34 week checkup!

I had my 34 week check today! First, I had my ultra sound. Things are looking MUCH better, fluid-wise. My last ultrasound, the level was at 8.2cm. Today, it was at 9.4cm!!! It went up an entire centimeter and MORE! That is the most it has gone up the entire time. It's still a teensy bit on the low side - they usually get concerned after it gets under 10cm, but this is SO much better than the 6cm it was at a little over a month ago! Annnnnd, some more good news... SHE FLIPPED! Yayyy, she is FINALLY head down. I had NO idea, I have not felt any huge movements that would make me think she flipped. The u/s tech got started & when she was at my lower abdomen, she said 'There's her little feet, right in here face'. I was like 'WHAAAAATTTT?! She flipped?!?!' haha, I was so shocked, but soo excited! Now she just needs to STAY that way! I got so excited over those 2 things, that I forgot to have her check her size & to see if she has any hair yet. Which now I'm pretty bummed about, because at my doctor appointment after, I was told that everything looks so good now, that I won't need anymore ultra sounds, unless I notice a decrease in movement.
After my u/s, I had to have a NST (non-stress test) It was very different from the ones I had twice a week with Bransyn. They hooked me up to the monitors & had me push this button every time I felt her move. And boy did I have to push it a lot, haha. She was going crazy, the lady that was in there with me was just cracking up the whole time, cause my belly was just movin' alll over. She moved over 50 times in less than 10 minutes. They didn't even make me go the full 10, cause she was responding well (: So that went good, as well!
After that was done, Dr. Lunt came in to do the checkup. Baby's heart sounded amazing. My belly is measuring RIGHT ON still. He gave me the OK to be off of bedrest/restricted activity, but I still have to take it easy, meaning no exercising or straining myself. But since the fluid levels are going up & she is moving around enough, he doesn't see the need for me to alwayssss be down. Ahh, I wanted to jump up & give him a hug right there! haha, 6 weeks was enough for me (:
I'm so glad everything is looking better, it's such a relief! I will have my next appointment in 2 weeks, when I am 36 weeks. I get to do the SUPER fun group B strep test annnd, he will also start checking me for dilation. I'm not excited about those, but I am kind of curious if I make any progress by that time, even though I want her to stay in until 39 weeks! (:

Bye-bye Mazda 3, hello Kia Soul!

So yesterday, we finally did it... we got rid of the BEST car ever :( We bought our Mazda 3 brand new in Feb of 2009 & it has been amazing for us. I was SOO sad to have to get rid of it, but it had to be done for our growing family. The back seat is really small, & the only place a rear-facing infant seat will fit, is in the middle seat. But, it won't fit right next to a toddler car seat because they are both so bulky. We also wanted to have a smaller payment. It wasn't necessarily NEEDED, but I hated paying that $335 a month & we are trying to save money in any way possible.

Anyways, this is what we got to replace the mazzy:

It's a 2011 Kia Soul. It doesn't have near as many cool features as the Mazda does (or really any at allll for that matter, haha!) but by getting this car, we were able to completely pay off our car with the trade in. It's also $100 less (exactly) a month. It does NOT look big at alll from the outside, but the backseat is much bigger. The truck is obviously smaller, the mazda's trunk was HUGE! but even that is bigger than it looks. The double stroller will fit back there just fine (: The thing that sucks though, is this car is a manual. . . I SUCK at driving manual! But this is the very basic model (I know, boring!) & the next model up would have been a few thousand more, because it has WAY more features & it's automatic. So I'm just gonna have to deal for awhile & practice, practice, practice driving this thing. It'll be worth it in the long run... we can do a lot with $100 extra every month! Oh, PLUS the insurance is cheaper, so that's nice (: Also, there is a full warranty on it, unlike any of the used cars we looked at, & that is a definite must. & the funny thing, this payment is CHEAPER than most of the used cars we looked at!
Anyways, I do like this car (except for the fact it doesn't have very many features - but like I said, I can deal :) but I already miss my Mazda SOOO much. I literally wanted to cry when we were pulling out of the parking lot of the car dealership. But it's always fun having a new car ;)

33 weeks!

