Catch-Up: Weeks 17-33!

So it's official. I am horrible with a blog. It has been about 16 weeks since I last posted on here. Sorry! Anyways, a lot has happened during this time. A lot of life changes that were hard to come too, but we know we made the best decisions for us. Let me start at the beginning.

I had another ultrasound with the perinatologist around 20 weeks to measure the fibroid and to see how it was doing. Right before this appointment, I had some pain start up. It would kind of come and go about everything third day, but at the ultrasound, everything seemed good. The fibroid hadn't grown too much and the baby was still growing well. So I wasn't too worried. But then the pain started getting worse.

About two and a half weeks later, I had some really bad pain while at work. I came home and went to lie down. Usually if I lay down, it would help the pain decrease, but it didn't help this time. I was soon in tears and Emmett was on the phone with my doctor. Within 30 minutes, I was in the hospital in Labor and Delivery to get monitored. After being there for about seven hours, it was discovered that the pain was coming from the fibroid. At the 20-week ultrasound, the fibroid was about 10 cms big. Now, two and a half weeks later, it was up to 16 cms. It had almost doubled in the two weeks. The doctors weren't sure what caused it to grow so much, but it was definitely causing the pain, but to make it less, the doctors were suggesting that I quit work. So I was sent home for bed rest for the weekend and the scary thought that I might have to quit working.

I went back to work on Monday and suffered through the pain until Wednesday. Then on Wednesday, thhe pain got to be too much and I had to leave work early, but it caused a little more attention than I wanted. Anyways, during all of this, the nursing staff took my vitals to make sure I was doing okay. My blood pressure ended up being very high. So I had to go into my doctor to get that checked out, but it wouldn't go down. So, I found myself back in the hospital, a week from when I had gone in before. Emmett was at work, so luckily, my sister-in-law took me in. I was there for about five hours this time. It was discovered that my blood pressure was going skyhigh because of the pain. So, it was decided that I needed bed rest for at least a week and my doctor would discuss with the specialist, whether or not I should quit work. It was soon decided that in order to keep my blood pressure down and keep the kid safe, I needed to quit my job.

So, I found myself in the world of the unemployed. Emmett and I were a little unsure of how we were going to survive, but with the help and support of loving family and friends, we have figured things out and are getting along, but this summer has definitely not been stress-free as much as I was supposed to be staying away from stress.

The week after I had to quit my job, I received the news that my last surviving grandparent, my grandma Mary, had been diagnosed with liver cancer and had three weeks at the most to live. Because I no longer had a job, this gave me the opportunity to travel down to the Las Vegas area and say goodbye to my grandma and then be with my family until the funeral. I will write more on this adventure in another post.

After Las Vegas, Emmett and I came back up and moved into our new apartment. It's much spacier than our old apartment, has two bedrooms and is cheaper. All in all, much better. So now life is just lying around, trying to stay out of pain, trying to relieve pain and trying to not die of boredom. I have taken up knitting and am about 2/3 of the way done with my first baby blanket! I love it so far. I've been living off of Netflix, Hulu, Redbox, knitting, satellite, e-books, and Internet. I am slowly running out of things to watch. If anyone has any great suggestions, please let me know!

Anyways, I had a doctor's appointment today and one thing discussed was inducing me a little early because of the pain. So, my doctor is going to talk with the specialists and another associate, but it has been thrown out on the table to induce me around 38 weeks. So that means, I could have my kid in about five weeks! Wow! There is so much I need to do before then. Better get crackin'! Love you all!

How far along? 33 weeks on Thursday

How big is baby? One app says he is about 19 inches and 4.5 lbs

Total weight gain/loss: I lost about 20 lbs, but have finally started gaining some weight. So now my weight loss is at about 16 lbs.

Maternity clothes? Of course. Wouldn't be able to survive without them.

Sleep: Ugh, the third trimester insomnia is hitting! Sleep has been very hard to come by lately. It's killing me.

Best moment this week: Hearing that we might be able to meet our baby in about five weeks!

Movement: Like crazy! I sat and watched as my stomach moved from one side to the other a few days ago.

Food cravings: Weirdly, Gushers and actually carrots and ranch sounds really good lately.

Food Aversions: Eh not too much. Greasy food still doesn't sound too great, but nothing huge.

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: Been feeling some Braxton Hicks contractions. Other than that, not so much.

Pregnancy Symptoms:  Same as last time, extremely tired, heartburn, lots of bathroom breaks, leg cramps.
 
Belly Button in or out? I'm actually still an innie. Woohoo!

What I miss: Being able to sleep on my stomach, eating Jimmy Johns and not having heartburn when just drinking water
 
What I am looking forward to: Getting and buying all of the baby stuff!

Milestones: Setting up the crib and finally looking pregnant