Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Best Present
Sunday, December 11, 2011
My Pregnancy Expeprience
So I want to just kind of sum everything up about my pregnancy and birth just cause I have SO MANY friends who are pregnant right now and most of them are pregnant with their first! So this is what happened with me
Dave and I had been married just over a year when we got pregnant. I had been feeling strange for a couple weeks and so I randomly decided to take a pregnancy test and then I jumped in the shower for 15+ minutes (something Ill never get to do again..maybe 18yrs from now..) than got out and saw one dark pink line and one super light pink line... I thought "OMG!!!! IM EFFIN PREGNANT!!!!". But I thought it probably was an error because instead of waiting 2min to read i waited 15. So I took another and sure enough there was one dark line and one light line, so I didnt know what to think. So I sent a picture to my best girlfriend who has 2 of her own and she laughed and said yep, pregnant. I didnt believe her so I took like 11 tests and went to the doctor and he confirmed it. I was in shock, it felt so fake.
We made an appointment with my OBGYN and fell in love with her! they did blood work and scheduled an ultrasound for the next morning. I cried when I got to see this tiny perfect 8week old fetus baby in my belly. It was bliss. His heart beat was so beautiful. Everything was great! I enjoyed my appointments after that cause I always got to hear his heartbeat. I had the WORST morning sickness from about 4 weeeks all the way til the middle of my 2nd trimester, and it lasted ALL day :( ick.
I had another ultrasound with a specialist at about 19weeks and we found out the sex! We were so excited to learn we were having a boy. We also learned that the umbilical cord was attached to the side of my placenta and they were concerned about that. I then had an ultrasound every 4 weeks and sometimes even more often, nothing ever became of that cord but it was a worry up until my sweet Owen was born.
I had almost every symptom of preeclampsia after 28weeks and my doctor was worried, She would send me to labor and delivery after my appointments occasionally just so they could monitor my sweet-pea and make sure we were ok and safe.
Preeclampsia made me swell up like a balloon- it was uncomfortable and ugly :( I also had really high blood pressure and they kept a close eye on that.
I started going to the doctor every week about a month before I was far along enough to have such frequent appointments normally. Then it turned into twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week and I was always being sent to the hospital and to the lab. I want this pregnancy to be over. I wanted my sweet Owen in my arms. I started itching really bad all over my body for no reason at about 33 or 34 weeks. Nothing relived it so I finally brought it up to my doctor and she sent me to the hospital for monitoring. I had to do a blood test that took min of 4 days to process. I was so uncomfortable. I could not even sleep I itched so bad. I cried cause it was so horrible and used every possible thing in my home to itch myself. I went in for an ultrasound and they said that my placenta was pre-maturing (meaning it was getting old and hard), They said Owen was so big that if my normal OBGYN did not induce me that week they would induce me cause his fluid was low and he was to big for my body and they didnt want him to get much bigger. I worried about this a lot. Being induced was something we played day by day for a long time. I held out longer than anyone thought I would be able to. I started getting ultrasounds weekly.
After Dave and I got to one of my ultrasounds we were sitting in the lobby waiting for our turn to go back. The doctor on call called me from my OBGYN office and said that I have choleostasis and I had to go to labor and delivery immediatly cause they needed to induce me. Choleostasis is when your liver stops filtering and all the bile is building up and causes you to itch, it can also cause sudden death to your baby in your belly. So we talked to the ultrasound technician and they wanted to send me to the hospital anyway cause my BP was through the roof and my body was done taking care of the baby inside. So away we went to the hospital, I have this whole story back a couple posts so ill make it short. I was in 25+hours of labor, only pushed for about 20 min (my epidural wore off right before pushing time...awesome). My pregnancy problems went away instatly and baby boy was healthy. He did not pass his hearing screening so we had to take him to a specialist but he passed it with flying colors :) He was a big healthy 7lbs 13oz baby. We stayed in the hospital for 4 days, and they took such good care of us. I loved being pregnant even though most of the time i was sick. I would do it all over again though. Owen is the sweetest little baby!
-No matter how horrible your pregnancy may be, its still one of the most amazing, beautiful, wonderful things you will ever go through.
