Friday, December 23, 2016

35 weeks...

I'm a little late on my 35 week update.  Luckily, I don't have pre-eclampsia just a lot of swelling and I mean a lot.  Feet, toes, ankles, legs, knees, hands, etc.   It's actually quite painful.  I'm trying to stay off my feet but I have so much to do around the house and want the house perfect and clean for the baby's arrival.  She's still breech so if she doesn't turn I'll be having a c-section.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts itchy, rashy Sore on and off
  • Tired and out of breath
  • Back hurts badly
  • Hard to move around.  Getting out of bed is an ordeal
  • Belly popping out.  J's comment "You're huge"just what every woman wants to hear
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Cramps on and off
  • Baby kicks and movement all over.  Stomach sometimes moves when she moves.  
  • Sleeping issues a lot
  • Stomach hard.  Baby is still breech. 
  • Lot's of swelling all over

Thursday, December 15, 2016

34 weeks...

Well, had some issues this past week.  My legs don't look like my legs at all.  Legs/feet are all swelled up and hurt.  Dr is running tests to make sure it's not pre-eclampsia.  I don't think it is. BP is still really good.  I've been feeling like crap though.  I think it's because of the pain and not being able to sleep.  I'm currently on bed rests till the tests come back in.  Feet up and no walking around at all except for food and bathroom.  Trying to finish up any administrative work I have that's so I don't have to worry about it.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts itchy, rashy and getting sore again
  • Tired and out of breath. 
  • Back hurts badly
  • Hard to move around.  Getting out of bed is an ordeal
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement all over.  Stomach sometimes moves when she moves.  
  • Sleeping issues a lot
  • Stomach hard.  As of last U/S, baby is still breech. 
  • Lot's of swelling in the legs.  Currently on bedrest

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

33 weeks...

So I'm going to my twice weekly NST's and also had an MFM U/S last week.  Baby is doing great.  They think she weighs about 4 lbs which is on target.  My weight is on target.  My Blood Sugars are doing okay.  Now, my back is hurting all the time and I get pain after I eat.  Doctor thought it was my gallbladder but when I mentioned I had pain after I had glucose tabs she thinks I have gerd.  She said take Pepcid twice a day.   I'm kind of ready for her arrival.    I've put in for my disability so I should be ready when the time comes.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts itchy, rashy and getting sore again
  • Tired and out of breath. 
  • Back hurts badly
  • Hard to move around.  Getting out of bed is an ordeal
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement all over.  Stomach sometimes moves when she moves.  
  • Sleeping issues a lot
  • Stomach hard.  As of last U/S, baby is still breech. 

Sunday, November 27, 2016

32 weeks...

This week I started my twice weekly NST's.  So far so good.  OB still isn't happy with my fasting numbers.  I'm trying but I can't control what happens when I sleep.  We got a lot done in the nursery this week.  Still have some work to do but it's slowly coming together.  All the bedding has been washed.  I've washed all the the clothes, towels and blankets.  Had a small mishap on the steam cleaned carpet in the nursery but I'm confident I can get the stain out.  We still need to clean up the changing table and get it upstairs and put the butterfly decals on the wall.  Last thing I'm going to do is get the lampshade, curtains and rocker recliner.  The biggest hurdle I have is getting the stuff I got from friends out of the living room.  Our downstairs looks like a tornado went thru it.  Quite an embarrassment if someone was to come over and into our home.    The big thing I've noticed is my lack of energy and ability to move easily.  I tire quickly and need to take frequent breaks so everything is taking longer than normal.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts itchy, rashy and getting sore again
  • Tired and out of breath. 
  • Hard to move around.  Getting out of bed is an ordeal
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement all over.  Stomach sometimes moves when she moves.  
  • Sleeping issues a lot
  • Stomach hard.  Not sure what position baby is in.  Hopefully head down.  

Sunday, November 20, 2016

31 weeks...

