30 Weeks

Well, the past two weeks sure have been something to say the least. As you know from my last post, I was having a terrible week. Unfortunately it didn't get better. That Thursday at work, I started having pains that were more intense, but I didn't think much about them. They continued throughout the night, and by Friday morning at work they seemed to be coming very often and I decided to time them. Sure enough, they were coming about every 5 minutes. I went to the doctor and they hooked me up to the monitor to try and see if they were indeed contractions. They didn't show up on the 1950 machine they were using, not to mention the nurses kept adjusting the straps so I don't know how it could have gotten an accurate reading. So, they gave me a steroid shot and sent me home. The pains kept coming and were getting worse, so finally at about 8pm Drew made me call the doctor back. He said for me to come to the hospital. So, once there and strapped to the 2011 monitor, they showed up immediately. They were about 4-5 minutes apart. They pumped me with lots of medicine and finally sometime Saturday morning they stopped. I still had to stay until Sunday just to make sure they didn't start again. Thankfully they have not returned, and I feel like everything is back to normal now! Sadly we were supposed to have our first baby shower on Sunday, but were obviously unable to make it. I was so disappointed, as I had been looking forward to it for weeks. A big thank you to everyone that had planned for it and I'm so sorry I couldn't make it!!

I have finally started making some headway with the crib bumpers. All the material is cut out, I've made the piping, just have to sew it all together and put the stuffing in. I'm hoping to finish them by this weekend.

This past Saturday I had my Greenville shower with my friends here. It was so nice and we got a lot of really nice gifts. Thanks Judy, Lauren and Kim for making it so special for me.

Since the little rascal didn't want us to see his whole face at the last 4d ultrasound, they scheduled a repeat for today. Well, he is still breech in the same exact position, so we still couldn't see much. We did get a few more pictures but he was still being evasive! He must want to keep his looks a surprise! He measured approximately 3 pounds 6 oz, which is average. My Dad and step-mom Lynn were able to come and go with us this time, since they couldn't make it last time. And since they were coming, they also brought our gifts from the first shower that had to be cancelled. So last night we had a mini shower opening the gifts! Thanks to everyone, we had a great time and made sure to take pictures.

Well, time sure is flying by! He will be here before we know it! Hopefully I will find the time to get everything finished and put away before that time comes. I can't wait to meet our precious little boy.

PS- I will add more pictures as soon as I can get them uploaded.

Golf Ball Sized Hell

So, you know how I said we were going to Henderson last weekend, and I was hoping it would be relaxing? Not so much. We took our time on Saturday getting some things done around the house, and didn't get there until around 4 or so. We took Drew's Grandma out to dinner at Cracker Barrel (my favorite by the way). We had such a great time visiting with her and I think she really enjoyed it too. All day I had noticed my stomach was really tight and at dinner I couldn't eat all my food, which is very unusual for me haha. We then went to my Dad's and visited with him, my step mom, brother and sister. I still couldn't figure out why my stomach was so tight feeling. Then, in the middle of the night I woke up to very painful stomach cramps. I couldn't get comfortable at all. Somehow I managed to go back to sleep, but when I woke up Sunday morning they were still there. The only thing that eased the pain was taking a warm bath. But the pain was there all day long. I later figured out I was having Braxton Hicks contractions, and boy they were not fun. By Sunday night my stomach was so sore I could barely move. I even called the doctor because I was worried something was wrong, but he said it was normal.

On Monday we had a regular OB appointment at 8am. I was so glad because I was still in pain and wanted to make sure everything was ok. It was. We then had the 4d Ultrasound that afternoon at 1. My mom, sister, Drew's mom, dad and step mom were all there. Unfortunately Colt did not cooperate very well, and we couldn't see him very good. Since the last appointment he has turned and is breech and had his feet in front of his face as well as the umbilical cord. We were so disappointed! But, we are lucky enough to be able to try again in 2 weeks, so maybe he will have moved by then. I can't believe it is already time to start going every two weeks! His growth still looks good, he measured approximately 2 pounds 10 ounces. But, back to the pain. When we had our first ultrasound at 6 weeks, I was told I had two fibroids, but they wouldn't cause any problems during the pregnancy. Boy were they wrong! During the 4D I asked the ultrasound tech to tell me what part of Colt this huge protruding thing under my belly button was. Well, of course it was not Colt at all but one my fibroids! She even showed us on the screen. It was huge! Even bigger than a golf ball. It has been growing all along with Colt. It was the reason my stomach was so sore, I guess the Braxton Hicks must have agitated it. Oh, I also forgot to mention Colt was pressed up against it. Since then, I have still been having frequent pains coming from the fibroid. Not sure how this will be for the rest of my pregnancy. I did ask to make sure it didn't have any negative effects on Colt, and it doesn't. Just me. So I am ok with that.

