The last few weeks
have been…challenging. I've had two unscheduled doctors visits and one trip to
the hospital. The good news is that Izzy is doing well and doesn't seem to be
bothered by any of it. The bad news is that I'm in so much pain that I can hardly
walk most of the time and the doctors can't do anything about it. My feet are
also pretty much permanently swollen at this point. I couldn't believe it when
they told me last Friday that, if I was in labor, they wouldn't try to stop it.
My assumption was that they always try to stop pre-term labor, but apparently
they don't once you're at 33-34 weeks because the risks are pretty low. I was
pretty much freaking out because I felt totally unprepared. I'm a planner and I
had yet to pack a hospital bag, make my "hospital plan," or buy the
last few must have items. So I was quite relieved that I wasn't in labor. This
led to me getting my hospital bag and least partially packed, phone call list
made up, and those must have items purchased over the weekend. Part of me is so
uncomfortable at this point that I'm ready for her to come, but I'm trying to
remember that it's best for her to stay in at least until 37 weeks. I can't say
I'd be too upset if she decided to come right around May 25th though!
Okay, I'll stop
complaining now. The last few weeks have also had some fun times. We had our
first baby shower! Our small group from church threw it for us and it was a
blast. The girls did the girly stuff for the first hour and a half (gifts,
yummy food, and a baby questionnaire that I'm quite sure I had the lowest score
on). They did a great job decorating with pink peonies, cute baby items and
pictures, and beautiful pink desserts (the cupcakes tasted as good as they
looked, Ginny!). We were very blessed to get our last "big item" as
well as a bunch of other cute baby items and my very own cleaning caddy (thanks
to Lauren Beam). After our girl time, we joined the boys who grilled out for us
and enjoyed hanging out for several hours. It's been amazing to us how this
group has so quickly welcomed us in and supported us and celebrated with us. We
have been incredibly blessed!
For my birthday,
Amanda offered to clean our apartment from top to bottom. Since I can't do most
of the cleaning anymore and Nathan has a ton on his plate with work and his
tablet business, this was the perfect gift. As much as I hate cleaning, having
a dirty apartment is a huge stressor for both of us so it's been difficult the
last few weeks. Manda came over last week and cleaned the whole place so now we
can enjoy a few stress-free, clean weeks! She also stayed for dinner which was
fun since she's so busy that we don't hang out very often.
Thursday was my
birthday and it started a bit cruddy but improved throughout the day. Nate got
me a gift certificate for a prenatal massage and I was actually able to get in
the same day. It was amazing and exactly what I needed! My lovely friend
Heather treated me to dessert at a local dessertery and then we went to a few
baby clothes shops. Nate and I ended the evening with a delicious dinner at
Olive Garden. All in all, it turned out to be quite enjoyable! Hard to believe I'm 25 and on my way to 30!
