Nesting in full force

Friday night I originally had plans with my sis-in-law but she had to cancel because almost everyone at her house had coughs and colds really bad and didn't want to (understandably) spread it to me.

My son was spending the night at a friends house so it was just the hubby and myself, quiet night in or so I thought.  My husband and son went out b-day shopping for me, well I had asked that they pick up a couple totes or organizer to put in the basement for baby clothes that are to big at this point.  Well they came back with a large multi-drawer storage, which since I now didn't have anything planned for the evening was a great motivator to get to organizing.

When I was ready for my husband to help me carry the thing down to the basement. I wasn't sure yet exactly where I wanted it, well my husband was like how about right here. And of course I hemmed and hawed about it, he started to get that annoyed look on his face. So I just gave him an out and said I'd holler for him if I needed him otherwise I would handle it. I swear that's the key to a happy marriage ;o)

Afterwards I had swept our kitchen and hallways and then ventured into our bedroom. We have hardwood floors throughout most of the house including our bedroom which are nice when looked at from afar. But in reality I find are a pain in the a**! We have a large rug in our room so that means having to vacuum and sweep. Sweeping is a big pain in the a** because you have to sweep around and along the edge of everything.  Once that was done I decided that it would a good time to bring up the co-sleeper that I saw earlier in the basement sitting in the same spot when I bought it off of craigslist 6 months ago. I decided that I should bring it upstairs and figure out how to fit it into our bedroom. That started a whole other ball rolling!

For me I can't just add something and let it be. So that one extra piece of furniture turned into my moving and vacuuming & sweeping under everything!!  When I was dusting I noticed little cobwebs on the ends of the curtain rods, so I decided to take down the curtains and washing them, which hasn't been done in probably 6 years. We had to get rid of one of the bedside tables to make room for the co-sleeper so that meant condensing and then also to put it along oneside of the bed meant having to pull the bed out enough for it to fit, etc.  And again my husband came in to help when I need to move & lift the furniture. Then he would start looking around and be like where are you putting this and this and then he would start moving things. Well I had to gently shoo (kick) him out because it was driving me nuts, and I'm a bit of a control freak when it comes to arranging things plus add pregnancy hormones and I'm a hot mess!  :o)  So he beat a hasty retreat.

Once the room was finally done it felt soo good, to have everything clean and arranged.

My Crafting Baby Shower

So yesterday my two best friends threw a baby shower for me. It was wonderful and there was a good turn out of people in spite of the snowy weather.

I wanted to have a non-traditional shower and thankfully my girlfriends were up for the change. So instead of the typical games like; guessing the baby food or the chocolate poop in the diaper type games, it was a crafty shower.

We had 5 stations:

1. Baby Prediction cards
2. Onesie decorating
3. Guess the number of toys in a large jar
4. Wooden block decorating
5. Guess the price of baby products

So after eating lunch guests were given a number and told to start at that station and then move to the next one. That way everyone didn't bottle neck at the first station, etc.

 Also instead of sitting around watching me open presents we put a comment on the invite

                                "The adorable baby gifts will be put on display – 

       So no need to wrap in any way- 

           a ribbon or twine will do just fine, 

         leaving us free to visit and dine!"

 I have found in the past that while I love to see what someone has been given, I think that its boring watching them open gifts whether it be a baby or bridal shower.  I was a little worried that people might be offended or put off by the suggestion. But from the few I talked to it seemed to go over well, or at least no one told me directly that it was stupid. :o)  So we had a table set up for the gifts and then large 'from' tags to attach to the gifts with the name of the giver. I'll have to add a picture of the table, etc.

week 37; the count down begins

So I went in for the usual this week.

• Non stress test - everything looked good, no parlor trick needed baby was moving like crazy on its own.
• Ultrasound - Fluid level was 17 (needs to be between 5-25) but uncooperative in the picture taking area, only pics of the body in general.
• Appt with Midwife - quick and short; she did tell me that I had tested positive for Group B Strep.
• Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacterial infection that can be found in a pregnant woman’s vagina or rectum. This bacteria is normally found in the vagina and/or rectum of about 25 % of all healthy, adult women.
• Those women who test positive for GBS are said to be colonized. A mother can pass GBS to her baby during delivery.
• If you test positive for GBS this simply means that you are a carrier. Not every baby who is born to a mother who tests positive for GBS will become ill. 
• If you test positive then your physician will recommend giving you antibiotics through IV during your delivery to prevent your baby from becoming ill. 
• My midwife did say that a positive result can come and go, so that is why they wait until you are 36 weeks to test and that the test results are good for 5 weeks. So it covers the labor.

Per all the websites and books when you get to 37 weeks the baby is considered full-term. So you could potentially go into labor at anytime. Which is something that my hubby & coworkers and strangers keep telling me but I don't even want to think that way cuz my luck is that I'll go to my due date if not over.
So we'll just a wait and see.

Symptoms & Complaints

I have to say that I have been very lucky this pregnancy (so far).  That being said here are my complaints:

Morning Sickness - none
I didn't have any morning sickness which I expected not to since I didn't with my son.

Tired all the time - in 1st trimester
I was really tired during my first trimester and now that I'm well into my third I have noticed that I get worn out pretty easily. I have to make myself sit down and rest for a little bit.

Swelling - nope
I haven't had any major swelling. Which I hadn't really noticed until one of the women in my prenatal swim class commented to me that she was jealous I could still wear my wedding ring.

