32 Week Update

Monday was my 32 week mark. Time is still just flying with this pregnancy. It is definitely not slowing down for anything! I had a dr appointment on the 11th. Everything looked good. She said I didn’t gain any weight since the last appointment, which is good buuuut I have already gained 39 lbs this time. I gained a total of 40 with Riley. I still have 7 weeks left so I’m pretty nervous about that, but not letting it get me down. I know all pregnancies are different, even with the same woman. Hopefully though I won’t gain much in these last few weeks!

Back at the beginning of my pregnancy my doctor told me that I had the choice to either deliver this baby or opt for another C-Section since I had one previously. TAG & I have talked it over numerous times & I have gone back & forth in thought & prayer about it as well. The whole time TAG told me the final decision is up to me, but he would feel better with me having another section. We have both heard that the risk of uterine rupture is higher with back to back pregnancies in women who choose VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). If that happened I would end up having to have an emergency section & possibly being put all the way under. No thanks. My pregnancies are by no means back to back (Riley was about 9-10 months when I got pregnant this time), but they are fairly close. We asked my doctor about it & she assured us that my uterus would be fully healed & I shouldn’t have any complications like that…but of course no one can predict the future. After much thought & prayer, we decided that another C-Section would be best for us. I told my doctor last Monday that we have decided to go ahead & schedule the section. She said that they can’t actually schedule it with the hospital until 3 weeks before time, but that it will either be on March 8th or the 10th!

Since the surgery went so well last time for me with the section, I am excited that it (hopefully) will be easy again this time. However, deep down inside I am a little upset that I will probably never get to experience labor. Some people totally get this. Others think I’m crazy for wanting to go through it. I would just like to see what it’s like to experience giving birth…I think. This was another reason why the decision was so hard for me. With Riley I didn’t have a choice because he was breech. When they initially told me I would have to have a C-Section I was scared to death. I had never had any kind of surgery whatsoever. I pass out getting blood drawn. Basically, I’m a wuss when it comes to needles or anything medical like that. But when the time came I did much better than I thought I would. I came very close to passing out, but made it through once the nurse put some extra fluids in my IV. Also, I am hypoglycemic so it wasn’t helping that it was lunch time & I hadn’t eaten in 18+ hours. By the time I got my Spinal I was shaking so hard I couldn’t control it! But once the Anesthesiologist gave me the numbing shot, it was all down hill. The rest was a piece of cake. I am praying this section goes that well or better!

Miss Averly is doing great too. I think she is just as ready to be out as I am for her! The doctor hasn’t checked, but I swear this baby is transverse in there. I only feel her in the middle section of my belly by my hips. By this time Riley’s head was up in my ribs & I could distinctively tell how he was laying. If I’m right with Averly, her head & upper body is at my left hip bone & her feet are at my right hip bone. If I lay on my left side she squirms & kicks as if to say I am squishing her, but if I roll onto my right side she is fine & settles down. I can also tell a big difference in how I am carrying her vs Riley. My belly with him stuck out more in the front but was narrower. Basically if you looked at me from behind you couldn’t tell I was pregnant. With this one, my belly doesn’t sick out in front of me as much but I am way wider.

She was breech at the last ultrasound I had, but I know she had (& still has) plenty of time to flip all the way if she’s going to. My doctor laughs because I am so tall, yet my babies can’t find the room they need to flip in there! You would think they would have plenty of room to tumble all day. Who knows!

She has the hiccups almost every day. Sometimes multiple times a day. I love feeling her move, but it sure is hard to sleep when she's hiccupping at night!

I am feeling pretty good these days. I have been a little nauseous in the last week or so. Nothing major. I've also had heartburn just about every night for the past few weeks. My fear ever since this post. I don’t sleep & that’s what I need most right now. There is several different factors that come into play here. 1) I CANNOT get comfortable. My back is killing me & it’s just a constant nagging pain. 2) I get up to pee an abnormally high number of times per night. Now I know when you are pregnant you go to the bathroom more than normal, but I am not kidding when I say I get up LITERALLY every 10-15 minutes to pee for a few stretches of time at night. This did not happen with my first pregnancy. Maybe just 3 or 4 times a night. I really think it’s due to the way she is laying on my bladder. It’s like there is a kink in it & will only let out a little at a time but at the same time she is kicking & squishing it making me feel like I have to go right at that very minute. I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. 3) My mind is racing through all the things that I could be doing or that need to be done instead of sleeping. Worrying about financial things, wedding showers I’m hosting, and then just laying there listening for Riley to wake up. He usually sleeps pretty well but I think he may have another ear infection that is bothering him. It’s either that or a belly ache. We go to the doctor tomorrow to find out.

TAG is just as excited as I am about this new little one that will be coming soon. He comes home every night & rubs my back & feet for me. It’s really the only bit of relief I can get right now & I am so thankful that he does it unprompted!

I recently discovered de-caffeinated sweet tea & it has been a life saver. Well I guess I always knew about it, but just recently thought to try it. I am not a caffeine addict, so having that omitted hasn't bothered me. I just love me some sweet tea! Hahaha! I still try to drink mainly water but it just gets old after several glasses. As with my last pregnancy I haven't had any real food cravings even up to now. I have been eating chocolate chip cookies like they are going out of style though. Not really craving them, but if they are around they are going to be eaten! Could possibly be why I've gained so much weight this time! ;0)

So here’s the belly pic for now. It was actually taken at 31 weeks & 3 days. Yes, I am wearing TAG's clothes here. My pajamas don't fit anymore & I refuse to buy maternity pjs!