I have posted 2 seperate posts so you might want to start with the "Health Issues" one first.
We went back today to get my results from the blood work from yesterday and to check my placenta to see if it had moved. Good news! My placenta previa is finally gone and I no longer have to worry about going into labor and bleeding to death. I can have her naturally in her own time which is another wonderful thing. Unfortunately though when they were checking this they discovered that my cervix is starting to thin too early. Two weeks ago at my last check it measured 3.8 cm and this time it measured 2.4 cm. At this point which is 33 weeks it should still be around the 3.5 – 4.0 point. I knew something had changed the night before because I started having some major pressure in the down there area, lovely I know. It really felt like she was trying to escape. Also, since I have always had ultrasounds in the past I have never had my doctor check me manually. Good gracious this was a real treat…sarcasm, sarcasm, sarcasm. I kept picturing those cows that are giving birth and the person delivering them has their arm entirely inside of them. It was miserable. I kept thinking ok that is as far as she can go….but nope she could go further. I am still amazed on a daily basis as to what a woman’s body can endure to develop a child and give birth. So my doctor said no more work and I don’t necessarily have to be on “bed rest” but basically a 24 hour rest. I don’t have to be lying down but I am not to be up doing anything other than the bathroom or shower. This makes getting things done at home a little tough. We finally got the carpet down so the baby’s room can be started. We still need the bed brought up from Alabama but my dad should be bringing it this weekend. I was going to start washing all of her clothes and bedding now that the room is ready but our freakin washer has all but died. It turns out it is being recalled and so many people are trying to get theirs fixed that the parts to fix it are back ordered. We were told they would call us when they finally received the parts. Karlis has already made one trip to our little local Laundromat to wash our clothes. We still have to find a king size bed for our room so it looks like we will be in our living room floor for a little longer.
We go back to the doctor on Wednesday of next week to see if things have stayed the same or gotten worse. Keep your fingers crossed!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Health Issues
I started today with a horrible headache and just felt lousy. I thought my blood pressure might be up so I went over to our work’s nurse practitioner office to check things out. My blood pressure was a little high at 136/86 and she also checked my urine which revealed some trace amounts of protein. So I called my doctors office and even though I have an appointment for tomorrow they wanted me to come in today. Unfortunately, Karlis was in Huntsville to take some final exams so I was on my own. I didn’t have to wait long once I got there which was good because all I really wanted to do was go home and lay down. They checked my urine there and couldn’t find anything and my nurse said that by then whatever amounts I had in me could have been flushed out if I had been drinking a lot. I drink a lot on a daily basis so this was no surprise. My blood pressure had dropped to a reasonable point so they said they would just keep a watch on it. My doctor still wanted blood drawn to make sure nothing showed toxemia. My doctor checked her heartbeat which was amazing because we have never heard it before. I have always had ultrasounds every visit starting with our IVF doctor so there just wasn’t ever a chance. But today I heard it and it was amazing. I hate Karlis missed it. After that I was free to go since I would be back the next day for our regular appointment. We should get our blood results then. Hopefully everything will be ok.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Baby update and life is currently a mess (literally)
We got to see out little one last Wednesday. She weighed 3 lb 11 oz (only 8 more weeks to go!). We got a picture of her face and it strangely looks like her eyes are open. It is kind of bizarre. My placenta has made no more progress and is still blocking the birth canal. We go back on April 29 to see if it has moved. If not, my doctor is going to schedule a c-section. It will probably be 1-2 weeks before our due date on June 17 just to make sure I don’t go into natural labor and bleed to death (what good times). If she comes any earlier than this we are in trouble for more than one reason…..please keep reading.
