tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42735275526222030572024-03-17T20:59:28.952-06:00The Holden's est. 2008adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-75949907949340043282015-08-06T14:14:00.000-06:002015-08-06T14:14:07.364-06:00Dax: 5 Months Old<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Dax </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>5 Months Old </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on September 30th, 2014</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weighed 21 lbs at 5 months and 2 weeks :)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This<strike> little</strike> big cutie turned 5 months a few days ago! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is my time going?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This babe has really stolen our hearts. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is happy and has such a great spirit about him! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had one of my friends friends, (Did you get that?) who has never</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">meant Dax before tell me how special he is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said 'I know I've never meant him, only seen his </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pictures, but he is so cute and smiley </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she said there is something about him really, that is special'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This friend is not LDS, but really thinks something of my son! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously as his mom, I sure think so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month we started on solid foods! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a little adventure that has been! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has loved everything we've tried so far..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rice Cereal was my first attempt and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his first few bites he was a little confused</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but then got right into that spoon and was eating like a champ.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has tried oatmeal (which he really likes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sweet potatoes, apples and squash. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did rice cereal for the first few weeks and then</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">moved to oatmeal and then to the good stuff.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is on squash now for a few days and so far so good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to find a high chair for him, he is still sitting in his bumbo to eat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still eats 7 ounces of formula too and in this month</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we made the transition to just Costco brand formula</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is great for our wallets! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still sleeping great. We've had a couple funny nights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where he woke up around 4 a.m. just cooing and talking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hahaha and smiling up at me! Then I can give him his binky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he'll usually fall back asleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the most part though, he is still going to bed by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8:00 ish every night and then waking up around 6-7:00 a.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He typically sleeps through the night and on occasion </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will wake up just happy and ready to talk for a minute. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still in our room at least for the next few days. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just ordered our monitor so we are expecting that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soon and we will be making the big transition to the crib.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm actually quite worried about it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am afraid he'll hate his crib and wake up a lot more. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will see. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as naps go he is still sporadic. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some days he is taking like long morning and afternoon naps</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and other days he is taking little half hour ones so</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he is confusing me! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And since I'm working during the week days I don't get to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see his napping schedule as much! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month he has loved his jumper more and more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has one at home now too and loves it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He usually can stay in there for a little while playing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also has started sitting up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will sit supported just fine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but even has started to sit on his own although a little wobbly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still he is doing it and is so strong.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn't really like to lay down and play so much anymore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he wants to be sitting up and be in on the action. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He hasn't rolled over yet though but I think that'll </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">come with more time spent in his crib. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still laughs his little head off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some days I can get him laughing really good by just </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">being by goofy self and Adam can tickle him like crazy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he will also laugh at our dogs as they walk by or play by him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have let him get close and try to 'pet' them a little bit and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he loves them! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom has two bull dogs at her house and they adore Dax and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he loves on them!<br />He will pull on one of their faces and grab his cheeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the dog just sits there and takes it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so cute! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also loves staring at the TV still.. When I'm trying to feed him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if the TV is on he gets easily distracted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then he'll let out a chuckle and smile as he watches it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would love to know what he thinks is so funny. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still healthy and I couldn't ask for anything more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a little bit more paranoid as we get into cold/flu season </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I sure hope he'll be just fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has started getting more of his little personality, which is so fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But he also has gotten more attitude.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has started to arch his little back when he gets pissed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like when I'm trying to buckle him in the car seat. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has started arching his back really bad..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then he'll start doing that and scooting right out of his little rock n play</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean, he hasn't literally scooted out, but I imagine </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he will soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also could be close to getting a tooth! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He seems more drooly and wanting to chew on everything</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more than usual. My MIL swears one is floating up, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so who knows, that could happen soon !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This boy sure is simply the best baby ever. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he is loved by so many people</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and brings joy and laughter to us every day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost every day I am wondering how I got so lucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the perfect baby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love our baby D!</span><br />
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-80263109673489222532015-08-06T14:08:00.000-06:002015-08-06T14:08:30.762-06:00Dax: 4 Months Old <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Dax </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>4 Months Old on August 30th</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Weight: 18 lbs 13 oz / 95th percentile</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Height: 27.5 inches / 95th percentile</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Head / 90th percentile </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How are we already 4 months old? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is my time going with this baby who isn't really</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">even a baby anymore.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This boy has sure grown since our last doctor visit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which was back in July. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is obviously in the 95th percentile and is </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still our little football player in the making.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is healthy as can be and besides a little</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eczema with his little skin he is doing great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At our doctor visit we had his 4 month shots. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But he did awesome until the last poke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but he calmed right down when I held him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is a trooper for sure! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night and days afterwards he barley acts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fazed by the shots. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His legs have a little bruise this time and some knots</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but he acts perfectly fine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I even gave him some Tylenol but he only had two doses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and was happy as can be and normal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sure surprises me with how good of a baby he his.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yeah, i'm sure every mom says how good their baby is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so it probably doesn't mean anything but </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax gets babysat a lot and everyone says he is great</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is so freakin happy I can't even stand it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he will give you a smile just like that and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doesn't even need barley any reaction from you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to smile or giggle.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last month he has been so happy and really into </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">giggling and laughing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've noticed more he really gets the laughing part down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he loves any kind of attention he gets..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which lets be honest, is a lot! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is very observant of his surroundings lately</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and looks like he is really soaking it all in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves to be held in a sitting up position so he can look around</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no more tiny baby holds unless he is sleepy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is up to drinking 7 ounces of formula now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the last few days I have been thinking I could even up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that to 8 ounces with how he's been eating. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally started mixing Costco brand with Similac for his bottles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and its been working great. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've done it gradual but see no big difference.. yay! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The doctor has given us the go ahead with solids</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so we are going to start that soon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know why but I am quite excited to start this new</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">little adventure of food with him! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still sleeping greaaaattt! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh I am lucky in this department for sure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last two weeks he has decided he is more sleepy and gets tired </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">around 7:30-8 so we've been doing his routine sooner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and putting him to bed around 8:00-8:15 p.m. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he knocks right out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a blessing for me for sure with school starting and all. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is great with this bedtime routine still . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We do a bath and lotion and then get our bottle and binky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is great at sleeping through the night</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and is still waking up around 6:00-7:00 a.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping he won't have some horrible nights like I've heard with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 month olds, so keeping my fingers crossed! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still in our room but is quickly growing out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of his rock n play sleeper.. I know it's getting time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I decided on a monitor he is going to go in his crib.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn't sleep there long during naps in the daytime </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I sure hope this isn't a sign that he'll hate that bed at night too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will see! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is very playful and has started to really grab at his toys. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still loves his play mat and I can lay him there while I get ready</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the mornings and he's very content. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also got to try out a jumper from Grandma M! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he loves it. He is getting good at bouncing more and more. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still gets hooked on the tv for a few minutes and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will stare if its on.. lets say he loves football and nascar already</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am thinking he may be on the verge of teething. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been very drooly and wanting everything in his mouth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other night he was really fussy too for no reason</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the only thing that eventually helped was Tylenol. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been biting hard on his toys lately and his bottle's nipple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He hasn't <i>really </i>rolled over. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Technically when we are up in Bountiful a few weekends ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he rolled from stomach to back but Adam had places his </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">arms underneath him for some extra help and he did it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were excited, but he hasn't done any rolling since. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still will hold his head up great, but also</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">isn't in love with tummy time. He doesn't last all that long still . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been sitting him up supported more and in his bumbo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves it, he really loves to see everything going on around him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still loves the car seat and driving and riding in the stroller. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also has found his toes these last few weeks and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is starting to grab at those things and pulling off his socks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has a pretty good schedule over all and is such a </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">light in our lives that we can barley imagine what it was like before him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is perfect in every way! </span><br />
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-54024339890334351422015-08-06T14:00:00.004-06:002015-08-06T14:00:52.775-06:00Dax: 3 Months Old<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Daxton turned 3 months old</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>on July 30th </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This very well may be my most favorite little age yet..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we've only had 3 months of 'age' but I am loving this new</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">little stage with Dax. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month he has become a lot more interactive and very happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People have been asking me lately if Dax is always this happy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and smiley.. and I reply with Yes he always is! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He really is a very happy boy and loves to smile at everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He brightens up my days for sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That smile is going to be a heart breaker one day..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month he has continued to be really strong and lift his head up great</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He now will sit up in my arms and likes to look around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and loves to watch TV.. I know probably a bad thing this young.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is very entertained by the TV and loves watching NASCAR though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He hasn't quite rolled over yet, but I am certainly trying to get </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">him to have lots of tummy time and hoping he'll do that soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is now eating 6 ounces of formula</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are still on Similac and I haven't been brave enough to try </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a store brand or start mixing it but I think I will</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soon because I am getting tired of how expensive Simliac is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to officially by the big bottles and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we longer are using the small 'baby ones' -how sad! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will go 3 hours between feedings and I know for those 3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hours he'll be happy for the most part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He only has melt downs when he is hungry or overly exhausted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Within those 3 hours we usually play for awhile and then have a little nap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been still sporadic with naps and will take sometimes a long</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one in the morning and then one in the afternoon but</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is still doing small 'cat' naps every few hours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has started spitting up more which is not fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he also still gets those dang hiccups and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will burp it seems like after a couple hours since his last feeding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's so funny but they are so loud! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is the best sleeper though at night! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been so blessed with a good sleeper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will go to bed anywhere from 8:30-9:30 and sleep usually</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until 6-7:00 a.m., it's simply the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been doing this for a little over a month now </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I'm so proud! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been strict with his routine though and make sure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that our nighttime routine stays the same! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We do a bath around 8:00-8:30 followed by lotion and pj's</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then a bottle, maybe a little story and then rocking to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I both cherish this time with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is perfect and we love putting him to sleep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves his binky when he is really tired, otherwise it's hard to leave in </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I think he is loving that thing more and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still usually have to hold it in his mouth as he doesn't have the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'sucking to keep it in my mouth' thing down yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been drooling a lot and I thought maybe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he is going to start teething early but I don't have any</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">other definite signs yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He likes to put things in his mouth though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves his little teething rings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and will bite and suck on those toys. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's quite messy really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is loving his little 'Fuzzy' which is his stuffed dog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that his dad brought him when he was in the hospital still</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been grabbing it and loving on it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This boy is big for sure!<br />He is growing out of his 3-6 month clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been in them for a little over a month now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but some things are getting tight and way too short.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he is very long! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is now fitting comfortably in 6 months.. they aren't that big on him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for some reason I am surprised and I don't know why..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He had his first real swimming experience this month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I took him to my parents pool one evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He didn't quite realize he was even in the pool I don't think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was way too fascinated by his hands in his mouth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I think he liked the warm water.. it probably felt like a bath</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been outside a little more and has cute hats to wear</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and of course sunscreen..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his poor pale skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month Dax has also started to notice our dogs more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If he is sitting on my lap he will look at Luke or Montana and smile</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or even giggle. It's quite funny that he now recognizes these fuzzy pets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month he also started giggling and we noticed some of his</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ticklish spots, which has been great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Under his chin has been the spot lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His dad really got him going one night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will kind of giggle/laugh with a little scream-it's so funny. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't wait until he is laughing more and more! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also tried sitting him in his bumbo this month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His first few tries were hard but now he is doing good</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and can sit up for the most part on his own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, his poor chubby legs don't fit good in it already</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I don't know if he'll be one to sit in it very long :( </span></div>
