Week 30

Since I didn't have the best doctor's appointment this past week, due to blood pressure issues and swelling/weight gain (which I will post more about later), my plan for the weekend since Colt is working was/is to do absolutely NOTHING but relax and keep my feet up... along with writing some thank you notes and blogging a little. Yesterday all I managed to do was get sucked into watching Lifetime though!
After doing nothing yesterday, my swelling was better. Evidently sitting at my desk everyday last week did contribute to the swelling a little becaue it would get worse everyday as the work day went on. My blood pressure was also better just checking it at home. 

Backing up a little… this was back on April 29th when I was 30 weeks. 

And a couple more from that week

Week 29

We had our first of three baby showers yesterday! It was our co-ed BaByQ shower here in Temple. Unfortunately it's the only one of our showers that Colt will be able to go to due to his work schedule. The girls that hosted did such a great job on everything, and the shower was a ton of fun! We were blessed with lots of friends that came and are very grateful for all of the gifts as well. As we were putting everything in her room, I didn't know where to put everything! Once I get caught up on old post, I will be posting pics from the shower. 

Week 29… I had to take my glucose test that Wednesday. I chose the orange flavor.  I really don't see what the big deal is or why people say it's so bad??  It just tasted like a sweet orange soda to me. Maybe the three hour test is worse but for the one hour, it was no big deal at all. I had my normal doctor's appointment that same day after my glucose test. They measured my belly. All was measuring right on track, and her heartbeat was good. My blood pressure was 134/73 which still isn't great. I was still at the same weight as my appointment 2 weeks prior, 141.  

I was still feeling good. Not to complain at all, but I do think this was around the time that my tailbone started hurting a little. It wasn't, and still doesn't, ever hurt bad.  It just hurts a little, especially when I sit in the same position for a while. I think this was also around the point where I started waking up (besides the normal waking up to go to the bathroom AT LEAST two or three times a night) and having to roll over and switch sides because my ribs were hurting from laying on one side for too long. I'm normally a stomach sleeper anyways so sleeping on my sides has been an adjustment. Since then, the need for rotating sides has switched from my ribs being the cause to my hips hurting and being the cause.  This was about the time of the ribs I think! 

I had tried sitting in the yard one day to get a little sun, but my swimsuits were a no-go! I ordered some bigger ones online and they came in that week. Colt was over at Robb's that Friday night helping build a bar and deck for Alicia's 30th birthday party so while he was gone, I tried them on and sent him this picture. I also sent it to my mom and she said her and my dad were dying laughing! When she told me that, she started feeling bad the next day and wanted to clarify that they were laughing at my facial expression, not me! She hadn't hurt my feelings though, and I didn't even think twice about it! I've grown A LOT since then though! I definitely didn't take a picture of myself when I sat in the yard in a swimsuit today!

And no, I'm not all belly, my face has filled out and I've definitely expanded in the butt, hips and thigh area too, especially now. 

Ultrasound Appointment

On April 20th, we got to go in for our follow-up ultrasound. During our ultrasound where we found out the sex, they saw a choroid plexus cyst, which was the reason for the follow-up. Based on when we had the trigger shot, we should have a due date of July 8th. From the ultrasound measurements, which really doesn't mean much, she was measuring with a due date of July 3rd. She weighed 2 lbs. 13 oz. This was the last time that we've seen her and been given an estimate of her weight so I would be interested to see what she's weighing in at now! Her heartbeat and everything else looked perfect!  The cyst that they had seen previously had went away on it's own and was gone! 

Here are a few pics that we got from the appointment … and YES, a few of these pics are still on our fridge! They are the last ones we have of her! 

She really didn't want to cooperate for pics. She kept putting her hands in front of her face. Colt and I said her nose didn't really look like either one of ours. After I sent the pic to my mom, she started sending me newborn pictures of myself saying that it looked kinda like mine though. I can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like!

Here are a couple of profile shots of her.

This one was funny. We kept trying to get a look at her face, and she gave us this mad look like "leave me alone!"

And here are a couple more when we were trying to look at her face.

