Short and sweet

I'm home. There is a baby inside of me still. I'm on bed rest for a few weeks. I'll update more tomorrow I'm tired right now!

Shannon Update #2

This is Jen (again)- here is another update from Shannon:

Doctors just came bye. They said that the bleeding has slowed and things look good. I will be on bed rest for a few weeks. However this clot has taken a lot of my platlettes and clotting ability. My platlette count keeps dropping. If that doesn't go up it is bad and they might have to take the baby. If it stabelizes then the baby and I will be fine in a few weeks. So I guess more waiting and seeing --wilddreemer

Where Shannon has been the last 36 hours....

Hi Everybody- this is Jen (Lost in Translation) posting for Shannon. She wanted to update you guys and sent me the following to post for her:

Hi everyone first I want to say I'm writing from my cell phone so I am sorry for typos and spelling mistakes. At 4 am thursday morning I woke up and noticed I was bleeding. I went to the bathroom and right as I got there a large thing fell out of me. I put on some gloves and fished it out. Hubby and I headed to er. They said with that amount of bleeding it was safe to assume I had or was miscarrying the baby. They thought the thing that fell out might have been the baby. They sent it away to labs and sent me for an ultrasound. They informed me I would be told nothing until the radiologist read it and told them. While the lady was ultra sounding she turned the monitor toward me and said..I probably shouldn't show you this, but your baby is right there moving and there is the heart beat. I was soooo confused and started crying. Finally the er dr came in and told me that my placenta is tearing away from the wall and that is causing the bleeding which is also causing clots. She told me that I would be given an iv and sent up to labor and delivery to be monitored. It took them two tires in my hands to get the iv in and I was sent up. Once up there the doctor informed me that we have no choice but to wait and see if the clot comes out nicely and my placenta scars back in place OR if the clot tears the placenta the rest of the way off. If the second one happens they will preform surgery to take the baby and placenta so I don't bleed to death. The baby will die if that happens. For now I am on hospital bed rest and we are watching the blood to see if it slows or not. They said I could know more tonight or it could take weeks to know. So far the baby has been a trooper and is till there. I'm hanging out here in the hospital bed bored to death.
Yesterday my family brought my son by to see me and I cried because in just 15 hours he already seemed to grow so big. I hope I'm not here long I have a hard time not being with my little boy. My husband came by and stayed in bed until I fell asleep. Then I sent him home so he could get good sleep before work. I've been poked a total of 5 times now. They are running out of places to poke me. Okay well I'm going to go back to watching tv guide channel. Take care everyone.
--wilddreemer

The burning question

" DO YOU WANT A BOY OR A GIRL??"

Ummmm? I sure don't know? My heart tells me that I loooove having a little boy, but also says it isn't sure it can handle the love I feel for my son twice.

My checkbook tells me "please for the love of God Shannon don't have a girl, I like having money in here!"

My ummm well the girly part of me says, "PLEASE OH PLEASE HAVE A GIRL SO WE CAN DOUSE HER IN PINK AND PIERCE HER EARS AND DO MAKEUP AND HAIR!"

The maternal side of me says to have a boy so Brandon has a brother.

SOOOO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION...I DON'T KNOW!

FOR THE RECORD

• YES STEPHANIE IS DATING MY EX BOYFRIEND ELI
• YES THIS WAS WEIRD AT FIRST
• YES I AM BEING AN ADULT AND ACTUALLY GETTING OVER IT
  
• YES SHE AND I ARE STILL TALKING AND BEING FRIENDLY
• YES THIS IS ALL THE INFO YOU ARE GOING TO GET ABOUT THIS! (MUAHAHAHAH I LOVE HAVING THE POWER OR THIS BLOG!)
  
• AND YES STEPHANIE IT IS SAFE FOR YOU TO BLOG ABOUT YOUR NEW LOVER I DON'T MIND...JUST POST SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
  

Hmmm wonder what was going through his mind

I'm driving down the street today, in a totally normal part of town. On my right is this guy riding his bike. He was about 23. He was just cruising along in black pants and a black sweatshirt with a yellow t-shirt over it, looking all manly and such. He is peddling along side me and I come to a stop sign so he is able to pass me....none of this is weird, what is weird is the pink princess backpack he was wearing as he peddled by me? Hmmm!

WE HAVE A DATE

JULY 2ND AT 4:30 I FIND OUT IF I'M HAVING A BOY OR A GIRL!!!!

ITS ABOUT TIME PEOPLE

Want to know how I got a date. Since the Ultrasounds are preformed at a different location then the doctors office with higher tech machines that is why they wait until 20 weeks usually so that they can do all the major measurments at the same time. So I called my doctors office and said that since my inlaws missed everything with Brandon they are hell bent on being here this time and his dad needs to put in for time off by Friday for next month. The girl felt so bad for me she let me go ahead and schedule the appointment early without even going to my next visit!

I ROCK!

A conversation with my husband

Me: Was it weird watching them pull Brandon out during the C-section?

Husband: Nope

Me: Not even a little? Not even kind of gross?

Husband: NO.

Me: Because I mean I think I would have to stop eating cottage cheese after seeing him come out with all those weird cheese curdles on him, I mean, if I ate cottage cheese.

Husband: It wasn't like that. The placenta was gross but not Brandon.

Me: Hmmm because I would think that would be pretty nasty.

Husband: Honey, thats our son, that can't be nasty, nothing about him can be nasty.

Me: Really! Because what came out of his ass this morning was pretty nasty!

Husband: Sigh! You are so weird Shannon!