Dave and I had been married just over a year when we got pregnant. I had been feeling strange for a couple weeks and so I randomly decided to take a pregnancy test and then I jumped in the shower for 15+ minutes (something Ill never get to do again..maybe 18yrs from now..) than got out and saw one dark pink line and one super light pink line... I thought "OMG!!!! IM EFFIN PREGNANT!!!!". But I thought it probably was an error because instead of waiting 2min to read i waited 15. So I took another and sure enough there was one dark line and one light line, so I didnt know what to think. So I sent a picture to my best girlfriend who has 2 of her own and she laughed and said yep, pregnant. I didnt believe her so I took like 11 tests and went to the doctor and he confirmed it. I was in shock, it felt so fake.
We made an appointment with my OBGYN and fell in love with her! they did blood work and scheduled an ultrasound for the next morning. I cried when I got to see this tiny perfect 8week old fetus baby in my belly. It was bliss. His heart beat was so beautiful. Everything was great! I enjoyed my appointments after that cause I always got to hear his heartbeat. I had the WORST morning sickness from about 4 weeeks all the way til the middle of my 2nd trimester, and it lasted ALL day :( ick.
I had another ultrasound with a specialist at about 19weeks and we found out the sex! We were so excited to learn we were having a boy. We also learned that the umbilical cord was attached to the side of my placenta and they were concerned about that. I then had an ultrasound every 4 weeks and sometimes even more often, nothing ever became of that cord but it was a worry up until my sweet Owen was born.
I had almost every symptom of preeclampsia after 28weeks and my doctor was worried, She would send me to labor and delivery after my appointments occasionally just so they could monitor my sweet-pea and make sure we were ok and safe.
Preeclampsia made me swell up like a balloon- it was uncomfortable and ugly :( I also had really high blood pressure and they kept a close eye on that.
I started going to the doctor every week about a month before I was far along enough to have such frequent appointments normally. Then it turned into twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week and I was always being sent to the hospital and to the lab. I want this pregnancy to be over. I wanted my sweet Owen in my arms. I started itching really bad all over my body for no reason at about 33 or 34 weeks. Nothing relived it so I finally brought it up to my doctor and she sent me to the hospital for monitoring. I had to do a blood test that took min of 4 days to process. I was so uncomfortable. I could not even sleep I itched so bad. I cried cause it was so horrible and used every possible thing in my home to itch myself. I went in for an ultrasound and they said that my placenta was pre-maturing (meaning it was getting old and hard), They said Owen was so big that if my normal OBGYN did not induce me that week they would induce me cause his fluid was low and he was to big for my body and they didnt want him to get much bigger. I worried about this a lot. Being induced was something we played day by day for a long time. I held out longer than anyone thought I would be able to. I started getting ultrasounds weekly.
After Dave and I got to one of my ultrasounds we were sitting in the lobby waiting for our turn to go back. The doctor on call called me from my OBGYN office and said that I have choleostasis and I had to go to labor and delivery immediatly cause they needed to induce me. Choleostasis is when your liver stops filtering and all the bile is building up and causes you to itch, it can also cause sudden death to your baby in your belly. So we talked to the ultrasound technician and they wanted to send me to the hospital anyway cause my BP was through the roof and my body was done taking care of the baby inside. So away we went to the hospital, I have this whole story back a couple posts so ill make it short. I was in 25+hours of labor, only pushed for about 20 min (my epidural wore off right before pushing time...awesome). My pregnancy problems went away instatly and baby boy was healthy. He did not pass his hearing screening so we had to take him to a specialist but he passed it with flying colors :) He was a big healthy 7lbs 13oz baby. We stayed in the hospital for 4 days, and they took such good care of us. I loved being pregnant even though most of the time i was sick. I would do it all over again though. Owen is the sweetest little baby!
-No matter how horrible your pregnancy may be, its still one of the most amazing, beautiful, wonderful things you will ever go through.
Friday, December 9, 2011
My Birthday Present!!
Yayyy! Its that time of year! Full of parties, family visiting, LOTS of tasty treats, big meals, hot cocoa, fires, presents, birthday!!, snow, cute boots and hats, vacations, etc. I LOVE this season!
My wonderful husband and I have been wanting a good vacuum. We just had a hoover and were looking into getting a Kirby. The only thing i did not like about the Kirby is this: ITS FREAKIN HIDEOUS!!!!!!!
We have also been wanting an air purifier. If you knew what the air inside any building/house was like you would too, and with Owen breathing the air it became a lot more important to us.
We had a small carpet cleaner that we used alll the time! It was actually Daves sisters and she wnted it back, so since then we have been shopping for one that was not a horrible price and did the job. good.
Another thing I have been wanting is a humidifier and vaporizer! (Yes. There is a difference between the two).
