3 trimester woes

Why is it so hard for me to ‘enjoy’ pregnancy?   I should just embrace the aches and pains that accompany this journey?  I wish I felt as great as I did during my second trimester.  New to the aches and pains department is constant leg numbness.  After googling this and asking others I’ve noticed this ‘happens’ but is not very common.  Let numbness is probably one of the most annoying feelings I’ve ever felt. 

I hate writing a “poor me” post, but I just had to vent. 

8 more weeks seems like an eternity, I tell ya.  Those that have 5+ children, how in the heck?  God bless you.  I am even wondering if we will ever try for #2 at some point down the line.  Do we really forget like people say? 
I am so excited that we are going to have 1 biological kiddo.  I never thought we would ever get to this point.  On a positive note, I cannot get enough of feeling this baby move.  It makes me so happy whenever he nudges, roles or kicks.  I pray so much he is a healthy little guy.  I cannot wait to meet him! 

28 Week Ultra Sound Picture

Baby H is sucking his thumb - Awe!!!

Week 29 and counting....

It has been about 10 weeks since my last post!  A lot has happened in those past 10 weeks.  Some good, some bad.  I will do my best to summarize everything into one short post.

Week 20: Baby started to move! Or at least move enough so that I could feel it. It was definitely the coolest and most precious thing I have ever felt.  I never get tired of feeling him move.  On December 9^th, 2012 My DH was also able to feel him move.  I was lying in bed noticed baby moving around quite a bit and realized I could feel him from the outside.  So I called DH over to put his hard on my tummy and the baby kicked for him a few times.   Really exciting!

Visitors: We had another long string of visitors.  A couple from Madison came to town, my cousin and his wife came another weekend , our best friends from Louisville came to visit .  My brother, sister in law and their kids came to visit for a few days.  I should also note my dear friend Nico came with 2 of her boys to the city for the day to visit.  Had a blast with all the visitors and miss having so much company in town! 

Travel: Arizona: In January I went to Arizona on a girls trip with my mom, sister and sister in law.  We spent a few days at a spa.  It was AMAZING! 

Barrington, IL: 2 weeks later I traveled to Chicago (Barrington, IL) where I grew up for my first baby shower.  It was the most wonderful shower I could ever imagine.  My mom and sisters completely outdid themselves.  About 40 people came to the shower, which was fantastic.  A few of my friends drove down from Madison, my good friend Allie who I met through Fertile Thoughts came down with her adorable twins and husband from Milwaukee.  Childhood and college friends were also in attendance in addition to my mom’s friends that I have known forever.  The generosity was out of this world.  Baby H is one lucky boy.  I can’t wait for him come so we can try out all the baby stuff!

Louisville, KY: Next weekend I am off to Louisville, KY for another baby shower.  DH’s mom Is having a shower with some family and friends.   

Placenta Previa: At about 28 weeks I went in for another Ultra Sound and my placenta had moved a whopping 1.5 CM away from my cervix in about 8 weeks’ time. It is now considered Marginal Placental previa.   It only has .1/2CM  to go.  The doctor is 99% sure it will move the rest of the way.  No restrictions at this point.  However, I have been to scared to BD because of my back pain – ugh!  I go back to have this checked again at 33 weeks to make sure it has cleared.

SI Joint Dysfunction: 1 week before my trip to Arizona I started having this terrible back pain.  I thought it was Sciatica; however, I was sorely mistaken.  I have SI joint dysfunction. It is the most excruciatingly uncomfortable pain I have ever experienced in my life.  It does not go away.  It has completely taken over my life.  I started going to Physical Therapy 3 days a week, which may have helped a little, however, I just realized I have to pay $40 a visit in co-pays which we absolutely cannot afford.  I am devastated.  I cannot walk my dog without wanting to cry.  It just sucks.  I wish I didn’t have 3 months to go because I feel like every second is just torture!  I have never felt more helpless in all my life.  In a way I wish my placenta previa were still complete because that would mean c-section.  In all honesty, I am scared to death of a vaginal birth because I have read that it can worsen SI joint dysfunction and cause more severe issues, especially to those who have it severe during pregnancy.  Vaginal birth with SI dysfunction can lead to chronic paiin and arthritis because the joint can become “sprained” which becomes extremely difficult to heal.  What would you do if you were in my case?  Risk being injured for the rest of your life?   

That's about all for now.  I will update you more frequently as I have a lot more time on my hands this trimester.  

