Monday Update

My weekend was good, spent alot of it wathcing the games. Sat we went swimming at my nephews 4th bday and Sunday i had a photo shoot with my sister ... pics to come later this week

and i am feeling SO much better!!! still a little tired but not near as bad and the m/s has calmed down alot. i havent lost anymore lbs so that makes me one happy mama ..... odd to be saying that seeing how i have on diet for 3 years now!! o the joys of being pregnant!! I LOVE IT! lol

Wonderful weekend! We primed and painted our new laundry room! It looks so good. Ceiling fan went up trim went up and it looks almost complete. So excited I will be moving things into it this next weekend! The kids had VBS last week during the week so Sun they had their program at church and then we had a carry in dinner after. It was a lot of fun then we came home and relaxed and didn't do much. Happy this week isn't full of things to run and do so we will be hanging out at home, maybe visiting my parents and the school registration is Thurs. I have one kid ready to go back to school and one that is not! Can't believe the summer is almost over for us already!

Sat we celebrated my MIL's birthday before she headed off to work for the night. She works a lot lol. Then we relaxed the rest of the day. Sun we did laundry and went to my cousin's 10th birthday party. Then went home so my SD could be dropped off to us then relaxed the rest of the day. Not a bad weekend. Both jobs we were suppose to do got canceled so my kind of weekend. Wasn't in the mood to do carpet. Feeling ok today. A little tired but ok.

~Monique

Great weekend!!

Saturday night was my girlfriends bday party on a sailboat. 20 of us went out for a sunset sail and it was soo gorgeous and relaxing. Too bad I couldnt enjoy the open bar, but I did go crazy with the ceviche.

Sunday, DH and I went hiking to my favorite secluded beach with the dogs. It was sooo great-we brought the swimcap and googles and got a lil aquatic workout in too. Since its rainy season we went up to a waterfall also. It was really paradise. So glad I got to spend that time with him.

oh, and ridiculous amounts of watching the Olympics!!
Hope you all had a great one too!

Weekend was good. Friday night we watched the Opening Ceremony (most of it) I got too tired to stay up through it all. Saturday I got up and painted my bedroom, then in between coats cleaned up the rest of the house and started laundry. After my hubby got home we took DS to the rec center for some fun at the pool. Then back home to watch more of the Olympics. Sunday we went to church, and relaxed at home before prepping dinner, shopping for necessities and then to my DH's final softball game of the summer season.

The last couple days have been rough for me, I think I may not be getting enough water or something else. I have been having really bad headaches, sometimes so bad I cry. My focus for this week is getting enough hydration.

NDaisy wrote:The last couple days have been rough for me, I think I may not be getting enough water or something else. I have been having really bad headaches, sometimes so bad I cry. My focus for this week is getting enough hydration.

I, too, have been soooo afraid of getting dehydrated that I bought a Kleen Kanteen with a little poptop sipper lid. I work a lot and I have been worried that I wouldn't get enough time to drink water. Let me tell you, I drink about 2 or 3 of those a day and it's 27 Oz...
Maybe get yourself a nice little water bottle so you don't have to think so hard about getting up to get water everytime. Hope that helps.
Sorry you haven't been feeling well.

As for me, I am doing really really great. We told work over the last few days and I am more excited for my next u/s (4 days away!!) than ever. I was a little apprehensive about the twin thing getting out but I know that my work will support me if something does happen. Anyway, I worked all weekend and today is finally my day off. Start of my new 3 day weekends. Took puppy out for walks (45-1 hour) and ball-throwing the last two mornings. He loved it and I did too. I'm sooo happy my m/s is finally gone. BLAH.
Today is just catch-up. I'm going to make dinner for DH because he's been so good to me and so I will be brain storming on how to use leftover BBQ chicken. Maybe I will pick it apart and do something yummy and creative.
YAY!

Long lazy weekend. didn't do much of anything, been so fatigued and nauseous. laundry is getting piled up and I have no desire to tackle it. did take the kids to the county fair saturday afternoon, but had to leave around 6 because i felt so bad. dh has today off so he took the older 3 out for a hike this afternoon to let me get some rest while the baby naps, but all i can do is look at this messy house and wonder who's going to clean it and what are we going to have for dinner tonight because i have no desire to cook either. really can't wait for this part to be over, i hate feeling so crappy and not being able to keep up on chores or take the kids out to play. their summer vacation is done in 5 weeks and i feel so bad we haven't gone out to do more this summer.