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-47252601635011926592015-03-13T21:28:00.000-06:002015-03-13T21:28:13.744-06:00Dax: 2 Months Old<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>2 Months Old on June 30th</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Weight: 15lbs 5 oz</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Height: 24.5 inches</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Because of Adam's grandmother's passing we had to re-schedule</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daxton's 2 month check up about a week out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was seen on Wednesday, July 9th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was dreading this appointment since he was going to have</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to get his first 'real' round of shots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the appointment we also found out that he had</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a little ear infection :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was kind of traumatized and felt like a bad mom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for not knowing that he had that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was coughing a little more than usual</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had a little congestion but acted so happy still. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, we had to get a prescription of Amoxcillian</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then I also found out he has a little case of eczema. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to get a prescription of cream and a few samples</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of lotion and baby body wash for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eczema runs in both of our families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister has had it really bad her whole life and so does</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my niece on Adam's side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax has done really well considering he has an ear infection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still so smiley and happy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he didn't act super different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After his shots that night I just wanted to hold him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He acted a little more fussy but he just had this screams here</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and there that Adam and I thought were so sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily that didn't last too long and he has been acting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax is becoming so fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have really noticed in the last few weeks how much more alert he is becoming</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He definitely recognizes mine and Adam's voices and faces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In his 2nd month of life he went on two big trips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Colorado when he was 5 weeks old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He did fantastic while driving. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was very worried on how that would go but he did excellent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On our drive out to Colorado, which was 10 hours, he woke up for the first</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">time in Paige, AZ and again at 4 Corners, then not until we arrived</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He slept basically the entire time except when eating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The week we were in Colorado he was a bit off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think he just could tell he wasn't in his usual environment </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so he was a little more high maintenance and was up </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a little bit more through out the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom and sister were such a huge help to me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since I was in school that whole week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On our drive home he did well too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stopped in a town called Montrose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he ate again in Grand Junction and then not until </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is a happy baby so I am lucky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our second trip at his 2 month mark was to Bountiful</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with Adam's family and to Park City, UT for my family reunion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He did quite well to both places. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could tell he was a little off at Adam's family's house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because he was waking up around 2:30 and then again at like 5 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think he was too warm sometimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is definitely his father's child and likes the ac on and cool</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During our stay there Adam and I had gone out to lunch together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I came back to Dax kind of fussy with his Grandma Holden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She sat him up and he turned to look at me and I said 'hi buddy'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then he instantly stuck out his bottom lip and puckered</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and started crying and crying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the first time I think he <i>really</i> recognized me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took him in my arms and he calmed right down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>it was awesome. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other thing I have noticed this month is his </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is by FAR the cutest thing I have ever seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He now recognizes, a little, that he has hands and arms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and so he shoves them in his mouth </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not like just a finger the whole dang fist</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can now see him do that sort of randomly and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">also when he gets really hungry. I have loved this new little development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so fun that when I lay him down he no longer is wailing his arms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all over like a crazy person but he'll bring them slowly into his mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also will start grabbing, a little, his toy on his play mat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this month we also bought him a little play mat with lots of toys</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colors and a piano at the end that he can kick</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is very content under there for at least a half hour if not longer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am happy he is getting some stimulation and looking at colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been doing pretty well with his sleeping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The month of June was hard because we had two trips basically</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but this last week (mid July) he has started sleeping through the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has gone to bed between 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then has woken up somewhere between 5-6:30 a.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also has really started getting use to our night time routine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was one of those babies that had his 'fussy period' during the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember Adam coming up thinking this kid always cried, but </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that phase has since passed and I am so thrilled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now he usually wakes up around 5:30-6 p.m. and will eat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then he is content and we try and keep him awake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will play with us and play under his play mat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I start his bath around 8-8:30 p.m. and he loves this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think this little routine is helping him realize it is night time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After bath time we have his last bottle and he usually goes out </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with that very fast. I don't do a whole lot of rocking or 'putting' him to sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also needing to try and get him to fall asleep on his own </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so he doesn't always have to rely on someone to put him down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I also need to try the crib in the next little while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month so far has been so fun and I love getting to know this little guy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also have loved his smiles and almost giggles he is doing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so fun and makes me so much more in love with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>1 Month Old on May 30th</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Weight: 12lbs 4 oz</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Height: 23 inches</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe our baby is 1 month already! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had so much fun being home with him and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax got blessed at his 1 month mark on June 1st! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But a separate post of that will follow shortly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the first month it was a lot of getting to know each other.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax has been a really great baby though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He hardly ever fusses unless he is hungry or tried. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has been a good sleeper but wakes up every 2-2.5 hours to eat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He went to Taylor's high school graduation at just 3 weeks old</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and did awesome! He slept the entire time! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is also very happy! He is smiley periodically and will sometimes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">give the biggest smiles! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His first big smile was only when he was a few days old! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I caught it on camera when we were sitting at the doctors office! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I haven't done any sort of a routine with him yet really.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been hard to establish much when he is unpredictable </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and so little still! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves being held and cuddled </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he has really liked his rock n play sleeper that we got him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It vibrates and I think this really helps soothe him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this month he has gone from drinking 2 ounces, 3 ounces, to 3 1/2 ounces</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then all the way to 4 ounces. He is a great eater. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves his car seat and can fall asleep pretty easily.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had some school work I have had to do so I have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">had to part with him for a few hours a day to get it done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has gone to my mom's but done well and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in those short amounts of time I have missed him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is awesome that he'll recognize my voice and Adam's voice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we were at my parents house Adam was talking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the opposite side of the couch where he was at</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and his head was cranked to look towards Adams voice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ventured out to dinner with him when he was just a week old </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to Roy's Pizza. just Adam and I and babe. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He slept the whole time so it wasn't scary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it was sure fun getting out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we went to Rib Chop House with my family</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was so nervous to go out but he did great again </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In his first month of life we had one weird situation with his belly button.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once his umbilical cord fell off there was another little piece in there</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that would not fall off. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It protruded out like a little puss pocket looking thing and was just</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">weird. So I had to take him a couple times for this silver nitrate treatment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He did not like it, but it was like a match looking stick that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we had to rub on that part of his belly button.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did the treatment for about a week but it made his skin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">black and it burned him I think so I just stopped.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That weird looking thing eventually disappeared and all is good now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is literally so strong! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From about the time he was a day or two old he has been lifting that head of his.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He would lay on my chest and then crank his head up,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">almost like he was trying to look up at me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has continued to do that and get stronger.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He isn't a huge fan of tummy time though but </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is still a strong baby so I'm not worried. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was born with a good head of hair but within </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a few short weeks he started to loose that cute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">strawberry/blonde hair..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but he is hanging on to a patch in the back..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month has been great with him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are learning every day new things that work for him or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">things he likes and it just takes practice and patience</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">both of which I am becoming a pro at I think.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every day I just think how crazy it is that we are parents</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and this little boy is ours and we get to raise him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a crazy journey! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>I'm finally catching up on my journal-ing.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>All of these 'previous' posts have been written- I was waiting</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>to get my pictures uploaded.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Some things may be in past or present tense. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>I am so ready to be all caught up. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am beyond happy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">excited, exhausted, terrified, in love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">smitten, grateful, nervous</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">obsessed and exhausted..</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am now a mother! </span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so in love with our little boy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can hardly contain myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first few weeks being home have been great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since I had a C section I was lucky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">enough to have my mother in law stay at my house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to help us clean cook and take care of our dogs.<br />My mom was in town too so she could come over</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and help me with Daxton. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adam got offered a new job as the superintendent/job supervisor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">for Salisbury Homes and their Washington County projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He started this intense new job the day <i>after</i> we brought </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dax home, so things have been crazy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was so lucky we had extra help around the house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We came home on a sunny spring day on Sunday, May 4th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My parents and my mother in law helped get us packed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">from the hospital and settled in at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was so nice to have the extra help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My parents were worried about my own health</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and obviously of Dax's so they took very good care of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adam drove very careful home and as we pulled out of the hospital</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">he turned on those hazards, haha. we had precious cargo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Needless to say it was a bizarre drive home and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we were now an official family of <i>3</i> and were going to our home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How crazy is that. </span><br />
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We had to go to Harmons first and get my prescriptions filled. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we got to our house I saw a cute sign out front</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">with Daxton's information and cute decorations for the baby boy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was so nice of Donna to do! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I couldn't lift Dax and his carrier yet due to my C Section</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">so Adam carried him inside and we set him down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">in his car seat still on our couch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Montana came over and we let her sniff him a little bit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She wasn't too amused but was curious.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was an okay first meeting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were just trying to get settled a bit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My parents offered to go get us some lunch and run to Wal Mart to get a few</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">things that we were going to need, like the right formula etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My Dad also picked up some basketball shorts for me, hahah.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was teasing me that that is what I'm going to need to wear for a bit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was resistant but ultimately they were too comfy to resist. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mother in law was a big help in getting our dogs fed and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">keeping the house clean for us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a huge blessing. </span><br />
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My parents came back and we had Chilis for lunch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and then sat around and awed over our new bundle of joy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was perfect. </span><br />
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My parents came back later that night and got a few more </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">essentials for us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dad was also persistent on me walking and getting my strength back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So him and my mom took me for a walk around our neighborhood.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It took a long time but I couldn't move fast at all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was wearing sandals that barley fit because I was still swollen </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and basketball shorts and ... a lovely diaper for my post par tum bleeding :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The walking helped and I'm glad my dad did that for me! </span><br />
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My brother and sister in law came over that night to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">hold Dax and that was so sweet to see them with him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was fun to have visitors at home. </span><br />
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Little Dax was eating 2 ounces every couple of hours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was different being at home with him and getting use to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">our own surroundings with a baby! </span><br />
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Our first night was a little rough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think Dax and I were just a little stressed </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided to sleep on our recliner in the living room because </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't think my bed would be to comfy just having major surgery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and then I was close to everything in the kitchen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember barley sleeping because I kept looking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">at Dax and checking on him to see if he was breathing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was all consumed with thinking and worrying about him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember around 3 a.m. he was not happy after</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">getting changed and fed and for some reason</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I could not get him to calm down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was pretty worried. . Adam had woken up at this time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and so had his mom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His mom offered to take him and try and console him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and she tried a few things ultimately swaddling him and getting him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to stop crying.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I instantly felt this emptiness that I was not</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a good mother and he did not like me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Literally I started crying in Adam's arms, like Daxton hates me..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">he doesn't respond to me or doesn't want me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a really sad very real feeling at 3 in the morning..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Obviously we both got over that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and Adam's mom had to reassure me that she just swaddled him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and he just simply needed that and it wasn't me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">at all.. but it still made for a rough night.</span><br />
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After that we got a long with our nights a little better</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That very next day Adam started a new job with Salisbury Homes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So he became very busy very quickly and had a lot of changes on his plate</span><br />
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I had my mother in law staying with us for a week and had my</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">own mom and dad and siblings around too</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">so it made it easier to be at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My maternity leave was fantastic! I was able to be home for about 7 weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was so glad! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The weeks went by way too quickly though and I was</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">incredibly sad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved getting to know this little incredible person</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and he instantly became the joy of my life</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really loved being home and getting excited for when </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adam came home from work and we could</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">stare at Dax together. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also had my mom come over and visit almost</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">every day that I was home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was glad and lucky to have family so close by. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am now writing these a little bit later on </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and I just remember those first few weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">trying everything and really experiencing all the newness</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was and still is such a content little guy, I'm so lucky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was so nervous to take him anywhere and I was so nervous</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to shower or do anything even when he was sleeping.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am glad I have grown out of that stage. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He sure was easy and happy even at only a few weeks old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember this picture vivdly! We were at his first doctor's appointment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at Dixie Pediatrics- I am pretty sure he was only a few days or almost 1 week old! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He just smiled.. and I snapped a picture at the perfect time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is my happy boy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I had a C Section I was in the hospital for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax late Wednesday night and we went home Sunday morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to say it was actually pretty nice staying in the hospital those few</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had numerous visitors, lots of love, busy days full of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">admiring our new babe, and lots of family and friends sending</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had great nurses that were seriously so nice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and understanding of our new journey into parenthood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and our overflowing of visitors and grandparents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we were in our recovery room the night Dax was born</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was after all like 2 :00 a.m. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax got sent to the nursery because I was still in and out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of anesthesia and we were just plain tired. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam stayed the night with me and slept on the uncomfortable</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We both did not sleep well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was up every couple of hours </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was in and out a lot and kept thinking to myself</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am mom, I have a baby that is waiting for me..</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I have a baby! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was by far the most surreal feeling I've ever had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also already missed this little babe so badly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I had just met him a few hours ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't wait to get him in a few hours..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it was not a good night of sleep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also couldn't eat anything yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first day in the hospital I was still very immobile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my catheter and IV still in and was not feeling up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to getting around to walking, obviously. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also felt really good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nurses kept asking me how I was feeling and if I needed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to take any percocet or ibprofen yet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I kept telling them I felt fine really and didn't want any percocet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but they did give me ibprofen to help with the swelling.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That first day the pain wasn't too bad.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I still had some </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">anesthesia in me.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then it wore off..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the hell of recovery began..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But back to the blissful first day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had Adam there with me when we first woke up so that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was good. I wasn't able to eat yet so i couldn't order breakfast</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yet or anything. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was still on the liquid diet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That morning when they brought us Dax it was so unreal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This was our baby! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember just admiring him and we took tons of pictures. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was just our little family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then our parents obviously wanted to come right over.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think both of our mom's got there pretty fast that morning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was overwhelmed with lots of congratulatory texts and messages. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so wonderful. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really didn't even have time to watch TV or read books or anything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I talked a lot to my family and our friends. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That first day we had a slew of visitors. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously our parents were there and very present. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then had my Aunt Amy and Kelsey come visit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They weren't there for too long but got to see us and meet Dax</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then my boss' wife and daughter, Michelle &Kendra came to visit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so sweet of them! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then my president in the primary presidency with me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">came for a quick visit and that was sweet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My brother came by and Linzi and her brother Tanner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then my dear friend Kris came real quickly to see him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a lot of visitors are first day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, it all is a blur unfortunately and I became incredibly tired that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">night due to all the visiting and talking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember wanting to go to bed at like 8:30 but didn't until 10 or 11. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam didn't stay the night with me the rest of the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was fine with it because I could get good rest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he was really uncomfortable on the tiny chair in the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">corner and not to mention the nurses coming in </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">every few hours to give me my medicine wasn't a good interruption. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day was the hardest day for me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The anesthesia had completely worn off I had my IV's taken out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my catheter out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also just felt it all at once. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to practice getting in and out of bed and getting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to a point where I could go to the bathroom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It hurt so bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was like a really really bad stinging feeling </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I remember my right side was super painful </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is where they tie the knot and close up the incision. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I really couldn't do much, Adam was the one</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">changing Daxton's diaper and even feeding him the first little while.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried breastfeeding my first few days there to but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">unfortunately Dax didn't latch well and he demanded more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">than what I was producing for him so we were supplementing anyway.