Even though I wasn't really too worried about the appointment, it was still a good feeling to hear that everything looked great! It was also a fun appointment since we got to look at her for so long! 

Week 28

Week 28 came along with April 15th, Tax Deadline Day! I was so happy to see that day! These were taken later that weekend. At the end of Week 28, on Monday, we got to go in for our follow-up ultrasound to check up on baby girl. I was definitely excited leading up to that! 

Week 27

Week 27… I think this was the point I officially reached the third trimester. I'm not really sure when the official start of third trimester is. Some books or apps say 27 weeks and others say 28 weeks so I went with the earlier of the two! 

Week 27 was a rough week. I had worked a ton the week before and had been working pretty much every Saturday or Sunday because of the April tax deadline. That along with not really taking breaks or drinking enough water, I think I overdid it.  I was definitely feeling the stress of having too much to do and not enough time to do it. Colt wasn't too happy with me. I had an appointment that Monday, and my blood pressure was 144/something. They checked it a little later in the appointment, and it didn't get much better. It was still 139/73 when they checked it the second time. I also weighed about 141. I had gained about 8 pounds since my previous appointment which was double what I had hoped to gain. The doctor didn't seem concerned with the weight but she was definitely concerned with the blood pressure.  She gave me worst case scenarios on if I didn't take care of myself that I could be on bed rest or in the hospital until the baby was born. I also was going to have to get tested to make sure that I didn't have preeclampsia. The next day I had to start collecting my urine all day. When you are collecting, it really feels like you are going to the bathroom all day! I almost filled up the whole jug! I had to drop it off on Wednesday morning at the lab so they could test it and make sure there was no protein in my urine. Colt wasn't surprised at all with anything…  it was more of an "I told you so." He did threaten to unplug my work computer though. Luckily when my lab results came back, I was negative for preeclampsia. I was told to relax, take care of myself and to keep monitoring my blood pressure at home until my next appointment in 2 weeks. By then I was to the point where I was having to go to the doctor every 2 weeks rather than once a month.

I did have a major breakdown after my appointment that Monday. I think it was a combination of stress, hormones and just being tired.  That Monday night, I got in the shower and I just started crying (literally sobbing) forever! Then I got in bed with Colt and started crying some more! I told him I felt like I was already failing by not taking care of myself. He ensured me that I just needed to chill out and realize it was serious and something to not play around with. The rest of the week I still worked more than I should have, but I did take daily walks and made a better effort at taking breaks and increasing my water intake. 

Week 26

Now that I'm 34 weeks, it's definitely time for some bump updates… so much for staying caught up! We've been on a little staycation all this week, and I had good intentions on posting a little each day. That didn't happen! Now I have my feet propped up on pillows (to hopefully alleviate some swelling that has started), and if all goes as planned, I'm going to try to knock out a lot of post in a row!

I hit week 26 two months ago, around April 1st. I thought my belly was getting big then, but I had no idea what was coming! I really wish I would have kept up and took notes in more detail so I could remember all the changes week by week better. It all starts blending together! Overall though, by Week 26, she was definitely active and there was no doubt when she was moving! The movement was and still is my favorite part of pregnancy (even when its sometimes a little painful). I could make a list of changes and things that are harder to do now that I'm at week 34, but at Week 26, I was still feeling good.

Based on the picture, I was still wearing just a belly band on my jeans at this point. 

A couple more of Colt's accomplishments

Not too long after Colt presented in Austin, we found out that he had won an award and was nominated AND chosen to be inducted into the 2015 John L. Montgomery, MD Resident and Fellow Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The department head told him it was a pretty big accomplishment. From what I understand it's not just an award for first year residents, it's for all residents in all departments I believe. He had one particular case where he really fought for his patient and he's pretty sure that is what led to his nomination. Regardless, I'm super proud of him.

Then just a week or so later, he also found out that the paper he had submitted on another case was published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. His article is called Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling: Black Pearl. We are supposed to get a copy but evidently you can buy it too!

This also means that he's already done with his research requirement!