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alishaB
alishaB has 15 days to go and is now in week 37
	Age: 31 Country: - Province/region: Venice Beach City: Los Angeles Partner: My hubby Charlie Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 27 Oct ,2008 Occupation: Photographer
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I was diagnosed with PCOS last year and was told that getting pregnant was going to be very difficult so I feel extraordinarily grateful and thrilled to be here! We've been through the ringer this past year with surgeries, Clomid, Metformin and lots of acupuncture. I still can't believe I have this teeny bean inside relying on me for everything:) I love her sooo much its crazy.

ITS A GIRL!!!!

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justjess - Sunday, 14 September
I'm on my second load of blankets...I have a million of them. Next I'll move on to his newborn ~ 3 months stuff. His room came out so cute. All I need now is something on the walls. I'll have pix tomorrow.

adriennella - Sunday, 14 September
That is so cool about the dudes house! I showed Russell. I feel all in a blur like I have no time to do anything..and I miss writing to you consistently!

Holy crap man, I just tried out my breast pump. OWWWWW! Oh, and sooooo unattractive. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though.

We live in walking distance to Japantown, and I've introduced Russell to some sushi. I love the simple stuff, unadorned.

I'm going to do more reading about the immunizations. My gut says that I'll probably put off the MMR at least. I read that babies are protected by our immunities for 6 months if we breastfeed exclusively, but I'll have to check on that.

I am happy, but I'm in a blur!

Hope you're having a good weekend. We're going on our first date tonight.

justjess - Saturday, 13 September
Alex's room is starting to come together!!! I have to friend coming over today to help set up the rest. I'll have pictures this weekend at some point. I cant wait until it's all done. Enjoy your weekend

adriennella - Saturday, 13 September
What kind of burrito did you have?

My mom's here and we've had a great and busy day. Rose smiled a lot! My uncle George from Colorado stopped by for a visit, and I swear Rose laughed at him. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen! Nobody's going to convince me that it's gas!

We went out for dinner in Japantown. I had unagi and sashimi and BEER! For dessert I had a nutella and strawberry crepe. I love food!

I haven't decided about vaccines. What books/ sources have you read?

adriennella - Saturday, 13 September
Russell insists that I ask you more about living in the Dude's house. Please explain!

justjess - Friday, 12 September
I'm not depressed about the Rob thing. Just depressed about the diet and I'm just ready to have this baby. I'm starting to not enjoy this at all. I hope he comes early

justjess - Friday, 12 September
How are you feeling today? I've been feeling depressed the last few days.

adriennella - Friday, 12 September
Whole Foods is amazing for sure! I love their pastries, cheese selection, and Sonoma Chicken Salad! I also love just about everything else there, but I have to stay away or I'll be broke!

Yes, Russell's family has money. They have a nice house in a golf coursey neighborhood, an amazing condo in Puerta Vallarta, and the sweetest A-frame vacation home in the mountains for skiing. Russell's dad worked for GE and got some of the first stock options ever offered by a company and they have some sort of Texas oil money or something. It's pretty hush-hush. They helped us with our wedding and also gave me $6000 for a new car as a wedding gift, so we've been very fortunate to have their help. What's also great is that they let us live our own lives financially. Things are just a bit tough for us right now, but there are no offers to help. I like that.

My family is poor, but there's no need for it. My mother makes and wastes money like none other. She buys things on time, uses credit badly, and I think she has holes in her pockets that money spills from or something. She lives in the saddest broken-down trailer. My dad's wife is a shopaholic and I think they're working on their second bankruptsy.

I haven't any money or any real debt other than student loans.

Please tell me how that Coen brother's movie is! Russell and I are planning our first date out on Saturday or Sunday to see it. My mom's coming at noon tomorrow.

Your girlhood will be less ouchy very soon!

adriennella - Thursday, 11 September
I'm sorry it took me so long to reply. Rose's first diaper rash and a pretty sleepless night took me out of commission. Last night was so much better and I feel alive today! Yipee!

I'm over my bitchiness from yesterday...sorry to throw it all on you. My MIL is back in my good graces. She is an old southern belle and just makes me crazy because she has such a hard time following through and making decisions. She never had a job and was/ is very subservient to her husband. I'm such a strong personality (Aries+redhead+firstborn+1/2 Italian) that I can be really, really impatient (mostly in my head). Today, she's bringing me premie clothes for Rose...so she's lovely at random. She gives me advice on mothering, but that part doesn't bother me yet. She was a good mamma. Again, it's the decision making and remembering things that makes me CUCKOO!

