HappiestMom
Spcl Nds Girl + twn boys + girl
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oh and...its our 2 year wedding anni today!!! yay us!
oh and...its our 2 year wedding anni today!!! yay us!
nj -lordy how big is that cross stitch!!! i feel so bad! i didn't do anything crafty during mat leave, all 2 months of it!!!! i just went outside every chance i got, so i wasn't in much. i just knew it was the last time for just me, so i wanted to be out and about. i am not really crafty i guess! thought i was! and that site - madewithloveby megan, i couldn't get it to work! I wanted to check it out. my sil is due in july, so looking for cool items. Even though i don't even like her.
The facebook website worked for me when I clicked on it... She has some really cute stuff. Maybe once I get my sewing machine up and working again I can make James a few cute things.
Dare - Sorry teething is so annoying! James was a great sleeper too until he started teething, then it went to crap. He's decided that 6 am is a good time to wake up now.
Back from the OB. Everything is going well. Pressure is still up a little bit, but better (130/80 as opposed to 130/90 last week). Lost two pounds (YAY, considering I'm at home all day and was afraid I would gain more than I should, what with my boredom snacking. (DAMN YOU, DH, FOR BRINGING ME HOME BEN AND JERRY'S AND DOUBLE STUFF OREOS!!!)
Told her about the cramping (which was better when I was in the office, go figure). She did an internal - still 1cm dilated with a soft cervix, but baby has moved up off the cervix, and is no longer engaged. So, the bed rest is doing what it is supposed to, and things are looking well. The goal is still to make it to 37 weeks, and then I can start walking, resuming normal activity. The OB said she was so worried about me after my last visit, she was up that night wondering if she should have admitted me to the hospital, just because the baby was pressing up so much against the cervix.
I'm hoping the stomach cramping was just nerves +/- bad pizza.
Don't know if this is what it could be but could they be braxton hicks? i started having them real real bad later in the third tri- and actually my real labor started out with them. That's why my mw told me i was freaking nuts- even though i was looking it up and finding out a lot of labors actually start off with bh! And then just transformed into the real thing. But they were stomach cramps where everything got really really firm for a few minutes. i hated those.
Your dreams- wow. Sounds like one of mine. I"ve always had vivid dreams- but they were just more prominent during pregnancy. I had one where i was on the beach- right by a beach house i apparently just bought- there were so many symbols- but when i looked them up in the dream dictionary a lot had to do with a 'big change' coming in my life and being accepting. I can just say- i remember that one so well, because of the beach- it was so incredibly beautiful and the sunset- oranges and pinks and the water was crystal clear and the waves were small- and there was a giant forest in the front of the house- so it appeared it was the only house around. it had a ruby for a door knob? but since i don't get super sleep anymore- i haven't had time for dreams i guess! kind of sad.
So glad everything is going well with the baby now- and that bedrest is doing it's job!!! hopefully labor will be easy for you once you are able to move around again! sounds like you won't have to wait long!!!
Dare - I just looked up James from 6 months. He was 26.25" and 18lbs 3 oz. But he's a fat boy. A tooth! That's so exciting! James didn't get one till after 6 months. Top coming in? Good Luck! James spent a day biting me 4 times. (hasn't really bit me since though). Hopefully she wont be a biter. CONGRATS on the 6th month mark!!
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That's what I'm wondering, too - about the Braxton Hicks. I haven't had any really, or at least not to the point that I can say "AH HA! That was a BH!" But that's pretty much what it sounded like - I also read up on the signs of "early labor" and of course, they list "Menstrual like cramps", "Back pain", and so on. They said the cramping can be accompanied by diarrhea (which it was this morning, which is why I was hoping maybe an upset stomach). Lots of back pain today, but I sincerely think it's just my supremely uncomfortable couch. It's awful - the cushions sag so much, there's no support. Terrible for bed rest.
I'm glad bed rest is doing what it's supposed to also - DH is still acting like a brat. When the OB asked if I was "really" on bed rest, or if I was being a bad patient (she knows nurses are the worst patients), DH just rolled his eyes, as in "Yes, she's taking FULL advantage of being on bed rest." He makes me a little crazy. Like he wanted me to stand out by the BBQ last night and watch the steaks he was grilling. I told him no, I couldn't do that, because I am not supposed to be STANDING for a lengthy period of time. He got pretty miffed, but hey - I'm doing what I'm supposed to. And tonight - he didn't set up the dog and cat dishes for dinner - they're fed down in the basement, and I am not allowed to do stairs. So, DH doesn't get home until after 9, the cats go INSANE starting around 4pm and don't stop until they're fed. I texted him, and told him he forgot - he said to wait until he got home. No way. The cats got all pissy, started attacking the dog unprovoked (little brats, I hate them), so I had to trek down to the basement and do what I had to. Yes, I know I'm not supposed to, but I wasn't left with much choice. He does it again tomorrow, I'm going to be really pissed.
It's like he's mad at me. I don't know. I think he's just overwhelmed with everything that has to be done around the house. I want to vacuum desperately (the dog fur is KILLING me), I want to clean the kitchen, but I can't. I was specifically told NOT to. So, I'm not doing it. But does he do it? No.
Grr. Sorry for the rant.
Dare, I can't believe Ava is already 6 months old! And teeth, OMG.
What you are describing does sound like bh- funny too because when i asked my dr, they said oh yeah they are normal and they aren't contractions- but they were lasting for like 3 minutes in length sometimes from beginning to end. Didn't like them. they were very uncomfy for me. I had them throughout the pg so i knew what they were- but they got worse in third tri.
My dh was a pain in the ass for the first i don't know how many months. He only really recently got himself in gear. I wish it had been sooner, but at least it's starting. He now does night oatmeal feeds for me and takes her when he gets home- but, i had to threaten divorce to get him to figure out he was being a ******* about the whole thing. He did apologize, AND admitted he was wrong. So, things have been better.
The cat thing too- dh wasn't taking care of the animals. At all. And i told him i needed help. So the dog went first- because i couldn't manage him with all of his issues- he's living with my mom now. And my other cat- was really really really bad. And finally i kicked her out. Now we just have the one- and he's so quiet and tries to behave and he's sweet. She loves him, and he does so well with her. I'm glad we are keeping him. So i am the only one who feeds him now - dh just does litter (a bad job of it so i might take that back soon). But he was telling me he wanted them soooooo bad and he loved them- and did nothing for them. i did!