Spring Program

Last night was Bo’s spring program at school.  I was so excited to get the okay to go.  Quick update…not much has changed as far as I’m concerned.  Went to the doctor yesterday and basically I am teetering that line…symptoms aren’t bad enough to deliver, but not good enough to get off of bed rest.  And of course he wouldn’t give me any sort of light at the end of the tunnel.  The dr. did say he still didn’t expect me to make it to the end of May.  That’s all he’d give me.  I didn’t know if I wanted to cry or knock him out!  So we go back Monday and I will see my primary OB and see what she has to say, maybe she’ll have some mercy on me!!!

The positive about yesterday’s appointment was I did get the okay to go see Bo’s program.  I was so excited!!!  I was told I could go, sit, and go straight home.  That’s exactly what we did.  Luckily his class went first so as soon as they finished we were able to get him and get back home.  We have some video but I have to figure out how the camera works.  We just got a new camera so hopefully I can get a clip up soon!  Until then here are a few pictures!!!!

    Waiting with daddy!

Best Friends…Bo & James!

 

    He was actually pointing out that he saw his daddy, who was standing in front of me with the video camera!  He was so excited, of course he didn’t say a word about mommy!

    

I had to take this picture…He was so tired from a busy day and had not rested at all

 

 

Here We Go Again…

Okay so it’s not quite as glamorous as the picture above, but that’s all I could find!!  Monday afternoon I was officially put on bed rest thanks to elevated blood pressure and protein in my urine!  Let me back up…this weekend I was pretty sick with a horrible sinus infection.  Saturday afternoon I made a trip to I guess what you’d consider an after hours type clinic in total desperation of an antibiotic.  When I got there the doctor noticed my blood pressure was a little high.  I let her know I had, had pre-eclampsia with my first pregnancy and at that point she asked if I had a monitor at home, which we do, and she said to monitor it every few hours.  Finally Saturday night we noticed it wasn’t going down at all even with me resting so I called my OB office and of course they made me come in.  Which as I’ve said before, is no easy task when you have a little one asleep and it’s 10:30 at night.  Why these things can’t happen at like 3:00pm is beyond me! 

It was a little deja vu-ish as we knew exactly what was going to happen because after going through this with Bo for over a month you quickly learn the vicious cycle!  We went in, I got hooked up, after laying down, my blood pressure eventually went down and I got sent home!  They did find some protein in my urine, which is another indicator of pre-eclampsia so they sent me home with a a 24 hr urine test and told me to come in for my regular appointment on Monday.  So Monday morning I made arrangements for Janice to pick up Bo from school, just in case I were to get sent over to labor and delivery to be monitored again (can you tell we know the drill)?  So it’s appointment time and to be honest my blood pressure wasn’t that extremely high, however I had, had a pretty high reading at home that I felt I needed to tell her about so between that and the protein they sent me over.  My pressures did go down after being there for a few hours but the doctor was waiting to see what my protein level was in my 24 hr urine test before sending me home.  If it had been too high, we would have had a baby that day!!  Jarrod met me at the hospital and I was eventually able to go home on bed rest. 

I go back in tomorrow morning to be checked again and have an ultrasound, I’m assuming to check baby’s growth.  Now the big question is how long are they going to make me wait this one out?  I’ll be 37 weeks tomorrow, which is exactly when they took Bo.  Of course I have very conservative doctors, which in my head I know is good, but I wish you could have heard me trying to convince him that Bo was healthy as a horse at 37 weeks!!!  He wouldn’t give me a definite…”we won’t let you go past this point”.  Which if you know me, is exactly what I was looking for!!!!  He said he didn’t think I’d go to the end of May and if he had to guess it would be next week sometime. He did say if I were dilated they’d go on and deliver…no such luck! 

Along with just being done with being pregnant, it’s so much more challenging this time around having Bo.  Jarrod is working from home, but he can’t do that for weeks!  I can say I have had SO many friends and family offer to help.  We have people lined up to take Bo so Jarrod can go with me to my appointments, others have brought food, Janice is taking Bo to and from school on MWF,  my aunt and uncle may take Bo this weekend…it’s really made me realize how lucky we are and how many amazing friends I have!  At this point I want to get past tomorrow and see what the doctors say…we may have to re-evaluate our plan if it’s going to be much longer.  I can say that Bo is having a blast getting to spend all of this time with his friends.  I’m sure if it were up to him mommy could stay in bed forever!  For example tomorrow when Jarrod and I are at the doctor my friend Jasmin is going to keep Bo.  Her little girl Callie is one of Bo’s favorite people in the entire world!!  They are going to set up the baby pool, play outside and make ice cream!  I mean really???  Why would he ever want to come home!  I’ll be sure to update once we know more.  Please just pray for a healthy baby, healthy mommy, and a delivery sooner rather than later!!!!!!

I Won’t Let Go

I heard this song, I Won’t Let Go by Rascal Flats, on the radio this morning and all I could think was how the is the best promise that I could ever make to Jarrod, Bo, and peanut.  Life is hard and it’s important to know we all have someone who feels this way. It’s such a beautiful song!

 

Rooms!

So I can now say that Bo’s room is 99% done!  All I have left to do is get two photos printed to put in picture frames.  I have one of him dressed as a fireman and another of him and my brother at the fire station so those are what I’m planning on using.  I love how it turned out and honestly it’s cuter in person!  He is so proud of his big boy room!!

