Just Making Sure...

Well for the last little while I was having some crampy pains and finally decided, on Friday, after about 2 weeks that it was time to call the Doctor. The doctor told us to come in and get everything checked out and then sent us up to the hospital to get monitored and checked again just so there was no error.

I wasn't too worried since there was no discharge or blood or anything with my cramps, but it is always better to check and be sure than to assume!! So thats just what we did.

Everything turned out to be fine! Baby is doing good, and as a matter of fact she was a little wiggle worm. When we first got there it was after 5pm and they had me get undressed and put on a hospital gown and then they had me put on an elastic band (looked like a tube top but it went around my belly). I'm assuming the baby didnt like having something constricting her space because she was going nuts kicking and pushing on my belly. Jon even saw her kick me so hard my belly moved. It took them over 2 hours to find her and get her settled enough to get SOME reading on her heart rate. It was between 150 and 155 when she would settle down and then it wold go up into the 160's when she started kicking and pushing at the monitor. It was so great to hear her kicking in there and we can tell she didnt like that monitor on her since she kept banging it hard! When they couldnt get a good heart rate they pulled out an ultrasound machine to find what position she was in and of course she is still breech and sitting in a very strange position. She is basically sitting on my right hip with her back slightly towards my back. She is so damn cute. Jon LOVED seeing her waving her little arms around and we SWEAR she was so frustrated in there she was giving us the finger in the ultrasound!! Hahahaha It was great though to see her and to know everything was fine.

Anyway, we finally went home after 3 hours of beating me up. It was after 8pm and we finally got to get some dinner!! What a "Good Friday" that turned out to be!!

Well we're just happy everything is good and that our little monkey is staying put for now... she has a few more weeks at least to cook up in there before she can come out and be ready for the world!!

We're waiting anxiously!!

99 Bottles of Milk on the Wall...

Wow... I just noticed we have 99 days to go. We're just hitting that 26 week mark, into our sixth month already! It's so great, yet I cant believe I have been pregnant for 6 months! It still feels like I have YEARS to go though. I'm hoping time will fly now that we're under the 100 day mark!

I have to tell you that this morning sickness is going to be the death of me! I was so terribly sick yesterday afternoon that I even had to go home early from work. I was so nauseous and could barely move without practically throwing up. I went home and laid down though and fell asleep for a few hours and felt a bit better after I got up. Although I didnt do much which probably helped a bit. It seems that my stomach gets extremely sick if I eat anything. I felt terrible after I ate lunch yesterday and it got worse and worse until I laid down at home and slept. This morning again, I had cereal and felt terrible. Now I just had a half of a bagel, I figured bread would be a good thing, but no my stomach is starting already. I feel sick now again. I did feel a little better after my breakfast was digested and didnt start feeling bad again until I got hungry... now I eat and feel worse! I just dont get it. Oh well, I just keep telling myself it's all so worth it... every bit of sickness and pain I feel... it's all worth it to have such a beautiful gift.

I have noticed lately that, besides my usual symptoms/complaints, my nose has been more "stuffed" lately. I have had a stuffed nose and a "bloody" nose since a little bit after getting pregnant, but just seems more noticable or pronounced lately. It's not a drippy bloody nose like a regular one, it's just when I blow my nose and it's what happens when you get pregnant. I'm not worried about it, but thought I should mention it here so I can keep track.

Today I'm having round ligament pains again and can feel the stretching in my belly. I swear I'm getting bigger everyday! I know my belly got an inch bigger from 20 to 24 weeks because I have been measuring. I guess I'm going to try to measure every week now. I may actually take a picture of my big ol' belly soon too since I'm starting to look kinda pregnant now.

Alright, I feel bad right now... I'll have to write here later about how I'm feeling and see if I get any better.

25 Week Appointment

Yeah yeah I couldn't think of a fun catchy title for this so it's just an update. First of all... we have just 15 weeks left or less depending if we go the whole way. Anyway, it's very exciting and although it seems like we have so far to go still, it also feels like it's been so long already.

Well let me get the update of the appointment done. Everything seems to be going well so far. My blood pressure was 132/70 and my weight was still the same as a couple weeks ago. Which is all good. The baby is still in a breech position which means she still has her head up and her feet down. Which is why I get kicked in the bladder and cervix so much. She's already a dancer! Hehehehe Anyway, her heart rate was in the 160's yesterday too which is great!

