Hello World!

No, this is not a test.  I have not been on this blog in months.  I have not even thought about this blog in months.  Since the last time I blogged, my husband was in Maryland for business travel for a little over a month.  So I moved back home with my folks.  I needed the help being pregnant and all.  Then we decided to permanently move back to my parents when he returned from business travel.  Ever since then, it’s packing, cleaning, moving.  We had a moving sale at the condo and a garage sale at my parent’s place.  We are now living at my parent’s but have not officially cleared out our condo yet!  And we’re not even situated here – we have all of our stuff lying around the house.  It’s such a mess.  And to think I’m giving birth in 8 weeks!  There’s not much time is there?

A quick update on this pregnancy.  I look great so far!  I have gained only 20 pounds total since my last appointment.  My last appointment was two weeks ago, June 15.  My appointments are now every two weeks so I have another checkup tomorrow. I’m sure I’ve gained a few more pounds in the last two weeks because the baby has grown.  I can feel her.

HER.  Did I even tell you guys it is going to be a GIRL?  It’s going to be a girl!  Hubby and I have to agree on a name.  I find it very difficult to find a good girl’s name.  We do want a “mature” sounding name, yet something we can be cutesy as a kid.   Any suggestions????

So far, I think overall, this pregnancy is easier on me.  I don’t know if it’s because I know what to expect, or if it’s because it’s a girl.  Or perhaps I haven’t gained as much weight as I did with Little Mochi.  The only thing that I didn’t like about this pregnancy is that I have been sick 3 times already.  At the rate that I was sick, I’ll probably be sick again next month, the month that I’ll be due!  Augh!  That could also be a reason why I haven’t gained much weight.  Last month, a simple cold transpired into a sinus infection.  After one and a half weeks of not getting better, of sleeping only 3 hours a day – and sleeping sitting up because my nose too congested to lie down, and of coughing, I finally gave my family doctor a visit and finally got some meds.

Ladies, your OB/GYN will NOT prescribe you any meds if you are sick.  I called the OB/GYN on a Friday complaining that I did not have just a cold.  It has been a week and I haven’t gotten any better.  The last two times I was sick, I was starting to get better after a week.  My congestion was getting worse and I couldn’t sleep at all.  So I didn’t even have the energy to get better!  I had so much mucous in my nose.  The doc kept telling OVER THE PHONE that it is probably just a really bad cold and that I needed to drink lots of water.  I called again on Monday…giving him the benefit of the doubt, hoping that I would get better over the weekend.   I didn’t.  I asked if I had a sinus infection.  He asked if I have sinus problems.  Actually, I have never had a problem with my sinuses.  So he said it couldn’t be my sinus.  So now it’s probably  just a bad allergy so I can take Benedryl if I wanted to.  I just couldn’t believe it.  He wouldn’t even let me see him at the office.

Obviously, I got upset so I gave my family doctor a visit.  Sure enough, I had a sinus infection.  My family doctor felt area above my cheekbone.  It was actually a little tender.  He said the mucous didn’t drain and stayed in my sinuses, causing a sinus infection.

He prescribed me Amoxicillan.  It’s safe for pregnant women.  He said that Azithromycin is also safe, but Amoxicillan is a little “weaker” and to try that first.  Wow, I was so happy.  Of course, I didn’t want to take any meds if I didn’t have to.  But I was not getting any better and I was not getting any sleep.

After one day of taking my antibiotics, I felt much better.  I was able to get 5 hourse of uninterrupted sleep.  Imagine that!  And my mucuous started to drain slowly.  I know it sounds gross.

I’m feeling great now.  Just hoping that I don’t get sick again right before I deliver.  Wouldn’t that be disasterious?

Until next time…

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Ashlyn Jade Lum is Finally Here!

After days of waiting, Ashlyn has finally blessed us with her birth.

Day: June 8, 2009

Time:  6:43 a.m.

Weight: 7 pounds 12.5 ounces

Length: 20.5 inches

Congrats to the Lum family for such a beautiful baby girl.

(Pictures to be posted at a later time)

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