Well, today was going pretty okay until about 11 am this morning. I got these horrible pains in my back. It got so bad to the point that I just wanted to cry. I tried laying down, sitting, lying on my back, lying on my stomach, leaning up against the wall, etc to see if it would help and it didn't. Then, I thought...well, maybe if I take a shower and let the hot water do its work, it might go away...nope...it got even worse. It got to the point that I was coughing because I felt so shitty that I needed to throw up and I actually had to physically get out of the shower and crouch in front of the toilet and just wait to see if I would eventually throw up. That didn't even happen...I got up and called my mom (she's my saving grace, I swear) and she was like "call the doctor and go to the hospital." SO, I called my doctor and then I called my friend Melissa to come pick me up to drive me to the emergency room. I called Brian and told him that I was going to the ER and that I'd let him know if he needed to come down there (he's at work right now). At that point, I was in so much pain my legs were weak and I was short of breath (I was this way in the shower too) and I was choking my words out. I went outside to wait for Melissa to get here and I sat down on the steps outside...and the pain went away. I felt nothing...nada...

I called my mom...and she told me to go anyway just to check it out. At that time, I noticed the baby wasn't moving all too much (he was moving all this morning and now there was nothing)...so we went to the ER anyway.

We sat there for 3 hours and the finally checked me in. At the time this crap was happening, my pain was a 10 on their scale of 1 to 10...by the time I got to the ER and into the triage center, my pain was at a 1 out of the 10 as it was non-existant. They checked me out...we listened to the baby (he's still doing okay...nothing out of the ordinary there) and then they checked me out with thorasiac back pain (yeah, I probably mangled that...probably a fancy term for back pain) and sent me on my merry way telling me to rest and follow-up with the OB/GYN. Fun stuff...

The strange thing...I was resting when all the back pain decided to give me grief...I was laying in my bed minding my own business, taking it easy...so, it must have been one of those spur of the moment things. I got extremely worried because they say that contractions usually start in the back and all that. They thought that it might be a kidney infection or something too as those usually trigger pains in the back where the kidneys are, but my kidneys did not hurt. If I had a UTI, I think I would have known...as I've had a few and they HURT LIKE HELL!!

But yeah...now I'm back at home completely...just lounging in my bed like I was before. They did say to come back if I was having the pains again, was getting any cramping down under, or a fever or anything. I doubt it was anything...but it's just SCARY.

On the way back, had Melissa stop at Arby's and I bought her lunch for going all out of the way for me and whatnot...then we went back to her house to watch the Broncos make an immediate good play and then start to suck. Melissa is convinced they started to suck because she got home and started to watch the game. It's so close right now, but the Broncos are up by 1 point...if they can hold out, we may be in the safe zone...but haha...there's still 11 minutes of the game to fuck up.

YUP YUP...I hope my days are not this exciting until, say, January...and I'll actually be going there for legitimate issues (i.e. the baby coming out)...*crossing fingers*

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Haha...I finally went out to Denver Public Library today. I didn't realize that we were down there so late, so it was like an hour right before it closed. That library is HUGE!!! I've never been in a 3 story public library...so I wish I would have had more time to peruse the books. I could have spent hours there.

Anyway, my friend Melissa had sat down at a computer to look for a photography book and where to find it. Since it was so close to closing, I wanted to go look at the history books...which were up on the 3rd floor. SO, I went to the escalators and happened to glance over at one of the computers and saw that this guy was watching pornography! You know, thinking that maybe I wasn't seeing what I thought, I looked again and no, he was watching a pornographic video...I turned around and went back to Melissa almost busting up laughing because I thought it was so funny. The guy had gotten up by then and left...but seriously! He was sitting next to a middle-aged woman looking at appropriate items on the Internet...you know, if he was gonna watch that sort of stuff, he should have at least taken one of the computers that was not facing an open walkway or something where other people could walk by and see it. It reminded me of this video that I saw a while back:



I guess this sort of stuff happens all over...maybe they should take more steps to monitor this sort of stuff. Granted, the guy that I saw today was not going as far as the guy up above was in the news article, but still...if he was watching pornography, imagine the amount of other people that are actually going to the full extent...ewww...makes me cringe just thinking about it.

