Not too much to update. Restless leg syndrome and pee breaks at night keep me up, but even with naps during the day I still get really tired. I am interested to find out if I am anemic at my appointment on Tuesday the 24th. Also I have my glucose test that day (I really hope I don't have gestational diabetes). Wish me luck! I hope I don't get sick from it! It's an early appointment (8am) so I will have to down that sucker at 7am! Yuck! Mornings are my worse for nausea, what was I thinking?!
I am meeting my doula on Monday! I have Laurel Lowe (a hynobirthing doula). I know with her and my husband helping me I will be able to stay calm and face anything that happens. I am glad I have a great support team! Plus, with her helping out, Daniel can take breaks and not (hopefully) wear himself out. Though I know he will be extremely involved through the whole experience of bringing our sweet boy into this world. He has been so loving and supportive during our whole journey. I have no words that can express my love for him.
Next weekend a friend is getting married and I am just so stoked for that!!! It is such a special moment when two people start their lives together! It has made me reflect back to when Daniel and I met as well as our whole marriage. I have no complaints, only love that increases every single day!
Daniel's brother and his wife had their baby on Father's Day (congrats you guys!) and that officially marks the end to the burst of babies born around the time of my second angel. It is healing that everyone has their babies. I will hold my two angels one day, it just isn't time for me to hold them, but Nathan will be in those aching arms in just a few months. I feel so incredibly blessed to be a mother of three souls.
I love feeling Nathan hiccup. I felt his hiccups in my bum yesterday haha. Now that is an odd feeling. He also likes to dig his feet into my right ribs (stretching) then kick them. Let's see if I can last without getting a bruised or broken rib. I also felt him hiccup and then move his head to a different location and continue his hiccups. It felt special knowing exactly where he was moving (though I am sure he wasn't too happy about his long hiccup burst). I tried taking a nap today and it was partially successful, but Nathan decided that was the perfect time to do some extreme monkeying around. There was one time I almost yelled at Daniel to stop shaking the bed at night, but then I realized it was Nathan that was shaking me! He is a strong one and that is absolutely perfect! I am very grateful that he is an active child. I feel like that has been one of the best blessings of this pregnancy--knowing that he is completely fine everyday. I have only had one or two days when he rested longer than normal and I got a little worried.
Still lots to do to prepare for his arrival, but we have three months left. Thanks to all those who have and will help with baby gear (we really, really appreciate it)!
Friday, June 20, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
Challenge Accepted (BoM)
Today I was on Pinterest and a couple people were posting the 90 Day Book of Mormon Reading Chart. I have done this challenge, or similar ones like it before and found it rewarding. I find that I have been struggling to read lately, mostly a fatigue thing (can't keep my eyes open), but I have been missing the spiritual enlightenment. Then today I realized that my pregnancy app says I have 89 days till my due date. Nathan can stay in as long as he needs so I understand he may not come until much later, but I thought that this would be the perfect activity to do as I await and prepare for my little boy! Therefore, challenge accepted!
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
26 week update
I am a little late on this update, mostly because I have been focusing on myself and my own well-being as this time of year has been very difficult (everyone and their dog having babies which reminds me how I am not giving birth to my second angel baby). This was also the time of year I was pregnant for the first time...I can't believe how naive I was back then...but I do wish I could go back to how wonderful I felt in that pregnancy, no matter how short lived it was.
July 10th is my first angelversary (the day we officially lost our first baby). I am looking forward to getting past that day. May, June, and July suck, but once I get past Collin's angelversary I can breathe a bit easier because Nathaniel's due month will be in sight! I don't care when he comes, except there is one day in September I hope will not become his birthday (luckily it is at the very end of 42 weeks gestation so the chance is slim...fingers crossed).
Update (currently 26w3d):
I am feeling pretty good minus a small new problem that has put me on a "lay down a couple times a day for a few minutes" schedule. Hey it's better than normal bed rest!
I had a terrible visit with a nurse late last week. I am still angry about it. You do NOT check someone's cervix at 26 weeks when there is no medical reason for it and especially NOT without consent (I did have to get something else checked so maybe she thought she could slip in a cervical check as well, but she did not give me the opportunity to express my opinion on early checking). My last scan (at 24w3d) showed no abnormal thinning of my cervix so there was even less reason for the check.
My wedding ring and my angel baby ring are both still fitting perfectly on my hands, though if you don't see me wearing them it just means I have been outside a lot and the heat is now making me swell (I don't want my rings to suddenly get stuck from the heat!) or I just didn't put them on since I am home all day. I am grateful that we live in an air conditioned home so when I overheat I can cool down easily.
