I had my 28 week appointment yesterday, and WOW everything is fine and I'm actually right on track. So weird to not be way far behind on weight gain, or gaining like crazy. Gained 4 lbs exactly in 4 weeks- my doc is so proud. haha I swear I didn't even try to not gain or gain, it just is working I guess. I feel like I gained TWENTY 4 in the past two weeks alone, but thankfully that's only how I feel- not reality. This babe obviously needed some more space, cause the past three days have been torture! Constant stretching and rock solid abs- well, albeit rounded ones.. ;) FINALLY last night my wonderful husband let me get some serious sleep- like 11 hours worth. Yum.
He also made me French puffs (basically cinnamon/sugar topped muffins) for a late breakfast. What a man. We now have the crib assembled, new mattress bought (sold Caleb's with his toddler bed), rooms rearranged, and most everything in order thanks to the man on break from school. Now MY work really begins. I have to get my hiney in my new sewing cubby and get to work!
So, next on the agenda is the rhogam shot whenever they call me in hopefully this week. Type O hero doesn't work for having babies if your hubby is positive. haha. Then end of September I'm scheduling the c-section for real! Woah. We have a lot to figure out by then. My mom's schedule is tight, Phil's taking 6 classes next semester so his is basically impossible to work around, and I really am not keen on the idea of having a baby the day before Caleb's birthday. Yikes. Due date technically now 11/14/11, but I'm going as early as they'll let me! 1/1/11 sounds great to me! :)
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
No rain, no gain.
Basically, rain is necessary for growth, though sometimes the storms that come with it are not exactly welcome.
At really hard points during pregnancy I have asked Phillip to give me a priesthood blessing. (To learn more about what this means see here. ) A few months ago I was having a really bad night. I was really ill. I thought before going to the hospital I should ask Phillip for a blessing. I wanted to be healed. I wanted peace. I wanted answers. I got the last two. The blessing was a very personal and sacred experience, so I'll only share a bit. I was told that things would be okay, that I would survive this pregnancy and all would be well in the end. However, I was told (and this was repeated in other blessings) that this pregnancy would be HARD. I was also comforted, and given some answers as to why this trial existed in my life. Although it was comforting, it wasn't necessarily what I wanted to hear.
I posted a scripture a few months ago. I have been trying hard to live by it, but it is very difficult sometimes. It got more difficult this week. I still battle morning sickness. Then on Sunday I started coughing- a lot. By Wednesday I had a hunch. I had called my primary care provider and also my OBGYN about it, and they had told me safe over the counter remedies to try. I did. Friday night I couldn't take it anymore and Phillip took me to an urgent care facility across town. Thankfully I saw a very competent doctor, and he confirmed what I had feared and guessed- bronchitis. He prescribed three meds, and lucky? for us we already have a nebulizer from Caleb's hospital ordeal two years ago, so I just needed new tubing to use it. Caleb got a weak sauce (thank goodness!) two day cold, and Phillip has had some of the same symptoms as I have but they haven't progressed. As crappy as it is to be sick, especially while pregnant, I'm really glad it isn't Phillip as he goes into his final week of Greek class, and REALLY glad it wasn't Caleb and that his immune system is strong again. Short Q&A:
Q. Were you sick before this? A. no. No cold or anything prior to this popping up.
Q. Have you ever had bronchitis before? A. Yes, once. Three summers ago, just as random as this time, only difference was how I was medicated (I wasn't pregnant).
It definitely helps that I don't have cancer. I mean, after all, I have wanted this baby since day one, and when he finally arrives it will be a joyous day! I know that the precious gift is worth the price, it is just hard some days.
This song has been on my mind ever since I heard it a couple of weeks ago.
Blessings
"Mercies and blessings come in different forms--sometimes as hard things. Yet the Lord said, 'Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things' (D&C 59:7). All things means just that: good things, difficult things--not just some things. He has commanded us to be grateful because He knows being grateful will make us happy. This is another evidence of His love." I'm trying hard to be thankful, and remember what lies ahead. :)
Cute sleeping sessions like this:
Fun bath time cuteness like this:
And here's a sneak peak of what's to come once I start feeling a bit better.
It's gonna be fun to show all these completed projects over the next month- and once Greek is over, the crib goes up!
At really hard points during pregnancy I have asked Phillip to give me a priesthood blessing. (To learn more about what this means see here. ) A few months ago I was having a really bad night. I was really ill. I thought before going to the hospital I should ask Phillip for a blessing. I wanted to be healed. I wanted peace. I wanted answers. I got the last two. The blessing was a very personal and sacred experience, so I'll only share a bit. I was told that things would be okay, that I would survive this pregnancy and all would be well in the end. However, I was told (and this was repeated in other blessings) that this pregnancy would be HARD. I was also comforted, and given some answers as to why this trial existed in my life. Although it was comforting, it wasn't necessarily what I wanted to hear.
