Friday, November 26, 2010

Test results

So as I may have mentioned I had to take a 24 hour urine test last week because my urine was showing protein in it. When my doctor's office got the results they still found protein in my urine so they called me and placed me on bed rest. This happened on Tuesday while at my parent's house. So essentially I have been stuck doing nothing this entire week. Kevin set up stuff for me so that I can basically sit around in a recliner for the entire time. Which is basically what I have been doing. Have spent most of my time surfing online and such. Boring! Next week I am going to meet with my doctor again and have some further tests run to check and see if this is actually pre-eclampsia or not. If it is I will probably be stuck on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy. If not then I should be able to return things mostly back to normal. Either way I still have to wait till next week to get things done. It is driving me crazy. I need to clear my head and get some things taken care of. With this and the craziness of the house I hope that things don't get too stressful.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Here is your Pee Bucket!

So yesterday I had my doctor's appointment. I was going to be today but with the whole closing scare I rescheduled it. At the appointment my doctor noticed that I had protein in my urine, which was also the case last visit. So because this can indicate toximia and/or pre-eclampsia she is having me do a 24 hour urine test. 24 hour? What does that involve (you may ask). Why peeing into a bucket for an entire day! Admit it, this sounds like great fun! Ok, maybe not.

So she sent me over to the lab where they got me all my pee bucket gear. This includes a "hat" that I can pee in and then pour into the bucket, as well as two bottles for collecting pee while I am "away from home". Yay! You mean I can carry my pee with me wherever I go!! How magical!!!

I figure the easiest way of taking care of this is just to get it done today and then take it in tomorrow. We are basically in the Rochelle area until Saturday night so no point not to. Besides, Kevin needs to have his blood drawn at a Quest location and I figure this is as good as anytime for him. He can come with me on Saturday morning when I go to drop off my "Bucket O' Pee", and we can let the vampires at him. Ok so phlebotomists are not really vampires, but they do take your blood.

Oh the joys of pregnancy!

On the other hand I am getting rather excited for Davy to come. I can't remember if I wrote about my work baby shower. It went really well, my managers and one of my co-workers put it together for me and it was super cute! And Kevin got to come too, he liked it quite a bit. And the gifts, we got some great gifts which will help out a lot since all our money is currently going toward the closing for the house in Rochelle. For those who don't know, we are closing on Monday. Yay for things moving forward!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Weekend Update

Last week I got a call from the doctor's office telling me that my glucose tests had come back abnormal and that I needed to have another glucose test run. This one needed to be 3 hours long and I needed to fast for it. I am pretty sure that I threw my first test because I had eaten breakfast before hand and I had grabbed four pieces of halloween candy and had eaten them on my drive up to Rockford for the test.

So Saturday I went to Rockford again for my second glucose test. I took my mom with me, which made the test go quicker. The tech had to take my blood four times, which wasn't the most fun experience, but it was part of the test. After the test we met up with my dad and Kevin and went to Five Guys hamburger joint. The food was pretty good, but expensive. Later that evening I was able to finish up three necklaces that I made as thank you gifts for the ladies who are putting together my baby shower at work. It feels good to have those finished as I don't know if I will have time to work on them this week. The baby shower is scheduled for next Monday, Nov. 15th.

Sunday went pretty well until we got to the evening. At one point a beeping alarm sounded, we finally figured out that it was one of the fire alarms. But there was no fire. So we checked the alarm and it looked like it was the Carbon Monoxide detector. We also thought it may be the battery. My dad tried changing the battery but all the batteries in their house were low on juice. Kevin and I finally talked my parents into leaving the house (because we were scared of a Carbon Monoxide leak) and we all went to Walmart and picked up some new batteries. When we got back Kevin and my dad changed all the batteries in all the detectors and once they got some new batteries in them the alarm stopped and did not come back on. All in all it was a bit of an unsettling night.

Monday I had my doctor's appointment. The results from my test on Saturday came in while we were there. Turns out they came back normal, so no gestational diabeties for me. Everything is looking good with the baby and I seem to be doing good too. Strange thing, I went down by 1 lb from the last time I had been at my doctors. My next visit is on the 19th.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Bag of flour, ready to burst

So next week (starting Saturday) my baby will be the size of a bag of flour or the size of a chinese cabbage (?). This week he is the size of a small pot roast or a head of cauliflower. Huh, again with the food comparisons. Next week I start the third trimester. Holy cow, already?? It seems like everything is moving so fast. Little Davy (as Kevin calls him) is still kicking a lot. It seems like when I lay down to go to bed at night is when he decides that he needs to start his dance areobics! At least I can still pretty much ignore them and sleep.

Yesterday I went to Michaels and while in the check out had my first slightly awkward pregnancy conversation (and when I say slightly awkward I mean slightly awkward about me).
Cashier: When are you due?
Me: January 28th
Cashier: Wow, so far away? You're so big already, are you having twins?
Me: Nope.
Cashier: Are you sure?
Me: Yep they checked before I was even 10 weeks along.
Cashier: Well maybe you are just having a big baby. Were you a big baby?
Me: Not really.
Cashier: Was your husband?
Me: I don't really know.
Cashier: Well maybe you will be one of those lucky women who have a 10 lb baby.
Me: I sure hope not. (Thinking, "I haven't gained more than 3 lbs this entire pregnancy, I pretty much doubt I am having a 10 lb baby.")
Cashier: Well you have a good day.
Me: You too.

I had read about these kind of conversations, the ones where people are just plain rude about how big you are. But up till yesterday I hadn't had any yet. I didn't really want to say, "Well I started out big so I probably look bigger than I really am." No need to puncture my self confidence a little more just to explain things to her. As it is I am excited still about the baby coming, just a bit nervous (ok more than a bit) about everything that has to happen before he comes.

Yesterday I spent looking at cribs and breast pumps. I forwarded Kevin what I found. There are some good deals out there on cribs. Mostly on Amazon. Maybe I should check out E-bay as well. Tired, so tired all the time. I could use a nap. Oh well...