Today, I am 85 days pregnant. Just 195 more days to go!
Nothing new to report with the wiggle worm. Still puking while brushing my teeth, and still only eating two meals a day. I had a ham sandwich & a bunch of grapes for breakfast, and an egg salad sandwich for lunch. I found out that Hormel does a line of 100% natural lunch meat, which is safe for pregnant women to eat. I think it’s called Natural Choice, and you can get it in a variety of honey, smoked or regular turkey; honey, smoked or regular ham; and roast beef. I’ve only tried the smoked ham so far, but it’s really tasty.
I finished up the last round of antibiotics for the latest UTI, and decided to stop doing my progesterone suppositories. It’s only a week early, and since the placenta has taken over the yolk sac, my body should be producing enough progesterone to support the pregnancy. If I get another bladder infection, I’ll know my theory of the link between the progesterone & the UTI’s was horse puckey.
And I canceled my appointment with The Gynie Goddess. A good friend of mine, my aunt, and my cousin all see the same doctor, so I decided to go with one of his partners. It’s closer to the house, and I can choose which of the 4 local hospitals I want to deliver at.
And I’m still wading through 100+ pages of insurance claims from my 2 trips to the emergency room in January. First the insurance company denied everything, claiming I had other insurance through my non-existent employer. Then, when the hospital re-submitted all the bills per the insurance companies’ instructions, all the claims were denied as duplicate submissions. And now, the insurance company is trying to blame my kidney stones on a work-related accident.
In the interim, I’m getting statements AND phone calls from the hospital, the radiologists, and the ER physicians demanding immediate payment. The grand total is over $3,000, and I’m not going to pay any of the bills until I get proof that they’ve been approved by the insurance company and applied to my $9,000 deductible.
And it’s going to drop down to minus 2° tonight, with 4″ of snow expected tomorrow. Blech.
Is anybody doing anything fun for the leap day on Friday? I wish I had a frog cookie cutter – it would be fun to do something “leap” related and celebrate the day.
When I was a kid, one of my classmates was born on a leap day in 1972; and his mother always tried to weasel out of sending birthday treats to school. The whole family was crazy, though; and I honestly don’t think they even celebrated his birthday on February 28th or March 1st. His mother felt that since he was born on February 29th, they would only observe his birthday on leap years. He was such a sad kid, and now I wonder what his home life must have been like.
Enjoy the extra day this year, and take the time to do something special. I might bite into a Babe Ruth in my former classmate’s honor, and wish him a silent Happy Birthday while I enjoy a little treat to mark the occasion.
