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Baby L joined us on March 14, 2007.
She weighed in at 8lbs. 3 oz. and 21 inches.
Big Brother is delighted!
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Friday, April 6, 2007
Frustration
Right now it seems like everyone is out to get me. I'm normally a very positive person, but I just feel behind the eight ball. It all started when I called the insurance company to find out about my disability. I paid into short term disability because that is maternity leave. The insurance didn't kick in until September 1st, so I waited until September to get a doctors appointment. They could get me in on September 1st, so great, I jumped at the appointment.
So fast forward to Wednesday of this week when I called in to find out what was going on with my claim. It had been two and a half weeks since I had faxed in the paper work. I had called the insurance company when I went out early to find out what I needed to do, and found out they had a 7 - 10 day turnaround on paper work (on top of the five day turnaround and $10 fee the Dr's office charged to fill out the form). I felt I had been patient and just wanted to know when...
Here's the good part.
Because I wasn't physically at work on September 1st (I took the day off to go to the doctor), my effective date for the insurance got pushed back to October 1st. Which by then the pregnancy had been diagnosed, and it is a pre existing condition that isn't covered. Which means that I don't get paid for two months of work and my summer paycheck isn't as big as it would normally be because I don't pay into the vacation 'bank' while I'm not earning a paycheck through the school district.
As you can imagine, I was just about hysterical. But, the girl told me, it was still in the review process and she'd send an email to the person who was working on it to get it resolved quickly. Well, that was two days ago, and with the time change, I keep on forgetting until it's too late (and quiet around here) to call and check. But I've written this off. I'm so upset it's not funny. It seems like I try to play by the rules and get screwed.
Then, to top things off, later that afternoon I'm checking my school email from home, and I find an email that I'm copied into informing our principal that I'm one of two new representatives for our Site Base Committee for next year.
Hello?!?!? Was I asked about this?
So let me get this straight, I'm at home on maternity leave, we have a grade level meeting and someone decides since I'm not there to defend myself, to assign me to a committee where I'm going to have to spend one night a month at school. Attend the meeting with my coworkers (not so bad, I can still make it home in time), but then to stay after that to attend the monthly PTO meeting. It may not sound like much, and if they had asked me, maybe I'd have done it. But I'm going to have a five month old when I go back to work in August, and it's on one of the nights that my husband doesn't work. I don't get to see my husband enough as it is, I'm not going to let this happen.
Not to mention that the supposed reason I was nominated for this was because I don't get involved enough with the team.
Again, Hello?!?!?!
I put together our team field trip (of which they decided at the last minute to make changes to, making me look bad to both the district and the destination for having to call the day before to change times!). I offered to do Christmas shopping for our principal, vice principal and secretaries for those who wanted to chip in (and got an earful about how you just don't do that, it isn't professional! {???}). Granted I haven't been volunteering for a whole lot, but I think I've got a valid reason (excuse?). I'm pregnant, major morning sickness, then the development of the Gestational Diabetes which made it necessary to go to the hospital twice a week for monitoring. Not to mention a car accident thrown in there. I kinda had my hands tied. But any time someone came to me directly and asked me to do something, I did it.
Please don't call me a non participating team member. And don't stab me in the back in the process.
So fast forward to Wednesday of this week when I called in to find out what was going on with my claim. It had been two and a half weeks since I had faxed in the paper work. I had called the insurance company when I went out early to find out what I needed to do, and found out they had a 7 - 10 day turnaround on paper work (on top of the five day turnaround and $10 fee the Dr's office charged to fill out the form). I felt I had been patient and just wanted to know when...
Here's the good part.
Because I wasn't physically at work on September 1st (I took the day off to go to the doctor), my effective date for the insurance got pushed back to October 1st. Which by then the pregnancy had been diagnosed, and it is a pre existing condition that isn't covered. Which means that I don't get paid for two months of work and my summer paycheck isn't as big as it would normally be because I don't pay into the vacation 'bank' while I'm not earning a paycheck through the school district.
As you can imagine, I was just about hysterical. But, the girl told me, it was still in the review process and she'd send an email to the person who was working on it to get it resolved quickly. Well, that was two days ago, and with the time change, I keep on forgetting until it's too late (and quiet around here) to call and check. But I've written this off. I'm so upset it's not funny. It seems like I try to play by the rules and get screwed.
Then, to top things off, later that afternoon I'm checking my school email from home, and I find an email that I'm copied into informing our principal that I'm one of two new representatives for our Site Base Committee for next year.
Hello?!?!? Was I asked about this?
So let me get this straight, I'm at home on maternity leave, we have a grade level meeting and someone decides since I'm not there to defend myself, to assign me to a committee where I'm going to have to spend one night a month at school. Attend the meeting with my coworkers (not so bad, I can still make it home in time), but then to stay after that to attend the monthly PTO meeting. It may not sound like much, and if they had asked me, maybe I'd have done it. But I'm going to have a five month old when I go back to work in August, and it's on one of the nights that my husband doesn't work. I don't get to see my husband enough as it is, I'm not going to let this happen.
Not to mention that the supposed reason I was nominated for this was because I don't get involved enough with the team.
Again, Hello?!?!?!
I put together our team field trip (of which they decided at the last minute to make changes to, making me look bad to both the district and the destination for having to call the day before to change times!). I offered to do Christmas shopping for our principal, vice principal and secretaries for those who wanted to chip in (and got an earful about how you just don't do that, it isn't professional! {???}). Granted I haven't been volunteering for a whole lot, but I think I've got a valid reason (excuse?). I'm pregnant, major morning sickness, then the development of the Gestational Diabetes which made it necessary to go to the hospital twice a week for monitoring. Not to mention a car accident thrown in there. I kinda had my hands tied. But any time someone came to me directly and asked me to do something, I did it.
