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[lavendarjevil]

your mama so pregnant she is had you

[ramuanherbalindonesia]

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[midwestwifelife-blog]

36 Week Update

I figure it is time for another update. I’m in need of some blogging therapy and have a lot of updates to share! The last 4 weeks have come and gone in the blink of an eye. 36 weeks pregnant and SO ready to be done. Life has been a roller coaster. 

Grayson Thomas…

Since being diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I have been put on insulin at night to help control my fasting numbers in the morning. Being put on insulin automatically signed me up for doctor visits twice a week. I go in Mondays and Thursdays for a 30 minute timed ultrasound where they test the babe on 4 key points. He has to practice breathing for 30 consecutive seconds, he has to have large movements and small movements and they measure my amniotic fluid levels. If he doesn’t pass all 4 tests with in the half hour, we have to be seen by the specialist. Thankfully, Gray has passed with flying colors every ultrasound so far. After the ultrasound, we go to a 30 minute non stress test where they hook me up to monitors, and they measure any contractions, and Gray’s heart rate. They like to see his movements to make sure he is hitting 10 big spikes within the half hour time frame. Those are going well also. 

Over all my weight has hit a plato, thank god. I am controlling the diabetes and maintaining a healthy meal choice most days. This all helps with Grayson’s growth, and with my over all well being. They have set my induction date if I don’t go on my own before then, and we are keeping that date to ourselves for the time being. I will say, it is coming up FAST. 

Grayson had an updated growth ultrasound on Thursday. His head is measuring at 38 weeks, his belly is measuring at 41 weeks and his over all measurements are at 38 weeks 4 days. They estimate his weight to be about 8lbs 6oz. To say I am concerned is an understatement. I seriously think my due date is off, but the doctors are going to continue to monitor me closely to ensure he doesn’t get too big. They still are talking about having me try to deliver naturally, which I am all for, but if this kid gets ANY bigger I’m afraid he wont fit. Only time will tell. 

My Body…

My body is suffering. My feet are swelling to massive sizes, walking for long periods of time is painful and impossible and I am still working 40+ hours a week in retail. I feel like I am about to shit out a bowling ball, my belly is gigantic and I am beginning to get dark purple stretch marks around my belly button and lower belly areas. My hands have been going numb and swell every once in awhile and my nipples are on fire. 

At my last appointment they checked my cervix which was 40% thinned out but still closed. Baby is still sitting high, and I can tell! They checked me for Group B, which was pleasant, but thankfully came back negative. At this point I will take any wins I can! With all my swelling, I’m hoping they will start checking my urine to ensure I haven’t developed preeclampsia. 

The Kings…

The last 4 weeks have been tough.

I had someone hit my car causing $2000 worth of damages. Thankfully she was insured and admitted fault so I didn’t have to pay for the repairs, but coordinating a rental car for a full week, dropping off and picking up the cars, on top of juggling the doctors appointments and work was definitely not ideal. On a positive note, I have my car back, it’s fixed and back to its beautiful self. 

2 weeks ago, my husband and I had to make the difficult decision to put our 12 year old Pekingese pup down. We adopted Casper when he was about 9 years old, he was blind and suffered from a thyroid condition which caused him to have hearing loss and hair loss. We had him on all the necessary medications from the time we adopted him until his departure. Over the last few months he had definitely been struggling more than his typical daily struggles being deaf and blind. He started suffering from seizures, loss of appetite, interest and sleeping more than usual. We took him in in July to find out his liver wasn’t working properly. After talking over our options we decided to give him some more time, and manage his pain as his seizures weren’t consistent and his spirits seemed to begin to pick up again. 2 weeks ago his butt looked swollen, and we assumed he was due for his anal gland cleaning. I contacted the vet and scheduled an appointment. When I took him in I was under the impression his glands were just clogged more than normal, and that he was going to be in and out. The vet took one look at him and delivered the heart wrenching news. 

His glands were in fact clogged but he had developed an abscess which was infected. They would have to lance the abscess, drain the fluids every few days and put him on antibiotics. The kicker was because of his age, and other health problems, they wouldn’t be able to put him under the necessary sedation which would make the procedure extremely painful. She also noticed some swelling in his back leg which wasn’t normal for the area of concern. There was a 90% chance that if they were to do the procedure, they would likely find a tumor which would mean we would have to put him down right away after inflicting the extreme pain in trying to clean out the abscess. 

I called my husband, he met me at the vet, and we talked through all of our options. Overall, his quality of life was our number one priority, pain management was second. We couldn’t put him through all that pain and suffering so that he could stay with us selfishly. We decided together that the time had came for our 12 year old man to cross the rainbow bridge. 

Casper was our first baby together. We are still grieving his loss, and haven’t adjusted to our lives without him yet. We miss him everyday but know he is out of pain, and is now our guardian angel.

We had another big change happen about 3 weeks ago involving Jordan’s first son, and his mother. I am working on a separate post about that situation because it is complicated. 

Although the last few weeks have been challenging, I am so excited to see what the next 3 to 4 weeks will bring. We are less than a month away, and I am nervous, anxious and ready to be done! Lets go baby, time to come out! 

Until next time...

-T 

[mrsmancuspia]

@lucidlucy hehehehehehehehehehe, your say is my command XD

[rainbowbabymom-blog]

I love you babygirl. But it’s 2:30 in the morning and mommy needs sleep sweetheart. 💖 pluuuuus I have an appointment later in the morning to check up on how you are doing buttercup. 💖

[vintagefilmarchives]

Jane Fonda in St. Tropez 1968 while pregnant 😍😭

[betsystoryofmylife]

Es sorprendente este video como siendo tan pequeño eres tan revoltoso ya te mueves y eso me emociona verte tan activo esta eco es cuando tenia 8+4 semanas de embarazo ahora estoy en 10+6 semanitas. Eres mi fuerza mi alegria de vivir mi pequeño milagro y sueño mas hermoso ya no existe nada que me importe mas que tu soy feliz mi amor si tu estas feliz y sanito protegido dentro de mi guatita hare todo y mas para hacerte feliz desde ya quiero que pasen luego los meses para ver tu carita besarte abrasarte .. es un camino que solo lo viviremos los dos y hoy me di cuenta de ello luchare por ti por los dos para lograr el maximo de tu felicidad hijo(a) mio de mami Dios acompañanos en este viaje por siempre nunca te alejes de nosotros porque te necesitamos feliz por tenerte en mi panzita pequeño milagro hermoso ❤😍🌞🌞🌾🍃🌼🌻

[mybeautifulpregnancycan-blog]

24 weeks!!

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my beautiful friend lorena when she was nearly ready to pop back in may 2014.

(c) morgan alexander

[the-city-of-new-york]

I was talking to my sister about how long until I finish High School. She counted that I had 8 months to go. Then she said, "OMG it's like if you got pregnant last month!"

Funniest thing but it might be a 'you had to be there' moment

[honestxxsleep]

I've been blessed with a little one. It's the best Christmas/birthday present I have gotten. <3