I'm Off..

Well, this will be my last post as I go into the hospital really early tommorrow. Even though it is early, they said I probably would be after lunch. I expect to be back on Friday. My dh will try to announce on here after I have the baby. I am so ready! See you all soon!!!!

Hooray for a day!

Well, today at the doctor he scheduled my c-section. It will be February 6th. But, he did say if not sooner. So, I guess there is a possibility that I could go earlier. You know what though...I hope not. I would love to have a baby that is not considered premature. That does not have to be stuck with iv's etc. My dh would love to be able to plan around work too! So I am hoping I can go that long! Dh has been stepping things up. On his nights off he cooks dinner and cleans for about an hour. I take a nap! It has been so nice! Some of you know that he works at Walmart and he is only working Friday-Sun for the next three weeks. He really wanted to take some time off, but they will not let him because he has not worked there for more than 1 year. I really have nobody else to help me either, so he is fighting with Walmart right now for two weeks off for my c-section(he has to take care of the other kids while I am in the hospital!) and for my recovery. So, knowing the date will really help him!

A friend of mine from a message board I visit, Jenn, who is on bedrest with twins, had a really great idea that I think I am going to use! She set small goals for herself and made a chain out of papers and put one up for each day to help her son understand how long she would be on bedrest and he got to take the links off each day. Well, I think I want to do that, but on each link, I am going to write down one thing to do that day to get ready for the baby...I do still have a few and hopefully it will make the time go faster! Thanks Jenn for this GREAT idea!

Hooray! I have a day to look forward to!

My doctors appointment

Well, tommorrow I will be 34 weeks. I delivered the twins at 34 weeks and my oldest at 35 weeks. The doctor has me very worried. He is worried about my blood pressure. It was 160/80 today. He likes the bottom number but not the top number. I am on the highest amount of med that I can be on at home. So, I have to come back next Wednesday and get it checked again. If the top number goes any higher, then I will go to the hospital. He actually told me to bring my bag. So, now I guess I am worried! On a good note, the baby's heartbeat was 149 and it weights 5lbs and 7 oz. That actually makes me feel better. Kate weighed a little less than that when she was born. Anyways that is my news from the doctor. :(

Belly Shot-32 weeks

Well here I am at 32 weeks pregnant! I really do feel like 40 weeks! lol I have never made it to 40 weeks so how would I know what it feels like. The baby has dropped and I am having a ton of pressure! I am using a maternity belt and it has helped a lot. Just sitting in a chair is killing me. i really do not think it will be long! Yes, I know I need to keep it in longer, tell that to my body! Anyways, I feel pretty good other than the pressure which is making it harder to get things done. I am putting together my "nursery" this week. Well a place in my room. I also have a baby shower on Saturday that I am looking forward too. Well, anyways enjoy my fat picture, oh I mean my belly shot!

Pregnancy Update, yes again sorry!

Well, I am 29 weeks today. Boy, has time flown by! This pregnancy has been so different than my previous ones! Today I have started feeling really bigger. My mil even said something to me about my stomach sticking out more yesterday. I wobble now. lol! I started having problems with my first at 29 weeks and was put on bedrest for 6 weeks before I had him. Now bedrest may sound fun to some of you but try it for 6 weeks, it is not fun! With the twins, I went into pretem labor at 30 weeks, twice, they stopped it both times and sent me home to be on bedrest for another 4 weeks. I remember not being able to walk at all! My dh had to help me down the stairs of my house (I only got 3). So, I guess because of past experience, I am starting to get scared that something is going to happen with this one. But, like I said, I feel so different this time! I have energy! Most of you know the past two months I have been pretty sick, it has been hard to do anything. Now, I want to do things. I feel good. I am doing too much though, so I better calm down. Like the other day, I went to the grocery with the twins. I had a great time getting out, felt really good. But, when I got home, it took me an hour and a half to bring those groceries in and put them up. I could barely walk! I went to bed in pain. Usually if I go to the grocery it is on the weekend and I take my ds with me and as a 7 year old he carries almost everything in for me. No joke! So, anyways I got to be careful. Even thought I hurt, I still felt okay like I had energy. I do not know where this energy is coming from but I love it. I have gotten so much done for Christmas already. I know you all are going to get on me just like my dh and tell me that I need to slow down, but it is so hard to just stay home all day without planning something to do! But, yes I know I got to calm down. If this is nestling, I am in big trouble because I want to keep this baby in for at least 7 more weeks. I went through that premature baby thing with the twins and I would rather skip that. Also, sleep is not something going real well, I have started to wake up and want a snack at like 3 am. Yeah, that is why I am writing a blog at 3 am. I even do a few things around the house that I did not get done that need to be done, mostly dishes and laundry! My dh has left a lot on my shoulders. He is going to school and working so much that I rarely see him and my relatives live to far away to help me. I can not wait until after next Tuesday when he will get a break for a while, if Walmart does not kill him! The twins have also really become a handful! They are not even two yet and refuse to take a nap. I used to love that time. Mosly, I took a nap myself. Now they just stay in there cribs or climb into each others and play. :( So, maybe HF knew I would be faced with these challenges and has made it a little easier on me. I do not know, just know I am feeling really good right now in the pregnancy department!