But yeah...then we drove by the hospital I'm gonna deliver my baby at. I've never seen it before and I was just amazed! It's like a historical landmark or something...the whole outside of it is one, huge, GIANT Lutheran Church and it looks so hella cool! I suppose that's why it's called Lutheran Medical Center, but still...I was just amazed! It's sort of out of the way compared to where I live right now (as it's in the northwestern part of downtown), but I don't care...if my doctor's gonna deliver there, you better believe I'll be there.

Up north we went after that and we played some cards at Melissa's grandma's house before I finally ended up home about 10 minutes ago. Sort of exhausted from being on the go...lol, but at least we have daylight savings to give us an extra hour tomorrow! YAY!!!

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No movie last night...no movie tonight. I guess I got myself all hyped up for nothing. That's usually something that happens.

I think my friend Melissa and I are going to go downtown today after Brian goes to work. I want to go to the Denver Public Library (I know...still haven't made it down there...PROCRASTINATOR!!!) and then I just wanted to go downtown and mess around. Not that there's anything to do down there, but I just wanted to go down there...

So far, today seems to be somewhat of a waste. I'm just sitting here (I've been awake since before 8) and I'm doing absolutely nothing. It's really boring...and I hate this sense of boredom! I guess when the baby is here, it won't be so boring...because, he'll be here and I can go do stuff with him instead of sitting in the dark at the computer...lol

I am hoping that I'll get to see this movie tomorrow...and then my weekend won't be completely shot. Monday and Tuesday are end of the month, so I'll probably be working late (which I don't care about...I probably need to catch up anyway). I'm going to vegetate this weekend though because I won't be vegetating next week...ugh

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I am so excited for this movie...I can't wait to go see it:



But yes...so, there's the trailer for it. While we're on videos here, let's do an über cute video too:



Okay...enough videos for the day.

YAY! Jeopardy is on...I love watching this show (because I'm a big SUPER nerd, but that's besides the point...

What else happened today (or I just found out about today)...my friend Alison had her baby sometime either today or yesterday! I'm so excited for her! I feel bad for her too because she has to have her gall bladder removed now, but at least her baby has come out! She had a little girl...now it's just my turn.

NOW, I'm gonna get myself a glass of chai, and sit down and read the Thornton community guide (see if there's any classes that might interest me at the Rec Center).

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Since I missed yesterday, I have a ton of stuff to do today...woo...that's okay though...it goes with my sentiments of feeling BLAH

Either tonight or tomorrow, Brian and I are going to see "The Prestige." I've been waiting to see this movie since it came out last weekend, so I'm excited :) Hopefully we'll get to go to the Olive Garden again, but I don't know if that will be peachy...since we had pasta last night too. Then again, I could eat pasta until I die...I LOVE IT. Might be pasta'd out though...thankfully, our movie theaters let you bring whatever kind of food you want into the theater (they don't make you hide it or anything...in Washington, they make you buy all your food there at the theater and you have sneak other stuff in there). SO, right there at The Promenade, we could get Subway or pizza, but eh...who knows if I'll even be hungry...who knows if we'll even be going tonight.

Today was Halloween Costume day at work. I didn't dress up (to be honest, I wasn't that enthusiastic about it...and being out of town this past weekend and being poor, I didn't have time to go buy a costume)...I hope my boss isn't too disappointed. She's usually one on big themes, and here, half the department didn't dress up. It's going to be depressing. I'd have dressed up if I had the time and money to get a costume, but it just wasn't working this year...

Anyway, enough rambling...time to go do something constructive...put the headphones on and dream the day away I suppose.

