Let's see, officially I am starting my 36th week now. Unofficially (if you are going by the new, unofficial due date of Dec 10th) I am 37 weeks. Doctors appointment on Tuesday didn't tell me much, except for that Alexander has a strong heartbeat and is still doing superbly! This weekend is my Delta Gamma baby shower, which I am stoked about! It will be fun to see all (well, a lot of) my sisters again! Although, it is kind of weird going back because I am not entirely in the loop anymore.
A lot of stress has come my way lately with the realization that there is basically less than a month left. We are still short a few very important supplies and knowing that Jason STILL doesn't have a job is not fun. Despite his efforts to apply to a few places, we have heard nothing. And being a stubborn boy, he is difficult to motivate to do anything other than go rock climbing it seems. He has made a list of all the places he is going to apply this week/weekend though, so that is promising! Hopefully SOMEONE will hire him so that we can have diaper money! Of course, the reminder of impending labor via Braxton Hicks contractions isn't too much fun either. It makes me nervous that I will not be able to tell the difference between the beginnings of labor and these. I have never been through it before, so what if I start labor and don't realize THAT'S what's happening to me? I really hope if I have any "false labor" kind of thing it's at a time other than 3am, so I won't feel bad waking up whatever doctor is on call just to have them tell me to go back to sleep... but it will probably happen anyways!
Jason and I have put up our Christmas tree, which is nice, but I have had absolutely NO luck finding a tree skirt that I like that isn't ridiculously expensive. On Friday my friend Brittnee and I are going to the Christmas store by the Galleria to hunt for one, so maybe we will luck out!
Next Tuesday I have another doctors appointment (every week now!) and he is going to see if I have begun to dilate/efface. I am anxious to find out if I have or not because to me it feels as though I could go into labor any day now, even though I am not technically due for another 3-4 weeks. Of course, this is probably just wishful thinking, and these next few weeks are just going to be me complaining of back pain and being tired, and poor Jason having to put up with my moodiness. Sorry honey! :(
Wish me luck!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Gallstones!
So, on Saturday night/Sunday morning I was rudely awakened by a severe pain in my abdomen. After about 10 minutes of trying to cure it with water and different positions, I woke Jason up and we called the doctor. While the doctor on call wasn't afraid of it being anything horrible or life-threatening to me or the baby she still wanted me to come in to the hospital because of the severity of the pain. Luckily, the traffic on the tollroad isn't heavy at 3am!
We finally arrived at the hospital after an extremely painful and bumpy car ride. The doctor had informed me that though the only entrance open is the ER entrance, that I could go to a door by Labor & Delivery and be buzzed in. Mr. Security Guard didn't want to let me in though so I am pretty sure I might have raised my voice a little at him and started to cry, telling him "My doctor told me to come to labor & delivery and buzz in. I am 35 weeks pregnant and in severe pain. You NEED to open this door now!" After a heavy sigh and some mumbling on his end of the speaker phone the doors swooshed open for me.
Blood was taken, a sonogram was (painfully) done, and they determined I had gall stones, but that my gallbladder wasn't show signs of infection. They explained to me that I needed to be kept for atleast 24 hours for observation, during which I would not be allowed to eat or drink. They hooked me up to an IV and gave me a shot of demerol and phenergan, and I was OUT. Jason and I were both thankful to get some sleep!
Sadly, this was all the same day as the Delta Gamma baby shower! It was rescheduled luckily, and I am thankful that I had some sisters visit me in the hospital.
I spent all day Sunday, Monday, and the first part of Tuesday in the hospital. I was released around 11am Tuesday morning.
Gall stones? GALL STONES? Well, apparently the hormones that go crazy during pregnancy mess with your digestive system which includes the gallbladder. Normally a simple scope procedure is done to remove the gallbladder, but since my belly is so big there is no extra room to get to it! Soooo this means that right now I am on SUPER lowfat diet and after I have little baby Alexander I will most likely have to get it removed. Yippee!
Aside from that AWESOME adventure, things are going well. Our nursery is coming together sooo well, and we are getting more excited every day! I feel like Alexander is going to be coming early... I have felt a few Braxton Hicks contractions (some showed up on the monitors at the hopsital!) and I think my belly is starting to drop! In just a few days I will be starting my 36th week... Go to BabyCenter.com to see how he is doing!
We finally arrived at the hospital after an extremely painful and bumpy car ride. The doctor had informed me that though the only entrance open is the ER entrance, that I could go to a door by Labor & Delivery and be buzzed in. Mr. Security Guard didn't want to let me in though so I am pretty sure I might have raised my voice a little at him and started to cry, telling him "My doctor told me to come to labor & delivery and buzz in. I am 35 weeks pregnant and in severe pain. You NEED to open this door now!" After a heavy sigh and some mumbling on his end of the speaker phone the doors swooshed open for me.
Blood was taken, a sonogram was (painfully) done, and they determined I had gall stones, but that my gallbladder wasn't show signs of infection. They explained to me that I needed to be kept for atleast 24 hours for observation, during which I would not be allowed to eat or drink. They hooked me up to an IV and gave me a shot of demerol and phenergan, and I was OUT. Jason and I were both thankful to get some sleep!
Sadly, this was all the same day as the Delta Gamma baby shower! It was rescheduled luckily, and I am thankful that I had some sisters visit me in the hospital.
I spent all day Sunday, Monday, and the first part of Tuesday in the hospital. I was released around 11am Tuesday morning.
Gall stones? GALL STONES? Well, apparently the hormones that go crazy during pregnancy mess with your digestive system which includes the gallbladder. Normally a simple scope procedure is done to remove the gallbladder, but since my belly is so big there is no extra room to get to it! Soooo this means that right now I am on SUPER lowfat diet and after I have little baby Alexander I will most likely have to get it removed. Yippee!
Aside from that AWESOME adventure, things are going well. Our nursery is coming together sooo well, and we are getting more excited every day! I feel like Alexander is going to be coming early... I have felt a few Braxton Hicks contractions (some showed up on the monitors at the hopsital!) and I think my belly is starting to drop! In just a few days I will be starting my 36th week... Go to BabyCenter.com to see how he is doing!
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