Car for Sale!

As many of you know I have driven a 2-door Solara for the past few years. I love my sporty car, but it must go because it is not conducive to a car seat and the many other things that go along with a baby. So if you know of anyone who is interested...
We would love to sell it ASAP!
2002 Toyota Solara SE, 65K miles, $8900

A LONG Doctor's Visit!

Well today was my 34 week doctor appt which was at 9:30 AM. I have been feeling good and the meds seem to be working so I was not expecting it not to be a long one. Marsha took me today b/c Nathan wasn't able to miss work, and it was a good thing b/c we were there ALL DAY!!!
Everything went fine with my sono and Baby Girl is now a whopping 5lbs 8oz...in the 75th percentile! However, when they hooked me up to the monitor to check my contractions they also monitor her heart rate...well her heart rate was too high today. This can be a sign of several things I learned today, but mostly she cannot have a HR over 160 for me to continue taking my meds. So off to L&D I went in my beautiful wheelchair! Sadly, I am getting used to this so when we do actually go over for delivery I will be very familiar with the scenery and the nurses. I was there for about 4 hours hooked up to the monitor and then I got to go home. All is fine with her and with me...her HR went down after a little while and stayed in the normal range. Really I think it was precautionary today and I am thankful that my doctor is proactive. So we'll see what happens at next weeks appt. - I guess I'll go prepared for the unexpected!
Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!

Pictures

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. I haven't posted any pictures in a while so I thought I'd put up a few ...

33 Weeks and feeling bigger every day!

The latest addition to the nursery...my mom has a friend that paints! I think it turned out really cute and brings everything together. Nathan really likes the monkey!

My Grandma Barbara, Me and My Mom

The rest of the pictures are from a couple of showers we have had...

33 weeks!

I have made it another week! Yesterday was my weekly doctor appt and it went well. I am still having some small contractions, but the medicine seems to be working. Good news! I was glad to get some good news and I most definitely didn't want to go back over to the hospital. Doctor says the baby looks great and that what we are doing is working. We have 4 more weeks to go and she seems to think I'll meet that goal. At that point no more meds and she predicts I'll deliver within a few days. So it is looking like an end of April or first of May baby girl! I am ready now, but I know she needs a little more baking...so I'll just have to be patient.
Bed rest is going okay...my mom has been here off and on and that has helped a ton! Plus I have a wonderful mother-in-law who checks on me and brings us food and vacuums...we are so lucky to have such good parents! And my wonderful friends who keep bringing food over - so we are being taken care of very well. My work sent me some projects to do from home and that has helped pass the time some too. All in all I can't complain.

Back to the Hospital

We have had an interesting week! We went Tuesday morning to my regular 32 week check-up and they found that I was still having contractions. My doctor was obviously concerned about this so she sent me back over to L&D for a couple of days. She wanted me to be on the monitor for at least 24 hours so she could see what was happening. Luckily I was able to come home Wednesday afternoon. Being in the hospital is not fun! They think they have my medicine regulated now to calm down those contractions. I am now officially on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy. My doctor wants me to make it another 5 weeks and then she said she would let nature takes its course. So I am at home trying to be a good little patient! My mom came yesterday and is taking care of everything - it has been great. I think she will stay until Saturday and then go home, probably come back late next week too. I feel okay, the meds they have me taking have lots of side effects: headaches, sweating, jittery and heart racing sensation. They say that my body will get used to the meds and I wont' notice the side effects as much - I hope that happens soon! Well I will keep you all posted on any changes, I'll have plenty of time for emailing and blogging now!

More Baby Drama!

Yesterday turned out to be an interesting day. I had a 2:30 appt to go back to the doctor for more tests and they found that I was having contractions. Mild contractions, but still contractions are not what they want at 31 1/2 weeks. So I got a nice wheelchair ride over to L&D and got checked in for observersation. They put me in a laboring type room and hooked me up to some monitors to watch the contractions and the baby's heartbeat. They also gave me an IV of fluids for hydration (guess that is standard) and gave me an injection of a drug to stop the contractions. I was told I could have up to 3 injections before we would have to go to "Plan B." All of this of course on a day where Nathan was traveling from Houston for work! Ha! My lovely mother-in-law kindly came to sit with me...it was greatly appreciated and I know it made my mom feel better knowing Marsha was there. The mild contractions continued for a little while so I got another injection of the drugs. Nathan arrived around 5:30 and then finally around 6:30 I got to go home. I now am taking this drug in the pill form every 6 hours to keep my friend the uterus calm and not contracting. All in all we are fine, it was a good practice run for me to see how things will go when the time really does arrive. Hopefully, we can make it to 36 weeks - which is what this drug is supposed to help with. As for bed rest...well I am not sure yet. I see my doctor again on Tuesday morning and I guess we will come up with a plan then. Until then I'll be sitting around taking it easy.

The Nursery Reveal

Last weekend was a fun and busy weekend! My parents came down and my mom brought all the bedding and curtains for the nursery. Oh my goodness it is cute! My mom did a great job! It is pretty much finished with the exception of a few finishing touches. I am so thankful to have it all complete - it has been a huge relief with all the other things going on. At least if she does come early she will have a beautiful room waiting for her. I love it so much that I keep going in there just to lay on the day bed or sit in the chair...it is so peaceful and cute. I can't wait for her to get here! Without further delay here are some pictures...