Yesterday was Valentines Day!!! Wheee! Super exciting right? Meh, not so much. I don't really care so much about Valentines Day (or as my sister calls is, National Condom Awareness Day). My birthday is on Feb. 3rd, and to be honest I would rather celebrate my birthday in a BIG way, and forget about V-day. So for the past 3 years Tyler and I have gone somewhere for my birthday, and then on V-day, just said "Happy Valentines Day" "be mine" and quick kiss, and called it a day. But for the first time since we've been together Tyler and I actually had plans for V-day. It was nothing big, I was going to make his favorite meal. And thaw out his favorite Marie Callanders pie. Then we were gonna watch a movie. Well obviously that wasn't going to happen. I couldn't exactly make dinner. Although I suppose I could have thawed out a pie here at the hospital. I couldn't have eaten eat, so why torture myself. Even though those plans fell thru, I was determined to have a decent day.
Tyler went back to work for the first time since I came to the hospital, and so I got to spend the day with my Mommy. Yesterday morning started out "normally". I had my pre-planned breakfast, and got my shots, and vitals taken. Just a normal day for me. After breakfast I had some flowers delivered! Some pretty white and pink daisies from my mommy. I haven't gotten flowers in ages! And of course my Mommy knows that daisies are my favorite! So that alone would have made my day.
I was able to get a shower in, which you don't even know how good a shower feels, when you are trapped in the hospital. And I even dried and did my hair. I felt half way normal! It's a good thing I showered too. My Uncle Bret stopped by. He is my moms little brother, and I haven't seen him since my wedding. And he brought me MORE daisies!!! These ones are orange and yellow. It was nice to see some of my extended family. I don't see my Mom's family often. And it was cool that they actually cared enough to come see me. Although I'm sure they came to see my Mom as much as me. After chatting for a little bit he left, and my mom and I were left to the quite again.
My dad made his daily stop, and brought me MORE flowers! A big bouquet of white, red and pink flowers. I have no clue what kind of flowers they are, but they sure smell good. I have a room full of flowers at this point, and I wasn't done yet. Tyler's work sent me an amazing bouquet as well. Full of lillys roses, and MORE daisies! And last but not least, Tyler brought me one last vase of pink daisies. Lemme tell you what I have never gotten so many flowers in my life! OH and I didn't just get flowers! Sherri brought me a stuffed teddy bear with a HUGE baby monkey balloon attached. She has decided she's going to call Madison "monkey" which I am totally fine with. Aunt Sherri, can call that little girl monkey all day long. So needless to say, I was a little spoiled yesterday.
So for a Valentines Day stuck in the hospital, it wasn't turning out half bad....and then the sun went down. As you all know, the Dr's are trying to keep my blood pressure under control. They've got me on the maximum dosage of 2 different BP medications. So there really isn't much else they can do if it continues to go up. Of course I already knew that. The only cure for pre-eclampsia is delivery, so eventually it's going to happen. But I just want to keep Madison in my belly for as long as I can. Well last night all of my BP readings were elevated, so the resident Dr decided it would be best to send me back downstairs. It was looking like it was time to deliver. At least that's how the nurses were acting. So I broke down. I was so scared, I really don't want to go back downstairs. I'm not quite ready to let this little girl out yet. But we went downstairs anyway. And of course once we got down there, we found out that it wasn't quite the emergency we thought it was. The Dr, just wanted me to be were they could watch me closer for a few hours. And once we got down there things started to calm down a little, enough to send me BACK upstairs.
I think there were some issues with the nurses and CNA's. Now I DO NOT know how to do their jobs, and have no clue how hard it is to be a nurse or CNA. But I DO know how hard it is to be a patient. Every time they couldn't get the BP cuff to work, or would decide to run the test again because it was high and "had to be wrong" I get worked up and nervous. And I don't know they exact details on what effects the BP readings, but I know that if my heart is racing because I'm worried about it, then it's gonna mess some stuff up. So while I was downstairs I told one of the nurses, how disappointed I was in the care I was receiving upstairs. And while she couldn't do anything about it herself, she passed the information along to the charge nurse upstairs. And today things have been going much better. My BP's are still a little high, but are stable for the time being. I've been practicing the art of meditation, and relaxing. And while I know relaxing will only delay the inevitable, it's something I have to do. Because I am going to try and delay the inevitable for as long as I can!
So that is my update from yesterday. Nothing excited has happened today. Just a relaxing massage, and some more quality time with my mommy! And we're hoping that when the sun goes down, nothing crazy will happen!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
More coherent update tonight!
