Friday, October 9th, 2009
Wow! This has been the longest since I wrote anything! I am already in my third trimester and in fact in a few days I will be 30 weeks and it will be just 10 weeks left till the baby arrives!!!
Let’s see…We moved to a new and bigger place in a very good neighborhood. We are now residents of Bay Ridge. The neighborhood is gorgeous! We have everything nearby and there’s even a pier and a huge park a block away! The only thing that is 4 blocks away is the train, but I take the bus or I can simply walk.
The move went ok, we did everything in one day! It took two trips but we managed to get everything under control! My mom came the next day and my mother in law stood over to help us put everything away. Thank God they did, because I don’t know how I would’ve managed since Robert is always working!!!
Last week, Friday October 2nd, I had a Dr’s appointment and he noticed that I had High Blood Pressure and went up in weight way tooooo much! He sent me to get blood work done and a 24-hour urine test. I had to basically pee in a bottle all of Sunday (for 24 hours) and keep the collections in the fridge! Yuck! Then I brought it back Monday morning. These tests were going to determine if I was processing protein correctly and to rule out Pre-Eclampsia.
Today, Friday October 9th,. I went to see him and I am OK!! It did say on the paper he gave me that I have a mild or unspecified case of Pre-Eclampsia, which is what I was worrying about! But other than High Blood pressure, the baby and I are fine!
He sent me to get a heart sonogram and an EKG to make sure everything is perfect, because after all I am overweight! He also sent me for a regular sonogram and it will be done on my Birthday!!! I could not get a better present than seeing my baby!! I can’t wait for my Birthday now!!
I LOVE feeling my baby move!! His moves feel stronger and sometimes painful! Ouch! But I love it because it tells me that he is ok! He even kicked my mom so hard while she was touching my belly that she jumped startled!! It was tooooo comical!
The doctor said he is already vertex, which means he has his head down already. I though it wasn’t supposed to happen for another few weeks, but I guess he is getting ready for take off!!! As of today there are about 72 days left until he comes and I CANT WAIT!! It is less time than when I was only 12 weeks…but I am anxious! I mean, who wouldn’t be???
Symptoms: Pain the lower back…Wrist pain is getting worse, I can barely grasp things now because they both hurt very much!...Headaches…Ligament pain on my stomach (I guess cause he is getting bigger and bigger!!)…Sweats!! I feel like I am in the middle of summer! I am always how and I can’t help it. At this point I am still sleeping with the fan in the bedroom! I feel bad because Robert gets very cold at night and he sleeps with a heavy comforter while I can’t even stand the thin sheet!...I am also getting a numbing/tingling sensation at the top of my belly. Kind of like when your foot or arm falls asleep. I told my doc and he said not to worry about it.