Hugs and love to all xoxo 

Becky

Baby pic

Here is a pic from my 17 week u/s.  I meant to post this 3 weeks ago!  He looks a little creapy as it was still really early for 3D u/s's

Update time! 20 weeks

It has been about 5 weeks since my last post!  I left you all with us preparing for Hurricane Sandy.  We survived the stormJ  But I tell ya, we are lucky.  People had it so much worse.  We were out of power, heat and water for over a week.  We live on 14^th Street, right next to where the con Ed power explosion was, pretty scary.  When the plant exploded there was a huge blue flash o light and a large boom that filed our apartment.

 We have a dog and taking her up and down 10 flights of stairs in a pitch-black stairwell 3-4 times a day was really tough on her.  It was really tough to carry her too.  We luckily found a hotel that takes dogs up on 49^th and 1^st Ave so we stayed there for bout 4 nights.  My husband works at NYU, Bellevue and the VA hospitals which were out of commission because of the storm. In fact, for the most part, they are still out of commission.  It was nice having DH around for about 2 weeks

What else have I done over the past month or so.. Oh yea, went to San Diego, CA to visit my family.  My brother and sister live out here with their families.  It was great to see their kids.  My sister and sister in law took me to get registered at Babies R Us.  So fun!  I got most of the essentials picked out.  I decided to also register at Amazon.com.  The one thing that I have not at all decided on and have plenty of time for is deciding on a crib.  I really want a white crib but I know that for a boy it is not a common to have white.  Anyhow, I am torn about that. 

On the pregnancy front I found out at my anatomy scan that I have Placenta Previa.  My placenta is completely covering my cervix.   The only thin I was told to refrain from is sex.  My next scan is actually tomorrow.  I’m pretty nervous.  I really do not want o be put on bed rest.  Say a little prayer Mr Placenta has started migrating north this winterJ

Hurriane Sandy Heading Our Way!

Now we are getting ready for Hurricane Sandy.  We live right in the evacuation zone. But not going to evacuate.  Our building is pretty safe and high up.  This morning we went to Trader Joes’ to stock up.  Thank goodness we went when we did because by the time we left there was a line down 14^th Street of people waiting to just get into the store.  At the time we bought only gallons of H2O thinking that would be enough in case we lose water during the store.  second guessed only  gallons and went out to buy more, well, the stores are all out!  We went to like 15 different stores  and nada!  Flashlights were sold out too!  I did get the last one at a little bodega down the street.  The guy behind the counter was a little hesitant to give me the last one.  Honestly, we have nothing in terms of flashlights and candles.  They are all in storage back in Chicago!  We were not anticipating a huge scary storm during our year in NYC. Wish us luck! 

Guest Guests and more Guests.. Job stuff too

 

We had a slew of visitors in town over the past few weeks.  I loved it because it kept me super busy and entertained.  First one of Wes’s college buddies came in town for an interview.  Then we had one of our best couple friends come in from Madison for a few days then followed one of my best girl friends from Louisville.  The I had about 2 days to clean up the apartment and rest before my parents came to visit for a week.  My parents left of Monday. 

 

Right after my parents left the following day I became super anxious.  I really don’t like being by myself.  I have been working from home for this company that is based out of Chicago.  I had built up my Wisconsin over the last 5 years but when we moved to NYC I was no longer allowed to work my built up territory.  Another girl came in and took my position.  My boss gave me the opportunity to build up the Philadelphia territory while I live in NYC but honestly I have not had the energy at all to do this.  We

 

I have been looking for part time jobs in the city, something to get me out of the house and to be with people. You guys know of anyone hiring? ;-) I have gone around to boutiques in the area and really no bites so far.  I really hope something comes through.

 

On the baby side of things I went in again last week.  I had my 13 week appointment and my doctor only looked for the heartbeat with a Doppler. Of course, he was able to find it right away with his fancy-smancy devise.  Pretty uneventful appointment.  It just makes no sense why my at home Doppler picks up everything but the babies heartbeat.  If anyone is seriously considering getting a Doppler for home use, take my advise and don’t get one.  Way too much unnecessary anxiety.  If you don’t listen to me, that’s’ fine, b/c I don’t listen to my own advise either, think twice about the Sonoline-B.  There has be to a better at home Doppler out there.

 

Long entry but I want to put down one last thing.  DH and I had a fantastic day today.  Took the dog for a nice walk along the East River.  Then went up to 30 Rockefellar Plaza and went on the NBC Experience tour.  Pretty cool!  The cast was actually practicing for the SNL show tonight!  We saw a bunch of the actors including Keenan Thompson.  So fun!