Happy Holidays! weeks 30 and 31

Seriously I have no idea where the time has gone. I guess I should count myself lucky. Most people will tell you that their pregnancy has taken forever.. not me. I think it has a little bit to do with the fact that I am scared to death to deliver a baby. You think I would be used to it by now. I have seen over 100 births and assisted in plenty of c-sections, but the bad thing is that I know everything that can go wrong. I know all the nurses terms. I have a huge fear of needles. The list goes on...

So here is the update.

A week before this was taken, I had another doctors appointment, and it went a little something like this.

They weighed me. In total this pregnancy I have gained a total of 10 pounds. ((you go baby Suprise))
They checked on baby's heart beat. His little heart was beating 130 beats a minute. This was good news to hear but the doctor seemed concerned. He didn't say anything but you could tell by the look on his face. He moved the little wand on my stomach a second time and seemed satisfied. Hopefully this isn't a sign of something bad to happen.
They told me how I did on my glucose test. I scored a 121. They tell me I passed, but to be honest that is totally on the high side. The cut off is 140. No wonder I thought the drink tasted so good!!
They checked my blood pressure. I usually run on the higher side. 135/93. With the bottom number being so high they checked it again. 143/90. It had gone up. The nurse just looked at me and said, "It's already starting." I knew exactly what she meant. With an increase in my blood pressure could mean there was protein in my urine. Which is also a sign that I could be developing pre-eclampsia.
Things didn't get better. I had been having cramping all week. The doctor decided it was best he checked my cervix. OUCH! It was a little painful. I have not started to dilate, which I guess is a good sign.
Before leaving the office they took my blood pressure one last time. 127/90. The nurse turned the machine taking my blood pressure toward the doctor. He gave me the okay to go home. But I could tell the nurse didn't like his decision. She whispered to me "Do you think you could pee in a cup for me?" I shook my head. After just getting checked I didn't think it was even possible.
I now get to see the doctor every 2 weeks. Although my normal doctor wont be in town on new years eve so I get to wait until January 7th. I think this next appointment will have a lot more of telling what will happen for me in the next few weeks. Until then I guess there is no need to worry right?

 We had a great Christmas. Steven definitely got spoiled. Two new hats, some new basketball shorts, three new pairs of jeans, the shirt he is wearing in the photo, new socks, a toy airplane, and a ps3 game thing that he is holding in the picture.

I can't complain either. I got apple tv, two new pairs of sweats, some make up from sephora, a make up bag, Elizabeth Smarts new book, some baby bottles, three new outfits for our baby, a gift card for after I deliver, a gift card to costco, some ray bans, and the list goes on. 

I had to work Christmas eve, which kind of ruined Christmas. Although I do have the sweetest husband in the world. He and my two sister-in-laws came to the hospital and brought me my Christmas PJ's. Steven told me I couldn't come home unless I was wearing them. After my 12 hour shift was over I opened up my car to find my stocking sitting on the passenger seat. It was so sweet, and made Christmas a little better. I slept most of the morning and missed my brother-in-law calling home from his mission, which I felt horrible for. We then spent the rest of the day at my parents house. 

Which brings me to today. December 29

How far along? 31.2

Total weight gain? 10 pounds.. probably more by now. with the holidays I would guess I put on another 5 pounds

Maternity clothes? YES. I gave in. I bought maternity jeans. I couldn't take it any longer. And now I wish I had bought them sooner. They are WAY better than trying to do up my button every morning. 

Stretch marks? zero. lets keep it that way. Only 9 more weeks or less. I believe in miracles. 

Sleep? Practically non existent. I wake up every two hours every night with out fail. 

Best moment this week? Just this morning, I was laying on my side with my hand on my stomach because I kept feeling the little one kick me. It felt like his heel. I had Steve put his hand on my stomach. His face lit up, I've never seen him so happy. He was like WHOA!! It feels like he is trying to break out of there. 

Food cravings? Not this week.