6 weeks left, wooohoooo! (:


This little miss is a night owl, just like her mama! She isn't too active during the day, which scares the crap out of me! I can't tell you how many times I have considered going down to L&D to get a non-stress test to make sure she is okay. Usually I'll just poke at her, or move her around a bit & she'll start moving, so I know she's okay (: But anyways, she gets REALLY active at night! Usually around midnight-1am. Maybe it's a good thing I can never fall asleep until crazy hours, cause I just get woken up by her movements, anyways (: haha. I always heard that their sleeping patterns are similar once they are born, so I am preparing myself to be up all night with this one, haha.
My clothes are not fitting very well lately :( The jeggings my mom got me for Christmas fit me SO well up until about 2 weeks ago, I thought they were gonna be the perfect pregnancy 'jeans' but lately, they are super snug. And I'm not meaning on my belly. Like on my thighs & bum. SO depressing. But what else can I expect? I have been on bed rest for the past month & a half, so I'm bound to gain some fatness when all I am doing is sitting & laying around most of the time. But that's okay, that just means I will have more motivation to take the kids out on nightly walks! (: I miss our walks!
All of the 'pox' on my belly are gone! (so random, but the 'PUPPP' pregnancy rash I get, are bumps that kind of look like chicken pox, haha. So I started calling them my pox, lol. easier than saying 'My pregnancy rash bumps' haha) My tummy still gets a little bit itchy sometimes, but it is not even close to how it was before. (and doesn't even TOUCH the itchiness I experienced while pregnant with Brans!) I'm hoping it will stay away the rest of my pregnancy, but I'm not counting on it. Stupid thing shows up whenever it wants, haha. Still so worth it, though, as much as it sucks!
I have been in a lot of pain lately :( My sciatic nerve is reallly bothering me again, & it's on BOTH sides of my bum now. My lower back has also been acting up. And, there is a spot, kind of on the side of my back (happens on both sides) right below my bra strap that will hurt pretty bad if I lay in a position for too long. Very rarely, it will randomly start hurting, but luckily it doesn't happen too much! All 3 of those call for a LOT of tossing & turning at night. It is super hard to get comfortable.
It's pretty tricky getting out of bed. I can not wait until I can just sit right up, then stand. Right now I pretty much have to roll to my side, push myself up & wiggle myself out of bed. I don't know how Ryan doesn't laugh at me every single time, haha. I would.
I can't eat as much as I was before, which is probably a good thing! haha. I know the baby is definitely getting what she needs... kid's growin' like crazy! But I feel full a LOT quicker & for a LOT longer. Sometimes it drives me crazy, cause I'll eat a meal, then like 4 or so hours later, I'll realllly want some kind of snack, but I'm still too full to eat anything!

B's 2nd dentist appointment!