Today we had our cardiologist appointment. I guess you could say it went as well as could be expected. Dr. Steed confirmed what he saw the first time about his heart, but he is happy with his progression so far. Nothing has gotten any worse, or better. But we are very lucky that he has the defect he has, and not anything worse. Dr. Steed is very optimistic that everything will be just fine with his surgeries. We left very encouraged. We were also told he would be born here, and have his surgeries here! We were very happy to hear this news. We go back again in 6 weeks and then will be able to schedule his birth which now could be anywhere between 38 and 40 weeks depending on the surgeons schedule. His first surgery will be a few days after he is born. So, we are glad he will not be taken away immediately, and we can have a few days of normalcy with him. Drew's step mom Karen went with us to this appointment. She has offered to completely change her life, and temporarily move here to take care of Colt for us. When we found out about his heart, we knew he wouldn't be able to go to daycare for a while. We didn't know what we were going to do. We figured one of us would have to quit our job to be able to stay home with him. This would have been a huge financial burden. I don't know how we would have made it. We will never be able to express how appreciative and grateful we are that she has offered to do this for us. I don't know of many people that would be willing to give up their life and move to a new town like she has. We also have to thank Drew's dad, Steve, for being willing to give her up during the week :) Of course, our entire family has been extremely supportive during this whole time. We wouldn't have been able to get through the hard times without each and every one of them. They have all been there for us and helped us in their own special way. We are truly blessed.

27 weeks

Not much going on this week. Just thought I would write a little blurb. Last weekend we had another home football game. Tailgating was fun, we were able to walk around and visit with a lot of our friends. The game wasn't so much fun, but there's always next time I guess.

Today I'm 27 weeks and 4 days to be exact. Hard to believe we only have a little over 11 weeks until the big day arrives! Colt is getting bigger and I can't feel him move as much as I could before. He is still moving, don't get me wrong. If I don't feel him for a while, I take the liberty of shaking my belly until he does. I'm sure he reallllly loves it when I do that :) This week he is about 2 pounds, 14.5 inches long. I watched this video on babycenter.com that is a 3-D interpretation of a baby 28 weeks and on. It said how they could feel around and grab the umbilical cord. So, now all I can think about is Colt in there tugging on it and hoping he doesn't pull it out of wherever it is supposed to be. I've still had heartburn, but the leg cramps have subsided for the most part. I haven't gotten much sleep this week though, so I have been pretty exhausted during the day. Some of this is due to me not being able to get comfortable, but I think the majority is my eldest son JJ's constant licking and scratching. He has allergies and they flare up bad in the spring and fall. I don't think they have ever been this bad though. I used to take him to the vet to get shots and they would really help, but they said if I kept it up it could lead to kidney damage and other side effects. So, needless to say I stopped taking him and just have to deal with all the licking and scratching. He does have a cone that he wears that helps some, but it's still pretty bad. I went to Petsmart this week and bought some very expensive dog food that supposedly helps skin issues. Will let you know how this pans out.

We really want to go on a "Baby Moon" before Colt arrives. We are running out of time though. We also don't have many weekends to pick from that we don't already have plans. We either have football games, showers or weddings to attend. I think we are going to try and squeeze in a trip over Thanksgiving. It is pretty sad we don't have any time to relax really. But the good news is December is open and we are keeping it that way! Now if we can just figure out where we can go that isn't too far away or too expensive. Hopefully we will figure something out soon, or we will be Baby Mooning in the back yard!

We are going back home to the big town of Henderson this weekend. I have a bridal shower to attend on Sunday, and we are going to try to make it to my brother's baseball game on Saturday. We are looking forward to a somewhat relaxing weekend. I also took off half a day from work tomorrow to get some rest, and hopefully work on the crib bumpers some. But the big day is on Monday!! I have a regular OB appointment Monday morning for my glucose test, then that afternoon we go back for the 4-D ultrasound. We are sooo excited to see baby Colt. I sure hope he cooperates and gives us some good pictures :) And, like I mentioned before we go back to the cardiologist on Wednesday, so we are very anxious about that appointment. It will be the first time since 18 weeks when we found out about his heart. So, curious to see how he has developed over the last 10 weeks. Until then enjoy the new pictures. I spared you all from another pajama picture this week :)