exhausting day

so my mom took me to the medicaid place and my sister road along. my mom’s car AC has been acting up so it doesn’t blow as hard (insert “that’s what she said” joke here). so the car was brutally hot and todays temp was in the upper 90s so “feels like” temp was in the 100s. we were dying on the way there. then we get there and it’s hot as fuck inside there too. apparently their AC broke that afternoon. of course what are the odds. 

so i had to answer questions and fill out some stuff. they didn’t care about my birth certificate not being available i guess. they wanted my bfs income and his social security numbers. i had to call him and ask for all this info cuz i wasn’t prepared. i had no idea i had to give all that. so they call me in the back right away as i am still signing papers, so i had to leave my phone and purse with my mom and sister. i didn’t have time to grab  any of it. went in the back and the nurse there took my blood pressure which was high. she asked me if i’ve ever had issues with high blood pressure and i said no. she said maybe it’s the heat and nerves. so she talked to me about testing for hiv and other diseases and asked if i have ever had a test done for it. i said no i don’t know much about that stuff. asked if i’m willing to get blood work done to check for hiv and other stuff so i said okay. 🤷🏼‍♀️so i had to pee in a cup to verify my pregnancy and get blood drawn for diseases lol i didn’t know i was gonna be doing all this man. it was so hot in there and i just wanted to leave. they talked to me about what meds i am on and i told her i’m on Metformin for PCOS and she said she was on it throughout her pregnancy for gestational diabetes. so my guess is when i find a dr to go see they will probably tell me to stay on it. she checked my blood pressure again and it went back to normal. guess it was nerves and overheating. she sent me home with a bag of condoms? lol don’t need them but okay. i think they send them home with everyone. while she was asking me several required questions i totally had brain fog. like i’ve been forgetting stuff so bad lately. she asked me if i’ve ever been homeless or in an unstable housing situation. i said “no i’m home all the time” she’s like “what?” i said sorry and asked her to repeat the question. idk why but i had her repeat it like 3 times til i understood the question. my brain thought she asked if i’ve been home… less like less frequently at home 😭. i felt so stupid omg. my brain has been in constant fog aka mommy brain. i guess it’s a side effect, i looked it up. like, i’ll go to the store and forget to pick up the pre orders and i have to go back after being home empty handed and i’m like where’s the subs?? oh shit i never even picked them up. it’s bad bro. 

anyway talked to the next lady again and she explain my medicaid situation and that i am currently on emergency medicaid and i should start signing up for regular medicaid now since it takes long to go through. so by time the emergency medicaid is expired (45-60 days) i’ll have regular medicaid ready. i wish my mom was in there with me cuz i have a hard time understanding stuff and remembering what’s being said. so i tried my best to pay attention but i already forgot a lot of it i feel. she said they will mail me 2 cards one is a medicaid card for me so i can get healthcare for a short while and one for my baby that is good for a whole year of the babies life. so my next step is to find an OBGYN which she gave me a list of places to go. i think i’ve decided on Physicians To Women cuz i had been there many moons ago. it also has many positive reviews. so next i guess i make an appointment and set me up there. 

after all that, back to the hot ass car we go. we stopped off at Sonic for a soda and a snack cuz we were dying of heat and wanted diet cokes. my sister and i shared jalapeño poppers and cheese fries. i didn’t feel too bad eating it cuz when i got weighed at the place today my weight wasn’t that bad. the scale said i gained 5-7 lbs which i’m suppose to during my first trimester. so i think i’m on track with my weight. when i got home i had to change the hamster bedding and clean up the guinea pig cage. fed all my animals. there was no time to sit down. i was on the go since the appointment i was so over heated i felt like passing out. then after that i went to the store to get items and dinner. finallyyy i’m laying back a bit. once my bf is home from practice i’m going to make these Publix premade street tacos i got. they looked pretty good… nothing else was appealing to me. i am starting to get hungry but i told him i’d share them with him. might have to make some and not wait on him.