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Monday, May 28, 2012
24 Weeks
Happy Memorial Day! First, I want to start by thanking our troops and honor the fallen that have given their life to fight for our freedom. Thank you to all of them and their families for all sacrifices they make to serve our country!
Second of all, hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I know I look like I just got ran over by a truck, but seriously... we. have. been. non. stop. It is dinner time on Monday night and I cannot figure out where the weekend went! Saturday morning I worked at the bank. Saturday afternoon my mom came over and we dominated cleaning and organizing the main floor of the house. It felt sooo good to clean every nook and cranny. Sunday morning we finished up some odds and ends and then went to a couple grill out parties. Sunday night my wonderful husband more than dominated the nursery! I was so exhausted and in a little pain, so I directed and relaxed on the carpet while he worked his butt off! He got all the lines drawn for stripes that I want to paint! Monday we spent the morning on the boat (hence: I look like I have been run over by a truck) and then ran a ton of errands all afternoon and now we are in the process of FINISHING the taping for the nursery room in hopes to PAINT the stripes on WEDNESDAY afternoon! Crazy BUSY weekend! And so sad it is over already!
Here are some pics, mind you, the room is VERY yellow... more YELLOW than we anticipated... BUT we bought a honey yellow to fill the large stripes (15 inches wide). The stripes with the blue tape in them are NOT getting paint.
And in case you forgot, here are some pictures that have been inspiration to me:
Exercising? Barely... rough week for excising. Way too may odds and ends around the house this week and experiencing a lot of pain(more to come on that).... We had the painters at our place this week and we were very busy, well, Tyler was very busy moving furniture. I directed. I think I was called "ridiculous" and "too picky" a couple times over the week.... BUT I do recall reminding Tyler PLENTY of times that IF we get pregnant (like he wanted!) BEFORE we are settled into a house, he will be dealing with a crazy pregnant lady with high demands when we are moving/organizing the house, because if I can't do it I will find a way for SOMEONE to do it for me! Haha. So, not too much physical exercising... just exercising my mouth and pregnant rights over my husband! Hehe.... But all this running around and non-stop moving has got to account for something!
Maternity clothes? Now that I LOOK pregnant it is a whole new ball game!! It is a little more fun to dress in the morning knowing that when people see me they will most likely KNOW that I am pregnant, not just drinking too many beers. This will be a better stage for clothes and I look forward to making another trip to the store soon with my lady friend Danielle to look at more cute tops for the HOT weather on the way!
Sleeping? Oh ya... not a problem for sleep this week....we were SO busy and again, once I my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light! Just a SORE left hip and ear and I cannot figure out how to FIX those little annoying pains!
Missing Anything? Ummmm not that I am one to run around in my swim suit everyday but I do love to lay in the sun and soak up the rays. I have not been to a tanning booth in FOREVER (this is a good thing, I understand) but laying out on the boat this past weekend made me wish I was comfortable with putting on a swim suit and tanning these white limbs. A tank top and some shorts did the job.... but I am missing that summer tan glow! This is the first time in YEARS that Tyler is looking mighty tan and I am white as snow. He reminds me often that he is use to me being the tan one! I was dying for the tanning bed this weekend!
Food cravings? I think I might give up on this soon... or maybe I am missing the mark. I am not getting any of these SUDDEN urges to eat something crazy... like I pictured a craving as having to run out of the house to the store to get something to quench my dying need of something specific to eat!... but nothing. Just loving my fresh fruit and pickles which we always have had on hand.