Other than that things are somewhat hectic. Karlis came home from hockey (thank you God) a couple of weeks ago. He brought a couple of friends with him to help rip up all the carpet in our 4 bedrooms, a hallway and 2 sets of staircases. The carpet was put there by the previous owners when the house was built. It was in ok shape but with a zoo that lives in our house it needed to be changed for a higher quality and something a little darker. So we are currently living on the living room floor because the new carpet was just ordered today. Our bed right now consists of somewhat of a thick mattress so getting up and down is not all that bad. Dad did come up and help for a couple of days so that helped a bunch. We are hoping to have the carpet laid by tomorrow afternoon so we can somewhat return our house to normal and move all the furniture back to the bedrooms (the furniture is currently taking up our entire living room and bonus room). Our bedroom will still be a work in progress because we went ahead and bought a king size mattress but have no king size bed. So add that to the list of things to do before we can even move back into our room. Also, bad thing is when you rip up that much old carpet things seem to just fly into the air. Our entire house is in dire need of a deep cleaning. Mess has just spread all over the place. Problem with cleaning is that I have managed to pinch a nerve in my back when I was trying to find my feet and put socks on. I somewhat look like an acrobatic act that people might pay to see in a circus when finding my feet. Looks like it will be sandals from here on out. So in addition to really being no help around the house in the moving furniture area I am now completely no help and actually have to be somewhat looked after. About every 10 steps the nerve throws a fit and my left leg gives out and I moan, groan or scream in pain. I sound like someone with Tourette's syndrome. I called my doctor and of course the only things I can do is take Tylenol and rest. Unfortunately, rest is out of the question right now. On top of all this Karlis flies to Detroit on Thursday – Sunday to coach some hockey games (my mom will be coming up and help me since my back is gone) and he is trying to finish up some classes he took this semester before he leaves. Well my good old husband is somewhat of a procrastinator when it comes to school work. Ok, a complete procrastinator. So we are trying to do a semester’s worth of assignments in a few days and have that turned in before he leaves on Thursday. This also just happens to still be my busiest time at work (budget for next school year, grants to be done for stimulus money for equipment, commodity and food bids for next year, closing out with one food distributor and starting with another one, end of year awards banquet, RFP’s, etc.) so most days I really feel like I am sinking. The baby’s room has been painted and the carpet will go down in a couple of days but that is the extent of baby stuff that has been done. Everything we have gotten to this point is piled in a corner of the living room. All her clothes have to be washed, the closet in that bedroom has to be completely cleaned out, the crib has to be brought up from Alabama (she will be using the one that my sister, cousin, nephew, family friends and myself was raised in), the room has to be somewhat decorated, etc. etc. etc.
This really isn’t a gripe session it is just what is going on in my life right now. Although, I would love to have the house completely ready for the arrival of our baby, enough time to rest my back and time to write on our blog….those things just aren’t happening at this point. We will get there, just not yet.
Other than that things are somewhat hectic. Karlis came home from hockey (thank you God) a couple of weeks ago. He brought a couple of friends with him to help rip up all the carpet in our 4 bedrooms, a hallway and 2 sets of staircases. The carpet was put there by the previous owners when the house was built. It was in ok shape but with a zoo that lives in our house it needed to be changed for a higher quality and something a little darker. So we are currently living on the living room floor because the new carpet was just ordered today. Our bed right now consists of somewhat of a thick mattress so getting up and down is not all that bad. Dad did come up and help for a couple of days so that helped a bunch. We are hoping to have the carpet laid by tomorrow afternoon so we can somewhat return our house to normal and move all the furniture back to the bedrooms (the furniture is currently taking up our entire living room and bonus room). Our bedroom will still be a work in progress because we went ahead and bought a king size mattress but have no king size bed. So add that to the list of things to do before we can even move back into our room. Also, bad thing is when you rip up that much old carpet things seem to just fly into the air. Our entire house is in dire need of a deep cleaning. Mess has just spread all over the place. Problem with cleaning is that I have managed to pinch a nerve in my back when I was trying to find my feet and put socks on. I somewhat look like an acrobatic act that people might pay to see in a circus when finding my feet. Looks like it will be sandals from here on out. So in addition to really being no help around the house in the moving furniture area I am now completely no help and actually have to be somewhat looked after. About every 10 steps the nerve throws a fit and my left leg gives out and I moan, groan or scream in pain. I sound like someone with Tourette's syndrome. I called my doctor and of course the only things I can do is take Tylenol and rest. Unfortunately, rest is out of the question right now. On top of all this Karlis flies to Detroit on Thursday – Sunday to coach some hockey games (my mom will be coming up and help me since my back is gone) and he is trying to finish up some classes he took this semester before he leaves. Well my good old husband is somewhat of a procrastinator when it comes to school work. Ok, a complete procrastinator. So we are trying to do a semester’s worth of assignments in a few days and have that turned in before he leaves on Thursday. This also just happens to still be my busiest time at work (budget for next school year, grants to be done for stimulus money for equipment, commodity and food bids for next year, closing out with one food distributor and starting with another one, end of year awards banquet, RFP’s, etc.) so most days I really feel like I am sinking. The baby’s room has been painted and the carpet will go down in a couple of days but that is the extent of baby stuff that has been done. Everything we have gotten to this point is piled in a corner of the living room. All her clothes have to be washed, the closet in that bedroom has to be completely cleaned out, the crib has to be brought up from Alabama (she will be using the one that my sister, cousin, nephew, family friends and myself was raised in), the room has to be somewhat decorated, etc. etc. etc.
This really isn’t a gripe session it is just what is going on in my life right now. Although, I would love to have the house completely ready for the arrival of our baby, enough time to rest my back and time to write on our blog….those things just aren’t happening at this point. We will get there, just not yet.
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