Brans had his 2nd dentist appointment today! So crazy that it's already been 6 months since his first one! All day he kept asking me 'Where is my dentist?!' haha, I think he was just a litttle bit excited to go ;) He did really well! I love that Ryan's sister works at the dentists office, so she is always the one that cleans his teeth & I think that helps him feel more comfortable since he knows her. Before he got his teeth brushed, he got to brush & floss the horses teeth! (it's a puppet ;) When it came time to do his, he got to put headphones on & watch the 'Finding Nemo' on the TV that was on the ceiling. As Nikki was laying the seat back & moving it up so that she could do his teeth, he had a little freak out. I'm not sure why it scared him so much, but he started screaming & saying 'I want mommy!' I told him it was okay & that I was right there & would hold his hand the whole time. So he layed down & let her brush his teeth. He was really cooperative & opened his mouth real wide to get the back teeth & just watched Nemo the whole time (: He LOVED when she squirted the water in his mouth to rinse, haha. He kept opening his mouth for more, it was so funny. After his teeth were all cleaned, we waited for the dentist to come in & look at his teeth! Brans practiced his teeth brushing & flossing on the horse again while we waited (: When the dentist came in, Brans layed right down & opened his mouth right up for him to look! He didn't cry at all! But, I just about did :( He has his first cavity. I know, I know... it sounds HORRIBLE for a 2 year old to have a cavity & I feel so bad. It was just a teeny one & it didn't even need to be filled right away, but since we were already there I decided to just have it done. I was given the option to just have them hold him down while they filled it, or they could sedate him. They told me that it was only a 3-5 minute procedure - depending on how much fight the kid has in 'em - & it doesn't hurt, they just cry & scream because they are being held down & their mouth is being forced open. With sedation, it would leave him really loopy for about 5 hours. I decided to go with just holding him down... no need to sedate for a couple minute procedure that wasn't gonna hurt. So we waiting for about 15 minutes, until they were able to fit him in to get it done. When it was time, Nikki layed him on her lap, held his hands down & his head was on the doctors legs. He kind of freaked out a bit at that point, but calmed right down when we all told him it was okay. They got started right away by putting a clamp thing in his mouth to hold it open. I thought he would for sure freak out about that, but he didn't. They dried off the tooth, then as soon as they turned the 'drill' on, he started crying. I just wanted to scoop him up & take him right out of there! But I asked him if he wanted me to show him the pictures of the elephants in his book & he said yeah, so I did. He was calmed down by the time they started working on the tooth. I think he was just scared from the sound the drill made. He stayed very still & let the dentist work on his tooth, only whimpering a tiny bit here & there, but really no real cries! Nikki kept talking to him about monster trucks & of course, that kept his attention, haha. They kept telling me they he was doing SO good, & they were impressed... most 2 year olds throw huge fits! It only took about 2 minutes from start to finish, because he was being so good! I'm glad I didn't have him sedated for that 2 minute procedure, especially since he did so well! Once he was done, he was just fine! He even told the dentist thank-you for fixing his tooth! (: Along with a new toothbrush, a book (that he got to pick out before he had his tooth filled - the elephant one) he got TWO balloons! His next check-up will be in September! (:
I still feel completely horrible that he already has a cavity, I felt like a bad parent at first. But, it made me feel better when the dentist told me that when his kid was 2, he had 2 cavity's... & that's a DENTIST'S kid! It also helped that I KNOW we brush his teeth really good every day & he doesn't go to bed with milk or juice & really doesn't have much sugar. These things just happen sometimes. But I am SO SO SOOOO proud of how well he did! He is SUCH a brave little kid & does so well with these kind of things! It's pretty sad that he does better at the dentist at TWO years old, then I did growing up! I used to cry & scream & try to run away when I went to the dentist. I got my first & only cavity at 14 or 15 & I had to be sedated! I wouldn't even let them just give me a numbing shot! I swear this kid just amazes me more & more every day, I am soo lucky! (:

Let's try this again. . . Potty Training!

So Sunday night, I decided that I wanted to try potty training Brans again. He wasn't really showing any signs of being ready, or anything like that. But he also would never refuse to go on the potty. And since I would VERY much love for him to be out of diapers before Missy T arrives, we decided to give it a go! So yesterday after he woke up, I put him in his big boy undies! I asked him every half hour-45 minutes if he had to go potty. Half of the time he would say no, but I would be like 'Yeah, let's go so you don't get your big boy undies wet!' And he would go just fine! (: He had 2 accidents the entire day. They were both early in the day. The first time, I think he just wasn't quite used to not having a diaper on yet. The 2nd time was my fault. I didn't realize that since he had been drinking more, he needed to go sooner. BUT, that time he DID stop himself & finished in the potty (: We left the house when Ry got home to go get some dinner, we were out for about 20 minutes. I decided to see if he could handle going out without a diaper & he did fine! Then, he went to the store with Ryan & they were gone for another 20 minutes & still no accidents! (: Pretty dang good for the first day! (:
Today we did pretty much the same thing - undies when he woke up & I've been asking him every so often if he needs to go potty. He has had ZERO accidents today so far, (7:30pm) we even had to leave the house again to go to the car dealership. We were gone for about 30 minutes! I was debating on whether or not to put him down for a nap without a diaper, but decided that if he was to wet himself, he would probably wake up & I would feel bad (he does NOT like having wet undies, haha) so I just stuck a diaper on him & thought, if he wakes up dry, that's great... if not, not a big deal because we're only on day 2 & I don't expect him to 'hold it' in his sleep. But guess what? He took a 3+ hour nap & woke up completely dry!!! He even had a cup of milk right before he went down! I am SO proud of this little man! (:
I have been giving him 2 m&m's every time he goes pee-pee in the potty as a REWARD, not a bribe. BUT, he definitely doesn't go JUST to get the m&m's. Almost every single time, he has forgotten that he gets one. But I am just SO proud of him, I want to reward him in some way, ya know? Of course, I make a big huge fuss & cheer for him, tell him how good he is doing & how proud I am of him every time he goes! It's crazy how excited you get over someone going potty! hahah ;)
I'm so glad he is doing so well, I honestly can not even express JUST how proud I am of him! (I know I've said it a few times already, but really... This mama is SOOO DANG PROUD! (: haha) I am pretty confident that this is the real deal & he will be potty trained very soon! There's no way I'm giving up on him now, he is on a roll! I'm still not quite sure how to go about night time potty training. For now, we're just going to stop giving him liquids an hour or so before bed time & make sure he goes potty before bed. If he still wakes up wet, not a big deal. He'll learn in time. I'm gonna get him pull-ups for bed time, I don't have a problem doing those for a while! (:

32 weeks {& appointment!)