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I even had a lactation consultant come meet with me a few times</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had really wanted to give breastfeeding a try at least and was</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">honestly just surprised I could even breast feed so that was nice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the bottle worked better for us! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This day I was also able to eat normal food and I loved</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the turkey cranberry sandwich they had.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was also nice to get waited on for your every need..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like ice and water or cookies :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had great nurses this day too that were willing to help me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with everything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first attempt at going to the bathroom and all that fun stuff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was not good. I did not realize the intense pain that I would feel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had no desire to get out of bed.. and had no idea the pain that </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still had my parents around a lot and Adam's mom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was nice to have them by our side and help love on Dax.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had my doctor come in to check on me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the pediatrician for Dax. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday was still as busy as the day before. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a few more visitors and our parents around. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember my dad coming and he would tell me to get up and get</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">moving and walking as to feel better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would do laps around the hospital. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first they were small and I would only do one</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but then I got stronger and I could do a full 2 laps! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dad helped me and would be by my side</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Adam would be on the other side</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">while I pushed the cart with Dax in it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't think I would ever be able to walk again</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after this surgery though, haha. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was encouraging to have my Dad around. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He pushed me every day I was in the hospital</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to move move move! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He would help hold my hand and make sure I had been</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">walking that day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always rolled my eyes at him or something</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I really did <i>need</i> him there and I was so happy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that someone cared for me so so much...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since I now knew what it felt like to love someone completely</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and unconditionally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday I was able to attempt a shower and felt better</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">afterwards, but it was really hard. Adam obviously had to help me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and wash my hair for me. It was really difficult doing those basic tasks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That day our friends Kris and Ladd came by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was great to see her and share this moment with her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She took some close up photos of Daxton for me too</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and also helped me pull up my lovely 'diaper' when I could not do it myself, ha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every night after our visitors and company we were exhausted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got my dinner or snacks for the night and Adam went home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday was my last night in the hospital as we were planning to leave Sunday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was important to get a good nights rest that night before the crazy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of home started for us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was hard to be apart from Adam during the nights </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and send my sweet baby away to the nursery. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew he was taken care of. The nursery was amazing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the nurses knew exactly what to do with them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy I never heard horrible screams or cries from Dax.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did from other rooms, but he was just content and happy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was one early morning that I will never forget with him! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it was Thursday night into Friday morning or it could have been</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday night into Saturday morning, not sure, anyway</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had sent him to the nursery for the night around 10 and Adam had left as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been getting good rest, but still getting some pain meds every few hours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. a sweet nurse opened my door</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and asked if I was awake and said I think this little guy needs his mommy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They said he had been fussy and nothing was helping him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She handed him to me all bundled up in his little swaddle </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she soon left the room and it was just Dax and I. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had him on my left arm snuggled up to me and his eyes were</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">big looking up at me and just staring..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he looked content like <i>'this is what I wanted, thank you' </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried to soothe him by talking to him since I knew</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he would recognize my voice..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was just a 'moment' for us and one I'll never forget.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Him just staring up at me and me looking down at this teeny</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">life that now <i>needs</i> me and <i>wants </i>me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so great and makes me emotional just thinking about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day on Sunday May 4th we were released from the hospital</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt good and I was ready.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few hours before I think I panicked a little bit thinking </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" I don't know if I'm ready to leave yet" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I'll stay in the hospital to get waited on and have </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">helping hands all around me"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then I got excited to bring home my new baby! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That morning we went through all the fun check out procedures.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was their first in the morning to help me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then our parents came as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to get packed and felt relatively fine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as long as I had pain meds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had to watch a video on safe traveling with an infant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and read up on lots of materials. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax and I both had to get checked out from our doctors and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">get the go ahead to go home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to get Dax changed into his 'going home' outfit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and get a quick picture of him in his 'brand new' sign..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He screamed and screamed... not a fun time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eventually I got him cute and we got all packed up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember we left just before noon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They didn't wheel me out I had to walk - haha I remember thinking..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hmm this is a long walk out you know!? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I made it. It was so sunny outside and it felt so good to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">get that fresh air! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat in the back seat with Dax and our parents </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">followed us behind in their cars.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam drove incredibly safe.. and at one point turned on his hazard lights.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">haha.. luckily we did not live far away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother in law had decorated our house cute with </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really grateful for this stuff, it meant a lot to me! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember pulling up to our house and getting ready</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to unload everything. it was just so unreal to be home</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and now a family of 3!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we got in Adam put the carseat down on our couch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and our dog Montana was kind of being crazy and trying to sniff all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">around and we got a little picture of them meeting for the first time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tana was not impressed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then real life began.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with out precious little baby boy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt great to have so much support there with us through</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously I could easily soak up my time there since I did not</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have another little babe needing my attention..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I quickly realized this would be the only time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where it was going to be easy in the hospital...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">next go around we will have Dax with us and we will be </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">worrying about someone else too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could not have asked for better nurses.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved meeting them all and having them help me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">even though I felt completely helpless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so glad to be in St. George close to family and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and at a great hospital.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I am going to miss the turkey cranberry sandwiches.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had one for almost all my meals.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate to admit that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to miss the fun quiet moments Adam and I shared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as a little family of 3 for the first time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will always cherish these memories..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">even though it was in a small crunched hospital room</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved watching people meet Dax for the first time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and love on his cuteness..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved hearing the nurses comment on how cute he is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and how big he is :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so glad I had the support of Adam's mom and my parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so happy I was able to recover well</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>warning: longest post ever written and very personal </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>for my own journal-ing purposes </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is quite difficult having a new baby around, that has completely </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stolen my heart, to keep this blog up and going </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are obviously obsessed with him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I swore I was going to be one of those awesome</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mom's that gets the beautiful birth story written</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">down before the kid is almost 6 months old. .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That time is slowly approaching us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's a long post </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I want all the details for my records.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was obviously the best experience of our lives so far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'll start from the begining or end? However you want </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to look at it I guess.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been very pregnant..like 41 weeks pregnant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had thought that possibly on Monday April 28th that</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we may have this little boy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam had started to come with me to my last several </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">appointments because my blood pressure was </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">getting high and my appointments were sometimes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a little crazy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So on Monday Adam and I went together to my morning appointment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my blood pressure checked and my cervix..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again not really dilated but to a 1-stretch to a 2 maybe. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since my blood pressure was high again around 140</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Winward really wanted to try and have me admitted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She had a feeling that I was going to have hard labor or at</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">least a C section so she really tried getting us in earlier.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So she told us we were able to go down to the hospital </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then I could get evaluated and see if</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they would admit us and we could be on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> our way to have </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this baby! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, as I laid in the hospital bed and got evaluated</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everything looked seemingly normal and the nurse told us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they were short staffed anyway and I would just need to wait</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to be induced Wednesday or go into labor on my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was really nice and inform me of how it all worked to get induced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and told me to maybe go get a pedicure and get pampered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say, Adam and I and my mom were disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were hoping they'd admit me and get me started! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt sort of like deja vu since we had done this almost</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">exact same thing a few weeks ago in the beginning of April.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember walking out of the hospital with the two of them</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and standing on the sidewalk just being disappointed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and really just wanting to get started.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then had to wait two more days .. I pretty much knew I would not</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the rest of that day Adam and I kind of spent it together doing last minute</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dessert. Then I headed into work for a few hours while Adam did</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day was Tuesday the 29th and we were excited and nervous</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">knowing that the next day, April 30th, was for sure my induction date! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was such a weird day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I woke up realizing today is my last day child-less </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the last time it would just be the two of us..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon this life would all be a very distant memory. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That morning I went into work for a few hours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily my boss had been more than understanding throughout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my pregnancy and had let me basically set my own hours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since I couldn't sit for very long periods of time and I had to keep</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">myself on bed rest for the most part. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Tuesday was busy at work.. I knew I would not be back for </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">several weeks so I was getting all my last minute preparations done. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I definitely took advantage and was happy that I was able to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">know the day I would more than likely have my baby because then</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to get done exactly what I wanted to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I left work around noon I decided to treat myself to Cafe Rio for lunch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I was getting induced I would not be allowed any kind of food during the process</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">until after delivery because of the medicine they put you on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could have liquids and ice chips. .so in my desperate mind</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I thought I better enjoy my last meals! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Cafe Rio it was! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then went to Ulta got a few things I would need these next weeks and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">went home for the afternoon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been contemplating getting a pedicure because a: I was told</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by the nurse leaving yesterday to treat myself to one because hey it could put</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me into spontaneous labor and b: its my last day to really pamper myself. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my mom had decided to treat me to own even though she couldn't come.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to a pedicure around 3 at About Face which it felt amazing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My poor feet and ankles were so swollen all the time that the massage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and nice hot water felt awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards my mother in law got into town so she could be here for the delivery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had made a list of items I really wanted done that night before I went </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to the hospital so that we wouldn't have to worry about it while we were there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and her got to work quickly and made the house spotless! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finished up my papers for school and got all my assignments turned in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before the end of the semester. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy to be done with school and have that behind me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax sure picked a great time to come into this world! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we ran to the Dollar Store to get some treats for Adam to have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the hospital and then I got to pick dinner. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided on Durangos. . hey I wanted my mexican fix before I would be in the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hospital for a few days. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night Adam and I were getting really anxious nervous and excited.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of emotions that are hard to explain actually.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We weren't fighting with each other but we were a little anxious and stressed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had a hard time communicating our feelings. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it was too much anticipation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night Adam gave me a blessing and my parents came over.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a good blessing and helped me feel more at ease.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards we got the house all finished and I took </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a shower, straitened my hair somewhat and we went to bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember going to be around 11:30 thinking they could be calling me any</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">minute? They said they would call anywhere from midnight Tuesday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to midnight Wednesday! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so nervous for that phone call..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the waiting game began..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We were now going to wait for the phone call that would</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ultimately change our lives forever.. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night I woke up a few dozen times checking my phone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">making sure I wasn't missing any phone calls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and trying to still get a decent amount of sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was such a weird night. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember my dang husband called me around midnight </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to 'make sure I could hear my phone' but he didn't' tell me he was </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">calling so just as I had dozed off my phone rings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my heart races and then I see Adam Holden and I get pissed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well okay my phone is working. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the time we woke up around 8:00 a.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still did not have a phone call.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really did not know what to do with myself that morning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I just knew I would be getting a phone call any time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I did not want to waste time actually doing something.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had decided to get in the shower and get</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all cleaned up again and look decent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made sure my bags were packed exactly how I wanted them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truthfully this became a great idea for me to get induced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I was able to know <i>exactly </i>when I would go</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">into 'labor' therefore allowing me to plan out everything..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which we all know I love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam kind of laid around for a bit but then got </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his outfit planned out.. he even planned out a few</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hospital outfits which I loved. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He wanted to look good for his new son.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Around 9:00 a.m. I decided to give the hospital a quick phone call</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just to make sure they had my number right.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What if for some reason they didn't have the right number</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they were calling and calling.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very ironically.. they DID have the wrong number for me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was off by one digit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully I corrected that and they said well we are still</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really busy, we had 3 births last night so I am not sure when</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we will call you. .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So great..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">continuing to <i>wait... </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By 10:00 a.m. now I decided to have a bowl of cereal and eat a semi-good breakfast</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was in the bathroom and getting ready to shower..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then as I am eating and sitting on my living room chair </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my phone rings </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's a weird number I don't' recognize</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I answer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they say is this amanda holden </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yes it is..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well we are ready for you to come in and get induced.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">okay awesome, thank you so much.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have 30 minutes to get here, Thanks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Full freak-out-panic-excited-crazy mode kicks in. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother in law was sitting on the couch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and so I obviously hurried and told her that was the hospital..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then I just jumped up and ran into our bedroom and Adam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was literally on the toliet so I knocked on the door</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and just blurted out 'umm it's time' they just called me! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm like we only have 30 minutes in my panicked voice! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Adam hurries and gets in the shower and we just</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">move fast! We make sure we have all our bags</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Adam is putting everything in the car.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, my mother in law was going to stay behind for a little </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">while and let us get settled into our hospital room </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so she stayed at our house with our dogs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was nerve wracking realizing the next time I see this house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we are going to have a baby with us and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>life is just never going to be the same again.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was weird. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drive over to the hospital was even weirder. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I were both a little quiet..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I probably blabbed as I do when I'm nervous</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I'm sure I was just talking about anything..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was cool to drive past the hospital and see where</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our little boy was going to be born soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the LAST picture of me pregnant with Dax. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The check in process was relatively easy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We walked in and I basically just said</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm here to get induced'.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hahah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They got us back into our room and gave me the instructions of what </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to do , here's the hospital gown etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember starting to change and get my hospital gown on and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">getting very teary eyed.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam just looked at me and said it was going to be okay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he was going to be right by my side. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt very nervous for everything ahead, thank goodness</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had him by my side. