Tooth Pulling Talk

Today was my tooth pulling appointment. I think I was more nervous about having a tooth pulled than I was to have a baby.

Of course, I cried. I am such a wuss. My blood pressure was 120/80 on Wednesday. Today before they pulled the tooth, they took my blood pressure and it was 171/88!! The nurse said that she knew it was because I was nervous about everything.

Getting the tooth pulled SUCKED!! It wasn't that it was painful, because they obviously numbed the area, but the pressure and the noises and hearing and feeling the tooth being pulled out was horrible.

I had started to think that I should have opted for the root canal, but this doctor said that it was a good thing I got the tooth pulled because they would have had a real hard time putting a crown on my tooth with how my gum line was in the back. So I guess that made me feel better in my decision.

Thank god it is over and that is all I have to say about that!!! I pray that I have to never have another tooth pulled again...EVER!

A Million Appointments

I feel like we have a million appointments scheduled recently or coming up soon. Here is the scoop on where we have been running to:

Last week I had an eye appointment and a dentist appointment. Got new contacts for my eyes, but have to go back in two weeks (on Oct 3rd) to make sure the brand is good.

Dentist appointment didn't go so well. I had to make a decision to get a root canal or pull a tooth. I opted for the pulling. I am very nervous about this. Anything with my teeth just makes me want to throw up. I figured I can deal with a pulling for 15 minutes as opposed to someone drilling for an hour. It is a far back molar, so I am hoping I won't miss it too much. Bad news is, I can't be put to sleep. (Which I would have done, if I was able to). I was worried about what I would be able to take afterwards and after confirming with my doctor, she said that I can take the medication they give me. She said as long as it is only for a few days, it will not hurt the baby at all. That was great news for me! So Friday at 11:00 am is my big day. Not looking forward to it, but at least it will be over with.

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Today I had my monthly doctors appt. That went very well. My BP is back to normal 120/80 and I am very relieved. I think it helped that I was there by myself this time.

I gained 2 pounds, so since last time I lost 2 pounds, I am back to where I started. I am good with that right now.

Baby peanut's heartrate was in the 150s. And they were able to find it with a doppler. I made a comment how last time (with Alyssa) they had to use the u/s machine on me two additional times after the first appt to find the heartbeat. I thought it was because I am a bigger girl. The doc said that Alyssa must have been stubborn. I told the doc that is the truth, even now...LOL.

We scheduled our "big ultrasound" for November 11th. We will then find out the sex of the baby. I am really excited this time to find out.

My next appointment is October 26th.

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Alyssa had her 18 month checkup today. (I know I can't believe she will be 18 months old tomorrow).

She got two icky shots and is now done with them for a while!!

She weighs 25 pounds 12 ounces - 90th percentile
She is 34 inches long - 95th percentile

They gave me a sheet on potty training, but I don't think she is anywhere near ready for that. And the pedi said she is marking her as not being delayed any more with her development...yay!

Garage Update

We got approved for our loan!!! Yay!! The whole amount. So now we are going to get our garage and get to pay off all of our credit card debt. I am sooo excited about all of this.

We talked to our builder and he said that since he is extremely busy right now and that he wouldn't be able to start pouring the cement until the end of October. I was a little bummed that it wouldn't be tomorrow, but since October is right around the corner, I guess it isn't that far away. He said after the cement is poured, it takes about a week to settle and dry and be workable on, and then he will start on the garage. His estimated time for the garage to be built is one week!! So hopefully by the middle of November, we will have a garage. I am hoping before our first snowfall.

The condition of the loan stated we needed to close out the credit cards we are paying off, which is all of them. I told Gary that I didn't want to ever use the credit cards again and get into the situation we were just in. BUT...it is going to be VERY hard to adjust to a lifestyle without credit cards. We have become so accustomed to using them. That is what got us into that situation. I definitely don't want to be there again, but it is scary to think that if we don't have money for groceries, we can't just charge it. Or what about Christmas??!!? I guess we will have to learn how to set up a budget and work from there.

Miscellaneous Ramblings

Last week Alyssa and I went to Stride Rite with Grandma to get Alyssa's feet measured and get some new shoes. When the lady told me that my little girl was in a size 5 1/2, I almost fell over in my chair. But her sandals are a size 2 1/2, how could she be a size 5 1/2??!!? So yes, the worst mama in the world is me...for shoving my little girls foot into a much too small sandal. (But in my defense, I put the sandal against one of her new 5 1/2 shoes and it isn't that much smaller...but I still felt horrible. But, Alyssa got two new pairs of shoes...yay!!

