Life during the past month

It has been awhile since we had an update but every time I thought about it there was just either not a lot going on or a lot going on. Since our last post we have celebrated our one year wedding anniversary, moved and gotten ready for the baby. It is crazy to think that it has been a year since we got married! We have had our good and bad times this last year but I am so glad that I have Keith with me forever! He is a very amazing man and I couldn't have wished for a better husband. I decided to include some of our bridal pictures because I love them so much! They were done by my friend from work and she is wonderful!

For our anniversary we weren't going to do anything since the doctor wants me to stay close to the hospital if something goes wrong but I really needed to get away so we decided to go to Las Vegas and hoped that nothing would happen. It was a really nice trip. We were able to go see the blue man group and enjoy some really good food. We brought our new camera but of course we didn't grab the charger and the camera was dead.  We got a few random pictures on our phone but we forgot most of the time. It was so nice to just get away for a few days and have a break from life. It was entertaining to see people's reactions when they noticed I was pregnant. 

We visited Coke World and tried all the flavors

This was my favorite! It was Watermelon :)

This was so delicious! It was a steak fajita platter. 

When we got back to real life we were busy working and getting thing together slowly for the baby. We try and get things when we find a good deal. We have a good stock of clothes, diapers and wipes so far. We are still waiting to have the final decisions on the condo. It is a short sale but unfortunately it is taking a lot longer than anyone expected. Things have started moving along more lately so that is good news. It is a really good deal so we are just continuing to wait because we really want it.

While we are waiting we moved in with my parents since my sister moved out. Poor Keith will have moved us four times since we got married by the time we move into our new place. The first time I was in a cast and couldn't walk and then the other three times I have been pregnant. He has been really good about it but I'm sure he will be excited  to stay in one place for awhile.

Next Friday I have surgery on my  foot to get the screws out for the fusion they did last year. I will be off my foot for a weeks so it won't be as bad as last time. I think it will be interesting to use crutches when I'm pregnant. The doctor just thinks it will be easier to stay off my foot when the baby isn't here yet and I agree. 

We went to the doctor today and everything seems to be going well. We now have to go more often because the closer we get the bigger the possibility for complications. Thankfully the baby seems to be doing just fine it is just my body that really hates being pregnant. It seems like issues I had before have just gotten worse since getting pregnant. The most annoying is the kidney stones that keep coming. I knew I would always have them but they have happened more often since getting pregnant. I am very thankful for being able to have a baby but I really don't enjoy being pregnant. I'm glad it will be over in a few weeks and I will be able to enjoy this baby and hopefully have my body back to somewhat normal...

I crave Hawaiian Shaved Ice all the time. The people at the place told me I couldn't finish this on my own but I did and it was delicious!

How Far Along: 33 weeks and 3 days

Size of Baby: about 18 inches head to foot and over 4 pounds. 

Cravings: Mostly watermelon and sweet things and Hawaiian Shaved Ice

Sleep: It really depends on the night but no matter how much I sleep I still fell tired all day

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: I've gained about 15 pounds so far

Names: Landon is the name for now

Fetal Movement: Sometimes he moves a lot and sometimes he is pretty quiet. When he does move it is always a lot and he doesn't like to keep his movement small. It feels like he is trying to get out when he moves.

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last few weeks: Our trip to Vegas and getting things moving with the condo.

Miss Anything: Being able to fully reach my toes and legs

Labor Signs: Some braxton hicks contractions from time to time

Belly Button in or out: It is half in and half out

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm happy most of the time. 

What you are looking forward to this week: Even though I'm taking time off work because of the surgery it will be nice to not have to worry about work for a a few days. 

29 weeks/ medical updates

It seems crazy that we are almost to 30 weeks! It has been a long road so far so I hope these next weeks go well. Some days it seems like it has been forever since we found out that we were going to have a baby but other times it feels like it was just a few days ago. I'm just glad that we are closer to the end than the beginning. While I appreciate the fact that I was able to get pregnant, pregnancy is not my favorite thing... People tell me that I am going to miss being pregnant but I really will not. It has not been my favorite life experience.