Heartburn? Soooo... heartburn is most likely NOT the pain I have been experiencing all along ... I questioned this pain as I felt it getting stronger and more persistent as the weeks went on. On Monday morning I woke up at 6am with intense pain under my right boob into my back. I thought, I have not even eaten anything, how can I be getting heartburn this early!? And it did not let up. By 10:30am I called the doc and asked the nurse if this is something I should be concerned about because I have had this pain for a while now (thinking it was heartburn all these weeks) but it is getting stronger and more persistent, sometimes even taking my breath away. I heard the nurse talk to the doctor and in the background I heard the doctor say "maybe the gallbladder, but tell her we will talk on Thursday at her scheduled appointment BUT call us before then if she is having blurry vision or vomiting." Sooooo I waited till Thursday, and it was a LONG wait considering I heard "gallbladder" in the background so my mind was racing and the pain was not letting up! Thursday came and I was very much looking forward to talking with the doctor. We talked about the pain and tenderness, did a blood draw, and determined it was nothing serious at all. (Thank God! Because this pain just feels all sorts of wrong and I was worried about the babes!) In fact, she said I am VERY healthy and things are going great! BUT... this is a pain that I will have to deal with from here on out and might possibly get worse... she is really thinking that my small frame and growing uterus is pushing everything up quite far, irritating my RIBS! Basically my rib (especially on the right side) is most likely inflamed and angry about the lack of space....which it will see less of over the months. So yay for NO HEARTBURN or gallbladder issues... and honesty, SUPER BIG YAY for Tylenol because I think that will be the drug that helps these angry ribs! Feeling relief already with my Tylenol regimen!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really... just making sure to continue with my big breakfasts. It seems a bad/small breakfast can throw the WHOLE day off for the tummy!
This Weeks Symptoms? You know... No crazy emotions have overpowered me, I have not had any unusual back pain lately, I am not experiencing anything that I cannot manage at this point.... thank goodness for Tylenol for my upset rib, but really... this is NOT SO BAD.... I could do this again a couple more times.... I am growing by the DAY, so I can imagine things start getting more difficult very soon!
Any Movement? Soooo you hear the stories from the moms about the baby moving and you really don't know till it happens, but it is AWESOME. Thursday night we were laying in bed watching TV and I felt some STRONG movements. I lifted up my shirt a little to see my belly and no shit.... Tyler and I watched my belly move as Sal was punching and kicking from the inside!! It was so awesome! Tyler put his hand on my belly and I think Sal gave him a couple high fives! He is so active in there, even the doctor has commented on his heavy movement while trying to monitor the heartbeat at the check ups! I have a feeling Tyler and I will not be able to keep up with this kid.
Labor Signs? nope
Belly Button: in or out? Out for sure!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Overall Mood this week? Defeated. I thought for sure something was not right with the amount of pain I was feeling... it just angered me that I have been trying to make this a healthy pregnancy and IF it was the gallbladder I was just PISSED considering I eat SO healthy. It is rare, maybe once a week, that I eat something that is fried or unhealthy. I was just questioning everything and wondering how I was going to last till the middle of September with pain like this... I was frustrated that I could not HELP Tyler with the moving of furniture and instead I just directed, which I think got under his skin a little. I was frustrated that I did not make it to yoga because I was in pain and the thought of deep breathing made me wince. Ya, it was a pretty frustrating week, but it ended well and that is the great part about it. A little pain medication, some relaxation with family, and lots of sun makes it all worth it. Looking forward to putting this week behind and making next week much more bearable!
Looking forward to? Nursery Time for Sal! I am going to attempt filling my free time this week with PAINTING! First come the stripes and when they are dry, the silhouettes! Whoo whooo! If I were to guess about when Tyler and I can actually SIT BACK and ENJOY the place I would say we are about three weeks out! I am really thinking by the last week in June, Tyler and I will be ready to CHILL out and enjoy the home and summer before our bundle arrives! So I am very much looking forward to that!
Pit of the week? The waiting time from Monday to Thursday to find out about this darn pain! I have NO patience. I am sure Sal will teach me.... he is already teaching me...
Peak of the week? Oh so many things! The amazing weather! The "long" weekend! The great progress we made on the house this weekend! My mom making heath bar cake when she stayed over Saturday night! Oh ya, and I had a great strong cup of coffee with my heath bar cake Sunday morning as a little treat, which was awesome and totally hit the spot!
Make it a great (short) week everyone!
Much Love,
Jax
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