Anything making you sick or queasy? Not getting enough sleep has been making me so sick to my stomach

Labor signs? Cramping. I have also been getting back pain but just on the left side

Belly button in or out? I have a full on outtie. I tried to poke it back in... it didn't work in case anyone was wondering

Wedding ring on or off? Still on. Although my fingers feel like they are starting to swell up a bit

Happy or Moody most of the time? I think the answer to this would be emotional. I have been crying a lot lately. Mostly because I can't even imagine a baby here. I have also started my "nesting" phase which makes me super angry sometimes when I have just cleaned something and the next day to find the room dirty. grrrr

Looking forward to? Tuesday. Ringing in the NEW YEAR! 2014 has a lot in store for us, and I can't even wait!!!!

Week 27

How far along? 27.5

Total weight gain? Got on the scale today and I'm still what I was at in the doctors office. So far still not at my pre-prego weight

Maternity clothes? It's a little bit of both. I only have a few pairs of jeans that fit me still. I think I'll stick with the leggings for the rest of my pregnancy.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? I love sleeping I could sleep all day

Best moment this week? Feeling my baby kick super hard. He also loves my ribs at the moment.

Food cravings? Vegetables with ranch have been sooooo good

Anything making you sick or queasy? I threw up this past week, I think it was because my mouth was in so much pain. I went to the dentist and it turns out that if you throw up a lot during your pregnancy the acid sits on your teeth and causes your fillings to fall out. who knew?!

Labor signs? So far so good

Symptoms? Just the waddling pregnant lady through the store

Belly button in or out? Well this is a funny one. In the morning my belly button is in. At night my belly button is full on out. I guess a few more weeks and I'll have a permanent outtie

Wedding ring on or off? Still on

Happy or Moody most of the time? I think I'm happy but Maybe this question should be answered by the hubs lol

Looking forward to? My next appointment, which may be a week sooner. I might have to go see a cardiologist next week. {{YIKES}}

Thanksgiving

We celebrated thanksgiving last week so I didn't get a chance to post a 26 week update. But I did want to share what I am thankful for:

1.I have a healthy strong baby boy growing 

2. My husband, he seriously has been the best thing that has happened to me

3. My family. Both sides

4.That my car is almost paid off!!!!!

5.My morning sickness is gone

6. My job at the hospital

7. The space heater I just bought :)

8. Tums!

9.The new friends I've made this year

10. My health

This photo is my 26 weeks! Looks more like chub though

Week 25

How far along? 25.5 weeks!

Total weight gain? I was weighed at my doctors appointment yesterday, and although I'm still not at my original weight, I have gained 8lbs so far this pregnancy.

Maternity clothes? YES. If you can't tell by all the weirdo lines in the shirt, yes that is a maternity shirt people. No maternity pants quite yet.

Stretch marks? none

Sleep? I sleep more than the average person. 12 hours a day

Best moment this week? Hearing my baby's heart beat again. It's always a reassuring feeling when you get to hear that little heart beating

Food cravings? I have been wanting cucumbers a lot this week

Anything making you sick or queasy? So far not this week. I've been pretty lucky

Labor signs? I have been having a lot of pain. The kind of pain that you get when you ride a bike for too long or when you kicked between the legs. I asked my doctor if this was normal, he said yes but most women don't experience this kind of pain until their second or third baby. How did I get so lucky? He told me to buy a maternity support belt, that will lift my belly up since little baby Suprise is sitting so low.

Symptoms? Lots and Lots of kicking. Baby has found my ribs!

Belly button in or out? It's about half and half. I used to pull my belly button out as a kid, so it's weird to start seeing the inside of it again.

Wedding ring on or off? It's still on!

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to? Getting to Sunday. I have to speak in church and that always seems to put so much stress on me.

And since tomorrow is Thursday, let's play throwback Thursday to my skinny self. I can't believe I thought I was fat then....

Week 24

Don't mind how tired I look. This pregnant women sleeps a total of 12 hours a day!

