33 Weeks and 5 Days Pregnant!

I hadn't realized it's been so long since I posted! I've been very busy lately. I go to the doctor every 2 weeks now, and my next appointment is in 6 days. Everything has been good lately though, no more hospital stays!

I'm still working my usual 3 days a week, and now when I'm not working, I'm working on school work online. I'm taking 2 classes, college algebra and general psychology, and I've been working my butt off. Classes started two days ago, and I've gotten such a great head start in math already! I've completed almost half of the work for the semester already and my grade in the class is 99%. I don't have anything due in the class for over a month! Math comes easy to me though, and the way the class is set up, it's really very easy to get a perfect score in the class. Psychology is going good also, but I think I'm going to need to buy the book for the class and I was hoping I didn't have to. It's such a waste of money and usually I don't use the books I buy unless work is coming directly out of the book (which for this class, it's not). But I think I'll need it to just study. Ugh.

My baby shower was supposed to be August 27, but guess what? Hurricane Irene decided to ruin it! We were still planning on having it since the hurricane wasn't supposed to really hit till later on in the evening, but everyone was cancelling on us. Funny thing is, it was all the family that was cancelling, not my friends. My mom has tried rescheduling it for September 24, nearly an entire month later, but a bunch of people are telling us now that they can't make it. It's making me really mad. They all cancelled on us because of the hurricane and they won't even come to it when it's rescheduled. What's the point in having a baby shower at all if no one wants to come? It's so rude. I'm supposed to be excited to have a baby shower but it's been nothing but hell for me. I want to just say forget it, but there are a few friends who have bought presents already that plan on coming. Oh, and the cake (which was delicious), still had to be delivered on that day. So we were stuck with a big cake that I'm sure my mom paid out the ass for.

I also started parent education classes. I had originally signed up for an infant CPR class, which was this past friday, and a childbirth education course on Saturdays, 10am - 12:30pm for 4 weeks, but I found out less than a week before the childbirth education classes started that not enough people had signed up and the class was cancelled. The lady went ahead and put my name on the list for Tuesday classes instead, from 7pm - 9:30pm. I don't mind that, but I wanted the Saturday classes because the hospital where the classes are is an hour away from where we live and I work till 5 on Tuesdays. Also, my boyfriend is taking the classes with me and he's supposed to get off at 5 too, but the time he gets off work is never guaranteed and sometimes he gets off late. There have been times when he's gotten home from work at 9 pm. So needless to say, it's extremely difficult to take a Tuesday class. And if he gets off work late, it's stressful having to rush to the hospital for the class driving through rush hour traffic. We made it to the first class two days ago 5 minutes late, but we made it and they hadn't started yet. I hope the next three classes go smoothly.

44 days left! Can't believe it!!!

30 Weeks and 1 Day Pregnant!

Counting down now! Finally in week 30, and I only have 7-10 more weeks to go! My last doctors appointment after the unexpected hospital experience went good, my cervix is closed up, firm, and the baby is high up in my abdomen. No sign that he's trying to come any time soon. My doctor said he doesn't even know why they hooked me up to the monitors in the first place. I was only there for a shot. Oh well. My next routine appointment is tomorrow actually, I'm sure everything will be fine. Other than that nothing has been going on. I need to start looking for a car. I need one before he gets here. I have one, but it has tons of miles on it and it's 2 door which won't be any good for a baby. I need a more reliable car that's more family friendly. I got a 3D/4D ultrasound yesterday! It was awesome. I think he looks like his daddy. He opened up his eyes for us! We also caught him reaching down to his little boy parts. Justttt like his daddy :) He kept making squinty faces. He already has eyebrows and eyelashes, but no hair. That doesn't surprise me. I'm expecting a bald baby. I was bald, and I've heard that having bad heartburn means having a baby with hair. I've had almost none. And that's actually a proven fact, not just an old wives tale. Oh well, at least I'm not having a girl. If I was I might be a little disappointed that I wouldn't be able to put little ribbons and bows in her hair! Here's a picture from the ultrasound :)

 

And here's my 30 week belly!

Hospital Scare Yesterday..