So tonight is night ahhhh lemme see four, night 4 being in the hospital. Whooo, almost 5 nights, and Madison is still safely tucked into my tummy still. So 5 nights, is 4 nights more then the doctors originally thought I would have. And even though it's been hard on Mommy, and family, for me to be here, I really am glad I'm here and still pregnant.
Today, was a pretty uneventful day. My BP went up a little higher then we would have liked, so they tweaked my meds a little, and as of 8:00 it was back down, way down. So hopefully this new medication will keep doing it's job for a little while.
We got to see little miss Madison today on ultrasound. She is measuring a hefty 2.7 pounds right now. So that little girl needs to just stay put and start packing on some pounds!
So here I am 4 days later, and still pregnant, and still growing what I know will be a beautiful little girl in my belly. It's been rough and I would really rather be in my bed, not this hospital bed. You better bet your butts, that I will do it for Miss Madison. I just hope she waits, until she's gained a few pounds before she makes her first appearance.
One more day down, one more blessing to add to our list. And every day will be a blessing until we see that little girl.
And for my buddies in the SLC area, I am in the Murray IMC hospital, and would love visitors. Please FB me, text me, or e-mail me. I will let you know when a good time would be, and what room I'm in. :)
Thanks again for all your support!!
Today, was a pretty uneventful day. My BP went up a little higher then we would have liked, so they tweaked my meds a little, and as of 8:00 it was back down, way down. So hopefully this new medication will keep doing it's job for a little while.
We got to see little miss Madison today on ultrasound. She is measuring a hefty 2.7 pounds right now. So that little girl needs to just stay put and start packing on some pounds!
So here I am 4 days later, and still pregnant, and still growing what I know will be a beautiful little girl in my belly. It's been rough and I would really rather be in my bed, not this hospital bed. You better bet your butts, that I will do it for Miss Madison. I just hope she waits, until she's gained a few pounds before she makes her first appearance.
One more day down, one more blessing to add to our list. And every day will be a blessing until we see that little girl.
And for my buddies in the SLC area, I am in the Murray IMC hospital, and would love visitors. Please FB me, text me, or e-mail me. I will let you know when a good time would be, and what room I'm in. :)
Thanks again for all your support!!
Long one, and not very creative, lots of technical stuff.
Ok, so it's now time for the run down of this week. I am posting a link to this blog on FB, most of you have been catching status updates, but not the whole story. Which is my doing, as I don't want to be one of those people that leaves a 20 page post, because they took away the 500 character limit.
So everything started on Tuesday. I went in to the Dr's to do my glucose tolerance test, ya know the 4 hour one, where you get to sit around the office all day? Ya that one. Only it really wasn't too bad. I went in at 8 and had an appointment at 10, and was expected to have my last draw at 11:15. The time went by fast, but at 1045 I still hadn't gone back for my regular appointment. I still have 30 min till my last draw, so I was fine. I was finally taken back on 1050. I had my weigh in, I gained 13 pounds....yikes! I just attributed it to all the cake, and chocolate I've been craving. My blood pressure was a little high, but they said it was probably because of the sugar in my system. I showed my Dr. my what I called "Chris Farley feet" And was told to elevate to take care of that problem. So sweet, no big worries, time to go enjoy the rest of my day off with a long nap, and a book..
So Tuesday night around 1030 I developed a pain in my upper neck, when my skull meets my spine. I thought it was probably a kink in my neck from reading too much. That's not a big deal right? Well Tyler and I went to bed, and a few hours later I woke up with the worst headache I've ever had. I threw up once in the night, and was in discomfort for the rest of the night. Tossing and turning in bed, and on the couch. Worst night ever.
On Wed. I woke up and knew I wouldn't be able to go to work, the pain was just too bad, and I hadn't gotten enough sleep. Luckily I was able to get someone to cover my closing managers shift at work, and off to the insta care I went. When I got there, they took my blood pressure and saw that it was elevated but figured it was just because I was in pain. The chalked it up to a migraine and sent me home with a prescription for Tylenol with codeine to help with the pain. So off I went to pop some pills and finally get some sleep. But do you wanna know the funny thing about Tylenol with with codeine?? It just knocks you out, it doesn't take care of the pain. So I would pass out for 2 hours, wake up, and be in pain for 2 more hours before I could take more. Kinda crappy deal right?
But I was able to get SOME sleep Wed and was hoping to make it to work on Thursday. I mean I didn't want to use all my sick pay on a stupid headache...I wanted it for Madison. Too bad I woke up feeling just as bad on Thursday. I called my OB for some advice, and ended up leaving a message for her, and waited to hear back. After being miserable all day on Thursday, I decided to listen to my husband, who had be suggesting going to a physical therapist to get the kinks worked out. So after a short session, and some relaxing massage, I walked out feeling much better.
