Baby G is not a procrastinator.

It has been an eventful pregnancy this time around. All-day sickness was just the beginning I guess. Then, just after 20 weeks I was diagnosed with this God awful pregnancy rash called PUPPPS that does not go away until delivery. After a couple of rounds of steroids and now daily doses of Claritin and Benedryl, it has gone from a 9 on the water torture level to a 7. Now it seems there is a new twist. I am having contractions at 30 weeks. They are apparently doing some work way ahead of schedule. It gave us quite a scare. The Dr. said we really needed to get monitored and my husband asked her, ”So do we make an appointment for that?” and she said “Oh, no. You need to go to the hospital now.” Nothing like Chicago traffic during interstate construction. Although I am not progressing any further at this point, I was told to stop all work, exercise, lifting of my son, ect ect. It also meant I was unable to go say a final goodbye to my Grandma Lar. That was heartbreaking for me. Timing is everything. We were told a couple of weeks before that she was failing rapidly. Fortunately, I was still at the point where I could travel as I was just approaching 30 weeks. I was going to go that weekend to visit her with my dad who flew in from the West coast as we have been told she has very very little time left with us. But the drive to Michigan was too risky according to the doctors. So for now, we will wait and lay low until I get a little further along as we will take every week we can get.Later this afternoon I will find out if there has been anymore progress. Stay tuned.
(1) This is me finally making it to 35 weeks. Can I get any bigger I ask?

On the Hot Seat.

In Mid April I was asked to take part in the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage. As a reporter, I was brought in with a few others from media to put suburban police officers on the hot seat. They were given mock scenarios in which the media would cover. We were then able to ask them tough questions to see how well they could hold up in front of the cameras. It isn't as easy as it seems, but everyone did very well. We had a great time meeting the men and women who are then when we most need them.

In Mid April I was asked to take part in the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage. As a reporter, I was brought in with a few others from media outlets to put police officers on the hot seat. They were given mock scenarios in which the media would cover. We were then able to ask them tough questions to see how well they could hold up in front of the cameras.

Safe Haven Day

In early April we celebrated Save Abandoned Babies Day as did much of the rest of the country. We had close to 20 cities in Illinois who were part of the effort. I was lucky enough to be part of the efforts in Waukegan. Thanks to everyone involved and the coverage of it in the media, I was told four days after the event, an overwhelmed mother in Waukegan relinquished her newborn child to a Safe Haven. This year we had more to celebrate as now all 50 states have Safe Haven Laws.