This may get a little graphic. FYI. So in my last post I mentioned I was getting my rhogam shot Wednesday. Yesterday, I headed up to the hospital to get it done. When they called me back to the room they hooked my belly up to those monitors I guess to measure the baby's heart and contractions. Like they do when you go to give birth. I don't know why they did that, but it was cool that I got to listen to my baby's heart again :) Then they said they were going to draw some blood to make sure I was rh negative and I needed the shot. She told me that after that was done, they would send me back out to the waiting room to wait for my shot. However, that didn't happen. Instead, another girl came in later, looked at my monitor, and told me they might have to check me because I was having a lot of little contractions. I didn't feel anything! She asked me if I had sex the previous night and when the last time I had sex was, which was about a week ago. She said she was going to take some cultures too, just in case, and that since my cervix was so sensitive and I have much more blood going through my body now, I might notice a little bleeding. That didn't surprise me because at my first doctors visit after getting all those initial tests done down there, I had some spotting that night. But then she started asking me if I had ever noticed having any bleeding or spotting, she asked double checked that the last time I had sex was a week ago, asked if the only person I had sex with was with my boyfriend, and if I was the only person he had sex with. Then she asked me if I had ever been told I had placenta previa..which I haven't. She told the other girl in the room that I was bleeding more than a bleeder. I noticed her sticking gauze up there and pulling it out fully soaked with blood. When it slowed down some, she pulled out the speculum, and that's when I felt a big gush of blood come out. I was scared. I came for a simple shot and here I was having all these complications. Then she checked me..and I wasn't dilated at all. Thats good. They left and a third girl came in a little later and said they were going to move me, so I got up and she walked me over to a birthing room. I laid on the bed there and she left. I had no idea what was going on. I was just told I was having contractions, I'm bleeding like I'm on my period, and now I'm in a birthing room??!? Are you kidding me? And I should mention that while I was in the other room, one of the times I was waiting for a nurse to come in, I started freaking out a little. I don't know why, but all of a sudden I got really hot and started sweating, and a little dizzy. That passed after a few minutes. But it scared me even more. So, after waiting once again in the birthing room, one of the nurses came in to explain everything to me. She said they were going to keep me for a little while and give me a shot and an IV to try and stop my contractions. So a fourth nurse came in to put in my IV. They left and told me if I needed anything I could give them a call, and I watched a little TV. I called my mom to fill her in (I went to the appointment alone. All I was expecting was a shot..) and asked her to call my boyfriend. I wish I hadn't gone alone. After laying there for a little bit, I noticed I was having some stomach pains. At first I thought it might be gas, but it got a lot worse and wouldnt go away. I thought maybe it was contractions, but it was nonstop pain. Along with that. I was getting hot and sweaty again. So I called a nurse in. I told her what was going on but she didn't really do anything to stop it. So after she left, it got worse and worse. I'm pretty good with pain, but this pain had me moaning and wiggling around in bed. I called her in again and said it was getting worse and it was really bad and she said my usual doctor was going to come in to see me. After she left, I sat up because laying down was extremely uncomfortable, and the pain went away. It was there for a good half hour. So I finally got to relax and I even dozed off a little. She came in a little while later to check in, I told her the pain stopped, and she said the medicine they gave me raises your heart rate some and could be the reason why I was getting so hot. That was also when she gave me the shot I was there in the first place for. Finally my doctor made it in, asked me some questions, and asked me to come back today at 1:30 for a little check up. Everyone seemed confused because seriously, I have felt perfectly fine. The baby's been moving around a lot, his heart beat was strong and healthy, and I saw my doctor just 7 days before that and everything was just fine. Now I was FINALLY able to go home. But it was a very interesting and unexpected day. I go back to see him in two hours. Hope all is good! Oh, and along with all that drama, I had an english final that night. So after I left, I grabbed food and went home to prepare for it, then went to class, and after class I had to finish writing two essays that were due by midnight. My doctor told me to take it easy. Now I finally can. I just have one more biology final tonight...

28 Weeks and 1 Day Pregnant!

Technically, for those who consider 1 month to equal 4 weeks, I'm 7 months! But I don't go by that. So I consider myself 6 1/2 months. Officially in the third trimester! I had my 6th doctors appointment this past Wednesday and had my glucose test done. I haven't heard from the doctor so I'm assuming the test results came back good! Also made an appointment to get the rhogam shot this Wednesday when I'm 28 weeks and 4 days. I do pretty good with needles but I'm not sure how I feel about shots..it's been a while since I've had one. I'm sure it's not the same as getting blood drawn. So I'm kind of not excited for that. Technically, my baby could safely come in just 9 weeks! I have so much to do still. My boyfriend and I started looking at apartments yesterday even though it'll probably be a little while before we move. I don't think he has a very good sense of how much money he'll be able to toss out on a place. I won't be much help, because I NEED to get a new car so I'll have a car payment. Plus, if he's paying for our place, I won't mind paying some bills. Then again I don't know how long I'll be out of work or if I'll even want to go back. I think it'd be easiest on me if I didn't work and just went to school so I can get a real career going for me..something I want to do. This past summer with working and taking classes has been crazy stressful and with a baby it won't be any easier. But in reality, I highly doubt I'll be able to skip out on work for longer than 6 weeks after the baby comes. 83 days left! I'll post a belly picture next week.