So the plan is to go back April 6th and see the doctor again and get an ultrasound to see if the baby is still breech. We'll be 28 weeks then and will also be leaving that night to go to Michigan. Hopefully we'll be able to get a good picture for my father when we see him. I also have to get another 3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) to make sure I havent developed Gestational Diabetes. Which I'm a little worried about because for the past week I have been EXTREMELY thirsty. It could be nothing but well... I'm paranoid!! We'll see though, I plan on getting the GTT done on the 5th while I'm at work. Then we'll see what the Doctor has to say when we go there.

Other than all that fun stuff, I will keep complaining about the same things. I'm still sick, still getting wicked bad headaches and lots of pain. I finally got my Maternity Belt in the mail and I tried it on. It is great if I'm going to be walking... so far anyway, not like I've walked all that far. :) However I tried wearing it when I was sitting at work and it digs into my legs and is just plain uncomfortable. So I think I'm going to use it when we are going to be walking more often. It really does help to lift up my belly and support it. It's weird cause I didnt think it would but I guess they made them for a reason!! :)

So I'm sure I'll be back writing more about the same symptoms in the next few weeks so until then...

Pain Pain Go Away, Come Again Another Day...

Ok so I've been sick today and feeling dehydrated and tired and hurting. I hurt so bad today, my hips and legs and my back and my stomach. Everything hurts!! Over the weekend I had some trouble with dehydration as well... I didnt drink any water on Saturday and my body knew it. I was so thirsty and having a wicked bout of cabin fever. I dont feel like I can "wet my whistle" though even today... I'm still so very thirsty. I hope this isnt my body's way of telling me I have gestational diabetes. Usually excessive thirst is a symptom. We'll see though, they are going to do another Glucose Tolerance Test on me soon and I guess we'll know then.

I love it so much when the baby moves around and kicks and just plays around... well it seems like she is playing. She really does get active after I eat mexican food! It makes me want to eat it more just to feel her. I still wish Jon could feel her... I just keep telling myself - soon!! He says he loves it when I tell him she is moving because he really feels like he is involved.

Yesterday I was going nutty sitting in the house and Jon must have just known because he asked me if I wanted to get out of the house and go walk around the mall or something... I of course said YES! We went and did some walking but I couldnt last long, my back started killing me and my belly was pulling down so hard. I ordered a Maternity Belt and it should be here sometime this week. I probably would have been able to walk and stand longer if I had it yesterday. Jon didnt mind though, we just decided to go a little early for dinner, so we went to Garcia's. It's an authentic mexican restaurant here and I had higher expectations so I didnt enjoy it as much as I could have.

Anyway... we have a Dr appointment tomorrow but Jon cant go to it with me. It's just a normal boring appointment anyway I think so it shouldnt be a big deal that he isnt there. I'm sure I'll be writing tomorrow to document how that appointment went.

We'll see, hopefully all is well and the baby sounds good!!

Knock on Wood

Well I was feeling pretty crappy the other day... very sick and stuff. I'm still very tired and have been dealing with pains and stuff but so far today I dont feel so terrible. "Knock on Wood" I say... maybe I'll feel better in my 3rd trimester! It starts this week and I'm pretty excited. It's very strange that it's already been 6 months, but it also feels like FOREVER until we get to meet our precious little miracle.

We are both so excited and we talk to her everyday! I sing to her just about every night too!! :) Jon and I both think she is used to hearing us talk in the afternoon/evening that when I get to work in the morning she starts kicking and nudging me because I'm not talking. It seems like she likes to know I'm there as much as I love to feel she is! :)

I know it sounds nuts but hey, we believe it!

So for the last couple days I have been having a craving for some Bologna! Not the Oscar Meyer kind though... it had to be the kind you get sliced at the deli!! So last night we went shopping for a few things and I got my bologna! :) Yummy!! I made lunches today too and put some lettuce on my bologna sandwich! Not like that is a big deal, but I think she tells me what she wants. I havent gotten many cravings... only 2 that I can think of... the spaghetti in the beginning and now this bologna. I certainly havent been eating any weird combinations either. I'm not sure why pregnant women are supposed to eat weird things but I dont. Maybe I'm already weird enough?? :) hehehehe

Well we have another Dr appointment on March 15th so I cant wait to be able to hear the baby again. I'm still waiting for her to get bigger in the coming month or so here so that Jon can feel her. It's so amazing and, like I keep saying, I hate not being able to share it with him!! I have to keep telling myself - SOON! :)

Ok I think I have babbled enough this morning...