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Well...my doctor's appointment was at 4:15 today. When did Brian come and pick me up? 3:45...we were running late. This sucked because I was doing my fasting blood draw and I had taken the sugar drink 45 minutes prior to my appointment...and they couldn't draw blood 45 minutes after that. They said it was fine though...SO, we get there, they draw my blood, poke me with the flu shot, check the baby (he's still squirming around in there...so active...so active...), pee in the cup, and then made my next appointment. I'm now on my 2 week appointments...so it's getting close to baby time, I guess.

Funny though, as we were leaving, I happened to have the glucose drink bottle and I asked them if they wanted it and she was looking at it and her and the doctor had these big "uh oh" type looks on their faces. She goes "did you drink the whole thing?" and I said that I did...well, it turns out, they gave me a bottle of 100mg instead of 50mg and I took twice as much sugar as I needed to (so, in other words, my blood test is gonna be messed up). SO, I get to do the fasting blood test again in two weeks...not so bad, I guess, but I just don't like the needle and the blood drawing. They did tell me I was anemic though (probably because of my meat aversions), so they gave me a prescription for an iron suppliment. If it's not one thing...it's something else.

After that, we went to the Verizon store to see if they could fix my phone. Ever since I went to Seattle, my inbox and message center has told me that it is updating messages - please check back later. Well, it's said that for a week...I really don't think that it's updating anymore. I took it to the store and the service lady had never seen that problem before either, so she was completely lost...and I guess my shit phone doesn't have software for it, so there's nothing to update (WTF)...my only options are to pay $50 to have them replace my phone with another phone that is exactly the same...wait until May 2007 to get my New Every Two phone...or I can do an early upgrade now, skip out on my free $100 (they give you that with the New Every Two) and then I just get a mail in rebate. To be honest, I don't use the message center that often, so I'm not really missing out on anything...it's just a great big annoyance.

Then, after that...we went to Safeway to get my prescription for my iron suppliment...I guess they have to order it, so it won't even be ready until tomorrow. MORE DRAMA! After that, I was just tired of running around...we went back to Brian's house where his dad made chicken parmesan. I didn't want the chicken...so I just ate the pasta. Watched a few TV shows...then, here I am, back home.

I'm just exhausted...and not to mention both my arms hurt (one's got the orange bandage from the blood draw) and the other one hurts because of that damn flu shot...AND I AM FREEZING!

Best go check to see if my drain has unclogged in the bath tub and then, I'm gonna go lay down in my nice, warm, comfy bed...and well, sit on the computer there (for the love of laptop computers and wireless connections!)

EDIT: I was so busy talking about the doctor's appointment and all the other stuff this evening that I neglected to talk about what happened right before I left for the doctor. I got a local phone call, so not getting those often, I picked it up. It was an attorney's office (WONDERFUL) and they wanted to let me know that I was delinquent on a credit card bill (no shit...I have credit card problems), but they stated that unless I started paying them some money, they were going to sue me. Okay...I'm thinking...I have no money to pay them (if I had the money, I would have been paying the credit card bills...ya know)...so I tell him this on the phone and he wanted to try and make payment arrangements. I don't make that much a paycheck as it is...and he wanted to start me out at a minimum payment of $250 a month! I can barely pay the bills I have now let alone this extra mone they want to pay. I talked to him for about a half an hour where he continued to try and get me to pay him some amount of money, any amount of money...and I just could not give him anything (I HAVE NO EXTRA)...so, he said he'd give me an additional 25 days to think about it before he had to move further and basically issue me a summons to go to court. Ugh...if you're young and still haven't messed up, believe me when I say this DO NOT GET CREDIT CARDS! They sound cool when you turn 18, but they can become your worst nightmare. No money is free money and if you don't have that money in your bank account, you should not be borrowing it from a credit card...plain and simple.

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Well, I'm just sitting here at home (normally when I'm supposed to be working) and I decided to post some of my pictures...

Haha...my baby shower pictures turned out bad (in my opinion), but here's some pictures of the puppies (I could show them ALL THE TIME)...


My brother has food...they look extremely focused!


This is her favorite toy


I happened to get him with his tongue out...


