...katie...????????????????????

[ashiozz]

Yayyyy kaida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[..katie..]

I don't know why he is still there, but he has a feeding tube, and they were actually feeding him when Lizzie first moved to that room, so bit sure what's up with him. He was born at 25 Weeks I think. his mama comes and snuggles with him all afternoon, he is in an open crib so she can take him out whenever.
I get to be at the hospital pretty much whenever I want except during shift change for hippaa reasons of course. So I'm up there a lot, I try to take a little but of time for me around dinner time, I take a nap so I can stay there till 1030 at night doing skin to skin. I feel bad leaving her, but there isn't much I can do for her right now. With being there and coming back to the camper to pumpand eat I don't have much time for anything else
I agree with kicking boys in the shins btw....

Do you suppose he's a NEC baby? =/

Sarah, she's gorgeous. Seriously GORGEOUS. And it's okay to leave. You love her and she knows it. Also, what an amazing kid!! seriously, she's a champ, man. I bet she'll be beating the crap out of all the boys at home/school/everywhere.

 

[..katie..]

Exam sucked. I got diarrhoea and bad cramps 15 minutes in. Now I'm sitting in my car pondering if I should gas myself. I'm tired and emotional. My GP wants me in for a scan this arvo and it's costing me $125 that I don't have FML

Aussie spelling blows my mind... I keep wanting to troll you, but then I realize that
1. that's how it's spelled in your world
and
2. you're 34354653443 times better at grammar than me (...i...) (<---that looks like boobs, kind of.)


i'm sorry it sucked. Also, is (was?) this a normal scan or a random "soooo yeah come in and we'll scan you *whisperwhisper*" scan?

 

[..katie..]

Holy fucking god work sucked.

Tyson brought me two cans of formula and a box of wipes. I guess that's nice. He has an interview for the same place I work tomorrow.


I'M SO SLEEPY AND SUNBURNT AND NOT ABLE TO SLEEP AND AAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKKK.

Also really enjoying the babysmell that is permiating (sp?) the air. You can smell him in his room, but not in mine. Which doesnt make sense to me because he lives in my room, not his, but whatever.


Okay gross confession.... Last time I worked (not today, but the time before) I came home and looked in the mirror and thought "holy damn, my pores are out of control!" because I thought I had a ton of blackheads...I squeezed and nothing happened...then when I moved my hand, there were streaks on my face.
Turns out i just absorb diesel smoke. ick. I need to find a really gentle soap because my skin cant handle being washed this damn much during the summer. I look like a leper.

 

[Emerald87]

Exam sucked. I got diarrhoea and bad cramps 15 minutes in. Now I'm sitting in my car pondering if I should gas myself. I'm tired and emotional. My GP wants me in for a scan this arvo and it's costing me $125 that I don't have FML

Aussie spelling blows my mind... I keep wanting to troll you, but then I realize that
1. that's how it's spelled in your world
and
2. you're 34354653443 times better at grammar than me (...i...) (<---that looks like boobs, kind of.)


i'm sorry it sucked. Also, is (was?) this a normal scan or a random "soooo yeah come in and we'll scan you *whisperwhisper*" scan?

Troll away

Funnily enough - I didn't actually ask for the scan (I know, hard to believe!!!); I was at the GP for Colin's wound dressing, got cramping, mentioned it and he's like "SCAN, NOW!" and thusly I complied. Had to go to a proper radiography place and the chick was the biggest bitch ever.

 

[hoping4girl]

yippee no breech baby!!! Lizzie was breech...I actually had a diagnosis of foot in vagina. I didn't know that was an actual diagnosis, and I used to bill for obgyns!! I giggled.

