Happy New Year!

Posted by Me Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:28:00 GMT

Today we are 36 weeks. :) I can’t believe we are about a month away. Yesterday was a tough day since I didn’t sleep well at all the night before so I was dragging that day. Today is a little better since I did manage to get some sleep.

Now that I am the size of a house I am getting more and more people coming up to me inquiring about my humongous belly and its special cargo. I even had the Starbucks lady ask to rub my belly – a phenomenon I still find a bit strange. It’s one thing when people you know ask to touch your belly – but strangers – it’s just a bit odd. Also, LOML and I are getting more and more advice about our impending launch into parenthood – the main one being “Get as much rest and sleep as you can now!” I know that’s what everyone says and I nod and smile – but really how is that possible when my bladder has been reduced to the size of a pea and sleeping on one’s side makes getting comfortable next to impossible. I am trying to get as much sleep as possible but at the same I think my body is trying to prepare me for sleepless nights! :) It’s a push and pull. Last night though I didn’t feel the need to get up at 4am due to discomfort my left hip felt sore and made it impossible to drift off to sleep comfortably. However, at least I was able to sleep some and feel less groggy today. :)

I actually have enough energy to run some errands this morning which is always a good thing. As far as a New Year’s is concerned, LOML and I plan to make it a mellow one. Grab some dinner and stay home. As it is, I won’t make it past midnight and even if I do I’d like to do so in my comfy PJ’s and Slippers. Besides, Vegas is so nuts on New Year’s I’d like to avoid all the hoopla if possible.

As we are reaching the end of 2006, I can’t help but reflect on this past year. 2005 was rough. It ended pretty horribly with my grandfather’s sudden passing, my failed IVF cyle, and a case of pretty bad strep throat. 2006 was a rollercoaster that brought a lot of changes. Some trying – but some extraordinary. I am grateful to be where we are at. We are far from being out of the woods, but I just want to take a moment and be thankful for this precious cargo squirming inside my belly. With every kick, every hiccup, I am thankful for the opportunity. I keep praying that he remains healthy and beg him to stay that way until we meet him which shouldn’t be too long from now. I still worry (probably more as of late than normal), but I hope that all turns out ok.

Thanks to all who have commented on my journey thus far. We’ve had our ups and downs and your encouraging words have made all the difference. I am glad I started this blog even if it started as a way for me to record my thoughts. I hope 2007 will be a great year for everyone.

Be Safe this New Year’s Eve!

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Swollen Feet & Non-Existent Bladder

Posted by Me Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:16:00 GMT

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Ours was nice. My best friend came up from LA and we were able to spend the holidays munching on some good food and company with my in-laws.

Overall, it was a lovely time spent by all. However, since I was a little out of my routine and spent way more time on my feet, I had quite the swollen ankles/feet Monday Night. I checked my blood pressure though and it wasn’t high so I figured it was just from being on my feet so much and not drinking as much water. I spent most of Tuesday with my feet up and guzzling water like there is no tomorrow. By the evening, my feet looked fairly normal again. Phew! :)

I am still working. I have a couple more weeks of my contract to wrap up before I’ll stop and take it easy before Jack’s arrival. We are pretty much done with the preparations so hopefully I’ll be able to read some books and relax before he makes his appearance. He got some more clothes for X-mas which I’ll be washing and I have to pack a few more things for the hospital stuff but hope to get that done this weekend.

In any case, between my puffy-ness and guzzling of water I am visiting the bathroom like every few minutes! Thankfully, I work from home and the bathroom is close by. :)

We’re 35 weeks and 3 days today. I’ll be 36 weeks New Year’s Eve. LOML & I are planning a very mellow New Year’s Eve. Staying in since really I don’t think I’ll make it to midnight. :) I get so tired these days. It’s all good since I am not a big New Year’s gal anyways.

We have another Dr. Appointment next Wednesday at which point we’ll see where Jack is at – heads down? Maybe. We’ll see. I think I’ll have my first internal exam then and get my Group B Strep Tests done! Fun! :)

So, we’re plugging along. I continue to do my Kick Counts and trying to stay comfortable. It’s getting closer. Goodness! I pray that all continues well and Jack remains healthy in there and arrives without any complications. :)

If I don’t get here again before – Have a safe and happy New Year everyone!

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31 Weeks

Posted by Me Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:53:00 GMT

I’ll be 31 Weeks tomorrow. :) I can’t believe I am already in the 3rd Trimester. My due date of 1/28/07 doesn’t seem too far off. Yowzers!

I am certainly starting to feel the effects of Jack’s size in my belly. Finding a comfortable position to sleep in is getting a bit tougher but I do enjoy feeling him kick throughout the day & night. As of late, he’s been having more hiccups which according to Dr. H is a good sign. He likes to hear that the baby has hiccups – apparently a sign of a healthy baby. I hope that’s true! :) Speaking of Dr. H we had an appointment with him last Wednesday and everything checked out. Jack’s heartbeat came in around 140 and my fundal length was measuring at 30-31 weeks – so right on target. Since we didn’t do the whole Pam Smear/Culture checkup in the beginning I had the pleasure of doing it at the last appointment. Boy, are those fun. I hadn’t had anyone “down there” since my Dr. Bow Tie days! :)

Anyways, overall the appointment went well. I see him in 2 weeks again since now we are on the every other week schedule. Once we are in January, I’ll switch over to the once a week schedule. Yay!

