Well, after about 2 months of continuous paperwork and collecting everything from birth certificates to addresses of where I lived in the past 10 years, we finally sent out the permanent residence paperwork! Actually, it was still missing a few things, we just included letters that they are on the way. For example, my fingerprints from the US FBI. The Immigration website is not at all helpful as it states in some places that you need to send the application with fingerprints and in others states that it's ok to apply without them as long as you send them in later. Well, being that it's several weeks wait to get the fingerprints back from the FBI, we decided to send them in later, only to find out the day we were sending them in that indeed we were supposed to send them in together! So, we rushed out to get my fingerprints done and mailed to the FBI, then figured we'd send the application in anyway along with a letter explaining where the fingerprints were. So, now it's all about waiting...
As far as the pregnancy goes, I am now almost 14 weeks along and none of my old clothes fit me anymore; my pants are too tight and my shirts are too short. I need more maternity clothing. I currently look like I did when I was six months pregnant with Tyler!! As I think I've mentioned before, I wore regular clothing up until I went into the hospital with my first. I've still had no morning sickness, yay! However, I am having food cravings like crazy! I go through almost a jar of pickles every other day!!! :) Other cravings include: raspberries, chinese food and candy (especially sour candy). It's a weird combination. My memory has totally left me as well, something I read was common in 50% of pregnancies! It has left me having to write down *every* appointment including shopping, visiting people, calling someone as well as dr. appts. It also has me asking Dan the same questions over and over again. I think I asked him 3 or 4 times the other day what day it was, then still couldn't remember, I'm sure it's driving him crazy lol. Well, it's one of the least horrible pregnancy "side effects."
Other than that everything has been going well, I had to get on some antibiotics and they gave me the liquid kind (due to my allergy to pills) but it's this disgusting banana flavor... ugh. Three times a day I have to gag that stuff down! Only good thing about it is that the pharmacy included a syringe, so I can literally squirt it down the back of my throat. Anyway, it's nasty, nasty, nasty stuff and I will be so glad when Friday comes around and I can be done with it! My next Dr. appt is in Nov. though if anything interesting happens between now and then, we'll let you all know :) I hope you are all doing well!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Ultrasound and Due Date
So yesterday was my first doctor visit. Finally! Actually, I didn't much sweat the first visit, I mean once you've done this before you basically know what to do... take a prenatal multi, don't take medicines, don't eat fish, don't sit in a hottub... anyway, I knew the drill, so I figured as long as I didn't have any issues, I'd just enjoy my very long visit to California and worry about seeing a doctor when I got back to Ottawa.
Well, for the first visit, I didn't see the OB, Paul McCarthy (who I am sure I'll accidently call by a familiar Beatle's name when I meet him:) I saw his associate Dr. Rangwalla. Dan came with me, which made me very happy. Dr. Rangwalla and his medical student shadow were very nice, he asked us all the standard questions... any diseases in the family, any bleeding, etc... then charged us a nice fee of $60 and sent us on our way. The receptionist, when I told her I didn't have OHIP (free health coverage for Canadian citizens) and that I was paying for all of these out of pocket then explained that most visits would only cost $30 dollars, that's not bad at all. She then scheduled a visit with a lab for an ultrasound and some blood work which happened to the very next day at 2:30.
So, today, Dan came home from work early and took me to the hospital lab. The ultrasound lady was pushy and when we checked in, called us in immediately, in a huge rush. In fact it was so fast that Dan didn't even know he was invited in, so I went in the room and she shut the door and I asked her to wait because he was coming and she was like "well he better hurry..." so I opened the door and go back to the waiting room and bring him in. Later, when I asked where he went, he said he just sat back down, he thought it was like an Xray and that he couldn't come in! lol. Sometimes, I forget he's unfamiliar with the whole process and gets lost easy. :) I told him as long as he comes with me to these appointments he's welcome to come in to all of them, no matter what.
