34 weeks

Sorry for the lack of updates! On July 6, I woke up and realized that I hadn't felt baby move in about 18 hours, which is very unusual considering this child moves a ton. I was also paranoid because our one year mark from our miscarriage was that week, so we headed up to LDS Hospital to get checked out. As soon as they put the wand on my stomach to search for the heartbeat, little one bounced around. Thank goodness! However, they wanted to monitor me for a bit. They checked me for a UTI which came up borderline so they prescribed me something for it just in case I did have it. While I was being monitored, I was having painless contractions that were 40 seconds long every 3-4 minutes. The only pain that I felt was some waves of pain in my back. Now, at 30 weeks that wasn't supposed to happen! They ended up having to give me two shots of terbutaline (because the first one didn't help) which stop or slow contractions down.

They told me to come back in if I had more than 5 contractions an hour. So the next day, which happened to be my birthday, I ended up back in the hospital. This time the monitors only picked up on some irritation and I was sent back home. They did give me information on pre term labor, which didn't really ease my mind, but I am so thankful for modern medicine!

Other than our scare, this month has been great. We have been so blessed! It's amazing what can happen when you have faith. Everything seems to be working out the way it needs to and I am so excited for what's coming next. I still have a list of about a dozen things to do before baby gets here, but I know that it'll all be taken care of.

How far along? 34 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: I'm gaining right on track.

Sleep: Is a distant memory. With all my hip and back pain along with baby rolling around every which way, I hardly get a good night's rest.

Best moment this week: When baby kicks David when we're falling asleep. Also, this morning David put the ipad next to my stomach to show me a Bruno Mars video and the music woke baby up! Buttercup was dancing like crazy.

Miss Anything? Being able to sit or lay down without pain.

Movement: LOTS of rolling. I swear this child never sleeps!

Food cravings: Ice, oreos, sweets in general.

Anything making you queasy or sick: I've had nausea the last few days.

Labor Signs: Braxton hicks, tons of lower back pain, mild cramping.

Symptoms:  Sciatic nerve pain (ow!), lower back pain, cramping, contractions, sore hips, swollen feet, forgetful & clumsy, painful ribs, hard time breathing.

Belly Button in or out? I'm amazed that it's still in.

Wedding rings on or off? I took it off in fear of my fingers swelling up too much. I replaced it with a ring that I got in Disneyworld.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but it's all becoming so real!

Looking forward to: Having little one arrive.