Well happy monday to me. I got in a wreck on the freeway this morning, the guy behind me couldn't stop in time and hit me going about 20 mph from the back and made me hit the guy in front of me. Then a car hit hit and that car got hit too so there were 5 of us. I'm so mad at the guy behind me, he had plenty of time to stop I guess he just wasn't paying enough attention. My car isn't badly hurt or anything... I probably just need a new bumper.
My doctor had me go to the hospital to get monitored to make sure the baby was fine. I got there at 11:30 and was told that due to Ike they only had half their beds so it would take a little bit to get a bed... I thought ok maybe 15-20 minutes... NO... 2.5 HOURS later they finally get me hooked up to a NST machine. Good thing I wasn't in labor or they woulda been screwed.
Anyways they hooked me up and I was having contractions. They monitored me for about 1 hour and the contractions weren't getting any stronger so they checked my cervix and confirmed that it was still firm and closed and they allowed me to go home. They told me that if the contractions start to get any stronger then not to hesitate to come back up there. They also took my blood to do a test to make sure the baby's blood wasn't mixing with my blood? Or something like that. So I was just told to take it easy and here I am at home.
The guy's insurance co called me and I told them about the hospital visit and they told me to just fax them over copies of any medical bills I get... so hopefully that won't be too much of a pain. It was a company truck that he was driving so I'm sure his company will do anything to stay out of a lawsuit anyways.
So I guess its just rest and relaxation for me the rest of the day... oh and I have a follow up appointment with my doctor on Wednesday. It just irks me to no end on how I ALWAYS seem to get in a car accident. I have been in 5 accidents now and none of them have been my fault. Why am I so prone to them???
At least the guy had insurance this time I guess...
Monday, October 20, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
My Son...
The ultrasound was great... he was sleeping almost the whole time and had his hand and the umbilical cord in front of his face... so that made things complicated but we still got some pretty good pictures. Of course I think he is absolutely perfect... he has chubby cheeks and thin lips just like me and chad. He also already has lots of hair. Im very excited and can't wait to see him so that I can compare his pictures!!! I added some of my favorites... we got 32 total photos and 30 minutes of video.
One of my favs, a great shot of his hand and arm.
He is using his left hand to play with his right foot
Pic of his face... it looks pretty distorted because of the umbilical cord being in front of his face
His whole body... his legs are crossed and his hands are in front of his face
His toe is in his nose!
Another pic of his face
His hand on his face... he is sticking out his bottom lip
One of my favs, a great shot of his hand and arm.
He is using his left hand to play with his right foot
Pic of his face... it looks pretty distorted because of the umbilical cord being in front of his face
His whole body... his legs are crossed and his hands are in front of his face
His toe is in his nose!
Another pic of his face
His hand on his face... he is sticking out his bottom lip
Friday, October 10, 2008
have you missed me?
Soooo long time no post. Not too much has been going on, just staying busy at work and home. Can't believe I am almost 28 weeks... just a short time to go now and so much to do still!
I failed my 1hr GTT with a 161 the cutoff being 135. So I have to go in next Wednesday for the 3hr... OH JOY!! I was afraid of this happening and I'm even more afraid of failing the 3hr with the history of diabetes in my family.
I was also told to start taking calcium supplements to help with the leg cramps, so if anyone else is suffering from this you may wanna try that. OB says in pregnant women it is usually calcium and not potassium that causes the leg cramps.
I'm also anemic so I have to start taking iron supplements... Grrrrr. I just hope they don't upset my tummy too much.
So now I have prenatals, iron, calcium, and B12 shots to take... Yipee! Oh and tums are my BFF now too.
I don't think pregnancy agrees with me. Don't get me wrong I LOVE being pregnant but I don't love all the aches and pains that come with it. My tailbone and my rib cage are the two big things that are hurting right now and its CONSTANT. I'm just ready for Cody to be here already!!
Oh I'm getting my 3d tomorrow... Ill upload pics after!
I failed my 1hr GTT with a 161 the cutoff being 135. So I have to go in next Wednesday for the 3hr... OH JOY!! I was afraid of this happening and I'm even more afraid of failing the 3hr with the history of diabetes in my family.
I was also told to start taking calcium supplements to help with the leg cramps, so if anyone else is suffering from this you may wanna try that. OB says in pregnant women it is usually calcium and not potassium that causes the leg cramps.
I'm also anemic so I have to start taking iron supplements... Grrrrr. I just hope they don't upset my tummy too much.
So now I have prenatals, iron, calcium, and B12 shots to take... Yipee! Oh and tums are my BFF now too.
I don't think pregnancy agrees with me. Don't get me wrong I LOVE being pregnant but I don't love all the aches and pains that come with it. My tailbone and my rib cage are the two big things that are hurting right now and its CONSTANT. I'm just ready for Cody to be here already!!
Oh I'm getting my 3d tomorrow... Ill upload pics after!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Nursery
Well we are ALMOST through with the nursery... just a few more things need to go up on the walls... here are the pics... enjoy!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Im Alive!
Well that was the worst experience of my life... Friday we went to my sister's to stay since she is farther inland than us. The wind was already blowing decently hard around 1pm or so. It got worse and worse throughout the day and eventually our power went out at 930pm.
