3 sad days

Tues after memorial day Rocky got really sick.  Thank heavens Lorin was home with him at the time and was able to get him to the Vet.  


Let me take a min to give you a little background on Rocky's health.  He has had numerous dental problems, an episode of Giardia (Giardiasis refers to an intestinal infection that is caused by the protozan parasite giardia.) which could have killed him, and last year he had an allergic reaction to his food and he was literally puking all of the time.  Just so happens he has bad luck when it comes to his health.  I'm officially labeling him a special needs dog.


So Tues we got him to the Vet, she did an x-ray and blood work on him, long story short he had Pancreatitis, which if not treated in time can kill dogs.  Luckily we got him there and were able to get an IV in him (he was dehydrated), start some pain meds because pancreatitis causes major abdominal pain, and he had to stay at least 2 days so he could be monitored and cared for constantly.  Lorin called me at work to let me know what was happening and I fell apart.  It doesn't help that I am 8 months preggo but this dog is like our child.  I know some people don't understand but he is part of our family.  So I was a wreck all day and I didn't get to see him that night.  On Wed he was doing better but still needed to stay there.  Lorin and I were able to go visit him that night.  That was hard for me.....he wanted to come home with us so bad and he was not happy when we left him.  Thurs our vet did more blood work and things looked a lot better.  I was able to go get him after work and bring him home.  He has to go back in 2 weeks for a check up but so far he is doing good.  And we are happy to have him home!!  

Memorial Day Weekend (in pics)

We spent Memorial Day Weekend with Lorin's family in Benson and had a blast!

31 Weeks

Here I am......9 weeks til the due date.  The countdown is on.

I have to admit I'm getting nervous.....I feel so overwhelmed, stressed, excited, scared, etc.... all at the same time.  There are so many thoughts that are constantly running through my brain that I find it hard to concentrate sometimes.  I'm assuming this is normal?!?

My glucose test at 28 weeks came back totally normal and healthy.  My check up last week went good as well.  Dr. said everything is perfect, my weight, blood pressure, the baby's heartbeat, and her measurements, all perfect.  I'm now going to the Dr. every 2 weeks and will continue this until 36 weeks, then it's every week until delivery.  Yikes! 

I still feel great, I really can't complain, this has been a wonderful pregnancy for me.  Of course everyone is different but I've always heard so many horror stories that I wasn't sure what to expect.  I am starting to have a tremendous amount of pressure in my pelvic region.  For this purpose I have decided to stop running, it was getting a little hard on me, and now I walk my little heart out and still do yoga too.  Even walking sometimes causes discomfort but not as bad a running. 

Emotionally I still feel normal except for my ability to cry at the drop of a hat for no reason. I usually end up just laughing through the tears cause I have no clue why I'm crying....  It's pretty funny!  I also have to admit that I absolutely love my belly.  I think it is the coolest thing ever....  And when she is moving around in there and my belly goes all crazy it amazes me.

I've managed to make it through this pregnancy without having to buy a lot of maternity clothes.  I officially have 6 dresses, a pair of capri's, and a shirt.  That's it!  I still have a skirt (pictured above), a pair of work pants, and shirts that are not maternity but still fit.  It's not that I'm trying to NOT buy maternity clothes it's just that we are saving every penny possible so I don't want to waste money on a ton of maternity clothes, especially work clothes since after the baby comes I won't be working.  I'm making due with what I have and lounge around in a lot of Lorin's clothes.

As far as being ready for this baby, I think we are about as ready as we can be.  Thanks to my baby shower and some shopping on our own I think we have most of the things we need for now.  I know there will be things after the baby comes that we still need...but I'm not worried about that yet.

Stay tuned......

Baby Shower

On the 28th my sisters threw me an AMAZING baby shower.  There was a ton of food, fun, games, and AMAZING baby gifts.  It was sooooo weird having a baby shower for me......I have been to a ton in my lifetime and even thrown a few myself but to have one for me was so surreal.  I can't believe this little girl is going to be here soon.

Enjoy the pictures:

My sis-n-law who is due 2 weeks after me.

I just wanted to say thank you so much to my two amazing sisters who put this all together for me.  Glynis and Melissa you guys are awesome!  

