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.