Heartburn - all the time!
I get heartburn at least every couple days. I broke down and bought a pack of three small travel Tums bottles that cost just as much as one large bottle. But I put one in my purse, I have another at work and a third in my bed side table. Needless to say best buy ever, I've had to refill them several times. I just bought my third bottle but the first would have been one we had at the house to begin with so probably not a full bottle. I've become picky about the type of Tums, smoothies only.

Leg Cramps - less than a dozen times
I've always called these 'Charlie Horses' that annoyingly painful cramp in your calf. I remember having these almost nightly when pregnant with my son. Thankfully it's only happened a handful of times.

Round Ligament pain - in 1st trimester
A short jabbing sensation in your lower abdomen. I never experienced this with my other pregnancy and it sucks. Especially in the beginning I noticed it more if I had been sitting for awhile and then stood up. Its like the muscle or tendons in your abdomen are being stretched that aren't suppose to stretch.  Occasionally I'll still experience it but not as often as in my first few months.

Hip Pain - around 31-33 weeks
I noticed that sitting at work my left hip started to ache on the outside of my hip.  Well of course I sit alot for my job but also have had this same job for almost 7 years.  But my midwife said that hormones cause your ligaments start to loosen more as your body prepares for childbirth. And she suggested putting an ice pack on it. Which does seem to help and the last week or two it hasn't been that achy.  I'm not sure if its going away or I have gotten better about getting up and walking around.

Pelvic Pain aka Pubic Symphysis Diastasis- 34 weeks and counting
One day I went to leave a clients and felt like I could hardly walk.  My pelvic area ached soo bad. The next day I had an appointment with the midwife and she said that (darn) hormones causes the pelvis, particularly at the pubic bone, to loosen.  But that it is exaggerated because the baby's head is down and probably pressing on the area. So luckily I haven't felt that bad since but have had occasional achy-ness. Kinda like someone kicked you between the legs!

Hormonal Reactions - all the time
I think my husband put it best when he said that there is the my normal reaction and my pregnant reaction to the same thing. Which some things will just make me upset and I cry. Like the time I was doing my laundry and had some tops that I wanted to line dry which he didn't know about. Thinking he was being helpful he put my laundry in the dryer for me. When I realized I was upset and worried that the shirts would be ruined, etc and had a mini melt down crying. I knew that it wasn't his fault he was trying to be nice but I still cried, ugh hormones!  Bless his heart hubby is still putting up with me and my slight craziness.

36 weeks - finally

Ok so I have to say that in the beginning everything seemed so far off.  The hubby and I talked vaguely about doing certain things after the new year; for daycare searches, childbirth classes, etc.  And here we are with a little less than 30 days to go!  You don't notice that time flies until it has already flown away! haha

Typically when you hit 36 weeks you start coming to the doctors office on a weekly basis. Well I've been coming to see the midwife weekly since I was 32 weeks. Due to blood pressure, they've been monitoring for the amniotic fluid levels and a non-stress test. Everything has been just fine with both of those and my blood pressure each time they've checked.  They also test your urine for protein which can be a sign of pre-eclampsia or blood pressure problems.  Well at today's appointment my protein level was slightly elevated. But then the nurse mentioned that if I hadn't drank much water that morning which I woke up late (which was wonderful :o) and hadn't drank much that morning. So hopefully that will go back to normal.


During the ultrasound the baby's face was in clear view for a change. The tech all of a sudden said she had to switch to a different probe and started making changes to the screen. Well turns out she changed the regular ultrasound to 3D! She told me that for the 3D aspect to work well there needs to be alot of fluid in front of the baby's face and nothing else. So the first couple of pics the baby cooperated and then moved and had the umbilical cord and its arm in front of its face.  I think the pictures still turned out great.  The nose looks a little funny in the second picture but the tech said that was because of the umbilical cord going across the nose.

Naughty word = Influenza B

So the flu hit our house with a vengeance this week. My husband was diagnosed on monday with Influenza B and was off work recovering. Then on Wednesday we had the big snow storm blow through and school was delayed 2 hours. Well my son called me worried about what time to catch the bus and during the conversation he mentioned that he thought he had the same thing as hubby. Well me being that overly concerned mom told him (in not exact words) that you're fine, you still have to go to school.

Well low and behold a couple hours later I get a call from the school nurse that he was running a 103 degree fever, etc. Told her that yep is going around our house, well she was going to quarantine him until someone picked him up.  Of course this was a week that I was commuting to a job location 45 minutes away. I called the house with no answer and I kinda panicked thinking that the hubby although home was probably sleeping, and wouldn't wake up forever. So I called my mother-in-law (MIL) who works in town and asked if she could possibly pick him up from school and take him to our house. I have to say that my MIL is absolutely awesome, doesn't bat an eye and says she's on it.

I get a call later from my hubby saying he missed my call because he was in the shower and could have picked him up. But like I said I panicked with the thought of the nurse wanting the kid out of the school asap, and not having the ability to just go and get him. I hate having to ask people for favors, even when it was a single mom, hated having to rely on other people. It becomes a necessary thing but didn't want someone to think I was taking advantage of them.

Well I was able to leave work early that afternoon to take my son to the doctors office. Hubby being super nice offered to take him but I figured that a sick person taking another sick person to the doctor's office probably should be avoided.  So the doc didn't actually test him for influenza B since it was already in our house and had the same symptoms. And the doctor suggested I contact my midwife to see if they wanted me to take some meds also as a precautionary measure.
So it was Tamiflu for all!