Please don't call me a non participating team member. And don't stab me in the back in the process.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Happy Birthday Mommy!
Well, Baby L has joined us. And, as I should have guessed from the pregnancy, she wouldn't make it easy! Very early Wednesday morning my contractions began. They weren't hard and were not close enough to go to the hospital, however they were unnerving enough for me not to get to sleep until about 4 in the morning because I was timing them all! Then I figured if I could sleep through them, it wasn't that bad, and besides, I was going in for my NST at 8 that morning, I'd just let them know then.
So, I'm at the hospital, hooked up to the monitor, and Baby L is just fine, but I'm having contractions about 7 minutes apart. The nurse sent me down to have my weekly ultrasound, and Baby L is just great, but I'm having contractions on the ultrasound table. (Do we see a pattern here!?!) When I get back upstairs to the NST area, the nurse checked me out, and sure enough, I had started to dialate (whoo hoo!) and she called the Dr. on call. He turned out to be a real nice guy, and we talked and basically his reasoning was that I was scheduled for a C section on Friday anyway, I had started labor and had dialated, no reason to send me home to be miserable for two days, lets do it! Great! Finally!
So I called hubby (last time I brought him with me, we got sent home), we got Little Guy to the sitter, called Mom and within an hour I was prepped for surgery. (I won't go into all the gory details here!) And at 11:03, Mommy got her 30th birthday present, Baby L.
So, I'm at the hospital, hooked up to the monitor, and Baby L is just fine, but I'm having contractions about 7 minutes apart. The nurse sent me down to have my weekly ultrasound, and Baby L is just great, but I'm having contractions on the ultrasound table. (Do we see a pattern here!?!) When I get back upstairs to the NST area, the nurse checked me out, and sure enough, I had started to dialate (whoo hoo!) and she called the Dr. on call. He turned out to be a real nice guy, and we talked and basically his reasoning was that I was scheduled for a C section on Friday anyway, I had started labor and had dialated, no reason to send me home to be miserable for two days, lets do it! Great! Finally!
So I called hubby (last time I brought him with me, we got sent home), we got Little Guy to the sitter, called Mom and within an hour I was prepped for surgery. (I won't go into all the gory details here!) And at 11:03, Mommy got her 30th birthday present, Baby L.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
I'm Done
I am so ready to be done with this pregnancy. I thought I had a rough time with Little Guy, but he was a piece of cake compared to what Baby L is putting me through. First the morning sickness, which you could set your watch to, the continued nausea that lasted until Thanksgiving, then being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. It has not been a poster child pregnancy.
Lately, there hasn't been much room in my abdomen for much of anything, and I think that Baby L is feeling crowded. She doesn't like it when I lay down on my side, I can't sleep on my stomach anymore, standing is making my legs weak and if I don't sit in just a manner, she lets me know. I am so ready to have this baby.
Yesterday I went in for my biweekly non stress test and ultrasound. I let the NST nurse know about the pain I've been in, and the fact that the night prior I had a real bad back ache and thought I might be having some mild contractions. Well, turned out my doctor was on call yesterday, and she came to take a look at me to see if we could get things moving along. No such luck - no dialation. Go home, rest and get off your feet. Great. But, I have my regular appointment with her tomorrow and if I've started to dialate, we can get this show on the road. I could care less about keeping the quadrafecta intact, I just want to sleep on my tummy again!
Lately, there hasn't been much room in my abdomen for much of anything, and I think that Baby L is feeling crowded. She doesn't like it when I lay down on my side, I can't sleep on my stomach anymore, standing is making my legs weak and if I don't sit in just a manner, she lets me know. I am so ready to have this baby.
Yesterday I went in for my biweekly non stress test and ultrasound. I let the NST nurse know about the pain I've been in, and the fact that the night prior I had a real bad back ache and thought I might be having some mild contractions. Well, turned out my doctor was on call yesterday, and she came to take a look at me to see if we could get things moving along. No such luck - no dialation. Go home, rest and get off your feet. Great. But, I have my regular appointment with her tomorrow and if I've started to dialate, we can get this show on the road. I could care less about keeping the quadrafecta intact, I just want to sleep on my tummy again!
The Albatross is Off Our Neck
Finally!!!! We sold the truck this weekend. We've only been trying to sell this thing since August when we found out that I was pregnant and bought the car for more room and better fuel efficiency. Then I got in the accident with it. Now, we have paid off the loan, cancelled the truck insurance and maybe I can start getting my hair done again!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Homebound
I took the advice of a friend of mine, and I am now home for two weeks before Baby L joins us. While it was hectic getting my classroom together and ready for a sub to take over for the rest of the year, so far it's been worth it. I've been able to not stress about things, kick back and just get some rest and relaxation in. Not to mention some time with hubby and Little Guy. I think I'll look back on this and thank God that I took the time after all.
While I'm lounging about (*snort*) we are getting the baby's room finished. She is due to join us in just over a week, and I'm starting to get somewhat nesting. I never had that with Little Guy, partly, I think, because I worked literally up til my water broke, and we were in an apartment that was packed and ready to move. (That is a story for another time!) There was nothing to clean! I had to clear off boxes from the dining room table to find a place to change Little Guy once we got home. But now I have this house, and I'm starting to look around and there is a lot to do. Or maybe it just looks like a lot...
While I'm lounging about (*snort*) we are getting the baby's room finished. She is due to join us in just over a week, and I'm starting to get somewhat nesting. I never had that with Little Guy, partly, I think, because I worked literally up til my water broke, and we were in an apartment that was packed and ready to move. (That is a story for another time!) There was nothing to clean! I had to clear off boxes from the dining room table to find a place to change Little Guy once we got home. But now I have this house, and I'm starting to look around and there is a lot to do. Or maybe it just looks like a lot...
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