This coming Wednesday we have our first “meet & greet” with a potential Pediatrician. We asked Dr. H for more recommendations since the last one he recommended unfortunately didn’t take our insurance. I’ll be making a few more “meet & greet” appointments and hopefully we can settle on a good one before Jack makes his appearance.

In other news, I saw my parents, my sis and her fiance, and a slew of relatives from my mom’s side a week ago. I had the first of 2 Baby Showers and it was a lot of fun. In lieu of actual gifts, a lot of my relatives gave us some checks to help with the preparation of baby’s arrival. Every little bit helps and LOML and I certainly appreciated everyone’s kindness. My parents were generous enough to give us a stroller that comes with the Car Seat so that’s pretty cool. We haven’t installed it yet in the car – one of the many things on our “To Do” List. I have another Baby Shower on LOML’s side this coming Saturday (12/2) so that should be fun. It was great to see family and getting pampered for a while with good food. I’ll see them next in a couple of months when Jack is due to arrive.

Thanksgiving we spent with LOML’s parents and it was really nice. We opted to go out to eat instead of slaving over a hot stove. It worked out really well. The place they picked out offered a really yummy Turkey dinner and the great thing was we didn’t have to clean up. :) Stress-free Thanksgiving works for me!

Other than that, I have been busy working and finishing up our Christmas shopping. I am pretty much done. I try to do most of it via the Internet since I absolutely hate the crowds at the mall/stores. Gotta’ love the Internet! :) I have a few more things to finish up but overall that should be pretty set. Yay! I am waiting for the things to arrive so I can wrap them and be done. Ahh – I can’t wait!

Despite everything going on – you’d think I’d be distracted enough, I still have my moments of anxiety. I don’t think it ever goes away. I still get some scary dreams (on the off chance when I actually do manage to get some shuteye!) which aren’t so pleasant. Jack tries to reassure me though by offering up a swift kick so it makes it all a little better.

I do have to admit that I am getting more nervous about the last few months as the reality sets in that eventually he has to come out. Also, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t worry that something could go wrong. The Childbirth classes were pretty informative but also admittedly a tad intimidating. I am so grateful for every week I pass and continue to pray that all goes well and that Jack arrives without any complications. My biggest worry is and will forever be his welfare. I will endure anything as long as he is safe and healthy.

All righty, I am going to take it easy for the rest of the evening – take a shower and have a snack. The last few weeks have been really busy with family gatherings, work, and preparations for both baby and X-mas. I can’t imagine that the next few weeks/months will be any different. Days are just whizzing by at a speed that’s hard to comprehend.

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and managed to enjoy some good family/friend time.

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27w5d

Posted by Me Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:59:00 GMT

Yesterday we had our big appointment. I drank my orange flavored glucose test drink prior to my appointment and got my blood drawn. I hope I don’t fail the test. I really, really, really don’t want to have to come back for the 3-hour version of the test and find out I test positive for diabetes. Yikes! They said they’d call me if I failed! Ulghh! I really hope I don’t get the call.

After my blood test, we had our ultrasound to check on Jack. He has grown so much and I am happy to say that the cysts are gone and my placenta has moved up so all is well. The u/s lady didn’t see anything else wrong with him either and declared him to look great. As usual, it was amazing to see him so much bigger. And bigger he is. Apparently, “little” Jack now weighs in at 3 lbs! 3 lbs!!! Chunky little monkey, huh? That puts him in the 91%! His feet measure about 2 inches now and he had a nice resting heart rate of 129. Oh, and yes, he is still a boy. He let us peak between his legs again! :)

Since the lady had some time in her schedule, we went ahead and did the 3D ultrasound. That was really cool. Jack is starting to look like more of a baby. Since he is already getting bigger, it wasn’t surprising to see him starting to run out of room. He had his foot right up against his head. At first he was just slumbering using the placenta as his pillow, but eventually he got himself moving. He kept opening and closing his mouth…at one point in time even sticking out his tongue. It was amazing and oh so cute. He even smiled at some point and tried to eat his umbilical cord which is not good – but then again thank goodness babies aren’t born with teeth! :)

In any case, I could gush on forever but I won’t. It was great to see him and check out what he does in there. He seemed content for the time-being and that made my heart soar. :) We’ve got some cool pics of him and the lady was really nice taking her time to get some good shots.

