Monday, August 9, 2010

Recognition & Friday Freak-Out

I can't believe it! Stirrup Queens recognized me on her (300th/200th) Friday Blog Round-Up with my post on liking kids! It was almost surreal to see my blog name listed there!

I was surprised... mostly because I felt funny posting it, because it's taken me an awfully long time to even remotely feel this way. And, as I probably figured, not many people commented from the Round-up. I wouldn't have thought so, even though I was secretly hoping for a few new readers.

It's a touchy subject and most/many of us are just not there, hardly at all. One of the things we struggle with a lot is feeling happy around other people's children.

This weekend ended my 2 weekend time with kids - we had my 6 year old nephew almost the whole weekend, taking him to see Ma.ry Pop.pins at the theater and then the next day to the park & zoo. We had tons of fun with him... and we were also completely & utterly exhausted when he left. And he's a good kid.  It made me wonder what we'd be getting ourselves into when we finally do get on with our family building!

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I'm also starting to freak out about the fibroid surgery this Friday. In looking through my paperwork last night, I didn't realize that I needed to be on a liquid diet on Thursday - and take laxatives starting at 4pm - every 15 mins for 2 hours. Gross!!!!!!!!

I'm so not looking forward to this AT ALL.

Ok, now I know I have to stop being such a baby about it and I know the end result will be fine but this all stinks!

Do you have any magical advice on getting me mentally prepared for this? Any post-op must do's/do not's?? I could really use them!

8 comments:

  1. Just wanted to wish you tons of luck on Friday. I have no good advice, other than to get yourself some good dvd and books to read while you recover. I will be thinking of you.

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  2. That is so great that you were recognized for your honesty - thanks for all the support you give here and around the infertile blogosphere - especially to me! (I heart your comments so much.)

    And I'm thinking of you so daily as you're heading into this surgery soon. Sending you a big hug!

    The Infertile Mind

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  3. That's awesome you were recognized & it really was a wonderful post! Thinking of you & praying everything goes smoothly for your surgery Friday:)

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  4. Oh wow the surgery is this Friday already! So glad it's almost over with! And yeah, the bowel prep before my surgery wasn't fun, but not unbearable. Hoping & praying everything goes great on Friday!
    Hugs!

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  5. Laxatives are gross. But think of the flat belly they will give you...

    Oh and liquid diet ? Ice cream floats, smoothies, rhum and coke. Won't it be fun ?

    Just trying to be cheerful (maniacally) positive about this. :)

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  6. good luck on your surgery on friday. sorry to hear about the laxatives you have to take. That is No fun!

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  7. I hope your surgery went well and you are recovering nicely. Hugs

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  8. Thinking about you as you recover from your surgery, I hope all went well for you xxxx

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