Practice

Today was the first of many "new" things. This is how the day progressed. I felt contractions all day. Well, not all day. Sporadically throughout the day, so I thought nothing of it. Continue to drink my water (2 liters a day) and continued working. That's when it started. I got in my car and began the drive home. I looked at the clock 4:19...and felt a contraction. Felt another one, looked at the clock 4:23. Continue to watch them on the entire drive home. For the next 20 minutes, I had 10 contractions. Texted my go to people, called my friend who recommended that I call the OB. But, I DON'T want to be one of those women. What if it was the real deal. However, I did call. The advice they gave me was...take 2 extra strength Tylenol, drink water and lay on my left side for a half hour. So, I did that. And the contractions stopped. I guess my sweet babe is not ready to come out yet, but man....my uterus is warming up for big day. I cannot wait!

35 Weeks

How far along? 35 weeks

Total weight gain: 12 pounds, still 10 pounds down from when I first got pregnant


Maternity clothes?: For sure.

Sleep: Broken throughout the night. Between getting up to pee almost every 4 hours, and now the heartburn, not sleeping through the night anymore.

Cravings: Fruit.....


Best moment this week: Learning that the babes is head down. She is starting to get herself ready for her big entrance ;)

Movement: LOTS! Even with her but just below my diaphragm this girl is such a wiggle worm.


Gender: Pink!!!


Labor Signs: Nope. No leaking, no bleeding, no contractions. Nothing

Belly Button in or out? Still in, although every day it looks like it will pop out.

What I miss: The thing I miss the most this week...sleep

Weekly Wisdom: My body knows what it is doing, and it is ok to labor without medications, or augmentation.

Next Monday the sweet babes, gets measured again. Keep posted.

Nesting ?

I can't possibly be nesting already? I still have 2 weeks until I make it to the 6 month mark. So please tell me why? Why do I feel more motivated to stay home and do housework then head off to work? Why do I want to get the sweet babe's room ready now, when I am not even 6 months pregnant yet? Why am I afraid that I won't get the room ready in time? Is this normal? My everyday priorities have already changed and are focused on the baby. Is this normal this early on? Well, I guess I can't even say early on anymore, I am now closer to the finish line than when we started. Ahh all the questions that are jumping in my head right now.
As some of you may know, I am now on insulin. I have been on it for 2 weeks now. I am still hoping that it is only until baby comes, but I am only taking it one day at a time. I have to tell you though, that insulin is not that bad. The needle for checking my blood sugar hurts like a 1000 times more, this needle is nothing. I know that it doesn't mean that I can now eat whatever I want, but it does make me feel a little "freer" with what I eat. I am still trying to grasp the gain weight aspect of this pregnancy. I had lost about 20 pounds since I got pregnant, and at my last appointment with the nutritionist she said she wanted to see me gain some weight...ugh! So, they increased my carb intake with the 2 meals that I take insulin and I am guessing both is working. The insulin has controlled my sugars so they are now less than 135. There are still some things that bring my sugars up, but not above 135 anymore. Sometimes I just wish I could be normal.
Well, I better go. I have Church in 10 mins. Hope you have a great day!

Thinking

Dear pregnancy hormones,
I do not appreciate that you can make me cry at the drop of the hat.
I do not appreciate how every comment gets internalized.
I do not appreciate how you make me feel beautiful one moment then fat the next.
No, not this girl.
I do not appreciate how I take everything personal, I did before, but now I think it is worse.
I do however at the same time appreciate you.
I do appreciate everything that you are doing for our little girl
I do appreciate how important you are to this whole process.
I do hope that you give our daughter some "good" hormones where she will cry when supposed to, but also have thick skin like her father.

I am aware that it is crazy to write to my hormones, however, I feel better after writing it. I have now been able to take some of the things that have been weighing on me and now I don't have to worry about them anymore. Thanks for reading!

Pregnancy Hormones

This is a quick post, as I should be getting ready for work
This weekend I had a lapse in self control, and I blame the pregnancy hormones. Everything makes me teary-eyed, everything seems like a big deal now, when in actuality it isn't. Every day that I have this baby inside me growing is a blessing and I need to think of it as that. I can't think that I am being punished when I give in to the occasional craving. I can't think of anything but how healthy this babe will be. I know that I am already 4 months pregnant (wow!) and that I have 5 more months to wait to meet the babes, but I need to take each day one at a time and be thankful for what I have. R, I am sorry if somehow my blow up offended you. I never meant to. I got heated (and was hot) and didn't stop to think. You are right, schools will change before I have to worry about where babes is going to school. I am sorry. Maybe I just need a vacation...i don't know. For now..it's off to work I go!