Because of our vacation in Florida, an entire month has gone by since I last posted! I'm not sure where to begin, so much has happened! The day before my birthday was my last day at work, so now I've got tons of time to fix up the house and get ready for our baby girl! I've got big projects in mind that I'm super excited about! My birthday was awesome! Matt and I slept in, and then went and had sushi for lunch- the first time since we became pregnant! Delicious! After lunch, he went with me to the fabric store and Babies R Us while I wandered around collecting ideas for the nursery. He's such a great husband, I'm sure he was bored the whole time! After shopping, we went to Whole Foods and picked up some great steaks for dinner. Unfortunately, I had been slowly developing a cough throughout the day, and by the time we got home and had dinner cooked and ready to eat, I was feeling pretty miserable. I went to bed early that night, and woke up the next morning feeling worse than I had in ages! I spent the entire weekend on the couch doing nothing, which drove me crazy, because I had so much to do before leaving for Florida on Thursday! I even ended up in Labor and Delivery at one point because my fever had gone so high that I was worried about it hurting the baby. Thankfully, she was doing great, and I was given some medication that was safe to take and definitely helped me feel better! After I got back on my feet, I was super busy getting everything ready for our trip, and for our Thanksgiving dinner that we had a day early. Somehow, everything managed to come together, and our Thanksgiving turned out great! I even roasted a turkey for the first time, and while it was a little nervewracking, it was delicious!
My 28 week appointment was on Tuesday of that week, and overall it went pretty well. The baby was still growing right on target, and her heartbeat was still a strong 155 beats per minute! My weight gain was a little lower than normal, but only because I had been so sick just a few days before! I also had my one hour glucose tolerance test at this appointment. I had been feeling a little nauseous that whole day, so unfortunately I had to take it on an empty stomach, which wasn't fun at all! I had to drink this orange flavored sugary drink really fast, and then wait an hour before they checked my blood sugar level. After not eating all day, the sudden rush of nothing but sugar gave me a horrible headache and made me pretty jittery. Unfortunately, the results from the test came back abnormal, so I have to schedule another test this week. This time, I have to fast for 12 hours, drink even more of the orange flavored sugary stuff, and wait for 3 hours, while the lab tech draws blood every hour! I'm really not looking forward to that! Those of you who know me, know that I don't handle not eating very well! The results of this test will let us know if I have developed gestational diabetes, and I'm really hoping that everything comes back normal!
On Thanksgiving Day, we left for our two week vaction in Florida. It took two flights to get there, the first one being almost 8 hours long! Let me just tell you, being pregnant on a plane for 8 hours, overnight, is miserable. My hips hurt, my back hurt, I couldn't sleep, and so on. At least the restrooms on that plane were gigantic, so I could stretch out a little every now and then. After such a long night, I was completely exhausted by the time we arrived. Our vacation was great- it felt so good to be around our family and friends again for the first time in almost a year!
The first Saturday we were in town, I was surprised with a baby shower! It was at Mum's house (Matt's grandmother), and I had been told we were going there for Thanksgiving dinner, that the family had waited until we were in town so we could all celebrate the holiday together. As we were walking through the front door, Matt whispered in my ear "yes, I knew all along" which got me very confused, but only for a few seconds. That's when I saw the pink 'Baby Shower' banners and decorations and a cake and pile of gifts! Matt then left with the rest of the guys and the girls and I had a great time! Aside from a bunch of awesome, small-in-size gifts, we were given mostly giftcards since space in our luggage was very limited. I was so thankful that we didn't have to worry about how to get everything home!! And I'm super excited about the shopping spree I get to have! So a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended the shower or sent gifts, you guys are the best! An even bigger thank you to Kathi and Sarah, who pulled the whole thing together, and managed to keep me completely clueless about it!!
While we were there, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Jere, a chiropractor who has been the family doctor for Matt's family since he was just a little boy. After meeting him, I can definitely see why Matt's family has been going back to him for so long! He's such a great guy, and really knows about how the body works and how to keep healthy! I had my first adjustment ever, and I was truly amazed by how much better my back and hips felt after just one visit! I even commented to Matt at one point after shopping all day the next day that my back and hips weren't aching at all, when normally they would have been! We were able to go see Dr. Jere 3 times total over our vacation, and he really taught me a lot! He even gave us a gift on our last visit- a book called Disease-Proof Your Child- as a going away/baby gift! It's a great book about childhood nutrition and it's effects on short-term and long-term health. I only wish we were closer so that we could continue to see him! Thank you, Mum, for setting up our visits! You're the best, and we love you!
The rest of our vacation was pretty busy, I think we met up with a different friend or family member for every lunch or dinner over the entire two weeks! We loved being able to spend time with everyone! We miss you all already and can't wait to see you again, whether that's the next time we're in Florida, or if you make it out to Hawaii!
We decided to share our baby girl's name while we were home, even though we are still deciding on a middle name! I was really excited to be able to share it with everyone in person! Anyway, for those of you we didn't get a chance to see, her name will be Juliet. For a middle name, we're deciding between Marie, Rose, and Coral. We'll let you know once we decide!
While we were in town, we had a 4D ultrasound done, and got to see our daughter's sweet face! The first time we went in, she was being very camera shy, and refused to show us her face, but they let us come back for another try! I'm so glad they did, because at the second ultrasound she was so active and playful, and we got some great looks at her! Now that I have an idea of what she looks like, I'm even more anxious to have her in my arms!! And in case you were wondering, it was confirmed again that we are, in fact, having a baby girl! Some of our favorite pictures are below:
I know that there was a lot more I wanted to write about, but this post is already pretty long, and I can't seem remember everything! I guess that's what happens when a whole month goes by between posts, and there's the pregnancy 'forgetfulness' on top of it! I'll update soon, after the next glucose test and appointment with the midwife!
We love and miss you all, thanks for reading!!
Congrats on 30 weeks! I felt as though that was a milestone week too. Its getting SO CLOSE! I'm sorry about the glucose test. I heard that A LOT of women fail the test the first time, and do fine the second time. My cousin did, and she didn't have GD. I was worried that I would fail mine, and she made a good point that I didn't think of...at least we don't already have a baby that we'd have to sit with and entertain for 3 hours while we wait to take the test again. We'll just hope we pass the test when we have our second child! :) I can't wait to see pictures of your nursery when its done! By the way, I really like the name Juliet. I think its so classic and beautiful. Good pick!
ReplyDeleteYes, keep us posted on the results of the glucose tests please. :/
ReplyDeleteThat process doesn't sound like fun at all, I'll be thinking of you!
Love you guys. <3