Diaper bag tales

I'm in the market for a new diaper bag. I've had a few. I've had the Diaper Dude (non functional, cramped, no room, awful), and some other jumbo thing that was just plain to big. This time around I'm looking at this by 2 Red Hens




I like this for a few reasons. Its large, it does not zip close, so there is no zipper to get in your way or hinder reaching in and digging around, and it has a big wide gaping opening that you can clearly see into. This brand also sells smaller bags that you can put medicines and misc items in while still being cute...they are called Thighs and Legs. When looking for diaper bags I suggest you look for the following

• Big openings like this one. Click on it and click on the view looking down LOOK AT ALL THE SHIT YOU CAN CRAM IN THERE AND SEE...LIKE REALLY SEE! I also love this bag because it comes with the extra bags for medicines and other things so they are easy to grab. Notice also the top doesn't zip closed so you can see all the way in, unlike this one notice you can't see what is on the ends of the bag because the damn zipper is in the way.
  
• Sturdy washable fabric, straps and pockets. So many bags break after a few weeks.
• Space. I have one diaper bag that after I put everything in it, it wouldn't close and it was all piling out, not to mention I couldn't see what was where.
• Don't be fooled by TONS OF POCKETS. So many pockets end up useless. Pockets labeled for wipes usually only fit the teeny mini pack of wipes...and when your a new mom and you kid does 4 turbo shits in one trip your going to need the jumbo pack of wipes not that silly little travel plastic pack. The pockets for diapers...yeah those hold about 4 diapers. I went through about 5 on a trip around town during the day and I didn't remember to bring the bag in every night and restock it, I was shit out of luck at the end of the night. Is there one outside pocket that you can throw your keys, wallet and phone into? Don't be fooled by cute inner pockets, I don't know anyone who really wants to dig and search through the inside of the bag just to locate the damn pocket.

Some packing advice. Things you need for a newborn!

• About 3 onsies, if you don't believe me, believe my son who had to ride home in nothing but a coat one day because he spit all over his clothes and shit on his spare onsie and had nothing left to put on.
• 2 pairs of cheap cotton pants...shit leaks out of diapers and onsies, your kid will crap on their pants and spit on them, BE PREPARED!
  
• A good size bag of wipes
• At least 6 diapers
• 2-3 burp clothes
• A blanket (spare one)
• 2-3 cloth diapers, (these are the best for wiping, cleaning, rolling up for a neck roll and so on...they are cheap and come in bulk, they also fit well on changing tables if there is no pad handy, shut up and pack them)
• A few plastic bags or those bags they sell that are powder scented so you don't leave a stank ass shitty diaper in someones trash and stink up their house
• Socks. LOTS OF SOCKS that match. If you can make it through a trip to the store and keep both socks on your kid you deserve a medal.
  
• A hat
• A small light jacket
• Alcohol wipes for the belly button
• Gauze and vasaline if you have a little boy with a circumcision
• A medicine kit, with clippers, nose sucker, medicine dropper and thermometer
• Some kind of baby wash and lotion, for emergency poop situations (I like to whored all of the free baby samples they gave me of lotion, rash cream and wash for the diaper bag they are the perfect size)
• Rash cream
• Spare binky (if you use them)
• Small toy
• Bottles
• Bottle lines
• Bottle water (for mixing formula)
• Small plastic container with three servings of formula so you don't have to lug that big ass formula container around.
  

This should get you pretty far. When your child starts eating the bag changes a little.

• Single servings of rice cereal or oatmeal
• 4 Take and Toss spoons
• 2 small Take and Toss bowls (at restaurants you can ask for small bowls, just check to make sure they are clean)
• Bottled water to mix oatmeal or rice cereal
• 2-3 jars of food
• Bibs (you can also buy a pretty large box of paper disposable bibs so you don't have to carry home dirty bibs)
  
• More socks
• Sippy cups
• Small containers or bags with snacks, like Gerber finger foods or Cheerios

I personally carry the bowls and spoons around just in case I go somewhere that fries in peanut oils, that way I know for sure none of his food is contaminated since he is very allergic.

Here is my final best advice for diaper bags. If you are registering for one at the store take it around the store and shove it full of stuff, places like Babies R Us don't mind. Go grab a pack of rolled up onsies, a pack of wipes, a pack of socks and so on and cram it all in, see how it really works. Open it and see if you can easily see everything you have packed in it. Close it, see if it really closes. If there are side zipper pockets like this fill up those pockets and then see if you can still fit stuff inside and vice versa, I bet you can't. Put objects in there like medicines and stuff and see if you can easily reach in and grab them. I can't reach to the bottom of my Diaper Dude to save my life. Those insulated compartments are stupid. If you are bringing breast milk I suggest getting a small separate insulated bag that you can put freezer packs in and store your breast milk in these. Is it washable, and sturdy. Is it a design you will like over and over? THEN walk over the the stroller you are getting and open it, stick the bag in the bottom basket or hook it on, DOES THE BAG GO IN EASY WITH OUT SMOOSHING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN THERE? Finally, put the bag on all ways. Is it really comfortable? Can you lug it around a store with you forever or a market or on a walk or anywhere. Can you put it on while carrying a baby, try it out while carrying a stuffed animal or something.

The Old Navy secret

There is a secret way to get things at Old Navy for cheap. If you wait for stuff to go on sale and then look very carefully you will notice that they put the less normal colors on sale for cheaper. For instance today I'm wearing this ultra cute strapless dress that I got for 4.99. The other dresses were about 9.99 but because this one I got was an odd purple, green and pink plaid they marked it down. Same goes for a few shirts I've got. Black white and pink always are cost more then say green, orange or yellow.

For instance yesterday I wore something like this only mine is strapless. Anyway the black one was on sale for 17.99 but they had a dark teal color that was only 11.99. So now you know how to work the sales at Old Navy!