September 12, 2008 by Avy.

Soooooo I had my doctor’s appointment yesterday. He was surprised I’m still not having contractions, yet am still3cm dialated and very well effaced. He said he’d like to induce me Monday (5 days early) because of my high BP and Xavier’s size, position, etc. I agreed because of all that stuff, and my being sick of waiting. We’re all confident things will go smoothly, but I immediately started freaking out like, “omg it’s gonna hurt”

Time out: I’m watchin bringing home baby right now and this lady has baby in the basinet, on his side, with all these loose blankets and stuffed animals. Why am  so afraid/annoyed!

So yeah, I just watched a woman on TLC be induced for te same reasons as me and now I’m less freaked out. Hopefully things go just as smoothly for me, you and everyoneone we know (great movie btw).

I am sooooo bored. At least when he’s out I’ll have something to do and someone to talk to lol. AND Erik will be off work for a week and we’ll be keeping visitors away til after 5 days.

Okay I’m done ranting.

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September 3, 2008 by Avy.

We think so.

So I’m not having any ouchy contractions yet, but I went from 0cm to 3cm dialated since last wednesday’s appointment.

Dr. R thinks I’ll deliver this weekend or by next Wednesday. That was the discussion this morning. He’s not my official doctor, but he’s in the practice so I see him sometimes.

Dr. E (my ‘real’ doctor) called me tonight because I told them I wasn’t going to the hospital for my weekly NST. I was just too tired and my foot hurts. So anyway, he double-checked my chart before calling and naturally he calls me and freaks me out. I’m kewl now, but still.

Dr. E says because my BP is still high, my cervix has dilated at a fast rate, and all signs point to Xavier wanting out, we’ll see about inducing me if I don’t deliver by our appointment next week.

Note to self: 9/11 is Thursday, not Wednesday. Next appt is Thurs. Hosp NST is Wednesday.

I want a cheesesteak.

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August 28, 2008 by Avy.

 I haven’t posted about the wedding yet. I’m so slow. Well here’s a little somethingThe Ceremony

This was nifty. We got there a little late. The MUA got lost and ended up in NJ on her way to my place. I know where she got turned around, so I get it, but it still sucked. We didn’t have time to do my fake lashes, but I guess I looked okay because my mom told her she did a great job.

So anyway, the ceremony was cool. One of my co-workers even came to watch. Actually, a lot of people we didn’t know watched as well. The joy of Valley Green. We had a non-denominational officiant named Linda/Rukmini. She reminds me a lot of Sue, so that’s nice. We even had her do Corinthians 13 in lolcat. It was amusing and fun and I giggled the whole time. “Wif dis ring, I can has matrimony.”
The Reception

We had fun dancing and all. I had to sit down a lot, but I found time to spin. My feet were so swollen I had to wear the white flip flops instead of th shoes I picked out. No biggy. I bought it all on the cheap. On the plus side, the flip flops fit comfortably. Erik and I danced to “Rose of My Heart” by Johnny Cash as our first song. Then later we danced to “So Happy Together” by the Turtles. We has our songs. It was good. My aunt Gina came from Georgia which was great. We were all dancing and stuff. I kept having to take breaks, and my feet hurt like hell afterward, but it was my wedding day so it was worth it.

Only two things went wrong or annoyed me.

1. Some no-shows as if weddings are cheap ($240 wasted)

2. VG somehow screwed up the seating and we had to fix a thing or two.

All in all, it was great. People we wanted there were able to come. There’s others we couldn’t invite so that sucked, but whatever. We’re not made of money and I’m sure people know if it were less costly we’d have had more people there. It’s a given.

Honeymoon tidbits later.

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August 20, 2008 by Avy.

I found this site that looks pretty good. I learned a lot. It was pretty simple. When I’m ready to drive, I think I might be able to get a Fit. I just have to try to get a loan from the site. Apparently you don’t even have to have great credit. They don’t just base approvals on your credit score. Oh! And I could use it for a used car, too. Hopefully I could afford a brand new car, but if I just wanted to buy a previously-owned, they could help with that, too. I think it’s worth looking into. If you need wheels but are tight on cash, Car Loans is the link you should be checking out. It helped me a lot and I’m sure it’ll work some mojo for you, too.

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August 14, 2008 by Avy.

Birth control is NOT abortion.

I don’t care if you’re dem or repub, Bush is being an ass with this one. He’s trying to say birth control counts as abortion.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Dwandeesha or Peggy-Sue having their 5th kid on my frickin tax dollars because they weren’t on the pill.

Lack of birth control will not make the world a more abstinent place. We’ll just be even more over-crowded because sex is too much fun to pull out every time and condoms are not 100% effective 100% of the time. It’s just a fact..

And it’s not even just about welfare. I have one kid in my flippin belly now and as a soon to be married woman, I don’t plan on ever getting pregnant again. We have an heir and no need for a spare lest we feel the need to adopt a girl. Key word: ADOPT.

There are plenty of people who choose to not have children OR to just adopt one that’s already here. I say high five to that.

Whatever your reason for being pro-birth control, just sign the thing and help put an end to this nonsense.

Birth control is NOT abortion.

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