I'm starting to take note of Rose's schedule today. I think that her diaper rash and gassy belly may be a result of my diet. I had spicy Mexican and she was up all night. Then I had some pepperoni pizza that a friend came over and hence the second sleepless night. I had a mild dinner last night and she was back to her 3 hour sleeping routine. Yipee!

How's your day? Doing anything nice for yourself?

justjess - Thursday, 11 September
My words!!

justjess - Wednesday, 10 September
When you're feeling not so beautiful just know that we all think you are. When you're feeling not so sexy just know that we all think you are. When you're are crying at some stupid AT&T commercial just know that we are too.
When you're feeling alone just know that we are too.
And when your feet are all swollen just know that mine are too...I love you

adriennella - Wednesday, 10 September
I'm really happy that Charlie gave you kisses and love. He must really understand a lot more than most men what you're going through.

It's hard to let go and let other people do things that you know you can do better, but pregnancy really slows you down and forces you to. Early motherhood also does, believe me! Right now's a good time to get used to letting go a little bit...hard as it is. I'm very proud of you for taking it more easy today...from one perfectionist to another.

My mother in law is coming over today and I'm so exhausted. Rose was up every other hour for an hour last night! I think she had a tummy ache. Any way, my mother in law is so sweet, but she makes me CRAZY xome times. For months she's been saying that she wants to help me when the baby comes...over and over. So, I told her that she could help when Russell went back to work last Friday. She made other plans and went out of town. She asked if she could help today, so of course I said yes. When I called this morning to tell her to go ahead and come over, she said, "Oh, but you sound tired. Let's plan our shindig for another time." Shindig? What the heck??? It frustrated me so badly that I had to end up asking for her to help me today! I had to say several times that this was the day when I could use a nap. She ended up saying, "Well, don't you worry about entertaining me. I'll be just fine." Oh, and she offered to bring lunch, but I was smart this time and turned her down. We have these asinine conversations in which she often offers to bring over food and when I say yes, she gets all flustered. Once I told her to go ahead and bring over sandwiches. Her response was, "Well I'll have to call my friends and do some research. I don't know where to get a sandwich." She's lived in the same suburban neighborhood (with tons of sandwich places) for 40 years. I am such a bitch daughter in law to rant about all of this. I'm just tired.

Oh my...thanks for reading my rant!!!!

My friend's husband is having some sort of a psychological breakdown. They have a new baby with some hearing problems, and I thought that was what was triggering it. He's just getting worse and worse, though. My friend says he doesn't even dress himself. I feel so horribly for her. If I didn't have this brand new baby, I'd offer to babysit or help or something. All I can do is listen.

Are you staring the lipo shoot this week?

adriennella - Wednesday, 10 September
I can't believe you're actually still working at the end of pregnancy. I just couldn't do a damn thing in the last two months.

I'm sorry that you're having troubles at home. Pregnancy makes you so tired that it's natural to be resentful of your spouse. They just don't understand at all how hard it is. It helped me to let go of the responsibility of cooking. Trader Joe's half prepared stuff also saved my life. I'm still not cooking like I used to. Tonight we had nasty pizza and a bunch of fresh veggies with tzatziki sauce. Other nights we have chili or spaghetti sauce that I made in huge pots and froze. I have to force Russell to help me as well.

I'm sorry...you did tell me about the Happiest Baby DVD. I still haven't even watched it. I think one night when she's freaking out I'll watch it...LOL. Or I'll watch it with Russell's mom tomorrow. She's coming over to "help" me, but I'm sure it'll be more work than help. I'm such a bitch for even saying that.

My day was good. Two of my friends came over for visits with their babies. They're both very close to me and it was wonderful to see them. They were easy to be around. My first friend is having the saddest troubles with her husband...not Jess' problems, but very sad. Also, her newborn baby girl has at least partial deafness. She's grown so much in these past few months and has become a strong mom and woman. I'm so proud of her. My second friend gave me great work gossip and made me laugh my ass off. Her little boy also cracked me up. It was a wonderful visit. Rose and I took our first solo trip out of the house. It's really hard to do things like leaving your baby for the first time, going out alone, and even going out with your spouse...but they're things you have to make yourself do right away I think. She cried all the way to Target, but I knew she'd be ok. As soon as I got near her and she saw my face she stopped crying. Ok, so Target's 5 minutes from my house, but I felt like it was a big deal to drive through the crying and to know that she'd be fine.

I hope your night goes better than your day. Do you have a lot of work tomorrow as well?

adriennella - Wednesday, 10 September
awww...thanks for comparing Rose to me or me to Rose!