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember the whole process was relatively quick.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got in the hospital bed and let my mom know I was here and checked in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then our sweet nurse Bonnie came in and introduced herself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She got me all hooked up on everything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The blood pressure cuff, my contracting counter all that fun stuff..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">including my IV for my antibiotic and pitocin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which I needed to start labor since I wasn't going on my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Adam and I had been there for maybe an hour which was </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now almost 11:30 my mom had gotten there</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and soon after Adam's mom was there as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 'delivery' room which is where we were put </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was very spacious. It had a nice big bathroom and then had a nice couch and chairs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">next to the bed and a nice space to sit by the window. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It also had a sink and mirror and everything on the other side of the bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was seriously so big. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought that being in labor I would definitely need things to occupy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my time but surprisingly we had a lot going on and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just sat and visited with our mom's basically the whole time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day before I had gotten a pedicure and all night</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my calves and tops of my feet were very red and itchy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was really weird and that same feeling carried into the next day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that was kind of irritating me as I laid in the bed waiting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was really interesting because the contractions started to intensify</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as the pitocin started working. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My nice nurse came in at some point to check my cervix.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not have an epidural at this point yet </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I had my cervix checked numerous times with Dr. Winward</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I wasn't too worried..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well cute nurse Bonnie about killed me.. I thought that has to be like </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">giving birth.. I think her whole fist was up there to check my progress.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to sit kind of awkwardly up and then hold on to Adam's hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam kind of laughed afterwards saying I almost broke his hand</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I squeezed the hand with his wedding ring on so hard..oopps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was there forever..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway.. after that she was pleasant. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being on the pitocin for a bit Dr. Winward dropped in to say hello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and break my water. She was so cute just in workout clothes very casual.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So she broke my water. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the <i>weirdest</i> thing I've ever experienced..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It didn't really hurt to break my water it was just such a funny feeling afterwards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the sudden water just starts trickling down my legs and flowing out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it wasn't even a huge gush like I had envisioned. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so warm too it just felt cool and weird..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously though they had to change my sheets and towels </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got up to go to the bathroom one last time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before I couldn't anymore and it was crazy standing up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and not being able to control that pee feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I posted us at the hospital just waiting to have a baby..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point I felt relatively fine still. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was having little contractions I think but they weren't a lot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or close together or anything. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the contractions I couldn't feel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just sat and talked mostly about whatever.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to kind of hang out this way for about 3 hours..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat up because that felt most comfortable with a few</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back contractions that I was having.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a few minutes those back contractions all the sudden </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were very intense. . <i>The pitocin was working.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I was starting to have active labor. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tay just waiting :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could really start to feel those back contractions and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were painful.. my pain tolerance isn't high anyway</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my goal on the white board was like a 3.. pathetic I know but I didn't want to suffer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when we have a magical thing known as an epidural. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember going back and forth with my mom and Adam </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like do I get the epidural now or do I wait it out longer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was nervous it would wear off and I did not want to feel anything. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a few moments I had just decided to get the dang thing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nice anesthesiologist came in and administered the epidural. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom could not watch she hates needles! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I had to sit on the side of the bed Adam stood right in front of me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I just squeezed the heck out of his hand. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It surprisingly did not hurt that bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could feel it going in and I was very very nervous to feel the pain of the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">needle going into my freakin spine but I was pleasantly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">surprised it didn't kill me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards they had me hooked up to everything so it could </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">work its magic and they show me where the button is to push for more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That would come in handy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once he left it was around 3:00 in the afternoon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember my mom putting Ellen on tv and we were going to all sit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and relax now and just wait it out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember going over a little to lay on my side and not </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">directly on my back. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nurse strategically placed a pillow on that half of my body. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Within a few moments I only remember feeling very relaxed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't feel a lot of contractions anymore and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then all the sudden I got really sleepy..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of it is blurry.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I woke up to an oxygen mask on my face and a million nurses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">including the on call Doctor and they were swiftly shifting me from side to side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was being moved very quickly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Apparently I had passed out</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dax's heart beat had also dropped dramatically</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as did my blood pressure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember Dr Winward coming in and getting involved </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she seemed really worried.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said this girls blood pressure has always been up throughout </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the pregnancy it shouldn't be so low. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just remember them deciding to then place a heart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beat monitor inside my cervix directly on Daxton's head.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This would monitor him directly because they couldn't find </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good heart beat for him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> it was really </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really scary for us that there was no heart beat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for a few seconds so I was glad they placed a monitor directly on him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was also scary that his heart rate dropped too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the pass out ordeal, when I woke up I saw my mom </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the corner of the room crying she had called my dad in a panic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and told him he had to get to the hospital right away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was right by my side helping the nurses to move me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he kept asking questions of what is going on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he was very panicked. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a really scary experience for everyone. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just woke up to the chaos and the seriousness of my passing out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They kept moving my body around from side to side </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I woke with an oxygen mask on my face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily after that was under control Dax and I were okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the uncontrollable shakes though! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I literally could not stop shaking. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know what happened but I couldn't stop shaking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I was shaking so bad they couldn't even read my blood pressure</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so weird to be so out of control of your own body.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom or Adam would have to press against my shoulders or arms and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that would help with the shaking. It was a little scary </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for me but mostly weird. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that episode my Dad came over and saw me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then shortly after my siblings came over.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a long afternoon/evening but then a really short</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one all at the same time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems to have gone by fast I guess with the family</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">around to entertain me and nurses coming in and out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to check me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was doing a pretty good job dilating on my own. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every hour I was improving a centimeter so that was good to hear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But after a few hours I stopped progressing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it was around 7 or 8:00 p.m. that I stopped progressing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had been at a 6 for a little while now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My body was trying to work and they could tell the medicine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was working and I was contracting. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stayed dilated to a 6 for awhile... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so we were just waiting...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surprisingly Adam and I never got real bored</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or wanted to bust out netflix or anything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was weird because we had so much family and visitors there</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that we just really did not have time to sit around super bored.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both of my siblings were around to visit and my dad.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was pretty fun just hanging out.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">waiting on baby you know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such nice siblings to feed me my ice chips. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we hung out all evening just dilating slowly or stalling..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I kept having a weird feeling that I was going to have to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have a C section but I was not that worried. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I felt this way because every damn doctor or nurse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that came in commented on how huge my belly looked! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Wow girl that is a huge belly you've got there'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yeah, so I kind of thought well it's probably going to be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painful and a horrible experience either way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after being dilated for awhile and having Daxton's</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">heart rate monitored, not by the normal machines but by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his very own device on the top of his head, they came in and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">said that they were going to see if my body was still working to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dilate or if it wasn't. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They had initially said that they would put some kind of monitor on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me to watch and see if my body was doing what its supposed to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the pitocin and then maybe it was just the baby or his positioning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Winward did want to avoid a C section if possible so she wanted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to make sure they did everything. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night time nurse told me that they would monitor me for about 2 hours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and this would determine if I was going to have to have a C section.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By monitoring me they could tell if my body was contracting and baby</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was progressing slowly, or if something else was wrong. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after we were told it was pretty late like 10:00-10:30 already I think.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom told my dad and siblings they could leave for a bit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since it was probably going to be at least 2 hours before anything</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was decided. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember my Dad and brother and sister in law left for ice cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my sister left to go to my house and let my dogs out for a minute.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We thought we had some time...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well after a few minutes the nurse and doctors come in </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with this drink thing and a razor..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'umm okay, so what does this mean'? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nurse had told me that if i was going to get a C section that they</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">would bring in a drink to get me started..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so here it was..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They informed that Daxton was not moving at all and wouldn't move.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He could not fit down into my pelvis and the birth canal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he was too big. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there it was..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am having a C section. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom panicked a little bit and told the nurse that my family </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">had just left so could she hurry and call them to get them back here</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the nurse said oh yeah it'll take a little bit to prep everything. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember drinking the sugary gross drink </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then they made sure I didn't need any additional shaving</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then I was ready. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the rest of this story is quite a blur..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I don't remember all the <i>details</i> because I was highly sedated with drugs..<i>obviously</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My family got back in time which was good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted them to be there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got wheeled off into the surgery room.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It wasn't very far from our delivery room.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We said our goodbyes and the nurses rolled me away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was still getting dressed into his little 'scrub' outfit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was funny because the one they gave him did not fit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well and then he ended up ripping it.. ha</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so he had to get changed..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also don't let the husbands back there until I am </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all prepped and ready to go. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The surgery room is cold and very bright.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It wasn't anything like the delivery room.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't really had a lot of major surgeries before</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I was very nervous but I think the excitement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that you are soon going to meet the most precious</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">being in the world, makes up for the nerves. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm usually really nervous and I just didn't feel that bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I had an epidural I could not do anything to help</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">move my body. They had to transfer me from the delivery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stretcher to the surgery one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was like a fish out of water.. sort of floppy,at least that is how I felt, ha.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat on the operating table and they laid my arms out in a 'T' shape.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was shaking uncontrollably again. . I don't think it was from just one thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think a mix of the epidural and my extreme nerves made me shake..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which made it hard to sit still in their T shape.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember being alone and in that position</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and just waiting and waiting for Adam to get there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not feel good without him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once he got prepped and was with me it was better. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The anesthesiologist had pumped me with the right stuff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had a little medical tool to see if I was numb right. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He would tap and poke in certain places down on my belly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to see if I was ready to go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, I couldn't feel a dang thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My doctor, Dr. Winward, was in there and prepping and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then another doctor was to. She was funny and had a fun southern-like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">accent. She was the one that kept commenting on how huge my belly was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole C section part was so fast. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They told me when they started but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can't see anything because of the sheet (thank goodness)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There wasn't any weird noises or anything..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All I felt was a lot of tugging and pulling..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">very weird feeling when you can't actually<i> feel</i> it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was just a lot of tug here and a little rough feeling. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I just stared at each other and Adam kept saying words of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">encouragement, lucky to have him right by my side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Doctor Winward said holy cow.. as she was pulling to get Dax out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she said she was having a hard time getting him out of me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said well he's got some huge shoulders as she lifted him up and out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And as he came out all Adam and I could hear from the Doctors and nurses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was 'Whoa, Wow, Whoa.. holy cow.." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(our family down the hall in the delivery room and in the hall could</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hear the doctors saying this and my mom got nervous/excited</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to see what the heck was going on)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the doctors commented on his size and he was (I'm assuming)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lifted out of my belly they called out the time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which was 11:18 p.m...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the crazy seconds in that moment Adam and I were in thought..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">huh, how could that be his weight? .. what he's 11 pounds?? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(No no .. that is the time right now.. haha.. thank you!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But instantly we heard the best sound ever....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>his cry</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He cried right away there was no long pause or even a small</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pause for that matter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He just let out a huge cry and in my mind said 'hello'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started to cry and just sob my little eyes out for a minute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">looking at Adam as he cried too </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that that little cry over this curtain is our little boy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>He had made it! </i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will never forget that great sound of his cry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and for someone having a C section that is the only</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">way you know when your baby has officially been 'born'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was just simply the greatest moment in my life. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Daxton Henry Holden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>9 lbs 10 oz</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>21 inches</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously I had to stay put and get stitched up </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was able to take our camera and go be with our baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He got to watch them weigh him and put on his diaper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and bundle him up.. all that fun stuff.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am glad his daddy could be there for him since I could not. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nurses kept saying what a big baby boy </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and how cute he was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards Adam got to hold him and bring him to me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I could meet him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was wonderful.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just cried as Adam held him up to my face</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I so badly wanted to hold him but couldn't.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just kissed his little face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>He looked perfect to me though.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam got to hold him while I got wheeled back into the delivery room.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I got wheeled back though</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember while getting stitched that my heart hurt so bad</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean a very intense horrible pain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily the anesthesiologist stays there the whole time to watch over you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he was able to give me more medicine to help with that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He said that its pretty common when your stomach</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt okay afterwards but I swear that is what made</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Winward said my incision looked great and I would heal just fine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were greeted with our family. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so important for me to have them all there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately because it was so late at night (almost midnight)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they had to do all the preparations things for little baby D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the family didn't stick around long. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact no one even held him first.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They put him on my chest for a little bit because I really wanted to do </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">skin to skin with him first </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon after that they had to take him to get some tests done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He had to get tested for low blood sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which he had a little bit of at first</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had to eat.. so the family left.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew we would see at least our moms and my dad pretty soon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">though because they wouldn't stay gone for long! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture may be too revealing for me.. but it captures the emotion </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't help but cry and fall completely in love</span><br />
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-60017821217106222232014-08-04T09:45:00.000-06:002014-08-04T09:45:00.308-06:00My New Life.. <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Obviously I have been completely obsessed with the </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>However, I have kept writing and saving my posts</i></span></div>
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-38004430289088297262014-05-20T21:21:00.001-06:002014-05-20T21:21:08.813-06:00Maternity Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had forgotten to post our maternity photos we took</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at 35 weeks pregnant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been debating back and forth if I wanted to take photos</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or if we should skip it </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I am so glad we did them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think they turned out great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had one of my friend Krystal's friends take them for us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She did awesome and I feel really captured</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the moments we were wanting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took them over in Santa Clara and at a little park </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were so fun to take and I just am so grateful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that I have Adam around to be silly and make</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the photo shoot so fun! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am glad we have these to look at again and again.. </span><br />
