My Latest Dr. Visit

I went to the doctor this morning and I gained 2 lbs. (18 total) and Lily caught up to me!  She's no longer a week behind.  Thank goodness!  I'm not sure if they would have had to move my due date, but that would suck if I had to go a week past my due date.  I already feel like I'm ready to have her out.  For the most part I still have some energy.  The only times I'm uncomfortable are when I'm turning from one side to the other when I'm in bed, at the end of the day when my feet are like Flintstone feet, and also when I need to get out of bed to go to the restroom.  Most times Adam has to give me a little push to help me out of bed.  I'm sure it's not nearly as bad as it could be though.  I think I owe it to staying active the whole time.  Although, my exercise routine has really slowed down.  It really is tough to walk more than a mile!  The only bad news I got today was that my blood pressure is a little high, but in my defense I was really nervous.  Here comes a little TMI, I was getting a pelvic exam and some cultures taken.  I'm not sure why I got so nervous, but I had a really tough time relaxing and the doctor said that might have something to do with my high BP.  He said to keep an eye on my swelling and if I get headaches and/or blurred vision to call him immediately.  So far I haven't had anything like that.  After today I will be seeing him once a week until Lily is here, I hope that doesn't make my BP high EVERY TIME!  

I'm super excited about my baby showers this weekend.  Friday night I have a "Mom Shower", thrown by some of my close girlfriends and Sunday I have my "Baby Shower" thrown by my Mom and Mother In Law.  Adam and I bought a new washer and dryer and we get it on Monday.  After the showers on Friday and Sunday, Monday will be the day I wash Lily's clothes, blankets, towels, etc.  I can't wait to wash her little tiny onsies!!!

Mon

Dr.'s Appt & Childbirth class

On Saturday Adam and I went to the hospital for our childbirth class. We were one of 3 couples. It was from 9 - 4 and in that time we learned A LOT! First of all we learned that about 2% of people in the valley attend childbirth class which is kind of shocking to me. I can't imagine walking into it blindly. I read a lot of stuff on the internet and I read "What to expect when you're expecting", but It's not the same as going to a class that offers hands on experience. Anyway, we learned about the stages of labor and how to count contractions and when to go to the hospital. We also had an anesthesiologist come in and show us an epidural kit and explain how they do it. It eased my mind a lot. The needle IS huge, don't get me wrong, but he said only about 2cm of the needle go in. It is only as big as it is to accommodate all sizes of people. Makes sense. We also got to go to the NICU nursery and the regular nursery. NICU was sad, babies hooked up to machines :o( not fun. The regular nursery had 2 baby girls. One had JUST been born, she was being cleaned off and they poked her heel for a blood sample. She was 5lbs. 12oz. and so adorable! I couldn't help but start to tear up. I guess for the first time I felt like "WOW, I'm going to have one of those"...it was surreal. She was crying and her little chin would quiver and it basically melted my heart. I just wanted to pick her up...she was tiny! Anyway, class ended with a hands on diaper changing lesson (on dolls) and a breastfeeding session. My friend Jill and I are going to a La Leche League meeting tomorrow to learn even MORE about breastfeeding...yay. Overall the class was a really great resource and I feel confident that I'll know the stages, the lingo, and all that stuff.

I had a doctor's appointment today. Not too good. I didn't gain any weight, which sounds like a good thing but apparently it is not. I am at 34weeks, but measuring at 33weeks. Measuring ahead is better than measuring behind so the doctor said I need to eat more. It sounds easy enough, but with my stomach being compressed I can't seem to eat as much as I used to. Also the diabetic diet must have something to do with it...who knows. So I'm still at 16lbs gained. I think though that I'm losing muscle weight because my butt and my thighs feel a little like dough...maybe that's it? Who knows! My blood pressure was normal and so was Lily's heart rate. I mentioned to the doctor that I had noticed some blood in my urine on Saturday, but they said there were no traces in my urine today and to call them if I had pain in my lower back or bladder. I have to go back in a week. Hopefully I will have gained a couple pounds. I'm not anemic which is good. Well I guess that's all for now...

Mon

P.S. I think I've started nesting, but only half way because I start to clean/organize and get side tracked and start another "project"...somehow I end up making more a mess than really cleaning :o)

I want my ribs back!

