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The so called honeymoon phase of this pregnancy is over! The pain in my back has been insane. I can't even describe it. At least I know what it is now though and am not in constant fear that I am in labor every time I have bad back pain!
The last few days my sleep has been disturbed. I all of a sudden realize that I am laying in bed awake at 4 and can not get back to sleep! I am pretty sure some we girl was kicking me and that is what woke me up and kept me awake! This has happened two nights in a row and then this morning as the alarm clock went off, so did she! Great news though, Trevor finally got to feel her haul off and kick him one! The movements are much stronger and more frequent. I sure am going to miss that feeling.
I have taken some time off from walking due to the heat. It has been very hot here and I have not been feeling all that well lately. Sunday I felt really nauseous all day and night and then Monday I staid in bed all day. I slept all day Monday I felt horrible. I actually did not feel like myself again until today. I am not sure if I will be able to continue my regular walks once this heat wave lifts. As I am 33.5 weeks pregnant and am getting bigger by the moment! I plan on going for walks on the weekend if it is cooler and in the mornings when I am well rested, not after 8 hours of work like I have been doing! 8 hours is a long time when you are very pregnant, especially since I have not been feeling very well. I plan on getting back to walking though as soon as I can after the baby comes. Things will hopefully be cooler by then.
My mother and I have started the process of washing all of the baby clothes we bought in Ivory Snow baby soap. It smells so nice! We are starting with the second hand stuff that we have gotten. I have 2 dressers in the nursery and one is full of baby stuff and the other has Trevor's stuff in it. So I plan on cleaning this one out any day now to get ready for all the clothes my mother is washing for me. She said she sorted through and picked out all the "little" stuff. She has been collecting clothes since I was 10 weeks pregnant!
My sweetie turns 26 on Monday. I bought him a wee gift today and am giving it to him tonight. I can not wait to see his face! I know I should wait until Monday, but that is not going to happen! Happy Birthday babe! I love you!
We have a supper busy weekend ahead of us this weekend. Trevor is going to a bachelor party Friday night, while I meet with friends and then Saturday we have to go to a Stag and Doe and Sunday is my family reunion! I am so glad that I start my holidays next Wednesday for 6 days!!!! I need it! Then I am done work in 29 days! Gosh time flies!
Woops, I am out of time, I'll finish this journal entry and post it tomorrow.
Take care,
Wendy
Back Pain... Continued
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Jul 21 2006
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I was just at the bank and the teller said I could sit down to be served in the senior centre! She said it looks like I needed to sit down. She saw my paycheck and asked me if I was still working and I said yes, I am not due until Sep 6. She said wow that is going to be one big baby! You face does not look fat. OK, do I really look that big! One of the girls at work said I popped again! I will have to take another belly shot soon.
I am so happy today is Friday. I am exhausted. Trevor has decided to stay at his friends tonight after the bachelor party, so after meeting with one of my friends for coffee I think I feel a good chick flick coming on! Something really good that makes me cry! Then I am going to bed early to get lots of rest for me and my we girl!
Oh yes, I gave Trevor is birthday present last night. It was a harmonica. He is very musically talented and he loves all instruments and I knew he really wanted one so his grandpa could teach him. He was so happy. I don't think he put it down all night. The funny thing is every time he plaid it the baby would start moving! I told him to bring it to the hospital to play while I am in labor! I guess she is like her mamma and enjoys Trevor's music!
This morning when I went to got to work, there was a package in my porch from Similac. The sent me a cooler bag with a can 375g can of powdered formula and a bunch of coupons! I love free stuff!
Oh yes, I lost 1.5 pounds his week. I think it is because I was not feeling well. But I seem to have my appetite back so I am not concerned!
I am off to the OB again on Monday, so maybe I'll get a journal entry in before I leave on holidays, if not it will be around August 1st for my next entry!
Take care,
Wendy
Sorry, I have been missing in action for a wee while! I am so busy! I had written an entry for last week and did not have time to put it up here, so I have put it below this one. It is dated Jul 7th.
I was at the hospital again on Monday. We thought it was pre-term labor again! They did a non-stress test on the baby and everything was fine. False alarm! Although I almost had a heart attack because I registered one contraction and a big one too, but the pain did not get any worse, so they figured it was a Braxton Hicks. I had no idea there were so many aches and pains associated with pregnancy. Last time I saw my OB he said the ligament pain was just the beginning, he was not kidding!
So, I had my ultrasound on Tuesday. We saw girl parts! So we are pretty sure it is a girl! Thank god, because we have a lot of pink! We did not get a photo though. She is too big o fit on the ultrasound screen! Her head is in my pelvis and her feet are in my ribs! I was wondering what that was kicking me and crowding my lungs! So I guess when I get that big lump sticking out on my tummy it is her wee bum! So cute!
I had my OB appointment today. The baby is weighing in at around 4 pounds (1.8kg). My OB said that according to my ultrasound results, which I can not believe he has already, my cervix is a 46 (length, I am not sure what this is in…. maybe millimeters?) and they say anything under 25 is cause for concern of pre-term labor! So it looks like I am doing really well! Almost twice the worrisome length! I think he was trying to make me feel better after Monday's episode!
I thought since I read everything under the sun, that I knew about everything that had to do with pregnancy. Well, I was wrong. A few days ago Trevor saw and advertisement that the news was going to do a report on the problems with having with a lower back tattoo and epidurals. I never got to see the report and I have a rather large tattoo on my lower back, so I talked to my OB an he said that a lot of anesthesiologist will not give woman who have lower back tattoos an epidural for fear of pushing the ink into the spinal fluid! WTF? I have never heard of such a thing. Anyways my OB measured from my hip bones back to get an idea of where the epidural would go and it is about an inch above my tattoo! How lucky is that! I hope the anesthesiologist does not refuse to give me an epidural! Yikes, something else to worry about!
So I gained half a pound this week. I have been absolutely ravenous this week, so we will have to see what my next weigh in holds. But I have decided to not be concerned. I am in the home stretch now and I should just enjoy it!
K well, I guess that is it for today. Oh ya, see how I changed the color of my little baby ticker on the bottom! It's pink now!
Take care,
Wendy
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