Make Some Room Will Ya???

Well I thought I would come write down how I've been feeling the last couple days... *sigh* I've been hurting, sick and tired. I was feeling a bit emotional yesterday too, I'm a bit better today though, I guess. Last night I had some crampy feelings in my tummy... I'm assuming they were Braxton Hicks contractions which I am supposed to be feeling about now. They weren't REALLY painful just an annoying sharp pain for a few minutes. My belly has been hurting too... like I can really feel the baby growing in there. I can feel the stretching and pulling feelings.

Today I have felt a little sick a few times and my back hurts, but no cramps so far. I can feel in my hips and very tops of my thighs (by the joint) the stress being put on them to stretch them out and make room for the baby to grow and come out. Even the muscles in the front of my belly are hurting and I can feel it when i walk or stand. I still have to go to the store and look for the Maternity belt the Dr told me to get. They said it will help lift baby off my pubic bone and help my back too. She weighs over a pound in there alone, not including her amniotic fluid and her placenta. It's a very concentrated couple pounds and it's hard to carry. A lot harder than I thought since I am a fat girl anyway, i figured I would be used to it... well I'm used to being fat all over... not in one spot i guess! :)

Jon and I noticed today that the baby gets all active after I eat mexican food... like when we have Taco Bell for dinner, she gets real active right after... not kicking so much but just moving around in there. Today for lunch Jon and I shared a Taco salad and the same thing happened. He says she must like spicey foods... not that those things are real spicey but spicier than not. :)

I think it's so amazing that since the baby is getting so big, i can feel her even if she just moves around. She doesnt even have to kick me now for me to feel her. I love it so much!! I'm STILL waiting for Jon to be able to feel it!!! He wants to feel her so much too and I feel terrible that he cant have that and enjoy it with me yet. We're almost into our thrid trimester though so I'm hoping as she is getting bigger and bigger she will start kicking and pushing a lot harder so he can feel her too! :)

I've noticed too that when I sleep I sleep half on my belly and half on my side... I'm sure she doesnt like it because I will get kicked/pushed now and then while I'm laying there. I think she wants her room to move around and I'm laying on half of it!! :) I'm sure it doesnt hurt the baby but I'm going to try to sleep more on my side from now on anyway to give her more room in her womb! :) It feels weird when I sit now too because she is getting bigger and I almost feel like I'm smooshing her... I know I'm not but still!

Oh and today, it's been hard to breathe because I can literally tell that my uterus is pushing up and slowly moving my organs out of the way to make room for the baby to grow. It kinda feels like at Thanksgiving when you eat WAY too much and you cant hardly move or breathe... Only problem is, is I'm not full... I'm actually hungry!!

Well anyway, I think that about does it for my latest adventures with my pregnancy...

Teenie Scare...

Well we had a Dr appointment this morning and it went well. My blood pressure was 136/75, so it's not going so bad. I'm glad it wasn't higher because I really dont want to go on meds for that. I take enough meds as it is and the baby doesnt need anymore than that!!

Anyway, at the Dr appointment the Dr couldnt find little wiggle worm's heart beat with the doppler so she sent us down for another ultrasound just to make sure everything was going ok. So we went and had the ultrasound and everything was great. Baby looked good and the reason the Dr couldnt find the heart beat was because baby decided to do a flip! For the last 4.5 months she has been upside down. Well somewhere in the last few days she decided to flip around and is now right side up. No more head in my pubic bone!! Yay!! Now she kicks me in the bladder though when she feels like it. We did get an amazing picture of her today. A nice profile pic. She is in there sitting like a little frog, curled up facing towards my left. It was so wonderful to see her!!

I did get a little scared when she couldnt find the heartbeat, but I guess thats because I'm a little paranoid! Even though I'm this far along I cant help but be afraid something might go wrong. I'm trying to realize that everything is going to be ok. She is growing just fine and everything is going perfectly. I just cant wait to see her.

Speaking of her I think she knows I'm hungry because she is moving around and trying to get my attention!! I guess I'll go find some food!