Underneath The Glow

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I want to teach my child to: bake cookies
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24 weeks, 6 days

Since the last post, my blood pressure meds were doubled, we had a Down Syndrome scare which turned out to be nothing after an amnio, I started swelling and they found some protein in my urine. Oh joy! But, they don't have to raise my meds again; thankfully, the level I’m on now seems to be doing the job. Never a dull moment in the life of a preggo. I have my normal prenatal appointment this Thursday, so we’ll see how the protein is then. I have a suspicion the test they did last week was on some seriously concentrated urine. I had emptied my bladder before we left for the appointment, then I drank a bunch of water. But by the time they took the urine it had not fully made it to my bladder yet, so I had to really squeeze it out, if you know what I mean. There is nothing glamorous about being pregnant.

For example, at this very moment, my pants are completely unbuttoned and unzipped…nothing but a t-shirt to attempt to cover my burgeoning belly. These maternity pants have apparently seen their best day come and gone. They have the stretchy elastic in the back, but a normal front. Stylish, yes. Comfortable? Not anymore. Thankfully, there are only 2 other people in the office to hide from. Unfortunately, they are both men. At least I’ve known them for 5 plus years. They are like family in that sense. They don’t look twice when I walk around without my shoes on. Not many jobs that allow that. The only thing is, being men they don’t tend to notice things like my recent hair cut. They also aren’t the best to talk about pregnancy issues with, although I’ll give them credit for at least asking how things are going on occasion.

In other news, Nick graduates on Saturday! I am so enormously proud of him. He has gone through these 2 years with flying colors. It’s amazing how fast it went. It was a very smart decision for him to go back to school. I just can’t even imagine him maintaining the extremely unsatisfying career course he was on prior to grad school. This really was a great escape as well as a great leg up on getting that job he really wants, whatever that may be. He’s had some interviews that didn’t work out, but in my mind that means it wasn’t meant to be. So he plugs on, throwing his resume out there, getting more interviews. I don’t want him to hurry on my account, he needs to get a good job no matter how long that takes. Of course, the sooner he gets it, the better. I certainly don’t envy the process he’s going through. I hate interviews with a passion. But he’s good with people, and has no qualms about public speaking. Good qualities to have at a time like this.

He’s been feeling baby on the outside lately. Not every kick, but a good 1 out of 10. The fact that he’ll be a father soon is a bit daunting, I think. But, with me by his side, he’ll get the hang of it pretty fast. It’s been a long time since I’ve attended to an infant’s needs, so I’ll need a refresher course, too. Thankfully, with years of babysitting, and 6 years of day care under my belt, I’d like to think that I have some natural ability in the kid department. Being that this child will be mine 24/7, there’s no doubt it will be more stressful. That’s a given.