We are now starting the 10 week countdown! It seems like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant and now we are counting down from 10! Plus, with all the doctor appointments, birthing classes, etc. I am sure it will go by even faster!
The week was by far one of the busiest. On top of all the candle orders that I finally completed for the week, we had, what seemed to be a lot of appointments. I feel literally drained sitting here writing it all.
Wednesday was the start of all the madness... Wednesday morning I got a call from my doctor saying that my glucose levels were 2 points, a whole two points, higher than what the normal range was. She said that she wouldn't have me redo it, if she didn't have to, but she wanted me to do the 3-4 hour test anyways. So, low and behold... that didn't start my day off so well. I scheduled my appointment for Tuesday of this coming week to do the 3-4 hour test. Once I am done with all the glucose testing, I will make a separate blog post for it!
Back to Wednesday, we had another child birthing class. The birthing classes (this is our second) is extremely eye opening. It is a little gross at the same time because everything goes into such grotesque details. However, without those details, a lot of women would be left in the dark... me being one of those women. I give Clark a tremendous amount of props because he has to watch and listen to everything as well! We got to see what the epidural needles look like and quite honestly, they remind me of really tiny fountain spouts (like from a traditional Japanese garden). Clark was little surprised with how large they were... I knew they were large, but I didn't realize how thick they were. We watched another birthing video, which I am sure we will watch weekly and again, it was quite informative, no matter how old the film was. They are over 15-20 years old the documentaries on birthing. Our RN told us it is harder to find good videos now that are as informative.
One thing I definitely didn't know was that during your first stage of labor, you don't go to the hospital until you reach the active stage where your contractions are 3-5 minutes apart. I thought when you get contractions or your water breaks, you immediately go into the hospital. I can think of so many things I can do while I wait to get into active labor... Something tells me I am going to be one of those people who needs the dogs washed at that time, getting the rest of the nursery ready, etc. The RN told us it can take up to 3 days to get into active labor... that just seems so crazy to me!
Thursday we had an appointment with Dr. Barnes for our now 2 week checkups. Everything was normal and the heartbeat was very strong... it is always nice to know everything is good and healthy. It takes longer for us to get to the doctor's office than the visit itself... which is nice because it means I don't need any extra time for Anson. It always gives me the reassurance of him being healthy. I did talk to her about my charlie horses. Apparently, I can't take anything extra of potassium, she said I just have to ride it out. I get it, but I wish there was a simpler fix. I seem to get at least 2 per week now. I feel blessed that from soccer I know how to handle them immediately, but it still leaves me sore a couple days after!
Friday... oh the start of a day I didn't enjoy very much. If anyone knows me, I absolutely LOVE avocados! So, I got a avocado swiss burger at Burger Barn (where we go ALL the time) and I started having this allergic reaction where it made me really nauseated and my bottom lip swelled pretty big... So in return, I asked if they started cooking with different ingredients and it was a no, so I thought, maybe the salt is making me super sensitive... so I shrugged it off and took a Benadryl. Clark and I have been trying to do a date night once a week because when the baby comes, we know it won't be very often that we get a chance for date nights for a while. We went to one of our favorite sushi restaurants, Sumo Sushi in Camarillo... We got our usual... I was worried about the salt affecting my already sensitive mouth from the lunch encounter. So, in return, I didn't get anything with salt on it... however, I sure got a lot of avocado... I had an avocado roll and a specialty CA roll... before that I had edamame and vegatable tempura and I was completely fine. Once I started eating the avocado, my mouth started swelling before Clark's eyes and I could feel them getting so large. My lips are full to begin with, so when they got to the full reach of the swelling... I looked like I had pornstar lips... sorry, but that is the only way I know how to explain it... When I smiled, you could see NO teeth whatsoever. It was all lips. The picture doesn't look so bad... but Clark was worried my throat would start swelling. As my lips started swelling, Clark said it looked like someone had an invisible syringe and was filling my mouth with fillers. It was so embarrassing... I wound up asking for the bill and walking out with my hand over my mouth. The worst part was that it was pretty funny, and laughing hurt so badly! Clark had to stop looking at me because he would keep laughing... it was horrible and funny all at the same time! Here are some pictures. The first one is before... the second one is after.
Sunday, today, we had our ultrasound redo from My First Peekaboo in Ventura. It was fantastic. I really enjoyed doing it today. Anson was pretty cooperative until the end... but after 40 minutes of being looked at, I am sure he wanted to go back to bed hah! In return, we got some super good pictures that we have been wanting! They are below! Enjoy :)
The first set is what we had from the last ultrasound at Dr. Jadalis office a week and a couple days ago... They weren't very clear and they didn't try to get any better pictures.
The second set was from the first visit at My First Peekaboo which is why we had the redo done (Anson was hugging the placenta the whole time).
Here are the pictures from today! If you take a close look (anyone who know's Clark very well) Anson has all of Clark's features... His eyes, lips, nose and even his ears! He looks so similar to Clark it is crazy!!
A couple shout outs for the week! A huge thanks to Krista F. for Anson's beanie that he will be wearing home from the hospital!! It was so greatly appreciated! She donates a lot of her time and these amazing beanies and more to the Jessie Rees Foundation (NEGU) so if anyone has any extra yarn, let me know and I will give it to her!!
Another huge shout out to Kelsey! Long story short, my mom had me because all of her friends started having kids! My Auntie Kathie was the first to have kids, Trina and Devan... shortly after, my Aunt Keri had Kelsey, and after that my mom had me. We are all exactly 7 months apart! So I grew up always thinking Kelsey, Trina and Devan were my cousins... We practically were growing up! So, Anson got a great gift from his Auntie Kelsey! She got us the Diaper Pail Gift Set, which we are super stoked to use!!
Another huge shout out to my Auntie Keri & Uncle Joe! They got us the swaddle gift set :) Anson will get a good use out of those, especially when he sleeps in his bassinet at night! Thank you so much!
Total weight gain/loss: 23 lbs total
Sleep: Depending on the night, I can go a whole night without waking up, other nights 10 times has been my max of waking up to pee.
Best moment this week: Seeing Anson at the ultrasound.
Movement: Oh yeah!
Food cravings: Pumpkin Pie
Belly Button in or out? In... but it seems like it might pop out at any moment.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Emotional... I can start crying for no reason now.
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