Well a lot has happened since I last gave an update. I will try to recap all of it.
About 31 Weeks:
The weekend of my birthday, Saturday March 27th I stared having some mild abdominal pains that came and went. I figured it was Braxton hicks contractions. But since I had never experienced them I wasn't sure. As the evening went on they started feeling sharper and more often. By the time we got home they hurt pretty bad and I checked my blood pressure and it was pretty high. I figured it was because of the pain and the fact that we had been out for the night. From about 10:30pm until about 11am I started throwing up about every 30-45 minutes. It got so bad that I ran out of food to throw up and I started throwing up stomach bile. So at about 11am I decided to call the doctor because the pain was unbearable and I had started throwing up more often. The on-call doctor told me that I should go to the hospital and get on an IV and get some fluids back in me while they run tests to see what is wrong. So we spent Sunday afternoon at the hospital and learned that dehydration can cause pre-term labor contractions. I know that throwing up did not help the fact that I was dehydrated but they aren't sure if that's what caused me to throw up. It was strange. My white blood counts were high which indicated my body was trying to fight off an infection but they never figured out what exactly. After being there for about 5 hours they had pumped 3 liters of fluid in me and even after that I was still really dehydrated. Everything else was fine including my blood pressure and the baby's heart rate. So none of this affected her, which is good. I really didn't start feeling normal again until Friday or Saturday of that week. Ryan decided to take a sick day that Monday because I wasn't sure how strong I would be and be able to take care of Lily. Which proved to be a good idea because I decided to have a follow-up doctor's visit with my doctor. I spent 3 hours in the doctor's office while they monitored Charlee's heart-rate and my contractions. They were about every 5 minutes, but not as painful as they had been on Sunday morning. Everything was fine other than that I needed to get hydrated to stop the contractions. Wednesday they finally stopped.
About 32 Weeks (Easter weekend):
This was a busy weekend for us. Saturday April 3rd we went van shopping. We started the morning with the community Easter egg hunt with Lily then we left about 11am and went to a dealership off Shawnee mission parkway. We test drove a couple vans then we went and got lunch. After that we headed to Frank Ancona Honda where right away we saw a van that we wanted to test drive. From the time we test drove it til we finally had signed the loan and were able to drive the van home it had been about 6 hours. Needless to say a long day. We got home and my blood pressure was a little high 140/84 (normal is 120/80). My doctor told me to call her when I hit 140/90 or higher consistently. Sunday morning (Easter) we went to our Sunrise Somewhere service at 8:30am and it was still on the high side 135/89. It continued to stay high most the day as we went on to my family Easter lunch then Ryan's family Easter egg hunt. When we got home at 4pm it was pretty high 132/106 (bottom number not good) but after I rested for awhile it came back down to 122/75. I probably would have called the doctor but I had a scheduled appointment for Monday so I figured I could just wait til then. Needless to say it was an emotional day for me as I was preparing myself for the worst report from the doctor. I really didn't want to hear that I'd need to go on bed rest. Monday at my doctor's appointment my blood pressure was ok. So she recommended that I do another 24 hour urine test and more blood tests at the hospital to check for pre-ecclampsia (like I did at 27 weeks). So I did that and everything came back fine. So other than periodic spiking of my blood pressure I have no other signs of pre-ecclampsia as of yet. She does say that I am a "ticking time bomb" and that we just need to get me to 36-37 weeks at this point. Meaning if I get that far and blood pressure is still a problem most likely we will just go ahead and schedule the C-Section that week.
33 Weeks (today): So far no swelling. I can still wear my wedding rings and I am not embarrassed to wear capris. Unlike with Lily, at this point I was really swollen in the ankles and I couldn't wear my wedding rings anymore. So that's a good sign. I just need to be better about drinking water and taking it easy. Easier said than done. So that has been a big prayer request of mine is that I am able to know when to say no and when to rest. Thankfully most days Lily is great at just watching a DVD or TV show and plays well by herself while I sit with my feet up. 4 More weeks is all I have to do. This will be the longest month I am sure. I am anxious to meet Charlee so I am excited of the idea that she will be here early. I just don't want her too early that I can't bring her home with me.
I think that's about it for now.
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