After Tyler got home from work we went and dropped off our rent, and grabbed some dinner (did you know February is $5 foot long at subway again?!) While we were out and about my Dr. called back and got some more details about my last few days she asked if I could stop in at her office on Friday for a blood pressure check before work. I was all for that, I figured it wouldn't be a big thing, just stop in real quick check it out and be on my way. The Dr. also called in a perspiration for Loratab, so that I could get a good nights sleep.
Man oh man did the lortab work! I got a good nights sleep, and even woke up feeling better! I got ready for work and headed to the doctors!
I went in and got my BP checked. Not good news, it was high. My Dr. told me to go to labor and delivery to have it checked out. That scared me! That's never good a thing. So I called Tyler at work, and told him I was on my way to pick him up on my way to Alta View (where I was going to have the baby). When we got there is was all kind of a blur, they were waiting for me. They took me to a room, put me in a gown, and started taking my vitals and nurses rushing in and out. My doctor was coming over and this doctor had to check this, and confer with him and her. It was all so confusing I wasn't sure what was going on. Apparently, I was showing signs of pre eclamssia. At only 29 weeks, it is way to early to be experiencing symptoms like that. After a few hours of waiting around a doctor, came and said they needed to transfer me to IMC to get ready for delivery....uh wait what the hell?! We though we were just going to be monitored to deliver. To be honest the doctor scared me so bad. He told us that because my BP was so high I could have a stroke, that they baby could stroke, all worst case situations. And that I was going to be taken by ambulance to IMC. Well Tyler put a stop to all the madness for just a minute to call MY doctor and see what she thought. Eventually we decided it was the right thing to do, so we prepared for a trip to IMC.
After a short trip to IMC via ambulance things went really quickly they hooked me up to all sorts of machines, started taking my BP every 15 min, hooked me up to a Magnesium Sulfate drip (to lower my BP) and we hunkered down to watch and see. Then the doctors came.
They handled the situation so much better. They told us that my BP was showing signs of pre-eclampsia, and that they needed to try to bring my BP down so that they didn't have to deliver Madison. They were calm, and explained that they were going to do everything they could to bring the BP down so that we wouldn't have to deliver. They also gave me a shot of beta methasone, a steroid, the had to administered twice to help speed up Madisons lungs in case they had to deliver.
During the night, and thru the next day there was a lot of information to process. We did everything we could to get my BP down, and keep it down. And it worked. I was able to (with the help of medication) bring my BP to a normal level, and KEEP it there!! My insulin level is still high, and I am on a diabetic diet now, but that's nothing I'll take that! And last night they passed on the word, that because my BP was doing so well I would get to go "upstairs" Upstairs is the non critical rooms. So we were hoping that my vitals would be low enough during the night that we would get to transfer "upstairs"
And this morning we were told that my BP stayed low, and "upstairs" was looking more promising. So they took me off the Magnesium Sulfate to see if my BP could stay down with oral mediation. But that we would know more around 2-3. They had to do a bunch of labs, and keep checking my BP. And then at 4:00 I woke up to some GREAT news! We got the transfer. My labs looked good, and my BP has been low, and steady since being here.
So here I am in the non critical rooms, and even though I know I've missed a lot of details, this blog is what happened this weekend in a nutshell. There is so much information to sift through and some many emotions. And to be honest I am not ready to bring up those emotions just yet. It is all still so fresh, and I'd like to keep those close to my heart, and really process them, before sharing them will the "blogesphere" All I know is that I have the best husband friends, and family, that I girl could ever ask for. Friends that I haven't seen in years are offering their support, and family is going out of their way to help in whatever way possible. My husband hasn't left my side, and neither has my sister or mommy.
So the official diagnosis, is pre-eclampsia. We will be here until I deliver Madison. And according to Dr.s I will be delivering early, it just depends on how early. Right now we are shooting for AT LEAST 10-12 days, of course every day in the womb will help, but we are hoping for 10-12 days.
Please check back for I will try to update as I can. I give small updates on FB every night. Thanks for all your love, support and prayers over the last few days, we really do feel it, and appreciate it!
Much love,
The Johnsons!
So everything started on Tuesday. I went in to the Dr's to do my glucose tolerance test, ya know the 4 hour one, where you get to sit around the office all day? Ya that one. Only it really wasn't too bad. I went in at 8 and had an appointment at 10, and was expected to have my last draw at 11:15. The time went by fast, but at 1045 I still hadn't gone back for my regular appointment. I still have 30 min till my last draw, so I was fine. I was finally taken back on 1050. I had my weigh in, I gained 13 pounds....yikes! I just attributed it to all the cake, and chocolate I've been craving. My blood pressure was a little high, but they said it was probably because of the sugar in my system. I showed my Dr. my what I called "Chris Farley feet" And was told to elevate to take care of that problem. So sweet, no big worries, time to go enjoy the rest of my day off with a long nap, and a book..
