Week 13
- While in my car picking up groceries, I think I might have felt baby kicking for the first time...hard to tell though... if I feel more kicks in the near future then I'll feel a little more convinced.
- Worked my first wedding of this pregnancy
- Celebrated Wells' 1st birthday!
- Became an aunt!! Flew to OKC with this baby to surprise my sister and meet my new little nephew! This was baby's second flight and both times were to Oklahoma!
- Overall feeling pretty good physically and emotionally - bump is poppin fast!
- Worked my first wedding of this pregnancy
- Celebrated Wells' 1st birthday!
- Became an aunt!! Flew to OKC with this baby to surprise my sister and meet my new little nephew! This was baby's second flight and both times were to Oklahoma!
- Overall feeling pretty good physically and emotionally - bump is poppin fast!
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| Meeting my sweet nephew! (Also made the worlds most obnoxious/blinging t-shirt for the occasion!!) |
Week 14
- Flew home from OKC
- Started feeling a little sick towards the end of this week... hoping it's just a minor head cold that will pass quickly!!
- Started feeling a little sick towards the end of this week... hoping it's just a minor head cold that will pass quickly!!
Week 15
- This was an (unfortunately) eventful week! I was super sick all week (plus the kids caught it too - nooooo!) I thought I could tough it out but things were getting bad (super bad cold or the flu or something...) so I went to urgent care. I found out there that my blood pressure was super scary high (in addition to this upper respiratory viral infection), so suddenly these BP issues have now taken priority (as they should) over my other sickness issues. (In case you are wondering, when I first arrived at urgent care my BP was 138/113 and I even made the nurse re-take it because that seemed insane. They had me lay back with my feet elevated and then retook it a little while later. Luckily it HAD gone down some, although it was still very high. The PA said he was debating on whether or not to send me to the ER, but since this was my first time having high BP ever and my third pregnancy he decided to let me go home as long as I promised to call my OB first thing in the morning. Also, keep in mind I'm super sick and stressed, which is probably contributing to this.) Luckily, I have an OB appt already scheduled for next week, so I was instructed to just continue to monitor it throughout this week and over the weekend. If it gets back up to what it was, we gotta head straight to the ER. It was normal the following day and still hasn't gotten as high as it was earlier this week so we are praying it stays down! I did have to go buy an at-home BP cuff though. I feel like an old person!
- The day after I went to urgent care feeling miserable, Ryan stayed home from work and Heidi went to MDO. Super grateful for this day of rest with my hubby!
- Later that next day, after we picked Heidi up from MDO we realized that she was not acting herself. She started to seem worse and worse and eventually would just start crying and saying her ear hurt her so bad. So I took her in to the pediatric urgent care clinic (that's 2 days in a row of being at urgent care in case you're counting). She did in fact have an ear infection and was prescribed antibiotics for that. (Two days later, Wells was also diagnosed with a double ear infection - and then also puked up his entire dinner bc of his meds. That's THREE trips to urgent care in one week people. We have not had an easy go of it lately!)
- Later this week, the upper respiratory infection continued to get worse. It got the the point where I could hardly keep my right eye open it hurt SO bad and tears were constantly draining out of it. I called my OB and they were able to call in a z-pack for me before the long Easter weekend! However, on the bright side it does seem that the blood pressure issues have subsided.
- The last day of this week was hubby's birthday. Even though I wasn't feeling that great, it felt better to get out of the house and focus on something other than feeling super crappy so we went to a Rice Baseball game to celebrate his bday. This was baby's very first baseball game!
- I also noticed this week that my boobs have started to get sore. I can literally FEEL them growing haha! Grateful that my body knows what it needs to do to prepare for baby :).
- Emotionally, things have just been getting tougher and tougher. We have had SO much sickness and it's really starting to wear on me. (Not to mention the quarantine/isolation that comes along with that...) I feel like I haven't had a chance to focus on this pregnancy because between me and the kids we are either getting sick, super sick or recovering from being sick. I'm really looking forward to the day when I can just BE pregnant. I'm also super over taking meds while pregnant - something I've never wanted to do (even if deemed "safe for pregnancy" it still something that I am very uncomfortable with doing) and I would really like to be done with that!
- The day after I went to urgent care feeling miserable, Ryan stayed home from work and Heidi went to MDO. Super grateful for this day of rest with my hubby!
- Later that next day, after we picked Heidi up from MDO we realized that she was not acting herself. She started to seem worse and worse and eventually would just start crying and saying her ear hurt her so bad. So I took her in to the pediatric urgent care clinic (that's 2 days in a row of being at urgent care in case you're counting). She did in fact have an ear infection and was prescribed antibiotics for that. (Two days later, Wells was also diagnosed with a double ear infection - and then also puked up his entire dinner bc of his meds. That's THREE trips to urgent care in one week people. We have not had an easy go of it lately!)
- Later this week, the upper respiratory infection continued to get worse. It got the the point where I could hardly keep my right eye open it hurt SO bad and tears were constantly draining out of it. I called my OB and they were able to call in a z-pack for me before the long Easter weekend! However, on the bright side it does seem that the blood pressure issues have subsided.
- The last day of this week was hubby's birthday. Even though I wasn't feeling that great, it felt better to get out of the house and focus on something other than feeling super crappy so we went to a Rice Baseball game to celebrate his bday. This was baby's very first baseball game!
- I also noticed this week that my boobs have started to get sore. I can literally FEEL them growing haha! Grateful that my body knows what it needs to do to prepare for baby :).
