week 31

This week has been the most eventful week thus far in my pregnancy.  Continuing on my last post, by Thursday morning I was still having contractions (about 6/hour) and they were uncomfortable enough to prompt me to call my Dr. who in turn sent me across to the hospital.  They hooked be up to several different monitors to monitor both me and the wee one.  My coworker Melissa was kind enough to sit with me for a while because if I had been by myself I may have would have lost it. Once hooked up to the monitor we watched as the little black line jumped up and down on the screen. Not drastic enough to be a labor contraction, but something defiantly was going on. They did a few other tests on me to determine if I had a bladder infection or was at risk for delivering within the next few weeks. Those came back negative.    Thank god.

Next came the PA to check my cervix. Still closed. Another Thank god. She told me that I have an irritable uterus. A what? That's right folks. My uterus is irritated.  In an attempt to calm it down they gave me 2 liters of fluids through my first ever IV. Ouch. My arm was very cool from all the fluids flooding in me.  Somewhere between, let me do some tests on you and I'm going to stick this cotton swab up your lady parts, Melissa gladly went back to work across the street and my Mother in Law took her place.  Since work was so incredibly busy for Brandon, he was at the mercy of texting. Which he did every few minutes. Boy was he worried about his girls :)

Once I was finished with the fluids they discharged me and sent me home on strict instructions to drink lots of water and rest. rest. rest. Do they know who I am? Resting is not easy for me to do.  Once home I had a few questions about my irritated uterus so I did some research.  Apparently I will just have to endure these mild contractions (they are not labor inducing, so relatively harmless however extremely uncomfortable).  I am supposed to stay off my feet as much as possible and try to relax. Off my feet. ayiyiyi.  If it must be done.

It must be done.

31 weeks

My day at the hospital

Itty Bittys got a nice strong heartbeat! :)

Overall, no BD.

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 22 lbs

Clothing: recently.. hospital gowns and maxi dresses

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: Been getting up every few hours due to this irritable uterus

Best moment this week: Brandon was so sweet through all this, calling to make sure I'm not doing anything, bringing home dinner/ ice cream. Who doesn't love ice cream in bed?!

Miss Anything? Feeling normal. I swear overnight I woke up and all of a sudden feel huge and uncomfortable.

Movement: Girl is constantly rolling around allowing me to feel every sharp little elbow...knee.. foot....

Symptoms: A very hard stomach on and off. Tons of tension whenever I walk around or bend over.

Food cravings: Cherry Limeade<--just discovered this. yum! Ice cream..... ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Sometimes my stomach get so tight I feel like I need to throw up, but have yet to.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No(ish) I think she's preparing me.

Belly Button in or out? out

Wedding rings on or off? On :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and uncomfortable.

Looking forward to: Tomorrow's shower with all my coworkers!! Whoohoo!

Last night

was an eye opener. Literally. My eyes wouldn't close. Around 6:30pm I started experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions, which normally is not a big deal since I've been experiencing them on and off for the past several weeks. Except these were different. They didn't go away and they were more intense than all the previous. I went to bed around 9:30 and woke up around 3:30am with a terribly hard stomach and a feeling I can only describe as being incredibly uncomfortable, hot, wanting to cry and throw up all at the same time. My body was contracting. Talk about making me a nervous nancy. I'm roughly 30.5w or 32.5 weeks give or take. Itty Bitty is not done cooking quite yet, she needs to stay put. Since my tossing, turning and deep breathing also woke Brandon up, we had a small talk at 3:30am that I need to take a chill pill on my crazy lifting-furniture painting-photo snapping-obsessive cleaning-onthego lifestyle so I don't jump into preterm labor. Even though she's more than likely going to come early, she needs to stay put for at least another 7ish weeks. You know you're doing too much when your husband puts you on bedrest chair rest. Even though it's extremely hard for me to sit around, if it must be done. It must be done. Contractions have started to subside, so we're pretty sure i'm in the clear for now but if you need me, I'll be constructing tissue poms from my glider in the nursery ;)

Baby Shower #1

Saturday I went to my first shower hosted by my girl friends :) After a flat tire, running mascara hormone overload a few setbacks, Saturday morning started off swell ;) However once I walked through the front door and saw all my girls I hadn't seen in f o r e v e r all trials were quickly forgotten. I couldnt not be more thankful for such an amazing group of girls, itty bitty is SUCH a lucky little girl! 

 Tasty Treats & Sweet little Sweets

Game time! Baby food is NOT for the faint of heart.

Baby A's very generous pile of cuteness

My two sistergirls

All the pregnant mama's 16w. 12w. 30w. 28w.

My best friends for most of my 24 years

My sweet cousin Heather who made baby A the sweetest blanket ever :)

Which three of these is not like the other?

Big Thank you to all of these wonderful ladies!!

Baby A is one lucky girl!

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Week 30

Whoa. Baby. I feel like this week we have hit so many milestones! Officially ten weeks left before my due date! That means tomorrow is 9 weeks 6 days to go. ((singledigitweeks))! Baby girl is making her decent into her final position, and her feet have been kicking my ribs like no tomorrow! She is estimated at about 17 inches long and 3.5lbs. However, right now she feels a little more like 10lbs of sugar in a 5lb sack.  Seriously though, girls running out of room. My gut feeling says baby A will definitely be making her appearance before I can reach 40w. Thursday itty bitty had hiccups 5 times. Yes. five seperate times. My belly was shaking all day long :) Went to the salon on thursday, and I am proud to say I no longer have grey in my hair ;) The weather has been less than desirable, raining everyday for the past week & flooding several roads. My 30 week apt is today at 1! Anxious to see how things are progressing and excited because from here on out I will be going every two weeks! EEeee! Two months left!