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-76493584165851621922014-05-14T18:10:00.002-06:002014-05-14T18:10:45.055-06:00Life in the Making: Week 40 & 41<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a shot of me at 40 Weeks Pregnant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And 41 Weeks Pregnant </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not a huge difference between the weeks </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think he has much room to grow anymore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are getting really anxious to meet our little guy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had a lot more doctor appointments these last few weeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as they are watching my blood pressure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Winward and Adam and I are really hoping </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that my blood pressure would indicate an immediate delivery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Winward knows I'm going to have a big baby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and would like me to deliver on my own </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but nothing is happening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At one of my last visits she was able to stretch me to </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a 2 and so that was good I guess..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not good for me, since it was painful </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but good in hopes that if I have to be induced it'll help</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My 41 week visit was on Monday April 28th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam came with me that morning which was good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Winward checked everything, I was still a 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and blood pressure was at 146, still pretty high. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She decided to call the hospital and see if they could monitor me for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">awhile and then possibly induce me that day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was hoping they'd keep me and induce me but instead</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was only there for like an hour and my blood pressure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">went down and the hospital was short staffed that</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">day and told me sorry, but you'll have to go home</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and we will plan to for sure see you Wednesday, April 30th </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if not sooner. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom came to the hospital that morning as well</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the three of us were really bummed out that they didn't</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just go ahead and induce me then. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we are going to wait till Wednesday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been feeling fine just so large and uncomfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam's mom came down on Tuesday April 29th </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday it was such a weird day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I just kept thinking like tomorrow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How crazy is that?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday I went to work in the morning to tie everything up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then decided to treat myself to Cafe Rio for lunch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we had Durangos for dinner </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and got packed and cleaned to wait for our 'phone call'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew I had to eat good meals the day before because</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we had so much anticipation and anxiety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to get a blessing from Adam and my Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt better after that and knew everything would work out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night I got showered and all packed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and was hoping that we would get a phone call soon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since we were just dying to meet our little man! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is the big day..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 23rd! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe I have made it to my due date</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and have not had this baby yet! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some weird reason it doesn't seem</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">totally real to me but here we are ..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still pregnant as ever! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Everyone I talk to is so suprised that I haven't had</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">him yet and am now at my due date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I really had a hard time believe I am over-due </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because everyone told me I would go so early.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People at church and family members kept telling </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and here we are..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember being worried about when my parents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what if something happened! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i was totally anxious while they were gone..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These last few weeks have been pretty tough! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last week especially I have had the worst </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">case of the swollen feet and ankles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have been swollen a lot but my feet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now have puffed so bad shoes don't fit..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can attempt to put flips on, but then I have to take</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">them off because they are so uncomfortable</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and leave huge indentations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've gotten a lot of questions like hey when are you due</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or when is this baby coming.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah we don't know either! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last few appointments had not dilated at all</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my appointment last Friday I was finally dilated to a 1!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hallelujah something happened! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had another follow up appointment on Tuesday (yesterday)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was still at a 1+ the doctor said.. not quite a 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had my membranes stripped twice.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is not pleasant at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second time around I could actually feel the swiping she was</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vigorously doing down there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kill.me.now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My blood pressure is still creeping up there so I have </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">another appointment on Friday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She did mention that she would be all for something</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">happening that would have to make us interfere </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and deliver early.. so </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that could my blood pressure we will see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am getting annoyed with all the doctor visits</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then I'm all for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If baby decides not to come on his own</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am set to be induced on April 30th, one week from today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that is crazy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know he can come on his own, but then it's just </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">weird that I actually have a date set where I'll for sure go into </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Labor and then have my baby! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My school semester ends on May 5th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been really trying to get all my papers done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had 3 to write and I'm glad to say I have 1 down for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't wait to be done with school at least for 3 weeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">till summer semester starts, but I will feel such a huge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well happy due date to me! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">38 Weeks..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point I've lost all desire to 'get ready' or make</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, I'm shocked we are still here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little boy doesn't want to come out yet! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really did not think we would make it to 38 weeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and now almost 39 weeks actually as today is 04/14</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is just crazy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I would definitely be going early</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">probably because I got a lot of comments on my belly size</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and that I would barley make it into April before he </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between friends, family, church members and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">predictions I guess and I would not be going to 40 weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But here we are..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know this is the hard part of pregnancy, which is definitely true in my case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think with my incredibly large belly I am struggling a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't bend over worth anything..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am mostly miserable while standing and sitting for long periods of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could really go on and on about my misery.. One thing that has helped me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know what I would do without him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's been a pain in the butt during this pregnancy like all guys are</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but he truly has been the best thing that ever happened to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am such a crab mostly at night when I have had it with the day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he always is there to listen to me complain and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then he'll rub my disgusting swollen feet ankles and legs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is nothing better than this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also listens to my nonsense talking. I go from one extreme to the other..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pregnancy hormones, nesting all that lovely stuff is kicking in I think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I adore this man and honestly would not have been able to make it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">through this pregnancy without him by my side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He gives me all the strength and courage to go on </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love him to pieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Thursday last week 04/10, we had our follow up doctor appt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was informed that I in fact, do not have toxemia but my blood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pressure was pretty high, around 144, quite high for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't dilated or done anything but Dr. Winward wanted to go ahead</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and send me over to Labor & Delivery to be checked out and monitored.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So luckily, Adam was with me and we went over there and I got</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all checked in and monitored for about 2 hours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My blood pressure went down and my first reading there was like 113..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was just crazy how different it was and I felt relatively fine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So needless to say, they sent us home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They advised me to take it easy but did not really say anything else.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day, Friday, I decided to go to work all day, which I felt fine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then that night Adam and I were getting a few things done around the house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then decided to go get my car washed and head to Costco for a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">few things. We walked around for probably an hour or so that night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we got back home I started to feel this really bad pain in my lower</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">left side of my stomach very close to my groin area.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The baby was still moving around in there so I didn't feel that he was</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in trouble or anything but I could barley walk or move.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It only felt fine if I was laying completely still or sitting still.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we decided to call Labor & Delivery and just ask them</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what they thought. The lady I spoke to said it was probably a ligament</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or possibly a hernia. I think it was a ligament as 3 days later</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it has calmed down a lot and isn't killing me so bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I kinda think I did too much that day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Winward said that she does not advise me going to Costco and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doing anything like that again.. it probably wasn't a good idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had another appt today and my blood pressure</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is still a bit high.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't officially have toxemia but I do have to take it easy this week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she wants me to basically be on bed rest as much as I can.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am still going to work at least part time in the office though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These last few weeks have been crazy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't want to bore you to death on my medical condition</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I am keeping track of all this new stuff for my records. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be going back in to the doctor here in a few days</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so we will see how that goes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really am ready for him to be here..I am obviously so anxious</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and nervous but so ready at the same time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The doctor said I have a higher chance of C section since my cervix</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is doing nothing and especially if my blood pressure continues</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to be high.. so we are waiting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't wait to meet our little guy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While in Target Adam and I both just gradually head to the baby section</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and look at all their cute clothes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so fun to pick stuff out for him and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam is so excited for this little boy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he would buy all the ninja turtle stuff he could if I'd let him! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After every appointment I get to drive past the temple</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I just love staring at its beauty and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">saying a little prayer of thanks for giving me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this miracle of being pregnant and raising a boy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even through my complaints and pains I still wouldn't</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">take the experience away and am beyond grateful to go through this</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and bring a beautiful life into this world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also had to document that we went to Pine Valley 2 weekends ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it was beautiful up there as always.. but a little cold.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We mostly stayed inside the whole time to watch conference.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it was still a nice relaxing weekend..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and no baby came :( </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">How far along? </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">38.5 weeks.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Total weight gain/loss:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> Up </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Maternity clothes?</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> Yes</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Stretch marks?</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> all over.. do they just decide to take over your stomach?</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Sleep: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">so hard.. but when I get comfortable it's amazing. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Best moment this week:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> hearing the heart beat.. picking out some little outfits for him.. getting some info on his size. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Have you told family and friends:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> Yes </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Miss anything? </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">being able to shop whenever I wanted and having the energy to do so.. being able to do anything around the house really.. I miss just being myself as far as that stuff goes! I want to be able to do cleaning and organizing but just can't. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Movement:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> yeah! on Friday night while laying back he was being so wiggly and we saw a huge lump/movement on one side of my belly and a little punch/kick on the other side.. it was so crazy.. and alien like, but we are loving it! </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Food cravings:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> nothing really particular.. ice cream still.. and I love a good blue Icee.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Anything making you queasy or sick: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans';"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">no thankfully! </span></span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Other pregnancy symptoms: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">very swollen, can't move really cuz I'm so huge, heartburn every night basically around 12-2 a.m. </span><b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"><br />Have you started to show yet: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">duh.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Gender prediction: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">boy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8;"><span style="color: #281b06; font-family: Josefin Sans; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"><b>Labor signs: </b>No. I mean I thought I was having a few contractions yesterday and I was getting kind of excited.. but today.. my body has still not dilated or thinned out at all. </span></span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Belly button in or out? </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> belly is in.. kind of. my belly is so stretched that it's just all around flat. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Wedding ring on or off?</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> Off.. oh we are swollen.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Happy or moody most of the time: h</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">aha sadly, I think lately i've been moody.. especially around my hubby.. I've been having spurts of crying and being a brat. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">How’s hubby doing??</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> he's doing fantastic. Always making sure I am comfortable or sitting.. Will get up and grab whatever I need.. and is still taking care of house and dinner every night. Listens to my complaints and still loves me :) </span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Baby preparations:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> Just making sure his room is ready.. bought batteries for our little rock n play sleeper, trying to clean here and there when I can..</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;">Looking forward to:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64000129699707px;"> getting to meet our little man... so I'm looking forward to Friday again to see if by chance we had an end in sight. :) </span>adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-80047166045627711752014-04-08T20:31:00.001-06:002014-04-08T20:31:46.947-06:00Life in the Making: 37 Weeks.. Full Term! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">37 Weeks.. Full Term! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so excited that I've been able to make it this far in my pregnancy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I also am so ready for him to come.. haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am afraid I may be induced but who knows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had 3 appointments and so far nothing has happened at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these appointments..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no dilation or anything which is kind of depressing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been eventful though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my 37 and 5 days check up on Monday, April 7th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went in got my cervix checked..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still really painful but I guess you just sort of get use to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said sorry hun not dilating, and she wasn't even sure if </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he's descended much into my pelvis..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which I feel like he totally has.. ugh! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well anyway, she goes on to say that they detected some</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">protein in my urine which is a sign of having toxemia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She ordered me to be on bed rest until further notice,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at least until we get these test results back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was then given a huge jug and weird contraption thing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to pee in and then collect my urine for 24 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is quite difficult you know. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was up about 4 times last night and had to collect it each time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we get these results back they'll let me know what's next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My doctor mentioned that if the levels are really high</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we will be delivering the baby soon because that is the only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thing that gets rid of toxemia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also mentioned a c-section to me.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will have to clarify not sure if that meant if I am toxemic or</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if that is just because my body doesn't want to do anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who knows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not dreading the idea of a c-section though.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been pretty open about any methods of delivery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as long as they involve drugs, sorry baby! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I go into see her on Thursday April 10th and from there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can see what test results were and then what the options are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping that I will not be required to be on bed rest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">indefinitely till he decides to come. I can't imagine being cooped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">up at home that long.. IF he wanted to come late. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have only been on bed rest for going on 1 1/2 days now..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but Adam has been such an amazing help and really</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">taking this bed rest thingy seriously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He won't let me barley get my own bowl of cereal when</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm already up using the bathroom or anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been amazing seeing him take such good care of me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and really ordered me to bed rest..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm pretty stubborn and like to do things on my own</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so having him around to help me is weird </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it's best for me and baby's health right now..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'm just grateful for this lovely husband of mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been kind of weird because I feel relatively fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides being huge and uncomfortable I don't feel super different. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although over the last few weeks I've noticed my hands and wrists</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">swell up more than usual but not crazy puffy.. my ankles and feet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are pretty swollen to, unless they are elevated or I have compression socks on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure if that is some sure signs of toxemia but we will see I guess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides these new turn of events</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have pretty much everything ready for baby boy to get here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel anxious and really nervous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I talked about our family situations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and what we want and need. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know it's hard for Adam because he knows its my body</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">going through everything and I feel strongly about some things</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and obviously need my mom around 24/7.. So luckily</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we have made preparations and talked to our family members</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about everything. Which has put my anxiety-ridden mind at ease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still feel like I have baby preparations to do but I guess</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that just comes with the fact that you are going into </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uncharted territory. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like we have 'stuff' we need for him </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but at the same time I feel panicked in the fact</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that I don't feel 'ready' yet..I don't know it's a strange mix of feelings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am still guessing this babe will be big.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am thinking he's got to be around 8 lbs now, haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so lets hope he doesn't have to stay in there for 3 more weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still getting some comments on the fact that I look like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm having twins. . luckily I haven't got one in awhile</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so that makes me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll have to take everyone's guess on how big</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he'll be and maybe the date he'll come. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and just don't know what to expect on this crazy journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe how fast time has gone..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These have been in all honestly like the fastest 9 months of my life. </span></div>
