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The past few weeks have been...weird. I think that's really the only way to describe everything that has been going on. I made the trip to mom's and all in all had a good visit, although a sad one. Keek passed while I was there. I'm just glad she hung on until I got to see her and spend some time loving on her. I miss her so much! I wrote an entry about her previously so I'll skip most of the details now and let you read that. The baby shower at home was good. We're certainly going to have a well dressed little man. Thank you to everyone who came and for all of the wonderful gifts. I made it home in one piece, and thankfully nothing here was too terribly out of sorts! It can be a frightening thought leaving your husband home alone.
Things went back to normal for about oh, a week. A week in which I was incredibly tired and starting to not feel very well. Then last Monday I started to have lots of pressure in my pelvis, and well down below ( I can't think of a nice way to say that, sorry). I thought maybe my hips were out of place, and figured that since Wednesday we had to go for an ultrasound I'd just ask then. But, the pressure got worse and kind of painful. So, I called my obstetrician and asked what they thought it was. The nurse told me that it was normal but if I was really hurting or it got worse and I wasn't sure about it to go to Women's Hospital Triage and they'd check me out. Now keep in mind that Women's Hospital is in Winnipeg, 2 hours away. I am going to be having the baby there, but I think we'll be staying in for a bit before that time. Anyway, that night I didn't sleep. I could barely walk the next morning. I felt awful and I wasn't sure what to do. I went to school anyway and apparently I didn't look very good either. Everyone pretty much decided that I should go home and see if I could get into the hospital. So, I called the obstetrician again and they said to go straight to Women's Hospital. So, we came home quick (we were at the store), and got a few things together. Mark was a little panicky. Then again so was I. I was really afraid that something was wrong. We got there and they hooked me up to a fetal monitor and did a urine test. The baby was fine. He's perfectly healthy. I wasn't having any contractions and I didn't have any urinary tract infection or anything. So, then they send in the resident to examine me. Ok, fine. Not! She almost killed me with her exam, and then proceeded to tell me that I was dilated a finger tip and that they would start an IV right away and then later I'd get an injection to make sure that the baby's lungs were mature because we'd probably have to deliver. I freaked out. I still have approximately 10 weeks until I'm due. So, the nurse comes in to start the IV and tells me that it's just for hydration. She couldn't find a good vein so she went to get another doctor to see what he thought. Thank goodness she did. He asked if I was vomiting, and I wasn't, and they asked if I was unable to drink for any reason, nope I could drink just fine. So they brought me some water. They kept me hooked up to the monitor and the baby is just fine. They determined that this is normal pressure and will probably only get worse as I get closer to delivering. So, now I'm just pretty much sore all the time. I'm tired and everything is getting to me. The ultrasound the next day went well. It's definitely a boy, and he weighs about 3lbs. 6 oz. at this point. I have another ultrasound July 7th and after that I'll have one every week. They just want to make sure that he isn't growing too big. He's just fine now though! He's very healthy and loved sucking his thumb!!
Otherwise, I have been going to school but not to the shop most of the time. This isn't really a good thing considering that Ryan is now gone for 2 months. I'm trying, but the doctor doesn't want me to be doing any lifting and he said I shouldn't do anything that I don't think I can handle. There isn't much sit down work for me to do, and I feel like I'm just getting in everyone's way. Dave and Marlene aren't showing much interest in the baby. I know that they are busy, but I just wish they seemed a little more excited. I asked Marlene right after I got home to some look at the stuff we got from the shower, and she still hasn't. I'm sure it's just my hormones and emotions, but I'm really starting to think that they don't like us. We were going to go visit tonight after supper, but they are going into the city to take Vicky back. Which sucks because I need to go to Winnipeg to order a crib and we had asked that if they took her in could I go to and do that. But, it turns out that they are spending the night so they can go to the chiropractor (which is fine, I understand that), but it just seems as though they don't have time for us. We have to get the rest of our stuff out of their house. Our room has apparently become a guest room now. God only knows what's been moved from there. I have to get my wedding stuff out of there...it makes me nervous that people are staying in there and we still have things there. I guess all in all I'm just feeling very unwelcome. I realize that they wanted us to wait longer to have kids, but this is a hell of a way to show it. I just hope it's my hormones and that I'm imagining all of this.
