Baby Shower #2 - Nieters/Bollwerk - 10/5/2013

The theme for my second baby shower was Charlotte's Web...which I thought was adorable!  Here are some of the pictures from it!  My sister-in-law Angie made a family tree to look like a spider web!  It is too much and will look great on her wall in here room!

 



Week 36 - One Month to Go!!!

 

Charlotte is the size of a Wintermelon this week...is 19-22 inches long and is around 6.5 pounds.  As I sit here and write this I am getting closer to Week 37 and to be completely honest...I am OVER being pregnant.  I am 100% uncomfortable!  Charlottee is using my body as a punching bag and my lungs/kidneys/ribcage/ok-all organs have had enough.  I have totally convinced myself that I will go early, which is highly unlikely I have a feeling.  I have not dilated at all yet as of Monday at my doctor appointment but have been feeling some little sharp pains here and there.  Work is really slow right now, which is good for me...I can get some errands ran and things done during the day.  My mom helped me clean the first floor of our house on Monday to prepare for Charlotte.  We spent 5 hours cleaning ceiling to floor...this Monday we will work on the second floor! 



Maternity Pictures

This is all 30 of them...we have all in Black and White as well!  I think they turned out great!



Week 35 - Back to "Normal"

Charlotte is the size of a coconut this week and should be weighing in around 6 pounds.

 

I am finally feeling back to normal.  "Normal"...not even sure what that word means anymore.  My feet/ankles/legs have for the most part become one now, I go to the bathroom every 2 hours in the middle of the night, heartburn is crazy, my belly button feels like it could just rip open at any moment, my double chin is in full effect.  Need I go on?  5 more weeks of all this is gonna be just about all I can bear. 

 

Yesterday I signed up for St. Louis Track Club's Frostbite Series which starts on December 14th.  This will be my fourth year participating and I can't wait to strap my running shoes back on and hit the road.  The first race is only a 3K...1.8ish miles.  There are a total of 5 races every other week until February and will help me kick start my training.  Hopefully "Normal" will come back quickly!



Week 34 - Kidney Stone...continued

 

 

Week 34...Baby Charlotte is the size of a pineapple this week!

 

This week was a continuation of my kidney stone.  I had significant blood in my urine until Wednesday of this week so the doctor scheduled an ultrasound for Friday.  Overnight Wednesday into to Thursday from about 11:00pm-3:00am was the worst...I just took Tylenol and bit my tongue to endure the pain.  I had the Hydrocodone pain killers but refused to take them because I just didn't want it to take a risk of harming Charlotte.  I went to the ultrasound on Friday morning which showed a questionable stone in my right kidney but was not causing any blockage and the ureters from my bladder were functioning properly and not causing any backup of urine.  So...NO STINT...YAY!!  I must have passed the stone on Thursday sometime...thank GOD!!  It was actually kind of nice because Dave had taken the whole day off work just in case I got admitted into the hospital so we got to spend the rest of the day together running errands and just hanging out (Panda Express and Movie...favorites).

Week 33 - Kidney Stone

 

Baby Charlotte is the size of a honeydew melon this week or a pineapple! 

 

The past few days have been filled with pain and scare.  As my shower was wrapping up on Saturday I made a trip to the bathroom where I found there to be blood in my urine and my kidney area in my back was sore.  I immediately called the doctor emergency line and waited for a return call.  When the doctor called back she said it was sounding like either a UTI or a bladder infection so she called out a prescription for me and I started that immediately...she stated I would feel better in 24 hours.  Sunday, Dave and I went to the Cardinals game with Bill, Elizabeth and Marie and while at the stadium I went to the bathroom where some specs of blood were in my urine and then I felt back to normal so I thought it was over.  Monday around lunchtime I was having severe kidney pain and significant blood in my urine...called the doctors office and they said to come in right away.  Got to the doctor and now am being treated as a kidney stone.  I was given a shot of penicillin in my hip/butt area and have hydrocodone on hand just in case I need it.  If I start with a fever, vomiting or the pain gets unbearable I am to go straight to labor and delivery at the hospital where I might need surgery to put a stint in my kidney.  Hopefully that does not happen and in the mean time I just am taking Tylenol as needed and drinking a ton of water.