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-82034540699422921472014-04-01T14:38:00.000-06:002014-04-01T14:38:07.620-06:00Life in the Making: 36 Weeks.. <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week (well maybe last few weeks)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have started to realize that I need to start</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">figuring out the type of parents we are going to be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and reading up on informative books about</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">parenting! Like.. we are having a kid people! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has also been getting really tough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had an emotional break down on Sunday..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just am feeling so large and so low..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think in the last little bit he's dropped some </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I feel a lot more pressure and have a lot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">harder time sitting .. modestly? haha.. I just can't deal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really don't know if I can make it 4 more weeks like this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am just realizing how much your body goes through in the last </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">few months and it's quite a killer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my doctor appointment this week at</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">36 weeks & 5 days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not dilated really at all she said..but she did</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">say maybe I've thinned a little..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And baby's head is still down so that is good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm getting anxious and do not want to have to go over</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my due date.. how depressing would that be!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything at the appt looked good though </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was actually a really really fast appt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She couldn't believe that people were asking if I was</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">having twins or triplets! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said that I was measuring just a week ahead, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about 38 weeks.. but I wasn't measuring ginormous! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did tell her I'm getting VERY uncomfortable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really have a hard time sitting, standing, sleeping for long periods.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am trying to do everything that I need to before baby comes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like school work and other last minute baby preparations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it sure is hard to do anything for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My swelling is still the same as it's been. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ankles get pretty bad if I do not wear compression socks or keep</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">them elevated off and on all day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My feet and back hurt at the end of the day almost no matter what.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam unfortunately has to be around me late at night and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get so grumpy and uncomfortable later at night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think just because I work all day and come up and then by like 9 or 10 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm just in a grumpy mood and all my aches </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and pains are in full mode! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I literally dread the nights and even sleep..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have such a hard time getting into a comfortable position. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I'm experiencing the sciatic nerve pain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My right thigh has been numb after periods of standing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for about the last 3 months. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This pain is a little different. I almost feel like it hurts so bad</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it kind of paralyzes me until I sit down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It runs up my butt in to lower lower back on my right side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides these typical aches and pains </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no major complaints and feel so lucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that I'm healthy and baby boy is healthy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so glad I haven't had to be put on bed rest or </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">undergo anything major. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't believe we are getting down to almost 3 weeks! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">its seems crazy how fast its gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can kind of picture our little guy and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can put myself into a mom role..but </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just am getting excited to finally meet him..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My family has been very cute to! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My brother is gone a lot of weekends this month and he keeps telling me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that I need to have him on a week day and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it makes me feel good that he wants to be a part of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all this stuff! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I secretly hope that he will be able to be around when</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I go into labor! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our parents are both very excited for us</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and our other siblings as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we just get to play the waiting game! </span><br />
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<b>Total weight gain/loss:</b> ugh worst question ever.<br />
<b>Maternity clothes?</b> Yes<br />
<b>Stretch marks?</b> oh yes. :( And I think I'm getting more! Adam and I are noticing more on my hips.. my poor middle section just looks tore up.<br />
<b>Sleep: </b>Honestly I kind of dread it because I can't ever get comfy or it just takes awhile.. And I am up like every two hours for the bathroom..but when I do get it it's wonderful! Especially if I get a little extra sleep on Saturdays.<br />
<b>Best moment this week:</b> Hearing baby boy's heart beat at my appt this week.. And washing some of his little itty bitty cute clothes :) And Adam feeling lots of wiggles and stretches from the baby.<br />
<b>Have you told family and friends:</b> Yes<br />
<b>Miss anything?</b> Yeeess.... Like bending over, moving, getting anything done, sleeping.. haha I am uncomfortable!<br />
<b>Movement:</b> yeah! I will see my belly rolling around here and there and that's fun to see him moving now and feel it. I love when Adam feels it and talks to him.. melts my heart.<br />
<b>Food cravings: </b>Still enjoying cold things, like an Icee.. yum! but only blue raspberry..<br />
<b>Anything making you queasy or sick: </b>No. I've been so lucky about that.<br />
<b>Other pregnancy symptoms: </b>I've noticed lots more pelvic pressure.. When I stand up it takes me a second to just move. . He is sitting so incredibly low it's insane. My left knee has been hurting a lot too. I think just trying to carry this extra weight.. <b><br />Have you started to show yet: </b>haha<br />
<b>Gender prediction: </b>Boy!<br />
<b>Labor signs: </b>Braxton Hicks and lower pressure.<br />
<b>Belly button in or out? </b> In but so squished I can't even look at it.. it looks so weird.<br />
<b>Wedding ring on or off?</b> Off :(<br />
<b>Happy or moody most of the time: </b>Happy for the most part.. still getting my bouts of anxiety or stress! And I am getting grumpy at night..<br />
<b>How’s hubby doing??</b>He's awesome. He always checks on me to make sure I'm feeling good.. he'll give me rub downs when I need them.. He loves to put his hand on my belly at night when we are getting into bed.. and just feel his son move.<br />
<b>Baby preparations:</b> finished washing and putting away most of his clothes.. I wanted to go through and make sure I had everything that he got washed. Hospital bag final preparations and postpartum stuff too.<br />
<b>Looking forward to:</b> spending this weekend in Pine Valley. I am hoping I can just sit and relax the whole weekend - and I'm looking forward to getting assignments done for school! :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I had my baby shower on Saturday, March 1st! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It turned out so cute and was so fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my best friends Krystal put it all together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the help of my mom and sister! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She did the cutest decorations and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my mom made </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the cutest treats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel so lucky to have all these great family and friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was so fun to see everyone and to see all the fun</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His grammy Meserve sure spoiled him (& me)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by making several minky blankets, receiving blankets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was such a great day! I couldn't of asked for a better shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was lucky enough to have my Holden family come down and stay </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at our house. My sweet sister in law totally helped me go through</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all of our gifts and decide what we needed/wanted to keep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was great to have them around and be a part of this special time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We only had to get a few additional things but even after our shower</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we've had people send gifts and that has been so incredibly thoughtful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think baby boy is pretty set now for awhile at least! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We feel so blessed to have great family and friends around us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and we know we are in for a wild ride, but can't wait! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we've gotten closer and closer we are both</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can't wait to go from a small family of 2 to a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just can't wait to meet our little man.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Alright no picture this week! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last week totally flew by for me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so unfortunately I never got around to taking</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we are 35 weeks.. 5 weeks to go or less :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my 34 week check up this week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">technically I was 34 weeks and 6 days so basically 35 weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to do the Group B Strep test and already get my cervix checked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not a good experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It hurt like hell to get checked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was not expecting it to be that painful..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought just like a pap smear</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but no it was much more intrusive. ha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything at the appointment went great though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got checked for Strep B so I'll wait and see what that says</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I am not dilated at all.. which she says is good</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">considering I'd be 5 weeks early </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but she did say that baby's head is down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so that is good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said she loves when babies come at like 38 weeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but not any sooner (or later for my benefit)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily blood pressure and weight and everything is fine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I don't have any complications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so grateful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've heard other stories so I am just glad that he is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hopefully he is when he is out as well :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got my tdap/whooping cough shot last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It didn't hurt at all but the day after my arm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was so sore! I am glad I got it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam also got his so that makes me feel good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did instruct the grandmas/possibly grandpas to get it to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This boy sure has been squirming a lot lately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually I can see my belly move from one side to the next as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he wiggles and rolls. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's really awesome! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we love distinguishing his little body parts as they</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">protrude out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week we decided to get some maternity pictures taken.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The girl we did them with was so nice and fun! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping they'll turn out good for a pregnant woman at least</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I'll love having them as a memory! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been having more aches these last few weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my heat pad.. it's ahhhmazing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my inner left knee has been really achy and sore lately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Especially while trying to sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh the joys of these last few weeks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone keeps telling me that I'll come early</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they can't imagine me going close to my due date or after..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I am scared if he decides to come late and I am</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">having to deal with all these lovely symptoms for 4 more weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only time will tell! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Well I'll do a better update at 36 weeks! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and boy is baby boy growing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pretty much at anytime! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have so many emotions about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so nervous and anxious about the delivery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and about afterwards and bringing him home..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I'm also super excited to meet him and see</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so happy I got the chance to be pregnant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been such an exciting time in our lives.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been so blessed with a easy pregnancy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and with having the joy of carrying a child.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have definitley complained as I've gotten bigger</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and A LOT more uncomfortable</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but in hindsight I am so glad I got to be pregnant!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just can't wait for this little addition </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and surely have a lot of stressors and worries already! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">34 weeks has been relatively good for me!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am feeling so huge and uncomfortable though</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a really hard time getting up and down out of the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">couch or our bed or the truck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We bought an F250 a few weeks ago and traded</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our chrysler 300 in. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We both really like it a lot but it has a big lift on it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so it is hard to get up and down and out of that thing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam has to boost me up into the truck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been experiencing more Braxton Hicks </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the last week or so. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are not painful it's just like mild cramping</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, my whole stomach does not tighten or anything</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like I've heard some peoples does. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have been consistent in the fact that I have a few each day..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have my first appointment tomorrow where they will </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am nervous for that appointment just because</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no idea what to expect or what it'll feel like.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom told me that at her first cervix check her water broke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that night with me and I came 3 weeks early. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping that is not the case for me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I am only going to be 35 weeks this week! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also don't feel quite ready yet.. I don't know why!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have most everything we need for him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess mentally I need to prepare for all that is to come! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course I am sure you can't do much 'preparing'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever Adam and I run to Walmart for something</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we always end up wandering through the baby section. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have gotten a few random things for him these last few</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam picked out a onesie and a cute little rattle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also like to look at everything we will be getting him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like all the fun toys and cute clothes as he gets older.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sure is feeling more real and real everyday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't believe that in 6 weeks or less.. he could be here! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People.. this is getting real.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sure did lots of rolls and stretches this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One night we were sitting eating dinner and I was kind of laying</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was watching it like, holy crap! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He would bulge out one side of my tummy and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then the other.. He was kind of going crazy for a minute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I loved every minute of that! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll definitely miss feeling these fun movements of this </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't had any complications so far.. thankfully</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I am still feeling good besides feeling huge and uncomfortable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I noticed the last few days my hands have started to swell more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday they felt really swollen and chubby but have since gone down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The peeing in the middle of night is getting ridiculous. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll usually get up around 12-1 a.m., 2 a.m., and then 5 a.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its crazy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have started packing my hospital bag.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really thought I would be the type to have it packed by 20 weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but for some reason I was just so lazy getting it ready.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I threw in a few things but know that some things will have to </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lovely friend, Kris loaned me some of her nursing tanks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and nursing sports bra to wear, which is awesome.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was wanting to go out and buy some but that was so helpful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also gave me a bunch of things she didn't or hardly used</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that will help in recovery. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have made a major master list of things to pack and have </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for when I'm home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a little controlling personality and am usually pretty organized</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I want to have everything ready to go before he comes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">although I'm realizing that might not be the case. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to do a huge Costco trip and pile up on things we need</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but we will see if we have time for that! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although my mom keeps reminding me that I'll want out of the house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Adam can watch him while I run errands or something..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I can always call people to bring me things. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess my weird personality is not able to plan these things out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as much as I would like, because you just don't know what to expect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My parents and sister were gone in Hawaii last week for Spring Break.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I for some reason was very anxious all week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.. just thinking baby don't come now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So needless to say I am glad that they are back and are not leaving</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on another trip until after he's born.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've noticed lately a few of my shirts do not fit anymore or are just too tight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am depressed about that, but I guess he's just deciding to grow a ton right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't had any big cravings either. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean I still stock up on ice cream, so my husband will say ice cream.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and I guess as the weather has gotten nicer outside</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have wanted a slurpee/icee for some reason at Maverick..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is kind of weird for me..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I did have a big craving for Cafe Rio this last weekend..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was SO good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I guess a few cravings this week :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a cute family photo this week too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minus my face and Adam..</span><br />
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<b>Total weight gain/loss:</b> well I've started to not track/care at this point.<br />
<b>Maternity clothes?</b> Yes<br />
<b>Stretch marks?</b> oh yes. :(<br />
<b>Sleep: </b>Honestly I kind of dread it because I can't ever get comfy or it just takes awhile.. And I am up like every two hours for the bathroom..<br />
<b>Best moment this week:</b> Running to Walmart with Adam and getting a few random baby clothes just because we can.. And Adam working on his project for the nursery for our babies name.<br />
<b>Have you told family and friends:</b> Yes<br />
<b>Miss anything?</b> Being able to do things around the house more like I'm used to. . and feeling comfortable getting up and down.. It's just such a chore now.<br />
<b>Movement:</b> yeah! I will see my belly rolling around here and there and that's fun to see him moving now and feel it. I love when Adam feels it and talks to him.. melts my heart.<br />
<b>Food cravings:</b> I really wanted an Icee the other day but other than that not really.<br />
<b>Anything making you queasy or sick: </b>No. I've been so lucky about that.<br />
<b>Other pregnancy symptoms: </b>soreness.. Like getting up after sitting for awhile or getting out of bed.. it takes awhile to adjust and have the stiffness where off. My belly is stretched to the max to and hurts really bad around my belly button! This babe is pushing hard on that stomach of mine. . My stomach is itchy too even though I put cream on it and everything. Still experience some back pain after a long day or my feet just really hurting.. I always heat up a hot pad and that feels wonderful. I am also still swelling a bit.. my ankles and feet obviously, and a little bit in my hands, some days are worst than others.<b><br />Have you started to show yet: </b>haha<br />
<b>Gender prediction: </b>Boy!<br />
<b>Labor signs: </b>Braxton Hicks is really all that I've felt that is 'new'.<br />
<b>Belly button in or out? </b> In but so squished I can't even look at it.. it looks so weird.<br />
<b>Wedding ring on or off?</b> Off :(<br />
<b>Happy or moody most of the time: </b>Happy for the most part.. still getting my bouts of anxiety or stress!<br />
<b>How’s hubby doing??</b> He's doing well! He is just trying to be a part of everything and help me out as much as possible.<br />
<b>Baby preparations:</b> Getting his clothes washed and put away .. getting my hospital bag packed this week! I am trying to work on getting that done. Finalize more stuff in the nursery!<br />
