Jen's update on hurting bellies and a funny Ginger story

[jenP_97]

Hi!

First, I'd like to thank everyone who sent their thoughts and stories 
my way.  Wanda, it was inspiring to hear about what you and your son 
went through when he was born.  It really helped to know that folks 
were thinking about me!

Now... I went to the emergency room last night with some severe pain 
- spent 6 (SIX!) hours there and had some nasty things done to me 
(had a very mean ultrasound tech that I'd dealt with before - the 
first time I met her, she yelled at me and made me feel inadequate 
because I didn't have a full bladder!).  In any case, when the doctor 
finally got a chance to see me, he poked me (gently, thank goodness), 
prodded me, made me do some calisthenics(!), and then proclaimed that 
the baby was doing very well (and was in the right spot!) and that 
I'd just pulled an abdominal muscle somehow.  YAY!  I'm in tons of 
pain, but at least I know what's causing it, and I know that all 
things baby are going well.

Funny Ginger story that transpired as I was writing this:

Chris (husband) just taught Ginger how to do a "wet willy".  If you 
don't know what this is, I'm sure you'll get the idea after I 
describe *her* logic.

- Ginger comes up to me sticking her finger in my face.
- I say, "Don't you poke me!" (in a funny voice, of course)
- "But I want to give you a wet willy!"
- "Yuck.  No way."
- (in a very whiny voice) "But I want to give you one!!!" (we're 
having a problem with whining at the moment)
- "Oh fine."
- So Ginger sticks her finger in *my* mouth, then sticks it in my ear 
(meanwhile, I'm commenting "at least it's my own spit")
- Chris says, "No no no, you stick your finger in your own mouth!"
- Ginger sticks her finger in her mouth, then sticks it in *her* ear.

And this whole time, I'm laughing and crying because it hurts so 
much.


Jen (who is sorry about the length of this post, but you know moms... 
they are physically unable to stop gushing about their kids)