The Story Part 1

 Wednesday morning I woke up and I just didn’t feel right. I had a doctors appointment at 2:30pm so I decided that no matter what I’d go to class and then hubby would meet up with me for the drs appointment and she’d tell us more about what was going on, how far along we were and if we were still looking at a scheduled C-section like they originally said the week before.

I got to town to meet hubby for lunch and I got a phone call from the doctors office. Dr had been called back to the hospital so they were having to reschedule everyone’s afternoon appointments. Well I had rearranged my schedule for Thursday to take my final a day early so that I could possibly have the c-section Friday. When the drs office called the talked like they wanted to schedule for next week. Then asked what my due date was. Now the drs office figured my due date at Saturday and hubby and I had Thursday but I told them what was on my chart. So they wanted to have me come in on Thursday afternoon at the same time I was to take my final. I told them that wouldn’t work so the scheduled me for Friday at 10am.

With that change in schedule my blood pressure went through the roof. I went home and while I was there took it. It was 149/100. I was told anything over 140/90 I was to notify the drs office. I calmed down and sat on the floor for 10 minutes and it dropped down to 135/90 and just kept going down from there so we went on about our business.

I kept saying Wednesday afternoon I didn’t feel the greatest and it was different than what I had experienced before. Everyone talked about how when I got finished with my final on Thursday afternoon they were going to take me down bumpy roads to help move her down so that maybe she’d come on her own.

After we went and helped the guys at 5-Mile camp we went and ate Ice Cream and then headed home. I took a shower and scheduled this blog post and we all got to sleep after 11pm.

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She's Here

Wow, I scheduled yesterday’s post around 11pm on Wednesday night. I had every intension of getting up on Thursday morning, going to American Literature and then taking my American Lit final. Going to the Drs office on Friday morning at 10am and she would be here via C-section Monday sometime…

Plans changed and I’d like to introduce you to our Little Bundle of Joy. She came into the world on 6/26/14 at 2:50pm on her own terms. She weighed in at 7lbs 9.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. And she’s just perfect and beautiful as can be!

Everyone is doing fine. Happy Friday Friends!

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Week 38 & Week 39

How far along? 38 weeks 6 days (Which is actually 39 5 days or 6 days… remember I got off on my counting… oh well)

Total weight gain/loss: We’re not going to think about this….

How big is baby? Week 38: Your baby’s the size of a pumpkin! Baby is about 18.9 to 20.9 inches long and weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds. Her head is now about the same circumference as her abdomen. 

  • She may have about an inch or so of hair already.
  • She’s slowly shedding that white goo on her skin (called vernix caseosa) but you might see some of it at birth.
Week 39: Your baby’s the size of a watermelon! Baby keeps growing, despite being so crowded in there. She probably weighs around 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches. 
  • She’s probably able to flex her limbs now.
  • Her brain is still rapidly developing — she’s getting smarter by the week!
  • Her nails may extend past her fingertips.

Maternity Clothes? It’s crazy… some of my maternity shirts are showing the lower part of my belly. Yikes!

Stretch Marks? I mentioned last week that I found this stuff and I think my lines are getting lighter even though they are there.

Best moment this week? Does eating purple icey thingy count? If not, then to be reminded that no matter what, people will judge the way I’m raising my baby, but it’s my baby and I’ll do what is best for my baby :). Thanks for that reminder Earl!

Movement? I seriously think this is what I will miss. But at times I think I upset her or cramp her style… she tells me I have bad posture (which I do!)

Food Cravings/Aversions? Nope… nothing more than usual I guess.

What I miss: Sleeping well. Yup, that’s probably it… and I hear that won’t get any better which makes me sad.

What I’m looking forward to: Seeing what this baby girl looks like.

Nausea/Vomiting? Yesterday morning I choked on tooth paste which I haven’t done in a while.

Labor signs? You know, I think I might be starting to feel contractions but I have no idea what they feel like to actually confirm or deny it.

Gender? We have had them verify it’s a girl 4 different times. I’d say she’s a girl 🙂 I guess we’ll know for sure shortly

Belly Button in or out? Oh we should all know this answer, right?

Wedding rings on or off? I tried my rings on this week for a picture and I couldn’t get it past my knuckle. I almost started crying, but I didn’t.

Sleep? Oy!