How far along? 24 weeks.

Total weight gain? -7. Although this picture looks other wise

Maternity clothes? I think I might break down and buy some more this week. I can't find ANYTHING to wear any more

Stretch marks? zero

Sleep? All day long and all night long. Seriously I don't have a life outside of work

Best moment this week? I seriously can't think of anything that has happened. I would probably say sleep

Food cravings? 6 cheese bagel from Einstein bagel with plain cream cheese

Anything making you sick or queasy? YES. work has started to get harder and harder. Assisting in surgery has made me so sick. Blood normally doesn't bother me.

Labor signs? none

Symptoms? A big fat belly

Belly button in or out? It's still in there. It doesn't look the same. Steve even pointed out this week how funny it looked. :( wah.

Wedding ring on or off? still on

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to? Tuesday! I get to get my glucose test out of the way.

Also, Happy Birthday to this studly man. 25 never looked so good.

Week 22

How far along? 22 weeks...in this photo 22.6.... it's fine

Total weight gain? still -8.

Maternity clothes? Yes! I have bought a couple shirts at Gap this week. They are way cute, but I'm having a hard time wearing them. I feel like maternity clothes make you feel 10x bigger than you already are :-/

Stretch Marks? none!

Sleep? I feel like I sleep a lot, but not sleeping on my stomach has become a real pain in my hips

Best moment this week? I haven't taken zofran this week. It's been rough but I think the nausea is finally manageable with out medicine.

Food cravings? This week I wanted pizza really bad. I ate one slice and was sick.

Anything making you sick or queasy? the sight of blood has never really bothered me until this week. I have been in several deliveries this past week where I was so hot I felt like I was going to pass out and then puke.

Gender? still a little man

Labor signs? I think I may have had a few braxton hicks just today. My stomach gets super tight. It's not painful but I don't like it

Symptoms? No heart burn this week, knock on wood! Just still sick!

Belly button in or out? It's still in there but it feels so funny. I give it five more weeks

Wedding ring on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to? Halloween tomorrow! I LOVE the month of October. sad it's coming to an end.

The Anatomy Scan

The anatomy scan. AKA the best, and longest ultra sound you will get your entire pregnancy. My appointment wasn't till later on in the day, that way Steven could still make it to the appointment.

I seriously could not sleep the night before. I'm pretty sure every parent worries that everything will be alright with their baby. I think I was more nervous for this ultrasound than the gender. We made it to the appointment, and they were a little bit behind so we waited about an hour to be seen. I think I was shaking a little, because Steven kept on looking over at me and asking if I was okay. In the mean time they gave me this drink..

I've heard great things about it. Good thing I don't have to drink it for four more weeks. I'll let you know how it goes...

We went back into the ultrasound room, and we began the scan. The first part was about ten minutes long. The doctor went through just to show our baby to us. Which was so fun to see. Baby was asleep the first half of the scan, but the doctor finally got him to wake up, and he was going crazy! He kept on wiggling and arching his back, so we didn't get a very good profile of him. The doctor made us a dvd of the first ten minutes. I love that we can watch our baby whenever we want!

The second half went through every single detail of our little man. He first started out with the heart to make sure there were four chambers, then on to the brain. It was so cool to hear the doctor talk about every little detail of the brain. If this bone isn't fused it means this, and if there is fluid in the brain it means this. We found out that our baby, from what the doctor could tell from the scan has zero birth defects! I was so happy to hear that! He then checked to make sure baby had two hands, ten fingers, two legs, ten toes.. everything was there!

The last half the doctor measured our little guy to make sure he was growing on time. More good news! He is measuring EXACTLY 21 weeks. He measured my stomach next to see if that was still growing on time, and again I was measuring exactly 21 weeks. Steven was in a bit of shock when he heard my stomach was growing on time. He still thinks I'm too small for 5 months pregnant, but I am okay with that.

Here is baby Suprise's hand. Just sayin hi to everyone

Man I'm getting big. WOOF