32 week belly! Yayyy! 5 more weeks until this little lady is considered 'full term'. Although I would very much like her to stay in until 39 weeks, I will be so happy when we reach that 37 week mark! (: It seems like 5 weeks is nothin' this pregnancy! I swear the weeks are just flying by lately, which is both good & bad. Good, because that puts me further along in the pregnancy & closer to meeting this sweet little lady. Bad, because we are so not prepared quite yet! haha
Anyways, I've been feeling okay this past week, pretty much the same as last week. Aside from this horribly annoying pregnancy rash on my belly! (I didn't get it with Brans until 39 weeks & those 2 weeks were WAY too long to have it... praying it doesn't get that bad this time or I just might go insane! haha) I swear it is the worst 'side effect' during pregnancy... I would rather puke all day every day then be this itchy!
I had my 32 week appointment today & everything is looking good. Baby's heart sounded great & my belly was measuring perfect! I haven't gained any weight in the past 2 weeks (actually lost a pound... don't know how I managed that! ha) which is fine by me... I've gained enough already! haha. So that went pretty well, besides having to wait for OVER AN HOUR past my appointment time to be seen, when there wasn't even anybody in the office! Can you tell I'm really annoyed by this?! haha. I go back in {a little less than} 2 weeks, on the 30th for my appointment and an ultra sound. They also want me to do a non-stress test, not exactly sure why, she didn't tell me & silly me didn't think to ask! I think they just like to have them done when there are fluid issues & you're further along in the pregnancy. I remember the ultra sound tech mentioning something about that awhile back.

Anyways, that's it for now... everything's looking good so far! (:

We finally have. . .

Internet at our house!!!


Yes, after 7 months. haha


This means I can keep up on my blog a LOT better now... be excited ;)

32 week ultra sound

I had my 32 week fluid check today. 2 weeks ago the fluid level was 7.6cm, & today it was at 8.3cm. Not a huge change, but I'm just glad it's going up, even though it is verrrrry slowly going up! ha. She is still doing very well, she's measuring 4 days behind now instead of just 1, but the tech told me that is still completely normal & she is growing perfectly. According to the ultra sound, she measures about 4 1/4 pounds (I know this isn't always accurate, & the tech told me she could really be about 1/4 pound smaller, or bigger... she's just in that range right now :) She is still breech, which is still making me nervous! I'm going to try everything possible to get her to flip, because I would REALLY like to avoid a c-section! My Dr. told me that it is still very possible for her to flip up until the day she is born, but gosh, this little lady is just too dang comfortable in this position! Oh, and yes... she is VERY much still a girl ;) I had her check again, because I keep hearing stories about mama's having multiple ultra sounds confirming girl, but baby comes out a boy! haha. But she got a pretty good between-the-legs shot & it is quite clear she's all girl ;) I don't have a way to scan the pictures into the computer right now, or all of you could see for yourself, haha.
My next appointment with Dr. Lunt is on Friday, so we'll see where we go from there (: As of right now, I'm still on bed rest/restricted activity. Joy ;)

B's follow up - FINALLY.

