Plus the tech is usually great about pointing things out so you can see what's going on the geeky part of me likes that stuff.

Me too. I lurves the u/s tech at my OB's office.

Oh and FTR, I thought the most painful part of childbirth was THE CHILDBIRTH. Then again, that might have been because of the vacuum extractor.

We picked middle names based on 1) we like them and 2) they sounded good with the first name.

I could use some help calming down. I've been crying for about a half hour. I know I've got distortions going on, but I keep seeing evidence that they're true. I'm frustrated. And Toto can tell, so he keeps getting all worked up and barking at every little thing, which is just making me more tense. Normally, I'd try to get out of the house, but it's too cold.

Maybe a nice hot shower?

I don't think middle names carry as much social weight because it's not something people hear all the time.

I think it's nice to be able to play with a middle name--share a family name that may not fly as a first name or show some fandom love. I gave Olivia my maiden name as a middle name because it sounded nice and we can pass on the name.

vw, I hope you've found a good distraction.

{{{vw}}} Hope you feel better soon, sweetie.

Maybe a nice hot shower?

Yeah. I think that's what I'm gonna do.

I've actually been working really hard today. I've sent three math homework assignments to my professor (out of 11 total, so it really is a lot). Granted, they were all started, but today I pushed through the tough problems I hadn't wanted to/been able to do. And, I've written a couple of pages on the final paper for that class and scheduled the final exam. But, for some reason my brain doesn't think that's enough. It doesn't help that I'm getting a lot of pressure from my dad today to get the stuff done.

I think I'm hormonal, 'cause I haven't had this much trouble in a couple of months, and I was doing fine earlier.

We picked middle names based on 1) we like them and 2) they sounded good with the first name.

That's what my parents did. My sister liked her first name middle name combination so much, she dropped the last name altogether.

You have done a lot, vw, and deserve a break. I hope the shower helps.

{{{vw}}}

Well, I came into work late, took an extra long lunch and am considering leaving early. What to do, what to do.

I've actually been working really hard today. I've sent three math homework assignments to my professor (out of 11 total, so it really is a lot). Granted, they were all started, but today I pushed through the tough problems I hadn't wanted to/been able to do. And, I've written a couple of pages on the final paper for that class and scheduled the final exam. But, for some reason my brain doesn't think that's enough. It doesn't help that I'm getting a lot of pressure from my dad today to get the stuff done.

I'm so sorry, Valerie. That's a lot of hard work, and if you've got hormonal triggers coming into play too, that's the exhaustion/hormone double whammy. It is Friday. You have a whole weekend before you, and you are a grade 'ho. You're going to handle your school work the right way. You are an excellent student.

vw, that's a lot of work that you've gotten done today, and you deserve a break now. (When I've had a whole stack of work like that, what I've usually done is set aside certain hours when I'll work on it, and work as hard as I can during those hours, and then stop when those hours are up. It's the only way I can keep myself from getting too obsessed with getting everything done.)

Also, I've got a random "tell me how off from normal I am" question. I've been getting a lot of cuts lately, and I suspect it's partially from EDS. But I have no idea what "normal" is to compare to. So: Do you still have scars from skinned knees when you were a kid? Are they red and/or raised? Also, I tend to bleed from about 3-4 nicks per leg whenever I shave. Normal? Not normal?

Thanks, guys.

I took a nice, hot shower and feel much better. I've got my favorite flannel jammies on with my red fuzzy slipper socks that Em's mom gave me for Christmas a year ago. I'm gonna move back to the couch in a bit and take the rest of the day off of school work. Tomorrow is another day.

I also talked to my dad, and I think he's gonna back off a bit. He means well, but it can really add pressure when I'm already putting a ton of pressure on myself.

and if you've got hormonal triggers coming into play too, that's the exhaustion/hormone double whammy.

I really think that's part of it. My body's still getting used to the IUD and I don't think it's worked out all the hormonal kinks yet. I really have been doing well, and I need to remember that and cut myself some slack when I do have a bit of a rough time.

and you are a grade 'ho.

That I am.