Back from Babymoon

Well, I've been home for a couple days now. I almost posted a big ol' vent yesterday but decided against it and Thank God. I calmed down and realized that, even though it was justified, I need to keep some things between myself and dh. It was about his employers, not dh himself for the record.

Our babymoon was also our 2nd anniversary trip. We got lucky the first two days down in Ocean City, MD and were able to lounge on the beach. I fell asleep the first day and dh said it was the first time he was able to watch Cole bounce around w/o my being aware of it. The second half of the week, dh's parents came down (it's their house) so we got to hang with them, but they brought the rain with them so the beach was out of the question.

It was a much needed break. Here's some pics!

Our 2nd Anniversary - 9.22.09
27w0d

Shirt says: "Ocean City, Maryland '09 EST 2007" 2nd anniversary = cloth, so we got shirts made to remember the trip.

Ahh alien baby!

Cole has been at it all.freaking.day. I get kicked, he rolls around (which is a lot more pronounced than it used to be!), and I think he might have had hiccups! My belly has not been still the whole day. Too funny.

Holy crap! 99 days to go!

I knew it was coming soon but completely forgot that today was our "Down-to-double-digits Day"!!

Side note: Why did "99 Bottle of Beer" start going through my head as I type this? What a weirdo.

Pain, lots of pain

Wednesday was my 25w appt and I wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. I had experienced 4 random and severely painful moments within the past 2 weeks and when I had looked up a possible cause called Round Ligament Pain (or RLP), I became convinced this was it, no big deal. I mean, if it feels like someone was ripping something from my body, that I become incapacitated for the duration of the agony I was going through, well that's gotta be normal, right? Who cares if it lasts about 5 to 10 minutes instead of a few seconds like it's described at babycenter.com:

Round ligament pain generally refers to a brief, sharp, stabbing pain or a longer-lasting dull ache that pregnant women commonly feel in the lower abdomen or groin, starting in the second trimester.

Well I tell the Dr. that I assumed it was RLP, showed him where it was and was informed that it was actually most likely a hernia. When he checks to make sure he's right, he says that it seems I haven't fully developed one yet but was probably in the middle of developing one. Hmmm, that would explain the ripping feeling.

So of course I head home and start researching hernias during pregnancy and just freak myself out with the information. The Dr. I had seen was not my regular one from the practice (I'm trying to see all of them if possible before delivery since I don't know who I will be stuck with) and I called the one I regularly see to ask his opinion. He said from the description over the phone, it sounds like either a hernia or RLP but he'd have to see me in person. So I'm waiting until the 30th to get this figured out (which will also be my GD test, YAY).

Either way, I'm told I have to deal with the pain. I've read there's definitely cases where women have surgery before their baby is born, but this is when the intestine gets strangled and has the possibility of dying from lack of blood flow (sounds fun). Most likely I will wait until the baby is born and be reassessed. And if it's RLP, then I will be writing to babycenter.com to have them update their page to inform women of just how bad it can be.

I've also decided driving is probably not a good idea since I'm a spaz and immediately clench up whenever the pain attacks me. DH agrees, so he's having fun being chauffeur. Good thing I work from home.

Nursery set up has begun!

We spent all of labor day weekend laboring (that's a word, right?) We fixed some cracks in the wall, painted the wall, the ceiling, some shelves and the blades of the fan, and I built the crib all by myself!

Here's some pics!

24 Weeks - Happy V-day Cole!

At 24 weeks gestation, if I were to go into labor early (::KNOCK ON WOOD::), Cole is now considered viable and the doctors will do whatever they can to save him. Jeff and I are celebrating Cole's Viability Day tonight! :-)