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We signed Alyssa up for Gymboree this past weekend. We decided not to do Wee Wigglers any more and switch to Gymboree. My reasoning is because #1 - We can go to an extra 2 open gyms a week for a total of three classes a week. We don't have to go, but it is nice to have the option to go. #2 - Wee Wigglers wasn't very structured. Alyssa would go there and play with a basket full of toys. She could do that at home. When we went to the Gymboree open house, Alyssa was interested in doing some of the obstacles they had. And she LOVED the parachute!!

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Tomorrow Alyssa has her physical therapy evaluation. I am so looking forward to them telling us that Alyssa doesn't need to see a physical therapist any longer. I can't wait until they see Alyssa walking! They will also evaluate her fine motor skills, speech, and cognitive thinking again. I am curious as to what they will say about her speech, since she really doesn't say a lot right now. It is probably nothing, but I would like to hear that from them! It seems like she tries to say a lot, but it doesn't come out like it is supposed to. She has the rhythm of words, but not the correct annunciation. I guess it is hard to explain.

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And lastly, hopefully we will hear from the bank tomorrow about the loan. Tomorrow will be 7 days, so I will be calling if I don't hear from them.

Garage Update

We got the estimate back for having someone else build the garage for us and it was a little higher than I had hoped. But, that is the story of my life, so in a way I am not surprised.

We decided to go for it anyways. First of all, we need a garage. Gary wants a place for himself to hang up his stuff and a place to put all of our other crap. Second, if we don't do it now, it is just going to cost us more money in the future. We mine as well start paying on the loan and start enjoying the benefits of a garage now. Why wait?!?

So, today was our big day at the bank. We will hear back within a week if we are approved for the loan. We also wanted to get the loan for a larger amount in order to pay off some credit card debt. Hopefully it will all work out the way we want it. It is a pretty hefty loan, but the payments will be less than what we pay in credit cards each month, so it works out to our benefit, really. Lets just keep our fingers crossed that we get the amount we asked for.

Frustrated

Gary and I keep having the same argument when naming our "boy" (which we don't know if it is a boy or girl yet).

Gary is stuck on the name Gary (the 3rd) for a boy. I do not want that name at all. Is that wrong of me?

After Alyssa was born and we found out she was a girl, I was relieved that we wouldn't have to use the name Gary the 3rd. I realized at that moment how much I didn't want there to be two Garys in the house and now I really don't want to even agree on the name this time around. I told him that I thought that we should come up with a name that we both agree on. He isn't so happy about that. He really wants to keep the name going and I don't. I don't want to call my son by his middle name and there is no other way of shortening the name "Gary".

Another thing I told him was last time when discussing girls names, I wanted the name Madelyn. He said that name was his grandma's sister's name and that nobody liked her and we shouldn't use that name. At that moment, I dropped the idea of that name and moved on. It is the same thing this time, we should both agree on the name.

Maybe I am being completely wrong about this whole thing, but I think that my opinion should matter in this too. I mean I am carrying this baby for 9 months, I should be able to have a say in the name we choose, right?

I thought that we had decided to pick another name, but then when we have a discussion about names, he keeps saying that his only choice for a boy is "Gary" and I end up getting really mad and frustrated. He keeps telling me that he gave me the wedding of my dreams and this is his dream of carrying on his name. I think that those are two totally different situations and when planning our wedding he NEVER told me that he didn't want a big fancy wedding or that he only wanted to go the the courts. If he would have, I could have taken his feelings into consideration.

I missed it

Yesterday was my one year blogger anniversary!!

I can't believe that I have been blogging for one year now. I looked at my first post and think holy cow, my baby was only 5 months old one year ago. Time sure does fly by.

This blog has been a great outlet for me. It is a place where I can write down my feelings and sometimes vent. Over the course of the year, my husband has found my blog. He never comments, although sometimes he said he was tempted to (and I told him that he should). It doesn't bother me at all that he reads this, because I want him to know everything that is going on with me and what I am thinking. Sometimes it is easier to write it out and then for him to read it and then for us to discuss it (does that even make sense??). And sometimes I tell him things and he must not be fully paying attention to me, because then he will read it in my blog and think I didn't talk to him about it...LOL.

I hope that my blogging continues for years and years to come. I know I have been scarce these past few weeks, but please understand that I have really not been on the computer that much lately due to this terrible first trimester. Don't stop checking on me, I will be back to myself soon (I hope). My poor house has been neglected too. I know Gary is anxious to have his normal wife back and so am I.