Patiently Waiting!

Things are going fairly well. I went to the doctors yesterday and actually missed my ultrasound appointment by about 15 minutes. Ugh. Although we still ended up doing a Non Stress Test (NST), which I have to have them done every week. I think my child has just decided that whenever we are at the doctors she is just going to sleep during the NST. Anyhow they ended up waking her up by what they call buzzing you. It's like a wand and they put it on your stomach and then it essentially shakes your stomach to wake the baby up. Well it would wake her up enough for her to kick once and then go back to sleep! Stubborn child! That whole process ended up happening twice. After all that fun stuff I went over to Dr. Jone's office and he told me that my blood pressure was up again and that he was putting me on bed rest for two days and do some more blood work. So I get to go back Thursday morning and have a ultrasound and then they are going to tell me how my blood work is looking and if i'm going on complete bed rest or not. Lorelai however seems to be doing really well and they aren't too worried about her at this point. Which is a relief to me.

At the moment I'm sitting here trying not to feel like a huge lazy bum which is truly about all you can feel like when you can't get up to do anything but go to the bathroom and get food! I don't know how long I can handle it. So I have been crossing my fingers and praying my butt off that everything is fine. I guess we will find out tomorrow morning. I'm hoping that maybe I can at least break bed rest for an hour tonight and go to church. Im thinking I will even put my feet up on the chair next to me...so I will still be on bed rest. Lol. Just at church.

I'm really not sure what else there is to say at this point nothing to exciting other than that stuff has gone on lately. I will keep you all posted!

Getting Closer

Well today I'm officially 30 weeks along. I'm doing pretty good other than having a huge stomach attached to me, swollen ankles, being extremely tired all the time, and moving slower than a turtle. I guess that is what happens when your pregnant in the first place and then you add this lovely August heat we have had. Anyhow the gestational diabetes testing and preclampsia testing results came back and both were fine. Yay! Thank you God! We have started going to the doctors every week now and every time we have an ultrasound Lorelai decides she doesn't want her picture taken. The first week she had her face facing my spine, making it hard to get a picture of her. Last week she decided that she was going to put her hand in front of her face but I did get a picture of her foot instead. So we will try again tomorrow and see what stunt she tries to pull or if she is going to let me get a picture of her. The doctor says she is weighing about 2Ibs and 15 oz right now. I don't know how she can be so tiny but cause me to look and feel huge! Oh well. I managed to survive another turnover at the apartments. Luckily this one wasn't as big as the last one but seems to be having more complications than the last one but we survived. Oh the gum cleaning thing went well and my gums don't hurt or bleed near as bad as they did. I have to go back for a follow up on Thursday and they are going to polish my teeth I guess. That ought to be interesting.

Almost Finished

Well today I'm officially 28 weeks pregnant!!!! Meaning there is only three months left before my beautiful little girl gets here. I'm getting extremely anxious for her arrival even though I'm not anywhere near being prepared but still I'm ready for her to get here. I feel like this last trimester has gone so freaking slowly. Lorelai is kicking the crap of me and loves to be up when her momma is trying to sleep and asleep when I'm awake. Mom, zoe, parker, and Dad are still anxious to feel her kick. Which is a little bit of a challenge since she likes to do that more at night that during the day. I have managed to survive turnovers at the apartments this weekend. All I have to say is I haven't worked weekends in a looooonnnnngggg time and it has completely thrown my week off. I'm telling you though you run into some really odd things when you work in an apartment complex! Oh I have a doctors appt this week and this is the fun one where I get to do the diabetic testing and another u/s and then I get to go back every week from now until Lorelai is born so they can do ultrasounds to make sure she is growing properly. On top of all that I get to get my gums cleaned on thursday which means that they are going to numb my gums which means they are going to give me shots in my gums! Yikes! It makes me totally nervous. I think that is all for now. I will keep you all posted in to what happens next!

AHHHHH STRESS!!!!