So Bransyn FINALLY had his follow up appointment with the specialist about his vomiting issues. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but once he ran out of his medicine (it was no refills because it was supposed to just be a 'trial' until he could be seen again) he got even worse. He was throwing up every single day, at least once a day. Before the medicine, it was anywhere from 4-7 days a week. So I called in & got a refill until he could be seen again... I couldn't just let him go 2 weeks puking alll the time & barely keeping anything down. Anyways, he has gained a little bit of weight, which is great! They weighed him with his clothes on, & he was almost 26 pounds (so a little less than that, since the clothes add more weight) I'm so glad he is finally gaining weight! (: Once the doctor came in to talk to us, I filled him in with what was going on after we stopped the medicine & that I had to get a refill. He said it was reallly weird that he did so well on the medicine, but was worse once he was off of it. He wants to keep him on it for 2 more months, because typically after 3 months of being on it, the vomiting should stop. If after these 2 months we take him off of it again & he continues to throw up, Dr. Kaddu would like to have some testing done to figure out why it's so bad & won't go away. I asked if there is ANY way it could be something other than CVS (Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome) & he said no, because if it was something else, the medicine would not help him, which it has helped him GREATLY. I would really like to just do testing right now instead of waiting 2 months, because I just worry that there could still be a chance it could be something more serious. But he told me that they can't do that unless there is a reason to... which would be if he's still doing bad after he's been on the medication for 3 months. So, I guess we will see how things go in 2 months, but for now I'm glad we can control it, as much as I hate to have to give him meds every day, at least he doesn't have to suffer. He goes in again on May 17th! Crazy that his baby sister will be going to that appointment with us ;)

My little sicky.

At about midnight Wednesday night, I kept hearing Bransyn making noises/whining in his sleep & could just tell he wasn't sleeping very well. So I went into his room, & sat with him to see if it was just a bad dream, or if something was wrong. I decided to feel his forehead & it seemed a little warm to me, but I couldn't find a thermometer, so I went & woke Ryan up to come feel B's head, just in case I was just going crazy. He said it didn't feel very warm to him, but I still felt like something wasn't right! We found a thermometer, but the batteries were just about done. We took his temp anyways, & it said a little over 99. (we took it under his arm, & you add a degree to that, so it was really a little over 100) Ryan said he would be fine, but with all the crap going around right now & all these high fevers on little kids that I had been hearing about, I did not want to take the chance of something happening. We didn't have any Tylenol, Motrin, ibuprofen, or anything, since we haven't had a need for it since we moved. So at almost 1am, I headed out to Walgreens & got some Tylenol & a new thermometer. (oh, and Milk ;) When I got back, I took his temp again & he was still just over 100. I gave him some Tylenol to help break the mild fever, put a cold rag on his head & he fell back to sleep. I let him sleep with me, because I'm am SO scared of high fevers & I wanted to make sure he was gonna be okay. I hardly slept at alll. He likes to sleep sideways in my bed, then kick me cause I'm in his way, ha. But every time he would kick me, I would literally have a heart attack, cause I would think he was having a seizure (I was half asleep, okay!) because really high fevers can lead to febrile seizures & that was stuck in my head. I woke up at about 7am & checked his temp again, & it was at 102. So I gave him another dose of the Tylenol. He was up after that & acting normal. He had breakfast, watched some Disney shows & wanted to play. At about 9am, I had him come lay down with me since we both didn't get much sleep. We feel asleep & I woke up just before noon. I felt his head right away & he was BURNING UP! I took his temperature & it was 103.6! I immediately called into his dr's office, told them what was going on & asked if they would be able to get him in right away, or if I should just take him straight to the ER. They said to bring him in & he could see the on-call doctor, since his pedi was pretty booked. So I got us both dressed, gave him some more Tylenol & we headed right over there. We got back pretty much right away, the doctor came in & talked to me a bit, asked some questions. He looked at the back of his throat & determined that he had an infection. I also had him look in his ears, but they looked okay. He said he was thinking it was probably influenza, or strep throat. So he sent us down the lab to get an influenza test done. Brans did SO good during that, I thought he was gonna scream when they stuck that thing up his nose. But he just sat there, & let her do it! Then he got to choose out 2 stickers (: After that was done, we went back down the hall to the other office & waited about 10 minutes for that result. The doctor came in & said that it had come back negative, so he was going to treat him for a severe throat infection. So we got a prescription for an antibiotic & I'll just continue giving him Tylenol to keep the fever down. When we got home, we had some lunch, then went to lay down & watch movies. He fell asleep again & I just kept checking him periodically. Just before 5, he was feeling EXTREMELY hot, so I took his temp again & he was at 104.3. So I woke him up, stripped him down, gave him some more Tylenol & put him in a cool bath. I didn't want to make it super cold, just not warm, I guess it was maybe luke warm? He did NOT like it at ALL. He started screaming & crying like I have never heard him cry before! I felt horrible, but I just wanted to get his body temp down as quick as possible. I filled a cup with water a few times & poured it all over his body, then got him out. I dried him off, then just let him lay right next to me, so I could absorb some of his body heat. (I read somewhere that helps...?) About 15 minutes later, he was acting normal & wanted to play dinosaurs. So he went & got his bucket of dinosaurs & played with them on my bed. He was fine after that. He ate dinner, (well, he would only eat cereal & oatmeal, so I let him, ha) took a semi-cold shower, & we watched Finding Nemo until I was able to give him another dose of Tylenol before putting him to bed. After I gave him that, we went & layed down in my bed (yes, I let him sleep with me again, ha) & he was out within a few minutes. I could already tell he was sleeping a LOT better, so I felt like it was gonna be a much better night. I woke up every few hours to check his forehead & see if his body was still really hot, & he felt perfectly normal each time! I took his temp again just before 7am & his fever was COMPLETELY gone!!! (: I was SO relieved & happy! He didn't wake up when I took it, & stayed asleep until 11:45am!!! He slept 13 hours straight! I think that the antibiotic had kicked in & all that rest really helped. He has been doing well ever since! This was his first high fever ever, so it was really scary for me! (I don't think he's ever even gotten past 100* before!) He's even back to asking for chocolate milk allll the time, haha. He had been asking for water a lot yesterday, which is pretty rare for him! I'm just glad he's better & we didn't have to make any ER trips (: I hope this is that last of his sickies for this 'season'!

