Sorry, Chunky Monkey....but this might make you jealous.....
I hate mashed potatoes. I have always disliked them. They are fluffy, and smooth, and white, and bland, and hot, and, worst of all---ewww--sometimes creamy. And when I eat them, they make me gag. So I never do.
Until about two days ago, when I had the most overwhelming urge to eat mashed potatoes. It was weird. I tried to ignore it--I mean seriously, mashed potatoes? uck. How about cookies? Cookies are good....
But not as good as mashed potatoes, this voice I have never heard before whispered in my head.
But I ignored it still.
Then, today, I made a presentation to a customer at work. Then i stayed and ate lunch. and they served--mashed potatoes!
And I ate them. And then, I ate some more. I ate a ton of mashed potatoes, because they were delicious. The most delicious mashed potatoes I have ever eaten. With chunks. And garlic. And I think butter. Mmmm. Apparently Mr. Pants LOVES mashed potatoes, because God knows I don't.
Sorry C.M. The part that will make you jealous now is over.
Let's talk about pee.
So the day of the u/s, it was at 3:30. They told me to drink 32 ounces of water between 2 and 2:30, and then, not use the bathroom, because my bladder is supposed to be very full.
I did as I was told. And at about 2:40, I really had to pee.
Kevin and I headed to the place where the u/s was going to be, and we got stuck in a traffic jam behind an accident. Kevin did a U-turn OVER a median, and I thought I was going to burst. I had to pee so bad at this point, that I hurt. So we get there, and I tell them, I'm really desperate, and I'm not sure I can hold it (I actually walked in doubled over). They were like, yeah yeah, whatever, you have to, so, suck it up. I get in, I lay down, she puts the jelly stuff on my belly, and starts pressing on it with the thing.
Then she's like, "Whoa! You're bladder, is really really full." I was like yeah, I know you, I told you that when I came in, I don't know how much longer I can hold it. She was like no, seriously, it's so full, that I can't see anything....
Point is, she actually let me empty 16 ounces of fluid from my bladder. It was the greatest thing ever. I came back in for the u/s, and she was like "well, jesus, it's still really full--but at least I can see. "
Ha. I told them all I was in pain and they made me drink too much water. Jerks. Didn't believe me. Why in the heck would they make you drink that much water? So I talked to some other people, and I found out, that apparently, no one really does that. My sister in law was like yeah, whatever, I used to drink one glass and then figure that was good enough. 32 ounces--they can kiss my ass. A girl at work said, "They told me 32 ounces, and I figured they were crazy, soI didn't drink much at all--no one complained. You just tell them that you drank the water--they don't know the difference."
What the?? Everyone knows this but me? They must need it for some reason, or else, why would they ask that? Weird. They must know the difference.
OK, yesterday after I posted the pictures of the u/s and myself, I can't post anymore pictures. I go to the icon, browse for the pic in the file I am keeping it in, and then upload the image. it says it is uploading the image, then I click done--but there is no picture there. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks!
posted by ElliottPreciousPants @ 12:41 PM
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just wait til you try gravy!
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During my first pregnancy I craved mash potatoes up the wazoo. I had hubby make them for me ALL the time. Just a huge bowlful, all by itself. And sometimes I would buy a can of gravy, b/c Melissa's right, the gravy takes it over the top!
Since I can't eat them now, it's good that you are eating them up. Someone's gotta make up for me not being able to eat my share or an entire industry could go under.
That reminds me, I really need a written list of the carbs I'm going to need on-hand once the baby is born...
i meant to tell you about the water drinking in the ultrasound. they need a full bladder because the only thing you can see in u/s is a difference between stuff- usually between fluid and not fluid. amniotic fluid is good for seeing stuff, but usually mom's bladder is laying on top of her uterus- if you fill up your bladder, they can see through it better. Probably they say 32 oz since most people actually drink enough water if you say 32 for them to see. i can't imagine anyone drinks the actual 32. they shouldn't try to trick people, but people should just follow instructions (which you obviously do, you poor thing!).
At my u/s I was told 24 oz. I went to the bathroom an hour before, drank 1 half liter down (16.9oz), and the proceeded to drink the next 8 oz over the next half hour and that worked out fine for me.
Yeah. Dude. That 32 oz. of water thing is brutal. I probably won't have to have another u/s until baby #2, but still, I will remember that.
I will never forget that, actually. I've never had to pee so bad in my life.
i had to go for an ultrasound of my bladder. i won't get into all the details, but basically if you get BLADDER INFECTIONS to much they want to look at your BLADDER. makes, sense, right? so they give me the instructions, "before you come in, you can't urinate for 12 hrs."
hahahahahahahaha
I'm like, "guys, do you understand at all why it is i'm coming here? i can't go 15 minutes without peeing." and the hosp i went to was almost an hour across boston on a BUS. can you imagine holding it for 12 hrs, then riding a bus? i literally told the lady- it's not that i WON'T do it, it's that i'm afraid I will wet my pants on the bumpy ride. Alright, so much for not giving all the details.
I seriously thought I was going to wet my pants. There was no doubt in my mind that I was going to accidentally wet my pants. In fact, when we went over a few bumps, I thought I had started to. I was very amazed with my bladder control when i did get to go to the bathroom, and discovered that my pants were in fact totally dry. I thought for sure I was going to accidentally pee all over the seat of our relatively new car.
they say one of the most common problems women have after they deliver a baby is urinary incontinence. maybe you're just starting early.
*EPP just stares at Melissa*
You must be joking? PLease be joking?
At least about the starting early part....that's a joke, right??
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