So Tuesday night around 1030 I developed a pain in my upper neck, when my skull meets my spine. I thought it was probably a kink in my neck from reading too much. That's not a big deal right? Well Tyler and I went to bed, and a few hours later I woke up with the worst headache I've ever had. I threw up once in the night, and was in discomfort for the rest of the night. Tossing and turning in bed, and on the couch. Worst night ever.
On Wed. I woke up and knew I wouldn't be able to go to work, the pain was just too bad, and I hadn't gotten enough sleep. Luckily I was able to get someone to cover my closing managers shift at work, and off to the insta care I went. When I got there, they took my blood pressure and saw that it was elevated but figured it was just because I was in pain. The chalked it up to a migraine and sent me home with a prescription for Tylenol with codeine to help with the pain. So off I went to pop some pills and finally get some sleep. But do you wanna know the funny thing about Tylenol with with codeine?? It just knocks you out, it doesn't take care of the pain. So I would pass out for 2 hours, wake up, and be in pain for 2 more hours before I could take more. Kinda crappy deal right?
But I was able to get SOME sleep Wed and was hoping to make it to work on Thursday. I mean I didn't want to use all my sick pay on a stupid headache...I wanted it for Madison. Too bad I woke up feeling just as bad on Thursday. I called my OB for some advice, and ended up leaving a message for her, and waited to hear back. After being miserable all day on Thursday, I decided to listen to my husband, who had be suggesting going to a physical therapist to get the kinks worked out. So after a short session, and some relaxing massage, I walked out feeling much better.
After Tyler got home from work we went and dropped off our rent, and grabbed some dinner (did you know February is $5 foot long at subway again?!) While we were out and about my Dr. called back and got some more details about my last few days she asked if I could stop in at her office on Friday for a blood pressure check before work. I was all for that, I figured it wouldn't be a big thing, just stop in real quick check it out and be on my way. The Dr. also called in a perspiration for Loratab, so that I could get a good nights sleep.
Man oh man did the lortab work! I got a good nights sleep, and even woke up feeling better! I got ready for work and headed to the doctors!
I went in and got my BP checked. Not good news, it was high. My Dr. told me to go to labor and delivery to have it checked out. That scared me! That's never good a thing. So I called Tyler at work, and told him I was on my way to pick him up on my way to Alta View (where I was going to have the baby). When we got there is was all kind of a blur, they were waiting for me. They took me to a room, put me in a gown, and started taking my vitals and nurses rushing in and out. My doctor was coming over and this doctor had to check this, and confer with him and her. It was all so confusing I wasn't sure what was going on. Apparently, I was showing signs of pre eclamssia. At only 29 weeks, it is way to early to be experiencing symptoms like that. After a few hours of waiting around a doctor, came and said they needed to transfer me to IMC to get ready for delivery....uh wait what the hell?! We though we were just going to be monitored to deliver. To be honest the doctor scared me so bad. He told us that because my BP was so high I could have a stroke, that they baby could stroke, all worst case situations. And that I was going to be taken by ambulance to IMC. Well Tyler put a stop to all the madness for just a minute to call MY doctor and see what she thought. Eventually we decided it was the right thing to do, so we prepared for a trip to IMC.
After a short trip to IMC via ambulance things went really quickly they hooked me up to all sorts of machines, started taking my BP every 15 min, hooked me up to a Magnesium Sulfate drip (to lower my BP) and we hunkered down to watch and see. Then the doctors came.
They handled the situation so much better. They told us that my BP was showing signs of pre-eclampsia, and that they needed to try to bring my BP down so that they didn't have to deliver Madison. They were calm, and explained that they were going to do everything they could to bring the BP down so that we wouldn't have to deliver. They also gave me a shot of beta methasone, a steroid, the had to administered twice to help speed up Madisons lungs in case they had to deliver.
During the night, and thru the next day there was a lot of information to process. We did everything we could to get my BP down, and keep it down. And it worked. I was able to (with the help of medication) bring my BP to a normal level, and KEEP it there!! My insulin level is still high, and I am on a diabetic diet now, but that's nothing I'll take that! And last night they passed on the word, that because my BP was doing so well I would get to go "upstairs" Upstairs is the non critical rooms. So we were hoping that my vitals would be low enough during the night that we would get to transfer "upstairs"
And this morning we were told that my BP stayed low, and "upstairs" was looking more promising. So they took me off the Magnesium Sulfate to see if my BP could stay down with oral mediation. But that we would know more around 2-3. They had to do a bunch of labs, and keep checking my BP. And then at 4:00 I woke up to some GREAT news! We got the transfer. My labs looked good, and my BP has been low, and steady since being here.