- Emotionally, things have just been getting tougher and tougher. We have had SO much sickness and it's really starting to wear on me. (Not to mention the quarantine/isolation that comes along with that...) I feel like I haven't had a chance to focus on this pregnancy because between me and the kids we are either getting sick, super sick or recovering from being sick. I'm really looking forward to the day when I can just BE pregnant. I'm also super over taking meds while pregnant - something I've never wanted to do (even if deemed "safe for pregnancy" it still something that I am very uncomfortable with doing) and I would really like to be done with that!
Week 16
- Easter Sunday! Slowly feeling better... although I don't really feel like the Z-pack has really done very much
- Boobs are still super sore!
- Boobs are still super sore!
- Found out our baby's gender!!
- Went to NYC to visit my soulmate and meet her baby girl!! I had a GREAT time and even though I missed my hubby (and babies) SO much - it was one of my favorite NYC trips and I loved getting to spend so much time with my old roomie and her awesome baby.
Week 17
- Flew home from NYC
- Of course started to feel sick as soon as I got home... (#travelling) and by the end of the week, EVERYONE was sick - even Ryan this time!! I eventually got BACK to the place where I felt like I was dying so back to urgent care I went. I was prescribed some antibiotics so hopefully those will help...I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!! That was pretty much our whole week (again).
Week 18
- Slowly on the mend... it seems that everyone is getting better so we are hoping it STAYS that way this time!!
- Fredericksburg for my sister-in-law's bachelorette party!
- Feeling a little better emotionally this week. I was able to spend some alone time in a coffee shop while the other girls at the bach party went wine tasting, then spend some solid down time pool-side after they got back! First time I feel like I was able to relax since getting back from NY!
Week 19
- Nothing crazy this week... except oh yeah Heidi got sick! At least we were able to get in with our regular pediatrician this time and avoid urgent care!
- Was also able to get in a run this week - it's been tough to keep up with running with all of this sickness happening!
Week 20
- Mothers day! I had THE most perfect mothers day. It was SO relaxing and the perfect balance of "me" time and also spending some quality time with my hubby and babies! So relaxing.
- This week we also had our "big" anatomy ultrasound. It was so fun seeing our baby girl but our experience after the ultrasound and waiting for my OB was less than ideal. It was very frustrating and this was the first time I have ever felt a twinge of "doubt" as to whether or not I am in the right place.
- Heidi's last day of MDO!
- Heidi turned 3 at the end of this week and we had such a great time celebrating her (even though we always run ourselves ragged preparing for these kinds of things. I still love doing it though!)
- Physically and emotionally feeling pretty good. I've been SO so busy this week getting ready for Heidi's party, (cleaning the house, baking, cooking, etc.) and also with another whole day taken up with our OB appointment, I feel like I haven't really had time to think! I can't even believe that we are already half way!
- Went to NYC to visit my soulmate and meet her baby girl!! I had a GREAT time and even though I missed my hubby (and babies) SO much - it was one of my favorite NYC trips and I loved getting to spend so much time with my old roomie and her awesome baby.
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| Easter Sunday! |
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| I was pregnant at Easter last year... I would have never guessed that I would be pregnant at Easter again this year hah! |
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| Our traditional post-gender ultrasound fro-yo date! This time we have TWO babies eating ice cream with us on the outside!! |
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| Central park! |
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| I love that all three of my babies have been to NYC with me on the inside :). |
Week 17
- Flew home from NYC
- Of course started to feel sick as soon as I got home... (#travelling) and by the end of the week, EVERYONE was sick - even Ryan this time!! I eventually got BACK to the place where I felt like I was dying so back to urgent care I went. I was prescribed some antibiotics so hopefully those will help...I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!! That was pretty much our whole week (again).
Week 18
- Slowly on the mend... it seems that everyone is getting better so we are hoping it STAYS that way this time!!
- Fredericksburg for my sister-in-law's bachelorette party!
- Feeling a little better emotionally this week. I was able to spend some alone time in a coffee shop while the other girls at the bach party went wine tasting, then spend some solid down time pool-side after they got back! First time I feel like I was able to relax since getting back from NY!
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| All 3 babies. |
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| 18 week bump! |
Week 19
- Nothing crazy this week... except oh yeah Heidi got sick! At least we were able to get in with our regular pediatrician this time and avoid urgent care!
- Was also able to get in a run this week - it's been tough to keep up with running with all of this sickness happening!
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| It's crazy the difference in belly size between morning and night! |
Week 20
- Mothers day! I had THE most perfect mothers day. It was SO relaxing and the perfect balance of "me" time and also spending some quality time with my hubby and babies! So relaxing.
- This week we also had our "big" anatomy ultrasound. It was so fun seeing our baby girl but our experience after the ultrasound and waiting for my OB was less than ideal. It was very frustrating and this was the first time I have ever felt a twinge of "doubt" as to whether or not I am in the right place.
- Heidi's last day of MDO!
- Heidi turned 3 at the end of this week and we had such a great time celebrating her (even though we always run ourselves ragged preparing for these kinds of things. I still love doing it though!)
- Physically and emotionally feeling pretty good. I've been SO so busy this week getting ready for Heidi's party, (cleaning the house, baking, cooking, etc.) and also with another whole day taken up with our OB appointment, I feel like I haven't really had time to think! I can't even believe that we are already half way!
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| Mothers Day 2017! |
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| At my OB appt and super annoyed... waiting for an hour and a half AFTER a 45 minute long ultrasound! Argh!! |
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| Happy birthday to our first baby girl! |
Second trimester updates part 2 continued here!
