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[HomeSweetDisney]

I posted this on the other thread but:

Okay, it's official. I'm going to be induced on Wednesday!! I'm totally freaked out, because I really thought there was no way I would progress enough in 5 days. I'm 2 cm and 80% effaced and Lily is "very low." It was funny, because my dr was so excited that I progressed. She barely even examined me compaired to last week's grope fest. I guess all the pineapple really helped!! I also walked a little yesterday--though anything I'm on my feet for more than 30 minutes I started getting cramps on my side...it's weird. But I think it was mainly the pineapple...and that other #1 thing they tell you to try. Today is my last day at work and I'm wrapping everything up.

We're going to see if we can bring our laptop, especially if the hospital has wifi, so hopefully I can post more.

Oh and my Dr and I had a very long discussion about the risks of a c-section. She told me that there was no way that she would induce me if I wasn't ready and that she considers my condition to be HIGHLY favorable. I plan to eat more pineapple and do some more walking and stuff.

I know I already said this on FB but yay! I am so excited for you! I would be freaked out too but I know you're so ready to have little Lily in your arms

Hopefully I am next! Fingers crossed!

 

[Piecey]

I'm addicted to the internet and I rant and rave when I'm by myself. I think it's because all Lucas does is stare at me.

They canceled my surgery, I'm in hell.

Pretty much ready to cut the dang gallbladder out myself now.



Sarah, congratulations! Such a bummer to have to eat more pineapple...
Sending you wonderful-labor pixie dust!!

 

[december]

I have that addiction myself!

I'm so sorry about your surgery. Some kind of insurance mixup, right? Any idea when they will reschedule?

 

[harleyquinn]

Thanks!!

It's so cool that I'll be able to really truly officially join soon! lol

 

[december]

I've officially lost my mind. I read on the Budget Board that disneystore.com had costumes dirt cheap. Dd9 always asks me to dress up with her, and I bought a Giselle costume for next to nothing. That isn't the crazy part. They had a female pirate costume for $4.99, and I clicked on it for dd9, but they only had an XSmall left. I ended up ordering it, for Katie, for a cruise that I hope to take, IN 3 YRS!

I can just see myself in 3 yrs, telling myself we have to take the Disney Cruise, because Katie already has the outfit for Pirate's Night!

 

[Piecey]

If I go to the hospital that I hate, and consistently has lawsuits filed against them, I can have it done August 5th. Assuming the opening is still there tomorrow when I call.

The nurse suggested I go to the ER at my preferred hospital and complain of severe pain and beg them to call the on-call to operate. Apparently that I was lined up for a surgery with MY surgeon will help, she told me to definitely mention it.

I don't want to take the risk that I go and they just make me sit there and shoot me up with pain medication again unless I know they'll operate. So I'm not going to do that unless I truly have another attack that I can't fix with Vicodin. I can't justify the $$ on a "possibility"... but it's definitely worth a try if I'm honsetly having an attack.

Insurance is quoting benefits with a "pre-existing clause" because I was uninsured after I got married for a few months. This issue isn't pre-existing but apparently they won't stop saying there is a clause until I've been insured for 12 months. So the surgery center is allowed to deny me.

A manager just called me back and it turns out to be a blessing in disguise that all this happened, in a way. Their max benefit for this center is $400 because they want the surgery done in a hospital or "hospital setting"... if it's done in a hospital, the benefit for the surgery itself is 100%.. much better than $400!
I've been fighting with all of them for about 6 hours now and I've finally just given up on caring. We'll see what happens.

...I'm totally going to go check out those costumes now. The Budget Board certainly does lead to quite a bit of trouble~

 

[december]

The budget boards does nothing to help me stay in my budget!

 

[Laura]

Thanks!!

It's so cool that I'll be able to really truly officially join soon! lol

Yay! It's like joining a sorority, with a major hazing ritual. But it's so worth it.

 

[Piecey]

The budget boards does nothing to help me stay in my budget!

Me either.

A few years back someone posted that Sears.com made a mistake on the 19" Mickey TV pricing and I got one for $39.99.

Did I need one? No. But at least I've got a TV for Lucas' room now...

 

[december]

OMG, you sound like me! I came so close to ordering a Princess toddler bed that turns into a full headboard today. Why? Because Walmart.com had it clearanced for $80. Do I have room for it? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankfully, I talked myself out of that one.

 

[Piecey]

Yeah, there are some great deals on there but I need to lay off.

Tom was about to kill me when I started organizing the nursery last night. We still have 17 cases of wipe refills, 4 cases of diapers and 32 Jumbo packs of various sizes. Also 9 more tubs of Similac and then all the J&J stuff I loaded up on when Maggie posted that deal on the other thread. He is starting to high five me when I get good deals, like this Rite Aid thing. And when I mentioned he wouldn't have known how much we had if he hadn't been in there feeding Lucas when I pulled all that stuff out from where it was stashed he was a bit kinder on his teasing...

Right now I'm poking around trying to start a Baby Einstein collection. I need to keep an eye out at the Once Upon a Child store, I'm not really willing to pay full price for a DVD he'll grow out of so quickly. :-/

 

[Piecey]

Found it!!

www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Staley, I finally checked this website out.

Thank you for posting, I really think I'll do this. It'll help me get motivated, too.

I was a little apprehensive at how much I would like carrying ice trays into our basement (scary stairs to get down there) without spilling stuff all over me, and then I came across these little babies...

http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/home/258.php?pid=291&product=299

I think I'll actually keep up with these, seem very convenient.
Pretty affordable, too.

Thanks again for the great website!

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Congrats! I'm glad you posted here. I unsubscribed from the other thread so I would stop posting there!