So here I am in the non critical rooms, and even though I know I've missed a lot of details, this blog is what happened this weekend in a nutshell. There is so much information to sift through and some many emotions. And to be honest I am not ready to bring up those emotions just yet. It is all still so fresh, and I'd like to keep those close to my heart, and really process them, before sharing them will the "blogesphere" All I know is that I have the best husband friends, and family, that I girl could ever ask for. Friends that I haven't seen in years are offering their support, and family is going out of their way to help in whatever way possible. My husband hasn't left my side, and neither has my sister or mommy.
So the official diagnosis, is pre-eclampsia. We will be here until I deliver Madison. And according to Dr.s I will be delivering early, it just depends on how early. Right now we are shooting for AT LEAST 10-12 days, of course every day in the womb will help, but we are hoping for 10-12 days.
Please check back for I will try to update as I can. I give small updates on FB every night. Thanks for all your love, support and prayers over the last few days, we really do feel it, and appreciate it!
Much love,
The Johnsons!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Baby Update, We're Getting Excited!
Well I think it's time for a baby update. I haven't said much about how my pregnancy is going, other then to announce what I'm having. And seeing as how I'm almost 25 weeks, now seems like as good of a time as any.
So as I said I am now 24.6 weeks (give or take a day) along. This pregnancy thing hasn't really been to bad for me. I never really had any morning sickness. Just a lot of nausea, and to be honest I didn't really notice it until one day I started feeling like myself again, and could actually cook without opening then door for some fresh air. I was tired a lot (still am), but I was always somewhat of a "sleeper." I LOVE my sleep, so it was nice to have a reason to take a nap after only being awake for a few hours :D
I did develop some pretty bad headaches around the start of my second tri-mester. I even had to stay home for a couple of days. And now that I think about it I haven't had one it a while (knock on wood). Now that I'm coming around to the home stretch (the last trimester) I am noticing my feet get swollen after work, or if I haven't been able to put them up for a while. My wedding ring is getting a little snug :*( and I have a constant ache in my back and legs. But I would gladly take all of the symptoms over the horrible morning sickness, I have heard horror stories about.
Now, even though I haven't had to deal with any of the bad symptoms, there are a few things I could live without. I found out in the first month that I have the Strep B virus. Which I guess is not harmful to the mom, but can be harmful to the baby. So when I go in for delivery I get a shot of antibiotics to fight that. Kind of a bummer, but not really life altering I realize, but who wants a shot? Of course that will feel like a tickle once I'm done pushing this little girl out of me. But still, who wants a shot?
And last week, I found out that I have O- blood type. So all you moms out there know what that means. I unfortunately did not. So here is an explanation as to what the big deal is, for those of you who are clueless, as I was. When you are pregnant it is normal for your blood and your babies blood to mix, especially during labor and delivery. Which is normally not a big deal, as long as your RH factors are compatible. Well in the case of a person that is O- the ONLY RH factor that is compatible with you, is another O- blood type. (or so I'm gathering). So how do we remedy this? Well a simple blood test (on Jan 26th) will tell me if our blood has started to mix yet and if it's compatible. If it's started to mix, and they blood types don't like each other, then it's time for a shot! (whee for shots!). If everything is ok, then no shot....yet. At delivery I will need a shot. (that's 2 for at delivery for those keeping track.) When my little Madison is born, her blood will mix with mine, thus activating antibodies to fight what they see as an invasion. And from that point on, those antibodies will be there waiting to attack what they see as an invasion...a baby. So after this one, every pregnancy with require 2 shots! TWO, one at around 28 weeks, and one at delivery. Ohh I loath shots :( But to be fair, I will put up with a couple of shots, for a cute squishy baby. And besides, like I already said, those shots are gonna be nothing compared to pushing out said squishy baby.
So, lets recap. At 25ish weeks, we have encountered mild nausea, swollen feet, strep B, a negative RH factor, some smell aversions, and a big aversion to eggs (which I still can't eat). So all in all I think this is in the category of a "smooth" pregnancy. But trust me, I still pray for things to go smoothly, and for Miss Madison to stay healthy, and keep kicking me in the bladder. Which is an annoyance, but then if she's kicking me in the bladder, then I know she's there and it makes me smile to know she just might be doing it to annoy me. Like mother like daughter.