31 weeks.

Here is my GINORMOUS 31 week belly! (:
It is super itchy lately, which is no fun at all!
I hate sleeping lately. All I do is toss & turn all night & it seems like I only get about 20 minutes in one position before something hurts.
I can't eat as much lately. If I eat 3 meals a day, I am HATING life by bedtime! For the past few days I have been eating breakfast, then either a small snack for lunch, then dinner, or I'll eat lunch & just a small snack for dinner. Crazy, since just a few weeks ago, I was out eating Ryan & every one around me! haha. I guess it's not a horrible thing, though... maybe I won't be AS huge after she's born now ;) haha, of course, as long as baby girl is getting what she needs, I don't care how huge I am.
I have a hard time getting up from a laying or sitting position 98% of the time. Sometimes I even have to roll over on my side to stand up.
I waddle most of the time.
I am getting some back pain & I think my sciatica is coming back

Even though every single thing I just listed is me complaining, I honestly couldn't be happier to go through it! I am SO happy that I am still pregnant right now & that I will most likely get to be for 8 more weeks! I will GLADLY deal with all of this uncomfortable-ness for 2 more months (: I am so excited to meet this little girl, but I know I am going to miss everything about pregnancy the second she is out, just like I did after I had Brans. (:

Labor & Delivery... Take Two.