I posted a scripture a few months ago. I have been trying hard to live by it, but it is very difficult sometimes. It got more difficult this week. I still battle morning sickness. Then on Sunday I started coughing- a lot. By Wednesday I had a hunch. I had called my primary care provider and also my OBGYN about it, and they had told me safe over the counter remedies to try. I did. Friday night I couldn't take it anymore and Phillip took me to an urgent care facility across town. Thankfully I saw a very competent doctor, and he confirmed what I had feared and guessed- bronchitis. He prescribed three meds, and lucky? for us we already have a nebulizer from Caleb's hospital ordeal two years ago, so I just needed new tubing to use it. Caleb got a weak sauce (thank goodness!) two day cold, and Phillip has had some of the same symptoms as I have but they haven't progressed. As crappy as it is to be sick, especially while pregnant, I'm really glad it isn't Phillip as he goes into his final week of Greek class, and REALLY glad it wasn't Caleb and that his immune system is strong again. Short Q&A:
Q. Were you sick before this? A. no. No cold or anything prior to this popping up.
Q. Have you ever had bronchitis before? A. Yes, once. Three summers ago, just as random as this time, only difference was how I was medicated (I wasn't pregnant).
It definitely helps that I don't have cancer. I mean, after all, I have wanted this baby since day one, and when he finally arrives it will be a joyous day! I know that the precious gift is worth the price, it is just hard some days.
This song has been on my mind ever since I heard it a couple of weeks ago.
Blessings
"Mercies and blessings come in different forms--sometimes as hard things. Yet the Lord said, 'Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things' (D&C 59:7). All things means just that: good things, difficult things--not just some things. He has commanded us to be grateful because He knows being grateful will make us happy. This is another evidence of His love." I'm trying hard to be thankful, and remember what lies ahead. :)
Cute sleeping sessions like this:
Fun bath time cuteness like this:
And here's a sneak peak of what's to come once I start feeling a bit better.
It's gonna be fun to show all these completed projects over the next month- and once Greek is over, the crib goes up!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Random, Gross, and Bizarre
I have been MUCH more uncomfortable than I was with Caleb. Lots more pain, lots more everything I feel. One of those things happens to be my belly button. TMI- definitely, but believe me when I say I'm sparing you the details. It's definitely different than what I experienced with Caleb- and much more painful. Like this baby is seriously going to be born through my belly button at any moment and the skin is going to rip apart. Yuck I know. Also, I think my belly button might actually pop out this time, which REALLY freaks me out. I know it shouldn't but it does, and I'm totally going to bandage it if it happens. I've already had to once when it was extremely sore just cause it was so painful for anything to even brush it. Eww.
Next up, I keep wondering what this baby will look like. I dunno, right now I think it will look more like my nephew than Caleb, darker I guess in complexion and hair, and weigh less than Caleb did. Who knows.
I ate ice cream! I kept it down- twice! Yummmm. Such good timing as it will be over 100 every day this week again. And, I went to a chicken bog. Yeah, that's right, it's really like chicken and rice with some sausage and nothing fancy, but it was a dinner provided for the summer Greek students and their families by a local Lutheran church. Amazing is that I totally ate the rice- even though it had some chicken flavor- and I didn't get sick! Couldn't eat the actual chicken, but hey, progress! I couldn't even look at chicken without throwing up with Caleb, and in fact, this pregnancy up until about a month ago even seeing it in the freezer made me gag. Like I said, progress!
Another recent post below. I need some sleep. Kick in meds, let's go to bed!
Next up, I keep wondering what this baby will look like. I dunno, right now I think it will look more like my nephew than Caleb, darker I guess in complexion and hair, and weigh less than Caleb did. Who knows.
I ate ice cream! I kept it down- twice! Yummmm. Such good timing as it will be over 100 every day this week again. And, I went to a chicken bog. Yeah, that's right, it's really like chicken and rice with some sausage and nothing fancy, but it was a dinner provided for the summer Greek students and their families by a local Lutheran church. Amazing is that I totally ate the rice- even though it had some chicken flavor- and I didn't get sick! Couldn't eat the actual chicken, but hey, progress! I couldn't even look at chicken without throwing up with Caleb, and in fact, this pregnancy up until about a month ago even seeing it in the freezer made me gag. Like I said, progress!
Another recent post below. I need some sleep. Kick in meds, let's go to bed!
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