And as for the daddy in this little family. Well, he is all I could ask for and more. He gets me ice water with a straw (a must), clementines right before bed (they taste so good then) and grilled cheese sandwiches. But most importantly, he is so excited to have a daughter, he talks to her thru my belly every day. And kisses her and tell her he loves her every morning and night. Now, hopefully she has an athletic bone in her body so she can play soccer with her Dad, and get a scholarship to play soccer at some big name school, so she can get a good education, and make lots of money, so she can take care of her parents in our old age....but we haven't started planning that far ahead yet ;)
So basically, we're getting excited!
So as I said I am now 24.6 weeks (give or take a day) along. This pregnancy thing hasn't really been to bad for me. I never really had any morning sickness. Just a lot of nausea, and to be honest I didn't really notice it until one day I started feeling like myself again, and could actually cook without opening then door for some fresh air. I was tired a lot (still am), but I was always somewhat of a "sleeper." I LOVE my sleep, so it was nice to have a reason to take a nap after only being awake for a few hours :D
I did develop some pretty bad headaches around the start of my second tri-mester. I even had to stay home for a couple of days. And now that I think about it I haven't had one it a while (knock on wood). Now that I'm coming around to the home stretch (the last trimester) I am noticing my feet get swollen after work, or if I haven't been able to put them up for a while. My wedding ring is getting a little snug :*( and I have a constant ache in my back and legs. But I would gladly take all of the symptoms over the horrible morning sickness, I have heard horror stories about.
Now, even though I haven't had to deal with any of the bad symptoms, there are a few things I could live without. I found out in the first month that I have the Strep B virus. Which I guess is not harmful to the mom, but can be harmful to the baby. So when I go in for delivery I get a shot of antibiotics to fight that. Kind of a bummer, but not really life altering I realize, but who wants a shot? Of course that will feel like a tickle once I'm done pushing this little girl out of me. But still, who wants a shot?
And last week, I found out that I have O- blood type. So all you moms out there know what that means. I unfortunately did not. So here is an explanation as to what the big deal is, for those of you who are clueless, as I was. When you are pregnant it is normal for your blood and your babies blood to mix, especially during labor and delivery. Which is normally not a big deal, as long as your RH factors are compatible. Well in the case of a person that is O- the ONLY RH factor that is compatible with you, is another O- blood type. (or so I'm gathering). So how do we remedy this? Well a simple blood test (on Jan 26th) will tell me if our blood has started to mix yet and if it's compatible. If it's started to mix, and they blood types don't like each other, then it's time for a shot! (whee for shots!). If everything is ok, then no shot....yet. At delivery I will need a shot. (that's 2 for at delivery for those keeping track.) When my little Madison is born, her blood will mix with mine, thus activating antibodies to fight what they see as an invasion. And from that point on, those antibodies will be there waiting to attack what they see as an invasion...a baby. So after this one, every pregnancy with require 2 shots! TWO, one at around 28 weeks, and one at delivery. Ohh I loath shots :( But to be fair, I will put up with a couple of shots, for a cute squishy baby. And besides, like I already said, those shots are gonna be nothing compared to pushing out said squishy baby.
So, lets recap. At 25ish weeks, we have encountered mild nausea, swollen feet, strep B, a negative RH factor, some smell aversions, and a big aversion to eggs (which I still can't eat). So all in all I think this is in the category of a "smooth" pregnancy. But trust me, I still pray for things to go smoothly, and for Miss Madison to stay healthy, and keep kicking me in the bladder. Which is an annoyance, but then if she's kicking me in the bladder, then I know she's there and it makes me smile to know she just might be doing it to annoy me. Like mother like daughter.
And as for the daddy in this little family. Well, he is all I could ask for and more. He gets me ice water with a straw (a must), clementines right before bed (they taste so good then) and grilled cheese sandwiches. But most importantly, he is so excited to have a daughter, he talks to her thru my belly every day. And kisses her and tell her he loves her every morning and night. Now, hopefully she has an athletic bone in her body so she can play soccer with her Dad, and get a scholarship to play soccer at some big name school, so she can get a good education, and make lots of money, so she can take care of her parents in our old age....but we haven't started planning that far ahead yet ;)
So basically, we're getting excited!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Gimmie a Break, Gimmie a Break!
So I went to the doctors' office today...and for the first time in ohhhhh 4 months, it wasn't for me. I went with my husband. On Thanksgiving Day, my husband went to the annual Turkey Bowl, that a bunch of boys/ men from his parents ward play every year. He didn't go last year cause it was snowing. But this year the morning dawned bright and cold, so off he went to play. As he was playing I pulled my butt out of bed intent on baking and making some sweets, oh but I wasn't feeling good enough to sit let alone stand to bake (I had a headache), but I'm going off in another direction. I was hoping he would make it back to me in one piece. The last time he played a friendly game of "tag/flag/touch" football he ended up head butting his best friend and getting 40+ stitches in his eyebrow. Apparently, boys just don't know how to play "tag/flag/touch" football, it always turns into some form of tackle football.