Thanks Katie...I know she will do well...I still freak out though. Every time she twitches I think there is something wrong with her and want them to do a scan, or when her eyes cross, they need to figure out whats wrong....i'm just nutty i guess She will kick her brother's asses tho...cuz they are pussies...nothing against my boys, but they are. I'm ok with it

Lizzie's weigh in last night was 3 lbs 6 oz she is growing so fast!!! and she is lifting her head when she is on me, looking around I know she can't see anything, but I like to think she can. Oh and I heard the nurses talking yesterday, that the babies have to be able to feed for 2 days and keep it down before they can go home, so she will have to do that too. She will be 5 lbs in no time, but we haven't started breastfeeding yet, she still has her tube in. stupid tube. she pulls it out of her mouth, and then she pulls the nose thing out and puts that in her mouth....she's a goofball
I don't know what a nec baby is?? I'm new at this he is on room oxygen now, so they should be going home pretty quick I think....but now we are both in a new room with four babies, and the one is going home on Monday....so much going on in the nicu!!

 

[ashiozz]

NEC is an intestinal disease i believe, I Think Katie's friend Becky lost her baby to it

Im glad Lizzie is doing so well! You're up on all the Nicu gossip, lmao.. And of course you worry shes your baby.. one of Tylers eyes were crossed when he was born and that lasted a few days and had me worried, his are okay now so maybe its normal?

OK so 5lbs and feeding good for two days -.- It'll still happen quickly I think.

 

[Emerald87]

2am on my day off. Just woke up crying again. Stupid nightmares. There's an extremely drunk guy outside our apartment that's so loud he's keeping the entire suburb awake, including Kaida ah Friday nights lol
Going to try to sleep again. Talk to you in a few hours!

 

[ashiozz]

I miss drunk neighbors.. I was living in this one sketch apartment when I first moved here, and there was a drunk girl who lived in the apartment below her boyfriend, anyhow one night shes out and yelling at her boyfriend from outside his door all "YOU DON'T FUCKING LOVE ME, YOU FUCKING LIE.. You're not a man, Derek.." .... Oh yes... Then there was a night she was yelling at a friend over the phone..outside.. too 0.o weirdo.


Or the couple I lived next to in my last niccce apartment "WHO IS SHE ERNIE?" and "DO YOU SEE THE THINGS THEYRE SAYING ABOUT ME ON FACEBOOK AND YOU'RE NOT STANDING UP FOR ME"


ahhhhh the dayyyys

 

[Emerald87]

GOOD MORNING

Sarah my beautiful lady. Thanks for the update with Lizzie. Sounds like she's a little champion. I can't help but to the "try to make you feel better thing" - with the twitching, it's excellent; it shows an active and developing central nervous system that is checking it's wiring as it develops. Her neurons are still being coated by "insulation" called myelin and as it does, it sends down test signals. Occasional twitching is a great sign and I presume they would intervene if it ever appeared abnormal.
That's great that she's lifting and trying to look. What a gorgeous bubs. Have you got an updated photo for me?
Yeh, NEC is necrotising enterocolitis. Basically it's an inflammation of the bowel. I'm not going to go into any more because it's unnecessary...
Foot in vagina - classic! Hahahahaha.
Wanna know what I find funny? My baby is ~1/3 the weight of yours hehehehehehehe. Your amazing daughter fills me with so much love and hope. I feel lucky to know you Sarah, really.

I may considering crossing over to the dark side of facebook during my forced retirement otherwise I don't think I'll see any one of my colleagues ever again. It fucking depresses me that they'll be doctors at the end of next year and I'll still be studying (or in retirement if I take 2 years off). It makes me feel "behind" and inadequate when I'm smarter than 95.53% of them (well I was last year).

I SLEPT and reasonably comfortably too. Colin came home from work at 1am (and he's obviously still in bed), I woke up at 2.30 due to the nightmares and the drunkards downstairs and then slept till 8.30 (re-reading over that made me think I'm already on a baby schedule lol). Now I'm planning what I'll do with my retirement, then I'll wander to the store downstairs and get some eggs, bacon and bread and make Colin breakfast in bed. Poor kid, working basically 24/7 and doesn't get overtime (because he's full time so they don't have to). On second thoughts, I might look up his rights...

