33 Week Events

This week leading up to my birthday was definitely....what's the word......eventful! Throughout the week, I began to feel this little boy moving 'down' and the cervical pinching and pelvic aching has become pretty excruciating at times! BUT that just means we are that much closer! 29 days from today to be exact!!

Let's see, the middle of the week was pretty boring, but it got good on Friday when I went in for my usual NST. This was 10:30am and the last time I ate was 9:00am that morning!! As I was laying there, after 3 hours of waiting mind you, the monitor began to pick up the fact that I was contracting 2-3 minutes and then 3-4 minutes apart. I was starving, so they brought me some granola bars. They weren't painful, but I could definitely feel them. They kept me on the monitor, had me lay on my side, and they slowed a little, to about 6-8 minutes apart, but were getting strong and really uncomfortable. Unfortunately, I was the most stable patient in the L&D triage and it was a VERY busy day, so everything they planned to do was taking forever. My doctor was not on call, so Dr. Dan (Dr. Dave's brother) was the one the nurses were calling. He ordered a bunch of labs, swabs, and even a catheter to take my urine (YAY for that!) to see what was causing these contractions. The nurse checked me and I was not dilating or anything. They also gave me an IV of fluids. This was at about 7:00pm and Jeff had just arrived. I was SO hungry, and now, they weren't letting me eat. When the lab results came back, they concluded I had a yeast infection and bacterial infection they assumed were causing the contractions. But, they still had to get the contractions to stop before I could leave...So I got a shot of terbutaline, and laid on my side feeling like I was on crack until about 10:30pm (STILL had not eaten). The nurse called in the perscription the Dr. ordered and of course the ONLY 24 hour CVS pharmacy in the area was way over on Fresno and Shaw!! So Jeff and I decided to get food, go home and get into one car, then head over. When we got there, I felt like I was in Tiajuana...that was the most disgusting CVS I have ever seen!!! On top of that, the pharmacist had not checked his voicemails, so the perscription was not even ready!! So we walked around the store trying not to touch anything and waited for the meds. We got home around 12:00am and I crashed out big time!

The next morning, my mom, Chris, Logan, Moms and Pops, Nana and Papa, Jeff and I all went to breakfast at BS Coffee shop, it was delicious, but I was soooo exhausted! After shopping with my mom and Nana for a little bit, I decided it was probably best if I went home and rested. Later that night, we went to Cattlemen's for my birthday, which was really nice! Sunday was Harper's birthday party and that was really fun. I can't believe how big he has gotten!! After the party we came home and did chores, finished hanging stuff in the nursery, and then relaxed for the evening. It was a good, yet crazy weekend!!

So today, I am 34 weeks and it is also my birthday! Wednesday is my last day of work and I am so looking forward to just being DONE working and just focus on getting this little guy here!! Until next time!

32 Weeks

I feel like I have accomplished so much during my 32nd week! I have so far put together the Cradle n' Swing (which is MUCH more difficult than it sounds), washed ALL of the clothes I am assuming he will wear and put away the clothes I think he won't (left the tags on), wrote, addressed, and mailed out my thank you cards, bought closet organizers and put them together and organized the baby's closet, and cleaned the down stairs top to bottom! I also made 4 sales this week on my Mommy Made It venture, 2 were out of state! I am feeling good!!

Hudson has been passing the NST's and AFI's with flying colors the past couple weeks, which has been nice. I returned to work last week; it was great to see everyone but I am just so exhausted and DONE, so I am glad the end is near! It was really sweet though; all of the supervisors got together and bought us a gift (newborn bottle set, pacifers, bathing suit, sandals, outfit, and glow worm). It was really sweet. My last day of work is April 17th, so I will spend the last few weeks going to Doctor appointments and prepping for little man's arrival!

His induction is officially on Dr. Dave's calendar as May 13th!! I can't believe it, it is becoming so real!!

I can defintely feel that Hudson is running out of room. What used to be flowing, graceful movements have turned into irritated and HARD jabs to my ribs, sides, and pelvis. Speaking of my pelvis, I never understood what pelvic pain was until this pregnancy...I literally feel like it could shatter at any given moment! However, he still has 17cm of Amniotic Fluid, so he is able to move around a lot still, and he DOES. I have been noticing (TMI) a lot more discharge "down there", so I have started to wear a pad...I also pee my pants a few times a day...sometimes because I laugh, sometimes because I cough, sometimes because he pushes down on just the right (or wrong) spot. I have also discovered a total of 4 light stretch marks on the under side of my belly. Rats! I thought I got off easy...Oh well! Shaving my legs and 'down there' has also become quite the event...It's a good thing I am decent at doing so blindly because that is exactly how I have to take care of business, all the while stretching and contorting as much as possible into only what I can describe as advanced yoga positions to reach my legs! Oh the joys!

Week 31 and 32 were kinda uneventful though...It has been nice just growing the baby and being pregnant...Other than the numerous appointments and lovenox injections, I have kinda felt like a normal pregnant lady for once the last couple weeks! It has been nice :) Tomorrow I start week 33--YAY! Under 5 weeks left until D-day!! WOOO!!

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