At 0700, when I picked her up, I took her to my room, nursed her, then let her nap in my bed for a while. I got up at 0830, showered, and got ready to go, then got Eis up, nursed her, and we left for Temple. I left her and my dad in the car, while I went in to have my blood drawn. However, before I left, I went and spoke with the lady in charge of records and had her ready my MRIs of my spine. I told her I'd pick them up at 1300.
I found Dad at the car, then we went to Cracker Barrel for lunch. I nursed Eis in the parking lot for a few minutes before I went inside. I ordered the cinnamon pancakes with eggs and bacon, while my dad ordered the cinnamon French toast with eggs and bacon. Eis was in her stroller for a while, but got fussy, so I held her while I ate. She was pretty good. She sat on my leg and faced out and didn't fuss once I had her. When we finished, I was walking around the "stuff" area in the front and saw some super cute baby shoes and clothes, but I didn't buy anything.
We drove back to the hospital to pick up my MRIs and to see Dr. L, but I nursed Eis in the car a bit more, since she didn't nurse much before lunch. Dad went to find a bathroom in the hospital, while I sat with the baby in the backseat to nurse. When he got back to the car, he grabbed the diaper bag and I put Eis facing out in the Ergo. We decided it was a bit chilly, so we put her fuzzy hat on her. However, it was really bright, so I grabbed her sunglasses and put those on her, too.
l had to take off my sunglasses to see into my phone, but even then I couldn't really see into the screen. I took this pic while we were walking toward the hospital. Just about everyone we passed smiled or exclaimed how cute she was. One lady asked us to wait while she got her boss, so she could see, too! Eis kept on her gear while we picked up the MRIs and until we got to the cancer centre. It was at the point she started fussing, but she was also quite tired. It was also then that we realised I had left the rubadub in the car! We got called back after about 20 minutes in the waiting room. We changed Eisley's diaper in the little check-up room and as soon as we finished, there was a knock on the door. The doctor who came in looked like a taller, blonder, handsome brother of Elijah Wood. It was uncanny. He talked to me for a bit, then said he was going to stick a scope down my nose to check on my vocal cords when Dr. L showed up. Luckily, that didn't have to happen. Dr. L said that he'd checked them in surgery and all was fine -- thank goodness! I was nervous for a few minutes.
Dr. L said my calcium levels were good and that he didn't take out my parathyroid glands, so I could taper off the calcium. I didn't tell him that I hadn't really been taking it that faithfully... I think I'd only taken one or two a day, instead of three, and I'd only take it when my feet would tingle. I am good at taking the levothyroxine, though -- no worries. He said my thyroid was benign and no signs of cancer on the side they'd removed last week. Then we discussed the radioactive iodine.
My mom said she'd heard from three people that they took radioactive iodine, then were told they couldn't have children because of it. We asked Dr. L and he said that's not true. However, I won't be able to be around her for a few days, will have to sleep in a room alone and use a separate bathroom. So, not only do I have to wait until Ty's here, but I'll have to wait until I'm totally done breastfeeding. Depending on where we go next, I may have to wait until our next station to take it.
After we left the hospital, we drove to the house to wait for the guy whose wife supposedly wants to buy it. We had spoken over the weekend and said we would meet up at 1445 - 1500. I checked and made sure that worked with his schedule and he said it did. However, I got a call from him at 1420, saying he'd be a little late and it he couldn't make it until a few minutes after 1500.
Dad was struggling with Eis because she was so tired and wouldn't go to sleep and he still hadn't shown up by 1530, so I packed the car, then texted him and said that we were leaving, since we'd been waiting at the house for over an hour. I don't think he'd even left work when he texted back! I was irritated because we could have gone home and didn't need to be waiting there making Eis fuss and drive both my dad and I nuts.
I have started giving Eis a bath every night as part of our bedtime routine. It's a bath, then a little massage while I sing her a couple songs... all while holding her. Then I put her down and read a couple stories. Unfortunately, the singing and reading are quite difficult right now. My voice gets scratchy after about 60 seconds of reading out loud and I can't sing very well right now. I can't remember how long it took last time for my voice to get back to 100%.
On a final note, I think I may be getting sick. My scratchy throat has turned into a deeper cough. I feel the itch deep in my chest and it isn't pleasant. Plus, I have the nausea and headaches and some slight congestion. I need to figure out what I can take and still be able to nurse.
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