Daniel and I have been wanting to go on a small trip somewhere close in Utah for a few days, but we don't have the expenses right now. We feel we need a vacation after all we have been through but it is looking as if we won't rest until Daniel can get time off at his new job once we move to Wisconsin. We might go see the Manti Pageant one last time since we are moving out of state. We will also hit up the gardens and the zoo as well.
I have been motivated to do small crafts for "the nursery" but with moving soon after the baby is born we don't want extra stuff to pack...plus...honestly, nurseries (unless you live in your own home) are a bit pointless to me. I feel like they are more of a rite of passage for moms these days. Maybe when Daniel and I have our own home we can put time into something as materialistic as that. I do think it is neat to have crafts for when the child gets older and he can keep them. I also see the fun in dreaming and creating a nursery. When I was pregnant with our first I had planned on an elephant nursery and had a color scheme and crafts all planned out, now I am just thrilled to finally be blessed with a successful pregnancy. I will be excited to help him create a theme for his bedroom when he is older though!
I am really enjoying our hypnobirthing classes. I knew before I got pregnant for the third time that I was going to go by this method and I haven't been disappointed. I have been curious lately as to how my miscarriages have prepared me for giving birth to Nathan (since I did experience mini labors). I also feel like hypnobirthing has helped with father/baby and mother/baby bonding as well as husband/wife bonding. It has especially helped since multiple angel moms often have a difficult time bonding with the baby for sometimes weeks after the baby is born (and lots of angel moms end up with PPD). I know I can trust my body to do what it needs to do when the time comes since I was blessed with being able to miscarry naturally twice (some women can't and need assistance).
Other than that, Nathaniel is an active and seemingly happy child and we are eager to finally meet him!
July 10th is my first angelversary (the day we officially lost our first baby). I am looking forward to getting past that day. May, June, and July suck, but once I get past Collin's angelversary I can breathe a bit easier because Nathaniel's due month will be in sight! I don't care when he comes, except there is one day in September I hope will not become his birthday (luckily it is at the very end of 42 weeks gestation so the chance is slim...fingers crossed).
Update (currently 26w3d):
I am feeling pretty good minus a small new problem that has put me on a "lay down a couple times a day for a few minutes" schedule. Hey it's better than normal bed rest!
I had a terrible visit with a nurse late last week. I am still angry about it. You do NOT check someone's cervix at 26 weeks when there is no medical reason for it and especially NOT without consent (I did have to get something else checked so maybe she thought she could slip in a cervical check as well, but she did not give me the opportunity to express my opinion on early checking). My last scan (at 24w3d) showed no abnormal thinning of my cervix so there was even less reason for the check.
My wedding ring and my angel baby ring are both still fitting perfectly on my hands, though if you don't see me wearing them it just means I have been outside a lot and the heat is now making me swell (I don't want my rings to suddenly get stuck from the heat!) or I just didn't put them on since I am home all day. I am grateful that we live in an air conditioned home so when I overheat I can cool down easily.
Daniel and I have been wanting to go on a small trip somewhere close in Utah for a few days, but we don't have the expenses right now. We feel we need a vacation after all we have been through but it is looking as if we won't rest until Daniel can get time off at his new job once we move to Wisconsin. We might go see the Manti Pageant one last time since we are moving out of state. We will also hit up the gardens and the zoo as well.
I have been motivated to do small crafts for "the nursery" but with moving soon after the baby is born we don't want extra stuff to pack...plus...honestly, nurseries (unless you live in your own home) are a bit pointless to me. I feel like they are more of a rite of passage for moms these days. Maybe when Daniel and I have our own home we can put time into something as materialistic as that. I do think it is neat to have crafts for when the child gets older and he can keep them. I also see the fun in dreaming and creating a nursery. When I was pregnant with our first I had planned on an elephant nursery and had a color scheme and crafts all planned out, now I am just thrilled to finally be blessed with a successful pregnancy. I will be excited to help him create a theme for his bedroom when he is older though!
I am really enjoying our hypnobirthing classes. I knew before I got pregnant for the third time that I was going to go by this method and I haven't been disappointed. I have been curious lately as to how my miscarriages have prepared me for giving birth to Nathan (since I did experience mini labors). I also feel like hypnobirthing has helped with father/baby and mother/baby bonding as well as husband/wife bonding. It has especially helped since multiple angel moms often have a difficult time bonding with the baby for sometimes weeks after the baby is born (and lots of angel moms end up with PPD). I know I can trust my body to do what it needs to do when the time comes since I was blessed with being able to miscarry naturally twice (some women can't and need assistance).
Other than that, Nathaniel is an active and seemingly happy child and we are eager to finally meet him!
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