Boob Man

For family night we decided to go float in the local indoor pool to see if that would relax me at all. We met up with my sis-in-law, her husband and kids. The guys went to the gym to workout while Danielle the kids and I went to the pool. We just kind of hung out in the very shallow end while we watched my nephew play around. After a while Danielle decided to take my 3 year old nephew on the big slide while I stayed behind and held her 7 month old. I held him in my lap facing me, sort of bouncing him around and stuff when I noticed his gaze was fixed not on my face but on my boobs.lol!! He was fixated! He would stare then look up at me then stare again. I was laughing soooo hard. I think his idea was, stare as long as you can and maybe she will get the hint that I am thirsty. He would get so frustrated and start to cry, I felt bad but I obviously have nothing good to offer him, they are only for show at this point little buddy! So funny, he is definately a boob man.

another close call

This past wednesday night I didn't sleep a wink. I contracted the whole night. I figured I had an appointment that following morning so I would see what was going on then. When she did her normal transvaginal ultrasound it showed my cervix as 1.5cm long instead of the 2.5 it was the previous week and the baby's head was really pushing down on my cervix so she decided to "check" me. She said I was about 85% effaced, 1-2cm dilated and the baby was sitting at a +1 station. Not good! She put me on the monitor for a while to watch my contractions and then decided I may be in labor and that I needed to go straight to the hospital. I was so freaked out because my husband had just left that morning to Vegas for business. I called him and told him he needed to come home. In the mean time I had my mother-in-law and my three sister-in-laws right there to support me. During my stay they put me on an IV drip of magnesium sulfate and antibiotics. Let me just say mag sucks! It is so harsh on the body. I was so hot and flushed, heart racing, dizzy, tired, sick, and I was starving cause I hadn't eaten anything and they put me on a clear liquid diet.errr.. After a long day Jordan finally made it and settled in for a long, uncomfortable night. I was so exhausted but couldn't sleep from the discomforts of the mag and the hourly bathroom trips. Jordan and his dad gave me a blessing that night and I prayed I wouldn't have to spend my birthday in the hospital. Finally around 1PM on Friday they sent me home with a new Dr. and heavier meds.Please keep us in your prayers. Little Savannah needs to hang in there just a bit longer. Hey, I at least need to make it to my baby shower!!

31 week appointment

Had my 31 week appointment last night, unfortunately Jordan couldn't come which was ok he has a new calling he couldn't get out of. Everything looks good. Cervix is still measuring 2.6cm which is great for me and baby weighs about 3 pounds 13 oz. She is a very active baby. She just moved around and wiggled the whole time. We watched her making some sucking motions on the ultrasound. Also got to see her cute little face for a brief moment. Time is really flying concidering. Not sure I'm ready for this. I know I am ready for the "no sleep" part of it because I really don't get quality sleep now. The baby was up at five so I just laid there until six and decided to get up and make cinnamon rolls. Anyway that's all for now. We have another appointment next Thursday so until then!
Here is some cool facts about baby:
Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

31 weeks and growing!!

28 week appointment

Went to the the doctor's on Thursday, my mother-in-law went with me because Jordan was out of town. I was really nervous about this visit because the day before I was having tons of contractions, maybe partly because our fridge went out and we had just went grocery shopping and half of what we bought was wasted AND I didn't know what the crap to do because my husband was out of town. I thought for sure she was going to tell me that I was completely effaced BUT when she checked my cervix was 2.16cm!! Not the best number out there but it was for me! She really thinks that the GBS was causing all of this and that the antibiotics I was taking helped. She seemed confident that I would go full term but still wants me on bed rest for now. Good news!!

baby kicks

First part of this she kicks right at my belly button, the rest you really can't see anything. It's really hard to get video of her moving. I think she senses that I am trying to tape her because she will be moving a ton but as soon as I turn on the camera she stops.

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not so fun pregnancy

Well where do I begin?? After last mondays episode with my contractions and my cervix thinning out I was put on a different hall at work that is "less stressful" and so I continued to work that week up until this Tuesday when I had a Dr. appt. that I almost didn't make it to due to my midwife needing to reschedule. Luckily my work has been awesome and was able to cover part of my shift so I could go, and boy I'm glad I did! In the span of one week my cervix thinned out from 3.2cm to 1.5cm! When she discovered this she said,"your done working girl, you are on bed rest." She also checked me and my cervix is soft and almost 1 cm dilated. What the heck! I keep trying to tell this little girl it is not time to come out yet, as bad as we want to see her she needs to stay put and keep growing! After some concideration she told me I would need to give myself weekly progesterone shots to reduce the risk of preterm birth(thanks Steph for being so willing to give them to me!) and I had to go to the hospital on two seperate days to get a shot of betamethasone to help develop little Savannah's lungs. I am periodically taking turbutaline when I feel like my contractions are out of control. This drug is sooo much better on me than the procardia. Now I have to see my provider weekly and I go see a Perinatologist next Thursday. Please keep us in your prayers!