Being sick I haven’t had to go back to the ER since last Monday! I’m not doing well but I have only had one day where death sounds like the better alternative! (I’ve had moments like that but only one day.)
Maternity clothes I never wrote about my shopping experience before Jim’s graduation. So I went to the mall, with everyone’s store recommendations, sure I could find at least a pair of pants or capris. I started at JCPenney’s and hit every store in the mall. Not ONE had any maternity clothes! Not Penney’s, not Dilliard’s, not Macy’s (the three anchors). Ann Taylor & GAP were also busts. How in the world do you have a mall without any maternity clothes in an area of 200,000 people??! Our Target has three racks (consisting of about 2 different choices per rack), Kohl’s has four racks, Old Navy none. I haven’t checked Sears yet. The PX has one rack. Where in the world do people buy maternity clothes??! I did buy a few things yesterday at Motherhood Maternity. But I really dislike shopping them because of some of their business practices. I hesitate to buy online because of size inconsistencies & having to pay to ship things back. I’m heading to IN in a couple weeks, so I’ll do some shopping there. And, then, if needed, I’ll buy online I guess.
Step-dad He finished his radiation a month or so ago (he had six months of it). This week he had his six-month check up. In the CT scan, they couldn’t spot any more cancer! He has six more months of daily chemo still. Thankfully, he handles the chemo well enough that he can then work a full day after he gets it.
Jim 10 more days until he starts ranger school. I know he’s looking forward to it but I’m not looking forward to three-ish straight months of him being gone! After he finishes, he’ll have airborne school for three weeks and then we’ll be getting ready to move!
Birth I had my VBAC consult yesterday. I went in ready to argue anything the doctor had to say to try to dissuade me. HA! He was awesome!! After going over my birth history, he began listing the pros of having a VBAC. I knew then that I wasn’t going to have to fight. He then talked about the cons of a VBAC. He then commented that the only real pro to a C-section is the convenience factor. I said something about it only being convenient for the parents & doctor, not the baby who hasn’t shown signs of being ready to come out (by starting the labor process). He just chuckled. I really liked him! [Obviously, if I didn't meet all of the qualifications for attempting a VBAC, I'd do a repeat C.] I don’t get to see him because they are terribly short-staffed so only high-risk patients get to see the OBs. Not that it matters much since I won’t give birth here anyway. And that’s a whole ‘nother post.
Blogs I am SO behind on reading blogs. I’m hoping to catch up this weekend. I miss reading about ya’ll.
Big Brother What is with this year’s cast?? Weird. I can’t get into the season yet.
3 responses so far ↓
1 russie // Jul 19, 2007 at 12:41 am
Hey! Thanks for the update. I’m glad you’re managing to stay out of the ER. And that your step-dad’s doing so well. Sorry about the lack of clothing. That sucks. Good luck with the trip to IN.
2 Amy W // Jul 21, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Sorry that you are still feeling so ill and had no luck finding maternity clothes. Maybe you could order some on line from Target — they allow in store returns for a lot of things. I am watching Big Brother for the first time this season and I am enjoying it. I think it is only because I have been watching BB After Dark on Showtime though. I have found the network shows a little boring. Have a safe trip.
3 jen // Jul 23, 2007 at 8:09 pm
what’s with the “whole nother post” line… so not fair. SPILL the beans girl! Glad are you doing a *little* better. Good luck finding clothes!
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