So after playing for a couple hours, he comes home all smiles and pink faced, holds up his hand and proudly states that he busted his finger (which was splinted with a pencil...boys) BUT he was voted MVP! So naturally it was worth it. Well we wrapped it up, cleaned up, and stopped at Wal-Mart for a real splint and then off to Thanksgiving dinner we went.
He was in pain, but man he took like a champ, he played with my nieces and nephew, and joined in on the family leaf fight (that I missed cause of my headache). It was swollen, and hurt like the dickens (I imagine). But we kept in wrapped and him on a constant stream of Advil. The swelling went down some, and the pain faded away, so we decided that it must have just been jammed. That's no biggie. Oh, we were wrong.
On Sunday the swelling came back, and Monday morning on my way to work he text me, to get him an appointment at the Dr.'s ASAP. So being the best wife ever, I did. And that's where we spent the afternoon today.
The Doctor informed us, that persistent swelling is typically indicative of a break (silly us). He took an x-ray, and I crossed my fingers that there wouldn't be a break. I was let down. He has a diagonal fracture above his middle joint on his left pinky finger. It's a clean break (good) it's been broken for a week and a half (bad). So now, we have to go see a specialist, and hopefully they won't have to re-break his finger. The Dr. is going to call us with a name, and then we will make another appointment and go from there. But for now he has his finger wrapped and immobile.
And BTW the staff at West Jordan Medical Center is amazing! I have all my prenatal visits there, they have the capabilities to do x-rays, and blood testing on site. If anyone is looking for a health care provider, I would highly recommend them.
P.S. We will be finding out the sex of the baby next Tuesday!! We're hoping for a boy, so fingers crossed. I will update as soon as we know!
So after playing for a couple hours, he comes home all smiles and pink faced, holds up his hand and proudly states that he busted his finger (which was splinted with a pencil...boys) BUT he was voted MVP! So naturally it was worth it. Well we wrapped it up, cleaned up, and stopped at Wal-Mart for a real splint and then off to Thanksgiving dinner we went.
He was in pain, but man he took like a champ, he played with my nieces and nephew, and joined in on the family leaf fight (that I missed cause of my headache). It was swollen, and hurt like the dickens (I imagine). But we kept in wrapped and him on a constant stream of Advil. The swelling went down some, and the pain faded away, so we decided that it must have just been jammed. That's no biggie. Oh, we were wrong.
On Sunday the swelling came back, and Monday morning on my way to work he text me, to get him an appointment at the Dr.'s ASAP. So being the best wife ever, I did. And that's where we spent the afternoon today.
The Doctor informed us, that persistent swelling is typically indicative of a break (silly us). He took an x-ray, and I crossed my fingers that there wouldn't be a break. I was let down. He has a diagonal fracture above his middle joint on his left pinky finger. It's a clean break (good) it's been broken for a week and a half (bad). So now, we have to go see a specialist, and hopefully they won't have to re-break his finger. The Dr. is going to call us with a name, and then we will make another appointment and go from there. But for now he has his finger wrapped and immobile.
And BTW the staff at West Jordan Medical Center is amazing! I have all my prenatal visits there, they have the capabilities to do x-rays, and blood testing on site. If anyone is looking for a health care provider, I would highly recommend them.
P.S. We will be finding out the sex of the baby next Tuesday!! We're hoping for a boy, so fingers crossed. I will update as soon as we know!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
HALF MY CAR IS ON THE GROUND!!
Well, last night was interesting, to say the least. I was at work, when I get a call from Tyler at 6:00 ish. Telling me that I need to go look at his car (I drove it to work yesterday) because the police department just called and said it had been involved in a wreck. My first thought was oh great someone stole the car and then wrecked it. So I go grab my keys and run outside. The car was still there (sigh of relief) but as I walked around the side of it...THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER IS ON THE GROUND! And the left headlight is SITTING ON TOP of the hood. Oh man was I pissed! The police officer was there, and the guy that hit the car (thank heavens he was a good person) The cop said "well as you can see he did a little damage to the car" I looked at him and said "A LITTLE DAMAGE?! HALF MY CAR IS ON THE GROUND!" So after getting the insurance reports and everything I call Tyler back tell him what happened. And so he came to my work and delt with the tow and all that crap pretty much until I got off at 9:45. I felt bad for him. He had only been home for a few minutes before he got the call. He was still in his work clothes even. It was a long day for him.