We also moved some more furniture into baby’s room and hung drapes this weekend.  I’m still trying to figure out a few things because our secondary bedrooms are very small so I’m trying to figure out space and lighting…need to add a lamp next to the rocker which then becomes the question of floor lamp, table with small lamp, will that be too crowded, does the book case stay or go, so on and so on…don’t you know Jarrod just LOVED that conversation yesterday of trying to decide on things!!!  Again, thank God for a patient husband because I know I drive him nuts, even more so right now because I am so indecisive, which is clearly pregnancy related because I am normally one who can instantly say yes/no on something.  So I’d say baby’s room is mostly done, still waiting on baby to decorate!  Oh and if you’re counting…25 DAYS LEFT!!!!!!

 

   

 

 

 

     

This is his little reading nook. 

I bought a basket and these are all books that are okay for him to have whenever he wants.  The only thing here left to order (eventually) is a magazine/book rack to put up on the wall behind him.  They have them at Pottery Barn and they are super cute, but right now I can’t think about one more thing!  Oh you can also see here where I replaced the knobs on his closet, just thought the red was really cute and added a little something!

These are actual ads from an old magazine.  They date back to the 1950’s

And here is a glimpse into baby’s room…

Cousins!

I had to post these, just got them today!  My Uncle Sam took these on Sunday while the boys were playing.  Bo & Parker absolutely love each other!!!  As they are getting older they are definitely starting to look more like cousins!  The boys are actually second cousins so it’s wild to see the similarities even down the line!

  I had to laugh at this one.  Sam wanted to make sure he had Bo kicking the “princess” ball!  Daddy was so proud!

 

This is my favorite!  Looks like he has Parker in a head lock but it really was a hug!

Easter Goodies!

Thursday afternoon two packages arrived at our house and made a very happy mommy and Bo!  I was so excited to receive our first real gift…my Brother and sister in law, Emily sent two precious baby outfits!  I can’t wait to use them.   They also sent a great package for Bo, he was absolutely thrilled!!  Thank you both so much, we loved it all!

Bo would also like to thank Papa Lee & Grandma Sherry for the sweet books they sent and Pop & Bebe for the Easter Egg they sent.  My mom sent a hand painted Easter egg from a local store in Jackson.  I had some from there when I was little and now it’s so fun to see Bo getting them! 

      Who wouldn’t love opening a package like this!

Buzz & Woody light up sandals!

His favorite…chocolate cars!

 

34 1/2weeks!

How far along: 34 1/2 weeks

Size of baby: Over 5 lbs and longer than 18inches.  About the size of a honeydew melon

Weight Gain:  Not going to tell, but I am on track not too much or too little according to the doctor

Gender:  Still don’t know, but can say that almost everyone I know thinks it’s a girl.  I honestly have no clue, apparently I don’t have a good mother’s instinct!  If you ask Bo he always says girl and little sister, so who knows.  My mind changes daily!

Movement:  still lots of movement but you can tell peanut is running out of room in there!  It’s become much more uncomfortable and actually painful at times.

Sleep: Not getting much.  I toss and turn all night.  The weight of my belly has me so uncomfortable and then I typically wake up around 3:00 and will be awake for about 2 hours.

What I miss:  ENERGY!!!  I can’t even begin to tell you how exhausted I am.  I do not remember being this worn out with Bo.  I also wasn’t chasing a 3 yr old around all day either.  Even my friends can tell I’m just worn out, I don’t even have to say anything!  I keep telling myself just 4 more weeks, certainly I can make it.  At this point with Bo I was already on bed rest so maybe that’s why I don’t remember the exhaustion.

Cravings: SWEETS, SWEETS, SWEETS!!!!  I am waiting to hear back from the dr’s office on my fasting glucose test I did yesterday.  My glucose has been high so my doctor took me off of all sugar and artificial sweetner.  It was the longest two weeks of my life!!!  Yesterday when I went in there was no glucose in my urine so the doctor seems to think I could just be borderline diabetic.  She said I can have sweets in extreme moderation!  So I basically I can treat myself every now and then which is much easier to live with! 

Dr. updates: Everything is still looking good.  BP yesterday was 117/74!  So far the only concern has been the glucose.  I have been having a ton of contractions and night before last I was actually scared it might be time.  I woke up with pretty painful contractions, back pain, cramping, and I was very nauseous.  To the point I woke Jarrod up and asked if he felt okay because I was wondering if I had eaten something that made me sick.  It continued for about 2 1/2 hours and I was finally able to go back to sleep.  I knew I had my appointment the next morning so I didn’t want to call unless I just had to.  It’s much different when you have another child at home…you can’t just up and go to the hospital at 3:00am!  I was surprised to hear the doctor say that at this point if I went into labor they wouldn’t stop it.  Not sure if that made me excited or scared!!!  She told me to get a bag packed just in case!  If nothing happens we are still scheduled for May 27th at 12:30pm!!

Bo:  This little boy has had a MAJOR turn around.  I kept my friend’s little girl last week and he was in heaven “helping” me with her.  I don’t think he quite understands we are going to have our own baby soon, but it gave me a little bit of hope seeing him so attentive to her.   He likes to put his little basketball under his shirt and walk around like mommy!