For my birthday my wonderful husband bought me my very own HYLA!!! Im so excited about it, I want to take it and use it at everyoneshouse! It even looks cool! It is amazing how good it works!! Davids vacuumed everyday since we got it :( I want to be the one to vacuuum! and I want to use the remote control it has (awesome I know, right?). So instead i have been doing other things with it. I wannna brag about this beast all day long, all week long, and just all the time! If youever need a job done call Dave and I we'll come clean your house! ;) ..maybe..
My wonderful husband and I have been wanting a good vacuum. We just had a hoover and were looking into getting a Kirby. The only thing i did not like about the Kirby is this: ITS FREAKIN HIDEOUS!!!!!!!
We have also been wanting an air purifier. If you knew what the air inside any building/house was like you would too, and with Owen breathing the air it became a lot more important to us.
We had a small carpet cleaner that we used alll the time! It was actually Daves sisters and she wnted it back, so since then we have been shopping for one that was not a horrible price and did the job. good.
Another thing I have been wanting is a humidifier and vaporizer! (Yes. There is a difference between the two).
For my birthday my wonderful husband bought me my very own HYLA!!! Im so excited about it, I want to take it and use it at everyoneshouse! It even looks cool! It is amazing how good it works!! Davids vacuumed everyday since we got it :( I want to be the one to vacuuum! and I want to use the remote control it has (awesome I know, right?). So instead i have been doing other things with it. I wannna brag about this beast all day long, all week long, and just all the time! If youever need a job done call Dave and I we'll come clean your house! ;) ..maybe..
Thursday, December 8, 2011
NEW BLOG
I started a new blog where i will be sharing our favorite recipes!! :)
http://cole-house-recipes.blogspot.com/
I hope its awesome ;)
http://cole-house-recipes.blogspot.com/
I hope its awesome ;)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Anniversary Weekend
Today is Sunday. Church is not til 1pm. My calling doesnt require I be there til 12ish. Owen is asleep, David is asleep. I went to bed way to late, and im way to tired BUT like many mornings I like to have 'me' time and do the dished uninterrupted, fold a basket of laundry uninterrupted, read, blog, sit quietly- all uninterrupted. I love the chaos in my life but also love a quiet moment :)
This weekend was our anniversary weekend. Friday we went to Tucanos, one of our favorite places, dressed up a little, and it was wonderful, of coarse. Then we came home and watched some episodes from one of our favorite tv shows (How I Met Your Mother). It was the perfect night. Saturday my best girl friend came over with one of her babies and we went to Boise and shopped, we went to the Christmas Bazaar, visited another good friend, and had a GREAT time. When I got home around 4 I had just enough time to cuddle my baby to sleep, make cookies, and get everyone ready before we went to my work Christmas party. It was a good time :) Then we came home and watched some more of our favorites- The Office, Raising Hope...yep just those two :) We already exchanged anniversary gifts a couple weeks ago (WHICH WAS AWESOME!!!!), it was a great weekend! I fully enjoyed it!
Yesterday I had to clean out my boys closet and armoire :( He has grown out of so many of his clothes already! I love to watch him grow but at the same time I never want him to grow up. I always sing "Never Grow Up" to him and he smiles at me when I do and the whole thing makes me tear up hahaa I tear up over everything Owen-related, happy tears though ;)
Owen doesnt cry or even wake up most nights but ill get up and feed him at least once while he sleeps. Those 10 minutes are my favorite, I love waking with/for this little guy. Seriously. I always think about how blessed I am to be his mom. This is what I have always wanted :) The sweet little guy had a belly ache this week that lasted 2 days! It was awful! Then he woke up Friday morning his giggly smiley self. I love this guys giggle. It. Is. Preshhh!!!!!
Im so excited for Christmas!! It will be Owens first and Dave & I's third! Whoaa! Time flies! Than the 26th we go to McCall for a few days and the 27th is my 21st birthday!!! Actually now that im old I dont care about birthdays.
Im the happiest lady by far :)
I did not post this earlier so this is what we did this evening :)- We went to our friends house for dinner. Shalisa, Kerry, and Mon. We watched some TV, did a lot of chatting and laughing, and ate some yummy dinner. I love our friends :)
Im the happiest lady by far :)
I did not post this earlier so this is what we did this evening :)- We went to our friends house for dinner. Shalisa, Kerry, and Mon. We watched some TV, did a lot of chatting and laughing, and ate some yummy dinner. I love our friends :)
Friday, December 2, 2011
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