My So Called Life

My Son Micah

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:33:56 GMT

Micah Bryan Christensen was born June 06 2008 at 0840 to David and Hollie Christensen. It is amazing how life changes so fast... One minute I leave for the army then I am getting married and now I've had a baby... He was 6lbs 9oz and 18 1/4 Inches long.More up dates later... Laters

SO... What to do now?

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:09:05 GMT

Okay so i made it home to my hubby in Ft. Campbell... I am in 551 MP Co. The Best company in the world!!! I love it. TN is nice but the weather is crazy... i left Korea on 01FEB08... Its cool I guess... I am having the companies baby, so to say. He will have his air assault wings on his clothes before me or my husband do.

And the due date for my baby is now somewhere near the 6th or the 10th. It's a Boy!! His name is going to be Micah Bryan Christensen. He will have surgery for the Gastroschisis, I hope everything will be okay after that. 1 in 5000 babies will end up with Gastroschisis, the defect can be corrected with surgery in most cases. The outcome depends on the amount of damage to or loss of intestine. I have searched all over the internet and talked with the doctors and everything. When I ask what causes it all i hear is there is no known cause. It occurs early in fetal development. Instead of the abdomen growing normally, the abdominal wall tears on the right side of the navel. As a result, the intestine extends through the opening and outside the body of the fetus. So nothing me or my husband did caused this, and it is not likely that it will happen in the next pregnancy. That's always good to hear.

However, some babies who have sustained injuries to the bowel, either due to direct contact between the intestines and amniotic fluid, or because the intestine was twisted or damaged in some way, may develop a condition known as "short gut." This condition is characterized by diarrhea, very slow weight gain, and deficiencies of important vitamins and minerals. So I'm not sure what to think now? So do I think that everything will be okay after the surgery? Or will my little boy have to deal with this for the rest of his life? I don't know what to think anymore I just pray and hope for the best. Maybe G-d will spare my son the after sickness.

Now I'm annoyed with doctors and everything. Army doctors really bother me and now I am wondering where to go for pregnancy care. The Army doc's sent me to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for care, and the people at Vanderbilt said I need to get weekly ultrasounds at My hospital. So when I go to My hospital they told me that only L&D was open and the ER... everything else closes at 16:00 or 4:00PM. AARRRRRGGGGG!!! So annoying! I don't know what to do now....

Writer's Block: Looking Forward

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:38:45 GMT

What are you looking forward to in 2008?

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Having my baby in June this year. Hoping for a healthy baby. Also, going home(back to the states) on the 30th of January.

baby troubles...

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:02:29 GMT

Well I went to the doctor on the 27th and they told me that my baby is wearing its insides on the outside... I hate this crap i want to go home and then to a real doctor not a military doctor... i want someone with years of experience not months... I wish they had civilian medical staff not military staff. I wish for once my life everything could be normal. I want my baby and be in the military but at the same time i want to have my baby and not be military. I wish my husband would just get the picture that i don't want to be in the military anymore and I don't want him to be either. I just want a normal life, not one that is fucked up all the time. I want to build a house and be close to our families. not all over the world. well, i am tired so, I'm going to sleep.

So sick... there are no words to explain.

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:07:02 GMT

Okay rape is the most vile act that I can think of on it's own. People never really believe the person that it happens to but it doesn't mean it never happened. another thing that really aggravates me is, people think that it can never happen to guys, or that females are not capable of raping a male. Well, I'd hate to contradict popular belief but it happenes all the time, right under everyones noses. The thing that bothers me the most is that these criminals get away with it almost every time or they get a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again. The only problem with this is, they do it again, and again and again and nobody does anything about it. It is disgusting to know that people just let this go on and the the judicial system sits there and does nothing about it. maybe we should rethink the way we live and what we think is socially acceptable. I am slowly losing faith in humanity, one person at a time.

The Desk...

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:25:07 GMT

Wow! Were to start... it can be fun, on days that end in z... it is amusing to me that people are as unaware of everything around them as they are.

Army Doctors

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:03:27 GMT

So I have a doctors appointment on the 27th for an ultrasound of my baby and a doctors appointment on the 28th just a normal check up. Now normally this wouldn't bother me however, these are Army doctors not normal doctors..... I'm a bit worried but I think everything will be fine..... I hope.... last time I went they said the baby was a boy hope things have not changed....

stupid people...

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:58:05 GMT

So today at work... YIKES!!! CW2 lost ID not a bad way to start the morning.... then we have some person that left their mail sitting around in the PX, a few days ago, and still has not picked it up. Then, a Korean National (female, who owns an apartment building) that this SPC rented from, which is not normally a problem however, when you don't pay your rent for a few months it adds up to about $2500 and you drop down from and E-4 to an E-fuzzy(1) bad day for him. Oh well, better luck next time....

What Do You Have To Say? - My Plans For The Holidays

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:02:36 GMT

How are you spending the holidays?

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I am working.... boring I know but it can be exciting in the PMO... right?