The past few weeks have been busy. We are still waiting for third party whatever on the condo since it is a short sale but I'm trying not to worry about it since we can't do anything about it right now. Keith took off some days after the fourth and we were able to spend a few day together. We took my siblings to a water park and went to the outlets in park city and found some really cute things for the baby. It was just nice to have some time together and not have to worry about work.

So I will start off the updates on all the medical stuff going on. I went to see my orthopedic surgeon who fixed my ankle last summer (thus the fun cast for the wedding). He looked at my food and saw that the screws that he put in my ankle and foot to fuse things together were starting to back out and needed to be taken out. That really helped explain the pain that I have been getting after working or walking for a long time. He told me that since I would have to be off my foot for at least a week that it would be better to have the surgery to remove the screws before the baby was born. He said he has done it before and it is a lot easier to recover if I wasn't having to take care of a baby. So surgery is scheduled for August 24th.  

I went to the cardiologist yesterday and I just have to say he is one of the best doctors I ever had. He is very caring and kind and he is one of those doctors that you can tell really cares about his patients. He said that looking though the data from the heart monitor there is an arrhythmia next to the place that I have already had surgery on to fix an arrhythmia. He also said that he thinks that pregnancy is making the arrhythmia better. He thinks that it will not affect the pregnancy and that I should be able to go through the rest of this pregnancy without any heart related complication. He said the best thing for me would try and try to avoid stress as much as possible. He reassured me that he would be available during the delivery to assist if anything were to happen. 

While the whole thing is not ideal I'm glad that he is so willing to help and be around. He also said that there is a good chance of surgery in the future but we figured that. He said it we just need to focus on the baby right now and having a healthy baby.

Today we went to the OB for our monthly appointment. We told him what the cardiologist said and he said in order to be as stress free as possible during labor I will get an epidural pretty much when I get there. I am not going to object to that. I am all for taking advantage of modern medicine when possible. He also said I was measuring larger than normal but everything was fine and that I was doing well enough that he didn't need to see me for another month unless I needed something. He also told me some other things to try for the acid re-flux I have been having lately.

How Far Along: 29 weeks and three days

Size of Baby: about 17 inches head to foot and over 3 pounds. 

Cravings: Mexican but that doesn't mix well with the dang acid re-flux... 

Sleep: He is moving a lot at night which is making it hard to sleep as well as the acid re-flux.

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: I've gained about 10 pounds so far

Names: Landon is the name for now

Fetal Movement: Sometimes he moves a lot and sometimes he is pretty quiet. When he does move it is getting more painful the stronger he gets.

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last few weeks: Getting things done and finding some really cute things for the baby. Also not having to be on the heart monitor anymore! 

Miss Anything: Sleeping uninterrupted.... I know it is just the beginning...

Labor Signs: Some braxton hicks contractions from time to time

Belly Button in or out: It is half in and half out still

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm trying hard to just relax and not get stressed about things.

What you are looking forward to this week: Spending the weekend with my husband celebrating our first Anniversary! 

Weekend Adventures/ 26 Weeks

We have been working a whole lot these last few weeks. We have been working more hours to save up extra money for things we will need for the condo and baby. This weekend we decided to take a little break and spend some time together. I've been working most weekends the last few weeks. It was so nice to have some time together. 

On Thursday we were able to go up to Salt Lake to see Keith's mom and brothers. It was really nice to see them since we don't get to very often. We went out and looked at different things for the baby. There is way to many things that are cute. I'm trying hard to be good and not buy everything I want.  We also went to see The Lucky One, finally, it was a lot better than I expected. On Saturday we decided we needed to go an do something we don't usually do so we went to the rodeo! We didn't realize how many people went to the rodeo but we were still able to get pretty good seats and got to see everything up close! There were a few times when there was some dirt that got kicked up on us. It was really fun to do something different!

