: About Me

I am happily married with three children. I work full time as a junior high and h.s. math teacher. I enjoy reading and really just wish I had the creativity to be a writer. I would love to sit down and put words on paper for others to enjoy as much as I do a good novel.

My passion is ...

being a Mom.

I know too much about ...

nothing.

My parents always told me ...

do what is right.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a teacher.

My favorite memory ...

giving birth to my children.

Why I write ...

I enjoy reading so much, I want to give that same enjoyment to others if I can.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

always something different.

My inspiration ...

my children.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pregnancy and preeclampsia

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I was so ecstatic when I found out I was pregnant for the first time. I wanted nothing more than to be a mother. I did everything I thought was right during my pregnancy. I tried to eat healthy, avoided caffeine, etc. All the while I was becoming ENORMOUS. My doctor was concerned about my weight gain at about 7 months along. I had started to swell, mostly in my hands and feet, but some swelling throughout all of my body. My blood pressure started to bounce. One minute it was high, the next it would be fine. He checked my urine regularly for the sure sign of preeclampsia, but no protein was...

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