I had a busy weekend! Visiting friends and family. Today I had my 12 week ultersound and it was AMAZING... the baby was jumping around!!

I just sent an email out to my co-workers to let them know I am preggos!! It is nice to let the cat out of the bag:) Good day today!

It sounds like there was a lot of us watching the Olympics! Me too!

I also shot a friend's wedding which was tough because she scheduled me so that I would be "off the clock" for a good chunk of the reception so I could celebrate with her and our friends but man, teachers drink A LOT! Ha! So I was basically the party pooper because I wasn't drinking and they don't know why! A group of us had a hotel room booked at the beach where the wedding was so that we could celebrate as late as we wanted but after shooting all day, I just wanted my bed! So Saturday was a sleep, watch Olympics and edit photos kinda day! And so was Sunday! Ha! Now just anxiously awaiting tomorrow's appointment with the nurse to schedule the next ultrasound! We decided to do all of the screenings because we want to know if we need to expect anything but mostly because we get an extra ultrasound! Within the next 3 weeks! Oh! And a photographer friend of mine agreed to do a little mini photo shoot to get a photo for when we tell the rest of our friends in a few weeks! I am getting all dolled up pin up style with a vintage apron and putting a "bun in the oven" for the photo! Super excited!

Today has been a day of exhaustion, stress, and some overwhelming surprises, nothing says surprise like being rushed to the ER.

It started with Saturday evening having really sharp pain in my lower abdominal (like right over my pubic bone, but to the left-off center). It persisted on and off in waves that just took my breath away. I was up all last night and did not fall asleep until 6:45am, my alarm went off at 8:30 and I snoozed it till 9. I had an appointment for 10 to apply for Medicaid, because adding pregnancy to my insurance plan would have cost me 2k a month,which I cannot afford. So I get there, and I still do not fill good, I haven't slept very well. Heck, I put on the pants I wore the day before, commando haha I was so tired. I filled out the paperwork and then I was brought to the OB wing of the hospital, and was able to finally pick an OB docter.

I scheduled my very first u/s and doctors appointment for this Thursday, but asked if I could be seen earlier because of the pain. A nurse came out and I explained to her my symptoms more in detail, and she said that the OB doctor is in surgery this morning and there is no one else that can do a u/s for me, because the lab technician was not here today. The nurse seemed concerned and she said that I needed to go to the ER, because she did not know what was wrong and after 2 days of pain she said it was best for the baby.

So, what first was a typical-fill out paperwork day turned into a 4 1/2 hour hospital visit in the end. Sorry this is long! I'll try not go into the details, but basically I had to do blood work, urine sample (which I had to be cathed for, ughh) because the hospital doctor had to make sure that the UTI was all gone ect, and full pelvic exam. After all that was done, I'll admit through a lot of grimaces and cringes (haha im such a wuss!). They listened to the heartbeat, which there wasn't one, which just spiked my fear even more, because they don't know whats wrong, I don't know whats wrong and now there is no heart beat. I was so scared, even though the nurse kept reassuring me that it was still to early to hear a heartbeat, she finally got a reading which was 160. I was so RELIEVED! (we still did not end up hearing a heartbeat, but it felt better knowing that there was a heartbeat there)

After waiting and waiting, I was finally wheeled to radiology with my boyfriend. When the u/s picture first showed up on the screen he/she was sooo tiny (almost 2 inches) and the little one was so active and the nurse was talking about how healthy and that the baby was measuring to all the right sizes and that he/she was safely inside the uterus. I could not express how much relief I felt in that moment, because I was so so scared. At the middle to the end of the u/s I started to feel more excitement and happy and knowing that the baby is alright was just exactly what I needed to see I'll have to post a photo


Everything turned out to be okay, I wish I would'v had an OB to call to talk too and to even just check in with an u/s, but seeing as I didn't have one yet I was happy everything was okay And on a good perk I got to see the hospital where I will be giving birth and it is GORGEOUS!! And the staff was so warm and friendly, it makes me feel happy knowing I'll have people like this the next time I come back (hopefully that will be the delivery day!:) )

Oh and I am further along than I previously thought. I am at 11 weeks and 2 days instead of 10 weeks 4 days. Yes! Only 5 more days till my second trimester!!