Weekly Wisdom: I think I’m out of wisdom at this point.

Due Date: Thursday June 26 but she’s measuring about a week ahead of schedule… by golly I do believe she’ll come when she wants :). Wonder if I make it through Summer School before she comes…. Today is my last day/final… think I’ll make it?

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Oy, I think I'm done…

Oy, I think I’m just done. My nerves are shot… or something. ha! So here’s today’s thoughts that are sooooo completely random, good luck following them :).

+I had a drs appointment today at 2:30 or so I thought. The doctor got called to the hospital so they had to reschedule everyone. By talking to the lady on the phone it sounded like they wanted to reschedule me for next week until I told her my due date and the plans as they’d been made after last weeks drs appointment. They changed their tune real fast.

+I’m tired of sitting on my butt. I’ve kind of been doing that for a while now… I’m tired of sitting with my feet up. And I still love naps. I take it that may never change.

+I woke up this morning and didn’t feel too good. I can’t really explain it but it’s a different not feel good than I’ve been feeling for a while now… so are we getting close?

+Do you have an Aldi food store near you? If so, did you know they did photos? I did not until now after reading their flier. Interesting…. I’m easily amused I guess.

+My feet are swollen. Like totally swollen! Um… I can’t even remember if I’ve already told you that or not.

+I’ve actually written posts like this every day this week driving to school. I can’t help it… So random, I know, but that’s how I feel right now.

+So I get to take my final early because they were looking at doing a C-section on Friday but after the dr getting called to the hospital today that probably won’t happen so baby girl won’t be born on my great-grandmother’s birthday. That’s okay, hubby really wanted her to wait until Monday anyway… I keep saying the stinker will come tomorrow as that was the original due date and she’ll come just to prove a point. She likes to be right just like mommy :).

And just because you can’t have a post without a picture… here’s a picture of the silly dang cat 🙂

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10 Things to Smile About June

So you know that I’ve been claiming I’ve lost my mind, right? Well I swear I have! So anyway I point this out because guess what…. I remembered that today is the last Tuesday of June (wait, where did June go!?!?) and that means that it’s time to link up with EmmyMom for her 10 Things to Smile About {Insert Month Here}


Emmy Mom

1. Wow, by this time next week, I could quite possibly have a baby…. Here are the weekly photos, although remember I got off a week somehow… Today we’re actually 2 days from my due date. (Week 35, Week 36, Week 37) (oh and we’ll have 38 which is actually 39 before the month is over but not today…)

2. We celebrated all the wonderful Father’s in our lives this month!

And my FIL who I can’t seem to find a picture of right now…

3. Tbug showed her first Cutting Horse at NCHA Day.

4. Tbug finished up her Scuba Diving Certification

5. Hubby and I worked on another round of Maternity Photos

6. I tried to break down the things that no one warned me about when it came to this pregnancy… or if they did, maybe I didn’t listen… or I can’t remember. I’m going with C… because I’ve lost my mind I swear 🙂

7. We made this which is soooooo much better than even this picture does it justice!

8. Summer school will be over this week. I’m kind of excited about that. cramming 16 weeks into 4 hasn’t been the most fun, especially since this pregnancy makes me exhausted all the time. I love naps… should that be it’s own number?

9. I like Cheeseburgers… I’ve mentioned this a time or two! Although I might have worn myself out on them… lol :). (I promise there is cheese on this burger, it’s between the 2 patties)

10. Saving the best for last… we’re looking at Baby girl being here either Friday of this week or Monday of next which is still this month. We shall see right? Now excuse me while I go lay in the fetal position because I’m scared out of my mind!

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Week 37

How far along? 37 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain/loss: Like I said last week, don’t eat and then go to the dr to have yourself weighed, it’s really hard on your mental psyche!

How big is baby? Your baby’s the size of a winter melon! Yay! Baby has reached full term. She likely measures around 18.9 to 20.9 inches and weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds. She’s gaining about 1/2 ounce each day.

  • She’s practicing some skills: inhaling, exhaling, sucking, gripping and blinking.
  • She’s getting her first sticky poop (called meconium) ready for her first diaper.