I'm Uncomfortable and Want Relief!

And no it is not because I am 7 months pregnant!

Well, some of you know that I got pink eye from my children about two months ago and it was miserable. Well, at Thanksgiving, I was having those same problems again so I went to the doctor and she gave me some more medicine and I have been using it every since. It says to use for 7 days, but when I quit after the 7th day, I have the same symptoms again! Although I would not say it is painful, I feel like I am going to jump out of my skin, so yes it is in some ways painful! Well, I am just tired of it so I went back to the doctor today. She says there is nothing else to give me because I am pregnant and to call my ob to see what he recommends. So, I call him and he says exactly what I am taking. I told him it is not working and he says he has no clue then to call a pharmacist. Great! So, anyways I have made an appoinment for this afternoon and I am going to see the eye doctor maybe I will have some better luck. Wish me luck because I sure hate the way I am feeling, uncomfortable!

Pregnancy Update

Well, here I am 7 months pregnant. I still hate being pregnant as much now as if I was 1 month pregnant, but I have to admit my time is going FAST! Many of you know that I have been struggling with high blood pressure with this pregnancy too.

Well, lately I have been feeling so good! I clean out my babies room and got rid of all of the old girl clothes since I will not be needing them anymore. I called a friend who just had a baby and asked her if she wanted them. She said she would take them only if I let her pay for them. I told her it was really not necessary and she said she was coming and I would have to take the money. I gave her three big garbage bags full of all of Kate's old clothes from newborn to 12 months. That was really hard getting rid of all of those clothes! Lots of memories, but I know my friend will use them! She also gave me some money, I did not count it until she left, but it was $50 dollars. That money is really a blessing! Well, anyways today I am tackling laundry. I have been so behind in several things since I have not been feeling very well. My mil came to help me last weekend. That really helped. I just felt like I could not do anything even sometimes take care of the kids! Since I have started doing more, I have to be really careful. If I do too much, my heart rate gets really high and I feel like I can not breathe. So, eventhough I can do some more things now, I still have to be careful how much. I went to the doctor yesterday and my bp was 127/78. I guess that is why I am feeling so much better, but it might be nestling too. The hardest thing for me right now is bathing the twins. Our bathroom is really small and after bathing them and bending etc. my heartrate is really bad off. So, it takes me a little longer to do things, but at least I am doing them. I am 28 weeks today. I went into labor, that was stopped at 30 weeks with the twins, so I am kind of scared. My doctor really thinks I will make it to 36 or 37 weeks this time. That is like the end of January. (I only carried Nicholas for 35 weeks and the twins for 34 weeks.) I can not believe I will be holding my baby boy that soon. Christmas seems to be just approaching sooo fast! I have to go back to the doctor for a rhogam shot Monday. Oh fun! I took my antibodies bloodwork on Friday so I have to go back. This will be the first time I will be going by myself to the doctor with the twins, should be interesting. Dh usually goes with me. In case you do not know what that shot is, it is when you have RH negative blood. Yes, my dh has rh positive blood as do all my babies, so I have had to have the shot after birth too.

We have pretty much decided on a name for the baby. We have decided on Neil Curtis or Neil Allen. What is your alls opionion on those two names? Allen was my grandfather's middle name. Curtis is my grandmother's madien name and my mom and dad really want me the name the baby Curtis because they want to call him Curt? I do not think that will happen. My mom threw a fit with the twins and finally got her way with Kate's middle name. Why does she think that naming the baby is her right and that it has to be named after someone in the family? Anyway, we have told everyone we have not decided yet, but the last time I saw my mom she said, "They are not telling anyone what they are naming the baby." She said it kind of snappy, but that was my decision not to tell anyone. You all do not know my mom, she thinks that is how she will get her way and usually I give in but not this time.

I only have one more thing to figure out. Where am I going to put this baby? I guess in a bassinett in my room for a while. After that I really have not decided.

I know this is going to be our last child and that gives me some mixed emotions! I know that going through another pregnancy would not be good on my health and I know and feel so good about this being our last child. So, during the c-section, I will probably take care of that. Eventhough people scare me about how people still get pregnant after that surgery. I just really feel right about this decision. I feel like I have done my part in helping populate the earth. lol. I remember thinking I would never have ANY children and then in one year I was married and had a beautiful son! After he was born, we tried for 5 years to get pregnant and I had almost given up hope and then we had the twins. So, I know that I am so very blessed to be going to have 4 wonderful children!

Well sorry this is so long, it has been a long time since I have given an update. Thanks for reading.