30 weeks

1.The boys will not leave my side. I think they're getting excited :)
2.Working on the nursery
3.Kayla. My narcoleptic friend who loves to help me craft.
4. Strawberries and bananas my go to work snack.

Unexpected box of goodies from the lovely Mrs. Diskey! :)

Old Navy. Score.

Every girl needs a mermaid and a peacock

Just for fun

Because I cannot believe the changes!

10w                   20w                  30w 

Shut the front door.

10 weeks left baby A!

We can't wait to meet you!

How far along? 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 21 lbs
Clothing: leggings and large t-shirts/ tank tops
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Sleeping like a baby
Best moment this week: The homemade dinner made by my darling motherinlaw. Mashed potatoes, meatloaf, corn and salad. So incredibly good. Ironically enough when I was younger I would sing..."Beetloaf Beetloaf double bubble beetloaf I hate meatloaf double bubble beetloaf" to my mother when she told me that was what's for dinner. #tastebudsgrownup
Miss Anything? Free time? Now that my schedule's picked up x10 I'm missing down time :(

Movement: Feet in my ribs all. the. time. From what I feel her head is down putting extra pressure in my pelvis.
Symptoms: Sore ribs, occassional acid reflux (hardly bothersome)

Food cravings: cheese. ice cream. mashed potatos
Anything making you queasy or sick: Lewis's accidents in his kennel he's been conveniently having just before I get home. yuck.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? out
Wedding rings on or off? On :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Tomorrow's shower with all my girls!! :)

Week 29

Baby A has graduated from a large head of cabbage to a butternut squash! Girl is growing by leaps and bounds but can no longer actually leap and bound in there. Feeling her whole body move in my expanding belly is still completely surreal. For the past week itty bitty has been oblique meaning her head is down but turned toward my left hip. Which means I get strong kicks to my right rib. Ouch. In an attempt to be efficient, I chose to go all over blonde at my salon instead of getting my usual highlights. Great idea in my head, however I had a few parts which turned semi ashy in color. Not thrilled about being 24 with grey hair, but they're lifting it again for free99 next week and

 Brandon get's to experience being married to an older looking woman.-Ha.

This weekend my baby brother turns 21! Crazy. Happy Birthday Jory!  I am spending every waking minute working on the nursery, which will. be. done. on. sunday. or. else. Unfortunely I will have to break away at some point to go shopping for some baby shower apparel! Lot's of tears shed there.. ;) With three coming up on back to back weekends starting next saturday, I better get going! I don't think sweat pants and crew neck sweatshirts would be appropriate.. In other news, I am finally able to reveal the news that my cousin, which is really my secondcousinbymarriage (but who really keeps tabs on those things), is expecting her first baby! She has also started a blog which you can read here. So excited for all the new family members born this year! Comeeeonnn June!

29 weeks

Disclaimer: My intuition tells me I will go early, closer to my origional due date of June 13th. If this is so, I have roughly 9 weeks to get everything accomplished on my list! And landscape the house ;)

Big Brother Wrigley

Cousin Roxann got to feel baby A moving ;)

Weekend Apparel (don't mind that scowl on my face?)

 They were cute. & They match a headband.

Happiness.

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 20 lbs
Clothing: Anything stretchy.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Sleeping great, Brandon will randomly wake up and make sure I'm ok, I think he hears my grunting from turning over and gets nervous ;)
Best moment this week: moving the furniture into the nursery (on the carpet!) and finally getting a vision of how it will look!
Miss Anything? Energy. Although I think I have a significant amount, realistically I get tired fast :( 

Movement: Constant shifting, actually felt her hands yesterday.

Symptoms: Braxton Hicks on and off. Does grunting count? I do a LOT of that. Involuntary of course.
Food cravings: cheese. ice cream. Food in general.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? out
Wedding rings on or off? On :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: My first shower next weekend with all my girl friends!! :)

Happy Friday All!

Nursery Update

This will be the last nursery update before I take you on the final reveal tour! :) The carpet was finally laid monday am. I was one happy happy girl. Yes, just like I had visioned so many times before, as soon the carpet guy left got semi close to the front door I was already sprawled out in the nursery doing snow angels on that shaggy unbelievebly soft grey carpet. It's a good thing no one was around to capture that moment on film, and the dogs keep greeeaaat secrets. Because I probably looked like a complete crazy person. The nursery furniture is now all in the same room (finally) and I will be starting on wall decor and detailing this weekend tonight, becuase let's get real, I never realllly stop crafting for her room.... ;)

Without further adieu

Yesterday in Pictures

Last picture ever of the Ugliest floor ever.







The odd closet

Which houses all these cuties: Good thing she has 2 dressers ;) ;)

The Boys in front of her crib, which is waiting to be painted :)

Where my oh-so-comfy glider chair now sits

O and me also ;)

Can't wait to show you all her finished room! :)
Happy Tuesday!