Author Archives: Kristen King

About Kristen King

Kristen King (aka, Mommy-in-Training) lives at 10,200 feet in Leadville, Colorado, where she is a speaker, coach, and consultant. She and her husband, Jesse (aka, Daddy-in-Training) have fraternal twins born in December 2011, two dogs, and two cats. They are both endurance athletes. Learn more and meet the rest of the AmateurParenting.com team on our About page. Learn more about Kristen at KristenKing.com.

15 Week Baby Bump

Kristen King July 25, 2011 No Comments

Really starting to get big! But still not gaining any weight. Booooo… Sky view!

14 Week Baby Bump

Kristen King July 18, 2011 1 Comment

Just about wrapping up the daily Lovenox injections (note the Band-Aid) and getting adjusted to my new PICC line (note the bandage on the right arm).

So I Can Use My Arm Again WHEN???

Kristen King July 8, 2011 No Comments

It’s been exactly 24 hours since my PICC line went in and my arm feels like crap. Every time I do anything that doesn’t require my arm to be completely straight hurts like a mofo. Also it bleeds like crazy. I don’t mean gushing, but definite oozing. This morning when I got dressed it bled so much that it came… Read more »

Time for a PICC Line?

Kristen King July 5, 2011 No Comments

I had my third ER visit on Sunday after my ketones were at 80 per the test strips Alere (the home health company) provides and my weight had dropped another 3 lbs. They gave me 2L of fluids with glucose and 4 mg of Zofran (on top of my 1.4 mg/hr with the pump AND the 1 mg bolus I’d… Read more »

12 Week Baby Bump

Kristen King July 4, 2011 No Comments

I think the curly Zofran tubing at right is an adorable accessory, don’t you? My third ER visit was yesterday. More on that later…