#3

Today I am grateful.

- My colonoscopy went well and I did it without any sedation drugs! Everyone told me beforehand that I was crazy to do it without the drugs but it was important to me to try since I'm breastfeeding Way (and it kinda felt like they were daring me, so...). The lactation consultant at our hospital told me it was safe to get the drugs and go home and breastfeed him but something about having Versed and Demerol injected into my system less than two hours before feeding my baby didn't sit well with me. The procedure certainly wasn't as comfortable as those I've had in the past when I was mildly sedated but I powered through the cramping and minor pain and felt like a Rock Star Mama when it was over. Everything looked good (well, to the doctor that is...it all looked pretty gross to me) and now I don't have to forgo food for 36 straight hours again for another three years. Yeah, me! The downside? No more solo bowel cleansing for three years. Darn. I was able to finish a whole book last night, people!

- The Earl of Sandwich (our new most favorite spot on the planet) opens in the morning so Roger took me there after the test to scarf down my best sandwich ever--The All American--which quickly quieted my screaming hunger pangs, after I first slurped down a Starbuck's Espresso Truffle, that is. So much for losing a few pounds from that fast.

- When Waylon was born he gave Delaney a present ('Cause he knew that it's always good to bribe the elders in the tribe you're joining): a kid-friendly digital camera. Here's how my daughter sees me through her lens.

Comments

[karen]

Is it wrong of me to print that Earl of Sandwich menu and plan meals around it for two or three weeks? Those sandwich combos sound amazing!

I'm getting a laugh out of your shunning Demerol but shooting caffeine. Our kids are 100% caffeine free (something my quad-shot latte self is not) and I've apparently got Ross so paranoid about caffeine stunting his growth that he performed an EXCELLENT Bill The Cat rendition the other day when he accidentally got a sip of my latte instead of his cocoa. He will sip alcohol with abandon, though, and once ate a good week's worth of birth control pills thinking they were candy (kid ate chocolate for dinner that night - no lie).

I am proud of you for getting through it with no sedation, though! I don't think I would have made it - I wish Chris would drive me to the OBGYN so I could have some wine before they do the darned PAP test...

[midlife mommy]

I am so glad that your colonscopy went well!

[Linda]

Congrats on getting your colonoscopy....umm, behind you! I'll bet you're glad it's another three years before you have to go through that...dare I say crap?

The Earl of Sandwich menu sounds awesome. My favorite menu-item name: "The Full Montagu."