Countdown to Twilight

So in just a mere 24 hours we should be standing outside freezing our bahoochies off waiting to get in to see Twilight. I am excited to see it. I just reread the book to familiarize myself with what happened. (It's been a while). But I am more excited to hang out with my friends, freezing together, laughing and having a good time. I am looking forward to the steak n shake rendezvous to analyze and talk about it. And I think I am going to wear my jammies. It will be great.

Four more weeks

Well I went to the Doctor today and I am 2 1/2 cm. Which whatever that means. I can hang out there for ever or I can keep going. I read the baby monitor to the right of my blog and I am actually contemplating that. The sooner the better. I don't particularly want a Christmas baby so we'll see what we can do. But she'll come when she comes.

All Worth it

So love my Emily and she really is a great kid. I realize that 90% of the time I am frustrated with her because of me and not really anything she is doing wrong. Granted there are those times I want to throttle her. But there are those times that she makes up for it and makes it all worth it. For instance after the Stake Auxiliary Training in Huntington I get home to get my "brain" (notebook in which I write everything down so as not to forget), and I realize I don't have it. Yeah pregnant brain I left it in Huntington on the pew I was sitting in. I get ahold of Bridget Deutch (sp) and arranged to meet her at the chapel in Huntington the next day after Emily's checkup. So the next morning we get ready and I go to grab the car keys. Can't find them anywhere. I am tearing the house apart and finally hormones take over I fall down to the ground and start crying hysterically. Emily comes over and says while hugging me "it's okay, don't you cry" in the sweetest voice. When I don't calm down she puts both of her hands on my head and says "Heavenly Father" I realize she is trying to give me a blessing. I stop crying, smile, take her hands down, and explain that that is something daddy's do but thank you and give her the biggest hug ever. She is the best. Then I call Bridget, reschedule the Dr. apt. and realize the keys must be in the pew with my notebook (I had carpooled the night before and didn't use my keys). Sure enough they were and Bridget so kindly brought them all the way up to my house. I owe her big time. There are lots of things Emily does which make it all worth it but I'll share one other for now. I love it when she talks to the baby. Tonight she, Brock, and I were playing on our bed and she pulls up my shirt to talk to the baby (Somehow this helps the communication process) and says "Hi baby, come live with us". She says it in the talking to baby voice people use its so cute. Tuesday Brock is off b/c banks close on Veterans Day. So we are scheduling a tour at Parkview of the birthing center and taking Emily to show her where mommy will go to have the baby and that she can come visit, etc... It should be fun.

Baby Update

So I had a checkup two weeks ago and they were talking about not letting me go past 38 weeks because the baby's kidney still is not functioning correctly. But I saw the specialist on Friday and he said besides the kidney not functioning he sees nothing else wrong with this baby and therefore sees no need to have her come early. Ride it out and she can come when she is ready. I was glad to hear this because I did not want drugs and now I have the freedom to do my own pain management techniques and use the hot tub etc... On the flip side I finally got used to the idea that the baby was coming in 3 weeks and that sounded great now I have to add 2 weeks back on. :( OH Well. I see the regular OB tommorrow and we'll see what's going on. I had finally gained 3 pounds. I owe it to vacation because I was either eating out or other people were cooking. And with this pregnancy nothing I make sounds good and I have to force my self to eat. If other people make it however I will chow down because that sounds the best. So while I was at the specialist I weighed myself just to see how much more I've gained and since I've been home I lost the three that I gained. So I will compare that with the OB's scales to see if it was an accurate weigh in. I asked the specialist if that was okay and that even though I wasn't gaining was the baby growing well. He said yeah she is actually a chub. Based on the estimate calculation they do she is in the 87th percentile projecting an 8 lb baby which can go a pound either way. So we are looking at a range of 7-9 lbs. She actually has chubby cheeks according to the last ultrasound picture I got. Too Cute. I haven't been blogging because I thought I had 3 less weeks to get all the stuff done I needed to get done before the baby came. Now I have those weeks back. But I am still going to be projecting. I'll try to update at least once a week.

Which will is stronger?

So obviously Brock thought about my comment (see entry below) because he raided the piggy bank and got PB Cups. MMMMM!

Addictions

So I just told Brock that I wanted some Peanut Butter cups as a hint for him to go to Walmart and get some. He replies with a "we need to stay away from those addictive substances." I retorted with a "well since I'm addicted to you I guess I'll stay away from you." Sorry honey.

Pregnancy Bliss?

So I went to the doctor for my 30 week checkup! Wow it has gone seemingly fast. Not as fast as Emily's it was a "retail" pregnancy. That made it seem so much faster 60 hours a week and before Valentines was over we had the Easter stuff out and before Summer was over we had the Halloween stuff out. You get the picture. It is coming fast 2 week visits followed by 1 week visits and then BABY!
So I haven't blogged much about this pregnancy because it has been kind of personal as well as stressful but now that we have some answers I feel better and feel like I can share. So here is the detailed version shortened. During my routine 19 week ultrasound we found out that "Baby Fruth" (not to be confused with a popular candy bar) has a problem per say with her right kidney. It seems to not be draining which can be caused by a couple of different things. Pinched line to the bladder or narrow opening. So I was sent to a specialist to follow up on that. When Dr. B. noticed the kidney problem she recommended that I get the quad screen which I had said no to a few weeks prior because it doesn't matter right? But I did it to be sure the kidney problem wasn't caused by anything else. So she called with those results and said my levels were a little elevated meaning I had a higher risk of down syndrome. Well yeah I am over 30 and that risk will increase with every pregnancy. Let's face it I'm not gettin any younger. So when we saw the specialist for a follow up and more detailed ultrasound they also went over my test results and the risks of having an amniocentesis done. We had to come back in a month for another ultrasound and decided we would let them know then if we wanted to do it. So we deliberated, prayed, went to the temple and decided to go ahead and have it done. We did and the test results came back. NO DOWN SYNDROME yeah!!! At the ultrasounds she had been breech but is now headed down the right track. Then I have had this weirdo bladder infection thing going on since Julyish. I have been on two antibiotics, the pee stick says there is something going on in there, I for sure can tell you there is something going on in there and 2 pee samples sent to the lab say nothing is wrong. Clearly someone is wrong and it is not me. So at today's check up sure enough pee stick dipped, bacteria detected. I told them not to send my pee to the lab b/c it was a waste of my money but what do I know? And off it went. Only this time they are not only doing the cultures but putting it under a microscope to see if they find anything out. 2 Check ups ago Dr. B said oh your cervix is soft, not open, but soft. But as of late it is okay. So the only thing left is to figure out what is floating around in my urine and figure out what is going on with the baby's kidney. Worst case scenario the left kidney also stops draining and they take the baby early. Next to worst case scenario the baby only has one functioning kidney. This is doable. Best case is that it clears up on its own by the time I deliver. Middle of the road it doesn't fix itself, she is born, does two weeks of antibiotics, still isn't working right and has surgery at 3-6 months to fix it. I think that is all. So we have had a lot of things cleared up and feel good, are still waiting on two others and on the bright side I've lost 10 lbs. The baby is measuring right on so I am not complaining. If this is the way every pregnancy will be (weight wise) I decided to be pregnant every year for the next 3 years and maybe I'll actually weigh what it says on my drivers licence.