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No Bake Oreo Ice Cream Cake

I’ve been seeing this No Bake Oreo Ice Cream Cake going around facebook for a while. For some reason it extremely appealed to me so I really wanted to try it and I thought Father’s Day would be a fun day to try it, because why not? We actually took it to Father’s Day Sunday Night Dinner. I might have enticed you with this picture on Monday… Now here’s the recipe!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2cup  hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
  • 1 tub  (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
  • 1 pkg.  (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
  • 16 OREO Cookies, chopped (about 2 cups), divided
  • 12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches

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Things They Don't Tell You

Wow, this is my first time being pregnant. I know I’m 30… and that kind of still makes me old even in today’s society, but that’s okay, whatever :). Here are a few things they don’t tell you about being pregnant… or they do tell you but not to any extent… Or they tell you but you don’t believe until you experience… Okay you get the point…

+You’ll cry for any reason. Seriously?!?! I didn’t think I believed this one… but I knew I was pregnant just after we found out because the craziest things would set me off to crying, including but not limited to: tv commercials, sweet text messages, thoughts in my head, etc. It didn’t matter. Now I’m not sure if I got that under control or if it just went away.. but it was short lived.

+Toward the end, you’re always hungry. OMG, I swear one day I felt like I cleaned our house out and I was still hungry. Sadly I can’t remember everything I ate which brings me to my next point.

+You lose your memory/brain. Holy cow I swear… I’d be talking and completely forget what I was even talking about. I walked out of the house one day without my car keys, luckily hubby let me back in (although long ago I made it so I couldn’t be locked out of my house… it takes a key to lock you out). I’ve left my drivers license/money at home. I left my car keys sitting on a table at the school. Oy!

+The last couple weeks I think my hormones have gone into high gear. I cried, a lot. I was scared that God was actually giving me this baby I was going to be responsible for. I cried because I was happy. I cried because I was sad. I cried because I was mad. Heck I just cried.

+Don’t and I repeat DON’T take a pregnant woman’s food. You might lose a finger or a hand or pull back a nub when she’s done with you :). Fair warning!

+Also, don’t pick on her about her eating. By then she’s hungry. You’ll just upset her which in my case started the water works (go figure right). I also got mad and quit eating my food and went to bed hungry that night. Which just so happened to be the day after I went to bed hungry just because I couldn’t get enough food down me. I was always friggin hungry.

+But toward the end, nothing sounds good. Things that sounded good all along just lost appeal. I still loved cheeseburgers though, which helped.

+Everything HURTS. My wrists, my fingers, my feet, heck even my eyes and teeth hurt. I’m not kidding I felt like I was falling apart. And nothing seemed to help. Sitting made my bum hurt but standing made my feet swell and hurt. Laying in bed, the tops of my feet would finally start to ache because of all the swelling and releasing that happened in any given period of time. Everything hurt.

+Nesting. This was an interesting concept for me… I couldn’t stand the house being cluttered. It drove me out of my mind. But to say I went around cleaning… well other than cleaning up messes that bugged the ever loving tar out of me, I wasn’t constantly moping or dusting or sweeping or anything like that. I do have to admit people wearing shoes in my house really got on my nerves, but my mom also raised me that you take your shoes off in people’s houses (or at least do what they do…) so I’m sure that was engrained in my brain too. But yet, there were times I got my shoes on (which was a chore all in its own) and then I’d realized I had left something in my bedroom etc and have to wear shoes through the house which don’t worry I grumbled at myself for :). I can’t really explain because I don’t think it bugged me before… something new every day… lol.

+Stretch marks really do hurt. I had people questioning me but when mine would itch, if I barely touched them they hurt like they were on fire. And then at times they’d just hurt while I was doing absolutely nothing.

+I don’t know about a lot of people but I also created an excessive amount of snot. I’d have sworn I was allergic to everything in the world for as much as I had to blow my nose. And colds… forgetaboutit. They don’t go away. I fought a cold for 10 weeks and then quit counting.

+You will get clumsy at the end. I swear I spent more time picking things up off the floor than I did doing anything. And bending over to actually pick it up… again forgetaboutit. I’d get so frustrated because it was hard to bend over. I started picking things up with my toes if I could to avoid bending over.

So when people asked if I am ready for the baby, I am torn with my answer. I am ready for hopefully things to go back to normal which I’m still not sure will happen… ask me again in a few months, but I am scared out of my friggin mind. Again, ask me this question in a few months and we’ll see what my answer is 🙂

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