As my pregnancy progresses I feel more and more like my body is no longer mine. Lily has taken over. She does whatever she wants, whenever she wants. Yesterday she decided to spend the majority of the day just hanging out in my ribs. I went to the movies and it was like she was riding a bicycle and my ribs were the pedals. When I went home I sat to watch Grey's Anatomy and again, she was all up in my ribs! I had to stand for a while trying to get her to move down. I tell myself she's just trying to be as close to my heart as she can ;o) She's getting bigger and her movements are much more exaggerated. I can see her moving my tummy around, it's so weird!

It's getting down to the wire and I can't believe that it's almost done! I'm 34 weeks, so that means 6 more weeks (assuming I make it to 40). I have a friend in Austin (Anna) who is 38 weeks and she's already 4 cm dialated! She's going to be induced Tuesday if she doesn't go into labor before then. Then there's Jill here in town with me who is a couple weeks ahead of me. She isn't dialated just yet but she's also getting closer everyday! Now that I think about it I know quite a few pregnant gals: Anna, Jill, Amber, Dawn, Ceci, Lisa, Connie, Victoria (twins), and Nicki. When I first got pregnant I felt so alone and like it ws just me and Jill, but now I feel comfort knowing I have friends in the same boat. All in different trimesters, but still.

Tomorrow Adam and I go to childbirth class! It's from 9 - 4! The doctor said he recommended that we go if we have the chance, but that it's not necessary. I really wanted to go so that I can be prepared for the stages, the lingo, and the different scenarios that can play out. They also teach you how to breast feed which is important to me. I have my next doctor's appointment on Monday. I'll update afterwards and also update on how class went.

I'm All Feelings...

Lately I've been so emotional. It takes NOTHING to make me cry. The usual sad song or sappy commercial, even a semi sad movie used to be the only things that activated the water works, but now it's ANYTHING! I was watching Bella eat her food and drink her water and she was just so cute that my eyes got all teary. It's crazy how emotional I get. Yesterday took the cake though. I went downtown McAllen to buy some ribbon for a present that I'm making. I thought downtown would have cheap ribbon (cheaper than Hobby Lobby) because it's practically Mexico and things are almost free in Mexico, RIGHT? WRONG! I stood in line with my one spool of ribbon behind a MILLION people buying flowers and crap in bulk. I was there forever! So I finally get to the front and the lady looks at my ribbon and says "En efectivo" I say "no, con tarjeta"...remember this is LIKE Mexico...so then she says "NO, en efectivo" (that means CASH ONLY). I didn't have cash :o( I only have my freakin' debit card! So I said "REALLY?" Apparently you can't purchase anything on your debit card under $10. Well I didn't need $10 worth of ribbon, I needed one spool for $2.50. She just looked at me and shrugged her shoulders. I could feel my eyes filling with tears so I just said ok, put the ribbon down, and walked out. I walked to my car got inside and as soon as I closed the door I stared sobbing! SOBBING...not just crying...SOBBING! I cried the whole way back to the office. My mom suggested just going to Hobby Lobby. Once I calmed down I went to HL and guess what...ALL OF THE RIBBON WAS 50% OFF! I could get one spool of ribbon for $1! This time my eyes filled with tears of joy! I got 2 spools :o) AND paid with my debit card!

Today I went to lunch with mom at Luby's and we went to Hallmark to get some mother's day cards. On the way out my ankle twisted and I fell...to the ground! I hadn't fallen at all since I've been pregnant. I've had close calls, but I can usually regain my balance or catch myself on something/someone. This time my ankle rolled and it seemed like I went down like a ton of bricks. I landed on my my hands and knees and it really hurt! I got up right away and TRIED to laugh it off, but I was super scared for Lily that my laughter quickly turned to tears. Mom tried to calm me down saying it was ok, and that it was a really slow fall. I didn't sob this time, I just wiped my tears and kept on walking. As soon as I got back to work I checked Lily out in ultrasound to make sure she wasn't too shook up. She was good, nice strong heart rate :o) just chillin' in my tummy. I felt so scared though, that was the first time I felt a real panic! That's when I should have been sobbing, but NOOOO, I cry over ribbon!

Ok, back to work :o) P.S. I'll be 33 weeks tomorrow!

Doctor's Visit

Just a quick post...I had a sono visit today. I'm 32 weeks and 3 days and Lily is measuring at 33 weeks, so she's only 4 days ahead of my due date which is really good. The doctor said she weighs about 4.5 lbs. She's still a girl :o) and she looks good and healthy. As my pregnancy progresses things are getting a little more difficult and I'm moving a little slower. I've started mainly going for walks and not going to the gym as much. Water aerobics is good though...it's easy to move in the water and I feel weightless! Weightless is nice!

8 more weeks!