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Friday, December 28, 2007
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
I went to my new doctor last week and she said the baby is doing well and weighs 4 lbs. 2 oz. She doesn't know why I've been getting so many contractions and said that it's probably just Braxton Hicks contractions that sometimes get into a regular pattern for some reason. I'm now on modified bed rest, so I've been able to get out of the house and even go to work for a few hours. Yay!
Here are some pictures from the ultrasound they did at my last appointment.
He had his foot up on his forehead...what a silly boy!
Look at his cute face! Ryan thinks I'm crazy (along with everyone else who's seen this picture) because I think you can see his face really well.I also went in for a fetal MRI last week so they could get a better look at the baby's brain and it was not a pleasant experience for the baby or me. I had to be on my back for at least 20 minutes (that's how long they said it would be, but I think it was actually longer), which isn't comfortable at all. It was noisy but I wasn't bothered by that; the baby didn't seem to like it too much though because he'd start moving around whenever the sound came on. The worse part was that it just kept getting hotter and hotter in that tube. By the time I was finally able to get out I was sweating and feeling pretty gross. Hopefully they got what they needed because the baby and I don't want to do that again!
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
It's Christmas time! A couple weeks ago we received an artificial tree from an old family friend and quickly set it up Thanksgiving weekend, complete with lights, garland, and all our childhood ornaments.
Me putting the pieces together and evening out the branches.
Pretty!
We love having a Christmas tree!
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
I returned to work last week Monday, but Wednesday afternoon I was having contractions every five minutes and had to go back to the hospital. They gave me a pill to stop the contractions and sent me home on bed rest a few hours later. I saw my doctor on Friday and she told me I needed to stay on bed rest and she transferred me to a new doctor who deals with high risk pregnancies. This is actually the same doctor I saw for my follow up ultrasound, so at least I already know her and like her. I'll be seeing her tomorrow and hopefully she'll have a better idea of why I keep having these contractions. The baby is still doing well; we just hope he stays in there for a while longer!
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Today we celebrated Thanksgiving at Katie's parents house with both of them and her grandfather. We got so stuffed it hurt. Good thing we only do this once a year.
Nappy time for me before dinner (see previous blog comment about essays at 1 am...)
Yay food!
Papa's nappy time after dinner.Katie and I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving, too! Happy Holidays!
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Monday, November 19, 2007
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Just a few weeks lapsed from the time my parents put their house on the market until it sold and they (and my little brother Garin) moved out. The time went incredibly fast, and I can't even believe yet that they're gone. I was there for a couple hours helping them load up the moving van on Monday, but eventually had to go to work, leaving the job to the army of friends and church members to help them finish the task. We missed out on the last evening together with the family before they left, so Katie and I decided to go a couple nights later to see the empty house. Oh, and not only was it empty, but the power was already turned off. It was a lifeless, empty, sad little house.
Where did everything go?? My childhood bedroom was hollow and seemed very very small. The whole house felt that way, which was strange, because you'd think it would feel bigger without stuff filling it up.
The living room also felt like a shell of its former self.
The House wasn't completely deserted, though. Oh no. A new tenant was making herself right at home.
That right there is the first black widow spider Katie or I have ever seen in person. It freaked us out, and afterwards Katie couldn't wait to leave. Can't blame her, that thing just looks evil (that hourglass is a vivid red!)The next time we see any of my family here in California again, they'll all be visitors, not residents. That's
SO WEIRD.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
I was on bed rest all last week and was still having contractions whenever I would sit or stand, so Ryan and my mom finally convinced me to call my doctor Friday night. I was told to go to the hospital, so Ryan and I went and hung out at the hospital from about 10:30pm to 2:30am. Once they took me back and hooked me up to the monitors, the contractions pretty much stopped because I was lying down but the lab tests came back showing that I had some type of bacteria and needed an IV with antibiotics.
Today I went in to see my doctor and she did some more tests to check for infection and put me on bed rest for another two weeks. I was bored enough with just one week! Hopefully these contractions stop soon because she said I need to be on bed rest as long as I still have them.
Our little guy is doing fine. We're just hoping he cooperates and stays in there for a while longer!
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Well, yesterday was quite an adventure. I had been having contractions off and on over the weekend and was having contractions Monday morning, so I called my doctor's office and they told me to go to the hospital. My blood pressure was really low and I felt like I was going to pass out, so they put me on an IV. They gave me a shot to stop the contractions and my doctor has me on bed rest for a week (she had originally said a few weeks, but I convinced her to let me go to work next week).
So, after being in the hospital for about eight hours, I was finally able to go home. The baby was doing fine the whole time and I'm feeling a lot better. Unfortunately, my doctor won't let me travel so we had to cancel our trip to England next week. We're really sad, but we have to do what's best for our little guy.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
The ultrasound technician that did the 20 week ultrasound thought something in the baby's brain was a little larger than normal, so I was sent to a specialist last week to have another ultrasound done. They measured the area and said it was perfectly normal. The doctor said the baby weighs 2 pounds 3 ounces.
He seems to like having his arms up all the time.
Our shy little guy. The doctor tried getting a good picture of the baby's face doing a 3d ultrasound, but he wouldn't move his hand.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
