all. Before I got pregnant I would sometimes take 2 to 3 hr naps in afternoon and still make it to bed at 10am and sleep like a baby all night. Now I nap for an hr in afternoon and Im in bed by 8pm. And up at 3am bright eyed and bushytailed. Go figure! I was telling my hubby maybe its becuz I’m hungry and I’m not feeding myself at 3am. So last night I tried something different. I got up and fed self even though I wasn’t really craving anything or starving… ate half a turkey sandwich, goldfish and 8ozs of milk. I was so content and fell asleep again soon after and didn’t wake til 9am. So maybe that is it. Another funny thing. Ever since I found out I was pregnant Ive been waking up in middle of night parched and craving an ice cold beverage to drink. So I get up drink my ice cold punch, milk or caffeine free soda and I’m satisfied and back to sleep I go. Until this whole hungry thing started lately.
So its 12 am midnight Im still up typing and cant go to sleep. I ate dinner at 6pm and my tummy is telling me im hungry. So off to the pantry I go for a snack.
Oh p.s. ever since I was 2.5 months pregnant I could feel the baby move. First it was like a nervous butterfly then like a gassy bubble In my tummy, now its definitely a lil monster pushing out my skin tryin to say hello. Tee hee! Feels great! So thanks for reading I will try to keep you updated weekly and so far Im 21 weeks preggars and tryin not to gain too much weight. Stay tuned for more exciting news! Thanks for stopping in to read the blog. Look for pictures to come of my belly! Take care
Pickles anyone? Finally 2 lines. ugh!
Finally we are pregnant and expecting again. *sigh* it has been a long time waiting for this one to come. Im almost 6 months and loving every minute of it!
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