Why she wanted to play with this nasty toy, I don't know...it's a frog squeakie


Here she is hugging my brother...he looks so happy about it.


I love this outfit! It's the one I was talking about with the little squirrel on the front that I bought last night.


Here's the cutest little baby robe ever! I don't think he'll have anything to worry about getting out of baths...he'll be warm :)


My mom says I have to bring him home from the hospital in this (which won't be a problem...it's going to be SO COLD I am guessing, and this looks so warm and comfy. It's so soft too!


It's Sir Hug's A Lot! I love this little outfit (and I got 2 of them...newborn size and 6 month size, so hehe...he'll be wearing it for a long time)...puppies!


Here's me opening my baby gifts

But yes...that's all for now...I obviously prefer the photos WITHOUT me in them. I did that one at the end, but pretend you can't see me in it...

People at my work keep messaging me on myspace :) They must miss me!! I would have been there, but yeah...

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Tonight was exhausting...

I got home and then Melissa came over (she was having a bad day...needed some beer)...so off we went to my bank (I had to deposit some money I got on my vacation). My bank rocks! They're open until 9pm...but the shitty thing, they hold out of state checks (which is all the checks I get)...so my money won't be there for 5 business days)

THEN, we went to Total Beverage where she didn't even end up buying any beer at all. I don't think they have Total Beverage anywhere else but here in Colorado, however, it is basically a big warehouse size store full of liquor...as the page states, it has 5,000 Wines, 1,000 Beers, 3,000 Spirts, and 250 Soft Drinks. Either way, BIG ASS LIQUOR STORE. Regardless, she got Mike's Hard Lime and we left...

Then, I needed to go to Target to get a Halloween shirt. Well, you think we could find one? Yeah..haha...I found one thinking that it would fit, yeah, it doesn't fit either. Either it's because I'm fat, pregnant, it's a girl's shirt (I like men's clothes...lol)...I'm gonna wear it anyway. I want to wear jeans tomorrow at work, so I will wear my halloween shirt (with a jacket)...then I got sidetracked in the baby section...picked up a bunch of baby clothes that I probably didn't need. I took pictures of them, but at the moment, I do not feel like crawling around on the floor to plug in the USB cable. I think my favorite thing I picked up was the little outfit that said "Squirrely" on the front and it had a little squirrel packing his acorns. It's so CUTE!!! Then I got some coveralls (which my mom would die for)...and then my friend talked me into getting the socks with the little paw print grippies on the bottom. To be honest, if it has puppies or cute animals on it (like ducks, squirrels, safari animals, etc.) my baby will be wearing it! I'm all about the animals...not so much the sports or the tools (don't get me wrong, the baby will be wearing Bronco gear next year) but I got lots of that too!

BUT YES...I took the photos tonight (of most of the clothes...I still have to do the socks, hats, booties, blankets, etc.)...but I suppose I should make a gallery for all that stuff for all those that are interested. When I upload my camera, all my baby shower photos will be on there...and, of course, my puppy :)

That's tomorrow though...

I guess the other grandma (Brian's mom) is excited that she's going to be a grandma. They told her on Sunday (I know, it's about damn time) and she was really happy about it. I guess her biggest question was why no one had told her sooner. She told Brian that she wants to go baby shopping with us the next time we go though...so, I guess that could be a blessing. We're probably going to go shopping for the stroller and the bassinet after I get paid. The money I deposited today was for the stroller and portions of the bassinet. I spent some of it on baby clothes (shame on me). Then it's really just the necessities and clothes that we'll need. I've got a crib...so I just need to get a matress for it (which we can do later) because he'll be in the bassinet. It feels a lot better to be more open about this baby thing now...it's not like I'm hiding it anymore. I can finally openly say I AM HAVING A BABY and it feels good to actually do stuff for him :) YAY!

Okay...I'm done rambling...I'm gonna start on my thank you cards from my shower. Gotta get up an hour earlier tomorrow because we're supposed to get a foot of snow tonight (bastard weather!)...I don't want to get up early.

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