Around 2 pm today, I got lunch for me & Bransyn. I started eating my noodles, & couldn't even eat more than a few bites, cause I just wasn't feeling very well. I layed down for a while, thinking that it was maybe just a stomach ache, or something & that it would pass. I tried to not say anything, or act sick, but Brans is so sweet & said to me 'Aw, mommy you sick?' Not sure how he could of known that, but I thought it was so cute! After about 15 minutes or so, I started to get a crampy feeling in my lower abdomen. It would slowly start moving all the way up my stomach, & turning into a sharp pain more towards the top. It would stop after a minute, then come back a few minutes later. I layed there for a while, trying to see if it would pass. Brans could apparently tell I was in pain, even though I tried SO hard to not let him notice & he asked me 'you okay, mommy? what's wrong, mama!' haha, so sweet! Anyways, It started getting worse, so I decided to call Ryan, cause I didn't know what else to do. He told me to call my Dr to see what it could possibly be & what I needed to do, then call him back. I didn't know what to say to the receptionists at my Dr's office, so I called my mom & explained to her what was happening. She told me to do the same thing. So I called into my Dr's office & luckily they had a new recording machine that gave me the option to talk to a nurse, instead of a receptionist. (I HATE explaining things to receptionists... they always tell me they're not sure what I should do... uhhh, how bout you do your job & ask the doctor, or someone else who knows?!) BUT, the nurse did not answer. I did leave a message though. I realized that it was a possibility that it could be contractions, so I decided to time them to see if they were regular at all. By this point, I was only getting the cramp feeling, it wasn't going up my stomach anymore. But, I also started getting lower back pain every time it would happen. After timing them for about 20 minutes, I realized that I was definitely having contractions & they were only 6-8 minutes apart! I called my mom back & told her that I was pretty sure it was contractions & she said that's what it sounded like. I got one when I was in the middle of talking to her & couldn't even talk through it! I told her I was gonna call Ryan to come home, & call into Labor & Delivery to make sure I wasn't jumping to conclusions by just showing up there. After I hung up with her, I called Ry, told him I was prettty sure I was having contractions & he told me he was on his way. I called into L&D, explained everything & they told me to come in right away. Ry called Amanda on his way home to see if she could come watch Brans while we went in & they both got to the house at the same time. I got another contraction as soon as they both walked in the door & they could definitely tell I was in pain, I couldn't talk to either of them, or stand up to go out to the truck yet. After that one ended, me & Ry headed out. I had one more on the way there. Once I got there, I went to the front desk & told them they told me to come in. One of the nurses just looked at me & was like 'You look like you're in pain!' ha, well yes I was. They sent me into one of the rooms to get hooked up to the monitors. The nurse was telling me to undress & put the hospital gown on, but right in the middle of her explaining it, I got another contraction. Luckily there was a chair right next to me, cause I wouldn't not of been able to stand much longer! After that was over, I went & got changed & gave a urine sample for testing. I got into the bed, she hooked me up to the monitors & took my blood pressure, vitals & temp. She said that I couldn't of had better numbers! It took her a minute to turn the monitors on, & I had one right as she hooked me up, but it didn't register since the monitor wasn't on yet. She asked me a bunch of questions, then told me they were just gonna watch the monitor for a while & see how everything went from there. Luckily, I'm pretty familiar with how the monitors work & what everything means, since I was hooked up to them a lot with Brans. I KNEW I was having contractions, but they didn't seem to be showing up on the monitors. But I did pay attention to baby girl's heart rate when I was done having each one, & it always stayed steady which was a good sign. After a while, a new nurse came in & asked if I was still having pains cause nothing was showing up. I told her yes, so she adjusted the monitor a bit to see if it would help. Sure enough, my next one showed up. Ry kept telling me 'it's at 20... now 30... holy cow, it's almost to 40', as I was almost breaking through the bed rails cause I was squeezing them so hard! We just kind of hung out in between the nurses coming in the check. The contractions did start to slow down a bit, I went from having them every 6-8 minutes at home & when I first got there, to only having about 3 an hour. I'm not sure why they suddenly started slowing down, but I was JUST FINE with that! After a while, the nurse came back in & did the fFN test. (A test they do to see if there is a chance you could go into labor within the next 2 weeks. A negative is a negative, but a positive could be either positive or negative) She said that she talked to Dr. Lunt & that's all he wanted to do at that point, & we would figure out what to do after the results came back for the fFN. That took for EVER. After about an hour & a half, a new nurse came in (shift change) & told me that the test came back negative, which is exactly what we wanted! She also said Dr. Lunt was on the floor & was going to come in & talk to me. When he got in there, he went through the fFN results with me again & explained more of what it was. He decided to check if I was dilated, just to be sure everything was okay with that. I am not dilated a single bit, so that is really good! He explained what I should do if it happened again & we talked about some things for a little bit. He said that it's hard to say WHY I was having contractions, there are a number of things that can cause them. It's really frustrating to not know what causes something so serious. Kind of scary. I definitely know it wasn't from being too active, or over working my body, since I am on bed rest. I know it's not from dehydration, since I drink PLENTY of water. I'm just glad I did not go into full-blown labor. He told me I was good to go home, but do not ever hesitate to call or go back in if it happened again, or if I had any other concerns. The nurse told me she was going to get my discharge papers & be right back. As soon as she came in with the papers, I was having a contraction, she looked at me & walked back out. She came back a few minutes later with the papers for me to sign, & told me that she could tell how much pain I was in so she was having Dr. Lunt get me some medicine before he left. I am always VERY hesitant to take any kind of medication when I'm pregnant. I haven't even taken a tylenol this whole pregnancy, it's only been prenatals & iron supplements. She asked me if I was okay with taking a loritab. At first I was like, eh no I'll just deal with the pain. Then she told me it would help me relax & that should help stop the contractions. So I gave in & told her I would take it. She asked me if I wanted 1 or 2... I told her 1 would do, don't want to take more than I need! haha. So I took that, then went to get changed back into my clothes & left the hospital! I still had a bit of cramping & a bit of pain in my lower abdomen, but not nearly as bad as it was when I was having contractions. Not sure if it just wasn't very intense in the first place, or if the pain medication helped with it, but it was nice to not have to hold my breath to get through the pain! haha. Everything has been okay since then, I am just praying it doesn't happen again, cause who knows if it could put me into labor next time! I swear my kids just like to stress me out! I was soo relieved after my Dr appointment yesterday, she just had to give me another scare. Such a little turd, but yet again, I am glad she is not making her big debut yet!
Nine more weeks, baby girl. I know you can't wait to meet your mama, but you gotta keep cookin'.... and STOP SCARING MOMMY!!!