Right now he is at Enterprise picking up the rental car. Then he gets to call the insurance company and the repair shop to make sure everything is in order.
The whole situation sucks. But at least neither on of us were actually in the car. And we still have so much to be thankful for.
So a word of advice, If you drive a big pick up truck. A) Make sure you are skilled enough to drive it in a small parking lot. and B) If you are going to park in the busiest part of the parking lot, make sure you have enough room to get IN AND OUT of the spot with out destroying another car. That is all.
Right now he is at Enterprise picking up the rental car. Then he gets to call the insurance company and the repair shop to make sure everything is in order.
The whole situation sucks. But at least neither on of us were actually in the car. And we still have so much to be thankful for.
So a word of advice, If you drive a big pick up truck. A) Make sure you are skilled enough to drive it in a small parking lot. and B) If you are going to park in the busiest part of the parking lot, make sure you have enough room to get IN AND OUT of the spot with out destroying another car. That is all.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Some not so good news, and then some GREAT news!!
So, it's been ohhh about 2 months since I wrote a blog, and I figured it was time. So a lot has happened in the last 2 months. First thing I should mention, is that I have been moved back into my old position at work. I am done with my training to be an assistant manager, and I was given the opportunity to apply for the Assistant Managers position at my store. Unfortunately I was not offered the position, much to my disappointment. Would I say I am a little upset by it? Um.......ya I am. I wish I could say that I am fine with it, but if I'm totally honest (and what a better place then blogspot to be honest) I am disappointed that I got passed over for this promotion. I have worked for Michaels' for a long 9 years and feel like I am ready for this position. Plus, lets be honest, a pay raise would have been a nice plus :) But I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. And I think I have fully come to accept that today.
The other exciting news that we have come into in the last 2 months is that Tyler and I are expecting our first baby!!! Which is far more exciting then the job news. Maybe I should have led with this news? Meh oh well. Moving right along... I am about 13 weeks along. And so far things have been going pretty smoothly. I have only had a few episodes of throwing up. Two to be exact. When I first found out I was pregnant I was a little nervous that I would suffer from some horrible morning sickness, but aside from a few food aversions (eggs being the worst by far but that's another story) things have been going very well. Lately I have been having these horrible sinus headaches. I have always suffered from headaches, but I have always been able to take pain medications for them, but NOW things are different. I have been told that Tylenol is okay, but it seems that the baby does not like Tylenol, as it comes right back up. The Tylenol is actually the culprit of the few episodes of throwing up I've had. I am on some antibiotics for a sinus infection, so I'm hoping once I'm done my headaches will be reduced significantly.
Ya know how I said earlier that I had accepted the fact that I didn't get the Assistants job? Well I think that the reason I didn't is because I'm pregnant. And no I am not saying that the bigwigs didn't give me the job because I'm preggers. I feel like the opportunity wasn't supposed to be mine right now. I have been pretty sick with these headaches this last week. It would have been nearly impossible for me to take sick days had I gotten the job. So I have to say I would much rather have my baby, and start my family then start a new job.
Well this blog has gone on long enough. I will try to write a couple more times in the next 2 months, although I'm not making any promises :D
The other exciting news that we have come into in the last 2 months is that Tyler and I are expecting our first baby!!! Which is far more exciting then the job news. Maybe I should have led with this news? Meh oh well. Moving right along... I am about 13 weeks along. And so far things have been going pretty smoothly. I have only had a few episodes of throwing up. Two to be exact. When I first found out I was pregnant I was a little nervous that I would suffer from some horrible morning sickness, but aside from a few food aversions (eggs being the worst by far but that's another story) things have been going very well. Lately I have been having these horrible sinus headaches. I have always suffered from headaches, but I have always been able to take pain medications for them, but NOW things are different. I have been told that Tylenol is okay, but it seems that the baby does not like Tylenol, as it comes right back up. The Tylenol is actually the culprit of the few episodes of throwing up I've had. I am on some antibiotics for a sinus infection, so I'm hoping once I'm done my headaches will be reduced significantly.
Ya know how I said earlier that I had accepted the fact that I didn't get the Assistants job? Well I think that the reason I didn't is because I'm pregnant. And no I am not saying that the bigwigs didn't give me the job because I'm preggers. I feel like the opportunity wasn't supposed to be mine right now. I have been pretty sick with these headaches this last week. It would have been nearly impossible for me to take sick days had I gotten the job. So I have to say I would much rather have my baby, and start my family then start a new job.
Well this blog has gone on long enough. I will try to write a couple more times in the next 2 months, although I'm not making any promises :D
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