After our very cool u/s, we had our appointment w/ Dr. H. It was short and sweet since he had to rush off to an Emergency C-section. However, before he left, he said everything checked out well. Cervix long and closed. Cysts gone. Placenta moved up. Blood Pressure is good. Weight gain is excellent. Measuring on target. Now, if I just can make sure I passed that Glucose Test I’ll be happier. :)

So, overall we had a good appointment. I go back in 3 weeks. After that one, I’ll be switching to every other week so on and so forth! :) I hope all continues to go well. I am going to start my kick counts to make sure Jack continues to thrive as he should. I sure hope he does. :)

Last night also marked the first (out of three) Childbirth Education Classes given by the hospital. It was good. Very informative since it isn’t a Lamaze class but covers everything from what to expect when you are admitted to medications etc. The class was pretty full, but everyone seemed pretty nice. The instructor was thorough and knowledgeable so I think it was good that we signed up for them. We have another one next Thursday at which point we’ll actually get a tour of the Labor & Delivery Ward. That’ll be cool.

We are also trying to line up a pediatrician. Dr. H gave us a recommendation but unfortunately that Dr doesn’t take our insurance. Bummer! :( So back to the drawing board. We’ll have to ask our Doc for another one when we see him on November 22nd. Hopefully, we can find one we like and who takes our insurance.

Well, I have written a novel. I really do need to try to get on here more often so I don’t end up writing a huge post every time. Time has been more limited though between work, appointments, house chores, classes, and nursery decorating! :(

I hope everyone is well!

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Back Home

Posted by Me Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:41:00 GMT

LOML & I are back from our lovely Hawaii trip. I meant to be more prolific in my blog writing, but alas I ended up avoiding the laptop except for the morning email checking. In any case, we got back on Sunday and are already back in the full swing of work. Ahh, lovely! It’s taken me a bit of time to get back into it all especially since we took a red eye flight back to Las Vegas so Sunday was spent trying to unpack, start laundry, and in general just catch up on some sleep before work started up again.

However, I think we are settling back into everyday life. Amidst work tasks, I am finishing up the last bit of laundry. Woohoo! :) Jack (yes, we settled on a name!) is kicking along on and off all day – but particularly at night. It’s lovely and comforting and I pray that he continues to do it more often and consistently. I have even gotten to the point where I can watch my belly move when he kicks! It’s crazy cool! :)

My fingers are still swollen and a bit achey. I think I have a case of pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome. I haven’t been able to wear my wedding band or engagement ring for a week now so I look like some knocked up single chick! Oh well! :) My joints are a bit achey so I am going to try to take some breaks between my computer tasks. Hopefully, that will help. I plan to talk to my Doctor more at my next week’s appointment. Speaking of the appointment, I am nervous about it. It’s a big one. I have to do my glucose test and hope that I don’t get sick when drinking the super sweet stuff. Also, I pray that I pass! I sure hope I don’t have gestational diabetes. Ulgh! In addition to that test, we have our big ultrasound that day that will check on Jack’s cysts and my marginal placenta previa. Of course, I also hope that they find nothing else.

I have been pretty good about not worrying myself to death throughout this pregnancy, but admittedly as of late I find myself worrying a bit more. I worry about something going wrong. I worry about doing things wrong and harming our baby. I worry about not going full-term and then at times I worry about not being a good mom when he is born. I know none of these worries help anything, but I can’t help it. I have this anxiety building up, especially about this next appointment. A lot of things that will go on that day. Ulghh! I hope all goes well. I hope all checks out okay. Ok, I am going to stop now. We’ll find out soon enough.

Anyways, on a good note, I am 26 weeks and 2 days today. My belly is big. Jack is moving. I have heartburn practically all the time (not a pleasant thing, but still). Hawaii was fun. It was great to spend relaxing days with LOML. We even experienced some excitement with the earthquake that hit Hawaii on October 15th. Luckily, we weren’t on the Big Island but Maui which experienced no damage. We were without power for 4 hours, but other than that all was well. Jack got into the excitement by bouncing around when it all happened. I never experienced an earthquake before so I had no point of reference but LOML who has noted that it was a significant one at 6.7. I was up but it sure got LOML out of bed. Talk about a rude awakening! :)

After that, we just spent the rest of vacation enjoying Maui. It was quite hot which didn’t help with my swelling any but oh well. Maui was great, but it is nice to be back home again. I could do without all the chores but a minor price to pay for all the comforts of home. I have to tackle some guest room clean-up in the next few weeks since my folks may be coming to visit in a few weeks. I still have to focus on some nursery decoration stuff (like sewing curtains etc), but hopefully will get to it all in due time.

For right now, I am continuing to focus on staying healthy. I am trying to eat better and get rest whenever I can. The weather has been really nice here in Las Vegas so LOML & I have started on some evening walks which is always a good thing. I don’t try to overdo it but figure some exerxcise is a good thing.

Anyways, that’s how things stand. I continue to pray and hope that all is well with our baby. I want nothing more than for him to be healthy and happy. I hope I am doing a good job.

Oh well – speaking of job, I have to get back to mine. Loads to tackle. Hope everyone is well. Have a good day/week everyone!

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