I had a good cry today. I am making myself give Katie one bottle a day this week. She starts daycare 2 wks from today, and I'm already dreading it. I pumped this morning, then took her paperwork to the daycare (I did all of this in May, went by last week to verify her spot, and they had lost everything! They do have a record of me paying the $40 registration fee thank goodness, and told me that I have a spot). Anyway, I decided to have dd9 give her the bottle every day around noon. She woke up from her nap around then, and was in such a good mood. She was smiling and cooing at me like always, and then started rooting. I started crying (for no good reason) and called dd9 in to give her the bottle. She took it, no problems, but I cried the whole time. Just the thought of her waking up at daycare without me there is killing me. I know the women in the baby room are wonderful, and she will be fine. And I've done this twice before. I guess since she is the baby, and I've had so much time with her (she is 9 1/2 wks old), I'm having a harder time thinking about leaving her.

Sounds like you could use a big hug today

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

I am convinced that Natalie is a Gremlin! Have any of you watched that movie, it is kinda old. You know how you are not to feed the Gremlins because they will go crazy?!? Well for the past few nights at her 10 pm feeding, she has turned into a Gremlin. She is all cute and happy before I feed her, then, BAM! Very upset and not cute and happy. It has been taking me about an hour to get her to go to bed. Once she is asleep she does great. Crazy baby I tell you. It is a good thing that she wakes up as the cute gremlin.

I almost had my first meltdown the other day. Natalie is starting to out grow her newborn clothes. I can't believe she is growing so fast. She will be 5 weeks old on Thursday. My gosh, this is crazy. I feel like time is going by so quickly.

 

[Disney Ron]

Ok so my stupid insurance company added DD, and put her birthday in for all of our effective dates of when our coverage started....now I have bills rejecting all over the place because of their stupid mix up. Last thing I feel like dealing with is rejected medical bills.

 

[Piecey]

Ok so my stupid insurance company added DD, and put her birthday in for all of our effective dates of when our coverage started....now I have bills rejecting all over the place because of their stupid mix up. Last thing I feel like dealing with is rejected medical bills.

Ohhh trust me, insurance companies are on my "Most Hated" list right now, I know how you feel. Hope you get it straightened out soon.


In good news (somewhat) my surgeon had a cancellation at the hospital that I hate for a week from today, so I'm going in for surgery. Hospitals can't deny care no matter what the insurance company says so I should be smooth sailing now to get rid of this gallbladder.
Let's just hope I don't leave the hospital wanted to sue them like everyone else seems to..

 

[december]

I am convinced that Natalie is a Gremlin! Have any of you watched that movie, it is kinda old. You know how you are not to feed the Gremlins because they will go crazy?!? Well for the past few nights at her 10 pm feeding, she has turned into a Gremlin. She is all cute and happy before I feed her, then, BAM! Very upset and not cute and happy. It has been taking me about an hour to get her to go to bed. Once she is asleep she does great. Crazy baby I tell you. It is a good thing that she wakes up as the cute gremlin.

I almost had my first meltdown the other day. Natalie is starting to out grow her newborn clothes. I can't believe she is growing so fast. She will be 5 weeks old on Thursday. My gosh, this is crazy. I feel like time is going by so quickly.

I had to pack up all Katie's 0-3 mos clothes over the weekend. I'm donating them to the local Crisis Pregnancy Center. Dd9 got all the newborn clothes many weeks ago for her dolls and stuffed animals. I washed all the 3-6, so now Katie has a new wardrobe. We couldn't snap the 0-3 anymore. This is a 10 wk old baby that only weighed 7 lbs at birth! We tried to have her pics made last week, but she wouldn't cooperate, and went back today. The photographer swears she has an extra chin that she didn't have last week!

 

[december]

Ohhh trust me, insurance companies are on my "Most Hated" list right now, I know how you feel. Hope you get it straightened out soon.


In good news (somewhat) my surgeon had a cancellation at the hospital that I hate for a week from today, so I'm going in for surgery. Hospitals can't deny care no matter what the insurance company says so I should be smooth sailing now to get rid of this gallbladder.
Let's just hope I don't leave the hospital wanted to sue them like everyone else seems to..

I'm glad there is an end in sight for your gallbladder problems!

 

[Piecey]

I'm glad there is an end in sight for your gallbladder problems!

Me, too.

Kinda random, but how long before their eyes are actually color they'll probably be?

Lucas is 7wks today and it stills as though his eyes are changing...

 

[december]

I've been trying to remember that, too. Both of my older kids had blue eyes for months (but I don't remember exactly how many!) before ds12's turned green, and dd9's turned hazel. Katie's eyes are a beautiful shade of blue, and I'd love for them to stay that way.

But I can remember people talking about my eyes in early elementary. They were a blue green color, and teachers always commented on them. Now they are green. So I guess they can change colors after many year?

Yesterday was a sad day. One of our friends died of cancer. Her father and dh's father worked together, and she used to babysit dh (who is 37) and his little brother when they would go on company trips. She would be about 40 or 41. She was also ds12's librarian, so he is very upset. I'm sure there are 100s of other kids upset today as well, as word gets out. She has only known she had it for about 6 wks. Dh picked up ds12 the last day of school (8 wks ago) and went in to talk to her. She was fine! After school was out, she started having problems going to the bathroom, and went to the dr. for a checkup. That is when they found it.

She was married once when she was younger, and he cheated. She has lived with her boyfriend for years now. He was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, and she has taken care of him all this time. He is still living with the cancer, but doing great. She never had kids. I feel so sorry for her parents. She and the boyfriend lived right next door to them. She had one brother, who also never had kids.