“Orientation”

Well I had orientation this evening. OMG this baby is going to be EXPENSIVE! I should have known seeing the cars everyone that everyone else who was there for orientation were driving. A Jaguar, a Mercedes…..Made our 91 Buick Century look pitiful. We should have taken our 96 Saturn. LOL I would have felt better.

They took my weight – I have been loosing weight not gaining it – the Nurse Practitioner (hence forth known as NP) said that was good since I am NOT a skinny woman. And they took my blood pressure 110/60. She said that was very good. Usually my bottom number is around 82. Then she asked us all the usual questions – medical history of both our families. She gave me the due date of May 16th based on the date of my last period – I told her I thought I had a false period and she said the doctor would probably do a sonogram to be sure of my date. So as of right now I am due May 16 2004.

Then I set my Doctor visit for October 14, at 2:30. That is NEXT WEDNESDAY. I am not looking forward to the pelvic exam. Even though I have a woman doctor – I just do not like anyone but my hubby seeing “down there”. What can I say – I am a PRUDE.

Then after setting my appointment we all had to sit in the waiting room and the two NPs talked to us all at once about consent forms – had to sign forms for everything… what we can and cannot eat – WOOT they said I CAN have HOT DOGS!!!! WOOT WOOT WOOT 7-11 here I come!!!

Then they had us self pay people sign a form saying we will pay $200 at our first visit then $439 a month until March. NOW when my insurance through Charly kicks in at the end of January they will take the money we paid in and take out the costs of what office visits we have had and any sonograms tests etc. and refund us the difference. That is good. But now I have to figure out where the 439 is coming from.

Because they gave me the due date of May 16th I am calling the temp service to let them know so they can possibly give me that temp job filling in for a girl going out on maternity leave. I would work a few months with her before she went out and then work though middle of April. Whew that would be a load off my mind.

Also I am looking into being a mobile notary. I am a Notary but if I can get set up with this one company I would travel to real estate closings and notarize the paperwork. She said I could make upwards of $80 per closing. Sometimes there are 5 a day and sometimes 5 a week but they are easy and I will be making money. They were supposed to e-mail me the application packet – have not gotten it yet. I will call them again tomorrow. Maybe they got my e-mail wrong.

Will keep you all updated….. 🙂