So at the moment I'm completely stresssed out there is to much to do and not enough time to do it all. I wish we had 72 hours in a day instead of just 24. I have two tests everyday from here on out. I have two clinicals left. Luckily I don't have to do much traveling for them but still there is a ton of paperwork to do for them. On top of all of this the week of school I have atleast one final everyday plus just a normal test. I have to plan graduation, a retirement party for a teacher, help with my baby shower, and get ready for this baby to come. By the way Lorelai is doing pretty well. She is continually kicking me typically down in my pelvis but when she is mad at me for laying on my stomach she kicks in the middle of my stomach. I went to the dentist last week and they told me I have periodontal disease which is causing my gums to be swollen and bleed when I brush my teeth and on top of that all four of my wisdom teeth are coming in....can you say painful! So they are going to do a deep gum cleaning but they have to numb my entire mouth...ouch once again extremely painful! To top of all this off my doctor has told me that after this next visit I have to go in to the doctors every week from that point on until Lorelai is born just to make sure she is growing because of my history of high blood pressure. So there is a lot going on..Hopefully as soon as school is over life will calm down a little bit!

Talk to you all soon!

Gosh I'm so behind!

Okay, so life is still and constantly will be crazy busy. I'm working like crazy at school trying to get these last few weeks finished up. Which is proving to be the most challenging part of the entire year. Along with planning retirement parties, baby showers, and my school graduation. Meanwhile, this week I'm on vacation and well that means getting to work more hours and do more homework. I'm totally excited about more hours at work. I hate not being able to work as much because of school. Oh, speaking of I got an email from the HR department at the University Hospital asking for two teacher references meaning that I could very well be on the way to having a LPN job before I get out of school! Yay! I'm so freaking excited, I can't even begi to tell you how much stress that would relieve! Had a doctors appt yesterday and baby Lorelai is doing amazingly well. She is growing like a bean. She keeps kicking me and in the last week it just got to the point where people can now put their hands on my belly and feel her kick. It's pretty cool to experience that even thouhg it's an odd feeling. Lol. I found out that after this next four week visit I get to go in every week to have u/s done so they can monitor how she is growing because of my history of having high blood pressure. Even though its been completely normal since I have been pregnant but oh well as long as my little girl is healthy that's what's important at this point. Then I had a dentist appt this morning because my gums have been bleeding and they hurt like haitis at the moment. The dentist said that it's part of pregnancy but on top of it I have peridontal disease which I guess is just inflammation of my gums. So, I get to go in at some point and do a deep cleaning where they are going to have to numb my entire mouth to clean because my mouth is so sensitive and it hurts so bad right now. Also, my wisdom teeth are coming in...yikes!!! They can't do anything about that till after the baby is born. So that's all that's goin on as of right now.

Have a great day!

We have a Girl!

So, I just found out Tuesday night I will be welcoming a beautiful baby girl on Oct 24th. I'm super duper excited. I think we have a name picked out atleast her first name is going to be Lorelai. The middle name is still up for debate at this point. The doctor says the baby is growing perfectly she is in the 50th percentile and is approx 12 ounces at this point. I have only gained 2 ounces in the last four weeks but I having a feeling I will gain in all in the last part of my pregnancy. Other than that we are doing really well and I can't wait to see my baby girl!

Crazy Last Couple of Weeks

I know it has been forever since I have updated. I really need to get on here more often and do this. Anyhow, nothing really really exciting has happened in these last couple of weeks. I'm just trying to get through the last weeks of school. We're down to 7 weeks! Finally!!! I'm slowly getting bigger and bigger with this kid although I feel like a balloon. I have a doctor appt this Tuesday and we get to find out if I'm having a little boy or girl. I have kind of been going through names and trying to pick some out and i think if I have a girl she is going to be Lorelai Alanna or if it's a boy he will be Elijah Nathaniel and he would go by Eli. So I'm pretty excited and waiting anxiously to start buying more stuff for the baby that is gender appropriate and not just yellow or green. Lol. We celebrated my sister's 17th birthday a few weeks ago and she is still anxiously awaiting to see the state is going to let her drive or not. So cross our fingers we'll find out. Then we had Ashley's 21st bday and got to spend some more time with her which is always good. Next we have Brittney's 21st bday coming up. So it's just been back to back birthdays. I'm still waiting to actually get out and go camping but I finally made it to the pool this week. I have decided the pool can be a good and bad thing when your pregnant. The bad the water feels like it's trying to suck your stomach in which doesn't really work well and meanwhile my child is kicking like crazy. It's kind of funny. I'm still craving fried pickles and fresh fruit and veggies. Anywho I think that's about all for now. I will try to post sooner next time! :) Have a great week!