This is my attempt at being cute at 31 weeks pregnant! But I honestly think I passed "cute" a few weeks ago. Now I just feel large, swollen and tired. Good times!
I just realized I hadn't posted a baby update in 5 weeks. The last post I did was at 26 weeks along and I was concerned that they would put me on bed rest due to mild contractions I was having. Well friends, my fears were confirmed - at my 28 week appointment I was put on partial bed rest. It's nothing serious, my doctor just wanted to slow me down and help stop the contractions and slight dilation I was experiencing.
So for the last 3 weeks I have had to come home from work by about 3pm and plant my butt on the couch until I go to bed. To any busy, working mom, the rest may sound dreamy but can I just tell you that it totally sucks. I have to sit and watch my poor hubby work, cook, clean and take care of Jack EVERY day. He's been absolutely amazing but I know it must wear him out.
I was a stellar patient the first week but I have to admit that week two I totally over did it. So much so that at my 30 week check up my OB was concerned that I was having too many contractions and ordered up a battery of tests to figure out why. One test was to check for the FFN hormone that would indicate if the baby was planning on making an appearance within the next 2 weeks! Needless to say I was terrified that this would be true. Thankfully that test was negative and so were the rest. So all they could conclude was that I was, once again, overdoing it. So back to strict bed rest for me. I've been better but definitely not perfect.
I know I should be better because as my doc says, I'm the only one who can keep the baby safe, everyone else can do the rest. Unfortunately the "everyone else" part is referring only to Christian. And I'm not a sit-on-the-couch kind of gal. I feel like my body has failed me and it makes me sad that I am not as active as I normally am. I can't really play with Jack or get things done around the house. And being on bed rest makes the weeks go by SO slowly. The first 2 trimesters just flew but but these past 3 weeks have been excruciating....and I'm only 31 weeks!
But, the good news is that the baby is doing great - he's very active and growing like a weed so I know all of my efforts (or lack-there-of) are working. I figure if I can get to 38 weeks, he can come any time after that so in my estimation I have 7 weeks left! I'm not sure my little body can handle much more than that - this baby is literally kicking my butt! But as you can see from the 30 Week ultrasound below, he's a chubby, adorable little guy, already weighing close to 4 lbs. Quite the porker! So it will all be worth it in the end...
Ok, this is an odd shot - it might take a minute for it to become clear. But it's a head-on face shot. The top of the baby's head is to the right and his little hands are around his face up top. Isn't he adorable?!
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