This was another interesting week.  Work was uneventful.  Blood sugar had some issues but straightened out.  I had my 2nd and final Fetal Echo and everything looked really good.  Baby's heart is just fine.   After the appointment we had childcare appointments.  We went to the first app and it was a woman from Chile.  She has one 2 year old presently and she's not state certified.  She mentioned doing the mother goose learning and mentioned she might be speaking to her in Spanish.  When we left, J was not happy about any of that.  She seemed more like a baby sitter than a childcare provider.   J overreacted and didn't even want to look at the next one but we went anyway because we had an appointment.  We were presently surprised.  She has an area for teaching.  She also has an assistant.  She has a degree in childhood education.  I was really impressed and so was J.    Then we went to the last one on my list.  She is the mother of 7 children.  She seemed frazzled and the house was not in order at all.  Very unorganized but she is the mother of 7 kids.  When we left and got in the car, I simply said NO.  I could tell she is just a baby sitter and nothing more.  We are going to look at some of the centers which run about $100 more a week.  I have the feeling we are going with #2 on our list.  So glad we didn't just cancel because of the first one.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts itchy and getting sore again
  • Tired and out of breath.  Still finding it hard to walk at lunch at my usual pace
  • Definitely hard to move finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement all over
  • Sleeping issues a lot
  • Stomach hard.  Baby is still breech right now.  

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

30 weeks...

This week has been better than last.  I had the last of my scolding doctor appointments last week and hopefully it will be better for the last 7 weeks of my pregnancy.  I made progress on the office and got the carpet steamcleaned and guest bed moved.  Now I'm working on the baby's room.  Hopefully this weekend J can move the rest of the furniture out and I can steam clean that carpet and then J can put the furniture together.  After that, I need to get the rest of the house organized.  I have a feeling I'll be running out of time to clean up and prepare.  I just want everything perfect for her arrival.  I hesitate to buy any more items till I have the nursery and the rest of the house in order.  Guess I'm in the nesting phase.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still itchy
  • Tired and out of breath.  Still finding it hard to walk at lunch at my usual pace
  • Definitely hard to move finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement all over
  • Sleeping issues a lot

Saturday, November 5, 2016

29 weeks...

This week wasn't so good.  My Endo wasn't happy with my blood sugars.  Neither was my OB.  I received a call from the MFM group to make an appointment to review my blood sugars and prescribe insulin which I'm already on.  I use a pump.  My OB wanted them to take over management of my diabetes but they don't manage pumps.  I went in the next day to the MFM and they did an exam and everything was measuring perfect.  My weight, the babies size, etc.  All is good.  The MFM said he would call my Endo to discuss.  I felt so lectured and yelled at.  So did J.  He promised not to push any more of his delicious desserts on me till our little one is born.  We have an appointment next week with my OB.  I'm not looking forward to it.

On another note, we picked up the crib, mattress, dresser and travel system.   My family purchased the travel system for us.  The crib, mattress and dresser was purchased using the money from the gift card from my co-workers.  I need to start working on those thank you cards tonight and get them done for Monday.  I'm also making a lot of progress in cleaning up the bedrooms.  It's going slow but I'm hoping by Thanksgiving we have the rooms all finished.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Rash has gone away on my my breasts
  • Tired and out of breath.  Still finding it hard to walk at lunch at my usual pace
  • Finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues
  • Blood sugars have been high but now I'm being more careful with my food choices

Sunday, October 30, 2016

28 weeks...

This week was really special for me.  First off, it was the beginning of the 3rd and final trimester of my pregnancy.  I feel like I'm in for the home stretch at this point.  Next, my office family threw me an awesome baby shower.  It was pot luck at lunchtime.  There was lots of food and some presents.  I was so blown away by the gifts.  I got some things from my registry and 2 gift cards.  One was from one person I work with for $25 to target.  The other was what they collected from all my co-workers.  Because of all of them, I was able to buy my crib, mattress and dresser.  And I still have some money left on it.  Now I have to start making out the Thank You cards. I was really touched by it all.  Nothing like I expected.

Now that I have furniture on the way, I need to get the rooms in order.  I wanted to do more yesterday but I was so tired.  I am every weekend.  Today was no different but I'm trying to do a little at a time. We looked at buying a new carpet but it's just not in the cards right now so we'll have to steam clean what we have till next year sometime.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Rash going away on my my breasts
  • Tired and out of breath.  Still finding it hard to walk at lunch at my usual pace
  • Finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues
  • Stomach has been making gurgling noises.  Wonder if it's because my internal organs are moving around.  

Sunday, October 23, 2016

27 weeks...