<b>Looking forward to:</b> taking Maternity pictures.. Hopefully we can here in the next week or two! I am probably already too big and fat, but oh well :) </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I've made it to 33 weeks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby boy is measuring around 4.2-5.8 lbs and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17-18 inches, he is measuring a week ahead </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but we will go off of '33' week measurements. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is still getting the hiccups here and there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is so fun to feel! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Winward said that is completely normal and actually </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had our 33 week visit on Thursday this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam couldn't come because of work </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it was pretty quick anyway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His heart beat was strong and so sweet to listen to!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been feeling period-like cramps</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a few times this week and last</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she said that was Braxton Hicks and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was totally normal and that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they will get more intense as I get further along..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh dear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been retaining a lot more fluid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my blood pressure was a little higher than last appt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but she didn't act concerned only if it gets worse as </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">time goes on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I told her I was afraid of giving birth to a huge baby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and told her Adam was 9 lbs but I was only 6 lbs..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She just laughed and said hopefully he is a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">happy medium in between you two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And unfortunately by hospital law</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Geez let's hope he doesn't want to come a week late and be huge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At our next appointment on March 18 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They will check my cervix! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am kind of nervous, it'll be crazy to think I'm already getting this close! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also will check me for Group Strep B I think is what its called?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When my doctor was asking me about the baby's movement</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was telling her I think he's grown because now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm feeling more rolls, pushes, stretches etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not so much kicks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then she asked if I can feel 10 in two hours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which I really don't think I feel that many in two hours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or I'm not good to pay attention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So she suggested we do a fetal monitoring there at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the office for about 30 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did that after the appointment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat in a nice lazy boy recliner and they taped my belly up </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so they could hear his heart beat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did get to listen to his heart beat in a quiet room </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by myself for at least 30 minutes..which was awesome</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved listening to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was supposed to push this little button every time I felt something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nurse brought me back some orange juice to drink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This helped to wake him up and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after about 20-25 minutes Dr. Winward came in and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">said everything looked perfect and he was moving around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in there just normal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said you can't make a 'good baby look bad or a bad baby look good'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so relieved everything looked normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess sometimes I think maybe I'm paranoid or something</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but at least it gives me a piece of mind </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the doctor suggested it..so I feel better! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam's cousin Charity goes to Dr. Winward as well</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and so I told her that and she absolutely loves Charity</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and said oh your family is just the best anyone of them </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was cool. I feel like this appt has been one of my better ones</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where I got a lot of questions answered and didn't feel rushed.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of not being able to do like anything..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am trying to keep up on my house work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but that is becoming difficult. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night Adam and I went to Walmart and were probably</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">gone for like 1 1/2 hours or so</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was struggling! ha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My feet, back and stomach was hurting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sure feeling large and its really starting to take its toll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also can't really sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find I usually get up to pee around 12, 2, 4-5 and then I'm up by 6ish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess that's how you get prepared for this little babe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to keep me awake all hours of the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's getting really difficult to sleep at night and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">obviously to be comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">out of bed as I'm rolling out, haha its probably hilarious to watch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I prefer not to drive that, its pretty difficult getting in and out of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, Adam has to help me out or push me to get out, haha..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stranger comments have started getting a little annoying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we were at Walmart the cashier was chatty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was nice though and said she never looked cute like me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ha, have you seen cute? I haven't, thanks though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then she asked of course when I'm due, and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh you aren't going to make it to your due date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You look so uncomfortable your probably going to go early.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You must have a really big baby in there..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asked how big Adam and I were and I said Adam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was a 9lb baby and she said oh well yeah I figured you were </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">probably pretty big! haha, it was funny</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but also kind of crazy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I was leaning up against a wall at work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was on the phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see these two people walking down the hallway and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it was a mother and older son. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And he says oh She's pregnant! and then I hear the mom say as she turns </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the corner from me, Oh glad that's not me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then her son says be nice mom! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was weird! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to get off the phone and be like yeah I'm pregnant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what?! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a bath in my parents huge tub the other night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt wonderful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam even gave me a wonderful little pedicure..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No I can't have him paint my toes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but he did a decent job! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was amazing! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will do a separate post for that soon! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have gotten a lot of things we need for the nursery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and for baby boy! I feel a lot more prepared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but still have a lot of anxiety about the delivery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and just him coming I guess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm obviously anxious good and anxious scared! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I still have to organize and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">decorate the nursery a little bit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but that stuff is kind of fun.. if I can find the energy to do it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll post pictures of the nursery soon too once</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we have accomplished something in the room! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have loved feeling this little man squirm in my belly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think I'll ever get sick of that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love feeling him stretch and roll </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and make one side of my stomach protrude out and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the times I got to feel this little life growing inside of me! </span><br />
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<b>Total weight gain/loss:</b> oh I think I am up 30 lbs... :( i am not going to look at the scale anymore.<br />
<b>Maternity clothes?</b> Yep.. nothing else will fit!<br />
<b>Stretch marks?</b> Yes.. I've had horrible stretch marks and it happened almost overnight.<br />
<b>Sleep: </b>It's getting a lot harder to sleep. I think I might need a little step stool for my bed.. it's a little high and its getting hard to get on and off..<br />
<b>Best moment this week:</b> Definitely my baby shower.. baby boy got spoiled.<br />
<b>Have you told family and friends:</b> Yes<br />
<b>Miss anything?</b> Just exercising a little bit (can't believe I'm saying that)ha!) and being able to just move without feeling so uncomfortable and huge! Like going to Walmart is exhausting and makes my whole body feel sore after being on my feet for so long.<br />
<b>Movement:</b> Yes! In fact at my appt I had to monitor his fetal movement. . and he is moving around in there and his heart beat is strong! I kind of like this stage where I feel rolls and hiccups.. it's so fun.<br />
<b>Food cravings:</b>Honestly, nothing really. I haven't been a real crazy pregnant person with my cravings.<br />
<b>Anything making you queasy or sick: </b>nothing making me sick.. I've been so lucky to not feel any sickness.<br />
<b>Other pregnancy symptoms: </b>very swollen feet and ankles these last few days.. which is uncomfortable. not being able to sleep. and having a hard time struggling to get in and out of chairs, cars etc. (all of these symptoms still like last week.. I guess these will probably stay the same for now) OH and I have been experiencing a few Braxton Hick contractions as well. <b><br />Have you started to show yet: </b>uh yeah..I guess I'm probably having 'a huge baby'.. ha as strangers say.<br />
<b>Gender prediction: </b>little boy!<br />
<b>Labor signs: </b>not yet.. but I have had a few small Braxton Hick contractions.<br />
<b>Belly button in or out? </b>It's kind of in still but it's really stretched so I'm curious to see if it pops out.<br />
<b>Wedding ring on or off?</b> Off... I now am wearing my grandma's ring I got from her and it's pretty, it's adjustable too so that helps!<br />
<b>Happy or moody most of the time: </b>happy most of the time! So excited to be having this blessing.. but then feeling extremely anxious for delivery and raising a child :)<br />
<b>How’s hubby doing??</b> Hubby is doing awesome. He is trying his best to take care of me and help me get around. He's really getting into baby mode and got our car seat installed and has helped get some nursery stuff put away. he loved looking through all the gifts with me that was fun!<br />
<b>Baby preparations:</b> Well after our baby shower we got a lot of stuff, thankfully! I also made a Target run this week with my mom and we got a few more items on the list that no one had purchased for us that we really need! He has a lot of blankets and clothes! :) I think we are basically ready except for doing preparations to the nursery.. It's getting more real and real everyday!<br />
<b>Looking forward to:</b> A prenatal massage that I'm hoping to get in about a week! I seriously can't wait.. I want to be pampered haha. I am also looking forward to having a nice relaxing weekend!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time seems to just be whizzing by me still.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone kept telling me </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oh wait till your 3rd trimester it'll creep by" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but so far.. not for me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still feel like I have so much to do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week baby is the size of a squash measuring roughly 2.5 lbs to 3.8 lbs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know my little man is on the bigger side of these numbers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since he was measuring 3 lbs about 2 weeks ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last few days I have had a very itchy lower belly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I think even more stretch marks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is it possible to wake up with more of them just over night? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that is happening to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Supposedly all my ligaments are expanding and stretching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still haven't bought any bigger shoes, but I am not opposed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but they are also swollen so that is just pregnancy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the weekend my wedding ring decided to fit very snuggly on my finger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday night we had Ladd & Kris over to help put together our</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could not get my ring off.. after chilling out for a minute,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">running some cool water on it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally tugged it off .. so Saturday comes around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I'm determined to wear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't doing anything or going anywhere until the afternoon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I just put it on then and well Saturday night same thing happened again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could get it off but it was really tough and left a huge indentation on my finger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided not to wear it the next 2 days.. and then try it again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well it was fine getting on in the morning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but then got very snug again by like 10 a.m. so ..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's off.. probably for good :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom said sometimes it can get so bad they have to cut your ring off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I definitely don't want that, so I guess I am going to resort to wearing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a nice fake ring! My grandma gave me a few of her rings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I really like this one that is expandable so that'll have to do! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last few days I swear my belly has dropped a little bit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even one of my friends said she thinks it looks like its dropped..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she then scared me to death telling me that the baby will probably</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be here in like 3 weeks! whaaat? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm obviously hoping he doesn't come that early, but I don't</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm getting more and more anxious for his arrival and the delivery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am just hoping that I won't be in a ton of pain </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I'll be able to handle everything that comes my way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm usually a huge planner and always have my own ideas of what </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm going to do or how it'll go..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some reason with the delivery I am kind of just open to whatever</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as long as he gets here healthy and I have an epidural. .ha yes, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is the biggest request I will have. . epidural and probably </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for me sooner the better. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some girls go into delivery though with a very definite plan </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I've just been a bit more calm and think I'll just do what I </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have to do as long as I get those pain meds. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not against a c section completely but also do want to avoid one if I can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've ordered a few more things for the nursery. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered a cute little print off Etsy. I love Etsy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also finally got our mobile arm and Adam assembled our elephant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mobile that I'm totally obsessed with! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope the nursery will come together and look good! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It'll be baseball/yankees/elephants.. haha hopefully he likes it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am having my baby shower tomorrow! I can't hardly wait! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so excited to see all my family and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my cute dear friend Kris is throwing it for me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she's awesome and great at planning so I'm sure </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it'll come off without a hitch! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also found out that Adams mom, my sister in law Jen and Emily</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be coming and I'm so excited! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoping it's a great day for me and baby boy! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My belly getting squished against my desk at work now..</span><br />
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<b>Total weight gain/loss:</b> oh I think I am up 30 lbs... :( :(<br />
<b>Maternity clothes?</b> Yep.. nothing else will fit!<br />
<b>Stretch marks?</b> Yes.. I've had horrible stretch marks and it happened almost overnight.<br />
<b>Sleep: </b>It's getting a lot harder to sleep. Rolling over and finding a comfortable position is hard.. not to mention peeing like 4 times a night and feeling a lot of pressure on the bladder.<br />
<b>Best moment this week:</b> Feeling a huge roll inside my belly! :)<br />
<b>Have you told family and friends:</b> Yes<br />
<b>Miss anything?</b> Yes.. I miss having the ability to stand for longer than like 10 minutes and to not swell up, ha, I also miss being able to clean my house fast and not be completely worn out!<br />
<b>Movement:</b> Yeah. I think he has grown these last few weeks and his movement has kind of changed to more like rolls where we will feel him in a certain area where its so hard, and then we still feel little jabs and stretches.. funnest thing ever!<br />
<b>Food cravings:</b> ice cream has come back around. . haha but really nothing!<br />
<b>Anything making you queasy or sick: </b>nothing making me sick.. I've been so lucky to not feel any sickness.<br />
<b>Other pregnancy symptoms: </b>very swollen feet and ankles these last few days.. which is uncomfortable. not being able to sleep. and having a hard time struggling to get in and out of chairs, cars etc. <b><br />Have you started to show yet: </b>uh yeah.. people think I'm due a lot sooner than I really am.<br />
<b>Gender prediction: </b>little boy!<br />
<b>Labor signs: </b>not yet. I thought maybe I was having Braxton Hicks... but not sure if that is what I'm feeling.<br />
<b>Belly button in or out? </b>It's kind of in still but it's really stretched so I'm curious to see if it pops out.<br />
<b>Wedding ring on or off?</b> Off... :( Depressed. One weekend it just was really tight on my finger and I did not want to risk it any longer. So I now am wearing my grandma's ring I got from her and it's pretty, it's adjustable too so that helps!<br />
<b>Happy or moody most of the time: </b>happy! overwhelmed though with all the planning I feel like I have to still do.. and once in awhile I get really grumpy towards Adam.. poor guy!<br />
<b>How’s hubby doing??</b> Hubby is doing pretty awesome. I think he is now realizing I can't do a whole lot on my own. he's very helpful, and makes sure I put my feet up a lot when I'm home. He also makes sure I'm eating healthy and I think hes getting way excited and anxious for out new adventure together.<br />
<b>Baby preparations:</b> Well I have his nursery just about set up and ready to go.. we luckily have all our organizations stuff so I can start putting things away.. but then I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed realizing how much I need to buy still for baby boy.<br />
<b>Looking forward to:</b> Baby shower!! I am so excited! One of my best friends Kris is throwing it for me and she's amazing so I can't wait. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cannot wait to meet this little guy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am already so obsessed with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see pictures of newborn babies and will literally stare at them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for a good while, and just image what our baby will look like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today at work I felt some fun movement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't feel it like crazy because of the placement of my placenta</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I leaned back in my chair and felt a distinct </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it was really hard there for a minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to press a little and see if I could get a response from him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I just love feeling these movements</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and every day I am thinking about it and waiting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A part of me just can't wait to meet him and soak up all his cuteness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the other part of me doesn't want this experience to end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to be able to feel him moving forever and feel this sense of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">correctness, which I don't know if that makes sense or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess I am not saying I want to be pregnant forever</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I really do want to cherish this time and sometimes I don't want it to end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had my 31 week check up this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything checked out fine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is measuring a week ahead but my doctor said that is quite</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">normal and nothing to worry about.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We aren't changing my due date or anything like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said some ladies measure up to 3 weeks ahead but they </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been rough on my body a little bit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm noticing more that I am incredibly slow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my feet and back hurt so bad after a long day of doing stuff. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't notice so much at work because I'm mostly sitting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but on the weekends even just a Saturday of cleaning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a few errands makes me feel completely exhausted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and really unable to walk..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am terribly sore and feel like I can't do much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's really a weird feeling for me because I'm so used to being able</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to run errands and shop and do all of those things around the house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it really does kind of paralyze me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My belly sure feels like it's growing or has grown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have incredibly horrible stretch marks that I absolutely despise.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will NEVER let anyone see my bare belly but my hubby..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and of course medical professionals that must.. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't had any weird cravings this week. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I continue to eat about the same. .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I don't know if I mentioned that I love Doritos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I have wanted them almost everyday for lunch during this pregnancy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is probably a craving huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to go purchase a little nifty maternity support belt </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because my dang babe is sitting low and every time I stand for more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">than maybe like 10-15 minutes he pinches some nerves and both</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my legs go numb! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my doctor recommended me going to get this belt for some support.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited to try it on and my belly is feeling super heavy anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I had the coolest experience. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little guy must have done a big somersault or roll like movement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was leaning back on the couch and had both my hands placed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on my belly just relaxing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when all of the sudden I felt this huge movement from one end of my belly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to the other end in a swift motion almost like a wave across my belly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was one of the coolest things ever.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been pretty infatuated with feeling him move around and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">getting the hiccups. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">haha.. Yes he had the hiccups like 3 times now that I've noticed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are distinct little movements every few seconds like a little spasm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate the hiccups so I do feel bad for him though..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it sure is fun to feel those! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 weeks (or less) to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am getting anxious, nervous, excited, nervous</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">overwhelmed, happy, nervous.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hahah.. Those are my emotions from day to day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no idea what to expect with my body in these next several weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or do I know what to expect when I actually go into labor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and have to take care of another human being.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Oh my gosh I can't wait to meet him, I just want to dress him cute </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and snuggle up all the baby cuteness'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other times I'm thinking..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'How is this all going to work out? ..school, work, baby, husband..'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Am I seriously going to be able to deliver my baby?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Legitimate thoughts that go on in my head. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been pretty uneventful compared to last week..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so that is a good thing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have our 31 week check up this Friday so hopefully everything</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We finally ordered a crib and got that in the mail this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and our good friend Ladd set that up for us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's cute I am glad I chose a white crib! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it looks awesome against the dark navy wall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to capture some moments of the 'setting up the crib' process.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited to have my shower and then be able to really</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did order a dresser too so that should be here soon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and we can start getting everything put together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't believe I don't have very many weeks left</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I really have to start cherishing my time left</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and getting seriously prepped for whats to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried signing Adam and I up for a child birth class but he had to work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all day February 15th which was a Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I am kind of hoping we can get a different class in soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really do want to take a class even though I'll be begging for my epidural. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got a terribly bad cold this week which really put me down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for like 3 days! It was miserable and right over Valentines day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am feeling much better today so that is good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoping I can go all of pregnancy without any more sickness. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've gotten a bad cold twice now being pregnant and I do not recommend it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't had much of an appetite lately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure why usually I'm hungry all the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe he just decided to not go through a crazy growth spurt </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or something and make me gain 20lbs in a week, who knows. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily I've been able to keep my wedding ring on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am secretly hoping i'll be able to leave it on through out the whole</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is snug on there for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing in particular I did kind of crave this week was </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this Cabbage Salad with ramen noodles my mom makes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I called her one day saying I had a pregnancy request..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She made the delicious salad, I've already eaten it so I'm hoping</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well other than those few things I'm still moving right along</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and getting more and more excited to meet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014<br />How far along? 30 weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Total weight gain/loss: oh like 25lbs already. :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Best moment this week: Just feeling him move around more and then getting our crib set up! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Movement: Yeah! My placenta is on top of my uterus though, so I guess lucky for me that he does not jab and kick me so hard that I feel everything little thing. But we have been feeling a lot more movement lately than ever before and I love it. I don't think I'll ever get sick of the movements. