week 7

So here it is, week 7. I'm not even in the double digits for number of weeks yet. Oh, I've got a long way to go.

The Oncologist appt went well last Thursday. They are nervous, because they no longer can use radiation techniques to search for masses or cancer spots. From here on out, its all about the blood work and feeling around my lymph nodes. They are nervous that my hormones are going to make everything go crazy, similiar to how it all went crazy during puberty. So, they are keeping a close eye on me and treating me like a little glass doll. But my latest blood work reported that everything was normal. White blood cells were normal, thyroid was normal. Get this, my LDL (the bad cholesterol) was low (I know, and I'm a Kirk). I have an appt. at Makalapa clinic this Thursday to get all registered and into the computers at Tripler Army Medical Center. Hopefully at this time they will give me my first appointment with the OB doctor. I'll keep you updated as Mission: Hamilton Baby unfolds.

So update with the baby. I pee. I pee so much, I am waking up 3 times a night just to take a leak. I am so done with peeing. It disrupts my sleep, it disrupts me when I'm playing my video game, and it disrupts my meals.I would say that I pee about once every hour. Do you know what its like to pee 24 times in one day? I went through a whole roll of toliet paper in 2 days. If this keeps up, I'm getting a catheter so I can just pee in a bag and get my full nights sleep again. I actually had the worst night of my adult life thus far the other night. I went to bed at 9pm. I woke up at 11pm and 1am to relieve my full bladder. At 3am, I was pissed now that I was waking up for the third time. I was so mad, half asleep, walking to the toliet again. I started to pee, when I noticed that my leg was itching me. So I itched, and itched. It started to get worst. Now, I was really upset, because I was going to have to turn "ON" the light. I braced myself, pissed and switched the light on. I had hives on my right leg from my knee to my ankle. I wanted to scream. I didn't know if I could take Benedryl, so I got the Calamine lotion instead. Slopped that on, flushed the toliet and went back to bed. I'm laying in bed on the verge of tears. Kim rolls over and says, "Is everything ok?" I loose it at this point. "No, everything is not OK! This is the 3rd time I've woken up to pee and I look like the pink panther! EVERYTHING IS NOT OK!" Kim bursts out laughing. I look back on the situation now, it was pretty funny, but at the time. I was ready to grab that machine gun again, and shoot the toliet.

Oh yeah, update on the baby, that's right. This week the baby is about 5mm big. Small buds are forming which will be the legs and arms. The heart has divided into right and left chambers. The primary bronchi have developed in the lungs. The appendix is present, as well as the pancreas. The tail has not fully disappeared yet. (yeah!) So with the little arm and leg buds, and the cute little tail still present, I would say that my embryo could be compared to a gecko right now.

Update on WIC, no word. That's 3 phone call into them, no phone calls out. I'm gonna need my machine gun again......

Also, 16 days sober. This kid better be healthy.

And I have decided to upgrade to using 2 pillows for maximum comfort while I sleep right now. Aunt Vanessa, I'll keep you updated on how many it takes in the future.

Also, just so everyone knows the stakes thus far......a source (we'll call them LN) has offered double presents if I have the baby on April 28. Also another source (well call AAO) has told me there is no greater day that April 22 to have a baby.

Ok friends and family. There is the update for week 7. Write more next week!