This week we had some good classes to take.  Bringing home baby and the Childbirth Education.  J didn't really enjoy the Childbirth Education.  He felt it was too long and no breaks.  They catered lunch for us but it might have been better if we could have left the building for that hour.  Instead we ate and someone talked about cord blood to us.  Not really a break.  Overall, we got a lot of good information.  A lot to think about and a lot to know about the labor process.  I wound up with more questions for my doctor.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still itchy and sensitive and now have a rash
  • Tired and out of breath.  Hard to walk at lunch at my usual pace
  • Finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly and very tight sometimes.  Could be Braxton Hicks.
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues

Monday, October 17, 2016

26 weeks...

This week we have a few classes at the hospital.  Bringing home baby which is only an hour and the childbirth marathon on Saturday.  It's from 8:30-4:30 pm.  It'll be a long day but worth it.  I can't believe I've made it this far. It feels a bit surreal.  I can't wait to meet our little girl.  I love feeling her move around.  It makes me feel so reassured that she's okay. A part of me thinks J is in a bit of denial. We need to do so much work around the house I have no idea when it will be done.  J doesn't seem to be able to get started.  Anyway, all I can do is take one day at a time.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still itchy and sensitve
  • Tired and out of breath rather quickly
  • Finding it harder to move freely and tie my shoelaces
  • Belly popping out 
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues

Sunday, October 9, 2016

25 weeks...

We went on the hospital tour last Monday.  Now we know where to go and what to expect.   We even got to experience it this weekend.  Friday, 3AM I woke with a headache.  I took some Tylenol but woke up with it anyway.  Took more Tylenol and high blood sugar and it still didn't help.  My blood sugar was high that day and it didn't help that I had a bagel for breakfast.  Anyway, called my OB at 7PM and she said to try Sudafed and Tylenol.  Unfortunately, I was shaky all night and still had a headache.  Felt even worse by then so I called her back after I ate (I had hoped some food would help but it didn't) so she said go to labor and delivery.  We checked in, they hooked me up to monitors and did blood work.  Everything was normal so my Dr said I could take Benedryl and Zyrtec.  I took the Benedryl last night and slept so hard.  It felt so good.  This morning I took the Zyrtec.  I still have a twinge of headache but not like yesterday and I feel better knowing it's just allergy related.  Mold count is really high right now.  My blood sugar is still up and down.  I'm not sure if it's related to the additional meds I'm taking or not.  Could be just pregnancy and I need more insulin as I progress.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts don't hurt but now are itchy
  • Tired
  • Headache (unrelated to pregnancy thank goodness)
  • Belly popping out
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues

Monday, October 3, 2016

24 weeks...

This week was uneventful on the pregnancy part.  I'm really grateful for that.  We did adopt an adorable kitten named Curtis. He's full of energy and spunk.  Amelia is not ready to accept him completely.  She hisses but that's it.  I guess that's enough for her to get her point across.  "This is my house and I make the rules"

On the pregnancy part, we just had our hospital tour.  We saw the labor and delivery rooms and the postpartum rooms.  We know where to go when it's time.  We are almost down to 15 weeks till our little "Roscoe" arrives.  Can't believe we are about to become parents.  It's a dream I started to think was unattainable and now is almost a reality.  We have so much to do to get this house ready.  J said October was when he was going to start on everything.  I'll see what happens this weekend.  I'll keep trying to get my part done.  That's all I can do at this point.  I'm excited for the day we meet her.  I'm also so terrified of making mistakes.  I don't know if we'll be able to have a second baby. We have one embryo left and if it doesn't work, we're done.  I suppose that will have to be okay since we won't have time to try anything more than just that one.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt and feel like they are still growing
  • Tired
  • Belly popping out
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby kicks and movement
  • Sleeping issues

Sunday, September 25, 2016

23 weeks...

It's been an interesting week.  The re-org at work is under way.  I'm grateful I'm on the winning side right now.  Hoping it stays that way.  With a baby on the way and going on maternity leave I really don't want to have a new boss.  It would be easy to be forgotten when I'm not around by someone new.  The other thing is we are adopting a kitten.  Amelia is so sad and clingy.  She really needs a companion and better to do it now before I get too uncomfortable and the baby arrives.  I know a new baby is going to suck all my time from Amelia and if she has a playmate she may be okay.  We found one today and we'll be picking him up on Tuesday morning.