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Other pregnancy symptoms: Swollen ankles & feet every day usually, thicker hair (bonus), sore back after just a little while of standing, numb right leg and then numb left leg while standing too long (siatic nerve i think), at the point where Adam has to help me out of the car by like pushing me from behind or grabbing by the hands, haha. . i'm sure its awesome to see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Happy or moody most of the time: I think happy most of the time! I do have a lot of different emotions though.. a lot of anxious feeling for the upcoming weeks but I think all around I'm excited and happy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />How’s hubby doing?? He's doing pretty awesome. Loves to try and feel him kick and this week he put up the crib. he is always wanting to make sure we are getting everything ready. He makes sure I have ordered our dresser crib and everything.. which I like. He is in preparation mode! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its shocking to me that I may only be doing like 10 more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week a lot has been going on. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my 28th week check up last Monday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I also had my glucose test to check for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">gestational diabetes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really nervous about the test but figured I would probably be </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">over loads of sugar! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ha! Wrong.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tested the morning after the Superbowl.. which my parents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">always throw a huge Superbowl party with lots of delicious</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">food, treats and more junk..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I let myself enjoy that and maybe that didn't help my</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was at 147 needed to be 140! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was SO bummed out. I was just pissed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not want to take the long, intense 3 hour tolerance test. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I had to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I got the information to get that done and then my </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doctor also asked me more about his movements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't feel him like crazy all day every day... I still feel little flutters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and once in awhile more distinct movements if I'm in the right position. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So she suggested we schedule an Ultrasound. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was obviously over joyed at the thought of seeing </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and hoping he'd look perfect in there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, Adam was able to get off work and come with me for the ultrasound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a different tech than we had at my 20 week appt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she was seriously amazing compared to the hag</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was very informative and friendly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also showed us all the details and all his little parts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also got cute pictures and some 3D images..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which are just amazing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe we made this incredible little human that</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's truly a miracle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't stop staring at his pictures and can't wait to meet him! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so glad the Ultrasound came back positive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited to hear what my doctor will say next week when</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little babe was already measuring at 3 lbs! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe 3lbs already.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also said she could tell he was taking a few breaths on </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his own in there and was also making some sucking motions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which she said was great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also was being a little kicker in there..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were watching him and she showed us how</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she had the ultrasound tool and would be pressing on him </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he would kick back! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was crazy to see these two feet kick back at her and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next morning I decided to take my Glucose Tolerance Test</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the Instacare at River Road. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this test you had to fast so I did not eat anything</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after like 10 p.m. and did not get to each anything till all the testing was over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the LONGEST morning of my entire life..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I may die a few times that morning </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I survived :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got there around 8:15 a.m that morning and was informed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would be getting my blood drawn, as in not just a simple finger prick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was tricked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I swear my doctor just said 3 finger pricks every 3 hours.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not full blown needle in arm draw so much blood..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I had to do that 4 times, not 3! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to get my blood drawn initially and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then drawn every hour for 3 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's really a 4 hour test with 4 times of blood drawing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was not a happy gal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the cute little girl that came to get me and draw my blood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was so pleasant, cute and so nice to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She made the experience bearable because she was also </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brought some school work and my ipad so I could sit around there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and do some work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, you can't leave for those 4 hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my initial blood draw came back good I </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was given the go ahead to drink my sugary disgusting beverage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I got the orange flavor and just tried to guzzle. We have to drink it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">within 5 minutes I know I did it a lot faster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It wasn't good..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So then I got to sit there for 4 hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She came to get me for my second draw and I felt fine..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right after I really started to feel sick and light headed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think the starving part was the hardest for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't feel well because I was so hungry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily I could go walk around in the larger waiting areas and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">use the bathroom and drink water..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom came to see me too while I was there waiting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and that made everything feel better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ended up having to get pricked 5 times because one of my veins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really had had it and felt sore and starved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was also really nervous that I could have diabetes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I really did not want to have any complications or problems going forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was a saint and text my mom to ask her if she could bring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me a Cafe Rio salad for lunch since he couldn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ate that thing so fast, it never tasted so good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I called my doctor's office around 4 that day to get my results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so nervous! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, luckily the nurse said oh you are way negative</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so relived.. then a little mad I had to do that long test anyway! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But glad to hear that me and baby are doing well so far</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I can enjoy an ice cream here and there :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that test I was so relieved that everything for both </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me and my little man were good.<br />It's just a relief when everything is going smoothly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and happening as it should. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been so blessed this pregnancy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so thankful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most special things happen on Friday night. (February 7th)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was laying on my left side to get comfy and go to sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was laying next to me watching T.V. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really felt him active in there all the sudden and I</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make Adam move and put his hand there to feel the movement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I could feel about 2 distinct kicks on the outside</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with my hand on my belly I told Adam to be patient </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but come put your hand right here on my belly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was still laying on my left side, so his hand was placed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just on the right side of my stomach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Within just a few seconds we felt a huge kick followed by another kick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam quickly pulled his hand back and was like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh that was crazy!'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He did say it was kind of creepy and alien like too.. but oh well :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then he placed his hand on my belly again and kind of probed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at our little babe to see if we could get a good reaction out of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the funniest thing because right when Adam kind of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">poked at my belly we felt another kick! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was such a special and crazy moment for both of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been dying to have him feel kicks on the outside</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was so looking forward to that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully Adam will get the chance to feel him a lot more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these next few weeks. </span></div>
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adam and amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496178025230776939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273527552622203057.post-21070514490205140992014-01-31T14:09:00.001-07:002014-01-31T14:09:54.615-07:00Life in the Making: 28 Weeks<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello 3rd Trimester! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I start off every pregnancy post with ..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'I can't believe how fast these last few weeks have gone'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But really I can't.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so happy I've made it this far in my pregnancy and have felt </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">relatively healthy and good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am starting to feel a lot slower though</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which has been interesting considering I am not one to sit still</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or walk slow when shopping or anything..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I am trying to go slow and listen to my body and not overdue anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last week I felt mostly great..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still having swollen ankles and feet. I am thinking at this time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may need to run to the store and buy different flats.. wider flats :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My feet kind of swell and my go-to flats are starting to get uncomfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't really been craving anything this last month or so..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at least craving to the point of running to the store for something specific. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still am trying to eat relatively good for baby boy.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been eating a clementine in the morning and a banana in the afternoon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just trying to keep up with a few fruits a day at least..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm horrible at eating my veggies though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And he's still getting a good dose of cookies and yummy treats.. oops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a little bit of a scare this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't really felt any huge kicks or jabs yet but</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do feel his small movements and little flutters here and there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt a lot more movement last Thursday only that day though and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then back to small movements and not that much..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually I can feel him everyday, which I usually feel it most when I'm at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">work and really paying attention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday I had decided to call my doctor just to make sure that this was normal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since I'm 28 weeks now and I just wanted to make sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First time mom -- kind of scared! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My doctor's office ended up calling me back around 4:45 on Tuesday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and told me that they actually wanted me going over to Labor & Delivery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the Hospital and have a few tests ran just to make sure he was okay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I immediately started to panic but tried to hold it together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enough to tell Chad I needed to leave a few minutes early. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got really anxious and started to cry when I got to my car..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a few seconds I hurried and called my mom, I knew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam was working so I thought I would try her first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She told me she would meet me over there in a few minutes..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then called Adam and couldn't even hold it together and burst into tears..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All he got from my conversation was..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say he was a wreck! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He drove like a manic and was totally panicked the whole time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had my mother in law in town and she came with us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got into a room and they started putting monitors on me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and asking me all these questions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They got the heart rate monitor hooked up and were immediately</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">able to find his little heart beat.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pheww... sigh of huge relief.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't tell you how scary it was those first few seconds as they were</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trying to find that little sound. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They monitored me for a little bit and took my urine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sample, blood pressure </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every nurse that came in said my urine sample was perfect because </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was so clear and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they weren't even going to test it for protein or sugar. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basically I had perfect pee, thank you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We only stayed and were monitored for maybe an hour if that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, everything checked out normal and great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They did have me drink some concentrated grape juice so </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they could see if he woke up and started to move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess he was asleep when we got there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then once I drank that sugary drink he perked up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and started to move. I was able to feel a few of the movements</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and mostly we could hear it because of the heartbeat monitor..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it kind of sounded like a swish, so that was good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt a big sigh of relief.. and they told me if I ever feel nervous</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to drink that juice and lie on my left side and pay close attention to movements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't ever done fetal movement counts before, but I will try to do that more now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole experience was a little surreal and scary at first</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just facing the unknown for this little boy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping I'll start to feel a little more power from him so I can</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today as I sit at work he's been so quiet and I haven't really felt anything from him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That dang babe.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides that experience everything else has been great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam and I decided to register last Saturday at Target.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had brought my lists of things I was going to need that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">friends had written for me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's amazing how much there is to know about one very small little human</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope we can get everything we need and feel prepared. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam asked me after we went to the hospital if I would</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pack a hospital bag like now.. hahah.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a great list of things I saw on pinterest that I'll need</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I think I'll start getting that all ready here in the next few weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not the type that would want anyone packing for me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so thought I better get on that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After little babe was being quiet I decided to get home from</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just to make sure I could feel him wiggling in there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I counted about 7 or so kicks within the first half hour and I felt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so relived and happy to feel those little movements. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I have my glucose and 28 week appointment next Monday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I'll have to blog about how that goes on next weeks update.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have heard the glucose test is no fun, but hopefully I'll make it just fine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an early morning appt so that should help! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still haven't bought any other nursery items..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been holding out for Target to have a big baby sale on the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">specific crib and dresser I want! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam has been pretty amazing through this whole pregnancy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thing. . I am so lucky to have someone experiencing ( kind of ) with me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">How far along? </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">28 weeks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Total weight gain/loss:</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> haven't weight myself since last appt which was 3 weeks ago.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px; text-align: center;">Maternity clothes?</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> most </span><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">definitely</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Stretch marks?</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> yes :( I looked at myself in the mirror one morning this week and all the sudden my poor belly has red marks all over it. I'm kind of sad, but hey I am growing a human!?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Sleep: </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Still good for the most part. Adam got me a wonderful body pillow at Costco last weekend and that has helped me get comfy fast. I still hit the pillow and am out within a few minutes. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Best moment this week:</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> Hearing his heartbeat at the hospital.. scariest moment, but great all in the same. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Have you told family and friends:</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> of course.. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Miss anything?</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> probably just being able to get up easy and roll out of bed easier, hahah... prego problems.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Food cravings:</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> Nothing this week really. . I haven't wanted anything specific. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Anything making you queasy or sick: </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">no, thank goodness. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Have you started to show yet: </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8;"><span style="color: #281b06; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">uhh yeah. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Labor signs: </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">No nothing yet.. and I want to keep it that way for a little while.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Wedding ring on or off?</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> On </span><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">although</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> noticed little puffiness the last few days</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Happy or moody most of the time: </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Mostly happy for the most part.. I've been kind of stress this last week with a few things going on like school and trying to decide how everything will work out once he gets here with family and stuff. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">How’s hubby doing??</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> He's doing awesome. He's been helpful as usual. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Looking forward to:</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> Seeing my sister in law, brother in law and </span><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">niece</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> and </span><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">nephews</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> this weekend. Haven't seen them since September! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am bound and determined to get all caught up on my posts! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I am actually still in my 26th week of pregnancy.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will be 27 weeks tomorrow but that's okay! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last week was great! I feel that Adam and I got </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a lot accomplished as far as deciding on baby things for the nursery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and getting 'ready' for his arrival..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I still have a ton of stuff to do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We should be getting our Britax travel system soon and I can't wait! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess those big purchases really make you realize you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't had any weird cravings this week..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still have had some crazy emotions here and there..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still feel like I can cry very easily which is always fun... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend Adam and I went on a nice date night to the movies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sure going to miss having carefree nights like those! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, we are already preparing for impending parenthood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because we chose the 5:45 movie and were tired and home by 8..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I was even in bed by 10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past two Sundays I have gotten a lot of compliments or</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'No.. not till April, end of April' :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He said I was really glowing.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I said I was just really warm from running the halls, haha :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's gray and navy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily we had some help from my parents with the paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the edges.. I like how it turned out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my 26th week Adams mom came to stay with us for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was helpful! </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Movement:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> yeah.. still no huge kicks yet but I can feel him rolling around in there I think. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Food cravings:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> still wanting like ice cream, cookies, chocolate.. oh did I mention I gained 20 lbs already? Besides that.. nothing really. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Anything making you queasy or sick: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">no, thank goodness. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Have you started to show yet: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8;"><span style="color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">yeah I definitely am showing now.</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Labor signs: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">No nothing yet.. and I want to keep it that way for a little while. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Belly button in or out? </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> In still! </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Happy or moody most of the time: </b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Mostly happy.. but stressed.. school started back up for me yesterday; and I have felt really anxious about getting everything 'ready'.. I have also had a few mood swings, where I feel angry and I feel like crying.. Adam gets quite the experience. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">How’s hubby doing??</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> Speaking of Adam.. he's doing pretty great. Besides his injury.. he's been awesome at trying to get our house ready and keep up with cleaning and cooking. He usually does cooking but he's been good at making sure I'm eating and helping me out when he can. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Baby preparations:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> Nursery room is ready to be decorated and put furniture up. Still need to purchase our crib and dresser though, along with a few decorations. We got our stroller and car seat ordered just waiting for it to get here. Going to hopefully do some organizing this weekend. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;">Looking forward to:</b><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #281b06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.64px;"> Getting our travel system this week! :) And purchasing the other things we need. Also looking forward to registering soon.. That'll be fun I think. </span></div>
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