Well after some cold lube spread around my belly, we saw the first pictures of the baby! They were fuzzy and staticy (as I'm sure most of you know how ultrasound pics go) and we opted not to get a picture as the place charged you $3 per pic, we figured we'd get them at the next ultrasound when things are more "defined." And just a side note, ugh at how much everything costs in the city, seriously. Anywho, after she took some measurements and confirmed an April 25th due date (I've adjusted the widget accordingly) she sent us on our way and the receptionist thanked us by handing us a bill for $182 bucks! ouch. Paying out of pocket is already killing us!!
After the ultrasound, we headed to the next lab to get all the blood work done, it was just downstairs. That ran us another $120 dollars and 8 huge vials of my blood. I think they should be paying me for all that blood. And that was about it. When we came out of the hospital, it was snowing!!
Well, all my appointments are scheduled with Paul McCartney up until May 2010. So, I don't have another baby appointment for 4 weeks, however on Monday I have a visit with a doctor for permanent residency, the one that tells the Canadian government that I don't have any diseases or issues as my reason for trying to immigrate, that's going to run us yet another $180 bucks and I have to get more blood drawn. But, we are glad most of the tests are out of the way, and after this Monday visit, I can send my perm residence paperwork in and hopefully by the next few OB visits I will have coverage, keeping my fingers crossed!
Well, for the first visit, I didn't see the OB, Paul McCarthy (who I am sure I'll accidently call by a familiar Beatle's name when I meet him:) I saw his associate Dr. Rangwalla. Dan came with me, which made me very happy. Dr. Rangwalla and his medical student shadow were very nice, he asked us all the standard questions... any diseases in the family, any bleeding, etc... then charged us a nice fee of $60 and sent us on our way. The receptionist, when I told her I didn't have OHIP (free health coverage for Canadian citizens) and that I was paying for all of these out of pocket then explained that most visits would only cost $30 dollars, that's not bad at all. She then scheduled a visit with a lab for an ultrasound and some blood work which happened to the very next day at 2:30.
So, today, Dan came home from work early and took me to the hospital lab. The ultrasound lady was pushy and when we checked in, called us in immediately, in a huge rush. In fact it was so fast that Dan didn't even know he was invited in, so I went in the room and she shut the door and I asked her to wait because he was coming and she was like "well he better hurry..." so I opened the door and go back to the waiting room and bring him in. Later, when I asked where he went, he said he just sat back down, he thought it was like an Xray and that he couldn't come in! lol. Sometimes, I forget he's unfamiliar with the whole process and gets lost easy. :) I told him as long as he comes with me to these appointments he's welcome to come in to all of them, no matter what.
Well after some cold lube spread around my belly, we saw the first pictures of the baby! They were fuzzy and staticy (as I'm sure most of you know how ultrasound pics go) and we opted not to get a picture as the place charged you $3 per pic, we figured we'd get them at the next ultrasound when things are more "defined." And just a side note, ugh at how much everything costs in the city, seriously. Anywho, after she took some measurements and confirmed an April 25th due date (I've adjusted the widget accordingly) she sent us on our way and the receptionist thanked us by handing us a bill for $182 bucks! ouch. Paying out of pocket is already killing us!!
After the ultrasound, we headed to the next lab to get all the blood work done, it was just downstairs. That ran us another $120 dollars and 8 huge vials of my blood. I think they should be paying me for all that blood. And that was about it. When we came out of the hospital, it was snowing!!
Well, all my appointments are scheduled with Paul McCartney up until May 2010. So, I don't have another baby appointment for 4 weeks, however on Monday I have a visit with a doctor for permanent residency, the one that tells the Canadian government that I don't have any diseases or issues as my reason for trying to immigrate, that's going to run us yet another $180 bucks and I have to get more blood drawn. But, we are glad most of the tests are out of the way, and after this Monday visit, I can send my perm residence paperwork in and hopefully by the next few OB visits I will have coverage, keeping my fingers crossed!
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