7 Quick Takes

1.
Proud Catholic Mama Moment: Elise absolutely HAS to say “good morning” and “good night” to Jesus every single day. Her greetings to Him include giving the picture we have of the Sacred Heart kisses (and a little desktop crucifix we have), as well as waving and saying “deeSUS” at every image she can. ♥

2.
I’m beginning to accumulate books to read when Little One arrives and Greg’s home on paternity leave (since I plan on doing NOTHING but laying in bed, nursing, and recovering in that time). So far, I have The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand, Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood by Sheila Kippley, God Help Me! These People are Driving Me Nuts! by Gregory Popcak, and the book on kindness by Fr. Lovasik that I mentioned back here. Books I have already to re-read are Danielle Bean’s book (see #3), Holiness for Housewives and Other Working Women by Fr. Hubert van Zeller, and The World’s First Love by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. I think that should tie me over quite nicely.

3.
I finished Danielle Bean’s book, Mom to Mom, Day to Day last night. I laughed (a lot), I cried, and I know that this book will be 1) recommended to friends and 2) read and re-read often. A lot of what she talks about I can relate to, and it’s a book that brings with it a sense of relief in knowing that there are other Mamas out there who have gone through the same thing.

4.
I’m really not enthused with the “new money saving” prescription plan we had to change to. The previous plan had no problems with my generic Zofran prescription – one month’s supply, check. The new plan has decided that my need for generic Zofran needs to be “pre-approved” and therefore I only can have 6 pills a month filled. 6. Per. Month. Even though Dr. M writes my prescriptions for one pill a day, they still require “pre-approval”. And honestly, by the time they approve; I’ll probably have given birth. Not to mention that at 33 weeks pregnant, I do NOT feel like battling The All Knowing Prescription Plan People, especially since it’s administered by the state government. ::sigh:: And with as hormonal as I am, I’d probably have a complete lapse in charity and really just rip someone apart, and I’d rather avoid that.

5.
I’m hoping extra B6 in my diet will help. This weekend I’ll be hoarding (rationing? saving?) my precious generic Zofran (5 left, took 1 this morning) and trying B6. If that doesn’t work, then I’ll call up Dr. M and figure out what else I can do that does not involve prescriptions. If the prescription plan is this wanky about generic Zofran, I highly doubt they’re going to like any other anti-nausea drug better. And if the B6 doesn’t work, then the prescription plan people will be hearing from me. Every. Single. Day. until they do something about it that doesn’t involve a metric ton of paperwork and weeks upon weeks of waiting.

6.
I’ve started with that delightful pregnant lady waddle. I never had that with Elise, so waddling is still kind of cute and novel to me. My belly also has a dedicated pillow in the bed with me, also something I never needed with Elise. I’m sure in about 2 weeks I’ll be sick of waddling, so be sure to ask me again how I feel about it!

7.
I’d like to use my last “quick take” to mention how amazingly awesome Greg is. In the throws of morning sickness, he never once has complained about changing a poopy diaper/emptying smelly trash cans/cleaning a toilet or doing other tasks that smell bad or are not visually appealing. Every morning for the last who knows how many months he wakes up at 6am, and brings me a glass of water for my Zofran. He gladly takes Elise in the evening so I can have a bath and relax, and rubs my back any time I ask him to. He is rock solid in his faith and we have many deep conversations about things in our faith lives, such as the darkness that I’ve been experiencing. He can explain things to me (usually about heresies and Latin, thanks to his college courses) as well as answering random questions about history. He would really clean up in Trivial Pursuit.

He really is an awesome husband and sometimes I feel like I take him for granted; so this is my reminder not to as well as my opportunity to brag about him.

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