She has been doing amazing since we left the hospital. She was moving around pretty much the ENTIRE time we were there (didn't like the monitors on her, just like her brother) so I'm sure she was worn out & slept for a while after we left. But she has been moving like a crazy girl for the past few hours! I'm hoping she will finally decide to FLIP! (: (:


So there's my 2nd L&D story for this pregnancy. I am reallllly hoping my next one will be her birth story in May! I won't be upset if I don't go back to that place for 2 more months ;)

30 week ultra sound & appointment!

Ahh, I can't believe I am already posting about my thirty week appointment! This pregnancy seems to be just flying by! I am both happy & sad about that. Happy, because that means I am only nine, yes that's right nine, weeks away from meeting my sweet baby girl. But sad, because this could very well be my last pregnancy :( I want to be able to enjoy everything as much as possible, because I know the moment she is out, I am going to miss all the movement & hiccups.
Anyways! Back to my appointments.
I had my ultra sound first. She started by getting all the baby's measurements to make sure she is still growing right on track. She is measuring 29w 5d, which I am 29w 6d. So that is absolutely perfect. At my ultra sound 2 weeks ago, she was also measuring just 1 day behind, so she is growing steady! After she was done getting all the measurements, she checked the fluid. 3 weeks ago the fluid was at 6.5cm. 2 weeks ago it was at 6.9cm. Today, it was at 7.6cm. Still not a huge difference, & it definitely should of gone up more, especially since I went 2 weeks on bed rest & a gallon of water every day between ultra sounds. She told me to just continue what I've been doing. Soooo, still on bed rest & tons of fluid! In other news, she is STILL breech :/ And in yet another crazy position. haha. Her head is up top, right below my right ribs. Then her body goes over to the left, her back curves down, like around my belly button & her bum is on my cervix again. Then her feet go up into her face. haha. Definitely does NOT seem comfortable, but she seems to like it since she won't move :( I've been trying to talk her into flipping, but it hasn't worked quite yet. I also had the ultra sound tech check to see if we could see any hair yet. Luckily there was a pocket of fluid around her head, which is needed to see hair, & she doesn't have any yet :( I'm sure she still has time to get some, if she's even going to, but I was still kind of bummed that she doesn't have any yet! haha. I hope she comes out with a full head of hair like her brother did! If not, I'm sure she will still be super adorable! (:
I went to my Dr appointment right after my ultra sound. He listened to hear heart - 140 BPM, measured my uterus - 29cm, and talked to me about the results from the ultra sound. He said that even though the fluid is still pretty low, it is a good sign it's not getting any lower & it is stable. He is pretty confident that I will be able to make it to 39 weeks, because her growth is still perfect! As long as the fluid level does not get down to or below 5cm, which he says isn't likely since it has been going up. (: I was able to let out a huuuuge sigh of relief! He said that if by chance the fluid level DOES drop, they will admit me to the hospital, get me hooked up to IV's to help with fluid & give me the steroid shot to help develop the babies lungs faster. He would try everything possible to help keep her in as long as possible. I am glad that I don't have to worry about it at this point, though! (: He also talked to me about her being breech... he said that 25% of babies are still breech at this point in the pregnancy, but only 3% stay that way! So there is still plenty of time to get her to flip... I just hope she will stop being stubborn & do it already! haha.
So things are looking good at this point, I will just continue with restricted activity & make sure I drink my gallon of water every day. It's a pain in the butt, but like I have said a million times before, SO SO SOOOO worth it for my precious baby! I will do whatever it takes to keep this baby safe (: