".... i'll be happy...."

"I'll be happy if you make it to 34 weeks." That is what I heard from my doctor today. :/ SO I'm not sure what to think. This was the first visit since I went to Labor and Delivery and was anxious to see what the doctor said. When I went to L&D I ended up seeing my regular OB's wife so that worked out perfect. Apparently she's an OBGYN too and she just relayed all my info to him. So he was a little concerned with me having contractions this early. He said girls my size usually end up going early anyway because it's like a survival instinct of our bodies to prevent the babies from getting too big to deliver. BUT he said that with being small and having contractions that he would be happy if I make it to 34 weeks. YIKES! I had a feeling I would go early but not this early.  So I'm hoping and praying I can make it to 34 weeks which is mid-September. I would be even more happy if I could make it to 36. So that is two months from now.

Also I got surprised with the Glucose test this morning. Didn't know I was going to do that today so that was fun. I kind of had to laugh because after the test I asked the doc........"does it matter if I ate two bacon biscuits and jelly this morning?!?!?" Don't judge. Momma was hungry haha He just busted out laughing. So if I fail it I will blame it on the biscuits hah. I also gained another 2 lbs in two weeks. I will just contribute it to the biscuits too.

So keep us in your thoughts and prayers! Until next time...

oh and i gotta post my favorite pics of myself EVER.  26 weeks

Please stay baking...

Soo a lot has happened since I last updated. Lets start with the good. We got our crib! Patrick's parent were very kind to gift us a crib and dresser for little Mason. That just makes it even more real. Seeing a crib put together in the spare room means it's really happening! We got a really good deal on it and I think it's the perfect one. It converts to a toddler bed and full bed so it will last till he's a teenager!  Here's a few pics of the before. I don't want to post a pic of the crib till we finish the nursery.  Scroll down to see the bad news.......

 Soooo what else has been going on. I have had some stressful few weeks. I have been completely heart broken for a very good friend of mine and felt completely powerless to help. What can I say or do when I know nothing will help. :/ Just praying and lending an ear if needed is all I know to do.

I've also had my first optical migraine while pregnant. I literally went blind for about an hour and it scared me to death. That went on for two days in a row not to mention I felt like I couldn't get enough food during those two days. So I'm not sure what was going on. Plus the DMV issues but that's a whole other story.......

Then brings us to the next bad part. I have been having braxton hicks contractions all throughout this pregnancy. No big deal on that BUT the other day they started happening about every 10 minutes. They weren't painful and I could lay down to stop them. So I thought I was ok. The next day they continued every 5 minutes but didn't stop when I laid down so I figured it was time to go in. We went into labor and delivery and they started to monitor me. Turns out they were real freak out legitimate contractions. They kept me overnight and continued to monitor. I was not dilated any THANK THE LORD, but they still didn't know why I was having contractions. I was given toradol and an IV to stop them. Luckily that worked. Hopefully I was just a little dehydrated and stressed. They let me go home the next morning. So now I'm on somewhat of a bed rest. I can't do much and I have to drink water continuously all day. Today I have been doing ok. When I stand up I get a few of them but nothing regular like the other day. Right now I'm only 25 weeks so it is way too soon for Mason to come out. He's kicking up a storm and had a strong heartbeat. So I am very thankful for that. I hope and pray that I can make it to at least 32 weeks to give him a better chance when born. So I ask that everyone please pray for us to make it to full term and please pray for baby Mason.

24 weeks