There hasn't been much going on with pregnancy beyond the normal things. We went to the doctor on Friday and he said I was measuring a little small but it was nothing to be concerned about because I am small. The baby is doing well and there is nothing to be worried about. I get to do the very exciting glucose test this week... There are some good benefits of being pregnant. I went with my sister to the mall and this is where we got to park! 

We are slowly getting things for the baby. We decided there was no point in buying everything new. We are going to get a new travel system but there are plenty of good used baby items out there. Saturday my dad found a crib and clothes for the baby at a yard sale. The crib is beautiful and in really good condition! We are very excited! I am very thankful that my dad is so willing and excited to help us look for things for the baby. These are some of my favorite clothes he got.

How Far Along: 26 weeks We have less than 100 days now!

Size of Baby: about 14 inches head to foot and almost 2 pounds. 

Cravings: Hawaiian Ice Snow Cones! 

Sleep: I've been so tired I haven't had many problems sleeping.

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: I've gained about 8 pounds so far

Names: Landon is still what we are thinking but we can't decide on a middle name.

Fetal Movement: This baby moved so much!

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last week: Finally having a full weekend off to spend with my husband.

Miss Anything: Not having to carry around and remember so many extra things, like tums and the hear monitor stuff.

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out: It is half in and half out.

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: It has been a good week and we got quite a bit done and we were able to spend some time together finally.

What you are looking forward to this week: Hopefully hearing more about the condo and getting the inspection done on Saturday.

Life changes/ 23 weeks

It is so crazy how life happens! Keith and I decided that we wanted to buy a condo and so last Thursday we met with my uncle who is a Realtor to look at what is out there. We found a few places to go look at Friday morning. Once we went through the first one we knew we wanted to live there. It is a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo. There is about 1100 square feet in the condo and then 600 ft storage in the basement. It was everything we were looking for at an amazing price. We got our pre-approval for financing and got an offer to the sellers Saturday morning. 

On Monday we got the news that there was someone else with an offer in but we were in the backup position. We were a little worried that we wouldn't get the place. Then on Tuesday afternoon we got the news that the other potential buyer backed out and that the place was ours. We waited till Wednesday to see if they would counter offer and they didn't!

It is so crazy how fast everything happened! We are so excited though. We are just waiting to finish our financing and sign the papers. We should be in the condo by the middle of July! We decided that there must be a good reason why things have been going so well with this process so far.

I was thinking about it this week and it has been three years since I graduated high school and moved out to Utah. I would have never thought that I would be in the place that I am now. Now that I am going through it I would never want anything different. I have such a wonderful husband who takes such good care of me. He will be such a wonderful father. I am so excited for all the adventures we are going to have together.

Last time I mentioned that I was having issues and needed to see a cardiologist. I had my appointment yesterday and he said it sounds like my SVT (a link to explain it better than I can http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/supraventricular-tachycardia-overview) has reoccurred. As of right now it is not affecting the baby or the pregnancy. As long as the baby is doing well I don't need to have surgery right now. We will just need to monitor the baby very closely for any changes.

Tomorrow I go in and get a heart monitor to wear for the next month so they can try and get a good reading of the SVT attack. The doctor seemed to think that everything will go well. Of all the heart problems out there this one can be easily fixed thankfully. If everything with the baby, pregnancy and delivery go well they are looking at December to go in and do an ablation just like I had before.

How Far Along: 23 Weeks 4 days

Size of Baby: about 11 3/4 inches and 1.5 pound. 

Cravings: Nothing so far today but it is still early...

Sleep: I've been sleeping better this week, for the most part.

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: I've gained a pound and a half since my last appointment. So I'm at 6.5 pounds so far.

Names: Landon is still what we are thinking but we haven't decided on a middle name yet.

Fetal Movement: The baby moves so much. I don't know if he is awake or not but it wouldn't surprise me if he is a crazy sleeper like his dad.

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last week: We got the condo we wanted!

Miss Anything: Being able to fit into certain things. I fit in most things still which is nice.

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Things haven't been too bad this week. I've been in a pretty good mood all week.

