The Chauffeur

2013-01-07Uncategorized Standard

Today I played the part of family chauffeur.  We (only) have one car (still), so if I need to be out and about, I need to confiscate the car in the morning when Finnur goes to work.  Due to scheduling issues, he planned the day so that he would arrive later than usual, but would be staying late and getting a ride home with some friends.  So that saved me one ride.

Apparently the Universe decided that was untenable so here’s my drive-full day:

Bjarki to daycare, Finnur to work.  Drop by the fishmongers on the way back home to get fresh fish, notice the windshield fluid is low (very bad this time of year), go to gas station to fill up.  Station happens to be next to a grocery store so I stock up on necessities.  I make it home shortly before lunch, have a snack, and head out again, to try a lunch-time pregnancy yoga class (not bad, will probably go again).

When yoga class is over, I find missed calls on the phone – turns out Anna’s decided her friends are more fun than piano class, and she’s not gone.  I drive to pick her up and drop her off at music school 20 minutes late, but with 30 mins remaining of the class – so it’s not a total loss.  (She got instructions that next time I don’t pick up the phone it means ‘no, you can’t skip class’, and not ‘yes, do whatever you want’).

After the unexpected piano-detour (thankfully not long at all, these are all within walking distance from our home) I just make it to today’s midwife-appointment.  Still no protein in the urine, but blood pressure is acting up still (the piano-class incident not helping) so my GP ups the dosage from one to three pills per day.  Apparently these things just work for a set amount of time per day and then dissipate.

From midwife I go home, eat a late lunch, before lounging on the couch for a bit, and gasp, watch a 43 minute tv episode.  Then out again, this time to pick Anna up to drop her off at the swimming pool for swim practice.  Go home, and try moderately successfully to nap for half an hour.  Then out again, this time to pick Bjarki up from daycare.

Knowing Finnur was going to be a no-show at home until late, me and Bjarki also go swimming until shortly before 18 (6 pm).

The last drive of the day was the drive from the swimming pool to home, but that’s four departures from home-base in one day, and a lot of stops.  I think I’ll be going to bed early tonight, and avoiding any driving tomorrow!!

COMMENTS

Sonja

I became stressed just reading all this. So much going on! No wonder your bp is skyhigh. (I take it though that this is not a typical day).

Pregnancy yoga class helped me a lot with my hips during my first pregnancy. It made up for what the chiropractor was not able to do (he did the bone part and yoga did the muscle part).

I hope that the pills will work to keep you within the norm. The pills are just a bandaid though and don´t fix the source of the stress, but as long as they keep you out of ‘high-risk pregnancy’ then that’s great right there.

Hrefna

Yeah, I become stressed just re-reading it! And you’re right, this was an atypical day – but they do happen. Tomorrow should be much quieter (but Wednesday is looking pretty packed)…

I did pregnancy yoga with Anna, and I agree, it did good stuff for the muscles, except I think I strained something pretty early on, and it kept bugging me for a long time. I’m trying to be more careful now. My pelvis isn’t complaining too badly after it, although there were a thing or two that I think I probably shouldn’t do again.

And yes, the pills are most definitely band-aids. I’m ambivalent on whether I should go to a shrink now, because just talking about stuff stresses me out, as it requires me to go back and remember and dig and explain complicated stuff. Maybe that’s better left until after baby gets born, and that particular pressure is off…

Sonja

Don’t go to a shrink.