So we lit candles and decided to try and lay down. I was able to sleep on and off for a little bit but the wind just kept getting harder and harder and it was really freaky. It sounded like someone was trying to break into the door. We didn't have the door locked and the wind actually blew the door open once. The rain was coming down sideways so it was coming under the thresh-hold and getting the floor all wet.
The eye of the hurricane hit the coast at 2:10am with 110MPH winds... 1MPH from being considered a cat 3. My house is only miles from the coast and I had no idea what to expect when getting home. It is estimated that my sister's house, which is farther inland, was receiving 80-90MPH winds.
We made it through the night and went home at about 11am the next morning... it was still raining some and still windy. We got home to find our house still standing... THANK GOD... but the tree in our front yard had snapped in half and fell over on another tree. In our backyard our whole fence was down on one side... the posts actually broke in half... and the fence on the other side of the yard is leaning. The door to our shed was ripped open and completely broken and a tree fell on the shed. We did not lose one shingle... CRAZY. All the houses around us lost shingles some lost almost their entire roof.
While it definitely sucks... as we have a couple thousand dollars worth of damage... I feel very lucky that our house got as little damage as it did... neighborhoods just minutes from mine got water all in their house and everything they owned was destroyed.
We talked with our neighbors who told us that the eye of the storm passed over our house at about 2:45 am... how crazy is that... it would have been cool to experience but Im just glad everyone is safe and sound.
Sunday morning we got another 6 inches of rain on top of what the hurricane already dropped on us and it made a lot more people's homes flood... talk about add insult to injury.
We did not get power back until 9pm last night... so that is 5 full days without power... it was HORRIBLE. The first 3 days were really bad because as your probably know... Texas weather is HOT and HUMID. But we were blessed with a cold front that made things manageable. Regardless... it was hard to live without a/c, lights, a stove or oven, or ANYTHING for 5 days... especially being pregnant. All of our food in our fridge and freezer went bad so we have to start all over with that too. It was hard to find me a meal because of me having Celiac and not being able to eat most things. It is STILL going to be hard as there are still so many without power and grocery stores mainly only have non-perishable items since they too had to throw everything out. The wait for gas was about 1 hour sitting in line.
SOOOO many people lost EVERYTHING... please keep them in your prayers. I will update with some pictures later.
So we lit candles and decided to try and lay down. I was able to sleep on and off for a little bit but the wind just kept getting harder and harder and it was really freaky. It sounded like someone was trying to break into the door. We didn't have the door locked and the wind actually blew the door open once. The rain was coming down sideways so it was coming under the thresh-hold and getting the floor all wet.
The eye of the hurricane hit the coast at 2:10am with 110MPH winds... 1MPH from being considered a cat 3. My house is only miles from the coast and I had no idea what to expect when getting home. It is estimated that my sister's house, which is farther inland, was receiving 80-90MPH winds.
We made it through the night and went home at about 11am the next morning... it was still raining some and still windy. We got home to find our house still standing... THANK GOD... but the tree in our front yard had snapped in half and fell over on another tree. In our backyard our whole fence was down on one side... the posts actually broke in half... and the fence on the other side of the yard is leaning. The door to our shed was ripped open and completely broken and a tree fell on the shed. We did not lose one shingle... CRAZY. All the houses around us lost shingles some lost almost their entire roof.
While it definitely sucks... as we have a couple thousand dollars worth of damage... I feel very lucky that our house got as little damage as it did... neighborhoods just minutes from mine got water all in their house and everything they owned was destroyed.
We talked with our neighbors who told us that the eye of the storm passed over our house at about 2:45 am... how crazy is that... it would have been cool to experience but Im just glad everyone is safe and sound.
Sunday morning we got another 6 inches of rain on top of what the hurricane already dropped on us and it made a lot more people's homes flood... talk about add insult to injury.
We did not get power back until 9pm last night... so that is 5 full days without power... it was HORRIBLE. The first 3 days were really bad because as your probably know... Texas weather is HOT and HUMID. But we were blessed with a cold front that made things manageable. Regardless... it was hard to live without a/c, lights, a stove or oven, or ANYTHING for 5 days... especially being pregnant. All of our food in our fridge and freezer went bad so we have to start all over with that too. It was hard to find me a meal because of me having Celiac and not being able to eat most things. It is STILL going to be hard as there are still so many without power and grocery stores mainly only have non-perishable items since they too had to throw everything out. The wait for gas was about 1 hour sitting in line.
SOOOO many people lost EVERYTHING... please keep them in your prayers. I will update with some pictures later.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Ike
Well looks like we are basically going to get a direct hit from hurricane Ike. It is supposed to hit at a category 3. We are about 10 miles from the bay and 20-30 miles from the gulf of mexico so we are expected to get some of the storm surge. We are not planning on leaving our home as we have no where to really go. We could probably find a hotel a few hours away but we have 4 dogs that we will not leave. Im really freaking out, being pregnant during a cat 3 storm with no power is not going to be very fun. Traffic is already backed up from people trying to get out. If I could please ask for your thoughts and prayers... Im really hoping that Chad, Cody, and I stay safe and that our home will stay intact.
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