The best thing that happened this morning is J got to feel the baby give a good kick.  It was early this morning and I felt her kick.  I asked J if he wanted to feel her.  He put his had on my belly and boom she gave him a kick as if to say "Mr... I'm here.  It was so awesome.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Belly popping out
  • Sciatica pain but not too bad
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby has some good kicks and now J can feel them too :)
  • Can't sleep a full night due to bladder needing to be emptied.  

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

22 weeks...

Another week has gone by.  We found a farm for our cat to live on.  I can't believe how upsetting this was.  We've had her for 3 years and although her behavior improved greatly, she still had unpredictable aggression.  Mainly toward me.  I wish we could have fixed her of that but we ran out of time.  An old co-worker's mother in law has a farm and we brought her there.  She sent me pictures after we left and started to feel better about it.  She had her tail up high and looked like she was really enjoying herself.  My friend said she was hanging with the chickens and trying to climb the trees.  Maybe this is what she needed all along.  I was hoping for an indoor only home but no shelter would take her from us.  Now Amelia seems like she's a bit down and very clingy.  We may need to find her a playmate soon.  Other than that work is crazy.  We had a reorg and not sure how things are going to play out.  People are scared about losing there jobs.  Trying hard not to stress about it.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Belly popping out
  • Sciatica pain
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby is definitely moving and kicks me in my bladder every once in a while
  • Can't sleep a full night 

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

21 weeks....

This week has been uneventful.  Just trying to do some planning. My co-workers have pressured me into doing a registry so that's done.  Babies need so much.  My sister and Mom are buying us a travel system.  I was initially upset because they weren't taking into account what we wanted but we went to see what they are going to purchase and J and I are both happy with it.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Starting to really look pregnant
  • Sciatica pain
  • Still feeling cramps and back aches on and off.  Stomach is feeling taut sometimes.  
  • I'm starting to feel the baby move.  I know when she's kicking my bladder and sometimes I feel something like a gas bubble in my belly but it goes away

Saturday, September 3, 2016

20 weeks...

This week was an exciting week for us.  1st, we had our regular OB appointment.  It took the Dr a moment to find the heartbeat which scared J for a moment.  I was looking at the OB and remembering one of my friends mentioning that sometimes it takes a bit to find the heartbeat with a Doppler.  But all was okay.  The next day we had our anatomy scan.  We got to see our baby move around.  It really makes it all seem real.  And the best part was that we're having a little girl.  J and I are so super excited about that.  At work, I was told I had that new mommy glow.

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Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts semi hurt
  • Tired
  • Stomach is getting bigger and rounder
  • Sciatica pain
  • I feel cramps and back aches on and off.  Stomaching is feels taut sometimes.  
  • I think I felt the baby move today.  I felt some weird flutters.  Felt like butterflies in my stomach.  

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

19 weeks...

Well week 19 was not too bad.  I'm starting back up with walking and my company has a challenge in the works from 8/29-9.25 and that always helps keep me honest.  My cold is nearly all gone and I feel so much better.  Presently we are trying to find a new home for our problem cat.  We just can't get trust her.  She is very unpredictable and has hurt me.  Sometimes she's playing other times she's getting even because I won't let her do something she wants.  So far none of the shelters will take her and I've reached out to an old co-worker that has a farm in her family.  I'm thinking that's her only option other than putting her down. One of the shelters actually said I should do just that.  I'd rather her be able to run and play then have her life snuffed out intentionally.

Anyway, I have my OB app today and MFM tomorrow for the anatomy scan.  I'm looking forward to finding out what this little one will be.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts hurt on and off
  • Tired
  • Stomach is getting bigger and rounder
  • Sciatica pain
  • I feel pains in my abdomen in different areas.  Guess things are stretching out to fit baby

Sunday, August 21, 2016

18 weeks...

Other than this awful cold, things have been uneventful.  Work is a bit stressful but that's all.  I'm trying to start planning and cleaning up.  I'm signing J and I up for some classes at the hospital. Childbirth classes, bringing home baby and the hospital tour.  They will all be in October.  Can't believe how quickly time is moving by.  I've started a list of baby items we'll be needing.  J is a bit shocked by the price tag but it is what it is.  I'm also needing to look into childcare.  I was thinking a company would be better but it might be too pricey.  Home day care seems more affordable.  Just worried about the safety of our baby.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts don't hurt as much but nipples seem very sensitive
  • Tired but because of this cold
  • Stomach is definitely getting bigger
  • Sneezing and coughing still.  Lots of congestion

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