It was today. Let me start off by saying I absolutely abhor pap smears. I hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em. But I got lots of really good info on my diet and stuff, and found out that the hubby has to clean the litter box for the next seven months (muahahahaha). I also had my first ultrasound, which was both not cool and ultracool at the same time. The OB was ruthless with that damn camera, no finesse at all. But I got to see my baby, and they even sent me home with a picture! Two OB visits from now I'll get to find out the baby's sex. I can already see little hands and feet and all. It's so cute.
Anyway, I also went to see a family physician, primarily because I hadn't seen one in about five years. That was when I still had my anxiety attacks, and I haven't seen a doctor since. Doctor Makemson and I got along great, he's a really good doctor as far as drawing the line with the friendliness and professionalism. I didn't go for anything serious, so I'm not sure how good he is in his practice just yet.
Other than that, I had a run-in with my sister. She's two years older than I am, and she's always had this idea that she's done everything and knows everything way before me . . . So naturally, since she already has a daughter, she feels like she knows all there is to know about parenting, and that's where we had our run-in. I haven't had a fight with my sister since I left South Carolina years ago, but we got into an argument about . . . wait for it . . . breastfeeding, of all things. Apparently, if I don't want to breastfeed, I'm selfish and childish. Yes, I think I have that about right. Only mothers who CANNOT breastfeed are allowed to raise their children on formula.
Of course, that doesn't explain why my friend Erica has two healthy little boys she raised on formula (even though she could have breastfed if she wanted to), or why my husband turned out okay, having been raised on formula--and his brother--and then there's Carolyn's three kids, all raised on formula and perfectly healthy, even if they are brats. And Carolyn's friend Fallen decided she would raise her new son on formula, even though breastfeeding was a viable option for her too. I guess that makes a LOT of mothers selfish and childish.
Anyway, that totally ruined my night, having argued with my sister. I was having such a great day, what with getting to see my baby and actually liking my family physician for the first time in my life, then knowing I was supposed to get with some friends later on today. But the whole friends thing was ruined because I couldn't get happy, so I wound up coming home early. That sucks, 'cause it was the first time I was going to hang out with Clint, Nic, Shawn, and Stefanie all together. I'm sure they already think I'm totally anti-social. They always want to get together at night and stay up late, but my sleep schedule's gotten all messed up and I've been awake during the day on my off-days. I usually sleep while they're out and about having fun.
Last thing: I got my picture from John, but I've got to find a way to make it smaller, 'cause the one he sent me is HUGE. And didn't I tell you he could adjust anything on a computer? He sent me this message with the picture:
"OK. I guess the picture is too big to send. It was 3264x2448. I reduced it to 1600x1200 using bicubic resampling and a 50% reduction followed by a 16,16,12,12 pixel crop. It is still 1.2 MB. :D" I don't know exactly what all of that means, but I can still understand "was too big," "I reduced it using," and "reduction." So I got the jist of it. Geeze, couldn't he have just said, "Okay, it was too big, so I made it smaller. Here ya go"? Just a thought. -Ave
6 comments:
Sounds like you should avoid your sister. Ah, siblings....I can't stand them.
My sister's always been like that. If she can't get me to agree with her on a certain point, she finds the nastiest way to put me down that she can think of. Once she told me I was the worst kind of person we could have in this world because I got into an argument with my friend and she took my friend's side. (Nevermind that no one brought her into the argument to begin with.)
She also used to accuse me of stealing and being places I wasn't supposed to be and a lot of other crap. Apparently she thought I was a wild child, even though she dropped school when she was sixteen and played mailbox baseball when she was fifteen . . . well, after she would sneak out of the house with her boyfriend. She also went to jail once for being around when her boyfriend stole a car. But *I* am the bad person. I'll never understand her reasoning.
But yeah, I decided that if she's going to go off the deep end every time we have a disagreement, I'd do better to completely keep away from her. Getting riled up is definitely a no-no when you're pregnant.
-Ave
lol, too funny the old sibling rivalry.....your not alone, the oldest always is the smartest, best looking, knows everything, etc. etc. etc. one. or at least they think so.
not that i wanted to get into this subject, but since you wrote about it...i can't resist......breast feeding really is the best way as that's what breats are for...although i like to think they are there for other reasons, but i won't go down that path, lol!:) okay jokes aside.....in the old days before formula, they had nurse maids or whatever they were called that did the breast feeding if the mother wasn't able to. obviously time have changed and formula is just fine, although studies show that breast fed kids do better statistically, but only by a slight margin. so it's a numbers game. anyway long rambling comment down to a short point...you won't know if your able or not until the child is born and you try, as my sister didn't find out she couldn't until right after my niece was born, so it's a nonissue for your sister to argue with you about right now. plus formula won't turn a kid from being a sir issac newton to a forrest gump. it's a nonissue, really.
j.h.
This was my sister's argument as well, but I still stand behind the fact that if I thought formula would hurt my child, or if I do find out that my baby can't handle the formula, it wouldn't be an option for me. If she wants to pick on people who don't do natural things, she can go pick on the vegans . . . after all, our incisors are there specifically for eating meat.
Actually, it's kind of an issue anyway, because I told her I was not *going* to breastfeed my child, whether I am able or not. Like I said, though, if it can't handle formula, obviously I'm going to breastfeed. I think it's a routine thing for me, 'cause my mom said I refused to nurse when I was a baby. Hmm . . .
By the way, I think they were called wet nurses.
Bottom line is, it's my baby, it's ultimately my choice. As long as I'm not hurting the baby, it's really a moot point. When I was talking to my mom yesterday, though, she said Heather'd been having a really bad day, and she had wanted to nurse my neice but couldn't, so those two issues probably had a lot to do with her outburst. I'll give her a week or two to calm down then I can call, and we can avoid the topic altogether.
-Avril
yeah your absolutely right...it is your kid, so your choice....i was just pointing out some pros and cons for discussion purposes only, but as i boiled it down... it's a nonissue, which way you go...as the results of either won't be much different in how your child turns out. genes are the biggest factor, not which way a child is fed. to clarify, i wasn't trying to influence you one way or the other, your a big girl, and i'm sure you can make your own decisions.:)
vegans, lol, i used to be one years ago...now i'm more of a vegetarian who eats chickens.:) i think you meant canine teeth? as horses have incisors also and they are vegetarians. technically vegans are half right, and half wrong. our teeth are setup as both molars, to breakdown vegetation and of course we still have the canines to help pull and tear meat, although i wouldn't try to do it to raw meat, it works alot better cooked.:) we (humans) are more setup as omnivores leaning towards the vegetation side. similar to our sister species the chimp...we are mostly setup for vegetation, but have the ability to ingest meat if need be. it's a mulitple survival strategy really. if there was no plant life to consume, we could turn to meat, if there was no meat to consume we could turn back to vegetation. i know it's more than you ever wanted to know...okay i'm done i promise, lol.:)
j.h.
Yes, canines, thank you.
I reread my last comment . . . sounded a little bitchy, but wanted to let you know it wasn't meant that way. Just heated. ;)
-Ave
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