Anyway, I should go, I have to check my roast in the oven and take my shot and stuff. I'll keep you all informed on how things go with the kiddo!!
Things went back to normal for about oh, a week. A week in which I was incredibly tired and starting to not feel very well. Then last Monday I started to have lots of pressure in my pelvis, and well down below ( I can't think of a nice way to say that, sorry). I thought maybe my hips were out of place, and figured that since Wednesday we had to go for an ultrasound I'd just ask then. But, the pressure got worse and kind of painful. So, I called my obstetrician and asked what they thought it was. The nurse told me that it was normal but if I was really hurting or it got worse and I wasn't sure about it to go to Women's Hospital Triage and they'd check me out. Now keep in mind that Women's Hospital is in Winnipeg, 2 hours away. I am going to be having the baby there, but I think we'll be staying in for a bit before that time. Anyway, that night I didn't sleep. I could barely walk the next morning. I felt awful and I wasn't sure what to do. I went to school anyway and apparently I didn't look very good either. Everyone pretty much decided that I should go home and see if I could get into the hospital. So, I called the obstetrician again and they said to go straight to Women's Hospital. So, we came home quick (we were at the store), and got a few things together. Mark was a little panicky. Then again so was I. I was really afraid that something was wrong. We got there and they hooked me up to a fetal monitor and did a urine test. The baby was fine. He's perfectly healthy. I wasn't having any contractions and I didn't have any urinary tract infection or anything. So, then they send in the resident to examine me. Ok, fine. Not! She almost killed me with her exam, and then proceeded to tell me that I was dilated a finger tip and that they would start an IV right away and then later I'd get an injection to make sure that the baby's lungs were mature because we'd probably have to deliver. I freaked out. I still have approximately 10 weeks until I'm due. So, the nurse comes in to start the IV and tells me that it's just for hydration. She couldn't find a good vein so she went to get another doctor to see what he thought. Thank goodness she did. He asked if I was vomiting, and I wasn't, and they asked if I was unable to drink for any reason, nope I could drink just fine. So they brought me some water. They kept me hooked up to the monitor and the baby is just fine. They determined that this is normal pressure and will probably only get worse as I get closer to delivering. So, now I'm just pretty much sore all the time. I'm tired and everything is getting to me. The ultrasound the next day went well. It's definitely a boy, and he weighs about 3lbs. 6 oz. at this point. I have another ultrasound July 7th and after that I'll have one every week. They just want to make sure that he isn't growing too big. He's just fine now though! He's very healthy and loved sucking his thumb!!
Otherwise, I have been going to school but not to the shop most of the time. This isn't really a good thing considering that Ryan is now gone for 2 months. I'm trying, but the doctor doesn't want me to be doing any lifting and he said I shouldn't do anything that I don't think I can handle. There isn't much sit down work for me to do, and I feel like I'm just getting in everyone's way. Dave and Marlene aren't showing much interest in the baby. I know that they are busy, but I just wish they seemed a little more excited. I asked Marlene right after I got home to some look at the stuff we got from the shower, and she still hasn't. I'm sure it's just my hormones and emotions, but I'm really starting to think that they don't like us. We were going to go visit tonight after supper, but they are going into the city to take Vicky back. Which sucks because I need to go to Winnipeg to order a crib and we had asked that if they took her in could I go to and do that. But, it turns out that they are spending the night so they can go to the chiropractor (which is fine, I understand that), but it just seems as though they don't have time for us. We have to get the rest of our stuff out of their house. Our room has apparently become a guest room now. God only knows what's been moved from there. I have to get my wedding stuff out of there...it makes me nervous that people are staying in there and we still have things there. I guess all in all I'm just feeling very unwelcome. I realize that they wanted us to wait longer to have kids, but this is a hell of a way to show it. I just hope it's my hormones and that I'm imagining all of this.
Anyway, I should go, I have to check my roast in the oven and take my shot and stuff. I'll keep you all informed on how things go with the kiddo!!