Week: 33 weeks! Only 7 more to go, but whose counting? This whole time it's been like, oh yes we are having a baby. Now we've hit the WE ARE HAVING A BABY! It's come so fast yet so slow. Time is a weird thing when you are pregnant.
Size of Baby: Our little man is the size of a Honeydew Melon this week! Approximately 19 inches and 4.5 pounds.
Developments in Baby This Week: These next few weeks is when E really packs on the weight. He will be gaining up to a half a pound each week from hear on out. His little immune system is continuing to develop so he can fight off all sorts of germs when he gets here!
Weight Gain: So after my last appointment (32 weeks) I have gained a total of 27 pounds. Probably more than that now with E putting on all this new weight each week. ATTA BOY! It's been remarkable watching my body change over these past 8 months. Our bodies are incredible. Recently with the stretch marks beginning to make an appearance it's been a little frightening thinking, can I really get bigger? But today I read a blog post from Alycia Grayce Crowley ( http://crowleyparty.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-pregnancy-has-changed-my-view-on.html ) that helped me understand that most pregnant feel the same when it comes to body image. But really, these changes in our bodies are "experiences, not imperfections." I agree with Alycia when she says, " Our bodies are powerful creations from our Heavenly Father, and we should be nothing but honored and amazed at the capabilities and beauty in them." She took the words right out of my mouth! To all you pregnant mamas out there, I recommend taking the time to go and read her post. She'll make you rethink your pregnancy body image. LOVED IT!
Movement: I think that he is playing the xylophone on my right upper ribs. It's either that or a punching bag. He is ALWAYS up there. It's crazy because that's pretty high up there and you would think that was too high for him, but I guess not. The kicks have gotten a little more violent due to the lack of space in there nowadays. Sometimes I just yell OUCH, or DUDE... Which Taylor always responds, is he beating you up again? Yep, from the inside out. But I wouldn't have it any other way, the stronger the kick the closer we are to his big entrance into the world.
Symptoms: Last week I flew home from California for my 32 week doctor appointment. Monday morning I had my appointment and everything looked good. As I went to work later on that day and ran errands my calf felt like it had a massive charlie horse in it. For the rest of the day I was limping around on it, it seriously hurt SO bad. My mom saw me later on that day and asked what was wrong with me. I said I thought it was just a sore muscle or a cramp or something. I left to go to the bridal shower and right as I got there my mom pulled up. She insisted that we go to the hospital to go have it checked out. I was stubborn of course, but eventually caved in and went with her. I filled out paper work as they took my vitals and hooked up monitors to check on the baby. Everything looked good! Then they ordered an ultrasound of my leg I was having the pain in, to check for a blood clot. They wheeled me down to radiology and lathered my leg up with jelly. After waiting back in the room for another few minutes we heard the diagnosis. A Deep Vein Thrombosis in my left calf. Can I just say, thank heavens for mothers!
All of this had happened so fast that we hadn't even called Taylor. I thought of teasing him and saying that I was going into labor... but then again this was kind of a serious matter and I probably shouldn't freak him out any further. So we called him and told him everything. It was really hard not having him there though it all but i'm glad I had my mom there.
So moving forward... Taylor was able to finish his Internship early and come home. He is such an amazing husband. He cares so much for me and our little boy. I am so grateful for him and his love. I couldn't do this without him by my side!
For the rest of my pregnancy I will be on Lovenox shots twice a day. Lovenox is a blood thinner so it will help the clot stay localized and prevent any future clots. I'm also supposed to "take it easy" the rest of the pregnancy. We will have our next appointment this coming Wednesday and talk with our doctor further about the birthing plan since it will need to change with this condition. We are both very eager to hear what the next step is.
Things like this are scary, sudden and often abrupt but we have zero control over them. What we do have control over is how we let our trials and bumps in the road affect us. We just need to trust in the Lord and know that everything is in his hands. I just recently watched a mormon message which taught this message so efficiently. It comes from Elder David A. Bednar's talk entitled, Bear Up Their Burdens With Hope.
"Each of us also carries a load. Our individual load is comprised of demands and opportunities, obligations and privileges, afflictions and blessings, and options and constraints. Two guiding questions can be helpful as we periodically and prayerfully assess our load: “Is the load I am carrying producing the spiritual traction that will enable me to press forward with faith in Christ on the strait and narrow path and avoid getting stuck? Is the load I am carrying creating sufficient spiritual traction so I ultimately can return home to Heavenly Father?”
Sometimes we mistakenly may believe that happiness is the absence of a load. But bearing a load is a necessary and essential part of the plan of happiness."
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