What you are looking forward to this week: Getting all the financing in order and starting to get stuff together for the condo.

22 Weeks!

This week has been so busy!  We had an ultrasound on Wednesday and got to see all the things going on. It is still a little weird to see the baby. We have a dvd of the ultrasound but I haven't figured out how to upload it yet... I will work on it tomorrow hopefully... He got the hiccups in the middle of the ultrasound so that was fun to watch. The ultrasound tech was trying to get him to move so she could see his heart better but he was not going to budge from where he was. He is already very stubborn.

Last Friday we had a doctor appointment. It went well the baby is doing well. The doctor is just slightly concerned about my heart because I have been having episodes of my heart rate suddenly increasing significantly and then suddenly dropping. I had this issue in the past and in 2009 I had surgery to fix it. They said it could happen again so it was kind of expected. The doctor doesn't think it is something to be concerned about but wanted me to check with my cardiologist to make sure. 

Keith helped his sister move into her apartment on Saturday. It will be nice to have her close and get to know her more. It is always nice to have family around. We were also able to go up to Kaysville and see Keith's dad and grandfather on Sunday. It was really nice to be able to see family that we don't get to see very often.

We have been working a whole lot trying to save money to put down on a condo! It is crazy to think that we are at the point in our lives that we are buying our own place! It will be really nice to actually have a place that we own. There is just something about having something that is yours and not something you are renting. We have been working with my Uncle Robert who is just great and so helpful. We are going in the morning to look at two places we are really excited about!

How Far Along: 22 Weeks 4 days

Size of Baby: 11 1/2 inches and 1 pound. 

Cravings: It has been Oreo milkshakes and Culvers cheese curds the past week.

Sleep: It really depends on the day and how active the baby seems to be. Some nights he is nice and doesn't kick me all night. There are other nights where he kicks and kicks and keeps me up.

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: At the doctor's last week I have officially passed my pre-pregnancy weight by 5 pounds! So we are finally where we should be.

Names: Landon is still what we are thinking but we are at a lost for the middle name

Fetal Movement: This baby moves like crazy all day and night. He really has no pattern or time of day that I can guarantee that he will be moving. The only exception is when the baby things I need to be done eating he will hit my stomach and I have to stop because it makes me get sick.

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last week: Going shopping and getting cute clothes for the baby. There was some really good deals that I found in Park City!

Miss Anything: I miss being able to eat whatever without someone having an opinion of when I am done...

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: It really depends on the day. Some days everything is fine and other days I am an emotional mess and cry about random things. 

What you are looking forward to this week: We are looking at condos tomorrow! The search for our own place has really started!

21 Weeks and Our Journey to Pregnancy

This has been a busy week. Keith and I got to practice parenting this weekend when we watched my three youngest siblings while my parents and sister went to my cousin's wedding. It wasn't terrible but we are very glad the baby won't want to go many places. We are also very happy that we don't have to worry about teenage things for quite awhile.

We have been thinking about buying our own place instead of paying for rent every month. We got the good news this morning that we would be able to get financing for a place. Now we just need to find where we want to live. It is crazy how life goes so fast. We are a little nervous to get our own place but we are also very excited! 

How Far Along: 21 Weeks 1 day

Size of Baby: 10 ½ inches and 3/4 pound. (This is according to Baby Center app)

Cravings: Today it is doughnuts and Jimmy Johns

Sleep: It is getting harder to get to sleep because the baby likes to kick and do gymnastics when I lay down.

Sex of Baby: Boy

Weight Gain: Hopefully a pound or so... we will see at the end of the week

Names: Landon is still what we are thinking

Fetal Movement: Whenever I lay down or try to relax he decides it is time to start moving.

Stretch marks: None

Best moment of the last week: Picking up Britteni! I love having her so close!

Miss Anything: Not having random people coming up to me to touch my stomach and ask me a whole bunch of questions about being pregnant.