26 Weeks and 4 Days Pregnant!

Time is flying by. Not much has changed since my last update. The only thing new this week is my back pain. It's every day! Sitting in a chair for a long time makes it hurt. I can only sleep in certain positions to avoid it hurting. It's getting harder to work on the baby's room since it involves a lot of moving stuff around...I don't want to have someone else do it though! I don't like being incapable of doing things. I don't like being dependent on other people. But I'm not even that big yet so I'm sure my back pain won't be going away any time soon. It'll probably get worse. My next appointment is in a week and I'll be having the glucose test done. I think I'll be fine :) School is getting more difficult, I'm just ready for this semester to be over..in 2 weeks. English is ridiculous. I'm tired of writing so many essays. I'm falling a little behind in that class but my teacher allows extensions on assignments if you need them. Still, its piling up. Biology is still great though. A's and B's on everything. I had to miss class yesterday though because of my back. I had been at work all day sitting in a chair and class was right after work for 2 1/2 hours sitting in a chair some more, and like I said, it hurts sitting in a chair for so long. Class the night before was horrible because my back hurt and I couldn't lay down or anything. I'll be glad when class is over and this baby is here. My baby shower is finally getting planned! I'm working on making a list and my mom and my friend are working on everything else. It's going to be pretty small because I've never had many girl friends. Everyone around here is so fake and full of drama. So ever since like, sophomore year of high school I've kept to myself. I don't like getting involved in all that. And it's worked great! I don't know much about it, but I do know my mom is going to get me an awesome cake. She's getting the same people who did her wedding cake to do it. I only know this because we work together, and when she's not there they like to have me check her email. And bam, there it was. I guess she's not too worried about keeping it a surprise! I'll update next week :) 94 days <3

24 Weeks and 4 Days Pregnant!

108 days left! This week isn't much different from last week. People are finally starting to notice my belly! I haven't had any strangers say anything, but my friends sure are. One called me fat :( but I know I'm far from it. I'm all belly...and butt. And I think I'm getting stretch marks even though I've only gained 6 pounds. And they're not on my belly, they're right on my rear end. Lovely...I can deal with that as long as they don't spread. As long as no one can see them! I'm going to try walking more or maybe starting yoga up so I can stay somewhat fit. Also going to try drinking more water..maybe it'll help with the elasticity of my skin. I do have cocoa butter stuff but I've heard that it doesn't help prevent stretch marks it only helps relieve the discomfort associated with stretch marks. If you're gonna get them, you're gonna get them. And it's more hereditary than anything. But we will see. School is still going good, english is horrible but I've never been very good at it. Biology is awesome though. I have a 98% in the class for the semester so far and it's halfway over! Keepin' it up :) I have a belly picture this week! Just about at 6 months now, and my second trimester is almost over! It seems like no one can agree on when the trimesters begin and end, or the months. Some say a month is 4 weeks long, and if that's the case I'm already 6 months pregnant. I count my months from the 15th of each month (January 15 was the first day of my LMP, and technically the first day of my pregnancy). And since a pregnancy is considered 9 months long, a trimester is 3 months long, so if I'll be 6 months pregnant on July 15 (at 25 weeks 6 days), then my third trimester will begin July 16, when my 7th month begins and my 27th week begins (I also count weeks the way they should be counted. I'm 24 weeks and 4 days pregnant now, and in my 25th week. That means I am a FULL 24 weeks and I am IN my 25th week). It just so happens that July 15 is also my boyfriends 21st birthday, which I am not excited for. I'll be 6 months pregnant waddling around, doing nothing but work and school, and he'll be out drinking. Fun fun. I hope he doesn't expect me to wake up at 2 am to pick him up from a bar when he's too drunk to drive. That won't happen. Ever. Anyway, here's my belly :)

23 Weeks and 4 Days Pregnant!

I just got back from my 5th prenatal appointment. It went good, my weight is up to 130 now, my blood pressure was 80/50, and from now on we'll be measuring my belly. You know you're getting close when the doctor starts talking about preterm labor! So I've gained about 6 pounds, about a pound a week like I'm supposed to. I didnt start gaining till just a few weeks ago. My blood pressure gets lower and lower every time I go for my appointment. My mom said dehydration contributes to low BP, so I'm going to try drinking more water. The doctor wasn't concerned though. Looks like I won't be having any high blood pressure problems later on! My measurements were right on target also. Next appointment is July 27, and I'll be 27 weeks and 4 days. I'll be taking my glucose test then, so I have to drink this orange liquid they gave me an hour prior to the test. Oh goody..? I wonder if it tastes good. I think after my next appointment I'll start to go every 2 weeks instead of 4, but I'm not 100% sure when we start doing that. And at some point I'm going to need an rh shot since I'm rh negative, but the doctor didn't say anything about when that would be at this appointment. I always forget to ask these kinds of questions till I'm already gone. After this week, my school semester will be officially halfway over. It FLEW by! And I've surprised myself a lot...I've gotten A's on everything. Hey, if this full time employee part time student thing is working for me and I'm doing well at it, I'll just keep this up until I finally get my RN. It'll take a little while longer, but I'll need the good grades to get in since it's so competitive.

I'll post a belly picture next week. There hasn't been a huge difference..I don't think. 16 weeks and 3 days left! (115 days)