25 Weeks

It's Spring, it's Easter, the weather is windy BUT warmer, and I'm just over 25 weeks along!

I'm feeling great and everything is going great.  I had an appt yesterday; my weight is good, blood pressure is good, the doctor said I'm measuring perfect, and little miss Larson's heartbeat was at 140bpm.

She is kicking me like crazy and I love it.......except for when she kicks my bladder.  That is very uncomfortable.  But I love to lift up my shirt and watch my belly when she is kicking.  What's funny is every time she starts kicking good I tell lorin to feel my belly and she immediately stops.... But once in a while she will behave and he gets to feel her.

Still no maternity clothes and still no specific cravings.  I am going to have to get some maternity tops soon though because most of my shirts are too short.  Its funny to watch them roll up on my belly.

I have to say that I have been so blessed with this pregnancy.  There is nothing, other than some discomfort here and there, that I can complain about.  I know all women are different and experience different things but my pregnancy has been awesome so far.  A small confession though I am anxious to be done just because I'm ready to have this little girl here with us.

I also want to say thank you to all my awesome family and friends who have been giving me the cutest gifts already.  Our little girl is definitely spoiled and she isn't even here yet.  Heaven help us, or at least her father.  ;)

23 weeks=6th Month. Plus its a ......

I am 23 weeks today which is the official start of my 6th month of pregnancy.  In ways it seems like time is flying by and other times it seems to drag on.  But the exciting info this post is that we found out our baby is a....... GIRL!!

Sorry it's so blurry my scanner is not working so this was taken with my phone

 Yep it's a little girl.  To say the least Lorin and I were both shocked because we have been very confident that it was a boy.  I have felt like it was a boy from the start and so did Lorin, then when we had that 13 week ultrasound that indicated it could possibly be a boy we knew it!  Well at the 19 week ultrasound that baby wouldn't open the legs enough so we couldn't confirm (I now firmly believe she was mad at us since we had been calling her a boy this whole time).  So I scheduled a gender check because it was driving me crazy not knowing.  Lorin was still confident it was a boy and I was a little doubtful.  Well sure enough we went in there and BAM......girl!

It was an adjustment at first, it feels like a brand new baby since the first half of the pregnancy was spent thinking she was a he!  Of course as long as my baby is healthy I don't care about the gender, we are both so excited to meet this little girl!  And she is now kicking me all the time.  Its still subtle kicks but here and there will be a super strong one.  Its the coolest feeling in the world.  We have been talking and reading to her so she will know our voices and Rocky likes to bark a lot so she should be pretty familiar with his as well.

Here is one last picture... We got a 3D one and this one is so cool to me because it is her profile and you can totally tell she has the Larson nose, plus she was literally bent in half with both her arm and leg in front of her face.  Once again sorry for the blurriness...

22 Weeks/Nursery (before)

I don't have a pic to post this week....honestly I haven't changed much since my 20 week pic.  

But I did have an appt this week and everything was great.  The baby's heart rate was 144 bpm (Doc said 120 to 160 is where it should be) and my blood pressure, weight and measurements were all right on track.  This coming Tues we go in for a gender check ultra sound, so hopefully once and for all we will figure out what baby Larson is.  Lorin and I still feel boy but the Lord could have other plans for us.

As far as how I'm feeling, I feel great!  Running has been good and makes me feel so energized.  I love it!  Still no specific cravings.....other than Watermelon, of course they are not in season, and I'm sure once they are in season I wont want it anymore...lol!  Still not in maternity clothes.  Thank heavens for the tummy sleeve, it helps your current clothes last longer which is especially nice for my work clothes.....since I won't be working after the baby I don't want to spend a lot of money on them.  I am finding it hard to put on socks...lol.  This belly is definitely starting to get in the way of normal day things but I still love it!  I think its awesome and so amazing that there is a human being in there.

We are starting to put the nursery together, just waiting on the crib and changing table and then we should have all of the furniture.  I decided I didn't want to do anything major as far as decorating/painting goes so we are keeping it very simple.  We are going to paint all the trim white and frame the window.  Other than that, depending on what the gender is, I'm just going to throw in a few pops of color here and there.  I found some pictures of nursery's that are so cute yet so simple so that's what I'm going for.  Here are some of the Nursery (before) pics.  Please excuse the mess....