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Generally I'm happy until about 8 at night then I get really tired and crabby

What you are looking forward to this week: Ultra sound on Wednesday and doctor's appointment on Friday to see if everything is ok with the baby. We are a little worried he may have heart issues since both Keith and I have had heart problems in the past.

We decided to tell our story of pregnancy. I will just do a little bit each week. I’ve heard all the comments on how we are crazy for getting pregnant so soon after getting married and that I am way too young to be getting pregnant.  I learned that I will always have time to continue school and to fulfill goals I have for the future but I will not always have the opportunity to be pregnant. Keith and I wanted to have children and we both decided that other things in life can wait. No one is every fully prepared for children so there was really no reason for us to not try even though we knew it was a very small chance that we would get pregnant.

We never expected that we would be able to have a baby of our own. A week after getting engaged my doctor got results back from a surgery I had earlier that month and he said I would probably never be able to get pregnant. If there was a chance that I would get pregnant there was no way that it could happen naturally. Not only did I have a bad case of endometriosis, I had polycystic ovarian syndrome and during the surgery they found pre-cancerous cells in my uterus which would make getting pregnant hard and harder to keep a baby from developing. He also told me that I only had a few years to try to get pregnant before I had to have a hysterectomy. My doctor is great and did his best to help me look on the bright side of everything. He told me to go get other doctors opinions (I did they all said the same thing) and talk with other people who may gone through similar things.

It was all very overwhelming doctor appointment and I was very nervous to go home and tell Keith the news. We were so excited about getting married and I was afraid the news would put a strain on our relationship. He was so loving and caring and told me not to worry that everything would work out how they should. He told me he didn’t mind if we ended up needing to adopt. It was so relieving to know he was still there for me.

Even though I had great support it was still hard to deal with. Here I was twenty years old having to face the fact that I may never be able to be pregnant. It was easy to get jealous of the people out there that were getting pregnant and not even meaning to. There were times where Keith would just let me cry about it and do his best to comfort me. I felt bad having such negative feelings toward people who were able to get pregnant. At the same time I couldn’t help it.

 I just wanted the opportunity to be pregnant once and carry a child that would be mine. Don’t get me wrong I think adoption is a wonderful thing and that it is such an amazing opportunity for people who cannot have a baby. There was just a part of me that wanted the opportunity to be pregnant and have a baby that I had a role in making.

Before getting married my doctor and I discussed all my options and Keith and I decided that we should just go ahead and try for a baby when we got married. My doctor had me come in every few weeks to get tested and see how things were going with all of the problems I had. Every time I went in I always got results that things were just not working like they should. I would come home very upset and Keith would just hold me and comfort me.

Finally in early December the doctor said we needed to get more serious and said we needed to try clomid. Keith and I talked about it and even with the possibility of having multiples we should go for it. Well surprise it didn’t work.  My doctor upped to dosage and all I needed to wait for was the lovely time of the month to start the next clomid cycle.

One night I was so unusually moody and upset with Keith over something stupid. The next morning I decided to take a pregnancy test and I was in shock when it was positive. Keith was out scraping snow and ice off the cars. I quickly ran outside and showed him. We hugged and he apologized for making me so upset the night before. I forgave him and quickly went to the store to get another pregnancy test so that I could make sure this was the real thing.

After four positive tests I was sure that I was pregnant and called my doctor’s office right away. I knew it was very important to get in as soon as possible so that I could make sure the baby would be ok. They got me in later in the day. I got ready and headed up to my parents so that I could tell them the news. They were so excited. It has been very nice to have them close.

I have to say I love my doctor’s office. They are all so friendly and always try to make things as quick as possible. My doctor was very surprised to see me when he came in the room. I told him I was sure I was pregnant. He looked up my labs and they could confirm it. He sat and talked to me and told me what to expect and told me we needed to be very careful because it was a miracle that I was pregnant.  He answered any question I had. I really appreciate that he will take time and answer any questions I have even when he is super busy. He told me how happy he was for us and that he will do everything he can to make this a good pregnancy and make it as easy as possible on me.