I have been busy trying to clean out closets and get things prepared for the baby. I can't believe how little time I have left! We have been having a difficult time trying to find a crib. I had originally shopped around town and when I finally came up with what I wanted, I pulled it up on-line and had Julian help me decide. We found one that we both liked and they had it in town, so we made arrangements for a friend to drive us to pick it up (we don't have a truck and the crib wouldn't have fit in the car). They no longer had this crib and customer service was terrible!! After going back a second time, I was able to talk to someone who seemed to be helpful. Supposedly he has ordered a crib in for me and will be calling to let me know when it arrives. Either that, or he will be calling to let me know if there was a problem. I am to expect his call in about two weeks. This stresses me out! I only have 4 to 6 weeks to go. I was hoping to have the crib by this point so everything would be set up and ready to go. Hopefully it arrives on time and there are no other unexpected complications. I did buy my stroller and car seat. Julian was excited to put it together; I didn't even have to ask him. After we get the crib, I think we're down to the little odds and ends. I still need a brush, fingernail clippers, soaps, lotions, diapers, etc but I plan on picking up a little bit here and there. We have plenty of clothes for 0 - 3 months but need to start picking up some larger sizes. I'm getting really excited! I keep wondering if I will deliver on time or if I will need to be induced. This is such a thrilling experience... yet I will be ecstatic when it is over.

 

     I had a doctor's appointment on the 13th and everything is right on track. I am measuring where I should be and I gained 3 pounds, for a total of 13 pounds so far. Although I haven't gained a bunch, my stomach has expanded and my right hip just aches. I have been waking up about 3 times a night to limp to the bathroom. It seems like once I get up and going for the day it is relatively painless, but after a full day it slowly starts hurting, progressing to the severe pain in the late evening. I've tried using the heating pad but it doesn't really seem to help much. A maternity belt was suggested, but they don't sell them in the stores around here. I think it would be pointless to order one on-line because there is the shipping delay. Oh well, not much longer and it will resolve itself!

 

     Jace has been doing extremely well in school and his teacher has been praising him. (She is convinced that he has ADHD and needs to be medicated.) The doctor told me to tell the teacher that we started him on meds and to have the teacher update me in a few weeks so we could see if his "dosage" needed to be adjusted. I told the teacher that the meds were started and I let her know when his follow-up appointment was scheduled. Ever since then she has sent notes home saying that Jace's mood and behavior have completely turned around and she can see that he is much happier. I am so angry with her. In a way, I want to just wait awhile longer and then scream in her face I TOLD YOU HE DIDN'T HAVE ADHD AND THAT I DIDN'T THINK HE NEEDED MEDICATION!!!! On the other hand, I have a feeling that she would take it out on Jace so I should just keep my mouth shut until the school year is over. It just frustrates me that the simple thought of him being medicated made such a difference in her attitude towards him. Everyone else involved in his life feel that he is a normal 7 year old boy and they don't see any need to medicate him. I think he just gets bored in school. He is able to sit and concentrate if it's something that interests him, like anything that involves hunting or fishing. He will sit down and read me books about deer in the morning before school, not because it is homework but because he checked it out from the library and was doing leisurely reading. He just doesn't like school. I'm not saying that I think he should be disruptive. I agree that he needs to stay on task and he needs to adhere to the rules. I simply don't understand how his new "meds" turned everything around. Poor Jace doesn't understand what's going on and why the teacher is so happy and keeps mentioning his meds. I need to start giving him some Vit C tablets or a multi-vitamin so he can honestly tell the teacher he is taking something. It's ridiculous that it has come down to this. She and I have went rounds on this issue. I wonder how many other parents she has called in and tried to misdiagnose ADHD. I'm sure I'm not the first. I'm just grateful that my doctor helped me come up with something to try first. I wouldn't have an issue with putting Jace on something if I felt he needed it. I just strongly felt that he in no way needed it. Had the teacher said there was still a problem and that she thought the dose needed to go up, I may have considered starting him on something, just because I was concerned when she told me his grades were slipping. That won't be necessary at this time, however, because the "meds" are working. WHATEVER!!

 

     My next doctor's appointment is on the 27th. I had a student follow me at my last appointment. I think she'll be at the next one, too. She'll also be in the delivery room when the baby is born. Julian wasn't very happy at first, but I think he's finally accepted it. I don't understand why it bothers him so much; I'm the one who's going to be fully exposed! He's getting excited and nervous. I keep reminding him how little time we have left. He's been overly helpful lately and every time I make any kind of face he's asking me what's wrong. He also asks me a few times a day if I think I'm going into labor. I just have to laugh. This shall be very interesting to see how he reacts when it is actually time!