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Sarah G's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 3/20/03 -------------------- 1/10/03 11/25/02 11/10/02 10/21/02 10/16/02 10/11/02 10/2/02 9/27/02 8/29/02 8/26/02 8/7/02 7/3/02 6/13/02 5/6/02 4/10/02 3/19/02 2/20/02 2/4/02 1/9/02 12/6/01 11/3/01 10/29/01 10/2/01 9/13/01 9/4/01 9/3/01 8/13/01 8/12/01 8/10/01 8/5/01 7/31/01 7/21/01 7/17/01 6/23/01 6/10/01 5/28/01 5/17/01 5/10/01 5/9/01 5/8/01 4/28/01 4/22/01 4/16/01 4/6/01 3/30/01 3/20/01 3/6/01 2/28/01 2/20/01 2/14/01 2/10/01 2/9/01 2/8/01 2/1/01 1/30/01 1/25/01 1/24/01 1/23/01 1/17/01 1/9/01 1/2/01 12/26/00 12/19/00 12/13/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/14/00 11/8/00 11/1/00 10/18/00 10/11/00 10/4/00 9/27/00 9/20/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/31/00 8/17/00 -------------------- Sarah G's Introduction

August 31, 2000

Tomorrow I have my first appointment at the Medicaid office. I have to get a Medicaid number before I can make an appointment to see the doctor I've chosen. I am not sure how long it will take to receive my number, so all I can do is wait.

I've started feeling queasy at odd moments. It's not very serious, just feels like light motion sickness. I am very grateful it isn't worse.

Jacob seems to be very clingy lately, and wants to nurse often. I suspect he's going through a growth spurt. I've found myself getting snappy and cranky at him for not laying still as he nurses. He's constantly moving and looking around, and pulling my hair and glasses and necklace ... It drives me batty to no end. I am determined to continue breastfeeding him as long as we are both able, though.

I've taken his crib apart. He actually never slept in it, and it was taking up a great deal of space. I've put the mattress on the floor of my room, and have begun the process of moving him out of my bed at night. I do not feel it is safe for a toddler and a newborn to share the bed with Mommy and Daddy, so Jacob is going to have to learn to sleep on his own bed. So far, things have been going very well. He takes his naps there well, and soon I'll be putting him there at night. I do anticipate he will be upset the first several times, as he is used to nursing in his sleep. I hope he will learn to sleep on his own in the months before the new baby is born.

Stone and I still do not know when the wedding is going to be, but we now know where we shall live. My aunt will be moving out of her house this year, and is going to allow us to rent it from her indefinitely. We are delighted. We still don't know what we are going to do about Stone's apartment lease, but we have some time to figure it out.

Classes have started again for Stone, and so he's away during the day, and doing homework at night. He'll soon be starting a new job, so I'll see him even more infrequently.

I just can't wait until I see my doctor for the first time. I've heard very lovely things about her. And I'll be so happy when she will be able to tell me the baby's sex. Ah, more waiting ...