Kaida would not, under any circumstances, move before I went to bed last night. I poked, prodded, jumped, rolled, layed on her etc. little brat likes to scare Mummy. Because I was so overtired and emotional yesterday I purposely forced myself not to overthink it and just go to bed. After all, the scan yesterday showed she's head down and facing my spine so I might not be able to feel the jabs she's giving my kidneys. Now she's dancing around like a champion this morning. I'm proud of myself that I didn't overreact.

I feel like I'm writing a diary entry. But it's good, I'm getting it all out and feeling fantasmal for the break ahead. Even if I end up going back to uni I have this week off - house will be cleaned, car will be cleaned (oh dear lord my poor car), other car will be cleaned and put up for sale, movies will be seen and going out for dinner will be done.

Ash, you have far more exciting drunks than we do LOL. I couldn't even make out what he was saying. We get weddings at the function centre downstairs every weekend and always get "that guest" running around afterwards. I'm so glad we served shit alcohol at our wedding - since we don't drink, we didn't care haha. It also meant people didn't over indulge and ruin our special day with throwing up on my dress etc.

KATIE my beautiful lady. Give up the cigs! You'll be able to appreciate the baby smell more. I want baby smell Maybe I should go sniff some baby powder to make me feel better? Mmmmmmn, talc lol

Laura, where are you my sexy goddess?

Lia, I'm torn. I was cheering for you to stab your hubby for being such a dick-wad, but I'm glad you didn't due to the ramifications of such actions. *sigh* what to do, what to do? Hehe.

OK breakfast time - I'll feed the kid via myself and then make Colin them food stuffs.

 

[Emerald87]

OK I ironically pressed the "post quick reply" button

The above was NOT a "quick reply" by definition

 

[Emerald87]

Hehe, Ernie is a funny name.

 

[ashiozz]

Em. his full name is Ernesto.. I found them on FB because I had heard enough from their conversations to find each of them.. oh yeah... i stalk

 

[..katie..]

Ernie?


I like smoking. i really do. Its gross, I know, and it smells bad, and it makes my lungs look like that of a coal miner, but still. I like it. And I do it outside so OMF isn't breathing it in. And other than its ungodly expensive and will make me age rapidly and probably kill me, it's wonderful.

 

[Emerald87]

Lol Ernesto

Katie - I wish I could be all like "I understand" but I don't, addictions are strong and I don't have one so I can't pretend to know how you feel nor can I say "meh just throw them away". I watched my mum struggle to give up. At least you know it's gonna kill you I'm not gonna go all moral on your ass because you're an adult and can make your own decisions plus, I'm retired at the moment lol

So far I've played computer games and washed my car. Its getting cold and dark so we're gonna finish waxing the car and go to a movie. Yay!

 

[ashiozz]

Smokings bad, mmkay?

... 0.o nah you might not age rapidly - my moms smoked since she was 11 and looks rather young for her age

 

[..katie..]

fucking pissy ass motherfuckers in my life. jesssussss. they all need a chill pill.

 

[Emerald87]

What did I do this time?

What happened, lovely? Rant away!!

 

[Menelly]

OK, Katie. Time for me to eat humble pie!

So, for the last.... I dunno, almost a month or so, Kesslie has been awake between about 1 & 4 am, screaming bloody murder. I can nurse her for the whole 3 hours, and she's still starving and screaming. We can make her a bottle, she's still screaming.

Finally, last night, I'd had it. I said "what if we TRIED some rice cereal. We know she's starving, maybe it'll help?"

No screaming. At all last night. She ate every bite and was really happy! So I am nomming my humble pie about making the comments on feeding rice cereal. Cause she's gonna keep eating it as long as it makes the screaming go away! LOL

 

[Emerald87]

I want pie